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Young Highland Musicians Pull Off Impressive Performances

Three groups of young Highland musicians have recently performed at two venues in the Highlands attracting audiences in excess of 800 people and the commendation of a Scottish composer.   In the performances, the Highland Schools Wind Band, Highland Youth String Orchestra and Highland Regional Youth Orchestra showcased the amount of extremely talented and motivated young musicians being trained in Highland schools.  

Nominations open for Arts & Business

Scottish Awards 2007 Arts & Business Scotland has opened nominations for the Arts & Business Scottish Awards, which will take place at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre on 19 September 2007.   The Awards encourage, acknowledge and celebrate exemplary partnerships between businesses and arts organisations.  

Hi-Arts Audience Development Capacity Building

Audience Development Capacity Building 24 March 2007 11.00am - 2.30pm Lyth Arts Centre - Participation is FREE Tel 07713 632438 Email stuart[AT]hi-arts.co.uk These participatory training events are aimed at cultural organisations, venues, promoters, festivals and heritage groups across the region, and offer practical advice and a toolkit for developing your group's marketing plan.   HI-Arts is pleased to announce a range of practical audience development tools and training for cultural organisations across the Highlands and Islands to develop their audiences in the run up to and during Highland 2007, the year Scotland celebrates Highland culture.  

Glass Fusing & Design Classes

Evening Classes - Tutor: Patricia Niemann *The new evening classes, 'Glass Fusing and Design', will give you an overview of different kilnforming techniques.   You will learn how to cut glass and assemble pieces to be fired in a kiln.  

Three Irons and a Glass Rod

North Lands Creative Glass runs a range of glass courses throughout the year and in rencent times has extended to have residencies with some of the top up and coming glass artists in the world.   Tucked away in the north of Scotland in the small fishing village of Lybster this glass centre is fast building world-wide reputation.  

Romeo and Juliet - A Promenade Performance At Thurso High

This is just to remind you all that Out of Eden's Romeo and Juliet will be performed by the THS Drama Group at 7.30pm on Friday 16th March at Thurso High School.   Tickets, priced at �3.00 & �1.00, will be available at the door.  

DISTANCE NO OBJECT TO NEW PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

A PRESTIGIOUS digital photography competition launches this week to celebrate images of the Highlands and Islands during Highland 2007 Scotland's year of Highland culture.   Anyone with a camera and a creative eye is being invited to send entries to 'Highland Exposure' organised by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Distance Lab - the digital media and communication technologies research institute.  

International Residency Opportunity

This item has been passed on by Linda Hutton of Caithness Arts.   Cromarty Arts Trust Macedonian Residency Prize THE HIGHLANDER'S REVENGE 2007 Artform: MUSIC "My time in the village seems almost more fictional than real.  

"WHEN WILL I BE FAMOUS" WINNERS TO APPEAR IN WICK

The winners of last Saturday's BBC1 programme "When Will I Be Famous", the Red Hot Chilli Pipers have agreed to play at a Massed Pipe Band event in Wick in September.  The live TV show is hosted by Graham Norton and each week 8 different acts compete for a �10,000 first prize.  

Record Entries From Caithness For SCDA Highland Division Youth Festival

This year sees a record entry for the Scottish Community Drama Association (SCDA) Highland Division with a total of six team entries from Halkirk, Wick and Thurso.   Because of this interest the Festival will be held over two nights, Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th March.