{"id":6346,"date":"2013-09-18T08:57:58","date_gmt":"2013-09-18T07:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=6346"},"modified":"2013-09-18T08:57:58","modified_gmt":"2013-09-18T07:57:58","slug":"jacqueline-from-whatsonni-com-shares-her-pick-of-family-events-happening-across-the-north-this-weekend-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2013\/09\/jacqueline-from-whatsonni-com-shares-her-pick-of-family-events-happening-across-the-north-this-weekend-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacqueline from whatsonni.com shares her pick of family events happening across the North this weekend."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Finghin Collins, the Irish piano virtuoso, has played the world from Chicago to Seoul and now Portaferry on Saturday 21st<\/sup> September.\u00a0\u00a0His recordings are worldclass and recently he has been appointed an Associate Artist of the RT\u00c9 National Symphony Orchestra. Collins will perform\u00a0Haydn Sonata in E flat major Hob XVI:49, Chopin Mazurka Op. 17 no. 4 and Debussy Estampes.\u00a0Dearbhla, his sister, also an international pianist, will join him to play Schubert\u2019s \u201cFantasie in F minor\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Tyrone<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Culture Night Strabane – A Day & Evening of Free Cultural Events takes place this Friday 20th September with music, comedy and dance events taking place. In Strabane, Sion Mills, Newtownstewart, Plumbridge, Donemana and Beady.<\/p>\n

Fermanagh<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Wrestling Superstars are taking a break from their tours of America, Europe, Japan & Mexico to take part in a giant one-off extravaganza in\u00a0County Fermanagh.\u00a0 The\u00a0Lakeland Forum Leisure Centre\u00a0is the venue for this year’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 an epic encounter inside the ring that\u2019ll grip the audience’s attention like nothing you have seen before.\u00a0 The spectacular event takes place on\u00a0September 21st\u00a0with doors opening at\u00a07.30pm\u00a0and show time at\u00a08.00pm. Spectators will get the chance to get up close and personal with their favourite stars.<\/p>\n

Derry<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Moondog Productions Ltd presents the hit news comedy panel show, The Blame Game, featuring comedians Tim McGarry, Colin Murphy, Neil Delamere and Jake O\u2019Kane with special guest. \u00a0Both shows will be recorded for broadcast on BBC Northern Ireland and\u00a0BBC Radio Ulster on Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th September. Tickets are free! If you would like to attend a recording at the\u00a0Millennium Forum on any of the above dates, please apply for tickets at:\u00a0bbc.co.uk\/tickets.\u00a0 Doors open at 6pm and will close at 6.45pm when there will be no admittance to the theatre.<\/p>\n

Armagh<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Shoppers will get a lot more than they bargained for at Rushmere this Autumn as the popular shopping centre and Retail Park gets set to host their biggest interactive Sci-Fi exhibition on 21st and 22nd September, with charitable donations collected over the two-day event going to support Save the Children.\u00a0 Sci-fi and fantasy film fanatics of all ages will get the chance to see some of their favourite characters come to life at the fully interactive Heroes and Legends exhibition, which has been organised by The Emerald Garrison, famed for their Star Wars costume club and life-like film set design. \u00a0Whether you\u2019re a Gryffindor or Slytherin fan, want to find out if the inside of the Tardis is really as big as it seems, \u00a0or are just curious about what it\u2019s really like to be a GhostBuster, the Emerald Garrison Heroes and Legends exhibition will have it all.<\/p>\n

Antrim<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Streets Alive project will ensure that the streets and key locations within Portrush Town Centre will become a hive of activity for one day \u2013 this Saturday 21st September. There will be activities to suit all age groups and abilities, for individuals and family groups alike.\u00a0 Activities will include abseiling, Portrush Peninsula Walking Tour, On-Street Live acoustic music sessions at town centre locations,\u00a0 surfing lessons at East and West Strand Beaches,\u00a0 Activ8 Adventure Challenge, Multi Sports Cage Action, Urban Street Dance displays and DJ, Street Basketball Blitz, kite flying and much more!<\/p>\n

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Belfast<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nThe fifth\u00a0Culture Night Belfast\u00a0is arguably the hottest date in the city\u2019s packed cultural calendar this Friday 20th September. And with over 250 free, family-friendly events taking place right across the city, organisers are promising \u201ceven more of everything\u201d in this year\u2019s event.\u00a0 From the yoga-tastic big opening to the grande flaming finale featuring\u00a0Firepoise and the Ulster Youth Orchestra,\u00a0Culture Night Belfast\u00a0literally has something for all tastes and dispositions.\u00a0 The city will once more be illuminated, transformed and opened up in unpredictable and spectacular ways – for all to enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Down Finghin Collins, the Irish piano virtuoso, has played the world from Chicago to Seoul and now Portaferry on Saturday 21st September.\u00a0\u00a0His recordings are worldclass and recently he has been appointed an Associate Artist of the RT\u00c9 National Symphony Orchestra. Collins will perform\u00a0Haydn Sonata in E flat major Hob XVI:49, Chopin Mazurka Op. 17 no. … 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\/6346"}],"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=6346"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6347,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6346\/revisions\/6347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}