Various Venues. The Tennent’s Mutual: Season One. First-ever live music programme across Scotland, as shaped by the nation’s music fans. Visit www.tennentsmutual.com for further details, today until Wednesday.
Various Venues. Sound – exciting festival of new music, driven by the passion to make new music more accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Phone 01330 825431 or visit www.sound-scotland.co.uk, today until November 17.
Various Venues, Kingussie. Strathspè Away – dance, song and Highland hospitality for all ages. Phone 07599 949078 or visit www.dannsa.com for further details, tomorrow until Sunday.
Lochter Activity Centre, near Oldmeldrum. Olmeldrum Sports and Games Fireworks Display, 6.30pm, Saturday.
Rosemarkie. Bonfire and Fireworks, 6.30pm, Saturday.
Tomatin Inn, near Inverness. Fireworks, bonfire and barbecue, 9pm, Saturday.
Deeside Activity Park, near Aboyne. Bonfire and Fireworks, from 5pm, Sunday.
INVERNESS
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery. Reflections – Women in the Highlands. Paintings from the collections, with poetry and stories by Random Acts of Writing, and Inverness-based literary magazine, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.
EDINBURGH
Various Venues. Festival of Libraries – week long programme of events including workshops, talks, exhibitions, performances and tours. Visit www.edinburghlibrariesagency.info, Saturday until November 14.
GLASGOW
Glasgow Green. Fireworks 2008. This year, the event will have a west end musical theme with all the singalong favourites from Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat throughout the evening; Radio Clyde DJs kick off the fun with music and entertainment on big screens from 6.30pm; Lord Provost Bob Winter and special guests start the big countdown to the fireworks display at 7.30pm; Funfair and onsite catering outlets 5-10pm. Visit www.seeglasgow.com/fireworks for further details, tonight.
DUNDEE
West Park Centre, Perth Road. Dundee Celtic and Folk Music Festival. Tickets from Dundee Booking Office, Grouchos or phone 01382 568244/07725364209, 1pm-1am, Saturday and Sunday.
OTHER EVENTS
Recreation Hall, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness. Friends of Ach-an-Eas Residential Home Race Night, 7.45pm, tomorrow.
Crathie Church Hall. Braemar and Crathie Church Guild Annual Hunger Lunch with collection for Borderline in support of Homeless Scots in London, 12.45pm for 1pm, tomorrow.
Kinellar Community Hall, Blackburn. Kinellar 2s Group and Playgroup Christmas Shopping Night in aid of children’s outdoor play area, 7.30-10pm, tomorrow.
Cloverleaf Hotel, Bucksburn, Aberdeen. Foresters Northern Lights Branch Race Night in aid of Clic Sargent. Phone 01224 784518/07703 172 585 (today only) to book, 7.30pm, tomorrow.
Red Shoes Theatre, Elgin. Stan Williams talks on his life growing up with schoolmates John Lennon, George Harrison and Peter Sissons and reads passages from his book to a backdrop of Beatles clips, 7.30pm, Saturday.
HM Theatre, Aberdeen. One-hour tours. Book in person at Music Hall, HM Theatre or phone 01224 641122, 10.30am and 11.45am, Saturday.
Keith Community Centre. Banffshire Field Club Talk: Simple Heraldry Cheerfully Illustrated by Gordon Casel. Visitors welcome, 2.15pm, Saturday.
St Joseph’s Church Hall, Tanfield Walk, Woodside, Aberdeen. Autumn Fayre, 10am-noon, Saturday.
Royal British Legion, Nairn. Earl Haig Coffee Morning, 10am, Saturday.
Crathie Car Park. Salmon Safari – vehicle tour to search for evidence of migrating and breeding salmon. Phone 013397 42534 for further details and to book, 1-3pm, Saturday.
Glenmoriston Millennium Hall, Invermoriston. Craft Fayre, 10am-4pm, Saturday.
Balmoral Castle. Tours of the grounds, gardens, ballroom and exhibitions, 11am, noon, 1pm and 2pm, Saturday.
Dunbar Memorial Hall, Auldearn. Table Sale. Phone 01667 455078/454588 to book a table, 11am-2pm, Saturday.
Scout Hut, Waterton Road, Bankhead, Aberdeen. Stoneywood Scout Group Jumble Sale, 1.30pm, Saturday.
Kirkhill Community Centre, Inverness. Kirkhill District Amenities Association Craft and Gift Fair, 10am-1.30pm, Saturday.
Scout Centre, South Avenue, Cults. Book Sale and Christmas Fair, 10am-4pm, Saturday.
Royal Lochnagar Distillery, Crathie. Tours, 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm and 3pm, Saturday.
Banff Parish Church Hall. Christmas Craft Fair, 10am-4pm, Saturday.
Royal British Legion, Dingwall. Mind, Body and Spirit Fair – interactive day of fun and relaxation for all the family, 10am, Saturday.
Peterculter Village Hall. Grampian Yoga Association Day of Yoga with Zoe Knott. Phone 01569 764135 or visit www.grampianyoga.org.uk for further details, 10am-4pm, Saturday.
The Rosemount Centre for Complementary Therapies, Mount Street, Aberdeen. Managing Your Energy Systems – workshop introducing a variety of energy therapies/techniques to help improve and maintain your energy systems for optimum health and wellbeing over the coming winter months. Phone 01224 636378 for further details and to book, 10am-4.30pm, Sunday.
Airyhall Community Centre, Countesswells Road, Aberdeen. Aberdeen Craft Bazaar Christmas Fair, 11am-4pm, Sunday.
Strathpeffer Pavilion. Christmas Gift Fair, 11am-6pm, Sunday.
Mosstodloch War Memorial. Service of Remembrance conducted by the Clergy of Fochabers Churches. All welcome, 12.45pm, Sunday.
Spindrift Suite, Inspire, Beach Boulevard, Aberdeen. Craft Fair, 10am-4pm, Sunday.
Hatton of Fintray Village Hall. Christmas Craft Fayre in aid of Fintray Toddler Group, 11am-4pm, Sunday.
Education Room, Duthie Park Winter Gardens, Aberdeen. Royal Horticultural Society of Aberdeen Informal Workshops: Hardwood cuttings and winter containers. Phone 01224 712605 for further details and to book, noon and 4pm, Sunday.
THEATRE
Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Scottish Opera presents The Merry Widow, 7.30pm, tonight.
Aberdeen Arts Centre. Studio Theatre Group presents Midsummer Night’s Dream, 7.30pm, tonight and tomorrow.
HM Theatre, Aberdeen. Absurd Person Singular, 7.30pm, tonight and tomorrow; 2.30pm and 7.30pm, Saturday.
Eden Court, Inverness. Scottish Opera presents La Traviata, 7.15pm, tonight and Saturday; The Secret Marriage, 7.15pm, tomorrow; Steve Steinman’s Vampires Rock Musical, 8pm, Wednesday.
Fochabers Institute. A Nicht Wi Graeme Mackay (Scottish accordion champion), Pat Fraser (Doric poems) and The Strathspey Fiddlers, 7.30pm, Sunday.
The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Interactive performance from Scottish Dance Theatre, 1pm, Wednesday.
COMEDY
Onetouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness. Dracula The Panto!, 7.30pm, tonight and tomorrow; Otter Pie, 7.30pm, Tuesday and Wednesday.
MUSIC
Peterculter Parish Church. Society of Cults Academy Musicians Concert with East Coast Brass Band and soloists from Cults Academy. Tickets at the door, 7.30pm, tonight.
Johnny Foxes, Inverness. Schiehallion, 10pm, tonight.
Shiro’s, Barclay Street, Stonehaven. Open blues jam and open mic session, 9pm-1am, tonight.
Musa Art and Music Cafe, Exchange Street, Aberdeen. Laura Henry (saxophone), 8.15pm, tonight; Graham Edgar (guitar/didge), 8.15pm, tomorrow.
Music Hall, Aberdeen. Royal Scottish National Orchestra presents The Magic of Mozart with conductor Christof Perick and soprano Heidi Elisabeth Meier, 7.30pm, tonight; Mugenkyo Drummers, 7.30pm, tomorrow; Fiddlers Rally, 7.30pm, Saturday; Paul Carrack (former frontman of Mike and The Mechanics), 8pm, Wednesday.
Glenurquhart Public Hall, Drumnadrochit. Shooglenifty, 8pm, tonight. Also at Glenuig Hall, near Lochailort, 9pm, Saturday.
Ironworks, Inverness. The Rifles, 7.30pm, tonight; Marillion, 7pm, Saturday; The Christians, 7.30pm, Sunday; The Feeling, 7.30pm, Wednesday.
Fettercairn Hall. Hebrides Ensemble with celebrated mezzo soprano Jane Irwin. Tickets from 01356 670304/648669 or online at www.boxofficeaberdeen.com, 7pm, tomorrow.
Portmahomack Hotel. Live music, 9pm, tomorrow.
Victoria Hotel, Forres. Forres Country Music Club: Nickel and Dime, 9pm, tomorrow.
The Clubhouse Hotel, Great Western Road, Aberdeen. Kybosh, 9pm, tomorrow.
Red Shoes Theatre, Elgin. Friday Live featuring the very best of local talent, from 4pm, tomorrow.
Whitehall Theatre, Dundee. Garry Christian, tomorrow.
Heugh Hotel, Stonehaven. Stonehaven Folk Club: Marion Bradfield. All welcome, 8.30pm, tomorrow.
The Loft, East Grange, Kinloss. David Francey, 9.30pm, tomorrow.
The Arch Inn, Ullapool. Magners Irish Sessions Tour: Sharon Shannon and Friends, tomorrow. Also at Hootananny, Inverness, Saturday.
The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Shell Friday Live: Contemporary folk songwriter Marian Bradfield, noon, tomorrow; Scottish Cultures and Traditions session, 12.30pm; Karen Matheson, 7.30pm, Saturday.
St Columba’s Church, Portree, Isle of Skye. Skye Arts Guild presents Thistle Brass, 8pm, Saturday.
Aberdeen Arts Centre. The Elvis Years – Elvis in Concert starring Steve Preston, 7.30pm, Saturday.
The Warehouse Theatre, Lossiemouth. The Sorries, 8pm, Saturday.
The Rusty Nail, Aberdeen. Hedgehog Pie, 9.30pm, Saturday.
Eden Court, Inverness. Friends of Highland Music, 7.30pm, Saturday; Hebrides Ensemble, 7.30pm, Monday; Guillemots, 7pm, Tuesday.
New Inn Hotel, Ellon. Helen McCabe with Broken Wing. Phone 01358 720425 to book, 7.30pm, Sunday.
St John’s Church, Forres. Musick Fyne present Historical Choral Evensong, 8pm, Sunday.
Moshulu, Aberdeen. The Rifles, Sunday. Also at Fat Sams, Dundee, Monday.
The Doghouse, Dundee, Spokes, Monday.
Inverness Town House. Kungsbacka Piano Trio, 8pm, Tuesday.
JAZZ
The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. Jazz Aberdeen: The Transatlantic Collective, 7.30pm, tonight.
Red Shoes Theatre, Elgin. Moray Jazz Club, 8-10.30pm, tonight.
Musa Art and Music Cafe, Exchange Street, Aberdeen. Pete Lowit, 8.15pm, Saturday.
The Clubhouse Hotel, Great Western Road, Aberdeen. Jazz Jam Session, 6pm, Sunday.
The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen. Belhaven Sunday Jazz featuring Spin State with pianist John Hall, bass player Ray Leonard, drummer Sandy Nicol and guitarist Andy Brown, noon, Sunday.
Eden Court, Inverness. Liane Carroll and Brian Kellock, Sunday. Also at Perth Theatre, Monday.
Glen Mhor Hotel, Inverness. Ness River Rhythm Kings play jazz from the 20s and 30s, 9-11pm, Tuesday.
CLUBBING
The Tunnels, Aberdeen. Pamela Wyn Shannon, The Kitchen Cynics and Craig Davidson, 8pm, tonight; Five Fifteen, The Limits and The Pulse followed by Digitalism Club Night, from 7.30pm, tomorrow; Hells Bells (AC/DC tribute) plus support followed by The Pigeon Project Club Night, from 7.30pm, Saturday; Metal Marathon with Choose Your Fate, Man of the Future, X-Treme Machine and guests, 8pm, Sunday; Volcano, Spokes and Greater the Shadow, 8pm, Tuesday; Lost and Found Property plus acoustic night, 8pm, Wednesday.
Tiger Tiger, Aberdeen. SexyGlam – funky house, commercial pop and disco funk music with DJ Kevin Green, from 9pm, Saturday.
GALLERIES
The Art Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill. Paul Bloomer, 8am-8pm, today until Wednesday.
Aberdeen Art Gallery. Children in Conflict – a provocative, groundbreaking exhibition bringing together work by high-profile contemporary artists who have responded to the theme of conflict and the devastating effect that it has on children worldwide; Watercolours by James McBey, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday; 2-5pm, Sunday.
St Fergus Gallery, Wick. Highland Journey Photographic exhibition, noon-5.30pm, today, Monday and Tuesday; 2-8pm, tomorrow; 10.30am-1pm, Saturday.
The Castle Gallery, Inverness. Mixed Christmas exhibition, 9am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.
The Rendezvous Gallery, Forest Avenue, Aberdeen. Melange – recent works by Joyce Cairns, 10am-6pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.
Tore Art Gallery, Black Isle. Black Isle exhibition, 10.30am-4.30pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday, Monday and Wednesday.
Swanson Gallery, Thurso. Original Print exhibition, 1-8pm, tomorrow; 10am-1pm, Saturday; 1-5pm, Monday until Wednesday.
MUSEUMS
Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Shiprow. Famous naval engagements, racing yachts and shipping in the 20th century by marine painter Harold Wyllie, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday; noon-3pm, Sunday.
The Old Town House, High Street, Old Aberdeen. Maximising Miniatures: An Encounter with Play Worlds Past and Present, 9am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.
Costume Gallery, Provost Skene’s House, Guestrow, Aberdeen. Falling Leaves – Autumnal Attire, 10am-5pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until Wednesday.
MARKETS
Market Place, Inverurie. Farmers’ Market, 9am-1pm, Saturday.
The Myre, Forfar. Angus Farmers’ Market, 9am-1.30pm, Saturday.
Neil Ross Square, Ellon. Farmers’ Market, 8.15am-12.30pm, Saturday.
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. 8am-1pm, Saturday.
Thainstone Centre, Inverurie. Plus indoor and outdoor market stalls, 9am-4pm, Sunday.
EXHIBITIONS
The Nomads Tent, Tradespark Road, Nairn. Selling exhibition of Persian carpets and crafts made in the farthest corners of the Middle East, 10am-6pm, today until Sunday.
Aberdeen Arts Centre. Light, Air and Space art exhibition by Sarah Wakeford; In Perspective 2 – A Scottish Experience by photographer Roger Barnett, 10am-4pm, today, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday until 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.