Comhairle Ceantair an Iúir, Mhúrn agus an Dúin Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Clár Samhraidh na nEalaíon agus Cultúir Arts and Culture Summer Programme
INSIDE: AWARD WINNING BELFAST SINGER SONGWRITER KAZ HAWKINS MARY DORAN AND DAVID JOHNSTON ROCK SCHOOL
Ag freastal ar an Dún agus Ard Mhacha Theas Serving Down and South Armagh Welcome DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
Seo chugaibh eagrán an tsamhraidh Welcome to the Summer edition of the de chlár Ealaíne, Cultúir agus Arts, Culture and Museum programme Iarsmalainne i gComhairle Ceantair for Newry, Mourne and Down District an Iúir, Mhúrn agus an Dúin. Council. This brochure contains live Tá beo-léirithe, ranganna, ceardlanna, performances, classes, workshops, talks, taispeántais agus imeachtaí speisialta exhibitions and special events across fud fad an cheantair idir Bealtaine the district from May – August, including agus Lúnasa, Séasúr Samhraidh an the Newcastle Summer Season. Chaisleáin Nua san áireamh. It is packed full of entertainment Tá súil agam go mbainfidh sibh sult events for the entire family over the An Comhairleoir as an chlár seo, atá lán d’imeachtaí summer months. It highlights the Council’s Mark Murnin siamsúla don teaghlach ar fad i rith commitment to ensuring that we offer Cathaoirleach na míonna samhraidh. Taispeánann all who live, work and visit the district an clár seo tiomantas na Comhairle as many opportunities as possible to Councillor le cinntiú go bhfuilimid a tabhairt engage with arts and culture. Mark Murnin deiseanna go chách atá ina gcónaí, Chairman ag obair nó ar chuairt sa cheantar dul in ngleic le cúrsaí ealaíne agus cultúir. Down Arts Centre Information
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Throughout the programme we have placed coloured rectangles directing you towards the box office telephone number. Alternatively you Guidance Suggested Minimum Age Language Strong Language Strong Very Content Sexual FREE Event Suggested Age Range Suggested Age can visit our website for more information. DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Performance
Leeds Meets Lecale! I Am Maura
2 choirs meet ‘Where the DATE: It’s 2005. Maura is trying to DATE: Mountains of Mourne sweep Saturday 4 May find a boyfriend. Only she’s Saturday 11 May down to the sea ...’ surrounded by girls and is TIME: TIME: starting to think she might Performance An evening of wonderful 7.30pm actually prefer them. I Am 8pm (bar available from 7pm) songs featuring Good in Maura is a light hearted look PRICE: Parts community choir at the life changing decisions from Moortown, Leeds and £5 PRICE: we all face in our teenage years £12 / £10 concession Downpatrick-based Voices VENUE: and how we’re woefully ill- of Lecale. Shimna Integrated equipped to deal with them. VENUE: College, Newcastle Down Arts Centre Admission by donation Commedia of Errors present this (suggested minimum £5) at brand-new hilariously heartfelt PRESENTED BY: the door in aid of Glebe House look at young love, written and Commedia of Errors (Harmony Community Trust). performed by Clare McMahon, A Play for Ireland writer, whose debut play Shakespeare’s Women sold out the Lyric Belfast before touring NI and whose acting credits include the West End, MAC and the BBC’s Woman in White. I Am Maura is directed by Benjamin Gould whose adaptation That Scottish Play! in 2018 became his second sell-out show at The Lyric Belfast and who directed smash-hit Women Troubles which visited DAC last year. 2 — 3 Performance DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
Trouble Songs Belfast GIRLS
Based on Stuart Bailie’s book, DATE: Belfast GIRLS, the online DATE: this sell out show from Belfast Saturday 18 May sensation, comes live to Friday 31 May comes to life with songs, visuals the stage once again! TIME: TIME: Performance and readings. Trouble Songs is 8pm (bar available Written by and starring the 8pm (bar available about music and stories from from 7pm) from 7pm) contemporary Belfast. This creator of Belfast GIRLS performance weaves together PRICE: – Michael Mulcahy! PRICE: memory, comedy and hard- £12 / £10 concession Featuring all the Belfast £17.50 / £15 concession hitting prose. A music and GIRLS favourite characters storytelling show in-the-round VENUE: VENUE: Big Bernie Greene, Michelle, between 2 musicians and Down Arts Centre Down Arts Centre Shankill Joe and Ma as well an author - Stuart Bailie, as introducing brand new PRESENTED BY: Joby Fox and Ursula Burns. characters. Packed with songs Joseph Rea Productions ‘Trouble Songs - Music and from the Belfast GIRLS page, Conflict in Northern Ireland’ this comedy play will have sets the scene for the musical you dancing in the aisles. journey. Gripping stories and first-hand interviews with Also starring the hilarious Christy Moore, The Undertones, Christina Nelson from I’ll Tell Stiff Little Fingers and a number My Ma and directed by Alan of international acts who visited McKee (Handbag Positive) the region when only a few HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO ME bands would. The show journeys LIKE THAT...... book your through a conflict of identity tickets today! and turmoil into peace using music and stories. DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Performance
Kaz Hawkins VVitches!
Award winning Belfast DATE: June 2019 sees the annual DATE: singer songwriter Kaz Hawkins, Friday 7 June world conference of witches Saturday 8 June & has successfully re-launched to be attended this year by Sunday 9 June TIME: as a solo artist and continues Performance 8pm (bar available the greatest, grandest witch TIME: touring as a duo with special from 7pm) of all. What’s more it’s to be Saturday at 7.30pm guest Sam York (Tom Jones, held in Downpatrick and the Sunday at 3pm Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, Michael PRICE: really bad news is that these Ball & Alfie Boe) on piano and £14 / £12 concession witches are set on rounding up PRICE: as her support act. all the children in the area and Price: £7 / £5 VENUE: My Life And I is an intimate Down Arts Centre turning them into chickens! VENUE: and personal show about Yes, chickens!! And that’s not Down Arts Centre Kaz’s life in song aiming to a good thing so come along and join us in defeating their PRESENTED BY: highlight mental health issues Dramability such as abuse, drug addiction, evil plans and saving our domestic violence and more. children. The good news is It’s an emotional roller coaster they are probably the weirdest, of a show which sold out in most useless witches you 2018 to audiences across the are ever likely to meet so it UK/Ireland & Europe. Kaz is an should be easy to outwit them, artist that truly connects with shouldn’t it. Join us and find her audience on a personal out for yourselves! level. She is Northern Ireland’s very own soul superstar on a one woman mission to use her music to break stigma in mental health! 4 — 5 Performance DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
The REAL Housewives of Norn Iron
You’ve met the real housewives of New York, Atlanta DATE: and Cheshire – now let’s meet the REAL housewives Friday 14 June of Norn Iron! TIME: Performance Housewives from every walk of life are flung together 8pm (bar available from 7pm) in this unique Norn Iron comedy. You thought you seen drama in The REAL Housewives? Imagine a West Belfast PRICE: milly rubbing shoulders with a BT9-er? A wee Derry Irish £18 / £16 concession language fanatic drinking gin and slim-line tonics with a mid-Ulster Slimmers World hallion! You ain’t seen sparks VENUE: The Great Hall, fly until you’ve seen The REAL Housewives of Norn Iron! Downshire Estate
A REAL rip-roaring comedy packed with characters PRESENTED BY: that you’ll know and love brought to you by the most Red Brick Road successful comedy team in Norn Iron. Productions Written and produced by Leesa Harker, creator of ‘Maggie Muff’ and writer of “50 Shades of Red, White and Blue”, “Dirty Dancin in le Shebeen”, ‘Maggie’s Feg Run” and “Maggie – Yer Ma!” – and Directed by Andrea Montgomery – in other words, you’re guaranteed a geg!
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Singing Sweet Killymuck
Lullabies Killymuck, written by Kat DATE: Woods (Wasted, Belfast Boy, Friday 21 June Mule), starring Aoife Lennon ‘Singing Sweet Lullabies - DATE: TIME: (Mule, Edinburgh Festival, Performance Songs and Arias for Babies Saturday 15 June 8pm (bar available Clapham Omnibus and tour) with Spark Opera’ from 7pm) TIME: offers an insight into how Welcome your little ones to 11am, 12pm, 1pm growing up on a council PRICE: the magical world of song! estate affects the present £12 / £10 concession PRICE: and informs the future. Relax and enjoy as Spark £10 (includes: VENUE: Opera introduce your little 1 adult & up to Killymuck is a fictitious Down Arts Centre ones to the power of the voice 3 children under housing estate built on a with a fun filled workshop of the age of 7 years) paupers’ graveyard in 1970s musical story telling. VENUE: Ireland. Inspired by real events Surrounded by toys with large Down Arts Centre from Woods’ upbringing, this cushions, your child can play black comedy sees Niamh PRESENTED BY: and laugh with our young navigate the trials and Spark Opera opera singers in a friendly, tribulations of being from sensory environment tailored the benefit system. to them. A powerful one-woman play A gentle hour of lullabies and that explores the political nursery rhymes, this is the cause and effect of what perfect way to start the day! being born with less means.
6 — 7 Performance DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
Poems on a Sunday Afternoon
As always writers, readers and singers are invited to DATE: join us at Down Arts Centre in celebrating the written Sunday 12 May word in all its forms. Offering a friendly space to read, TIME: Performance it is hoped that as before, those gathered will join in by 2.30pm – 4.30pm sharing a piece of their own work (poem, story, song) PRICE: or perhaps a favourite. In our featured space, we are delighted to present a showcase of writing from selected members of VENUE: Queen’s Writers’ Group. Down Arts Centre
PRESENTED BY: Castle Ward Arts and Crafts and Down Arts Centre
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Downtime Summer Fest
Visit Downpatrick and explore all we have to offer at DownTime, a Summer Festival of Arts, Music, Racing and Heritage. From the 13th to the 16th of June there will something for everyone as Downpatrick hosts events, Performance performances, workshops and living history activities for all that come to town. Over 4 days we’ll have live music, street art, theatre, children’s puppet theatre, children’s arts workshops, living history with the Magnus Viking, Downpatrick Artisan Market and 2 days of Festival Racing at Downpatrick Racecourse. Stay, enjoy and relax and get some DownTime. For further information contact: Down Arts Centre Box Office on028 4461 0747
8 — 9 Exhibitions DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
Aspects Starburst Annual Schools of Calligraphy Stampedes Exhibition
Calligraphy is not just beautiful A recent series of action This exhibition highlights the writing, but another way to express racing paintings by Leo Casement. excellent standard reached by your art through words. Traditionally Depicting horses racing, aspects secondary school art students using a pen and ink comes to mind on the flay, hurdles and starbursts. year after year. So come along and but with this exhibition we hope Action paintings portraying the see what the students manage to that eyes can see another world of special dynamism and connection achieve this year. Students from lettering. Words can be applied to between horse and rider. St Patrick’s Grammar, Down High, any surface giving enjoyment and St Mary’s High School, St Malachy’s excitement. The journey started DATE: High School, St Colman’s High with Cuan Scribes an affiliated Friday 7 June – School, SERC and Shimna College Saturday 29 June
Exhibitions group of CLAS, at certificate level have all been past participants. progressing through the Clas levels of Foundation, Intermediate and TIME: During Centre DATE: Advanced, and hopefully attaining opening hours Friday 5 July – Fellowship. Most now do it for Saturday 17 August pleasure and hope to demonstrate PRICE: the wide range of techniques TIME: During Centre that they use. opening hours VENUE: DATE: Down Arts Centre PRICE: Friday 10 May – Saturday 1 June ARTIST: Leo Casement TIME: VENUE: During Centre Down Arts Centre opening hours ARTIST: PRICE: Various
VENUE: Down Arts Centre
ARTIST: Jacquie Brachi with the Cuan Scribes DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Workshops & Classes
Painting Pottery Painting
This painting course is aimed Experienced potter, Helen This established course is aimed at both beginners and those who Faulkner will help lead you at both beginners and those who have some experience of oil or through this exciting tactile have some experience of oil or acrylic painting. Instruction will be medium. Helen will be teaching acrylic painting. Instruction given in the chosen medium and the coiling and slabbing and an will be given in the chosen sessions will cover essentials such introduction to decorative medium and the sessions will as basic equipment and materials, techniques. cover essentials such as basic getting started, choosing subject equipment and materials, matter, composition, colour, DATE: getting started, choosing perspective, still life and landscape. Wednesday 24 April subject matter, composition, A list of materials needed is for 6 weeks colour, perspective, still life available on the website (www. and landscape. A list of materials downartscentre.com) in ‘downloads’. TIME: needed is available on the website 10:30am – 12:30am (www.downartscentre.com) DATE: PRICE: in ‘downloads’. Workshops & Classes Workshops Tuesday 30 April for 5 weeks £40 / £35 concession Thursday 2 May for 5 weeks DATE: VENUE: Wednesday 24 April TIME: Down Arts Centre for 6 weeks 7pm – 9pm TUTOR: TIME: PRICE: Helen Faulkner 7pm – 9pm £35 / £30 concession PRICE: VENUE: £40 / £35 concession Newcastle Centre VENUE: TUTOR: Down Arts Centre Martin McParland TUTOR: Martin McParland
10 — 11 Workshops & Classes DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
Pottery I have a story Creative Writing
Helen Faulkner will give an in me ………. Workshop introduction to a range of pottery techniques including hand-building You’ve heard it a thousand times, These workshop-based classes techniques such as slab building maybe even said it yourself… are designed to support those and coiling as well as throwing on “I have this great idea for a who wish to explore and develop a potter’s wheel. Clay, glazes and children’s book…” But that’s their writing skills. They will firing included. as far as it gets! Life gets in cover topics such as writers’ the way and the story never tools and sources, character gets told, and if you don’t tell and plot, as well as looking at a DATE: Wednesday 24 April your story, who is going to? variety of styles including short for 6 weeks No one – that’s who! So why stories, scriptwriting and poetry. not let published author / Opportunities to experiment with TIME: artist Kieron Black help you different types of writing will be 7pm – 9pm get your story from daydream provided to enable participants to PRICE: to thumbnail sketch to workable find and enhance their own writer’s Workshops & Classes Workshops £40 / £35 concession plot, all fleshed out with crazy voice. Whether for fun or with a characters, impossible scenarios view to publication, this course VENUE: and fantastic landscapes in aims to find ways to unlock Down Arts Centre a workshop that really tells imagination and to develop a a story. greater awareness of craft. TUTOR: Helen Faulkner DATE: DATE: Wednesday 1 May Wednesday 1 May for 6 weeks for 6 weeks
TIME: TIME: 1:30pm – 3:30pm 7pm – 9pm
PRICE: PRICE: £35 / £30 concession £35 / £30 concession
VENUE: VENUE: Down Arts Centre Down Arts Centre
TUTOR: TUTOR: TO BOOK CALL: Kieron Black Dr Catherine Kelly 028 4461 0747 DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Workshops & Classes
Singers’ Circle The Thursday Hand Knitted
Singing out for Spring! Singers Socks
Feel your energy take off Bursting into song! Learn how to make beautiful, as the sun returns and come sing folk style socks. During this course This is a very informal afternoon with us! New voices are welcome you will explore the construction class for singers of all types from and no previous experience is of socks and will learn how to the complete beginner to the more required. A wide range of songs create coloured folk patterns in experienced singer. We sing songs are taught by ear with an emphasis the round working from simple from across the genres and decades on harmony. There is also an charts and how to shape and knit including pop, folk and world music. opportunity to join the Voices a heel, gussets and toes. There of Lecale community choir ‘If you can walk you can dance, will be original ‘mini’ sock patterns (www.freewebs.com/voicesoflecale) if you can talk you can sing!’ to work from as you learn and an and take part in performances. TUTOR: LAURA PLUMMER NVN original sock pattern to take away and finish at home. (www.lauraplummer.com) DATE: This workshop is ideal for the Wednesday 1 May & Classes Workshops intermediate knitter as you will for 6 weeks DATE: Thursday 2 May need to be able to knit confidently. TIME: for 6 weeks 7.30pm – 9.30pm DATE: TIME: Thursday 2 May PRICE: 2pm – 4pm for 6 weeks £25 / £22 concession PRICE: TIME: VENUE: £25 / £22 concession 7pm – 9pm Down Arts Centre VENUE: PRICE: TUTOR: Down Arts Centre £37.50 / £32 concession Laura Plummer (www.lauraplummer.com) TUTOR: VENUE: Laura Plummer Down Arts Centre (www.lauraplummer.com) TUTOR: Lucinda Guy
12 — 13 Workshops & Classes DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
Beginners Ossia Guitar Intermediate
Dressmaking In a relaxed and informal Dressmaking setting, all students will gain This course is aimed at those valuable playing experience This class is aimed at those who have never learnt any whilst having fun. A perfect who are familiar with using dressmaking skills and those option for all beginner guitarists their own sewing machine who need help in using a sewing seeking a fun-based learning and can therefore thread it machine. You will be taught how programme. All aspects of up and wind a bobbin. to read a pattern and understand guitar playing will be touched All patterns will be provided what all the symbols mean. upon, from basic rhythms to and different techniques will Your tutor will provide all of the fundamental finger style. be taught, how to do buttonholes, patterns and you will experiment insert zips and use stretchy with different garments in order to fabrics. Please bring along gain the confidence to be able to DATE: your own sewing machine. Thursday 2 May make your own clothes. for 8 weeks DATE: Workshops & Classes Workshops DATE: TIME: Tuesday 7 May Thursday 2 May 6:30pm – 7:30pm (Beginners) for 6 week for 6 weeks 7:30pm – 8:30pm (Improvers) TIME: TIME: 6:30pm – 9pm 10:30pm – 1pm PRICE: £32 / £28 concession PRICE: PRICE: £37.50 / £32 concession £37.50 / £32 concession VENUE: Down Arts Centre VENUE: VENUE: Down Arts Centre Down Arts Centre TUTOR: Paul McMordie TUTOR: TUTOR: Naomi Whan Naomi Whan
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Silver Jewellery Draw and Paint Tai Chi for All
Each participant will be taught A class to assist and encourage This class involves fluid and traditional jewellery making the absolute beginner as well as slow body and mind exercises to techniques such as piercing, those already more familiar with develop mindfulness and movement soldering, rolling, annealing drawing and painting. Beginning skills. You will learn a short form and filing. If you have attended with the basics of drawing you of Chen Style Tai Chi and an energy- previous workshops this is a will learn techniques to form the based practice, called QiQong, great opportunity to build basis of your painting. Moving on that will contribute to develop on the skills that you have to mixing colours and working your body balance, coordination, already gained. towards a finished piece. Materials strength, and awareness over to bring to the first session: your energetic field. This class is Copper sheet provided. HB pencil, rubber, sharpener and suited to adults of all ages that are Sterling silver to be purchased sketchbook. Advice will be given interested in body-mind practices by each participant. then on any other materials and to develop a greater sense of paint needed for the rest well-being and fitness. DATE: of the course.
Tuesday 7 May & Classes Workshops for 8 weeks DATE: DATE: Friday 10 May for 6 weeks (No class 31 May) TIME: Tuesday 7 May 10am – 1pm for 6 weeks TIME: 10.30am – 11.30am PRICE: TIME: & 12 noon – 1pm £85 / £80 concession 7pm – 9pm PRICE: VENUE: PRICE: £25 / £20 concession Down Arts Centre £40 / £35 concession VENUE: TUTOR: VENUE: Down Arts Centre Diane Lyness Down Arts Centre
TUTOR: TUTOR: Vincent McDonnell Paula Guzzanti
14 — 15 Workshops & Classes DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
Sewing Club Draw and Paint Wire Work Class
During these 6 weeks students A class to assist and encourage This Class will cover a variety will be taught about free machine the absolute beginner as well as of techniques to build your skills embroidery and will also stitch those already more familiar with and confidence with wire work, designs on to various types of drawing and painting. Beginning allowing you to create beautiful fabrics such as water-soluble fabric. with the basics of drawing you will jewellery and gifts. Learn how to use Applique will also be explored. learn techniques to form the basis wire, gemstones, beads and beach Once students have made up some of your painting. Moving on to finds to create gemstone trees, embroidered motif’s they can apply mixing colours and working towards pendants, bracelets, earrings, Tree to tea towels, cushions, bags etc. a finished piece. Materials to bring of Life sun-catchers and pendants. If you have some of your own to the first session: HB pencil, You will be introduced to the tools, individual sewing project ideas rubber, sharpener and sketchbook. materials and techniques you will please discuss with the tutor, Advice will be given then on any need including; the different wires Naomi at the first class and she other materials and paint needed that can be used, the effective use will be on hand to help you develop for the rest of the course. of jewellery making tools, gemstone and achieve your sewing wishes.
Workshops & Classes Workshops shapes and their properties, how This class suits all levels of ability DATE: to wrap different shaped beads and and teaches you lots of new skills Monday 13 May stones including cabochons and in a fun and relaxed environment. for 6 weeks beach finds, how to create coils and TIME: wire shapes, how to texture wire, DATE: 10am – 12noon and how to use chain and findings. Friday 10 May for 6 weeks PRICE: £40 / £35 concession DATE: TIME: Monday 13 May 10:30am – 1pm VENUE: for 6 weeks Down Arts Centre PRICE: TIME: £35 / £30 concession TUTOR: 7pm – 9pm Vincent McDonnell VENUE: PRICE: Down Arts Centre £40 / £35 concession
TUTOR: VENUE: Naomi Whan Down Arts Centre
TUTOR: Lindy McMahon DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 One Day Workshops
Tai Chi Linocut Workshop
Tai Chi is a gentle flowing DATE: An introduction to lino DATE: exercise which aims to enhance Tuesday 14 May printing, you will become Saturday 4 May the bodies intrinsic energy for 6 weeks familiar with the tools and TIME: system. The main benefits TIME: materials needed to create 10am – 4pm are relaxation and physical 13.30pm – 14:30pm your own lino prints. We will and mental balance. As well begin with basic cutting PRICE: Day Workshops One as this Tai Chi works on PRICE: techniques to give you a better £45 / £40 concession strengthening the core and £25 / £20 concession understanding of the process, (materials and lunch is a cardiovascular exercise. before moving onto an image included) VENUE: At its core Tai Chi promotes Down Arts Centre or design to carve into the VENUE: physical and mental well- lino. Once the lino is inked Down Arts Centre being through focusing the TUTOR: up you can create multiple practitioner on the individual Petesy Burns prints from the same carved TUTOR: moves and creating a sense lino. This process is extremely Kiera Arnold of truly being in the moment. versatile not only for the As the nature of the movement reproduction aspects but the is slow and gentle Tai Chi is surface in which you print onto suitable for all regardless of is not limited to paper. You age or ability. will also have the opportunity to experiment with different colours and papers to evolve your prints further. Students are advised to bring at least one design or image to work from.
16 — 17 One Day Workshops DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
Ceramic Woven Box Making Willow Hare
Helen will show you how DATE: In this exciting workshop DATE: to hand build with leather Saturday 11 May you will create a basic willow Saturday 18 May hard clay to make a lidded hare using random weave One Day Workshops One TIME: TIME: ceramic box. Handbuilding 10:30am – 3pm techniques. In this willow 10am – 4pm and decorative techniques sculpture workshop Clive such as relief work and slip PRICE: Lyttle from Welig Heritage PRICE: decoration will be covered. £40 / £35 concession Crafts will guide you through £45 / £40 concession Suitable for beginners (materials and lunch the creation of your piece. (materials and lunch and those with some included) All tools and materials included) ceramic knowledge. VENUE: are provided. No previous VENUE: Down Arts Centre experience necessary. Down Arts Centre
TUTOR: TUTOR: Helen Faulkner Clive Lyttle
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3D Embroidered Swedish Twined Slip Casting Butterfly Knitting Workshop
Is your embroidery a little flat? Learn the ancient Swedish knitting Create and decorate your technique that produces own functional, bone china Why not try our 3D embroidered a beautiful, warm and durable milk bottle with local designer/ butterfly one day workshop. Learn fabric ideal for mittens and socks. maker Rebecca Killen. You will all the techniques you need to design During the workshop you will learn explore the slip casting technique and create your own embroidery the basics of twined knitting as and plan and decorate your own sculpture. Including basic stump-work well as a decorative twined cast on design as well as experiment techniques; you’ll learn manipulation and distinctive twined raised stitch with printing onto clay. of wire, long and short for basic silk patterns. There will be original shading and finishing stitches. Your patterns to work from as you learn butterfly can be easily adapted to be DATE: and take away and finish at home. an attractive brooch or become part Saturday 8 June of a larger embroidery. This workshop is ideal for the TIME: intermediate knitter who is happy 10am – 4pm Day Workshops One DATE: knitting in the round with 5 needles. Saturday 25 May PRICE: £45 / £40 concession
DATE: (materials and lunch included) TIME: Saturday 1 June 10am – 4pm VENUE: TIME: Down Arts Centre PRICE: 10am – 4pm £45 / £40 concession (materials and lunch included) TUTOR: PRICE: Rebecca Killen £45 / £40 concession VENUE: (materials and lunch included) Down Arts Centre VENUE: TUTOR: Down Arts Centre Emma Whitehead TUTOR: Lucinda Guy
18 — 19 One Day Workshops DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 AUGUST CRAFT MONTH WITH NAOMI WHAN Down Arts Centre
Garden Robins
In this workshop we will DATE: be making two cheeky little Saturday 15 June Robins. One of which will TIME: perch on lovely rust effect, 10am – 4pm metal crook stake (provided)
One Day Workshops One and the other will be made PRICE: to go on the ground looking £45 / £40 concession up at the other. These little (materials and lunch robins will be made in garden included) wire which will be rusted once VENUE: made. There will also be an Down Arts Centre introductions into working with wire, the types of TUTOR: wire available, tools and Joy Gray simple patinas that can be experimented with just using two ingredients from the kitchen cupboard.
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ADULT WORKSHOPS
Sewing Machine Silk Painting Crochet Granny Basics for Beginners Squares
A workshop specifically made This workshop is an ideal Using beautiful yarn, and for those who are completely introduction for people who with a hook and patterns new to sewing, or who would are new to silk painting or who provided too, come and learn like a refresher course on modern feel they would benefit from how to crochet in a relaxed machines. You will learn how to revisiting the basics. Learn about and friendly environment. thread a machine, wind the bobbin the different materials involved In this workshop you will learn and how to sew basic stitches. before creating your very own how to hold your hook and yarn, We will talk about stitch width, silk painted card. A handout will how to crochet chain stitches length and tension. Participants cover everything taught and will and how to form the basic should bring along a sewing enable you to go away with the stitches needed to crochet a machine (in good working order) confidence to carry on painting. granny square. This class gives with a spare needle. If you don’t All materials included. you the opportunity to explore have a sewing machine, enquire several different techniques with at time of booking and one may lots of inspiration for finished
DATE: August Craft Month Workshops be available to use. Saturday 3 August items. So why not come and TIME: enjoy learning with others DATE: 1.15pm – 3.45pm and go home with a stash Saturday 3 August of squares and inspiration? PRICE: TIME: £25 9.30am – 12.30pm DATE: Saturday 10 August PRICE: £30 TIME: 9.30am – 1.30pm PRICE: £35
20 — 21 August Craft Month DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
AUGUST CRAFT MONTH – ADULT WORKSHOPS
Glass Painting Learn how to Creative
Glass painting is a lovely craft Sew Curtains Feltmaking workshop to do! You will learn to play with light and form to Curtains can be very expensive Discover the joys of ‘painting’ explore the versatility of the to order, so why not learn how to with merino wool. Learn about translucent paint. Everyone will make them yourself? You will learn the tools, materials and techniques each paint a beautiful glass plate. how to make pencil pleat, fully required for wet felting. We’ll start All the materials you will need lined curtains. You will see how with a demo to help you decide are provided, including paints, to measure the window correctly, what you want to make. There design ideas, and the plate itself. square off the fabric, add the lining will be a large range of colours However if you have a particular and attach the header tape, as of wool for you to choose from glass piece you would like to well as lots of tips and tricks. and the design is up to you however use feel free to bring it along You will make a sample curtain in if you are unsure there will be with you on the day. this class to take away with you. some samples for inspiration to All techniques will be detailed help you out! Needle felting will in hand-outs with step by step also be taught as it is a great way DATE: instructions for you to refer back to embellish and add detail to August Craft Month Workshops Saturday 10 August to with the aim that you will be your design. Previously workshop TIME: able to make your first pair of participants have made felted 2.30pm – 4.30pm curtains at home with confidence! pictures and brooches. PRICE: Please bring along a sewing machine All materials included. £25 with spare needle. If you don’t have a machine please enquire at time of DATE: booking and one may be available. Saturday 24 August All other materials will be supplied. TIME: 9.30am – 1pm DATE: PRICE: Saturday 17 August £35 TIME: 10am – 4pm TO BOOK CALL: PRICE: £40 028 4461 0747 DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 August Craft Month
Jewellery Making Pebble Art Hand Embroidery
This workshop is aimed at those Pebble Art is a very popular Embroidery is the art of decorating who want to create bespoke pieces crafting activity to do and the fabric with threads using a variety of jewellery. Participants will results are amazing! It is so much of stitches in various colours. be able to create their very own fun from painting the pebble to Each participant will create a beaded jewellery pieces including using pebbles to produce various sampler of embroidery stitches choice of necklaces, bracelets and images…there’s no end to being and will receive hand-outs as earrings. You will be shown how creative. The tutor will have lots a reminder of how to sew the to make stunning jewellery pieces of ideas and inspiration to help you stitches. You will learn how to using specialist tools and wire. enjoy a relaxed and fun morning embroider chain, blanket, feather, Perhaps you want to make jewellery and you will leave with a beautiful french knots and couching plus pieces for an upcoming wedding framed pebble art picture to hang lots more. Embroidery hoops or special occasion or for a gift for on your wall or give as a gift. and all materials and threads friends and family? You don’t need Price includes all materials, will be provided. You’ll look at to have any previous experience tools and instructions. how to source inspiration for as you will get plenty of creative your own designs, and how to help and inspiration from the tutor DATE: transfer those designs onto your August Craft Month Workshops and the workshop will suit children Saturday 31 August chosen fabrics, before you know as well as adults. All children TIME: it you’ll be stitching your cares must be accompanied by an adult. 10am – 12 noon away, embroidering new life into All materials, tools and everything from cushion covers, PRICE: instructions included. £25 pillowcases to shopping bags and clothing. This workshop is suitable DATE: for beginners or for those looking Saturday 24 August to refresh their skills. TIME: 2pm – 4.30pm DATE: Saturday 31 August PRICE: £28 (adults) TIME: £10 (children) Age 8 – 16 years 1pm – 3pm PRICE: £25
22 — 23 Kids and Teens DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
Rock School Dance
Whether you’re an absolute DATE: This class is a chance DATE: beginner or a more advanced Thursday 2 May to try different styles of Thursday 2 May – player, Ossia Music Rock School for 8 week dance, it will explore jazz, Thursday 30 May (5 weeks) offers you the opportunity to TIME: contemporary and musical Kids and Teens and Kids learn and improve your skills on 4pm – 6pm theatre technique and will TIME: guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, include fun and challenging 7.30pm – 8.30pm and vocals, from professional PRICE: routines each week. The class musicians and teachers £60 will also explore how music PRICE: in a friendly and creative works in partnership with £25 VENUE: curriculum-based environment. Down Arts Centre movement to tell a story, VENUE: so it is a good opportunity Down Arts Centre TUTOR: to be creative. It is suitable Ossia Music School for people with a range TUTOR: of experience. Jennifer Rooney GUIDANCE: 11 – GUIDANCE: 15yrs 11+ yrs
TO BOOK CALL: 028 4461 0747 DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Kids and Teens
Kids Pottery Illustration classes Drawing is great fun, DATE: drawing well is even better. Tuesday 7 May And everyone can do it – all for 8 weeks Join Austyn Finnegan DATE: Saturday 11 May that is needed sometimes TIME: to create sculptural forms, Teens and Kids is an encouraging word or a animal pots, explore texture for 8 weeks 4pm – 6pm nudge (smudge!) in the right and impressing in clay, PRICE: direction. Get guidance in the PRICE: make relief tiles and coil £35 (4 – 6 years) techniques of pencil, pen £55 or pinch pots. £40 (7 – 11years) and ink, watercolour, acrylic, VENUE: VENUE: even felt-tips or crayons if you Down Arts Centre Down Arts Centre like – anything to get that idea out of your head and on TUTOR: TUTOR: to the page. Join autho/artist/ Kieron Black Austyn Finnegan illustrator Kieron Black for this GUIDANCE: fun workshop aimed directly at GUIDANCE: 9 – the younger artist and get that 11yrs 4 – from 11am – 12pm 6yrs creativity unleashed! 7 – 11yrs from 12.30pm – 2pm
24 — 25 Kids and Teens DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
Fashion Club
This after school club is for creative young people DATE: interested in learning to design and make clothing. Tuesday 7 May for 5 weeks Students will follow and adapt commercial patterns TIME: Kids and Teens and Kids and during the five weeks a summer dresses with pockets will be the selected pattern to focus on. They will also 4pm – 6pm gain confidence in how to set up sewing machine, pin, PRICE: cut out fabric plus lots more very useful sewing tips! £40 All materials are included and experience is not necessary! However please bring along own sewing machine. VENUE: Down Arts Centre If you don’t have one please ask at time of booking and one may be available. TUTOR: Naomi Whan
GUIDANCE: 9 – 16yrs
TO BOOK CALL: 028 4461 0747 DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Kids and Teens
Patterned Block Printed Cards Notebooks for Father’s Day
This workshop will see kids DATE: Make a delightful card with DATE: Saturday 11 May Saturday 8 June learning repeat pattern envelope for father’s day using Teens and Kids printmaking techniques to block printmaking techniques TIME: TIME: create the cover of a handmade 1pm – 3pm and collage. 1pm – 3pm notebook that uses a basic Japanese stitch binding. PRICE: PRICE: £8 £8
VENUE: VENUE: Down Arts Centre Down Arts Centre
TUTOR: TUTOR: Lisa Murray Lisa Murray
GUIDANCE: GUIDANCE: 7 – 7 – 11yrs 11yrs
26 — 27 Kids and Teens DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
SUMMER SCHOOLS
Illustration
Drawing is great fun, drawing well is even better. And everyone can do it – all that is needed sometimes is an encouraging word or a nudge (smudge!) in the right direction. Get guidance in the techniques of pencil, pen and ink, watercolour, acrylic, even felt-tips or crayons if you like – anything to get that idea out of your head and on to the page. Join author/ artist/ illustrator Kieron Black for this fun workshop aimed directly at the younger artist and get that creativity unleashed!
DATE: Monday 1 July – Kids and Teens and Kids Friday 5 July TIME: 10am – 12noon PRICE: £50 VENUE: Down Arts Centre TUTOR: Kieron Black
GUIDANCE: 9 – 11yrs
TO BOOK CALL: 028 4461 0747 DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Kids and Teens
Young Designers Young Designers Young Designers Design and make: Design and make: Design and make: A T-Shirt A Pebble Art Picture Handmade Felt
Come along and design and Pebble Art is a very popular This wet felting workshop will make your own unique T-Shirt. crafting activity to do as the allow you to get wet and woolly Choose from your favourite results are amazing! It is so much to create a masterpiece to take cartoon characters or images of fun from painting the pebble to home. Children will learn how your favourite sports/hobbies. using pebbles to produce various to build up layers to create a images…there’s no end to being All materials will be provided background and then design a creative. Your child will have lots however your child may wish to picture to go on the surface. of fun arranging their pebbles and bring along a snack and drink to various other natural materials Girls might want to make a enjoy during our break time. into a lovely design. Each pebble landscape scene or perhaps some beautiful butterflies and
picture is unique and the children Teens and Kids DATE: will have lots of own ideas but if the boys maybe want to make Saturday 20 July not the tutor will help develop some snails or even scary snakes! your child’s ideas into a beautiful These workshops will involve water, TIME: framed pebble art picture. Your 10am – 11.30pm soap and getting your hands wet! child may wish to bring along a Your child may wish to bring along PRICE: snack to enjoy during our break a snack to enjoy during our break £15 time. Price includes all materials, time. All materials will be supplied. VENUE: tools and instructions. Down Arts Centre DATE: TUTOR: DATE: Saturday 20 July Naomi Whan Saturday 20 July TIME: GUIDANCE: TIME: 2pm – 4pm 5 – 12 noon – 1.30pm 10yrs PRICE: PRICE: £15 £15 VENUE: VENUE: Down Arts Centre Down Arts Centre TUTOR: TUTOR: Naomi Whan Naomi Whan GUIDANCE: GUIDANCE: 6 – 5 – 12yrs 10yrs 28 — 29 Kids and Teens DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
Minecraft Specialist Performing Arts Week for 12-18 year olds Minecraft is a sandbox video DATE: game that allows players to Monday 22 July – work individually or as part Friday 26 July Choose ONE Specialist Area DATE: of a team to build their own from ACTING/ DANCE/ THEATRE Monday 29 July – worlds. We like to think of it TIME: Friday 2 August like a digital version of Lego. 10am – 4pm Take part in a series of specialist workshops linked TIME: WORKSHOP OUTLINE PRICE: by a contemporary and relevant 10am – 4pm Minecraft Team Challenge £65 theme and have the opportunity Participants work in teams PRICE: to complete a variety of build VENUE: of sharing your work at the £65 challenges during our Minecraft Down Arts Centre end of the week. Suitable for Workshop. These challenges will everyone; including beginners VENUE: be customised to suit different, TUTOR: and those considering a career Down Arts Centre Ossia School subjects and can also change in the performing arts or
Kids and Teens and Kids of Music TUTOR: in difficulty depending on the theatre design. Jenny Long, experience the participants GUIDANCE: Jenna Finnegan ACTING – Explore a range have using Minecraft. 8 – & Mark Revels Design and Animate your 12yrs of techniques and styles Minecraft Character from method acting to GUIDANCE: This can be a bit boring when contemporary physical theatre. 12+ yrs everyone on your team looks the same. We can also run a DANCE – Develop dance design your own character techniques and skills in a workshop that allows the range of styles including participants to design their own musical theatre. Focus on character that they can play as skills required to perform to during the game. They can also an audience with confidence print off and create a real life and compete in today’s 3D model of the character dance industry. We can also help you bring your character to life with our own THEATRE DESIGN – Investigate animation app. So you can show a variety of stage design styles, off your creativity to the world. create a mood board and a With our animation app you model box, develop scene can create animated cartoon painting skills and create a characters using frame-to- stage set. frame animation. DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Kids and Teens
Intermediate Arts Summer Rock School
Summer School School A week of mayhem, noise and chaos is what you might ‘Be Supercalifragilistic Picasso self portrait art expect if you come to Rock School. Expialidocious’ this summer workshops, where the kids But by the end it you will have at the Down Arts Centre! can explore the magic of self made some new friends and found expression and exploration of Join us for a fun filled week some old ones, learnt some new colour and form, whilst being of acting, dancing, singing songs, maybe even rediscovered tactile with a range of and art! Make new friends, some old ones, and above all you varying materials. build self-confidence and develop will definitely have played one of new skills! This year we will be The end result of the workshop the best gigs of your life. creating a performance based on will be a low relief, free standing scenes from the legendary hit, and colourful self portrait of all DATE: ‘Mary Poppins’. The week will the participants. Monday 19 August – culminate in a sharing of work Friday 23 August Teens and Kids for parents and friends. DATE: TIME: Monday 12 – 10am – 4pm Friday 16 August DATE: Monday 5 August – TIME: PRICE: Friday 9 August 10am – 12 noon £65 concession
TIME: PRICE: VENUE: 10am – 4pm £40 Down Arts Centre PRICE: VENUE: £65 Down Arts Centre TUTOR: Ossia Music Tutors VENUE: TUTOR: Down Arts Centre Mark Revels GUIDANCE: 11 – TUTOR: GUIDANCE: 18yrs Jenny Long, 4 – Jenna Finnegan 6yrs & Mark Revels GUIDANCE: 7 – 11yrs
30 — 31 Summer Nights DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
SUMMER NIGHTS & SUMMER DAYS Wedding Fever The Legend
The ever-popular Belvoir Players of Luke Kelly make a welcome return to Newcastle for their now legendary Summer On 30th January 1984 it was said Theatre tour with ‘Wedding Fever’, that the whole of Ireland grieved a rip-roaring Sam Cree comedy. the death of Dubliner Luke Kelly. He left an indelible mark as being Wedding fever is gripping the the greatest folk artist of the 20th Galbraith household. Myra, daughter Century and is regarded as one of of football fanatic, Alec, is due to Ireland’s cultural treasures. marry canny countryman Dennis Hall. His farmer parents come to When Dublin singer/ songwriter/ town to meet their prospective multi-instrumentalist Chris in-laws and, as if this was not Kavanagh performs, his talent enough, American relations descend captures the depth and passion Summer Nights Summer on the household. To add further of the great man he is so heavily confusion, railway worker Alec is influenced by. Over the past 16 involved in a strike, son Davy has years he has amazed audiences been in an accident and nosey with sell-out performances. neighbour Emily Beattie constantly gets in everyone’s way. DATE: Saturday 6 July Expect the usual Sam Cree magic from start to end. TIME: 8pm (bar available from 7pm) PRICE: DATE: £16 / £14 concession Friday 5 July VENUE: TIME: Newcastle Community Cinema 8pm (bar available from 7pm) PRESENTED BY: PRICE: Aine Hanratty Entertainments £12 / £10 concession VENUE: Newcastle Community Cinema PRESENTED BY: TO BOOK CALL: Belvoir Players 028 4461 0747 DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Summer Nights
Dolly’s The Illegals with Letting Go Jukebox Band Niamh Kavanagh or Losing It
The greatest hits of Dolly Parton Oldshore Productions presents Nuala McKeever’s hilarious stand- with country classics old & new THE ILLEGALS with Niamh Kavanagh up show comes to Newcastle! Eagles and Fleetwood Mac ‘25’ Tour – celebrating all things Dolly and If you’re gliding gracefully towards more! Come and join Dolly and Twenty-five years ago the Eagles the second half of your life, maybe friends for a night to remember came back with their magical this isn’t the show for you. But if including the most popular floor Hell Freezes Over world tour and you want reassurance that you’re fillers, toe-tappers and sing-a-long Fleetwood Mac reformed their most not the only one struggling with tunes from country, rock & pop!! successful line-up. all the things life throws at you, step right up! For further information on To celebrate, The Illegals are putting our show including videos, a new show for these two ground- Weight gain, menopause, bereavement and becoming press releases, photos etc. shaking music events from the
invisible – just some of the joys Nights Summer www.facebook.com/ world’s two most iconic rock bands that await the woman of a certain DollysJukeboxBand Led by Niamh Kavanagh, she of the age! What to do? Lie down and mesmerizing voice and mischievous take it (at least that makes your DATE: spirit, The Illegals will take you on stomach look flatter) or stand up Friday 19 July a journey for three hours of soulful and laugh? harmonies, exciting riffs, blistering TIME: guitars and unforgettable songs. Nuala McKeever gives both a 8pm (bar available from 7pm) go in her hilarious new show as PRICE: The best of two legendary she transforms the awful into £15 / £12 concession bands in one night? the awfully funny, by way of her It’s almost too good to be true. trademark wit and compassion. VENUE: Newcastle Community Cinema DATE: DATE: Saturday 20 July Friday 26 July TIME: TIME: 8pm (bar available from 7pm) 8pm (bar available from 7pm) PRICE: PRICE: £17.50 / £15 concession £15 / £13 concession VENUE: VENUE: Newcastle Community Cinema Newcastle Community Cinema PRESENTED BY: Oldshore Productions 32 — 33 Summer Nights DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
The 70’s/80’s Plaza Suite Cash Returns
Rewind Show Hilarity abounds in Neil The smash hit band ‘Cash Returns’ with Johnny Hero Simon’s terrific comedy portrait makes their way back to the stage of three very different couples this time with an exciting new occupying the same suite at the show to mark the 50th anniversary Flashback – The Ultimate New York Plaza Hotel on three of Johnny Cash’s legendary musical journey very different occasions. San Quentin album. Flashback is a fabulous, feel-good celebration of the music of the 70s Follow the antics of a suburban The award winning JP Mac as and 80s, featuring a nine-piece couple whose marriage is on the the Man In Black along with June totally live band belting out the rocks, the exploits of a Hollywood Carter and electric live band will biggest hits of the golden years. bigwig who, after three marriages, bring the audiences back to 1969 The show includes songs by Donna is looking for fresh fields and when Cash blew away the inmates Summer, Bay City Rollers, Sweet, a mother and father fighting of San Quentin penitentiary and about the best way to get their the rest of the world with one
Summer Nights Summer Cockney Rebel, Stevie Wonder, Erasure, Madonna, Wham, Cher, bride-to-be daughter out of the of the most famous and iconic Bon Jovi, Queen, Whitney, Boy bathroom and down to the ballroom live musical performances in George and many more. where their guests and her future front of TV cameras. husband are waiting… Special guest Johnny Hero from Experience for yourself the U105 radio joins the band onstage Married bliss…or love in crisis? authentic sound they heard that to sing some 70s classics and throw Find out in this fantastic night special evening and listen to, a few shapes. Grab your dancing of comedy courtesy of South ‘A Boy Named Sue’, ‘Folsom Prison shoes and legwarmers for an evening Bank Playhouse. Blues’, ‘I Walk The Line’, ‘San of fun and high energy music. Quentin’ and a whole lot more.’ DATE: DATE: Friday 2 August DATE: Saturday 27 July TIME: Saturday 3 August TIME: 8pm (bar available from 7pm) TIME: 8pm (bar available from 7pm) PRICE: 8pm (bar available from 7pm) PRICE: £12 / £10 concession PRICE: £15 / £12 concession VENUE: £17 / £15 concession VENUE: Newcastle Community Cinema VENUE: Newcastle Community Cinema PRESENTED BY: Newcastle Community Cinema South Bank Playhouse DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Summer Nights
Flash Harry The Elvis
Flash Harry are Northern DATE: Spectacular Show Irelands most enduring tribute Saturday 10 August band, celebrating the music of super star Freddie Mercury TIME: Ireland’s premiere ELVIS DATE: 8pm (bar available Friday 16 August and and super group Queen, show Starring CIARAN Nights Summer for over 25 years. from 7pm) HOULIHAN WITH HIS TCB Saturday 17 August Flash Harry deliver a rock show PRICE: BAND AND THE SWEET TIME: that will have the audience £18.50 SENSATIONS returns to 8pm (bar available rocking in their seats and Newcastle Community Cinema from 7pm) singing along to anthems of one VENUE: on 16th AND 17th August! of the greatest bands in history; Newcastle Community That’s right two nights!!! PRICE: Cinema featuring classics like “Radio We had so many disappointed £17 / £15 concession Ga Ga”, “We Are the Champions”, people last year who couldn’t to “Bohemian Rhapsody”, PRESENTED BY: VENUE: get tickets... “Who Wants to Live Forever” David Hull Promotions Newcastle Community and everything in between. So dust off the BLUE SUEDE Cinema SHOES and the KISS ME QUICK The five piece band have played PRESENTED BY: everywhere from the USA to hat and get to Newcastle TCB Productions Dubai as well as major venues this August. But be quick! in the UK and Ireland and The last time the guys played continue to sell out venues two nights THEY BOTH SOLD wherever they go, recreating OUT! You’ve been warned! the magic of Queen for audiences young and old. THE ELVIS SPECTACULAR SHOW... NEWCASTLE For a true celebration of the COMMUNITY CINEMA ... music of Queen, Flash Harry are a band not to be missed. 16th &17th AUGUST 2019 34 — 35 Summer Nights DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
A Night in November Bjorn Identity
Can passion really DATE: The Björn Identity® exceed DATE: change a man? Friday 23 August all expectations of ABBA Saturday 24 August tribute bands from their Kenneth McAllister, a clerk TIME: TIME: stunning replica costumes, in the local welfare office, is 8pm (bar available 8pm (bar available Summer Nights Summer vocal likeness and Abba style a Belfast Protestant who has from 7pm) from 7pm) choreography, to a perfect followed all the rules. He loved PRICE: copy of Benny’s famous white PRICE: who he was supposed to love. £17 / £15 concession Yamaha piano. Widely known £17 / £15 concession He lived where he was expected for their love of audience to live. He fought who he was VENUE: VENUE: participation, The Björn taught to fight. Until one night Newcastle Community Newcastle Community Identity® with their Swedish – a night in November – he did Cinema Cinema humour & professionalism are the most exciting, outrageous, PRESENED BY: committed to re-creating the PRESENTED BY: crazy, mad thing he’d ever done. Soda Bread music of their tribute idols. Musicon ‘A Night in November’ is Theatre Company Entertainment the stunning multi-award This show is an authentic winning play from Marie and live ‘ABBA in concert’ Jones, the writer of other experience unlike any previous hit shows such as ‘Stones In comparisons. With all the glitz His Pockets’ and ‘Christmas of the classic 70’s era, featuring Eve Will Kill You’. This brand ALL of ABBA’s greatest hits new 25th Anniversary and much more! production by Sodabread Theatre Company is directed by Matthew McIlhinney and stars Matthew Forsythe. DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Summer Days
Drumming Outdoor Paul Currie on the Prom Sketching – Dansko Gida
Join local musician Aiden Milligan Martin McParland introduces the One of the few street performers for the exciting, heart pumping art of outdoor sketching and each to emerge from Vorsland in the class and learn how to play the week will move to a different area Kaash Republic – a land with few West African Djembe Drums. on the Promenade. Bring along streets! Which might explain This is a drop in session and free pencils, paper, a board to lean on why Dansko Gida is more off the to all that would like to take part. and something to sit on. Come wall than off the streets. sketch the breath-taking sights He has been on a quest to find, DATE: of Newcastle for the Prom. in his own words, “the tickle Every Wednesday from 3 July to 28 August muscle of Europe.” Dansko is DATE: eager to convert the world to his Every Thursday
TIME: Days Summer from 4 July to 29 August unique style of street comedy and 2pm – 4pm share with us the local customs TIME: of Vorsland. Surreal comedy is a PRICE: 10am – 12 noon phrase often misused but, in the case of Dansko, it doesn’t even PRICE: begin to sum him up. VENUE: Meet on Newcastle Promenade opposite DATE: the Strand Bakery. In the event of rain VENUE: Saturday 6 July meet in the Newcastle Centre, Central Meet at reception area in the Promenade, Newcastle. Newcastle Centre. TIME: 1pm & 2.30pm
PRICE:
VENUE: Newcastle Promenade
36 — 37 Summer Days DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
The Sharp Jim & Dr Nick The Raven Sisters
Dressed Men Two of Ireland’s top street The Raven Sisters will add some entertainers bring their unique glitz and glamour to your event. The Sharp Dressed men are a talents together in this street Evocative of a bygone era, of dapper double act featuring the circus show with a comic display sideshow circus and the silver talents of two well turned out of juggling, uni-cycling, fire screen, brought sharply into the young men, Logy on Fire and juggling and ladder balancing. 21st century by these dextrous Mr G Sharp. They will amaze and Jim and Dr Nick are the perfect damsels and their fancy footwork. astound you while performing high double act to juggle fire on 8 It’s a high energy, non-stop skill object manipulation, gravity foot unicycles. Full of laughs and cabaret of chaos, including hat defying diabolo tricks, thunderous stuffed with skills this act will be manipulation, contemporary whip cracking, dangerous juggling enjoyed by young and old alike. and a fiery finale performed 10 clowning and hula hooping, all choreographed to a fabulous foot off the ground! With plenty DATE:
Summer Days Summer soundtrack, sure to have you finger of audience participation and a Saturday 20 July unique style of comedy, these gents clicking and toe-tapping along. will help to raise the energy of any TIME: event. This show is family friendly 1pm & 2.30pm DATE: Saturday 27 July and full of laughter and fun! PRICE: TIME: DATE: 1pm & 2.30pm Saturday 13 July VENUE: PRICE: TIME: Newcastle Promenade 1pm & 2.30pm
PRICE: VENUE: Newcastle Promenade
VENUE: Newcastle Promenade
TO BOOK CALL: 028 4461 0747 DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Summer Days
Dr Nick Babcock Fizz Wizz Pop
Dr Nick’s solo street show is & Bobbins FizzWizzPop is the only a brilliant mix of high energy Professional female Magician uni-cycling, tantalisingly A very traditional circus here in Northern Ireland. dangerous fire-juggling, awe- show, which incorporates a Nicola feels extremely fortunate inspiring plate spinning, and mix of slapstick comedy and to have performed Magic for masses of audience participation circus skills including fire thousands of children across – all stuck together with Dr Nick’s juggling, giraffe unicycle, the globe since 2008. own brand of comedy glue. stilt walking, rola bola balancing and fire breathing. Combining her unique performance style and years of DATE: There are plenty of opportunities experience working with children, Saturday 3 August for audience participation and the FizzWizzPop Magic show is TIME: it is an experience that the whole guaranteed to make you and your
1pm & 2.30pm family can enjoy! children laugh, smile and really Days Summer enjoy what a magic show should PRICE: DATE: be, an entertaining, engaging Saturday 10 August performance that brings people together through FizzWizzPop’s TIME: love of magic! VENUE: 1pm & 2.30pm Newcastle Promenade PRICE: DATE: Saturday 17 August
TIME: VENUE: 1pm & 2.30pm Newcastle Promenade PRICE:
VENUE: Newcastle Promenade
38 — 39 Summer Days DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
Mr H – Cart Galore The Great Mefiesto
Enjoy the surreal antics of this Tired of trying to live up to his silent clown as he grapples with claim to be the strongest man in everyday objects attempting to the world Mefiesto has emerged turn the world inside out and from his winter training camp none upside down. Mr H arrives without the fitter but with new and amazing a care in the world, just a broom, feats to dazzle any audience. Summer Days Summer a table, a chair, some playful Unfortunately he still has the comedy and spectacular acrobatics! same old feet, which still give him pain in the cold weather. With references to masters of the The Great Mefiesto will baffle silent film such as Chaplin and the crowds with tricks of balance, Sykes, Mr H brings a special feel entertain the audience with feats for the innocent comic. of equilibristic manipulation and make them marvel at his daring DATE: attempt at physical dexterity! Saturday 24 August The show draws its inspiration from TIME: turn-of-the-century vaudeville. 1pm & 2.30pm DATE: PRICE: Saturday 31 August
TIME: 1pm & 2.30pm VENUE: Newcastle Promenade PRICE:
VENUE: Newcastle Promenade IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Concessions: Performance and Adult Classes/Workshops: Concessionary tickets apply to children under 16, full time students, people over 60, those claiming unemployment benefit or registered disabled. Proof of status will be required.
Special Assistance: Down Arts Centre is wheelchair accessible with a lift to all levels of the building, low level access at the box office and allocated wheelchair spaces in the auditorium. Disabled patrons can avail of a complimentary ticket for an escort if they require one. Please notify staff of any special requirements they may have when purchasing tickets.
Booking Information: Sunday Bands – Tickets for performances may be booked by telephone by phoning 028 4461 0747 and in Baillies Mills Orchestra person at Down Arts Centre. Sunday 7 July, 3pm – 5pm – Tickets cannot be reserved without payment. – Tickets will be held by the box office and Ballylone Concert Flute Band available to pick up before or on the night of Sunday 28 July, 3pm – 5pm the event. St Mark’s Silver Band – Should you request posting, a £1 postage and Sunday 18 August, 3pm – 5pm administration fee will be applied. – Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded. Warrenpoint Silver Band – Latecomers cannot be admitted Sunday 25 August, 3pm – 5pm – All information is correct at time of print – Down Arts Centre reserves the right to change PRICE: or cancel events or refuse admission.
VENUE: Newcastle Centre, Central Promenade
For full terms and conditions visit www.downartscentre.com or contact the Box Office on 028 4461 0747 to request a hard copy.
40 — 41 SEAN HOLLYWOOD ARTS
CENTRE Newry Musical Feis
The finale to the 2019 Newry Musical Feis. Irish Dance Confined.
DATE: Saturday 4 – Monday 6 May – Confined Dance
TIME: Daily Sessions
PRICE: Information Pay at Door VENUE: Sean Hollywood Arts Centre Newry Town Hall 1a Bank Parade Newry BT35 6HP [email protected] www.newrymournedown.org
Booking
TO BOOK CALL: 028 3031 3180
Throughout the programme we have placed coloured rectangles directing you towards the box office telephone number. SEAN HOLLYWOOD SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Performance
The Old Crow Express Mike Nielsen Jazz Guitar performing alongside Exhibition opening Mary Doran And David Johnston Mike is fearless, endlessly innovative, and gifted with a boundless musical curiosity. GALWAY JAZZ.IE (2017) The ‘Old Crow Express’ band have been together since 2017, all four members have played in Guitarist Mike Nielsen is certainly one previous bands, every performer in the band of the most innovative European jazz exudes a love of music. musicians of his generation. IRISH TIMES, CORMAC LARKIN (2018) The band draws its repertoire from nearly a century of musical history, true to the traditional rock and If you wanted adventure, surprise and discovery, blues music from the 1920s and ‘30s and influenced that was supplied by guitarist Mike Nielsen. by the more contemporary music of the latest half- Opening the show solo, which was a trial in itself... century. They let themselves be inspired by among given the deserved statue of the man coming on others: Etta James, Robert Johnson, Primal Scream, after him [John McLaughlin]...Nielsen showed Performance Muddy Waters. you could marry great technique with risk-taking. IRISH TIMES, RAY COMISKEY (2008) The band have recently recorded their first EP. Describes as original wide-ranging with a New CD: feel-good vibe. Solo Sound Recipes/Improvisations modalcitizenrecords.com This is a band that knows how to entertain by captivating, high-energy performances DATE: with upbeat unique music and catchy lyrics. Wednesday 15 May
DATE: TIME: Friday 3 May 8pm
TIME: PRICE: 8.30pm £10
PRICE: VENUE: Sean Hollywood Arts Centre
VENUE: Sean Hollywood Arts Centre
42 — 43 Performance SEAN HOLLYWOOD SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
Mikel Murfi stars in The Man In The Woman’s Shoes
A one man show written and performed by Mikel Murfi DATE:
Performance Friday 10 May Set in October 1978 – Pope John Paul the First is not long dead, autumn is closing in and Pat Farnon has ‘some business’ to do in TIME: town. The Man In The Woman’s Shoes follows Pat Farnon as he walks 8.00 p.m. to town and back again. It is a beautifully observed piece, utterly PRICE: simple and widely praised. The show is funny, tender and at times £12 / £10 downright daft. Originally commissioned by Sligo County Council Arts Service and The Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo as part of the VENUE: Bealtaine Festival 2012. After a sell-out performance in Newry Sean Hollywood Arts Centre in 2017, this show is not to be missed! Originally from Sligo, Mikel Murfi trained at Ecole Jacques Lecoq, Paris. His performances in theatre include Swan Lake (Teac Damsa); The New Electric Ballroom (Druid); Morning After Optimism, Playboy of the Western World (Peacock Theatre) and Directing work includes, Waiting for Godot (Theatre Du Pif, Hong Kong); The Far Off Hills (Nomad Theatre ); The Country Girls (Red Kettle); Diamonds in the Soil and The Lost Days of Ollie Deasy (Macnas).
‘Astonishing Acting’ **** ‘A miniature masterpiece’ **** THE NEW YORK TIMES THE TIMES OF LONDON TO BOOK CALL: 028 3031 3180 SEAN HOLLYWOOD SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Performance
Mikel Murfi stars in Marble Productions present I Hear You and Rejoice ’The Professor and The Factory’
Following the sellout success of The Man A play by Michael Ievers. Starring Kilkeel-born In The Woman’s Shoes, Mikel Murfi returns Jason Nugent and political journalist, Ivan Little. with a new one man show. This is followed by a short Q and A with Ivan Little on his latest book, ‘Reporting the Troubles.’ Late in his life, Pat Farnon, a cobbler and ‘The Professor and the Factory’ is set in Belfast all-round contented man, embarks on a journey during the early years of, ‘The Troubles’. It is based he had not quite planned and finds that every upon a true story about the fortunes of a failing twist in the road can bring its own surprises. shirt factory that was transformed by the arrival Written and performed by Mikel Murfi I Hear of a professor from Queen’s University, to such an You and Rejoice is a 2nd collaboration between extent, that during the Ulster Workers’ Council strike Sligo County Council Arts Service, The Hawk’s of 1974, the women of the shirt factory repeatedly Performance Well Theatre Sligo, and Mikel Murfi. It was breached the barricades to keep the factory going. created for the Bealtaine Festival 2016. This is the story of these women…. This show will wow audiences and a superb Michael’s first play, ‘Sharkey’, was awarded 3rd in night awaits. the United Kingdom ‘Geoffrey Whitworth’ national play-writing competition in 2015. Following a chance discovery in a tin box in the attic of his parents’ DATE: Saturday 11 May house, he penned, ‘Bobby Savage’s Secret War’, which was first performed by Marble Productions NI TIME: at the Lagan Barge, Belfast on 13th September, 2018. 8pm
PRICE: DATE: £12 / £10 Friday 17 May
VENUE: TIME: Sean Hollywood Doors 7.30 pm. Show at 8pm Arts Centre PRICE: Booking tickets £12 (Tickets can be purchased from for both shows www.marbleproductions.co.uk) £20 or £16.00 VENUE: Sean Hollywood Arts Centre 44 — 45 Performance SEAN HOLLYWOOD SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
Floral Art Demonstration Evening
An extravaganza of flower arranging by one of Ireland’s top florists.
DATE: PRICE: Monday 20 May £5 TIME: VENUE: 7.30pm Sean Hollywood Arts Centre Cantare with Cloughmore Male Voice Choir
Nobody Puts Bernie A summer night of music in the Corner and nostalgia.
DATE: PRICE: Join Bernie Jones on her crazy Friday 7 June £10 “Dirty Dancing” themed hen party and get ready to meet her madcap TIME: VENUE: family and friends while you have 8pm Newry Town Hall “The Time Of Your Life”! Bernie is a single mother to her stroppy teenage daughter and Belfast GIRLS from her living room runs an ironing service called “Let’s Get Steaming.” Join the Belfast GIRLS favourite When Bernie’s long-suffering characters: Big Bernie Greene, driving instructor pops the
Performance Michelle, Shankhill Joe and Ma. question she reluctantly agrees Packed with songs from the Belfast and sets the date! Will she make it GIRLS Facebook page, this comedy down the aisle or will she discover play will have you dancing in her real-life Johnny Castle? the aisles and laughing all night. This high energy, hilariously funny Big Bernie is having a hard time comedy show features 90’s disco with her new PIP assessment, classics and some iconic songs from Dance Associate meanwhile Michelle has a dream Dirty Dancing! If you’re crazy for Performing & Creative of going to Santa Ponsa. Will Bernie Swayze and fancy a bit of salsa in get her money, will Michelle get your Karaoke, then join Bernie Jones Arts School Presents One her Santa Ponsa Dream or will for a wild night of fun and laughter and let’s get this party started! Moment in Time Recital Shankhill Joe ruin the day.
Written by and starring the creator DATE: The Event we have all Belfast GIRLS, Michael Mulcahy, and Friday 3 May and Saturday 1 June been waiting for! also starring the hilarious Christina TIME: Nelson and Jazzmin McClure. 8pm DATE: PRICE: £6 in advance £10 Saturday on door Children under PRICE: DATE: PRICE: 15 June 4 FREE. Tickets available £15 (Presented by: Rozlyn Sheridan at Dance Associate Wednesday 22 May £15 / £13 TIME: - Tickets available through Eventbrite) T: 07725518020 TIME: VENUE: 5pm VENUE: VENUE: 8pm Sean Hollywood Friday 3 May Warrenpoint Town Hall - Arts Centre Sean Hollywood Saturday 1 June Newry Town Hall Arts Centre SEAN HOLLYWOOD SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Performance
Opera N.I present Flynn Performing Trevor Smith & ‘The Chronic Identity Arts Presents their Friends In Low Places Crisis of Pamplemousse’ Summer Concert – The ultimate Garth Brooks Experience An opera for children composed Flynn Performing Arts presents by Greg Caffrey and performed by their end of year showcase in The Garth Brooks Story featuring the NI Opera Studio and Hard Rain the Sean Hollywood Arts Centre. Trevor Smith & his ‘Friends In Low Soloists Ensemble. Pamplemousse is Featuring selections from the a grapefruit. He’s upset and lonely. Places’ band have been touring world’s best-loved musicals His mouse neighbours aren’t very Ireland and parts of Europe for including Jersey Boys, Miss Saigon, friendly unless he’s crying sweet over 5 years now. This incredibly The King and I, West Side Story, juicy tears and what makes it worse successful show pays tribute to the Cats and many more! is he can’t squeeze through their biggest selling solo artist of the mousehole to try to get to know 90’s and country music legend Garth them. Will he ever find someone who Performance DATE: Brooks! Trevor and his 8 piece band likes him just as he is? ‘The Chronic Thursday 20, Friday 21 Identity Crisis of Pamplemousse’ and Saturday 22 June perform live all of Garth’s greatest is a new 30-minute opera written hits including Baton Rouge, for Key Stage 2 children with a TIME: The Dance, If Tomorrow Never 7.30pm positive message about friendship Comes, Standing Outside The FIre, and self-confidence. Children will PRICE: Thunder Rolls and many more. get the opportunity before the Tickets available from 07746708879 performance to take part in an hour or [email protected] Fully Licensed Bar Available. long interactive workshop where from early June they’ll be able to explore the music, DATE: themes and characters of this VENUE: Sean Hollywood Arts Centre Saturday 22 June exciting new work. TIME: DATE: 8pm Monday 17 June PRICE: TIME: £19 (Tickets available online PRICE: £6 in advance £10 11.00am – eventbrite Arts Centre/ on door Children under Lough+ Quay Warrenpoint / 4 FREE. Tickets available PRICE: The Cut Salon CamLoug) at Dance Associate £5 children £7 Adults with a free T: 07725518020 workshop for ticket holders from 10am VENUE: Newry Town Hall VENUE: Sean Hollywood VENUE: Arts Centre Sean Hollywood Arts Centre 46 — 47 Performance SEAN HOLLYWOOD SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
Newpoint Summer School
Newpoint Players present their Annual Summer School for all those Orchestra of budding actors and those interested in Stage productions. DATE: PRICE: Minnesota, U.S.A. Monday 15 July – 30 August TIME: The University of Northwestern 9.30am – 3.30pm daily VENUE: (UNW) Orchestra of Minnesota, Sean Hollywood Arts Centre USA will be touring in 2019 and have included a show which will take place in Newry Town Hall on Wednesday 22nd May at 7pm. The orchestra play a wide variety Maiden of the of orchestral literature from Mournes Festival Baroque to contemporary, as well as jazz, film, and newly- Get involved in this hectic community festival! composed music. The event which
Performance will support Southern Area Hospice Services promises to be an amazing DATE: DATE: DATE: DATE: Monday Tuesday Monday Friday night. Having performed previously 12th August 13th August 12th August – 16th August in Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, and Friday 16th August Austria the orchestra will allow TIME: TIME: TIME: all to share in the passion for 2pm – 4pm 1pm – 5pm TIME: 11am orchestral music with this esteemed 12pm – 1pm ensemble. Tickets priced at £8 each PRICE: PRICE: PRICE: can be purchased by calling Samuel £1 VENUE: £1 on 07703805067 or you can pay at Warrenpoint the door on the night. Proceeds VENUE: Town Hall VENUE: Warrenpoint VENUE: Warrenpoint from the event will be split with Town Hall Warrenpoint Town Hall the Orchestra and Southern Area Town Hall Hospice Services.
Little Mr Escort Special Needs Jumping Bonny baby DATE: & Little Miss Funday. An Clay Workshop contest – Wednesday 22 May Maiden Disco. afternoon to A different categories TIME: entertain children creation 0 – 6, 6 – 12 7pm and adults with each day. & 1 – 2y. PRICE: sensory issues. £8 (Tickets available on Eventbrite) Multi sensory VENUE: messy play and Newry Town Hall arts and crafts. www.visitmournemountains.co.uk GIANT ADVENTURES
Join Newry, Mourne and Down 2019 for a summer of Giant Adventures
DATE: Friday 16th August
TIME: 11am
PRICE: £1
VENUE: Warrenpoint Town Hall
1 and 2 June 22 June 24 and 25 August Slieve Gullion Forest Park Newcastle Warrenpoint
NMD_GiantAd_advert_v3.indd 1 12/03/2019 13:19 Exhibitions SEAN HOLLYWOOD SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
Newry Art Society Mary Doran and David Johnston Summer Exhibition present their Exhibition and Rock
A wonderful mix of media and and Blues Night talent and works are for sale. Mary Doran has been a lecturer at South Eastern DATE: College for the past 14 years. She graduated Friday 3 May – DATE: Thursday 30 May Friday 3 May – from the University of Ulster in 2003 with Thursday 30 May a B.A Honours degree in fine art. Her work TIME: Exhibitions represents both plain air and studio work from Monday – Friday TIME: photos, drawings and imagination. ‘I treasure 9.30am – 5.30pm Monday – Friday the country I live in and paint the landscapes Saturdays 9.30am – 5.30pm 9 – 12noon Saturdays 9 – 12noon I love – from the Mourne Mountains to the Antrim Coast. More recently, I’ve been inspired PRICE: PRICE: by Southern Ireland. My inspiration comes from the melodramatic elements of the Irish landscape and wild flowers growing in it.’ VENUE: VENUE: David Johnston was born in Northern Ireland Bell Gallery Carroll Gallery and has lived around the Hillsborough area all Sean Hollywood Sean Hollywood Arts Centre his life. From an early age he began sketching Arts Centre and painting, developing a natural talent, and although he has had many major influences from both the Irish and European art world, he has developed his own distinctive style. never one to be stuck with a ‘safe formula’ he continually tries different techniques pushing and pulling the paint around the canvas often aiming for something more visual than representational and always hoping to take the viewer to a new level – a new way of looking. He is now full time artist and has had several successful joint and solo exhibitions. SEAN HOLLYWOOD SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Exhibitions
“Arthú“ New Work Through the Eye by Anne McAlarney Solo Exhibition by Artist DATE: Larry Steen. Tuesday 2 – Tuesday 30 July
Anne McAlarney is a visual DATE: Larry lives in Caulstown Exhibitions artist from Co.Down. She Monday 3 June – Dunboyne Co. Meath. He has TIME: graduated with a BA (Hons) in Friday 28 June been painting since the 1960s’ Monday – Friday painting mainly landscapes 9.30 am – 5.30pm Fine Art from Ulster University TIME: and seascapes using oils Evenings and in 2014. Since then her work Monday – Friday weekends by and pastels. has been exhibited in various 9.30am – 5.30pm appointment. galleries throughout Ireland. Saturdays He was a member of the 9 – 12noon PRICE: “Arthú” is the result of a Dundalk art group in the 1960s; visual response to the process PRICE: and exhibited with them in Dundalk and Dublin. Later a of grief as a means of member of the now defunct connecting to life, through VENUE: Old Schoolhouse Art group Carroll Gallery light toward new beginnings. VENUE: in Dunboyne. At present is Sean Hollywood Carroll Gallery Treasurer of the Meath Art Arts Centre Sean Hollywood Group and also a member of Arts Centre the Pastel Society of Ireland. He has exhibited group exhibitions in the Solstice Art Centre in Navan, The Troadth Gallery in Ashbourn, Castletown House and solo Exhibitions in Celbridge, Ardee, and Lucan libraries. Skies and the Irish landscape is his inspiration. 50 — 51 Workshops & Classes SEAN HOLLYWOOD SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019
Ceramic illustration “Play with Clay” Saturday morning Childrens Workshop
Workshops Age group 4 and up! DATE: Saturday 6 July Workshop 1 DATE: Join Amy and ‘Play with Clay’
Workshops & Classes Workshops This Workshop will entail Saturday 1 June using air drying clay that you TIME: 10am – 12 noon sketching and making up pieces TIME: can take home when you finish! 10am – 1pm Let your imagination run wild. in wet clay where participants PRICE: can work on either 2 D relief PRICE: Maximum 12 attendees £5 pieces or can experiment £12 VENUE: with 3D building using slab VENUE: Art Studio Sean building and coiling techniques. Hollywood Arts Centre Art Studio Sean Delivered by local Ceramicist Hollywood Arts Centre TUTOR: Amy Mackle whose workshops Amy Mackle around the City of Merchants TUTOR: Festival last year were awesome. Amy Mackle Workshop 2 DATE: This Workshop follows on from Saturday 15 June previous week. Amy will have TIME: fired the pieces from Workshop 10am – 1pm 1 and now will take time PRICE: decorating using underglazes £12 and glaze and shows different VENUE: Art Studio Sean techniques with this process. Hollywood Arts Centre A maximum of 15 attendees TUTOR: for both workshops. Amy Mackle SEAN HOLLYWOOD SEASON PROGRAMME May–August 2019 Workshops & Classes
Reynolds School of Dance
Classes in Classical, Ballet DATE: and Modern Theatre Dance. Monday & Tuesday Students prepared for exams evenings and Saturday mornings (Close summer (I.S.T.D.) syllabus and recess end June) performance. TIME: Contact: 028 4177 3673 Various [email protected] PRICE: Accolade Choir On application
TO BOOK CALL: VENUE: Accolade is a community DATE: Sean Hollywood association, established in Tuesdays 028 4177 3673 Arts Centre 2013. The Association works (Close summer recess end June) to promote strengthened TUTOR: and deepened relationships Ms Leo Reynolds TIME: between different communities 7pm – 9pm and cultures through exciting and inspiring arts–based PRICE: programmes within an artistic, As per terms social and educational context. VENUE: Newry Art Society Sean Hollywood Accolade Choir Arts Centre Contact: Arts Centre on Days: Musical Directors: Nikolay
MUSICAL DIRECTORS: & Classes Workshops Wednesday Ivanov and Veselka Ivanova 028 3031 3180 Nikolay Ivanov and Veselka Ivanova Time: Membership: Contact 7.30pm [email protected]
Yoga Speech and
Eddie Kelly ‘Drop In’ yoga sessions Drama for Kids Days: PRICE: Wednesday evenings £6 per session Contact: Crossan School Days: all through the summer of Speech and Drama on Saturdays VENUE: 07835 879 672. (End June Time: Sean Hollywood Summer Recess) 6.30pm – 8pm Arts Centre Time: TUTOR: 10am – 11.30am Eddie Kelly TO BOOK CALL: 07835 879 672 52 — 53