Tongue ‘n Cheek Community Theatre Company will be hosting a fundraising event in memory of their valued members Sammy and Mary who died in October 2008. Both were founders of the Community Arts Forum in 1993 and were highly respected in the community theatre movement.

A Night at the Silent Movies will be held on Friday 10 September in the Crumlin Star Social Club (the former Forum cinema) followed by music and dancing. Some surprises are in store and it is sure to be a fun evening.

Fancy dress is preferred. There will be prizes for the best gangster and moll.

Admission £6 including ballot. All proceeds will go to Cancer Lifeline.

Tickets available from:
Kate at CAF 028 9024 2910
Cancer Lifeline 028 9035 1999
Marie at Tongue ‘n Cheek 028 9071 5165

Stravaganza invite you to enjoy the results of the Stravaganza Summer School held in partnership with the University of Ulster, School of Creative Arts.

Following a series of workshops led by the legendary Cleveland Watkiss this event marks the beginning of a ‘new work’ by Stravaganza Production Company. Stravaganza is an inclusive company engaging people with and without disabilities in a process of reciprocal learning through creative multicultural collaboration.

Media personality Gerry Anderson will host a ‘montage’ of music and song, movement and multimedia
Feel free to bring a musical instrument and or your dancing shoes.

“We Share the Same Sky”
Stravaganza , Cleveland Watkiss and Friends
Date/time: 8pm Wednesday September 15th 2010
Venue: The City Hotel Derry ~Londonderry

RSVP Jaci Wilde T: 02871269400 E:wildeassociates@hotmail.com M:07593838571

Black and Minority Ethnic Network would like to invite you to a meeting to discuss the Programme for Cohesion Sharing and Integration Consultation Document and its impact on the Black and Minority Ethnic Sector.

Date: Wednesday 22 September
Time: 10.30 – 1pm
Venue: The Markets Community Centre, Belfast (See attached Map for Directions).

If you are interested in attending please RSVP to bmefnetworkni@gmail.com.

A copy of the consultation document, is attached or can be found at http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/community-relations/content-equality-newpage-csi.htm

The Aspects Literature Festival attracts readers and writers from all over Ireland to the North Down Heritage Centre in Bangor. The increasingly popular event features the cream of Irish writing talent and promises to deliver an exhilarating programme.

Over the years the festival has attracted all the big names, from Seamus Heaney to Jack Higgins, inspiring lively debate and erudite literary chats. There are also plenty of workshops for budding authors, the chance to discuss writing with the star guests and lots of readings.

For more information www.northdown.gov.uk/ or call the North Down Heritage Centre on +44 (0) 28 9127 8032

23rd of September, The Waterside Theatre, 8.00pm, £8.00 Concessions: £6.00

Glengarry Glen Ross is a play which charts two days in the lives of four desperate Chicago real estate agents who are prepared to engage in any number of unethical, illegal acts to sell undesirable real estate to unwilling prospective buyers.

For more information and bookings email info@watersidetheatre.com or follow the link to www.watersidetheatre.com

Lisburn Arts Advisory Committee’s Arts Grant Scheme is designed to assist arts events, projects or activities, which take place in the City of Lisburn through the provision of direct grants or guarantees against loss.

The strategic objectives of Lisburn Arts Advisory Committee in supporting arts organisations through the Arts Grant Scheme are:

* To improve access to the arts,
* To encourage a lively relationship between the arts and those who live in, work in and visit the City of Lisburn,
* To promote awareness of, appreciation of, and participation in the arts throughout the community,
* To support and encourage best practice in the arts,
* To contribute to the economic, social and cultural development of City of Lisburn,
* To enhance the image of the City of Lisburn.

Applications will be assessed according to the following criteria and subject to the availability of funds. The submission of incomplete data or absence of information may cause a delay in assessment, so applicants are urged to provide as much detail as possible when applying.

All applications will be assessed in the light of the number of applications received and the resources available at the time of assessment.

The Organising Body must:

* Be based in the City of Lisburn and/or have its main operational focus in the City of Lisburn
* Be a properly constituted arts organisation
* Demonstrate sufficient experience to carry out the project
* Demonstrate a need and demand for the project
* Demonstrate that efforts have been made to raise income or assistance from other sources other than Lisburn Arts Advisory Committee.

The Projects must:

* ·Address some/all of the strategic objectives of Lisburn Arts Advisory Committee’s arts grants scheme
* ·Be effectively planned, budgeted and have clear aims and objectives
* ·Be accessible to the general public
* ·Be adequately marketed and publicised throughout the City of Lisburn
* ·Represent value for money from Lisburn Arts Advisory Committee’s point of view
* ·Demonstrate equal opportunity for all sections of the community from the City of Lisburn that are non-party political and non-sectarian.

It is Lisburn Arts Advisory Committee’s intention that support be given to a broad range of artistic disciplines. No applications for building programmes, ongoing revenue costs, assistance to cover loans or deficits, projects which could be undertaken on a commercial basis, charity fund-raising events, capital equipment or the hire fees of Council Premises will be supported. Grants under this Scheme are not given to individuals*, to projects that require retrospective funding, or projects that are underway at the time of assessment.

*Individuals should apply to the Lisburn Arts Advisory Committee Arts Grant Scheme for Individuals/Artists.

It is anticipated that the maximum grant awarded to any organisation in one year is £2,400 and there is a total budget of around £18,000 per year.

How to Apply

Allow a 3-month lead-in-time from the deadline for submission of the application and the date of the commencement of the project for the Committee to assess the application. Please see application form for details of dates.

Lisburn Arts Advisory Committee considers applications under the Arts Grant Scheme on a quarterly basis i.e. once every 3 months.

The demonstrators will include Mike Mahoney from USA, Carlyn Lindsay, Mick Hanbury and Andrew Hall from the UK and from Ireland Mark Hanvey and Pat Carroll, there will be 7 competitions andthe Competition Hall will be open to the public along with the Trade Stands Hall.

Everyone is welcome to attend for all or part of the Seminar - those who are not members of the Irish Woodturners' Guild will have to pay a small additional fee to attend the demonstrations.

For more information contact: secretary@irishwoodturnersguild.com or click on the link www.craftni.org/cni_events.php?id=603

As part of their educational launch Cinemagic have teamed up with NI Assembly, Care and Unite against Hate for a special event on 27 September at Parliament Buildings, Stormont Estate. Young people interested in politics and cinema will have the chance to critically analyze the classic film ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ and examine issues that are relevant to today’s society here in Northern Ireland, with a special focus on the consultation of the Programme for Cohesion, Sharing and Integration.

The audience will also have the opportunity to take part in a discussion that will allow them to share their views on the government programme. The resulting summary will be forwarded to OFMDFM. For more information or to take part please contact projectmanager@uniteagainsthate.org.uk.

venue: Ballymoney Tourist Information Centre

The Route Back Home 2010 is a family history festival focusing on the genealogy of Ballymoney and district, the region traditionally known as 'the Route'.

In recent years, Ballymoney Museum has discovered that more and more family historians are arriving in the North Antrim area to study their ancestors.

The main event will take place on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 October 2010.
In additional, a coach trip to local church graveyards and other historical sites is scheduled for Thursday 30 September (optional event an additional fee of £15 for each seat including lunch applies).

For more information call on (0)28 2766 0230, email museum@ballymoney.gov.uk or follow the link to www.visitballymoney.com/the_route_back_home_2010.aspx


BALLYMONEY TOWN HALL 1 Townhead Street
Ballymoney
Co. Antrim
BT53 6BE