An Talla Solais, Ullapool, until 3 July 2011.

For the first time, the 2011 Blas Festival will have its own band in residence when the festival takes off across the Highlands on 9 September.

Midsummer Readings by Alec Finlay & Meg Bateman is taking place on Tuesday 21 June from 7.00 – 9 pm at The Isle of Skye Baking Company.

House concert with Dorec-a-Belle and Adriana Aspina album launch.

Various Venues, 8-10 June, 2011, Inverness.

Stromata is a collection of works created by the artist Alexander Hamilton for a touring exhibition coordinated by The Highland Council. It is a response to the power of nature, drawing from the artist’s engagement with particular sites over the past 40 years. The resulting imagery reflects Hamilton’s deep interest in plants and working with nature. The works were created in locations ranging from Stroma in the Pentland Firth, Botanical Gardens in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Glenfinlas in the Trossachs and Brantwood in the Lake District.

‘Ganseyfest’, the International Gansey Seminar is taking place in Inverness on 01 and 02 October 2011.

Empire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 9 June 2011.

Showing along side Jason Hicklin’s Etchings 1995 – 2009 exhibition at an talla solais, Ullapool is The Westland by Joanne B. Kaar and Lynn Taylor.

an talla solais is delighted to present the beautiful and powerful etchings of Jason Hicklin from 8 – 31 July 2011.