Keep up the Classics, at the Pavilion Theatre in Dún Laoghaire at 8pm tonight, is an evening of opera, including a solo from Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana. Tomorrow Christ Lag in Todesbandemis a performance of sacred music by vocal ensemble eX. From Wednesday until next Saturday you can catch Robin Soans's controversial play Talking to Terrorists. Call 01-2312929.
Archilochus lived two millennia ago, but his poetry still resonates with anyone who is thirsty, loved up or spoiling for a fight. TCD's Classical Society Lectureon Thursday (12th), 7:30pm in the Davis Theatre is Archilochus: Poet of Love and War by Professor John Dillon. Adm free.
Take the kids on an All Stars Children's Tour of Croke Parkwhere they can see where the players celebrate after a match and sit in the stadium's highest seats (Mon-Fri, 12.30pm, 01-8192361).
Throughout today and tomorrow the Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane hosts art workshops where children can create their own bonnets or take part in the Easter Painting Hunt(01-2225553).
Is that SSIA about to come to fruition? Never fear - the Our House Showhas lots of things you can spend your savings on - from Friday 13th until Sunday at the Punchestown National Events Centre. www.ourhouse.ie
Four for Fouris a collection of new works by artists Eileen Healy, Rayleen Clancy, Blawnin Clancy and Leah Murphy at the Joan Clancy Gallery in the Ring Gaeltacht. From Monday 9th, 11am to 5pm. www.joanclancygallery.com. British artist John Hoylandwill exhibit paintings at Hillsboro Fine Art in Parnell Square West from Thursday until May 5th. Currently running at the Kenny Gallery in Galway is an exhibition of 60 pieces by John Kingerlee(www.kingerlee.com).
Paul Weller said if there is one song from the past 20 years he wishes he had written it would be Declan O'Rourke's Galileo. On Thursday (12th) at 8pm at the Helix, the RTE Concert Orchestra will join O'Rourke to perform new arrangements of his songs (01-7007000).
Jazz singer/songwriter Madeleine Peyrouxplays the Olympia on Friday. Ireland's own Three Tenors, John Scott, David Martin and Eugene Ginty are at Killarney's INEC this evening (www.inec.ie). At the Abbey from Tuesday until May 19th, Billy Roche's The Cavalcadersis directed by Robin Lefèvre.
The TG4 Gradam Ceoil ( Traditional Music Awards) take place tomorrow in Cork Opera House, with performances from all award winners as well as special guests Paul Brady and Sean Keane (The Chieftains). See www.corkoperahouse.ie
Celts from Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Isle of Man, Brittany and Ireland will gather in Letterkenny for the Pan Celtic International Festivalfrom Tuesday until Sunday. The festival includes dancing, pipe band performances and street parades. E-mail panceltic@eircom.net.
This year's Fairyhouse Easter Festivalruns from tomorrow to Tuesday, with the highlight undoubtedly the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National on Easter Monday, 3.50pm. In the UK, the Grand Nationalmeeting kicks off on Thursday 12th until Saturday 14th.