ICA May 2013 - Issue 129

plus EDEN COURT FILM GUIDE and HAPPYNESS pull-out
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Highland Flings and Funny Things
Scottish Ballet and Happyness Inverness Comedy Festival rule May.

issue 129 May 2013

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Did you hear the one. . .
. . .about Inverness? So goes the question at the top of the ad on the back of the Happyness Inverness Comedy Festival programme. The punchline is . . .there s absolutely loads going on! - only it s not a joke, there really is loads going on. So much so, here s a list of highlghts: Music - It s a massive month for both Clubbing (JLS, DAVE CLARKE, JON PLEASED WIMMIN, LISA LASHES) and Folk (LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III, RODDY WOOMBLE, PHIL N ALY, RACHEL SERMANNI, NORTHERN ROOTS FESTIVAL, BUDAPEST CAFE ORCHESTRA, THE BOY WHO TRAPPED THE SUN), whilst the Rock highlights fall early in the month with BREW AT THE BOG, BRING ME THE HORIZON, and TOBY MICHAELS ROLLING DAMNED. Theatre - HAPPYNESS COMEDY FESTIVAL has performances from ALAN DAVIES, RUSSELL KANE, DYLAN MORAN, JENNY ÉCLAIR and more, SCOTTISH BALLET present Matthew Bourne s HIGHLAND FLING, National Theatre bring their novel show THE DAY I SWAPPED MY DAD FOR TWO GOLDFISH, Pirates of the Carabina give us a death-defying take on human circus with FLOWN and THE AGONY & ECSTACY OF STEVE JOBS explores the legality and morality of Apple s manufacturing. Film - Big releases include THE HANGOVER PART III, THE BIG WEDDING, a new STAR TREK outing and, finally, THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES arrives in Inverness. Plus at IG:LU, your can enjoy some classic comedy film and tv from those no longer with us in DEAD FUNNY - a Happyness 2013 Fringe event. Specials - INVERNESS CLASSIC VEHICLE SHOW, ULLAPOOL BOOK FESTIVAL and the Spey Bay based REALLY WILD FESTIVAL. Sport - news of the summer CRICKET LEAGUE, and of the fitba season s final EL KESSOCKO. . . Art - Perfectly timed in co-inciding with the month of the Inverness Comedy Festival is Kilmorack Gallery s ART OF HUMOUR expo, a new gallery opens in the belly of Union St - ART BANK in The Village - which will have a ROBBIE MACKINTOSH show to open with. IG:LU meanwhile welcomes fashion blogger and designer NATALIE RIACHI. If you ve not yet visited our new website, then do - it s all this and more, new stories, interviews, reviews, videos etc added daily

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CONTENTS ART .............................................................. P07 FILM ............................................................ P10 KIDS ............................................................ P12 MUSIC........................................................ P14 SPILL HAPPYNESS COMICS and JON PLEASED WIMMIN................. P20 PLUS EDEN COURT FILM GUIDE:......p21‒28 HAPPYNESS PULL-OUT:...........p23‒26

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Art with a smile...
What with the HAPPYNESS COMEDY FESTIVAL taking place this month, which you can read about throughout this issue, it’s apt that you can also take in THE ART OF HUMOUR at KILMORACK GALLERY until 01 JUN. Bringing together work from a wide range of artists, it also displays a whole range of definitions as to what makes us smile. So, you get everything from EDUARD BERSUDSKY, creator of the kinemats (mechanical sculpture) for the astounding Sharmanka Theatre to the brightly surreal pop art of MICHAEL FORBES [pic] and PAUL BARNES who have both produced special work for this show. There’s also ALAN MACDONALD from Carnoustie who grabs with the strange juxtaposition of the modern with the ancient. There might be a Coca Cola can in the hands of a Cardinal in full red garb; even the faces appear recognisably contemporary, but they exist in an historical and surreal landscape. With humour, Macdonald makes you look deeper at the painting and because of this at ourselves. Other painters, printmakers and sculptors at this marvellous exhibition are; COLIN BROWN, HELEN DENERLEY, STEVE DILWORTH, HENRY FRASER, DAVID KEMP, ROBERT POWELL, INGEBJORG SMITH, DAVID KEMP, RONALD RAE, GEORGE WYLLIE and ILLONA MORRICE. You can read more about the exhibition and see some of the work on show at kilmorackgallery.co.uk IG:LU in CHURCH STREET continues to demonstrate that there’s a space for all kinds of artistic expression. Hot on the hells of the unsettling Harry Potter fanfic show, the gallery is given over this month to the intriguing LIVING IN CLIPS: LIVING IN RETROGRADE by fashion blogger and designer NATALIE RIACHI. Having graduated from her degree in Fashion Design at Heriot Watt University in 2009, she moved to Paris and it’s there that she started her Living In Clips blog, primarily following daily personal style moments from home and away, new up and coming British designer must-haves, a range of her own designs and creations and most recently, street style photography features from Paris Fashion Week 2013. The exhibition of images follows Natalie’s footsteps and vision of beauty through the streets of Paris - her home away from home - as she captures moments in Fashion’s saturated Social Media history. Extending an invitation to all to join her on this journey to view it with your own eyes and join her in her future social media exploits. The show runs from FRI 10 to WED 22 APR. Visitors to IG:LU will be familiar with the work of ROBBIE MACKINTOSH who has exhibited there regularly since it opened. If you’re a fan you’ll be interested in his show with friends called BREACH OF THE PEACE / IN THE FACE OF IT at the newly opened ART BANK gallery under THE VILLAGE on Union St. Ask in the shop to be taken down to the gallery for the show which runs from 01–31 MAY…

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@ The Village, Union St Inverness BREACH OF THE PEACE / IN THE FACE OF IT by ROBBIE MACKINTOSH & guests 01–31 May A new gallery for Inverness hiding beneath the city centre throng opens 01 May. Guests still to be finalised but include graffiti artists EMIL GRYCHTA & KRIS SETA.

Show #53: LIVING IN CLIPS : LIVING IN RETROGRADE by NATALIE RIACHI Fri 10–Tue 22 May, open Mon-Fri, 11am–4pm

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SECRET EGYPT: UNRAVELLING TRUTH FROM MYTH to 1 June As last month

INCHMORE GALLERY

CRAFT MONTH, through May Ceramics, glass, jewellery, photography, printmaking, sculpture and textiles. A Mixed Exhibition continues inchmoregallery.co.uk

INVERNESS AIRPORT

MIXED EXHIBITION, through May work by CAROLINE HEWAT, MICHAEL FORBES, KIRSTIE COHEN, EUGENIE VRONSKAYA, ROSIE NEWMAN, PAT HAY, ALEX DUNN and NANCY MACDONALD. The exhibition runs for a year with the work changed every few months.

IONA GALLERY, KINGUSSIE

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THE EYES HAVE IT, through May a selection of works from LYN WELLS, a wildlife artist based in the Dornoch. Also local artists including: SHEENA HARRISON, JENNY HEPBURN & JANIS MENNIE.

Natalie is a Scottish Fashion Designer living & blogging from Paris/Edinburgh. The exhibition of images follows Natalie’s footsteps and vision of beauty through the streets of Paris her home away from home, as she captures moments in Fashion’s saturated Social Media history. Extending an invitation to all to join her on this journey to view it with your own eyes and join her in her future social media exploits.

BRITISH WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD, 4–26 May, The gallery is continuing its wildlife theme. Many of the winning photographs that will be on display were taken by Scottish photographers of Scottish Wildlife. Come and see them in their natural habitat - the heart of the Cairngorm National Park. For details: theionagallery.co.uk

CASTLE GALLERY

BLANDINE ANDERSON 11 May - 1 June Porcelain and Stoneware Ceramics and New Oil Paintings inspired by folklore. castlegallery.co.uk JANE LANNAGAN, Blink Gallery, May, During a diploma course in dress and design Jane discovered the medium of Batik and fell in love with this ancient craft. eden-court.co.uk SCOTTISH FIELDS & BEYOND by DAVID & CHRISTINE EWAN, Stalls Gallery, May, Husband & wife present their first joint exhibition of paintings at Eden Court. Their works in Acrylics and oils feature mainly a blend of landscapes from across Scotland, some still life and portraiture.

KILMORACK GALLERY MORAY ART CENTRE

THE ART OF HUMOUR, to 1 June Kilmorack Gallery Director Tony Davidson sets out to answer the question; How do artists use humour? See feature kilmorackgallery.co.uk
image courtesy of natalie riachi, livinginclips.com

EDEN COURT GALLERY

Standing in the sea of photographers shooting with weighty, oversized and pricey digital eyes, her images were already destined to be unlike the rest. They were all shot on two slightly tired eyes: one on an Olympus 35mm film camera dating from 1983 and the other an old iPhone 3GS using the Instagram App. More at theIG.LU and whatsonhighlands.com HAPPYNESS FRINGE: Show #54 DEAD FUNNY

NATURAL SELECTION, AN OPEN EXHIBITION CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF NATURAL SCOTLAND – GALLERIES I & II, to 19 May Paintings, prints, photography, drawing and sculpture on the theme of natural Scotland morayartcentre.org

SOLAS GALLERY, GAIRLOCH UDALE GALLERY

Exciting new work for 2013 by acclaimed landscape artist ROB HOWARD and award winning painter LYN BECKETT. 01445 712626, solasgallery.co.uk BARBARA MCHARDY PAINTINGS Sun 19 May to Sun 02 Jun 11am-5pm @ The Workshop, Balblair udalegallery.co.uk

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Thu 23–Fri 24 May, 11am–4pm (Free) ‘Lucky dip’ screenings in 3 rooms of a variety of Films and TV shows starring Comic geniuses no longer with us. Please check theIG.LU or whatsonhighlands.com for updates to opening days & times. Includes Charlie Chaplin, Dermot Morgan, Kenny Everett, Richard Briers, Graham Chapman, Tommy Cooper, Pete’n’Dud & more

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We can’t remember a month when there’s been quite so many eagerly awaited films on show, so without further ado let us tell you exactly why you’d be well advised to spend just about the entire month deciding that cinema might not be dead after all. GOOD VIBRATIONS [2] (EDEN COURT, 03–06 MAY) tells the story of 1970s Belfast music fan Terri Hooley, a vital force in that city’s emerging music scene thanks to his record shop and label from which the film gets its name. His biggest discoveries were The Undertones and when they first get played on the John Peel show it’s a joyous moment around which the rest of the impressive drama whirls. There are bound to be fictional liberties taken, but it’s still both a fascinating insight into the Belfast punk scene and a reminder of how pure passion can change the world just a little bit. I’M SO EXCITED [1] (EDEN COURT, 03–16 MAY) looks gloriously odd, as you’d expect considering that it comes from Spain’s PEDRO ALMADOVAR. His compatriot and similar visionary Bigas Luna died last month leaving Pedro alone to carry the flame for wildly inventive drama, laced with unhinged comedy. This one’s set entirely in a plane on a flight to Mexico and appears to be a Latin reinvention of the Alan Cumming sitcom The High Life. Which has to be a good thing. We’d quite like to have seen Almadovar take on THE GREAT GATSBY [3] (EDEN COURT, 16–30 MAY), but this is helmed by BAZ LUHRMANN. While the previous film version with Robert Redford, Mia Farrow and a very young Patsy Kensit looked great, it never captured the mixture of elegant melancholy and vicious abandon found in Fitzgerald’s magnificent novel and you sense this might again be a triumph of sheen over content, but stars LEONARDO DI CAPRIO and CAREY MULLIGAN will be eyeing Oscar nominations. There’s more doomed hedonism in THE LOOK OF LOVE (EDEN COURT, 17–23 MAY) which reunites director MICHAEL WINTERBOTTOM and actor STEVE COOGAN in an account of the life of British porn king Paul Raymond. It’s a fascinating tale and Coogan was born to play the lead role, while it’s good to see ANNA FRIEL back on the big screen as his long suffering wife. And watch out for rising star IMOGEN POOTS as his daughter. She’s on the verge of becoming one of the most in-demand actresses around as you’ll realise by the end of the year. We guarantee it. Finally, a few big box office releases: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS [4] (VUE from 09 MAY) is the latest instalment in JJ ABRAMS’ telling of the life of the young Captain Kirk, with BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH scene stealing in action packed yarn about a quest for WOMD. THE BIG WEDDING [5] (VUE from 29 MAY) is a U.S. remake of a French film starring ROBERT DE NIRO, KATHERINE HEIGL, DIANE KEATON, AMANDA SEYFRIED, TOPHER GRACE, BEN BARNES, SUSAN SARANDON, and ROBIN WILLIAMS. Almost enough reason to go see it right there. No wedding for once, this time for THE HANGOVER PART III [6] (VUE from 24 MAY) the Wolfpack return for a ‘final’ outing. The traditional stars are rejoined by MIKE TYSON and HEATHER GRAHAM and introduced to JOHN GOODMAN. Japes? Yes, japes.

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WELCOME TO THE PUNCH @ Eden Court THE PAPERBOY @ Eden Court NEIGHBOURING SOUNDS @ Eden Court CITYSCAPES: PTU @ Eden Court

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Can the franchise take it? We’ll see. Dir. Todd Phillips re-unites BRADLEY COOPER, ZACH GALIFIANAKIS, ED HELMS, MIKE TYSON, HEATHER GRAHAM and now JOHN GOODMAN

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE @ Eden Court CITY SCAPES: INFERNAL AFFAIRS @ Eden Court

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from THU 16 MAY

GOOD VIBRATIONS @ Eden Court see feat. I’M SO EXCITED (15) @ Eden Court see feat. THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES @ Eden Court Get your fix of RYAN GOSLING, EVA MENDES and BRADLEY COOPER. Recommended. (Wed 8, 11am - Dream & Scream Showing) 21 AND OVER @ Vue ALL STARS (3D) @ Vue Dir. Ben Gregor Starring: Theo Stevenson, Akai, Ashley Jensen, Kimberley Walsh, John Barrowman, Ashley Walters CHIMPANZEE @ Vue DEAD MAN DOWN (15) @ Vue Dir. Niels Arden Oplev Starring: Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Dominic Cooper, Terrence Howard

THE HOST @ Eden Court LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED @ Eden Court THE GREAT GATSBY @ Eden Court & Vue (EC Dream & Scream Showing, Wed 22, 11am, (Thu 30, 11am - Dream & Scream Showing) Subtitled, Thu 23, 8.30pm, Eden Court) NT LIVE: THIS HOUSE @ Eden Court THE TRAIN @ Eden Court (Showing Thu 16, 7pm only)

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A LATE QUARTET @ Eden Court THE LOOK OF LOVE @ Eden Court see feat FAST & FURIOUS 6 @ Vue with Vin Diesel etc HUMMINGBIRD (15) @ Vue (tbc) Dir. Steven with Jason Stratham, Vicky McClure, Ian Pirie, Benedict Wong

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THE BIG WEDDING (15) @ Vue (tbc) Dir. Justin Zackham, Stars AMANDA SEYFRIED, ROBERT DE NIRO, SUSAN SARANDON, ROBIN WILLIAMS, KATHERINE HEIGL THE STONE ROSES: MADE OF STONE @ Eden Court Documentary on the recent reformation of the seminal Manchester combo, directed by the always excellent SHANE MEADOWS. He’ll be doing a satellite Q&A and some of the band themselves might even put in an appearance…

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from THU 09 MAY from FRI 10 MAY

2013 BAFTA SHORTS @ Eden Court CITY SCAPES: TBC @ Eden Court (Showing Sat 18, 9.30pm only) HOME @ Eden Court ENNIO MORRICONE CANNES CONCERT @ Eden Court (TBC) (Showing Tue 21, 7.30pm only - tbc)

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (3D) @ Vue & Eden Court CITYSCAPES: SPARROW @ Eden Court (Showing Thu 9, 8.45pm only) SPRING BREAKERS @ Eden Court IN THE HOUSE @ Eden Court DEADFALL @ Vue OUR CHILDREN @ Vue THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST @ Vue

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WHITE ELEPHANT @ Eden Court SIMON KILLER @ Eden Court BYZANTIUM @ Vue

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EPIC 3D @ Vue Animation, Dir. Chris Wedge with AMANDA SEYFRIED, COIN FARRELL, CHRISTOPH WALTZ, JOSH HUTCHINSON. Good cast, eh? MUD (12A) @ Eden Court Dir. Jeff Nichols with MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, REESE WITHERSPOON THE HANGOVER PART 3 @ Vue

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HAPPYNESS FRINGE: DEAD FUNNY @ IG:LU Daily 11am–4pm Free (more P7) A range of comedy films & TV in 3 rooms featuring comedy talents now passed on.

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER @ Eden Court (Autism Friendly Screening Sat 11, 2.15pm)

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Keeping the Kids Happy
Typically now that the school hols are over and everyone should be back revising for exams by boning up on oxbow lakes, coracles and the like, along comes a host of rather marvellous distractions for kids. Many of them are centred around the HAPPYNESS COMEDY FESTIVAL which is back for a second year and runs from 23–26 MAY, providing entertainment not just for the grownups but also youngsters who like a chuckle. JAMES CAMPBELL [1] presents Comedy For Kids in EDEN COURT GARDENS at noon on SAT 25 and SUN 26 MAY, and at 2pm each afternoon in FALCON SQUARE, aimed at children over six and their families. Talking about “funny things in a funny way that children seem to like”, it’s born out of his weekly travels around primary schools, telling stories and encouraging children to write their own stuff. And those of them with a knack for it, might just find themselves in the final of CLASS CLOWNS [2] at 5pm on SUN 26 in EDEN COURT ONETOUCH, the conclusion of a competition to find the funniest youngster in the Highlands with the prize of a VIP trip to the Edinburgh Fringe up for grabs. You might just get to see a star of the future take their first steps into comedy. Hosted by the excellent PATRICK MONAHAN Also worth seeing are the SCOTTISH FALSETTO SOCK PUPPETS [3] who’ll be presenting a couple of kids shows in EDEN COURT GARDENS on SAT 25 and SUN 26 at 3pm, full of their usual mayhem, silliness and loopy creativity. There’ll be hyperactivity from both crowds and performers we’ll warrant.

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Away from the festival there are another couple of shows worth mentioning. SPOT’S BIRTHDAY PARTY at EDEN COURT EMPIRE on 14 & 15 MAY. Adapted and directed by the UK’s premiere children’s playwright David Wood (The Gingerbread Man, The BFG, Meg and Mog Show), this finds, as the title suggests, everyone’s favourite puppy celebrating his birthday, accompanied by Steve the Monkey, Helen the Hippo and Tom the Crocodile plus Spot’s mum and dad, Sally and Sam. Special guest Marco the Rabbit Magician is on hand too and the fun includes music, songs, games, stories and theatrical magic to capture your little one’s imagination. The reliably ace NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND are bringing THE DAY I SWAPPED MY DAD FOR TWO GOLDFISH to EDEN COURT from 29 MAY–01 JUN. As you’d expect from NTS, it isn’t your average show, but an interactive promenade production taking in the stalls foyer as our hero Tom, having swapped his dad for his best mate’s goldfish, negotiates a whole series of secondary exchanges to get his father back. Best of all, with a nod to Noel Edmonds’ much missed Swap Shop, there’s a chance on SAT 01 JUN from noon to 1.45pm to get along and swap “a toy, a book or even a Dad” at a special swap table. Free, creative and fun family activities will be taking place between shows in the foyer, all welcome.

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MARK OF ZORRO @ Universal Hall, 7.30pm. Swashbuckling fun, you might even get to lock swords with Zorro himself. GRAND TOURNAMENT OF FOOTE @ Urquhart Castle, 11am Fully armoured foot knights collide in a series of colourful and bone-jarring bouts. historic-scotland.gov.uk/events REALLY WILD FESTIVAL @ Scottish Dolphin Centre, 10.30am Fun filled day celebrating the wild side of Spey Bay. This free event is packed with fun, interactive activities for all ages including land based dolphin watching, guided walks, competitions, traditional music, food from Scotland’s larder, local produce, entertainment and more. Children must be accompanied by an adult. wdcs.org

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SCOTTISH FALSETTO SOCK PUPPETS KIDS SHOW @ Falcon Square, 1pm Free JAMES CAMPBELL COMEDY FOR SPOT’S BIRTHDAY PARTY @ Eden Court KIDS @ Falcon Square, 2pm Free Empire, 1.30pm David Wood, the UK’s premier SCOTTISH FALSETTO SOCK PUPPETS KIDS children’s playwright (The Gingerbread Man, SHOW @ Eden Court Gardens, 3pm Free. The BFG, The Tiger Who Came To Tea, Meg happy-ness.co.uk and Mog Show) has taken Eric Hill’s characters and woven them into a bright and colourful , musical entertainment that both educates HAPPYNESS COMEDY FESTIVAL: and entertains. Come dressed for a party JAMES CAMPBELL COMEDY FOR KIDS and make a birthday card for Spot. @ Eden Court Gardens, 12pm Free JAMES CAMPBELL COMEDY FOR KIDS @ Falcon Square, 2pm Free SPOT’S BIRTHDAY PARTY @ Eden Court Empire, 10.30am & 1.30pm SCOTTISH FALSETTO SOCK PUPPETS KIDS SHOW @ Eden Court Gardens, 3pm Free CLASS CLOWN FINAL @ Eden Court CELEBRATING CAIRNGORMS NATURE OneTouch, 5pm £5. happy-ness.co.uk @ Macdonald Aviemore Resort, 10am. Talks, walks & activities for everyone to enjoy. See centre pages for more info

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KILTARLITY COMMUNITY GALA @ Tomnacross THE DAY I SWAPPED MY DAD FOR School, Kiltarlity, 2pm Stalls, bungee trampoline, roundabout, ribbon & fan dancing, 2 GOLDFISH @ Eden Court, 10am, 1.30pm, See main feature. birds of prey display & much, much more. WHAT ON EARTH?! @ The Macphail Centre Ullapool, 2pm A new work specifically designed for young people aged 5 - 11. FAMILY GARDEN ADVENTURE @ Brodie Castle, 2pm, Fun tree facts and activities for the children around the shrubbery. GRAND TOURNAMENT OF FOOTE HAPPYNESS COMEDY FESTIVAL: JAMES CAMPBELL COMEDY FOR KIDS @ Eden Court Gardens, 12pm Free

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THE DAY I SWAPPED MY DAD FOR 2 GOLDFISH @ Eden Court, 10am, 1.30pm, See main feature. THE DAY I SWAPPED MY DAD FOR 2 GOLDFISH @ Eden Court, 10am, 1.30pm, See main feature.

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RACHEL SERM ANNI WHAT I’VE BEEN : LISTENING TO In advance of he r Ironworks show (22 May), the Ca rrb has been telling ridge songstress us about what songs are inspir ing her these da ys: Terminal St

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As father to Rufus and Martha and once married to the late, great Kate McGarrigle, LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III’s [2] own excellence has perhaps been overshadowed by that of the rest of his family. If, however, you want to see just why he has strong claims to being one of the greatest singer-songwriters America has produced, you’ll get proof at his EDEN COURT EMPIRE show on SUN 12 MAY. Originally inspired by seeing Bob Dylan at the Newport festival in 1963, he’s been making music for the best part of 35 years, honing an individual self-mocking style that’s maybe had people underestimating the quality of his work. And he’s not finished yet, though his new album does contain intimations of mortality with its title, Older Than My Old Man Now. The record itself is as good a chunk of autobiography as you’ll hear all year, but hopefully the rest of his set will include some more of his delightful humour, a characteristic that’s been tapped most recently by his cameo role in the excellent Parks and Recreation sitcom. It’s rather too much to expect that any other members of the Wainwright clan will put in an appearance at the show, but they’re no strangers to the area with Martha having delivered a memorable performance at Belladrum a couple of years back. This year’s BELLADRUM TARTAN HEART FESTIVAL has just announced its line-up for its tenth anniversary on FRI 02 and SAT 03 AUG and there’s the head of another musical dynasty putting in an appearance in the shape of folk legend MARTIN CARTHY. He’s part of a diverse and intriguing line-up that also includes JAMES, TWIN ATLANTIC, THE HORRORS, DOUGIE MACLEAN, THE NOISETTES, FATHERSON, KING CHARLES and RICK REDBEARD. You’ll be reading plenty more about the festival on these pages in the months ahead, but you’d best buy your tickets now as they sell out fast. For more details see tartanheartfestival.co.uk Elsewhere this month there are plenty more opportunities to take in a whole range of musical treats including Carrbridge’s most famous daughter RACHEL SERMANNI [1] at IRONWORKS on WED 22 MAY, Lewis’ THE BOY WHO TRAPPED THE SUN at the same venue on FRI 10 MAY (supported by SCOTT RINNING from CINEMATICS), bluesy rock veterans NINE BELOW ZERO at MAD HATTERS on WED 22 MAY, plus a rake of big name DJs - DAVE CLARKE [3] (IRONWORKS, SAT 04 MAY), LISA LASHES (UV, SAT 11 MAY), a DJ set from pop chaps JLS [4] (SAT 18 MAY) for MIAMI’s 2nd birthday – and JON PLEASED WIMMIN [5] (KARMA LOUNGE, SAT 25 MAY) who you can read about in ‘Spill’, p20. Finally a shout out for something a bit different at EDEN COURT ONETOUCH on 31 MAY in the form of the HIGHLAND SOUL CLUB. There’ll be music from THE LEONARD JONES POTENTIAL, Funk & Soul DJs and a vintage fashion show. For more details see twitter @HighlandSoul

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CLASSICAL
THE BAND OF HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL MARINES SCOTLAND @ Eden Court Empire, 7.30pm The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Scotland present their annual concert with a stirring selection of traditional military music, the splendid Corps of Drums, some light classical including best loved favourites from the shows, a few exquisite solo pieces and, for contrast, a session of Jazz. This will be a wonderfully colourful show with 45 Royal Marines Bandsmen on stage.

FRI 24 MAY

WED 01 MAY

SONG STUDIO @ Nairn Community Centre, 7.30pm Opera students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland present a programme of ‘Magic, Myth and Legend’. 01667 455701 musicnairn.org.uk

@ Karma Lounge, 9pm Urban beats Breakbeat DnB Dubstep Bass and Jungle as the Forres clubnight teams up with the HJ djs for a night of funky mayhem. £3 entry before 11pm, £5 after STATE OF GRACE presents ‘more adventures in house muzik’ with guest DJ: JON OF THE PLEASED WIMMIN @ Karma Lounge 9pm til 3am. Jon Pleased Wimmin with support from Scott Langley and Al Carson. entry is £4 before midnight and £6 after. See our interview p20...

FRI 03 MAY

GRAHAM MACKENZIE @ Inverness Town House, 1pm Prize winning local fiddle player Graham Mackenzie, currently completing his studies at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, will be accompanied by his mother Alison on piano in a display of fiddle virtuosity. at1withmusic.co.uk

TUE 04 JUN

SAT 25 MAY

RSNO @ Eden Court Empire, 8pm BARBER Essay No.1, Op.12, COPLAND Appalachian Spring Suite, DVORÁK Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op.104 Domingo Hindoyan (conductor) Aleksei Kiseliov (cello)

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CLUBBING REGULARS
118 WEDNESDAY @ Miami OFFICIAL WESH @ Vinyl THE BIG MIDWEEK SESSION @ Aces SOUNDCLASH SESSIONS @ Karma Lounge FRIDAY NIGHTS OLDS KOOL @ Miami DECADES: 1980-200 @ Aces OLD SKOOL @ G’s FRIDAYS @ Vinyl TICH MCCOOEY @ 3G’s Lounge, Alness

THE SCONE FAIRIES @ Hootananny

THU 02 MAY FRI 03 MAY

DINGWALL CHORAL SOCIETY SPRING CONCERT @ Strathpeffer Pavilion, 7.30pm.

SAT 04 MAY

ROCK ISLAND LINE @ Hootananny

BRIAN Ó hEADHRA @ Hootananny RACHEL HAIR TRIO @ Eden Court OneTouch, 8pm Rachel Hair performs a spellbinding mix of Scottish, Irish and original harp music together with good friends Jenn Butterworth (guitar/vocals) and Euan Burton (double bass.

SAT 04 MAY

WED 08 MAY

ICM CONCERT SERIES: O DUO @ Inverness Town House, 8pm Such is their popularity that it has taken four years to persuade them back to the Town House. Owen Gunnell and Oliver Cox are two of the most energetic and entertaining percussion virtuosi in today’s music scene. They will bring the Inverness Chamber Music season to a spectacular climax.

SUN 05 MAY

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SATURDAY HOME @ Miami, drinks from £1 THE BIG NIGHT OUT @ Aces 5pm TICH MCCOOEY @ 3G’s Lounge, Alness SATURDAYS @ G’s 60s, 70s & 80s @ Vinyl

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MOHAMED SHAMS @ Inverness Town House, 1pm A 55 minute lunchtime recital by Egyptian pianist Mohamed Shams, a prize winner from the Scottish International Piano Competition, currently completing his Master degree at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. at1withmusic.co.uk

TUE 14 MAY

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MON 06 MAY TUE 07 MAY

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MUSIC

FRI 03 MAY

LUCY ROSE @ Ironworks 7.30pm. Warwickshire singer-songwriter riding the wave of nu-folk success and, just like Mumfords, Marling et al, also enjoying American success. JAMIE MARSHALL @ Market Bar, 10pm

BEAT BOTHY WITH HALCYON, LAKI MERA & DJ DOLPHIN BOY @ Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore, 10pm Bringing together the best of traditional Scots musicianship with an electronically produced backdrop for a real club experience.

WED 08 MAY

THU 16 MAY

VOICES UNITED @ Eden Court Empire, 7.30pm Inverness Choral Society joins forces with Chorus Niagara and the Inverness Area Choir of the National Youth Choir of Scotland to raise the roof at Eden Court. INVERNESS CHORAL SOCIETY SPRING CONCERT @ Eden Court Empire, 7.30pm Orff Carmina Burana, Beethoven Mass in C.

SAT 18 MAY

HEROIC ARIAS @ Eden Court OneTouch, 7.30pm Operatic heroes and heroines are brought to life in this recital of legendary characters, from the librettos that have been entertaining audiences for centuries. Reno Troilus (countertenor), will assume roles that the superstar castrati of the 18th Century performed with Handel throughout his career in London. Featured in the concert will be solos and duets from operas such as Julius LISA LASHES AND MALLORCA LEE Caesar, Agrippina, Alcina, and Rinaldo. Reno will be joined by his wife, Gail Troilus (soprano), @ UV Nightclub, 10pm Plus support from Maddog, Tiny, Nicco, Desudo and Ram. Inverness-based youth production company Showstopperz, and other special guests PHUNK INVESTIGATION @ Karma Lounge, 10pm ruckusrave.co.uk

DAVE CLARKE @ Ironworks 10pm The Brighton-born DJ grew up on punk and early hip-hop before running away from home and eventually blagging himself a DJ spot at a local club. From that came his groundbreaking “Red” EPs and the rest is history. Now he’s virtually a techno saint and his gigs are very, very good indeed. He’s joined tonight by M Stell and Alan Macpherson.

SAT 04 MAY

VAMM @ Universal Hall, Findhorn, 7.30pm. Formed in 2012, Vamm comprises Shetland born Catriona MacDonald (Blazin’ Fiddles), Perthshire’s Patsy Reid (Founding member of Breabach) and Norwegian, Marit Falt. They make trad sounds with a distinctive intimacy. ALY BAIN AND PHIL CUNNINGHAM @ Strathpeffer Pavilion, 8pm. Scotland’s favourite traditional musicians make a welcome return to the Pavilion. THE BEVVY SISTERS & THE BOY WHO TRAPPED THE SUN @ The Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore ROYA MACLEAN @ Hootananny

THU 09 MAY

SAT 11 MAY

FRI 17 MAY

FRI 10 MAY

DJ SET FROM DJANGO @ Mad Hatters

AN EVENING WITH JLS @ Miami Nightclub, 8.pm 1 hour DJ set from the all conquering boy band. miaminightclub.co.uk

SAT 18 MAY FRI 24 MAY

NOSK VS HIGHLAND JUNGLISTS

THE BOY WHO TRAPPED THE SUN @ Ironworks 7.30pm An “unplugged” gig for Isle of Lewis native Colin MacLeod, a singer songwriter whose debut album, released a couple of years back, might just have been released a little too early for his own good. In his wake, the likes of Newton Faulkner, Ed Sheeran and, more recently, Tom Odell, have won plaudits for doing lesser versions of what MacLeod invests with such grace. Now he’s back he’ll hopefully show the Johnnycome-latelys just how it should be done.

ALLY MACKENZIE @ Hootananny

RACHEL SERMANNI @ Ironworks 7pm The local singer-songwriter landed the DR MANGO & THE CHICKPEAS @ Hootananny prestigious slot of closing out the old year on the telly with a Franz Ferdinand cover, CEILIDH NIGHT @ Glenmoriston Millenium but it’s her own songs, as displayed on her Hall, 7.45pm Second Saturday each month. debut album, Under Mountains, that have £2.50 (includes tea and coffee), BYOB. garnered the accolades. With a few killer hooks flung in the mix, her undoubted talent will really flourish. This might just be her year. RODDY WOOMBLE @ Old Bridge Inn, 7.30pm BLAZIN’ FIDDLES @ Universal Hall, Findhorn, 7.30pm What began as a project for the Highland Festival almost 15 years ago, RODDY WOOMBLE & FRIENDS @ Eden Court continues as one of Scotland’s top traditional OneTouch, 8pm Familiar to many thousands bands. For more info, and to hear some of music fans as the front man in the Scottish of their music, visit blazinfiddles.com rock band Idlewild, Roddy Woomble is also a celebrated solo songwriter & performer. AMBER RED @ Hootananny BLUEFLINT @ Hootananny

SAT 11 MAY

WED 22 MAY

TUE 14 MAY

some beauty. While they’re bound to be the highlight there are plenty more treats on the bill including RURA, EDWINA HAYES, ADAM HOLMES, ROB HERON & THE TEA PAD ORCHESTRA, LARSA, JP TRIO, ELEPHANT SESSIONS, GROUSEBEATER SOUND SYSTEM, MIKE VASS, NUALA KENNEDY and THE SLIM PANATELLAS (featuring Rob Ellen from Medicine Music, a tireless supporter of roots music up here). For more details see www.northernrootsfestival.co.uk

WED 15 MAY

THU 23 MAY FRI 24 MAY

THU 16 MAY FRI 17 MAY

MODHAN @ Hootananny

JOHN, BEN AND MRS MAC ARE BACK! @ Eden Court Empire, 7.30pm An evening of country & western and traditional Scottish dance band music. Featuring MANSON GRANT & THE DYNAMOS with BRANDON MCPHEE and JIM MACKAY’S SCOTTISH DANCE BAND All profit goes to The Renal Unit Endowment Fund Compere - John the Prof SANDRA MACBETH @ Hootananny MONADH @ The Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore

RED HOT CHILLI PIPERS @ Ironworks 7.30pm, Big in America these days, the pipers incorporate rock for a 21st century take on the traditional music thing. BRIAN Ó hEADHRA @ Hootananny

NORTH SEA GAS @ Hootananny CHARLIE ROTH @ Market Bar, 10pm charlierothmusic.com

COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL @ The Legion, Dingwall, 1pm Black Isle Country Music Club one day festival. Featuring: THE BROTHERS / RAIN TOWN / STEPHEN SMYTH BAND / LISA STANLEY / NEW GAMBLER / COUNTRY DISCO For details and tickets (£40) call 01463 811677 and ask for Liam. THE SCONE FAIRIES @ Hootananny

SAT 25 MAY

REGULAR FOLK & ROCK NIGHTS: MAY

THE CREAKY DORES @ The Dores Inn Every Fri from 9 TRADITIONAL SESSION @ Gellions Every Tue & Thu ROBIN ABBOT @ Market Bar Mon 6,13,20,27 FERGUS & GREG @ Market Bar Wed 1, 22 ROBIN, BILLS & DEREK @ M’ket Bar Thu 9, 16, 23, 30 MUSIC SESSION @ Balconie Inn Sun

JAZZ/WORLD
THU 02 MAY

WINGIN’ IT @ Carnegie Hall, Fresh and dynamic duo of ADAM BULLEY & CHAS MACKENZIE, rapidly gaining attention on the Scottish music scene. Having won a ‘Danny Kyle’ award at Celtic Connections ’07, they have since performed at festivals all over the country. ELIZABETH ROGERS @ Universal Hall, Findhorn, 7.55pm. A former resident of Findorn and Forres, US-based singer-songwriter Elizabeth Rogers often gets compared to Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell, bringing stories from her own life into her songs. Liz has produced two, critically-acclaimed solo albums: One Fine Day and Breathe and Begin, both partially recorded in Moray. Her pure voice and fine guitar work are a treat. elizabethrogers.com NORTH SEA GAS @ Seaboard Memorial Hall, 8pm Ever popular folk band. Guitars, Mandolin, Fiddle, Bouzouki, Whistles, Bodhrans, Banjo and good humour are all part of the entertainment. Tickets £8, at the Seaboard Memorial Hall on 01862 832888 TWEED @ Hootananny

SAT 18 MAY

TRILOK GURTU/PAOLO FRESU/OMAR SOSA @ Eden Court Empire, 8pm DYLAN SNEED @ The Greenhouse, Dingwall Three of the most unique and adventurous about.me/dylansneedmusic musicians in world jazz unite for a very special project. Combining traditional and progressive musical elements from their homelands of India, Italy, and Cuba and far beyond, all STORMCHASERS @ Hootananny are virtuoso musicians with a shared joy in expanding musical boundaries and dazzling live performers. Trilok Gurtu’s style combines DYLAN SNEED @ Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore deep immersion in the Indian tradition with many other styles and has attracted many world-class collaborators including John DYLAN SNEED/TOPHER ELLIOT @ Hootananny McLaughlin, Angelique Kidjo, Pat Metheny and many others from across the world. Sardinian trumpeter Paolo Fresu has absorbed the influences of Miles Davies and Louis Armstrong NORTHERN ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL into his own quietly passionate individual @ Bogbain Farm Inverness sound, one of the most distinctive on the world jazz scene. Pianist Omar Sosa fuses a wide range of jazz, world music and electronic elements with his native Afro-Cuban roots to create a fresh and original urban sound, which has earned him six Grammy nominations.

SUN 26 MAY

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SUN 12 MAY
Billing itself as “Celtic Connections in the heart of the Highlands”, Bruce MacGregor’s Northern Roots Festival has been running since 2009 and has established itself as something of a highlight of the year for fans of folk and traditionally inspired tunes. There’s always an impressive array of acts and this year is no exception. Headliners are Irish sibling trio THE HENRY GIRLS (pic) who in their decade together have honed their Americana folk sound to a thing of

SUN 19 MAY TUE 21 MAY

MO KENNY & DEL BARBER @ Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore mokenney.com

VAMM @ Eden Court OneTouch, 7.30pm. Exciting folk trio. BLUE FLINT @ Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore, 8.30pm blueflint.org.uk

BLUE & SENTIMENTAL @ Eden Court Maclean Room, 2.30pm featuring late-of-London living loquacious guitar legend Anthony George Baxter Expect to hear classic blues songs from Bessie Smith, ‘T-Bone Walker and Robert Johnston as well as a selection of jazzy standards from Count Basie, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane and W C Handy together with a rendition of some of the tracks from the iconic “Kind Of Blue” album by Miles Davis. The ensemble, described as “a bafflingly beautiful Blues Band” will, as always, be featuring the the prodigious guitar soloing of Anthony

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George Baxter, who during a varied career playing the blues, has performed regularly with musicians who today play in some of the best-known bands in the UK, including: ‘Dire Straits’, Fleetwood Mac’, ‘John Mayall’s Blues Breakers’, ‘Kinks’, ‘Pretty Things’, ‘Joe Jackson’ and Paul McCartney’s ‘Wings’. nigelsnonsense.org/BLAZZ BL’AZZ: THE KYLE-GEDDIE QUINTET @ Eden Court Maclean Room, 2.30pm. Up from Edinburgh: Quintet with the legendary jazz drummer, owner and founder of ‘the Jazz Bar’…

SUN 26 MAY

have gone from strength to strength, as indeed has Bogbain Farm. Expect something of a spirit of celebration then for this year’s shindig with a line-up that includes FATHERSON, OLYMPIC SWIMMERS, HOMEWORK, KITTY THE LION, MIAOUX MIAOUX and many, many more. If you haven’t already bought your (bargain priced) tickets, then get on it soon - numbers are limited. It’s a cracking line-up with lots of up and coming bands championed by festival comperes, VIC GALLOWAY and ALLY MACRAE. brewatthebog.com

AMASING FUNDRAISING DAY @ Strathpeffer Pavilion, 12pm Bohemian Rhapsody. A day of music and banter. Raising Funds for the amaSing project that runs music groups for young people and is organising a music festival for August 2013. £5. Public concert 6pm amasing.co.uk PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING @ The Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore, 9pm See Thu 02 May. THE COMPLETE STONE ROSES @ Ironworks 7.30pm The tribute band have actually been together longer than their idols and even though the real thing have reformed, show no sign of flagging. Always impressive and this Bank Holiday show should be no exception. STETSONHEAD @ Hootananny JOSEPHINE SILLARS @ Market Bar, 10pm josephinesillars.com

SUN 05 MAY

THU 30 MAY

BUDAPEST CAFE ORCHESTRA @ Carnegie Hall, Portmahomack, 8pm, The Budapest Café Orchestra play powerful and driving folk-based music from Eastern Europe inspired by the music of European gypsies. A wide-ranging programme of impassioned Hungarian Czardas, tender Russian folk melodies, rollicking dances from Romania and Moldavia, bitter sweet Jewish laments, one or two electrifying compositions of the group’s own making plus a few surprises along the way. budapestcafeorchestra.co.uk £8, 01862 871452

ROCK
BILLY MORRISON @ Market Bar, 10pm BRING ME THE HORIZON @ Ironworks 7.30pm. Metalcore from Sheffield and more tattoos than you can possibly imagine. What’s not to like? FERGUS AND GREG @ Market Bar, 10pm PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING @ Ironworks 7.30pm Taking samples from old public information films, archive footage and propaganda material,the duo of J. Willgoose, Esq.(on guitars, banjos, other stringed instruments, samplings, electronic things) and Wrigglesworth (drums, pianos and other electronic things)make glorious soundscapes that range from the dreamy to the frantic, laced with both humour and verve. Quite unlike anything else you’ll see this year and heartily recommended. AARON WRIGHT @ Market Bar, 10pm aaronwrightuk.com

TUE 30 APR

WED 01 MAY

TOBY MICHAELS ROLLING DAMNED @ Ironworks 7pm Never one to do things by halves, this most imposing of local combos are going multimedia with the launch of not just a live album, but also a digital comic and even a trailer for Rolling Damned: The Movie going online. This is where the heart of the action will be taking place and presumably much mayhem will ensue. That’ll certainly be the case if past performances everywhere from Belladrum to your local Tesco are anything to go by, each one treated as if they’re headlining a stadium or something. Though only together since April 2012, they’ve already done much in the Wake Up Inverness stakes, bringing a bit of good-old fashioned rock’n’roll flamboyance and some surprisingly well crafted songs to proceedings. If we can promise anything it’s that this won’t be just another night out. Damn them indeed.

MAN FROM DEL-MONTE @ The Room MIND FUNK @ Hootananny

MON 06 MAY WED 08 MAY THU 09 MAY FRI 10 MAY

ANDY DUNCAN @ Market Bar, 10pm NORTH COLLEGE SHOWCASE @ Mad Hatters

SEARCHING FOR DONKEYS @ Market Bar, 10pm Melodic indie rock from local act. With The Young And The Young. PRIZEDAY/BAD SIGN/ WOODENTOOTH @ Mad Hatters FIRE IT UP @ The Room

THU 02 MAY

SAT 11 MAY

COAST @ Bogbain Farm, 7.30pm Coast’s unique sound will take you to the windswept shores of North Uist to the hard working docks of their home town, Southampton.

SILVER COAST @ The Eagle Bar, 8pm with Neon Knights HOOVERBOARDS/DISCO CATS @ Mad Hatters Don’t know much about Hooverboards, but have inside information that tells us local act DISCO CATS are going to be well worth checking out… JAMIE HARPER @ Market Bar, 10pm FIRE IT UP @ The Room

FRI 03 MAY

ANNE DICKSON BAND @ The Corner 9pm TOECUTTER @ The Eagle Bar, 8pm reverbnation.com/toecutterband THE OXIDES @ Market Bar, 10pm with support from Dylan Tierney. facebook.com/THEOXIDES MYSTIC SHOES @ Mad Hatters MAN FROM DEL-MONTE @ The Room

CHARLIE’S RANCH @ Market Bar, 10pm myspace.com/charliesranch SLAMMIN’ SAM BAND @ The Room BREW AT THE BOG @ Bogbain Farm Last year’s inaugural Brew At The Bog saw plenty of folk celebrating the combination live music, a fine location and, in BrewDog, one of the country’s most inventive producers of craft beer. In the past twelve months BrewDog

SUN 12 MAY

SAT 04 MAY

LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III @ Eden Court Empire, 8pm A chance to see one of the truly great American singer-songwriters. Father of Rufus and Martha and married to the late, great Kate McGarrigle, attention may have diverted away from him in recent years, but he remains a legend. Don’t miss. See main feat. THE GALIPAYGOS @ Hootananny BEN AND EMILY @ Market Bar, 10pm

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RODDY WOOMBLE @ Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore, 7.30pm See Wed 15 May RODDY WOOMBLE & FRIENDS @ Eden Court OneTouch, 8pm Familiar to many thousands of music fans as the front man in the Scottish rock band Idlewild, Roddy Woomble is also a celebrated solo songwriter & performer - he has every right to be proud of impressive projects like his acclaimed 2007 album Ballads of the Book, bringing together leading Scottish poets and musicians to collaborate on new song.Ensuing work with the likes of Kris Drever and John McCusker has been just as enjoyable, suggesting that Woomble’s post-indie career might prove to be remarkably fruitful. DAVID MACGREGOR @ Market Bar, 10pm

TUE 14 MAY

WED 15 MAY

CARNIVALE – OWEN MCGARRY/ALAN FREW/JOSEPHINE SILLARS/CAROLINE TRUSLIVE @ Mad Hatters, 8pm IVAN DREVER @ The Ceilidh Place, 7pm

THU 23 MAY

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FRI 24 MAY

THE GALIPAYGOS @ Market Bar, 10pm EMILY MACKINNON/BRING BACK VHS @ Mad Hatters EZRA @ The Room

TISH HINOJOSA & ANNY CELSI @ Cromarty Training Centre, 8.30pm A double bill of impressive American singer songwriters. NAKED RED @ Market Bar, 10pm THE RIVER 68S @ Mad Hatters BIRO @ The Room ALAN FREW @ Market Bar, 10pm

SAT 25 MAY

SAT 01 JUN

STATE OF THE UNION @ Eden Court OneTouch, 8pm Latest outlet for talented and influential guitarist and songwriter BOO HEWERDINE. SLAMMIN’ SAM BAND @ The Room

THU 16 MAY

DAVID MACGREGOR @ The Greenhouse 7pm FRASER ROSS @ Market Bar, 10pm ROBIN BILLS & DEREK @ Market Bar, 10pm

SUN 26 MAY

GONORTH 2013 @ Various, Inverness City Centre Scotland’s leading Creative Industries Festival returns. More details next issue.

WED 05 JUN

FRI 17 MAY

SINGING FOR PLEASURE VARIETY SHOW @ Merkinch Community Centre, 2.30pm, 5.30pm A delightful chance to enjoying some of your favourite tunes! BOMBSKARE @ Mad Hatters STETSONHEAD @ Market Bar, 10pm SLAMMIN’ SAM BAND @ The Room

MON 27 MAY

TUBULAR BELLS FOR TWO @ Eden Court Empire, 7.30pm 40 years on from its original release two musicians take on Mike Oldfield’s career-defining album in a show that was a huge hit in Edinburgh last year. tubularbellsfortwo.com

KOBI release debut single ‘All The Way’:

BIN LADEN’S DAUGHTER @ Eagle Bar, 8pm THE RAHS/COOPER LUNGS @ Mad Hatters SINGING FOR PLEASURE VARIETY SHOW @ Merkinch Community Centre, 2.30pm, 5.30pm See Fri 17 May. THE MYSTIC SHOES @ Market Bar, 10pm SHIRE @ The Room

SAT 18 MAY

ALL THE COLORS @ Market Bar, 10pm A UK band using American spelling? We’re going to Hell in a handbasket. DYLAN TIERNEY @ Market Bar, 10pm

TUE 28 MAY

WED 29 MAY THU 30 MAY FRI 31 MAY

THE FUSE/THE KB THING/NEON KNIGHTS @ Mad Hatters

THE NEW MADRIDS @ Mad Hatters RANT @ The Room

HEART OF HIGHLAND SOUL CLUB & VINTAGE FASION SHOW @ Eden Court OneTouch, Fri 31 May For several years now, THE LEONARD JONES POTENTIAL have been the one band in town you could guarantee to raise your spirits NINE BELOW ZERO/DAVE SIDLEY with their funky soul tunes and irrepressible SOLO @ Mad Hatters, 8pm enthusiasm. It was always a shame that The sad news of Wilko Johnson’s terminal illness and farewell tour has focussed attention they never seemed to get the recognition and respect they deserved, though kudos on the importance of “pub rock” bands like his Dr Feelgood on the emergence of the punk to Craig Charles who’s always understood scene and for anyone around back then, NINE their appeal. Now it seems their time might BELOW ZERO were another forceful presence. have come, with the fashionability of all things retro only emphasised by the success With their bluesy rock sound they straddled of The Village at Union St Inverness. LJP both the punk audience and the more poppy and The Village have got together to start a likes of Squeeze. It was in fact a chance venture that encompasses all good soulful, meeting with Glen Tilbrook from Squeeze that prompted their most recent collection of songs, danceable tunes, and, in proper Northern Soul style, will be issuing membership cards, their first in over a decade. And so, having just like a proper old school club. There’s an been together more than 35 years, they’ve accompanying Vintage Fashion Show and rediscovered their mojo and are coming to Inverness to prove it. Should be pretty special. much talk of Eden Court’s sprung wooden floor which will no doubt inspire some moves straight out of Wigan Casino. For more see THE INDEGENERATES @ Hootananny JAMES MACKENZIE @ Hootananny

SUN 19 MAY

TOECUTTER @ Market Bar, 10pm

All too often when we hear local bands, it’s a tad dispiriting to sense their sound is drawn from a tiny pool of influences, making for music that’s all too often homogeneously underachieving. It’s refreshing then to find KOBI unashamedly celebrating the lush pop of the likes of The Blue Nile, Aztec Camera and even The Cars. It’s a brave admission, but one that pays off with their debut single “All The Way” being something that demands heavy rotation radio play or soundtracking an American TV show thanks to hooks aplenty and great big chiming chords almost as massive as the handsome picture of the Matterhorn on the front cover. The trio of GARY THAIN, STEVE ROBERTSON and DAVE SMITH are steadily picking up support having played King Tuts and The Lemon Tree as well as gigs closer to home at Rockness, Belladrum and Brew At The Bog. And with the single produced by Grammy Award winner STEVE ORCHARD (Noel Gallagher, Travis, Paul McCartney) it’s obvious that, unlike many, they’re not ashamed to think big. A very, very promising start. For more details see www.kobimusic.co.uk

WED 22 MAY

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Arthur Smith, Patrick Monahan, Bec Hill, Janey Godley, Ben Norris, Hedluv & Passman, and the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre:
Happyness Inverness Comedy Festival, various venues, Thu 23–Sun 26 May
Okay, so hopefully by now you’ll have noticed this issue is choc full of news about the Happyness Comedy Festival – well, we spoke to several of the stars ahead of their visit - here’s some excerpts, for the full interviews & more, visit: T Is comedy losing something in the relentless surge to sell more DVDs than anyone else? HEDLUV + PASSMAN - H: no idea. It’s one of the only ways to get comedy down in Cornwall though so I don’t mind. P: they’re pretty expensive though... T What would you be doing for a living if you weren’t a stand-up? ARTHUR SMITH: Male escort BEC HILL: I’d probably end up being one of those people who stops you on the street and asks if you want to sponsor a tiger. T What’s the secret of your success? SCOTTISH FALSETTO SOCK PUPPET THEATRE: We have cornered the live comedy socks market in this country. Also toilet gags, they’re popular. PATRICK MONAHAN: Eating lots of cake and giving out lots of hugs - and never swearing or panicking when it’s going wrong, remember to always smile and make sure you brush your teeth twice a day! T What do you do to relax? JANEY GODLEY: I like to go long walks in the hopes of meeting people with dogs I can clap, I watch customs based reality shows like “Nothing To Declare”, I goad rappers into fighting with me on Twitter and in general irritate my family. Just the usual stuff. SCOTTISH FALSETTO SOCK PUPPET THEATRE: Sit in a laundry basket and ming. And what other act can make that claim? T Any up and coming talents we should be keeping an eye on? ARTHUR SMITH: Yes – newsreader Huw Edwards. T Got anything to sell us? BEN NORRIS: I have a Korean Rickenbacker copy guitar for sale if anyone’s interested…

JON PLEASED WIMMIN:
Karma Lounge, Sat 25 May
Whisper it, but DJs are a bit boring these days. Heads down nerdiness and a general lack of creativity tending to rule the roost. Thankfully there are still a few of the old-school gang around to show just how it should be done and one of the best remains JON PLEASED WIMMIN. A product of London’s wild Acid House club scene, he’s played all over the world and is coming to Inverness in May. We tracked him down for some words of wisdom: T If a nuclear missile was heading our way and there was just time for you to drop one more tune to soundtrack the end of the world, what would it be? Ooh.....it would either be the Lionrock Wigout mix of Bjork’s Big Time Sensuality or Say Hello, Wave Goodbye by Soft Cell (Extended Version with the sumptuous clarinet solo). T Back then, clubbing seemed to be a far more celebratory and welcoming experience whereas nowadays it’s largely geared to catering for fans of very narrow genres. Do you still have the Balearic spirit? Oh god totally, it’s that element to what I do that made my name. I remember playing at Slam at The Arches and mixing from a Jeff Mills track into A-Ha and the place went wild. What people remember the most are surprises. There’s nothing more boring than a DJ set that doesn’t fluctuate or change direction a few times. You may as well just play the same track on a loop for 2 hours. T What were the records that you first fell in love with? My parents are in The Salvation Army and I grew up singing in the choir and playing cornet in the band so it was a very musical household. Abba were big in our house (and still are) followed by Bowie, T-Rex, Kate Bush, Blondie, Siouxsie & The Banshees and Adam and The Ants (Adam was my first crush). I’m a massive pop fan and always sneak some elements of it into my sets. WANT MORE? READ FULL INTERVIEW AT:

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T Who were your first comedy heroes? BEN NORRIS: Tony Hancock, Peter Cook & Dudley Moore, Sgt Bilko & Python. JANEY GODLEY: From a very young age Billy Connolly was my comedy hero, it was amazing to see someone from the same kind of upbringing as me on the telly singing songs and telling funny jokes. When I was in New Zealand doing the comedy festival he came to see my show - it was the best feeling ever! T Tell us about the very first time you stood on a stage and told a joke. BEC HILL: I ad-libbed a line in a school production of Snow White when I was 6. I was playing the Evil Witch and I had to act angry because I had just found out Snow White wasn’t dead. I yelled out, “THIS IS WORSE THAN A MEASLES INJECTION!” (We had just had school vaccinations, so it was topical.) I’m not sure if I’ve ever topped that in terms of confidence or timing. T How long did it take to realise you wanted to do stand-up for a living? PATRICK MONAHAN: When I realised that I didn’t like getting up early in the morning and enjoyed the company of drunk strangers on a night out. HEDLUV + PASSMAN - H: I think what’s happened here is what’s being mistaken for stand-up is simply me and Passman standing up on stage… P: probably during the bits between the songs... We’re primarily a music act. H: we’re trying to be proper rappers P: it’s kind of awkward…

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CINEMA
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EDEN COURT

MAY 2013

THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES
FRI 03 – THU 09 MAY I DREAM & SCREAM WED 08 MAY 11.00
Director Derek Cianfrance I Starring Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes USA I 2012 I 140 mins I focusfeatures.com/the_place_beyond_the_pines

(15)

Ryan Gosling reunites with the director of Blue Valentine in this stylish drama and tale of modern masculinity. Gosling stars as a stunt rider who turns to robbing banks as a way of providing for his newborn child. This decision puts him on a collision course with an ambitious rookie cop navigating a department ruled by a corruption.

I’M SO EXCITED LOS AMANTES PASAJEROS
FRI 03 – THU 16 MAY

(15)

Director Pedro Almodóvar I Starring Javier Cámara, Pepa Charro I Spanish with subtitles Spain I 2013 I 90 mins I losamantespasajeros.com (foreign language site) Set aboard a flight bound for Mexico, Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film is a hugely entertaining, feel good comedy about the passengers and crew on a stricken airplane. When it is discovered that the plane's landing gear isn't working properly rather than panic the passengers and crew see the delay as an opportunity to party. Featuring cameo appearances from Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz.

THE GREAT GATSBY

(CERT TBC)
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THU 16 – THU 30 MAY I DREAM & SCREAM WED 22 MAY 11.00 FRIENDS COFFEE MORNING MON 20 MAY 11.30 SUBTITLED SCREENING WED 08 MAY 11.00
Director Baz Luhrmann I Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan Australia/USA I 2013 I TBC mins I thegreatgatsby.warnerbros.com

In spring of 1922, after moving to New York City in pursuit of his American Dream, would-be writer Nick Carraway finds himself drawn in to the captivating world of the super-rich. Baz Lurhmann brings an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings and sky-rocketing stocks to life in the new big screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
FRI 31 MAY – SUN 09 JUNE
Director J.J. Abrams I Starring Chris Pine, Benedict Cumberbatch USA I 2013 I 129 mins I startrekmovie.com

(12A TBC)
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After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. The highly anticipated follow-up to J.J. Abrams 2009 Star Trek.

ALSO SCREENING FROM LAST MONTH WELCOME TO THE PUNCH and THE PAPERBOY FOR SCREENING TIMES SEE THE TIMETABLE & FOR MORE INFO GO TO WWW.EDEN-COURT.CO.UK
Welcome to the Robertson Screens. At Robertson we’ve always been a keen supporter of the arts: from brass bands to theatre shows to music festivals and now cinema. We helped to redevelop Eden Court and we’re proud that we can continue to work in partnership with them by sponsoring the cinemas. Robertson – Investing – Building – Caring We hope you enjoy your film. robertson.co.uk

EDEN COURT CINEMA
PROGRAMMER’S CHOICE GOOD
FRI 03 – MON 06 MAY
Directors Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn I Starring Richard Dormer, Jodie Whittaker UK/Ireland I 2012 I 103 mins I facebook.com/pages/Good-Vibrations-The-Film/185645362307 At the height of the Troubles in 1970s Belfast ultimate music fan, Terri Hooley, set out to open a record shop to express his belief in the redemptive power of popular music. Hooley then became responsible for the success of The Undertones classic Teenage Kicks. Sort of like an Irish version of 24 Hour Party People, Good Vibrations is an inspirational story about Belfast’s godfather of punk.

VIBRATIONS

(15)

PROGRAMMER’S CHOICE SPRING
FRI 10 – MON 13 MAY

BREAKERS

(18)

Director Harmony Korine I Starring Vanessa Hudgens, James Franco USA I 2012 I 94 mins I springbreakersmovie.com Vanessa Hudgens and Selena Gomez shed their family-friendly image in this controversial new film from Kids writer, Harmony Korine. Short of cash, four college friends decide to fund their spring break by robbing a fast-food restaurant and so begins the most outrageous spring break trip ever.

NEIGHBOURING SOUNDS IN THE HOUSE DANS LA MAISON (15) O SOM AO REDOR (15)
WED 01 & THU 02 MAY
Director Kleber Mendonça Filho Starring Irma Brown, Sebastião Formiga Brazil I 2012 I 131 mins
Portuguese with subtitles I osomaoredor.com.br

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER (12A)
SAT 11 & SUN 12 MAY

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FRI 10 – TUE 14 MAY
Directors François Ozon

AUTISM FRIENDLY SCREENING SAT 11 MAY 14.15

Starring Fabrice Luchini, Kristin Scott Thomas Director Bryan Singer
France I 2012 I 105 mins I (French with subtitles)

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Jaded English teacher Germain finds his passion for teaching reignited by talented student Claude, who infiltrates the middle-class family of classmate Ralph for a writing assignment.

Starring Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor USA I 2013 I 113 mins
jackthegiantslayer.warnerbros.com

Tense, bold and fiercely compelling Neighbouring Sounds is a thrilling portrait of urban life in modern-day Brazil. When an independent private security company arrive in a middle-class coastal neighbourhood their presence exposes a history of violence and oppression that threatens to engulf the residents.

A LATE QUARTET (15)
FRI 17 – TUE 21 MAY
Directors Yaron Zilberman
Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE:

FEE. FYE. FOE. FUMM. I smell the blood of some blockbuster fun! When young farmer Jack unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants an ancient war is reignited. From the director of X-Men: First Class comes this action packed re-imagining of classic tale Jack and the Beanstalk.

THIS HOUSE (12+)
THU 16 MAY
UK I 2013 I 150 mins

2013 BAFTA SHORTS
(CERT TBC)

USA I 2012 I 106 mins I alatequartet.com

Seat Prices £12.00 I ontlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk

James Graham’s biting, energetic and criticallyacclaimed new play strips politics down to the practical realities of those behind the scenes who roll up their sleeves, and on occasion bend the rules, to manoeuvre a diverse and conflicting chorus of MPs within the Mother of all Parliaments.

When the beloved cellist of a world-renowned string quartet receives a life changing diagnosis the groups future suddenly hangs in the balance. Suppressed emotions, competing egos and uncontrollable passions threaten to derail years of friendship and collaboration.

SAT 18 & SUN 19 MAY
UK I 2011–2012 I 90 mins
Enjoy the best in new British cinema with this feature-length selection of short live action and animated films from the EE British Academy Film Awards.

HOME YURT (12A)
TUE 21 – THU 23 MAY
Director Muzaffer Özdemir Starring Kanbolat Gorkem Arslan Turkey I 2011 I 77 mins
Turkish with subtitles I yurtfilm.com

THE LOOK OF LOVE
FRI 17 – THU 23 MAY

(18)

THE HOST (12A)

Director Michael Winterbottom Starring Steve Coogan, Imogen Poots UK/USA I 2013 I 101 mins
24 Hour Party People’s Michael Winterbottom and Steve Coogan reunite to tell the tale of the ‘King of Soho’. After starting his show business career as a mind-reader in a cabaret act, Paul Raymond went on to amass a fortune from his property portfolio, magazines and porn businesses.

SAT 25 & SUN 26 MAY
Director Andrew Niccol Starring Saoirse Ronan, Diane Kruger USA I 2013 I 125 mins
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When architect Dogan seeks solace by revisiting the countryside of his childhood he is confronted by the conflict between nature and the ever intrusive modern age. Muzaffer Özdemir directorial debut is a poetic depiction of one man’s journey to find his own sense of peace.

Earth has been overtaken by a parasitic race of aliens called Souls and Melanie Stryder is one of the last remaining human survivors.Actionpacked, epic love story from Twilight author Stephanie Meyer’s best-selling novel.

EDEN COURT CINEMA
MUD
(12A)

ica festival pull-out

FRI 24 – THU 30 MAY
Director Jeff Nichols I Starring Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon USA I 2012 I 130 mins I mud-themovie.com When friends Ellis and Neckbone find a man hiding out on an island on the Mississippi they agree to help him meet and escape with the love of his life. Matthew McConaughey gives the performance of his career in this atmospheric thriller from the director of Take Shelter.

PROGRAMMER’S CHOICE

LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED DEN SKALDEDE FRISØR (15)
FRI 24 – THU 30 MAY DREAM & SCREAM SCREENING THU 30 MAY 11.00
Directors Susanne Bier I Starring Trine Dyrholm, Pierce Brosnan Denmark/Sweden/Italy/France/Germany I 2012 I 116 mins I sonyclassics.com/loveisallyouneed
Hairdresser Ida arrives home from her final, successful chemotherapy treatment only to catch her husband with another woman. Stricken, she sets off alone to attend her daughter’s wedding in Italy where she meets grumpy widower, and father of the groom, Philip. This heart-warming romantic comedy is a film about the simple yet profound pains and joys of moving on – and forward – with your life.

THE STONE ROSES: SIMON KILLER (18) MADE OF STONE (CERT TBC) FRI 31 MAY – SUN 02 JUN
THU 30 MAY
Director Shane Meadows Starring The Stone Roses UK I 2013 I 150mins (Including Q&A)
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WHITE ELEPHANT
FRI 31 MAY – THU 06 JUN

ELEFANTE BLANCO (CERT TBC)
Director Pablo Trapero Starring Ricardo Darín, Jérémie Renier Argentina/Spain/France I 2012 I 110 mins
Spanish with subtitles

Director Antonio Campos Starring Brady Corbet, Mati Diop USA/France I 2012 I 101mins
French and English with subtitles

In 2012 a resurrection no one thought possible took place when legendary band The Stone Roses reformed after 16 years. With unprecedented access to previously unseen archive footage, The Stone Roses: Made of Stone is a revealing journey through the life of one of the most revered and influential bands in British music history.

After breaking up with his girlfriend, American graduate Simon goes on a soul-searching trip to Paris. There, he falls in love with sweet-natured prostitute Victoria. The chemistry builds between the pair until they find themselves in a serious relationship, one that leads to blackmail, betrayal and the ultimate revelation of Simon's true nature.

Pablo Trapero, director of Carancho and Lion’s Den, returns with this story of two deeply respected Argentinian Catholic priests who take very different paths in their struggle against violence, corruption and injustice.

Plus satellite Q&A with Shane Meadows and, possibly, The Stone Roses.

SEASONS
CITYSCAPES: HONG KONG
Each month we screen films from the world’s greatest cities. This month’s Cityscapes takes us to Hong Kong… If you have an idea for a Cityscapes season then please email Paul at [email protected] with a city and film suggestions.

INVERNESS FILM FANS (INFIFA) SCREENINGS
Inverness Film Fans meet fortnightly at Eden Court.

PTU (15) THU 02 MAY SPARROW MAN JEUK (CERT TBC) THU 09 MAY INFERNAL AFFAIRS MOU GAAN DOU (15) WED 15 MAY

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (15) TUE 14 MAY Bittersweet comedy starring Toni Collette and Alan Arkin. RAILWAYS SEASON (CONTINUING IN JUNE) THE TRAIN (PG) TUE 28 MAY A gripping WWII spy thriller starring Burt Lancaster and Jeanne Moreau. Both screenings will be followed by informal discussions. invernessfilmfans.org

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Alan Davies
LIFE IS PAIN: Alan Davies, the muchloved star of iconic television shows such as Jonathan Creek and QI, is back due to phenomenal demand! “If you like the TV Alan you’ll love the live Alan. And if you don’t like the TV Alan, you’ll love the live Alan even more” Independent On Sunday

Andrew Maxwell
Andrew continues to dominate the live and festival circuits. Andrew’s TV appearances include ‘One Night Stand’, ‘Wall of Fame’, ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’, ‘Have I got News for You?’, ‘Argumental’, ‘Celebrity Juice’ and ‘Mock the Week’. Andrew also appeared in Sky Atlantic’s new comedy series Don’t Sit in the Front Row and Morgan Spurlock’s New Britannia.

Arthur Smith
Arthur Smith started on the alternative comedy circuit in the 1980’s and has since become one of comedy’s elder statesmen. He has long been a regular at the Edinburgh Fringe, where his raucous late-night tours of the town have become legendary for their high jinks, if not their historical accuracy. He’s a regular on Radios 2 and 4 an also one of TV’s ‘Grumpy Old Men’.

Bec Hill
Bec possesses a refreshing blend of charm, whimsy and infectious enthusiasm - but what makes her unique is her skilful ability to bring her “arts & craft” imagination to life on stage. She continues to impress live, and has garnered global support thanks to her “handmade” website and viral shorts. “Well judged and deceptively smart” The Scotsman

Ben Norris
A highly experienced and hugely well respected stand-up of 20yrs with an incredibly relaxed stage persona and an innate ability to improvise as well as deliver sharply crafted material. He has performed at comedy festivals the world over and has graced our screens on the likes of “Never Mind the Buzzcocks”, “They Think It’s All Over” and “Mock the Week”.

Daniel Simonsen
Winner of So You Think You’re Funny and Guardian’s One to Watch, Daniel has perfected his dark, brooding Norwegian persona. His debut solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe 2012 won him the prestigious Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. “Packed with laugh-out-loud moments” The Guardian

Davey Connor
Fast rising star of the Scottish comedy/sketch scene. Very much in demand, he has supported Daniel Sloss, Russell Kane and Jenny Eclair. “hottest property on the Scottish comedy scene. Definitely one to watch” Brown Eyed Boy “he hits the nail on the head” The Herald “One of the Best Upcoming Scottish Comedians” The List

John Gavin
He offers tales of tales of his home life with a wife and three young daughters, essentially a 6ft tattooed man who has been subjected to far too much High School Musical and pink fluffy toys… “Effortless likeability and unaffected charm… all the makings of a class act” Chortle

Dylan Moran
‘The Oscar Wilde of Comedy’ is a hugely successful writer and performer - BAFTA, Perrier Award and Bronze Rose of Montreux winner and star of several films as well as a sell-out as a stand up the world over. “Moran hasn’t got any happier and long may it last” Metro “A Master class In Stand-up…” Telegraph

Fred Macaulay
Long-standing star of TV & radio, one of the most famous faces of Scottish comedy today. His on screen reputation and on air witticisms are the product of years of experience on the live circuit, including a stint as the first ever-Scottish compere at the Comedy Store in London. “Rib-achingly funny, one of the funniest men alive” Sunday Times

Hedluv & Passman
The best thing to come out of Cornwall since tin. These Cornish casio rappers will blow you away! Who would have thought that such energy and excitement could come out of a small village in the west country. They are weird, wonderful, and make you wish you could go dancing with them. “Oddly mesmerising” The Guardian

Janey Godley
Multi-award-winning Scottish comedienne, playwright, blogger, podcaster, best-selling author and former Scotsman columnist Janey Godley has performed her comedy shows and one-woman play around the world, including off-Broadway in New York. She is a regular on Radio 4’s Just a Minute. “Compelling... ballsy... a breath of fresh air” The Guardian

James Campbell
James spends most weekends in a theatre somewhere, doing his one man show. It’s for children over six and their families. He talks about funny things in a funny way that children seem to like. In the week, he travels to schools, telling stories and encouraging children to write their own. “Very good. Very clever. Very, very funny” The Scotsman

Jenny Éclair
ÉCLAIRIOUS: Professional Grumpy Old Woman, writer and panto star; Eclair has been round the block that many times she’s lost count. She is also a Pilates Ninja and a disgrace in her own kitchen. “Her comedy is still reassuringly crude and more importantly, wildly hilarious” The Scotsman

Patrick Monahan
ITV’s ‘Show Me The Funny’ winner and a superb anecdotal comedian. Brought up in Middlesbrough by his Iranian mother and Irish dad he blends a high energy style with hilarious and engaging stories on his Irish/ Iranian/ Teeside heritage! “proper comedy, observational & personal, engaging & genuinely enlightening” The Scotsman

Mark Nelson
A powerhouse mix of dark humour, cutting observations and superb one-liners. His effortlessly likeable manner on stage belies some of the stronger content and Nelson often has audiences laughing at things they know they really shouldn’t be laughing at. “Like your funniest friend he tickles you into laughing at even the most obscene material.” Three Weeks

Michael Redmond
With his shock of white hair, droopy black moustache and a face that the phrase hangdog expression was invented for, he was born to perform deadpan comedy - capable of getting audiences rolling with laughter without even having to say a word. “Excellent, deadpan dry wit” The Guardian

Stuart Mitchell
Finalist of the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year 2012, Stuart Mitchell is one of the most exciting new stand up comedians performing across the UK. The Glaswegian comics’s sharp one liners, brilliant turn of phrase and clever wordplay made him a perfect choice to support Stewart Francis and Hal Cruttenden on part of their national tours in 2012.

Russell Kane
Posturing Delivery: “What if I’m one of the guys who never has a baby? Why is this not a ‘male subject’? I plan to give birth, live on stage, then raise it - in front of you. Come along!” ‘A seriously good comedian’ ; ‘Invigorating comedy… Kane is too busy and too bright to slow down and be boring’ **** The Times

Hal Cruttenden
One of the top comedians working in the UK today, as well as being a top writer and actor. Recent TV appearances include ‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’, ‘The Royal Variety Performance,‘Comedy Rocks’, ‘The Rob Brydon Show’, ‘Comedy Central at the Comedy Store’ and ‘John Bishop’s Only Joking‘. Up for ‘Best Club Act’ at the Chortle Awards...

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre
Comedy double act that has to be seen to be believed. Absolutely stupidly hilarious! Taking on anything from James Bond to Star Wars, these guys bring you a set full of songs, sketches, socks and violence. “These comic stockings are the biz” The Scotsman

Alternative Guide SYTYF? showcase Gaelic New Talent To Inverness
Local comedic talent battles for a place in the heats of the best stand up comedy competition in the UK, hosted by Fred MacAulay. “Getting to the final was probably the most exciting moment of my life” - Rhod Gilbert Headline Carina MacLeod + new talent Àdhamh Ó Broin, Ariel Killick & Eilidh Daniels. Hosted by Bec Hill. With Arthur Smith, master of historical high jinks - he promises to do at least a little bit of research! Tour departs from the bus stop at Visitor Info Centre on Bridge St. at 2pm sharp.

Class Clowns

“Dèan cinnteach gun tig sibh sìos airson aoigheachd Ghàidhealach agus deagh spòrs!”

We’ve scoured the Highlands and we bring you the funniest, silliest, clowniest Class Clowns! The funniest of the lot will win a VIP trip to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for them and a guardian!

Football Match

Happyness comedians, led by Patrick Monahan play against ICT Legends (past and future). Kicking off at 2pm on Sat 25 May at Bught Park. Fred MacAulay will be on hand to commentate!

Photo Exhibition
Award winning photographer Steve Ullathorne presents his stunning exhibition featuring live & studio photography from the entertainment world. “The Annie Lebovitz of Comedy” Scotsman

34 shows across 8 venues featuring over 20 top comedy acts.
This year’s Happyness Inverness Comedy Festival is bigger and better - and now sequenced so you can go to pretty much everything!
If you’re quick, you can buy the all-new FESTIVAL PASS - just £60 for entry into EVERY show*
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some shows subject to turning up in time to get a seat

Indoor venues: Eden Court Empire | Eden Court OneTouch | Madhatters | Festival Club Mercure Hotel Outdoor venues: Falcon Square | Eden Court Gardens | Bught Park | Bridge St Visitor Centre

Thursday 23rd May
7.30pm 9.00pm Eden Court OneTouch Eden Court Empire PATRICK MONAHAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £12 DYLAN MORAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £17.50

Friday 24th May
6.00pm 7.15pm 8.30pm 9.15pm 9.45pm Mad Hatters @ Hootanannys Eden Court OneTouch Eden Court Empire Mad Hatters Eden Court OneTouch PATRICK MONAHAN, MICHAEL REDMOND, JANEY GODLEY, DAVEY CONNOR, HEDLUV & PASSMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£8 FRED MACAULAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £15 ALAN DAVIES: Life is Pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £17.50 DAVEY CONNOR, JOHN GAVIN, BEC HILL, BEN NORRIS, MARK NELSON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£8 ARTHUR SMITH, JANEY GODLEY, STUART MITCHELL, MICHAEL REDMOND, PATRICK MONAHAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £15 BEN NORRIS, BEC HILL, JOHN GAVIN, MARK NELSON, HEDLUV & PASSMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £10

10.30pm Festival Club Mercure Hotel

Saturday 25th May
12pm 1pm 2pm 2pm 3pm 3.30pm 4.30pm 6:00pm 7.15pm 8.30pm 9.15pm Eden Court Gardens Falcon Square Bught Park Falcon Square Eden Court Gardens Falcon Square Falcon Square Mad Hatters Eden Court OneTouch Eden Court Empire Mad Hatters JAMES CAMPBELL: Comedy for Kids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free SCOTTISH FALSETTO SOCK PUPPETS kids show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free FOOTBALL MATCH compered by FRED MACAULAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free JAMES CAMPBELL: Comedy for Kids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free SCOTTISH FALSETTO SOCK PUPPETS kids show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free BEC HILL hosts HAPPYNESS COMICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free HEDLUV & PASSMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free Gaelic New Talent Compere: BEC HILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free ARTHUR SMITH, JANEY GODLEY, BEN NORRIS, DANIEL SIMONSEN, HAL CRUTTENDEN . . . . . £15 RUSSELL KANE: Posturing Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £17.50 BEN NORRIS, STUART MITCHELL, DAVEY CONNOR, JANEY GODLEY, SCOTTISH FALSETTO SOCK PUPPETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£8 FRED MACAULAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £15 PATRICK MONAHAN, JOHN GAVIN, HAL CRUTTENDEN, MICHAEL REDMOND, HEDLUV & PASSMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £10

9.45pm Eden Court OneTouch 10.30pm Festival Club Mercure Hotel

Sunday 26th May
12pm 1pm 2pm 2pm 3pm 3.30pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 6:00pm 8.00pm 9.15pm Eden Court Gardens Falcon Square Bridge St Visitor Centre Falcon Square Eden Court Gardens Falcon Square Falcon Square Eden Court OneTouch Mad Hatters Eden Court Empire Mad Hatters JAMES CAMPBELL: Comedy for Kids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free HEDLUV & PASSMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free ALTERNATIVE TOUR OF INVERNESS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £10/£8/£3 JAMES CAMPBELL: Comedy for Kids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free SCOTTISH FALSETTO SOCK PUPPETS kids show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free BEC HILL hosts HAPPYNESS COMICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free HEDLUV & PASSMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free CLASS CLOWNS FINAL Compere: PATRICK MONAHAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5 SHOWCASE OF SO YOU THINK YOU’RE FUNNY? Compere: FRED MACAULAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free ARTHUR SMITH, MICHAEL REDMOND, HAL CRUTTENDEN, DANIEL SIMONSEN, ANDREW MAXWELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £15 BEC HILL, STUART MITCHELL, JOHN GAVIN, JANEY GODLEY, SCOTTISH FALSETTO SOCK PUPPETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£8 JENNY ÉCLAIR: Éclairious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £15 PATRICK MONAHAN, ANDREW MAXWELL, STUART MITCHELL, HAL CRUTTENDEN, HEDLUV & PASSMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £10

9.45pm Eden Court OneTouch 10.30pm Festival Club Mercure Hotel

Line-ups subject to change Pop down to Falcon Square in the Eastgate Centre for family fun and games 11am -5 pm Saturday and Sunday!

For ticket bookings see: www.happy-ness.co.uk

EDEN COURT CINEMA
MUD
(12A)

FRI 24 – THU 30 MAY
Director Jeff Nichols I Starring Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon USA I 2012 I 130 mins I mud-themovie.com When friends Ellis and Neckbone find a man hiding out on an island on the Mississippi they agree to help him meet and escape with the love of his life. Matthew McConaughey gives the performance of his career in this atmospheric thriller from the director of Take Shelter.

PROGRAMMER’S CHOICE

LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED DEN SKALDEDE FRISØR (15)
FRI 24 – THU 30 MAY DREAM & SCREAM SCREENING THU 30 MAY 11.00
Directors Susanne Bier I Starring Trine Dyrholm, Pierce Brosnan Denmark/Sweden/Italy/France/Germany I 2012 I 116 mins I sonyclassics.com/loveisallyouneed
Hairdresser Ida arrives home from her final, successful chemotherapy treatment only to catch her husband with another woman. Stricken, she sets off alone to attend her daughter’s wedding in Italy where she meets grumpy widower, and father of the groom, Philip. This heart-warming romantic comedy is a film about the simple yet profound pains and joys of moving on – and forward – with your life.

THE STONE ROSES: SIMON KILLER (18) MADE OF STONE (CERT TBC) FRI 31 MAY – SUN 02 JUN
THU 30 MAY
Director Shane Meadows Starring The Stone Roses UK I 2013 I 150mins (Including Q&A)
facebook.com/madeofstonefilm

WHITE ELEPHANT
FRI 31 MAY – THU 06 JUN

ELEFANTE BLANCO (CERT TBC)
Director Pablo Trapero Starring Ricardo Darín, Jérémie Renier Argentina/Spain/France I 2012 I 110 mins
Spanish with subtitles

Director Antonio Campos Starring Brady Corbet, Mati Diop USA/France I 2012 I 101mins
French and English with subtitles

In 2012 a resurrection no one thought possible took place when legendary band The Stone Roses reformed after 16 years. With unprecedented access to previously unseen archive footage, The Stone Roses: Made of Stone is a revealing journey through the life of one of the most revered and influential bands in British music history.

After breaking up with his girlfriend, American graduate Simon goes on a soul-searching trip to Paris. There, he falls in love with sweet-natured prostitute Victoria. The chemistry builds between the pair until they find themselves in a serious relationship, one that leads to blackmail, betrayal and the ultimate revelation of Simon's true nature.

Pablo Trapero, director of Carancho and Lion’s Den, returns with this story of two deeply respected Argentinian Catholic priests who take very different paths in their struggle against violence, corruption and injustice.

Plus satellite Q&A with Shane Meadows and, possibly, The Stone Roses.

SEASONS
CITYSCAPES: HONG KONG
Each month we screen films from the world’s greatest cities. This month’s Cityscapes takes us to Hong Kong… If you have an idea for a Cityscapes season then please email Paul at [email protected] with a city and film suggestions.

INVERNESS FILM FANS (INFIFA) SCREENINGS
Inverness Film Fans meet fortnightly at Eden Court.

PTU (15) THU 02 MAY SPARROW MAN JEUK (CERT TBC) THU 09 MAY INFERNAL AFFAIRS MOU GAAN DOU (15) WED 15 MAY

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (15) TUE 14 MAY Bittersweet comedy starring Toni Collette and Alan Arkin. RAILWAYS SEASON (CONTINUING IN JUNE) THE TRAIN (PG) TUE 28 MAY A gripping WWII spy thriller starring Burt Lancaster and Jeanne Moreau. Both screenings will be followed by informal discussions. invernessfilmfans.org

FIND OUT MORE ON ALL THESE SCREENINGS ONLINE AT WWW.EDEN-COURT.CO.UK OR CALL BOX OFFICE ON 01463 234 234

Eden Court, Bishops Road, Inverness IV3 5SA Box Office 01463 234 234 Administration 01463 239 841

Wed 01 11.30 Welcome To The Punch 18.00 The Paperboy 20.15 Neighbouring Sounds Thu 02 18.00 Neighbouring Sounds 18.15 The Paperboy 20.30 CityScapes: PTU 20.45 Welcome To The Punch Fri 03 18.00 18.15 20.15 20.30 Sat 04 18.00 18.15 20.15 20.45 Good Vibrations I’m So Excited I’m So Excited The Place Beyond The Pines The Place Beyond The Pines I’m So Excited I’m So Excited Good Vibrations

MAY 2013

Fri 10 18.00 18.15 20.15 20.30

In The House I’m So Excited I’m So Excited Spring Breakers

Sat 11 11.30 Jack the Giant Slayer 13.45 I’m So Excited 14.15 Jack the Giant Slayer Autism Friendly Screening 18.00 I’m So Excited 18.15 Spring Breakers 20.15 I’m So Excited 20.30 In The House Sun 12 11.30 Jack the Giant Slayer 14.00 Jack the Giant Slayer 17.00 In The House 17.15 I’m So Excited 19.15 I’m So Excited 19.30 Spring Breakers Mon 13 18.00 Spring Breakers 18.15 I’m So Excited 20.15 In The House 20.30 I’m So Excited Tue 14 11.30 In The House 19.15 Little Miss Sunshine 19.45 I’m So Excited Wed 15 14.00 I’m So Excited 19.15 I’m So Excited 19.30 CityScapes: Infernal Affairs Thu 16 11.30 I’m So Excited 14.00 The Great Gatsby 18.15 I’m So Excited 19.00 NT Live: This House 20.15 I’m So Excited Fri 17 17.45 18.15 20.30 20.45 The Great Gatsby A Late Quartet The Great Gatsby The Look Of Love

Sat 18 14.00 14.15 17.30 18.00 20.15 20.30 Sun 19 13.00 16.00 17.15 19.00 19.15

2013 BAFTA Shorts The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby The Look Of Love A Late Quartet The Great Gatsby A Late Quartet The Great Gatsby 2013 BAFTA Shorts The Great Gatsby The Look Of Love

Sat 25 11.30 13.30 14.00 17.30 17.45 20.15 20.30

The Host The Great Gatsby The Host The Great Gatsby Mud Love Is All You Need The Great Gatsby

Mon 20 11.30 The Great Gatsby Friends Coffee Morning 17.45 The Great Gatsby 18.15 The Look Of Love 20.30 The Great Gatsby 20.45 A Late Quartet Tue 21 11.30 14.00 19.15 19.45 A Late Quartet The Look Of Love The Great Gatsby Home

Sun 26 11.30 The Host 13.00 The Great Gatsby 14.00 The Host 16.00 The Great Gatsby 17.00 Love Is All You Need 19.00 The Great Gatsby 19.30 Mud Mon 27 17.45 The Great Gatsby 18.00 Mud 20.30 The Great Gatsby 20.45 Love Is All You Need Tue 28 11.30 Love Is All You Need 14.00 Mud 19.15 The Train 19.45 The Great Gatsby Wed 29 11.30 The Great Gatsby 18.00 Love Is All You Need 19.45 The Great Gatsby 20.30 Mud Thu 30 11.00 Love Is All You Need Dream & Scream 14.00 The Great Gatsby 17.00 Mud 17.45 The Great Gatsby 19.30 The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone 20.30 The Great Gatsby Fri 31 17.45 18.15 20.30 20.45 Star Trek Into Darkness White Elephant Star Trek Into Darkness Simon Killer

Sun 05 13.30 I’m So Excited 17.00 Good Vibrations 17.15 I’m So Excited 19.15 The Place Beyond The Pines 19.45 I’m So Excited Mon 06 18.00 The Place Beyond The Pines 18.15 I’m So Excited 20.15 I’m So Excited 20.45 Good Vibrations Tue 07 11.30 I’m So Excited 19.15 The Place Beyond The Pines 19.30 I’m So Excited Wed 08 11.00 The Place Beyond The Pines Dream & Scream 19.15 I’m So Excited 19.30 The Place Beyond The Pines Thu 09 11.30 The Place Beyond The Pines 14.00 I’m So Excited 18.00 The Place Beyond The Pines 18.15 I’m So Excited 20.15 I’m So Excited 20.45 CityScapes: Sparrow

Wed 22 11.00 The Great Gatsby Dream & Scream 11.30 The Look Of Love 14.00 The Great Gatsby 19.15 The Great Gatsby 19.45 Home Thu 23 11.30 17.45 18.15 20.15 20.30 Fri 24 17.45 18.00 20.15 20.30 The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby Home The Look Of Love The Great Gatsby Subtitled The Great Gatsby Love Is All You Need Mud The Great Gatsby

TICKET PRICES
All Tickets pre 5.00pm Adults (over 18) Adult Concession Under 18’s & Students Eden Court Friends £7.00 £8.00 £7.50 £5.00 at all times £1.00 off

EXCLUSIVE SCREENINGS FOR EDEN COURT FRIENDS Friends Coffee Morning – MON 22 MAY The Great Gatsby (CERT TBC) Film starts 11.30am – Coffee served from 10.30am
DREAM AND SCREAM Specially for parents and carers of new babies aged 0 –12 months. Look out for Dream & Scream on individual screenings. AUDIO DESCRIBED & SUBTITLED FILMS We endeavour to offer as wide a range of accessible film screenings as possible. When a film is marked “AD” this means that Audio Description is available via a headset for all screenings (please ask box office for your headset). When a film is marked “S” this means there will be a selected Subtitled screening/screenings. Subtitled Screenings will be highlighted on the timetable and below the film entry. AUTISM FRIENDLY SCREENINGS When a film is marked ‘AF’ this means that there will be an Autism Friendly Screening of this film. These screenings are especially for people on the autistic spectrum and their families, friends and carers. During these shows low lights are left on in the auditorium and the volume of the soundtrack is reduced. It is fine for customers to move around, make noise or take a break during the film.

Programmer’s Choice: Buy for all three Programmer’s Choice films and get £1.00 off each
SUPPORTED BY

Eden Court Highlands (trading as Eden Court) is a company registered in Scotland (company number SC63216) and a charity registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (registered number SCO08237)

SPECIALS
CHARITY CLUBS MARKETS MUNICIPAL TALKS

Words & Deeds
You can moan all you like about the general dumbing down of culture, but we do our bit up here to allay such fears with a host of literary celebrations, the first of the year coming in the form of the ULLAPOOL BOOK FESTIVAL which runs from 10–12 MAY. Now entering its ninth year, it’s not only based in the most beautiful of locations, on the shore of Loch Broom, but also offers some interesting guests. One of the most popular this year is sure to be IAN RANKIN [1] on FRI 10 MAY, who used a recent appearance in Inverness to exclusively reveal to the world the title of his new Rebus novel, Saints Of The Shadow Bible. Hopefully he’ll be revealing more about what to expect from it. We’re also looking forward to: PAULA WILLIAMS giving a talk on the history of female climbing called Pinnacles and Petticoats; RAJA SHEHADEH [2], a lawyer and writer living in Ramallah, who is the author of Occupation Diaries, A Rift in Time - Travels with my Ottoman Uncle and Palestinian Walks - Notes on a Vanishing Landscape, which won the Orwell Prize in 2008; and ANTHONY BAXTER [3] who made the magnificent You’ve Been Trumped film. There are plenty more impressive looking guests so for full details see ullapoolbookfestival.co.uk

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For an account of something just that little bit more physically demanding, we’re looking forward to the talk by RODDY RIDDLE at EDEN COURT on THU 16 MAY. Inverness man Riddle is a former international cyclist who competed in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, but in 2008 he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Insulin dependent, he decided to challenge the perceived limitations of living with the condition and, as you do, signed up for the toughest foot race in the world, the 250km Marathon des Sables across the Sahara Desert. The race is being run as we go to press, but assuming he makes it back on one piece, Roddy will be in conversation with MFR presenter and newspaper columnist Nicky Marr so expect tales of scorpions and bivouacs, sand storms and insulin pumps. Proceeds from the evening will be donated to Diabetes UK and JDRF UK. From the barren desert to our local waters, the REALLY WILD FESTIVAL on the MON 06 MAY Bank Holiday at WDCS SCOTTISH DOLPHIN CENTRE, FOCHABERS has fun activities for the whole family, including dolphin watching (from the shore), guided walks, competitions, music and food. There’s even talk of an inflatable whale. Children must be accompanied. See wdcs.org for more.
Check whatsonhighlands.com for more info, features & interviews.

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NEW LOOK FASHION SHOW @ TBC, 7pm. Local Police Cadets charity fashion show. Tickets in both New Look shops or call 01463 417469. MAGGIE’S HIGHLANDS WELCOME EXPERIENCE @ Maggie’s Centre, 4pm. Every Wednesday: 01463 706302, [email protected] SPIRIT OF SPEYSIDE WHISKY FESTIVAL @ Speyside. Whisky-inspired events. spiritofspeyside.com

WED 01 MAY

FRI 10 MAY

WATER OF LIFE GUIDED WALK @ Scottish Dolphin Centre, 7pm. Booking essential, 01343 820 339 ULLAPOOL BOOK FESTIVAL @ Ullapool Village Hall, ullapoolbookfestival.co.uk

TUE 21 MAY

SOUNDS FAMILIAR - SINGING GROUP @ Craigmonie Hotel, 2.30pm, See Tue 07 May. HIGHLAND LITERARY SALON @ Glen Mhor Hotel, 7.30pm, Guest speaker: Zoe Venditozzi. highlandlitsalon.com

SAT 11 MAY

THU 02 MAY FRI 03 MAY

WALK IN GEARRCHOILLIE WOODS AND ALONG LOCH MIGDALE @ Ardgay, 9.30am. Dingwall field club walk. spanglefish.com/DingwallFieldClub INVERNESS CLASSIC VEHICLE SHOW @ Inverness City Centre, See a range of classic and unusual vehicles up close in Inverness City Centre. invernessbid.co.uk

2020: THE FUTURE OF OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY @ Birnie Village Hall, 7.30pm. Talk by Professor Martin Hendry, Glasgow University. sigma-astro.co.uk SPIRIT OF SPEYSIDE WHISKY FESTIVAL @ Speyside, spiritofspeyside.com

DYING TO KNOW ? @ Nairn Community Centre, 11.30am, A family day out with a difference. Inspiration and information to help people talk about death and make practical, legal, medical and financial preparations. Try a wicker coffin, make a dreamcatcher, celtic spiral drawing, Death Cafe and the latest production from the Flying Starts Flea Circus “Life is Flea-ting” Free entry. Soup, tea and home baking. MAY FAIR @ Dingwall Primary School, 12pm, Fun for all the family including Zorbing, bouncy castle, food, games, stalls, and much more. OSPREY FESTIVAL @ Community Garden, Boat of Garten, Wildlife-themed activities and unveiling of the Osprey Feather sculpture. boatofgarten.com

SAT 25 MAY

THE NESS BIKER CAFE LAUNCH @ CYC Bank Street, Inverness, 3pm, First 25 coffees & bacon rolls free. Drop-in cafe for those who love their motorbikes. 07541 187459. SPIRIT OF SPEYSIDE WHISKY FESTIVAL @ Speyside, spiritofspeyside.com KINGSTON COMMUNITY LITTER SWEEP @ Scottish Dolphin Centre, 10am, 01343 820339. SPIRIT OF SPEYSIDE WHISKY FESTIVAL @ Speyside, spiritofspeyside.com

SAT 04 MAY

SUN 05 MAY

PINK CASTLE LGBT PHILOSOPHY CLUB @ Riverside Lounge, Glen Mhor Hotel, 7.30pm, ‘Is it possible to know things without realising?’ pinkcastle.eu

TUE 14 MAY

RSPB COACH OUTING TO CAITHNESS @ Highland Council Car Park, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness , 8am Meet 8am at Highland Council car park, Inverness or 8.20am at Dingwall car park. Booking essential on 01997 433283

THU 16 MAY

MON 27 MAY TUE 28 MAY

MON 06 MAY

RODDY RIDDLE’S MARATHON DES SABLES @ Eden Court Empire, 8pm Local man in conversation with MFR’s Nicky Marr, recounting the challenges of the world’s toughest race.

THOMAS TELFORD: COLOSSUS OF ROADS @ Millburn Academy Hall, 7.30pm, Talk by Professor Roland Paxton. archhighland.org.uk

REALLY WILD FESTIVAL @ Scottish Dolphin Centre, 10.30am, Fun filled day celebrating the wild side of Spey Bay. This free event is packed with fun, interactive activities for all ages including land based dolphin watching, guided walks, competitions, traditional music, food from Scotland’s larder, local produce, entertainment and more. Children must be accompanied by an adult. wdcs.org

FRI 17 MAY

INSHES MARSHES NNR GUIDED WATCH @ RSPB Insh Marshes Car Park, 10am, GROUND COVER PLANTS FOR SUN AND SHADE @ Abriachan Garden Nursery, 2pm lochnessgarden.com

TALK THE WALKS @ Talla Nan Ros (Hall of the Roses), 7.30pm, Historical background to the settlements round Kingussie. Information about One Day Walkfest walks (18 May) including the Cairngorms Walking to Health Project and path creation. kcdc.co.uk

THU 30 MAY

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SPECIALS

CRAFT FAIR @ Croy Village Hall, 10am Raising funds for Cystic Fibrosis Trust. DAWN CHORUS WALK @ Scottish Dolphin Centre, 5am, Booking essential. 01343 820 339 ONE DAY WALKFEST @ Ardvonie Park, Kingussie, 10am, kcdc.co.uk HIGHLAND DIABETES CONFERENCE 2013 @ Centre For Health Sciences, 9.30am, spanglefish.com/diabmeet

SAT 18 MAY

ANGELS VS DEMONS @ The Ironworks, 7pm, Highland Hospice Fundraiser presented by Ego Hair Design. VISIT TO GARRICK WOOD @ Near Tain, 6.30pm, Dingwall Field Club walk. spanglefish.com/DingwallFieldClub

GARDENS WALK WITH BRODIE GARDENER @ Brodie Castle, 11am SPIRIT OF SPEYSIDE WHISKY FESTIVAL @ Speyside, spiritofspeyside.com

FRI 31 MAY SAT 01 JUN

TUE 07 MAY

HIGHLAND SOUL CLUB @ Eden Court OneTouch, Vintage Fashion Show. The Leonard Jones Potential. Funk & Soul DJs. Join the movement! EVANTON WARTIME REMAINS @ Cornerstone Cafe, Evanton, 10am archhighland.org.uk or 01349 868230 NB: RANGERS EVENTS take place on May 10/14/18/25 and 31 - see whatsonhighlands.com and search ‘rangersevents’ PLUS: more info on listed events and more events added daily. Choose search, activity type ‘specials’

EXTRASOLAR PLANETS AND EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE @ Culloden Free Church, 7.30pm. A talk by Dr. Duncan Forgan of Royal Observatory Edinburgh. spacegazer.com SOUNDS FAMILIAR - SINGING GROUP @ Craigmonie Hotel, 2.30pm. For people with dementia & their carers. 01463 233231 or 01463 230803 [email protected]

SUN 19 MAY

CAKE WALK WITH STORY @ Highland Council Car Park, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness , 10am, 07724 992790 for more details and a lift.

MON 20 MAY

SNAKES AND FROGS @ Highland Council Chamber, 12.45pm. Short talk.

Check whatsonhighlands.com for more events, latest news and more…

SPORT
ATHLETIC BALL COMBAT EXTREME RACING

Highland Sport’s Golden Days
When the SPL season started last summer, there was much rash talk of Rangers’ absence tolling a death knell for the league. In fact it’s been just the opposite, making for the most exciting competition in years. Sure, Celtic have, as expected, dominated, but the real story of the season has been the glorious achievements of our Highland sides. It’s fitting then (as well as sign of the bankability to TV audiences) that the season concludes on SUN 19 MAY with a televised clash from VICTORIA PARK - ROSS COUNTY V INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE at 12.45pm. County have settled into life in the SPL with some aplomb and but for a few mid-season wobbles might not just have clambered into the top half before the split but be as close to a European place as rivals Caley Thistle. ICT in turn had a curious start to the season (at one point having scored more than Celtic and conceded more than bottom club Dundee), but have soared in the second half of the campaign and, at the time of writing, are only three points off the runners up spot. If Terry Butcher doesn’t get Manager Of The Year we’ll know all those anti-Highland conspiracy theories are true. Ross County might not be in everyone’s good books after their decision not to ratify the prospective new league structure, but on the field they’ve been a breath of fresh air. And whatever the result of the final El Kessocko before the summer, it serves as a glowing tribute to two teams that have firmly established Highland football as a force to be reckoned with. SPORT Once the final whistle blows it’s time to turn our attention to summer sport. Cricket is one such activity that’s finally establishing itself in Scotland and if you fancy being part of that resurgence, why not sign up for the INVERNESS WELFARE CRICKET LEAGUE which starts again on TUE 07 MAY. There are 5 teams (Beauly, Corriegarth, Merkinch, Redcliffe and Warriors) and they play Mon, Tue and Wed nights from 6–9pm until mid-Aug at FRASER PARK in Inverness. There is also a cup competition which is also played during these dates with the final usually on a Sunday in the middle of August. If anyone is interested in playing midweek cricket then pop along any night and have a chat to see if it’s for you. And if anyone thinks they could start up a new team for next year (2014) it would be most welcome as the organisers say they need some new blood to keep the league going. All ages and abilities are made welcome. For more details contact Martyn Beaton at [email protected]

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LGBT 5K RUNNING GROUP @ Inverness Leisure, 6.30pm, Text/call: 07941 553620.

WED 01 MAY FRI 03 MAY

SCOTTISH SIX DAY TRIAL 2013 @ Fort William, Tests of motorcycling skill. ssdt.org

GLENCALVIE CHALLENGE @ Glencalvie/ Inchbae, Challenges to suit all abilities from the serious athlete to the fun walker; 39 mile bike run bike, 39 miles off road, 22 mile run, 11 mile run or 10 mile walk. rotarychallenge.co.uk SCOTTISH SIX DAY TRIAL 7 2013 @ Fort William, ssdt.org

venturing by boat to access the Western Mullardoch Munros; a visit to the highest peaks north of the Great Glen and a superb circular walk around Loch Affric. naturalhighguiding.co.uk

SAT 25 MAY

INVERNESS CT V MOTHERWELL, 3pm, A must win for ICT if they want to overtake Motherwell. ELGIN V EAST STIRLING, 12.45pm. LGBT 5K RUNNING GROUP @ Inverness Leisure, 6.30pm BEAULY V KINLOCHSHIEL, 2.30pm KINLOCHSHIEL V INVERARAY, 2.30pm THE MONAUGHTY FOREST RUN @ Torrieston GLENURQUHART V KINGUSSIE, 2.30pm Forest Walks Car Park, Elgin, 7.15pm. KINGUSSIE V GLENURQUHART, 2.30pm forresharriers.co.uk LOVAT V GLENGARRY, 2.30pm NEWTONMORE V F. WILLIAM, 2.30pm INVERNESS WELFARE CRICKET LEAGUE @ INVERNESS V LEWIS, 2.30pm Fraser Park, Inverness, 6pm See Tue 07 May. STRATHGLASS V LOCHBROOM, 2.30pm shinty.com LOVAT V CABERFEIDH, 2.30pm MAGGIE’S MONSTER BIKE & HIKE @ Great GLENGARRY V INVERNESS, 2.30pm Glen Way, Participants take on a variety of GLENURQUHART V KINGUSSIE, 2.30pm challenges to raise funds for Maggie’s Centres. CABERFEIDH V SKYE, 2.30pm monster. maggiescentres.org STRATHGLASS V BEAULY, 2.30pm INVERNESS V KILMALLIE, 2.30pm SCOTTISH SIX DAY TRIAL 2 @ Ft William NEWTONMORE V BOLESKINE, 2.30pm. STRATHGLASS V KINLOCHSHIEL, 3pm shinty.com ROSS COUNTY V CELTIC, 12pm MACTAVISH CUP SEMI FINALS @ tbc, MAGGIE’S MONSTER BIKE & HIKE @ 2.30pm. for more details visit: shinty.com Great Glen Way. As Sat 04 May. INVERGORDON BOATING CLUB OPEN DAY SCOTTISH SIX DAY TRIAL 3 @ Ft William @ Roskeen Slipway (between Alness and Invergordon), 10am, “The most fun you can have with your clothes on”, apparently. Club members tell you everything you want to know INVERNESS WELFARE CRICKET LEAGUE about this exciting sport. Try one of the boats @ Fraser Park, Inverness, 6pm, Featuring in a taster session. Fully safety supervised. 5 teams. Games played Mon, Tue & Wed Fun for all the family. Refreshments. night until August. Rules are adapted invergordonboatingclub.org.uk to give everyone a chance to bat. Pop along for a chat if you’re interested.

SAT 04 MAY

WED 15 MAY

HAPPYNESS FOOTBALL MATCH @ Bught Park, 2pm, happy-ness.co.uk Commentary from FRED MACAULAY as a team of comedians led by captain PATRICK MONAHAN take on stars past and future of ICT...

SAT 18 MAY

INVERNESS ABC BOXING TOURNAMENT @ The Ironworks, 7pm, North of Scotland select vs. North of Wales select fighters. LAGGAN 10K ROAD RACE @ Laggan Village Hall, 2pm, laggan.com OUTTAAFFRIC - GLEN AFFRIC SUMMER WALKING FESTIVAL @ Glen Affric See Fri 24 May, naturalhighguiding.co.uk LOVAT V GLENURQUHART, 2.30pm KILMALLIE V CABERFEIDH, 2.30pm BOLESKINE V LOCHABER, 2.30pm NEWTONMORE V KINGUSSIE, 2.30pm STRATHGLASS/CABERFEIDH V GLENORCHY, 2.30pm KINGUSSIE V SKYE, 2.30pm BEAULY V TAYNUILT/ G’GOW MID, 2.30pm SKYE/INVERNESS V KILMALLIE, 2.30pm OUTTAAFFRIC 2013 @ Glen Affric, See Fri 24 May, naturalhighguiding.co.uk LOCHABER V FORT WILLIAM, 2.30pm

SUN 05 MAY

TUE 07 MAY

SCOTTISH SIX DAY TRIAL 4 @ Ft William

SUN 19 MAY

WED 08 MAY
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LGBT 5K RUNNING GROUP @ Inverness Leisure, 6.30pm SCOTTISH SIX DAY TRIAL 5 @ Ft William INVERNESS WELFARE CRICKET LEAGUE @ Fraser Park, Inverness, 6pm, See Tue 07 May.

GORDON CASTLE HIGHLAND GAMES & COUNTRY FAIR @ Gordon Castle, 11am All day fun for all the family. New Concert Corner, Gordon Setter Parade and Dog Show, Air Display, Traditional events, Massed Bands Sporting Activities, Highland Dancing, Solo Piping, Masses of Shopping, lots of food and drink. Free parking, new family ticket. gordoncastle. co.uk/highland-games 07500 879687 ROSS COUNTY V INVERNESS CT @ Victoria Park, 12.45pm, Bonus El Kessocko is suitably the last game of the season for both Highland sides and the fact that it’s televised demonstrates just how important football up here has been in making this arguably the best SPL ever.

SUN 26 MAY

MON 27 MAY

OUTTAAFFRIC 2013 @ Glen Affric See Fri 24 May, naturalhighguiding.co.uk LGBT 5K RUNNING GROUP @ Inverness Leisure, 6.30pm INVERNESS WELFARE CRICKET LEAGUE @ Fraser Park, Inverness, 6pm

WED 29 MAY

KINGUSSIE V NEWTONMORE, 7.30pm SCOTTISH SIX DAY TRIAL 6 @ Ft William

FRI 10 MAY

SAT 11 MAY

KINGUSSIE V KINLOCHSHIEL, 2.30pm BOLESKINE V LOCHBROOM, 2.30pm STRATHGLASS V INVERNESS, 2.30pm NEWTONMORE V LOCHABER, 2.30pm GLENURQUHART V LOVAT, 2.30pm BEAULY V CABERFEIDH, 2.30pm GLENGARRY V BEAULY, 2.30pm LOVAT V GLENURQUHART, 3pm shinty.com INVERNESS CT V DUNDEE UTD, 3pm

LGBT 5K RUNNING GROUP @ Inverness Leisure, 6.30pm INVERNESS WELFARE CRICKET LEAGUE @ Fraser Park, Inverness, 6pm

WED 22 MAY

SAT 01 JUN

SCOTTISH GOLDEN OLDIES RUGBY FESTIVAL @ Canal Park, The 5th Scottish Golden Oldies Rugby Festival comes to Inverness. More info: pitchero.com/clubs/ scottishgoldenoldiesrugby MARAFUN @ Elgin City Centre, City centre relay race. 100 local charities are benefiting from the money raised. elginrotary.co.uk

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You get the feeling that people will still be talking about MATTHEW BOURNE in a hundred years time. Though he spent fourteen years as a professional dancer, it’s his work as a choreographer that seems destined to immortalise him in the world of ballet, most notably his extraordinary version of Swan Lake. With his company New Adventures he’s consistently come up with award winning productions, one of his best being HIGHLAND FLING [1]. Now he’s updated his original 1994 show and it’s coming, courtesy of SCOTTISH BALLET to EDEN COURT from 09–11 MAY. A reworking of the classic ballet La Sylphide, this production of Highland Fling is rechoreographed and totally redesigned, bigger and even better than the 1994 original version - now with double the number of cast members. It tells the story of James, a young Glaswegian who is lured from his nuptial bed by an unearthly siren. As his love for this beautiful ‘Sylph’ becomes an obsession, he embarks on a journey that takes him from the mean streets and nightclubs of Glasgow into a magical world beyond. This gothic fable of winged fairies and kilted ladies - filled with all the wild excesses of romanticism - has been given an ingenious make-over by Bourne and is packed with all his trademark wit, magic and wicked humour. Nigh on unmissable. There’s also an accompanying “sociable evening for adults” on 08 MAY where you can take part in an enjoyable beginners’ ballet class before relaxing with refreshments and listening to behind-the-scenes tales. Promising to be just as spectacular is FLOWN [2] (EDEN COURT, SUN 05 & MON 06 MAY), presented by PIRATES OF THE CARABINA, a cutting-edge company of innovative British and international circus artists. Playing around with notions of the very performance itself, it sets up a scenario where the participants aren’t actually prepared for what they’re about to do, then transcends expectations courtesy of a dizzying array of acrobats, aerialists, dancers, musicians and stuntmen. An unusual and thrilling take on a night at the circus. From Pirates of the Carabina to PIRATES OF PENZANCE (EDEN COURT, 06–08 JUN). We’ll have more about this one next month, but as it’s a collaboration between SCOTTISH OPERA and D’OYLY CARTE, this version of Gilbert & Sullivan’s classic comes with impeccable credentials and tickets will go fast, so get yours sorted now. On a slightly smaller scale, but just as enjoyable looking is THE 39 STEPS (EDEN COURT EMPIRE, 28 MAY–01 JUN). Direct from the West End, Broadway and 25 countries around the globe, this inventive and gripping comedy adaptation of the familiar tale of cross-country high jinks to foil dastardly spies features four fearless actors, playing 139 roles in 100 minutes of fast-paced fun and thrilling action. CABARET

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FRI 03 MAY

LEE NELSON @ Ironworks, 7pm You’ll be familiar with Nelson from his BBC3 Well Good Show and quite possibly be charmed by his cheeky ragamuffin persona.

of the toxic effects of hexane in the factories. As a self confessed “worshipper at the church of Apple”, playwright Daisey tugs at heart strings, and shows how one man’s story might not be able to topple an empire, but it can certainly give it a righteous shove.

THE DEATH OF TINTAGILES @ Lossiemouth Town Hall, 7.15pm. A play by Maurice Maeterlinck presented by Dandy Trap. A strange, other-worldly tale of a sister’s desperate struggle to protect her young brother. Ygraine has a brother. She loves him very much. His name is Tintagiles and he’s seven years old. He is also a prince and heir to the throne. But Ygraine suspects the old, mad queen wants him dead! Trapped in a shadowy twilight world, among the gloomy corridors of a remote castle, her plight seems hopeless against such a powerful enemy. Is there really nothing she can do to save him...? Tickets £7 on the door. Book on 07969 017977 BE SILENT OR BE KILLED! @ Eden Court OneTouch, 8.30pm. The true story of a Scottish businessman caught up in the Mumbai hotel attack in 2008. THE DEATH OF TINTAGILES @ Craigelachie Village Hall, 7.15pm As Fri 03 May.

SAT 11 MAY

SCOTTISH BALLET: HIGHLAND FLING @ Eden Court Empire, 2.00pm, 7.30pm See feat

A CONVERSATION WITH CARMEL @ Universal Hall, Findhorn, 7.30pm Fusing dance, theatre, music and film, this intergenerational show from Barrowland Ballet invites the audience to attend Carmel’s 80th birthday party. Fusing the talents of some of the UK’s most exciting artists – choreographer NATASHA GILMORE; composer QUEE MCARTHUR (Shooglenifty) and film-maker RACHEL DAVIES plus a professional and ensemble cast from across the community.

WED 15 MAY

HAPPYNESS DAY 1 EVENTS: PATRICK MONAHAN @ Eden Court OneTouch, 7.30pm. Part of Happyness Comedy Festival. followed by DYLAN MORAN @ Eden Court Empire, 9pm Magnificently bewildered Irish comedian. Part of the Happyness Comedy Festival. happy-ness.co.uk

THU 23 MAY

FRI 17 MAY

SAT 04 MAY

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HAPPYNESS DAY 2 EVENTS: PATRICK MONAHAN, MICHAEL REDMOND, JANEY GODLEY, DAVEY BE SILENT OR BE KILLED! @ Eden Court CONNOR, HEDLUV AND PASSMAN @ Mad Hatters 6.00pm £8. happy-ness.co.uk FLOWN @ Eden Court Empire, 7.30pm. followed by With a crash of drums, The Circus arrives - a FRED MACAULEY @ Eden Court OneTouch, tour-hardy troupe of acrobats, aerialists, 7.15pm With his popular morning radio dancers, musicians, stuntmen and show and a string of TV credits, MacAuley adventurers. A vibrant, poignant and surprising is undoubtedly one of the most famous BE SILENT OR BE KILLED @ Universal show that mixes comedy and chaos with bold faces of Scottish comedy today. Hall, Findhorn, 7.30pm As Fri 03 May. physicality and an eclectic live soundscape. followed by Suitable for all ages. See feat. ALAN DAVIES: LIFE IS PAIN PLATERO: TRAVELS WITH A DONKEY cryingoutloud.org @ Eden Court Empire, 8.30pm Alan @ Eden Court OneTouch, 8.00pm. Davies, the star of television shows Spend a year in the sunshine of Southern THE DEATH OF TINTAGILES @ Little Spain with a poet and his constant companion, such as Jonathan Creek and QI, makes Theatre Nairn, 7.15pm As Fri 03 May. a long-awaited return to live stand-up. a little silver donkey called Platero. Spain’s best loved writer, the Nobel Prize winning FLOWN @ Eden Court, 7.30pm As Sun 05 May Juan Ramon Jimenez, lived in Moguer, a small whitewashed town near Seville overlooking fields of vines and pomegranates at the beginning of the twentieth century. SCOTTISH BALLET: HIGHLAND FLING His best loved collection of stories paints @ Eden Court Empire, 7.30pm. an affectionate picture of his hometown Scottish Ballet’s reworking of La Sylphide where you meet the characters and set in contemporary Scotland and directed experience the gentle pattern of their lives and choreographed by the mighty Matthew in the timeless Andalusian landscape. Bourne. Looks like being one of the MIKE MARAN, last seen at Eden Court in A followed by dance highlights of the year. See feat. Christmas Carol teams up with internationally DAVEY CONNOR, JOHN GAVIN, BEC renowned Georgian director LEVAN TSULADZE HILL, BEN NORRIS, MARK NELSON and puppeteer NINO NAMITCHEISHVILI @ Mad Hatters 9.15pm £8 SCOTTISH BALLET: HIGHLAND FLING to create a beautiful adaptation of these and @ Eden Court, 7.30pm Thu 09 May delightful stories which are accompanied by ARTHUR SMITH, JANEY GODLEY, a classical guitar score especially recorded STUART MITCHELL, MICHAEL THE DEATH OF TINTAGILES @ James Milne REDMOND, PATRICK MONAHAN @ for this production by CRAIG OGDEN. Institute, Findhorn, 7.15pm As Fri 03 May. Eden Court OneTouch, 9.45pm £15 Suitability Warning: 11+ and THE AGONY AND THE ECSTACY OF STEVE BEN NORRIS, BEC HILL, JOHN GAVIN, JOBS @ Eden Court OneTouch, 8pm MARK NELSON, HEDLUV AND PASSMAN Hilarious and harrowing tale introducing Steve @ Mercure Hotel, 10.30pm £10 Jobs and Chinese workers toiling to make our happy-ness.co.uk beloved iPhones. Mike Daisey’s monologue is an emboldened, passionate diatribe that will make you question what you thought you knew HAPPYNESS DAY 3 EVENTS: about one of the world’s most worshipped BEC HILL HOSTS HAPPYNESS COMICS brands. Daisey explores the legality @ Falcon Square, 3.30pm Free and morality of electronic sweatshops then in China, complete with armed HEDLUV AND PASSMAN guards, under-age workers and tales

SUN 05 MAY

PROBABLY THE BEST COMEDY SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER, MAYBE @ Eden Court OneTouch, 8pm A treat for fans of The Comedy Song, with a whole heap of them unleashed by PAT ABERNETHY and DAVE MARSDEN. There are also versions of Elvis Presley and the Righteous Brothers as you have never heard them before as well as unique renditions of American Pie, Bridge Over Troubled Water and Don’t Cry For Me, Argentina. You have been warned. isosceles.biz

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SAT 25 MAY

@ Falcon Square, 4.30pm Free then GAELIC NEW TALENT @ Mad Hatters 6.00pm Compered by Bec Hill. Free. then ARTHUR SMITH, JANEY GODLEY, BEN NORRIS, DANIEL SIMONSEN, HAL CRUTTENDEN @ Eden Court OneTouch, 7.15pm £15 then RUSSELL KANE: POSTURING DELIVERY @ Eden Court Empire, 8.30pm

Square, 1.00pm & 4.30pm. and ALTERNATIVE TOUR OF INVERNESS @ Visitor Info, 2.00pm £10/8/3 and SO YOU THINK YOU’RE FUNNY SHOWCASE @ Mad Hatters 6.00pm. Compered by Fred MacAuley. Free. then ARTHUR SMITH, MICHAEL REDMOND, HAL CRUTTENDEN, DANIEL SIMONSEN, ANDREW MAXWELL @ Eden Court Empire, 8.00pm £15 then BEC HILL, STUART MITCHELL, JOHN GAVIN, JANEY GODLEY, SCOTTISH FALSETTO SOCK PUPPETS @ Mad Hatters 9.15pm £8 and JENNY ÉCLAIR: ÉCLAIRIOUS @ Eden Court OneTouch, 9.45pm

FRI 24 MAY

PLATERO TRAVELS WITH A DONKEY @ Ardross Community Hall, 8pm As Sun 19 May £10 / £7 conc. 01349 880591

TUE 28 MAY

THE 39 STEPS @ Eden Court Empire, 7.30pm. See feat. Direct from the West End, Broadway and 25 countries around the globe comes ‘a joyous version of the Alfred Hitchcock classic’.

WED 29 MAY THU 30 MAY FRI 31 MAY SAT 01 JUN

THE 39 STEPS @ Eden Court 2.00pm, 7.30pm As Tue 28 May.

THE 39 STEPS @ Eden Court 7.30pm. As Tue 28 May. THE 39 STEPS @ Eden Court 7.30pm. As Tue 28 May. THE 39 STEPS @ Eden Court 2.00pm, 7.30pm. As Tue 28 May.

See the star of BBC Three’s Unzipped and Live At The Electric, in his latest stand-up show. £17.50 then BEN NORRISS, STUART MITCHELL, DAVEY CONNOR, JANEY GODLEY, SCOTTISH FALSETTO SOCK PUPPETS @ Mad Hatters 9.15pm £8 and FRED MACAULEY @ EC OneTouch 9.45pm. finally MICHAEL MONAHAN, JOHN GAVIN, HAL CRUTTENDEN, MICHAEL REDMOND, HEDLUV & PASSMAN @ Mercure Hotel, 10.30pm £10 happy-news.co.uk HAPPYNESS DAY 4 EVENTS: HEDLUV & PASSMAN @ Falcon

SUN 26 MAY

Welcome to Jenny Eclair’s new stand-up show. After thirty years in the business she should vaguely know what she’s doing? Professional Grumpy Old Woman, writer and panto star; Eclair has been round the block that many times she’s lost count. finally PATRICK MONAHAN, ANDREW MAXWELL, STUART MITCHELL, HAL CRUTTENDEN, HEDLUV & PASSMAN @ Mercure Hotel, 10.30pm £10. happy-ness.co.uk

END TO END @ Resolis Memorial Hall, 7pm, The Gramophones Theatre Company’s hit of the Fringe 2012. Three girls hitch lifts from Land’s End to John O’Groats. PIRATES OF PENZANCE @ Eden Court Empire, 7.15pm. Gilbert and Sullivan as it’s meant to be - pure, uncomplicated fun, performed to the highest of standards.

THU 06 & FRI 07 JUN

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Several months ago a friend and I were sitting in Hootananny one evening discussing important affairs of state, when we were approached by a visiting French couple enquiring as to where they could sample some traditional Scottish food. Hoots very raison d être revolving around a determinedly Scottish musical and cultural identity, they d assumed the kitchen would be doling out indigenous grub too, only to discover that the only food on offer was Thai.

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least venison, salmon and the like could be had, albeit cooked in a French style. Which must have made them feel glad to have travelled abroad. It was always something of an anomaly that Hootanany only served Thai food, though it has to be said that it was unfailingly delicious and many of us ate regularly enough there to be able to order without even having to look at the menu. But as a staging post for tourists you sensed they were disappointed at not being able to find food that matched the environs, settling instead for something they could probably get in any other city in the world. So it wasn t entirely surprising when Hoots disbanded the Thai kitchen crew and instated a new Scottish menu. After all, Scottish food is enjoying a resurgence here, as our review of Urquharts in last month s issue demonstrated. But, unlike that place, Hootananny remains very much a bar, so the task was to introduce home-grown dishes while still retaining the informality that drives the venue. And they ve largely succeeded. Bringing in a chef from owner Kit Fraser s other highly successful restaurant down the road, Joy Of Taste, ensures a high quality of cooking, while the food itself provides all the traditional staples with a nice modern twist. It s something of a relief to find a stripped down menu, with enough options to provide for most tastes, but an admirable resistance to showy excess. Driven by smart business sense it s, quite literally a recipe for success.

My pal explained (in English, but helpfully with a French accent) that there really wasn t anywhere in Inverness to sample what could be described as traditional Scots food and wasn t entirely sure that there was such a thing, eventually directing them around the corner to The Mustard Seed, where at

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Last time out I had soup as a starter for the first time in yonks and once again I choose that option, though soup is far too dismissive a description of something as majestic as one of North Scotland s greatest gifts to world cuisine, Cullen Skink. Even at its worst it s a step above just a bowl of something, and this version is the dish taken to sublime heights. Smoked haddock, potato, white wine, cream, saffron and chives combine exquisitely to produce something both simple but with a depth of flavour that rewards every mouthful. A glorious example of a truly brilliant taste experience. More taste bud delight in my companion s starter, another bowl of soup. This time it s Apple and Parsnip, a bold combination that actually works, celebrating what the French would call the terroir, the food of the land, to emphasise that this isn t just Scottish in terms of recipes, but also the food itself. Everything is locally sourced, including meat from butcher Duncan Fraser, delicious bread from the Cromarty Bakery and Black Isle ale in the batter for the haddock and chips (as well as, of course to accompany the meal), giving a real integrity to proceedings. For my main course I go for Venison Meatballs with Red Wine and Smoked Paprika Sauce, an enticing combination. There s no arguing, again, with the depth of flavour, but the presentation leaves something to be desired, being basically just a bowl of meat. Venison is inherently less fatty than beef, so the balls tend to collapse, leaving something that would

make a tremendous pasta sauce, but which doesn t work as well served merely with a side dish of new potatoes. If I were a tourist I d prefer either the pasta version or, better still, an actual venison steak to show off the distinctively wonderful flavour of the meat. It s a missed opportunity. My companion has Butternut Squash & Chickpea Casserole, delighted to find a vegetarian option on a menu that isn t the standby Macaroni Cheese commonly offered. It s pronounced nice enough without being really special, the cheese scones on top being a particularly impressive touch. There aren t any puddings, which is un-Scottish to the point of treachery. Surely something traditional like Cranachan or, let s be honest, a deep-fried Mars Bar, would provide the happy ending we re all after. Something to think about. All in all though, a fine meal and an excellent example of how to deliver a concept with both skill and confidence. Next time that French couple coming in asking where to find great traditional Scottish food, we ll know exactly what to say - ici . . . Price for 2: £24.35 (exc. drinks)
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