Have you got plans for growth? The Wise Group invites you to attend a workshop in Inverness on 23 August 2011 to hear more about the Enterprise Growth Fund.

Fill in the National Voluntary Arts Survey and you’ll be helping Voluntary Arts to help you, by giving them the information decision-makers need to hear.

Blazin’ Fiddles and Spooky Men’s Chorale perform at Universal Hall in Findhorn this month.

Jennifer Cantwell lives and works in Forres, Moray. Jennifer is one of four makers who is taking part in the Making Progress 2011 – a HI-Arts mentoring project for mid career makers as part of the HI-Arts Craft Development programme . Jennifer’s exhibition ‘Birdsong’ opens this weekend at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery and then runs from 13 August – 10 September 2011.

Poetry Beyond Text: vision, text and cognition’ is an exhibition created from a two-year research project exploring how we read, view and interpret the visual aspects of poetry. The exhibition is on show at Moray Art Centre from Tuesday 9 August until 1 October.

International Creative Entrepreneurs is offering an intensive, fully funded programme for six successful candidates that includes a three month placement overseas and one to one mentoring.

Two African groups visit Universal Hall.

The National Voluntary Arts Survey has been produced by Voluntary Arts Scotland in partnership with Aberdeenshire Council’s Arts Team. Its aim is to find out the size, range and functions of the voluntary arts and crafts sector in Scotland.

The National Theatre of Scotland is delighted to announce an exciting new sponsorship with Gordon & MacPhail, owner of Benromach Single Malt Whisky in Forres.

Dougie MacLean returns to Universal Hall on 31 July.