Estonian pianist Kristi Kapten to give a recital at 1.00pm on Friday 20th May in Inverness Town House.

Edderton Hall Arts & Crafts Fair takes place this Saturday 14th May from 10am – 4.30pm. There will be a range of high quality art and craft work by makers from across the Highlands at this event.

HI-Arts Craft Development has brought together a selection of work by a range of makers from throughout the Highlands and Islands and have assisted them to exhibit as part of the Open Studios event at Craft Central in London as Made in the Highlands at Made Clerkenwell. HI-Arts has also secured the Craft Central Corner shop in Clerkenwell and will have the makers work on display at this location from 19th – 22nd May 2011.

Within the historic collection of Mount Stuart an exhibition of works by contemporary artists Eva Berendes, Simon Bill, Enrico David, Karin Ruggaber and Sarah Staton will be installed for the summer months.

This summer will see a new theatre event come to Inverness.

Storyteller and musician Bob Pegg leads a walk on 15 May from Nether Largie to a dramatic climax at Temple Wood, in a quest for the secret hiding place of the Giant’s Heart.

The HI-Arts Craft Development Summer maker event ‘Selling the Sizzle’ on Friday 3 June has something for everyone with an inspiring range of speakers all exploring the selling of craft.

Things are hotting up for the Southern Fried Festival of American Roots Music in Perth, Scotland as the final line-up is confirmed.

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the National Centre for Gaelic and Culture, recently appointed an Arts Development Officer and a Visual Artist in Residence, with a new Exhibition currently being shown.

The work of the photographer, Edwin Smith, of whom Sir John Betjeman described, as “a genius at photography” will be exhibited at Moray Art Centre this summer.