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Top events to check out at Aspects Irish Literature Festival
Heather McGarrigle does her best to narrow down ten highlights from this year's huge programme, not just for book lovers, from September 20 - October 6 in Bangor
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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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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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Local writers to celebrate suffrage exhibition's success at Mount Stewart
The historic property will host special readings to mark the end of Faces of Change: Votes for Women which commemorated the suffrage centenary in 2018
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Beaches commemorate end of First World War with stunning sand portraits
Danny Boyle's Pages of the Sea event saw tens of thousands gather around the UK and Ireland including at four locations across NI and Co. Donegal
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Irish beaches across north announced for Armistice Day anniversary artwork
Danny Boyle's Pages of the Sea will pay tribute to men and women who left UK shores to serve in the First World War, with large scale sand portraits
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Aspects Festival in Bangor celebrates literature all through September
The County Down town gears up for another month of events, with fine art, drama, professional workshops and even yoga themed around the written word
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Month of music and arts kicks off as Open House Festival hits Bangor
Seaside town gears up for its biggest annual event, with major names this year including The Waterboys and Public Image Ltd's Northern Ireland debut
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Winterfell Festival 2018
Step into the world of House Stark and enjoy an immersive Game of Thrones experience at one of its most recognisable filming locations
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Creative Peninsula offers two weeks of arts and crafts opportunities for all ages
Booking is now open for Ards and North Down's annual celebration of artistry which returns with a wealth of activities from August 3-15
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Sculpture exhibition transforms Bangor's Walled Garden for month of June
The annual showcase will see art and nature collide with a wide array of works creating a unique experience for visitors
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How one of Northern Ireland's most popular Instagrammers found his flair for photography
Armed with a few smoke grenades, Daniel Smyth has become a leading light of a vibrant creative community – but his recent career turn isn't one he'd planned for
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The Co. Down toy shop getting 'Little Citizens' ready for the big world out there
Holywood's Little Citizens Boutique has found international success by doing things differently. Founder Alicia Peyrano believes that its innovative products and humanitarian approach can help nurture new generations of creative young minds
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Full Moon Film Festival to light up dark nights in County Down
Newcastle Community Cinema presents its biggest and brightest programme yet launching this weekend with a special live music and screening double bill
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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
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New exhibition shines a light on one of Northern Ireland's most overlooked artists
The striking early 20th century works of Newry-born Margaret Clarke will be brought to all-new audiences at F.E. McWilliam Gallery this month
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Northern Ireland's longest-running literature festival continues to spread the word
Aspects at 25 may be a tough act to follow, but this year brings more big names to Bangor while celebrating centuries of writing heritage
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Spend a Creative Weekend in the Mournes this Autumn
Escape to one of Ireland's most idyllic settings for a traditional cottage break and try your hand at a range of heritage crafts with a contemporary feel
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Why Doing Things By Hand is Better
As August Craft Month kicks off, four talented creatives discuss how the slow art of making still appeals in a fast-moving material world
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Eddie Rafferty: The Pursuit of Happiness
South Africa's people and places are captured with colour and invention in this career-spanning showcase bringing intrigued masses to Banbridge
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County Down Artist Brings Happiness Home
Eddie Rafferty captures an enriching life journey to Johannesburg and back in this landmark exhibition of his work
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Open 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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Watch Duke Special Perform in a Barber Shop
The singer-songwriter previewed his headline show with Ulaid at the Holywood Harmony Festival with a special, stripped back set
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Ulsterbus 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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The 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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Major 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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Exhibition Preview: The Art of Ulster 1900 - 2000
A snapshot of fine art in Ulster over the last century comes to Clandeboye Estate from March 9-15, with Basil Blackshaw at its centre
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Janet Mullarney: My Minds i
Multi-disciplined artist confronts a gamut of emotions in a twisted fantasy of sculptures, shadows and illustrations at the F.E. McWilliam Gallery
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Enough, and More
Jon Plunkett and wife Lindsay Turk explore the impact various naturally-occurring moments can have on our lives in a joint series of paintings and poems
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It's Good to Talk: Mount Stewart Festival of Conversations
The sumptuous National Trust grounds will ignite the spirit of old with two days of debate, discussion and more from a packed programme of guests
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Russian Masterpieces to Mark Clandeboye Milestone
The classical music festival's 15th edition will celebrate 30 years since director Barry Douglas's Tchaikovsky prize triumph
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Paper Dogs Score Sunflowerfest Slot
Belfast four-piece confirmed to play the Hillsborough weekender after emerging as winners of the inaugural Grass Roots band competition
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A Place for Ards and Culture
Ahead of its official grand opening on May 24, Neil McClure recounts the restoration of a doomed church building into Portaferry's newest arts venue
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Making It in the Mournes
Newcastle ceramicist Rebecca Killen on finding commercial success for her signature crafts and showing South Down sightseers how it's done
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Colin Bateman Reports Back
The celebrated writer revisits his newsroom roots in his latest novel, and looks forward to his Paisley/McGuinness script making it to the big screen
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John T. Davis Saves the West for Last
Having recorded his first albums aged 68, the Holywood filmmaker muses on reincarnation, working with Mudd Wallace and his affinity with America
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Mabel
Castlewellan Castle provides the backdrop for Maria Connolly's new heartwarming portrayal of one of its most remarkable residents
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Fever Spreads for Discobeard
The bewhiskered covers duo are fast becoming Belfast's house band, earning residencies all over town by dismantling popular favourites
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Exhibition Preview: George H Smyth
The surrealist painter and album cover artist talks us through some of the selected works on display in his native County Down from September 3
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Holywood Harmony Festival
The former Blues & Jazz festival returns with host of international names
