Seven things to do this week
TODAY
School-leavers and anybody else interested in a career in the music business shouldn't miss the Sound Training Centre's open day in Temple Bar, Dublin, which has free workshops and discussions on sound engineering and music technology. Industry pros will be on hand to answer questions about all courses, including the new DJ production module. Temple Bar Music Centre, Curved Street, 11am-4pm, www.soundtrainingcentre.com.
TOMORROW Dirty rotten cabaret is good for you, according to the Fallen Angels, who present their brand-new show at Whelan's - the Dublin venue is branching out to offer more comedy with its music. These celestial clowns offer an irreverent mix of sketches, satire, live music and original song. Part circus, part carnival, this is a scandalous show. Tickets €12, 8.30pm, 1890-200078.
MONDAY The current world karaoke champion is Irish - she's a primary-school teacher called Rachel Browne - and singers are lining up all over the country to ensure it stays that way. Qualifying heats of the Paddy Power-sponsored competition are taking place tonight at Duffy's Pub in Malahide, Co Dublin, at 9pm. To find out where else you can sing your heart out visit www.karaoke.ie. Entries taken on the night.
TUESDAY TV provides graphic depictions of conflict, but what happens when the white heat of war has cooled? Anthony Haughey spent several years putting together Disputed Territory, which shows the human cost of conflict in Kosovo, Bosnia and Northern Ireland, using new and found photographs, and video and audio installations. The exhibition has just been published as a book designed by Brian Nolan of Detail design, available in a casebound limited edition for €40. Gallery of Photography, Temple Bar. 11am-6pm, until April 15th.
WEDNESDAY St Patrick's Day is fast approaching, which is why tall ship Jeanie Johnston is back berthed at North Wall Quay and open for tours until Sunday between 11am and 5pm. Tickets €5. As part of the festival you can also get a look at those famous supermodel donkeys, photographed by Benetton photographer Oliviero Toscani, beside CHQ on George's Dock. 10am-6pm. www.stpatricksday.ie.
THURSDAY Just the fact that The Walworth Farce is the new play by Enda Walsh, of Disco Pigs fame, is enough to make this world premiere a must-see theatre event. That Druid Theatre Company is producing it is the icing on the cake. It's running at the Town Hall Theatre in Galway until March 25th (and the Everyman Palace, in Cork, from March 28th until April 1st, and the Helix, in Dublin, from April 3rd to April 15th) if you aren't lucky enough to bag tickets for tonight. Call 091-569777.
FRIDAY If you are looking for alternatives to the usual mayhem of St Patrick's Day, try the IFI cinema, in Temple Bar, where Viva, the annual Spanish-language film festival, is being launched. Tonight you can see Daniel Burman's Lost Embrace (El Abrazo Partido), which was a winner at Berlin International Film Festival. 6.50pm. Call 01-6790424.
