The Sunart Centre, Strontian

Storyteller, poet and Northings’ contributor Ian Stephen will be checking in from his landfalls on his latest storytelling trip.

BARRY GORDON welcomes the imminent launch of the debut album from clarsach duo Gillian Fleetwood and Freya Thomsen

FRANK MCCONNELL tells NORTHINGS about the latest developments in the work of his Black Isle-based plan B company, including a run at the Edinburgh Fringe for their new show, Parallel / Parallels

EUAN MARTIN and Northings’ cartoonist DAVE SMITH have two shows running at the Edinburgh Fringe this year, which may be a first for a Highland Theatre company

ALLAN HUNTER sets the scene for a film festival where love of cinema is the only motivating factor

Glenurquhart Public Hall, Drumnadrochit

SUE WILSON meets the author of the first full-length travelogue of Shetland since the Victorian era

PAMELA BEASANT reports on a fascinating collaborative project from the Northern Isles

GEORGINA COBURN examines the extraordinary work of Glenferness-based artist Daniel Kavanagh