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Here's this week's MacAulay and Co. events guide with useful suggestions of how to make the most of your Bank Holiday weekend. Listen again to today's show to hear about more events taking place around Scotland.

William Shakespeare: Daniela Nardini heads a quintet of Scottish actors joining the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Scottish Symphony Orchestra in an abridged performance of Shakespeare's irresistible comedy Much Ado About Nothing.

Glasgow's Southside Festival was started a few years ago and is steadily growing. A few events have already happened this year but the Festival proper gets underway this Saturday with a procession, leaving from Shawlands Academy at 1100. And on Sunday why not have some Afternoon Twee at the Southside Festival's first and only Vintage Fair. It's being held at The Shed on Langside Rd from 1230.

And for music and laugh himself appears as one of Three Wise Men this evening (Fri 27) along with and . That's from 8pm at the Glasshouse, Queen's Park - and an added bonus for your money is the appearance of the Parsonage Choir.

The event will be dedicated to learning about some of our lesser known nocturnal creatures, moth and bats. After a short introductory talk, we will spend most of the evening out on the trails looking for bats, before returning to the moth traps to see what is about. The following morning (Saturday 28th from 10am) we will revisit the moth traps to see what has flown in overnight. The cost is £4 or half-price for RSPB members. Booking is essential and places can be reserved by phoning us on 01505 842663 or emailing lochwinnoch@rspb.org.uk

Launches in Glasgow on Thursday (27 May) and runs right through the summer to the 21st August. It is a free event being shown across three Glasgow venues - Tramway, GOMA and CCA. Contemporary Art at its finest with some well known Scottish artists having their work on display.

27-30 May. It's the Burns an' a' that! Festival 10th anniversary. Featuring 4 headline live music acts at Ayr's iconic town hall as well as a fringe programme of varied events this festival celebrates Robert Burns - the man, his music, his legacy.

Headline acts - FRI - X Factor Night, SAT - Hue and Cry, SUN - Finale evening with Dougie MacLean, Dougie MacLean and Capercaillie. Doors open 7pm, Tickets available on the door or by calling 01292 269793. Full details - .

This nursery in Glasgow's Anniesland are having an open day on Saturday 28th.
As well as lots of mums, dads and small people there will be a bouncy castle, fun & games, goody bags, info packs & light refreshments from 11am-3pm, all welcome.

Sat 28/Sun 29 This is the final event of the IRB World Series. South Africa won at Twickenham last week, New Zealand were crowned series champions and Scotland won the bowl competition. More exciting action ahead at Murrayfield for sure!

Much Ado About Music
with the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Saturday 28 May 2011, 7.30pm
Join the Ö÷²¥´óÐã SSO for a summer's night of theatrically inspired words and music!

Shakespeare's irresistible comedy Much Ado About Nothing is the star attraction, in an abridged, semi-staged performance featuring incidental music by Erich Korngold, most famous for his scores to Errol Flynn's swashbucklers Robin Hood and The Sea Hawk. The overture to Berlioz's version of Much Ado raises the curtain and there's a chance to hear rousing orchestral extracts from Humperdinck's rarely performed Königskinder (The King's Children), another fairy-tale opera from the composer of Hansel and Gretel. We are delighted to welcome five leading Scottish actors, together with students from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, for this performance. The Ö÷²¥´óÐã SSO would like to acknowledge the help received from Anne Henderson, Casting Director National Theatre of Scotland.

Take your seats for a truly enchanting evening of glorious tunes, verbal fireworks and theatrical wonder.