The Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival are organising a free evening of music and talk on a mental health theme on 5 October 2011 at 7pm at Eden Court Theatre, Inverness.

A classic horror with a modern twist is coming to The Bike Shed, Inverness from 12-15 October 2011.

It’s that time of year again when nominations are open for the annual MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards.

The Cromarty Hall in St Margaret’s Hope, Orkney is organising a Book Festival on 30th October 2011 in the hall.

A Band Called quinn have been asked to play the Aberfeldy Festival on the 5th of November 2011 by Britain’s best selling crime writer & Rebus creator Ian Rankin.

Creative Scotland Chief Executive Andrew Dixon has arrived in Melbourne, to present the innovative Motherwell College Inspiring Change project to a gathering of international delegates from the world’s creative and cultural agencies.

The LORN Community Producers Market is going all PINK this week (6th October 2011) and are looking for your support, all in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness. Stall holders are creating all sorts of special PINK goodies and fancy dress and pink silliness will be all about.. expect lots of inappropriate bras, fluff, and frippery.

Performances of subsist are coming to The Old Brewery, Cromarty on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th October. It is a 8pm start, tickets available on the door or call 01381 600277 . Tickets are £7 or £10 for both performances. subsist has four alternative endings. Suitable for ages 14 yrs+

Placement – Ceramic Connections: Wales & Scotland – Day symposium on Saturday 5 November 2011, 10.30am-4pm, St Andrews, Free event

October promises to be a month of variety in the Inverness Chamber Music series.