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Vintage Tea Dance
Tue 2nd & Wed 3rd Sep at 8pm // Tkts: £3
After a series of workshops facilitated by ‘The
Arts of the Third Age’ initiative, participants will
come together and dance the night away with
oldt time dance everything from country to waltz
all backed by a superb ‘Big Band’. Come along and join in the fun.
Vintage dress optional.
Psychic Medium Claire Ziritt
C.R.A.I.C Strabane presents:
Sat 20th Sep at 8pm // Tkts: £10
After a sell out show earlier this year Claire Ziritt is back
with her amazing gift. she is without doubt one of the
finest exponents of her art in Ireland today.
Johnny Crampsie Song and Dance Festival
Fri 17th – Sun 19th Oct
Saturday 18th October
Friday 17th October
CRAIC in Session
The Alley Theatre at 8pm // Tkts: £6
Featuring music from CRAIC, songs
and stories from George Murphy and
traditional Irish dance from Niamh
Brown School of Irish Dance
Conal Gallen presents:
A Laugh and A Half
Fri 26th Sep at 8pm // Tkts: £20
He’s back! Yes, Conal Gallen returns to the stage with his brand new one man
stand up show. Early booking advisable.
Friday Night Mix Up
CRAIC Late Night
Session
MK’s Bar from 11pm
An Evening with Irelands
Garth Brooks
Fri 5th Sep at 8pm // Tkts: £5 // Cabaret Style Event
Featuring Tokyo Empire, White Male Actors, Those Ghosts and Freaks.
Jason Hughes and Friends
Sat 27th Sep at 8pm // Tkts: £10
AMA Music Agency presents
Irelands very own Garth Brooks - Jason Hughes will be
joined by special guests and school choirs live on stage
along with Strabane own superstar Rachael McCauley
from the X FACTOR. All Proceeds to NI Cancer Care.
Declan O’Rourke
Sat 6th Sep at 8pm // Tkts: £10 // Cabaret Style Event
Great songs, a unique voice and personable
stage presence have made Declan O’Rourke one
of Irelands most sought after live performers.
Declan’s incredible song –writing ability has seen
his songs being covered by artists such as Josh
Groban and Eddi Reader.
Johnny Crampsie
Workshops with Tangled
Roots
Daytime, The Alley Theatre
Suitable for 8 – 18year olds. To
register contact Jean Smyth at
jsmyth@strabanedc.com
Tangled Roots in
Concert
The Alley Theatre at 8pm //Tkts: £12,
£10 (con)
Sunday 19th October
CRAIC in Session
Smugglers Bar, Clady from 7pm to late
Featuring Eleanor Shanley, Frankie
Lane, Brendan Begley and Mike
Hanrahan. The night will be an
eclectic mix of roots, folk and
traditional music from around the
world
CRAIC Late Night
Session
OCTOBER EVENTS
Stables Bar from 11pm
Quercus Ensemble presents:
Three Worlds Meet Rocky Mountain Rendezvous
Fri 12th Sep at 8pm // Tkts: £7, £5 (con)
This multi-media presentation combines history, narration, live music, projected
images and dramatic acting featuring the Rocky Mountain adventures of
Plumbridge-born Robert Campbell and his close friend Thomas Fitzpatrick from
Co. Cavan in the early 19th century. This performane will feature the traditional
sounds of Native American flute and drum.
Mickey Bartlett Is Not Even Sorry
Sat 13th Sep at 8pm // Tkts: £12, £10 (con)
Straight out of the comedy hub that - somehow - is
Lurgan, Micky Bartlett is Northern Ireland’s answer to
Kevin Bridges. In his brand new show Micky explores
relationships…again, and tells everyone what it’s like to be
mildly famous and absolutely broke.
Culture Night
Friday 19th September
Explore, Experience Enjoy
Yarn Bombing
Strabane Library 2pm – 4pm
O2 Instore Promotional Day
Strabane Craft Collective Open Day
& Workshop
Railway Street
Anne Sands from the ‘Sands Family’
Performance & Workshop
Strabane Library at 7pm
Open Mic Night
The Alley Theatre from 8pm
Strabane Concert Brass
Strabane Golf Club from 9pm – 10pm
A Night of Acoustic Covers by Brian
Hassan
Charlies Bar 10.30pm - Late
Tue 21st Oct at 8pm // Tkts: £10, £8 (con)
Fri 3rd & Sat 4th Oct
Friday 3rd October
Saturday 4th October
Art Display
Strabane Library – all day
Fringe Events
Throughout Strabane Town
Thirst – A Play by Flann O’Brien
The Alley Theatre at 8pm.
A Musical event of style and
substance followed by an
introduction by Val O’Donnell.
Flann’s Yer Only Man by Val
O’Donnell
MK’s Bar, Evening Performance
A comedy based on the life of Brian
O’Nolan aka Flann O’Brien, Myles na
Gopaleen)
For more information please visit facebook.com/fobliteraryfestival
Richie Remo and Friends in Concert
A Day/Night of Free Cultural Events
Strabane Town:
Flann O’Brien Festival
Unveiling of Public Artwork
Strabane Library at 4.30pm
King of Comedy Promotions presents:
Songs, Games and Dances at the Cafe de Paris’
The De Selby Institute presents
Bready
Killeter
Traditional Music & Dance
For more information on Culture Night visit
www.alley-theatre.com or call the box office on 028 71 384444
NOVEMBER EVENTS
Conal Gallen is bringing his hilarious hit comedy play ‘A Bit On The Side’ back to
The Alley Theatre for one night only.
Surestart Strabane presents:
Mums to Be
Fri 10th Oct at 7pm
2 Free Tickets per Expecting Mum
A fantastic night of fun, information and advice. Treat
yourself as the evening will include expert speakers,
raffle prizes, fashion show and refreshments.
Sion Mills Walking Tours
Leaving from the Stables
Newtownstewart
Country and Showband legend Gloria found her greatest success with her version
of ‘One Day at a Time’. Support from Gary Gamble, Ian Coalter, Kenneth Neely,
Geri Kane, Simon Peter and Patrice.
Along with his big band this concert tour will showcase
all of Ritchie’s most popular tracks like ‘Cutest Girl’ ,
‘Absent Friends’ and ‘Oh Eh Oh’ to name a few along
with covers from greats like Garth Brooks , Johnny Cash
and Mumford and Sons.
Alfresco Painting Workshop
The Stables from 10am – 1pm
Strule Art Painting Group Exhibition
Newtownstewart Library
Fri 24th Oct at 8pm // Tkts: £12
A Bit On The Side
Sion Mills
Traditional Music and Dance
Plumbridge Parochial Hall from
8.30pm
Country Legend Gloria
Thu 9th Oct at 8pm // Tkts: £12.50
Ulster –Scots Ceilidh Social Night
Sollus Centre at 7pm
Plumbridge
Quercus Ensemble, Northern Ireland’s exciting and dynamic chamber ensemble.
Be transported back to the golden age of the Parisian salon, with love songs by
Faure, Saint-Saens’s gripping Danse Macabre, and Bizet’s vibrant depiction of
children’s games. Heavy Mob Theatre Company presents:
Your Honour, Your Honour
Sat 11th Oct at 8pm // Tkts: £10
This comedy farce set in a run-down Golf Club will have you laughing all the
way home. From the writer of ‘Two Little Boys’ and ‘True Colours’ comes ‘Your
Honour, Your Honour’ – so good they named it twice!
Strabane Ethnic Community Association presents:
Diwali Festival
Thu 16th Oct at 11am // Tkts: FREE
Six local primary schools will be presenting their
Bollywood and Banghra styles of dancing in celebration
of the Diwali Festival.
featuring Conal Gallen
Sat 1st Nov at 8pm // Tkts: £20
The Great Hunger
Fri 7th Nov at 8pm // Tkts: £7, £5 (con)
Patrick Kavanagh’s finest work, its protagonist is
bachelor farmer Patrick Maguire who has spent years
at his mother’s beck and call. When she dies he is 65
and has missed finding a wife and family of his own.
Sneak – A – Peek at the Alley Theatre Open Day
Sat 8th Nov at 12noon - 3pm // Tkts: FREE // Pre –Booking Essential
Come and see what goes on behind stage. Throughout the day there will be
paintshops, costume, wigs and makeup workshops, technical showcases and lots
more. Suitable for all ages come along and meet the team and take part in lots of
FREE hands on theatre themed fun.
Puddle Alley Theatre Company presents:
Bookworms
Wed 12th and Thu 13th Nov at 8pm // Tkts: £10, £8 (con)
Hilarious comedy looking at the trials and tribulations
of one family in post-Celtic Tiger Ireland as they hold
their local Book Club in their home.
THE ALLEY
AT A GLANCE GUIDE
AUTUMN/WINTER 2014
September EVENTS
The Artist, The Essential
Entrepreneur and Visionary
Tue 18th Nov at 10am to 4pm // Tkts: FREE
One day seminar offering creative spaces for artists
and environmentalists from the local area and
beyond to explore the concept of the artist as an
entrepreneur.
Foyle Follies
Mon 3rd Nov – Fri 28th Nov
Saturday 13th December at 8pm // Tkts: £10
The ‘girls’ have pulled out all the stops for this
Christmas spectacular. The perfect Christmas night
out full of big hair, big numbers and big laughs in this
brand new show.
My Shoes Might Fit You
Community Partner: BELB Inclusion Unit - facilitated by Mervyn Smyth
‘My Shoes Might Fit You’ is a photographic exhibition completed by young Roma
teenagers living in South Belfast examining Roma culture.
Christmas Show at the Alley
An Evening of Living Vintage
Join all the pupils of St Columba’s Primary School as they
perform their annual Christmas Show at the Alley. Get
in the Christmas spirit as the pupils provide a lifetime of
magical memories.
Fri 21st Nov at 8pm //Tkts: £10
Marie Curie Cancer Care (Strabane Branch) presents:
Strabane Community Carol Service
Thu 18th Dec at 8pm // Tkts: £6
Sat 22nd Nov at 1pm & Mon 24th Nov at 10am & 11:30am
Tkts: £7, £5 (con), Family of Four £20
Join in the North West Community Christmas Carol Service in this very heartwarming festive evening. Enjoy music from St Joseph’s Brass Band and the
wonderful harmonies from The North West Gospel Choir and soloist Jamie
Moorehead. Michael Whitmore’s delightful adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s magical
tale conjures up a captivating mix of fantasy, fable and love triumphing over evil
in this ever popular Christmas favourite.
Christmas with John
McNicholl
Following last year’s superb Christmas show,
one of Ireland’s top country singers, John
McNicholl, will be returning to The Alley this
December. This brand new show features Gary
Wilson, Nuala McEvoy, The John McNicholl Band
and Sheila McNicholl.
Christmas in the Trenches
Tue 25th Nov at 10am
// Tkts: £4
Using a mix of period songs, live music, and
fragments of different narratives and lives, this
show presents and entertaining and emotive
invocation of the first winter of World War 1, the
war they said would be over by Christmas.
Brassneck Theatre Company presents:
‘The Holy, Holy Bus’
by Pearse Elliot
Sat 29th Nov at 8pm
// Tkts: £12
There is a pilgrimage that leaves a West Belfast
Parish once a year to tour the holy sites of Ireland.
The local parishioners call it, ‘The Holy Holy Bus’.
We follow the female faithful on personal journeys
on this hilariously madcap adventure which will
change their lives forever. This show contains some
strong language, suitable for over 16’s.
DECember EVENTS
ART DEVELOPMENT
Aug 2014 - Mar 2015
Jazz Gazette Christmas Extravaganza
Mon 29th Dec at 8.30pm // Tkts: £8 // Cabaret Style Event
Enjoy the Christmas season with an evening of superb jazz songs with a sprinkling
of festive numbers performed by Jazz Gazette.
The Logues New
Year’s Eve Eve Party
Tuesday 30th December at 8pm // Tkts: £10
// Cabaret Style Event
Get ready for the Castlederg folk rock
band to lift the roof off the Alley with
their energetic sound. They will throw
one hell of a New Year’s Eve Eve Party
and everyone is invited!
ART EXHIBITIONS
Wed 3rd Dec at 8pm
// Tkts: £14, £12 (con)
The Ulster Orchestra are back with their hugely
popular sing a long Christmas show, featuring festive
favorites and fun for all the family.
Mon 25th Aug – Fri 29th Sep
Northern Ireland Association
(NIPA) Print Exhibition 2014
A wonderful range of photographic styles by
members of NIPA.
Arts Council of Northern Ireland funded
project for over 55yrs
Summer Tea Dances with costume enhancement/
corsage, Sing out Loud-Choir, Mosaics work., Masterclasses in old
crafts/arts/skills, Film making.
Commencing Tue 16th Sep (for 8 weeks) 1.30pm - 3.30pm // Cost: £35
Through the eye of the Needle
with Yvonne Rogers
Using stump work –raised embroidery to create a flax flower. Fabric and thread
supplied.
Over 5 weeks (Fri) 26th Sep to 24th Oct
2pm to 4pm // Cost: £30
Crochet workshop
with Margaret Crabtree
This workshop will provide a chance to develop
crochet stitches at basic and intermediate level.
Participants must provide their own materials.
Sat 25th Oct from 10.30am to 12.30pm // Cost: FREE
The Big Draw- Strabane
Strabane’s Big Draw will be held in conjunction with Strabane Library and the
Alley Theatre so come along and check it out – but wear old clothes or your
Halloween gear.
Thu 30th Oct from 10.30am - 12.30pm and 1pm - 4pm
// Cost:£5
A Halloween Stir About
Revamp costumes in time for this year’s Halloween
high jinks. Bring along your own materials, use
recyclable materials, old materials and use hand
sewing and machining skills to help you restyle your
costume ready for this year’s Halloween’s fun. Swap
shop also available.
Featuring St Joseph’s Brass Band, St Catherines P.S,
Knockavoe P.S and the Gaelscoil Uí Dhochartaigh
Sat 27th Sep 10am - 4pm // Cost: £25
An exhibition by Artists from Seacourt Print
Workshop
‘Come and See’ presents a collection of limited
edition, original prints by artists from Seacourt
Print Workshop (SPW).
Strabane Library Rooms
From 10.30am to 11.30am/11.30am to 12.30pm
Children’s Grizzly arts workshop. Open to all.
12.30pm
Punch and Judy / Magic show
Story-telling in the library
Decorative corsage Workshop
with Nicola Bamford
Reinvent old or broken jewellery by making it into
something new. How about a new necklace,
bracelet, corsage or even a brooch bouquet.
Bring along old costume pieces of your own.
Sample materials are supplied and people can
purchase larger costume pieces from the artist
on the day.
(Tue) 7th Oct to 25th Nov (for 8 weeks) 6pm to 8pm // Cost: £45 (Con £35)
Mon 27th & Tue 28th October 10am - 3.30pm // Cost £14
// 11yr + (mid term break)
Strabane Library Rooms
Song writing workshops
With writer/musician Pamela Brown and Connor
Kelly
Celebrating Dylan Thomas and John Lennon. these
workshops bring together a variety of song writing
and spoken word styles, hip-hop, folk and pop.
Participants can bring a musical instrument or musical
accompaniment will be provided.
Creative Writing Workshop
with Pamela Brown
The workshops offer facilitation, poetry, short story, memoir, flash fiction and
fiction, as well as script writing.
Thu 30th Oct // Cost: £8 // 9yrs+
Strabane Library Rooms
Manga workshop
Sat 11th Oct (for 8 weeks) 10.00am - 4.00pm // Cost:£25
Come and See
Halloween Fun Time
3pm
The Snowman
Join St. Joseph’s Brass Band for this children’s classic
of the film adaptation of Raymond Brigg’s enduring
Christmas tale. St Joseph’s Brass Band will perform
Howard Blake’s uplifting music while school choirs
will sing enchanting music such as ‘Walking in the
Air’ as you watch the film on a big screen. This
performance will be a great way to start Christmas.
with Tangled Roots
This is your chance to learn tips from the
professionals with an opportunity to perform with the
band that evening.
Sat 25th Oct
Ulster Orchestra Christmas Show
Tue 9th, Wed 10th & Thu 11th Dec at 8pm
// Tkts: £7, £5 (con)
Johnny Crampsie Music Workshops
(8yrs+)
Arts for the Third Age
Sat 20th Dec at 8pm
// Tkts: £20
Wireless Theatre Company presents:
Sat 18th Oct from 2pm to 4pm // Cost: £5
‘Nomad Kyrgyz People on Tien Shan Mountains’ is a
documentary photo project made on the route of
Bishkek, Susamur, Jalal-Abad, Osh, Balikchi, Issik Lake
and Toktogul.
Tue 16th & Wed 17th Dec at 7.30pm
// Tkts: £5, £3 (con)
Authentic 1940 – 1950 Vintage Fashion Show
The Snow Queen
By Seacourt Print artist – Penny Berwill
A workshop for school arts students. A chance for young artist’s to learn skills
within the medium of printing under the direction of a printmaker.
Nomad Kyrgyz People on Tien Shan
Mountains
The Christmas Pageant
Marie Curie Cancer Care (Strabane Branch)
presents:
Quantum Theatre present:
Dry point etching workshop
Mon 8th Dec 14 to Fri 2nd Jan 2015
St Columba’s Primary School presents:
The Living Vintage Company is delighted to be
displaying their private collection of authentic
clothes & accessories in a vintage fashion show
extravaganza as a fundraiser in aid of Marie Curie
Cancer Care.
Fri 10th Oct from 10.00 - 1.00pm & 1.45 - 4.45pm
Cost: £5 (Two separate sessions with 8 places available in each)
Salt Etch Printing - An Introduction
Workshop
with Matthew O’Kane
Workshops will cover storyboarding, manga
artwork techniques and stop motion animation.
with Seacourt print artist – Penny Berwill
Salt Etch is a safer intaglio process that uses copper
sulphate to ‘bite’ aluminium. It is possible to get a
range of marks including fine lines and expressive
brush effects. This class is suitable for beginners.
Bring an A4 image to work from and old shirt/ apron to
protect your clothing.
GUIDE DOGS
WELCOME