{"id":6820,"date":"2014-02-20T16:01:24","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T15:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=6820"},"modified":"2014-02-20T16:01:24","modified_gmt":"2014-02-20T15:01:24","slug":"10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-next-week-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2014\/02\/10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-next-week-38\/","title":{"rendered":"10 THINGS TO DO IN NORTHERN IRELAND NEXT WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/discovernipink1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6806\" title=\"discovernipink\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/discovernipink1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a>The Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) has put together a list of 10 exciting things to do in Northern Ireland over the next week (February 24 \u2013 March 2).<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lislea Drama Festival,      Lislea Community Centre, Lislea, Newry, Co. Down, <\/strong>runs until March      8.\u00a0 Lislea Drama Association presents      their 33<sup>rd<\/sup> Drama Festival welcoming groups from all over      Ireland with performances including the Lislea Dramatic Player\u2019s      production of Neil Simon\u2019s \u2018Odd Couple\u2019.\u00a0 <strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Queen\u2019s      GAA Festival, Upper Malone, Belfast, <\/strong>runs until March 22.\u00a0 Enjoy the action of the      first intervarsity GAA festival of its kind as Queen\u2019s hosts the Sigerson,      O\u2019Connor, Fitzgibbon and Ashbourne Cups at their Upper Malone facilities      as well as a programme of social events off the pitch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Birds of Iceland Talk,      St Macartin\u2019s Cathedral Hall, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, <\/strong>February 25.\u00a0 The RSPB Fermanagh Local Group, who actively      supports the work of the RSPB within the community, will host a Birds of      Iceland talk by Jim Wells.<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>All Shook Up \u2013 The Music      of Elvis Presley, Millennium Forum, City of Derry, <\/strong>February 26-27.\u00a0 Inspired      by and featuring songs from the King of Rock\u2019n\u2019Roll, this hip-swivelling,      lip-curling musical fantasy will have you jumping out of your blue suede      shoes<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>An Evening with Mark      Hix, Cultra Inn, Cultra, Co. Down, <\/strong>February 28.\u00a0 Mark Hix is one of London\u2019s most      eminent restaurateurs and for one night only, the celebrated chef brings      you a set four course menu with wine and chats about his food at your      table.<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Belfast      Nashville Songwriter\u2019s Festival, Various, Belfast, <\/strong>February 28 \u2013 March      9.\u00a0 Celebrating its 10<sup>th<\/sup> year, Belfast will come alive to      the sound of over one hundred singer-songwriters from Northern Ireland and      across the world, from Americana to Blues &amp; Rock, Country and      Traditional Folk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>Wendy Jack Acoustic Show, Ranfurly House Arts      &amp; Visitor Centre, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, <\/strong>March 1.\u00a0 A local singer-songwriter and      recording artist, Wendy is set to perform new material as well as some      classics as she takes her audience on a journey through a magical world of      \u2018Fairies\u2019.<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cultural      Crossings 2014, Roe Valley Arts &amp; Cultural Centre, Limavady, Co.      Londonderry, <\/strong>March      1.\u00a0 Louisiana-born Sarah Savoy will perform with a top Cajun dance      band, playing both guitar and washboard along with her humourous chat and      easy Southern charm she is set to captivate her audience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Planet Aliens, Armagh Planetarium, Co. Armagh, <\/strong>March 1.\u00a0 A family show telling the story of the Planet      Aliens and the wonderful world they come from, with a uniquely designed      set along with props, puppeteers and local actors that will teach children      about the stars, planets and the cosmos.\u00a0\u00a0      <strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Spring      Walking with Cowper Lynas, Londonderry Arms Hotel, Carnlough, Co. Antrim, <\/strong>March 1-2.\u00a0 A      weekend of spring walks led by qualified Mountain Leader Cowper Lynas as      you explore the local Glens of Antrim area. \u00a0<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) has put together a list of 10 exciting things to do in Northern Ireland over the next week (February 24 \u2013 March 2). 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Down, runs until March 8.\u00a0 Lislea Drama Association presents their 33rd Drama Festival welcoming groups from all &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2014\/02\/10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-next-week-38\/\">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\/6820"}],"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=6820"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6821,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6820\/revisions\/6821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}