What's On
Mini Music Festival
The Dalriada, 77 The Promenade
Friday 30 Jul until Sunday 01 Aug 10
Friday 30th July
5-7pm John Hunt (Laid Back Blues Guitar)
7-9pm John Dignan Trio ( Alltime Favourites)
9-12pm The Dalriada Hoose Band (Almighty Craic)
Saturday 31st July
3-6pm Session led by Sean Paul
6-9pm Whatever Next ?(Acoustic Guitar Duo)
9-12pm Stretch Drawson and Tom Mc Niven (Guitar and Trumpet
Sunday1st August
3-6pm Session Led by Jed Milroy
6-9pm The G.T.?S ( Acoustic Guitar Duo)
Joan Eardley Landscape Painting
Portobello Beach
Friday 30 Jul 10.00 am -> 3.00 pm
Taking inspiration from the Scottish Landscape painter, Joan Eardley, this class will allow you to explore landscape painting in situ. Working on Portobello beach, this whole class will take part outside working as she did in the elements. A sketchbook and some basic drawing materials will be required. Painting equipment will be provided.
Cost £15
For more information or to book a place, please contact Jemma Derbyshire at jderbyshire@live.co.uk or 07852 951 592
Black Swan - Launch of Imagine Porty Prom 3
Portobello Public Art House
Saturday 31 Jul
Miles Thurlow is the third artist to be commissioned for the Imagine Porty Prom project by public arts trust Big Things On The Beach.
The commission will be launched on 31st July 2010 so get that date in your diary and make sure you come and have a look and contribute your thoughts and feedback. It will be an interesting one!
website: http://www.bigthingsonthebeach.org.uk
Joe Madden - local musician
Portobello Indoor Bowling Bar
Sunday 01 Aug 4.00 pm
Local musician Joe Madden will be playing at the Portobello Indoor Bowling bar (upstairs).
Sunday 1st Aug from 4pm onwards. Come along and enjoy Joe playing Popular Rock Classics, Folk and Country.
Portobello Food Fair
Portobello Town Hall
Saturday 07 Aug 11.00 am -> 4.00 pm
Food stalls, gardeners' question time, composting workshop, kids activities, tastings, recipes, games and prize draws! Come along to find out more and be inspired by local food.
website: http://pedal-porty.org.uk
Big Prom on the Promenade
The Promenade ( or Old Parish church Hall if weather wet)
Saturday 21 Aug 3.30 pm -> 5.00
Hatt Reiss and Rocca Gutteridge, in conjunction with Big Things on the Beach, are organising an outdoor 'Tea Dance' for all ages to be held along the promenade in Portobello.
The afternoon dance will be accompanied by the twenty piece Leith Community Concert Band.
Professional dancers will be present for any unsure feet.
The event takes place on Saturday 21st August, 2010 from 3.30 to 5pm.
(Meet outside the Portobello Old Parish Church Hall at 3.30 for a short procession with the band to the promenade)
Free tea will be offered for those 'dressed to impress' with their glad rags and dancing shoes on.
Tea and refreshments will be available for a donation.
If the weather is wet the dance will take place inside the Portobello Old Parish Church Hall.
The event is a free community event.
website: http://www.bigthingsonthebeach.org.uk
Community Orchard Workdays
Donkey field Orchard, Brunstane Road South (opposite Brunstane Railway Station)
Saturday 28 Aug 10.00 am -> 2.00 pm
Please wear gardening clothes and bring something to eat and drink, plus waterproofs and gardening tools if you can manage.
website: http://pedal-porty.org.uk
Big Beach Busk
Portobello Promenade
Saturday 28 Aug 12.00 pm -> 22.00 pm
The Big Beach Busk. Porty Prom runs for about a mile along Edinburgh's sea front. A mile long stretch of excellent beach with a couple of great pubs (the Dalriada and Espy are both good music venues) and the Beach House coffee shop. By my reckoning 80 buskers at 20m intervals would give us an uninterrupted mile of music.
Starting at noon, Saturday August the 28th - with no plans for stopping. We can take to the beach when it gets dark and get a bonfire going.
If you're a musician, mime, juggler, statue or robot sign up and come down to the beach. All performers, all day and all good fun.
There is no intention of this becoming a heavily organised festival event. This is fun. No rules. No conditions. Just a massive bunch of musicians and performer having good times on a great stretch of beach.
See Facebook group for more details.
website: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143476255664923