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Mini Maker Faire – Breakfast with the bunny at Hard Rock  – Cycling event in August – Doug Allan talk – JD Fergusson exhibition

After a tremendously successful initial outing in 2013, Edinburgh Mini Maker Faire is coming back – this time bigger, shinier, and with more knobs on! Filled with novel gadgets, ingenious inventions, works-in-progress demonstrations and performances, exhibitions and interactive workshops, Edinburgh Mini Maker Faire will be a day-long celebration of maker culture at Summerhall, showcasing invention, creativity and resourcefulness from across Edinburgh and beyond.

More details here.

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Hard Rock Cafes across the UK are getting in the Easter spirit hosting a ‘Breakfast With The Bunny’ morning on Sunday 20 April that promises to be a little bit of Easter fun all the family and friends will enjoy.

Hard Rock Cafe Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester and London will be donning their bunny ears and inviting families to come along and enjoy some Easter fun and games including Easter egg hunts and Easter egg painting. Hard Rock Edinburgh will also have a magician to bring even more entertainment to the event.

The Easter Bunny will also be making an appearance to welcome children and families to the special breakfast at the Cafes.

Priced at just £7.95 for kids and £11.95 for adults, guests at ‘Breakfast With The Bunny’ will also get some tasty treats and sweets too!

Breakfast With The Bunny takes place at Hard Rock London, Manchester and Glasgow from 10am – 12noon and at Hard Rock Cafe Edinburgh from 12noon – 5pm.

For further information and to book tickets visit http://www.hardrock.com/

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Local charity It’s Good 2 Give are organising a cycling event in East Lothian which starts and finishes at Musselburgh Race Course. There are routes of various lengths from 3k for the toddlers to 47 or 73 miles for the others.

You can register here.

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At the Lyceum wildlife cameraman Doug Allan will be talking about his work. And he has worked with the best – on Blue Planet and Planet Earth with Sir David Attenborough for example.

“Join Doug for an unforgettable evening of extraordinary animal adventures and unique wildlife film footage.  Ask Doug questions about his encounters and travels, and discover what it’s like to be up close and personal with nature’s biggest creatures.”

Booking details here  

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The sunshine looks as though it might disappear by early afternoon according to the BBC Weather so if you are looking for something to do perhaps it should be indoors.

At the Scottish Gallery of Modern Art the JD Fergusson exhibition runs till 15 June 2014. Fergusson was an Edinburgh born painter who was born in Leith.

More details here.

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