BAR PIVO 
INDI BAND WITH MARION SCOTT 
9pm 
Live music featuring local unsigned band, introduced by MFR DJ Marion Scott 
01463 713307

CALEDONIAN (SMITH & JONES)
9 HIGH STREET
INVERNESS  
PARTY NIGHT 
8pm 
DJ and Party Night
01463 250555

CASTLE TAVERN
1 / 2  VIEW PLACE
INVERNESS
IV2 4SA 
KARLA 
9.30pm  until Midnight (with break) 
Third in the Talent competition `WIN A DEAL`, Karla has attracted interest from record companies. Come along and hear for yourself! 
01463 718178   

CLACHNAHARRY INN
CLACHNAHARRY
INVERNESS
IV3 8RB
ALISTAIR CAMERON MACKAY (JOCK THE BOX)
9.30pm until Midnight 
Accordion music at its best 
01463 239806      

COLUMBA HOTEL
Inverness
TORRIDON
From 9.15pm
Live music in MacNabs Bar Bistro .
01463 231391

EXPRESS BY HOLIDAY INN
LIVE MUSIC
6pm – 10pm
Enjoy a drink in the relaxed atmosphere of the Express by Holiday Inn bar.
01463 732700

FAIRWAYS
CASTLE HEATHER
INVERNESS IV2 6AA
THE F.O.N.Y. DAY OUT  - FAIRWAYS OLD NEW YEAR DAY OUT
All day food, fireworks, Cceilidh & craic: come to Fairways and celebrate the Old New Year. Start in the afternoon with 9 holes of golf using old fashioned clubs then pop into our restaurant for traditional Scottish food just like your Mum used to make – Cullen Skink, Clapshot and Clootie Dumpling along with many more fresh from our kitchen.  Once the innerself has been satisfied, watch the Highland Lights Fireworks Display from the premier vantage point in Inverness and then dance the night away and welcome in the New Year with the Strathnairn Ceildih Band. Party goers receive a free dram to welcome in 2008. Food available all day (last orders 9.30pm).
9pm (approx) to 1am- Ceilidh.  
01463 713335
www.golflochness.com

GELLIONS
BRIDGE STREET
INVERNESS 
SCHIEHALLION (tbc) 
10pm 
Enjoy some great Scottish music!  
01463 233648

GUNSMITHS
30 UNION STREET
INVERNESS 
KARAOKE 
8.30pm 
Prize Karaoke and Disco 
01463 250116

HOOTANANNY’S CEILIDH BAR
67 CHURCH STREET
INVERNESS
IV1 1ES
SCOCHA
9.30pm
Scottish Traditional Music with a Rock & Roll attitude.  From haunting ballads to roof raising refrains and sing along anthems, a Scocha gig is crammed full of the “feel good factor”, peppered by humour and banter...With wide ranging appeal, Scocha’s music crosses all borders with tight vocal harmonies.  Guitars, Bass, Bagpipes, Whistles, Bodhrans, Bouzoukis, and much more.
01463 233651

HOOTANANNY’S MADHATTERS
67 CHURCH STREET
INVERNESS
IV1 1ES 
BIRO - BLACK ISLE ROCK ORCHESTRA
10pm
The Black Isle Rock Orchestra are a 4 piece rock band based in the north of Scotland playing classic rock songs from the 70's up to the present. Fronting the band is Kevin O'Hara who is one of the best soul and rock vocalists in the country as well as being an exceptional blues guitarist. Add to this the dynamic drumming of Norman MacLean, the fretboard wizardry of bassist George MacAskill and the melodicism and taste of guitarist Kevin Barnett you are guaranteed to have a band to rock your night.  Nominated at the recent ICA awards ceremony for "Best Live Rock Band 2007".
01463 233651

IRONWORKS
122B ACADEMY STREET
INVERNESS
IV1 1LX
HIGHLAND 2008 AT THE IRONWORKS (tbc)
Doors open 8pm
Featuring three of the best Highland bands around!
Check www.ironworksvenue.com for more details.

JOHNNY FOXES
26 BANK STREET
INVERNESS
ARTHUR
10:30pm till 1.45am
Come along and enjoy the craic at Johnny Foxes with live entertainment from Arthur. Cover tracks from various artists in the chart today and from past years – all your favourites!  Great craic! Food served from 12 noon until 3pm and from 6pm until 9pm. Childrens menu. 

KINGSMILLS HOTEL
INVERNESS 
EMILY EDWARDS & CALL MACDONALD (OF FEIS ROIS)
8.30pm to 11.30pm 
An informal gig in the lounge of the Kingsmills Hotel. The hotel will be offering a traditional “Hogmanay style” dinner menu with the finest of Scottish ingredients.  This menu will be available from 5pm until 11pm to allow flexibility for guests and the public to attend the procession to the fireworks and still enjoy a great Scottish evening of great food, fantastic Scottish music and sound craic.  Food will be served in the restaurant, conservatory and the lounge. The hotel welcomes all non residents to join in this event.
01463 257100

LAUDERS
16 CHURCH ST
INVERNESS
IV1 1EB
HIGHLAND HOOLIE
3pm - 6pm featuring afternoon entertainment from local act Take 2 – showcasing favourite hits from the 1960s - 80s from Runrig to Van Morrison.  Evening entertainment commences from 8.30pm til late featuring our resident DJ Richard Smith playing a wide variety of music to suit all tastes. All normal drink promotions apply.
01463 235909 for more details.

MORAY BAR
ACADEMY STREET
INVERNESS 
DAVE NASH 
8pm 
60s & 70s Rock ‘n’ Roll!  
01463 714471

MOTION NIGHTCLUB
ROSE STREET
INVERNESS 
ROSS LYLE @ MOTION
The first night for Motion’s new resident DJ Ross Lyle, playing all the hits from 2007!
07919 876239

NICO’S BISTRO
GLEN MHOR HOTEL
NESS BANK
INVERNESS
LIVE JAZZ/BLUES BAND
9pm
Enjoy some fantastic jazz and blues music – free!
01463 234308

PHOENIX AND MORGANS
TRADITIONAL MUSIC  
Relax and enjoy the sound of traditional music!  
01463 245990

RAMADA INVERNESS
CHURCH STREET
INVERNESS
IV1 1DX
THE CLACH
9pm
Popular local favourites, 'The Clach' entertain, with traditional Scottish food on offer to warm you up after the Highland Lights fireworks spectacular.
01463 235181

ROCPOOL RESERVE HOTEL
CULDUTHEL ROAD
INVERNESS
IV2 4AG
WARM UP @ RESERVE
Why not prepare for your evening with a meal at Reserve Restaurant @ Rocpool Reserve Hotel. A hearty lunch from our 'Highland Lights' menu, in sumptuous surroundings with stunning views over Inverness, making it the perfect 'warm up' to the evening's proceedings.  On that note...why not 'warm up' after the procession with a visit to R-bar @ Rocpool Reserve Hotel, whether that be for coffee or something a little stronger from our hot & cold winter cocktail list, we're sure the relaxed atmosphere will soon banish the chill from the air 2 Course Lunch £12.95 Kids £5.95
01463 240089 / info@rocpool.com
www.rocpool.com

THE FOUNDRY
28/30 CHURCH STREET
INVERNESS 
DJ SHANE MANNING 
8.30pm 
Catering for everyone, with music from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s!  
01463 713005

THE OLD MARKET INN
32 CHURCH STREET
INVERNESS
IV1 1EH 
FINNISTON
10pm
Live four piece band.
01463 220203

THE ROOM
QUEENSGATE
INVERNESS
MYSTIC SHOES
From 9.30pm
A ‘guaranteed’ brilliant night of quality live music from popular local band! Great music - given the Mystic Shoes touch you can’t help but dance! Free entry.  
01463 233077

THE WATERSIDE HOTEL
NESS BANK
INVERNESS
CEILIDH DANCE WITH FERGIE MACDONALD
8.30pm
Dance the night away to the fantastic music of one of Scotland’s best loved musicians. £5.00
01463 233065

SHINTY - CAMANACHD - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS MAKING THE PITCH UNPLAYABLE
Geama Camanachd na Seana Bliadhn’ Ùire
The Old New Year Shinty Match
12 January 2008

(See www.shinty.org.uk for more information.)

CULLODEN - CÙIL LODAIR
The new Culloden Battlefield experience
For more information please visit www.culloden.org.uk
Open 10am - 4pm Winter (November - March)
9am - 6pm Summer (April - October)
Battlefield open daily, all year.

The battle lines have been redrawn at the new Culloden battlefield experience.  The site has been restored to as close as possible to that seen by the forces on that fateful day in April 1746 and an impressive new modern centre with exciting interactive exhibition will host visitors.  With over 1,200 dead in just one hour Culloden was a short but bloody battle – the last to be fought on British soil.  Now all the family can experience and understand so much more.  Follow characters who were actually involved in the battle around the interactive exhibition, experience the true horror of the battle in the 360º immersive film, take a battlefield tour with our interactive electronic device, and watch the daily Living History presentations, which bring the battle to life.

Culloden has always been a memorable place – and is now even more so. 

MATERNITY: IMAGES OF MOTHERHOOD
A ’MHÀTHAIREACHD: DEALBHAN MÀTHAIREACHD
Maternity Exhibition
Inverness Museum & Art Gallery
Until 12 January 2008
Admission is free
Opening times: 10am to 5pm Monday to Saturday.

A new exhibition based on images of the mother and child from the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland. Comprising a selection of eleven very different images, Maternity explores the theme of motherhood in art, and considers how it has been interpreted and re-interpreted by artists over the past 500 years.  The works on show range from the early Renaissance to the present day, and include works by Sandro Botticelli, George Romney, William Quiller Orchardson, and Pablo Picasso.

Maternity is presented in partnership with Highland 2007 and The Highland Council and reflects the National Galleries of Scotland’s active involvement with art and culture in the Highland region.

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