Triathlon Champion for 2nd successive year – Michael Griffin

Pub Challenge Winners – Anthony, Collette, ,Sean.

Treasure Hunt Winners – Dermot, John, Grace, Ailbhe, Dympna.

The following is the programme of events for what is always a fantastic event:

Thursday, July 30th

Childrens Disco in the Rainbow 6-7pm
Opening Float Parade from the Village to the Rainbow 7.30pm.
Glenfarne’s “Bright side of the road” 9pm
Teenage Disco in the Rainbow Ballroom at 11pm – DJ Gaza

Friday, July 31st

Children’s Treasure Hunt in Forest – 6pm
Dancing to “Bagtelle” in Rainbow Ballroom 11pm – 1am followed by a Disco (Full Bar Facilities).

Saturday, August 1st
5K Triathlon at 12 Noon in Glenfarne Forest and Lake. All Enquires to Conor O’Rourke on 086-1618914
Children’s Talent Show at 3pm in the Rainbow, All Enquires to Ann McLoughlin on 087-6632882
“Mock Christening” in the Rainbow Ballroom at 8.30pm with Local Musicians performing. A great nights entertainment guaranteed

Sunday, August 2nd

Mass and Blessing of the graves at 11am in St.May’s
Blessing of the Graves in Kilmacurrill at 2.30pm.
Glenfarne Gala Annual Sports day, St. Marys Park at 3pm.
Presentation to Glenfarne team which won the 1959 Junior Football Championship in the Rainbow at 10pm.
Festival Dance in Ballroom of Romance to “Larry Cunningham & Band” at 11pm (Full Bar Facilities).

Monday, August 3rd

Fishing Competition at 11am commencing from McHugh’s Bar
Duck Race in the Village at 5pm
Car Treasure Hunt at 6.30pm from Ketty’s Bar (Limited to 50 Cars)
Pub Team Challange at 10pm at Village Car Park.

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Team One- Rainbow Warriors – Coach: Seamus McLoughlin: Seamus has set up his training camp behind The Rainbow and says part of his training strategy will be Ballroom Dancing. Seamus says when his team start going back on the rope the fancy footwork will come in handy.

Team Two- Blackrock Lads – Coach: Pat Slevin. Pat has set up his training camp at a location unknown on Camderry Mountain. Pat has appointed a fitness guru and says cholesterol checks and strict diets will be the order of the day.

Team Three – St Mary’s – Coach: Damien Maguire. Damien has put a lot of thought into his selection of the location of his training camp at the foot of Thure Mountain. Coach Maguire says when these boys are finished bagging turf in the evenings; it will be straight to the training camp.

Team Four- St Michael’s- Coach: Felix McHugh. Felix tells me his training base will be at Thompson’s Cross and has been recruiting his team over the last two weeks. Rumour has it that he has picked up new talent over on the auld road. Last word from Felix McHugh is that there is going to be a complete media blackout from his team.

THE BALLROOM OF ROMANCE – William Trevors’ short story made famous by Pat O’Connor’s film (1982) is set to become a stage show in the actual ballroom where the story was based, in an new adaptation by theatre director Michael Scott.

Shall we exercise ourselves….

…people came on bicycles or in old motor-cars, People who did not often see other people met there, girls and boys, men and women came from miles around in the hope of finding love and happiness or someone who will deaden the pain of “hard lives lived in the certainty of a deadening future. They paid Mr Dwyer and passed into his dance hall, where The Romantic Jazz Band was playing The Destiny Waltz…�

THE BALLROOM OF ROMANCE tells that story by focussing on the life of one woman – Bride – on the last night of her youth and her final visit to the Ballroom of Romance. We will recreate the atmosphere of the Ballroom in its heyday – mirror ball and drapes, the audience sitting around the edges of the dance floor, men on one side, women on the other. Overhead rows of colored bulbs creating the atmosphere of these dancing days – now past. There will be live music, at the end the National Anthem. Of course the Parish Priest will be at the crossroads to make sure that unseeingly behavior does not take place on the way home…

The Audience will be asked to dress up in period clothes and invited to dance while scenes are played about them. Refreshments (Tea, orange and Marietta biscuits) will be served.

THE BALLROOM OF ROMANCE captures a disappearing Ireland in its last throes but moreover, tells a universal story of hopes dashed and dreams … compromised.

Auditions in The Glens Centre Manorhamilton

Theatre Director Michael Scott will hold auditions on Wednesday the 4th and Saturday 7th June. He is seeking a local cast of approximately 30 actors, dancers and musicians. (16 years upwards)
Voluntary crew are also needed -
071 98 55833 to arrange an audition time

Performances in the Rainbow Ballroom

29th & 30th July and 1st August at 8.00pm

Booking 071 98 55833 or www.theglenscentre.com

This production is part of the
Glenfarne Gala Festival
Further information www.citytheatredublin.com