#StayAtHome Ideas to keep you busy
The show must go on and Quarantine Cabaret is on every Saturday night. Their goal is to help raise some money for independent performers who have lost income during lockdown. So far they have had poetry, music and drag. They had music from the mighty Withered Hand, so the ongoing shows are likely to be really worth turning up for. @ QuarantineCab on Twitter has the latest details.
Invisible (Edinburgh) virtual Tour: Invisible Cities have created a virtual tour of Edinburgh so you can discover the Scottish Capital through photos, audio and video files. You can book a Zoom call with your guide Paul, should you have any further questions on history, and also homelessness or social justice. Tour guides have all experienced homelessness. invisible-cities.org
Edinburgh World Heritage keeps us up to date with the history of our two world heritage sites. Their site is a good place to start exploring the city using interactive maps. www.ewh.org.uk
The good part about virtually visiting galleries is that you can see pieces of art which are in storage and which you would not see even if the galleries were open. One such painting is the portrait of James Adam painted by Antonio Zucchi which portrays Adam on his grand tour of Italy in 1763. He was one of the sons of WIlliam Adam who designed extensions to Hopetoun House at South Queensferry. Picture below courtesy of National Galleries of Scotland nationalgalleries.org
Edinburgh Zoo's live cameras are keeping people entertained. So now you don’t even have to walk up that steep hill. Sit back and watch the penguins and pandas having the time of their lives without being watched all the time by real, live actual people. And some are having babies. The Northern Rockhopper penguin chicks hatched live on webcam. This is an endangered species so it is good news that 14 eggs were laid. edinburghzoo.org.uk/ Weaving from home
If you are inspired by the handwoven tapestries at Dovecot then you can have a go yourself with a simple frame loom. They believe anybody can enjoy the art of weaving.There are lessons on the Dovecot website for you to follow. dovecotstudios.com