5 feelgood things to do in Inverness this weekend

What a week for top music and dance shows, special movie one-offs, hard rock on tour – and the return of the comedy bothy...

1 Thank you for the music ...

It's a big weekend for music and one of the biggest gigs comes on Saturday, October 22 with ABBA Party Night at Eden Court from 7pm with all your favourite ABBA songs, such as Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, Thank You For The Music, Waterloo and many more!

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But if it is traditional music you are after, don't miss this concert at Eden Court from 7.45pm on Friday, October 20 when award-winning duo Leonard Brown and Maggie Adamson will bring you music from Scotland, Ireland, Canada, America, Italy and France, to name just a few. Supported by The Elizabeth Fraser Dancers.

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2 Stepping away from the TV studio ...

Can we ever get enough of Anton du Beke ? Probably not, so it is jut as well that the popular dance maestro is taking the briefest weekday interlude from his Strictly Come Dancing TV judge duties, to head to us on Monday, October 23 with the Strictly Theatre Company and he will perform some of his favourite songs and dances at Eden Court, from 7.30pm.

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3 Stevie special, signed, sealed, delivered ...

This night at Eden Court should be something pretty special as it showcases a nine-piece band to back the vocal talents of Noel McCalla on Tuesday, October 24. The Wonder Of Stevie should remind you of what a shining talent Stevie Wonder is with a diverse catalogue of his classic songs. From 1970s Signed, Sealed, Delivered through to Talking Book, Innervisions, Songs In The Key Of Life, and Hotter Than July. The dance numbers such as I Wish and Superstition will be there (will you be able to keep off your feet?) to beautiful arrangements for tender moments such as My Cherie Amour and Overjoyed. The show will also feature compositions by Stevie that others artists have had massive hits with. The band have amazing pedigrees of their own, previously playing with artists such as Bill Withers, Amy Winehouse, The Bee Gees, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Martha Reeves, Jools Holland, Jamiroquai, Booker T Jones, Sam Moore, Jethro Tull, Eddie Floyd, Gregory Porter and Alfie Boe. Night starts at 7.30pm

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4 Rock and laugh the weekend away ...

Tooth & Claw starts the music early on Thursday, October 20 with Atlantic Rift from Aberdeen on their Headhunter tour, from 7.30pm (Catch lyric video Ghosts to get an idea of their sound). Atlantic Rift are out and about supporting new single Headhunter. And talking of support ... it's The Fragz. This is an 18+ night so ID will be needed at the door.

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And back at its home for October, there's the return of the Comedy Bothy – this time the headliner is Matt Black, joined by a line-up of talented local performers. Doors open at 7:30 pm.

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5 Spooky on screen

The Enfield Poltergeist (Apple TV+ ) from Friday, October 20 is a four-part docuseries delving into the most renowned poltergeist haunting in history. Following the journey of paranormal investigator Maurice Grosse, this series combines rare audio archives with a faithful recreation of the original haunted setting. Using performers to re-enact the eerie occurrences captured on these tapes, the series delivers a genre-bending story, aiming to capture the enduring human fascination with the unexplained.

And classic big screen horror comes to Vue Cinema at various times – Friday, October 20 at 9pm and on Saturday, October 21 at 10pm – with Christine: 40th anniversary (18) as a nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind. John Carpenter brings Stephen King's best-selling novel to life in this chilling thriller. Born in Detroit, the red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury will destroy anyone in her way. And 17-year-old Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) is infected ...

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HEADS UP CINEMA SPECIALS

Celebrate Black History Month with this special event at Eden Court Cinema on Friday, October 27 at 6pm when after the screening of Cassius X: Becoming Ali (15), there will be a QnA with Stuart Cosgrove, who wrote the book that the film has been based on. You can also see the film (no QnA) at Cromarty Cinema on Friday, October 27 (TICKETS:). And there are two more screenings only in Inverness on Wednesday, November 1 and Thursday, November 2.

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Fans of stage musicals should love this on-screen performance at Eden Court Cinema on Thursday, October 19 and on Sunday, October 29, The Prince of Egypt: The Musical (12A). With Luke Brady in the cast, it is based on the classic DreamWorks Animation film with Stephen Schwartz’s “miraculous music” (Time Out). Filmed live at the Dominion Theatre in London, this spectacular stage show comes to cinemas for the first time.

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