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Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. Premier League Darts (tickets from 08444 77 9000 or online at www.ticketmaster.co.uk), tonight; The Aberdeen Passion: One Hope – the story of Jesus’s life, trial, death and resurrection, featuring more than 100 actors and musicians from the city and Aberdeenshire (tickets from Aberdeen Box Office), 7.30pm, tomorrow; 2.30pm and 7.30pm, Saturday. Grampian Transport Museum, Alford. Easter Fun – crafts, face painting, quizzes, Allans Magic and balloon maker, 1-4.30pm, today: Rides Session – enjoy a lap around the road circuit on one of the vintage buses from the Aberdeen and District Transport Preservation Trust collection, 2-4pm, Monday. Scone Palace, near Perth. EasterWeekend – packed full of fun and games for all the family (phone 01738 552300 or visit http://sconepalace.co.uk/ for full programme), 9.30am5.30pm, tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Doonies Farm, Coast Road, Nigg, Aberdeen. Eggstravaganza – see a very special Eriskay foal, calves, lambs, chicks and ducklings, along with craft demonstrations and members of Doonies Rural Education Group on hand to tell you all about them, 10am4.30pm, tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Royal Deeside Railway, Milton of Crathes, near Banchory. Diesel train rides with free Easter eggs, cafe and shop, 11am-4pm, tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. High Street/Castle Street, Brechin. EasterWonderland – vintage and classic vehicles, fun stalls, table sales, puppet show, bonnets/bunnets competition, a chance to win a trip for two in a Rolls-Royce and lots more, Saturday. Stonehaven Town Hall. WrestleZone – a familyfriendly pro-wrestling spectacle featuring Crusher Craib, Scotty Swift, Jack Jester and others, 8pm, Saturday. Torry Battery, Aberdeen. The BIG Dolphinwatch Easter Eggstravaganza – fun things for all the family including egg decorating, craft activities, scavenger hunts and, with any luck, you might spot a dolphin or two, noon4pm, Saturday and Sunday. Alford Valley Railway. Train rides to Haughton Park (phone 019755 64332 or visit www.alfordrailway.org.uk for further details), 12.30-4pm, Saturday and Sunday. Braemar Castle. Open-air church service, 8am; Family Treasure Hunt – solve the clues in the grounds and win an Easter egg, 11am-3pm, Sunday. Strichen Lake. Strichen Playgroup Easter Egg Hunt with decorated egg, bonnie bonnet and toss the wellie competitions, pet show, egg and spoon race, face painting, games, tasty treats and hot food/drinks, noon2pm, Sunday. Balgownie Playing Fields, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen. Aberdeen Scottish Hellenic Society Easter Party with traditional Greek food, treats, refreshments, music and dancing (e-mail aberdeenscottishhellenic society.org.uk to book), 1pm, Sunday. Fyvie Castle. Turn eggsplorer as you follow the trail, collect the clues, solve the puzzle and win a Cadbury treat, plus free drumming workshops with the Guarana Street Drummers (Sunday only), noon-4pm, Sunday and Monday. RSPB Loch of Strathbeg, Crimond. Easter Egg Quiz Trail – search out the wooden eggs hidden around the Wildlife Garden and woodland, and answer the questions they pose to win a goody bag, 11am-3pm, Sunday and Monday; Craft Fair featuring local crafters with a wide variety of items for sale, 11am-3pm, Monday. Culloden. Gaelic Society of Inverness service to commemorate the 268th anniversary of the Battle – those familiar with Gaelic Psalm singing are specially invited. All welcome to assemble at Visitor Centre, 10.30am, Saturday. Edinburgh Playhouse. Fame: The Musical. A brand new production taking you on a high-octane rollercoaster ride, through dizzy heights and crashing lows, as a group of star-struck wannabes embark on their quest for the ultimate accolade – fame, various performances, Tuesday until April 26. Various Venues. Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art – showcasing the best of local and international art for wide-ranging audiences (visit http://glasgow international.org/ for full programme), today until Monday. Camperdown Wildlife Centre, Coupar Angus Road. EasterWildlife Fun – see the animals with a “spring” in their step as the new season arrives, and learn more about them in the family activity area, 10am-4pm, Sunday. Lawrence Lounge, Rubislaw Church Centre, Beaconsfield Place, Aberdeen. Breathe Easy (British Lung Foundation Support Network) Talk: 19thcentury Aberdeen Booksellers, by Mike Head, chairman of Breathe Easy, Aberdeen, plus display of jewellery by Frances Shanks, 1.30-3.30pm, today. Spindrift Writer’s Studio, Quayside, The Marina, Banff. Book Cafe with secondhand books and bakes for sale, 10am-4pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday; Writing Buddies – meet informally to write in the company of others (phone 07728 405539 for further details), 10am-1pm, Wednesday. Commercial Hotel, Cuminestown. Monquhitter WRI Quiz (teams of four), 7.30pm, tomorrow. Eden Court, Inverness. Inverness Gaelic Society annual business meeting with talk on Donald Shaw, the Crofter’s Lawyer, by Sheriff R.J. Macleod, 7.30pm, tomorrow. Pictavia, near Brechin. Pictish Arts Society Lecture: Carving Pictish Symbols – Conventions and Competence, by Dr Martin Goldberg, 7.30pm, tomorrow. Portlethen Moss. Ponds and Pools – join the Kincardine and Mearns Countryside Ranger for an exploration of the wetlands, discover the creatures that call water their home and what has been happening over the winter to create new wet habitats (phone 01569 768292 to book), 1-4pm, Saturday. Newmachar Bowling Green. Opens for new season – new members welcome, 2pm, Saturday. HM Theatre, Aberdeen. Behind-the-scenes tour (booking at Aberdeen Box Office), 10.30am, Saturday. Holy Trinity Church Hall, Elgin. Coffee Morning in aid of Stable and Able (strength and balance exercise group for the over 50s), 10am-noon, Saturday. Mid Deeside Church Hall, Kincardine O’Neil. Guild Daffodil Tea with sales table, 2-4pm, Saturday. Seafield Bowling Club, Cromwell Gardens, Aberdeen. Open Fun Day – all ages welcome (phone 01224 318197 for further details), 2-4pm, Sunday. Culter Hillwalking Club. Ballochbuie Purchase Cairn, Balmoral – guests welcome (phone 01224 733710/07789 852923 for further details), Monday. St Bridget’s Hall, Dunnottar Avenue, Stonehaven. Stonehaven Heritage Society AGM followed by talk on Dunnottar and Fetteresso Castles and George Keith, 4th Earl Marischal, by Miles KerrPaterson – visitors and new members welcome, 7.30pm, Wednesday. Aberdeen Maritime Museum. Talk: 30 Years of Aberdeen Maritime Museum by John Edwards (phone 01224 337714), 12.30-1pm, Wednesday. HM Theatre, Aberdeen. Let it Be – showcasing The Beatles music in a spectacular theatrical concert, charting the band’s meteoric rise from their humble beginning in Liverpool’s Cavern Club to their later studio masterpieces, 7.30pm, tonight; 5pm and 8.30pm, tomorrow; 2.30pm and 7.30pm, Saturday; Aberdeen Students’ Charities Campaign presentWullieWonka and the Fine Piece Factory, various performances, Wednesday until April 26. Eden Court, Inverness. 20th Century Boy – the smash hit musical, inspired by the life of rock legend Marc Bolan. Featuring some of the greatest pop songs ever written, this is the story of the rocker, poet, electric warrior, king of glam and godfather of punk and his band, T. Rex. Staged by Gary Lloyd (Thriller Live) and with a west-end cast, this is a glorious story and celebration of glam rock at its colourful best, 5pm and 8.30pm, tomorrow; 2pm and 8pm, Saturday; Factor 9 – set against the backdrop of the tainted blood products scandal affecting thousands of haemophiliacs worldwide, 7.30pm, tomorrow and Saturday; The Simon and Garfunkel Story – direct from London’s west end, the compelling story of the greatest music duo of all time starring award-winning actor Dean Elliott and a full cast of performers, 7.30pm, Wednesday. Strathpeffer Pavilion. Alan Bissett in Ban the Filth, 8pm, Saturday. The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Comedian, broadcaster, journalist and chef Hardeep Singh Kohli with his hilarious stand-up show, Hardeep is Your Love, 8pm, tonight. Community Centre, Bath Street, Stonehaven. Stonehaven Folk Club: Singers/musicians session – all welcome, 8.30pm, tomorrow. Music Hall, Aberdeen. An Evening of Movies and Musicals starring Joe McElderry and Kerry Ellis with guest star Lorna Luft, 7.30pm, tomorrow; Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, 7.30pm, Saturday. The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Akord with support, 7.30pm, tomorrow; Gavin Marwick: Journeyman Spectacular, 7.30pm, Saturday; Music of the North East – Aberdeen Strathspey and Reel Society showcase the music of their home with tributes to fiddle masters past and present, includingWilliam Marshall, Peter Milne, J. Scott Skinner and Hector MacAndrew, 6.30-9pm, Sunday. Invergordon Social Club. Stephen Smyth and Band (tickets from 01463 221268), 8.15pm, Saturday. St Machar’s Cathedral, Aberdeen. Recorder consort Audite Nova – Christus Surrexit: Early Music for Eastertide, 7.45pm, Sunday. Eden Court, Inverness. Mairearad Green and Anna Massie, 8pm, Sunday. New Inn Hotel, Ellon. Shaun Loughrey and The Countrysiders (tickets from 01358 720425), 7.15pm, Sunday. Blue Lamp, Gallowgate, Aberdeen. Aberdeen Scottish Hellenic Society Rembetika Night – nonmembers welcome, 8pm, Wednesday. Banff Springs Hotel, Banff. Banff and District Accordion and Fiddle Club: Tommy Newcomen, 7.30pm, Wednesday. Tarbert Community Centre, Harris. Ceilidh-Dance with Blair Douglas and Arthur Cormack, local artists and Fear an Taighe, 7.30pm, tomorrow. Carnegie Hall, Dyce. Ballroom/Sequence/Scottish Social Dance to live music (tickets from 01651 863059), 8pm, Saturday. New Elgin Hall, Elgin. Jolly Dancers: Social dancing with