Scottish Opera will be appearing all over the country this Autumn in a series of ten operatic concerts in venues from Fort William to Dumfries and Falkirk.
31 August 2005

Later this week, the curtain rises on Blas, the Highland's new traditional music festival which promises to be a hugely enjoyable and exciting addition to the cultural life of the area.
31 August 2005

The Musicians’ Union hosts a series of four informal free-to-attend evening roadshows and networking events around Scotland next month (September).
31 August 2005

As part of the Blas Festival’s stated objective of encouraging interest in traditional music among young people, the Festival organisers this week announced details of concessionary deals on ticket prices being offered to school pupils.
29 August 2005

One of the most prestigious solo piping events in the world is coming to the Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort on 7 & 8 September 2005.
29 August 2005

The highlight of the 2005 Blas Festival will take place in Ardross Community Hall on Thursday 8 September when the Kilteran Fiddlers from Evanton are joined by award winning piper Calum Alex MacMillan and The Barra MacNeills.
26 August 2005

Through the Awards for All scheme of the Scottish Arts Council the recently established 'Northwords' group (a registered not-for-profit company) has received a grant of £4000 to start publication of a new writers' magazine for the North.
26 August 2005

A Ross-shire based jeweller is one of seven shortlisted artistes announced for a new eco-prize to celebrate creative, literary or artistic work in Scotland which promotes greener lifestyles.
26 August 2005

Craig Hill, Scotland’s best loved comedian, has got his very own Friday night show! What's The Craic Craig!? is the ultimate guide to 'what's on' in Craig's world, that month, that week...or maybe even that night!
26 August 2005

Chrissie Gittins, poet, playwright and short story writer, comes to An Tuireann, Portree, Isle of Skye for one night only on Wednesday, 14th September 2005 at 7.30pm.
25 August 2005

Hot on the heals of ‘Fiddle Frenzy’, Shetland Arts Trusts next major music promotion will be the ‘Peerie Willie Guitar Festival’, promoted in conjunction with the Trust’s book festival ‘Wordplay’, running over the weekend 10th and 11th September.
25 August 2005

Scottish indigenous crafts and their role in promoting Scotland's tourism, economy and culture will be the focus of the Scottish Arts Council's forthcoming conference 'Living Traditions' at Dunkeld from 28-29 September 2005.
24 August 2005

Pitlochry Festival Theatre has begun a search to discover Barry Cryer look-a-likes in anticipation of the real Mr Cryers gig at the theatre on Sunday 4 September 2005.
24 August 2005

GoHi present an afternoon of opportunity for everyone in the creative industries with 'Dynamic Women – Women in Creative Industries' on 10 September 2005.
23 August 2005

Live Music Now! Scotland will be holding auditions for instrumentalists (under 27s) and singers (under 30s) at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, on Thursday 17th November 2005.
23 August 2005

Blazin' in Beauly, the musical extravaganza started by the band Blazin' Fiddles, will take place in Beauly from 16-21 October 2005.
22 August 2005

An Tobar's Artist in Residence Cath Keay's preliminary work can be viewed at her Open Studio on Tuesday 23rd August at An Tobar from 6pm-8pm.
22 August 2005

Taigh Chearsabhagh presents a solo exhibition of the eminent Sutherland-based ceramic artist Lotte Glob from 17th September – 5th November 2005.
22 August 2005

Dingwall venue Rock is starting a new monthly band night to encourage up & coming talent and give them an outlet to play. The first event will be held on Sunday August 28th 2005.
19 August 2005

Anyone who loves Scottish dancing & traditional music is in for a treat on Saturday 27 August when Kingussie-based traditional dance team Dannsa take to the floor at Grantown Grammar School.
19 August 2005

Inverness Big Band "Highland Swing" will be playing a charity concert on Friday 2nd September, at 7:30pm, at Tain Royal Academy to raise money for the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary Transplant Unit.
18 August 2005

Alison Kinnaird’s performance on the 4 September 2005 during a service at Dornoch Cathedral as part of the Blas Festival has a special significance because she also designed and engraved a stunning ‘praise’ window, recently installed in the Cathedral.
17 August 2005

TAG Theatre Company’s A Taste of Honey, by Shelagh Delaney will open at Citizens Theatre, Glasgow on 4th October 2005 and then will tour venues across Scotland from 10th October – 12th November 2005.
17 August 2005

Training in the arts –music, dance, visual arts, drama - aimed at childcare workers, childminders, youthworkers, toddler groups, croileagan, out of school clubs, parents, nurseries and primaries will take place on 21st and 22nd September 2005 in Inverness.
17 August 2005

RNIB Scotland are currently recruiting professional actors to read Scottish titles in their Glasgow studios.
16 August 2005

HUBL (Highlands Ultimate Band List) is putting on a summer promotional gig for the HUBL Compilation CD at The Eastgrange Loft, Forres on 20th August 2005.
16 August 2005

The Gaelic word Blas means taste, flavour or relish but from the beginning of September with the launch of the new Blas Festival it will also begin to equate with top quality traditional music in peoples' minds.
15 August 2005

The Highlands & Islands Short Story Association (HISSAC) has launched its winter competition for 2005.
15 August 2005

Dramatic scenery, mountains, lochs and changes in the weather and seasons have inspired the paintings of Jonathan Shearer which will be on show at the Castle Gallery, Inverness from 2-24 September 2005.
12 August 2005

Back of the Moon's new album, 'Luminosity', will be released this week at an all star concert as part of Glasgow's Piping Live festival.
12 August 2005

The Scottish Ensemble has released details of its five concert annual Highlands & Islands tour for this September 2005.
11 August 2005

The world premiere of a new musical play based on one of the best-loved character's in children's books, Katie Morag, will take place on Monday 29 August at Aros Hall, Tobermory on the Isle of Mull.
11 August 2005

Basking in the afterglow of last year’s success, the 6th annual Orkney Islands Blues Festival takes place over the weekend of 16-18th September 2005.
11 August 2005

This August the National Galleries of Scotland's Education Department will present an exhibition at Duff House Country Gallery, Banffshire.
11 August 2005

A massive 25 per cent increase in attendance figures has been announced by the Hebridean Celtic Festival in the wake of its 2005 event.
11 August 2005

Silver Seed, an exhibition by Anya Gallaccio at Mount Stuart on the Isle of Bute, will run till 30 September 2005.
03 August 2005

Moray Council’s Arts Development team recently secured a grant of £18,627.00 from the Scottish Arts Council for this large-scale, outdoor, multi-media project for and by young people.
03 August 2005

A new artwork has recently been installed in the grounds of the Bonhoga Gallery at Weisdale Mill in Shetland. The ‘enclosed garden’ is the culmination of a month’s residency by artist Carol Dunbar, based at The Booth in Scalloway and at the gallery itself.
03 August 2005

A public meeting is planned to discuss Highland 2007 on Tuesday 30th August, Town House, Inverness, 7.30pm – 9.30pm.
02 August 2005

The three week long course aimed at 18/23 year olds is to be held in Connemara, Ireland from Monday 29th August to Saturday 17th September.
02 August 2005

Inverness-shire based MidgeMaster Ltd have pledged £25,000 of their support to the audience of up to 10,000 members who will experience The Storr: Unfolding Landscape, one of the greatest single environmental artworks ever to be staged in the UK.
02 August 2005

Blas is a brand new music festival (September) for the Highlands in which pride of place is given to tradition, youth and Gaelic.
02 August 2005

A Theatre Laboratory on William Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream will take place during the month of September 2005 in The Moray Music Centre, Elgin.
01 August 2005