Voice of the City

BONG! This just in!

BONG! Charity event of the year to be held in Belfast's City Hall!

BONG! Variety show in aid of Depaul Ireland to be hosted by Sir Trevor MacDonald!

BONG! - yeah, yeah, ok, the whole News at Ten bong thing isn't quite working, is it?

Anyway, getting to the point - on March 26th, the absolutely gorgeous Great Hall in Belfast's City Hall will play host to what's being billed as 'Belfast's charity event of 2011', all in aid of Depaul Ireland. No ordinary charity ball, 'Voice of the City' will be an old school variety show affair, with all sorts of frolics - musical, comedy and otherwise - for your pleasure and entertainment (as well as some tasty noms, I'm reliably informed. Which, frankly, is more than enough to get me there. Charity, schmarity).

Hosted by Sir Trevor MacDonald, a longtime friend of Depaul International, featuring several fantastic local artists (including the utterly wonderful Iain Archer, which is certainly getting me pretty excited), and in a truly stunning and intimate venue, it sounds like marvellous craic altogether. We're being advised to 'dress to impress' in vintage style, so it really will be a case of be there or be square.

More acts will be announced on the Depaul Ireland website in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for more announcements. All the info on tickets, etc., can be found there as well. The Great Hall does have limited capacity, so it's advised to get your tickets sooner rather than later.

And, of course, 'Voice of the City' supports a marvellous cause, and raises awareness for the issue of homelessness across Ireland. Depaul Ireland was established in Dublin in 2002 and in Belfast in 2005. It provides accommodation and key services to people who many others struggle to work with – street drinkers, women in prison, families who others have given up on, those with behavioural, self-harm and addiction problems. Depaul Ireland has 6 services for homeless and disadvantaged people in Dublin, 4 in Belfast, one in Dungannon and will soon operate a project from Derry City. Last year they worked with 1,100 service users.

So, for a night of fabulous entertainment, sophistication and merriment (you get to dress up, get food, watch amazing musicians and be in the same room as Sir Trev - what more do you want?!), as well as helping a charity do incredibly work for a desperately worthwhile cause, get your tickets now!

Links:

Depaul Ireland
Voice of the City
Depaul International