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18/9/2009
Open Studio Weekend - 26th/27th September 2009
Caithness Arts - Open Studio Weekend - 26th/27th September 2009 Caithness Arts is holding an "Open Studios" event, during which Artists and Makers based in the Far North will be opening their doors to give the public a rare chance to see inside their working studios.  Many artists will be transforming their homes into mini galleries for the duration of the weekend thus providing a great opportunity to view a wide range of work and allow purchasing direct from the artist.  
14/9/2009
New Kilts For Young Highland PipersThumbnail for article : New Kilts For Young Highland Pipers
During their first rehearsal of this season, members of Highland Youth Pipe Band received their new kilts officially presented by Bill Fraser of Highland House of Fraser.   The Highland Youth Pipe Band (HYPB) can now proudly wear The Pipers' Trail Tartan which was designed and registered by The Pipers ' Trail in 2008.  
14/9/2009
NOW YOU SEE IT - A Short History of Magic and ConjuringThumbnail for article : NOW YOU SEE IT - A Short History of Magic and Conjuring
An exhibition giving a fascinating glimpse into the history of stage magic opens at the Swanson Gallery, Thurso Library this weekend (19th September).   The exhibition pays homage to the close-up conjuror whose illusions can include anything from sleight-of-hand card tricks to the swallowing of razor blades and charts the history of the magician from the early days of the street entertainer - or pickpocket - through the exotic world of the music hall to today.  
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10/9/2009
A Celebration of the Creativity of CaithnessThumbnail for article : A Celebration of the Creativity of Caithness
Following on from the success of the Caithness Arts Drama Festival last weekend, Caithness Arts will be celebrating the originality and vision of the Arts and Crafts in Caithness with two weekends of events for the whole family on 19th & 20th and 26th & 27th September.   For the young theatre people in the County, there will be Play In A Day events in Thurso on Saturday 19th and Wick on Sunday 20th .  
10/9/2009
Modern Jive Moves North
Modern Jive was introduced in the early nineteen eighties, drawing from many other well known dance styles as diverse as Rock and Roll and Salsa.  The biggest draw back of some dances is that you spend time and money learning the moves but then find there is nowhere to put what you have learnt into practice.  
7/9/2009
Open Studio Days In Caithness
September is Caithness Arts Month and on behalf of Caithness Arts I am organising an "Open Studios" event to take place on the 26/27th September.  I am looking for interested artists/makers who would be willing to open their studios to the public for all or part of this weekend.  
3/9/2009
Pass Makes Perfect For Drama Students
Pupils from across the Highland Council area, studying SQA courses at Eden Court, have achieved a 100% pass rate in Higher Dance, Higher Drama and Intermediate 2 Drama exams.   33 young people aged 14 - 17 studied for these exams at Eden Court from August 2008 to May 2009.  
31/8/2009
2009: A Sinclair Odyssey Street Parade Round WickThumbnail for article : 2009: A Sinclair Odyssey Street Parade Round Wick
2009: A Sinclair Odyssey Street Parade 2009: Bliadhna Clann na Cearda Paireid Presented by Theatre Modo in association with Lyth Arts Centre 7.30pm, Friday 11th September 2009 Market Square, Wick, Caithness Free and unticketed Dress for a wild night in the North of Scotland.   A thrilling processional extravaganza through the streets of Wick.  
28/8/2009
Young Musicians Start On The Right Note
Millburn Academy in Inverness will be alive with the sound of music this weekend as three of The Highland Council's Regional Music Groups begin rehearsals fro this year's packed programme of events which will include a special weekend of celebrations later in the year, culminating in a gala performance to be held in the Empire Theatre, Eden Court to mark the 21st anniversary of regional music groups.   Currently there are seven Regional Music Groups, run as an extension to the work of the Instrumental Tuition Service in Highland.  
27/8/2009
Wick HarbourFest DVD Now AvailableThumbnail for article : Wick HarbourFest DVD Now Available
This official Harbourfest 40 minute DVD captures the excitement and atmosphere of the whole 3 day event.  The filming, editing, singing and some music was all done by young volunteers as a Caithness Youth Bank project.  
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22/8/2009
Caithness Arts Drama FestivalThumbnail for article : Caithness Arts Drama Festival
Caithness Arts will be presenting a mini 'Festival of Drama' early next month.   Grey Coast Theatre Company will be spearheading the festival with a new play from Caithness writer George Gunn.  
22/8/2009
Scottish Opera Coming To Wick With Russian DramaThumbnail for article : Scottish Opera Coming To Wick With Russian Drama
Thursday 1 October, 7.30pm Wick High School Tickets £10, £5 (u26s) Scottish Opera will perform Leoš Janáek's intimate and intense love story, Kátya Kabanová, in 21 venues across Scotland this season.   The production will take in Giffnock, Drumnadrochit, Cromarty, Stornonway, Elgin, Aboyne, Lerwick, Kirkwall, Wick, Strontian, Dundee, Fort William, Linlithgow, Glenrothes, Irvine, Helensburgh, Dumfries, Galashiels, Easterhouse, Aberdeen and Inverness.  
22/8/2009
Dance To The Swing Era To Help Church FundsThumbnail for article : Dance To The Swing Era To Help Church Funds
Royal British Legion, Thurso at 8pm on Saturday 29th August If you'd like to dance the night away to the sounds of the swing era, here is your chance! There will be a dance in the Royal British Legion, Thurso at 8pm on Saturday 29th August to the tunes of the Big Band era favourites such as Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington and Count Basie, as well as some more contemporary big band music.   The night's entertainment will be provided by Caithness Big Band, an 18 piece band of local players reformed back in 2002 after an absence of many years by the late Jim Marshall.  
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21/8/2009
George Gunn Steps Down As Artistic Director of Grey CoastThumbnail for article : George Gunn Steps Down As Artistic Director of Grey Coast
After 17 years and more than 35 productions, George Gunn is stepping down as Artistic Director of Grey Coast Theatre Company.  George founded Grey Coast in 1992 to produce theatre which is relevant to the culture of the North, to promote new writing for the theatre in the North and to bring the culture of the North of Scotland to the rest of the country through locally produced theatre.  
21/8/2009
Countdown to Highland Homecoming BeginsThumbnail for article : Countdown to Highland Homecoming Begins
The countdown to Highland Homecoming began this week with the launch of the full programme at Eden Court Theatre, Inverness.   Over 100 guests gathered at the launch to learn about the programme of more than 100 cultural and heritage events, all taking place around the Highlands between 19 and 31 October 2009.  
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23/7/2009
Dave Gorman At Lyth Arts In SeptemberThumbnail for article : Dave Gorman At Lyth Arts In September
Dave Gorman SIT DOWN, PEDAL, PEDAL, STOP AND STAND UP Stand-up comedy bike tour of UK DAVE GORMAN is going back on the road.  And when we say "on the road" we really mean it.  
23/7/2009
Tides of Time - At Alness
Mud flats, sand and gravel - areas of transition between the earth, sea and sky.  Rivers meet tides, sand and silt creep seaward, and the finest layer of water on mud reflects the ever changing skies.  
23/7/2009
Youth Music Initiative - Informal Sector fund
Youth Music Initiative - Informal Sector fund If your project idea is on a smaller scale remember that there are no deadlines for small grant applications up to £5,000: applications can be made at any time until 11 January 2010.   Informal sector grants can be used to run music making activities for children and young people up to the age of 25.  
23/7/2009
Art Workshops
Kyle of Sutherland Heritage Society Programme of Art Workshops 2009 8 Aug Art Workshop - Michael Mulready (Portraits.) W/colour, Acrylic & Pastel, your choice 5 Sept Art Workshop -Stuart Mingham (Abstracts into reality ) 26 Sept Art Workshop - Christine O' Keeffe (Wild Weather) Watercolour Contact Margo Bridge at 01863 766004 Rosehall Community Arts Wednesday 12th August Kira Brown will lead a family Ceramic- painting workshop Rosehall Hall 10.30 am - I pm .  £1 to RCA but pottery items cost from £1.50 - £7.50.  
23/7/2009
Arts Development Posts In Moray
2 ARTS DEVELOPMENT WORKERS (Part Time ) Salary: £20,998 - £22,940 pro rata Location: Forres (18 hours) and Speyside (18 hour) Arts Development in Moray uses the arts to engage with residents, in particular young people, to aid personal development and capacity building through projects and events that place an emphasis on participation.   The Moray Council has also hosted two highly successful visits by the Royal Shakespeare Company and two projects with the National Theatre of Scotland.