Pitlochry Festival Theatre, 18 June 2011.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre, 18 June 2011.

It’s that time of year, wash away those summer blues with lots of fantastic workshops to get stuck into at The Bike Shed.

North Highland Connections add Phil Cunningham to their list of distinguished advisors.

The Highland Hospice Aird Fundraising Group will be holding the 2011 Art Exhibition at Phipps Hall, Beauly on Saturday 3rd September, 10am – 4pm and Sunday 4th September 11am – 4pm.

Highland favourites The Side and Glasgow based trio GoGoBot will share the stage with two of the biggest Scottish rock bands of all time.

Over 200 dancers will take to the stage at Aberdeen’s Beach Ballroom this Friday in a sensational dance showcase.

A SCOTS version of Sorley MacLean’s seminal work, Dàin do Eimhir, has been published by Stornoway-based publishing company Acair.

An exhibition of contemporary children’s book illustration curated by author Julia Donaldson and organised by The Park Gallery, Falkirk and Artlink Central is due to start a tour of the UK following the recent news that Julia Donaldson has been appointed Children’s Laureate. It has been announced this week that Shetland Arts’ Bonhoga Gallery is to be the first venue in the tour, in a change to their exhibition schedule for this August/September.

During the first Scottish Golf Open to be held at Castle Stuart in July 2011, Moray Art Centre is exhibiting Golf, an editorialised art collection that tells the story of the game, the terrain and where it’s all going. Limited edition art prints from the handmade, 18 chapter, 140 page publication masterpiece, plus copies of the 575 page Collector Edition (limited to 2100) will be on display and available to buy at the exhibition. ‘Golf’ which was created by Wonderland Publications over four years, will be on display from 5 July to 14 July 2011.