Paul Crowe has decided to stand down as Secretary of Inverness Chamber Music Society after 17 years service.

West Highland College has announced details of their forthcoming art courses starting in September 2011.

Artistic Directors Danny Boyle and Kim Gavin are searching for 10,000 volunteer performers to fill roles as dancers, actors, percussionists and general all-round performers in the Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies respectively.

Book now for the annual Blas evening on the Jacobite Queen.

Argyll-based Three Wee Crows Theatre Company has been chosen to present a performance of Evolution to Devolution at the Scottish Parliament Festival of Politics on 27 August 2011.

The Highland Institute for Contemporary Art (HICA), will be having its latest book launch at Stills in Edinburgh on 23 August 2011, 1-3pm.

Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, 10-13 August 2011.

An exhibition of contemporary children’s book illustration curated by Julia Donaldson

Da Gadderie, Shetland Museum & Archives, Lerwick, Shetland, until 28 August 2011.

Visual Artist Rik Hammond has been appointed as Artist in Residence within Orkney’s World Heritage Site – The Heart of Neolithic Orkney as part of the Symbols in a Landscape project.