Highland & Moray museums support a brand new festival for Scotland which is just around the corner, 13-15 May. The inaugural Festival of Museums will see a jam-packed programme of 75 events taking place day and night across the country, with 12 events taking place across the Highlands & Moray.

Scottish Opera completes its 2010/11 season in style with Verdi’s operatic blockbuster, Rigoletto.

Estonian pianist Kristi Kapten to give a recital at 1.00pm on Friday 20th May in Inverness Town House.

Edderton Hall Arts & Crafts Fair takes place this Saturday 14th May from 10am – 4.30pm. There will be a range of high quality art and craft work by makers from across the Highlands at this event.

HI-Arts Craft Development has brought together a selection of work by a range of makers from throughout the Highlands and Islands and have assisted them to exhibit as part of the Open Studios event at Craft Central in London as Made in the Highlands at Made Clerkenwell. HI-Arts has also secured the Craft Central Corner shop in Clerkenwell and will have the makers work on display at this location from 19th – 22nd May 2011.

Fort William, Lochaber, 6-7 May 2011.

Empire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 8 May 2011.

Spa Pavilion, Strathpeffer, 7 May 2011.

MANDY HAGGITH profiles the work of Waternish-based wool-maker and dyer Eva Lambert.

Opera della Luna, Empire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 4 May 2011.