SATURDAY, JUNE 16
BATTLE OF ROSS RE-ENACTMENT
The Battle of New Ross in which around 3,000 rebels died within a 12-hour period 220 years ago is being re-enacted on Saturday, June 16.
The re-enactment will come down Mary Street and into South Street for practical purposes and there will be a choir performing, a reading and a recitation.
BALLET ACADEMY PRESENTS LOVE BALLET.
The National Opera House will play host to the Ballet Academy on Saturday, June 16, when it presents ‘Love Ballet’ in the prestigious venue. It will be the company’s end-of-year performance and the dancers will be performing to some of the most popular music of all time including songs by legendary artists such as the Beatles, the Script, Adele and Robbie Williams in addition to music from some of Disney’s most successful family films. Students as young as three years-of-age will be among the performers on stage. The event is suitable for people of all ages to attend. Tickets, priced €17 (adults) and €11 (children) are available from the box-office at 053 9122144 or through nationaloperahouse.ie.
THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF EDITH PIAF.
Chanteuse Derby Browne will perform her personal tribute to Edith Piaf in the National Opera House on Saturday, June 16, at 8 p.m. The show will feature some of the legendary singer’s greatest works including ‘La Vie En Rose’, ‘No Regrets’, ‘autumn Leaves’ and ‘Under the Bridges of Paris’. Tickets for the show are priced €25 and €20. For more information or to book tickets contact the National Opera House at 053 9122144.
GOREY AGRICULTURAL SHOW
Preparations for the 159th Gorey Agricultural Show are well under way. The show will take place in Clonattin and this year there will be entertainment all day on the stage from Theresa and the Stars, Louise Morrissey and the Thunderbirds. Dancing with Declan will be there too. For more information, visit goreyagriculturalshow.com.
LUNCHTIME CONCERT
There will be a lunchtime soprano concert at St Francis Friary at 1 p.m.
The concert which will feature
Irish sopraNumbers Patricia Goggins and Ruth Gallagher as well as pianist Eithne Corrigan.
The trio will present a programme of vocal duets from Monteverdi, Mozart, Offenbach, Moore and Sue Furlong and the concert will also feature the CWSM Quartet. Tickets for the concert are available on the door.