Don't forget the regional meetings to discuss the Arts Council's Theatre Review; the first one is at Garter Lane, Waterford, on Saturday week at 11.30, and the Cork, Monaghan, Longford, Galway and Dublin meetings follow - ring 01-6611840 for details... Stephen Barlow, reputedly the favourite conductor of Kiri Te Kanawa, takes over this week as director of Opera Northern Ireland. .. Entry forms are now available for the 1996 Ulster Bank Music Foundation bursaries, open to young Irish musicians embarking on a full time career in four categories of music, wind, piano, voice and strings, and the first prize is £15,000 - contact Yvonne Cullen on 01-2830088. Contact Jack Gilligan on 01- 661 9000 for information on a Dublin Corporation bursary of £1,500 for artists and the Christy Brown bursary of £1,500 for an artist with a disability.