TOP EVENTS
Northern Meeting Park, Inverness. Inverness Tattoo. Visit www.tattooinverness.org.uk for further details, 8-10pm, today until Saturday.
Music Hall, Aberdeen. Aberdeen International Youth Festival opening ceremony and inaugural welcome to this year’s participants, 3pm, today. Phone 01224 213800/07921 587530 or visit www.aiyf.org for further details of all events in various venues, until August 7.
Shore Park, Durness. Durness Highland Gathering, from noon, tomorrow.
Perth Concert Hall/Perth Theatre. Southern Fried Festival – annual festival of American Roots Music. Visit www.horsecross.co.uk for further details, tomorrow until Sunday.
King George V Park, Banchory. Banchory Show. Visit www.banchoryshow.co.uk for further details, from 9am, Saturday.
Kinnudie Farm, Auldearn. Nairn Show. Phone 01309 641121 or visit www.nairnshow.org.uk for further details, Saturday.
Recreation Park, Halkirk. Highland Games. Phone 01955 606206 for further details, Saturday.
Glenfeochan House Grounds, Kilmore, near Oban. Kilmore and Kilbride Highland Games. Phone 01852 316279 for further details, Saturday.
An Aird Shinty Park, Fort William. Lochaber Highland Games, 10am-4.30pm, Saturday.
Games Field, Dalbreac, Strathconon, near Strathpeffer. Strathconon Highland Games, 11am-5pm, Saturday.
Union Square, Aberdeen. Meet and greet sessions with BA Baracus impersonator from Britain’s Got Talent to celebrate movie remake launch of the classic 1980s TV show The A-Team, 11am-4pm, Saturday.
Lovat Memorial Field, Morar, near Mallaig. Mallaig and Morar Highland Games, noon-6pm, Sunday.
The Haughs, Turriff. Turriff Show. Visit www.turriffshow.org for further details, Sunday and Monday.
INVERNESS
Milton of Leys. Scotland’s Housing Expo 2010. Visit www.scotlandshousingexpo.com for further details, Sunday until August 31.
EDINBURGH
Various Venues. Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival featuring international stars, exciting newcomers and the hottest local talent spanning the earliest jazz forms to the thriving contemporary creativity of today. Visit www.edinburghjazzfestival.com for further details, tomorrow until August 8.
GLASGOW
Glasgow Green. The Magic of Motown – the best live Motown tribute concert featuring the music of the Temptations, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Four Tops, Stevie Wonder and many more. Tickets from 0844 481 8898, online at www.ticketsoup.com or at the door, 7.15pm, Saturday.
DUNDEE
Mills Observatory, Balgay Park
Glamis Road. Family Fun Week – visit the space-themed room, meet artists and astronomer plus the chance to try out some amazing fun activities that are out of this world, 11am-1pm and 2-4pm, today until Saturday.
OTHER EVENTS
Cawdor Community Centre, near Nairn. Cawdor Coffee Club, 10.30am-noon, today.
Eastgate Precinct, High Street, Inverness. Fraser School of Highland Dancing Display (inside shopping centre if adverse weather), 6-7pm, tonight.
Scout Hall, Main Street, Aberlour. The Speyside Artisans Arts and Crafts Hub with demonstrations, noon-7pm, today; 10am-4pm, tomorrow and Saturday.
Strathspey Steam Railway, Aviemore. Steam train rides to Boat of Garten and Broomhill. Phone 01479 810725 or visit www.strathspeyrailway.co.uk for further details, today until Wednesday.
Keith Sports and Community Centre. WrestleZone Live – family-friendly wrestling action, 7-9.30pm, tomorrow.
The Breadmaker, Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen. Pink – informal coffee morning group for women who have been affected by breast cancer and other women-related cancers, 10.30am-noon, tomorrow.
Anne’s Garden, The Boots, Drynie Park North, near Mulbuie, Black Isle. Gardens Open in aid of British Heart Foundation Scotland Highland Heart Nurse Appeal, 2-4pm, tomorrow and Saturday.
Keith and Dufftown Railway. Train rides on a heritage Diesel Multiple Unit. Phone 01343 870429 (today)/01340 821181 (tomorrow until Sunday) or visit www.keith-dufftown-railway.co.uk for further details, tomorrow until Sunday.
Grantown Museum. Figget Fair, 10am-4pm, Saturday.
The Royal Deeside Railway, Milton of Crathes, near Banchory. Train rides, buffet car and shop. Visit www.deeside-railway.co.uk for timetable, 11am-4.30pm, Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday
The Tolbooth Museum, Castle Street, Aberdeen. More Tales from the Tolbooth – The Escape of Alexander Keith in 1638, 11am, noon, 2pm and 3pm, Saturday; Crime and Punishment at Sea – an examination of different aspects of crime and punishment at sea including a chance to see documents from Aberdeen City Archives dealing with cases of piracy, 11am, noon, 2pm and 3pm, Tuesday and Wednesday.
St Thomas’s Church, Aboyne. Evening of Praise with hymn singing, anthems, readings and solos. All welcome, 6.30pm, Sunday.
Spectrum Centre, Inverness. Inverness ACE meeting. Phone 07845 196126 for further details, 6.30pm, Monday.
Deeside Activity Park, Dess, near Aboyne. Weekly Karting League for children under 14, 15 to 18-year-olds and adults. Phone 01339 883536 for further details, 9.30am, Mondays until August 16.
Kilravock Castle, near Nairn. Afternoon Teas and Tours. Phone 01667 493258 for further details, 2-4pm, Wednesday.
THEATRE
Bonar Hall, Dundee. Scottish Dance Theatre present Under Construction, 7.30pm, tonight.
Eden Court, Inverness. Dogstar Theatre Company present Jacobite Country, 7.30pm, tonight until Saturday; The Lady Boys of Bangkok, 8pm, Wednesday and August 5.
The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. AIYF: Mitchell School of Drama, 7.30pm, tonight and tomorrow; Project Y:Y Dance, 2.30pm and 8pm, Saturday; You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, 3pm and 8pm, Sunday; 11.30am, Monday; Theatre Double Bill by Children of the Heart and Kinetic Youth Theatre, 8pm, Tuesday until August 5; Scottish Youth Theatre presents Adventure in a Norwegian Wood, 11am and 1pm, Wednesday.
Toberonochy Hall, Luing. Mull Theatre presents Opium Eater, 7pm, tonight. Also at Easdale Island Hall, Easdale, near Oban, 8pm, tomorrow; Duart Castle, Mull, 8pm, Tuesday; Mull Theatre, Druimfin, Tobermory, Mull, 8pm, Wednesday.
HM Theatre, Aberdeen. Singin’ I’m No a Billy, He’s a Tim, 7.30pm, Monday and Tuesday.
COMEDY
Snafu, Union Street, Aberdeen. Comedy Club featuring Joe Heenan, Gordon Alexander, Scott Forbes, Lucy Oldham and Rick Carranza, 8.15pm, Tuesday.
MUSIC
Hootananny, Inverness. Davey Cowan and Rachael Parker, 9pm, tonight.
The Doghouse, Dundee. Open Mic with guest host from the Scottish music scene, 8pm, tonight; XCerts, Tiny Little Robots and The Barents Sea, 8pm, tomorrow; The Craig McKnight Fundraiser featuring The Floor, Lefty and Friends, Dazed and Confused and special guest DJs, Saturday; Under 18s DJ set, 3-7pm; Rudy Alba, 8pm, Sunday.
Loch Kinord Hotel, Dinnet. The Deeside Sessions 2010 – live folk music sessions hosted by top local traditional musicians, 8pm, tonight. Also at Cromar Folk Club, Tarland, 8pm; Crathes Hall (Woodend Barn folk sessions), 8pm, tomorrow; Albert Hall, Ballater (Paul Anderson), 7pm; Aberdeen Arms Hotel, Tarland, 9.30pm, Tuesday.
Tigh na Sgire, Portree, Skye. Traditional Ceilidh Concert, 7.30pm, tonight, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Portmahomack Hotel. Live music, 9pm, tomorrow.
BA Club, Fort William. Philomena Begley and Band, 8pm, tomorrow.
Ironworks, Inverness. Skerryvore, 7.30pm, tomorrow.
The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Friday Live session with AIYF performers, from 1pm, tomorrow; Scottish Cultures and Traditions’ session, from 12.30pm, Saturday; Pure Brass in Concert, 8pm, Monday.
Music Hall, Aberdeen. AIYF: Edinburgh Youth Orchestra with Aberdeen’s internationally acclaimed soprano Lisa Milne, 7.30pm, tomorrow; Lunchtime Opera and Song performed by talented young artists from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, 1pm; A Serenade to Music – a celebration of English song with 16 top singers from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, 7.30pm, Sunday.
Station Hotel, Stonehaven. Stonehaven Country Music Club: Paty’s Country Breeze, Saturday.
Thainstone Centre, Inverurie. Philomena Begley with Broken Wing and The Brothers Band, Saturday.
The Rusty Nail, Aberdeen. Leppard and The Big Cats, 9.30pm, Saturday.
Eden Court, Inverness. Edinburgh Youth Orchestra, 7.30pm, Saturday; Tiller’s Folly, 7.30pm, Tuesday.
Aircrew Memorial Bandstand, Bellfield Park, Inverness. Live music, 2-4pm, Sunday.
Mosset Tavern, Forres. Philomena Begley and Broken Wing Band, 7-10pm, Sunday.
The Stables, Cromarty. Robert Tobin and Leonie Bluett, 4pm, Sunday.
Dornoch Cathedral. Organ and trumpet recital, 7.30pm, Tuesday.
JAZZ
The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. AIYF: Belhaven Sunday Jazz session featuring Sideline Quartet, noon, Sunday.
Glen Mhor Hotel, Inverness. Nigel’s Nonsense, 2-4pm, Sunday; Ness River Rhythm Kings play jazz from the 20s and 30s, 9-11pm, Tuesday.
DANCE
Royal British Legion, Nairn. Nairn Ceilidh Group Summer Ceilidh with the Forres Accordion and Fiddle Club, 8-11pm, tonight.
Stewarts Hall, Huntly. Charity Dance with George Rennie, 8pm-midnight, tomorrow.
Memorial Hall, Dufftown. Old Time Dance with Iain Cathcart Scottish Dance Band. Dancers and spectators welcome, 7.30pm, tomorrow; Scottish Country Dance Monthly Social, 7.30pm, Tuesday.
Aviemore Village Hall. Aviemore Ceilidh Dancers: The Michael Garvin Trio, 8pm-midnight, Saturday.
Cults Outreach Centre. Ballroom and Latin Dance for beginners and more advanced. Phone 01466 751273 for further details, 7pm, Monday.
The Boys Brigade Hall, Crimon Place, Aberdeen. Scottish Country Dance Summer Social. Phone 01224 636128 for further details, 7.30-9.45pm, Wednesday.
GALLERIES
The Gallery, Seafield Street, Cullen. Heritage and Fishing – original mixed-media paintings by Fiona Jappy and small Scottish fishing boats by Edward Smith, 10.30am-4.30pm, today until Saturday; 2-4.30pm, Sunday.
The Aviemore Gallery, Inverdruie, near Aviemore. Summer Exhibition, 10am-5.30pm, today until Wednesday.
Monymusk Arts Trust. Paintings by David Hawson, 10am-4pm, today and tomorrow; Paintings by Jennifer Hudson, 10am-4pm, Saturday until Wednesday.
Duff House, Banff. The Coast Road Diaries – a journey round the coastline of Scotland by well-known Scottish artist Kate Downie RSA, 11am-5pm, today until Sunday; Nanny Are You In – mixed-media textiles by Gamrie artist Helen Harrison; An Artist in North-east Scotland – watercolours by Hertfordshire artist Anthony Wildig, opening times as above, today until Wednesday.
Aberdeen Art Gallery. Roger Fenton and Julia Margaret Cameron: Early British Photographs from the Royal Collection; Pablo Picasso: Histoire Naturelle; Collected: Past Present Future; Scottish Glass: A Celebration, 10am-5pm, today tomorrow, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday; 2-5pm, Sunday; Known/Unknown – photographic works by society painter Philip de Laszlo, opening times as above, from Saturday.
Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly. Summer Exhibition, 11am-5.15pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.
The Castle Gallery, Inverness. Mixed Summer Show, 9am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.
Marywell Gallery and Framing, The Steading, Marywell, near Aberdeen. A Splash of Colour – new works by 12 local artists including Eric Auld, Cath Roberts, Elaine Mackay, Pauline Murray and Sandie Youngson, 9.30am-5.30pm, tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday; 10am-4pm, Saturday.
Country Frames Gallery, Leslie, near Insch. Land and Sea – celebrating the Scottish landscape and coastal scenes with work by over 20 artists including Letita Smith-Burnett, Gordon Casely, Jen Goudie, Sandra Lister and John Swan, 10am-5pm, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday; 1-5pm, Sunday.
MUSEUMS
The Tolbooth Museum, Castle Street, Aberdeen. Burgesses of Aberdeen, 10am-4pm, today, tomorrow and Saturday; 12.30-3.30pm, Sunday.
Groam House Museum, Rosemarkie. Dr William MacLean – A Forgotten Collector, His Sites and Finds, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday; 2-4.30pm, Sunday.
Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Shiprow. North Sea Passenger Lines – An Exhibition from The Association of North Sea Cities; Marine Stamps – display marking the centenary of Aberdeen Philatelic Society, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday; noon-3pm, Sunday.
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery. Made It! – works from the Crafts Council Collection and the Highland makers inspired by them, 10am-5pm, today until Saturday; Craft Spotlight – Lucy Woodley, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.
Provost Skene’s House, Guestrow, Aberdeen. Bee Inspired: The Influence of Bill Gibb, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.
Nairn Museum. Moving Automata – mechanical wonders brought to life, 10am-4.30pm, today, tomorrow and Monday until Wednesday; 10am-1pm, Saturday.
St Peter’s Heritage Centre, Peterculter. New displays of old shoppie, but ’n’ ben household interior, local sports groups, old paper mill mementoes and Rob Roy plus photographs of Culter past and present and Old Culter School, 2-4pm, Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday.
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.
North Kessock Village Hall, Black Isle. Community Market, 10am-noon, Saturday.
Kinross. 10am-4pm, Sunday.
CAR BOOT SALES
Huntly Mart. Plus indoor and outdoor market stalls, 10am-4pm, tomorrow.
Thainstone Centre, Inverurie. Plus indoor and outdoor market stalls, 9am-4pm, Sunday.
EXHIBITIONS
The Glenfiddich Distillery, Dufftown. Artists Shiau-Peng Chen, Dan Halter, Carrie Iverson, Hayoung Kim, Damian Moppett, Matthew Sandager, Valay Shende and Mao Yan, 12.30-5.30pm, today until Sunday.
Memorial Hall, Cullen. Cullen, Deskford and Portknockie Heritage Group display of fishing and farming films, old photographs, clothing, written material and family history from the district, 10am-4pm, today until Sunday and Wednesday; Cullen Art Group Exhibition and Sale of Paintings, 6-8pm, tomorrow; 10am-8pm, Saturday; noon-6pm, Sunday.
FOR CHILDREN
Buckie Library. Bookbug Rhymetime for under fives, 2-2.30pm, today.
Cullen Library. Storytime, 10.30-11.30am, today.
Aberdeen Art Gallery. Victorian-themed workshops (phone 01224 523700 to book): Create a photo album, 1-1.45pm and 2-2.45pm, today; Create a photo with ghosts or fairies, 1-1.45pm and 2-2.45pm, tomorrow.
Aberdeen Arts Centre. Summer Arts Carnival – innovative arts activities. Phone 01224 635208 or visit www.aberdeenartscentre.org.uk for further details, today, tomorrow and Monday until August 6.
Grampian Transport Museum, Alford. Circuit vehicle rides. Phone 019755 62292 or visit www.gtm.org.uk for further details, 1.30-4pm, today and Tuesday.
Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Shiprow. Pirate-themed drop-in art and craft session. Phone 01224 337700 for further details and to book, 10am-noon, tomorrow.
HM Theatre, Aberdeen. The Singing Kettle present Calamity Castle, 11am and 2pm, tomorrow and Saturday; noon and 3pm, Sunday.
The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Creative Kids. Phone 01224 641122 for further details and to book, 12.30-2.30pm, Saturday; AIYF: Stories for Children by Pace and Spires Theatre, 3pm, Monday; 11am and 1pm, Tuesday.
St Stephen’s Parish Church, Powis Place, Aberdeen. Games, arts and crafts, music, stories, drama and lots more for primary-one to primary-seven pupils. Phone 01224 635694 for further details, 9.30am-noon, Monday until August 6.
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.