1) Northern Ballet Casanova, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh until Saturday
Throw caution to the wind. Be led into temptation. Unmask Casanova with Northern Ballet. Consumed by his desires, Casanova lived every minute in a whirlwind of scandal and excess. But there’s more to the man. This original ballet will expose a story so sensational you won’t believe it’s real.
This spine-tingling spectacle of 18th century decadence will flood your senses and take your breath away.
Tickets from £16-£37. Evenings 7.30pm. Matinee Sat 2.30pm Visit www.edtheatres.com/casanova
2) Michael J Malone launches Dog Fight
Crimewriter Michael J Malone launches his latest novel, Dog Fight, in conversation with Radio Scotland presenter and crime fiction enthusiast Theresa Talbot. Be sure not to miss this fantastic opportunity to hear from two of Scotland's most murderously creative minds.
Free, Argyle Street Waterstones, Glasgow, Thursday, March 30, 6.30p-8pm. Phone 0141 248 4814
3) Monkey Business
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
An exhibition featuring more than 60 taxidermied primates including orangutans, gorillas and chimpanzees. Learn how they adapted to their surroundings and how they communicated with each other in this interactive exhibition. This immersive, family-friendly exhibition takes you into the heart of the jungle.
Tickets cost £10 and £8 (Members and under 5s free)
10am-5pm, 0300 123 6789
4) NOW, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, from Saturday
The opening exhibition of a three year programme of contemporary art shows includes a major three-room exhibition by Glasgow-based, Turner Prize-shortlisted artist Nathan Coley.
Central to the exhibition will be The Lamp of Sacrifice by Coley, which will be on show for the first time since it underwent a major restoration by the artist after being damaged in an accident at Glasgow's GOMA. It comprises 286 scaled-down cardboard replicas of every building listed as a place of worship in the 2004 Yellow Pages telephone directory for Edinburgh
Free, visit ww.nationalgalleries.org
5) Monkey Barrel Comedy's Big Saturday Show, Edinburgh, Saturday
A cracking night of stand up comedy in the heart of Edinburgh every Saturday night. All held together by compere Rick Molland, each show features three of the best up-and-coming acts in Scotland and beyond, topped off by a headline act.
Tickets cost £13.45, Monkey Barrel, Blair Street, Edinburgh, 8.30pm to 11pm. Phone 0845 500 1056
6) Mum2Mum Market, Clarkston, Saturday
This pop up baby and children's market features stalls manned by mums selling to other mums. Buy and sell children's clothes and maternity wear, equipment, toys and prams. It's a great place to buy a secondhand pram, clothes, cot, highchair, toys, books, anything aimed at babies, children or pregnancy.
Tickets cost £2 (children free). Stamperland Church, Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, 2pm to 4pm. Visit www.mum2mummarket.co.uk
7) Toucans and Lollipops, Riverside Museum, Glasgow
Toucans and Lollipops is a new display which tells the story of road safety and how our approach to learning about this deadly serious issue has changed since the 1950s, through one element that hasn’t changed – the Lollipop Person. The display structure has been adapted to include a miniature roadway, complete with a fully functional Toucan traffic light crossing system, which visitors can cross.
Free, Riverside Museum, Glasgow. Visit www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums
8) Classic Rock, USA, St Andrews, Sunday
Rock extravaganza featuring more than 25 hits from Bryan Adams, Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen. Classic Rock USA is a heart pumping, drum beating, pulsating rock extravaganza including Born to Run, Thunder Road, Summer of 69, Living on a Prayer, You Give Love a Bad Name and many more.
Tickets cost from £19.50 (Children £17.50). Byre Theatre, St Andrews, Phone 01334 475000 or visit www.worldonstage.net/classic-rock-usa
9) Aberdonians in the Americas, King's Museum, Aberdeen, Mon-Sat
An exhibition exploring the lives of five local collectors who travelled to Latin America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They went to seek their fortunes for different reasons – as explorers, doctors, miners, or missionaries – and met cultures and experiences strikingly different from their lives at home.
Free, King's Museum, Aberdeen. Phone 01224 274330
10) Wrestling Showdown, Volunteer Hall, Galashiels, next Friday
Big characters and bigger body slams at this family-friendly American-style wrestling show featuring stars from the World Wide Wrestling League.
Tickets from £13 (£11; Family £37). 6.30pm-9pm. Phone 01896 752247
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