Gig of the week:
Tony Bennett @ The Marquee, Thursday 8 July at 8pm
The man is a living legend, and unlike some others, remains a great proposition live. It is gigs like this that make the Marquee such an essential part of a Cork summer these days. Check out the always popular and award-winning singer do what he does best.

Cork gets an opportunity to see the great Tony Bennett play when he appears at the Marquee this week. Although the singer is 83-years-old, he remains a vital and superb live artist. The indefatigable Italian-American still performs over 100 shows a year, even at his age. When not singing, he paints and has exhibited on many occasions.

Despite being on stage acting or directing for most of his life, Twomey is still best known for his iconic portrayal of Miah and his fellow bar room philosopher Cha, played by his friend Frank Duggan. The pair are currently rehearsing their latest, according to Michael, "Frank Sinatra-like comeback". "We will have a variety of people and characters on the new show and not just Cha and Miah," the polite and softly spoken Twomey explains.

Native Corkman, but Greenwich village resident Niall Connolly returns with a fourth album 'Brother, The Fight Is Fixed'. His years in exile in New York have honed his already formidable live skills. His growing worldwide popularity is reflected in the fact that Niall funded his fourth album using money from pre-sales to fans across the globe.

Martha Wainwright
Indie-folk princess Martha Wainwright will be making her only Irish appearance this year at Murphys' presents Cork X Southwest. Since 2005 Martha has toured internationally many times over, sweeping up acclaim and awards wherever she went. She's made music with The Who's Pete Townshend, Damon Albarn's Africa Express, Antony Hegarty and the radio hit with Snow Patrol, 'Set The Fire To The Third Bar'.

Some things like Barry's Tea, tripe and drisheen and Christy Ring are quintessentially Cork. So too are Cha and Miah. The legendary duo have had a long and illustrious history of making Cork people laugh. For the very first time, the Everyman Place Theatre are delighted to announce that the comedy duo are to appear in their very own show.

Dara O'Briain has come a long way since his early days on RTE as a children's presenter. Now he is one of Ireland's best-known TV presenters and stand-up comedians. He has also flourished across the water too, where he hosts BBC 2's 'Mock the Week', and appears on 'Have I Got News For You' and 'QI'.

Thursday, 1 July
What: Dara O Briain
Where: The Marquee
When: 8pm

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A former gang member from one of LA's most notorious neighbourhoods, Snoop Dogg has served time for drug dealing, been acquitted of the murder of a gang member, and made a career as a rapper and film star. His distinctive name came from fellow gang members because his hairstyle resembled the ears of Snoopy from the Peanuts cartoon strip.