Leith Late

by Rocca Gutteridge, 13 Jun 2011

LeithLate is a free Leith-based art event happening on Thursday 16th June, co-inciding with the Leith Festival. LeithLate is one huge art opening, with a strong emphasis on visual art and music, but encompassing film, poetry and dance, across 10 venues situated on and around the top half of Leith Walk, most of whom are staying open late in order to participate. LeithLate is spread across 5 art venues and 5 local businesses, with 3 brand new exhibition openings taking place during the course of the event.

The event itself runs between 6pm and 8pm, during which time participants are invited to move around the route, partaking in some of Leith’s finest creative offerings, and then culminating in the LeithLate afterparty at Pilrig St Pauls Church, which lasts from 8pm to 11pm (entrance fee to the afterparty is £4). The Skinny is printing a route map that reflects all participating venues, designed by local artist David Lemm, plus a preview of the event in the June edition of the magazine.

• Word of Mouth Café, 3A Albert Street. 6pm

LeithLate, will be showcasing a poetry-music-video performance by Zorras, plus breakdancing by Edinburgh Mela project Shared Territories followed by an Artachat discussion.