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4/12/2007
Scotia Review Open Mic NightThumbnail for article : Scotia Review Open Mic Night
Come at 7.30pm to book a slot - Otherwise just turn up with a song, poem, tune or story.  
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3/12/2007
A Search For A Monster - Book 3Thumbnail for article : A Search For A Monster - Book 3
The third book in 'The Loch Of Mey Monster' series; "A Search For A Monster" was launched on Saturday 1st December 2007.   In the most stunning and lengthy story so far we find out the answer to one of the ultimate questions.Does The Loch Of Mey Monster really have a mate? "A dark shadow engulfed the shed a gentle breeze brushed their faces then a huge silent figure landed beside them.  
1/12/2007
Cridhe na Gaidhealtachd - Craft in the Highlands
Cridhe na Gaidhealtachd - Craft in the Highlands: A showcase for Highland 2007, Scotland's Year of Highland Culture A free exhibition celebrating the work of Highland craft makers will open at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 6 December and run until Sunday 6 January 2008.   The exhibition is divided into sections which represent some of the craft projects developed to celebrate Highland 2007, Scotland's year of Highland culture.  
26/11/2007
Call For Artists - Open Studios Event In 2008
CALL FOR ARTISTS Highlands Open Studios are looking for new members for the Open Studios event in 2008.  Dates for the Open Week in 2008 are May 31st - June 8th when members will throw open their doors to visitors to have a look round their studios and learn more about the artists work.  
26/11/2007
RSAMD Scottish Traditional Music Graded Exams - November 2007 - Looking ahead to Spring 2008
We had a successful debut exam session on Monday 22 October 2007, taking place as part of Fèis RSAMD.   Amid all sorts of concerts, tuition for young people in piping, Gaelic song, fiddling, harp-playing and more, candidates from as far afield as Shetland came to take graded exams in Scots fiddle and accordion.  
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25/11/2007
Thurso Players Pantomime 2007 - Jack & The BeanstalkThumbnail for article : Thurso Players Pantomime 2007 - Jack & The Beanstalk
Thurso Players invite you to come along and meet the 'Trotts' at their annual Christmas Panto at Thurso High School.   This year's production, Jack & the Beanstalk starts its run at 7.30pm on Wednesday 12th December and will be on, at the same time, each evening up to and including Saturday 15th December.  
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25/11/2007
Artsmith Christmas 2007 Exhibition - The Last Picture ShowThumbnail for article : Artsmith Christmas 2007 Exhibition - The Last Picture Show
The "Artsmith Christmas 2007 Exhibition" entitled "The Last Picture Show" brings together work spanning recent years but features several new pieces completed in the last few weeks.   As the sub-title - "Some things in Life are black and white" suggests, there are a number of monochromatic exhibits on show.  
13/11/2007
Progress towards set up of Creative Scotland
Speaking in Parliament, Minister for Culture Linda Fabiani said: "The Creative Scotland Bill will establish the amalgamated body which will cultivate and support the best of Scottish arts and creativity and will build on the successes of the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen.   "I believe that government should not arbitrate on artistic decisions.  
10/11/2007
Scottish Screen Open Meetings
openmeetings07 Scottish Screen is the national development agency for the screen industries in Scotland.  We are holding a series of open meetings throughout the country in November reporting back on all aspects of our work over the past year and looking forward to the next 12 months and beyond.  
10/11/2007
Highland 2007 Supported Events
10 November - 12 January 2008 Maternity is a new exhibition at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery.  Based on images of the mother and child from the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland the exhibition showcases eleven very different images including Botticelli's fifteenth-century masterpiece The Virgin Adoring the Sleeping Christ Child.  
5/11/2007
It's not too late to add your event to the Highland 2007 events
Event organisers are being encouraged to continue to make the most of Highland 2007, Scotland's year of Highland culture, by adding their events to the online events calendar.   Events celebrating the rich and diverse culture of the Highlands and Islands can be added to the many hundreds of events already shown on the Highland 2007 website.  
4/11/2007
Strathpeffer to host National Youth Music Showcase
Some of Scotland's finest young musicians are about to come together to present an exciting concert, which will display the vibrant and healthy state of the country's music scene.  The 3rd National Showcase of Excellence, being held on Saturday 10 November at Strathpeffer Spa Pavilion, will feature pupils from Aberdeen City Music School, The City of Edinburgh Music School, The Music School of Douglas Academy, East Dunbartonshire, and the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music at Plockton performing a varied programme of solo and ensemble items of both classical and traditional music will have something to suit everyone's taste.  
4/11/2007
SCOTLAND'S MUSIC BUSINESSES WIN FUNDING FOR NEW FUTURE
SEVENTEEN applications from music businesses in Scotland have been approved for funding support from the Scottish Music Futures Fund.   Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) was appointed to administer the £500,000 fund for the whole of Scotland earlier this year.  
1/11/2007
Head To Durness For NW GUSTSThumbnail for article : Head To Durness For NW GUSTS
NW Gusts - of words and other arts Ullapool, Friday November 9th 2007 Durness, Durness Village Hall, Friday November 16th 2007 Tim Beasdale Sharon Blackie Irene Brandt Kevin Crowe Mandy Haggith Mandy Henderson Ray Forsyth Susan Mackenzie Anne Oien Maureen Simpson Jenny Willans Mandy Henderson video artist? Irene Brandt artist? Joan Baxter Sonia Bidwell Agnes Boes Agnes Dickson Ishbel Macdonald Alexandria Patience Keith Price Meg Telfer Iris Wallace Jacqueline Walters Credits: Highland 2007 The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool North West Highland Writers Watch out for a new publication - Fresh Northerly, An Anthology of New Writing from North West Highlands .  
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30/10/2007
LIGHT IN THE NORTH - a Celebration of the Life and Work of Neil M. GunnThumbnail for article : LIGHT IN THE NORTH - a Celebration of the Life and Work of Neil M. Gunn
For a larger version of the poster go HERE You may need to click on it to enlarge it.   Where And When Dunbeath, Caithness - 8th -10th November 2007 Three Caithness organisations have joined forces this year for a three-day festival called 'Light in the North - a Celebration of the Life and Work of Neil M.  
30/10/2007
The Lost Glen By Neil Gunn Republished By Whittles PublishingThumbnail for article : The Lost Glen By Neil Gunn Republished By Whittles Publishing
The latest Neil Gunn book by Neil Gunn has just been published by local Caithness based publisher whittles is the Lost Glen.   The book is being published in time for the "Light in The North Festival" celebrating the life and work of one of Scotland's best authors who came from Caithness - Neil Gunn.  
30/10/2007
Maternity Exhibition For Inverness Museum & Art GalleryThumbnail for article : Maternity Exhibition For Inverness Museum & Art Gallery
A new exhibition based on images of the mother and child from the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland will open at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday 10 November.   Comprising a selection of eleven very different images, Maternity will explore the theme of motherhood in art, and consider how it has been interpreted and re-interpreted by artists over the past 500 years.  
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29/10/2007
Scotia Writers Group Open Mic Night 6 NovemberThumbnail for article : Scotia Writers Group Open Mic Night 6 November
Comm Bar, Thurso 6th November from 8.00pm Writers 7.30pm to book a slot.  
21/10/2007
Groundbreaking Gaelic Christmas CD LaunchedThumbnail for article : Groundbreaking Gaelic Christmas CD Launched
The Mairi Mhor Fellowship for The Highland Council is once more breaking new ground in making Gaelic song accessible to as many people throughout the world as possible.  The Fellowship has recently produced the world's first ever double Gaelic Christmas album, Duan Nollaig, which was launched during the MOD at Fort wiliam on 20th October 2007 and is being released on the Greentrax label, in a bid to enable as many people to enjoy and learn Gaelic Christmas carols and songs.