Banbridge Community Arts Festival

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Supported by the Northern Ireland Executive through the Department for Social Development

E WELCOME TO TH ME M A R G O R P T S E F ARTS OCTOBER 2013

Workshops

Friday 11 October

Get Hooked on Crochet Crochet has never been more popular… from the catwalk to accessories for the home… so take up a crochet hook and join the handmade revolution! Be amazed at what you can produce with the simplest of stitches.

Venue: Old Town Hall, Banbridge Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm Admission: £5 Contact: Banbridge District Council 028 4066 0605 Booking essential.

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Maureen Mackin will teach the basics and provide demonstrations of more complex patterns. Surprise yourself and go home with a stylish accessory!

Materials for the workshop, including crochet hooks, will be provided.

Saturday 12 October

Wooden Wonders

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This workshop provides an introduction to the traditional craft of woodcarving. During the day you will learn some simple techniques in shallow relief carving that will enable you to produce your own hand carved chopping board.

The workshop is suitable for absolute beginners, tools and wood provided.

Please bring lunch with you on the day.

Venue: Old Town Hall, Banbridge Time: 10am - 4pm Admission: £10 Contact: Banbridge District Council 028 4066 0605 Booking essential.

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Monday 14 and Tuesday 22 October

Funk up your Furniture Salvage NI offer furniture upcycling workshops across Northern Ireland. Have you browsed through interiors magazines, watched all the DIY programmes on TV and thought I’d love to be more creative? With a bit of vision, something that one person has discarded can be a real treasure to another.

The techniques covered will include distressing, crackling, decoupage and

recovering seats.

All materials are provided but participants should bring along a small item of furniture.

Please note this workshop is held over two nights.

Venue: Studio 2, Banbridge Leisure Centre Time: 7pm - 10pm Admission: £15 for both nights Contact: Banbridge District Council 028 4066 0605 Booking essential.

Tuesday 15 October

Blues Guitar Masterclass with Ronnie Greer Blues guitar legend Ronnie Greer has been at the centre of the blues music scene in Ireland now for over 40 years, having shared the stage with some of the leading names in the genre, including Dr John, Lowell Fulson and Memphis Slim, to name but a few.

The workshop is suitable for those with some experience of guitar playing and with

an interest in blues and jazz guitar, dealing with many aspects of playing blues guitar and related styles.

Please bring your own guitar.

Venue: Old Town Hall, Banbridge Time: 7pm - 9pm Admission: £5 Contact: Banbridge District Council 028 4066 0605 Booking essential.

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Thursday 17 October

Pastel, Oils and Acrylics with Cora Harrington

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Cora loves the immediacy and vibrancy of working in pastel, producing not only beautiful traditional landscapes and portraits but also pushing the medium as far as she can by working on heavily textured and collaged surfaces. Cora sometimes incorporates gold leaf and other unusual substances in her contemporary pastel and mixed media pieces and was awarded the Silver Medal by

The Art Society of Ulster for a portrait.

Please bring your own paints, brushes, paper etc. This is an intermediate workshop for people with some experience.

Venue: Studio 2, Banbridge Leisure Centre Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm Admission: ÂŁ5 Contact: Banbridge District Council 028 4066 0605 Booking essential.

Monday 21 October

Recycle Revamp

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In this workshop with Sam Mercer you will learn to re-work items of clothing that have been sitting at the back of the wardrobe! From an array of pre loved clothes and finishes, participants will be shown how to make a beautiful brooch/hair clip.

Materials will be provided or bring your own item of clothing.

Venue: Old Town Hall, Banbridge Time: 7pm - 9pm Admission: ÂŁ5

Contact: Banbridge District Council 028 4066 0605 Booking essential.

Tuesday 22 October

Funk up your Furniture (second night) All pieces will be completed on this final part of the workshop.

Venue: Old Town Hall, Banbridge Time: 7pm - 10pm Contact: Banbridge District Council 028 4066 0605

Out and About

Sonya Mac

Saturday 12 October

Cool FM Roadshow Popular DJ Sonya Mac will be in Banbridge with the Cool FM roadshow throughout the afternoon.

There’ll be music, fun, games and ticket giveaways.

Venue: Banbridge Town Centre Time: 1pm - 3pm

Saturday 12 October

Arts in the Street Look out for our festival characters such as the Tin Man and Scarecrow in the town centre.

Venue: Banbridge Town Centre Time: 12noon - 2pm

Saturday 19 October

keep shoppers entertained throughout the afternoon.

A unicycling juggler and a very formal ‘Top Hats and Tails’ character will

Venue: Banbridge Town Centre Time: 12noon - 2pm

Arts in the Street

Saturday 26 October

Arts in the Street Watch for the Halloween themed entertainers roaming around the town centre.

Venue: Banbridge Town Centre Time: 12noon - 2pm

Friday 1 November

Halloween Spooktacular Fireworks Display Banbridge District Council and The OUTLET are delighted to once again host the annual Halloween event and fireworks display on Friday 1st November.

Enjoy an evening filled with fun and excitement... Spooky characters, Fair rides, Best costume spot prizes, Trick or Treat, U105 Roadshow and the Firework finale.

All stores open until 9pm.

Venue: The OUTLET, Banbridge Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm, road into the site closes at 8.15pm Admission: Free Contact: www.the-outlet.co.uk or call 028 4062 5151

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Literary Events Saturday 12 October

‘Take Three’

Poetry Workshops and Discussion with Moyra Donaldson, Chelley McLear and Denise Blake Take three published poets, add three workshops, add three heaped spoonfuls of lively discussion and what do you get?

Couplets or a tiered Victorian sonnet? We have the recipes but it’s up to you to mix it up.

Moyra Donaldson

Perfecting your poems

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When you have your creative ideas down on paper, what are the skills you then need to make your poem the best it can be? This workshop will look at the self-editing process.

Participants should bring along several copies of one or two poems which will then be work-shopped in a supportive atmosphere.

Denise Blake

Telling your stories through poetry

“Write as you know” is advice often given to writers. What better place to begin than with your own stories? Throughout this relaxed and enjoyable workshop Denise will use prompts to trigger ideas that the Workplace may become poems.

You will be surprised at the stories that appear during the workshop.

Chelley McLear

Using the five senses

If you’ve always wanted to write a poem but didn’t know how to start, this is the workshop for you. During this fun and easy going session you’ll use your five senses to write a poem and you’ll go home with a tried and tested technique that you can use for future writing.

After the workshop there will be an open session from 2.30pm 4pm offering all participants the opportunity to listen to readings and ask the poets questions.

Venue: Banbridge Library Time: Workshops 10.30am - 1pm Admission: Free Contact: Banbridge Library as places are limited 028 4062 3973 Booking essential.

Saturday 12 October

Hassardous Material

Colin Hassard is an award-winning poet and musician from Banbridge.

Exploring the theme of ‘home’, Colin will mix poetry, music, and story-telling to perform a show that will entertain and inspire, and prove that poetry can be more than you might imagine.

Since 2010, Colin has been Belfast Book Festival Poetry Champion and is the reigning Culture Night Belfast Poetry Slam Champion.

Venue: Old Town Hall, Banbridge Time: 7pm - 8pm Admission: £5 Contact: Banbridge District Council 028 4066 0605 Booking essential.

Wednesday 16 October

Memoir Writing Workshop The John Hewitt Society presents a memoir writing workshop

by Malachi O’Doherty.

A freelance journalist and broadcaster, Malachi has recently been BBC Writer in Residence at QUB. He has written six published books of non-fiction, the most recent of which include “Under His Roof”, a memoir of his late father, and “On My Own Two Wheels”, an entertaining account of his return to cycling at the age of sixty to recover his health and fitness!

Saturday 19 October

Venue: Old Town Hall, Banbridge Time: 2pm - 4pm Admission: £5 Contact: Banbridge District Council 028 4066 0605 Booking essential.

Brontë Society Lecture Dr Patsy Stoneman will deliver a lecture around Charlotte Brontë’s novel Shirley, as an elegy for her sister Emily.

Venue: Ballyward Church of Ireland Hall Time: 2.30pm Admission: £2 everyone welcome.

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Music Friday 18 October

A Night of Opera with Gemma Prince and Gail Evans Gemma has recently completed a year as a Young Artist with NI Opera and currently studies with Mary Plazas. Gemma has sung in masterclasses with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.

Gail is a full-time accompanist and plays for Belfast Philharmonic Society, NI Opera, the University of Ulster choir and TOSINI (Teachers of Singing in Ireland), to mention a few.

Venue: Brontë Centre, Rathfriland Time: 8pm Admission: £10 Contact: F.E. McWilliam Gallery 028 4062 3322 Booking essential.

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Saturday 19 October

Releasing Rhythms Come along and participate in this African drumming music workshop. Drumming is great fun, entertaining and an effective communication tool. This interactive workshop is suitable for all the family. ‘Rhythm is the soul of life. The whole universe revolves in rhythm’ (Bab Tunji).

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Time: 11.30am - 1pm Admission: Free Contact: Dromore Library 028 9269 2280 Booking advisable.

Saturday 19 October

Funky Flamenco Flamenco NI is dedicated to increasing awareness of flamenco across Northern Ireland by providing classes in dance, guitar and singing by bringing authentic flamenco teachers and performers to the area.

Come along this afternoon, watch the demonstration and then take part and learn some flamenco moves!

Tapas will be served throughout the event.

Venue: Old Town Hall, Banbridge Time: 5.30pm - 7pm Admission: £5 Contact: Banbridge District Council 028 4066 0605 Booking essential.

Thursday 24 October

Storytelling and Song

“The Mountains, the Stories and the People” Celebrate the heritage of the Mourne area with Storytelling and Music.

Renowned Storyteller Steve Lally and Singer-Songwriter Brendan Devlin, “The Tall Men”, will be performing a unique and captivating show featuring songs, poetry and stories from the Mournes and County Down.

Venue: Brontë Centre, Rathfriland Time: 8pm Admission: Free No prior booking required.

Thursday 24 October

A Night of Music Tonight will be full of music, storytelling and humour with Ivan Black, Crawford Bell and the Banbridge Ladies Community Choir. There will be music from The Beatles, Abba, Rock ‘n’ Roll, some Country and Irish music along with songs from the West End shows including Les Miserables.

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Venue: Old Town Hall, Banbridge Time: 7.30pm Admission: £5 Contact: Banbridge District Council 028 4066 0605 Booking essential.

Friday 25 October

Friday Night Jazz with Linley Hamilton

Linley has been part of the Irish music scene for over twenty years and since then he has juggled a career as a trumpet player with being a BBC Jazz Broadcaster and as educator with Making Music Workshop.

There have been many career highlights in the past with significant performances or recordings with Paul Brady, Van Morrison, Foy Vance,

Eleanor McEvoy, Jacqui Dankworth and Gareth Dunlop to name a few, but he is working just as hard as ever these days and is celebrating success with his own recent album “Taylor Made”.

Venue: Old Town Hall, Banbridge Time: 7.30pm Admission: £5 Contact: Banbridge District Council 028 4066 0605 Booking essential.

Saturday 12 October

Children’s Events

Music Mix Up

A workshop for all budding musicians with tutors Coda Horns - so from movie soundtracks to pop, nothing is impossible! You will have the opportunity to create your own music through song and rhythm and if you already play an instrument then bring it along and join in the fun!

Venue: Studio 2, Banbridge Leisure Centre Time: 2pm - 3.30pm Age: 5 - 7 years Admission: £3 Contact: Banbridge District Council 028 4066 0605 Booking essential.

Monday 14 October

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Mr Hullabaloo!

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Welcome to the enchanted world of Mr Hullabaloo where with your help magical stories come to life each and every day. There will be lots of interactive theatre experiences for children of all ages, including the young at heart!

Venue: Gilford Community Centre Time: 10.30am - 11.30am Admission: Free Contact: Gilford Community Centre 028 3883 1708 Booking essential.

Saturday 19 October

Banyan Theatre Company presents: The Emperor’s New Clothes the Workplace Two swindlers come into town pretending to be master tailors. This charming and humorous adaption is told through original puppetry, live music and storytelling.

Venue: Bowling Pavilion, Banbridge Time: 11am - 11.50am Age: 4 - 11 years Admission: £3 Contact: Banbridge District Council 028 4066 0605 Booking essential.

Saturday 19 October

Puppet Workshop Create your own magical puppet to take home.

Professional tuition to make your very own Rod puppet, all materials will be provided, just bring your imagination.

Venue: Bowling Pavilion, Banbridge Time: 12.30pm - 1.30pm Age: 7 - 11 years Admission: £3 Contact: Banbridge District Council 028 4066 0605 Booking essential.

Wednesday 30 October

Look, Talk, Draw In this workshop you will have the opportunity to look at the paintings in the Analysing Cubism exhibition, talk about what you see and then make some fun drawings!

Venue: F.E. McWilliam Gallery and Studio Time: 10am - 11am and 11.30am - 12.30pm Age: 5 - 8 years Admission: £3 per workshop Contact: F.E. McWilliam Gallery and Studio 028 4062 3322 Booking essential.

Thursday 31 October

Cinemagic presents: Monster Film Day! Cinemagic will present a Monstrous day of fiendish fun-filled activities. Before the screening of Monsters University young people will participate in a monster story book making workshop!

Participants will be tasked with the challenge to design the monster characters using recycled materials.

Workshop

Venue: Old Town Hall, Banbridge Time: 11am - 12.30pm Age: 6 - 12 years Admission: £3 Contact: Banbridge District Council 028 4066 0605 Booking essential.

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Film

Venue: Old Town Hall, Banbridge Time: 1pm - 2.45pm Age: U Certificate Admission: £3 Contact: Banbridge District Council 028 4066 0605 Booking essential.

Friday 1 November

Cinemagic presents: Movies Go Mobile! iPad Movie Trailer Making Workshop Got an idea for a movie?

Need a storyboard, camera crew, edit suite, special effects unit, title generator and soundtrack? This ultimate workshop in mobile movie making puts every film making tool you need at your fingertips to make your version of a Hollywood blockbuster a reality!

Using iPads and a host of creative apps you will storyboard, shoot, edit and showcase your movie all in one day.

Venue: Old Town Hall, Banbridge Time: 10.30am - 3pm Age: 7 - 11 years Admission: £3 Contact: Banbridge District Council 028 4066 0605 Booking essential.

Film Wednesday 23 October

Tapestry of Colours

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Tapestry of Colours is an emotive feature length documentary produced and directed by artist and filmmaker Zhenia MahdiNau, which explores the fusion of cultures in Northern Ireland and reveals the truth behind modern immigration in Northern Ireland and the impact on a society which has undergone radical demographic changes in recent years.

The film features personal and moving interviews with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures, set against colourful and unusual festivals with a very strong emphasis on music.

It breaks through myths and

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Tours Friday 25 October

Saints and Scholars Tour

The tour will begin at the F.E. McWilliam Gallery and Studio and will visit Banbridge Civic Centre Grounds, Lawrencetown, Tullylish, Gilford, Magherally and the Brontë Homeland Drive, concluding with a visit

prejudices with passion and sensitivity, allowing space to both incoming and local communities to reflect on the social, economic and emotional effects of the cultural fusion in Northern Ireland, as well as giving them a voice to articulate a rainbow of feelings from fear to joy, relief to nostalgia, anger to sadness.

An inspiration and a revelation, Tapestry of Colours is the film not to be missed this year.

Venue: Iveagh Movie Studios Time: 7pm Admission: Free Contact: Iveagh Movie Studios 028 4066 2666 Booking essential.

to the Brontë Interpretative Centre. This is a unique opportunity to discover the great wealth of artistic and literary heritage that Banbridge District has to offer.

Venue: Meet at F.E. McWilliam Gallery Time: Coffee at 9am, departing at 9.30am. Returning by 4pm with lunch provided Admission: £20 including tea/ coffee/scones, lunch and entry to the Brontë Interpretative Centre Contact: Old Town Hall, Banbridge 028 4062 0232 Booking essential.

Craft Fair

Saturday 26 October

Craft in the Park Creativity comes to the fore with the annual Craft Fair which will include exhibitors from across Northern Ireland and further afield.

They will showcase jewellery, furniture, ceramics, glassware and more.

Craft demonstrations of traditional instruments will be taking place throughout the day.

There will be children’s entertainment and live music throughout the fair.

There will also be the education vehicle from the Southern Waste Management Partnership with children’s drop-in workshops.

Come along and make some spooky Halloween creation or design your own weird and wonderful monsters!

EXHIBITIONS

Suitable for all ages of children.

Venue: Soliltude Park, Banbridge Time: 10.30am - 4pm Admission: £2 adults, £1.00 concession.

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Mary Swanzy, Woman with White Bonnett, c. 1920, oil on canvas, 99 x 80cm, Private Collection, UK, Courtesy of Pyms Gallery, London © Artist’s Estate. Photo © Pyms Gallery, London

Exhibition Saturday 14 September - Saturday 30 November

Analysing Cubism - A Celebration of Irish Art Analysing Cubism is a wonderful celebration of Irish art, looking at the work of pioneering Irish artists who travelled to France and the Workplace further afield to study modern art. The exhibition seeks to place these artists in context, examining the influence of their teachers, as well as exploring the work of some of the leading international exponents of Cubism. This very popular exhibition,

curated by Dr Riann Coulter and Sean Kissane, has travelled from IMMA to the Crawford Art Gallery with the last opportunity to view at the F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio.

Venue: F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio, Banbridge Admission: Free Contact: F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio 028 4062 3322 Email: info@femcwilliam.com www.femcwilliam.com

Saturday 19 - Saturday 26 October

Banbridge Art Club The outstanding Banbridge Art Club celebrate their 36th annual exhibition presenting a broad range of artistic styles and techniques, with their award winning aritsts.

Venue: Old Town Hall, Banbridge Time: 10am - 5pm each day.

Closed Sunday Admission: Free.

Events

At a Glance

Sat 14 Sept - Sat 30 Nov

Analysing Cubism

Exhibition

Fri 11 Oct

Get Hooked on Crochet

Workshops

Sat 12 Oct

Wooden Wonders

Workshops

Cool FM

Out and About

Arts in the Street

Out and About

‘Take Three’ Poetry Workshops

Literary Events

Music Mix-up

Children’s Events

Hassardous Material

Literary Events

Mr Hullabaloo

Workshops

Funk up your Furniture

Workshops

Tues 15 Oct

Blues guitar Master Class with Ronnie Greer

Workshops

Wed 16 Oct

Memoir Writng Workshop

Literary Events

Thurs 17 Oct

Pastel, Oils and Acrylics with Cora Harrington

Workshops

Fri 18 Oct

A Night of Opera with Gemma Prince and Gail Evans

Music

Sat 19 Oct

Puppets Perform

Children’s Events

Mon 14 Oct

Puppet Making Workshop Children’s Events Releasing Rhythms

Music

Arts in the Street

Out and About

Brontë Society Lecture

Literary Events

Funky Flamenco

Music

Sat 19 Oct - Sat 26 Oct

Banbridge Art Club Exhibition

Exhibition

Mon 21 Oct

Recycle Revamp Brooch

Workshops

Tues 22 Oct

Funk up your Furniture

Workshops

Wed 23 Oct

Tapestry of Colours

Film

Thurs 24 Oct

Storytelling and Song

Music

A Night of Music

Music

Saints and Scholars Tour

Tours

Friday Night Jazz with Linley Hamilton

Music

Arts in the Street

Out and About

Craft in the Park

Craft Fair

Wed 30 Oct

Look, Talk, Draw

Children’s Events

Thurs 31 Oct

Cinemagic, Monster film Day

Children’s Events

Friday 1 Nov

Cinemagic, Movies go Mobile

Children’s Events

Halloween Spooktacular Fireworks Display

Out and About

Fri 25 Oct

Sat 26 Oct

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