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Ballina Arts Centre’s visual art exhibition programme for 2008 returns to more contemporary territory this month – following the exhibition of works by French post-impressionist Camille Lambert in July – with Constructed Drawing, an installation by young Irish artist Jennifer Phelan.

With the Connacht Junior League taking a break this weekend after the first couple of rounds of games got the paddocks across the province muddied up for the rest of the season, it will give the Mayo sides involved a chance to regroup and get their game plans down for the remainder of the year. With five rounds of the league gone so far Westport are the best placed Mayo side and sit in sixth position in the league tables on 12 points with two wins from five. They sit a point ahead of Castlebar thanks to the four bonus points they have picked up. Castlebar, despite having won the same number of games and picking up a draw, trail their near neighbours because they have only managed to pick up a solitary bonus point in their five outings.

Ballina Town Council has been awarded the Chambers Ireland national award for excellence in local government in economic development.

Mayo North Garden and Flower Club are holding a traditional Christmas flower arranging demonstration by Deirdre McCarthy (School of Floristry, Newport) on Wednesday December 3 at 8pm at the Merry Monk, Killala Road, Ballina.

The long awaited new theatre forBallina is moving closer and an information night on the theatre will take place on Tuesday December 2 at 6pm in the Ballina civic offices. Currently the project has received funding of €1.62 million from Ballina Town Council, €1.59 million from Mayo County Council and €1.2 million from the department of Arts, Sports and Heritage subject to the shortfall in the project being made up by local contributions. The shortfall that will have to be raised through local fund-raising is expected to be in the region of €500,000.

The WhistleBlast Quartet will visit Culleens National School, Ballina, on February 11, 12 and 13 and the programme will finish with a free family recital in Ballina Arts Centre on Friday February 13 at 6pm. Everyone is welcome. For more information visit the website www.whistleblastquartet.com

As part of the Ballina Arts Centre redevelopment fundraising campaign, there will be a table quiz in Ballina Golf Club on Thursday March 5 at 8pm. Tickets are €100 per team of four, with many great prizes to be won on the night.