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Wild Encounters: A Walking Workshop with Glen Cousquer

Sunday 17 August 10:00 - 12:00

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Why not try? Renga Poetry: A Nature Writing Workshop with Karen McCarthy Woolf Renga Poetry: A Nature Writing Workshop with Karen McCarthy Woolf Thu 14 Aug 10:30 - 12:30
 

Words from the Wards: The Exhibition

Sunday 17 August 10:00 - 21:00

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Following the success of the Words from the Wards project, we worked with Edinburgh College of Art students to illustrate the collected stories. Join us to view the stories and illustrations side by side in our new festival gallery…
 

Jenny Lau, Chitra Ramaswamy & Sami Tamimi: Food and Home

Sunday 17 August 10:15 - 11:15

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Food profoundly shapes our sense of home and belonging, no matter which country or cuisine we identify most closely with. Jenny Lau, Sami Tamimi, and Chitra Ramaswamy come together to discuss the kaleidoscope of stories and connections that come alive…
 

Under the London Sky with Anna Woltz & Michele Hutchison

Suitable for age 12 - 14

Sunday 17 August 10:15 - 11:15

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London, September 1940. Deep in the tunnels of the Underground, hidden from the bombs, four teenagers meet. Brought together by the Blitz and telling their story of strength and survival comes the exclusive launch of Under the London Sky: a thrilling new…
 

Halle O’Neal: The Buddhist Approach to Healing

Sunday 17 August 10:30 - 11:30

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Healing practices - physical, emotional, or spiritual - are part of what make us human; they're also key tenets of Buddhism. Join Dr Halle O'Neal, co-director of the Edinburgh Centre for Buddhist Studies, for this special discussion on the myriad forms…
 

Creative Repair: A Junk Journals Workshop with Rachel Hazell

Sunday 17 August 11:00 - 13:00

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Why not try? The Front List: Anne Applebaum & Edward Wong The Front List: Anne Applebaum & Edward Wong Sun 17 Aug 13:30 - 14:30
 

Food, Friendship, and Fun with Selina Brown and Maxwell A. Oginni

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Sunday 17 August 11:15 - 12:15

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The world is full of wonderful rice recipes but how do we know which one reigns supreme? Join Selina Brown as she helps answer this question with a fun interactive event that celebrates friendship, food, and different cultures through her funny new book…
 

Meet Supertato

All ages

Sunday 17 August 11:30 - 12:00

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Meet everyone’s favourite veggie superhero and join in with some songs, rhymes, and games. Supertato will also be hap-pea to share high fives, cuddles and pose for photos. See you there!…
 

Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi: Women, Not Witches

Sunday 17 August 11:45 - 12:45

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Campaign group Witches of Scotland are on a mission to illuminate the unjust killings of nearly 4,000 Scottish women in the 1500s. They want an official pardon, an apology, and appropriate memorialisation of those who were killed…
 

Brilliant Little Beasties with Yussef Rafik

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Sunday 17 August 11:45 - 12:45

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They may be small, but you’d be surprised how useful bugs and minibeasts are to our planet. They’re just so amazing too – did you know some bugs can lift over 1,000 times their weight? Hear Yussef Rafik share loads of fun bug facts with his latest book…