AROUND TOWN

Returning to the spectacular surroundings of Errol Park in Perthshire, Solas Festival (Friday 20 – Sunday 22 June) combines music, art, discussion and community, priding itself on a diverse mix of entertainment and attendees.

Showcasing the best of food, farming and rural life, The Royal Highland Show (Thursday 19 – Sunday 22 June) is back at Ingliston in Edinburgh for four days of fun for all the family.

Promising free activities and entertainment on or around the canal, the Edinburgh Canal Festival (Saturday 21 June) boasts a programme of musical performances from local bands and community groups, street food and drink options, canoe polo, a jumble sale, live printing and much more.

MUSIC

Taking place at venues across the city including Òran Mór, Saint Luke’s and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow Jazz Festival (until Sunday 22 June) brings you the best in world and Scottish jazz, and the jazz adjacent, including performances from Mammal Hands, Theon Cross Trio Ft. Graham Costello, The New Jazzwegians and Anavitória.

At the city’s Nice N’ Sleazy, Canadian folk singer-songwriter Basia Bulat (Saturday 21 June) will be sharing songs from her latest studio album, Basia’s Palace, along with some old favourites.

Meanwhile Fuzz Bat Gigs (Saturday 21 June) are putting on one of their regular music nights at Edinburgh’s Leith Depot, bringing together dreamy rock-pop quartet Wild Again, post-punk ensemble Portable Heads and joyous indie guitar pop trio Errant Boy.

STAGE

Check out some upcoming talent with a trio of productions from Strange Town Youth Theatre company, who will be performing Livin’ On A Prayer, In The Cult Of Work, and The Stars And After (until Saturday 21 June) at Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre this weekend.

At Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre Jason Manford: A Manford All Seasons (Friday 20 June) sees the popular comic return with observations aplenty.

The son of a Hindu Indian and Sikh Singaporean, raised in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Raul Kohli (Sunday 22 June) has lived in every corner of the nation. In his latest show, Raul Britannia, this acclaimed comedian explores what it means to be British. Catch him at Edinburgh’s The Stand.

FILM

With their animated efforts tending to be a cut above the rest, the latest Pixar should stir up plenty of excitement in adults and kids alike. The endearing Elio follows the titular 11-year-old on a journey into space. It’s not up there with the likes of, erm, Up but there’s plenty to enjoy.

To celebrate the release of 28 Years Later (out Friday), Edinburgh’s The Scotsman Picturehouse are putting on a short Danny Boyle Season (Friday 20 – Sunday 22 June), featuring screenings of Shallow Grave, Sunshine and Trainspotting.

At Glasgow Film Theatre, the UK’s largest Arab film festival SAFAR Film Festival (until Saturday 28 June), will be hosting some screenings, including Red Path.

PODCASTS

The Hollywood Golden Age actress is under the microscope in Untold Legends: Hedy Lamarr, with scandals, screen success and her incredible skill as an inventor all up for discussion.

As if being one of pop’s biggest stars wasn’t enough, in new podcast Service95 Book Club Dua Lipa meets the authors of her monthly recommendations, getting stuck into fascinating chats with the likes of Widow Basquiat’s Jennifer Clement and others.

In The Guardian’s new six-part investigative series Missing In The Amazon, they look into what happened to Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, a journalist and indigenous defender who disappeared in the remote corners of the Amazon jungle without a trace.

ART

Opening this week at Edinburgh’s Collective is Mercedes Azpilicueta: Fire On The Mountain, Light On The Hill (Friday 20 June – Sunday 7 September), a solo exhibition from the leading Argentinian visual and performance artist, who is now based in Amsterdam. The presentation is centred around a main, mixed media installation inspired by her home city’s 1917 potato riots.

Get stuck into some art yourself at Leith Festival’s Life Drawing Class (Sunday 22 June), a free event with materials provided. You’ll draw a costumed life model in Leith’s Quality Yard, a sheltered courtyard with street art murals.

And finally, touring exhibition Resistance (Saturday 21 June – Sunday 4 January) brings acclaimed artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen’s vision to Edinburgh’s Modern Two. It’s a powerful portrait of British protest over the decades, bringing together works by renowned photographers, including Vanley Burke, John Deakin, Fay Godwin and Edith Tudor-Hart.

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