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play some of their best known tunes, Backstage Bar, Green Hotel, 9pm. Tickets www.mundellmusic.com

28 DUNKELD: Event - Artists and Makers Market, hosted by the Dunkeld Craft Collective, lots of stalls with arts, crafts and handmade delights, the Taybank Inn, 11am4pm. Free.

28 PERTH: Event - Counter Culture Collective, a cross-genre entertainment event at the Green Room. Headline act is Purple Felts, with the night consisting of poetry, acoustic, rap, jazz and much more. Starts at 8.30pm, entry is £5.

29 PERTH: Event - Puppies and Prosecco at the Green Room, with stalls, cake and cocktails to raise money for dog charity PADS, 12.30pm until 3pm. SOLD OUT.

29 PITLOCHRY: Talk - Gardening expert and presenter of BBC Gardeners’ World, Carol Klein speaks about her cottage garden in Devon, includes Q&A and book signing, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, 3pm. Tickets £19.50 from 01796 484626, pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com

30 KINROSS: Music - Glenfarg Village Folk Club, North Carolina-based folk /Americana artist Rob McHale, Backstage Bar, Green Hotel. Entry £6 for members, £9 for non-members.

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02 PERTH: Music - The Carpenters Story, Perth Concert Hall, 7.30pm. Tickets £26.50 (plus £1.50 booking fee), no concessions, www.horsecross.co.uk or 01738 621031.

04 PERTH: Music - A number of local bands including The Sandemans, Cover Daddy and Real Life Entertainment will take to the stage for Perth Against Racism’s charity fundraising night at Perth Civil Service Club. Music starts at 7.30pm. 05 PERTH: Music - The Tulloch is delighted to be hosting a Freddie Mercury and Jon Bon Jovi Tribute Night, doors open 7.30pm. Tickets £5 available from behind the bar.

06 PITLOCHRY: Talk - cooking expert and chair of BBC Radio 4’s Kitchen Cabinet Jay Rayner gives The Ten (Food) Commandments and signs his new book, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, 7pm. Tickets £19.50 from 01796 484626, pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com

06 ABERFELDY: Market - Arts and Crafts Fair, mezzanine floor in The Birks Cinema, 10am-2pm. Free.

06 KINROSS: Music - Traditional bluegrass band The Coal Porters, Backstage at the Green Hotel, 8pm. Tickets £18 from www.mundellmusic.com

10-13 PERTH: Event - The International Medieval Combat World Championships come to Scone Palace. Entry each day costs £16.50, children £13.20 from Ticketmaster.

10 PERTH: Music - Vistas plays The Green Room from 7pm. Tickets £8 from Ticketmaster.

11 PERTH: Comedy Night at the Perth Beer Festival tent on the North Inch with top names Big Gary Little, John Moloney, Bruce Fummey and Jim Smith from 8pm (food from 6pm). Tickets £20 from www.perthbeerfestival.co.uk/perthcomedynight/

12 PERTH: Music - ABBAMANIA, Perth Concert Hall, 7.30pm. Tickets www.horsecross.co.uk or 01738 621031.

12 PERTH: Event - Perth Beer Festival returns to the North Inch with a range of craft beers and ales on offer and a rugby sevens tournament from Perthshire Rugby from noon until 5pm. Entry to the night-time Big Bash from 7pm is £20 from www. perthbeerfestival.co.uk/bigbash/

12 PERTH: Comedy - Top Scottish comedian Susie McCabe performs her live stand-up at The Venue to mark the first anniversary of their comedy show. Curtain up at 7pm, entry £10 call the box office on 01738 248338.

12-13 PERTH: Event - Perth Wedding Exhibition will be held at Perth Racecourse with a range of local wedding day suppliers. Entry is £6 per day and includes live performances and a catwalk show. Tickets from www. perthweddingexhibition.co.uk/ tickets/

15 PERTH: Music - Perth and District Accordion and Fiddle Club, Duncan Black and 60s Bairns SDB, plus New Tune Competition, Salutation Hotel, 8-11pm.

17-26 PERTH: Perth Festival of the Arts - Appearing on stage at Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre will be Jools Holland, Ruby Wax, Val McDermid and others from the arts and culture world, see www.perthfestival.co.uk

19 PERTH: Music - Perth Fake Festival returns to the South Inch with a number of top cover bands entertaining the crowd from noon until 11pm. Tickets £27.50, concessions £20 from www.fakefestivals.co.uk/ perth/

19 PERTH: Music - Scottish folk band Journey North plays The Green Room from 9pm. Entry is free.

20 PITLOCHRY: Event - Endurance cycling race Etape Caledonia returns to Highland Perthshire, leaving from Pitlochry town centre. Entry to the race starts at £40 for charity cyclists and £75 for standard entry from www.etapecaledonia.co.uk/ enternow

22 PERTH : Event - Tea Dance, step out in a friendly setting with live music, Moncreiffe Church Hall, Glenbruar Crescent 1.15pm for 1.30-