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West Cork Arts Centre Autumn Programme

August 29, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment

West Cork Arts Centre is delighted to announce details of its comprehensive Autumn programme of classes and workshops for children, teenagers and adults. There are many opportunities for taking on and trying out new interests and activities at the Arts Centre in Skibbereen.

Children from the ages of 7 to 11 years are invited to come along to the Drama Club on Tuesdays after school starting on 18 September. This will be a lively and enjoyable series of imaginative drama and puppetry workshops. The course will be delivered by actor, Alison Glennie and supported by WCAC Project Assistant.

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Culture night 2012 in West Cork

August 16, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment

Aerial acrobat Francesca Castellano helps launch the programme in Cork City Hall. Pic: Clare Keogh

AN intimate concert performance from award-winning Irish actress and singer Maria Doyle Kennedy is just one of the many, many highlights of the Culture Night celebrations in West Cork which will take place on Friday, September 21^stnext.

For one special night, everyone can enjoy the unique experience of Culture Night, a night of FREE entertainment, discovery and adventure. [Read more...]

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News from the West Cork Arts Centre

July 19, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment

Time…and Again was shot in 2009 on a farm near Skibbereen and is a precursor and conceptually linked work to The Dance of Making, 2012. The use of slow motion cinematography and the deliberate indeterminate time period of the footage, alter our sense of time and place. The film highlights things past and present and draws attention to changing futures. [Read more...]

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Festival of the Sea programme released

July 18, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment

The 2011 festival. Pic: Niall Duffy

DETAILS for this year’s Castletownbere Festival of the Sea have been officially announced.

The festival runs from Friday, August 3^rd to Thursday, August 9^th this year and the committee are looking for volunteers to be stewards throughout the August Bank Holiday.

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