Highlands Open Studio (HOS) members are poised to welcome visitors – with their 2011 Calendar of Events having been distributed around the Highlands, logos prominently displayed at their premises, and car stickers adorning vehicles, members of the public can’t miss the message that Highlands Open Studio members are open for business!

Lochaber based designer Jen Deschenes has created an online silent auction of craft by Highland and islands makers to raise funds for her Kilimanjaro climb which she is doing in October to raise money for the charity ‘Caring Matters Now’.

Strathpeffer Pavilion is delighted to announce that the Classical Brit award winning band Blake will perform at the iconic Highland venue on 3 August 2011.

The Castle Gallery in Inverness celebrates its 10th anniversary this April with an exhibition by Gillian Jones 30th April – 21st May 2011.

Bob Pegg, Ross-shire based storyteller and musician, leads a tale-telling walk through the streets of Cromarty on 23 April.

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra makes a welcome return to Eden Court Theatre on Sunday 8 May, with a concert featuring the music of works by Brahms, Haydn, Wolf and Mendelssohn.

Cloud Man – A children’s puppet show is coming to The Bike Shed, Inverness on Saturday 16th April 2011 at 2pm.

James Mackenzie and The Aquascene have been confirmed to appear at the award winning Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival in August this year.

Vernacular Modernism, an exhibition by the American artist Richard Roth, will open at the Highland Institute for Contemporary Art on 1 May, 2011, 2-5pm.

The preview of Kilmorack Gallery’s 2011 spring exhibition is taking place on Friday 22nd April 2011 from 6pm – 8pm. The exhibition then runs until 30th July 2011.