What’s on in the Causeway Coast and Glens from Friday 22nd March.

THE ELVIS SPECTACULAR

Date: Friday 22 March

Time: 8pm

Venue: Riverside Theatre, Ulster University

Contact: 028 70123 123

The Elvis Spectacular, starring Ciaran Houlihan with his TCB is Ireland’s premiere Elvis show. Wearing costumes created by Elvis’s original designer Gene Douchette, Ciaran looks, sounds and moves like Elvis.  Accompanied by his TCB Band and the Sweet Sensations, they bring you the ultimate Elvis Experience. Tickets £18.

JANICE ANDERSON COUNTRY GOSPEL CD LAUNCH

Date: Friday 22 March

Time: 7.15pm. Show starts 7.45pm

Venue: Ballymoney Town Hall, Townhead Street, Ballymoney

Contact: (028) 2766 0230

CD Launch for local country gospel star Janice Anderson. Featuring Warren Smyth, Martin Moore, Nell Hire and the Male Gospel Trio “Acclaimed”. Compere is Martin Moore. Tickets £5 – payable at the door.

THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE 

Date: Saturday 23 March

Time: 8pm

Venue: Riverside Theatre, Ulster University

Contact: 028 7034 123 123

The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh, is set in the mountains of Connemara and tells the story of Maureen Folan, a plain and lonely woman in her early 40s, and Mag, her manipulative, ageing mother.Mag’s interference in Maureen’s first and potentially last romantic relationship sets in motion a chain of events that are as tragically funny as they are horrific. .Tickets cost £14 (conc. £12).

ROE VALLEY SPECIALITY MARKET

Date: Saturday 23rd March

Time: 11am – 4pm

Venue: Drumceatt Square, Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre, Limavady

Contact: www.naturallynorthcoastandglens.co.uk

If you love local fresh food, quirky handmade crafts and fine art why not learn more and visit one of our market days at the beautiful Limavady town centre location of Drumceatt Square, Limavady town’s only communal public square, beside the Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre.

EMIGRATION FROM DUNBOE TO THE NEW WORLD       

Date: Thursday 28th March

Time: 7.30pm – 9.00pm

Venue: Castlerock Information Centre

Contact: castlerockcommunityassociation@gmail.com

A talk by Alison McCaughan MBE on Emigration from Dunboe to the New World. Refreshments provided. Booking essential.

BRAINMAN – DAVID MEADE MINDREADER

Date: Friday 29 March

Time: 8pm

Venue: Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre, 24 Main Street, Limavady

Contact: www.eventbrite.co.uk  (tickets via Eventbrite)

Just returned from the USA to deliver his funniest and most incredible show yet, Mindreader David Meade – the first mentalist to win a Million dollars in a Las Vegas casino – will blow your mind as he does the impossible live on stage, right in front of you. Now performing all over the world, David’s coming back to home soil to blow minds across the country. His last record-breaking tour sold out everywhere, so grab your tickets now and look forward to a jaw dropping performance that your whole family of all ages will never forget! Tickets: £20.

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT

Date: Friday 29th & Saturday 30 March

Time: 7pm

Venue: Portstewart Presbyterian Church Hall

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Portrush Music Society presents Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Adults £10. Children £5. Tickets available from Mullan’s Fashions, Portstewart Promenade and SuperValu, Cromore Road, Portstewart.

CHARITY EVENING OF FOOD & FASHION

Date: Friday 29 March
Time: 7pm
Venue: Lodge Hotel, Lodge Road, Coleraine
Contact: 07912 027 770

Fashion show in aid of Riding for the Disabled Association. Charity evening includes a drinks reception, fork supper, fashion show and entertainment with Innova Dance Troupe. Raffle and auction on the night. Compere Sarah Travers. Tickets £15.

ROCK N ROLL YEARS & DANCE HALL DAYS

Date: Friday 29 March

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Venue: Riverside Theatre, Ulster University, Coleraine Campus

Contact:028 703 123 123

After last year’s smash hit tour this wonderful nostalgic musical hits the road again.  The all-star cast will once again take you on a whirlwind journey through the musical decades of the 50s and 60s. Playing homage to the lives and music of the Everly Bros, Johnny Cash, The Four Seasons, Ruby Murray, Bobby Darin and Elvis.  Plus many more of your favourites.Don’t miss this year’s new show… You won’t be disappointed!

BALLYMONEY PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB

Date: Monday 18th March – Saturday 27th April

Time: Open Monday – Friday 10am – 4pm and during performanceS and events in the evening and weekends.

Venue: Riverside Gallery, Riverside Theatre, Ulster University, Coleraine Campus

Contact: 028 70 123 123

Exhibition of works by Ballymoney Photographic Club. Admission free.

EXHIBITION: SNOW

Date: 8 Feb – 30 March

Time: Daily 9.30am – 5pm

Venue: Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre, Limavady

Contact: 028 777 60650

A stunning exhibition celebrating winter which combines the poetry of writer John Brown, the atmospheric monochrome photographs of James Hughes and a musical response to both photographs and poetry.

A COLLECTION OF RELIEF PRINTS, WOODCUTS AND ETCHINGS

Date: Sat 5 Jan – Sat 23 Feb                           

Time: Mon to Fri 9am – 5pm. Sat 10am – 1pm

Venue: Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart

Contact: T: (028) 7083 1400

Artist and print maker Robert Sellar gifted a collection of his work to Flowerfield Arts Centre before he died at the venerable age of 92. A quiet man, he was a master print maker and his work compares with other post-modernist printmakers like Julian Trevelyan and Eric Ravilious. Each year, we present his collection for everyone to enjoy. Admission free.

1918

Date: Saturday 2 February – Saturday 30 March

Time: 9.30am – 5pm (Monday – Saturday)

Venue: Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre

Contact: 028 777 60650

This new exhibition explores, through local connections with international events, the impact of the closing stages of World War One, the outbreak of Spanish Flu, the General Election in 1918, the role of women and industrial disputes. The experiences of local people, on the battlefront and across the Causeway area, can be heard through letters, diaries and newspaper reports of the time.

BLURRING THE EDGE

Date: Friday 8 February – Saturday 23rd March

Time: Exhibition Open Daily

Venue: Flowerfield Art Centre, Portstewart

Contact: 028 7083 1400

In partnership with The Hunt Museum, Limerick, we are delighted to host this stunning exhibition featuring five of Ireland’s leading contemporary ceramicists. Each ceramicist in this exhibition pushes the boundaries of this age old practice through their experimentation of form, function and texture.

BEE HEARD

Date: Friday 1 – Saturday 30 March

Time: Exhibition Open Daily

Venue: Flowerfield Art Centre, Portstewart

Contact: 028 7083 1400

Bee Heard Mental Health Peer Advocacy Group work together to support and help people who have experienced or are experiencing mental health issues. Bee Creative is its longest running project which offers participants a space in which they can work individually or together on their art or upcycle furniture.