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| New, Old, Green and Greenhouse/Blackhouse - Six Cities Design Festival installation
As a centrepiece of a city-wide exploration of sustainability in housing, Six Cities Design Festival, Scotland’s first Nationwide Design Festival, presents a major installation comprising New, Old, Green - a Museum of Finnish Architecture exhibition and Greenhouse/Blackhouse – a specially created exhibition including projects short listed for the 2009 Highland Housing Fair. The exhibitions will be shown in The Six Cities Design Festival Centre, Castle Wynd from 17 May – 3 June 2007. | |
| Celebrating Tobermory’s Real Shops - New music commission by the Dave Milligan Trio
Real Shops is the last in a series of 3 jazz commissions by An Tobar, The Tobermory Arts Centre in celebration of its home town on the island of Mull on the west coast of Scotland. | |
| Tunes of Glory comes to Perth
Award winning Middle Ground Theatre Company proudly presents the first UK touring stage adaptation of James Kennaway’s stunning Tunes of Glory which arrives at Perth Theatre on Tuesday 17 April for a two week run. | |
| Add your event to the Highland 2007 programme!
Event organisers are being encouraged to make the most of Highland 2007, Scotland’s year of Highland culture, by adding their events to the programme for the year ahead. | |
| Top pipers compete for new Culloden prize
Some of Scotland’s top competitive pipers will meet in Inverness next month (Saturday 14 April) to vie for a new prestigious prize. | |
| Seo Seinn 2007
There are only 2 more days to go until the closing date for entries to Seo Seinn 2007. | |
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Flook's Finnegan for Feis Rois
This year’s Fèis Rois Inbhich (Adult Fèis Rois) has added another top international star musician to the tutor list with the confirmation of Flook’s Brian Finnegan. |
| The Vatersay Boys come to the Ironworks
The Vatersay Boys have announced that on the 19th August 2007, they will be playing at the Ironworks in Inverness. | |
| Stop Press - Joe Longthorne's Perth gig cancelled
Due to unforeseen circumstances the Joe Longthorne concert planned to take place at Perth Concert Hall on Saturday 31 March 2007 has been cancelled. | |
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Screen Machine 2 brings a taste of China to Ullapool
As part of the UK-wide Cinema China festival, Screen Machine 2 is delighted to be hosting a special preview screening of Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, the latest film by Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern, Hero, House of Flying Daggers), in Ullapool on Saturday 14th April 2007. |
| BBC Radio Scotland Young Jazz Musician 2007 Award
The Scottish Jazz Federation and BBC Radio Scotland have joined forces to create the Scottish Young Jazz Musician 2007 Award . | |
| Competitions Keep Scots Dramatist's Memory Alive
2007 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Robert McLellan, one of Scotland's greatest dramatists. | |
| Moving Pictures - Training Opportunities
A German film student documentary crew (Ralf & Stefan) are based in Taigh Chearsabhagh, are filming a documentary about returnees, new inhabitants and people who never went away from March 19th - April 24th 2007. | |
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Highland Open Studios launch ‘Artists Catalogue’ for 2007
Deputy Provost, Kathleen Matheson, today (24 March 2007) launched the Highland Open Studios 2007 ‘Artists Catalogue’ at a reception in the Inverness Town House. |
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Highland 2007 promoting the Highlands & Islands in New York
Highland 2007, along with VisitScotland Highland and Caledonian MacBrayne, will be showcasing the Highlands and Islands of Scotland as a great place to live and visit to the thousands of visitors expected in the Scottish Village, Grand Central Terminal, New York during the forthcoming Tartan Week celebrations (31 March – 8 April). |
| Ullapool Book Festival launches 2007 programme
A lecture by the chairman of Scottish Arts Council Richard Holloway chaired by the Director of Edinburgh International Book Festival, Catherine Lockerbie; a poetry morning on a fascinating uninhabited island; a poet/writer in residence; a host of awarding winning writers – these are just a few of the delights in store at Ullapool Book Festival (10-13 May 2007) which has just launched its programme. | |
| Scottish Opera to tour Scotland this Spring with 'Die Fledermaus'
Scottish Opera will be touring to to Ayr, Dumfries, Dunfermline, Elgin, Forfar, Hamilton, Kelso, Oban, Stirling and Tain with their production of Johann Strauss Jnr's 'Die Fledermaus'. | |
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Michael Marra concert at Universal Hall
Widely acclaimed as one of Scotland's most talented and original songwriters and performers, Michael Marra, will be performing at the Universal Hall in Findhorn on 31 March 2007. |
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'Man Who Planted Trees' at the Universal Hall
Using a mix of actors and puppets, Puppet State Theatre Company presents a magical, comical, multi-sensory adaptation of Jean Gionoís well-loved story at the Universal Hall in Findhorn on 30 March 2007. |
| Guillemots To Join Crowded House On Sunday Main Stage At The Outsider
Guillemots, whose debut album – Through The Windowpane - was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize 2006, have been signed to perform at The Outsider Festival this summer. They will perform on the main stage supporting Crowded House on Sunday 24 June. | |
| Eden Court offers new class exploring world of experimental theatre
Eden Court is offering theatre enthusiasts aged 16+ the opportunity to take part in a four day project exploring the exciting new world of experimental theatre. | |
| An Talla Solais Members Show – VISUAL ENERGY Opens this Week in Ullapool.
An exhibition featuring thirty five local artists will be open to the public from Sunday 25th March in Market Street, Ullapool. The artists are all members of the Ullapool based visual arts organisation an talla solais. | |
| Gaelic Arts Conference 2007
A Gaelic Arts Conference has been announced for 8th and 9th May 2007, in An Lanntair, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. | |
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The Duplets Spring/Summer Tour 2007
The Duplets are Fraya Thomsen and Gillian Fleetwood, a Scottish harp and song duet from the Highlands. This spring they excitedly embark on their first national tour in anticipation of their album release this winter. |
| Ròc na Gàidhlig 2007
Modern Gaelic music is alive and kicking and ready to shake the Land of the Gaels from top to bottom. The first ever all-Gaelic rock and techno tour is currently underway through Ireland and Scotland and this historical event will culminate in a tremendous final night showdown right here at An Tuireann on March 31st at 8pm. | |
| mapdance come to Inverness
The University of Chichester’s exciting new MA Student Performance Company, mapdance, is offering an Open Workshop on 24 May 2007 in Inverness, followed by a performance the following day at the Spectrum Centre. | |
| Irish and Shetland String Connections
Two special fiddle events come to Beauly and Inverness in April. Gerry O’Connor, one of Ireland’s most respected fiddle players, performs along with his talented son Donal in Phipps Hall, Beauly on Sat 7 April 2007. Young fiddlers from Shetland lead a Shetland Ceilidh in the Spectrum Centre on Saturday 14 April 2007. | |
| New Gaelic drama festival roaring success for An Lanntair
Mach ann an Deich, a new non competitive Gaelic drama festival, was held in An Lanntair from the 12th - 17th March 2007. | |
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Six Sirens Sing in Resolis
Resolis Community Arts are hosting a new and prodigiously talented band – The Sirens, at Resolis Memorial Hall on 23rd March 2007. |
| Theatre Forum for Scotland
A new Theatre Forum for Scotland met for the first time last month (January 2007). | |
| MagFest 2007
Following on from the success of last year’s MagFest, which attracted an audience of 3,200 over its two nights, MagFest 2007 will feature a six-day programme of circus, cabaret, comedy, music and children’s events, all housed in a unique venue – the MagFest Spiegeltent. | |
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Western Isles BA Fine Art Students return from Berlin Study Tour
BA Fine Art students and staff from Lews Castle College Benbecula Campus have recently returned from a 3-day cultural visit to Berlin. |
| The Scottish Arts Council Creative and Professional Development Awards For Visual Artists in Scotland
The Visual Arts Department of the Scottish Arts Council is delighted to announce an increased level of funding for their highly competitive individual awards during the financial year 2007 to 2008. | |
| Esther O' Connor announced as Altan Support
On Friday April 13th at The Ironworks, Inverness the sensational Irish Folk band Altan will play a seated gig and one of Scotland's top up & coming artists Esther O'Connor has been announced as the support act. | |
| The Alberts III - Call for Film Submissions
2007 is going to be a DOUBLE Alberts year with a May and December event. | |
| Website launched for national bicentenary commemoration events
The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), Awards for All and 24 Hour Museum have joined in partnership to announce their support of the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade with the launch of the website www.abolition200.org.uk . | |
| Celtic Connections Artistic Director stays on for 2008
Celtic Connections is delighted to announce that Donald Shaw will stay on as Celtic Connections Artistic Director for another year. | |
| Gaelic Speaking Talent Wanted!
Do you want to work in Television and can speak fluent Gaelic? We want to hear from you whether you are highly experienced or total fresh. | |
| The Best Blues Brothers show in the world ever comes to The Ironworks!
The Ironworks in Inverness is proud to announce that JAKE & ELWOOD will be in the building on 19 April 2007 for the Best Blues Brothers Show in the world - ever! | |
| Aviemore Mountain Film Festival
The UK's leading independent adventure film festival - Aviemore Mountain Film Festival – will continue its tradition of bringing together some of today's most extreme sports men and women when the annual festival kicks off in May. | |
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Call for Film Submissions
Submissions are now being taken for the Alberts III in three categories; 1 minute, 4 1/2 mins and under 10 mins. May and December deadlines. |
| Scottish Arts Council Boosts Theatre Touring
A new Theatre Touring Strategy will be launched today (13 March 2007) at the Federation of Scottish Theatre's Emporium event at Dance Base in Edinburgh. | |
| Localband.com Explodes onto the Music Scene
New Website Plugs Music Lovers into Unsigned Acts and Local Venues. | |
| Puppet Animation Festival 2007 - All Over the Highlands Monday 12 March – Sunday 22 April
The UK’s oldest and largest performing arts event for children and young people returns this Easter to venues all over Scotland including the Inverness Area and other parts of the Highlands The 23rd annual celebration of puppetry and animation hits Scotland’s Schools, Theatres and Halls for the next six weeks | |
| Highland Exposure: A Highland Digital Photo Competition & Exhibition
Highland Exposure is a major digital photography competition running throughout the 2007 Scottish Year of Highland Culture. | |
| HISSAC Annual Open Short Story Competition
Entries for the HISSAC Annual Open Short Story Competition are now being received, Chairman of judges is novelist and 2006 Scotsman/Orange Short Story Winner 2006, Clio Gray. | |
| KT Tunstall and Crowded House to headline the first Outsider Festival
The music line up for The Outsider festival (22-24 June 2007) will include fantastic main stage headliners KT Tunstall (Saturday) and Crowded House (Sunday); performing their only Scottish show of the summer. | |
| March events at Ardross Hall
Two top shows, The Outlaw Fulke Fitz Waryn and Good Liquor - Hard Times, are booked to come to Ardross Hall in March 2007. | |
| Harris-based artist in shortlist for 2007 Jolomo Lloyds TSB Scotland Awards
Harris-based artist, Willie Fulton, is one of nine shortlisted artists for the 2007 Jolomo Lloyds TSB Scotland Awards. | |
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Altan come to The Ironworks in April
Traditional Irish music band, Altan, will be performing a special seated show at The Ironworks in Inverness on 13 April 2007. |
| Ironworks - The Melting Pot change of headliner
The Melting Pot returns to The Ironworks on March 16th following its successful launch in January. | |
| Launch of the Ardross Hall Website! - Saturday 10 March
You are invited to come along to the Ardross Hall on Saturday 10 March between 10am and 2pm to join us for coffee and to see the new Ardross hall website!
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| Scottish Ballet Present World Premiere
Scottish Ballet has received its very own kiss of life, with Bank of Scotland today announcing a commitment of over £350,000 in support of the Company's brand new festive production, The Sleeping Beauty, which tours to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness from early December. | |
| The Highlander's Revenge Music Residency 2007
Cromarty Arts Trust would like to announce an international residency opportunity for Highlands and Islands Musicians following on from their successful 2006 residency with visual artist Jon Macleod. | |
| 27th Shetland Folk Festival
This year's Shetland Folk Festival (4-6 May) - sometimes regarded as the granddaddy of folk festivals - sees yet another eclectic and innovative line up of visiting artistes. | |
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Highland 2007 searching for dynamic young people
Highland 2007, the year Scotland celebrates Highland culture, is encouraging young people in the Highlands to volunteer to become part of the Highland 2007 team. |
| Midsummer Weekend at Rothiemurchus, Cairngorms Where The Landscape Is The Headline Act
Further details of The Outsider, Scotland’s coolest new festival, are announced today. | |
| Blas Festival – substantial reductions for ‘early birds’
Catch worms if you want but what’s a more appealing option if you are an early bird is access to really attractive ticket prices for this year’s Blas Festival. | |
| Hebcelt Announce Truly Cultural Programme
World famous music duo The Proclaimers will be joined by artists from Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Canada and even Turkey on the bill for this year’s Hebridean Celtic Festival. | |
| Feast of Traditional Music Stars for Ullapool
Fèis Rois today launch the 17th Fèis Rois Inbhich (Adult Fèis Rois) taking place from 5th to 7th May in Ullapool. | |
| Sandstone Press announce new website on World Book Day
On World Book Day Sandstone Press is proud to present their new web site. It marks a movement into non-fiction in addition to education and has some innovatory features you might enjoy exploring. | |
| Feast of Traditional Music Stars for Ullapool
Fèis Rois today launch the 17th Fèis Rois Inbhich (Adult Fèis Rois) taking place from 5th to 7th May in Ullapool. | |
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Brand new TV psychological thriller writer to tutor at Moniack Mhor
Andrew Taylor, the award-winner crime writer of new TV psychological thriller Fallen Angel, will be tutoring a Crime Writing course at Moniack Mhor, Scotland’s Creative Writing Centre from April 9th. |
| An evening of entertainment with Invergordon Players and Purple Dragon
Invergordon Players, and their youth section, Purple Dragon, are proud to present an evening of entertainment on Saturday 3rd March 2007 at 7.30pm in the Invergordon Arts Centre. | |
| Ròc na Gàidhlig - Rac na Gaeilge 2007 / Shaking the Land of the Gaels
Modern Gaelic music is alive and kicking and ready to shake the Land of the Gaels from top to bottom. At the end of March, three modern music groups will be heading off on a historical tour through Scotland and Ireland, the first ever all-Gaelic rock and techno tour. | |
| Aviemore Mountain Film Festival
The UK's leading independent adventure film festival - Aviemore Mountain Film Festival – will continue its tradition of bringing together some of today's most extreme sports men and women when the annual festival kicks off on 17-20 May 2007. | |
| Hebcelt Announce Truly Cultural Programme
World famous music duo The Proclaimers will be joined by artists from Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Canada and even Turkey on the bill for this year’s Hebridean Celtic Festival. | |
| Highland 2007 announce funding for InvernessFest Fringe events
One of the most anticipated events in the Highland 2007 calendar is InvernessFest, a two week long celebration of traditional and contemporary culture in Inverness taking place between 15 and 29 July. | |
| The Boswell Trio for Inverness Town House
The next lunchtime concert organised by Highland Council is on 16 March with the locally based Boswell Trio who are Fiona Watt (soprano), Catherine O’Rourke (flute) and Bert Richardson (pianoforte and harpsichord). Their programme includes four arias by Handel, a Romance for Flute and Piano by Schumann, vocal solos by Erroll Garner and Lionel Bart, and two movements from Reineke’s Undine sonata. 01 March 2007 | |
| Not Looking mixed media exhibition at An Tobar
Brian Thomas has bound poetry and sculpture together in his current exhibition at An Tobar on Isle of Mull. | |
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