Christmas Celebrations in Cork City from Silver Springs

With less than a fortnight to go till Christmas, the festive season kicks off in style in Cork city this week with a host of Christmas related shows opening their doors. The annual Christmas pantomime starts this Wednesday 15^th December in the Opera House with a showing of “Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs” the first time it has run in Cork in the 21^st century. This family favorite will run from Wednesday 15^th December right up to 16^th January and is sure to be a hit with children of all ages, young and old.

As well as the panto Cork city is alight with the Christmas spirit with Cork cities Christmas Celebrations continuing on the Grand Parade until the 17^th January and over in Mahon Point, Cork on Ice is running till the 16^th January. Both of these long-running Cork Christmas events will prove to be a draw for people of all ages with the Bishop Lucey Park on the Grand Parade all especially decorated and done up into a magical “Rockin Robin” theme proving to be a fun spectacle for adults and kids alike. While over in the Beamish and Crawford Santa is available to visit from his special Grotto and if you wish to wander around and indulge in some good food checkout the Christmas markets on the Grand Parade. All of these events are running every Friday to Sunday until 17^th January.

For those whose idea of Christmas is a winter wonderland checkout the Cork on Ice in Mahon Point where a large skating rink has been installed for the festive season so everyone can get their skates on and have fun.

For more grownup entertainment there is still much coming up, with the Celtic Tenors playing a show at the Cork Opera House on the 19^th December starting at 8pm, and getting one in the mood for Christmas with a mixture of classic christmas songs such as White Christmas, Winter Wonderland and The Christmas Song, the one that begins with “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire”, as well as their usual blend of Irish, classical and folk songs.

Here at the Moran Silver Springs Hotel in  Cork we not only supply an ideal comfortable and accommodating base from which to sample some of these Cork Christmas events but we are also getting in on the Christmas celebrations with a special night of entertainment lined up for country music fans. On December 21^st Silver Springs Moran Hotel, in association with JW promotions and C103, will be the Cork base for the nationwide December/Christmas tour of “A Night with the Stars”, an extravaganza featuring the best in Irish country music stars. Among the stars performing at our Cork based hotel, will be Ray Lynam, Brian Coll, Mick Flavin, Shaun Loughrey, Frank Mc Caffrey, Nathan Carter, Brendan Quinn and the Benn Sisters. The show starts at 8pm and finishes at 11pm with the doors opening at 7:30pm and the tickets, priced at 25 euros, will be available at the reception. And while there will be no food or drinks served with this show and the late bar and DJ will be closed for the night it promises to be great night.

No matter what your taste or idea of Christmas is there is sure to be events and shows to note in Cork city from your Cork base, in the run up to this festive holiday.

Wembley Concerts and Sporting Events from North West Moran base

The few weeks coming up to Christmas and afterwards into the New Year promise to be a busy and entertaining few weeks especially when it comes to the imminent music and sporting events that will be showing in London’s Wembley arena close to our Crown Moran Hotel base in Cricklewood, and no we are not talking about X-factor finals.

With the end of the year in sight many of the countries top artists are finishing their years’ tour in the last few weeks of December. And it was no surprise last Friday and Saturday night, when Wembley Arena played host to two perennial legends of British music, Paul Weller and Status Quo, both of whom needed very little introduction to music fans of all ages having produced between them some of the most iconic songs of the last 40 years.

Last weekends highlights began with the modfather of rock Paul Weller of The Jam and Style Council fame playing the last leg of his 2010 tour in style at Wembley arena last Friday night on December the 9th. And on the following evening Saturday the 10th , it was the turn of evergreen 70’s boogie rock stadium fillers Status Quo to take over the music legends theme when they played another of their many entertaining live shows in Wembley.

After last weekends extravaganza of old-school rock brilliance, showing the young generation there’s much more to music than what we see on mainstream tv, Wembley will continue to rock and carry on the classics theme. For on this upcoming Saturday the 18th December, Wembley will be transformed into an interactive and stunning setting as it stages another famous 1970’s music maker, when the live musical version of Jeff Waynes magnificent “War of the Worlds” takes over the arena in an atmospheric and brilliantly modern take on his haunting 1978 album.

And after all these large concerts leading up to the Christmas holidays, there is much to look forward to in the New Year with the emphasis on sport with the Masters Snooker competition, snookers most prestigious invitation tournament, kicking off the 2011 season at Wembley on Sunday 9th January 2011. This star filled competition will help ring in the first few shots of the new season with some thrilling matches expected from the superstars of snooker.

With concerts from the iconic and consistently brilliant rockers Paul Weller and Status Quo, the thrilling and unique spectacle of the Jeff Wayne acclaimed musical “War of the Worlds” all in December and the start of the snooker season kicking off in style with the first tournament Masters Snooker taking place in January, Wembley arena and the north west area of London is set for an exciting and event filled couple of weeks leading up to and continuing after the festive season, making it an ideal place to visit for some non traditional festive celebrations.

Cork based Accommodation for Cork Entertainment Events

This weekend, in the week prior to the kick off of the main Christmas celebrations and Pantomine season in Cork city, there is a number of entertaining events, concerts and shows on offer in the city to whet ones appetite for the approaching festive season celebrations. Not too far from the main Cork city accommodation at our Silversprings Moran hotel and right in the heart of the city, lies Cork cities main theatre Cork Opera House which s playing host to a number of busy shows for all tastes this weekend with a varied programme for fans of theatre, film, comedy and music.

This Thursday the 9^th December is proving to be quite busy with the sold out show of the National Theatre of Londons production of “Hamlet”, but on the same night there is a treat for film lovers as Cork Cine Clubs ten week season of independent film continues on its second week this Thursday at Cork Opera House’s Half Moon Theatre with a showing of “Samson and Delilah” starting at 8:30pm.

If ones whose idea of a good night out, particularly in these times, is a good laugh out and a humorous take on life as opposed to theatre or film, the following night, Friday the 10^th December starting at 8pm, Cork Opera House will host the ever popular and internationally recognised Irish comic Jason Byrne who returns to Ireland and indeed to Cork along with his trademark quick fire manic wit for what promises to be a fun night.

And if that’s not enough for music fans there is still one more thing to look forward to this weekend in Cork with “Man in the Mirror: The Music of Michael Jackson” a tribute in music to the works of late and great Michael Jackson also showing at the Opera House at 8pm on Sunday 12^th December. Charting Jackson’s story through some stunning renditions of his large catalogue of hits starting with “Bille Jean” in the 70’s right up to “Earth Song” in the 90’s, all performed by renowned Jackson impersonator Anthony Walker along with a full backing band in support this show promises to be a welcome and breathtaking treat for true Michael Jackson fans and lovers of music.

With a fun and varied lineup of evening entertainment in Cork city, and that’s only taking in the shows on offer in only one of its theatres, we’re not taking into account the festive vibe in the streets, the pubs and clubs around the city, there is much to see and do for those paying a visit to Cork city from our Cork base this weekend.