The next French Friday takes place tonight. From 19:00-22:00 French Tunes will be played in the Beer Garden and later from 22:00-02:30 on the Ground Floor French influenced Electro House Hard Electro and Dubstep with 4 DJs will keep all French and francophile people happy. Admission is free.

A free Greek and European Folk Dance class open to all. Contact Katerini Papathanasiou on papath.kat@gmail.com

Cornucopia Café & Restaurant host live music three evenings a week (Thurs, Fri and Sat). The restaurant is a Wholefood & Vegetarian Restaurant and is open until 22:15.
+ Every second Thursday N.C Lawlor, a songwriter, session player and troubadour plays a mix of country, bluegrass & blues from 19:30-21:30.
+ Every Friday (19:30-21:30) Junshi Murakami plays Irish Harp.
+ Every Saturday (19:30-21:30) Nollaig Mann plays a collection of popular and jazz classics.

During the Bray Summer Fest there are numerous gigs taking place on the Bandstand at the Seafront and all gigs are free. Two gigs take place per night. The first starts at 20:00 and the second at 21:30. The line-up is:

Fri 12 July: Andrew Mann Band / Bressie
Sat 13 July: The Niall Donnelly Band / Garth Brooks Tribute
Sun 14 July: 15:00-20:00 HiRez, Smyth, Bray Musical Society, Lorna Dempsey, Fresh Re
Fri 19 July: Hot Strings / Sharon Shannon
Sat 20 July: The Crayon Set / Big September
Sun 21 July: Route 66 at 17:00

Find all details on the website www.braysummerfest.com or download the programme brochure here www.braysummerfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/BSF-2013-Brochure.pdf

“Dublin Tribal Spirit” is a weekly event that gives you the great experience of a drumming circle with african drums and authentic tribal rhythms. Tom and Sinead, who run that event are providing lots of drums for it and teach you the rhythms.

There is no formal admission charge for this event, but donations are expected. The organisers bring their own 20-30 drums to it every week, so they are looking for donations to keep the event going.

The Addison Lodge are inviting local bands, musicians, poets, comedians and performers to share their talents at the new Addison Lodge Open Mic Nights in Glasnevin (opposite the Botanic Gardens). The event will take place every week. Admission is free.

The Stillorgan Orchard provides regular live music. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below.

Millenium will perform in the “Midnight Hour” slot in Whelan’s. Admission is free ebfore 22:30 and the gig will start at midnight.

A weekly car boot sale, one of less than a handful that is still reliably taking place, has up to 200 cars/sellers. The stadium is just a few minutes walk from the Red LUAS line stop and numerous bus stops. For traders the Car Boot Sale opens at 06:30 for buyers from 08:00. If you are interested in selling, check the details and register on their website.

The Dublin Food Co-op is open every Saturday at Newmarket for organic wholefoods and sustainable household products, plus over a dozen producer stalls offering organic fruit and veg., baked goods, dairy produce, wines, hot and cold food, etc. The Co-op is also open on Thursdays 12:00-20:00.

The weekly Honest2goodness food market in Glasnevin has fresh meat, vegetables, fish, baked goods, and wines. It is open from 09:30-16:00. It is behind Lidl in the Industrial Estate just after the Glasnevin Cemetary coming from the City Centre.

Parkrun Ireland is organising free weekly runs in parks. It is a timed run over 5km and participation is completely free, but registration before your first parkrun is required.

The SuperNatural Food Market is taking place every Saturday from 09:30-15:30 in St. Andrews Resource Centre in Pearse Street, Dublin 2.

The Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta takes palce from 11-14 July. 3000 sailors and 450 boats take part and there is mean to be an extensive on-shore programme as well with entertainment. However I had serious difficulties to find details about that programme, so you will have to explore it yourself!

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.

The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a relatively new weekly market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. Sounds interesting and I will check it out over the coming weeks. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel). www.facebook.com/merchantsindoormarket

An indoor market in Coolock with over 40 traders with a wide range of goods and a café on site as well.

The Irish Georgian Society will be running a traditional buildings craft show and lectures in Rathfarnham castle. And to entertain teh rest of the family there will be brass bands, face painting for kids and there is a food festival in Rathfarnham village at the same time.

And here are some of the details from the Irish Georgian Society:

The Period Building Show is coming to Rathfarnham Castle on Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th July (10am to 5pm). Free and family friendly event. No booking required. With free face painting and gourmet food stalls. Over two dozen traditional building skills will be demonstrated in the grounds of the castle (a forge for wrought ironwork, thatching, dry stone walling, decorative plasterwork conservation, timber sash, stained glass and fanlight repair, and more).

Free talks by expert speakers every hour on all aspect of looking after your period building, from what it means to live in a protected structure to making your home warmer while respecting its period charm.

This show is relevant to anyone who lives in a period house, whether it is a modest artisan cottage or a fine Victorian redbrick terraced house, as well as anyone with an interest in heritage and history, architecture and old buildings.

More details are on the website below.

The Temple Bar Markets (Food Market on Meeting House Square, Book Market on Temple Bar Square and the Designer Mart near Cow’s Lane) are taking place every Saturday from 10:00-16:30.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will run every Saturday. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via egaldog@gmail.com or 085-2725095

At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you’ll find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food & there’s free popcorn, ballons & facepainting for the kids.
Open on Saturdays and Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30, and Sundays: 12:00-17:30.

The Bray Summer Fest Takes place from 09 July – 05 August with a Summerfest Funfair and a Kidzone on the Seafront in Bray (open daily from 12:00).

In addition to that permanent “installation” until early August there will be different specialised programmes on the weekends. Last weekend the Summer Fest started with a (non-free) concert at Kilruddery Estate. This week the Family Fiesta takes place and next week the hugely popular Bray Air Display will attract the masses.

The Family Fiesta this week is full of workshops (not free) and shows. The workshops are all EUR 5 and have to be pre-booked. The topics are for example T-Shirt Design, Zumba, Drumming, Martial Arts, Kayaking and Circus Skills.

The free element of the Family Fiesta is (at the Southern Seafront):
– The Maze (Sat+Sun 11:00-16:00)
– Glenroe Farm (Sat+Sun 12:00-16:00)
– Reuben the Entertainer (Sat 14:30-16:30, Sun 13:30-15:30)
– Puppet Show (Sat: 15:30-16:30)
– Sea Life Touch Pool (Sun: 12:00-16:00)
– Song & Dance on the Bandstand with HiRez, Smyth, Bray Musical Society, Lorna Dempsey, Fresh Re. (Sun: 15:00-19:00 Bandstand)
– Silly Sally Clown Tea Party (Sun 15:30-16:30)

Find all details on the website www.braysummerfest.com or download the programme brochure here www.braysummerfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/BSF-2013-Brochure.pdf

As part of Eason’s Get Into Reading campaign, there will be a reading of a specially selected children’s book at 11:00 each Saturday in every Eason store in the country. The schedule of Story Time books, covering mid-June through mid-September, is on the website below.

And children attending the in-store kids’ book readings throughout the summer will receive their own Story Time Reward Card and they will get a special Story Time sticker on their card for each reading they attend. Children who collect three stickers will receive a free copy of Tyrannosaurus Drip by Julia Donaldson. For more information check the website below too.

I usually don’t include sports events because there are just tooo many taking place every week, but if there is something special or unusual then it makes a lot of sense to list it.

This weekend, an International Baseball Tournament is taking place in Dublin. It is the first “Peter O’Malley International Invitational Baseball Tournament” at Corkagh Park in Clondalkin 12-14 July. Since 1998, Corkagh Park has two baseball fields that are used exclusively for baseball: A regulation-sized adult field and an international standard Little League field.

Named after Peter O’Malley, president of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1970-1998, the four-team tournament features the host Irish National Baseball Team, Rota Blue Devils, representing the United States Navy, British Baseball League entrant Liverpool Trojans and Los Barbaros, a team comprised of international players who have traveled from all over the world to compete in the tournament.

There were three games on Friday and on Sat and Sun, the schedule is:

Saturday (13 July)
11:00 Ireland vs. Liverpool Trojans
14:00 Rota Blue Devils vs. Los Barbaros
17:00 Ireland vs. Los Barbaros

Sunday (14 July)
11:00 Third Place Game
14:00 Championship Final

Admission is free to all games. So enjoy the rare event of international baseball in Ireland.

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday it is a fancy dress market. It’s a flea-market type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders. The Oscar Verne Café on site and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.

This will be the fourth year for “Yoga in the Park” and I think it is a brilliant initiative for a very worthy cause. From May until September, Fiona from www.twopalmsyoga.com and her team of teachers invite to an hour of Yoga in Phoenix Park every Saturday. No booking is required and you decide how much you give, the class is donation based.

All proceeds go to the Dublin Simon Community, a charity that does invaluable work for the homeless people in Dublin. Just bring a mat or a towel, some water and (hopefully) even some sun protection to the class. Should the weather be bad, the bandstand will be shelter or even training location. The training is suitable for all levels, so even total beginners are very welcome.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

The public tour “Architectural Tour of Charlemont House” with Elizabeth Wilms will take place. Admissionis free and booking is not required.

A Children’s Art Workshops for 6-12 year olds is taking place in Farmleigh House. It is entitled “The Invented Zoo” and kids will design and create their own animals from scratch. Dinosaurs, giraffes, tigers, lions, bears and more. Kids design and they create using material from the kitchen, wardrobe and garage. Join Orla Kelly from Early Childhood Creativity for creative summer workshops in Farmleigh. Workshops are free but ticketed. Tickets are allocated on the day on a first come first served basis.

There will be three sessions:
Session 1: The Invented Zoo – The Motorhouse: 12:00-13:00
Session 2: The Invented Zoo – The Motorhouse: 13:30-14:30
Session 3: The Invented Zoo – The Motorhouse: 15:00-16:00

On this day the dedicated and very esperienced Print Museum Volunteers, who are retired printers and typesetters, will share highlights of and captivating stories about the Museums’ collection and their time in the printing industry. The Demonstration Day is suitable for all ages and there will be plenty of exciting activities for all the family to enjoy.
Admission is free.

The weekly Ha’penny Flea Market is an indoor market in the Grand Social Pub, which offers vintage Men and Women’s clothing, contemporary crafts, books, DVDs, vinyl records, vintage and handmade jewellery, vintage hair styles, art, photography and much more. Dux & Co will offer food and the Grand Social’s Bar and Gourmet Coffee options are available.

On Thursday evening I was at the launch of the newest Science Gallery exhibition and it is a cracker of an exhibition! You have plenty of time to go to see the exhibition, but don’t forget it! The exhibition will run from 12 July-29 Sept, but I won’t be able to remind you every week, so you better go early. :-) Admission is free.

The exhibition is all about Illusions and it is a “perception-shattering insight into the human mind, playfully combining the techniques used by magicians and explored by psychologists.”

More than 20 installations will deceive your eyes (and ears) and will show you that what we perceive is often radically different from the reality. You will find impressive and amazing things, but nothing will be boring! The exhibition is suitable for all ages, so bring your children or – if you don’t have any – just bring yourself.

I have seen nearly every Science Gallery exhibition and I would say this is definitely one of the best.

ILLUSION was curated by psychologist, author and magician Richard Wiseman, and was researched by deception artist Paul Gleeson and a large group of mediators are available in the gallery to explain all the things that you see (or hear) to you.

Have a look at the website below to see an outline on what is on show. I strongly recommend that you see the show and tell me afterwards what you thought about it: dublineventguide@gmail.com (During the week (Tues-Fri) the exhibition is open until 20:00 and from 12:00 and on Sat+Sun; 12:00-18:00).

In my opinion the Street Performance World Championship is the absolute highlight of the events every year. Sponsored by Laya Healthcare, this 3 day festival brings year after year some of the best street performers from around the world to Merrion Square in Dublin.

16 acts will perform 45 shows on Saturday and 48 shows on Sunday. Shows will take place on 8 “stages”. They usually last for about 45 minutes and they are repeated a number of times. In previous years you might have been used to get a printed programme on site, this year this will NOT be handed out. Instead large posters will tell you what happens where and when . If you prefer to have your own timetable and map, you can find both here and print them or transfer them to your phone:

www.spwc.ie/sites/default/files/Dublin%20timetable3_0.pdf
www.spwc.ie/sites/default/files/Dublin_Map_2013.pdf

The printed programme that was handed out in the past also contained information about the acts, with that not being provided anymore, you now either have to take a chance and “try out” the acts in Merrion Square or check them out on the website at www.spwc.ie/finalists and prepare your own “To Do list”.

With the good weather, I expect that Merrion Square will be absolutely packed. So that all can enjoy the performances, please sit down on the ground if you are towards the front close to the stage area. If you don’t want to do that, just stay further back.

Admission is free, but the performers are all professional Street Performers and are not paid to do the performances in Merrion Square, so you will be asked to donate/tip them after each show. To make sure that you are prepared, bring enough money in the “size” that you want to give (small notes or coins). There are no money changing facilities on site and it would be a pity if you couldn’t give EUR 5 to a brilliant performer just because you only have a EUR 50 note. ;-) All donations are voluntary, but you will find that the quality of the performances is so outstanding that the performers definitely deserve some reward.

Regular Street Performance World Championship visitors will realise that the really big and well known acts are not on the list this year. No Space Cowboy, No Mario – the Queen of the Circus, No Pedro Tochas (my all-time favourite), but there are plenty of other amazing performers, so you will have a brilliant day or two.

Every Saturday for 6 weeks Dublin City is inviting to “Summer in Dublin” events in different streets. There will be face painting, children’s entertainers, music, clowns, balloons, giant novelty games, ice cream courtesy of Murphy’s Ice Cream, performances coordinated by the Abbey Theatre and more. And all for free. On 27 July there will also be an outdoor cinema on Wolfe Tone Square, screening family films.

Dates and locations for the Summer in Dublin events are:
+ 06 July: Chatham Street
+ 13 July: North Earl Street
+ 20 July: South Anne Street
+ 27 July: Wolfe Tone Square
+ 03 Aug: South William Street
+ 10 Aug: Talbot Street

The Toe Jam Car Boot Sale was an epic car boot sale in the yard/former car park at the Bernard Shaw Pub until Dublin City caused some trouble and the Bernard Shaw had to leave it. Then then the car boot sale was gone for ages and now, this Saturday, it is returning. My first Toe Jam Car Boot Sales was the most surreal experience where it was like stepping into a time machine and being transported back into the 80s. It was great!

On Saturday the Car Boot Sale does not take place at the Bernard Shaw pub, but instead the new venue is Moxie Studios in Pembroke Row off Baggot Street. If you like Car Boot sales and if you like quirkiness, then go to this one!

The IFI continues with its free “Archive at Lunchtime” screenings and is increasing it to a daily screening.
In celebration of the Irish Jewish Gathering (21-28 July) and the contribution of Irish Jewry to the cultural life the IFI present a selection of short films made by Jewish-Irish filmmakers in July.
The daily programmes are here
01+05+09+13+17+22+26+30 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-1-july-2013/
02+06+10+14+18+23+27+31 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-2-july-2013/
03+07+11+15+19+24+28 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-3-july-2013/
04+08+12+16+20+25+29 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-4-july-2013/

Cornucopia Café & Restaurant host live music three evenings a week (Thurs, Fri and Sat). The restaurant is a Wholefood & Vegetarian Restaurant and is open until 22:15.
+ Every second Thursday N.C Lawlor, a songwriter, session player and troubadour plays a mix of country, bluegrass & blues from 19:30-21:30.
+ Every Friday (19:30-21:30) Junshi Murakami plays Irish Harp.
+ Every Saturday (19:30-21:30) Nollaig Mann plays a collection of popular and jazz classics.

During the Bray Summer Fest there are numerous gigs taking place on the Bandstand at the Seafront and all gigs are free. Two gigs take place per night. The first starts at 20:00 and the second at 21:30. The line-up is:

Fri 12 July: Andrew Mann Band / Bressie
Sat 13 July: The Niall Donnelly Band / Garth Brooks Tribute
Sun 14 July: 15:00-20:00 HiRez, Smyth, Bray Musical Society, Lorna Dempsey, Fresh Re
Fri 19 July: Hot Strings / Sharon Shannon
Sat 20 July: The Crayon Set / Big September
Sun 21 July: Route 66 at 17:00

Find all details on the website www.braysummerfest.com or download the programme brochure here www.braysummerfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/BSF-2013-Brochure.pdf

This is a weekly Saturday night jazz event in the basement Wine Cave of KC Peaches wholefood restaurant/café. Food will be served until 22:00 and wine, minerals & music will be available until later. Admission is free and a donation into a hat at the end of the evening is appreciated.

The Snail Walk is a procession through and celebration of Dublin’s cityscape. These slow and steady pedestrians, who are taking their time in travelling through and taking in the city, invite you to join them on their travels. The Snail Walk Grafton Street is presented by Liadain Kaminska and is part of the 10 Days in Dublin Festival.

Participation is free and meeting point is at the Ulster Bank on the corner of Grafton Street near the Molly Malone end. This is some exclusive heads up for Dublin Event Guide readers only.

I would describe this as a form of Flash Mob where everybody is invited to take part. Sounds interesting! ;-)

The Stillorgan Orchard provides regular live music. The upcoming gigs are listed on the website below.

The FitzaFrenic will be playing in The Beerhouse on Saturday. Described as “a four piece quirky, funky ska-rock band… with distinctive raspy vocals, driving saxophone melodies and an extremely energetic and funkadelic feel to their music”.

Admission is free.

The Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta takes palce from 11-14 July. 3000 sailors and 450 boats take part and there is mean to be an extensive on-shore programme as well with entertainment. However I had serious difficulties to find details about that programme, so you will have to explore it yourself!

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.

The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a relatively new weekly market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. Sounds interesting and I will check it out over the coming weeks. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel). www.facebook.com/merchantsindoormarket

Every Sunday, the Merrion Square Open Air Art Gallery takes place. Up to 200 artists exhibit their paintings on the railings on three sides (West, North and East) of Merrion Square and you can just enjoy the exhibition or even buy.

The Irish Georgian Society will be running a traditional buildings craft show and lectures in Rathfarnham castle. And to entertain teh rest of the family there will be brass bands, face painting for kids and there is a food festival in Rathfarnham village at the same time.

And here are some of the details from the Irish Georgian Society:

The Period Building Show is coming to Rathfarnham Castle on Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th July (10am to 5pm). Free and family friendly event. No booking required. With free face painting and gourmet food stalls. Over two dozen traditional building skills will be demonstrated in the grounds of the castle (a forge for wrought ironwork, thatching, dry stone walling, decorative plasterwork conservation, timber sash, stained glass and fanlight repair, and more).

Free talks by expert speakers every hour on all aspect of looking after your period building, from what it means to live in a protected structure to making your home warmer while respecting its period charm.

This show is relevant to anyone who lives in a period house, whether it is a modest artisan cottage or a fine Victorian redbrick terraced house, as well as anyone with an interest in heritage and history, architecture and old buildings.

More details are on the website below.

The Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year Festival comes to the RDS Main Hall on Sunday and offers a day of fun arts activities for all the family. This free festival will include the Irish heat of the Sky Arts Portrait of the Year competition which will be filmed for a Sky Arts 1 HD series hosted by Frank Skinner and Joan Bakewell to be broadcast in the autumn.

Activities include free portraits, portrait workshops and demos, sketching classes, mask making, face painting and multi-media art classes for adults and for children. If you are interested in the free classes you can sign up by emailing festivalbookings@storyvault.tv but unfortunately the Press Release I got doesn’t explain how you specify the classes you want to sign up for. Update: I found a list of classes! Check them out here: www.rds.ie/cat_event_detail.jsp?itemID=1100271

You will be able to watch the 21 artists who have been selected as semi-finalists from Ireland, working throughout the day to produce a portrait of one of three popular personalities – Pauline McGlynn, David Rawle and musician and artist, Lethal Bizzle. The Dublin festival will feature in one episode in the six-part Sky Arts series which will also feature along with festivals in London, Cardiff and Glasgow.

The Bray Summer Fest Takes place from 09 July – 05 August with a Summerfest Funfair and a Kidzone on the Seafront in Bray (open daily from 12:00).

In addition to that permanent “installation” until early August there will be different specialised programmes on the weekends. Last weekend the Summer Fest started with a (non-free) concert at Kilruddery Estate. This week the Family Fiesta takes place and next week the hugely popular Bray Air Display will attract the masses.

The Family Fiesta this week is full of workshops (not free) and shows. The workshops are all EUR 5 and have to be pre-booked. The topics are for example T-Shirt Design, Zumba, Drumming, Martial Arts, Kayaking and Circus Skills.

The free element of the Family Fiesta is (at the Southern Seafront):
– The Maze (Sat+Sun 11:00-16:00)
– Glenroe Farm (Sat+Sun 12:00-16:00)
– Reuben the Entertainer (Sat 14:30-16:30, Sun 13:30-15:30)
– Puppet Show (Sat: 15:30-16:30)
– Sea Life Touch Pool (Sun: 12:00-16:00)
– Song & Dance on the Bandstand with HiRez, Smyth, Bray Musical Society, Lorna Dempsey, Fresh Re. (Sun: 15:00-19:00 Bandstand)
– Silly Sally Clown Tea Party (Sun 15:30-16:30)

Find all details on the website www.braysummerfest.com or download the programme brochure here www.braysummerfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/BSF-2013-Brochure.pdf

The next Fusion Sundays Market will take place this Sunday in the Dublin Food Co-op. It is a world culture market, an ethnic Bazaar, that focuses on the diverse ethnic culture present in Ireland today. The Market features a huge array of International stalls, ethnic food, live music and entertainment for kids. You can buy handmade goods, arts and crafts, recycled products, jewellery, clothes and food. The market is held every second Sunday of the month. Admission is free.

I usually don’t include sports events because there are just tooo many taking place every week, but if there is something special or unusual then it makes a lot of sense to list it.

This weekend, an International Baseball Tournament is taking place in Dublin. It is the first “Peter O’Malley International Invitational Baseball Tournament” at Corkagh Park in Clondalkin 12-14 July. Since 1998, Corkagh Park has two baseball fields that are used exclusively for baseball: A regulation-sized adult field and an international standard Little League field.

Named after Peter O’Malley, president of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1970-1998, the four-team tournament features the host Irish National Baseball Team, Rota Blue Devils, representing the United States Navy, British Baseball League entrant Liverpool Trojans and Los Barbaros, a team comprised of international players who have traveled from all over the world to compete in the tournament.

There were three games on Friday and Saturday and on Sun, the schedule is:

Sunday (14 July)
11:00 Third Place Game
14:00 Championship Final

Admission is free to all games. So enjoy the rare event of international baseball in Ireland.

There seem to be TWO weekly markets on Long Mile Road and both are very close to each other. One is behind Wigoders on Long Mile Road (across the road from Aldi). It hosts more than 50 stalls and there is also a Cafe on site. www.facebook.com/WigodersLongmileMarket And the other one is just on the other side of the road, next to Aldi. www.facebook.com/TheLongMileRdMarket

The well known Palestrina Choir sing every Sunday at the mass in St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral. They sing complete masterworks by Mozart, Haydn, Dvorak, Palestrina, de Victoria, usually accompanied by Prof. Gerard Gillen on the organ, who often also plays a solo piece.

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday it is a fancy dress market. It’s a flea-market type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders. The Oscar Verne Café on site and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you’ll find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food & there’s free popcorn, ballons & facepainting for the kids.
Open on Sundays: 12:00-17:30. Open on Saturdays and Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30.

On Thursday evening I was at the launch of the newest Science Gallery exhibition and it is a cracker of an exhibition! You have plenty of time to go to see the exhibition, but don’t forget it! The exhibition will run from 12 July-29 Sept, but I won’t be able to remind you every week, so you better go early. :-) Admission is free.

The exhibition is all about Illusions and it is a “perception-shattering insight into the human mind, playfully combining the techniques used by magicians and explored by psychologists.”

More than 20 installations will deceive your eyes (and ears) and will show you that what we perceive is often radically different from the reality. You will find impressive and amazing things, but nothing will be boring! The exhibition is suitable for all ages, so bring your children or – if you don’t have any – just bring yourself.

I have seen nearly every Science Gallery exhibition and I would say this is definitely one of the best.

ILLUSION was curated by psychologist, author and magician Richard Wiseman, and was researched by deception artist Paul Gleeson and a large group of mediators are available in the gallery to explain all the things that you see (or hear) to you.

Have a look at the website below to see an outline on what is on show. I strongly recommend that you see the show and tell me afterwards what you thought about it: dublineventguide@gmail.com (During the week (Tues-Fri) the exhibition is open until 20:00 and from 12:00 and on Sat+Sun; 12:00-18:00).

An indoor market in Coolock with over 40 traders with a wide range of goods and a café on site as well.

In my opinion the Street Performance World Championship is the absolute highlight of the events every year. Sponsored by Laya Healthcare, this 3 day festival brings year after year some of the best street performers from around the world to Merrion Square in Dublin.

16 acts will perform 45 shows on Saturday and 48 shows on Sunday. Shows will take place on 8 “stages”. They usually last for about 45 minutes and they are repeated a number of times. In previous years you might have been used to get a printed programme on site, this year this will NOT be handed out. Instead large posters will tell you what happens where and when . If you prefer to have your own timetable and map, you can find both here and print them or transfer them to your phone:

www.spwc.ie/sites/default/files/Dublin%20timetable3_0.pdf
www.spwc.ie/sites/default/files/Dublin_Map_2013.pdf

The printed programme that was handed out in the past also contained information about the acts, with that not being provided anymore, you now either have to take a chance and “try out” the acts in Merrion Square or check them out on the website at www.spwc.ie/finalists and prepare your own “To Do list”.

With the good weather, I expect that Merrion Square will be absolutely packed. So that all can enjoy the performances, please sit down on the ground if you are towards the front close to the stage area. If you don’t want to do that, just stay further back.

Admission is free, but the performers are all professional Street Performers and are not paid to do the performances in Merrion Square, so you will be asked to donate/tip them after each show. To make sure that you are prepared, bring enough money in the “size” that you want to give (small notes or coins). There are no money changing facilities on site and it would be a pity if you couldn’t give EUR 5 to a brilliant performer just because you only have a EUR 50 note. ;-) All donations are voluntary, but you will find that the quality of the performances is so outstanding that the performers definitely deserve some reward.

Regular Street Performance World Championship visitors will realise that the really big and well known acts are not on the list this year. No Space Cowboy, No Mario – the Queen of the Circus, No Pedro Tochas (my all-time favourite), but there are plenty of other amazing performers, so you will have a brilliant day or two.

The Teddy Bears Picnic in Blackrock is taking place on Sunday and everyone is invited to bring their bears and blankets to the Picnic in Blackrock Park. This celebration of the Teddy Bear for all the family will feature free health care from Doctor Ted and the Teddy Bears Hospital for minor repairs to give ailing Teddy Bears a new lease of life.

This year, the Teddy Bears Picnic incorporates National Play Day so there will be a DJ, face painting, bouncy castles and inflatable games for all ages, entertainment on the Lake Stage, a “make & do” area and picnic facilities with lots of goodies.

Admission is free.

The DLR sports department will also be there with plenty of games to try and lots of fun in the park.

The IFI continues with its free “Archive at Lunchtime” screenings and is increasing it to a daily screening.
In celebration of the Irish Jewish Gathering (21-28 July) and the contribution of Irish Jewry to the cultural life the IFI present a selection of short films made by Jewish-Irish filmmakers in July.
The daily programmes are here
01+05+09+13+17+22+26+30 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-1-july-2013/
02+06+10+14+18+23+27+31 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-2-july-2013/
03+07+11+15+19+24+28 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-3-july-2013/
04+08+12+16+20+25+29 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-4-july-2013/

The “Dublin Sketchers” is an informal group of typically hobby artists who go somewhere different in Dublin every Sunday (e.g. National Museum, Maritime Museum, Dublin Flea Market, Farmleigh, Botanic Gardens, Dublin Castle), sketch for one to two hours and then meet up for coffee afterwards and discuss their sketches. There are some hugely talented people among them and it is a great idea to meet up with others who have the same hobby. Find out on their website where they will meet and join them if you do some sketching/drawing yourself. I know that the Dublin Sketchers often use the Dublin Event Guide to find interesting free events and I am delighted to be able to help!

The Blanchardstown Brass Band will perform in the Bandstand in the garden of Farmleigh House. Admission is free.

Afternoon Jazz in Café en Seine. The Stella Bass Jazz Trio play every Sunday from 14:00-16:00 in Café en Seine in Dawson Street. Admission is free. A video is here www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8aKqtOB5S8

Come to the Family Drawing Sundays in the RHA. All children are welcome to use the RHA Art Cart, in the RHA Atrium. Admission is free. For further information, contact Ruth Carroll on 01 6612558 or via ruth@rhagallery.ie

Oscar’s Cafe Bar invites to their Jazz Brunch every Sunday. The brunch starts at 11:30 and there will be Jazz Music from 14:30-17:00. Admission is free.

The line-up is 14 July: Jhil Quinn, 21 July: Anne Marie Williams, 28 July: Colette Cassidy

An interactive circus skills workshop will take place and is suitable for all ages. Admission is free.

The Art Tunnel Smithfield is an outdoor art gallery and pocket community park for Smithfield that was created from a strip of wasteland along the Luas corridor in Smithfield.

On Sunday the Art Tunnel Community will run a Market Sunday with a difference and you are invited. Instead of normal stalls, you bring your delicious or unwanted bits and you either exchange them for other goods or ask for a donation. There will be duck eggs, paintings, home brew ale, clothes, jewellery, bread, salad, shoes, furniture and lots more.

Admission is free.

The Film Screening of “Masters of Modern Sculpture I” will take place. Admission is free and no booking required.

Unlike the three branches of the National Museum, the National Print Museum is normally not free, but every Sunday there is a free public tour for the next few weeks. Every visit begins with a short audio-visual presentation where the audience can observe active retired printers providing practical demonstrations of machines from the Museum’s collection.

Saucy Sundays is a weekly free live music afternoon and evening in the Grand Social. The line-up and links to all bands/performers are available via the Saucy Sundays Facebook Page (see link below) and in brief here: Emer Brady, Lights Camera Sundown, Laura Elizabeth Hughes, Verona Riots, C, The Yips.

The Trinity Bar, nect to the Cetntral Bank on Dame Street, has live music four nights/afternoons every week and admission is free:
Tues – 20:00: Theo Red (Alternative Rock)
Wed – 20:00: Tara Hill (Folk Rock, Celtic and Traditional)
Thurs – 20:00: Pachino Brothers (cover versions, oldies and own material)
Sun – 17:00: Traditional LIve Music

A four week Yoga course takes place from 14 July. All levels are welcome. Bring a yoga/excercise mat. Admission is free, donations are welcome.

The wedding and party band The Long John Jump Band play every Sunday evening in Café en Seine. Admission is free.

Susana Garrido (vocals & accoustic guitar) will perform in Accents Coffee. Admission is free.

During the Bray Summer Fest there are numerous gigs taking place on the Bandstand at the Seafront and all gigs are free. Two gigs take place per night. The first starts at 20:00 and the second at 21:30. The line-up is:

Fri 12 July: Andrew Mann Band / Bressie
Sat 13 July: The Niall Donnelly Band / Garth Brooks Tribute
Sun 14 July: 15:00-20:00 HiRez, Smyth, Bray Musical Society, Lorna Dempsey, Fresh Re
Fri 19 July: Hot Strings / Sharon Shannon
Sat 20 July: The Crayon Set / Big September
Sun 21 July: Route 66 at 17:00

Find all details on the website www.braysummerfest.com or download the programme brochure here www.braysummerfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/BSF-2013-Brochure.pdf

Every Sunday a band will play from 21:00-22:30, a Latin Beat Club, Brazilian DJs and Salsa Classes (from 18:00) are additional features. Admission is free.

Every Sunday this singer-songwriter night takes place in the Bleeding Horse in Camden St. from 8.30pm. It is an Open mic night and performers can just turn up and put their name on the list for that night.

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy downstairs in Stag’s Head, Dame Lane from 21:00 every week on Sun+Mon. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of that there is some free ice cream. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).

Rogério from the Brazilian dance project “Forró de Lampião” in Dublin tells me: Forró de Lampião is Brazilian music that has the same roots as Samba and there is a whole culture that has developed around “forro”. Every Sunday, free dance classes take place in the Grand Social (new loation!) and if you are interested, just turn up one Sunday.

“Rhythm Rocker at The Globe” is a weekly event on Sunday night in The Globe in Sth Great Georges Street, Dublin 2. It is a Rockabilly, R’n’R, Roots night with alternating (week by week) live bands Pavement Kings, Donna & The Sazzy Catz, The Mosquitoes and The Pacifics from 21:00 and with DJs from 23:00-01:30. Admission is free.

Billy Treacy & The Ha’Penny Heads are playing Ballads, Folk, Trad and Classic Country every Sunday. Featuring Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle and Banjo.

The weekly Sunday Roast is a free event in the Mercantile where live music is combined with free roast potatoes. The line-up for the upcoming Sunday Roast is available via the Sunday Roast Facebook Page (see link below) and in brief here: Appian Way, Alan & The Accident, Destrossat, Adam Geraghty.

Every Sunday (except at Bank Holiday weekends), the Ragtime, Roots and Country Blues Band “Cool Hand Dukes” play in the Porterhouse near Grafton Street.

The Living Room describes itself as a Centre for Silence and Contemplative Arts (and has nothing to do with the pub with the same name!). The Centre is open to all with a contemplative attitude coming from any spiritual tradition or background. There are lots of free events and also other workshops (check the website). The daily free events are taking place Mondays -Fridays
+ 08:00-08:45: Common Early Morning Meditation
+ 13:00-14:00 Lunchtime Guided Meditation (Mon: John Main, Tue: Carmelite Wisdom, Wed: Centering in Love, Thurs: Tibetan Singing Bowls, Fri: Insight Meditation for Beginners)
+ 15:00-15:30: Accompanied Silence (also Mon+Wed+Thurs from 11:00-11:30)

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

You are invited to a yoga & relaxation class at Exchange Dublin on Mondays at lunchtime. All levels of experience are welcome. The class will focus on finding and creating space to breathe, relax and expand into the body as we move and practice yoga. Please wear comfortable, loose clothing and bring along a yoga mat if possible. The class is free of charge but donations are welcome.

The IFI continues with its free “Archive at Lunchtime” screenings and is increasing it to a daily screening.
In celebration of the Irish Jewish Gathering (21-28 July) and the contribution of Irish Jewry to the cultural life the IFI present a selection of short films made by Jewish-Irish filmmakers in July.
The daily programmes are here
01+05+09+13+17+22+26+30 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-1-july-2013/
02+06+10+14+18+23+27+31 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-2-july-2013/
03+07+11+15+19+24+28 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-3-july-2013/
04+08+12+16+20+25+29 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-4-july-2013/

Join Poet and Lecturer Mark Granier for a Poetry Reading from ‘Poems to Learn by Heart’ edited by Caroline Kennedy.

Admission is free and all are welcome, no booking required.

Please note: The reading will take place in the JFK: Homecoming exhibition space in number 2 Kildare Street.

“Code for Dublin – Hack the Lockout” is a Community Hack Night (organised by Curate Dublin). Expert mentors will facilitate helping you build mobile apps, augmented reality, navigation aids, and citizen journalism. The idea is to assist a soon-to-be launched “Dublin Tenement Experience” museum by inventing digital tools to support their summer events.

Code for Dublin will run weekly through the summer (24 June – 26 August) and will highlight events surrounding dublintenementexperience.com. By the end of the summer you will be a coder/hacker and will have helped tell the story of Dublin’s past and life in the tenements.

Participation is free, but a donation of EUR 5 is requested to cover the cost of renting the venue and food/snack. Bring your Laptop (or tablet with keyboard) so that you can participate fully. If you have trouble finding the place, ring Shannon on 086-2282551. Free tickets and more information can be obtained on www.eventbrite.com/event/7226421421/eorg

‘Let us Rise! The Dublin Lockout – its impact and legacy’ is a collection of essays, compiled by Cillian Gillespie. It is more than a simple retelling of the story of the Lockout. Instead it focuses on particular areas such as the role of women in the strike, the solidarity effort in Britain, and the period after the Lockout which led to a revolutionary tide across the country. Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins will launch the book. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

The Monday Echo is a weekly songwriter and poetry live showcase held on Mondays in the basement of The International Bar. Usually, the show has 3 songwriters and 3 poets who perform for roughly 20 minutes each. Admission is free.
The weekly line-up can be found via the Facebook Page below.

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday and Monday. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of good comedy you will get free ice cream. Admission is free. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).

The 4-piece band Loose Trad are performing every Monday in Mother Reilly’s. www.loosetrad.com/ Admission is free.

Every Monday, a mix of musicians from bands like The Seven Deadly Skins / Animal Cracker / Upbeat Generation / Crete Boom & more come together to play a free night of Rock & Reggae.

The Living Room describes itself as a Centre for Silence and Contemplative Arts (and has nothing to do with the pub with the same name!). The Centre is open to all with a contemplative attitude coming from any spiritual tradition or background. There are lots of free events and also other workshops (check the website). The daily free events are taking place Mondays -Fridays
+ 08:00-08:45: Common Early Morning Meditation
+ 13:00-14:00 Lunchtime Guided Meditation (Mon: John Main, Tue: Carmelite Wisdom, Wed: Centering in Love, Thurs: Tibetan Singing Bowls, Fri: Insight Meditation for Beginners)
+ 15:00-15:30: Accompanied Silence (also Mon+Wed+Thurs from 11:00-11:30)

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will on Tuesday now as well. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via egaldog@gmail.com or 085-2725095

As part of the Irish Patchwork Exhibition, workshops for beginners will be led by members of the Irish Patchwork Society. Join the experts and get top-tips on how to get started at patchwork.For ages 8+.

Admission is free, but booking with the Visitor’s Centre at 01-8570909is required.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

In this series of lunchtime lectures on different aspects of Irish family history research, the lecture on Tuesday is about “The Valuations Office – A Colourful Treasure Trove!” with Genealogist Maeve Mullin. Admission si free, no booking required.

The next talk in the “Milestones of Medieval Dublin” lecture series by the Friends of Medieval Dublin is “c.995: Dublin’s First Coinage: The Money of the Hiberno-Scandinavians” with Andy Woods. Admission is free.

The IFI continues with its free “Archive at Lunchtime” screenings and is increasing it to a daily screening.
In celebration of the Irish Jewish Gathering (21-28 July) and the contribution of Irish Jewry to the cultural life the IFI present a selection of short films made by Jewish-Irish filmmakers in July.
The daily programmes are here
01+05+09+13+17+22+26+30 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-1-july-2013/
02+06+10+14+18+23+27+31 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-2-july-2013/
03+07+11+15+19+24+28 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-3-july-2013/
04+08+12+16+20+25+29 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-4-july-2013/

The photo exhibition “The long struggle for justice in Guatemala” will be launched by Junior Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello. It is an exhibition highlighting Trocaire’s work on Human Rights in Guatemala.

The topic is a trial for genocide and crimes against humanity against former the facto president Jose Efrain Rios Montt. It shows the struggle for justice of the Ixil people in Guatemala and how, after 30 years of fight, they finally obtained a sentence for Genocide and crimes against humanity.A 12 min documentary (in Spanish with English subtitles) about the case will be shown.

You might ask how long this exhibition will run? I am wondering too. Amazingly, Trocaire, who organise this exhibition, forgot to include that crucial bit of information.

Urban Knights is a series of talks that celebrates urban crusaders, innovators and those who are actively changing how we behave, think and engage with the city.

The speakers and their topics are listed on the website below and that’s where you have to book your free tickets as well.

Topics are fabrication labs in our cities, Sound in the City, transforming derelict spaces into working creative spaces, setting up a citizen and council innovation hub and independent city publishing.

The Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Summer of Heritage Lecture Series willt ake place next week. All talks are free, but there are only 50 places for each of the three talks and you need to pre-book if you want to attend. The pre-booking instructions are on the website below. There are two talks every evening and more details can be found on that website too.

A brief overview of the talks is:
Tues 16 July: Sister Concepta Lynch’s masterpiece, the Oratory of the Sacred Heart on Library Road, Dún Laoghaire
Wed 17 July: Irish Furniture and the connection between Cabinteely House and Hicks furniture & Big Gold finds in Ireland
Thurs: 18 July: Chester Beatty Collection with emphasis on western prints and costumes from the collection & Japanese themed musical entertainment to highlight the connection between Cabinteely and the Japanese district of Izumo in Tokyo.

This is an open mic night with Special Guests. Arrive, sign in (from 19:00) and play and if you are a performer you get a free beer. Admission is free.

A meeting group for women (age 18 and over) to learn to celebrate femininity, discuss themes ideas and philosophies, share, heal, drink tea, support each other, have some fun and make new friends. Discover and celebrate your inner Goddesses together.

Admission is free, but donations of up to EUR 5 to cover tea and for the use of the space are appreciated.

Open Mic Night with The Last Tycoons in O’Donoghue’s on Suffolk Street every Tues from 20:00. It’s free and anyone can get up, sing a song or do whatever they like.

The Trinity Bar, nect to the Cetntral Bank on Dame Street, has live music four nights/afternoons every week and admission is free:
Tues – 20:00: Theo Red (Alternative Rock)
Wed – 20:00: Tara Hill (Folk Rock, Celtic and Traditional)
Thurs – 20:00: Pachino Brothers (cover versions, oldies and own material)
Sun – 17:00: Traditional LIve Music

Exchange Words, a new scriptwriting (film and theatre) group is starting up again. It is a safe space where writers, artists and actors can come together to collaborate, create and have fun. The workshop is free and open to all.

More detail is here

The weekly “Grand Folk Club” will feature Trad, Ballads, Americana, Folk, World Music & More. This Tuesday, the line-up is: Grace Wilde (Contemporary) and Conor Linnie (Acoustic / Blues). Admission is free.

White Chocolate is playing Rock Covers from 23:30 in The Mezz in Temple Bar.

The Living Room describes itself as a Centre for Silence and Contemplative Arts (and has nothing to do with the pub with the same name!). The Centre is open to all with a contemplative attitude coming from any spiritual tradition or background. There are lots of free events and also other workshops (check the website). The daily free events are taking place Mondays -Fridays
+ 08:00-08:45: Common Early Morning Meditation
+ 13:00-14:00 Lunchtime Guided Meditation (Mon: John Main, Tue: Carmelite Wisdom, Wed: Centering in Love, Thurs: Tibetan Singing Bowls, Fri: Insight Meditation for Beginners)
+ 15:00-15:30: Accompanied Silence (also Mon+Wed+Thurs from 11:00-11:30)

The 43rd Liberties Festival takes place from Wednesday 17 July to Sunday 21 July with a programme featuring music, film, photography, theatre, street art and community events across Dublin’s historic Liberties area.

There are a variety of events taking place every day and the website gives a daily overview. There is a nicely layouted complete programme available as well, but unfortunately the cumbersome issuu format is used, which makes that nice programme virtually unusable for many.

Some of the free programme highlights are:

Wed 17 July:
14:30: Let’s Walk & Talk: The Liberties – An Historic Circle Of Immigration & Emigration
17:00: Art Splash: Coulourful paintings made with the ai of darts
18:00: One Day in the Liberties Photography Exhibition – Opening
19:30: No Coins Just Change – Film Screening
19:30: Garda vs Street Traders – Soccer Match
21:00: Irish Ballad & Folk Night
www.libertiesfestivaldublin.com/events-2/wed-july-17/

A guided walk “Walk from Phoenix Park School to NCR Gate” with Roy Barron will take place in Phoenix Park. Participation is free.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

The IFI continues with its free “Archive at Lunchtime” screenings and is increasing it to a daily screening.
In celebration of the Irish Jewish Gathering (21-28 July) and the contribution of Irish Jewry to the cultural life the IFI present a selection of short films made by Jewish-Irish filmmakers in July.
The daily programmes are here
01+05+09+13+17+22+26+30 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-1-july-2013/
02+06+10+14+18+23+27+31 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-2-july-2013/
03+07+11+15+19+24+28 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-3-july-2013/
04+08+12+16+20+25+29 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-4-july-2013/

The Irish Composers’ Collective and the Contemporary Music Centre invite to a day of multimedia and electroacoustic art by member composers, called “SCREENS”.

From 13:30-17:30, the CMC’s Library will host a looping screening of a range of audiovisual works and immersive electroacoustic music. With a huge variety of works, from fixed media pieces, to a noise work looping on an ipod, the afternoon will demonstrate the full range of works by today’s young Irish composers.

At 18:00 a live performance of a selection of the day’s works shown in a more formal setting will take place, culminating in a live performance from composer Jenn Kirby with dancer/media artist Hiromi Okumura.

Called Feeding Time, the improvised work visualises the concept of time, space and evolution and asks ‘What is time feeding us, what are we feeding time?’ Taking in dance, projections and live electronics, input from dancer Hiromi’s movements will dictate both music and visuals.

Admission is free.

The Let’s Walk & Talk event “The Liberties – An Historic Circle Of Immigration & Emigration” will take place. Meet in the grounds of Christchurch Cathedral and take a gentle stroll through the Liberties, once the industrial engine of Dublin famous for wool, poplin, brewing and distilling. Their very success eventually caused their demise and the area gradually plunged into decay and poverty only to begin to rise again as a proud and vibrant quarter in its own right.
Admission is free and everybody is welcome.

The “Havana International Language Exchange” is taking place every Wed from 16:30-19:30 in Havana Tapas Bar in George’s Street. There are many Spanish speakers and English-speakers are explicitly invited, but everyone else is certainly very welcome too, to meet for a chat to improve your Spanish or English.

The Italian Quarter is officially called Quartier Bloom, but it is commonly called Italian Quarter because it hosts (or initially hosted) a whole range of Italian-style restaurants and cafes. It extends from Lower Ormond Quay at the point where the Millenium Pedestrian Bridge arrives on the North Side, to Abbey Street. The area was opened/launched on 17 July 2003 and at its 10th Birthday a celebration and street party will take place.

Live music will be provided by the “Bionic Rats” (from 20:00) and earlier from 17:00 by “Pets are Cool”. Admission is free and the restaurants in the area will organise a Barbeque and Paninis with beer and wine.

Art Splash is an interactive art project combining color and the sport of darts. Hosted by Access to Arts, it will take place in The CUBE as part of the Liberties Festival.
Anyone over 10 is welcome to join the fun and work together to create amazing paintings. Treats and other surprises are being planned and cooked. Admission is free. Follow the yellow ribbons down Cork Street to The CUBE and look for balloons at the entrance.

For more information check the website below.

The CUBE – Creative Hub is getting into the swing of the Liberties Festival on Wed 17 July. Join in the Hola Hoop Hooley, hosted by Access to Arts. Swing to the music to celebrate the opening day of the festival at 18:00 and learn a few hooping tips to impress the neighbours. At this free family event, all ages and sizes will be swinging those hips hoping to win a prize or just keep it going for the photo opportunity for the family album. Hoops will be provided.

REFRESH DUBLIN is an event that promotes design, technology, usability and standards. This month’s talk is “Broadsheet: Three years of Typos, Things That Look Like Ireland and Stolen Bikes” with Karl Monaghan.

Broadsheet turns three this July and Karl takes his traditional look back at the previous year. The talk will take a look at the web and mobile traffic, how the readers find the content and some technical details on what is used to view the site.

Admission is free, but booking is required on the website below.

“De tu ventana a la mía / Chrysalis” will be screened in the Instituto Cervantes on Wed. The film screening is part of the “Feminine Spaces” Film Series. Admission is free.

This panel discussion on the space exploration programme as part of the Kennedy legacy is entitled “JFK and One Giant Leap for Mankind”. RTE 2fm presenter, Rick O’Shea will be master of ceremonies.

Admission is free, no booking required.

The King Kong Club is a weekly music game-show in the Mercantile. Each week 6-7 bands/solo artists play three songs each. At the end of all the performances a clap-off with the King Kong Club Clap-o-Meter takes place and the winner goes through to a semi-final and it all culminates after six months of competition with The Grand Final, held in front of a panel of celebrity judges.

The list of performers is not yet announced on their Facebook Page and I am not sure if it will be put up there, but check it anyway.

The Trinity Bar, nect to the Cetntral Bank on Dame Street, has live music four nights/afternoons every week and admission is free:
Tues – 20:00: Theo Red (Alternative Rock)
Wed – 20:00: Tara Hill (Folk Rock, Celtic and Traditional)
Thurs – 20:00: Pachino Brothers (cover versions, oldies and own material)
Sun – 17:00: Traditional LIve Music

“The Song Room” is another open mic event. It takes place in The Globe in George’s Street at 20:30 every Wednesday.

“The Zodiac Sessions” is a regular open mic event from 20:30 in Bruxelles (between Grafton Street and Westbury Hotel) for unsigned musicians. Admission is free and there is a different line-up every week.

Bad Boy Jake are every Wednesday in the Gypsy Rose Rock & Blues Bar playing their rock, blues and American.

Colm O’Regan’s monthly Comedy club “Inn Jokes” is back on 17 July and the line-up on that day will be Reuben, Danny Dowling and Tomie James.

Traditional Irish Music Session in Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru) in Phibsborough from 21:30 every Wednesday. If you play an instrument you are especially welcome (all levels are welcome).

The Living Room describes itself as a Centre for Silence and Contemplative Arts (and has nothing to do with the pub with the same name!). The Centre is open to all with a contemplative attitude coming from any spiritual tradition or background. There are lots of free events and also other workshops (check the website). The daily free events are taking place Mondays -Fridays
+ 08:00-08:45: Common Early Morning Meditation
+ 13:00-14:00 Lunchtime Guided Meditation (Mon: John Main, Tue: Carmelite Wisdom, Wed: Centering in Love, Thurs: Tibetan Singing Bowls, Fri: Insight Meditation for Beginners)
+ 15:00-15:30: Accompanied Silence (also Mon+Wed+Thurs from 11:00-11:30)

The 43rd Liberties Festival takes place from Wednesday 17 July to Sunday 21 July with a programme featuring music, film, photography, theatre, street art and community events across Dublin’s historic Liberties area.

There are a variety of events taking place every day and the website gives a daily overview. There is a nicely layouted complete programme available as well, but unfortunately the cumbersome issuu format is used, which makes that nice programme virtually unusable for many.

Some of the free programme highlights are:

Thurs 18 July:
12:00: Fencing Workshop
18:00: Mipoint – a pop-up exhibition by 24hr Community
19:45: Liberties 6km Fun Run (not free to participate, but free to watch)
21:30: Blue Rinse Talent Show
www.libertiesfestivaldublin.com/events-2/thurs-july-18/

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday it is a fancy dress market. It’s a flea-market type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders. The Oscar Verne Café on site and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

The Dublin Food Co-op is open every Thursday at Newmarket for organic wholefoods and sustainable household products, plus over a dozen producer stalls offering organic fruit and veg., baked goods, dairy produce, wines, hot and cold food, etc.
The Co-op is also opened on Saturdays 09:30 – 16:30. 12:00-20:00.

In the series of lunchtime lectures on different aspects of Irish family history research, the next lecture will be “The Irish roots of Jackie Kennedy” with Jim O’Callaghan, Genealogist. Admission is free and no booking required.

The IFI continues with its free “Archive at Lunchtime” screenings and is increasing it to a daily screening.
In celebration of the Irish Jewish Gathering (21-28 July) and the contribution of Irish Jewry to the cultural life the IFI present a selection of short films made by Jewish-Irish filmmakers in July.
The daily programmes are here
01+05+09+13+17+22+26+30 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-1-july-2013/
02+06+10+14+18+23+27+31 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-2-july-2013/
03+07+11+15+19+24+28 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-3-july-2013/
04+08+12+16+20+25+29 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-4-july-2013/

On “Pembroke Square” of the Dundrum Town Centre two film screenings will take place. The first one is at 16:30 and the second one at 19:00. The movies will be announced only 48 hours in advance, so you have to check the website www.dundrum.ie to find out.

Admission is free.

Chartered Accountants Ireland are hosting an information evening. This s the ideal evening if you have questions about a career in chartered accountancy, want to hear first-hand from current students, or simply want to get more information on flexible study options. You can check your exemptions on the night and find out about the study routes for people in the workplace, graduates and non-graduates.

To register for this free event, email: info@charteredaccountants.ie

Girl Geek Dinners are a chance for ladies in technology to get together, enjoy food and drinks, and have fun meeting other women in their field. Make sure to RSVP by 12:00 on Monday 15 July. Men are welcome to attend too, but only at the invitation of a woman. If you are bringing someone or are looking for an invitation, note this in your reply either on the blog or by sending Geek Girls Dinner an email at info@irelandgirlgeekdinners.com
Admission is free.

Russell Foster, Professor of Circadian Neuroscience and the Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Oxford explains how your body sets and maintains a 24-hour sleep-wake cycle and why that’s so important for your mental and physical health. He tells an incredible story that goes back to the earliest life on the planet.

Admission is free, but booking is required.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will run next Thursday. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via egaldog@gmail.com or 085-2725095

Booka Brass, the 6 piece New Orleans Style Brass Band from Dublin will play in Whelan’s in the “Live from the window” slot. Admission is free. Funk Blues, Reggae and covers!

Dimestore Recordings run a weekly event in Sweeney Mongrel’s, Dame Street (formerly Le Cirk) with a variety of bands and performers. It starts at 20:00, follow the link for the line up.

The Trinity Bar, nect to the Cetntral Bank on Dame Street, has live music four nights/afternoons every week and admission is free:
Tues – 20:00: Theo Red (Alternative Rock)
Wed – 20:00: Tara Hill (Folk Rock, Celtic and Traditional)
Thurs – 20:00: Pachino Brothers (cover versions, oldies and own material)
Sun – 17:00: Traditional LIve Music

Bad Boy Jake are every Thursday until the end of February in the newly re-opened Rathmines Inn, playing their rock, blues and Americana.

Jaime Nanci & The Blue Boys are playing a weekly gig in the Mercantile Hotel on Thursdays. Their music is swing, blues, bebop and doo wop. Admission is free.

The Max Zaska group and the Patrick Groenland group will perform on alternating Thursdays from 21:00 in the International Bar on 23 Wicklow Street.

“Thirsty Thursday” Open Mic Night from 21:00 in the Bridge Inn in Chapelizod Village.

Every Thursday “Left Right & Centre” play a mix of blues & soul with a bit of rock&roll.

Every Thursday a free Trad Session takes place in McNeills and often there are high profile Trad musicians performing. Until the end of August, that Thursday Session is part of the Steeple Sessions programme (www.steeplesessions.com )

The Living Room describes itself as a Centre for Silence and Contemplative Arts (and has nothing to do with the pub with the same name!). The Centre is open to all with a contemplative attitude coming from any spiritual tradition or background. There are lots of free events and also other workshops (check the website). The daily free events are taking place Mondays -Fridays
+ 08:00-08:45: Common Early Morning Meditation
+ 13:00-14:00 Lunchtime Guided Meditation (Mon: John Main, Tue: Carmelite Wisdom, Wed: Centering in Love, Thurs: Tibetan Singing Bowls, Fri: Insight Meditation for Beginners)
+ 15:00-15:30: Accompanied Silence (also Mon+Wed+Thurs from 11:00-11:30)

The 43rd Liberties Festival takes place from Wednesday 17 July to Sunday 21 July with a programme featuring music, film, photography, theatre, street art and community events across Dublin’s historic Liberties area.

There are a variety of events taking place every day and the website gives a daily overview. There is a nicely layouted complete programme available as well, but unfortunately the cumbersome issuu format is used, which makes that nice programme virtually unusable for many.

Some of the free programme highlights are:

Fri 19 July:
10:00: One Day in the Liberties – Photography Exhibition
11:00: Mipoint – Pop-up Exhibition by 24hr Community
www.libertiesfestivaldublin.com/events-2/fri-july-19/

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday it is a fancy dress market. It’s a flea-market type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders. The Oscar Verne Café on site and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

The IFI continues with its free “Archive at Lunchtime” screenings and is increasing it to a daily screening.
In celebration of the Irish Jewish Gathering (21-28 July) and the contribution of Irish Jewry to the cultural life the IFI present a selection of short films made by Jewish-Irish filmmakers in July.
The daily programmes are here
01+05+09+13+17+22+26+30 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-1-july-2013/
02+06+10+14+18+23+27+31 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-2-july-2013/
03+07+11+15+19+24+28 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-3-july-2013/
04+08+12+16+20+25+29 July: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-4-july-2013/

The new Flea Friday, a Flea Market in the Dark Hose Inn on Fridays will start from 19 April. You will find clothes, jewellery, cake, records, art, etc at the market. Admission is free.

“Anonymous in Context: The Politics and Power Behind the Mask” is the title of this talk by Gabriella Coleman in the Science Gallery.

“Anonymous is a banner used by individuals and various ad hoc and stable groups unfurling political operations across the globe from Brazil to the Philippines from the Dominican Republic to India. By 2012 Anonymous became multitudinous, prolific, and unpredictable.”

Gabriella Coleman is trained as an anthropologist, she researches, writes, and teaches on hackers and digital activism and she is also chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy in the Department of Art History and Communication Studies at McGill University.

Admission is free, but booking is required on the website below.

An hour long ballroom dancing class will take place on Pembroke Square at Dundrum Town Centre. Admission is free.

A free Greek and European Folk Dance class open to all. Contact Katerini Papathanasiou on papath.kat@gmail.com

The Stoney Brokes will play in the Live from the Window slot in Whelan’s. Admission is free.

Cornucopia Café & Restaurant host live music three evenings a week (Thurs, Fri and Sat). The restaurant is a Wholefood & Vegetarian Restaurant and is open until 22:15.
+ Every second Thursday N.C Lawlor, a songwriter, session player and troubadour plays a mix of country, bluegrass & blues from 19:30-21:30.
+ Every Friday (19:30-21:30) Junshi Murakami plays Irish Harp.
+ Every Saturday (19:30-21:30) Nollaig Mann plays a collection of popular and jazz classics.

During the Bray Summer Fest there are numerous gigs taking place on the Bandstand at the Seafront and all gigs are free. Two gigs take place per night. The first starts at 20:00 and the second at 21:30. The line-up is:

Fri 12 July: Andrew Mann Band / Bressie
Sat 13 July: The Niall Donnelly Band / Garth Brooks Tribute
Sun 14 July: 15:00-20:00 HiRez, Smyth, Bray Musical Society, Lorna Dempsey, Fresh Re
Fri 19 July: Hot Strings / Sharon Shannon
Sat 20 July: The Crayon Set / Big September
Sun 21 July: Route 66 at 17:00

Find all details on the website www.braysummerfest.com or download the programme brochure here www.braysummerfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/BSF-2013-Brochure.pdf

“Dublin Tribal Spirit” is a weekly event that gives you the great experience of a drumming circle with african drums and authentic tribal rhythms. Tom and Sinead, who run that event are providing lots of drums for it and teach you the rhythms.

There is no formal admission charge for this event, but donations are expected. The organisers bring their own 20-30 drums to it every week, so they are looking for donations to keep the event going.

The Addison Lodge are inviting local bands, musicians, poets, comedians and performers to share their talents at the new Addison Lodge Open Mic Nights in Glasnevin (opposite the Botanic Gardens). The event takes place every week. Admission is free.

The Stillorgan Orchard provides regular live music. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below.