Ullapool Book Festival unveils programme for 2010

Stornoway Gazette – ULLAPOOL Book Festival launches its 2010 programme next week with a guest appearance by South Uist writer, Angus Peter Campbell.
He will speaking on the subject of ‘Joie-de-vivre cànan’ – ‘The Joie-de vivre of language’ and exploring the use of language and giving multi-lingual readings.

Inverness Gaelic Society piper will open concert

Press and Journal – PIPER to the Gaelic Society of Inverness Dr Angus MacDonald will open proceedings at the society’s annual concert at Eden Court on Friday evening. He will play sets of tunes reflecting the theme chosen for this year’s event, Seasons and Moods. Also appearing with him at Eden Court are singers Kathleen [...]

Duff House uprising offers history lesson

Press and Journall – A HISTORIC mansion house hosted its own Jacobite uprising this weekend, attracting crowds from across the north-east. Hundreds flocked to Duff House in Banff on Saturday for a history lesson with a twist. Members of the Alba Theatre Company, armed with realistic weapons and dressed in authentic costumes, recreated the tumultuous [...]

Irish star Kieran Goss returns to Moray

Press and Journal – ONE of Ireland’s leading performers will entertain a Moray audience tonight. The return of Kieran Goss to the UK follows his 2006 tour, when he was the special guest of American country singer Don Williams. The tour coincides with the launch of the musician’s eighth album, recorded in Austin, Texas, called [...]

I’ve finally found a Scot I don’t like, says shopped singer

Daily Record – REVEREND And The Makers frontman Jon McClure has revealed he has finally found a Scot he doesn’t like after being shopped to the cops.
Jon escaped with a reprimand after being caught by police with cannabis in an Inverness hotel in the early hours of Thursday morning, ahead of his gig that night. [...]

Rockness swings headliners Pendulum

BBC – Australian drum and bass trio Pendulum have been confirmed as the Friday night headliners at this year’s RockNess Festival at Loch Ness. Leftfield and The Strokes have already been announced to top the bill on the Saturday and Sunday nights.

Whiteness rock fest pledge on wildlife habitats

BBC – Organisers of a two-day charity concert have said their security contractors will deter music fans from wandering onto sensitive wildlife habitats. Rock4Life in May at Whiteness, near Ardersier, will be headlined by Status Quo, the Sugababes and McFly. It will raise money for the Highland Hospice.

REM eyed for rock festival fundraiser

Inverness Courier – AMERICAN supergroup REM could be Ardersier bound. Tobias Leask of Caledonian Productions revealed that the multi-million selling group had been an initial target for May’s Rock4Life music festival, which hopes to raise a six figure sum for Highland Hospice.

What’s On: Hi-Ex comic convention, Inverness

Fun and games is on the cards for a weekend event at Eden Court in Inverness later this month.
The next HiEx comic convention which will be held on the 27 and 28 March, will feature a number of exciting new family events over the course of the weekend.
There will be a Kids Corner, where members [...]

Skids cancel Inverness gig at Ironworks

Highland News – SUNDAY’S Ironworks gig by veteran Scottish punk band The Skids has been cancelled. The reason for the cancellation is given as “an unavoidable and unforeseen clash of schedules”, and on their website, the band apologises to fans who have already bought tickets.

Put on your dancing shoes

A brand new dance event for all ages is hoping to fill the last few places for its energetic charity day next month.
There is still room for participants of all ages in the brand new event called “Dance on For Life” taking place at the Inverness Leisure Centre on Sunday March 7th between 10am and [...]

ThreeSixFive TrìSiaCòig – A Year in the Highlands and Islands

Tain-based artist Fin Macrae may be half of DUFI, but he also maintains a solo artistic life outwith those graffiti guerillas as a talented photographer. In 2007, Fin ran an ambitious collaborative photography project as part of Scotland’s year-long celebration of Highland culture.  52 people were selected from all over the Highlands & Islands to [...]

#NessUp – a meeting for ‘tweeps’, Inverness

Hi-tech Highlanders are in for a tweet!
You’ve probably made a lot of friends over the past year, but never even met any of them. Yes, it’s those online friends you know so much about, but never been close enough for a handshake, a kiss or even a smile.
But that’s about to change because a former [...]

Moray’s aspiring young film makers get top tuition

Press and Journal – ASPIRING young Moray film makers are seizing the chance to sharpen their creative skills under the wing of a professional artistic director. Speyside High School pupils are being taught script-writing, acting, editing and filming with Chris Lee of Moray’s multi-arts company, Wildbird.

Rare Highland Rikki Fulton film to come out on DVD

STV – A rarely-seen Scottish film that features the debut screen performance by Rikki Fulton is set to be released on DVD for the first time. The 1953 movie Laxdale Hall, filmed in aPPLECROSSalso features the screen debut of actress Prunella Scales, who went on to fame in the role of Sybil in Fawlty Towers, [...]

Wild in the Woods, Culloden

Some summer holiday fun is coming to a wood near you. Join us for some environmental activities and discover the fascinating world of woodland wildlife. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
How to get there:
Wild In The Woods starts at Forestry Commission car park in Culloden Wood. , Wild In The Woods starts at Culloden [...]

Highland Fest 2010

The Highland Business Association would like to invite you to attend our 27th annual event July 16-19, 2010. Check back often as we update our site to include new and exciting events and listings! Our art fair and food vendor listings will be updated early May; our business fair will be updated early [...]

Wise Up, Elgin

A day of activities and information for older people with representatives form SCARF, BBC digital switchover scheme, Quarriers volunteer service, the Handyman service, Healthpoint and many more. The day will include tours of the library, including behind the scenes, computer taster sessions, a felt-making workshop and an angling talk and demonstration. Refreshments will be available [...]

What’s On: Days Gone By, Keith

Share your memories of Keith with help from photos and objects from the Council’s Museums Service. Why not bring along some of your old objects too!
Try your hand at tracing your family tree; find out about the history of your house; or explore the area with some of out online resources.
The day promises something [...]

Forres rockers eye Biffy Clyro for summer rock festival

An ambitious plan to bring a charity rock festival to the centre of Forres has been given the go-ahead by Moray Council.
And organisers of the one-day Rock For Heroes event are now hoping to attract headline acts such as Biffy Clyro, The View, Idlewild and the Red Hot Chilli Pipers to play the gig in [...]

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