JUNE 2007 LIMERICK

Friday 01 June 2007
Living on Fridays KC + Dermot Long + Erick (Indie + Hip Hop Anthems) + Guest DJs + Bands €8 10.00pm Trinity Rooms

Saturday 02 June 2007
Pop Factory Punk, ska, new wave, 80s, electro, mash ups, indie pop, funk, hip hop, mod, girl groups 11.30pm Baker Place
The Jam Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler 8.00pm Dolan's Warehouse
Trinity Rooms Mack 3 (Hip Hop) + Paul Webb + Guest DJs €8 10.00pm Trinity Rooms

Sunday 03 June 2007
Play House and more House with a little bit of Art thrown in. Miss Demeanor + Miss Behave. €15 10.00pm Dolan's Warehouse
Retro Classic Dance tracks + upfront Indie + Hip Hop with Paul Webb€5 11.00pm Trinity Rooms
Fishgodeep €12/10 9.00pm Trinity Rooms

Monday 04 June 2007
King Kong Club Johnny Da Bomb + Guest Djs €5 11.00pm Trinity Rooms

Tuesday 05 June 2007
Milkshake The Official Mary I Night Out! JJ (singalong student classics + smooth dance floor fillers) + Keith (Indie) + Steve (Open Mic Night)€5 9.00pm Trinity Rooms

Wednesday 06 June 2007
Feckin Fivers The Official UL Night Out! Phono + JJ €5 9.00pm Trinity Rooms

Thursday 07 June 2007
Kennel District Alt Club 11.30pm Baker Place
Damien Dempsey 8.30pm Dolan's Warehouse
Jinx Lennon Noise Maker Tour 9.00pm Dolan's Warehouse
Tortuga! Johnny Da Bomb (Commercial Dance + Chart) + JJ + Viva Music Crew (House + Electro) €8 10.00pm Trinity Rooms
Don Pasquale (Donizetti) RTE Concert Orchestra and Opera Ireland Chorus €60/57.5 7.30pm University Concert Hall
BRAD PITT LIGHT ORCHESTRA Belltable, 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick.

Friday 08 June 2007
Living on Fridays KC + Dermot Long + Erick (Indie + Hip Hop Anthems) + Guest DJs + Bands €8 10.00pm Trinity Rooms
Cosi Fan Tutte (Mozart) RTE Concert Orchestra and Opera Ireland Chorus €60/57.5 7.30pm University Concert Hall

Saturday 09 June 2007
Pop Factory Punk, ska, new wave, 80s, electro, mash ups, indie pop, funk, hip hop, mod, girl groups 11.30pm Baker Place
Vesta Varro 9.00pm Dolan's Warehouse
Trinity Rooms Mack 3 (Hip Hop) + Paul Webb + Guest DJs €8 10.00pm Trinity Rooms

Sunday 10 June 2007
Retro Classic Dance tracks + upfront Indie + Hip Hop with Paul Webb €5 11.00pm Trinity Rooms

Monday 11 June 2007
King Kong Club Johnny Da Bomb + Guest Djs €5 11.00pm Trinity Rooms

Tuesday 12 June 2007
Milkshake The Official Mary I Night Out! JJ (singalong student classics + smooth dance floor fillers) + Keith (Indie) + Steve (Open Mic Night) €5 9.00pm Trinity Rooms

Wednesday 13 June 2007
Feckin Fivers The Official UL Night Out! Phono + JJ €5 9.00pm Trinity Rooms

Thursday 14 June 2007
Kennel District Alt Club 11.30pm Baker Place
Tortuga! Johnny Da Bomb (Commercial Dance + Chart) + JJ + Viva Music Crew (House + Electro) €8 10.00pm Trinity Rooms

Friday 15 June 2007
Dry County Kennel District. Supprt from Hooray For Humans, Alkali Flat, followed by Kennel District Djs 10.00pm Baker Place
Declan O'Rourke €23 8.00pm Dolan's Warehouse
The CureHeads 9.00pm Dolan's Warehouse
Living on Fridays KC + Dermot Long + Erick (Indie + Hip Hop Anthems) + Guest DJs + Bands €8 10.00pm Trinity Rooms

Saturday 16 June 2007
Pop Factory Punk, ska, new wave, 80s, electro, mash ups, indie pop, funk, hip hop, mod, girl groups 11.30pm Baker Place
Very be Careful 10.00pm Daffy's Bar
La Boutique Dolan's Warehouse
Jack L Gates 4pm. First race 6pm. Live music from 9pm. €22.65 Limerick Racecourse
Trinity Rooms Mack 3 (Hip Hop) + Paul Webb + Guest DJs €8 10.00pm Trinity Rooms

Sunday 17 June 2007
Retro Classic Dance tracks + upfront Indie + Hip Hop with Paul Webb €5 11.00pm Trinity Rooms

Monday 18 June 2007
King Kong Club Johnny Da Bomb + Guest Djs €5 11.00pm Trinity Rooms

Tuesday 19 June 2007
Milkshake The Official Mary I Night Out! JJ (singalong student classics + smooth dance floor fillers) + Keith (Indie) + Steve (Open Mic Night) €5 9.00pm Trinity Rooms
Limerick County Council present Midsummer Music at Castleconnell With Finghin Collins, piano, and Con Tempo String Quartet in a programme of Beethoven, Mozart and Schumann. Concert starts at 8.00pm. Tickets at door €15/ 12 concessions. All Saints Church, Castleconnell, Co. Limerick.

Wednesday 20 June 2007
Feckin Fivers The Official UL Night Out! Phono + JJ €5 9.00pm Trinity Rooms

Thursday 21 June 2007
Kennel District Alt Club 11.30pm Baker Place
Tullamore Celtic tradition meets Contemporary Folk €12/10 8.00pm Friar's Gate Theatre
Tortuga! Johnny Da Bomb (Commercial Dance + Chart) + JJ + Viva Music Crew (House + Electro) €8 10.00pm Trinity Rooms
Limerick Jazz Society present Simon Jermyn's 'Trot a Mouse' featuring New York alto sax player Loren Stillman. Doors 8.30pm, music 9.15pm. Admission at door €14/8 students. All Saints Church, Castleconnell, Co. Limerick.

Friday 22 June 2007
Sharon Shannon Big Band Gates 4pm. First race 6pm. Live music from 9pm. €22.65 Limerick Racecourse
Living on Fridays KC + Dermot Long + Erick (Indie + Hip Hop Anthems) + Guest DJs + Bands €8 10.00pm Trinity Rooms

Saturday 23 June 2007
Pop Factory Punk, ska, new wave, 80s, electro, mash ups, indie pop, funk, hip hop, mod, girl groups Baker Place 11.30pm Trinity Rooms
Mack 3 (Hip Hop) + Paul Webb + Guest DJs €8 10.00pm Trinity Rooms

Sunday 24 June 2007
Amy Millan €17.45 8.00pm Dolan's Warehouse
Retro Classic Dance tracks + upfront Indie + Hip Hop with Paul Webb €5 11.00pm Trinity Rooms

Monday 25 June 2007
King Kong Club Johnny Da Bomb + Guest Djs €5 11.00pm Trinity Rooms

Tuesday 26 June 2007
Milkshake The Official Mary I Night Out! JJ (singalong student classics + smooth dance floor fillers) + Keith (Indie) + Steve (Open Mic Night) €5 9.00pm Trinity Rooms
BARB JUNGR: WALKING IN THE SUN Belltable, 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick.

Wednesday 27 June 2007
Feckin Fivers The Official UL Night Out! Phono + JJ €5 9.00pm Trinity Rooms

Thursday 28 June 2007
Kennel District Alt Club 11.30pm Baker Place
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
Tortuga! Johnny Da Bomb (Commercial Dance + Chart) + JJ + Viva Music Crew (House + Electro) €8 10.00pm Trinity Rooms

Friday 29 June 2007
Living on Fridays KC + Dermot Long + Erick (Indie + Hip Hop Anthems) + Guest DJs + Bands €8 10.00pm Trinity Rooms

Saturday 30 June 2007
Pop Factory Punk, ska, new wave, 80s, electro, mash ups, indie pop, funk, hip hop, mod, girl groups 11.30pm Baker Place
Trinity Rooms Mack 3 (Hip Hop) + Paul Webb + Guest DJs €8 10.00pm Trinity Rooms

THEATRE & DANCE

Thursday 31st May & Friday 1st June @ 8pm

Frank Pig Says Hello

City Theatre, Dublin present Frank Pig Says Hello by Pat McCabe. Directed By Joe O'Byrne. Staring Donnagh Deeney and Sean Stewart. 'Frank Pig Says Hello' is the theatre version of the Pat McCabe novel, 'The Butcher Boy' - about a cheerfully deranged delinquent growing up in rural 1960s Ireland. Originally staged in the 1992 Dublin Theatre Festival, it was a phenomenal success, and has since been recognised as a hugely important and influential work of contemporary Irish theatre. A grotesque mixture of story-telling and role-play, this darkly comic tale has established itself as one of the most memorable narratives of modern Irish writing. This is the story of Francie Brady - Piglet - a troubled boy struggling to come to terms with himself, his family and ultimately, his entire surroundings. Piglet's childhood is also encumbered by an embittered, alcoholic father, and a manically depressed mother. So 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. Shunned by the local townspeople, he struggles with his sense of loss and pain as his fantasies become ever more grotesque and his behaviour more and more threatening.

TICKETS: €15/€12
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 063 98727. Web: www.friarsgate.ie
VENUE: Friar's Gate Theatre, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.

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Thursday 7th June @ 8pm

DON PASQUALE

DON PASQUALE by Donizetti. Directed by Opera Ireland’s Artistic Director, Dieter Kaegi, Donizetti’s Don Pasquale is a classic, comic opera, deeply grounded in characters of the commedia dell’arte.

This late comic masterpiece is one of the finest operas in Donizetti’s output of some 65 lyric stage works. The lively plot is a typical opera buffa tale of elderly amatory foolishness being thwarted by young lovers. It is full of complications, serious and comic, which are finally straightened out to the satisfaction of all concerned. But what raises Don Pasquale above the comic opera norm is the originality and distinction of the music.

There are delightful arias and duets for the feisty soprano heroine Norina and her romantic tenor suitor Ernesto as well as comic duets for soprano and baritone and, most notably, the famous patter duet for the two baritones, old Don Pasquale and his friend Dr Malatesta.

TICKETS: €60 / €57.50 / Friends of UCH €55 Concessions Available
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 331549. Web: www.uch.ie
VENUE: University Concert Hall, University of Limerick.

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Thursday 7th June at 10.30am & 12.30 pm

CINDERELLA - ASHPUTTEL

Banyan Theatre Company present CINDERELLA - ASHPUTTEL. Belltable welcomes Banyan Theatre company as part of the week’s Mini-Fest of Children’s events. Join the company in the auditorium and settle down to watch an exquistite and delightful retelling of one of the world’s most famous tales with charmingly crafted puppets. “She had no bed to lie down on, but was made to lie by the hearth among the ashes; and then, as she was of course always dusty and dirty, they called her Ashputtel.” The Brothers Grimm.

Banyan's stylish and playful reworking of the Cinderella story explores its powerful fascination in a fresh and imaginative adaptation, which will delight both young and old.

“Banyan strip away the Disney-glitz to reveal a plucky heroine who is both witty and charming” The Scotsman Performance length 50 mins

TICKETS: Adults €10 / Children €8 School Groups €6
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 319866. Email: info@belltable.ie. Web: www.belltable.ie.
VENUE: Belltable, 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick.

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Friday 8th June @ 8pm

COSÌ FAN TUTTE

COSÌ FAN TUTTE by W. A. Mozart. Set in a contemporary lifestyle of professional footballers Opera Ireland’s second opera, Mozart’s gem Cosi fan tutte, features high comedic drama aswell as high fashion. In another first for the company, some of the principal cast members from both productions will be dressed in designer labels including Gucci, Lanvin, Prada, Dolce & Gabanna, Diane Von Furstenberg, Paul Smith, Pucci among others sourced from Brown Thomas Dublin.

CosÌ fan tutte will see the debut direction of Pan Pan Theatre Company’s Gavin Quinn. Gavin is just back from Beijing where he created and directed the first-ever Chinese language version of Playboy of the Western World.

The title of the opera literally means “Thus do all women” and has also been entitled ‘The School for Lovers’ [La Scuola degli amanti]: This opera, originally set in Naples in the 18th Century, tells the story of the cynical Don Alfonso who makes a bet with Ferrando and Guglielmo that their fiancées, the sisters Dorabella and Fiordiligi, can't be faithful to them. They accept to follow his instructions, and plan how to use their winnings.

Superb set design and lighting, sumptuous designer fashion and an international cast is set to ensure that Opera Ireland’s Spring Season will be a sizzling event to savour this summer in Limerick.

TICKETS: €60 / €57.50 / Friends of UCH €55 Concessions Available
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 331549. Web: www.uch.ie
VENUE: University Concert Hall, University of Limerick.

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Saturday 9th June at 2pm

LOVE

Replay Productions present LOVE. Award winning children’s theatre company Replay Productions present this charming and beautiful tale. Suitable for 5 to 7 year olds the production takes place on the Belltable stage, where the children sit in the set! Seating is limited with only 100 places available.

Once upon a time there was a little girl. She had parents naturally but…They went away when she was 9. So begins this simple but deeply touching story of a little orphan girl whose only friends are the beautiful green things, the warm sunnydays and her own thoughts.

See the phenomenally successful book Love by Gian Berto Vanni and Lowell A. Siff brought to life through visual delights, a stunning score and a script with just the right amount of humour and pathos.

TICKETS: Adults €12 / Children €8. Seating is extremely limited as Children sit inside the set, a specially constructed playground enviroment.
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 319866. Email: info@belltable.ie. Web: www.belltable.ie.
VENUE: Belltable, 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick.

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Saturday 9th June @ 8pm.

Three times, with your eyes shut

Three times, with your eyes shut - an exhibition of paintings by Aisling Kearney, Nuala O'Sullivan and Suzanne Mortell about the unreliable nature of memory and the melting fabric of experience, imagination and folklore will open on Saturday 9th June @ 8pm. All are Welcome

TICKETS: €
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 063 98727. Web: www.friarsgate.ie
VENUE: Friar's Gate Theatre, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.

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Sunday 10th June 8pm

WHO BY FIRE

Water to Wine Theatre Company present Who by Fire. Lyrics and music by Leonard Cohen Written and directed by John MacKenna.

Following a twenty-five night sell-out tour earlier this year and before it's opening in Dublin’s Olympia Theatre, Water to Wine Theatre Co presents a life-affirming story of love, survival and hope set against the background of Auschwitz concentration camp. With music and lyrics by Leonard Cohen, Who By Fire is the story of Anna Borowski, who grew up as a young girl in Auschwitz and who returns to the camp fifty years after her liberation.

“The most compellingand powerful piece of theatre I have seen. It challenges and persuades and moves. You must see it.” Marie O Riordan – Artyfacts.

Note:This performancecontains nudity and stronglanguage.

TICKETS: €15 / €12CONC.
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 319866. Email: info@belltable.ie. Web: www.belltable.ie.
VENUE: Belltable, 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick.

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Wednesday 13th June at 8pm

ROXBOROUGH ON TOUR

Scoil An Spioraid Naoimh presents ROXBOROUGH ON TOUR.

TICKETS: Tickets available from the school on 061 228041
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 331549. Web: www.uch.ie
VENUE: University Concert Hall, University of Limerick.

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Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th June 8pm

ROY A Footballer’s Tale - A play about Roy Keane

Written by Alec McAllister Directed by Jim Nolan. So who is Roy Keane? This captivating new play imagines the world as viewed through the eyes of Ireland’s most controversial sports figure. Set during Christmas 2005 just prior to his move to Celtic, Keane is living at the centre of amyth, attempting to deflect the excesses of adulation and hatred, while displaying an engaging humanity and uncertainty coupled with wry detachment and brutal self awareness. Alec McAllister is a native of Waterford who has written for The Sunday Tribune and The Irish Times. He was twice shortlisted for The Hennessy Cognac New Irish Writing Award.

“For sports lovers and football fans across the country this play about one of Ireland’s most infamous sporting legends is bound to satisfy”.

TICKETS: €15 / €12 CONC.
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 319866. Email: info@belltable.ie. Web: www.belltable.ie.
VENUE: Belltable, 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick.

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Thursday 14 & Friday 15th June @ 10am & 11am

Snow White and Seven Dwarfs

Lambert Puppet Theatre present Snow White and Seven Dwarfs

TICKETS: €10
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 063 98727. Web: www.friarsgate.ie
VENUE: Friar's Gate Theatre, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.

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Saturday 16th June @ 8pm

Vanity, Vapours and Dizzy Debutantes

Call Back Theatre Co. present Vanity, Vapours and Dizzy Debutantes. This comedy, directed and arranged by Mary Curtin is based on characters created by Ruth Draper during a distinguished career of more than fifty years. Starring Cora Fenton, Kate McSwiney-O'Rourke, Vanessa Hyde and Denise Quinn, audiences can look forward to a retrospective peak at the frivolous women of the 1930’s and 40’s personified in some of Ruth Draper’s classic character studies.

TICKETS: €15/€12
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 063 98727. Web: www.friarsgate.ie
VENUE: Friar's Gate Theatre, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.

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Monday 18th to Sunday 24th June

WALKING AWAY

AMALGAMOTION presents WALKING AWAY. Written by Helena Enright. Following its storm away success at the UNFRINGED FESTIVAL 2007 picking up the award for BEST PRODUCTION along with three other nominations and selling out twice, Walking Away transfers into the Belltable for one week only. Based on the true testimony of seven women who have survived domestic abuse. Written by Helena Enright it uses the documentary style with particular reference to Theatre of Testimony to tell the real stories and experiences of women who have found the courage to walk away from domestic abuse. It is a tribute to the strength and courage of these women. This unique piece o fcontemporary playwriting brings a new vitality and a truth that is insightful and engaging. Performed at kitchen tables, you will be treated to a singularly intimate experience with a cup of tea and the art of storytelling.

Directed by Helena Enright, this production promises to be a powerful sequel to Less than a Year, also written by Helena Enright in 2006 with Island Theatre Company.

Seating is extremely limited for this performance – early booking is advised.

Times: Monday Only 8pm Tuesday to Saturday Twice Nightly 7pm & 9pm Sunday Only 8pm.

TICKETS: €18 / €15 CONC.
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 319866. Email: info@belltable.ie. Web: www.belltable.ie.
VENUE: Belltable, 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick.

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Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th June 8pm

THE SEED CARRIERS

Stephen Mottram presents THE SEED CARRIERS. Imagine a race of small creatures that look remarkably like humans, but are really more like insects or plants. They are The Seed Carriers. Valuable and vulnerable, they are farmed for the seeds carried within them. They must develop their cunning to survive the ruthless social system in which they live. So with the aid of fabulous machines, they disguise themselves as birds, fish and insects. In conspiracy with Glyn Perrin’s music, these puppets draw their audience into a beautiful, colourful world which becomes horrific and then haunting as our understanding of it starts to dawn. The Seed Carriershas become a classic work of animation theatre, winning several international theatre awards during tours in 18 countries. Please note this production is not suitable for under 16’s.

TICKETS: €15 / €12 CONC. Earlybird €10.
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 319866. Email: info@belltable.ie. Web: www.belltable.ie.
VENUE: Belltable, 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick.

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DANCE

Tuesday 12th June 8pm

TRANSITIONS DANCE COMPANY

Join twelve dynamic dancers as they perform work by some of the most engaging choreographers on the international contemporary dance scene. Bursting with energy Transitions Dance Company offers something for everyone to enjoy as they perform a rich and varied repertoire of exciting new work. Don’t miss your opportunity to see this inspiring dance company perform four, out of the following five pieces of choreography by:Pablo Ventura (Spain), Aszure Barton (Canada), Cristian Duarte (Brazil) and Jenni Kivelä (Finland), as well as a reworking of Henri Oguike’s (UK) 2002 hit Brightside.

“…choreography which captures your attention and doesn’t let it go…” Dance Europe.

TICKETS: €15 / €12 CONC. Earlybird €10
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 319866. Email: info@belltable.ie. Web: www.belltable.ie.
VENUE: Belltable, 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick.

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Ongoing

Limerick Tango

Argentine Tango with an Argentine teacher.

Beginners 7.15pm
Improvers 8.30pm

Free Milonga 9.30-10.30

TICKETS: €10
BOOKING/INFO: www.limericktango.com
VENUE: Limerick Boatclub,

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Thursdays

Salsa in the City

Salsa Classes with Cathriona and Reiner, Every Thursday.

20:15h Advanced
21:15h Improvers
21:15h Beginners (Full course only - contact us for details)

TICKETS: €
BOOKING/INFO: 087-2666060 086-8382315 reiner.dojen@ul.ie
VENUE: Daffy's Bar, Catherine Street, Limerick

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Thursdays

Latin Carnival - Salsa, Merengue, Baciata, Cha-Cha

Latin Carnival - Salsa, Merengue, Baciata, Cha-Cha. 22:00h till late.

TICKETS: €
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: Daffy's Bar, Catherine Street, Limerick

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Monday, Tuesday, Thursday (JANUARY'07)

SHALL WE DANCE

Limerick Dance Classes Monday nights in Pery's Hotel Glentworth Street. 7p.m.

Ballroom, Latin American, Jive & Swing Classes.

See dates on: www.shallwedance.ie

MONDAYS
Starting January 8th
7p.m. Beg. (Singles) Ballroom
8p.m. Beg. (Couples) Ballroom
9p.m. Intermediate Ballroom

TUESDAYS
Starting January 9th
7p.m. Beg Singles Swing & Jive
8p.m. Beg Couples Swing & Jive
9p.m.Intermediate Swing & Jive

THURSDAYS
Starting January 11th
7p.m. Beg (Over 50's) Ballroom
8p.m.Beg Couples Ballroom
9p.m.Beg Latin American
10p.m Intermediate Latin

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: Bridget Harte A.I.B.B.D on 086 3811065.
VENUE: Pery's Hotel, Glentworth Street, Limerick.

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Wednesday (JANUARY'07)

SHALL WE DANCE

Limerick Dance Classes Monday nights in Pery's Hotel Glentworth Street. 7p.m.

Ballroom, Latin American, Jive & Swing Classes.

See dates on: www.shallwedance.ie

WEDNESDAYS
Starting January 10th
7p.m. Beginners Ballroom
8p.m. Beg Jive/Swing
9pm Revision Ballroom/Jive

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: Bridget Harte A.I.B.B.D on 086 3811065.
VENUE: Woodstock Hotel, Ennis.

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Limerick School of Ballet
Limerick
Co. Limerick

Mc Inerney Cronin SchooL
Limerick
Co. Limerick

GALLERIES

3rd May to 1st June

NOT ABEL - A COLLECTION

NOT ABEL, PRESENT A SERIES OF IMAGES THAT REFLECT THEIR CURRENT INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE VARIOUS TACTICS AND STRATEGIES EMPLOYED IN THE USE OF PROPAGANDA ON THE WIDER PUBLIC, AND THE RESULTING EFFECTS THAT THEY MAY HAVE ON THE SUBCONSCIOUS / UNCONSCIOUS MIND.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 319866. Email: info@belltable.ie. Web: www.belltable.ie.
VENUE: Belltable, 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick.

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Opens 31st March - 24th June 2007

ev+a 2007

ev+a 2007, curated by Klaus Ottmann, will open on 31st March. "e v+ a, a collaboration among artists, curators, sponsors, workers and committee members, presents yearly to audiences of and in Limerick the testimony that the best of contemporary art offers for the assessment, understanding and celebration of the contemporary culture that surrounds us. Further details about ev+a are available at www.eva.ie.

TICKETS: ADMISSION FREE
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: +353 (061)310633 / Email: artgallery@limerickcity.ie
VENUE: Limerick City Gallery, Carnegie Building, Pery Square, Limerick.

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June to 29th June (Launch 7th June at 6pm)

ROBERTO GRILLI. LIGHT - DREAM - FANTASY. ABSTRACT AND LANDSCAPES

The spectacular beauty of Ireland - the land, the sky, the sea is a main theme in Grilli's work. His images pull the viewer in to become part ofthe environment, providing a breath of freshair. This is why his images are collected. To be part of that moment." David Genovesi, director ARTROM Gallery, Rome,Italy

TICKETS: €
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 319866. Email: info@belltable.ie. Web: www.belltable.ie.
VENUE: Belltable, 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick.

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Now Showing

The Moon Chronicles by Suzanne Fox

Suzanne’s work examines the complexities and conflicts of the human spirit, the power of the mind and the struggle to achieve higher consciousness. She deals with the ordinary and the drama that surrounds it. Aspects of power, weakness, violence, fear and submission are all investigated. It is not narrative but aims to be intellectually fluid allowing the viewer to explore many avenues before arriving at a conclusion. Suzanne utilizes humble, organic and industrial materials to create a visualization of vulnerability, endurance and metamorphosis.

In her paintings Suzanne looks to nature and in particular the ancient standing stones we see throughout the world. To her these stones are potent symbols of endurance and resilience. They are worn and ever changing and it is this timeless presence, this sense of survival that her work is about. The artist deals with the obscure and almost hidden aspects of life, the secretive side, a side that is difficult to interpret.

We would love you have your company at our exhibition openings so feel free to come along, meet the artist and view the art work on display while enjoying a glass of wine.

If you are unable to attend an opening, exhibitions can be viewed during opening hours Monday to Friday 9am - 5.30pm and on show evenings

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 063 98727. Web: www.friarsgate.ie
VENUE: Friar's Gate Theatre, Sarsfield St., Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.

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ONGOING EVENTS

Ongoing

Kilmallock Museum and History Trail

Collection of implements from industrial, farming, shop and home life in the 19th and 20th century.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: Kilmallock Museum and History Trail, Limerick.

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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

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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

Saturday 16th June @ 8pm

Vanity, Vapours and Dizzy Debutantes

Call Back Theatre Co. present Vanity, Vapours and Dizzy Debutantes. This comedy, directed and arranged by Mary Curtin is based on characters created by Ruth Draper during a distinguished career of more than fifty years. Starring Cora Fenton, Kate McSwiney-O'Rourke, Vanessa Hyde and Denise Quinn, audiences can look forward to a retrospective peak at the frivolous women of the 1930’s and 40’s personified in some of Ruth Draper’s classic character studies.

TICKETS: €15/€12
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 063 98727. Web: www.friarsgate.ie
VENUE: Friar's Gate Theatre, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.

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Thursday 18th, Friday 20th and Saturday 21st July @ 8pm

An Evening with Brendan Grace

Brendan Grace is hailed as Ireland's ambassador of comedy with three decades of making people laugh not only in Ireland but also in venues around the world. Grace has brought his infectious brand of stand-up to London's Albert Hall, New York's Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Festival Theatre and always sent them home laughing. Don't miss this chance to catch Brendan's return visit to Kilmallock.

TICKETS: €30
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 063 98727. Web: www.friarsgate.ie
VENUE: Friar's Gate Theatre, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.

WZN KIDS

Wednesday 6th June at 10.30am

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH (MOVIE)

UK / USA 1996 / 79 minutes. Dir: Henry Selnick. Voices of Steven Culp, Richard Dreyfuss, JoannaLumley, Miriam Margolyes, Susan Sarandon.

Forced into a life of drudgery by his evil aunts Sponge and Spiker (Margolyes and Lumley), orphan James dreams of escape to New York. An old man (Postlethwaite) appears and gives the boy a jigging handful of fluorescent, magical crocodile tongues. A dead peach tree bears a gigantic fruit, and diving Alice-like into its core, James enters a world of strange invertebrates. As his wishes take flight, so does the peach, putting to sea and soaring up in the air, hauled majestically by a flock of tethered sea-gulls. Time Out

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 319866. Email: info@belltable.ie. Web: www.belltable.ie.
VENUE: Belltable, 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick.

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Wednesday 6th & Thursday 7th June @ 7.30pm

The Selfish Giant and My Fair Lady.

Friars’ Gate Children’s Drama Group present The Selfish Giant and My Fair Lady. Director: Maria O’Neill.

TICKETS: €
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 063 98727. Web: www.friarsgate.ie
VENUE: Friar's Gate Theatre, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.

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Thursday 7th June at 10.30am & 12.30 pm

CINDERELLA - ASHPUTTEL

Banyan Theatre Company present CINDERELLA - ASHPUTTEL. Belltable welcomes Banyan Theatre company as part of the week’s Mini-Fest of Children’s events. Join the company in the auditorium and settle down to watch an exquistite and delightful retelling of one of the world’s most famous tales with charmingly crafted puppets. “She had no bed to lie down on, but was made to lie by the hearth among the ashes; and then, as she was of course always dusty and dirty, they called her Ashputtel.” The Brothers Grimm.

Banyan's stylish and playful reworking of the Cinderella story explores its powerful fascination in a fresh and imaginative adaptation, which will delight both young and old.

“Banyan strip away the Disney-glitz to reveal a plucky heroine who is both witty and charming” The Scotsman Performance length 50 mins

TICKETS: Adults €10 / Children €8 School Groups €6
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 319866. Email: info@belltable.ie. Web: www.belltable.ie.
VENUE: Belltable, 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick.

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Saturday 9th June at 2pm

LOVE

Replay Productions present LOVE. Award winning children’s theatre company Replay Productions present this charming and beautiful tale. Suitable for 5 to 7 year olds the production takes place on the Belltable stage, where the children sit in the set! Seating is limited with only 100 places available.

Once upon a time there was a little girl. She had parents naturally but…They went away when she was 9. So begins this simple but deeply touching story of a little orphan girl whose only friends are the beautiful green things, the warm sunnydays and her own thoughts.

See the phenomenally successful book Love by Gian Berto Vanni and Lowell A. Siff brought to life through visual delights, a stunning score and a script with just the right amount of humour and pathos.

TICKETS: Adults €12 / Children €8. Seating is extremely limited as Children sit inside the set, a specially constructed playground enviroment.
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 319866. Email: info@belltable.ie. Web: www.belltable.ie.
VENUE: Belltable, 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick.

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Thursday 14 & Friday 15th June @ 10am & 11am

Snow White and Seven Dwarfs

Lambert Puppet Theatre present Snow White and Seven Dwarfs

TICKETS: €10
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 063 98727. Web: www.friarsgate.ie
VENUE: Friar's Gate Theatre, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.

MISCELLANEOUS

Wednesday 6th June at 10.30am

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH (MOVIE)

UK / USA 1996 / 79 minutes. Dir: Henry Selnick. Voices of Steven Culp, Richard Dreyfuss, JoannaLumley, Miriam Margolyes, Susan Sarandon.

Forced into a life of drudgery by his evil aunts Sponge and Spiker (Margolyes and Lumley), orphan James dreams of escape to New York. An old man (Postlethwaite) appears and gives the boy a jigging handful of fluorescent, magical crocodile tongues. A dead peach tree bears a gigantic fruit, and diving Alice-like into its core, James enters a world of strange invertebrates. As his wishes take flight, so does the peach, putting to sea and soaring up in the air, hauled majestically by a flock of tethered sea-gulls. Time Out

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 319866. Email: info@belltable.ie. Web: www.belltable.ie.
VENUE: Belltable, 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick.

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Thursday 7th June @ 8pm

DON PASQUALE

DON PASQUALE by Donizetti. Directed by Opera Ireland’s Artistic Director, Dieter Kaegi, Donizetti’s Don Pasquale is a classic, comic opera, deeply grounded in characters of the commedia dell’arte.

This late comic masterpiece is one of the finest operas in Donizetti’s output of some 65 lyric stage works. The lively plot is a typical opera buffa tale of elderly amatory foolishness being thwarted by young lovers. It is full of complications, serious and comic, which are finally straightened out to the satisfaction of all concerned. But what raises Don Pasquale above the comic opera norm is the originality and distinction of the music.

There are delightful arias and duets for the feisty soprano heroine Norina and her romantic tenor suitor Ernesto as well as comic duets for soprano and baritone and, most notably, the famous patter duet for the two baritones, old Don Pasquale and his friend Dr Malatesta.

TICKETS: €60 / €57.50 / Friends of UCH €55 Concessions Available
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 331549. Web: www.uch.ie
VENUE: University Concert Hall, University of Limerick.

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Friday 8th June @ 8pm

COSÌ FAN TUTTE

COSÌ FAN TUTTE by W. A. Mozart. Set in a contemporary lifestyle of professional footballers Opera Ireland’s second opera, Mozart’s gem Cosi fan tutte, features high comedic drama aswell as high fashion. In another first for the company, some of the principal cast members from both productions will be dressed in designer labels including Gucci, Lanvin, Prada, Dolce & Gabanna, Diane Von Furstenberg, Paul Smith, Pucci among others sourced from Brown Thomas Dublin.

CosÌ fan tutte will see the debut direction of Pan Pan Theatre Company’s Gavin Quinn. Gavin is just back from Beijing where he created and directed the first-ever Chinese language version of Playboy of the Western World.

The title of the opera literally means “Thus do all women” and has also been entitled ‘The School for Lovers’ [La Scuola degli amanti]: This opera, originally set in Naples in the 18th Century, tells the story of the cynical Don Alfonso who makes a bet with Ferrando and Guglielmo that their fiancées, the sisters Dorabella and Fiordiligi, can't be faithful to them. They accept to follow his instructions, and plan how to use their winnings.

Superb set design and lighting, sumptuous designer fashion and an international cast is set to ensure that Opera Ireland’s Spring Season will be a sizzling event to savour this summer in Limerick.

TICKETS: €60 / €57.50 / Friends of UCH €55 Concessions Available
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 331549. Web: www.uch.ie
VENUE: University Concert Hall, University of Limerick.

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Wednesday 13th June at 8pm

ROXBOROUGH ON TOUR

Scoil An Spioraid Naoimh presents ROXBOROUGH ON TOUR.

TICKETS: Tickets available from the school on 061 228041
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 061 331549. Web: www.uch.ie
VENUE: University Concert Hall, University of Limerick.

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Thursday 21st June @ 8pm

Tullamore - Celtic tradition meets contemporary folk

In their nine years of performing together, Tullamore has taken a seat among the Heartland's premiere Celtic music groups. Mark Clavey, Mary Hanover, and Rachel Gaither render the music of Ireland and Scotland in compelling vocals and vibrant instrumentation. This Kansas City based trio draws from diverse musical experience and a broad range of influences to strike a remarkable poise on the traditional and progressive fronts with dynamic arrangements that speak to the masses yet remain loyal to the essence of Celtic music.

TICKETS: €12/10. Friends 2 for 1.
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 063 98727. Web: www.friarsgate.ie
VENUE: Friar's Gate Theatre, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.

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Friday 29th June at 8pm

IRISH YOUTH CHOIR

IRISH YOUTH CHOIR 25th Anniversary Reunion Season with the New Jersey Youth Symphony Orchestra.

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

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Saturday 30th June at 8pm

Summer Proms

National Youth Orchestra of Ireland Summer Proms.

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

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JUNE 2007

Opera Ireland presents Spring Season 2007 at UCH

Operaphiles and theatre-goers alike have a lot to look forward to in Opera Ireland’s first season of 2007 as contemporary staging, sexy costumes and haute couture take to the UCH stage making this a spectacle not to be missed. With the RTÉ Concert Orchestra & National Chamber Choir.

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

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Opens 31st March - 24th June 2007

ev+a 2007

ev+a 2007, curated by Klaus Ottmann, will open on 31st March. "e v+ a, a collaboration among artists, curators, sponsors, workers and committee members, presents yearly to audiences of and in Limerick the testimony that the best of contemporary art offers for the assessment, understanding and celebration of the contemporary culture that surrounds us. Further details about ev+a are available at www.eva.ie.

TICKETS: ADMISSION FREE
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: +353 (061)310633 / Email: artgallery@limerickcity.ie
VENUE: Limerick City Gallery, Carnegie Building, Pery Square, Limerick.

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29th June - 1st July

Classic Film Weekend

Friday 29th June @ 8pm
The Big Sleep (Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall)
Dir: Howard Hawkes (1946)

Saturday 30th June @ 3.30pm
La Dolce Vita (Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg)
Dir: Federico Fellini (1960)

Sunday 1st July @ 3.30pm
From Here to Eternity (Burt Lancaster & Deborah Kerr)
Dir: Fred Zinnemann (1953)

TICKETS: €7/€5/€3 per film. 3 films Non Members €15.
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 063 98727. Web: www.friarsgate.ie
VENUE: Friar's Gate Theatre, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.

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19th June - 4th July 2006

BLUE BOOK CONCERT TOUR - "Music of Great Irish Houses"

Karin Leitner has been touring Ireland for the last fifteen years with various chamber music partners.Her big passion are historic houses and castles. The Blue Book Concert Tour offers the audience not only a superb concert of Irish music, O'Carolan and light classical music, but also the opportunity to stay overnight in the Great Houses.

The Houses offer exclusive Concert & Dinner Packages and Concert/Dinner/Overnight Packages. Ideal for a romantic getaway and midweek break, this evening will be memorable. A dressing up occasion in this exclusivity also attracts many VIPS from Ireland and abroad. More information can be found on:http://www.irelands-blue-book.ie/concerts-2007.html Photos of the Great Houses can be downloaded from : www.irelands-blue-book.ie/hirez/members.

Ireland's Blue Book is a unique Association comprising Ireland's most charming Country Manor Houses, Castles and Restaurants.The pemises are for the discerning visitor, who is searching for high standards of traditional hospitality, accomodation, exclusivity and fine cuisine amidst the quiet beauty of rural Ireland.

BLUE BOOK CONCERT DATES:
24th June Ballymaloe House, Cork. www.ballymaloe.ie Tel: 021-4652531
25th June Longueville House, Cork. www.longuevillehouse.ie Tel: 022-47156
4th July Glin Castle, Limerick. www.glincastle.com Tel: 068-34173

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO:
VENUE: Various Venues see above.

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Every Wednesday until end 2006

The White House Poetry Revival

Open-mic session followed by a guest published poet. Time: 9.00pm

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: Phone: +353 61 412377
VENUE: White House, 52 O'Connell St., Limerick

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ONGOING EVENTS

Ongoing

Workshops

Classes in Art, Drama, Youth Theatre and Arts and Crafts continue weekly.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: Tel: 063 98727. Web: www.friarsgate.ie
VENUE: Friar's Gate Theatre, Sarsfield St., Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.

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Siamsa Tire

The National Folk Theatre of Ireland.

Our summer season offers four rare and exciting shows. Presented through the medium of theatre, using traditional song, dance and mime/movement these Siamsa Tíre performances continue to receive standing ovations both from home and worldwide audiences, captivated perhaps by the appeal of a way of life from times past and by the intriguing Celtic resonances that are so much part of Irish heritage and traditions.

TICKETS:
BOOKING/INFO: www.siamsatire.com/
VENUE: Siamsa Tíre Theatre, Town Park, Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland.