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Atmosphere: Digital Storytelling
Date	Location
Matt Adams from multidisciplinary artists' group Blast Theory delivers a webinar (which you can attend in person or online) on the principles of digital storytelling. Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Atmosphere Programme. View full details (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
21 Jun 1.30pm	Inspace, Edinburgh

Bright Club: Edinburgh
Date	Location
The hardworking staff at Edinburgh's universities are let out for the night to share their tales about the weird, wonderful, and often very funny, world of research. View full details
12 Jun 8.30pm	The Stand, Edinburgh

Day Workshop: Sufi Mystic Poetry and Storytelling Since Prophet Muhammed
Date	Location
This workshop examines the development of Sufi mystic poetry and storytelling over the past 1,000 years. Part of The Edinburgh International Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace Festival 2012. View full details (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
16 Jun 9.30am	The Augustine Church, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Date	Location
The big daddy of arts festivals, the Fringe has it all. The facts and figures speak for themselves: nearly 1.9 million tickets sold in 2011 for 41,689 performances of 2,542 shows in 258 venues. It's the biggest celebration of theatre, comedy, cabaret, children's shows, dance, physical theatre, musicals, operas, exhibitions and music in all its forms in the world. View full details
3 Aug–27 Aug Times vary	Various venues, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Independent & Radical Book Fair
Date	Location
The Independent and Radical Book Fair hosts another plethora (over 70 publishers were present at the last festival) of left-field stalls, as well as exhibitions, film screenings, workshops, creative writing events and author talks. View full details
24 Oct–28 Oct Times vary	Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh

Electric Tales
Date	Location
A blended mix of comedy and storytelling, making for a chilled night of funny yarns and verse told by a range of performers, with the sole aim of cheering you up. View full details
10 Jul 8.30pm With peas from two opposite sides of the pod, Siân Bevan and Susan Morrison.	The Stand, Edinburgh

Father's Day Card Making
Date	Location
Make a lovely card for Dad, based on the tale I Love My Daddy. View full details
16 Jun 11am	Waterstone's West End, Edinburgh

From Waterside to Waterloo
Date	Location
Hear all about some of the most daring feats of the Battle of Waterloo, including Sergeant Charles Ewart's capture of the Colours and Standard of the 45 Regime of Napoleon's army. View full details
6 Jun–13 Jun Wed 11.15am, 12.15pm, 2pm & 3pm 27 Jun–11 Jul Wed 11.15am, 12.15pm, 2pm & 3pm 25 Jul Wed 11.15am, 12.15pm, 2pm & 3pm 31 Jul Tue 11.15am, 12.15pm, 2pm & 3pm 8 Aug–22 Aug Wed 11.15am, 12.15pm, 2pm & 3pm	Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh

Guid Crack Club
Date	Location
Regular storytelling club involving song and music aplenty. View full details
29 Jun 7.30pm Host Noel Cochrane and his daughter Marie Louise Cochrane lead a night of tales for journeying.	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Hands On Activities and Storytelling at Plu
Date	Location
Throughout the weekend there are hands on activities for young ones including Bookbug storytelling sessions, messy arts & crafts and Egyptian, ballet and belly dancing, as well as storytelling from Mrs Mash, Lea Taylor and Sylvia Troon. Part of Plu Edinburgh. View full details
1 Jun–3 Jun Fri–Sun 10.30am–4.30pm	Leith Links, Edinburgh

Healing Sounds for the Wandering Dervishes of Turkey: Turkish Mystic Sufi Music, Poetry, Stories and Images with Latif Bolat
Date	Location
An evening of mystic Sufi music, poetry and stories from Latif Bolat, who also recites poetry from 13th Century poets Yunus Emre, Rumi and others. Part of The Edinburgh International Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace Festival 2012. View full details (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
15 Jun 7pm	The Augustine Church, Edinburgh

Leith Hospital Recalled
Date	Location
Film and storytelling from Millie Gray and the Citadel Arts Group exploring memories of Leith Hospital. Part of Leith Festival. View full details
11 Jun 2.30pm	The Granary, Edinburgh

Living Voices: Celebrating Age and Experience
Date	Location
Exploring approaches to fostering creativity in later life through storytelling, poetry, song and gentle movement. A workshop for those involved in working with older people, or considering moving into this area. View full details
9 Jun 10.30am	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Magical Fairy Dust Wings
Date	Location
Some fairy tales from Victorian times to learn about how fascinating fairies were back then, before there's a chance to create some fairy wings made of willow and paper. View full details
10 Jul 10.30am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

Meet the Ancestors
Date	Location
Stories from Pakistan, with a chance to get yourself decorated with some henna hand art. View full details
24 Jun Sun 2pm, 2.45pm & 3.30pm	Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

Night Of Adventure Edinburgh
Date	Location
Adventurous speakers from across the spectrum of expeditions, adventure and travel tell tales of their far-flung exploits. View full details and ticket info
18 Jun 6.30pm	Vue Omni, Edinburgh

Plu Edinburgh
Date	Location
Weekender aimed at parents with kids under 6, offering products, demos, activities from science to sports, theatre, storytelling and music workshops to keep little people busy. View full details
1 Jun–3 Jun Fri–Sun 10am–5.30pm	Leith Links, Edinburgh

The Rough Wooing
Date	Location
Two castle soldiers tell the story of the Earl of Hertford's 1544 attempt to destroy Edinburgh and its castle. View full details
20 Jun Wed 11.15am, 12.15pm, 2pm & 3pm 5 Jul Thu 11.15am, 12.15pm, 2pm & 3pm 24 Jul Tue 11.15am, 12.15pm, 2pm & 3pm 1 Aug Wed 11.15am, 12.15pm, 2pm & 3pm 9 Aug Thu 11.15am, 12.15pm, 2pm & 3pm 23 Aug Thu 11.15am, 12.15pm, 2pm & 3pm	Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh

Scottish International Storytelling Festival
Date	Location
The 2012 edition of the festival that began as a celebration of oral folk tale traditions continues to spread its influence across the country, with many events taking place far from the festival's spiritual home at the Scottish Storytelling Centre. Inspiration this year comes from European folklore, in particular the tales of the Brothers Grimm. View full details
19 Oct–28 Oct Times vary	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Skye Storytelling Festival: A Bardic Journey
Date	Location
The 21st Skye Storytelling Festival has a new format, taking the form of bus travel from Edinburgh to Skye with stops en route at places where renowned Bards lived and worked. Stories of their lives and work are told on-site at each place, culminating at Glendale on the isle of Skye, the birthplace of Neil MacLeod (the Skye Bard). View full details
21 Jun–24 Jun Times vary	Various Venues, Scotland

The Sporting Ladies of Edinburgh
Date	Location
Saints & Sinners Walking Tours. The Olympics are over, but here is your opportunity to hear about sport of a different nature. Join Miss Mary Paterson, whose stories of the sporting ladies will reveal a naughtier side to the respectable city of Edinburgh. Ages 16+. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
10 Aug–18 Aug Wed, Fri & Sat 6.30–7.30pm	Café Renroc, Edinburgh

Stories Told at This Land
Date	Location
Hear tales of what life was like for a servant at Gladstone's in the 17th century. Booking is essential. View full details
23 Jun Sat 12.30pm & 2pm	Gladstone's Land, Edinburgh

Strange Scottish Stories
Date	Location
Carol Stobie examines the importance of storytelling in communicating historical events down the years. Includes a special autumnal buffet lunch. View full details
31 Oct 11am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

Study Day: Personal Mythology
Date	Location
Mythic stories may reveal hidden worlds. Psychologist and storyteller Professor Jonathan Young draws on his work with mythologist Joseph Campbell. The day is highly participatory and explores how metaphors can reveal elements of psychological life through storytelling and conversation. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
29 Aug 11am	The Hub, Edinburgh

Talking Trees Storytelling
Date	Location
Talking Trees storytelling returns to transport adults and children alike to a magical land far, far away. Suitable for anyone with an imagination (ages 5+). View full details
17 Jun 2pm 15 Jul 2pm	John Hope Gateway Centre at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

Tiny Tales
Date	Location
Stories, rhymes and songs for wee (and not so wee) ears. Ages 6 months to 2 years. View full details
19 Jun Tue 10–10.40am & 11.30am–12.10pm Seaside stories are the order of the day at June's session, with Rona Barbour.	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

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