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.. COMEDY
 


ROB NEWMAN
| April 29 | Little Big Top | Doors 8.00pm, perf. 9.00pm


TINA C & CRAIG HILL
| May 1 | Northern Whig | 8.00pm

 
JACK DEE | May 3 | Waterfront Hall | 8.00pm

 
SHAZIA MIRZA
| May 6 | Duke of York | 8.00pm

 
STEVE DAY – DEAF IN THE AFTERNOON |
May 4 | Duke of York | 8.00pm

 
ARDAL O’HANLON |
Saturday May 7 | Festival Marquee | 8.00pm

 


BILL HICKS: SLIGHT RETURN
| May 2 | Whites Tavern | 8.00pm

May 3 | Waterfront Studio | 8.00pm

 
DJ MINICAB
| April 28 – April 30 | Leaves Northern Whig | 7.30pm / 9.30pm

 

.. WORDS & IDEAS
 


ROBERT NEWMAN READING & TALK
|
Thursday April 28 | The John Hewitt | 8.00pm


PAT McCABE |
April 29 | Exchange Place | 8.00pm


 
THE POETS BOAT 1
| May 1 | The Joyce | 1.00pm

 
THE POETS BOAT 2 |
May 1 | The Joyce | 3.00pm


 
JP DONLEAVY |
May 3 | Belfast Exposed | 8.00pm

 
STEWART PARKER DAY |
April 30 | White’s Tavern | 2.00pm

 
THE POETRY CUP | May 4 | White’s Tavern | 8.00pm

 
KAT FRANCOIS | Artist in Residence Throughout the Festival

 
HAIKU & ZEN WITH GABRIEL ROSENSTOCK | THE ROOSTER CALENDAR – READING & VIEWING

April 28 | Printers Café | 7.30pm

 
DENIS TUOHY | A BROADCASTERS JOURNEY |
May 4 | Printers | 6.30pm

 
JOHNNY ROGAN |VAN MORRISON - NO SURRENDER
|
May 5 | Duke of York | 8.00pm

 
KEN CAMPBELL’S MEANING OF LIFE |
Thursday May 5 | Belfast Circus School | 8.00pm

 
WRITNG IN LIGHT | DARRAGH CASEY
| April 28 - May 28 | The John Hewitt
 

.. THEATRE
 


FINDING MICK JAGGER |
April 28 - 30 | Old Museum Arts Centre | 8.00pm


RURAL ELECTRIC |
April 29 - 30 | Waterfront Studio | 8.00pm


 
SWANSONG | May 1 | Waterfront Studio | 8.00pm

 
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE |
May 2 – 5 | The Potthouse | 7.45pm


 
IN A MONTH OF FALLEN SUNDAYS |
May 4 | Waterfront Studio | 8.00pm

 
COLD COMFORT |
May 5 - 14 | Omac | 8.00 pm

 
PARALLEL PARKING |
May 7 | Donegall Quay Car Park | 4.00pm

 
THE RECRUITING OFFICE | Saturday May 7 | BURC | 2.00pm

 
COLIN POWELL | May 7 | Belfast Circus School | 6.00pm

 
BUN FIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL |
28 - 29 May | The Duke of York | 8.00pm

 
I, GREGORY |
May 4 - 5 | Community Arts Forum | 6.30pm,8.00pm

 
THE MAIDS | May 6 – 8 Exchange Place | 8.00pm

 
THE SECRET DIARY OF RABBIE BURNS
|
May 4 | McHugh’s Bar | 8.00pm


.. FAMILY EVENTS
 


THE MOLE WHO KNEW IT WAS NONE OF HIS BUSINESS |
May 6 | Waterfront Studio | 10.30am and 7.00pm | May 7 | Waterfront Studio | 11.00am


FARMER JASON | Wednesday May 4 | Lagan Lookout | 3.00pm

 
HARRY POTTER AGUS AN ORLACH
| April 30 | Lagan Lookout | 12.00am


 
ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET
|
May 7 | Central Library | 11.00am


 
HARD HATS AND LATTE
| May 6 - May 8 | The Little Big Top | 7.30pm | Matinee May 8 3.00pm
 

.. CIRCUS/STREET THEATRE
 


HARD HATS AND LATTE
| May 6 - May 8 | The Little Big Top | 7.30pm | Matinee May 8 3.00pm


THE GREAT INDIAN ROPE TRICK |
April 28 | Writers Square | 7.00pm

 
TONNY TRIFOLIKUM | April 29
- May 2 | Various

 
STICKLEBACK PLASTICUS | April 29 | Cottoncourt | 5.00pm


 
BLACK EAGLES | April 29
- May 2 | Various

 
STRETCH PEOPLE | April 30
- May 2 | Various

 
NAKUPELLE | May 1 - May 2
| Various

 
THE FLYING BUTTRESSES
| Various locations and times throughout the Festival

 
MAGICIAN ISAMIDIN | April 29
- May 2 | Various

 
HERBIE TREEHEAD
| April 29
- May 2 | Various

 

.. MUSIC
 


OPENING NIGHT CONCERT featuring SABOR CUBANO | April 28 | Little Big Top | 8.00pm


MELTING POT | April 28 | Waterfront Studio | 8.00pm


 


MOISHES BAGEL | May 2 | The John Hewitt | 8.00pm

 
THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA | May 1 | The Waterfront Hall | 8.00pm


 
THE PANAMA JAZZ BAND |April 29 / May 6 | The John Hewitt | 8.30pm

 
HEATHER MACLEOD |
May 1 | The Northern Whig | 3.00pm

 

THE GLITTER & SPARKLE GRAND FESTIVAL BALL Featuring THE SWINGIN LOVERS | May 1 | The Little Big Top | 8.00pm

 
JOHN PRINE NIGHT |
May 1 | John Hewitt | 8.00pm

 
JASON RINGENBERG with support from DELAWARE | May 4 | The John Hewitt | 8.00pm

 
THE DICK SMITH – MIKE O’REILLY BAND | May 5 | McHughs Bar | 9.00pm

 

BJ COLE
| May 8 | The John Hewitt | 9.00pm

 
THE CARNIVAL SALOON | May 3 | The John Hewitt | 9.00pm

 
ERNIE PAYNE | May 2 | McHugh’s | 8.00pm

 
GEOFF BERNER, CAROLYN MARK & PRIYA THOMAS | May 3 | Northern Whig | 8.00pm

 
PRINCE BUSTER
| May 6 | The Marquee | 8.00pm

 
CHRIS BROKAW
| April 28 | White’s Tavern | 9.00pm

 
CAT POWER |
May 2 | Little Big Top | 8.00pm

 
THE LINE UP |
May 4 | The Marquee | 8.00pm

 

KID CARPET & JINX LENNON | May 5 | White’s Tavern | 8.00pm

 
THE TEARS | May 5 | Festival Marquee | 9.00pm

 
ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK |
May 6 | The Front Page | 8.00pm

 
UNREAL SCARLET’S WELL |
May 7 | The Front Page | 8.00pm

 
REGGAE INNA BELFAST |
May 5 | The John Hewitt | 9.00pm

 
MAKE.ie FILM SCREENINGS/CLUB NIGHT
|
May 4 | 7.00pm | BFF Mini
Cinema (Donegall St.) / McCracken’s Café Bar | 9.00pm.

 
HERE WE GO ROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH
| May 2 | The Duke of York | 6.00pm

 
MOD NIGHT featuring THE KEEPERS
| May 2 | The Northern Whig | 8.00pm


   

.. SOUND & VISION
 


IMELDA
|
May 6 | Belfast Film Festival Cinema @ Visions Studio | 7.00pm


CHARLES BUKOWSKI - BORN INTO THIS
|
May 1 | The John Hewitt | 3.00pm

 
STYLE WARS
|
May 2 | Waterfront Studio | 7.30pm

 
DARK SIDE OF THE RAINBOW / TURKISH STAR WARS
|
May 3 | White’s Tavern | 9.30pm

 
SILENT SHAKESPEARE | May 4 | St. George’s Church | 2.00pm, 7.30pm

 
SEAPARK
|
May 5 | Waterfront Studio | 8.00pm

 
PITCH IDOL
| May 3 | Basement Bar, McHughs | 8.00pm

 
INSIDE JOB – SCREENING AND Q&A | May 5 | Studio Cinema | 6.00pm

 



.. TRADITIONAL ARTS
 


DICK GAUGHAN | April 30 | Little Big Top | 8.00pm


THE DONAL O’CONNOR OPENING NIGHT SESSION | May 5 | Duke of York |8.00pm

 
 
FOLK ON A BOAT | May 6/7 | Donegall Quay | 2.00pm

 
FINE FRIDAY AND FRIENDS
|
May 6 | McHugh’s Bar | 9.00pm




JOHN SPILLANE
| May 7 | McHugh’s | 9.00pm

 
FOLK ON FILM/SINGING SESSION
|
May 8 | The John Hewitt | 2.30pm

 
CROSSROADS CEILI | May 7 | Commercial Court (Duke of York) | 2.00pm
 

.. VISUAL ART
 


ROCK ART - EMERGENCE of a MODERN STONE AGE |
May 2 - May 28 | Waterfront Hall


BLAZE FX - NOZZEL |
May 2 - May 28

 
FLOW | 28th April – May 7 | The Lagan Weir

 
THE EXAMINATION ROOM |
Thursday April 28 - May 28 | Belfast Exposed

 
DECEIVER - SUSAN WILLIS |
April 21 - 6 May | Safehouse Gallery

 
MASK OF TIME – GERRY GLEASON |
April 28 - May 28 | Central Library

 
SITE SCREENINGS| From April 28 | Hoarding, Art College, York St.

 
PEEPSHOW | April 28 – May 8 | Paragon Studios

 
GROUP SHOW |
April 28 - May 8



FERGAL O’MALLEY REGRESSION THROUGH LIGHT AND SHADOW
| April 28 - May 8 | Jeffers Gastro Bar

 
WILL SIMPSON EXHIBITION | April 29 - May 6 | Dream (Hill St.)

 
JONNY BELL | Friday April 29 - May 21 | Micheal Quinn Hairdressing

   

.. TALKS & WORKSHOPS
 


DIGITAL FILM PRODUCING WORKSHOP
| May 4 Northern Visions, Exchange Place | 10.00-5.00pm


FROM PAGE TO STAGE | Thursday May 5 | Unemployed Resource Centre | 10.00am-5.00pm


 
THE ARTS FOR OLDER PEOPLE
|
Storytelling, music and song | April 29 | Community Arts Forum 2.00pm-4.00pm


 
SYMPOSIUM: RELICS OF PERFORMANCE | April 29 | Belfast Exposed, Exchange Place | 10.30-5.00pm


   

.. SPECIAL EVENTS
 


URBAN CULTURE TASTER DAY
|
May 2 | Waterfront Hall | 2.00pm - 5.00pm


COMIC BOOKART
| April 29/30 | Various locations and times

 
COMBO NIGHT
| April 28 | The Front Page | 8.00pm

 
HERO'S HEROES
|
April 30/ May 7 |The Duke of York | 9.00pm

 
SONIC CATHEDRALS
| 29th April | Various locations and times

 
PUB(LIC) ART CRAWL
| May 1 | Departs John Hewitt | 2.00pm

 
THE VACUUM launches ‘FUNNY
| May 1 | Whites Tavern | 9.00pm

 
FESTIVAL CLOSING NIGHT WITH THE 4 OF US
| May 8 | Festival Marquee | 8.00pm