what's on events in highland perthshire february 2014

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What’s On in Highland Perthshire February 2014

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Cinema, Live Event/BroadcastsThe Birks Cinema PO Box 7517 Aberfeldy PH15 2WHsee website for details & listings book online or Tel 0871 902 5754 www.birkscinema.co.uk

Blair Castle Winter Opening TimesBlair Castle Blair Atholl PH18 5TLCastle Closed until 1st April Access to grounds/gardens free in winter. Tel: 01796 481207 www.blair-castle.co.uk

Friday 14th Feb - sat 22nd Feb-Winter Words Festival Pitlochry Festival Theatre Port na Craig, Pitlochry, PH16 5DRTel: Box Office: 01796 484 626 www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com

Daily 10am - 4.30pmBeatrix Potter Interactive Exhibi-tion and GardenBirnam Arts Centre station Road Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DsSuitable for adults and children alike housing a history section and a Victo-rian play area. £3 per person Tel: box office 01350 727674 [email protected] www.birnamarts.com

Winter Opening Jan - 31st MarchBlair Athol DistilleryPerth Road Pitlochry PH16 5LYOpening Hours - 31st MarchMonday - Saturday 10am - 4pm (Closed Sunday)Tel: 01796 482003 e.mail [email protected] www.discover-ing-distilleries.com/blairathol

Edradour Distillery 2013season Finished on 19th October.2014 Season Opens 17th April to 18th October Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm Closed Sundays last tour always starts 1hr before stated closing time.

Daily 12.30 hrs Red Deer EncounterHighland safaris, Dull, By Aber-feldy, Perthshire, PH15 2JQCome face to face with Britain’s largest land mammal – the majestic Red Deer on our Red Deer Encounter, Armed with a handful of deer feed, help hand feed our friendly Red Deer with a knowl-edgeable Safari Ranger. Duration: 20

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What’s On Highland Perthshire 2014

mins. Cost £5.00/person Tel: 01887 820071 www.highlandsafaris.net

7th november to 28th FebruaryWinter Watch/Land Rover spotlight safarisHighland safaris By Aberfeldy Perthshire PH15 2JQ As dusk turns into night, climb aboard your Land Rover and use the spotlight as a window into this mysterious night-time world. Tel: 01887 820071 www.highlandsafaris.net 7th november to 28th FebruaryWinter Alpine safarisHighland safaris By Aberfeldy Perthshire PH15 2JQ Head into the hills to experience the sub arctic wilderness and search for elusive White Hares, Ptarmigan and Red Deer. Enjoy refreshments in our cosy Mountain Bothy Tel: 01887 820071 www.highlandsafaris.net

February Music at The Old Mill Inn, Mill Lane Pitlochry PH16 5BHSaturday 1st Mad Ferret free Friday 7th Scott MacDonald free Saturday 8th The Red Pine Timber Company free Friday 14th Valentines Night with Mr Bobby Holly free Saturday 15th Rod Stewart Tribute Friday 21st Alan Frew free Saturday 22nd True Gents free Friday 28th Last Orders free Tel 01796 474020 www.theoldmillpit-lochry.co.uk

Music at Mckays Bar & Restaurnat 138 Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16 5AGTel 01796 473888 Email: [email protected] http://www.mckayshotel.co.uk/pit-lochry_entertainment/programme.htm

Friday 10th January - Friday 28th February 10am - 5pmArt Exhibition - Tom sutton smithBirnam Arts Centre station Road Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DsTom Sutton Smith works mostly in oil on canvas with a broad range of sub-jects. The landscapes in this exhibition are heavily influenced by the light in Manitoba and around Collioure. Free Entry. Box Office Tel:01350 727674

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saturday 1st February - sunday 16th March 10am - 4pmscottish snowdrop FestivalCluny House Gardens, Cluny House, Aberfeldy, PH15 2JTSee the spring flowers - snowdrops and red squirrels. Opening times: 10am – 6pm 20th February to 31st October inclusive. Adults £5 Conc £1Tel 01887 820795 www.clunyhousegardens.com/Tuesday 4th February - Tuesday 18th Marchscottish snowdrop FestivalBirks of Aberfeldy PH15 2As part of the Year of Homecoming Scotland 2014 the Scottish Snowdrop Festival presents fantastic displays of these delicate little flowers which sig-nify the beginning of spring. free

Tuesday 4th February - Tuesday 18th Marchscottish snowdrop FestivalBlack spout Wood, Pitlochry, PH16 5BXAs part of the Year of Homecoming Scotland 2014 the Scottish Snowdrop Festival presents fantastic displays of these delicate little flowers which sig-nify the beginning of spring. free

saturday 15th February - sunday 23rd FebruaryWinterweek+Kenmore Highland PerthshireWorkshops/Farmers Market/Ghost Walks/Red Squirrel Encounters/Of-fers on Accommodation and Activities/Treasure Hunt/Crannog Tours/Music/Canadian Kayaking and much more Tel: 01887 830583 [email protected]

15th/16th, 18th, 22nd & 23rd February: Winterweek at The scottish Crannog Centre Kenmore Loch Tay, PH15 2HYAs part of Kenmore’s 4th Annual Win-terWeek Festival, the Crannog is open on 15/16, 19 and 22/23 February for tours, log fires and warming activities. For a schedule of other events ar-ranged in the area, please see the Win-terWeek Facebook page or go to www.WinterWeek.co.ukTel. 01887 830583

[email protected] www.crannog.co.uk

WEEKLY EVEnTs

Every sunday “sunday session” 8-11pmMcKays Bar & Restaurant 138 Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16 5AG Session night where a mixture of musi-cians or those of you learning a musi-cal talent gather round to sing, strum or drum what they know best, a great fun night open to everyone. Free entry. McKays, Atholl Road, PitlochryTel: 01796473888 www.mckayshotel.co.uk

Every Tuesday 7.30pmWhisky 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 8.30pmThe Taybank Tay Terrace Dunkeld PH8 0AQ Donny McElligott and Alan Dickson, lead the Tuesday night session with an eccelctic mix of old and new tunes - anyone welcome to come and join from 8.30pm. Free entry. Tel: 01350 727340 www.thetaybank.co.uk

Every WednesdayWonderful Golf WednesdaysPitlochry Golf Club Golf Course Rd Pitlochry PH16 5QYAn open competition every Wednesday for Gents Ladies & jnrs - Non members welcome £10 entry incl Gree Frees. Tel 01796 472792 or e.mail [email protected]

Every Wednesday 4pm - 10pmFree and Easy Music nightThe Bridge of Tilt Hotel Bridge of Tilt Blair AthollThe Roundhouse Bar at the Bridge of Tilt has a Free and Easy Music Night every Wednesday from 4-10pmTel 01796 481333 www.thebridgeoft-ilthotel.co.uk

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Every Wednesday, 9pmOpen Music sessions Bankfoot Inn, Main street, Bank-foot PH1 4AB Open session for musicians of all abili-ties to gather and play music - any mu-sic. 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 2nd Wednesday from 8.30pmThe 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

Thursday 7.30pm Moulin scottish Country Dance ClassMoulin Hall Moulin PitlochryIf you have not danced before or just need a refresher come along and join us. All levels of dancers welcome. Great fun and good excersie no partner required. £2 per night Tel June Temple-man on 01796 473488

Every Thursday “Traditional Thurs-days” 8-11pmMcKays Bar & Restaurant 138 Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16 5AG A night of traditional Scottish music, dine in a relaxed atmosphere while listening to our live musicians playing an abundance of foot tapping tunes.... Free entry. Tel: 01796473888 www.mckayshotel.co.uk

Every Thursday - Traditional Fiddle sessionThe 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

“Friday night Folk” 8-11pm-McKays Bar & Restaurant 138 Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16 5AG Traditional folk music from musicians all over Scotland using an array of differ-ent instruments to bring you some of the best Scottish beasts and sounds. Free entry. Tel: 01796473888 www.mckayshotel.co.uk

Every Friday nightMusic sessionsAtholl Arms Hotel Bridgehead, Dunkeld, PH8 OAQ An open session for 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

Every saturday from 9pm Live Music Old Mill Restaurant-Pub, Mill Lane, Pitlochry PH16 5BHTop quality Perthshire Bands, playing a variety of styles including covers, blues, rock, jazz … Tel: 01796 474020 www.theoldmillpitlochry.co.uk

“saturday night live@McKays” 9-11pmMcKays 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

“saturday night Fever” 11-1.30amMcKays Bar & Restaurant 138 Atholl Road Pitlochry PH16 5AG 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

Last saturday of Every Month Doors Open 7pm. show starts 8.30pmJust Laugh Comedy Club - at McK-ays BarMcKays Bar & Restaurant 138 Atholl Road Pitlochry . PH16 5AG1 host, 3 stand up comedians - lots of

laughter Enjoy Just laugh Comedy Club , last Saturday of every month £10 ppGiggle and dine deal - 2 comedy tickets and a meal for 2 - £20pp After hit the floor as our DJ has you dancing until the early hours. Head Liner tbc - Main Support John McGol-drick Support David Innes Tel: 01796 473888 Email: [email protected] www.mckayshotel.co.uk

DAILY DIARY EVEnTs

saturday 1st February 2014Burns nicht at the Atholl PalaceAtholl Palace Hotel, Pitlochry, PH16 5LYBurns Nicht wi’ a difference!A superb night of traditional and humorous verse and song, featuring renowned Burns specialists Cammy Goodall and Michael Philip, world class piper Brian Lamond plus Paul Clancy of the Conundrum Dance Band. Also including twice Glenfiddich world fiddle champion Maggie Adamson. Michael and Cammy have promised an unfor-gettable evening and one definitely with a difference, There will of course be the traditional airings such as “Tam o’ Shanter”, “Tae a louse”, “Ae Fond Kiss” and many others too!A refreshing and fun filled Burns Nicht will be topped off with Ceilidh and other dance music by Conundrum to complete the evening. There will of course be the traditional airings such as “Tam o’ Shanter”, “Tae a louse”, “Ae Fond Kiss” and many others too! A refreshing and fun filled Burns Nicht will be topped off with Ceilidh and other dance music by Conundrum to complete the evening.£28 Tel: 01796 472400 [email protected] www.athollpalace.com

Friday 7th February 8pm1000 years in 60 minutes (musical comedy)Birnam Arts Centre station Road Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DsA musical romp through a thousand years of Scottish history in to mins. suitable for all ages £12/£6 u16 (in-cludes glass of wine & nibbles! Tel: box office 01350 727674 [email protected] www.birnamarts.com


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saturday 8th February 7.30pmRantin’ (Theatre/Drama)Birnam Arts Centre station Road Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DsA piece of ceilidh-theatre. Drawing on storytelling, live music and the Scottish folk tradition, Rantin’ stitches together visions of Scotland’s romantic past with its ever-changing present reality, revealing the patchwork identity of a nation...part cosy living room gather-ing, part play, part gig session. £12/£10 (includes booking fee) Tel: box office 01350 727674 [email protected] www.birnamarts.com

Monday 10th February 8.40pmHeartland Film society presents a Palme-Dewar short film with Q&A, followed by ‘The Hunt’, Cert 15The Birks Cinema, Aberfeldy. an award-winning Danish drama in which a schoolteacher becomes the victim of a witch-hunt. All welcome. Please check date and time: www.birk-scinema.co.uk Tel: 08719025754

Wednesday 12th FebruaryThe Tryst Walking Group - Allean Forest Walk 6milesThis is a walk through woodland from Allean Forst to Strathtummel via Loch Bhac Height gained 200m Distance 6miles Visitors/New members are most welcome. For further details contact George or Cathy Marshall Tel: 01796 470575

Thursday 13th February 7.30pmPrue Leith Relish: My Life On A PlateBirnam Arts Centre, station Road, Birnam, Dunkeld, PH8 0DsThe restaurateur, presenter and writer talks about her autobiographical book My Life On A Plate, originally published in 2012, which details her experiences of running a business, founding chari-ties and leading institutions. Tickets £13 Tel: 01350 727674 www.birnamarts.com

Friday 14th FebruaryWinter Words FestivalPitlochry Festival Theatre Port na Craig, Pitlochry PH16 5DR10.00am to 11.00am sara sheri-dan - Mirabelle Bevan, crime fighter £6.50 Sara Sheridan’s smart and feisty heroine was introduced to us

in Brighton Belle. Come and hear Sara talk about her crime fighting heroine and find out where Mirabelle is going next. 11.30am to 12.30pm Jane Yea-don - Call Me sister £6.50 Call Me Sister recalls Jane’s challenging and often hilarious route to realising her own particular dream. Fans of Call the Midwife will love this tale of nursing in the 1960s. 1.00pm to 2.15pm Literary Lunch with Alan McIntosh Brown - The Old Music £22.50 (includes a 2 course lunch and a glass of wine)The Old Music is Alan’s first novel and is set in a Perthshire glen in 1947. Alan McIntosh Brown was born in Dundee but has lived near Aberfeldy for over forty years. He is a full-time enter-tainer: a singer/songwriter, musician, broadcaster, compere, public speaker and journalist.3.00pm to 4.00pm Julie summers - Jambusters £8.50 The Women’s Institute at War 1939 - 1945 and a third of a million country women set out to make their lives and the lives of those around them more bearable. Julie Summers reads from her brilliant book and tells the story of this legend-ary institution.4.30pm to 5.30pmKari Herbert - Heart of the Hero £8.50 Kari’s superb book reveals the fascinating untold stories of remarkable women who loved and married polar explorers. Kari Herbert has captured and blended many unforgettable accounts of long-ing, betrayal and hope with moments of breathtaking peril.6.30pm to 7.30pm Lesley Riddoch - Blossom £10 A fascinating new book by acclaimed broadcaster Lesley Rid-doch looks at topics such as housing, health, language and culture, how we identify ourselves and how this needs to change – whether the country is independent or strongly devolved. This event will appeal to those who believe larger issues of self-esteem and power lurk beneath the complexities of the independence debate. Q & A session at end.8.15pm to 9.30pm Fearie Tales FREE

saturday 15th FebruaryWinter Words FestivalPitlochry Festival Theatre Port na Craig, Pitlochry PH16 5DR10.00am to 11.00am new Writ-ing scotland - scottish Book Trust Awards £6.50 The Scottish Book Trust’s New Writers Award discovers fresh talent and provides a diverse programme of support to a group of writers at pivotal stages in their ca-reers. A selection of new writers such as Pippa Goldschmidt, Samuel Tongue, Catherine Simpson, Graeme Burnet and Lynsey May from 2013 and 2012 will read and discuss their work at this event, providing an introduction to some of the most affecting, exciting and engaging new writing being cre-ated across Scotland.11.30am to 12.30pm Clifton Bain - The Caledonian Forest £6.50 Clifton Bain talks about the journey of the pinewoods, with colour photographs, maps and drawings by Darren Rees. 1.00pm to 2.15pm Literary Lunch with Ken Cox - Fruits and Vegeta-bles of scotland £22.50 (includes a 2 course lunch and a glass of wine)Winter Words favourite Ken Cox returns to talk about his book Fruit and Veg-etables, which won the Garden Media Guild Practical Book of the Year 2012. 1.15pm to 2.00pm Poetry Please FREE Drop a copy of your favourite poem into the Box Office before lunch-time on this Saturday, along with your name and perhaps the reasons why this piece of verse is special to you. Then grab a light snack, sit back and enjoy as your favourite poems are read aloud by our Festival readers!3.00pm to 4.00pm Gregor Ew-ing (and Meg) - Following Bonnie Prince Charlie £8.50 For the first time, Bonnie Prince Charlie’s arduous escape of 1746 has been recreated in a single journey. The author’s love of history and the landscape in which he travels shines through in this modern day adventure.4.30pm to 5.30pm Robin Lloyd-Davis - The sunlit summit £8.50 Robin Lloyd-Davis’ biography of Scot-land’s most distinguished climber, Wil-liam Hutchison Murray, is a fascinating book for anyone who has the moun-taineering bug – or an interest in his-tory. Come and hear Robin – himself a keen climber and award-winning author

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– discuss this brilliant and fascinating man.7.30pm to 9.00pm An Evening with sir Chris Bonington £18.50 Join the legendary Sir Chris Bonington as he captures the highlights of an epic climbing career which spans the world`s greatest ranges. A fascinating evening in the company of one of the greats!9.30pm to 10.30pm Fearie Tales FREE Gather together in the cosy, in-formal atmosphere of the Theatre Bar, as we once again round off the day’s events with original tales of the strange and the supernatural, read by some familiar faces from the Pitlochry stage.Box Office: 01796 484626 Website: PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com

saturday 15th-sunday 16th FebruaryWinter Week Festival The scottish Crannog Centre Kenmore Loch Tay PH15 2HYJoin us for a special programme during Kenmore’s annual winter festi-val. Programme details will be posted when finalised.Tel : 01887 830583 www.crannog.co.uk

sunday 16th FebruaryWinter Words FestivalPitlochry Festival Theatre Port na Craig, Pitlochry PH16 5DR10.30am to 12noon £12.50 To celebrate the best of scotland, you can create miniature woolly versions of your very own! Ruth Bailey and Jackie Holt will work with knitters (participants) to bring all that is Scottish to life - all in a woollen form! Participants should have at least a little knitting experience. 1.00pm to 2.15pm Literary Lunch with Eddie small - Mary Lilly Walker £22.50 includes a 2 course lunch and a glass of wineMary Lily Walker is one of Scotland’s forgotten heroines: a social reformer, who founded the first Nursing Mothers` Restaurant and Infant Health Service. Eddie Small has written her biography, published 100 years after Walker`s death, and will take you through the life of one of Scotland’s most fascinat-ing characters and the era that made her who she was. 3.00pm to 5.00pm Eddie small - Workshop: Writing Family History

£15.00 Eddie Small, biographer and writer, will take you through the highs and lows of writing about your family: research methods and methodologies or processes, what to do when leads don’t lead you anywhere, searching for answers that don’t exist . . . and the highs when you make a break-through!3.00pm to 4.00pm space Invaders - hiper Youth Theatre Following their string of successful annual performanc-es as part of Winter Words, hiper YT is back with a bigger and crazier produc-tion than ever! Can The Happydalers and Tunbridge Wells Ladies defeat the invading Martian attack force? Will the Chief of the Panic Free Radar Corps ever stop panicking and order the destruction of the UFO? Will Tina agree to go out with Carruthers and will Bob ever find out if there is anyone out there?4.30pm to 5.30pm Jamie Grant - Winter in Glen Lyon £8.50 Jamie Grant’s beautiful book, ten years in the making, which recreates an emotional journey of exile and return, reflected in images beyond the physical landscape. This promises to be a captivating, il-lustrated talk.Box Office: 01796 484626 Website: PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com sunday 16th February 3pmMusic in Rannoch special Valentine’s Recital.The Old Church of Rannoch Kinloch RannochPeace, enjoyment, love and pleasure - A sunday afternoon recital with a Val-entine’s Day theme. Singer Anne Lewis, with Bill Taylor on clarsach and harp will perform a programme of traditional Scots songs and airs in a celebration of Robert Burns.Entrance £5 Children Free.

Monday 17th February 7-9pmWildlife, the scottish Wildlife Trust and You!The Tryst PitlochryScottish Wildlife Trust Meeting - Perth-shire Wildlife Reserves Talk by Emma Rawlings. Everyone is welcome Mem-bers £2 non-members £3For more info Tel: Richard Horobin 01796 474480 or e.mail [email protected]

Thursday 20th February 7.30pm - 10.30pmClassical concert – Feargus Hetherington(violin and viola) & Mira Opalinska (piano)The Big shed, Tombreck, Lawers, Aberfeldy, PH15 2PBFeargus and Mira will be playing Clas-sical Scottish music spanning three centuries from their CD ” A Highland Ballad”A Highland Ballad op. 47 – Sir Alexan-der Campbell Mackenzie (1847 – 1935)Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti – Ronald Stevenson (b. 1928)A’e Gowden Lyric – Ronald Stevenson (b.1928)Sonata on Bonny Jean of Aberdeen – Alexander Munro (1697 – 1767)In the Mornin’ (Spiritual) – arr. Feargus Hetherington after Ives (b. 1979)The Life of this World – Stuart MacRae (b. 1976)Through the Wood, Laddie – William McGibbon (ca 1695 – 1756)Feargus will also play a solo violin piece called Rant by Eddie McGuireTickets are £10 if pre-booked, via the email address on the contacts page of the website or by phone (or text mes-sage) on 07508645453Tickets at the door are £12 Tel: 0750 864 5453 www.bigshed.org.uk Friday

Friday February 21st to sunday 23rd FebruaryWinter Beer FestivalThe Bankfoot Inn Bankfoot PH1 4ABFeb Fest: Bankfoot Inn Winter Beer Festival with Guest beers (and enter-tainment on Saturday Night)

Friday 21st FebruaryWinter Words FestivalPitlochry Festival Theatre Port na Craig, Pitlochry PH16 5DR10.30am to 11.30am £6.50 An-drea Thomas, a lecturer, teacher and writer, comes to Winter Words to discuss one of the most fascinating periods of Scottish history. 11.30am to 12.30pm Andy Hall - scotland’s still Light £6.50 Andy Hall returns to Winter Words with a stun-ning display of photography inspired by some of Scotland’s most respected writers. His book, Scotland’s Still Light, is not an attempt to illustrate the texts, but to give a sense of place through

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the combination of words and images.1.00pm to 2.15pm Literary Lunch with Kenneth steven - Glen Lyon £22.50 includes a 2 course lunch and a glass of wineWinter Words favourite Kenneth Steven returns to PFT, this time with a novel, Glen Lyon. Kenneth will talk about all his writing - his spiritual and uplifting poetry, his radio work and his novel. 3.00pm to 4.00pm Lesley McDow-ell - unfashioned Creatures £8.50 Lesley McDowell’s Unfashioned Crea-tures is a Gothic tale of madness, sex-ual obsession and murderous desires. Come and hear Lesley discuss her book and how (and where) her ideas are born, then listen to two talented actors read extracts that will bring Lesley’s book thrillingly to life!4.30pm to 5.30pm Tracey Thorn - Bedsit Disco Queen £10.00 Tracey Thorn was only 16 when she bought an electric guitar and joined a band. Between 1982 and 2000, she was one half of the group Everything But The Girl, had hit songs and a brilliant career ahead of her. Then one day, sitting at home, Tracey realised she was no longer happy to be part of the show business feeding frenzy and decided to tell her story. And as a result, one of the finest pop memoirs in recent times, Bedsit Disco Queen.6.30pm to 7.30pm Mike McCart-ney - sex, Drugs & Rock n Roll – I wish! £10.00 A nostalgic and hilarious trip in words and photos through the life of Paul`s younger brother, from the 1940s to The White House, all recounted with the sharpest of Liver-pool wit. Then from Scaffold member (Lily The Pink, Thank U Very Much) to exhibiting photographer at the National Portrait Gallery and The Smithsonian, right up to cheekily chatting to the US President at The White House and the Queen at The Liverpool Museum, Mike will delight and entertain you with his wonderful tales and images.8.15pm to 9.30pm Fearie Tales FREE Gather together in the cosy, in-formal atmosphere of the Theatre Bar, as we once again round off the day’s events with original tales of the strange and the supernatural, read by some familiar faces from the Pitlochry stage.Box Office: 01796 484626 Website: PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com

21st February 7.30pm Music in Rannoch Concerts - Feargus Hetherington (violin) and Mira Opalinska (piano)Old Kirk of Rannoch Bunrannoch Place Kinloch Rannoch PH16 5PYTickets cost £8 at the door. Tel: 01882 633348

saturday 22nd-sunday 23rd FebruaryWinter Week Festival The scottish Crannog Centre Kenmore Loch Tay PH15 2HYJoin us for a special programme dur-ing Kenmore’s annual winter festival. Programme details will be posted when finalised.Tel : 01887 830583 www.crannog.co.uk

saturday 22nd FebruaryWinter Words FestivalPitlochry Festival Theatre Port na Craig, Pitlochry PH16 5DR10.00am to 11.00am £6.50 Ajay Close and sue Peebles are both award-winning novelists - but is that where the similarity between their work ends? No, the connections and echoes between their new nov-els - Trust and Snake Road - will be examined and discussed at this brilliant event, chaired by Zoe Venditozzi. 10.30am to 11.00am The Tale o’ Peter Kinnen’ - Peter Rabbit in scots read by Lynne McGeachie£3.50 for children, adults go free! Call-ing children of all ages: come and hear the favourite ‘Tale’ from the much loved books of Beatrix Potter: Peter Rabbit! Told in the Lowland Scots tongue in the heart of Perthshire, a place that Miss Potter herself loved so well and whose hills and rivers were the inspiration for so much of her work. Suitable for children and adults 3+11.30am to 12.30pm Dorie Wilkie & Hugh Andrew - Great Tapestry of scotland £6.50 The Great Tapestry of Scotland is one of the country’s big-gest ever community art projects. For over 2 years, more than 1,000 stitchers have been embroidering the world’s longest tapestry, which depicts the entire story of Scotland’s history. And now it is on public display for the very first time. Lead stitcher Dorie Wilkie will be joined in conversation by Hugh An-drews to discuss the work involved and how the 147 metres of tapestry was

created by people all over Scotland. 1.00pm to 2.15pm Literary Lunch with Lynne McGeachie - Beatrix Potter’s scotland - Her Perthshire Inspiration£22.50 includes a 2 course lunch and a glass of wine Beatrix Potter’s Scotland provides a rare insight into the life of one of the best-loved writers in Britain. This book reveals how she fell in love with the Perthshire countryside, where she spent many summers, and how this helped her to create the characters Mrs Tiggy-Winkle and Jeremy Fisher among others.1.15pm to 2.00pm War Poets FREE Poems by siegfried sassoon, Rud-yard Kipling and Wilfred Owen will be amongst a selection of poems that will be brought to life by a couple of familiar faces from the Pitlochry stage. Grab a coffee and cake, sit back and enjoy this free reading. 3.00pm to 4.00pm sally Magnus-son - Where Memories Go: Living With Dementia £8.50 BBC broad-caster and author Sally Magnusson and her two sisters cared for their mother, Mamie, during her long struggle with dementia until her death in 2012. This moving and honest account of losing a loved one day by day to an insidious disease is both deeply personal and a challenging call to arms. Sally talks openly and honestly about something that touches so many lives.4.30pm to 5.30pm Rob Low - Ban-nockburn, Bruce and the Kingdom series £8.50 Rob is the author of the highly successful Oathsworn series of Viking adventures. His latest in the Kingdom trilogy, The Lion Rampant, continues the gritty, true-to-life saga of characters swept up in the rise to power of Robert The Bruce, culminat-ing in one of Scotland’s greatest victo-ries. Rob’s highly entertaining style will reveal the truth behind the myths of Wallace and Bruce – and why Bannock-burn is so highly-charged in 2014. 7.30pm to 9.00pm An Evening With neil Oliver £18.50 We are delighted to welcome back Neil Oliver to this year`s Winter Words, following two pervious sell-out appearances. This time, Neil will be sharing his experienc-es in the making of the recent BBC TV series (and subsequent book): Vikings – A History. 9.30pm to 10.30pm Fearie Tales

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FREE Gather together in the cosy, in-formal atmosphere of the Theatre Bar, as we once again round off the day’s events with original tales of the strange and the supernatural, read by some familiar faces from the Pitlochry stage.Box Office: 01796 484626 Website: PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com

Monday 24th February 6pm (prompt!)Heartland Film society presents ‘Moonrise Kingdom’,Cert 12AThe Birks Cinema, Aberfeldy. An engaging tale of 12-year-old runaways and the havoc they cause. Followed by HFS AGM, also at Birks. All welcome. Please check date and time: www.birkscinema.co.uk Tel: 08719025754

Tuesday 25th February 8pmPetunia and the Vipers (Crossover Americana)Birnam Arts Centre station Road Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DsPetunia and the Vipers’ music is madly infectious. When the band puts a foot to the floor, the show takes off with rocket boosters attached! £12/£10 conc/£5 u16 Tel: Box Office 01350 727674 [email protected] www.birnamarts.com

Wednesday February 26th to sat-urday 1st March 7pmsCDA 82nd Perthshire District Fes-tival of One Act PlaysBirnam Arts Centre station Road Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DsThe Annual SCDA Festival, with 6 of Perthshire’s amateur drama compa-nies, compete to take part in the next round of the Festival. Balcony £10 Stalls £9 £7 Conc - stalls only. Season for all 4 nights £36 Balcony/£32 Stalls Box Office Tel:01350 727674 [email protected] www.birnamarts.com

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