March 2005 Waterford

Live Music Listings

Friday 4
The Beautiful South,
+ Ian Brodie, The Forum.
Gorilla Radio, Kazbar.
Soul Brothers, 10pm @ Rubys.

Saturday 5
Wallmark, 8pm @ The Forum.
Tom Russell (DJ), Oskars.

Sunday 6
Firegarden, 8pm @ The Lantern.
The Remedies, 6pm @ Masons.
Boomer, 10pm @ Rubys.
Northern Soul, 5pm @ Oskars.
Cassidy, Wacky Apple.

Thursday 10
Ladies Night with Gary Live, Kazbar.
The Butterfly Band, 9.30pm @ Masons.
Bossa Rocka, 10pm @ Rubys.

Friday 11
Brian Meakin Band, 8pm @ The Forum.
Northern Soul, Kazbar.
The Vinyls, Rubys.
Soul Brothers, Oskars.

Saturday 12
Richard Gilewitz, 8pm @ Garter Lane Arts Centre.
Stone Roses Experience, Ten, John Street.
Tom Russell (DJ), Oskars.

Sunday 13
Avalon, 6pm @ Masons.
Junebug, Rubys.
The Blaas, Wacky Apple.

Wednesday 16
Mani (DJ Set), The Forum.
Cabron, 10pm @ Rubys.
Tom Russell (DJ), Oskars.

Thursday 17
Groove Armada, Ten, John Street.
Don Mescall, The Forum.
Ladies Night with Gary Live, Kazbar.
The Butterfly Band, 4pm @ Masons.
Cassidy, Rubys.
Live DJ, Oskars.

Friday 18
Bossa Rocka, Oskars.
Groove Station, Rubys.

Saturday 19
Damien Dempsey, Ten, John Street.
Teenage Kicks, 8pm @ Garter Lane.
The Suit, 8pm @ Zaks, Anthenaeum House Hotel.
Cassidy, Kazbar.
Live DJ, Oskars.

Sunday 20
Cassidy, 6pm @ Masons.
Soul Brothers, 10pm @ Rubys.
Jam Tarts, Wacky Apple.

Wednesday 23
The Domino Effect, 9.30pm @ Masons.

Thursday 24
Ladies Night with Gary Live, Kazbar.
Kyser Soze, Rubys.

Saturday 26
Groove Station, Oskars.

Sunday 27
Kyser Soze, 6pm @ Masons.
Boomer, 10pm @ Rubys.
The Remedies, Wacky Apple.
Live DJ, Oskars.

Tuesday 29
Bobbi Carey & Mick Burke, 5pm @ Oskars.

Wednesday 30
The Remedies, 9.30pm @ Masons.

VISUAL ART

to March 11'Inspirational Awakening - Irish Contemporary Glass' by the Glass Society of Ireland. 'Vivid Journey' by Pauline Christie. March 15 to April 9 Sacred Spaces¹ by Eve Smith. Paintings by Mairead Holohan. ŒTransient Impressions¹ by Ronnie Fitzgerald. Open 11am - 5pm, Tues to Sat. Adm. Free. Old Market House Arts Centre, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.

March 3 to April 2
Crossing Over
Group Sculptural Show with Welsh based artists John Howes, Dilys Jackson, Paul Bothwell Kincaid and Antonia Spowers joining forces with Irish based artists John O¹Connor, Antonia Splini, Ben Reilly and Pat Cunningham. This show features ceramics, steel, glass, wood and mixed media work. Garter Lane Arts Centre, O¹Connell Street, Waterford.

THEATRE & OPERA

March 5
Juno And The Paycock
Set in the living room of the Boyle family in a tenement house in Dublin during the time of the Civil War in 1922, this great play is often described as a tragic comedy, Sean O¹Casey at his best, with a mixture of laughter and sadness. 8pm, tickets: f12.50/10 (conc.). Booking tel: 051 855038. Garter Lane Arts Centre, O¹Connell Street, Waterford.

March 8 to 12
This Lime Tree Bower
By Conor McPherson. Three guys from a small Dublin seaside town tell an overlapping tale of one fateful weekend. 8pm, tickets from f8. Booking tel: 051 874402. Theatre Royal, The Mall, Waterford.

March 9 to 11
Frongoch
Easter 1916: 1800 Irish volunteers are imprisoned in the Frongoch POW Camp in the heart of Welsh-speaking North Wales. With internees such as Michael Collins, Tomás MacCurtain and Terence McSweeney, it proved to be a hotbed of nationalist ferment. This new play by North Wales Stage reflects an insight into events at the camp. 8pm (Wed 9th & Fri 11th), 3pm (Thurs 10th), tickets: f12.50/10 (conc.), Matinee f10. Friends of Garter Lane: f10. Booking tel: 051 855038. Garter Lane Arts Centre, O¹Connell Street, Waterford.

March 13
Madama Butterfly
By Puccini. Celebrating one hundred years of this operatic masterpiece. 8pm, tickets from f8, schools matinee Mon 14th tickets from f8. Booking tel: 051 874402. Theatre Royal, The Mall, Waterford.

March 15 (Gala Evening), 16 to 19
Sisters
By Declan Hassett. Starring Tony Award-winning actress, Anna Manahan, in two of the most challenging roles of her remarkable career as sisters, Martha and Mary - a story of love and lust, innocence and betrayal in fifties Ireland. 8pm, tickets from f10. Booking tel: 051 874402. Theatre Royal, The Mall, Waterford.

March 24 to 26
This Ebony Bird
Prior to the Pope¹s visit to Limerick and a local sacristan, Batty Spender, is left alone in his kitchen with only the voices in his head to keep him company. His crisis stems from the things he has seen in his village and the church, making him question his position. The crisis is emphasised by two particular voices played by Michael Patric and Carrie Crowley taking opposing sides in the crisis. Contains strong language. 8pm, tickets: f12.50/10 (conc.). Friends of Garter Lane: f10. Booking tel: 051 855038. Garter Lane Arts Centre, O¹Connell Street, Waterford.

March 31
Tick My Box
How do you get to meet that really special someone in the fast and furious, impersonal modern day world? Welcome to Speed Dating. Inis Theatre focuses its warped lens on the bleakly comic world of love and those who want it - taking on the three-minute mating game for the curious, the desperate and the deranged. It¹s Blind Date meets Blue Velvet and it will make you cry with laughter. 8pm, tickets: f12.50/10 (conc.). Friends of Garter Lane: f10. Booking tel: 051 855038. Garter Lane Arts Centre, O¹Connell Street, Waterford.

Concerts
March 17
St Patrick Celebration
The Waterford branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann presents a musical celebration of our national feast day. 8pm, tickets: f12.50/10 (conc.). Booking tel: 051 855038. Garter Lane Arts Centre, O¹Connell Street, Waterford.

March
March at Christ Church
Mar. 6 Craobh Cathair Phortláirge Coffee Concert noon, f5 & f10 (family ticket includes coffee). Mar. 10 Gerard Gillen & Eamonn Nolan Organ & Trumpet. 8pm, f12. Mar. 22 Waterford Combined Schools Choir Jerusalem Joy¹ 8pm, f5 & f10 (family ticket). Mar. 24 Waterford City Choir Stainer¹s Crucifixion¹ 8pm, admission free. Mar. 26 Reedley College Orchestra 8pm, admission free. All bookings on 051 858958. More info: www.thesurefoundation.com Christ Church Cathedral.

Comedy

Tuesdays
Snatch Improv Comedy
Live improvisational comedy night. 9.30pm, free admission. Revolution Bar, High Street, Waterford.

Other Stuff

March 29
The Warriors of Shaolin Kung Fu
A fast moving and colourful theatrical experience. 8pm, tickets from f35 (conc. f25), groups of 4 and over f105 (pro rata). Booking tel: 051 874402. Theatre Royal, The Mall, Waterford.