AUGUST
2005 KILKENNY
Live
Music Listings
wednesday 3
Rylee Madison, Andrew Ryans.
friday 5
The Ens, Lanigans.
Shanragh, Kytelers.
sunday 7
Banjaxed, Rafter Dempseys.
The Hujas, Lanigans.
wednesday 10
Jenny Lindforst & Alyanya, Andrew Ryans.
friday 12
Jaojoby, 10.30pm @ Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel.
The Lemons, Lanigans.
Sack the Bazouki, Kytelers.
saturday 13
Deirdre Starr, 1pm @ St Canice’s Cathedral.
Scullion, 10.30pm @ Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel.
Peter Cassells, 9pm @ Cleere’s.
sunday 14
Kila, 4pm @ Newpark Hotel.
Rizwan-Muazzam, 10.30pm @ St Canice’s Cathedral.
Firegarden, Rafter Dempseys.
Blue Fever, Lanigans.
The Ens, Paris Texas.
monday 15
Mozaik, 10.30pm @ Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel.
tuesday 16
MSG, 9pm @ Cleere’s.
wednesday 17
Jamie Oehlers Trio, 10pm @ Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel.
Una O’Boyle, Andrew Ryans.
thursday 18
Altan, 8pm @ St Canice’s Cathedral.
Playtoh, 9pm @ The Pump House.
Melt, 9pm @ Cleere’s.
friday 19
Hecho En Irlande, 8pm @ Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel.
The Prophets, Lanigans.
Michael McCauley, 9pm @ Cleere’s.
Na Fianna, Kytelers.
saturday 20
Chris McNulty, 10.30pm @ Kilkenny Rivercourt Hotel.
Expose Festival @ Cleere’s.
sunday 21
Niall Toner Band, 10pm @ Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel.
Expose Festival @ Cleere’s.
Groove Station, Rafter Dempseys.
The Remedies, Lanigans.
Dutch Courage, Paris Texas.
friday 26
Scobo Dice, Lanigans.
Uisce Beatha, Kytelers.
sunday 28
AcoustiCats, Rafter Dempseys.
KayDance, Lanigans.
Transmitter, Paris Texas.
wednesday
31
Luka Bloom, 9pm @ Cleere’s.
Will Kileen, Andrew Ryans.
Visual
Art
to
September 22
On… Line
By Kube - an art group of three painters and a printmaker with individual
studios in the South East. Meagan O’Beirne uses line to express
the anguished experiences in the Concentration Camps of the last war;
Ruth Lockhart uses her oils to plumb the depths of dream-life; Iseult
O’Flynn uses line in her exploration of memory and Chris Atkins
charts the contour lines of the landscape. Further info: www.artkube.com
Watergate Theatre.
watergatekilkenny.com
August 5 to October 2
Fibre: A New World View
America’s top fibre artists have taken a bold step and turned
tradition on its head. This exhibition combines materials, techniques
and forms in unexpected ways. Mon - Sat 10am - 6pm, Sun 11am - 6pm.
National Craft Gallery, Castle Yard, Kilkenny. ccoi.ie
August 5 to September 30
From the Portfolios
South African artist Patrick O’Connor’s first solo show
in Ireland. O’Connor has thought and taught drawing throughout
his life. This exhibition comprises work taken from numerous portfolios
and covers the years 1995-2005. Daily 10am-5pm (Aug 5th-21st), weekdays
(until Sept 30th). 72 John Street.
August 12 to 21
homme a femmes
Part of the Kilkenny Arts Festival. A dramatic re-enactment of a 1997
interview between the French intellectual Jean-Paul Sartre and journalist
Catherine Chaîne focusing on Sartre’s relationship with
women. With French actor, Michel Debrane. Desart House, New Street,
Kilkenny.
August 12 to 21
Up the walls
Part of the Kilkenny Arts Festival. Melanie O’Rourke’s
images of a consumer society show her concern with Ireland’s
growing sense of materialism. 10am - 6pm Daily. St. Francis Abbey
Brewery, Parliament Street,
August 13 to October 2
89 Seconds at Alcázar
By Eve Sussman. 9:30am – 7pm. Butler Gallery, Kilkenny Castle.
butlergallery.com
to August 31
Oil Painting Exhibition
By Phyl Cleere. Cleere’s, 28 Parliament Street.
August 14 to 28
Sculpture at Kells: Strata
Twelve artists, two countries, one outstanding exhibition. On the
grounds of an ancient monastic settlement, leading artists from Ireland
and Wales have created a breath-taking site-specific exhibition. Kells
Priory, Co. Kilkenny.
Theatre
& Opera
August 3 to 6
Little Shop of Horrors
By Kilkenny Youth Musical Productions. 8pm, tickets: f12/f10. Booking
on 056 7761674. Watergate Theatre.
August 12 to 14
just a little one
Part of the Kilkenny Arts Festival. This is a celebration of the work
of the legendary American critic and Queen of caustic wit - Dorothy
Parker. The show is a bittersweet cocktail of words and music evoking
the glamour and self-destructiveness of the jazz age. 9pm, tickets:
f16, f14. Booking on 056 7761674. Watergate Theatre.
August
21
rock opera
Part of the Kilkenny Arts Festival. A unique setting for Rock Opera.
3pm tickets: f17/f15 Booking on 056 7761674. www.ballykeeffe.com Ballykeeffe
Quarry Ampitheatre, Ballykeeffe. Co. Kilkenny.
Festivals
August
12 to 21
kilkenny arts festival
The 32nd Kilkenny Arts Festival is set to be a diverse cultural experience!
See advert for full contact and booking details. Kilkenny City. kilkennyarts.ie
Dance
August 12 to 20
the yokohama delegation
The Performance Corporation and the Kilkenny Arts Festival return
with this heroic tale. Follow Jason battling the Cyclops security
guard, eluding the Sexy Sirens of the typing pool and braving the
underworld of the marketing department of the Yokohama Corporation.
Featuring RTE’s Carrie Crowley. Preview, Fri 12 @ 7pm. Sat 13-Sun
21 (excl. Mon 15), @ 7pm. Matinees Sat 13, Sun 14, Sat 20 & Sun
21 @ 3pm. Tickets: f20/f18. Booking on 056 7752175 or Ticketmaster.
Desart House, New Street.
Comedy
August 15
deirdre o’ kane rides again
Part of Kilkenny Arts Festival. Early booking is advised. 8pm, tickets:
f20/f18 Festival Box Office on 056 7761674. Watergate Theatre.
August 25
Dave ‘The Outrageous’ Young
The International Comedian. Limited no. of tickets available, tel.
056 7721718. Lanigans, 28/29 Rose Inn Street.
Coming Soon
September 1 to 4
féile beochan - irish
animation festival kilkenny
The first Irish anmination festival. Screenings, programmes of cartoons
for kids, exhibitions, workshops and a competitive element with entries
in Irish, International and Student Short Films. Programme Info.:
056 7764481. Screenings in Venues throughout Kilkenny City. feilebeochan.com
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