Brechin is playing host to painters, sculptors, musicians, and actors as the town's arts festival takes place. There will be drama, folk, and classical weekends, along with exhibitions and workshops. Famous percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie will be hosting a masterclass and putting on a concert.

There will also be performances of community play Journey of a Dream, based on the history of Brechin from the 1600s to the present day. In previous years the festival has seen visitors from Alaska, Siberia, South America, Canada, Australasia and Europe.

Jean Malcolm, one of the event's organisers, said: "We try to cover everything we possibly can - there's all sorts of music, we've got exhibitions right throughout the town. "It was started by half a dozen of us old, retired ladies. It was to try to get a bit of economic activity as well as bring things that people would usually have to travel along way to get.

"We have been successful - we got 12 letters last year from hotels and so on who said it had been like Christmas every night." The festival runs until 28 September.