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2 Town Map & Exhibitions Trail 4 Presidents Welcome 6 Thank You 8 History of Wexford 11 Ticket Information 12 Musicals and Opera 14 Music 16 Festival Tours 17 Spoken Word 27 Children’s Events 29 Exhibitions In Town 34 Exhibitions Out of Town 36 Comedy, Theatre and More 38 Singing and Swinging Pubs 2 3

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PREsIDEnts WELcoME As the President of Wexford Chamber of Commerce I am delighted to welcome you to the 64th Wexford Fringe Festival. Wexford Fringe has long been established as the home of diverse and entertaining events, spanning all realms of the arts, from theatre and photography to music and literature, and this year’s lineup will certainly solidify this reputation. From the spectacular fireworks display which will illuminate Wexford quay, to the annual Singing and Swinging Pubs Competition, audiences of all ages are guaranteed to be entertained by Wexford Fringe. It is important to recognise that the festival, which will take place between October 21st and November 6th this year, goes far beyond its cultural roots to ensure that it has become a significant contributor to the local economy. Whilst Wexford Fringe runs in parallel with Wexford Festival Opera, its reputation as one of Ireland’s leading entertainment festivals has enabled it to gain recognition as a festival in its own right. As a result, Wexford Fringe continues to attract new tourists to the town, a fact that is warmly welcomed by local hospitality and retail businesses. On behalf of Wexford Chamber and Wexford Fringe, I hope that you enjoy everything that the festival has to offer and together, let’s make Wexford Fringe 2016 one to remember!

Karl Fitzpatrick President Wexford Chamber of Commerce

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Wexford Chamber greatly appreciates the ongoing support of Published by: all our sponsors. In particular we would like to acknowledge Wexford Chamber. All rights reserved. the sponsorship of ESET Ireland and thank them for their continued support. No part of this publication, including design and artwork may be reported, stored in, introduced into a retrieval system or Acknowledgements: transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, Wexford Fringe Coordinator: Aoife Connick. photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written Wexford Chamber: CEO Madeleine Quirke and permission of both the copyright owner and the publisher. Office Manager: Tracey Morgan.

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Photographs and images supplied courtesy of : by artists and venues. Whilst great care has been taken to ensure Wexford Chamber would like to thank everyone tha t kindly sent the accuracy and comprehensiveness of thi s Guide, Wexford us pictures and images for inclusion in the Fringe Guide. Chamber cannot guarantee that the publication is free from omission or error. 8 9 hIstoRy hIstoRy of WExfoRD of WExfoRD

In a country steeped in myth and legend, Wexford’s history is no exception. Well known Wexford Writer and Historian Nicholas Furlong and Wexford County Council remind us of our rich heritage and hope to prompt us into reading further The Redmond Monument Crescent Quay about the history of our beautiful town. This monument commemorating the Redmond Family domi - The Crescent Quay of today is the former ‘Deep Pool’ of nates Redmond Square at the Northern end of Wexford Town. Wexford. It was here that deep water ships berthed. The pres - Selskar Abbey The Bullring The Redmond family was prominent in the business, social and ent stone front which dates back to the early 1800’s extended political life of Wexford in the 19th century. They represented the the length of the quays until the railway arrived in 1880, and This is one of the oldest sites of worship in Wexford. An abbey The Bullring got its present name from the medieval sport of town and county in Parliament, and also instigated the reclamation threw its viaduct across the mouth of the Crescent to carry the was built on the site by Alexander Roche who, upon returning Bull-baiting, introduced to the town by The Butchers' Guild. From 1621 until 1770, bulls were baited twice a year and their hides of great tracts of land including the very ground upon which main line to the Rosslare-Europort. from the Crusades, was informed of the decision of his true love Redmond Square stands. In 2007, following conservation and to enter a convent believing him dead. The abbey, the tower of presented to the Mayor. During the 1798 rebellion, the Bullring became an open-air factory, making and repairing pikes and cleaning works to the monument, floodlighting was put in place The bronze statue facing out to sea at Crescent Quay is that of which still stands, was the site of synods and parliaments over to highlight the monument at night. Commodore John Barry, “Father of the American Navy”. Barry the centuries. The roofless church is of much later construction. other weapons for the insurgents. The Bullring has been the venue of many political rallies and protests: Daniel O'Connell, was born some miles outside Wexford town. The statue was a Charles Stewart Parnell, John Edward Redmond and Eamonn de Redmond Square, with it’s obelisk near the railway station, gift of the American people in 1956. U.S. Presidents Eisinhower Cornmarket Valera are among the many political figures who have addressed commemorates the elder John Edward Redmond (1806-1865) and Kennedy are among the dignitaries who have laid The prehistoric market place building dates back to 1775. As the audiences in this historic square at the heart of Wexford. who was Liberal MP for the city of Wexford. The inscription wreaths here. name suggests this was once the central market place of the reads: "My heart is with the city of Wexford. Nothing can town with its lower floor an open selling area. It has been a The Pikeman statue, sculpted in bronze by Oliver Sheppard, extinguish that love but the cold soil of the grave." Behind John Barry is the Old Ballast Office. It was from market area, dance venue, concert hall and Municipal offices. commemorates Wexford's brave but failed rebellion of 1798. Nearby a memorial commemorates the Wexford men who lost this building for many decades, that the Wexford Harbour The Cornmarket is now home to Wexford Arts Centre and the It was unveiled in an elaborate ceremony attended by 30,000 their lives in World War One. Commissioners oversaw the smooth running of the busy port which traded with many parts of the world. A reminder of our new Wexford County Library close by in Mallin Street. people in 1905. In 2009, conservation works to the Pikeman statue took place. A re-construction of the Bullring was carried nautical past is to be found in the quay bollards and the win - out as a 1798 bicentenary project and was officially opened by St Iberius Church, Main Street dow sills to the side of the building where sailors sharpening Wexford Quays President Mary McAleese on 31st May, 1998. A 'Tree of Liberty", This is Wexford’s Church of Ireland place of worship. It is their knives made unintentional sculptures in the soft stone. As with all port towns, the quays are a focal point of Wexford. an oak, was planted in the centre of the Bullring, and embedded believed that St Iberius stands on an early Christian missionary Over the past thousand years they have extended from their in the ground behind the Pikeman statue is a 'time capsule' Iubhars’ Christian site. The church is dedicated to the local original shoreline close to the present Main Street. In September taking the form of a metal cylinder containing items reflective ‘Iberius’ whose name is used in various forms as St. Ibar or The Ballast Bank 2000, this progression continued with an extension width of of Wexford life today. St. Iver. The present building is of a 1760 vintage and contains The unusual rock foundation island which can be seen out from 25 metres. interesting memorials to various notable Wexford people. the quays is the ballast bank. It was a place where ships entering The limestone setts which sit on either side of the monument or leaving the port could take on or off-load their ballast of A central decked area reminiscent of the old woodenworks of feature inscriptions relating to 1798, while bollards in the shape sand or stones which they needed to remain stable at sea the 1870’s provides a pleasant area to stroll. An inner cobbled of cannonballs line the area. Extensive conservation and repair The Main Street while travelling without cargo. area with seating is the perfect place to relax and enjoy the view work to the Market Place in the Bull Ring was carried out Wexford’s Main Street, the principal shopping area, is a unique of the River Slaney. in 2008. reminder of Wexford’s heritage. Its narrow, irregular paths developed The Twin Churches Today Wexford Quay is home to a fleet of commercial mussel from market trails between the Gaelic municipality to the north harvesters. and the Norse to the south. It gives local people and visitors a Dominating the skyline of Wexford are the Twin Churches (the County Hall taste of the friendly intimacy of this ancient town. Church of the Immaculate Conception, Rowe Street and The The imposing facade of the former headquarters of Wexford Church of the Assumption, Bride Street). These two churches The Knights Hospitaller, St Johns Gate St County Council was originally a gaol, built in 1812, with walls built between 1851 and 1858, just years after the Great Famine, The remains of the Knights Hospital and Church of that militant twenty feet high enclosing 58 cells and 16 exercising yards. West Gate Heritage Centre are a monument to the devotion of Wexford people and the Church Order contains the graves of interesting Wexford citizens, Public executions took place on a green in front of the gaol until This tower once guarded the western entrance to the Selskar determination of Father James Roche who saw them to including the tomb of John Edward Redmond M.P. and family. 1860. A memorial garden to the men executed during Ireland’s monastic precincts. It was built c.1300 by Sir Stephen Devereux. completion. An interesting feature at the main door of both Nearby is the birthplace of the great organiser of the Irish Civil War (1922-1923) is sited in the goals graveyard. Like the other town gates, it consisted of a toll-taking area, cells churches is the cobbled mosaic showing relevant names and dates . Ireland spirit, Robert Brennan, later head of Ireland’s Diplomatic for offenders and accommodation for guards. Corps in wartime Washington. 10 11 hIstoRy of WExfoRD

Franciscan Friary The National Opera House The Franciscans are the oldest established religious order in This venue in High Street is the headquarters of the world Wexford, having first come c.1240. Since then they have renowned international Wexford Festival Opera. The original attended to the spiritual needs of the town through good times theatre opened in January 1832. In 2006, it closed its doors to and bad. For many years, theirs was the only Catholic Church. undergo a major reconstruction which took just over 2 years to tIckEt It was outside the walls of Wexford town. Friars were among the complete. On Friday 5th, September 2008 The National Opera victims of Cromwellian soldiers in 1649. The grounds of the House was officially opened by An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen. InfoRMatIon Church were the venue of huge Temperance rallies in the This was an historic moment for Wexford and for Ireland. This 1840’s. One of the features of the Friary Church is the effigy of impressive, landmark building (and Ireland’s first custom-built the young boy St. Adjutor, Roman martyr. This lifelike figure Opera House) was designed and project-managed by the shows the wounds inflicted by the youth’s father. It is a much Office of Public Works. This skyline-changing building hosts a visited shrine. multitude of events all year round of theatre, dance, concerts and other events in addition to the Wexford Festival Opera. (A) Wexford Festival Opera Box Office 053 9122144 (B) Spiegeltent 053 91 99199 Spiegeltent Box Office, 1 Nth Main St Wexford www.wexfordspiegeltent.com (C) Dun Mhuire Theatre Box Office, South Main St 083 1130046 / 053 9123061 (D) Tickets available at the door (E) Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket 053 91 23764 [email protected] www.wexfordartscentre.ie (F) Free of Charge WEXFORD CHAMBER (G) Wexford Festival Singers 087 3628319 festival Windows Night At The Opera (H) A Gorey Halloween www.lovegorey.ie competition (J) Honeycomb Cottage Bettina 087 6569244 This year we have a limited number of tickets (K) Magical Music Box Workshops & Exhibition 087 9244870 for the already ‘sold out’ opening night (L) Wexford County Library 053 91 96760 Judging of the Festival Windows Wednesday, 26th October, at 8pm will take place (M) Fusion Café 087 3344722 Friday 28th October 10:00 (N) Whitford House Hotel, New Line Road 053 9143444 To enter the Festival Windows HERCULANUM Competition please contact (O) The Pigyard Gallery 053 9122019 Aoife Connick on 053-9122226 (P) Wexford Light Opera Society, 38 High St 053 9174808 or [email protected] Dinner at the award winning no later than Friday 21st October. La Cóte Restaurant at 5 pm (R) Enniscorthy Athenaeum Museum and Theatre 0539239585 Pre-opera drink in the National Opera House 7.30 pm / Opera Brochure (S) Irish National Heritage Park, Ferrycarrig 053 9120733 Opera at 8 pm And interval drink (T) Wexford Male Voice Choir secretary 087 6483509 [email protected] A wonderful night out!!!! All inclusive price per couple 300.00 € (U) Murphy’s Barn www.awildnight.ie or www.facebook.com/awildnight Please contact Madeleine to reserve your tickets (V) Clayton Whites of Wexford 053 9122311 [email protected] or 087 6237685 12 13 MusIcaLs anD oPERa

‘Hits from the Musicals’ Short work; The Bear Wexford Light Opera Society present a Manon Lescaut, a young woman with an feast of songs from Musicals & Light ardent and loving nature, as well as Opera - Old & New. With top class extravagant and luxurious tastes, who performers and chorus this is a must see came to the moralist’s “bad end”, was the MusIcaLs & oPERa event during the Opera Festival by one of Ireland’s leading heroine of a short novel by Abbe Prèvost. Award Winning Musical Societies. Massenet wrote The Portrait of Manon as a one-act opera Clayton Whites Hotel, Wexford comique sequel or epilogue ten years after his superlatively 31st Oct - 3rd Nov 20:00 Nightly 20pp successful 1884 opera Manon. In it, she returns to the character € Early booking essential (P) of the Chevalier Des Grieux, now an old man who is obsessed with memories of Manon, his lost love. Des Grieux’s nephew Jean is in love with Aurore but she is neither wealthy nor of Evening Opera; Herculanum Evening Opera; noble birth and Des Grieux forbids their marriage, possibly not Sung in French Maria de Rudenz Short work; Il Campanello wanting Jean to be hurt in love as he was hurt by Manon. Mount Vesuvius is a silent but powerful Sung in Italian Sung in Italian. However, it turns out that Aurore is the niece of Des Grieux’s presence in one of the most famous of all In its full title, Il Campanello di notte beloved Manon and so all ends happily. operas, Mozart’s Così fan tutte, whose Maria de Rudenz was first performed in Venice at the Teatro la France translates as ‘The Night Bell’. And that bell Clayton Whites Hotel, Wexford Neapolitan setting finds its characters 29th Oct 15:30, 1st, 4th Nov 15:30. Tickets: 25 (A) sitting on something of an emotional volcano. Dating 70 years Maria de Rudenz has been described as ‘perhaps the darkest plays a central role in the plot, in which € after Mozart’s masterpiece, Félicien David’s until recently forgotten of Donizetti’s tragedies’, which is saying something and may we meet an old doctor, Don Annibale Pistacchio, who has just Herculanum puts the peak and indeed its calamitous eruption account in part for the opera’s long-standing neglect. It tells the married a young bride by the name of Serafina. During the centre-stage. The plot is set in AD79 in the eponymous ancient story of how Maria falls in love with Corrado against her father’s wedding night, they are constantly interrupted by the ringing of Oyster Lane Theatre city neighbouring Pompeii, where the pagan queen Olympia wishes and flees with him to Venice. But in Venice, Corrado the night bell. Each time it is Serafina’s rejected former lover, Group - Legally Blonde finds herself attracted to the Christian slave Hélios, and thus abandons her and heads back to the Rudenz family castle, Enrico, in a different disguise - French dandy, old codger, even The story is based on the 2001 Movie of ignores the advice of her brother Nicanor to put the slave to falling in love this time with Maria’s cousin, Matilde di Wolf. an opera singer who has lost his voice - asking the increasingly the same name. It tells a story of Elle death. Nicanor himself attempts to seduce the slave Lilia, but is Maria returns to the castle and discovers that her lover is not desperate groom for another preposterous prescription. The Woods, a sorority girl who enrols in only going to marry her cousin but is also, in fact, the son of a struck dead when he tells her that her God does not exist. Soon work became something of a hit following its premiere in Naples Havard Law School to win back her Ex-boyfriend Warner. This Satan appears and begins to play havoc with everyone’s lives, murderer. On the wedding day of Matilde and Corrado, Maria in 1836, just 18 months before the less successful Maria de fast paced comedy musical is one not to be missed. Music and forcing Hélios to choose between marrying Olympia and leaving appears and reveals Corrado’s secret, murders Matilde and Rudenz saw the light of day. The hard-working composer would Lyrics by Nell Benjamin and Laurence O’Keefe. Lilia to die. He opts for a pagan marriage, and before long the commits suicide. write another four operas in between these two premieres, slaves are in revolt. As the rumblings of Mount Vesuvius grow, O’Reilly Theatre, National Opera House Dun Mhuire, Wexford including Roberto Devereux. 24th - 29th Oct 20:00 from 13 pp (C) the Christians console themselves with the prospect of eternal life 28th, 31st Oct 20:00 (sold out) 3rd Nov (sold out) 20:00 € O’Reilly Theatre, National Opera House Clayton Whites Hotel, Wexford 6th Nov (sold out) 17:00 27th Oct 15:30 30th Oct 11:00, 2nd, 5th Nov 15:30 26th, 29th (sold out) Oct 1st, 4th (sold out) Nov 20:00 Tickets: 25 - 145 (A) Tickets: 25 - 145 (A) € € Tickets: 25 (A) Lunchtime Recitals € € € The very popular Lunchtime Recitals Evening Opera; Vanessa Gala Concert Short work; provide an insight into the artistic Sung in English personality of some of the principal Vanessa was first performed in 1958. The Gala Concert is one of the highlights Riders to the Sea of Wexford Festival Opera and features a singers of the Festival and are a way to Though not totally neglected, Barber’s first Composed in 1927 but not heard until a ‘meet’ them in an informal setting. In the beautiful and opera deserves to be much better known collection of favourite party pieces from decade later, Riders to the Sea is based members of the Festival company. All acoustically excellent eighteenth century church of St Iberius, than it is. The action is set in an unspecified almost verbatim on J.M. Synge’s early audiences appreciate the musical versatility of solo singers who northern country, around 1905. The libretto by Gian Carlo performers generously donate their time and talent for the Gala twentieth century drama of the same name. Music of eerie, perform a wide variety of music from across their repertoire, Menotti, Barber’s partner, tells of how Vanessa, her mother Concert, and all proceeds go toward supporting Wexford Festival elegiac beauty illuminates the theme of elemental and watery (the Old Baroness) and niece (Erika) have waited 20 years for including operatic arias, lieder, oratorio, concert and popular Opera. The 2016 Gala Concert will be hosted by one of Wexford death as experienced by the Aran Islanders, west of Galway. The the return of Vanessa’s lover, Anatol. When he arrives, it transpire s Festival’s favourite directors, Roberto Recchia. songs. One of the delights of attending a Lunchtime Recital is that he is the man’s son, also named Anatol, and that the lover central role is that of Maurya, who by the end loses her husband that the programme is not advertised beforehand, artists and O’Reilly Theatre, National Opera House and six sons to the sea, experiencing a kind of cathartic release is dead. Nevertheless, Vanessa and the younger Anatol are 30th Oct 21:00 Tickets 50 - 60 their performance dates get announced at the beginning of the € € when her last son’s death leaves her with nothing more to fear. drawn to each other, leaving Erika - seduced by Anatol on his Early booking is advised (A) Festival, so everyone shares the same degree of anticipation first night at the house - pregnant and suicidal. Vanessa and Realising that the sea can hurt her no longer, Maurya concludes, and expectation. Unsurprisingly, they sell out very quickly. Anatol depart for Paris, Erika settles down to wait and, as her ‘No man at all can be living forever, and we must be satisfied’. St. Iberius Church aunt before, gives orders for the house to be closed up. All this is evoked by the music of Vaughan Williams. 28th, 29th Oct 13:05 (sold out) 1st, 2nd Nov 13:05 (sold out) O’Reilly Theatre, National Opera House Clayton Whites Hotel, Wexford 3rd, 4th, 5th 13:05 (sold out) Tickets 15 (A) 27th Oct 20:00, 29th Oct 17:00, 2nd, 5th Nov 20:00 28th, 30th Oct 3rd Nov 15:30 6th Nov 11:00 Tickets 25 (A) € € Tickets: 25 - 145 (A) € € SEE PAGE 11 FOR TICKET INFORMATION SEE PAGE 11 FOR TICKET INFORMATION 14 15 MusIc

Live Music at Whitford Thomas Moore Tavern (F) House Hotel (F) 21st Oct 21:30 The Clancy Sister s 22nd Oct 22:15 Kayjoe 22nd Oct 21:30 Stuart Burns 23rd Oct 18:00 Stephen Murphy 25th Oct 21:30 Trad Session MusIc 21:30 Colly 26th Oct 21:30 Stuart Burns 28th Oct 21:30 Arthur Moynihan 28th Oct 21:30 Stuart Burns 29th Oct 22:15 Stuart Byrne 29th Oct 21:30 Family Affair 30th Oct 18:00 Mark O’Connor 30th Oct 21:30 Stuart Burns 21:30 Des Browne 1st Nov 21:30 Trad Session 4th Nov 21:30 Damian Nolan 3rd Nov 21:30 The Clancy Sisters 5th Nov 22:15 Stephen Tallon 4th Nov 21:30 Family Affair 6th Nov 18:00 Stephen Murphy 5th Nov 21:30 Stuart Burns Soprano Trish Goggins Sacred to Salsa, 21:30 Tony K & Guest Lunchtime Madrigals to Modern Piano Recital Barry Douglas Charity Concert Lunchtime Concert Featuring Schubert’s Octet by Barry Douglas has established a major In aid of Wexford MarineWatch & Acappella Group Valda Chamber Musici Ireland international career since winning the Choir, with Guests. Wexford Mental Health Association. Renowned Chamber ensemble, Gold Medal at the 1986 Tchaikovsky Join Trish for an hour of beautiful music for a worthy cause. Wexford County Council, County Hall, Carricklawn International Piano Competition, Moscow. 22nd Oct 13:00 (D) Musici Ireland return to the Fringe The Friary Church Festival with a Performance of As Artistic Director of Camerata Ireland and the Clandeboye Festival, he continues to celebrate his Irish heritage whilst also Oct 29th 13:00 - 14:00 (D) Schubert’s mighty octet. Written for the string quartet, double Monster Music Improv maintaining a busy international touring schedule. Highlights A music performance and visual bass, bassoon, clarinet and French horn, it is very symphonic in include BBC Proms in the Park,Yerevan Festival in Armenia Wexford Male adventure - 5 years+ nature and bares comparisons to Beethoven’s Septet. a tour with Brussels Philharmonic and appearances with the Wexford Arts Centre 29th Oct 15:00 Tickets 15 (E) ; Voice Choir - Join the acclaimed vocalist & improviser € Prague Symphony, Belgrade Philharmonic, Szczecin Philharmonic Live @ Lunchtime Lauren Kinsella, outstanding guitarist and and Galicia Symphony orchestras. Barry Douglas received an technology-whizz Shane Latimer and inventive cartoonist OBE in the 2002 New Year’s Honours List for services to music. Wexford Male Voice Choir Wexford Festival O’Reilly Theatre, National Opera House will perform a special Patrick Sanders for a music performance with a difference, Singers; Mozart instantly create funky jazzy melodies on-the-spot, while Patrick 31st Oct 11:00 Tickets 25 - 30 10 youth ticket under 18 (D) concert in the Spiegeltent on Wexford Quay. € € € draws cool cartoons of the music that are projected live! Pre - Requiem Spiegeltent Wexford Quay Front sented by The Ark & Improvised Company. Choral Concert with Carlow 30th Oct 12:30 10 (B) or ring 0876483509 Kathleen Ní Houlihan by € Wexford Arts Centre Choral Society and city of WB Yeats with an original score 30th Oct 10:00 & 15:00 Tickets 10 adult, 7 children, Family Dublin Chamber Orchestra. € € and directed by Maura Flannery. 2 adults & 1 child 25, Family 2 adults & 2 children 30 (E) Rowe St Church 1st Nov 15:00 Tickets: 15 (D) (G) Wexford Folk Orchestra € € € In honour of the 1916 centenary, and the 1,000,000 refurbishment, Maura has composed a musical This year features guest artists, Emily € Redmond, Mark Redmond and Sea RTÉ Contempo Quartet Chamber Choir Ireland score in a reworking of the celebrated nationalist drama. The Shanty Singers. Performances will Described by the Strad magazine as a and the Chatham play was performed in the Athenaeum a number of times over feature a repertoire from the seminal polished and professional group…full the last one hundred years and was highly significant in the Chamber Choir Ireland is the country’s flagship choral ensemble narrative of the 1916 Rising. Yeats himself lamented: “Did that anti-historic work song from the Wexford coast. of exuberance with a fine sense of and national chamber choir under the internationally celebrated ensemble’, the RTÉ Contempo Quartet play of mine send out a certain men the English shot?” Riverbank House Hotel and multi-award-winning choral conductor Paul Hillier as Artistic is one of the most exciting and vibrant chamber ensembles Enniscorthy Athenaeum Museum & Theatre, Enniscorthy 3rd Nov 20:00 Doors open at 19:30 Tickets 10 (D) Director. Known for its unique approach to programming it has € performing today. Since its formation in Bucharest in 1995, it has 21st & 22nd Oct Wine reception at 19:00 Curtains 20:00 (R) gained a reputation for the high artistic quality of its performances performed worldwide in prestigious venues such as St Martin in remaining a thriving force on a very active choral scene. Maggie May’s Gig Guide the Fields, Berliner Philharmonie, Palazzo del Quirinale Rome, Choral Concert Carnegie Hall and the Opera House Tel Aviv. The ensemble Established in 2008 at the DIT Conservatory of Music, the multi- 21st Oct 22:30 Switch has won numerous international prizes, taking first prize at prizewinning Chatham Saxophone Quartet has quickly established Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri 23rd Oct 21:30 Trad/Ballad Session competitions in Munich, Rome and London, and worked a reputation for excellence and versatility, working across (The Limbs of Jesus) is an intensely 24th Oct 21:30 Trad/Ballad Session alongside artists of the highest calibre including Emma Johnson, contemporary classical and jazz genres. With a particular attention personal composition, consisting of seven 27th Oct 21:30 Ragdoll Yuko Inoue, Hugh Tinney, Chen Zimbalista, Jérôme Pernoo, to transcribing string quartet repertoire for saxophone quartet symmetrically constructed cantatas. Each 28th Oct 22:30 Mr Meaner Peter Donohue and Martin Roscoe. Collaborations with other they have worked closely with the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet and describes Christ’s agony on the Cross through a different part of 30th Oct 20:00 Trad/Ballad Session distinguished quartets such as the Amadeus, Arditti, Vanbrugh, were Apprentice Ensemble to the acclaimed Con Tempo String His body in a symbolic manner. The management of contrasting 31st Oct 21:30 Trad/Ballad Session Casals and Endellion have also been a feature. Quartet in 2011/12 as part of the Galway Music Residency. textures and timbres, both vocal and instrumental, is masterly. 6th Nov 21:30 Ruben St Iberius Church St Iberius Church O’Reilly Theatre, National Opera House Open Bank Holiday Sat, Sun & Monday (F) 27th Oct 13:05 - Tickets 15 (A) 31st Oct 13:30 Tickets 20 (A) 5th Nov 11:00 Tickets 25 (A) € € € SEE PAGE 11 FOR TICKET INFORMATION SEE PAGE 11 FOR TICKET INFORMATION 16 17

The Wexford Opera Festival Tours in association with the National Opera House are held on behalf of the Wexford Historical Society. They are led by expert guides to sites of intense interest. They are open to everyone. There is no charge but we ask all drivers to help by offering seats to visitors. The tours leave the Talbot Hotel car park at 10.30 sharp. Tours are scheduled to return to Wexford at 1.00pm. sPokEn WoRD fEstIvaL touRs Organised by Nicky Furlong

Wednesday 26th October Tuesday 1st November Dermot Bolger reads Launch of the new edition A massive political and armed insurrection took place which` The decade commencing in 1910 was one of turmoil, suffering from “The Lonely Sea of “House of Wexford” involved all classes and creeds in 1798. Wexford was the storm and defiance in County Wexford. The industrial strife in Wexford and Sky” by Eithne Scallan and centre. Inspired by the French Revolution. A walking tour of the Town in 1911 was so bitter that it was not spoken of, but it Dermot will read from and discuss his David Rowe then convulsed Wexford Town is led by retired auctioneer, featured national and international leaders; Richard Corish, latest work with Wexford audiences, Due to popular demand Ballinakella has Ray Corish.. James Connolly and James Larkin. It festered through 1916.The bringing his story back to its home place. updated and re-published a new edition walking tour is led by Helen Corish Wilde, former Mayor of Wexford Library, Mallin Street of this informative, useful Wexford record and heirloom “Houses Thursday 27th October Wexford, daughter of a Mayor of Wexford and granddaughter 27th Oct 19:00 All welcome but booking recommended (F) of Wexford”, Wexford Library. Professor Kevin Whelan who wrote of the great Mayor of Wexford, Richard Corish. the foreword in the book is guest speaker for the launch. Lady’s Island Lake. A pleasant and scenic walk around Lady’s Wexford Library, Mallin Street Island, a place of Pagan and Christian pilgrimage and a site of Wednesday 2nd November Mary Reynolds talks 18th Oct 19:00 All welcome but booking is recommended (F) international importance for wild life, with naturalist, Jim Hurley. about her book “The Visiting three sites of significance on the banks of the Slaney. Edermine House and oratory were in the possession of the Garden Awakening: Friday 28th October famous Power Distillery family. Bellevue church designed by JJ Designs to Nurture Our Dr Tom Walsh Lecture Land & Ourselves” As we commemorate the history-revolving rebellion of 1916 McCarthy was part of a large estate owned by the Cliffe family. One of the most distinguished and this year the tour visits the military headquarters of the Irish Bree parish church was the first church designed by Augustus Mary’s new book is about re-connecting with the earth and charismatic writers and broadcasters of our time. After a career in the diplomatic Volunteers, Enniscorthy, its sites, exhibitions, strategic Welby Pugin in County Wexford. The tour will be led by Jarlath gardening in harmony with nature. Mary will discuss old service, he became a writer, particularly importance’s, vulnerability and inspiration with author historian, Glynn, librarian and Chairman of Wexford Historical Society methods of healing the land, and following ‘forest gardening’ techniques to live harmoniously with the land. Mary’s natural on history, art and travel subjects. His many books include Bernard Browne. acclaimed works on Venice, Byzantium, Mount Athos, Thursday 3rd November gardening theory seeks to create spaces that are healing, truthful and magical. Glyndebourne (Fifty Years of Glyndebourne), the Normans, the Popes, Shakespeare and architecture, and his Christmas The tour explores one of Wexford’s most exciting villages and Wexford Library, Mallin Street Saturday 29th October Crackers collections of trivia and witticisms. areas with a richness of contrasting remains and traditions, 3rd Nov 19:00 All Welcome but booking recommended (F) Wexford, the first safe harbour and port for explorers from Foulksmills, with author and editor, Gregory Walsh. He has chaired or served on the committees of numerous France, Spain, England, Wales and Scandinavia since remote charitable projects, including those concerned with Venice, world pre-history is saturated with the sea lore, of captains and kings. An Introduction to Four monuments, fine arts, the disabled, the National Trust and The walking tour with “tales of sailors, ships and seas” is led by Friday 4th November English National Opera. He is a regular speaker at lunches and musicologist and broadcaster, Liam Gaul. Centuries of Gothic 1916: Subversive and conspiratorial Wexford Town. The innocuous Literature, 1700-2000 dinners and in 2006 and 2007 he gave one-man shows in two political nerve centres as revolution was planned. Volunteers London theatres. This five part course, delivered by Marie Monday 31st October drilled and were jailed; while citizens, both prominent or busy on Jerome Hynes Theatre, National Opera House Duffin, aims to introduce readers to 28th Oct 11:00 Tickets 10 (A) business and trades, organised for an upheaval. All visited while € The decade commencing in 1910 was one of turmoil, suffering walking with Nicholas Furlong.. classic Gothic literature Horace Walpole to and defiance in County Wexford. The industrial strife in Wexford Elizabeth Kostova. Join us during the Town in 1911 was so bitter that it was not spoken of, but it Fringe to be enthralled by Irish Gothic Dr George Hadden Memorial Lecture featured national and international leaders; Richard Corish, Saturday 5th November literature such as Charles Maturin’s Faustian tale of: Melmoth Wexford Historical Society James Connolly and James Larkin. It festered through 1916. Wilton Castle, “On the Banks of the Boro”. This exciting venue the Wanderer, Sheridan Le Fanu’s In a Glass Darkly, and Bram The walking tour is led by Helen Corish Wilde, former Mayor of Stoker’s Dracula Dr George Hadden Memorial Lecture. ‘The Legacy of 1916’ by originated as Cloch na Kayer in 1247 with occupier William de Professor Ronan Fanning. Wexford, daughter of a Mayor of Wexford and granddaughter of Denn. The Alcocks named it Wilton in 1695. It teems with Wexford Library, Mallin Street the great Mayor of Wexford, Richard Corish. 17th Sep, 1st & 15th Oct, 5th & 19th Nov 11:00 St Michaels Centre, Green Street legends. Its rejuvenation from neo-Tudor ruin to luxury 2nd Nov 20:00 Tickets: Non Members 5 Members (F) (D) accommodation today is admirable. It was famed because of a All welcome but booking recommended (F) € General Election duel between cousins Alcock and Colclough. The Wilton sagas will be related by specialist, John McCormack.

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A Very Gorey Halloween, Monster Music Improv - venture if you dare! A music performance and visual Gorey comes alive or not for Halloween adventure - 5 years+ with Decorated Shop Windows, Staff in Join the acclaimed vocalist & improviser Costume, A Town Treasure Hunt, Cock Lauren Kinsella, outstanding guitarist and and Bull Stories, Scarecrow making and technology-whizz Shane Latimer and inventive cartoonist Patrick Pumpkin Carving Competitions, events in Sanders for a music performance with a difference, instantly Kia Ora Farm, Amber Springs Hotel, Gorey Shopping Centre, create funky jazzy melodies on-the-spot, while Patrick draws cool Wells House, Gorey Town Park and Main Street. PPAI Press cartoons of the music that are projected live! Expect lots of Photographers Association Photographic exhibition for Gorey spontaneous music fun, some well-known tunes, fantastic cartoons Civic Offices and Library during Wexford Festival Opera from and strange spooky sounds thrown in for good measure. 'Working for Wexford' 26th Oct to 6th Nov - it will truly be a very Gorey Halloween. Presented by The Ark & Improvised Company. See www.lovegorey.ie & www.visitwexford.ie for more details. Cllr Jim Moore Wexford Arts Centre Gorey Town 30th Oct 10:00 & 15:00 10 adult 7 children € € 28th Oct - 2nd Nov See www.lovegorey.ie for details (H) Family 2 adults 1 child 25, Family 2 adults 2 children 30 € € Children must be accompanied (E) Tallest Smallest Circus Show Halloween Chamber What will be the first out of the tallest of Horrors smallest suitcase? The show where the Guaranteed thrills and scares, come magic takes off all by itself interactive along if you dare and enter the circus antics with Aaron Towers - “Tallest Smallest Theatre”. Chamber of Horrors, where you may Wexford Library, Mallin Street meet many strange characters. Suitable for all ages (however PG 22nd Oct 11.30, 13.30 & 15.00 Booking is recommended (L) advised & adult supervision required at all times for young children) . Event Sold Out last year, so come early to ensure entry. Wexford Portraits of the Old Community Centre, Kyle Cross, Crossabeg (500m off Invisible: Presentation the N11) 30th & 31st Oct 18:00 - 22:00 Adults 8 Children 4 € € to families Family Rates available (D) In May 2013, in association with the National Library of Ireland, Wexford Library hosted a ‘This, That and the Other’ World War 1 road show. Families were invited in association with WAC to have personal items connected to WWI catalogued and digitised presents: Tin Soldier/ and to tell their family stories about WWI. Eleven Wexford stories Paper Dancer were included in an exhibition entitled “Portraits of the Invisible” A dark story of unrequited love is given in the National Photographic Archive in partnership with the form in this thrilling, theatrical work that combines contemporary British Embassy. The exhibition showcased the photographs dance, solo guitar, choral voices and visual art. This re-interpreta - collected during road shows. The Wexford Portraits of the tion for an adult audience of Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, Invisible have been on display in Wexford Library during September and is a collaboration between dance artist Dee Grant, and October. On the 25th October family members will be composer Nick Day, twelve singers (including vocal effects from presented with the Wexford Portraits from the exhibition. Paula Cox) visual artists Kathleen Delaney and Padraig Grant. Wexford Library, Mallin Street Wexford Arts Centre 25th Oct 19:30 All welcome but booking is recommended (F) 21st & 22nd Oct 18:00 & 20:00 Tickets 15/12 (E) €

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An Tobar, Westgate Wexford Library, Heritage Centre, Westgate Mallin Street Little Artists Club Discovery Club - Disgusting Potions Wexford Camera Club Hook Peninsula Photographic We have a fun-filled explosion Wexford Camera Club’s exhibition of Exhibition of artistic creativity planned for As it’s so close to Halloween we new work. A great mix of styles and Hook Tourism presents the winners of these workshops for all thought it the perfect time to have themes from photographers who love their art. Award their annual photographic competition in this exhibition budding young artists. We will a howling good time creating winning images are included in the exhibition . highlighting the beauty of the Hook Peninsula and its attraction be fusing art and science to create awesome art forms. It's all horrid and disgusting potions and concoctions in our makeshift 29th Oct - 6th Nov, 12:00 - 17:30 as a family friendly and historical destination. about the processes and the exploration of interesting and lab. Fizzing, foul smelling, disgusting, and that's just the teachers! Open Bank Holiday: Sat - Mon (F) 19th Oct - 7th Nov Mon Wed Fri & Sat 10:30 - 17:30 everyday ingredients….so kids, prepare to get messy! We will have three fun-packed hours of Halloween games, Tue & Thurs 10:30 - 21:00 Closed Bank Holiday Weekend (F) potions and experiments…come along if you dare! Saturday 22nd October: Spin Art - using salad spinners we Wexford Arts Centre will create the most amazing spun-out art. Kids will go crazy for Cream Coffee Shop & 15th Oct 13:00 - 16:00 Ages: 7 years+ Booking fee 20 (E) this. It looks cool as the colours blend together and spread out € Tea Room, Henrietta St Windmill Therapeutic across the spinning page. Seascapes by Patricia Sherriff Training Centre, Oyster Lane Theatre Exhibition of paintings South Main Street Saturday 29th October: Wax Crayon Transfer - okay, so Group - Legally Blonde we'll admit this one isn't really sciencey but it is arty and all Jul - Dec 09:00 - 16:00 Weekdays An Exhibition of Art, Craft and Design about the process. Kids will love seeing their drawings transfer The story is based on the 2001 Movie of 09:00 - 17:00 Sat (F) By local people with intellectual through the paper and onto the other side. So satisfying! the same name. It tells a story of Elle disabilities for a public audience. Woods, a sorority girl who enrols in 3rd Nov, 10:00 - 17:00 4th Nov, 10:00 - 16:00 (F) Saturday 5th November: Resist Splatter Painting - does Havard Law School to win back her Ex- boyfriend Warner. This Lobby, Clayton exactly what it says! We will use tape, oil and wax to create cool fast paced comedy musical is one not to be missed. Music and Whites Hotel geometric and swirling patterns. Kids always get a kick out of lyrics by Nell Benjamin and Laurence O’Keefe. Reflections in Glass 49 South Main Street watching the oil repel the paint and the big revelation at the Dun Mhuire Theatre, South Main Street A new collection of stained glass art by Pat Sheridan Photography Presents: end when the tape is removed. 24th - 29th Oct 20.00 Nightly. award-winning glass artist Bianca Divito Exhibition and sale of many iconic images Wexford Arts Centre Tickets available for 15th Oct 13 (C) who has combined traditional glass of Historic Wexford Town. From aerial 10:45 - 12:15 Ages: 4 - 6 years. Booking fee 8 (E) € € with engraving techniques to create views of our 800 year old, and still in Wexford Model stunning light reflecting glass art. service, Hook Light House to our seven miles of golden Railway Club 27th Oct - 6th Nov, 10:00 - 19:00 (F) sandy beaches. Saturday Art Club 21st Oct - 6th Nov 10:00 - 17:00 Bank Holiday 11:00 -17:00 (F) To coincide with our Janet Club open day Mullarney exhibition, children will St Joseph’s, Newline Road, Wexford Martin Doyle Goldsmith, learn about the themes and 31st October 11:00 - 17:00 (F) Lr Rowe Street Pembroke Suite, style of this notable Irish artist; Martin Doyle, Kirsten N. Thomas, Clayton Whites Hotel taking inspiration to create their own pieces in response. Erwin Springbrunn & Exhibitions of Oils Janet Mullarney, ARHA, is one of Ireland's most important artists ‘Hits from the Musicals’ Heike Wiehagen & Watercolours working today. The title of the exhibition, My Minds I, refers to Wexford Light Opera Society presents a Exhibition of hand wrought fine quality jewellery and hand by Mary T Carberry the idiom mind's eye and to the human ability for visualisation, feast of songs from Musicals & Light painted silk scarves My work is expressive and realistic, it portrays how I perceive life. for the experiencing of visual mental imagery and one's ability Opera - old & new. With top class 24th Oct - 3rd Nov 10.00 - 13.00, 14.00 - 17.30 26th Oct - 1st Nov 10:00 - 19:00 (F) to 'see' things with the mind. performers and chorus this is a must see Closed Sat/Sun (F) Wexford Arts Centre event during the Opera Festival by one of Ireland’s Leading 22nd, 29th Oct & 5th Nov 10:45 - 12:15 Ages 7 - 12 years Award Winning Musical Societies. Booking Fee 8 per class (E) € Clayton Whites Hotel 31st Oct - 3rd Nov, 20:00 Nightly 20pp early booking essential (P) €

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Statia Davey Pigyard Gallery, Wexford Chamber, Clayton Whites Hotel, Abbey Street Exhibition of paintings 13 Selskar Street Hill Street Wilhelm Balcerzak McClure Lobby ‘The Walk to the Paradise Garden’ Paddy Lennon Exhibition of paintings 27th Oct - 6th Nov Daily (F) An Exhibition of works by Bridget “New Works” Reception Lobby Flinn 27th Oct - 6th Nov Daily (F) 22nd Oct - 14th Nov, 9:30 - 17:30, 12:00 - 17:00 A collection of new works by Paddy Lennon Eamonn McAteer Sun & Bank Holiday Mon 12.00 -17.00 (F) 21st Oct - 6th Nov 10:00 - 18:00 Exhibition of paintings Bank Holiday Weekend 12:00 - 16:00 (F) Marley Irish McClure Lobby Exhibition of paintings 27th Oct - 6th Nov Daily (F) The Red Kettle, Reception Lobby 19 Mallin Street Wexford Tourist Office, 27th Oct - 6th Nov Daily (F) People of Old Wexford: Wexford Quay Front Creations by Annette Whelan Exhibition of fused glass An exhibition of enhanced Exhibition of Paintings, Sculpture and Bianca Divito McClure Lobby photographs. A unique opportunity Crafts by successful and accomplished Bespoke award winning art, glass, crystal 27th Oct - 6th Nov Daily (F) to look at local towns people and fashions from over a century Wexford Artists at Wexford Tourist ago. Exhibitor Des Kiely features and lighting Information Office on the Quay Front. Reception Lobby Photographs from an Ex-pat: 9:00 - 17:15 Mon - Sat Bank Holiday Mon 10:00 - 17:00 (F) Mad4Hats by Patsy Flood O’Connor Geraldine McCormack Christman Stunning Collection of 27th Oct - 6th Nov Daily (F) Exhibition of hand crafted hats Photographers from Wexford and her new home in Long Island and garments The Gaslamp Gallery 9:00 - 17:30 (F) 44 South Main Street McClure Lobby Exhibition of paintings by The Gaslamp 27th Oct - 6th Nov Daily (F) Phase 3: An Exhibition of Fashion Gallery in conjunction with Yvonne Blue Egg Gallery, Illustrations Coomber Art 22A John’s Gate Street In watercolour and pastel, textile wall art Reception Lobby by Patricia Keilthy. Hand-cut Paper Collage 27th Oct - 6th Nov Daily (F) “Wallace & Thomas” Bravura 2016 artworks by Mary Moloney. Designer Exhibition of paintings by An exhibition of studio ceramics, glass Furniture by Knut Klimmek Furniture. Peter Cassidy Mary Wallace and and jewellery featuring work by Rowena 21st Oct - 5th Nov 10:30 - 17:30 (F) Exhibition of paintings Sculpture by Gilly Thomas Brown, James & Tilla Waters, Inga & Les Reed, Andrew Luddick, Reception Lobby Business Centre Lobby Scott Benefield, Alison Lowry and James Hake. 27th Oct - 6th Nov Daily (F) 27th Oct - 1st Nov Daily (F) 22nd Oct - 6th Nov 11:00 - 17:30 (F) The Collins-Grant Galleries, Lower Rowe St Mary T. Carberry Friary Hall, School St ‘Scope’ Photographs Kingfisher Ashford Exhibition of oils and watercolours Exhibition of custom handmade Pembroke Suite Through the Lens II by Pádraig Grant pieces made from native and 27th Oct -1st Nov Daily (F) Photographic Exhibition by Southend FRC Emotional engagement. This is imported hardwoods Photographic Group. A Local Community Padraig’s starting point when he makes Reception Lobby based Camera Club. photographs. 27th Oct - 6th Nov Daily (F) 29th - 31st Oct & 5th - 6th Nov 12:00 - 17:00 (F) 21st Oct - 6th Nov, 10:30 - 17:30 Bank Holiday Weekend 14:00 - 17:30 (F) Padraig McCaul Helen McLean Exhibition of paintings Exhibition of paintings, mosaic and glass Selskar Suite Wexford Library ‘Fire in the Sky’ Exhibition of Paintings by Robert Ryan McClure Lobby 27th Oct - 6th Nov Daily (F) RehabCare - Our View “My images are of the universal 27th Oct - 6th Nov Daily (F) of Wexford landscape where generic creatures An exhibition of vibrant and expressive photographs by wander like lost souls”. Diana Marshall Fine Art participants from RehabCare 21st Oct - 6th Nov 10:30 - 17:30 Exhibition of paintings Patricia Conlin 21st Oct - 6th Nov, Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat: 10:30 - 17:30 Tue & Bank Holiday Weekend 14:00 - 17:30 (F) McCarthy Suite 1 Exhibition of paintings Thurs 10:30 - 21:00. 27th Oct - 6th Nov Daily (F) Closed Bank Holiday Weekend (F) McClure Lobby 27th Oct - 6th Nov Daily (F)

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Market House Applegreen Service The Ros Tapestry Art At The Mill, Castlebridge Design, Gorey Station, Rosslare Road, Exhibition Centre, Traces of Change New Ross Passion Drinagh, Co. Wexford New playful works that express the ‘Traces of Change’ through mixed media, Market House Design are Acquired Brain Injury Ireland The Ros Tapestry Exhibition registered retailers with Over 150 stitchers are working on 15 giant sculpture and clay. Art Exhibition 22nd Oct - 6th Nov 11:00 - 17:30 Daily (F) The Design and Craft Acquired Brain Injury Ireland (ABII) provides neurorehabilitation tapestries for a permanent exhibition in New Ross. It is an Council of Ireland thus reflecting the continued high levels of services to individuals who have acquired a brain injury. excellent example of creativity and community spirit on a grand skill and achievements of the makers in situ and the ongoing Members of ABIIs Wexford Clubhouse wish to open their scale and depicts our Norman History, linking all the Norman dedication and passion for their professions. sites in Ireland’s ancient east. Ros Tapestry is one of the Recent Paintings Clubhouse as an Art Exhibition to display their paintings and An exhibition of paintings in oil and 20th Oct - 6th Nov Mon - Sat 9:30 - 17:00. crafts to the public. The members have worked with various largest series of embroidered tapestries in Europe. Each tapestry Sundays 12:00 -16:00 Bank Holiday Mon 12:00 - 16:00 (F) depicts a different significant event in the history of the town watercolour featuring and still life. local artists over the year and proudly wish to display their 22nd Oct - 6th Nov 11:00 - 18:00 Daily (F) completed pieces. and surrounding areas. Open All Year Mon - Sat 10:00 - 17:00 Sun 11:00 - 15:00 (F) Gorey Town 21st Oct - 6th Nov Mon - Fri 9:00 - 17:00 Closed Bank Holiday Weekend (F) Exhibition Open A Very Gorey Halloween, You are invited to the joint opening of the 2016 festival venture if you dare! Irish Agricultural exhibitions of Mairead Stafford and Tomás King. The exhibitions Museum, Gorey comes alive or not for Halloween The Paint Box, by both artists will continue in their respective studios at with Decorated Shop Windows, Staff in Johnstown the Old Mill, Castlebridge. Costume, A Town Treasure Hunt, Cock Oulart Lower, Gorey Castle, Wexford 22nd Oct 14:00 (F) Open Studio at the Paint Box and Bull Stories, Scarecrow making and Wexford Thatch Gallery/Studio Pumpkin Carving Competitions, events in Kia Ora Farm and County Wexford has a rich history of thatched buildings. It is a The Paint Box is the Studio/Gallery space many more fun activities around the town. PPAI Press unique and special feature of both our landscape and built Silver Fox Restaurant, where Wexford artist Martina Furlong creates Photographers Association Photographic Exhibition for Gorey heritage. For hundreds of years thatch has been used to roof all Kilmore Quay, & displays her paintings. It is half a mile outside Oulart Village. Town Park and Main Street. 28th Oct - 2nd Nov (H) manner of buildings including dwellings, public houses, post Co. Wexford 25th Oct - 6th Nov 11:00 - 17:00 (F) offices and even windmills throughout the county. This exhibition Ivan Sutton Art Exhibition explores this interesting heritage using photos and original 21st Oct - 6th Nov 12:00 - 20:00 (F) Paul Maloney Pottery, artefacts. Ballindinas, Barntown Murrintown 21st Oct - 6th Nov Weekdays 9:00 - 16:00 Weekends 11:00 - 16:00 Community Centre, Adult 8, OAP 6, Child 4, Family 24 (D) Festival Sale of Pottery € € € € Fri 21st Oct to Sun 6th Nov Murrintown Mon - Sat 09:00 - 17:30 15th Annual Community 88 Main St, Bunclody, Sun - afternoons (F) Arts Exhibition Kilmore Community Co. Wexford At Murrintown Community Centre (2 minutes from Johnstown Centre, Kilmore Village ARTBANK'S Vinyl Challenge 2016. Castle) showcasing art from local Artists, Art groups and local Inspirational Seascapes, Flowers and The Pumphouse, Children. All levels welcome. In June 2016 we challenged our artists to Landscapes paint, sculpture or manipulate a 12 inch Wexford Wildfowl Email: [email protected] Inspirational seascapes, flowers, or Tel: 0539139328 for more info vinyl record into a work of art. Reserve landscapes are among the work of our The resulting art work will be on display 28th Oct - 31st Oct, Exhibition will be open all days of the Bank Amateur Art Club. Images of Birds Holiday Weekend (F) at ARTBANK, Bunclody from Friday 28th Watercolours and drawings of birds We exhibit our work once a year during the Wexford Festival. October until Thursday 10th November. and habitats by David Daly 28th - 31st Oct Fri & Sat 11:00 - 17:00 The works will then be auctioned on Friday 11th November. 29th Oct - 6th Nov 10:00 - 17:00 (F) Sun & Mon 11:00 - 16:00 (F) 28th Oct - 10th Nov Tues - Sat 14:00 - 18:00 (F)

R.N.L.I Irish Lifeboats Launch of the new edition , Coffee Morning of “House of Wexford” coMEDy thEatRE Riverbank House Hotel by Eithne Scallan and anD MoRE 4th Nov 10:30 - 13:30 David Rowe Donations on door Due to popular demand Ballinakella has Colourful ‘Mixed Media - updated and re-published a new edition of Wexford Festival Opera Art Journal’ Weekend Bridge Drama presents: this informative, useful Wexford record and heirloom “Houses of Opening Ceremony - Workshop ‘Juno and the Paycock’ Wexford”, Wexford Library. Professor Kevin Whelan who wrote the foreword in the book is guest speaker for the launch. Fireworks Display You’ll make a hand painted fabric cover by Sean O’Casey Wexford Library, Mallin Street and get at least 5 inspirational creative Wexford Quay Front 26th Oct. 19:00 (F) Captain Jack Boyle and Friend Joxer 18th Oct 19:00. All welcome but booking is recommended (F) ideas to get your internal pages started (Adult/Teenage). are Dublin tenement dwellers during No experience necessary. the Civil War in 1922. Both put every effort into drinking dodging Wexford Drama Group Honeycomb Cottage, Killiane Little, Wexford work while Captain Regales his accomplice with puffed up Dumpton 22nd & 23rd Oct, 29th & 30th Oct 11:00 – 16:00 maritime tales. Meanwhile, his spirited and long-suffering wife presents The Importance Dumpton is a one-act play in which 75 for 2 day workshop (J) Juno, struggles to keep the family afloat. When the family learns of Being Earnest by € the world is a dump and the Oscar Wilde of an inheritance it seems their troubles may be over. Wild Goose Week A moving classic by Sean O’Casey. central character lives in a fridge. Celebrating their 50th Anniversary this Wexford Arts Centre 1st - 6th Nov 19:30 12.50 (E) This is the first Wexford production at Wexford Wildfowl € year Wexford Drama Group are delighted Reserve! of Eamonn Colfer’s latest play, to present Oscar Wilde’s hilarious period drama The Importance which premiered earlier this year of Being Earnest. A jolly good night of Theatre guaranteed! Celebrate the return of thousands A Wild Night at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin. Wexford Arts Centre of Greenland white-fronted geese 'A Wild Night' returns to Murphy's Fusion Theatre, Monck St 26th - 30th Oct 20:00 Tickets 12/ 14 (E) every October to Wexford Wildfowl Reserve with a week of Barn. Expect a sumptuous 3-course 19th - 23rd Oct Nightly 20:00 Admission 12 (M) € € goose-themed events, .Check out the Wexford Wildfowl Reserve meal, prepared from the finest local € website, http://www.wexfordwildfowlreserve.ie/, find us on produce, combined with a cutting edge arts program featuring film ‘This, That and the Facebook or contact [email protected] & installation work from visual artist, Els Dietvorst, literary- Wexford Model Other’ in association Wexford Wildfowl Reserve, North Slob, Wexford musical performance from Peter Murphy (The Revalator Orchestra) , with WAC presents: 21st - 31st Oct 8:30 - 17:00 (F) Paula Cox & Paul Creane, contemporary Trad percussion group, Railway Club Tin Soldier/Paper 'Cuisle' led by Frank Torpey (Nomos), a secret storyteller, and Club open day Dancer An Introduction to Four talks on contemporary arts & food sustainability from art St Joseph’s, Newline Road, Wexford A dark story of unrequited love is given form in this thrilling, Centuries of Gothic activists, Laura Hyland & Alice Planel. Tickets please see 31st October 11:00 - 17:00 (F) theatrical work that combines contemporary dance, solo guitar, Literature, 1700 - 2000 www.awildnight.ie or www.facebook.com/awildnight Murphy’s Barn, New Line Road 29th Oct 19:00 Tickets 50 choral voices and visual art. This re-interpretation for an adult This five part course, delivered by Marie (meal & arts program) or 12 (arts program only) (U) € audience of Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, and is a Duffin, aims to introduce readers to € Monster Music Improv - collaboration between dance artist Dee Grant, composer classic Gothic literature Horace Walpole A music performance and visual Nick Day, twelve singers (including vocal effects from Paula Cox) Wexford Portraits of the to Elizabeth Kostova. Join us during the adventure - 5 years+ visual artists Kathleen Delaney and Padraig Grant. Invisible: Presentation Fringe to be enthralled by Irish Gothic Join the acclaimed vocalist & improviser Wexford Arts Centre literature such as Charles Maturin’s Faustian tale of: Melmoth to families Lauren Kinsella, outstanding guitarist and 21st & 22nd Oct 18:00 & 20:00 Tickets 15/ 12 (E) the Wanderer, Sheridan Le Fanu’s In a Glass Darkly, and € € In May 2013, in association with the National technology-whizz Shane Latimer and inventive cartoonist Patrick Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Library of Ireland, Wexford Library hosted a Sanders for a music performance with a difference, instantly Wexford Library, Mallin Street World War 1 road show. Families were invited to have personal create funky jazzy melodies on-the-spot, while Patrick draws cool Ballycogley Players 17th Sep, 1st & 15th Oct, 5th & 19th Nov 11:00 items connected to WWI catalogued and digitised and to tell cartoons of the music that are projected live! Expect lots of Are producing one old style comedy, a All welcome but booking recommended (F) their family stories about WWI. Eleven Wexford stories were spontaneous music fun, some well-known tunes, fantastic car - favourite from years ago, but never done included in an exhibition entitled “Portraits of the Invisible” in toons and strange spooky sounds thrown in for good measure. before by this group, with one comedy, Wexford Book and Coin the National Photographic Archive in partnership with the British Presented by The Ark & Improvised Company. Embassy. The exhibition showcased the photographs by a Wexford writer, and other comedy Fair, Talbot Hotel Wexford Arts Centre collected during road shows. The Wexford Portraits of the items. They are styling their Opera Festival show Mayhem Books, coins and collectables for 30th Oct 10:00 & 15:00 10 adult 7 children. and Merriment. Invisible have been on display in Wexford Library during September € € collectors and readers of all ages. and October. On the 25th October family members will be Family 2 adults 1 child 25. Family 2 adults 2 children 30 St. Michaels SVP Hall, Thomas Street € € Talbot Hotel presented with the Wexford Portraits from the exhibition. Children must be accompanied (E) 27th - 30th Oct Curtain 20:00 tickets 10 (D) 6th Nov 11:00 - 17:00 Admission: 2 (D) € € Wexford Library, Mallin Street 25th Oct 19:30. All welcome but booking is recommended (F)

SEE PAGE 11 FOR TICKET INFORMATION SEE PAGE 11 FOR TICKET INFORMATION 38 39 thE guInnEss sIngIng & sWIngIng Pubs coMPEtItIon 20 16 2 015 W The Guinness Singing and Swinging Pubs competition is now in its inners 64th year. This competition has come a long way since it first started in 1952, and it hasn’t lost an ounce of its unique character in those 64 years. The people who contribute and compete in the Guinness Wexford Singing and Singing Pubs competition have managed to nurture the event through time. They have also worked hard to ensure the original competitiveness and atmosphere still exists today.

People travel from all over the world to soak up the atmosphere and sIngIng anD sWIngIng Pubs indulge in the ever expanding talent that Wexford has to offer. Apart Gaynor’s from the fact that this is an Over 18s Event, there are no written rules Winner of Traditional Style Section beyond an appropriate time period. We invite you to visit some, or all, of the pubs and hotels taking part to see if you agree with the adjudicator’s decision. The main sections in the competition are Singing, Swinging, Variety and Traditional Style.

Why not decide for yourself when you attend a show what type of house you are in. Crowd participation is a very important element and whether you are in your local pub or visiting for the Festival, you can be as much a part of it as the singers and the musicians. The Porterhouse On behalf of Diageo Ireland can I wish all the competitors the best Winner of Variety Section of luck in the competition. I would also like to thank the people of Wexford and the very welcome visitors for their support over the last 64 years. Let’s make the 64th year the best ever.

Enjoy the Guinness Singing and Swinging Pubs competition 2016.

Brian Cantwell - Diageo Ireland

S A D J U D I C AT I O N A N D P R I Z E ver a The John Barry e pubs and judge their performances o The adjudicator will visit each of th Winner of Singing Section n, a Diageo Ireland representative will period of 30 minutes. Following traditio 11.45PM on Thursday 3rd November. post the results in the Bull Ring around nd of Friday 4th and Prizes will be presented over the weeke ing pubs will organise a re-run of Saturday 5th November where the winn their shows on those nights. Guinness Singing and ost up to date times and venues for the For the m to Swinging Pubs Competition 2016 log on ie www.wexfordfringe. Culletons Winner of Swinging Section

Images courtesy of Wexford Free Press - Sean Dempsey