WHAT’S ON
Museum times and seasonal events: Perth Museum and Art Gallery, Fergusson Art Gallery: Open Tues to Sat, 10am-5pm. Free. See www.pkc.gov.uk/ museums Black Watch Castle and Museum in Perth: Summer opening hours from April 1 to October 31, 9.30am to 4.30pm. Cafe, 9.30am – 4pm. See www. theblackwatch.co.uk Every Monday, the Vale of Atholl Pipe Band’s Highland Nights, Pitlochry Recreation Ground, gates 7pm, show 7.45pm, admission adults £7, children £1.
JULY Until AUG 31 DUNKELD: Art - Dunkeld Cathedral Art Exhibition, watercolours, oils, pen and ink, prints, embroidered and felted pictures, pottery, glass, at the Duchess Anne, the Cross, every day from 10am-7pm and 12-6pm on Sundays. Free entry. 25 LOCH TAY: Music - Feis Fhoirt Ceilidh Trail concert, Cameron Sharp (pipes and whistle), Euan McLaughlin, (fiddle and guitar), Nadia French, (clarsach) Rhona Stevens (guitar and vocals), Steven Stark, (accordion and drums), Selina Ross, (fiddle and piano), the Big Shed Tombreck, 7.30pm. All tickets £10, available via the bigshed Facebook page or http://www.wegottickets.com/ TheBigShedTombreck 25 PERTH: Event - family drop-in workshop from the Perth Embroiders’ Guild to learn about stitching and have the chance to create Pictish patterns at Perth Museum and Art Gallery from 1.30pm-3.30pm. 26 PERTH: Talk - Hayley Fisher gives talk on historical facial reconstruction at Perth Museum and Art Gallery at 6.30pm. Tickets £2, call 01738 632488. 26-27 PERTH: Event - Perth Society for Natural Science are inviting people to help search the site of the Blackfriars Dominican Friary to help find the burial spot of King James I of Scotland, who died in 1437, including workshops and learning about archaeology. Booking essential, email sup@hes.scot 27 ABERNYTE: Antiques - James McIlroy will be available at the Scottish Antique and Arts Centre from 10.30am to 3pm to give a verbal valuation ceramic and silver pieces for a donation to Dyslexia Scotland of £2 per item. (restricted to four items per customer). For further details contact SAAC’s Abernyte Centre on 01828 686401. 27-30 PERTH: Festival - Southern Fried Festival, with a weekend of American roots music, workshops, soul food and barbecue at various venues across the city. Line-up includes Nick Lowe, Loudon Wainwright III, Rodney Crowell, Jim Lauderdale, Sam Outlaw, and many more. Tickets can be bought at www.southernfriedfestival.co.uk 28 PITLOCHRY: Historic event - Friday Night Skirmish by Soldiers Of Killiecrankie, mounted re-enactment group, infantry cavalry Scottish Government Hanoverian soldiers, Jacobite Highlanders, be prepared for some gun fire). Free entry as it will take place along Atholl Road, Pitlochry’s main street, 5.30pm. 28 ALYTH: Walk - moderate guided walk by Gavin Lindsay from 1pm-3pm along the Barry Hillfort. Booking essential, contact 01738 477082. 29 PERTH: Music - American singersongwriter Chuck Prophet at the Southern Fried Festival in Perth Concert Hall. Tickets 01738 621031 or www. southernfriedfestival.co.uk 29-30 KILLIECRANKIE: Historic event Soldiers of Killiecrankie at Killiecrankie Battlefield on the B8079. Two days of events, with Jacobite cavalry displays, battlefield tours, stalls and food from 11am-5pm. Tickets cost £6, concessions £5, children £3 and family tickets £16. Visit www.soldiersofkilliecrankie.co.uk for more information. 29 PITCAIRNGREEN: Music/Event Scene on the Green Festival, family afternoon with live bands, drinks, curries, craft stalls and bouncy castle, from 1pm. Free entry. 30 PITLOCHRY: Exhibition - Pitlochry Gallery Association annual sale and exhibition (until August 19), 20% of all sales donated to charity, the Atholl Centre, Pitlochry, open Mondays to Saturdays 10am-5pm and Sundays 2pm-5pm. Admission free.