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TOP EVENTS

Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. X Factor winner Shayne Ward, Tuesday.

Various Venues, Aberdeen. Word – University of Aberdeen’s Writers Festival. Phone 01224 273874 or visit www.abdn.ac.uk/word for further details, tomorrow until Sunday.

Caird Hall, Dundee. Nor’East of Scotland Cat Club All Breed Championship Show, noon-4.30pm, Saturday.

Knockhill Racing Circuit, near Dunfermline. The Official Scottish Motorshow – Scotland’s largest motoring event, with fun for all the family. Phone 01383 723337 or visit www.knockhill.com for further details, 10am-5pm, Saturday and Sunday.

Various Venues, Lochaber. Loch Shiel Spring Festival 2008. Visit www.shielfestival.com for further details, Saturday until May 16.

Various Venues. Aviemore and Cairngorms Walking and Mountain Festival. Visit www.aviemorewalking.com for further details, Saturday until May 17.

Various Venues, Dundee. Wellgate Wellbeing Walk 2008 in aid of Leukaemia Research. Phone 0131 661 9224 for further details, 11am (registration 10.30am), Sunday.

INVERNESS

St Andrew’s Cathedral. Cappella Nova presents a feast of great works from one of the finest Renaissance composers, the Spanish master Tomas Luis de Victoria, 7.30pm, Saturday.

EDINBURGH

Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith Row. Scotland’s National Rhododendron Show – regarded as the world’s premier show, this promises magnificent displays of rhododendrons and azaleas, a must for all lovers of this astonishing plant family, 10am-5pm, today and tomorrow. Phone 0131 552 7171 or visit www.rbge.org.uk for further details.

DUNDEE

Rep Theatre. Fred MacAulay Live – with a popular radio show and a string of TV credits, Fred MacAulay is undoubtedly one of the most famous faces of Scottish comedy today. Join him when he presents a brand-new package of witticisms about life and living in Scotland today. Phone 01382 223530 or visit www.dundeereptheatre.co.uk to book, 8pm, Saturday.

PERTH

Nelson Stand, Perth Racecourse, Scone. Scotland’s Knitting Only Show 2008 for machine and hand-knitters organised by the Scottish Machine Knitting Association. Free shuttle bus from Stance 6, Leonard Street Bus Station, Perth (9.30am-4.30pm). Visit www.scottish machineknitters.org.uk for further details, 10am-4pm, Saturday.

OTHER EVENTS

MacDougall Clansman Hotel, Church Street, Inverness. Retired Teachers’ Association AGM, 2.30pm, today.

Inverness Cathedral. Tearoom and shop open, 10.30am-3.30pm, today and tomorrow.

Strathspey Railway, Aviemore. Steam trains to Boat of Garten and Broomhill (Glenbogle in Monarch of the Glen). Phone 01479 810725 or visit www.strathspeyrailway.co.uk for further details, 10am-4.25pm, today, Saturday and Sunday.

Crudie Primary School. Fyvie Folk Club entertain in aid of school funds. Tickets from 01888 551217, 8pm, tomorrow.

Reelig Glen, near Inverness. Walk: Precious Plants – looking at the uses of some of our native plants, followed by a visit to Moniack Wineries to sample some gastronomic delights. Phone 01463 710786 or visit www.highland.gov.uk for further details, 2-5pm, tomorrow.

Cullykhan Car Park, near Pennan. Countryside Ranger Walk: Five Farms and Troup Head – visit Scotland’s only mainland gannetry and take a closer look at the natural history of the area. Phone 013398 87453 for further details and to book, 10.30am-4.30pm, Saturday.

Dyke Village Hall, near Forres. Dyke and District Garden Club Coffee Morning and Plant Sale, 10am-noon, Saturday.

St Francis Church, Deeside Drive, Mannofield, Aberdeen. Spring Fayre, 2-4.30pm, Saturday.

Auldearn Primary School. May Fest - fun, stalls and activities, 10am-noon, Saturday.

Marnoch Church Hall, Aberchirder. Craft Fair, 10am-3pm, Saturday.

Mintlaw Public Hall. Central Buchan Rheumatic Group Coffee Morning, 10am-noon, Saturday.

Rubislaw Church Centre, Beaconsfield Place, Aberdeen. Rubislaw Playgroup Family Fun Day, 2-4pm, Saturday.

Royal British Legion, Nairn. Christian Aid Coffee Morning, 10am, Saturday.

McManus Collections Unit, Barrack Street, Dundee. Guided tours. Phone 01382 432364 to book, 11am and 2pm, Saturday.

Portlethen Primary School. Spring Fayre, 10am-1pm, Saturday.

Great Glen Walking Club. Carrbridge Circular. Phone 01463 222268 for further details. Meet at Highland Council Car Park, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, 8.45am, Saturday.

Hatton (Cruden) School, near Peterhead. Clan Hatton (Cruden) Spring Fayre, 11.30am-2.30pm, Saturday.

South Holburn Church, Holburn Street, Aberdeen. Spring Fair, 2-4pm, Saturday.

Church Hall, Newburgh. Foveran Parish Church Christian Aid Tea Party, 2-4pm, Saturday.

Cruickshank Botanic Garden, The Chanonry, Old Aberdeen. Friends of the Garden Plant Sale, 10.30am-noon, Saturday.

Speymouth Hall, Mosstodloch. Quiz Night for teams of four (individuals welcome). Bring your own refreshments, 7.30pm, Saturday.

Alford Valley Railway. Train rides to Haughton Park. Phone 07879 293 934 or visit www.alfordvalleyrailway.org.uk for further details, 1-4.30pm, Saturday and Sunday.

Keith and Dufftown Railway. Scenic railway line running diesel multiple units between Dufftown and Keith. Phone 07890 085477 or visit www.keith-dufftown-railway.co.uk for further details, 11am-5pm, Saturday and Sunday.

HM Theatre, Aberdeen. Backstage tour. Booking at Aberdeen Box Office (01224 641122) or in person at Music Hall and HMT, 10.30am, Saturday; Drama workshops for adults with Tina Olsen. Phone 01224 337658 for further details, 7-9pm, Tuesday.

The Marcliffe, Pitfodels, near Aberdeen. Rotary Club of Aberdeen Deeside present a demonstration by local artist Alison Ross Ewan in aid of Friends of Anchor and other charities. Tickets at the door, 7pm, Sunday.

House of Dun, near Montrose. Scotland’s Garden Scheme Day. Phone 0844 493 2144 for further details, 9am-dusk, Sunday.

Peterhead Hillwalking Club. Dykehead to Clova Hotel. Phone 01779 471505 for further details, 7.30am, Sunday.

Inverness Group Ramblers. Sgorr Gaoith, Glen Feshie. Phone 01463 231985 for further details. Meet at Inverness Cathedral Car Park, 9am, Sunday.

Leith Hall, near Kennethmont. RSPB Aberdeen and District Local Group outing. Phone 01651 806252 for further details, 10am, Sunday.

Castlehill Heritage Centre, Castletown, Thurso. Paper Scissors Stone – Chinese Stone Carving Workshop. Phone 01847 851449 for further details and to book, 10am-4pm, Sunday.

Strathpeffer Pavilion. Friends of the Pavilion AGM, 7.30pm, Monday.

THEATRE

Aberdeen Arts Centre. Junior Aberdeen Youth Music Theatre presents Smike, 7.30pm, tonight until Saturday.

Woodend Barn, Banchory. Fleeman Productions present Amang the Craws, 7.30pm, tonight. Also at Arbuthnott Village Hall, 7.30pm, tomorrow; Warehouse Theatre, Lossiemouth, 7.30pm, Saturday.

Perth Theatre.

theatrebabelpresents Educating Agnes – a new version of Moliere’s School for Wives, 7.45pm, tonight until Saturday; Burnsong on Tour, 7.30pm, Sunday.

Eden Court, Inverness. The Naked Truth, 8pm, Monday until Wednesday.

The Florians Theatre, Bught Park, Inverness. The Florians in association with Coronach present The Beggar’s Opera, 7.30pm, Tuesday and Wednesday.

HM Theatre, Aberdeen. The Lyric Musical Society presents The Witches of Eastwick, 7.30pm, from Wednesday.

COMEDY

Warehouse Theatre, Lossiemouth. Just Laugh Comedy Night starring Bill Dewar, Keir McAllister, Gus Tawse and compere Bruce Fummey, 8pm, tomorrow.

MUSIC

Cawdor Castle, near Nairn. Westminster Presbyterian Church Choir, 3pm, today.

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

Eden Court, Inverness. Jack Jones 50th Anniversary in Showbiz, Empire Theatre, 8pm, tonight; Burnsong on Tour, Onetouch Theatre, 7.30pm, tomorrow; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Empire Theatre, 8pm, tomorrow; Duncan Chisholm and Ivan Drever, Empire Theatre, 8pm, Saturday.

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Oh! What A Night – hit 70s musical, 7.30pm, tonight and tomorrow; 8pm, Saturday; Ga Ga – A Tribute to Queen, 8pm, Saturday; Joe Satriani plus special guest Paul Gilbert, 7.30pm, Wednesday.

Musa Art and Music Cafe, Exchange Street, Aberdeen. Chemical Callum (piano), 8.15pm, tonight and 1-2.30pm, Saturday; Laurence Cameron (saxophone) 8.15pm, Saturday; Simon Gall (jazz, blues, piano), 2pm, Sunday.

Old Brewery, Cromarty. Rachel Hair, 7pm, tomorrow.

Portmahomack Hotel. Live music, 9pm, tomorrow.

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

Carnegie Hall, Clashmore. Duncan Chisholm and Ian Drever, 8pm, tomorrow.

Heugh Hotel, Stonehaven. Stonehaven Folk Club: Flossie Malavialle. All welcome, 8.30pm, tomorrow.

Dunrobin Castle, Golspie. Voiceworks Concert – Lovers . . . Sighing, Crying, Trying, 8pm, tomorrow.

Perth Concert Hall. Jack Jones with his Big Band 50th Anniversary Tour, 8pm, tomorrow.

Clubhouse Hotel, Great Western Road, Aberdeen. The Blue Devils, 9pm, tomorrow; Ken’s Karaoke, 9pm, Saturday.

Ironworks, Academy Street, Inverness. Mogwai, 7pm, tomorrow; Hazey Janes, 7pm, Sunday; The Thirst, Monday; The Wombats, 7pm, Wednesday.

The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. Timo Gross Band – German blues trio, 8pm, Saturday.

Strathpeffer Pavilion. Dingwall Choral Society, 7.30pm, Saturday.

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

Music Hall, Aberdeen. Scottish Chamber Orchestra, 7.30pm, Saturday; Burnsong on Tour, 7.30pm, Monday.

JAZZ

Red Shoes Theatre, Elgin. Moray Jazz Club session featuring local musicians and guests. All welcome, 7.30-10.30pm, tonight.

The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. Jazz Aberdeen: The Hub, 7.30pm, tonight.

Blackfriars, Academy Street, Inverness. Four on Six, 9-11pm, tonight.

Clubhouse Hotel, Great Western Road, Aberdeen. Open Mic Jazz Session, 5-8pm, Sunday.

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

CLUBBING

The Tunnels, Aberdeen. Joe Lean, The Jing Jang Jong and guests, 7.30pm, tonight; Amber D and guests, 10pm, tomorrow; Lady Mercedes, Lunar, Paranoid Monkeys and The Last Divide, 8pm; Room 2 – Zony Mash (Hammond Driven Funk from Chemical Callum and friends), 8pm, Saturday; Late of the Pier and guests, 7.30pm; Room 2 – Ida Maria and support, 8pm, Sunday; A Hawk and A Hacksaw plus support, 8pm, Monday; Pyron and guests, 8pm; Room 2 – The Heat Thieves, Doolittle’s Dagger, Chris Bradley and Dan Warrender, 8pm, Tuesday; Drive By Argument, 10 Easy Wishes, The Trade and Free Korps, 7.30pm, Wednesday.

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

DANCE

Phipps Hall, Beauly. Spring Scottish Country Dance with Colin Dewar and his band, 8pm, tomorrow; Old Time Dance with Colin Dewar and his band, 7.30pm, Saturday.

Rannes Hall, Kennethmont. New beginners Ballroom and Social Dance classes. Phone 01466 751273 for further details, 7pm, tomorrow. Also at Hilton Hall, near Banff, 6pm, Sunday; Monymusk Hall, 7.30pm, Wednesday.

Royal British Legion, Dufftown. Old Tyme Dance with the Frank Thomson Band. All welcome, 7.30pm, Saturday.

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

Inverurie Town Hall. Tea Dance, 2-4pm, Tuesday.

Clochan Community Hall, near Buckie. Tea Dance. Phone 01542 850416 for further details, 1.30-4pm, Tuesday.

GALLERIES

Moray Art Centre, The Park, Findhorn. Moray Arts Club Exhibition 2, 10am-4pm, today until Wednesday.

Monymusk Arts Centre. Landscape photography by Jan Holm, Strathdon, 10am-4pm, today until Wednesday.

Carby Art Gallery, Cotton Street, Aberdeen. 5th Anniversary Exhibition featuring works from Hazel McAllister, 10am-5pm, today until Wednesday.

Dundee Contemporary Arts. Ellipsis by Changal Akerman, Lili Dujourie and Francesca Woodman, 10.30am-8.30pm, today; 10.30am-5.30pm, tomorrow, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday; noon-5.30pm, Sunday.

Castle Gallery, Inverness. Paintings by Dorothy Stirling, 9am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.

The Rendezvous Gallery, Forest Avenue, Aberdeen. Caledonia-Catalonia – recent works by Maggie Williams, John C. Brown RSW and Jacqueline Watt, 10am-6pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.

Tore Art Gallery, Black Isle. Going West, 10.30am-4.30pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday, Monday and Wednesday.

Inchmore Gallery, Inverness. Dewpoint – photography, poetry and printmaking by Rebecca Marr, Valerie, Gillies and Carol Dunbar, 10am-5pm, tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

MUSEUMS

Nairn Museum. Matchday – celebrate the experience of Scottish football, 10am-4.30pm, today, tomorrow and Monday until Wednesday; 10am-1pm, Saturday.

Marischal Museum, Aberdeen University. Different Views of Marischal College – work by Aberdeen College Art and Design students who undertook a location drawing project at the museum earlier this year, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow and Monday until Friday; 2-5pm, Sunday.

St Peter’s Heritage Centre, Peterculter. Local displays of Paper Mill, Deeside Railway, old children’s toys, Culter wedding dresses and photographs, 2-4pm, Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday.

Insch Connection Museum, Insch Railway Station. Street Names of Insch, 1.30-5pm, Sunday and Wednesday.

MARKETS

Rescue Hall, Peterhead. Record and CD Fair – buy, sell or part-exchange, 10am-4pm, Saturday.

Inverurie Town Centre. Farmers’ Market, 9am-1pm, Saturday.

The Myre, Forfar. Farmers’ Market, 9am-1.30pm, Saturday.

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

Marryat Hall, Dundee. Record CD and Music Memorabilia Fair, 11am-4pm, Sunday.

Kinross. 10am-4pm, Sunday.

CAR BOOT SALES

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

Druim Croft, Lochloy Road, Nairn. In aid of Snehalaya, noon-4pm, Saturday.

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

Dingwall Mart. 7am-noon, Saturday.

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

FOR CHILDREN

HM Theatre, Aberdeen. National Theatre of Scotland and Wee Stories present The Emperor’s New Kilt, 1pm and 7.30pm, today; 7.30pm, tomorrow; 2pm and 7.30pm, Saturday.

Rothesay Pavilion, Isle of Bute. Mull Theatre present Katie Morag, 12.30pm and 7pm, today. Also at Victoria Hall, Campbeltown, 3pm, Saturday.

Macrobert, Stirling University. The Singing Kettle present Pirate Island, 11am, 2pm and 5pm, Saturday; noon and 3pm, Sunday.

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Children’s Classic Concerts – Big Bad Brass, 3pm, Sunday.

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.