][1]Edinburgh Fringe is running at full throttle and nowhere is partying harder than the Aperol Spritz Garden in St Andrew Square.
To help your festival go with a swing (and a chuckle), 5pm Dining have teamed up with our chums at Aperol Spritz for a series of ticket giveaways to some of the hottest shows on the Fringe.
This week, the superduper, soaraway prize is for an Aperol Spritz kit plus a pair of tickets to see Elaine C Smith in the Ballroom at the Assembly Rooms on George Street.
The tickets are for Elaine’s show on Sunday 10th August at 6pm.
Brilliant one woman show
One of Scotland’s most popular entertainers, Elaine is a comedienne, actress, singer, writer, raconteur, political activist and, how could we ever forget, one of the original stars of Rab C Nesbitt in her role as Mary Doll.
She returns to the Fringe with her hugely successful one woman show – a brilliant mix of intelligent stand-up, storytelling and music.
The Herald called Elaine a ‘national treasure’. Ian Pattison, the creator of Rab C, has his own take on her, saying that ‘Elaine C Smith is a Scottish Institution. But so are Barlinnie and dodgy banks.’
][7]How to enter
To enter the competition, all you have to do is to head over to the 5pm Facebook page here and like & comment on the post with your name [post below]. Entry will close at midnight on Thursday 7th August and the winner will be notified on Friday 8th.
The Aperol Spritz kit will be sent out to your home address and your tickets will be at the Box Office of the venue where the show is on.
Aperol Spritz goes Venetian
Now resident in St Andrew Square, the Aperol Spritz Garden has everything needed to get you in the festival mood.
For 2014 The Aperol Spritz Garden is a Venetian hideaway with a modern twist. Imagine orange groves; wooden terracing covered with Italian lounge furniture; idyllic water features; cozy heaters, beanbags, and grassy picnic areas filled with deck chairs.
Open from 11am-midnight until the 25th of August, the Aperol Spritz Gardens are the festival’s coolest place to hang out and chill with an Aperol Spritz.
Pop in before your show or stick around afterwards to soak up the atmosphere.
Expect sunshine
We’re expecting sunshine, of course, but just in case there’s plenty of cover to make sure the summer showers don’t dampen the party spirit while you lap up a vibrant programme of live world music on the talent-filled Aperol Spritz Showcase Stage.
Acts playing over the next few weeks include the lovely Lady Carol, Black Cat Bone and Lord Holyrude – the gramophone DJ.
You can keep up with everything that is going on at Aperol Spritz Garden through Facebook or on their twitter account @AperolSpritzUK.
Here’s the hashtag #AperolSpritzGarden
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