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LISA HANNIGAN and her band will be touring up and down the country for the next couple of months, including a date at The Forum Waterford this Saturday, 28 May. Lisa will be playing fan favourites from her brilliant debut "Sea Sew”, as well as a selection of new songs from her upcoming second album, recently recorded in a converted farmhouse studio in the middle of Snowdonia national park in Wales. Doors are at 7pm, the support act is the quite brilliant John Smith, and tickets are available at the door on the night.

Lisa Hannigan has been a household name in Ireland for many years now due to the huge contribution she made to the international success of Damien Rice. When Damien decided that their relationship had "run it's creative

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The Kanyu Tree are Daniel, Shane and Oisín Cluskey, 3 brothers from Salthill in Galway. Their debut single 'Radio' was released on Sony Music Ireland in April and is enjoying massive radio airplay all over the country. It's the first track to be taken from their debut album which will be released later this year. The Kanyu Tree make their Waterford debut at the Forum Lounge's BoHo Club on Saturday, 4th June, followed by monthly BoHo residents, the fab Beatles Tribute. BoHo doors are at 11pm with admission just €5 before midnight. The Kanyu Tree are on stage at 11.30pm sharp, don't miss!

The Kanyu Tree have been playing music together since they were children. Musically, they sound both surprisingly familiar and refreshingly new, they are a band in

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The hit comedy Shakers staring 4 local talented actresses, Lynda Gough, Greta Rochford, Vicki Graham and Jenny Clooney is coming to the Theatre Royal on May 31st to 4th June. These girls are no strangers to the stage and all their accomplishments are too many to mention. Most recently Lynda Gough stared in the hilarious musical by local director Bryan Flynn The Allstar Wars in the Cork Opera House.

Vicki and Greta received nominations in last years International Festival of Light Opera in Nunsence for Best Comedienne and Best Actress respectively. And Jenny just made her

directorial debut with the one act play The Donoghue Sisters at Garter Lane. So these four girls are sure to give you a great night of fun, laughter and entertainment.

Tickets are selling fast so book now through the Theatre Royal box office at 051 874402 or

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The time has arrived Stagemad Theatre Company presents the premiere Waterford city playwright Adam Wallace's "Pearldivers". Directed by founder and artistic director James Power at Garter Lane Theatre Wednesday May 25th to Saturday May 28th at 8pm Nightly. Please Note! Wednesday's performance only €10 all other nights just €15. The cast for this beautiful piece of theatre are all Waterford actors : Bridie Hodge, Carol Docherty, Brid Power and Liam Fitzpatrick.

'Pearldivers' is set in a grotto on the outskirts of Waterford during the present day recession. Three 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 Lourdes was momentous occasion and if you got a present of a medal or a statue you were delighted,

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Waterford is the only city in the country not to be granted funding for this year's celeberation of Africia Day. However, the Waterford Council of Trade Unions has decided to fund an event to celebrate the day with a public talk and audio-visual presentation under the title:

John Coltrane: Jazz, Racism and Resistance: which will be held in Greyfrairs, on Wednesday 25th May at 8pm. The speaker is Martin Smith, London based author and anti-racist activist.

Tom Creedon, president of the WCTU said "its important we celebrate multi-cultural Ireland, its diversity and the different cultural dimensions it brings. "

Tom Creedon also said, "whilst there is anecodatal evidience to suggest low level racism is on the rise, Waterford has escaped its worst manifestations, as wittnessed in some other European countries".

In conclusion Tom Creedon, cordially invited all to attend the event at Greyfriars, where

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Playwright Eugene O'Brien has been thrilled with the reaction to his play Eden which has opened to great acclaim in the Theatre Royal. In Waterford for the opening night, Eugene has a long relationship with Ben Barnes, director of the Theatre Royal as it was Ben who first discovered the play over 10 years ago when he was Artistic Director of the Abbey theatre.

Staring local actors Jenni Ledwell and Michael Power, the play is going down a storm with everyone who has seen it so far. The theatre is offering its superb meal deal yet again whereby customers can get their pre-show dinner and ticket at a special rate making it a great night out. Running until Saturday 28th, tickets are €18/€16 concession and are selling fast. Check online on theatreroyal.ie or contact the box office on 051 874402 for

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The Theatre Royal has invited Waterford theatre and drama students to work as interns on their latest production Eden, by Eugene O'Brien. Students from the Red Kettle Theatre Academy have been shadowing theatre professionals in marketing, production, lighting design, sound design, acting and directing on this play.

Set up in November 2010, Red Kettle Theatre Academy is an introductory course in Theatre and Drama Studies which covers all aspects of theatre production. Twenty four participants are engaged on a daily basis in exciting activities and workshops at the academy. It is a FÁS funded course with FETAC accreditation under the guidance of FÁS and the Red Kettle Theatre Company. One of these exciting educational projects is the opportunity for students to collaborate and shadow on a professional production.

Eden, directed by Ben Barnes, is the latest production from the Theatre Royal. Barnes

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On Saturday 4th June next, Alliance Française de Waterford presents French chanteuse Caroline Moreau

with her powerful vocal sensibility to "Amours Toujours Etc.", a gutsy and vibrant show that skillfully weaves the lighter and darker aspects of love.

She will revisit some of the masterpieces of chanson that she has made her own, including Jacques Brel's 'Amsterdam' and songs by Serge Gainsbourg,

Django Reinhardt and Astor Piazzola.

Caroline Moreau will sing with with Oleg Ponomarev on violin and Fintan Gilligan on guitar. Garter Lane Arts Centre,

Waterford, Saturday 4th June

Booking : 051-855038 or online at

http://www.garterlane.ie

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Garter Lane is pleased to present 36 Frames, a photography exhibition consisting of work produced by The Photonerds Camera Club.

Photonerds Camera Club was formed in Waterford in July of 2010 in response to growing demand for an alternative camera club. The club have weekly meetings and work on projects set by club founder Katie Kavanagh with the aim of producing innovative photography in a supportive environment. The club often have professional photographers offer their guidance to members through a series of workshops. It is through the support and encouragement of the club setting that member's photography skills develop and flourish.

For this 36 Frames photographic exhibition each club member was given the same list of topics and was asked to interpret this list through the art of photography. The exhibition will open to the public at Garter Lane Theatre Gallery, 22A

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Imagine Arts Festival has had some other good news with the decision by FAS to support them this year with the appointment of a Marketing Graduate Scheme placement for the next nine months. As Ollie Breslin of Imagine described "Up to now we could be accused of failing to get the word out about what we have on offer.

For example I was watching Jools Holland recently and two acts on his programme had been in Imagine in recent times - namely Ron Sexsmith and The Unthanks.

Our failure is getting the word out to the region and the rest of the country about what we are doing - we have a good product on offer. The appointment of a Marketing person will certainly help".

If anyone wants to find out about the Graduate placement they can email Imagine at info@waterfordyoutharts.com

Imagine has

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Fresh from its recent victory in the Premier National Competition for Male Voice Choirs at Cork International Choral Festival, Waterford Male Voice Choir is hosting its annual summer concert on Thursday 2nd June at 8pm in the Tower Hotel Waterford.

The concert ends another busy and successful choral year prior to the choir's participation in the Tall Ships Festival. During the past 12 months it organised three major concerts, various church performances, mental health week public recital and carol singing at the Rotary Tree, senior citizens institutions and schools at Christmas. Its CD "Memories and Melodies” was successfully launched by Mayor Mary Roche prior to the festive season. The New Year heralded another first when the choir undertook a four-day tour to Krakow in Poland and in early March

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Saturday June 4th at the David Hennessy Stage School,

Unit 1A Lacken Road Business Park, Waterford

Dermot Quinn has been working as a full time professional Artist and Theatrical Designer for over 20 years, including 13 years as Artistic Director of Waterford Spraoi. From parade, set and prop design to Community Artist and Workshop Facilitator his work has won numerous awards and has been seen by thousands of audiences throughout Ireland as well as national television coverage. He has a vast amount of experience as a teaching Artist and his work in this area includes teaching children, adults and people with disabilities.

Workshop 1, 4 – 6 age groups-10.30am - 12.00 noon

Picture perfect – 2 dimensional picture with a seaside theme, combining collage, texture and paint,

Workshop 2, 7 -11 age groups, 12.15pm – 1.45pm

Butterfly fly away - 3-dimensional wire sculpture of a butterfly

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'Man 1, Bank 0' is Patrick Combs' amazing-but-true story of how he deposited a $95,000 junk-mail cheque into his own bank account and about what happens after his bank cashes the ridiculously large sum of money into his personal bank account. This outrageously funny and dramatic comedy quickly becomes a staggering David V's Goliath-like real-life adventure. Never performed in Ireland before, the show was quickly a 'smash hit' in North America & New Zealand performing to sold out shows in New York; Montreal; Los Angeles; San Francisco ("Best of Fest” & "Best Solo Comedy”); Auckland; HBO's 2004 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival & "Critic's Choice” at the Spoleto Festival to name a few - Critically acclaimed by Time Out, New York as "Incredulous... gleeful...” - "Star Power”, Variety Magazine, this must-see one-man comedy has storytelling down to a fine art after

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Cindy Spies & Maeve Brennan ERCMS Web-Masters, and Olive Blackwell, Chairperson ERCMS

It is with great excitement that we launch the web-site of http://www.ercms.ie. This marks a new step for Edmund Rice Choral and Musical Society into the World Wide Web. Already well known in Waterford as a popular Choral and Musical Society, this development allows the Society to the reach the whole world!! Its initiation, development and maintenance are looked after by its committed Webmasters Maeve Brennan and Cindy Spies. The eye-catching new site, http://www.ercms.ie includes information on the Society's History, Achievements, Rehearsal Information as well as Past and Upcoming Events. The Society is hoping to further develop the website to connect with other choirs internationally

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Konor Halpin,LAMDA,Royal Irish Academy and Irish Board of Speech and Drama invites all his pupils to the renewal of classes at Ardkeen Community Rooms on Saturday mornings from 11 a.m.- 12 noon.

Children aged 4-12 will learn the basics of good clear speech,voice projection,good posture,singing,and drama games.

Konor has over 25 years experience working with young people and is also giving classes in several schools in the South East.He is also available for speech writing for weddings and corporate functions.

So come along and join in the fun every Saturday at Ardkeen.

Contact Konor now on 087 2225225 or konor.halpin@gmail.com for further details.

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