Luminate, Scotland’s new creative ageing festival, launches on 1 October 2012 – International Day of Older People. The Festival spotlights arts activities with, by and for older people, as well as a programme for audiences and participants across the generations.

Here is the latest news from the last month at An Talla Solais in Ullapool plus a reminder that the last scheduled show of the year, the Members’ Show, is open until 7th October 2012.

Tain based creative duo Brodie Nairn and Nicky Burns have recently been holed up working on a top secret whisky based project, shrouded in mystery it is now time to open the bottle and announce the details.

Highland Print Studio will host an exhibition of poignant portraits showing nine Cromarty residents who were teenagers in the Ross-shire coastal town during the Second World War.

This academic year the University of the Highlands and Islands’ “Our Guest” series will focus on Highlands and Islands culture.

Northlight Studio, Stromness, Orkney, until 29 September 2012.

An innovative new jewellery line, incorporating the wearer’s Twitter feed and to be shown in London’s prestigious Whitechapel Gallery this week, is the first product to come out of Eigg Box on the Isle of Eigg.

Graham Fagen works in a variety of mediums including installations, photography, sculpture, text and video.

Upcoming events at the Spa Pavilion.

A PERSONAL response from Ian Stephen to the John Cage centenary celebration Silence and Transmission at An Lanntair.