Latest Events in Edinburgh: Concerts, Shows, Fairs, Calendar&Tickets(March Updated)

EDINBURGH MUSICAL THEATRE RAVE LAUNCH Get ready to dance and sing your heart out at the most electrifying event in town! Join us on Sat April 19th, 2025 at 9C Victoria Street, Edinburgh, EH1 2HE for the Edinburgh Musical Theatre Rave Launch. It's time to let loose and celebrate the magic of musical theatre like never before! Immerse yourself in an unforgettable experience where the worlds of musicals and raves collide. This event promises an incredible night filled with pulsating beats, dazzling lights, and the best tunes from your favorite musicals. From Broadway classics to West End hits, we've got it all covered! Grab your friends, put on your dancing shoes, and get ready to unleash your inner performer. Whether you're a musical theater enthusiast or just looking for a night of non-stop fun, this event is for you! Sing along to your favorite show tunes, show off your dance moves, and revel in the infectious energy of the crowd. Our venue, located in the heart of Edinburgh, provides the perfect setting for this one-of-a-kind event. Join us at 9C Victoria Street and let the music transport you to a world of pure joy and entertainment. The address is EH1 2HE. Don't miss out on this epic night of music, dancing, and theatrical bliss. Mark your calendars, gather your squad, and be part of the Edinburgh Musical Theatre Rave Launch! It's going to be a night to remember! Information Source: Willy | eventbrite

You know them, we know gifting... Join us in-store on Saturday 29th March bateween 14:00 - 16:00 for a special FREE event, where Magenta Ink Calligraphy will be on-hand to personalise the perfect Mother's Day gifts for that special person in your life! After a personalised fragrance consultation and a complimentary glass of fizz*, you will be able to choose the perfect scent for your special gift, which will then be personalised even further, and of course complete with our complimentary gift wrapping service. Terms & Conditions *Alcohol is not included in the ticket price. No alcohol will be provided to anyone under the age of 18 without ID. Information Source: Molton Brown | eventbrite

MenCon MenCon is a radical reinterpretation of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Op.64, wherein the solo part remains completely intact (realised by violinist Chihiro Ono), and the orchestral parts are reinterpreted and recomposed by a chamber orchestra of creative musicians from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds, led by composer Neil Luck. The work is chameleonic, unrepeatable, inclusive, unpredictable, creative, brilliantly risky, and probably (possibly) exactly how Mendelssohn himself would have wanted it to be played in the 21st century! Different every time, MenCon was originally realised by Neil’s ensemble ARCO, following a similar experiment with the Beethoven Violin concerto some years earlier. It has also however, been realised by Chihiro and Neil with conservatoire students, improvising orchestras, and other new music ensembles. The piece has also been released as an album by Birmingham Record Company. For this event, Neil and Chihiro will be joined by CoMA Glasgow, an experimental collective open to players of all abilities who focus on exploring and interpreting unusual and avantgarde contemporary music scores. With monthly gatherings at Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) and also online, the group welcomes musicians and sound-makers of all abilities. This includes professionals, students, amateurs, composers, instrumentalists and sound-artists so if you like what you hear, you can get involved as everybody has something to contribute! Information Source: Pianodrome | eventbrite

Upstairs at the Waverley Bar has a performance space and toilets. Drinks are available from the down stairs bar. The bar will be open after the end of the reading. You are welcome to stay and enjoy a drink. This is a celebration of fiction and prose, so there will be no poetry. Information Source: Maggie | eventbrite

In 1925, Scotland played their first ever game at Murrayfield Stadium. They opened their new home with a landmark result, defeating England for the Grand Slam. This was the first in a long line of epic encounters that would take place on that hallowed turf over the next century. In this event, Peter Burns and Rob Robertson share some of the most memorable, significant and sometimes quirky fixtures that have been played at Murrayfield over the past 100 years. This will be an insightful, fun and fascinating account of some of the greatest moments in Scottish rugby. About the speakers Peter Burns is the co-author of ‘This is Murrayfield: 100 years of history in 100 matches’. Peter has been a sports editor for nearly twenty years. He is the author of eleven critically-acclaimed books on rugby and golf and is co-host of ‘The Offside Line’ podcast. Rob Robertson is the co-author of ‘This is Murrayfield: 100 years of history in 100 matches’. Rob is an award-winning Scottish journalist, author and playwright. He has covered the last five rugby World Cups and is old enough to have been in the Murrayfield crowd for the 1984 Grand Slam home games and all the ones in 1990. When you book an event, your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and our third-party suppliers for the purposes of allowing you to attend the event and for audience research. For more information, visit the National Library of Scotland privacy pages, in particular the events notice and feedback and complaints notice. We expect attendees to behave respectfully towards presenters, guests and other audience members. Information Source: National Library of Scotland | eventbrite

We are delighted to be welcoming artist and debut novelist, Seth Insua, to the shop on Thursday 20th March, at 7pm, as we celebrate the publication of his blisteringly emotional, searingly powerful novel, Human, Animal, about one family's struggle to understand each other in a rapidly changing world. Dairy farmer George Calvert is fighting to keep the family business afloat. Worried about the future but resistant to change, he refuses to face the reality of his failing farm, his elderly mother's declining health and his troubled relationship with his youngest son, Tom. Newly returned from university, Tom isolates himself in his childhood bedroom, guarding the truth of his burgeoning identity. When animal rights activists break into the cowshed one morning and Tom appears to side with the protesters, father and son lock horns. As the Calverts begin to unravel, a decades-old secret surfaces - one that might rip them apart completely, or finally unite them. Seth will be in conversation with our Event Manager, Matthew Land, who grew up on a dairy farm in Wales. - Doors: 6.30pm, event starts: 7pm, please arrive early to secure a good seat. Tickets are £3and there is a Ticket & Book option which includes a signed copy of Human, Animal. The bookshop has level access, events are seated and speakers use microphones. If you have any concerns about accessibility, please do get in touch and we will do our best to accommodate your needs. Refunds are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, we are unable to offer a refund after the event. For more information or if you would like a signed copy because you can't make it to the event, please contact the Blackwell's events team on 0131 622 8222 or matthew.land@blackwell.co.uk Information Source: Blackwell's Edinburgh South Bridge | eventbrite

About the eventThe Edition Spring Lecture will be given jointly by Katherine Halsey, Professor of English Studies at the University of Stirling, and Matthew Sangster, Professor of Romantic Studies, Fantasy and Cultural History at the University of Glasgow. It is titled 'Towards a True History of Reading Lives: Borrowing in Scotland, 1747-1837', and will include a discussion chaired by Professor Penny Fielding (University of Edinburgh). It will be held in the Project Room 1.06, 50 George Square at 4pm to 5:30pm. The lecture will be preceded from 2pm until 3pm by an optional workshop at the Centre for Research Collections (located on the sixth floor of the Main Library on George Square). This workshop is titled 'Edinburgh University Library’s Borrowing Registers'. Capacity for this workshop is limited, so please book separately for it and the Autumn lecture below. About the lecture - 'Towards a True History of Reading Lives: Borrowing in Scotland, 1747-1837'Histories of reading have often relied by necessity on anecdotal accounts by relatively elite readers. However, the affordances of digital technologies allow us to interpret previously intractable institutional manuscripts to provide a far richer evidentiary basis. Structuring their lecture around two key reading concepts from the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, ‘instruction’ and ‘amusement’, Professors Halsey and Sangster will explore how readers in Scotland engaged with library books as pupils, students, professionals, members of communities and leisure readers. They will demonstrate how library borrowing records reveal rich, complex, idiosyncratic readers, liberated rather than bound by the libraries with which they interacted, ranging far beyond the ostensible purposes of their institutions in their diverse engagements with print. About the workshop - 'Edinburgh University Library’s Borrowing Registers'This workshop will introduce participants to the borrowing registers of Edinburgh University Library, one of the largest surviving collections of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century borrowing records in Scotland. It will explore the borrowings of the students, professors and townspeople who used the library for a wide range of intellectual (and less intellectual) purposes. During the workshop, attendees will examine the content and material form of the registers, discussing the ways in which ideological assumptions are encoded in the institutional practices represented. They will also trace some of the rich reading lives revealed in the registers’ pages. If you choose to attend the workshop, please remember to provide your name as you enter the Main Library so you can be admitted. About EditionEdition (formerly the Centre for the History of the Book) is a collaborative initiative at the University of Edinburgh supporting new research in all aspects of the history of the book, from traditional forms of bibliography, codicology and textual editing to the latest theoretical and digital innovations. Access and recording Please note that this lecture is a free, in-person event held on the University of Edinburgh campus. It will not be live streamed - tickets are for access to the venue. However, the lecture may be photographed and/or recorded and added to the University website afterwards. If you would prefer not to appear in any recordings, please contact us in advance or speak to us on the day. It's not a problem. After the event We may like to contact you in the future to hear what you thought of the lecture and invite you to other Edition events. Please tell us at the time of booking if you are happy for us to do that. Information Source: School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures | eventbrite

The Emo Festival is coming to Edinburgh! 💀🖤 The greatest tribute night to the music that was never just a phase… 🖤 TEENAGE NOSTALGIA featuring all your biggest emo songs in existence with A LIVE BAND & LIVE DJs spinning all the angst your teenage dirtbag heart desires all night long! LIVE Performers, confetti & much more! Put on your eyeliner, lace up your high-tops and get ready to rock to all your favourite nostalgic emo anthems! This event is 18+ - Please note this is a standing event! Disclaimer: The Emo Festival and its events are not affiliated with the artists listed. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Please note that in-line with normal consumer standards for ticket purchases, tickets for The Emo Festival are non-refundable, unless we move the event or cancel it - any issues please don't hesitate to contact our support team! Information Source: The Emo Fest | eventbrite

Paint the beautiful grounds of Lauriston Castle with ink and watercolours. This stunning location combines nature with architecture and enjoys fantastic views over the Forth to Fife. On this 3 hour sketching tour, Mark (known locally as EdinburghSketcher) will guide you around the castle grounds, picking out details that will help describe the techniques he has picked up over a decade of sketching around the city. Each class will touch on mark making, perspectives, depth and composition, as you go from 5 minute exercises to relax the hand and work on composition, to 30 minute detailed vistas. Mark’s sketching tours are perfect for all levels, from beginners to those who would like to learn more about his unique speed-sketching style, or to practice sketching with ink and watercolour. A mount to house your finished sketches plus all materials needed on the day are included. This is a walking and sketching tour so come dressed for the Scottish weather! If you have any questions you can email Mark at contact@edinburghsketcher.com All materials are included in the price. Prepare for all weathers, this is an outdoor walking and sketching tour so please do check the forecast before you leave and dress appropriately. I will persevere if there is a little light rain but in the event of extreme weather we have space indoors where I will run the workshop using items from the beach and photographs of the area. The minimum age is 8 years old, and anyone aged 8-15 needs to be accompanied by a ticket holding adult. Information Source: Edinburgh Sketcher | eventbrite

The centenary of celebrated Scottish artist Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925-2006) will be marked by a new, free display of his work at Modern Two. Sculptor, poet, printmaker, gardener and provocateur, he achieved international renown from the 1970s.Rarely leaving his home in the Pentland Hills, he created a garden of sculptures that attracts visitors from all over the world. Occupying the ground floor rooms of Modern Two, the display includes sculptures, prints and a room-size installation as well as extensive archival material.

The centenary of celebrated Scottish artist Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925-2006) will be marked by a new, free display of his work at Modern Two. Sculptor, poet, printmaker, gardener and provocateur, he achieved international renown from the 1970s.Rarely leaving his home in the Pentland Hills, he created a garden of sculptures that attracts visitors from all over the world. Occupying the ground floor rooms of Modern Two, the display includes sculptures, prints and a room-size installation as well as extensive archival material.

Explore the creation and use of maps during the Second World War. Discover their use through personal stories, photography, and memorabilia. Between 1939 and 1945 over 3 billion maps were produced for the Allied, Soviet and German forces. Used to navigate the jungles of south-east Asia or for devising an escape plan, the maps on display are now mementoes. Maps kept alongside medals and photographs to say ‘I was there.’ You'll find aerial photography, war diaries, and even a fashionable dress made from escape and evasion maps. The exhibition introduces us to a Prisoner of War, an RAF pilot, a Brigadier and an army chaplain through the maps they kept as a memory of their war service.

F or Student and Senior discount tickets enter Code: Student_SeniorSCUTTLERSby RONA MUNRO A thrillingly fast-paced play about youthful disaffection, protest and violence, drawing on the history of the Scuttlers, the youth gangs of nineteenth-century Manchester. It's 1882 and the streets of Manchester are crackling with energy, youth and violence. As workers pour into Ancoats to power the Industrial Revolution, 50,000 people are crammed into one square mile. The mills rumble thunderously day and night. The air is thick with smoke. Life is lived large and lived on the street. This is the world's very first industrial suburb and the young mill workers form the very first urban gangs, fighting over their territory with belts, fists and knives. Invisible in history, their lives, deaths, loves, lusts and defiant energy tell stories that will repeat and repeat over the decades that follow. Performed by 4th year BA (Hons) Stage and Screen Acting students. Contains adult themes For Student and Senior discount tickets enter Code: Student_Senior Information Source: Edinburgh Napier Univerity | eventbrite

Join our Boozy Brushes Sip and Paint Glasgow 90s/00s Sip and Paint Party! Have a Couple of Drinks, Meet Some New Friends and Use Bold Block Colours, Lines and Shapes to Create a Vibrant Masterpiece! Painting is a fantastic way to unwind, explore your creative potential and socialise with your friends or someone new. We want to show people that art is not restricted to a particular type of individual and learning new painting skills can be lighthearted, fun and therapeutic. All of our classes are beginner friendly and are taught by a professional artist who will guide you through the painting process. You can also chose to show off your own skills and paint something entirely different should you choose to. All of the supplies will be provided, including: Canvas Easel Brushes Paint Aprons Food and drink available to purchase Alongside potentially winning one of our exciting prizes, guests can also take home their own masterpiece. Please arrive 5 minutes before the class with your ticket to hand. Our tickets are non-refundable once purchased. If you would like to reschedule your class please provide us with at least 24 hours notice and you should be able to join a future event. Look forward to getting creative with you all :) Information Source: Boozy Brushes | eventbrite

Explore accurate Hearts v Ross County sporting information for 15th March, as well as links for Football news, tickets and more with Fixture Calendar. Hearts Football Club, or simply known as Hearts, is a Scottish professional football team based in Edinburgh. Founded in 1874, they are one of the oldest and most historic football clubs in Scotland. Currently playing in the Scottish Premiership, Hearts have won the league title on four occasions and have been runners-up 15 times. They have also won the Scottish Cup eight times, making them the third most successful team in the history of the competition. The club's home ground, Tynecastle Park, has a capacity of over 20,000 and has been the team's fortress since 1886. Some notable players who have played for Hearts include John Robertson, Gary Mackay, and current captain Steven Naismith. With a strong history and successful track record, Hearts continue to be a formidable team in Scottish football. Ross County Football Club, based in Dingwall, Scotland, is a professional football team that competes in the Scottish Professional Football League. Established in 1929, the club has a rich history and has won multiple titles, including the Scottish Challenge Cup in 2011 and the Scottish Championship in 2012. The team's stadium, the Global Energy Stadium, has a capacity of over 6,000 and is known for its passionate atmosphere during matches. The Ross County squad is led by manager Stuart Kettlewell and features talented players such as Billy McKay, Marcus Fraser, and Regan Charles-Cook. With a strong history of success and a dedicated fan base, Ross County is a formidable team in Scottish football. Information Source: fixturecalendar.com

Join our Boozy Brushes Sip and Paint Glasgow 90s/00s Sip and Paint Party! Have a Couple of Drinks, Meet Some New Friends and Use Bold Block Colours, Lines and Shapes to Create a Vibrant Masterpiece! Painting is a fantastic way to unwind, explore your creative potential and socialise with your friends or someone new. We want to show people that art is not restricted to a particular type of individual and learning new painting skills can be lighthearted, fun and therapeutic. All of our classes are beginner friendly and are taught by a drag queen who will guide you through the painting process. You can also chose to show off your own skills and paint something entirely different should you choose to. All of the supplies will be provided, including: Canvas Easel Brushes Paint Aprons Food and drink available to purchase Alongside potentially winning one of our exciting prizes, guests can also take home their own masterpiece. Please arrive 10 minutes before the class with your ticket to hand. Our tickets are non-refundable once purchased. If you would like to reschedule your class please provide us with at least 24 hours notice and you should be able to join a future event. Look forward to getting creative with you all :) Information Source: Boozy Brushes | eventbrite

Welcome to the Natural Art Material Making Workshop! Date: Saturday, August 14th Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Location: Wasps Riverside House Join me for a half day workshop learning simple processes for making botanical non-toxic inks, sustainable watercolour paints & liquid charcoal for creative projects! We will be working with locally sourced organic materials including garden plants, ethically foraged wild plants & food waste. The goal of my studio and my practice is to have as little impact on the environment at possible - which includes eliminating toxins/chemical run off when I wash my brushes. The labels on store-bought paints produced on mass never provide us with information about how something was made, the origin of raw materials, who produced it and under which conditions, what it contains, and what impact it had on our environment during the manufacturing process! I constantly found myself questioning the ethics behind my materials which is why I started making my own and really hung to the connection I was making to my surroundings in the process. In this workshop we will cover making: Botanical Inks: Natural Inks are a fantastic eco-friendly, non-toxic alternative to petroleum based inks. These can be used for drawing, writing and painting. Liquid Charcoal: Liquid Charcoal is my new favourite drawing medium.. It can be made easily at home with charred plant matter. Each will give a slightly different black tone. Liquid charcoal has a consistency similar to gouache but can be watered down to give different shades and structures. It has the appearance of a charcoal drawing upon drying, it’s malleable and easy to move, is a great dust-free alternative to Charcoal.. and it’s completely Vegan. Watercolour Paint: Watercolour paint is paint made from dry pigment mixed with a binder (Gum Arabic). Natural Pigments can be found everywhere, with many of these hues originating from the earth itself: the rich tones of soil, clay, sand, or stone. Materials and refreshments provided, please contact me directly with any allergies ie. Peanuts. **I have one space at a reduced rate available for a student or low-income participant. Again please contact me directly via email to enquire at libbymitchell1994@me.com. Information Source: Libby Mitchell | eventbrite

Ellen Renton and JLM Morton read in support of new poetry collections from Marianne MacRae (‘Recital’) and Alice Willitts (‘Kiss My Earth'), both published by Blue Diode Press. Alice Willitts is a plantswoman from The Fens; she leads The 57, a women’s poetry collective; is editor of the plantable poetry project DIRT; co-edited Magma 78 on the theme of Collaborations; is a founding member of the biodiversity project On The Verge Cambridge. Kiss My Earth (Blue Diode) is her second collection following Something Light Written (Elephant Press, 2023), With Love, (winner of the Live Canon collection competition, 2020), Dear, (winner of the Magma pamphlet competition, 2019). Her non-fiction includes Think Thing: an ecopoetry practice (Elephant Press, 2021). Marianne MacRae is an Edinburgh-based writer and artist. She won a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award and the 2024 Rialto Nature and Place competition. Her work has been published in Magma, Gutter, Ambit and The Oxford Review, amongst others. Her debut collection, 'Recital', is published by Blue Diode. Ellen Renton is a poet, performer, and theatre maker from Edinburgh. Her debut pamphlet ‘An Eye For An Eye For An Eye’ was published by Stewed Rhubarb Press in 2021, and with musician and DJ Lord of the Isles she co-released the album ‘My Noise is Nothing’ in 2023. She has been a Jerwood Fellow, a Cove Park Emerging Writer Awardee, and an Edwin Morgan Trust Disability Arts Online Associate. She is currently on the Clydebuilt writers programme. JLM Morton is a community arts producer, celebrant and education consultant based in Gloucestershire. Her poetry appears in Poetry Review, Rialto, Magma, Mslexia, The London Magazine, Berlin Lit, Anthropocene, Bad Lilies, Poetry Archive and elsewhere. Highly commended by the Forward Prizes, her first collection is Red Handed, a Poetry Society Book of the Year out now with Broken Sleep Books (2024). At present, she’s poet in residence at Sladebank Woods, a semi-urban woodland sandwiched between a housing estate and the Cotswold Hills, where she’s writing her next book with support from an SoA Author’s Foundation grant. Information Source: Typewronger Books | eventbrite

Contemporary authors such as Vajra Chandrasekera (The Saint of Bright Doors), Aliya Whiteley (Three Eight One) and Marlon James (Dark Star trilogy) are using science fiction and fantasy as a creative approach to reflecting on faith and myth. Join speculative author, Oliver K. Langmead, as he discusses faith and myth in his own work and beyond it – and invites you to creative speculations of your own. Featuring Oliver K. Langmead Oliver K. Langmead writes speculative fiction. His new verse-novel, Calypso, was named one of the best Science Fiction books of 2024 by the Guardian and Esquire magazine. His previous novel, Glitterati, was shortlisted for a British Fantasy Award, and named one of New Scientist’s best Science Fiction books of 2022. His new novel, City of All Seasons, co-written with Aliya Whiteley, will be published by Titan Books in 2025. He is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Lancaster, and in late 2018 he was the writer in residence at the European Space Agency’s Astronaut Centre in Cologne. Information Source: School of Divinity | eventbrite

Play On - Read Through Rehearsal Following the success of 'Waiting for Champagne' Fringe 2023, Writer and Director Erin Boulter is bringing a sneak peek of their new work: a script in hand reading of 'Play On' at Nicolson Square Venues: 25 Nicolson Square! Join the Wright siblings as they navigate an escape room to find their recently passed mother's last will and testament. A dark comedy with a Shakespearian twist; the siblings face the challenges of the room as well as their relationship, revealing that their upbringing was not as black and white as they had thought. This script in hand reading is a preview for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe run at Paradise in the Vault from August 13-24 (no show on the 17). All proceeds will go to the artists involved and towards fees for the festival. Grab your friends and come 'Play On' with us! Information Source: Play On Fringe | eventbrite

For Student and Senior discount tickets enter Code: Student_SeniorLOVE AND INFORMATIONBy Caryl Churchill Someone sneezes. Someone can't get a signal. Someone shares a secret. Someone won't answer the door. Someone put an elephant on the stairs. Someone's not ready to talk. Someone is her brother's mother. Someone hates irrational numbers. Someone told the police. Someone got a message from the traffic light. Someone's never felt like this before. In this fast moving kaleidoscope more than a hundred characters try to make sense of what they know. Performed by 4th year BA (Hons) Stage and Screen Acting students. Contains adult themes For Student and Senior discount tickets enter Code: Student_Senior Information Source: Edinburgh Napier Univerity | eventbrite

Join us for the discussion of 'A Flat Place' by Noreen Masud Noreen Masud has always loved flatlands. Her earliest memory is of a wide, flat field glimpsed from the back seat of her father's car in Lahore. As an adult in Britain she has discovered many more flat landscapes to love: Orford Ness, the Cambridgeshire Fens, Morecambe Bay, Orkney. These bare, haunted expanses remind her of the flat place inside herself: the place created by trauma. Noreen suffers from complex post-traumatic stress disorder: the product of a profoundly disrupted and unstable childhood. It flattens her emotions, blanks out parts of her memory, and colours her world with anxiety. Undertaking a pilgrimage around Britain's flatlands, seeking solace and belonging, she weaves her impressions of the natural world with poetry, folklore and history, and with recollections of her own early life. Information Source: Typewronger Books | eventbrite

We bring you an evening of improv laughs from the best new batch of improvisers on the Edinburgh scene! Your favourite regulars from TBC Improv UK, combined with the Fresh Faces will have you LOL-ing your night away. Join us at the Leith Depot for a find, a nibble and a laugh. You suggest We perform Everybody laughs! Doors 7pm, show start 7:30pm £3 online, £5 on the door Information Source: TBC Improv | eventbrite

Join us for an entertaining evening of mostly comedy sketches and some dramatic monologues. Expect silliness and surrealism from 5 female writers with a fondness for handmade props and not learning our lines. There will be an interval with tea and coffee provided. Tickets are free and we will have a cash collection box on the night for anyone who wishes to help us cover our room hire costs . Information Source: Ginger Wolves | eventbrite

Join us in this historic church of Edinburgh , which existence date back from 1100 when St Cuthbert’s was a country kirk. Einburgh was clustered on the ridge which runs eastwards from the Castle. All along the foot of the northern slope of the Castle rock was a morass or marsh and from there northwards it was all countryside until one came to Newhaven and Leith on the coast. The Kirk below the Castle of Edinburgh has a claim to great, but imprecise, antiquity. The Hamilton College Choir brings their spring program Guiding Stars to Ireland and Scotland in March, 2024. Under the baton of Dr. Charlotte Botha, the choir explores Irish, Scottish, and North American choral and folk selections inspired by our relationship with the stars: navigation, discovery, awe, and the courage to embark on new adventures. Composers include Amy Beach, Mason Bynes, Rhona Clarke, Reena Esmail, James MacMillan, Charles Villiers Stanford, and Eric Whitacre. The 52 singers of the Hamilton College Choir are ambassadors for one of North America’s first liberal arts colleges. The Hamilton College choral program welcomes singers from all concentrations and vocal backgrounds, and builds on a long-standing tradition of music excellence, community, and life-long friendships. The flagship ensemble, Hamilton College Choir is committed to serving communities on and off campus through repertoire that embraces tradition, innovation, and inclusivity. The group tours annually during the spring recess, undertaking an international tour every four years. Recent tour destinations include Chicago, Boston, Montreal, Asheville, and now the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. Dr. Charlotte Botha serves as director of Choral Activities and assistant professor of music at Hamilton College, where she conducts the Hamilton Voices and the College Choir, and teaches courses in music theory and cultural musicology. Her research interests include foreign-language choral diction, multimedia choral performance, and equitable practices for including the music of and by marginalized communities in choral programs. Botha’s recent guest conducting invitations include the Twin Ports Choral Project (Minn.), the University of Johannesburg, Ball State University (Ind.), and All-State choirs in Alabama, Missouri, and Texas. Her Choral Ubuntu and Nguni diction research was recently featured at the NY-ACDA, Westminster Choir College, and Chorus America conferences. Botha holds a DMA from The University of North Texas, an MMus from Nelson Mandela University, and a BMus from the University of Pretoria. As an ardent collaborator, she believes in the power of music to deepen understanding and respect between people. Founded in 1945, the Edinburgh University Singers were conducted by John Kitchen from 1988 until summer 2018 when Calum Robertson took over this role; he is only their fifth conductor in over 70 years. The choir performs a wide range of sacred and secular music: unaccompanied repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day, works with organ and orchestra, folk-song and Scottish song arrangements, and new commissions. As well as singing in Edinburgh and further afield in Scotland, the choir has visited Austria, Holland, Germany, Prague, France, Belgium, Norway, Poland, and various Italian cities such as Rome, Venice and Verona. The choir sings regularly at University ceremonies such as graduations, and on other important occasions in the McEwan Hall and in Old College. In January 2020 the choir celebrated its 75th anniversary. Calum Robertson is an Edinburgh-based clarinettist, organist and choral conductor. He is a Live Music Now Scotland artist and graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He freelances with various orchestras including The Scottish Chamber Orchestra and BBC Philharmonic. Calum is a member of the wind quintet Sirocco Winds and soprano and clarinet duo with Sally Carr. As organist Calum is Assistant Director of Music at Old Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church and director of The Edinburgh University Singers since 2018. Calum has commissioned and premiered works including “Kneeling” by Claire McCue, “Un Petit Psaultier” by Sheena Phillips and “Recollections” by John Hearne. Information Source: Perform International | eventbrite

Colwyn Trevarthen was a distinguished scholar, researcher and life-long innovator with a passionate interest in human musicality. Colwyn’s pioneering work in infancy research and childhood development has had a profound and lasting global impact, influencing multiple disciplines. This international, interdisciplinary memorial conference will bring together Colwyn's friends, family and colleagues in a celebration of his life and work, including a book launch of: Delafied-Butt, J. & Reddy, V. (Eds). (2025). Intersubjective Minds: Rhythm, Sympathy, and Human Being. Oxford University Press. 'Trevarthen laid the foundations for a more compassionate and understanding approach to early childhood development, one that recognizes the rights, potential and dignity of every child. He will be remembered fondly by all those who had the privilege of sharing time with him, in conversations, at symposia, perhaps sharing a meal or a walk with a group of students and family members, or even a paddle in the sea. Alongside his prolific output of print and e-publications are his recorded lectures and slide presentations posted online that will bring his work to new audiences, far into the future.' (Jaqueline Robarts, British Journal of Music Therapy, 2024) Colwyn was a member of the scientific committee for the Music in Human and Social Development (MHSD) Research Group from 2005 to 2024 and contributed greatly to our meetings and events. We are honoured to host this memorial conference at the Reid Concert Hall, with the support ofEdinburgh College of Art (ECA), University of Edinburgh. Speakers Prof. (Emeritus) Benjamin Bradley, Charles Sturt University Prof. Jonathan Delafield-Butt, University of Strathclyde Prof. (Emeritus) Aline-Wendy Dunlop, University of Strathclyde Prof. Vittoria Gallese, University of Parma Prof. Maya Gratier, University of Paris Nanterre Prof. (Emeritus) Hillary Kennedy, Bangor University Dr Granny Kmita, University of Warsaw Dr Marie-Christine Laznik, International Lacanian Association Prof. (Emeritus) Dave Lee, University of Edinburgh Dr Stephan Malloch, University of Sydney Prof. (Emeritus) Lynne Murray, University of Reading Prof. (Emeritus) Darcia Narvaez, University of Notre Dame Prof. (Emeritus) Peter Nelson, University of Edinburgh Prof. (Emeritus) Nigel Osborne, University of Edinburgh Prof. Katie Overy, University of Edinburgh Prof. (Emeritus)Vasudevi Reddy, University of Portsmouth Dr Helena Rodriguez, NOVA University Lisbon Dr Ben Schogler, Creative Director, Playable Technology Prof. Ed Tronick, University of Massachusetts Boston Prof. (Emeritus) Bob Turner, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences Dr Hisako Watanabe, World Association for Infant Mental Health Dr Suzanne Zeedyk, University of Dundee Access Please email eca.events@ed.ac.uk if you have any access requirements. Please see ECA's privacy notice for more information on how your personal details provided will be used and stored. Information Source: Edinburgh College of Art | eventbrite

You will be led by artist Peter Liversidge through the process of sign painting. You will learn how to shape the letters, and come up with your own placard. All materials are provided. No experience is necessary, Peter will guide you through the process, with the opportunity to chat about the project and your experiences. The ideas, suggestions and thoughts expressed through the drawings created in the workshop will go into the new RCN Library and Museum exhibition on 'The Art of Nursing'. You can watch a short guide to painting the letters on YouTube here, and an introduction video from Peter here. About Peter Born in 1973 in Lincoln, UK, Peter Liversidge is a conceptual artist known for his multidisciplinary approach, encompassing photography, collage, sculpture, and performance. His work often invites collaboration, allowing external influences to shape the final outcome. Liversidge's art explores the role of coincidence and is characterized by its openness to different mediums. Liversidge’s recent solo exhibitions include “Proposals for Lancaster Arts” at Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster, UK (2023); “Rural Time” at East Quay, Watchet, UK (2023); and “Either / Or” at Kate MacGarry, London (2023). His work has been featured in venues such as Tate Modern, London; The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, USA; and Whitechapel Gallery, London. How to join This event will be in person. This is an event for RCN members only. Read our full terms and conditions for events here. Information Source: Royal College of Nursing Scotland | eventbrite