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NI Opera Bring the Music of Mozart into the Roaring Twenties
Award-winning soprano Aoife Miskelly on wrapping her voice around the Italian language for Così fan tutte's glittering makeover -
Mount Stewart Keeps the Conversation Going
The award-winning property aims to pick up from where last year's festival left off with another vibrant weekend of talks, panels, music and much more -
Clear the Decks for Titanicdance
Choreographer and lead performer James Keegan promises audiences will be 'reeled' in once more as the as the hit show returns to our shores -
10 Northern Ireland Holiday Reads
Local authors who are worth taking along on your summer break -
Jane Austen at 200
NI writers on the literary icon's work remaining relevant and its role in bringing women-led stories to wider prominence -
Rave Reviews: Ciarán McMenamin
With its dark humour and '90s hedonism, the Fermanagh actor's first novel is like Trainspotting during the Troubles. Before opening the Belfast Book Festival, he talks about the positive reception and bringing Skintown to the big screen -
Joe McElderry is Still Living the Dream
Seven years after his breakout success, the X Factor winner is savouring every opportunity while he can, whether in the studio or his blossoming stage career -
A Few of My Favourite Children's Books
Author and Culture NI critic Claire Savage recalls the stories which enchanted her early years ahead of the launch of her own first novel for young readers -
Derry-Strabane Mean Business with Enterprise Week 2017
From Virgin Media and Google to self-made millionaire Lara Morgan, budding entrepreneurs and start-ups won't be short of motivation from this year's line-up -
Fun and Games at the Museums
Not just a place for old relics – a new festival plans to exhibit the priceless potential of Northern Ireland's museums for ages 0-5 -
Northern Ireland Artists to Watch in 2017
A round-up of some of the rising stars tipped to light up local literature, theatre, music and more in the year to come -
Christmas Ghost Stories
Claire Savage traces the chilling roots of a largely forgotten festive tradition, from Shakespearean theatre to Victorian séances -
Do Authors Need to be Bloggers?
A worthless distraction or a necessary means of interaction? Five local wordsmiths share their views on the lot of the modern writer -
Of Heart and Land: Limavady Celebrates Steinbeck
The fifth annual series of events inspired by the Roe Valley-rooted Nobel Prize winner uses the human side of his work to highlight the area's natural beauty -
Aspects at 25: A Quarter Century Celebrating the Written Word
Bangor's annual literary festival marks its silver anniversary with a milestone programme, from crime writing and comedy to poetry and prose -
Paul McVeigh Shortlisted for Polari Prize
Belfast author 'over the moon' to be in line for award recognising LGBT literature, but publishing prejudice is hindering others from taking the same risk -
Lucy Caldwell is Keeping 'er Lit
The award-winning Belfast author on the importance of women having their voices heard in contemporary fiction, ahead of a special Open House Festival panel -
Mammoth Ambitions for Moville Mini-Fest
Derry singer Sarah McGuinness on planting the seeds of what she believes could become a Glastonbury-sized celebration of arts in her own back garden -
Stretcher Bearers of the Somme
Artist Leslie Nicholl uses raw materials from the WWI battlefields to explore humanity amidst the horror in his current Linen Hall Library exhibition -
Drawn to the Sea
Fusing fashion with intricate illustration and Irish mythos, artist/designer Sara O'Neill is taking her unique, coastal style to the international stage
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