Chansons choir in night of opera
16 KINROSS: Music - Billy Walton and Carvin Jones, a rock blues hurricane inspired by Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn, play Backstage at The Green Hotel. Music from 8pm, tickets £20 from www.mundellmusic.com
16 PERTH: Event - Evening to mark the centenary of the Armistice at St Leonard’s in the Fields church. Talks on soldiers’ letters and poetry by Dr Derek Patrick, with music from Perth Jambouree Choir Cabaret Singers. Evening starts at 7.30pm, tickets £10, school children £5 from members of the choir, members of the church, or on the door. Money goes towards the church and the Black Watch Association.
16 PERTH: Dance - Gaelic Society of Perth hosts a ceilidh at St Matthew’s Church. Dance starts at 7.30pm and features the Perth Gaelic Choir and Mod gold medallists Wilma Kennedy, Donald Brown and Calum Alex Macmillan. Entry £6 for society members, £7 for non-members.
16 PITLOCHRY: Music - Gavin Munro from the Red Pine Timber Company plays an acoustic set at The Old Mill Inn. Music from 9pm, entry is free.
16 MOULIN: Music - Scotland’s ‘son of fun’ Eddie Rose and friends play Moulin Village Hall. Evening starts at 6.30pm for 7pm, entry is £6 including refreshments and money raised will go towards the upkeep of the village hall.
16-18 ABERFELDY: Film - The Annual Aberfeldy Film Festival, new movies with a theme of ‘Animals’ linking them this year, The Birks Cinema, see www.heartlandfilmsociety.org.uk for titles and timings.
17 PITLOCHRY: Music - Last Orders, a rock tribute act, plays a dynamic range of rock and pop songs from the likes of Bon Jovi, AC/DC, Katy Perry and The Black Eyed Peas at the Old Mill Inn. Music from 9pm, entry is free.
17 KINROSS: Event - Dawn goose watch at RSPB Loch Leven from 7.15am to watch the pink-footed geese from Iceland and Greenland. Tickets £15, RSPB members £12, includes a breakfast roll, from EventBrite.
17 PERTH: Music - Bohemian Monk Machine play at The Twa Tams with support. Music from 9pm, free entry.
17 KINROSS: Music - Focus, a progressive rock band from The Netherlands, play Backstage at The Green Hotel. Tickets from www. mundellmusic.com
17 PERTH: Event - Perth Christmas lights switch on in the city centre, with celebrity acts including James Arthur, Pixie Lott and Stephen Mulhern. come to the free event from 1pm until 9pm.
17 PERTH: Music - Christmas lights switch on after-party at The Green Room from 8.45pm. Music from Blair Davie (from Stop the Rain and Future Firsthand), hvsk, Bad Hombres and CRYSTAL. Entry is free.
17 PERTH: Event - Perth and Kinross Archive holds an open day, go behind the scenes and view some of the treasures and meet volunteers, AK Bell Library, 10am-12.30pm. Free.
17 KINROSS: Music - The Bevvy Sisters perform at Kinross Parish Church from 7pm. Tickets from Macbeth Currie solicitors in Kinross, Light Up My Heart in Milnathort or from TicketWeb.
17 ERROL: Market - Errol Sunday Market at Errol Airfield with shopping and food. Open 8am until 3pm, entry is free see www.errolsundaymarket.co.uk
17 PERTH: Event - Black Watch Castle and Museum hosts a World War I dinner in the Queen Mother Room. The evening of fine dining will be themed and have historical entertainment. Tickets £45 from 01738 638152.
18 PERTH: Music - Chansons Choir performs an evening of opera and musical excerpts with conductor Howard Duthie, accompanist Gordon Murch,The Salutation Hotel, 7.30pm. Tickets £12, £4 students/under 26s from www.chansons.co.uk or call 01259 742346.
17-18 BIRNAM: Music - The Hector Ensemble provide a weekend for amateur musicians to play with a Scottish folk orchestra, Birnam Arts. Workshops from 10am until 6pm, tickets £75 from the box office on 01350 727674.
17 PERTH: Market - International Christmas Market across the city centre in wooden chalets. The market will run until 7pm on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
17-18 PERTH: Market - Perth chocolate and gin street festival on King Edward Street. Market stalls open from 9am until 5pm each day.
17-18 KINROSS: Theatre - Performance of the musical Hairspray at Loch Leven Community Campus. Tickets £9, concessions £7 from Macbeth Currie solicitors in Kinross, Light Up My Heart in Milnathort or from TicketWeb.
18 PERTH: Event - A workshop on ‘love addiction’, for women who are unable to deal with lost relationships at Perth Subud Centre. Empowerment coaches will work to support women with self-confidence, selfesteem and self-worth. Workshop from 3pm, tickets £18.92 from EventBrite.
18 PERTH: Comedy - Daniel Sloss brings his show X to Perth Theatre’s Joan Knight Studio from 7.30pm. Tickets £17.50, concessions £15.50 from Horsecross box office on 01738 621031.
18 PERTH: Event - Adventure for children between the ages of 8 and 12 at Quarrymill from 1pm. Event is free but booking essential from 01577 862356 or miranda.shepherd@rspb. org.uk
18 PERTH: Event - The Handmade Show with accessories, jewellery, glass, ceramics and more in Perth Concert Hall’s foyer and Norie-Miller Studio from 10.30am until 4.30pm. Entry is free.
18 KINROSS: Music - Acoustic duo Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri play Backstage at The Green Hotel. Music from 8pm, tickets £28 from www. mundellmusic.com
18 PERTH: Event - Perth Festive Feast at Horsecross Plaza, 9am until 5pm. Enjoy a Christmas-themed spread of cake, soup, chocolate and gin with live music and entertainment.
19 PERTH: Music - Daimh plays The Monday Night Thing at Perth Theatre’s Joan Knight Studio from 8pm. Tickets £15, concessions £13 from Horsecross box office on 01738 621031.
19 KINROSS - Music: Glenfarg Village Folk Club holds its annual song competition for the Sandy Watt Quaich, an entertaining night, Backstage at the Green Hotel, doors 7.30pm, music from 8pm. Entry is £2.
19 PERTH: Ballet - Russian State Ballet performs The Nutcracker at Perth Concert Hall. Tickets from £22.50, concessions from £21.50 from Horsecross box office on 01738 621031.
19 PITLOCHRY: Talk - Nature writer Jim Crumley will speak on ‘the nature of winter’ at Pitlochry Tryst Hall. Talk starts at 7.30pm, for more information contact richardwhorobin@tomcroy.co.uk
20 TUMMEL BRIDGE: Event - Unfinished objects day at Kynachan Hall. Bring your unfinished projects to the village hall to work together on them, from 10am until 4pm. Entry is £7.40 and includes a soup and sandwich lunch.
21 KINROSS: Event - Crime writers Gillian Galbraith and Shirley McKay will be in conversation at Loch Leven Community Library from 7pm. Tickers £5 from www.ticketweb.uk
22 BLAIR ATHOLL: Talk - Composer and musician Muriel Johnstone will give a talk on the music, musicians and composers of Highland Perthshire at the Atholl Arms Hotel. Talk starts at 7.30pm, entry is £5 including refreshments.
22 KINROSS: Event - Best-selling author of BBC One’s Shetland and ITV’s Vera Ann Cleeves will be discussing her latest book ‘Wild Fire’ at Loch Leven Community Library from 7pm. Tickets £5 from www.ticketweb.uk
22 PERTH: Event - Wild Woodlands for pre-school children at Quarrymill on ‘tremendous trees’ from 10am. Free but booking essential from miranda.shepherd@rspb.org.uk
22 PITLOCHRY: Event - An evening with clairvoyant Richard Stibbles at Cargill’s Clubhouse, Pitlochry Golf Club. Evening from 7pm until 10pm, tickets from the clubhouse on 01796 472334.
22 SCONE: Talk - Bestselling crime and children’s author Sara Sheridan will be talking about her books at Scone Library. Talk from 5.30pm, entry is free.
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