Based in Ballyshannon the Allingham Festival is a celebration of the life and works of one of our town’s most famous ancestors writer and poet William Allingham and his wife the artist Helen Allingham. Each year sees their memory celebrated with events and workshops that inspire others in their own achievements in the arts.
The 2014 Allingham Festival opens this Thursday, 6 November, in the Abbey Arts Centre in Ballyshannon. Highlight of the upcoming week – the official Festival Opening by Minister Joe McHugh, the Keynote Speech by Minister Carál Ní Chuilín, the showcase presentation by Ms Neishaw A
li, President of the Toronto-based firm that creates special effects for GAME OF THRONES, the concert by Keith Mannion and SlowPlaceLikeHome and more.
WONDER OF WORDS will take place on the Saturday evening featuring Theo Dorgan, Donal Ryan, Paul Lynch, the Poetry Divas, and a special tribute to Ballyshannon’s Cecil Stephens. Readers and writers may also be interested in the Saturday seminars with Donal Ryan and Paul Lynch, as well as the cutting-edge workshop on Digital Marketing for Writers and Artists. Residents of the North West would usually need to travel to Dublin for events like these which is why the Allingham Festival is bringing them to Ballyshannon.
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Take a look at www.allinghamfestival.com to reserve your seats and join in the feast of events.
Questions? Ring 087 6044 099, e-mail allinghamfest@gmail.com or stop by Ballyshannon’s Abbey Centre box office from 1-3 pm this week for tickets or the latest updates on the 2014 Allingham Festival.
