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Chocolate House. Contact Iain Burnett Highland Chocolatier, Legends of Grandtully between Aberfeldy & Pitlochry, Highland Perthshire PH9 0PL Tel. 01887 840775 www.highlandchocolataire.com
Saturday 6th June 2015 to Saturday 17th October 2015 Pitlochry Summer Season - A Little Night Music - Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler Pitlochry Festival Theatre, PH16 5DR
Friday 5th June 2015 to Saturday 17th October 2015 Pitlochry Summer Season - Improbable Fiction By Alan Ayckbourn Pitlochry Festival Theatre, PH16 5DR
Alan Ayckbourn’s 2005 comedy is a dazzling, hilarious exploration of what can happen when you let your imagination run wild. If you enjoyed the hugely popular A Chorus Of Disapproval in 2013, then this is the one for you! All tickets (From £15.00) from Tel: 01796 484626 or www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece is a deliciously funny exploration of love lost, love found and love rediscovered. With an achingly beautiful Thursday 4th June 2015 to Thursscore – including The Miller’s Son, The Glamorous day 15th October 2015 Life, A Weekend In The County and the magical Pitlochry Summer Season - Home Send In The Clowns – this 1973 Broadway clasAnd Beauty By W. Somerset sic, performed by a large cast of talented actormusicians, promises to be the most elegant, Maugham Thyme at Errichel Restaurant. romantic PFT musical yet. Could there be a better Pitlochry Festival Theatre, PH16 2 miles on Crieff Road, from Aber- way to launch the 2015 Summer Season? All 5DR tickets (From £15.00) from feldy, PH15 2EL 1919: with the turmoil of the Great War beginTel: Box Office: 01796 484 626 June Opening hours, Lunch - Frid & Sat between ning to recede, life in Britain is returning to www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com 12noon and 3pm. Dinner - Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat – well, not quite normal. For after four years of from 6pm. war, the staid Edwardian era is truly over and the T: 01887 820850 M: 07483352123 Daily 10.00am - 4.30pm Jazz Age is about to begin . . . Society beauty Victoria definitely looks to the future. After her Beatrix Potter Interactive Exibifirst husband, Bill, was killed at Ypres, she went tion and Garden. Birnam Arts & completely to pieces, but managed to pull herself Conference Centre Station Road together - after a year’s dutiful mourning - by Continuous Events Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DS marrying her husband’s best friend, Frederick. All Suitable for adults and children alike housing a tickets (From £15.00) from Friday May 1st to Sunday 31st May history section and a Victorian play area. £3 per Tel: 01796 484626 person – 12.00 to 5.00pm www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com Tel: box office 01350 727674 “Scotland Year of Food & Drink admin@birnaminstitute.com Whisky Month” Cinema, Live Event/Broadcasts www.birnamarts.com
Iain Burnett Highland Chocolatier, Grandtully PH9 0PL. Taste Chocolate & Whisky pairings in the Chocolate Shop, Whisky-themed Gifts & Prize Draw for Whisky Companion Box of Chocolates. Special Whisky-themed dishes in Legends Coffee &
The Birks Cinema PO Box 7517 Aberfeldy PH15 2WH
see website for details & listings book online or Tel 0871 902 5754 www.birkscinema.co.uk
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Heartland Film Society (HFS)
gather round to sing, strum or drum what they Screenings are open to all, become a member at know best, a great fun night open to everyone. any time for just £10.00 and enjoy 12 months of Free entry. McKays, Atholl Road, Pitlochry. Tel: 01796473888 reduced prices for all HFS films at The Birks. www.mckayshotel.co.uk
Daily 1.00pm to 4.00pm Pitlochry and Moulin Heritage Centre
There are many items and photographs of local interest and new exhibitions are presently being prepared. For details contact Helen McNicoll Tel: 01796 472723.
Thursday 11th June 2015 to 14th October 2015 Pitlochry Summer Season - The Lady In The Van By Alan Bennett Pitlochry Festival Theatre, PH16 5DR
Miss Shepherd used to drive ambulances in the war. She might also have been a nun. Now, she sells pencils and pamphlets, frequently hears voices and enjoys regular visits from the Virgin Mary. Alan Bennett’s award-winning play from 1999 is a fascinating, true life story of a complex relationship, an experiment in tolerance and a unique tale of British eccentricity. All tickets (From £15.00) from Tel: 01796 484626 or www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Weekly Events SUNDAYS Every Sunday April to October 11.30am Garden Tours. Explorers Garden Pitlochry Festival Theatre Port Na Craig, Pitlochry PH16 5DR. Our
experienced tour guides provide insights into the plants, trees, wildlife, history, art and architecture contained in Explorets, Fun, fascinating and informative! Lasting around 1.5hours Price £5.00 includes Garden Entry. Tel for group bookings Tel: 01796 484626 www.ExplorersGarden.com
Last Sunday of the month Blues Sunday 3.00pm The Taybank Tay Terrace Dunkeld PH8 0AQ Every month we hold a Blues Sunday and a Sunday Jazz Jam - excellent afternoon sessions in the bar from 3.30pm. For further info, please contact us on Tel: 01350 727340. www.thetaybank.co.uk
MONDAYS Every Monday from 11th May to 7th September. Highland Nights. 7.45pm Recreation ground
Vale of Atholl Pipe Band, Highland and Scottish dancing, songs and music. The 50th year of Highland Nights. Gates open 7pm. Adults £6 Children £1 Souvenir programme £2. If wet it is in Pitlochry Town Hall.
Every Monday Music at the Taybank Dunkeld The Taybank Tay Terrace Dunkeld PH8 0AQ Acoustic session lead by Shaun Lowrey Tel: 01350 727340 www.thetaybank.co.uk
TUESDAYS Every Tuesday 7.30pm Whisky Tasting McKays Bar & Restaurant 138 Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16 5AG
Whisky Tasting from 7.30pm with a variety of distilleries. Tel: 01796473888 www.mckayshotel.co.uk
Every Tuesday from 8.30pm Sunday 3rd May to Sunday 27th The Taybank Tay Terrace Dunkeld September 10.00am to 4.00pm. PH8 0AQ Donny McElligott and Alan Dickson, Aberfeldy Farmers Market Aberfeldy Town Square, PH15 2DD lead the Tuesday night session with an eccelctic The first Sunday of the month an eclectic mix of food, art and craftsmanship. So come along, soak up the atmosphere and enjoy what Highland Perthshire has to offer! aberfeldymarket@ btopenworld.com Tel:- 07990834092 or 01887834092
mix of old and new tunes - anyone welcome to come and join from 8.30pm. Free entry. Tel: 01350 727340 www.thetaybank.co.uk
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Wednesdays 11.30am June to Sept Every Sunday “Sunday Session” Explorer Garden Tours 8-11pm, McKays Bar & Restaurant Beside Pitlochry Festival Theatre, 138 Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16 PH16 5DR 5AG . Session night where a mixture of musi- Led by experienced guides who bring Explorcians or those of you learning a musical talent
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ers to life! Lasting approximately one and a half hours, our guided tours provide insights into the plants, trees, wildlife, history, art and architecture contained in Explorers. Fun, fascinating and informative! Price: £5, includes Garden entry. Tel for group bookings Tel: 01796 484626 www.ExplorersGarden.com
Every Wednesday 2.00pm to 4.00pm till 23rd September Solo Handbell Ringing Dunkeld Cathedral, Cathedral Street, Dunkeld, PH8 0AW
Weekly performances of Solo Handbell Ringing take place throughout the summer in Dunkeld Cathedral on Wednesdays. Small Ensemble Ringing included once a month. Solo ringing is most unusual, fascinating to watch and lovely to hear. Come and enjoy the music for a while, Freewill donation.
Every Wednesday, 9.00pm, Open Music Sessions. Bankfoot Inn, Main Street, Bankfoot PH1 4AB
Open session for musicians of all abilities to gather and play music - any music. Local musicians assemble to play a variety of instruments and sing songs. Open to all. Join in if you want, play an instrument, or just sit in and enjoy good music. Tel: 01738 787243 www.bankfootinn.co.uk
Every Second Wednesday from 8.30pm. The Taybank Tay Terrace Dunkeld PH8 0AQ.
Open Mic Night in the bar from 8.30pm - anyone is welcome to come and join or simply come and enjoy the music Free entry. Tel: 01350 727340 www.thetaybank.co.uk
THURSDAYS Every Thursday at 7.00pm 10.30pm. The Birks Cinema PO Box 7517 Aberfeldy PH15 2WH Acoustic Music Session.
Play or just listen to people sharing a variety of music. From folk, blues, bluegrass or instrumental. For further details contact Doug on Tel 01887 820165 www.birkscinema.co.uk
Every Thursday Traditional Fiddle Session The Taybank Tay Terrace Dunkeld PH8 0AQ Pete Clark leads a traditional fiddle
session in the bar from 8.30 - again all musicians are welcome to come and join!! Tel: 01350 727340 www.thetaybank.co.uk
What’s On Highland Perthshire Every Thursday Celtic Acoustic Music Session 7pm to 10.30pm Upstairs Birks Cinema Bar, Aberfeldy, Perthshire PH15 2DA
You are welcome to join to play or just listen as like minded people share a variety of music from folk, blues, bluegrass or instrumental. Free entry. Contact Doug Tel: 01887 820165
FRIDAYS “Friday night Folk” 8-11pmMcKays Bar & Restaurant 138 Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16 5AG
Traditional folk music from musicians all over Scotland using an array of different instruments to bring you some of the best Scottish beasts and sounds. Free entry. Tel: 01796473888 www.mckayshotel.co.uk
“Saturday Night Fever” 11-1.30am Sunday 7th June 1.00pm to McKays Bar & Restaurant, 138 4.00pm Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16 5AG Grandtully Gala resident DJ plays some of the latest tunes to dance the night from 11pm-late, if you come in after 11pn there is a £3.00 door charge. Tel: 01796473888 www.mckayshotel.co.uk
Daily Diary Events Friday 5th June 8.00pm Des Clarke The Trouble with being Des Birnam Arts, Station Road, Birnam, Dunkeld PH80DS Gorbals Boy and Award-Winning stand up comedian £14/ £12, Tel: 01350 727 674 www.BirnamArts.com
Friday 5th June 9.00pm Every Friday Night. Music Sessions The New Natives The Old Mill Inn, Mill Lane, PitAtholl Arms Hotel Bridgehead, Dunkeld, PH8 OAQ . An open session for lochry PH16 5BH
musicians of all abilities to gather and play music - any music. Or just come and enjoy the music. Free Entry. Tel: 01350 727 219 www.athollarmshotel.com
Perth based band who put their own spin on popular and cult covers with an array of genres from rap and hip hop to rock and pop. FREE Admission unless indicated. Tel:01796 474 020 www.oldmillevents.co.uk
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Saturday 6th June to Sunday 7th June 9.30am 3rd Saturday April to 3rd Saturday Photography Course. October 10.00am to 2.00pm Ben Lawers NNR Ranger Base, Logierait Farmers Market Lynedoch, Killin. Mill of Logierait, Ballinluig, Perth- Two day photography course of plants in their shire, PH9 0LH natural habitat in this floristically rich nature Selection of traders selling local produce and crafts, from fresh fish, meats, pies, bread, baking, vegetables to chocolates and preserves. Also find plants, soaps, fudge, dog treats, jewellery, art, woodcrafts and collectables. Free car parking, the local buses stop at the gate. Sit down, have a blether, enjoy a mug of coffee or tea, and a hot pie locally made by MacDonalds, and listen to some live fiddle music, and even nice loos! The Farm’s Narrow Gauge Railway runs on Market days, from Midday. Tel:- 01796 482222 www.highlandlightrailway.co.uk
reserve.Waterproof and windproof clothing required. Cost £100 non-residential, self-catering bunkroom accommodation at £15 per night. Tel: 0844 4932 136 www.nts.org.uk/Events/Ben-Lawers-nationalnature-Reserve.
Saturday 6th June 8.00pm Rapid Departure Birnam Arts, Station Road, Birnam, Dunkeld PH80DS A red-blooded,rollicking farce from Right Lines Productions £10/ £5, Tel: 01350 727 674 www.BirnamArts.com
Every Saturday from 9pm Live Music , Old Mill RestaurantPub, Mill Lane, Pitlochry PH16 5BH Saturday 6th June 9.00PM Top quality Perthshire Bands, playing a variety of Wolftrain styles including covers, blues, rock, jazz … Tel: 01796 474020 The Old Mill Inn, Mill Lane, Pitwww.theoldmillpitlochry.co.uk lochry PH16 5BH “Saturday night live@McKays” 9-11pm, McKays Bar & Restaurant 138 Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16 5AG. Live bands from Scottish, Irish, Pop, rock,
Blues, Jazz, Motown and many more. Sing dance and clap the night away... Free entry. Tel: 01796473888 www.mckayshotel.co.uk
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Traditional dancing, music with games and events. Also a craft competition, seasonal fruit and veg, plant stalls, home baking, raffle, beer tasting and much, much more. Adults £2.50 and under 12 year free entry. Also free parking. For more info contact Betty 07745 300530
Sunday 7th June 10.00am to 4.00pm. Aberfeldy Farmers Market Aberfeldy Town Square, PH15 2DD The first Sunday of the month an eclectic mix of food, art and craftsmanship. So come along, soak up the atmosphere and enjoy what Highland Perthshire has to offer! aberfeldymarket@ btopenworld.com Tel:- 07990834092 or 01887834092
Friday 12th June 2015 Perthshire and Angus Mod (Gaelic Festival)
A ‘mod’ is a festival of Scottish Gaelic song, arts and culture. Piping, fiddle, oral and solo singing competitions on Friday (mainly youngsters) and on the Saturday. Duets, quartets and choral competitions in the afternoon. Spectators welcome. Organised by the Perthshire and Angus Provincial Mod Committee under the auspices of the Royal National Mod. www.aberfeldymod.org.uk
Friday 12th June 9.00PM Jon MacKenzie The Old Mill Inn, Mill Lane, Pitlochry PH16 5BH
Lead singer with Edinburgh’s The Holy Ghosts, playing a mixture of covers & originals. FREE Admission unless indicated. Tel: 01796 474 020 www.oldmillevents.co.uk
Saturday 14th June 2015 11.00am - 3.30pm Mountain Wildlife Walk A walk to look for our special upland species including red deer and mountain hare. 6 miles, bring lunch. BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Who for: Adults £6. To contact the Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Tel: 01796 481355, or email pf@athollestates.co.uk www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Wednesday 17th June at 7.30pm National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music Birnam Arts, Station Road, Birnam, Dunkeld PH80DS
Traditional Celtic Music The Wolftrain style ranges from authentic blues, £8/ £4 rock & roll, swing to original material, but its their Tel: 01350 727 674 horns that give them their unique sound. FREE www.BirnamArts.com Admission unless indicated. Tel: 01796 474 020 www.oldmillevents.co.uk
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Friday 19th June 8.00pm John Muir Rhapsody in Green Performed by Mike Maran Birnam Arts, Station Road, Birnam, Dunkeld PH80DS
ing, vegetables to chocolates and preserves. Also find plants, soaps, fudge, dog treats, jewellery, art, woodcrafts and collectables. Free car parking, the local buses stop at the gate. There is somewhere to sit down, have a blether, enjoy a mug of coffee or tea, and a hot pie locally made by MacDonalds, and listen to some live fiddle The story of John Muir who was the inspiration for the birth of environmental movements all over music, and even nice loos! The Farm’s Narrow Gauge Railway runs on Market days, from Midthe world. £12/ £10/£5 day. Tel: 01350 727 674 Tel:- 01796 482222 www.BirnamArts.com www.highlandlightrailway.co.uk
Saturday 13th June 2015 Perthshire and Angus Mod (Gaelic Festival)
A ‘mod’ is a festival of Scottish Gaelic song, arts and culture. Piping, fiddle, oral and solo singing competitions on Friday (mainly youngsters) and on the Saturday. Duets, quartets and choral competitions in the afternoon. Spectators welcome. Organised by the Perthshire and Angus Provincial Mod Committee under the auspices of the Royal National Mod. www.aberfeldymod.org.uk
Saturday 13th June 9.00PM Last Orders The Old Mill Inn, Mill Lane, Pitlochry PH16 5BH
Rock tribute act. A dynamic range of rock and pop songs from the likes of Bon Jovi and AC/ DC to Katy Perry and The Black Eyed Peas.FREE Admission unless indicated. Tel: 01796 474 020 www.oldmillevents.co.uk
Sunday 14 June 2015 8:15pm The Birks Cinema, Aberfeldy PH15 2DA The Past (Le Passé) (2013 France/ Iran Cert 12A) written and directed by Asghar Farhadi Another finely-tuned drama by the director of A Separation. Nothing is clear-cut in this layered tragedy of relationships and revelations, of people trapped in limbo by the ghosts of the past. Join us after the film for a chat in the Chummies bar at the Birks. HFS screenings are open to all, become a member at any time for just £10.00 and enjoy 12 months of reduced prices for all HFS films at The Birks. Tel: 01887 822845. www.birkscinema.co.uk
Friday 19th June 9.00PM Fozzie The Old Mill Inn, Mill Lane, Pitlochry PH16 5BH
At the heart of it all Fozzie is a one man music machine.FREE Admission unless indicated. tel: 01796 474 020 www.oldmillevents.co.uk
Saturday 20th 10.00am to 2.00pm Logierait Farmers Market Mill of Logierait, Ballinluig, Perthshire, PH9 0LH Selection of traders selling local produce and crafts, from fresh fish, meats, pies, bread, bak-
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Saturday 20th June from 7.00pm Thyme at Errichel present G & T (Gin & Tasting!!) Thyme at Errichel, 2 miles up Crieff Road from Aberfeldy, PH15 2EL A 5 course tasting menu with Small Batch Gin specially selected to compliment each course. Tasting Menu prepared by Chef / Patron Paul Newman Gins selected by Iain Forteath of Robertsons Pitlochry. £50 per person including Gin Cocktail on arrival. Reservations: 01887 820850
Saturday 20th June at 8.00pm The New Madrids Birnam Arts, Station Road, Birnam, Dunkeld PH80DS Awsone songs featuring soaring pedal steel, telecaster guts and gristle, blinding harmonies.....£14/£12/£5 Tel: 01350 727 674 www.BirnamArts.com
Saturday 20th June 7.30pm Colin Dewar Scottish Country Dancing AT PITLOCHRY TOWN HALL
4 July - Glencraig. 18 July - Frank Thomson 1 August - Alasdair MacLeod. 15 August - David Oswald, 29 August - Marian Anderson 19 September- Colin Dewar Come along and join us on the dance floor, or watch and listen to the music provided by some of Scotland’s best bands. ALL WELCOME Admission: Dancer: £7.00 Spectator: £2.00 Contact June on 01796 473488 or email: jdat@ topofthebox.freeserve.co.uk
Saturday 20th June 9.00PM GTs Boos Band The Old Mill Inn, Mill Lane, Pitlochry PH16 5BH
A blues-rock sound, similar at times to Gary Moore, at other times the sounds in the clubs of the Southside of Chicago and then again the British Rhythm & Blues sound of the 60’s. FREE Admission unless indicated. Tel: 01796 474 020 www.oldmillevents.co.uk
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Sunday 21st 8 .00pm to 11.00 pm Midsummer Music Festival Scottish Crannog Centre, Kenmore, Loch Tay PH15 2HY Watch the sun go down and listen to Scottish music while soaking up the magical atmosphere around the fire in our Iron-Age loch-dwelling. Booking essential. Tel: 1887 830583
Sunday 21st 9.30pm – Midnight Solstice Nightwalk
Walk into the darkness on our shortest night and investigate the dusk-time wildlife. BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Who for: Adults £8. To contact the Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Tel: 01796 481355, Email pf@atholl-estates.co.uk www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Tuesday 23rd 9.30am – 7.00pm Mar Lodge to Forest Lodge Walk.
A walk through from Braemar to Glen Tilt. 15 miles with a river crossing. BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Meet at Blair Atholl, drive to start at Braemar included. Who for: Adults £40. To contact the Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Tel: 01796 481355, Email pf@atholl-estates.co.uk www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Thursday 25th 10.00am to 5.00pm The Drill Hall, The Cross, Dunkeld. Dunkeld and Birnam Arts & Crafts Fair Dunkeld Crafts include collectible bears, woodcarving and many others.
Friday 26th June 9.00PM Scott MacDonald The Old Mill Inn, Mill Lane, Pitlochry PH16 5BH
Singer/songwriter from Glasgow plays acoustic guitar & harmonica driven music. FREE Admission unless indicated. Tel: 01796 474 020 www.oldmillevents.co.uk
Saturday 27th June 9.00PM All About Johnny The Old Mill Inn, Mill Lane, Pitlochry PH16 5BH
Local Perth band covering a wide range of genres from Primal Scream and The Cranberries to AC/DC and The Clash. FREE Admission unless indicated. Tel: 01796 474 020 www.oldmillevents.co.uk
Sunday 28th June from 10.00am to 5.00pm The Drill Hall, The Cross, Dunkeld. Dunkeld and Birnam Arts & Crafts Fair Dunkeld Crafts include collectible bears, woodcarving and many others.