Out to Lunch Festival Announced | Arts Council NI Awards | New Book on Derry, 1912-23

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Bringing you the latest cultural news, views, events and competitions from across Northern Ireland View this email in your browser Belfast's Out to Lunch festival promises 'life-affirming sustenance for troubled times' With Brexit looming and ongoing discord around the Cathedral Quarter's future, this year's wealth of afternoon and evening events are aimed more than ever to brighten up dark days of January. Artists presented with Northern Ireland's 'highest honour' award grants Malachi O’Doherty, Rosemary Jenkinson, Ed Bennett, Carol Moore will each receive £15,000 worth of Arts Council NI funding for new individual projects. Dead Souls, Crows and Tadpoles: The Extraordinary Visions of John McCloskey Charting the Derry-based, BAFTA-nominated animator's career, from the very first frame on the small screen to e-books and across almost three decades of wondrous works. Get festive with this free whiskey and candle making event in Belfast The two night workshop at The Menagerie featuring one half of the Bearded Candle Makers is part of Bushmills' 'Stories' campaign spotlighting skilled artisans across the island of Ireland. Review - Derry: The Irish Revolution, 1912-23 Historian Adrian Grant delves a century into the city's past and, with new facts and parallels to today, manages to makes a gripping read from events we already know the outcomes of. Belfast's AVA Festival is heading back to London After the success of this year, the annual dance-driven music fest is going across the water again in 2019 for a packed St Patrick's weekend day of performances and industry talks. Copyright © *Culture Northern Ireland*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Nerve Centre 7-8 Magazine Street Derry~Londonderry BT48 6HJ                                         unsubscribe from this list   update subscription preferences