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Northings Cultural News archive from September 2005
An Lanntair – the lights are on, the doors are open

The new An Lanntair (Gaelic for ‘lantern’) winked into light in Stornoway in the Western Isles last night (29 September 2005), with a private viewing of the inaugural exhibition.
30 September 2005


Mòd Organisers Happy With Numbers as Programme Launched

As the 102nd Royal National Mod approaches, the organisers have published the Official Programme for the event which takes place in the Western Isles from Friday 14th October to Saturday 22nd October.
30 September 2005


Mull Theatre gets a new home and opens a new theatre in London!

Following another successful seaon (Katie Morag is currently selling out venues all over Scotland), Mull Theatre has two more reasons to celebrate.
30 September 2005


Open meeting to plan re-launch of Cromarty Book Festival

Words Inc will host an open meeting at the Cromarty Training Centre at 7.30pm on Wednesday 5th October.
30 September 2005


Over the Rainbow at the Highland Resort, Aviemore

On Saturday, 15th October, the moving show, Over the Rainbow, The Eva Cassidy Story is on at The Highland Resort, Aviemore.
29 September 2005


Hans Theessink. Click for full size imageDutch guitar player Hans Theessink to play Phipps Hall

Dutch guitar player Hans Theessink will be performing at Phipps Hall, Beauly on 19 November 2005.
29 September 2005


Richarg Gilewitz. Click for full size imageFingerstyle Guitar through Time lunchtime concert

Richard Gilewitz will be presenting a lunchtime concert, "Fingerstyle Guitar through Time", on 6 October at Inverness Town House.
29 September 2005


Clay in Bloom exhibition at An Tobar

An Tobar is delighted to welcome Clay in Bloom to Gallery I & II in October, an exhibition featuring the work of eighteen of Scotland's most talented ceramic artists.
28 September 2005


Heather MacLeod live at the Old Brewery

The wonderful Heather MacLeod comes to Ross-shire on Saturday 1 October to play the Old Brewery in Cromarty.
28 September 2005


Hebridean-based artist to show in London

The Atrium Gallery at PricewaterhouseCoopers is delighted to bring to London for the first time the work of Hebridean-based artist, Olwen Shone.
28 September 2005


Spinners – HipHopera (A)96

Operatic in style and urban in attitude, HipHopera (A)96 is a unique hard-hitting, multi-media theatre spectacular, performed by young people from Burghead, Hopeman and Lossiemouth at Roseisle Forest from 20-22 October 2005.
27 September 2005


Benno Plassmann as Baron von Munchausen. Click for full size imageBaron von Munchausen - Soldier, Storyteller, Seducer…Liar?

The Working Party presents Adventures of The Baron: a flight through the fantastical world of the legendary Baron Munchausen, on tour throughout Scotland in October and November 2005.
26 September 2005


The Imagineers, a new musical

Youth Music Theatre: UK one of the leading youth arts organisation in the UK, bring a team of acclaimed musical theatre artists to the Isle of Skye and Lochalsh for a new exciting project
23 September 2005


The Enchanted Forest at Faskally Wood in Perthshire. Click for full size imageThe Enchanted Forest

Perthshire's legendary Enchanted Forest light and sound extravaganza takes place this year from 21 October until 6 November in the beautiful Faskally Wood near Pitlochry.
22 September 2005


Traverse Theatre on tour in the Highlands

Traverse Theatre Company presents the world premiere and the Highlands & Islands tour of I was a Beautiful Day by Iain F MacLeod during October 2005.
22 September 2005


National Galleries recognises young at art

The talented youngsters who have won the National Galleries of Scotland's annual Art Competition for Schools will be announced today (21 September 2005) at a special ceremony in the new Weston Link on the Mound in Edinburgh.
21 September 2005


Russian Concert Pianist to perform in Shetland

An internationally acclaimed Russian pianist is set to visit Shetland in early October as part of Shetland Arts Trust ongoing classical music programme.
21 September 2005


Scotland's leading literary agent to help region's aspiring writers

Jenny Brown, founder of the agency, Jenny Brown Associates, Edinburgh, will lead an afternoon seminar from 2pm-4pm on Saturday 1st October at the Spectrum Centre, Inverness.
21 September 2005


Voluntary organisations and community groups to benefit from free deal

Workwithus are currently able to offer a limited number of small voluntary organisations and community groups a free deal for the first 12 months, thanks to funding from the Scottish Executive.
20 September 2005


Strathspè Away with dannsa

This dance festival is hugely building in success after 2 years. This third year from 11-13 November 2005 in Kingussie promises to be even better with even more first-class tuition, concerts and ceilidhs.
20 September 2005


Casanova tours the North East

NEAT continue their run of excellent dramatic entertainment for the holidays with this comic take on the legend of Casanova.
19 September 2005


Cartoon Theatre hit the Perfect Spot

Fantastic family holiday fun with Cartoon Theatre's animation and live performance show The Perfect Spot, with performances throughout the North East.
19 September 2005


One of the paintings that will be on display as part of the Old New Scotland exhibition. Click for full size imageOld New Scotland - A visual exploration of the cultural landscape of highland Nova Scotia

The Highland Council, in association with the Memorandum of Understanding between the Highlands and the Provincial Government of Nova Scotia and Dualchas, are organising an exhibition tour in a number of venues across the Highlands of an artist from Eastern Nova Scotia.
19 September 2005


Art sale aims to aid Hospice

Works by Highland artists, including several well-known local names, will feature in a weekend exhibition and sale to raise money for the Highland Hospice on 24 & 25th September 2005.
16 September 2005


Shonagh Price and Ewan Donald  in 'Damages'. Click for full size imageRapture presents Scottish premiere of Damages

Rapture, Scotland’s foremost contemporary touring theatre company is to tour the first ever-Scottish production of Damages by Steve Thompson.
16 September 2005


Visible Fictions Theatre Company on tour with Big Baby

Following the success of Monster and Into the Dark, Visible Fictions return this autumn with a remarkable production of Brendan Murray’s Big Baby.
16 September 2005


Ardross is only Highland date for Magnetic North's tour

Magnetic North presents My Old Man, a new play by Tom McGrath, at Ardross Hall on 15th October 2005.
15 September 2005


What's on at Ardross this autumn

Following on from the tremendous sell-out gig featuring the Barra MacNeills, Ardross Hall plays host to more talented traditional musicians on Saturday 24 September when Duncan Chisholm and Ivan Drever come to perform their dynamic mix of fiddle, guitar and song.
14 September 2005


Scottish Dance Theatre Autumn Tour

Fresh from a successful run at this year's Fringe, Scottish Dance Theatre is back on tour this autumn with a new repertoire of dynamic, diverse and utterly original dance theatre.
12 September 2005


Average White Band Highland Date Tickets on Sale

The Average White Band's only Highland appearance will be at the Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort on Saturday 1 October 2005.
12 September 2005


'Lost' mystery play for Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Pitlochry Festival Theatre is delighted to reveal that it has been selected by the estate of Agatha Christie to stage the European premiere of Agatha Christie’s 'lost' play, Chimneys.
12 September 2005


Celtic Chaos Draws Capacity Crowds

The Celtic Chaos Traditional Music Festival drew capacity crowds to Taliskery Distillery, Carbost, Isle of Skye at the weekend (9 & 10 September 2005).
12 September 2005


Picture the Wildcat - Open Art Challenge Weekend

This year's Newtonmore Community Woodland & Development Trust watercolour challenge weekend, will take place over September 30th – October 2nd 2005.
12 September 2005


Live Music Now! logo Click for full size imageTop Musicians in Local Orkney Communities

Outstanding young professional musicians, Anna-Wendy Stevenson, fiddle, and Wick-born pianist James Ross, are playing for local senior citizens, adults with learning disabilities, school children, elderly people in care and children with disabilities as part of a 9-concert Orkney tour from 19 – 22 September 2005.
12 September 2005


Mr McFall's Chamber Equinox Residency

Mr McFall's Chamber will be in Cromarty from 24th-29th September for this year’s Cromarty Arts Trust music residency.
09 September 2005


Wanted: Artists for BBC 1xtra Homegrown live Scotland

Wanted: Artists for BBC 1xtra Homegrown live Scotland on Wednesday 26th October 2005 at Glasgow ABC.
09 September 2005


Launch of website for northern visual artists

A new website devoted to the most northerly group of visual artists in the UK is to be launched next week and will also herald the start of an new exhibition.
09 September 2005


Scottish Colourist unearths nostalgic secret in Cromarty

A recent visit to Cromarty, on the Black Isle by Scottish Colourist Cara Mckinnon Crawford unearthed an unexpected nostalgic secret.
08 September 2005


SIYAYA present 'THATHA' - Out of Africa into the World

The Highland Council is delighted to welcome Siyaya, a multi-talented, nine- strong group of Zimbabwean performers on a return visit to the Highlands for five days of workshops and shows in school and community settings from 19 to 23 September.
08 September 2005


Work by Bruce Killean. Click for full size imageSonnets of the Sea exhibition at An Tobar

Sonnets of the Sea exhibition, paintings by Bruce Killeen, will be on show at An Tobar, Tobermory, Isle of Mull from 6th to 30th September 2005.
06 September 2005


First tour for David Hughes Dance Company with Hughes' first choreography

The recently launched David Hughes Dance Company will embark on its first ever tour with an outstanding programme of both company and solo works in September.
06 September 2005


A Citizen's Audience with....Karen Matheson

This autumn, for the first time ever, the Citizens' Theatre present four very special evenings of conversation and music in the splendid surrounds of the main auditorium including Karen Matheson of Capercaillie.
06 September 2005


Writing Centre seeks Fairy Godmother

The Highlands’ best kept secret of the Scottish literary world could lose out on a state-of-the-art new building if funds cannot be found in time.
06 September 2005


Andromache from Trojan Women. Click for full size imageTrojan Women to visit the shores of Loch Ness

From the Edinburgh Festival to the shores of Loch Ness, Theatre Cryptic bring 'Trojan Women' to the Craigmonie Centre, Drumnadrochit on 13 September 2005.
06 September 2005


New One-act Playwriting Competition

The SCDA has announced a new Play on Words playwriting competition for one-act plays in two sections – an Open Section and a Section for Youth Plays.
05 September 2005


Carrbridge Live 2005

Carrbridge Live, 21-25 September 2005, is an annual showcase festival providing an eclectic combination of traditional music, spectacular street carnival and jazz.
02 September 2005


 

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