WHAT’S ON at a glance
BRAY ARTS SHOW
The Bray Arts Show takes place on the first Monday of every month in the Martello Hotel, Bray. Bray Arts is a forum for practitioners of music, art, poetry, writing, dance and drama in the Bray area. Doors open at 8 p.m. and all are welcome. Admission is €5.
GREAT MUSIC IN IRISH HOUSES FESTIVAL.
Kilruddery House, Thursday, June 15, ENGAGING French pianist Cedric Tiberghien joins forces with an ensemble of distinguished and mainly Irish wind players, including oboist Matthew Manning, clarinetist Macdara O’Seireadain, bassoonist Peter Whelan and British horn player Alec Frank-Gemmill for two of the great works in the chamber music canon at Kilruddery House on Thursday, June 15, at 8 p.m.
The musicians will perform Mozart’s Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major and Beethoven’s Horn Sonata, Duo for Clarinet and Bassoon and Quintet for Piano and Winds.
This collaboration between these exceptional musicians, will also feature a number of Beethoven duos, making this concert one of the most exhilarating musical highlights of the 2017 programme.
Presented in partnership with the French Embassy in Ireland and sponsored by Cairn Homes plc, tickets are available from Eventbrite.ie.
LUKA BLOOM
One of Ireland’s best-respected contemporary folk artists, Luka Bloom, will perform for one night at the Mermaid Arts Centre on Friday, June 16, He takes to the stage in celebration of Bloomsday and he’s a musician who continues to push the boundaries of what his music can do.
Having produced 20 albums since the 1970s, Luka Bloom is still as important and vibrant as ever. He comes to Mermaid showcasing songs from his latest album ‘Frugalisto’ as well as songs from his 40-year career.
Tickets are €18/€16 concession.
LEONARD COHEN’S BETWEEN YOUR LOVE AND MINE.
Last summer, writer John Mac Kenna began work on a requiem for theatre, in memory of young friends and in honour of those who mourn them. The requiem was inspired, in particular, by Leonard Cohen’s hope-filled lines: ‘Behold the gates of mercy, in arbitrary space, and none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace, o solitude of longing where love has been confined, come healing of the body, come healing of the mind.’ In late October 2016, just two weeks before his death, Leonard approved the final draft of Between Your Love and Mine.
Musical director for the requiem is Aisling Carter and it features the voices of Eric Butler, Katie Jacques and Shane Sullivan. The band features Aisling Carter on keyboard, Lucy Deegan on cello, Annie-Rose Deegan on violin and David Deay on drums. Spoken word is by Angela Keogh and John Mackenna, who also directs the requiem.
The requiem commences at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 24, at Mermaid Arts Centre, with tickets priced at €20/€18 concession.
TEDDY BEARS’ PICNIC
A Teddy Bears’ Picnic will take place in aid of Purple House Cancer Support in St Joseph’s, Old Conna Avenue in Bray on Tuesday, July 4, from midday. Admission is €6 per adult including refreshments and children go free.
THE TEN DARK SECRETS OF THE IRISH REVOLUTION.
Paddy Cullivan of Callanys Kicks, The Late Late Show, Leviathan and Kilkenomics brings an audiovisual spectacular a century after the Easter Rising to the Mermaid Arts Centre in Bray on Thursday, July 6, from 8 p.m.
Using satire, imagery, historical insight and song, Paddy reveals the 10 strangest things and darkest secrets that happened during the Rising, Revolution and Counter-Revolution (Civil War). He also draws parallels with those events and the effects on modern Ireland in a story that unfolds like an addictive whodunnit.
BOOK CLUB GREYSTONES LIBRARY
For avid readers, there are three book clubs for adults in Greystones Library. The clubs take place on the second Wednesday and the last Wednesday of every month at 11 a.m. and the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.
THE MUSIC CIRCLE
The Music Circle meets on the first Wednesday each month in Greystones Library from 7 to 8.45 p.m. Come and listen or participate by choosing your favourite classical pieces to share with others.
MUSIC MEDLEY
The East Coast Academy of Performing Arts are proud to present ‘A Musical Medley at the Mermaid Arts Centre on Saturday, July 17, The evening of song and dance will feature excerpts from all your favourite movies and musicals from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Hairspray, High School Musical, a Chorus Line and Cinderella. The event features students aged four to 12 from ECAP’s Greystones branch.