Children’s courses on drawing cartoon characters are held at Museum at The Mill in Carnmoney. They run on May 11 and May 18 and the tutor will be Kim Montgomery. Classes run from 11am to 1pm and it’s £10 per session. It’s ideal for children aged 8 and over. This time Dennis the Menace will be the focus on 11 May, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the following week. Children can use pens and markers to recreate your favourite characters. Come dressed for mess!
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If you enjoy salsa dancing, then come along to Ballyclare Town Hall for Salsa For Summer. That event is held on May 21. It’s ideal for absolute beginners and those with experience. Come by yourself, with a friend or a group. To secure your place, it is recommended to book in advance as spaces are limited.
Tutor: Victoria Barkley
Venue: Ballyclare Town Hall
Date: Tue 21 May for 6 Weeks
Time: 7.30pm – 8.30pm
Cost: £30 & £27 (concession)
Age: 16 years+
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Survive on the same rations as a Syrian refugee during Refugee Week for the Take The Ration Challenge. Just a small amount of rice, flour, lentils, chickpeas, beans, fish and oil – and get sponsored to do it. The money you raise will provide food, medicine and education for refugees; and support the wider work of Concern Worldwide (UK) to tackle hunger and extreme poverty with the most vulnerable people in the world’s poorest places. Join the 40,000 others who have taken up the Ration Challenge so far, raising an incredible £5 million to help over 30,000 refugees.
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Friends’ Goodwill Music Festival returns to Larne for a third year on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 May. It’s a packed two-day open air festival of live music, family entertainment, children’s activities, Ulster Scots history and culture, street theatre and cookery demonstrations. You can spend time with friends and family in a safe, relaxed atmosphere enjoying food and produce served up by local chefs and retailers whilst listening to top music acts. The main event takes place at the Market Yard on Saturday and Sunday with four live music acts, a cookery theatre each day, dance programmes, a bar, crafts drop-in workshops and street theatre.
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A very important date is May 11 – Darkness Into Light. This Saturday, hundreds of thousands of people around the world will get together to walk from the darkness into the light of morning to help in the fight against suicide and self-harm. Symbolically the walk represents a therapeutic counselling journey. The entry fees raised around the world allow Pieta House and international charity partners to continue to deliver vital services.
There are walks all around Northern Ireland from Lisnaskea to Rostrevor, from Strabane to Cookstown, and Crossmaglen to Ballymena.
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Cinema
The Secret Life Of Pets 2 is released on May 24.
It follows summer 2016’s blockbuster about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work each day.
Max faces some major changes after his owner Katie gets married and now has a child . On a family trip to the countryside, Max meets a farm dog named Rooster, and both attempt to overcome his fears. Meanwhile, Gidget tries to rescue Max’s favorite toy from a cat-packed apartment, and Snowball sets on a mission to free a white tiger named Hu from a circus.
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