Art exhibition at Thomson\u2019s Tower<\/p>\n
Under Open Skies by Jennifer Austin<\/strong> will run from 8 to 14 June at Thomson\u2019s Tower, the yellow octagonal building on the shores of Duddingston Loch. <\/p>\n Jennifer has exhibited previously; in Orkney at the Workshop and Loft Gallery in St Margaret\u2019s Hope (May 2024) and at Highland Park in Kirkwall (March 2025) and in Edinburgh, at the Morningside Gallery (2024). She is completely self-taught and a pupil of the school of trial and error; she is the first to admit that her painterly craft and subsequent success and achievement owes much to YouTube during lockdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n This exhibition is a celebration of light; more specifically how light falls in, on and through the natural world. On display will be a mixture of oils and prints that illustrate Jennifer\u2019s relationship with light \u2013 a relationship that has been acquired through her Orkney upbringing. \u2018Light\u2019 in Orkney is special \u2013\u00a0 in the summer it can go on forever while in the winter, though in shorter supply, it can reveal itself in moments of intensity. It\u2019s in Jennifer\u2019s blood and in the air she breathes; both are revealed in her paintings \u2013 none more so than in the impressive \u2018Golden Hour\u2019. <\/p>\n Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n KUBA has opened at Edinburgh Printmakers in Fountainbridge, near the canal. <\/p>\n The caf\u00e9 is intended as a fusion of pan-African and Scottish cuisine bringing vibrant flavours and community spirit to Fountainbridge in the bright, airy, accessible space at Edinburgh Printmakers<\/p>\n Read more here.<\/a><\/p>\n More than 200 Rubik\u2019s Cube solvers will come to Edinburgh this weekend for the Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025 \u2014 set to be the biggest speedcubing competition ever held in Scotland, and one of the largest in Europe this year.<\/p>\n The competition takes place from Friday 30 May to Sunday 1 June at Meadowbank Sports Centre, with competitors from more than 20 countries attempt to solve the Rubik\u2019s Cube \u2014 as well as a range of other events from blindfolded to one handed \u2014 in the shortest possible time.<\/p>\n The competition, which is the first ever Scottish Championship to be held, is hosted by the UK Cube Association, with its results officially recognised by the World Cube Association (WCA), the international governing body for speedcubing.<\/p>\n Adam Leyton, one of the UKCA event organisers said: \u201cSpeedcubing has exploded in popularity in recent years.\u00a0\u201cPeople often think of the Rubik\u2019s Cube as a retro toy from the 1980s, but it\u2019s actually now more popular than ever! It\u2019s fantastic that we have the opportunity to host such a high-profile competition right here in Edinburgh.\u201d<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.ukca.org<\/a> Town Hall meeting \u2013 EIJB board awaits recommendations from officers<\/p>\n The packed meeting at the Augustine United Church on Monday night tells the officers who will be writing the reports for the next Edinburgh Integration Joint Board meeting one thing \u2013 the people who use the funding consider it vital. Both the Chair and Vice-Chair said they await the recommendations of officers ahead of the next meeting. <\/p>\n Cllr Tim Pogson was clear that he considered the board was out of ideas to close the \u00a330+million funding gap and he was at the meeting to listen. He said if anyone has ideas he is open to all suggestions.<\/p>\n One stark reminder of how important this funding is \u2013 and how small the possible cuts of \u00a32.2million are in the picture of a \u00a3900 million budget controlled by the EIJB \u2013 came from one of the people who depend on the Stafford Centre on Broughton Street which could face closure. He said from the floor that there are people who will face a bleak future without the care provided. <\/p>\n Watch the two hour long meeting on Change Mental Health\u2019s Facebook page. <\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1748329096_489_Golden-Hour.jpg\")
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