Science Week 2013 takes place from 10-17 Nov nationwide. The theme this year is “Explore the XTRA-Ordinary!” and it will give you an opportunity to go “behind the scenes” of everyday life and processes that are taking place in front of our own eyes.

Co-ordinated by Science Foundation Ireland’s (SFI) Discover Programme, Science Week is a collaboration of events run by colleges, schools, libraries, teachers, researchers and students throughout Ireland. With over 650 free events everyone can and should get involved and learn about the XTRA-Ordinary things in your life.

Filtering for free events in Dublin for adults, I found 56 events here. And if you want to define your own filter, just go to www.scienceweek.ie/events/find-events.html

I will include some of the free events in this Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) and in next week’s edition, but it will only be a selection of events, not a comprehensive list. So, make sure that you check out the website.

The Dublin Book Festival starts on Thursday and runs from 14-17 Nov. There are a number of free events, but all or nearly all require pre-booking and since the Book Festival is extremely popular I wouldn’t be surprised if all events are booked out. Check it on www.dublinbookfestival.com

Sometimes event notices are so unclear and difficult to understand that I wonder if it is worth including them, but I will make an attempt:

The Le Cool Compound describes their Science Week event like this:

“Play the Game of Life within a light installation, ‘Anthropocene’, created by Lightscape and Tom O’Dea, and tinker with sound, electronics and stationary with a mad-cap installation by Designgoat. The Urban Farm will also be displaying their Aquaponic system to pique your curiousity.
There will be three immersive tours of the experience.
6:30pm-7pm, 7:15pm-7:45pm and 8pm-8:30pm
We have also added a family edition on Saturday 16th at 3pm, cos we want to see kids have their tiny minds blown.
The exhibition will also be open to the general public until Saturday, with Nutty Professors on site to coach you in the exhibition’s scientific madness.
Apply to dubcomps@lecool.com with ‘Le Cool Compound’ in the subject line, and mentioning your preferred tour time.”

And here are the things that are not clear:

1) The three 30min long immersive tours were on Thursday evening only. The Science Week websites says that the event (or the exhibition) starts at 11:00 on Friday and Saturday and runs until 18:00. The Facebook Page doesn’t specify the start time.
2) The family edition on Sat assumingly requires booking as well, right?
3) Is booking required to see the exhibition? The Science Week website says that booking IS required. The Facebook Page doesn’t make that clear. And if booking is required, then how can I mention my preferred tour time if there are no tours on Fri and Sat?
4) What is the exhibition about if the full “experience” will only be available during one of the “immersive tours”?

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

The Schola Peregrina (directed by Stuart Kinsella) will sing at a number of “Offices of Compline” (equivalent to evening service/mass) over the next week. (Admission is free) The schedule is:

Fri 15 Nov: St. Michan’s Church
Sat 16 Nov: St. Werburgh’s Church
Sun 17 Nov: St. Patrick’s Cathedral

The music will include a ‘Salve Regina à 4’ by Josquin des Prez (c.1450-1521), and a ‘Stabat MaterDolorosa’ by Richard Davy (c.1465-1507) one of the most represented composers of the many infrequently performed works within the pages of the Eton choirbook.

The launch of the book “Peter Fallon – Poet, Publisher, Editor and Translator” by Editor Richard Rankin Russell takes place and Guest Speaker is Maureen Kennelly (Director of Poetry Ireland).

Admission is free.

The Book Launch for ‘Look Into the Eye’ by Jennifer Barrett will take place.
An experience snorkelling with orcas in the Arctic waters of Norway inspired Jennifer to write her debut novel of two people who meet in the right place, but at the wrong time.
Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

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.

A free talk for parents of secondary children, entitled “How to support your secondary school maths students” by Brendan Guildea is taking place on Friday. Have a look at the website below for more details. Brendan Guildea is the author of “Concise maths” and “Less stress more success maths revision books”.

A conference on Irish Foreign Policy entitled “The EU: The Military Dimension” will take place on Fri 15 Nov (19:30-21:30) and Sat 16 Nov (10:45-17:00).

The conference is organised by the People’s Movement and by the Peace & Neutrality Alliance.

Admission is free. The full programme can be found on the websites of the organisers www.pana.ie/ or www.people.ie/ Here is a direct link.

The Dublin Sidewalk Astronomers meet at the Martello Tower car park in Sandymount for a public star-gazing. Members bring along their telescopes and share the wonders of the night-sky with you. Admission is free.

“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 School of Celtic Studies is inviting to the public lecture “Early Irish Music : an overview of the linguistic and documentary evidence” by Professor Fergus Kelly, School of Celtic Studies, DIAS.

Admission is free and there is no need to register.

A free Greek and European Folk Dance class open to all. www.facebook.com/pages/Njoy-Dancing/251213698276941 Admission is free, donations are welcome.

Eoin Martin, a young singer/songwriter will perform. Admission is free.

The Stillorgan Orchard has live music every Friday and Saturday. Many of the performers are established and very good bands. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below. Admission is always free.

Every Friday in November the Bionic Rats will play from 21:30 in Sin E. From 23:30 the Real Reggae Boys (DJ) will entertain.

Admission is free.

Jupiter Forest are performing in the Midnight Hour slot. Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30.

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.

Science Week 2013 takes place from 10-17 Nov nationwide. The theme this year is “Explore the XTRA-Ordinary!” and it will give you an opportunity to go “behind the scenes” of everyday life and processes that are taking place in front of our own eyes.

Co-ordinated by Science Foundation Ireland’s (SFI) Discover Programme, Science Week is a collaboration of events run by colleges, schools, libraries, teachers, researchers and students throughout Ireland. With over 650 free events everyone can and should get involved and learn about the XTRA-Ordinary things in your life.

Filtering for free events in Dublin for adults, I found 56 events here. And if you want to define your own filter, just go to www.scienceweek.ie/events/find-events.html

I will include some of the free events in this Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) and in next week’s edition, but it will only be a selection of events, not a comprehensive list. So, make sure that you check out the website.

This seminar on Viking Age Dublin will be hosted and run by Dublinia. It is a day long seminar, with the top speakers in the field giving insights into Viking Age Dublin.

Admission is free and booking is not required. All details and the seminar schedule is on the website below.

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 Belgard Weekend Market is an indoor market with stalls with handcraft (incl. designer jewellery, aran jumpers and wool, christening robes and shawls, cards and cross stitch), household items, bric and brac, furniture, flowers, make-up, clothes, shoes, showers, upholstery, toys, kitchens, cafe, army memorabilia, collectors items, sweets, handbags books, blinds, party shop, tools and more.

It is open every Saturday and Sunday and is located in the Glen Abbey complex (opposite Jacobs) on Belgard Road.

The Dublin Book Festival starts on Thursday and runs from 14-17 Nov. There are a number of free events, but all or nearly all require pre-booking and since the Book Festival is extremely popular I wouldn’t be surprised if all events are booked out. Check it on www.dublinbookfestival.com

The Garda Síochána Historical Society are trying to digitize as many old police photographs, artefacts & documents as possible before the identities/stories associated with the items are forgotten. At the Police Memorabilia Event at The Bedford Tower in Dublin Castle you are asked to bring along your old DMP, RIC or Garda items so that they can be photographed/scanned, then you can tell a little about them and then bring them home again with you.

There will also be some lectures on the day:
+12:00: The Lock Out by Mr. Padraig Yeates
+14:00: The Theft of the Irish Crown Jewels by Dr. Myles Dungan
+16:00: Spying on Ireland – The Intelligence War during WWII by Prof. Eunan O’Halpin

Admission is free.

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 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.

A conference on Irish Foreign Policy entitled “The EU: The Military Dimension” will take place on Fri 15 Nov (19:30-21:30) and Sat 16 Nov (10:45-17:00).

The conference is organised by the People’s Movement and by the Peace & Neutrality Alliance.

Admission is free. The full programme can be found on the websites of the organisers www.pana.ie/ or www.people.ie/ Here is a direct link.

What does it feel like to make, handle, and use objects – of flint, bronze, wood and pottery- like those on view in the Museum‘s Prehistoric and Medieval exhibitions? What knowledge of raw materials did people have in the past? What skills did they teach their children? How did they inhabit and understand their material worlds? Discover experimental archaeology with the UCD School of Archaeology and see how it enables us to recreate past technologies to answer these questions and more.

Admission is free and no booking required.

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.

Christmas must be around the corner: everybody who thinks he or she is interesting has launched their books and they are al out to sign as many as possible and to help with the pre-Christmas book sales. Because there are so many book signings, I will just summarise them here:

+ 11:00: George Hook @ Eason Dundrum
+ 11:30: June Brown @ Eason O’Connell Street
+ 11:30: Eamon Dunphy @ Eason Blanchardstown
+ 13:30: Suzanne Jackson @Eason Blanchardstown
+ 14:00: Eamon Dunphy @ Eason Liffey Valley
+ 14:00: Ronan O’Gara @ Eason O’Connell Street

Admission is free.

Family Storytime with Siobhain Grogan takes place in the Gutter Bookshop. At this special Book Festival family storytime Siobhain Grogan invites children to help her read two interactive books. Admission is free and everybody is welcome.

George Hook will be on Eason’s in Dundrum to sign his new book.

Sometimes event notices are so unclear and difficult to understand that I wonder if it is worth including them, but I will make an attempt:

The Le Cool Compound describes their Science Week event like this:

“Play the Game of Life within a light installation, ‘Anthropocene’, created by Lightscape and Tom O’Dea, and tinker with sound, electronics and stationary with a mad-cap installation by Designgoat. The Urban Farm will also be displaying their Aquaponic system to pique your curiousity.
There will be three immersive tours of the experience.
6:30pm-7pm, 7:15pm-7:45pm and 8pm-8:30pm
We have also added a family edition on Saturday 16th at 3pm, cos we want to see kids have their tiny minds blown.
The exhibition will also be open to the general public until Saturday, with Nutty Professors on site to coach you in the exhibition’s scientific madness.
Apply to dubcomps@lecool.com with ‘Le Cool Compound’ in the subject line, and mentioning your preferred tour time.”

And here are the things that are not clear:

1) The three 30min long immersive tours were on Thursday evening only. The Science Week websites says that the event (or the exhibition) starts at 11:00 on Friday and Saturday and runs until 18:00. The Facebook Page doesn’t specify the start time.
2) The family edition on Sat assumingly requires booking as well, right?
3) Is booking required to see the exhibition? The Science Week website says that booking IS required. The Facebook Page doesn’t make that clear. And if booking is required, then how can I mention my preferred tour time if there are no tours on Fri and Sat?
4) What is the exhibition about if the full “experience” will only be available during one of the “immersive tours”?

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

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.

Astronomy Ireland’s Astro Expo takes place on Saturday. Admission to the exhibition of Telescopes, photos and equipment will be free.

On the Astro Expo day three talks will take place and there is an admission charge of EUR 7 for each or EUR 14 for all talks. The talks are about Mars Exploration, Chasing Solar Eclipses and about banning the Northern Lights and the Comet Ison on camera. All details are on the website below.

The Dublin Flamenco Festival will start on Mon 18 Nov and will run until Sun 24 Nov. The week is filled with Flamenco dance shows, music performances, poetry, art and even a sherry wine testing. Find all details on the website below.

These shows and performances are not free, but Nathalie Moyano González and Damian Power, friends of mine and of the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) and the organisers of the Flamenco Festival, made sure that there would be a good few of free events as well.

The free events are:

+ Sat 16 Nov 12:00-13:00: Learn the Flamenco Flashmob Moves @ Liffey Trust Studios
+ Sat 16 Nov: 15:30-16:30: Flamenco for all the family @ Liffey Trust Studios
+ Fri 22 Nov: 11:00-12:30: Music Workshop with Camerata Flamenco Project @ Waltons New School of Music (Number of participants limited to 35 and advance booking is essential. Book via info@newschool.ie with subject “Camerata Flamenco Workshop”. www.dublinflamencofestival.com/festival/2013/music-workshop )

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.

As part of the IMMA What is _? Programme, presenter Fiona Loughnane (writer, Lecturer, NCAD) gives an introduction on the history, theory and central figures of Surrealist art in the context of the exhibition Leonora Carrington.

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

Irish Times journalist Rosemary MacCabe will sit down with Ireland’s leading fashion pros for an afternoon of discussion and insights into the future of the style sector.

There will be three talks and admission is free, however booking is required via the Facebook app at www.facebook.com/Coldlilies/app_302195676460262 and I hear that there are only very few tickets remaining.

The three sessions are:

13:00: ‘Creative Quarter’: Meet the Irish Designer and Stylists who are making their mark here and abroad.
14:00: ‘Industry Insiders’: Insights from Irelands leading fashion editors & online innovators
15:00: ‘Next Generation’: Inspiration from a new wave of fashion bloggers and photographers making themselves seen and heard.

and the paricipants are listed on the website below.

Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.

“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

A “Protest Against Racist Attacks & Oppose Racism” will take place on Sat. Assemble at the Front of Tallaght Hospital.

The Anti Austerity Alliance has initiated this protest to oppose recent racist attacks in Tallaght, to fight racism, and to mobilise the community to show their opposition to these incidents. Recently, an attack took place on a Halal shop in Cookstown Industrial estate. The shop was ransacked and sprayed with racist graffiti and there have been some other attacks and incidents.

The Schola Peregrina (directed by Stuart Kinsella) will sing at a number of “Offices of Compline” (equivalent to evening service/mass) over the next week. (Admission is free) The schedule is:

Fri 15 Nov: St. Michan’s Church
Sat 16 Nov: St. Werburgh’s Church
Sun 17 Nov: St. Patrick’s Cathedral

The music will include a ‘Salve Regina à 4’ by Josquin des Prez (c.1450-1521), and a ‘Stabat MaterDolorosa’ by Richard Davy (c.1465-1507) one of the most represented composers of the many infrequently performed works within the pages of the Eton choirbook.

“Readin’, Writin’, Aritmatick and Frackshins: Primary Education in Early 19th Century Ireland” with Dr Gillian O’Brien. She explores the foundations of the denominational national primary system that is in existance in Ireland today. This survey article is the introductory chapter to Garret FitzGerald’s last book, which examines a census of education in Ireland carried out in 1824 by the Commission of Irish Education. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

An Exhibition of posters, leaflets and newspaper adverts from Ireland’s crucial EEC referendum in 1972 will be on display from 16-22 Nov in the Culture Box. The launch with with artist Robert Ballaghwill take place on Sat at 19:00. Admission is free.

A Jazz Club will take place every Saturday night and this Saturday it is with Nichola Hegarty (Vocals) and Bryan Mullen (Piano). 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.

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

Richard Farrell & The Last Tribe will perform in the Midnight Slot. The gig starts at midnight, but admission is only free if you arrive before 22:30.

Science Week 2013 takes place from 10-17 Nov nationwide. The theme this year is “Explore the XTRA-Ordinary!” and it will give you an opportunity to go “behind the scenes” of everyday life and processes that are taking place in front of our own eyes.

Co-ordinated by Science Foundation Ireland’s (SFI) Discover Programme, Science Week is a collaboration of events run by colleges, schools, libraries, teachers, researchers and students throughout Ireland. With over 650 free events everyone can and should get involved and learn about the XTRA-Ordinary things in your life.

Filtering for free events in Dublin for adults, I found 56 events here. And if you want to define your own filter, just go to www.scienceweek.ie/events/find-events.html

I will include some of the free events in this Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) and in next week’s edition, but it will only be a selection of events, not a comprehensive list. So, make sure that you check out the website.

The Dublin Book Festival starts on Thursday and runs from 14-17 Nov. There are a number of free events, but all or nearly all require pre-booking and since the Book Festival is extremely popular I wouldn’t be surprised if all events are booked out. Check it on www.dublinbookfestival.com

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 Children’s Art Cart Workshops will be held again in the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre (01-6770095) every Sunday from 24 March to 22 December 2013. Currently the workshop is still free, but there is a possibility that a fee will be introduced at some point. Children must be over 6 years of age and must be supervised by an adult.
You can’t pre-book, so early arrival is required because there are only 20 places per session.

The themes are:
10 Nov: Make a wallet (bring along empty clean cartons)
17 Nov: Trees – what would we do without them
24 Nov: Make a Surprise
01 Dec: Make Christmas cards
08 Dec: Christmas decorations
15 Dec: Christmas Card for Teacher
22 Dec: Make a Surprise

”Credo: I Believe” is a series of talks at the Trinity College Dublin Chapel. All the talks will be given in the context of the Sunday morning Choral Eucharist at 10.45 in the chapel. Admission is free and all are welcome.

The speakers will talk about their guiding beliefs, principles or passions and the two remainint talks will be

17 Nov: Senator Marie–Louise O’Donnell, Member of Seanad Éireann
01 Dec: Joe Duffy, Broadcaster and presenter of RTÉ Radio’s ‘Liveline’

Full details of the series and recordings of the addresses are available on the TCD Chaplaincy website: www.tcd.ie/chaplaincy

The Brocante Market will take place on Sun. It is a collection of antiques, furniture, vintage jewellery, collectables and curiosities from the past and present, second-hand, refurbished, antique and hand-crafted stuff for your house and garden. If you are an interior designer or just have and eye for style and are looking for a special piece or maybe a bargain then this is the market for you. The market is held every 3rd Sunday of the month.

A weekly market with lots of food, but also many other products (art & crafts, books, etc) takes place every Sunday in the beautiful People’s Park in Dun Laoghaire. It is a very popular market and with around 50 vendors also one of the bigger markets.

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 Dublin Book Festival event “Shake, Rattle and Roll: Dance a Story” with Gillian Perdue will take place in the Gutter Bookshop.
Join this special festival family storytime where Gillian Perdue will share stories about the brave and fearless Conor, who does his own thing no matter what. Come prepared to move and make some noise. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

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.

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

The Printfest is an event that is part of the Science Week 2013. – Did you know the development of modern science would not have been possible without the invention of movable type and the printing press by Johann Gutenberg? His invention led to the spread of scientific ideas across Europe and by the end of 16th century, anyone could learn about the basic principles of geometry, anatomy, astronomy and physics!
Suitable for all ages, Printfest gives you the opportunity to witness Gutenberg’s invention of letterpress printing in action as volunteer former printers and typesetters demonstrate highlights of the Museums’ collection. The will also be plenty of family friendly activities to enjoy. Admission is free.

The Sundays at Noon Concert Series continues in the Sculpture Gallery at the Hugh Lane Gallery. This series of free (mainly classical) concerts continues to present the best of Irish and International music and musicians. Concerts run from September to June. The next concert will feature “The Complete Haydn Piano Sonatas Concert X” with Fionnuala Moynihan, piano. Fionnuala Moynihan and Peter Tuite are performing all 52 Haydn Piano Sonatas at the Hugh Lane Gallery during 2012/13 and this is the 10th concert.

An Intercultural Tour in Japanese with Community Ambassador Hiromi Anzai, who will introduce the collections in Japanese, will take place. Admission is free and no booking required.

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!

Every Sunday a Jazz Brunch takes place in Brasserie 7. Food is served from 12:00-15:30 and there will be Piano Jazz from 14:00-16:30. This week with Olesya Zdorovetska (Vocals/Piano). 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

The Velvet Market takes place in the Front Lounge and you can get handmade, unique items, from cupcakes to photo prints and button art to jewellery. And this time there will also be some Christmas goodies. The market is organised by the LGBT community and many vendors are from that community, but it is explicitly open to all. For more information check www.velvetmarket.org or the Facebook Event Page below.

Admission is free.

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

Through her carpet design Eileen Gray took traditional crafts and combined them with the principles of a number of modern art movements such as Fauvism and Cubism. Join curator Jennifer Goff and find out more about Gray‘s carpet designs, many of which are held in the collections of the National Museum of Ireland.

Admission is free and no booking required. Places are limited and are allocated on a first come basis 30 minutes before the event starts. The event is suitable for adults.

The Sunday Lecture in the Hugh Lane Gallery is entitled “Framing the Landscape” with Logan Sisley.

This lecture will examine the ‘Natural Masterpiece’ project in which large picture frames were installed in Auckland Regional Parks in New Zealand.

Admission is free but places are limited.

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.

The next Sunday Sketching for 7+ Year olds has the title “You’ve Been Framed!”. No booking necessary. Admission is free and early arrival is recommended.

The Christmas Lights in Henry Street will be switched on on Sunday. Entertainemnt in the street will start at 16:00 and the lights will be officially switched on at 16:30. All are welcome and the event is free. I am not exactly sure where in Henry Street the event will take place, but I would guess that it will be close to Debenhams.

Three different guitar acts, including bluegrass and “The Aqualights” will perform all evening in the Beerhouse in Capel Street. Admission is free.

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).

This week the 3rd Birthday of Saucy Sundays will be celebrated with a great line-up: Shay Cotter, Tickly Teeth, Arrow in the Sky, Rufus Coates, Richard Farrell & The Last Tribe, Throwing Halos, She’s a Beauty, The Young Folk, Vann, The Eskies

Every Sunday in November, the Zrazy will perform in Odessa in Duo formation. Maria Walsh (vocal, flute, percussion) and Carole Nelson (piano, sax). will play Ella Fitzferald, Dusty Springfield, Nina Simone and their own original songs, jazz / latin/ groove / blues / 70s soul. Admission is free. Odessa offers brunch from 12:00-16:00

The Schola Peregrina (directed by Stuart Kinsella) will sing at a number of “Offices of Compline” (equivalent to evening service/mass) over the next week. (Admission is free) The schedule is:

Fri 15 Nov: St. Michan’s Church
Sat 16 Nov: St. Werburgh’s Church
Sun 17 Nov: St. Patrick’s Cathedral

The music will include a ‘Salve Regina à 4’ by Josquin des Prez (c.1450-1521), and a ‘Stabat MaterDolorosa’ by Richard Davy (c.1465-1507) one of the most represented composers of the many infrequently performed works within the pages of the Eton choirbook.

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

Insync Karaoke are doing an all-age Karaoke gig in the Lower Deck on Sunday. Gillian and Clint are a female/male duet and cover all styles of music. Admission is free and families are welcome.

The Dublin Blues Cartel are performing in the Front Bar and admission is free.

The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass invites to a Mass in St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street near the junction with Dorset Street every Sunday at 19:30. The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir, one of the best known choirs in Ireland will sing during the mass and everybody is welcome independent from your level of religiousness.

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).

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 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.

Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.

Song Cycle is a weekly Singer/Songriter showcase. The line-up is not always easily findable on the Whelan’s website, but admission is always free.

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.

“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

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 Wanted will be in HMV Dundrum. The band will meet and greet fans during their visit and will sign copies of their new album “Word of Mouth”.

Was JFK really a “great” president? On the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Felix M Larkin will consider his life and legacy.

Admission is free and no booking required.

The Irish Museum of Modern Art + Antiroom invite to the talk “Is Feminism Relevant for Artists Today?”. Free tickets are available online at www.imma.ie/talksandlectures

Every Tuesday an informal sing along with Ukulele and Toy Musical Instruments takes place in the Stag’s Head. Just bring your instrument and come along. Beginners are welcome. Admission is free and further details (and a big book of songs) are available on the Facebook Page below. The get-together meets in the “snug” in Stag’s Head.

Ben Prevo & friends play saucy Blues & soul every Tuesday

The Plateau Sessions feature Jerry Joseph this week and admission is free.

The weekly “Folk Club” in the Mercantile will feature Trad, Ballads, Americana, Folk, World Music & More. This Tuesday, the line-up is: Leyla McCalla (New Orleans) and Lynched (Dublin). Admission 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 Little Museum of Dublin secured sponsorship from Johnston, Mooney & O’Brien until October 2014 and will therefore be able to continue the Big J Wednesday: Every Wednesday from 12:00-17:00 admission into the museum is free thanks to the bread company. There are free guided tours every hour.

Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.

The free Wednesday Lunchtime Talk “Decimus Burton and his influence on the Phoenix Park” will take place.

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 launch of the concert series of the Association of Irish Composers (AIC) will take place in the Contemporary Music Centre. At the launch there will be short performances by Paul Roe (clarinet) and Elizabeth Hilliard (voice). Admission is free.

The launch will be followed by an AIC concert in Christ Church, but – in their wisdom – neither the organisers not any other website I came across said ANYTHING about the admission charges for the Christ Church Concert.

The Spanish Film “Abre los Ojos / Open your eyes” (1997, Director: Alejandro Amenabar) which was the inspiration for the film “Vanilla Sky” will be screened. Admission is free. The film will be in Spanish with English subtitles.

The “Seven Deadly Sins” series of business talks will teach you to survive and thrive in the modern business environment. The topic this week is “Realise your ambition: How to get to the top…and stay there”

And speakers are Senator Mary Ann O’Brien (Female entrepreneur and founder of chocolate manufacturer Lily O’Brien’s), Sophie Morris (co-founder of Kooky Dough), Veronica Walsh (owner of “CBT and Feeling Good”).

Admission is free, but registration via the website below is required and this series of talks is popular, so don’t wait and register immediately.

Composer Matthew Barnson will talk about “String Theory: Composing the 21st-Century String Quartet” and he will present his new work for string orchestra, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Dying – recently premiered at Carnegie Hall, and a forthcoming recording of his string quartets that will be released on Tzadik in March.

Diabetes Ireland will host a public information evening “VisualEYES the Risks: Managing Your Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy”.

Dr Mark Cahill, consultant ophthalmologist, Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital, Dublin will discuss the importance of eye screening and treatments available. Professor Seamus Sreenan, consultant endocrinologist, Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown will discuss preventing complications in diabetes and Diabetes Ireland dietician Sinead Hanley will talk about “Healthy Food for Healthy Eyes”.

Diabetic retinopathy is an eye condition that can develop as a result of complications associated with diabetes and it is the most common cause of blindness in working-age Irish adults.

While not explicitly states, it seems very much that admission is free to this event and booking doesn’t seem to be required.

Salmon Poetry launches new poetry collections by Elaine Feeney, Alan Jude Moore and Stephen Murray. Admission is free.

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

Could somebody please let me know if this event is still taking place or if it has finished?

“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.

The band Harlequin will perform in the Mercantile and admission is free.

The monthly Inn Jokes that is brought to you by comedian and MC Colm O’Regan will have two healiners in November: Eric Lalor AND Republic of Telly’s Bernard O’Shea will be performing and they will be supported by Kat Horan. Admission is free.

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 Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

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 lecture “Letters from Nice, Chester Beatty’s Friendship with Thomas McGreevy” with Fionnuala Croke, Director, Chester Beatty Library and Susan Schreibman, Trinity Long Room Hub Associate Professor in Digital Humanities, School of English, Trinity College Dublin will take place. Admission is free and no booking required.

A lunchtime Recital with Annalisa Montecelli (piano) and Aine Mulvey (voice) will take place on Thursday. Admission is free. Donations are welcome.

A series of Community Educational Talks exploring aspects of Positive Mental Health including Awareness, Wellbeing and Resilience will take place every Thursday evening until 28 Nov. The event series is organised by the Mental health Organisation GROW.

The talks are:
14 Nov: “Introduction to Happiness” with Patricia Allen Garrett BSc (Hons) Psychology, Dip Counselling & Psychotherapy
21 Nov: “Food for Thought” with Conor Saunders Nutritional Therapist BA, CNC, mNTOI
28 Nov: “Understanding Cognitive Behaviour Therapy” with Paula Lawlor Organisational Psychologist

Admission is free. Booking is recommended and all details are on the website below.

The Latin America Solidarity Centre (LASC) invites you to the fifth Thursday Night Talks on Latin America. Chris O’Connell from LASC will talk about the cancellation of the “Yasuni ITT Initiative”.

When announced in 2007, the Yasuni ITT Initiative was hailed as a triumph for the environmental movement and was thought to represent the beginning of a new and alternative mode of global economics. The plan was: In return for donations of around half the value of the crude oil thought to be under the surface of this incredibly bio-diverse region, Ecuador would refrain from drilling, thereby protecting the region for humanity. But after years of disappointing progress, President Rafael Correa announced in August his intention to cancel the scheme and move to drill for oil in Yasuni.

The lecture “Marquess of Miraflores, the First Ambassador of Spain in Ireland” with Dr. Barry Whelan (historian specialising in 20th century European history and lecturer at NUI Maynooth and DCU) will take place.

Few other European diplomatic representatives have left such a lasting cultural legacy on the Irish diplomatic stage than the Spanish Ambassador to Dublin – the Marquess of Miraflores. Find some more details about this interesting story on the website below.

“Lost at Sea? Ships’ Printers & Printing” with Dr Teresa Breathnach is a free talk in the Print Museum.

The large ocean liners of the early to mid-twentieth century have become symbols of both luxury and tragedy. Ephemera (i.e. transitory written or printed matter not meant to be retained or preserved) associated with them always had souvenir status and is now highly sought after by collectors. However, few would realise that much of it was printed on board of the ships. This lecture is about how these print shops produced a variety of items from menus to newspapers, what facilities they had to produce them and how these sailor printers became part of the promotion of ocean travel.

Admission is free and no booking 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

Is FAIR TRADE on your shopping list? As part of the One World Week YCW (Young Christian Workers) Ireland invites you to an evening talk on Fair Trade in Ireland. Johnny Sheehan of Fairtrade Ireland will be the guest speaker.

The lecture “Birding in the Canary Islands” with Dermot McCabe will take place on Thursday. It will be an illustrated talk on what birds to watch out for on your holidays in the Canary Islands. Admission is free.

THe 4th Raymond Crotty Lecture on Economics will take place on Thursday. When Fergal Anderson will talk about “Food Sovereignty in Ireland”. Admission is free, but booking is recommended (Seats allocated on a first come, first served basis.) To reserve a seat ring 087 0934100

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 Minutes, supported by Ivan Nicholas, will play in the Workman’s Club on Thursday as part of the Wild Turkey Mash series of gigs celebrating the best of Irish Live Music. Admission is free.

VIP tickets which include a drinks reception, can be won at www.facebook.com/wildturkeyireland

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

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.

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 )

Gypsies on the Autobahn will perform in the Zebra Club slot. Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30.

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

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 Flamenco Festival will start on Mon 18 Nov and will run until Sun 24 Nov. The week is filled with Flamenco dance shows, music performances, poetry, art and even a sherry wine testing. Find all details on the website below.

These shows and performances are not free, but Nathalie Moyano González and Damian Power, friends of mine and of the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) and the organisers of the Flamenco Festival, made sure that there would be a good few of free events as well.

The free events are:

+ Sat 16 Nov 12:00-13:00: Learn the Flamenco Flashmob Moves @ Liffey Trust Studios
+ Sat 16 Nov: 15:30-16:30: Flamenco for all the family @ Liffey Trust Studios
+ Fri 22 Nov: 11:00-12:30: Music Workshop with Camerata Flamenco Project @ Waltons New School of Music (Number of participants limited to 35 and advance booking is essential. Book via info@newschool.ie with subject “Camerata Flamenco Workshop”. www.dublinflamencofestival.com/festival/2013/music-workshop )

The Office of Compline (the evening service) on Friday will be sung by the Schola Peregrina (directed by Stuart Kinsella). They will sing Josquin des Prez’s “Ave Maria” and John Browne’s “Salve Regina I”.

Admission is free and everyone is welcome. St. Audoen’s is an Anglican Church.

The D-Riculous All Stars will perform in the “Live from the Window” slot. 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.

“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.

A Gender Identity Remembrance ceremony in memory of all who have died because of gender identity and also to think of the people that have never seen equality in their lives, will take place. Admission is free and refreshments will be served afterwards.

I am not sure if pre-registration is required, but you can find out here identitysupport@eircom.net and register just to be safe.

The Stillorgan Orchard has live music every Friday and Saturday. Many of the performers are established and very good bands. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below. Admission is always free.

Keith Moss & The Tightrope Walkers will perform in the Midnight Hours slot. Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30.