LEITHLATE FESTIVAL 2023 - plain text programme
ABOUT
This year’s LeithLate summer festival celebrates the melting pot that is Leith’s unique creative scene, venues, and community. The theme, Outside the Box, is a nod to trying new things, shaking up routine, and celebrating connection through fun and discovery. Bring your friends (or find some new ones!) and join us for an evening, a day, or the whole weekend!
FRIDAY 30 JUNE
GRANTON SÉANCE PERFORMANCE
Venue: Mote102, 102 Ferry Road, EH6 4PG
6-8pm, free, all ages
Interdisciplinary artist Megan Rudden presents a performance to coincide with her solo exhibition, Granton Séance.
Accessibility: ground-floor venue with step to enter
ERRANT MEDIA IN-STORE
Venue: Elvis Shakespeare, 347 Leith Walk, EH6 8SD
6:30-8pm, free, all ages
Live original pop music from local record label, Errant Media, featuring Errant Boy and Stephen McLaren.
Accessibility: Ground-floor venue with step to enter
ARTY PARTY
Venue: The Biscuit Factory, 4-6 Anderson Place, EH6 5NP
Doors open 7pm, £5 - £10, Ages 18+
Opening night party featuring music from maniatrix and .paperman, performance from Alicia Tryde and Guy Liner, tunes from Femmergy DJs, as well as food trucks, projection art and good vibes!
Accessibility: fully accessible venue, gender-neutral toilet on-site
SATURDAY 1 JULY
9FOOT-909
Venue: Lava Town Studios, 27/1 Arthur St, EH6 5DA
1-5pm, free, all ages
Ray Interactive presents a drop-in afternoon of sound-making. Create rhythms with a larger-than-life, interactive scale model of the legendary 909 drum machine.
Accessibility: ground-floor venue, gender-neutral toilet on-site
SCHOOL OF PEDESTRIAN CULTURE WALK
Start point: outside St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral, 61 York Place, EH1 3JD
2pm, free (registration required), Ages 18+
A facilitated walking (anti)tour in Bonnington and Leith exploring the complexities of studentification. The walk will take between 2-3 hours and will cover various surfaces and inclines, ending at the foot of Leith Walk.
HENS ON FILM
Venue: Sett Studios, 127 Leith Walk, EH6 8NP
5-7pm, free (BYOB), Ages 18+
A short film screening curated and hosted by The Hen Collective, featuring the work of Emma Bowen, Megan Davies, Frieda Ford, Mary Hanna, Lin Li, Missy McNaught, Celia Phillips, Sara Stroud, and Iona Rose Wheeler.
Accessibility: ground-floor venue, gender-neutral toilet on-site
MYSTERY BOX EXHIBITION PARTY
Venue: Sett Studios, 127 Leith Walk, EH6 8NP
7-9pm, free (BYOB), All ages
To coincide with the ‘Sett Studios Presents: Mystery Box’ exhibition, join us for a celebration of the work and practice of Sett’s studio holders, featuring open studios for the first hour, followed by live experimental sounds from musician and composer, Nicholas Kirk-Canny.
Accessibility: ground-floor venue, gender-neutral toilet on-site
SUNDAY 2 JULY
SNACK MAG PRESENTS: SETTLEMENT SOUNDS
Venue: Settlement Projects, 34A Haddington Place, EH7 4AG
1:30-3pm, free, all ages
An afternoon of acoustic music performances from Pippa Kinneen and Elsie MacDonald.
Accessibility: ground-floor venue
POLICE BOX POETRY
Venue: Leith Walk Police Box, EH7 4LT
3-5pm, free, all ages
Live poetry curated and hosted by Jj Fadaka, with performances from Louise Holland, Leyla Hussain, Pernina Jacobs and Hazel Peters.
Accessibility: fully accessible venue
SUNDAY MASS
Venue: Leith Arches, 6 Manderston St, EH6 8LY
6pm, £10 - £15, Ages 18+
A variety evening of music, poetry, comedy, storytelling and performance, bringing community together in the celebration of art and creativity. Performers include Eleanor Morton, Alycia Pirmohamed, Graeme Johncock (Scotland’s Stories), Pally, Uncle Kid, and more.
Accessibility: fully accessible venue, gender-neutral toilet on-site
EXHIBITIONS
SETT STUDIOS PRESENTS: MYSTERY BOX
Sett Studios, 127 Leith Walk, EH6 8NP
Opening event: Saturday 1 July, 7-9pm
General viewing: Sunday 2 July, 1-4pm
A showcase of visual art from studio holders including Fiona Beveridge, Theo Cleary, Chris Coatham, Josh Corkill, Joel Davidson, Rory Dixon, Natalie Doyle, Frieda Ford, Page Hardie, Connie Hurley, Abi Lewis, Emily Margaret, Aimee McCallum, Ot Pascoe, and Rehan Yousuf, and featuring an installation of work created over a five-year period by Sett Studios associate artist Alex Weir, aka SMEX.
Accessibility: ground-floor venue, gender-neutral toilet on-site
ELSEWHERE ART
Find local artists’ work at venues and businesses around Leith, featuring painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking and more.
Settlement Projects, 34A Haddington Place, EH7 4AG
Flore Gardner, THEre is no END
Niamh Hughes & Ferdia Foley, Gintis Group Promotional Pack
Stephanie Whitelaw, weed window
Opening hours: Fri & Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1-3pm
Accessibility: ground-floor venue
Mote102, 102 Ferry Road, EH6 4PG
Megan Rudden, Granton Séance exhibition
Opening hours: Fri, Sat & Sun 10am-4pm
Accessibility: ground-floor venue with step to enter
The Sly Fox cafe, 16 Henderson St, EH6 6BS
Eleanor Buffam, Reflections on the Water of Leith
Flo Hargreaves, i can fall in love with 110 experiences by sunday
Lily Hicks, DOG
Opening Hours: Fri & Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-5pm
Accessibility: ground-floor venue
Under the Arch cafe & bar, 99 Leith Walk, EH6 8NP
A J Kinroy, Edgelands series
Jagoda Natalia Zwiernik, Dreamland I and II
Opening hours: Fri & Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 11:30am-6:00pm
Accessibility: ground-floor venue