The Bealtaine Festival 1999 BEALTAINE Community Arts Festival, Newbridge, Co. Kildare. 29th April-3rd May As we approach the third millennium a great hunger to recapture the traditions, heritage and wisdom of our Celtic ancestors is rising within all of us. This year we are delighted to celebrate our fourth annual Bealtaine Festival which has seen the Arts in Newbridge growing from strength to strength. Once again we celebrate the coming of Summer with all its warmth and promise. We welcome the singers, poets and artists to our town to engage in the madness and mayhem of Bealtaine. Our first event was the poster competition. All the schools in the area were invited to submit and the artwork we received was stunning and the overall winner is Aisling Curley age 5 who attends Scoil Mhuire Junior School. Our theme for this year’s festival is simply Bealtaine and we are starting with our exhibitions on Monday 26th of April and we will be ending on Monday 3rd May with the Youth Festival. PROGRAMME OF EVENTS MONDAY 26th April: Opening of exhibitions: The Value of Rubbish; "Birds" - Arts Council; "The Head"; Bog Oak; Travellers Exhibition; Photographic Exhibition and more besides. Credit Union, Banks; Coughlans and possibly schools. Bealtaine Entertainment in National Schools. TUESDAY 27th April. Bealtaine Entertainment in the National Schools. Crooked House theatre Hosts: Gaze while you graze, lunchtime series: ‘Sganarelle’ by Molière 1-2pm daily. Opening of Exhibition - Josephine Hardiman Bank Of Ireland WEDNESDAY 28th April: Crooked House Theatre Co: Gaze While You Graze THURSDAY 29th April: 8.00pm: Public Forum in the Keadeen.- Magnolia Room. Theme: Hill of Allen. Looking at the hill from a historical, mythical and future perspectives - Speakers invited include: Dr Anne Behan, Dr. Daithi O’Hogán, Planning & Roadstone. Crooked House Theatre Company presents - Gaze While you Graze, and a Night of Improvised Theatre based on audience suggestions. VTOS 8pm. £4. FRIDAY 30th April: Crooked House theatre Performances: 1-2pm Lunchtime Classical Music Recital - Christina O’Connor Violinist, Alan Prendergast Flautist - Newbridge Music Services and Supplies - George’s St. 7-9 pm: Opening Ceremony "Feet On the Street Mardi Gras" 9pm: Crooked House Theatre Performances in VTOS 10-12 pm: Internationally acclaimed Corkman - Jimmy Crowley - Eyre Powell Hotel . SATURDAY 1st May: 8.30am Bogwalk: Clongorey. Minibus from the Library 8.30am 12-4pm: Holistic Workshops in the Parish Centre, (Reiki, Face Reading, Holistic dowsing and divining on House energies. Reflexology, massage. ) 10-4pm: Environment Kildare Workshops - Eyre Powell.- A multimedia presentation and workshop on local environmental issues with Dr. Anne Behan. 1-2pm: Crooked House Theatre Performances - VTOS Lunchtime Classical Concert -Aiden Feely -pianist; Vincent Thorpe - Clarinettist. 2-5 pm: Arts & Craft Fair Conleth's National School . 2-5pm: Norman/Celtic living history display George’s St. 6-15pm: Bealtaine Mass - St. Conleth's Parish Church 6-30pm: Local and International Singer Lorraine Nolan presents a concert of light Classical music in St Patrick’s Church of Ireland 8.00pm: Literary Event with Desmond Egan, Rose Doyle and Shane Connaughton - An Cistín - George’s St. - £4 9.00pm: Crooked House Theatre - VTOS 10.00pm: Davy Spillane - Eyre Powell Hotel SUNDAY 2nd May: 8.30am Walk On the Hill of Allen 12-2pm: Jazz in the pubs. 12-2pm: Pub Theatre. 1-2pm: Kildare Youth Theatre at Crooked House present their own show. 2.30: Normans & Celts Parades. 3.00: Norman/Celt Battle on the strand and the Living History Village. 4-6pm: "Afternoon Delight" - Local personalities read their favourite poems and sing their favourite songs - Roma’s Pantry, Limerick Lane, Adm £2 - Refreshments 6.30-8pm: County Kildare Orchestra and the Thomas Aquinas Singers - Newbridge College. 9pm-2am: Festival Dance with ABBAESQUE and a local band Quantum Sheep, also featuring the Euro Swingers. Dress Code 1970’s Eurovision Style!! - Keadeen. Hotel. Adm £7. Attend early to avoid disappointment. A Night Not to be Missed!! MONDAY 3rd May: Youth Festival: SPORTS CENTRE & VOCATIONAL SCHOOL Workshops 11-1pm: Body Art; Mask Making,Samba; Treasure Hunt Stilt-walking; Football and Basketball Blitzes; Gaelic Football 1-2pm: Kildare Youth Theatre present their own show VTOS - George’s St. Lunchtime classical concert - Music Services, George’s St - Derek Dunne guitarist; Pat McNamara, Trumpeter. 2-4pm: Public Bank Recital. In the Park ( beside Library) featuring The Patrician Pipe Band, Narraghmore Pipe Band, Newbridge Community Band and Maynooth Community Band. SPORTS CENTRE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 2-4pm:: Songs/Choir Calligraphy. Trash Fash Song writing. Drama 4-6pm: Local Bands - Spinning Discs. 8.00pm: Annual Group exhibition. Association of Kildare Artists, Liffey Arts Research Centre, Victoria Bridge. There will be an open day of the LHD Community Centre and the unveiling of their sign. We are delighted to announce that MACNAS, the street theatre organisation are sending four of their artists to live in Newbridge for the month of April to work with specific groups interested in performance. We are also delighted to welcome 50 young people from Omagh who are travelling on Monday to take part in our Youth Festival. THIS IS OUR DREAM FOR BEALTAINE FESTIVAL CAN YOU HELP US MAKE IT COME TRUE.