Highland songs at ghostly castle
04, 05 LOCH TAY: The Celts are Coming, a fantastic weekend full of demonstrations, workshops and iron age life, Scottish Crannog Centre Kenmore, from 10am. Usual museum entry fee. See www.crannog.co.uk
05 SCONE: Music - Tribal band Clann An Drumma will be performing in the grounds of Scone Palace from noon until 4pm. Entry is £7.50, concessions £6.50 and children £5.50.
05 CRIEFF: Event - charity open day at Drummond Castle with archery, stalls, music and dancing and a gun dog display. Entry is £4, concessions £3 and children £2.
05 SCONE: Event - King Robert the Bruce heritage day at Scone Palace with battle re-enactments, axe throwing and weaponry displays from noon until 4pm. Tickets £7.50, concessions £6.50 and children £5.50.
07 BLAIRGOWRIE: Event - Blairgowrie and Rattray Arts Week, poetry workshop with Jim Mackintosh, Wellmeadow House, 7pm-9pm. Free, although spaces are limited. Contact Louise on 01250 871361to book.
08 STRATHEARN: Talk - Friends of Innerpeffray Library, Rita Bradd speaks on The Final Voyage of the Clipper Ship ‘City of Adelaide’, Rita travelled with the 1864 clipper on board a cargo ship on a 22,000km voyage to Australia, Innerpeffray Library Schoolroom, 7pm for 7.30pm.Tickets: £5 for FOIL members, £7 for guests. All are welcome.
10 PERTH: Event - Blend in, Stand out at BLEND coffee lounge. Local acts performing poetry slam and music, hosted by spoken word artist Rana Marathon. BYOB and raffle from 6.30pm.
10 PERTH: Music - Folkin Shenanigans plays live, Auld Hoose, 9pm. Free entry.
10 PITLOCHRY: Music - Glasgow singer-songwriter Jono plays an eclectic mix of old and new hits at The Old Mill. Music from 9pm, entry is free.
11 PERTH: Music - Karaoke with Billy Tully, Auld Hoose, 8.30pm. Free entry.
11 PITLOCHRY: Music - Kinky Karma from the Highlands play hits from the 80s to the present at The Old Mill. Music from 9pm, entry is free.
11 PERTH: Comedy - Des McLean does stand-up at The Venue from 8pm. Tickets £10 from www.ticketsource.co.uk
11 PERTH: Event - The first ever Perthshire Pride will be held on Horsecross Plaza with live music, stalls, food and speakers celebrating the region’s LGBT community from 1pm. An after party at Bar 44 will be held from 8pm.
11 PERTH: Event - Medieval Fayre across the city centre with re-enactments, music and traditional medieval food throughout the day.
12 BLAIRGOWRIE: Event - Blairgowrie and Rattray Arts Week, ‘poetry, pie and pint’ with poets Jim Mackintosh, Jon Plunkett and musician Hamish McGregor, Cargill’s Bistro, 3pm.
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 ‘wrinkle riot’ party for all pugs, Frenchies and Boston terriers. Tickets £8 per person with a max of two 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. Free entry, although donations of £10 or more suggested.
12 LUNCARTY: Event – Summer fun messy church in Luncarty Church Centre, 3pm-5pm followed by a family supper. Entry free, although donations are very welcome.
15 DUNKELD: Music - Acoustic music night at Butterstone Village Hall. Music from 8pm. Tickets £5 on the door, BYOB.
16 PERTH: Event - 7.45pm Elvis Presley’s legendary film ’68 Comeback Special, directed and produced by Steve Binder, including the 90 minutes television special concert which was Presley’s first live television performance in seven years, will hit the big screen again for one night only in celebration of its 50th anniversary, Perth Playhouse, 7.45pm.
17 PERTH: Event - Fair Trade fashion show, models from age two to 80+ with Perth baritone Kenneth MacIver as compere, St Leonard’s Church Hall.
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.
25 KIRKMICHAEL: Highland games Strathardle Highland Games, Bannerfield.
25 BIRNAM: Highland games Birnam Highland Games will be held in Little Dunkeld games field.
25 PERTH: Music - Karaoke with Billy Tully, Auld Hoose, 8.30pm. Free entry.
25 STANLEY: Music - The Solid Gold Band will perform their relaunch gig at the Tayside Hotel. Tickets cost £5 from the hotel or by calling 01738 828249.
25 PITLOCHRY: Music - Chunks, a cover band from Oban, plays The Old Mill. Music from 9pm, entry is free.
26 PERTH: Music - The summer punks’ all-dayer at The Green Room. Top bands from across the UK to perform including Kaddish, Uniforms, The Burnt Tapes, Cherym, Bird Law, Goodbye Blue Monday, Lou McLean, and The Hypocrites. There will also be an acoustic stage, food and a record sale. Doors open at 2pm, entry free.
26 SCONE: Event - Alice and Wonderland themed day at Scone Palace. Actors from Perth’s Ad-Lib Theatre Arts will be dressed up as the Tweedle-Dee, the Queen of Hearts and the White Rabbit. Families can dress up and enjoy games and afternoon tea with the Mad Hatter at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. Entry costs £7.50, children £5.50, Scone Palace season ticket holders free.
31 PERTH: Music - Scoogz plays live, Auld Hoose, 9pm. Free entry.
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