What’s on – Causeway Coast and Glens

BALLYWILLAN DRAMA GROUP PRESENT – CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG

Date: Tues 15 Jan – Sat 2 Feb

Time: 7.45pm

Venue: Riverside Theatre, Ulster University, Cromore Road, Coleraine

Contact: T: (028) 7012 3123 W: www.riversidetheatre.org

Featuring a cast of leading musical theatre stars to head the company as they tell the story of Caractacus Potts, his children, Jeremy and Jemima, a restored old race-car and their adventures. Featuring brand new costumes, a superb signature set and the undoubted star of the show – the magical car, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – this is the perfect family show. Tickets priced £16 – £25.

CHOCOLATE TASTING AND DINNER

Date: Fri 25 Jan

Time: 7.30pm

Venue: The Anglers Rest, 660 Seacoast Road, Benone BT49 0LG

Contact: T: 07919 332843 E: chocolatemanor@btinternet.com W: www.thechocolatemanor.com

Take a journey through Chocolate & tantalise your taste buds with our tasting session, followed by a 3 course dinner at the fabulous, award-winning Angler’s Rest. Learn about how our favourite chocolate is created, and be guided through a cocoa journey, uncovering flavours you may not have experienced in chocolate before. Cost £30. Booking essential – limited places.

DRAM ON THE BANN

Date: Sat 26 Jan

Time: 2.30pm – 5.30pm

Venue: Departs from The Crannagh, 78 Portstewart Rd, Coleraine BT52 1SB

Contact: T: 07912 408 256 E: causewayfoodie@gmail.com W: www.causewaycoastfoodietours.com

An informal boat trip on the beautiful River Bann offering a relaxed and informative afternoon of whiskey or gin, food tasting and a light sprinkling of stunning scenery and wildlife on the Bann Estuary. Cost £59pp. Booking essential. Hosted by Causeway Coast Foodie Tours.

RORY & RACHEL’S KOREAN KITCHEN

Date: Sat 26 Jan

Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Ursa Minor Bakehouse, 45 Ann St, Ballycastle BT54 6AA

Contact: E: ursaminorbakehouse@gmail.com W: www.ursaminorbakehouse.com

Rory & Rachel return after an epic trip through Korea – a vegetarian feast of unapologetically funk laden food awaits. Whether it’s the crunchy, spicy fair of LA’s K-Town, the tradition sumptuous broths and stews of Busan or the sizzling street food of Seoul, you’ll get a taste of it all. Rory and Rachel bring their favourite recipes from their travels to Ballycastle for a Korean inspired banquet. Not to be missed. Cost £25. BYOB.

ULSTER-SCOTS SOCIAL

Date: Sat 26 Jan

Time: 7.30pm – 9.45pm

Venue: Peter Thompson Hall, 68 Freehall Road, Castlerock BT51 4RA

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Programme to include a short overview of the life, work and legacy of W.F. Marshall, including recitations of his poetry, musical interludes of traditional Scottish and Irish tunes, renditions by Farmer Poet, Brian Rankin and Scottish Country Dance show-cased by Elizabeth Brown-Kerr. Supper provided.

QUIZ NIGHT

Date: Wed 30 Jan

Time: 6.30pm – 7.30pm

Venue: Limavady Library, 5 Connell Street, Limavady BT49 0EA

Contact: T: 028 7776 2540 E: limavady.library@nilibraries.net

Get a team together or come along on the night and join a group for some quizzing fun. Booking desirable. Admission FREE.

SAM HENRY: CONNECTING WITH THE PAST

Date: 5 December – 26 January

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

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

Contact: T: 028 7776 0650 E: information@rvacc.co.uk W: www.roevalleyarts.com

This exhibition explores some of the work that groups in the Causeway Coast and Glens area have been involved in as part of the ‘Sam Henry: Connecting with the Past Collecting for the Future’ project.  Admission FREE.

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 E: info@flowerfield.org W: www.flowerfield.org

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.

CAUSEWAY 1718: SOCIETY IN TRANSITION

Date: Wed 9 Jan – Thurs 28 Feb                         

Time: Mon – Thurs & Sat 9.00am – 5.00pm Friday 9.00am – 4.30pm

Venue: Ballymoney Museum, Town Hall, Townhead Street, Ballymoney BT53 6BE

Contact: T: (028) 2766 0230E: cms@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk

This fascinating exhibition explores the people and places of the Causeway area, connecting local people and places with bigger national stories. Discover what was happening, why it happened, and what the 1718 Bann Valley Migration was all about. Admission FREE.

DOMINICAN COLLEGE COLLECTIVE

Date: Thurs 10 – Wed 23 Jan  

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

Venue: Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart

Contact: T: (028) 7083 1400 E: info@flowerfield.org W: www.flowerfield.org

We are delighted to present this exhibition of project work created by GCSE students at Dominican College, Portstewart. The students worked with renowned ceramicist Adam Frew assisted by Fiona Shannon in a series of pottery workshops to create this body of work. Admission FREE.

THE SELLER GIFT

Date: Sat 5 Jan – Sat 23 Feb

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

Venue: Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart

Contact: (028) 7083 1400 E: info@flowerfield.org W: www.flowerfield.org

The Seller Gift exhibition is a collection of relief prints, woodcuts and etchings from artist Robert Seller. 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.