January 2005 Cork

Live Music Listings

Saturday 1
Mick Flannery, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
Two Time Polka, 9pm @ The Vault.
Bleedin' Blues, midnight @ Everyman Palace. l
Street Talk, Rochestown Inn.

Sunday 2
A Taste of Rory, 9pm @ Old Oak.
Metallitia (Metallica tribute), 9pm @ The Vault
Bad Manners, 9pm @ The Old Oak.

Monday 3
UCC Tradsoc, 9.30pm @ An Spailpin Fanac.

Tuesday 4
Moondogs, 9pm @ Old Oak.

Wednesday 5
Gavin Moore, 9pm @ De Barras, Clonakilty.
Drombru, 9pm @ Old Oak.

Wednesday 5
Gavin Moore - 9pm @ De Barras, Clonakilty.
Drombru - 9pm @ Old Oak.

Thursday 6th
Zrazy - 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
The Domino Effect - 9.30 Clancys Bar
John Spillane - 9pm @ De Barras, Clonakilty.
Finnegans Wake - Rochestown Inn.

Friday 7th
Scribble - 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
Little Creatures - 9.30pm @ Clancys.
Remedy @ Rochestown Inn.

Saturday 8th
Eoin Coughlan - 4pm @ Lobby Bar.
Stanley Super 800 - 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
String Quartet - 5pm @ Counihans.
Red Sea Pedestrians - 9pm @ De Barras, Clonakilty.
Dancing in the Moonlight - 9pm @ Old Oak.
The Jets - Rochestown Inn.

Sunday 9th
Karl Nesbitt & Band - 8.30pm @ Lobby Bar.
Arundo - 9pm @ Counihans.
Glitterbugs - 9pm @ Old Oak.

Monday 10
UCC Tradsoc - 9.30pm @ An Spailpin Fanac.
Red Herrings - 9pm @ Old Oak.

Tuesday 11
Liam Byrne (Christy Moore tribute) - 9pm @ Old Oak.

Wednesday 12
UCC Tradsoc - 9.30pm @ The Phoenix.
Gavin Moore - 9pm @ De Barras, Clonakilty.

Thursday 13
Clare O'Mahoney + Mick Flannery - 9pm @ Lobby Bar.

Friday 14
Gavin Moore - 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
Dave Evans - Rochestown Inn.

Saturday 15
Juno Falls - 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
Hueman (formerly Cyclefly) - 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.
Mo' Chickens - Rochestown Inn.

Wednesday 19th
Kevin Montgomery & The Roadtrippers - 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.
UCC Tradsoc - 9.30pm @ An Spailpin Fanac.
Gavin Moore - 9pm @ De Barras, Clonakilty.

Thursday 20
Anto - 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
The Dardenelles + The Sneakies - 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.

Friday 21
Peter Mulvey - 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
Pat Fitzgibbon @ Rochestown Inn.

Saturday 22
John Leo Carter - 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
Vinny Peculiar (feat. Andy Rourke & Mike Joyce ex. The Smiths) - 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.
Hoochie Coochie Band - Rochestown Inn.

Sunday 23
Fuschia Band - 9pm @ De Barras, Clonakilty.

Monday 24
UCC Tradsoc - 9.30pm @ An Spailpin Fanac.

Wednesday 26
Gavin Moore - 9pm @ De Barras, Clonakilty.

Thursday 27
Maeve Dunphy - 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
Suzanne Joubert & Declan Sinnott - 9pm @ De Barras, Clonakilty.

Friday 28
Martin Finke - 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
Trashcan Sinatras - 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.
James Grennell @ Rochestown Inn.

Saturday 29th
House of Love - 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.
Dimitri from Paris @ The Savoy.
Kieran Kramer Band @ Rochestown Inn.

Monday 31
UCC Tradsoc - 9.30pm @ An Spailpin Fanac.

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Theatre and Dance

Runs till 16 January

The Pied Piper (Panto)

The RATS invade Leeside!
It’s that time again, oh yes it is! Cork Opera House is delighted to announce the much loved and hugely popular Christmas Pantomime, The Pied Piper, sponsored by Anglo Irish Bank and HB Ice Cream. With the return of last year’s widely acclaimed creative team, and a wonderfully witty script by Bull Island’s Alan Shortt, the Pied Piper, King Rat and all their crazy friends will be sure to have kids, mums, dads AND grannies in stitches!
Bryan Flynn again directs the talented cast and creative team, along with Dave O’Connor as Musical Director and choreography by Belinda Murphy. We are delighted to involve four Dance schools: Donna Daly Dance Studio, Joan Denise Moriarty’s School of Dance, Cork Arts Studio and Marisa Fragolini’s Dance School, totaling over 120 children on stage over a period of 45 shows. Twenty four Primary Schools are also participating, the vast majority of whom have never been on stage before.

The Rats, lead by the evil King Rat (Cormac Costello) are taking over Leeside, eating everything in sight and frightening the citizens! Nobody, including Lord Mayor (Tony Calnan) or the greedy Lady Mayoress (Gerry McLoughlin), knows what to do. The villagers are at their wits end. That is until the Pied Piper (Mark O’Shaughnessy) shows up and in return for getting rid of the pests, he is promised a fee of €10,000. What happens when Lady Mayoress strikes a deal with King Rat and the fee is not paid? Will the Villagers ever see their children again? Join Silly Billy (Declan Wolfe), Davina (Laura Mitchell) and the hysterical Dame Dolly Mixture (Frank Mackey) on their adventures to solve the mystery and rescue the children!

The amazing costumes and stunning set are, for the first time, both designed and made in Cork, (costumes by Margaret O’Flynn and Jessica Healy and set by Joe Stockdale). The hilarious scenes, including Leeside’s very own Pest-Factor, What Not to Wear, and I’m a Celeb-rat-y, and special guest appearances by Catwomen, Spiderman, Cinderella, Posh & Becks, Wayne Rooney, and the Cork Hurlers make this show RATASTIC!

Traditional Panto at its best – oh yes it is!!!

Check press for details or log onto www.corkoperahouse.ie

TICKETS: From €16, €19, €22. Previews €14, €17, €20. All telephone bookings are subject to a handling charge of €1.50 per ticket.
BOOKING/INFO: 021 4274308
VENUE: Cork Opera House.

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Runs till 16 January

Mother Goose - The Panto!
Starring Neil Prendeville, Jim Mulcahy and Basher. Matinees 2.30pm, evening performances 8.00pm

TICKETS: €20 / €17 / €14.
BOOKING/INFO: 4501673.
VENUE: Everyman Palace Theatre, MacCurtain Street.

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January 2
Toyota Ireland New Year Gala Concert

Featuring the National Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, soloists Cara O¹Sullivan, soprano, and Antii Siirala, piano.

TIME: 8pm.
TICKETS: €15 (conc.€10).
BOOKING/INFO:Booking on 1890 613 642.
VENUE: Cork City Hall.

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January 13 to 15
Under Milk Wood

Dylan Thomas's - Under Milk Wood

UNDER MILK WOOD, Dylan Thomas’s last work and only play, opens at The Granary Theatre on Thursday January 13th. The production is in aid of Marymount Hospice and is being produced by coco coco. The Cork Co-Operative and Cork Collective, Combined for Charity. coco coco draws its members from ‘resting’ Cork based performers and practitioners.
Heading up the creative team is stage director Marion Wyatt, whose most recent work Singin' In The Rain was an enormous success both here and in Dublin. The cast, in multiple roles, includes ten of Cork’s finest actors: Deirdre O’ Riordan, Ann Dorgan, Rosie O’ Regan, Shevaun Hogan, Joy Buckle, Barry O’Reilly, Ian McGuirk, David O’Brien, Charlie Ruxton, Kieran Mc Carthy and Shane Casey.
UNDER MILK WOOD was commissioned by the BBC who in 1963 recorded it as “play for voices” with narration by another famous Welshman, Richard Burton, who claimed “the entire thing is about religion, the idea of death and sex.” These themes are central to the lives of the colourful characters described with great fondness by the author. The multitude of anecdotes interwoven in a masterful fashion and written in a lyrical, evocative language creates an enduring portrayal of the place and the people.
Thomas introduces the colourful townsfolk of a seaside village through their dreams as he examines powerful forces that operate beneath the calm exterior of a town which has “fallen head over bells in love.”
Hailed by some as Dylan Thomas' finest work, UNDER MILK WOOD is in turn funny, touching and delightful, reflecting the places he grew up in and knew in Wales - particularly Laugharne, New Quay and Swansea.
Providing an inspired and irreverent account of life and love in a small coastal town on one spring day in Wales - with unforgettable characters like Captain Cat, Myfanwy Price, Organ Morgan, Willy Nilly the Postman, Polly Garter and Dai Bread populating this odd place.
Come and eavesdrop on a day in the life of a magical, seaside village, rich in nothing but characters. Let yourself be swept away by the passion and poetry of Thomas's genius and his mischievous, bawdy humour. Come not only in awe of an inspired poet (though you won't be disappointed on that score), but also in the expectation of a good belly-laugh as a result of Thomas seeing humanity whole and imperfect - and loving it all.

TICKETS: €20 each (no concessions)
TIME: 7pm & 9.15pm
BOOKING/INFO: Boxoffice: 4501673, Gala Performance: Saturday 15th at 7pm. Tickets 50 euro (with reception).
Groups: 20 or more €2.00 reduction, School Groups: €10 (Thurs & Fri @ 7pm only) Please call David on 086 8500151
VENUE: The Granary Theatre

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January 18 to 22

Hello Cork!

A celebration of our city in laughter and song. Usher in 2005 with a variety of some of our best loved performers, including Paddy Comerford, Tony Hegarty, Jean Elliot, Cha and Miah, Cork City Ballet, Kinsale Light Opera and many more.

TIME: 8pm.
TICKETS: €20 (conc.€12), first 1000 tickets all priced at €12.
BOOKING/INFO: 4501673.
VENUE: Everyman Palace Theatre, MacCurtain Street.

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January 20

Roger Whittaker

An outstanding star all over the world, enjoying a series of highly acclaimed albums and a string of hit singles that includes such classics as ‘Durham Town’, ‘New World in the Morning’, ‘I Don't Believe in ‘If’ Anymore’, and ‘The Last Farewell.’

TIME: 8pm.
TICKETS: €25/30 (+ €2 booking fee).
BOOKING/INFO: 4270022.
VENUE: Cork Opera House.

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January 22

The Bord Gáis Special New Year Opera Gala

Featuring world renowned Chilean tenor, Tito Beltrán and Irish soprano, Cara O'Sullivan, with the RTE Concert Orchestra. TIME: 8pm
BOOKING/INFO:from Cork Opera House Box Office: 4270022.
VENUE: Cork City Hall.

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January 23

Cork On Show 2005

By Popular Demand! A gala performance presenting the best of Cork talent. A fundraiser for Cork Cancer Research.

TIME: 8pm
TICKETS: €25/30/50 (+ €2 booking fee).
BOOKING/INFO:4270022.
VENUE: Cork Opera House.

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January 25 to 29

Shakespeare’s Villains

Once again Steven Berkoff holds the stage alone - this time with his exploration and analysis of Shakespeare’s most villainous characters. Iago, the Macbeths, Shylock, Richard III…characters who are inherently evil, others whose situation leads them to evil deeds, others at the mercy of an evil society. Incisive insights into the psyche give way to Shakespeare’s own words which explode into the auditorium from one of the UK's most formidable and maverick talents.

TIME: 8pm
TICKETS: €25 (conc. €18).
BOOKING/INFO: 4501673.
VENUE: Everyman Palace Theatre, MacCurtain Street.

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DANCE

January 27 to 29

La Dona Manca o Barbi-Superestar - (The Maimed Woman)

Energetic, athletic, brilliant and committed, La Dona Manca o Barbi- Superestar (The Maimed Woman) is a radical exploration of feminine stereotypes and mythology that was a major critical hit when it opened at the Teatro Nacional de Catalunya (TNC) in Barcelona. Choreographed by Sol Picó, one of Europe¹s leading choreographers, this often blackly comic production combines music, technology and theatricality to provoke its audiences. Sol Picó¹s work is unique, and offers an unforgettable anthology of movement, illumination and music, all captured within a framework of deep thought, pathos and heavenly Catalan style. These performances will present Cork with nights of unstoppable energy. Workshops and masterclasses for professional dancers will take place prior to the performances.

TIME: 8pm
TICKETS: €10/14
BOOKING/INFO: Box Office: 4270022
VENUE: Cork Opera House.

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January 28

Doubletime!

A night of hot swing jazz with Dj Gary. Jump, jive, romp, and stomp to the best swing jazz of the 30’s and 40’s. The only night in Cork that guarantees the jazz will get you up so you can really get down.

TIME: 10pm
TICKETS: €5
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: An Spailpin Fanac, South Main Street.

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Dancing in the City

Rhumba Casino - Mondays

A night of live Salsa, Rhumba and Merengue with a full 8-piece latin orchestra. Rhumba Casino are Ireland’s exponents of true Cuban dance music under the leadership of veteran Cuban bandleader Manu Ramirez. Doors 9pm, €5 cover charge. Also Latin Dance Lessons including Cha-Cha, Salsa,
Merengue, Bachata. Open to all Levels.

TIME: 9pm
TICKETS: €10 for Class and Club, €5 for Club only.
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: Cyprus Avenue (above The Old Oak), Caroline Street.

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Argentine Tango - Mondays
With inspirational Argentine instructor, Andreas Bezem. No partner required.

TIME: Absolute Beginners @ 7-8.30pm; Improvers @ 8.30-10.30pm; Milonga @ 10pm till late.
BOOKING/INFO: Details from Aileen on 087 2627887.
VENUE: The Vineyard, Market Lane (off Patrick Street).

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Salsa Classes - Mondays & Thursdays

TIME: Absolute Beginners 8.30pm.
BOOKING/INFO: 086 2547319. Web - www.salsaireland.com
VENUE: Garda Social Club, Penrose Wharf.

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Salsa Classes - Tuesdays

TIME: Beginners 8-9pm, Improvers 8-9pm, Intermediate 9.15-10.15pm.
BOOKING/INFO: Web - www.salsaireland.com
VENUE: O'Donoghues Bar, Drawbridge Street (near Easons).

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Bellydance Classes & Workshop - Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays

From Monday the 10. January 2005. In the new year, classes will be arranged differently
(I have decided this because I think it will satisfy more individual needs, I hope it is convenient for all of you!):

Monday - Thompson House
Techniques class (expand your range of moves, build up strength and flexibility and perfect your techniques) for all levels, good to have some basics.

Tuesday - Bodega
Beginners Basics (drop in classes, learn and practise the basic techniques and principles with fun, pay per class) for Beginners or all who want just the fun of it.

Thursday - Thompson House
Performance class (with focus on style, music, choreography, live drumming, improvisation, solos, costume and of course Performances) for advanced level or those of us who cannot live without it, are obsessed, practise all the time, loose friends cause they can't think of anything else, .....you know who I am talking about, don't you!

BOOKING/INFO: Contact Sandra Keil on 086 1594508.
Email - Send email
Web - www.firedance.cc

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Galleries

Runs till January

Christmas Show

Two floors packed with a comprehensive range of Paintings, Sculptures, Limited Edition Prints, Ceramics, Batiks & Glass.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: The Lavit Gallery, Fr Mathew Street (off South Mall).

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Runs till January 29

Christmas Exhibition's

Form’s Christmas Exhibition's features work by Niamh Lucey, Maria Charlton, Jill Roynane, Brian Symth, James Horan, Wendy Dison, Kevin Blomley, Patrick Cashin, Paul Cialis, Angela Fewer, Martin Finnin, Eileen Healy, Frieda Meaney and more.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: Web: www.affordableart-ireland.com
VENUE: FORM Gallery, Unit 2, Paul Street Shopping Centre.

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Runs till January 29

C2: 1995 - 2005

One hundred contemporary visual art works from Cork city and county celebrating Cork's designation as European Capital of Culture in 2005.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Emmet Place.

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Runs till January

Make Sense

Exhibition of prints, paintings, watercolours and traditional Chinese landscape paintings by Ming-Chi Tseng.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: Quay Co-Op Restaurant, 24 Sullivans Quay, Cork.

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January

Highlights from the UCC Art Collection

This display offers the opportunity to see some of the highlights of the UCC Art Collection and includes work by Hughie O'Donoghue, Clare Langan, Basil Blackshaw, Barrie Cooke and Janet Mullarney.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: Glucksman Gallery, UCC, Cork.

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January

Things of Extraordinary Beauty

The Honan chapel was created as a treasure­house of works from Ireland's golden age' of modern craftsmanship, works that in 1916 sought to express the new Ireland. This selection of works only gives a sense of the 165 recorded objects in the Honan Collection.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: Glucksman Gallery, UCC, Cork.

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January 6 to 29

Local Art Spanning Century

With works by Padraig O’Conchubhar, Charlo Quain, Robin Forester, Patricia Crowley, Josef and Susan Keys, Mary Gough, Brian Lalor and Kevin and Frank Sanquest.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: Gallery 9, Tigh Fili, Thompson House, MacCurtain Street.

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January 7 to 29

The Lavit At Home

Ten years on Mathew Street, the Lavit Gallery invites back old friends such as Tom Climent, William Harrington, James McCarthy, Cormac O'Leary, Charlo Quain, Michael Quane RHA & Tom Walsh to take a fresh look at the city in their own very individual fashion.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: The Lavit Gallery, Fr Mathew Street (off South Mall).

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January 7 to February 10

New Paintings by Billy Foley

Foley’s gestural drawings and paintings are a dynamic exploration of line and form. His formal painterly concerns have a certain amount in common with the preoccupations of Abstract Expressionism, but he has found a particular resonance for his interests in the language of science - matter, anti matter, space, gravity and the movement of forms pushing and pulling apart. This is experienced against a white background or void, creating an arena of active tension and movement.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: Fenton Gallery, Wandesford Quay.

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January 7 to February 11

Unveiling

Process, pleasure and the artist’s own body are central to Janine Antoni’s work, which transforms everyday bodily rituals into a sculptural process. Unveiling is made from a cast of her own head and shoulders and hangs at a level equal to her own height.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street.

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January 7 to February 16

Émigrance

With photographs, stories and suitcases full of travel diaries, the exhibition invites visitors to accompany 12 individuals who have now made their home in France as they make the journey back to their country of origin. With work by Carl Cordonnier, Éric Le Brun, François Daumerie, Emmanuel Goulliart and Joël Blondel.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street (& The Bodega, Cornmarket Street to March 7).

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January 7 to 28

Enlargement! Estonia

An exhibition by five young female Estonian artists (FFFF) and the first in a year long and continuously changing exhibition series for Cork 2005, displaying the artistic qualities of the ‘new’ states of the expanded EU.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: Cork Vision Centre, North Main Street.

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January 19 to February 19

The Magic of Masks and Puppets

Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre, Scotland¹s primary venue, gallery, training centre and resource in the field of puppetry has compiled an exhibition chronicling the history of the world¹s oldest theatrical tradition and displaying its contemporary relevance. This display includes shadow puppets from Greece, Turkey and Indonesia, Wayang Golek rod puppets from Java, Rajasthani marionettes, giant 'Russian doll' figures from the Rostov State Puppet Theatre and the infamous crawling baby from the hit film Trainspotting.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: O'Kelly Gallery, Cork City Museum, Fitzgerald Park.

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January 25 to 30

Jamais Vu

A world premiere of Anne Seagrave¹s new work ­ an installation piece of 1hr duration featuring Anne interacting within a 3D world created in the Granary.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 4904275.
VENUE: Granary Theatre, Dyke Parade.

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January 27 to February 27

Trunk - Artist as Traveller

A travelling and expanding exhibition featuring artists from America and Ireland featuring themes of travel, place, geography, mapping, translation and other issues effecting the artist as traveller. Works are contained in specially manufactured trunks holding works by artists from each different venue and location. Participating artists include: Helen O'Leary, Christine Mackey, Alice Lyons, Katie Wilson, Annabel Langrish, Noel Molloy, Collette Nolan, Mick O'Shea, Irene Murphy, June Pollock, Megan Eustace and Stephen Brandes.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh.

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January to March

Forty Shades of Green

Curated by Brian Kennedy in conjunction with the Crafts Council of Ireland, Forty Shades of Green presents the work of 40 artists and crafts people, featuring work in a variety of media including ceramics, glass, textiles, wood, stone, metal, painting, and print. The work is by some of Ireland¹s most distinguished fine art and craft practioners: Inga Reed, Celine Traynor, Paul Devlin, Sara Flynn, Maud Cotter, Helena Gorey, Christine Mackey, Remco de Fouw, Michael Boran, Eoin McNamee and Glenn Lucas.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: Glucksman Gallery, UCC, Cork.

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ONGOING EVENTS

95ft mural at Cork's Mutton Lane

Anthony Ruby was born in Cork City, Ireland in 1977. He studied Fine Art at the Crawford College of Art and Design (Cork) and completed his BA in 1999.
He is a figurative painter. His influences include painters such as Otto Dix and Max Beckmann, Goya and the Mexican muralists Diego Rivera and Jose Clement Orozco.
He has exhibited in various venues in Ireland. His work hangs in various private collections and in the permanent collections of UCC, CIT and Cork County Council. You can check his website below, as new works are frequently added.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: www.anthonyruby.com
VENUE: Mutton Lane, (off Patrick Street).

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Boat Building Exhibition

VENUE: Cobh Museum.

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Cork Butter Museum

History of Cork's World Famous Butter Exchange.

BOOKING/INFO: Tel: (021) 4300600, Web: www.corkbutter.museum
VENUE: John Redmond Street.

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City Scope - An Exhibition of Restoration
Photo Cork - A Visual Taste of Cork

VENUE: Cork Vision Centre.

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The Queenstown Story

Emigration, Famine and Maritime History Multimedia Exhibition.

VENUE: Cobh Heritage Centre Cobh.

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Gallery artists

VENUE: The Lavit Gallery, Fr Mathew Street (off South Mall).

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Art In The Park

We exhibit every Saturday in Bishop Lucey Park. All are welcome.

VENUE: Bishop Lucey Park, Cork.

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Permanent Collection

Irish and international work from 17th Century to present. Main Galleries.

BOOKING/INFO: Email: crawfordinfo@eircom.net Web: www.crawfordartgallery.com.
VENUE: Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Emmet Place.

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Comedy

ONGOING COMEDY

Monday's & Wednesday's

Snatch

Comedy Improvisation, every Monday night and now every Wednesday night due to demand.

MONDAY:
TICKETS: Free admission.
BOOKING/INFO: Time: 10pm.
VENUE: Sin E, Coburg Street, Cork.
(Due to limited seating we reccomend to be at the venue one hour in advance to avoid dissapointement)

WEDNESDAY:
TICKETS: Free admission.
BOOKING/INFO: Time: 10pm.
VENUE: Bodega Bar, Coal Quay, Cork.

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Tuesday's

Comedy at Nancy Spains

The Craic at Nancy's Quality stand-up talent from all corners of the island. Show starts at 9pm. All acts supported by local stand ups and mc. games and audience participation. Finish 11-ish, €4 euros door charge, all pints 3 quid. late licenced bar til 2 am.

TIME: Starts 9pm.
TICKETS: €4 at the door
BOOKING/INFO: Email: corkomedy@oceanfree.net
VENUE: Nancy Spains, Barrack Street, Cork

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January 15 & 19

The Craichouse - LV bar

Quality stand-up talent from all corners of the island. Show starts at 9pm, ends 11.30.

TICKETS: €3
BOOKING/INFO: corkomedy@oceanfree.net
VENUE: The Craichouse, LV bar , McCurtin st.

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The Comedy Club

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: Click Here to go to the Comedy Club site
VENUE: City Limits Comedy Club, Coburg Street, Cork.

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HALF MOON COMEDY CLUB

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: Half Moon Comedy Club back of Opera House.

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Festivals

January 1 - 31 of December

Cork 2005 European Capital of Culture

The European Capital of Culture programme succeeds the original European City of Culture programme, which began in 1985. Both fall under the remit of the European Union (EU). The old programme officially ends in 2004 with Cork City becoming the first European Capital of Culture in 2005.

As well as recognising a city’s existing cultural excellence, the programme is designed to encourage cities to develop and innovate through participation in the cultural arena. It offers opportunities for social inclusion, business, education and regeneration at every level; it puts culture at the heart of city life and seeks inspiration to drive it forward.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: Cork 2005
VENUE: Cork.

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January

Tradfest 2005

Details to be announced

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: Cork.

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January 8

Awakening: Launch of Cork 2005

Cork 2005, European Capital of Culture is officially launched with an evening of celebrations centering on a stunning lightshow display, fireworks, music and theatre as innovative Waterford based performance company Spraoi recreate a giant serpent on the river Lee. Against this visual backdrop a dazzling array of performers will animate Cork¹s city centre with a street carnival for all.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: St. Patrick's Bridge, North Gate Bridge & Quays.

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WZN? Kids

Runs till 16th January

The Pied Piper (Panto)

The RATS invade Leeside!

It’s that time again, oh yes it is! Cork Opera House is delighted to announce the much loved and hugely popular Christmas Pantomime, The Pied Piper, sponsored by Anglo Irish Bank and HB Ice Cream. With the return of last year’s widely acclaimed creative team, and a wonderfully witty script by Bull Island’s Alan Shortt, the Pied Piper, King Rat and all their crazy friends will be sure to have kids, mums, dads AND grannies in stitches!

Bryan Flynn again directs the talented cast and creative team, along with Dave O’Connor as Musical Director and choreography by Belinda Murphy. We are delighted to involve four Dance schools: Donna Daly Dance Studio, Joan Denise Moriarty’s School of Dance, Cork Arts Studio and Marisa Fragolini’s Dance School, totaling over 120 children on stage over a period of 45 shows. Twenty four Primary Schools are also participating, the vast majority of whom have never been on stage before.

The Rats, lead by the evil King Rat (Cormac Costello) are taking over Leeside, eating everything in sight and frightening the citizens! Nobody, including Lord Mayor (Tony Calnan) or the greedy Lady Mayoress (Gerry McLoughlin), knows what to do. The villagers are at their wits end. That is until the Pied Piper (Mark O’Shaughnessy) shows up and in return for getting rid of the pests, he is promised a fee of €10,000. What happens when Lady Mayoress strikes a deal with King Rat and the fee is not paid? Will the Villagers ever see their children again? Join Silly Billy (Declan Wolfe), Davina (Laura Mitchell) and the hysterical Dame Dolly Mixture (Frank Mackey) on their adventures to solve the mystery and rescue the children!

The amazing costumes and stunning set are, for the first time, both designed and made in Cork, (costumes by Margaret O’Flynn and Jessica Healy and set by Joe Stockdale). The hilarious scenes, including Leeside’s very own Pest-Factor, What Not to Wear, and I’m a Celeb-rat-y, and special guest appearances by Catwomen, Spiderman, Cinderella, Posh & Becks, Wayne Rooney, and the Cork Hurlers make this show RATASTIC!

Traditional Panto at its best – oh yes it is!!!

Check press for details or log onto www.corkoperahouse.ie

TICKETS: From €16, €19, €22. Previews €14, €17, €20. All telephone bookings are subject to a handling charge of €1.50 per ticket.
BOOKING/INFO: 021 4274308
VENUE:

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Runs till January 09, 2005

Fota on Ice

Young and old alike can enjoy the Fota On Ice experience, either by skating or watching others skate from the viewing areas, or by shopping at the Christmas market or paying a visit to Santa's Ice House and workshop which opens on November 26th. The setting, in a marquee, is completed by a 40ft Christmas tree, Christmas carols, icy-blue floodlighting and white-canopied hot chocolate tent.

The rink is 800 square metres, while a special Kiddie's rink has been set up specifically for the under eight age group who can either skate with their parents or play on snow-sleighs. For those who want to brush up on their skating skills master classes and individual tuition can be organised with the in-house skating coach who has been flown in especially from London. Marshals will be stewarding the skating sessions to ensure that everyone who attends has a safe time.

Opening Time: 9.30 am - 10.30 pm (except Christmas Day).

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: Telephone: +353 509 23560 Website: www.fotaonice.com
VENUE: Fota House and Gardens, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork.

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Runs till 16 January 2005

MOTHER GOOSE – THE PANTO!

Starring Neil Prendeville, Jim Mulcahy and Basher. Matinees 2.30pm, evening performances 8.00pm

TICKETS: All pre-Christmas shows: €12, Post-Christmas shows: €20 / €17 / €14. Magic Mondays: 13 & 20 December, all seats: €10.
BOOKING/INFO: 4501673.
VENUE: Everyman Palace Theatre, MacCurtain Street.

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Miscellaneous

Runs till January 09

Fota on Ice

Young and old alike can enjoy the Fota On Ice experience, either by skating or watching others skate from the viewing areas, or by shopping at the Christmas market or paying a visit to Santa's Ice House and workshop which opens on November 26th. The setting, in a marquee, is completed by a 40ft Christmas tree, Christmas carols, icy-blue floodlighting and white-canopied hot chocolate tent.

The rink is 800 square metres, while a special Kiddie's rink has been set up specifically for the under eight age group who can either skate with their parents or play on snow-sleighs. For those who want to brush up on their skating skills master classes and individual tuition can be organised with the in-house skating coach who has been flown in especially from London. Marshals will be stewarding the skating sessions to ensure that everyone who attends has a safe time.

Opening Time: 9.30 am - 10.30 pm (except Christmas Day).

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: Telephone: +353 509 23560 Website: www.fotaonice.com
VENUE: Fota House and Gardens, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork.

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January 10 to March 21

The Cork International Exhibition 1902 - 1903

It was just over a century ago that the eyes of the world were last drawn to Cork. On May 1, 1902, the 'Cork International Exhibition' was formally opened, the brainchild of Edward Fitzgerald. So popular did it become with visitors and exhibitors from around the world that it reopened in 1903.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: Dalton Gallery, Cork City Museum, Fitzgerald Park.

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January 16

Keith Barry - Brainwashed

Illusionist Keith Barry’s new show. No-one is safe! , tickets: Box Office:

TIME: 8pm
TICKETS: €20.
BOOKING/INFO: 4501673.
VENUE: Everyman Palace Theatre, MacCurtain Street.

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Ongoing Events

Siamsa Tire

The National Folk Theatre of Ireland.

Our summer season offers four rare and exciting shows. Presented through the medium of theatre, using traditional song, dance and mime/movement these Siamsa Tíre performances continue to receive standing ovations both from home and worldwide audiences, captivated perhaps by the appeal of a way of life from times past and by the intriguing Celtic resonances that are so much part of Irish heritage and traditions.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: www.siamsatire.com/
VENUE: Siamsa Tíre Theatre, Town Park, Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland

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Second Thursday of Every Month

Amnesty International Cork Group Meetings

We now meet upstairs in The Grand Circle Bar, 14, Drawbridge Street, on the second Thursday of the month at 8.00 pm.

BOOKING/INFO: Pat Crean - 021 4277116
VENUE: The Grand Circle Bar, 14, Drawbridge Street, Cork

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Ongoing

Portfolio Art Classes

For students applying to 3rd level Art Colleges and Industrial Design courses. Classes focus on portfolio requirements and content: Analytical drawings, studies in colour, shape and form, life drawing and sketchbook work in a variety of media. Classes also cover C.A.O projects required for stage 1 entrance.

TICKETS: Cost €200.00 for 10 Week Term or €25.00 for 2 1/2 Hours
BOOKING/INFO: Contact Emma Johnston at Triskel Arts Centre on 021 427 2022 Time: Ongoing Classes Saturdays, 10.30am – 1.00pm
VENUE: Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street, Cork.

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Tuesdays 7-9pm

Open Mic Night @ the LV

Everyone welcome from singer/songwriters to poets. Free pints for performers and admission is free! Bring own instrument and leads if required.

TICKETS: FREE
BOOKING/INFO: Contact Ruth: rnodrog@yahoo.com. Time: 9pm.
VENUE: The LV, MacCurtain Street, Cork.

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Thursdays

Open Mic Night @ the Agora

Everyone from poets to singer-songwriters welcome!

BOOKING/INFO: Contact Ruth: rnodrog@yahoo.com. Time: 9pm.
VENUE: The Agora, MacCurtain Street, Cork.

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Fridays @ Nancy's

drum n' bass

ShamelessSelf promotions presents, for your dancing pleasure, REBIRTH, a night of whomping drum n' bass at Nancy Spains, Barrack St.

After the runaway success of our opening night the Sunday of the October bank holiday weekend (which none of us expected because it was lashing down outside and we'd only had 2 days to flyer) ShamelessSelf promotions and Dj Fiction are very pleased to once again bring to Cork the sounds that it's been mising these last months.

(drum) - To produce a booming, reverberating sound (and) - Together with; in addition to (bass) - A low-pitched sound or tone.

9pm til late

TICKETS: €4
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: Nancy's, Barrack St., Cork.

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2005

The Peoples Festival of Fair Culture

Corcaigh 2005, Capital of Culchies. A chairde, The Peoples Festival of fair Culture aims to provide a platform for expression to supplement next years Capital of Culture. We are hoping to create a program of events that will cater for all areas of creative and cultural activities. We are looking for individuals or groups, who will be willing to participate in this unique year for Cork, Ireland and its people.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: 087 1378337
VENUE:

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Opera 2005 launches the pilot scheme of its Opera in the Classroom Project

Opera 2005 brings an introduction to opera to five primary schools in Cork City and County in the pilot scheme of its Opera in the Classroom Project.

Each school involved will receive three visits from professional musicians over an eight week period. During the first visit, three opera singers and a pianist will take the students through the different voice types, different styles and structures particular to opera, and will attempt to give them a feeling for the musical, dramatic and visual languages that combine to make up opera. The second and third visits will explore the children’s own creative response to opera by composing music, writing their own stories and designing sets.

Because most people only experience opera as a finished, grand spectacle, there is not a widespread understanding of the many creative processes that are enlisted in its making and how these processes are similar, in many respects, to other more widely understood forms of music and drama. In essence, Opera 2005 hopes to make a series of strong connections between general experience, basic musical impulses and the extraordinary heights to which these can be raised in opera; giving children a sense of how ordinary, and extraordinary the operatic medium is.

The five schools that have been selected for this initial project are:
South Presentation Primary School, Douglas St, Cork
Bandon Presentation Primary School, Cork
Gurraneasig Primary School, Garretstown, Cork
Scoil Mhuire, Wellington Road, Cork
Christians Junior School, Wellington Road, Cork
BOOKING/INFO: For further information please contact Nicole Panizza, Education Officer at 086 6095150 or Eithne Egan, General Administrator at 087 7796000.