{"id":5638,"date":"2013-04-18T09:31:54","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T08:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=5638"},"modified":"2013-04-18T09:32:46","modified_gmt":"2013-04-18T08:32:46","slug":"whatsonnis-pick-of-family-events-across-ni-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2013\/04\/whatsonnis-pick-of-family-events-across-ni-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"whatsonni&#8217;s pick of family events across NI this weekend."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Down<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/pickoftheweek.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4976\" title=\"pickoftheweek\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/pickoftheweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a>Wrestling Superstars are taking a break from their tours of America, Europe, Japan &amp; Mexico to take part in a giant one-off extravaganza in County\u00a0Down.\u00a0 The Eclipse Theatre\u00a0 is the venue for this year&#8217;s must-see event where fans will have the chance to witness the passion of dedicated athletes perfecting their craft.\u00a0 Wrestling Superstars will collide in a clash of skill and will in the ring that will grip the audience&#8217;s attention like nothing you will have seen before.\u00a0 The spectacular event takes place on\u00a0Saturday, April 20th\u00a0with doors opening at\u00a07.30pmand show time at\u00a08.00pm. Spectators will get the chance to get up close and personal with their favourite stars. \u00a0 This is a great chance to have a great night out with friends and family at an affordable price. The action, excitement and fun cannot be matched. <strong> For all our County Down events click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/down\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tyrone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rising star Sarah McQuaid\u2019s voice has been likened to malt whiskey, melted chocolate and \u201choney poured into wine\u201d. A captivating performer, she seduces her audience with cheeky banter and stories from the road, as well as with stunning musicianship; in her hands, the guitar becomes much more than merely an accompanying instrument.\u00a0 See Sarah perform on Friday evening at the An Creagan, Omagh. \u00a0<strong>For all our County Tyrone listings click \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/tyrone\">HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fermanagh<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Riverbank Productions proudly present Carlo Collodi\u2019s classic Italian tale Pinocchio at the Ardhowen Theatre on Thursday 18th April.\u00a0 Gepetto decides to make a marionette from a magical piece of wood and he calls his puppet Pinocchio. Actors, puppets and a catchy musical score tell the story of the mischievous puppet\u2019s adventures as he turns into a donkey and is swallowed by a shark.\u00a0 This show is guaranteed to delight family audiences and is aimed at children aged four to nine. \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>For all our County Fermangh listings click \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/fermanagh\">HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Derry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An affectionate epitaph to the women and men who sewed, sweated, laughed and cried in Derry\u2019s shirt factories through the decades, Tillies at the Millennium Forum is a vivid and emotional portrait of the famous factory and its times.\u00a0 Opened in 1856, Tillies and Henderson\u2019s factory stood for one hundred and forty seven years as a testament to the industrialist William Tillie and to the sewing skills of the factory girls of the city until its eventual demolition in 2003. Performances Friday 19th and Saturday 20th April. \u00a0<strong>For all our County Derry\/Londonderry listings click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/londonderry\">HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Armagh<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dust off your space hoppers and lava lamps, it\u2019s time for Europe\u2019s premiere 70\u2019s party at the Market Place Theatre Armagh this Friday 19th April! David Cassidy to 10cc, Bay City Rollers to Donna Summer, Donny Osmond to Sweet, and Boney M to Suzi Quatro. All the classic pop hits of that \u2018superlicious\u2019 decade are celebrated in authentic style, along with hits from the decades biggest musicals \u2018Grease\u2019 &amp; \u2018Saturday Night Fever\u2019 in this bumper extravaganza. This stunning show features some of the finest singers and musicians in the land, with yards of denim, satin, leather, kipper ties, flares and a Raleigh Chopper! \u00a0<strong>For all our County Armagh listings click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/armagh\">HERE.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Antrim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The phenomenally popular Breakfast Club Movies are back at the Ulster Hall, with four more opportunities to enjoy a continental breakfast with tea and coffee served in our vintage china while wrapped up in some of the greatest movie classics of all time.\u00a0 PLEASE NOTE: breakfast is served from 10am with the movie beginning at 10.30am Sunday 21st April. \u00a0 <strong>For all County Antrim listings click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/armagh\">HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Down Wrestling Superstars are taking a break from their tours of America, Europe, Japan &amp; Mexico to take part in a giant one-off extravaganza in County\u00a0Down.\u00a0 The Eclipse Theatre\u00a0 is the venue for this year&#8217;s must-see event where fans will have the chance to witness the passion of dedicated athletes perfecting their craft.\u00a0 Wrestling Superstars &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2013\/04\/whatsonnis-pick-of-family-events-across-ni-this-weekend\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/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\/5638"}],"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=5638"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5693,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5638\/revisions\/5693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}