APRIL 2006 LIMERICK

Live Music Listings

Saturday 01 April 2006
Roesy €17.5 8.00pm Dolan's Warehouse
Finbar Wright A Night with Mr Wright €35/30 8.00pm University Concert Hall

Sunday 02 April 2006
Paddy Power World Karaoke Championships Qualifying Heats 9.00pm Gables, Athea
Animal Welfare Fundraiser Trinity Rooms

Monday 03 April 2006
Articulate 9.00pm Sally Port
Steal the Deal 8.00pm Trinity Rooms

Tuesday 04 April 2006
Open Mic "Skip the Intro" 8.00pm Trinity Rooms

Wed. April 5 2006
Sprung from Cages 8.00pm Trinity Rooms
JOEL HARRISON GROUP (USA) - 'Harrison on Harrison' - the music of George Harrison. Joel Harrison (guitar, voice), Dave Binney (alto sax), Dave Ambrosio (bass), Dan Weiss (drums/tabla). (upstairs) €12/8. Doors 8.30pm, music 9.00pm. Dolan's Warehouse

Thursday 06 April 2006
Boss Volenti Plus Guests 8.00pm Dolan's Warehouse
VIVA Thursdays With Tiger Lilly 9.00pm Trinity Rooms

Friday 07 April 2006
Open Mic Session 8.00pm Boat Club, Limerick
Jinx Lennon 9.00pm Boat Club, Limerick
Jack L €22.5 8.00pm Dolan's Warehouse
Messiah J + The Expert 9.00pm Trinity Rooms

Monday 10 April 2006
Articulate 9.00pm Sally Port

Wed. April 12 2006
The Red Elvises 8.00pm . Trinity Rooms
DOROTHY MURPHY (vocals) with sax, guitar, bass, drums (Dorothy is giving a Masterclass earlier - contact John Daly for details: 087 4149441) (upstairs) €12/8. Doors 8.30pm, music 9.00pm. Dolan's Warehouse

Thursday 13 April 2006
The Dudley Corporation Coldspoon Conspiracy €8 Dolan's Warehouse

Saturday 15 April 2006
The Chalets 8.00pm Dolan's Warehouse

Monday 17 April 2006
The Spinto Band 9.00pm Dolan's Warehouse
Articulate 9.00pm Sally Port

Wed. April 19 2006
CORTISOL - Matt Berrill Alto sax/clarinet, Colm O'Hara trombone, Justin Carroll piano, Asndrew Csibi double bass, Phil McMullan drums. (upstairs) €12/8. Doors 8.30pm, music 9.00pm. Dolan's Warehouse

Friday 21 April 2006
The Rebirth Live 8.00pm Trinity Rooms
La Boheme Ellen Kent and Opera International €40/25 8.00pm University Concert Hall

Saturday 22 April 2006
Patsy Cline - The Concert With Sandy Kelly €25 8.00pm LIT Millennium Theatre
Dj Flip + Prozak Turner Trinity Rooms
Rigoletto Ellen Kent and Opera International €40/25 8.00pm University Concert Hall

Monday 24 April 2006
Articulate 9.00pm Sally Port

Tues. April 25 2006
VIJAY IYER piano trio (USA) with Rudresh Mahanthappa, tenor sax. (upstairs) €15/10. Doors 8.30pm, music 9.00pm. Dolan's Warehouse

Theatre

Monday 27th March - Saturday 1st April 2006 @ 8 p.m.
The Tailor and Ansty

The Tailor and Ansty by Eric Cross Adapted by P.J. O’Connor. The Tailor & Ansty is a historic play set in the townland of Garrynapeaka, West Cork. Eric Cross, an Englishman, who lived in the area for twenty years, wrote a book based on two local characters, Timothy Buckley (the Tailor) and his wife Anastasia (Ansty). The Tailor & Ansty was published in 1942 and subsequently banned. The play – The Tailor & Ansty, highlights their characters, earthy humour, sociability and the national and local reaction to the book. Ronan Wilmot (the Tailor) plays the role he was “born to act” and Nuala Hayes who has immersed herself in story telling plays Ansty.

TICKETS: €18 Concession: €14. All tickets Monday 27th €14
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 319866. Web: www.belltable.ie
VENUE: Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick.

5th - 8th April @ 8pm.
I, Keano

I, Keano. It never ends, does it? This popular 'musical epic' by Arthur Matthews and Michael Nugent returns to various stages around the country this month (check our listings for details). The hit comedy show features the Apres Match stars Risteard Cooper and Gary Cooke, with Mario Rosenstock (Gift Grub, Today FM) and Tara Flynn (an original Nuala), Dessie Gallagher and Malachy McKenna. An ancient Federation sends a legion to an island to prepare for a momentous war. Their greatest warrior, Keano, has a passion for perfection exceeded only by his fierce and unpredictable temper. MaCartacus, their earnest but stubborn General, is aided by the enthusiastic Quinnus, who builds children's hospitals and gets PR advice from his wife Surfia. Packie Bonnerus, an expert in using the net things that gladiators fight with, is also milling about. The problem starts when Keano arrives, only to find that the battle round is too hard, the troops are partying, and the Federation - led by the inebriated junketeer Ridiculus - has forgotten to bring any daggers and tunics and things. Greek tragedy at its best.

Disabled Access: Facilities include hard of hearing induction loops and wheelchair positions in the auditorium.

TICKETS: €35.00
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 331549. Web: www.uch.ie
VENUE: University Concert Hall, Limerick.

Saturday 8th April
Arsenic and Old Lace

Open Door Theatre Company presents: Arsenic and Old Lace. 8pm.

TICKETS: €12/10
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 063 98727.
VENUE: Friar's Gate Theatre, Sarsfield St, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.

4th - 9th April @ 8pm.
Anything Goes

Anything Goes By Cole Porter. Limerick Musical Society.

TICKETS: €18.00
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 322322. Web: www.litmt.ie
VENUE: LIT Millennium Theatre, Moylish Park, Limerick.

10th & 11th April at 8pm.
EXPRESSIVE ARTS THEATRE SCHOOL SHOWCASE 2006

Expressive Arts Theatre School Showcase is an evening of music, fun and drama for all the family with the pupils of Expressive Arts Theatre School. The multi-talented boys and girls of this much acclaimed theatre school, through the medium of Drama, Dance and Song present these two evenings of delightful entertainment, that will appeal to all the family!

TICKETS: €14.50 / Concessions €11.50
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 331549. Web: www.uch.ie
VENUE: University Concert Hall, Limerick.

Friday 14th April at 8pm
MISSA BREVIS & THE ARMED MAN

LIMERICK CHORAL UNION presents MISSA BREVIS & THE ARMED MAN. The concert will open with a Missa Brevis in B flat by Mozart to celebrate his 250th anniversary. This is a very beautiful work which will delight all Mozart fans. The second half of the programme will feature an awe-inspiring rendition of The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace, which was written for the Millennium by the Welsh composer Karl Jenkins. This powerful piece is unforgettable for those who have the good fortune to experience it, as it explores the horror, devastation and futility of war and pleads for peace among all men in the new Millennium. The piece was dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo tragedy.

The orchestra and choir will be under the baton of Musical Director, Malcolm Green who celebrates his 10th year with the Limerick Choral Union.

TICKETS: €25 / Conc. €20
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 331549. Web: www.uch.ie
VENUE: University Concert Hall, Limerick.

24th - 29th April
Thesis
By Gerry Dukes, Paul Meade and David Parnell. Civic Theatre and Guna Nua.
TICKETS: €20/16
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 319866 . Web: www.belltable.ie
VENUE: Belltable Arts Centre, 69 O'Connell St, Limerick.

Dance

DANCE

Begin March 7th
Limerick Tango
Argentine Tango with an Argentine teacher.
Beginners 7.15pm
Improvers 8.30pm
Free Milonga 9.30-10.30
TICKETS: 6 classes €60 Single class €12.50.
BOOKING/INFO: www.limericktango.com
VENUE: Limerick Boatclub,

20th April 2006
Wishes and Waves
Chrysalis Dance Company, music by Declan O'Rourke. 8pm.
TICKETS: €15.00 - 12.00
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 063 98727.
VENUE: Friar's Gate Theatre, Sarsfield St, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.

Monday - Wednesday
SHALL WE DANCE
Limerick Dance Classes Monday nights in Pery's Hotel Glentworth Street. 7p.m.
Ballroom, Latin American, Jive & Swing Classes.
January 2006 timetable available on: www.shallwedance.ie
Mondays Beginners Latin @ 7p.m. Intermediate Ballroom @ 8p.m. & Latin @ 9p.m
Tuesday Beginners Singles Ballroom @ 7p.m. Beginners Couples Ballroom @ 8p.m. Intermediate Ballroom @ 9p.m.
Wednesday's Beginners Jive & Swing @ 7p.m. Beginners Couples Ballroom @ 8p.m.
TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: Bridget Harte A.I.B.B.D on 086-3811065
VENUE: Pery's Hotel Glentworth Street

Every Thursday
Salsa!
Salsa! Classes from 9 till 10 then salsa party till late.
TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: T: 00353(0)61411177 F: 00353(0)61217130 E: joe@trinityrooms.ie.
VENUE: Trinity Rooms, The Granary, Limerick.

Limerick School of Ballet
Limerick
Co. Limerick

Mc Inerney Cronin SchooL
Limerick
Co. Limerick

Galleries

30th March - 30th April 2006
Followers of Fashion: Women's Dress in 19th and 20th Century Painting
From the early 1800s through Victorian and Edwardian modes and wartime fashions, to those of the 1950s and 1960s.
TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 312833. Web: www.huntmuseum.com
VENUE: Hunt Museum, Custom House, Rutland St., Limerick.

Foynes Flying Boats Museum
The museum recalls the 1930's with a wide range of exhibits and graphic illustrations.
TICKETS Adult £3.00 Child £1.50
BOOKING/INFO: Mar - Oct Mon - Sun 10.00 - 6.00
VENUE: Foynes + 353 69 65416

Kilmallock Museum & History Trail
This museum holds a collection of implements from industrial, farming, shop and home life in the 19th and 20th century.
TICKETS
BOOKING/INFO: + 353 63-91300
VENUE: Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.

Comedy

5th - 8th April @ 8pm.
I, Keano

I, Keano. It never ends, does it? This popular 'musical epic' by Arthur Matthews and Michael Nugent returns to various stages around the country this month (check our listings for details). The hit comedy show features the Apres Match stars Risteard Cooper and Gary Cooke, with Mario Rosenstock (Gift Grub, Today FM) and Tara Flynn (an original Nuala), Dessie Gallagher and Malachy McKenna. An ancient Federation sends a legion to an island to prepare for a momentous war. Their greatest warrior, Keano, has a passion for perfection exceeded only by his fierce and unpredictable temper. MaCartacus, their earnest but stubborn General, is aided by the enthusiastic Quinnus, who builds children's hospitals and gets PR advice from his wife Surfia. Packie Bonnerus, an expert in using the net things that gladiators fight with, is also milling about. The problem starts when Keano arrives, only to find that the battle round is too hard, the troops are partying, and the Federation - led by the inebriated junketeer Ridiculus - has forgotten to bring any daggers and tunics and things. Greek tragedy at its best.

Disabled Access: Facilities include hard of hearing induction loops and wheelchair positions in the auditorium.

TICKETS: €35.00
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 331549. Web: www.uch.ie
VENUE: University Concert Hall, Limerick.

Tuesday 18th April at 8pm
DES BISHOP. "FITTING IN" TOUR

Comedian, Des Bishop’s “Fitting In” Tour will return to University Concert Hall for another sell out run!

Focusing on some of Des’s experiences filming his new RTE documentary, Joy in the Hood, which features the comedian teaching stand-up comedy whilst living in a range of marginalized communities, his explosive brand of comedy continues to draw on his efforts to fit into his adopted country, as he takes another hard look at modern Ireland.

TICKETS: €22.50.
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 331549. Web: www.uch.ie
VENUE: University Concert Hall, Limerick.

20th April at 8.00pm
Brendan Grace

After a momentous 12 months in which Brendan Grace played to sold out venues all over Ireland, North and South, including a nine night sell-out at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre, Brendan returns to UCH after a long absence on with his brand new, one man show.

He will perform some of his most popular comedy pieces from the last 35 years in addition to some brand new material. As a performer Brendan has done it all - including sharing international stages with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Lisa Minneli, Tom Jones and David Soul - but he has never lost the common touch, and is one of the most pleasing people you will ever meet on and off the stage; always a most kindly gentleman with a word for everybody. Special guest on the show is the highly acclaimed singer Lorraine McDonald from the Showband show and Frankie McDonald from Joe Dolan’s Band with a selection of all-time favourite songs.

Disabled Access: Facilities include hard of hearing induction loops and wheelchair positions in the auditorium.

TICKETS: €30.00
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 331549. Web: www.uch.ie
VENUE: University Concert Hall, University of Limerick, Limerick.

Festivals

10th March - 21st May 2006
e v + a 2006
www.eva.ie
VENUE: Limerick.

WZN KIDS?

10th & 11th April at 8pm.
EXPRESSIVE ARTS THEATRE SCHOOL SHOWCASE 2006

Expressive Arts Theatre School Showcase is an evening of music, fun and drama for all the family with the pupils of Expressive Arts Theatre School. The multi-talented boys and girls of this much acclaimed theatre school, through the medium of Drama, Dance and Song present these two evenings of delightful entertainment, that will appeal to all the family!

TICKETS: €14.50 / Concessions €11.50
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 331549. Web: www.uch.ie
VENUE: University Concert Hall, Limerick.

Other Stuff

Friday 14th April at 8pm
MISSA BREVIS & THE ARMED MAN

LIMERICK CHORAL UNION presents MISSA BREVIS & THE ARMED MAN. The concert will open with a Missa Brevis in B flat by Mozart to celebrate his 250th anniversary. This is a very beautiful work which will delight all Mozart fans. The second half of the programme will feature an awe-inspiring rendition of The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace, which was written for the Millennium by the Welsh composer Karl Jenkins. This powerful piece is unforgettable for those who have the good fortune to experience it, as it explores the horror, devastation and futility of war and pleads for peace among all men in the new Millennium. The piece was dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo tragedy.

The orchestra and choir will be under the baton of Musical Director, Malcolm Green who celebrates his 10th year with the Limerick Choral Union.

TICKETS: €25 / Conc. €20
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 331549. Web: www.uch.ie
VENUE: University Concert Hall, Limerick.