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Theatre lovers in Waterford will remember enjoying the amazing show Tom Crean Antarctic Explorer at Garter Lane Theatre. We're delighted that its creator and performer Aidan Dooley returns Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th May at 8pm with the Irish touring première of his one-man show O'Sullivan Beara - The last Gaelic Chieftain with tickets €20 (?15 Garter Lane Friends & concs) on 051-855038 or http://www.garterlane.ie, in this epic story of a Gaelic Chieftain who refused to surrender and "audiences won't be disappointed."

In the show Aidan Dooley awakens a forgotten ‘great' in Irish history. O'Sullivan Beara was the last Rebel left standing against the Crown after the Battle of Kinsale in 1602. Using Celtic myths, an original score and brilliant storytelling, Aidan tells the true tale of how this heroic leader of the people of Beara tried

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Forum Waterford are delighted to announce that comedic legend Tommy Tiernan will return to Forum Waterford on Thursday, June 30th and Friday July 1st with his new show "Crooked Man"

With his latest show 'Crooked Man' Tiernan is very much in tune with his own deepest, darkest and embarrassing thoughts and the perils of turning 40, which luckily for us he is not shy about sharing. Cursed rather than blessed with a sense of honesty, integrity and outrage, as ever with a Tiernan show, the devil is in the detail. Beautifully crafted flights of fancy dripping with subtle phrasing, coupled with ingenious unexpected twists all delivered with Tiernans trademark verve, mark this show out as a truly unmissable event.

Go see him soon, see him often because if there's one thing about Tommy that's indicative of his undoubted talent is that his

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Bulmers is helping to bring free music to Waterford and announced its latest foray into the live music arena with the launch of The Bulmers Live Music Trail, which will see bands perform, free of charge on the main Live stages, and also in pubs all over Waterford city, during The Tall Ships Races 2011.

2011 Choice Music Prize nominees and Waterford's very own O Emperor performed two secret gigs, in two cities, on one day to announce The Bulmers Live Music Trail.

O Emperor will line up alongside Bryan Ferry, The Waterboys and Sharon Shannon with guests Damien Dempsey and Dessie O'Halloran on the main Live stages at The Tall Ships Races Waterford, which will take place from 30th June – 3rd July 2011. There will also be a host of live pub entertainment on offer on the Bulmers Live Music

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The first exhibition of winning art works from this year's 57th Texaco Children's Art Competition takes place in Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford until Thursday next, 19th May. Admission is free and the Cathedral is open Monday – Friday 9am-5pm and Saturday 10 am - 4pm.

Among the paintings on display will be works by the eight Waterford winners who took top prizes in the event.

These include a work entitled ‘Florence' by Dónal Ó'Cionnfhaolaidh from De La Salle College which won third prize in the 14-15 years age category and another third prize winner entitled ‘Robins in the Snow' by Thomas Sullivan from Waterpark College.

Other Waterford winners whose works will feature are Eimear Kinsella from Abbey Community College, Ferrybank; Lianne Shanley from Meanscoil san Níochlás, Dungarbhán; Aoife Hamilton from Scoil

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Tickets are selling fast for Stagemad Theatre Company's production of the premiere of Adam Wallace's "Pearldivers", (a play for all ages and in particular those attending BEALTINE events throught the city this May) performances are at Garter Lane Theatre Wed May 25th to Saturday May 28th at 8pm Nightly. Please Note: Wed Nights Performance only €10 all other Nights just €15. Call Garter Lane Box Office on 051 855038 or online http://www.garterlane.ie Book now!

"PEARLDIVERS" is comedy set in a grotto on the outskirts of town during the present day recession. 3 ladies Queenie, Helen and Frances are waiting for a lift but the only thing that was on time that day was the post and a postcard. There was a time when some going to

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The late writer Molly Keane spent fifty creative years in her house overlooking Ardmore Bay, Co. Waterford. As well as writing the Booker Prize runner up ‘Good Behaviour' and other bestsellers she created an inspirational garden and interior for her many creative friends including writers, actors, painters, gardeners, talkers and storytellers. To keep this tradition alive, Waterford County Council's Arts Office and the Keane family have been developing the house as a Writers Retreat since last year. To date several successful writing events have taken place there.

Molly's daughter Virginia Brownlow who lives in the house says ‘Last year I was invited to Wexford to a stunning piece of work by the writers Polly Devlin and Robert O'Byrne which was a celebration of the life and work of my mother. I couldn't wait to bring it to Ardmore for more people

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A Charity Concert will be hosted by Tramore Tidy Towns and Tramore Tourism on Thursday, June 2 at 8pm in The Grand Hotel, Tramore.

All proceeds from the event will go towards giving the old Tramore Railway Station a much needed facelift. The old Railway Station sits upon the entrance to Tramore Town and is in need of some sprucing up in time for the oncoming tourism season.

The Charity Concert will host some of the fantastic musical talent in Tramore featuring The Holy Cross Choir Tramore Opera Quartet, featuring well know local singers, Bridget Knowles, Roisin O'Grady, Eoin Power and Dermot Doyle Jana and Rebecca McCarthy Kent and the talented Klub MusiK.

Commenting on the upcoming event, organiser Dermot Doyle said, "The event will be a fantastic musical evening with all tastes of music catered for, it is also an opportunity to

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Don Mescall is synonymous with acoustic music of the highest order and deepest emotional depths, playing sell out shows to audience's who know what they're letting themselves in for and keep coming back for more.

His singles, "Trouble Is" and "Left in L.A." from his debut album "Innocent Run" are A list favourites on Irish radio stations, and as a regular on The Late Late Show, Pat Kenny's radio show and Ireland AM.tv shows, Don has continued to play live to a huge following in Ireland and the UK.

In describing Mescall's music, the press typically makes reference to the styles of classic artists such as Paul Simon, Jackson Browne or a laid-back Springsteen, whilst the fresher-faced draw somewhat clichéd parallels to hugely successful contemporary singer/songwriters, the likes of David Gray and fellow Irishman, Damien Rice.

"Don has been partly responsible for the

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Do you believe in Ghosts? You might, after you see the classic thriller, Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen, in a new version by acclaimed Irish playwright Frank McGuinness at Garter Lane Theatre on Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st May, presented by London Classic Theatre. Tickets are €20 (?15 Garter Lane Friends & concs) on 051-855038 or http://www.garterlane.ie (no booking fees apply).

Helene Alving is preparing for the opening of an orphanage, built in memory of her late husband. Her beloved artist son, Oswald, has returned from Paris to honour the occasion, but his long-awaited homecoming rapidly descends into tragedy as his presence triggers the exposure of a dark story of hypocrisy and betrayed love. Ibsen's study of hidden passions and family secrets remains as dramatically alive as ever in Frank McGuinness' vital new version.

Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) was one

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After a fantastic first year of learning and sharing Irish Traditional Music and Culture we have decided to officially launch our Branch!

The venue is the Grand Hotel, Tramore at 5pm on Sunday next the 22nd May. We have some very special guests attending including Charlie and Ella McPhail from Canada. Charlie is the Irish Music Programme Broadcaster on Chip Fm in Ontaria, Canada. We are delighted they are coming to support this event. We hope they have a wonderful trip and experience here.

We look forward very much to welcoming our supporters, friends,family members, well wishers and fellow musicians. Without them this would still be a pipe dream. So come along for a few tunes, a chat and a cuppa!

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Who says kids aren't interested in history!? The 12-14 year olds from Waterford Youth Arts are breaking the mould with their timeless play When Do You Come From? Set around the Ballybricken area, the plot tells the story of a group of young teenagers who discover that the past is never truly 'dead'. Written by Martina Collender, this play is really giving these young people a chance to showcase their talent to the community.

Under the direction of Beki Moore, this play is rather unique as it is a 'promenade play', meaning that the audience will be led by the cast to a number of different locations; from the Ballybricken graveyard, through Mayor's Walk, along Patrick's Street and to St. Patrick's Methodist Church. A truly ecumenical journey!

The young 17-year-old director Beki had this to say - "When I was asked to

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We would like to wish every success to the ladies section of the society who will compete in the AIMS Choral Competition in New Ross next Sunday.

Unfortunately due to unforseen circumstances the society cannot take part in the mixed competition.

Mr. Jack Stephenson of the Waterford Choirs' Association visited the Society last Thursday night to give us details of

the Massed Choir for the opening ceremony of the Tall Ships Festival. This will be very exciting as a new choral work for Waterford entitled Come The Sails will be performed by members of many choirs in Waterford. Five composers have collaborated with five poets to create this unique choral work, which has a duration of approximately nine minutes. To secure participation in this unique event, which is on a first come first served basis, members are asked to return their completed forms

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After two great Bank Holiday Sundays at The Basement with Greg Dowling & Nic Fanciulli, RePublik return on June Bank Holiday Sunday with another debut for an international DJ, the legenadry KEVIN SAUNDERSON of Inner City fame plus another All Day Summer Session hosted by POSH:Funk on the Terrace. Kevin, along with Derrick May and Juan Atkins (often called the "Belleville Three"), are considered to be one of the originators of techno, specifically Detroit techno. Saunderson also had international chart success with Inner City's club anthems "Big Fun" which became a worldwide smash, only to be outsold by his follow-up single, "Good Life." A debut album, Paradise, soon followed. Over the years, and after three albums, Inner City had about 12 Top 40 hits in the UK and two Top 20 albums, with combined sales of more than 6 million.

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'Crossing' a spectacular new show from Animated State Dance Theatre Company brings a breathtaking collaboration between dancer, poet, painter, musician, singer and filmmaker to the Theatre Royal during the Tall Ships Festival.

'Crossing' captures the spirit of sea voyage; the resilience and fragility of the human spirit; the formidable presence and seductive power of the oceans. Wildly engrossing and wonderfully accessible - a sensual feast suitable for all ages. This cutting edge contemporary dance theatre production promises to be the hit of the Tall Ships Festival.

Choreographer Libby Seward is delighted to be working with UK based dancer Ezequiel Oliveira and an impressive team of local artists; Poet Mark Roper, Visual Artist Ben Hennessy, Composer Joe Harney, Designer Clare Horgan, Filmmaker John Loftus and Sean nós singer Áine Uí Cheallaigh (Riverdance).

Here's

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The most amazing gig at Electric Avenue during it's  4 year existence was when And So I Watch You From Afar exploded onto the stage for 60 minutes of pure, intense, melodic, instrumental post-rock mayhem in early 2010. Now ASIWYFA have just released their highly anticipated second album "Gangs" to universally positive reviews and have set out on a series of launch gigs around Ireland in May, including an appearance at the Forum's Traffik Club this Sat 21 May. Admission is just €5 before midnight and €10 after (compared to €17.50 for their Dublin gig !) and we guarantee that this is one gig you will not want to miss in 2011 !

From appearances at SXSW, Eurosonic, Electric Picnic, Popkomm, Pukkelpop and Sonisphere, to tour dates in Europe, North America and Russia, plus a support slot for rock supergroup Them

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