A strand of programming featuring top performers and a major new commission celebrating the culture of Scotland’s islands will be at the heart of this year’s Blas Festival, which has established itself as the premier event celebrating all that is good about the Gaelic language and culture of the Highlands.

Scottish Opera invites audiences to share in the Company’s passion for exploring the world of opera in a busy new season with eight new shows, two classic revivals, six collaborations and 105 performances in 43 venues over the next twelve months.

The May 2011 newsletter from the HIE Creative Industries team is now available to download.

Macphail Theatre, Ullapool, 21 May 2011

Empire Theatre, Eden Court, 20 May 2011

The Scottish Ensemble will be heading out on the road from 25 – 28 June 2011 for their annual concert tour of the Highlands and Islands.

Ishbel MacAskill Memorial Concert will be held at at Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, on Thursday 16th June at 7.30pm..

Are you a clown, a magician, a juggler, a musician or an escapologist? Then Moray Council is looking for you.

Ironworks, Inverness, 15 May 2011.

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra brings a programme of summer classics by Rossini, Weber and Prokofiev to Strathpeffer Pavilion and Ullapool Village Hall in June.