Quintet is an impressive exhibition that gathers work from a number of Ireland’s top sculptors, writes Alan O’Riordan

Five things in the world of arts to do this week.

Looking for plans for the weekend? Here’s a list of what’s on and where.

MUSIC NEWS: The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue and co have been busy touring, with Hot Press also reporting the band recently shot the video for their single ‘Superheroes’ in a township in Johannesburg.

Cork Midsummer Festival is going back to its roots as an umbrella for the city’s thriving arts scene, says Colette Sheridan.

CD review: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Wig Out at Jagbags

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MUSIC NEWS: Arcade Fire have exploded back on to the music scene with a promotional blitz for their forthcoming album Reflektor, due out on Oct 29. Last Monday, the band released the single ‘Reflektor’, complete with backing vocals from David Bowie.

IF the diverse art exhibitions running throughout the Cork Midsummer Festival have one thing in common, it is their strong international dimension.

MUSIC NEWS: Bruce Springsteen has sold out all his summer gigs in Ireland, and will spend some of the next few months helping on a documentary on himself.

What I do: Filmmaker

MUSIC NEWS: Snow Patrol singer Gary Lightbody, below, is one of the busiest men in show business at the moment.

What I do: Paint in oils. Lately I’ve been writing plays and acting (of sorts)

Education may hold the key to our future but a key to Cork’s educational past has turned up a century after it was first turned.

The release of a new book on John Kingerlee is tinged with sadness at the tragic death of its editor, writes Marc O’Sullivan

A STRONG delegation from Cork will take over the Ireland pavilionat the World Expo in China tomorrow to promote the city on the world stage.