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The Musicians

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Here are images of the ever-growing – so far a dozen strong – band of musicians by Ciaran Gallagher (ig) in the courtyard of the Dark Horse.

Above the doorway are the Rapparees (ig), who play in the Duke Of York on Sundays.

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Nilüfer At cello, Juram dobro, Ursula Burns harp, fiddle, Nicky Larkin accordion
guitar, Ray bodhrán, tin whistle, mandolin, Buzz uileann pipes, singer
piano, maracas, bazouki, ukulele, tin whistle, bongo

When You Have To Go

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If you act the bollix at the Dark Horse or Duke Of York, one of the bouncers in black might let you know that you have to go. No one is exceptional – above (and on the far right of the piece as a whole), owner Willie Jack (and his MBE medal – Independent) are sent flying. The large piece showing actual bouncers (Belfast Live) is by Ciaran Gallagher (web), adding to his many installations in the courtyard of the Dark Horse – see The Undertones for links.

Below are three humorous signs for the crapper/toilets/bogs – for when you have to go.

For the musicians, see The Musicians.

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Harvest Season

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Here are the six pieces on the Artcetera side of the alley off Rosemary Street in Belfast’s city centre, painted for the Celebrating Autumn jam last weekend. From left to right/top to bottom: A psychedelic fox by SillyMe (ig), ‘On The Pig’s Back’ by Magdalena Karol (ig), an almost-finished chestnut season by Ana Fish (ig), a mushroom resting-place by Aoife Laverty (ig), a woman with ram’s horns by Ciarah (ig), and ‘Fómhar’ [Harvest Season] by Laidback (ig).

For the other side of the alley, see The Only Constant Is Change.

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Melange

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Here is a deliberately varied bouquet of flowers by emic (web), reflecting the support for this piece from Arts Ekta (web), sponsors of Belfast Mela.

In Larkstone Street, south Belfast, on the side wall of LNV Home (web). Official title, “The Garaden”.

See also by emic in south Belfast: Cherry blossoms | Map Heads

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No Sovereignty = No Control

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“No sovereignty = no control”. Great Britain and the European Union combine to push Ireland through the grinder for American profit. This mural is a cartoon by Carlos Latuff (ig) reproduced by 32CSM (web) on Divis Street, Belfast.

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Boycott Israeli Genocide

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The UN Security Council last night passed resolution 2712 (UN), calling for extended humanitarian pauses in Israel’s assault on Gaza. The resolution was proposed by Malta, who wrote the resolution to focus on the plight of children. Today’s images show a selection of the teddy bears and other soft toys that have been placed on fences and lamp-posts in CNR west Belfast in memory of the children who have been killed in Gaza. It is estimated that a child dies in Gaza every 10 minutes (Reuters) and that 4,600 children have died so far (UN).

For more on the bears, see Belfast Media.

For the mural in the background of the first image, see Executed. For the murals in the final image, see Éirí Amach Na Casca and Free Palestine (Belfast).

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Remembrance Sunday

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Remembrance Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, commemorates and celebrates the end of hostilities in the first World War on November 11th, 1918. Many ceremonies in the UK take place on the second Sunday of the month, regardless of the date. This practice began in 1945, changing the WWII practice of marking the occasion on the preceding Sunday, to ensure that the holiday did not fall on a work-day (WP).

This large tarp (above) is at the Shore Road memorial garden to the 10th, 36th, and 16th divisions, shown below, along with the nearby Fifes & Drums/Fairhill flute band (Fb)/Pride Of The Shore (Fb) tribute to QEII. The tarp was also seen last year: Remembrance Day.

The Only Constant Is Change

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Here are the pieces from the recent Celebrating Autumn jam on the side of the Artcetera alley next to the First Presbyterian church, off Rosemary Street, in Belfast city centre, with art from left to right/top to bottom by ?, @adajacooper, @contemplatingthestars, @codoartni, @tulgalkh, @hmconstance, and @joha_mune.

Shankill Mission

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Work by FGB (ig), NRMN (ig), Friz (ig), and Laura Nelson/Szu Szu Signs (ig) join those by Rob Hilken, emic, and Kerrie Hanna (see Spells Joy) along the side of the Shankill Mission, new home of Vault Artist Studios (ig).