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11/7/2011
Less than three weeks till Blas "reel deal" early bird flies 
Early bird ticket opportunities for adults are still available for this year's Blas festival, but only until the last day of July, when the offer closes. The "reel deal" tickets at much reduced prices will remain available to July 31 when the prices will revert to the full rate.
6/7/2011
Transform John O'Groats Weekend A Huge Success
With some businesses seeing increases in trade of up to 50% and many visitors commenting on the buzz the Transform John O'Groats art project has been a big hit. To see photos of some of what happened go to the main Caithness.org web site at http://www.caithness.org/fpb/2011/july/gallery.php?gallery=1 The art work on the hotel will remain in place for ten weeks until the major work on upgrading the place begins..
6/7/2011
Well-known Musicians Train The Next Generation
Well-known Highland musicians have been training up young people from local Fèisean in advance of them taking to the road for 100 events across the Highlands and in Argyll over next few weeks. This summer participants of the Fèis movement will once again take part in Fèisean nan Gàidheal's Cèilidhean air Chuairt - Slighean Ùra (Cèilidh Trail's - New Routes) project funded by HIE, The Highland Council, Creative Scotland, Highland LEADER and Argyll LEADER.5/7/2011
Summer fun at Highland Archives
If you are going to Inverness in July and want something of interest for the kids then this might help. With a store full of fun and activities, Highland Council's Archives are calling on children to join them in a creative choice of seven different activities throughout July.5/7/2011
Young Musicians On Their Way To Perform At International Festival
TODAY (Wednesday 6 July) 15 members of The Highland Council's Regional ceilidh band 'snas left from Inverness Airport to embark on the first part of their journey to the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in North Wales. The group of talented musicians and are travelling via Manchester where they have a special 'busking' licence for the city centre.
5/7/2011
Floral themed exhibitions to open in Inverness gallery (04/07/11)
An exhibition entitled 'More Than Floral' opens at Inverness Museum & Art Gallery this weekend. A mixed media exhibition exploring themes of nature through a broad range of objects, More Than Floral looks closely at the inspiration the natural world provides for many makers, artists and photographers.30/6/2011
Pennyland pupils see artwork turned into banner
An award winning mural designed by the P7 pupils of Pennyland Primary School promoting the recycling message has been used to create an eye-catching banner which will be on display at the Council's Recycling Centre in Thurso. The Recycling Mural competition, run by the Council's Waste Aware Team, proved to be very popular with 55 primary schools submitting a total of 119 entries, with a wide array of styles and ideas.
Meet Students On Girnigoe Castle Archaeology Dig
Reception - Come and meet students from Sinclair Community College, Ohio Sunday 7th August, 8pm, 2 hours including buffet, age 12+, foyer event, live music A party of 10 students and 2 Faculty are spending a week billeted at Lyth while engaged in an archaeological dig at Girnigoe Castle. The Centre is hosting this reception and serving a light supper.
John Nicolson and Sir Francis Tress Barry
Lecture - Lesley Ferguson Wednesday, 3rd August, 8pm, 1 hour including questions followed by tea, age 12+, foyer event As part of our focus on the life of John Nicolson (1843 - 1934), whose paintings hang in this year's exhibition , this illustrated talk by the Head of Collections, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, will cover the archaeological work Nicolson and Tress Barry undertook around 1890 excavating local prehistoric sites. .
Folk - Elsa Mctaggart in concert
Sunday, 10th July, 8pm- FOYER PERFORMANCE seats £12 (cons. £10/£6) 2 hours including interval Elsa Mctaggart is a bluesy folk singer/songwriter who writes songs that stop conversations, has a voice that could stop wars and plays a fiddle that stops at nothing.
23/6/2011
Locals embrace plans for arts celebration at John O'Groats
Hundreds of residents and visitors in Caithness and North Sutherland are playing their part in an arts project to celebrate the start of the transformation of world famous tourist destination John O'Groats. Three renowned Highlands and Islands artists have already been working with schools, community groups and at local events in the run up to a festival weekend of arts in the village on July 2 and 3.
14/6/2011
Neil Gunn Writing Awards Primary & Secondary Winners
Winners from Lybster Primary School and Dingwall Academy Primary school section 1st prize Sarah Sinclair Lybster Primary school Secondary school section 1st Prize Will Hoffmann Dingwall Academy .
14/6/2011
Neil Gunn Writing Awards - Adults
Caithness Winner Adult Poetry section 1st Equal Donald Mackay, Watten - 'Flambeaux' Donald Mackay is a teacher and is seated at hte front left hand side. Seated Centre Front - Adult Prose section 1st Margaret Skea, Kelso, - 'Working Away' For full list of winners see http://arts.caithness.org/article.php?id=842 .
14/6/2011
Neil Gunn Writing Awards Primary School Winners
Well done to the winners of the Neil Gunn Writing Awards 2011 1st prize Sarah Sinclair Lybster Primary school 2nd prize Mari-Ann Ganson Lybster Primary School 3rd prize Ewen MacColl Spean Bridge Primary School .
13/6/2011
Winners At Neil Gunn Writing Awards 2011
During a ceremony held earlier today (Tuesday 14 June 2011) in Inverness Town House the 2011 Neil Gunn Writing Competition prize winners were presented with their awards. The 11th competition, run by The Highland Council's Education, Culture and Sport Service in partnership with the Neil Gunn Trust, and sponsored by David Sutherland of Tulloch Homes, has run every two years since 1988.
12/6/2011
Pictish Silver Comes Back To The Highlands
Two Important historical treasures are coming north this month for display at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery from the National Museums Scotland. Well-known locally and in the collections at the National Museums Scotland, the Pictish silver chain found at Torvean and the Croy Hoard will go on display alongside the museum's collection of Pictish stones until the end of October.12/6/2011
John O'Groats Transformation Arts Weekend 2nd and 3rd July
The iconic John O'Groats hotel is set to have one final moment of glory before work begins to redevelop it as part of the regeneration of the well known tourist location later this year. It will form the centre piece of 'Transform', a weekend of community celebration at the start of July at John O'Groats featuring street art, video projections, ceramic firings, story-telling, and music.9/6/2011
Wick Band In Get Noticed Competition
Seven young bands from all over Highland will converge on Inverness's Spectrum Centre on Saturday 18th June as they compete to win this year's 'Get Noticed' competition. This new 'battle of the bands' is being run by The Highland Council's Music Development Officer in collaboration with Thunder In The Glen and Stashsound recording studio.STROMA, book launch at Caithness Horizons
"Leaving school I went to sea. Island life resembled that of a ship in many ways." - Sutherland Manson, native of Stroma.
2/6/2011
Ann Henderson (1921-1976) A Retrospective 
Ann Henderson (1921-1976) A Retrospective 18th June - 4th September 2011 The Gallery - Caithness Horizons A retrospective of the work of Ann Henderson will be on show in Thurso, the birthplace of this inspirational artist. Ann Henderson was a successful sculptor, the only woman to graduate in her year from the School of Sculpture at the Edinburgh College of Art in 1945.
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