Creativity Month 2017 by Nerve Centre

MARCH

2017

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Creativity Month is a celebration of creativity and the Creative Industries in Northern Ireland every March. An initiative of the Department for Communities, Creativity Month is held to stimulate new thinking and help creative people, creative ideas and creative businesses emerge and flourish. Creativity Month 2017 will showcase the work of a diverse range of organisations, across government, business, education and the community and voluntary sectors, who are developing creative and innovative solutions to societal challenges. For the full programme with hundreds of events, the latest news and creative opportunities, go to www.creativityni.org.

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HIGHLIGHTS

Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival / Jill Todd Photographic Award Exhibition / Libraries NI Creative Residencies / Bauer Academy / LegenDerry Lego Robot Wars / Late Night Design / Belfast GameCraft 2017 / Collaborate Derry / Belfast Children’s Festival / Make Fab Things Free / Ballymoney Creative Weekend / Night of Ambition / Imagine! Belfast Festival of Politics And Ideas / Enterprise Week / The NI Film Marketing Summit / Create: Innovate: Armagh / Be a ‘Smithy’ for the Day / Inaugural Female Entrepreneur Conference 2017 / Silent Science Show / Artful Ageing Interactive Music Workshops / Crafternoon Tea / Acoustic Picnic / Wood Carving / Screenprinting for Music / Film & Comic Con Belfast / The Clay Club / Belfast Film Festival / Stage 3 Street Photography / Foyle Film Intercultural & Anti-Racism Festival / Area Careers Convention / Maiden Voyage Dance Triple Bill / Laurentic Animation Workshops / Junior Street Art

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March 2017

higHlight festivals Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival

Annual music festival celebrating the art of songwriting in a series of concerts, showcases and music events.

Various venues Belfast Belfast’s Spring Festival returns with the very best music, spoken word, debates, discussions, as well as a series of stunning musical headlining nights at Writer’s Square.

March 20 - 26

Various venues Belfast

Foyle Film Intercultural & Anti-Racism Festival

Various venues Belfast

March 10 - 18

Festival of Politics and Ideas

Festival Of Learning

A week-long festival celebrating the role of the citizen in local political and cultural life through workshops, film, comedy and lively debate.

March 1 - 5

Féile an Earraigh

Imagine!

Enterprise Week

Various venues Belfast The festival aims to engage Belfast citizens in learning and to inspire interest and enjoyment through a week-long programme of interactive learning events and workshops.

March 13 - 25

Belfast Film Festival

Brunswick Moviebowl & Nerve Centre Derry~Londonderry

March 30 - April 8

An important annual programme of international films, documentaries, presentations, workshops, and outreach screenings, aimed at embracing diversity in all its forms.

March 6 - 10

Various venues Belfast Covering a diverse range of films and showcases from across the industry, screening at a number of locations in the Belfast area.

Various venues Derry & Strabane Enterprise Week will celebrate and explore how digital technology is bringing new opportunities for Derry and Strabane.

Belfast Children’s Festival March 10 - 15 Various venues Belfast One of the leading children’s arts festivals in the UK and Ireland, offering up a feast of cultural treats for ages 0 - 14.

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Jill Todd Photographic Award Exhibition

Bauer Academy: Step Inside Programme Introduction to Presenting

Commercial Creative Process

March 9 - May 14

February 6-7, 20-21, 27-28, March 6-7

February 25-26, March 4-5, 11-12

Full of advice, tips and tricks and hopefully this will press the right buttons to help carve out your presenting career. It is one to one mentorship and relationship building with every listener.

Don’t you just love listening to your favourite songs on the radio and then they get rudely interrupted by those annoying adverts! Well, those adverts are a very important part of commercial radio. Find out who writes them, and what work goes into their production?

Cool FM/ Downtown Radio, Newtownards

Nerve Visual Derry~Londonderry Launching the next generation of photographers from both the island of Ireland and Scotland onto an international stage, the Jill Todd Photographic Award (JTPA) has for the last five years provided a platform for young (and not so young) photographers to develop, learn, and compete.

Sound Production – Imagining PK

An annual competition open to Fine Art and Photography graduates from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland, the JTPA gives emerging photographers the experience and profile of a gallery show at the prestigious Stills Gallery in Edinburgh and now at Nerve Visual — the first gallery in Northern Ireland to present the JTPA exhibition, alongside a programme of photography workshops and events.

February 7, 20-21, 28, March 7, 14, 21, 28 Taking you through exactly what goes into making a radio station sound fresh and engaging for its specific audience.

© Uniform. From the series About Common Ground (2016), Mads Holm © Brezovica, Strpce Municipality. From the series National Park (2016), Emma Levy © Out & exercise some more. From the series Simple and easy steps to unending joy and happiness… (2016), Linda Conroy

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Getting The Story Right – An Introduction Into Broadcast Journalism For Today’s World

Introduction to Commercial Radio March 11-12, 18-19, 25-26 Giving you a basic insight into the everyday workings of how different departments run within a commercial radio station and providing you with the basic starter skills to move forward within the industry.

February 13-15, 20-22, 27 - March 1 If you are serious about developing a career in journalism this course is for you. It is for anyone passionate about finding and telling stories, and communicating information to new audiences in new ways.

March 2017

Maker

_maker Workshop: Fuzz Distortion Pedals

Events

TBC Farset Labs Belfast

Make Fab Things Free March 25 - 26

The _maker collective from Dublin will walk attendees through how to build a fuzz distortion pedal. The workshops are aimed at beginners to D.I.Y. electronics and cover all the essential skills that will allow you to create your own electronic instruments and effects for you to take home and love!

Nerve Centre Derry~Londonderry Makeshop and FabLab Nerve Centre will run a series of workshops which will present a practical, easy to understand introduction to the fields of robotics and electronics in a way rarely available. These events provide hands on experience of robotics and engineering, allowing young people to create their very own robot, LED torch and electronic dice.

Collaborate Derry March 3 - 31 Celtronic Studios Derry~Londonderry A series of recording projects featuring internationally renowned producers including Francesco Tristano, Mr C, Tom Middleton, Phil Kieran and The Cyclist collaborating with local producers, musicians and DJs. In addition to the skills exchange at the collaborative workshops, the aim is to produce a collection of new electronic music which will be performed at a music event in late March 2017.

Belfast GameCraft 2017 March 25 Farset Labs Belfast A day-long game jam for people who are interested in game-making to come together under one roof to make games, meet people and generally have fun. Come to have fun, come to share ideas or just compete. Most of all, come and make games!

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LegenDerry Lego Robot Wars

Ballymoney Creative Weekend

TBC

March 25-26

Nerve Centre Derry~Londonderry

Northern Regional College Ballymoney

Lego Robot Wars will see the Nerve Centre and FabLab working with teams of builders to design and create their own Lego Robots and test them to destruction in a Robot Wars showdown. Participants will learn how to design, build and programme their own Robots out of Lego and add attacking and defensive capabilities to them in pursuit of the title of LegenDerry Lego Robot 2017.

A series of free all-day maker workshops for all ages and all backgrounds. Themes include TV production, clay animation, music production and graphic design.

March 2017

Business in the Community NI Healthy Working Lives Age At Work March 2 Queen’s University Belfast A free half-day conference designed to inspire employers to adapt their approach to health and wellbeing in the workplace in order to maximise the opportunities associated with an ageing workforce.

Women Aloud NI 2017 March 7 - 8 Various venues across Northern Ireland A series of literary events to celebrate International Women’s Day and to help raise the profile of women writers based in, or from, Northern Ireland.

Generation Innovation

Night Of Ambition March 8 St George’s Market Belfast Young people will join with over 70 local founders of innovation companies who have pushed what’s possible in their specific sectors.

Highlight Conferences and Seminars

Inaugural Female Entrepreneur Conference 2017

CPEB Area Careers Convention March 10 The Lodge Hotel Coleraine

March 9 Drenagh Estate Limavady Dr Leah Totton, Petra M. Wetzel and Tina McKenzie will join Sarah Travers for a day of inspiration, networking and learning, with thought-provoking insights, and honest advice to help your company grow and thrive.

The Art Of Presenting Craft ‘Me’ And My Business

Free convention designed for students of Year 12 and upwards in grammar and secondary schools and students in colleges of further and higher education, with approximately 45 exhibitors attending.

Create: Innovate: Armagh March 11 AmmA Centre Armagh

March 9 Ards Arts Centre Newtownards Find out how to identify, attract and approach dream clients who share your values in a creative and professional way. You will leave the day with a clear action plan to show your values and personality more throughout your creative business. creativityni.org

A day of creative business development workshops for anyone working in established creative businesses or thinking of starting-up. In association with CIDO Innovation Centre.

March 2017

Decade Conversations Education, Outreach & Creativity March 23 DiverseCity Partnership Derry~Londonderry Half-day conference organised by Community Relations Council looking at the impact of creative, educational and artistic responses to the Decade of Centenaries, with a focus on challenging years ahead.

FilmHub NI Present: The NI Cinema Marketing Summit March 25 The Andrews Gallery Titanic Belfast Representatives from community cinemas, film societies, mixed purpose venues and independent cinemas will all come together to hear from experts and participate in a practical workshop aimed at developing audiences for film.

RTS NI Student Television Awards March 28 The Black Box Belfast The annual Royal Television Society (RTS) NI Student Television Awards toasts the rising stars of the creative industries and celebrate the key relationship between the creative and the education sectors.

Family Events W5 Present The Silence Science Show Weekends from March 4 - 26 W5 Belfast Take your seats for some slapstick science in a unique black and white, silent stage show! Prepare yourself for exciting, experimental and somewhat unusual family theatre.

Creativity Month in Colin March 1 - 31 Various venues Belfast

Little Ballad for Peu March 14 & 15 Lyric Theatre Belfast Predominantly performed for early years children, this work is like a dance through the painted signs, colours, light and music.

Acoustic Picnic March 11 Oh Yeah Music Centre Belfast

Junior Street Art

Baby Rave

A family friendly afternoon of live music, crafts, games and activities for children. Relax with coffee, listen to live music, children can take part in games and activities. Families welcome to bring own picnic lunch.

March 11

March 12 & 13

Belfast Central Library - The Black Box Belfast

The Mac Belfast

Explore the vibrant backstreets of the Cathedral Quarter, learn about all the different techniques from some of the artists and you might even get to do a bit of street art yourself.

A fun-filled disco for parents and babies with non-stop music, colourful visual projections and dance facilitators to help your babies get down to the beat.

Film & Comic Con

MiniMasters

A month long programme of events for children and adults in Colin, including pottery workshops, cookery classes, circus workshops, candle making, photography, wood crafts, and much more.

March 11 & 12 Titanic Exhibition Centre Belfast Film & Comic Con Belfast promises to bring you some of your favourite stars from TV, film and comics as well as a whole host of fun activities including photo shoots, panels, autograph sessions and hundreds of stalls full of TV and Film memorabilia to browse!

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Vincent Van Gogh March 25 Island Arts Centre Lisburn

Mark the birthdays of some of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest artists by learning about their work and creating your own artist inspired masterpiece to take home. Art History was never so much fun!

Libraries

and Museums

Libraries NI Celebrates Creativity Month

Patchwork Flowers Tote Bag March 5 Ulster Folk & Transport Museum Holywood

March 1 - 31 Libraries across NI For the sixth successive year, Libraries NI is participating in Creativity Month. The programme has been developed around Creative Residencies including Storytelling, Creative Writing and Animation. It will offer the opportunity for adults and children to engage with a range of creative activities across libraries within the Libraries NI network. Please ask for further information at your local library or visit the website www.librariesni.org.uk.

Making Connections

Spend the day learning how to make patchwork flowers which will then be sewn to the front of a jute shopping bag.

Earth & Fire

Art of the Japanese Potter March 8 - 28 Ulster Museum Belfast A series of four talks by Mike Robinson based on the fine art of Japanese pottery.

Bronze Age Pottery March 1 Ulster Museum Belfast

Visit the museums bronze age pots with potter John Martin. Then make your own and have it fired in the traditional pit.

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March 18 Ulster Museum Belfast An enchanting storytelling experience taking place in the magical storytelling tent.

Hand Beaded Jewellery A Chevron Lariat March 25 Ulster Folk & Transport Museum Holywood Under the guidance of the Beaders Guild NI you will learn beading techniques as you create a piece of bespoke jewellery.

The Emigrants Farewell

Crafternoon Tea

March 17

March 26

Ulster American Folk Park Omagh

Ulster Folk & Transport Museum Holywood

Dramatic re-enactment of ‘American Wake’ complete with music and song.

Enjoy some quality time over afternoon tea in the museum’s 1900s photographic studio. Under the guidance of a tutor, learn how to sew a bespoke brooch using a zip and embellishments.

Happily Ever After

March 2017

Zip Brooch

At A Glance March 1

Fragmented Reality By Megan Burns Market Place, Armagh (Runs until Mar 11) Nothing But Longing, Void Gallery (Runs until Mar 11) Armagh Art Club Market Place, Armagh (Runs until Mar 18) Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival Various, Belfast (Runs until Mar 5) Remembering 1916: Your Stories Ulster Museum, Belfast (Runs until Mar 19) Creativity Month in Colin, Colin Neighbourhood Partnership, Belfast (Runs until Mar 31) Making Connections: Bronze Age Pots Ulster Museum, Belfast Artful Ageing Interactive Music Workshops EastSide Visitor Centre, Belfast _maker Workshop Farset Labs, Belfast Etching Belfast Print Workshop, Belfast Laurentic Animation Workshops Various Locations Across North West

March 2

BITCNI: Healthy Working Lives - Age At Work, Riddel Hall, Belfast Blick Academy: Zine-Making Blick Shared Studios, Belfast Late Night Design Various, Belfast

March 3

Ulster Orchestra 2016/7 Season: Elgar’s Enigma Variations Ulster Hall, Belfast Maiden Voyage Dance Triple Bill The MAC, Belfast Upcycle Workshop The Designerie, Bushmills Collaborate Derry Celtronic Studios, Derry~Londonderry (Runs until Mar 31)

March

Junk Journal Book Making Market Place, Armagh Get To Know Your SLR AmmA Centre, Armagh Failures Exhibition Launch Blick Shared Studios, Belfast

Stage 3 Street Photography Belfast Exposed Photography, Belfast Monoprinting Belfast Print Workshop, Belfast The Silent Science Show W5, Belfast (Runs until Mar 26) Little Legends World Book Day Easons, Foyleside, Derry~Londonderry Felt Bag Workshop Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Hollywood Basic Leatherwork Course The Journeyman Saddler Workshop, Newry Commercial Creative Process Bauer Academy, Newtownards (Runs until Mar 5) Meet the Maker: What is Intaglio? Original Printmaking Through Processes The Space Gallery, Newtownards

March 5

Belfast Street Art Walking Tour Dark Horse / Black Box, Belfast Patchwork Flowers Tote Bag Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Holywood Be A ‘Smithy’ For The Day Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Hollywood

March 6

Watercolours The Burnavon, Cookstown Belfast Streetviews (East) Eastside Visitor Centre, Belfast Enterprise Week 2017 Various, Derry~Londonderry (Runs until Mar 10) Pottery Club, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn Introduction To Presenting Bauer Academy, Newtownards (Runs until Mar 7) Sound Production: Imagining PK Bauer Academy, Newtownards

March 7

Belfast Streetviews (West) Spectrum Centre, Belfast David Braziel: Too Big For Words The Green Room, Belfast Grand Scheme Media: Production Accountancy Northern Ireland Screen, Belfast (Runs until Mar 8)

March 8

Artful Ageing Interactive Music Workshops, EastSide Visitor Centre, Belfast Generation Innovation Night Of Ambition, St George’s Market, Belfast creativityni.org

The Missing Voice The Mac, Belfast Earth & Fire: Art Of The Japanese Potter Ulster Museum, Belfast Steps to Success - Inspiring & Upskilling Female Entrepreneurs NWRC, Derry~Londonderry

March 9

Getting to Know Ciara O’Neill Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast Jill Todd: Photographic Award Exhibition, Nerve Visual Gallery, Derry~Londonderry (Runs until May 14) Inaugural Female Entrepreneur Conference 2017 Drenagh House, Limavady The Art of Presenting Craft Seminar: ‘Me’ and My Business Ards Arts Centre, Newtownards

March 10

Belfast Children’s Festival Cotton Court, Belfast (Runs until Mar 15) Jazz Improv: Moving on Music Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast 100 Works: Sean Hillen Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast Queen’s Quarter Urban Sketchers Pub Crawl Laverys, The Five Points, Belfast Interviewing Mrs Carmichael by poet Joan Newmann Linen Hall Library, Belfast Nivelli’s War: Cahoots NI The Lyric Theatre, Belfast Woofle: Dan Leith / Replay Theatre Company The Lyric Theatre, Belfast Nosferatu: Bob Theatre The MAC, Belfast Lost in Narration: Riccardo Giacconi, Invernomuto & Luca Trevisani The MAC, Belfast Graduate Creative Enterprise Bootcamp Ulster University, Belfast (Runs until Mar 11) Under Napoleon’s Nose Ulster University, Belfast Meta-Perceptual Helmets: Cleary Connolly Various Venues, Belfast Area Careers Convention Lodge Hotel, Coleraine 28 Drawings Later Exhibition Cornstore Creative Hub, Draperstown Feile an Earraigh Various, Belfast (Runs until Mar 18)

March 11

Make Yourself as a Life Size Collage Clotworthy House, Antrim Roses from the Heart History Talk & Traditional Bonnet Making Workshop, Clotworthy House, Antrim Art Skills Workshop AmmA Centre, Armagh Create: Innovate: Armagh AmmA Centre, Armagh Salt Water Bath Etching and Printing AmmA Centre, Armagh Upcycled Tunic Dress Market Place, Armagh (Runs until Mar 12) Acoustic Picnic Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast Wood Carving Ulster Museum, Belfast Junior Street - Seedhead Arts Belfast Central Library to Black Box, Belfast Black Star Beat Conductors: Bounce Culture Dock Café, Belfast Screenprinting for Music Belfast Print Workshop, Belfast Baby Rave: Baby Ska - Young at Art The MAC, Belfast Film & Comic Con Belfast Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast (Runs until Mar 12) Reduction Wood Cut Belfast Print Workshop, Belfast Focus on Printing Your Black & White Negative Belfast Exposed Photography, Belfast Station Island: An Illuminations Introduction Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy Lyric Theatre: Performance Reflections on Station Island Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy Little Legends Reading Rooms Easons, Foyleside, Derry~ Londonderry North Down Craft Collective, Springtime Market Hollywood Silver Beaded Jewellery Workshop Island Arts Centre, Lisburn The Clay Club Island Arts Centre, Lisburn An Introduction to Hot Glass with Maggie Napier Tory Bush Cottages, Newry Introduction To Commercial Radio Bauer Academy, Newtownards (Runs until Mar 12) Commercial Creative Process Bauer Academy, Newtownards (Runs until Mar 12) Japanese Indigo Dying Workshop An Creagán, Omagh

Willow Bird Feeders Antrim Castle Gardens, Antrim March 2017

March 12

Life Drawing Workshop: Long Pose Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast Phantom Boy: Jean-Loup Feliciolo & Alan Gagnol Queen’s Film Theatre, Belfast Book Clinic: Children’s Books Ireland The Lyric Theatre, Belfast To 1/Infinity and Beyond: Colin Reid The Black Box, Belfast Pigeon & Plum’s Variety Cabaret Circus: Pigeon & Plum The Black Box, Belfast Work in Progress: Hard to be Soft Episode II Oona Doherty & Ajendance Ulster Museum, Belfast

March 13

Belfast Streetviews (North) Duncairn Centre, Belfast Foyle Film Festival Intercultural & Anti-Racism Festival Various, Derry~Londonderry (Runs until Mar 25)

March 1

Belfast Streetviews (South) Agape Centre, Belfast I Went to the Supermarket: Paul Howard in association with Book Trust The Black Box, Belfast The Art of Presenting Craft Seminar: Connecting with the Art Market Queen’s University, Belfast Little Ballad for Peu: Teatro All’Improvviso Lyric Theatre, Belfast Spot: La Barraca The MAC, Belfast Flights (Vuelos): Aracaladanza The MAC, Belfast Tiny Little Legends Easons, Foyleside, Derry~Londonderry Guitar Masterclass with George KODY Marios Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry Sound Production: Imagining PK Bauer Academy, Newtownards

March 15

Mini Mid-Week Magic: Seedhead Arts The Black Box, Belfast Artful Ageing Interactive Music Workshops EastSide Visitor Centre, Belfast Eighty81 Pitch Night Eighty81 Creative Workspace, Derry~Londonderry

March 16

Kevin Francis Gray: Mid-Career Retrospective Market Place, Armagh

Predictable Contact: Michael Hanna The Naughton Gallery at Queen’s, Belfast (Runs until Mar 26) Skull The Green Room, Belfast

March 23

Ceramic Yarn Bowls Market Place, Armagh (Runs until Mar 30) Decade Conversations - Education Outreach & Creativity, DiverseCity, Derry~Londonderry

March 17

Discovering the Stars at Armagh: Guided Tour of Observatory and Grounds Armagh Observatory Discovering the Stars at Armagh: Talk by Prof. Michael Burton Market Place, Armagh Beginners Crochet Workshop The Designerie, Bushmills The Emigrants Farewell Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh

March 18

Happily Ever After Ulster Museum, Belfast Potato Basket-Making With Welig Crafts Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy Comic Book Art Burnavon Centre, Cookstown Introduction To Commercial Radio Bauer Academy, Newtownards (Runs until Mar 19) Ceramic Wall Hangings Museum At The Mill, Newtownabbey

March 19

The Spellbound Boy The Cube at the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast Abandoned NI: A Faculty Lecture The Black Box, Belfast

March 20

Festival Of Learning Various, Belfast (Runs until Mar 26) Intermediate Digital Photography Museum at The Mill, Newtownabbey Imagine! Belfast Festival of Politics And Ideas Various, Belfast

March 21

Intermediate Digital Photography Clotworthy House, Antrim Sound Production: Imagining PK Bauer Academy, Newtownards

March 22

Artful Ageing Interactive Music Workshops EastSide Visitor Centre, Belfast Artful Ageing Dry Point Print Making Eastside Visitor Centre, Belfast Floral Art Course Burnavon Centre, Cookstown Sales Themed Co-Working Day Craigavon Bleary Business & Community Centre, Craigavon

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March 2

Captured Landscapes: Patrick Hughes Market Place, Armagh Ulster Orchestra 2016/7 Season: The Great Symphonies - The Pathetique Ulster Hall, Belfast Gallery Goes To Bellaghy Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy Willow Weaving: Garlic Basket or Bird Feeder The Designerie, Bushmills Funding & Support Centre Eighty81, Derry~Londonderry Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone Exhibition CCA, Derry~Londonderry (Runs until May 21) Strabane Drama Festival Alley Theatre, Strabane (Runs until Apr 1)

March 25

Photoshop for Business and Leisure AmmA Centre, Armagh Ballymoney Creative Weekend Northern Regional College, Ballymoney (Runs until Mar 26) Belfast GameCraft 2017 Farset Labs, Belfast Film Hub NI present the NI Cinema Marketing Summit Titanic Belfast, Belfast Up The Walls Sunflower Bar, Belfast Lithography Belfast Print Workshop, Belfast Focus On Wet Paint Collodion Belfast Exposed Photography, Belfast Simon Armitage Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy Upcycle Workshop Canvas Stencil Art The Designerie, Bushmills Make Fab Things Free FabLab Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry Francesco Tristano Live + NI VJ Competition Final The Glassworks, Derry~Londonderry Hand Beaded Jewellery: A Chevron Lariat Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Hollywood Bladesmithing: Whittling Knife Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Hollywood Costume: From Head To Toe Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Hollywood Hand Loom Weaving Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Hollywood

March 2017

Pottery and Textile Art in The Mournes Tory Bush Cottages, Kilcoo (Runs until Mar 26) Vintage Necklace Workshop Island Arts Centre, Lisburn Mini Masters: Vincent Van Gogh Island Arts Centre, Lisburn Introduction To Commercial Radio Bauer Academy, Newtownards (Runs until Mar 26) Make a Television Programme Workshop NWRC Ballymoney, Antrim (Runs until Mar 26) Clay Animation Workshop NWRC Ballymoney, Antrim (Runs until Mar 26) Make Music Workshop NWRC Ballymoney, Antrim (Runs until Mar 26) Make a Design Workshop NWRC Ballymoney, Antrim (Runs until Mar 26)

March 26

The Fine & Dandy Market Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast Nick Laird Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy Crafternoon Tea: Zip Brooch Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Hollywood

March 28

The Burning Question: The Question Of Design The Green Room, Belfast Ulster Orchestra 2016/7 Season: The Great Symphonies: Mozart’s Jupiter Ulster Hall, Belfast Royal Television Society NI Student Television Awards, The Black Box, Belfast Visual Reading Rooms Caw Centre, Derry~Londonderry Sound Production: Imagining PK Bauer Academy, Newtownards

March 29

HRSE Season Ensemble: Beyond The Spectra, Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast Careers Speed Networking Event Abbey Community College, Newtownabbey

March 30

Belfast Film Festival Various, Belfast (Runs until Apr 8)

March 31

Ulster Orchestra 2016/7 Season: The Great Symphonies: Brahms’ First Ulster Hall, Belfast Womenfolk: A Celebration Of Women In Design Blick Shared Studios, Derry~Londonderry / Belfast Spring into Craft Conway Square, Newtownards

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