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July 2012 Events in Highland
Perthshire 
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Pitlochry Festival Theatre
see website for details.
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
A selection of 4 plays including;
Little Shop of Horrors
9th 8pm, 14th 8pm, 18th 8pm, 21st 2pm,
26th 8pm.
The 39 Steps
7th 2pm, 12th 8pm, 17th 8pm, 18th 2pm,
20th 8pm, 23rd 8pm, 28th 8pm.
Rope by Patrick Hamilton
6th 8pm, 11th 8pm, 14th 2pm, 19th 8pm,
24th 8pm, 25th 2pm, 27th 8pm, 30th 8pm.
Communicating Doors by Alan Ayckbourne
5th 2pm & 8pm, 7th 8pm, 10th 8pm, 11th
2pm, 13th 8pm, 16th 8pm, 21st 8pm, 25th 8pm,
28th 2pm, 31st 8pm.
Tel:Box Office: 01796 484 626
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Monday 2nd July 7pm
HIGHLAND NIGHTS.
Recreation Ground Pitlochry
(Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe Band), Highland and
Scottish dancing, songs and music. Mondays, 28th May to 3rd
September 7.45pm Gates open 7pm. Venue - Recreation Ground. If
wet, venue - Pitlochry Town Hall. Adults £5 Children £1.
www.highlandnight.co.uk
Mon 2nd July 8pm
Pete Clark and Friends
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Enjoy strathspeys and reels to the most
beautiful airs in the Scots fiddle
repertoire with renowned fiddler and
composer, Pete Clark. Pete and his friends
will span the centuries - from 18th century
Niel Gow classics to Pete’s own
compositions. Tickets: £12.50 Tel: Box
Office (01796 484626)
www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com
Tuesday 3rd July 2.00 –
4.30pm
Moths and Dragons
Meet: Glen Tilt Car Park Blair Atholl
Hunt for dragonflies and look at the amazing
colours of moths caught the night before in
our moth trap. Approx. 3 mile walk. Adults
£2 and Children £1 Telephone 01796 481355
pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
 Tues
3rd July 8pm
North Sea Gas
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
One of Scotland’s most popular folk bands
offer a blend of great vocals and tremendous
harmonies. Guitars, mandolin, fiddle,
bouzouki, whistles, bodhrans, banjo and good
humour are all part of the entertainment!
Tickets: £12.50 Tel: Box Office (01796
484626)
www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com
Thursday 5th July 10.30am
– 12.00 midday
Minibeast Magic
Meet: Glen Tilt Car Park, by Blair Atholl
Hunt for the wriggly, creepy, slithery bugs
and beasties all around us. Children £2 Tel:
01796 481355 pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Sun 8th
July 8pm
Ceilidh in the Foyer
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Loved by locals and visitors alike, join
East Neuk ceilidh band Scotch In A Box and
dance away the night! Tickets: £7.50 or
£10.00 with supper Tel: Box Office (01796
484626)
www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com
Monday 9th July 7pm
HIGHLAND NIGHTS.
Recreation Ground Pitlochry
(Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe Band), Highland and
Scottish dancing, songs and music. Mondays, 28th May to 3rd
September 7.45pm Gates open 7pm. Venue - Recreation Ground. If
wet, venue - Pitlochry Town Hall. Adults £5 Children £1.
www.highlandnight.co.uk
Tuesday 10th July
2.00pm - 3.30pm
Rocky Treasure Hunt
Atholl Estates Information Centre Blair Atholl
A family event searching for rocks and treasure.
Children £2 Tel: 01796 481355 pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Thursday 12th July
10.30am – 12.00 midday
Wet and Wild
Meet: Atholl Estates Information Centre Blair Atholl
Discover the watery world around the river.
Children £1 Tel: 01796 481355 pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
 Sunday
15th July 8pm
Fiddlers' Rally presented by The Rotary Club
of Pitlochry
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Musical delights, synchronicity and high
energy tunes from the massed fiddlers of
Dunkeld & District Strathspey and Reel
Society. With Special guests and soloists,
hosted by the inimitable Eddie Rose,
Fiddlers’ Rally are guaranteed to raise the
roof!
Tickets: £16.50 & £18.50 Tel: Box Office
(01796 484626)
www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com
Monday 16th July 7pm
HIGHLAND NIGHTS.
Recreation Ground Pitlochry
(Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe Band), Highland and
Scottish dancing, songs and music. Mondays, 28th May to 3rd
September 7.45pm Gates open 7pm. Venue - Recreation Ground. If
wet, venue - Pitlochry Town Hall. Adults £5 Children £1.
www.highlandnight.co.uk
Tuesday 17th July 2.00
- 4.00pm
Kite making Workshop
Meet: Atholl Estates Information Centre.Blair Atholl
Have a go at making some simple kites and fly them too if it’s
windy enough.
Families. Donations for materials. Tel: 01796 481355 pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Thursday 19th July
10.30am – 12.00 midday
Birds of Prey
Atholl Estates Information Centre Blair Atholl
We find out more about nature’s flying predators. Children £2
Tel: 01796 481355 pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
 Sun
22nd July 8pm
The Mandolinquents
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Featuring the magnificent musicianship of
Simon Mayor and superb voice (and Mandobass!)
of Hilary James. Expect infectious fun with
lively reels, swing and traditional airs,
combined with classical favourites from
Vivaldi, Dvorak and Ravel. Unique and
unmissable!
Tickets: £16.50 & £18.50 Tel: Box Office
(01796 484626)
www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com
Monday 23rd July 7pm
HIGHLAND NIGHTS.
Recreation Ground Pitlochry
(Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe
Band), Highland and Scottish dancing, songs
and music. Mondays, 28th May to 3rd
September 7.45pm Gates open 7pm. Venue -
Recreation Ground. If wet, venue - Pitlochry
Town Hall. Adults £5 Children £1.
www.highlandnight.co.uk
Tuesday 24th July Anytime from 2.00 - 4.00pm
Minibeast Crafts
Meet: Atholl Estates Information Centre.
Blair Atholl
Come and make some bugs and beasties with
the rangers.
Families. Donations for materials.Tel: 01796
481355 pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Thursday 26th July 10.30am – 12.00 midday
Squirreltastic
Meet: Glen Tilt Car Park, by Blair Atholl
Find out more about our treetop friends.
Children £2 Tel: 01796 481355 pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Sunday 29th July 12.00 and 3.00pm.
Feeders and Homes
Meet: Atholl Estates Information Centre
Blair Atholl
Help out your local wildlife by making
nestboxes and feeders. Drop in anytime
between 12-3pm Tel: 01796 481355 pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
 Sun
29th July 8pm
One Night of Queen
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
With 4 previous sell-out appearances at PFT,
Gary Mullen & The Works will once again Rock
You with their music, showmanship and
fantastic lighting effects – guaranteed to
be a Killer Queen night of blistering hit
after hit after hit! Tickets: £22.50
Tel: Box Office (01796 484626)
www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com
Monday 30th July 7pm
HIGHLAND NIGHTS.
Recreation Ground Pitlochry
(Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe
Band), Highland and Scottish dancing, songs
and music. Mondays, 28th May to 3rd
September 7.45pm Gates open 7pm. Venue -
Recreation Ground. If wet, venue - Pitlochry
Town Hall. Adults £5 Children £1.
www.highlandnight.co.uk
Tuesday 31st July 2.00 – 3.30pm
Pond Dipping at Polney
Meet: Cally Car Park, near Dunkeld
We look for all kinds of weird and wonderful
life living in Polney Loch
Children £2 Tel: 01796 481355 pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
July 2011 Events in Highland
Perthshire
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Pitlochry Festival Theatre
see website for details.
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
A selection of 5 plays including;
My Fair Lady A perfectly 'loverly'
musical
5th 6th 8th 16th 22nd 27th & 30th
Henceforward - a comic tale of man,
music and machines
1st 4th 9th 16th 21st & 29th
See How They Run! - A classic,
chaotic war-time farce
2nd 6th 9th 18th 21st & 29th
Trelawny Of The Wells - a vivacious
Victorian Comedy
2nd7th 15th 20th 23rd & 28th
Privates On Parade - a bawdy musical
memoir of National Service
14th 19th 25th & 30th
Tel:Box Office: 01796 484
626
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
April – October:
Sundays, 11.30am Additionally,
June-September: Wednesdays, 11.30am
Explorers Garden - Pitlochry Festival
Theatre
Garden Tours
Led by experienced guides who bring
Explorers 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: £4, includes Garden entry Tel 01796
484626
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Every Day except
Tuesday
Trekking
Trekking on the Atholl Estate Blair
Atholl.PH18 5TL
Horse riding is a wonderful way to enjoy
the spectacular scenery of the Highlands and
as Atholl Estates prides itself on having
some of the best views in the region, what
better way to see them than from the back of
one of our safe, steady Highland ponies?
Scheduled treks will be run daily during the
season, with the exception of Tuesdays
(as we like to give the ponies a day off)!
2 hour morning rides (10am - 12pm) 1 hour
afternoon rides (2pm - 3pm)
Price: One hour treks: £27 per person Two
hour treks: £40 per person
Please note: advance booking is essential,
as the centre can be very busy during the
season. To book, please telephone 01796
481568 or e.mail bookings@blaircastletrekking.co.uk
Every Monday, Tuesday
and Thursday 10am - 11.30am
Every Tuesday and Sunday 6.30pm - 8pm
Tractor Tours
Blair Castle, Blair Atholl.PH18 5TL
Explore the grounds of Blair Castle and
the surrounding landscape on a 90 minute
vintage tractor and trailer ride. Find
out more about our organic sheep and cattle,
see the Highland ponies and watch the red
deer in the deer park - can you spot the
stag? Tours depart from Blair Castle
Caravan Park reception, with a second
pick-up on Blair Castle forecourt. A real
favourite with children! Adult:
£5 Children (under 16) £3, under 1s: Free
Tel 01796 481207
www.atholl-estates.co.uk
1st July-Mid September
Departing at 1700hrs.
SummerWatch Safaris
Highland Safaris By Aberfeldy PH15 2JQ
Nothing can prepare you for the beauty,
peace and tranquillity of our hills and
glens at dusk Web or call 01887820071
www.highlandsafaris.net
Every Wednesday and
Sunday 2pm - 4.30pm
Every Monday, Thursday and Friday 7.30pm -
10pm
Land Rover Safaris
Blair Castle, Blair Atholl.PH18 5TL
The longer daylight hours allow more
time to explore the breath-taking Atholl
Estates landscape. Land Rover safaris are
available throughout July during the daytime
and at dusk.
Adults: £32 Children (3-17) £20 Tours are
limited to 6 people and advance booking
either online or by telephone is essential.
Book online
Tel 01796 481207
www.atholl-estates.co.uk
Every Night - May -
September
Och Aye McKay
McKays bar & restaurant Atholl Road
Pitlochry.
Mckays Pitlochry kicks off another
season with our well renowned Scottish Stage
show – Och Aye McKay. Over the last number
of years we have built a strong reputation
as the home of Scottish music and offering
amongst the very best in traditional
Scottish entertainment.
Enjoy an unmissable every evening of
Scottish music, costume, bagpipes, fiddle
and accordionist and dance away to our
favourite ceildh tunes. Test your wit with
our fun Scottish quiz or why not sample one
of Scotland's most famous exports - whisky,
of which you will find a fine selection.
Our kilted waiting staff will offer genuine
hospitality and good craic! (Local
expression for good times!) Free Entry
- To book a table and your place at Och Aye
McKay: • Phone: 01796 473888
• Email: info@mckayshotel.co.uk
Every Tuesday 7pm
The Tuesday Tipple - whisky tasting evening
McKays Bar & Restaurant
Join us as we play host to a weekly
visit from a Whisky Ambassador from a
Scottish distillery who will lead you
through a number of malts and provide a real
fun and enjoyable whisky tasting experience.
To book a table and your place phone 01796
473888 or email info@mckayshotel.co.uk
www.mckayshotel.co.uk
see event on you tube
http://youtu.be/EolA9hQd3_E
Every Wednesday 4th May
to 14th September
Wonderful Wednesdays - Open Competion
Pitlochry Golf, Golf Course Rd Pitlochry
PH16 5QY
Open to all Tee Times from 2-5pm Prizes.
Price £10 per person - except "Super
Wednesday 14th September at £15 per person.
Tel 01796 472792 e.mail pro@pitlochrygolf.co.uk
www.pitlochrygolf.co.uk
Every Thursday 29th September
This is Scotland... And You're Welcome To It!
Castle Menzies, Weem, by Aberfeldy
It‘s an evening of gentle music and comedy written and
presented by local entertainer Alan Brown and taking a wry look
at Scottish history and culture with the emphasis on this very
part of Highland Perthshire. Presented at 8 pm each
Thursday evening from 2 June until 29 September, tickets (£6)
are on sale at the venue or may be reserved by phoning Castle
Menzies.
More info on Alan’s website
www.broonsreel.com . PS - it’s definitely NOT a
Highland Night! Every Saturday 11 -
11.30am
Childrens’ story Telling,
The Watermill, Mill Street, Aberfeldy,
Perthshire. PH15 2BG.
tel:01887 822896 email:info@aberfeldywatermill.com
www.aberfeldywatermill.com
Saturday 2nd July for
ages 6-16. 10am - 12.30pm
BiketraX Time Trial Day
Highland Safaris by Aberfeldy PH15 2JQ
1000-1230 with registration is by 1000.
Each age category has a 1st prize, and for
anyone that can beat our very own Stig –
‘The Stag’ – there’s a prize that will be
presented on our Go Bike Day in September.
Bike Hire available if anyone needs, entry
is £2 and every entrant gets a free Energy
pack. For more details, follow Highland
Safaris on Facebook or phone 01887 820071.
www.highlandsafaris.net
Saturday 2nd July from
2pm
The Big Shed opening Lauch
Tombreck Lawers, Loch Tay
The opening ceremony at 2pm the local
community is invited to bring and then lay
their own local stone to construct a
permanent cairn to mark the opening of the
Big Shed. For children - face
painting, archery, bouncy castle, circus
skills, willow work, felt making, garden pot
planting and story telling. BBQ,
stalls, exhibitions, jam making, chocolate,
making. Followed by a bonfire and a
mixture of music for all tastes.
Alasdair MacIntosh will give a talk about
rekindling communities.
Saturday 2nd July
8:00pm
Stax of Motown
Birnam Institute Station Road Birnam Dunkeld
PH8 0DS
Stax of Motown are an 11 piece Soul band
celebrating the music from these two Iconic
Record Labels. Based in Scotland these
Musicians have a passion for Soul and have
performed with Hue & Cry , Curtis Stigers,
Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Wolfstone,
Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Skerryvore, The
Average White Band and Carol Kidd to name a
few !……. Formed in April 2010 by Leon Thorne
, the vision was to create an uncompromising
band to bring justice to Artist such as
Marvin Gaye ,Aretha Franklin ,Otis Redding ,
The Jackson 5, Diana Ross & the Supremes,
Sam Cooke , Fontella Bass, Sam & Dave, Edwin
Star, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, The
Isley Brothers and many more….Tickets: £14 /
£12 / £5 under 16 box office on 01350
727674.
www.birnamarts.com
Sunday 3rd July 8:00pm
The Art Fund Gala Evening of Opera
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
An evening of superb arias and ensembles
from favourite operas by Mozart, Puccini,
Bizet and Humperdinck, performed by the
talented students from the Alexander Gibson
Opera School at the RSAMD. A fabulous
fundraising night in support of the Art
Fund.
www.artfund.org
Tickets: £20 - £30 Tel 01796 484626
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
1st Sunday of the Month
8.30pm
Traditional Music Sessions
Ben Lawers Hotel Lawers Aberfeldy. PH15 2PA
Ben Lawers Hotel is proud to host a Tradtional Live Music
Session on the first Sunday of every single
month! Tel: 01567 820436
www.benlawershotel.co.uk
Monday 4th July Gates
open 7pm,
Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe
Band
Highland Night
Recreation Ground, Pitlochry (Town Hall,
wet weather venue)
An evening of traditional Scottish
entertainment with the Vale of Atholl Junior
Pipe Band, highland and Scottish country
dancing displays, songs and accordion music.
Watch the spectacle from your car (parking
free) or sit on the terraced banking.
Admission: Adults £5, children £1. Gates
open 7pm, Starts 7.45pm, finishes approx.
9.15pm
www.highlandnight.co.uk
Tuesday 5th July,
10.30am-12noon
Supersenses children’s event National Trust
for Scotland
Killiecrankie Visitor Centre, meet in stone
circle
Listen, look, feel and smell your way around
the woods. Games and activities exploring
how animals communicate. Suitable for
families with 5 to 12 year olds
Booking: Just turn up Children £2;
accompanying adults £1 Tel 0844
4932194
http://www.nts.org.uk/Events/Detail/447/
Tuesday 5th July, 2-3.30pm
Explore Glen Fender Meadows
Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Blair Atholl
Near Blair Atholl. Follow signs from
opposite Tilt Hotel.
A glorious meadow with wild flowers,
butterflies, and bumblebees. Come and see
what we can find today. May be rough and wet
underfoot. Booking: Just turn up.
Cost: £2 Tel 01796 481355 pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Wednesdays 6th & 20th
July and 3rd & 17th August:
Hillside safari 2½ hours
Ben Lawers NNR car park.
Experience some of the varied plant and
animal life on the lower slopes of this
famous nature reserve. adults £5,
children £2. Bring: Walking boots, warm,
waterproof and windproof clothing. Meet:
1.30pm Ben Lawers NNR car park. No need to
book. For further information telephone 0844
4932 136 or email
benlawers@nts.org.uk
Wednesday 6th July
5.30pm to 9.30pm
Kenmore Highland Games
Kenmore Sports Field, nr Aberfeldy
An evening Highland Games held in a unique
and beautiful setting. Includes heavy and
track events, highland dancing, hill race,
tug o’ war, trade stalls and special
children’s events.
Adults: £5.00 Children Free Telephone: 01887
830281 E-mail:sarahj146@btinternet.com
Website:
www.spanglefish.com/kenmorehighlandgames
Wednesday 6th July;
8.00pm
Close Encounters of the Turf Kind
NTS meetings room, Lynedoch, Main Street,
Killin
Dugald MacInnes, Field Archaeologist
tells us about his 20 year love affair with
Glen Lochay. Tel: 0844 493 2136 or
email
benlawers@nts.org.uk
Thursday 7th July,
10.30am-12midday
Tree-mendous family event
Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Blair Atholl
meet: Glen Tilt Car Park, by Blair
Atholl - Get up close and personal to our
tree giants.
Booking: Just turn up. Cost: Children £1 Tel
01796 481355 pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Thursday 7th July
7.30pm
Talk by Jess Smith about her life as a
traveller in Scotland.
Breadalbane Community Library
Jess Smith will share tales and talk
about her life, with a childhood spent
travelling Scotland in an old blue bus.
Tickets £5 available from Breadalbane
Community Library or Tel 01887 822405
Saturday 9th July
7.30pm
Scottish Country Dancing
Pitlochry Town Hall.
Visitors welcome to join us on the dance
floor or come along to watch. Dancers £6.50
Spectators £2.00 Tel 01796 473488
Saturday 9th July 11am
- 4pm
Celtic Plants & People
The Scottish Crannog Centre, Kenmore.
Learn about traditional plant medicines,
foraging, food tasting, fibres, & the
purifying properties of ‘burn incense’.
Normal admission fee + £3; or £5 if event
only.
Foraging Walks from 11am- 1pm. Learn
how to identify medicinal and culinary
plants and herbs and how to use them.
Tickets £6. Booking essential. tel:
01887 830583 or email: info@crannog.co.uk
www.crannog.co.uk
Sun 10th July | 10am-12
noon Ages 8+
Kids' Breadmaking Workshop
Birnam Institute Station Road Birnam Dunkeld
PH8 0DS
A fun workshop with master baker, Justin
Tunstall, just for the kids. Using soda
dough, you'll knead, shape and bake your
very own yummy bread rolls, and then you get
to take them home for your lunch, or to
share with your friends and family! Great
fun and you'll learn a new skill at the same
time! Wear old clothes for this.
Online booking is currently not available
for this event. To book, please call the box
office on 01350 727674. Tickets: £6
box office on 01350 727674.
www.birnamarts.com
Sunday 10th July
Bouncy Castle Open Days
Dunolly Adventures Dunolly House, Taybridge
Drive, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, PH15 2BP
Free Entry. Castles, Climbing
Wall, Climbing Tree, Face Painting, Bike
Mini Skills Course, Kayaking Taster
Sessions, Arts and Crafts, Stalls, Outdoor
Kite Sale. Cafe open for coffee &
cakes or try a Dunolly Burger from the BBQ.
01887 820298
info@dunollyadventures.co.uk
www.dunollyadventures.co.uk
Sunday 10th July 11am -
4pm
Celtic Plants & People
The Scottish Crannog Centre, Kenmore.
Learn about traditional plant medicines,
foraging, food tasting, fibres, & the
purifying properties of ‘burn incense’.
Normal admission fee + £3; or £5 if event
only.
Foraging Walks from 11am- 1pm. Learn how to
identify medicinal and culinary plants and
herbs and how to use them. Tickets £6.
Booking essential. tel: 01887 830583 or
email: info@crannog.co.uk
www.crannog.co.uk
Monday 11th July Gates
open 7pm,
Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe
Band
Highland Night
Recreation Ground, Pitlochry (Town Hall,
wet weather venue)
An evening of traditional Scottish
entertainment with the Vale of Atholl Junior
Pipe Band, highland and Scottish country
dancing displays, songs and accordion music.
Watch the spectacle from your car (parking
free) or sit on the terraced banking.
Admission: Adults £5, children £1. Gates
open 7pm, Starts 7.45pm, finishes approx.
9.15pm
www.highlandnight.co.uk
Monday 11th July 8:00pm
Jinski
Ben-y-Vrackie Bar Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Jinski are two highly individual
guitarists and musicians with strong
distinctive voices. In this intimate
performance, you’ll hear a range of original
songs that draw upon acoustic roots and
country music, whilst remaining resolutely
modern. If you like Simon & Garfunkel, Dylan
and Neil Young, you will be in for a treat!
Tickets: £12.50 Tel 01796 484626
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Tuesday 12th July,
10.30am-12noon
Bug World children’s event National Trust
for Scotland
The Hermitage, by Dunkeld, meet in lower car
park
Hunt in the woods for the smallest creatures
and see how they live. Suitable for families
with 5 to 12 year olds Just turn up
Children £2; accompanying adults £1 Tel 0844
4932194
http://www.nts.org.uk
Tuesdays 12th & 26th July and 9th & 23rd
August: 10.30 am
Close Encounters: a children’s walk 2 hours
Ben Lawers NNR car park
Enjoy activities and games that will
bring you close to some of the less obvious
animals and plants that live on the lower
slopes of Ben Lawers. adults £2,
children £5. (Adults must be accompanied by
a child and vice versa). Bring:
Wellies and waterproofs. Meet: 10.30 am Ben
Lawers NNR car park. For further information
telephone 0844 4932 136 or email
benlawers@nts.org.uk .
Tuesday 12th July, 2-4pm
Deer Detectives
Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Blair Atholl
- meet Glen Tilt Car Park, by Blair Atholl
Find out more about Scotland’s wild deer.
For adults and children. Booking: Just
turn up.
Cost: Adults £2, Children £1 Tel:01796
481355 pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Tuesday 12th July
8:00pm
North Sea Gas
Ben-y-Vrackie Bar Pitlochry Festival Theatre
One of Scotland’s most popular folk bands
with great vocals and tremendous three part
harmonies. Guitars, mandolin, fiddle,
bouzouki, whistles, bodhrans, banjo and good
humour are all part of the entertainment.
Tickets: £12.50 01796 484626
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Wednesday 13th July:
9.30am
Mountain flowers walk (7 hours)
Ben Lawers NNR car park.
A high-level guided walk to see some of
the arctic-alpine plants for which these
hills are famous. Requires a reasonable
level of fitness. adults £25, children
£12.50. Bring: Walking boots, warm,
waterproof and windproof clothing, packed
lunch and drink. Meet: 9.30am Ben Lawers NNR
car park. Booking essential, please
telephone 0844 4932 136 or email
benlawers@nts.org.uk
Wednesday, 13th July
10.00am -12 noon
FORESTRY COMMISSION WALKS Treemendous Trees–
Faskally Car Park
What's the Forestry Commission up to?
Learn the facts on a variety of topics -
recreation, conservation and planning the
forests of tomorrow today. Adults:
£3.50 Children £2.00 Contact John Fyfe on
07801 827986
Wednesday 13th July,
2pm – 3.30pm
Battle of Killiecrankie National Trust for
Scotland
Killiecrankie Visitor Centre, meet in stone
circle
Get to grips with the gory details of this
gruesome battle. Interactive battle talk
(1hr) in woods above Soldier’s Leap;
followed by children’s craft activities and
a display of weapons outside the visitor
centre. Just turn up Cost: Adults
£3.00; Children £2 Tel 0844 4932194
http://www.nts.org.uk
Thursday14th July, 10.30am –
12midday
Wet and Wild family event
Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Blair Atholl
Discover the weird, watery world around the
river. Booking: Just turn up.
Cost: Children £1 Tel:01796 481355 pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Thursday 14th July
11.00am-1.00pm
FORESTRY COMMISSION WALKS - A walk on the
wildside
Weem Wood Car Park
Step back in time and hear a tall tale or
two in this old, old wood. Adults:
£3.50 Children £2.00 Contact John Fyfe on
07801 827986
Saturday 16th July 10am
- 2pm
Summer Market
Mill of Logierait, Ballinluig, Perthshire,
PH9 0LH
local traders offering lots of
produce,crafts,plants,wines and even
collectables that range from vintage
kitchenware to agricultural curiosities.
Plenty of free car parking, catering on the
field,tables and chairs, and nice loos.
Phone 01796 482222,
www.highlandlightrailway.co.uk
Sunday 17th July 11am -
4pm
Go Native! Ancient Technology & Cooking
The Scottish Crannog Centre, Kenmore.
Learn about ancient crafts making fish
traps, cordage, birch bark tar, open fire
cooking and food smoking. Wander in and out
of the exhibition, activities areas and
crannog in our ‘free to roam’ day. Tickets
valid all day. Normal admission fee + £4 for
adults and £ 3.00 for Children; or £5 if
event only. Tel: 01887 830583 or
email: info@crannog.co.uk
www.crannog.co.uk
Sunday 17 July : 2:00pm
- 5:30pm
Auchleeks House - Scotland's Gardens Scheme
Mr and Mrs Angus MacDonald Calvine PH18 5UF
TEL: 01796 483263
Auchleeks is a classical Georgian house
with a large herbaceous walled garden in a
beautiful glen setting surrounded by hills
and mature trees. Directions: North of Blair
Atholl turn off A9 at Calvine. B847 towards
Kinloch Rannoch, 5 miles on right.
Admissions: £4.00 Beneficiaries:
Sandpipers Trust receives 40%, the net
remaining to SGS Beneficiaries.
Opening Times:By Arrangement 1 June - 30
September (TEL: 01796 483263)
Sunday 17th July 8:00pm
Ceilidh
Foyer Event Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Loved by locals and visitors alike, join
East Neuk ceilidh band Scotch In A Box and
dance away the night! Tickets: £7.50 or
£10.00 with hot supper Tel:01796 484626
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Monday 18th July Gates
open 7pm,
Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe
Band
Highland Night
Recreation Ground, Pitlochry (Town Hall,
wet weather venue)
An evening of traditional Scottish
entertainment with the Vale of Atholl Junior
Pipe Band, highland and Scottish country
dancing displays, songs and accordion music.
Watch the spectacle from your car (parking
free) or sit on the terraced banking.
Admission: Adults £5, children £1. Gates
open 7pm, Starts 7.45pm, finishes approx.
9.15pm
www.highlandnight.co.uk
Monday 18th July
Music Event the musicians of Cairngorms
Ceilidh Trail
Blair Atholl Village Hall
The Cairngorms Ceilidh Trail band is
visiting Blair Atholl on Monday 18th July.
This is a group of eight very talented young
musicians who play traditional music, and
they will be playing at a family ceilidh in
Blair Atholl Village Hall from 7.30 to 10.30
pm. All will be welcome, and admission is
only £5 for adults with accompanied children
under 16 free. Stovies will be available at
the interval and there will also be a
licensed bar.
Contact Donald Isles 01796 481663 for more
details
Tuesday 19th July,
10.30am-12noon
Woodland Safari children’s event National
Trust for Scotland
Killiecrankie Visitor Centre, meet in stone
circle
Discover a secret Killiecrankie woodland.
This walk will take you off the path, down
slopes, over branches and under logs.
Appropriate footwear required.
Suitable for families with 5 to 12 year olds
Just turn up Cost: Children £2; accompanying
adults £1Tel 0844 4932194
http://www.nts.org.uk
Monday 19th July 9.30am
– 12.30pm
FORESTRY COMMISSION WALKS - Dunkeld Trek –
Hermitage Car Park,
A brisk 5-miler through the forests of
Dunkeld. A walk with stops on the way to
take in the views of the big tree country
Adults: £3.50 Children £2.00 Contact John
Fyfe on 07801 827986
Tuesday 19th July, 2-4pm drop in anytime
Feeders and Homes
Atholl Estates Information Centre, Blair
Atholl
Help out your local wildlife by making
nestboxes and feeders. Booking: Just turn
up.
Cost: Donations for materials Tel:01796
481355 pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Tuesday 19th July
5.30pm
Screen Machine Cinema Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG)
car park behind Girvan's Petrol station
Aberfeldy
sweet, scary and charming, with yet more
fantastical kung fu. Tickets £6.50
adults U16s £5 Conc £5 (3D supplement £1.50)
book in advance at
www.screenmachine.co.uk or Tel 0871 902
5750
Tuesday 19th July
8.30pm
Screen Machine Cinema Oranges & Sunshine
(15)
car park behind Girvan's Petrol station
Aberfeldy
Emily Watson gives a terrific
performance in the true story of a social
worker whol uncovered the scandal of
organised deportation of children in care to
Australia. Director Jim Loach. Tickets
£6.50 adults U16s £5 Conc £5 (3D supplement
£1.50) book in advance at
www.screenmachine.co.uk or Tel 0871 902
5750
Wednesday 20th July
10.00am - 1.00pm
FORESTRY COMMISSION WALKS - Dunkeld Delights
Craigvinean Carpark
Enjoy a long walk in the Perthshire
Countryside. See mountains, trees and lochs
with the ranger and hear stories of the
wildlife that lives there. Adults: £3.50
Children £2.00 Contact John Fyfe on 07801
827986
Wednesdays 20th
July and 3rd & 17th August:
Hillside safari 2½ hours
Ben Lawers NNR car park.
Experience some of the varied plant and
animal life on the lower slopes of this
famous nature reserve. adults £5, children
£2. Bring: Walking boots, warm, waterproof
and windproof clothing. Meet: 1.30pm
Ben Lawers NNR car park. No need to book.
For further information telephone 0844 4932
136 or email benlawers@nts.org.uk
Wednesday 20th July,
2pm – 3.30pm
Battle of Killiecrankie National Trust for
Scotland
Killiecrankie Visitor Centre, meet in stone
circle
Get to grips with the gory details of this
gruesome battle. Interactive battle talk
(1hr) in woods above Soldier’s Leap;
followed by children’s craft activities and
a display of weapons outside the visitor
centre. Booking: Just turn up Adults £3.00;
Children £2 Tel 0844 4932194
http://www.nts.org.uk
Wednesday 20th July
5.00pm
Screen Machine Cinema Pirates of the
Caribean: On Stranger Tides (3D)
car park behind Girvan's Petrol station
Aberfeldy
(12A) Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz,
Geoffrey Rush. Tickets £6.50 adults
U16s £5 Conc £5 (3D supplement £1.50)
book in advance at
www.screenmachine.co.uk or Tel 0871 902
5750
Wednesday 20th July
7.30pm
Celtic Night
Blair Castle, Blair Atholl
The popular open air Celtic nights at Blair
Castle return for the summer of 2011.
Pitlochry and Blair Atholl Pipe Band present
an evening of Celtic Music, songs and
Highland Dancing. Expect tunes from
Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, Austria and
Galicia all performed against the stunning
backdrop of Blair Castle.
Prices: Adult £6.50, Children £1.50 Booking:
Tickets available on the day only. Purchase
at Blair Castle Ticket Office from 9.30am on
the day or pay on entry.
Wednesday 20th July;
8.00pm
Pioneering botanists of Ben Lawers
NTS meetings room, Lynedoch, Main Street,
Killin
Dan Watson, Ecologist, introduces some
of the fascinating characters who discovered
the botanical riches of Ben Lawers. Tel:
0844 493 2136
email
benlawers@nts.org.uk
Wednesday 20th July
8.30pm
Screen Machine Cinema Senna (12A)
car park behind Girvan's Petrol station
Aberfeldy
The fascinating, gripping and ultimately
moving story of the life of Formula One
driver and Brazilian hero Ayrton Senna.
Tickets £6.50 adults U16s £5 Conc £5 (3D
supplement £1.50) book in advance at
www.screenmachine.co.uk or Tel 0871 902
5750
Thursday 21st July,
10.30am-12midday
Nasty Nature family event
Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Blair Atholl
Glen Tilt Car Park, by Blair Atholl - Get
closer to some of the bad guys in nature.
They may not be who you think.
Booking: Just turn up. Cost: Children £1
Tel:01796 481355 pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Thursday 21st July
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FORESTRY COMMISSION WALKS - Tall Tales
Weem Wood Car Park
Step back in time and hear a tall tale or
two in this old, old wood. Adults:
£3.50 Children £2.00 Contact John Fyfe on
07801 827986
Thursday 21st July 7.30pm
Blair Atholl Tourism Association - Gala
Night
Memorial Park Blair Atholl.
Rides, Displays & Entertainment:- Model
Steam Train Rides; Tractor Hay Rides;
Carriage Rides; Horse Gymnastics; Silly
McBee the Clown; Face Painting; Highland
Dancing; Pipe Band; Bouncy Castle and for the
first time this year Riders of the Storm
will be at this event.
Competitions:- Football Competition; Ranger Service Fun Competition; and a Raffle
Demonstrations of:- Sheep Shearing; Horse
Gymnastics: Horse Logging; Roman
and Jacobean Soldiers (not to be missed!),
together with a CAR BOOT SALE, Tea, Cake,
Ice Cream and Candy Stalls.
A GREAT EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE
WHOLE FAMILY WITH ALL RIDES AND COMPETITIONS
FREE OR ENTRY FEES RETURNED AS PRIZE MONEY.
For Bookings in respect of Car Boot Sale and
Stalls - Contact Lin on 01796 481 269.
Contact Jenny 01796 481206
Friday 22nd July 2pm –
3.30pm
FORESTRY COMMISSION WALKS - Tree mendous
Faskally Car Park
A wee wood with a big history. The Beginners
guide to why trees are great. Adults:
£3.50 Children £2.00 Contact John Fyfe on
07801 827986
Friday 22nd July 7pm
Cheessboxer
Atholl Arms Hotel Dunkeld
Founding members of the groundbreaking
acoustic band, Cadillac Sky, Matt Menefee
and Ross Holmes have been composing and
creating since their first brief encounter
together years ago. ChessBoxer is the result
of a mutual desire to inform the good folks
that instrumental music is not just a mere
sleep aid, but more like an exciting novel,
a captivating story that engages all levels
of emotion…Matt and Ross have toured, played
and recorded with artists from Ricky Skaggs,
Sam Bush, and Dierks Bentley to Mumford and
Sons, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Edward
Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero’s – fiddle and
banjo have taken a new step, ChessBoxer.
Saturday 23rd July
7.30pm
Scottish Country Dancing
Pitlochry Town Hall.
Visitors welcome to join us on the dance
floor or come along to watch. Dancers £6.50
Spectators £2.00 Tel 01796 473488
Sunday 24th July 1pm -
2pm entry
Club Shoot 25
Fortingall Gun Club Chesthill Shooting
Ground - Glenlyon
3 .5miles up Glenlyon from Fortingall/Fearnan
road junction ABT; 25 Sporting; Pool Trap.
Visitors Welcome at all shoots - For
information phone Sandy Argo 01887 829412 or
07979594575
Sunday 24 July 8:00pm
Rave On a Tribute to Buddy Holly
Birnam Institute Station Road Birnam Dunkeld
PH8 0DS
From 'Blue Days' to 'True Love Ways' RAVE ON
celebrates the music of the man himself,
BUDDY HOLLY. Marc Robinson, founder
member of Rockin On Heaven's Door (Stars In
Their Eyes)
and 'Buddy', the musical, along with The
Counterfeit Crickets, present an accurate
performance of the late, great Buddy Holly.
Tickets: £14.50 / £13.50 box office on 01350
727674.
www.birnamarts.com
Sunday 24th July 8:00pm
Todd Gordon & The Tony Bennett Songbook
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Todd Gordon, one of Britain’s finest jazz
and swing singers pays tribute to Tony
Bennett with this show devoted to the songs
that made the legendary crooner famous.
Featuring classics such as I Wanna Be
Around, Smile and I Left My Heart In San
Francisco.
Tickets: £22.50 Tel:01796 484626
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Monday 25th July
Age 5 to 8 - 11am to 12.30pm Age 9 to 12 -
1.30pm to 3.00pm
Arty Animals
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Help create the craziest zoo in Scotland
from craft materials and all sorts of odds
and ends. Let your imagination run wild in
this crafty arty session. Just £3.50
per session Tel 01796 484626
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Monday 25th July Gates
open 7pm,
Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe
Band
Highland Night
Recreation Ground, Pitlochry (Town Hall,
wet weather venue)
An evening of traditional Scottish
entertainment with the Vale of Atholl Junior
Pipe Band, highland and Scottish country
dancing displays, songs and accordion music.
Watch the spectacle from your car (parking
free) or sit on the terraced banking.
Admission: Adults £5, children £1. Gates
open 7pm, Starts 7.45pm, finishes approx.
9.15pm
www.highlandnight.co.uk
Tuesday 26th July,
10.30am – 12.30pm
Really Wild Art children’s event National
Trust for Scotland
The Hermitage, by Dunkeld, meet in lower car
park
Create your own wild art in the woods – some
to leave behind and something to take away
with you. Suitable for families with 5
to 12 year olds Just turn up Cost: Children
£2; accompanying adults £1 Tel 0844 4932194
http://www.nts.org.uk
Tuesdays 12th & 26th
July and 9th & 23rd August: 10.30 am
Close Encounters: a children’s walk 2 hours
Ben Lawers NNR car park
Enjoy activities and games that will
bring you close to some of the less obvious
animals and plants that live on the lower
slopes of Ben Lawers. adults £2,
children £5. (Adults must be accompanied by
a child and vice versa). Bring:
Wellies and waterproofs. Meet: 10.30 am Ben
Lawers NNR car park. For further information
telephone 0844 4932 136 or email
benlawers@nts.org.uk .
Tuesday 26th July Age 5
to 8 - 11am to 12.30pm Age 9 to 12 - 1.30pm
to 3.00pm
World of Wildlife
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
What do you call a Haggis in the jungle?
LOST! Hone your haggis hunting skills in
this lively session, full of far fetched fun
and games. Just £3.50 per session Tel 01796
484626
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Tuesday 26th July,
1.30-4.30pm
Real Top of the Hill Walk
Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Blair Atholl
Logierait Woods Car Park, follow Dunfallandy
road from Logierait for ½ mile Join the
rangers for a walk away from the track for
some great views and hopefully wildlife too.
Booking: Just turn up. Cost: £2 Tel:01796
481355 pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Wednesday 27th July Age
5 to 8 - 11am to 12.30pm Age 9 to 12 -
1.30pm to 3.00pm
Amazon Adventure
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Become a jungle Explorer, track down new
species and save endangered animals in this
amazing Amazonian adventure. Just £3.50 per
session Tel 01796 484626
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Wednesday 27th July,
2pm – 3.30pm
Battle of Killiecrankie National Trust for
Scotland
Killiecrankie Visitor Centre, meet in stone
circle
Get to grips with the gory details of this
gruesome battle. Interactive battle talk
(1hr) in woods above Soldier’s Leap;
followed by children’s craft activities and
a display of weapons outside the visitor
centre. Just turn up Cost: Adults
£3.00; Children £2 Tel 0844 4932194
http://www.nts.org.uk
Wednesday 27th July
7.30pm
Celtic Night
Blair Castle, Blair Atholl
The popular open air Celtic nights at Blair
Castle return for the summer of 2011.
Pitlochry and Blair Atholl Pipe Band present
an evening of Celtic Music, songs and
Highland Dancing. Expect tunes from
Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, Asturia and
Galicia all performed against the stunning
backdrop of Blair Castle.
Prices: Adult £6.50, Children £1.50 Booking:
Tickets available on the day only. Purchase
at Blair Castle Ticket Office from 9.30am on
the day or pay on entry.
Thursday, 28th July
10.30am -12 noon
FORESTRY COMMISSION WALKS - Treemendous
Trees
Faskally Car Park
Brush up on your tree ID in Faskally, the
award winning mixed woodland Adults: £3.50
Children £2.00 Contact John Fyfe on 07801
827986
Thursday 28th July, 10.30am-12midday
Tooth and Claw family event
Atholl Estates Information Centre, Blair
Atholl
We find out more about nature’s predators in
Scotland. Booking: Just turn up.
Cost: Children £1 Tel:01796 481355 pf@atholl-estates.co.uk
www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk
Thursday 28th July Age
5 to 8 - 11am to 12.30pm Age 9 to 12 -
1.30pm to 3.00pm
Beastly Beats
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Build and beat your own jungle drums, then
create jungle animals from junk in this
tribal fun session! Just £3.50 per
session Tel 01796 484626
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Thursday 28th July 11am
- 4pm
Loch of the Lowes Guided Walk
meet at TIC The Cross Dunkeld
Walk from Dunkeld through oak woodland
on the way to the Loch of the Lowes. Adult
£6 Child £2 Members £2 Tel 01350 727337
Thursday28th July 7pm
Concert at Tenandry Kirk Killiecrankie
To celebrate Tenandry's 175th
anniversary, Music for a Summer Evening will
be performed by Andrew Sherwood and Jim
Letham (violin & piano) - from Dvorak to
Vivaldi. All welcome, light
refreshments, collection. Tenandry
Kirk is signposted off B8019 over the Garry
Bridge.
Thursday 28th July
7-15pm
Highland Fun Evening
Atholl Country Life Museum Memorial Park,
Blair Atholl.
A special night of Highland
entertainment for all ages. The local,
well known Vale of Atholl Robert Wiseman
Junior Pipe Band will open the programme in
rousing style, followed by a welcome in
Gaelic.
A highlight of the evening will be the prize
winning Badenoch Tweed Waulking Group from
Kingussie. The ladies will demonstrate the
old method of tweed shrinking, accompanying
their actions with Gaelic songs as the tweed
is passed through their hands around the
table.
Other attractions will include a sheep
shearing demonstration, wool spinning, dry
stane dyking, horse gymnastics, the
attendance of the Kinloch Rannoch fire
engine and crew and “Braveheart” Plaid
dressing.
Silly McB the clown will keep the younger
ones occupied along with hay bogey rides,
face painting, bouncy castle and a pet dog
show.
Refreshments will be available and there is
the chance to snap up a bargain at the car
boot sale, win a prize in the raffle, while
the object identification competition will
set brains and memories going.
All proceeds are in aid of the Atholl
Country Life Museum a registered Scottish
Charity SCO35882. Remember to watch out for
the “Haggis Family” on the way in. For
enquiries and car boot sale bookings contact
John on 01796 481232
Thursday 28th July,
8.30pm-10pm
Family Dusk Walk family event National Trust
for Scotland
The Hermitage, by Dunkeld, meet in lower car
park
Find out about the elusive wildlife that
frequents the half-light between day and
night.
Just turn up Cost: Adults £3; Children £2
Tel 0844 4932194
http://www.nts.org.uk
Friday 29th July -
Sunday 7th August
FORTINGALL ART EXHIBITION 2011
The Molteno Hall Fortingall
8 miles west of Aberfeldy on the B846 Perth
& Kinross PH15 2LL.
As in previous years, the Exhibition of
paintings, photography, sculpture, ironwork,
engraving, furniture, pottery & jewellery by
local contemporary artists will be staged in
the Molteno Hall, Fortingall. The Opening
Ceremony will be on Friday 29 July 2011 with
Private Viewing from 6pm - 9pm, & then daily
from 10am - 6pm until Sunday 7 August.
Admission is FREE. For further details or
queries please contact:
info@fortingallart.co.uk
Friday 29th July Age 5 to 8 - 11am to
12.30pm Age 9 to 12 - 1.30pm to 3.00pm
Sneaky Snakes
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Jungle animals from slithery snakes to
playful parrots are all part of the puzzles
and games to play, make and take away today!
Just £3.50 per session Tel 01796 484626
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Saturday 30th July Age
5 to 8 - 11am to 12.30pm Age 9 to 12 -
1.30pm to 3.00pm
Monkeying Around
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Learn to act like gibbons and chimps as we
play familiar games with a monkey theme.
Just £3.50 per session Tel 01796 484626
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Saturday30 July-7 Aug
10am to 6pm daily
Fortingall Art Exhibition:
Molteno Hall,
paintings, photography, sculpture, ironwork,
engraving, furniture, pottery & jewellery by
local contemporary artists.
Saturday 30th July
until Sunday 25th September 10am to 5.30pm
(11am Sunday)
Woodlanders - New Life in Britain's Forests
- Exhibition
The Watermill, Mill Street, Aberfeldy PH15
2BG
An Exhibition of photographs from a new
publication on the resurgence of woodland
culture in the British Isles. The
exhibition was originally shown at the
Botanics in Edinburgh last year and is based
around the beautiful book Woodlanders which
features several projects in our area
including the Crannog, the David Douglas
Pavilion in Pitlochry, work by Robin Baker
Architects and Claire Hewitt.
Admission free. Tel 01887 822896
www.aberfeldywatermill.com
Sunday 31st July
10.00am to 4.30pm (performance starts at
4.00pm)
ZOOWORLD
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Play In A Day - Drama for 9 year olds and
over!
Imagine if the only place left to see wild
animals was in one enormous theme park. Then
disaster strikes, the wild beats escape!
What will they do with those terrible humans
who held them for so long in cages?
Join us for a fantastic fun-filled day
creating and performing an epic, dramatic
play - all in a single day! Don't forget
your packed lunch, and remember, do not feed
the animals! Price: £12.50 Tel 01796 484626
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Sunday 31st July |
11am-1pm ages 8+
Make a Rock Band!
Birnam Institute Station Road Birnam Dunkeld
PH8 0DS
A fantastic opportunity for young musicians
to take part in and create a rock band –
invite your mums and dads in for the last 10
mins to hear you strutting your stuff.
Principally aimed at kids who have some
experience with guitar – either acoustic or
electric, any level of ability can be
incorporated into the rock band... so don't
be shy, come and have a fantastic time
rockin 'n' rollin!
With Mark Heavenor. Tickets: £6 Online
booking is currently not available for this
event. To book, please call the box office
on 01350 727674.
www.birnamarts.com
Sunday 31st July 8:00pm
One Night Of Queen - Gary Mullen & The Works
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Following sell out concerts in 2007, 2009
and 2010, don’t miss Gary Mullen & The Works
as they take to the PFT stage once again
with fantastic lighting and effects,
guaranteed to Rock You!
Tickets: £22.50 Tel:01796 484626
www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com
Sunday 31st July
10.30am - 1pm
Mini Market
Killiecrankie National Trust for Scotland
Centre
Home baking, james, jellies, pickles,
books, plants, bric-a-brac, not forgetting
the tombola stall. The National Trust
will also have a stall. Sale is being
held by the Killiecrankie Social Club.
Sunday 31st July 12pm
to 3pm
Blair Atholl Summer Market
on the green at Visitor Car park Blair
Atholl
Blair Atholl Area Tourism Association will
be holding it's annual Open Air Village
Market on the green at the visitor car park,
Blair Atholl Contact Jenny 01796
481206
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