++ 5th Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival ++

	COMEDY
	Dylan Moran	Conor Hall April 30
	Scott Capurro	The Northern Whig May 2
	Colin Murphy	Waterfront Studio May 4
	Jason Byrne	Waterfront Studio May 5
	Kevin McAleer & Owen O’Neill	Conor Hall May 6
	Shappi Khorsandi & Ria Lina	The Duke of York May 8
	Jerry Sadowitz	Whites Tavern May 9

	WORDS & IDEAS
	Chimes of Freedom:The Politics of Bob Dylan’s Art	The John Hewitt April 29
	Levi Tafari	Duke of York April 30
	Andrew Loog Oldham	The Northern Whig May 3
	Andy White & Glenn Patterson	Whites Tavern May 3
	Arthur Scargill	Transport House May 6
	Alistair Campbell	The Waterfront Hall May 6
	New Irish Writing	The Duke of York May 6
	Leontia Flynn Launch of ‘These Days’	White’s Tavern May 6
	The Great Ulster - Scots Poetry Challenge	Duke of York May 7
	Para Literary Raids	Saturday May 8
	Saadi Yousef / Sarah Maguire	Belfast Exposed Gallery May 8

	THEATRE
	Protestants	The Old Museum Arts Centre Apr 29-May 9
	Shem the Penman - A Celebration of the life and works of James Joyce	Waterfront Studio May 3
	Tom Crean– Antarctic Explorer	White’s Tavern May 5
	Brimstone & Treacle	Milk 5-7 May
	Caitlin	Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre May 6
	Swallow	Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre May 7
	The All Star Charity Show	Belfast Circus School May 7
	Blowing it	White’s Tavern May 8
	Urban Circus	Waterfront Studio May7-9
	Attack of The Cream Faced Loons	McHugh’s Bar April 29
	Afterplay by Brian Friel	Bewleys Café April 30- May 1
	Pippi & Nancy	Duke of York May 4-5

	FAMILY EVENTS
	John Ryan ‘Kids Are Best’	The Waterfront Hall May 6
	Utter Nonsense	Central Library May 8

	CIRCUS & STREET THEATRE
	Macchinazione	Outside Castlecourt 29th April
	Dr Palfi	Cornmarket April 30- May 3
	Hector Protector	Various Venues May 1-3
	The Black Eagles	St Georges Market May 1
	Skate Naked	Various Venues May 1-3
	Circo Rumbaba	Lagan Weir May 1-3

	MUSIC
	Terra Folk	The John Hewitt May 3
	The Skatalites	Festival Marquee May 8
	Panama Jazz Band	The John Hewitt April 30
	Jacqui Dankworth	Whites Tavern April 30
	Don Baker	The John Hewitt May 6
	Henry McCullough	The John Hewitt May 9
	The Brian Irvine Ensemble	Conor Hall May 7
	Festival Americana	The John Hewitt May 2
	Buck 65	The Front Page May 8
	Vinny Peculiar Band	Various Venues April 29-May 9
	The Liars	The Front Page May 2
	Cheap Date 1	Conor Hall May 4
	Cheap Date 2	Conor Hall May 5
	Cheap Date 3	Festival Marquee May 6
	Damien Dempsey with Pauline Scanlon	Festival Marquee May 7
	Stick it On	Duke of York April 29
	Sonic DJ Academy	May 1
	David Holmes with Psychonauts	Conor Hall May 8

	ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE
	Vinny Peculiar	Various Venues April 29-May 9
	The Soup Line	Various Venues April 30-May 6

	TRADITIONAL ARTS
	4 Men and a Dog	Conor Hall May 1
	The Donal O’Connor Session	The Duke of York May 6
	The Living Tradition	The John Hewitt May 7
	The Amazing Tig Coilini’s	Various Locations May 8
	Folk on a Boat	Donegall Quay May 8
	Crossroads Ceilidh	Commercial Court May 8
	Fiddlin’ Women	The John Hewitt May 8
	Folk on Film & Song and Pints	The John Hewitt Sunday May 9

	VISUAL & PERFORMANCE ART
	Book	The Lagan Weir 30 April-7 May
	12 [12]	Waterfront Hall May 4–30
	Invisible	18-22 Hill Street 1 May
	John Minihan	The John Hewitt April 29–May 9
	Curtain Projection	Front Door Gallery May 6
	Belfast Print Workshop	Cotton Court May 4
	Images of a New Europe	The Waterfront Hall 3-14 May
	Anna FitzSimons	Church Lane Gallery 29 April–9 May
	Archive_Belfast	Belfast Exposed 30 April-4 June
	Irish Berlin Arts Night	Open Window Gallery April 29
	Safe House Exhibition	Safe House Gallery April 29 - May 9
	Japanese Performance Artists	Catalyst Arts May7

	SOUND & VISION
	Game Over: Kasparov vs. The Machine	Waterfront Hall May 2
	Speed Chess Tournament	Waterfront Hall May 2
	Elliott Smith Tribute	Waterfront Studio May 6
	Paragraph 175	The Exchange Place 4 May
	Lost and Found	Whites Tavern 29 April
	God-Devil	Whites Tavern May 5

	SPECIAL EVENTS
	Auto Ban?: Cars, Culture and the Cathedral Quarter	The John Hewitt May 4
	A Game of Three Halves?	Waterfront Hall May 4
	Putting the Pink into Politics	Union Street Bar May2
	WWW. Wine, Women & Words	Custom House May 2
	Launch of Disability Arts Charter	The Waterfront Hall May 7
	Over the hill? But look at the view!	Northern Whig HouseMay 6
	The Big Event	Central Hall, Rosemary St. May 8
	Soundings	Clanmil May 8
	Hero's Heroes	Duke of York May 1& 8
	Cream of the North Showcase	Duke of York May 5
	Strawberry Sundays	Whites Tavern May 2
	Closing Party: Havana Che & Special Guests	Festival Marquee May 9