News, Issue 569

Lonely Planet is making a jaunt north of the border to host screenings of the 1969 cult classic The Italian Job and offbeat French romantic comedy Amelie on Thursday 22 and Wednesday 28 March at Edinburgh’s Cameo cinema. The films are being shown as…

Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer are making a rare visit north of the border for the next series of Channel 4’s Location Location Location. The straight-talking property gurus will be in Glasgow at the end of February and are keen to hear from anyone…

Stage Whispers

It might be a little while before we see Cora Bisset on a Scottish Stage but she will be lending her talents to a section of our theatre world that might well put them to good use. The outreach company Ankur, which encourages the participation of ethnic…

Word Up

Red Vodka Bar in Edinburgh’s Cowgate is to be taken over by Sarah David (Cabaret Voltaire) and Michael McGuigan. Not only are the pair promising a new DJ line-up seven days a week, they are to become an official partner with (RED), the organisation set…

Side Dishes

Edinburgh’s Oloroso restaurant is rolling out its twice monthly gourmet wine dinners. On Monday 5 March, fine wine merchant Friarwood hosts a night of burgundy, while on Monday 26 March Edinburgh’s own Villeneuve Wines brings along Australian winemakers…

Artbeat

A new exhibition at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, celebrating the 300th anniversary of the Treaty of Union, features a newly commissioned video installation and a selection of works from the gallery’s permanent collection in a marriage of the…