Dark side Sunday
The Berkeley Suite in Glasgow is hosting the next event in the Classic Album Sundays series with Loud & Clear Hi-Fi Present on September 30. Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon will be played in its entirety on the sophisticated reference hi-fi system from Loud & Clear. The concept aims to enable people to experience music as close as possible to the way the artist intended.
September 30, www.loud-clear.co.uk
Poetic premiere
The Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh will host the premiere of The Barkin House, a poetic play by Wilma G Stark inspired by a building on Arran, on September 6. Directed by Morna Burdon, the performance in association with Women Live! will feature the music of fiddler Duncan Chisholm.
September 6, www.scottishstorytellingcentre.com
Jazzing up Dundee
Things are looking up in Dundee, jazz-wise. Complementing the recently established monthly programme aboard the historical sailing ship Unicorn in Dundee harbour, a new weekly jazz session launches at Clark's Bar in North Lindsay Street this Sunday from 12.30pm to 3pm. The first session features the Hafensomer Quintet, which comprises five local musicians just returned from the festival of that name in Wurzburg, Northern Bavaria, where celebrations were being held last week to mark the 50th anniversary of the cities being twinned.
August 19, www.clarksonlindsaystreet.com
All-night laughs
BBC Three's Comedy Marathon, which takes place at the Edinburgh Fringe tomorrow evening, will be screened live on the BBC Red Button service. The night of live comedy will be shown right through until the small hours of Saturday morning and is set to feature more than 40 Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Festival acts, with Chris Ramsey, Andrew Maxwell and Susan Calman sharing MC duties.
August 17, www.bbc.co.uk/edinburghfringe
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