Lairg & District Learning Centre now have their Autumn timetable of classes and events available to download.

SMO Art & Gaelic Poetry Workshops FREE.

Alicia Bruce, award-winning photographer, who roots her artistic practice in social engagement with communities, is exhibiting, Menie: A Portrait of a North East Community at Moray Art Centre this autumn.

OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 5 October 2011.

The programme for this year’s Inverness Festivals Winter Celebrations was officially launched at Inverness Town House yesterday ( 5 October) by Festival Chairman Councillor Roy Pedersen accompanied by representatives of the numerous Alien Armies who have decided to attend this year’s opening event en route to invading Mars early in the New Year.

The Creative Arts in Schools Team (CAST) in Argyll and Bute is about to roll out a series of CPD (continual professional development) sessions aimed especially at those working in education in the fields of the arts and creativity.

Huntly’s artist in residence, Priya Ravish Mehra from Delih, India, will be giving a talk about her project in Huntly and her past work on 5 October 2011 at the Empty Shop, Huntly.

There is a rare treat in store at Inverness Museum & Art Gallery this autumn. In a magnificent spectacle of light, sound and movement, the extraordinary work of Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre, returns by popular demand with a new show.

The Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival are organising a free evening of music and talk on a mental health theme on 5 October 2011 at 7pm at Eden Court Theatre, Inverness.

A classic horror with a modern twist is coming to The Bike Shed, Inverness from 12-15 October 2011.