ICA Sep 2013 - Issue 133

plus EDEN COURT FILM GUIDE and 2013 BLAS FESTIVAL pull-out guide
(see centre pages)

photo: David Graeme Baker

Naughtie but Nice.
Radio 4 legend James heads up the Nairn Book & Arts Festival.

issue 133 Sept 2013

Local radio just got interesting: Monster FM returns for another stint through September!
“…Monster FM is back for 2013 and this year we’ve had to buy a new mantelpiece. Since we were last on air we’ve picked up an award for the Best Gaelic entry at the Highland & Islands Media Awards. This was presented to the station in appreciation of the bilingual Local News, Sport and Showbiz bulletins which were voiced by our students Gavin Gilchrist and Roya MacLean. Another student of ours, Donald Shields, had the opportunity to travel to The Gambia for a significant period. He took the chance to bring back parts of Africa with him in the form of audio which then formed a special programme going on to collect Best Documentary at the New York Festival. This September will be jam packed with more potential as we showcase the talent of this year’s trainees. Back by popular demand is the bilingual Gaelic Sports Show; the team’s focus is to bring you small sport on a bigger playing field. They’ll cover all the action from ICT to Clach to Inverness City, plus sport fans will get all the insider news on shinty and what’s going on at club level when it comes to curling, tennis, bowls and golf. On weekdays, we’ll speak to the right people as we bring you something a bit different. We’ll look at the Highland lifestyle, help to rehome unloved animals, take care of your wellbeing, provide some tips and advice on being safer in the community and at home and we’ll make sure the kids are sorted with a bedtime story. The Monster FM studio will be pumping on a Friday night as it transforms into the North of Scotland’s Dance Destination. Firstly, student Veronica Finlayson will educate you on the roots of the genre with her specialist show Dance Floor Approved, then Calum Urquhart will keep you in the party mood with his Trance Anthems. The finale of the evening comes from the sensational Soundclash DJs, who have recently performed at Rockness and Belladrum. The dynamic duo have been holding regular club nights at Karma Lounge in Inverness and their beats have been shared through online streaming of their gigs. When the guys and their associates mixed it up last year, we saw the Monster FM audience and social media activity go global. From Balloch to Brazil and Hilton to Holland, these guys blow the roof off the sucker! 2013 will feature more top DJ and Producer talent from across the North of Scotland and venture further afield with the likes of Krazzy Martin (Snafu, Aberdeen) Kappa & Beta (Sub Club, Glasgow) Jakk it & Saizme (We Own, Edinburgh) as Soundclash Sessions continues to grow. Disco King David Campbell is back to spin his

Shiny Disco Ball fresh from his summer stint
on Worthy FM (the radio station which broadcasts from Glastonbury during the festival). Other specialist shows will include Lewis Murray with his love of Rock’n’Roll (It’s Only Rock n’

Roll), Gerald Holdsworth will celebrate 60 Years of Music Gold and pupils across Inverness
schools can voice their choice of music Monday to Thursday nights on School Sounds. We’ve a

Chill Out show for you to listen in bed to on a
Sunday, one of the students plans to do a show based on his dad’s choice of music called Tracks

of His Years and after the success of working
with Inverness Old Town Arts (IOTA) last year, one of our new students Carol Hutchison will collate as much culture as she can from the scene on the weekly Arts Show…

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Be de ya - say do you remember?
Can t beat a bit of Earth, Wind & Fire at this time of year, eh? Well, yes, perhaps you can - but why would you? It was the 70s - let it go, will you? Jeez! Anyway - you didn t pick this up to be baffled, if we know you, you want entertaining. So entertain you we shall. Right. Now. . . So, in the netherworld betwixt s*mmer and a*t*mn that is Septembrrrr, what treasures might you find to tickle your entertainment bones? Well, as usual, there s loads - but we can tell you right now that poking out the top of the packets you ll see the following: Art: Much great art as part of the Nairn Book & Arts Festival, inc Gerald Laing and Eugenia Vronskaya ‒ and a (as per usual) curious looking thing at H-I-C-A. . . Film: Filth, utter filth. Literally, actually, as Jon S Baird s adaptation of national treasure Irvine Welshs book is released, with JAMES MCAVOY at his most objectionable. That and some other people in some other stuff. About James Hunt and a gay couple with a mentally handicapped teenager and some Dundee rappers. Not all in the same film, you understand. Kids: An Australovenator. It s some kind of Aussie dinosaur. For kids. Dino Zoo. Music: We re gonna need a bigger boat. The shark that is music this month has teeth the size of the Blas Festival, Loopallu (with The Enemy and Newton Faulkner), The Magic Numbers, Tim Burgess and Dick Gaughan put together. Big, big, musical teeth. Specials: The behemoth of writers, speakers, art, films, music, drama and more that is the (tenth, wow!) Nairn Book & Arts Festival rolls in and dominates the landscape - that and Highland Councils Doors Open Days and the Moray Culture Day. Sport: Probably able to lay the most legitimate claim as the monster of Loch Ness, the Loch Ness Marathon rears its head again, plus more footy. . . Theatre: Always nice to welcome stars of the small screen and we say hello to ROBERTA (The Bill, Eastenders) TAYLOR - who stars all over the Highlands in The Baroness. See her interview P20. Also worth checking out: Pip Utton s Adolf, Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story, Long Live The Little Knife, Ed Byrne s Roaring Forties and (tv comedian) Sara Pascoe - who appears as part of Nairn B&A Fest. Elsewhere, you ll find wee gems ‒ Ken Kelman s column, features on the spidery Dear Ingo chandelier, back to school health tips and our food review. And remember: songs mean a lot, when songs are bought. . .

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seeks entries for a songwriting competition to be judged by two of Scotland’s premier w r i For t e r /real m u screative i c i a n s , inspiration this month head out Findlay Napier & NAIRN BOOK AND ARTS FESTIVAL (03–08 SEP) Gillian Frame.

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to the where some startlingly fine work will be on show as well as unique Cash prizes & the opportunities to get involved yourself. chance to perform
live at the Festival in Perhaps best of the September!

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best comes in the form of GERALD LAING’S MUSES: FROM BARDOT TO WINEHOUSE [1] For more info on how to at THE COURT HOUSE, HIGH STREET, NAIRN which enter visit: www.nairnfestival.co.uk demonstrates the fascination the late, great pop artist had a variety of women, captivating him as much for their celebrity as aesthetic appeal. Laing was one Nairn Book & physically Arts Festival of influential artists of post-war Britain and it’s 3rd – the 8th most September 2013 frustrating that Charity his status as a long-resident Highlander Registered SC037105. isn’t celebrated as much as it should be, especially now he’s no longer with us. This collection of some of his finest works should at least prove just how good he was. Another significant artist working here is EUGENIA VRONSKAYA and her show, again at THE COURT HOUSE is called BEYOND GLASS – LIFE ON THE WINDOW SILL. As she explains, the title comes from how the paintings, including new works, “seek to express the unity of our inner lives with our existence in the physical world, distilling this through the metaphor of the window and what lies on either side of it”. Both the above exhibitions are free, but VRONSKAYA is also hosting a PORTRAIT AND SELF PORTRAIT PAINTING WORKSHOP at NAIRN COMMUNITY & ARTS CENTRE on WED 04 SEP from 10am–4pm, which costs £65 including lunch. She will explore how to compose a portrait and render the complex form of the head in two dimensions, and how to create a successful self portrait through expression of individuality and character, something she achieved rather adeptly with her “Iconistas” project, where she painted 120 portrait sketches of a diverse range of local people and visiting actors, which is on display in the foyer at Eden Court. The event is limited to just ten places so book now if you’re interested at www.nairnfestival.co.uk It’s there that you’ll find details of all the art events taking place with other highlights including some never before seen oil paintings at Nairn Museum, unframed paintings pegged in windows throughout the town, an exhibition of work by Art and Design students at Nairn Academy, including handmade books and design projects, and a talk by local arts champion ROBERT LIVINGSTON with the gloriously ambitious title PAINT: THE FIRST 40,000 YEARS. We’re fully expecting Nairn to have something of the atmosphere of Left Bank Paris for the duration. more at: whatsonhighlands.com

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BAXTERS GREAT HALL FOCHABERS BEAULY GALLERY

JENNY HEPBURN, NICOLA MACDONELL, textiles from new designer to Beauly Gallery CLOTHKAT, funky, contemporary and fun!

NAIRN BOOK & ART FESTIVAL IMAG

BROWNS FINE ART, TAIN
AT THE APPOINTED TIME by ALLAN MACDONALD to 07 Sep

CASTLE GALLERY

INVERNESS CAMERA CLUB: VIEWS FROM THE MIXED SUMMER EXHIBITION: to 28 Sep, NORTH, to 31 Aug MYCHAEL BARRATT, KAROLINA LARUSDOTTIR, ANGIE LEWIN, DAVID MEREDITH, TREVOR PRICE SOUND MATTERS, to 7 Sep and VEGA. castlegallery.co.uk NEW HIGHLAND GRADUATES, 14 Sep - 12 Oct, Feat. ALAIN CAMPBELL, JAMIE DAVIDSON, LAURA CREATIVE CAIRNGORMS AUTUMN EXHIBITION DONKERS, SHAUN FRASER, ZOE GWYNNE, JAMIE Stalls Gallery A collective of Artists, Sculptors, KANE, SUSAN MACINTOSH, EMMA MACKENZIE, Photographers and Craft-makers who live and MALIZE MCBRIDE, TINA MCGREGOR-ROBERTSON, work in and around the Cairngorm National Park. NAOMI OJIMA, JAYNIE TOPPING, KATIE WARD. creativecairngorms.co.uk ART IN STRATHDEARN, Blink Gallery

EDEN COURT GALLERY

ELGIN LIBRARY HICA

PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALLAN ADAM, 31 Aug–13 Sep, Superb Wildlife and Landscape. LIAM GILLICK–FROM FREDENSBORG TO HALEN VIA LOCH RUTHVEN: COURTYARD HOUSING PROJECTIONS, 1 Sep–6 Oct Taking as its starting point a consideration of two important low-rise high density housing projects. The first is Jørn Utzon’s Fredensborg Housing (1963) in Zealand, Denmark. The second is Atelier 5’s Halen Estate (1957-1961) near Berne in Switzerland. For the residency Liam Gillick will work from ground plans of twenty important buildings from the twentieth century. From these plans he will extrude new low rise forms that will exist as new formal abstraction and massing studies for future potential high density structures. Open Suns 2–5pm & by appt.

MEET YOUR MAKER, Sat 7 & Sun 8 Sep, THE BIG CRAFT GIVE-AWAY, Sat 21 Sep,

INCHMORE GALLERY

NEW ARTISTS, NEW WORK, to 26 Oct, LIZ GREEN, FIONA KEARNEY, FIONA MATHESON and HELEN L ROBERTSON, CLARE BLOIS, NORMAN FAWCETT, KIM RICHARDS and JULIAN WYSOCKI. inchmoregallery.co.uk

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Event #59: A TRIBUTE TO POST-WAR EXPRESSIONISM by ROBBIE MACKINSTOSH Mon 26 Aug–Sat 14 Sep, Mon–Fri 11am–4pm, Sats tbc. Robbie presents works inspired by his passion of post-war expressionism: “Possibly there has been no other art movement that has been so rich in reality, depth and raw content than the post-war expressionist movements, certainly the most acute influence in my own work, this is my personal, grateful tribute to KINGUSSIE these artists.” www.theIG.LU ART RANDOM, to 30 Aug, Featuring Badenoch Artists LYNNY CAIRNEY and BRYN THOMAS. A mixture of original work including Wildlife, Landscapes, Tractors and more. AMAZING AUTOMATA, 14 Sep to 13 Oct, Presented by Caberet Mechanical Theatre. theionagallery.co.uk

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MIXED EXHIBITION, through Sep, work by JANE MACRAE, MIRIAM SMITH, IAIN SARJEANT, ANDREW DUNN, EVA FABER, ROSIE NEWMAN.

GERALD LAING’S MUSES: FROM BARDOT TO WINEHOUSE @ The Court House, 02–06 Sep 10am-4pm, Gerald Laing was a key figure in the British Pop movement. Throughout his career he was drawn to female celebrity and the female form and continually returned to these themes. This exhibition – a display of screenprints and sculpture – looks at this prolific artist’s fascination with women, from Brigitte Bardot to Amy Winehouse. EUGENIA VRONSKAYA: BEYOND GLASS, LIFE ON THE WINDOW SILL @ The Court House, 02–06 Sep 10am-4pm, Eugenia Vronskaya is a Russian artist living and working in the Scottish Highlands. In this exhibition, Eugenia seeks to express the unity of our inner lives with our existence in the physical world, distilling this through the metaphor of the window and what lies on either side of it. The display includes new work and is not to be missed. NAIRN MUSEUM ART EXHIBITION From 2 Sep Nairn Museum will be showing its collection of oil paintings, many of which have never been seen by the public. The wonderfully life-ike portrait of the Watsons is well-known. But the collection also includes one of James Augustus Grant, once the owner of Viewfield House, painted by Colvin Smith, many of whose portraits, hang in the National Portrait Gallery. PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION EXHIBITION @ Nairn Community & Arts Centre Three categories – Under 12 (or attending Primary School), Under 18’s and Over 18’s. This open competition is free to enter and allows a choice of subject and use of either colour or black and white photography. See nairnfestival.co.uk for details of how to enter. HELEN WRIGHT: ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ALAN BARRON’S BOOK, THE BEE AN’ THE STANE @ The Little Theatre, NAIRN ACADEMY ART EXHIBITION @ Nairn Community & Arts Centre, An exhibition of work by Art and Design students at Nairn Academy handmade books inspired by this year’s literary line-up, design projects from contemporary chairs to pod-style dwellings, expressive work from last year’s Higher pupils, still life paintings by current S4 pupils, and designs for the Festival’s e-newsletter.

IONA GALLERY,

Event #60: DÉRIVE AND DÉTOURNEMENT Fri 20 Sep–04 Oct 11am–4pm. Mothertongue is a newly formed artist collective based in Elgin whose mediums vary – painting, photography, installation and performance – a mix of students

KILMORACK GALLERY

HELEN DENERLEY - NEGATIVE SPACE: LIFE BETWEEN THE LINES, to 7 Sep kilmorackgallery.co.uk

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and graduates the majority of which are from GAIRLOCH Moray School of Art featuring MATTHEW GORDON INDIGO NIGHTS, 31 Aug to 07 Sep, 10am-4pm WELLS, SAM LAWSON, KRISTA WRIGHT, HANNAH ROB HOWARD and LYN BECKETT. An exhibition of works by COAST Contemporary BLACK & CHARIS EDWARD WELLS. Original paintings in watercolour, Textile Group. acrylic and mixed media. 01445 712626 solasgallery.co.uk

SOLAS GALLERY,

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COMEDY DOCUMENTARY DRAMA FAMILY ROMANCE

Back To The Future
Younger readers might not believe it, but there was a time when the highest grossing movies in Hollywood weren’t CGI blockbusters, one of the most notable successes being a domestic tug-of-love drama called Kramer Vs Kramer, wherein Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep got divorced and decided who got custody of their son. And that was pretty much it [Erm, think you’re forgetting the ice-cream - Ed]. As if to prove that everything is cyclical, similar ground is covered in not one, but two movies this month. WHAT MAISIE KNEW [1] (EDEN COURT, 20–26 SEP) is an adaptation of the Henry James novel about a child witnessing her parents’ imploding marriage that could well have been a load of sentimental tosh save that it stars STEVE COOGAN and arguably the world’s greatest living English speaking actress JULIANNE MOORE. Meanwhile, ANY DAY NOW (EDEN COURT, 27SEP-03 OCT), finds none other than local lad ALAN CUMMING in a 70s based yarn about a gay couple taking in a mentally handicapped teenager and fighting the courts to keep custody. In neither film does a bunch of superheroes have a fist fight, so it’s progress of sorts. Not that you’re short of more raucous cinematic options this month. The long-awaited adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s FILTH [2] finally comes to the big screen with JAMES MCAVOY scene-stealing as bent copper Bruce and the welcome return of the marvellous SHIRLEY HENDERSON. Welsh is letting it open in Scotland ahead of anywhere else so you should be able to see it from 27 SEP onwards. Equally louche was racing driver JAMES HUNT and his life is celebrated in Ron Howard’s newie, RUSH [3] (EDEN COURT, 27 SEP–03 OCT) which traces the 1970s rivalry between Hunt and Nikki Lauda in an age when you could turn up to race in a Grand Prix after a night on the tiles, knowing that even sober your life expectancy as a driver was often measured in weeks. The racing sequences are apparently impressive and it looks set to become one of the definitive movies about the sport. Others to look out for this month are: THE GREAT HIP HOP HOAX (EDEN COURT, 06–10 SEP) telling the true story of a Dundee rap duo who convinced a major record label they were American for five years; Richard Curtis’ time travel tearjerker ABOUT TIME (04–19 SEP) and UPSTREAM COLOUR (EDEN COURT, 20–26 SEP) from director Shane Carruth which, if it’s anything like his own time travel flick Primer, should be bracingly baffling. In a good way. Finally, just to emphasise that sometimes the old stuff can be a whole lot better than the new, there’s a screening of Sergei Eisenstein’s peerless 1925 silent classic BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN on TUE 03 SEP with live musical accompaniment – part of the NAIRN BOOK & ARTS FESTIVAL about which you can read more in Art and Specials…

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WE’RE THE MILLERS @ Vue (TBC) THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES @ Vue (TBC) LOVELACE @ Vue (TBC) ELYSIUM @ Eden Court THE WALL (DIE WAND) @ Eden Court

SUN 08 SEP THU 12 SEP

CLEOPATRA @ Eden Court, 1pm

THE STATE OF THINGS @ Eden Court, 6.10pm LISBON STORY @ Eden Court, 8.30pm

ECCENTRICITIES OF A BLONDEHAIRED GIRL @ Eden Court, 1pm

TUE 24 SEP

ON THE EDGE OF THE HORIZON @ Eden Court, 7.30pm

FROM MON 02 SEP
BLACKFISH @ Eden Court NAIRN BOOK & ARTS FESTIVAL NBAAF: > BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN 1925 @ Nairn Comm & Art Ctr, 9pm Silent movie with music. Andy May brings his trio to Nairn to play for the classic Russian silent movie, Battleship Potemkin. This true tale of a 1905 naval mutiny and street riot in Odessa is a poignant reminder of the oppression of ordinary people under the Tsars and how revolution was not far off. ON THE WATERFRONT @ Eden Court, 7.15pm, Inverness Film Fans Showing.

FROM FRI 13 SEP

TUE 03 SEP

LOOKING FOR HORTENSE @ Eden Court LOVELACE @ Eden Court 42 @ Vue (TBC) INSIDIOUS 2 @ Vue (TBC) JUSTIN AND THE KNIGHTS OF VALOUR (3D) @ Vue (TBC) THE ILLUSIONIST @ The Stables, 7.30pm. Blas 2013 Event. Tickets 01381 610204 FRIDAY THE 13TH @ Eden Court, 9.45pm

HIGHLAND SPIRITUAL CINEMA @ Highland Rail House, 7.30pm.

WED 25 SEP THU 26 SEP FRI 27 SEP

NT LIVE: OTHELLO @ Eden Court, 7pm

FRI 13 SEP

FROM SAT 14 SEP SUN 15 SEP TUE 17 SEP

FROM UP ON POPPYHILL @ Eden Court DR NO @ Eden Court, 5pm KEY LARGO @ Eden Court, 7.15pm Inverness Film Fans Showing.

ABOUT TIME @ Vue (TBC) RIDDICK @ Vue (TBC) ABOUT TIME @ Eden Court

FROM WED 04 SEP THU 05 SEP

SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN @ Nairn Comm & Art Ctr, 7.30pm. Scotland’s very own Hollywood star Ewan McGregor stars in the Golden Globe nominated romantic comedy with Emily Blunt and Kristin Scott-Thomas. Reviewers called it ‘a disarmingly attractive hour and three quarters of gentle romance and even gentler comedy’. Come along and see if you agree! cinemanairn.blogspot.com

FROM FRI 27 SEP

THE SECRET OF LOCH NESS @ Eden Court, 8.15pm

FROM FRI 20 SEP

FROM FRI 06 SEP

AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS @ Vue (TBC) ANY DAY NOW @ Vue (TBC) WHITE HOUSE DOWN @ Vue (TBC) THE GREAT HIP HOP HOAX @ Eden Court See main feat FOXFIRE @ Eden Court

THE CALL @ Vue (TBC) COLD COMES THE NIGHT @ Vue (TBC) DIANA @ Vue (TBC) R.I.P.D (3D) @ Vue (TBC) UPSTREAM @ Eden Court WHAT MASIE KNEW @ Eden Court See main feat BEHIND THE CANDELABRA @ Eden Court THE GREAT BEAUTY @ Eden Court

AUSTENLAND @ Vue (TBC) BLUE JASMINE @ Vue (TBC) FILTH @ Vue (TBC) See main feat GIRL MOST LIKELY @ Vue (TBC) RUNNER RUNNER @ Vue (TBC) RUSH @ Eden Court ANY DAY NOW @ Eden Court CALL GIRL @ Eden Court THANKS FOR SHARING @ Eden Court

FROM SAT 28 SEP

NBAAF: > THE KID BROTHER (1927) @ Little Theatre Nairn, 10am. With live pianist. A classic Harold Lloyd silent western which is great fun for all the family. Will Harold catch the thieves and win Mary’s heart? Andy May, once more live on piano, ensures a true silent movie experience!

SAT 07 SEP

FROM SAT 21 SEP SUN 22 SEP

PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS @ Eden Court

THE SMURFS 2 @ Eden Court INREALLIFE @ Eden Court, 1pm THE SAPPHIRES @ Eden Court, 5.15pm

FROM SUN 29 SEP

THE BIG CITY @ Eden Court FLYING HIGH @ Eden Court

EDEN CT FILM GUIDE > P21–28
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Not a huge amount aimed at kids this month, but one spectacular should more than make up for the paucity of options. DINOSAUR ZOO (EDEN COURT, 30 SEP & 01 OCT). Direct from Australia this gob-smacking affair brings prehistoric creatures to the stage, including the most recent addition to the Dinosaur Zoo – a carnivorous theropod known, if they are to be believed, as the Australovenator, the most complete meat-eating dinosaur skeleton yet found Down Under. You can observe and interact with the creatures, even booking seats extra close to the front if you’re brave enough. Sounds impressive and you can get a sneak preview of what to expect at dinosaurzoolive.com More kids features & events at:
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MON 26 AUG

MAGICAL MARSHES FAMILY EVENT @ RSPB Insh Marshes Car Park, 2pm Have fun discovering the amazing wildlife of Insh Marshes. Play nature games, look for mini beasts and other wildlife and make crafty creatures.

TUE 27 AUG

Forestry Commission ‘Skills Loops’ Carpark, Nevis Range 10.30am, 12noon A programme of activities, run once a month during school term time for pre school children and their parents to explore the forest with fun activities. This event is a relaxed and informal opportunity for young children to start getting out and about in the outdoors with friends!

TREASURE HUNT ORIENTEERING @ Glencoe Visitor Centre, 10am A special adventure in the glen, use your navigation skills to discover secret treasures hidden at key points in the route. Explore the glen by Land Rover and on foot. Can you find them all? STORY & ART MAKING @ Sanquhar Mains Car Park, Forres, 2pm Meet the giant storyteller Margot Henderson and visual artist Celia Forestal Smith and help them solve the giant’s mysteries! Track giant footprints, have fun with the wild creatures, meet the wee weird folk and enjoy nature games and quests in this story and art-making workshop suitable for families and children aged 6-12. findhornbayarts.com

FRI 06 SEP

FAIRYTALES BY FIRELIGHT @ Scottish Dolphin Centre, 7pm Listen to stories, toast some marshmallows and soak in the atmosphere as the sun sets over the sea. Booking is essential. Children must be accompanied by an adult. wdcs.org SINGING KETTLE @ Nevis Centre, 2pm

magical stories by the fire, who knows, you may even meet the Fairy Queen! Earthtime will be hosting Fairy and Elf workshops like Magical Crown Making, Ribbon Stick Making, Elf Skills Camp and lots more (workshops will incur a small cost). Go dressed in your special fairy and elf outfit for the parade around the gardens! Bring a picnic or enjoy the goodies from the Castle Servery on their Fairy and Elf picnic spot. Most suitable for families with younger children aged 3–8 however, you’re never too old to explore this secret world.

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SAT 14 SEP

MEET THE PICTS AT CRAIG PHADRIG @ Craig Phadrig Woods, Inverness, 11am A free event at the Pictish fort in Craig Phadrig Woods, Inverness – especially suitable for families – with story-telling, ancient music, costumed re-enactments, and come-and-try activities. For info email: invernessross&skye@ forestry.gsi.gov.uk

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FAIRY AND ELF FAIR @ Brodie Castle, 11am Explore the wonderful world of fairies and elves DINOSAUR ZOO @ Eden Court, 10.30am Sep info, features & interviews. @ at Brodie Castle. Face-painting, craft stalls, As Mon Check whatsonhighlands.com for30 more

SUN 15 SEP

DINOSAUR ZOO @ Eden Court, 1.30pm, 4.30pm Direct from Australia, Dinosaur Zoo brings these awesome prehistoric creatures to the stage as you’ve never seen them before, up close and personal! From cute baby dinos to teeth-gnashing giants,observe and interact with these extraordinary life-like dinosaurs in an entertaining and highly imaginative live show.

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CLASSICAL CLUBBING FOLK JAZZ/WORLD ROCK

Summer’s Last Hurrah
Autumn may be bearing down on us, but the festival season isn’t over just yet, oh no. And two of the most enduringly popular take place this month. BLAS [1], which runs from 06–14 SEP has, despite funding issues over the years, established itself as the prime source for celebrating Gaelic music and culture throughout the Highlands, attracting visitors from all over the world and taking performances to outlying communities as well as major venues. See the centre page pull-out in this issue for event details, from opening night gala with MANRAN and CRUINN, to closing finale feat. CAPERCAILLIE, SEAMUS BEGLEY & JIM MURRAY an excerpt from the Blas Commission – Calum MacCrimmon’s ‘Boraraig’, sandwiching gigs involving RACHEL HAIR TRIO, THE SHEE, the awesome MANUS LUNNY, a collaboration between FIONA J MACKENZIE and NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND and much more. Another much loved get together is LOOPALLU up in ULLAPOOL (20 & 21 SEP) where for its regular fans the socialising is just as important as the line-up. The roster itself includes THE ENEMY [2], NEWTON FAULKNER [3], RODDY WOOMBLE and old ska faves THE BEAT. And expect to encounter many spontaneous shindigs in the town’s hostelries. Another event that’s still finding its feet, but which looks like establishing itself in locals’ hearts in forthcoming years is JOCKTOBERFEST over at BLACK ISLE BREWERY on 06 & 07 SEP. The theme this year is 1940s (presumably without the constant threat of imminent death from bombs, TB and a diet of powdered egg), so expect lots of zeitgeisty vintage fashion alongside the fine beer, great food and slew of top local bands including RED RONSON [4], BE LIKE PABLO, LEONARD JONES POTENTIAL and WILLIE & TABS MACASKILL. Back in Inverness, there’s plenty to tickle our fancy with coincidentally, a host of “young veterans” out to prove they’re just as good as ever: THE MAGIC NUMBERS [5] bring their delightful Mamas & Papas influenced harmonising to IRONWORKS on THU 19 SEP as part of an acoustic tour, having spent the past couple of years collaborating with the likes of Damon Albarn. They’ve got a new album of their own out next year and you’re bound to hear some tasters. TIM BURGESS [6] has carved out a most interesting solo career in recent times, even becoming something of a coffee entrepreneur online while he’s at it. His solo work shows he retains a fine knack for songwriting and he might even throw a few old Charlatans songs into the mix. With the tragic death of Jon Brookes, the future of that band is as yet undecided, but, as one of the good guys, it’s always nice to have Tim in our world. Another fine fellow is MARK MORRISS, ex of The Bluetones, who’ll be playing his smart creations at MADHATTERS on SUN 29 SEP. And HOOTANANNY is also the place to go for a cultural exchange on SUN 15 SEP bringing some London reggae to town in the form of JAH REVOLUTION and others. Finally, one of the world’s finest folk singers, DICK GAUGHAN is at UNIVERSAL HALL, FINDHORN on FRI 13 SEP, telling stories, singing songs and generally wiping the floor with all competition.

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SUN 01 SEP
JOIE DE LA CHANSON @ Iona Gallery Kingussie, 3pm An afternoon of Beautiful French Vocal Music from the 19th and 20th Centuries. 01540 662294 HIGHLAND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA @ Strathpeffer Pavilion, 3pm, Copland “Quiet City”, Haydn “Clock” Symphony, Malcolm Arnold “Serenade for Small Orchestra” and Robert Wallace “Highland Sketches”.

NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL WEDSESH @ Aces SOUNDCLASH SESSIONS @ Karma Lounge

Hall, Findhorn, 8pm, As Thu 29 Aug. SCHIEHALLION @ Silverfjord Htl Kingussie 9.30pm THE SCONE FAIRIES @ Hootananny 9.30pm

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LIFE’S TOO SHORT @ Mad Hatters, Them & Us Clubnight. THURSDAYS @ Aces

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OLD SKOOL @ Miami Pop chart and party is the order DOREC-A-BELLE @ Market Bar 10pm of the night from the last 2 decades, open till 3 am. FRIDAYS @ Aces Aces bar goes all CLUBBED UP top club and chart tunes OLD SKOOL @ G’s AMASING MUSIC FESTIVAL FRIDAYS @ Vinyl, 9pm @ Strathpeffer. Weekend Line Up: Eddie TICH MCCOOEY @ 3G’s Lounge, Alness

SAT 31 AUG

WED 04 SEP

ASTRID STRING QUARTET @ Inverness Town House, 1pm, Haydn’s String Quartet In D, Dvorak’s String Quartet No 12 In F ‘American’ & Bartok’s Three Of The Romanian Folk Dances.

FRI 13 SEP

Reader (on Sunday), Kassidy, Donnie Munro, The Winter Tradition, Fake Major, The Whiskys, Miniature Dinosaurs (acoustic), My Darling Clementine, Dave Sharp (the Alarm), Dougie Greig, Last Summer Effect, Red Ronson, Susanna Wolfe, Dean Owens, Alice Bentley, Jemma Tweedie, Josephine Sillars, Kirsty Williamson, Jim Kennedy (Rhythm and reel), Alan Frew, Shrew, > SUNDAYS SESH-ON @ Aces All the top tunes from now and then. Emma Mitchell, Jake Cameron, All Hat With dj si paul till 3am. No Cat, The Project, Fash Stewart, Daniel Scott, Chloe Latimer. amasing.co.uk > SATURDAYS
HOME… @ Miami Simon lost witness Paul presents all the best in commercial pop and dance. Doors open from 10.30pm till 3 am. PARTY TIME @ Aces 5pm With dj tiny tim till 3am TICH MCCOOEY @ 3G’s Lounge, Alness SATURDAYS @ G’s SATURDAYS @ Vinyl

BAND OF THE ROYAL MARINES, SCOTLAND @ Elgin Town Hall. BEL CANTO CONCERT @ Brodie Castle, 7pm RSNO @ Eden Court Empire, 8pm Brahms’ First Symphony is occasionally dubbed Beethoven’s ‘Tenth’, but this is no mere homage. Prior to the main-course, conductor, Micha Nesterowicz serves up three tasty morsels from the world of Opera: Massenet’s passionate and endearing Méditation, this time as an interlude between two rousing Wagnerian openers from Die Meistersinger and Tannhäuser.

THU 29 AUG TUE 03 SEP SAT 14 SEP FRI 27 SEP

THEM AND US - CREW LOVE @ Mad Hatters @ Hootananny 10pm ARE YOU COMING OUT TONIGHT? @ Aces, 9pm Highlands’ Only LGBT night. BOGBAIN 12 HOUR DJ MARATHON @ Bogbain, 1pm, Feat. Count Clockwork, Them & Us, Jakk_it & Saizme and many more! MARK KNIGHT @ UV Nightclub, 10pm facebook.com/Audiolifeevents

NORTH SEA GAS @ The Warehouse Theatre, Lossiemouth, 8pm THE SCONE FAIRIES @ Hootananny 9.30pm

THU 26 SEP

MAXWELL STRING QUARTET @ Inverness Town House, 7.30pm The quartet performs Beethoven’s String Quartet No 6 In B Flat, Thomas Ades’s Arcadiana, James Macmillan’s Memento, works by Anna Meredith, Shostakovich’s Two Pieces and Ravel’s String Quartet In F.

TUE 01 OCT

SUN 01 SEP

ARE YOU COMING OUT TONIGHT? @ Aces, 9pm

FOLK

AMASING MUSIC FESTIVAL @ Strathpeffer. See Sat 31 Aug for weekend line up, (EDDIE READER Headlining Sunday). amasing.co.uk

FRI 27 SEP

SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE @ Hootananny 8.30pm

WED 28 AUG THU 29 AUG

SAT 28 SEP

THE OUTSIDE TRACK @ Bogbain, 7.30pm Fiona Black, Ailie Robertson, Mairi Rankin, Cillian O’Dalaigh and Aoife Scott. SPOOKY MEN’S CHORALE @ Strathpeffer Pavilion, 8pm, A fabulously talented Australian group, promising fun as well as wonderful close harmonies.

DA VINCI TRIO @ Nairn Comm & Art Ctr, 7.30pm Beethoven, Elgar, Cassado and Brahms. musicnairn.org.uk

SUN 29 SEP

THE STORMCHASERS @ Hootananny

SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE: FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE @ Eden Court, 8pm, An evening of passionate music from two giants living under very different circumstances (TCHAIKOVSKY & SHOSTAKOVICH), who painted their turbulent inner lives onto musical canvases with irrepressible power.

WED 04 SEP

NBAAF: NAIRN BOOK & ART FESTIVAL: > GILLIAN FRAME & FINDLAY NAPIER @ Little Theatre Nairn, 6.30pm > DUNCAN CHISHOLM – KIN @ Nairn Comm & Art Ctr, 8.30pm ‘INNOVATION’ AYRSHIRE FIDDLE ORCHESTRA @ Craigmonie Centre, 7.30pm Innovation is a new and exciting fiddle group made up from top senior and former players of the Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra. Specialising in contemporary arrangements of Celtic music from around the world, the group has in its repertoire music from North America, Spain, Finland, Ireland and Scotland. JAMIE MARSHALL @ Market Bar 10pm

CLUBBING
> TUESDAYS > WEDNESDAYS

CLUBBING REGULARS
SKINT AND BROKE @ Vinyl IN FOR A PENNY IN FOR A POUND… @ Miami With Dj Si Paul till 3am.

TUESDAYS @ Aces, £1.50 on selected drinks and £5 pupils of National Centre of Excellence in fish bowls all night. With DJ till 3am.

TRADITIONAL MUSIC @ Inverness Cathedral, 1.05pm Performance by

Traditional Music based at Plockton.

FRI 30 AUG

THE SPOOKY MEN’S CHORALE @ Universal

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THU 05 SEP FRI 06 SEP

CELTIC TWIST @ Hootananny BLAS FESTIVAL 2013: n LIFE ON THE LOCH with RUARAIDH MACLEAN & THE CALEDONIAN CèILIDH TRAIL @ Jacobite Legend, Inverness, 1.30pm, 3.30pm n KATHLEEN MACINNES, CHRISTINE PRIMROSE, @ Aros Centre, Skye, 7.30pm n ANGUS NICOLSON TRIO @ Seaboard Memorial Hall, 7.30pm n A LITTLE BIRD BLOWN OFF COURSE @ Culloden Battlefield Visitors Ctr, 7.30pm NBAAF: > FIONA KYLE @ Nairn Museum, 2pm Inspirational Harping from Fiona Kyle. DR. MANGO & THE CHICKPEAS @ Hootananny

@ Aigas Field Centre, 7.30pm n CRUINN, SEAMUS BEGLEY AND JIM MURRAY, CAIRNGORMS CèILIDH TRAIL @ The Badenoch Centre, 7.30pm

MAYY @ Hootananny

THU 12 SEP

SUN 15 SEP

BEN HESLING @ Market Bar 10pm HOOTANANNY BRIXTON REGGAE EXTRAVANGANZA @ Hootananny 8pm Jah Revolution Muzik, MC Trooper, Brother Culture, Cecil Reuben.

BLAS FESTIVAL 2013: n “AN GUTH - THE VOICE” @ Eden Court Empire, 7.30pm n A LITTLE BIRD BLOWN OFF COURSE @ The Macphail Centre, 7.30pm n ANGUS - WEAVER OF GRASS @ Clashmore Village Hall, 7.30pm COAST ROAD TRUCKERS @ Hootananny

THU 19 SEP

A BUTTON BOX GATHERING @ Eden Court Empire, 7.30pm FRENCH WIVES/BRAVE YESTERDAY @ Hootananny 8pm

FRI 13 SEP

SAT 07 SEP

BLAS FESTIVAL 2013: n BLAS GRAND OPENING EVENT @ Eden Court, 7.30pm Blas Festival 2013 gets underway. Manran, Cruinn, Snas, Angus Peter Campbell, Martin Macintyre, Dingwall Gaelic Choir. n KATHLEEN MACINNES, CHRISTINE PRIMROSE, FèIS ROIS @ Applecross Hall, 7.30pm n A LITTLE BIRD BLOWN OFF COURSE @ The Sunart Centre, 7.30pm n ANGUS – WEAVER OF GRASS @ Fortrose Community Theatre, 7.30pm n ANGUS NICOLSON TRIO, MELVICH GAELIC CHOIR, CAIRISTIONA STONE, FèIS AIR AN OIR TIOCAIDEAN RIM FAIGHINN BHO @ Strathy Village Hall, 7.30pm TWEED @ Hootananny NBAAF: > GRAND FINALE: MIKE VASS TRIO AND RHYTHM N’ REEL @ Nairn Comm & Art Ctr, 8pm, Pipe and Fiddle-led Celtic Rock band with a contemporary rock twist. n SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING @ Inverness Cathedral, 5.30pm BEN HESLING @ Market Bar 10pm BLAS FESTIVAL 2013: n THE SHEE @ Fort Augustus Village Hall, 7.30pm n CUAIRT NAM BARD - PIPES, SONG, FIDDLE AND POETRY FROM IRELAND @ Eden Court Maclean Room, 7.30pm

BLAS FESTIVAL 2013: n A LITTLE BIRD BLOWN OFF COURSE @ Strathpeffer Pavilion, 7.30pm n SEAMAS BEGLEY AND JIM MURRAY @ Acharacle Primary School, 7.30pm n BORARAIG BY CALUM MACCRIMMON (BLAS COMMISSION) @ Aviemore Primary School, 7.30pm n PIPES, SONG, FIDDLE AND POETRY FROM IRELAND @ National Htl Dingwall, 7.30pm n ANGUS – WEAVER OF GRASS @ Craigmonie Centre, 7.30pm n ANNA MASSIE AND MAIREARAD GREEN, THE BROCH INSPECTORS @ Farr Community Hall, 7.30pm DICK GAUGHAN @ Universal Hall, Findhorn, 8pm, One of Scotland’s finest voices, Dick was an early member of the band Boys of the Lough and the now-legendary, Five Hand Reel. Attending a Dick Gaughan gig is about so much more than the music; his introductions to the songs touch on history and the way to live, all told with a wry humour.

FRI 20 SEP

NICKY MCMICHAN @ Hootananny

SAT 21 SEP

MAYY @ Hootananny

SUN 22 SEP

EWAN MCLENNAN @ Hootananny

MON 23 SEP WED 25 SEP

RED DIRT SKINNERS @ Hootananny ALY BAIN AND PHIL CUNNINGHAM @ Universal Hall, Findhorn, 7.30pm Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham have become a national institution with their incomparable mastery of fiddle and accordion, bringing traditional music excellence to their welcome return to the Universal Hall. It is when they tour together that they truly shine, delighting audiences with over quarter of a century of finely honed skills combined with hilarious banter. SANDRA MACBETH @ Market Bar 10pm Poppy folk singer from Edinburgh.

SUN 08 SEP

THU 26 SEP
COLIN DONALDSON @ Hootananny

IAIN ANDERSON @ Hootananny

MON 09 SEP

SAT 14 SEP

FRI 27 SEP

THE SCONE FAIRIES @ Hootananny 10.30pm

TUE 10 SEP

BLAS FESTIVAL 2013: n BLAS GRAND FINALE @ Eden Court Empire, 7.30pm,Capercaillie, Seamus Begley & Jim Murray, excerpt from Blas Commission, ‘Boraraig’ by Calum MacCrimmon

SAT 28 SEP

GARY INNES @ Hootananny

SUN 29 SEP

THE HOSTILES @ Hootananny

BLAS FESTIVAL 2013: n THE SHEE, FèIS ROIS @ Resolis Memorial Hall, 7.30pm Blas 2013 n ANGUS – WEAVER OF GRASS @ Ardross Community Hall, 7.30pm BORARAIG BY CALUM MACCRIMMON @ Phipps Hall Beauly, 7.30pm GRANTOWN OLD TYME DANCING @ Inverallan Church Hall, 7.50pm

REGULAR FOLK & ROCK NIGHTS: SEP

WED 11 SEP

BLAS FESTIVAL 2013: n A LITTLE BIRD BLOWN OFF COURSE @ Torridon Village Hall, 7.30pm Blas 2013 n NATURE TALK AND MUSIC

n RACHEL HAIR TRIO, CRUINN, HARPING HIGHLAND @ Carnegie Hall, Portmahomack, 7.30pm n ANGUS – WEAVER OF GRASS (HORSE AND BAMBOO THEATRE COMPANY) @ Nairn Community & Art Centre, 7.30pm

THE CREAKY DORES @ The Dores Inn Every Fri from 9 SCHIEHALLION @ Gellions, Sat/ Sun, 5pm, Wed 9.30pm SCHIEHALLION @ The Waterfront, Thu, 8.30pm ROBIN ABBOT @ Market Bar Every Mon ROBIN, BILLS & DEREK @ M’ket Bar Every Thurs BILLY MORRISON @ Market Bar Tue 10 & 24 TRADITIONAL SESSION @ Gellions Every Tue & Thu MUSIC SESSION @ Balconie Inn Sun STRATHPEFFER & DISTRICT PIPE BAND @ Strathpeffer Square, 8.30pm Every Sat MEDICINE MUSIC SATURDAY SET @ The Greenhouse, DIngwall, 2pm Every Sat WEEKLY SINGER/ SONGWRITER CLUB @ The Bothy, Hootanannys, 8.30pm Every Fri

JAZZ/WORLD
NBAAF: > BRIAN KELLOCK & TOMMY SMITH @ Nairn Comm & Art Ctr, 8.30pm Building upon last year’s successful foray into the jazz scene, this year NBAAF presents saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Brian Kellock, each former performers at the Nairn Jazz Festivals.

EZRA @ The Room, 10pm

SUN 15 SEP TUE 17 SEP

FRI 06 SEP

SUN 01 SEP

LETS PLAY GOD @ Madhatters, 10pm DYLAN TIERNEY @ Market Bar 10pm

AMASING FESTIVAL @ Strathpeffer various. See folk entry. amasing.co.uk EDDI READER @ Strathpeffer Pavilion, 8.30pm Headlines the AmaSing Festival with a performance at the Pavilion. NATHAN CARTER @ Eden Court, 7.30pm EMILY & BEN @ Market Bar 9pm

WED 18 SEP THU 19 SEP FRI 20 SEP

ANDY DUNCAN @ Market Bar 10pm MAGIC NUMBERS (ACOUSTIC TOUR) @ Ironworks, 7pm Melodic songsters, The Magic Numbers return to the Highlands. LOOPALLU @ Ullapool, Headlined by THE ENEMY and NEWTON FAULKNER, plus 80’s 2 Tone ska icons THE BEAT, rock-turnedfolk star RODDY WOOMBLE and alt. folk outfit, The Moulettes. The Temperance Movement, Laurence Fox, Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire, The Ruen Brothers Prides, Blood Relatives, The Vatersay Boys Fake Major, The New Picadillys. loopallu.co.uk

SAT 07 SEP

JAZZ NIGHT @ Carnegie Hall, Portmahomack, 7.30pm Cat’s Club is led by critically SUPERSTARS OF SOUL acclaimed singer Cathie Rae featuring @ Eden Court Empire, 7.30pm some of Scotland’s finest jazz musicians.

TUE 03 SEP

SUN 08 SEP

THE BLUES BUSKERS @ Eden Court Maclean Room, 2.30pm Presented by Bl’azz. The first outing of The Blues Buskers. Tenor Sax, Guitar, Piano, and Drums with ‘Barrelhouse Blues’ across forty years.

CRESSIDA @ Blackfriars 8.30pm,‘Legendary’ progressive rock group from the early seventies. cressida-group.co.uk RED TAPE @ Market Bar 9pm

FRI 13 SEP

FRI 06 SEP

DAVINA AND THE VAGABONDS @ Eden Court OneTouch, 7.30pm, Think of a combination of Bessie Smith, Etta James, Alberta Adams and Amy Winehouse, and you come close to understanding what Davina Sowers is all about.

KRAZY NIGHTS - KISS TRIBUTE @ Ironworks, 7.30pm From Ace’s rocket firing guitars to The Demons blood spitting antics on stage Krazy Nights give you the best of the last 40 years of Kiss NOASIS @ Aces Respected Oasis tribute. CHARLES RANCH @ Market Bar 10pm KINKY KARMA @ The Room, 10pm BLOOD RELATIVES/ASHLEY AND THE COSMONAUTS @ Madhatters 10pm MAN FROM DELMONTE @ The Room, 10pm STETSONHEAD @ Market Bar 10pm ADOPTED AS HOLOGRAPH/ FOO BIRDS @ Madhatters, 10pm

FRI 20 SEP

THE OSILIGI MAASAI WARRIORS @ Eden Court Empire, 7.30pm, This sevenpiece Kenyan group perform authentic and exciting tribal song and dance which incorporates their celebrated jumping style. The show is both educational and good fun and lasts just over one hour.

SAT 07 SEP

SUN 22 SEP

THE ILLEGAL EAGLES @ Ironworks, 7.30pm Impressive tribute to the country rock combo. MIRIAM CAMPBELL @ Market Bar 10pm SLAMMIN’ SAM BAND @ The Room, 10pm ATHLETES IN PARIS/OXBOW LAKE @ Madhatters, 10pm

NIGEL’S NONSENSE @ Eden Court Maclean Room, 2.30pm Presented by Blazz. Terpsichorean Tunes from the Twenties revisited ‘Nigel’s Nonsense’ with special guest, super saxophonist: John Burgess.

SAT 21 SEP

LOOPALLU @ Ullapool, As Fri 20 Sep.

ROCK

WED 11 SEP FRI 13 SEP

FERGUS & GREG @ Market Bar 10pm AL HUGHES @ Market Bar 10pm EZRA @ The Room, 10pm THE DEEP RED SKY/BRING BACK VHS @ Madhatters, 10pm MIKE DENVER @ Eden Court Empire, 7.30pm Affectionately known as the Galway Boy, after one of his first hits the Galway Girl, Mike is backed by an excellent band and presents a lively and superb show of great country songs that has earned him the reputation of being one of Ireland’s most popular entertainers.

THU 29 AUG

IRONWORKS SUMMER SHOWCASE 8 @ Ironworks, 7pm, SILVER COAST NAKED RED, THE OXIDES TED CHRISTOPHER @ Hootananny 9.30pm FRASER ROSS @ Market Bar 10pm

FRI 30 AUG

SAT 14 SEP

CARNIVALE @ The Bothy 8pm Special Guest TBA, Owen, Megan Blyth RANT @ The Room, 10pm

ROGER DEAD SINGS THE JOHNNY CASH STORY @ Strathpeffer Pavilion, 8pm Roger and the Lazy Boys return to the Pavilion with their tribute to The Man In Black. BIRO @ The Room, 10pm SEARCHING FOR DONKEY @ Market Bar 10pm 4 BANDS THAT ROCK – ROADWAY/ BLOOD STAINED NOTES/PERDURAMO + SPECIAL GUEST @ Madhatters, 10pm

SAT 31 AUG

AMASING FESTIVAL @ Strathpeffer various. See folk entry. amasing.co.uk BIRO @ The Bandstand, Nairn, 9pm MYSTIC SHOES @ Mad Hatters 10pm NAKED RED @ Market Bar 10pm

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ASHLEY & THE COSMONAUTS @ Market Bar 10pm MAN FROM DELMONTE @ The Room, 10pm CHRIS ADAMS @ Madhatters, 10pm

NETSOUNDS TAKEOVER – CAMPFIRES IN WINTER/IT GIRL @ Mad Hatters @ Hootananny 10pm THE SIGNAL @ Market Bar 10pm RANT @ The Room, 10pm

WHAT WE’VE BEEN LISTENING TO:

The Enemy

THU 26 SEP

TIM BURGESS @ Ironworks, 8pm SHIRE @ The Room, 10pm Charlatans gigs at Ironworks have always been magnificent, so expect a NAKED RED @ Market Bar 10pm warm welcome for frontman Burgess with his bagful of solo songs. AKORD/MOUNTAINS UNDER THE OCEANS/CULANN @ Madhatters 8pm MYSTIC SHOES @ Madhatters @ Hootananny 11pm

SAT 28 SEP

LIAM from THE ENEMY, who play LOOPALLU (FRI 20 & SAT 21 SEP), tells us his favourite tunes.
I In The City - The Jam A great tune, the spirit of the song meant a lot to us when we first started the band. We covered it on one of our tours which went down really well. I Baba O’Riley - The Who This song is played before we go onstage at most of our gigs, an immense tune! Really puts us in the mood to go out and play the gig. The crowd always seem to clap and stamp along too. The Who are one of our favourite bands. I Sit Down - James A song which we have recently been covering in our set and collectively one of our all time favourite tunes. Such great lyrics! ‘If I hadn’t seen such riches, I could live with being poor’ Everyone likes a sing along to this tune! I Common People - Pulp A bit of a party song of ours, on numerous occasions over the years when we’ve been out this has came on at the perfect moment in the night, we’ve all sang it at the top of our voices and lost the plot ha-ha. Always gets us hyped. I Tender - Blur A song that we use to warm up to in the dressing room before we go on, have a sing and loosen up then go onstage and smash it.

SUN 29 SEP

THEO DEFEATIST @ Market Bar 10pm MARK MORRISS @ Madhatters 8pm Ex-Bluetones man with some smart new songs. CARNIVALE – MATT JOHNSTON @ Madhatters, 10pm

MON 30 SEP

FRI 27 SEP

EMMA’S IMAGINATION @ Ironworks, 7.30pm

BIRO @ The Mallard Bar, 9pm RM HUBBERT @ Madhatters 8pm Fresh from winning the SAY award for best album of the year with the tremendous album Thirteen Lost & Found (Chemikal Underground) RM Hubbert comes to Mad Hatters as part of his UK tour.

WED 02 OCT

THE MAGIC OF THE BEATLES @ Strathpeffer Pavilion, 8pm Golden Anniversary tour, celebrating 50 years of No. 1 hits.

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Why is it all of a sudden everyone wants to know my opinion of what they’re up to? Seems every time I take to the road the vans that hurl past have stickers asking “How’s my driving?” followed by a phone number that I couldn’t hope to write down or even commit to memory before they’re off hurling past someone else. And now my preferred sandwich supplier is at it, offering me ‘a cookie’ if I spare a minute to tell them “how they did” …here’s a quick suggestion: stop referring to biscuits as cookies.
Dear Van Driver, I just wanted to say that for the brief period I was behind you on the A9 your van driving seemed fine to me. Not that I’m really in anyway qualified to make that assessment other than being a motorist myself – I only really have my driving to go on as a comparison. So what I guess I’m saying is your driving is no better or worse that mine, though to be honest I probably wouldn’t have over-taken my car in your van at that point just so I could pull in sharp in front of me and spray my windscreen with dirty rain water. I suppose then what I’m really saying is that in my estimation your standard of driving is slightly poorer than mine. I know that’s still not really a quantifiable answer given that you don’t know how good my driving is but I have recently placed a sticker on my car asking other road users for their opinion and rest assured that once I get the results from them I will be back with a more definite answer on the state of your driving. Yours, sincerely, Ken Kelman …a fellow motorist.
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Dear Sandwich Company, Thank you for your enquiry as to how I think you did when you recently sold me a sandwich. In as much as I entered your shop with the desire to purchase a sandwich and I left with a sandwich, your did pretty much as I would have expected a sandwich shop to do - you sold me a sandwich. If I might offer a bit of advice though, I think you should maybe relax and stop worrying too much about what other people think of what you‘re doing. I’m sure if one day a customer asks you for a sandwich and you supply them with a paperback book instead they’ll soon let you know, certainly after they bite into it – a paperback book being a bit tougher and lest tasty than the majority of sandwiches.

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Here are a couple of open letters… RHH_ICA2.pdf 1 05/08/2013

Yours sincerely, Ken Kelman, sometime consumer of sandwiches.

ROBERTA TAYLOR: The Baroness

Various Highland Venues, 30 Aug–21 Sep
The excellent Dogstar Theatre Company are back in the Highlands this month with The Baroness, a play by Thor Bjorn Krebs that’s already been a smash in his native Denmark. Telling the story of Karen Blixen, writer of Out Of Africa, and the relationship she had at 62 with a young poet and writer, it stars Roberta Taylor in the title role. Best known for her parts in Eastenders and The Bill, Taylor is returning to the Scottish stage where she first developed her craft. We caught up with her for a quick-fire Q&A. I Was acting always in your blood? No. I What did you want to be when you were ten years old? A barrister or Ms Kitty from Gunsmoke. I When did you first walk on stage? 1971. I You spent some time as part of Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre. What are your memories of that? Naughtiness. I Scotland always had a reputation for strong political theatre. Do you think that still exists? Not enough. I How different is your acting life when you take on long running parts in series like Eastenders and The Bill? Pretty much the same, I’m still acting though you don’t have the chance to have fun in rehearsals like you do with theatre. I Do you have to trade adrenaline for job security? What is job security for any of us these days? We are all working on adrenaline. I Tell us about The Baroness. How did you come to be involved? Is it a role you can have fun with? Matthew (Zajac), the director, and I go a long way back and he asked me if I’d take the part. I trusted him so I took it. I love the weirdness of the piece. The Baroness is everything I think all human beings are if they allowed themselves to show their monster within. She may not be human to you but is to me. I What would be your dream job? A leading part with no lines. I Which three actors would you pay to go and see no matter what they were in? Klaus Maria Brandauer, Peter Guiness (my husband) and Miranda Richardson. The Baroness is on throughout the Highlands this month, inc. Strathpeffer, Resolis, Findhorn, Gordonstoun and Inverness - See p35 & listings for details.

ROMEO STODART: The Magic Numbers
Ironworks, Thu 19 Sep
THE MAGIC NUMBERS are back. And playing IRONWORKS on THU 19 SEP as part of an acoustic tour. We asked the band’s ROMEO STODART to tell us more. I You’ve been out of the public eye to an extent recently. What, if anything, went wrong? Or were you just enjoying yourselves under the radar? I think it’s really important to retreat back into the woods. To live. Whether it be starting a family or continuing your own personal journey. You need to discover things about yourself and have real experiences with people so it enhances what you write about. It can be really healthy stepping away from the limelight so to speak, whether by choice or it just being the nature of this beast, people move on, you’re not always going to be centre of attention and to be honest nor would I want that to be the case. I We hear you’ve spent a lot of time in South America. What’s the attraction and how is it influencing what you do? We just love it out there, love the people, love the music. South American fans are incredibly passionate; we’ve had some truly special shows over there. We recently recorded a version of a Caetano Veloso song ‘You Don’t Know Me’ to commemorate his 70th birthday; he was one of the originators of the Brazilian Tropicalia music movement which I’ve been obsessed with for a very long time. I You played up here at the Belladrum Festival a few years back. How do you like Highland audiences? That was great fun, I remember the audience being really into it, can’t believe it’s been such a long time since we’ve played up in the Highlands; we’re really looking forward to it. Come one, come all. Promise a night to remember, no pressure :0) Read the FULL INTERVIEW online at:

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01463 234 234 I www.eden-court.co.uk

EDEN COURT

September

2013

ABOUT TIME
WED 04 – THU 19 SEP

(12A)

FRIENDS COFFEE MORNING MON 09 SEP 11.30 DREAM & SCREAM TUE 10 SEP 11.00 SUBTITLED SCREENINGS THU 12 SEP 18.00 & SUN 15 SEP 13.00
Director Richard Curtis I Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams

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UK I 2013 I 123 mins I abouttimemovie.com
When awkward law student Tim learns that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time he decides to make his world a better place… by getting a girlfriend. But this turns out to be not quite as easy as he thought. From the creator of Love Actually, Notting Hill and Four Weddings & A Funeral comes this touching romantic comedy.

THE GREAT HIP HOP HOAX
FRI 06 – WED 11 SEP
Director Jeanie Finlay I Starring Gavin Bain, Billy Boyd

(18)

UK I 2013 I 88 mins I hiphophoax.com In 2003, Californian hip-hop duo Silibil n’ Brains were going to be massive. Sony signed them and for a period of 2 years they lived the dream; touring, hanging back stage at the Brits and living up to the image of the loud mouth rap stars they told everyone they were. No-one ever suspected that they were in fact just a couple of college boys from Dundee. A fascinating look at how they managed to sustain the lie for 5 years.

THE GREAT BEAUTY
FRI 20 – THU 26 SEP

LA GRANDE BELLEZZA

(15)

Director Paolo Sorrentino I Starring Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone

Italy/France I 2013 I 142 mins I Italian with subtitles
Aging socialite and one-time novelist Jep Gambardella now writes newspaper society columns. In his sparetime he attends a whirlwind of decadent parties and lavish dinners with his eclectic and eccentric group of friends, but steadily becomes weary of his lifestyle and is haunted by memories of a lost love. The new film from the Cannes Award-winning director of Il Divo and This Must Be The Place is a classy portrait of contemporary Rome.

FLYING HIGH
SUN 29 SEP
90 mins

(6+)

Celebrating Inverness' s important role in Scotland's civil aviation history. Scottish Screen Archive/ National Library of Scotland is pleased to announce a programme of archive film featuring the opening of Scotland's first municipal aerodrome – Longman – and the first flight of Europe's longest running passenger service, Inverness to Kirkwall. The programme showcases rarely seen films from archive’s vaults being screened for the first time in many years. Ruth Washbrook, Scottish Screen Archive manager, will be presenting this programme of archive film.

ALSO SCREENING THIS MONTH – THE WALL
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
ELYSIUM (15)
SUN 01 – THU 05 SEP
SUBTITLED SCREENING THU 05 SEP 18.00

BLACKFISH (15)
USA I 2013 I 83 mins blackfishmovie.com

SUN 01, MON 02, WED 04 & THU 05 SEP
Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite

FOXFIRE – CONFESSIONS OF A GIRL GANG (15)
FRI 06 – THU 12 SEP
Director Laurent Cantet Starring Raven Adamson, Katie Coseni

Director Neill Blomkamp Starring Matt Damon, Jodie Foster USA I 2013 I 109 mins itsbetterupthere.com
Matt Damon stars as the only hope for the inhabitants who are scraping by on an overpopulated, ruined planet in the latest film from the director of District 9.

CLEOPATRA (PG)
SUN 08 SEP
Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton
UK/USA/Switzerland I 1963 I 243 mins plus interval

This is the heart wrenching story of Tilikum, a performing killer whale that has killed several people while in captivity. Using shocking footage and emotional interviews Blackfish shows the poor, unnatural conditions orca whales are kept in behind the scenes of marine park attractions.

France I 2013 I 144 mins
Set in 1950s smalltown America. Five teenage girls seal a lifelong pact: they will live according to their own rules, and become the Foxfire gang. But freedom always comes with a price... Adaptation of the Joyce Carol Oate’s novel, from the Palme d’Or winning director of The Class.

FRIDAY THE 13TH
FRI 13 SEP
Director Sean S. Cunningham

(18)

LOVELACE (18)
FRI 13 – THU 19 SEP
Directors Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman Starring Amanda Seyfried, James Franco USA I 2013 I 92 mins thelovelacemovie.com
Amanda Seyfried stars in this astonishing true story of seventies porn star Linda Lovelace who became an international sensation when she starred in the most notorious and lucrative pornographic movie of all time.

Starring Adrienne King, Kevin Bacon

Don’t miss this new digital restoration of historical epic Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton as doomed lovers Cleopatra and Mark Anthony.

USA I 1980 I 94 mins
What better way to spend Friday 13th than watching this classic American horror about a group of teens camp counsellors who are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant.

PROGRAMMER’S CHOICE LOOKING FOR HORTENSE FROM UP ON POPPY HILL
CHERCHEZ HORTENSE (12A)
Director Pascal Bonitzer Starring Jean-Pierre Bacri, Kristin Scott Thomas
France I 2012 I 100 mins French with subtitles
This bittersweet comedy from the prolific French screenwriter and director Pascal Bonitzer, stars Jean-Pierre Bacri as a middle-aged academic with a messy private life.

KOKURIKO-ZAKA KARA (U)
SAT 14 & SUN 15 SEP
Director Goro Miyazaki

FRI 13-SUN 15, WED 18 & THU 19 SEP

Voices Christina Hendricks, Gillian Anderson

BEHIND THE CANDELABRA (15)
FRI 20 – SUN 22 SEP
Director Steven Soderbergh Starring Michael Douglas, Matt Damon USA I 2013 I 118 mins
Steven Soderbergh’s Liberace biopic is back by popular demand, if you missed it first time round make sure you don’t miss it again!

Japan I 2011 I 92 mins
The screening on Sun 15 may be in Japanese with subtitles. See Box Office for details.
From the acclaimed animation studio that brought you Totoro and Spirited Away comes this beautiful coming-of-age tale. Set in 1964 just before the Tokyo Olympics From Up on Poppy Hill sees a group of teenages try to stop their run-down school clubhouse from being demolished.

PROGRAMMER’S CHOICE

UPSTREAM COLOUR
FRI 20 – THU 26 SEP
Director Shane Carruth

(12A)

WHAT MAISIE KNEW
FRI 20 – THU 26 SEP

(15)

THE SMURFS 2 (U)
SAT 21 & SUN 22 SEP
Director Raja Gosnell Starring Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays USA I 2013 I 105 mins smurfhappens.com
AUTISM FRIEND SCREENING SAT 21 SEP 14.00

AF

DREAM & SCREAM SCREENING WED 25 SEP 11.00

Starring Amy Seimetz, Shane Carruth
USA I 2013 I 96 mins

Directors Scott McGehee, David Siegel Starring Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan
USA I 2012 I 99 mins

erbpfilm.com/film/upstreamcolor
From the director of the Sundance winner Primer comes one of this year’s truly orignial films. A woman is abducted from a bar and forced to ingest an unknown drug that renders her susceptible to persuasion. Some time later, she awakens from her trance only to discover her life as she knew it has fallen apart.

whatmaisieknew.com This modern-day adaptation of Henry James’ novel shows us life through the eyes of a young girl who witnesses the implosion of her parents’ marriage.

In this blockbuster sequel The Smurfs team up with their human friends to rescue Smurfette, who has been kidnapped by the evil wizard Gargamel.

INREALLIFE (CERT TBC)
SUN 22 SEP
Director Beeban Kidron
UK I 2013 I 90 mins I inreallifefilm.com

NT LIVE: OTHELLO (CERT TBC)
THU 26 SEP LIVE
Director Nicholas Hytner Starring Adrian Lester, Rory Kinnear 150 mins approx
The National Theatre presents a major new production of William Shakespeare’s celebrated play about the destructive power of jealousy. Very few tickets remain. Encore Screening on Sun 06 Oct.

CALL GIRL (18)
FRI 27 – SUN 29 SEP
Director Mikael Marcimain Starring Sofia Karemyr, Pernilla August Sweden/Norway/Finland/Ireland I 2012 140 mins I Swedish with subtitles
1970s Stockholm, a model utopian society where political neutrality and atomic power march hand in hand with women’s liberation. But under the polished surface lurks a thriving sex industry. This taut thriller tells the story of how young Iris is recruited from the bottom rung of society into a ruthless world where power can get you anything.

Live simulcast screening and post-film Q&A with the makers of the film.
InRealLife takes us on a journey from the bedrooms of British teenagers to the world of Silicon Valley, to find out what exactly the internet is doing to our children.

E D E NC C O U R TC C N M A E D E N O U R T II N EE M A
RUSH(15) (15) RUSH
FRI 27 SEP THU 03 OCT FRI 27 SEP –– THU 03 OCT
Director Ron Howard Director Ron Howard Starring Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl Starring Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl

PROGRAMMER’S CHOICE THE SECRET OF THE LOCH (U) PROGRAMMER’S CHOICE THE SECRET OF THE LOCH (U)
THU 05 SEP THU 05 SEP

ANY DAY NOW (15) ANY DAY NOW (15)
FRI 27 SEP THU 03 OCT FRI 27 SEP –– THU 03 OCT

USA/Germany/UK I 2013 I 122 mi ns USA/Germany/UK I 2013 I 122 mi ns rushmovie.com rushmovie.com

Director Milton Rosmer Director Milton Rosmer Starring Seymour Hicks, Nancy O'Neil Starring Seymour Hicks, Nancy O'Neil
Screening part The Year Natural Scotland. Screening asas part ofof The Year OfOf Natural Scotland. An elderly professor seeks prove the existence An elderly professor seeks to to prove the existence of the Loch Ness Monster. His claims meet with of the Loch Ness Monster. His claims meet with hostility but one reporter decides test them for hostility but one reporter decides to to test them for himself. Written by Charles Bennett ( The 39 Steps himself. Written by Charles Bennett (The 39 Steps ) ) and edited a young David Lean The Secret the and edited byby a young David Lean The Secret of of the Loch is a fast paced, funny look at a very Scottish Loch is a fast paced, funny look at a very Scottish story Ealing Studios. Screening free but story byby Ealing Studios. Screening is is free but ticketed. ticketed.

UK I 1934 I 73 mi ns UK I 1934 I 73 mi ns

Director Travis Fine Director Travis Fine Starring Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt Starring Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt

Set against the sexy and glamorous golden age Set against the sexy and glamorous golden age 1970s Formual 1 racing, Rush the spectacular of of 1970s Formual 1 racing, Rush is is the spectacular true story of the merciless 1970s rivalry between true story of the merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula 1 motor racing legends James Hunt and Formula 1 motor racing legends James Hunt and Niki Lauda. From the Academy Award-winning Niki Lauda. From the Academy Award-winning director of Frost / Nixon . director of Frost / Nixon.

the late 1970s, when a mentally handicapped In In the late 1970s, when a mentally handicapped teenager abandoned, a gay couple takes him teenager is is abandoned, a gay couple takes him in in and becomes the family he’s never had. But once and becomes the family he’s never had. But once the unconventional living arrangement is discovthe unconventional living arrangement is discovered authorities, the men must fight a biased ered byby authorities, the men must fight a biased legal system adopt the child they have come legal system to to adopt the child they have come to to love as their own. love as their own.

USA I 2012 I 97 mi ns I facebook.com/anydaynowmovie USA I 2012 I 97 mi ns I facebook.com/anydaynowmovie

PERCY JACKSON: THANKS FOR SHARING (15) PERCY JACKSON: THANKS FOR SHARING (15) FRI 27 SEP THU 03 OCT SEA OF MONSTERS (PG) FRI 27 SEP –– THU 03 OCT SEA OF MONSTERS (PG)
Director Stuart Blumberg Director Stuart Blumberg Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Ruffalo Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Ruffalo

THE BIG CITY THE BIG CITY

SAT 28 SUN 29 SEP SAT 28 && SUN 29 SEP

AD S S AD

MAHANAGAR(PG) (PG) MAHANAGAR

SUN 29 MON 30 SEP SUN 29 && MON 30 SEP

USA I 2012 I 112 mins USA I 2012 I 112 mins

Adam a recovering sex addict who attends Adam is is a recovering sex addict who attends meetings make sure that doesn’t slide back meetings to to make sure that hehe doesn’t slide back into his wicked ways. But when meets Phoebe into his wicked ways. But when hehe meets Phoebe it it This sequel to the 2010 hit fantasy adventure sees looks if sex may well the cards again. But sequel to the 2010 hit fantasy adventure sees looks asas if sex may well bebe onon the cards again. But is is This demi-god Percy Jackson embark a perilous demi-god Percy Jackson embark onon a perilous Adam ready or is this going to be the start of a slide Adam ready or is this going to be the start of a slide quest track down the Golden Fleece the Sea quest to to track down the Golden Fleece in in the Sea back to his previous problems? Monsters – better known humans the back to his previous problems? of of Monsters – better known to to humans asas the Bermuda Triangle! Bermuda Triangle!

Director Satyajit Ray Director Satyajit Ray Starring Madhabi Mukherjee, Anil Chatterjee Director Thor Freudenthal Starring Madhabi Mukherjee, Anil Chatterjee Director Thor Freudenthal India I 1963 I 131 min Starring Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario India I 1963 I 131 min ss Starring Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario English and Bengali with subtitles USA I 2013 I 106 min nI spercyjacksonthemovie.com I percyjacksonthemovie.com English and Bengali with subtitles USA I 2013 I 106 min ns
SUBTITLED SCREENING SUN 29 SEP 11.30 SUBTITLED SCREENING SUN 29 SEP 11.30

Newly restored and re-released, this tale 1950s Newly restored and re-released, this tale of of 1950s Calcutta still feels sharply relevant. Life home Calcutta still feels sharply relevant. Life at at home changes for a middle-class housewife from changes for a middle-class housewife from aa conservative family when she gets a job conservative family when she gets a job asas aa salesperson. salesperson.

SE EA AS SO ON NS S S YOUR CHOICE
With up films being released each week it is impossible for With up toto 1818 films being released each week it is impossible for screen every one. If you feel that we have missed a film that usus toto screen every one. If you feel that we have missed a film that we should have screened then email cinema programmer Paul we should have screened then email cinema programmer Paul atat ptaylor @eden-court.co.uk and let him know your film choice and ptaylor @eden-court.co.uk and let him know your film choice and your reasons. We shall choose one a month to screen and will give your reasons. We shall choose one a month to screen and will give two tickets that person. two tickets toto that person.

YOUR CHOICE

After this screening there will be After this screening there will be an informal discussion about an informal discussion about memories 1960s cinema-going memories ofof 1960s cinema-going led a University College London led byby a University College London researcher. Dr Matthew Jones will researcher. Dr Matthew Jones will be talking about his project and be talking about his project and inviting you make an important inviting you toto make an important contribution. contribution.

INVERNESS FILM FANS INVERNESS FILM FANS (INFIFA) SCREENINGS
(INFIFA) SCREENINGS
Inverness Film Fans (InFiFa) meet fortnightly at Inverness Film Fans (InFiFa) meet fortnightly at Eden Court Cinema for screenings and post film Eden Court Cinema for screenings and post film discussions. The screenings are open to everyone. discussions. The screenings are open to everyone. For more details about forthcoming events and how For more details about forthcoming events and how to join InFiFa visit: www.invernessfilmfans.org to join InFiFa visit: www.invernessfilmfans.org

DR. NO (PG) DR. NO (PG)
SUN 15 SEP SUN 15 SEP
Director Terence Young Director Terence Young Starring Sean Connery, Starring Sean Connery, Ursula Andress Ursula Andress

ICONIC LEADING MEN ICONIC LEADING MEN
TUE 03 SEP TUE 03 SEP
USA I 1954 I 103 mins USA I 1954 I 103 mins

ON THE WATERFRONT (PG) ON THE WATERFRONT (PG)
Director: Elia Kazan Director: Elia Kazan Starring: Marlon Brando, Starring: Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Rod Steiger Eva Marie Saint, Rod Steiger

THE SAPPHIRES(PG) (PG) THE SAPPHIRES
SUN 22 SEP SUN 22 SEP

Director Wayne Blair Director Wayne Blair Starring Chris O'Dowd, Deborah Mailman Starring Chris O'Dowd, Deborah Mailman

UK I 1962 I 105 mi ns UK I 1962 I 105 mi ns

Australia I 2012 I 101 mi ns I thesapphires-movie.com Australia I 2012 I 101 mi ns I thesapphires-movie.com

The Sapphires was chosen Margaret Stinton, who lived The Sapphires was chosen byby Margaret Stinton, who lived in in Australia the early 1970s and had some experience working Australia the early 1970s and had some experience ofof working with Aboriginal families: The Sapphires an uplifting story four with Aboriginal families: The Sapphires is is an uplifting story ofof four aboriginal girls who are discovered a talent scout and who go aboriginal girls who are discovered byby a talent scout and who go on to entertain the US troops in Vietnam. on to entertain the US troops in Vietnam.

Sean Connery stars the first Sean Connery stars in in the first ever James Bond film, based ever James Bond film, based on the novel the same name on the novel ofof the same name Ian Flemming. byby Ian Flemming. Seat Price £2.50 Seat Price £2.50 Reduced Rate £2.00 Reduced Rate £2.00

KEY LARGO(PG) (PG) KEY LARGO
TUE 17 SEP TUE 17 SEP
USA I 1948 I 98 mins USA I 1948 I 98 mins

Director: John Huston Director: John Huston Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Edward Robinson, Lauren Bacall Edward G.G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall

CITYSCAPES:LISBON LISBON CITYSCAPES:

ECCENTRICITIES OF BLONDE-HAIRED GIRL SINGULARIDADES DE UMA RAPARIGA LOURA (U) THU 12 SEP ECCENTRICITIES OF AA BLONDE-HAIRED GIRL SINGULARIDADES DE UMA RAPARIGA LOURA (U) THU 12 SEP
Director Manuel de Oliveira I Starring Ricardo Trêpa, Catarina Wallenstein I Portugal/Spain/France I 2009 I 62 mins I Tickets £5.00/£4.00 Director Manuel de Oliveira I Starring Ricardo Trêpa, Catarina Wallenstein I Portugal/Spain/France I 2009 I 62 mins I Tickets £5.00/£4.00

WIM WENDERS DOUBLE-BILL THE STATE OF THINGS (15) MON 23 SEP WIM WENDERS DOUBLE-BILL THE STATE OF THINGS (15) MON 23 SEP WIM WENDERS DOUBLE-BILL LISBON STORY (PG) MON 23 SEP WIM WENDERS DOUBLE-BILL LISBON STORY (PG) MON 23 SEP
See both films the Wim Wenders double-bill for £10.00 See both films inin the Wim Wenders double-bill for £10.00

Director Wim Wenders I Starring Patrick Bauchau, Viva Auder, Isabelle Weingarten I West Germany/Portugal I 1982 I 121 mins I English and French with subtitles Director Wim Wenders I Starring Patrick Bauchau, Viva Auder, Isabelle Weingarten I West Germany/Portugal I 1982 I 121 mins I English and French with subtitles Director Wim Wenders Starring Rüdiger Vogler, Patrick Bauchau, Manoel de Oliveira I Germany/Portugal I 1994 I 100 mins I German with subtitles Director Wim Wenders Starring Rüdiger Vogler, Patrick Bauchau, Manoel de Oliveira I Germany/Portugal I 1994 I 100 mins I German with subtitles

ON THE EDGE OF THE HORIZON FIO DO HORIZONTE (15) TUE 24 SEP ON THE EDGE OF THE HORIZON OO FIO DO HORIZONTE (15) TUE 24 SEP

Director Fernando Lopes I Starring Claude Brasseur, Andréa Ferréol I Portugal/France/Spain/Germany I 1993 I 91 mins I Portuguese and French with subtitles Director Fernando Lopes I Starring Claude Brasseur, Andréa Ferréol I Portugal/France/Spain/Germany I 1993 I 91 mins I Portuguese and French with subtitles

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SEPT 2013
Sun 01 16.00 17.00 19.00 19.15 Elysium Blackfish Elysium The Wall

Mon 09 11.30 About Time Friends Coffee Morning 17.45 About Time 18.00 Foxfire 20.30 About Time 20.45 The Great Hip Hop Hoax Tue 10 11.00 14.00 19.15 19.45 About Time Dream & Scream Foxfire About Time The Great Hip Hop Hoax

Mon 16 Cinema Closed Tue 17 17.00 Lovelace 19.15 Key Largo 19.45 About Time Wed 18 11.00 11.30 14.00 18.15 19.45 20.15 Thu 19 14.00 18.00 18.15 20.30 20.45 Fri 20 18.00 18.15 20.15 20.30 Sat 21 11.30 14.00 17.30 17.45 20.15 20.30 Sun 22 11.30 13.00 14.00 17.00 17.15 19.15 19.45 About Time Lovelace Looking For Hortense Lovelace About Time Looking For Hortense About Time About Time Looking For Hortense About Time Lovelace Upstream Colour What Masie Knew The Great Beauty Behind The Candelabra The Smurfs 2 The Smurfs 2 Autism Friendly Screening The Great Beauty Behind The Candelabra What Masie Knew Upstream Colour The Smurfs 2 InRealLife What Masie Knew Upstream Colour The Sapphires The Great Beauty Behind The Candelabra

Tue 24 11.30 14.00 19.15 19.30

The Great Beauty What Masie Knew Upstream Colour On The Edge Of The Horizon

Mon 02 18.00 Elysium 18.15 The Wall 20.30 Elysium 20.45 Blackfish Tue 03 11.30 Elysium 19.15 On The Waterfront 19.45 Elysium Wed 04 18.00 About Time 19.15 Elysium 20.30 Blackfish Thu 05 11.30 18.00 18.15 20.00 20.15 20.30 Fri 06 18.00 18.15 20.15 20.30 Sat 07 14.00 17.00 18.00 20.15 20.30 Sun 08 13.00 17.00 18.00 19.45 20.00

Wed 25 11.00 What Masie Knew Dream & Scream 18.00 Upstream Colour 19.15 The Great Beauty 20.15 What Masie Knew Thu 26 11.30 18.00 19.00 20.45 Fri 27 18.00 18.15 20.15 20.30

Wed 11 11.30 The Great Hip Hop Hoax 14.00 About Time 19.15 Foxfire 19.45 About Time Thu 12 11.30 About Time 18.00 About Time Subtitled 18.30 Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl 20.00 Foxfire 20.30 About Time Fri 13 17.30 18.00 19.45 20.30 21.45 Sat 14 11.00 13.30 14.00 17.00 18.30 20.00 20.30 Sun 15 11.30 13.00 14.00 16.30 17.00 19.15 20.00 Looking For Hortense About Time Lovelace About Time Friday The 13th

Upstream Colour The Great Beauty NT Live: Othello What Masie Knew

Rush Any Day Now Call Girl Thanks For Sharing

About Time Elysium Subtitled Blackfish About Time The Secret Of The Loch Year of Natural Scotland Elysium About Time The Great Hip Hop Hoax Foxfire About Time

Sat 28 11.30 Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters 14.00 Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters 14.15 Rush 17.30 Call Girl 19.45 Thanks For Sharing 20.15 Any Day Now Sun 29 11.30 Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters Subtitled 13.30 Thanks For Sharing 14.00 Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters 16.30 Rush 17.15 The Big City 19.30 Flying High 19.45 Call Girl Mon 30 18.00 Thanks For Sharing 18.15 Any Day Now 20.15 The Big City 20.30 Rush

About Time Foxfire About Time The Great Hip Hop Hoax About Time

From Up On Poppy Hill From Up On Poppy Hill About Time About Time Lovelace About Time Looking For Hortense From Up On Poppy Hill About Time Subtitled Looking For Hortense About Time Dr No About Time Lovelace

Cleopatra About Time The Great Hip Hop Hoax About Time Foxfire

Mon 23 14.00 Upstream Colour 18.00 The Great Beauty 18.10 The State Of Things 20.30 Lisbon Story 20.45 What Masie Knew

TICKET PRICES
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EXCLUSIVE SCREENINGS FOR EDEN COURT FRIENDS
Film starts 11.30am – Coffee served from 10.30am

Friends Coffee Morning – MON 9 AUG About Time (12A)
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.

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Pull-out guide to the 2013

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FRI SEP 6

CULLODEN BATTLEFIELD CENTRE @ 7.30pm Eun Bheag Chanaidh | A Little Bird Blown Off Course by Fiona J Mackenzie for National Theatre of Scotland. Celebrating the life and Gaelic song collection of Margaret Fay Shaw.
Tickets: 0844 2485096

ST ANDREW’S CATHEDRAL, SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING @ 5.30pm Margaret Stewart, Louise Hay McBain, Inverness Fiddlers
Free Event MON SEP 9

THE JACOBITE LEGEND, INVERNESS @ 1.30pm & 3.30pm Life on the Loch with Ruaraidh Maclean and the Caledonian Cèilidh Trail. Roddie MacLean illustrates our journey down the loch to Urquhart Castle, with stories and information.
Tickets: 0844 2485096 SAT SEP 7

EDEN COURT @ 7.30pm BLAS GRAND OPENING EVENT: Manran, Cruinn, Snas, Angus Peter Campbell, Martin Macintyre, Dingwall Gaelic Choir
Tickets: 01463 234234

EDEN COURT (MACLEAN ROOM) @ 7.30pm Cuairt nam Bàrd Pipes, Song, Fiddle & Poetry from Ireland. Fèisean nan Gàidheal and Comhdhàil Nàisiunta na Gaeilge will bring together poets and musicians once again in 2013 to celebrate the arts in Gàidhlig and Gaeilge, and to examine the culture and language in a short tour of the Highlands and Islands as part of the “Blas” festival. This exchange has been running for over 40 years between Scotland and Ireland and this year the artistes will visit Inverness, Benbecula, Raasay, Sleat and Dingwall. The participants will be Proinsias Mac a’ Bhàird (poet), Ceití Ní Bheildiúin (poet), Pádraic Keane (piper) and Eithne Ní Chatháin (singer and fiddler) and they will be supported by local guests at each venue. Tickets: 01463 234234

PHIPPS HALL, BEAULY @ 7.30pm ‘Boraraig’ by Calum MacCrimmon (Blas Commission). Calum MacCrimmon pays homage to his heritage with an exhilarating medley of original tunes and songs that take influence from the ceòl mór (classical bagpipe music) and canntaireachd traditions of Gaelic Scotland. Boraraig will unearth a series of themes and variation within the ancient and modern idioms of traditional West coast music.
Tickets: 01463 782213

WED SEP 11

AIGAIS FIELD CENTRE, NATURE TALK AND MUSIC @ 7.30pm Sir John Lister-Kaye, Caledonian Cèilidh Trail
Tickets: 01349 865349 THU SEP 12

EDEN COURT @ 7.30pm ‘An Guth’ ‘The Voice’ with Mairead Mooney & Manus Lunny, Kathleen MacInnes, Grainne Holland Band, Kathleen MacInnes, Còisir Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis, Aonghas MacNeacail Tickets: 01463 234234

FORT AUGUSTUS VILLAGE HALL @ 7.30pm The Shee, Soutra
Tickets: 01320 366707

FRI SEP 13

CRAIGMONIE CENTRE, DRUMNADROCHIT @ 7.30pm Angus – Weaver of Grass

I BADENOCH / STRATHSPEY & NAIRN
WED SEP 11

TUE SEP 10

RESOLIS MEMORIAL HALL @ 7.30pm The Shee, Fèis Rois
Tickets: 01381 610204

BADENOCH CENTRE, KINGUSSIE @ 7.30pm Cruinn, Seamus Begley & Jim Murray, Cairngorms Cèilidh Trail
Tickets: 01540 662485 FRI SEP 13

ARDROSS VILLAGE HALL @ 7.30pm Angus – Weaver of Grass (as Inverness, Fri 13 Sep)
Tickets: 013459 880591 WED SEP 11

Angus McPhee: The Silent Weaver, was a crofter from Uist who spent almost 50 years in a Highland psychiatric hospital. During this time he chose not to speak - instead he wove a series of incredible costumes out of grass. These he hung on trees in the hospital grounds.
Tickets: 01456 459 224

AVIEMORE PRIMARY SCHOOL @ 7.30pm ‘Boraraig’ by Calum MacCrimmon (Blas Commission - as Inverness Thu 10 Sep)
Tickets: 07542 154653 SAT SEP 14

TORRIDON VILLAGE HALL @ 7.30pm Eun Bheag Chanaidh | A Little Bird Blown Off Course (as Inverness, Fri 06 Sep)
Tickets: 01445 791361 THU SEP 12

FARR COMMUNITY HALL @ 7.30pm Anna Massie & Mairearad Green, The Broch Inspectors
Tickets: 01808 521266 SAT SEP 14

NAIRN COMMUNITY & ARTS CENTRE @ 7.30pm Angus – Weaver of Grass (as Inverness, Fri 13 Sep)
Tickets: 01667 453476

MACPHAIL CENTRE, ULLAPOOL @ 7.30pm Eun Bheag Chanaidh | A Little Bird Blown Off Course (as Inverness, Fri 06 Sep)
Tickets: 01854 613336 FRI SEP 13

I ROSS-SHIRE
FRI SEP 6

STRATHPEFFER PAVILION @ 7.30pm Eun Bheag Chanaidh | A Little Bird Blown Off Course (as Inverness, Fri 06 Sep)
Tickets: 01997 420124

EDEN COURT @ 7.30pm BLAS GRAND FINALE with Capercaillie, Seamus Begley & Jim Murray, excerpt from Blas Commission, ‘Boraraig’ by Calum MacCrimmon
Tickets: 01463 234234

SEABOARD MEMORIAL HALL, BALINTORE @ 7.30pm Angus Nicolson Trio, Fèis Rois
Tickets: 01862 832888 SAT SEP 7

NATIONAL HOTEL, DINGWALL @ 7.30pm Cuairt nam Bàrd (as Inverness Mon 9 Sep)
Tickets: 01349 862166

APPLECROSS HALL @ 7.30pm Kathleen Macinnes, Christine Primrose, Fèis Rois
Tickets: 01520 744447

THE STABLES, CROMARTY @ 7.30pm Film: ‘The Illusionist’
Tickets: 01381 610204 SAT SEP 14

FORTROSE COMMUNITY THEATRE (Black Isle Leisure Centre) @ 7.30pm Angus – Weaver of Grass (as Inverness, Fri 13 Sep)
Tickets: 01381 621252

CARNEGIE HALL PORTMAHOMACK @ 7.30pm Rachel Hair Trio, Cruinn, Harping Highland
Tickets: 01862 871452

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Blas 2013 Events Further Afield > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
I LOCHABER
SAT SEP 7

Christine Primrose, Fèis An Earraich, Meg Bateman
Tickets: 01478 613750 SAT SEP 7

SAT SEP 7

SUNART CENTRE STRONTIAN @ 7.30pm Eun Bheag Chanaidh | A Little Bird Blown Off Course
Tickets: 01397 709228 MON SEP 9

STRATHY VILLAGE HALL @ 7.30pm Angus Nicolson Trio, Melvich Gaelic Choir, Cairistiona Stone, Fèis air an Oir
Tickets: 01641541275 MON SEP 9

ARISAIG, ASTLEY HALL @ 7.30pm Kathleen MacInnes , Fèis Lochabair
Tickets: 01687 450263 THU SEP 12

SABHAL MÒR OSTAIG @ 7.30pm Blasad bhon Tobar | Water from the Well A celebration of the priceless material collected and digitised by Tobar an Dualchais.
Tickets: 01471 844207 WED SEP 11

ARDGAY VILLAGE HALL @ 7.30pm Eun Bheag Chanaidh | A Little Bird Blown Off Course
Tickets: 01863 766386 TUE SEP 10

GLENGARRY COMM. HALL @ 7.30pm ‘Boraraig’ by Calum MacCrimmon
Tickets: 01809 511220 FRI SEP 13

DUNVEGAN COMM. HALL @ 7.30pm ‘Boraraig’ by Calum MacCrimmon
Tickets: 01470 521469

SCOURIE VILLAGE HALL @ 7.30pm Cruinn, Kathleen MacInnes
Tickets: 01971 502275 THU SEP 12

ACHARACLE PRIMARY SCH @ 7.30pm Seamas Begley & Jim Murray, Caledonian Cèilidh Trail
Tickets: 01397 709228

RAASAY COMM. HALL @ 7.30pm Cuairt nam Bàrd
Tickets: 01478 660338 THU SEP 12

CLASHMORE VILL. HALL @ 7.30pm Angus – Weaver of Grass
Tickets: 01862 810 226 (Dornoch P.O.)

ROYBRIDGE MEM. HALL @ 7.30pm Cruinn, Fèis Lochabair
Tickets: 01397 712371

PORTREE, AROS @ 7.30pm Cruinn, Seumas Begley & Jim Murray, Fèis an Earraich
Tickets: 01478 613750

I WESTERN ISLES
TUE SEP 10

SGOIL LIONACLEIT @ 7.30pm Cuairt nam Bàrd
Tickets: 0844 2485096

NEVIS CENTRE, FT WILLIAM @ 7.30pm Curaidhean na Camanachd | Shinty’s Heroes Gary Innes, Hugh Dan MacLennan, Donnie Munro, Duncan Chisholm, James Mackintosh, Ewan Robertson, Iain MacFarlane, Allan Henderson, Kathleen MacLennan
Tickets: 01397 700707 SAT SEP 14

SABHAL MOR OSTAIG @ 7.30pm Cuairt nam Bàrd
Tickets: 01471 844207 FRI SEP 13

I ARGYLL
SAT SEP 7

PLOCKTON HIGH SCHOOL @ 7.30pm Grainne Holland Band, Sgoil Chiùl na Ghàidhealtachd
Tickets: 01599 544706

RAMSAY HALL, PORT ELLEN @ 7.30pm Finlay Macdonald & Chris Stout, Darren MacLean, Fèis Òigridh ìle ‘s Dhiùra
Tickets: 01496 810366 THU SEP 12

CAMUS ARTS CTR, CANNA @ 4.15pm Eun Bheag Chanaidh | A Little Bird Blown Off Course
Tickets: 0844 248 5096

I CAITHNESS & SUTHERLAND
FRI SEP 6

CORRAN HALLS, OBAN @ 7.30pm Manran, Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham, Fèis Lathama
Tickets: 01631 567333 SAT SEP 14

I SKYE & LOCHALSH
FRI SEP 6

PORTREE, AROS @ 7.30pm Kathleen MacInnes, >>>

WICK ASSEMBLY ROOMS @ 7.30pm Cruinn, Mànran, Barluath, Fèis Ghallaibh
Tickets: 01955 604411

MULL, BUNESSAN HALL @ 7.30pm Donald Black Band, Paul MacCallum, Maggie Macdonald
Tickets: 01688 302211

Tadhail air ar làrach-lìn Ghàidhlig
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For more details of Blas 2013, visit the website:

www.blas-festival.com
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where you will find full details of every event, can download a pdf and buy tickets. And for more news & features on Blas and all events keep an eye on:

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2013

September 6-14 Sultain

www.blas-festival.com

An dòchas ur faicinn @

Angus Peter Campbell, “Angus: Weaver of Grass” by Horse & Bamboo Theatre Company, Aonghas MacNeacail Barluath, “Boraraig” - Blas Commission by Calum MacCrimmon, Cairistiona Stone, Christine Primrose Coisir Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis , Cruinn (James Graham, Brian Ó hEadhra, Rachel Walker & Fiona Mackenzie) Cuairt nam Bàrd, Dingwall Gaelic Choir, Donald Black Band National Theatre of Scotland’s “Eun Bheag Chanaidh” with Fiona J Mackenzie Fèis Air an Oir, Fèis an Earraich, Fèis Ghallaibh, Fèis Ìle ‘s Dhiùra, Fèis Latharna, Fèis Lochabair, Fèis Rois, Fèis Spè Finlay Macdonald & Chris Stout, “Curaidhean na Camanachd” with Gary Innes & Hugh Dan MacLennan Grainne Holland Band, Harping Highland, Inverness Fiddlers, Sir John Lister-Kaye, Kathleen MacInnes, Louise Hay McBain Maggie Macdonald, Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh, Margaret Stewart, Martin MacIntyre, Meg Bateman, Melvich Gaelic Choir Niall Ó Gallagher, Paul McCallum, Rachel Hair Trio, Ruairidh Maclean, Seamus Begley & Jim Murray Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd, Snas, Soutra, The Angus Nicolson Trio, The Shee, Tobar an Dualchais Thoiribh sùil air www.blas-festival.com for further details

Capercaillie, Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham, Mànran

SPECIALS
CHARITY CLUBS MARKETS MUNICIPAL TALKS

Naughty, Naughtie
Elsewhere in this issue you can read about the plethora of visual treats on show at the NAIRN BOOK & ARTS FESTIVAL which runs from 03–08 SEP. As the name suggests though, it’s not just about paintings and there are plenty of other events throughout the week of the event that are well worth checking out. We’ll certainly be interested in what JAMES NAUGHTIE has to say when he appears on 03 SEP. The Radio 4 stalwart has, by his own admission, had a “ringside seat” to much of the political shenanigans of the past twenty years and he’ll be he taking the audience behind the scenes of Radio 4’s Today programme and talking about a life in newspapers and broadcasting that has taken him round the world. As we go to press, Naughtie is at the centre of (ironically), a media hoo-ha for pointing out that Edinburgh’s welcome to visitors is “embarrassing, cheap and nasty”, so it’s just as well that he’s ensconced in Nairn and doesn’t have to pass judgement on some of Inverness’ failings. The old dog’s still snarling. Another guest well worth checking out is author EVE HARRIS on FRI 06 SEP. Her latest book The Marrying of Chani Kaufman has just made the Booker list for locally based independent publisher Sandstone and it’ll be interesting to hear the inspiration behind her tale of repressed desire and bubbling secrets in the ultra Orthodox Jewish community. Passions of quite a different hue will be on show when DANNY ALEXANDER and FERGUS EWING debate Independence on SUN 08 SEP, the first of many times in the next year when the same old argument will be tossed back and forth. At least these two are getting their oars in relatively early so shouldn’t induce catatonia quite as swiftly as will undoubtedly be the case come 2014. If you think you have something original to ask them then submit questions in writing to NBAF, c/o Nairn Community and Arts Centre, Nairn by Thu 29 Aug. Elsewhere in the fest, highlights include ALEC FINLAY and KEN COCKBURN presenting poetry and words inspired by Boswell and Johnson’s Hebridean travels, music from GILLIAN FRAME and FINLAY NAPIER and a FOOD FAIR bringing together some of the best local producers. For details of all the events see our website at www.whatsonhighlands.com and the festival site atnairnfestival.co.uk If the food fair sounds like fun, you’ll also want to check out LIVING FOOD at CAWDOR CASTLE which returns on SAT 21 SEP. This celebration of Highland, artisan food and drink producers, many organic, will find marquees, in the stunning setting of Cawdor Castle, full of people telling the story of their produce complimented by delicious food and drink served all day, local crafts and family entertainment. Visit cawdorcastle.com for more info.

GRANTOWN MOTORMANIA @ Grantownon-Spey grantown-motormania.co.uk GARDENS WEEKEND @ Cawdor Castle, 11am, 2pm. NBAAF: > NAIRN BOOK & ART FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT @ Nairn Comm. Ctr, 6.45pm. SOUNDS FAMILIAR - SINGING GROUP

SUN 01 SEP

@ Craigmonie Hotel, 2.30pm. 01463 233231

TUE 03 SEP

NBAAF: > NICKY MARR @ Nairn Comm. & Art Ctr, 11am. > SCOTTISH WILDLIFE WITH PETE CAIRNS AND MARK HAMBLIN @ HIGHLANDS ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY Nairn Comm. & Art Ctr, 2pm. MEETING @ Culloden Free Ch, 7.30pm > A READING TOUR WITH BOSWELL AND JOHNSON @ Nairn Library, 3.30pm. TRISTAN DA CUNHA - 50 YEARS ON FROM THE EVACUATION @ Culloden Library, 7.30pm. KAREN CAMPBELL THIS IS WHERE I AM @ Nairn Comm. & Art Ctr, 5pm. Scottish Ornithologists’ Club talk Already a well known crime novelist, Karen will discuss her new novel. > ALAN BARRON WALK @ Meet FORUM FOR MEN @ Macnabs, 8pm. Outside St Ninian’s Church, 7pm.

WED 04 SEP

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NBAAF: > EWAN MCVICAR - DAVID LIVINGSTONE AND RODERICK MURCHISON @ Nairn Comm. & Art Ctr, 10.30am. > ROBERT LIVINGSTON - PAINT: THE FIRST 40,000 YEARS @ Nairn Comm. & Art Ctr, 2pm. > BLACK ISLE BRONZE TOUR @ Balmakeith Business Park, Nairn, 4pm. > DR FRANCES WILKINS @ Nairn Comm. & Art Ctr, 5.15pm. > REGI CLAIRE AND RON BUTLIN @ Nairn Comm. & Art Ctr, 7.30pm. THE NIGG OLD TRUST PROJECT @ Fortrose Community Theatre, 7.30pm. NBAAF: > EVE HARRIS - THE MARRYING OF CHANI KAUFMAN @ Nairn Comm. & Art Ctr, 10.15am. > ALAN B HERRIOT DA ARBS SCULPTOR @ Brodie Castle, 11.30am. > ALAN BARRON WALK @ Meet at Little Theatre, 2pm. > SIMON FORDER - CASTLES AND FORTIFICATIONS @ Brodie Castle, 2pm. > TIM HONNOR - THE LEGACY OF THE PRINTING PRESS @ Nairn Comm. & Art Ctr, 3.30pm. > SANDRA MURRAY - COUTURIER @ Nairn Comm. & Art Ctr, 6.30pm. DIY OBSERVATORIES @ Birnie Village Hall, 7.30pm. SIGMA Talk by Pete Sherman. sigma-astro.co.uk

THU 05 SEP

Beach Car Park, 10am. NBAAF: > DANNY ALEXANDER AND FERGUS EWING INDEPENDENCE DEBATE @ Nairn Comm. & Art Ctr, 2.30pm. KINGSTON COMMUNITY LITTER SWEEP @ Scottish Dolphin Centre, 10am.

cawdorcastle.com INVERNESS FIELD CLUB STUDY EXCURSION @ tbc invernessfieldclub.org.uk CULTURE DAY @ Various - Findhorn, KInross and Forres, 10am. Findhorn Bay Arts presents a oneday extravaganza celebrating the very best of Moray’s art, culture, heritage and stunning natural environment. All event details at whatsonhighlands.com and findhornbayarts.com DOORS OPEN DAY @ Various - Inverness Eden Court Theatre, 10am-4pm (and Sun 11am-4pm) Inverness Town House, 10am-4pm doorsopendays.org.uk THE DARK WOOD @ Sanquhar Woods, Forres Vision Mechanics present a site-specific story walk performance of Dark Wood in Sanquhar Woods, as part of Findhorn Bay Arts’ first ever Culture Day event. findhornbayarts.com THE DARK WOOD @ Sanquhar Woods, Forres, (time tbc). As Sat 21 Sep. FELICITY ASTON: ‘CALL OF THE WHITE - TAKING THE WORLD TO THE SOUTH POLE’ @ Eden Court OneTouch, 7.30pm. At 11:09 on 29th December 2009 Felicity stood at the Geographic South Pole at the head of a team of 7 women from 6 different countries having skied 900km in 38 days from the coast of Antarctica. She’s here to tell us more. FORUM FOR MEN @ Macnabs, 8pm. MORGAN and WEST – TIME TRAVELLING MAGICIANS @ Eden Court OneTouch, 7.30pm. THE FARNE ISLANDS AND NORTH NORFOLK @ Fraser Park Bowling Club, 7.30pm. RSPB Talk. HIGHLANDS ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY PUBLIC OBSERVING SESSION @ Culloden Battlefield Observatory, 9pm.

SUN 08 SEP

TUE 10 SEP

INVERNESS FLORAL ART CLUB MEETING @ Cauldeen School, 7.30pm. THE PINK CASTLE LGBT PHILOSOPHY CLUB @ Riverside Lounge, Glen Mhor Hotel, 7.30pm. ‘What is so wrong about cheating in sport?’ HIGHLAND LITERARY SALON @ Glen Mhor Hotel, 7.30pm. Guest speaker: James Robertson. highlandlitsalon.com

FRI 06 SEP

HIGHLANDS ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY PUBLIC OBSERVING SESSION @ Culloden Battlefield Observatory, 9pm Weather permitting - check spacegazer.com

FRI 13 SEP

SUN 22 SEP

SAT 14 SEP

SAT 07 SEP

NBAAF: > FOOD FAIR @ Nairn Comm. & Art Ctr, 9am. > ALAN TRITTON CBE MILITARY HISTORIAN @ Nairn Comm. & Art Ctr, 11am. > THE PEN and I FIRE FOR THE MIND @ Little Theatre Nairn, 2pm. > VIDAR SUNDSTØL SCANDINAVIAN CRIME WRITER @ Nairn Comm. & Art Ctr, 3pm. > J. DAVID SIMONS - AN EXQUISITE SENSE OF WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL @ Nairn Comm. & Art Ctr, 4.30pm. > ANDREW GREIG - FAIR HELEN @ Little Theatre Nairn, 7pm. INVERNESS RAFT RACE @ River Ness, 11am. Popular yearly event as home-made rafts constructed with various degrees of sophistication make their way down the river, helmed by the unlikeliest of crews. children1st.org.uk DOORS OPEN DAY @ Various - Inverness and around. Buildings open in and around Inverness: Daviot Parish Church, 10am-4pm | Dunolly House, 10.30am-3.30pm | Free North Church, 10am-4pm | Highland Archive & Registration Centre, 11am-4pm | Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, 11am-3.30pm | Inverness Sheriff Court, Tours at 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm | Jim Savage-Lowden Observatory, 2pm-6pm | Maggie’s Highlands, 10am-4pm | MAKAR Workshop, 10am-4pm | Muirtown Locks, Inverness, guided walks 10.30am, 1.30pm | Ness Bank Church, 10am-4pm | Old High Church, 10am-4pm | St Andrew’s Cathedral, 6am-6pm | St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church St Stephen’s Church, 10.30am-4pm | Wardlaw Mausoleum, 10am-4pm doorsopendays.org.uk GEOLOGICAL TIME MACHINE @ Rosemarkie

DOORS OPEN DAY @ Various - Tain/ Bonar Bridge Edderton Old Parish Church, 10am-4pm | The Kyle of Sutherland Heritage Centre, 10am-4pm doorsopendays.org.uk @ Various - Ross and Cromarty. Ballone Castle, Portmahomack, 10am-4pm | Cromarty Courthouse Museum, 12noon4pm | Cromarty Lighthouse, 10am-4pm | East Church, Cromarty, 10am-4pm | Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Cottage and Museum, Cromarty, 12noon-5pm doorsopendays.org.uk CROMARTY COMMUNITY MARKET @ Victoria Hall, 11am. MEET THE PICTS AT CRAIG PHADRIG! @ Craig Phadrig, Inverness, 11am. Story-telling, ancient music, costumed re-enactments, and come-and-try activities. CAKE WALK WITH STORY @ Rosemarkie, (Time TBC). 0772 4992790, guyandjocelyn.org

WED 25 SEP THU 26 SEP

FRI 27 SEP

WILD FOOD WALK @ Sanquhar Mains Car Park, Forres, 2pm. Join a guided walk looking at landscape, plants and wild food. findhornbayarts.com SOUNDS FAMILIAR - SINGING GROUP @ Craigmonie Hotel, 2.30pm. As Tue 03 Sep. ANTIQUES VALUATION DAY @ Strathpeffer Pavilion.

SUN 15 SEP TUE 17 SEP

SAT 28 SEP

RSPB CAR OUTING TO KYLE OF LOCHALSH AND SKYE @ Highland Council Car Park (8.30am), Drumnadrochit (9am), 8.30am. 01997 421193 DOORS OPEN DAY @ Strathspey Steam Railway, Aviemore. Go behind the scenes at the last, of two, former Highland Railway Company sheds, with engines and carriages dating back to the late 1800s. strathspeyrailway.co.uk 01479 810725 @ Abernethy Old Kirk oldkirknethybridge.org

WED 18 SEP SAT 21 SEP

FORUM FOR MEN @ Macnabs, 8pm. LIVING FOOD @ Cawdor Castle, 10am-5pm. A celebration of Highland, artisan food and drink producers. Delicious food and drink served all day, local crafts and family entertainment.

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MON 30 SEP

HIGHLAND (BIRD) RINGING GROUP @ Highland Council Chamber, 12.45pm. Short talk.

SPORT
ATHLETIC BALL COMBAT EXTREME RACING

The Really Great North Run

A little earlier in the year than usual, the BAXTER’S LOCH NESS MARATHON AND FESTIVAL OF RUNNING takes place on 29 SEP and at that time of year should be even more aesthetically inspiring than ever, making us wonder why it still doesn’t get the live TV coverage it deserves. Especially since, over the past twelve years, it’s become one of the most popular events on the worldwide running calendar, attracting more than 8,000 competitors. With this being The Year Of Natural Scotland you would have imagined there could be no better way to publicise such a fact than by showing athletes racing against the breathtaking backdrop that constitutes the route. Not that such lack of imagination publicity wise has put off those competing and this year’s event looks like being better than ever, bringing together serious runners as well as those trying out not just the marathon, but also the 10K and 5K runs, no doubt with the intention of doing The Mobot at some point during the day. It’s a great day out for competitors and spectators alike, with lots of food and entertainment (including a Pasta Party) at the Event Village in Bught Park. For more details see lochnessmarathon.co.uk Perhaps in tribute to such athleticism, INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE started the new footer season up and running with the same kind of determination as they approached much of the last campaign. Billy McKay seems as much of a fox in the box as ever, meaning that ICT even managed to top the table after the first couple of weeks. Their game against the less than impressive Hibs on 28 SEP should give them a fine opportunity to secure another victory. Things haven’t started quite so well for ROSS COUNTY, but when it comes to their match against HEARTS on 21 SEP, the latter’s points deduction means the Dingwall side will still be kept off the foot of the table. Derek Adams will be hoping his team get into gear pretty sharpish though as this season looks like being more competitive than last time round, as new boys Partick Thistle’s dismantling of County demonstrated.

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MARATHON | 10K | 5K| WEE NESSIE
Baxters Food & Drink Fayre | Kids Activities | Live Music

www.lochnessmarathon.com

WINNER OF BEST SPORTING EVENT

SAT 31 AUG

LOVAT V NEWTONMORE, 2.30pm. KINGUSSIE V GLENURQUHART, 2.30pm, shinty.com INVERNESS CT V HEARTS, 3pm. LOSSIEMOUTH V FRASERBURGH, 3pm. FORRES M’ICS V BUCKIE THISTLE, 3pm. ELGIN V CLYDE, 3pm. STRATHSPEY T’TLE V F’TINE UTD, 3pm. 9 DAY EQUINE EXTRAVAGANZA @ Newtonmore Riding Centre. Running to Sunday 08 Sep newtonmoreridingcentre.com

Canoe, run and bike triathlon. cairngormadventuretriathlon.org GOLSPIE 10K AND 3K FUN RUN @ Golspie, eastsutherlandac.org

WED 18 SEP SAT 21 SEP

LGBT 5K RUNNING GROUP @ Inverness Leisure, 6.30pm. PEAK TO PEAK CYCLE CHALLENGE @ Cairngorm Mountain. Cycle from Cairngorm Mountain to Nevis Range Mountain with Paralympic Gold Winner David Smith MBE. This route is 65 miles long. disabilitysnowsport.org.uk/ events/peaktopeak ROSS SUTHERLAND V SHETLAND, 3pm. HIGHLAND RFC V BANFF RFC, 3pm. ROSS COUNTY V HEARTS, 3pm. STRATHSPEY THISTLE V CLACH’, 3pm. FORRES MECH’S V BRORA R’S, 3pm. LOSSIEMOUTH V COVE RANGERS, 3pm. TOUR DE BEN NEVIS, 7am. Back for the fourth year, The Tour de Ben Nevis brings mountain biking back to the mountains! nofussevents.co.uk

SUN 01 SEP

MORAY MARATHON @ Elgin, 9am. includes Half Marathon and 10K road race. moraymarathon.com

WED 04 SEP SAT 07 SEP

LGBT 5K RUNNING GROUP @ Inverness Leisure, 6.30pm. CLAC’ V INVERURIE LOCO WORKS, 3pm. BRORA RANGERS V LOSSIEMOUTH, 3pm. NAIRN COUNTY V KEITH, 3pm. WICK ACADEMY V COVE RANGERS, 3pm. ROSS SUTHERLAND V MORAY, 3pm. HIGHLAND RFC V AB’N W’DERERS, 3pm.

SUN 22 SEP

TUE 10 SEP

2ND HIGHLAND WHEELCHAIR CURLING TRIPLES COMPETITION @ Inverness Ice Centre. In the run up to next years’ Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, Scotland’s top wheelchair curlers will once again converge on Inverness to take part in the 2nd Highland Wheelchair Curling Triples Competition on Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th September 2013 at Inverness Ice Centre. The event is hosted by Highland Wheelchair Curling Club and sponsored by TESCO Inverness.

SAILORS SOCIETY WILDERNESS CHALLENGE @ Glenmore Lodge. Mountain bike 50km through open hills and ancient Caledonian pine forest canoe 3km on one of the park’s most beautiful lochs run or walk for 5km including an ascent of an 800m mountain peak test your navigational and team working skills. sailors-society.org/events/ wilderness-challenge-scotland

WED 25 SEP SAT 28 SEP

LGBT 5K RUNNING GROUP @ Inverness Leisure, 6.30pm. INVERNESS CT V HIBERNIAN, 3pm. NAIRN COUNTY V S’SPEY THIS’, 3pm. CLACH’ V DEVERONVALE, 3pm. WICK ACADEMY V LOSSIEMOUTH, 3pm. BRORA R’S V FORT WILLIAM, 3pm. RAF LOSSIEMOUTH V STORNOWAY, 3pm. LORD OF THE LOCHS SPORTIVE @ Fort William, The Lord of the Lochs Sportive returns for its second year and, once again, will take the rider on an unrivalled route of quiet roads and spectacular scenery passing many sights of historical interest.

WED 11 SEP

2ND HIGHLAND WHEELCHAIR CURLING TRIPLES COMPETITION @ Inverness Ice Centre. As Tue 10 Sep.

SAT 14 SEP

CAMANACHD CUP FINAL 2013 @ An Aird Shinty Field, Fort William. Shinty.com

SUN 29 SEP

BAXTERS LOCH NESS MARATHON 2013 @ Bught Park. A race for everyone, from the marathon to the Wee Nessie. Find out more at: lochnessmarathon.com

SAT 05 OCT
ROSS COUNTY V DUNDEE UTD, 3pm. CAIRNGORM ADVENTURE TRIATHLON @ Glenmore Area.

HIGHLAND RFC V ROSS S’LAND, 3pm. ROSS COUNTY V ABERDEEN, 3pm.

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CABARET COMEDY DANCE DRAMA MUSICAL

Taylor of Inverness
You’ll know ROBERTA TAYLOR. If not by name then for her roles as Irene Raymond in Eastenders and Inspector Gina Gold in The Bill. But she hasn’t spent her days just squabbling in the square or embarking on yet another attempt to quell crime on Sun Hill’s terrifying Jasmine Allen estate. In fact she’s had a rich and enduring career as one of the country’s finest stage actresses, making her mark as part of Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre throughout the 1980s. Now she’s back in Scotland with the excellent Dogstar Theatre Company in the title role of THE BARONESS [1], a play by Thor Bjorn Krebs which tours the Highlands, debuting in Stornoway on 30 AUG before coming to STRATHPEFFER PAVILION (03 SEP), then being performed throughout the region including RESOLIS MEMORIAL HALL (17 SEP), UNIVERSAL HALL, FINDHORN (18 SEP), GORDONSTOUN SCHOOL (19 SEP) and EDEN COURT (20 & 21 SEP). Directed by ICA favourite, Matthew “Tailor Of Inverness” Zajac, it tells the story of the intense friendship between the 62-year-old Karen Blixen, the writer of Out of Africa, and Thorkild Bjornvig, 29 years old and, at the time a rising star of Danish poetry. A smashhit in Denmark, it’s an extraordinary piece of theatre, made all the more impressive by accompanying music from LAU’s Aiden O’Rourke. See our interview with Taylor on p20. A rather more hackneyed yarn, but just as much of a commercial success is BUDDY –THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY [2] (EDEN COURT, 23–28 SEP). The first notable tragic rock’n’roll martyr, Holly influenced a whole generation of musicians, most notably The Beatles and without him we’d probably all still be doing the Charleston. This show gives you all his hits, of which there are so many that we can almost forgive it for billing itself as “Peggy Sue-perb.” We’ll also be checking out LONG LIVE THE LITTLE KNIFE [3] at ARDROSS COMMUNITY HALL on 30 AUG and EDEN COURT on 01 SEP, a multi award-winning show from the Fringe about “art forgery, castration and blind drunkenness”. Liz and Jim are smalltime con artists who need £250,000 fast. They decide to become the world’s greatest counterfeiters. There’s only one problem. They can’t paint. A caper ensues and it all looks like something of a riot. Recommended. As is ED BYRNE. The Irish comedian is something of a veteran stand-up, as are most of his peers on the scene and it’s the process of getting older that he examines in ROARING FORTIES [4] at EDEN COURT on 29 SEP. He’s been getting rave reviews from the show during its Edinburgh run, so expect to find him at the top of his game. From a seasoned standup to one of comedy’s rising talents. Back at Nairn Book & Arts Festival, SARA PASCOE [5] is appearing on SAT 07 SEP at NAIRN COMMUNITY & ARTS CENTRE. A smart, original comedian, she’s done her share of TV, but is best experienced live. Well worth seeing. More details in the listings & at www.whatsonhighlands.com

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TUE 27 AUG

NBAAF: > SARA PASCOE @ Nairn Community and Art Centre, 8.30pm. Regular weekly star of the Channel DUNSINANE @ Eden Court Empire, 7.30pm. 4 series Stand Up for the Week. PSYCHIC JUNE FIELD @ Little Theatre Nairn, 7.30pm. junefieldmedium.com

SUN 08 SEP

WED 28 AUG

PSYCHIC JUNE FIELD @ Little Theatre Nairn, 7.30pm. As Tue 27 Aug. DANCE DERBY @ Universal Hall, Findhorn, 7.30pm. DUNSINANE @ Eden Court Empire, 7.30pm.

BITE THE BULLET @ Eden Court OneTouch, 7.30pm. In 1990 before skittering to a quiet demise Glaswegian seminal agit-folknoir duo The Telltales had a minor hit in the UK. In Japan it went to number 1 for six weeks. Twenty one years later they return older, not wiser to Tokyo to perform at a live TV awards ceremony, with extra baggage.

has returned to her family home. With her is Henry, a visitor from the south, who arrives to find the modern world encroaching upon a traditional way of life. Increasingly bewitched by Sorcha’s sister Odhran, he is challenged to consider the power of prophecy over reason. BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY @ Eden Court Empire, 8pm.

THU 26 SEP

THU 29 AUG

MON 09 SEP TUE 10 SEP

PIP UTTON IN ADOLF @ Strathpeffer Pavilion, 8pm. The 20th Century’s most notorious tyrant is daringly and divisively brought to the stage in a powerful solo work. BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY @ Eden Court Empire, 8pm.

DANCE DERBY @ Eden Court OneTouch, 8pm. DUNSINANE @ Eden Court Empire, 2pm, 7.30pm.

BITE THE BULLET @ Eden Court OneTouch, 7.30pm. As Sun 08 Sep.

IF THESE SPASMS COULD SPEAK @ Eden Court OneTouch, 7.30pm. An outstanding solo performance based on a collection of funny, sad, touching and surprising stories DUNSINANE @ Eden Court Empire, 7.30pm. about disabled people and their bodies.

FRI 27 SEP

FRI 30 AUG

LONG LIVE THE LITTLE KNIFE @ Ardross Community Hall, 8pm.

THU 12 SEP

SAT 31 AUG

DUNSINANE @ Eden Court Empire, 2pm, 7.30pm. LONG LIVE THE LITTLE KNIFE @ Eden Court OneTouch, 8pm. THE BARONESS @ Strathpeffer Pavilion, 8pm. A searing psycho-sexual drama, The Baroness is set in the early 1950s and tells the story of the intense friendship between the 62-year-old Karen Blixen (pen-name Isak Dinesen), the writer of Out of Africa, and Thorkild Bjornvig, 29 years old and a rising star of Danish poetry.

SUN 01 SEP TUE 03 SEP

EDUCATING RONNIE @ Eden Court OneTouch, 7pm. In 2002, Joe went on a gap year trip to Uganda, to visit an aunt who was working for a charity. Amidst the six week blur of safaris, white-water rafting and orphanages, Joe made friends with Ronnie. An astonishing true story performed by Joe himself, Educating Ronnie takes place over a decade: 4000 miles apart and thousands of pounds invested, it explores the murky processes behind bettering oneself in Uganda.

THE DRAWER BOY @ Ardross Community Hall, 8pm. Part comedy, part mystery, part tragedy, Michael Healey’s The Drawer Boy tells of Miles, a young actor armed with a notebook turning up on the doorstep of farmers Morgan and Angus in rural Ontario, offering to work in exchange for inspiration of his play Miles soon finds himself embroiled in their complex and intricate personal histories, as he uncovers a tragic past, riddled with guilt, secrecy, heartbreak and loss. BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY @ Eden Court Empire, 5pm, 8pm.

SAT 28 SEP

FRI 13 SEP

A LITTLE BIRD BLOWN OFF COURSE @ Strathpeffer Pavilion, 7.30pm.

TUE 17 SEP

WED 04 SEP

THE BARONESS @ Resolis Memorial Hall, 7.30pm. As Tue 03 Sep.

EUROPA – OUR FIRST MIGRANT @ Abriachan Hall, 7.30pm. Devised by Salvatore Cabras and Maggie Rose. Europa, a beautiful Phoenician princess, is abducted by Zeus in the guise of a bull. He forces her to undertake a perilous journey over the Mediterranean to Crete. This retelling of an ancient myth will explore how the tension between Eastern sophistication and Western vitality engenders an eclectic European identity. THE LIST @ Eden Court OneTouch, 8pm. NBAAF: > JAMES ROSS @ Little Theatre Nairn, 9.30pm. NBAAF: > CALENDAR GIRLS @ Little Theatre Nairn, 8pm.

WED 18 SEP

THREAD @ Eden Court OneTouch, 2.30pm, 7.30pm. Come roll your dice at the church hall beetle drive and share Joan, William and Izzy’s tangled lives. THE BARONESS @ Universal Hall, Findhorn, 7.30pm. As Tue 03 Sep.

PIVOTAL 2013: PROFESSIONAL DANCE EXPO @ Eden Court OneTouch, 5.30pm, 6pm, 6.30pm, 7.30pm. Now in its second year, Pivotal presents exciting new works by seven professional companies (including two Hip-hop / contemporary companies who are travelling up from London especially for this event) working in a range of styles including Hip-hop, Contemporary and physical dance. In addition to the performances there will be presentations, break out performances around the building and film screenings plus informal showings and company classes. There will also be the opportunity for choreographers, performers and companies to network with dancing peers and promoters. THE DRAWER BOY @ Resolis Memorial Hall, 7.30pm. The Highly acclaimed play from Canadian Michael Healey courtesy of Mull Theatre. BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY @ Eden Court Empire, 5pm, 8pm.

FRI 20 SEP

THE BARONESS @ Eden Court OneTouch, 8pm. As Tue 03 Sep.

THU 05 SEP FRI 06 SEP

SAT 21 SEP

THE BARONESS @ Eden Court OneTouch, 8pm. As Tue 03 Sep.

SUN 29 SEP

MON 23 SEP TUE 24 SEP

BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY @ Eden Court Empire, 8pm. BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY @ Eden Court Empire, 8pm.

ED BYRNE: ROARING FORTIES @ Eden Court Empire, 8pm. The ever-inventive comedian should be a giddy treat.

SAT 07 SEP

TUE 01 OCT

KAKATSITSI @ Universal Hall, Findhorn, 8pm.

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THE BEAUTIFUL HOUSE @ Spectrum Centre, 12.30pm. playpieces.co.uk

WED 25 SEP

SCOTTISH OPERA @ Nevis Centre, 7.30pm. Handel; Rodelinda. New Production. Sung in English

THE IDIOT AT THE WALL @ Eden Court OneTouch, 7.30pm. On a Hebridean island in the wake of WWI, Sorcha

SAT 05 OCT

B ROADS @ Spectrum Centre, 12.30pm. playpieces.co.uk

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After they have been running wild for the past 7 weeks and bedtimes have slipped later and later it can be very hard to reign it back in again, but sleep plays a significant role in brain development, and it is therefore important for children to get enough sleep as their bodies grow and mature. Sleep is crucial for teenagers - it is while they are asleep that they release a hormone that is essential for the growth spurt during puberty. Lack of sleep makes it much harder for us to concentrate and scientific evidence shows that the right amount of night-time sleep is just as important for children s development as healthy eating and regular exercise. So try to make sure your primary school child get 10‒12 hrs and your teenagers 8‒10 hrs.

2. A healthy breakfast

Though the mornings can be a bit hectic, try to make your child a nutritious breakfast - missing breakfast can result in kids feeling tired, restless or irritable. Their bodies need to fuel-up after not eating during those 8‒12 hours sleep above. Quick tips: Avoid the high sugar cereals and cereal bars. ¦ Use brown bread for toast. ¦ If all else fails, a piece of fruit is a good quick choice.

3. Water

It is very important for kids to keep hydrated. Make a water bottle part of your child s daily school gear ‒ you ll be saving money, keeping your child away from unhealthy alternatives and saving disposable water bottle waste.

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If your kids bring a packed lunch with them then you are more able to determine that they eat healthily during the day. However what you must remember is that the food in that lunchbox will be sitting around in a usually warm environment for several hours before your child gets to it, so you need to add a few precautions to make sure the lunch stays as good as when you pack it. Use an insulated lunch bag, to help keep the food fresh - if possible, use an ice-pack with foods like sandwiches, and cheese or yoghurts. The cooler a food starts out in a lunchbox, the better. Avoid the processed convenience lunch products on offer in every supermarket, they are often pumped full of hidden sugars and fat. Finally wash the lunch bag and all containers after each use with hot, soapy water to get rid of any bacteria.

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The Corner Bar & Bistro
50 Union Street, Inverness
Having reviewed restaurants in the Highlands for over 12 years now, I expect a certain amount of repeat visits ‒ but when it is suggested by ICA that I review The Corner Bar & Bistro this month I am ready to mutiny. I ate there a few years ago and though it wasn t a terrible meal overall, there was a bit of an incident over a burger, involving a discussion over whether you can really call a large mushroom stuffed in a bap, a mushroom burger . After telling my scarring tale about the mushroom burger/ not burger and saying I was not sure I could go through it all again, I was told to fear not because the Corner Grill as was, is no more and whilst they are still indeed on and still bear the name of the corner, it is now under new management and mushroomburger-gate is no more. So, always happy to oblige, I trundle along. The decor remains largely

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and meaty cheese that works great cooked or uncooked. This was a simple dish, the halloumi cut pleasantly thick and pan fried to perfection served with a crisp, dressed salad which unfortunately did not contain the Parmesan in the title. It was, however, yummy. My partner chose the Oven Baked Camembert with Red Onion, Chilli Chutney and warm Rosemary Bread. This is actually

unchanged and that is no bad thing. It has a curious mix of styles inside including some large art pieces that draw the eye and a European appeal that seems to bring in the tourists in droves. It s the sort of place where you can feel comfortable if you are on holiday and feel adventurous if you live here. It is run by a small team and it is a pretty smooth, norush, relaxed affair even though the place is packed out. We got our drinks and placed our order quickly but then had quite a wait for the food ‒ which was fine as we weren t in a particular rush and the sofa I was sitting on was lovely and comfortable. My starter, when it did arrive, was delicious. Pan Fried

Halloumi with Wild Rocket and Parmesan Salad. I am noticing

Halloumi ‒ a semi soft cheese from Cyprus ‒ popping up on more and more menus at the moment, and quite rightly. It is a very versatile

on the sharing menu and it was indeed a feast. A whole gooey, melting Camembert with a stack of Rosemary focaccia bread. It did not however contain the Red Onion which was in the title ‒ was there a pattern building here? It was simplicity itself, this dish. Cheese and bread however can be lifted to iconic status when it is the right cheese and the right bread and this was both of those. The red onion would have been very

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complimentary to the dish, adding a bit of depth of flavour, however it wasn t to be. The Mains menu has great variety and certainly offers something for everyone but I would say by far and away the most popular item on that menu when I was there was the enormous Gourmet Beef Burger with mushroom, tomato and red onion. Served with chunky chips (which looked amazing) and salad. At just £7.95 it is a great value meal and seemed to be going down extremely well. I however ordered

uniformly presented - black slate, clean and modern, all pretty stylish. The Trufito was not so stylish though, it should have looked a bit like a chocolate tea-cake or bomb but the chocolate shell on the outside was all cracked and broken. So although it did not look beautiful it was a satisfying enough sweet. A far superior dessert was my partner s choice of Champagne

Hot Coriander, Mushroom expecting that by now. The two Risotto served with Warm Herb different sorbets though were in Bread, only ‒ you ve guessed it ‒ fact quite special. The light, bubbly
there was no herb bread, though there was a small side salad. Hum. The risotto was the sort you can stand a spoon up in and I must say although the flavours in this were lovely, I do prefer the more traditional creamy consistency rather than this solid stuff.

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and Raspberry Sorbets with Wild Berries and Whipped Cream. There was no whipped
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textured champagne sorbet nestling at the bottom of the glass with 2 scoops of gorgeous dark pink raspberry sorbet on top - they looked like 2 beautiful roses and the flavour was immense. So all in all, a pretty satisfying meal. The place looked good, the staff were friendly and efficient and most of the food was above average. I did spend most of the meal regretting not ordering a side of their chunky chips as each table around took delivery of their bowls of crispy delights, so I will definitely go back.

Not such great value at £8.25 (no longer it seems is a salad the cheap option on the menu) but all ingredients were at least present and correct (although there were more green olives than black). It was a beautiful fresh salad, with lots of variety and different textures set off by a sweet balsamic dressing. There was a good choice of desserts and I plumped for the Chocolate

My partner chose a Black Olive, Sun Dried Tomato and Wild Rocket Salad with Greek Feta Cheese and Rosemary Dressing.

We weren t offered the lunchtime deal menu (offering 2 courses for £9.95 Mon-Fri 12‒2.30pm), so ask for that if you think it suits you. Price for 2: £37.85 (exc. drinks) ICA RATING 1: Exterior/Location ..........................8 2: Interior/Atmosphere .....................8 3: Staff–Appearance ........................8 4: Staff–Helpfulness .........................8 5: Speed Of Service .........................6 6: Food–Presentation.......................7 7: Food–Quality................................8 8: Food–Value..................................7 9: Menu–Range/Balance/Clarity ......8 10: Toilets–Appearance/Cleanliness 8 TOTAL: 76%

Trufito with Passionfruit Coulis. Only, uh-oh, no sign of

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the Passionfruit Coulis. I know sometimes kitchens can run out of the odd ingredient but I would really rather be informed beforehand when a dish is being altered from what is on the menu. Up to this point all the dishes had been quite

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2 Course Bar Lunch • £7.50

Living Food is a feast for all the senses. A celebration of Highland organic and artisan food and drink. Our marquees, in the stunning setting of Cawdor Castle, will be full of people telling the story of their produce complimented by delicious food and drink served all day, local cra s and family entertainment. £3.50 per adult and £1 per child

e Maple Court Hotel, 12 Ness Walk, Inverness, IV3 5SQ www.maplecourthotel.co.uk ~ Tel 01463 230330

Visit www.cawdorcastle.com for more info or email [email protected] Tel 01667 404401

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