Hi all!

A week full of big events is coming to an end again. Politically a significant change in Ireland has been kick started on Thursday and newspapers, radio and TV will have weeks and weeks of fun with that. Most people that I know (including myself) think the developments are positive, but only time will tell.
Culturally the week saw a great concert and I am soooo not biased! :-)) “The Elvis Presley Story” with Kevin Doyle, The Way it Was Orchestra and the Graceland Gospel Choir (of which I am a part of) was performed in front of nearly 1000 people in the National Concert Hall and in addition to us having a great time on stage, it seemed that the people in the audience had a great time as well. :-)
The Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) reached a significant milestone as well: Everybody, we have exceeded 1000 members in our Event Guide community!!! Thanks to all of you for supporting the Event Guide. The funny thing is that only last night, in the National Concert Hall, I really was able to visualise how many people 1000 actually are. I can tell you it’s a hell of a lot of people!! Imagine, if we all went to an event together, we could fill the National Concert Hall. Next goal is to fill the RDS. ;-)

Unfortunately my request to you for suggestions regarding sponsorship for the Event Guide didn’t get any feedback. You can still let me know your suggestions, if not, I will have to make decisions on my own. :-O

And finally: The tickets for the Flamenco Workshop last week were won by Maurice Coyle. Thanks to Solo Flamenco (www.flamencoyalegria.net) for making them available.

For all the new subscribers, just a word about the content of this Event Guide: Every week I gather, list and describe all the FREE events in the Greater Dublin area that I can find. There are lots of good event websites (www.dublinks.ie, www.entertainment.ie. www.discoverireland.ie, www.dublinevents.com, www.indublin.ie) and some printed publications (InDublin and “the event guide”) that tell you about all types of events, but none of them focuses on FREE events. And since FREE events deserve a lot of advertisement, but often don’t have the funds and infrastructure to let people know, I decided to fill this gap with my “Dublim Event Guide (for Free Events).”

[ad]
______________________________
______Friday___________________

ACCESSORIES+PHOTOGRAPHY+MUSIC – EXHIBITION
“3 Artists, 3 Cultures, 1 Unique Exhibition” is the idea behind the Kalm Concepts exhibition, which is launched tonight with an event. Katie Stamou, who is part of the Dublin Event Guide Community, sent me this description “Kalm Concepts invite you to experience an exhibition unlike any other in Ireland today. With the combination of three unique talents, cultures and art forms, we offer an awakening to the creative senses from visual, sonic and down right eccentric! Singer songwriter, AnnMarie O’Grady (Dublin); Accessory Artist, Kathie Stamou (New York) and Photographer, Céline Leoni (Paris) look forward to introducing their artistic expertise in this unique setting.” The venue for the exhibition is Cobblers (4 Leeson Lane, Dublin 2), a little café off Lower Leeson Street (just 30 metres south of the junction with St. Stephen’s Green South and Earlsfort Terrace) that serves lunches, soups, pizzas, sandwiches and wraps, organic coffees and snacks. The events are
—Fri 04 April (18:00-20:30): Exhibition launch for special guests and friends (Kathie tells me that you won’t be sent home if you want to go to the launch :-), so send a mail asap to info@kalmconcepts.com and come tonight. If you can’t send a mail in time mention that you read about it in the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)”. I will try to go to the launch at 18:00 and maybe I will meet you there.
— Cobblers (www.cobblers.ie) is normally open Mon-Fri (08:00-17:00) but in Sun 06 April from 18:00-20:30 they will be open as well to allow for a public viewing of the exhibition.
— On Thur 10 April (20:30-22:30): Acoustic gig with Ann Marie O’Grady will take place in Cobblers. (Admission EUR 10) I am told, Cobblers is quite small, so make sure that you contact Kalm Concepts if you want to get tickets. You can find more information here: www.Kalmconcepts.com
During normal opening hours of Cobblers, Kathie and Céline’s creative work will also be on view from 04-17 April. Since it is a THREE artist exhibition, but a singer songwriter can’t be “exhibited” easily, at lunchtime every day Ann Marie O’Grady’s work will be played in the restaurant.
It took me a little while to get my head around the exhibition concept and Kathie had to help with further explanations, but I hope that my description explains it well. It sounds interesting, so go to one or some of the events if you get a chance!

WAGAMAMA DEAL
Every now and then I come across special deals and until now I didn’t include them the Event Guide. However, it was suggested to me to include them sometimes if they fit in the general context. And if the context is “going out and having a good time” then I should mention the special Wagamama Deal. It is only valid tonight (Friday), but I am sure I will come across more similar deals and with a bit of luck I will find out slightly earlier the next time. You can find a 2-for-1 voucher for Wagamama here:
www.wagamama.ie/emarketing/vouchers. Wagamama is the Asian restaurant underneath the Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre (coming from Grafton Street pass by the Gaiety Theatre and then watch out for the stairs down to the restaurant on your left). The food is good, the prices are reasonable and the style of the restaurant is very unique. Booking is no required (not even possible as far as I know), but you might have to queue for a little while. (Thanks to Brian Lenehan to point this offer out to me.)

GHOSTS OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED – EXHIBITION
Only until Saturday the Mermaid Arts Centre in Main Street in Bray (Co. Wicklow) is showing the photography exhibition “Ghosts of the Faithful Departed” by David Creedon from 07 March-05 April. “Between 1949 and 1989 over 800,000 people were forced to leave Ireland. By 1956 the population had fallen to 2.8 million the lowest ever recorded. The rural communities were decimated by the impact of emigration and those who stayed had to suffer hardship, isolation and were very dependent on money and clothes that were sent home by siblings or relatives living abroad. Many of those who stayed in this decade did so in silence as they watched family members and friend’s leave. Now in a new millennium these people have passed on and their homes stand as a monument to a bygone age. Title of ownership has now passed to far-flung relatives, and these houses presently lie deserted awaiting the return of owners whose dreams of coming home may never be realised.” The exhibition is a tribute to those who stayed, and those who left, and the difficulties they faced. Admission is free and the Mermaid Gallery is open Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00. (www.mermaidartscentre.ie)

ART IN THE LIFE WORLD – EXHIBITION
In the unusual setting of the old and disused Ballymun Swimming Pool an “Art in the Life World” Exhibition can be viewed from 29 Feb-12 April (Wed-Sun 13:00-18:00).
A disparate range of local, national and internationally renowned artists are brought together in Dublin to occupy, challenge and provoke in this changing part of the city.
www.artinthelifeworld.com/exhibition.html. It seems that admission to the exhibition is free.

LANGUAGE RECRUITMENT FAIR
On Fri+Sat (04/05 April) there is a language recruitment fair in the Gresham Hotel in O’Connell Street. If you are multi-lingual and are looking for a job, go to this fair! You can register (for free) on their website, but I would expect that they will let you in as well if you haven’t pre-registered. www.languagerecruitmentfair.ie

PILLS – SCIENCE GALLERY
The free PILLS exhibition in the Science Gallery will run until 12 April. On Fri a non-free event is provided to meet the people behind the exhibition: “PILLS: Meet the People Behind the Pills” on Friday 04 April at 19:00. You can join an informal conversation with Pharmacopoeia textile artist Susie Freeman and family doctor Liz Lee in the Science Gallery café. Tickets are EUR 5.00 (10% discount for members). Book tickets at www.sciencegallery.com/events
Exhibition admission is free and opening hours are 12:00-20:00 Tues-Fri and 12:00-18:00 Sat & Sun. The Science Gallery is closed on Mondays.
By the way, Gallery membership is free and apart from event discounts you can use the Gallery’s wireless Internet access for free as well, if you are a member.

______________________________
______Saturday_________________

POETRY NOW – FESTIVAL
For the 13th year, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown are organising “DLR Poetry Now ’08”, an International Poetry Festival. This year it is taking place from Thur 03 – Sun 06 April in the Pavilion Theatre in Dun Laoghaire. Some are not free, but I was able to pick a few free events for you out of the list of all events. Have a look at the full programme on www.poetrynow.ie. The website says that booking is required for the free events, but there is a good chance that you will still be able to do so today for some of them. In addition I would probably risk arriving there and trying to get in anyway. To register for the Féile Filíochta contact Conor Peoples at (01) 764 0405. This event (and only this!) takes place in the Dun Laoghaire County Hall. All other events take place in the pavilion Theatre and the contact is Pavilion Theatre Box Office Tel: (01) 231 2929 (www.paviliontheatre.ie).
Fri 04 April:
13.30 – Panel Discussion: “The Quarrel with Ourselves” Who Reads Poetry Anyway?
19:00 – Féile Filíochta, International Poetry Competition Celebration (County Hall)
Sat 05 April:
14:00 – The Irish Times Poetry Now Award Announcement
Sun 06 April:
14:00 – Readings “An Afternoon Without…”

IRISH – LATIN AMERICA FILM FESTIVAL
From Sat 05 – Fri 11April, the 9th Irish-Latin American Film Festival is taking place in the Irish Aid Volunteering & Information Centre (27-31 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1). The Film Festival will focus on short films and documentaries about Latin America made by filmmakers from Latin America, Europe and Canada. The festival is aligned with the LATIN AMERICA WEEK 2008, which this year takes place from 05-12 April. The theme this year is private exploitation of water and its impact on
human development in Latin America. All films in Spanish have English subtitles and admission is free for all events!
Sat 05 April:
12:00 Mexican Short Program (8 Short Films – 73min)
14:00 Three Kings of Belize (88min)
16:00 12,000 Years of Blindness (51min) – Documentary about Venezuela
Fri 11 April:
19:00 Quiero Vivir – Documentary about Bolivia
Watch out for one thing: In a different programme the film on 11 April is announced for 18:00! For a full programme: www.lasc.ie/activities/law/IXfilmfestivalEnglish08.pdf

KIDSZONE – DUNDRUM
Every first weekend in the month, the new Dundrum Shopping Centre is providing the interactive Learn and Play Centre “Kidszone”. It is suitable for kids from the age of 2and is a fully supervised learning experience. The next Kidszone is taking place on Sat 05 and Sun 06 April from 11:00-17:00.

FASCINATION OF LIGHT
The travelling “Fascination of Light” exhibition will be held in the Gleeson Hall at DIT’s Kevin Street Campus from 01 April – 15 April. This free exhibition aims to promote science, engineering and technology as a study choice for school children and has had tens of thousands of visitors of all ages as it toured across Europe over the last twelve months visiting Berlin, Athens, Brussels, Bordeaux, Paris, Amsterdam, Prague, Thessaloniki, Warsaw and now Dublin. The exhibition is aimed at 6 to 18 year olds and is now fully booked for primary and secondary school groups between 9.00 and 17.00, Monday to Friday on both weeks. The exhibition is open to the public on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 17.00 and 21.00, and on Saturday between 10.00 and 16.00. Tours are scheduled every 15 minutes.
physics.dit.ie/fascination-of-light/

SANTORIA – LIVE GIG
“Santoria”, a very good Dublin Soul band, has two free gigs coming up. On Sat 05 April from 22:00 they are playing in the Tower Bar @ The Waterside, Donabate, Co. Dublin in 4 piece formation and on 06 April from 20:00 the full 6 piece formation will be in Bar Code, West Wood Club, Clontarf, Dublin 3.

CANADIANS NIGHT OUT
On Sat (05 April) at 22:00 all Canadians in Dublin unite in the Odeon Bar (57 Harcourt Street). :-) It is a Canadian Night Out and they declare that “You don’t have to be Canadian, just know one, know of one, or feel like drinking with one!” Organiser is Jenny McCarthy (jennythemonkey AT hotmail.com)
I understand that it is intended to have a flag there so that people find each other easier. Watch out: As far as I remember, the Odeon charges 10 Euro or thereabouts to get in after a certain time in the evening. Check it out first.

______________________________
______Sunday __________________

SUNDAY AT NOON – CLASSICAL MUSIC AT HUGH LANE
The Hugh Lane Gallery is continuing their Sunday at Noon series of Classical Concerts. This week the Sonnerie Quintet is playing Mozart Quintets. The concert in the Hugh Lane Gallery (Parnell Square North) starts at 12:00 and goes on for one hour. Admission is free.

MAD HATTERS TEA PARTY
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown is inviting you to come to the Mad Hatters Tea Party on Sun 06 April in the Deer Park, Mount Merrion near Stillorgan. Admission is free and the party will take place from 13:00-17:00.
The organisers explain: “On April 6th all is not quite what it seems as a white rabbit, a hatter and a little girl called Alice host a most unusual tea party complete with a tea cup ride, giant chess, croquet, a hat walk and a host of surprises on picnic tables under a tree! The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party is one of the most famous scenes from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. To celebrate the beginning of April and the full bloom of spring, DLR Events invite young and old to put on their maddest hat and come to the Mad Hatters Tea Party. Characters in costume from that famous scene in Alice in Wonderland such as the White Rabbit, Alice, and the Mad Hatter himself will be there to greet ‘guests’ to their very special tea party on long wooden tables under a tree! Take a ride in a teacup or be a pawn in a giant chess game, have a game of croquet or hear the story of Alice in Wonderland from a special storyteller and with ‘Make & Do’ for the little ones, a great FREE day out is guaranteed for all the family. Guests will be encouraged to dress up as one of the Alice in Wonderland characters, and wear the maddest hat possible. Through out the day there will be opportunities to show off hats and costumes on the purpose built “Hatwalk” – strut your stuff to the sounds of the DLR Events DJ! Bring a picnic or buy some tea and cakes from the tuck shop and dine at the picnic tables under a tree covered in red & white check table cloths.
www.dlrevents.ie/events.htm. Sounds like fun – especially if you have kids! On the other hand…who needs kids to feel young and to enjoy such a tea party ;-)

GREAT IRELAND RUN – 10k
The Great Ireland 10k Run is taking place on Sun 06 April in Phoenix Park. Online entries are now closed however entries are accepted subject to availability from Lifestyle Sports, Blanchardstown Fashion Retail Park, Dublin 15 between 12:00 and 19:00 on Friday 4th April, or from the information marquee at the Phoenix Park between 10:00 and 16:00 on Saturday 05 April. No entries will be accepted on race day. More information about the event is here: entry.greatrun.org/EventInformation.aspx?StreamId=12
The day starts with the Junior Great Ireland Run which invites children of all abilities aged 8 – 15 years to take part in the 2.5km course. All youngsters taking part will represent their province and event highlights will be shown on RTE’s The Den. This event takes place at 11:15. The elite women’s event starts at 13:15 with the elite men and masses following at 13:25.

ONE CITY ONE BOOK
Dublin City is running an interesting event throughout the whole month of April. For the “Once City One Book” event one single book is selected and everyone is invited to read this book. This year the book is “Gulliver’s Travels” by Jonathan Swift. (Jonathan Swift was once the Dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral.) The website www.dublinonecityonebook.ie/ provides some more information about the author and the book and lists all the events and exhibitions that are taking place in the context of this initiative.
The exhibitions are
Form 03 April in City Hall, Dame Street, D2
‘SEVERAL REMOTE NATIONS’ – Illustrations from Gulliver’s Travels. An exhibition of illustrations from the collections of Dublin City Libraries.
From 01 April in Dublin City Library and Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, D2
Photographs of Dublin’s 1988 Millennium celebrations, featuring the giant Gulliver!
From 01 April in the National Library of Ireland, Kildare St, D2
An exhibition of material on Swift from the holdings of the National Library of Ireland.
In addition to the exhibitions there are a LOT of events taking place in April:
— 01-15 April in the chq building, IFSC, Docklands, D1
An exhibition of sand sculptures inspired by Gulliver’s Travels. Built by sculptors, Duthain Dealbh, these sculptures will emerge from the ground in and around the chq building – a fascinating spectacle to watch. Admission Free.
— Every Saturday and Sunday in April in these locations: Docklands, Wolfe Tone Park & South King St. Watch out for ‘Little’ and ‘Large’ each weekend in April. These characters will be asking questions based on the four chapters of Gulliver’s Travels. Answer correctly and you will be entered into a draw for a family weekend hotel break.
— Sunday 06 April at 15:00 in Farmleigh, Phoenix Park, D7
“No horse is a rational being”: Swift’s studies at Trinity College Dublin and the writing of Gulliver’s Travels. A talk by Professor Ian Campbell Ross, School of English, Trinity College Dublin. Admission Free. Booking Not Required.
— Monday 07 April at 19:00. in the Dublin City Library and Archive in 138-144 Pearse Street, D2: “Gulliver – A 21st Century Writer’s View.” Man Booker Prize winner Anne Enright and best selling author Joseph O’Connor share their views on Gulliver’s Travels with Niall MacMonagle. Admission Free, but Booking is essential: Tel: 01 674 4873 Email: dublinpubliclibraries@dublincity.ie
— On Tuesday 08 April at 11:30, the Finglas Library, D11 will have Gulliver fun with author Fiona Tierney and illustrator Úna Healy for children aged 3 – 5 years.
Admission Free. Booking essential: Tel: 01 8344906
— On Thursday 10 April in Dublin City Library and Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, D2 are offering a talk “Jonathan Swift and Dublin” – a talk by Professor Ian Campbell Ross, School of English, Trinity College Dublin. Admission Free. Booking essential:
Tel: 01 674 4873 Email: dublinpubliclibraries@dublincity.ie
And finally not this week, but next weekend and very relevant so that you can remind yourself of the story before you have read it: :-)
On Sat 12 April at 12:30 the IFI Cinema (6 Eustace St., Temple Bar, D2) is screening the Gulliver’s Travel’s film. The classic children’s animated feature Gulliver’s Travels by the makers of Popeye. Bring all the family! Admission Free, Tickets from IFI Box Office Tel: 01 679 3477
The full programme is here: onecityonebook.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/gullivers_leaflet.pdf

WEEKEND EVENTS
If you are just looking for Sunday events, please check the event list for Saturday as well. Many events are taking place on Saturday AND Sunday, but it wouldn’t make sense to list them twice.

______________________________
______Next Week_______________

RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE
Free Employment Rights Info Session – As part of an ongoing outreach to immigrants and newcomers to the parish, St. Mary’s is hosting a free Employment Rights Seminar, on 07 April at St. Mary’s Church, Haddington Rd. Ballsbridge. Dublin 4. The talk takes place in the Parish Centre. The speaker is Bill Abom of the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland. Register at 18:00. The talk starts at 18:30. There will be an opportunity to have your questions answered
Learn about annual leave entitlements, overtime, rest periods and payment for work on public holidays and Sundays; Rights to Maternity Leave and Redundancy;
What is Unfair Dismissal?; Where do I complain if my rights have been abused?; Do Migrant workers have the same rights as Irish nationals?; Right to equality and non-discrimination.
I would expect that people that do not below to the parish will be allowed in as well!

EPA CLIMATE CHANGE – LECTURE SERIES
The Climate Change Lecture Series of the Environmental Protection Agency in Ireland concludes with Lecture 7 “Our Own Backyard – Ireland’s Response
to Climate Change Challenges and Opportunities”. The speaker is John Gormley, TD, Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The lecture takes place on Tues 08 April from 18:30-20:00 in the Round Room at the Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2. Attendance is free, but advance booking is essential.
Bookings and enquiries to: Clara Clark Tel: 01- 289 8533 Email: info@claraclark.ie
Please book early to secure your place. Information on the lecture series is available from the Environmental Protection Agency website on www.epa.ie/news/events/
and on www.claraclark.ie/climatechangelectures

CONVERSATION WITH JUAN COBOS WILKINS
The Instituto Cervantes is inviting to a conversation with Juan Cobos Wilkins on 08 April. Poet, narrator, and script-writer, Juan Cobos Wilkins, will speak about his novel The Heart of the Earth (El corazón de la tierra), which was adapted for cinema (2007) by director Antonio Cuadri. Cinta Ramblado (University of Limerick) will introduce the talk. The Heart of the Earth transports us to the Riotinto mining area in the period from 1888 to 1957. The novel narrates us, in particular, the events of 1888, the year in which the Riotinto miners held a rebellion against British control.
The Instituto Cervantes has its offices in Lincoln House on Lincoln Place (back of TCD, between Kildare Street and Westmoreland Street). The events starts at 18:30.
dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha48441_16_2.htm

PHOTO EXHIBITION – LATIN AMERICA WEEK
As part of the Latin American Week 2008, a photo exhibition is shown from Tue 08 – Sat 12 April (10:00-17:00) in the Irish Aid Volunteer and Information Centre (27-31 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1). The pictures are based on the theme of use and abuse or water and natural resources, struggles over control of these resources and exploitation of the resources.

CONVERSATIONS ON ART – UCD
“Conversations on Art in Ireland” – Rajput Painting I
Organised by UCD School of Art History & Cultural Policy “Conversations on Art in Ireland” is an new lecture series delivered by visiting art historians. Darielle Mason’s lectures exploring Rajput Painting form part of the School’s new course “Courts & Court Culture of Europe & Asia”. The lectures are open to all. Part 1 will take place on 08 April 16:00 and Part 2 on 10 April at 15:00 in Theatre N in the Newman Building in UCD.

START YOUR OWN BUSINESS – LECTURES
Thinking about starting your own business, but not yet quite sure? If you find yourself in this category, a great way to clarify your thinking is to attend the Start Your Own Business! series of free lectures that take place twice a year during Spring and Autumn in the Central Library, Ilac Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1. The lectures are a primer that will whet the appetite of new entrepreneurs who want to go further and engage in training before setting up their own businesses.
The lectures take place between 18:30 and 19:30 and the expert lecturers are Ron Immink, Yanky Fachler and Brian O’Kane. As admission is free, booking is essential. To reserve a place for the complete programme or an individual lecture, telephone the Business Information Centre (01) 873 3996, email: businesslibrary@dublincity.ie or the Open Learning Centre (01) 873 4333, email: openlearning@dublincity.ie or call into the Central Library, Ilac Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1.
The next lecture, on Thurs 10 April, deals with “Market Research & Marketing on a Shoestring” and is presented by Yanky Fachler.
www.dceb.ie/event-calendar#dceb-event

RESISTING THE WATER TRADE – CONFERENCE
Next Saturday (12 April) a full day conference about water and Latin America will take place as part of the Latin America Week in the Park Inn Hotel, Smithfield Village, Dublin 7. The conference will run from 10:00-16:15 and I will write a bit more about it next week. In case you are interested, put it in your calendar already!
www.lasc.ie/activities/law/programme%2008.html

SPANISH FILM SCREENING – MUERTE DE UN CICLISTA
The Instituto Cervantes (Spanish Cultural Institute) will show the film “Yo soy la Juani” on Wed 09 Apr at 18:30. The film screening is free and the film will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles. dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha48433_16_2.htm. The Instituto Cervantes has its offices in Lincoln House on Lincoln Place (back of TCD, between Kildare Street and Westmoreland Street).

PARENTING WORKSHOPS @ DUNDRUM TOWN CENTRE
The Dundrum Town Centre is offering free parenting workshops on Thursdays from 11:00-12:00, in Frangos World Cuisine, located on Level 3. The upcoming events are: Alice Walsh, expert on First Aid for Infants Thursday, 24 April. Clap Handies with Lisa Crotty on 10 April, and Little Miracles with general nurse Liselotte Hill on 17 April. The events are free of charge and available on a first come-first served basis.

ARCHITECTURAL LECTURE
On Thurs 10 April, the Instituto Cervantes in cooperation with Trinity College and the Architectural Association of Ireland, is inviting to an event: “Successful urban projects”, a lecture with José Miguel Iribas and Tara McGabhann. José Miguel Iribas will speak on the way in which strategies are made and the Valencian coastal program (programa de Valencia Litoral), a proposition for the urbanistic development of Valencia’s maritime front, headed by arquitect Jean Nouvel with the collaboration of José Miguel Iribas and a group of prestigious arquitects and urban planners from all over Spain. www.valencialitoral.com The entire project will occupy a surface space of 3,000,000m2. It has also received the backing of outstanding national and international arquitects, such as Alberto Campo Baeza, Peter Cook, Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, Salvador Perez Arroyo, Renzo Piano, Frank O. Gehry, and Ben Van Berkel, amongst others. The lecture is in Spanish but will be translated into English.
dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha48443_16_2.htm
It seems that the event will take place in Trinity College, however, it is not clear where. If you are interested in attending, please ring the Instituto first, to find out where the discussion is taking place.

Did you get your free tickets for the Händel Festival? I don’t know if there are any left, but if you want to go to any of the events, you should try to get the tickets this weekend:

DUBLIN HÄNDEL FESTIVAL
The Dublin Händel Festival is taking place from Sun 13 April – Fri 18 April. The Dublin Händel Festival is an annual event that takes place every April in Temple Bar and in adjacent areas to bring to life the connections between Georg Friedrich Händel and the City of Dublin through a week long programme that celebrates the cultural riches of the 18th century in a modern and contemporary context. Händel composed his “Messiah” in the summer of 1741 and premiered it in Dublin on the 13 April 1742. Messiah is Händel’s most famous creation and is among the most popular works in Western choral literature and the very well-known “Hallelujah” chorus is part of Händel’s Messiah.
The festival will include a programme of FREE concerts, talks, tours, interactive activities and family events; including a full-length, performance of the Messiah in Christ Church Cathedral by the Christ Church Cathedral Choir and the Orchestra of St Cecilia and the “Messiah on the Street” performance by Our Lady’s Choral Society and the National Sinfonia, conducted by Proinnsías Ó Duinn beside the original site where the Messiah received its world premiere in 1742.
All events are free, but some require tickets! Tickets for all ticketed events will be available for collection from the Temple Bar Cultural Information Centre at 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 from Sat 29th March. Some events will “sell” out very fast, so make sure that you check the programme (www.templebar.ie/docs/handelfestival08.pdf) and that you get your tickets soon. The opening hours for the Temple Bar Cultural Information Centre are Mon-Fri 09:00-17:30, Sat 10:00-17:30 and Sun 12:00-15:00.

And the ticket registration for this next event is still open for another bit:

BUDRISING STREET PARTY
BudRising are supplementing their forthcoming Spring schedule with a free outdoor Street Party that will take place in Dublin on 12 April. An area of the river at George’s Dock on Custom House Quay will be drained for the event, and a stage will be constructed – as well as a carnival area, a BodyTonic ToeJam area and another smaller stage – to mark the one-off event. Mike Skinner, aka The Streets will now headline this specially-constructed venue, instead of his mooted gig at the Olympia. Support comes from Mixmaster Mike, Maser and DJ Morgan. Tickets are free, but are allocated on a lottery basis. To be in with a chance of winning, you need to register at www.budweiser.ie now.
_______________________________

Nice variety again, don’t you think? Keep telling your friends about this Event Guide and remember that if you hear about a free event, please let me know. Even if you don’t have all the details, just drop me a mail to let me know what you found out.Thanks!

Enjoy the weekend!

–Joerg

**********************************************
Disclaimer: This Event Guide (the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)”) is an Event Guide with a difference. It covers mostly free events based on the thinking that free events deserve additional support and that ticketed events have a better chance to pay for advertisement. The Guide is a _guide_ and not just a listing and is sent to friends, colleagues and whoever else is interested.
If you have feedback – good or bad – PLEASE tell me. If you want to be added to the mailing list or know somebody who would like to receive this guide, just send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com. If you don’t want to receive this mail anymore, send a mail to the same address, telling me to remove you from the distribution list.
BTW: I am not paid or otherwise rewarded for compiling and distributing this Event Guide it is purely a hobby. – Donations are much appreciated. ;-) Donations via PayPal welcome, just ask me for the PayPal reference.
***********************************************

This entry (Permalink) was posted on Friday, April 4th, 2008 at 05:57 and is filed under General. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.