After a busy bank holiday last week, there's still plenty going on across West Cork this weekend.
This weekend's events include a wine and pottery painting evening, a night with a snooker legend, Ríoghnach Connolly and Honeyfeet at Connolly's of Leap, a candlelight concert and a visual arts exhibition.
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Wine and Pottery Painting - Friday June 5th
Grab some work colleagues, friends or family and bring-your-own-bottles to Cré Pottery Studio in Skibbereen this Friday evening.
Cré will provide the wine glasses and bottle openers- the coffee machine will also be on all evening!
Minimum spend is €15 per person and just pay for what you paint.
Doors open at 6.30pm and booking is essential on 028 22913.
A Night With Dennis Taylor - Friday June 5th
1985 World Snooker Champion Dennis Taylor will make an appearance at The Ilen Bar in Skibbereen this Friday night.
Expect a night of jokes, stories & craic as well as pool.
The event kicks off at 8pm
VIP tickets are sold out, but you can still grab a standard ticket for €20 from Darren on 083 827799
Ríoghnach Connolly and Honeyfeet - Saturday June 6th
Ríoghnach Connolly and Honeyfeet return to Connolly's of Leap for a night of fearless, genre-bending music that blends protest soul, twisted folk, jazz, blues and deep, danceable grooves.
Led by the powerful and magnetic vocals of Ríoghnach Connolly — winner of the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Award for Best Folk Singer and BBC Radio 2’s Folk Singer of the Year — Honeyfeet are a live experience like no other.
Doors open at 7.30. Tickets are €21.50 and can be purchased here.
Coldplay by Candlelight - Saturday June 6th
Frank McNamara and the Bridgerton String Quartet perform Coldplay's greatest hits in the enchanting glow of a thousand candles this Saturday in the Westlodge Hotel, Bantry.
Surrounded by the soft enchanting glow of a thousand candles, enjoy reimagined renditions of Coldplay’s most iconic hits.
Whether you’re a passionate Coldplay fan, a lover of live music, or simply seeking a night of magic and sophistication, this exclusive event is not to be missed.
The concert kicks off at 9pm
Tickets are €38.50 and can be purchased here.
Visual Arts Graduate Exhibition - All weekend
Students from the BA Visual Arts programme based on Sherkin Island present their graduate exhibition at the Uilinn Arts Centre in Skibbereen.
Featuring the work of five students – Mary Callaghan, Louise Kiernan, Sergey Kior, Róisín Ní Chonaill and Emma McNulty – the exhibition includes sculpture, sound, photography, film and installation and explores the experience of human encounter through landscape, language, memory, trace and voice.
The exhibition opened in May and will run until June 13th.
