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8/7/2008
CAREERS SCOTLAND BRINGS ROCK SCHOOL TO WICK
Free Rock School Workshop Wick Youth Club - for 3 days Monday 28th July until Wednesday 30 July Any young people aged over 13, who have an interest in music and want inspiration, information and motivation to take their interest further. Young people who want to attend don't need to be in a band or a proficient musician but simply have the desire to get involved.
8/7/2008
Exhibition Of Contemporary Hand-made Artists' Prints
St Fergus Gallery, Wick 19 July to 16 Aug ~ Highland Printmakers' Exhibition ORIGINAL PRINT - an exhibition of contemporary hand-made artists' prints the Highland Print Studio is bringing to St Fergus Gallery, Wick an exhibition of contemporary artwork celebrating the diversity of work that can be created using traditional printmaking techniques. The exhibition, in collaboration with the Highland Council Exhibitions Unit, contains etchings, screenprints, relief prints and lithographs by artist printmakers based in the Highlands and beyond.
7/7/2008
Blas Festival 2008 Launches Cultural Programme
The fastest growing Gaelic and traditional music festival in the UK is about to take to the skies as part of its new programme for 2008. Now a notable fixture on Scotland's cultural calendar, the Blas Festival has announced it will be staging 45 events across the Highlands, including its 'highest ever show' in its smallest 'venue' - a Cessna plane flying at 3000 feet over the region.
3/7/2008
Minister Visits Gaelic Drama Summer School
The Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture, Linda Fabiani, this week visited a new initiative aimed at offering young Gaelic speakers an opportunity to learn professional theatre skills. The Sgoil Shamhraidh Dhràma is being run by Fèisean nan Gàidheal with support from Eden Court Theatre and Theatre Hebrides.
1/7/2008
Highland 2007 Legacy Programme is Launched
The Highland Council has launched the Highland 2007 Legacy Programme, providing an annual fund of £500,000 in grants to build upon the success of Highland 2007. The programme aims to enhance and to promote the events, festivals and cultural programme of the Highlands.21/6/2008
Highland Children's Book Awards
Voted by young readers in the Highlands, the winners of The Highland Council's Children's Book Awards were announced at a ceremony held on Wednesday 18 June in Strathpeffer Pavillion. Winner of the top prize for the Picture Book category was Jackie Morris with "The Snow Leopard".20/6/2008
Fortrose Academy Pupil Is Named Highland Musician of the Year
Cellist Robin Nelson, aged 16 and a pupil at Fortrose Academy is the Highland Young Musician of the Year after winning the competition held on Monday evening at the Drummossie Hotel. Fellow pupil and cellist Stephen Laidlaw was runner up while Nairn pianist, Bethany King , 13 years old was named most promising talent.
20/6/2008
ARMY MARCHES INTO CAITHNESS AS PART OF 460 MILE JOURNEY
The Pipers' Trail brings musical spectacle to Thurso, Wick and John O'Groats The Army in Scotland's main effort to mark the centenary of the Territorial Army (TA 100), comes to Wick today (21st June 2008) as part of its 470 mile Pipers' Trail march through Scotland, calling upon all local musicians to join them along the way. This leg of The Trail will began with pipers and drummers coming off the ferry in Thurso yesterday evening (20th June)and proceeding onto Wick where there was piping and drumming workshops and a full musical display.13/6/2008
Northlands Creative Glass Programme Of Events
Description Master Class Programme: 'Sources of Inspiration' Session 1: 5 - 13 July: 'Duo in Still Life', Bullseye Master Class with Deborah Horrell and Mel George. This class will use various mould making techniques, glass bodies (powders, frits, billets etc) and packing techniques to allow for both hollow ans solid cast vessels.
13/6/2008
Cats by Louis Wain - Swanson Gallery, Thurso
A delightful selection of Louis Wain's very recognisable and much loved cats is now on at the Swanson Gallery, Thurso for 4 weeks 14 June to 12 July 2008 and will move to St Fergus Gallery, Wick later in the summer. Louis Wain studied at West London School of Art and began his career as an art journalist; however it was for his pictures of cats that he became famous.
New Art Classes At Lybster rom 25th June
Lybster Art Group starts a fresh summer season of classes on Wednesday, 25th June at the Outdoor Bowling Hall in Lybster at 7pm. The course covers different aspects of painting and drawing and is suitable for beginners and experienced alike with professional tuition from local community artist Lydia Popowich.
Auditions For Yasmina Reza's Play 'ART'
I will be holding auditions at 5 Heathfield Road, Thurso at 7.30pm on the 20th of June for Yasmina Reza's play, 'Art'. Rehearsals will begin the following Sunday and take place 3 nights a week.13/6/2008
Scape and Landscape - 14 June to 12 July
The St Fergus Gallery in Wick is showing a fascinating photographic exhibition by the Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion (SCAPE). This highlights the plight of Scotland's threatened coastlines and features award-winning images taken by members of the public of all ages.
George Gunn Reading From 'ATLANTIC FOREST'
The COMM BAR, Thurso - Wed. 11th June at 7.30pm FREE EVENT George Gunn will read from his new book 'ATLANTIC FOREST' 'The Atlantic Forest is lean and magical - there is a Gulf Stream of allusion that runs through this book, carrying us from Rackwick to Brazil, from Kildonan to Fallujah.
6/6/2008
Caithness Girl In Highland Young Musician of the Year
Five young finalists from Thurso, Fortrose, Nairn and Tain will be competing next week for the title of Highland Young Musician of the Year. Each of the talented musicians will perform solo for 20 minutes in front of an audience and a judging panel at the Drumossie Hotel on Monday 16 June.[Artists]
2/6/2008Your Chance To Learn To Paint
Over the course of the next few weeks CHS will be hosting a series of art painting classes for beginners in Castlehill Heritage Centre. The tutor for the sessions will be local Castletown artist Helen Moore who specialises in oils, acrylics and oil pastels.
30/5/2008
Blas Festival Launches 2008 Cultural Programme
The fastest growing Gaelic and traditional music festival in the UK is about to take to the skies as part of its new programme for 2008. Now a notable fixture on Scotland's cultural calendar, the Blas Festival has announced it will be staging 45 events across the Highlands, including its 'highest ever show' in its smallest 'venue' - a Cessna plane flying at 3000 feet over the region.28/5/2008
Bluelight Discos Coming To Caithness
A new kind of disco will be launched in Caithness with the aim of offering youngsters an event that is sociable but safe. No alcohol will be allowed and it is a condition of entry that all youngsters undergo a breathalyser test and search by the police.26/5/2008
New exhibition space for Local Arts at St Fergus Gallery, Wick
'The Foyer' New exhibition space for Local Arts at St Fergus Gallery, Wick We intend to use the corridor space outside the St Fergus Gallery as a permanent display and sales area for Local Artworks, to be known as 'The Foyer' We are currently looking for artists. All work must be wall mounted.About the Jacobites - Saturday 14th June The Mill Theatre
High school teacher turned comedian takes his successful "educomedy" Edinburgh Fringe show on tour Former high school physics teacher Bruce Fummey will be performing his one man comedy show "About the Jacobites" at venues across Scotland this spring. In ninety minutes of fun filled laughter, Bruce will take you on a historical romp from Henry VIII, through Mary Queen of Scots, the Union of the Crowns, William of Orange, the Union of Parliament, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Culloden, finishing up at the Highland Clearances.
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