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the George Bain Collection which was recently recognised as being of National Significance by Museums Galleries Scotland. Described as the “father of modern Celtic design”, George Bain (1881- 1968) was an artist and teacher who devoted his life to the painstaking study of Celtic Art and the techniques used by artists to construct these intricate pictures. Every Monday to Friday 11.00am to 4.30pm, Saturday & Sunday 2.00pm to 4.00pm. 01381 620961 www.groamhouse.org.uk

Cruise Liners at Invergordon.Cruise ships regularly visit the Port of Invergordon throughout the tourist season. Cruise ships can usually be seen from the coastline at Portgordon. If they are travelling west to east then they may be seen about two hours after their stated depar-ture time from Invergordon. The Firth forms one of the safest and most commodious anchorages in the north of Scotland and Invergordon was at one time a major base for the Royal Navy’s Home Fleet. The Firth was the scene of the Invergordon Mutiny in 1931. 21 cruise liners are scheduled to arrive and sail from Invergordon in August. For up to date information contact 01349 852308

Eden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SA CINEMAThe thrilling second chapter of this epic trilogy is set five years after Hiccup the Viking and Tooth-less the dragon united dragons and vikings on the island of Berk. When they encounter a new foe the two unlikely heroes must fight together to keep the peace. This event has the following perfor-mances: 1 August 2014 2:00PM, 2 August 2014 11:15AM , 3 August 2014 11:30AM, 2:00PM, 4 August 2014 2:00PM, 5 August 2014 11:30AMand 2:00PM, 6 August 2014 2:00PM, 7 August 2014 11:30AM and 2:00PM. Seat prices: All Tickets pre 5pm £7.00 / Adults (over 18) £8.00 / Adult Concession £7.50 / U18s & Students £5.00 / Eden Court Friends Discount Applies. Tel: 01463 234234 www.eden-court.co.uk

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MONDAyS

Every Monday 9.30pm to midnightTraditional Scottish Session, Scot-tish Food.Hotannanny, 67 Church Street, Inverness Scotland IV1 1ESFeaturing a variety of musicians it’s always a great night for locals and visitors alike! Tel: 01463 233 651 www.hootanannyinverness.co.uk

TUESDAyS

Every Tuesday 9.30pm to midnightTraditional Scottish Session, Scot-tish Food.Hotannanny, 67 Church Street, Inverness Scotland IV1 1ESFeaturing a variety of musicians it’s always a great night for locals and visitors alike! Tel: 01463 233 651 www.hootanannyinverness.co.uk

WEDNESDAyS

Scottish Showtime InvernessEvery WednesdayBogbain Farm, InvernessScottish Showtime Inverness is a new and excit-ing Scottish show, taking place at Bogbain Farm in Inverness and running every Wednesday until 27th August. This fresh event is ideal for visitors looking for some high quality evening entertain-ment and is a quirky, funny and genuine Scottish experience - encompassing music, dance, food, drink and history. The show includes: Transport to and from Inverness city centre1 welcome drink – whisky cocktail/Irn Bru/local craft beer, 2 course supper including a taste of haggis (vegetarian option available), Whisky tast-

CONTINUOUS EVENTS

Exhibition - Castle Gallery,43 Castle Street Inverness IV2 3DUThere are constantly changing exhibitions featur-ing contemporary paintings, sculpture, original hand-made prints, crafts and designer jewellery, working closely with artists to ensure the finest possible selection of works from both established artists and emerging talent. Ceramics, Glass, Jewellery, Paintings, Prints, Sculpture, Textiles, and Wood. Open Monday to Saturday 9.00am to 5.00pm Tel: 01463 729512 www.castlegallery.co.uk

Unravelling the Celtic knot - Ex-ploring Pictish Design.Groam House Museum, High Street, Rosemarkie, Ross-shire, IV10 8UFThe exhibition explores the evolution of Pic-tish design from the ancient sculptured stones found in Rosemarkie, through the analysis and interpretation by George Bain in the last century to modern applications and artefacts in a variety of media. Many of the exhibits are taken from

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ing – samples of Tomatin whisky, Live music from young Scottish musicians, Interactive fun – try the bagpipes, learn a Gaelic song, Ceilidh dancing – including lessons. Standard tickets cost £49.95 for adults and £19.95 for children.

Every Wednesday 9.30pm to mid-nightTraditional Scottish Session, Scot-tish Food.Hotannanny, 67 Church Street, Inverness Scotland IV1 1ESFeaturing a variety of musicians it’s always a great night for locals and visitors alike! Tel: 01463 233 651 www.hootanannyinverness.co.uk

THURSDAyS

Every Thursday 8.30pmTraditional Scottish folk sessionThe Waterfront Restaurant & Bar - 70-71 Huntly St, Inverness Evening entertainment at the Waterfront Restau-rant and Bar is provided every Thursday night with a traditional Scottish folk session performed by Kenny Jamieson (Lead singer Schiehallion). Tel: 01463233870

FRIDAyS

Every Friday 10pm to 1amMusic Nights The Room 73 Queensgate, Inver-nessMusic Nights, Friday and Saturday nights, with top quality bands playing covers from 10.00pm to 1am in the morning. ‘Best live covers music in Inverness’ every Fri and Sat from 10pm, with tribute bands and contemporary Rock Music. Free Internet hotspot. Tel: 01463 233077

SATURDAyS

Every Saturday 2.30 to 4.30pmSaturday Ceilidh with Fraser & Erik.Hotannanny, 67 Church Street, Inverness Scotland IV1 1ESFeaturing a variety of musicians it’s always a great night for locals and visitors alike! Tel: 01463 233 651 www.hootanannyinverness.co.uk

Every Saturday 10pm to 1amMusic Nights The Room 73 Queensgate, Inver-nessMusic Nights, Friday and Saturday nights, with top quality bands playing covers from 10.00pm to 1am in the morning. ‘Best live covers music in Inverness’ every Fri and Sat from 10pm, with tribute bands and contemporary Rock Music. Free Internet hotspot. Tel: 01463 233077

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Friday 1st August 2014 7:30PMEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SAAISEAG - COMMONWEALTH BI-ENNIAL Written by composers Mary Ann Kennedy and Scott MacMillan, Gaelic poet Aonghas Mac-Neacail and audio designer Nick Turner. Aiseag is an exciting work inspired by the small but vital ferry services at the heart of communities in Highland Scotland and Nova Scotia and by the strong connections between the two places that flourish today. Mary Ann and Scott will be joined by a stellar line-up of traditional musi-cians including Canadian fiddle star Colin Grant, a select string ensemble and the award-winning Inverness Gaelic Choir for one of the first per-formances of this work. Come aboard and join captain and crew for a voyage that promises to be a memorable one! Aiseag (The Ferryboat) is a brand-new composition created by a unique transatlantic creative team for the PRS Founda-tion’s first ever UK-wide New Music Biennial, celebrating the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. This event has the following performances: Seat prices: £14.00 / Reduced Rates £12.00 / U18s £8.00 / Eden Court Friends Discount Applies. Tel: 01463 234234 www.eden-court.co.uk

Friday 1st August 2014 8:00PMEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SATHE TWO MAN GENTLEMAN BANDWhen the hugely-entertaining Two Man Gentle-men Band released the album, Two At A Time, it made a huge impact on both sides of the Atlan-tic, storming the roots music charts in USA, go-ing straight to the Number 6 slot from nowhere following its Stateside release. The album won a ton of radio exposure in the UK as well as rave reviews too. They made their Celtic Connec-tions debut in 2013 at Glasgow’s 1000-capacity Old Fruitmarket and were one of the main acts featured in the BBC 2 TV highlights from the event. Andy Bean and Fuller Condon continue to entertain ‘live’ as well as big TV audiences in their native USA, being hired to write the music for the hit Disney cartoon series, Wander Over Yonder. There’s a new album coming this year and they are back in the UK to promote the latest release. Seat prices: £12.50 / Reduced Rates £10.50 / U18s £8.00 / Eden Court Friends Discount Applies. Tel: 01463 234234 www.eden-court.co.uk

Saturday 2nd August 2014 11:30AMEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SAHUGO AND JOSEPHINEThe lonely daughter of a rural pastor makes friends with a wild boy who lives in the woods. The mysterious giant who tends the garden seems sinister, but is really a big teddy bear. The darkness of the world beyond childhood lingers at the edge of the frame, but never intrudes.Kjell Grede delivers a Swedish summer classic,

blond and gorgeous and heart-breakingly inno-cent. a pure pleasure. Tel: 01463 234234 www.eden-court.co.ukSaturday 2nd August 2014 2.00pmEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SAHow to train your dragon 2 (Au-tism Friendly Screening)Eden Court Cinema, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SAThe thrilling second chapter of this epic trilogy is set five years after Hiccup the Viking and Toothless the dragon united dragons and vikings on the island of Berk. Tel: 01463 234234 www.eden-court.co.uk

Sunday 3rd August 2014 7.00pmEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SANT LIVE: SkyLIGHT (ENCORE)Bill Nighy (Love Actually, The Best Exotic Mari-gold Hotel) and Carey Mulligan (Inside Llewyn Davis, The Great Gatsby) feature in the highly anticipated production of David Hare’s Skylight, directed by Stephen Daldry (The Audience), broadcast live from the West End by National Theatre Live. On a bitterly cold London even-ing, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis (Carey Mulligan) receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant (Bill Nighy), a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died. As the evening progresses, the two attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationship only to find themselves locked in a dangerous battle of opposing ideologies and mutual desires.Tel: 01463 234234 www.eden-court.co.uk

Tuesday 5th August 2014 6.30pmEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SASCOOBy-DOO! THE MySTERy OF THE PyRAMIDA musical adventure the whole family will enjoy! Scooby-Doo and the gang are back by popular demand and with even more Spooky Mystery and fun - this time in the Pyramids. Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Velma and Daphne arrive in Egypt where they must solve the mystery of Pharaoh Hatchepsout’s Pyramid. Easy, you say? Not if the gang has to deal with mysterious mummies plus the wrath of the Pharaoh who will transform any-one who dares to approach the pyramid... into stone! With hilarious physical comedy, popular tunes and special effects, the whole family will enjoy this new episode live on stage. Zoinks... book early for best seats! Seat prices: £20.50 / Reduced Rates £15.50 / Family Ticket £60.00 (2 ADULTS MAX) / Eden Court Friends Discount Applies. Tel: 01463 234234 www.eden-court.co.uk

Wednesday 6th August 2014 2.30pm and 6.30pmEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SASCOOBy-DOO! THE MySTERy OF THE PyRAMIDA musical adventure the whole family will enjoy! Scooby-Doo and the gang are back by popular demand and with even more Spooky Mystery

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and fun - this time in the Pyramids. Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Velma and Daphne arrive in Egypt where they must solve the mystery of Pharaoh Hatchepsout’s Pyramid. Easy, you say? Not if the gang has to deal with mysterious mummies plus the wrath of the Pharaoh who will transform any-one who dares to approach the pyramid... into stone! With hilarious physical comedy, popular tunes and special effects, the whole family will enjoy this new episode live on stage. Zoinks... book early for best seats! Seat prices: £20.50 / Reduced Rates £15.50 / Family Ticket £60.00 (2 ADULTS MAX) / Eden Court Friends Discount Applies. Tel: 01463 234234 www.eden-court.co.uk

Wednesday 6th August 2014ST Mary’s Church, 32 Huntly St Inverness Highland IV3 5PR.Chamber Philharmonia Cologne 2014After several successful European tours in 2013 the Chamber Philharmonia Cologne (Germany) is coming back to Australia and New Zealand in Summer 2014 with a powerful and lovely new programme. “Classical music the world over” – this is the motto of the Chamber Philharmo-nia Cologne. It is irrelevant for our musicians whether they are playing in a little village church, in the open air, in Cologne Cathedral or in the Sydney Opera House – their enthusiasm to play music is the same every time. The objective is simple – we want to inspire as many people as possible across all generations to enjoy classical music. Tel:0221-4206718

Thursday 7th August 2014 11.00am and 7.00pm.Eden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SANT LIVE: SkyLIGHT (ENCORE)Bill Nighy (Love Actually, The Best Exotic Mari-gold Hotel) and Carey Mulligan (Inside Llewyn Davis, The Great Gatsby) feature in the highly anticipated production of David Hare’s Skylight, directed by Stephen Daldry (The Audience), broadcast live from the West End by National Theatre Live. On a bitterly cold London even-ing, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis (Carey Mulligan) receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant (Bill Nighy), a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died. As the evening progresses, the two attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationship only to find themselves locked in a dangerous battle of opposing ideologies and mutual desires.Tel: 01463 234234 www.eden-court.co.uk

Saturday 9th Aug 2014 11.30amEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SALITTLE FUGITIVE After their mother leaves them home alone in New York for the weekend, 7-year-old Joey is tricked into thinking he’s killed his older brother with an air rifle. So he runs away, to the funfair at Coney Island, to get lost in the rides, the spectacle. Filmmaker Morris Engel and his team see so much in him; a cowboy, the boy in Shane, the kid in Chaplin’s The Kid. Seat prices: £5 Tel: 01463 234234

Saturday 9th August 2014 8.00pmEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SAMARTIN ALVARADOWidely considered to be Argentina’s finest tango singer, Martin Alvarado has performed in many major venues and festivals around the world. The Buenos Aires-born guitar-playing troubadour comes to Inverness hot from performing in the Edinburgh Fringe. He is joined by an exceptional talent from Finland, Mikko Helenius, a classically trained pianist and bandoneon player, who is possibly unique in his ability to play both his in-struments simultaneously. Together they have an often improvisational approach to their interpre-tations, taking the audience on a journey which crosses the language barrier and gets right to the emotional heart of tango – with a few surprises along the way. Seat prices: £14.00 / Reduced Rates £12.00 / U18s £8.00 / Eden Court Friends Discount Applies. Tel: 01463 234234 www.eden-court.co.uk

Monday 11th August 2014 6.15pmEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SALITTLE FUGITIVEAfter their mother leaves them home alone in New York for the weekend, 7-year-old Joey is tricked into thinking he’s killed his older brother with an air rifle. So he runs away, to the funfair at Coney Island, to get lost in the rides, the spectacle. Filmmaker Morris Engel and his team see so much in him; a cowboy, the boy in Shane, the kid in Chaplin’s The Kid. Seat prices: £5 Tel: 01463 234234

Wednesday 13th August 2014 8.00pmEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SAONE NIGHT OF QUEENIn 2000, Gary Mullen won ITV’s “Stars In Their Eyes” Live Grand Final, with the largest number of votes ever received in the shows history. The record of 864,838 votes was more than twice that of the runner-up. Gary began touring on his own and in 2002 formed a band ‘The Works’, to pay tribute to rock legends Queen. Since May 2002, ‘Gary Mullen and the Works’ have per-formed throughout the UK, USA, Europe, South Africa and New Zealand to sell-out audiences. The outfit have also twice rocked the prestigious BBC Proms in the Park, in front of a very enthu-siastic crowd of 40,000. One Night of Queen is a spectacular live concert, recreating the look, sound, pomp and showmanship of arguably the greatest rock band of all time. This show will ROCK you! Seat prices: £19.00 / Reduced Rates £17.00 / Eden Court Friends Discount Applies. Tel: 01463 234234 www.eden-court.co.uk

Thursday 14th August 2014 8.00pmEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SAONE NIGHT OF QUEENIn 2000, Gary Mullen won ITV’s “Stars In Their Eyes” Live Grand Final, with the largest number

of votes ever received in the shows history. The record of 864,838 votes was more than twice that of the runner-up. Gary began touring on his own and in 2002 formed a band ‘The Works’, to pay tribute to rock legends Queen. Since May 2002, ‘Gary Mullen and the Works’ have per-formed throughout the UK, USA, Europe, South Africa and New Zealand to sell-out audiences. The outfit have also twice rocked the prestigious BBC Proms in the Park, in front of a very enthu-siastic crowd of 40,000. One Night of Queen is a spectacular live concert, recreating the look, sound, pomp and showmanship of arguably the greatest rock band of all time. This show will ROCK you! Seat prices: £19.00 / Reduced Rates £17.00 / Eden Court Friends Discount Applies. Tel: 01463 234234 www.eden-court.co.uk

Friday 15th August 2014 2.00pmEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SATHE SINGING kETTLE - FANTAS-TIC FUNFAIRRoll up, roll up for The Singing Kettle’s most amazing adventure yet.Set in the neon-coloured world of Big Wheels, Merry-go-Rounds and Helter Skelters, join Anya, Kevin and Gary as they take a trip round the Fan-tastic Funfair. There’s thrills and spills with games like hook the rubber duck and test o’ strength to win very special prizes: the Magical Singing Ket-tles. Packed with audience participation, colourful costumes, crazy characters and lots and lots of surprises, it’s rip-roaring fun for both kidsand adults alike. Bonzo the Dog wins a prize at the fair and thinks he’s a pop star! Sing along with Singing Kettle favourites Baby Bumble Bee, Favourite Colours and Billy Goats Gruff, as well as brand new songs like Roller Coaster Ride, you will be captivated by the Fantastic Funfair. There’s even a chance you could be picked to help out on stage during the show. Don’t miss the most fabu-lous fun for all the family, when The Singing Ket-tle’s non-stop, all action Fantastic Funfair comes to your town. Dress in bright colours from head to toe for the Funfair. Seat prices:£12.50 (Age 12 Months Plus) / Groups 10+ (Buy 10 & Get 11th Ticket Free) / Family Saver £46.00 (4 Seats. 1 Adult min) / Eden Court Friends Discount Applies. Tel: 01463 234234 www.eden-court.co.uk

Saturday 16th August 2014 12 noon and 3.00pmEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SAThe Singing kettle - Fantastic FunfairRoll up, roll up for The Singing Kettle’s most amazing adventure yet.Set in the neon-coloured world of Big Wheels, Merry-go-Rounds and Helter Skelters, join Anya, Kevin and Gary as they take a trip round the Fantastic Funfair. There’s thrills and spills with games like hook the rub-ber duck and test o’ strength to win very special prizes: the Magical Singing Kettles. Packed with audience participation, colourful costumes, crazy characters and lots and lots of surprises, it’s rip-roaring fun for both kidsand adults alike. Bonzo the Dog wins a prize at the fair and thinks he’s a pop star! Sing along with Singing Kettle favourites Baby Bumble Bee, Favourite Colours



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and Billy Goats Gruff, as well as brand new songs like Roller Coaster Ride, you will be captivated by the Fantastic Funfair. There’s even a chance you could be picked to help out on stage during the show. Don’t miss the most fabulous fun for all the family, when The Singing Kettle’s non-stop, all action Fantastic Funfair comes to your town. Dress in bright colours from head to toe for the Funfair. Seat prices:£12.50 (Age 12 Months Plus) / Groups 10+ (Buy 10 & Get 11th Ticket Free) / Family Saver £46.00 (4 Seats. 1 Adult min) / Eden Court Friends Discount Applies. Tel: 01463 234234 www.eden-court.co.uk

Sunday 17th August 2014 12 noon, 3.00pm and 8.00pmEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SA

The Singing kettle - Fantastic FunfairRoll up, roll up for The Singing Kettle’s most amazing adventure yet.Set in the neon-coloured world of Big Wheels, Merry-go-Rounds and Helter Skelters, join Anya, Kevin and Gary as they take a trip round the Fan-tastic Funfair. There’s thrills and spills with games like hook the rubber duck and test o’ strength to win very special prizes: the Magical Singing Ket-tles. Packed with audience participation, colourful costumes, crazy characters and lots and lots of surprises, it’s rip-roaring fun for both kidsand adults alike. Bonzo the Dog wins a prize at the fair and thinks he’s a pop star! Sing along with Singing Kettle favourites Baby Bumble Bee, Favourite Colours and Billy Goats Gruff, as well as brand new songs like Roller Coaster Ride, you will be captivated by the Fantastic Funfair. There’s even a chance you could be picked to help out on stage during the show. Don’t miss the most fabu-lous fun for all the family, when The Singing Ket-tle’s non-stop, all action Fantastic Funfair comes to your town. Dress in bright colours from head to toe for the Funfair. Seat prices:£12.50 (Age 12 Months Plus) / Groups 10+ (Buy 10 & Get 11th Ticket Free) / Family Saver £46.00 (4 Seats. 1 Adult min) / Eden Court Friends Discount Applies. Tel: 01463 234234 www.eden-court.co.uk

Wednesday 20th August 2014 7.30pmEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SAStarlight Musical Theatre - West Side StorySet in the upper west Side of Manhattan during the 1950’s, this iconic musical tells the story of the Jets and the Sharks, two rival gangs, and the tragic love story of Maria and tony, caught up in the gangculture of the time. the show is packed full of terrific musical numbers, including Tonight, Maria, One Hand, One Heart, Somewhere, I Feel Pretty, A Boy Like That and many more.From local theatre group Starlight Musical theatre who, in recent years, have brought you Jesus Christ Superstar, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Next. Seat prices: £26.00 / Reduced Rates £24.00 / Groups 10+ Buy 10 Get 11th Free. Tel: 01463 234234.

Thursday 21st August 2014 7.30pmEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SAStarlight Musical Theatre - West Side StorySet in the upper west Side of Manhattan during the 1950’s, this iconic musical tells the story of the Jets and the Sharks, two rival gangs, and the tragic love story of Maria and tony, caught up in the gangculture of the time. the show is packed full of terrific musical numbers, including Tonight, Maria, One Hand, One Heart, Somewhere, I Feel Pretty, A Boy Like That and many more.From local theatre group Starlight Musical theatre who, in recent years, have brought you Jesus Christ Superstar, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Next. Seat prices: £26.00 / Reduced Rates £24.00 / Groups 10+ Buy 10 Get 11th Free. Tel: 01463 234234.

Friday 22nd August 2014 7.30pmEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SAStarlight Musical Theatre - West Side StorySet in the upper west Side of Manhattan during the 1950’s, this iconic musical tells the story of the Jets and the Sharks, two rival gangs, and the tragic love story of Maria and tony, caught up in the gangculture of the time. the show is packed full of terrific musical numbers, including Tonight, Maria, One Hand, One Heart, Somewhere, I Feel Pretty, A Boy Like That and many more.From local theatre group Starlight Musical theatre who, in recent years, have brought you Jesus Christ Superstar, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Next. Seat prices: £26.00 / Reduced Rates £24.00 / Groups 10+ Buy 10 Get 11th Free. Tel: 01463 234234.

Saturday 23rd August 2014 2.30pm and 7.30pmEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SAStarlight Musical Theatre - West Side StorySet in the upper west Side of Manhattan during the 1950’s, this iconic musical tells the story of the Jets and the Sharks, two rival gangs, and the tragic love story of Maria and tony, caught up in the gangculture of the time. the show is packed full of terrific musical numbers, including Tonight, Maria, One Hand, One Heart, Somewhere, I Feel Pretty, A Boy Like That and many more.From local theatre group Starlight Musical theatre who, in recent years, have brought you Jesus Christ Superstar, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Next. Seat prices: £26.00 / Reduced Rates £24.00 / Groups 10+ Buy 10 Get 11th Free. Tel: 01463 234234.

Saturday 23rd August 2014Invergordon Highland GamesThe Cromarty Firth Business Park InvergordonEvents: Running, Cycling, Heavy Weights, Tug-of-war, Solo Piping, Light Field, Highland Dance. Tel:01862 893952

Saturday 23rd August 2014Go Wild on the CanalMuirtown Basin, Clachnaharnay Road, Inverness. A day of family fun at the Caledonian Canal in Muirtown Inverness: Water Walkers Climbing wall Free boat trips, canoe, kayak, dinghy & rowing boat ‘come and try’ sessions Birds of Prey display Raft race Climbing wall Traditional music Stalls and displays Refreshments Come along and see how much fun your local canal can be! Tel: 01463 725561

Saturday 23rd Aug 2014 11.30 amEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SA10 MINUTES OLDER & THE BOOTHerz Frank’s seminal short film has to be seen on the big screen. Storms of emotion sweep across a child’s face as he watches a show that we never see. Ten minutes last a small lifetime, and tell us everything about why children are so mesmerized by cinema, and why cinema is so mesmerized by children. THE BOOT (59 MINS). A little girl, Samaneh, pesters her mother to buy her red boots, then loses one, then tries to find it. The story is fairy-tale simple, but the emotions swell, like in Bicycle Thieves. Director Moham-mad-Ali Talebi had been working with children for years, and it shows. He makes Samaneh one of the most vivid characters in the movies. The Boot is a brilliant introduction to his world. Seat prices: £5. Tel:01463 234234

Saturday 23rd Aug 2014 7.00pmBuddhist Centre, Ballantyne House, Academy St, Inverness.IV1 1LU.“Brilliant Moon – Glimpses of Dilgo khyentse Rinpoche”.“Brilliant Moon – Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche”. Dilgo Khyebtse was one of Tibet’s most revered 20th century Buddhist teachers, and an inspiration to all who encountered him. The Dalai Lama was one of his students.

Sunday 24th August 2014 4.00pmEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SANT LIVE: SkyLIGHT (ENCORE)Bill Nighy (Love Actually, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) and Carey Mulligan (Inside Llewyn Davis, The Great Gatsby) feature in the highly anticipat-ed production of David Hare’s Skylight, directed by Stephen Daldry (The Audience), broadcast live from the West End by National Theatre Live. On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis (Carey Mulligan) receives an unex-pected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant



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(Bill Nighy), a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died. As the evening progresses, the two attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationship only to find themselves locked in a dangerous battle of opposing ideologies and mutual desires.Tel: 01463 234234 www.eden-court.co.uk

Monday 25th August 2014 6.15pm10 MINUTES OLDER & THE BOOTHerz Frank’s seminal short film has to be seen on the big screen. Storms of emotion sweep across a child’s face as he watches a show that we never see. Ten minutes last a small lifetime, and tell us everything about why children are so mesmerized by cinema, and why cinema is so mesmerized by children. THE BOOT (59 MINS). A little girl, Samaneh, pesters her mother to buy her red boots, then loses one, then tries to find it. The story is fairy-tale simple, but the emotions swell, like in Bicycle Thieves. Director Mohammad-Ali Talebi had been working with children for years, and it shows. He makes Samaneh one of the most vivid characters in the movies. The Boot is a brilliant introduction to his world. Seat prices: £5. Tel:01463 234234

Wednesday 27th August 2014 6.45pm (pre-concert talk)Eden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SASCOTTISH ENSEMBLE: COMMON-WEALTH STRINGSFourteen of the most talented pre-professional string players drawn from the commonwealth join the Scottish ensemble to create a unique double string orchestra. The project is an ambitious collaboration between the Scottish Ensemble, Edinburgh International Festival,

and Royal Over-Seas League. SE is bringing this distinctive project to Inverness to help cel-ebrate the year of the Commonwealth Games.The concert combines classic and contempo-rary works for strings, and showcases the rich tradition of music-making found throughout the Commonwealth. Elgar Introduction and Allegro. Sculthorpe Sonata For Strings No. 3. Williams Fantasia On A Theme by Thomas Tallis. Elgar Serenade For Strings. Tippett Con-certo For Double String Orchestra. This concert will be also be available as part of the Scottish Ensemble 2014/15 subscription season. If you book a single price ticket for this concert the subscription saving will be deducted from your season ticket purchases when they are made. The Scottish Ensemble 2014/15 season will be announced in spring 2014 with season tickets available immediately after.Seat Price £16.00 / Students £5.00 / U16s Free If Accompanied by a Paying Adult. Tel: 01463 234234

Friday 29th August 2014The Ironworks, 22B Academy St Inverness IV1 1LXHIGHLAND DARTS CHALLENGE @ The IronworksHighland Darts Challenge returns this August featuring Gary Anderson, Terry Jenkins, Colin Lloyd and Vincent Van der Voort.Ticket Price: £25.00. Tel: 0871 789 4173www.ironworksvenue.com

Friday 29th August 2014 8.00pmEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SAMICK FLAVIN’S COUNTRY & IRISH SHOW.Now in his 27th year of unparelled success, Mick will perform songs from his recently

released 19th album, the Field of Home. According to his legion of fans he has never sounded better. Amongst some of the high-lights of Mick’s career are performing at the wembley Festival in London to an audience of 10,000 people. And sharing the stage with tammy wynette, waylon Jennings and Boxcar willie (and he met with his childhood hero Buck owens). In 2005 he was nominated for the country Music Global Artist Award. this was the 1st time an Irish country Music Artist had ever been nominated for this prestigious award and it is an indication of the significance of his con-tribution to country Music. Seat prices: £20.00 / Reduced Rates £17.00 / Eden Court Friends Discount Applies. Tel:01463 234234

Saturday 30th August 2014 8.00pmEden Court Theatre, Bishop’s Road Inverness IV3 5SAALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNING-HAMAly Bain and Phil Cunningham are quite simply a national institution. With their incomparable mastery of fiddle and accordion paired with hilarious banter, this dynamic duo are the best in the business and their ticket sales are testa-ment to that.Seat prices: £20.50 / Eden Court Friends Dis-count Applies. Tel: 01463 234234.



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Inverness Loch Ness Events for August 2014