IT’S time to dust off the stetson and pull on your cowboy boots for Newtownabbey’s first ever Uptown Hoedown, the borough’s Country & Western Festival, which takes place in Glengormley from June 10 to 12.
10 June
1pm – 4pm Senior Shindig
Food tasting & Line Dancing (Barron Hall)
Come and get a free Country & Western style lunch and then let your hair down at our line dancing shindig.
11 June
7pm – 9pm Hotdog Hoedown (Barron Hall)
Grab a free hotdog and then strut your stuff at our teen disco & barndance
10-12 June
Uptown Hoedown Treasure Trail
Molly Tenshoes has arrived in town for the annual country and western dance night. Unfortunately all her equipment and clothes have been lost. Locals have found the items and placed them in the shop windows in Glengormley for you to discover. Download the Glengormley Trail To complete the Trail identify the name of the lost items, reveal the
code to locate Molly’s bag, complete the entry form and drop them off in the marquee in Glengormley Park on the 12th June. Winning forms will be drawn at 5pm. Deadline for completed forms is 4:30pm.
PARK & RIDE ON SAT 12th JUNE:
Due to high demand, A Park & Ride has been arranged between Northcott Shopping Centre & Glengormley Park between 12noon & 4pm (minimum time). Please follow signs along Ballyclare Road, Glengormley for directions. There will be NO parking available at Glengormley Park – Carnmoney Rd & Ballyclare Rd entrances. Apologies for any inconvenience.
12 June, Glengormley Park
12noon – 2pm Citybeat Search for a Star – Country Heat
12noon – 6pm Family Funzone & Arts & Crafts workshops
Belfast’s close links with the sea are once again being celebrated next month, when the city hosts the fifth annual Belfast Titanic Maritime Festival.
The quaysides on both sides of the River Lagan will come alive from 4-6 June, with a weekend of maritime-themed family fun, food and frolics.
There will be a wealth of live music, maritime-themed street theatre, children’s activities and workshops, international markets and a variety of tours exploring Belfast’s rich seafaring history.
The River Lagan will host races, displays and showcases from the likes of the high speed Zapcats, the historic Galway Hookers, a university boat race and local sail trainers, Ocean Youth Trust Ireland.
One other prominent feature on the Queens Quayside will be the ‘Jacinta’, a fishing trawler converted to a floating museum. The fishing theme continues on Queens Quay, with a gastronomic celebration of all things seafood related to tantalise the tastebuds including cookery demos and a variety of interactive, traditional arts and crafts.
The Class A sailing vessels ‘Phoenix’ and ‘Thalassa’ also will be berthed in the city and open to visitors over the weekend.
There will be a free shuttlebus service throughout the three days, linking activities on both sides of the river and the city centre.
For full details of all the weekend’s activities, log on to www.belfastcity.gov.uk/maritimefestival or call the Belfast Welcome Centre on +44 (0)20 9024 6609.
SNOW PATROL, PAOLO NUTINI AND JOSÉ GONZÁLEZAMONG PERFORMERS JOINING WORLDWIDE CELEBRATION TO HONOUR A REMARKABLE MAN WITH A REMARKABLE LEGACY
GUINNESS WANTS NI MUSIC ACTS TO JOIN ARTHUR’S DAY CELEBRATIONS.
Today, Thursday 3rd June: After much public anticipation, today GUINNESS® & CO confirmed that Arthur’s Day is back this year with events taking place in Dublin, Cork and Galway as well as other festivities happening throughout the country on Thursday, 23rd September.
Arthur’s Day honours the remarkable legacy of Arthur Guinness, the pioneering brewer and philanthropist who signed the 9,000 year lease on the St. James’s Gate Brewery in 1759 and introduced GUINNESS to the world.
Last year’s Arthur’s Day celebrations captured the imagination of the entire nation with thousands of people across Northern Ireland joining artists and celebrities to celebrate the peak of the Guinness 250th Celebrations at St James’s Gate Brewery and in pubs and music venues in Dublin and around the world. Thousands more signed an online petition to make Arthur’s Day a public holiday, while others organised their own celebrations in pubs all over the country.
The worldwide celebration will begin at 17:59 (GMT) in Ireland, when Arthur’s Day will once again see the nation witness some of the world’s most established music artists play in great pubs and venues, while raising a glass to Arthur Guinness and his lasting legacy. GUINNESS fans around the world will join in on the celebrations at 17.59 local time in the Caribbean, Africa, USA, Asia and throughout Europe.
This year’s celebrations will see one-off performances in unique locations from some of the worlds most established recording artists, including home grown global phenomenon Snow Patrol, multi-platinum artist Paolo Nutini, the internationally acclaimed José González, crowd favourites The Magic Numbers and Sharon Shannon and some of the best emerging stars of today including The View, Jay Sean, The Hoosiers, Slow Club, The Maccabees, and We Have Band. Over the summer months there will be over 40 more amazing acts announced.
Multi-platinum artist Paolo Nutini pictured with (front from left) Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly and Jonny Quinn of home grown global phenomenon Snow Patrol pictured in Bruxelle’s Bar Dublin at the announcement by Guinness and Co that Arthur’s Day 2010 is back on Thursday, September 23rd.
Not content with Arthur’s Day expanding to other Irish cities, GUINNESS & CO is also looking for 100 up and coming Irish acts to be part of the Arthur’s Day line up on 23rd September.
Every Thursday from mid July through to early August, GUINNESS & CO. will be running music events, called ‘Our Thursdays’, in pubs across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, giving emerging Irish music acts the opportunity to showcase their talents.
From the 100 emerging acts, three will be chosen to play in Galway, Cork and in Hopstore 13 at St James’s Gate Brewery on Arthur’s Day alongside amazing international artists including Snow Patrol. Bands that want to be part of ‘Our Thursdays’ should log onto www.guinness.com/ourthursdays
Speaking at the launch of Arthur’s Day 2010, Tanya Clarke, Head of Guinness Marketing, said, “Arthur’s Day was designed to recognise a remarkable man with a remarkable legacy but we never imagined that so many people would embrace it in the way they did. From Donegal to Kerry, people made a huge effort to mark the day in their own special way.”
Clarke continued, “Arthur’s Day is a celebration with substance. One million people helped to create the Arthur Guinness Fund in Ireland, which has already assigned one million euros to support social entrepreneurs who are helping to drive sustainable social impact around the country. A further €1.5 million will be used to support future Irish social entrepreneurs in the coming years. We are delighted to announce details of Arthur’s Day 2010, which includes exciting organised music events all over the country this year and I look forward to raising a glass to the man himself on the day.”
People will get the opportunity to see some of the music industry’s biggest names play together in studio venues in Dublin, Galway and Cork, while those people attending the 29 pub venues across the three cities will have the unique experience of seeing surprise performances from international artists in the intimate surroundings of a traditional pub.
Proceeds from all Arthur’s Day ticket sales will be donated to the Arthur Guinness Fund and ticket information will be announced in mid July.
Arthur’s Day celebrations are strictly over 18’s events.
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The line-up for Glasgowbury 2010 is now complete and the Glasgowbury Music Group have just announced that General Fiasco and Adebisi Shank are the last two confirmed acts.
They join headliners Fighting With Wire as well as LaFaro, Fight Like Apes, Duke Special and over 50 more.
For many people the weekend is a time to get a lie in, or to do the weekly shop, or maybe if they’re feeling really adventurous they’ll even do some hoovering! There are however going to be plenty of reasons to avoid these ‘fun activities’ and instead get out on the streets of Bangor over the summer months to enjoy free Street Theatre Performances, beginning on Saturday 5 June 2010.
Forming part of North Down’s special programme of Summer Entertainment, these fantastic Street Theatre Performances will take place every Saturday in June and from July, every Saturday & Sunday until the end of August at McKee Clock at the seafront, 3-5pm
Commenting on the event, Wendy Smith, North Down Borough Council said, “We are thrilled to be able to bring so many home-grown performers to Bangor as part of our free summer entertainment programme, that we are sure will leave audiences wanting more.”
The entertainment begins on Saturday 5 June 2010 at the McKee Clock at the seafront with Jim & Dr Nick and their unique display of fire juggling and unicycling.
For further information please contact Bangor Tourist Information Centre, Quay Street, Bangor. Tel: 028 9127 0069 www.northdowntourism.com
Guinness announced a unique partnership agreement with Snow Patrol to give their fans unparalleled access to Northern Ireland’s top rockers.
The benefits of this agreement became immediately apparent with Guinness releasing some of the last remaining tickets to the Snow Patrol homecoming concert at Ward Park in Bangor on 5 June.
The agreement will also give Snow Patrol followers and music lovers access to unreleased content online at http://www.facebook.com/guinnessireland and a chance to win signed Snow Patrol merchandise.
The event at Ward Park will feature the Guinness stage, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, that will provide aspiring local bands and musicians with the chance to perform to thousands of music fans.
Orla Flanagan, Brand Manager for Guinness, explains: “The Guinness brand has a rich heritage in music and entertainment. We’re delighted to be continuing this legacy by embarking on a unique partnership with Snow Patrol that will pave the way for our consumers to get involved in music in new and exciting ways; from opportunities to get their hands on exclusive tickets, to giving up and coming talent the chance to be heard.”
Win Tickets!
Speaking about the partnership with Guinness, Gary Lightbody said: “Guinness has an amazing reputation for supporting music, especially in Northern Ireland”.
“The main incentive for hooking up with Guinness is to be able to use our partnership to support new talent and get new bands in front of a live audience so we can get their music out there. We understand too well, how hard it is to get that break.”
For your chance to be one of the first people to win a pair of tickets to the Ward Park event, courtesy of Guinness, tune into Cool FM from next week (Monday 24th May) or go to www.facebook.com/guinnessireland for further information.
A NORTHERN Ireland production company is looking for quiz buffs to take part in a new game show.
Wild Rover Productions are producing the new National Lottery game show Secret Fortune set to air early next year.
The show, to be aired before the lottery on BBC, will be hosted by Nick Knowles and according to producers is set to put contestants general knowledge to the test in return for an amazing cash prize.
Bosses at the Belfast based entertainment production company added: “We are looking for fantastic Contestant Pairs to take part – a family duo, competitive couple, best friends, colleagues or simply a great twosome that will work together well and potentially win big money.”
So if you think you have what it takes simply email your details to contestants@wild-rover.com for an application form or call 02890 500 758 for more information.
Standard geographic charges apply and calls may be included in your telecom provider’s call package. Calls from mobiles may be higher.
The closing date for returning application forms is 5pm Friday May 28. All applicants must be 18 years and over and be legally resident and currently living in the UK.
With the final bid submission date looming tomorrow is the day for the online community to rally together to show their support. I was invited to a presentation at the Void gallery recently and was impressed to say the least not just by their efforts to date in being shortlisted for the accolade but also by the obvious passion behind the bid.
Fully loaded!
There are many ways to get involved – find out more at www.cityofculture2013.com, none of which require too much time and only a little effort – eg follow @derry2013 on twitter, change your profile on twitter, add a twibbon to your twitter profile by going to http://twibbon.com/join/Derry-City-of-Culture-2013 or even use some of the downloadable artwork on the website to customise your background. Of course you need to tweet about it, about how you are getting involved, retweeting what everyone else is doing and remember to use the hashtag #derry2013.
Do the same on facebook – change your profile pic, post links of support, join the facebook page here – suggest the page to your friends, tag it in your posts, post links to it and the website.
Backing the bid on facebook.
Other simple things you can do include – adding the signature artwork to all outgoing emails, adding an advertising banner to your website (all artwork available to download at www.cityofculture.com) and finally – contact the Culture Office in Derry to let them know what you are doing.
Place a banner on your website!
And finally – you can blog about it! Load your blog up with links and post on all your social media sites just like we are doing.
So come on – take 5-10 mins out of your day to show your support and spread the word – tomorrow’s the big day.
If Derry are successful in their bid it will positively impact on the whole of Northern Ireland, not just the City of Derry by way of investment and tourism.
Click here to read Lyra McKee’s recent article #Derry2013 for Culture NI.
BBC Proms in the Park returns to the grounds of Hillsborough Castle for a spectacular open air concert that brings together local and international artists for BBC Northern Ireland’s biggest outside broadcast of the year. The event at Hillsborough Castle will feature the Ulster Orchestra and guest artists in a programme of popular classics.
This event is supported by Lisburn City Council.
Tickets to BBC Northern Ireland’s Proms in the Park event are complimentary and will be allocated on the basis of a random draw.
You can apply for tickets at any time until 4pm on Wednesday 2 June 2010. No applications will be accepted after this closing date and time.
A maximum of four tickets will be allocated per household address.
Duplicate applications will not be considered.
Please note under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
Park and Ride service will be in operation.
All details are correct at time of publication. Exact timings are subject to change.
IT’S time to dust off the stetson and pull on your cowboy boots for Newtownabbey’s first ever Uptown Hoedown, the borough’s Country & Western Festival, which takes place in Glengormley from June 10 to 12.
