Hi all!
You saw in last week’s e-zine that I had some challenges to overcome to get the e-mail out to you. In the end, I managed to sort everything out, but it was 22:00 when the mail went out and that certainly had not been the plan. Nevertheless I am glad that many many of you didn’t let that stop you from reading the Event Guide or parts of it! Thanks for not giving up on me! ;-)
I did expect some hiccups as part of the migration to the new layout because for me, it comes with a quite different procedure of compiling the Dublin Event Guide. I am working on it and am trying to get used to it as fast as possible and this week, I already started working on the e-zine on Monday to avoid another late sending. Keep your fingers crossed and continue with your support for and patience with me.
Only two weeks ago the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)” had its 5th birthday and today we have reached another milestone together. With your tremendous help by spreading the word, we are now more than 11,000 readers! Great stuff! :-)
Since last week’s newsletter was delivered soo late and this week’s will hopefully earlier, I will mention again that there is something I need your help with: Some of your friends who are already subscribers to the Event Guide for a while might not check it every week, because the old layout didn’t appeal to them. So it might take a while until the see the nice new layout. Help them! Tell your friends, even if you know that they get the Dublin Event Guide already, about the new look & feel. Ask them what they think about it or even better tell them how cool you think it is! ;-) So in other words, help me to re-introduce some of the lapsed Event Guide readers to the weekly newsletter! Thanks for your help! :-)
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The “Feel Good Slot” at this place in the Dublin Event Guide is to share some inspirational, motivational or thought provoking quotes, stories or video clips. You wonder why I added this section to this e-zine? If your week was great, you might not need it, but most of us had some challenging moments in the last week and this section is for the people that want to remind that despite all, life is great and it is important to be alive!
Many of you know that I am involved with the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir, where I look after all technology and after the sound engineering every week at the Gardiner Street Gospel Mass from September to June. Last week was the last Gospel Choir Mass before the summer break and you will unfortunately have to wait until mid-September until you can enjoy the brilliant Choir again. One thing that differentiates us from many other choirs is that we interpret “Gospel” quite loosely and our songs include many pop songs as long as they contain a good message. At last Sundays mass, the choir sang – for the first time! – a Michael Jackson song and for me it was the first time that I listened to the words conscientiously. Michael Jackson sings in “Man in the Mirror”: “If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and then make a change.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEQAie8ABLE
Do YOU want to make the world (or YOUR world) a better place? When will you start and make the change?
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This part is important to “keep the show on the road”:
Last week Daniel C L, Nora O’K, Maureen P, Francesca F, Chantal S, Monika E were the wonderful people who helped the Dublin Event Guide by supporting it with a donation. Have you helped? Your help is absolutely needed to ensure that you all will continue to get the Dublin Event Guide every week. The cost for sending the weekly newsletter has more than doubled and I need your help! Has the Dublin Event Guide helped you to find events that you otherwise wouldn’t have known about, or have you saved money by finding great free events? Then go to www.perfectresults.info/donation.htm and help!
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All events listed in this Event Guide are free of any admission charges (or at least appear to be free) unless otherwise stated. I try to find confirmation in all cases and do my best to double-check the information. However errors can happen and therefore no promise for correctness can be given.
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This section is intended to provide some help in picking and choosing from the huge number of events by sharing with you what I will/might or would do. This is not a “best of…” list and if an event is not listed here, it by no means implies that the event is not interesting. Instead my “picks” are just based on my personal preferences. All events mentioned here are described in detail further down.
This weekend I will try to go to the Dublin Biennial Pop-Up exhibition before it closes on Sunday and I will also try to see the Dublin Sketchers exhibition in Dun Laoghaire. And there is a third exhibition. Unless the Instrumental Art exhibition in Stephen’s Green will be extended, this weekend is the last chance. Sounds busy already and I am only starting.
The Philippine Day on Sat in Phoenix Park sounds interesting, but I expect that the Garden Squares Day in the City Centre will win. If you have never been, go to No 29, the Georgian House that is a museum at Merrion Square. Tours are free on Saturday. A whole range of other walking tours are on offer as well.
The People’s Art Exhibition around St. Stephen’s Green is taking place on Sat and on Sun, so I will put that on my list for Sunday. The new exhibition at the Science Gallery is open on Sat and Sun as well, but luckily it will stay open until September, so you can postpone that a bit, but don’t forget it!!
Also on Sunday are a number of closing events for the Bike Week. I don’t plan to take part, but if the weather is ok, I might go to the Pedal in the Park event in Phoenix Park. For kids, the Mini Olympics in Cabinteely sounds cool too. But I will give that a miss.
On Monday the screening of the film “Climate Change: Impact in Spain” interests me and throughout the week there are lots of talks and documentary screenings in the National Gallery as well.
Enough to do for a week! :-)
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Dublin Cycling Campaign Conference
Fri 22 June – Trinity College
National Bike Week takes place in June and the Dublin Cycling Campaign organised a one day conference on Fri 22 June entitled “Growing Cycling Participation and Closing the Gender Gap” in Trinity College. www.dublincycling.ie/conference2012 .
The tickets for the conference were EUR 100 (including lunch) (concessions: EUR 20) and the Dublin Cycling Campaign has made two tickets available for a competition in the Dublin Event Guide. The winner is Monica Harasimiuk. Congrats!
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White Collar Boxing for Down Syndrome Dublin
Sat 23 June: 19:30
Mick Dowling, Olympic Boxer, Trainer and Television Commentator and Down Syndrome Dublin are hosting a White Collar Boxing Night in support of services for children with Down Syndrome. There will be 15 bouts of boxing, ranging from white collar, via exhibition, to competitive boxing and will feature both male and female boxers. Tickets cost EUR 15 and are available from www.dsdublin.ie/boxing
100% of the proceeds go to the registered charity Down Syndrome Dublin and to spread the word, they have made a number of tickets available for this event. And the winners of one ticket each are Yvonne McKeown, Aine Cronin, Aishling Monaghan and Emma Martin. www.whitecollarboxing.org
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More competitions
There are a few competitions in the pipeline, so there will be more next week, but if you know someone who would like to get the word out about a product they are selling, put them in contact with me. Ticket competitions are great, but it would be nice to have a few more product competitions too. You can reach me on dublineventguide@gmail.com
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Restaurant News
Joe Macken, the owner of Jo’Burger and a whole range of other restaurants (Crackbird, Bear, Skinflint (is that still open??)) is riding on the crest of success and has opened another restaurant. After Burger, Chicken, Beef and Pizza, he didn’t move on to Fish or Pork to cover all bases, instead he went back to the roots and the new restaurant is another Jo’Burger. The place was previously the “Old Bistro” and is located at 4-5 Castle Market, Dublin 2. Castle Market is the street that brings you from South William Street directly to the entrance of the George’s Street Arcade. Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) is a very short stone throw away, so the competition will be heating up. www.joburger.ie
Another new restaurant that opened only recently is Aussie BBQ, not far from the Bernard Shaw Pub in South Richmond Street (slightly hidden, next to some middle eastern food shops). It does exactly what it says on the tin: Aussie BBQ! At the weekend they are open until 05:00, so we can guess the target market. For the rest of the time, I hope that the off-beat location won’t cause a problem to the place. www.aussiebbq.ie
And I heard about a third new restaurant, but don’t know any details. Maybe someone can help me. It is a new place in Sth Great George’s Street or near there and is called “Grüb” or something similar?
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Origin Green – Sustainability Initiative with beautiful Ireland video
Bord Bia, the Irish food board, has launched a campaign encouraging food and drink manufacturers to “engage with the challenges of sustainability” and to join an environmentally friendly charter called “Origin Green”, that requires its members to reduce energy inputs, minimise overall carbon footprint and lessen the impact on the environment in order to increase efficiency and competitiveness.
The campaign will be promoted with a 4min video clip about Ireland’s nature and its natural resources. Actress Saoirse Ronan is acting in the clip and did the voice over (she worked for free on it) and I have to say, I was impressed by the “Origin Green – Working with Nature” promo video. I think the initiative is a very positive effort and the video is outstanding! Have a look at it www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGvKoz8FP5o
Here are some more details about the campaign www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0621/breaking52.html and the website is www.origingreen.ie Thanks to Jo to tell me about the video.
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Summer of Heritage – Dun Laoghaire
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council will run their ‘Summer of Heritage’ programme again this year throughout the summer. In its fifth year, Summer of Heritage (Wed 17 June – Sun 02 Sept). will again attract thousands of visitors to many of the top heritage sites in the county. This year the programme has been further expanded and features tours of the Seapoint Martello tower (a stunningly restored example of these 19th century defensive forts, built during the Napoleonic wars) and tours of the Celtic Oratory in Dún Laoghaire. There will also be tours of Kill Abbey (one of the oldest churches in Dublin, dating back to the 10th century), walking tours of old Dundrum, taking in the Castle and St. Nahi’s church; walking tours along ‘The Metals’ (a historic pathway that linked the quarry in Dalkey to the harbour in Dún Laoghaire). Carrickbrennan graveyard (resting place of many sailors lost in maritime disasters since the 17th century). features and so does the Dún Laoghaire Memorials Tour, tours of the Obelisk in Stillorgan and Deansgrange Cemetry. All of the tours will be conducted by qualified guides and admission is free. Tours will take place from 27 June – 02 September on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. The full programme is here www.visitdublin.com/pdf/DLRSUMMEROFHERITAGE2012.pdf www.dlrevents.ie/heritage.html
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Ryanair in take over bid for Aer Lingus
Around 2006/2007 Ryanair bought 29.8% of Aer Lingus shares and now Ryanair made a take over offer for Aer Lingus valuing the company at approx EUR 694 mio. There is no doubt, Michael O’Leary is a very very smart business man, but I can’t see ANYTHING positive in Aer Lingus being swallowed Ryanair. The airfares are already a good bit higher than they were before and if Aer Lingus disappeared, Ryanair would increase them further and further. I’d say most of us have a love-hate relationship with Ryanair, they have done a tremendous service to travellers with their original low price bus-trip approach to air travel, but at the same time they have a total disregard for their customers and I would dare the guess that more than 90% of people travelling with Ryanair would prefer not to if they had an alternative. Aer Lingus has reduced prices, but is still an inflexible dinosaur and needs Ryanair on their heels and Ryanair needs Aer Lingus to take at least some business away from them, otherwise Michael O’Leary would get an even bigger head. So, let’s hope that Aer Lingus will continue to compete and that the shareholders will stop Ryanair.
www.rte.ie/news/2012/0619/ryanair-makes-all-cash-offer-for-aer-lingus.html
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Based on your feedback, I have decided to do the following with the Exhibition section in this newsletter from now on: I will provide you with a link to a near-comprehensive listing of exhibitions provided by www.visualartists.ie . For me to list all exhibitions would only be doubling their good work and would be an inefficient use of my resources. The link is visualartists.ie/category/listings/dublin/
On top of that I will every now and then include here a small selection of exhibitions that either are not mentioned in the Visual Artist listing or are note-worthy to be mentioned separately.
The first to mention here is the Dublin Sketchers exhibition and I have listed it in the main event section for the respective days. Check out Saturday and Sunday!
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Dublin Biennial Pop-Up
15-24 June – 12:00-20:00 – Entrance from Sheriff Street Upper, Dublin 1 close to the junction with East Wall Road
The Dublin Biennial POP-UP, is an International Contemporary Art Exhibition featuring 55 International and National Artists. The Exhibition will be showcased at The Point Village and will run from 15-24 June. Through an open submission call, Artists worldwide were invited to participate in this Inaugural Dublin Pop Up Biennial. The 55 International Artists exhibiting represent 20 countries, Austria, Armenia, Brazil, Croatia, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Holland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and the USA.
Among the International artists participating will be Yoko Ono (USA) and Brazilian Artist Christina Oiticica. Yoko Ono will present her “Wish Tree For Ireland” installation along with a video. The “Wish Tree For Ireland” is an invitation to all, to place personal wishes on her tree during the exhibition. The wises are then transferred to the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER in Iceland, and will become part of her 1,000,000 wishes project.
Brazilian Artist Christina Oiticica – is known for her ‘non-concretist’ Land-Eco art technique of combining paintings with the earth and the elements. Using the earth as foundation matter, Oiticica ‘buries’ her work in the earth for up to a year – the paintings, when unearthed, reveal the indelible marks contributed by nature to her works. She has buried her canvases in the Amazon rain forest of Brazil, the Sacred Valley of Ganespurs in India and along the route to Santiago de Compostela. Ms. Oiticica will install “Heart of the Earth”, a site specific piece for The Dublin Biennial.
The Dublin Biennial is co-hosted with Sol Art Gallery and will be housed at the Point Village, in a 10,000 sq. foot space donated by Point Village Property.
In addition to the Gallery space, the Biennial will present Film Screenings at the Odeon Cinema Point Village along with daily performances and discussion groups in the ‘POP-UP’ performance space in the Gallery.
The Exhibition is open daily from 12-8pm and admission is free.
All events are listed in the programme here www.dublinbiennial.com/files/dib_conversations-events.pdf www.dublinbiennial.com
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Instrumental Art Exhibition
until Sun 24 June (18:00)
St. Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre (Top Floor), Dublin 2
The Instrumental Art Exhibition in Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre consists of more than 100 instruments that were turned into art by artists based in Ireland. Mostly guitars, you can see really great paintings and art work on the bodies of the instruments and it is well worth seeing that exhibition. There is hope that the run will be extended, but the official closing is on Sunday at 18:00 and to be on the safe side in case the organisers, the Musical Youth Foundation, were not able to negotiate an extension, you better go there before Sunday evening. I entirely enjoyed the exhibition and will probably go again this weekend. Admission is free, and a postcard book with pictures of some of the best artworks is available for EUR 5 to support the Musical Youth Foundation. www.dublincitysoulfestival.ie/art/instrumental-art-exhibition
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BIG G AY WEDDING PROJECT
22-30 June: 12:00-22:00
Exchange Dublin, Upper Exchange Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
The Big Ga y Wedding Project is a photographic exhibition that features a year of Irish Civil Partnerships. The purpose of the exhibition is to raise funds and awareness for Marriage Equality. Photographer Shawna Scott launching her her fundraising photographic exhibition in the week of Dublin Pride (June 22-30, 2012). The project saw Shawna photograph seven very unique same-seks (just replace the “ks” with an “x” and we have outplayed the spam filters) civil partnership ceremonies throughout 2011. Admission is free with a suggested donation of EUR 5. www.biggayweddingproject.com
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Draw a Lego
22-30 June
Exchange Dublin, Upper Exchange Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Draw a Lego Art Exhibition is an art exhibition dedicated to Lego, featuring art from emerging artists around Dublin and Ireland. Opening will be on Fri 22 June at 18:00.
For more details see: www.facebook.com/aureliem83
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Eureka!
18 May–16 July: Tues-Fri 11:00-18:00
Blue Leaf Gallery, Whitaker Court, Whitaker Square,? Sir John Rogersons Quay,?Dublin 2
I like art and I appreciate art, but I think I am quite simple when it comes to art. I understand what looks nice for me and what doesn’t, but I guess I am too simple for sophisticated descriptions of art.
The Blue Leaf Gallery is curently showing “Eureka!” and I am sure it is an interesting exhibition, but don’t ask me to explain it you because the discription is out of my league:
“‘Eureka’ at Dublin’s Blue Leaf Gallery, is a meditation on the light and dark sides of discovery and revelation in science and technology as explored through the eyes of a select group of two Irish and ten American contemporary and emerging artists.”
I understand every word, but don’t know what the exhibition really is? Well, maybe that is a good reason to be curious and to have a look!? www.blueleafgallery.com/
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The Gathering Art Exhibition
23+24 June: 11:00-18:00
Aras Chluain Tarbh (GAA Club), Seafield Road West, Contarf, Dublin 3
The final year art students at Whitehall College of Further Education, North Strand Campus will run their end of year exhibition. The opening is on Fri 22 June from 19:00. www.facebook.com/thegatheringartexhibition
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People’s Art Exhibition
11:00 – 17:00, Fri 22 Jun
St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2
Four times this year the “People’s Art 2012? exhibition will take place. It is an art exhibition on the rails/fence of St. Stephen’s Green. If you want to exhibit at one of the events in the future, check the website for cost and conditions. Visiting the People’s Art Exhibition is free. Specific start and end times are not defined, but exhibition space has to be occupied by 11:00, so 11:00 is the latest start time. The event runs from Friday until Sunday, but Sat+Sun will most likely be the main days. The June exhibition is the second this year and you see a wide range of paintings and other “hangable” art for sale.
People’s Art Dublin is a voluntary, part time, non profit making group, brought together by Dublin City Council to promote the visual arts to the public of Dublin. A huge variety of art/paintings are displayed and if the weather is nice it is a great art-filled stroll around Stephen’s Green. Definitely recommended!
www.peoplesart.ie/
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The Ferocious Mingle Market
 11:00 – 18:00, Fri 22 Jun
72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8
The Ferocious Mingle Market takes 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 and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.
The location of the new indoor market is 72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto) an opening hours are 11:00-18:00. There is also a Café, the Oscar Verne Café, open for business at the market.
www.facebook.com/mingle.mkt
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Conversations: To the Point – Dublin Biennial
17:00, Fri 22 Jun
Point Village, Dublin 1
The theme on Friday is “Why Dublin?”and will cover “What makes Dublin a world city for art, culture, and scholarship?”The Discussion will trace the city’s history, its architecture, its unique character, and the reasons behind the cultural resurgence currently under way. There will be film screening and a discussion and, sponsored by Dublintellectual, the events will be followed by a wine reception after approx. 19:30. All details can be found on the Biennial website.
www.dublinbiennial.com/
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“Sketched OUT/Drawn IN” – Dublin Sketchers Exhibition
18:00 – 20:30, Fri 22 Jun
The Drawing Room, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire
The Dublin Sketchers group are presenting an exhibition of their work in the Drawing Room in Dun Laoghaire, hosted by IADT. During a busy year the Dublin Sketchers have been tracing the city, with pencils and paints, seeking out subjects, scurrying from rain, basking in light and they have created “Sketching Out and Drawing In”. The exhibition will open on Fri 22 June from 18:00-20:30 and will also open on Sat 23 and Sun 24 June from 11:00-18:00.
The exhibition presents sketches, drawings, notebooks and other art works created on the weekly Sunday explorations of Dublin by 40 Sketchers and over the weekend, there will be a live drawing event as well.
www.facebook.com/events/377509898980693/
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Academy Discourse: Maria Edgeworth, Edmund Burke and the First Irish Ulysses
18:00, Fri 22 Jun
Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
Professor James Chandler, University of Chicago will talk about “Maria Edgeworth, Edmund Burke and the First Irish Ulysses” and he will look at Maria Edgeworth’s 1812 novel “The Absentee” as well as its social and cultural contexts. Admission is free, but booking (on the website) is required. The talk will be followed by a wine reception.
James Chandler is the director of the Franke Institute for the Humanities and holds the Barbara E. & Richard J. Franke Professorship in English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago. He is the author of two books on English Romanticism: Wordsworth’s Second Nature (1994) and England in 1819: The Politics of Literary Culture and the Case of Romantic Historicism. His discourse is organised in conjunction with the Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society Conference (2012)
www.ria.ie/Events/Events-Listing/Academy-Discourse–Maria-Edgeworth–Edmund-Burke-a.aspx
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Opera at the Mill Theatre
18:30, Fri 22 Jun
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Dundrum Town Centre are partnering with the Dundrum Festival to host “Opera at the Mill Pond”. The opera this year will be “Carmen” with Deirdre Masterson, Sandra Oman, Brian Gilligan and Simon Morgan performing highlights. There will be an evening performance on Fri at 18:30 at the Town Square of Dundrum Town Centre, subject to favourable weather conditions. Check the website for updates.
www.dundrum.ie/events/opera-at-the-mill-pond/
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Alison Wells – Book Launch
19:00, Fri 22 Jun
Hughes & Hughes, Dundrum Town Centre, Dundrum, Dublin 14
Author Alison Wells will launch her funny new sci-fi comedy ‘Housewife With A Half Life’ in Hughes & Hughes Dundrum on Friday. All are welcome to come along to the launch and book signing and there will be readings and refreshments. Go to the website to download your invitation and for more information.
www.hughesandhughes.ie/content/book-launch-alison-wells
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Sahaja Yoga Meditation
19:30, Fri 22 Jun
4/5 Eustace Street, Temple Bar (next to IFI, ring bell no. 3)
Need to wind down after a tiring week? Free Sahaja Yoga Meditation (not physical yoga, but “yoga meditation”!) classes every Friday at 19:30 at 4/5 Eustace Street, Temple Bar (next to IFI, ring bell no. 3)
A drop in class, with newcomers welcome.
www.sahajayoga.ie
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Cornucopia – Live Music
19:30 – 21:30, Fri 22 Jun
Cornucopia Café & Restaurant, 19/20 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
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.
www.cornucopia.ie
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Spoke #5 – Open Mic
19:30, Fri 22 Jun
Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
Spoke is an open mic night at the Irish Writers Centre, taking usually place on the third Friday of every month (this month on the 4th). Writers, spoken word artists and musicians are all welcome to perform. Admission is free. If you would like to perform, be there at 19:30 as it is then when people are signed up. writerscentre.ie/spoke/ Every Spoke will feature a guest performer. This month it will be poet Sarah Clancy.
www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html
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Back & To The Left – Workman’s Club
20:00, Fri 22 Jun
Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
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Whelan’s Sounds of Summer Festival
20:00, Fri 22 Jun
Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
Whelan’s Sounds of Summer Festival is taking place from 21-24 June and the line up on Friday will be Spook of the Thirteenth Lock (Irish modern Folk), Wyvern Lingo (Soul/Blues) and Yellowbridge (Indie/Pop). Admission is free.
www.whelanslive.com/index.php/archives/12228
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Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard
21:00, Fri 22 Jun
Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
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La Caverna – Jazz Club
22:00, Fri 22 Jun
La Caverna Restaurant, 12 Fownes Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
A new Jazz Club with Live Jazz Music by Lucille Blue (vocals) and Cormac McCann (piano/vocals) has been launched in the basement of the La Caverna Restaurant. Doors at 22:00 and the performance starts at 22:30 every Friday night. There are only about 50 seats, so you might want to book on 087 6739315
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Car Boot Sales – Tallaght
08:00 – 12:00, Sat 23 Jun
Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Co. Dublin
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.
www.irishcarboot.ie/
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Philippine Day Festival
08:00 – 18:00, Sat 23 Jun
Phoenix Park, Dublin 8
A celebration of Philippine Day is taking place in Phoenix Park. It is a free event for the whole family featuring food, cultural performances (music and dance), live bands, children’s games, story-telling and celebrity guests from the Philippines. This annual celebration of the anniversary of Philippine Independence attracts more than 5,000 people each year. – I saw on some websites a starting time of 08:00 and on another site the time was 10:00 and I also am not 100% sure where in Phoenix Park the event will take place, but with 5000 expected attendees, you should be able to find it.
www.fcn.ie/
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Dublin LGBTQ Pride Festival 2012
09:00, Sat 23 Jun
Dublin (various locations)
This year’s LGBTQ Festival is taking place from 22 June-02 July. (If you are not too sure what LBGTQ means, check it out here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT if I unravelled the abbreviation, spam filters through which this e-zine goes on its way to you, would get a collective panic attack.) The LBGTQ Festival plays an important role in celebrating diversity and creating mutual respect and whether you’re LGBTQ, have friends or family who are, want to learn more about diversity or just want to take part in a colourful and multi-facetted festival, Dublin Pride 2012 is a festival that features events that will interest nearly everyone. The colourful Dublin Pride Parade will take place on Sat 30 June. Find out about the details of the festival on the website.
There are a number of free events taking place during the week and a full list is available here www.dublinpride.ie/downloads/programme2012.pdf The first one is on Saturday, the Dublin Pride History Walk starting at Merrion Square at 14:00. On Sunday then is the “Dublin Pride – Family Day, Sports Day and Dog Show” from 13:00 in Fairview Park, Dublin 3.
www.dublinpride.ie
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Dublin Food Co-op
09:30 – 16:30, Sat 23 Jun
Dublin Food Co-op, Newmarket, Dublin 8
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.
www.dublinfood.coop
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Honest2Goodness Food Market
09:30 – 16:00, Sat 23 Jun
Honest2goodness, 136 Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11
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.
www.honest2goodness.ie
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SuperNatural Food Market
09:30 – 15:30, Sat 23 Jun
St. Andrews Resource Centre, 114 Pearse Street, Dublin 2
The SuperNatural Food Market is taking place every Saturday from 09:30-15:30 in St. Andrews Resource Centre in Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
www.supernatural.ie
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Jamestown Market
10:00 – 17:00, Sat 23 Jun
Jamestown Market, 90 Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8
Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale. Every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00 the Jamestown Market is taking place. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on red Luas line.
www.jamestownmarket.com/
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Mother Redcap’s Indoor Market
10:00 – 17:30, Sat 23 Jun
Unit 95, Malahide Road Industrial Park, Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17
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Temple Bar Food Market
10:00 – 16:30, Sat 23 Jun
Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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.
www.templebar.ie
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Writing Advice & Introduction to Writing Workshop
10:00, Sat 23 Jun
National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
On 23 June Yvonne Cullen, who runs the “Writing Train Writing Workshops”, will be in Cafe Joly at the National Library to meet anybody who wants to know more about her writing workshops and while there, Yvonne is happy to give writing advice or to help with a free introductory Writing class. If you’d like to talk about the writing you are doing, the writing you are not doing, or the writing you want to do, this is a great chance. Pre-arrange your meeting via writingtrain@gmail.com or 086 170 1418.
www.yvonnecullen.wordpress.com
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Dublin Garden Squares Day
10:30 – 16:30, Sat 23 Jun
City Centre Squares and Parks
The Dublin Garden Squares Day is a yearly event to celebrate the urban historic green squares in the heart of Dublin City. Merrion Square, Fitzwilliam Square, St. Stephen’s Green, Iveagh Gardens in the South of the city and Parnell Square and Mountjoy Square in the North are the parks featured on that day. There will be free walking tours, open houses, art classes, music, bowling, archery, paintball, children’s games, bouncy castle, wood turning, basket weaving, chess for children and lots more. The event you have to go to (if you haven’t done it before) is the free guided tour in Number 29 at Merrion Square. It is a really interesting tour through this Georgian House. The full programme is here www.dublincivictrust.ie/_webgears/_filescontent/1339690785_Dublin%20Garden%20Squares%20Day%20Programme.pdf and some of the highlights are
St. Stephen’s Green
11:00 Garden Tour with the OPW Head Gardener Eileen Brennan
12:00 Chess Exhibition featuring Ireland’s best junior players
14:00 Tango Argentino at the bandstand
15:00 Architectural Tour with architectural historian Stephen Farrell
Iveagh Gardens
13:30 Historical Walking Tour with Donal Raynor (OPW)
Merrion Square
10:00-17:00 Number 29, the Georgian House Museum opens for free guided tours
10:30 Architectural Walking Tour with Geraldine Walsh (OPW)
11:00-17:00 Wood Turning and Basked Weaving demonstrations
12:00-16:00 Bouncy Castle and games for children (East side of park)
12:00 The Discovery Programme will explain new developments in archaeology
13:00-16:00 Archery and Paintball activities
15:00 Drawing Hour at the National Gallery for families
Fitzwilliam Square
12:00+15:00 Historical and architectural walking tour with Graham Hickey
13:00-14:30 Art in the Park, learn the Art of Watercolour (free workshop)
13:30-15:00 Lawn bowling class
13:30-15:30 Music with the Squares Day Quartet
Parnell Square
12:00 Architectural Walking Tour with James Kelly
Mountjoy Square
10:30+14:00 Guided tour of Mountjoy Square with rare access to a number of houses
Most tours are on a first come first serve basis, but some need pre-booking. All events are free and everybody is welcome. The event is organised by the Dublin Civic Trust.
www.dublincivictrust.ie/news-entry.php?title=dublin-garden-squares-day—nbsp-saturday-23rd-june-2012-nbsp-&post=1338546702
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Zumba Class – Dun Laoghaire Pier
10:30 – 12:00, Sat 23 Jun
East Pier, Dun Laoghaire
Every Saturday until 25 Aug, Colette Burke, a Zumba fitness instructor, is running free Zumba fitness classes on the East Pier in Dun Laoghaire from 10:30-12:30 (weather permitting). If you want to take part you can contact Colette on 087-2476673 and find more information on her website.
www.zumbafantasy.com
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“Sketched OUT/Drawn IN” – Dublin Sketchers Exhibition
11:00 – 18:00, Sat 23 Jun
The Drawing Room, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire
The Dublin Sketchers group are presenting an exhibition of their work in the Drawing Room in Dun Laoghaire, hosted by IADT. During a busy year the Dublin Sketchers have been tracing the city, with pencils and paints, seeking out subjects, scurrying from rain, basking in light and they have created “Sketching Out and Drawing In”. The exhibition will open on Fri 22 June from 18:00-20:30 and will also open on Sat 23 and Sun 24 June from 11:00-18:00.
The exhibition presents sketches, drawings, notebooks and other art works created on the weekly Sunday explorations of Dublin by 40 Sketchers and over the weekend, there will be a live drawing event as well.
www.facebook.com/events/377509898980693/
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Blackrock Market
11:00 – 17:30, Sat 23 Jun
Blackrock Market, 19 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
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.
www.blackrockmarket.com/
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International Day of Spanish Language – Día E
11:00 – 18:00, Sat 23 Jun
Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place (near National Gallery), Dublin 2
The Día E celebrates the importance of Spanish as an international language with more than 450 million speakers across the world and Dublin’s Instituto Cervantes welcomes everyone to a wide range of activities to suit all ages and interests.
11:00-18:00 Music video screenings
11:00-12:45 Little stories. Family activity in Spanish
11:00-11:15 Short Spanish Taster class (Beginners level)
12:00-12:15 Short Spanish Taster class (DELE level)
12:00-14:00 Scrabble in Spanish
12:00-14:30 Spanish and Latin American food tasting
13:00-13:15 Short multimedia classroom Spanish Taster Class
13:00-14:00 Spanish potato omelette competition
14:30-15:30 Awards ceremony for omelette competition and literary contest
15:30-17:00 Library activities: book exchange and guided visits
16:00-17:00 Tango dancing demonstration & workshop and live music
17:00-18:00 Latin party with Spanish Music by trio Kazemi, Sandoval & Compania
Admission to all events is free. Spanish is the language of the day, but even if you don’t speak it yet (!) you are very welcome. ;-)
dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha82375_16_2.htm
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People’s Art Exhibition
11:00 – 17:00, Sat 23 Jun
St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2
Four times this year the “People’s Art 2012? exhibition will take place. It is an art exhibition on the rails/fence of St. Stephen’s Green. If you want to exhibit at one of the events in the future, check the website for cost and conditions. Visiting the People’s Art Exhibition is free. Specific start and end times are not defined, but exhibition space has to be occupied by 11:00, so 11:00 is the latest start time. The event runs from Friday until Sunday, but Sat+Sun will most likely be the main days. The June exhibition is the second this year and you see a wide range of paintings and other “hangable” art for sale.
People’s Art Dublin is a voluntary, part time, non profit making group, brought together by Dublin City Council to promote the visual arts to the public of Dublin. A huge variety of art/paintings are displayed and if the weather is nice it is a great art-filled stroll around Stephen’s Green. Definitely recommended!
www.peoplesart.ie/
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The Ferocious Mingle Market
11:00 – 18:00, Sat 23 Jun
72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8
The Ferocious Mingle Market takes 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 and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.
The location of the new indoor market is 72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto) an opening hours are 11:00-18:00. There is also a Café, the Oscar Verne Café, open for business at the market.
www.facebook.com/mingle.mkt
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Willow for Living – Sustainable Energy Expo
11:00 – 17:30, Sat 23 Jun
Skerries Mills, Skerries, Co. Dublin
“Willow for living” is a new sustainable energy expo featuring growing willow for sustainable energy homes -a pilot project that plans to have allotments available in community areas that have been previously unused, to generate biomass energy to heat homes. The event will be feature the largest collection of willow species in Ireland as well as exhibitions of local home energy products/services. Basket weaving demonstrations and face painting are also available. The Skerries Mills will additionally introduce their brandnew willow terrace area where food and drinks will be served. Admission to the Willow Expo is free.
www.Skerriesmills.org
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Yoga in Phoenix Park
11:00 – 12:00, Sat 23 Jun
Bandstand (behind the Tea Room, near the Zoo), Phoenix Park, Dublin 8
This will be the third year for “Yoga in the Park” and I think it is a brilliant initiative for a very worthy cause. From June until September, Fiona from www.twopalmsyoga.com invites to an hour of Yoga in Phoenix Park. 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.
www.facebook.com/pages/Two-Palms-Yoga/129726813245
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Hack the City – Science Gallery Exhibition
12:00 – 18:00, Sat 23 Jun
Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2
Hack the City, the Science Gallery flagship exhibition for 2012, will demonstrate how innovation can transform our cities from the ground up. Featuring a wide range of exhibits, hacklabs, events and interventions, from a flock of robot drones to billboards hijacked in augmented reality and stealth underwear, Hack The City will invite us to take control and adopt a hacker mindset to bend, tweak and mash-up Dublin’s existing urban systems – rethinking the city from the ground up. Over 70 leading artists, scientists, engineers, designers and start-ups who are hacking, modding and rewiring the urban environment are part of the exhibition. Opening Hours are Tues-Fri: 12:00-20:00, Sat+Sun: 12:00-18:00, closed on Mondays.
I love the Science Gallery and have always been blown away by their exhibitions. So I am looking forward to Hack The City and would have loved to go to the launch party last night, but this Event Guide took priority, so I will try to catch the first glimpse of Hack The City this weekend. :-)
www.sciencegallery.com/node/4287
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Saturday Talk: Herds, Regiments and Troops
12:00 – 12:30, Sat 23 Jun
National Museum, Merrion Street (Natural History), Dublin 2
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SubMap – Map Making Workshop
12:00 – 17:00, Sat 23 Jun
Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2
What would happen if we based our maps on subjective data or private information that changes across time and space? Could such a private map become public? How would its form and function be affected? SubMap by Kitchen Budapest distorts our traditional views of maps that are based on facts and public data. It focuses on developing a new way to visualise and express factual, location and time-based data in a dynamic way. Take part in this two-day workshop to create your own SubMap. You will hear the SubMap back-story, and learn about issues around visualising distributed and personalised sensor network data. Please note this is a two-day workshop on Sat and Sun and attendees must attend both days. Admission is free, but booking is required.
www.sciencegallery.com/events/2012/06/submap
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What to do with the Central Bank?
12:00 – 18:00, Sat 23 Jun
UCD School of Architecture, Earlsfort Terrace (entrance from Hatch Street), Dublin 2
Res Publica, a group emerging from the UCD School of Architecture are involved in the current exhibition “We had an idea about the future” in the UCD School of Architecture (The exhibition runs until Sat 23 June 18:00) and they are inviting to a discussion about the furture of the Central Bank building in Dame Street when the Central Bank will move to a new location in the Docklands. On Saturday an ideas workshop will take place and everybody is invited.
twitter.com/ResPublica_IE
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Sun Show
13:00, Sat 23 Jun
Astronomy Ireland, Unit A8 Airside Enterprise Park, Swords, Co Dublin
Astronomy Ireland are continuing their weekly Sun Shows at the Astronomy Ireland Shop in Swords. Each Saturday, the staff of the Astronomy Ireland Shop will be showing you amazing views of our nearest star. Using special filters and some of the largest telescopes in Ireland you will get to see sunspots bigger than Earth and huge solar flare bursting from our nearest star. If it’s cloudy, there will be a telescope demonstration and you will find out how you can safely observe the Sun and undertake some daytime astronomy using your own telescope.
astronomy.ie/sunwatch2011.php
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Archive at Lunchtime
13:10, Sat 23 Jun
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Creative Writing Hour
13:30, Sat 23 Jun
Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour takes place every Saturday at the Irish Writers’ Centre. It is a free creative writing session that is organised and led by the Centre’s voluntary arts administrators. The hour includes writing exercises and prompts to get ideas flowing. It is open to everyone and is suitable for all levels of experience.
www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html
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Dublin Garden Squares Day: Drawing Hour
15:00 – 16:00, Sat 23 Jun
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
To celebrate Dublin Garden Squares Day, the National Gallery is hosting a free drawing hour for families with artist Caomhán Mac Con Iomaire. No booking necessary
www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Slang River Greenway Cycle
15:00, Sat 23 Jun
Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
On Saturday a fun family cycle will take place along the new Slang River Greenway in Ballinteer starting at Marlay Park near the College Road entrance. This event is suitable for all ages but is particularly targeted at families. The Slang River Greenway is a new walking and cycling route between Marlay Park and Sandyford Road in Dundrum with most of the route traffic free. The cycle will leave Marlay Park at 15:00 and continue across Grange Road through Marlay Grange, Hillview Grove, Wyckam Grove and returning back to Marlay Park for refreshments. Participation is free and all participants will get a goodie bag with cycle novelty items and a high visibility vest. Participants can register by emailing Felicity on fgill@dlrcoco.ie or by phone on 01-2047026.
www.dlrevents.ie/slang.html
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Cornucopia – Live Music
19:30 – 21:30, Sat 23 Jun
Cornucopia Café & Restaurant, 19/20 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
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.
www.cornucopia.ie
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Saturday Night Live Jazz
20:00 – 22:30, Sat 23 Jun
KC Peaches (Wine Cave), 28/29 Nassau St., Dublin 2
This is a weekly Saturday night residency of a Jazz Quartet, featuring Michael Nielsen (guitar), Sam Comerford (sax), Cormac O Brien (bass), James Mackin (drums) 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.
www.facebook.com/KCPeaches
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Whelan’s Sounds of Summer Festival
20:00, Sat 23 Jun
Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
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Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard
21:00, Sat 23 Jun
Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
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Urban Mojo Blues Band
22:00 – 00:00, Sat 23 Jun
Oil Can Harry’s, 31 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2
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Dublin LGBTQ Pride Festival 2012
09:00, Sun 24 Jun
Dublin (various locations)
This year’s LGBTQ Festival is taking place from 22 June-02 July and there are free events taking place on every single day. Check out www.dublinpride.ie/downloads/programme2012.pdf for all details. However note that the “Dublin Pride – Family Day, Sports Day and Dog Show” takes place from 13:00 in Fairview Park, Dublin 3 (not in Phoenix Park as listed in the programme).
www.dublinpride.ie
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Jamestown Market
10:00 – 17:00, Sun 24 Jun
Jamestown Market, 90 Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8
Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale. Every Sunday from 10:00-17:00 the Jamestown Market is taking place. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on red Luas line.
www.jamestownmarket.com
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“Sketched OUT/Drawn IN” – Dublin Sketchers Exhibition
11:00 – 18:00, Sun 24 Jun
The Drawing Room, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire
The Dublin Sketchers group are presenting an exhibition of their work in the Drawing Room in Dun Laoghaire, hosted by IADT. During a busy year the Dublin Sketchers have been tracing the city, with pencils and paints, seeking out subjects, scurrying from rain, basking in light and they have created “Sketching Out and Drawing In”. The exhibition will open on Fri 22 June from 18:00-20:30 and will also open on Sat 23 and Sun 24 June from 11:00-18:00.
The exhibition presents sketches, drawings, notebooks and other art works created on the weekly Sunday explorations of Dublin by 40 Sketchers and over the weekend, there will be a live drawing event as well.
www.facebook.com/events/377509898980693/
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Dublin Flea Market
11:00 – 17:00, Sun 24 Jun
Dublin Food Co-op, 12 Newmarket Square, Dublin 8
The next Dublin Flea Market is taking place in the Food Coop, 12 Newmarket, just off Cork Street, Dublin 8 on Sun from 11:00-17:00. The flea market takes place every last Sunday of the month. For more information or if you want to sell your own stuff, check out www.dublinflea.ie . The Coop Hall is wheelchair accessible and lots of free parking spaces are right outside the door. There are now up to 20 additional outdoor stands as well.
www.dublinflea.ie
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Green Loop Cycle – Bike Week Event
11:00, Sun 24 Jun
Phoenix Park, Dublin 8
At 11:00 the Green Loop Cycle will depart from Chesterfield Avenue. The Green Loop is a 42 km mix of trail and road cycling (more than 3/4 are off-road). From Phoenix Park you will cycle along the Royal Canal to Leixlip (Co. Kildare), then across the Liffey to Griffin Valley Park in Lucan. Then the route continues along the Grand Canal through the War Memorial Park and back into Phoenix Park. For further information check the Irish Trail website below. Pre-registration is required and details are on the website. Participation is free (despite the fact that the registration website seems to be a charity/fundraising website.
www.irishtrails.ie/Trail_Events/Green_Loop_Cycle_An_Ceangal_Glas_.html
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People’s Art Exhibition
11:00 – 17:00, Sun 24 Jun
St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2
Four times this year the “People’s Art 2012? exhibition will take place. It is an art exhibition on the rails/fence of St. Stephen’s Green. If you want to exhibit at one of the events in the future, check the website for cost and conditions. Visiting the People’s Art Exhibition is free. Specific start and end times are not defined, but exhibition space has to be occupied by 11:00, so 11:00 is the latest start time. The event runs from Friday until Sunday, but Sat+Sun will most likely be the main days. The June exhibition is the second this year and you see a wide range of paintings and other “hangable” art for sale.
People’s Art Dublin is a voluntary, part time, non profit making group, brought together by Dublin City Council to promote the visual arts to the public of Dublin. A huge variety of art/paintings are displayed and if the weather is nice it is a great art-filled stroll around Stephen’s Green. Definitely recommended!
www.peoplesart.ie/
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The Ferocious Mingle Market
11:00 – 18:00, Sun 24 Jun
72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8
The Ferocious Mingle Market takes 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 and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.
The location of the new indoor market is 72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto) an opening hours are 11:00-18:00. There is also a Café, the Oscar Verne Café, open for business at the market.
www.facebook.com/mingle.mkt
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Blackrock Market
12:00 – 17:30, Sun 24 Jun
Blackrock Market, 19 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
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.
www.blackrockmarket.com/
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Mother Redcap’s Indoor Market
12:00 – 17:30, Sun 24 Jun
Unit 95, Malahide Road Industrial Park, Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17
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Pedal in the Park – Bike Week Event
12:00 – 17:00, Sun 24 Jun
Phoenix Park, Dublin 8
Phoenix Park hosts the closing event for Bike Week 2012 on Sunday. From 12:00 Pedal in the Park will be happening on Chesterfield Avenue between the Phoenix Roundabout and the Mountjoy Roundabout. This is a bike friendly and car-free family event. Bring your own picnic or get some food from the food village. There will be bike-themed street theatre, bikes and cycling gear will be sold at the bike village, a Bike Doctor will be available and you can practise your cycling skills on the Cycling Ireland Sprocket Rocket course. The kids can take part in Bike Rodeo, with slow bicycle races, bike egg and spoon races and lots more.
www.bikeweek.ie/dublin-city-and-county
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Sunday at Noon
12:00 – 13:00, Sun 24 Jun
Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Sunday at Noon Concert Series takes place in the beautiful Sculpture Gallery at the Hugh Lane Gallery. Now in its 36th year, 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 Jan Vogler (cello) and Cathal Breslin (piano) performing pieces from Debussy, Bach and Shostakovich.
www.hughlane.ie/past-sunday-concerts/638-sundaynoon-jan-vogler-cello-a-cathal-breslin-piano
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Community Bike Festival in Clongriffin
13:00 – 16:00, Sun 24 Jun
Father Collins Park, Clongriffin, Dublin 13
On the final day of Bikeweek 2012, the Bike festival “Yestival” that last week took place in Fade Street, is coming to Father Collins Park in Clongriffin. Clongriffin is in Dublin 13 and is on the DART and on Dublin Bus Line 15.
A corner of the park will be transformed into a bicycle playground live music, bouncing castle, the pedal-power smoothie making machine. A bicycle treasure hunt will take place throughout the park for kids and adults and an on-site bike workshop will be available to fix your bikes. Bike products will be offered at stalls. Find out what else is taking place on the website.
www.yestival.com/fr.collins_park.htm
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Mini Olympics
13:00 – 16:30, Sun 24 Jun
Kilbogget Park, ChurchView Road, Cabinteely, Dublin 18
This event is a free family fun Sports Day for all. “Mini Olympics” is aimed at introducing families to different sports and activities that are currently happening in Kilbogget Park. People can take part in the different events and get a taster for different sports and activities. People of all ages and abilities will be catered for on the day. All events will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
The events on the day will be: Running, High Jump, Long Jump, Hurdles Demo, Shot Putt, Inclusive Games, Kiddies Corner, Snag Golf, 5 a Side Soccer, 7s Tag Rugby, Cycling. (Races start at 14:00)
There will also be a Club Expo, which will feature a host of clubs currently active in Kilbogget Park, in case you want to get further information on some of the activities they have tried on the day.
As part of the event, there will be Cycle skills training for primary school children that involves cycling though an obstacle course.
www.dlrevents.ie/olympics.html
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Dublin Sketchers – Sunday Meet-up
14:00, Sun 24 Jun
varies
Due to the exhibition organised by the Dublin Sketchers in Dun Laoghaire this weekend, I expect that the weekly sketching meet-up might not take place. Instead, you should go to Dun Laoghaire to see the great work the Dublin Sketchers have produced in the last year.
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!
www.dublinsketchers.blogspot.com/
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Stella Bass Jazz Trio
14:00 – 16:00, Sun 24 Jun
Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2
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Swing Picnic
14:00, Sun 24 Jun
St. Stephen’s Green, Bandstand, Dublin 2
The first Swing Picnic of 2012 will take place at the bandstand. Swing Dance enthusiasts of all different levels will dance for fun and you are invited to watch. (From last year I remember that participating wasn’t possible due to some insurance limitations or so, But nobody can stop you from dancing or just tapping your foot next to the bandstand. :-) )
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Bohernabreena Cemetery Mass
15:00 – 16:30, Sun 24 Jun
Bohernabreena Cemetery, Bohernabreena Rd (R113), Tallaght, Dublin 24
I had never heard about “Cemetery Masses” and didn’t know that in June and July these Cemetery Masses are celebrated in Ireland. What are they for? To remember the people on a specific cemetery? I thought that’s done in November?
I wouldn’t have necessarily included this event here, until I found out that the Bohernabreena Cemetery Mass seems to be a big one with more than 10,000 (!!) people expected to attend.
www.bohernabreenaparish.com/
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Museum Tour – National Print Museum
15:00 – 16:30, Sun 24 Jun
National Print Museum, Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4
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. (17+24 June and 08 July). 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.
www.nationalprintmuseum.ie/guided-tours.html
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My Museum: Make a Block Print!
15:00 – 16:00, Sun 24 Jun
National Museum, Kildare Street (Archaeology), Dublin 2
My Museum: Make a Block Print! is a workshop for children aged 5-10. Join printmaker, Niamh Flanagan and use a printing press to make your own colourful block print to take home, inspired by ancient daggers, axe heads and shields from Prehistoric Ireland! No booking, but there are only 10 places (first come first served basis).
www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2864
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National Gallery – Family Programme
15:00 – 16:00, Sun 24 Jun
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The Family Programme on Sun is entitled ‘The Colour Wheel’, with Valerie Moffat. Admission is free, no booking required.
www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Roger Fry’s Post-Impressionist exhibitions
15:00, Sun 24 Jun
Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Public Lecture “Roger Fry’s Post-Impressionist exhibitions in Dublin 1911-12” by Dr Roisin Kennedy will take place. “Roger Fry, the English artist and art critic created an uproar, and also put his reputation on the line when he organised exhibitions of Post-Impressionist paintings in Dublin, London and Liverpool. The exhibitions of Post-Impressionism ( a term which Fry coined himself) featured works by Manet, Gaugin, Matisse and Van Gogh. In this lecture Dr Roisin Kennedy, Art Historian and lecturer at University College, Dublin will discuss the organisation and reception of Roger Fry’s Post-Impressionism exhibitions in Dublin in 1911-12.” Admission is free. No booking requied, but places are limited.
www.hughlane.ie/lectures/lectures-past/599-roger-fry
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Summer Nature Walk
15:00 – 16:30, Sun 24 Jun
Kilbogget Park, ChurchView Road, Cabinteely, Dublin 18
Coinciding with the Mini Olympics is another event in Kilbogget Park. A gentle stroll through the park and along the river will give you a chance to see and learn about the wildlife living there (if it hasn’t been frightened off by the hordes of upcoming Olympians). Meeting point is the car park on Churchview Road. The walk will be lead by Andrew Fleming, OWLS Education and Awareness Officer. Admission is free, but booking is required. Contact Andrew on 087 3299936 or info@owls.ie.
dlrevents.ie/pdf/2333-DLR%20Bio%20leaflet-June-Aug%202012.pdf
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Sunday Sketching – Hugh Lane
15:00 – 16:00, Sun 24 Jun
Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
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Saucy Sundays
17:00 – 23:00, Sun 24 Jun
Grand Social, Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1
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Gardiner Street Gospel Mass
19:30 – 20:30, Sun 24 Jun
St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street, Dublin 1
The Gardiner Street Gospel Mass, which takes place from Sept until June in St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street is now on a summer break until 16 Sept. I hope to see you there again in September.
www.gardinerstreetgospelchoir.com
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Latin Ireland
20:00 – 02:00, Sun 24 Jun
4 Dame Lane, Dame Lane, Dublin 2
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.
www.4damelane.ie/
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Comedy Crunch
21:00 – 00:00, Sun 24 Jun
Stag’s Head (downstairs), Dame Lane, Dublin 2
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. This Sunday’s line up is Trevor Brownes and George Fox.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330
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Forro de Lampiao – Brazilian Dance
21:00 – 02:30, Sun 24 Jun
Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2
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 Sweeney’s Bar on Dame Street and if you are interested, just turn up one Sunday.
www.facebook.com/groups/forrodelampiaodublin/
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Jaime Nanci & The Blue Boys
21:00, Sun 24 Jun
Whelan’s Front Bar, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
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Rhythm Rocker
21:00, Sun 24 Jun
The Globe, 11 South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2
“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.
www.globe.ie/events.php
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Sunday Roast
21:30, Sun 24 Jun
Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2
The weekly Sunday Roast is an event in the Mercantile where live music is combined with free roast potatoes. The next Sunday Roast line up is Damien Brady, Chocolate Orange, Band 66.
www.facebook.com/thesundayroast
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Cool Hand Dukes
22:00, Sun 24 Jun
Porterhouse Central, 45-47 Nassau Street, Dublin 2
Every Sunday (except at Bank Holiday weekends), the Ragtime, Roots and Country Blues Band “Cool Hand Dukes” play in the Porterhouse near Grafton Street.
www.facebook.com/coolhand.dukes.1
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Dublin LGBTQ Pride Festival 2012
09:00, Mon 25 Jun
Dublin (various locations)
This year’s LGBTQ Festival is taking place from 22 June-02 July and there are free events taking place on every single day. Check out www.dublinpride.ie/downloads/programme2012.pdf for all details. However note that the “Dublin Pride – Family Day, Sports Day and Dog Show” takes place from 13:00 in Fairview Park, Dublin 3 (not in Phoenix Park as listed in the programme).
www.dublinpride.ie
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National Gallery Talks+Screening
11:30 – 16:50, Mon 25 Jun
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
As part of a programme of free talks focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection there are four talks and the screening of a documentary on Monday:
11:30-11:55: “Highlights of the Gallery’s Collection”
12:30-12:55: “Aspects of Irish Art”
13:00-13:25: “Explore a Painting: Lamb’s ‘Loch a Mhuilinn” with Caomhán Mac Con Iomaire
15:00-15:25: “The World of Jack B. Yeats”
16:00-16:50: “Art Documentary:‘Vermeer’s ‘The Art of Painting”.
All talks and the screening are free and no booking is required.
www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Archive at Lunchtime
13:10, Mon 25 Jun
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Climate Change: Impact in Spain
18:00, Mon 25 Jun
Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place (near National Gallery), Dublin 2
The Instituto Cervantes Dublin will be visited by Spanish journalist Montserrat Domínguez, who has recently been appointed director of the Spanish version of The Huffington Post. Domínguez will introduce her documentary “Cambio Climático: el impacto en España” (Climate change: Impact in Spain) which raises awareness of the current state of climate change in Spain through the voice of scientists, sailors and farmers and urges everyone to take measures to counteract it. This one-hour film, subtitled in English, highlights the effects and devastating consequences of global warming in Spain.
dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha81196_16_2.htm
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The Critical Take – IFI Film Club
18:40 – 20:30, Mon 25 Jun
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
The Critical Take, the IFI’s free monthly film discussion, will take place again on Monday. The films that will be discussed are The Turin Horse, The Dead and Cosmopolis. Admission is free, just book your place with the IFI Box Office on 01 679 3477 or when visiting. Panellists will be writer and filmmaker Katherine Waugh, author and film scholar at UCD Harvey O’Brien and IFI Press Officer Patrick Stewart.
www.ifi.ie/film/the-critical-take-june-2012/
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Jacksonville Children’s Chorus
19:00, Mon 25 Jun
St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street, Dublin 2
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Sahaja Yoga Meditation
19:00, Mon 25 Jun
Blakestown Community Resource Centre (next to Lidl), Blakestown Way, Dublin 15
Need to wind down after a tiring week? Free Sahaja Yoga Meditation (not physical yoga, but “yoga meditation”!) classes every Monday from 19:00 in Blakestown Community Resource Centre (next to Lidl).
This is a drop in class, with newcomers are welcome.
www.sahajayoga.ie
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Comedy Crunch
21:00 – 23:00, Mon 25 Jun
Stag’s Head (downstairs), Dame Lane, Dublin 2
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. This Monday’s line up is Aidan Bishop and Foil Arms & Hog.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330
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Rock & Reggae Night – Hangover Club
21:45 – 02:30, Mon 25 Jun
Fibber Magee’s, Parnell Street, Dublin 1
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.
www.facebook.com/TheHangoverClub
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Dublin LGBTQ Pride Festival 2012
09:00, Tue 26 Jun
Dublin (various locations)
This year’s LGBTQ Festival is taking place from 22 June-02 July and there are free events taking place on every single day. Check out www.dublinpride.ie/downloads/programme2012.pdf for all details. However note that the “Dublin Pride – Family Day, Sports Day and Dog Show” takes place from 13:00 in Fairview Park, Dublin 3 (not in Phoenix Park as listed in the programme).
www.dublinpride.ie
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National Gallery Talks+Screening
11:30 – 16:50, Tue 26 Jun
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
As part of a programme of free talks focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection there are four talks and the screening of a documentary on Monday:
11:30-11:55: “Masterpieces of the European Collection”
12:30-12:55: “The World of Jack B. Yeats”
13:00-13:25: “Discover an Artist: Picasso’s ‘Still Life with a Mandolin’, with Brina Casey
15:00-15:25: “Early 20th Century Irish Art”
16:00-16:50: “Art Documentary:‘Seurat’s ‘Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte”.
All talks and the screening are free and no booking is required.
www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson?start=21
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Mobile on a shoestring – Refresh Dublin
18:30 – 19:30, Tue 26 Jun
Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2
Refresh Dublin is an event that promotes design, technology, usability and standards. The intent of Refresh Dublin is to provide a cross-discipline insight into all things design, interactive, creative and technical, so that different disciplines can learn from each other. The next talk will take place on Tues and is entitled “In vino veritas mobilitas: A pragmatic approach to mobile on a shoestring” with Laurence Veale. Lots of companies are struggling to maintain their own websites – so what should they do about mobile? Using his work for The Corkscrew, Lar will talk about the considerations and process for creating their mobile site, particularly as a small business. He’ll be looking at mobile analytics, using analytics to make the case for mobile and how to make an impact – all on a budget.
Laurence is is a Senior Analyst with iQ Content, a UX design consultancy based in Dublin, who have done and are still doing a HUGE amount of brilliant work for the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). Admission is free, but booking is recommended on the Science Gallery website.
www.sciencegallery.com/events/2012/06/refresh-dublin-vino-veritas-mobilitas-pragmatic-approach-mobile-shoestring-laurence-v
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The Last Tycoons (open mic)
20:00, Tue 26 Jun
O’Donoghue’s, Suffolk Street, Dublin 2
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Comedy Crunch – Edinburgh Preview
21:00, Tue 26 Jun
Stag’s Head (downstairs), Dame Lane, Dublin 2
The Comedy Crunch will run Edinburgh Previews every Tuesday in June and July. Admission is free and the line-up for the different weeks is 26 June: Danny O’Brien + Trevor Browne; 03 July: David Reilly, Kevin Lockard & Special Guest.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330
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White Chocolate
22:00, Tue 26 Jun
The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
White Chocolate is playing Rock Covers from 22:00 in The Mezz in Temple Bar.
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Dublin LGBTQ Pride Festival 2012
09:00, Wed 27 Jun
Dublin (various locations)
This year’s LGBTQ Festival is taking place from 22 June-02 July and there are free events taking place on every single day. Check out www.dublinpride.ie/downloads/programme2012.pdf for all details. However note that the “Dublin Pride – Family Day, Sports Day and Dog Show” takes place from 13:00 in Fairview Park, Dublin 3 (not in Phoenix Park as listed in the programme).
www.dublinpride.ie
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National Gallery Talks+Screening
11:30 – 16:50, Wed 27 Jun
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
As part of a programme of free talks focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection there are four talks and the screening of a documentary on Monday:
11:30-11:55: “Highlights of the Gallery’s Collection”
12:30-12:55: “Aspects of Irish Art”
13:00-13:25: “Explore a Painting: Evans’ ‘Connemara View’, with Anne Hodge
15:00-15:25: “The World of Jack B. Yeats”
16:00-16:50: “Art Documentary:‘Della Francesca’s ‘Resurrection’
All talks and the screening are free and no booking is required.
www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Archive at Lunchtime
13:10, Wed 27 Jun
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Film Screening – Chester Beatty Library
14:00, Wed 27 Jun
Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2
The screening of the film “The Cat Returns” will take place. After helping a cat, a young girl finds herself involuntarily engaged to a cat prince in a magical world where her only hope of freedom lies with a dapper cat statuette come to life. (75 minutes) Japanese with English subtitles.
www.cbl.ie/Programme—Events/Events-Schedule.aspx
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Conservation Tour
14:30 – 15:30, Wed 27 Jun
National Museum, Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History), 7 Benburb Street, Dublin 7
This Conversation Tour is an opportunity to get behind the scenes at the Museum to see how artefacts are conserved for the future. Includes a look at furniture and textile conservation and archaeological conservation. Adult event, booking essential: 01-6777444
www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2865
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Havana International Language Exchange
16:30 – 19:30, Wed 27 Jun
Havana Tapas Bar, Georges St, Dublin 2
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.
www.facebook.com/pages/Havana-Tapas-Bar/10503361821
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Film Screening – Instituto Cervantes
18:00, Wed 27 Jun
Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place (near National Gallery), Dublin 2
“Familystrip” (2009) by Luis Mirraño is the next film to be screened in the Instituto Cervantes. The film will be in Spanish with English subtitles and will feature a family telling stories from their past, living through the Spanish Civil War, the rule of Franco and World War II, as well as the impact of Catholicism. Admission is free.
dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha81670_16_2.htm
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Reflections on Crisis: The Role of the Public Intellectual – Book Launch
18:00, Wed 27 Jun
Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
The Book launch of “Reflections on Crisis: The Role of the Public Intellectual” edited by Mary P. Corcoran and Kevin Lalor will take place. “Can we think our way out of a crisis? At a time of economic collapse and beleaguered morale, do intellectuals have something to offer? Or are the views of economists, novelists, playwrights, sociologists, historians, political scientists and civil servants dismissed and ignored? Are we anti-intellectual? The essays reflect on the ways in which critical thinking, imagination and ideas can create a national conversation.”
Reflections on Crisis will be launched by Mr Justice Adrian Hardiman in Academy House. Admission is free, but booking is required.
www.ria.ie/Events/Events-Listing/Book-Launch-%281%29.aspx
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Novel Fair Launch
19:30, Wed 27 Jun
Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Irish Writers’ Centre will launch the second Novel Fair Competition on Wed. Patricia Deevy from Penguin Ireland will give a short talk about what publishers expect from submissions. She will be followed by five of this year’s finalists – Niamh Boyce, Ian Flitcroft, Daniel Seery, Jennifer Brady, and Fran Russell Banks – who will read from their own shortlisted work. There will then by a Q&A with the Novel Fair organisers.
www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html
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4 Dame Lane Movie Club
20:00, Wed 27 Jun
4 Dame Lane, Dame Lane, Dublin 2
The 4 Dame Lane Movie Club will feature a movie every Wednesday from 20:00. The upcoming movies are: 27 June: The Money Pit. Admission is free.
www.4damelane.ie/movieclub.html
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The Song Room (open mic)
20:30, Wed 27 Jun
The Globe, 11 South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2
“The Song Room” is another open mic event. It takes place in The Globe in George’s Street at 20:30 every Wednesday.
www.hamletsweeney.com/events/
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The Zodiac Sessions (open mic)
20:30, Wed 27 Jun
Bruxelles, Harry Street, Dublin 2
“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.
www.thezodiacsessions.com/
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Bad Boy Jake
21:00, Wed 27 Jun
Mother Reillys, 26/28 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6
Bad Boy Jake, a band from Dublin that draws influences from all over the music spectrum including Rory Gallagher, Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top, Deep Purple, blues rock and classic rock, is playing every Wednesday in Mother Reilly’s.
www.dublinsessions.ie/motherreillys.html
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Trad Session
21:30, Wed 27 Jun
Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru), 4 Prospect Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 11
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).
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Seven Deadly Skins
22:00, Wed 27 Jun
The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Seven Deadly Skins are playing Reggae/Ska Covers from 22:00 in The Mezz in Temple Bar.
DJ Dotsie plays afterwards.
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Dublin LGBTQ Pride Festival 2012
09:00, Thu 28 Jun
Dublin (various locations)
This year’s LGBTQ Festival is taking place from 22 June-02 July and there are free events taking place on every single day. Check out www.dublinpride.ie/downloads/programme2012.pdf for all details. However note that the “Dublin Pride – Family Day, Sports Day and Dog Show” takes place from 13:00 in Fairview Park, Dublin 3 (not in Phoenix Park as listed in the programme).
www.dublinpride.ie
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The Ferocious Mingle Market
11:00 – 18:00, Thu 28 Jun
72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8
The Ferocious Mingle Market takes 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 and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.
The location of the new indoor market is 72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto) an opening hours are 11:00-18:00. There is also a Café, the Oscar Verne Café, open for business at the market.
www.facebook.com/mingle.mkt
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Babies on Board: Home is Where The Hearth Is
11:30 – 12:15, Thu 28 Jun
National Museum, Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History), 7 Benburb Street, Dublin 7
“Babies on Board: Home is Where The Hearth Is” is the next toddler and babies tour for adults with toddlers and babies in their care.
Join curator Clodagh Doyle on a journey through time to 1950’s rural Ireland. How did children survive then without playstations and plastic toys? Booking required: 01-6777444.
www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2866
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National Gallery Talks+Screening
11:30 – 18:50, Thu 28 Jun
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
As part of a programme of free talks focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection there are four talks and the screening of a documentary on Monday:
11:30-11:55: “Masterpieces of the European Collection”
12:30-12:55: “The World of Jack B. Yeats”
13:00-13:25: “Discover an Artist: Munter’s ‘Girl with a Red Ribbon’, with Claire Crowley
15:00-15:50: “Art Documentary:‘Seurat’s ‘Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte”
16:00-16:25: “Early 20th Century Irish Art”
18:00-18:50: Art Documentary: Screening of ‘Da Vinci’s ‘Last Supper”
All talks and the screening are free and no booking is required.
www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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D.A.T.A. Open Here
12:00 – 20:00, Thu 28 Jun
Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2
CTVR / The Telecommunications Research Centre, in collaboration with the Dublin Art and Technology Association (D.A.T.A) present Open Here, a four day festival (28 June – 01 July) that addresses social, technological and cultural issues surrounding the notion of the digital commons at Science Gallery during HACK THE CITY.
Open Here will bring together a transdisciplinary community of critical theorists, engineers, artists, designers and industry professionals to expand debates surrounding the digital commons. Key points of discussion will include the conflictive spaces of the digital commons, tactical media, net-art, digital policy, disruptive wireless practices, alternative spectrum ownership models, next-generation networks and the political economy of infrastructure.
This festival is made up of talks, presentations, workshops, discussions and screenings. It will be held in Science Gallery and in CTVR headquarters in Trinity College. Admission is free, but booking is required.
www.sciencegallery.com/events/2012/06/data-open-here
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Dublin Food Co-op
12:00 – 20:00, Thu 28 Jun
Dublin Food Co-op, Newmarket, Dublin 8
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.
www.dublinfood.coop
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Lunchtime Market
12:00 – 15:00, Thu 28 Jun
Christ Church Cathedral, Christchurch Place, Dublin 8
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From Barrios to Bach – Eoin Flood (Guitar) Lunchtime Recital
13:15, Thu 28 Jun
St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street, Dublin 2
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Dublin Writers’ Forum
19:30, Thu 28 Jun
Loft Bookshop, Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1
The Dublin Writers’ Forum welcomes writers of all genres, of all ages and all levels of experience. DWF is an open group of writers who share a common passion for all things literary. It is a safe ‘working space’ where on a weekly basis writers can bring their work to be critiqued by other writers.
www.facebook.com/DublinWritersForum
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Dimestore Recordings presents
20:00, Thu 28 Jun
Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2
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Songs from a Café
20:00 – 22:00, Thu 28 Jun
Brick Alley Cafe, 25 Essex Street East, Dublin 2
Songs from a Café is a Dublin singer-songwriter showcase session, dedicated to the art of contemporary songwriting. 20:00-22:00 at Brick Alley Cafe in Temple Bar.
www.facebook.com/songsfromacafe
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Jaime Nanci & The Blue Boys
21:00, Thu 28 Jun
Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2
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Max Zaska / Patrick Groenland
21:00, Thu 28 Jun
The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
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.
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Thirsty Thursday (open mic)
21:00, Thu 28 Jun
The Bridge Inn, 22 Temple Hill, Chapelizod, Dublin 20
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Left, Right & Centre – Blues+Soul
21:30, Thu 28 Jun
Frank Ryan’s Bar, Queen Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7
Every Thursday “Left Right & Centre” play a mix of blues & soul with a bit of rock&roll.
www.frankryans.com
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The Bionic Rats
22:00, Thu 28 Jun
The Turk’s Head, Parliament Street, Dublin 2
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National Gallery Talks+Screening
11:30 – 16:50, Fri 29 Jun
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
As part of a programme of free talks focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection there are four talks and the screening of a documentary on Monday:
11:30-11:55: “Highlights of the Gallery’s Collection”
12:30-12:55: “Aspects of Irish Art”
13:00-13:25: “Explore a Painting: Clarke’s ‘Ophelia’, with Gemma Sexton
15:00-15:25: “The World of Jack B. Yeats”
16:00-16:50: “Art Documentary: ‘Whistler’s ‘Portrait of the Artist’s Mother”.
All talks and the screening are free and no booking is required.
www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Japanese Manga – Lecture
13:10, Fri 29 Jun
Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2
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“Dunphy: A Football Life” – Book Launch
18:30 – 20:00, Fri 29 Jun
Gutter Bookshop, Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 8
Jared Brown’s book “Dunphy: A Football Life” will be launched in the Gutter Bookshop on Fri 29 June. Admission is free.
gutterbookshop.com/events.html
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Manga Cartoon Workshop for Children
Saturday 30 June 14:00-15:30
Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2
Silk Worm Club Special for 6-11 year olds. Meet artist, Inko and make your own manga cartoon. Limited to 20 places, please book from Monday 25 June, 09:30 under “Online Booking” at www.cbl.ie
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Please note: This section contains observations taken from the world I live in that strike me as odd. I express my personal opinion and you might not share it. If you are easily offended by opinions that are not identical with your own, please don’t read this
section. ;-)
Disappointing Misleading Advertisement – Lidl
I have to admit it and it ain’t easy to come out! ;-) But you will find out eventually anyway, so I might as well tell you now: I am a …. Lidl fan! :-) Yes, you might be shocked now and turn your head away from me, but I just love low priced, high quality goods and food. :-P But my love affair with Lidl has suffered knocks. The fact that nearly all food items are significantly more expensive then the identical item in Germany has tested my loyalty and the very much reduced product range here in comparison to the range in Germany is a further knock. If there was an alternative, I would go astray sometimes. Unfortunately there isn’t and so I put up with these things.
But this week Lidl really annoyed me. The current special offer leaflet tells us how “The cheapest gets cheaper” with new “Long Term Price Cuts” and among the products listed are “Organic Highland Coffee for now EUR 2.79, down from EUR 2.99 and German Smoked Pork Sausages for now EUR 1.39, down from 1.49. The annoying thing about this is that I bought these two items about a month ago for the “new” low price. So either they never went up to the higher price OR Lidl increased the price JUST to announce a price reduction. In my eyes this is dodgy and dishonest advertisement and I am very disappointed in my preferred supermarket.
You want proof? No problem: www.dublineventguide.com/media/Lidl_wk25.pdf :-) You see the snapshot of the ad above and below is the Lidl receipt with the prices on 05 May or 15 May. The item name on the receipt is different to the name in the ad, but they are the identical items.
Reducing the ovesized Dail? Nahh, just kidding!
Before the last election, Fine Gael promised to reduce the number of TDs (members of parliament) because most people would agree that for the size of the country, 166 TDs is much too much. Strangely Fine Gael didn’t pursue that promise too eagerly once they took their seats in the Dail. It is probably a lot easier to suggest cutting the TDs when you will not be affected. Another Fine Gael disappointment?
At least an overhaul of the very much outdated constituency (as can be seen by the relatively large number of referendums that are required) is now on the cards and “Constituency Commission” has been formed which now has published a report about suggested changes, One of the proposals is the reduction of TDs, but wait, are they serious? The Constituency Commission is suggesting the laughable reduction from 166 to 158. There are other morsels of (rather harmless) nonsense in the report. One example: The new name for the merged constituencies of Dublin North East and Dublin NOrth Central is “Dublin Bay North” and not to upset the people on the North, the constituency that is now called “Dublin South East” should be renamed to “Dublin Bay South”. Wow, I see that they deal with SERIOUS things first! www.rte.ie/news/2012/0621/constituency-commission-tds-constituencies.html
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Did you sleep well last night? It was the shortest night of the year with a sunrise already at around 04:30. Like every Thursday, I saw the sun rising while writing this Event Guide. :-) Another aspect of the Summer Solstice is that the (astronomical) Summer started yesterday. I know that some of you believe that yesterday was midsummer night, but, let’s see: If it was midsummer night, then half the summer is over and you had a flippin’ wet half of a summer. If you join me, then the summer is only starting and there is a possibility of some nice weather ahead. I’d invite you to join me and my point of view! ;-)
Either way, have an event-ful weekend,
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–Joerg
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