Southern Fried sounds in Perth
Island’ is a darker comedy about a psychic who promises to connect with the dead. Tickets £12, £10 for concessions and £5 for those under the age of 26. Tickets from www. birnamarts.com
26-28 CRIEFF: Festival – Crieff Comedy Festival is a brand new event featuring almost 60 comedy acts, across three venues (Crieff Golf Club, Square Bar, Tower Bar) over three nights. Headliners include Tom Stade, Tanyalee Davis, Mark Nelson, Raymond Mearns and Perthshire’s own Bruce Fummey. Tickets are on sale now at www.beforethefringe. com
27 PERTH: Workshop - Pop into Perth Museum and Art Gallery and enjoy the ‘Fearsome Craftsmen’ display and make a bees wax candles. Find out more about the crafts of the Vikings and handle Viking objects. No booking required. Free. Suitable for children ages 6+. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. www.culturepk.org.uk
27 BLAIR ATHOLL: Dance - Family ceilidh with visit from the young musicians from the Cairngorms National Park, playing traditional and not-so-traditional music. Blair Atholl Village Hall, Music starts 7.30pm. All ages are welcome, and there will be stovies at half-time, as well as a bar and raffle, entrance £5, under 16s free.
27 PERTH: Music - The Kellie Consort, a group of 18-30 year- old musicians works by JS Bach, Purcell, St John’s Kirk, 7.30pm. Tickets available at door.
27 PERTH: Event - Make a bees wax candle and Viking object handling at Perth Museum and Art Gallery from 10am until 12.30pm. Find out more about Viking crafts and handle objects from the time. Suitable for children over the age of six, must be accompanied by an adult.
27 PITLOCHRY: Music - Paisley singer-songwriter Johnny Barr plays a mix of covers and original songs at The Old Mill Inn. Music from 9pm, entry is free.
27 PERTH: Music - Chris Small from the Red Pine Timber Company will be playing at the Salutation Hotel. Entry is free.
27 PERTH: Music - Yola Carter presents a talk on classic Americana albums at John Ross Hi-Fi on Charlotte Street as part of the Southern Fried Festival. Starts at 3pm, free entry.
27 PERTH: Music - Live music on the outdoor stage on Horsecross Plaza for the Southern Fried Festival from 5pm. Compered by Bruce Fummey, acts include The Tumbling Souls and Gordie MacKeeman and his Rhythm Boys. Free.
27 PERTH: Music - Rodney Crowell live with support from Iris DeMent at Perth Concert Hall as part of the Southern Fried Festival. Music from 7.30pm, tickets £32.50, concessions £30 from the Horsecross box office on 01738 621031.
27 PERTH: Music - Daniel Meade with The Tumbling Souls play The Twa Tams as part of the Southern Fried Festival. From 9pm, entry is free.
27 PERTH: Music - a range of bands play at The Salutation Hotel as part of the Southern Fried Festival. Music from 10.45pm, tickets £17.50, concessions £15 from the Horsecross box office on 01738 621031.
28 PERTH: Music - Rock ‘n’ Roll Rendezvous at The Green Room, part of the Southern Fried Festival. Live music from The Shiverin’ Sheiks, Bobby King and the Kingfishers, The Diablos and The Groove Diggers, and DJ sets from Gordon Koolsville, Tojo and Neil Flipsville from 2pm until midnight. Tickets 01738 621031.
28 PITLOCHRY: Music - The Engine House play The Old Mill Inn with jangly guitars, fiddle, bongo, harmonies, electric bass guitar and drums. Music from 9pm, entry is free.
28 PITLOCHRY: Dance - Live Scottish country dance music and dancing with Alasdair MacLeod’s Band, Pitlochry Town Hall 7.30pm. Dancers £7, spectators £2.
28 PERTH: Music - Gretchen Peters presents a talk on classic Americana albums at John Ross Hi-Fi on Charlotte Street as part of the Southern Fried Festival. Starts at 11am, entry is free.
28 PERTH, ABERFELDY: Film Violinist André Rieu celebrates love, performing in his hometown of Maastricht, screened live in world cinemas, Perth Playhouse and the Birks Cinema, 7pm.
28, 29 KILLIECRANKIE: Event - The Soldiers of Killiecrankie, a spectacular two full days of family entertainment to commemorate the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689, at Claverhouse Stone, from 11am to 5pm. See www. soldiersofkilliecrankie.co.uk
29 PERTH: Music - Southern Fried Festival’s open mic night at The Green Room, hosted by Gav Munro from The Red Pine Timber Company. Musicians can join local acts for the afternoon of music, running from 2pm until 5pm. To pre-book a performance slot, contact southernfried@ horsecross.co.uk
29 PERTH: Music - Americana bands The Grahams, Lucas and King and Wesley Randolph Eader play The Green Room for Southern Fried Festival, with music straight from Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee. Music from 7pm, tickets from the Horsecross box office on 01738 621031.
30 KINROSS: Music - Glenfarg Village Folk Club presents Trials of Cato, Backstage at the Green Hotel, doors open 7.30pm, music starts 8pm. Entry fee £6 members, £9 non-
12 PERTH: Perth Highland Games will take place at Scone Palace with a mix of piping, heavyweight competitions, cycling and running, Highland dancing, gift stalls, solo piping and the very popular pipe band contest with large numbers of overseas bands taking part. On from 9am-5pm.
12 PERTH: Event - Perth Pet Care, Doggy Day Care are having a ‘Rinkle Riot’ party for all Pugs, Frenchies, Boston terriers. Tickets £8 per person with a max of 2 dogs per owner on sale now. Anyone under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, contact Perth Pet Care on 01738 476476 or pop in to buy your ticket.
12 PITLOCHRY: Drama - ‘Once Upon a Crime’, youngsters from Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s dance and drama summer schools will perform in the theatre at 2pm. Tickets from the box office on 01796 484626.
12 PERTH: Music - Perth singer, Kenneth Maciver headlines a concert of opera, songs from the shows and Scottish numbers, supported by fellow Jambouree singers Liam Bonthrone, Moira Duncan and Teenah Bee, St Leonard’s in the Fields Church, 7.30pm. Entrance is free donations of £10 - or more - are suggested.
17 PERTH: Music - Rock and soul band Plan B from Australia stop off at The Green Room on their UK tour. Music starts at 8pm, entry is free.
18 FORTEVIOT: Village Fete - Games, bric a brac, baking, steam engine display - Fun for all from1pm-5pm. Free entry.
18 BRIDGE OF EARN: Music - The Mad Ferret Band will play a mix of traditional and contemporary folk music at the Institute with support acts. Doors at 7pm, tickets £10 from www. themadferretband.com
19 CRIEFF: Highland games - Crieff Highland Gathering will be held in the town’s Market Park.
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