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Programme launched for 2019 Aspects Irish Literature Festival
The long-running highlight of the arts calendar returns to Bangor next month celebrating the written word in over 40 events for families and literature lovers
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The North West is having its first ever youth arts festival this month
Rewire will be a 12 day celebration of youth culture in Derry and Strabane, with hundreds of creative events and opportunities ranging from fashion to hip-hop dancing
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Bangor Castle's Walled Garden becomes a gallery with over 40 unique sculptures
Throughout June the ForM Sculpture Exhibition allows visitors to explore eclectic artworks around the peaceful grounds, vote for the best and even buy some to bring home
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NI actor stars in new play highlighting differences in women's rights north and south of the border
Cotton Fingers comes to Belfast and Derry~Londonderry as part of National Theatre Wales' first Irish tour and marking a year since the referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment
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Glasgow Girls' Cora Bissett coming back to Belfast with new show for '90s music lovers
What Girls Are Made Of tells the true story of the performer's years as an indie musician with everything along the way, featuring a live band playing classic songs from Nirvana, Radiohead and more
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Bangor artist creates stained glass windows to mark ending of Game of Thrones
Following Tourism Ireland's Dark Hedges doors, six handcrafted panels depicting the show's iconic Houses will pop up in Belfast as the final season airs
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Music website samples Belfast sounds and invites users to 'Mix the City'
Already available in several major cities worldwide, the interactive platform features contributions from 95 local artists including Duke Special and the Ulster Orchestra
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Hidden female voices uncovered in exhibitions at PRONI and Linen Hall Library
Part of Women in the Archives, the project highlights local people overlooked by history and presents fascinating and innovative insights into past centuries
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Derry Jazz Festival announces Marc Almond as headliner
The enduring singer of Soft Cell whose career has spanned five decades will be helping to kick off the Bank Holiday Weekend in the city in May
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Satirical play that sparked riots in Paris is being reimagined in Belfast
Tinderbox Theatre Company will present the politically-charged parody Ubu the King at the MAC this month, based on the controversial classic from a century ago
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NewsOpen House Festival to Bring Out the Best of Bangor
The month-long event is hoped to take the seaside town to greater heights in its fifth year, with an ambitious programme focusing firmly on local
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NewsHealing Hands Help Craft Dawn Crothers' Birthstone Snail Exhibition
The Belfast artist channels ancient mysticism related to months of the year in her soothing new series of paintings and prints
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News'No Limits' to Disabled Artists' Creativity in New Three-in-One Exhibition
Participants in groups run by Open Arts will have a variety of works showcased at the Black Box as part of charity's 25th anniversary year
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NewsArtists and Facilitators Wanted
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council calls for registrations to expand its pool of creative freelancers for delivery of future arts programmes
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NewsFirst Acts Announced for Belfast International Arts Festival
Trio of shows give an early indication of the eclectic full programme to be launched later in the summer
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NewsSexuality and Gender the Focus of Belfast Photo Festival 2017
This year's programme goes 'Beyond Pink and Blue', exploring how the camera can shape perceptions of identity over a month of exhibitions and events
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NewsCall for Buskers to Jamm in Strabane
Artists and bands have the chance to win up to £1,000 by taking part in the Summer Jamm festival's annual showcase competition
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NewsDementia Awareness Week at Grand Opera House
Belfast venue to host specially adapted film screenings and photography workshop in support of UK-wide campaign to further drive towards cure
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NewsBelfast Book Festival Offers Literary Nourishment for Mind, Body and Soul
This year's newly-launched programme features 100 events offering an 11-day escape into fiction, comedy, current-day issues and much more
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NewsCeltronic Headliners Announced
The electronic music festival extends its reign as Ireland's long-running with big name DJs plus debuting acts set for Derry next month
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NewsCampaign Launched to Boost Belfast Visual Arts Audiences
With growing interest in exhibitions and events, a new initiative has set out to further highlight the vibrant wealth the city has to offer
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NewsSeamus Heaney Honoured with First Children's Writing Fellowship
County Down author Myra Zepf takes up two-year post created to carry the late poet's legacy into a new generation of literary talents
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NewsRenowned Vocalist Set for Walled City Music Festival
Canadian opera singer Measha Brueggergosman will close the Derry concert series this year backed by the Ulster Orchestra
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NewsStendhal Festival Announces 2017 Line-up
Sharon Shannon and Ash are amongst the first half of music acts revealed to be playing the award-winning Limavady event this year
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NewsArtist Gives Fresh Lick of Paint to Stendhal Festival
Rachel Morrow was selected from an almost 50-strong shortlist to team with the Limavady event as its headline visual artist for this year
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NewsGlass Wings Gets Off to a Flying Start
Singer-songwriter Stephen Jones lifts off with music video filmed at Benone Beach ahead of debut EP, set for release next month
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NewsUlsterbus Exhibition is Just the Ticket
Steering through the Troubles into the new millennium, visitors are to be taken on a journey through the resilient transport service's 50 year history
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NewsThe Curzon Project Launches
T-shirts and prints depicting the beloved Ormeau Road cinema go on sale in bid to fund 'dream documentary' to be made this summer
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NewsStreet Artist Has Carl in his Corner
'The Jackal' champions new Belfast culture mural created by Dean Kane aka Visual Waste as part of Harp's 'Pure Here' campaign
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NewsNominate Northern Ireland's Best Places
Competition launched inviting public to help rank the country's top locations, whether a historic town, heritage site, cultural hotspot or a special corner of a city
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NewsYoung Belfast Talent Presented with Precious Violin
Susanna Griffin will have the chance to use the centuries-old instrument in her new role as leader of the Ulster Youth Orchestra
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NewsSecond Women's Work Programme Announced
Venues across Belfast host six days of gigs, talks and special events aiming to bring the spotlight back to unsung women in music
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NewsMagnificent Seven for Moira Calling
Main stage acts announced for the Co. Armagh music festival which returns as a now two-day event on September 8 and 9
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NewsBelfast Set for First Hit of Trainspotting Live
Immersive theatre production described by Irvine Welsh as 'the best way to experience' the generation defining film comes to the MAC next month
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NewsFestival of Fools Returns
Belfast will laugh itself silly over the May Day weekend as an array of international circus acts bring free street theatre and absurdity to the city centre and Cathedral Quarter
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NewsMillennium Forum Announces Spring/Summer Season
The Derry venue's new programme of events takes in West End favourites, top class musical concerts and a variety of live entertainment for younger audiences
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NewsCathedral Quarter Arts Festival Comes of Age
Belfast's most dynamic annual arts offering celebrates its 18th birthday with a suitably bold programme of music, comedy, theatre and more
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NewsNorthern Ireland Takes Centre Stage
New Brexit-inspired drama created in collaboration between National Theatre, Carol Ann Duffy and the Playhouse set for exclusive run in Derry
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NewsThe Future's Bright at Sunflowerfest
Tubby's Farm enter's another dimension in 2017 as art and science collide to transform the three-day festival into A Parallel Universe
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NewsTinderbox Unearths Famla Secrets
The murky past of one rural household rises to the surface in John McCann's 'menacing' new comedy, touring in the weeks ahead
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NewsShare Your Curzon Memories
Film project commemorating the former Ormeau Road institution calls for stories and images from Belfast cinema-goers of yesteryear
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NewsNerve Visual Hosts Prestigious Jill Todd Photographic Award
Annual showcase set up in honour of the young photographer whose life was cut short premieres in Northern Ireland with accompanying workshop programme
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NewsThe Lyric Lough in on Station Island
From Belfast to Bellaghy, Jimmy Fay goes on a literary pilgrimage for a special co-production with Seamus Heaney HomePlace
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NewsCreativity Month Kicks Off
Bumper programme offers a wealth of inspiring events and industry opportunities for people of all ages throughout March
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NewsMajor Retrospective Celebrates John T. Davis
A special season of screenings at Queen's Film Theatre will mark the legendary punk filmmaker's 70th birthday this March and April
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News'Capturing Creativity' Competition Launches
Creativity NI invite photographers of all experience levels to submit their shots for the chance to win a new iPad and £100s of vouchers
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NewsFemale Writers Come Together for International Women's Day
Over 150 literary figures from Northern Ireland will join the worldwide celebration with a plethora of events aimed to inspire
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NewsSpring Féile Offers Maximum Respect to Festival-Goers
Stephen Rea calls for wider response to immigration policy as new human rights festival launches joint programme with Belfast's biannual Irish culture celebration
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NewsNew Ideas on Politics and Culture in Third Imagine Belfast Festival
Week-long programme featuring over 80 events aims to spark debate around the issues of today while preparing for an uncertain tomorrow
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NewsMaiden Voyage Goes Toe-to-Toe with Sensitive Subjects
A new triple bill of contemporary dance works will deal with topics including infant death and the things loved ones leave behind
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NewsStendhal Opens for Submissions
Award-winning Roe Valley festival now accepting applications from artists interested in performing at this year's event
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NewsBecome One of the FAMLA with Tinderbox Crowdfunder
Theatre company offers rewards ranging from a day behind the scenes to co-producer credits for backers of its latest drama
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NewsHeaney's Home from Home Revealed in New Exhibit
Specially curated collection sheds light on the Co. Wicklow retreat where the poet produced some of his most well-known works
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NewsImelda May Jazzed for Derry Return
Five years on from her Peace One Day performance the Dubliner is set to headline this year's Jazz and Big Band Festival
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NewsDrawn from Life Exhibition Opens in Banbridge
F.E. McWilliam Gallery and Studio scores exclusive collection featuring David Hockney and other world-renowned figurative artists
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NewsNew Play Cuts Through Welfare Reforms
Entitled by MACHA Productions challenges politicians to face the realities of those propelled into poverty and gives audiences a nightly vote
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NewsStay Up Late with Spellbinding Night Music
New concert series invites audiences to unwind as top artists perform classical and contemporary works in various venues
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NewsLeading Music Industry Speaker Announced for Output Belfast
Fearless commentator and analyst Bob Lefsetz will deliver the closing keynote at this month's conference - register free now
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NewsWillie Doherty Gets 'Closure' at Ulster Museum
The New Past exhibition offers rare chance to see the Turner Prize nominated artist's 'unsettling' 2005 video installation
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NewsArtists Wanted for Global Culture Event
Ubuntu Festival organisers call on musicians, performers and more to help deliver the celebration of diversity in Derry
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NewsBelfast Children's Festival Programme Announced
Under new direction, the festival for families, fifteens and under builds on its foundations with local and international arts made more accessible than ever
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NewsHelen Lewis to be Commemorated with Centenary Plaque
The Ulster History Circle will celebrate the life and work of the Holocaust survivor and choreographer who spent 60 years in Belfast
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NewsLyric Launches Spring Season
The new programme looks at the part Belfast plays in the wider world with bold new productions and international ventures