Siriusly Arts

30 November 2009

As Time Goes By Friday 4 December 8:00pm

Sirius Arts Centre presents

As Time Goes By

Songs from the 20's 30's & 40's

With Ryan Morgan, Jim Quinlan & Alan Carmody

Special encore performance Friday 4 December 8:00pm

Tickets €18

contact 021 481 3790 for more information!

Opening Thursday 3 December 7:30pm at Sirius!

LOST SOULS, PIONEERS AND LONG-DISTANCE TRAVELLERS

An Exhibition of Photographs by Mark Carmody
Words by Jim Wilson
In celebration of their new book: "Shorebirds of Ireland"
Published by Collins Press

In the west Gallery
"Irish Shorebirds"
an exhibition by Cobh YMCA PARENTS AND KIDS TOGETHER
artworks taken from workshops with Jim Wilson.

Opening reception Thursday 3 December 7:30pm
Exhibition runs until Sunday 24 January 2010

For more information contact Sirius Arts Centre at (021) 481 3790
or email cobharts@iol.ie

Please note that Sirius will be closed from 21/12/09 to 05/01/10 for Christmas Holidays.

30 October 2009

RDS National Crafts Competition Prize Winners Exhibition Comes to Sirius Arts Centre

Sirius Arts Centre
Hosts

THE RDS NATIONAL CRAFTS COMPETITION
Prize Winners Exhibition

Opening Thursday 5 November at 7pm

Since its inception in 1968, the RDS National Crafts Competition encourages and promotes the practice of craft in Ireland and is now considered to be a major event in the Irish crafts industry calendar. The Competition is organised in association with the Crafts Council of Ireland.

With craft categories such as ceramics, glass, furniture and textiles, the Competition is a unique opportunity for craft workers and designers to compete for prestigious awards and prizes.

Sirius Arts Centre is thrilled to be one of the exhibiting venues for the winners competition this year.

Exhibition runs until Sunday 22 November

For more information visit the website for the RDS at: http://www.rds.ie/
Or contact Sirius Arts Centre at: 021 481 3790

23 October 2009

OCTOBER BANK HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER WEEKEND - IN AID OF COBH MARITIME SONG FESTIVAL!!

Sirius Arts Centre
Presents
A fundraising music weekend to help support
THE COBH MARITIME SONG FESTIVAL
FRIDAY 23 – MONDAY 26 OCTOBER

Sirius Arts Centre is organising a weekend of music concerts and sessions in Cobh!
Featuring guests from Cobh, Cork and the UK.

FRIDAY 23 October 8pm – In the Sirius Arts Centre
JIMMY MAGEEAN, PAT SHERIDAN,
LOCTUP TOGETHER AND KALAMAZOO
To commemorate our friend and past Maritime Festival Performer, Johnny Collins
Tickets €12/€10 Concession

SATURDAY 24 OCT 9PM –
BELLA VISTA HOTEL
Spy Hill, Cobh Featuring

Garland with Pat Sheridan, Jimmy Mageean, Loctup Together and friends.

SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER FROM 2PM ON -
THE ROARING DONKEY PUB, Top of the Hill, Cobh
Featuring guest performers, local musicians and all comers!

BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 26 OCTOBER FROM 3:30 ON –
HIGH CHAPARRAL BAR, Ballymore Cobh
SUPER SESSION –
featuring guest performers, local musicians of ALL AGES and the Ballymore Set Dancers.
ALL WELCOME!

For more information or to purchase tickets please contact Sirius Arts Centre at 021 481 3790 or via email at cobharts@iol.ie Johnny Collins Commemoration:

When we decided to organize a fundraiser for the Maritime Festival, the first person we contacted to lend support was the great, Johnny Collins. Johnny has performed at almost every edition of the Cobh Maritime Song Festival with his long time singing partner Jimmy Mageean. Johnny, in his never ending generosity immediately agreed to help us and come to Cobh for the weekend.Unfortunately, Johnny Collins passed away a few weeks later in Gdansk Poland where he was performing for their Tall Ships Concert with Jimmy Mageean and Pat Sheridan. It was a great shock to us all and to the thousands of people who have been touched by Johnny’s performances and spirit over the years.We dedicate the Firday Night concert to the memory of our dear friend, Johnny Collins. The evening will feature performances by Jimmy Mageean with Pat Sheridan, Chris Lock and Ian Tupling which make up Loctup together and Cobh’s own musical group KalamazooSpecial thanks to Bella Vista Hotel, The Watersedge Hotel, The Roaring Donkey, The High Chaparral and Ryan’s pub for their support

21 September 2009

NO CROWS Saturday 26 8:00pm Tickets €15.00

NO CROWS

Featuring:
Steve Wickham: Fiddle (from the Waterboys)
Anna Houston: Cello, Mandolin
Felip Carbonell: Guitar
Eddie Lee: Double Bass

NoCrows is an eclectic gathering of musicians from different cultures and influences. Steve Wickham, Anna Houston, Eddie Lee and Felip Carbonell met up initially for an informal weekly session in Shoot the Crows pub in Sligo in September 2005, which is still ongoing every Wednesday night.

Coming from very different musical backgrounds, they decided to mix it together and see what would come out. NoCrows repertoire is truly global as their music ranges from Portugal to Moldova, from Brittany to Russia, from Venezuela to Greece and beyond. Always on the lookout for a good tune, the band borrows from the classical oeuvre as it does from jazz, trad, folk and world music.

Mallorcan guitarist Felip Carbonell with his flamenco/manouche style guitar provides the engine for the band’s exciting and stylish music. The quartet’s melodies arrive on the wings of the violin, mandolin and cello. The cello and mandolin are played by Anna Houston. Anna’s Swiss/Celtic roots are apparent in her intricate and soulful playing. Steve Wickham of ‘the Waterboys’ is the violinist and his energetic style and repertoire adds spice to the quartet. Eddie Lee provides the hot grooves on his double bass. Eddie is a well respected musician and well known for his work with the Cafe Orchestra among others.

Tickets €15 – tickets are still available!

For more information or to book contact Sirius at cobharts@iol.ie or at (021) 481 3790!