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Welcome Welcome Metro Value TO EASTSIDE ARTS FESTIVAL 2017 EastSide Arts delivers an excellent programme of arts activities throughout the year, bringing the arts direct to the communities of east Belfast and encouraging local artists, writers, musicians and performers to develop and promote their talent. The annual EastSide Arts Festival is always one of the most popular highlights. The ambition of this year’s festival reflects the confidence it has developed, having quickly established itself amongst * Northern Ireland’s major multi-arts festivals. The Arts Council, as principal funder of EastSide Arts through Exchequer and National Lottery funds, is proud to be associated with an event and an organisation that continues so successfully to expand opportunities for people to access and to participate in a wide range of high-quality arts, and which is a key contributor to the creative, cultural and economic life of east Belfast. Roisín McDonough Chief Executive, Arts Council of Northern Ireland “This, we’ve found, and firmly hold it; this, the bedrock of all we do; this, the secret and the fault line: people are what make the East.” Jan Carson. £1.35 This year’s EastSide Arts Festival is a noisy celebration of the creative energy of the people of east Belfast. We find ourselves in a flourishing time, PER JOURNEY an exciting time for artists and communities and we have the pleasure of inviting you to come and explore this part of the city, its people and places WITH SMARTLINK for yourself, over the eleven days of the festival. * CITY ZONE We would like to thank our principal funder, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and funders Belfast City Council and The Executive Office for their vital continuing support. Sincere thanks also to our key sponsors, Arts & Business Northern Ireland, The British Council, Translink, Hewitt & Gilpin and Connswater Shopping Centre and Retail Park for their brilliant support and enthusiasm in being a part of this year’s EastSide Arts Festival. Rachel Kennedy Director, EastSide Arts Festival To Book: Online www.eastsidearts.net By telephone 028 9024 6609 In person Visit Belfast Welcome Centre 9 Donegall Square North, Belfast, BT1 5GJ 2 www.eastsidearts.net 3 Festival Fun Day Festival Fun Day Festival Fun Day Festival in association with Connswater Shopping Centre URBAN EXCEL HALF-PIPE HIT THE EAST: STREET in association with ART JAM WITH SEED- Festival Fun Day Festival Urban Excel will be taking advantage of C.S. Lewis Square to bring out their HEAD ARTS freshly refurbished UX mini, mobile HALF-PIPE ramp. Make your way to the The Bank, 432 Newtownards Come and try out half pipe scootering Road and Seedhead Arts and skateboarding. Come along and will direct you to the site Date: Saturday 5 August enjoy your first taste of Ramp action of the live Street Art Jam, Time: 11am-3pm absolutely free! Participants must featuring artists Falco, Venue: C.S. Lewis Square be 8+ years. Helmets, scooters and Dreph and the cream of Connswater Shopping Centre and Retail Park skateboards provided. Northern Irish talent to Price: FREE transform streets and alleyways around the Holywood Arches. Roll up! Roll up! Join us at the EastSide Arts Festival Fun Day in C.S. Lewis Square, where you will find an incredible array of fun festival activities for the whole family. Come and join us for live music, street circus, storytelling, a Street Art Jam, Aslan portrait painting, outdoor games, yarn bombing, tours, bike maintenance, a mud kitchen and OTHER FUN STUFF much, much more… We have a host of workshops and activities for adults and children including LIVE MUSIC WITH OSSIA POP UP PEOPLE’S a mud kitchen, Aslan portrait painting, bike maintenance, craft, music and MUSIC SCHOOL PHARMACY WITH EBCDA creative writing. Bring a book and take a break at our Silent Reading Picnic or pick up some children’s books at the EastSide Learning Giving Library. Ossia Music School are hosting a programme of live music all CONNSWATER COMMUNITY morning, starring some of today’s Drop in to our Pop up People’s most promising young local Pharmacy and get your quirky social FESTIVAL musicians. prescription made by an east Belfast resident. Watch out for our Crazy Friday 4 – Sunday 6 August Chemist and see if you can spot the friendly fruit in the square! Join Connswater Shopping Centre and Retail Park for the Connswater Community Festival; TUMBLE CIRCUS STREET a weekend-long celebration of the best in local PERFORMANCE east Belfast music, sport and art, in partnership TOURS WITH A TWIST with EastSide Arts Festival, featuring plenty of Be inspired by the physically activities for the whole family to enjoy. Come extraordinary feats of this east along and experience fascinating street theatre, We have a selection of tours for cool aerosol art, bunting decorating, live music Belfast based, award-winning everyone and all ages including; and much more! troupe of circus performers. C.S. Lewis tour, Mr Tumnus Tales and even some Distance Dancing with Age on Stage. 4 www.eastsidearts.net www.eastsidearts.net 5 Music & Words Music & Words Music & Words Music & Words BELFAST COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR OLDSHORE PRODUCTIONS PLAY IT AGAIN JAM KAZ HAWKINS, Date: Saturday 5 August PRESENTS PIANO & VOCAL Time: 7.45pm Date: Sunday 6 August Venue: St. Patrick’s Church, THE ILLEGALS WITH Time: 3pm Venue: Strand Presbyterian Church Date: Friday 4 August Ballymacarrett NIAMH KAVANAGH Price: £6 (senior citizens free) Time: 8pm Price: £13.50 / £11.50 Tickets: www.eastsidearts.net / Venue: Park Avenue Hotel Tickets: www.eastsidearts.net / Belfast Welcome Centre Date: Saturday 5 August Belfast Welcome Centre Price: £12 / £10 Time: 8.30pm – 11pm 028 9024 6609 028 9024 6609 Tickets: www.eastsidearts.net / Venue: Harland & Wolff Staff Club Belfast Welcome Centre Price: £15 / £12 Last year’s Play It Again Jam was one of 028 9024 6609 The Belfast Community Gospel Choir Tickets: www.eastsidearts.net / the highlights of the festival. This year has literally taken Northern Ireland by Belfast Welcome Centre we’re back with a fabulous Dementia storm as they spread a message of joy 028 9024 6609 Friendly gig which is open to absolutely “Intimate, Personal & and peace through their music. everyone. Join local musicians, Anthony Emotional” Toner, Katie Richardson and the Belfast Their performances are charged with The Illegals make their debut Ukelele Jam for upbeat, sunny covers passion and energy. If you love foot- Kaz strips everything back to basics appearance at EastSide Arts Festival of classic songs with a summery stomping, hand-clapping music, well- for her new album, Don’t You Know, with a show that celebrates the 40th theme. With themed baked treats known classic songs and a good helping anniversary of two of the best rock out in July. A step away from the blues from cake artist, Hilary Copeland and of laughter, then BCGC delivers! They albums of all time – Hotel California and queen she is known as, to present the readings from Jan Carson, this event are led by director and founder, Marie vulnerable side to her music. This will be Rumours. is guaranteed to bring a little sunshine Lacey, who herself was born and raised an autobiographical journey through the into your afternoon no matter what the in east Belfast. multi award-winning singer’s life in song. Fronted by 2017 Irish Celebrity weather’s doing outside. To her fans around the world, Kaz is a Masterchef champion and former shining light of persistence in following The Choir have made many TV Eurovision winner, Niamh Kavanagh, your dreams. Taking time out from her appearances, performed for Heads of The Illegals will be ‘cooking’ up a band, Kaz is delighted to introduce State, Royalty, corporate events as well storm in an entertaining three hours of pianist Sam York (who has played for as charity and church concerts. They vocal harmony, superb musicianship, Tom Jones, Ed Sheeran and Jessie J) to have also performed in New York City unforgettable songs and great fun. Northern Ireland. and Boston. The Illegals have been thrilling audiences Kaz will be supported by EastSide If you’re unsure of the area, meet at all over Ireland for over 20 years with Emerging artist Sonja Sleator. the EastSide Visitor Centre at 7.15pm their brilliant vocal harmonies and for a short, guided walk to St. Patrick’s stunning note-for-note emulation of two www.kazhawkins.com Church. of the world’s greatest rock bands. 6 www.eastsidearts.net www.eastsidearts.net 7 Music & Words Music & Words Music & Words AN AFTERNOON WITH CRIME WRITER CLAIRE MCGOWAN Join us for an afternoon with one of Music & Words Ireland’s leading crime writers. Claire McGowan, author of the Paula Maguire series, will be in conversation with David Torrans from No Alibis Bookstore. Unique within the crime fiction genre, Claire portrays a forensic psychologist at work in books that Peter James has called Date: Sunday 6 August ‘astonishing, powerful and immensely Time: 4pm-6pm satisfying’. Venue: EastSide Visitor Centre This event is kindly Price: £5.50 supported by: CIARAN MACGOWAN OUTSIDE INSIDE Tickets: www.eastsidearts.net / No Alibis AND THE EXPERIENCE Belfast Welcome Centre Bookstore Date: Monday 7 August 028 9024 6609 Date: Sunday 6 August Time: 7pm – 8.30pm Time: 8pm Venue: Skainos Rooftop Garden Venue: EastSide Visitor Centre Price: £8 SONGS OF THE SHIPYARD Price: £8.50 (BYO) Tickets: www.eastsidearts.net / A celebration of the poetry of Tickets: www.eastsidearts.net / Belfast Welcome Centre Thomas Carnduff. Belfast Welcome Centre 028 9024 6609 028 9024 6609 Born in 1886, Thomas Carnduff did many unskilled jobs in in his life including working in the Belfast Shipyard, which provided This intimate evening of words, music inspiration for his many poems and earned Ciaran returns from California where he and food will explore the theme of the him the nickname, The Shipyard Poet.