Leisureplex Date Monday 1st March 2010 – Wednesday 31st March 2010 Time n/a Cost n/a Contact details  www.lisburncity.gov.uk

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Lagan Valley Leisureplex is one of the largest and most unique leisure facilities in the UK. Facilities include:

- Leisure pool featuring some of the fastest and longest flumes around including the space bowl, falling rapids, master blaster and losts more.

- Children's beach area with sunken pirate galleon, spa pools, beach and lots more.

- 25m x 8 lane competition and diving pool.

- Gymtech 2000 Health and Fitness Suite

- Main Sports Hall for football, badminton, basketball, conferences, concerts etc.

- Function Rooms x 6

- Squash Courts

- Restaurant

 

Your Man’s Puppets Variety Show Date Friday 5th March 2010 – Saturday 6th March 2010 Time 9.30am & 11am and 11am & 3pm Cost £6.50 Contact details

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This experimental and interactive show includes classic tales such as the much loved Billy Goats Gruff, Irish folk legends and even includes an interactive sing-along.  It has enthralled audiences with its combination of amazing puppets and eclectic mix of visual comedy and slapstick.

Puppet mayhem at its best, this show has travelled to audiences from Finland to India and appeared at the Electric Picnic and Sproi Arts Festival 2009 and Westport Arts Festival 2009.

Tommy Baker is a puppet theatre director, puppet builder and performer.
Over the last fourteen years he has developed his own particular style, drawing from diverse influences in puppetry from all over the world such as marionette and rod puppets from Sweden and Germany, Bunkraku puppetry from Japan and masks from India.

Please note that children must be accompanied in the theatre.

www.yourmanspuppets.com

Mirenda Rosenberg Band Date Saturday 6th March 2010 Time 8pm Cost £9/£7 con Contact details

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Mirenda Rosenberg is an energetic, engaging woman with a huge personality.…and she sings. This charismatic, evening dress wearing performer has an innate ability to create an intimate connection with the audience.

Originally from Illinois, Mirenda grew up outside Washington DC, where her father was an ordained minister. An upbringing of Gospel and Classical music was soon overtaken by a love for the great emotive Jazz singers such as Billie Holiday and Bessie Smith.

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Mirenda, living in Ireland since 2005, has joined forces with musicians Marc Geagan, Zac Drummond, Alan Cooke, Emmet Brady and Kevin Lowry to create the Mirenda Rosenberg band. With a range of musical backgrounds and influences including Irish traditional, jazz, rock, and flamenco the band’s repertoire includes songs by Billie Holiday, the Police, and Otis Redding in addition to their original material.

Following TV appearances and a stunning performance for BBC radio, Mirenda is fast becoming a sensation.

Funky Fashions - Fashion To Dye For Date Saturday 6th March 2010 Time 2pm Cost £7 per workshop Contact details

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Have you got your finger on the pulse of style?  We have the perfect workshops for you. Fashion To Dye For - create tie-dyed accessories and garments.

Knit and Natter Date Saturday 6th March 2010 Time 2pm Cost £12 Contact details

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The time old tradition of knitting and chatting ... OK so we're cheating slightly by using a modern machine, but the principle is the same and the outcome is just as beautiful!  Learn how to knit a contemporary scarf using traditional materials and modern machinery.

Wallace High School 'Old Girls' Coffee morning Date Saturday 6th March 2010 Time 10:15am - 12:00pm Cost Contact for more info Contact details  Contact Pamela Russel on 07801 255123

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Wallace High School 'Old Girls' will be hosting a coffee morning.

The event will take place at Wallace High School in the canteen on 6th March 2010 at 10:15am - 12:15pm.
The event will include coffee and tray bakes, various stalls selling books, collectables, cakes etc. 

James Millar Date Monday 8th March 2010 – Wednesday 24th March 2010 Time TBC with Schools Cost Free Contact details

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Secondary:
Pupils will look at this exhibition and examine the influential effect Picasso, Matisse and Poussin have had over Millar’s work. Pupils will learn the techniques used in printmaking and create their own Millar inspired piece.

Primary:
Pupils will explore shape, scale and style focusing on Millar’s work. Each pupil will leave with their own Millar inspired masterpiece.

A limited number of workshops are available on a first-come-first-served basis one workshop per school.  The maximum number of pupils per workshop is 28, however, we will try to accommodate school requests.  Please note to comply with regulations schools must provide the appropriate adult/pupil ratio.  To be involved please contact Una Casement & Breanda Brewster, Arts Information Officer, ISLAND Arts Centre on T:02892509509 or E: arts.marketing@island.lisburn.gov.uk.

Easter Craft Ideas - Community Arts Training Session Date Tuesday 9th March 2010 Time 7pm Cost FREE Contact details

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Bicycle Thieves (1948) Date Thursday 11th March 2010 Time 7.30pm (Stay afterwards for a chat about the film) Cost £5 (£2.50 for ISLAND Film Club Members). Contact details

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This landmark Italian neorealist drama is frequently on critics’ and directors’ lists of the best films ever made. The retrospective Oscar winning film tells the poignant, powerful tale of a man’s search for his stolen bicycle.  Set in Rome during the post World War II depression, Antonio (Lamberto Maggiorani), who relies on his bicycle to do his bill-posting job, scours the city in vain with his young son, Bruno (Enzo Staiola).

Places for this workshop cannot be booked via the internet please ring Arts Reception on 02892509509 or call down in person.

Conal Gallen Date Saturday 13th March 2010 Time 8pm Cost £20 Contact details

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If we ever needed a laugh, we surely need it now. And the good news is!!!! He’s back! That’s right, Ireland’s multi-platinum selling comedian is back with his brand new show. And he does exactly what it says on the tin, he’ll make you Laugh, Laugh, Laugh.

With all Conal’s shows selling out well in advance he has earned the reputation as Ireland’s fastest selling comedy act. The Comedy King prides himself on providing his audience with real comedy, real jokes and real punch-lines that will have you in stitches from start to finish, not some of the stuff that passes for comedy these days.

Early booking for this hilarious show is strongly advised, to avoid disappointment and the front row!

The Absence of Women Date Saturday 13th March 2010 Time 8pm Cost £10/£8 con Contact details

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by Owen McCafferty
Directed by Rachel O’Riordan

Gerry: I was taught not to talk, you know that
Iggy: We were all taught not to talk
Gerry: By the time you work out that that’s not right it’s too late
 
Gerry and Iggy, two labourers from Belfast face the end of their lives in a London hostel talking of the present and thinking of the past. They argue about who has the biggest liver, the names of tube stations and whether they should go back to Belfast or not.
 
But where are the women in their lives?

The Absence of Women is a funny and poignant play about the life journey of two ordinary and lonely Belfast men.

If you liked Mojo Mickybo, Scenes from the Big Picture and Antigone, you’ll love this!

Dressmaking from Patterns Date Saturday 13th March 2010 Time 10am Cost £20 Contact details

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Do you love fabrics, frocks and individuality, but just can’t seem to make the leap from a pattern to the finished piece? Using different patterns, materials and techniques you will learn how to create your own handmade outfits, customised and tailored exactly to your needs.

Lucky Charms Date Saturday 13th March 2010 Time 2pm Cost £7 Contact details

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A glittering workshop to lead you to the end of the rainbow where a host of riches can be found! Make your own lucky charm chalice that can be filled with golden goodies of your choice.

Girls Allowed Date Saturday 13th March 2010 Time 2pm Cost £10 per family (up to 3 places per family, £3 each thereafter) Contact details

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Just in time for Mothers’ Day, this workshop is aimed at all the females in the family - mums, daughters, aunts, nieces and grans.  Have a girlie day out making beautiful pieces of eye-catching jewellery.

Places for this workshop cannot be booked via the internet please ring Arts Reception on 02892509509 or call down in person.

St Patrick’s Day Race Meeting Date Wednesday 17th March 2010 Time 11:30am Cost £10 Contact details Down Royal Racecourse The Maze Lisburn BT27 5RW T: 028 9262 1256 W: www.downroyal.com

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 Races:                                                                                     

 The Smirnoff Maiden Hurdle                                                

The Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle                   

The Gordons Gin Beginners Steeplechase                        

The Guinness Steeplechase                                                 

The Baileys Irish Cream Beginners Steeplechase             

The Bushmills Irish Whiskey Hunters Steeplechase           

The Harp Larger (Pro/Am) Flat Race                                    

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui’ Date Friday 19th March 2010 Time 8pm Cost £10/£8 con Contact details

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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is one of Brecht’s best known plays.  It is an alarming and savagely hilarious allegory of Hitler’s rise to power, in which the Fuhrer is portrayed as charismatic Chicago gangster Arturo Ui, endeavouring to seize the city’s fruit and vegetable racket from top dog Al Capone. He systematically seduces the public and eliminates his political rivals in his bid for total domination. This is political theatre at its best and most powerful.

Six actor/musicians will play over fifty characters to bring this powerful story to life in true Bruiser physical style.  Unnerving and scathing; the battle for political status and the corruption of power still fills our newspapers in 2010.  When credits crunch, to whom do we turn?  Arturo Ui offers protection and freedom - at a very large price.

Our Jimmy Date Saturday 20th March 2010 Time 8pm Cost £15 Contact details

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Following on from the very successful TV Christmas Special ‘An evening with James Young’ and the hugely popular stage show, ’Our Jimmy’, William Caulfield returns to what he calls his beloved ISLAND Hall for the very latest version of this show. Doubtless all the favourite characters will make their presence felt and apart from a few popular sketches and monologues most of the material will be entirely new.  With Lily O’Condiach, Willie Simpson, Billy Hulk, Big Sadie, Derek and the Wee Schoolboy another night crammed with laughter is assured.

Scrub Up with Soap Date Saturday 20th March 2010 Time 10am Cost £16 Contact details

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Following a demonstration of traditional soap making you will learn how to make glycerine soap using essential oils, petals, spices, salts and herbs. These sumptious smellies can be made to fit your needs by adding the right blend of aromatics to create a curative treat.

Easter Eggstravaganza Paint Pop Party Date Saturday 20th March 2010 Time 2pm Cost £7 Contact details

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Spring into action with this spectacular larger than life painting workshop. Create a gigantic artwork, complete with Easter chicks, bunnies and perhaps even a chocolate egg or two. Fantastic fun for little ones but remember to dress for mess.

Please note all children must be accompanied by an adult.

Animal Crafts for Kids - Community Arts Training Session Date Wednesday 24th March 2010 Time 7pm Cost FREE Contact details

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The Haunting of Helena Blunden Date Wednesday 24th March 2010 Time 8pm Cost £12.50/£9.50 con Contact details www.islandartscentre.com

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A doorway. A stairwell. A story. Two women: one desperate to cross over the threshold: the other desperate to escape.

What is it on the other side that makes 80 year old Maggie want so badly to go in? What is it that has terrified Susan into packing up and leaving? And why does the story of the mysterious Helena Blunden still hold them both there?

Based on a fascinating local ghost story, the Haunting of Helena Blunden features live music, inventive choreography and special effects.

Set in 1980's Belfast, in a converted Linen Mill, it has more twists and turns than the yarn winding its way round the spindle. Just when you think its time to relax, sit back and breathe easy, the breath is knocked right out of you

Stencil Cutting Date Saturday 27th March 2010 Time 10am Cost £18 Contact details

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Learn how to design and cut your own stencils from plastic. Working with different inks and paints you can try out your designs on scrap card, fabric, wood and tiles. Your durable and reusable stencils can then be used to transform your home - from the nursery to the dining table to matching cushion covers or kitchen tiles.

Marvellous Music Maker Easter Egg Shakermakers Date Saturday 27th March 2010 Time 2pm Cost £7 Contact details

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Budding musical maestros will have plenty to sing and dance about in this sensational set of workshops. In each workshop children will make and decorate a different instrument and learn about the origins and history of each.

Easter Chick Hunt Date Monday 29th March 2010 – Saturday 10th April 2010 Time n/a Cost n/a Contact details Call Lisburn City Centre Management on 028092660625 for more details

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Pick up your Easter Chick Hunt card from selected locations and after you have found atleast 5 of the 10 Easter Chicks enter your completed card to be in with a chance of winning one of several prizes.