A collection of paintings, drawings and photography by Ed Ruscha encompasses a 50 year career that is still in full flow
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Film Festival goes retro in 70th year
George Harrison’s HandMade Films and sci-fi classics are among those featured in a retrospective announced as part of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival
Stunning Smith fills Streisand’s shoes
Funny Girl – Playhouse, Edinburgh: From Brooklyn to Broadway the real life Fanny Brice was the daughter of Hungarian immigrants, who started performing at age 15 and found she had a knack for clowning around while belting out show stopping songs, and catching the eye of impresario Florenz Ziegfeld of Ziegfield Follies fame. She went […]
Carroll marks anniversary night for jazz club
Whighams Jazz Club: Whighams Jazz Club in Edinburgh marked its eighth birthday with a special appearance by Liane Carroll, regarded as one of Britain’s finest jazz and soul singers. She has collaborated with such artists as Sir Paul McCartney, Gerry Rafferty and Long John Baldry, and she agreed to perform at Whighams with her long-time […]
Paintings by numbers as gallery brushes up its budget
Interview – Sir John Leighton: It’s better known for appearing on chocolate boxes, tea towels and calendars. Certainly the merchandisers have made more money from the Monarch of the Glen than the man who painted it. “The detail is exquisite and you can almost feel the wet nose of the stag,” says Sir John Leighton, […]