Event Guide 86: Phantom First Friday Party, Sidewalk Astronomy, National Museum Events, Speed Dating, Francesco Turrisi Concert

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| DUBLIN EVENT GUIDE (for Free Events) No. 86
| 06 Feb 2009                      Subscribers: 3344
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Hi all!

Wasn’t the weather interesting this week? It fascinated me how status messages on facebook expressed a HUGE amount if joy and happiness when the first snow flakes fell. The smiles seemed to be BIG and the amazement about this magical event could be sensed everywhere. But what happened then? A few hours/days later and some traffic chaos and shut down airport later and most people can’t wait until the snow is gone again. If you analyse that there is in interesting message in it: The snow has no meaning, it is not good or bad, it is just snow. But we give it a meaning and this meaning can be good – in the beginning – but we have the ability to change that meaning within minutes from good to bad if experiences (e.g. traffic chaos) trigger us to do that.

Now if you look at this sudden and relatively easy meaning change, maybe ask yourself if it couldn’t go as easy the other way: If something happens in your life that you attach a negative meaning to, could you not change it as quickly and give it a positive or at least neutral meaning? I guarantee you that you would feel better than if you hold on to the negative meaning/association! Try it out!!

And if you want to hear more about this then let me remind you again that the “Breakthrough to Success” seminar will be back in Dublin where Chris Howard will teach you how to identify and achieve your goals and how to overcome negative meanings (values, emotions) that hold you back. Read more in the Dublin section about it, I mention it today again, because it is your last opportunity to register for the free 3-day training course from 20-22 Feb.

And finally: Yes, yes, yes, the Dublin Event Guide Community will go ahead!! I got the required critical mass of mails confirming that people will come to it so will go ahead with the meeting. It will be an “Alternative Valentine’s Day” meeting on Sat 14 Feb. But it is not match-making event and it is not limited to single people. Not at all! Instead everyone is invited (totally relationship-tolerant way) who has no other plans on that day OR who has decided that the commercialisation of that day went a bid to far OR if you want to come AFTER your romantic dinner when you were kicked out of the restaurant after a short 1.5 hours there to make room for the next couples. :-P

So we will meet to have a chat, to meet other Event Guide Community members and just to have a good evening. The meeting will start at 20:00 and will at least go on until midnight. There are a few venues to choose from and I have to do a bit more ringing around, but I can promise that it will be less than 7 minutes walk from the Liffey and will be somewhere quite near to the Ha’Penny Bridge. I will tell you all the detail in next week’s Event Guide, but make sure that you put the date in your calendar! On Sat 14 Feb: Dublin Event Guide Meeting!!! I hope to see loads of you and from the feedback I got, I expect that we will be at least between 20 and 50 people. It will be a great night!! :-)

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And please read this: This Event Guide is sponsored by Esme E, Cliodhna D, Brian L, Padraig S, Kathie S, Orla niF, Jef B, Susanna N, Kate C, Nicola J, Claus Sch, Gordon S, Jeanne M, Fiona O’C, Marta M, Angela C, Isabelle F, Sundra S, Meisoon N, Ruth F, Valerie McN, Estelle O, Aoife M, Mairin M, Fionán O’L, www.stickyfingerstravel.com (The travel guide for parents travelling with their children.), www.target2020.com (…a training company that focuses on personal and career development.) and www.a1computers.ie in Cabinteely (…who repair computers, printers and sort out Internet problems fast and who sell computers, laptops and low priced printer cartridges). The main sponsor is www.kravmagaireland.com, the self-defence training centre for everyone, which provides 12-week or 2-day self-defence training courses for beginners.

I am grateful for all support, the sponsoring is picking up, but YOUR support is NEEDED too! Going to free events saves you a LOT of money. True? ;-) Knowing about these free events is essential, so that you then can decide if you want to go or not. True? This is at least worth 1 Euro per month, which is just 25 cent per newsletter!? Do you agree? Can I count on your 12 Euro per year? Feel free to give more if you can, but please do consider the 12 Euro.
To contribute go to “http ://url . ie/v6z” and just remove the three Spaces in the web address (I have to write it like this, otherwise Spam Checkers complain about the url .ie address.) you then can donate using PayPal or your credit card!
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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 guarantee for correctness can be given.

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Quite a number of you asked me to provide a digested version of the week’s events from the long list of events in this newsletter. It is quite challenging to pick and choose, so to make it a little easier for me, I am describing in this section what _I_ intend to do or what I would do if I weren’t busy with other things. ;-) Maybe that helps you. All events mentioned here are described in further detail further down.

I won’t have much time this weekend to go to events because I am busy with other things (training, rehearsal for a recording etc), but there are a few things that I will either do OR would do if I had the time:

Tonight I will maybe go to the Phantom First Friday but the Sidewalk Astronomy sounds interesting too.
On Saturday I will help training a new group of beginners Krav Maga at a 2-day course on Saturday and Sunday (if you are a person that makes decisions quickly and you want to join this 2-day course, ring Patrick as soon as possible to see if there are still a couple of places available: 087-2390398 and tell him that you read it here.)
Later I might go to the “Bodies The Exhibition” exhibition in the Ambassador – not free, but still.
On Sunday I will be busy with more training, rehearsal in the afternoon and the Gardiner Street Gospel Mass in the evening.
On Tuesday the Speed Dating (if in age and relationship-status it is appropriate) is a viable option, but the Blaze Away lecture would tempt me more – if I hadn’t already other plans.
On Wed the Francesco Turrisi concert in the Sugar Club sounds tempting and on Thursday the two lectures “Living with Robots” “Darwin’s Big Idea” make it difficult to decide.

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GOSPEL PROJECT ALBUM LAUNCH – TICKET COMPETITION
The Gospel Project (www.thegospelproject.net and www.myspace.com/thegospelproject), a 5-piece vocal harmony group, which was formed five years ago by Cathy McEvoy as an alternative to the larger Gospel choirs, are launching their album on Fri 13 Feb at Radio City (in Isaac Butt’s, Store Street, Dublin 1). In addition to the launch there will be a full-length concert and it promises to be a great night. Cathy has made a pair of tickets available for you to win and you will get 2 copies of the brand new CD as well. Tickets are EUR 15 (includes a CD) and are available at the door, in case you don’t win. ;-) For more information about the launch, contact 087-6361314 or info@thegospelproject.net. If you want to win the pair of tickets, you have to send an e-mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with “Gospel Project” in the Subject line (please leave out the ” “) and with your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. The e-mail has to be with me by 13:00 on Tues 10 Feb.

COSMIC VOICES – BULGARIAN A-CAPELLA CHOIR
Another chance to enter this competition, but hurry: Raffa Abarca (www.raffaabarca.com) who is a welcome regular in this section because he has made tickets available for competitions a number of times, has again a pair of tickets for you to win. Thanks Raffa! This time Raffa is bringing an amazing and very unusual Bulgarian choir to Ireland. On 10 Feb the Cosmic Voices choir will perform in the National Concert Hall at 20:00 and tickets are on sale from the box office on the National Concert Hall (01-4170000) and on www.nch.ie (EUR 35/32). The choir is an a-capella all-female choir with 20 strong and impressive voices singing Bulgarian Folk Music. “The Choir Cosmic Voices singing has ethereal quality with calculated minor and major dissonances which creates an uncanny atmosphere that is impossible to resist. This is music that is exotic yet familiar, the product of a vibrant culture. A unique choir and surely one of the most appreciated export cultural projects of Bulgaria today.” If you want to win the pair of tickets, you have to send an e-mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with “Cosmic Voices” in the Subject line (please leave out the ” “) and with your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. The e-mail has to be with me by 17:00 on Friday 06 Feb. If you want to hear the choir with its unique style you can read and hear more here www.youtube.com/watch?v=i94c18oQq38 and here www.cosmicvoices.net

All events in this Competition Section are non-free events, but the organisers are making free tickets available for you to win. I usually get lots of competition entries and unfortunately not everybody can win, so even if you are not the winner, please consider going to an event to support the organisers. :-) 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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NEWSLETTER FOR WRITERS
Vanessa O’Loughlin runs workshops for writers and writes a monthly free newsletter for writers. Are you a writer trying to get published or have you always dreamed of writing a best seller? Then the free Inkwell Writers e-newsletter, full of competitions, publishing news and details of publishers looking for new writers is what you should subscribe to. The newsletter also aims to foster a writing community bringing news of successes to encourage and inspire new writers – it comes out approximately monthly – often more regularly if there is important news. To sign up go to www.inkwellwriters.ie and look for the link “Writers Newsletter” on the left.

BREAKTHROUGH TO SUCCESS – PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR
Longer term readers have heard this before, but many of you have not yet. In addition there has been a change, so I need to tell you about it again. :-) About a year ago I came across a seminar called “Breakthrough to Success” by Chris Howard and I knew nothing about it. It is a three-day seminar and since it sounded interesting (and was free), I decided to try it out. I can say that the seminar blew me away, it was just brilliant.
Chris Howard is a NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) trainer and coach who teaches and trains in the US, UK, Ireland and Australia. He is an amazing presenter and the whole seminar is very very polished and extremely professional. The seminar is provided for free and initially I thought there must be a catch. But there is none. It is genuinely free, but the reason for providing it is to inform people about all their other training courses and to sell these other training courses. So in essence the event is a promotional event, BUT in order to give you a good idea about what they promote and to get people to come to this event, they need to and do provide a lot of useful information and teach a huge amount of things in this 3 day course. Every 2 hours (or so) they tell you about another one of their courses and how much cheaper it is to buy it NOW, but the amount of advertisement is a lot less than what you would endure on an evening of watching TV. ;-)
The seminar teaches you and gets you to define your goals and then spends a lot of time in helping you to identify what holds you back from it and how to overcome the limiting beliefs and excuses that we often have to get you on the path of achieving your goal.
It is 3 full days of motivational exercises and full of positive messages and for some it gets a little much. I, however, think that the training is brilliant and that everybody who genuinely feels that something in his/her right should be or could be improved will get a LOT out of it IF you are determined to take part.
It starts on a Friday and a lot of people wonder if they could not just do the Saturday and Sunday and skip the Friday. In my opinion, if you can’t attend on the Friday you will have missed all the introductory elements and a huge amount of information, so I really don’t recommend just doing Saturday and Sunday. It is like starting a 12 week language course in Week 4!
So if there is something in your life (job/career, relationships, health, fitness, finances) that you want to improve and where previous attempts weren’t so successful and if you realise that you need a bit of a nudge and are open to be nudged, then you should definitely go. You can register for free here www.breakthroughtosuccess.eu/?af=CLA1035324
The big change is that the date has been moved from the originally announced date in March. The course is now taking place from 20-22 Feb!!

BODIES EXHIBITION
Have you heard about the “Bodies The Exhibition” in the Ambassador Theatre? Did you see the skin-less body peaking down at you from billboards? Yes, it is a slightly spooky and at the same time fascinating way of looking at our bodies. Using clever preservation methods you can see parts of the human body that you were never able to see before. At similar exhibitions in Germany (“Body Worlds”) people were queuing for hours to get in. “Body Worlds” and “Bodies The Exhibition” are done by different organisers and it seems that there are quite some differences. In addition to the two mentioned ones there are a few more similar exhibitions going around the world and it seems that “Body Worlds” is the best with the best preservation, the best educational display and the one that is the ethically more acceptable one (the question is where the bodies came from!). osculate.blogspot.com/2007/05/body-world-v-bodies-exhibition.html and www.independent.ie/education/latest-news/schools-urged-to-steer-clear-of-bodies-show-1618618.html. In addition to these points, Body Worlds is a good bit cheaper (GBP 12 or EUR 15) than the “Bodies The Exhibition” in Dublin. (EUR 20) Or is that the let’s screw the people in Ireland MCD surcharge??? A little odd is as well that the organisers do not want to tell you until when the exhibition is running. In some secondary publications an end date of 24 February is listed, but the posters or website of the organisers themselves don’t give ANY indication of the end date. So, if you will be in Heidelberg (Germany) before 26 Apr, in London before 23 Aug or in Brussels before 01 March, then you might want to go to Body Worlds there. If you can’t go to any of these places and you want to learn more about your body, I guess “Bodies The Exhibition” is better than nothing. :-) I will probably go to the exhibition and will know a little more afterwards.
www.bodiesdublin.com

AUDITIONS FOR MULTILINGUAL SHORT FILM
Kennedy Browne (Sarah Browne + Gareth Kennedy) are currently working on a film about multilingual Ireland. The project takes as its starting point the statistic that Dublin has over 167 languages (National Language Centre, Maynooth, 2006) and intends to bring as many people with these languages together in one place and time for the auditions/ event. The artists explain that “the auditions will be the basis of selecting one actor for the film, but we hope it will be a unique and exciting experience in itself. Please spread the word among people you think may be interested – we are currently connecting with language schools, conversation classes and community groups.” Auditions are planned for mid-February in Liberty Hall at the Liffey and if you are interested to take part check www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=53005640319&ref=ts or send a mail to 167languages@gmail.com.
Thanks to Alda G. for telling me about this event.

COCOON CLOSES THIS WEEKEND
Cocoon in Duke Street (behind Marks&Spencer, Grafton Street), once the IN place to go to and to be seen for a certain social class in Dublin and a bar that was/is (part-)owned by Eddie Irvine, will close its doors this weekend for good. It might be the recession or it could be the fact that Irvine and his former business partner had a nasty falling out (i.e. disagreement which lead to their separation, in case “falling out” is not a familiar expression for you). Either way, a final party this Saturday will be the last for Cocoon. www.cocoon.ie

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A few weeks ago I suggested/invited everybody on the distribution list who has recently started a company – out of need or because they saw this great opportunity -, to send me some information about their venture and I promised to let everybody in the Dublin Event Guide Community know. I got a good few replies and am still open to receive more. Initially I had planned to list all of these business ideas here together, but to keep the size of the newsletter a little under control, I will now distribute them over a few weeks.

In the sequence in which I received the mails, I will tell you about two companies/ideas today and more will follow next week. This week’s companies are already quite well set-up, and if you are at a lot earlier stage don’t get concerned. The idea is to help you out of the starting blocks as well by spreading the word.

Ooops! I made a mistake this week and lost the text I wrote for this section, so unfortunately you will have to wait until next week to hear about the next two companies. Apologies!

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CHILDREN OF BURKINA FASO – PHOTO EXHIBITION
For the month of February (02-28 Feb, 10:00-17:00) a photo exhibition in the Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre in O’Connell Street, Dublin depicts the lives of world’s poorest children. The children’s overseas development organisation, Plan Ireland, is holding an exhibition of photographs, Children of Burkina Faso – a Day in the Life, which depict the lives of children in the second poorest country in the world. The images are the work of award winning Reuters photographer Finbarr O’Reilly.
“Despite a litany of problems facing the children of Burkina Faso, O’Reilly’s stunning images are overwhelmingly positive” says Plan Ireland CEO, David Dalton. “They capture the vibrancy and enthusiasm for life that is common to children the world over. They are in fact a celebration of childhood”.
www.irishaid.gov.ie/centre/events_detail.asp?eventID=181

GRÚPAT – PROJECT ARTS CENTRE
The Project Arts Centre Temple Bar will host the sound art collective Grúpat at the Gallery and Cube spaces from 10-14 Feb. The show will feature a Dungeons & Dragons-style sound installation, a silent musical film and a participatory installation with over a thousand balloons. (Venue Details: Project Art Centre, 39 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, www.project.ie, Open: Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00)

KATE WARNER – CROSS GALLERY
‘Adventuring’ is an exhibition of landscape paintings by Kate Warner in the Cross Gallery. The exhibition will run from 05-28 Feb. (Gallery Details: Cross Gallery, 59 Francis Street, Dublin 8, www.crossgallery.ie, Open: Tues-Fri: 10:00-17:30, Sat: 11:00-15:00)

RUGBY PHOTOGRAPHY – ALLIANCE FRANCAISE GALLERY
Ireland will open their 6 Nations championship against France in Croke Park on  07 Feb. Europe’s six top rugby playing nations (Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland, France and Italy) will be competing in this championship.
To celebrate the love of Rugby by both Ireland and France, the Alliance Française will display an exhibition of photographs of previous five and six nations championships with some fantastic moments some dating back from 1997. This also includes some picture of previous rugby world cups. The show will be open to the public from 6 to 28 February 2009 to mark the centenary of the first Ireland – France rugby match. www.alliance-francaise.ie (Alliance Française, 1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2)

BRIAN COLDRICK – MONSTER TRUCK GALLERY & STUDIOS
Monster Truck Gallery & Studios will show ‘Shrunken Head’ by Brian Coldrick, an exhibition of portraits of shrunken heads initially inspired by sloths. The exhibition will run from 05-17 Feb. www.briancoldrick.com (Gallery Details: Monster Truck Gallery, 73 Francis Street, Dublin 7, www.monstertruck.ie, Opening Hours: Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat, Sun: 13:00-19:00, Wed closed, Thurs: Opening night 18:00-20:00)

FIONA CASHELL – NO GRANTS GALLERY
‘Explorations’ is an exhibition of drawings and paintings by Fiona Cashell at the No Grants Gallery at Temple Bar Information Centre from 04-18 Feb. The show will be officially launched on Fri 6 Feb 2009 from 18:00.
www.templebar.ie/home_nav_2_t_18.html
www.myspace.com/mellowfi

MARGARET CORCORAN – KEVIN KAVANAGH GALLERY
‘The Garden’, an exhibition of paintings by Margaret Corcoran will be on show from 05-28 Feb. Margaret Corcoran will give the first in a series of artist talks in the gallery on Saturday 14 February 2009 at 12:30. All are welcome. (Gallery Details: Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Chancery Lane, Dublin 8, www.kevinkavanaghgallery.ie, Open: ???)

MICHAEL WANN – ASHFORD GALLERY, RHA
‘Humble Remains’, an exhibition of large-scale drawings by Michael Wann will be on show from 05-26 Feb at the Ashford Gallery in the RHA on Ely Place.
www.royalhibernianacademy.ie/html/exhibitions/wann_09.html
(Gallery Details: Royal Hibernian Academy, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2, www.rhagallery.ie, Open: Mon-Sat 11:00-19:00 Sun 14:00-17:00)

RUA RED LAUNCH – TALLAGHT
On Thursday 5 Feb, Tallaght’s new arts centre ‘Rua Red’ was opened. The centre will provide exhibition and performance space, as well as artists’ studios, rehearsal spaces and multimedia facilities for the South County Dublin region. Rua Red’s inaugural exhibition “House Warming” features work by artists Jesse Jones, Vera Klute, Clare Langan, Sean Lynch, John Jones, Bea McMahon, Liam OíCallaghan and Beth OíHalloran and will run from 06 Feb-22 Mar. The opening weekend will also feature films from ‘In Context 3’, part of South Dublin County Council’s public art programme, on Friday 6 Feb from 11:00-16:00. The screening will include new extracts from ‘City Loops’ by Cleary & Connolly, animations from Jackie Sumellís A=AGHT, Jennifer Walsheís collaborative sound work with Grupat and a new documentary film about the ‘In Context 3’ programme by Enda Mac Nally.
Rua Red will also be hosting a range of performances, workshops and tours of their facilities from 05-08 Feb. See www.ruared.ie for more detail. (Venue Details: Rua Red, South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24, www.ruared.ie, Open: Tues-Sat: 10:00-18:00)

HUGH COONEY – BERNARD SHAW
Artist Hugh Cooney brings his MsPaint Suggestion Bureau/Info Processor to the Bernard Shaw in Portobello. The exhibition will open on Fri 06 February 2009 at 18:00 and will continue until early March 2009. (Venue Details: The Bernard Shaw, 11-12 Sth. Richmond Street, Portobello, Dublin 8)

PROJECTOR COLLECTIVE – COMMONPLACE AMATEUR PROJECTS
‘The Radiant City’ is an installation by the Projector Collective in Studio One of Commonplace Amateur Projects. It will open on Fri 06 Feb and will be on view from 12:00-19:00 every Saturday from 07-21 Feb. www.commonplace.ie/news (Gallery Details: Common Place, 10 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, www.commonplace.ie)

MEGAN O’BEIRNE – PEARSE STREET LIBRARY
The black & white photographic exhibition ‘Steel Trees – The Future?’ by Megan O’Beirne is on show in The Dublin Room, Pearse Street Library, from Monday 2 to Saturday 14 February 2009.

GROUP SHOW – LEMONSTREET GALLERY
Lemonstreet Gallery will be closing down for good on 28 Feb, ‘The Last Picture Show’ will be the final exhibition to be held at Lemonstreet Gallery. It will feature work by artists Judy Carroll Deeley, Hugh McCarthy and Vauney Strahan alongside gallery artists including Barrie Cooke, Mark Cullen, Cora Cummins, Felim Egan, Richard Gorman, Arnold Hagström, Kristian Krokfors, Leonhard Lapin, Pauline Macey, Anne Madden, Raul Meel, Illimar Paul, Pat Scott, Michael Timmins, Charles Tyrrell and Stephen Vaughan. The exhibition will run from 5 to 28 February 2009.
(Gallery Details: Lemonstreet Gallery, 24-26 City Quay, Dublin 2, www.lemonstreet.com, Open: Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00, Sat 11:00-16:00)

ROSS McDONNELL – DRAOICHT ARTS CENTRE
Draiocht Arts Centre in Blanchardstown is presenting ‘the new brilliant’, an exhibition of new paintings by Ross McDonnell. The exhibition will be on show from 29 Jan-04 April 2009. www.rossmcdonnell.ie and www.draiocht.ie

DECLAN CLARKE – GOETHE INSTITUT
“Loneliness in West Germany” is the title of an exhibition by Declan Clarke which will be on show in the Goethe Institut (37 Merrion Square, Dublin 2) from 30 Jan-28 March. Admission is free. Specifically developed for the Goethe-Institut, this new body of work by artist Declan Clarke references the interrelationship between history, politics and culture, engrained in the ideology of the Institut itself. Clarke has created two new film works along with a number of interventions in the Goethe-Institut’s reading room, gallery space, library, car park and an upstairs apartment.
As part of the exhibition there will be a number of screenings:
* Mon 09 Feb at 18:00
Black Box BRD (2001) 102 mins, dir. by Andres Veiel
* Mon 23 Feb at 18:00
Fear Eats Soul (1974) 94 mins, dir. by R.W. Fassbinder
* Mon 09 Mar at 18:00
The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (1975) 106 mins,
dir. by Volker Schlöndorff and Margarethe von Trotta
* Mon 23 Mar at 18:00
Before Your Eyes- Vietnam (1982), 114 mins
The Words of the Chairman (1967), 3 mins, dir. by Harun Farocki
www.goethe.de/ins/ie/dub/kue/en4102680v.htm

FIONA HACKETT – MERMAID ARTS CENTRE
‘Fade Out’ is the exhibition of photographic work by Fiona Hackett in the Mermaid Arts Centrer in Bray. It will open on Fri 06 Feb and will run until 07 Mar.
www.fionahackettphoto.com The Mermaid Arts Centre is in Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow (www.mermaidartscentre.ie, 01 272 4030) and the Mermaid Gallery is open Monday – Saturday 10:00 – 18:00. Admission is free.

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CLIMATE CHANGE LECTURE – UCD EARTH SYSTEMS INSTITUTE
The UCD Earth Systems Institute is inviting to a weekly seminar about climate change. The next public lecture will take place on Fri 06 Feb from 12:30-13:30 in The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. The topic is “Making markets work for the environment – the role of the carbon market in Europe” by Professor Frank J. Convery, UCD School of Geography Planning and Environmental Policy. An overview over the whole seminar programme until June 2009 is here www.ucd.ie/earth.

LUNCH-TIME RECITAL – MUSIC LIBRARY, ILAC CENTRE
The next Lunch-Time Recital in the Music Library in the Central Library in Ilac Centre will be on Fri 06 Feb at 13:00. It will feature 3 students from Maynooth College, Jennifer Abe (Pianist) who will play 2 pieces by Chopin & Debussy, Rachel Byrne (Soprano) who will sing 4 pieces by Schumann, Chausson, Faure & Duparc, Emer Prendergast (Pianist) who will play 3 pieces by Grieg, Debussy, Kabalevsky. Admission is free and all are welcome, but booking is essential. The event will take place in the Central Library in ILAC Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1. openlearning@dublincity.ie or 01-8734333.
www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/libraries/Events/Pages/MK_recital_maynooth.aspx

MIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION SEMINARS – TRINITY COLLEGE
The MPhil in Ethnic and Racial Studies program (School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin), in association with the Trinity Immigration Initiative Migrant Networks Project are hosting a series of seminars in coming weeks:
The next event will, however not be on 06 Feb, but on 13 Feb.
www.tcd.ie/immigration/networks/news.php

LE CERCLE FRANCAIS: ANNE ANDERSON – ALLIANCE FRANCAISE
Before being appointed Ireland’s Ambassador to France in 2005, Anne Anderson was the Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations in Geneva for six years and, for four years, the Permanent Representative to the European Union in Brussels. Anne Anderson will talk about her role as an Irish Ambassador and the history of the Irish Embassy in Paris. The lecture will be in French with questions and answers in French and English). It will be followed by wine and cheese. Admission is free, but please check if you can still attend because pre-registration was requested (info@alliance-francaise.ie). It will take place on Fri 06 Feb from 18:00 in the Alliance Francaise, 1 Kildare Street. www.alliance-francaise.ie/

WORLDVIEW FILM CLUB
The next Worldview Film Club screening is on Fri 06 Jan at 18:45. The film is “My Left Foot” (1989) and the theme of the discussion afterwards is “Courage”. Check worldview.project.googlepages .com/invitation (unfortunately googlepages URLs are suspicious to some spam filters, therefore you have to copy the address in your browser and then remove the space between “googlepages” and “.com”) or check www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27560436112
The Worldview Film Club is inspired by the Bahá’í Religion: www.bahai.ie. The event takes place in the National Bahá’í Centre, 24 Burlington Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

WAITANGI DAY PARTY – WOOLSHED
The Kiwi community (people from New Zealand) in Ireland are celebrating their National Day, the Waitangi Day (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waitangi_Day), on Fri 06 Feb from 19:00 in the Woolshed in Parnell Street, a pub near cineworld. I guess if you are a Kiwi you HAVE to go, but even if you are not, then you are welcome to join them. www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=54888258409

MOON, SATURN AND STARS – ASTRONOMY
The Irish Astronomical Society has a subgroup, the “Dublin Sidewalk Astronomers” and as the name indicates, they conduct Astronomy from the sidewalk. I.e. it is the name given to a group of members who regularly bring their telescopes to the streets to show the public the wonders of the heavens. The events are free of charge and everyone is invited to get interested and ask lots of questions. The usual venue is at Sandymount, Dublin 4, but occasionally they are held at other venues. On Fri 06 and Sat 07 Feb from 19:30-22:30, the Sidewalk Astronomers will be at Wood Dale Green, Ballycullen View, Firhouse, Dublin 24 (provided that the skies are reasonably clear). A number of quality telescopes will be available. With the Moon not quite full, the Craters of the Moon will still be on show. By later in the evening, the ringed planet Saturn will be star of the show. Its rings now are a straight line as the planet is (virtually) edge-on! Also some coloured Double Stars will be on view.
www.irishastrosoc.org/

PHANTOM FIRST FRIDAY – ANDREW LANE THEATRE
The radio station Phantom 105.2 is inviting to the first “Phantom First Friday” in 2009. On 06 Feb, the ALT (formerly Andrews Lane Theatre, Andrews Lane, Dublin 2 – just off Trinity St and just seconds from Dame St.) is the venue for a night of live music from Superjimenez, Alphastates and Heathers, followed by a late club with DJ Sinister Pete. Doors open at 20:00 and admission is free before 22:00 (EUR 7 afterwards). This is an over 18s event. www.phantom.ie/content/view/1765/1/
The live bands are www.myspace.com/superjimenez, www.myspace.com/alphastates, www.myspace.com/heatherswhatsyourdamage

REGULAR EVENTS – FRIDAY
* James Sheeran (Acoustic/Rock/Trad) is playing from 18:00 in Peadar Kearney’s in 64 Dame Street, Dublin 2. And The Eastern Harps (Trad) are playing there from 20:00. Admission is free.
* Sahaja Meditation program 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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FAMILY & ADULT EVENTS – NATIONAL MUSEUM
* The Adult Gallery Talk: “Women’s Army or auxiliary Ladies Committee? Cumann na mBan in 1914” by Dr Ann Matthews is taking place in Collins Barracks on 07 Feb from 12:00. The talk is free of charge and no booking is required.
www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=274
* An Art Workshop “St. Brigid’s World” for Age 7–12 will take place on 07 Feb from 14:00-16:00 in Kildare Street. See the world through the eyes of St Brigid in this collage based workshop. Places are limited. Booking essential. Limit of 15 children
www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=343

FAMILY PROGRAMME – NATIONAL GALLERY
On Saturday 07 Jan from 15:00-16:00 a National Gallery Family Programme will provide 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 “The Games That We Play ” with Siobhan Feeney. The programme takes place in the Baroque Gallery and is suitable for children from 4-10 years.
www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html#4

MOON, SATURN AND STARS – ASTRONOMY
See Friday for the details of this interesting event of the Irish Astronomical Society.
www.irishastrosoc.org/

REGULAR EVENTS
* Meet the Gardener in Phoenix Park. Until 03 March a gardener will be available on most Saturday mornings from 10:30-12:30 in the Victorian Walled Garden (Ashtown Demesne) in Phoenix Park to answer your questions. The service is free. To check if this Saturday is one of the “most Saturdays” contact 01 677 0095 or phoenixparkvisitorcentre@opw.ie. www.heritageireland.ie/en/Dublin/PhoenixPark
* Don’t forget that the Temple Bar Markets (Temple Bar Food Market on Meeting House Square and – on a long break until 14 March – the Temple Bar Designer Mart near Cow’s Lane) are taking place every Saturday from 10:00-16:30.
* 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
* Enda Reilly (Acoustic/Rock/Trad – www.myspace.com/endaderoad) is playing from 19:00 in Peadar Kearney’s in 64 Dame Street, Dublin 2. Fiach (Acoustic/Rock/Soul – www.myspace.com/fiachmusic) is playing there from 21:00. Admission is free.
* Island of Tranquility – A meditation evening organised by the Worldview Project at 19:00. worldview.project.googlepages .com/invitationtotheislandoftranquality (Pls remove the space before the “.com” in the web address.) is taking place in 24 Burlington Road near the Burlington Hotel in Dublin 4.
* La Vie Latin Club – ObsessionSalsa are running this event every Sat in La Vie, 1-5 Exchequer Street from 22:00. Entrance is free. Best latin tunes, salsa, reggeaton, meringue, bachata will be played. www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33256271269
* Havana Tapas Bar is inviting to a Salsa Night with afro-latin percussion every Sat night 22:30-02:00. Bachata, salsa, merengue, reggeaton with resident DJ Papi Chulo. Food is available until 00:30 and usually there is plenty of room to get dancing.

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CHILDRENS WORKSHOPS – PHOENIX PARK VISITOR CENTRE
Until December 2009 an impressive programme of workshops for children will be provided in Phoenix Park every Sunday from 10:30-12:30. Participation is free. The max number is 20 and the workshops are suitable for ages 5+ (Parental supervision required.) The children’s workshops combine art, nature awareness, history and heritage and are taking place at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre.
Next Workshops:
* 08 Feb – Make a Valentines Card
* 15 Feb – Creepie crawlies
* 22 Feb – Save the Planet! Discover Eco Art
* 01 Mar – Spring in the Walled Garden
* 08 Mar – Trees what would we do without them
* 15 Mar – St Patricks Day Cards
* 29 Mar – Medieval Life includes visit to Ashtown Castle
Bookings & Further Info: 01 6770095 or phoenixparkvisitorcentre@opw.ie
www.heritageireland.ie/en/Dublin/PhoenixPark

SUNDAY AT NOON CONCERT – HUGH LANE GALLERY
Every Sunday a free concert is taking place in the Hugh Lane Gallery on Parnell Square. From 12:00-13:00 typically classical music will be performed for you. No booking is required. This Sunday the title is “Brahms: Complete Sonatas I” and Gillian Williams, Violin & Arun Rao, Cello with Elisaveta Blumina, Piano perform all the Brahms sonatas for the 2 duo combinations.
www.hughlane.ie/whats_on_detail.php?id=264

PUBLIC LECTURES – HUGH LANE GALLERY
To mark the end of the exhibition ‘Now’s The Time’ a series of screenings of work by Robert Smithson and Gordon Matta Clark introduced by Exhibitions Curator, Padraic E. Moore, will take place at the Hugh Lane Gallery on Parnell Square on 08 Feb from 13:00-14:15 and from 14:30-16:30. Public guided tours of the collection and temporary exhibitions take place every Sunday at 13:30.
www.hughlane.ie/whats_on_detail.php?id=239
Meanwhile, the (non-free) half-hour Coffee Lecture series will continue each Wednesday from 11:00 followed by tea/coffee and conversation with the lecturer. Cost: EUR 5 and pre-booking is advised (01-2225550 or info.hughlane@dublincity.ie). Upcoming Coffee Lectures are:
– 4 Feb: Norah McGuinness, ‘Garden Green’, with lecturer Fiona Loughnane
– 11 Feb: Walter Osborne, ‘The Fishmarket’, with lecturer Patrick Casey
– 18 Feb: Willie Doherty, ‘At the Border II (Low Visibility)’ with lecturer Lynn McGrane
– 25 Feb: Nathaniel Hone, ‘Evening, Malahide Sands’ with lecturer Patrick Casey
www.hughlane.ie

FAMILY PROGRAMME – NATIONAL MUSEUM
* In the National Museum in Kildare Street a “My Museum” Family Event will take place. Entitled “Murder in the Dark!” it is for Age 8–12. It will take place on 08 Feb. A time is not specified, but I would expect it will start at or around 14:30. What lies beneath? Join Eamonn McLoughlin to investigate the murky world of bog bodies. No booking is required. Operates on a first come, first served basis.
www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=299
* In Collins Barracks a Family Tour will take place at 14:30. It is a free themed tour for family groups. Please note that places are limited and are allocated on a first come, first served basis. www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=275

FAMILY EVENT – HUGH LANE GALLERY
“Sunday Sketching”, the weekly workshop in Hugh Lane Gallery (Parnell Square) for 7+ year olds from 15:00-16:00 is entitled “Create a continuous line drawing” and is inspired by Keith Haring”. www.hughlane.ie/whats_on_detail.php?id=219

HUGH LANE – NATIONAL GALLERY LECTURE
The National Gallery is inviting to a lecture entitled “The Hugh Lane Portrait Commission 1900-1908” by Donal Maguire (National Gallery of Ireland). It will take place in the National Gallery on Sun 08 Feb at 15:00.
www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html#4

REGULAR SUNDAY EVENTS
*The Mary Stokes Band (Blues) from 18:30 in Bruxelles near Grafton Street and near the Westbury Hotel. I listened to them a few times and they are brilliant!
*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.
* “Loose Change” play in Gibneys Pub, New St., Malahide every Sunday from 18:00-20:00.
* The Tangenteers (Rock/Reggae) are playing from 18:00 in Peadar Kearney’s in 64 Dame Street, Dublin 2. Ro Byrne (Acoustic/Rock/Indie – www.myspace.com/earthquakehair) is playing there from 21:00. Admission is free.
* Songs of Praise, a Rock Karaoke is taking place every Sunday from 21:00 in The Village in Wexford Street, Dublin 2. www.getpraise.com
* Gardiner Street Gospel Mass in St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street near the junction with Dorset Street every Sunday at 19:30. Everybody is welcome independent from your level of religiousness. www.gardinerstreetgospelchoir.com
* Ballymun Gospel Choir Mass at 19:00 in Virgin Mary Church, Shangan Road, Ballymun.

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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DON GIOVANNI – OPERA SCREENING
Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” (1787) will be screened in a modern staging by Deborah Warner (Glyndebourne 1996) in the Newman Building, Lecture Theatre Q. Organised by the UCD School of Music, this event takes place on 10 Feb at 18:00.
www.ucd.ie/events/?dt=d.en.24652&f=week&d=13/02/2009&sd=Tuesday,%2010%20February%202009&ac=*

ITALIAN YOUNG WRITERS – ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA
On Mon 09 Feb at 18:30 the Italian Cultural Institute in Dublin will host a special event focusing on the best of Italian youth: two new writers in the panorama of Italian literature. Raffaella Santulli will open the evening with her polemical Mezzo Pieno (winning novel in the international competition “Narrando”). Then Mauro Fiorio Pla’, author of Low Cost. Torino-Dublino Solo Andata will present his book. Admission is free. The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is in 11 Fitzwilliam Square East.

DANTE AND THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS – PUBLIC LECTURES
A series of six public lectures, supported by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, will take place at University College Dublin from 02 Feb – 23rd Mar. Lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride are the seven deadly sins that were deeply rooted in Dante’s spiritual and cultural makeup. Moreover, they intensely affected the conception and composition of his Commedia. Five scholars of Italian language and Literature and one historian will speak about violence and deviancy in the late thirteen century, Giambattista Vico’s philosophy and Leon Battista Alberti’s architecture…
The lectures are:
* 09 Feb at 19:30 – Daragh O’Connell, Lecturer in Italian, University College Cork: “Dante’s ‘Wanton Eyes’: Envy at the Court of Vice”.
* 16 Feb at 19:30 – Stefano Cracolici, Senior Lecturer in Italian, University of Durham: “Bizarre Spirits: Dante on Wrath”
* 23 Feb at 19:30 – Hannah Skoda, Junior Research Fellow in History, Merton College, Oxford: “Anger in Inferno and Purgatorio”
02 Mar at 19:30 – Marco Dorigatti, Lecturer in Italian Literature, St Hilda’s College, Oxford: “Dante and Sloth (Accidia)”
* 23 Mar at 19:30 – Christian Moevs, Associate Professor of Italian, University of Notre Dame: “Contemplation, Deadly Sins and Dante’s Paradiso”
All lectures will take place in Lecture Theatre N, Newman Building, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4. And more information can be found here: www.iicdublino.esteri.it/IIC_Dublino/webform/SchedaEvento.aspx?id=256&citta=Dublino

REGULAR MONDAY EVENTS
* Pint&Picture or Cine Café. From 19:30 Howard Linnane is screening short films and full-length films in his fortnightly alternating movie event in the Portobello Pub in South Richmond Street. Ring Howard (086-3614787) for more information. The film screenings are free.
* From 21:30 in the International Bar, 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
* From 21:30 a traditional Irish music session is taking place in Kennedy’s Pub in Drumcondra. Admission is free.

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VINCENZO CONSOLO SEMINAR – TCD ITALIAN DEPARTMENT
The Italian Department in Trinity College Dublin is providing a seminar on Tues 10 Feb at 14:00 with the title “Epiphany and Melancholy in the Narrative of Vincenzo Consolo” by Dr Daragh O’Connell (Graduate of Trinity College and lecturer in Italian at University College Cork). It will be given in English in Room 3051, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin. All are welcome. The website www.tcd.ie/Italian would benefit from an update, but you can find out more via 01 896 2062 or italian@tcd.ie.

LE JEU DES MILLES EUROS – ALLIANCE FRANCAISE
Le Jeu des 1000 euros is a radio programme, created by Henri Kubnick in 1958; it remains the oldest and most popular radio quiz on the French radio station France Inter. For the first time ever outside France, the quiz is coming to Dublin. Presented since 2008 by Nicolas Soufflet, Le Jeu des mille euros is broadcast all over the world.
Three programmes will be recorded before a live audience on Tuesday 10 February 2009 at 18:00 at the Alliance Française, 1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
The screening of potential participants will take place at that time. Candidates may be anything from 12-80 years of age. They need to be French-speakers interested in all things French. The programmes recorded in Dublin will be aired during la Semaine de la Francophonie, 16-18 March 2009.
Admission to the live recording is free but seats are limited. Please check seat availability via info@alliance-francaise.ie
For more information on the radio programme:
www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/em/jeu1000euros/

SPEED DATING – BLACKROCK
The pre-Valentine’s week is high season for all Speed Dating events, but it doesn’t happen often that the event is free. However, AccelerDate present a night of Speed Dating for free. The company describes “There will be live music, free food and a couple of drinks too. This is a once off opportunity to try Speed Dating the AccelerDate way and all for free. This event is open to singles aged 35 years and over and RTE will be on site filming. Don’t worry if you’re camera shy however – they will respect everybody’s wishes to remain off camera.” But RTE would like to speak to some guys about the event and are even offering an appearance fee. Visit www.accelerdate.ie to reserve your ticket, unregistered guests can not be admitted on the night. The event takes place on Tues 10 Feb from 19:00-21:30 and you can get more info via info@accelerdate.ie or 085 282 4366. The venue is Suite 54 (upstairs in Tonic), 5 Temple Road in Blackrock, Co Dublin.

BLAZE AWAY – LECTURES IN NATIONAL MUSEUM
A new lecture series, entitled “Blaze Away – A History of Duelling in Ireland” starts on Tuesday 03 February 2009 at the National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History in Collins Barracks, Dublin 7. This lecture series coincides with a newly opened exhibition at Collins Barracks, also called Blaze Away. The lectures will examine the history of creating and using pistols and swords in Ireland before mass manufacturing as well as the evolution of small arms technology in the twentieth century.
“Ultimate Strength!: Artillery in Ireland from the Armada to 1800” is the next lecture in this series. Lecture r is Dr. Harman Murtagh (Military History Society of Ireland and AIT). It will take place on 10 Feb at 18:30.
The Lectures will take place on Tuesday evenings between February and March at 18:30 in the AV Lecture Theatre at the National Museum of Decorative Arts and History, Collins Barracks. The lecture series is free of charge, but places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
For Further information on the lecture series please contact the Education and Outreach Department at Collins Barracks on tel: 01 6486 453 or e-mail: bookings@museum.ie. www.museum.ie

TRADITIONAL MUSIC LUNCHTIME – RATHMINES
Margaret G. reminds me that Rathmines Library in cooperation with the DIT Conservatory of Music is inviting to Lunchtime Trad sessions again. The concerts are
* Feb 10 Éamonn Ó Donnacha sean nos, James Mahon pipes,
* Feb 17 Peter Browne pipes, Seosaimhín Ní Bheaglaoch sean nos, John Feeley guitar
* Feb 24 Irish Traditional Music Group DIT
* Mar 03 Mairéad Ní Fhlatharta sean nos
All events take place on Tuesdays in Rathmines Public Library and start at 13:15.
Admission is free. www.dit.ie/conservatory/Events/IrishTraditionalMusicConcerts/#d.en.19364

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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LEGENDS IN YOUR LUNCHTIME – DANUTA GRAY
The National College of Ireland (Mayor Street, IFSC, Dublin 1) is once more inviting to their popular “Legends in your lunchtime” event. This time Danuta Gray, the CEO of O2 Ireland will talk. The event will be on 11 Feb from 13:00-14:00 and it is free to attend, however, you must register on www.ncirl.ie

MEDIEVAL MUSIC LECTURE – NATIONAL MUSEUM KILDARE STREET
In the lecture series “Medieval Music” the next lecture is “Music at Christchurch Cathedral during the Medieval Period” on 11 Feb at 13:00 and again at 18:30 in Kildare Street. Lecturer is Professor Barra Boydell, Department of Music, National University of Ireland, Maynooth. No booking required. Ceramics Room.
www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=300

WEDNESDAY CLASSICAL MUSIC RECITAL – RATHMINES
The DIT Conservatory of Music is providing Classical Music Recitals at your lunchtime. The concerts are:
* 11 Feb – John O’ Shea (Guitar)
* 18 Feb – Darren Hatch (Saxophone) & Edward Holly (Piano)
* 25 Feb – Eoin Hynes (Tenor) & Trudi Carberry (Piano)
* 04 Mar – John Quigley (Piano)
* 11 Mar – Gráinne Stafford (Soprano) & Trudi Carberry (Piano)
* 18 Mar – Stefan Ionut-Corlade (Baritone) & Trudi Carberry(Piano)
All recitals will take place in he Theatre in DIT Conservatory Music and Drama, 163-7 Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6 from 13:10-13:50. Admission is free.
www.dit.ie/conservatory/Events/WednesdayLunchtimeRecitals/#d.en.18910

FILM SCREENING – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
The Spanish Cultural Institute in Dublin invites regularly to interesting talks and film screenings. All talks and screenings are usually in Spanish but translation into English or subtitles (for films) will be provided.
The next film screening will be on Wed 11 Feb at 18:30. The film is a documentary and is a biography of Santiago Bergson, physician, photographer and adventurer. The title is “La niebla en las palmeras”.
dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha53637_16_2.htm The Instituto Cervantes is in Lincoln House, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2 (at the back of TCD near the National Gallery).

ETHNIC CLEANSING IN PALESTINE – LECTURE
Israeli anti-Zionist and historian, Professor Ilan Pappe, will speak at 19:00 on Wed 11 Feb in the Walton Theatre, Trinity College Dublin about “The Ongoing Ethnic Cleasing of Palestine: What Next?”. All welcome are welcome and there is no charge. Ilan Pappe is author of many books on the Middle East including A History of Modern Palestine, the ground-breaking The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine and the forthcoming The Bureaucracy of Evil: The History of the Israeli Occupation. He is a lecturer in History at Exeter University and formerly taught at Haifa University.
www.ipsc.ie

MENTAL HEALTH AND THE MEDIA – AWARE PUBLIC LECTURE
Aware is a voluntary organisation whose aims are to assist people that are directly affected by depression. Every month Aware is providing a public lecture about depression. The lectures take place at the Lecture Theatre, Swift Centre, St. Patrick’s Hospital, James’s St, D8 at 19:15. Paid parking is available in the car park at St Patrick’s Hospital (entrance via Steeven’s Lane), or alternatively take the Luas to Heuston Station. The lectures are always free and all are welcome.
The next lecture is taking place on Wed 11 Feb it is entitled “Mental Health and the Media” and the speaker is Jane Arigho (Project Co-ordinator).
www.aware.ie/lectures.php

FRANCESCO TURRISI CONCERT – SUGAR CLUB
Italian Dublin based pianist/accordionist Francesco Turrisi is joined by jazz bass player Furio Di Castri and by frame drums virtuoso Zohar Fresco for a one night only performance. An evening of improvisations on traditional Italian music, Arabic and Mediterranean music, original compositions and Jazz. Admission is free and the event is taking place at 20:00 on Wed 11 Feb in the Sugar Club, 8 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2. www.thesugarclub.com/what-is-on-details.jsp?id_whaton=119

TORC CONCERT – THE GLOBE
torc, the three-piece band featuring vocalist Marlo (Phoenix, Arizona), Fran Long and Ken Crotty [Dublin] are for a concert in The Globe in South Great George’s Street on Wed 11 Feb. Unfortunately the starting time of the gig is not listed. torc are playing “urban guitar fusions” and their music is “reflects the multitude of influences they share, from soul, funk & jazz to pop, hip-hop and dance music producing a distinctive sound of seedy guitars mixed with the sultry tones of vocalist Marlo.” www.myspace.com/torcmusic

REGULAR WEDNESDAY EVENTS:
* The “Havana International Language Exchange” is taking place every Wed from 17:30-19:30 in Havana Tapas Bar in George’s Street. The majority of people there are Spanish or English-speaking, but French, Italians, Polish and Chinese are sometimes coming to and everybody is welcome to meet for a chat to improve your Spanish or English.
* “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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YANG LIAN READING – UCD JOHN HUME INSTITUTE
Nessa O’Mahony informed me about an upcoming reading by Chinese poet Yang Lian. The UCD John Hume Institute for Global Irish Studies presents a series of readings by writers of, and about, diaspora. Entitled “Writing Home – Transforming the study of Ireland and its diaspora”, the series will continue with this week’s reading by Yang Lian. For more information on the poet, go to www.yanglian.net/yanglian_en The venue for this event is the Q014 Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor, Quinn Building, UCD, Belfield Dublin 4 and it will start at 13:00. Admission is free. www.ucd/johnhume/

TAX INFORMATION AFTERNOON
If you have any questions about the Irish PAYE (i.e. income tax) system or about the Revenue Online System (ROS) there is help for you: On Thurs 12 Feb from 14:00-17:00 the Business Information Centre in the Central Library, ILAC Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 has invited staff from the Revenue Commissioners who will be available to provide information and answer your questions about PAYE and ROS. All are welcome and the service is free of charge. For more information: 01-8733996 or businesslibrary@dublincity.ie
www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/libraries/Events/Pages/paye_and_ros_information.aspx

MEET THE MAKERS: JEREMY HERRIN – ABBEY TALKS
Marble director Jeremy Herrin discusses directing new writing with Aideen Howard, Literary Director, Abbey Theatre during the “Meeting the Makers” event on Thurs 12 Feb from 18:00-18:45 at the Peacock Theatre (directly next to the Abbey Theatre in Abbey Street.) Admission is free but booking essential on 01 87 87 222. www.abbeytheatre.ie/whatson/talks.html

CHAPTERS AND VERSE THEMED READING
A Poetry Reading nights, featuring readings from Seven Towers writers is taking place on Thurs 12 Feb from 18:30-19:30 in Chapters in Parnell Street. .
“Valentine – My love is like…” is the title of the event and poets and authors will be reading their words of love. The reading features Phantom 105.2 FM, and former Radio Caroline DJ, Steve Conway, New Zealand poet Ross Hattaway, Dublin poet Anne Morgan, Wexford based poet, playwright and director Noel Ó Briain, Dublin poet, novelist, playwright and screenwriter Oran Ryan, Armagh poet and essayist Barbara Smith.
www.seventowers.ie/cms/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=27&extmode=view&extid=258

LIVING WITH ROBOTS – NOEL SHARKEY – TALK
“Living with Robots” with Noel Sharkey is an event in the Engineers Week 2009 “Week of Wonders”. The organisers describe the event: “Robots are entering our homes for domestic service, they are harvesting our fruit, making our cars, milking our cows, performing surgery, and nursing us. In this talk, Noel Sharkey aims to provoke wider discussion of the new developments and their ethical implications.
Noel Sharkey is a Broadcaster, Writer and Academic. He is a Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics and a Professor of Public Engagement at The University of  Sheffield in the UK. He currently holds an EPSRC Senior Media Fellowship to enable him to take discussions about the ethical issues of emerging technologies to the public and policy makers. In his spare time he presents and appears in TV programmes of all sorts. He was chief judge for every series of Robot Wars and recently co-presented Bright Sparks for BBC N. Ireland. Noel has hosts a weekly one hour science radio programme, The Sound of Science, for SheffieldLive 93.2 FM.” The event will take place on Thurs 12 Feb from 18:00. It is suitable for all ages and will take place in the Auditorium, The Digital Exchange, Crane St, Dublin 8. Please register by email elevate@thedigitalhub.com or by phone on 01-4806200 (Marie).
www.weekofwonder.ie/events/dublin.asp#lrobots
This event is part of Engineered! A Week of Wonder (www.weekofwonder.ie) which will take place from 09 – 13 February as part of Engineers Week 2009. The objective of this series of events is to create a positive awareness and spark enthusiasm about the engineering profession to people of all ages. Events are to take place at many venues across the country.
www.thedigitalhubelevate.com. Thanks to Marie M for letting me know about this event.

URBAN LANDSCAPE TALKS – DUBLIN DOCKLANDS
The Dublin Docklands Authority are running a series of talks in the CHQ building at Georges Dock, IFSC. They are Urban Landscape Talks and are free.
The lectures are:
* 12 Feb: West 8 (which have designed the new planning scheme for Poolbeg Peninsula)
* 05 Mar: Martha Schwartz (who designed the Grand Canal Square (with the light poles))
*26 Mar: Agence Ter (they designed the Linear Park which is starting construction this year, this is a park which stretches from the Liffey at Spencer Dock to Amiens Street Bridge)
The talks of these world renowned designers should be very interesting for anyone interested in any sort of design.
www.dublindocklands.ie/index.jsp?p=94&n=341&i=112
Thanks to Paul H. for letting me know about the talks.

CHRISTIAN ORIGINS LECTURE SERIES – TCD
Trinity College is running a lecture series about Christian Origins. The lectures will take place on Thursday evenings from 29 Jan at 19:30 in the Walton Theatre, Arts Building
12 Feb – Professor James Dunn, Durham University Emeritus, ground breaking scholar in studies on the Apostle Paul.
19 Feb – Professor Loren Stuckenbruck, Durham University.
www.tcd.ie/Secretary/Communications/Noticeboard/ls_notices.html#12655

EQUALITY LECTURE: NIALL CROWLEY – UCD
The UCD Equality Society presents a lecture on “Equality: The Search for Solutions in a Time of Crisis” by Niall Crowley, the former CEO of the Equality Authority. The lecture is taking place on Thurs 12 Feb from 19:30-21:00 in Theatre R, Arts Block, UCD Belfield Campus, Dublin. All are welcome, but please RSVP your attendance by Tuesday 10th February 2009. The lecture will be followed by a wine and cheese reception. To register your place contact John Hickey, Press and Communications Officer: ucdequalitysociety@gmail.com. www.activelink.ie/ce/active.php?id=3430

DARWIN’S BIG IDEA – BOTANIC GARDEN LECTURE
The 12 Feb 2009 is the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth. In celebration of this event, Dr Matthew Jebb, Keeper of the Herbarium at the National Botanic Gardens, will give an introduction to Darwin’s life and discoveries. His big idea was that Natural Selection provided the mechanism for Evolution. Today his remarkable achievement and insights are often misunderstood and unappreciated by many, and yet they provide the foundation upon which all biological theory has been built these last 150 years. The lecture will take place at 15:00 in the Education and Visitor Centre. Two Exhibitions will be opened, one “Darwin’s Study” will be in the herbarium, and will show a young Mr Darwin at his desk. The other will be in the Visitor Centre, and will include Charles Darwin’s correspondence with David Moore of the National Botanic Gardens. (Venue Details: National Botanic Garden, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, www.botanicgardens.ie, Open: Winter (mid-Nov to 16 Feb): Mon-Sun 09:00-16:30, Summer (17 Feb to mid-Nov): Mon-Sun 09:00-18:00, Admission is free)

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CLIMATE CHANGE LECTURE – UCD EARTH SYSTEMS INSTITUTE
The UCD Earth Systems Institute is inviting to a weekly seminar about climate change. The next public lecture will take place on Fri 13 Feb from 12:30-13:30 in The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. The topic is “Birds are sensitive indicators of climate change: they have been for 140 million years” by Dr. Gareth Dyke, UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science. An overview over the whole seminar programme until June 2009 including links to abstracts is here www.ucd.ie/earth.

MIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION SEMINARS – TRINITY COLLEGE
The MPhil in Ethnic and Racial Studies program (School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin), in association with the Trinity Immigration Initiative Migrant Networks Project are hosting a series of seminars in coming weeks:
The next event will be a lecture by Tomasz Kamusella, Department of Russian, TCD entitled “The Maleability of Ethnicity in Poland’s Upper Silesia: From One Language to Three Identities” and it will take place from 13:00-15:00 in College Green Room 4. www.tcd.ie/immigration/networks/news.php

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On Thurs 12 Feb this year’s Jameson Dublin International Film Festival will start and you can find all details on www.jdiff.ie. Most events are film screenings and are not free, however, I found a few free events as well. Since you need to book tickets for all of them, I list them here. If you are interested to attend, hurry with your ticket reservation, they will definitely “sell”-out fast!

IN CONVERSATION WITH CLIVE OWEN – JDIFF EVENT
For the inaugural Jameson Film Experience the organisers are bringing Clive Owen to Dublin to participate in an onstage interview with Mark Dinning, Editor, Empire magazine. International leading man Clive Owen made his film debut in 1988’s Vroom after establishing himself through a wide array of stage work in the UK. His diverse and distinguished film credits include Mike Hodges’ Croupier (1998), Gosford Park (2001), The Bourne Identity (2002), Closer (2004), Sin City (2005), Inside Man (2006), and Children of Men (2006).
This Graphic Novel themed event will take place at The Academy and following the interview, the renowned DJ Yoda will take over the venue and present one of his dazzling film-focused sets.
Tuesday 17th February at 8.00pm – Academy HQ
Tickets will be allocated on a lottery basis, to attend this event e-mail specialevents@jdiff.com before Friday the 13th at 18:00.

FILM CLASSIFIER FOR A DAY – JDIFF EVENT
This year, the Dublin International Film Festival, in association with the Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO), is screening a ‘secret’ film event. According to the Censor’s archives at the time of its original release in 1973, this film was not even submitted to the then censor, Dermot Breen, ‘knowing full well what the response would be’. When submitted in 1981 to the new film censor, Frank Hall, it was again banned, a decision upheld by the Appeals Board. Following the JDIFF 2009 screening, there will be an audience discussion with the IFCO team, and this once ‘notorious’ film will be given a certificate by the Director of Film Classification. This screening will also be one of the final screenings in the IFCO buildings in Harcourt Terrace before their move to Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield.
Thursday 19th February at 11:00 – IFCO, 16 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland.
There are a very limited number of seats for this historic event, to attend the event please email to specialevents@jdiff.com by Monday 16 Feb. Tickets will be allocated on a lottery basis.

CREATIVE CINEMA PANEL DISCUSSION – JDIFF EVENT
“Film is a battleground. Love, hate, violence, action, death… in a word, emotion.”
So veteran director Samuel Fuller defined Cinema in Jean Luc Godard’s classic Pierrot le Fou. But how true are those words when you are making your feature film debut, working with small budgets and tough shooting schedules. How can you create and maintain the energy and momentum to stay true to your story and characters? Three emerging filmmakers who have impressed many with their debut features will discuss the emotions of filmmaking and other stories in a panel discussion about staying true to your creative voice.
Wednesday 18 Feb at 16:00 in IFI Meeting Room.
Panelists: Margaret Corkery (Eamon), Eran Creevy (Shifty), Ivan Kavanagh (Our Wonderful Home). Chair: Alan Maher (Irish Film Board)
To reserve a seat go here: www.jdiff.com/event_live.php?id=17

STAR RATING – JDIFF EVENT
Established three years ago, The Dublin Film Critics Circle (DFCC) offers the city’s professional movie reviewers an opportunity to pool opinions on recent releases, consider movie heritage and whinge about each other’s shortcomings. This year, The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival has invited a panel from the DFCC to chew over their favourite films screening at the event. Five DFCC members, including Circle President Tara Brady (Hot Press), Donald Clarke (The Irish Times), John Maguire (Sunday Business Post and Today FM) and Paul Lynch (Sunday Tribune) will be joined by a distinguished foreign critic and, following debate, will announce their awards for best film, best performances and best Irish films at JDIFF 2009. The discussion, which will be broadcast on RTÉ Radio, is to be hosted by veteran broadcaster Dave Fanning. Expected a blend of high-falutin’ cinema- speak and old fashioned bickering.
Friday 20th February at 6.00pm – IFI Meeting Room
To reserve a seat go to www.jdiff.com/event_live.php?id=14
Listen to Fanning on Film: Dave Fanning at the JDIFF Nightly reports on the festival to be broadcast weekdays on RTÉ Radio 1, 19:02-20:00.

ART & PHILOSOPHY SESSIONS – PROJECT ARTS CENTRE
(Knowing not to know) Art & Philosophy Sessions, developed by Sinead Hogan for Project Arts Centre, are aimed at a cross-section of interests and experience, and will build on and become shaped by the interests and direction taken by the participants. Different guests will be leading each of the four sessions throughout 2009. Reading groups will be established between each session which will look at excerpts from key foundational texts. These readings will create a shared body of knowledge and a platform for the sessions.
Participants are now welcome to register for Session 1: ‘IMAGE’, the first reading session for which will be held at the Project on Monday 16 February 2009 at 17:00. Session 1 poses the question ‘Do we image what we do not know?’, and will look at the work of Rancière.
For registration or more information on this and other sessions in the Art & Philosophy series, please contact: gallery@projectartscentre.ie
www.projectartscentre.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=315:knowing-not-to-know-reading-session-1&catid=11:gallery&Itemid=14

PAUL HOURICAN – GALLERY NUMBER ONE
‘An Evening With Paul Hourican at Gallery Number One’ is a Valentine’s Night Saturday event. On 14 Feb you are invited to Gallery Number One for ‘An Evening with Paul Hourican’. Admission is free and there will be even some free beer. The talented up and coming songer/singwriter Rob Walsh will be special guest on the evening. Because places are limited, you are advised to reserve your place by sending an e-mail to info@paulhourican.net. The event will start at 20:00 and will go until late. (Gallery Details: Gallery Number One, 1 Castle Street, Dublin 2, www.gallerynumberone.com) www.myspace.com/robneoin and www.myspace.com/paulhouricansoloartist

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LOW CALL NUMBERS
Once upon a time so-called Low Call phone numbers (phone numbers that start with 1890 and 1850 were there to save you call cost). It did make sense at the time. Only problem is that this time was closer to the telecommunications stone ages than to today. If you have a landline today, then with most service providers there are bundles that include ALL calls to landlines for free. But this EXCLUDES 1890 and 1850 numbers. If you use your mobile and you have a contract that includes a bundle of minutes these are again only for landline and other mobile phone numbers, but NOT usable to ring 1890 and 1850.
So the so-called “low call” numbers are now really expensive in most cases.
It is odd that companies still advertise these numbers and even claim that they are “low call” or “lo-call” numbers. Shockingly the state uses them all over the place (for example for the Revenue Commission). You should try to avoid calling them wherever you can if you have inclusive minutes with your phone contract and in all other cases you should double-check how much you are charged, for example if you use pre-paid phone services.
Often companies provide a number that can be used if you ring from abroad, in nearly all cases you save money if you use that number instead the 1890 and 1850 numbers. If a company doesn’t have a direct number or if you work in a company that still uses these outdated 1890 and 1850 numbers see if you can achieve a change. Often companies claim that they don’t have a normal landline number, but that is incorrect. ALL 1890 and 1850 numbers are connected to a standard landline number.
A campaign to stop 1890 and 1850 numbers has been started some while ago here: www.saynoto1890.com/
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I hope you are coming to the Dublin Event Guide Community Meeting on 14 Feb? Next week you will get the final instructions for the event, but it would be great to meet many of the 3200 people that “endure” ;-) my writings every week.

Enjoy the weekend!

–Joerg

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