Duff House, Banff. Outdoor Theatre: Illyria present Pride and Prejudice – bring a picnic and seating. Tickets from 01261 818181 or at the gate, 6.30pm, tonight.
Eden Court, Inverness. Inverness Book Festival featuring a wide and varied selection of authors and events to appeal to all readers. Phone 01463 234234 or visit www.invernessbookfestival.co.uk for further details, today until Sunday.
Various Venues, Edinburgh. Edinburgh International Festival 2010 – the very best in international opera, music, drama and dance. Phone 0131 473 2099 or visit www.eif.co.uk for further details, today until September 5.
Milltimber, Bieldside and Cults Festival. Exercise the Swedish way for free at Milltimber Community Centre, 7.30pm, tonight. Also at International Baptist Church, 7.30pm, Wednesday; Children’s fun dogs by Dawgs, children’s pet show, junior Scottish country dancers, Cults Academy Fiddlers, clog dancers, stalls and lots more, Outreach Centre, Cults, 10am-noon and 2-4.30pm, Saturday; calligraphy and model trains exhibitions, Outreach Centre, Cults, 2-4pm, Saturday and Sunday; Rotary Club fun run/walk for all ages, Cults old railway station, 9.30am, Sunday; Try square dancing, WRI Hall, Cults at 7.30pm on Monday.
Grampian Transport Museum, Alford. Arena Concert with Sandi Thom, Willie G Trio and The Brothers Reid, from 3pm; Clachan Yell, 6-8pm. Tickets from the museum at 019755 62292/64517 or before 5pm on the day at the gate on Saturday.
Perth Racecourse, Scone. Perth 800 Race Day – a fantastic opportunity for Scotland to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the granting of the Royal Charter to Perth with six exciting horse races followed by live music and entertainment. Additional highlights include two jousting tournaments and a re-enactment of the presentation of the Royal Charter to Perth by King William the Lion plus other entertainment for families and children. Visitors are encouraged to come in dress suitable for the 13th century if they wish, from noon (first race 3.05pm), Saturday.
Satrosphere Science Centre, Constitution Street, Aberdeen. Night of the Dinosaurs – find out from guest speakers how much we really know about how dinosaurs looked and behaved. Discover if they suffered from arthritis and if they tasted like chicken. Phone 01224 640340 for further details, 6-9pm; Special lifecasting and prosthetic workshop with Tom Lauten (booking essential) at 2pm, Saturday.
Jacobite Monument Field, Glenfinnan. Glenfinnan Gathering, 11am-5pm, Saturday.
The Links, Nairn. Nairn Games Day. Phone 01667 452422 or visit www.nairnhighlandgames.co.uk for further details, from 9.30am, Saturday.
Moray Art Centre, The Park, Findhorn. Scottish-Italian food and drink festival showcasing the best of local produce with an Italian twist plus workshops, tastings and demonstrations, 11am-9pm, Saturday.
Coupar Park, Helmsdale. Highland games, 10am-5pm, Saturday.
Urquhart Castle, near Drumnadrochit. Dancing with Ancestors – strut your stuff 15th-century style as trained dancers take you through your paces. Visit www.historic-scotland.gov.uk for further details, 11am, noon, 1.30pm and 2.30pm, Saturday and Sunday.
Castle Fraser, near Kemnay. Jousting tournament – spectacular family fun with staged fight scenes, falconry, archery, demonstrations, displays and lots more, 11am-4.30pm, Sunday.
Heathfield Park, Grantown. Highland games, 10am-5pm, Sunday.
Hazlehead Park Games Arena, Aberdeen. Dawgs Family Fun Day with fun dog shows, demonstrations, children’s activities, stalls and refreshments, noon-4pm, Sunday.
INVERNESS
Eden Court. Art Education Department Activities Open Day showcasing the wide range of classes, activities and learning opportunities on offer at the theatre. Phone 01463 239841 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk for further details, 11am-4pm, Sunday.
GLASGOW
Sky Ride Glasgow. A chance for cyclists to experience the very best of Glasgow traffic-free and explore the city from a totally new perspective with festival area and roaming entertainment. The five-mile route opens at 9.30am and passes some of the city’s most iconic landmarks including the SECC on the banks of the Clyde, Glasgow Science Centre, the Gallery of Modern Art and the stunning George Square – Visit www.goskyride.com/location/ glasgow for further details and to register, on Sunday.
DUNDEE
Caird Hall. Tenant’s Fair – information about a whole range of housing services for tenants and other service users with a special focus on lettings as well as the opportunity to reminisce in the Nostalgia Corner. Partner agencies will include Tayside Police and Tayside Fire and Rescue Service, from 10am, Saturday.
PERTH
Concert Hall. Scottish Bead Fair – Scotland’s original and largest bead and jewellery-making event with a huge array of supplies for sale, classes and demonstrations. Visit www.scottishbeadfair.com for further details, from 11am, Sunday.
OTHER EVENTS
Town Centre Car Park, Golspie. Countryside Ranger Walk around the back of Ben Bhraggie, finishing at the Dukes monument. Phone 01549 402638 for further details, 10.30am-2pm, today.
Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Huntly. Red Herring Projects in collaboration with Huntly Film Company presents The Pope’s Toilet (El Bano del Papa) – a humorous film in Spanish with English subtitles to start the Huntly Hairst Food Festival season, 7.30pm, tonight.
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.
Glenlivet Public Hall. Tea in the Park – craft stalls, refreshments and launch of recipe book, 11am-5pm, today until August 31.
Music Hall, Aberdeen. Prom Praise – music, word and worship with the All Souls Orchestra hosted by Craig Dyer, Glasgow-based training director of the Christianity Explored project, 7.30pm, tomorrow.
Francis Street Club, Wick. Prize bingo, 8pm, tomorrow.
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.
Alford Public Hall. Alford and District Garden Club flower and vegetable show, 2-4pm, Saturday.
Airyhall Community Centre, Countesswells Road, Aberdeen. National Childbirth Trust Aberdeen City and Shire Branch Cheeky Monkey Tea Party – lots of fun and entertainment for under-5s with their parents, grandparents or carers, 2-4pm, Saturday.
Farr Community Hall, Inverarnie, Loch Ness. Garden club show, from 8.30am, Saturday.
Tarland Golf Club. Fundraising whist – non-members welcome. Phone 013398 81263 to book, 7.30pm, Saturday.
Strathpeffer Community Centre. Teddy bear’s picnic, 9.30am-12.30pm, Saturday.
Newburgh Public Hall. Foveran Parish Church indoor car boot sale in aid of Alzheimer Scotland and church funds, 2-4pm, Saturday.
Royal British Legion, Nairn. RAFA (Royal Air Force Association) coffee morning, 10am, Saturday.
Fountain Road Church Hall, Golspie. Summer fete, 11am, Saturday.
St Stephen’s Parish Church Hall, Powis Place, Aberdeen. Men’s coffee morning, 10am-noon, Saturday.
Fettercairn Public Hall. Flower show with teas/raffle and auction of flowers, from 1.30pm, Saturday.
Conon Bridge. Gala day, 12.45-4pm, Saturday.
McManus Art Gallery and Museum, Dundee. Taster art workshop for adults of all ages and abilities who would like to get creative but don’t know where to start. Booking essential on 01382 307200, 10am-4pm, Saturday.
The Royal Deeside Railway, Milton of Crathes, near Banchory. Train rides (steam-hauled service), buffet car and shop. Visit www.deeside-railway.co.uk for timetable, 11am-4.30pm, Saturday and Sunday.
Banff Hill Walking Club. Aviemore – Northern Corries and low-level walks. Phone 01261 812530 for further details, Sunday.
THEATRE
Mull Theatre, Druimfin, Tobermory, Mull. MsFits present Women Behaving Badly, 8pm, tonight; Mull Theatre present Opium Eater, 8pm, Tuesday and Wednesday.
HM Theatre, Aberdeen. Dancing Queen – celebrating timeless hits from the pop phenomenon Abba, Monday until August 28.
COMEDY
Aberdeen Arts Centre. Local comedian and radio personality John McRuvie reunites with the legendary Hairdresser to the Stars Patrice, tomorrow and Saturday.
Snafu, Aberdeen. Comedy club featuring Gordon Brunton, Dee Custance, Scott Forbes, Duncan Guffrey and Paul Cronin, 8.15pm, Tuesday.
Perth Theatre. Hardeep Singh Kohli: The Nearly Naked Chef, 8pm, Wednesday.
MUSIC
Laichmoray Hotel, Elgin. Elgin Country Music Club: Johnny Bremner, 8-11pm, tonight.
Inverness Town House. Alan Bacchetti (clarinet) and Scott Mitchell (piano), 1pm, today.
The Doghouse, Dundee. Skies Fell, In Enso (formerly As He Falls), Silent Nothing and Panic by Flare, 8pm, tonight; Tribute to Anthony Riddell with The Twist, Mass, Consensus and Balaclava Models, 8pm, tomorrow; Dead Sea Souls, Forward Motion and The Alley, 8pm, Saturday.
Market Bar, Inverness. Jeff Butterfield, 9pm, tonight; Ten Tonne Dozer, 9pm, tomorrow; James Mackenzie and the Aquascene, 9pm, Saturday.
Collacriech, near Ballater. The Deeside Sessions 2010 – live folk music hosted by top local musicians for you to listen to or join in, 8pm, tonight. Also at Lodge on the Loch, Aboyne (guest musicians and open mic), 2-4pm, Sunday; Albert Hall, Ballater (Paul Anderson), 8pm; Aberdeen Arms Hotel, Tarland, 9.30pm, Tuesday.
Strathpeffer Pavilion. Blazin’ Fiddles, 8pm, tomorrow.
Heugh Hotel, Stonehaven. Stonehaven Folk Club session – all welcome, 8.30pm, tomorrow.
Portmahomack Hotel. Live music, 9pm, tomorrow.
The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Friday Live featuring John Carnie, from 1pm, tomorrow; Scottish Cultures and Traditions’s session, from 12.30pm, Saturday.
Universal Hall, Findhorn. Pokey Lafarge and The South City Three, 8pm, tomorrow; Blazin’ Fiddles, 8pm, Saturday.
Royal British Legion, Banchory. Trevor Moyles and Band, tomorrow. Also at Invergordon Social Club, Saturday; The New Inn Hotel, Ellon, Sunday.
The Rusty Nail, Aberdeen. The Bash Street Kids, 9.30pm, Saturday.
Eden Court, Inverness. Highland Chamber Orchestra 10th anniversary concert, 7.30pm, Saturday; Pokey Lafarge, 8pm, Sunday.
The Stables, Cromarty. Eris String Quartet, 7.30pm, Sunday.
JAZZ
Woodend Barn, Banchory. Barcelona Swing Serenaders – classic jazz tunes from the 20s and 30s . Tickets from 01330 825431 or online at www.woodendbarn.co.uk, 8pm, tomorrow.
The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Belhaven Sunday Jazz featuring Alan Mackay Quartet, from noon, Sunday.
Eden Court, Inverness. The Swedish Jazz Kings, 8pm, Monday.
Glen Mhor Hotel, Inverness. Ness River Rhythm Kings play jazz from the 20s and 30s, 9-11pm, Tuesday.
CLUBBING
Snafu, Aberdeen. Dirty Hearts Club – live music and the finest in Electro and Indie with DJ Steven Milne (The Little Kicks), 10pm-2am, tonight; Mixtape with Gregg Gibb, 11pm-3am, tomorrow; Mothership with residents Simon Smith and Luke Cassidy, 11pm-3am, Saturday.
Drummonds, Aberdeen. Talking Sideways, The Image and Daydream Frenzy, 8.30pm, tonight; 10 Easy Wishes plus support, 8pm, tomorrow; M.I.N.E., The Usuals and Dirty Deeds, 8pm, Saturday; Jonathan Carr and MykeBlack, 8pm, Sunday.
The Tunnels, Aberdeen. The Gap Year Riot and support, 7.30pm, tonight; Lions Chase Tigers and support followed by Rampage Rock Night, from 7.30pm, Saturday; Proceed, Dweller, Through the Abyss, Dividing the Silence and Re-wired, 7pm, Sunday.
DANCE
Royal British Legion, Nairn. Nairn Ceilidh Group ceilidh with Inver-Ross Accordion and Fiddle Club, 8-11pm, tonight.
Station Hotel, Stonehaven. Stonehaven and District Country Music Club: Social and line dancing to The City Sinners. Phone 01569 740600 to book, 8pm, Saturday.
Kirkhill Community Hall, near Inverness. Social dance with Marian Anderson, 8pm-midnight, Saturday.
Kilmorack Community Hall, near Beauly. Scottish country dance taster session. Phone 01463 783614/782496 for further details, 2.30-4.30pm, Saturday.
Memorial Hall, Dufftown. Old-time dance monthly social, 7.30pm, Wednesday.
The Boys’ Brigade Hall, Crimon Place, Aberdeen. Scottish country dance summer social. Phone 01224 636128 for further details, 7.30-9.45pm, Wednesday.
GALLERIES
Monymusk Arts Trust. Watercolour and acrylic landscapes by Father Matthew Taylor from Pluscarden Abbey, 10am-4pm, today until Wednesday.
McManus Art Gallery and Museum, Dundee. Titian Diana and Actaeon – A Major Acquisition on Tour, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday; 12.30-4.30pm, Sunday.
The Aviemore Gallery, Inverdruie, near Aviemore. Summer exhibition, 10am-5.30pm, today until Wednesday.
Tore Art Gallery, Black Isle. New works by Fiona Matheson and Clare Blois, 10.30am-4.30pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.
Aberdeen Art Gallery. Roger Fenton and Julia Margaret Cameron: Early British Photographs from The Royal Collection, 10am-5pm, today until Saturday; Pablo Picasso: Histoire Naturelle; Known/Unknown by Sophie Ingleby – using selected works by the society painter Philip de Laszio, this photographic exhibition considers the legacy of a portrait; Collected: Past Present Future – a celebration of the applied art collection and the people who made it possible; Scottish Glass: A Celebration, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday; 2-5pm, Sunday.
Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly. New work by Allan MacDonald, 11am-5.15pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.
Bridgeview, North Esplanade West, Aberdeen. Brave New World – Visions of Urban Life, by Sean Ambrose, David Anderson, Ross Brown, Katie Bell, Matilda Radcliffe, Jaki Sinclair and Steven Smith, 9am-6pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.
The Castle Gallery, Inverness. Mixed summer show, 9am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.
Foyer Gallery, Crown Street, Aberdeen. Scottish contemporary sculptor Doug Cocker, 11am-11pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Country Frames Gallery, Leslie, near Insch. Land and Sea – celebrating the Scottish landscape and coastal scenes with work by over 20 artists including Letitia Smith-Burnett, Gordon Casely, Jen Goudie, Sandra Lister and John Swan, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
MUSEUMS
The Tolbooth Museum, Castle Street, Aberdeen. Crime and Punishment at Sea – including a chance to see unique documents from Aberdeen city archives dealing with cases of piracy, 10am-4pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday; 12.30-3.30pm, Sunday.
Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Shiprow. North Sea Passenger Lines – An Exhibition From The Association of North Sea Cities; Marine Stamps, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday; noon-3pm, Sunday.
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery. Ceramics and bronze by Daniel Kavanagh; Matisse: Drawing with scissors, late works 1950-1954, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday. Buckie and District Fishing Heritage Centre. 10am-4pm, today, tomorrow, and Monday until Wednesday; 10am-1pm, Saturday.
Provost Skene’s House, Guestrow, Aberdeen. Bee Inspired – The Influence of Bill Gibb – fabrics and garments by Gray’s School of Art fashion and textile design students, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday
Maggie’s Hoosie, Inverallochy. Ancient fisher cottage, 2-4pm, today and Monday until Wednesday.
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 Culter past and present, Old Culter School and wedding photographs, 2-4pm, Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday.
MARKETS
City Centre, Dundee. Farmers’ market, from 9am, Saturday.
Scott Skinner Square, Banchory. Farmers’ market, 9.30am-1.30pm, Saturday.
High Street, Dornoch. Farmers’ market, from 9.30am, 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.
St Peter Community Car Park, Peterhead. 8am-1pm, Saturday.
Thainstone Centre, Inverurie. Plus indoor and outdoor market stalls, 9am-4pm, Sunday.
ANTIQUES
The National Hotel, Dingwall. Antique and collectors’ fair, 10am-4pm, Saturday.
EXHIBITIONS
Alford Heritage Centre. Girlguiding: A Game for Life – celebrating 100 years of fun, friendship, opportunities and challenges, 10am-4pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday; 1-4pm, Sunday
Benholm Mill Tearoom, near Johnshaven. Paintings by Sylvia Locke and Pam Pringle, 10am-2pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.
Timespan Heritage Centre, Helmsdale. Close-Knit by Julia Douglas, 10am-5pm, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday; noon-5pm, Sunday.
FOR CHILDREN
Mull Theatre, Druimfin, Tobermory, Mull. Unpacked present Jumping Mouse. 3pm, tomorrow. Also at Macphail Centre, Ullapool, 2.30pm, Saturday.
Aberdeen Arts Centre. Drama workshops for aged three to 13-year olds. Phone 01224 635208 for further details and to book, 10.30am-3pm, Saturday.
The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Creative Kids. Phone 01224 641122 for further details and to book, 12.30-2.30pm, Saturday.
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.