Leo Houlding’s on top of the world

music at the Twa Tams. Music from 9pm, entry is free.

23 PERTH: Music - Pete Caban and friends lead a blues night jam at the Twa Tams. Music from 9pm, entry is free.

23 PERTH: Music - Classical guitarist Milos Karadaglic plays Bach to The Beatles at Perth Concert Hall, featuring the music of Bach, Granados, Albeniz, Villa Lobos, The Beatles and Deplessy. Music from 7.30pm, tickets from £17.50, concessions from £15.50, under 26s and students £6, under 18s free from the Horsecross Arts box office on 01738 621031.

23 PERTH: Film - Perth Film Society screens ‘Women at War’ at the NorieMiller Studio, Perth Concert Hall. Film starts at 7.45pm, tickets £6, concessions £5 from the Horsecross Arts box office on 01738 621031. Film will be screened in Icelandic with English subtitles.

23 KINROSS: Music - Starlite Campbell Band play live Backstage at the Green Hotel. Music from 8pm, tickets £18 from www.mundellmusic.com

23-25 PERTH: Theatre - ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at Goodlyburn Theatre, Perth College UHI. Performances at 7pm, including a Saturday matinee at 1pm, tickets £10, concessions £5 from 01738 877313 or aswinfo. perth@uhi.ac.uk

24 KINROSS: Music - Billy Bremner’s Rockfiles play live Backstage at the Green Hotel. Music from 9pm, tickets £28 from www.mundellmusic.com

24 PITLOCHRY: Music - Whisky tasting with traditional live music to celebrate Robert Burns Day, at Robertsons of Pitlochry’s Bothy Bar. Event starts at 7pm, tickets £25 including a flight of five whiskies, from 01796 472011 or 07585143610.

25 KINROSS: Music - 50th anniversary tribute to The Flying Burrito

Brothers, live Backstage at the Green Hotel with an all-star line-up. Music from 9pm, tickets £30 from www. mundellmusic.com

25 PERTH: Event - Perth Burns Club annual dinner, Salutation Hotel, 6.30pm for 7pm. Tickets £30 members and £35 non-members. Full details and booking forms at: http://www.perthburnsclub.org.uk/ dinners.html

25 PITLOCHRY Music - ‘Burns Nicht’ at Pitlochry Festival Theatre with the Jambouree Cabaret Singers. Evening starts with a piped entrance into the festival restaurant for a traditional supper followed by a concert of poetry, song and music from 7.30pm. Tickets from the box office on 01796 484626.

25 PERTH: Music - The Bowie Experience at Perth Concert Hall. Music from 7.30pm, tickets £26.50 from the Horsecross Arts box office on 01738 621031.

25 PERTH: Music - Bob Stewart plays live at Greyfriars Bar. Music from 9pm, entry is free.

26 PERTH: Film - Live screening of The Bolshoi Ballet’s Giselle at Perth Playhouse. Screening starts at 3pm, tickets £17.50, concessions £15 from www.perthplayhouse.co.uk

28 PERTH: Event - Moncreiffe monthly Tuesday tea dance wth live music, Moncreiffe Church Hall, 1.30pm-3.30pm. Entry £3, contact Margaret on 01738 441297 or Elinor on 01738 561490.

29 PERTH: Film - Live screening of The Royal Opera’s La Boheme at Perth Playhouse. Screening starts at 7.45pm, tickets £17.50, concessions £15 from www.perthplayhouse.co.uk

29 PERTH: Theatre - ‘Heroine’, a drama based on the true story of military sexual trauma survivor Danna Davis, at the Joan Knight Studio, Perth Theatre. Performance

FEBRUARY

Pitlochry Festival Theatre hosts a treat for adventure film lovers, with the Banff Mountain Film Festival on Saturday. This still is from‘Spectre Expedition - Mission Antarctica’, one of a collection of films shown at the 2pm screening (the 7pm screening is fully booked). Leo Houlding (pictured), Jean Burgun and Mark Sedon live out their daring dream to reach the summit of the most remote mountain on earth, using snow-kites to travel great distances with massive loads at speeds up to 60kmph. Tickets £16 for all, 01796 484626. starts at 6pm, tickets £12, concessions £10 from the Horsecross Arts box office on 01738 621031. Over 16s only.

30 PERTH: Event - An open mic for children, ‘Kid’s Have Got Talent Tay’ hosted by Blend In - Stand Out, it could be singing, rapping, poetry, dancing or telling a joke. If they like to perform at anything, then bring them along to the National Christian Outreach Centre, Riggs Road, 6.15pm. This first session is free, sign up on the door.

31 CRIEFF: Music - Dan Jones and Friends, award-winning classical guitar composer, musician and teacher, with Ardvreck School guitar ensemble, which Dan directs, Strathearn Artspace, 7.30pm. Tickets £10, under 18s, students £8, call 01764 655556. Licensed bar.

31-February 01 PERTH: Theatre Girls Night OOT!, a production with a retro soundtrack, at Perth Theatre. Performances at 7.30pm and a Saturday matinee at 2.30pm, tickets from £11 from the Horsecross Arts box office on 01738 621031.

01 PERTH: Music - St John’s Music welcomes Claire Innes-Hopkins (University of St Andrews) for an organ recital, St John’s Kirk, 1pm. Free admission, retiring collection.

01 PERTH: Film - Live screening of The Met Opera’s Porgy and Bess at Perth Playhouse. Screening starts at 5.55pm, tickets £17.50, concessions £15 from www.perthplayhouse.co.uk

01-02 PERTH: Dance - Boss Cheer and Dance Open Championships 2020 at Perth Concert Hall. Performances from 9am each day, tickets £16.50, concessions £7 from the box office on 01738 621031.

02 PERTH: Film - Screening of The Royal Opera’s La Boheme at Perth Playhouse. Screening starts at 2pm,

03 PERTH: Talk - Levison Wood talks about his life on the road for the Royal Scottish Geographical Society at Perth Concert Hall. Talk starts at 7.30pm, tickets £21.50, society members £16.50, under 18s £11.50 from www.horsecross.co.uk

04-08 PERTH: Theatre - ‘The Croft’, a new drama about two women who arrive at a crofters hut in the Highlands and get cut off from the modern world, at Perth Theatre. Performances at 7.30pm, including a 1.30pm matinee on Wednesday and 2.30pm matinee on Saturday, tickets from £11.50, concessions from £10 from the Horsecross Arts box office on 01738 621031. Over 14s only.

06 PITLOCHRY: Music - ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’, a tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Music from 7pm, tickets from the box office on 01796 484626.

06 BIRNAM: Music - Opera Highlights is back on tour, stopping at Birnam Institute with operatic works including Delibes, Vaughan Williams Mozart, Lehár and Scottish Opera composer in residence Samuel Bordoli, 7.30pm. Tickets www. birnamarts.com

06 PERTH: Film - Perth Film Society screens ‘The Midwife’ at the Joan Knight Studio, Perth Theatre. Film starts at 7.45pm, tickets £6, concessions £5 from the Horsecross Arts box office on 01738 621031. Film will be screened in French with English subtitles.

07 PITLOCHRY: Theatre - Masters of the House, a journey through music theatre and movies from former West End stars, singing hits from Evita, Wicked!, Joseph, James Bond and Disney. Music from 7pm, tickets from the box office on 01796 484626,

07 PERTH: Music - The Gaelic Society of Perth cèilidh with a variety of Gaelic singers and some instrumentalists, St Matthew’s Church Hall, Tay Street at 7.30pm. Admission £6 for members and £7 for non-members.

08 PITLOCHRY: Music - Simon and Garfunkel through the years at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Music from 7pm, tickets from the box office on 01796 484626.

08 PITLOCHRY: Event - Psychic night with medium Richard Stibbles at the Pineview restaurant, Pitlochry Golf Club. Event starts at 7pm, tickets £25 including prosecco, canapes and finger food and two group readings from 01796 472334.

11 PERTH: Talk - John Harding-Edgar talks about his ancestor General Sir George Murray at the Black Watch Castle and Museum. Talk starts at 6.30pm, tickets £10, Friends of the Black Watch £8 from www.theblackwatch.co.uk

11 PERTH: Talk - Leon McCarron speaks on his 3000 mile trek to Xuefeng Mountain in China for the RSGS Inspiring People series, Salutation Hotel, 7.30pm. Tickets £10, free for society members and students.