A quick pause for breath: a moment to give thanks for the week that’s just passed, before hurtling headlong into the week that is to come!

First of all a quick compilation of some of my highlights of this past week – grand openings, open-air cinemas, boats, walks, choirs, tears, hope…!

And a beautifully-made video (not produced by me, as should be abundantly obvious) of the fantastic Yardmen Walk last Sunday:

Paused?  Given thanks?  Right! – on to the next week, and yet more days full of colour, excitement, creativity and joy on the streets of Belfast.
The international market is open for business as of today in the Titanic Quarter (just beside the slipways); the cars are making their way from the City Hall for the Circuit of Ireland Super Special Stage in TQ; the lights and gleamy boxes of tricks are being set up on the slipways for the not-to-be-missed Light Show at Titanic Belfast tomorrow night.  (I did laugh when I noticed that at one stage the preparations involved beaming a humble Windows desktop screen onto the flanks of Titanic Belfast (pic right) – do these creative types not usually use Macs?!)

If you’re trying to keep track of it all, I’ve updated the wonderful-amazing-diary-of-all-things-Titanic with yet more events (and a few wee corrections) – I really hope you’re all getting the use of it – I certainly am!  Each day it’s great to check out what’s on offer and then give things a go – that’s how I ended up at the open-air A Night To Remember, a performance of The Boat Factory in Titanic Belfast, on a tour of SS Nomadic… each one utterly, captivatingly brilliant – and I’ve heard rave reviews from those who chose other options like the lecture series in PRONI or the Titanic Diaries in Titanic Belfast.  Go on – don’t miss out on all these amazing opportunities – don’t let the slightly feeble Sunday-night ITV Titanic effort put you off – there are loads of stories, discoveries and perspectives still to be explored… C’mon!