Ballina Arts Centre will be the venue for a unique celebration of the life of singer, Delia Murphy on Thursday March 26, at 8pm. I’ll Live ‘til I Die: A celebration in story and song of the iconic Delia Murphy will be a night of stories and songs made famous by Delia. Presented by Aidan O’Hara (RTÉ’s Fáilte Isteach, and author of the popular biography on Delia I’ll Live ‘til I Die ), the evening will feature songs such as ‘The Spinning Wheel’ and ‘If I were a Blackbird’, sung by Joyce O’Hara and accompanied by Aidan. Reading and commentary by Carmen Cullen niece of Delia Murphy, and author of poetry books and children’s dramatist, from her novel Two Sisters Singing, a family memoir with a fictional base inspired by the personality of her famous aunt. Delia Murphy (born February 16 1902 in Claremorris, Co. Mayo, died February 11 1971 in Dublin ) was a world famous singer and collector of Irish ballads.
Time to Fly Training Centre exhibition at Ballina Arts Centre
Ballina Arts Centre commissioned a research project in 2005 to identify special needs groups interested in the arts and in particular groups interested in working with the Arts centre. Ballina Training Centre participated in this project and were extremely enthusiastic and sourced the Westport-based artist Claire Griffin to work with them. The workshops with Claire took place over a two-year period until June 2008.
The workshops were facilitated in a studio environment where the participants are engaged as artists with artist quality materials; the quality of the finished work reflects this considering that many of the participants are first time artists. The work of 15 of the participants is reflected in this exhibition. Free admission. All are welcome to attend, exhibition runs until March 28.
Ballina Film Club: The Banishment
The Banishment is Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev’s follow-up to his award-winning The Return. A mythic tale of a family who moves from the city to the country, The Banishment follows Alex (Konstantin Lavronenko ), Vera (Maria Bonnevie ) and their young son and daughter as they settle into the old country house where Alex was born. The ghosts of the past weigh heavily on the ostensibly idyllic domestic scene, however. In this tense atmosphere, Vera tells Alex she is pregnant and that the child is not his; the smouldering patriarch must decide whether he will forgive her or seek vengeance.
Meanwhile, Alex’s brother Mark (Alexander Baluev ) – clearly a malicious force – has no contact with his own wife and children, and his presence casts a dark shadow over Alex’s psyche and the strained household. At the mercy of her tortured husband, Vera is the heart of the film, and Bonnevie’s characterisation is sublime. Solemn and measured, The Banishment proves that Zvyagintsev is a supreme alchemist of mood and a natural with painterly compositions. Highly evocative of Andrei Tarkovsky.
Ballina Arts Centre is open from 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday, and 10am to 3pm on Saturdays. For information / booking, contact Ballina Arts Centre, Barrett St., Ballina, Co. Mayo. Tel: 096 73593, e-mail: [email protected]. www.ballinaartscentre.com
