Curmudgeon are some fine folk
31 PERTH: Music - Hip-hop group The Ducks play live at Mucky’s Bar with support from TalkBack. Music from 9pm, entry is free.
31 PERTH: Music - The Shiverin’ Sheiks play 50s rock ‘n’ roll music, gospel, country and rhythm and blues at the Twa Tams. Music from 9pm, entry is free.
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 PERTH: Music - Alan Carberry plays live at The Venue. Music from 9pm, entry is free.
01 KINROSS: Music - The Sounds of Simon, a tribute act to Simon and Garfunkel, play live Backstage at the Green Hotel. Music from 9pm, tickets £25 from www.mundellmusic.com
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 feast costs £12 from Hansen’s Kitchen or £15 on the door.
01 PITLOCHRY: Music - Kinky Karma plays covers from the 80s to the present day at the Old Mill Inn. Music from 9pm, entry is free.
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
02 PERTH: Market - Record and CD fair at the Salutation Hotel, allowing people to buy, sell and exchange CDs, vinyls and DVDs. Market from 11am until 4pm, entry is free.
02 KINROSS: Music - Top blues guitarist Ben Poole plays live Backstage at the Green Hotel. Music from 8pm, tickets £20 from www.mundellmusic.com
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 KINROSS: Music - Glenfarg Folk Club welcomes Curmudgeon, Donald, Laurie, and Andrew play a night of pipes, whistles, fiddle and guitar as they explore traditional and contemporary Scottish music and songs, Backstage Bar, The Green Hotel, doors 7pm, music 8pm. Tickets £8, non-members £10.
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 484626.
06 PERTH: Talk - Alexander Moffat will speak on the work of 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.
06 KINROSS: Music - Martin Barre
Trio play live acoustic, Backstage at the Green Hotel. Music from 8pm, tickets £35 from www.mundellmusic. com
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.
06 PITLOCHRY: Event - Charity quiz night at The Old Mill Inn to raise money for Cornhill Macmillan Centre. Entry is £40 for a team of four, prebook on 01796 474020.
07 KINROSS: Music - Martin Barre Band plays live electric, Backstage at the Green Hotel. Music from 8pm, tickets £35 from www.mundellmusic. com
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.
07 PERTH: Music - Mikey Maclennan from The Carloways plays live at The Venue. Music from 8.30pm, entry is free.
08 METHVEN: Music - Robert Carmichael plays an acoustic evening at the Methven Arms. Music from 8pm, entry is free.
08 ST FILLANS: Market - Farmers’ market at Achray House Hotel on the banks of Loch Earn. Market runs from 10am until 2pm, entry is free.
08 PERTH: Music - Bathtub Hooch play top cover songs live at The Venue. Music from 9pm, entry is free.
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.
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 KINROSS: Music - The Chris Slade Time Line, a tribute to drummer Chris Slade, plays Backstage at the Green Hotel. Music from 9pm, tickets
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.
13 PERTH: Talk - Dr Dan Potter, assistant curator at National Museums Scotland, will talk on discovering Ancient Egypt at Perth Museum and Art Gallery. Talk starts at 1pm, entry is £2.
14 CRIEFF: Theatre - Clydebuilt puppets put on ‘Myths of the Vikings’ for children at the Strathearn Community Library. Puppet show starts at 2.30pm, entry is £5.
14 BLAIRGOWRIE: Event - Funny folk and fable family storytelling at Blairgowrie Library. Event starts at 10.30am, entry is free.
14 PERTH: Music - Chris Small plays live at The Venue. Music from 9pm, entry is free.
14 PERTH: Event - Around the world with the Black Watch in North America, children can make their own bald eagles at the Black Watch Castle and Museum. Event from 10am until 3pm, suggested donation of £3.
14 PERTH: Event - Afternoon tea with the archives in the empire gallery at the Black Watch Castle and Museum. Event starts at 2pm, tickets £18 from www.theblackwatch.co.uk
14 PERTH: Music - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with soloist Karen Gomyo on violin, Perth Concert Hall, 7.30pm. Tickets from £14.50, 01738 621031.