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

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