JULY 2004 KILKENNY

LIVE MUSIC LISTINGS

Friday 2
Folk Night, Kytelers Inn.

Saturday 3
Tommy Fleming
8pm @ Watergate Theatre.
Easy Street, Clubhouse Hotel.

Sunday 4
Alan Kelly, Kytelers Inn.

Thursday 8
Crack’d Bucket Band, Paris Texas.

Friday 9
Suzanne Joubert & Declan Sinnott, 9pm @ Cleere’s Theatre.
Hush, Breathnachs.

Thursday 15
Crack’d Bucket Band, Paris Texas.

Friday 16
Christy Moore tribute, Breathnachs.
Folk Night, Kytelers Inn.

Saturday 17
The Handsome Family
9pm @ Cleere’s Theatre.
The Wolfe Tones,
8pm @ Ormonde Hotel.
Carrigbrog, Clubhouse Hotel.

Sunday 18
James Taylor,
Bryan Ferry, Katie Melua, Bob Geldof, Kieran Goss, Juliet Turner, Beth Nielsen Chapman and Pauline Scanlon, Nowlan Park.

Thursday 22
Crack’d Bucket Band,
Paris Texas.

Friday 23
Folk Night, Kytelers Inn.

Saturday 24
The Expandable Waist Band, 9pm @ Ryan’s.
Soundzproof, Clubhouse Hotel.

Sunday 25
Burrito Deluxe
9pm @ Carroll’s Pub.

Thursday 29
Crack’d Bucket Band,
Paris Texas.

Friday 30
Folk Night, Kytelers Inn.

Saturday 31
Anúna
8pm @ Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre.
The Usual, Uluru Bar.
Resin, Caulfields.

Coming in August:
Hothouse Flowers, Mundy, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Mark Geary & more…
(August 8 @ Woodstock Gardens, Inistioge)

VISUAL ART

to July 18
Feast
Inspired by West Cork's reputation for fine food, the gallery has opened its doors to the West Cork Design Guild and asked them to throw a party. National Craft Gallery, Castle Yard, Kilkenny. www.ccoi.ie

to July 25
Free From The Itch
Of Desire
With Susan Collis, Eline McGeorge, Ann Course, Vanessa O’Reilly. The Platonic phrase Free from the Itch of Desire refers to art that does not overtly offer blatant emotional content. This mantra was often used by the formalist’s tradition in modern art to describe what they believed to be the true art form. This tradition reacted against art that they claim was overstated in its expression. Each artist in the exhibition will explore desire through the medium of drawing, often considered understated in its expression. It also demonstrates the devices used to expand the traditional notion of drawing. Drawing can be 3 dimensionalised, animated, technolgised or created directly onto the wall.Butler Gallery, Kilkenny Castle.
www.butlergallery.com

to July 25
Upshot
An exhibition of photographic work by Trevor Ogilvie and Steve Aylin.Watergate Theatre.

to July 30
990+9
An exhibition of paintings by Gabriella Eviston. Opening times 9-1pm and 2-5pm, weekdays only. Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John Street.

July 11
Aislinn Charity
Art Auction
Aislinn Adolescent Addiction Treatment Centre, Ballyragget will hold a charity art auction to raise funds for the new Family Support Centre, ‘Croí Nua’. All welcome! Viewing time: 12noon - 5pm; Auction: 5.30pm. Butler House, Patrick Street, Kilkenny.

July 21 to August 2
Graduate Exhibition : Ceramics
Names to watch out for in the future – a showcase of Ireland’s up-and-coming ceramicists. The work of graduates from the Crafts Council of Ireland’s Pottery Skills and Design Courses, displaying the design and technical skills that have earned the courses an international reputation. National Craft Gallery, Castle Yard, Kilkenny. www.ccoi.ie

THEATRE & OPERA

July 20 to 24
The Playboy of the Western World
During its premiere in 1907 when Christy Mahon, the protagonist of J.M. Synge’s The Playboy Of The Western World, arrives in a small village on the coast of Mayo and seduces its inhabitant with his “gallous” tale of killing his father, The Playboy Of The Western World provoked a riot among its opening night audience. In the intervening decades, Synge has become a major figure in European theatre and his classic play’s interrogation of identity, gender, and nationality continues to be provocative and urgent.
Throughout the course of its first one hundred years the Abbey Theatre has performed The Playboy of the Western World both at home and abroad, particularly in America. It has been a play that has received immense national as well as international attention and is one of the Abbey’s signature plays deeply rooted in the theatre’s legacy. It is particularly appropriate that during its centenary year the Abbey is embarking on both a national and an American tour of this signature play. 8pm, tickets: f20/16 conc. Booking on 056 7761674. Watergate Theatre.
www.watergatekilkenny.com

July 20
The Playboy of the Western World
Abbey Talks. 3pm-4pm. Loughboy Library.

July 22
Abbey Theatre Readings
Cathleen ní Houlihan by WB Yeats & The Shadow of the Glen by JM Synge. 1pm, for tickets phone 056 7762573. Cleere’s Theatre.

Festivals
July 25 to August 2
Graiguenamanagh Regatta
& Rowing Festival 2004
Reputed to be the oldest Regatta on Ireland’s inland waterways. A festival of rowing, swimming, diving etc. with musical events open air all welcome. The entire town gather to see local and visitor alike compete on the river in swimming and diving costumes, and most special of all, racing in ‘cots’, which are the traditional small fishing craft of the Barrow. More details from 087 6371949. Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny.

Coming Soon
August 6 to 15
Kilkenny Arts Festival 2004
Kilkenny Arts Festival - with art, music, theatre, dance, street events, film, literature, children’s events - continues to grow as one of Ireland’s premier arts events. There’s far too much happening over ten days in August to mention here so look out for the programme out soon or visit: www.kilkennyarts.ie

Visitor Attractions

September to March
Kilkenny Castle
Fully restored and furnished, a conducted tour of the castle is one of the most popular attractions in Ireland. The castle contains an art gallery and café, extensive grounds, a children’s play area and an audio-visual room. Last tour starts approx. one hour before stated closing time. September to March, daily 10.30am - 12.45pm and 2pm - 5pm. Admission: Adults €5, Senior Citizens and Adult Group Rate €3.50, Children/students €2, Family €11. Tel. 056 7721450. Kilkenny Castle.

Jerpoint Abbey
This 800 year old abbey has a wealth of mediaeval history attached to it. A guide service, a visitor centre and an exhibition brings that history to life. To mid September, daily 9.30am - 6.30pm (5.30pm thereafter), November 10am to 4pm, rest of year open to pre-arranged groups only. Admission: Adults €2.75, Senior Citizens and Adult Group Rate €2, Children €1.25, Family €7.50. Tel. 056 7724623. Jerpoint Abbey.

Saint Canice’s Cathedral
The word ‘Kilkenny’ in Irish means ‘The Church of Canice’. Completed in 1285 the fabric contains many sculpted memorials as testament to the masons art. Open October to Easter, Mon to Sat, 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm. Sun, 2pm - 4pm. Open Easter to October, Mon to Sat, 9am - 1pm, and 2pm - 6pm. Sun, 2pm - 6pm. Pre-booked Groups of Adults €3, Students €1.50, Conc. €2. Round Tower admission: Adults €2, Students €1.50. Tel. 056 7764971. Saint Canice’s Cathedral.

Rothe House
Built by merchant prince John Rothe in 1594, the house is in effect three houses separated by cobbled stone courtyards. They are fine examples of a Tudor town house. Rothe House is a heritage centre, and contains a fine period costume display and frequent visiting exhibitions. Rothe House