Adult £4.50, Student/OAP £3.00, Under 16 FREE?Tickets from Inverness TIC or Inverness, Museum

Join a Cairngorm’s National Park Ecologist and the Explore Abernethy Ranger for a nocturnal stroll around Nethy Bridge. A fun event for all age groups. Identify bats commonly found around Nethy. Learn about bats and clarify some of the fictional myths. Booking essential. Meet at Nethy Bridge Community Centre (weather dependant). Bring suitable outdoor clothing and a torch if you have one. For more information contact the ranger.

Can you answer the questions?

Hear about some of the wildlife, history, and folk tales from this area on a walk along the majestic Glen Feshie.No need to book. Phone 01479 861220 for info Free FC event

Walk to the amazing view over Uath Lochans, then squelch round the lochans to look for their biodiversity (bugs!) Bring wellies.Free FC event

Adult £4.50, Student/OAP £3.00, Under 16 FREE?Tickets from Inverness TIC or Inverness, Museum

Events run across the weekend. Tickets from the Old Brewery in Cromarty. 01349 864312/ 864151 for info.

Ladies cocktail and indulgence evening£ 10.00 per ticket. Includes welcome cocktail and canapés.Colour me beautiful presentationCocktails, music, handbags, beauty, jewellery, chocolates, fitness, candles, tarot readings and much more. 01463 252516

Black Isle Words Festival event.Family entertainment with Margot Henderson; "Wild Honey”-An evening of songs,stories and wild words savouring the strangeness of creatures and the sweetness of the wild. £4, no booking required.

Competitive display of quality vegetables, flowers, fruit, floral art, wine, handicrafts and baking. Teas & home bakes on sale.

Public observing session with Sigma, Moray's Astronomy Club. During this observing session you should be able to see Jupiter and many other celestial objects. Entry is free and everyone of all ages are welcome, but we please ask that dogs are either left at home or in the car. Due to the nature of this event, it is of course weather dependant, so please check on the 11th (after 6pm) for a final decision as to whether the event is going ahead: sigma-astro.co.uk

In 1984, the Loch Insh Highland Splash-In was the first waterplane event to be organised by a model flying club in Scotland .http://www.cairngorm-mfc.org.uk

Events run across the weekend. Tickets from the Old Brewery in Cromarty. 01349 864312/ 864151 for info.

Black Isle Words Festival event.Poetry and Prose workshop - Where Wild Things Are.“Walking Through Words”-Gerry Cambridge and Linda Cracknell lead a workshop for  those interested in either writing poetry or prose, inspired by an undemanding walk in the environs of Cromarty. Please wear waterproofs and sturdy footwear and bring along a notebook and pen. Numbers restricted to 15.Booking essential. £10/ 7.50

Elgin Rotary Club is organising a community event on Sunday, 12 September 2010 which will bring together Moray's Armed Forces and civilian communities. The 'Holding Hands' will be a human chain of 5-6 thousand people which will stretch the 4.6 miles from the gates of RAF Lossiemouth to Elgin Town Hall along the cycle track. This will be a physical and symbolic linking of hands and communities which will convey support and appreciation to our serving men and woman in a unique way. The route will be divided into 5 colour coded sectors with sector 1 starting at Elgin Town Hall and sector 5 finishing at RAF Lossiemouth (see map below). In between there will be 3 temporary car parks serving the rural parts of the chain. Similarly colour coded stickers will be available on the day or from the following outlets from the 19th August for a minimum £1 donation:- Elgin - Northern Scot, South Street : Cathedral Windows (next to M&S), High Street Lossiemouth - Buckley’s, Newsagent : RAF Lossiemouth Spar Forres - Forres Gazette, High Street : Miele’s, High Street Kinloss - RAF Kinloss Spar : Kinloss Apar/Post Office Buckie - Pozzi’s, High Street Banff - Banffshire Journal, Old Market Place ALSO on Saturday, 28 August 2010 TESCO, Elgin (10.00am–5.00pm) on Saturday, 4 September 2010 ASDA, Elgin (10.00am–4.00pm) on Saturday, 11 September 2010 Plainstones, Elgin & Co-op, Lossiemouth (both 10.00am–4.00pm)

Do you and your business colleagues fancy tackling massive inflatables, donning gigantic novelty outfits and getting messy in a fun challenge to raise money for Highland Hospice?www.highlandhospice.org

In 1984, the Loch Insh Highland Splash-In was the first waterplane event to be organised by a model flying club in Scotland .http://www.cairngorm-mfc.org.uk

Events run across the weekend. Tickets from the Old Brewery in Cromarty. 01349 864312/ 864151 for info.

Inverness - Drumnadrochit on the longest ranger guided walk in the country so you can experience the splendour of the Great Glen. greatglenway.com

Black Isle Words Festival EventTwo Ravens Press : Two Writers In the WildernessSharon Blackie talks about how living in the wild informs both her writing and the Two Ravens approach  to publishing. £4/3

Black Isle Words Festival event.2pm - At the Water’s Edge - Sir John Lister Kaye of Aigas talks about his recently published book-a lyrical hymn to the wildlife of Britain and a powerful warning to protect and respect it.3pm - Wild: An Elemental Journey, Jay Griffiths talks about her book-journeys to visit Amazonian shamans, walking in the highlands of West Papua, and staying in the Central Deserts of Australia. It will encompass something of the politics of freedom, nomadism, the language of wildness, the sensuality of the forests, and the essential wildness of the human spirit£7.50/ £5

Drumnadrochit - Invermoriston

Invermoriston - Ft Augustus

Adult £4.50, Student/OAP £3.00, Under 16 FREE?Tickets from Inverness TIC or Inverness, Museum

Can you answer the questions?

Adult £4.50, Student/OAP £3.00, Under 16 FREE?Tickets from Inverness TIC or Inverness, Museum

Join a Cairngorm’s National Park Ecologist and the Explore Abernethy Ranger for a nocturnal stroll around Nethy Bridge. A fun event for all age groups. Identify bats commonly found around Nethy. Learn about bats and clarify some of the fictional myths. Booking essential. Meet at Nethy Bridge Community Centre (weather dependant). Bring suitable outdoor clothing and a torch if you have one. For more information contact the ranger.

Can you answer the questions?

Hear about some of the wildlife, history, and folk tales from this area on a walk along the majestic Glen Feshie.No need to book. Phone 01479 861220 for info Free FC event

Walk to the amazing view over Uath Lochans, then squelch round the lochans to look for their biodiversity (bugs!) Bring wellies.Free FC event

Adult £4.50, Student/OAP £3.00, Under 16 FREE?Tickets from Inverness TIC or Inverness, Museum

Events run across the weekend. Tickets from the Old Brewery in Cromarty. 01349 864312/ 864151 for info.

Ladies cocktail and indulgence evening£ 10.00 per ticket. Includes welcome cocktail and canapés.Colour me beautiful presentationCocktails, music, handbags, beauty, jewellery, chocolates, fitness, candles, tarot readings and much more. 01463 252516

Black Isle Words Festival event.Family entertainment with Margot Henderson; "Wild Honey”-An evening of songs,stories and wild words savouring the strangeness of creatures and the sweetness of the wild. £4, no booking required.

Competitive display of quality vegetables, flowers, fruit, floral art, wine, handicrafts and baking. Teas & home bakes on sale.

Public observing session with Sigma, Moray's Astronomy Club. During this observing session you should be able to see Jupiter and many other celestial objects. Entry is free and everyone of all ages are welcome, but we please ask that dogs are either left at home or in the car. Due to the nature of this event, it is of course weather dependant, so please check on the 11th (after 6pm) for a final decision as to whether the event is going ahead: sigma-astro.co.uk

In 1984, the Loch Insh Highland Splash-In was the first waterplane event to be organised by a model flying club in Scotland .http://www.cairngorm-mfc.org.uk

Events run across the weekend. Tickets from the Old Brewery in Cromarty. 01349 864312/ 864151 for info.

Black Isle Words Festival event.Poetry and Prose workshop - Where Wild Things Are.“Walking Through Words”-Gerry Cambridge and Linda Cracknell lead a workshop for  those interested in either writing poetry or prose, inspired by an undemanding walk in the environs of Cromarty. Please wear waterproofs and sturdy footwear and bring along a notebook and pen. Numbers restricted to 15.Booking essential. £10/ 7.50

Elgin Rotary Club is organising a community event on Sunday, 12 September 2010 which will bring together Moray's Armed Forces and civilian communities. The 'Holding Hands' will be a human chain of 5-6 thousand people which will stretch the 4.6 miles from the gates of RAF Lossiemouth to Elgin Town Hall along the cycle track. This will be a physical and symbolic linking of hands and communities which will convey support and appreciation to our serving men and woman in a unique way. The route will be divided into 5 colour coded sectors with sector 1 starting at Elgin Town Hall and sector 5 finishing at RAF Lossiemouth (see map below). In between there will be 3 temporary car parks serving the rural parts of the chain. Similarly colour coded stickers will be available on the day or from the following outlets from the 19th August for a minimum £1 donation:- Elgin - Northern Scot, South Street : Cathedral Windows (next to M&S), High Street Lossiemouth - Buckley’s, Newsagent : RAF Lossiemouth Spar Forres - Forres Gazette, High Street : Miele’s, High Street Kinloss - RAF Kinloss Spar : Kinloss Apar/Post Office Buckie - Pozzi’s, High Street Banff - Banffshire Journal, Old Market Place ALSO on Saturday, 28 August 2010 TESCO, Elgin (10.00am–5.00pm) on Saturday, 4 September 2010 ASDA, Elgin (10.00am–4.00pm) on Saturday, 11 September 2010 Plainstones, Elgin & Co-op, Lossiemouth (both 10.00am–4.00pm)

Do you and your business colleagues fancy tackling massive inflatables, donning gigantic novelty outfits and getting messy in a fun challenge to raise money for Highland Hospice?www.highlandhospice.org

In 1984, the Loch Insh Highland Splash-In was the first waterplane event to be organised by a model flying club in Scotland .http://www.cairngorm-mfc.org.uk

Events run across the weekend. Tickets from the Old Brewery in Cromarty. 01349 864312/ 864151 for info.

Inverness - Drumnadrochit on the longest ranger guided walk in the country so you can experience the splendour of the Great Glen. greatglenway.com

Black Isle Words Festival EventTwo Ravens Press : Two Writers In the WildernessSharon Blackie talks about how living in the wild informs both her writing and the Two Ravens approach  to publishing. £4/3

Black Isle Words Festival event.2pm - At the Water’s Edge - Sir John Lister Kaye of Aigas talks about his recently published book-a lyrical hymn to the wildlife of Britain and a powerful warning to protect and respect it.3pm - Wild: An Elemental Journey, Jay Griffiths talks about her book-journeys to visit Amazonian shamans, walking in the highlands of West Papua, and staying in the Central Deserts of Australia. It will encompass something of the politics of freedom, nomadism, the language of wildness, the sensuality of the forests, and the essential wildness of the human spirit£7.50/ £5