The Press and Journal (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)
AROUND TOWN
The Book Of Deer
Aberdeen Art Gallery, Schoolhill, Aberdeen, AB11 5BY, 03000 200293, until Sun October 2, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.
Sun 11am-4pm, free. During Scotland’s Year Of Stories, the remarkable 10th-Century Book Of Deer illuminated manuscript is returning to the north-east of Scotland for the first time in more than 1,000 years. aberdeencity.gov.uk/AAGM
The Galloway Hoard: Viking-Age Treasure
Aberdeen Art Gallery, Schoolhill, Aberdeen, AB11 5BY, 03000 200293, until Sun October 23, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.
Sun 11am-4pm, free. Bringing together the richest collection of rare and unique Viking-age objects ever found in Britain or Ireland, the Galloway Hoard has transformed our understanding of Scotland’s connections with the wider world during this period. nms.ac.uk
Castle Couture: 17401844
Blair Castle & Gardens, Blair Atholl, Pitlochry, PH18 5TL, 01796481207, until Mon October 31, daily 9am-4pm, free with standard admission, £16.50 (£13.60, children £9.50).
An exhibition of historical clothing, dating back to the 18th and 19th Centuries, from the Jacobites through to the Victorian era, with some court dresses that are more than 250 years old. atholl-estates.co.uk
Brodgar Walk
Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle and Henge, Stenness, Stromness, KW16, 01856 841815, until Thu March 30. Thu 1pm, free. Informative guided walk around Scotland’s largest stone circle. No prebooking required. historicenvironment.scot
UNI-Versal History & Heritage Festival
Various locations, Aberdeen. Thu September 15 - Sat September 17, various times and prices. UNI-Versal’s History & Heritage strand is part of their series of mini festivals and celebrates the stories we tell about the past. abdn.ac.uk
Games Club
The Rockfield Centre, Hill Street, Oban, PA34 5DE, 01631701921.
Thu September 15, 2-4pm, £2. Enjoy an afternoon of light-hearted competition at this weekly recreational board games club. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided. therockfieldcentre.org.uk
Celtic Manuscript Design Course
The Rockfield Centre, Hill Street, Oban, PA34 5DE. Fri 16 & Sat 17 September, 10am, £12. This oneday course will cover the process of creating a medieval-style insular book illumination (or manuscript) with artist Thomas Keyes. The session will involve working on real parchment with traditional pigments. The theme of the illuminations will be the Celtic tree alphabet. For ages 14+. Booking is essential. therockfieldcentre.org.uk
Friends Weekend
Aberdeen Art Gallery, Schoolhill, Aberdeen, AB11 5BY, 03000 200293.
Sat September 17 & Sun September 18, various times, free. Get to know the Friends of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums, who provide vital support for their work. aberdeencity.gov. uk/AAGM
Great Scot: Free Walking Tour Of Old Aberdeen
Old Town House, High Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1AR.
Sat September 17, 10am, free. Learn about Old Aberdeen’s greatest thinkers, scientists, explorers, inventors, writers and gardeners, including plenty you won’t have heard of, as you explore the hidden nooks and crannies of this historic burgh. The tour lasts 90-120 minutes. scotfreetours.com
Aberdeen City Centre Walking Tour With Scot Free Tours
Mercat Cross, Castlegate, Aberdeen, AB11 5HP.
Sat September 17, 2pm. Sun September 18, 10am, free.
Explore a piece of Scottish history with this 2.5-hour walking tour of Aberdeen city centre, with tales of pirates, wizards, Harry Houdini and Lord Byron. The route is a little farther than a mile and includes a couple of slightly steeper pavements and some steps. scotfreetours.com
Fiends For Life: Free Dark History Tour Of Aberdeen
Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Shiprow, Aberdeen, AB11 5BY, 01224 337700.
Sat September 17, 6.30pm, free. Discover the darkest characters in Aberdeen’s history with this free tour of the city’s most notorious witches, murderers and ghosts. Suitable for children ages 12+, or at parental discretion. Donations welcome. scotfreetours.com
Night Walk
Haddo Country Park, Tarves, Ellon, AB41 7EQ.
Sat September 17, 8.45pm, £5. Join a night walk around Haddo Country Park. Find out about the creatures that come out once people have gone home and the sun has gone down. visitabdn.com
Craft Beer Tour
Outside Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AS.
Sun September 18, 2-4pm, £25. scotfreetours.com
Professor Brian Cox Horizons: A 21st-Century Space Odyssey
P&J Live, East Burn Road, Aberdeen, AB21 9FX, 01224 824 824.
Sun September 18, 7.30pm, £54.60. Particle physicist and popular BBC presenter Professor Brian Cox takes audiences on a journey through space and time. pandjlive.com
Stenness Walk
Stones of Stenness Circle and Henge, Stenness, KW16, until Wed March 29. Wed 10am, free. Join the rangers for a walk around one of the oldest stone circles and the nearby neolithic village of Barnhouse. historicenvironment.scot
ART NEOS: North-East Open Studios
Various venues, Aberdeenshire, AB24 5AS, until Sun September 18, Thu-Sun, various times, free. Gain insight into the creative process and see some brand new artworks in a series of studio open days across the northeast of Scotland, featuring hundreds of different artists. northeastopenstudios.co.uk
Scotland From The Sky: Part 2
Fort George, Old Military Road, Ardersier, Inverness, IV2 7TD, 01667 460232, until Sun September 18, Thu-Sun 9.30am-5.30pm, included in admission. Scotland From The Sky: Part 2 shares some of the amazing aerial photography that inspired series two of James Crawford’s BBC Scotland series of the same name. historic-scotland. gov.uk
Ian McWhinnie: People and Places
Castle Gallery, 43 Castle Street, Inverness, IV2 3DU, 01463 729512, until Sat 24 September, Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm, free. Solo exhibition of new oil paintings and handpainted earthenware pots. castlegallery.co.uk
The Ghaist Drifter And Other Tales
Duff House, Banff, AB45 3SX, 01261 813004, until Sun 25 September, ThuSun 9.30am-5pm, included in admission price £9.50 (£5.50-£7.50; under 5s free); family ticket £19-£32.50. A landlubber’s homage in paintings to the fisher folk of the north-east of Scotland. historicenvironment.scot
Cara McKinnon Crawford: One Loch, One River, Journey Of The Shiel
Resipole Studios, Acharacle, PH36 4HX, 01967 431506, until Fri October 21, daily (except Mon) 11am5pm, free. Painting in all weather conditions, Cara captures the very essence of the Shiel throughout the changing seasons. resipolestudios.co.uk
Kenny Hunter: Sculpture Court
Aberdeen Art Gallery, Schoolhill, Aberdeen, AB11 5BY, 03000 200293, until Sun October 30, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.
Sun 11am-4pm, free. For sculptor Kenny Hunter the monument is a form in flux. Sculpture Court, his new exhibition for Aberdeen Art Gallery, is both a provocation and a reflection on the role of public artforms such as the traditional monument. aberdeencity.gov.uk/ AAGM
COMEDY Darren Connell: Thank You For Being My Friend
Eden Court Theatre and Cinema, Bishop’s Road, Inverness, IV3 5SA, 01463 234234.
Sat September 17, 8pm, £16. He’s sold out shows at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival and Edinburgh Fringe and now stand-up Darren Connell is taking his first ever tour on the road. eden-court. co.uk
The Flying Pigs Present: The Rothienorman Picture Show
His Majesty’s Theatre, Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen, AB25 1GL, 01224 641122, until
Sat 24 September, Wed, 7.30pm, £24.50£32.50 (£22.50-£28.50). Aberdeen’s own Flying Pigs return to His Majesty’s Theatre with a new show packed with laughs. aberdeenperformingarts. com
Comedy Night: Seann Walsh and Paul McCaffrey
Wonder Hoose, Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1YS. Wed September 21, 7pm, £15. Seann Walsh is supported by Paul McCaffrey, an awardwinning comedian and accomplished radio presenter who has featured on Live At The Apollo. aberdeenperformingarts. com
FAMILY Farm Tour & Feed Round At Errichel, Near Aberfeldy
Errichel Farm, Crieff Road, Aberfeldy, PH15 2EL, 01887 820850.
Fri 16 & Sat 17 September, 10-11am, £7.50. Join Errichel’s managing partner Becky as she feeds the farm’s animal residents
and tells you her stories. errichel.co.uk
Saturday Art Club
An Lanntair, Kenneth Street, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, HS1 2DS, 01851 708480, until Sat October 8. Sat 1-2pm, 2.30-3.30pm & 4-5pm, children £4. A range of visual art and design activities for primary school children. Wear clothes that can get messy. lanntair.com
MUSIC Tide Lines
The Ironworks Live Music Venue, 122b Academy Street, Inverness, IV1 1LX, 0871 789 4173. Thu September 15, 7pm, £24.20. Scottish four-piece influenced by the traditional music of the West Highlands. tidelinesband. com
Coach Party
Krakatoa, 2 Trinity Quay, Aberdeen, AB11 5AA, 01224 587602. Thu September 15, 7pm, £11; The Tooth & Claw, 50 Baron Taylor Street, Inverness, IV1 1QG. Fri September 16, 8pm, £11. Hotly tipped four-piece indie band from the Isle of Wight. coach-party.com
Shona The Musical Choir
Eden Court Theatre and Cinema, Bishop’s Road, Inverness, IV3 5SA, 01463 234234. Thu September 15, 8-9.45pm, £18-£22; Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1QS, 01224 641122. Sat September 17, 7.30pm, £24-£29. Based in Edinburgh, the choir sing original songs from African composer and playwright Neo Vilakazi, who lives and works in Scotland. shonathemusical.com
Adam Ant: ANTICS
Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1QS, 01224 641122. Fri September 16, 7pm, £45. The erstwhile 80s pop pin-up plays his brand of post-punk and dandy pop. aberdeenperformingarts. com
Baby Strange
The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen, AB10 1BF, 01224 211121. Fri September 16, 7pm, £13.20. Glasgow-based trio specialising in lo-fi garage rock. facebook.com/ tunnelsaberdeen Tribute To The Carpenters, Featuring The British Carpenters The Tivoli Theatre, 34-48 Guild Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6NB, 01224 641122. Fri September 16, 7.30pm, £30.38 (£28.13). thetivolitheatre.com
STAGG
Mad Hatters (above Hootananny), 67 Church Street, Inverness, IV1 1ES, 01463 233651. Fri September 16, 8pm, £8. A Scottish singer-songwriter and accordionist. Expect everything from fragile folk to full-on tempest as his music bridges his roots in Scottish traditional music with boundless influences from years of worldwide wandering. hootanannyinverness.co.uk
George Francis
Inverness Cathedral, St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Ardross Street, Inverness, IV3 5NS, 01463 711324. Sat September 17, 7pm, £8£10; The View, 34 George Street, Oban, PA34 5NL, 01631 569599. Sun September 18, 7.30pm, £8. Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist George Francis will be performing songs from his debut album, Year of the Dog, released earlier this year. scotlandontour.com
Zoe Graham & Katie Mackie
Wonder Hoose, Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1YS. Sat September 17, 7pm, £10. Accomplished young songwriter Zoe Graham will be performing tracks from her recent EP Gradual Move, mixed by the Grammyaward winning Eduardo De La Paz (Arcade Fire), which fuses warm alt-pop synth tones with songwriting rooted in folk music. Zoe will be joined by Katie Mackie, an electronic pop artist hailing from northeast Scotland who recently released her debut album, Kick It in the Head, and has shared the stage with the likes of Lewis Capaldi. aberdeenperformingarts. com
90s Live
Beach Ballroom, The Esplanade, Aberdeen, AB24 5NR, 01224 647647. Sat September 17, 7.3010pm, £33.75-£45. The music of a generation is brought back with a bang in a celebratory live show. beachballroom.com
Esperanza
Krakatoa, 2 Trinity Quay, Aberdeen, AB11 5AA, 01224 587602. Sat September 17, 8pm, £7. Nine-piece ska collective from Glasgow known for their high-tempo live shows combining self-penned songs and ska classics. krakatoa.bar
Andrew Wasylyk
The Lemon Tree, 5 West North Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AT, 01224 641122. Sat September 17, 8pm, £15. Blend of Baroque pop and nostalgia from Andrew Wasylyk, who has previously worked with Idlewild and the Hazey Janes and toured with Wilco and Electric Soft Parade. aberdeenperformingarts. com/lemon-tree
ABBA Disco Wonderland
Unit 51, Carnegie’s Brae, Aberdeen, AB10 1BF, 01224 644863. Sat September 17, 10pm3am, £12. ABBA tribute club night transforms Unit 51 into a disco dream for one night only. Alongside ABBA hits and 70s / 80s floor fillers, there will be confetti canons and CO2 jets. unitfiftyone.com
Starsailor
The Lemon Tree, 5 West North Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AT, 01224 641122. Mon September 19, 7pm, £27.50. Epic indie sounds from Wigan. starsailorband. co.uk
Aberdeen Chamber Music Concerts: Lisney Briggs Piano Duo
Queen’s Cross Church, Albyn Place, Aberdeen, AB10 1YN. Mon September 19, 7.30pm, £15 (£7.50). Two highly acclaimed British pianists and chamber musicians combine their skills in this exciting piano duo combination. aberdeenchambermusic.org
Ricky Ross: Short Stories Vol. 2
The Tivoli Theatre, 34-48 Guild Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6NB, 01224 641122. Tue September 20, 7pm, £27.50. The Deacon Blue frontman follows the release of the band’s most successful album in 25 years with the release of his eighth solo album and tour. thetivolitheatre.com
The New Routines
The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen, AB10 1BF, 01224 211121. Wed September 21, 7-11pm, £10. Hailing from the north-east of Scotland, The New Routines are a young and energetic four-piece alternative rock band who met while still at school. The band play fast-paced indie reminiscent of The Strokes. Aberdeen Rock Choir Hanover Community Centre, 106 Constitution Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5EX. Wed September 21, 7.30pm, £25 a month for weekly sessions / first taster session is free. If you’re looking to join a choir, then why not check out this local Aberdeen group run by singer / pianist Rachael Watson. rockchoir.com
THEATRE A Play, A Pie & A Pint: Sally
The Lemon Tree, 5 West North Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AT, 01224 641122, until Sat September 17. Thu 1pm & 6pm. Fri 6pm. Sat 1pm, £11. Sally by James Ley follows a fastrising musical performer and her seasoned personal assistant in a story of rightwing populism, managing megastars and recklessly pursuing the truth. aberdeenperformingarts. com
Time’s Plague
Corran Halls, 54 Corran Esplanade, Oban, PA34 5AB, 01631 567333. Thu September 15, 7.30pm, £15. Acting legend David Hayman returns as everyman Bob Cunninghame, who we join for a long, dark night of the soul in his hospital bed. liveargyll.co.uk
Ventoux
The Barn, Burn O’Bennie, Banchory, AB31 5QA, 0131 560 1581. Thu September 15, 7.30pm, £12. Ventoux, presented by 2Magpies, tells the story of the rivalry between Lance Armstrong and Marco Pantani, whose drug-fuelled race during 2000’s Tour de France was one of the greatest cycling has ever seen. 2magpiestheatre.co.uk
Sunshine On Leith
Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Port Na Craig, Pitlochry, PH16 5DR, 01796 484626, until Sat October 1. Thu & Mon 8pm. Fri 2pm, £16-£45 (£16£17.50). Set to the songs of the much-loved Proclaimers, this feel-good Scottish musical asks the question, would you walk 500 miles for love? pitlochryfestivaltheatre. com
Make Up
Wonder Hoose, Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1YS. Sun September 18, 7pm, £12. Get to know the person behind the makeup in this intimate oneman show starring Moj Taylor as Chris and his troubled drag persona Lady Christina, which explores the exhaustion of becoming someone else each night. aberdeenperformingarts. com
The Force K6: Indian Contingent Story
Newtonmore Village Hall, Main Street, Newtonmore, PH20 1DA. Tue September 20, 7.309.45pm, £12 (£6, free). Discover the fascinating but little-known story of a Muslim force who were stationed in the Cairngorms during WWII after fleeing the blitzkrieg in Dunkirk. visitscotland.com
Rose By Lorna Martin
Eden Court Theatre and Cinema, Bishop’s Road, Inverness, IV3 5SA, 01463 234234. Tue September 20, 7.309pm, £15-£17.50. Rose by Lorna Martin tells the incredible true story of one of the best Scottish footballers of all time, Rose Reilly, who overcame every possible obstacle to make her dream come true. edencourt.co.uk