Event Guide 65: Sophie’s Choice, Fringe Festival, City Chase, Books in the Park, Soccerfest, Septemberfest, City Cycle, Elvis Presley Competition

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| DUBLIN EVENT GUIDE (for Free Events) No. 65
| 12 Sept 2008 ……………Subscribers: 2034
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Hi all!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! What a week for this Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) and more importantly: What a week for the Dublin Event Guide Community to which you all belong. :-) Last week I asked if you could spread the word and let your friends and colleagues know about this Event Guide and see what happened!?!?! All together we reached a BIG milestone: We are now more than 2000 Dublin Event Guide Community Members!! Thanks to all of you who helped achieving that! I know a lot of you forwarded mails to friends and THANKS to each and everyone of you! Many helped whose names I don’t know, but some names I picked up and let me mention them as representatives ;-): Niamh, Estelle, Pamela Sean, Elly and Marie have to be mentioned (since I didn’t clear it with all of you, I will just mention the first names, I hope that’s ok) and many more should be listed here.
Some of you might wonder why I am so much trying to increase the number of subscribers further. The reasons are simple: 1) For me it is exactly the same amount of work if I write this newsletter for 3 or for 3000 people, but it feels better to know that there are a good few people who make use of my weekly compilation. ;-) 2) The more we are, the more relevant we become to organisers. This will result in more information being provided to me about events so that I can keep you informed easier and MAYBE it will even result in some more free events being provided. So, keep telling your friends, colleagues and families!! To subscribe they only have to send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com.

A special welcome to all ESB employees who joined us! A hugely supportive Dublin Event Guide Community Member convinced the relevant people in ESB to include last week’s edition in an internal ESB newsletter (Great idea!!) and more than 50 ESB employees joined us! Great to have you with us! :-)
For everybody else: If you work for a company that has an internal newsletter or that has a Sports&Social Club who informs their members about great events, please talk to them and maybe we can add more companies to the group of subscribers.
After all, this is the most environment-friendly Event Guide in Dublin :-P and the only Event Guide that focuses totally on free events!

Speaking of cost: I had an interesting experience in a restaurant this week! A good friend of mine invited me to lunch a few days ago and we went to a little, but very popular restaurant not too far from Baggot Street. The food is always good and it is a nice place (a bit overcrowded in the meantime, but that is the price you pay if you go to a popular place). However, what shocked me is another price: I had a type of salad with chicken pieces in it and I had that yummy salad a few times before. I think the first time I was there was about 2.5 years ago and at that time the price for the salad was 12.95. Yesterday the price was 19.95!!!! 7 Euro in 2.5 years? :-O That is an inflation rate of nearly 25% per year?? There is definitely something wrong in this country! And you wonder about recession? The restaurant was PACKED! But I will happily avoid going to that restaurant in the future!!!

The good news is that this Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) does not cost you a cent and will always tell you about all the free events that are taking place in Dublin. So, recession or no recession, I will try to help you save money. ;-)

Please note: This Event Guide is sponsored by Esme E., Cliodhna D., Brian L., Padraig S., Kathie S., Orla niF and Jef B. Thanks for the support, guys! If you too want to provide some financial help and want to see your name in this list ;-) , please send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with “Donation” in the subject and I will reply to you with a link to a PayPal website where you can donate via PayPal or Credit Card. Alternatively you can contact me to arrange another route for your donation. This Event Guide is a hobby project and NOT a commercial enterprise, so I do rely on donations. Oh …and there is NO minimum amount for contributions! ;-)

All events listed in this Event Guide are free of any admission charges or at least appear to be free. I try to find confirmation in all cases, however, there are occasionally events that did appear to be free while writing this newsletter but later it turns out that some admission is charged. Apologies in that case! All information about events is checked as much as possible, however since I mostly relay information from other people or from websites etc, errors can happen and no guarantee for correctness can be given. (What a nuisance to have to add disclaimers like that!)

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SOPHIE’S CHOICE – COMPETITION
Simon Andreucetti is organising a big fundraising event on Sat 20 Sept and has gathered some great bands and musicians to help with the fundraising. The funds (target is EUR 40,000) for Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin. The event is called “Sophie’s Choice” and the story behind this name is better told by Simon himself:
“My daughter Sophie was born with a life threatening condition called Hypopituitarism. This means that her pituitary gland is under developed. When this occurs, the body is unable to produce the hormones necessary in everyday life. Without hormones, you cannot laugh, cry, feel, smell, or engage in any of the normal emotions that we take for granted every day. With medication, these hormones can be replaced to a certain degree, but for example, if Sophie picks up a slight cold it can cause major problems as her brain does not know to send the necessary hormone increase to combat it. The condition also affects the optic nerve meaning that 60% of children born with the condition are born blind. Sophie’s right eye has been affected but luckily she still has full vision in her left eye. To read the full story about Sophie, please click through to www.myspace.com/sophieschoiceevents. The reason for this Sophie’s Choice fundraising event been set up is down to one little poster I found myself reading in the early hours on a Sunday morning in the halls of the childrens hospital in Crumlin. On the poster there were just two short sentences: ‘Please donate any spare crayons to the hospital. There isn’t enough for the kids.’ Being a parent that has spent a lot of time in the hospital since my little daughter was born, I knew then I had to do something and here we are. Last year I raised EUR 8,000. With this I brought every child that spent Christmas in Crumlin hospital a present which was anything from PSP’s, Nintendo DS’s, Dora The Explorer down to a babies rattler.”
The concert, Sophie’s Choice, will help raise money to enable the redesigning of a parents and family area in the hospital. This much needed space will provide an area for parents who currently have no where to relax, reflect or simply recharge while their sick child is sleeping, or in theatre.
Simon now got the following bands and singers to perform on the 20 Sept and is asking you to come to the event. Performing will Red Kid, Penfold DM, The Hot Sprockets, Lisa McLaughlin, Bill Coleman, Phil Kerrigan and the renowned Headphone Disco. (Headphone Disco means: On the night Paddy Sheridan and a Club NME DJ will be DJ’ing at the same time but playing totally different styles of music. Paddy will be delivering his style of house music/dirty disco on channel 1, but if are more interested in throwing some moves around the dance floor to a soul enhancing mash up of the best in new music (think Foals, Crystal Castles, Fight Like Apes & Vampire Weekend) combined with the influential masters of the past (think Bowie, The Clash, Joy Division & The Stone Roses) switch your headphones over to the Club NME Dj on channel 2 and feel free to sing at the top of your lungs!
The event is taking place on 20 Sept in the Tivoli Theatre in Francis Street (www.tivoli.ie) from 19:30. Tickets are EUR 16 and are available from the Box Office at the Tivoli Theatre. Simon asked to let as many people know as possible and in return has made two pairs of tickets available for a competition for the subscribers of this Event Guide. Thanks, Simon! To win a pair of tickets you have to send an e-mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with the Subject “Sophie” and your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. The mail has to be with my by 13:00 on Wed 17 Sept! Oh, and I am sure he won’t hold you back if you want to make a donation even if you win the tickets. ;-)
sophieschoiceevnts@live.ie
www.myspace.com/sophieschoiceevents

THE ELVIS PRESLEY SHOW – TICKET COMPETITION
I already mentioned it last week and there is another chance to enter this competition: I am singing in the backing choir of an Elvis Tribute Band. It is – and I MIGHT be a little biased – the best Elvis Tribute Band you can see. Kevin Doyle, who fronts the show, is brilliant and you can not imagine how talented and committed the whole band, The Way It Was Orchestra, is. I sing in the Gospel Choir that backs Kevin and the band and altogether we are 22 people on stage! Last year we performed The Elvis Presley Show in the Tivoli Theatre in front of a total of 5000 people, this year we presented the show in the completely sold-out National Concert Hall and if you haven’t seen it yet, you have now the opportunity to come to our even further improved show at the end of this month in the Olympia Theatre. For four nights only we will describe Elvis Presley’s life to you. You don’t have to be a fan or old enough to have lived while he was alive to enjoy our show. If you like any type of contemporary music, then the chances are that this music has been influenced or been enabled by the rock’n roll rebellion that was caused by Elvis Presley (youtube.com/watch?v=yz5GrYUqfvQ) and then you should find out what this Elvis-fella ;-) was all about. The Elvis Presley Show in the Olympia is not a musical or theatre. Instead it is a concert of many many of the relevant Elvis songs and these songs – combined with interesting multimedia clips and voice-overs – will bring you on a journey through Elvis’ life.
The Elvis Presley Show will be in the Olympia Theatre from 24-27 Sept and tickets are available here www.ticketmaster.ie/artist/909624. (EUR 33.60 and 28.00). The Saturday performance is nearly sold out already and while there is still availability on Wed, Thur and Fri, I recommend that you get your tickets soon, to make sure that you don’t miss this great show.
I managed to get 2 pairs of tickets for this event for a competition here in the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) and if you want to enter the draw to win a pair of tickets, you only have to send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with the Subject “Elvis” and with your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. Your entry has to be with by 13:00 on Thursday 18 Sept. And the winners will be notified by phone. The tickets are for the show on Wednesday 24 Sept, so you have to be available on that day. www.elvisthewayitwas.net/

All events in this Competition section are non-free events, but the organisers are making free tickets available for you to win. I get often lots of entries and unfortunately not everybody can win, but you should consider going anyway! :-) If you don’t win, and will go to the event, please help showing the organisers that promoting their event in the Dublin Event Guide is beneficial and mention to them that you heard about the event through “Joerg’s Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)”. Thanks!

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FRINGE FESTIVAL
The Fringe Festival is in full swing. It is a non-standard theatre and performance festival so performances that wouldn’t make it into a normal theatre find their place here. It is not exactly the same as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival since the large number of street performances are not included in Dublin (we have them at the Street Performance World Chamiponship earlier in the year), but there are SOME similarities. Due to the nature of the Dublin Fringe Festival, it is understandable that most of the events are not free. However, it is very much appreciated that the organisers did find some space for a few free events again! I will list the free events in this Event Guide, but please have a look at www.fringefest.com for all the other great events between 06 – 21 Sept 2008.
And one other thing: Asiling R tells me that the Spiegeltent and the Bosco theatre are in the Iveagh gardens together with 2 bars, indoor and outdoor seating and 3 food stands (La Bella Pizzella, South William Pies and German hotdogs and Pretzels). It is free to wander around this area and avail of the facilities up until 17:00 every day, and then should you want to come in at night (even if you don’t have a ticket to a show) you can pay EUR 2 and go in and enjoy the festivities. I didn’t know about this and it is good to be aware of that option! Thanks Aisling!

CULTURE NIGHT
This year’s Culture Night this taking place from 17:00-23:00 on Friday 19 September and there are so many events taking place that I could dedicate a whole Event Guide issue to this one single night. It is a brilliant idea and I can’t recommend it strong enough. You should definitely try going to some of the events and I will list a few of them this week and more next week. The website www.culturenight.ie/ lists all events and there is a detailed brochure (with purple front cover) available in some pubs/venues and in the Temple Bar Information Centre (opposite the entrance to the Meeting House Square). Plan your evening beforehand and pick out of the well over 100 events what interests you. Please note that the brochure ( PDF version is on the website) does not contain ALL events. There is a whole list of Special Events (www.culturenight.ie/listing.asp?id=40) that didn’t make it into the brochure due to printing deadlines. So use a combination of the website and the brochure.
All events are free and for anybody interested in Culture, this is THE night of the year. :-) I will have to plan some “parent-friendly” activities because my parents will be in Ireland over that weekend, but since there is something for everybody, this should not be too difficult.

STYLE IN THE CITY
With ticket prices between EUR 40 and 95 (preview for EUR 25) this fashion and shopping event is not just “not free”, but is in my opinion even very expensive. It is organised by the same company that is running the expensive Taste of Dublin event in Iveagh Gardens. I only mention this event here because it will take over Merrion Square and could impact on traffic in the area and on accessibility of Merrion Square. www.styleinthecity.ie

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THE ART OF CHESS – SEBASTIAN GUNINNESS GALLERY
The artists Maurizio Cattelan, Jake & Dinos Chapman, Damien Hirst, Rachael Whiteread, Barbara Kruger, Gavin Turk, Tom Friedman, Paul McCarthy, Matthew Ronay, Tunga and Yayoi Kusama were all individually commissioned to create their own unique take on the chess-set. And the Sebastian Guinness Gallery will exhibit the result from 12 Sept- 09 Oct. I will definitely try to have a look at this exhibition, it sounds very interesting! (Gallery Details: Sebastian Guinness Gallery, 18 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, www.sebastianguinnessgallery.com, Open: ???)

WHEELS BENEATH TOYS – THISISNOTASHOP
Jessica Foley & Elva Carri are exhibiting “Wheels beneath Toys” in Thisisnotashop from 11 Sept-20 Sept. “Childhood. Games. Extra curricular activities. Two artists present an eclectic ensemble of paraphernalia generating a space to explore diverse aspects of childhood play. Foley’s work has expanded from an investigation into the playgrounds and play histories of North Dublin City, and Carri’s work explores the childhood activity of building huts as hiding places.”
(Gallery Details: Thisisnotashop, 26 Benburb Street, Dublin 7, www.thisisnotashop.com. Open: 14:00-19:00)

DAVID GODBOLD – KERLIN GALLERY
“Art, Drugs and Prayer” is the title of an exhibition in the Kerlin Gallery. From 12 Sept – 11 Oct paintings by David Godbold will be exhibited and the artists got his inspiration from the 19th century French poet, Charles Baudelaire, who considered it possible for the individual to escape from “…the grey flats of the everyday…” through to some form of “spiritual” transcendence with the assistance of a combination of art, prayer and drugs. (Gallery Details: Kerlin Gallery, Anne’s Lane, South Anne Street, Dublin 2, www.kerlin.ie, Open: Mon-Fri 10:00-17:45, Sat 11:00-16:30)

LAURA FITZGERALD – TALBOT GALLERY
“For our house is our corner of the world” by Laura Fitzgerald is an exhibition that explores the packing up and moving on and reveals all the strangeness of that movement. The show runs from 11 – 26 Sept.
As part of the Culture Night (19 Sept) Laura Fitzgerald will be creating an event within the Talbot Gallery. The viewer will be invited to relate a most vivid memory which will then be translated into a drawing by the artist. (Gallery Details: Talbot Gallery, 51 Talbot Street, Dublin 1, www.talbotgallery.com, Open: Tues-Fri 10:30-17:00, Sat 10:30-14:00)

LEE WELCH – THE LAB
“Never odd or even and other pieces” is Lee Welch’s multi-disciplinary exhibition. It will be on show from 11 Sept – 25 Oct in The Lab in Foley Street.
www.leewelch.com (Gallery Details: The LAB, Foley Street, Dublin 1, www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/ArtsandFacilities/Pages/TheLabFoleyStreet.aspx, Open: Mon-Sat: 10:00-18:00)

SKEWVILLE – GALLERY NUMBER ONE
You probably know that a pair of runners (or should I say “sneakers”) tied together and thrown over cables crossing a street are used in the US to mark the area of a street gang (or similar). In recent weeks you MIGHT have seen a pair of “flat” wooden sneakers hanging over cables in lots of locations in Dublin!? This is already part of an upcoming installation: Legendary New York street artists Skewville will be taking over the windows and creating an installation out of Gallery Number One. Skewville are renowned for their work in New York’s Lower East Side as well as their new space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. This will be their first show in Ireland and promises to bring lots of colour and flavour Dublin. You can see pictures with the “flat” sneakers in Dublin here www.flickr.com/photos/24400499@N02/2837464226/
The exhibition opens on 13 Sept and will continue until 21 Sept.
(Gallery Details: Gallery Number One, 1 Castle Street, Dublin 2, www.gallerynumberone.com, Open: Mon-Sat 11:00-20:00, Sun 13:00-18:00)

NATIONAL PRINT STUDIO NETWORK EXHIBITION – ORIGINAL PRINT
The National Print Studio Network Exhibition “Node” is taking place in the Original Print Gallery in Temple Bar. The exhibition runs from 12 Sept- 05 Oct
The National Print Studio Network includes: Belfast Print Workshop; Black Church Print Studio; Cork Printmakers; Courtyard Printmakers at Airfield; Graphic Studio Dublin; Leinster Printmakers; Limerick Printmakers; Lorg Printmakers; and Seacourt Print Workshop and some of the exhibiting artists are Debbie Godsell, John Graham, Struan Hamilton, Sean Hanrahan, Catherine Hehir, Fiona Joyce, Ann Kavanagh, Marianne Keating, Jo Kelley, Jill McKeown, Louise Meade, Tom Moore, John Charles William Morris, Red O’Neill, Bill Penney, Ben Reilly, Vincent Sheridan, Debbie Symth and Katherine Van Uytrecht. (Gallery Details: Original Print Gallery, 4 Temple Bar, Dublin 2, www.originalprint.ie, Open: Mon-Fri: 10:30-17:30, Sat: 11.00-17:00, Sun: 14:00-18:00)

IMMATATE GROUP EXHIBITION – MONSTER TRUCK GALLERY
The Monster Truck Gallery & Studios are inviting to “Immatate”, a two week exhibition where contributors, traditionally based in commercial artistic professions, are invited to produce a fine art group show. These include up to eight creatives (Graphic designers, Architects, Product designers etc.) from both Ireland and England. The show will open on Friday 12 Sept with a reception from 18:00-20:00 and will continue until Sunday 21 Sept. (Gallery Details: Monster Truck Gallery, 73 Francis Street, Dublin 7, www.monstertruck.ie, Opening Hours: 13:00-19:00)

NEW COLLECTION EXHIBITION – IMMA
The Irish Museum of Modern Art’s Collection opens to the public with an exhibition presenting a variety of fresh perspectives. From 11 Sept 08 – 29 March 09, “Exquisite Corpse” shows 17 works from the Museum’s Collection selected by range of people from across the Irish and international arts world. These include renowned Surrealism scholar Dawn Ades, award-winning writer Colm Tóibín, celebrated artist Michael Craig-Martin and senior Tate curator Frances Morris. The resulting exhibition features a diverse range of works, including those by Barrie Cooke, Dorothy Cross, Richard Hamilton, Rebecca Horn, Caroline McCarthy, Vik Muniz, Kathy Prendergast and many more. The official opening will take place at 18:00 on Friday 19 Sept to coincide with Culture Night.
Talk and Screening: On Friday 19 Sept at 19:30 artist and curator Mark Garry will give an informal talk in response to the curatorial themes in the exhibition and how they informed the selection of artworks in the Lecture Room at IMMA.
Also on Friday 19 Sept, at 21:30 and for one evening only, IMMA will present a screening of Chien Andalou: An Andalusian Dog, a Surrealist film by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali made in 1928. The screening will take place in the Lecture Room.
The lecture and screening are free, but booking is essential for all IMMA Talks and Lectures. To book please telephone the automatic booking line on +353 1 612 9948 or email the automatic email at talksandlectures@imma.ie. Please leave your name, the amount of places you would like to reserve and a contact telephone number or email address. You will be contacted only if the talk is booked out or if there is a change of time or venue. For further assistance with your booking phone the education and community programmes Tel: +353 1 6129919/3.
(Museum Detail: Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital, Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, www.imma.ie, Tues-Sat: 10:00-17:30, Sun+Bank Holidays: 12:00-17:30. from 05 June-18 Sept: Thurs: 10:00-20:00)

ARISE! YE STARVELINGS – PALLAS CONTEMPORARY PROJECTS
“Arise! ye starvelings…” is the title of an exhibition from 13 Sept – 11 Oct in Pallas Contemporary Projects. (Opening is on 12 Sept from 18:00-20:00.) Artists Declan Clarke, Stephen Gunning, Nicolas Milhe, Django Hernández show their works.
(Gallery Details: Pallas Contemporary Projects, 111 Grangegorman Road Lower, Dublin 7, www.pallasprojects.org, Open: Mon-Sat: 12:00-18:00)

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LANGUAGE RECRUITMENT FAIR
If you are looking for a job using your language skills you will be interested in this: On Fri and Sat (12+13 Sept) from 10:00-17:00 a Language Recruitment Fair will take place in the Gresham Hotel in O’Connell Street. Check out www.languagerecruitmentfair.ie and request your free ticket for the event there. If, for some reason, you can’t request a ticket in advance, I suggest you go there anyway and I would expect that you will be let in.

BOOK SIGNING – EASON’S
Charlie Higson is signing copies of “Young Bond by Royal Command” in Eason’s in O’Connell St, Dublin on Friday 12 September 2008 from 11:00

HARD WORKING CLASS HEROES FESTIVAL – MENTORING
The Hard Working Class Heroes Festival is offering free Industry Panels and Mentor Sessions for upcoming bands and musicians. From 12-14 Sept the events will take place in The Button Factory, Curved Street in Temple Bar.
This year there will be first-come-first-served mentor speed sessions from 10:30-13:00 on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 at The Button Factory, Dublin with Irish and international industry and media professionals present and correct to answer any and all questions. In addition four industry panels (Saturday and Sunday 14:00-15:00 and 15:30-16:30) in the same venue will cover some key areas of the industry and offer bands and others working in music an opportunity to benefit from the wisdom of key players working in various areas of the industry.
To find out all the details, please check www.hwch.net

BLIZZARDS – IN-STORE-PERFORMANCE
The Indie Band “The Blizzards” will perform in Dundrum Town Centre, in the new music store Zavvi, on Fr 12 Sept from 16:30. They will promote their new album “The Domino Effect”.

OUT TO LUNCH – READING
The Irish Writers’ Centre (19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1, next to the Hugh Lane Gallery) is inviting to a free “Out To Lunch” Reading on 12 Sept at 13:15. Enda Coyle-Green will read. For more information, contact 0-8721302 or info@writerscentre.ie. www.poetryireland.ie/whats-on/index.php

EQUILIBRE – FRINGE FEST
A trio of fantastic French physical theatre pieces that explore tension, suspension and
counterpoise. Hold your breath! Don’t let go! A perfect day out for all of the family: Les Etoiles (Cie Les Colporteurs): Balancing on a structure made of pipes and wires, four tightrope walkers perform two poetic tales of predictable encounters in an unpredictable ballet.
Transports Exceptionnels (Cie Beau Geste): A tender love duet between a dancer and a mechanical digger accompanied by the dramatic voice of Maria Callas. Iron meets flesh with unexpected grace in this witty interpretation of the pas de deux tradition.
NousTube # 2 (Jörg Muller & Jess Curtis): A cylinder full of water, a gigantic test tube with somebody (or something) trapped inside. Splishy splashy movement, there’s a weird fish bubbling at us! Be transported into an odd world of weightlessness, made up of rhythms, vibrations, unheard noises and moreover…silence.
Date-Time: 12 Sep-13:00/18:00 and 13 Sep-15:00. Venue Grand Canal Square, Length 70 min, Tickets Free

BASTIEN AND BASTIENNE – FRINGE FEST
Ireland has never had a flash mob opera before – until today. Crash the party and sing along as one of the country’s most celebrated, dynamic and entertaining opera ensembles present this quirky one act singspiel by Mozart, against the stunning
backdrop of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. See www.fringfest.com to download scores and for practice videos. Date 12 Sep, Venue St Patrick’s Cathedral Park, Time 17:15, Length 45 mins, Tickets Free

REGULAR EVENTS – FRIDAY
* Sahaja Yoga Meditation program is available for free every Friday at 19:30 at 4/5 Eustace Street (bell 3, next to the IFI), Temple Bar. For more information contact Seamus on SHarten@upc.ie www.templebar.ie/home_ns_9_action_view_nid_229.html

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CITY CHASE
Free for onlookers but not at all a free event for participants (EUR 85 for two), but it looks like fun and I know that some of you are seasoned and gifted “treasure hunt” experts. So you might want to have a look at www.citychase.com/compupdates.asp?compid=dublin&evt=ireland.
City Chase is an urban adventure series that sees contestants work in teams of two to solve clues which lead them to secretly located chase point challenges that are scattered throughout the city.
The clues are designed to test their knowledge of the city and the contestants are encouraged to interact with the general public as well as friends and family to solve the clues and locate the Chase points. Each chase point consists of a different challenge designed to test the mind, body and nerve. The first team to successfully complete 10 of the 15 challenges and return to the start/finish wins and will go on to represent Dublin in the City Chase World Championships in Morocco.
The City Chase takes place on Saturday and last registration is possible between 08:30 and 10:00 on Saturday at Smithfield. Since participants are invited to use “phone a friend” facilities and in case any of you from the Dublin Event Guide Community plan to take part in this City Chase, feel free to contact me on 087 2931571 if you need help with any of the tasks and you think I can help.
For non-participants: Watching participants doing the City Chase is obviously free (you recognise them easily in their City Chase T-shirts) the event starts at 10:00 from Smithfield Plaza and it takes 4-6 hours to complete all tasks.
www.citychase.com/compupdates.asp?compid=dublin&evt=ireland

BOOKS IN THE PARK – MARLAY PARK
On Sat 13 Sept from 13:00-17:00 the free event “Books in the Park” is taking place in Marlay Park in Rathfarnham. A host of widely acclaimed Irish authors including Derek Landy and Marita Conlon McKenna as well as London’s Andy Staunton, celebrated for his Mr Gum Books, take their books and their brilliance to Marlay Park for a free fun day for all the family.
Books in the Park is a lively, fun day featuring a host of top authors and lots of other activities including face painters, jugglers, balloons, children’s entertainment, a café area, a bookshop and a giant signing session with the authors. The popular CoCo Market at Marlay Park on Saturdays produces delicious farmers fare and the children’s playground and family facilities at Marlay provide all the ingredients for a great day out.
The event kicks off at 13:00 with children’s entertainment, clowns, stilt walkers, balloons, face painters and the DLR Events DJ. At 13:20 to 13:40 Niamh Sharkey will brings us the ‘The Ravenous Beast and Other Tall Tales’ for children up to 5 years old. Then at 13:40 until 14:10 there will be further entertainment for Children of all ages with the return of the Fanzini Brothers. At 14:10-14:30 Judi Curtin shares her Alice and Megan Stories with children aged seven and over and at 14:30 Storyteller Marita Conlon McKenna will continue the excitement until 15:00 at which point there will be more play and children’s entertainment for all ages. From 15:30-16:00 London’s Andy Stanton of the best selling Mr Gum books fame will make a guest appearance at Books in the Park and at 16:00 The Skeleton Detective is back with Derek Landy for children aged 8 and over. Finally from 16:30-17:00, Authors will be signing at the Bookshop – bring your book to be signed or buy a new one!
www.dlrevents.ie/events.htm

BLACKBOX – FRINGE FEST
A five minute theatrical trip performed for your eyes only by a cast of six outside the smallest theatre auditorium in the world. Step inside the darkened box for a brief peep out to this twisted, eyeball slicing, horse-dragging, surrealist Daliesque world.
Date 7-18 Sep, Venue South King Street, Time 12:00-14:00, Length 5 mins per
Show, Tickets Free

URBAN PLAYGROUND II – FRINGE FEST
The Urban Playground team and Dublin’s free runners Urban Ghosts synergize and reanimate well known city locations. Four unique one-off performances blend Parkour, breaking and contemporary dance. With only hours to react to each new spot, the UPG team will bare their skills, souls and skins on the streets of Ireland’s capital. Date 8-11 Sep, Venue Various locations, check www.fringefest.com, Time 17:15, Length 30 mins, Tickets Free

TOWER RECORDS – ANNIVERSARY BASH
Tower Records will be celebrating their 15th Anniversary on Sat 13 Sept with lots of In-store performances on the day and potentially some other celebrations, special offers etc. Check out the shop in Wicklow Street if you are in the area. The In-store performances on the day are
13:00 The Blizzards
14:00 Mick Flannery
15:00 Jennifer Evans & The Ripe Intent
16:00 Carly Sings
17:00 Lisa Hannigan
www.myspace.com/tower_records

SARI SOCCERFEST/COUNT US IN FESTIVAL – PHOENIX PARK
SARI stands for “Sport Against Racism Ireland” and the 12th Annual Soccerfest and ‘Count Us In’ Children and Youth Festival organised by SARI are taking place on Sat and Sun 13-14 Sept. at the Garda and Camogie Sports Ground in Phoenix Park.
Soccerfest is Ireland’s largest intercultural sports festival and sees 48 teams from around the world competing against each other. The launch of the Count Us In festival will see regional representatives from the FAI, GAA, IRFU and Athletics Ireland on hand to provide coaching and mini tournaments to young people from all over Ireland on Sunday 14th from 12:00 – 16:00. Both events are free and open to the public.
This year’s Soccerfest and ‘Count Us In’ festival will have a host of family entertainment and fun as well as sports. This will include, Gymboree, Face painting, Clowns, Drummers, DJs, Punjabi Dancers, Capoeira. In addition, live music will be provided by Samba, Lisa O’Neil, The Peace Messengers, Stone and Jezreel alongside DJ’s playing world music.
Unfortunately the website www.sari.ie only has a long and “blurby” press release but doesn’t provide any details about the event. I can’t see when the Soccerfest starts and/or ends on Saturday. And there is no information about the schedule for the entertainment. All I can gather is that the Soccerfest will take place on Saturday AND Sunday and the Count Us In Festival will take place from 12:00-16:00 on Sunday only. Somewhere else I found in the advertisement “International Women’s competition” and “FAI under 12s & under 14s mixed soccer blitz” but again it would be very interesting to know when and WHO can take part. The event sounds really interesting, but it would have helped to provide some more detail if visitors (or even participants) are really welcome! Pity! www.sari.ie

SEPTEMBERFEST – FARMLEIGH HOUSE
On Sat+Sun 13-14 Sept from 11:00-18:30 the September Fest will take place in Farmleigh House in Phoenix Park. The official advertisement says “Something different is happening in Farmleigh this September. Something bold and exciting, something that is both old and new at the same time. Something that celebrates an important part of our heritage, our culture, our past, and our present. “SeptemberFest 2008” will undoubtedly be one of the huge draws at Farmleigh this year. Held over two days, Saturday the 13th and Sunday the 14th of September, and run in conjunction with Bord Bia, this event will have something for everybody. For the first time ever, Ireland’s craft brewers will come together to showcase their wonderful products, from traditional ales and beers, to artisan apple ciders. Their fantastic produce will be available to taste and purchase, with the dedicated brewers offering their expert advice on what beverages compliment certain dishes, as well as presenting an insight into the age old craft of brewing and its place in Irish history. With such fantastic producers like David Llewellyn showcasing his ciders, and the Carlow Brewing Company displaying their stouts and ales, the micro-brewery marquee is sure to be full of aromas and atmosphere throughout the weekend. While enjoying your glass of beer, why not take in the music of the various brass bands, guitarists and singers who will perform over the two days. There will also be lectures, exhibits and displays examining where and when our food and drink traditions were born. Some wonderful speciality food produce will also be available throughout the event with high quality speciality producers feeding the masses with their delicious offerings. From great food to fantastic beers to wonderful entertainment, “SeptemberFest 2008″ is sure to be one of the highlights on this year’s Farmeleigh calendar.”
Tickets are not required for this event and admission is free. www.framleigh.ie

FAMILY PROGRAMME – HUGH LANE GALLERY
A free Family Day on Sat 13 Sept will take place in the Hugh Lane Gallery. Dance Workshops throughout the day for different age groups will tie in with the Julian Opie art installation of walking figures in O’Connell Street. Join Julian Opie’s Sara Dancing and dancer Michelle Cahill will be part of these dance workshops for the whole family the family. Parents are welcome to join in with all age groups! The age groups are 3-6 years (11:00-12:00 – Parents / Guardians must stay with children of this age group). 7-12 years (12:30-13:30), Teens (13:00-15:00). To book please contact the Gallery Reception on 01 2225564. www.hughlane.ie/whats_on_detail.php?id=123

FAMILY PROGRAMME – NATIONAL GALLERY
On Saturday 13 Sept from 15:00-16:00 a National Gallery Family Programme event will take place. The Family Programme provides an opportunity for adults and children to enjoy the excitement of learning about the arts through a wide range of free Gallery-based activities including exploring storytelling, music, art, poetry and drama. The topic of this week’s event is “Over the Rainbow” by Beth O’Halloran. The programme takes place in the Baroque Gallery and is suitable for children from 4-10 years. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html#3

TEMPLE BAR MARKETS
And as always: Don’t forget that the Temple Bar Markets (Temple Bar Food Market on Meeting House Square and the Temple Bar Designer Mart near Cow’s Lane) are taking place every Saturday from 10:00-16:30.

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DUBLIN CITY CYCLE
Dublin City Cycle takes place on Sunday 14 September. Departing from Merrion Square South (assembly time is 08:30 and start time is 09:30), the 10 km course goes through many of Dublin’s most famous streets and you will many well-known landmarks. Full road closures will be in place and the Gardai will marshal the event. Please note that this is fun, safe, family friendly event and is not a race. To complete the 10 km course should take no more than an hour and the roads will reopen at 11:30. According to the website only 4500 cyclists are allowed to take part, so you have to register on www.dublincitycycle.com!! Participation is free. (However, allegedly 5000 cyclists took part last year and this year’s event is meant to be bigger, so I am not so sure where the 4500 limit is coming from.)
The route goes from Merrion Square to Fitzwilliam Street, then to Lower Baggot Street, via Wilton Terrace (along the canal) into Lesson Street, then onwards to Hatch Street, Camden Street, Aungier Street, South Great George’s Street, Dame Street, Westmoreland Street over the Liffey, up O’Connell Street, then around Parnell Square and – unfortunately – the exact same route back to Merrion Square.
Cyclists, have an enjoyable day in the City Centre (hopefully the weather will be ok). Motorists, avoid the City Centre between 08:30 and 11:30 at all cost!
More information on www.dublincitycycle.com

SARI SOCCERFEST/COUNT US IN FESTIVAL – PHOENIX PARK
See details on Saturday.

SEPTEMBERFEST – FARMLEIGH HOUSE
See details on Saturday.

FOOD MARKET – FARMLEIGH HOUSE
The food market at Farmleigh House is taking place on Sun 14 Sept. from 10:00-17:15. www.farmleigh.ie

CHURCHILL SILVER BAND – FARMLEIGH HOUSE
The Churchill Silver Band will perform on the Bandstand in the Pleasure Grounds of Farmleigh House on Sun 14 Sept from 14:00-16:00.

WORK IN AUSTRALIA – INFORMATION DAY
You want to work in Australia or New Zealand this year? And you need to know more details? Go to the Westbury Hotel (off Grafton Street) on Sunday 14 Sept from 13:00-16:00 for an information day about employment, travel and lifestyle opportunities in Australia. Free Seminars and the possibility to meet with Recruitment, Visa, Flight & Adventure specialists complement the programme.
Admission is free and you can register and find out more on www.workinaustralia.ie or events.workinaustralia.ie/events_dublin.asp

FRINGE – REHEARSED READINGS
On Sun 14 Sept from 13:00-18:30 in the Backloft (7-11 Augustine Street, Dublin 8) you can experience rehearsed readings for free:
Following the success of last year’s rehearsed readings, Dublin Fringe Festival is delighted to present Step It Up, a platform for scriptbased work that captured our imagination and sparked our curiosity. Taking place over two Sundays, six emerging writers showcase their new work, with facilitated discussion and refreshments.
13:00 “The Crown Jewels” by Shawn Sturnick
15:15 “Leap of Faith” by David Lydon
16:45 “Thicker than Water”
More information is here: dublinfringefest.ticketsolve.com/events/events_for_show/701747
The event is free but ticketed, so you will have to book tickets on www.fringefest.com

FAMILY EVENTS – NATIONAL MUSEUM
The national Museum has a brand new website and it is much improved in comparison to the old website. BUT some areas don’t work (yet) properly, so it is a bit of a pain to navigate it. For the moment I will therefore only provide LINKS to the Family events provided by the museum:
Amphibian Art (Age 7-12): www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=60
Family Tour: www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=122
Egyptian Papyrus Drawing (Age 7-12): www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=83

FAMILY EVENT – HUGH LANE GALLERY
“Sunday Sketching” is a workshop for 7+ year olds. It will take place on Sun 14 Sept from 15:00-16:00 and is titled “Hugh Lane 100 Years: Portraits”. No booking necessary. Early arrival is recommended.
www.hughlane.ie/whats_on_detail.php?id=124

FRINGE: WAR OF THE ROSES
“War of the Roses III: Back in Black” by Whiplash is an outdoor performance on Sun 14 Sept at 21:00 (50 min) at the Civic Offices Amphitheatre (behind Christ Church). The description goes like this “Lock up your daughters (and some of your sons). They’re back and this time it’s personal! Following on from hugely popular runs during Fringe ’06 and ’07 Whiplash and their cast of thousands bring you the final instalment of their epic trilogy. Dark, Satanic and as Moody as a transition year student.
This event is free and is not ticketed. dublinfringefest.ticketsolve.com/events/events_for_show/701761

REGULAR SUNDAY EVENTS
There are a number of regular live events every week and over the coming weeks I will try to gather more of them and include them as a regular feature:
*The Mary Stokes Band (Blues) from 18:30 in Bruxelles near Grafton Street and near the Westbury Hotel. I listened to them last Sunday and they are brilliant!
*Sunday Jazz in The Globe in George’s Street every Sunday from 17:30-19:30.
*Jazz in The George in George’s Street from 16:30-18:00: Jazz Band Zrazy.
*Sunday Roast is the event in Thomas Reads The Oak in Dame Street/Parliament Street every Sunday from 19:00. Provided are free live music, games & roast potatoes.

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

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TOWER RECORDS – IN-STORE PERFORMANCE
“Citizen” will perform in Tower Records in Wicklow Street at 17:00 on Mon 15 Sept. www.myspace.com/tower_records

PINT AND PICTURE FILM CLUB
Howard Linnane’s (086 3614787) film club is taking place again upstairs in “Russells of Ranelagh”. (On the main street in Ranelagh, just down from the Luas station and across from the Triangle, it is the pub with the nice balcony at the front). The film club screens Irish short films and usually a feature film. Admission is free.
The next screening will be on Mon 15 Sept starting around 19:15 or 19:30. Please ring Howard to confirm the time and to check which films he will show.

REGULAR MONDAY EVENTS
* From 21:30 in the International Bar in Wicklow Street: An acoustic singer-songwriter session hosted by Jacqueline Tuck. Entry is free. The music styles vary from pop to folk to traditional. www.myspace.com/jacquelinetuck

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TOWER RECORDS – IN-STORE PERFORMANCE
“Someone still loves you Boris Yeltsin” will perform in Tower Records in Wicklow Street at 18:00 on Tues 16 Sept. (Hmm, maybe someone should get a marketing expert to help the band find a marketable name! I have never heard them performance and therefore don’t know how brilliant they are, but the name won’t help, I guess.) www.myspace.com/tower_records

IMMA ARP CONVERSATIONS – MIKE FITZPATRICK AND SEAN LYNCH
Mike Fitzpatrick is both an artist and curator/director of Limerick City Gallery of Art and Sean Lynch is an artist, currently residing on the Artist Residency Programme at IMMA. On Tues 16 Sept from 17:00 (in Lecture Room) they will talk about a collection of artworks that Fitzpatrick and Lynch have made in recent years, along with recalling some anecdotes and rumours that interest them both.
The lecture is free, but booking is essential for all IMMA Talks and Lectures. To book please telephone the automatic booking line on +353 1 612 9948 or email the automatic email at talksandlectures@imma.ie. Please leave your name, the amount of places you would like to reserve and a contact telephone number or email address. You will be contacted only if the talk is booked out or if there is a change of time or venue. For further assistance with your booking phone the education and community programmes Tel: +353 1 6129919/3.

RAYMOND OSBORN – SIGNAL ARTS CENTRE
“A Year In Bray” – An Exhibition of Paintings by Raymond Osborn is on show from Tues 16 Sept – 28 Sept in The Signal Arts Centre in Bray. The Opening Reception is on Thurs 18 Sept from 19:00-21:00. (Gallery Details: Signal Arts Centre, 1 Albert Avenue, Bray, Co. Wicklow, www.signalartscentre.ie, Open: Tue – Fri: 10:00-13:00 & 14:00-17:00, Sat – Sun: 12:00-17:00)

MY SPACE MOVES – NCI, IFSC
“My Space” moves to the National College of Ireland, Mayor Street, IFSC Dublin on 16 Sept and will have an opening show with works by by Diana Caramaschi, Collette Moore, Rita Cahill, Alison Brent, Noreen Lynch.
My Space is a project by Cecilia Moore commissioned by Breaking Ground, the Ballymun Regeneration Ltd per cent for art scheme. 6 plexi glass units become mini-galleries for each artist for a few weeks. The project is currently travelling to different non-gallery venues throughout Ireland until June 09. www.ceciliamoore.ie

REGULAR TUESDAY EVENTS
* In the Bankers Inn on Trinity Street (off Dame Street) at 21:30: An acoustic singer-songwriter session hosted by Dave Murphy. A contribution is requested but not required. This is a listening club so is very quiet and features a lot of experienced songwriters trying out new material. www.myspace.com/davemurphyandfriends

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TOWER RECORDS – IN-STORE PERFORMANCE
“Pugwash” will perform in Tower Records in Wicklow Street at 18:00 on Wed 17 Sept. www.myspace.com/tower_records

AKIDWA – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Akina Dada wa Africa (AkiDwA), a national network for migrant women, was established in 2001 to address the needs of an expanding population of African and migrant women resident in Ireland. The organisation is a representative body for migrant women and its advocacy approach is from a gender and equality based perspective.
On Wed 17 Sept AkiDwa would like to invite you to a celebration of its work over the past seven years, a presentation of findings from our domestic violence research and the launch of our Strategic Plan 2008-2011. From 10:00-13:00 a conference will take place in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle.
10:00 Registration, tea and coffee
10:30 “Transforming Ireland: Successes+Challenges”-Review of AkiDwA from 2001
11.00: Emerging issues and review of work to date:
– Gender Guidelines for Asylum Practices and Procedures
– Domestic and Gender Based Violence
– Female Genital Mutilation
11:45 Future work: Strategic Plan 2008 – 2011
12:30 Official launch of Strategic Plan
Please confirm your attendance by contacting info@akidwa.ie or 01 814 8582. Attendance at this event is free of charge but places are limited.
www.activelink.ie/ce/active.php?id=2829

CHAPTERS AND VERSE LUNCTIME READING
On Wed 17 Sept from 13:15-13:55 Catherine Ann Cullen and Noel Ó Briain will be in Chapters in Parnell St for a Lunchtime Reading.
More information about the event and about the contributors can be found here: www.seventowers.ie/cms/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=27&extmode=view&extid=206

BOOK SIGNING – HUGHES&HUGHES
The former Liverpool footballer Ian Rush is signing his book “Rush The Autobiography” in Hughes&Hughes in Swords on Wed 17 Sept at 17:30.

AUTHOR READING – KATHY REICHS (DUBRAY BOOKS)
On Wed 17 Sept from 18:30 in Dubray Books (36 Graton Street), bestselling author and Forensic Anthropologist Kathy Reichs and creator of the Temperance Brennan series will be reading from her new bestseller Devil Bones followed by questions and answers and a signing. All welcome. Refreshments served

FILM SCREENING – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
The Spanish Cultural Institute “Instituto Cervantes” is showing a series of films exploring the notions of documentary, video-art and avant-garde cinema. The films do look interesting, but the translation from Spanish is not overly helpful! So, you have to take a bit of a gamble if you don’t understand the Spanish description here
dublin.cervantes.es/es/cultura_espanol/actividades_cultura_espanol.shtm
The English translation is a little too literal in some aspects and I find it hard to understand:
The official description says: “D-Generation. Subterranean experiences in Spanish non-fiction” invites you to explore the murky depths of the contemporary documentary in search of those pieces that cannot quite be labelled or categorised. An update on the most innovative and daring Spanish audiovisual formats, formats which have their origins in this renewed concept of the documentary and which bring us to the core of these fascinating new paths of creation.
The films will be shown on 02, 10, 11, 17, 18 + 24 Sept at 18:30 in the Instituto Cervantes in Lincoln House, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2 (just opposite the Dental Clinic at the back of TCD). All films are in Spanish with English subtitle. The films are presented by Esperanza Collado, the director of the contemporary art and cinema publication “Spectrum”.

TEMPLE BAR GALLERY AND STUDIOS – GALLERY TALK
A discussion about the topic “Painting: What’s permissible?” between Francis McKee and Mick Wilson will take place at 17:30 on Wed 17 Sept in the Temple Bar Gallery. I expect that the event is free (but please check first) but it requires booking: Please contact Rayne Booth at 01 671 0073 or rayne@templebargallery.com
(Gallery Details: Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, 5-9 Temple Bar, www.templebargallery.com, Open: Tues-Sat 11:00-18:00 (19:00 on Thursday))

REGULAR WEDNESDAY EVENTS
* “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/
* “The Song Room” is another open mic event. It takes place in The Globe in George’s Street at 20:30 on Wednesdays as well. www.myspace.com/thesongroom

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BOOK SIGNING – EASON’S
Ian Rush will be signing copies of “Rush” in Eason’s in O’Connell St on Thurs 18 Sept from 12:30.

FILM SCREENING – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
See Wednesday for details

HSITORIA DE ROSA – DOCUMENTARY (LASC)
The screening of “Historia de Rosa” (Documentary) by the Latin American Solidarity Centre has been postponed and will now not take place on Thurs 18 Sept.
www.indymedia.ie/article/88883

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BOOK SIGNING – EASON’S
Oliver Jeffers will be signing copies of “Great Paper Caper” in Eason’s in O’Connell on Fri 19 Sept from 11:00.

TOWER RECORDS – IN-STORE PERFORMANCE
“Myp et Jeep” will perform in Tower Records in Wicklow Street at 17:00 on Fri 19 Sept and “Carosel” will perform there at 18:00 on the same day. www.myspace.com/tower_records

CULTURE NIGHT
From 17:00-23:00 is Culture Night! Don’t forget to check out www.culturenight.ie!

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CHILEAN NAVAL SHIP IN DUBLIN
The Chilean Naval Ship “Almirante Condell” will be berthed at the Ocean Peer, Alexandra Basin between 17 and 20 September. It will be open to the public on Friday 19 September between 10:00 and 16:00.
The ship is named after Rear Admiral Carlos Condell, offspring of a Scottish merchant officer, who had a distinguished service acting as the Captain of a small wooden corvette during the war of the Pacific, at the end of the 19th century. This ship was handed over to the Chilean Navy the 28th May 2008 in Portsmouth Harbour. It is the former HMS “Marlborough”, the fourth of the modern generation of Type 23 frigates, built by Swan Hunter. The Captain is Jorge Cruz.
For security reasons, Dublin Port will require in advance the names of the people intending to visit the FF “Almirante Condell”. Those interested please send a message to visitcondell@gmail.com before the 18th September 2008.
www.dublin.ie/calendar_details.aspx?eventid=875
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Writing this week’s Event Guide a question came up in my little head: Do you think it would make sense to have a separate “Events for Children” category in this newsletter? Let me know what you think. Send your opinion with the subject “Children” to dublineventguide@gmail.com.

Before I go, something curious: While writing this week’s Event Guide I heated up a frozen Pizza that I had bought in Tesco during the week. It is a new range Italian Pizza and when reading the cooking instructions I found something strange. The instructions are in Italian, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Russian and Slovakian language on the back of the box in addition to English (marked for “GB, IRL, USA”). The curious thing is that in ALL languages apart from English it says that you should thaw the pizza at room temperature before putting in the oven, but in English it says that you should put it in the oven “from frozen”. At first I thought the translator made a mistake, but then I realised that the cooking time in the English text is 3 min longer than in all other languages. What does this say about English speakers? You can’t expect them to thaw a Pizza before baking it?? ANYBODY else, but NOT English speakers? Hmmmmm. I am puzzled! — Ok, ok, I DO realise that you COULD ask yourself as well: What does it say about this German guy, who is meant to write an Event Guide and instead wastes his time reading Cooking Instructions in Russian. ;-)

Enjoy the weekend!

–Joerg

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