Hillsborough Festival of Literature & Ideas 2018

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LOCAL TOUR






Dawn Mitchell’s "Barn Gallery" is tucked away in the courtyard of her Georgian home where she exhibits and sells innovative and unique arts and crafts.



WELCOME

- Sunday 29th April -

Faith & Fiction: Padraig O'Tuama and Phil Harrison Time: 4.30pm Venue: Quaker Meeting House Tickets: £6




AT A GLANCE 10am - 1pm

Masterclass with Mia Gallagher

Barry Gallery, St Malachy’s Parish Church Main Hall, St Malachy’s Parish Church Quaker Meeting House

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10:30am

3.30pm

Community Reading With Jan Carson & Jean Bleakney Literary Lunchtime With Mia Gallagher & Kerry Hudson Who was John Hewitt?

The Market Room, The Courthouse The Market Room, The Courthouse Starts from the Owl and the Pussycat The Market Room, The Courthouse The Hillside Bar

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5:00pm

Home Words Exhibition Launch

6pm - 8pm

Great Hillsborough Book Hunt

8.30pm

Literary Lives with Donal Ryan

9.30pm

After Hours Poetry

10am - 1pm

Masterclass with Doireann Ní Ghríofa

Barry Gallery, St Malachy’s Parish Church The Owl & The Pussy Cat

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10:30am - 11am

Sonnets & Scones with Ray Givans

10.30am - 12.30pm

Here be Dragons with Myra Zepf & Ali Fell

Parish Room, St Malachy’s Parish Church The Market Room, The Courthouse Main Hall, St Malachy’s Parish Church Barry Gallery, 7 Main Street

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11am – 12 pm

Book Doctors

11am – 2 pm

Linen Yarns Lisburn

1pm - 4pm

Botanical Drawing Workshop

2pm

Literary Lunchtime with Maureen Boyle and Doireann Ní Ghríofa Heritage Walking Tour with Judy Crawford

Quaker Meeting house

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Visitor's Information Centre

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Scout Hall

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4.30pm

Winning the Vote - the suffrage campaign in Ulster with Dr Margaret Ward Mary Morrissy in conversation with Jan Carson

Quaker Meeting House

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8:00pm

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The Market Room, The Courthouse

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2pm

3pm 3pm 6:00pm

A celebration of Hamilton Harty

St Malachy’s Parish Church

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10am - 1pm

Masterclass with Stephen Sexton

Village Centre

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10am - 2pm

Parish Hall

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Scout Hall

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10:30am - 11am

Foraging for Images: forest walk and poetry writing workshop with Emma Must Young Adult writing workshop with Kelly McCaughrain Sonnets & Scones with Paula Cunningham

The Owl & The Pussy Cat

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12 noon

Literary Knittery with Emily DeDakis

The Barn Gallery, 7 Main Street

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1.30pm

Hodges and Figgis Anthology event

Quaker Meeting House

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3pm

Film Hub NI screenings

Village Centre

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4.30pm

Faith & Fiction: Padraig O'Tuama and Phil Harrison English Pen Readings

Quaker Meeting House

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10.30am - 12pm

6pm - 7pm 8pm - 9:30pm

Small Town Stories with Joshua Burnside & Damian Smyth & Bernie McGill

Market Room, Courthouse Market Room, Courthouse

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Built in 1718, this fully restored 5-bedroom mill is in the heart of the rural South Down and is now a boutique writing retreat. Our en-suite bedrooms, communal spaces and garden are designed with the needs of writers and readers in mind. We offer individual residencies and can host workshops and small-scale events. Daily, weekly and group rates.

43 Ballyclander Road BT30 7DE www.the-river-mill.co.uk / inforivermill@gmail.com 02844 842 531 / 07837 691 752 WWW.JOHNHEWITTSOCIETY.ORG


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