A half day drumming and percussion workshop led by Carol Scorer is taking place at Newbold House in Forres on Sunday 1st May 2011.

Girl X is a powerful and provocative new fully staged piece of theatre from Pol Heyvaert, the creator of the National Theatre of Scotland’s Aalst which was co-produced with Belgian theatre company Victoria. Girl X is showing at Eden Court, Inverness from 19 – 20 April 2011.

Bob Pegg, Ross-shire based storyteller and musician, leads a walk through the streets of Cromarty, pausing to tell tales of witches and goblins, mermaids and shape-shifters – tales that pioneer geologist and folklorist Hugh Miller heard during his boyhood in the village two hundred years ago. There is no charge for the walk, which will take place on Easter Saturday, 23rd April 2011.

New rock festival celebrates 100 years of the Fort William 6-day trial.

Two writers who feature in HI~Arts’ Spring 2011 Sampler of the best unpublished writing in the Highlands and Islands region, are giving showcase readings of their work at the Highland Literary Salon on Tuesday 19th April 2011.

Midge Ure is to perform an acoustic gig Strathpeffer Pavilion on 28 May 2011.

Moray Art Centre, Findhorn, until 30 April 2011.

Strathpeffer Spa Pavilion, 8 April 2011.

Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh, until Saturday 16th April 2011.

The Ullapool Book Festival has been described as the most intelligent and stimulating weekend of the year.