The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
EVENTS IN YOUR AREA
Aberfeldy
Lightness of Being III The Watermill, Mill Street, PH15 2BG, 01887 822896, until Sat June 30. Daily 10am–5.30pm, free. Exhibition that brings together classic mid-20th Century Danish and European lighting and ceramics, alongside contemporary Scandinavian furniture. www.aberfeldywatermill.com SpringWatch Safari Highland Safaris, Safari Lodge, Dull, PH15 2JQ, 01887 820071, until Sat June 30. Daily 6.30–9am, £52.50 (£35–£40). Discover what’s out and about in the bird and plant world. This amazing environment is home to unique alpine plants and animals. www.highlandsafaris.net Iron Age Ingenuity Scottish Crannog Centre, Kenmore, PH15 2HY, 01887 830583, Sun May 27, 10.30am–4.30pm, £7–£10. Party like it’s 1099 (BC, that is) with the Crannog Centre’s exploration of an Iron Age clan’s life. www.crannog.co.uk
Alyth
Alyth Creates Alyth Town Hall, Victoria Street, PH11 8AX, 01828 634114, Fri May 25–Sun May 27, 10am–5pm, free. A three-day arts festival that showcases the rich arts and crafts skills, history and heritage of Alyth and Perthshire. There will be an artists and makers fair, opportunities to learn craft skills, music events, mountain biking, and historical walks reflecting the town’s rich past. www.alythartsandcraftsguild.co.uk
Arbroath
BrickWonders Arbroath Abbey, DD11 1EG, 01241 878756, until Sun July 8. Daily 9.30am–5.30pm, free. Architectural gems in LEGO, created by Warren Elsmore. www.historicenvironment.scot Michael Jackson History Show The Webster Memorial Theatre, 64 High Street, DD11 1AW, 01241 435800, Thu May 31, 7.30pm, £16–£23. A musical tribute to the King of Pop, with performances spanning from his early days in the Jackson 5 to his groundbreaking theatrics in the 1980s. www.webstertheatre.co. uk The Fureys The Webster Memorial Theatre, 64 High Street, DD11 1AW, 01241 435800, Fri May 25, 7.30pm, £20. Irish folk legends perform timeless classics for a night of Irish music, songs and stories. www.thefureys.com Giovanni Pernice: Born toWin The Webster Memorial Theatre, 64 High Street, DD11 1AW, 01241 435800, Mon May 28, 7.30pm, £26–£48. Strictly Come Dancing professional Giovanni Pernice heads out on tour. www.webstertheatre.co. uk
Birnam
Tony Christie Birnam Arts & Conference Centre, Station Road, PH8 0DS, 01350 727674, Wed May 30, 8pm, £25.25. British crooner whose career was reignited by Peter Kay’s love of his classic tune, The Way to Amarillo. www.birnamarts.com
Dundee
Patterns of Migration: Snapshots of MigrantWomen’s Lives in Dundee Verdant Works, West Henderson’s Wynd, DD1 5BT, 01382 309060, until Sun June 24. Sun 11am–6pm; Mon-Sat 10am–6pm, £11.25 (£8.75). Debut solo exhibition from illustrator Laura Darling. www.verdantworks.com Angus Glens Walking Festival The Angus Glens, DD1, 01382 527527, Thu May 31–Sun June 3. Times & prices vary. Dozens of walks over four days from gentle coastal strolls to exhilarating hikes, all guided by experienced mountain leaders. www.angusglenswalkingfestival.com The Best of Broadway Gardyne Theatre, Gardyne Road, DD5 1NY, 01382 434940, Thu May 31, 7.30pm, £15.50. A musical extravaganza featuring numbers from some of Broadway’s biggest shows. www.gardynetheatre. org.uk Love Your Zoo Week Camperdown Wildlife Centre, Camperdown Park, Coupar Angus Road, DD2 4TF, 01382 431811, Sat May 26–Sat June 2. Daily, 10am–4pm, £4–£8. Learn about the zoo and the conservation work that they do. www.camperdownwildlifecentre.com They Had Four Years Generator Projects, Unit 25/26, Mid Wynd Industrial Estate, DD1 4JG, 01382 225982, until Sun June 3. Thu– Sun, 12–5pm, free. Generator Projects’ annual, sardonicallytitled exhibition of work by recent art school graduates from institutes all over Scotland. Featured artists in 2018 include Kaitlyn Dunsmore, Yvette Bathgate, Alice Martin, Lea Josephine Tetrick and Jonny Walker. www.generatorprojects. co.uk DJCAD Art Design and Architecture Degree Show Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee, 13 Perth Road, DD1 4HT, 01382 345330, Fri May 25 & Sat May 26, Fri 10am–8pm, Sat 10am–4pm, free. The graduation show for final year DJCAD students. Come and spot the visual art stars of tomorrow. www.dundee.ac.uk/ degreeshow/2018 Dundee Design Festival Presents . . . Various venues: Dundee, DD1 1UQ, 01382 307456, Fri 25 & Sat 26 May, times & prices vary. A seven-day celebration of both national and international design hosted by the UK’s only UNESCO City of Design. Featuring exhibitions, talks, tours and workshops, the festival will also mark the 2018 Year of Young People with a city-wide parade, the ‘Dundee Daunder’. www.dundeedesignfestival.com Eve / Adam: Double Bill Dundee Rep, Tay Square, DD1 1PB, 01382 223530, Fri May 25, 7pm, £11–£24. National Theatre of Scotland presents two uplifting, brave and deeply personal productions exploring extraordinary lives in transition. www.dundeerep.co.uk Super Hans The Reading Rooms, Blackscroft, DD4 6AT, 01382 228496, Fri May 25, 10–6pm, £16.75. Peep Show’s Super Hans, aka Matt King, supplies bangers, mixes and on- stage antics. www.readingroomsdundee.com Dundee Preloved Vintage Kilo Bonar Hall, The University of Dundee, Park Place, DD1 4HN, 01382 434940, Sat May 26, 10am–5pm, £12.50. Vintage fashion sale where shoppers turn up and pay £15 per kilo of clothing. www.dundee.ac.uk Introduction to Letterpress Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 909900, Sat May 26, 10am–6pm, £45 (£35). An opportunity to learn the basics of letterpress printing using authentic period presses with type, wood-letter and illustration blocks. www.dca.org.uk Navigate, Create! The McManus, Albert Square, Meadowside, DD1 1DA, 01382 307200, Sat May 26, 2–3pm, free. Interactive tour though the museum’s collections. Suitable for children under 12 and their families. www.mcmanus.co.uk Why it’s Time to be #Upfront and Share our Power Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee, Old Hawkhill, Balfour Street, DD1 4HB, 01382 223181, Sat May 26, 6–7pm, free. Lauren is a designer who believes in better and balances being Head of Design at Good Lab, which helps charities solve more of society’s biggest challenges, with being Founder of #upfront. Find out why she is so passionate about empowering people for positive change. www.dundee.ac.uk Japanese Brush Calligraphy Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 909900, Sun May 27, 11am–6pm, £55 (£45). A course in traditional creative Japanese calligraphy and philosophy led by Campbell Sandilands. Learn about the ancient art form of ‘Shodo’, grind your own ink and draw a Zen circle, which is said to reflect your true state of mind. Draw characters using different style of calligraphy and explore the various types of brushes used. All materials are provided. www.dca.org.uk WASPS Designers + Artists Summer Sale WASPS Studios, Meadowmill Studios West, Henderson Wynd, DD1 5BY, 01382 221860, Sun May 27,
12–5pm, free. Browse and buy local designed products, oneoffs and limited editions directly from designers and artists working in the city of Dundee. www.waspsstudios.org. uk CU Inside! McManus Collections Unit, Barrack Street, DD1 1PG, 01382 307200, Mon May 28, 1–3pm, free. Peer behind the scenes of the McManus and learn about the various projects from Egyptology to cataloguing moths. www.mcmanus.co.uk A Brave Face Dundee Rep, Tay Square, DD1 1PB, 01382 223530, Tue May 29, 7.30pm, £14 (£9–£11; children £8). Vamos Theatre presents a show about post-traumatic stress disorder, which follows a soldier’s return home from Afghanistan after witnessing the horrors of war and the impact it has on even the closest of families. Told wordlessly in full mask. www.dundeerep.co.uk Unicorn Book Launch Party HMS Unicorn, Victoria Dock, South Victoria Dock Road, DD1 3BP, 07414716366, Tue May 29, 6.30–9.30pm, £19 (under 12s free). Launch party for the release of Hay House book Unicorn Rising: Live Your Truth and Unleash Your Magic. Ticket includes prosecco reception, live music, a signed copy of the book and a goody bag. There will also be a meet and greet with the author, Calista. Dress code: magical. www.frigateunicorn.org Forgotten Dundee Rep, Tay Square, DD1 1PB, 01382 223530, Wed May 30, 7.30pm, £9–14 (£8). Written and performed by Pat Kinevane, this solo piece portrays the convergence of four care home residents from Ireland in 1943. www.fishamble.com Scottish Ensemble: Mozart by Numbers Caird Hall, City Square, DD1 3BB, 01382 434940, Wed May 30, 7.30pm, £12 (£10; students £5). A programme of music by Mozart, including String Duo No.1 in G major; Divertimento in E flat major; String Quartet No. 18 in A major; String Quintet No.4 in G minor; Divertimento No.17 in D major and Symphony No. 29 in A major, plus works by Sally Beamish, Edmund Finnis, György Kurtág and others. www.scottishensemble. co.uk
Dunfermline
Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham Carnegie Hall, East Port, KY12 7JA, 01383 602302, Fri May 25, 7.30pm, £19.50 (£18.50). Musical double act Phil and Aly bring together a feast of musical talent and witty banter. www.philandaly.com I Love Felix Leiter Harlem, Bruce Street, KY12 7AG, 01383 840040, Fri May 25, 11–6pm, £5.75. The DJ, producer and resident from Digital Newcastle, spins a few records. www. harlemnightclub. co.uk Crimes Under the Sun Carnegie Hall, East Port, KY12 7JA, 01383 602302, Sat May 26, 7.30pm, £15. Award-winning theatre company New Old Friends present the comedy thriller directed by James Farrell. www.onfife.com W3L Carnegie Leisure Centre, The Roundall Pilmuir Street, KY12 0QE, 01383 602304, Sat May 26, 4–6.30pm, £14.55. Big characters and bigger body slams at this family-friendly American-style wrestling show featuring stars from the World Wide Wrestling League. www.w3lwrestling.com
Dunkeld
Tales of Beatrix Potter Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre, Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve, PH8 0HH, 01350 727337, Sun May 27, 2pm & 2.30pm, £2. Lindsey Gibb reads classic children’s tales and explains the local history behind them. www.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk
Glenrothes
Jimmy Buckley Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, KY7 5NX, 01592 612121, Fri May 25, 7.30pm, £21.50. Classic country originals and covers by the singer from Birmingham and his band. www.jimmy-buckley. com Hotel California Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, KY7 5NX, 01592 612121, Sat May 26, 7.30pm, £18.50. Hotel California perform a range of Eagles classics and Joe Walsh and Don Henley solo works. www.onfife.com Jango Starr: One Man Shoe Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, KY7 5NX, 01592 612121, Sat May 26, 3pm, £5. Gerry Mulgrew directs this family show about bumbling theatre caretaker Jango. When the headline act fails to show, he’s thrust into the limelight as he finds out his dream of transforming himself into a star. Silent physical comedy for all ages. www.onemanshoe.uk
Kirkcaldy
HolyMoly & The Crackers Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, KY1 1ET, 01592 583302, Thu May 31, 7.30pm, £5. Newcastle-based ‘gypsy folk rock’ sevenpiece. www.onfife.com Nexus: Meetings at the Edge Kirkcaldy Galleries, War Memorial Gardens, KY1 1YG, 01592 583206, until Sun June 10. Sat 9.30am–4pm; Sun 12–4pm; Mon 12–7pm; Tue, Thu 9.30am–7pm; Wed, Fri 9.30am–5pm, free. This exhibition looks at some of the ways in which 21st Century artists and makers are changing preconceptions about their art forms. www.onfife.com Shattered Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, KY1 1ET, 01592 583302, Tue May 29, 7.30pm, £12. After months of watching from her window, a woman’s encounter with a stranger helps her reconnect with life. A play about the humanity, humour and isolation of everyday life, presented by In Motion Theatre Company. www.inmotiontc.co. uk/shattered
Lochgelly
The Wizard of Oz Lochgelly Centre, Bank Street, KY5 9RD, 01592 583303, Tue May 29–Sat June 2. Tue-Fri 7.15–10pm; Sat 2.15–5pm, 7.15– 10pm, £13(£11). Lochgelly and District Amateur Musical Association present a musical based on the classic tale. www.onfife.com
Montrose
Montrose Music Festival Various venues: Montrose, DD10 8SW, 01674 675514, Fri May 25–Sun May 27, times & prices vary. Affectionately known as ‘Mo Fest’, this annual event in the colourful town of Montrose offers band nights, ceilidhs, big names on stage and a campsite. www.montrosemusicfestival.co.uk
Perth
Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Thu May 31, 8pm, £24. Stand-up comedy from the Mock The Week regular. www.edbyrne.com BBCMusic’s The BiggestWeekend: Perth Scone Palace, Scone, PH2 6BD, 01738 552300, Fri May 25– Sat 26 May, 1pm, £18. The BBC land in Perth with a mix of classical, folk and jazz from Radio 3 on Fri 25 May with Nigel Kennedy, Danielle de Niese, Evelyn Glennie, Jamie Cullum, Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Eddi Reader, Karine Polwart Trio and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Radio 2 takes over on Sat 26 May with Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Simple Minds, Amy Macdonald, Emeli Sandé, Julie Fowlis, Squeeze, The Beat starring Dave Wakeling and The Shires. www.scone-palace. co.uk Donald Maxwell: Farewell Tour Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, PH1 5UW, 01738 621031, Fri May 25, 7.30pm, £10–£18. The opera singer highlights some of his musical milestones of the last 40 odd years. www.horsecross.co.uk Perth Festival of the Arts Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Fri May 25, 10am–11pm, prices vary. Music, comedy, theatre, dance and visual arts are all up for grabs at this festival. www.perthfestival. co.uk Song Cyclewith David Jones Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Fri May 25, 11am, free. A performance from David Jones as he cycles from John O’Groats to Land’s End performing the music of Vaughan Williams and local folk song. www.horsecross.co.uk Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Sat May 26, 7.30pm, £25–£40. The Dresden Philharmonic performs Weber’s Euryanthe Overture, Bruch’s Violin Concerto and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5. Also featuring a pre-concert talk by BBC music broadcaster and composer Stephen Johnson about Shostakovich’s music during Stalin’s reign of terror. www.en.dresdnerphil harmonie.de Fair City Market King Edward Street, PH1 5UB, 07732 483729, Sat May 26, 9am–4.30pm, free. A mixed market featuring arts and crafts, as wel as food and drink stalls. www.perthfarmersmarket.co.uk