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issue105 APR 2011

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DANGER: The Hard Man is here... Alex Ferns in Jimmy Boyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story at Eden Court.

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Essential April ‘11

8 reasons to be cheerful this april, me hearties! Never mind recent announcements of MORRISSEY, JIMMY CARR , BOYZONE coming north - for now, we’ll happily take this month and all she has to offer. To wit: rock in a contemporary vein (JON FRATELLI) and of solid gold vintage (ALVIN STARDUST); drama most horrid from Eastenders baddie-Scot turned, erm, Scotsbaddie (THE HARD MAN); a dual explosion of comedy (SARAH MILLICAN, SEAN HUGHES, PHIL KAY, ED BYRNE, HOWARD MARKS) and dance (Scottish Ballet’s ALICE, David Hughes’ RED ROOM, Plan B / Shooglenifty’s the SHOOGLE PROJECT, and the truly spectacular CHOUF OUCHOUF); a mass rocket launch celebrating 50 years since Yuri G’s first space flight; three great PUPPET shows; new films (how to choose between KILLING BONO and THE BALLAD OF NESSIE?); hunting easter eggs or pictish thrones at Brodie Castle; going eclectic with a gong concert at Findhorn; a stunning proposition from Japanese ‘New Romantic’ TATSUYA YAMAUCHI (now a fundraiser for the tsunami-ravaged Japan); and SO. MUCH. MORE. Read on, read on... Tue 12 Apr

ROCKETS FOR YURI @ Nairn ESSENTIAL APRIL 2011

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s space flight. Be part of a global celebration with a mass rocket launch and films and starwatch in the evening.

Thu 21-Sat 23 Apr

THE HARD MAN @ Eden Court This month’s cover star ALEX FERNS stars in Jimmy Boyle’s gritty, groundbreaking drama.

Mon 25 Apr

TATSUYA YAMAUCHI @ Eden Court 04

One of Japan’s most treasured musicians makes a rare visit with his New Romantics ensemble. RAISING FUNDS FOR JAPAN

ART Sat 09 Apr

Stunning contemporary dance piece, based on Edgar Allen Poe’s Masqu of The Red Death.

Ex Fratellis and Codeine Velvet Club, Jon’s solo show features 60s pop to twisted psychedelia by way of a few late night weepies ...

RED ROOM (David Hughes Dance) @ Universal Hall, Findhorn

MUSIC

KIDS

JON FRATELLI @ The Loft

FILM

Sat 16 Apr

Sat 23 & Sun 24 Apr

from 01 Apr

Thu 14 Apr

So its Easter, and that means (among other things) chocolate eggs. Seems like a nice setting to go hunting ‘em...

First time here for Brooklyn based band who recently wowed at Celtic Connections

The laconic Irishman brings his unique humour to Morayshire. Funny, that.

pages 25–28

art >> pg7

film >> pg7–8

kids >> pg8–9

PictishThrones & more...

KillingBono & Ballad of Nessie...

Caged & Easter Egg Hunts...

music >> pg9–12

specials & talk >> pg12–13

sport >> pg13–14

ClassicalDanceFolkJazzRock

Black Holes & Wildcats...

Rugby, Running, Walking...

theatre >> pg14

the back end >> pg20-32

ComedyDanceDramaOpera...

Eating Out, Recipe, etc...

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SPECIALS

SEAN HUGHES @ Universal Hall

THEATRE

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ANNETTE’S GALLERY

Online gallery of work by Moray Artist Annette Mackinnon. annettesgallery.co.uk

BEAULY GALLERY

ELGIN LIBRARY

MORAY ARTS MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION  2–15 April

FIONA STEVENSON features in the main body of the Gallery Exhibition, new works in oil capture the remoteness of the Highlands. Also showing: David Body,Eileen Addly, Gwen Black, DUE TO OPEN MID–APRIL Sheila Maclean and Janis Mennie. An exciting new contemporary crafts and art Plus a selection of poetry tiles from IRIS gallery opening smack, bang in the centre of MILWARD. beaulygallery.co.uk Inverness - at 5 Lombard Street. Showcasing both emerging and established local artists/ makers across every discipline, with a little JOE MACRAE & DAVID LLYOD from further afield. Watch this space for more Sat 9 April, 2pm-5pm Photography by Joe info next month. 07735 010290 Macrae of the local area with stunning images of Inverness and its surrounds.  Plus, Paintings & found objects by David Lloyd from Elgin. His work explores the sea and its impact on the people who work and live on the coast.

HUNG

BIKE SHED

BRODIE CASTLE, Forres

PICTISH THRONE EXHIBITION from 1 April An opportunity to see this recreation of a Pictish throne, the first to be made in over 1000 years, by master craftsman Adrian McCurdy, who took his lines from ancient stone carvings.

CASTLE GALLERY

10TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION from 20 April A special exhibition marking ten years since the opening of the Castle Gallery, with about twenty new watercolour paintings and wood engravings by GILLIAN JONES, an artist who has been associated with the gallery since before it’s opening and even helped paint it’s walls! This is Gillian’s first solo show in over a decade, and is eagerly awaited by admirers of her work, including the musician and artist Donnie Munro who will be opening the exhibition. He describes Gillian’s work as ‘poetic, dynamic and deeply engaging. They bring to the viewer a real sense of the pleasure with which the artist has engaged with the landscapes of her native Highlands and Islands. The Scottish Gaidhealtachd is emerging as an area which has a strong, tangible and distinct visual culture of which Gillian Jones is both inheritor and exciting exponent.’

IMAG

WAY OF THE WARRIOR to 23 April Way of the Warrior is a visually stunning touring exhibition of movie arms and armour, used in epic historical blockbuster movies. All the movie armour and costumes are historically based, many representing highly accurate reconstructions of warrior equipment and weapons spanning the last 2500 years. The exhibition includes props from some of the biggest historical movies including Gladiator, Alexander, King Arthur, Kingdom of Heaven, The Last Samurai, Saving Private Ryan and Black Hawk Down. To complement the exhibition, some of the collections of the museum are show to give a Highland perspective to the displays. Targes, broadswords and a ‘Brown Bess’ flintlock are just some of the Highland warrior’s armoury that will be included. HIGHLAND DEAF COMMUNICATION PROJECT An exhibition of photographs and a DVD capturing the unique style of signing used by older deaf signers in the Highlands. The signers talk about their lives, memories, and growing up deaf in the Highlands. It is the first time deaf Highlanders have been included in a social history recording and is probably going to be the only record of ‘fingerspelling’ (their particular way of signing) ever made. inverness.highland.museum

JENNIFER WELCH GALLERY

FROM HOPEMAN TO THE CAIRNGORMS, oil paintings by ANDREW WELCH on show this month, alongside Scottish castles and fishing rivers. New works arriving weekly. jenniferwelchgallery.com

KILMORACK GALLERY

PETER WHITE to 22 April Peter White looks within himself for concepts whose presence have been sensed but whose description, form and boundaries are yet to be articulated, he

avoids presuppositions and strives towards a fresh recognition. Using painting as a means to explore the world and his relationship to it, his discoveries enable him to comprehend his own position and help him to build a spiritual connection with existence. kilmorackgallery.co.uk

ART

GLEN CAMPBELL PHOTOGRAPHY during April After twelve years in Australia, Glen has returned to Scotland with his wife Kristina and young children. The Highlands will once again be home as Glen turns his fine photographic skills on one of Europe’s last great wilderness regions.

MORAY ART CENTRE

THE TIN ROAD BY JOHN HODKINSON to 30 Apr An exhibition of digital prints and mixed media work exploring ideas and themes found in the stories and recollections of Scotland’s Travelling people.morayartcentre.org

TORE ART GALLERY

FILM

ART:

EDEN COURT

Re-opens 8th April with an Easter Exhibition featuring paintings by CARA MCKINNON CRAWFORD and others. tore-art-gallery.co.uk

WE FRAME IT

Limited edition prints by Fiona Matheson. panoramic-scotland.co.uk

FILM: TUES 05 APR

MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS @ EDEN COURT, 8PM Part of the IFF WONG KAR WAI SEASON. One of Wong’s most recent adventures takes us on a trip across America where we see Norah Jones take on the role of a soul-searcher, seeking some resolve about her love life.

FROM FRI 08 APR

RIO 2D/3D @ Vue When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with this bird of his dreams. MARS NEEDS MOMS 2D/3D @ Vue A young boy named Milo gains a deeper appreciation for his mom after Martians come to Earth to take her away. NEW YORK, I Love you @ Eden Court An anthology film joining several love stories set in one of the most loved cities of the world, New York. FAIR GAME @ Eden Court CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration. HOWL @ Eden Court As Allen Ginsberg talks about his life and art, his most famous poem is illustrated in animation while the obscenity trial of the work is dramatized. PAUL @ Eden Court Two British comic-book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.

FILM

FROM WED 13 APR

THU 28 APR

GENIUS WITHIN: THE INNER LIFE OF GLENN DIRTY DANCING @ Eden Court GOULD @ Eden Court A documentary on the Catch Swayze & Baby doing their thang. mysterious and influential pianist.

FROM FRI 15 APR

FROM 29 APR

HIDDEN GEM EASTER NEST BAKING @ Spectrum Centre. Age 2. 01463 221842 KUNG FU CAMP @ Spectrum Centre. Age 5. 01463 221842

WED 13 APR

ROUTE IRISH @ Eden Court The story of a private security contractor in Iraq who rejected the official explanation of his friend’s death and CAGED @ The Universal Hall.. 01309 691170 sets out to discover the truth. HELMETS & TIARA WORKSHOP @ Highland Museum Of Childhood, Strathpeffer. Suitable ORANGES AND SUNSHINE @ Eden Court for children 5+ Oranges and Sunshine tells the story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU @ Eden Court Ness Island walk @ Ness Islands, 2pm. Watch The affair between a politician and a ballerina Nottingham, who uncovered one of the most the river and its wildlife flow by as you wander is affected by mysterious forces keeping the significant social scandals in recent times: the along the Ness Islands. Meet at the bridge forced migration of children from the United lovers apart. onto the Ness Islands from Bught Road, at the Kingdom corner with Bught Drive, Inverness. SCREAM 4 @ Vue Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself GIRLS PAMPER NIGHT @ Strathpeffer back together thanks in part to her writing, is Community Centre. Come along and make visited by the Ghostface Killer. your own face mask, get your hair styled and nails painted. Suitable for P7 upwards. Booking RED RIDING HOOD @ Vue Set in a medieval essential. village that is haunted by a werewolf, a young girl falls for an orphaned woodcutter, much to KUNG FU CAMP @ Spectrum Centre. Age 5. her family’s displeasure. 01463 221842 THE CALL OF THE LOONBIRD @ The Universal WINNIE THE POOH @ Vue ZUMBATRONIC @ Spectrum Centre. Age 4. Hall. Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre present this Eeyore loses his tail and Pohh and his friends 01463 221842 magical story about the life of Little Eagle as are faced with the task of trying different he grows from small boy to adult through replacements. adversity, illness and success as a storyteller. 01309 691170 HAND PRINT ART @ Falconer Museum, Forres. Can you make a hedgehog, owl or flowers from your handprint?. CHINATOWN @ Nairn Community & Arts Centre, 7.30pm The gritty, multi-award winning CAGED @ Strathpeffer Pavilion BABY CHOONS @ Nairn Leisure Pool. Multi Polanski detective thriller with Jack Nicholson sensory baby disco for ages 0-5yrs. and Faye Dunnaway showing in Cinema Nairn in recognition of the international critic’s award MULTI SPORTS & ROUNDERS @ Strathpeffer as the ‘best film ever made’. MERKINCH NATURE WALK @ Merchinch Community Centre. Burn some energy playing Nature Reserve, 2pm. Enjoy life at the sea different games or have fun with the rounders side on this walk along the sea wall in the tournament. Suitable for P1. green gem that is Merkinch Local Nature Reserve. Meet at the ferry turning circle at the THE WAY BACK @ Eden Court Siberian KUNG FU CAMP @ Spectrum Centre. Age 5. end of Kessock Road, Inverness. gulag escapees walk 4000 miles overland to 01463 221842 freedom in India. ANIMAL KINGDOM @ Eden Court Tells the story of seventeen year-old J (Josh) as he navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.

KIDS

KIDS: SAT 02 APR

FRI 15 APR

THU 14 APR

TUE 05 APR

WED 06 APR

FROM TUES 19 APR TUES 19 APR

CHERRY BLOSSOMS @ Eden Court, 7.30pm IFF Members Choice. Delicate travelling romanticism with exceptional performances and eye pleasing cinematography.

FROM FRI 22 APR

THE COMPANY MEN @ Eden Court The story centers on a year in the life of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company - and how that affects them, their families, and their communities. SUBMARINE @ Eden Court 15-year-old Oliver Tate has two objectives: To lose his virginity before his next birthday, and to extinguish the flame between his mother and an ex-lover who has resurfaced in her life.

sun 24 APR

CLIENT 9: THE RISE AND FALL OF ELLIOT SPITZER @ Eden Court An in-depth look at the rise and fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, including interviews with the scandalized, former politician.

THU 07 APR

MUSICAL JUNK @ Falconer Museum, Forres. Make musical instruments from junk and recycle your yoghurt pots.

SAT 09 APR

DAFFODIL TEA @ Brodie Castle, Forres. GRANTOWN PLAYGROUP DAFFODIL TEA @ Grantown Playgroup, Heathfield Rd, Grantown, 10am. Car boot sale, stalls, raffle, kids treasure hunt and face painting, refreshments available.

SUN 10 APR

DAFFODIL TEA @ Brodie Castle, Forres.

MON 11 APR

KUNG FU CAMP @ Spectrum Centre. Age 5. 01463 221842

TUE 12 APR

BOUNCY CASTLE & CRECHE @ Strathpeffer Community Centre. EASTER CRAFTS AND EASTER BONNET COMPETITION @ Highland Museum Of Childhood, Strathpeffer.

FRI 15 APR

BOUNCY CASTLE & CRECHE @ Strathpeffer Community Centre. KUNG FU CAMP @ Spectrum Centre. Age 5. 01463 221842

SAT 16 APR

ZUMBATRONIC @ Spectrum Centre. Age 4. 01463 221842 CLOUD MAN @ The Bike Shed, Grant Street. Puppet Show for ages 4yrs - 7yrs, part of the national Puppet and Animation Festival. Tickets are. ZENWING PUPPETS – TREASURE ISLAND PUPPET SHOW @ Spectrum Centre. Wonderful puppet company with what’s bound to be a fine show. Age 5. 01463 221842

MON 18 APR

INCREDIBLE EDIBLE @ Strathpeffer Community Centre. A chance for children to learn to make some simple tasty food and then sit down and share with the group. Suitable for P2 upwards. Booking essential. SCRAMBLED ARTS @ Eden Court. 4 days

KUNG FU CAMP @ Spectrum Centre. Age 5. 01463 221842

pefferPavilionorg. 01997 420124 DAVY COWAN @ The Market Bar Local musician whose album The Journey is out this month. SCHIEHALLION @ Dows Bar

FRI 22 APR

SUN 03 APR

HELMETS AND BODY ARMOUR WORKSHOP YOUNG MOVERS CHILDREN’S DANCE @ Eden @ Inverness Museum & Gallery. Suitable for children age 7 up. Please book in advance. Court. 4 days of dance activities leading to a short performance on the Thursday for parents THE GREAT EASTER EGG HUNT and friends. 01463 234 234 @ Inverness City Centre & Eastgate Centre KUNG FU CAMP @ Spectrum Centre. Age 5. 01463 221842

TUE 19 APR

R.A.T.S. (Rock Academy Theatre Society) @ 56 High Street, Lossiemouth 7–8.30pm ages 8+yrs contact Shona for more details on 01343 813111 or shona@rockacademy.co

SAT 23 APR

CADBURY’S EASTER EGG TRAIL @ Brodie Castle, Forres. Enjoy following the trail around the grounds then claim your Easter egg. Extra children’s’ activities available. EASTER OPEN DAY @ Highland Museum Of Childhood, Strathpeffer.

SCRAMBLED ARTS @ Eden Court.

HELMETS & BODY ARMOUR @ IMAG.

DRAMA-TASTIC CHILDREN’S DRAMA @ Eden Court.

THE GREAT EASTER EGG HUNT @ Inverness City Centre & Eastgate Centre

EASTER CRAFTS AND EASTER BONNET COMPETITION @ Highland Museum Of Childhood, Strathpeffer. Suitable for children age 5 up. Please book in advance.

ZUMBATRONIC @ Spectrum Centre. Age 4. 01463 221842

YOUTH HUB @ Strathpeffer Community Centre. Play guitar hero, table top football, pool, use the internet or just catch up with your friends.

CADBURY’S EASTER EGG TRAIL @ Brodie Castle, Forres.

HIDDEN GEM EASTER NEST BAKING @ Spectrum Centre. Age 2. 01463 221842 YOUNG MOVERS CHILDREN’S DANCE @ Eden Court. KUNG FU CAMP @ Spectrum Centre. Age 5. 01463 221842

WED 20 APR

SCRAMBLED ARTS @ Eden Court. CULLODEN WALK @ Culloden Avenue, 2pm. Visit the sculpture trail and marvel at the tall trees as you look for signs of spring along the historic avenue. Meet at the Doocot car park, off Barn Church Road, Culloden. DRAMA-TASTIC CHILDREN’S DRAMA @ Eden Court. YOUNG MOVERS CHILDREN’S DANCE @ Eden Court. KUNG FU CAMP @ Spectrum Centre. Age 5. 01463 221842 ZUMBATRONIC @ Spectrum Centre. Age 4.

THU 21 APR

SCRAMBLED ARTS @ Eden Court. DRAMA-TASTIC CHILDREN’S DRAMA @ Eden Court. HELMETS & TIARA WORKSHOP @ Highland Museum Of Childhood, Strathpeffer. Suitable for children age 5 up. Please book in advance.

KIDS

DRAMA-TASTIC CHILDREN’S DRAMA @ Eden Court. 4 days of drama activities leading to a short performance for parents and friends. 01463 234 234

YOUNG MOVERS CHILDREN’S DANCE @ Eden Court.

CLASSICAL

HYMNAID @ Methodist Church, Inverness. Spend an evening singing favourite hymns, led by Inverness Choral society. Supper and homebaking. All welcome. In aid of “Lifestraws”. KURT NIKKANEN (VIOLIN) & MARIA ASTERIADOU (PIANO) @ Nairn Community Centre. New York duo play Bach, Beethoven, Debussy and de Falla, and Waxman. 01667 453476

MUSIC

of different activities with a jungle theme, including drama, crafts, dance. 01463 234 234

FOLK/TRAD

LIVE MUSIC @ Bogbain Farm. Alternate Sundays Bruce MacGregor’s trad music sessions and Emma Shearer’s Music Cafe for songwriters.Free admission. Food and bar available all afternoon. Kids craft club. 01463772800 ROCK

BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar THE SIDE @ Hootananny Ever popular local act who’ve even supported Bon Jovi.

SUN 24 APR

MUSIC:

THE VIEW @ Ironworks

SAT 02 APR

MON 04 APR

HE SLEPT ON 57/WINTER TRADITION/ TURNING 13 @ Mad Hatters Proving that with a bit of determination, good things can happen; HSO57 have been going strength to stregth lately, from tours to releases to music videos. We sense they’ve realised the key of marketing themselves properly & getting their name out there which in addition to playing top-notch indie-rock-pop seems like a receipe for future commercial grandeur. You won’t be disappointed if you pop along. Website & Music Video at heslepton57.co.uk

BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar

ROCK

BIRO @ The Room. Black Isle Rock Orchestra CLASSICAL

BLACK ISLE MESSIAH TASTER DAY @ Black Isle Leisure Centre, Fortrose Academy. Your chance to get a free taste of choral singing. www.blackislemessiah.org.uk. 01381 621749 or theleggatts@googlemail.com. CLUBBING

ROCK

JON FRATELLI @ The Ironworks. Ex of The Fratellis

TUE 05 APR ROCK

BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar

WED 06 APR CLASSICAL

RECITAL BY PEARL-LYNNE CHEN, WINNER OF 2010 MORAY PIANO COMPETITION @ Inverness Town House. Young American pianist returns to The Highlands to perform for Inverness Chamber Music. FOLK/TRAD

MIKE & ALI VASS @ Hootananny ROCK

ANDY DUNCAN @ The Market Bar AUDIOLIFE 6TH BIRTHDAY PARTY @ Cake Nightclub, Inverness. Sixth birthday of the club night started by Alan MacPherson and Darren Malley, later joined by Brian MacKenzie and FOLK/TRAD Mark Munro. Vital to Inverness’ club scene. LUNCHTIME CONCERT BY FIDDLER CLAIRE TELFORD & ACCORDIONIST WAYNE ROBERTFOLK/TRAD SON @ Inverness Town House. Outstanding PEATBOG FAERIES @ Strathpeffer Pavilion performer and fiddle teacher from Fife with Traditional music with a modern twist. strathchampion accordionist partner.Pay at door.

THU 07 APR

MUSIC

THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL TRADITIONAL MUSIC PROJECT @ Millburn Academy, Inverness. Traditional music workshops by Claire Telford (fiddle) and Wayne Robertson (accordion) Improver, Intermediate and Advanced level.

and Jessica Lovell toured throughout the world and graced major venues such as the Grand Ole Opry, Bonnaroo and Telluride Festival. 01463 234 234

JAZZ/WORLD

CHARLIES RANCH @ The Market Bar

MORAY JAZZ CLUB CONCERT @ Elgin Museum Hall, Elgin High St. A wide range of live Jazz with musicians from The Black Isle to Aberdeen. Trad, Swing, Bebop, Big Band etc. Details of who’s playing when: www. morayjazzclub.co.uk. ROCK

ROBIN & BILLS @ The Market Bar THE GALIPAYGOS @ Hootananny

FRI 08 APR

EZRA @ The Room.

TRAD

MONSTER CEILDH BAND @ Hootananny (TRAD SET).

STETSONHEAD @ The Market Bar Ace

KAMI KARAOKE @ The Picture House.

FOLK/ROCK

TURNING PLATES @ Hootananny Glasgow band with shades of Bon Iver and Radiohead.

THE SCONE FAERIES @ Hootananny Traditional Scots sounds. CLUBBING

KICKED AND SNARED @ Cake Inverness. Opening drum and bass night featuring djs Teknique, dropz and retrend. Upstairs: Soundclash Djs TRAD/CLUBBING

MONSTER CEILIDH BAND @ Madhatters Newcastle Combo mixing traditional reels with dance beats.

SAT 09 APR CLUBBING

FILTH EASTER PARTY @ The Ironworks. Excellent club night celebrates its fifth birthday. filthinverness.co.uk. 0871 789 4173 FUSION PAUL GALLAGHER & ROSS KINDER @ Cake Inverness FOLK

CATTLE & CANE/DEFCON ONE @ Madhatters FOLK/ROCK

DAVY COWAN DEFCON ONE E.P LAUNCH @ Madhatters Free entry.

ROCK/ FOLK

JAZZ

BL’AZZ JAZZ CLUB @ Eden Court, MacLean Room. Regular Sunday jazz sessions, with classic 20s/30s sounds from the Ness River Rhythm Kings.

BY HOOK OR BY CROOK @ The Room. DONNIE LIVINGSTONE @ The Market Bar ROCK/POP

80’S MANIA @ Eden Court Empire. Eighties hits galore in a show celebrating the decade of Duran Duran, Madonna et al. 01463 234 234 BEDHEAD @ Dows Bar Local act. JAZZ/WORLD

BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar

FOLK/ROCK

ROCK/FOLK

TUE 12 APR ROCK/FOLK

BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar

WED 13 APR ROCK

FERGUS & GREG @ The Market Bar

THU 14 APR JAZZ/WORLD

100 MILE ORCHESTRA @ Hootananny

ROCK

LARKIN POE @ Eden Court One Touch As the “Lovell Sisters”, Rebecca, Megan

MISSING CAT @ Madhatters Psychedelic blues from Edinburgh.

MON 11 APR

OBI FOLK CLUB @ Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. Fortnightly Thursdays, free folk/roots/blues gigs and sessions in the lounge.

ROCK/COUNTRY

ROCK

GONG CONCERT @ Moray Art Centre. With international Gong Master Don ConreauxFor information and workshop bookings: www. lightbringers.info.

WASHINGTON IRVING @ Ceol Mor. Lovely Americana from a band named after a 19th century writer. There should be more of that kind of thing. JON FRATELLI @ The Loft. Now solo after The Fratellis and Codeine Velvet Club. 01343 850111

MUNGOS HIFI @ Cake Inverness. Reggae & Dancehall night. Upstairs: Butterscotch + guests.

BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar

ROBIN ADAMS & SUPPORT @ Old Bridge Inn, WASHINGTON IRVING; CATTLE & CANE; Aviemore. Glasgow singer-songwriter promoting MIKE NISBET @ Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. Contemporary folk, blues and rock’n’roll run his new and much-acclaimed double-album through the music of all three acts on this release. 01479 811 137 special Sunday triple-bill. 01479 811 137 FOLK/TRAD

CLUBBING

BEN AND ASHLEY @ Ceol Mor. Top local musicians.

LUNCHTIME CONCERT BY AISLING AGNEW AND MATTHEW MCALISTER @ Inverness Town House. For more information contact James Munro on 01463 710363 or jamesmunro24@aol.com.

SUN 10 APR FOLK

ROCK

LOCKSTOCK @ Dows Bar

FRI 15 APR CLASSICAL

ROBIN & BILLS @ The Market Bar KASSIDY @ The Ironworks. Tipped by some to be one of this year’s Scottish breakthrough rock acts. Four guitars and retro harmonies. kassidymusic.com.

ANDY TUCKER AND THE SCATTERED FAMILY @ Ceol Mor. Self styled hairy Scottish singer songwriter.

SAT 16 APR CLUBBING

DEVIATION @ Cake Inverness. Upstairs: Jazzfink with special guest Polymath FOLK

TED CHRISTOPHER @ Hootananny Highly acclaimed Scottish folk singer. CELTIC HEART @ The Market Bar Celtic sounds. DAVY COWAN @ The Ironworks. Within a mercurial melting pot of ideas and styles, his acoustic contemporary Folk/Roots music still manages to retain the spirit.

HIGHLAND HEAT @ National Hotel Dingwall. ROCK

Rock Academy Performing Artistes presents: ERIC FAULKNER’S BAY CITY ROLLERS @ Elgin Town Hall, 7.30 pm featuring The SInging Sensation ‘Tish’ and the Rock Academy Dancers Tickets - £18 thebooth.co.uk Meet and Greet - £25 01343 813111 (Rollers concert to be filmed at Elgin Town Hall for dvd release around Europe and the Far East).

TUE 19 APR CLASSICAL

ROD WEBSTER @ Bonar Bridge Hall. Songwriter, composer and acoustic guitarist. TOMS CONCERT GOULD PIANO TRIO @ Boat Of Songs of the Land, Mountains, People and Garten Community Hall. Piano, Violin and Cello. Culturehttp://www.rodwebster.co.uk/. NORTH SEA GAS @ Hootananny FOLK

LOCAL MUSICIANS @ Glachbeg Croft . Musicians from Feis Rois perform a varied programme of traditional music and song. ROCK/FOLK

BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar

MUSIC

SALSA

FOLK/JAZZ

100 MEN ORCHESTRA @ The Market Bar ROCK

SKINNY MACHINES @ Madhatters London alt-rockers cross fertilise The Cure with Biffy.

WED 20 APR ROCK

ROBIN & BILLS @ The Market Bar

THU 21 APR FOLK

THE WINDOWS @ Ceol Mor. Perth pop. AGIA 67 @ The Room. Their name’s a misspelling of an army rule about misbehaviour. Wonder what they sound like?. OVER THE WALL & SUPPORT @ Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. Energetic and exciting multiinstrumentalist duo who blur the line between indie, dance and great moustaches. 01479 811 137 ROCK/FOLK

SARA BILLS AND THE HASBEENS @ Ceol Mor. Always enjoyable local act. ROCK/POP

ALVIN STARDUST – I LOVE ROCK & ROLL @ Strathpeffer Pavilion The perennially popular rocker whose hits include “My Coo Ca Choo”. Tickets. 01997 420124 ROCK/SOUL

NEW SOUL CITY @ Maple Court. The Highlands’ longest running soul night.

SUN 17 APR FOLK

DON’T BRING FRANKIE @ Sports Bar, Dows Bar THE TWIST @ Hootananny Indie popsters from Dundee. The next View?. Not yet, but scruffily enthusiastic. KAMI KARAOKE @ The Picture House, Dingwall. DAVE SHARPE @ Ceol Mor. Formerly of The Alarm/Stiff Little Fingers. Free entry. BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar

MON 18 APR ROCK

BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar

DEOCH N DORUS @ Hootananny Lively ceilidh THE WINDOWS @ Ceol Mor. Perth pop. band. DAVY COWAN @ The Market Bar Local KEVIN FRASER @ Dows Bar musician whose album The Journey is out this month. RANT @ The Chieftain Hotel, 9pm FOLK/ROCK

WOODY PINES @ Eden Court OneTouch Willie Nelson once described Billy Joe Shaver as a legend, saying that he “may be the best songwriter alive today”. Impressive stuff. JAZZ/WORLD

MORAY JAZZ CLUB CONCERT @ Elgin Museum Hall, Elgin High St. A wide range of live Jazz with musicians from The Black Isle to Aberdeen. Trad, Swing, Bebop, Big Band etc. www.morayjazzclub.co.uk.

FRI 22 APR CLUBBING

BOUNCE, DIRTY WEE DECKS, TWIDGET + GUESTS @ Cake Inverness. FOLK

NORTH SEA GAS @ Hootananny FOLK /ROCK

THE SHIRE @ The Room. Hard working local act. ROCK/COUNTRY

DOMINIC KIRWAN @ Strathpeffer Pavilion Always popular Irish singer.Tickets.

SUN 24 APR CLUBBING

AMBIANCE @ Cake Nightclub, Inverness. Sunday Sessions of electronic chill / minimal house.Residents: Aurora, Alottarythmn, PlutoGuest DJ: ESKO. FOLK

RORY MCLEOD @ Cromarty Old Brewery. A one man soulband,poet and storyteller, singing his own unique upbeat dance stories.

FOLK/ROCK

POP

ROCK

EASTER SUNDAY SPECIAL @ Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. Kitty The Lion; The Injuns; Ben HowardUp-front indie-pop; Highland favourites and Quicksilver-sponsored surfer/guitarist/ singer make up this Easter Special triple bill. 01479 811 137

KARLA BENARDIE @ Dows Bar THE SHIRE @ The Room. ROCK/ELECTRO

EPIC 26 @ Madhatters Edinburgh synth popsters who namecheck MGMT among their influences. ROCK/PUNK

RISE BEFORE DAWN @ The Market Bar

SAT 23 APR CLUBBING

THE BOMB EASTER WEEKEND NIGHT @ Cake. Lee Urquhart (Leeroy B) and DJ Dan Tierney (Resident of NSC) provide the beats upstairs, whilst the Bombers: Jay G, Nikmak and Mike Fraser jack the main floor. FOLK

THE SHEE @ Eden Court OneTouch The all-female band make an adventurous brew of Scottish folk, Gaelic song, and bluegrass.

EASTER SUNDAY SUPER PARTY @ Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. 01479 811 137 BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar

ROCK/FOLK

Afternoon Music With JAMES MACKENZIE @ The Market Bar Afternoon tunes from Mr Aquascene. JAZZ

BL’AZZ JAZZ CLUB @ Eden Court, MacLean Room. Regular Sunday jazz sessions, with classic 20s/30s sounds from the “Aberdeenshire Loon” Pat Strachan and the Bl’azz Trio.

MON 25 APR FOLK/COUNTRY

REBECCA PRONSKY @ Cromarty Buildings, Strathpeffer . New Yorker with gorgeous voice and songs to take you to the bayou.Hear more at http://bit.ly/el0Lsf.

MUSIC

ROCK

BAND @ Ceol Mor. Legendary Aberdeen music veteran.

TUE 26 APR CLASSICAL/POP

WILLY CAMPBELL @ Dows Bar Local act.

BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar

Morison from Jodrell Bank Observatory. We’re not doomed.This event is being hosted by Moray’s Astronomy Club SIGMA and the Highlands Astronomical Society. 01667 453476

TUE 05 APR

MYSTIC SHOES @ Madhatters TATSUYA YAMAUCHI AND JAPAN NEW ROMANTICS @ Eden Court. One of the most THOUSAND STARS @ Keppoch Inn. Local band MUSIC QUIZ @ The Picture House, Dingwall. famous violinists performing in Asia today, his taking their first steps. Give them your support. repertoire ranges from world, pop and classical music to his own original compositions. THE MAN FROM DELMONTE @ The Room. 01463 234 234 POKER LEAGUE @ The Picture House, Dingwall POP ROCK LISA COYLE OPEN MIC NIGHT BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar @ Phoenix Bar, Inverness.

WED 06 APR

SPECIALS

WED 27 APR CLASSICAL

PURE BRASS @ Inverness Town House. Glasgow based brass quintet brings ICM season to a light-hearted finale.For more information contact James Munro on 01463 710363 or jamesmunro24@aol.com. FOLK

ROSS AINSLIE & JARLATH HENDERSON @ Eden Court OneTouch Dubbed as the new stars of Celtic Music, Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson’s pipes and flutes push the boundaries. 01463 234 234

SAT 30 APR CLUBBING

CLUB M @ Mosset Tavern, Forres. PAUL DALEY (LEFTFIELD) @ Cake Nightclub, Inverness. Ex Leftfield bod should be unmissable.He’s joined by We See Aliens, Jamie B and DJ DeFault. Tickets:The Music Shop Inverness, Oscars Bar Dingwall, ESP Elgin. www.ticketweb.co.uk.

ROCK

ROBIN & BILLS @ The Market Bar BANK HOLIDAY WEEKENDER @ The Ironworks. Dimension return to The Ironworks for a May Day Weekender with Kutski, Kid Kaos, Lottie more.djkutski.com. 0871 789 4173 ROCK

GERRY JABLONSKI AND THE ELECTRIC BAND @ Ceol Mor. Legendary Aberdeen music veteran. CAPTAIN STUPENDOUS @ Dows Bar RANT @ The Chieftain Hotel, 9pm LACOVA @ Madhatters OBI FOLK CLUB @ The Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. Fortnightly Thursdays, free folk/roots/ blues gigs and sessions in the lounge. JAZZ/WORLD

FRI 29 APR CLUBBING

ALTENATIVE ‘X’ ROCK NIGHT @ Cake Inverness. Upstairs: Djs TRANCE @ Hush Inverness. New trance night organised by Dj HG WELLS & Dj PETE LEWICKI. Ticket only and dress to impress! (tickets from zoo clothing)

ROCK

GERRY JABLONSKI AND THE ELECTRIC

INVERNESS WHISKY FESTIVAL @ Bogbain Farm. Celebrating the Highlands and Islands. 01463772800

UNDER THE SALTIRE: SCOTLAND - RUSSIA LINKS FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE PRESENT @ Nairn Community Centre. Talk by Russian Doctor of History, Dmitry Fedosov. 01667 453476

THU 28 APR

FOLK

FRI 08 APR

INVERNESS WHISKY FESTIVAL @ Bogbain Farm. Celebrating the Highlands and Islands. 01463772800

FERGUS & GREG @ The Market Bar

AERIALS UP @ Madhatters Seven piece from Glasgow. Paolo Nutini’s a fan apparently.

UNDER THE SALTIRE: SCOTLAND - RUSSIA LINKS FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE PRESENT @ Inverness College, Longman Rd. Talk by Russian Doctor of History, Dmitry Fedosov.

SAT 09 APR

ROCK

ROCK/POP

THU 07 APR

THE MAN FROM DELMONTE @ The Room. Room regulars. AL HUGHES @ The Market Bar ROCK/FUNK

GECKO 3 @ Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. The New OBI monthly funk night continues with Edinburgh funk-hoppers Gecko 3.

SPECIALS & TALK: SAT 02 APR

BLACK HOLES - ‘NO NEED TO BE AFRAID @ Nairn Community Centre. Professor Ian

PRIZE BINGO NIGHT @ Strathpeffer Community Centre. Held by the Strathpeffer and District Pipe Band. GRANTOWN PLAYGROUP DAFFODIL TEA @ Grantown Playgroup, Heathfield Rd, Grantown. Car boot sale, stalls, raffle, kids treasure hunt and face painting, refreshments available, 10am - 1pm, FREE entry. DAFFODIL TEA @ Brodie Castle, Forres. Home baking from the castle kitchens in a marquee on the lawns and cut flowers will be available for sale.Live music. Free entry. Daffodil display in castle drawing room.

SUN 10 APR

DAFFODIL TEA @ Brodie Castle, Forres.

MON 11 APR

POKER LEAGUE @ The Picture House, Dingwall.

TUE 12 APR

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER NETWORK SHOWCASE @ Drumossie Hotel, Inverness. Knowledge Transfer Networks connect people, businesses, academic institutions and public agencies across the UK. This helps them to share expertise, funding opportunities and collaborate on ideas. The networks are free to join and are funded by the Technology Strategy Board. BLACK HOLES @ The Riverside Lounge Of The Glen Mhor Hotel, Inverness. Pink Castle Philosophy Club discussion. Open to everyone and friendly towards anyone who is gay,

YURI GAGARIN’S FILM NIGHT AND TALK @ The Little Theatre, Nairn. Yuri Gagarin’s film night and talk by Paul Jenkins of the Highlands Astronomical Society.

THE GREAT EASTER EGG HUNT @ Inverness City Centre & Eastgate Centre

SUN 24 APR

SPRING GOURMET NIGHT @ Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore. Seasonal Tasting Menu. 01479 811 137 CADBURY’S EASTER EGG TRAIL @ Brodie Castle, Forres.

MON 25 APR

THE GREAT EASTER EGG HUNT @ Inverness City Centre & Eastgate Centre POKER LEAGUE @ The Picture House, Dingwall. MUSIC QUIZ @ The Picture House, Dingwall.

WED 13 APR

THE WILD FLOWERS OF THE NORTH-WEST HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND BY KEN BUTLER @ Nairn Community Centre. Highland Rock Garden Club talk. 01667 453476 POKER LEAGUE @ The Picture House, Dingwall.

THU 14 APR

LGBT CURRY NIGHT @ Wetherspoons, Church Street, Inverness. www.gay-ness. org.uk.

SAT 16 APR

FERINTOSH COMMUNITY MARKET @ Findon Hall, Culbokie. High quality, local food and other products. STRATHPEFFER FOOD & CRAFT MARKET @ Strathpeffer Community Centre. Come and browse through a variety of stalls and keep the young ‘uns entertained with a kids matinee.

MON 18 APR

POKER LEAGUE @ The Picture House, Dingwall.

TUE 19 APR

MUSIC QUIZ @ The Picture House, Dingwall.

WED 20 APR

TUE 26 APR

MUSIC QUIZ @ The Picture House, Dingwall.

WED 27 APR

UHI PUBLIC DEBATE CHAIRED BY ALICE MONGIELLO, UHI CHILDHOOD PRACTICE @ Uhi Executive Office, Inverness. Debating the introduction of a degree-level qualification for all managers of nurseries, crches, play-groups and out of school care.

SAT 23 APR

CADBURY’S EASTER EGG TRAIL @ Brodie Castle, Forres. Enjoy following the trail around

Athletics THE GLENLIVET 10K 2011 @ Glenlivet Estate. The most beautiful run in Scotland. chss.org.uk/fundraising/walking_cycling_and_ running/glenlivet10k/. LOCHABER MARATHON @ An Aird, Fort William. Lochaberac.co.uk.

WED 13 APR

Walking NAVIGATION FOR NUMPTIES @ Drumnadrochit. The fourth of a 6 day workshop aimed at giving people the confidence to start hill walking.

SAT 16 APR

FRI 29 APR

SAT 30 APR

SPORT: WED 06 APR

THE GREAT EASTER EGG HUNT @ Inverness City Centre & Eastgate Centre

SUN 10 APR

Football INVERNESS CT V HEARTS Could be vital for making the split. PARTICK THISTLE V ROSS COUNTY Tough away match. STRATH ART CLUB @ Strathpeffer Community ELGIN CITY V CLYDE Centre. Relaxing social setting for. Rugby HIGHLAND V BERWICK POKER LEAGUE @ The Picture House, Shinty Dingwall. FORT WILLIAM V KINGUSSIE KILMALLIE V INVERARAY LOVAT V GLENURQUHART NEWTONMORE V KYLES ATHLETIC POKER @ The Smithton Hotel. BEAULY V CABERFEIDH INVERNESS V STRATHGLASS LOCHCARRON V KINLOCHSHIEL GLENGARRY V SKYE LGBT COFFEE MORNING @ Macnab’s Bar & GLENURQUHART V LOVAT Bistro In The Columba Hotel. www.gay-ness. KINGUSSIE V FORT WILLIAM org.uk KINLOCHSHIEL V NEWTONMORE LOCHABER V KILMALLIE HIGHLAND ROCK GARDEN CLUB ANNUAL ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY V BEAULY SPRING FLOWER SHOW, PLANT SALE AND ARDNAMURCHAN V BOLESKINE COFFEE MORNING @ Nairn Community CABERFEIDH V LEWIS Centre. Annual Spring Flower Show. STRATHGLASS V INVERNESS 01667 453476

MIKE CANTLEY,CHAIR OF VISIT SCOTLAND @ Uhi Executive Office, Inverness. In partnership with the Institute of Directors. The event will be video-conferenced and links are available across the partnership. Walking NAVIGATION FOR NUMPTIES @ POKER LEAGUE @ The Picture House, Drumnadrochit. The third of a 6 day workshop Dingwall. aimed at giving people the confidence to start hill walking.greatglenway.com.

FRI 22 APR

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SPORT

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SAT 09 APR

Football QUEEN’S PARK V ELGIN CITY KILMARNOCK V INVERNESS CT Rugby ANNAN V HIGHLAND @ Annan. Shinty

TUE 19 APR

Football QUEEN OF SOUTH V ROSS COUNTY

SAT 23 APR

Football ROSS COUNTY V DUNDEE EAST STIRLINGSHIRE VS ELGIN CITY Shinty OBAN CAMANACHD V GLENORCHY STRATHGLASS V FORT WILLIAM KYLES ATHLETIC V ABERDOUR GLENGARRY V GLENURQUHART KINGUSSIE V KINLOCHSHIEL ARDNAMURCHAN V CABERFEIDH BEAULY V LOCHCARRON BOLESKINE V LOCHBROOM INVERNESS V ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY

SUN 24 APR

GLEN AFFRIC DUATHLON @ Glen Affric.

SPORT

SAT 30 APR

THEATRE

Outdoor MAGGIE’S MONSTER BIKE AND HIKE 2011 @ Fort William To Inverness. 24hour fundraising team challenge from Fort William through to Inverness covering 73 miles along the Great Glen Way. monster@ maggiescentres.org or call 0300 123 1801. Football KYLES ATHLETIC V GLENURQUHART FALKIRK V ROSS COUNTY ELGIN CITY VS BERWICK RANGERS Shinty ARDNAMURCHAN V STRATHGLASS FORT WILLIAM V KILMALLIE INVERARAY V LOVAT KINGUSSIE V GLENORCHY OBAN CAMANACHD V NEWTONMORE KINLOCHSHIEL V LOCHABER LOCHCARRON V BEAULY SKYE V INVERNESS STRATHGLASS V CABERFEIDH KILMALLIE V FORT WILLIAM GLENGARRY V KINGUSSIE GLENURQUHART V KINLOCHSHIEL LOVAT V LOCHABER NEWTONMORE V SKYE BEAULY V LOCHBROOM BOLESKINE V ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY INVERNESS V LEWIS CABERFEIDH V LOCHCARRON FORT WILLIAM V NEWTONMORE KINGUSSIE V INVERARAY

THEATRE: SAT 02 APR

THE CALL OF THE LOONBIRD @ The Universal Hall. Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre present this magical story about the life of Little Eagle as he grows from small boy to adult through adversity, illness and success as a storyteller. 01309 691170

TUE 05 APR

CAGED @ Strathpeffer Pavilion Catherine Wheels, the multi award-winning.

WED 06 APR

MARK THOMAS: EXTREME RAMBLING @ Eden Court OneTouch Following his sell-out nationwide show ‘The Manifesto’, awardwinning comedian and activist Mark Thomas returns with his brand new show.

FRI 08 APR

ZENWING PUPPETS – TREASURE ISLAND PUPPET SHOW @ Spectrum Centre. “BLUE SUEDE BLUES” AND “THE LUVVIES” @ Wonderful puppet company with what’s bound Nairn Little Theatre. to be a fine show. Age 5. 01463 221842 THE SHOOGLE PROJECT @ Resolis Hall, Black Isle . Highly acclaimed dance company, plan B join Shooglenifty for a knees up with APRIL - GILDED BALLOON COMEDY CIRCUIT a difference. Tickets from 01381 610204 or @ Eden Court OneTouch New stand-up from davidgilbert938@btinternet.com. the Gilded Balloon.

SUN 17 APR

CHARLIE & LOLA’S BEST BESTEST PLAY @ Eden Court Empire. Don’t miss everyone’s favourite brother and sister, Charlie and Lola, in GIRL X @ Eden Court OneTouch Eleven year their extremely everso wonderful stage show!. old Maggie Mills has severe cerebral palsy and the mental age of a 5-month old infant. LA BOHÈME @ Strathpeffer Pavilion Scotland’s exciting new young opera company, Opera Bohemia with their critically acclaimed production. 01997 420124 GIRL X @ Eden Court OneTouch

TUE 19 APR

WED 20 APR

SAT 09 APR

THE SHOOGLE PROJECT @ Glen Urquhart Public Hall. Tickets from 01456 450528 or drumbuie2@gmail.com. CHARLIE & LOLA’S BEST BESTEST PLAY @ Eden Court Empire.

SUN 10 APR

CHARLIE & LOLA’S BEST BESTEST PLAY @ Eden Court Empire.

TUE 12 APR

FRI 22 APR

THE SCOTTISH FALSETTO SOCK PUPPET THEATRE @ Eden Court OneTouch

SAT 23 APR

CHOUF OUCHOUF @ Eden Court Empire. Weaving together contemporary performance and traditional Moroccan acrobatics in a poetic exploration of North African culture.

WED 13 APR

CAGED @ The Universal Hall 01309 691170 CHOUF OUCHOUF @ Eden Court Empire.

THU 14 APR

SEAN HUGHES @ The Universal Hall. Returning to his first love, stand-up, the darkly engaging Hughes is back to his absolute best. BOOK EARLY!. 01309 691170

SUN 24 APR

SEAN HUGHES - DUCKS AND OTHER MISTAKES I’VE MADE @ Eden Court OneTouch PHIL KAY @ Strathpeffer Pavilion Marvellous freewheeling, ever-effervescent comedy troubadour show. Tickets. 01997 420124

TUE 26 APR

MAD BAD AND DANGEROUS TO KNOW! @ Eden Court OneTouch The latest one-woman show from the award winning MsFits company.

THU 28 APR

ED BYRNE @ Inverness Leisure. Hilarious insight into Ed’s life. Continuing his quest to turn into a grumpy old man, whether he is talking about his cat, cake, religion or potential fatherhood www.edbyrne.com.

SHOWSTOPPERZ - GOLDEN TICKET @ Strathpeffer Pavilion Combines professional singers with talented amateurs and always puts on an entertaining show.

“BLUE SUEDE BLUES” AND “THE LUVVIES” @ Nairn Little Theatre.

THE HARD MAN @ Eden Court Empire. The Hard Man is an intense and stylized exploration of notorious gangster turned artist, Jimmy Boyle’s early life and of the cult of male violence on the streets of Glasgow – a world dominated by struggle and brutality, success and failure, victims and perpetrators.

THE HARD MAN @ Eden Court Empire. SARAH MILLICAN: CHATTERBOX @ Eden Court OneTouch The sweet and filthy Geordie’s show promises jokes about life, love and what to do when your boyfriend puts a sock on your THE HARD MAN @ Eden Court Empire. boob during sex.

“BLUE SUEDE BLUES” AND “THE LUVVIES” @ Nairn Little Theatre. Nairn Drama Club presents two, one act comedy plays.

THU 07 APR

THU 21 APR

FRI 29 APR

HOWARD MARKS @ The Ironworks. Once upon a time he was the world’s biggest drugs dealer, now he’s a fine raconteur.

SAT 16 APR

RED ROOM @ The Universal Hall. David Hughes SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE with GUEST DIRECTOR Dance Company present their critically acclaimed, ANTHONY MARWOOD interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale @ Eden Court OneTouch The Masque of the Red Death. Dance and physical theatre combined. 01309 691170

SAT 30 APR

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM @ Eden Court OneTouch Wildbird’s adaptation sets Shakespeare’s original play firmly in the world of celebrity pop culture in a breathtaking fast paced version performed by an all female cast.

ica • www.whatsonmoray.com THE TIN ROAD @ Moray Art Centre, until Sat 30 Apr An exhibition of digital prints and mixed media work exploring ideas and themes found in the stories and recollections of Scotland’s Travelling people - tinsmiths, horse dealers, hawkers, pearl fishers, and itinerant labourers who made their living on the road. It’s a way of life that’s all but disappeared, but storyteller Bob Pegg from the Black Isle is one of the people who’s kept the tales alive and enlisted long time friend and collaborator John Hodkinson to create a series of digital prints to represent the stories visually. Hodkinson says ,“I wanted to explore ways of illustrating stories using contemporary media and approaches, and avoiding consciously nostalgic, sentimental or well established visual clichés.”.

Each print has been created digitally of mixed

media constructions from found objects, which relate to individual stories. As Hodkinson says “The stories used various methods to drive them forward, personal memory and anecdote, specific landscapes, metaphor and so on, and I have used equivalent visual techniques in driving the images.” The eponymous work The Tin Road is an elegy based on a phrase of Alec Williamson’s whilst reminiscing about days on the road, as the old ways were changing, and it was “the end of the days of tin, horses, and plastic coming in.” Another, entitled “Outwitting the Devil”, as told by Alec Williamson tells of an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman and their contract with the Devil. Hodkinson says of his work “In my ‘retelling’ of these stories, the viewer must look out upon the world from within the focus of a unique point of view, ‘hearing’ or telling these stories in his or her own way.” www.morayartcentre.org

ROCKETS FOR YURI @ Nairn Links, Tue 12 Apr, 12 noon 12 Apr is YURI DAY, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s historic space flight and kids all over Britain (and indeed the world) are going to celebrate by simultaneously launching toy rockets into the sky at noon. The rockets are recommended for use by children from age 3 plus, but are great fun for anyone of any age. They’ll be supplied at this family day out for a small donation. You can read more about associated Yuri events on our Specials page (p32) and at www.highlandrussia.org.uk

CARDBOARD LOVE @ The Eagle, Forres, Fri 29 Apr, 9pm -1.30am Now this isn’t the sort of thing you get to experience very often. BIG FAT ECLECTIC have realised that too often the experience of clubbing is just dispiritingly samey. And so they’re not just thinking outside the box they’re actually using the box itself as they present a nightclub with cardboard interior and artworks plus a cardboard dress code. On top of all that there’s a performance from THISTLE BEE THEATRE COMPANY, DJs HOOKER BARBIE and BEXTER BONES and VJs PLANET ARM and CBOOTY. And for once we give thanks for the smoking ban. Big Fat Eclectic are bringing some much needed creativity to the scene with every event being different. Check em out at http://tinyurl.com/4fwjm3d

TOO MANY KOOKS @ Universal Hall, Findhorn, Fri 06 May A bit of a Marmite of a band name, but the sound more than makes up for any doubts. The acappella singing group have an admirably broad repertoire that takes in traditional and contemporary Scottish songs, pop, gospel and even African. And it reminds you what a thing of wonder is the human voice.

ica • www.whatsonmoray.com SEAN HUGHES @ Universal Hall, Findhorn, Thu 14 Apr @ Eden Court OneTouch, Sun 24 Apr In the late eighties and early nineties, Hughes first established himself as a darkly impressive counterpoint to the scattergun hyperactivity of the first wave of alternative comedians. He had more in common with his good friend (and for many the finest comedian of the past fifty years) Bill Hicks or his musical heroes, The Smiths, managing to wrench humour from the most melancholy situations. As team captain on Never Mind The Buzzcocks and with acting appearances in the likes of The Last Detective and even Corrie as well as his own sitcom, he was a gloomier, more surreal prototype for someone like Alan Davies, but, as the century turned he pretty much faded from view. Now he’s back, slightly portlier than before, but still just as searingly funny, with a show entitled “Ducks And Other Mistakes I’ve Made” We expect he’s about to teach the young bucks a thing or two about how comedy should be done.

JON FRATELLI @ The Loft, Forres, Sat 09 Apr After The Fratellis, frontman Jon embarked on what was for many of us an even more rewarding project in the form of the lushly torchy, Brel-esque pop of Codeine Velvet Club. Their gig at Ironworks remains one of the finest performances we’ve seen at that venue. Sadly CVC seem to have disbanded and he’s playing solo these days with songs from his impressive “Psycho Jukebox” album. With material written throughout his career it verges from 60s pop to twisted psychedelia by way of a few late night weepies, showing that he retains an eclectic creativity.

RED ROOM @ Universal Hall, Findhorn, Sat 16 Apr You may have seen this impressive production when it came to Eden Court, but here’s another chance to experience modern dance at its most captivating. DAVID HUGHES is one of the UK’s most acclaimed dancers, having worked with DV8 Physical Theatre, Rambert Dance Company, Phoenix Dance Company, London Contemporary Dance Theatre and Siobhan Davies Dance Company. AL SEED is Artistic Director of the ‘Conflux’ project, Creative Associate of The Arches and was the winner of a Fringe First 2004, and a Herald Angel 2008 for ‘The Fooligan’. Together they’ve come up with an invigorating interpretation of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Masque Of The Red Death, investing an already spooky story with whole new layers of elegant horror. And the dancing is magnificent. www.findhorn.org

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“The Imaginarium of Cookery” Chapter One Signature Bread: THIS IS WHAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I TALK ABOUT BREAD: Over the next few months I am taking part in two ultra marathons over 53 and 55 miles. Carbohydrates are essential over long runs so I munch on this bread with banana every morning. This gives you a sustained energy release throughout the run. John McCruden, Chapter One, Forres Bread, in one form or another, has been one of the principal forms of food for man from earliest times. The trade of the baker, then, is one of the oldest crafts in the world. Loaves and rolls have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs. In the British Museum’s Egyptian galleries you can see actual loaves which were made and baked over 5,000 years ago. Also on display are grains of wheat which ripened in those ancient summers under the Pharaohs. Wheat has been found in pits where human settlements flourished 8,000 years ago. Bread, both leavened and unleavened, is mentioned in the Bible many times. The ancient Greeks and Romans knew bread for a staple food even in those day’s people argued whether white or brown bread was best. Further back, in the Stone Age, people made solid cakes from stone-crushed barley and wheat. A millstone used for grinding corn has been found, that is thought to be 7,500 years old. At the restaurant we bake fresh bread twice a day. The first bake starts early in the morning at 7am it’s the first thing we prepare when we arrive. Chapter One has a distinct flavour we use only the finest 00 flour, good quality olive oil and we only ever use fresh yeast. When the bread starts to prove the yeast molecules react with the sugar and flour and the dough begins to rise. At this point the dough is like a living organism you can feel it pulsating in your hand. It is really satisfying when baking bread from four basic ingredients you can create amazing shapes and flavours

INGREDIENTS: Bread/dough: 2kg strong flour

60g yeast

200ml olive oil

200g sugar

10g salt

250g mozzarella cheese

1 litre warm water

1 egg for glazing

2 large red onions finely chopped Tomato paste: 200g tomato puree

100g fresh garlic

25g mixed dried herbs

200g sun dried tomatoes

METHOD: Paste: Place in a food processor and blitz for 1 minute till smooth Bread: Place flour, olive oil and yeast in a mixing bowl, cream yeast with sugar and 200ml water. Make a well in the middle of the flour and pour this mixture in wait for 20 minutes until the yeast mixture starts to froth. Mix in the remaining water using your hand or dough hook on the electric mixer knead flour mixture into a firm dough. Knead this dough for a further 10 minutes to release the gluten in the flour this will give the dough elasticity. Cover the bowl with cling film and leave for 45 minutes to prove. The bread will double in size, knock the dough back down and tip on to a floured table. Roll the dough out into a large rectangular shape. Spread the tomato mixture thinly over the surface of the dough, sprinkle the mozzarella cheese and red onion over the tomato mixture. Roll the dough so it resembles a swiss roll. Cut into approx 5cm slices, place on a baking sheet with greaseproof paper. Brush with egg wash. Sit on top of the hob or warm place until the bread doubles in size. Place in preheated oven at 180C for 20-25 minutes.

1EATING OUT:

The Review: THE WATERSIDE 19 NESS BANK INVERNESS 01463 233065 It’s Thursday night bellringing at the Cathedral and the participants appear to be exploring some sort of free jazz experimental interpretation of campanology. Either that or there’s been a terrible accident and they’re trying to send out a clatterily discordant cry for help regarding frayed ropes and someone tangled in the clanger (technical term). Whatever, it’s quite a noise cascading across the city night and emanating barely fifty yards from the Waterside. It says quite something for their glazing that all is peaceful in the hotel restaurant’s nice conservatory with a lovely view over the river of said cathedral and the

welcoming lights of Eden Court. This stretch is a veritable hive of culinary activity, with - in addition to The Waterside - Nico’s Brasserie, Abstract and Contrast all offering choices for diners with money to spend and, even though it’s still early evening, out of season, they all seem to have a fair few customers. We notice on arriving that The Waterside currently offer no set menu (there is an option earlier in the form of the so called “High Tea” which runs from 4 to 6, with a basic choice of steak pie, macaroni cheese and the like for a tenner), so we set about taking our pick from the a la carte menu which certainly seems to adhere to Head Chef Lara McLeod’s intent to “source the best local ingredients and freshly prepare the dishes with care and imagination.” There are plenty of Scottish ingredients in evidence

on a series of dishes that, by their descriptions, give a homely twist to classical elegance. As a hotel restaurant rather than a standalone enterprise, many of the customers are perhaps also going to be residents, popping down from their rooms rather than going out to eat, so it’s a tricky balance to appeal to both people wanting something convenient and visitors on a night out. And, by and large, it’s something The Waterside pulls off. From a list of half a dozen options, I started with Isle Of Harris Mussels in White Wine, Onion, Garlic and Cream, something that’s also available as a main course. It comes served slightly incongruously in a rather old fashioned soup bowl that you sense might also serve as a receptacle for cornflakes at breakfast. Presentation 21 apart, they were nicely

cooked, moist with a perfectly seasoned sauce and showing the quality of perhaps the best mussels in the world to full effect. For me, the rather ordinary sliced bread provided to mop up the creamy juices reprsented a minor missed opportunity to further enhance the experience of the dish. My companion had Tempura King Prawns served with a “wasabe and soya” ( a double whammy of misspellings of wasabi and soy) oriental salad and pickled ginger. Again the quality of the seafood shone through and the batter coating the carefully butterflied prawns had an admirable lightness with a definite sense of Japanese authenticity. A far cry from the soggy cloaking that a lesser touch in the kitchen might have produced. The presence of beansprouts in the accompanying salad presumably accounted for the “oriental” part of the description and it was pronounced a definite winner. For mains there were lots of tempting choices and a spiced, braised lamb shank with chorizo and three bean casserole just lost out to my eventual selection, Pan Seared Tarradale Venison Haunch. Local ingredients again and a top quality piece of meat. I’d asked for it medium rare, but it came rather more towards the “well done” end of the spectrum. Fortunately it was till tender and not too gamey. Sometimes venison can end up tasting more like liver, but this was more delicately flavoursome, accompanied by a well made redcurrant sauce and a neat

take on the carrots, neeps and tatties trinity in the form of a “boulangere”, layered slices of the vegetables cooked in stock that not only looked good, but tasted great too. My companion went for sea bass, leading us into what Wikipedia later assured us is actually a global “ferocious” debate. Should it just be called bass or is there a river bass none of us have ever heard of? Apparently there is. The

Big Mouth or Black Bass, though native to USA is also found in South West France, so there is some merit in specifying sea bass after all. You can all sleep sound in your beds now and hopefully the ferocious debate has come to a peaceful conclusion without any governments being overthrown. And so to the dish itself, Pan Seared Sea Bass Fillets. Two fillets were perched flamboyantly on top of sautéed potatoes and curly kale, with brown shrimps and caper nutbrown butter along with what looked like a stripped plume from a dandy highwayman’s hat. Not a shy, retiring dish by any means. Once more it was a well cooked piece of fish and it’s always good to see a kitchen championing brown shrimps, the far tastier, if less glamorous, relative of the too often cotton-wooly pink version. It went down well,

though there were reservations about the butter, which rather overwhelmed everything else. My pudding was Soft Baked Lemon Meringue Pie – accompanied by a “lime anglaise”, (or citrusy custard), and a showering of chocolate powder. Soft baking a meringue is a risk because you can end up with something that looks not unlike shaving foam. Uncomfortably, I found this ‘foam’ had gritty granules of uncooked sugar in it. Underneath it all there was a disc of hard pastry and an eye-poppingly tart layer of lemon curd that even the strangely successful lime custard couldn’t have tamed even if it had rounded up a posse and come to the table heavily armed. Custard with attitude again put in an appearance in my companion’s dish, this time flavoured with calvados as an accompaniment to a nicely rustic looking (and tasting) Bramley Apple and Raspberry Crumble. There was also something billed as an “almond streusel” involved and the whole thing tasted pretty good. And at a mere £3.95 was remarkably good value. A nice, if not exactly life-changing meal, but a place that exhibits some accomplished cooking showcasing the best produce the Highlands has to offer in a fabluous setting. I would think offering a set price dinner might widen the appeal still further. Outside the bell-ringers toll on, the jazzbo beatnik spirit taking them goodness knows where. Time to go. Total for 2 (exc. drinks) £52.35

April

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HOWL (15) Directors Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman I Starring James Franco, Jon Hamm, David Strathairn, Mary-Louise Parker

USA I 2010 I 84 mins I www.howlthemovie.com

From hosting the Oscars, to starring in Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours, James Franco is everywhere at the moment. His effortless performance as iconic beat poet, Allen Ginsberg is possibly his best yet. The mix of animation and reconstructions of the famous obscenity trial provide insight into Ginsberg’s fascinating creative process and search for personal liberation that led to the poem HOWL.

FRI 08 – WED 13 APR See timetable for screening times

ANIMAL KINGDOM (15) Director David Michôd I Starring Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce, Luke Ford, Jacki Weaver Australia I 2010 I 113 mins I www.animalkingdommovie.com

Winner Grand Jury Prize Sundance Film Festival, 2010 Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination 2011. This journey into the criminal underbelly of 1980’s Melbourne had its Scottish Premier at last year’s Inverness Film Festival and was a massive hit. Reminiscent of other gritty Aussie crime dramas like Chopper this tale of greed and betrayal follows a crime family whose world is falling apart. Pope’s on the run, Baz wants out, their nephew J must decide where his loyalties lie, and the matriarch of the family (in an Oscar nominated performance by Jacki Weaver) is so desperate to cling to power she’d do anything...

FRI 15 – THU 21 APR

Fri 15 18.00 I Sat 16 20.30 I Sun 17 17.00 I Mon 18 20.30 I Tue 19 14.00

Wed 20 19.00 I Thu 21 18.00

SUBMARINE (15) Director Richard Ayoade I Starring Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Sally Hawkins, Paddy Considine UK/USA I 2010 I 96 mins

Directed by the king of geek chic, the IT crowd’s Richard Ayoade, and adapted from Joe Dunthorne’s cult novel, this journey inside the mind of fifteen year old Swansea schoolboy Oliver Tate is one of the best and brightest British films of the year. Featuring a superb supporting cast that includes Noah Taylor, Sally Hawkins and Paddy Considine, this funny, insightful coming of age comedy will have you curling your toes as you remember what it’s like to be in the midst of your adolescence.

FRI 22 – THU 28 APR Fri 22 18.15 I Sat 23 20.15 I Sun 24 17.15 I Mon 25 20.15 Tue 26 11.30 (Dream & Scream) I Wed 27 19.00 I Thu 28 20.30 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. We hope you enjoy your film. robertson.co.uk Robertson – Investing – Building – Caring

YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER (12A)

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (12A) AD & S

Director Woody Allen I Starring Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin

www.theadjustmentbureau.com

THE EAGLE (12A)

PAUL (15) AD & S

Director George Nolfi Starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Terence Stamp USA I 2011 I 105 mins On the verge of winning a seat in the Senate, David meets and falls for a beautiful ballet dancer called Elise. But a group of mysterious men seem to be keeping the pair apart. David then discovers that the men are agents of fate known as “The Adjustment Bureau” whose job is to guide him towards his pre-determined path. He must now choose – let Elise go and accept his destined path or defy fate and risk everything to be with her.

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Director Kevin Macdonald Starring Channing Tatum, Mark Strong UK/USA I 2011 I 113 mins Channing Tatum plays a young Roman Centurion determined to restore his family’s honour who sets out north of Hadrian’s Wall on a quest to uncover the fate of the lost Ninth legion. Glasgow director Kevin Macdonald (Last King of Scotland, Touching the Void) makes brilliant use of our stunning Highland scenery with the majority of the filming being done in Achiltibuie and Achnahaird Bay.

FRI 15 – THU 21 APR

Director Greg Mottola Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen Spain/France/UK/USA I 2011 I 103 mins Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Sean of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) re-unite as two sci-fi geeks who embark on a pilgrimage to America’s UFO heartland. Things don’t quite go according to plan though and before they know it they’ve befriended an alien called Paul (who’s just escaped from a top secret military base and wants to be re-united with his Mother-Ship), kidnapped a girl (accidentally) and are on the run from the Feds? Can these big hearted geeks morph from misfits to intergalactic heroes? There’s only one way to find out!

USA/Spain I 2010 I 98 mins I www.sonyclassics.com/youwillmeetatalldarkstranger Woody Allen’s latest outing, featuring a superb ensemble cast, offers us a little romance, some sex, some treachery and a load of laughs. It follows the lives of a group of people whose passions and anxieties force them all into assorted troubles that run the gamut from ludicrous to dangerous.

FRI 01 – THU 07 APR Fri 01 18.15, 20.15 I Sat 02 18.15, 20.15 I Sun 03 13.30, 17.15, 19.15 Mon 04 18.15, 20.15 I Tue 05 18.00 I Wed 06 11.30, 19.00 I Thu 07 14.00, 18.15, 20.15

FRI 01 – THU 07 APRIL

Fri 01 18.00, 20.30 I Sat 02 14.00, 18.00, 20.30 Sun 03 13.00, 17.00, 19.30 I Mon 04 18.00, 20.30 Tue 05 11.30 (Dream & Scream), 19.00 Wed 06 14.00, 19.30 (Subtitled) I Thu 07 11.30, 18.00, 20.30

NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU (15) www.newyorkiloveyouthemovie.com

Director Fatih Akin, Yvan Attal,, Allen Hughes, Wen Jiang, Shekhar Kapur, Mira Nair, Natalie Portman (and others) Starring Andy Garcia, Christina Ricci, Ethan Hawke, Julie Christie, John Hurt USA I 2009 I 103 mins (English, French, Cantonese, Gujarati, Yiddish) Following on from Paris, Je T’aime, New York, I Love You is the second multi-director ensemble film in the Cities of Love series. Featuring a stellar cast and iconic scenery, these weaving stories of love and relationships journey into the heart of New York’s five boroughs and the people who inhabit them.

FRI 08 – MON 11 APR

Fri 08 18.00 I Sat 09 20.00 I Sun 10 17.00 Mon 11 11.30 (FRIENDS COFFEE MORNING) 20.00

FAIR GAME (12A) www.fairgame-movie.com Director Doug Liman Starring Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Ty Burrell USA/United Arab Emirates I 2010 I 107 mins From Director Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) this tense thriller is a fascinating glimpse inside the corridors of political power. Based on the true story of undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame, whose career was destroyed and marriage strained to its limits when her covert identity was allegedly exposed by the government as payback for an article written by her husband.

FRI 08 – THU 14 APR See timetable for screening times

FRI 08 – TUE 12 APR

Fri 08 20.45 I Sat 09 17.45 I Sun 10 16.45 (Subtitled) Mon 11 20.30 I Tue 12 11.00 (Dream & Scream)

GNOMEO & JULIET (U) www.gnomeoandjuliet.com Director Kelly Asbury Voices James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Ashley Jensen, Michael Caine UK/USA I 2011 I 83 mins Shakespeare’s classic love story is relocated to the sleepy suburban gardens that are home to the Gnomes of Verona Drive. This animated, fun-filled love story boasts an all star cast of voices including: James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Jason Statham, Patrick Stewart, Ashley Jensen, Stephen Merchant, Matt Lucas, Julie Walters, Richard Wilson and Ozzy Osbourne – all this plus music from Elton John... what more could you want!

SAT 09 & SUN 10 APR

Sat 09 11.30, 14.00 I Sun 10 11.30, 14.00

GENIUS WITHIN:

THE INNER LIFE OF GLENN GOULD (U) www.glenngouldmovie.com Director Michèle Hozer, Peter Raymont Canada I 2009 I 111 mins Twenty-seven years after his untimely death, enigmatic musical poet Glenn Gould continues to captivate. Exploding the myth behind the man, this insightful new documentary weaves together an unprecedented array of very rare archive footage and interviews with Gould's closest friends, plus never-before heard home recordings and excerpts from his private diaries. Completely engrossing, as iconic as Jim Morrison or James Dean. The LA Times.

WED 13 & THU 14 APR Wed 13 19.00 I Thu 14 18.00

Fri 15 18.15 I Sat 16 20.15 I Sun 17 14.00 (Dream & Scream), 16.45 I Mon 18 20.45 I Tue 19 19.00 (Subtitled) Wed 20 14.00 I Thu 21 11.30, 17.45

NORWEGIAN WOOD (15) www.sodapictures.com/norwegianwood Director Tran Anh Hung Starring Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi Japan I 2010 I 133 mins (Japanese + subtitles) Based on Haruki Murakami’s incredible novel, this powerful love story is set among the political upheaval and student strikes of 1960s Tokyo. Norwegian Wood centres on the life of a 19-year-old university student, Watanabe and his relationships with the two women he must choose between.

FRI 15 – THU 21 APR See timetable for screening times

THE WAY BACK (12A) www.thewaybackthemovie.com Directors Peter Weir Starring Colin Farrell, Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris USA I 2010 I 132 mins Back by popular demand! Six prisoners in a Stalin era Siberian prison escape – only to discover that life beyond the prison walls, in the freezing lifeless deserts and mountains of Mongolia and the Himalayas is perhaps equally as soul destroying.

FRI 15 – THU 21 APR See timetable for screening times

YOGI BEAR

(U)

yogibear.warnerbros.com Director Eric Brevig Starring Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake USA/New Zealand I 2010 I 80 mins Everyone’s favorite pic-a-nic basket-stealing bear brings his meal-mooching ways to movies in this live-action/CG-animated adventure.

SAT 16 & SUN 17 APR

Sat 16 11.30, 14.00 (Autism Friendly Screening) Sun 17 11.30, 14.00

CHERRY BLOSSOMS KIRSCHBLÜTEN – HANAMI (15)

www.kirschblueten-film.de/ (German language site) Director Doris Dörrie Starring Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner Germany I 2008 I 127 mins In German, English and Japanese with subtitles) Trudi and Rudi travel to Berlin to visit their children and grandchildren only to realise that they are emotionally distant and unavailable. When Trudi unexpectedly dies, a grief-stricken Rudi embarks on a life-changing journey to Tokyo. This film will be introduced by the Inverness Film Fans

TUE 19 APR 19.30

UNKNOWN (12A)

THE TEMPEST (PG)

www.unknownmovie.warnerbros.com Director Jaume Collet-Serra Starring Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger

www.tempest-themovie.com

UK/Germany/France/Canada I 2011 I 113 mins Following a car accident in Berlin, Dr. Martin Harris awakens to discover his wife no longer knows who he is and another man has stolen his identity. Confused, isolated and alone in a foreign country, Martin finds himself caught up in a deadly game that makes him question his own sanity.

Director Julie Taymor brings an original dynamic to Shakespeare’s mystical play in a gender-defying twist which sees Helen Mirren as the Sorceress Prospera (as opposed to the Sorcerer Prospero). This exhilarating blend of romance, tragic-comedy and the supernatural sees Prospera reigning over the magical island in this spell-binding tour de force.

FRI 22 – MON 25 MAR Fri 22 20.30 I Sat 23 18.00 I Sun 24 19.30 I Mon 25 18.00

WASTE LAND (PG) www.wastelandmovie.com Director Lucy Walker Starring Vik Muniz Brazil/UK I 2010 I 98 mins An extraordinary, Oscar nominated, documentary from British filmmaker Lucy Walker which follows prominent Brazilian artist Vik Muniz as he embarks on a grand art project on the world's largest rubbish dump, the Jardim Gramancho on the outskirts of Rio.

FRI 22 – MON 25 APR

Fri 22 20.15 I Sat 23 18.15 I Mon 25 18.15

Director Julie Taymor Starring Helen Mirren USA I 2010 I 109 mins

TUE 26 – THU 28 APR

Tue 26 19.30 I Wed 27 11.30 I Thu 28 18.15

New Zealand I 2010 I 101 mins Troubled soul, Arthur believes he is the second Son of God and knows in his heart that he’s here on Earth for a reason. When the men’s hostel he lives in is threatened with closure, Arthur devotes himself to saving all of the residents and the place which for Arthur, and his displaced friends, is not only a home but also a sanctuary. Thu 28 14.00 I Fri 29 20.30 I Sat 30 18.00

www.abel-lapelicula.com (Foreign language site) Director Diego Luna Starring Christopher Ruíz-Esparza, José María Yázpik Mexico I 2010 I 82 mins (Spanish with subtitles)

FRI 22 – THU 28 APR

Abel is no ordinary nine-year-old. After becoming mute following his Father’s disappearance, he suddenly speaks again. Not only that, but he’s also reinvented himself as the patriarch of the house. The family simply go along with his odd behaviour but when his father suddenly re-appears, the fragile family dynamic looks set to snap. This touching directorial debut from Diego Luna, is a definite “must see”.

Fri 22 18.00 I Sat 23 20.30 I Sun 24 17.00 I Mon 25 20.30 Tue 26 19.00 I Wed 27 19.30 I Thu 28 11.30, 18.00

FRI 29 APR – MON 02 MAY

Fri 29 20.45 I Sat 30 18.15 I Sun 01 May 17.15 I Mon 02 20.45

I AM NUMBER FOUR (12A) ROUTE IRISH Director D. J. Caruso Starring Alex Pettyfer USA I 2011 I 109 mins Welcome to small town Ohio where John Smith, a teenager with extraordinary abilities, discovers a connection to others who share his destiny. But with three dead already and some ruthless enemies in tow, who will be number four?

SAT 23 & SUN 24 APR Sat 23 11.30, 14.00 I Sun 24 11.30, 14.00

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Director Alex Gibney Starring Eliot Spitzer USA I 2010 I 117 mins As NY’s Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer prosecuted crimes by some of the most powerful executives in the country, creating some very high powered enemies. After his election as Governor, many believed he was headed for the Presidency until news broke that he was on the client list of a busted brothel which saw him quickly fall from grace. With unique access to Spitzer himself, this film explores the hidden contours of ambition, sex and power.

SUN 24 APR 19.15

MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS (12A) Director Wong Kar Wai Starring Norah Jones, Jude Law

Hong Kong/China/France I 2007 I 95 mins After a traumatic break-up, Elizabeth sets out on a journey across America, leaving behind a life of memories, a dream and a soulful new friend... This screening will be introduced by the Inverness Film Fans.

TUE 05 APR 20.00

WAY OF THE WARRIOR SEASON

In association with the Inverness museum and gallery’s “Way of the Warrior exhibition” we’ll be showing four amazing “Warrior” films over the next two months. Head over to the museum to see the genuine costumes, weapons and props used in these films as well as a collection of Highland warrior artefacts. The exhibition runs from 19 Feb – 23 April. For more info visit Inverness.highland.museum

BLACK HAWK DOWN (15) Director Ridley Scott Starring Josh Hartnett, Eric Bana, Ewan McGregor USA I 2001 I 144 mins See this double Oscar winner back on the big screen as part of the Way of The Warrior Season.

THU 14 APR 20.15

Director Ken Loach Starring Mark Womack, Andrea Lowe, John Bishop

KING ARTHUR (12A)

UK/France/Italy/Belgium/Spain I 2010 I 108 mins

Director Antoine Fuqua Starring Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Ioan Gruffudd USA/UK/Ireland I 2004 I 125 mins A thrilling adventure epic telling the heroic true story behind one of history's greatest legends, King Arthur

Frankie and Fergus served together in Iraq and then returned to the conflict zone as private security contractors. But when Frankie’s killed on Route Irish, the most deadly section of road in Iraq, Fergus refuses to believe his death was accidental and begins to put together the pieces in this intricate puzzle.

FRI 29 APR – WED 04 MAY

Fri 29 18.00 I Sat 30 20.30 I Sun 01 May 17.00 Mon 02 20.30 I Tue 03 19.00 I Wed 04 11.30

CLIENT 9: THE RISE AND FALL OF ELIOT SPITZER (15) ORANGES AND SUNSHINE (15) www.client9themovie.com

France I 2010 I 154 mins (French with subtitles) A group of friends decide to go ahead with their annual beach vacation, despite a recent traumatic event. But soon their relationships and beliefs are pushed to the limit as they are finally forced to acknowledge the little white lies they’ve been telling each other and the implications they have.

The Wong Kar Wai Season (Cont)

ABEL (15)

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www.littlewhiteliesmovie.co.uk Director Guillaume Canet Starring François Cluzet, Marion Cotillard

www.theinsatiablemoon.com Director Rosemary Riddell Starring Rawiri Paratene, Sara Wiseman, Ian Mune

www.companymenmovie.com

Until now, Bobby Walker has been living the American dream with his successful job, beautiful family and big house. But when corporate downsizing leaves him jobless, everything changes. Unable to find a new job that matches his executive skill set, Bobby reluctantly accepts a manual job labouring for his brother in-law’s house building company. But his initial reluctance soon gives way to the realisation that he needs to re-define his idea of success.

LES PETITS MOUCHOIRS (15)

THU 14 APR 20.30

THE COMPANY MEN (15)

UK/USA I 2010 I 104 mins

LITTLE WHITE LIES

THE INSATIABLE MOON (15)

THU 28 – SAT 30 APR

Director John Wells Starring Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Kevin Costner

FRIENDS ONLY PREVIEW SELECTION

www.iconmovies.co.uk/orangesandsunshine Director Jim Loach Starring Emily Watson UK/Australia I 2010 I 105 mins This moving debut from Jim Loach (Ken Loach’s son) tells the remarkable story of social worker Margaret Humphreys. Against all odds she brought authorities to account and reunited thousands of families in one of the most shocking social scandals of recent times: the forced deportation of children from the United Kingdom to Australia.

FRI 29 APR – THU 05 MAY

Fri 29 18.15 I Sat 30 20.15 I Sun 01 May 19.15 Mon 02 18.15 I Tue 03 11.30 I Wed 04 19.00 I Thu 20.15

THU 21 APR 20.15

DIRTY DANCING (15) Staff Pick

Director Emile Ardolino Starring Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach USA I 1987 I 96 mins Queen of the leg-warmers and PA to the Management team, Jane Litster has chosen this classic as her Staff Pick because it’s the film which sparked her love of dancing “I first saw this film on video as a teenager and every time I see it I’m reminded of being a teenager and gazing endlessly at my Patrick Swayze poster on the wall! I’ve never had the opportunity to see the film on the big screen and it’s also a fitting tribute to the late great Patrick Swayze (aka – the LOVE-GOD).”

THU 28 APR 20.15

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APRIL

Thu 07 11.30 The Eagle 14.00 You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger 18.15 You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger 18.00 The Eagle 20.15 You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger 20.30 The Eagle

Fri 01 18.00 The Eagle 18.15 You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger 20.15 You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger 20.30 The Eagle Sat 02 14.00 The Eagle 18.00 The Eagle 18.15 You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger 20.15 You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger 20.30 The Eagle Sun 03 13.00 The Eagle 13.30 You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger 17.00 The Eagle 17.15 You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger 19.15 You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger 19.30 The Eagle

Fri 08 18.00 18.15 20.30 20.45

New York, I Love You Fair Game Howl Paul

Sat 09 11.30 14.00 17.45 18.00 20.00 20.15

Gnomeo & Juliet Gnomeo & Juliet Paul Howl New York, I Love You Fair Game

Sun 10 11.30 Gnomeo & Juliet 14.00 Gnomeo & Juliet 16.45 Paul SUBTITLED 17.00 New York, I Love You 19.15 Fair Game 19.30 Howl

Mon 04 18.00 The Eagle 18.15 You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger 20.15 You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger 20.30 The Eagle

Mon 11 11.30 New York, I Love You

FRIENDS COFFEE MORNING

18.00 18.15 20.00 20.30

Tue 05 11.30 The Eagle DREAM & SCREAM 18.00 You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger 19.00 The Eagle 20.00 My Blueberry Nights IFF Wed 06 11.30 You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger 14.00 The Eagle 19.00 You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger 19.30 The Eagle SUBTITLED

Howl Fair Game New York, I Love You Paul

Tue 12 11.00 Paul DREAM & SCREAM 19.00 Fair Game 19.30 Howl Wed 13 11.30 Howl 19.00 Genius Within: The Inner Life Of Glenn Gould 19.30 Fair Game Thu 14 11.30 Fair Game 17.45 Fair Game 18.00 Genius Within: The Inner Life Of Glenn Gould 20.15 Black Hawk Down 20.30 Little White Lies

FRIENDS EVENING SCREENING

TICKET PRICES All Tickets pre 5.00pm Adults (over 18) Adult Concession Under 18’s & Students Eden Court Friends

£6.00 £7.00 (Fri & Sat £7.50) £6.50 (Fri & Sat £7.00) £5.00 at all times £1.00 off

Fri 15 18.00 18.15 20.30 20.45

Animal Kingdom The Adjustment Bureau Norwegian Wood The Way Back

Sat 16 11.30 Yogi Bear 14.00 Yogi Bear

AUTISM FRIENDLY SCREENING

14.00 17.30 17.45 20.15 20.30

The Way Back The Way Back Norwegian Wood The Adjustment Bureau Animal Kingdom

Sun 17 11.30 Yogi Bear 14.00 Yogi Bear 14.00 The Adjustment Bureau DREAM & SCREAM 16.45 The Adjustment Bureau 17.00 Animal Kingdom 19.15 The Way Back 19.30 Norwegian Wood Mon 18 18.15 The Way Back 18.00 Norwegian Wood 20.30 Animal Kingdom 20.45 The Adjustment Bureau Tue 19 11.30 The Way Back 14.00 Animal Kingdom 19.00 The Adjustment Bureau SUBTITLED 19.30 Cherry Blossoms IFF Wed 20 11.30 Norwegian Wood 14.00 The Adjustment Bureau 19.00 Animal Kingdom 19.30 The Way Back Thu 21 11.30 The Adjustment Bureau 14.00 The Way Back 17.45 The Adjustment Bureau 18.00 Animal Kingdom 20.15 King Arthur 20.30 Norwegian Wood Fri 22 18.00 18.15 20.15 20.30

Sat 23 11.30 14.00 18.00 18.15 20.15 20.30

I Am Number Four I Am Number Four Unknown Waste Land Submarine The Company Men

Sun 24 11.30 I Am Number Four 14.00 I Am Number Four 17.00 The Company Men 17.15 Submarine 19.15 Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer 19.30 Unknown Mon 25 18.00 Unknown 18.15 Waste Land 20.15 Submarine 20.30 The Company Men Tue 26 11.30 Submarine DREAM & SCREAM 19.00 The Company Men 19.30 The Tempest Wed 27 11.30 The Tempest 19.00 Submarine 19.30 The Company Men Thu 28 11.30 The Company Men 14.00 The Insatiable Moon 18.00 The Company Men 18.15 The Tempest 20.15 Dirty Dancing STAFF PICK 20.30 Submarine Fri 29 18.00 18.15 20.30 20.45

Route Irish Oranges And Sunshine The Insatiable Moon Abel

Sat 30 18.00 18.15 20.15 20.30

The Insatiable Moon Abel Oranges And Sunshine Route Irish

The Company Men Submarine Waste Land Unknown

FRIENDS SCREENINGS exclusive screenings for Eden Court Friends. Friends Coffee Morning – Mon 11 Apr, 11.30 New York, I Love You (15) Friends Evening Screening – Thu 14 Apr, 20.30 Little White Lies (15) DREAM AND SCREAM Bring your baby to one of our Dream And Scream screenings, specially for parents and carers of new babies aged 0–12 months. Look out for ‘Dream & Scream’ on individual screenings AUDIO DESCRIBED & SUBTITLED FILMS Eden Court offers a range of accessible film screenings. Look out for the (AD) for Audio Described, and (S) for subtitled screenings.

SUPPORTED BY

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

What’s on at the Pavilion this month?

Alvin Stardust RE-LIVE 40 YEARS OF ROCK AND ROLL WITH 70S MEGA-STAR ALVIN STARDUST!

SATURDAY 16 APRIL, 8pm TICKETS £18.50

Tickets from Pavilion Office 01997 420124 or

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08444 771000

www.thebooth.co.uk www.ticketweb.co.uk

Caged Multi award-winning children’s theatre group Catherine Wheels, with a modern version of Beauty and the Beast. Suitable for all beauties and beasts aged 8 and over!

Showstopperz: Golden Ticket

WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL, 8pm TICKETS £12/£9

Another entertaining musical mix from the Highland company that combines professional singers with talented amateurs FRIDAY 8 APRIL, 8pm TICKETS £12/£10/£5

La Bohème Scotland’s exciting new company, Opera Bohemia, with their critically-acclaimed production of Puccini’s great opera SATURDAY 23 APRIL, 8pm TICKETS £18.50/£17

Dominic Kirwan One of Ireland’s finest entertainers, with a rich voice, vibrant performing style and wide repertoire SUNDAY 24 APRIL, 8pm TICKETS £10/£9

Phil Kay A marvellous freewheeling, ever-effervescent comedy troubadour show by the man Time Out hailed as “a mesmerizing genius” THURSDAY 5 MAY, 8pm TICKETS £12

Jimmie MacGregor One of Scotland’s most enduring and popular entertainers talks about his life, stories, songs and interviews

What do you expect from your next Conference Venue? Efficient Service? • Friendly & Professional Staff? State of the Art AV Equipment? Good Food? Strathpeffer Pavilion delivers everything you’d expect but with a twist that makes your event stand out from the crowd. The Pavilion is a registered Charity and Social Enterprise which exists to keep the restored iconic Victorian building vibrantly central to Highland life. Your business is supporting its future.

Strathpeffer Pavilion - We’re Good!

Tel: 01997 420124 • email: enquiries@strathpefferpavilion.org

www.strathpefferpavilion.org

TUESDAY 5 APRIL, 1.30pm TICKETS £5