Fringe festival brings art to the public

THE second annual Ennis Fringe Festival takes place this Friday, Saturday and Sunday and will see artists of various disciplines bring their artwork to the public.
The venue for the festival launch has been changed in the past week and will now be held at Café Aroma. There will be artists across a range of mediums present at the launch including Kevin Quinlan, Marie Connole, David O’Rourke, Dave Donnelly, Tommy Kelly and Patrick Ryan. In addition, there will be a five-minute segment of a theatre performance and Councillor Johnny Flynn will officially open the festival.
This year, the festival has broadened the scope of the initial event and has more venues with new performers and art forms, including painting, photography, performance, theatre, animation and live music.
Music events include Chris Nash, who will perform in the Diamond Bar on Friday night and The Buzzmonkeys, who will take to the stage in Tom Steeles the same night. Ska/rap/reggae band The Connectors will be in Brandon’s Bar on Saturday and Paddy Mulcahy and friends will be in the Rowan Tree Hostel with their mix of Latino and Irish music on Sunday.
For more information, find Ennis Fringe Festival on Facebook.