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Various Venues, Aberdeen. Dance Live! 08 – Festival of Contemporary Dancing. Visit www.dancelive.org.uk for further details, today until Saturday.

Various Venues, Huntly. Huntly Hairst – A Halloween and Food Festival celebrating the food and traditions of Aberdeenshire. Phone 01466 794494 or visit www.huntly.net/hairst for further details, today until Sunday.

Scottish Storytelling Centre, High Street, Edinburgh. Scottish International Storytelling Festival – Scotland’s annual celebration and showcase of storytelling. Performance, workshops, talks and children’s events follow this year’s ‘Northlands and Sagalands’ theme. Phone 0131 556 9579 or visit www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk for details, today until Sunday.

Dundee Contemporary Arts. Discovery, Scotland’s International Film Festival – the best of contemporary world cinema for children and families. Phone 01382 909 900 or visit www.discoveryfilmfestival.org.uk for further details, today until Sunday.

Various Venues. The Tenant’s Mutual: Season One. First live music programme across Scotland, as shaped by music fans. Visit www.tennentsmutual.com for further details, today until November 12.

Various North-East Venues. Sound – exciting festival of new music. Phone 01330 825431 or visit www.sound-scotland.co.uk for further details, today until November 17.

Braemar Castle. Guided tours, 4-7pm; Halloween family fun with ghost stories, children’s fancy dress competition and barbecue, from 7.30pm. Phone 013397 41944 for further details and to book, tomorrow.

Camperdown Wildlife Centre, Camperdown Park, Dundee. Halloween evening of spooky family fun. Join in with the nocturnal animal tours, see the Witch’s House and listen to ghostly tales. Booking essential on 01382 431818 or online at www.dundeecity.gov.uk/camperdown, 6-7.30pm, tomorrow.

Insch Golf Club. Halloween Race Night – lots of ghoulish fun for all. Phone 01464 820363 for further details and to book, 8pm, tomorrow.

House of Dun, near Montrose. Haunted House of Dun – fun evening for all the family including traditional guising for treats, Halloween games and spooky storytelling, 6.30-9pm, tomorrow.

Hilton Craigendarroch, Ballater. Halloween Party with disco, fancy dress and children’s tombola. Phone 013397 53435 for further details, 6.30-8pm, tomorrow.

Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Inverness. Spooky Goings On - fun events to celebrate Halloween. Free entry for children. Phone 0844 493 2483 for further details, 10am, Saturday.

Grampian Transport Museum Grounds, Alford. Bonfire and Fireworks, 7pm, Saturday.

Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort. Bonfire and Fireworks in aid of Aviemore Community School, 6.30pm, Saturday.

Thainstone Centre, Inverurie. Bonfire and Fireworks, 7pm, Saturday.

Grant Park, Forres. Bonfire and Fireworks, 6.30pm, Saturday.

George V Park, Banchory. Bonfire and Fireworks, 7.30pm, Saturday.

Mineralwell Park, Stonehaven. Bonfire and Fireworks, 6.45pm, Sunday.

Aberdeen Beach. Fireworks display and entertainment, from 7pm, Wednesday.

Bught Park, Inverness. Bonfire and Fireworks, 7pm, Wednesday.

Spynie Village Hall. Bonfire followed by indoor entertainments and refreshments in aid of hall improvements and completion of disabled access, 7pm, Wednesday.

Baxter Park and Lochee Park, Dundee. Fireworks, 6.15-7.30pm, Wednesday.

Bettridge Centre, Newtonhill. Fireworks and barbecue, from 6.30pm, Wednesday.

Corn Exchange, New Market Road. Wedding Fair and Fashion Show – tips and advice for the blushing bride, including catwalk shows and featuring the latest bridal gowns. Phone 0131 477 3500 or visit www.ece.uk.com for further details, 11am-5pm, Saturday and Sunday.

SECC. BBC Good Food Show Scotland – Scotland's largest food and drink consumer show featuring over 150 food and drink exhibitors, a live theatre, top celebrity chefs and wine experts plus an opportunity to buy and sample a wide variety of food not always available on the high street. Visit www.bbcgoodfoodshow.com for further details, tomorrow until Sunday.

Caird Hall. Angus and Perthshire Area, The Royal British Legion Scotland present The City Of Dundee Festival of Remembrance in aid of the Earl Haig Fund Scotland featuring The Band of Royal British Legion Scotland and the Pipes and Drums of the Dundee and Angus Battalion Boys Brigade, 7.15pm, Saturday.

Woodend Barn, Banchory. The Pink Tent – fashion, film and fundraising in aid of Breast Cancer. Tickets from 01467 628800, 7.30pm, tonight.

The Academy Shopping Centre, Aberdeen. CakesbyDesignChristmas cake product launch with wine and cake sampling, 10am-5pm, today until Sunday.

Queen’s Cross Church Hall, Aberdeen. Aberdeen Choral Society Sale and Coffee Morning, 10am-noon, Saturday.

Inverurie Town Hall. Inverurie and Alford Cats Protection Charities Craft Sale, 1-4pm, Saturday.

Royal British Legion, Nairn. Lifeboat Coffee Morning, 10.15am, Saturday.

St Mark’s Church, Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen. The OpenSpace Health and Well Being Fair – free health and fitness checks, children’s animal shows (11.30am and 1pm), complementary therapies and lots more, 11am-3pm, Saturday.

Montrose Links Hotel. Fundraising Dinner and Auction. Phone 01674 671000 for further details and to book, 7pm, Saturday.

Buckie Library. Try Something New – make your own greetings cards, clay modelling, online shopping sessions, seek out your ancestry, knitting, burial ground research and American strip patchwork. Phone 01542 832121 for further details, 10am-1pm, Saturday.

Dunbeath Heritage Centre. Light In The North 2008 - festival to celebrate the life and work of Neil Gunn. Phone 07918 171347 or visit www.scotiareview.org for further details, 11am, Saturday.

Loch of Skene, near Aberdeen. RSPB/Dunecht Estates Dawn and Dusk Goose Watch – view the spectacular sight of thousands of geese leaving or returning to their roost. Phone 01224 624824 for further details and to book, Saturday.

Midmar Hall. Family Quiz (bring your own refreshments). Tickets from 01330 833719 or at the door, 7pm, Saturday.

Cruickshank Botanic Gardens, Aberdeen University, Old Aberdeen. Plant sale, 10.30am-noon, Saturday.

Inverness Town House. Inverness Choral Society Coffee Morning, 10am-noon, Saturday.

The Seaforth Club, Gordon Street, Nairn. Tombola in aid of Chernobyl Children Life Line, 7.30pm, Monday.

Music Hall, Aberdeen. Cinema organist Donald Mackenzie accompanies the first screen version of Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel Hunchback of Notre Dame, 8pm, Tuesday.

The Warehouse Theatre, Lossiemouth. MsFits Theatre present Women on the Verge of a T Junction, 7.30pm, tonight.

Ogstoun Theatre, Gordonstoun School, Duffus, near Elgin. Unpacked Theatre present No Obvious Trauma, 8pm, tonight. Also at Lonach Hall, Strathdon, 7.30pm, tomorrow; Red Shoes Theatre, Elgin, 7.30pm, Saturday.

Dornie Hall. Benchtours present The Lesson, 8pm, tonight. Also at Rosehall Hall, near Lairg, 8pm, tomorrow; Ardross Hall, near Evanton, 8pm, Saturday.

MacRobert Memorial Hall, Tarland. ajtc Theatre Company presents On the Black Hill, 7.30pm, tonight. Also at Memorial Hall, Hopeman, 7.30pm, tomorrow; Fleming Hall, Aberlour, 7.30pm, Saturday; Stewarts Hall, Huntly, 4pm, Sunday; Victoria Hall, Cromarty, 7.30pm, Tuesday.

HM Theatre, Aberdeen. High School Musical, tonight until Saturday; Absurd Person Singular, 7.30pm, Monday and Tuesday; 2pm and 7.30pm, Wednesday.

Aberdeen Arts Centre. Just Cause Productions presents Zombie Prom, 7.30pm, tonight and tomorrow; MsFits Theatre presents Fiona Knowles in Sex and Chocolate, 7.30pm, Saturday; Studio Theatre Group presents Midsummer Night’s Dream, 7.30pm, Wednesday.

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Birds of Paradise in association with the Citizen’s Theatre present Offshore, 7.30pm, tonight; East Coast Moves – new dance by Citymoves, 6pm, Saturday.

Arbuthnott Village Hall. MsFits Theatre presents Sex and Chocolate, 7.30pm, tomorrow.

Eden Court, Inverness. Have Box Will Travel – one-man show starring DJ Charlie Dark, Onetouch Theatre, 7.30pm, tomorrow; Scottish Opera present La Traviata Unwrapped, Empire Theatre, 6pm, Wednesday.

Macphail Centre, Ullapool. Isosceles and Useful Idiots present Dracula – The Panto, 7.30pm, Monday.

Peterhead Community Centre. Scottish Opera – The Merry Widow, 7.30pm, Tuesday.

The Tunnels, Aberdeen. Flunge Comedy Club, 8.30pm, tonight.

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. TV and radio star Dan Antopolski and Isy Suttie, 7pm, Sunday.

Laichmoray Hotel, Elgin. Elgin Country Music Club: Western Rhythm, 8-11pm, tonight.

Ironworks, Inverness. The Stranglers, 7pm, tonight.

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

Lossiemouth Town Hall. Scottish Concert with Eddie Rose, Sandy Lindsay and local artistes in aid of Lossiemouth Senior Citizens’s New Bus Fund, 7pm, tonight.

MUSA Art and Music Cafe, Exchange Street, Aberdeen. Peter Katona (jazz and Latin guitar), 8.15pm, tonight; Rob Ward (classical guitar), 8.15pm, tomorrow; Chemical Callum (piano), 8.15pm, Saturday.

Nova Suite, Brechin. Brendan Shine, tonight. Also at Portland Arms Hotel, Lybster, tomorrow; Carriges Hotel, Insch, Saturday.

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Seth Lakeman plus support, 8.30pm, tonight; Shell Friday Live, noon; Curve Foundation with the Scottish Flute Trio, 7pm, tomorrow; Scottish Cultures and Traditions Session, 12.30pm; Sex Assault, 8.30pm, Saturday.

Eden Court, Inverness. Dominic Kirwan, Empire Theatre, 8pm, tonight; Highland Accordion and Fiddle Club present Highland Showtime, Empire Theatre, 7.30pm, Saturday; Edinburgh Quartet, Onetouch Theatre, 4pm, Sunday.

Elgin Museum. Classical guitarist Julian Cowie, 7.30pm, tomorrow.

The Loft, East Grange, near Kinloss. Gordon Giltrap, 9.30pm, tomorrow.

Kirk of St Nicholas, Union Street, Aberdeen. Organ recital of music appropriate for Halloween by George Chittenden, Associate Organist, St Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen, 8pm, tomorrow.

Ogstoun Theatre, Gordonstoun School, Duffus, near Elgin. Gordonstoun Concerts Society present O Duo (percussion duo), 7.30pm, tomorrow.

Portmahomack Hotel. Live music, 9pm, tomorrow.

The Clubhouse Hotel, Great Western Road, Aberdeen. Halloween Party with The Undercovers, 9pm, tomorrow.

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

Heugh Hotel, Stonehaven. Stonehaven Folk Club Session. All welcome, 8.30pm, tomorrow.

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

The Music Club, Langstane Place, Aberdeen. Major Matt Mason USA, Francis Macdonald and Matricarians, 8pm, Saturday.

New Inn Hotel, Ellon. Gary Gamble with Elaine Boyle. Phone 01358 720425 to book, 8pm, Sunday.

Queen’s Cross Church, Aberdeen. Informal recital by Paul Tierney (baritone) and Geoffrey Atkinson (piano). Tickets at the door, 6.30pm, Sunday.

Christ Church, Provost Street, Huntly. Strange Rainbow – Catriona McKay (harp) and Alistair MacDonald (live-electronics), 1pm, Sunday.

Music Hall, Aberdeen. Aberdeen Sinfonietta, 7.30pm, Sunday; A Night at the Opera with G4 lead singer Jonathan Ansell, 7.30pm, Wednesday.

Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen. Aberdeen Chamber Music Club: The Kungsbacka Piano Trio, 7.30pm, Monday.

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

The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. Jazz Aberdeen: Brian Kellock (piano) and Liane Carroll (piano/vocals) – live album recording, 7.30pm, tonight and tomorrow.

An Lanntair, Stornoway. The Kevin Mackenzie Quartet, 8pm, tomorrow. Also at The Old Brewery, Cromarty, 8.30pm, Saturday.

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Belhaven Sunday Jazz, noon, Sunday.

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

Eden Court, Inverness. Martin Kershaw - Hero as a Riddle, 7.30pm, Wednesday.

The Tunnels, Aberdeen. Malcolm Middleton, Laura Marling and Chris Beans Geddes, 7.30pm, tonight; Bass Generator plus guests, 9pm, tomorrow; Free Korps, Secret Summit and support followed by Everything Else Sucks, from 7.30pm; Room 2 – The Alibi plus support followed by Elizium, Goth and Industrial Night, from 7.30pm, Saturday; Zed Machine, Kids with Fireworks and support, 8pm, Sunday; Metal Monday with Wifebeater, Man of the Future and guests, 8pm, Monday; The Confidantes, Red Mongoose and guests, 8pm, Tuesday; To Rococco Rot, Laki Mera and Sarah J Tingle, 8pm, Wednesday.

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

Music Hall, Aberdeen. Ceilidh with Shindig, 8pm, tomorrow.

Rannes Hall, Kennethmont. New beginners Ballroom and Latin American dancing. Phone 01466 751273 for further details, 7pm, tomorrow.

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

Bishopmill Hall, Elgin. The Jolly Dancers Social Dance with Marion Anderson, 8pm-midnight, Saturday.

Recreation Hall, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness. Meur Inbhir Nis Ceilidh, 7.30pm, Saturday.

Dyke Village Hall, near Forres. Ballroom dancing for beginners. Phone 01309 676441 for further details, 7pm, Tuesday.

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

Red Shoes Theatre, Elgin. Latin American Dance Club with Caroline Coomber, 7.30pm, Wednesday.

Inchmore Gallery, Inverness. Bronze and Ceramic by Daniel Kavanagh, 10am-5pm, today until Sunday.

The Art Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill. Paul Bloomer, 8am-8pm, today until Wednesday.

Tarts and Crafts Gallery and Cafe, Balmedie. Ancient Stone Art, 10am-4pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Wednesday; noon-4pm, Sunday.

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

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

Peacock Visual Arts, Castle Street, Aberdeen. Invisible Oil by Ernst Logar; Jack the Hard Worker – Self Portrait as an Industrial Revolutionary, 9.30am-5.30pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Castle Gallery, Inverness. Mixed Christmas exhibition, 9am-5pm, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.

Swanson Gallery, Thurso. Original Print, 10am-1pm, Saturday; 1-5pm, Monday until Wednesday.

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

Drummers Corner, Peterhead. Farmers’ Market, 9am-2pm, Saturday.

High Street, Montrose. Farmers’ Market, 9am-1.30pm, Saturday.

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

Belmont Street, Aberdeen. Aberdeen Country Fair, 9am-5pm, Saturday.

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

Kinross. 10am-4pm, Sunday.

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

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

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

Aberdeen Arts Centre. Light, Air and Space by Sarah Wakeford, 10am-4pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.

The Nomads Tent, Tradespark Road, Nairn. Selling exhibition of Persian carpets and crafts, 10am-6pm, tomorrow until November 9.

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.