As we went to press there were still a few tickets left for Amnesty's Fringe fund-raisers. Ed Byrne and Andrew Maxwell are tonight's hosts, with guests including Rich Hall and Brendon Burns. These gigs sell out quick, so get on the phone as soon as y
ou finish reading this.
0131-623 3030
MUSIC
AFRICA'S RHYTHMST ANDREW'S AND ST GEORGE'S CHURCH, 4:30PM
The African Children's Choir are back for their third Fringe year. Formed, once again, to raise awareness of the plight of African children, and to fund their education, the 2008 choir consists of children who have lost their parents to poverty or illness, particularly AIDS.
0131-225 3847
MUSIC
MELEECABARET VOLTAIRE, 7PM
If "driving pop-rock anthems and uplifting power ballads" are your thing, go see this up-and-coming, Coldplay-influenced band, playing as part of The Edge festival.
0844 499 9990
DANCE & PHYSICAL THEATRE
DANCE BASE PRESENTS ... ENCLOSURE 44 – HUMANSEDINBURGH ZOO, FROM 10AM, TODAY UNTIL 16 AUGUST
You may have read about this one already. This is the show in which dancers live in a cage in the zoo for eight hours every day. You'll need to buy a zoo ticket to see it. Turn up at 1pm for feeding time.
0131-314 0350
VISUAL ART
BUS TRIP TO LITTLE SPARTALEAVE FROM INGLEBY GALLERY, 1:30PM
If you've never seen it, grab the chance to see the late Scottish artist Ian Hamilton Finlay's extraordinary living work of art, a classical garden built on moorland near Edinburgh. There are bus trips every Wednesday throughout August, starting today. Booking is essential.
07826 495677
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