Monthly Archives: October 2014

The Return to Aaz

Six months after returning home from the Land of Aaz Dorothy has become a melancholic child who cannot sleep, as she is obsessed with her memories of Aaz. This worries Aunt M from White Hall and Uncle Sam who decide to take … Continue reading

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Europa Gig Review – Chris Ryder

Chris Ryder: Europa Gig Review Journalist Chris Ryder shares his impressions of the evening’s performance and takes a retrospective journey to the places where Van’s career began. As I sat in the colonnaded elegance of the iconic Belfast Europa Hotel … Continue reading

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Mystic of the East: Van at the Europa

VAN MORRISON PRESENTS – MYSTIC OF THE EAST – AN INTIMATE SHOW AT THE EUROPA HOTEL FOLLOWING HIS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PERFORMANCE AT THE SLIEVE DONARD RESORT  Van Morrison in concert, Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 October 2014, Europa Hotel, Belfast, N. Ireland. … Continue reading

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Lit Up Inside: The Selected Lyrics of Van Morrison – Gerald Dawe Review

“Lit Up Inside: The Selected Lyrics of Van Morrison”- Available in hardback, limited edition and deluxe edition   Gerald Dawe Reviews Lit Up Inside Belfast poet and former alumnus of Orangefield Boys School gives ‘the score’ to Van Morrison’s literary art. … Continue reading

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Van Achieves Fifth BMI Million-Air Award For Iconic Song

US music organisation BMI has honoured Van with his fifth Million-Air Award for the song Brown Eyed Girl, which has received 11 million plays. The award was presented to Van on 13 October at the UK BMI Awards, held at … Continue reading

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Columbia – British North America

Columbus Day Yesterday was so-called Columbus Day , when many countries in the New World and elsewhere celebrated the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas, which happened on October 12, 1492. The landing is celebrated as Columbus Day … Continue reading

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Inside Man: Loyalists of Long Kesh – The Untold Story by William ‘Plum’ Smith

Publisher:  Colourpoint Books Price: £9.99 ISBN: 978 1 78073 064 6 Extent: 224pp paperback with colour photo sections Book launch: Monday 13th October, Crumlin Road Gaol from 12 noon hosted by Eamonn Mallie Monday, 13th October 2014 marks the 20th anniversary … Continue reading

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James Orr (1770-1816): Poet, Presbyterian and Romantic

“James Orr (1770-1816): Poet, Presbyterian and Romantic”   Carol Baraniuk (University of Ulster) 4pm, Tuesday 7 October 2014, 18 University Square, Queen’s University Belfast   The poet James Orr (1770-1816), from the Presbyterian, Scots-speaking County Antrim village of Ballycarry, experienced … Continue reading

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