Cultural Life : June - Sept 2016

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June - Sept 2016

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The Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough vibrant arts and cultural offering, which brings you theatre, arts, exhibitions, museums, heritage and more.....bringing the Borough to Life!

Engage a range of breathtaking exhibitions in one of our contemporary gallery spaces

Create your own cultural experience... make music, art or craft whilst learning a new skill

Discover one of our museums and visitor attractions and uncover the rich heritage of the Borough

June – Sept 2016 Contents

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Theatre at The Mill Discover Arts Encore Screenings Thurs 2 June – Fri 15 July Hamlet (Live Screening) Wed 8 June The Audience (Encore Screening) Thurs 9 June In The Window Fri 10 June Summer Country Cabaret Show Wed 15 June Che Guevara’s Night Off Thurs 16 June Handbag Positive Fri 17 June Summer Extravaganza Sat 18 June Football Fever Live From France Sun 12 – Tue 21 June Sense and Sensibility Wed 22 June Review to a Thrill – Bond Show Sat 25 June Big Band Night Sat 30 July Sounds of Stage and Screen Fri 24 June Tom Fri 1 July St. Tabitha’s Drama Workshop Mon 4 – Fri 8 July The Phantom of the Opera Mon 18 July – Sat 6 Aug A Magical Wish Workshop Mon 8 – Sat 13 Aug Coppelia : A Ballet and Musical Mon 15 – Fri 19 Aug Theatre Dance Workshop Romeo and Juliet (Live Screening) Sat 9 July The Phantom of the Opera Tue 2 – Sat 6 Aug Maggie’s Feg Run Sat 20 & Sun 21 Aug The Roy Orbison Story 2016 Fri 9 Sept William Caulfield’s Country & Comedy Sat 10 Sept Ocean Film Festival World Tour Tue 13 Sept The Nualas: The Glitterbomb Tour Fri 16 Sept Goldilocks and The Three Bears Sun 18 Sept The Holy Holy Bus Fri 23 & Sat 24 Sept Stars of Country Show Wed 28 Sept Cymbeline (Encore Screening) Thurs 29 Sept

genre SCREENING SCREENING SCREENING COMEDY MUSIC COMEDY COMEDY DANCE SCREENING OUTDOOR THEATRE OUTDOOR THEATRE OUTDOOR THEATRE

MUSIC DRAMA workshop workshop workshop workshop SCREENING MUSICAL COMEDY MUSIC COMEDY FILM MUSIC FAMILY COMEDY MUSIC SCREENING

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The Courtyard Theatre 20 Mamma Mia The Sing-along Sat 25 June

Separate Beds Fri 29 & Sat 30 July 21 Running Riot Fri 5 & Sat 6 Aug

Beside The Seaside Sat 20 Aug 22 The Hollow Fri 26 & Sat 27 Aug

See How They Run Fri 2 & Sat 3 Sept 23 Stop It Nurse Fri 9 & Sat 10 Sept

First Things First Fri 16 & Sat 17 Sept

The Old Courthouse 25 Buille Thurs 9 June

Danny Carmo’s Mathematical

Mysteries!

Sat 11 June

Handbag Positive Wed 15 June 26 Macbeth Mon 20 June

Hothouse Flowers Thurs 30 June

Tom Sat 2 July 27 Brooklyn Mon 8 Aug Kieran Goss Fri 12 Aug 28 Maria Doyle Kennedy Fri 23 Sept

Two Sore Legs Mon 26 Sept 29 The Prodger Fri 30 Sept

Community Tea Dances Wed 6 July – Wed 31 Aug

FILM COMEDY COMEDY COMEDY DRAMA COMEDY COMEDY COMEDY MUSIC FAMILY COMEDY FILM MUSIC DRAMA FILM MUSIC MUSIC DRAMA DRAMA DANCE

Cultural Life goes digital. All our listings will now be available as an e-book to view online. www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/culturallife

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Discover Arts presents

June - Sept 2016

Leonardo Da Vinci: The Genius In Milan

St Peter’s and The Papal Basilicas of Rome

Thurs 2 June

Thurs 23 June

Fri 15 July

ENCORE SCREENING

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Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 7.45pm

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 7.45pm

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 7.45pm

Teatro Alla Scala: The Temple of Wonders is the story of one of the world’s most exclusive music and performing arts venues.

In spring 2015 Milan paid tribute to Leonardo Da Vinci by holding an extraordinary exhibition event at the Palazzo Reale. Leonardo Da Vinci: The Genius In Milan explores his work as never seen before, telling the story of the artist’s world and the treasures he left us.

St Peter’s And The Papal Basilicas Of Rome brings completely new footage of St Peter’s, St John Lateran, St Mary Major, St Paul Outside The Walls and the works of art enshrined within them to the big screen.

The film leads us through the main historical, musical, social and political events in La Scala’s 238-year history. The story is beautifully brought to life on the big screen through statements and commentary from musicians, experts and aficionados, and features photographs, musical scores, paintings and videos from centuries of archive material.

Pietro Marani, the curator of the 2015 exhibition, and some of the world’s leading experts on Leonardo tell a story that could open new perspectives and reveal extraordinary things about Leonardo Da Vinci the painter, sculptor, scientist, anatomist, botanist and architect.

Antonio Paolucci, director of the Vatican Museums, Paolo Portoghesi, internationally renowned architect, Claudio Strinati, celebrated art historian, and Micol Forti, director of the Vatican Museums Collection Of Contemporary Art, guide us through the story of the basilicas, their evolution over the centuries and their most famous works of art.

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Teatro Alla Scala: The Temple of Wonders

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Royal Shakespeare Company presents

Hamlet

National Theatre Live presents

The Audience

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Brassneck Theatre Company presents

In The Window

Che Guevara’s Night Off Thurs 16 June

comedy

Tickets: £20 & £18 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm

Theatre at The Mill

Wed 8 June

LIVE SCREENING

Thurs 9 June

ENCORE SCREENING

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 7pm Certificate: 12A

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm Certificate: 12A

Simon Godwin (The Two Gentlemen of Verona 2014) directs Paapa Essiedu as Hamlet in Shakespeare’s searing tragedy. As relevant today as when it was written, Hamlet confronts each of us with the mirror of our own mortality in an imperfect world.

Winner of three Tony Awards® and two Olivier Awards, National Theatre Live’s smash-hit broadcast of the original West End production of The Audience - featuring Helen Mirren’s multiaward-winning performance as Queen Elizabeth II - returns to cinemas in celebration of the monarch’s 90th birthday.

This is a live screening from The Royal Shakespeare Company.

This is an encore screening from National Theatre Live.

comedy

Tickets: £15 Time: 7.45pm Recommended Age: 16yrs+ Some strong language and adult themes

Northern Ireland’s Queen of Comedy Performs for Hospice!

Nuala McKeever is delighted to be performing her internationally acclaimed, 5 Star black comedy, In The Window, in a special one-off show for Hospice NI. In The Window is a hilarious and poignant onewoman play, telling the story of Margaret and the events of one very special night in her life.

Wed 15 June

MUSIC

Not a bit of it! There’s a cow to be calved, a dance to organise, a motorbike to repair and a bit of love in the air.

Tickets: £16.50 Group Discount Available Time: 7.45pm

Join Ché and the locals for a wild night’s craic with fiddles, fugitives and a drop of the black stuff.

Join six of our top Country Music Stars all in one super Summer Country Cabaret Show featuring the legendary John Hogan, popular Ritchie Remo and well known stars Curtis Magee, Kathy Kane, Tracey McAuley and Tony Kerr who each will sing their biggest Country hits in the company of a full live band. This show is sure to have you toe tapping and hand clapping and is sure to be one big hoedown! Early booking advisable.

Starring Broadway & West End star Ryan Molly (Jersey Boys) and from the multi award-winning Brassneck Theatre Company who brought you smash hit shows, The Holy, Holy Bus, Man in the Moon and A Night with George!

Written by Grimes & McKee Music by Pat Gribben & Ryan Molloy Directed by Tony Devlin

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Fri 10 June

A plane has been fogbound in the west of Ireland and the worlds most wanted man is onboard.

Ché Guevara want’s only one thing… a night off.

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Football Fever Live From France

Sun 12, Thurs 16 & Tues 21 June

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comedy

Sun 12 June - Poland v N. Ireland Thurs 16 June – Ukraine v N. Ireland Tues 21 June – N. Ireland v Germany

Attracta and Nora were the best of friends when they were teenagers. They shared everything from their Bay City Roller trousers to boyfriends.

In the dark days of the late 1970s they sang shangalang and they ran with the gang.

They drift apart as people do until fate reunites them in their middle age.

Sat 18 June Handbag Positive is a new and hilariously funny play by Donna O’Connor co-writer of A Night With George. Starring Alexandra Ford (Give My Head Peace) and Christina Nelson (Mistletoe and Crime). Directed by Alan McKee (History of the Troubles (accordin to my Da)) and produced by Joe Rea (50 Shades of Red White and Blue). Set and Costumes by Niall Rea and Lights and Sound

by James Kennedy.

dance

Tickets: £8.50 & £6.50 (Under 18s) Time: 7pm

Allstars Dance Academy and Newtownabbey Allstars Cheerleading Squad present their annual dance show, showcasing their dancing and cheerleading achievements throughout the year in an action packed energetic show.

Sense and Sensibility

LIVE SCREENING

For bookings contact Theatre at The Mill Box Office: 028 9034 0202 or www.theatreatthemill.com or Antrim Castle Gardens 028 9448 1338 or www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/boxoffice

Tickets: £18 & £16 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 7.45pm

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Outdoor Theatre

Summer Extravaganza

Fri 17 June

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ING MOSSLEY MILL SCREEN FULLY BOOKED

Join us as we cheer on Northern Ireland in Euro 2016 with Free Family Fun days and live screening of all Northern Ireland Games.

These outdoor events will kick off at 4pm at both the Civic Square at Mossley Mill and The Parterre in Antrim Castle Gardens and will include bouncy castles, face painting, arts & crafts, prize giveaways for the little ones and a BBQ and bar for the grown ups.

Tickets for this event are free however there is limited availability.

Wed 22 June

OUTDOOR THEATRE

Tickets: £14 & £12 (Concession) Family Ticket: £42 (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children) Group Discount Available Time: 7.45pm

Join Chapterhouse Theatre Company this summer for an evening of Regency wonderment as Elinor and Marianne Dashwood make their first forays into the exquisite world of eighteenth-century society.

Picnic with family and friends under a starlit summer evening as you follow the sisters as they find their path and lose their hearts under a beautiful summer sky in their quest to find the perfect balance of sense and sensibility. Performed outdoor in the Civic Square at Mossley Mill, this promises to be one of the most splendid evenings of the open-air theatre season.

For the full outdoor theatre experience, audiences are encouraged to bring their own rugs and low back seating along to the event as well as clothing suitable for all weather conditions.

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Review to a Thrill – Bond Show

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Sounds of Stage and Screen

Big Band Night

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Theatre at The Mill in association with The Amoory Theatre Company presents

Outdoor Theatre

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Tickets: £15 Time: 7.45pm Gates Open: 6.30pm

Now pay attention 007 fans, this is for your eyes only.

From the producers of, The Bjorn Identity comes Review to a Thrill! a live music experience to die for, with the best of the last 50 years of James Bond themes.

The show features two stunning vocalists and a 9 piece band featuring performers from the West End and International stage.

This performance takes place outside in the Civic Square in front of Theatre at The Mill.

Sat 30 July

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Outdoor Theatre

Tickets: £15 Time: 7.45pm Venue: Civic Square

Swing Diva Caroline Brown headlines the the Belfast Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Victor Currie in an evening of sensational songs from the Big Band Era and featuring the ‘Jazz Lads’.

Bring you picnics, rugs and chairs, sit and even dance under the stars in the beautiful surroundings of the Civic Square at Mossley Mill, accompanied by music from the great American song book, including hits by Count Basie, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra. The programme will include: Summertime, Fly me to the Moon, Moon River, The Lady is a Tramp, Fever, Sweet Home Chicago and many, many more.

For the full outdoor theatre experience, audiences are encouraged to bring their own picnics, rugs and low back seating along to the event as well as clothing suitable for all weather conditions.

Fri 24 June

music

Tickets: £10 Time: 7.45pm

Una Voce present Sounds of Stage and Screen an evening featuring some of the best loved songs from music theatre, movies and television.

The Glengormley based female voice choir will be joined by a mixed voice community choir and a community orchestra, plus guest soloists Gillian Forster (mezzo) and Brian McCrossan (baritone). The concert will also feature performances by the young people of Yellowbrick Music Theatre.

Fri 1 July

drama

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 7.45pm

By the Edwardian era, the McKinney’s well-appointed house, Sentry Hill, was evidence of the prosperity and social status they attained through their successful farming in South Antrim. The McKinney’s could not have foreseen the flood of carnage and destruction that would sweep across the European continent in 1914. It was a tide of effects that would be felt across the island of Ireland and the rest of the world. Sentry Hill would not escape untouched as young Tom McKinney, the heir to the farm, joined the Royal Fusiliers in 1914 and died on July 19th, 1916 as a result of his injuries at the Battle of the Somme. The play Tom is his story, based on his letters and journals.

Written and Directed by Philip Johnston.

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Coppelia: A Ballet and Musical Theatre Dance Workshop

Theatre Workshops St. Tabitha’s Drama Workshop

Mon 15 – Fri 19 Aug Tickets: £120 (includes 7 free tickets to the performance) W Performance: Fri 19 Aug at 6.30pm Time: 9.45am – 4.30pm

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Mon 18 July – Sat 6 Aug Mon 4 – Fri 8 July

WORKSHOP

Tickets: £120 (includes 7 free tickets for performance) Time: Daily 9.45am – 5pm Performance Fri 8 July at 6pm Age: 10 – 18yrs

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Under the direction of Julie Alderdice this intensive week-long drama workshop is ideal for those looking to step into the world of theatre. Our Home Spun Youth Drama Summer School will provide in-depth focus on training and processes for stage performance, the vital skills for any aspiring young performer whilst still experiencing the thrill of a live show on a professional stage. Open to all young people with an interest in theatre, there are no auditions and roles will be cast during the course.

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Tickets: £275 Time: 9.45am – 5pm Daily Age: 11 – 21yrs

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Following the success of Oliver! last summer, Theatre at The Mill are delighted to be staging a special Youth Edition of Phantom of the Opera under the direction of Sean McNamara, director at the leading conservatoire for musical theatre GSA. This three week workshop for talented young artists aged 11 – 21 starts on Monday 18 July and runs through to Saturday 6 August 2016, with five fully staged performances.

Tickets: £120 (includes 7 free tickets to the performance) Time: 10am – 4.30pm W Age: 5 – 10yrs WORKSHOP

Prepare for a magic carpet ride full of fun this summer with Mr Hullabaloo and this opportunity to sing, dance and perform in your very own show.

Throughout the week children will work to bring the timeless story of Aladdin magically to life live on stage. In just one week the boys and girls will have classes in singing, dancing and acting in order to stage their very own show at the end of the week, performing to family and friends.

WORKSHOP

Directors Laura Walker and Jennifer Milligan ingeniously incorporate both ballet and jazz in their new interpretation of the classic ballet Coppelia. The workshop will allow dancers of all ages to build skills and confidence in movement whilst learning choreographed routines in both dance styles. There will be a performance to family and friends at the end of the weeks training.

Dynamic, demanding and fun, some dance experience is required, and auditions will be held for those dancers that have not taken exams or are unsure about whether this is the course for them.

Contact the Box Office on 028 9034 0202 or email boxoffice@theatreatthemill.com with details of your dance experience if you would like to audition.

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Mon 8 – Sat 13 Aug Performance Sat 13 Aug

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Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company presents

Romeo and Juliet

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Tues 2 – Sat 6 Aug

musical

Theatre at The Mill

ENCORE SCREENING

Tickets: £15 & £13 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 7.45pm

Reuniting the stars of his celebrated film of Cinderella, Kenneth Branagh directs Richard Madden and Lily James as Romeo and Juliet and Derek Jacobi as Mercutio, in Shakespeare’s heartbreaking tale of forbidden love.

This is an Encore Screening by Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company.

This summer treat will feature some of the most talented young artists and musicians in Northern Ireland in a fully staged production, and includes outstanding musical numbers including: All I Ask Of You, The Music of the Night, Think of Me, and Phantom of the Opera.

Originally directed by Harold Prince Orchestrations by David Cullen & Andrew Lloyd Webber Original production by Cameron Mackintosh Ltd. and the Really Useful Group Ltd

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Barry Steele and Friends:

Tickets: £15, £13 & £11 (Concessions £2 off each price) Group Discount Available Time: 7pm

Following the success of last summer’s hit production of Oliver! Theatre at The Mill will be producing a very special summer Youth Theatre production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash hit Phantom of the Opera, under the direction of Sean McNamara, director at the leading conservatoire for musical theatre GSA.

Sat 9 July

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The Roy Orbison Story 2016

Sat 20 & Sun 21 Aug

comedy

Tickets: £25, £23 & £21 Time: Sat 20: 6pm & 9pm. Sun 21: 7.45pm Recommended Age: 16yrs+ Contains adult humour and strong language.

The loveable Maggie Muff is back in the highly anticipated sequel to 50 Shades of Red White and Blue and Dirty Dancin in le Shebeen. The one you’ve all been waiting for!

Maggie and Big Sally-Ann are on top form as they head to Benidorm on a ‘Feg Run’ to smuggle cigarettes home and sell for a profit. But here, it turns out to be a holiday they will never forget. We’re talking a dive on a pedalo (and I don’t mean into the sea), a slider from the poke man (not of the ice-cream variety) and some nudists from Rathcoole that have Big Sally-Ann in a tizzy.

Fri 9 Sept

music

Tickets: £20 Time: 7.45pm Recommended Age: 12yrs+

2016 marks Roy Orbison’s 80th Birthday, and to commemorate this special year we are proud to present our brand new production across the UK. This musical and semi-autobiographical celebration of The Big O’s musical legacy is quite simply unmissable. Barry Steele takes you on this specially revamped musical journey in time, from the early sun years right through to the late 80’s and the internationally acclaimed concert The Black and White Night. The show also pays homage to the time Roy spent with the Traveling Wilburys.

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Ocean Film Festival World Tour

The Nualas: Goldilocks and The The Glitterbomb Tour Three Bears

Fri 16 Sept Tues 13 Sept

Theatre at The Mill

Sat 10 Sept

comedy

Tickets: £18 Time: 7.45pm

Top comedian William Caulfield joins us for a night of music and laughter with his special guest, award-winning country singer Seany Mac. William is no stranger to any of us, well known from not only his TV and radio shows but also from his very successful theatre tours when laughter very soon fills the aisles.

So if for you, the combination of music and laughter is the benchmark of a great night out, then this is a show definitely not to be missed.

film

Tickets: £13.50 & £12 (Concession). £12 Groups of 6+ Early Bird Offer – all tickets £12 until Friday 10 June 2016 Time: 7.45pm Age Guidance: 12A (TBC)

The Ocean Film Festival showcases the world’s most amazing ocean films from above and below the water’s surface!

Brought to you by the producers of the Banff Film Festival UK Tour, this extraordinary collection of short films document the beauty and power of the ocean, and celebrate the divers, surfers, swimmers and oceanographers who live for the sea’s salt spray; who chase the crests of waves; and who marvel at the mysteries of the big blue.

Visit www.oceanfilmfestival.co.uk for more details.

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Sun 18 Sept music

Tickets: £18 & £16 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm

The Nualas are celebrating their 21st – In those years they’ve played extended seasons in London, Dublin and New York. Written and recorded several series for BBC Radio 4, split up and got back together again. Clocked up innumerable TV appearances, and met Chris de Burgh in the flesh. Now, with scorchingly brilliant new songs, red hot new chat and blistering new shoes. They are jetting in for one night only to leave you helpless with laughter, delirious with pleasure, and a little disorientated if you can’t remember which door you came in.

‘Staggeringly impressive three-part harmonies and a savage, biting wit.’ Metro Scotland

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National Theatre Live Screening

family

Tickets: £10 Time: 3pm

The much loved fairy-tale Goldilocks and The Three Bears comes to life on stage in an unforgettable live stage production of song and laughter that the children will love. Goldilocks, the Three Bears and Ruff the Dog perform live in this exciting and fun filled musical production which takes a few twists and turns along the way with other new puppet characters and hopefully a happy ever after.

With different adventures from every character, the show will have parents and children alike laughing, playing and singing. Featuring fantastic costumes, an amazing stage set and colorful lighting, it will be an experience for all the family to remember and cherish.

Keep an eye on www.nationaltheatre.com for further information to be relased soon...

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Royal Shakespeare Company presents

Cymbeline

Thurs 29 Sept Fri 23 & Sat 24 Sept

Theatre at The Mill

Tickets: £15 & £13 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm

comedy

Tickets: £20 & £18 (Concession) Time: 7.45pm

There is a bus that leaves a West Belfast parish once a year to see the holy sites of Ireland… the locals refer to it as, ‘The Holy Holy Bus’!

We follow four of the female faithful on a journey of personal pilgrimage which by the time they have returned home, will have changed all of their lives forever. A hilariously madcap adventure about love, hope, happiness and faith, The Holy, Holy Bus will have you laughing, crying and even praying for some divine inspiration along the way!

ENCORE SCREENING

Wed 28 Sept

Music

Tickets: £18 Time: 7.45pm

Join six of our top stars for the Stars Of Country Show featuring legends Hugo Duncan and Frank McCaffrey with popular young stars Ritchie Remo, Jim Devine, Lee Matthews and Paul Kelly who each will showcase their biggest hit songs in the company of a fantastic live band . This show is certain to sell out early so book fast partners.

Join us for this encore screening broadcast from the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Feel part of the action from your seat as Melly Still directs Shakespeare’s rarely performed romance.

Cymbeline is a ruler of a divided Britain. When Innogen, the only living heir, marries her sweetheart in secret, an enraged Cymbeline banishes him.

But a powerful figure behind the throne is plotting to seize power and murder them both.

Innogen embarks on a dangerous journey that will reunite Cymbeline with a lost heir and reconcile the young lovers.

The Courtyard Theatre June - Sept 16

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Clarence Players presents

Bart Players presents

Beside The Seaside

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 8pm

Sat 25 June

FILM

Tickets: £6 & £5 (Concession) Time: 2.30pm Certificate: PG

Celebrate the start of the summer holidays and say Thank You For The Music with a special matinee screening of Mamma Mia! at The Courtyard Theatre.

Bring the whole family and embrace your inner Dancing Queen as our Super Trouper cast of young singers and dancers from our Youth Theatre Group lead this exciting interactive sing and dance-along party.

comedy A

With Ivy, the maid, who has a fondness for Arthur’s brandy; an interior decorator, Andy Crawford, who has already spent three weeks re-painting the bedroom while awaiting the arrival of his eighth off-spring; an amorous neighbour, Madge Wirsall who has her eye on Arthur and a retired vicar who is standing in for the local minister and gets very confused with the facts and you have the pot-pouri of characters to make for a hilarious evening’s entertainment from the pen of Ulster’s favourite playwright, Sam Cree.

Fri 5 & Sat 6 Aug

comedy

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 8pm

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To escape his domineering wife, a pathetic greengrocer flees to a small hotel in Europe, during the Olympic Games.

Humphrey is quickly mistaken for an Olympic runner, entangled in the efforts of a Russian spy, to influence the outcome of the Games and put through his paces by a determined trainer.

With all the fun and laughter you’ve come to expect from Bart Players, this is a light-hearted romp for the whole family.

Sat 20 Aug Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 8pm

comedy A

Mrs Austin, domineering landlady of the Seaview Guest House in Portrush, runs a tight ship until the Belfast holiday makers and honeymooners arrive and bring chaos to the resort.

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The Courtyard Theatre

Fri 29 & Sat 30 July

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Theatre 3 Newtownabbey presents

Ad Hoc Theatre Group presents

Stop It Nurse

Fri 2 & Sat 3 Sept

The Courtyard Theatre

DRAMA

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 8pm

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Following on from the Ad Hoc Theatre Group’s enjoyable productions, Then There Were None and Natural Causes, we are delighted to present The Hollow, another murder mystery.

Agatha Christie gives us a house party of family and guests, the unexpected arrival of a film star, simmering love affairs, many motives and few opportunities for murder. Will you, the audience, unravel the mystery before Inspector Colquhoun?

This popular drama provides a splendid evening’s entertainment for all ages.

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 8pm

First Things First

comedy

Fri 16 & Sat 17 Sept

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The Reverend Lionel Toop’s wife, Penelope, is an ex-actress. While Lionel is away from home Penelope receives a visitor – Clive. He invites her to dine in town which is out of bounds to servicemen. So he dresses in Lionel’s blacks.

Unfortunately, Miss Skillon, a parishioner, sees the couple repeating one of their theatrical scenes and draws the wrong conclusion.

Matters become even more complicated when Lionel arrives, followed by the Bishop of Lax, Penelope’s uncle, and a German POW disguised as a vicar!

The result is…. Mayhem!

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Holywood Players presents

Rosemary Drama Group presents

The Hollow

Fri 26 & Sat 27 Aug

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Fri 9 & Sat 10 Sept Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 8pm

comedy A

Bert Cooper and Harold Smiley are patients in a hospital ward together their peace is shattered as Sammy McCracken (an ardent Linfield supporter) and Felix Devlin (an equally ardent Glentoran supporter) are admitted, leading to much side-splitting antagonism. Add to this the caustic Sister, the nice but dim nurse Freda, the eccentric spinster and hospital visitor Miss Cherry and a few other hilarious characters such as the wrestler Mad McGurk, Bert’s cantankerous wife Martha and his bit on the side Dolores, and you have a recipe for hysterical medical madness and mayhem.

comedy

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Group Discount Available Time: 8pm

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Pete and George are old friends, so much so that George has been Pete’s best man at both of his weddings. Pete, now happily married to Sarah, is appalled when George arrives with the news that his first wife Jessica was not killed in a climbing accident as they had thought but is alive and well and keen to resume her life with Pete! This unexpected revelation leads to a series of hilarious situations as they try to find a way out of this desperate plight without upsetting either of Pete’s wives or his second wife’s powerful mother.

Another riotous comedy from the author of Beyond a Joke, Look Who’s Talking, and Bedside Manners.

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Moving On Music presents

CAHOOTS NI presents

Buille

June – Sept 16

Thurs 9 June

Joseph Rea Productions presents

Danny Carmo’s Mathematical Mysteries!

Handbag Positive

music

Tickets: £10 & £8 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Buille create some of the most exciting and innovative traditional music heard today and feature some of the finest traditional musicians around, led by Niall and Caoimhín Vallely (concertina/ piano) with Ed Boyd (guitar) and special guests Jim Higgins (Bodhrán) and Neil Yates (Trumpet).

Described by the Irish Echo as “exquisitely delivered Irish music that has an utterly contemporary and original feel”. Having recently celebrated their tenth anniversary as a band, we are delighted to present them on a rare tour of NI for what promises to be an evening of the very best in new traditional music.

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Tickets: £15 & £12 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

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Tickets: £5 & £3 (Concession Time: 12.30pm and 3pm Age: 7years +

Prepare to be amazed, dazzled & bewildered by Cahoots NI’s mind-blowing production Danny Carmo’s Mathematical Mysteries - a spectacular show where Maths, Theatre and Digital Technology collide to create a fun and interactive performance proving that understanding maths can be fun!

Attracta and Nora were the best of friends when they were teenagers, they shared everything from their Bay City Rollers trousers to boyfriends! In the dark days of the 1970s they sand shangalang and they ran with the gang!

They drift apart, as people do, until fate reunites them in their middle age.

Handbag Positive is a new and hilarious play

by Donna O’Connor, co-writer of A Night With George and stars Antrim’s own Alexandra Ford (Give My Head Peace) and Christina Nelson (Mistletoe and Wine).

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Presented in association with Filmbank Media

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Tickets: £3 Time: 7.30pm Running Time: 113mins Certificate: 15

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself. In this lavish adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Michael Fassbender plays Macbeth and Marion Cotillard plays Lady Macbeth with a supporting cast featuring Paddy Considine, Elizabeth Dibecki and David Thewlis.

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Hothouse Flowers return to The Old Courthouse stage six years after their triumphant show which took place in the venue’s opening season.

Since the release of their last CD, Into Your Heart Hothouse Flowers have been playing steadily around Ireland, America, Great Britain, Japan and Europe. Their shows last between two and three hours depending on the level of fever in the room. Most recently their sound has been enhanced and reinvigorated by the return of Peter O’Toole on bass, bouzouki and vocals.

They call upon their grand repertoire to create a show that is unique to the time and place. No two shows are the same and this one is not to be missed!

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By the Edwardian era, the McKinney’s wellappointed house, Sentry Hill, was evidence of the prosperity and social status they attained through their successful farming in South Antrim. The McKinney’s could not have foreseen the flood of carnage and destruction that would sweep across the European continent in 1914.

It was a tide of effects that would be felt across the island of Ireland and the rest of the world.

Sentry Hill would not escape untouched as young Tom McKinney, the heir to the farm, joined the Royal Fusiliers in 1914 and died on July 19th, 1916 as a result of his injuries at the Battle of the Somme. The play Tom is his story, based on his letters and journals.

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Brooklyn tells the profoundly moving story of Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), a young Irish immigrant navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn.

Lured by the promise of America, Eilis departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother’s home for the shores of New York City. The initial shackles of homesickness quickly diminish as a fresh romance sweeps Eilis into the intoxicating charm of love. But soon, her new vivacity is disrupted by her past, and Eilis must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within. Based on Colm Tóibín’s award-winning book and featuring an Oscar-nominated performance by Saoirse Ronan, the film also stars Domhnall Gleeson and Julie Walters.

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Long hailed as one of Ireland’s leading songwriters and performers, Kieran Goss’s music has won him fans across the globe. But if his songs have made him a star, his live shows have made him a legend. Live on stage is where Kieran Goss really shines.

Kieran will perform the first half of the show solo and will be joined on stage in the second half by harmony singer Annie Kinsella. As Time Out Magazine wrote of their performance together: “Individually, they are both gifted singers but when they sing together, magic happens… the harmonies, the chemistry… just sublime.”

This is a rare chance to see Kieran performing in this beautiful intimate venue.

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Community Tea Dances Our Tea Dances are a great opportunity to dust off those dancing shoes, let your toes twinkle and step out in style!

Tickets: £12 & £10 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

Enjoy a cup of tea and whether you dance or not, these relaxed, friendly and entertaining afternoons are sure to delight!

The Prodger tells the story of the writer’s Grand Uncle Johnny, an Irishman from Waterford who fought at The Somme, woke up in a morgue and found his right leg amputated below the knee.

Dancing at the Old Courthouse Antrim 2pm - 4pm Wednesday 6 July Wednesday 3 August

This one-act play highlights the plight of the Forgotten: the Irish men who fought in WW1, endured its horrors and survived, returning to a new and divided Ireland where they buried their stories, never breathing a word of them to a single, living soul.

Dancing at Ballyclare Town Hall 2pm - 4pm Wednesday 27 July Wednesday 31 August

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Tickets: £17.50 & £15 (Concession) Time: 7.30pm

We are delighted to welcome the wonderfully talented Maria Doyle Kennedy to the Old Courthouse stage. Maria shot to fame with her performance in The Commitments and has established herself as one of Ireland’s greatest singers over the last twenty years in her work with the Black Velvet Band and her solo albums including Sing and Mütter. As an actress, she has appeared in Downton Abbey, The Tudors, Dexter and now Orphan Black and this is a great opportunity to hear her perform in an intimate and relaxed venue.

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Two Sore Legs makes a triumphant return to the Old Courthouse following a sell-out performance last year. Starring Maria Connolly in a tour-deforce performance, Brenda Murphy’s autobiographical play explores her mother’s relationship with a married man in Belfast in the 1950s. The play explores the pain, the joy and the fall-out of this extraordinary family arrangement.

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This project has received financial support from OFMDFM through Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council’s Good Relations Programme.

TICKETS FOR ALL DANCES COST ONLY £3 and include Tea/Coffee and biscuits!

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Join MADD MUSIC resident band Double Trouble for some great tunes from all eras.

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How to Book & Theatre Information

Reservations Tickets can be reserved for a maximum of five days, all reserved tickets must be paid for in full five days prior to the performance date. Tickets not paid for by this time will be released for sale.

The Old Courthouse, wheelchair spaces are available in the auditorium (at front of house and at balcony level) and can be reserved via the box office but not online. Please make your requirements known at time of booking so that staff can best assist.

Refunds Please note we are unable to offer refunds except in the event of a cancelled performance. This does not affect your statutory rights.

A key priority at the Old Courthouse is the provision of physical and sensory access for audiences, visitors and performers with disabled access control, disabled lift and accessible toilet facilities

Your personal data The personal details required to administer your booking will be securely stored by the theatre. Please inform us if you do not wish to receive theatre information. We will endeavor to comply with the data protection act.

Centre Stage Disability Access Scheme

BOX OFFICE & TICKETING INFORMATION

Exchanges Tickets may be exchanged for seats of the same or higher value for a performance of the same production up to 48 hours before the performance. Exchanges are strictly

When visiting the theatres (where applicable) we want to ensure that we are best able to meet any specific requirements patrons with a disability may have. By becoming a Centre Stage member, disabled patrons may benefit from free or discounted tickets for their essential assistance companion; receive more informed help at box office when choosing seats to accommodate mobility access; receive the theatre programme in a format

BABES IN ARMS Children aged 24 months and under may attend family shows for FREE if seated in carers arms. Contact Box Office for more information.

The Theatre Experience Please arrive on time, latecomers will be asked to wait until a suitable break in the performance before being admitted into the auditorium. All patrons must hold a ticket for entry into the auditorium.

All mobile phones and pagers must be switched off.

Food and drink are not permitted in the auditorium.

The use of cameras, video and tape recording equipment is not permitted in the theatre without prior permission from management.

Theatre Hire The theatres are available for hire for theatrical productions for any length of time.

The 3 Theatre venues have become established as the perfect setting for corporate meetings, conferences, and community events . The Old Courthouse is also available for weddings, For further information and booking enquiries, please contact:

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Opening Hours Open all year (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, and Easter Monday, 12 & 13 July).

May, June & Sept Mon - Wed 9am - 5pm, Thurs & Fri 9am - 5.30pm, Sat 10am - 1pm July & August Mon - Fri 9am - 5.30pm, Sat 10am - 3pm October to April Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm Opening hours will be extended for all evening events featured in this guide.

By phone: 028 9446 3113/028 9442 8331 Online: www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/oldcourthouse Facebook: Old Courthouse, Antrim

Concessions Where applicable, concession rates are identified as part of the ticket price for a show and are available to students under 18, over 60s, unwaged, and registered disabled.

Proof of status is required before entry to show.

Accessibility The Theatre at The Mill is fully accessible and includes wheelchair accessible seating, Sennheiser infra-red hearing system compatible with induction loop system, baby changing facilities and lift access. At The Courtyard Theatre there is lift access to the auditorium & mezzanine and accessible toilets & baby changing facilities at ground level. A full access guide is available from our website and box office.

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Group bookings If you are a group of friends, family or work colleagues or even a school of 10 or more, a group discount is available for the shows indicated.

suitable to your requirements. For more information and to register contact theatre Box Office or visit our website.

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Directions Simply take the M2 out of Belfast towards Antrim, exiting at Sandyknowes roundabout, take the A8 towards Larne.

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roundabout. You will see the Courtyard Theatre on the left hand side at Ballyearl Arts & Leisure Centre. For the Theatre at The Mill take the next right onto Carnmoney Road North and then left into Mossley Mill, Newtownabbey Borough Council Headquarters. The Theatre at The Mill is in the Civic Square behind Mossley Mill.

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Antrim and Newtownabbey Classes, Courses & Exhibitions

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The Oriel Gallery The Tain- Louis LeBrocquy Thur 4 Aug – Fri 23 Sept Eden’s Blueprint Seacourt Print Workshop Thurs 2 June – 29 July

June – Sept 2016 Contents

Conservatory Gallery 5 Rathmore Art Club Group Show

Making a Mark 6 Kaleidoscopic Views –Kevin Hamilton

Abstract Nature - Hayley McErlean

The Garden Heritage Room 6 Battle of the Somme Commemorative

Exhibition Flax Gallery 7 Open Exhibition

Phases, a collective exhibition by Artists

and Makers from Project 24 8 Battle of the Somme Commemorative Exhibition

Merville Photographic Club

Botanics by Sara Maconkey

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Create your own Spoon and Spatula Bread Making Workshop Antrim Castle Gardens Guided Tours Enviromental Learning Tours – Life Around The Gardens

Clotworthy House 14 Kids Kite Making 15 Silver Stacking Rings

Eyre Studio 15 Funky Fish and Lion King Fun Week 16 Summer Culture Club

Summer Music Academy

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Museum at The Mill 17 Stacking Rings Jewellery Workshop Sat 18 June 18 Willow Spheres Sat 25 June

Sentry Hill Historic House & Visitor Centre 18 Love Diary Sat 4 June 19 Summer Photography Course Mon 18 July – Fri 22 July

Biodiversity Summer School Tues 26 July – Thurs 28 July

Love Veg Sat 11 Aug

Thurs 12 May – Sat 25 June Sat 2 July – Sat 30 July Thurs 4 Aug – Thurs 18 Aug Thurs 25 Aug – Sat 24 Sept Wed 28 Sept – Sat 22 Oct

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Antrim Castle Gardens 10 The Amazing Life of Swifts

Garden Photography 11 The Chef and The Gardener Tastes of Summer

Home Produce

Biodiversity Summer School 12 Summer Bird Identification

Mini Beast Hunt

Flower Arranging

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The Táin - Louis LeBrocquy Louis le Brocquy, HRHA (b. 1916) The Táin - Cúchulainn mounting into his chariot, 1969 Lithograph on swiftbrook paper, 38 x 54 cm Edition of 70 proofs, Purchased in 1970 © Artist’s Estate

Eden’s Blueprint Seacourt Print Workshop

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This exhibition is drawn from The Niland Collection and is presented in collaboration with The Model, home of The Niland Collection, Sligo.

This exhibition consists of a number of the lithograph brush drawings Louis Le Brocquy created as illustrations to Thomas Kinsella’s 1969 translation of the Irish legend the Táin Bo Cuailnge (The Cattle Raid of Cooley) published by Dolmen Press. The Táin is the centre-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales. The book is illustrated with 31 lithograph brush drawings by le Brocquy, 15 of which are in this exhibition. The Táin has been hailed by scholars as the greatest Irish Artist’s Book of the twentieth century. Scholars have noted that these illustrations with their precise, pared-down mark making had a great influence on much of le Brocquy’s later work, and thus have argued that the Dolmen commission was central to the artist’s career.

The Centre for Contemporary Printmaking at Seacourt offers access to the widest range of printmaking techniques in Ireland.

Thur 28 Apr – Thur 2 June Rathmore Art Club was formed over 10 years ago by a group of local enthusiastic painters.

They now meet twice a week in Greystone Community Centre and produce a high standard of art. Many of the members are members of Professional Art societies including the Pastel Society of Ireland, the Art Society of Ulster and the Ulster Women Artists. We are delighted to display the work of their very talented members.

Thur 9 – Thur 23 June Making A Mark is an innovative community arts drawing project. Tailor-made for older people the project harnesses the transformative power of original artistic expression and produces social and cultural outcomes together with beautiful and original works of art. This exhibition features the work of two local groups, Men’s Shed Steeple Antrim and Time For Me from Toome.

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Antrim Castle Gardens are of the most unique and historically intact gardens in the UK. The former seat of the Skeffington family Antrim Castle occupied its imposing setting on the banks of the Sixmilewater River since 1610.

Seacourt artists were asked to respond to the history of the Antrim Castle site and have produced a body of original prints in a range of techniques including etching, relief and digital processes. The project was developed in partnership with Clotworthy House.

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‘Phases’, a collective exhibition by Artists and Makers from Project 24

Venue: The Garden Heritage Room, Antrim Castle Gardens Mon 22 Aug – Sun 4 Sept

Kevin Hamilton is a local artist living and working in Northern Ireland, whose work creates a different way of looking at what we see every day. Taking landmarks that the people of Northern Ireland see regularly, he explores the detail and beauty of our built environment by creating a kaleidoscopic view of colour and pattern. His work aims to encourage the viewer to realise the beauty in our everyday environment and to urge us to stop and take a closer look at what is around us in our daily lives.

Tues 2 Aug – Sun 4 Sept Abstract Nature is the current body of work by Bellaghy based painter Hayley McErlean. The artworks are inspired by everyday observations of the surrounding natural world. From a glimpse of a sunrise to the changing seasons, from a beautiful tree to the unsettled weather and the varying light and shapes that brings. Hayley aspires to create pleasing paintings somewhere between expressionist and abstraction.

Sat 2 - Sat 30 July

Thur 12 May - Sat 25 June This exhibition showcases work in a diverse range of media. Over 40 artists have come together to create an eclectic display with something for everyone to enjoy. Works will be for sale so it will be a great opportunity to purchase an original piece of art.

Project 24 is a temporary art project located at Queen’s Parade in Bangor. The Project utilises six bespoke, colourful art pods each split into two mini artist studios where artists take residency. The pods are customised shipping containers, seen as light boxes with a fluid and translucent environment allowing visitors to experience different moods and atmospheres depending on the season and time of day.

Project 24 is an Ards and North Down Borough Council initiative. www.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk www.project24ni.com

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Tues 28 June – Sat 23 July

This exhibition will commemorate the Battle of the Somme in this centenary year through a range of media including a wide variety of artefacts and archival material, photographs, military uniforms, interpretative panels and audio visual material. The exhibition will look at the Battle from both an international perspective and from a local perspective.

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Thur 4 - Thur 18 Aug This exhibition will commemorate the Battle of the Somme in this centenary year through a range of media including a wide variety of artefacts and archival material, photographs, military uniforms, interpretative panels and audio visual material. The exhibition will look at the Battle from both an international perspective and from a local perspective. Following the display in the Flax Gallery the exhibition will be held at Clotworthy House in the Garden Heritage Room from 22 August to 4 September.

June - Sept 16

Thur 25 Aug – Sat 24 Sept This exhibition showcases the work of the club through a selection of photographic prints.

Members’ varied interests and abilities are illustrated through a range of subjects including landscapes, portraiture and the natural world.

This photographic club is over fifty years old and provides an outlet for local photographers, many displaying work of international standard.

Wed 28 Sept - Sat 22 Oct Sara works in the graphic design industry as a freelancer and paints in her spare time. This exhibition of floral work explores colour, shape and pattern from the landscapes around County Antrim.

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Antrim Castle Gardens

www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/ThingsToDo | 028 9446 3113 or 028 9448 1338

The Amazing Life Of Swifts

Garden Photography

www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/ThingsToDo | 028 9446 3113 or 028 9448 1338

The Chef and The Gardener - Tastes Of Summer

Home Produce

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Biodiversity Summer School

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Advance Booking is Essential for all Courses and Classes.

Sat 2 July

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Cost: Free Time: 10am – 1pm Tutor: Park Ranger Team Recommended Age: Families

Join our Park Rangers on an informative and in-depth look into the life of Swifts and other migratory summer visiting birds. The day will consist of an indoor presentation followed by a guided excursion around the grounds to spot and identify our local birdlife, with special emphasis on the summer visiting species.

Sat 25 June

Cost: £20 & £18 (Concession) Time: 10am – 4pm Tutor: Steve Lowry Recommended Age: 16 yrs+

Cost: £15 & £13.50 (Concession) Time: 10am – 1pm Tutor: Frank McCooke Recommended Age: 16 yrs+

Spend the day at Clotworthy learning how to get the most from your garden photography by concentrating on composition and the use of the correct equipment and techniques. Discover how to photograph the plants and animals in your garden in close-up and observe the secret beauty of plants through the microscope. The course is best suited to those with some SLR experience and will include the opportunity for hands on sessions.

Chef Rob Curley and award winning gardener Frank McCooke team up to celebrate the freshest summer produce. Demonstrating how to select and cook what’s ready, straight from the garden, to the plate. This talk will be informative and lighthearted, with some lovely dishes to sample. Chef Rob Curley will take the freshest seasonal produce and show what everyone can achieve with a little flare and imagination.

Cost: £20 & £18 (Concession) Time: 10am – 4pm Tutor: Vanessa Drew Recommended Age: 16 yrs+

Nothing tastes better than your own home grown fruit and veg, homemade jam or chutney or even a glass of your own home made wine!

Vanessa has been growing her own fruit and veg since the age of 14. She has a small holding and teaches self-sufficiency courses. She makes all her own wine, jams & chutneys, etc. She will suggest what to grow and what to look for in the hedges. Everyone can be self-sufficient in something – even with a window box on a balcony! Making your own jam & wine is easy.

Come along and find out more.

Mon 18 – Wed 20 July Cost: £5.00 for all days Time: 10am – 12 noon Recommended Age: 4+ - Children must be accompanied by an adult To Book: visit www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk and click on our Summer Schemes section

Fun filled family summer school packed with outdoor activities to explore and discover trees, mini-beasts, river life and much more.

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Summer Bird Identification

Sat 30 July

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Cost: Free Time: 10.00am – 1.00pm Tutor: Park Ranger Team Recommended Age: Families

Join in on a fun-filled and informative workshop with our Park Ranger team as they guide you through the steps of bird identification. The day will comprise a theoretical presentation on bird ID and general information, with an emphasis on summertime bird watching. The day includes a guided walk around the Grounds to identify some of our feathered friends.

www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/ThingsToDo | 028 9446 3113 or 028 9448 1338

Mini Beast Hunt

Sat 20 Aug Cost: Free Time: 10.00am – 1.00pm Tutor: Park Ranger Team Recommended Age: Families

Join our Park Rangers for an activity packed workshop focusing on the amazing world of insects. With a guided walk around Antrim Castle Gardens to discover and learn about the many different mini beasts that live right under our noses. Watch out for those creepy crawlies!

www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/ThingsToDo | 028 9446 3113 or 028 9448 1338

Flower Arranging

Create Your Own Spoon And Spatula

Sat 27 Aug

Sat 10 Sept

Cost: £20 & £18 (Concession) Time: 10.00am – 1.00pm Tutor: Cherry Townsend Recommended Age: 16 yrs+

Cost: £40 & £36 (Concession) Time: 10am – 4pm Tutor: Clive Lyttle Recommended Age: 18 yrs+

Come and enjoy a morning at Clotworthy House where you can learn how to harvest and properly condition flowers from the garden.

We will tour the courtyard garden and discuss which varieties of flowers are suitable for cutting followed by a demonstration of a simple posy in a vase. Cherry will then show you how to create your own beautiful hand tied bouquet, using locally grown flowers, which you will then take home with you.

Join Clive Lyttle from Welig Heritage Crafts to carve your own cherrywood spatula from locally grown native hardwood and/or carve a spoon also from various native timbers. Using axes, drawknives, carving knives and other devices we will work and shape the timber into its specific form. No previous experience necessary, all tools and materials are provided.

Bread Making Workshop

Sat 10 Sept Cost: Free Time: 10am – 12 noon Recommended Age: Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult To Book: email leisureadmin@ antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk or call 028 9034 0061

Learn how to make traditional fare such as potato bread, soda bread and dropped scones.

Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund

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Antrim Castle Gardens Guided Group Tours

Requires advance booking with minimum number of 8 persons Cost: Free

Join one of our knowledgeable tour guides and explore the history of Antrim Castle Gardens and Clotworthy House. You will take a walk into history in a complex living museum exploring four centuries of heritage and culture where you will learn about the evolution of the gardens and the fated history of the Massereene family dynasty.

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Environmental Learning Tours – Life Around The Gardens

www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/ThingsToDo | 028 9446 3113 or 028 9448 1338

Kids Kite Making

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Silver Stacking Rings

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Funky Fish and Lion King Fun Week

Advance Booking is Essential for all Courses and Classes.

Advance Booking is Essential for all Courses and Classes.

Antrim Castle Gardens offers much more than history and heritage and is the home to many living species from animals to insects to trees.

With such a beautiful natural habitat the gardens are thriving with life waiting to be explored, so why not arrange a special Life Around the Gardens Tour and join our experienced tour guides as they lead your group through the gardens and identify all the natural species and habitats found within the gardens.

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Mon 4 July - Fri 8 July

Sat 13 Aug Sat 23 July Cost: £15 Time: 10am – 4pm Tutor: Go Fly A Kite Recommended Age: 8 – 11 years Venue: Clotworthy House

Come along and spend a fun day with the gang from Go Fly A Kite as you design and create your very own kite for those windy, summer days! Perfect for older kids, this class is fun and informative and you will finish up with a kite like nobody else’s!

Cost: £40 & £36 (Concession) Time: 10am – 4pm Tutor: Diane Lyness Recommended Age: 16 years+ Venue: Clotworthy House

August is Craft Month so why not spend a fun day with experienced tutor Diane Lyness and make a set of silver stacking rings! Each participant will learn a range of traditional silver jewellery making skills enabling them to design and make a beautiful piece of unique jewellery.

No previous experience is required and all you’ll need is an apron and loads of enthusiasm!

Cost: £52 Time: 10am - 1pm Tutors: Debutots and MADD MUSIC Recommended Age: Funky Fish (4 - 7 year olds) Lion King (8 - 12 year olds)

A gentle performance class with songs, dances and drama games. Craft time where the children create all sorts of wonderful things - lots of glue, glitter and colour! Indoor and outdoor games in the beautiful Antrim Castle Gardens. Early booking is advised as spaces for each session are limited and we have been selling out for the last few years.

For further information please contact Lois via email lois@debutots.co.uk or see Debutots NI on facebook.

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Stacking Rings Jewellery Workshop

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Advance Booking is Essential for all Courses and Classes.

Mon 25 - Fri 29 July

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Make this summer one to remember and join our Culture Club programme!

Activities include hip hop dancing, drama, magic, art, music, nature walks and much more.

Come along in comfortable clothing, bring some snacks and you are good to go!

Sat 18 June Mon 1 - Fri 5 Aug Cost: £50 Time: 10am – 3pm daily Tutor: MADD MUSIC Recommended Age: 13-17 years

Back by popular demand the annual Rock and Pop music academy returns. An intensive week of song writing, recording and performing for musicians with some experience. All equipment supplied, but you may wish to bring your own instruments.

Cost: £40 & £36 (Concession) Time: 10am – 4pm Tutor: Diane Lyness Age: 16 years+

Spend a day of fun in the workshop and create a pair of silver stacking rings, set with semi-precious stones. Each participant will be taught traditional jewellery making techniques, such as piercing, soldering, rolling, annealing and polishing, enabling you to design and make a beautiful piece of jewellery to take home.

No previous experience is required and all you need is an apron and bundles of enthusiasm!

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Cost: £35 Time: 10.00-1.00pm daily Tutors: MADD MUSIC and Various Recommended Age: 7-12 years

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www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/ThingsToDo | 028 9034 0129 / 028 9083 2363

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Willow Spheres Sentry Hill Historic House & Visitor Centre

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www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/ThingsToDo | 028 9083 2363

Summer Photography Course

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Sat 25 June

Using locally grown willow we will be constructing decorative willow spheres to be used in the home or garden as a talking point and feature. Under the guidance of our expert willow weaver Clive Lyttle from Welig Heritage Crafts you will be brought through the processes involved to construct and weave your own sphere. All tools and materials are provided, no previous experience necessary.

Mon 18 – Fri 22 July Sat 4 June Cost: Free of charge and suitable for all ages (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) Time: 2pm – 4pm

Take a stroll around the site with our foraging expert and learn how to recognise plants and berries good for eating. Make your own frozen dessert with the selection on offer!

Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund

Cost: £10 Time: 10am–1pm Tutor: Carrie Davenporte Age: 13–16 years

Got a camera and want to get the best out of it?

Join Carrie Davenporte to learn a new creative skill! Over the week we’ll look at different types of photography including landscapes, macro photography and portraits. We’ll set up fun photography projects for each day and show you how to edit your images. Please bring a digital camera.

Sat 11 Aug Tues 26 – Thurs 28 July Cost: £5 (adults free) Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm

Try this fun-filled family summer school packed with outdoor activities to explore and discover trees, mini-beasts, the Sentry Hill allotments and much more. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Cost: Free of charge and suitable for all ages (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) Time: 2pm – 5pm

Grow your own – how do they do it? Learn from the experts, meet some friendly farm animals and enjoy a BBQ – veggie options included.

Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund

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Cost: £40 & £36 (Concession) Time: 10am – 4pm Tutor: Clive Lyttle Age: 16 years+

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www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/ThingsToDo | 028 9446 3113 or 028 9448 1338

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Willow Basket Making

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Your Garden Needs You!

Advance Booking is Essential for all Courses and Classes.

Sat 30 July

Sat 13 August Cost: £25 & £22 (Concession) Time: 10.30am – 3pm Tutor: Madeline McGreevy Recommended Age: 16 years+

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Cross stitch is one of the oldest forms of embroidery and the easiest to learn. With one type of stitch you can create pictures, embellish household items, decorate clothes or stitch words and names that can be put on card to send to a friend or family member. Come along for a day of stitch and chat and learn this gentle art.

Sat 3 September Cost: £30 & £27 (Concession) Time: 10am – 4pm Tutor: Bob Johnston Recommended Age: 16 years+

Based in Bangor, County Down, Bob Johnston has been creating traditional and contemporary willow baskets, sculptures and living structures since 2000. Initially trained as a textile weaver, Bob has since studied with master basket makers in Armagh, Galway and Villaines les Rochers, France and on this workshop will guide you through the creation of a very special basket to keep and use.

Cost: £10 Time: 11am – 3pm Tutor: Bill McBride Recommended Age: 8 – 14 years

Paper Quilling, sometimes known as Filigree, is a lovely traditional art form where thin strips of paper are coiled and formed to make adornments for books, cards, household objects and even 3D standalone items. The art can be traced back as far as the ancient Egyptians. After a brief introduction and explanation of the history of quilling, the workshop will take you through basic quilling techniques and finish with an item which can be taken away with you to be given as a gift or kept as a reminder of an enjoyable day.

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To book a tour or register your interest in volunteering please contact the Reception at Clotworthy House T: 028 9448 1338 or E: culture@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk

Now firmly established as an important partner in leading with the horticultural activities in our community gardens, our Friends are actively seeking new members to assist with developments during 2015 and 2016.

Individuals interested in becoming members must be over the age of 18 and all tools, equipment and training induction will be provided. The group is open to all abilities so whether you are an experienced gardener or have some spare time, then come along and join us in this horticultural endeavour.

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Antrim & Newtownabbey Summer Events Summer Band Concerts 2016

Party In The Park!

Sun 3 July - Sun 28 Aug Enquiries to Antrim Castle Gardens T: 028 9448 1338 Mossley Mill T: 028 9034 0000

Come along and enjoy the finest local brass, accordion, flute and pipe bands in one of four beautiful settings within the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough. V36, Lilian Bland Park, Antrim Castle Gardens or Jordanstown Loughshore Park.

Please note: Concerts may be cancelled in the event of wet weather and patrons are requested to bring their own seating.

Opera Gala Evening At Antrim Castle Gardens

Sat 13 Aug Sat 6 Aug 1pm – 5pm Admission Free!

The best day out in the summer returns as Antrim Castle Gardens once again plays host to Party in the Park! This great family event will feature live music from 8 piece band The Jukebox Jurors along with a Food Fayre, facepainting, children’s rides, water-zorbing, the beanbag cinema and much, much more.

Tickets: £15 & £13 (Concession) Time: 8pm

Following on from last year’s memorable Opera Gala Evening at Mossley Mill, this special evening will feature a cornucopia of operatic delights performed in the open air in the stunning location of Antrim Castle Gardens.

For the best outdoor experience, patrons are welcomed to bring along their own picnics, rugs and low-backed seating to the event as well as weather-appropriate clothing!

Discover The rich heritage of Antrim & Newtownabbey this summer.

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Antrim Castle Gardens & Clotworthy House

www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/PlacesToVisit

Museum at The Mill & Flax Gallery

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Sentry Hill Historic House & Visitor Centre Summer opening times April, May, June and September Tues to Sun 2pm to 5pm Public holidays 11am to 5pm (last tour 3.45 pm) July and August Tues to Sat 10.30am to 5.30pm Sun 2pm to 5.30pm Public holidays 10.30am to 5.30pm (last tour 4.15pm) Closed Good Friday & 12th July Visits by schools and groups of 10 or over are welcomed throughout the year. Booking in advance is essential. Please contact Sentry Hill for details.

Contact details Randalstown Road, Antrim, BT41 4LH Tel. 028 9448 1338 clotworthy.reception@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk

Mon to Wed 10am – 5pm Thurs 10am – 9pm Fri 10am – 4pm Sat 11am – 4pm Closed Sun and Public Holidays Free Admission

Contact details Museum at The Mill & Flax Gallery, Mossley Mill, Carnmoney Road North Newtownabbey, BT36 5QA Tel. 028 9034 0129 museums@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk

May to September Thurs and Fri 2pm – 5pm Sat 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 5pm Free admission

Contact details C/O Antrim Castle Gardens Randalstown Road Antrim BT41 4LH Tel: 028 9448 1338 pogues@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk

Contact details Sentry Hill 40 Ballycraigy Road Newtownabbey BT36 4SX Tel: 028 9083 2363 museums@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk www.sentryhill.net

Admission Charge There is an admission charge for entry to Sentry Hill House. Please contact the museum for current prices.

There is no charge for use of the gardens or café only.

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Mon, Wed and Fri 9.30am – 5pm Tues and Thurs 9.30am – 9.30pm Sat and Sun 10am – 5pm Closed 12 July Free admission

In the unfortunate event of the course or class being cancelled by the Council, participants will be refunded in full.

If you have any particular access needs please contact the individual venue directly for assistance.

40 Ballycraigy Road Newtownabbey BT36 4SX Tel. 028 9083 2363 Museums@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk www.sentryhill.net

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Any carer accompanying a person with a disability will be admitted free of charge.

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