Samhlaíocht Kerry Film Festival
presents
'The Constant Gardener'
Tuesday 3rd November 2009 at 11.15am
Director: Fernando Meirelles.
A classic from Fernando Meirelles, starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz in an Oscar winning role.
A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife's murder,
big business, and corporate corruption.
Tickets €5.
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'Apocalypse Now'
at 8.00pm
Director: Francis Ford Coppola.
Francis Ford Coppola’s Oscar winning epic is loosely based on Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.
Set in the Vietnam War the movie follows Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) who is sent upriver to Cambodia
to exterminate the renegade Green Beret Colonel Kurtz, played by Marlon Brando, in a role that, by his own
admission, was one of the darkest of his life. The film perfectly encapsulates the madness of Vietnam, in the
words of director Coppola, “We were in the jungle, there were too many of us, we had access to too much money,
too much equipment, and, little by little, we went insane!” A brilliant movie and one that has to be seen on the big screen.
See www.kerryfilmfestival.com
Tickets €7. Bookings on 066 9478956.
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'The Pre - Madonnas'
Liz Ryan (Mezzo soprano), Mary Flaherty (Soprano)
& Deborah Kelleher on piano
Friday, 30th October 2009 at 8.30pm
In the days before Madonna and Kylie there were two girls with Real Voices who sang Real Music.
The years passed and these two girls now.........slightly older, grown wiser, sexier & more attractive with limitless
supplies of talent, known as: The Pre-Madonnas.
Mezzo soprano Liz Ryan (Dublin) and soprano Mary Flaherty (Galway), together they present a delectable programme
of arias and duets from composers such as Verdi, Mozart, Bellini, Delibes and Handel, as well as operetta and Victorian songs and comedy sketches. And Deborah Kelleher will accompany the girls on piano. All presented with charm & panache! and no radio mikes. Ladies and Gentlemen we present THE PRE-MADONNAS.
Stunning singing & great fun!
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Dear Conjunction Theatre Company
presents
'More Lives Than One - Oscar Wilde & the Black Douglas'
Written & performed by Leslie Clack. Directed by Patricia Kessler.
& '84 Charing Cross Road'
by James Roose-Evans adapted from the letters of
Helene Hanff & Frank Doel.
Directed by Trish Kessler & Les Clack.
Sunday, 25th October 2009 at 8.30pm
84 Charring Cross Road: It's 1949. A struggling New York City writer starts up a correspondence with a
London bookseller. This warm exchange of letters has been skillfully adapted into a play.
"An evening of enchantment and charm" Whay's On London "Sad that Helene Hanff wasn't alive
to see these two actors on the stage".
More Lives Than One:Oscar Wilde and the Black Douglas. This show is inspired by Michael Mac
Liammoir's "The Importance of Being Earnest.
Fringe Review Edinburgh 2008
"With Wildean excess I would give this show 6 stars if I could, 5 star restraint is the order of the day".
Dear Conjunction Company Paris is a Professional bilingual troupe of actors, directors and writer founded
in 1991. Patricia Kessler born in Chicago but was reared in Paris and lived in Allahies, West Cork. Founder
member of Dear Conjunction. Leslie Clack: Londoner who has been based in Paris since 1980. Committed to bilingual theatre and a founder member of Dear Conjunction Company.
Tickets €15 (€12). Bookings on 066 9478956 / techamergin@eircom.net
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Art Exhibition
'Active Retired Dromid'
Wednesday, 21st October 2009 at 7.30pm
A mixed media exhibition of paintings by artists:
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Jane Coffey
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Dan Curran
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Terry Briggs
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Donal O’Shea
Music provided by ‘The Gunas’
Fáilte roimh cách
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Book & Website Launch
in association with
Comhchoiste Ghaeltacht Uíbh Ráthaigh
Binneas Project
'Songs of Iveragh: Amhráin Uíbh Ráthaigh Volume 1'
&
The Binneas archive website
Saturday, 17th October 2009 at 8.30pm
The launch will be followed by a traditional concert.
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South West Kerry Women's Association
EXHIBITION
highlighting poverty in rural Kerry
Saturday, 17th October 2009 at 12.00noon
U.N. Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Exhibition will be launched by Deirdre Walsh of Radio Kerry.
Everyone welcome. Refreshments served.
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Traditional
Peter Browne (uilleann piper), Phil Callery (singer),
& Gerry Harrington (fiddle player)
Saturday, 10th October 2009 at 8.30pm
Peter Browne currently works as Senior Producer-in-Charge of Music Programmes in RTÉ Radio One
with a special interest in traditional music. He has played as a session musician on recordings by such people as Paul Brady, Maura O' Connell, Mary Black, Mick Hanley, The Dubliners, Scullion and Cór Chúil Aodha and has also been part of various ventures in modern experimental music and has played the works of Bill Whelan, Michael Holohan,
Roger Doyle and Paddy Meegan. He has featured as soloist with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra on their
1997 North American Tour and frequently attends gatherings of Uilleann pipers as guest teacher, lecturer
and performer.
September 1999 saw the European release of a stunning new album "From The Edge of Memory" by Phil Callery & The Long Wave Band. This is the first solo album from Phil Callery who is probably best known for his work with The Voice Squad. The album contains 13 tracks including, The Bonny Blue Eyed Lassie, Annan Waters, The Green Linnet and Stolen Child. For this album Phil is joined by "The Long Wave Band" featuring some of Ireland's finest musicians such as Niall O'Callanáín on Bouzouki, Kevin Murphy on Cello, Colm McCaughey on fiddle, Jimmy Faulkner on guitar and
Belinda Morris on oboe and saxophone.
Gerry Harrington grew up in Kenmare County Kerry under the influence of some of the great players of the day, Connie O'Connell, Dennis McMahon, Séamus Creagh and Jackie Daly. Gerry's music was brought to a wider audience during the nineties through the release of two exquisite albums with accordion player Eoghan O'Sullivan, Scéal Eile and The Smokey Chimney. Another perfect match was formed when Gerry recorded The New Road with button accordion master Charlie Piggott. Gerry has recently recorded “Fortune Favours The Merry” with very well known Sligo flute player Peter Horan from Killavil. Gerry met Peter at the James Morrison Festival in Riverstown, Co. Sligo in 2000 and they have been friends and musical partners since.
Tickets €15 (€12). Bookings on 066 9478956 / techamergin@eircom.net
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Theatre
Playing Burton
Written by Mark Jenkins. Directed by Guy Masterson.
Performed by JOSH RICHARDS
Thursday, 8th October 2009 at 8.30pm
The great Welsh roaring boyo, one of the most powerful actors and personalities of the
Twentieth Century, Richard Burton appeared to waste his talent,
squander his millions, drink
himself to an early death. He was the most nominated actor never to win an Oscar.
From humble roots as the 12th child of a drunken Welsh miner, he rose to become the World's
first megastar. Rarely out of the papers for three decades and infamously married to Elizabeth Taylor,
the word 'paparazzi' was coined for them... But the real Burton, little Richie Jenkins, was known only to a few.
Presented in Burton's own words and those of the great writers he admired, Welshman Josh Richards
reincarnates both the actor and the myth in a moving, powerfully charming, deeply profound performance.
An emotional helter-skelter ride through the life of a flawed genius.
And have things changed? As we witness this passion fuelled genius crash to a vodka sodden wreck,
we ask how steep is the price we still demand our idols to pay?
Directed by Burton's great nephew, Guy Masterson, Mark Jenkins' play was first presented in Edinburgh
in '94 to huge acclaim. It returned equally successfully to Edinburgh in 1997 and 2007. And has since been produced elsewhere with three other actors taking the role. Josh Richards is the man who created it...
This is the original and... the best.
‘An unforgettable distillation of the essence of Richard Burton’s uniqueness. A shattering portrayal’ The Daily Mail
‘With a mountain shattering presence Josh Richards becomes RICHARD BURTON in an exceptionally powerful and darkly haunting performance. It is riveting and peerlessly acted’ The Scotsman
www.sbpost.ie/agenda/theatre-44202.html (Sunday Business Post Review)
Tickets €15 (€10). Bookings on 066 9478956 / techamergin@eircom.net
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Kerry International Chamber Music Festival
Saturday, 3rd October 2009 at 8.00pm
Tickets €20 (€15). Bookings on 066 9478956 / techamergin@eircom.net
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presents
Samuel Beckett’s
'Happy Days'
Directed by Sergio Amigo
Thursday, 10th September 2009 at 8.30pm
Never since 1958, when Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot' was staged for the first time in
Argentina, a local cast has performed a version of 'Happy Days' in its original English version.
The director has presented the characters by endowing them with all the nuances and subleties as implied
in the text. The total atmosphere of the production effectively depicts all its facets, transitions and tensions
by making visible the aesthetical multiplicity of Beckett's theatre.
"..an excellent production that regales the audience with an unforgettable aesthetic and intellectual experience."
For further information on this performance please visit
Tickets €15 (€10). Bookings on 066 9478956 / techamergin@eircom.net
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Chamber Ensemble
ACCLAIMED IRISH CELLIST
GERALD PEREGRINE
IN CONCERT WITH PIANIST
CATHAL BRESLIN
Sunday, 13th September 2009 at 8.30pm
Both artists are laureates of the Royal College of Music, London, and former Fullbright scholars.
The duo have recently been invited to join the prestigious Music Network Artist roster. Both performers
were also individual recipients of the National Concert Hall Rising Star debut recital. This
performance will feature much loved cello works by Shostakovich, Debussy, Beethoven,
& Chopin.
The recital will also feature the beautiful Mendelssohn cello Sonata in honour of the composers 200th birth year.
This is the first nationwide recital tour, currently touring Ireland from 2nd-13th September 2009,
by this exciting new chamber ensemble, and a chance to catch two of
Ireland's finest young performers live in concert!
The Tour is kindly supported with assistance from the Music Network Performace and Touring Award, and is proudly presented in association with RTE Lyric fm.
'Gerald Peregrine plays the cello as if born to it' - Irish Times
'Cathal Breslin-'Playing with assurance and sparkle' - Irish Times
For further details see www.musicnetwork.ie and www.geraldperegrine.com
Tickets €15 (€10). Bookings on 066 9478956 / techamergin@eircom.net
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Traditional/Classical
Skellig Ensemble
Thursday, 23rd July 2009 at 8.30pm
An evening of music & dance suitable for all the family.
Tickets €10. Bookings on 066 9478956 / techamergin@eircom.net
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Theatre
The Kiss
By Michael Harding
Performed by Tom Hickey
Monday, 20th July 2009 at 8.30pm
The Kiss is a timely revival of one of Michael Harding’s most incisive comments on the state of Catholism in Ireland. Featuring Tom Hickey it promises to be a riveting experience in the theatre.
The Kiss is a tragic tale of one man’s compulsion, blindness and loneliness.
After the heat of the courtroom, a priest sits in silence to reflect on his deeds and to taste a
bitter remorse. But he is still ambiguous about his past. Forgetful of all suffering but for his own loneliness,
which still blinds him to the consequences, as he turns inward, turns to home – towards mother and
towards the last remembrance of a kiss more treacherous than that of Judas Iscariot. In vivid images and
heartbreaking clarity, this old priest tells the truth as he sees it, and his ambiguous mind is revealed for what it is.
‘’A powerful,important play…should not be missed’’ Irish Independent
‘’a performance of raw power and extraordinary impact’’ The Tribune
‘’ Tom Hickey…has an edgy brilliance…with real dramatic punch’’ Irish Times
Tickets €12 (€10 conc.). Bookings on 066 9478956 / techamergin@eircom.net
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Traditional
Garry Walsh,
Christy Leahy & Donncha Moynihan
Saturday, 18th July 2009 at 8.30pm
Garry Walsh was born in Manchester of Irish Parents, now living in West Cork. A master of the flute and
whistle, taught by his father aged 11. Following his acclaimed debut album “Uncovered” Ossian Records,
he has recently released Penny Trumpets, Claddagh Records. Both CD’s feature previously unrecorded
music from Co. Louth and Co. Cork, which has been in his family for generations. He has toured around the
Country, UK and Europe with some of Traditional Music’s top players.
Christy Leahy is also from Cork and plays with well known band 'North Cregg'. He has toured
Ireland, Uk and Europe and is highly regarded in trad music as one of the best box players.
Donncha Moynihan is from Cork and comes from the well known Moynihan family. A much sought after
accompanist, he has played with just about every body. He formed the band “Calico” with well known brother
Diarmuid on pipes; releasing two CD’s. He has toured the Country, across Europe and extensively in US. He is
also a sound engineer and has recorded some of the best players around.
Tickets €15 (€10 conc.). Bookings on 066 9478956 / techamergin@eircom.net
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Waterville Seatrout Festival
Saturday & Sunday, 18th - 19th July 2009
A celebration of the resurgence of Waterville as a destination, not only for its magnificent seatrout
fishing but also for the beauty of its rich and ancient coastal landscape, its sparkling lakes
and streams, its culture, history and folklore.
There will be a wide range of events for the enjoyment of all, including nonfishermen!
The Festival will be held in and around Tech Amergin, our
Centre for Arts and Culture, in the centre of Waterville.
For further information please click here.
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Book Launch
in association with Cork University Press
'The Iveragh Peninsula: A Cultural Atlas Of The Ring of Kerry'
Edited by John Crowley & John Sheehan
Friday, 17th July 2009 at 7.30pm
The book will be launched by John A. Murphy, Emeritus Professor of History, UCC
& John O'Donoghue TD, An Ceann Comhairle
Admission free
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A musical journey
Clare Horgan
in concert singing smooth jazz, blues,
contemporary folk & sean-nós.
Sunday, 12th July 2009 at 8.30pm
Tickets €15 (€10 conc.). Bookings on 066 9478956 / techamergin@eircom.net
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Traditional
Ailie Robertson
Monday, 6th July 2009 at 8.30pm
One of Scotland’s leading young harpists, Ailie Robertson fronts a contemporary, dynamic trio of harp, guitar, and percussion. A Live-Ireland Winner and BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2008 finalist, Ailie plays with outstanding vigour, poise and sensitivity. Jigs, reels and polkas get the feet tapping while her slow airs have been described as ‘heart-achingly beautiful’. Ailie Robertson’s eloquent, deeply expressive harp playing, combined with the guitarist’s masterful control of harmony and rhythm, and the percussionist’s canny blend of sensitivity and effervescence create a three-way musical conversation that ranges from soulful reflection to exciting, high octane dance tunes.
“This is an incredible debut solo from Ailie Robertson.….I really struggled to find enough words to put across my praise for this magnificent debut. It's moving, beautiful and totally original. It is a masterful album that combines Irish and Scottish influence as well as an undeniably clever contemporary twist. Ailie shows that the Celtic harp can be just as at home with guitar, bass, percussion and piano as it can be as a solo instrument. This album will take you to places you have never been before, quite simply it is mind-blowing”.
Folk Radio UK Review
Tickets €15 (€10 conc.). Bookings on 066 9478956 / techamergin@eircom.net
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Photographic & Video Exhibition
Celebrating Two Kerry Sports Heroes
Legendary Kerry cyclist Mick Murphy
& local mountaineer John Dowd
Official opening by ex footballer and radio broadcaster Weeshie Fogarty
Thursday, 2nd July 2009 at 7.00pm
Legendary Kerry cyclist Mick Murphy is being honoured in Tech Amergin, Waterville, by an exhibition of photographic and video work by Cork artist Chris Hurley. In the 1950s and ‘60s the Rás Tailteann attracted bigger crowds than any other sporting event in Ireland. To compete was a great achievement, to finish it a greater one, to win it a monumental one. Occasionally a win became the stuff of legend.
The exhibition takes us back to that time with a film which retells the story by the hero himself, while
intimately portraying him through a series of stunning photographs. The exhibition will run until July 14th.
Equally monumental in its scale and achievement was the success of local mountaineer John Dowd,
who in 2008 became the first ever Kerryman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Echoing the teak-tough
nature of Murphys cycling style, John Dowds feat of endurance and both physical and mental courage marks
him out as one of Kerry’s great unsung sporting heroes. Following the exhibition opening John will give an
illustrated talk on his experience, with a slide show of photographs he took himself on his grueling climb.
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Booth & Li Cello & Guitar Duo
Sunday, 28th June 2009 at 8.30pm
Following her successful tour of Ireland in 2006, the outstanding young cellist Li Lu has received
several International Awards, including from the Irish Arts Council and the BBC Performing Arts Fund,
both of these being for the first time awarded to a Chinese artist. Her solo and chamber music performances
have taken her across Asia and Europe.
Li Lu will perform in Tech Amergin in collaboration with exciting young British guitarist Andrew Booth for an
evening of beautiful acoustic music that straddles classical, folk and jazz. Featuring music from Spain,
France, South America and Asia, also include some of the first-rate contemporary works for guitar and
cello, which are still rarely heard in concert. Further informatin on www.lilucello.com
“Li Lu played confidently and with a particular authority” (the Irish Times).
Tickets €15 (€10 conc.). Bookings on 066 9478956 / techamergin@eircom.net
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Féile na Greine/Solstice Arts Festival
21ú - 23ú Meitheamh/June 2009
Starting on Sunday 21st June, Midsummer Day and finishing with a traditional bonfire on St. John’s Eve,
23rd June, Féile na Gréine will celebrate midsummer with theatre, music, poetry, visual arts, film, circus
and workshops.
Waterville, on the Ring of Kerry among some of Ireland’s most spectacular scenery, with direct access
to mountains, lakes and sea, is an ideal location for this festival. And Tech Amergin, the purpose-built arts
centre with the intimate atmosphere, is the ideal venue.
For further information see www.feilenagreine.com
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Jazz Concert
TOGETHERNESS
Friday, 12th June 2009 at 8.30pm
Togetherness, a stellar quartet, are one of the most exciting young jazz groups to emerge from the
Dublin jazz scene in recent times. Led by pianist/composer Justin Carroll, the quartet forms a captivating
sound of original music and features some of the brightest musicians on the Irish jazz scene. Saxophonist
Michael Buckley has worked internationally with many outstanding musicians. Bassist Simon Jermyn and
drummer Seán Carpio have worked together with groups to watch out for such as Red Rocket and Trot A Mouse.
The Group have been praised for their undeniable group chemistry, harmonic & rhythmic flexibility and moments
of individual brilliance from all four members. www.myspace.com/justincarrollmusic
"considerable ingenuity and imagination"
- CD Of The Week (The Ticket) The Irish Times ****
Tickets €15 (€10 conc.). Bookings on 066 9478956 / techamergin@eircom.net
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Traditional
DAVID MUNNELLY AND BAND
Sunday, 7th June 2009 at 8.30pm
The David Munnelly Band was started in 2000 by Irish button accordion player David Munnelly,
who toured and recorded with The Chieftains and De Danann.
With members from Mayo, Dublin, Donegal, Tyrone and, Brighton, England the exciting sextet combines
button accordion, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, piano, bodhrán and flute for a high-spirited instrumental
sound coloured with a bit of jazz and ragtime, and extraordinary percussive dancing topped with the singing
of All-Ireland champion Shauna Mullin. They have won special acclaim for incorporating the sound of the 1920s
and 1930s and such bands from that era as the Flanagan Brothers with its traditional roots.
Tickets €15 (€10 conc.). Booking on 066 9478956 / techamergin@eircom.net
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Theatre
Jimmy Joyced!
by
Donal O'Kelly
Directed by Sorcha Fox
Sunday, 31st May 2009 at 8.30pm
Jimmy Joyced! looks back at 1904 through the eyes of JJ Staines, a stallholder in Dublin’s Rathmines Market
with a dangerous obsession for all things Joycean. JJ drives like a man possessed through the full gamut of
1904 James Joyce, from his 22nd birthday on 2nd February to his departure with Nora Barnacle on 9th October.
Donal O’Kelly is an actor and playwright. His previous solo plays include the award-winning Catalpa,
performed in Tech Amergin in October 2008, see past events page, and Bat The Father Rabbit The Son.
In 2007 he toured his Mummer-style 1798 spy thriller Vive La throughout Ireland, and his music-theatre
piece Running Beast, performed in Tech Amergin during Féile na Gréine 2008, based on the story of Red
Hugh O’Neill Earl of Tyrone, and has toured to rave notices in Ireland and abroad.
On screen, he is known for his roles in movies such as the recently-released Kings, The Van,
Spin The Bottle, I Went Down, and the TV series' Paths To Freedom and Fair City.
Tickets €20 (conc. €12). Bookings on 066 9478956/ techamergin@eircom.net
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Solo Piano Recital
Endre Hegedus
Sunday, 24th May 2009 at 8.30pm
The passionate Hungarian pianist and prize winner of ten international piano competitions,
Endre Hegedus, will perform masterpieces by Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin and Liszt in Tech Amergin.
He has already performed two unforgettable recitals in Muckross House, Killarney and two in Waterville.
Hegedus' exceptional live performances distinguish him as a master of tonal beauty and clarity. International
critics and audiences alike have hailed him as one of the most prominent piano soloist in the world.
Tickets €15 (conc. €10). Bookings on 066 9478956/ techamergin@eircom.net
Further information available on www.listen-to-music-in-ireland.com
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Comedy
with
Brendan Grace
Wednesday 13th & Thursday 14th May 2009 at 8.30pm
Brendan's material owes more to the best of the traditional stand-up-comics than it does to
modern alternative humour and his show is very much a show for all the family.
Tickets €30.
Bookings on (066) 947 8956 or techamergin@eircom.net
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Solo Piano Recital
Ivan Ilić, Paris based pianist performing works
by
Bach, Johannes Brahms, Claude Debussy,
Frédéric Chopin & Leopold Godowsky.
Sunday 10th May 2009, 8.30 pm
Recently praised by the New Yorker as an "adventurous pianist" who "likes his music on the brainy
side," Ivan Ilić is rapidly gaining astrong international reputation. A disciple of François-René Duchâble,
Ilić has earned support from the American Foundation in Paris, the Karić Foundation in
Belgrade, the University of Illinois, and the Nadia Boulanger Foundation in Paris. He
recently completed a one-yearresidency at the Cité Internationale des Arts.
Ivan's first CD of music by Claude Debussy recently received Mezzo Television Critic's
Choice Award in France. The disc is broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Radio France, Radio 4
Netherlands, American Public Radio,and Radio Canada, as well as major classical
music stations in Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Estonia, Latvia, Ireland, the Czech Republic, New
Zealand, Australia, Argentina, and South Africa.
"A pianist of real personality, his name is one to remember."
Le Monde de la Musique
"Fidelity to what the score says is impeccable."
Classical Music Magazine
Tickets €15 (€10 conc.)
Bookings on (066) 947 8956 or techamergin@eircom.net
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Poetry Reading
Derek Mahon
Multi Award Winning Poet
Thursday 7th May 2009 at 8.30 pm
Born in Belfast in 1941, he was educated at Trinity College Dublin and the Sorbonne. He has worked as a
journalist and screenwriter in Dublin and London, adapting Irish novels for television, and has taught at
Barnard College, New York and New York University. His poetry collections include The Hudson Letter (1995),
The Yellow Book (1997) and Collected Poems (1999). His most recent collection is Harbour Lights (2005).
He has translated plays and poetry by Sophocles, Euripides, Racine, Molière, Nerval and Philippe Jaccottet; the
latter work won the C.K. Scott Moncrieff Translation Prize. His other awards include the Irish Times/Aer Lingus
Poetry Prize, the Irish-American Cultural Institute Award and Lannan and Guggenheim fellowships. He lives
in Kinsale, Co. Cork.
Admission €5.
Bookings on (066) 947 8956 or techamergin@eircom.net
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Craft Fair
in Aid of Lesotho
Easter Sunday 12th April 2009
2.00pm - 5.00pm
Ceramics, Textiles, Paintings, Drawings & Photographs, Cakes, Savoury Foods,
Bric-a-Brac, Books & lots, lots more.
Refreshments will also be available.
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Theatre/Comedy
Mariettas
Sunday 5th April 2009 at 8.00pm
Following the very successful play (The Telephone Exchange) by Niamh Gleeson.
The Five Lamps Theatre Company presents 'The Mariettas', an exciting new comedy by Niamh Gleeson.
The Marietta Showband is dreamed up while Bernie Brady works on the biscuit factory line in 1968.
She drums up four other young ones and they attempt to burst onto the Dublin showband scene. They
have an inauspicious beginning in Father Finian's Parish Hall. Will the unreliable musicians turn up?
Will Assumpta's gippy tummy get the better of her? Can 'The Mariettas' get the crowds on the dance floor?
Charming and quirky, 'The Mariettas' is a trip down memory lane and Hucklebuck shoes are compulsory!
Tickets €15 (€10 conc.)
Bookings on (066) 947 8956 or techamergin@eircom.net
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Johnny McEvoy
Thursday 2nd April 2009 at 8.00pm
Johnny McEvoy has been writing and performing songs for over 40 years and he is just back from yet
another very successful mini tour in America. He took most of the last year of from performing live
concerts to concentrate on writing and recording a new album. He regards his latest album "Never Smelt
The Roses" which came out on the 6th of March this year to be his best work to date and very few could
argue when they hear it. The title track "Never Smelt the Roses" has been getting great reviews in the
United States and the Album itself shows us that Johnny is back at his very best not only
vocally but also in his song writing.
Tickets €20 (€18 conc.)
Bookings on (066) 947 8956 or techamergin@eircom.net
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Traditional/Folk Music
Mary McPartlan & Thom Moore
Friday 13th March 2009 at 8.00pm
Mary is one of Ireland's finest vocal performers & interprets with spirit, passion & an
intense love of the songs she sings. Thom, American/Irish singer, songwriter 'Train to Sligo', 'Carolina Rua' etc
& member of 70's group 'Pumpkinhead' & later 'Midnight Well'.
Singing workshop with Mary & Thom on Saturday 14th March from 11.00am - 1.00pm.
Workshop fee: €20. Contact the centre for further details.
Concert tickets €15 (€10 conc.)
Bookings on (066) 947 8956 or techamergin@eircom.net
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Richard Jordan Productions Ltd
Presents
The Truman Capote Talk Show
With Bob Kingdom as Truman Capote
Sunday 8th March 2009 at 8.00pm
Bitchy, Glitzy, Chic, Unique, Heartbreaking….
No one looked, or sounded, like Truman Capote. A five foot four terror, with a high-pitched, Southern drawl,
he wrote as he spoke, like a surgeon with a scalpel; made by words, destroyed by words, drugs and
alcohol. Capote, recreated, lays bare both sides of this classic American tragedy.
Winner of the Fringe First Award The Truman Capote Talk Show has enjoyed sell-out seasons at the
Lyric Hammersmith London and Off-Broadway.
"Bob Kingdom's beautifully gauged and eloquent performance underlines the nature of Capote's dilemma".
Nicholas deJongh, Evening Standard, London
"By recreating the style, elegance and poetic tragedy of Truman Capote, Mr.Kingdom, in one of the crowning achievements of the acting profession, has created new poetry of his own"
Rex Reed, New York Observer
Tickets €15 (€10 conc.)
Bookings on (066) 947 8956 or techamergin@eircom.net
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Syrius Trio
Bobby Chen, Elizabeth Cooney,
and Jane Cords-O’Hara
(A Music Network concert)
Friday 6th March at 8.00pm
The Syrius Piano Trio is fast making an impression on the international stage after winning a
place on Music Network Ireland's Young Musicwide Scheme in 2006, following which the trio performed
an all Shostakovich programme on tour in Ireland and at the Weill Hall at Carnegie in New York.
The trio, comprising three young exciting talents formed two years ago. Bobby Chen, piano and
Elizabeth Cooney, violin, both studied in London at the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of
Music respectively. Jane Cords-O'Hara, cello, studied at the Royal Northern College Manchester before
moving to New York where she is now based.
Tickets €15 (€12 conc.)
Bookings on (066) 947 8956 or techamergin@eircom.net
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Sunday 22nd February 2009, 8.00pm
Endgame was Beckett's favourite play in that it was the one he
disliked least. It has never achieved
the same popularity as Waiting For Godot but it has as much poignancy, great speechs and poetic
intensity. The Godot Company forthcoming Production intend to bring out the humanity,humour
and the power of this extraordinary work.
Woolf is described as "a living icon of the theatrical avant-garde, an actor who throughout the 1960s
would appear in any play that broke new boundaries".
His film credits include Marat/Sade (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968), Steptoe and Son (1972),
Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Gorky Park (1983), Superman III (1983).
A great night's theatre where comedy and tragedy are intermixed with great dramatic moments.
Only performance in Kerry
Tickets €15 (€10 conc.)
Bookings on (066) 947 8956 or techamergin@eircom.net
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'Sceilg Revisted'
Friday 30th January - Sunday 1st February
For more information please go to www.eigsenabrideoige.com
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Traditional Irish Ensemble
Slide
Sunday 25th January 2009 at 8.00pm
(A Music Network concert)
Slide features vocalists and multi instrumentalists Daire Bracken (fiddle/guitar),
Éamonn de Barra (piano/flute/bodhrán/whistle), Aogán Lynch (concertina/whistle),
Mick Broderick (bouzouki/mandolin) and Dave Curley (vocals) who will
perform music from their CD, Overneath.
Described by Donal Lunny as “a band of real conviction”, Slide was awarded a place
on Young Musicwide 2005 - Music Network’s professional development scheme awarded to Ireland’s
brightest young musicians.
“Slide... the future of Irish Music” RTÉ Radio 1
“...a powerhouse quartet of traditional musicians with attitude ” Irish Times
Tickets €18 (€15 conc.)
Bookings on (066) 947 8956 or techamergin@eircom.net
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Christmas Family Matinee
Centre Stage Theatre Company
presents
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
SUNDAY 14th December 2008 at 3.30pm
The magical appeal of this classic tale makes this production from the
North's première producer of Christmas plays, with traditional family
values, simple effects, memorable tunes and strong
performances, a must for all the family.
Tickets: Adults € 10 / Children € 8. Family ticket (2 Adults & 2 Children) €30.
Bookings on 066 9478956.
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Auction
WOVEN ART AUCTION
Saturday 13th December 2008 at 7.00pm
Quality hand woven tapestries from original art work by 13 Kerry artists.Tapestries are hand woven
in Lesotho by Sesotho Design.
Come and experience this unique event and bid for your favourite piece.
Presented by Waterville Friends of Lesotho.
Click here for further information.
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Fundraiser
CHRISTMAS FLORAL
DEMONSTRATION
by Ann Crowley, 'All About Flowers', Killorglin.
Wednesday 10th December 2008 at 8.00pm
Admission €10.
Proceeds in aid of The Leukaemia Ward, Mercy Hospital Cork.
All flower arrangements will be raffled on the night.
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Celebrated one-woman show
'Corsetless'
Written & performed by Catherine Eaton
from text by William Shakespeare
Sunday 30th November 2008 at 8.30pm
CORSETLESS is an innovative one-woman
“tour de force” which follows Liv, a brilliant and troubled woman fighting for her
freedom in a mental institution. After years of silent withdrawal, Olivia
chooses to communicate with the world using only the words of Shakespeare.
For this "crime," she is placed in isolation in a psychiatric hospital and is observed by a team of medical
specialists twenty-four hours a day, among them the Doctor she trusted as a child.
Stripped of her privacy and her freedom, she savagely defends her sanity against the those
holding her, and the battleground she chooses is the torn text from the plays and poems
of a genius whose exquisitely turned phrases have indelibly shaped our language.
The solo show played to a sold-out audience at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall this past September,
and features an entirely original score by award-winning concert pianist Elaine Kwon.
“Eaton’s show is a most rare vision indeed, full of raw passion,
longing, tragic humor and unfiltered humanity.” Buffalo News
www.stirproductions.net
Tickets €15 (conc. €10). Bookings on 066 9478956.
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Ensemble
'Scratch The Surface'
Wednesday 12th November 2008 at 8.30pm
Ensemble Scratch the Surface bring together musicians, composers, visual artists
and choreographers to offer a fresh and stimulating platform for the performance of new music,
dance and film. The performance will feature compositions by a new generation of Irish composers who
focus on the cross over between video, music and choreography. The performance features
music by Steve Reich , Donnacha Dennehy and Linda Buckley.
Ensemble Scratch the Surface have performed throughout the UK and Europe and are
rapidly emerging as one of the most exciting ensembles presenting new sounds, visions and art forms.
www.scratchthesurface.org
Tickets €15 (conc. €10). Bookings on 066 9478956.
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Samhlaíocht Kerry Film Festival
presents
'Billy Elliot'
Tuesday 4th November 2008 at 10.30am
Director: Stephen Daldry
Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it!
A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.
Tickets €5. Following 'Billy Elliot' there will be a Film Workshop with the Irish Film Institute.
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Charlie Chaplin's City Lights
with Live Piano Accompaniment
by John McKenna at 8.00pm
Charmingly simple story of The Little Tramp who meets a lovely blind girl selling flowers on the sidewalk
who mistakes him for a wealthy duke. When he learns that an operation may restore her sight, he
sets off to earn the money she needs to have the surgery. In a series of comedy adventures that only
Chaplin could pull off, he eventually succeeds, even though his efforts land him in jail. While he is
there, the girl has the operation and afterwards yearns to meet her benefactor. The tear-inducing closing
scene, in which she discovers that he is not a wealthy duke but only The Little Tramp,
is one of the highest moments in movies.
See www.kerryfilmfestival.com
Tickets €7. Bookings on 066 9478956.
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Theatre
'On Raglan Road'
in association with Croft Productions
Written by Tom O'Brien
& based on the life of Patrick Kavanagh
Sunday 26th October 2008 at 8.30pm
On Raglan Road, explores Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh’s obsession with his muse and
inspiration, Hilda Moriarty. The play also details Kavanagh’s rivalry with another Irish writer of
the time, Brendan Behan who himself died in 1964.
Patrick Kavanagh was born in the village of Inniskeen, Co Monaghan, in 1904 and is now
regarded as Ireland’s most important poet after WB Yeats. The son of a shoemaker and small
farmer, he moved to Dublin in his mid thirties where he lived in poverty for most of his life, surviving
on handouts, the occasional bit of journalism, but mostly being supported by his younger brother, Peter.
On Raglan Road is a poem about his love affair with Hilda Moriarty, which was doomed from the start.
Always a controversial figure, he was hated as much as loved in Dublin, and his long-running
feud with Brendan Behan is well-chronicled.
Written by Waterford playwright Tom O’Brien, the play is full of pathos and is mixed with poetry and song.
The play is directed by John Dunne who has taken the essence of Kavanagh and placed him slap bang on stage.
Tickets: €15 (conc. €10). Bookings on 066 9478956
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Lunchtime Theatre
Call Back Theatre
presents
'Bonfire Night & Arsehammers'
Written by Claire Dowie
Performed by Cora Fenton
Directed by John Sheehy
Thursday 23rd October 2008 at 1.15pm
Claire Dowie is the inventor of Stand Up Theatre where the actor is talking directly to and interacting
with the audience. This 45 minute show, written by Claire Dowie, directed by John Sheehy and performed
by Cora Fenton, comprises a pair of deeply darkly comic gems: Bonfire Night, in which a daughter
takes her sweet revenge and Arsehammers, where a grandchild is sure that her grandfather's
strange disappearances reveal supernatural powers. The delivery is natural and conversational. It's very
funny: the subjects are serious but there is a wicked sense of humour underlying everything.
Both Bonfire Night and Arsehammers have characters who are perfectly ordinary and yet completely extraordinary.
Story telling with a difference and funny too!
Tickets: €8. Bookings on 066 9478956.
Lunch also available before the show.
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Play
'Catalpa'
written and performed by
Donal O' Kelly
with live music by
Trevor Knight
Saturday 18th October 2008 at 8.30pm
Catalpa is a story in the great epic tradition of Moby Dick and Gone With The Wind - with a passing
glance at The Great Escape. From New Bedford, USA to Fremantle, Australia, across the high
seas on the whaling ship Catalpa. Based on the true story of the daring rescue of six Irish prisoners
in 1875, Catalpa has reached legendary status in Irish theatre.
Catalpa is about heroes and visionaries, political intrigue and personal loyalty, with hot romance and
battles at sea. An epic adventure story, lyrical, passionate and very funny.
Catalpa has played all over the world – Kennedy Centre Washington, Victoria Arts Centre Melbourne,
Tricycle London, Chicago, New York, Toronto, Paris, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Geneva .. always
to enthusiastic audiences and rave reviews.
Scotsman Fringe First Award, Edinburgh
Best Event Award, Melbourne International Festival
Maximum four star rating, Washington Times
“A masterpiece ... searingly satirical, comic, tragic, profoundly sensitive” The Scotsman
Tickets: €20 (conc. €15). Bookings on 066 9478956
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Dance
Legitimate Bodies Dance Company
presents
'Touching Distance'
Wednesday 15th October 2008 at 8.30pm
“Touching Distance is an exciting and completely new dance work, featuring three highly skilled
dancers, Cristina Goletti, Aine Stapleton and Federica Esposito. It deals with touch between
human beings, as well as the dynamics within relationships. Touching Distance portrays real
people on stage in a dance work able to touch a wide audience. …Touching distance of our dreams
shared with the audience, of where we think we want to be. Allow this work to take you by surprise to
question why you might want to watch a dance performance. To laugh, to get to know each other, to
open up to your feelings, allow them to dance.”
Choreography: Nicholas Bryson
Dance: Aine Stapleton, Cristina Goletti, Federica Esposito
Music: Michael Fleming, Mo Benison
Tickets: €15 (conc. €10). Bookings on 066 9478956
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Traditional Music & Song
Binneas Trad Concert
Saturday 11th October 2008 at 8.30pm
Seamus Creagh and Aidan Coffey in concert. Local guests include Ardú, Tim Dennehy, and Sean Garvey.
Tickets: €15 (conc. €10). Bookings on 066 9478956
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Traditional Music & Song
Binneas
Iveragh in Music & Song - Uíbh Ráthach ag Ceol
Friday 10th October 2008 at 8.30pm
Concert with local singers and musicians performing the songs and tunes collected by the Binneas project to date.
Artists include Ardú, Sean Garvey, Tim Dennehy, Mc Cann sisters, Matt Joe O'Neill, and others.
Tickets: €15 (conc. €10). Bookings on 066 9478956
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Kerry International Chamber Music Festival
Saturday 4th October 2008 at 8.30pm
Featuring the Engêgard Quartet, Arvid Engêgard - violin, Atle Sponberg - violin,
Juliet Jopling - viola, Jan-Erik Gustafsson - cello. Also performing Catherine Bullock - viola,
Nonna Knuuttila - violin, Adrian Brendel - cello, Stella Pendrous - harpsichord, Annóg Theatre Group
and Eoín Duignan on uilleann pipes performing music by Beethoven, Vivaldi & a new
composition titled 'Stories from the Old World' by guest composer, David Flynn.
Tickets: €20 (conc. €15). Bookings on 066 9478956 or techamergin@eircom.net
see www.kicmf.ie
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National Poetry Day
Poetry Workshop
Thursday 2nd October 2008 at 10.00am - 1.00pm
with
Paddy Bushe
(Admission Free)
8.30pm
'The Noted Word: An Evening of Poetry & Music'
with poets
Gabriel Fitzmaurice & Paddy Bushe,
Wally Desmond (uilleann pipes) & Peter Sherborne (guitar)
Tickets €10 (conc. €8). Bookings on 066 9478956.
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Theatre
ST. NICHOLAS by Conor McPherson
in association with
Richard Jordan Productions Ltd.
starring Peter Dineen
Wednesday 1st October 2008 at 8.30pm
St. Nicholas is the funny, chilling and supernatural solo tale of vampires and theatre critics.
A jaded theatre critic steps beyond the pale and falls for a beautiful young actress in one of the show's
he is reviewing. There follows a story of seduction, entrapment and blood which subsequently finds him
caught up in a coven of modern day vampires all living in south London.
Peter Dineen is one of the UK's leading Irish actors well known for his television appearances
in the hit comedy Father Ted. He is a seasoned McPherson actor appearing in The Weir both in
London and nationally. He has also worked with the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain.
In the Druid Theatre he performed works by Martin McDonaugh and recently won critical acclaim
for his performance is Krapp’s Last Tape at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester. His performance
as the jaded Dublin Critic in St. Nicholas received universal critical acclaim.
Born in Dublin in 1971, TONY Award nominee Conor McPherson is widely regarded as one of the
greatest playwrights of his generation "McPherson is already heir to the great Irish tradition of
absorbing tale-telling....he has a priceless narrative gift". (Michael Billington, The Guardian).
He is the Olivier and Tony award winning writer of The Weir, his other plays include Port
Authority, Shining City, Rum and Vodka, The Good Thief and Dublin Carol.
Tickets €15 (conc. €10). Bookings on 066 9478956.
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A MUSIC NETWORK CONCERT
TRIOCCA
Ríona Ó Duinnín on flute, Nancy Johnson on viola
& Geraldine O'Doherty on harp with
leading Irish soprano Sylvia O'Brien
Sunday 28th September, 8.30pm
Triocca formed in 2003 and has since performed at various venues and events throughout Ireland.
In November 2003 they gave the première performance of an electronic work by Linda Buckley at
a recital in the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin. As a result of this performance, the late James Wilson
wrote a trio for them, which was premiered in 2006 at the National Concert Hall, Dublin. Their
performances have been described as sensitive, colourful and balanced with beautiful
melodic playing and sensitive phrasing.
Sylvia O’Brien performed her operatic debut as the Governess in The Turn of the Screw with Opera Theatre
Company. Since then, her vocal and musical skills have earned her many prestigious
engagements both in Ireland and internationally.
She has performed with the English Touring Opera Company, Opera Ireland and
The National Symphony Orchestra, and has recorded the title role for
Wexford Opera Festival’s production of Martinu’s Mirandolina. As a soloist and member of the
National Chamber Choir she toured internationally, recorded and broadcasted on television and
radio. Highlights in 2008 to date include St. John's Passion with the Irish Chamber Orchestra, and
recitals with Seoirse Bodley and her works in the Hugh Lane Gallery.
Tickets €18 (conc. €15). Bookings on 066 9478956.
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A Night of Story & Music with
Seanachaí Batt Burns
&
Sean O'Dwyer on concertina
Wednesday 24th September 2008 at 8.30pm
As a youngster Batt Burns experienced the seanachaí (storyteller) tradition firsthand when
he lived with his grandfather in the Hills of County Kerry and heard him tell stories by the
fire during the harsh winter nights. Today Burns helps to preserve that Irish heritage with
haunting accounts of ghosts, great adventure stories, tales of heroes, farcical stories and witty jokes.
Traditional concertinist, Sean O’Dwyer, hails from the Beara peninsula in West Cork.
He belongs to a renowned family of traditional musicians, son of the late concertinist
Ella Mae who came from Athea in West Limerick.
Tickets €15 (conc. €10). Bookings on 066 9478956.
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The Five Lamps Company
presents
THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
Directed by Niamh Gleeson
Friday, 12th September 2008 at 8.30pm
"Welcome to Hell sweetheart". Evelyn Delaney arrives up from the country in the summer of 1963
to begin her working life in a suburban Dublin telephone exchange. Dublin, she feels, is terribly
different to Trim. Nora, Mags and Dympna have been working there for ages and seem very worldly.
But it's only a year before she can save enough to go back to live in Trim to marry the man of her dreams.
A shared obsession with the gorgeous JFK brings the four women closer and soon they discover,
hidden secrets won't stay hidden all summer.
Tickets €15 (conc. €10). Bookings on 066 9478956.
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Music & Dance
with
Members of The Kerry Orchestra
including traditional, classical, and jazz music.
Friday, 17th August 2008 at 8.30pm
Tickets €10. Bookings on 066 9478956.
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Jazz & Folk
Clare Horgan
in concert with singer/songwriter
Paul Buckley
Sunday 10th August at 8.30pm
Tickets €15 (conc. €10). Bookings on 066 9478956.
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Elizabeth Rose performs her New York show,
"If You Want Me, You Can Have Me Right Now!"
in Tech Amergin Arts Centre
Sunday 3rd August, 2008 at 8.30pm
"If You Want Me, You Can Have Me Right Now!" chronicles the life of a performing songwriter,
the obstacles (often hilarious) to getting one’s voice heard and the ultimate triumph of
the spirit. With book, music and lyrics by Rose, it features18 original songs, covering
styles from opera to hip hop and everything in-between.
A June 2008 reading of the show at The Cherry Lane Theatre (NY’s first Off-Broadway theatre),
in Greenwich Village elicited raves such as: “Carole King on steroids” and “Yo, 'betty'...you are one multitalented mf".
A native New Yorker, Elizabeth’s most recent cd, “Sleep Naked” has received excellent reviews and
international airplay. Labeled “a wicked-smart contemporary singer/songwriter,” reviewers
note “Bonnie Raitt meets Cole Porter”. “Sleep Naked” features a backing band of New York
session musicians who have played with Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra,
Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney to name a few.
Loosely based on Rose’s life, the show at Tech Amergin follows the life of a girl raised in a competitive
musical family in New York City. She escapes with her young husband to the Midwest where she
drops out of law school to join a rock band, get arrested in a Vietnam demonstration, divorces, flees
to Woodstock, teaches hyper-active kids in a New York City high school and finally finds
her voice as she quits her last ‘straight’ job.
Tickets €15 (conc. €10). Percentage of proceeds will go towards Lesotho.
Bookings on 066 9478956.
Further information available on www.elizabethrosemusic.com
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EBLANA TRIO
ACCLAIMED IRISH PIANIST VERONICA McSWINEY
IN CONCERT WITH VIOLINIST AISLING O’DEA
AND CELLIST JULIA GRAHAM
Friday 1st August, 2008 at 8.30pm
The EBLANA ENSEMBLE was formed in 2002 when Veronica McSwiney, one of Ireland’s most successful pianists, returned to live in her native Dublin. Until then, her main career was that of soloist. She performed worldwide for many years both as solo-recitalist and guest artist with many famous Symphony Orchestras, including our own N.S.O, London Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Halle Orchestra, St Petersburg Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, Boston Symphony to name but a few. There is a wealth of wonderful Chamber Music which she was very keen to perform, and she set about contacting musicians both from Ireland and abroad with whom she was keen to perform. The Ensemble can consist of as many musicians as the programme or repertoire to be performed requires. In this particular instance it is a TRIO and this is her particular favourite group.
AISLING O’DEA is also Veronica’s daughter. Her violin studies commenced in the UK . She was awarded a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy in London. She was awarded many prizes during her student days, and in 1994 she was the winner of the String Section in RTE’s “Young Musician of the Future”. After further studies in Berlin she became a much sought after violinist in Chamber groups in Germany, and eventually she accepted a position with the Frankfurt Symphony Orchestra. However her real love was always Chamber Music and in 2007 she was appointed to the famous Scottish Chamber Orchestra and now resides in Edinburgh. Aisling has performed as soloist with our National Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra’s in Germany on many occasions.
The cellist is JULIA GRAHAM. Julia is a very talented cellist who was appointed straight from her studies in the R.A.M. in London to the position of asst-principal cellist of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Aisling and Julia were friends and students together in London, and during their student days they played regularly in chamber groups. As such, they were awarded many prizes including the coveted Harold Craxton Prize in London. Julia, like Aisling, always favoured the Chamber repertoire, and decided to become a free-lance cellist rather than a member of a Symphony Orchestra. She plays with various groups throughout the UK in Recital and Radio recordings. These two musicians have a beautiful blend of sound, which is such a vital ingredient in the performance of Chamber Music. They think as one!
Tickets €15 (conc. €10). Bookings on 066 9478956.
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Music & Dance
with
Members of The Kerry Orchestra
including traditional, classical, and jazz music.
Friday, 25th July 2008 at 8.30pm
Tickets €10. Bookings on 066 9478956.
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Solo Piano Recital
Endre Hegedus
Tuesday, 22nd July & Tuesday 29th July, 2008 at 8.30pm
The passionate Hungarian pianist and prize winner of ten international piano competitions,
Endre Hegedus, performs romantic masterpieces by Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt in Waterville. This summer attendance will be his third appearance in Kerry. He had already two unforgettable recitals in Muckross House, Killarney. Hegedus' exceptional live performances distinguish him as a master of tonal beauty and clarity. International critics and audiences alike have hailed him as one of the most prominent piano soloist in the world.
Tickets €20 (conc. €15). Bookings on 066 9478956.
Further information available on www.listen-to-music-in-ireland.com
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“Shores of Waterville”
by
Yvonne North Moorhouse
Official opening by Michael Healy-Rae
Friday, 18th July 2008 at 8.00pm
(The exhibition will run from the 14th July to the 5th August)
Yvonne North Moorhouse’s art practice crosses the boundaries between new and traditional
art forms using; digital photography and image manipulation, collage and mixed media.
Ideas are explored through various digital and paper media, creating work which is
atmospheric and contemplative, evoking a place or moment in time. Seashore, lakeside,
and riverbank in the Waterville area are represented in a horizontal format; rather like a
narrow window through which one can view distant and remembered landscapes. The
theme of the work is the manifold nuances of water: light and shade, depths and shallows, ripples and reflections.
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Concert
Luka Bloom
Wednesday, 16th July 2008 at 8.30pm
Having tread the boards of stages all over the globe, 36 years of craft honing has given Luka Bloom
from Newbridge a place on the music map. Like many Irish families then and indeed today Luka
comes from a family of singers and writers first going on tour with older brother, Christy Moore, in
1969. It was a tour of English folk clubs and he was fourteen years of age. That was a long time
ago. Turning 50 in 2005, Luka has brought his songs to clubs, theatres, fesitivals, bars, arenas
and dives all over the world. From McGanns in Boston to The Tivoli in Brisbane to Red Hot Club in Newbridge.
Bloom released his album Innocence in 2005. Many of the songs feature a new found interest in Eastern
European gypsy music and other World music. In his previous work, he relied on steel-stringed guitars that
created his distinctive style. His aubergine and yellow guitars were often introduced by name at gigs. The
album features a more classical guitar and the resonant plucking associated with that style of instrument.
In 2007 he released Tribe, a collaboration with County Clare musician Simon O Reilly, with O Reilly
composing the music and sending the recordings to Luka for him to complete with lyrics and singing.
A DVD entitled "The Man is Alive" was released on February 20, 2008. It features concerts filmed in Dublin
and at his home in Kildare, a question and answer session with fans, the documentary "My Name is
Luka", and a CD of music culled from the two performances.
Tickets €15 (conc. €10). Bookings on 066 9478956.
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Trad Concert
Kevin Burke with Cal Scott
Friday, 11th July 2008 at 8.30pm
Kevin Burke and his highly fluid and ornamented Sligo-style of fiddle is easily one of the most recognizable
talents in Irish music today. From his early days with the ground-breaking and now legendary Bothy Band
in the mid-70s to his tours with the Irish supergroup Patrick Street and the Celtic Fiddle Festival, Kevin Burke is
widely respected as both an ensemble player and a dynamic solo performer.
Multi-instrumentalist Cal Scott has been playing a variety of music for years, everything from folk to
jazz, on bass, brass and guitar, to name a few. He has honed that musicianship into a career as a
composer, arranger and producer. With extensive film and television scores to his credit as well as
his own CDs, Cal brings a seasoned and complementary aesthetic to his accompaniment with
Burke. He frequently sings his own songs when performing a show with Burke.
This is a duo of incredible musical depth. "
Tickets €15 (conc. €10). Bookings on 066 9478956.
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Taispeántas Ealaíne / Art Exhibition
‘Letsatsi la Boroa’
‘Southern Sun – Grian an Deiscirt’
Paintings & Drawings by
Meshu Mokitimi
(The exhibition will run from the 21st June to the 10thJuly)
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Féile na Greine/Solstice Arts Festival
21ú - 23ú Meitheamh/June 2008
A solstice arts festival, in one of the most beautiful places in Ireland; how better
could you celebrate midsummer? Tech Amergin, Waterville’s thriving new arts
centre will host a variety of performances, readings, exhibitions and children’s
events to suit all tastes.
Music, song, dance, theatre, street theatre, painting and
poetry will be on offer, from local,
national and international artists. Add to this workshops
in singing, salsa dancing, digital photography, black and white photography, sea-in-landscape
painting, glass painting, jewellery and poetry, and you get a programme that will be great fun for all.
You will hear English, Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Basotho and whatever other language you choose
to bring along. It all ends with the traditional bonfire, dancing and singing on St.
John’s Eve. For more information please visit
www.feilenagreine.com
Féile na Greine 2008 Festival images
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A SUMMER CONCERT
presented by
The South Kerry Rosen Choir
Saturday 7th June 2008 at 8.30pm
Back by popular demand, The South Kerry Rosen Choir, under the direction of Veronica Shanahan-Whitehead
with Gordon Smith and other guests will sing in concert in Tech Amergin Arts Centre in Waterville.
Tickets €10 (conc €8). Bookings on 066 9478956.
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CAR BOOT AND TABLE TOP SALE
Sunday 1st June 2008 , 12.00noon - 3.00pm
Open for sellers from 10.30am. €10 per car or table. Free entry for buyers.
Sell your unwanted items or see what you can buy. Refreshments. Country Market, Books, & Cakes.
All funds raised will be used for the Lesotho project.
Further details on 066 9478637 or 087 2847833.
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ACCLAIMED IRISH CELLIST
GERALD PEREGRINE
IN CONCERT PROMOTING HIS DEBUT ALBUM
'HEAVENLY'
Sunday 25th May, 8.30pm
‘Gerald Peregrine plays the cello as if born to it’ -the Irish Times
Gerald Peregrine is one of Irelands leading young musicians. The youngest member of a well known Irish musical family, his mother is the violinist Sheila O’ Grady, his uncle the late great tenor Frank Patterson. Gerald began studying violin at the age of 3, but quickly fell in love with the cello at the age of 6.
The programme for the tour will feature tracks from Gerald’s album ‘Heavenly’, released in September 2007. The CD recorded in 2006 features popular songs arranged for cello and ensemble, by acclaimed Irish Arranger Joe Csibi. The concerts will feature tracks from the album, alongside popular virtuoso works from the standard cello repertoire.
Gerald will be accompanied on piano by well known Irish pianist Brian Connor, a former Musical Director of Riverdance.
Tickets €15 (conc. €10).
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Dochas Drama Group
Dóchas Chill Airne Teo
presents
Three Short Plays
Saturday 10th May, 8.30pm
Dóchas Drama Group in great experimenting mood brings you a variety in this season’s programme. From the Pilgrims of old in search of guidance to the more futuristic penalties of misplacing your rubbish to questioning when looking into the mirror if this is really whose face it is.
In John B. Keane’s ‘The Spraying of John O’Dorey’ the main character finds himself in court for crimes against future generations in a play which takes a swipe at the law, the enthusiastic environmentalist do-gooder and the nanny state. We fear for him as the evidence piles up against him. Keane, writing in 1972, suggests presciently that we should fear for ourselves too.
The piece ‘Whose Face Do You See’ is an adaptation of a short story by Melvin Burgess (adapted for stage by Jana Poller, a member of the group). While there’s life, there’s hope – but hope can be cruel. We share in the mother’s struggle to persist or resign and we empathise with the anguish and power of a mother’s love to resurrect the face in the mirror.
‘Pilgrims’ Chorus’ is concerned with the fate of Faust in his quest for the true essence of life.
The cast members and crew are as diverse as the pieces being performed with participants from Ireland, Canada, Hungary, Germany, Holland and England
Tickets €10 (conc. €8).
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The Godot Company
presents
BECKETT'S OUTBURSTS
with John Calder,
Michael Howarth, Peter Pacey & Oengus MacNamara
Sunday 27th April, 8.30pm
“an often darkly funny series of dramatic and comic scenes taken from Samuel Beckett’s
novels which focus on comic and obsessive moments, many of them uniquely and characteristically Irish.”
Although best known for his plays, Samuel Beckett is also one of the funniest, wisest and most entertaining of Irish Novelists. This theatrical presentation taken from Watt and other fictional works, seen all over Britain and in Europe is now making it ’s first Irish Tour!
Tickets €15 (conc. €10).
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Photographic Exhibition
'In Search of Music...Cuba'
A display of photographs and a film/slide show with live recordings
made in April 2007, Cuba, by Karaollien Verheyen.
From 21st April until 9th May
This exhibition forms part of
'South West Kerry Samba Day' on the 3rd of May.
Programme includes a Samba workshop at 11am
in Tech Amergin (limited spaces available) followed by
open-air performances, between 5pm - 7pm, in front of Cahirciveen Community Resource Centre.
Tickets for Samba workshop €15.
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AWARD WINNING IRISH PIANIST FINGHIN COLLINS
IN CONCERT WITH
CZECH CELLIST CHRISTIAN BENDA
(A Music Network concert)
Thursday 13th March, 8.30pm
"Finghin Collins makes the piano sound like a good wine - a delicate and crisp body interspersed with aromatic zesty accents. Collins’ style involves sound, sound and sound...”
Evi Arujärv, Postimees, Estonia
This concert, one of a short series, will feature works by Brahms, Debussy and Franck, and is the result of a performance by Finghin Collins with the Prague Symphony Orchestra in November 2007 in Milan. The conductor of the orchestra, Christian Benda, was invited by Finghin to Ireland to perform a short series of piano/cello recitals to extend the new relationship and provide a vehicle for artistic exchange.
Since winning first prize at the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in Vevey, Switzerland in 1999, Dublin-born pianist Finghin Collins has developed a flourishing international career that has taken him all around Europe and the USA, and as far as Hong Kong, where he made his début with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta in June 2006. In 2006 he also made his début at the Lincoln Centre in New York, and with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by
Leonard Slatkin in London.
Conductor, cellist and composer Christian Benda is a descendant of the Czech Benda composers’ dynasty of the 18th century and a member of the longest family of musicians in music history. He received his professional training within his family where the musical tradition was maintained without interruption through three centuries.
Benda has performed extensively in Europe in music venues and festivals. He has also made numerous TV productions for television networks throughout the world. A passionate supporter of vocal repertoire, Christian Benda conducts vocalists such as Barbara Hendricks, Cheryl Studer, Simon Estes, and Renee Fleming. He has performed with Lazar Berman, Paul Badura-Skoda, Michel Béroff, Till Fellner, François-René Duchâble, Michaïl Rudy, Cristina Ortiz, Josef Suk, Vladimir Spivakov with whom he performed on the cello Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante, Pierre Amoyal, Bruno Giuranna, Paul Tortelier, Boris Pergamenschikow and the actress Andrea Jonasson.
This concert is promoted by Tech Amergin and Music Network. Music Network is funded by The Arts Council.
Tickets €15 (conc. €10)
Bookings on (066) 947 8956 or techamergin@eircom.net
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THEATRE
“Oh, Whistle…”
Two ghost stories by M R James
performed by R M Lloyd Parry
Sunday 2nd March, 8.30pm
Over a century after they were first published, the ghost stories of M R James retain their power to terrify and amuse. Following his critically acclaimed one-man show A Pleasing Terror… Robert Lloyd Parry brings two more of James’ classic spine-chillers back to life.
Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad – a tale of nocturnal horror on the Suffolk coast – is considered by many to be author’s masterpiece. It is beautifully complemented here by The Ash Tree, a story of witchcraft and vengeance
down the generations.
Lloyd Parry is always absorbing, and catches the sense of dread that gives James his originality
The Times
A pleasing reminder that the spoken word can be as chilling as anything in the cinema
The Daily Mail
Remarkable. Lloyd Parry is a natural storyteller…
The Stage
Tickets €15 (conc. €10)
Bookings on (066) 947 8956 or techamergin@eircom.net
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Family Puppet Spring Show
'The Nature of Celebrity'
by Seán Ó Laoghaire
Sunday 24th February, 3.00pm
For 2008, Glitter na Gig is proud to present its most involved episode yet. Pollution has persuaded Winter to take a holiday. But, it this for the common good? Has he an alternative motive?
The maestro of media "Timmy Telly" is taking Spring away, for a make over. With the seasons missing and children of green running the show. What is going to happen? Will mother Nature wake up in time?
Will she wake up at all? What is Henry up to, only you can find out!
A family show with a difference, fun for everyone!
Do 2008, tá áthas ag Glitter na Gig a eachtra is suantasí a chur os bhur gcomhair. Tá Truailliú tar éis é a chur ina luí ag an nGeimhreadh saoirse a thógaint. Ach an é do mhaitheas na tíre? Nó an bhfuil cúis eile agie? Tá Timmy Telly, saoi na meanchumarsáide ag tógaint an Earraigh ó bhaile i gcomhair néaróg aghaidh! Leis na séasúir in easnamh agus na páistí santacha i mbun stiúradh, cad a tharlóidh? An nduiseoidh Máthair an Earraigh? An nduiseoidh sí ar chor ar bith? Cad tá á dhéanamh ag Henry, nil le deanamh ach dul chun fáíl amach! Seó éagsúil teaghlaigh, spórt agus spraoi do gach éinne.
Tickets €5. Family ticket €8.
Bookings on (066) 947 8956 or techamergin@eircom.net
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Double Book Launch
followed by a theatrical performance of
'Dylan Thomas: Return Journey'
Sunday 17th February at 7.30pm
Paddy Bushe an ex-teacher of Waterville Vocational School 'The Tech' will launch his
new book, of new & selected poems in both English and Irish, 'To Ring in Silence' on
Sunday 17th February in Tech Amergin at 7.30pm.
The second book to be launched is by Mike Sheehan, an ex-student and pupil of Paddy Bushe.
Mike is a native of South-West Kerry and after finishing school in Waterville he went on to
study at Milltown Institute of Technolgy in Dublin.
This is his first book - a philosophical journey questioning reality, living & dying.
Following the book launch:
'Dylan Thomas: Return Journey'
From the poetry and prose of Dylan Thomas
With Bob Kingdom as Dylan Thomas
Original Direction by Anthony Hopkins
Sunday 17th February, 8.30pm
Dylan Thomas: Return Journey recreates Thomas’s last great lecture tour enroute to the
White Horse Tavern providing its audience the opportunity to be moved by the power of Dylan Thomas’s words
through Bob Kingdom’s tour-de-force performance.
This critically acclaimed production which has been seen throughout the world including
two sell out London seasons, Off-Broadway and across America.
Tickets €12 (conc. €10)
Bookings on (066) 947 8956 or techamergin@eircom.net
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Ensemble Avalon
(A Music Network concert)
Wednesday 6th February, 8.30pm
Ensemble Avalon is a fresh and dynamic piano trio featuring three of Ireland's finest internationally
accomplished soloists and chamber musicians
Ioana Petcu-Colan (violin), Gerald Peregrine (cello) and Michael McHale (piano).
With a programme including Haydn, Bax, Beethoven and Bernstein, this concert
series is not to be missed.
Since their inaugural concert together in 2006, Ensemble Avalon have enjoyed a number of successes including two critically acclaimed concert tours, a performance in Italy and a full concert broadcast on RTÉ Lyric FM. Hailing from both north and south of the border, Ensemble Avalon come together to explore and perform a diverse programme of existing and new piano trio works in concert. The trio has recently completed a very successful series of concerts at the Hugh Lane Gallery Dublin entitled, 'An American and Paris', which presented a contrasting selection of French and American piano trios. Their next project is the Avalon Winter Chamber Festival 2008, themed 'Beethoven and Bax' and will feature highlights from both composers alongside chamber classics and will include collaborations with guest artists from Ireland and abroad.
This concert is promoted by Music Network and Tech Amergin.
Music Network concerts provide a wonderful opportunity to see some of the world’s foremost music ensembles at affordable prices in venues around Ireland and is funded by the Arts Council.
Tickets €15 (€10 conc.)
Bookings on (066) 947 8956 or techamergin@eircom.net
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Are You Listening?
Friends of Lesotho
Photographic image by Eileen O'Leary ©
Gala 2008 Pub Quiz
(with some painless information about where your money
has gone, and why more is needed)
Waterville Inn
Friday, 11th January at 8.30pm
Raffles! Auctions! Surprises!
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MUSICAL
La Bodi
Sunday 16th December at 8.30pm.
A witty, whacky one woman musical romp, where unforgettable characters explore such
matters as Marriage, Money and Madness. Priscella Donovan is La Bodi, she has been
described as having the versatility of Maureen Potter and the passion of Edith Piaf.
Produced & Directed by Padraig Dennehy.
Fee €15 (conc. €12).
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CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE
with The South Kerry Rosen Choir
in Tech Amergin, Thursday 13th December at 8.30pm.
The South Kerry Rosen Choir under the direction of Veronica Shanahan-Whitehead
with Emma Louise Plain of the Welsh Opera Company and other guests
will sing in concert, old and new carols, in Tech Amergin Arts Centre in Waterville.
Admission 10 Euro.
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FUNDRAISING RAFFLE
Wednesday 12th December at 2.00pm
in aid of
THE CARERS ASSOCIATION KERRY.
Fear a Tí don ócáid
An Amhránaí Cáiliúla
Seán Bán Breathnach Aka Sbb
Aíonna Speisialta
Johnny & Margaret
Bígí Linn agus scaoil amach an bobailín
Tickets €5 each or book of 11 for €50
Tá an crannchur seo eagraithe ag Comhchoiste Ghaeltacht Uíbh Rathaigh i gcomhar leis an 'Carers Association'.
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FLOWER ARRANGING
with Ann Crowley, 'All About Flowers', Killorglin.
Tuesday 11th December, 8.00 - 10.00pm.
Admission €10.
Proceeds in aid of The Children's Leukemia Association.
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Christmas Craft Fair
Sunday, 9th December, 11am to 4pm
Don’t miss this chance to buy all your Christmas presents and maybe something for yourself as well!
20 stalls selling locally made crafts and local produce.
Items for sale will include Christmas decorations, Christmas cakes, knitted and woven goods, prints and pictures, cards, paintings, ceramics, bread and cheese, hemp garments, candles, stained glass, jewellery, honey and much more.
Children’s activities, refreshments available on the day.
The Craft Fair is being run by Waterville Friends of Lesotho in aid of their project in Lesotho.
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Theatre
'Orange Flower Water'
by Craig Wright
Sunday, 9th December at 8.30pm.
Such is the interest in this compelling and challenging must-see show that managements from Ireland and the U.K. will be visiting the production on its visit to the Kingdom with a view to booking it onto the international circuit.
Don’t be misled by the healthy ‘feel good’ sounding title – this amazing play by the Pulitzer Prize nominated Los Angeles-based writer and producer of “Lost”, “Six Feet Under”, “Brothers and Sisters” & “Dirty Sexy Money”, Craig Wright, packs punch after punch of devastating and hilarious confrontations between the four characters trying to make sense of the nightmare they have created in their lives.
Brad and Beth, Cathy and David are two happily married couples with young families – but then the demons of extra-marital sexual attraction begin to wreak havoc – who or what survives has spell-bound audiences wherever this dazzling production by Riff Raff Theatre has appeared.
The cast are four of the busiest actors in the business. The last twelve months they have been working non-stop on feature films, t.v. series and stage plays and with film festivals and premieres coming up over the next few months it is only a matter of time before one or all of them become household names.
Laura Way’s electrifying role as Emer Ryan in “The Clinic” is to be followed shortly with a major new RTE series “Fit”. Amy Hastings has featured recently in “The Tudors” and is currently shooting a new feature film in Galway.
Steve Gunn appears regularly on television but his recent work on “Anton” and “Hand-held” marks him out as a young Dublin actor with great screen presence and a great future. Both films are due for release in the new year.
Tim Dillard is an American actor based on this side of the Atlantic. He brings to every performance an intelligence and physicality which has him in constant demand – in the last twelve months alone he has completed or is due to shoot Mel Gibson’s “Apocalypto”, “Speed-Dating”, “City of Embers” (with Bill Murray and rising star Saoirse Ronan) and “Body of Lies”, directed by Ridley Scott with Leonardo di Caprio and Russell Crowe.
Directed by Michael Way.
Tickets 15euro (conc. 12euro).
Booking on 066 9478956 or techamergin@eircom.net
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The Open Door Network
Conference
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN:
THE CRIME, CONTEXT AND CONCERNS
in Tech Amergin, Monday 3rd December at 7.30pm
Alongside the conference we are pleased to present:
'In Her Shoes'
This is a moving and thought provoking exhibitionof 139 pairs of shoes
representing the number of women who have died violently in Ireland since 1996.
The exhibition will be officially opened in Siamsa Tíre on Monday the 19th November
by Mirriam McGillicuddy and will be launched on the road during the seminar on
Friday the 23rd November by Miriam O'Callaghan.
The exhibition will then travel to two rural areas of Kerry,
first to St. James Church in Dingle from Sunday the 25th to 28th November and then
to Tech Amergin in Waterville from Monday the 3rd to the 6th of December.
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Theatre
'One Night Stan'
Sunday, 11th November at 8.30pm
Plymouth 1954.
Minutes before curtain-up, Stan Laurel sits backstage – but where is his partner?
Is this the end of Laurel & Hardy?
Pondering his future, Stan revisits memories of his father, Chaplin, and his younger self.
Will the show go on?
( A one man show inspired by real events)
Tickets €15 (concs. €12). Booking on 066 9478956.
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Traditional Concert
with Mary McPartlan, Tommy Peoples and Tom Moore
Friday 9th November at 8.30pm.
The Arts Council touring experiment..
‘Dark Horse On The Wind’ is one of the Traditional Arts tours, featuring Mary Mc Partlan, Tommy Peoples and Tom Moore. This tour will bring together all aspects and delicate intricacies of traditional music and song. These artists will collaborate not only in their shared histories and interpretations of music and song but will bring with them their widely celebrated unique styles. The artists featured are no strangers to the eyes and ears of traditional music and song lovers and each have award winning albums and special recognition for projects and performances in recent years.
Tickets €15 (concs. €12). Booking on 066 9478956.
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Fetac Presentation Night
Wednesday, 7th November at 7.00pm
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Kerry Film Festival
As part of the Film Festival Tech Amergin will screen selected shorts on
Saturday 3rd November at 7.30pm. Tickets €5.
FRANKIE Ireland 2007 12 mins DVD, 35 mm Colour
Frankie is 15 and preparing for fatherhood he is determined to be the best dad ever, but as his day goes on, he starts to realize how impossible this will be for him. Writer/Director - Darren Thornton
A STRANGE REQUEST Ireland 2007 4mins 25secs DigiBeta Colour
A patient lies helpless in an errie hospital. He asks the cleaning lady for some help. This strange request has unforeseen consequences. Director - Maurice O’Carroll
BLIND EYE Ireland 2007 12 mins 16 sec DVD Colour
Sabina Wisniak, a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany packs her case while downstairs in the hallway, an Irish immigration official is waiting to deport her. She makes a moving, last minute appeal to the immigration official, but he remains heartless and escorts her away to the mail boat while Sabina hopes for some trace of compassion. Director - Damien de Burca
BRIGHT IDEA Ireland 2007 5mins 37sec DVD Colour
A group of bored medical students occupy their time with silly games and dares, however they are about to realise that some ideas are not so bright... Director - Vincent Gallagher
NEW BOY Ireland 2007 10mins 52sec DVD Colour
Based on a short story by Roddy Doyle this poignant and comedic short film deftly captures the experience of being the new boy in school through the eyes of Joseph, a nine-year-old African boy. Writer/Director - Steph Green
THE END IS NIGHT Ireland 2007 4mins 35mm Colour
When a farmer discovers an ancient amulet with the power to destroy the world, he does what any of us would do…
Director/Writer - James Cotter
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Ireland 2007 4mins 20sec DVD, Mini DV Colour
Wong, Lucy and Femi, three foreign workers in a shop are frequently subjected to underhanded racism by some of the customers. Jacinta is one of the main culprits. She had little patience for them when they first started working in the shop and has even less now as they repeatedly get her lunch order wrong. She is about to confront them after it happened again; the question is, are the workers going to sit back and take it?
Director - Sean Murray
THE VAUDEVILLIAN USA 2007 16mins DVD Colour
A ventriloquist's relationship with his dummy is strained after they lose their job with a traveling vaudeville act. The ventriloquist realizes he is able to scam farmers for money, much to the dummy's dismay, and loses his conscience so that he can continue.
Director - Bryan Nest
AN CREÁTUR Ireland 2007 19mins 35mm Colour
Uniquely spanning 15 years in as many scenes, “An Creátur” (“The Poor Creature”) tells the story of a young boy and a moment which changes his life forever. Writer/Director - Peter Foott
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Dance Workshops
with Catherine Young
Tuesday 30th October
(Dancer in Residence with Kerry County Council)
Catherine has worked closely with Siamsa Tire, the National Folk Theatre training their core company of dancers. She has also worked throughout the county with various schools and community groups sharing her skills and dance styles that span the range from contemporary/modern dance to Hip Hop, Jazz and African dance as well as yoga.
Further information 066 9478956
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Traditional song, dance and music with All-Ireland Champion Musicians
'Ard Cughainn'
on Saturday 27th October at 8.30pm
Ard Chughainn are a West Limerick based traditional group consisting of two
All Ireland Champion Musicians and local runner up all Ireland singer.
Tickets € 10 (conc € 8). Booking on 066 9478956
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Theatre - Shirley Valentine
by Willy Russell
Sunday, 14th October, 8.30pm
"No one thought she had the courage. The nerve. Or the lingerie"
You will rarely see a better solo performance than Nicola Hollinshead gives in this very funny,
beautifully observed and occasionally moving one-woman play by Willy Russell. (The Irish Mail on Sunday)
Shirley is a middle-aged Liverpool housewife, stuck in a rut. But when her best friend
wins an all expenses paid trip for two to Greece, she begins to see the world, and herself, in a very different light.
Brimming with forthright comedy and pithy observations, Willy Russell's landmark play about a
woman reclaiming her identity and self-confidence reflects many of the challenges of modern life in Ireland today.
Tickets €12 (conc. €10) Booking on 066 9478956.
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Liam Ó'Maonlaí Traditional Concert
Friday, 5th October 8.00pm
Following on from fame with the Hothouse Flowers, Liam Ó'Maonlaí has carved out
a successful career as a solo artist drawing on his love for the Irish language and traditional music
whilst embracing contemporary music and song from around the world.
Tickets €12 (conc €10). Booking on 066 9478956.
Singing workshops with Liam on Thursday October 4th, 7 - 9pm.
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Family Puppet Show
‘Oidhreacht trí gig: The Wicked Reign’ - Seán Ó Laoghaire
Sunday 30th September, 3.00pm
Sean is a native art smith who has grown up with a great interest in local culture, its heritage and the
environment. He has translated this interest into his performing, creative and educational work.
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Syrius Trio
(A Music Network concert)
Saturday 22nd September, 8.30pm
The trio comprising of Elizabeth Cooney (violin), Jane O’Hara (cello) and Bobby Chen (piano),
were awarded a place in 2006 on Young Musicwide (Music Network’s development programme for
selected young professional musicians).
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Concert
Concert with fiddle and concertina player, Niamh Ní Charra
Tuesday 18th September, 8.30pm
Niamh who toured for eight years with Riverdance is currently doing gigs nationwide to publicise
her dubut album “Ón Dá Thaobh/From Both Sides” which has achieved much critical acclaim.
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Ceolchoirm Concert
Saturday 15th September, 8.30pm
As part of Kerry’s 10th International Chamber Music Festival,
‘Music in Retreat Lodges’ performed pieces by Elgar, Schubert and Grieg and also featured poet Paddy Bushe.
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Traditional
Sunday 19th August, 8.00 pm
Kevin Burke, a leading figure in the world music scene.
This was a great opportunity to hear the legendary Bothy Band & Patrick Street fiddler playing solo
with support group Ardú.
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Saturday 18th August, 7.45 pm
A double bill presentation of two plays by Connor McPherson.
‘Rum and Vodka’ the first play, is a study of how deep a hole one man can dig & what it might take for him to get out of it. The play has some hilarious dialogue & promises to be appealing & entertaining. 9.00 pm, the second Conor McPerson play ‘The Good Thief’ chronicles the story of the unnamed thief, who has a gripping & engrossing yarn to spin. Over 15’s.
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Theatre
Friday 17th August, 8.30 pm
The Galway Theatre Company, Heart ‘n Crown will perform ‘This Lime Tree Bower’ by renowned playwright, Connor McPherson. The production got rave reviews at it's recent production in Galway. Over 15’s.
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Traditional
Thursday 16th August, 9.00 pm
Traditional Concert with The Kerry Orchestra – see 2nd August.
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Thursday 2nd August, 9.00 pm
The second of three concerts by The Kerry Orchestra playing traditional music and dance, sets, céilí, etc. Audience participation is greatly appreciated as it helps to make it a wonderful evening of entertainment for both adults and children. Tickets €10 (conc.)
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Classical
Thursday 9th August, 9.00 pm
Classical piano recital, with pianist, Santa Ignace. Santa is from Latvia and has won many awards in Latvia and France.
She is currently giving master classes in the Kerry School of Music, Tralee. She will play music by Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin, Rachmaninov & Liszt. Tickets € 12 (conc.)
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Féile na Greine/Solstice Arts Festival
21ú - 23ú Meitheamh/June 2007
For more information please visit
www.feilenagreine.com
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Letters of a Match Maker by John B. Keane
Monday 18th June, 8.30 pm
presented by the 'Call Back theatre'
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‘Smallone’
Sunday 27th May, 8.00 pm
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‘Music & Song’
Saturday 26th May, 8.30 pm
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Classical Recital by internationally acclaimed pianist, Ivan Ilić.
Sunday 20th May, 8.00 pm
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A rising star on the Parisian music scene, 28 year old American pianist Ivan Ilić is gaining international recognition for his “unique blend of a Gallic touch, a Slavic soul and a mathematician’s precision.”
A disciple of the legendary François-René Duchâble, Ivan is supported by the American Foundation in Paris, the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, the Karić Foundation (Belgrade), and the Helen von Ammon Fund for Emerging Artists (San Francisco). Ivan recently completed a one-year residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts; he is currently supported by the Nadia Boulanger Foundation in Paris.
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Traditional Session with Paul Brock & Enda Scahill
Saturday 28th April, 8.30 pm
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Master musicians Paul Brock & Enda Scahill have just released their new CD “Humdinger”, a recording of Melodeon and Banjo Music drawing its influence from the Golden Era of Irish Music in the Music Halls of America in the 1920’s and 30’s. The music is full of exuberance and flair and mixes modern virtuosi playing with the repertoire of the early pioneering recordings. Paul and Enda are joined on this recording by Ryan Molloy, a pianist and All-Ireland Champion fiddler player from Co. Tyrone, and Tommy Hayes from Co. Clare on percussion.
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‘From the Shoulders Down’
Sunday 8th April, 8.00pm
One-man show, written and acted by Richard Lynch. The play chronicles the life of P.J. Mulpeter, forced to finish school at Primary Level and spend his working life ‘soldering’ on building sites in England.
The show has been touring nationally to great critical acclaim.
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Lá le Pádraig '07
Concert of traditional music and song
Tech Amergin 17th March
featuring Tim Dennehy, Ardú, Sean Garvey and Coney Joe
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Waterville / Friends of Lesotho
Photographic image by Eileen O'Leary ©
Twinning the Kingdoms - Kerry and Lesotho
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As part of the United Nations Millenium Development Goals, the Kingdoms of Kerry and Lesotho are involved in a twinning project to aid development and exchange culture. ‘The Waterville Friends of Lesotho’ group was set up in February 2007, following the visit of HE Mannete Ramaili , Lesotho Ambassador to the Tech for the opening of a Photographic Exhibition by Eileen O’Leary. A group of interested people got together to form a support group to forge links with a village in Lesotho and to work directly with the village committee. We will work with Eileen O’Leary who regularly visits Lesotho, to ensure that all money raised is spent directly on the priorities of the village people. Whether the money is used for education, health, the care of Aids orphans or the production of food, it will be well spent. By the end of March 2007 we will have formed links with the village and know exactly where the money will be spent.
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The first of our fund-raisers will be a sponsored walk on 16 th March from the Tech to St. Fionnán’s Well in Caherbearna at 1.30 pm, this will coincide with the feast of St. Fionnán and hopefully will help revive the pattern tradition of making rounds at the holy well. |
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Éigse na Brídeoige 2ú, 3ú, 4ú Feabhra
For more information please go to
TWINNING THE KINGDOMS
The Kingdom of Lesotho's Ambassador to Ireland
H.E. Mannete Ramaili
opening an Exhibition of Photographs from Lesotho by Eileen O'Leary
in Tech Amergin, Waterville, Tuesday 5th December.
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CHRISTMAS CONCERT
December 8th 2006
The Kerry Chamber Orchestra Kerry's first professional orchestra
presented 'A Celebration of Christmas' with guest performers Adolf and Maja Packeiser,
Gavin O'Connor (Bass Baritone) and Mary Culloty O' Sullivan (Soprano)
on Friday, December 8th, Tech Amergin, Waterville.
The programme included excerpts from Handel's Messiah,
Locatelli Christmas Concerto, and traditional Christmas carols.
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Official Opening Art Exhibition
in Tech Amergin, October 24th 2006
Tús Maith Arts Festival/Féile Ealáine
Tech Amergin 27th - 29th October 2006
