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Reading and Drawing with Eilidh Muldoon (Children's Event)

At: The Portobello Bookshop

On:20th June 2022, 10:30am - 11:00am

Reading and Drawing with Eilidh Muldoon (Children's Event) at The Portobello Bookshop

We are delighted to celebrate Independent Bookshop Week 2022 with a special reading and live drawing workshop with author and illustrator Eilidh Muldoon!

Eilidh has previously illustrated our shop window and created the beautiful mural in our children's section, so we can't wait to welcome her back for what's set to be a very fun Monday session of colouring in, reading and animal impressions!

This event is aimed at children aged 2-5 and attendees must be accompanied by one parent or guardian maximum. All materials required for the workshop will be provided as part of the booking. We expect this event to last around 30 minutes in total.

We are planning for the event to take place in the bookshop in our children’s section. On the morning of the event, our team will be wearing masks and we encourage accompanying adults to do the same, where possible.

Please note that £3 vouchers are only redeemable in the bookshop on the day of the event – we'll have a list of attendee vouchers to be redeemed.

Information on accessibility in the bookshop can be found here.

 

Eilidh Muldoon lives in a wee village by the sea, about an hour outside Edinburgh. She studied at Edinburgh College of Art, graduating in 2013 with an MFA in Illustration. She now teaches part time at the college and work freelance from her home studio. Eilidh's work is often very detailed and intricate, a mixture of hand-drawing and printmaking methods. The beautiful landscapes and iconic buildings of the cities, towns and islands around Scotland inspire much of her work.  She also illustrates for books and is fascinated by the power of images to communicate stories to people of all ages.  

Please note: Tickets for our events are non-refundable. Professional photography and videography may take place during this event. Thank you for your understanding.

The venue

The Portobello Bookshop

46 Portobello High Street
Edinburgh
EH15 1DA

Telephone: 0131 629 6756

Website: www.theportobellobookshop.com


Wheelchair Access

We have a ramp at the front of the shop which has a ratio of 1:10 and loading capacity of 300kg, and so should be able to be used by most wheelchair users or those with mobility vehicles. The front doors are fully automated. Our shop interior is designed to allow access throughout for wheelchair users and prams, though please note there is only 700mm wide clearance to access the staff toilet.

Sound

We use a PA system to enhance the audio at our live events. We also have a hearing loop system installed, if you’d like to use our loop system during an event please let us know and we’ll make sure we have it set up and connected to the live audio feed during the event. If you wish to attend an event and require BSL interpretation, please give us a few weeks notice and we’ll do our best to arrange an interpreter.