Homage to the king of rock ‘n’ roll

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 44 Bar 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.

11 CRIEFF: Market - Crieff town market, James Square. Stalls cost £30, all proceeds towards Crieff’s Christmas lights fund. For more information or to book a stall, contact CrieffLight@outlook.com

11 PERTH: Crafts - Make a messenger bag from recycled coffee sacks with upcycler Ruth Morris from 10am at Giraffe Cafe on Mill Street. Free tickets can be reserved online at EventBrite.

11 PERTH: Music - Riverside Rocks, with local bands playing rock, pop and folk music in the Norie-Miller Walk arches. A pop-up bar and food vendors will also be available, with music starting at 5pm. Entry is free.

11 PERTH: Music - Sound Machine Live play The Twa Tams. Music from 9pm, entry is free.

11 BLAIR ATHOLL: Art - Sketching and drawing tour of Blair Atholl including talks on the life cycle of the salmon and the River Tilt by guide Peter Barr and artist Dylan Gibson. Meet at the memorial car park at 9.30am and pre-book a free place by contacting pitlochryaea@ gmail.com 11-12 RATTRAY: Art - Rattray Arts Festival, Rattray Church Hall, 10am to 5pm, free entry. Hundreds of original paintings plus selected three dimensional designs by local sculptors, jewellers, silversmiths, stained glass artists and potters. Refreshments available, all proceeds being donated to Scottish Charity Air Ambulance. For further information, see the website at www.itsbraw.scot

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: Highland Games - 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 - Doggy Day Care is having a ‘Rinkle Riot’ party for all Pugs, Frenchies, Boston terriers. Tickets £8 per person. 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.

12 PERTH: Children - Funbox presents a Dinosaur Safari at Perth Concert Hall. Stone Age singalong silliness, with children encouraged to come dressed as an explorer, dinosaur or cave person. Tickets £15.50 from Horsecross box office on 01738 621031. Curtain up at 2pm.

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.

12 PERTH: Event - Charity Help Musicians UK brings its ‘surviving and thriving’ panel discussion at The Space, Perth Theatre from noon. Free tickets can be reserved online at EventBrite.

12 PERTH: Music - Chris Small from the Red Pine Timber Company plays The Twa Tams’ beer garden. Music from 4pm, entry is free.

14 PERTH: Dance - Let’s Dance, classes for people with physical and learning difficulties, at Perth Concert Hall from 6pm. Entry is free and places can be booked through the Horsecross box office on 01738 621031.

14 BLAIRGOWRIE: Dance - Let’s Dance, classes for people with physical and learning difficulties, at Life Centre from 10.15am. Entry is free and places can be booked through the Horsecross box office on 01738 621031.

15 DUNKELD: Music - Acoustic music night at Butterstone Village Hall. Music from 8pm, tickets £5 on the door, BYOB.

15 CLUNIE: Event - Knit and Natter, Clunie Hall, 2-4pm. Knit, sew, crochet or just come for a chat.

15 PERTH: Music - International youth band festival at Perth Concert Hall, with 500 young artists from China and Scotland performing on stage from 7.30pm. Entry is free but ticketed from Horsecross box office

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.

17 PERTH: Music - Don Nicolson plays live, Auld Hoose, 9pm. Free entry.

17 PITLOCHRY: Music - Moray singersongwriter Calum Mackenzie Jones plays original songs at McKays bar. Music from 9pm, entry is free.

17 PITLOCHRY: Music - Anton O’Donnell from Americana band Anton and the Colts plays an acoustic set in The Old Mill. Music from 9pm, entry is free.

17 - GLENISLA: Highland Games Glenisla Highland and Friendly Society 149th Gathering, The Haugh, Forter, Glenisla. 12.30pm onwards. Heavy events, piping competitions, dancing, hill race and children’s races. Stalls and refreshments. Entrance £7, under-14s and parking free. Following the games there is a dance at Glenisla Village Hall. Traditional dress appreciated but not essential. Doors open 9pm.

17 BLAIRGOWRIE: Dance - Ericht Scottish Country Dance Club, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 7.30pm with the James Coutts band. £6 entry, all welcome. Further information is available on the website at www. erichtdance.co.uk

17 PERTH: Music - Cover Daddy play The Twa Tams. Music from 9pm, entry is free.

18 PERTH: Music - Karaoke with Billy Tully, Auld Hoose, 8.30pm. Entry free.

18 BRIDGE OF EARN: Music - The Mad Ferret Band, a mix of traditional and contemporary folk music at the Institute with support acts. Doors at 7pm. Tickets £10 from www.themadferretband.com

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