Check out whatsoninverness where the choice is yours – whether you fancy the traditional or modern, wish to look on or join in, seek out the quiet life or the wild life, enjoy the indoors or the great outdoors. There's something happening in Inverness at all times of the year, from a Highland show to Highland festivals, (Rockness and Belladrum for example) from the traditional Highland Games to the Inverness Tattoo, from a New Year Hogmanay ceilidh to a Burns Supper. The range is amazing and growing daily. For gig and club lisitings in Inverness try the gig shark and for pub and club reviews click here. The Barclay's Scottish Golf Open was staged at Castle Stuart Golf Links, Ardersier in July 2011 and the Links will host the event through to 2013. There will be loads of entertainment throughout Inverness City Centre during this great sporting event!
Regular Events:-
Daily: Traditional Music Sessions/Live Music; Hootananny, Church Street tel 233651,
Mostly Daily: Live Music/Comedy, The Ironworks, Academy Street Tel 08717 789173,
Every Saturday: Ceilidh with Fraser, Erik and Guests, Hootananny, Church Street from 2.30pm - 4.30pm
Every Sunday: Car Boot Sale, Caley Stadium from 8.00am
Every Sunday: Destiny Church Inverness - Meeting at the Thistle Hotel at 11am
Every Monday: Innner Peace - Meditation classes, Riverdale Centre, Church Street at 7pm
Every Tuesday (July & August) Pipe Band Perfomances in High Street at 8.00pm
Every Tuesday: Traditional Jazz, Nico's Bar, Ness Bank between 9-11pm
Every 2nd & 4th Wednesday: Loch Ness Toastmasters, Glen Mhor Hotel, Ness Bank at 7.00pm
Every Thursday: Informal Music Session, Clachnaharry Inn at 9pm, Tel 239806
Every Thursday: Beauly Firth & Glens Pipe Band at the Square, Beauly 7.30-9.30pm (during the summer months)
Fri/Sat: Live Piano Music, The Piano Bar, Glenmoriston
Sat 19th Nov - Sat 18th Feb 2012
The Making of Longbird - A Retrospective, animation by Will Anderson, film and exhibition. Tel: 01463 237114
Inverness Museum & Art Gallery.
Fri 3rd Feb - Mon 6th Feb
WinterFest 2012 - Winterskills courses
www.naturalhighguiding.co.uk/winterfest.htm
Feeder
Ironworks, Academy St at 7pm
Fri 3rd Feb
The Alexander Brothers Following a sellout tour in 2011, The Alexander Brothers join us at Eden Court to show just why they are Scotland's leading international entertainers. The brothers have been in demand for theatre productions and television programmes for many years and still regularly tour around the world. It is now 50 years since they made their first appearance as professional entertainers at the Webster Theatre in Arbroath and they are back to perform a great selection of their best known hits including their chart topping hit ‘Nobody’s Child’.
Onetouch Theatre at 7.00pm
Fri 3rd Feb
Bat News An evening of talks about our smallest mammals
Tiso, Longman £3 from 8pm – 10pm
Sat 4th Feb
Jumble Sale
Findon Hall, Culbokie from 10am – 2pm
Sat 4th Feb
Cairngorms Food Hall Local food producers, cooking demonstrations, whisky tasting www.kingussiefoodonfilm.co.uk
Badenoch Centre, Spey street, Kingussie from 11am – 4.30pm
Vintage Tea Party Followed by film screening of Toast about TV chef Nigel Slater’s life. Tickets £5/£4 www.kingussiefoodonfilm.co.uk
Talla Nan Ros, Kingussie at 4.30pm
Andrew O'neill Andrew O’Neill is a stand-up comedian, a metalhead, an amateur occultist and a musician. He's done a bit of telly, (including Saxondale with Steve Coogan) and lots of radio, but live on stage is where the hidden mind-control signals planted in his work are most effective. Find out just why Andrew O’Neill is so funny – buy your tickets now! (That’s a subliminal message!).
Onetouch Theatre at 7.30pm
Dingwall Choral Society Presenting a programme including Carmina Burana Tickets £8/£5 www.dingwallchoralsociety.co.uk
Strathpeffer Pavillion at 7.30pm
Rachel Sermanni Black Currents EP Tour
Irownworks, Academy St at 7.30pm
Bollywood in Badenoch Indian meal and Bollywood-Badenoch Babes dancing followed by film screening of Cooking with Stella. Tickets £5/£4 www.kingussiefoodonfilm.co.uk
Talla Nan Ros at 8pm
RSPB Wildlife and Waves Explore why our coastline is rich in wildlife. Activities, games, information
BL’ AZZ Jazz lunch
Sunday Carvery Cinema Carvery lunch followed by film screening of The Gold Rush starring Charlie Chaplin who has to improvise a meal with nothing but an old boot. www.kingussiefoodonfilm.co.uk Ticket £10 with carvery lunch, £4 film only.
Duke of Gordon, Kingussie at 12.30pm
Josie Long
Irownworks, Academy St at 7.30pm
Schools Rock Challenge Last year’s Rock Challenge® was a huge success, with schools from across the area coming together at Eden Court to put on a fantastic show. The focus of this friendly and vibrant competition is on young people leading healthy lifestyles and being their best without the need for tobacco, alcohol and illegal substances.
In 2012, even more schools from across the region will be participating in the Northern Constabulary Rock Challenge competition. Come along and lend your support for these talented youngsters.
Empire Theatre at 7.30pm
Adult Scottish Country Dancing Tickets - £1
Ferintosh Church Hall, Conon Bridge from 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Elkie Brooks Quite simply one of the most successful and popular singers the UK has ever produced. Now in the 5th decade of her career, she is still proving to be one of the most powerful and versatile vocal talents of our generation. With numerous hit singles, million selling albums and awards, her annual tours are treat for fans old and new.Performing some of her classic hits, blues, jazz and songs from her new album 'Powerless', an electric evening with Elkie is guaranteed to leave you begging for more. Elkie is a stunning performer and whatever she does, she does it best live. Don't miss the chance to see a truly great artist in action.
Empire Theatre at 7.30pm
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Robert Tressell's The Ragged Trousered Philanthorpist has become a classic of working-class literature since its first publication in 1914. The play shares with its audience a year in the life of a group of painters and decorators, as they renovate a three-storey town house for Mayor Sweater. It traces their struggle for survival in a complacent and stagnating Edwardian England. These workers are the "philanthropists" who throw themselves into back-breaking work for poverty wages in order to generate profit for their masters. Performed as a two-hander, the production, which coincides with the centenary.
Onetouch Theatre at 7.30pm
Circus Of Horrors The Show that Rocked Britain's Got Talent is back with a new Awe inspiring Jaw dropping sensation. With a brilliant cast The Circus of Horrors features some of the greatest, most bizarre & beautiful Circus acts on earth. Where else can you see a dare devil sword swallower swallowing a lit neon tube!
Where else can you see a beautiful creature hung upside-down while a dare devil trapeze artist performs a exquisite ariel act hung solely from her partners hair!
Where else can you see a contortionist contort her body while firing a arrow from a long bow with her feet!
All this and a whole lot more.
Empire Theatre at 8pm
John Wilson & His Band Playing songs from a brand new album, Who’s In Town, and a selection of great covers, John Wilson is back on the road with his hugely talented band.
Onetouch Theatre at 7.30pm
Robin & The Big Freeze With suitcases and satnavs the birds are getting ready to leave town. Robin remains, he's got lots to do like tweeting at anyone who comes near his patch and digging for worms. But the snow is on its way and lots of it... is everyone ready for the big freeze? A seasonal feast of a show with fantastic puppets, live music, birdwatching and gardening for everyone. Suitable for families and anyone aged 4+.
Onetouch Theatre at 1.30pm & 4.30pm
Barflies A sell-out success at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2009 Barflies , from multi-award winning Scottish company Grid Iron, is a visceral look at the pains and glories of drunkenness and all the humour, horror, hope and devastation it can bring.Drawn from the short stories and poems of cult American writer Charles Bukowski, Barfliesis a rumbustious encounter with his alter-ego Henry Chinaski and the women who shaped his life and work. Performed on location in Hootananny on Church Street, Barfliesfeatures stunning performances from actors Keith Fleming (Sunshine on Leith and Peer Gynt) and Charlene Boyd as well aslive music from composer David Paul Jones. Adapted and directed by Ben Harrison.
Hootananny’s at 8.30pm
Passing Through On a wet winter's night at the Dockers Social Club there's been a terrible mistake. They booked The Ace of Spades thinking it was a Motorhead tribute band but they got Tommy the Magician instead.
Tommy made a sharp exit and is nursing a pint and a bruised ego in the pub down the road when Alice stomps in from the rain. She's soaked, been stood up and that's it, she's had it forever with romance.
What neither of them know is that some magic might just be around the corner. Or is true love just another conjuring trick, a sleight of hand?
Onetouch Theatre AT 7.30pm
Honey Honey: The Abba Bear Show The Honey Honey Show is the world's first ABBA concert for kids of all ages and the most fun your family will have together all year. The world’s most famous ABBA performers join Benny Bear with a full live band on stage for singing, dancing and crazy fun. If you’re looking for a fantastic show for the whole family, you’ve just found it.
Empire Theatre at 4pm
1974 Abba Show The 1974 ABBA Show features the famous faces who fronted Bjorn Again for the last decade, performing the hit songs from the movie Mamma Mia. Come on dancing queens, grab your platform shoes and get ready to have the time of your life!
Empire Theatre at 7.30pm
Michael Mcgoldrick & Friends A rare chance to see three of the world's finest musicians on stage together - Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle join us at Eden Court as part of their European tour. Regarded as one of the greatest flute players of all time, Mike spent 2010 on a worldwide tour with Mark Knopfler, has toured with The Afro Celts and Kate Rusby and collaborated with the likes of Jim Kerr, Youssou N'Dour, John Cale and Zakir Hussian.
Onetouch Theatre at 8pm
The Scottish Ensemble
Haydn Symphony No.44 in E minor ‘Trauer’
Luke Bedford New work – world premiere
Alwyn Pastoral Fantasia
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in E flat K364
Onetouch Theatre at 8pm
Fascinating Aida Continuing their smash-hit sell-out 2011 tour, three times Olivier Award nominated and now a global internet sensation, Fascinating Aida are Britain's best funniest all woman comedy cabaret trio. This brand new show will include several numbers hot off the press, plus a few old favourites including their infamous anthem to budget travel, Cheap Flights, which has had more than 7 million hits on YouTube.
Empire Theatre at 7.30pm
Southern Tenant Folk Union The most highly acclaimed folk/bluegrass band in the UK today, Southern Tenant Folk Union have recently released their fourth album 'Pencaitland' and since starting out in 2006 they've toured their exciting live show all over the UK, Ireland, Netherlands & Germany. A seven piece all acoustic band with banjo, mandolin, fiddle & harmony vocals the STFU perform with 'soul & beauty' on their murder ballads & laments and tear it up with their 'Hootenanny sawdust-kickers' and high energy sound.
Onetouch Theatre at 7.30pm
The Scottish Sun Oracle Tour Scotland’s top three psychics will appear on stage together for the very first time in the UK’s biggest live psychic show. The Scottish Sun’s Oracle Tour stars Frank Pilkington, the paper’s resident astrologer and psychic. Joining Frank are fellow Oracle psychics, Joan Charles and Kyle Gray.
Empire Theatre at 8pm
Gilded Balloon Comedy Circuit Once a month enjoy the cutting edge of new comedy with the Gilded Balloon Comedy Circuit. This February look forward to Mark Nelson, Fern Brady and compere John Gavin. Onetouch Theatre at 8pm
Vox Motus – The Infamous Brothers Dave nport Startling Manifestations. Amazing Revelations. Dark Secrets. It is 1862 and the gaslights are flickering... Welcome to an evening of magic and illusion with the infamous brothers, Willy and Ira Davenport. Inspired by the true story of the Davenport Brothers, this amazing play promises to be a true theatrical treat. Join us to witness the wonder and mystery of the Davenports' dramatic demonstrations. In their presence, furniture dances, bodies levitate and the voices of the dead resonate through the theatre.
Onetouch Theatre at 7.45pm
Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra Stefan Solyom, the BBC SSO's Associate Guest Conductor from 2006-2009, returns to Inverness to conduct the lilting and tuneful melodies of Dvorák's radiant Eighth Symphony. Young Russian-born violinist Alexandra Soumm performs Bruch's most enduring contribution to the concerto repertoire, and the concert opens with Tchaikovsky's ever-popular Shakespearean fantasy, Romeo and Juliet, here played in the composer's revised version.
Empire Theatre AT 8pm
Inverness Fiddler's Rally The Inverness Fiddlers’ Rally has always been a popular event in the city and in Eden Court Theatre’s calendar. On Saturday 25th February the Fiddlers will once again be joined by fellow enthusiasts from all over Scotland to form an orchestra of around 100 players who will perform a varied selection of traditional music from Scotland and beyond.
Empire Theatre at 7.30pm
An Evening With Andy Kershaw A born rebel and a maverick, Andy Kershaw has combined his passion for music with a lunatic curiosity and an instinct for frontline journalism, reporting for the BBC and the broadsheets from the world’s most extreme countries – Iraq, North Korea, Haiti, Angola and Rwanda during the genocide.
Onetouch Theatre at 8pm
Sun 26th Feb
Chinese State Circus From the land of legends and Shaolin monks comes the incredible new Chinese State Circus production - the live acrobatic spectacular Yin Yang. The Chinese State Circus is more than a theatre show; it is the embodiment of an ancient traditional art form which goes back over 2000 years. Prepare yourself and the whole family for a breathtaking fusion of precision acrobatics, Shaolin martial arts, dazzling circus skills, human juggling, hoop diving and dare-devil physical theatre – all of it accompanied by a stupendous live score.
Empire Theatre at 7.30pm
Mon 27th Feb
Chinese State Circus From the land of legends and Shaolin monks comes the incredible new Chinese State Circus production - the live acrobatic spectacular Yin Yang. The Chinese State Circus is more than a theatre show; it is the embodiment of an ancient traditional art form which goes back over 2000 years. Prepare yourself and the whole family for a breathtaking fusion of precision acrobatics, Shaolin martial arts, dazzling circus skills, human juggling, hoop diving and dare-devil physical theatre – all of it accompanied by a stupendous live score.
Empire Theatre at 5pm & 8pm
Curious Seed : Push Conceived and directed by Christine Devaney, PUSH will combine expressive choreography and live music with poetic text and video images to bring to life a dance piece featuring a wall, a young girl and an ensemble of “extra/ordinary” people (all members of Eden Court’s Dance Performance Group!).
Onetouch Theatre at 7.30pm
Balletboyz BalletBoyz is one of the most cheekily original and innovative forces in modern dance. Led by former Royal Ballet lead dancers Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, the company thrills audiences and critics the world over with its distinctive style, blending spectacular dance both energetic and graceful, with stunning music and film. In the TALENT, they pass the baton to a new generation of dancers in an evening of awesome dance, pure skill and sheer talent.
Empire Theatre at 8pm
Inverness Whisky Festival - the distilleries are lining up for the 2nd IWF, andthe launch night on the Friday will be in Hootenanny's, where Bruce McGregor will be organising the music for the evening. Guaranteed to be a great weekend - you can buy your tickets for itby calling 0844 395 4000.
Sat 5th May
Brew at the Bog - 5th May - for those that love unique and original beer, the chances are you'll have heard of BrewDog who were named the Sunday Herald's Scottish Business of the Year 2011. The lineup is very tasty and this festival is sure to be a very big hit! Tickets can be for the mighty fine price of £45 by calling 0844 395 4000.
Fri 1st Jun - Sun 3rd Jun
Northern Roots Music Festival - it's back for its 4th birthday! Northern Roots is continuing to inspire audiences with it's eclectic and never-rubbish lineup. This year sees the likes of Blazin' Fiddles alongside Quebec's Le Vent du Nord and legend Wizz Jones in the lineup. The afternoon concerts will also be pretty spectacular - visit the TicketSoup website here to buy tickets or call 0844 395 4000.
Fri 8th Jun - Sun 1oth Jun
RockNess Now in its seventh year, the three-day long Rock Ness offers an eclectic selection of bands in a beautiful location on the banks of Loch Ness near Inverness. For ticket info see http://www.rockness.co.uk/
Sat 21st Jul
City of Inverness Highland Games - The 2012 Inverness Highland Games looks set to be one of the most memorable ever seen in the Highlands as once again we join forces with our city's fantastic Armed Forces Day celebrations to stage a unique Highland experience for you and your family to enjoy.
Onthe day our Games will rock historic Northern Meeting Park in the heart of Inverness. The Armed Forces Day Parade is at1.00pm andthe Highland Games will start at 2.30pm until 7.00pm. See you there!
Northern Meeting Park
Thu 2nd Aug
Black Isle Show - The largest agricultural show in the north.
Mansfield Showground, Muir of Ord
Fri 3rd Aug - Sat 4th Aug
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival Belladrum Tartan Heart is quite simply, the friendliest, wackiest, most inclusive festival in Scotland! For more info see http://www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk/
Belladrum, near Beauly
For more details on this week's events go to the Events Page or the What's On Inverness Website. For all the latest film releases contact Vue Cinemas in Inverness.
