{"id":13176,"date":"2016-12-09T14:09:17","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T13:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=13176"},"modified":"2016-12-09T14:10:13","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T13:10:13","slug":"upcoming-tourism-events-in-the-ards-and-north-down-borough-organised-or-supported-by-the-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2016\/12\/upcoming-tourism-events-in-the-ards-and-north-down-borough-organised-or-supported-by-the-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Tourism events in the Ards and North Down Borough."},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday 9 \u2013 Thursday 15 December<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Friday 9 December, Silver Jewellery Workshop<\/a><\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Ards Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards<\/p>\n

\u00a340 per person
\n10am \u2013 4pm
\nSpend a day of fun in the workshop and create a silver necklace or earrings. Booking essential.<\/p>\n

Info: ardsarts.com, 028 9181 0803<\/p>\n

Friday 9 and Saturday 10 December, Pip Utton is… Charles Dickens reading A Christmas Carol<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bangor Castle (Fri) & Portico, Portaferry (Sat)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a310, includes mulled wine and mince pies<\/p>\n

After a sell-out show in Ards in 2015, we are delighted to welcome back Pip\u2019s wonderfully atmospheric\u00a0incarnation of Charles Dickens.<\/p>\n

Info: ardsarts.com, 028 9181 0803<\/p>\n

Saturday 10 December, Christmas Crafts for Children in Ards VIC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ards Visitor Information Centre, Regent Street, Newtownards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free<\/p>\n

11am \u2013 3pm<\/p>\n

Make your very own snowman at this free craft activity. Children must be accompanied by an adult.<\/p>\n

Info: (028) 9182 6846, visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/p>\n

Saturday 10 December, Festive Sculptural Textiles Workshop<\/a>
\nArds Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a320 per person
\n10.30am \u2013 3pm
\nLearn how to make your own festive robin using traditional textile techniques and skills in a modern and innovative way. Booking essential.<\/p>\n

Info: ardsarts.com, 028 9181 0803<\/p>\n

Saturday 10 December, Christmas Arts Scheme<\/a><\/strong>
\nArds Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a315 per child
\n10am – 3pm
\nThis creative workshop will include Christmas arts and crafts, Jumping Clay and festive drama games. Suitable for children 6-12. Booking essential.<\/p>\n

Info: ardsarts.com, 028 9181 0803<\/p>\n

Friday 16 \u2013 Thursday 22 December <\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday 16 December, Festive Swing with Swingabella<\/a>
\nThe Queen\u2019s Hall, West Street, Newtownards <\/strong> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a312, includes mulled wine and mince pies<\/p>\n

8pm
\nA close-harmony vocal trio bringing back the sassy sound of the \u201830s and \u201840s \u2013 the Swing era.<\/p>\n

Info: ardsarts.com, 028 9181 0803<\/p>\n

For a full listing of our Christmas events within Ards and North Down Borough Council see visitardsandnorthdown.com\/Christmas<\/a><\/p>\n

Make Someone\u2019s Christmas<\/em><\/p>\n

#ANDmakesxmas<\/p>\n

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Exhibitions<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Exhibition: Toy Stories <\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Until Sunday 29 January<\/strong><\/p>\n

Long Gallery, North Down Museum, Bangor <\/strong><\/p>\n

This fun exhibition will look back at toys enjoyed by all from across the decades.<\/p>\n

Exhibition: All Wrapped Up for Christmas exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Until Saturday 24 December<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ards Crafts, 31 Regent Street, Newtownards<\/p>\n

A showcase of handcrafted gifts and ideas for Christmas at this free to visit exhibition.<\/p>\n

Exhibition: Juniper<\/strong><\/p>\n

Until Saturday 21 January<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ards Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards<\/p>\n

A series of atmospheric richly detailed and fantastical illustrations depicting the story of Juniper and her companions.<\/p>\n

Exhibition: Absorption <\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday 9 December 2016\u00a0\u2013 Saturday 21 January 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunburst Gallery, Ards Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards<\/p>\n

A solo exhibition of unique, textured and colourful sculptures by Ellie Niblock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friday 9 \u2013 Thursday 15 December Friday 9 December, Silver Jewellery Workshop Ards Arts Centre, Conway Square, Newtownards \u00a340 per person 10am \u2013 4pm Spend a day of fun in the workshop and create a silver necklace or earrings. Booking essential. Info: ardsarts.com, 028 9181 0803 Friday 9 and Saturday 10 December, Pip Utton is… … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13176"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13176"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13178,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13176\/revisions\/13178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}