September – Throwback Thursday
Happy September everybody. Lets celebrate with this throwback Thursday featuring Earth, Wind and...
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Bronagh Gallagher at Braid Real Music Club – Ballymena
The Braid Real Music Club will welcome Bronagh Gallagher to Ballymena this Saturday. The actress and singer was born in Derry and is coming to Ballymena to perform an acoustic gig with Conor Brady to promote her latest album. Read a review of the new album here written by Ralph McLean at Culture Northern Ireland. Like all good songwriters, Bronagh Gallagher’s work hints at the kind of self lacerating honesty you find at the heart of all good art. Filled with sharp, hook laden songs performed with real passion, Bronagh Gallagher suggests a real talent with plenty of things to say. The work of a precious soul indeed. Ralph McLean Have a listen to this live performance of Love will find you. Tickets cost £10 and are available here. Doors open at 7.30pm and it is sure to be a wonderful night with the music of Bronagh Gallagher at the Braid Real Music Club in...
Read MoreWomens Aid Ballymena
Womens Aid is a charity which works across Northern Ireland to support women and children in Antrim, Ballymena, Carrickfergus, Larne and Newtownabbey (ABCLN) who have experienced or are living with domestic violence and abuse. Recently the team visit a Care Home in Antrim to take part in an intergenerational art project where young people interacted with the elderly to produce some artwork. A 24Hour Domestic and Sexual Violence Helpline number is available for all women and men affected by domestic abuse. Call: 0808 802 1414 or text: support to 07797805839 For further information about Womens Aid services, the areas they work in, or contacting them please visit the Womens Aid Website or email:...
Read MoreRIBA Stirling Prize Shortlist 2014 – Part 2
Ballymena based Wilson and Mawhinney introduce the second half of buildings which have been nominated for the RIBA Stirling Prize Shortlist 2014. Click here to view the first three shortlisted buildings. Here are the final contestants; Library of Birmingham – This bold city library flies in the face of other town and city libraries which have been forced to close down due to spending cuts and a drop in popularity. This bold structure shows that Birmingham are taking reading seriously and investing in the future generation who will use the building. London School Of Economics – This building is all about contrasts as curves meet corners and the internals are stunning. A bricklayers nightmare this building was constructed using more special brick shapes than standard ones meaning lots of geometric angles and puzzles to solve during the building – and not a singel cut brick among them. London Bridge Tower / The Shard – The Shard has changed the London skyline forever, being spotted for miles around. This project is impressive because of the limited space and complex engineering that went into the project at the planning stages. Arguable the most famous of all the shortlisted projects. Which is you favourite? Who do you thin will win the RIBA Stirling Prize this year? Wilson and Mawhinney are excited to see who wins the award this year. If you have a project...
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Ballymena Bookclub – I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Ballymena Bookclub meets this Wednesday Night at Waterstones Ballymena. This month the book was I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou was an African-American author, poet, dancer, actress and singer who sadly passed away in May of this year. Her book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a memoir of her early years growing up in America which cover her strict upbringing, abuse and racism she experienced at that time. It is sure to cause some great discussion. Ballymena Bookclub meets at 7.00pm on Wednesday night and next months bookclub book is We...
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