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Five things to see at Cork Midsummer Festival

EchoLive.ie, 16 Jun

At a glance, find something hot at Cork summer festival

Ellen King, aka ELLLL.

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Happy Days by Samuel Beckett

* Ongoing until Saturday June 17; 7.30pm (matinee at 2.30pm on

Saturday); Cork Opera House; €36-38

Critics described Siobhán McSweeney’s performance as ‘a dream' and

'superb ... a remarkable feat' when it was streamed live from the stage

of Dublin’s Olympia in 2021 - audiences will have the opportunity to

see the much-loved Cork actress play Samuel Beckett’s iconic heroine

live on stage, for 5 performances only, in a Landmark Production,

overseen by director Caitríona McLaughlin.

CMF Music Trail

* Saturday June 17; all day, venues around Cork; free (more info on

website)

Curated by and featuring electronic producer, DJ and composer Ellen

King, aka ELLLL, the Music Trail is a journey through the city centre

via its music scene - regular venues for original music, like The

Roundy, the Crane Lane, join Crawford and Co, Fionnbarra’s and the

Franciscan Well in hosting live sets from King, ambient/pop duo

Howlbux, musician Eamon Ivri’s Mineral Stunting project, Limerick sound

artist Alan Massey, and DJ sets from Cork’s DOSE collective, and

restaurant soundscaper Sweet&chilli___.

Cork Midsummer Parade

* Sunday June 18; 3pm; setting off from Oliver Plunkett Street and

ending back at Grand Parade; free

The second annual Midsummer Parade will be a riot of colour,

celebrating the creativity and diversity of Cork communities. Cork

Community Art Link’s next extravaganza will delight audiences with

their renowned creative vision - and celebrate the facility’s 30th

anniversary.

Spin, Spin, Scheherazade

* Thursday June 22 - Saturday June 24; 7.30pm (5.30pm on Saturday);

Crawford Art Gallery; €10

New live artwork from acclaimed Irish artist Orla Barry, blending

autofiction and oral history to create a humorous, passionate monologue

about the intersection of man and animal, rooted in a form of artistic

‘barefoot anthropology’.

Sun & Sea

* Friday June 23 - Sunday June 25; 5pm, 6pm, 7pm and 8pm nightly;

€18-28

An award-winning opera performance watched from above, performed on an

indoor beach at Millenium Hall in Cork's City Hall - evoking the

sunshine, but celebrated for its humorous and powerful exploration of

our relationship with the planet and climate crisis.

Art, music, and performance… Cork Midsummer Festival has it all