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.
30 March 2007

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.
30 March 2007

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.
30 March 2007

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.
30 March 2007

Some of Scotland’s top competitive pipers will meet in Inverness next  month (Saturday 14 April) to vie for a new prestigious prize.

28 March 2007

There are only 2 more days to go until the closing date for entries to Seo Seinn 2007.
28 March 2007

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.
26 March 2007

The Vatersay Boys have announced that on the 19th August 2007, they will be playing at the Ironworks in Inverness.
26 March 2007

Due to unforeseen circumstances the Joe Longthorne concert planned to take place at Perth Concert Hall on Saturday 31 March 2007 has been cancelled.
26 March 2007

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.
26 March 2007

The Scottish Jazz Federation and BBC Radio Scotland have joined forces to create the Scottish Young Jazz Musician 2007 Award .
26 March 2007

2007 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Robert McLellan, one of Scotland's greatest dramatists.
26 March 2007

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.
26 March 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.
26 March 2007

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).
26 March 2007

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.
26 March 2007

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'.
26 March 2007

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.
26 March 2007

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.
26 March 2007

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.
26 March 2007

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.
26 March 2007

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.

23 March 2007

A Gaelic Arts Conference has been announced for 8th and 9th May 2007, in An Lanntair, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
23 March 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.
22 March 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.

22 March 2007

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.
21 March 2007

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.
21 March 2007

Mach ann an Deich, a new non competitive Gaelic drama festival, was held in An Lanntair from the 12th - 17th March 2007.
21 March 2007

Resolis Community Arts are hosting a new and prodigiously talented band – The Sirens, at Resolis Memorial Hall on 23rd March 2007.
21 March 2007

A new Theatre Forum for Scotland met for the first time last month (January 2007).
21 March 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.
21 March 2007

BA Fine Art students and staff from Lews Castle College Benbecula Campus have recently returned from a 3-day cultural visit to Berlin.
21 March 2007

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.
19 March 2007

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.
19 March 2007

2007 is going to be a DOUBLE Alberts year with a May and December event.
19 March 2007

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  .
19 March 2007

Celtic Connections is delighted to announce that Donald Shaw will stay on as Celtic Connections Artistic Director for another year.
16 March 2007

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.
16 March 2007

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!
16 March 2007

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.

15 March 2007

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.
14 March 2007

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.


13 March 2007

New Website Plugs Music Lovers into Unsigned Acts and Local Venues.
12 March 2007

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
09 March 2007

Highland Exposure is a major digital photography competition running throughout the 2007 Scottish Year of Highland Culture.
09 March 2007

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.
09 March 2007

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.
09 March 2007

Two top shows, The Outlaw Fulke Fitz Waryn and Good Liquor - Hard Times, are booked to come to Ardross Hall in March 2007.
09 March 2007

Harris-based artist, Willie Fulton, is one of nine shortlisted artists for the 2007 Jolomo Lloyds TSB Scotland Awards.
09 March 2007

Traditional Irish music band, Altan, will be performing a special seated show at The Ironworks in Inverness on 13 April 2007.
09 March 2007

The Melting Pot returns to The Ironworks on March 16th following its successful launch in January.
09 March 2007

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!
08 March 2007

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.
08 March 2007

Wasps, in conjunction with HI~Arts and the Inverness City Partnership, are very interested in working with local partners to identify demand from artists in Inverness and the surrounding area for studios in the City, as part of a Highland-wide strategy to support artists with their studio requirements.

07 March 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.
07 March 2007

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.
07 March 2007

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.
07 March 2007

Further details of The Outsider, Scotland’s coolest new festival, are announced today.
07 March 2007

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.
07 March 2007

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.
07 March 2007

Fèis Rois today launch the 17th Fèis Rois Inbhich (Adult Fèis Rois) taking place from 5th to 7th May in Ullapool.
06 March 2007

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.

05 March 2007

Fèis Rois today launch the 17th Fèis Rois Inbhich (Adult Fèis Rois) taking place from 5th to 7th May in Ullapool.
05 March 2007

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. 
05 March 2007

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.
02 March 2007

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.
02 March 2007

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.
01 March 2007

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.
01 March 2007

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.
01 March 2007

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.

Brian Thomas has bound poetry and sculpture together in his current exhibition at An Tobar on Isle of Mull.
01 March 2007