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The top 10 cultural events in Scotland today

1 VISUAL ART: IMPRESSIONISM AND SCOTLAND

In this five-star show, work by famous French Impressionist painters is hung alongside work by Scottish contemporaries. It's thoughtfully assembled, and demonstrates this country's contribution to a revolutionary art movement. Highlights include Lavery's Bridge at Grèz, George Reid's Montrose and Monet's glorious Vetheuil.

• National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, 10am-5pm, 0131-624 6200

2 THEATRE: FALL

THE Traverse gets its 2008 Fringe season underway with this new work from perennial favourite and multi-award winner Zinnie Harris. As war criminals are rounded up and prepared for execution following a bloody civil war, a woman realises she has known one of the accused for 15 years without suspecting a thing. For full details of the Traverse's Edinburgh Fesival Fringe programme, visit the web at www.traverse.co.uk

• Traverse, Edinburgh, 7pm, 0131-228 1404

3 FILM: WALL-E

Pixar's astonishingly accomplished tale of a lonely rubbish-collecting robot is bold, ambitious and full of cinematic wizardry, but WALL-E swells the heart as much as it dazzles the eyes. It's a film that is both visually sophisticated and admirably pure in terms of the basic story it is telling.

• Cinemas nationwide.

4 MUSIC: CAROL LAULA

Promoting the release of her seventh album, Kitchen Stories, Paisley-born singer-songwriter Carol Laula's work has seen her compared to Joni Mitchell and Joan Armatrading. She says her new record has a Sixties feel to it, and describes her band as "the youngest hippies in town," so prepare for a blast from the past.

• Jam House, Edinburgh, 8pm, 0131-226 4380

5 THEATRE: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Glasgow's Bard in the Botanics season is one of the great survivors of Scottish theatre, undeterred by tempests, cash crises, and the recent Kibble Palace refit. The intrepid outdoor company here offers the second show of its 2008 season, a promenade version of a favourite Shakespeare comedy.

• Botanic Gardens, Glasgow, 7:45pm, 0141-276 1614

6 MUSIC: THE KAYS LAVELLE, MEURSAULT, BARN OWL, ROSS CLARK

Another musical mixed bag courtesy of the Duty Free festival. The Kays Lavelle specialise in beautifully-crafted slowburn anthems while Meursault vocalist Neil Pennycook has a pair of lungs that could power a city.

• Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, 7pm, 0131-220 6176

7 VISUAL ART: KENNY HUNTER

A fox sitting on a wheelie bin and a cat perched on an old fridge may not immediately seem the stuff of monumental sculpture. But they are among the works that artist Kenny Hunter has made for this new – and rare – solo show, inspired by his daily cycle ride to work along the Forth and Clyde canal.

• Tramway, Glasgow, 10am-5pm, 0845 330 3501

8 MUSIC: HOW TO SWIM

An exuberant experimental ten-piece from Glasgow who deploy guitars, drums, flute, saxophone, trombone and trumpet to create an enormous sound that's utterly uncategorisable. Influences include Talking Heads, The Velvet Underground and The Polyphonic Spree, if that helps.

• Stereo, Glasgow, 8pm, 0141-222 2254

9 MUSIC: TAM WHITE AND THE SERMON ORGAN TRIO

The elder statesman of Scottish blues, Tam White's career has spanned almost 50 years and he's showing no signs of slowing down. Here he's supported by Paul Harrison (organ), Malcolm MacFarlane (guitar), Martin Kershaw (saxophone) and Tom Gordon (drums).

• Blue Lamp, Aberdeen, 8pm, 01224 647472

10 THEATRE: ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ACCORDIONIST

Another tour date for this enduring Highland Festival show, which can also be seen at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. Nothing to do with Dario Fo, despite the pun, it's a comedy ceilidh murder mystery that's full of manic energy.

• MacPhail Centre, Ullapool, 7:45pm, 01854 613336