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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
26 PERTH: Dance - ‘Ya wee dancer’ ceilidh at Riverside Church with hot chocolate, food and dancing. Dancing from 2pm until 4pm, entry is £2 per person or £5 for a family, and all proceeds go to Andy’s Man Club.
28 ABERFELDY: Film - Aberfeldy Climate Cafe screens 2040 at the Birks Cinema. Film starts at 6.30pm. PG certificate, 90 mins, tickets £5.
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 starts at 6pm, tickets £12, concessions £10 from the Horsecross Arts box office on 01738 621031. Over 16s only. 31 PERTH: Talk - Allan Kilpatrick, data and recording projects officer at Historic Environment Scotland, will talk on ‘Not just Flanders: Scotland during World War I’ at AK Bell Library. Talk starts at 6.30pm, entry is free.
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.
FEBRUARY
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 COMRIE: Film - Comrie Film Festival, 10 films over two days with special guests, Q&As and a Saturday night feast at Comrie Rural Hall. Weekend tickets cost £15 from Hansen’s Kitchen, individual films cost £5 on the door, and the feat costs £12
Classical guitarist Milos Karadaglic is at Perth Concert Hall on Thursday with a concert featuring the music of Bach, Granados, Albeniz, Villa Lobos, The Beatles and Deplessy. He takes to the stage at 7.30pm, and tickets cost from £17.50, with concessions from £15.50, under 26s and students £6 and under 18s free from Hansen’s Kitchen or £15 on the door.
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, tickets £17.50, concessions £15 from www.perthplayhouse.co.uk
03 PERTH: Talk - Historian Sarah Sherlock talks on Egypt 1941, the first victory of World War II at the Black Watch Castle and Museum. Talk starts at 1.30pm, tickets £8, Friends of the Black Watch £6 from www. theblackwatch.co.uk
03 PERTH: Music - The Scottish Ensemble plays a lunchtime concert at Perth Concert Hall, including Mendelssohn and Enescu. Music starts at 1pm, tickets £10, concessions £9, under 18s free, or £11 on the day from www.horsecross.co.uk
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
06 PERTH: Talk - Alexander Moffat will speak on artist John Bellany and his work while living in Port Seton and Eyemouth, at Perth Museum and Art Gallery. Talk starts at 1.30pm, entry is £2.
07 PERTH: Talk - Professor Ian Toth from the James Hutton Institute in Invergowrie talks on ‘pests, pathogens and our food’ for Perth Society of Natural Sciences at the Soutar Theatre, AK Bell Library. Talk starts at 7.30pm, tickets £6, society members £2 and school students go free.
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 PERTH: Event - Children can make their own mummy at Perth Museum and Art Gallery. Event runs from 11am until 1pm, entry is free but must be booked on 01738 632488.
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.
12 PERTH: Event - Around the world with the Black Watch in Holland, children can design and paint their own Delftware pottery at the Black Watch Castle and Museum. Event from 10am until 2pm, suggested donation of £3.
13 PERTH: Event - Around the world with the Black Watch in Greece, children can create their own Greek clay pot at the Black Watch Castle and Museum. Event from 10am until 2pm, suggested donation of £3.
13 PERTH: Theatre - Clydebuilt puppets put on ‘Myths of the Vikings’ for children at the North Inch Community Library. Puppet show starts at 2.30pm, entry is £5.