A BUSY and successful year was recalled at the recent AGM of Wexford Ladies’ Choir.
Outgoing Chairperson, Mary O’Connor, gave details of the Choir’s activities for 2009, their summer concert and summer outing to Powerscourt, along with the very successful Christmas concert.
The choir was involved in the RTE recording of Christmas Carols and the Voices True Concert in the Opera House, while a number of members also took part in the Christmas Carols singing in Wexford for the Mental Health Association.
Rehearsals are now underway for the 2010 season, starting with the summer concert in St. Iberius’ on Friday, 28th May.
The Choir members, 32 in all, are heading off to London for three days on March 4th. While there, they will take in two shows and maybe have time for a little shopping!
The following were elected to the committee --Mary O’Connor, Chairperson; Betty Dunne, Vice Chair; Patricia Riordan, Secretary, Margaret O’Dowd, Treasurer, Pearl Hemmingway, Asst. Treasurer, Mary Fox, P.R.O.
Committee members --Kathleen Nolan, Gabrielle Roche and Betty Galvin. Social Committee - Bernie Cullen and Anne Roche.
Blithe Spirit in Opera House
FOLLOWING ON from their successful All-Ireland victory last year, Bridge Drama return to Wexford Opera House with a classic comedy this week.
This year’s offering is the much-loved Noel Coward play, Blithe Spirit which is sure to delight audiences with its wit, charm and ghostly goings-on.
When Charles and Ruth Condomine invite local eccentric Madame Arcati to perform a seance in their home, they think they’re in for a night of high jinx rather than high spirits.
But when she accidentally conjures up the spirit of Charles’ first wife, Elvira, it all begins to go bump in the night! The show runs on February 18th, 19th, 20th and then again on Friday, February 26th in the Jerome Hynes Theatre of Wexford Opera House at 8p.m.
Admission is €15. Book now on 053 91 22144.
Students help for Womens Refuge
HAYLEY CONNOR and her hard-working committee recently organised a very successful Student Charity Ball in the Riverbank House Hotel, with the proceeds going to Wexford Women’s refuge.
There was 220 people in attendance at the event which raised €2,350 and vouchers for that amount were handed over to Womens Refuge representatives last week.
Well done to all concerned on their initiative and for lending a hand to help a very worthy cause.
Historical AGM
THE WEXFORD Historical Society AGM will take place at 8 p.m in the Talbot Hotel on tonight Wednesday, February 17th. The meeting will be followed by a Monica Crofton lecture entitled Following in the Footsteps - the New Aadventures of Wexford Walking Tours. All are welcome to attend. Members free, non-members admission is €5.
Translations - a ‘must see’ for drama lovers
WEXFORD DRAMA Group returns to Wexford Arts Centre this week with Brian Friel’s Translations.
Following on from their production of The Diary of Anne Frank, which sold out to great acclaim last October, this classic of Irish drama looks like being another big play for the local thespians.
The play is directed by Thomas O’Leary who brought us The Playboy of the Western World in October 2008.
He returns with four members of that cast, Tom O’Donoghue, Tony Brennan, Pat Sinnott and Heather Hadrill, these drama group regulars are joined by a host of new talent as WDG continues their open audition policy, showcasing the best of Wexford talent.
This beautiful piece of Irish theatre is a ‘must see’ for all drama lovers.
It opens this Thursday, February 18th in the Wex-ford arts Centre and runs through to Sunday, February 21st, nightly at 8 p,m.
For booking call Wexford Arts centre on 053 9123764.
Ardal ‘Stands Up’ in Dun Mhuire
ARDAL O’HANLON is best known to a lot of us for his role as Fr. Dougal in the hugely popular Fr. Ted television series.
But there’s a lot more to the man than that. He currently plays the lead role in RTE TV series, Val Falvey TD and is writing a play for international theatre, as well as developing work for television.
Ardal’s debut novel The Talk of the Town was in the bestseller charts for six months .
He has toured to sell-out audiences internationally and had released two top ten stand-up DVDs, Ardal O’Hanlon Live and Ardal O’Hanlon in Dublin.
His Ardal O’Hanlon Stands Up - Irish Tour 2010 --will be in Dun Mhuire Theatre, Wexford on Friday, February 26th and tickets for the ‘one night only’ show are priced at €25.
Lourdes 2010 - some places are available
THE CLONARD Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes is from March 17th to April 1st and the group will be travelling by boat and coach, Rosslare to Cherbourg, with an overnight stay at Lisieux, then on to Cognac.
They will arrive in Lourdes on March 20th for five night stay at the St. Saveur Hotel, which is close to the Grotto.
Then it will be on to Avignon for an overnight stay and to Freiburg, Germany and Cochem.
The next stay will be in Brugge, Belgium, for two nights, before returning via Eurotunnel from Calais to Dover and then on to Chepstow, Wales for the final night of the Pilgrimage.
The group will return from Pembroke to Ross-lare on Thursday, April 1st, the cost of the trip is €1,250.
Places are now available, anybody interested in travelling should contact Laura at Clonard Parish Office - 053 9123672.
‘Share our Supper’ - for a good cause
‘SHARE OUR Supper’ is a fundraiser for RNLI SOS Day in the style of Come Dine With Me.
They are asking you to host a supper and request a €15 donation from your guests for their meal.
It can be as simple as Curry, Mexican etc., simply a plate of supper and perhaps a glass of wine.
Ideally, your guests would reciprocate in round- robin fashion, however, this is not essential. The event is flexible and can take place whenever suits the host.
When you register with the organisers, they will issue you with a pack of details, a donation box and will even throw in the napkins!
For more information or to register as a host, ring Tracey McDonagh on 087 9974038 or email tmcdonagh@rnli.org.uk
