Iontas Theatre Event Guide Jan - May 2019

ÍONTAS

THEATRE EVENT GUIDE JANUARY - MAY 2019

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Fri 4th Pat Shortt Fri 4th - CONVERGENCE Thu 28th Feb Recent Graduate

Group Exhibition Mon 7th Jack & The Beanstalk - Sat 12th Panto Born2Perform

Sun 13th Derek Ryan Thurs 17th And A Red Flag Flying - Sat 19th Black Pigs Dyke Fri 25th Declan Nerney Sat 26th And Thank You

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PR OGR A M M E EVEN T S

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The Matchmaker 8pm THEATRE Big Guerilla Productions Two Five Ones Present 8pm MUSIC Vintage Love Songs Red Riding Hood 2.30pm FAMILY Ceiliúradh Deich mBliana 7pm FAMILY Ghaelscoil Lorgan Fat Chancers 8pm COMEDY Our House 8pm MUSIC Castleblayney Musical Society

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10.30am FAMILY (Tue-Fri) 7.30pm 8pm MUSIC 8pm THEATRE

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Castleblayney Drama 8pm nightly FESTIVAL Festival 2019 unless stated Spaces Between Spaces All Day VISUAL Robert Kelly Our Stars Will Shine 7.30pm FAMILY Castleblayney College Grainne Hunt 8pm MUSIC Neil Delamere 8pm COMEDY Milos Hat Trick 10am SCHOOLS Caith Amach É 2pm SCHOOLS Wipe The Tear, Baby Dear, 8pm Theatre Artist From Your Eye - TAIR Residency Event Blindboy Boatclub 8pm COMEDY

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PR OGR A M M E EVEN T S Rory’s Stories 8pm COMEDY The Man In The 8pm THEATRE Woman’s Shoes JJ Clarke: Work in 8pm Theatre Artist Progress - TAIR Residency Event Fusion Annual 7.30pm FAMILY Showcase Nobody Puts Bernie 8pm COMEDY In The Corner

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Seeing All Day VISUAL Kate Beagan Philomena Begley 8pm MUSIC & Ray Lynam Crowman 8pm THEATRE Jon Kenny Monaghan Arts 8pm SHOWCASE Network Showcase Starling Blue 8pm MUSIC

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PLEASE NOTE DOORS OPEN 20 MINS BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE TIME UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE Please check out our website and Facebook pages for additional events and activities.

These may be included in our programme as the season progresses.

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JAN TO MAY 2019 AT ÍONTAS ARTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE Hello and welcome to a new season at Íontas Arts and Community Centre.

Our forthcoming season has something for everyone with the very best in Theatre, Comedy, Music, Visual Arts, local productions, family events, community activities and workshops. Check out the following pages for more details.

2019 is looking increasingly like a landmark year for Íontas, Castleblayney and indeed the wider border and South Monaghan hinterland. Declan Gorman our Theatre Artist in Residence will introduce “Identity/Now” a community theatre project a little later in the spring as well as host a series of

activities exploring and engaging with the legacy of JJ Clarke. More details below. Castleblayney will also be the subject of ‘Free Market’ a large scale contemporary art event taking place in the town later during the Summer months following its successful staging in Venice in 2018 as Irelands entry for that years Biennale.

As ever thank you for all your support throughout 2018 - another hugely successful year at Íontas and we look forward to having many of you back in 2019 for another year filled with diverse activities for all.

The Arts and Events team at Íontas.

THEATRE ARTIST RESIDENCY As well as the “Identity/Now” project (above) which will be open to all who wish to participate, Declan Gorman's residency will see two free events during the Spring.

“Wipe the tear, baby-dear, from your eye” will take place on March 29th, the day ear-marked for Britain's exit from the EU. Taking its title from an ironic WW1 departure song, Declan and friends will gather to reflect on this latest rearrangement of history and geography in Europe. Expect poetry, drama, song, reminiscence, political chit-chat but above all a hopeful spirit of solidarity and unity that transcends borders. All welcome.

“JJ Clarke Project: Work-in-Progress” on 11th April, will introduce Castleblayney's own Dr Jack Clarke (1880 to 1961) who left behind a collection of photos now regarded as among the most

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outstanding in Europe of what might be called casual documentary: vivid images he took as a student (c.1905) of everyday life in Dublin, Bundoran and Blayney.

The evening will include an extract from Declan's new play inspired by JJ's photos; talks by experts on the Clarke collection; a presentation of imaginative work undertaken by Blayney schoolchildren in November 2018 in response to Dr. Jack's story – and an invitation to the community to take this creative exploration forward towards a major public event in the Autumn.

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THE A T R E E V E N T S BLACK PIG’S DYKE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENT

AND A RED FLAG FLYING

Black Pig’s Dyke Theatre Company present a new play by Aidan McQuillan and Brian Kenny which tells the story of the 1919 Monaghan Asylum Workers Strike when the attendants staged an ‘Occupation’ of the Asylum.

The attendants along with Union Organiser a young Peader O’Donnell took over the running of the Asylum for a week in January 1919 in order to obtain their demands of better pay, working conditions and equal pay for the female attendants.

They set up a ‘Soviet’ and hoisted a Red Flag over the Asylum…

A great story that makes great theatre a new play set in Monaghan Town.

Not to be missed.

This production is supported by funding from Monaghan County Council and The Creative Ireland Programme.

Date: Thurs 17th- Sat 19th January Time: 8pm Tickets: €15/13 BIG GUERILLA PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

AND THANK YOU…

Written and performed by Seamus O’Rourke & directed by Charles McGuinness And thank you... is a play about an ordinary man living in rural Ireland who gets saved... Saved from a life of pub talk and prophesising... King John O’Sullivan used to be able to drink fifteen pints without having to piddle, now, it’s every nine... Going to the Gents so often can wear a man out.

The story is told by the Reverend Thaddaeus Clancy and O’Sullivan’s two sons, Larry and Martin. The sons run the family shop while Daddy, the king of McKenna’s bar makes up the rules.

It’s a story of hard work and success and dangling... There’s bad driving and ice hockey and there’s falling down. When the ‘Divel’ starts to gnaw, the kingdom will fall...

And thank you...

Date: Sat 26th January Time: 8pm Tickets: €16 / 14

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THE A T R E E V E N T S CITY THEATRE PRESENT

THE MATCHMAKER

BY BRIAN FRIEL & STARRING MARY MCEVOY & JON KENNY The play follows the efforts of Dicky Mick Dicky O Connor to make matches for the lonely and lovelorn from all parts of the country. At the centre of this celebrated production is John B Keane’s marvellous and mischievous wit coupled by his unparalleled way with words.

John B. Keane takes us back to a simpler time, when even phones were few and far between and the only web was one left behind by spiders. Directed by Michael Scott Date: Sat 2nd February Time: 8pm Tickets: €21/19

LOCO & RECKLESS PRODUCTIONS PRESENTNT

THE MAN IN THE WOMANS SHOES The Man In The Woman’s Shoes written and performed by Mikel Murfi.

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 town.

The Man In The Woman’s Shoes follows Pat Farnon as he walks to town and back again.

It is a beautifully observed piece, utterly simple and Murfi’s “astonishing acting” has been widely praised.

The show is funny, tender and at times downright daft. You might just fall in love with life again.

Date: Sat 6th April Time: 8pm Tickets: €16 / 14

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THE A T R E E V E N T S

CROWMAN

STARRING JON KENNY A dark comedy starring Jon Kenny (D’Unbelievables), written and directed by Katie Holly (Marion, Sharon), about one man’s loneliness – and his pathological hatred of crows.

Dan is a man on a mission; to scatter, maim or kill every crow that has ever blighted his land and his life. However, he gets distracted easily by flights of the imagination and memories of events from his past and a weekly schedule of funerals and masses he must attend, imagined conversations with his beloved sheepdog, and a stream of racing commentators, TV chefs and David Attenborough - all so that he can hear a voice that is not his own.

Date: Sat 11th May Time: 8pm Tickets: €19

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C OM E D Y E V EN T S

SHORTT COMEDY THEATRE PRESENTS

PAT SHORTT

WITH A BRAND NEW SHOW ‘HEY!’ Pat Shortt brings his brand new live comedy stage show called ‘Hey!’ to The Íontas Theatre. Following the sellout successes of ‘The Hall’, ‘Selfie’ and ‘How’s Tings?’ and fresh from starring roles in the hit play ‘A Skull In Connemara’ and the film ‘The Belly of The Whale’, Ireland’s best loved comedian takes to the road with his latest quirky look at Irish life. Featuring all brand new material and sketches, this new show is a rogue’s gallery of odd ball characters, bizarre situations and even a song or two! "Hey!" delivers a peculiar take on modern life that only the unique imagination of Pat Shortt could conjure up. A show not to be missed.

"Hey!" You have been warned!

Date: Fri 4th January Time: 8pm Tickets: €29

LISA RICHARD PRESENTS

FAT CHANCERS Irish comedy fans can enjoy a double dose of laughs over the coming months with top Irish stand-ups Bernard O’Shea and Karl Spain in their show, Fat Chancers.

Commenting on the tour, Karl Spain said "Don’t expect massive weight loss or body transformations or Bernard being funny”.

Audiences can expect plenty of on-stage banter as Fat Chancers will feature the popular comics share the stage, as well as performing their own stand-up routines.

Date: Sat 16th February Time: 8pm Tickets: €22/20

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C OM E D Y E V EN T S

LISA RICHARD PRESENTS

NEIL DELAMERE

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TOUR Fresh from a sell-out tour, the star of BBC's The Blame Game and Soft Border Patrol, Neil Delamere, returns to Íontas Theatre with a brand new show. This time he thinks he has that whole "illusion of control" idea sussed. Then again he would think that, wouldn't he?

'You'll be hard-pressed to find a more gifted comic at the Fringe' ***** (Scotsman) 'One lean, mean, machine' ***** (Herald)

comedy,

killing

Date: Sat 23rd March Time: 8pm Tickets: €25

BLINDBOY BOATCLUB PODCAST TOUR

Blindboy's increased notability away from his band Rubberbandits, has allowed for him to explore wider avenues and create perhaps outrageously mind-altering brainchildren which can only be described as courageous, yet bonkers.

With a number one selling book under his belt and a podcast that has reached interest not only in Ireland but internationally, the satirist could possibly single-handedly change people's mind set on mental health and the deafening stigma it surrounds.

His uncanny ability to articulate what

nearly everyone is thinking is unparalleled

and something that is sorely needed in Irish society. - The Daily Edge Date: Sat 30th March Time: 8pm Tickets: €26

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C OM E D Y E V EN T S

AIKEN PROMOTIONS PRESENT

RORY’S STORIES

What’s The Story Rory Rory’s Stories Debut Theatre Tour Rory O'Connor is Ireland's favourite online funny man and best-selling author, otherwise known through his social media sketches as Rory's Stories.

Rory's Stories takes a hilarious and frank look at every aspect of Irish life. From the GAA to the Guards and everything in between, Rory's quick comedic wit perfectly captures what it means to be Irish.

Bringing his sketches to life in his stand up shows, he has sold out venues across Ireland, and even as far as Australia and the Middle East.

Date: Fri 5th April Time: 8pm Tickets: €20/18

NUALA & NOELEEN PRESENT

NOBODY PUT’S BERNIE IN THE CORNER

Bernie is a single mother to her stroppy teenage daughter and from her living room runs an ironing service called “Let’s Get Steaming.”

When Bernie’s long-suffering driving instructor pops the question she reluctantly agrees and sets the date!

Will she make it down the aisle or will she discover her real-life Johnny Castle?

This high energy, hilariously funny comedy show features 90’s disco classics and some iconic songs from Dirty Dancing!

If you’re crazy for Swayze and fancy a bit of salsa in your Karaoke, then join Bernie Jones for a wild night of fun and laughter and let’s get this party started!

Date: Fri 26th & Sat 27th April Time: 8pm Tickets: €21

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M US I C E V E N T S DEREK RYAN Derek Ryan continues to maintain his position at the top table of Irish Country Music’s elite with his brand of original material and country classics. His album, ‘The Fire’ spawned the hits ‘Heaven Tonight’, ‘Homeland’ and “Down On Your Uppers’ which will be featured along with his many classics ‘Hold On To Your Hat’, ‘God’s Plan’ and ‘Life Is A River’ during this concert tour.

The Carlow man, who is a many times recipient of awards for his performances and song writing, Including the Sunday World accolade for ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Songwriter of the Year’ in 2018.

The highlight of the show is considered the moment the band and performance is stripped back, when Derek is left alone with his guitar on stage. This, to Derek, is a chance for his audience to get to know him better, and know more about the music.

Date: Sat 13th January Time: 8pm Tickets: €31

DECLAN NERNEY & HIS BAND WITH SPECIAL GUESTS MICK FLAVIN & TRUDI LALOR

Declan Nerney is an Irish singer of the Country and Irish genre. Born in the town of Drumlish in County Longford he started at the age of 16 in local band the "The Hi-Lows". His big break came with his autobiographical song "The Marquee in Drumlish".

He has a huge following and charts on a regular basis not only in Ireland but in Scotland and England and his recordings are sought worldwide. His work has extensive airplay on stations that feature the Country and Irish genre.

Date: Fri 25th January Time: 8pm Tickets: €25

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M US I C E V E N T S

THE TWO FIVE ONE’S

PRESENT VINTAGE LOVE SONGS Let the Two Five One's whisk you back in time to the golden age of American jazz and blues at this Valentine’s cabaret evening. Having released their debut album ‘Sentimental Journey’ last October the duo - consisting of Dara MacGabhann, vocals and Andy Hogg, guitar & vocals - have been hitting the airwaves both nationally and locally ever since. With classics from such artists as Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Bonnie Raitt and the Ink Spots, The Two Five One's bring a laid-back ambience of elegant sophistication.

Special guests including Charlie McGettigan will join the duo on stage, on and off throughout the evening.

Date: Fri 8th February Time: 8pm Tickets: €15

CASTLEBLAYNEY MUSICAL SOCIETY PRESENT

OUR HOUSE

THE MUSICAL The juke box musical is produced by Castleblayney Musical Society and features music and lyrics from the hugely popular ska band Madness including "Baggy Trousers", "Driving in my Car", "It must be Love" and many more favourites. The story follows Joe Casey in a "Sliding Doors" style plot, where we see two life-paths stemming from one decision. It's a punter friendly, high energy show with fantastic choreography, a witty script and spectacularly fast quick changes. It won several Oliver awards in 2003, including "Best Musical"!

Date: Fri 22nd to Sat 23rd February Time: 8pm Tickets: €15/13

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M US I C E V E N T S GRAINNE HUNT

Gráinne Hunt is a contemporary folk singer and songwriter from Carrickmacross. With consistently on-point, captivating vocals and well-honed, insightful songs, Grainne has shared stages with Glen Hansard and Mark Geary. Touring in support of her new record, This Secret, recorded in Nashville, she is playing across Ireland and Europe.

Date: Fri 15th March Time: 8pm Tickets: €15

PHILOMENA & RAY

Known as the Queen of Irish Country music, Philomena Begley has made a firm imprint on the Irish, British and European markets. Begley has regularly toured with Ray Lynam since 1975 and they have recorded many duets together, their most popular songs being "My Elusive Dreams", "You're the one I can't live without" and “She sang the melody”. After the ‘Simply Devine’ tour proving to be a roaring success, the pair are back again with special guest Andrea Begley, 2013 winner of The Voice UK. Date: Thurs 9th May Time: 8pm Tickets: €26

STARLING BLUE

Starling Blue are Hannah O'Brien, Liebe Kelly, Louise Steele & Patrice Doherty. Their unique acapella vocal sound has gained them much attention over the last number of years.

Their shows bring you on a rollercoaster of emotions as they harmonise their way through many eras of music. Listeners are treated to stunning solos, rich and ingenious harmonies and banter throughout.

Earlier this year after releasing their arrangement of Every Breaking Wave Starling Blue have since recorded more arrangements in a live accapella setting and will be releasing shortly. Next year Starling Blue hope to release their original material while also taking their shows around the country.

Check out their Facebook page @StarlingBlueMusic Date: Sat 18th May Time: 8pm Tickets: €20

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FAMILY EVENTS BORN2PERFORM PRESENTS

JACK & THE BEANSTALK

This coming January, Íontas Theatre teams up with Born2Perform Stage School to bring you timeless classic ‘Jack & The Beanstalk’ OH YES IT IS! We follow the lovable Jack through a giant adventure of beanstalks and enormously funny characters. Be sure to make a date with our Jack and pals this January for some Fee-Fi-Fo-FUN and a whole lot of happily ever after.

These shows will run over 6 days, so don’t delay buy your tickets today!

Date: Mon 7th – Sat 12th January Time: 7.30pm Gen Admission: €16/13 (under 18’s & over 65’s)

JOLLY PROMOTIONS PRESENT

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD & THE SILLY BILLY WOLF

This colourful, fast-paced all singing and dancing show is a fun and gentle re-telling of the classic fairy-tale of Little Red Riding Hood.

Little Red Riding Hood is adventuring through the woods to visit her Granny, but somewhere along the way the Silly Billy Wolf is waiting.

original show and find out why Granny is the coolest Granny in the world!

Children with have great fun joining in on the action, singing songs and playing games and meeting some amazing characters in this

Date: Sun 10th February Time: 2.30pm Tickets: €12

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With beautiful costumes, stunning stage sets and hilarious characters, this a fun-packed show not to be missed!

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FAMILY EVENTS

Ceiliúradh Deich mBliana Ghaelscoil Lorgan

Beidh oíche cheoil, dramaíocht agsu damhsa againn ag comóradh 10 mbliana ar an bhfód.

D'oscail Gaelscoil Lorgan i 2008. Beidh páistí, tuismitheoirí agus foireann na scoile ag freastal ar an cheolchoirm speisialta seo chun an chloch-mhíle suntasach a cheiliúradh.

Gaelscoil Lorgan are celebrating their 10th Anniversary with a night of Music, Dance and Drama. The school has grown steadily since it first opened in 2008 and pupils, parents and staff will attend this concert to mark the growth and development of Irish-medium education in Castleblayney.

Date: Wed 13th February Time: 7pm Tickets: €15

Castleblayney College presents a variety night of song, dance and music from our wonderfully talented students. Enjoy excerpts from the most recent popular movies/musicals and amazing performances from our talented students. Be sure not to miss this great night's entertainment.

Tickets available from Castleblayney College in 2019 Date: Thurs 14th Mar Time: 7.30pm Tickets: €12 / 10

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FAMILY EVENTS

MONAGHAN ARTS NETWORK SHOWCASE EVENT

The Monaghan Artists Network was founded in 2014 and are keen to show the diversity of artistic talent in the county from the many diverse communities by way of monthly open entertainment evenings.

Each month we aim to bring the arts to audiences that may not always have access to Dancers, Poets, Emerging and Established Artists Sculptors, Singers, Photographers and Bands. Íontas Theatre are delighted to host this very special night of arts curated by The Monaghan Arts Network featuring participants from the monthly showcase.

This is a cabaret style event with unallocated seating.

Date: Thurs 16th May Time: 8pm FREE ENTRY

FUSION 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOWCASE

Fusion, Castleblayney's only community youth group are celebrating their 10th anniversary. With a cast of nearly 200, their annual showcase is a show not to be missed. This show will take on a very different look to previous shows celebrating all that is good with Castleblayney and its surrounding areas through song, dance and a little drama. The energy, enthusiasm and talent from the cast not to mention the eclectic mix of musical numbers will make you want to get off your seat and start dancing along. Buy your tickets early so as you don't miss out!

Date: Sat 13th & Sun 14th April Time: 7.30pm Tickets: €12/10

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S C HOOL S E V EN T S

CAHOOTS NI PRESENT

MILO’S HAT TRICK (suitable 3+)

Milo the Magnificent isn't magnificent at all. His card trick is hopeless. His rope trick is useless and his hat trick is a total mess!

Milo has one last chance - to pull a rabbit out of his hat at the next performance - or else!

With carrot, string and stick, Milo heads for the woods in search of a rabbit. Instead he finds a bear, a very talented bear, whose sensational hat trick just might save Milo's magic act.

Young audiences can expect magic, music and mischief in this delightful adventure from the multi-award winning Cahoots NI, based on the book by Jon Agee, adapted for the stage by Paul Bosco Mc Eneaney. Duration: 50 mins Date: Fri 29th March Time: 10am Tickets: €5

HIGH ROCK PRODUCTIONS PRESENT

CAITH AMACH É

SKETCH SHOW COVERING SRAITH PICTIÚIR FOR LEAVING CERT IRISH ORAL EXAM High Rock Productions presents Caith amach é, A smash hit comedy based on the Leaving Cert Irish Oral picture sequences. It’s a fastpaced, physical, comic sketch show covering each of the 20 sraith pictiúir for the 2018 Leaving Cert Irish Oral Examination. The show uses a unique mix of theatrical devices such as clown, puppetry, music and audience interaction to bring the sraithpictiúir to life.

It’s accessible to students of all levels.

For more information or to book your seats contact 042 9753401 Date: Fri 29th March Time: 2pm Tickets: €10 (Teachers Free)

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ART EXHIBITIONS

EIMHIN FARRELL, FIONA HURSON & RACHEL MCCABE

CONVERGENCE

'Convergence is the coming together of certain unrelated phenomena into a particular setting, and as a result begin to form a common association with one another. Thus three recently graduated Monaghan artists working in different media - paint, mixed media and print - are all connected by their works' presence in the gallery, each with their own unique identity, yet part of a wider system, a greater story being told within the scope of both the gallery space and the artists' shared cultural identities.'

Dates: Fri 4th January – Thurs 28th February

ROBERT KELLY

SPACES BETWEEN SPACES

“All art is ultimately about perception. I’m fascinated by the interconnectedness of things and through my work seek to explore spaces visible and invisible, physical and metaphysical. My work alludes to a type of visual poetry that emerges from a ‘Liminal’ space where experience, memory and imagination collide through the interaction of materials and processes of printmaking.”

Robert Kelly is a visual artist who works in Printmaking, Painting, Photography and Installation. He is a professional member of Visual Artists Ireland, a member of Black Church Print Studio, Dublin and Creative Spark Print Studio, Dundalk. He has had numerous solo exhibitions and exhibited widely in curated group exhibitions both Nationally and Internationally.

His work is held in public collections of Louth Co.Council, Cavan Monaghan ETB and in Corporate and private collections in Ireland and abroad.

Dates: Fri 1st March – Thurs 2nd May

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ART EXHIBITIONS

KATE BEAGAN

Seeing

Kate Beagan is a contemporary Irish artist with over twenty-five years of experience. Her paintings are rooted in the topography of her surrendering landscape, she captures the essence of those constantly shifting moods and the transient nature of light.

The process of painting is as important as the subject matter, the layering of the paint and the way it is worked on the canvas using various tools compels and fascinates. Each canvas is a study of a commonplace within the country’s rural hinterlands.

Dates: Fri 3rd May – Mon 1st July

KEVIN DWAN

TWENTY 7

AN EXHIBITION OF POETRY BY KEVIN DWAN Kevin is a well-known and respected spoken word artist in Dublin city. He has performed in many venues and festivals in Ireland over the last few years. His exhibition, "Twenty 7' brings together the choice pieces of his work into a single living thing. His vision, that the audience can walk through his book, and get a higher sense of the dual and deeper meaning of his work. For him the 7 represents the beginning and ending of cycles, the separation of the poles of conditioned reality. The number 7 is the seeker, the thinker, the searcher of Truth.

The 7 doesn't take anything at face value, it is always trying to understand the underlying, hidden truths. The 7 knows that nothing is exactly as it seems and that reality is often hidden behind illusions.

Dates: Wed 3rd July – Thurs 1st August

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BOOKING INFORMATION: OPENING HOURS Mon – Fri 10am – 6pm Show nights from 7pm or 1 hour before performance

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