FEBRUARY 2004 CORK

Live Music Listings

Sunday 1
Emmet Tinley (The Prayerboat), 8.30pm @ The Lobby.
Up 4 It, Coal Quay Bar.
Sweetman, Clancys.

Monday 2
CIT Ragweek Music Showcase feat. Kallus + Racing For Pinks + Houlin Boi + Alan Tobin,
8.30pm @ An Cruiscín Lán.

Tuesday 3
Jazz Club, 9pm @ The Lobby.
Gavin Moore, The Old Oak.

Wednesday 4
Tim O'Brien, 9pm @ The Lobby.
UCC Battle of the Bands' 04-Heat 4, 8.30pm @ An Cruiscín Lán.
CSN Live & Gigging', Cypress Avenue.

Thursday 5
Lloyd Cole, 9pm @ Half Moon.
Explosions in the Sky + Bikini Atoll + Rest, 9pm @ The Lobby.
Exit The Street, 9pm @ Cypress Avenue.
Peter Narvaez, 9pm @ Lee Delta Blues Club/Pa Johnsons.

Friday 6
Clive Barnes, 8pm @ Triskel Arts Centre.
Roesy, 9pm @ The Lobby.
Dufus, 9pm @ Pine Lodge, Myrtleville.
Woodstar, 9pm @ Cypress Avenue.
Jimmy G, The Rochestown Inn.

Saturday 7
Kevin Doherty & James Delaney 9pm @ The Lobby.
Stanley Super 800, 9pm @ Cypress Avenue.
Roesy, 9pm @ The Blackbird, Ballycotton.
Zimmerman, The Rochestown Inn.

Sunday 8
Rock Impact, Coal Quay Bar.
Annette Buckley, 9pm @ Cypress Avenue.
Edel Sullivan & Brid Dunne, 9pm @ The Lobby.

Tuesday 10
Jazz Club, 9pm @ The Lobby.

Wednesday 11
Jamie Burke, 9pm @ The Lobby.
UCC Battle of the Bands' 04-Heat 5, 8.30pm @ An Cruiscín Lán.
CSN Live & Gigging', Cypress Avenue.

Thursday 12
Matt Molloy & John Carty, 9pm @ The Lobby.
Waiting Room + Jape + Ian Whitty, 8.30pm @ Half Moon.
Alphastates, 9pm @ The Old Oak.

Friday 13
Steve Earle, 8pm @ Opera House.
Esbjorn Svensson Trio, 8pm @ Half Moon.
The Pale, 9pm @ The Old Oak.
Ann Scott, 9pm @ The Lobby Bar.
Pat FitzGibbon, The Rochestown Inn.

Saturday 14
Josh Ritter + Erin McKeown, 8pm @ Cork Opera House.
Ann Scott, 8pm @ Half Moon.
Sonny Condell, 9pm @ The Lobby.
The Roaring 40's, The Rochestown Inn.
Nina Hynes, 9pm @ Cypress Avenue.

Sunday 15
Sonny Condell, 9pm @ Pine Lodge, Myrtleville.
Kathy Davy, 9pm @ The Lobby.
The Lollygaggers, Coal Quay Bar.

Tuesday 17
John Hammond, 8pm @ Half Moon.
Jazz Club, 9pm @ The Lobby.

Wednesday 18
UCC Battle of the Bands' 04-Final, 8.30pm @ An Cruiscín Lán.
Mary Coughlan, 9pm @ The Lobby.

Thursday 19
UCC Singer/Songwriter Competition', 8.30pm @ The Lobby.
The Shades, 9pm @ The Old Oak.

Friday 20
Annette Buckley, 9pm @ The Lobby.
Drumbrú, The Rochestown Inn.
La Rocca, 9pm @ The Old Oak.

Saturday 21
Anto Yau, 8.30pm @ Triskel Arts Centre.
Albert Niland, 9pm @ The Lobby.
Niall Connolly, 9pm @ Cypress Avenue.

Sunday 22
The Chalets, 5pm @ Pine Lodge, Myrtleville.
Martin Stephenson, 9pm @ Pine Lodge, Myrtleville.
John Spillane, 9pm @ Cypress Avenue.
Domino Effect, Coal Quay Bar.

Tuesday 24
Peter Mulvey, 9pm @ The Meeting Place, Midleton.
Jazz Club, 9pm @ The Lobby.

Wednesday 25
Peter Mulvey, Kris Delmhorst & Jeffrey Foucault, 9pm @ The Lobby Bar.

Thursday 26
Oumou Sangare, 8pm @ Half Moon.
Bobby Lee, 9pm @ The Lobby.
Preston Reed, 8pm @ Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh.

Friday 27
John Leo Carter + guests, 8pm @ Triskel Arts Centre
Andy Dunne & Sally Dunne, The Rochestown Inn.

Saturday 28
Boa Morte, 9pm @ The Lobby.
Paul Kelly, 8.30pm @ Half Moon.
Saville, 11.30pm @ Half Moon.
Hot Guitars, The Rochestown Inn.

Sunday 29
Paul Brady, 7.30pm @ Cork Opera House (until March 2).
John Edwards, 8pm @ Triskel Arts Centre.
Coldspoon Conspiracy, 9pm @ The Lobby.
Pete Courtney, 9pm @ Cypress Avenue.
The Ens, Coal Quay Bar.
Spiral, The Old Oak.

Visual Art

to February 25
In The Flesh
New work by Eileen Healy. Michael O'Donovan - Screenprints and lithographs from 27 Feb - 24 March Tel: 4271333. web:www.affordableartireland.com FORM,
Unit 2, Paul Street Shopping Centre.

to February 5
Dust
An autobiographical video installation by Emma Donaldson exploring the nature of memory and reminiscence of a particular duration of time. Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street.

to February 5
Take 2
Work by Suzannah O'Reilly exploring issues that concern the deployment and place that human cloning will have in our collective future. Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street.

to February 6
Exhibition
Paintings by Des Shortt. Fenton Gallery, Wandsworth Quay.

to February 8
Distances in Europe
Sculpture by Hisao Suzuki. Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh.

to March 6
Inscribed Landscape
An installation by artist Danielle Sheehy. In this exhibition, the artist looks at the patterns we create and through which we move in the landscape. She also reveals the lost waterway movements underlying the contemporary fabric of Cork City. Exhibition runs in the project room (ground floor). Crawford Municipal Art Gallery.

to March 6
By The Way
An exhibition of photography by AIB prizewinner 2003 Dara McGrath. The exhibition depicts the changing landscape of Ireland's national road network. Drawing on landscape painting tradition, his compositions are poetic, witty and pragmatic. Exhibition runs in the second floor galleries. Crawford Municipal Art Gallery.

to March 15
Art at the NSC
A solo exhibition by Majella O'Neill Collins. National Software Centre, Mahon, Cork.

February 2 to 20
Chris O'Sullivan
This exhibition of prints by Chris O'Sullivan depicts the events of the day when the Royal Mail Steamer Leinster was torpedoed by a German submarine on October 10 1918 . Tigh Filí Gallery, Thompson House, MacCurtain Street.

February 3 to 7
Croon
Croon' is a major project, which involves a partnership between the NSF and Meridian Theatre Company. The project involves collaboration between Meridian Artistic Director Johnny Hanrahan and renowned sculptor Daphne Wright. It will manifest in a number of sites within Cork City, the three sites are: the 'Douglas Vance' room of the Metropole, the I.A.W.S warehouse and the stage of the Everyman Palace Theatre. Croon' promises to be one of the events of the year and will be an extraordinary event, both in vision and in scale.

February 4 to 27
Unlocking
An exhibition of art and design work produced by students of Colaiste Stiofain Naofa Cork. Building on its deserved reputation, this curatored exhibition presents quality art and design across a range of media. Cork Vision Centre @ St Peter's, North Main Street.

February 6
The Lavit Gallery Auction
Taking place in the Boardroom of the Port of Cork. The auction will be proceeded by a drinks reception at 7pm and dinner at 8pm. Tickets for the event are restricted and may be obtained from the gallery at a cost of e100 per person. Among the work for auction will be pieces, paintings and sculptures by Irish and international artists. On the evening there will be spot prizes and a raffle of paintings. It promises to be one of the major social events of the art year. More info from The Lavit Gallery, 5 Fr Mathew Street.

February 13 to March 11
Stephen Gunning
Stephen Gunning's work revolves around social issues and the individual's relationship with society. He investigates how we inhabit urban situations and the relationship between the public and social confrontation. Working extensively in video, Gunning has exhibited widely internationally. This is his first solo show in Ireland. Artist's Talk: Friday 13 February, 1.00pm. Admission Free. Gallery One. Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street.

February 13 to March 11
Vii Manifestations: Passing
Originally from Peru, South America, Isabela Basombrio-Hoban is now living and working in Ireland. Her mixed-media installations are evocative of reliquaries, treasures and private places of adornment. The work is reminiscent of low-tech' experimental scientific object making with undercurrent themes of birth, death and re-birth. Artist's Talk: Friday 13 February, 1.30pm. Admission Free. Gallery Two. Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street.

February 13 to March 19
Corban Walker
New work by Dublin artist Corban Walker. Fenton Gallery, Wandsworth Quay.

Theatre & Opera

to February 1
Stomp
Tickets: Evening f25, f30, f35. Matinees f15, f20, f25. Schools: f12.50. All telephone bookings are subject to a handling charge of f2 per ticket.
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Friday 30 at 6pm & 9.30pm; Saturday 31 at 3pm & 8pm; Sunday 1 February at 3pm. Box Office: 4270022. Cork Opera House.

February 4 to 6 & 9 to 13
Hamlet
By William Shakespeare. Lively, energetic, quirky, modern, urgent retelling of an ancients story about a tormented man, incapable of fulfilling his promise to kill and grappling for an understanding of death. 8pm, tickets: f19, f22, f25, Concession f2.50 off. Box Office: 4270022. Cork Opera House.

February 5
Drama Showcase
Cork School of Music Junior Drama Competitions. This evening is a showcase of the work of the Drama students of Cork School of Music (CSM). Admission is free. Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street.

February 7 & 8
Tales of Love
and Transformation
The Cork School of Music Theatre Workshop Company presents Tales of Love and Transformation from Ovids Metamorphosis'. Directed by Regina Crowley. 8pm, Tickets f10 (f8 Conc). Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street.

February 16 to 21
searching For The Enemy
By Gerald Bauer. Boomerang Theatre Company Ltd. in collaboration with the Dutch interactive design collective Shade Interactive' and Theater der Jugend', Vienna, stage a new play inspired by Orwell's 1984. In the post war climate that prevailed Orwell imagined a totalitarian state for the future. Here the totalitarian state is replaced by a state run under the ethos of Individualism: a state that is anti-society and pro -free-will. 8.15pm. Box Office: 4904275. Granary Theatre, Mardyke Walk.

from February 16
Mrs. Brown Rides Again
Starring Brendan O'Carroll & Mrs Browns Boys. Following on the heels of ³The Last Wedding² and ³Good Mourning Mrs. Brown², Agnes Brown and her dysfunctional family romp their way through what seems to be The Mammy's last days at home. After overhearing a plot by her children to have her put in a home, Agnes decides to prove them wrong by displaying a new lease of life. 8pm, tickets: Mon - Tues f17.50, f19, Wed - Sat f19, f23, f26, SPECIAL OFFER: Tickets 2 for 1 on Monday 16th. Box Office: 4270022. Cork Opera House.

February 11 to 21
side by side by sondheim
The West End & Broadway sensation! A musical revue. 8pm, tickets f23, f18 (f16 Conc). Box Office 4501673. Everyman Palace Theatre, MacCurtain Street.

February 25 to March 6
Shakers Re-stirred
By John Godber. If you liked Bouncers' then you will love Shakers. 4 waitresses wax lyrical on customers, cocktails, food and freedom in a hectic comedy. If you've ever enjoyed Sex on The Beach or a Tequila Sunrise then this sassy play will be just your cup of tea. Presented by Call Back Theatre. 8pm, tickets f12, f10 (conc.). Box Office 4508398. Cork Arts Theatre, 7 Knapps Square (across river from Opera House).

Dance

February 13
Doubletime!
Doubletime! a night of hot swing jazz with Dj gary. Jump, jive, romp, and stomp to the best swing dance music of the 30's and 40's. And don't worry, it ain't your grannies music.10pm, adm f5. An Spailpin Fanac, South Main Street.

February
Fete De La Danse 2004
FETE DE LA DANSE fulfils icd's reputation for presenting the very best of international dance. The 2004 programme presents work from two francophone countries, France and Canada, and includes live performances, installations, a children's programme, classes and a residency.
Programme:
February 5 & 6 FDLD2004
Daniel Levielle (Canada) - Amour, Acide et Nuits, performances at icd. 8.15pm.
February 9 to 13 FDLD2004
Boris Charmatz (Fr) - installation for audiences of one person: Heatre/Elevision' at Triskel. Hourly.
February 11 & 12 FDLD2004
Cas Public (Canada) - schools workshops, various schools.
February 11 & 12 FDLD2004
If you go down to the woods today' - performances for 8 year olds + at icd, 1pm lunchtime.
February 13 FDLD2004
Masterclass with Helene Blackburn at icd. 10am
February 13 FDLD2004
Courage Mon Amour', performance at icd. 8.15pm
February 16 to 27 FDLD2004
Marie-Laure Agrapart (Fr) - research residency with classes and presentations at icd. Daily. Price: see separate performance listings. Tickets from: icd/Firkin Crane Box Office (021) 4507487. Institute for Choreography and Dance (icd), Firkin Crane, Shandon.

Monday nights
Argentine Tango
8-9pm Beginners Taster Class. Open class, no partner necessary f5 per person; 9pm till late upstairs Tango Party, adm. free. Details on 087 7581116 / 021 4274793. The Vineyard, Market Lane (off Patrick Street).

Comedy

February 19
Daniel Kitson
Winner of the Perrier Award 2003, Daniel Kitson is one of the hottest names on the comedy circuit. Warm, clever, rude and full of self-mockery, Kitson has a surprising ability to make childhood anecdotes and swear words seem original and hilarious. Brilliantly funny! 8pm, tickets f17, booking on 4272022. Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street.

February 20 & 21
Ardal O'Hanlon
A rare chance to see this comic genius, at the home of where it began. 9.30pm, tickets f18, booking on 4501206 or brian@thecomedyclub.ie. City Limits Comedy Club, Coburg Street.

Mondays
Snatch
Comedy Improvisation, every Monday night from 10pm, free admission. Sin É, Coburg Street.

Other Stuff

February 14
Maria Tecce
Maria is fast becoming a bright star on the jazz cabaret scene in Ireland. Her one-woman production ³All About Love² was a sell-out success in the ESB Dublin Theatre Fringe Festival in 2002 and she will perform ³All About Love² as a Valentine's Day treat. 8pm, tickets f17, booking on 4272022. Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street.

February 15
Opera 2005 Gala Fundraiser
Featuring international soprano Mary Hegarty, young Cork tenor Breffni Horgan and will mark the first appearance of the Chorus of Opera 2005. The programme will consist of a series of operatic solos, tender duets and passionate choruses. A pas-de-deux will be performed by two members of Cork City Ballet, Alan Foley and Judith Sibley. The concert will also feature a 16 piece orchestra. 8.15pm, tickets f25, f35, f45. Box Office: 4270022. For further information contact Eithne Egan, General Administrator, Opera 2005. Telephone: 021 4307477 or 087 7796000. Cork Opera House.

February 19 to 21
Éigse na gCúige~Festival of the Provinces : International Poetry Festival
Taking place in The Metropole Hotel's Beckett Room and featuring a host of Irish and international writers and poets coming together for a three day festival celebrating the work of writers living and working in Ireland. Expect readings, panel discussions and competitions, as well as an Open Mic night at 10pm on Sat. 21st. More info on all above can be had by ringing 021 4312955 or by visiting www.munsterlit.ie Munster Literature Centre, 84 Douglas Street.

February 22
Cork On Show 2004
An all-star show featuring well known Cork entertainers-past, present and future such as Billa, Paddy Comerford, Sean Ó Sé, The Cork City Jazz Band, The Cork City Male Voice Choir together for one great night in aid of Cork Cancer Research. 8pm, tickets: f25, f50. For further information please contact Tracey Moran at 021 4507533 or email trmoran@morangroup.ie. Cork Opera House.

February 26
The Confetti Roadshow
For all interested brides to be, a show of bridal related businesses in the Cork area. Please log on to www.confetti.ie Cork Vision Centre @ St Peter's, North Main Street.

Tuesdays
Open Mic Night @ the LV
Everyone from poets to singer-songwriters welcome! 9pm. For more details contact Ruth: rnodrog@yahoo.com The LV, MacCurtain Street.

Thursdays
Open Mic Night @ the Agora
Everyone from poets to singer-songwriters welcome! 9pm. For more details contact Ruth: rnodrog@yahoo.com The Agora, MacCurtain Street.