Events in County Meath in February

Event: Viennesse Straus Gala

Fri 2/2 @ 8pm in Solstice Arts Centre, Railway St., Navan

This picturesque presentation of romantic nostalgia recreates the romance of the Viennese Festive season. The Viennese Strauss Gala introduces audiences to a by-gone age of glamorous soirée’s and Strauss waltzes and comprises highlights from some of the great operettas of Strauss, Kalman and Lehar: including ‘Die Fledermaus’, ‘The Merry Widow’ and many more. This splendid show, which received rave reviews and delighted audiences all over the country is performed by soloists from the major British Opera companies; including Opera North, English National Opera and D’oyly Carte.
Contact 046/9092300 Info@solsticeartscentre.ie

Admission: €20 / Book Tickets

Event: Hourse Racing

Sat 3rd @ Fairyhouse Racecourse, Ratoath

The first race will kick off at 1.20pm
Admission €14 - Student/OAP €7 - Children - 14 Free

Race Details
1.20pm The Corporate Hospitality at Fairyhouse Hurdle of €14,000
1.55pm The Fairyhouse Racecard Advertising Hurdle of €10,000
2.30pm The Easter Tickets On-Line Handicap Steeplechase of €12,500
3.05pm The Easter Three-Day Festival Novice Handicap Hurdle of €12,500
3.35pm The Evening Meetings at Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle of €10,000
4.10pm The Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Steeplechase of €16,500
4.40pm The Irish Stallion Farms EBF/Doncaster Sales Mares (Pro-Am) Flat Race of €12,500

For further info:Visit www.fairyhouseracecourse.ie
Email Info@fairyhouseracecourse.ie

Event: Horse Sales

5th-7th @ Tatersalls, Ratoath

A Mixed Sale featuring Yearlings, Broodmares, Older Horses, Horses In and Out of Training, Broken and Unbroken Stock.
The star attraction to this sale is half-brother to KAUTO STAR. Like Kauto Star the bay son of With The Flow was bred in France and will be a yearling at the time of sale.
For further info Email: Info@tattersalls.ie, Phone 01/8864300

Event: Out of Harm’s Way by Cois Céim Dance Theatre

Thurs 8/2 @ 8pm in Solstice Arts Centre, Railway Street, Navan
In the darkness, eight dancers run for their lives. A cosy room gives shelter and safety from the dangerous world outside. But as the drama unfolds, the question arises, have they locked the danger outside or within. Featuring a stellar international cast including Miguel Angel, Muirne Bloomer, Jen Fleenor, Thomas Maucher, Mónica Muñoz Marín and Emma O’Kane. Since its formation in 1995, CoisCéim has established a solid reputation as one of Ireland’s foremost contemporary dance companies.
Admission: €16/€12 conc. / Book Tickets
Contact 046/9092300 Info@solsticeartscentre.ie

Event: The Three Tenors with Soprano Celine Byrne

Fri 09./02 @ 8pm in Solstice Arts Centre, Navan

Ireland’s greatest voices are back by popular demand after nationwide sell-outs including Armagh, Belfast, Cork, Galway and Limerick . Key to their huge success is style, personality, repertoire, superb voice blend, international experience and the ability to be versatile . The Three Tenors with magnificent mature voices are John Scott , David Martin & Eugene Ginty. Their great voices are matched by ‘The No. 1 Irish Soprano’ Celine Byrne. It is not surprising then that standing ovations are normal at all their concerts.
Admission: €27.50 / Book Tickets
Contact 046/9092300 Info@solsticeartscentre.ie

Event: At First Light

Sun 11.02 @ 8pm in Solstice Arts Centre, Navan
At First Light comprises the outstanding abilities of Uilleann piper John McSherry and young fiddle player Dónal O’Connor, creators of Tripswitch, a band once described as ‘acoustic perfection’.
Admission: €15 / Book Tickets
Contact 046/9092300 Info@solsticeartscentre.ie

Event: Horse Racing

St Valentine’s Day, Wednesday 14th @ Fairyhouse Racecourse, Ratoath

The first race will kick off at 2.05pm

For further info:Visit www.fairyhouseracecourse.ie
Email Info@fairyhouseracecourse.ie

Event: Jack and the Beanstalk, St. Mary’s Musical Society

Thur 15.02-Sun 25.02/Nightly 8pm(except Sun 25) & 3pm Sun 18 & 25
In Solstice Arts Centre, Navan

Jack and the Beanstalk is populated with familiar characters from all the fairy tales we know and love. Jack’s girlfriend is – you’ve guessed it! – Jill, Hansel and Gretel and even the BFG makes an appearance! The pantomime is scripted to appeal to younger audiences but contains plenty that will amuse their older relatives too. Filled with contemporary songs and colourful dance sequences, it promises to be a very entertaining show for all the family. St. Mary’s Musical Society has a well-earned reputation for producing musical shows in Navan since 1968. Over the year’s, its productions have won awards, including four for West Side Story at the Waterford Festival of Light Opera earlier this year.

Admission: €15 / €10 conc. applies Thur 15 & Fri 16 /
Book Tickets

Event: Substrata, Charles Tyrrell, Sean Shanahan & John Noel Smith

Thur 15.02-Fri 16.03 Daily in Solstice Arts Centre, Navan

Curated by Ciarán Bennett
The sea currents of the Atlantic have multi-layered passages of thermal dynamic strata, these substrata as patterns of sound and as spaces of displacement, reflect on terrestrial surface patterns. This exhibition will explore the theme of dynamic layers in contemporary painting, through the work and the relational undercurrents of their practice in the context of three prominent abstract painters and the three distinct visual art spaces of the gallery at Solstice.

Admission: Free

Event: Horseracing

Sunday 18th @ 2.30 in Navan Racecourse, Proudstown, Co. Meath

Mc Cabe Builders Boyne Hurdle, Flyingbold Novice Chase
Ladbroke Ten Up Novice Chase

Admission: €18

For futher info email info@navanracecourse.ie or call 046-9021350

Event: Horse Racing

Sat 24th @ Fairyhouse Racecourse, Ratoath

For further info:Email Info@fairyhouseracecourse.ie Phone 01 8256167

Event: Thank you for Smoking

Wednesday 28th @ Solstice Arts Centre, Navan
Wed 28.02/
Director: Jason Reitman
U.S.A 2006 - 92min - 15A
Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), the chief spokesman for the tobacco lobby in Washington, is handsome and likeable, a mixture of swagger and impudent candor. Nick knows that his arguments in favour of smoking are rubbish, but he enjoys the ‘game of spin’ too much to give it up. The comic highlight of the movie is the regular lunch sessions that Nick holds with the lobbyists for the alcohol and firearms, collectively self-referred to as the M.O.D. Squad (or Merchants of Death). When Nick gets written up by a seductive reporter (Katie Holmes) from the Washington Probe, his life goes into a tailspin.
Admission: €6 / Book Tickets.