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A Christmas Celebration - Kevock Choir
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The choir is joined by the Edinburgh Concert Band and narrator Alasdair Hutton for an evening of seasonal and other music.
7 Dec 7.30 Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
A Time And Place: Paintings from the City Collection
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In conjunction with 'Treasured Places' this showcases works by Scottish painters with an affinity to a vast array of Scottish places both rural and urban.
25 Oct–17 Jan 2009 Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00; Sun 12.00–5.00 City Art Centre, Edinburgh
Absolute Beginner Ceilidh Dance Class
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No partners necessary for this friendly and relaxed drop-in ceilidh class for absolute beginners. Wear flat and comfortable shoes.
Wednesdays Wed 7.00–8.55 Bruntsfield Primary School, Edinburgh
Adventures in Stereo
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Andy Wilson heads this indie, electro, pop night for 'music lovers who love to dance' at Edinburgh's newest venue.
Fridays 11.00–3.00am The Picture House, Edinburgh
The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert
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Two transvestites and a transsexual team up for a trip across the Australian outback for a drag show in Alice Springs. Serious issues pop up from time to time, but the emphasis is on the camp humour of the in-bus bitchiness and outrageous musical set-pieces.
1 Dec Mon 6.00 Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Afore the Bells
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A traditional knees up with ceilidh band HLI, a piper, haggis supper and a dram. There's only one rule - no stilettos on the dancefloor!
31 Dec 9.00 Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Aime Cesaire Lecture
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The French Institute pays tribute to French Caribbean poet and politician Aime Cesaire (1913 - 2008). Today we discuss her book "Notebook of a Return to My Native Land" (Le Cahier d'un retour au pays natal d' Aime Cesaire) which marked a turning point in French Caribbean literature.
2 Dec 6.00 Institut Français d'Ecosse, Edinburgh
Aladdin
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Allan Stewart and Grant Stott reprise their annual roles in the King's pantomime, which is 'Aladdin' this year, with a swanky high tech 3D genie.
29 Nov–18 Jan 2009 Sun 1.00 & 5.00; Sat 2.00 & 7.00 (2 Dec, 5 Dec, 9 Dec, 16 Dec, 9 Jan 2009 & 16 Jan 2009 7.00) (3 Dec, 4 Dec, 10 Dec, 11 Dec, 12 Dec, 17 Dec, 18 Dec, 19 Dec, 23 Dec, 26 Dec, 29 Dec, 30 Dec, 2 Jan 2009, 3 Jan 2009, 6 Jan 2009, 7 Jan 2009, 8 Jan 2009, 13 Jan King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Alex Dordoy
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This first solo show from the upcoming artist consists of a new series of sculptures and paintings drawn from a range of imagery including wildlife footage, diagrams of underwater exploration and snaps of 1980's advances in microchip technology.
6 Nov–8 Dec Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
Alexander McCall Smith
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The hugely successful Scottish author and creator of the popular 'Ladies No1 Detective Agency' series, Alexander McCall Smith will be reading from and signing copies of his latest novel 'La's Orchestra Saves the World'. And there will be mince pies.
4 Dec 5.30–6.30 Waterstone's, Edinburgh
Alien, the Terror from Beyond Space: The Making of a Legend
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In 1979 the film 'Alien' burst onto our screens, filled with gore and edge-of-the-seat tension. Ripley and her extra-terrestrial nemeses have now become legend, but what of the B movies and comic book culture that started it? Cinephile James McKenzie examines the influences of films such as 'It! The Terror from Beyond Space' as well as cult artists and filmmakers on the Oscar-winning franchise. Please book in advance.
8 Dec 1.30 City Art Centre, Edinburgh
An Electric Shock of Delight: Sir Walter Scott and the Waverley Novels
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An exhibition to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the publication of 'The Complaint of the Black Night', printed on Andrew Myllar and Walter Chepman's press after being granted the first Edinburgh printing patent by King James IV.
19 Jul–7 Jan 2009, not Sundays Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00; 12.00–5.00 Writers' Museum, Edinburgh
An Evening With David Wells
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The 'Most Haunted' medium offers to contact the 'other side' on your behalf.
19 Jan Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
An Introduction to the Art of Eastern Europe
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Dr Jonathan Blackwood, Lecturer in the History and Theory of Art at Duncan of Jordanstone College, leads three short courses on the art of Eastern Europe. Session one will focus on 'Modernism in Eastern Europe before 1945', session two on 'The Warsaw Pact? Social Realism and Artist under Marxism-Leninism', and session three on 'The Contemporary Artist in Late Capitalist Eastern Europe'.
Wednesdays (from 18 Feb 2009) Weston Link, Edinburgh
Andrew Gordon
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Scottish folk music with singer Andrew Gordon.
Tuesdays 9.00 The White Hart Inn, Edinburgh
Andrew-Henry Bowie
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The passionate Heart of Midlothian supporter signs copies of his new book, 'Two Miles to Tynecastle'.
7 Dec 12.30–1.30 Waterstone's, Edinburgh
Andy Chung
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Traditional and original songs by local hero fae Fife.
4 Jan 8.30 Wee Folk Club, Edinburgh
Annual Christmas Gymnastics Display
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Gymnastics, trampolining and dance with a festive twist.
6 Dec Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh
Ano Una
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Inspired by Chris Marker's 1962 short 'La Jetée', the young Mexican writer/director Cuarón has constructed a feature film that consists entirely of still images. Over the course of a year he photographed his friends and members of his family, before writing a fictional narrative about a platonic love story between a 14-year-old Mexican schoolboy Diego (Catano) and a 20-something American student Molly (Harper).
28 Nov–4 Dec Thu 4.05 & 6.20; 4.05 & 9.05 Cameo, Edinburgh
Antiquarian and Second-hand Book Fair
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Scarce and collectable books, maps and prints.
13 Mar 2009–14 Mar 2009 12.00–6.45; Sat 10.00am–5.00 Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh
Antique and Collectors Fair
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With jewellery, pottery, porcelain, coins, pictures, books, carte-de-visites, linen, prints, ceramics and toys there's something for everyone.
7 Dec 10.00am–4.30 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh
The Approach
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The first film in photographer turned documentary filmmaker Depardon's transcendent trilogy, filmed over eight years, chronicling the lives of farmers living in the mountain valleys of Lozere, Ardeche and Haute-Loire.
7 Dec Sun 6.00 Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Arild Andersen, Paolo Vinaccia & Tommy Smith
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Exciting new trio mixing Norwegian and Scottish folk with jazz.
3 Dec 8.30 The Lot, Edinburgh
Art Cart
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Get the whole family involved in these artistic activities, inspired each month by different works from the collection. Ask at the front door of the National Galleries for the location of the Art Cart each day. Suitable for ages 3-12.
7 Dec, 4 Jan 2009, 31 Jan 2009, 1 Feb 2009 (from 7 Dec) 2.00–4.00 National Gallery of Scotland Complex, Edinburgh
Art for Not Quite Beginners
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Already tried your hand at a bit of artistic creativity? Following the same format as the popular 'Art for Absolute Beginners', this course looks a little more in depth at artworks from the National Galleries collection in the morning, and allows you some experimentation of your own with different media and techniques in the afternoon. Limited places.
Fridays 10.30am–12.30 & 1.30–3.30 Weston Link, Edinburgh

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