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Take Me Out

Take Me Out

2 Apr 2009

From cycling, pirate ships, dolphin watching and woodland walks to face-painting, castles, beaches and alien designs, Anna Millar handpicks some of the finest days out and events this Easter, whether you’re a big or a little kid

Glasgow Necropolis

Site Specifics: The Glasgow Necropolis

2 Apr 2009

What is it? A Victorian Gothic fantasy of what a cemetery should look like. At least 50,000 Glaswegians have been buried there, in 3,500 tombs and mausoleums. You want us to go to a graveyard? It’s not just a graveyard. It’s a fascinating look…

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Fool’s paradise

2 Apr 2009

The large scarlet doors marking the entrance to the former Lawson’s Timber retail site on Edinburgh’s Lady Lawson Street look innocuous enough. What the guidebooks don’t tell you is that this is actually a portal to another world. Behind the Big Red…

In The Frame

In The Frame

2 Apr 2009

A glut of ceramic centres has sprung up recently, offering lots of creative fun – but at a price. If you can only run to a pottery painting session every few months or for a birthday treat, there’s no need for the kids to miss out on a regular dose of…

Parklife

Parklife

2 Apr 2009

With a family ticket to the average theme park costing close to £100, it’s worth remembering that a day out at one of Scotland’s country parks can offer just as much fun – for no money at all. None of the parks listed here charges for admission or…

Beach Babies

Beach Babies

2 Apr 2009

Portobello Back in the swinging 60s Portie was a popular seaside destination. After getting a little rough around the edges in 70s and 80s, it has once again become an enjoyable jaunt for visitors and locals alike. Walk along the beach, play on the…

Easter Eggcitement

Easter Eggcitement 2009

2 Apr 2009

Chicks, Eggs & Bunnies Week Mon 6–Thu 9 Apr, 10–11am. £8 per day. Imagination Workshop, 136 Marchmont Road, 0131 466 0148. Make a chick, egg or bunny in this Easter-themed workshop. Price includes a chocolate egg. Ages 6+. Easter Egg-citement…

Catching a View

Catching a View

2 Apr 2009

Dolphin watching Bottlenose dolphins are plentiful in the Moray Firth and the best land-bound spot to see them is the Black Isle. The Dolphin and Seal Visitor Centre consists of a hut with interactive displays and simulated dolphin noises, so stretch…

Behaviour

Behaviour

2 Apr 2009

Theatre, it’s fair to say, suffers from an image problem. Despite being an utterly flexible and inventive art form, most people still associate ‘theatre’ with a red plush seat and the passive consumption of a story for two hours (perhaps pausing briefly…

Crabshakk

Crabshakk

2 Apr 2009

Nestled between the brightly coloured Kelvingrove café and a launderette, Crabshakk’s exterior exudes a calm, grown up sophistication. Painted in battleship grey, and lacking any signage, it puts one in mind of a word of mouth club or private members…

Carl Cox

First Word - Carl Cox

2 Apr 2009

What’s the first record you ever bought? It was in 1975. It was Tamla Motown, it cost 75p from HMV in Sutton and was Diana Ross, ‘Love Hangover’. When was the last time you were chatted up? Last weekend actually, very nice. I don’t really go out…

Vintage Clothes Customisation: Sew much better

2 Apr 2009

Over the last decade or so, as we’re sure you’re aware, it’s become not only socially acceptable, but positively necessary, darling, to wear second hand clothes. The vintage business is big – entire empires are built upon a few 50s prom frocks and some…

Delis

Taste Test - Delis

2 Apr 2009

Earthy 33–41 Ratcliffe Terrace, Edinburgh, 0131 667 2967, www.earthy.co.uk Mon–Fri 8.30am–7.30pm; Sat 8.30am–6pm; Sun 10am–5pm. This indie supermarket sells fairly-traded, local, seasonal and organic produce, from in and around Edinburgh. Choose…

Setting the stage - Edinburgh International Festival

2 Apr 2009

EIF artistic director, Jonathan Mills, referred to the ‘menace and magic’ of this year’s festival programme, as he unveiled the highlights last week. In keeping with 2009’s Homecoming celebrations the Edinburgh International Festival launched works rich…

Side Dishes - Food News

2 Apr 2009

For over-the-top decor and big show-off budgets, Glasgow’s eat and drink scene has no peer. Now G1 group has taken over the old Hallion on Bath Street. Hummingbird opened last weekend to a mix of cooing and guffaws at the sheer, brazen vision of the…

Food For Thought - Fiona Houston

Food For Thought - Fiona Houston

2 Apr 2009

Breakfast in our house is a chaotic affair, fruit and cereal, eaten in between organising kids’ homework and PE kit. I try to make carrot and apple juice, if I have time. Living close to Stockbridge in Edinburgh, I have no excuse not to eat local, and…

We Like

2 Apr 2009

● Did anyone think CSI could recover from the loss of the mighty Grissom (William Petersen)? Well, the equally mercurial Laurence Fishburne has stepped into his sizeable shoes and with a few stumbles (dipping your tie in burnt corpse is not a good look…

Darwin

Darwin and Evolution

2 Apr 2009

As part of Darwin 200 (a dual celebration of the 200th anniversary of the naturalist's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his groundbreaking and controversial On the Origin of Species), Kelvingrove have a new exhibition opening this…

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