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Pitlochry Festival Theatre see web-site for details. www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com A selection of 4 plays including; My Fair Lady A perfectly 'loverly' musi-cal 3rd 7th 10th 13th 18th 22nd 25th & 30th Henceforward - a comic tale of man, music and machines 4th 8th 11th 15th 18th 23rd 28th 29th See How They Run! - A classic, cha-otic war-time farce 4th 8th 11th 16th 21st 22nd24th 27th Trelawny Of The Wells - a vivacious Victorian Comedy 2nd 6th 9th 14th 15th 17th 20th 25th 29th Tel:Box Office: 01796 484 626 www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com

April – October: Sundays, 11.30am Additionally, June-September: Wednesdays, 11.30am Explorers Garden - Pitlochry Festi-val 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 Gar-den entry Tel 01796 484626

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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 selec-tion. Our kilted waiting staff will offer genuine hospitality and good craic! (Local expres-sion for good times!) Free Entry - To book a table and your place at Och Aye McKay: • Phone: 01796 473888 • Email: [email protected]

Every Wednesday 4th May to 14th September Wonderful Wednesdays - Open Com-petion 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

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Wednesday 1st Jun 9.30am - 5.30pm

75 Years of Public Opening Anniversary Day

Blair Castle, Blair Atholl

Saturday 18th June Green Park Hotel Coffee

Morning Green Park Hotel Pitlochry The annual Coffee Morning will be held on 18th June, with the generous sponsorship of the McMenemie family. Stalls for plants, home baking, home-

made jams and preserves, fresh bread and a raffle to fund raise for the summer floral displays.

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person. Tel 01796 472792 e.mail [email protected] www.pitlochrygolf.co.uk

Every Saturday 11 - 11.30am Childrens’ story Telling, The Watermill, Mill Street, Aber-feldy, Perthshire. PH15 2BG. tel:01887 822896 email:[email protected] www.aberfeldywatermill.com

Wednesday 1st Jun 9.30am - 5.30pm 75 Years of Public Opening Anniversary Day Blair Castle, Blair Atholl Wednesday 1 June marks 75 years since Blair Castle first opened it's doors to the public.In the Summer of 1936, the castle’s first visitors were able to view its remarkable interiors and its many treasures for the first time, a privilege previously extended by invitation only and reserved for such illustrious guests as Queen Victo-ria and Bonnie Prince Charlie. The first day of public opening attracted 286 people and tours to the top of the tower could be enjoyed for just one penny!All visitors to Blair Castle on this special day will receive a souvenir postcard. In addition, the 286th indi-vidual visitor will also receive a compli-mentary bottle of Atholl Highlander whisky and be invited to stand for a celebratory photograph with a member of the Atholl Highlanders regiment. To add to the sense of celebration Af-ternoon Teas will be served in the cas-tle ballroom from 2.30pm to 4.30pm. Enjoy sampling the selection of sand-wiches, nibbles and cakes served on tiered silver cake stands in the grand-est of settings. Afternoon Teas £9.95 per person. Tel 01796 481207 www.atholl-estates.co.uk

Sunday 5th June 11am June Open Shoot Fortingall Gun Club Chesthill Shooting Ground - Glenlyon 3 .5miles up Glenlyon from Fortingall/Fearnan road junction 15DTL; 10DTL; 25DTL; 5 Gun team 10 DTL; Pool Trap (Note; ground open 11am & E/C 1.30pm) Entry: £12 Gun & £10/

team Visitors Welcome at all shoots - For information phone Sandy Argo 01887 829412 or 07979594575

Sunday 5th June 1-4pm Grandtully Gala Day Grandtully by Aberfeldy Arts & crafts, seasonal fruit & veg, plant stalls, home baking, Games, events, Smash & crash, pet show, face painting, Tai Chi, Beat the goalie. A family day out - Don't miss it! £2 per adults Kids go free (under 12) Free parking. [email protected]

Sunday 5th June 1.30pm Rannoch Fun Five-a-Side Football Tournament Weller Poley Park, Kinloch Ran-noch The competition is open to players of all abilities. Teams must comprise 6 players (1 a Sub) and must be mixed (no all-male teams allowed) The Ran-noch Smokery Challenge Cup will be presented to the winning team, and there will be cash prizes raised from participants entry fees. Admission £10 per team. For further information or to enter a team Tel 01882 633371 or email [email protected]

Sunday 5th June 2pm Attics Tour Blair Castle, Blair Atholl Discover the secrets of Blair Castle’s attics. Hidden from view in the maze of attic rooms and corridors are many strange, wonderful and interesting artefacts. Uncover the strange and fascinating collection of objects in Baron Maule’s room, look through some of our historic estate records and marvel at the eclectic collections of family paintings, walking sticks, weaponry and period costume. The tour culminates in a climb to the castle rooftops for breathtaking panoramic views of the castle grounds. Please note: This tour involves several flights of spiral stairs, the occasional tight space and heights and is only suitable for the fully able. Prices: £15 per per-son Booking: In advance on 01796 481207 or in person on the day (subject to availability). Numbers lim-

ited to 10 people per tour. www.atholl-estates.co.uk

1st Sunday of the Month 8.30pm Traditional Music Sessions Ben Lawers Hotel Lawers Aber-feldy. PH15 2PA Ben Lawers Hotel is proud to host a Traditional Live Music Session on the first Sunday of every single month! Tel: 01567 820436 www.benlawershotel.co.uk

Monday 6th June 2.30pm Talk Moulin Hall Iain McEwan talks on "The Land of the Ice Bear" Everyone is welcome Enquir-ies 01796 473210 Arthritis Awareness in Atholl.

Monday 6th June 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 en-tertainment with the Vale of Atholl Junior Pipe Band, highland and Scot-tish country dancing displays, songs and accordion music. Watch the spec-tacle from your car (parking free) or sit on the terraced banking. Admis-sion: Adults £5, children £1. Gates open 7pm, Starts 7.45pm, finishes approx. 9.15pm www.highlandnight.co.uk

Wednesday 8th June 2pm Five go Hungry On Kirrin Island Birnam Institute Station Road Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DS The New School Butterstone present the Famous Five Classic. Tickets £4 full/£2 conc box office on 01350 727674. www.birnamarts.com

Thursday 9th June 7pm Five go Hungry On Kirrin Island Birnam Institute Station Road Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DS The New School Butterstone present the Famous Five Classic. Tickets £4 full/£2 conc box office on 01350 727674. www.birnamarts.com

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Friday 10th June Music Event by the Students of Stevenson Collage Blair Atholl Village Hall Contact Donald Isles 01796 481663 for more details

Friday 10th June 08:00pm Italia 'n' Caledonia Birnam Arts Centre Station Rd Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DS Mike Maran and Philip Contini return with a new version of a show they first produced 17 years ago. It's called Italia 'n' Caledonia and it cele-brates Scots and Italians. It's a new look at the story of our grandparents. £10 / £8 Tel 01350 727674 www.birnaminstitute.com

Saturday 11th June 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 11th June - 17th June PITLOCHRY GOLF WEEK Pitlochry Golf Club Entry from £129.00 p.p Pitlochry Golf Week has been running since 1979. The week is packed with golf, lessons, activities and entertainment. There cannot be many finer ways to spend a week golfing and we believe the pricing and package to be un-matched. For entry details call 01796 472 792 or email [email protected]

Sunday 12th June Garden Open Day (Scotland's Garden Scheme) Explorers Garden Pitlochry Festi-val Theatre This six acre woodland garden, now seven years old, is maturing nicely. More and more visitors are coming to see the wonders this four star Vis-itScotland attraction reveals - art and architecture, wildlife and birds, exotic plants, peat and rock gardens, ex-traordinary landscaping and magnifi-cent views. Try the guided tours that reveal the stories of the Scottish Plant Hunters who risked their lives travel-

ling the globe in search of new plants and trees. In this garden, which is divided into different parts of the world, you will see the plants they collected for cultivation, commerce and conservation. All entrance fees for Explorers Garden on this day will be donated to SGS and Acting for Others.

Sunday 12th June 11am - 4pm The Big Knit 'n' Stitch Pitlochry Festival Theatre This great charity event launches Knit 'n' Stitch our new informal weekly needlework session held in the coffee bar every Friday throughout the sum-mer months. Tel 01796 484626 www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com

Sunday 12th June 2pm Attics Tour Blair Castle, Blair Atholl Discover the secrets of Blair Castle’s attics. Hidden from view in the maze of attic rooms and corridors are many strange, wonderful and interesting artefacts. Uncover the strange and fascinating collection of objects in Baron Maule’s room, look through some of our historic estate records and marvel at the eclectic collections of family paintings, walking sticks, weaponry and period costume. The tour culminates in a climb to the cas-tle rooftops for breathtaking pano-ramic views of the castle grounds. Please note: This tour involves several flights of spiral stairs, the occasional tight space and heights and is only suitable for the fully able. Prices: £15 per person Booking: In advance on 01796 481207 or in person on the day (subject to availability). Numbers lim-ited to 10 people per tour. www.atholl-estates.co.uk

Sunday 12th June 8:00pm Rodgers & Hammerstein - The Shows and The Story Pitlochry Festival Theatre The inimitable Peter Morrison brings six talented voices, including interna-tional baritone Richard Morrison, to PFT to perform duets, choruses and scenes from all your R&H favourites including Carousel, The King And I, South Pacific, Sound Of Music and Oklahoma! Tickets: £18.50

Tel 01796 484626 www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com

Monday 13th June 7:00pm Mark Thomas Birnam Arts Centre Station Rd Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DS MARK THOMAS: Extreme Rambling (Walking The Wall) Following his sell-out nationwide show ‘The Manifesto’, award-winning come-dian and activist Mark Thomas returns with his brand new show: EXTREME RAMBLING: WALKING THE WALL. Never one to take the easy option, Mark decided to go rambling in the Middle East and walked the entire length of the Israeli Separation Barrier crossing between the Israeli and the Palestinian side. This is the story of 300 000 settlers; a 750 km wall; six arrests, one stoning; too much hum-mus and a simple question... "Can you ever get away from it all with a good walk?" £15 Tel 01350 727674 www.birnaminstitute.com


Wednesday 15th June 7.00pm – 9.00pm FORESTRY COMMISSION WALKS - The Twilight Zone Faskally Car Park Lap up the long evening light and learn about creatures of the forest with a local ranger. Adults: £3.50 Children £2.00 Contact John Fyfe on 07801 827986


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Friday 17th June 8:00pm Andy Lang Birnam Arts Centre Station Rd Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DS “Touching the hearts of his audience with his spiritual music...” Bavarian Andy Lang has been vari-ously referred to in his homeland as 'highlander', 'music magician', 'the incarnate Irish ballad' and 'song poet'. Tonight Andy is singing and playing solo on his guitar, but he also tours extensively with his own band, playing both guitar and celtic harp Tickets: £9 / £7 / £5 under 16 Tel 01350 727674 www.birnaminstitute.com

Saturday 18th June Green Park Hotel Coffee Morning Green Park Hotel Pitlochry The annual Coffee Morning will be held on 18th June, with the generous sponsorship of the McMenemie family. Stalls for plants, home baking, home-made jams and preserves, fresh bread and a raffle to fund raise for the sum-mer floral displays. A superb spread of cakes and savouries with tea and cof-fee in the beautiful setting of the Green Park Hotel. We are all busy making jams with the new season fruits and marmalades with a splash of the local whisky, raf-fle prizes are rolling in a treat, so see you there, just pray for a nice sunny morning for us all. Tickets: £5.00 at the door or from Committee mem-bers, Secretary Mary is on 470051. www.pitlochryinbloom.co.uk

Saturday 18th June 10am - 2pm Summer Market Mill of Logierait, Ballinluig, Perthshire, PH9 0LH local traders offering lots of produce, crafts, plants, wines and even collect-ables that range from vintage kitchen-ware 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

Friday 18th June Saturday 19th June 8.30pm till late Live Music @Stables Bar The Dunalastair Hotel Kinloch

Rannoch Steve Daggett & Phil Anderson Tel 01882 632323 www.dunalastair.co.uk


Sunday 19th June 8:00pm Re-Take That Pitlochry Festival Theatre You’ll never forget this night as the five boys, with live band, perform all of Take That’s greatest hits. This trib-ute show faithfully recreates Take That’s fabulous Circus Tour. Come On, Get Together and Relight Your Fire! £18.50 Tel 01796 484626 www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com

Monday 20th June 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 en-tertainment with the Vale of Atholl Junior Pipe Band, highland and Scot-tish country dancing displays, songs and accordion music. Watch the spec-tacle from your car (parking free) or sit on the terraced banking. Admis-sion: Adults £5, children £1. Gates

open 7pm, Starts 7.45pm, finishes approx. 9.15pm www.highlandnight.co.uk

Tuesday 21st June, 10am-4pm Orchids and Golden Rings Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Blair Atholl We walk up Glen tilt to look at the lovely display of wild flowers and other wildlife. 10 miles. Bring lunch. Booking: Essential please call 01796 481355 or 481646. Cost: £5 [email protected] www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk

Thursday 23rd June 10.30am – 12 .30am FORESTRY COMMISSION WALKS Fabulous Faskally Faskally Car Park Explore off the beaten track in this wee wood with a big history with a forestry ranger. Adults:£3.50 Children £2.00 Contact John Fyfe on 07801 827986

Friday, 24th June 1- 3.00pm FORESTRY COMMISSION WALKS - Big Tree Country Hermitage Car Park, Dunkeld Tall tales and big, big trees. The For-estry Commission takes a look at the wonders of the big tree country. Adults: £3.50 Children £2.00 Contact John Fyfe on 07801 827986

Friday 24th June 8:00pm Pokey LaFarge Birnam Institute Station Road Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DS They blew everyone away at their own headline show at Scotland’s pres-tigious Celtic Connections Festival, and that led to appearances at big outdoor summer events in America and Europe, including Newport Folk Festival, Denmark’s Tonder Festival, England’s Big Chill event, Leicester’s Summer Sundae Weekender, Edin-burgh Festival Fringe and Belfast’s big Open House event. The band is cur-rently as hot as it gets. Tickets: £12 / £10 / £5 under 16 box office on 01350 727674. www.birnamarts.com


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Saturday 25 Jun 9.30am to 5.30pm Charity Day at Blair Castle Blair Atholl Blair Castle stands as the focal point in a designed landscape of some 2,500 acres within a large and tradi-tional estate. Hercules Garden is a walled enclosure of about 9 acres re-cently restored to its original 18th Century form with landscaped ponds, plantings, fruit trees, vegetables, her-baceous gardens and landscape fea-tures. Diana's Grove is a magnificent stand of tall trees including Grand Fir, Douglas Fir, Larch and Wellingtonia in just two acres. All proceeds will be donated to Scotland's Garden Scheme and the Tay valley Mountain Rescue Team. Tel 01796 481355 www.atholl-estates.co.uk

Saturday 25th June 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 25th June 8:00pm Scottish Ensemble Birnam Institute Station Road Birnam Dunkeld PH8 0DS programme: Mozart: Adagio and Fugue, John Woolrich: Ulysses Awake, Wolf (instr. Woolrich): Italian Songs John Woolrich: Capriccio, INTER-VAL, Schubert/Mahler: Death and the Maiden (arrangement for string or-chestra) www.scottishensemble.co.uk Tickets: £12 / £10 / £5 under 16 box office on 01350 727674. www.birnamarts.com

Saturday 25th June 9pm The Dave Amos Band Bankfoot Inn, Main St Bankfoot PH1 4AB The Dave Amos Band more info Tel 01738 787243 e.mail [email protected] http://www.bankfootinn.co.uk

Sunday 26th June 1pm - 2pm en-try Club Shoot 25 Fortingall Gun Club Chesthill Shooting Ground - Glenlyon 3 .5miles up Glenlyon from Fortingall/Fearnan road junction 15DTL; 10DTL; 25DTL; DTL;15pr Double Rise; Pool Trap Visitors Welcome at all shoots - For information phone Sandy Argo 01887 829412 or 07979594575


Sunday 26th June & Monday 27th June Tractor Tour Blair Castle, Blair Atholl Enjoy a tractor and trailer tour around the grounds of Blair Castle and the surrounding farmland. 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. For further information about the tractor tours, please click here. Times: 10am to 11.30am and 6.30pm to 8pm Prices: Adults: £5 Children (under 16): £3 Under 1s: Free Booking: In advance or on the

day (numbers are limited to 30 people per tour so advance booking is recom-mended). Book at Blair Castle Caravan Park on 01796 481263 or [email protected]. Tours can also be booked via Blair Castle (01796 481207) and Atholl Es-tates Office (01796 481355). www.atholl-estates.co.uk

Sunday 26th June 8:00pm A Vision of Elvis Pitlochry Festival Theatre Presented by The Rotary Club of Pitlochry An authentic tribute, featuring Rob Kingsley (Elvis Grand European Cham-pion) to the greatest ever entertainer in both sound and fabulous original costume, with The Cadillacs Band, Sweet Sensations and The Memphis Horns. Tickets: £20.00 Tel 01796 484626 www.PitlochryFestivalTheatre.com


28th June, 9.30am-7pm Mar Lodge to Forest Lodge Atholl Estates Ranger Service, Blair Atholl A walk through from Braemar to Glen Tilt. 15 miles through wild remote countryside with a river crossing. Cost includes transport at start from Blair Atholl to Braemar. Booking: Essential please call 01796 481355 or 481646. Cost: £30 [email protected] www.athollestatesrangerservice.co.uk


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Saturday 28th May 10am - 4pm Aberfeldy Town Hall Open Day Aberfeldy Bouncy Castle, Stories and baking for kids. Computers for seniors, Graffiti Wall, Gardening problems solved, Aberfeldy History in photographs and artifacts. Toddlers clothes and games sale/exchange, smoothie working workshops, Hungarian crafts, Music workshops and more.

Saturday 28th May 7.30pm till late Aberfeldy Town Hall Ceilidh Aberfeldy Come to the Ceilidh. Peter Butter comers an evening of music and song with Strings and Things the Aberfeldy Dance Crew, Simply Burns, The Shandies and more. Bar and Food.

Thursday 30th June 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

Thursday, 30th June 1.30pm – 3.30pm FORESTRY COMMISSION WALKS Pine Cone Point Walk Craigvinean Car Park A brisk forest walk up hill and down dale. Adults: £3.50 Contact John Fyfe on 07801 827986

Thursday 30th June Tractor Tour Blair Castle, Blair Atholl Enjoy a tractor and trailer tour around the grounds of Blair Castle and the surrounding farmland. 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. For further information about the tractor tours, please click here. Times: 10am to 11.30am and 6.30pm to 8pm Prices: Adults: £5 Children (under 16): £3 Under 1s: Free Booking: In advance or on the day (numbers are limited to 30 people per tour so advance booking is recom-mended). Book at Blair Castle Caravan Park on 01796 481263 or [email protected]. Tours can also be booked via Blair Castle (01796 481207) and Atholl Es-tates Office (01796 481355). www.atholl-estates.co.uk


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