Late opening for Christmas shopping in Cobh!

Cobh & Harobur Chamber Urge SHOP LOCAL

Late Opening for Christmas

on Thursday 17th & Friday 18th December til 8pm

Sun 20th from 12 - 5 pm

Support your local community this Christmas

Cobh & Harobur Chamber Urge SHOP LOCAL

Late Opening for Christmas

on Thursday 17th & Friday 18th December til 8pm

Sun 20th from 12 - 5 pm

Support your local community this Christmas

Christmas Events at the Sirius between the 10th & the 18th Dec

Thursday 10 December 8pm
An evening with
Dennis Regan
Celebrating his recently released CD
With support Kate Perryman & Peter Piggott
Tickets €12

Saturday 12 December 8:00pm
Dog Tail Soup
With Colin Vearncombe (aka Black), multi-lingual performer Camilla Griehsel, along with twice Golden Globe nominee Maurice Seezer and Fergus O'Farrell from Interference. Also performing will be bass player, John Fitzgerald.
Tickets €15

Friday 18 December 8pm
CHRISTMAS CHEER WITH
TRIO
Featuring: Caroline Fraher, John Daly & Dominic Fin
A fundraiser for the Sirius Arts Centre
Tickets €20 (Includes Mulled Wine & Mince Pies)

Tickets are going fast – advance booking required!

The Best Christmas Gift Ever! Sirius Arts Centre Vouchers now available for purchase – can be used towards purchase of tickets for future music events or purchase of artwork from exhibitions. In Denominations €10, €20 or €50 – available by calling Sirius at (021) 481 3790 or drop in during gallery hours.

Lost Souls, Pioneers and Long-Distance Travellers

An exhibition of Photographs by Mark Carmody, words by Jim Wilson
At the Sirius Arts Centre,Cobh, County Cork

In celebration of their new book: “Shorebirds of Ireland” published by Collins Press
Opening Reception – Thursday 3 December 7:30pm
Exhibition runs until Sunday 24 January 2010

Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Friday 11AM – 5PM. Saturday and Sunday 2PM to 5PM
Monday and Tuesday Closed
please note: Sirius Arts Centre is closed for Christmas from 21/12/09 to 5/01/09

As Time Goes By - Songs from the 20’s 30’s & 40’s

Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh Co. Cork presents:

As Time Goes By - Songs from the 20’s 30’s & 40’s
Special Encore Performance!

Ryan Morgan, Jim Quinlan and Alan Carney

Friday 4 December 8pm
Tickets €18

Due to the great success of Saturday's concert, the Sirius is hosting an ENCORE PERFORMANCE of "As Time Goes By - Songs from the 20s, 30s and 40s" this Friday 4th December at 8pm. It's the perfect start to the Christmas season. A show to lift your spirits and leave a spring in your step! Don't miss out!


Tickets are €18, and may be purchased at the Sirius Arts Centre or by phoning: 021 481 3790


Email: cobharts@iol.ie (credit card facility available).

Ryan Morgan, Jim Quinlan and Alan Carney are “Puttin’ on the Ritz” this winter with a programme of songs from the early 20th Century. You will be delighted by the sophisticated stylings of Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers, Irvine Berlin and a bevy of other composers. Come along to the Sirius for an evening of classy and amusing songs – it’ll be the cat’s pyjamas! (or bees knees if you’re allergic...)

Not to be missed!

REMINDER THIS WEEKEND AT SIRIUS ARTS CENTRE MUSIC and the COBH WEDDING TRAIL!!

Saturday 28 November 8pm
An evening with Ryan Morgan, Jim Quinlin and Alan Carney
AS TIME GOES BY – Music from the 20’s 30’s and 40’s
A great night for the whole family
Tickets €18

SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER starting at Sirius Arts Centre at 1:30PM
THE COBH WEDDING TRAIL
Featuring Top Bridal Professionals, Entertainment, Fashion and more!
The trail starts at Sirius and continues on to these fabulous local venues

2:30 The Watersedge Hotel

3:30 The Crow’s Nest

4:30 Marlogue Inn

5:30 Gilbert’s Bistro

6:30 The Grand Finale in the Commodore Hotel

At each venue you will have the opportunity to meet with top professionals, visit unique venues, sample food from local providers. Everything you need to create your special wedding day.

The Wedding Train will depart Cork Station at 1:00pm for those of you travelling from Cork (special price tickets can be purchased at www.irishrail.ie) and a complimentary bus will be available to take visitors to the different locations so help them follow the trail.

Entrance to all venues is FREE! For more information contact Sirius Arts Centre at 021 481 3790 or via email at cobharts@iol.ie

Cobh Wedding Trail on Sunday, 29th November

Hotels and businesses of the Great Island present The Inaugural COBH WEDDING TRAIL on SUNDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2009 from 1:00pm onwards Celebrating Cobh as Your Complete Wedding Destination!


Explore the COBH WEDDING TRAIL and enjoy an afternoon of adventure in this spectacular cathedral town while designing your own special wedding day! Take the "Wedding Express Train" from Cork to Cobh, departing at 1:00 from Kent Station, Cork on Sunday 29 November and discover the hidden treasures that await you on the Great Island to assist you in planning a wedding experience that you will treasure forever. Whether it be a civil ceremony or a more traditional affair in one of the picturesque churches, Cobh has the ideal venue for you!

This event is more than a wedding faire - this is a MAGICAL MYSTERY TRIP that will delight your senses and match your bridal needs with the professionals that have the expertise to create your dream day. Claire Cullinane, owner of Illusive Model Agency and Ireland’s premiere fashion professional will be your hostess for the day, taking you on a tour of six select wedding venues on the GREAT ISLAND, featuring a progressive fashion show, a host of select wedding entertainment, wine and food tastings.

Beginning with the unique "Wedding Express" Train from Cork to Cobh you will be accompanied by our sophisticated Bride and her entourage! Celebrate with them as you travel the edge of Cork Harbour to Cobh Town Centre where your first stop on the COBH WEDDING TRAIL will be the Sirius Arts Centre, housed in the historic Old Yacht Club Building - one of Ireland's premiere locations for Civil Ceremonies, then follow the trail to the exclusive Watersedge Hotel for another glimpse of harbour side wedding possibilities. The Wedding Shuttle will next take you to party central! The Crow's Nest in Rushbrooke, one of Cobh's newest restaurants. The next stop on the trail is one of the Great Island's special treasures, the picturesque Marlogue Inn. Returning to center of Cobh you get an up close and personal view of Cobh's new gourmet bistro, Gilberts and complete your day in the grand atmosphere of the Commodore Hotel.

At each venue you will have the opportunity to meet top bridal professionals, view the latest in contemporary and traditional bridal fashion and sample the cream of local entertainment! The Cobh Wedding Trail will be highlighted with a weeklong promotion on 96 FM's Steve Haze show which will include a competition throughout the week featuring the grand prize of a unique bridal dress or outfit for any member of the bridal party created by top Irish fashion designer and Cobh native, Ernest Perryman.

Over 50 businesses are involved in this cooperative event, showcasing the best that Cobh has to offer. Culminating at the Commodore Hotel for a grand finale with all participants, entertainers and the latest fashions, giving perspective brides and bridegrooms the opportunity to create their once in a lifetime wedding day extravaganza!

More information to follow shortly, tickets for the Wedding Express train will be available for purchase from Iarnrod Eireann from their website at www.irishrail.ie for €5 return trip SOON. Reception for the Wedding Train begins at 12:30pm and departing the station at 1:00pm. A return trip will deliver you safely back to Kent station in the evening.

Cobh People's Winter Ball on Friday 27th November .

Sons of Steve McQueen to headline at the Chamber Ball

The Chamber are currently organising their Annual Winter Ball which will be held in the Commodore Hotel on Friday 27th November 2009. The Chamber are asking each business to support this event and perhaps to consider using the Ball as their Corporate/Staff Christmas Night out.

At the Ball this year the Chamber are hosting a Raffle in aid of a local charity therefore a variety of great prizes will be available on the night. There will also be spot prizes galore!

The night will begin with a Drinks Reception at 8pm followed by an excellent five course meal, after which ‘The Sons of Steve McQueen’, will take centre stage and will provide the main entertainment for the evening. The Ball is the highlight of the Chamber’s Social Calendar and promises to be a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

Tickets are only 55 euro and there are special rates available for group bookings so please contact Kathleen at the Chamber office should you require any further details and we look forward to seeing you all at the Ball!

For further information:
Email: info@cobhharbourchamber.ie
Tel: 021-4813612 / 4813892
Fax: 021-4811018

Christmas Sea Angling Fair on the 5th December

''BELLA VISTA''
CHRISTMAS FAIR COMPETITION

This is open to all anglers, no fancy rules, just a fun day out with loads of prizes!

Proceeds will go to the Irish International boat team travelling to Montenegro for the 2010 World Boat Angling Championships

€2000 PRIZE FUND
Based on minimum 56 entries

€500 for HEAVIEST FISH
Excluding Conger eel

MANY PRIZES FOR LONGEST FISH
Ling, Cod, Pollock, Coalfish, Pouting/PoorCod, Whiting, Gurnard, Flats
Ray. Bream, Scad, Tope, etc and MANY MORE CATAGORIES
Most Species (180mm size limit) Junior, Ladies

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€80 entry Seniors, €50 entry Juniors

WHEN & WHERE?

COBH HARBOUR 5TH DECEMBER 2009
Boats leave Harbour at 09.00, Fishing 10am - 3pm
Prize-giving 6pm at the Bella Vista Hotel, Cobh

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Contact Kit @ 087-6832179 or Martin @ 086-8219730
Posted entries to: 10C Wicklow Heights, Wicklow Town, Wicklow

THE RDS NATIONAL CRAFTS COMPETITION Prize Winners Exhibition

Sirius Arts Centre
Cobh, County Cork Ireland

THE RDS NATIONAL CRAFTS COMPETITION Prize Winners Exhibition opens on Thursday 5th November and will run until 22nd November.

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

Gallery hours are: Wednesday – Friday 11am – 5pm /Saturday and Sunday 2pm – 5pm/Closed Monday & Tuesday.

For more information visit the website for the RDS at: www.rds.ie

Or contact Sirius Arts Centre at: 021 481 3790

The Cobh Maritime Fundraising Weekend 23rd - 26th October

Sirius Arts Centre is organising a weekend of music concerts and sessions in Sirius and other venues to support the future of the Cobh Maritime Song Festival, 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
In a concert to commemorate our friend and past Maritime Festival Performer, Johnny Collins.

WEEKEND SESSIONS
Saturday 24 – Monday 26th October
A series of music sessions featuring past performers from the Cobh Maritime Song Festival, local musicians and on Monday a special SUPER SESSION with local musicians of all ages and the Ballymore set Dancers! At each of these sessions donations will be collected along with raffles, offering great prizes. ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE FUTURE OF THE COBH MARITIME SONG FESTIVAL!

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

Queen Mary 2 to visit Cobh

The Queen Mary 2, the flagship of the British merchant fleet will mark her fifth anniversary with a voyage around the British Isles in October 2009. Departing from Southampton on 15th October she will call at ports with historic Cunard connections such as South Queensferry (Edinburgh), Greenock, Liverpool, Cobh and Cherbourg. Thousands are expected to turn out to greet her as she makes her maiden calls at Greenock, Liverpool and Cobh.

The Queen Mary 2 will berth at the Cobh Cruise Liner Terminal at lunchtime on Wednesday 21st October and will sail again at 6 pm that evening. Cunard Line President, Peter Shanks who will be traveling on the voyage will lay a wreath at the Lusitania Peace Memorial in Cobh Town Centre in memory of those who died when the trans-Atlantic liner was torpedoed off the Old Head of Kinsale in 1915. The Queen Mary was the largest Cruise Liner in the world when launched on 12 January 2004 and at 345m is 6 metres longer than Independence of the Seas.

For Further Information visit www.linersincobh.com

News this week from the Sirius

Thursday 8 October
An evening with
LUKA BLOOM
Tickets €20 - Tickets going fast!!

Friday 9 October 8:00pm
A lecture by author Michael Smith
On Irish Explorer TOM CREAN
Tickets €10/€8

Saturday 10 October 8pm
A CD release celebration with Cobh native
SABRINA PIGGOTT
Tickets €12

Friday 16 October 8:00pm
ANDY IRVINE
Tickets €20

Saturday 17 October
Cork Shakespeare Company
Something Shakespeare This Way Comes
Tickets €12/€10

For more information or to book tickets contact Sirius Arts Centre at
021 481 3790 Or via email at cobharts@iol

Sirius Arts Centre Presents THE HIGH GROUND

An exhibition by ART 13 - An artist Collective from Youghal, East Cork

Exhibition runs until Sunday 25 October

Based in East Cork the collective, ART13 has been working together since last year on a project titled “On the Edge of My Sky” with Marie Brett, as a means of challenging the development of their work. The exhibition “The High Ground” celebrates the outcome of the artist’s achievements.

Featuring works by:

Angela Fitzgerald, Brendan Corrigan, Brdget Sullivan, Christy O’Keefe, Joe O’Connor, John O’Reagan, Johnny Wallace, Keith Bulman, Laurence Fitzgerald, Linda Barry, Nora Kenefick and Patrick O’Sullivan

Gallery Hours:Wednesday – Friday 11AM – 5PM/Saturday and Sunday 2pm – 5pm/ Monday and Tuesday CLOSED
Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh County Cork 021 481 3790

An evening with JOHNNY DUHAN

Friday 2nd October
The Sirius Arts Centre present
An evening with
JOHNNY DUHAN
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of his masterpiece "The Voyage"
8 p.m.
Tickets 20 euros/18 euros concession
http://www.siriusartscentre.ie/

Exciting Exhibition at Cobh Library

A photographic exhibition on life at Haulbowline Island has opened at the Cobh Library. The exhibition highlights the island's rich history with pictures and information on the Naval Service and Dockyard and Irish Steel. The history of the island is recounted from the establishment of the world's first sailing club, Royal Cork Yacht Club, on Haulbowline in 1720.

Cobh set to rock for the weekend

Come to Cobh the weekend and enjoy a real Blues Experience. 22 bands to play at 13 locations throughout the town read more here

Cork to Cobh 15 Mile Road Race

The Cork to Cobh 15 Mile Road Race will take place on 4th October 2009. Last year the event attracted a record entry, with 698 runners finishing the course. The race leaves Cork at 9.30 am and the first runners are expected in Cobh around 10.45 am. Entry forms are available on this link or from Kevin Cummins on 021 4292509 or email kevcummins@eircom.net

http://www.corkbhaa.com/pages/calender.htm

News from The Sirius Arts Centre

Thursday 24 September 8:00PM
From America The ANNAPOLIS BLUEGRASS BAND
Saturday 26 September 8:00PM
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.

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

HMS Bounty to visit Cobh this weekend 19th & 20th Sept

The visit, hosted by the Port of Cork, will see the HMS Bounty under the command of Captain Robin Walbridge and his 18 strong crew open up its decks and galleys to the public for tours throughout Saturday and Sunday.

Cobh set to Rock to the Blues

Over 22 bands to play at 13 different venues over 3 days!

Cobh will come alive to the rhythm of Blues Rock Music when the Cobh Blues Experience kicks into action on the 25th 26th & 27th September.

Twenty two local and international bands will be taking part in the festival, playing live Blues Rock music, such as Eric Clapton and Rory Gallagher favourites, at thirteen different locations in the town. The three day event is being sponsored by Guinness.
In what promises to be a great weekend of entertainment, free music gigs will take place at the following venues: Jack Doyle’s, The Well House, The Rob Roy, Mauretania, Ryan’s Bar, Tarrant's Bar, Kelly’s Bar, O’Shea’s at the Commodore, The Quays Bar, The Waters Edge Hotel, Bella Vista, The Village Inn and The Crows Nest.
Following the success of the inaugural Cobh Blues Experience in 2008, the Cobh Blues Club was formed. Five of the bands in the line up of this year’s entertainment are members of the Club. To encourage young musicians in the town, part of this year’s programme will include a music workshop on Saturday morning, organised by the Cobh Blues Club. This will take place at the Sirius Arts Centre and those taking part will play live music on the Bandstand from 2 to 6 p.m. with the Cobh Blues Club performers.

Headlines at the Commodore Hotel on Friday and Saturday will see Arcadia plus James O’Mahoney and The Totalers performing from 11 pm till late. Performers at the other festival venues include Aaron Curtis from London, the Tom Cats from Killarney and the Blues Brother style music performed by the Swinging Blue Cats from Kilkenny. Also included in the line up will be Ted Cramer, Azzuro, Padraig Parker, Remedy, McGill, John & Barry, the Red Bloosters, the Young Once, the Vipers, J&B Rox, Scruffy, Sound Affairs, Rumbleshack, Dr. Dec & The Side Effects, the Uncle Alberts Rupp Band, the Cobh Blues Club and the well know Israeli Blues musicians, the Valdeman Trio.

Saturday is the Family Fun Day on the Promenade, with a Farmers Market plus free entertainment for children. This will include bouncy castles, balloon artists and face painting – and of course the workshop performers live on the bandstand. If the weather should be inclement, everything will move into the Jack Doyle room at the Commodore.

The Cobh Blues Experience – a true musical feast!

A full programme of events is available on the web site www.cobhcalls.com and a listing follows below.

Programme of Events for Cobh Blues Experience

Friday 25th September

The Well House Bar 9.30 p.m.
Cobh Blues Club

The Rob Roy Bar 9.30 p.m.
Dr Dec & The Side Effects

The Mauretania Bar 9.30 p.m.
Arron Curtis

Ryans Bar 10.00 p.m.
The Prester John Blues Band

Tarrants Bar 9.30 p.m.
Azzurro

Kelly’s Bar 9.30 p.m.
The Tom Cats

O’Shea’s Bar @ The Commodore Hotel 10 p.m.
To be confirmed

Bella Vista Hotel & China Sea Restaurant 11.30 p.m.
The Valdman Trio

The Village Inn 9.30 p.m.
The Young Once

The Crow’s Nest Bar & Restaurant 10 p.m.
(Courtesy Bus) Uncle Alberts Rupp Band

The Commodore Hotel 11 p.m. to late
James O’Mahoney & The Totalers

Saturday 26th September

Sirius Art Centre 10.30 a.m.
Blues Music Workshop

Afternoon in the Promenade
Live Music on Bandstand 2 p.m. – 5.30 p.m.
Cobh Blues Club & Workshop Musicians

Entertainment – Balloons, Face Painters, Bouncy Castles (will move to Jack Doyle Room in Commodore if wet)

Well House Bar 10 p.m.
The Totalers

Rob Roy Bar 9.30 p.m.
The Red Bloosters

Mauretania Bar 9.30 p.m.
The Young Once

Ryans Bar 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. The Valdeman Trio
10 p.m. The Rumble Shack

Tarrants Bar 9.30 p.m.
Uncle Alberts Rupp Band

Kelly’s Bar 5.30 – 7.30 p.m. The Tom Cats
10 p.m. The Tom Cats

O’Shea’s Bar @ The Commodore Hotel 10 p.m.
The Prester John Blues Band

Jack Doyle Room 11 p.m. to Late
Arcadia

The Quays Bar & Restaurant 10 p.m.
J & B Rox

Bella Vista Hotel & China Sea Restaurant
9.15 Aaron Curtis
11.45 p.m. The Valdman Trio

The Village Inn 9.30 p.m.
Sound Affair

Sunday 27th September

Jack Doyles Bar 9 p.m.
Ted Kramer

The Well House 4 – 6 p.m.
The Vipers
9 p.m.
The Totalers

The Rob Roy 9 p.m.
Remedy

The Mauretania 8.30 p.m.
John & Barry

Ryans Bar 2 -4 p.m.
Aaron Curtis
9 p.m.
The Prester John Blues Band

Tarrants Bar 9 p.m.
McGill

Kelly’s Bar 4- 6 p.m.
The Tom Cats
9 p.m.
The Tom Cats

O’Shea’s Bar @ The Commodore Hotel
9 p.m.
The Swinging Blue Cats

The Quays Bar & Restaurant 4- 6 p.m.
The Rumble Shack

The Village Inn 9 p.m.
Scruffy

The Crow’s Nest Bar & Restaurant
(Courtesy Bus) 4 –6 p.m.
The Swinging Blue Cats

SOUNDWAVE II

Saturday 12 September

Sirius Arts Centre and Cork Art Trail present

SOUNDWAVE II

From noon until 7:00pm

A day of sound works including performances, talks and more!

Curated by Paul Hegarty and Danny McCarthy

Admission Free!

Free Tour of the Old Church Cemetery

Free Guided Tour of the Old Church Cemetery with Jack Gilmartin on Sunday 20th September at 2.30 pm

Hear the fascinating history that spans over three centuries of this very cosmopolitan graveyard that is just 1 mile north of Cobh.
What people say about these tours:
"Amazing history and very entertaining"
"Jack's depth of knowledge and witty style means I will be back again"
"Not to be missed by anyone with even a passing interest in the history of Cobh and indeed Ireland"
For further info visit http://www.visitcobh.com or contact Hendrick on 0872593850

Sirius Arts Centre

Cobh County Cork

Presents

An Evening with

Liam O Maonlaí

Thursday 10 September 8pm

Tickets €18

Past member of the Hot House Flower, now recognised for his own incredibly solo performances.
This will be his first appearance at the Sirius Arts Centre. Not to be missed!

For more information or to book tickets contact Sirius at 021 481 3790
www.siriusartscentre.ie

Cobh & Harbour Chamber Summer Swing Finale!

This Saturday, 5th September, the Summer Swing will come to a close for this season. A fun filled day of family entertainment is planned and there is sure to be something to suit everyone.

Kicking off at 1pm will be the lyrical sounds of trad with Diarmuid Moroney and Niamh Halligan. These will be followed by the very talented ‘Driftwood’ whose rock influences include Jimi Hendrix and The Red Hot Chilli Peppers right down the scale to the soothing tones of Mozart! While to finish off the day’s entertainment the infamous Us2 will bring the day to a close.

In addition to the musical entertainment there will be a host of Food and Arts/Crafts stalls, free paintballing fun with Kartworld, and the talented Kevin & Amy will keep the children entertained with face painting and balloon antics.

Hopefully the weather will be good but if not the Commodore Hotel have kindly allowed us the use of the Jack Doyle Room in the event of rain.

The Cobh & Harbour Chamber would like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to all the businesses who have supported this years Summer Swing.

43rd International Deep Sea Angling Festival & Cobh Youth Festival

GOOD LUCK TO ALL COMPETITORS TAKING PART IN THE INTERNATIONAL DEEP SEA ANGLING FESTIVAL THIS WEEK - and here’s hoping that the weather stays fine for the COBH YOUTH FESTIVAL at the weekend!

The Deep Sea Angling Festival runs until 4th September
For further information, contact:
Mrs.Mary Geary,
Tel: (021) 4812167
e-mail: seaangling@esatclear.ie

The Cobh Youth Festival takes place on the quay side on 4th, 5th and 6th september - tell everyone bigger and better than ever!
Contact Adam Foley 086 3482750 http://www.bebo.com/cobhnonameclub

POST

Sirius Arts Centre
Cobh, County Cork
presents

POST
CORK•NEW YORK•BERLIN•COBH

An exhibition by
Stuart Coughlan and Declan Rooney
Opening reception
Thursday 3 September 7pm

Running until Sunday 27 September

POST is an exhibition based on the long running visual dialogue between two artists, Berlin based Declan Rooney and cork Based Stuart Coughlan.

This dialogue, conducted through the traditional postal system reflects both artists interest in mark making, collecting ephemera, ritual, repetition and personal mythologies. With the widespread use of electronic media, communication has become more immediate and sanitized. The artists reflect on the comparative slowness of the traditional mail system and the tactile qualities of paper, card and tape as it passes through hands, modes of transportation and crosses land and sea.



Gallery Hours

Wednesday – Friday 11AM – 5pm/Saturday & Sunday 2pm – 5pm/Monday & Tuesday CLOSED

SIRIUS ARTS CENTRE
Cobh, County Cork
PRESENTS

AN EVENING WITH
JIMMY CROWLEY

One of Cork’s Finest Singer Songwriters

SATURDAY 29 AUGUST 8pm

Tickets €16

A rare acoustic performance in the Sirius Arts Centre

To book tickets or for more information contact us at 021 481 3790 or via email at cobharts@iol.ie

SUMMER SWING SERIES CONTINUES

"All the Fun of the Fayre"

Brian O'Hanlon & Band - just one of the acts which will perform
on Sunday 30th August ongoing from 1 pm to 8 pm

All gigs will take place in Kennedy Park (The Prom), Cobh.

The Summer Swing fun family day on Sunday 30th August is sure to be a winner! Contingency plans are in place should the weather turn against us. The entertainment will be moved to the Jack Doyle Room of the Commodore Hotel should the rain bucket down!

Despite the weather it promises to be a great day as we bid an ‘adieu’ to the Independence of the Seas as she pays her last call to Cobh for the season. Diarmuid and Niamh will kick off the musical performances with a host of traditional Irish music, they will be followed by Cork’s up and coming talent Brian O’Hanlon & Band. Brian has just released his new album ‘Switched’, which consists of eleven original songs, each providing a combination his high-energy guitar playing, melodious vocals and heartfelt lyrics. Come and see him in Cobh before he is snapped up. The Sons of Steve MacQueen will be next up and there will be tango lessons and dancing displays, mini golf, face painter, bouncing castle and a host of markets with food, arts & crafts and much, much more.


These events are supported by SECAD and are part of the Cobh Calls initiative. For further information please visit www.cobhcalls.com or www.cobhharbourchamber.ie

‘The Journey’ – Inaugural Exhibition of Sculpture & Fine Art at the Clock Tower Gallery, Cobh

It is said that art mirrors life. It is fitting then, that the inaugural exhibition of Sculpture, Photography, Fine Art, and Video Art of both new and established artists,
which runs from 28 August until 20 September, at the Clock Tower Gallery Cobh,
showcases life so memorably.

Life’s journey has brought many artists to our shores, whether through birth or relocation. Fusion has become a popular word in Irelands arts scene. And nowhere can the phrase be applied more comfortably than to the work of Sanyanga.

Blessing Sanyanga’s journey commenced in Zimbabwe.
From the Shona tribe, which is internationally recognised as having produced the world’s best stone carvers, Sanyanga has combined the influences of that tradition with Celtic symbolism.
The concentric circles favoured by the celts are interspersed in the curving lines, characteristic of Shona art. His sculptures are inspired by his country’s nomadic tradition, family, journeying and history.
In many works he preserves the texture of the stone, highlighting the way in which the sculpture has developed. “I allow the sculpture to come out of the stone, it is in there, and it is my job to bring it out.” Blessing works with Irish limestone, Italian sandstone and wonderful African green opal.

NowWhatRichview, Dublin, ‘A Day in the Light’ features a collaboration of ten peoples Journey Across Ireland from East to West on 29th July 09. Photographs and video images taken were then digitally manipulated to create a single printed digital collage and a video installation, to show the changing light, rhythms, space, time, weather of the the day.

Christ Watts, a conceptual documentary photographer, exhibits his latest body of work titled ‘What they left behind’, a story of loss, hope and change as part of the Irish Social landscape.

Photographic works by Patrick Hough, National College of Art & Design, RDS Student Art awards exhibitor 2009. Part of a body of works of ‘The Great Irish Famine’, “dissonances of the Hollywood Image”

Fine Art exhibits include works by Philip Gray, Martin Stone, Elsie Sheridan, Derek Lyons, Gary Snelling, Dolores Stephenson, Kerry Collins, Hazel Revington Cross, Other mediums; Siobhan Leonard, Sinead Kiely, Leon McCarthy, Dave Russell, Lukas Becker, Jim O’Halloran, Alona Klaro and Anthony Sheridan.

“The longest journey begins with the first step”
Enter the Clock Tower Gallery, Cobh and join their journey.
Itineraries will be provided.

Open 7 days a week, 10 – 6 weekdays, 11 – 6 weekends.
Contact us on 021 4815148 or email info@clocktowergallery.ie






Notes to Editor:

Official opening by Alice Taylor, Author & Poet.
Her novel “The Parish”, recently won ‘best Irish published book of the year’.

Alice recalls many ‘American Wakes’ before people departed from Queenstown
(now Cobh).
A.Taylor “departures now are not so sad, the young journey but return like swallows and then fly off again to new shores”
Her latest book of poetry, documenting her own life, and also titled The Journey,
will be launced in October of this year.
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Cobh has a history of journeying, from the convict ships that departed for Australia,
emmigrant ships to American, the Irish Naval Service, and today is a major port for travellers departing from and arriving to our shores.
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The effect of immigration on the Irish artscape has yet to be fully realised.
As Sfrican and Asian communities develop around the country, influences other thatn European will gradually change the face of irish art.
A forebear of that change is the work of Cork-based Zimbabwean sculptor Blessing Sanyanga.
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Sanyanga champions an Irish tradition of stone carving that predates the christian art of the High Crosses, generally regarded to be the last period for which Irish sculpture was famed.
The work of artists such as Sanyanga could represent a rejuvenation of Irish stone sculpture that has languished in ovscurity for years.
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The Clock Tower Gallery, a listed building dating from 1850’s , opened as an
Art Gallery and Exhibition Centre in April 2009, showcasing works of art produced in Ireland by established artists and encouraging young artists to exhibit their art.
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Australia Day in Cobh

Australia Day in Cobh

Experience “Down under” – right here

Sunday 23rd August is promising to be a unique day for Cobh as 1500 Australians on a World Cruise aboard the Cruise liner Dawn Princess step foot on Irish soil. To celebrate, Cobh Tourism and the See You in Cobh committee have worked together over the past few months to organise the first ever “Australia Day” in Cobh.

The day’s festivities are aimed at enticing people from the entire Cork region to come to Cobh to experience a taste of “Down under” right here. Everything from Australian wine and beer tasting to musical entertainment, art exhibitions and even surfing displays are included in a day that will have something for everyone and give people a taste of life in Australia.

Local businesses have been enthusiastic about entering the shop window display competition and many have devised special promotions to coincide with the event. A number of restaurants are also adding an Australian flavour to their menus. On the streets the aromas and sizzle of barbecues and food stalls will tickle the taste buds and local arts and crafts producers will display their colourful goods. Wine Australia Ireland will have free wine tasting and Cobh’s Carry Out Off Licence will have Australian beer to sample. ForeignAFares Travel agents will be on hand to answer any queries about holidaying in Australia. Tubes Surf shop and Eddie English’s SailCork will ensure that outdoor pursuits enthusiasts are also catered for.

As well as creating an Australian atmosphere throughout the town, local performers will ensure that the Australian visitors will be immersed in Irish music and dance. Aoife Ryan’s Irish dancers, Luasca Trad group, Diarmuid Moroney and Niamh Halligan, Buster Luscombe and Amadáns and Bodhráns will have locals and visitors alike tapping their feet.

The Australian Ambassador Ms Anne Plunkett will be in Cobh throughout the day as a guest of the Port of Cork and will attend a function aboard the Dawn Princess. Cobh Town Council will host a Civic Reception for the Ambassador in Cobh Museum where records of people who emigrated or were transported to Australia are held. The strong links between Spike Island and Australia will be outlined in a brief lecture by Michael Martin followed by a concert by Ryan Morgan. Tickets are available from the Sirius Arts Centre. Jack Gilmartin will give another fascinating tour of the Old Church Cemetery at 2.30 pm and the Waterford based Irish Coastguard helicopter will give an Air Sea Rescue Display.

As well as all these events there are art exhibitions in the Clock Tower Gallery and Sirius Arts Centre, a Carillon recital on the bells of St. Colman’s Cathedral, Harbour tours and all the other attractions that Cobh has to offer.

The Cobh Confraternity Band will play on the quayside as the Dawn Princess sails for Le

Havre to continue its 104 night odyssey around the World. Perhaps the traditional “Anchor’s Aweigh” will be replaced by “Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport” as 1500 happy Australians are given a traditional Cobh farewell with white handkerchiefs and Australian and Irish flags waving.

For full details of all events in Cobh on that day see www.visitcobh.com/australiaday.html.

ENDS



Further information from:

Hendrick Verwey

Chairman Cobh Tourism

087 2593850

Sheree Clem’s Blog on the World Cruise aboard Dawn Princess http://clemsworldcruise.blogspot.com/

Information on the Dawn Princess http://www.linersincobh.com/gpage27.html

Cobh Calls Main events

Cobh Calls you to our exciting season of festive events!

Summer Swing Series
- Free Concerts All Summer Long!
22 free concerts take place in Kennedy Park (locally known as the Prom) many coincide with Cobh’s frequent liner visits. The Cobh & Harbour Chamber offer a varied programme of free entertainment for all – especially on Sundays! Extra dates 30 Aug & 5 Sept include fun family entertainment, food/arts/crafts stalls and live musical performances all day.

Cobh People’s Regatta
14th – 16th Aug
Three fun filled daysof free entertainment for all the family! A huge array of fun events, sailing and rowing races, dancing, food & craft stalls and live music. Friday features the Festival Queens, races, busking, live music & dancing. Saturday
is Kiddies day with fancy dress and mini queens. Sunday – the free family day, will see the tug of war, crab fishing, trawler race, parades, presentations, dancing and more – all culminating in a magnificent fireworks display.

Australia Day
23rd August
From Australia, Dawn Princess will arrive in Cobh to a fanfare welcome! Over 1500 Australians will be welcomed to Cobh as part of their 104 night World cruise from Sydney. For local visitors to the town, the Australian themed fete will feature barbecues, shop window displays, Aussie wine & beer tasting, live music & dance, family fun, outdoor pursuits and our finest local Irish foods & crafts.
T. +353 (0)87 2593850 www.visitcobh.com

Cobh Blues Experience
25th – 27th Sept
Blockbuster Blues All Over Town! Cobh comes alive to the rhythm of the blues with bands playing in 8 pubs plus all the hotels in Cobh for 3 whole days! Saturday will be a family day with live music playing on the Prom and many other features including music workshops for minors at the Sirius Arts Centre. For further info. Contact Paul on +353(0)87 2073067


Our Formula for Fun also includes:

• Art Exhibitions & Concerts at the Sirius Arts Centre
Tel +353 (0)214813790
• 31 Aug – 4 Sept Cobh International Sea Angling Festival +353(0)214812167
• Liner Visits
• Farmers Markets with local foods & Crafts
• Carillon Recitals
…and don’t forget all the rest that Cobh has to offer for a great day out: Exhibitions, water sports, sailing, boat trips, walking tours, great food, great craic and more...
Tourism info office: +353 (0)214813301

‘Cobh Calls’ is the Name of the Game for Cobh’s Festivals & Events!

A brand new pilot initiative is being launched this week, which will see all of Cobh’s festivals and events pulling together to help each other out, under a collective joint banner ‘Cobh Calls’.

Cobh comes alive every summer with music and song, entertainment and fun for all the family with many festive events taking place. Under the auspices of SECAD, this pilot scheme is being launched to bring existing tourism related events together to support each other in whatever practical way possible. Much like the Cork Midsummer Festival, this will be through co-promotion and a reduction of their existing promotional costs, such as fliers.

The initiative is being coordinated by Kathleen Geary, CEO Cobh & Harbour Chamber of Commerce, and the promotional aspects are being project managed by Margot Mulcahy. President of the Cobh and Harbour Chamber, Michael Martin, noted. “There is always something going on in Cobh to entertain you, with several annual festivals, plus 54 cruise liner visits this year alone! All our major events include Farmers Markets, musical entertainment and family fun. Added to that is all the rest that Cobh has to offer. We have ongoing carillon recitals at St Colman’s Cathedral, galleries and exhibitions to browse through, history to be explored, activities such as sailing, golf, boat trips and walking tours - plus the best food and Irish craic to be found anywhere!”

A broader aspect of this SCEAD project is to directly increase the number of local businesses, particularly local food and crafts, participating in these events and promoting their products on the streets. Local businessman, Peter Kidney, has had a major role to play in bringing local artisans to all of Cobh’s festive events with a fine selection of local foods and craft stalls.

Cobh Calls includes the Cobh Peoples Regatta on 14th to 16th August – the oldest and best regatta in Ireland; the Summer Swing Series of free musical entertainment on the promenade on the 30th Aug and 5th September; Australia Day on August 23rd – where Cobh welcome the Dawn Princess all the way from Down Under; the Cobh Blues Experience from September 25th to 27th - when Cobh comes alive to the rhythm of the blues, and the Cobh International Deep Sea Angling Festival 31st August – 4th September.

Many events have already place in the town this season, particularly the “Summer Swing Series,” which features over 22 free concerts performed on the beautifully restored bandstand in Kennedy Park. The Cobh Peoples Regatta will also take place shortly from the 14th to 16th August. However, this collective initiative is seen as a first step to taking a positive stand in working together for the future promotion of festivals and events plus food and craft businessess in the town.

The 2009 Cobh Calls scheme will see a collective promotional mini booklet plus a new web site, www.cobhcalls.com , which will go live shortly. The web site will give full details of all festivals and events taking place in the town. A blogspot for Cobh Calls has also been set up for updates on events http://cobhcalls.blogspot.com
ENDS

For further information, contact Margot Mulcahy 086 8045468 margotmulcahy@gmail.com

Cobhs Peoples Regatta 2009 news!

The Cobh Peoples Regatta is one of Irelands oldest Regattas. It is a Regatta in the traditional mode, with sailing rowing and other water events plus a full social programme ashore. Brass bands, live music, street entertainment, the Regatta Queens and the gala Fireworks display all contribute to the electric atmosphere.

The Regatta was one of the main European Regattas at the end of the last century, with the top racing yachts coming from abroad to compete with the crac local boats from "Queenstown" - as Cobh was then called. This tradition is kept alive to-day with the race for the Cork Harbour One Design Class of sailing yachts, built here in 1896. These boats have raced in Cork Harbour's historic waters for over 100 years and this year the beautiful boats will be competing for the Regatta Cup.

Public entertainment has always been of utmost importance and hence the name Cobh Peoples Regatta. The Regatta opens on Fri 14th Aug with the Cobh youth busking competition, a drag wheelbarrow race and later in the day, a childrens fancy dress parade before the introduction of the Regatta Queen contestants. The Queens will be presented to the people of Cobh, and to our many visitors, in the Town Square on Friday evening and will be involved in events throughout the weekend. Music will continue on Friday night with Cork based band 'Planted' on Main Stage and 'Bon Jovi Tribute Band' at our festival club in the Commodore Hotel.

Through the week-end, a Traditional Market, selling a vast array of mouth-watering cuisine, plus jewellery, arts and crafts, will add a continental element to our picturesque victorian town.

Saturday is the day when the dinghy sailing begins, with small boats competing in various classes. Ashore there will be a shore angling competetitions, kiddies fancy dress parade, followed by the mini queen and pretty princess competitions and the kiddies disco. There will also be street preformers, jugglers and martial arts demonstration. Saturday afternoon in the Promenade and Saturday evening will continue with the Unchle Albert Rupp Band at 7-30pm and Big Generator band playing on Main Stage. The Festival Club in the Commodore Hotel will be open till late with Night C and Queen Tribute Band.

On Sunday, the harbour will be alive with the multi-coloured sails of the cruiser classes - these are the bigger boats and there will be six different races, including the 108 year old Cork Harbour One Desings. Oarsmen and women from all over East Cork will strain to capture the many trophies for the rowing regatta.

Ashore, the free music aspect of the regatta will continue with the legenry Ryan Morgan (Welsh Tenor) at 2-30pm and Arkadia live on Main Stage at 3-30pm. Free Kid's Entertainment in the Promenade, including the Kid's Crab Fishing Competition, Bouncy Castles, Face Painting, Tug Of War Compitition, Dancing Display at Main Stage, Cobh Fishermans Trawler Race and much more.

After the competition, sailers and rowers will be presented with their prizes and musical entertainment will continue with the Flash Harry Band on main stage. Announcement of the Regatta Queen title will be prior to the gala Fireworks display. The 20min. firework display on Sunday night has been a tradition for over one hundred years, as has the tradition of thousands of visitors pouring into Cobh to enjoy the fun and sample the atmosphere of this unique maritime town.

To close the Regatta we have the extraordinary and flamboyant Flash Harry on main stage which should not be missed.The Festival Club in the Commodore Hotel will be open till late with Night Club C, and Abba Tribute Band in the Jack Doyle Room.

COBH PEOPLES REGATTA - IRELANDS FUN REGATTA!!

Secretary Hylton Richards
22 West Beach Cobh,
Co. Cork.
086 8110374.

Cobh Chamber Snippets - Up-coming Events

Summer Swing Series continues with Driftwood this Sunday 2nd August at 2.30pm - 4.30 pm in Kennedy Park (The Prom), Cobh.

Kevin Murphy, Annie & Isaac with Suede Halo followed by Tom Harnton on Saturday 9th August from 3pm

Barry Hurley will return trimphant on Sunday 2nd Aug at 3pm (at the Yacht Club Quay) following his success in the OSTAR Race
Please come out and show your support for him.
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