July 2007 Cork

Live Music Listings

Sunday 1
Bell X1, 7@ Marquee.
Tikki Sunday Social, various artists @ Isobar (every sunday)

Monday 2
Status Quo, 8@ Marquee.
Delorentos, 9@Oak.
Yossi & Gary Baus, 12@Crane LaneTheatre.

Tuesday 3
The Flaming Lips, 8@ Marquee.
NiweL TsumbU session, 12@ Crane Lane.

Wednesday 4
50 Cent, 8@ Marquee.
Beveren’s Toy+The Refusniks+The Dardenelles+Sideproject +more, 9@ An Bróg.
Tony Milner 12@ Crane Lane.

Thursday 5
Madness, 8 @ The Marquee.
Revelation Soundsystem, 9 @ Cyprus Ave.
Andy Dunne, 10 @ Clancys.
Cormac O Caoimh (ex- Citadels), 8.30 @ The Roundy.
John Spillane, 9 @ De Barras.
Hank Wedell, Ray Barron, Eileen Healy, 12 @ Crane L.

friday 6
Brendan & Declan Murphy (The 4 of Us) 8 @ Sirius Arts Centre.
Quade, 10 @ Clancys.
Big Red, Sir Jim the Square One 8.30 @ An Cruiscin.
sticky digit, 10 @ Quad.

Saturday 7
Christy Moore & Declan Sinnott, 7@ The Marquee.
Bliss, 10@ Clancys.
Frank & Walters + Rulers of the Planet, 10 @ Charles Fort, Kinsale, KAW’07
Arm the Elderly, 7 @ Kinsale, KAW’07

Sunday 8
Cars In Walls+Ian Whitty,
9 @ Cyprus Ave.
Mary Greene + Noel Shine, 9 @ The Roundy.
Jezery, 8.30@Kinsale, KAW’07

Monday 9
Elton John, 8 @ The Marquee. y
Mike lyons & Box camera, 12@ Crane Lane.

Wednesday 11
Lionel Richie, 8~Marquee.
Patrick Street, 9 @ Cyprus Ave.
Dae Kim+The Anybodies, 9@Bróg.
Mark percival, 12@ Crane Lane.

Thursday 12
Niall Connolly, 9@Half Moon.
Green Monitor, 8.30 @Roundy.
JOBy Talbot, 8 @ Kinsale KAW’07
Fundraiser for Hope Foundation, 12pm @ Crane Lane.

friday 13
Wardog Victim x, 8@ Cruiscin.
Celtic tenors, Deirdre Shannon & Seraphim 7.30 @ UCC.
Tidal suns, 10 @ Quad.
Courtney pine + Republic of loose, 7@ Charles Fort, KAW’07
Julie Feeney, 8 @Kinsale KAW’07

Saturday 14
Sharon shannon +Mundy, 7pm @ Charles Fort, Kinsale, KAW’07

Sunday 15
Wiggle, 10 @ Kinsale Arts Fest

Monday 16
Yossi & Friends,12@ Crane Lane.

Tuesday 17
Tom Baxter+Charlie Winston, 8@ Crane Lane Theatre.
NiweL TsumbU session, 12@ Crane Lane.
Wallis Bird, 9@ Cyprus Ave.
Jim Barrett, 9.30@ Roundy.
Pat & Kay Crouch + Yall Paul, 8@ Sirius Arts Centre.

Wednesday 18
Tony Milner 12@ Crane Lane.

Thursday 19
The Blizzards 9@ Cyprus Ave.
Cork Music Collective presents…, 8.30 @ The Roundy.
Roy Harper with Matt Churchill 9 @ DeBarras.
SIobhan O’Brien 12@ Crane L.

friday 20
Bulls on parade, tribute to Rage Against the machine 8.30 @ An Cruiscin.
subsonic, 10@ Quad.

Saturday 21
Diamond Head, 7@ Half Moon.
Lafaro + terrodactyl, 9.30@ Liquid Lounge.

Sunday 22
Nancy Griffith, 8 @ Opera House.
Roy Harper with Matt Churchill 9 @ DeBarras.
Tonynho dos Santos & Tokatynga, 9@ The Roundy.

Monday 23
Declan O’Rourke 9@ DeBarras.
Darktown strutters, 12 @ Crane Lane.

Tuesday 24
Thomas Truax,9 @ Cyprus Ave.
NiweL TsumbU session, 12@ Crane Lane.

Wednesday 25
Spunn+Hybrasil,9@ An Bróg.
Resin Dogs, 9@ Cyprus Ave.
Tony Milner 12@ Crane Lane.

Thursday 26
Mundy, 9@ Cyprus Ave.
Hadasha, 8.30@ The Roundy.
Yossi & Friends,12@ Crane Lane.

friday 27
Spunn, the last call, nine ix lives, 8.30@ An Cruiscin.
Beverens troy, 10@ Quad.
ANDY IRVINE & Wise Family Band, 8@ Sirius Arts Cnt.
Greg Felton Quartet, 8@ Triskel

Saturday 28
The lovekins, 9.30@ Ping Pong Liquid Lounge.

Sunday 29
Wolfe Tones, 8@ Opera House.

Monday 30
Dan Clan,12@ Crane Lane.

Tuesday 31
Richie Havens, 9@ Cyprus Ave.

August 2007
Thursday 2
The Thrills, 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.
Gregory Walker meets CMC, 8.30pm @ The Roundy.

Friday 3
Republic of Loose, Miss Motif, The Chapters, Noise Control, 8pm @ New Sq. Mitchelstown.

Saturday 4
Sultans of Ping, Stone Roses exp., Ham Sandwich, Vesta Varro, 8pm @ Mitchelstown.

sunday 5
Director, Delorentos, The Aftermath, Fight Like Apes, 2pm @ New Sq. Mitchelstown.

Visual Art

July 3 to 21
CASe ‘07
A showcase of local and national artists. Lavit Gallery, Fr. Mathew
Street.

July
Summer 2007
Cork presents Summer 2007, a group show with an international twist.
The show features work by Spanish, German, Polish & Irish artists. e:
info@shawgallery.ie Shaw Gallery, Washington Street.

July 3 to October 7
Survey
Survey is a retrospective of artworks selected by the celebrated
painter Gerhard Richter. In all 27 artworks are included in the
exhibition demonstrating all of his creative phases from his 1960s
photo-paintings to 1980s and 1990s abstract paintings. Glucksman
Gallery, UCC, Cork.

July 3 to October 7
Overtake:
Reinterpretation of Modern Art
The international contemporary artists selected, re-do or reinterpret
existing artworks, or practices of a former generation. Glucksman
Gallery, UCC, Cork.

July 4 to 28
From Negative
to Positive
By Will McGoldrick.This body of work covers a cross section of work
stretching over the past 15 years. It brings together 35mm Black and
White images, with more recent Digital abstract and landscape images.
The quality of light used in the B&W images, is beautifully echoed in
the colour images, and coupled with the strong composition of the
subject matter, Will makes the ordinary look extraordinary. Cork
Vision Centre @ St. Peter’s, North Main Street.

July 11 to August 11
Beyond Form
Group exhibition with two emerging Cork artists, graduates of the
Crawford Art College, Cork: Siobhain Grace, painter, and Michael
Gurhy, video, photography. Tigh Filí @ Cork Arts Theatre, Camden
Court, Carroll’s Quay.

to July 13
Group Show
Colin Crotty, Megan Eustace & Sibyl Montague. All three of these
artists share an interest in the figurative, yet each approach this
subject in a highly individual manner. Fenton Gallery, Wandesford Quay.

from July 14
Building Unit Through Diversity
Exhibition of photographs of renowned German photographer, Uwe Omer
which aims to raise awareness and appreciation of cultural diversity,
hosted by Concern. Cork Public Museum, Fitzgerald’s Park.

to July 7
The Lost Year
Sculptor performer artist Malcolm McClay, from New Orleans, new work
of photography gives us a glimpse of the immediate aftermath from the
devastating Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in August 2005. Tigh
Filí @ Cork Arts Theatre, Camden Court, Carroll’s Quay.

to July 10
We must Follow The Circle
Artists: Valerie Gleeson, Sarah Iremonger, Leo McCann and Maureen
O'Connor. ‘We Must Follow the Circle’ is an attempt to represent and
interpret the diverse activity at Backwater Artists Group. Although
the painting, photography, sculpture, and video presented in this
exhibition have been produced in relative isolation, a common thread
will lead the viewer through them all. Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin
Street (off Grand Parade).

to July 22
Ghosts of the Faithful Departed
Photographs by David Creedon. Isolation & loneliness in rural Ireland
set against a background of mass emigration between 1950-1989. Fota
House, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork.

to August 25
Irish Art of the Seventies
An exhibition of over 50 works from the collection of the Irish
Museum of Modern Art, of Irish art from the pivotal decade of the
1970s. Historic works by artists such as Robert Ballagh, John Burke,
Michael Coleman, Brian King, Louis le Brocquy, Anne Madden, Tony
O’Malley, Patrick Scott, Maria Simonds-Gooding and Michael Farrell
are included. Crawford Art Gallery, Emmet Place.

to September 1
The Great Southern Hotel Collection
The Crawford Gallery is the new home of the Great Southern Art
Collection. This important collection of Irish Art was assembled by
the Great Southern Hotel Group during the 1960s and 1970s. Crawford
Art Gallery, Emmet Place.

to September 29
Remembering Seamus Murphy
Artist, stone-carver and letterer - Crawford Art Gallery celebrates
the centenary of Seamus Murphy with a programme that will allow a new
younger audience to rediscover the work of this unique artist.
Crawford Art Gallery, Emmet Place.

from June 20
With these Hands
Remembering Seamus Murphy (1907-1975). Cork Public Museum,
Fitzgerald’s Park.

July
@ The Courtyard
June 21-July 5: a group of artists in various media who all live in
or originate from Midleton. June 27-July 11: Mel O’Dea, solo painter
from Buttevant, whose haunting images are becoming widely known. July
6-19: Bozena Conrad-Grudzinska, who makes her exhibition debut in
Ireland with her highly accomplished paintings. July 20-Aug 2:
Blessing Sanyanga , talented sculptor, originally from Zimbabwe, but
becoming well known in Ireland. Monday to Saturday 10am to 1.30pm,
2-5.30pm. Adm. is free. Wheelchair accessible. Tel (021) 4634644. The
Courtyard Gallery, Midleton, Co. Cork.

Theatre

to July 1
Woyzeck
part of cork midsummer festival
Woyzeck, by Georg Buchner, is a powerful and intense drama about a
sailor struggling to hold on to his humanity and sanity as his life
spirals out of control. Corcadorca has typically chosen a fitting
location to stage this show – the Naval Base on Haulbowline Island.
Starting at the water’s edge as darkness falls, Woyzeck will be a
promenade production moving around various historic and impressive
buildings on the base. 10pm. Tickets: f20/15. Festival Box Office:
021 4274077. Naval Base on Haulbowline.

July 9 to 14
Disco Pigs
Written by Enda Walsh, directed by Tony McCleane-Fay. Described as
‘an Irish Clockwork Orange’, Disco Pigs is the story of Pig and Runt
who have been inseparable since birth. Needing no one else, they
reign over their own world, creating their own language and rules and
carving their way through Cork in a reckless pursuit of pleasure. But
on the eve of their 17th birthday, their world begins to
disintegrate. Runt begins to see there might be more to life, but
Pig’s unpredictable nature begins to spiral out of control in a trail
of violence and destruction. 8pm. Box Office: 021 4904275. Granary
Theatre, Mardyke.

July 10 to 21 (excl. 15th)
The Odd Couple
By Neil Simon. Directed by Michael Twomey. The producers of last
summer’s smash hit, 12 Angry Men, return to the Everyman Palace
Theatre with an all star production of Neil Simon’s classic and
irresistibly funny story, The Odd Couple. Set in New York in a hot
1960’s summer, The Odd Couple is the story of two very different
people who decide to share an apartment, with disastrous
consequences. Starring Alf McCarthy as the slovenly Oscar Madison and
Conor Dwane as neurotic fusspot Felix Unger, The Odd Couple promises
to be the hit show of summer 2007! 8pm. Tickets: f25/18 (all tickets
b4 July 15th f15). Box Office: 4501673. Online Booking:
www.everymanpalace.com Everyman Palace Theatre, MacCurtain Street.

July 16 to 21
Frank Pig says Hello
Written by Patrick McCabe, based on his novel The Butcher Boy,
directed by Brian Desmond. The story focuses on the character of
Francie Brady - referred to in most of the play as Piglet - a
troubled boy struggling to come to terms with himself, his family and
ultimately, his entire surroundings. With his father in and out of
the pub, and his mother in and out for treatment, Piglet is forced to
look elsewhere for human nourishment. 8pm. Box Office: 021 4904275.
Granary Theatre, Mardyke.

July 3 to 7
The Decorator
By Donald Churchill’s hilarious comedy, The Decorator with an All
Star Cast led by Eastenders’ icon-‘Dirty Den’ alias Leslie Grantham
and Sarah Manners (Casualty, Strictly Come Dancing). Marcia has a
surprise visitor, Jane, the wife of the man with whom Marcia is
having an affair, who has come to take her revenge by informing
Marcia’s husband of his wife’s infidelity. Marcia is at her wits end
until she has a brilliant idea. It seems her house painter is a part-
time professional actor. Marcia hires him to impersonate her husband
Reggie and the big confrontation later that day when the wronged wife
plans to return and spill the beans- from then on hilarity piles on
hilarity and chaos ensues. 8pm. (Internet & telephone bookings are
subject to a booking fee of f2.50). Box Office: 4270022. Cork Opera
House, Emmet Place.

July 10 to 14
Dead Guilty
By Richard Harris. Starring Emmerdale’s Lorraine Chase and Gary
Turner. When John Haddrell dies of a heart attack at the wheel of his
car, the woman at his side is not his wife, Margaret, but his lover,
Julia. Recovering from the injuries she sustained in the ensuing
crash, Julia is visited by Margaret, who apparently knows nothing of
the affair. Events take a sinister turn when Margaret begins to
encroach on Julia’s life, engineering Julia’s dismissal of her home
help, Gary, and her councellor, Anne. Left alone in the house
together, Julia and Margaret are locked in deadly combat. 8pm.
(Internet & telephone bookings are subject to a booking fee of
f2.50). Box Office: 4270022. Cork Opera House, Emmet Place.

July 13 to 15
Shirley
valentine
The moving & funny story of a middle-aged housewife escaping her
domestic prison and embarking on a transforming holiday to Greece.
Fota House, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork. Tickets : f25. tel: 021 4815543
or email reservations@fotahouse.com

July 17 to 21
Dangerous Corner
By J.B. Priestley. Starring iconic film and television actress
Shirley Ann Field, Emmerdale’s Nicola Wheeler and Peter Amory, Tony
O’Callaghan (The Bill’s Sergeant Matthew Boyden) and Chloe Newsome
(Coronation Street’s Vicki McDonald). Robert Caplan and his wife are
entertaining her brother and sister-in-law. As the evening develops
Robert insists on uncovering the truth about his brother’s ’suicide’,
and many unpalatable revelations ensue. The fast paced, tightly
controlled action sees the family skeletons come crashing out of the
closet as the more Robert finds out, the more his memories are
corrupted. 8pm. (Internet & telephone bookings are subject to a
booking fee of f2.50). Box Office: 4270022. Cork Opera House, Emmet
Place.

July 20 & 21
Barkley & Friends
Interactive Puppet Show on friendship & bullying. 2:30pm.
Cork Arts Theatre,Carrolls Qy.
Box office : 021 450 5624
www.corkartstheatre.com

July 19 to 21
Secrets & Stories
Adapted from the works of paddy Kennelly, an evening of hilarious
stories & secrets from a multitude of colourful characters brought
zestfully to life. 8pm.
Cork Arts Theatre,Carrolls Qy.
Box office : 021 450 5624
www.corkartstheatre.com

July 24 to 28
Tailor & Ansty
and also
Letters of a
Matchmaker
Adaptation of the works of Eric Cross & John B Keane. 8pm.
Cork Arts Theatre,Carrolls Qy.
Box office : 021 450 5624
www.corkartstheatre.com

July 27 & 28
Dorothy DoLittle
Magical Adventure
Interactive Puppet Show on healthy eating & activity. 2:30pm.
Cork Arts Theatre,Carrolls Qy.
Box office : 021 450 5624
www.corkartstheatre.com

from August 6
Caught in the net
8pm. Tickets: f28/30/32 (Internet & telephone bookings are subject to
a booking fee of f2.50). 2 for 1 Offer on Opening Night! Box Office:
4270022. Cork Opera House, Emmet Place.

Dance

July 14
Céilí Mór
Music with Sean Norman (Offaly). 9.30pm-1.30am. Enquiries phone or
text 087 8137990, email: dancing@owenabue-valley.net www.owenabue-
valley.net Carrigaline GAA Pavilion.

Mondays
Salsa Classes
Dance Till You Drop, Absolute Beginners Adult Salsa Class with Fintan
McDermott. 7.30pm. Contact Fintan 087 1372334. The Firkin Crane,
Shandon.

Tuesdays
Cork International Folk Dance Club
You are invited to dance every Tuesday night, all year round from
8-10pm.?5 per person, first night free. Carrigrohane Parish Hall
(down the hill from St. Peter’s Church). Men and women of all ages
and fitness levels are very welcome. No previous experience
necessary. More info/directions phone Larry 4886541 or Patsy 4872550.

Tuesdays
5 Rhythms TM
Ecstatic Dance
Movement as Spiritual Practice.
Caroline Carey presents drop-in classes at St. Aloysius School,
Sharman Crawford Street, Cork 6.00 - 7.30pm (more suitable for
beginners) ?10. 7.30-10pm ?15. Further details plus information on
other sessions such as ‘Program’d Trance’ and weekend workshops:
www.carolinecarey.com, email : hazel@carolinecarey.com, tel : 021
4961247

Wednesdays
Argentine Tango
Argentine Tango Classes with returning teachers Monica and Nestor
Castillo, Buenos Aires. Classes: Beginners 7pm, Improvers 8.15pm,
Advanced 9.15pm (no partner required). Tango Club 10.30pm till
close. Next Beginners Courses July 11th. Practica Friday July 6th,
Milonga Friday July 21st. Garda Social Club, Penrose Wharf.
Summer Tango Ball by the Sea at Trident Hotel, Kinsale on Saturday
4th August. Tango Performance and Workshops with Monica and Nestor
including introductory tango class. Booking/info: Aileen 087 2627887
or tangocork@yahoo.ie or www.corktango.com

Wednesdays
Professional
/advanced dance
With Dance Ireland. From 12-2pm at Firkin Crane, Shandon. For more
details contact Course Director Jane Kellaghan 086 8147837.

Wednesdays & Thursdays
Amani Acrobats
…teaching Acrobatics, Dance and Physical Performance. 3-5pm (Wed),
4-6pm (Thurs), contact Ally Futtoh (087) 7793322. The Firkin Crane,
Shandon.

Wednesdays
African Dance
West African Traditional Dance classes. 1.15pm & 2.30pm, contact Aida
(087) 7686463. The Firkin Crane, Shandon.

Saturdays
Scottish Country Dancing
Come and join a happy group of enthusiasts who meet on Saturday
nights in Douglas to practise Scottish Jigs and Reels and Strathspeys
through the year. No partner needed and you don’t even have to be a
Scot! We change partners every dance! For more info, please contact
Patrick (patrick@oharasculpture.com) and Anna 4378291; Barbro 4891789
or Ann 4293537.

Weekdays
Hip Circles Bellydance school
We offer a large diversity of dance classes for fitness and fun at
ALL LEVELS. All ages, shapes and sizes welcome! Booking/Info:
Graziela (086 3532962 / 021 4553173. Email: hipcircles@yahoo.com.
Visit: www.hipcircles.tk. Cork Capoeira Academy (77 Douglas St) and
the Firkin Crane, Cork.

Ongoing
Salsa Classes
Every Thursday have fun and learn salsa and merengue. Improvers 8pm
and complete beginners 9pm. No partner required. Cost f60 per 7 week
course. Contact Elaine 087 4134077. Garryduff Sports Centre.

Ongoing
Salsa Classes
With professionally qualified UKA Instructor. Spice up your life with
Salsa, Learn this vibrant, fun-filled Latin dance. Mon & Thurs
Beginners class at 8.30pm in The Garda Club, Penrose Wharf, Cork with
social dancing afterwards until 12 on Thursdays. Wed Beginners class
at 8pm in Harlequin’s Hockey Club, Farmer’s X, Cork. No partner
needed, come down and join the fun. Beginners can pay per night.
August Bank Holiday 3 -6, Salsa Bonanza 7, the Metropole Hotel,
MacCurtain Street, Cork. A salsa weekend not to be missed with 15
international instructors, workshops and parties including the
infamous beach party. www.salsaireland.com, info@salsaireland.com.
For info: 086 2121273.

Ongoing
Rashenkoti Tribal Belly Dance
Ongoing classes in all levels, childrens, and baby/toddler friendly
morning class, moms need a space to dance too. Build your strength,
pride, flexibility, creative skills, ethics and friendships. More
than a dance class.( But less difficult than a trip to Tibet.) Did I
mention fun? Fun is very big with us as well, that and very big
skirts. For More Info pleases contact Marius Griffin Teacher/Director
021 4359086 /corktribaldance@gmail.com. Over 30 years in the
performance arts, 15 years dedicated to Tribal Dance.

Ongoing
Modern Dance
with Movita Dance Theatre in Cork and Cobh. ALL LEVELS. Tues
6-7.30pm Beg/Int, Firkin Crane; Wed 4.30-5.30pm Young People, Cobh;
Wed 7-8.30pm Adults/Teen Cobh; Thurs 10.30-12 Beg/Int Firkin Crane;
Thurs 6.30-8pm Adult/Teen FirkinCrane. All Classes are led by Andrea
Pastorella/Artistic Director. Call for details, schedules and prices
(021) 4201977 or 4507487 The Firkin Crane, Shandon & Cobh.

Concerts

July 4
The Brendan Voyage Tour
Cork Youth Orchestra with Flaithre Neff (uilleann pipes). Programme
includes Shostakovich (Festive Overture OP96), Leroy Anderson (The
Irish Suite). This concert is the first of five in the orchestras
scheduled Italian Tour. 8pm. Tickets from Pro Musica. City Hall.

July 12
Estonia:
STEN LASSMAN
Piano works by Heino Eller (tutor of Arvo Pärt) and Prokofiev,
performed by international prizewinner. Presented by Cork Orchestral
Society and the Estonian Embassy.1.10-1.50pm. Tickets at the door
f10/7 (season discount available). Crawford Gallery Lecture Theatre.

July 13, 7.30pm
Celtic Tenors, Deirdre Shannon & Seraphim
Summer evening concert in the spectacular surroundings of UCC’s
Quadrangle. This is a benefit gig for Children’s Leukaemia
Association. Tickets available from Visitor’s Centre, North Wing,
UCC. tel : 021 490 1876 and ProMusica. Priced f40. UCC Quadrangle.

July 19
Greece:
PAVLOS
KANELLAKIS
Programme of music for guitar from a musician lauded by Sir Simon
Rattle. Includes work by Bach and Rodrigo as well as contemporary
work dedicated to the performer. Presented by Cork Orchestral Society
and the Greek Embassy. 1.10-1.50pm. Tickets at the door f10/7 (season
discount available). Crawford Gallery Lecture Theatre.

July 22
Nanci Griffith
8pm. Tickets: f37.50 (Internet & telephone bookings are subject to a
booking fee of f2.50) Box Office: 4270022. Cork Opera House, Emmet
Place.

July 26
SLOVAK FESTIVAL ENSEMBLE
Appealing quintet celebrating the work of the best-known composers.
Presented by Cork Orchestral Society and the Slovak Embassy.
1.10-1.50pm. Tickets at the door f10/7 (season discount available).
Crawford Gallery Lecture Theatre.

July 29
Wolfe Tones
8pm. Tickets: f27.50/30 (Internet & telephone bookings are subject to
a booking fee of f2.50) Box Office: 4270022. Cork Opera House, Emmet
Place.

July & August
Ceolta Si
Witness Ireland’s mystical & musical past through the medium of
‘Seisium’ Music, Storytelling & Dance. Enquiries: 024 03029 or 086
8693091. Mon 9pm @ Walter Raleigh Hotel. Thurs 9pm @ Bru Na Si, Youghal.

July & August
Dancing through the ages
Every Wed & Thurs. 8:30pm @ The Mall Arts Centre, Youghal.
Bookings 024 92571 or 086 1280151. www.dancingthroughthages.com

August 2
THE JAZZICAL VIOLIN
US electric violinist Gregory Walker performs a celebration of
virtuoso classical violin and jazz improvisation filled with the
passion and humor of both worlds. Presented by Cork Orchestral
Society. 1.10-1.50pm. Tickets at the door f10/7 (season discount
available). Crawford Gallery Lecture Theatre.

August 2 & 3
Daniel O’Donnell
8pm. Tickets: f39.50 (Internet & telephone bookings are subject to a
booking fee of f2.50) Box Office: 4270022. Cork Opera House, Emmet
Place.

July 11
Brampton City Concert Band &
Blarney Brass & REed Band
8pm. Tickets: f10 / f7St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral

Comedy

July 27
stars of
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
The live show follows the popular TV format as seen on Channel 4 with
loads of audience participation and madcap improvised comedy sketches
featuring some of the most popular characters from the English TV
series. 8pm. Tickets: f20 Cyprus Ave.

July 28
Ed Byrne
8pm. Tickets: f22.50 Cyprus Ave.

Sundays in July
@ The Craichouse
July 1: Gar Murran, Breen Crotty, Donnchadh O’Conaill. July 8: Alan
Hurley, Martin Daly, Colin Chadwick. July 15: Fred Cooke, Bob
Henigan, Pauline Curtin. July 22: Shantz, Seamus Burke, Dermot Byrne.
July 27-29: Cork Comedy Festival. All shows start 9pm sharp. Entry
fee f7 www.thecraichouse.com Sláinte, Market Lane, off Patrick Street.

July @ City Limits
July 6: Neil Delamare. July 13 & 14: Karl Spain. 9pm. See
www.thecomedyclub.ie for updates. Tickets from about f20. Info:
4507744. City Limits Comedy Club, Coburg Street.

July 27 to 29
Corks Comedy Festival
First year of this festival which brings to Cork many aspects of
Comedy. Educational, Healing through humour and good old fashioned
laugh your sides of entertaining comedy. Many venues, many acts
including ; Jerry Sadowitz, Steve Day, Kevin McAleer, & many many
more... even Ed Byrne. Full list & details
www.corkcomedyfestival.com

Festivals

June 30 to July 7
West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2007
Box Office: 027 52788, Info: www.westcorkmusic.ie Bantry House,
Bantry, Co. Cork.

July 7 to 15
Kinsale Arts Week 2007
The Festival features a unique and vibrant programme that includes
Visual Art, Music, Dance, Comedy, Literature, Film, Theatre,
Children’s Events, Workshops and Outdoor Performances. Up to 30,000
people are expected to attend an eclectic, energetic and inclusive
programme for all ages and tastes. This is a ‘boutique festival’ with
over 70 indoor and outdoor events including: Sharon Shannon, Courtney
Pine, The Frank and Walters, The Blizzards, Edna O’Brien, John Boyne,
Maeve Higgins, A Swinging Seafood Session, Sand Sculpture on the
beach, Fireworks, Fire Shows and much, much more. Can’t wait to see
you there! Book online:www.kinsaleartsweek.com, or phone: 021
4700877 / 086 8227588, or in person: Friars Lodge, Kinsale, Mon to
Sat 10am-5pm. Main KAW Box Office opens June 25th at The Blue Haven
Hotel, Pier St, Kinsale. Open Mon to Sun 11am-4pm. Arts week opening
hours: Daily 10am-6pm. Kinsale, Co. Cork.

July 18 to 22
Cork International Folk Dance Festival
Five Top International Dance Groups performing in Cork City and
County. Gala Concert Cork City Hall on Sat 21 July. 8pm. Tickets f15,
conc f10.

Other Stuff

July 27
Critical Mass
…is a monthly bike ride round town to promote the use of cycling over
driving in urban spaces. See you there! 6pm at Daunt Square.

Mondays
Ó Bhéal
Ó bhéal is a weekly open-mic event for all forms of original Poetry.
Guest Poets, Storytelling and Unplugged Ceol are also welcome. 8pm.
For further info contact Paul at pcpoet@obheal.ie Tigh Filí Gallery,
Cork Arts Theatre, Carroll’s Quay.

Thursday Nights
An óige Cycle
Every week. Meet at Cork Opera House from 6:50, all over 16 welcome.
Long cycle departs at 7pm and Social cycle departs 7:10pm. Email
enquiries to rct@eircom.net

Gaiety School of Acting
Premier Drama School now in Cork. See Advert above.
Enquiries to 01 6799277or
www.gaietyschool.com

Library Focus
Full list & details of events organised at your local library.
Events for all ages & interests.
Details : 021 4924900 or
www.corkcitylibrary.ie