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02 PERTH: Event - A psychic evening at the Tulloch Institute with mediums Cat Williamson, Helen Robertson and a special guest. Night begins at 6pm, tickets £7 from Eventbrite. Money raised will go towards Pitcairn Primary School.
02 PERTH: Music - ‘Smashed: Hell on Perth’ at The Twa Tams, with music from a range of metal, hard rock and heavy bands. Music from 9pm, entry is free. Over-18s only.
02 PERTH: Event - Bonfire and fireworks display at Dobbie’s Garden Centre. Food served from 5.30pm, fireworks display at 7.30pm. Entry costs £3.
02 KINROSS: Music - Three-piece blues and rock trio The Pat McManus Band plays Backstage at The Green Hotel. Music from 9pm, tickets £18 from www.mundellmusic.com
02 BRIDGE OF EARN: Music - Contemporary folk duo The Mad Ferret Band play at Bridge of Earn Institute. Tickets on sale from www.madferretrecords.com
02 PERTH: Music - Blues band North Wind, a pared-down acoustic trio made up of members of Tayside’s Wolftrain, The Venue, 9pm.
02 PITLOCHRY: Music - Magical Mozart by Candlelight at Pitlochry Festival Theatre from 7.30pm. The European Baroque Ensemble and opera singers perform The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro and Cosi Fan Tutti, amongst others. Tickets from the box office on 01796 484626.
02-03 PERTH: Circus - Perth Adventure Circus performs an aerial circus production ‘Lost’ at the Goodlyburn Theatre, Perth College UHI. Performances will be at 7.30pm each night and a 2pm Saturday matinee. Tickets cost £10 from www.adventurecircus. org
02-03 ABERFELDY: Event - Aberfeldy Festival, music, poetry, drama, culture and arts, beer, whisky and food. Bands playing in Aberfeldy Town Hall include Bryde, Mutual Benefit, Laurie Cameron, Spook School, Life Model, Ray Harris, Star Wheel Press. Tickets from www.aberfeldyfestival.co.uk.
02-04 BLAIR ATHOLL: Market bonfire Christmas fair at Blair Castle with a range of artists and producers in the ballroom and Benvie Hall. Open from 10am until 4pm each day, entry is £3.
02-04 DUNKELD: Music - Perthshire Amber, the Dougie MacLean festival, returns to Dunkeld, celebrating folk, Scottish and contemporary music. Music across Murthly Castle Chapel, Dunkeld House Hotel, Taybank Hotel and Royal Dunkeld Hotel. Tickets for events from www.perthshireamber. com
03 PERTH: Music - Shaka Loves You, a fusion of funk, soul, disco and hip hop, plays at The Green Room. Music from 9pm, entry is free. Over-18s only.
03 PERTH: Music - Hallowe’en party at The Twa Tams, with entertainment headlined by Real Life Entertainment. Support from The Shores, Static Union and Shiva. Music from 9pm, entry is free.
03 PERTH: Music - Mike Munro’s Diamond Tribute at 44 Bar. Music from 8pm, tickets £10 from www. ticketsource.co.uk
03 PERTH: Music - Dougie MacLean plays Perth Concert Hall to finish the Perthshire Amber Festival from 8pm. Tickets £25 from Horsecross box office on 01738 621031.
03 PERTH: Music - David Hamilton plays an organ recital at St John’s Kirk from 3pm. Retiring collection.
03 MEIGLE: Market - Christmas fair in Kinloch Hall. Fair runs from 10am until 3pm, entry is £2 and includes festive refreshments.
03 PERTH: Event - What a Wonderfull world! Religious exploration with excerpts from the God Question TV series, Perthshire Players with a dramatic tale about a hairdresser and a scientist, Tenors Unlimited, Scottish composer and arranger Alan A Craig, Perth Theatre, 7pm. Tickets £13.50 and £10, www.horsecross. co.uk or 01738 621031.
03 PERTH: Talk - Day speaking about the recent archaeological works around Tayside, including Cailleach and Bodach stones, medieval friaries, Pictish stones, silver, excavations in Dunkeld, Glenshee and Loch Tay and plans for the future. Held at St Matthew’s Church from 9.40am, tickets £16 from Eventbrite.
03 BLAIRGOWRIE: Music - Hitman and Her 70s and 80s music night at The Angus Hotel. Music from 7pm, tickets £30 from Eventbrite.
03 MUTHILL: Event - Muthill preschool is hosting a winter fair at the village hall, from 10am until 2pm. All funds from the day will go to the pre-school.
03 PERTH: Event - Maisie Moo Magical Moments, a Perth charity aiming to get wheelchair-accessible play equipment installed on the North Inch, is hosting a charity coffee morning in Kinnoull Parish Church. Coffee served from 11am, all money will go towards the campaign.
03 KINROSS: Music - Solitaire, a tribute band to The Carpenters, plays Backstage at The Green Hotel. Music from 9pm, tickets £20 from www. mundellmusic.com
03 ABERFELDY: Art - Kate Downie will give a guided talk around the ‘Rhythms of Colour: late paintings and prints of Wilhelmina BarnsGraham’ exhibition at the Watermill Bookshop. Talk at 3pm, entry is free.
03 PITLOCHRY: Music - Ricky Ross from Deacon Blue performs an acoustic show at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. He will play some of the best hits and tracks from his new album. Show starts at 7.30pm, tickets £21.50 from the box office on 01796 484626.
03 COMRIE: Event - Blast in the Park Russell Watson, said to be the best-selling classic crossover musician of all time, will perform his Canzoni d’Amore at Perth Concert Hall, 7.30pm on Sunday and fireworks display at Laggan Park. Hot food and mulled wine served from 6pm, bonfire lit at 6.25pm, money raised goes towards Comrie Primary School.
03 PERTH: Market - Perth Farmers’ Market on King Edward Street from 9am until 2pm. A range of meat, vegetables, seafood and confectionery.
03 PERTH: Workshop - Create your own poppy to remember those who have lost their lives in conflicts at the Black Watch Castle and Museum. Open from 11am until 3pm, there is a suggested donation of £3 per child.
03 KINROSS: Music - Home-Bru concert, an afternoon of music by local musicians, at Kinross Parish Church from 3pm. Dnations will be given to Strathcarron Hospice. For more information, contact Margaret Sikora on 01577 864319.
04 ERROL: Market - Errol Sunday market at Errol Airfield with shopping and food. Open 8am until 3pm, entry is free see www.errolsundaymarket.co.uk
04 PITLOCHRY: Theatre - W-hat About?, a brand new children’s dance theatre performance celebrating family at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Performance from 2pm, tickets from the box office on 01796 484626.
04 SCONE: Dance - James McLauchlan presents Sway Sunday at the RDM Institute from 3pm until 6pm. Entry is £12, those wanting to book a spot can contact www. swaywcs.com/special-events
04 KINROSS: Music - Dr Feelgood plays Backstage at The Green Hotel. Tickets www.mundellmusic.com
04 PERTH: Music - Russell Watson performs his Canzoni d’Amore at Perth Concert Hall from 7.30pm. He has sold over seven million albums worldwide and is thought to be the
05 PERTH: Music - Zoe Francis and the Jim Mullen Trio play Blossom Dearie for The Monday Night Thing, Perth Theatre’s Joan Knight Studio from 8pm. Tickets £19.50, concessions £17.50 from Horsecross box office on 01738 621031.
05 PERTH: Event - Guy Fawkes night at the South Inch with a bonfire and fireworks display. Bonfire from 7pm, fireworks display from 7.30pm. Entry is free, although donations will be collected for Perth and Strathearn Rotary clubs.
07 KINROSS: Music - Glenfarg Village Folk Club’s annual song competition for The Sandy Watt Quaich, Backstage at The Green Hotel. Doors 7.30pm, music 8pm, entry £3.
07 KINROSS: Event - Nature Tots spends the day looking at hedgehogs and hibernating animals at RSPB Loch Leven from 10am. Tickets £6, RSPB members £4 from Eventbrite.
07 PERTH: Talk - Helen Sloan, principal stills photographer for Game of Thrones, will give a presentation on what it is like to work on the world’s biggest television production for Perthshire Photographic Society. The talk will be from 7.30pm at AK Bell Library. Tickets £5 from Eventbrite.
07 BLAIRGOWRIE: Talk - Fred Freeman, a leading figure in the study of Scottish literature, will talk on Hamish Henderson at Blairgowrie Library. Talk starts at 7.30pm, free tickets from the library or EventBrite.
08 PERTH: Music - Royal Scottish National Orchestra plays Perth Concert Hall from 7.30pm. Music includes Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Johnston and Poulenc. Tickets from £14.50 from Horsecross box office on 01738 621031.
08 KINROSS: Music - Soft Machine, featuring three members of the legendary 70s group and saxophonist Theo Travis, play Backstage at The Green Hotel. Music from 8pm, tickets £25 from www.mundellmusic. com
08-10 PERTH: Theatre - The Dolls Dragged Up at Perth Theatre from 2.30pm, 7.30pm and 8pm. Tickets from £29.50 from the Horsecross box office on 01738 621031.
09 PERTH: Event - Perth Death Cafe, discussion created by those that come along, Best Western Hotel, Leonard Street, 10am-12pm. Free.
09 KINROSS: Music - Lifesigns play Backstage at The Green Hotel. Music from 9pm, tickets £25 from www. mundellmusic.com
09 PERTH: Talk - Professor Frank Gunn-Moore talks on the neurobiology of dementia at the Soutar Theatre, AK Bell Library from 7.30pm. Tickets £7 from Eventbrite.
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