DIARY OF EVENTS

 

11 APR  

A Real Pain

Doors open 7pm, film starts 7:30pm, Forres Town Hall

£5 cash at the door

Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour of Poland to honour their beloved grandmother, but their old tensions resurface
Contact:
Ruth Whitfield

http://www.filmforres.co.uk
11 APR  

Buckie Choral Union Concert

7.30pm, Methodist Church, N. Pringle St. Buckie AB56 1HN

tbc

Concert includes Stainer’s “The Crucifixion” Durufle “ Ubi Caritas” & “Tantum Ergo”
Contact:
Claire Menzies
01542 850378

11 APR  

Coming Home to Stillness. Cacao, Breath and Movement

10am -noon, Fornighty Hall, Lethen, Nairn IV12 5JB

£35

This gentle morning invites you to slow down, breathe deeply and connect with your body to restore and enhance vitality.
Contact:
Fiona Lander

11 APR  

Hilltop Live presents JJ Gilmour + support

7.30 - 10pm, The Loft Venue, East Grange Farm, Kinloss, Forres IV36 2UD

£20/£10/£5

JJ Gilmour returns to The Loft for an evening of stunning songs and good craic! In 2025 JJ celebrated his 25 plus years as a solo artist. He will be playing classic tunes and songs from his soon to be released new album
Contact:
Maia Eden
07780991731

https://www.hilltoplive.co.uk
12 APR  

Needle Felted Art

2pm to 5pm, Fornighty Hall, Lethen, Nairn IV12 5JB

£5

Step by step, you’ll be guided through the basics of needle felting: layering colour, blending fibres & adding depth.
Contact:
Alison Ayres
07803247021

https://www.facebook.com/FornightlyHallNairn
14 APR  

The Arts Society Highland

11am for 11.30am, Nairn Community and Arts Centre IV12 4BQ

Members welcome. Visitor donation £10

"The History of American Art in 25 Iconic Works", an illustrated lecture by Marie-Anne Mancio
Contact:
http://www.theartssocietyhighland.org.uk
14 APR  

The Elgin Flower Club Floral Art Demonstration

7.30 pm, Judah Hall, North Guildry Street, Elgin (formerly Elgin High Church hall)

Visitors £8

Floral Art demonstration by James Gemmell from Mauchline entitled "Impressions"
Contact:
Gill Garrow
07703935059

http://www.elginflowerclub.com
15 APR  

Cawdor Heritage Group Meeting

7.30pm, Cawdor Community Centre

Membership £10 or £2 per talk

Talk - 'Is it a bird? Is it a plane? - using a lightweight drone to record multi-period archaeology on Dava and beyond"
Contact:
Jenny Rose-Miller
01667 493218

http://www.cawdorheritagegroup.org
15 APR  

Nairn u3a Talk by Merryn Glover

2pm, Nairn Community & Arts Centre

£3 members £4 non-members

'Whose Talk is This Anyway' Merryn will speak about her books and the influences on her life
Contact:
https://nairn.u3asite.uk/events/
16 APR  

Mindfulness session

10.30am - 12.30pm, RNI Chapel, Ness Walk, Inverness IV3 5SF

Regular free sessions with guided meditations by trained mindfulness facilitators & discussion. Open to beginners.
Contact:
Daniel Mackenzie-Winters

https://highlandmindfulness.co.uk
17 APR  

Jackalope Piano Quartet

7.30pm, Nairn Community and Arts Centre

£19 standard, £16 members, £3 under 25 a

Piano quartet of rising stars in the classical world play Schumann, Enescu and Faure.
Contact:
Music Nairn
01667 453476
http://www.musicnairn.org.uk
18 APR  

Coffee Morning - RDA Les Clyne Memorial Fundraiser. Usual stalls.

10.00am-12 noon, Forres Town Hall, High Street, Forres IV36 1PB

£3

Riding for the Disabled event to raise funds to provide free, therapeutic sessions for local children with disabilities.
Contact:
Julie Campbell
07787741695

https://forresnairnrda.org.uk