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- Not So Scary Halloween
Not So Scary Halloween: Storytelling Event
31 Oct 2024, 10:15am - 3:15pm
North Down Museum
£2.50 per child
Join our spooktacular storytelling session led by Storyteller, Karen Edwards, of the Armstrong Storytelling Trust.
Not So Scary Halloween: Craft Workshop
31 Oct 2024, 10:00am - 4:00pm
North Down Museum
£5 per child
Join Kelsey from Squiggles and Giggles for our creeeepy craft workshop at North Down Museum!
- Friday Night Live
Friday Night Live: Cormac Neeson
1 Nov 2024, 8:00 - 10:00pm
Ards Arts Centre
£10, BYOB - no spirits please!
Cormac Neeson, the lead singer of Northern Irish rock band The Answer, blazed the road to rock ‘n’ roll glory for the better part of a decade, touring the world, sharing stage supports with the likes...
- Ulster Scots
Leid and Lairn: Stories and Songs of the Seanchai
2 Nov 2024, 2:00 - 4:00pm
Portico, Portaferry
£10
Colin Urwin is a modern-day Seanchaí. He is a folksinger, songwriter, storyteller and author.
- Art Exhibition
Exhibition Preview: November
7 Nov 2024, 7:00 - 9:00pm
Ards Arts Centre
Free
You are invited to join us at Ards Arts Centre for the Opening Reception of exhibitions: 'Aspire: Ventures in Craft' a group exhibition by Homo Faber Fellows 2023, and 'Lemon Juice' by Kathryn Graham.
- North Down Museum Exhibition
Petals and Pixels
24 Sep - 10 Nov 2024
North Down Museum
Free
This exhibition provides a glimpse into the collaborative work of mother-daughter artists Joanna Loane and Katie Armstrong, based in North Down.
- Ulster Scots
Leid and Lairn: Tha Queen O'Wunter
12 Nov 2024, 12:30 - 2:30pm
Donaghadee Community Centre
£6 (includes a bowl of broth and buttered wheaten)
Meet Tha Queen O’Wuntér as she casts her dark spell across the year and draws the harsh beauty of winter down across the land.
- Ulster Scots
Leid and Lairn: From Old to New, Ulster-Scots Songs
13 Nov 2024, 1:00 - 2:00pm
Ards Arts Centre
£6 (includes tea/coffee/shortbread)
Presented by NI Opera. Come and explore how Ulster-Scots song has changed over time: from folk song evolving into classical art song to folk song influences in contemporary song.
- Artist Showcase
Artist Showcase: Irene McBride
20 Aug - 17 Nov 2024
North Down Museum
Free
A showcase of work by local glass maker, Irene McBride.
- North Down Museum Exhibition
The Tower of Silence
12 Sep - 17 Nov 2024
North Down Museum
Free
Renowned artist Leslie Nicholl’s latest exhibition is inspired by his experiences during the dark days of isolation and uncertainty of the lockdowns that took place during the Covid pandemic of 2020.