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  "description": "Another music venue closing, Children's Festival programme launched, city's top creatives at Town Hall event, live shows from Thundercat, Basement Jaxx & Richard Ayoade + a new local art zine",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-25T16:47:37.000Z",
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    "please get in touch",
    "Full programme for May's Edinburgh Tradfest revealed",
    "This year's programme for Fringe by the Sea",
    "Lunchtime theatre: A Play, A Pie and A Pint at the Roxy",
    "Final tickets for Sigur Rós with Scottish Chamber Orchestra at the Playhouse",
    "One-off performance in memory of The Great Lafayette",
    "Edinburgh International Children’s Festival",
    "Thom Dibdin, All Edinburgh Theatre",
    "The full listings are here and tickets are on sale now",
    "Ghost Bros.",
    "Miriam Morris",
    "They invite you to the zine's launch party tonight from 7pm at Typewronger",
    "farewell message on Instagram",
    "Find out more about Fiends in the Furrows on their website",
    "Instagram",
    "More details here",
    "Lyceum",
    "Andy Arthur shares his excellent research on Threadinburgh",
    "You Can’t Fight City Hall! The thread about Lothian Road Public SchoolEdinburgh doesn’t have the greatest track record when it comes to building public concert halls; such projects usually involving endless (or even terminal) delays. Even the grand old lady of …ThreadinburghSkip to content",
    "The last remaining tickets are here",
    "Have Swagger | Creative Town HallHave Swagger - No agendas. No limits. Just pure creativity, collaboration, and inspiration.Creative Circle",
    "The last batch of tickets is here",
    "here's a video of what to expect",
    "A handful of tickets are here",
    "Tickets go on sale on Friday",
    "Subscribe now"
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  "textContent": "👋 Welcome to the **124th** weekly **Culture Minute** : a round-up of Edinburgh’s local creative news, events, jobs and opportunities.\nIf I’ve missed anything please get in touch. Thanks to everyone who contributes! You're why this exists.\n\n#### **👀 The most-viewed links from last week’s Edinburgh Culture Minute:**\n\n  1. 🎻 Full programme for May's Edinburgh Tradfest revealed.\n  2. 🏖️ This year's programme for Fringe by the Sea.\n  3. 🎭 🥧 🍺 Lunchtime theatre: A Play, A Pie and A Pint at the Roxy.\n  4. 🇮🇸 Final tickets for Sigur Rós with Scottish Chamber Orchestra at the Playhouse.\n  5. 🎭 One-off performance in memory of The Great Lafayette.\n\n\n\n* * *\n\n## 🗞️ News\n\nThe programme for this year's Edinburgh International Children’s Festival (30 May to 7 June) was published this morning. It covers theatre, circus, dance, music, puppetry and more, with events for all ages. - Thom Dibdin, All Edinburgh Theatre.\n\n  * ⮑ The full listings are here and tickets are on sale now.\n\n\n\n📰 **New local art publication alert 🚨\n _Hot Butter Press_** promises to bring '_new flavour to the Edinburgh art zine scene_ ' with open calls, new art, new writing and creative prompts. The quarterly riso print zine is produced by local artists Sarah D (aka Ghost Bros.) and Miriam Morris. - They invite you to the zine's launch party tonight from 7pm at Typewronger.\n\n🎹 **Another music venue closing**\nAfter nearly 21 years in business, **_The Rat Pack Piano Bar_** at Shandwick Place in the West End is closing. The venue's owners posted a farewell message on Instagram saying it will close on 5 April. They said:\n\n> _\"As our loyal customers over the years have matured with time, it’s been hard bringing in the new generation of party goers to appreciate the entertainment and what we offer, at the same time it is also very hard to source and have some of the Musicians we have had in the past, maybe it’s just that times change and tastes evolve. So rather than try and sit it out and go through the inevitable pain of survival- as many businesses similar to ours are and have been doing, we would prefer to close with dignity and let some younger blood revive the space.\"_\n\n🍿 The organisers of Cinetopia and Leith Kino are planning a new **folk horror film festival** at venues across Leith in April. - Find out more about Fiends in the Furrows on their website and Instagram.\n\n📙 Happy birthday to **Argonaut Books**. The Leith Walk shop is celebrating its fourth anniversary with a 25% off deal today only and by launching a 10% off deal for students forever. - More details here.\n\n🎭 James Brining, the Lyceum's Artistic Director, will be on the theatre stage on Thursday for a post-show discussion. He'll answer questions and share 'behind the scenes insights' about **_One Day: The Musical_**. - Lyceum.\n\n🎼 Did you know that the current site of the modern wing of the National Museum of Scotland on Chambers Street was once proposed (in 1898) as a location for the **Usher Hall**? The venue has a fascinating history and local historian Andy Arthur shares his excellent research on Threadinburgh.\n\nYou Can’t Fight City Hall! The thread about Lothian Road Public SchoolEdinburgh doesn’t have the greatest track record when it comes to building public concert halls; such projects usually involving endless (or even terminal) delays. Even the grand old lady of …ThreadinburghSkip to content\n\n* * *\n\n## **🎟️ Big tickets this week**\n\n🎤 TONIGHT: Some of the city's most successful (and hardworking) creative people will be sharing their stories and wisdom at the _**Creative Town Hall**_ event this evening at the Out House. Titled '_Have Swagger_ ', the event focuses on ways to increase your confidence in your own work. Organisers say: \"**_Creativity is being devalued, and we can’t let it_**.\" The speakers (in alphabetical order) are: Ian Greenhill of Studio Something, Debbie Morgan of Leith, John Osborne of Queer Ad Folk, Marie Owen of LS Productions, Barrington Reeves of Too Gallus and Pamela Scobbie of John Doe. - The last remaining tickets are here.\n\nHave Swagger | Creative Town HallHave Swagger - No agendas. No limits. Just pure creativity, collaboration, and inspiration.Creative Circle\n\n🔊 A second batch of tickets has been released for **Auntie Flo's** full live band show at The Pitt's _Box Energy Day Party_ (+ Moncaya + Eclair Fife + Lord of the Isles) on Sunday 3 May. - The last batch of tickets is here and here's a video of what to expect.\n\n🎤 Funnyman **Dara Ó Briain** is back at the Playhouse on Saturday night with his new live show 'Re:Creation'. - A handful of tickets are here.\n\n🎟️ **Richard Ayoade** is bringing his tour to the Usher Hall on 10 June. - Tickets go on sale on Friday.\n\n🎸 A couple of big gigs at the **Usher Hall** next week:\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 25 - 31 March 2026",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-25T16:47:38.339Z"
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