DOWN Arts Centre is delighted to be welcomingxa0a musical legend followed by axa0culinary masterchef to grace its stage.
Onxa0Friday 28 Septemberxa0Tommy Sandsxa0willxa0play the first Rath Celtair Folk Music Club gig taking place in Downxa0Arts Centre this autumn, followed byxa0Hardeep Singh Kohli’sxa0Indian Takeawayxa0onxa0Saturday 29xa0September.xa0Place your order now!
Tommy Sands,xa0Countyxa0Down’s renowned world singer, songwriter and social activist, has achieved something akin to legendary status in his own lifetime.
From the pioneering tours with the highly influential Sands Family, playing Carnegie Hall toxa0Moscow’s Olympic Stadium, he has become one ofxa0Ireland’s most powerful songwriters and enchanting performers.
With a new album and more concert dates than ever, Tommy now tours with two startlingly capable young musicians – son Fionan and daughter Moya. With Tommy on vocals/guitar, Moya on fiddle/vocals/bodhran/whistle, and Fionan on mandolin/banjo, the sound is livelier than ever.
TV Presenterxa0and Broadcasterxa0Hardeep Singh Kohlixa0knows a thing or two about good food.xa0xa0He wasxa0 runner-up on the first series ofxa0Celebrity Masterchefxa0which led to two series for UKTV Food.
His first bookxa0Indian Takeawayxa0was nominated for an Independent Book Award and he has written about food for Olive, Observer Food Monthly, The Spectator, The Times andxa0The Sunday Timesxa0amongst others.
Following the success of his other live shows,xa0Nearly Naked Chefxa0andxa0Chat Masala,xa0Hardeepxa0would like to invite you to his brand new show,xa0Indian Takeaway.
The country is obsessed with curry. That much we know. But how do Hardeep’s home-cooked curries compare to the local Indian Takeaways we love and adore? Let’s find out!
At the beginning ofxa0thexa0showxa0Hardeep will order a takeaway live on stage for delivery to the Down Arts Centre, having selected a local Indian takeaway from audience suggestions submitted viaxa0HardeepLive.com.
He will then order an audience member’s favourite meal. Whilst waiting for the order to arrive Hardeep cooks his own food.
Two curries with side orders of deliciousxa0cooking tips and lip-smacking comedy. What’s not to like?
Poems fro a Sunday Afternoon.
Atxa02.30pmxa0onxa0Sunday 30xa0Septemberxa0our regular poetry event,xa0Poems for a Sunday Afternoon,xa0will take place.xa0 We invite budding writers and readers to join us in celebrating the written word in all its forms.
Our featured readers this month will be members of Down Writers Group, a diverse group of all ages and backgrounds, who will share some poems and songs.xa0 Offering a friendly space to read, we hope that as before, those gathered will join in by sharing a piece of their work, or perhaps a favourite poem.
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To purchase tickets (Tommy Sandsxa0£10 / £8;xa0Indian Takeaway £15 / £12) and for further informationxa0on anyxa0Down Arts Centrexa0events,xa0please contact the boxxa0office on 028 4461 0747.
The complete Down Arts Centre Season Programme is availablexa0to downloadxa0atxa0www.downartscentre.com
