OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 3 May 2011.

Couturier Sandra Murray MBE has announced that she will be presenting a series of masterclasses for the first time, to pass on exclusive insights into the world of couture and the detailed process involved in creating her masterpieces, and revealing how a highly skilled artisan can operate independently of large fashion houses.

The life and work of the great Gaelic poet, Sorley MacLean, will be celebrated on Skye this summer, marking one hundred years since the poet’s birth.

Tread the Boards Theatre Company will be bringing their Musical Theatre Summer School to the Corran Halls in Oban from 1– 13 August 2011.

The artists exhibiting in Progressions, the next exhibition at Shetland Arts’ Bonhoga Gallery (7 May – 19 June 2011), are the five winners from the 2010 Shetland Open Portrait Awards.

Lau return to the Stables in Cromarty on Sunday May 15th at 7.30pm.

Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney, until 29 May 2011.

The Ceangal project which will bring 10 international visual artists to the NW Highlands in September 2012 to create a variety of art works and interact with the artistic and local communities

LeisureFayre, Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall, Orkney. 29 April, 2011.

Ealain A-Muigh Workshops: A series of outdoor art workshops, taught through the medium of Gaelic with professional artists (Julie Brook & Kath MacLeod). All welcome, regardless of Gaelic skills. Under 8’s must be accompanied by older siblings/adults.