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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We hope you enjoyed last week’s suggestions of virtual ways to enjoy Northern Ireland’s arts and culture. Don’t forget you can check out all previous editions of our newsletter on our website. This week we bring you another exciting mix of culture, sport, film and music. This weekend you can enjoy not one but two festivals, as we present Dalriada Festival’s “HOMEFEST: Camp Dalfest at Home” as well as the Trí Rivers Film Festival. We also bring you the opportunity to learn the secrets of the universe with Armagh Observatory and Planetarium’s Intergalactic Craic podcast, the chance to listen to wonderful performances by Belfast’s very own Ukulele Jam (a personal favourite!) and reflections from Northern Ireland athletes and sports personalities on the issue of wellbeing in sport.

We hope that you and your loved ones are safe and well. As always, please don’t hesitate to get in touch, we look forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes,

Lynsey Moore, Director

HOMEFEST: Camp Dalfest at Home

This Saturday, the 18th of July, Dalriada Festival in partnership with Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, present “HOMEFEST, Camp Dalfest at Home”, a live online festival for all the family to enjoy. This one day virtual festival will feature performances from Alexandra Burke, Nadine Coyle, Nathan Carter, Pat Sharp and many more. Tune in on Saturday from 11am to enjoy Northern Ireland’s biggest family festival from the comfort of your own home.
HOMEFEST: Camp Dalfest at Home

Belfast Ukulele Jam

Belfast Ukulele Jam members have come together to produce a lockdown cover of Elbow’s “One Day Like This,” which you can view here, in addition to enjoying a range of their previous performances available through their Facebook page. If the performances inspire you to learn how to play the Ukulele, then head on over to the group’s website where you will find lots of resources and songbooks to get you started.
Belfast Ukulele Jam

Tri Rivers Film Festival at Home

The Alley Theatre Strabane hosts the online Trí Rivers Film Festival from the 17th-18th of July. TRFF aims to showcase work across all genres, produced and directed by local filmmakers, to all over the world. The festival will feature a number of events including film screenings, networking events, Q&A’s with selected filmmakers and an Awards Ceremony to close off the two days. Tickets are available on the Alley Theatre Strabane website.
Tri Rivers Film Festival at Home

Intergalactic Craic

The Intergalactic Craic podcast has been launched by Armagh Observatory and Planetarium and brings you the latest space related news, theories and technologies. The podcast features interviews with astronomers, and debates and discussions with experts in relevant fields. The podcast aims for listeners to find themselves learning the secrets of the universe while also sharing a good laugh along with the hosts and guests as they explore the many fascinating space related topics.
Intergalactic Craic

Sport NI’s Thoughtful Thursday

Sport Northern Ireland have released a video series entitled “Thoughtful Thursday”. Hosted by Oisín McConville, the series features interviews with local athletes and sports people including David Jeffrey, Caroline O’Hanlon, Tommy Bowe, Megan Frazer and Michael Conlan who discuss resilience, winning & wellbeing in sport. The videos are uploaded on Thursdays and previous episodes are available on SportNI.
Sport NI’s Thoughtful Thursday