Charity Event Preview: Christmas Wishes for Rwanda, 28 November, Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh

The Christmas season starts with an afternoon of glamour and beauty at The Balmoral on Saturday 28 November at 12 noon.
A Christmas Fashion Show for 200 of Edinburghs most stylish is to be held in the magnificent surroundings of the five-star Balmoral Hotel.  Guests will be warmly welcomed with a champagne reception before sitting down [...]

Film Preview: Away We Go & Sam Mendes Q&A, 14 September, Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh

Released on 18 September in the UK, Edinburgh’s Cameo Cinema will be hosting a preview of Sam Mendes’ new film Away We Go on Monday 14 September, complete with live satellite Q&A with Mendes following the screening.

Event Preview: Oxfam Comics Fest, 18 July, Macdonald Road Library, Edinburgh

As part of Oxfam’s Bookfest, Oxfam is holding a Comics Fest on the 18th of July at the Macdonald Road Library on Macdonald Road in Edinburgh from 12pm to 3pm.

Event Preview: Fair Trade on the Fringe, 28 – 31 August, Grassmarket, Edinburgh

Fair Trade comes to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time this year with exhibitors displaying the very best fair trade products from across the globe at the city’s Grassmarket from Friday 28 to Monday 31 August.

Film Preview: Toxic Avenger Uncut, Class of Nuke ‘Em High & Lloyd Kaufman Q&A, 13 August, Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh

Exciting news from Edinburgh’s Cameo cinema this afternoon: cult classics The Toxic Avenger – Uncut (1984) and Class of Nuke ‘Em (1986) will be screened on the evening of Monday 13 August, complete with an in-person Q&A with Troma director/producer and company President, Lloyd Kaufman.

Event Preview: BBC Visit with Filmhouse, 9 May, Edinburgh and Glasgow

An interesting new film and television-related event has popped up on the Edinburgh Filmhouse website: the chance for a day out on Saturday 9 May to the BBC offices in Glasgow to gain an insight into the making of TV programmes.

Event Preview: Taste of Edinburgh, 29 May – 1 June, The Meadows, Edinburgh

Coming to Edinburgh this week, from Thursday 29 until Sunday 1 June, is the second annual Taste of Edinburgh festival, sponsored by Channel 4.
The country’s top culinary talent – including two of Scotland’s Michelin-starred chefs, Martin Wishart and Andrew Fairlie alongside Lady Claire MacDonald and The Tower’s James Thomson – will headline, and join forces [...]