Celebrate island culture and heritage this autumn and winter with an action-packed line-up of exciting events as part of the Year of Scotland’s Islands festivities.

Oidhche Chiadain from the Isle of Lewis will launch their highly anticipated debut album as part of the Royal National Mod fringe programme.

LEWIS-BASED publishers Acair will be launching their eagerly-anticipated Gaelic teddy at this year’s Royal National Mod in Stornoway.

SMO Art & Gaelic Poetry Workshops FREE.

No way are Scotland’s Islands slowing down as autumn approaches! Not a bit of it. October’s a truly sparkling month with great music and comedy in the northern isles and a feast of storytelling at events from Cumbrae to Bute, to Skye and the Hebrides, to Orkney and Shetland.

The Hebridean Celtic Festival emerged victorious as Best Large Festival at the industry-sponsored Scottish Event Awards this week.

Six Lewis Chessmen from the collections of National Museums Scotland and the British Museum are to go on display for a short time at Uig Museum on Tuesday 13 September 2011.

Scotland’s Islands September round-up.

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.

Taigh Chearsabhagh in North Uist has announced details of a series of events taking part this August-September as part of Mhairi Killin’s RSA Residency.