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March
All March - Highland Adventure Safaris - Alpine Safaris with Mountain Hares, Red Deer and Golden Eagles. 10.00am and 1.00pm (duration 2 1/2 hours). Booking essential. 01887 820071.
02-08 Nepal School Thrift Shop. 10am-4pm. Old Kirk, Chapel Street.
06 Dull & Weem Community Council meeting, Camserney Hall, 7.30pm. All welcome.
07 Fashion Show by Noa and Scalliwags of Aberfeldy in aid of Arthritis Awareness in Atholl. The Tryst, 7.30pm.Tickets £7.50 from above shops or from Sybil Currie 01796 472868.
08 Fair Trade Fortnight: Aberfeldy Co-op trolley dash to collect as many fair trade goods as possible in a given time. 2.30pm.
08 Hatstand Opera, the UK’s leading opera highlights company. Pitlochry Festival Theatre, 7.30pm. £14-£16.
09 Passage to India. Film. Birnam Institute. 7.30pm.
09-15 Breast Cancer/Strathtay Boys Club Thrift Shop. 10am-4pm. Old Kirk, Chapel Street.
12 Perthshire Highland District Horticultural Society Meeting; Growing Pains, Ian Christie, Christie's Alpine Nursery, Kirriemuir. Aberfeldy Lesser Hall, 7.30pm.
14-16 Jerry Sadowitz: comedian, magician, psychopath! (Over 18s only). Birnam Institute, 8pm. £10.
15 Strathtay Ramblers: Creagan na Beinne circular walk: 11 miles between Loch Tay and Glen Almond. Meet 9.30am at Old Church Carpark. No dogs please. Details from Ken Richardson on 01887 822865.
15 Highland Perthshire Communities Land Trust AGM followed by talk by Prof Manning on Animal Behaviour. 2.30pm Display, exhibition and informal chat, 3pm AGM. The Tryst.
16-22 Tennis Club Thrift Shop. 10am-4pm. Old Kirk, Chapel Street.
20 Southern Tenant Folk Union. Fiddle Tree Event. Baronial Hall, Birnam Hotel. 8pm.(01350 727158)
21 The Box it Came In: with Arts in Motion. Kids Show. Birnam Institute, 2pm. £4.
21 Ola Onabule with Band: jazz, soul and funk. Pitlochry Festival Theatre, 7.30pm. £13.50.
22 Doors Open Day: a chance to see behind the scenes at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. 10am to 5pm. Free.
22 Perthshire Highland District Horticultural Society Meeting; Spring Show. Aberfeldy Lesser Hall,12 noon to 4pm.
22 & 23 Donald Maxwell & John Scrimgeour in Concert. Pitlochry Festival Theatre Foyer Event, 7.30pm £12.50.
23 Puppet Animation Festival - Oscar & the Quest for the Underground Princess. 11.30am (45 mins) Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
23 Puppet Animation Festival - Beauty & the Beast. (50 mins) Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
23-29 Breadalbane Cricket Club Thrift Shop. 10am-4pm. Old Kirk, Chapel Street.
26 Easter Scottish Night Out with Eddie Roseand friends in aid of CHAS. Doors open 7.15. Adults £8, Concessions £7, Children £4.
27 & 28 Festival Atholl Players: 2 One Act Plays: Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! and Santa's Christmas Carol. Town Hall. 7.30pm. £7 and £5 (conc).
28 Crannog Creperie - all day Iron Age breakfast at the Crannog Centre
28 Picasso and Me with Mike Maran Productions. Birnam Institute, 8pm, £10/£8.
29-30 Portraiture Painting Workshop. Birnam Institute. 10am. £40. 01350 727 674.
29 Wire Work Jewellery Workshop: one day workshop with Laura Murray. Pitlochry Festival Theatre. 10.30 to 4.30pm. £48.
30 Felt Craft Workshop: one day workshop with Tessa Mendez. Pitlochry Festival Theatre. 10.30 to 4.30pm. £48.
30 Strathtay Ramblers: Cloan Horseshoe: 8 miles overlooking Auchterarder. No dogs please. Meet at 9.30am at Old Church carpark. Details H Matthews 01796 482432
30 Fortingall Gun Club, clay target shoot. 12 noon at Balinture. Visitors welcome. Entry fee £10; fibre cartidges available on ground. For further details contact Sandy Argo on 01887 829412.
30-5 Ardeonaig & District Hall Fund Thrift Shop. 10am-4pm. Old Kirk, Chapel Street.
31 Ian Johnston: Recreating the 1938 Empire Exhibition. A talk to the Moulin & Pitlochry History Circle, 7.30pm at The Tryst. Visitors welcome. £2.
April
03 Scottish Crannog Centre - Affordable Housing for Birds: nest building workshop. Noon to 3pm.
03 This is Scotland ... and You're Welcome to it! An evening of music and comedy with Alan Brown, Castle Menzies. 8pm. £6.
03-04 Heartland Film Society: Volver. Locus Centre, 7.30pm. New members welcome.
04 SWT AGM, with speaker Dick Balharry, chair of John Muir Trust. Lesser Town Hall, 7.30pm.
04 Magic Lantern Slide Show: Original slides of Dunkeld, Birnam, Butterstone and area from 80-100 yrs ago. Tickets from Lesley Haxton (01350 717718) at £5/£4(conc). Strathtay & Dunkeld SNP Branch event at the Birnam Institute.
04 Codebreakers: the story of the Enigma codebreakers with Dr Mark Baldwin, and demonstration on one of the few remaining Enigma machines. Pitlochry Festival Theatre, 7.30pm, £13.50.
05 "The Creation" by Franz Joseph Haydn. Pitlochry Choral Societywith the Angus Chamber Orchestra at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. 7.30pm. Tickets £12 from Choral Society Members or Theatre Box Office 01796 484626.
06-12 Chernobyl Children Thrift Shop. 10am-4pm. Old Kirk, Chapel Street.
09-10 Watercolour: the next step. Two day workshop with James Murdoch. 10.30-4.30pm. £88. Pitlochry Festival Theatre River Room.
10 This is Scotland ... and You're Welcome to it! An evening of music and comedy with Alan Brown, Castle Menzies. 8pm. £6.
12 Johnson & Boswell: Late but Live! The bilious duo take a quantum leap from the late 18th century to the present day. Birnam Institute, 8pm, £10/£8.
12-13 Creative Writing: two day workshop with Hugh Scott. 10.30-4.30pm. £88. Pitlochry Festival Theatre River Room
13 The Flying Scotsman; Film. Birnam Institute. 7.30pm.
13-19 Playgroup Thrift Shop. 10am-4pm. Old Kirk, Chapel Street.
17 The Edinburgh Quartet: Scotland's premier string quartet. Birnam Institute, 8pm, £12, £10, children £5.
17 This is Scotland ... and You're Welcome to it! An evening of music and comedy with Alan Brown, Castle Menzies. 8pm. £6.
18 The Gordon Gunn Band: vibrant, cutting edge traditional Scottish music. Foyer event, 7.30pm, £12.50. Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
19 Return of the Kings: Elvis & Roy Orbison tributes. Pitlochry Festival Theatre, £14-£16. 7.30pm.
20 Crannog Centre - Celtic food and drink festival
20-26 Gymnastics Group Thrift Shop. 10am-4pm. Old Kirk, Chapel Street.
21 Roll's Boys: sponsored by Scottish Bluegrass Association. Fiddle Tree event. Baronial Hall, Birnam Hotel, 8pm (01350 727158)
26 Sporan Making Workshop. Birnam Institute 10am. £40.
27 Aberfeldy Tennis Club Open Day: 1 to 5pm. New members very welcome
27-3 May Guide Dogs Thrift Shop. 10am-4pm. Old Kirk, Chapel Street.
28 Moulin & Pitlochry History Circle AGM, followed by talk by David Leggatt on the history of the Perth Bull sales. The Tryst, 7.30pm. Visitors welcome £2.
May
01-02 Heartland Film Society: Jindabyne. Locus Centre, 7.30pm. New members welcome.
04-10 Breadalbane Football Club Thrift Shop. 10am-4pm. Old Kirk, Chapel Street.
08 This is Scotland ... and You're Welcome to it! An evening of music and comedy with Alan Brown, Castle Menzies. 8pm. £6.
10-11 Crannog Centre - Festival of Nettles
11-17 Aberfeldy Gala Thrift Shop. 10am-4pm. Old Kirk, Chapel Street.
14 Perthshire Highland District Horticultural Society Meeting; Plant Sale. Aberfeldy Town Hall, Doors Open 7pm
15 This is Scotland ... and You're Welcome to it! An evening of music and comedy with Alan Brown, Castle Menzies. 8pm. £6.
18-24 Christian Aid Thrift Shop. 10am-4pm. Old Kirk, Chapel Street.
20 Mary Anne Kennedy & Bruce Molsky; Gerry O'Connor & Gilles Le Bigot; and Mike & Ali Vass. Fiddle Tree event. Baronial Hall, Birnam Hotel, 8pm (01350 727158) Sponsored by Scottish Arts Council.
22 This is Scotland ... and You're Welcome to it! An evening of music and comedy with Alan Brown, Castle Menzies. 8pm. £6.
25-31 PTA Thrift Shop. 10am-4pm. Old Kirk, Chapel Street.
29 This is Scotland ... and You're Welcome to it! An evening of music and comedy with Alan Brown, Castle Menzies. 8pm. £6.
June
June - Crannog Centre Perthshire Archaeology Month
05-06 Heartland Film Society: The Flying Scotsman. Locus Centre, 7.30pm. New members welcome.
13-14 Aberfeldy Mod - Friday 13th is Junior Day and Saturday 14th is the Senior Day. More details.
21 Crannog Centre - Summer Solstice Live Music and Real Ale Festival
21 Mid-summ Ceilidh Dance with Bella McNab's Dance Band. Fiddle Tree event. Baronial Hall, Birnam Hotel, 8pm (01350 727158)
July
19-20 Crannog Centre - Go Native! Ancient Crafts and Technology Fair
August
13 Crannog Centre - Claybake: make your own Iron Age pots
21 Crannog Centre - Iron Age bread and butter making
30 Perthshire Highland District Horticultural Society Meeting; Flower Show. Aberfeldy Town Hall,12 noon. Presentation of prizes 3pm followed by sale of exhibits.
September
14 Crannog Centre - ancient archery tournament for all
October
31 Crannog Centre - Celtic Samhain Fire Festival
November
30 Crannog Centre - Wild Harvest Food and Drink Festival