The EdinburghInternational Science Festival is a science festival which takes place each April in Edinburgh , Scotland . The festival features hundreds of talks, tours and exhibitions for children, families and adults in locations around the city. The festival was first held in 1989, ref Gribbin, J. and Gribbin, B. http www.newscientist.com article mg12216636.400 forum all the fun of the fair the first edinburgh sciencefestival .html? r 1&hp All the fun of the fair The first Edinburgh Science Festival , New Scientist , May 6, 1989, accessed March 25, 2011. ref and its principal sponsors are the City of EdinburghEdinburgh City Council and the Scottish Executive . The EdinburghInternational Science Festival is one of the largest science festivals in Europe and the 2010 had over 200 different events across the city. Science Festival partners include the Medical Research Council UK Medical Research Council , Sci Fun SCI FUN , the University of Edinburgh , Our Dynamic Earth , the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh , Bang Goes The Theory and many more. Dr. Bunhead regularly appears at the festival. Speakers in 2010 included Professor Richard Dawkins , Brian Cox physicist Brian Cox and Professor Sir Ian Wilmut . The 2011 Science Festival runs from 9 22 April 2011. There will be appearances ... links http www.sciencefestival.co.uk About Us EdinburghInternational Science Festival Category EdinburghFestival Category Science festivals Category Recurring events established in 1989 Category Science and technology in Scotland Scotland stub festival stub he ... Winston and Carl Djerassi . In 2011 the EISF features Richard Wiseman as guest director of the festival. ref cite web url http www.sciencefestival.co.uk title The EdinburghInternational Science Festival publisher EdinburghInternational Science Festival ref The touring arm of the EdinburghInternational Science Festival is Generation Science which is the educational outreach programme. It is one ... more details
The EdinburghInternationalFestival is a festival of performing arts that takes place in the city of Edinburgh ... the enterprise, had looked at several English cities before settling on Edinburgh. The Festival has since taken place every August. Today In 1999, the EdinburghInternationalFestival moved to a permanent ... in Edinburgh About ten other festivals are held in Edinburgh at about the same time as the InternationalFestival. Collectively, the entire group is referred to as the EdinburghFestival . Most notable of these is the Edinburgh Fringe , which started as an offshoot of the InternationalFestival and has ... reading Miller, E., The EdinburghInternationalFestival, 1947 1996 , Scolar Press, Aldershot, 1996 Bruce, G., Festival in the North Story of the EdinburghInternationalFestival of the Arts , Hale, 1975 External links commonscat EdinburghFestival http www.eif.co.uk Official web site http www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk ... bn bg fr Festivalinternational d dimbourg it EdinburghInternationalFestival hu Edinburgh i Fesztiv l ja ... Director, the InternationalFestival brings top class performers of music especially european ... Festival and the first EdinburghFestival Fringe Fringe , the EdinburghFestival Fringe , although ... are Usher Hall capacity 2,300 EdinburghFestival Theatre Festival Theatre 1,800 , primarily used for opera ... 920 The Hub Edinburgh The Hub 420 Festival directors 1947 1949 Sir Rudolf Bing 1950 1955 Ian Hunter ... EdinburghFestival Guide full listings and reviews for all the Edinburgh ... , a free and independent EdinburghFestival magazine http www.threeweeks.co.uk ThreeWeeks a guide to the EdinburghFestival http www.edinburghfestivalpunter.co.uk A Punter s Perspective A history ... edinburghfestival lessons EdinburghFestival Classroom resources Category Recurring events established in 1947 Category 1947 in Scotland Category EdinburghFestival Category Classical music festivals ... more details
The EdinburghInternational Book Festival , is a book festival that takes place in the last three weeks of August every year in the midst of the general EdinburghFestival in Charlotte Square , in the centre of Edinburgh , Scotland s capital. The largest festival of its kind in the world , the Book Festival ... Charlotte Square during the EdinburghInternational Book Festival, 2007 It coincides with the EdinburghInternationalFestival and the EdinburghFestival Fringe , as well as the other festivals which comprise the EdinburghFestival . History The Book Festival originally took place in a tent in Edinburgh in 1983. At first a biannual event, the Festival became yearly in 1997. It is now a large ever growing international event, central to Edinburgh s acclaimed August arts celebrations. Perhaps as a result of this, Edinburgh was named the first UNESCO City of Literature in 2004. ref http www.cityofliterature.com ... columns width 15em gap 3.25em col1 Image Rankin&Rendell.JPG thumb left Ian Rankin and Ruth Rendell at the EdinburghInternational Book Festival, 2007 col2 Margaret Atwood Alan Bennet Douglas Coupland ... separate festivals which run at the same time as the main book festival. The first is the Edinburgh ...?category id 5&archive 1 Edinburgh Book Fringe ref The second is the West Port Book Festival ... Edinburgh Book Festival Coverage 1000194.html Webcam coverage during festival Official website commonscat EdinburghInternational Book Festival http www.edbookfest.co.uk Official EdinburghInternational Book Festival website http www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk Official Edinburgh Festivals Guide References ... 700 events for both adults and children in the three weeks that the Book Festival runs. They range from writing workshops, education events, panel discussions, to talks and performances by international ... authors like Jacqueline Wilson , Joan Lingard , Charlie Higson and Anne Fine . Venue The Book Festival ... , Edinburgh , at the West End of Princes Street . Fringe events As with all large and successful festivals ... more details
The EdinburghInternational Film Festival EIFF is an annual fortnight of cinema screenings and related ... history.co.uk international film festival.html title EdinburghInternational Film Festival work Edinburgh ... International film festivals fa fr Festivalinternational du film d dimbourg gl Festival Internacional de Cine de Edimburgo it EdinburghInternational Film Festival nl Internationaal ... sisp index.htm?fx event&event id 12069 title Filmhouse EdinburghInternational Film Festival work lastminute.com accessdate 2010 04 15 ref The EIFF aims to present both UK and international ..., a programme of documentaries, was presented by the Edinburgh Film Guild alongside the 1947 EdinburghInternationalFestival EIF , which continues to take place in August each year. At the time, Cannes ... title Oscar Nominee is Edinburgh Film Festival s Latest Patron work The Scotsman date 2009 04 28 ... The Cameo, Edinburgh Cameo , Fountainpark Cineworld EdinburghFestival Theatre and the Dominion Cinema ... home of the festival. Film categories Gala New international feature film productions, having a well ... in response to John Waters attending the festival External links commonscat EdinburghFestival http www.edfilmfest.org.uk Official Edinburgh Film Festival website http www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk Official Edinburgh Festivals Guide http www.edinburghguide.com festival edinburghfilmfestival EdinburghGuide.com ... guide to the EdinburghFestival http www.eyeforfilm.co.uk festivals edinburgh Eye For Film Reviews, news and diary from EIFF 1999 2010 http www.ukhotmovies.com film festivals edinburgh film festival information.html UKHotMovies.com EdinburghInternational Film Festival Past, Present and Future http www.iofilm.co.uk festivals edinburghFestival information, 1998 to present http movie world.moonfruit.com ... festival. ref cite news url http www.scotland.com blog scotland hosts the worlds longest running film festival title Scotland Hosts the World s Longest Running Film Festival work Scotland.com accessdate ... more details
The EdinburghInternational Television Festival , founded in 1976, is held annually over the British August bank holiday weekend at the EdinburghInternational Conference Centre . Featuring prominent television industry voices and sessions covering pertinent issues facing the future of broadcasting, the festival is best known for its keynote address the James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture. This was named in honour of the writer, producer and director who died in 1974. The lecture features prescient speeches from controversial and powerful media figures that reads like a who s who of British TV over the last couple of decades. In recent years this has included Greg Dyke , John Birt , Mark Thompson , Tony Ball , John Humphreys and in 1989, Rupert Murdoch . One of the best remembered speeches was given in 1993 by an ill Dennis Potter , who attacked the chairman and director general of the BBC of the day by saying you cannot make a pair of croak voiced Dalek s appear benevolent even if you dress one of them in an Armani suit and call the other Marmaduke. John Birt, Baron Birt John Birt , one of Potter s targets, returned to give the lecture in 2005. The ex ITV plc Chief Executive Charles Allen businessman Charles Allen gave the 2006 lecture. Jeremy Paxman gave the 2007 lecture, using it to criticise what he saw as a loss of purpose and moral direction in the industry. The media commentator Maggie Brown has criticised the event for featuring only three women as speakers Christine Ockrent ... , Glow Labs , ITV , Sky and YouGov . References reflist External links commonscat EdinburghFestival http www.mgeitf.co.uk EdinburghInternational Television Festival Official Site. http www.mgeitf.co.uk ... media organgrinder 2009 aug 25 edinburgh tv festival mactaggart women Why have there only ... Edinburgh Media in the United Kingdom television Category EdinburghFestival Category Festivals in Scotland Category Recurring events established in 1976 Category Television festivals gl Festival Internacional ... more details
the EdinburghFestival . History The EdinburghFestival, which is the largest cultural event in the world, traces its roots to 1947 when the EdinburghInternationalFestival EIF was established in a post ... the EdinburghInternationalFestival was organized in 1947, several other festivals have also been established ..., are as follows. An asterisk indicates that the festival is a member of Festivals Edinburgh , the umbrella body which represents the Edinburgh festivals to government. EdinburghInternationalFestival ... of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2005. Accessed June 26, 2005. ref Includes theatre, comedy, music, musicals, dance and children s shows. EdinburghInternational Film Festival or EIFF 1947 was traditionally ... Jazz and Blues Festival 1978 EdinburghInternational Book Festival 1983 Edinburgh Mela 1995 celebrating Edinburgh s South Asian communities EdinburghInternational Internet Festival 1999 Edinburgh People s Festival 2002, but claims heritage from earlier festival of same name 1951 1954 Edinburgh Interactive Festival 2003 Edinburgh Art Festival 2004 Edinburgh Annuale 2004 contemporary art Edinburgh Free Fringe 2006 A festival of free shows, and part of The Fringe. Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival ... it does not offer events open to the public. EdinburghInternational Television Festival 1976 Year ... Harp Festival held annually in March April http www.harpfestival.co.uk EdinburghInternational ... Festival held annually during the last two weeks of June http www.ewjf.org.uk EdinburghInternational ... auspices of the EIF this started the movement which grew into the EdinburghFestival Fringe EFF . The EFF ... Festival. ref http www.edfringe.com area.html?r menu global&id 35 EdinburghFestival Fringe website ..., not one EdinburghFestival, but a collection of independent festivals which happen to take place ... and Peace 2005 Ifest iFest 2007 the Internet Festival and Conference Edinburgh Comedy ... of the Edinburgh Fringe . West Port Book Festival 2008 a free book festival based around secondhand ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2008 The Edinburgh Art Festival is an annual visual arts festival, held in Edinburgh , Scotland , during August to coincide with the EdinburghFestival . The Art Festival was established in 2004, and receives public funding from the Scottish Arts Council . The current Festival Director is Joanne S. Brown. Historical background The EdinburghInternationalFestival began in 1947, and significant visual art exhibitions were included in the early years. Exhibitions included the French artists Pierre Bonnard and douard Vuillard in 1948 a retrospective of the three Scottish Colourists , Samuel Peploe , Francis Cadell artist Francis Cadell and Leslie Hunter in 1949 and Rembrandt in 1950. Thereafter, there was acknowledgement from the Festival authorities that the visual arts needed to be more emphatically represented Fact date August 2008 in the Festival itself, and a series of partnerships was forged between the Festival Society and the then Arts Council of Great Britain , the Royal Museum of Scotland , the National Galleries of Scotland , Edinburgh University and the Royal Scottish Academy . With a few exceptions, these looked beyond the art of Scotland and contributed to a declared part of the Festival s international aims. Not only did the exhibitions bring the works of foreign artists to Scotland, they cultivated an interest in Scotland amongst wealthy collectors ... outside the programme of the EdinburghFestival, presented instead across a wide range of organisations ... visual art festival was piloted in 2004. Between 2005 and 2007 the organisation produced a Festival Guide, commissions, and collaborative projects, to celebrate and promote the exhibitions of Edinburgh museums and galleries in August, creating a collective and united marketing platform in which to showcase their artistic programmes. See also Edinburgh Annuale External links http www.edinburghartfestival.com Edinburgh Art Festival Category EdinburghFestival Category Festivals in Scotland ... more details
Image ECF logo.jpg right 300px thumb The 2008 Edinburgh Comedy Festival logo Edinburgh Comedy Festival is a collection of comedy shows at the EdinburghFestival Fringe which runs each August. ref name edcomfest cite web url http www.edcomfest.com news.aspx?article 15 title Edinburgh Comedy Festival 2009 dates announced accessdate 2009 01 31 work Submitting a show to the Edinburgh Comedy Festival 2009 ... and commentaries in the media about the launch of the Edinburgh Comedy Festival, both positive ... in the festival s first year, ref name stage cite web url http www.thestage.co.uk news newsstory.php 20917 edinburgh comedy festival launches without title Edinburgh comedy festival launches without sponsor ... 1862 title Q&A The Edinburgh Comedy Festival accessdate 2008 07 09 work Edinburgh Guide.com ref At a press ... title Edinburgh Comedy Festival 2008 London Press Launch accessdate 2008 07 09 work Fringe Report ref One critic of the move was Tommy Shepherd , owner of Edinburgh comedy venue, The Stand Comedy Club , which itself hosts many comedy shows as part of the EdinburghFestival Fringe . ref ... Logan date 2008 03 26 ref Shepherd is director of Glasgow International Comedy Festival . ref name BBC7 ... BBC News ref 2008 The Edinburgh Comedy Festival 2008 ran from 30 July 25 August, alongside the 2008 EdinburghFestival Fringe . Only performances at Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Assembly , Gilded Balloon , Pleasance and Underbelly venue Underbelly came under the auspices of the Edinburgh Comedy Festival ... Edinburgh Comedy Festival ref High profile names from the 2008 festival include Joan Rivers , Paul Merton , Clive James , John Pinette and Rhona Cameron 2009 The Edinburgh Comedy Festival 2009 ran from ... in the festival made a 76,000 loss in 2007. ref name edinburghguide.com cite web title How they managed ... sponsorship money back into the festival, with the long term goal of making the festival cheaper ... part of the festival but refused in spring 2008. ref name guardian cite news url http blogs.guardian.co.uk ... more details
, the theatre became a principal venue of the EdinburghInternationalFestival between 1947 and 1963. It was particularly associated with international ballet and, during the first Festival in 1947 ...Image Festival Theatre.JPG right thumb 300px The Festival Theatre building on Nicolson Street in Edinburgh . The EdinburghFestival Theatre is a performing arts venue located on Nicolson Street in Edinburgh Scotland used primarily for performances of opera and ballet , large scale musical events, and touring groups. After its most recent renovation in 1994, it seats 1,915. It is one of the major venues of the annual summer EdinburghInternationalFestival and is the Edinburgh venue for the Scottish Opera and the Scottish Ballet . The present theatre s location is Edinburgh s longest continuous theatre site, for there has been a theatre in that location since 1830. From being Dunedin Hall, the Royal Amphitheatre, Alhambra Music Hall, the Queen s Theatre and Newsome s Circus, the site became the Empire Palace Theatre, the first of the famous Moss Empires chain, opening on 7 November 1892. Designed by the great British theatre architect, Frank Matcham , who built the London Coliseum , among others its d cor was lavish, with elephants with Nubian riders, nymphs and cherubs in abundance on the plasterwork, and it seated 3000 people on four levels. For the following twenty years all the top ... renamed EdinburghFestival Theatre . In 1997, the distinguished theatre manager and artistic ... EdinburghFestival Theatre Official Website http www.laughingaudience.co.uk house management.html Theatregoer letters to Paul Iles, Founding General Manager of EdinburghFestival Theatre, 1992 ... and structures in EdinburghFestival Theatre Category Theatres in EdinburghFestival Theatre Category Category B listed buildings Category Listed buildings in Edinburgh coord 55 56 48.12 N 3 11 10.24 ... as a Festival venue. Finally, after its third major re modeling, the Empire Palace Theatre re opened ... more details
edinburghfestival fringe 2010 programme unveiled title Edinburghfestival fringe 2010 programme unveiled publisher The EdinburghFestival fringe accessdate 12 January 2011 ref Established in 1946 as an alternative to the EdinburghInternationalFestival , it takes place in Scotland s capital during ... uninvited to the inaugural EdinburghInternationalFestival in 1947. Seven performed in Edinburgh, one ... during the second EdinburghInternationalFestival Round the fringe of official Festival drama, there seems ... of the InternationalFestival and the Edinburgh establishment , leading to outbursts of animosity ... edge drama to an international audience on both the EdinburghInternationalFestival and on the Fringe ... together by the EdinburghInternationalFestival as a rebuff to the emerging Fringe. But its title ... newspapers, hard line aficionados of the EdinburghInternationalFestival , and occasionally from the EdinburghInternationalFestival itself. The Fringe s own position on this debate may be summed ... portion of the festival on the Royal Mile , in August 2007. The EdinburghFestival Fringe The Fringe ... History of the Edinburgh Festivals accessdate 2 April 2008 publisher EdinburghFestival ref Between ... 2004 . The Fringe has grown dramatically since its inception. Statistics for 2009 EdinburghFestival ... 2009 jan 10 edinburghfestival fringe box office Edinburgh Fringe may seek 600,000 bail out , Severin ... held the reins, established Edinburgh Book Festival and Fringe manager Kath Mainland was appointed ... ref 2003 EdinburghFestival Fringe 2003 saw a production of Twelve Angry Men play 12 Angry Men staged at the Assembly Rooms EdinburghEdinburghFestival Fringe Assembly Rooms using established comedians ... latest stand up show Fame in 2007 EdinburghFestival Fringe 2007 . Gervais was accused of greed ref ... in Grahamstown, South Africa, and Edmonton International Fringe Festival . The number of such events ... is an addition to the Festival proper. Hence the EdinburghFestival Fringe. But where there is no actual ... more details
Deleted image removed Image epf 160.jpg thumb The Edinburgh People s Festival is inspired by the 1945 Labour Government which established the EdinburghFestival to be a celebration of the arts for the people, by the people . It looks to showcase indigenous talent and provide high quality cultural entertainment at venues across the city, especially in the outer schemes at prices everyone can afford. It carries on the tradition of the original Edinburgh People s Festival 1951 54 and acknowledge the cultural contribution made by Hamish Henderson , Ewan MacColl , Joan Littlewood , Norman Buchan , Joe Corrie and Councillor Jack Kane . The festival was re established in 2002 by the Scottish Socialist Party Member of the Scottish Parliament MSP , Colin Fox who still heads up the organising committee. Since 2002 the People s Festival has presented shows in Saughton Prison, Edinburgh s Royal Infrimary, the Scottish Parliament, The Stand Comedy Club, Woodburn Miners Welfare, the BMC Club in Gorgie, Artspace in Craigmillar and the North Edinburgh Arts Centre as well as community centres in the North, South, East and West of the city. The People s Festivals award winning exhibition was constructed by the inmates of HMP Edinburgh and tells the story of the organisation from its origins in 1951 to the present day and was the centrepiece of last years Radical Book Fair. The 2009 August programme included the Hamish Henderson Memorial lecture, the launch of a new book entitled What Robert Burns means to me to celebrate the bards 250th anniversary, a walking tour of Radical Edinburgh , a concert Songs of the People and a tour of Rebus Edinburgh endorsed by Ian Rankin himself. The Edinburgh People s Festival website is www.edinburghpeoplesfestival.org http www.edinburghpeoplesfestival.org.uk Edinburgh People s Festival Category EdinburghFestival Category 1951 establishments Category Recurring events established in 2002 ... more details
cleanup date August 2010 nofootnotes date August 2010 notability date August 2010 Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival is an independent film festival which aims to inspire, enlighten and entertain outdoor enthusiasts, whether they are climbers, skiers or snowboarders, kayakers, BASE jumper s or explorers. The festival was established in 2003 and is now firmly established as an annual event, held in October each year in Edinburgh . Over 2,000 people attend the festival each year, making the EMFF one of the best attended mountain film festivals in the UK. Past speakers include Sir Chris Bonington , Simon Yates mountaineer Simon Yates , Dave MacLeod , Timmy O Neill , Andrew Greig and Barry Blanchard , as well as adventurers such as Mark Beaumont , Benedict Allen and Justine Curgenven . The festival runs a film competition, a photography competition and writing competitions all of which are open to anyone to enter. External links http www.emff.co.uk Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival website http www.edinburghguide.com story edinburghfilmfestival 4387 Edinburgh guide article, 2009 http thescotsman.scotsman.com latestnews This weekend39s Edinburgh Mountain Film.4605669.jp Scotsman feature article, 2008 Category Film festivals in Scotland Category Culture in Edinburgh ... more details
The 2006 EdinburghFestival Fringe was the 59th EdinburghFestival Fringe . Events 2006 was the first Fringe following the introduction of the Smoking, Health and Social Care Scotland Act 2005 new legislation banning smoking indoors. During a photocall at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Assembly Rooms for a play in which he was playing Winston Churchill , the actor Mel Smith lit a cigar, flouting the ban. Controversy arose when Smith insisted he would smoke onstage during the first performance he did not go through with this claim. ref cite web url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi scotland edinburgh and east 5252054.stm title Smith rethink on smoking gesture publisher BBC News accessdate 2009 05 15 date 2006 08 07 ref Venues 2006 was the first year that the udderBELLY , an offshoot of the Smirnoff Underbelly Underbelly venues in the shape of an upside down purple cow, was erected on Bristo Square. ref cite web url http www.underbelly.co.uk webpages udderbelly index.php title Udderbelly What is it publisher Underbelly Limited accessdate 2009 05 10 archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5gpFx50gP archivedate 2009 05 16 deadurl no ref Awards Empty section date July 2010 References reflist 2 Category EdinburghFestival Category 2006 in Scotland EdinburghFestival Fringe, 2006 comedy stub ... more details
distinguish EdinburghFestival Fringe multiple issues coi September 2010 confusing September 2010 notability September 2010 The Free Festival is an organisation that promotes free shows of all genres at the annual EdinburghFestival Fringe in Scotland . Free Festival venues are commonly independently ... the EdinburghFestival Fringe Fringe office created controversy after being accused of inflating ... www.guardian.co.uk stage 2009 aug 08 free fringe festivaledinburgh title Free Fringe, Free Festival ... cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi scotland edinburgh and east 7559754.stm title Free Festival ... Festival show became the first non ticketed show at the EdinburghFestival to be nominated for a main ... award ref 2009 Facts In 2009 there were a total of 2,098 shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and 235 ..., and after the Edinburgh Comedy Festival the second largest promoter of Comedy . citation ... of the Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival New Venues in 2010 The Metropole Cafe Venue 141 The Reverie ... Festival was set up by Alex Petty of Laughing Horse Comedy, who has organised free venues at the Edinburgh ... Hill, splitting away from that organisation in 2006. See also EdinburghFestival Fringe EdinburghFestival ... Festival Show Article Category EdinburghFestival Category Theatres in Edinburgh Category Free ... Festival. Performers are allocated timeslots for free on the condition that they do not charge ... freefestival aboutus.htm title About The Free Festival ref Although audience members are asked ... too expensive for comics work BBC News date April 5, 2005 ref Generally, Edinburgh Fringe shows are self ... and accommodation. The aim of The Free Festival is to provide performers and festival goers with a cheaper ... news url http www.bbc.co.uk news uk scotland edinburgh east fife 11177522 title Edinburgh Fringe defends ticket sales total work BBC News date September 3, 2010 ref Free Festival Programme The Free Festival promotes comedy, theatre, music, cabaret, opera, musicals, film, children s shows, events ... more details
The 2001 EdinburghFestival Fringe was the 54th EdinburghFestival Fringe . The Fringe ran from 5 27 August 2001 and presented 1462 shows over 176 venues. ref name Report01 cite web url http www.edfringe.com uploads attachments 1020355811Fringe A. RptFinal.pdf title Fringe Annual Report 2001 publisher edfringe.com accessdate 2009 05 18 archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5gsJzqNzd archivedate 2009 05 18 deadurl no ref Awards Theatre Scotsman Fringe First Awards Week One Gagarin Way Runt Like Thunder Bedbound Ferdydurke Week Two Man in the Flying Lawn Chair Moving Objects Raw Jesus Hopped the A Train Neutrino Week Three School for Fools Upside Down Cracked Mental Midden Comedy Perrier Comedy Awards Winner Garth Marenghi s Netherhead Richard Ayoade , Matthew Holness and Alice Lowe Nominees Jason Byrne comedian Jason Byrne Adam Hills Go You Big Red Fire Engine Daniel Kitson Love, Innocence And The Word Cock Dan Antopolski Antopolski 2000 Best Newcomer Award Winner Garth Cruickshank and Eddie McCabe Let s Have a Shambles Nominees Andy Zaltzman versus the Dog of Doom Danny Bhoy Cambridge Footlights Far too Happy Edward Jaspers, Tim Key , Dan Macaskill, James Morris, Mark Watson comedian Mark Watson and Sophie Winkleman References reflist comedy stub festival stub Category EdinburghFestival Category 2001 in Scotland EdinburghFestival Fringe, 2001 ... more details
The 2003 EdinburghFestival Fringe was the 56th EdinburghFestival Fringe . The Fringe ran from 3 25 August 2003 and presented 1541 shows over 207 venues. 2003 was the first year that over one million tickets were sold at the Fringe. ref citeweb url http www.edfringe.com story.html?id 640&area id 48 title Fringe Facts Annual Report 2003 publisher edfringe.com date 07.11.08 accessdate 02.05.09 ref Venues The Pod, a 400 seater theatre on Festival Square, was erected for the first time and hosted acts including Daniel Kitson , Tommy Tiernan and Danny Bhoy ref name Annual Report cite web url http www.edfringe.com uploads attachments 1077548074Fringe Annual Report 2003 for web.pdf title Fringe Annual Report 2003 publisher The Festival Fringe Society accessdate 2009 05 10 archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5gm7PcKG0 archivedate 2009 05 14 deadurl no ref Spiegeltent The Famous Spiegeltent The Spiegeltent moved to a new location on George Square Gardens, to where it has returned each year since. Unusual venues at the 2003 Fringe included a public toilet, a bus and a lift. Awards Comedy Perrier Comedy Awards Perrier Comedy Award ref citeweb url http ifcomedy.com past winners.html title if.comedy Past winners publisher ifcomedy.com accessdate 03.05.09 archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5gm7Q0N7B archivedate 2009 05 14 deadurl no ref Winner Demetri Martin If I Nominees Adam Hills Cut Loose Flight of the Conchords High on Folk Howard Read The Big Howard and Little Howard Show Reginald D. Hunter White Woman Best Newcomer Award ref citeweb url http ifcomedy.com newcomers.html title if.comedy Newcomers publisher ifcomedy.com accessdate 03.05.09 ref Winner Gary Le Strange Polaroid Suitcase with Waen Shepherd Nominees Alex Horne Making Fish Laugh with Tim Key Miles Jupp Gentlemen Prefer ... Category EdinburghFestival Category 2003 in Scotland EdinburghFestival Fringe, 2003 comedy stub festival stub ... more details
Primary sources date September 2010 Image 2006 FestivalInternational Main Stage.jpg thumb right The main stage at the 2006 festival Buckwheat Zydeco is playing. The FestivalInternational de Louisiane is an annual music and arts festival held in Lafayette, Louisiana celebrating the Cajun French heritage of the region. The festival was first held in 1987 and has become very popular, attracting musicians, artists, and craftsmen from around the world. The festival is held outdoors in the third week of April, and is free to the public, drawing about 300,000 attendees. Citation needed date May 2010 The stated mission of the festival is to cquote Enrich the community by celebrating its native culture Educate the public to the historical achievements and artistic expressions of related global cultures Encourage an appreciation for the arts Enhance the economic development of the Acadiana region through the presentation of an internationally recognized arts event Promote cultural exchange on a national and international level. 20px 20px ref Cite web url http www.festivalinternational.com site7.php title Mission of FestivalInternational accessdate 2010 03 25 ref Participating artists Image Buckwheat Zydeco.jpg thumb right Buckwheat Zydeco on the main stage at the 2006 festival. The festival draws musicians from around the world. Past performers include Cyro Baptista Brazil La Bottine Souriante ... date January 2011 FestivalInternational de Louisiane has a variety of music, performers and vendors from all over the world. It is free to attend the Festival, which is supported by donors, volunteers ... International culture. FestivalInternational de Louisiane happens the last weekend on April with opening ceremonies on Wednesday evening. The Festival closes out Sunday evening with an all artist music jam. The Festival is maintained 90 by volunteers. See also Cultures Acadian Cajun Louisiana ... the festival Category Acadiana Category Music festivals in the United States Category Ethnic music ... more details
unreferenced date September 2010 orphan date September 2010 Infobox University name EdinburghInternational College image size 200px established 2010 city Edinburgh country Scotland website http www.napier.ac.uk eic logo File EIC JointLogo JPEG.jpg thumb deletable image caption EdinburghInternational College EIC is an associate college of Edinburgh Napier University and was established in 2010. Operated by Navitas , EIC provides international students with pathway programmes that enable them to graduate with full degrees from Edinburgh Napier University. The college is located in Napier University buildings near Bruntsfield , Edinburgh . EIC currently offers international students entry to degree level and Pre Masters programmes in subject areas such as Accounting and Finance, Business, Tourism and Computing, with further subjects expected to be available in 2011. While studying at EIC, students have full access to university facilities, including 24 7 computer labs, libraries and the Students Union. Students also benefit from a personalised approach to teaching, with class sizes no bigger than 35 students, and additional English Language support is available if required. Navitas provides higher education pathway programmes throughout the world and, in the UK, also operates colleges at Brunel University , University of Hertfordshire , Anglia Ruskin University , Swansea University , University of Portsmouth and University of Plymouth . External links http www.napier.ac.uk eic EdinburghInternational College http www.napier.ac.uk Edinburgh Napier University Category Edinburgh Napier University ... more details
Image EICC1.JPG right thumb 300px The EdinburghInternational Conference Centre building in the west of the city The EdinburghInternational Conference Centre , or EICC for short, is the principal convention and conference centre in Edinburgh , Scotland . Location The centre is at the heart of the masterplanned Exchange District in the west end of the city, and was designed by the architect Sir Terry Farrell , who ran the project from his Edinburgh office, opened to manage this project and other work in the Exchange. Construction on the EICC began in March 1993 and the centre opened in 1995. It caters to around 200,000 delegates every year and generates in excess of 60m in revenue for the City of Edinburgh . Notable events In 1999 the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland was held in the EICC. The Church s General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland Assembly Hall was being used by the Scottish Parliament at the time. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1997 CHOGM was held in the EICC. To commemorate this occasion, the Clydesdale Bank issued a special commemorative banknotes of the pound sterling 20 note . The reverse side featured an illustration of the EICC building alongside the new Clydesdale Bank building at Tollcross, Edinburgh Tollcross , with Edinburgh Castle in the background. ref name clydesdale cite web url http www.rampantscotland.com SCM clydecomm.htm title Clydesdale Bank Commemorative Notes publisher Rampant Scotland accessdate 2008 10 15 ref References Reflist added above External links Sources by script assisted edit External links http www.eicc.co.uk EICC website http www.terryfarrell.co.uk projects relaxing relax icc.html Terry Farrell Discussion of the building from Sir Terry Farrell Edinburgh coord 55 56 45.99 N 3 12 34.73 W type landmark display title Category Buildings and structures in Edinburgh Category Terry Farrell buildings Category Buildings and structures illustrated on sterling banknotes Scotland struct stub ... more details
EdinburghInternational Climbing Arena EICA Ratho , formerly the Ratho Adventure Centre is an adventure sports facility located in Ratho , on the outskirts of Edinburgh , Scotland . When it opened, it was the largest indoor climbing arena in the world. ref cite web url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi scotland 3047298.stm title Adventure sports climbing high publisher BBC News date 5 July 2003 accessdate 2009 02 26 ref The centre opened in 2003, but in 2005 the company running it went into receivership , and the centre was temporarily closed. In 2007 the centre reopened under a new owner, Edinburgh Leisure, a not for profit company part funded by City of Edinburgh Council. Since then, visitor numbers to the centre have grown and parts that were not complete, like the office suites, have been completed. Services and facilities The centre offers the world s largest indoor climbing arena, bouldering facilities, the Scottish National Judo Academy, and an aerial assault course . The centre was originally going to host a scuba diving tank, but this facility was delayed and later scrapped when the centre went into administration. The centre also has a gym that is specifically aimed at climbers with large amounts of strength and cardio equipment. Another gym for teenagers, called NRG Zone, is based ... links http www.eica ratho.com The EdinburghInternational Climbing Arena Ratho http www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk ... Edinburgh. The centre is located in the former Ratho Quarry, which closed in 1905. The location ... face of the quarry. Its location close to Edinburgh, around a 20 minute drive, meant a large potential customer base. The proximity of Edinburgh Airport means that climbers from all over Europe ... title A Review of the World Youth Climbing Championships 9th 12th September 2004 at Ratho in Edinburgh ... just an inch under the floor level. Since the takeover by Edinburgh Leisure the roof problem has been ... Sports venues in Edinburgh ... more details
Bupa Great EdinburghInternational Cross Country . Spikes Magazine . Retrieved on 2009 ... CROS09 news newsid 48889.html Dinkesa shocks while Masai marches on in Edinburgh Cross Country . IAAF ... assemble in Edinburgh Preview . IAAF . Retrieved on 2009 12 23. ref The meeting is broadcast by the BBC ..., Ochichi join Edinburgh cross country fields . IAAF 2006 01 03 . Retrieved on 2009 12 23. ref ref Gillon ... from Shaheen in Edinburgh . IAAF . Retrieved on 2009 12 26. ref A new team competition format ... . http www.iaaf.org CROS11 news newsid 59023.html Kipchoge and Masai prevail in snowy Edinburgh . IAAF ... more details
International Animated Film Festival may refer to Annecy International Animated Film Festival Hiroshima International Animation Festival Kalamazoo Animation FestivalInternational KROK International Animated Films Festival Melbourne International Animation Festival Ottawa International Animation Festival Platform International Animation Festival Red Stick International Animation Festival It may also refer to International Comics and Animation FestivalInternational Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film See also List of major animation festivals disambig ... more details
Infobox recurring event name Edmonton International Fringe Festival logo image caption location Edmonton ... 2011 August 11 to August 21 genre Fringe Theatre Festival website http www.fringetheatre.ca Edmonton International Fringe Festival The Edmonton International Fringe Festival produced by the Fringe Theatre ... A Fringe Theatre Event in Edmonton s Old Strathcona District. Inspired by the EdinburghFestival ... Waterson have appeared at the festival regularly. Unlike the EdinburghFestival s, where artists ... and outdoor stages and over 40 Street Performers entertaining the festival patrons. Edmonton is the largest Fringe Festival in North America based on indoor ticket sales. More than 1,500 performers take part in the festival each year. In 2010, ticketed attendance was 92,747 to indoor shows, with an estimated outdoor site attendance of 457,409. Admittance for performers to the festival is determined ... can and do feature almost every form of art and entertainment . The festival itself takes place ... by FTA into temporary theatres to host theatre companies. During the festival, the streets ... s promoting their plays. In addition to the hundreds of national and international artists who travel ... performers who participate each year. Many of the local performers have been with the festival since ... in which for a relatively low application fee, the festival provides artists with a venue, a set number of performances, two technicians, and front of house and ticketing services and general festival ... Own Venue , similar to the Edinburgh Fringe model. The Edmonton Fringe is a founding member of the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals . Image Fringe edmonton 2007.jpg thumb Edmonton International Fringe Festival. Nancy Bromley of http www.vibe tribe.ca Vibe Tribe Image Fringe edmonton pins.JPG ... Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival http www.albertastars.com galleries fringe festival edmonton 2007 Fringe Festival Edmonton in Pictures http www.fringetheatreadventures.ca media 2010 News Journal ... more details
Atlanta International Pop Festival can refer to Atlanta International Pop Festival 1969 , the 1969 festival Atlanta International Pop Festival 1970 , the 1970 festival Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival July 3 & 5, 1970 , a live album by The Allman Brothers Band disambig ... more details
There have been several International Festivals of the Sea held in the United Kingdom port of Portsmouth . These include InternationalFestival of the Sea, 1998 InternationalFestival of the Sea, 2001 InternationalFestival of the Sea, 2005 disambig ... more details
Encyclopedia
top
