Scottish Ensemble begins its 2011/12 season with a 6 date tour featuring rising-star pianist, Alasdair Beatson, and a ticket offer.

“These Shores”, an exhibition by Ingrid A Fraser will open on the 8th of October at the Inchmore Gallery.

Catherine Gillard and Peter Clerke – formerly of benchtours – team up with triple Fringe First winners Clancy Productions for an anarchic evening of spectacular mayhem.

No way are Scotland’s Islands slowing down as autumn approaches! Not a bit of it. October’s a truly sparkling month with great music and comedy in the northern isles and a feast of storytelling at events from Cumbrae to Bute, to Skye and the Hebrides, to Orkney and Shetland.

Blazin’ in Beauly (17 to 21 October 2011) is the musical extravaganza started by the band Blazin’ Fiddles in the historic village of Beauly, Inverness-shire.

There are still places available on the forthcoming Girls on the Move Leadership Course in the Highlands. This course is open to young women aged 16 – 24

National Theatre of Scotland and Communicado Theatre Company present the world premiere of Calum’s Road and a revival of Tall Tales for Small People, touring throughout Scotland from 24 September to 26 November 2011, with opening performances at Cumbernauld Theatre on 1st October 2011. CALUM’S ROAD Adapted by David Harrower, from the book by Roger Hutchinson […]

A new exhibition of work by Nichola Martin will be on show at Hung, the contemporary local art and craft gallery in Inverness from Friday 30th September – Monday 31st October 2011.

Catch them if you can. Celtic music’s original and best big band returns to Eden Court.

A new book, Conversations on the Coast, was published on 14 September 2011. The book features photography and interviews with artists and craftspeople from around the coast of the British Isles – all made by Nick Hand during a 6,000-mile cycle journey. The featured craftspeople include a weaver, boat builder, a stick maker, a sculptor, a hat maker, a bicycle mechanic, an animator and typewriter artist.