A national conference on Finance in the Arts will be held on June 5th and 6th at the Opera House, Cork - phone Lisa on 021-503077 for information . . . Billy Roche is directing his own play, Amphibians at the YMCA Hall, Wexford, with a stunning cast including Aidan Gillen, Gary Lydon and Stanley Townsend - phone 053-34180/088-2722447 for information . . . .