FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY

Saturday 23rd October 201012 noon - 6pm

Saturday 23rd October 201012 noon - 6pm

Johnston Court

Art workshopsJoin us for any of these wonderful free drop-in art workshops where you can make aunique piece of art/craft and bring it home asa souvenir of a great day out.

Printmaking & Bookmaking withKaren WebsterQuayside Shopping Centre 12noon to 3.00pmLearn how to make your own stamp forprintmaking which you can take home anduse over and over again. If you have a bitmore time you could even make your ownmini art book

Badgemaking with Pia LückCafé Souperb in Johnston Court Shoppingcentre 12noon to 3.00pmCreate a design and make your own uniquefestival badge to take home with you.

Make a recycled instrument withJulianne FriedrichQuayside Shopping centre 1.00pm to 4.00pmMake an environmentally friendly racket!Learn how to make a musical instrumentusing recycled materials only.

Felt hat making with Heidi WickhamCafé Souperb in Johnston Court ShoppingCentre 1.00pm to 4.00pmYour very own Sligo Live Sessions Sessionsfashion statement. Come along and makeyour very own designer felt hat. All materialsprovided but feel free to bring along items toadorn the hat.

Clay making with Rachel QuinnQuayside Shopping centre, 1.00pm to 4.00pmMake unique figures from the animal or plantworld or straight from your own imagination.Take your creations home with you and paintthem at a later stage.

Fun for all the family at Sligo Live Sessions

Lords of StrutQuayside 2.00pm / Café Souperb 4.00pm

A hilarious parody of celebrity culture, The Lords of

Strut bring you on a journey inside their crazy world of

pop entertainment.

This is a high energy 45 minute comedy circus show

suitable for all ages, with dazzling acrobatics, break

dancing, contortion, comedy, acrobalance and

unicycling. _In a farce of modern pop and celebrity

culture two wanna be celebs, Famous Seamus and

Seantastic, will do anything to try and be famous. Award

winning circus troupe, The Lords of Strut bring you

street entertainment like you’ve never seen it before.

Tell a Tale Childen’s Theatre

Company presents

The Gruffalo StoryA Puppet show for 2 - 5 year olds

Johnston Court 12noon + 12.30pm

Quayside 3.00pm + 3.30pmMost children are familiar

with the famus gruffalo

tale by Julia Donaldson

where the little mouse

meets the monster. Now

they have the chance to

see this enchanting tale

acted out for them.

Brainy the interactive MC puppet makes an

appearance before and after the show to talk

about monsters, brains, mice and other

important matters. The show is approx 15

minutes in length with music.

Hansel & GretelPuppet Show for 5 - 10 year oldsFollowed by puppet making workshopJohnston Court 2.30pmQuayside 4.30pm

Modern version of the classic tale (25 minutes)Hansel and Gretel are sent out to work by theirmean stepmother who thinks it’s time they earnedtheir own money. The children decide to go to thebig city instead and become pop stars. Working ina pizza palace they meet avery charming womanwho promises to helpthem but they soondiscover she hasvery differentplans indeed!Stay after the showand make your veryown puppet!

Get ready for an amazing and magical, fun-filled family day featuring aplayground of clowns, hilarious comedy, death defying acrobatics, musicand dance, stilt walking, face painting, enchanting puppet shows, specialinter-active theatre performance and a host of really cool workshops. Join in the fun between midday and 6.00pm at Quayside or Johnston Courtshopping centres where you will be spoiled for choice by an amazingselection of things to do. And guess what YOU CAN DO IT ALL FOR FREE.

So come along and have a blast at Sligo Live Sessions family frolics…

Monkeyshine Theatre

presents

Sligo LiveSessions SpiesJohnston Court 12noon

to 2.00pm Quayside

3.00pm to 5.00pmLook out for three

mysterious figures

skulking around

Johnston’s Court

and The Quay Side

Shopping Centre over

the Sligo Live Sessions

weekend. The S.L.S

have had some top

secret intelligence that

there will be something

exciting going on in

Sligo and their

mission is to cause

some serious fun.

World Air Fiddle Championships 2010Quayside Shopping Centre 5.00pmWelcome back to the highlight of our day’s activities – thefourth annual world fiddle championships extravaganza. Thechampionships have proven to be hilarous in previous years wherewould-be fiddle players can release their inner Martin Hayes,Tommy Peoples or Liz Carroll in the most unique of ways. Laughuntil you drop while you watch the madcap antics of our air fiddlistsor better still - allow your own inner fiddle diva to break out and makea stab at becoming World Air Fiddle Champion 2010. Join us to seeif you can possibly beat reigning champions Helga andHolger from Scandinaviland (see inset) or just for thesheer fun of watching others try. The championshipsare judged by the “clapometre never lies” barometre.

Music, Dance and moreThere will be a host of other performances by community based organisations includingthe wonderful Sligo Academy of Music's Youth Orchestra and Cranmore Hip Hop Dancersas well as lots of free colourful face painting (no more queues!), dress up parties, clowning,animation and more.All you need to do is bring yourselves and plenty of energy! We look forward to seeing you there!

Co. Sligo Youth Theatre presentLeggitJohnston Court 2.00pmQuayside Shopping Centre 4.00pmCo. Sligo Youth Theatre have devised a playful andinteractive performance specially for the Sligo LiveSessions weekend. Leggit features a host of weird andwonderful characters who can be found in the mostunusual places. Be careful not to draw attention toyourself…

Mrs. Nellie MurphyJohnston Court 3.30pmQuayside Shopping Centre4.30pmMrs. Nellie Murphy is equal parts

comedy, pathos, joy, naughtiness

and train wreck!Join Nellie during Sligo Live

Sessions to hear her observations on life

and love. Straight from the heart, while seen

through the lens of a strange gin filled rose

glass vase, that one might find on a prop list

from The Antiques Roadshow. Nellie is loved by

the under 10s and over 60s for her storytelling

abilities, with those in between admirably catered for too.

Mrs Nellie Murphy is real…edgy with heart. Less malice,

more malaprop.” “Genius in Pink” – Seattle Review