The next concert in the series of Music In The Chamber concerts at Bangor Castle, is taking place on Friday 9th March and will feature the hugely popular alt-folk band Runabay. With uplifting melodies, complex instrumentation, their music will appeal to fans of artists like Jos\u00e9 Gonzalez and Fleet. Don\u2019t miss this chance to catch the band in the beautiful surroundings of The Chamber room at Bangor Castle. Show time is 8pm.\u00a0 Tickets cost \u00a310 and are on sale now at\u00a0www.ticketsource.co.uk\/ardsandnorthdown. Tickets can also be purchased from North Down Museum or any of Ards and North Down Borough Council\u2019s Visitor Information Centres.<\/p>\n
Navan Centre & Fort is the setting this Friday evening for a unique experience learning about the mysteries and wonders of the night sky. Observe the stars with expert astronomers from Armagh Observatory and Planetarium and discover the importance of the night sky during the time of St Patrick.\u00a0 Hosted by BBC Weather presenter Barra Best, attendees will have the opportunity to see the sky through telescopes. As this is an outdoor event, attendees are encouraged to dress accordingly and please bring along your own binoculars and\/or cameras if you wish. Booking essential.<\/p>\n
Treat your mum to a relaxing Afternoon at the Silverbirch Hotel Omagh this Saturday 10th March, and enjoy a delicious four course Afternoon Tea Menu, which begins with an amuse bouche followed by a selection of finger sandwiches, sumptuous cakes and scones served with fresh cream and local jam served with a selection of leaf teas (choose from Earl Grey Bravo, Hazelnut, Whiteberry, Apricot Green, Peach Oolong and Irish Breakfast Tea) or coffee and glass of bubbles!\u00a0 Incudes treat pack for Mum. Live entertainment by Monte Thompson.<\/p>\n
PROJECT TRACTOR & the BIG Country Breakfast on Saturday 10th\u00a0March,\u00a0is the second of a series of community focused fundraising events held by the Specialist Joinery Maghera to celebrate 30 years in business. Festivities will begin at 9.00am, with a bumper Charity Breakfast. Country star Richie Remo will provide the headline act for a strong bill of entertainment throughout the morning. Arbutus Catering will provide the tasty event catering.\u00a0 Entry for Children is free and they will be entertained by an adventure playground and a selection activities. The cavalcade of Tractors will roll out from Specialist HQ at 1.00pm sharp, to travel the 30 mile Anniversary Route via Maghera, Tobermore, Draperstown, Desertmartin, Magherafelt, Castledawson, Bellaghy, Gulladuff & then finally return to Specialist HQ.<\/p>\n
To coincide with Larne Art Club’s Spring Exhibition, which will be on display, art club members will be hosting a ‘hands on with art’ day this Saturday 10th<\/sup> March, giving visitors the chance to have a go at art using different mediums with an opportunity to learn more about being a member of Larne Art Club. Light refreshments provided. Everyone welcome!\u00a0 10.00am – 4.30pm.\u00a0Free admission.<\/p>\n The 20th Belfast Children\u2019s Festival takes place from the 9th to 14th March.\u00a0 Dive into the packed programme of theatre, visual art, music, dance, literature, workshops and talks, guaranteed to inspire joy, creativity and curiosity.\u00a0 Check out the Big Botanic Birthday Bash, which will be jam-packed with free activity for families over the main festival weekend.\u00a0 The festival also offers a diverse programme aimed at adults, professional arts practitioners and those working and studying in related fields.\u00a0See the full programme at www.youngatart.co.uk.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For more details on these events and to add your events free go to\u00a0whatsonni.com<\/a>. Follow us on twitter @whatsonNI and on facebook at\u00a0fb.com\/www.whatsonni.com<\/a>\u00a0for news, competitions and what\u2019s on near you. \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jacqueline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Down The next concert in the series of Music In The Chamber concerts at Bangor Castle, is taking place on Friday 9th March and will feature the hugely popular alt-folk band Runabay. With uplifting melodies, complex instrumentation, their music will appeal to fans of artists like Jos\u00e9 Gonzalez and Fleet. Don\u2019t miss this chance to … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1555],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15904"}],"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=15904"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15906,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15904\/revisions\/15906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Belfast<\/h1>\n