Things to do Places to go

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Academy Shopping Centre, Aberdeen. Wedding Exhibition Showcase – visit all your favourite suppliers including fashion shows, flowers, cakes, mother of the bride, jewellery, photography and lots more. Phone 07957 599 155 for further details, 5-9pm, tonight.

Cambo Estate, Kingsbarns, St Andrews. Snowdrop Spectacular – 70 acres woodland walks to sea carpeted in snowdrops, snowflakes and aconites. Phone 01333 450054 or visit www.cambosnowdrops.com for further details, 10am-4.30pm, today until March 8; Demonstrations: Rope pots by Gary Watson; Painting in miniature by Wendy Sabine, Saturday and Sunday; Potter and painter Griselda Hill, 10am-4pm, Sunday.

Dobbies Garden Centre, Aberdeen. RSPB Wildlife Care – meet local group members who will be happy to give advice on feeding and attracting birds to your garden plus talks (10.30am both days), 10am-4pm, Saturday and Sunday.

INVERNESS

Eden Court. Scottish Theatres Consortium and Dundee Rep Theatre present Sunshine on Leith. Phone 01463 234234 or visitwww.eden-court.co.uk to book, 7.30pm, tonight; 5pm and 8.30pm, tomorrow and Saturday; 7.30pm, Monday until Wednesday.

EDINBURGH

City Art Centre, 1-3 Market Street. Bob Dylan Art Exhibition – 170 of Dylan’s drawings and paintings including portraits, still life, cityscapes and landscapes, all created between 1989 and 1992 for a book called Drawn Blank, 10am-5pm, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.

GLASGOW

Kelvin Hall. Aviva International Match – the richest indoor international match in the world returns to its established home in Glasgow for the curtain-raiser to the 2009 athletics season. Visit www.ukathletics.net/uka-major-events/aviva-international-match/timetable for further details, from 11.30am, Saturday.

DUNDEE

Marryat Hall, Caird Hall Complex, City Square. Record, CD and Music Memorabilia Fair – Scotland's longest-running music fair specialising in selling rare and collectable vinyl and CDs, with dealers from all over the UK. Thousands of bargains to be had, with prices starting at as little as 50p, plus an opportunity to sell your unwanted items and obtain top prices. A free valuation service will be on offer for rare and interesting items (ideal for insurance purposes), 11am-4pm, Sunday.

OTHER EVENTS

The Tunnels, Aberdeen. Flunge Comedy Night, 8pm, tonight.

Peacock Visual Arts, Castle Street, Aberdeen. Open Knowledge Networks evening of digital fun and games with talks, drinks and music. Phone 01224 639539 or visit www.peacockvisualarts.com for further details, 6.30pm, tomorrow.

Invergordon Lifeboat Station. RNLI SOS Open Day, 10am-2pm, tomorrow.

Culter Mill Club, Peterculter. Culter Pipe Bands present A Night at the Races with performance by Culter Pipe Band (7.30pm) and racing (8pm). Phone 01224 732343 for further details and to book, tomorrow.

The Covenanters, Auldearn. Auldearn Primary School Parent Council Quiz Night in aid of school funds, 8pm, tomorrow.

Aberdeen Art Gallery. Illustrated Talk: Art and Friends – The Bloomsbury Group by Griffin Co, Assistant Keeper (Fine Art), 12.45-1pm, tomorrow.

Inverness Town House. Men’s Health Talks: Men and Suicide, by Keith Walker; Men and Talking Therapies, by Dr Andrew Melton and Dr Doug Hutchison; Men and Dementia and Mental Health of Men Who Have Had Strokes, by Dr Jim Law; Men and The Work of Cairdeas Cottage, by Susan Anderson and Nigel Sandeman, 9.30am, tomorrow.

Guide Hall, Buckie. Moray Girl Guides Book/Video/DVD Sale, 10am-2pm, Saturday.

The Loft, East Grange, Kinloss. The Loft’s Alternative Burns Supper – great food and wit with Vladimir McTavish, Mark Nelson and Jo-Jo Sutherland. Phone 01343 850111 or visit www.loftgigs.co.uk for further details, Saturday.

Cushnie Hall. Burns Night Supper and Ceilidh with haggis supper, dram and dancing to the Bonanza Band. Phone 019755 81441 for further details and to book, 7pm, Saturday.

Royal British Legion, Nairn. Nairn Lifeboat Branch SOS Coffee Morning, 10.15am, Saturday.

Banchory Lodge Hotel. West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Conservative’s Burns Supper. Phone 01569 762785 for further details, 7pm for 7.30pm, Saturday.

Torry St Fittick’s Parish Church, Walker Road, Aberdeen. Coffee Morning, 10am-noon, Saturday.

Maple Court Hotel, Inverness. Inverness Samaritans Afternoon Tea to celebrate the branch’s 35th anniversary. Phone 01463 222802 for further details and to book, 3pm, Saturday.

THEATRE

HM Theatre, Aberdeen. Scottish Ballet – The Sleeping Beauty, 2pm and 7.30pm, today and Saturday; 7.30pm, tomorrow; Calendar Girls, starring Lynda Bellingham, Patricia Hodge, Sian Phillips, Gaynor Faye, Brigit Forsyth, Julie Hills and Elaine C. Smith, 7.30pm, from Tuesday.

The Warehouse Theatre, Lossiemouth. Africa to Appalachia – Celtic Connection concert, 8pm, tomorrow; Elgin Radio Fundraiser presents The Green Brae Gaugers – Sandy Ross, Allan McKenzie, Jimmy Ingram, Myrtle Scott and Kath Donaldson sing and play musical instruments, tell humorous stories, jokes and involve the audience, 8pm, Saturday.

Eden Court, Inverness. The X Factor Dance Company presents Query, 8pm, Tuesday.

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. WAC (Writers and Actors Collaboration) presents Grave Concerns, 7.30pm, Tuesday; 2pm and 7.30pm, Wednesday.

MUSIC

Shiro’s, Barclay Street, Stonehaven. Open blues jam and open mic session, 9pm-1am, tonight.

Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen. Members of the Elphinstone Institute – traditional music and song from Aberdeen University, 12.45-1.30pm, today.

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Teddy Thompson supported by Tim Merritt, 7.30pm, tonight; Shell Friday Live featuring Baskery, from noon, tomorrow; Sandi Thom, 7.30pm, Sunday.

Portmahomack Hotel. Live music, 9pm, tomorrow.

Ironworks, Inverness. Eddie Halliwell, Greg Downey and Graeme Platt, 11.15pm, tomorrow.

Dyce Hall, near Aberdeen. Belfast rock’n’roller Brian Houston. Tickets from 01224 722380 or at the door, 7.30pm, tomorrow.

Red Shoes Theatre, Elgin. Friday Live featuring the very best of local talent, from 4pm, tomorrow.

The Clubhouse Hotel, Great Western Road, Aberdeen. J.B. and the Classics, 9pm, tomorrow.

The Loft, East Grange, Kinloss. Linda McRae (dinner and acoustic). Phone 01343 850111 or visit www.loftgigs.co.uk for further details, tomorrow.

Music Hall, Aberdeen. Ceilidh with Shindig, 8pm, tomorrow; Errol Brown, 7.30pm, Tuesday.

Old Brewery, Cromarty. Corinne West and Doug Cox, 8.30pm, Saturday.

The Rusty Nail, Aberdeen. Red Sky, 9.30pm, Saturday.

Invergordon Social Club. Stuart Maclean, 8.15pm, Saturday.

Hootananny, Church Street, Inverness. Mumford and Sons, 7.30pm, Saturday; Gavin Moore, 8.30pm, Sunday.

Mad Hatters, Church Street, Inverness. The Hellfire Club, Saturday; The Joy Formidable, 8pm, Tuesday; The Xcerts, Wednesday.

Eden Court, Inverness. Scottish Ensemble: Quicksilver, 8pm, Wednesday.

JAZZ

Red Shoes Theatre, Elgin. Moray Jazz Club, 8-10.30pm, tonight.

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Belhaven Sunday Jazz, from noon, Sunday.

Glen Mhor Hotel, Inverness. Ness River Rhythm Kings play jazz from the 20s and 30s, 9-11pm, Tuesday.

CLUBBING

The Tunnels, Aberdeen. Molineux, Ded Rabbit and Zeithghiest, 8pm, tonight; The Limits, Kashmir Red, The Resolutes, The Alibi, The Usuals, The Wonderlands, Ricoshay, Captain Face and Grant Davidson, 8pm, tomorrow; The Sontaran Experiment, Black Sun, Cowards and Kaddish, 7pm; Trash Disco (new club night) with Kev Green and Sean Lynch, 11pm-3am; Room 2 – Gronzy, Y-Change Costume, United Fruit and Iname, 7.30pm, Saturday; Mumford and Sons plus support, 8pm, Sunday; Heller State, Headlight and Safe 2 Say, 8pm, Monday; Heavy Metal Night with Downfall, Empyrea and guests, 8pm, Tuesday; The Marionettes plus support, 8pm, Wednesday.

Cafe Drummond, Aberdeen. Blues Night with Pete Noroicheck, 9.30pm, tonight; M.I.N.E., Peter Parker and Secret Summit, 8pm, tomorrow; Hot Mangu, Bloodnut, Downfall and guests, 7.30pm, Saturday; The Joy Formidable plus support, 7.30pm, Monday; The Xcerts, Copy Ha Ho and Debutaunt, 8pm, Tuesday; Farewell Singapore and The Special Edition followed by Open Mic Night, 8pm, Wednesday.

Tiger Tiger, Aberdeen. SexyGlam – funky house, commercial pop and disco funk music with DJ Kevin Green, from 9pm, Saturday.

DANCE

Station Hotel, Stonehaven. Stonehaven and District Country Music Club: Les Barr. Social, line and partner dancers welcome. Phone 01569 740600 to book a table, 8pm, Saturday.

Aviemore Village Hall. Aviemore Ceilidh Dancers: Colin Donaldson Trio, 8pm-midnight, Saturday.

Mulben Hall, near Keith. Scottish Dance Club, 7.30-9.30pm, Wednesday.

GALLERIES

Marywell Gallery, Marywell, Aberdeen. Scottish Art and Jewellery, 9.30am-5.30pm today and tomorrow; 10am-4pm, Saturday.

Inchmore Gallery, near Inverness. Christmas Exhibition, 10am-5pm, today until Saturday.

Duff House, Banff. Lady Agnew of Lochnaw, 1892, by John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) on loan from the National Gallery of Scotland; Period in Fashion – couture gowns by Gwen Russell, 11am-4pm, today until Sunday.

The Art Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Black and white photography by Nigel Webster, 8am-8pm today until Wednesday.

St Fergus Gallery, Wick. At Home – digital images featuring pupils of Hillhead Primary School, their families and their home life, 12.30-5pm, today, Monday and Tuesday; 12.30-8pm, tomorrow; 10.30am-1pm, Saturday.

Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly. Christmas Exhibition, 11am-5.30pm, tomorrow and Saturday.

Swanson Gallery, Thurso. China – photographs by American journalist Eve Arnold on her visit to the country in 1979, 1-8pm, tomorrow; 10am-1pm, Saturday; 1-5pm, Monday until Wednesday.

MUSEUMS

Inverness Art Gallery and Museum. Twelve Poets – bronze busts of poets who have made significant contributions to Scottish literature, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.

Writers’ Museum, Lady Stairs Close, Edinburgh. The Bard at the Writers’ Museum – featuring a collection of intimate correspondence by Rabbie Burns, this exhibition gives fresh insight into the multi-faceted and much-loved poet, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, until April 18.

MARKETS

Belmont Street, Aberdeen. Country Fair, 9am-5pm, Saturday.

Macduff Fishmarket. Farmers’ Market, 9am-1pm, Saturday.

Neil Ross Square, Ellon. Farmers’ Market, 8.15am-12.30pm, Saturday.

Kinross. 10am-4pm, Sunday.

CAR BOOT SALES

Huntly Mart. Plus indoor and outdoor market stalls,10am-4pm, tomorrow.

Elgin Auction Centre. Plus crafts and lots more, 10am-4pm, Saturday.

Thainstone Centre, Inverurie. Plus indoor and outdoor market stalls, 9am-4pm, Sunday.

EXHIBITIONS

Dundee Central Library. Creative Connections – animation, art, poetry and photography created by community groups across the country during workshops by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), 9am-9pm, today, tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday; 9.30am-5pm, Saturday; 10am-9pm, Wednesday.

Craighursts Cafe and Restaurant, Mid Street, Keith. Photographs by Clare Lock and Gill LaCamp, 10am-4pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

FOR CHILDREN

Once Upon a Tune, Blackburn. Songs, stories, music and percussion on the theme of Colours for children aged six-months to five-years. Phone 01224 790403 for further details and to book, 2.15-3.15pm, today; 10.30-11.30am, tomorrow.

Details of events have been compiled from information supplied by various organisations. Care has been taken to ensure accuracy, but the Press and Journal accepts no responsibility for errors or alterations to details.