FREE BELFAST

Ok it's not " free Belfast" as in free Nelson Mandela more "free Belfast" as in free tickets. Everywhere you look in the papers there is nothing but doom and gloom , credit crunch, credit crunch. If you read a paper everyday you would be convinced that it was the end of the world as we know it. Maybe it is but in the meantime why not get some free entertainment .



People say they don't have the money to go out but if you look around you will see lots to do for nothing.



So for a start , every Sunday from 29th June there are free street performances down at the Cotton Court building (opposite the Merchant) in the cathedral quarter the acts range from SCATE NAKED (Bristol) to Mark Segal (Switzerland)



If you go onto www.bbc.co.uk/nireland search for free tickets and you can register online for lots of free things from the BBC comedy to classical music.





18th July there is Opera in the Park beamed live from Covent garden to our own Botanic gardens. I would advice going early, around 5 to get a decent spot it tends to be busy which to begin with was surprising for a July date in Belfast. But we are starting to get used to it.



Next Thursday evening its first Thursday and again the Belfast galleries will be alive and open to 9 o'clock. Belfast Print workshops has a talk by an artist over from Los angles starting at 7. For details of other happenings on the night have a browse on http://www.belfastgalleries.com/



Tonight there is a exhibition opening at the Naughton gallery at Queens 7 o'clock with an artsist talk on saturday.



So there you go lots of look at for FREE so now there is no excuse to moan about everything is getting too expensive just get yourself organised and go and enjoy.