Things to do, places to go

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Various Venues, Aberdeenshire. The Doric Festival 2008 – looking at the language, songs, music and traditions of the Doric culture. Phone 01771 653320 or visit www.thedoricfestival.com for further details, tomorrow until October 12.

Beach Ballroom, The Esplanade, Aberdeen. Granite City Festival of Highland Dancing – a major Scottish dancing event incorporating the Granite City Open Highland Dancing Championship and other graded competitions, 8.30am-6pm, Sunday.

EDINBURGH

Various Venues. Doors Open Day – explore some of the city’s most architecturally, culturally and socially significant buildings, all for free. Visit www.cockburnassociation.org.uk for further details, Saturday.

GLASGOW

Various Venues, Merchant City. Merchant City Festival – music, theatre, comedy, literature, visual art, fashion and film in over 80 venues and featuring more than 400 events and activities to suit all possible tastes. Phone 0141 552 6027 or visit www.merchantcityfestival.com for further details, today until Sunday.

DUNDEE

Templeton Woods Visitor Centre. Fungal Foray – find out the mycological secrets of the woods with local experts from Dundee Naturalists Society. Phone 01382 431848 to book, Sunday.

EVENTS

Nairn Academy. Nairn Academy PTA AGM, 7pm, tonight.

Millbank Primary School, Millbank Crescent, Nairn. 1st Nairn Scout Group AGM, 7pm, tonight.

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.

Inverness and District Indoor Bowling Club, Castle Heather, Inverness. Free Open Evening – try bowling for free, all ages welcome. Phone 01463 235550 for further details, 7-9pm, tomorrow.

St Ninian’s Bowling Club, Viewfield, Nairn. World’s Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, 10am-noon, tomorrow.

Stonehaven Town Hall. Marie Curie Cancer Care presents Variety Special, 7.30pm, tomorrow.

Torry St Fittick’s Parish Church, Aberdeen. World’s Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan cancer Support, 10am-noon, tomorrow; Monthly Coffee Morning, 10am-noon, Saturday.

McManus Collections Unit, Barrack Street, Dundee. Guided Tours. Phone 01382 432364 for further details, 11am and 2pm, tomorrow and Saturday.

Keith and Dufftown Railway. Diesel trains running between Dufftown and Keith. Phone 01340 821181 or visit www.keith-dufftown-railway.co.uk for details and to book, free whisky tasting, 11am-5pm, tomorrow until Sunday; Scots Night Saturday – Haggis, Neeps and Tatties with bar and entertainment, 7-9.30pm, Saturday.

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

Royal British Legion, Nairn. Crossroads Caring for Carers and Nairn and District Coffee Morning, 10am, Saturday.

Lyne of Skene Hall, near Westhill, Aberdeen. The Skene Committee of Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning, 10am-noon, Saturday.

Harlaw Centre, Harlaw Road, Inverurie. Annual Coffee Morning, 10am-noon, Saturday.

The Spittal of Glen Muick Visitor Centre. Unravelling the Riddles of the Past – a day of hands-on archaeological recording at the lost township. Phone 013397 55059 for details and to book, 10am-3pm, Saturday.

VSA Easter Anguston, Peterculter. RSPB Red Kite Day – information and family fun day. Phone 01224 624824 for further details, 10am-4pm, Saturday.

Cawdor Castle, near Nairn. Highland Feast: Living Food – celebration of organic and local produce. Phone 01667 404401 for details, 10am-5pm, Saturday.

Nairn Bowling Club, Albert Street, Nairn. Closing Day with fun game, prizegiving and buffet followed by AGM, 2pm, Saturday.

Alford Community Centre. Alford and Area Early Years Fair, 2-4.30pm, Saturday.

Leisure Centre Car Park, Stonehaven. Aberdeenshire Council Ranger Service Event: Friends, Romans and Countryside – visits to local Roman Camps as part of Archaeology month. Phone 01569 768292 for further details and to book, 10am-3pm, Saturday.

Cyclists’ Touring Club Grampian Local Association. Phone 01224 790269 or visit www.ctcgrampian.org.uk for details of runs, Saturday and Sunday.

Inverness Group Ramblers. Carn a’ Choire Ghairbh (Loch Affric). Phone 01463 231985 for details. Meet at Inverness Cathedral Car Park, 9am, Sunday.

Thainstone House, Inverurie. Wedding Fayre, 11am-4pm, Sunday.

Strathpeffer Pavilion. Wedding Fair, noon-5pm, Sunday.

New Deer Showpark. Scottish Tractor Pullers Club Final. Phone 01358 720336 for further details, 1pm, Sunday.

RSPB Loch of Strathbeg, Crimond, near Fraserburgh. Family Fun Open Day with stalls and various activities for families and children. Phone 01346 532017 or visit www.rspb.org.uk for further details, 10am-4pm, Sunday.

House of Dun, Montrose. Apples and Pears Day – sale of wide variety of apples and pears grown at the house, 1.30-4pm, Sunday.

Speymouth Church, Mosstodloch. Songs of Praise Evening, 6.30pm, Sunday.

THEATRE

Resolis Memorial Hall. Mull Theatre present Macbeth, 7.30pm, tonight.

Lochaber High School, Fort William. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, 7.30pm, tonight and tomorrow.

Aberdeen Arts Centre, King Street, Aberdeen. Leading Lights present Jesus Christ Superstar, 7.30pm, tonight until Saturday.

Dundee Rep. Mother Courage and her Children, 7.30pm, tonight, tomorrow; 2.30pm and 7.30pm, Saturday.

Eden Court, Inverness. Sunset Song, Empire Theatre, 1.30pm and 8pm, today; 8pm, tomorrow; 2.30pm and 8pm, Saturday.

Macrobert, University of Stirling. Vox Motus presents Slick, 8pm, tomorrow and Saturday; The Original Theatre Company and South Hill Park Arts Centre present Romeo and Juliet, 8pm, Monday; 1.30pm and 8pm, Tuesday; 1.30pm, Wednesday.

HM Theatre, Aberdeen. Footloose the Musical, 7.30pm, Monday until Wednesday.

COMEDY

Eden Court, Inverness. Dylan Moran, 7.30pm, tonight.

Snafu, Aberdeen. Kung Fu Comedy with Andy White, 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; Peter Katona (jazz and latin guitar), 8.15pm, Saturday.

Ironworks, Inverness. Ten Years After, 7.30pm, tonight; Surrogate Pink Floyd, 7pm, Saturday.

Albert Halls, Stirling. Scottish Opera present The Merry Widow, 7.30pm, tonight. Also at Perth Theatre, 7.45pm, Saturday.

Portmahomack Hotel. Live music, 9pm, tomorrow.

Cellar 35, Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen. The Pulse, 10pm-midnight, tomorrow.

Heugh Hotel, Stonehaven. Stonehaven Folk Club, 8.30pm, tomorrow.

Warehouse Theatre, Lossiemouth. Jane Taylor: Compass, 8pm, tomorrow.

Beaufort Hotel, Culduthel Road, Inverness. Concert featuring Dena Graham, The Clach and more in aid of Cancerbackup and Macmillan Cancer Support, 8pm, tomorrow.

Ogstoun Theatre, Gordonstoun, Duffus. Dunedin Consort – The Colour of Song, 7.30pm, tomorrow.

Red Shoes Theatre, Elgin. Friday Live featuring the very best of local talent, from 4pm, tomorrow; 2 Chancers, 7.30pm, Saturday.

Macphail Centre, Ullapool. Festival of Song, by Glasgow Phoenix Choir, 7.30pm, tomorrow. Also at An Lanntair, Stornoway, 7.30pm, Saturday.

Music Hall, Aberdeen. BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, 7.30pm, tomorrow; Glenn Miller Orchestra, 7.30pm, Saturday; Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham, 7.30pm, Sunday.

Haddo House, near Tarves. Choral Society Concert. Phone 01651 851111 or visit www.haddochoral.org.uk, 7.30pm, Saturday.

St Columba’s, Portree, Isle of Skye. Skye Arts Guild: Dunedin Consort – Songs from the Middle Ages, 8pm, Saturday.

Rusty Nail, Aberdeen. Moonshine, 9.30pm, Saturday.

Eden Court, Inverness. Acoustic evening with Maggie Bell and Dave Kelly, OneTouch Theatre, 7.30pm, Saturday; Glenn Miller Orchestra Show, Empire Theatre, 7.30pm, Sunday.

Bellfield Park, Inverness. Music with Inverness Fiddlers, 2-4pm, Sunday.

Dunrobin Castle, Golspie. Classical Music Concert with Rowena Calvert (cello) and Alison Rhind (piano), 7.30pm, Sunday.

Macrobert, Stirling. Caledon, 8pm, Sunday.

JAZZ

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

Hopeville Club, Harlaw Road, Inverurie. Garioch Jazz Club Concert with Great Ken Mathiesons Jazz Band, 8-11pm, tomorrow.

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

CLUBBING

The Tunnels, Aberdeen. The Pictish Trail, Rozi Plain, Lazy Sheepdog, 8pm, tonight; Popup, Static in the City, Dirty Hand Shakes, Get In Get Out, 8pm, tomorrow; Vesuvian, Baxter, Disco Filth, Free Korps, 8pm, Saturday; Amusement Parks On Fire and support, 7.30pm, Sunday; Fandangle, The Johnstones, Crashdown, Famous Ape, 8pm, Monday; Emeritus, Cobra Kai and support, 8pm, Tuesday; Tall Firs, Greater the Shadow, Alistair Brown, 8pm, Wednesday.

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

DANCE

National Hotel, Dingwall. Dingwall Gaelic Choir Pre-Mod Ceilidh, 7.30pm, tonight.

Insch Church Hall. Scottish Country Dance Class, 8pm, tonight.

St Thomas’ Hall, Keith. Tea Dance, 2-4pm, today.

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

Lonach Hall, Strathdon. Family Ceilidh with Cambridge University Ceilidh Band, 8pm, Saturday.

Fordyce Hall, near Portsoy. Old Tyme Dance Class, 7-9pm, Sunday.

The Waterside Hotel, Inverness. High Tea Dance with Jock Fraser and Billy Nelson. Phone 01463 233065 for further details and to book, 5.30-8.30pm, Sunday.

Royal Hotel, Keith. Beginners Ballroom and Latin American Dancing. Phone 01466 751273 for further details, 7.30pm, Monday.

Mulben Hall, near Keith. Scottish Dance Club, 7.30-9.30pm, Wednesday.

GALLERIES

Monymusk Arts Centre. Faces of the Forest, by Fiona Jack, 10am-4pm, today until Tuesday.

The Castle Gallery, Inverness. Paintings and Prints by Joseph Davie, 9am-5pm, today until Saturday.

Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly. Art and the Word, 11am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.

Inchmore Gallery, Inverness. Malcolm McCoig and Gayle Robinson; Scottish Photographers, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday, Monday and Wednesday; 11am-5pm, Sunday.

I Mac Frames, Courtyard Gallery, Barclay Street, Stonehaven. Four Seasons, 10am-1pm and 2-5pm, today, tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday; 10am-1pm, Saturday.

Swanson Gallery, Thurso. Highland Journey Photographic exhibition, 10am-1pm, Saturday; 1-5pm, Monday until Wednesday.

An Talla Solais, Ullapool Visual Arts, Ullapool. Ceramics and metal sculpture by Jym Brammah and Jim Shears, 2-5pm, Sunday until Wednesday.

MUSEUMS

Groam House Museum, Rosemarkie. Rosehaugh, Then and Now, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday; 2-4.30pm, Sunday.

Timespan Heritage Centre, Helmsdale. Inside Out/Outside In, by Kyra Clegg and Judith MacLachlan, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday; noon-5pm, Sunday.

MARKETS

Belmont Street, Aberdeen. Aberdeen Country Fair, 9.30am-1.30pm, Saturday.

Macduff Fishmarket. Farmers’ Market, 9am-1pm, Saturday.

Neil Ross Square, Ellon. Farmers’ Market, 8am-12.30pm, Saturday.

Hilton Treetops Hotel, Springfield Road, Aberdeen. Aberdeen Book Fair, 10am-5pm, Saturday and Sunday.

Kinross. 10am-4pm, Sunday.

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.

Dingwall Library Car Park. Car Boot Sale, 8am-1pm, Saturday.

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

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

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

ANTIQUES

Hilton Treetops Hotel, Springfield Road, Aberdeen. Aberdeen Antiques and Collectors’ Market, 10.30am-4pm, 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.