Jeff’s memories of Aberfeldy job
AUGUST
30 PITLOCHRY: Music - Stuart McLean plays indie, rock and Scottish classics live at McKays bar, from 9pm.
30 PERTH: Film - Dementia-friendly screening of ‘The Golden Voyage of Sinbad’ at Perth Playhouse. Film starts at 11.30am, tickets £5 from the box office on 01738 623126.
30 ABERFELDY: Talk - ‘An Evening with Jeff Zycinski’, the radio boss turned author will return to Aberfeldy this summer to recall an event in the town that he describes as one of his favourite times in a long and varied career in radio. Breadalbane Community Library, 7pm. Free.
30 PERTH: Music - Mall Grab play their ‘Looking for Trouble’ tour at the Ice Factory with support from Nite Fleit. Music from 8pm, tickets £15 from www.skiddle.com/whats-on/ Perth/The-Ice-Factory/Mall-GrabLooking-For-Trouble-Perth/. Over 18s only.
31 PERTH: Music - Craigie Hillfest featuring Fish, The Rude Boys, The New Madrids, The Carloways, The Sandemans, The Irritable Owls and others. Face-painting for kids, drinks marquee, Ruby the Camper Van, barbecue and clubhouse restaurant food. Doors open at 1pm with day tickets priced £30 available at ticketweb.co.uk under Craigie Hill Festival and at the door. Under 14s free entry.
31 BLAIR ATHOLL: Music - Celtic rock band Mànran play fiery tunes on fiddle, accordion, flute, uillean and Highland bagpipes with elements of funk, jazz and rock, Food in the Park, Main Road, Blair Atholl in a marquee with a bar. Tickets from £12.50 from www.foodintheparklive.co.uk or from eventbrite.co.uk
31 PITLOCHRY: Music - Ian White plays live at the Stag’s Head Bar, Atholl Palace. Music from 9pm, entry is free.
31 PERTH: Music - The Chiels play roots and traditional transatlantic folk music at the Twa Tams. Music from 9pm, entry is free.
31 PERTH: Event - A Taste of the Past Weekend, ‘The Great Food Heritage Quest’ is a free fun activity going around the Fair City to find sites of food-related shops of the past. Learn about the history of some of the shops on our doorstep, Perth Museum and Art Gallery, 11am-3.30pm. Free.
31 PITLOCHRY: Music - Chris White and The Organic Jukebox play hits from across the decades at The Old Mill Inn. Music from 9pm, Free.
31 DUNKELD: Market - Artists and makers market at The Taybank Hotel from 11am until 4pm. Entry is free, and there will also be live music in the hotel.
31 PITLOCHRY: Music - Rock band The Dirty Jewels play live at McKays bar. Music from 9pm, entry is free.
SEPTEMBER
01 PERTH: Event - A Taste of the Past Weekend, geocaching outdoor treasure hunting game using GPSenabled devices, register at Perth Museum and Art Gallery from 10.30am and search for the three caches hidden across the Fair City. When you have found them all, return to the museum by 4.30pm to apply for a special limited edition trackable geocoin. Free.
01 PERTH: Event - Social Sundays at The Yard, Shore Road, with DJ sounds, live music and food trucks. Noon to 6pm. Free entry. 01 AUCHTERARDER: Event - Solheim Cup and Perthshire Women’s Aid charity afternoon tea, prosecco, tea, sandwiches, cakes and entertainment, Auchterarder Golf Club 2pm-5pm. Entry £25.
01 KINROSS: Event - Day of activities in Kirkgate Park to mark Mary, Queen of Scots’ great escape from Loch Leven Castle in 1568. There will be boat races from 12.30pm, stalls, a barbecue, street football and live music from KYTHE. Event starts at noon, entry is free but a donation to Rotary Club of Kinross and District is asked. To enter the boat races contact Robert Mitchell on randd105@gmail.com
02 KINROSS: Music - Glenfarg Folk Club singaround, the theme is ‘September’, Backstage at the Green Hotel, doors 7pm, music from 8pm. Entry £3 for all.
02 PERTH: Music - Perth Youth Orchestra’s celebratory concert at Perth Concert Hall. Music from 7.30pm, tickets £11.50 from the Horsecross box office on 01738 621031.
03 PERTH: Film - Tuesday’s Films at Two screening is the 1953 musical comedy, ‘Kiss Me Kate’, starring Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel and Ann Miller, on at Moncreiffe Community Centre (foot of Glenlyon Road), 2pm with tea and biscuits. Free. Any questions, phone 01738 561846 or 07757483959.
05 ABERFELDY: Event - Meet the Maker_Space: Breadalbane, come along and see demos of digital creative technologies like the 3D printer which will be accessible at the Digital Maker_Space at Breadalbane Community Campus Library, 6-8pm. Free.
05-21 PERTH: Theatre - Frankenstein, a theatrical adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Gothic classic, at Perth Theatre. Various evening and matinee performances available, tickets from £10 from the Horsecross box office on 01738 621031. Over 12s only.
06 PERTH: Film - Playhouse of Horrors will screen ‘28 Days Later’ at Perth Playhouse. Screening starts at 8.30pm, tickets £6.75, concessions £6, call box office on 01738 623126.
07 KINROSS: Music - Ma Kelly’s Boys, a top tribute band to Status Quo, play live Backstage at the Green Hotel. Music from 9pm, tickets £20 from www.mundellmusic.com
07 HUNTINGTOWER: Music - Gary Barlow tribute night and disco at Huntingtower Hotel. Tickets cost £29.99 and includes a glass of fizz on arrival, three course set meal and the entertainment from the reception on 01738 583771.
08 PERTH: Music - Organ recital by Alexander Wallace, organ scholar of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge. St John’s Episcopal Church, Princes Street, 6pm. Retiring collection.
08 ABERFELDY: Music - ‘The Gospel According to Rock Music’, a history of Christian rock music with a live band, at Aberfeldy Parish Church. Music from 6.30pm, entry is free.
08 PERTH: Event - Social Sundays at The Yard, Shore Road, with DJ sounds, live music and food trucks. Noon to 6pm. Free entry.
08 PERTH: Music - ‘Princesses of Pop’, featuring two of Scotland’s top tribute acts, Little Mix Magic and Simply Ariana, at Perth Concert Hall. Music from 3pm, tickets £19.50 from the box office on 01738 621031.
09 KINROSS: Music - Glenfarg Folk Club with guest Anthony John Clarke, returning to entertain with his Irish wit and insightful songs and stories. Backstage at the Green Hotel, doors 7pm, music from 8pm. Entry: members £8, non-members £10.
10 PERTH: Talk - Perth Burns Club welcomes speaker Gordon Menzies to talk on ‘Farm work in Perthshire during the 1950s’, The Salutation Hotel, 7.30pm. Perth Burns Club and non-members may attend free.
10 PERTH: Film - Live screening of Margaret Atwood being interviewed by author Samira Ahmed about her career, at Perth Playhouse. Screening starts at 7.30pm, tickets £17.50, concessions £15 from www.perthplayhouse.co.uk
11 PERTH: Event - An evening of mediumship with psychic Tony Stockwell at the Joan Knight Studio, Perth Theatre. Event starts a 7.30pm, tickets from £21.50 from the box office on 01738 621031.
11 PERTH: Music - Perth Strathspey and Reel Society is holding an open evening at the Ex-servicemen’s Club. Evening starts at 7pm and all musicians will be welcomed and are to bring along their own instrument. Entry is free.
12 PERTH: Film - Perth Film Society screens ‘Everybody Knows’ in the Joan Knight Studio, Perth Theatre. Film starts at 7.45pm, tickets £6, concessions £5 from the Horsecross Arts box office on 01738 621031. The film is in Spanish, Catalan and English, with refreshments offered as part of the ticket price.
12 PERTH: Film - Live screening of National Theatre’s Fleabag with Phoebe Waller-Bridge at Perth Playhouse. Screening starts at 7.30pm, tickets £17.50, concessions £15 from www.perthplayhouse.co.uk
13 BIRNAM: Drama - Two-handed football fans play, ‘On Our Way to Lisbon’ by Patrick Prior with Pat Abernethy and Dave Marsden, directed by Jim Dunk. Birnam Arts, 7.30pm. Tickets £12, concessions £10 under 26s £5, plus £1 booking fee, www.birnamarts.com
13 BLAIR ATHOLL: Music - four-piece band Tidelines from the West Highlands and Islands, Food in the Park, Main Road, Blair Atholl in a marquee with a bar. Tickets from £16 from www.foodintheparklive.co.uk or direct from eventbrite.co.uk
14 KINROSS: Music - Credence Clearwater Review, a top tribute band to Credence Clearwater Revival, play live Backstage at the Green Hotel. Music from 9pm, tickets £22 from www.mundellmusic.com
14 PERTH: Event - The Wee G and T Festival at Dewars Centre from noon until 4pm. A range of local distillers on offer. Tickets £18 on Eventbrite.
14 PERTH: Music - I Am Raver at The Bank nightclub with DJ Rankin, DJ Bad Boy, Gary McF, DJ Cammy and DJ Zitkus. Music from 11pm, tickets £7, VIP £15. Over 18s only.
14 PITLOCHRY: Talk - The Gruffalo storytelling adventures for children under 10 at the Explorers Garden. Event starts at 10.30am at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, tickets £5 per child from the box office on 01796 484626.
14 PERTH: Event - Jump into Libraries Community Day, a funpacked and entertaining day with free events for everyone, AK Bell Library, 9.30am-1pm. Free.
14 PERTH: Event - Doors Open Day tour of Perth Museum and Art Gallery, noon-12.45pm and 2pm-2.45pm. Free, booking essential.
14 PERTH: Event - Doors Open Day guided tour of AK Bell Library, 10am11am and 11.30am-12.45pm. Free, booking essential.
15 PERTH: Event - Social Sundays at The Yard, Shore Road, with DJ sounds, live music and food trucks. Noon to 6pm. Free entry. 15 PERTH: Event - Doors Open Day guided tour of William Soutar’s House, period preserved home of Perth poet, Wilson Street, guides on hand 10am-4pm and with poetry recitals at noon. Free.
16 PERTH: Music - Dunedin Consort plays a lunchtime concert of great baroque concertos at Perth Concert Hall. Music will include Handel, Vivaldi and Bach, with soloists Cecilia Bernardini on violin. Music starts at 1pm, tickets £10, concessions £9 in advance or £11 on the day from the Horsecross Arts box office on 01738 621031.
16 KINROSS: Music - Glenfarg Folk Club Singaround, the theme is ‘Death’, Backstage at the Green Hotel, doors 7pm, music from 8pm. Entry £3 for all.
17 PITLOCHRY: Talk - Professor Jacob George from the University of Dundee’s medical school will be talking on ‘Are e-cigarettes safe for your arteries?’ at Cafe Calluna for Cafe Scientifique. Talk starts at 7.15pm and entry is free.
18 PERTH: Talk - An audience with bestselling crime writer Ann Cleeves to talk about her latest book, The Long Call and how she will be embarking on a gripping new series featuring Detective Matthew Venn. Soutar Theatre, AK Bell Library, 1pm. Tickets £5 from the library or on Eventbrite.
18 KINROSS: Talk - ‘Arnhem’ illustrated talk by Retired Col Andy Middlemiss, taking place on the 75th anniversary of the major WW2 battle, 7.15pm, Loch Leven Community Library. Entry £5.
19 PERTH: Music - Average White Band perform live at Perth Concert Hall. Music from 7pm, tickets £30 from the Horsecross box office on 01738 621031. Over 16s only.