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SELECTED to open the Sundance Festival’s documentary strand in January this year is Generation Wealth (above), filmmaker Lauren Greenfield’s portrait of a modern America obsessed with images and materialism. This screening at the GFT will be followed by a recorded Q&A with Greenfield.

July 17, Glasgow Film Theatre, 6.10pm, £10.50, £7.50 concs. Tel: 0141 332 6535. glasgowfilm.org

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DR Alison Cathcart, a senior lecturer in history at the University of Strathclyde, presents a talk on Scotland’s clan society within the 16th and early 17th centuries and its relationship with the Scottish Crown, at St Giles’ Cathedral. Part of the Exploring Gaelic lecture series, Cathcart’s talk will explore the Statutes of Iona of 1609 and the implications this had for clan society, culture and the Gaelic language.

July 9, St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh, 7.30pm, free. www.stgilescathedral.org.uk/visit/learn-gaelic

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AS the Open Championship returns to Carnoustie from July 16 to July 22, further inland at the University of Dundee’s Botanic Garden, the public have a chance to practise their short-game skills at a family-friendly putting green. Each of the six holes are named after landmarks or species of trees or plants found within the grounds. Open to all, equipment can be provided.

All summer, Dundee Botanic Garden, University of Dundee, Sunday to Thursdays 10am to 8.30pm, Fridays 10am to 4.30pm, £3.90, £2.90 concs, under-18s free. www.dundee.ac.uk

FILM

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OVER July, the GFT presents a celebration of the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. The season features a selection of the director’s 58 works, including a new digital restoration marking the 60th anniversary of Vertigo (above, July 13 to 17), Hitchcock’s personal favourite Shadow Of A Doubt (tomorrow and July 10), the still-thrilling Strangers On A Train (July 22 and 24) and another James Stewart classic, Rear Window (July 29 and 31). Additional titles will screen in August and September.

Various times, £10.50, £7.50 concs. Tel: 0141 332 6535. glasgowfilm.org

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A WOMAN who inspired generations of artists in her wake, Whitney Houston was undoubtedly one of the world’s greatest singers while living a life troubled by addiction and fights with husband Bobby Brown. Unlike the recent Nick Broomfield documentary, Whitney, the new film by Kevin Macdonald, has the benefit of insights gleamed by the Scottish director from interviews with several close friends and relatives of the singer who died in 2012.

Until July 19, Glasgow Film Theatre, various times, £10.50, £7.50 concs. Tel: 0141 332 6535. glasgowfilm.org
Until July 19, Dundee Contemporary Arts, various times and prices. Tel: 01382 432 444. www.dca.org.uk
Unitl August 2, Filmhouse, Edinburgh, various times and prices. Tel: 0131 228 2688. www.filmhousecinema.com

VISUAL ART

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PRESENTED as part of the DCA’s current exhibition by acclaimed US artist Eve Fowler is Language That Rises, a series of posters dotted throughout the city (above). An artist interested in the written word as well as visual art, events related to the exhibition include a Gertrude Stein reading group and an evening on July 19 from 6pm titled I Want To Tell About Fire in which poet Sophie Collins will host a night of readings and discussion in response to Fowler’s work.

Until August 26, DCA, Dundee, free. Tel: 01382 432 444. www.dca.org.uk

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VISAURIHELIX by sound and audiovisual artist Louise Harris is an interactive sound installation in the tower at Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Lighthouse. Presented by visual sonic arts programmers Sonica, it’s the first of three large-scale public artworks to feature in Glasgow this summer. Heavily influenced by Mackintosh’s architecture, the work features rods strung across the staircase which visitors are invited to pluck, adding their efforts to a new music composition.

Until January 2019, The Lighthouse, Glasgow, Monday to Saturdays 10.30am to 5pm, Sundays noon to 5pm, free. www.thelighthouse.co.uk sonic-a.co.uk

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THIS week is the last chance to see The Romance Of The Garden: Fragments and Memories, a joint exhibition by Dawson and Liz Murray, husband and wife artists who take daily inspiration from their Fife garden.

Until July 13, Summerhall, Edinburgh, 10am to 6pm (closed Mondays), free. Tel: 0131 650 1580. www.summerhall.co.uk

FESTIVALS

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TAKING place near the Lake of Menteith from July 13 to July 15, Doune The Rabbit Hole is a small-scale festival with big names to boast about. As well as sets from festival stalwarts such as The Orb, The Levellers and Dreadzone, there will be turns from This Is The Kit (above), activist-rapper Akala, Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert and many more. With generous concessions for young people, free tickets for under 12s, activities for children and a separate camping area, Doune is renowned for being welcoming to families - including those with canine members.

July 13 to July 15, near the Lake of Menteith, Cardross Estate, Stirling, weekend tickets: £80 to £90, day tickets: July 13: £35, July 14 and July 15: £50, concessions for young people, under 12s go free. www.dounetherabbithole.co.uk

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FROM the afternoon of July 28 to the morning of July 29, Jupiter Artland presents Jupiter Campout: ROMANTI-CRASH! Inspired by the format of a wedding day, the overnight sleepover features an array of art events and live music, including sets from Glaswegian music maker Apostille and Turner Prize winning artist Martin Creed. A creche will be available for children and audiences can explore Jupiter Artland’s unique landscape featuring large-scale artworks by Phyllida Barlow and Andy Goldsworthy.

July 28, Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston near Edinburgh, 3pm, £40 (including camping pitch and free parking), concessions available. Tickets: bit.ly/JupiterCampout www.jupitercampout.com www.jupiterartland.org

MUSIC

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FROM now until late November, the National Museum of Scotland presents Rip It Up, the first major exhibition dedicated to Scottish pop music. Around 300 objects are on display at the exhibition, including the homemade stage outfits worn by The Rezillos on Top of The Pops, the first guitar owned by Charlie Burchill of Simple Minds, Belle and Sebastian’s 1999 Brit Award and memorabilia and stage art from the likes of Lonnie Donegan, Lulu, The Proclaimers, The Skids and Franz Ferdinand.

Until November 25, National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh. www.nms.ac.uk/ripitup WHAT’S HAPPENING?

INTERNATIONAL chamber music festival Music At Paxton takes place from July 13 to July 22 in the picture gallery of Paxton House on the banks of the River Tweed in the Borders. Scottish pianist Alasdair Beatson will open the festival on July 13 with an evening of two concerts featuring works for clarinet, cello and piano by Beethoven, Brahms and Schubert and Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet For The End of Time.

Other highlights include a programme of French music from the First World War (July 14) and a programme from Sean Shibe (above), the Scottish guitarist who recently won the Young Artist Award at the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards (July 19).

July 13 to July 22, various times, prices from £5 to £25. Tel: 0131 473 2000. Tickets from www.hubtickets.co.uk www.musicatpaxton.co.uk

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THE Moscow State Circus (above) returns to Scotland this month for an extensive tour of new production Gostinitsa. Featuring Didyk Troupe, an aerial act who use double swings, the psychics defying Alikhanov Troupe, trapeze artists, unicyclists and acrobats who balance from 10-meter-high poles, the weather needn’t stay fair to be comfortable –everything is housed in a centrally-heated big top. The circus remains in Scotland next month for dates in Dundee.

Today until July 10, Lossie Green, Elgin; July 12 to 17, Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC; July 19 to August 5, Aberdeen Queens Links. Various times, £12 to £36, £8 to £26 concessions. Tel: 020 3375 3970. www.moscowstatecircus.com

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WRITER-performer Isobel McArthur’s new play Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of) is an irreverent new adaptation of Austen’s 1813 novel with five women, including McArthur herself, taking on all the roles. Produced in collaboration with McArthur’s own Blood of the Young theatre company and Glasgow’s Tron, the colourful, contemporary take on the classic rom-com also features acclaimed young actors Meghan Tyler, Christina Gordon, Hannah Jarrett-Scott and Tori Burgess, while the award-winning Paul Brotherston directs.

June 28 to July 14, Tron Theatre, Glasgow, 7.45pm, Jul 7 mat 2.30pm, £9 to £17, concs available. Tel: 0141 552 4267. www.tron.co.uk www.bloodoftheyoung.org