EVENTS IN YOUR AREA

Aberdour

Aberdour Festival Various venues: Aberdour, KY3 0UP, until Sun August 7, times and prices vary. The picturesque seaside town plays host to an action-packed family-friendly festival. There’s something for all ages and all tastes, from a beach day with a sandcastle competition for children and fun run for adults, to a food market and picnic day, as well as sports, magic shows, children’s activities and live music over the course of 10 days. www.aberdourfestival.org.uk Family Ceilidh Festival Marquee, Hawkcraig Road, KY3 0UP, 01383 860045, Sat July 30, 7.30pm, £2.75. Off Centre Ceilidh Band lead this family ceilidh. There’s a fully-stocked bar and a barbecue to keep you fuelled. www.aberdourfestival.org.uk Comedy Night Festival Marquee, Hawkcraig Road, KY3 0UP, 01383 860045, Sun July 31, 7.30pm, £13.75. An evening of laughs headlined by Patrick Monahan and hosted by Jojo Sutherland. www.aberdourfestival.org.uk Classical Meets Jazz Festival Marquee, Hawkcraig Road, KY3 0UP, 01383 860045, Wed August 3, 7.30pm, £16.50. World-jazz guitarist and composer David MacGregor joins Cuban classical guitarist Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas for a unique collaboration. www.aberdourfestival.org.uk

Aberfeldy

Cocktail Workshop Dewar’s Aberfeldy Distillery, PH15 2EB, 01887 822010, Fri August 5, 4–6pm, £30. A whisky tasting class and distillery tour followed by a cocktail lesson. www.dewars.com Charity Garden Opening Achnacloich & Farleyer Field House, Balhomais, PH15 2JE, until Mon October 31, Sat 10am–4pm, £4. Take a walk through this garden, home to a succession of wonderful bulbs, flowering shrubs, rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolias and primulas. Proceeds go to Maggie’s, the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland and the NTS Gardens Fund. www.scotlandsgardens.org

Alloa

Charity Art Exhibition Gordon R McFarlane Art Gallery, 41 Mill Street, FK10 1DW, 01259 723 303, until Sat August 20, daily (not Sun) 9am–5pm, free. A charity art exhibition by Alloa Art Club in aid of Ochils Mountain Rescue. www.grmcfarlane.com Arbroath Zippos Circus: Celebration Inchcape Park, Burnside Drive, DD11 1PW, until Sun July 31, Fri 3pm & 7.30pm; Sat noon, 3pm & 7.30pm; Sun noon & 3pm, £7.50–£26. Ringmaster Norman Barrett MBE and his performing budgerigars celebrate 30 years of the modern circus with aerial acrobatics, clowning, contortion and fun including a trapeze artist without a safety net, knife-throwing, a blindfold wheel of death and comedy from Mr Lorenz and Alex the Fireman. www.scotlandsfavouritecircus.scot

Burntisland

Burntisland Summer Fairground The Links, KY3 9DY, until Sun August 21, Mon-Sat noon–10pm; Sun 1–9pm, free. All the fun of the fair with something for everyone, including children’s and adult rides, side stalls and more candy floss than you can shake a stick at. www.facebook.com/BurntislandSummerFair Wartime Advances, Peacetime Applications Museum of Communication, 131 High Street, KY3 9AA, 01506 823424, until Wed September 28, Wed & Sat 11am–4pm, free. Exhibition of wartime technology. www.mocft.co.uk

Crail

Crail Guided Walk Crail Museum and Heritage Centre, Marketgate, KY10 3TL, 01333 450869, Sun July 31, 2.15–4pm, £2 (children £1). A leisurely walk around Crail including entry to the 12th Century church and 16th Century doocot. www.crailmuseum.org. uk

Dundee

CSI Dig Pit Dundee Science Centre, Greenmarket, DD1 4QB, 01382 228800, until Sun October 23, daily 10am–5pm, price included in admission. Dig up some clues and figure out who the bones you find belong to. www.dundeesciencecentre.org.uk Dare ProtoPlay Caird Hall, City Square, DD1 3BB, 01382 434940, until Sun August 7, Thu-Sat 10am–6pm; Sun 10am–4pm, free. Scotland’s biggest free video gaming education and consumer festival with games, talks, conferences and workshops for the general public as well as those in the games industry. www.dareprotoplay.com Eddo Stern Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 909900, until Sun September 4, Mon-Wed & Fri-Sun 11am–6pm; Thu 11am–8pm, free. Work by Californiabased artist and designer, interested in the connections between physical existence and electronic simulation. www.eddostern.com JODI: Variable Art for the ZX Spectrum Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 909900, until Sun August 28, Thu-Sun 11am–6pm, free. An exhibition inspired by classic 80s computer, the ZX Spectrum. www.northeastofnorth.com Meet McManus: McManus in 3D McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum, Albert Square, Meadowside, DD1 1DA, 01382 307200, Thu August 4, 1–1.30pm, free. A look at how Kieran Baxter and Dr Alice Watterson of University of Dundee’s 3DVisLab have been using 3D visualisation technology to record the McManus building and collections www.mcmanus.co.uk Pirates! Legend, Past and Present Exhibition HM Frigate Unicorn, Victoria Dock, DD1 3BP, 01382 200900, until Sun October 9, daily 10am–4.30pm, £2–£5. Explore the ship with lanterns, read stories about pirates and try your hand at a pirate computer game. www.frigateunicorn.org Charlie Mckerron, Jonny Hardie and David Cattenach HM Frigate Unicorn, Victoria Dock, DD1 3BP, 01382 200900, Fri July 29, 7–10pm, £10. The trio play traditional music. www.frigateunicorn.org D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum Summer Openings D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum, Carnelley Building, University of Dundee, DD1 4HN, 01382 384310, until Fri September 2, Fri 2–4.30pm, free. Visit the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum and see the amazing specimens. www.dundee.ac.uk/ museum/zoology Come and Try Day with Leisure and Culture Dundee City Square, DD1 3BG, 01382 436960, Sat July 30, 10am–4pm, free. Leisure & Culture Dundee transforms the city square into a multisports arena for the day. Try hockey, tennis, football, athletics and more. www.leisureandculturedundee.com Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Midnight Launch Waterstones, 35 Commercial Street, DD1 3DG, 0843 290 8287, Sat July 30, 11pm–1am, free. Count down the hour until the launch of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Collect your book on the stroke of midnight and promptly ignore everyone until you have finished it. www.waterstones.co.uk TheOldSteeple Tour The Old Steeple Church, Nethergate, DD1 4DG, 01382 206790, Sat July 30, 1pm, free. A chance to see an amazing collection of medieval gravestones or climb the steeple. www.oldsteeple.co.uk Japanese Brush Calligraphy Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 909900, Sun July 31, 11am–6pm, £65 (£45). A course in traditional creative Japanese calligraphy and philosophy led by Campbell Sandilands. Learn how to grind your own ink and draw a Zen circle, which is said to reflect your true state of mind. www.dca.org.uk The Purple Felts Fat Sam’s, 31 South Ward Road, DD1 1PU, 01382 228496, Sun July 31, 7pm, £6. Funk rock with a touch of ska. www.thepurplefelts.com Pirate Pals Workshop HM Frigate Unicorn, Victoria Dock, DD1 3BP, 01382 200900, Tue August 2, 10.30am–12.30pm, £2. Summer activities with a pirate theme for kids aged 5–11 to enjoy. Adult supervision is required. www.frigateunicorn.org The Siege Botanic Garden, University of Dundee, Riverside Drive, DD2 1QH, 01382 381190, Tue August 2, 7.30pm, £18 (£10–£15). A story based on the events of the second Intifada in 2002 and the Palestinian fighters who took refuge in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. www.tron.co.uk Songs and Stories of Scotland with Lynne Campbell HM Frigate Unicorn, Victoria Dock, DD1 3BP, 01382 200900, Wed August 3, 7.30– 10pm, £5. An evening of songs and stories about everything from dragons to Hogmanay. www.frigateunicorn.org

Imelda May, Perth Concert Hall, Perth, Saturday July 30.