Outdoor music festival Knockanstockan, Blessington Wicklow this summer

This summer sees a variety of homegrown music acts playing in wicklow by Blessington lakes. Including such Irish bands as The Mighty Stef- ( seen him in the sugar club many moons ago – he’s great! ), Sickboy and The Hot Sprockets to name a few on the weekend of July 24-26.  if the weather is good this wil be a weekend to remember for sure all in beautiful surroundings and only a short drive from Dublin.

so thats:

Knockanstockan festival
24-26 July 2009
Blessington lakes
Wicklow

For more details and to keep updated visit the festival; website at www.knockanstockan.ie

The Trip are a four piece band from Newtownmounntkennedy.

They play a lot of early rock covers such as The Beatles, The Doors and Led Zeppelin but also have a few original songs and a currentlly working on more. They have being playing around pubs etc in the Wicklow area for the past 6 months or so and are hoping to play very more frequently.

They have a bebo www.thetrip08.bebo.com or a myspace www.myspace.com/tripnewtown or you can contact Colm on 087 9401273 for bookings.

Wicklows Future Looks Green and Keen

It is a rare but happy day when we get excited here at www.thewicklowway.ie, and today folks is one of those days!!

We have been contacted by two very enterprising groups who have great plans for Wicklow and Indeed Ireland.

First up is the soon to be opened Wicklow Hostel situated along the Moyne section of the infamous Wicklow Way Walk. This is an eco  friendly hostel and I forsee amazing times ahead.

Incidentally they need a bit of volunteer help to get the ‘Earthship Wall’ (? I dunno yet what it is but I am signing up!) built in time for the planned opening ( september 2009) and we will have more info on that very soon.

In the meantime check them out on: www.wicklowhostel.ie

Secondly but no less important is the entreprenurial Grainne Sherlock who basically wants to get more Wicklow businesses involved with discount offers for tourists visiting Ireland. The cards are  bought by tourists via her website in the form of a 20 euro discount card.

She works tirelessly promoting the scheme with her many tourism contacts and you, the wicklow business, get more tourists visiting you and therefore buying your goods! and for you its free.

They buy it for a whole year and can plan their trips to avail of whatever applicable discounts they wish to avail of.

Guys – this is a GREAT idea and she has done all the work for you. All you have to do is make an offer to be included! see  here for more explanation than I can offer!! on her website: www.emeralddiscounts.ie

Grainne has a wealth of experience within the Irish Tourism Industry and has many useful contacts which she is utilising.

This , my friends, Is how to suceed in a recession- join up – its FREE!!!!

Greystones Theatre – Take a Peek…

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Dinner at Bates Rathdrum May Bank Holiday Weekend

What can we say guys? Bates restaurant in Rathdrum got the thumbs up again not only from us humans but from Skippy The Dog too!

The holiday weekend proved an ideal chance to enjoy some of Wicklows finest restaurants and bates restaurant is surely one of these! Myself and a friend headed up to bates on Saturday night to find the restaurant buzzing with a fun atmosphere pervading throughout.

We were welcomed by Alvaro and seated at a  comfortable table with the usual niceties of breads, dips and water to settle us in. ( I ADORE their olive tapenade!!). My friend is a vegetarian and found a good choice of meals to choose from , selecting the gnocchi whilst yours truly elected for the seasonal Lamb.

The whole meal was deliciously cooked by the wonderful Marino and there were small groups, couples, birthday party people and businessmen all enjoying the night.

We later chilled out outside in the cute and pretty cobblestoned lane then headed back home full of yummy food and with a special doggy bag for mr skippy. Needless to say he wolfed it up and says cheers to bates and hopes to see y’all again soon.

Why not check out their videos on their YouTube to get an idea of the restaurant:
Bates Restaurant Wicklow- Videos >>> or visit their website on www.batesrestaurant.ie

Open Auditions for The Wizard of oz at Greystones Theatre

Greystones Theatre are holding open auditions for their first ever GT musical, so get yourselves down there all you budding Wicklow actors and actresses,.

I am sure they’ll need wardrobe and scenery backdrops done too so if your looking for some theatrical experience then this may be just the thing for you. And your bound to meet some fun and interesting like-minded people along the way!!

For more details check out  www.greystonestheatre.com

Open Auditions for The Wiz are on Saturday 21st March 10.00 pm – 1.00 and 2.00 – 5.00pm

Nice to see that a Visit to Glendalough in Wiicklow has been recommended on Twitter as part of the “I Love Ireland” week

The blog www.lecraic.com that likes to keep you up on all the ‘craic’ has nominated Wicklows’ popular tourist attraction as highly recommended to visit on his twitter feed.

Also if your looking for a light hearted blog then try out www.culch.ie for news, comments and general chat on popular culture in Ireland and abroad by Rick O Shea and his gang of blogging mates.

keeping it real

roz and skippy
Wicklow

Sex and the City in Wicklow

Looking for something fun and different to do tonite in Wicklow?

Why not get your glam selves down to Greystones Theatre. Saturday 7th, They are bringing  ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ with Sex and the City on the big screen and Music to keep you dancing all night long.

Free b4 9.
Check out website www.greystonestheatre.com

Duke Special Plays Greystones Theatre Tomorrow Thursday 26 FEB

26th February 2008
Doors 8.00pm
Tickets 16.50 euro (inc bk fee)

for more details see www.greystonestheatre.com

Star Studded Show Friday Feb 27th

Two things, firstly Astronomy Ireland are holding a few star watch events next Friday 27th Feb throughout Ireland, the closet to us probably being in Carlow IT : http://www.astronomy.ie/venusmoon2009(feb).html

These events offer us the chance to view the sky jewels through amazingly high quality telescopes – Indeed when we went to see Jupiter in Roundwood at the star b q last year (?) I was really amazed at the detail.

Many galactic events are taking place (some for the last time in 30 years, some not again until 2012, bringing to mind the Mayan Prophecies methinks!) thus the star watch events taking place.

Secondly have a look at this link, it certainly makes you think!

http://www.astronomy.ie/perpespective.html

Roz and skippythedog
xx
living Life The Wicklow Way

Greystones Theatre Music Updates

Keeping you movin’ and groovin’ greystones theatre have some great acts coming up over the next few weeks, inc Luka Bloom and an Eighties Valentines night party.. see below for more info:

This Friday 13th will be anything but unlucky for those of you who manage to make it in to our No Covers Friday featuring the brilliant NOISE CONTROL with support from THE DIRTY 9s. As it says on the tin, no cover band no cover charge, but is 10euro after ten.

Following No Covers we have our newly appointed regular Friday night band The Jukes at midnight, If your in the mood to party you won’t be disappointed.

Saturday 14th we bring you BACK TO THE EIGHTIES once again with a special Valentines Night Twist. Free in before ten. 10euro after

Sunday 15th sees LUKA BLOOM take to the stage with songs from his latest album and classics from over eighteen years of an internationally acclaimed career.

And just incase you haven’t yet heard we have two of the most exciting acts on the international music scene visiting our humble Theatre – 20th February we have Eddi Reader, most of you know her from Fairground ‘its got to beeeeeee perfect’ Attraction.
26th February we are privledged to welcome Duke Special, need we say more.
GET YOUR TICKETS QUICK AS THEY ARE FLYING OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

www.greystonetheatre.com

L’il Sis has gone to Greece

First family casualty of the recession- my sis has gone to greece to work -Safe Trip Linda and It will be an Adventure. We love You

Roz, Skippy, Leonie, Kat, Sam, Mum, Dad, Vinnie, Rae, Dave, Dave2, Javs, Nikki, Leia, Abi, Jim,Jenny, Jess, Chris, Robyn,Tracy, Con, Mateja, and all of us here in Wicklow

xxxx

Music at Brockagh this Weekend

Well, we’ve just been visiting our friends at the Brockagh Resource Centre in laragh Co Wicklow ( just near Glendalough) where they’re very busy setting up the stage for the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat which begins tomorrow night.

Roundwood variety group are the drama extrodinares behind the show and the dates and times are as follows:

Thursday 29th January 2009 : 8pm
Friday 30th January 2009 : 8pm
Saturday 31st January 2009 : 8pm
Sunday 1st February 2009 : 8pm

Plus there are matinees shows on:
Saturday 31st January 2009 : 3pm
Sunday 1st February 2009 : 3pm

Apparently nearly all the seats are already sold out so if you fancy a night of entertainment and visual lighting mastery then get yourselves down to Brockagh now!

For tickets (€15) tel: 086 2451829

Visit their website below for further details.

www.brockaghresourcecentre.ie. Information can also be found on their ’sister’ site www.glendalough.ie

No Covers Friday at Greystones Theatre

Don’t forget that you can enjoy great music FOR FREE at Greystones Theatre every friday with their “No Covers Friday” nights.

Tonite features the very energetic music of Eric Noon and the Future Gypsies, plus if your still full of energy you can bop till you drop with a DJ kicking until 2.30 am.

see their website below for more and have a lovely weekend
www.greystonestheatre.com

roz and Skippy the dog
x
Living Life The Wicklow Way…

Dont forget tonite is free at greystones Theatre Wicklow

details as follows ref www.greystonestheatre.com:

just a quick reminder of events coming up: This Friday, as part of our philosophy for promoting new music, we present the first of Greystones Theatre’s No Cover Fridays. No cover bands, no cover charge, this week is THE MINUTES, check them out on myspace. DJ and Late bar follows but if you miss the band you have to pay in, so don’t miss the band, support from Relief, Lisa O’Brien and Jimmy and the Riffs.
Check out website for this and other great deals for great gigs

Cherrylane Gallery is one of Irelands leading Contemporary galleries of painting and sculpture.

cherrylane fine arts delgany wicklow

The gallery is housed in 400-year-old buildings on the old site of the historical Killincarrig Cherry orchards.

Cherrylane run a full annual exhibition calendar exhibiting a wide range of artists and styles. Recognised artists such as Francis Matthews, David Begley, Louis le Brocquy, Andrew Hood, Robert Ryan, Gillian Lawler, Jack B Yeats, and Frank Mc Kelvey among many others can be first of all admired and also may be purchased if one pleases.

They stock a range of fine art prints including specially commissioned series of local scenes. they also run various free lectures and demonstrations within the visual arts field through out the year. Music recitals also feature in the calendar. There is also small area to sit enjoy a free coffee and browse through the galleries art library.

All are welcome!

Cherrylane Gallery opening hours are as follows:

• MON – FRI 9am-6pm and closed for lunch from 1pm-2pm.
• SAT 12am-6pm
• SUN Changes (Call to enquire)

Address: Cherrylane Fine Arts, Killincarrig, Delgany, Co.Wicklow. (Greystones)
Phone: (01) 2875565/0879689177
Email: info@cherrylanefinearts.com
Web: www.cherrylanefinearts.com

The Minutes play Greystones

Looking for something to do this friday night? and every friday thereafter? Love music?

Then get your swinging selves down to greystones theatres’ NEW friday night sessions named:

No Covers Friday,.

As its name suggests there is no admission charge so get along this week and enjoy THE MINUTES who are launching the night this friday 9th january 2009!

The Minutes @ Greystones Theatre
Adm: FREE

http://www.myspace.com/theminutesireland

We’ve had a peek at the bands’ site and they sure do look very Rock N Roll but hey, why not visit their site (link above) and download / play their mp3 and have a listen for yourselves?