Performance/Gig/DJ/Party

The Golden Hour

Wed, 24/03/2010 - 8:00pm - 11:00pm

Don't miss this month's Golden Hour!

Reading:

Kona MacPhee - with her brand new collection! (www.konamacphee.com)

Lawrie Clapton - rocks the chapbooks

Jenny Lindsay - poetry gets the slam (myspace.com/jennylindsay)

Music:

Burnt Island - Short stories set to music for late nights and early mornings,
with Rodge Glass, a guitar player better known for writing books (myspace.com/burntisland)

Sam and Mike - they might have a tune

Billy Liar - his machine kills fascists (myspace.com/billyliarmusic)

Put on your listenin’ hats and dancin’ shoes!

 

La Bohème Giacomo Puccini

Tue, 13/04/2010 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

It's the age old story: boy meets girl, falls in love, gets freaked out by commitment issues and dumps her.

Girl returns to tell him she's sick, they admit they've loved each other all along, she dies.

 

Scottish Opera presents

 

this free, gorgeous 20 minute version of Puccini's La boheme with live musicians and a narrator using the traditional form of Japanese theatre Kamishibai.

At the Forest Cafè

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OI POLLOI, Witches Revenge and Bomb Berlin BENEFIT for ACE and CYKLOPEN

Wed, 24/02/2010 - 9:50pm - Thu, 25/02/2010 - 12:00am

from 10 pm til 12 am
in the Forest Hallbe on time!!!!

OI POLLOI anarcha crust oi legend from the 80s (11pm)
Bomb Berlin techno punk (10.30pm)
Witches Revenge epic punk from the dark face of the moon (10pm)

benefit for the campaign to rebuilt the CYKLOPEN squatt burned by neonazis in Stockolm
and for the Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh
come and support with donations please!!!!!

PLASTICKFORK presents SILVERSPOON

Sat, 27/02/2010 - 9:00pm - Sun, 28/02/2010 - 1:00am

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A Night of Sharply tuned TV's WHITE NOISE CRISP SUITS FUCKING DJ'S

Menstruation Storytelling & Music

Thu, 18/02/2010 - 7:00pm - 11:30pm











18 th FEBRUARY MENSTRUATION STORYTELLING & MUSIC

FROM 7 PM TILL CLOSING

- NEUS RODETA Catalan rebellion songs

- CAROLINE KEMP Riot Folk

- CONSTANTINA fertility belly dance

- VICKY acoustic guitar songs

- LEATHERMONK the ukulele poet

- ANNA LUCINE bloody spoken word

- JEANNE DARK readings about the ancient menstrual power

both FREE ENTRY!!!

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Golden Hour

Wed, 17/02/2010 - 8:00pm - 11:30pm

words -

claire askew - editor, poet, dragon slayer, jewellery maker, teacher.

ewan morrison - we bus Mr. Trouble in from Glasgow to kick over a few tables and tell some stories.

tom pow - even if his name wasn't Tom POW we'd still use an exclamation mark to describe him!

music -

gary stewart - exhilarating and masterful songwriting.

diddley squat
- last time we counted they were a massive 12 piece reggae band. We think they're growing.

robin grey band - In a small white room with a blue door they create gently experimental nu-folk. you will like.

Web Web Web:
Claire Askew: http://www.onenightstanzas.com
Ewan Morrison: http://ewanmorrison.com/
Tom Pow: http://www.tompow.co.uk/
Gary Stewart: http://www.myspace.com/garystewartband
Diddley Squat: http://www.myspace.com/bodiddleysquat

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Femstruation launch night & bloody movie night

Sat, 13/02/2010 - 7:00pm - Sun, 14/02/2010 - 12:00am



Free on the door, Join us for a taste of some sketch comedy, spoken word, acoustic music, readings, fanzine stalls.





The Adventures in Menstruating Roadshow Rolls into Edinbugh for Femstruation week!
Featuring highly irreverent sketch comedy, poetry, music and spoken word from Chella Quint and Sarah Thomasin. Menstruators and Non-menstruators of all genders welcome. www.chartyourcycle.co.uk


Femstruation week

Repeats every day on February every Saturday and on the Sunday and on the Monday and on the Tuesday and on the Wednesday and on the Thursday until Thu Feb 18 2010 except Sun Feb 14 2010.
Sat, 13/02/2010 - 7:00pm - Thu, 18/02/2010 - 12:00am

Femstruation Week SCHEDULE! 13th - 20th of February 2010 organised by the Edinburgh anarcha feminist Kollectiv

This week-long forray into menstruation will start heavy & end light, with a varied mixture of interactive workshops, gigs, talks, zine stalls, spoken word performances, art installations, photo collections, performance art, video displays, & much more to be contributed.

VENUES: Edinburgh..
The Forest cafe, ( 3 Bristo Place)  and Big Red Door (BRD) home of TePOOKA, (10 Lady Lawson street)

CONTACT:feministanarchistedinburgh@googlemail.com and edinburghanarchafeminist.blogspot.com

SCHEDUAL:

Organised by The Edinburgh Anarcha Feminist Kollectiv

’Femstruation’ Exhibition opening: Open all week (13th-20th Feb) -11am-6pm at the BRD.

Saturday 13th Feb

DIY cloth pad making workshop:
11am-12pm, BRDLearn about and make your own eco friendly sanitary products. Bring needle, thread and flannel/felt.

Marketing Menstruation workshop 12pm-2pm Adventures in Menstruating: Tampon Crafts and Menstrual Euphemisms with Chella Quint and Sarah Thomasin.2pm-4pm BRD Our workshop is open to menstruators and non-menstruators of all genders. Accompanied young children welcome. Please bring tampons, art supplies or make a donation to cover supplies.www.chartyourcycle.co.uk

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Moor Doors @ Hidden Door

Sat, 30/01/2010 - 1:00pm - Sun, 31/01/2010 - 11:30pm

 

poetry installation    “Red, Like Our Room Used to Feel” like part of the hidden door mini - festival.

featuring:

soundtrack by Ragland

poems by Ryan Van Wincle

artwork from Martin McKenna, Eric Brooks, Michael Sanzone and Victor Fraser

Check the link:

http://www.hiddendoor.org/thepoets.htm

http://ryanvanwinkle.com/open-the-door/

WHEN

Saturday 30 - Sunday 31st January 2010

from 1pm

WHERE

Roxy Art House, Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh

 

The Golden Hour - Get ready for the future: GOLDEN HOUR 2K10

Wed, 20/01/2010 - 8:00pm - 11:00pm

GOLDEN HOUR 2K10

January 20th, 2010
8pm
Forest Cafe, 3 Bristo Pl
Free! Free! Free! (byob)

Reading:

Kirstin Innes – The story-charmer!

Alan Bissett – The ring-leader!

Colin McGuire – pedestrian, provocateur, wanderer, confronter of shadows!

Music:

Mat Riviere – Electric repetition, loops that don’t stay in time, and self-Harmonizing.

The Maple Leaves – A massive aural hug.

Skeleton Bob – Songs about Glasgow that sound like they’re about America; songs about girls who did them wrong/proud. The long-awaited, rarely seen in Edinburgh floor-stampers!

Check out their pages on the online:
Kirsten Innes: http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/kirstin-innes
Alan Bissett: http://www.alanbissett.com/
Colin McGuire: http://a-glaswegian.blogspot.com/
Mat Riviere: http://www.myspace.com/matriviere

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