Cara Luft and Suns of Arqa to play Coffee Shop Sessions in Strathpeffer.

Empire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 31 August 2011

SUE WILSON investigates what connects this year’s Blas festival, Peter and the Wolf and the Curriculum For Excellence?

On Sunday, September 11th at 4pm in the Stables, Cromarty, Cromarty Arts Trust will host a delightful afternoon of chamber music with some very strong local connections. For not only will the cellist in the group have made her mark already on the Black Isle, but the music performed will have very strong associations as well.

2011 sees the 25th anniversary of Feis Rois which is being marked with a number of special events and concerts.

Craignish Village Hall in Argyll has revealed its autumn arts programme highlights.

OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 24 August 2011.

The acts selected to appear at Loopallu to close the goNORTH Festival Tour 2011 are PAWS, The Imagineers and Finding Albert.

An ambitious new production from the Highlands receives its World Premiere during the Blas Festival in September.

Held in Inverness since 1841, the Northern Meeting is probably the oldest musical competition in the world.