The people of Belfast are being encouraged to get reading with One City One Book. All the Beggars Riding is the new novel by Belfast novelist and playwright Lucy Caldwell. Narrated by Lara, nearing forty and nursing her dying mother, All the Beggars Riding is the portrait of a woman confronting her past. The book is the focus of an Arts Council NI community reading initiative to develop the art of reading and promote Belfast's rich creativity. Supported by Belfast City Council, Libraries NI, Belfast Telegraph, U105, QFT and Translink, the programme of events includes readings, movies and talks which will take place in various venues across the city to encourage as many people as possible to read and discuss the same novel.
Programme of events:
Weds 1st May, 6.30pm: In conversation with Lucy Caldwell and Peter Sheridan. Belfast Central Library
Thurs 2nd May, 6.30pm: Women with Extraordinary Stories. Chichester Library
Sat 4th May, 12 noon - 4pm: Beginners Creative Writing Workshop. The MAC
Tues 7th May, 6.30pm: Lucy Caldwell Reads. The John Hewitt Pub
Weds 8th May, 6.30pm: Women with Extraordinary Stories. Belfast Central Library
Thurs 9th May, 6.30pm: Memoirs:a Discussion on Memoir. Shankill Library
Mon 13th May, 6.00pm: Fictional Belfast: a discussion. Whiterock Library
Thurs 16th May, 8pm - 9pm: Glenn Patterson and Lucy Caldwell discuss 'Good Vibrations'. Ulster Hall Group Space
Fri 17th May, 6.30pm: Louis MacNeice Poetry Evening. Ulster Hall Group Space
Mon 20th May, 6.30pm: Critic Hugh Odling-Smee interviews Lucy Caldwell. Finaghy Library
Tues 21st May, 6.30pm: Double lives, Double murder, Double crossed. Belfast Telegraph Boardroom
Weds 22nd May. 6.30pm: Women with Extraordinary Stories. Dundonald Library
Thurs 23rd May, 6.30pm: Your roots are Showing. Holywood Arches Library
Fri 24th May, 6.40pm: My Architect: A Son's Journey. Queen's Film Theatre
Sat 25th May, 6.40pm: Barton Fink. Queen's Film Theatre
Sun 26th May, 6.40pm: The End Of The Affair. Queen's Film Theatre
Mon 27th May, 6.30pm: Women with Extraordinary Stories. Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Mon 27th May, 6.40pm: Volver. Queen's Film Theatre
Tues 28th May, 6.30pm: Women with Extraordinary Stories. Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Tues 28th May, 6.40pm: Cal. Queen's Film Theatre
Weds 29th May, 6.40pm: The War Game Queen's Film Theatre
Thurs 30th May, 6.40pm: Sideways Queen's Film Theatre
Fri 31st May, 3pm: Lucy Caldwell Reads. Tullycarnett Library
For further information: www.artscouncil-ni.org
NB. This map is based on the postcode and so may not reflect the exact location.
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