14th Nov 2011 ⁄ Colin Morgan, the star of BBC One's 'Merlin' is to cast his special brand of magic over Belfast, when he opens the Belfast City Council backed Takeover Film Weekend at the Queen's Film Theatre...
19th Oct 2011 ⁄ A Plastic Rose, Rainy Boy Sleep, Silhouette, Axis Of, Colly Strings - they'll all be part of an event during Belfast Music Week with MTV, taking place on Monday, October 31 at The Ulster Hall in Belfast...
12th Oct 2011 ⁄ The Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP) is bringing two of its most popular one-day training courses to Belfast in November. The Crescent Arts Centre will be the venue for Introduction to web editorial skills...
22nd Sep 2011 ⁄ Belfast City Council has confirmed details of the first high-profile concert to be arranged as part of our second Belfast Music Week, which takes place from 30 October – 5 November...
12th Aug 2011 ⁄ Shimmering saris, fabulous food, and inspiring music and dance are just a few of the sights and sounds to expect from the fifth annual Belfast Mela – Northern Ireland’s largest multi-cultural festival....
11th Jul 2011 ⁄ One of the world's most magical fairytales is set to enchant Belfast city centre. On Wednesday 13 July, the Royal Opera House will broadcast its production of Cinderella – or Cendrillon – via the Live Site in the grounds of the City Hall.
Starring American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato in the title role, the opera, based on the original stor...
4th May 2011 ⁄ A major, day-long, festival celebrating the sights, sounds and tastes of Poland looks set to bring Belfast’s Saint Anne’s Square to a standstill this Saturday [7 May] from 12noon-5pm.
‘A Taste of Polska’ makes a welcome return to the Cathedral Quarter as part of the 10-day, fifth annual Polish Cultural Week, giving thousands of people ac...
25th Jan 2011 ⁄ Former Liberal Arts student, Donna O’Connor, is currently starring in her one-actor show running in the Waterfront Studio Belfast, from 18 January until 5 February 2011.
Donna has always been interested in drama. She studied English within her Liberal Arts programme at St Mary's University College and graduated in 2005 with a First Class honou...
1st Dec 2010 ⁄ A unique opportunity for art-lovers to see if they can tell international artists from emerging local talent, and snap up a piece of original artwork at the same time, is on offer at Queen’s University’s Naughton Gallery in Belfast.
Over 100 artists have donated specially commissioned works to an anonymous exhibition – ‘Wish You Were Her...
18th Nov 2010 ⁄ Belfast City Council is backing a unique music education project for 8–18 year olds in the Sandy Row area. Entitled New Songs From Sandy Row, the initiative will encourage a group of young people from the area to work with professional musicians to create new pieces of music from and about their locale.
The New Songs from Sandy Row project kic...
16th Nov 2010 ⁄ Older people are being advised to grab their dancing shoes and reserve their free place at the Christmas Tea Dances at the Ulster Hall next month. The popular dances are a feature of Belfast City Council`s Christmas Events Programme with two organised on the afternoon and evening of Monday, 13 December.
Places, up to 15 people in any one group,...
11th Nov 2010 ⁄ Music businesses in the Belfast City Council area are being given the chance to showcase their talents on the international stage. Belfast City Council is inviting local businesses to apply for places at the prestigious international South By Southwest music industry event in Texas next March.
Up to 15 businesses will be able to attend next ye...
22nd Feb 2012 ⁄ West Midlands ⁄ A Birmingham design agency’s newest recruit has big plans for the company. Barques Design, based in the Jewellery Quarter, has appointed Kathryn Small as business development manager...
