Join us for an evening of Jazz and Blues as we open the Big Arts Weekend 2025 The Sazeracs is a band consisting of Linley Hamilton on trumpet, Kyron Bourke on vocals / piano and Andrew Lavery on drums. Each member boasts years of experience playing in an eclectic mix of bands across genres. The […]
Birds, bees and beautiful wisteria: gardens, hunting, and the natural world in Bridgerton. Dr Katherine Byrne teaches English at Ulster University, and has published many books and articles about period drama, Victorian literature and medicine, women’s writing, and the Gothic. She loves TV, is lucky enough to be able to write about it, and has […]
A recording of Lurig Drama Group’s commemoration of the arrival of electric street lighting to Cushendall in 1924. Playing on small screens all weekend. Scheduled events in the building may restrict availability from time to time.
1958 American WW II drama starring Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift and Dean Martin. Enjoy this movie classic on the big screen in the Old Church Centre. Bring your own bottle and maybe popcorn.
Sensory overload for 3-year-olds and under with contemporary music, dance and colourful lights. Fancy dress optional!
A writing and poetry workshop for new and experienced writers led by poet Elaine Gaston, who will explore how to set about getting your words down on paper. Elaine is a NI poet who won, among other awards, the No Alibis Prize in 2010. Her poetry collection The Lie of the Land is published by […]
An evening of music with the Glenlough Community Choir and Harpist Gráinne Meyer Choir 7-7.45pm Harpist 8-9pm Glenlough Community Choir was founded in September 2019 and is conducted by Anne McCambridge. Singers hail from the villages of Carnlough and Glenarm and the surrounding areas on the beautiful North Antrim coast. The choir is a multigenerational, […]
A walking tour of Cushendun with Turais Chois Abhann Doinne (Cushendun Tours) focusing on Castle Carra, standing stones, mounds and megaliths as well as the historic landmark buildings around the village and hinterland. Meet at the Old Church Centre. Duration c 1.5 hours; please wear comfortable walking shoes.
A special Bank Holiday Big Arts Weekend treat. Enjoy a selection of delicious home-baked treats served in the cosy surroundings of the Old Church Centre.
What are Irish Court Cairns? And what are Portal Tombs? Artist, historian and local legend Hector McDonnell will be talking about ancient Ireland, which in early times seems to have been the most civilised land in Europe, as indeed it may still be today.
