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WHAT'S ON 24th - 30th MAY 24-May-2014 until 25-May-2014 VARIOUS IN FIFE : 10.30 - 18.30  UK ACROSS FIFE  East Neuk Open Studios - Come and spend a day or a weekend in the beautiful East Neuk of Fife and follow our Red Balloon trail to discover over 35 talented artists and designers from East Neuk Open Studios (ENOS) who’ll be throwing open their studio doors to welcome visitors and to demonstrate and talk about their work. - www.eastneukopenstudios.org  24-May-2014 THE GRAMPIAN HOTEL : 19:30  37 York Place PERTH 01738 621057  Festival Ceilidh with the Glenfinnan Ceilidh Band - West Lochaber has always been fertile ground for attracting and nurturing traditional talent and this grouping of musical giants is testament to that. - www.perthfestival.co.uk 24-May-2014 PERTH CONCERT HALL : 20:00  Mill Street PERTH 08456126321  Alison Moyet - Alison has received critical acclaim for her Top 5 album the minutes. - www.perthfestival.co.uk 24-May-2014 TOWN SQUARE : 9am-1pm  Wemyssfield, KIRKCALDY  Fife Farmers’ Market Kirkcaldy - Held on the last Saturday of every month. - www.fifefarmersmarket.co.uk 24-May-2014 until 25-May-2014 STIRLING CASTLE : 12 pm  Castle Wynd STIRLING 01786 450 000  Historic Scotland: The Road to Bannockburn - In the 700th anniversary year of the Battle of Bannockburn learn the true story behind the turbulent events that led to this decisive clash and ultimate defeat of Edward II’s army. - www.historic-scotland.gov.uk 25-May-2014 PERTH CONCERT HALL : 19.30  Mill Street PERTH 08456126321  Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko - Concert Programme Prokofiev No 6 Elgar In the South Stewart Copeland Percussion Concerto A Scottish premiere of a brand new percussion concerto by Stewart Copeland – yes, the Stewart Copeland, former drummer of The Police. - www.perthfestival.co.uk 26-May-2014 PERTH CONCERT HALL : 19.30  Mill Street PERTH 08456126321  Entertaining Mr Sloan - Entertaining Mr Sloane was first staged at the Arts Theatre in London in 1964, winning the London Critics ‘Variety’ award for Best Play of the Year. www.perthfestival.co.uk 27-May-2014 ST JOHN`S KIRK : 19.30  PERTH  The Sixteen - Choral Pilgrimage - For its 14th Choral Pilgrimage The Sixteen and Harry Christophers revisit the golden age of Renaissance polyphony with a stunning programme of music by English composers John Sheppard, Richard Davy and William Mundy. www.perthfestival.co.uk 28-May-2014 PERTH CONCERT HALL : 19.30  Mill Street PERTH 08456126321  Reduced Shakespeare Company - Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged - Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield. - www.perthfestival.co.uk 29-May-2014 PERTH CONCERT HALL : 19.30  Mill Street PERTH 08456126321  The Amazing Mnozil Brass, from Austria - The World’s Leading Brass Ensemble This septet is from Vienna and is probably the strangest brass ensemble ever. - www.perthfestival.co.uk 24-May-2014 STIRLING CASTLE : 7.30 pm  Castle Wynd STIRLING 01786 450 000  Historic Scotland: Silent Witnesses: Trauma Tales from Stirling Castle - Following on from BBC2›s History Cold Case Dr Jo Buckberry, an expert in battle trauma from Bradford University, presents a definitive analysis of all the skeletons found buried beneath Stirling Castle’s forgotten chapel in a must see evening lecture supported by Gordon Ewart from Kirkdale Archaeology. - www.historic-scotland.gov.uk 30-May-2014 NORRIE MILLER SUITE : 19.00  Mill Street PERTH 01738 621031  “Confessions of Gordon Brown” - In a candid portrait of life inside Downing Street, Gordon Brown hilariously exposes the darkest secrets of being Prime Minister, the stab-in-the-back plottings, the betrayals and most importantly - the hair gel. www.perthfestival.co.uk 24-May-2014 until 25-May-2014 BLAIR CASTLE  Blair Castle ATHOLL & BREADALBANE 01796481207  Atholl Gathering - The Atholl Gathering takes place on the Bank Holiday weekend at the end of May every year. -www. blair-castle.co.uk 30-May-2014 ST JOHN`S KIRK : 19.30  PERTH  Nocturne - The Romantic Life of Frederic Chopin - With Lucy Parham, Dame Harriet Walter and Henry Goodman - www. perthfestival.co.uk  24-May-2014 until 25-May-2014 VARIOUS IN PERTH : 10.00 - 17.00  Perth PERTH  Art on the River and Perth Art Trail - The River Tay provides a stunning back drop to a busy art and craft exhibition with over forty stalls of paintings, drawings, original prints and an interesting selection of crafts. - www.perthfestival.co.uk 30-May-2014 TOLBOOTH : 8 pm  Jail Wynd STIRLING 01786 274000  Christine Tobin Sings Leonard Cohen - Christine Tobin takes the Tolbooth audience a thousand kisses deep, in a stunning reworking of the great Leonard Cohen. - tolbooth.stirling.gov.uk 25-May-2014 ST JOHN`S KIRK : 11.00 am  PERTH  Festival Service with Perth Youth Orchestra - Perth Youth Orchestra, conducted by Allan Young, are also an important part of our programme. - www.perthfestival.co.uk 30-May-2014 PERTH CONCERT HALL : 20:00  Mill Street PERTH 08456126321  Scouting for Girls - The British pop band, who 6 years ago took the coun