May 2004 Cork

Live Music Listings

Saturday 1
Niall Connolly, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club, 8pm @ Half Moon.
Shambuenos, 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.

Sunday 2
Therapy? + Rulerz of the Planet + Sonic Vision, 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.
The Four Of Us, 8pm @ Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh.
Niall Connolly, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
Showcase Cork All Age Event with Shambuenos + New Messiahs + Mundicide + Hair Of The Dog,
3pm @ An Cruiscín Lán.
Fat Freddy Drop, 11.30pm @ Half Moon.
Celtic Invasion, 9pm @ Clancys.

Monday 3
Showcase Cork All Age Event with Dog On Stilts + Kallus + Silence Jakk + Queen Kong, 3pm @ An Cruiscín Lán.
Pauline Scanlan, 8pm @ Half Moon.
Acoustic Veras, 9.30pm @ Franciscan Well Brewery.

Tuesday 4
Jazz Club, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.

Wednesday 5
Stanley Super 800, 9pm @ An Bróg.
Eliza Gilkyson, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
CSN Showcase, 8pm @ Triskel Arts Centre.

Thursday 6
Last Splash Live with Waiting Room + Standard Deviation, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
The Berries, 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.
CSN Showcase, 8pm @ Triskel Arts Centre.

Friday 7
Karl Nesbitt, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
Dave Couse + Playtoh, 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.

Saturday 8
Bleedin¹ Blues, 12am @ Everyman Palace.
Bray Vista, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
2:13, 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.

Sunday 9
Brian Kennedy, 8pm @ Cork Opera House.
Foghorn String Band, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
Pot Belly Folk, 9pm @ Clancys.

Monday 10
Acoustic Veras, 9.30pm @ Franciscan Well Brewery.

Tuesday 11
Freddie White, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.

Wednesday 12
John Carty with Arty McGlynn, 8pm @ Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh.
Grada, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
The Specials¹ Neville Staple & members of Bad Manners, 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.

Thursday 13
CSN Showcase, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
Showcase Cork - 3 Live Bands, 9pm @ An Cruiscín Lán.
Mickey Harte, 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.

Friday 14
La Rocca, 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.

Saturday 15
The Citadels, 9pm @ Pine Lodge, Myrtleville.
Seamus Begley & Jim Murray, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
Sylvia Saint, 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.

Sunday 16
Seamus Begley & Jim Murray, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
Blackthorn + Keltic Highway, 9pm @ Clancys.

Monday 17
Acoustic Veras, 9.30pm @ Franciscan Well Brewery.

Tuesday 18
Jazz Club, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.

Wednesday 19

Thursday 20
The Walls, 8pm @ The Lodge, Mallow.
Camille O¹Sullivan sings Jacques Brel, 8pm @ Half Moon.
Giveamanakick + Rest + Tenpastseven + Waiting Room, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
Johnny Duhan, 8pm @ Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh.
Eleanor McEvoy, 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.

Friday 21
Camille O¹Sullivan, 8pm @ Half Moon.
Pete Courtney, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.

Saturday 22
Sean Tyrrell + The Tavern Folk, 8pm @ Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh.
Camille O¹Sullivan, 8pm @ Half Moon.
Tommy Sullivan & Chris Stout, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
Alphastates, 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.

Sunday 23
Mundy, 8pm @ Cork Opera House.
Future Kings Of Spain + Berkeley, 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.
Tommy Peoples, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.

Monday 24
Acoustic Veras, 9.30pm @ Franciscan Well Brewery.

Tuesday 25
Jazz Club, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.

Wednesday 26
Stewart Agnew, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.

Thursday 27
Andy Irvine, 9pm @ Lobby Bar.
Showcase Cork - 3 Live Bands, 9pm @ An Cruiscín Lán.

Friday 28
The Walls, 8pm @ The Lobby.
Rulers Of The Planet + Rest +Stanley Super 800 + Juute + Red 12, 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.

Saturday 29
Hamell On Trial + Jinx Lennon, 9pm @ Cyprus Ave.
Christy Hennessey, 8pm @ Everyman Palace.

Sunday 30
Pot Belly Folk, 9pm @ Clancys.

Monday 31
Acoustic Veras,
9.30pm @ Franciscan Well Brewery.

to May 19
West Cork, West of Ireland Series
Paintings by Kevin Blomley. Web:www.affordableart-ireland.com FORM Gallery, Unit 2, Paul Street Shopping Centre.

to May 22
Group Exhibition
With Barrie Cooke, Dorothy Cross and Nick Miller. While their work is divergent, all three artists share a geographical axis (Sligo/Connemara) along with an excitement and interest in each other¹s art. Fenton Gallery, Wandsworth Quay.

May 1 to June 26
Jaakko Niemela
Finnish artist Jaäkko Niemelä will create a complex large-scale multi-media installation in three galleries. Investigating the themes of construction and deconstruction, Niemelä will explore the process of building and materials using shadow projections, sound and light. Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Emmet Place.

May 2 to 8
Day Of Welcomes
Cork Civic Trust presents a visually striking presentation of the works of contemporary Slovak artists, Marek Kvetan, Aneta Mona Chisa and Dusan Zahoransky. Cork Vision Centre @ St Peter¹s, North Main Street.

May 5 to 14
Balance
Tima is a multimedia artist from Berlin, Germany. This is her first solo exhibition in Cork after more than a decade living in Ireland. Her work engages in the spirituality of human consciousness and transfers the message onto an accepted workmedium. Cork Vision Centre @ St Peter¹s, North Main Street.

May 7 to 30
In Translation
An exhibition by Cork based artist by Mick O¹Shea. ³Wherever we are, what we hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it, it disturbs us. When we listen to it we find it fascinating.² John Cage. Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh.

May 18 to 28
Spirit of Flights
Showing in gallery 2 is an exhibition of oils and acrylic work by London trained artist Mel Deo. Cork Vision Centre @ St Peter¹s, North Main Street.

May 19 to 28
Around The World In 80 Images
An eclectic collection of wildlife and landscape photography by Cork-based photographer Graham Gordan. From the wave-battered shoreline of south-west Ireland, through the mountains of the Himalayas, to the tropical rainforests of Costa Rica, Graham brings you a diverse and unique presentation to please the eye of every viewer. Cork Vision Centre @ St Peter¹s, North Main Street.

ongoing
Gallery artists
The Lavit Gallery, Fr Mathew Street (off South Mall).

Every Saturday & Sunday
Art In The Park
Local artists exhibit a wide variety of paintings. From 10am to 5pm. Bishop Lucey Park.

to May 1
All My Sons
By Arthur Miller. Presented by Kilmeen Drama Group. 8pm, tickets f18/15. Box Office 4501673. Everyman Palace Theatre, MacCurtain Street.

to May 8
Hamlet
By William Shakespeare. Presented by Sky-light Productions. 2pm & 8pm (matinees on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays). Fr Matthew Hall, Fr Matthew Street (off South Mall).

May 3
The Sunshine Boys
Neil Simon¹s beautifully written play ŒThe Sunshine Boys¹ with a wonderful cast, led by the superb comedic talents of Niall Tóibín and Des Keogh. ŒThe Sunshine Boys¹ is the story of septuagenarian ex-vaudevillians, Al Lewis ( Des Keogh) and Willie Clark (Niall Tóibín) who are to be re-united for a CBS television special on the history of comedy. Once a famed comedy partnership, they have not spoken for eleven years. At first against it, Willie Clark is convinced by his nephew, the actor¹s agent Ben Silverman (Michael James Ford), to revive their most famous routine one last time. 8pm, tickets: f18/16. Box Office: 4501673. Everyman Palace Theatre, MacCurtain Street.

May 4 to 8
Hush
ŒHush¹ explores the effects of terrorism on its victims, portraying events from Genin, Omagh, and September 11th as seen through the eyes of people, not politics. In this original play, bookended with texts from Macbeth, the Gaiety School of Acting Youth Theatre Drama Project weaves a tale of death, war, sorrow and hope. 8pm, tickets: f8/5. Booking on 4904275. UCC Granary Theatre, Dyke Parade.

May 5 to 8
Charlotte¹s Web
Based on the book by E B White. Charlotte¹s a spider. Wilbur¹s a pig. They live in the barn at the Zuckermans¹ farm, along with all the other animals. They can talk, naturally. But what makes Charlotte special is... she¹s a spider who can write! Wilbur is happy at the Zuckermans¹ - until he discovers they¹re fattening him up for the dinner table! He enlists Charlotte¹s amazing writing talent to save his bacon.³the kids come away excited and delighted by the whole experience² - Dublin Herald, 22nd December 2003. Performance Schedule: Evenings @ 7.30pm Wed, Fri, Sat. Matinee @ 3pm Sat. School¹s Performance Wed 5 / Thurs 6 / Fri 7 @ 11am, Schools: f10. Tickets: f13/15/18/Sat. matinee f15 (+ f1.50). Box Office: 4270022. Cork Opera House.

May 11 to 15
Rashomon
When a man¹s body is found just off a mountain road and his wife disappears, the local police chief interrogates a range of witnesses and suspects. Their accounts, however, do not tally. Did the highwayman kill the husband in a duel after raping the wife? Or did the distraught wife kill her husband so that he would not see her shame? Or perhaps the husband committed suicide after all? Who is speaking the truth in this fast-paced crime/ghost story? 8pm, tickets: f19/22/25 (+ f2 booking fee). Box Office: 4270022. Cork Opera House.

May 17 to 22
Oh What a Night!
Starring Kid Creole. ŒOh! What A Night¹ is an unashamedly escapist, high energy, feelgood show which combines comedy, romance and stunningly choreographed versions of everybody¹s favourite disco hits. The setting is New York in the mid-1970¹s. The action centers around the city¹s hippest disco-The Inferno-Domain of the funkiest, coolest DJ in the universe - Brutus T. Firefly. It¹s the place to be seen and everyone¹s life revolves around Saturday night. For the kids it¹s the one night of the week to forget all their troubles and put on their baddest threads and thrive on being young, sexy and alive. Assuming they can get into the Inferno in the first place. To do that they must survive the rigid but totally arbitrary door policy of the Inferno Œgreeter¹ the awesome - Stretch Mulligan. 8pm, tickets: f25/35/45/matinee f25 (+ f2 booking fee). Box Office: 4270022. Cork Opera House.

May 18 to 22
NT SHELL CONNECTIONS FESTIVAL 2004
The Everyman Palace Theatre and the National Theatre of Great Britain will present a week-long festival of newly commissioned plays for and about teenagers, written by writers including Patrick Marber and Philip Ridley, and performed by leading youth theatres in Ireland (North and South). This year¹s Irish festival will also feature a guest performance from Edinburgh¹s award-winning Lyceum Youth Theatre. Ten productions will be performed over five days, two presented each evening. Info: 4501673. Everyman Palace Theatre, MacCurtain Street.

May 24 to 29
The Beckett Project
- 7 Beckett Plays
The Beckett Project began in 1995. It is a long-term collaborative process exploring a psychophysical approach to the performance of Samuel Beckett¹s shorter plays. International Theatre Director Phillip Zarrilli, directs an Irish and International cast in these stunning productions of Beckett¹s work. Ohio Impromptu, Not I, Play, Eh Joe (24, 26, 28 May), Footfalls, Act Without Words I, Rockaby (25, 27, 29 May). 8pm, tickets: f12/8 conc (Special Rate: see both programmes for f20/15 conc. Booking on 4904275. UCC Granary Theatre, Dyke Parade.

May 31 to June 2
The Matchmaker
By John B. Keane. Starring Mick Lally. 8pm, tickets: f19 (+ f2 booking fee). Box Office: 4270022. Cork Opera House.

May 16
Ballet Fireworks 2
Presented by Ballet Ireland. Combining the purity and beauty of Classical Ballet with the most innovative and modern, Fireworks 2 will bring an eclectic mix of styles with stunning new costumes, sets and effects and theatrical performances which will captivate audiences everywhere. The production will include Romeo & Juliet Fantasy, Meditation, Japanese Suite, Symphony Fantastic, Adam & Eve, Figaro Faktotum and Irish Symphony. 8pm, tickets: f16/20/24/28 (+ f2) booking fee). Box Office: 4270022. Cork Opera House.

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)

May 28 & 29
Tommy Tiernan
8pm. Tickets f25. Box Office: 4270022. Cork Opera House.

Mondays & Wednesdays
Snatch Comedy Improv
Comedy Improvisation, every Monday night from 10pm, free admission. Sin É, Coburg Street.
Šand every Wednesday night from 10pm, free admission. Bodega Bar, Coal Quay.

May 6 to 9
Lifelong Learning Festival
Cork's first Lifelong Learning Festival, with lots of free activities and events all over the city. Ends with Music and Movement - a concert at City Hall, Sunday 9. Tickets
f10/5 from Pro Musica. Pick up the free programme or visit: www.corkcity.ie/learningfestival or tel 021 492 4596. Cork City.

June 4 to 6
Bandon Music Festival
The Bandon Music Festival, a festival for lovers of contemporary and traditional Irish music. Headline acts will include Mundy (Sat 5th June) and Jerry Fish and The Mudbug Club (Sunday 6th June) performing live outdoors. As well as the outdoor headline concerts, the Guinness Pub Music Trail will take place each night of the festival from 9.30 pm to 1am, where a mixture of music sessions and trad/rock will be scheduled in the participating pubs. Sponsored by Guinness, the Bandon Vintners and other local sponsors, the Bandon Music festival will include the very best of traditional and contemporary Irish music and it will all be free of charge. For further info contact Jennifer Curtin PRO at 086 3990621 or visit: www.bandonmusicfestival.com Bandon, Co. Cork.

May 8
Cork Academy of Music
Life Long Learning Festival Presents event by members of Cork Academy of Music. 10am-5pm. Cork Vision Centre @ St Peter¹s, North Main Street.

May 29
The Knitting Map
The next performance and knitting meeting 2-4pm Performance by Jools Gilson-Ellis @ 1.30pm. Bring your knitting! All are welcome. Cork Vision Centre @ St Peter¹s, North Main Street.

May 30
ŒThe World of Operetta¹
Linda Kenny and Damian Smith treat you to classics such as Vilia, Maxims, The Grisettes, A Highly Respectable Wife (The Merry Widow) Brother Mine (Die Fleidermaus) Sainted Mother and In Happy Moments (Maritana) and The Gypsy Baron and The Student Prince. Part of the ŒSunday Night at the Palace¹ series of concerts. 8pm, tickets f18 (f16 Conc). Box Office 4501673. Everyman Palace Theatre, MacCurtain Street.

Sundays
Open Mic Night @ the LV
Everyone from poets to singer-songwriters welcome! 7-9pm. 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.