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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 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 .
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 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 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.
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 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.
18/10/2007
HOUSES OF THE SEA by George Gunn - Saturday 20th October 2007
Sometimes stories just need to be told. Forged out of the tragedy of the Highland Clearances this is the story of one man's quest for truth which, ultimately, is beyond human knowing.15/10/2007
Thurso Pupil Phillip Todd Wins Council Sponsored Mod Award
Sixteen year old Phillip Todd of Thurso High School was the recipient of the Council sponsored Mairi Mhor Felllowship silver kilt pin for his performance in the 'Singing in Traditional style for Gaelic Learners' competition at Mod Lochabair on Monday 15th October 2007. The prize of a specially commissioned silver kilt pin incorporating the Fellowship logo, designed and made by South Uist Jeweller Roddy Johnson of Dingwall was presented by Chairman of the Highland Council Gaelic Committee, Hamish Fraser Councillor Fraser said: "The Highland Council is very keen to encourage Gaelic learners of all ages to sing traditional songs, much in the style that the great Gaelic Bardess Màiri Mhòr nan Òran would have herself sung.
14/10/2007
Nòs Ùr - Regional Minority Languages Song Competition in Inverness 2008
The first West European Minority Languages Song Competition will be held in Inverness next year as part of four regional finals held across Europe. The event is called Nòs Ùr which means 'New Style' in Scottish Gaelic, and languages expected to be entered into the competition are Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Ulster Scots, Irish, Manx, Welsh, Cornish and Breton.
Kent duchaine Coming Back To Mackays Hotel, Wick - 27 October 2007
Mackays Hotel, Wick once again will be welcoming one of the liveliest bluesmen travelling around Europe. He will be at Mackays Hotel with his steel guitar on Saturday 27th October from 9.00pm.
6/10/2007
Tara Brings The Tempest By William Shakespeare To Inverness - One To Make You Think
Quick View The Tempest - In more a modern Context Tara Arts Presents: The Tempest - A brooding Maharashi, a shipwreck, an innocent daughter and a treacherous brother: This engaging version of THE TEMPEST finds Prospero, a brilliant neuroscientist, robbed of his inheritance and exiled on a remote African island, intent on colonising the minds of natives and kin alike to effect his revenge. In the company's 30th anniversary year, Tara Arts brings its unique approach and adventurous style to Shakespeare's magical final play.
4/10/2007
Neil Gunn Writing Competition 2007 Winners Announced
Winners of The Highland Council's Neil Gunn writing competition 2007 were announced today (Tuesday 2 October) at a prize-giving ceremony held at Strathpeffer Spa Pavilion. Established in 1988 and organised by library staff from The Highland Council Education, Culture & Sport Service with support from the Neil Gunn Memorial Trust, this year's competition attracted over 400 entries.
4/10/2007
Making a dramatic difference Back
Highland film company Move On Up is to train and develop local writing talent as part of PILOT, in a major drama writing initiative, from 4Talent Scotland. Supported by Scottish Screen through the National Lottery and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, PILOT is aimed at writers with some experience and offers the unique opportunity to write and develop an idea for broadcast on Channel 4.24/9/2007
Festiveinverness Winter Festival
The Inverness City Committee of The Highland Council released further details of the highlights for the Festiveinverness Winter Festival taking place in the Highland capital from 16 November 2007, when a temporary ice rink opens in the city centre, until 12 January 2008, the beginning of the Old New Year, An t-Seann Bliadhn Ur. As well as featuring events run by independent businesses in Inverness, the programme for Festiveinverness Winter Festival will incorporate the city's event marking the close of the year of Highland culture, and early evening family events on both the night of the Christmas Lights Switch On (Thursday 22 November) and on Hogmanay.[Artists]
21/9/2007Canisbay School Journey Books Project
Earlier this year, the 8 Highland based cultural co-ordinators received funding from the Scottish Arts Council to provide arts projects for children on a theme of 'Heritage'. The Highland Print Studio in Inverness has been working in partnership with the co-ordinators to provide a range of activities for each area that makes use of the facilities they offer which ranged from traditional printmaking to digital imaging techniques.
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