Highland ceramicist Allison Weightman recently appeared in the BBC 2 series ‘Show me the Monet’ which has followed the fortunes of amateur and professional artists from all over the United Kingdom, as they battle it out for a spot at the Show Me the Monet grand exhibition and sale at the Royal College of Art in London, where members of the public and the art world alike will bid to buy the best of the art work on show.

OLD school friends who had not met since 1936 were brought together at the opening of an exhibition at the Castlehill Heritage Centre.

Body & Soul events have relocated to Caithness.

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.

The weekend course Land/Seascape – Drawing and Painting the local environment will be taking place on 11 & 12 June from 10-4.30pm at the Stables, Cromarty.

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.

Belladrum Festival is looking to attract artists who will create site-specific installations and sculptures that excite, move, intrigue and inspire, while respecting the environment and interacting with festival goers. Closing date for submissions is 28 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.

North Highland Connections is delighted to present two concerts by Italian pianist Gesualdo Coggi on the weekend of 27/28 May.