Things To Do, Places To Go

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TOP EVENTS

Bught Park, Inverness. Chinese State Circus. Phone 0844 5765506 or visit www.ticketmaster.co.uk for further details, 3pm, today.

Various Venues, Inverurie, Huntly and Banchory. Garioch Theatre Festival – an exciting mixture of workshops, professional theatre, youth theatre and exhibitions. Phone 01467 621861 or visit www.gariochtheatrefestival.org.uk for further details, today until Sunday.

Botanic Gardens, Great Western Road, Glasgow. Bard in the Botanics – Scotland’s only annual outdoor Shakespeare festival. Phone 0141 334 9016 or visit www.bardinthebotanics.org for further details, today until August 2.

Forres. Highland Games, 12.30-5.30pm, Saturday.

Bridgend Park, Fettercairn. Fettercairn Show. Visit www.fettercairnshow.co.uk for further details, Saturday.

Invergarry Sports and Shinty Field. Glengarry Highland Games, 1-5pm, Saturday.

Royal Findhorn Yacht Club. Regatta Weekend. Phone 01309 690247 or visit www.rfyc.net for further details, Saturday and Sunday.

Hazlehead Park Games Field, Aberdeen. Aberdeen Canine Training Society Open Obedience Show, 8.30am-6.30pm, Saturday and Sunday.

Stonehaven. Half Marathon. Visit www.stonehavenhalfmarathon.com for further details, 11.15am, Sunday.

INVERNESS

Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness, near Drumnadrochit. Spectacular Jousting – Highland Tour 2008. Phone 01456 450551 or visit www.historic-scotland.gov.uk for further details, noon-4pm, Saturday and Sunday.

EDINBURGH

Castle. Mary Queen of Scots living history presentation – Scotland’s most famous queen returns to tell her own tale of tragedy, treason, turmoil and martyrdom, 11am, noon, 2pm and 3pm, Saturday and Sunday.

DUNDEE

Marmalade Pot, Riverside Drive, American and Alternative Car Show featuring a wide variety of vehicles that most people would not get the chance to see, plus children’s activities, 11am, Sunday.

PERTH

Scone Palace. Game Conservancy Fair – one of the main countryside events of the year in Scotland, demonstrating the importance of game and other wildlife and their contribution to the Scottish countryside, Phone 01828 650639 or visit www.scottishfair.com for further details, 9.30am-4pm, tomorrow until Sunday

OTHER EVENTS

Highland Folk Museum, Kingussie. Sculptor in residence. Phone 01540 673551 for further details, 11am-1pm and 2-4.30pm, today until Sunday.

Alford Valley Railway. Train rides to Haughton Park. Phone 07879 293934 or visit www.alfordvalleyrailway.org.uk for further details, 1-4.30pm, today until Wednesday.

Craigston Castle, near Turriff. Open to the public with guided tours, noon, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. Phone 01888 551707 for further details, noon, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm, today until Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday

Storehouse of Foulis, near Evanton. RSPB Watch our Wildlife, 10.30am-4.30pm, today and Sunday; RNLI Lifeboat Demonstration, noon-5pm, Sunday.

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

Braemar. Gala Week. Visit www.braemarscotland.co.uk for further details, tomorrow until July 11.

Newtonmore Riding Centre, Kingussie. Open Day and Ceilidh. Phone 07000 766437 or visit www.newtonmoreridingcentre.com for further details, from 2pm, Saturday.

St Machar’s Episcopal Church, Oldmeldrum Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen. Aberdeen City Council Guided Walk: Explore the history, archaeology and natural history of Bucksburn with Judith Stones, keeper (archaeology), Chris Croly and Stewart Thain, assistant keepers (research) and Alister Clunas, chief officer Aberdeen Greenspace Trust. Phone 01224 523700 for further details and to book, 2pm, Saturday.

Great Glen Walking Club. Finglack Farm – Beinn Bhuidhe Mhor. Phone 01463 222268 for further details. Meet at Highland Council Car Park, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, 8.45am, Saturday.

HM Theatre, Aberdeen. Tours. Phone 01224 641122 for further details and to book or in person at Music Hall or HMT, 10.30am, Saturday

Dornoch Square. Dornoch Pipe Band Parade and Highland Dancing, 8pm, Saturday.

United Reformed Church, Nairn. Grand Summer Fete, 2pm, Saturday.

Royal Deeside Railway, Milton of Crathes, Banchory. Visitor centre open 1-5pm, Sunday.

Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort. The Aviemore Highland Show 2008 – pipers, dancing and other music, 7.30pm, Sunday.

Glen Lethnot, Angus. RSPB Aberdeen Local Group outing. Phone 01651 806252 for further details, 10am, Sunday.

Inverness Group Ramblers. Ballachulish Horseshoe. Phone 01463 231985 for further details. Meet at Inverness Cathedral Car Park, 8am, Sunday.

David Welch Winter Gardens, Duthie Park, Aberdeen. Food Story – from hunter-gatherers to supermarket savers, find out what our ancestors ate, where our food comes from and where it is going, 10am-4pm, Monday until July 11.

Storehouse of Foulis, near Evanton. RSPB Watch our Wildlife. Phone 01463 715000 for further details, 10.30am-4.30pm, Tuesday.

Fairy Glen Nature Reserve, Rosemarkie. RSPB guided walk. Phone 01463 715000 for further details, 10.30am, Wednesday.

THEATRE

Pitmedden Garden. Open Air Theatre: lllyria present Pinocchio, a macabre comic masterpiece for smart grown-ups and brave children. Phone 0844 493 2177 for further details, 7pm, tonight.

Aberdeen Arts Centre. The Flying Pigs – live recording of radio show. Phone 01224 635208 or visit www.aberdeenartscentre.org.uk for further details, 7.15pm, tonight.

HM Theatre, Aberdeen. The Wedding Singer, 7.30pm, tonight; 5pm and 8pm, tomorrow; 2.30pm and 7.30pm, Saturday.

The Lemon Tree Studio, Aberdeen. Lest We Forget – the story of two Aberdeen men against the backdrop of the Piper Alpha disaster, 7.30pm, tonight, tomorrow and Sunday; 2.30pm and 7.30pm, Saturday.

Lonach Hall, Strathdon. Cultural Connections present The True Story of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Phone 01975 651779 to book, 7.30pm, tomorrow.

COMEDY

The Tunnels, Aberdeen. Comedy Night with Andrew Learmouth, Scott Agnew, Elaine Malcomson and special guest, 7.30pm, tomorrow.

Music Hall, Aberdeen. One-Man Star Wars Trilogy – Charles Ross returns with his hilarious show, 7.30pm, Sunday.

Snafu, Union Street, Aberdeen. Kung-Fu Comedy presents Michael Redmond (Father Stone in Father Ted). Visit www.comedy-capers.co.uk for further details), 8pm, Tuesday.

MUSIC

Carnegie Hall, Clashmore, near Dornoch. The Anna Massie Band, 7.30pm, tonight.

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

Strathpeffer Pavilion. Julie Fowlis and Friends, 8.30pm, tonight.

Musa Art and Music Cafe, Exchange Street, Aberdeen. Esther O’Connor (singer/songwriter), 8.15pm, tonight; Chemical Callum (piano), 8.15pm, tomorrow; Peter Katona (classical, jazz and Latin guitar), 8.15pm, Saturday.

Ionad Chaluim Chille Ile, Bowmore, Isle of Islay. Rachel Hair and Joy Dunlop, 7.30pm, tonight. Also at Parish Church, Lochgilphead, 7.30pm, tomorrow; Taynuilt Village Hall, 7.30pm, Saturday.

Portmahomack Hotel. Live music, 9pm, tomorrow.

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Doghouse Roses, noon-4pm, tomorrow.

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

Ferry Inn, Orkney. El Pedro’s Yeti! I am the Yeti! Tour (Shetland Islands alternative rock with a twist of ska band), tomorrow. Also at Auld Motor Hoose, Orkney, Saturday; Market Bar, Inverness, Sunday; BA Club, Fort William, Monday; Dexter’s Dundee, Tuesday.

The Rusty Nail, Aberdeen. Skin Deep, 9.30pm, Saturday.

Deeside Theatre, Aboyne. Aboyne and Deeside Festival: Opening Concert with Leland Chen and John Lenehan, 7pm, Saturday.

Old Brewery, Cromarty. Nuala Kennedy and the Atlantic Quartet, 8.30pm, Saturday.

New Inn, Ellon. The Indians, 8pm, Sunday.

The Warehouse, Lossiemouth. Alastair McCulloch Trio. Tickets from 01343 814004, 8pm, Sunday.

Royal British Legion, Dufftown. Legion Stramash – traditional Scottish music and song, 7.30pm, Monday.

Victoria Hotel, Forres. Scots Night with Maggie Adamson (15-year-old fiddler from Shetland), vocalists, piper and supporting artistes, 7.30-11pm, Wednesday.

Perth Concert Hall. Edinburgh Youth Orchestra, 7.30pm, Wednesday.

JAZZ

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

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

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Dias Quartet, noon-4pm, Sunday.

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

CLUBBING

The Tunnels, Aberdeen. The Hijacks, Crashdown, Onion Terror and Famous Ape, 7.30pm, tonight; Gunslinger, The Wildcards, Kashmir Red and The Tijuana Sun, 8pm, tomorrow; Lady Mercedes, New Adventures, The Marionettes and Justin Martin, 7pm, Saturday; Random Hand plus support, 7pm, Sunday; Element 106, None of the Above plus guests, 8pm, Wednesday.

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

DANCE

Royal British Legion, Nairn. Nairn Ceilidh Group Charity Ceilidh with Elgin Strathspey and Reel Society, 8pm, tonight.

Victoria Hotel, Forres. Forres Country Music Club: Social and line dancing to Johnnie Bremner, 9pm, tomorrow.

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

North Kessock Community Hall, Black Isle. Social Dance with Colin Garvin, 8pm-midnight, Saturday.

Banff Springs Hotel, Banff. Banff and District Accordion and Fiddle Club Ceilidh with Country Edition (Michael McKay), 7.30pm, Wednesday.

Eden Court, Inverness. Summer Ceilidh, OneTouch Theatre, 8pm, Wednesday.

GALLERIES

The Art Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill. Paint by Numbers by Katie Guthrie, Martin McKenna and Sarah J. Tingle, 8am-8pm, today until Wednesday.

Monymusk Arts Centre. Visual poems and text pieces by Neil Russell, 10am-4pm, today and tomorrow; Echt sketching and painting class, 10am-4pm, Saturday until Wednesday.

Carby Art Gallery, Cotton Street, Aberdeen. Artists from The King Street Studio Glasgow; Works by Dylan Lisle, Peter Howson and John Bellany, 10am-5pm, today until Wednesday.

Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly. Summer Exhibition, 11am-5.30pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.

Bridge View, North Esplanade West, Aberdeen. Highland Highlights – paintings, textiles and ceramics, 9am-6pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.

An Tobar, Tobermory, Isle of Mull. Fragility of Flight, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.

The Castle Gallery, Inverness. Mixed Summer Show, 9am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.

Tore Art Gallery, Black Isle. Elizabeth MacGregor, Moy Mackay and Jos Howard, 10.30am-4.30pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday, Monday and Wednesday.

Country Frames Gallery, Leslie, near Insch. Horse Drawn – the horse in the world of art, 10am-4pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Peacock Visual Arts, Castle Street, Aberdeen. No Time to Lose – multimedia artworks by seven international artists; Digital Imaging by Calum Mackenzie, 9.30am-5.30pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

City Art Centre, Market Street, Edinburgh. Bond Bound – Ian Fleming and the Art of Cover Design. An exhibition on the book art of the world’s most popular spy, Bond . . . James Bond. Featuring the role of artists and designers in creating and defining the Bond look and featuring book covers, film posters, letters and previously unseen archive material, 10am-5pm, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday; noon-5pm, Sunday, until September 14.

Gallery i, Garioch Centre, Constitution Street, Inverurie. Award-winning national and international artists Thomas Kinkade, Rolf Harris, Sue Howells, Rebecca Lardner, Karen Meldrum, James Blinkhorn and Angie Thomas, 10am-5.30pm, Saturday; 9am-5pm, Monday until Wednesday.

MUSEUMS

Tarves Heritage Centre. Artefacts, photographic archive and Victorian schoolroom, 2-4.30m, today until Sunday.

Kilmartin House Museum, near Lochgilphead. White Lines – Line in the Landscape, paintings and drawings by Lizzie Rose, 10am-5pm, today until Wednesday.

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

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

MARKETS

Drummers Corner, Peterhead. Farmers’ Market, 10am-3pm, Saturday.

High Street, Montrose. Farmers’ Market, 9am-1pm, Saturday.

The Square, Huntly. Farmers’ Market, 9am-1pm, Saturday.

Market Square, Stonehaven. Farmers’ Market, 9am-1pm, Saturday.

Belmont Street, Aberdeen. Farmers’ Market, 9am-5pm, Saturday.

High Street, Dornoch. Farmers’ Market, 9am, Saturday.

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

Eastgate Precinct, Inverness. Farmers’ Market, 9am, Saturday.

Transition Extreme, Queens Links, Aberdeen. Aberdeen Record and CD Fair – buy, sell, exchange, 10am-4pm, Saturday; noon-5pm, Sunday.

Kinross. 10am-4pm, Sunday.

The Square, Grantown. Cairngorms Farmers’ Market, 10am-4pm, Sunday.

CAR BOOT SALES

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

Co-op Car Park, Telford Street, Inverness. 9am-1pm, Saturday.

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

Market Square, Stonehaven. 9am-1pm, Sunday.

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

Highland Council Car Park, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness. 9am-3pm, Sunday.

EXHIBITIONS

Aberdeen Arts Centre. Photography by Alicia Bruce, 10am-4pm, today and tomorrow.

Diamond Jubilee Hall, Evanton. Crofting and past times, 11.30am-8.30pm, today until Saturday.

Dress Circle Bar, HM Theatre, Aberdeen. Art exhibition based on HMT by Peter Scott Tudhope, 7-9pm, today; 4.30-9.30pm, tomorrow; 2-4pm and 7-9pm, Saturday.

Cathedral Church of St Machar, Old Aberdeen. Music at St Machar’s Down the Years, 9am-5pm, today until Wednesday.

FOR CHILDREN

Caledonian Railway, Brechin. Days Out with Thomas. Phone 01356 622992 or visit www.caledonianrailway.co.uk for further details and to book, Saturday and Sunday.

Castle Fraser, near Sauchen. Children’s Walk: Pond Dipping. Phone 0844 493 2167 for further details and to book, 10.30am-12.30pm and 2-4pm, Wednesday.

New Duntrune Demonstration Garden, Dawson Park, West Ferry, Dundee. Wee Wellies – art activities for aged four to eight. Phone 07951 380064/07985 878515 for further details, 2pm, Wednesday.

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.