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TOP EVENTS

Various Venues, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. Hebridean Celtic Festival 2008 – traditional and contemporary music. Phone 01851 621234 or visit www.hebceltfest.com for further details, today until Saturday.

Queens Links, Aberdeen. Chinese State Circus. Phone 0844 576 5506 or visit www.chinesestatecircus.com for further details, today until Sunday.

Strathspey Steam Railway, Aviemore. Steam train rides 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 until Sunday; Steam Fair and Tractorfest – traction engines, miniature working models and lots more, 10am-5.15pm, Saturday and Sunday.

Various Venues, Skye. The Skye Festival – theatre, traditional music, world music, dance, film, visual arts, comedy, family events and lots more. Visit www.feisaneilein.com for further details, today until July 25.

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.

Scrabster Farm, Thurso. Caithness County Show. Phone 01955 6112566 or visit www.caithnessshow.co.uk for further details, tomorrow and Saturday.

Muirhead of Logie, Kirriemuir. Kirriemuir Agricultural Show. Visit www.kirriemuir-show.co.uk for further details, Saturday.

Tomintoul Public Park. Highland games, Saturday.

Dornoch Links. Sutherland Show. Phone 01431 821652 for further details, Saturday.

Craigieford Park, New Deer. New Deer Show. Visit www.newdeershow.co.uk for further details, Saturday and Sunday.

Archaeolink Prehistory Park, Oyne, near Insch. Summer Bounty – demonstrations of prehistory cooking, 10am-5pm, Saturday; Prehistoric Art in the Park – plenty of opportunities to get messy, 10am-5pm, Sunday.

Mineralwell Park, Stonehaven. Highland games, from 11am, Sunday.

Duthie Park, Aberdeen. Aberdeen Sports Council Fun Day, 1-4pm, Sunday.

The Press and Journal Arena, Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. American hip-hop artist Jay-Z. Tickets from 08444 77 9000 or online at www.ticketmaster.co.uk Monday.

INVERNESS

Bught Park, Inverness. Highland games, 11am-6pm, Saturday and Sunday.

EDINBURGH

National Museum, Chambers Street. A Hysterical History of Scotland – join Shonagh Price and Alan McHugh on a theatrical, comical and musical journey through Scotland’s past from the Picts to the present day. Phone 0131 225 7534 or visit http://www.nms.ac.uk/ nationalmuseumhomepage.aspx for further details, 12.45pm, 13.45pm and 14.45pm, Sunday.

GLASGOW

Various Venues. Glasgow River Festival - an action-packed programme of events and activities for all ages, on land and on water. New to this year’s festival will be a thrilling display of Jet Sport Ski racing and Glasgow’s first-ever beach volleyball tournament. Visit www.glasgowriverfestival.co.uk for further details, Saturday and Sunday.

PERTH

Scone Palace The Highlander World Championships – a fusion of history and traditional sport which echoes the war games of our ancestors. Events include traditional throws, gladiatorial challenges and feats of strength, from noon, Saturday and Sunday; Pictish Warriors – meet the Picts and learn about their great victory at the Battle of Dunnichen (20-minute performances staged throughout the day). Phone 01738 552300 for further details, Sunday.

OTHER EVENTS

Newtonmore Village Hall. Newtonmore and District Floral Art Club Summer Show, 10am-6pm, today.

Highland Folk Museum, Kingussie. Storytelling Week. Phone 01540 673551 or visit www.highlandfolk.com for further details, 2-4pm, today and tomorrow.

David Welch Winter Gardens, Duthie Park, Aberdeen. A Wealth of Health – discover how our food plants grow, why they’re so good for us and meet some of the animals that help them out, 10am-4pm, today and tomorrow; Magical Medicines – learn a little of the ancient wisdom of healing and sniff out the amazing aromas of some healing plants in the apothecary, 10am-4pm, Monday until July 25.

Stornoway Harbour, Isle of Lewis. Hebridean Maritime Festival. Phone 01851 703562 or visit www.sailhebrides.info for further details, today until Saturday.

Seaton Park, Aberdeen. Aberdeen International Football Festival. Visit www.aiff.co.uk for further details, today until Sunday.

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

Fortrose Community Centre. Groam House Museum Academic Lecture: Forging the Picts – Craft and Craftmanship in Early Historic Scotland by Dr Andrew Heald, AOC Archaeology Group, 7.30pm, tomorrow.

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, tomorrow until Sunday.

Portgordon Harbour, near Buckie. Raft Race and Gala Day with live music, dancing, classic cars and motorcycles, displays, car boot sale, barbecue and lots more, noon-5pm, Saturday.

Royal British Legion, Nairn. Nairn Nurses Coffee Morning in aid of Highland Hospice, 10am-noon, Saturday.

Altens Community Centre, Aberdeen. Summer Fun Day, 1-4pm, Saturday.

Boat of Garten. Barmy for Badgers. Phone 01479 873914 for further details and to book (meeting place and venue to be confirmed on booking), 9am-noon, Saturday.

Terpersie Castle, Tullynessle, near Alford. Garden open to the public with teas, raffles, face painting and music in aid of Tullynessle and Forbes Hall renovation, 2-4.30pm, Sunday.

Drumcharrel Croft House, Cawdor. Garden Open Day in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care, 11am-5pm, Sunday.

Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort. The Aviemore Highland Show 2008: Celebrate Burns Night and Hogmanay all in one night. Phone 0844 847 1684 or visit www.aviemorehighlandshow.com for further details and to book, 7.30pm, Sunday.

Bellfield Park, Inverness. Music in the Park with Inverness Swing Band, 2-4pm, Sunday.

Peterhead Maritime Heritage Centre. Sea Songs and Saatie Tales with Barbara-Ann Burnett, Gordon Easton, Bill Gray, Elizabeth Stewart, Irene Watt, Graham White and others, 7.30-9.30pm, Wednesday.

THEATRE

Aberdeen Arts Centre. Aberdeen Arts Carnival: Castlegate Theatre School presents Sweeney Todd – The Shock and Rock Show, 7.30pm, tonight until Saturday; Present Tense Productions present Strangers on a Train, 7.30pm, Monday until Wednesday.

Druimfin, Tobermory, Isle of Mull. Mull Theatre presents The Accidental Death of an Accordionist, 7.45pm, tomorrow and Saturday. Also at Glengarry Community Hall, Invergarry, 7.45pm, Tuesday; Lochinver Hall, 7.45pm, Wednesday.

HM Theatre, Aberdeen. Scottish Youth Theatre, 7.30pm, Saturday.

Lossiemouth Town Hall. Macmillan Cancer Support Summer Show starring Eddie Ross and Sandy Lindsay (Pitlochry) plus local artistes, 7.30pm, Saturday.

Deeside Theatre, Aboyne. Aboyne and Deeside Festival: The Four Hands on One Piano Comedy Duo, 7.30pm, Saturday.

Pipe Band Hall, Wick. Scottish Variety Show with Highland dancers, vocalists and more, 8-10.30pm, Wednesday.

COMEDY

Snafu, Union Street, Aberdeen. Kung-Fu Comedy – Scottish-based Australian comic Rowan Campbell, 8.30pm, Tuesday.

MUSIC

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

Musa Art and Music Cafe, Exchange Street, Aberdeen. Chemical Callum (piano), 8.15pm, tonight; Rob Ward (classical guitar), 8.15pm, tomorrow.

Eden Court, Inverness. Anna Massie Band, 7.30pm, tonight. Also at Coigach Community Hall, Achiltibuie, 8.30pm, tomorrow; Feis an Eilein, Skye, 7.30pm, Saturday.

Deeside Theatre, Aboyne. Aboyne and Deeside Festival: Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind Section, 8pm, tonight. Also at Boat of Garten Community Hall, 8pm, tomorrow; Victoria Hall, Cromarty, 8pm, Saturday.

Portmahomack Hotel. Live music, 9pm, tomorrow.

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. The Outside Track, noon-4pm, tomorrow.

Red Shoes Theatre, Elgin. Friday Live featuring the very best of local talent, from 4pm, tomorrow; Lindisfarne’s Rod Clements, 7.30pm, Wednesday.

The Rusty Nail, Aberdeen. Freefall, 9.30pm, Saturday.

Hootananny, Church Street, Inverness. Gavin Moore, 8pm, Saturday.

The Park Hotel, Macduff. Country music from Trevor James, 9.30pm, Saturday.

Bught Park, Inverness. The Proclaimers. Tickets from 0844 847 2269 or online at www.ticketline.co.uk, 6pm, Sunday.

St John’s Evangelist Church, Inverness. Organ Concert, 7.30pm, Monday.

Slanj Kilts, George Street, Aberdeen. Red Hot Chilli Pipers acoustic gig, 1-1.30pm, Tuesday.

JAZZ

The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. Jazz Aberdeen: The Avishai Cohen Trio, 7.30pm, tonight.

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

Musa Art and Music Cafe, Exchange Street, Aberdeen. Pete Lowitt and Gary Gibb, 8.15pm, Saturday.

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. 2-Bit Hop, 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. Allie Ambients Secret Summit, The Snake Temple Kings, The Marionets and City Seemed Eagar, 8pm, tonight; Free Korps, The Resolutes, The Heat Thieves and The Dirty Tricks, 8pm, tomorrow; Paddy Rasta and Dubs Anonymous, 8pm, Saturday; Ballboy plus support, 7.30pm; Room 2 – Year of the Man, Manatees, Y Change Costume and Ashley Park, 8pm, Sunday; Open Mic with Miss Becca, 8pm, Monday; Acoustic Night with Tim Holehouse, Callum Carlyle, Debora, Craig Davidson, The Seasons, Midnight Mufasa, Far From Devine and Burning Nyah, 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 Jimmy Urquhart and Friends, 8pm, tonight.

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

St Thomas’ Hall, Keith. Old Time Dance with CDs, 7.30-11.30pm, Saturday.

Royal British Legion, Dufftown. Old Tyme Dance to The Worthies Dance Band, 7.30pm, Saturday.

Hilton Hall, near Banff. Old Time and Sequence Dancing for absolute beginners, 7.30pm, Monday.

Banff Springs Hotel, Banff. Banff and District Accordion and Fiddle Club Ceilidh with Andy Coutts Sound, 7.30pm, Wednesday.

GALLERIES

Carby Art Gallery, Cotton Street, Aberdeen. Paintings by artists from King Street Studio, Glasgow, 10am-5pm, today until Wednesday.

Duff House, Banff. Coastal Boy (Fishing Boat: A534), 1977 by Ian Hamilton Finlay; The Ena Baxter Collection; Artist–Inventor – small paintings by local artist Hugh Kirkwood, 11am-5pm, today until Wednesday.

Monymusk Arts Centre. Echt sketching and painting class, 10am-4pm, today until Wednesday.

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

Groam House Museum, Rosemarkie. Rosehaugh, Then and Now, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday; 10.30am-4.30pm, Sunday.

Aberdeen Art Gallery. My Ladye Nevells Booke – only Scottish showing of one of the most beautifully written manuscripts to survive from the late 16th century; Silver of the Stars – international celebrities are the inspiration behind this stunning exhibition of work by Scottish silversmiths; Hand, Heart and Soul – The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday; 2-5pm, Sunday.

Inchmore Gallery, Inverness. Ephemera by Mark Lomax, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

Tarts and Crafts Gallery and Cafe, Balmedie. Inverurie-based pastel artist Sandra Lister, 10am-4pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Wednesday; noon-4pm, Sunday.

The Rendezvous Gallery, Forest Avenue, Aberdeen. The Hebrides: Each a Glimpse and Gone Forever – recent works by Liz Myhill; Scottish Artists Caught on Camera – photographs by Alan Young, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.

Brown’s Gallery, Castle Brae, Tain. New Summer Show, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.

Gallery i, Garioch Centre, Inverurie. Local and international artists Thomas Kinkade, Rolf Harris, Sue Howells, Rebecca Lardner, Karen Meldrum, James Blinkhorn and Angie Thomas, 9am-5pm, today, tomorrow and Monday until Wednesday; 10am-5pm, Saturday.

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 by 10 artists living and working in the Highlands, 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.

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

The 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.

Swanson Gallery, Thurso. Prints by Ana Maria Pacheco, 1-8pm, tomorrow; 10am-1pm, Saturday; 1-5pm, Monday until Wednesday.

MUSEUMS

Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Shiprow. Deeper Than Light – Science-Art-Technology. The only chance in Scotland to view this internationally acclaimed exhibition on deep-sea creatures who inhabit the volcanic mountain range in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean known as the mid-Atlantic Ridge, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday; noon-3pm, Sunday.

Nairn Museum. The Magic of Automata, 10am-4.30pm, today, tomorrow and Monday until Wednesday; 10am-1pm, Saturday.

MARKETS

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

Scott Skinner Square, Banchory. Farmers’ Market, 9.30am-1.30pm, Saturday.

High Street, Dundee. Farmers’ Market, 9am-4pm, Saturday.

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

Kinross. 10am-4pm, Sunday.

Strathpeffer Pavilion. Food and Craft Fair, 10am-8pm, Tuesday; 9am-6pm, Wednesday.

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.

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

ANTIQUES

Inverurie Town Hall. Grampian Fairs Antiques and Collectors’ Fair, 10.30am-4.30pm, Saturday; 10.30am-4pm, Sunday.

Newton Hotel, Nairn. The Auld Brig Antique and Collectors’ Fair, 11am-4.30pm, Sunday.

EXHIBITIONS

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

Memorial Hall, Cullen Town Hall. Cullen, Deskford and Portknockie Heritage Group Open Weekend featuring old photographs, written records, slide shows and films of local area and events, 10am-4pm, Saturday and Sunday.

Exhibition Room, Crathes Castle, near Banchory. Freewheeling at Crathes – textile art, 10.30am-4.30pm, Saturday until July 27.

Back Hall, Memorial Hall, Dufftown. Display of Dufftown photographs and memorabilia, 2-5pm, Sunday until July 25.

FOR CHILDREN

HM Theatre, Aberdeen. LazyTownLive, 11am, 2pm and 5pm, today.

Perth Theatre. The Singing Kettle presents Pirate Island – dress up as a pirate, 11am and 2pm, today until Saturday.

The Tunnels, Aberdeen. The Ultimate Under 18s Disco, 7pm, Tuesday.

Spectrum Centre, Inverness. Kids Get Clarty with Arts and Crafts. Phone 01463 221842 or visit www.spectrumcentre.co.uk for further details, 10.30am-noon, 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.