Event Guide 117: SeptemberFest, No to NAMA Protest, Liffey Swim, Dad’s Day Off, Books in the Park

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| DUBLIN EVENT GUIDE (for Free Events) No. 117
| 11 September 2009                      Subscribers: 4803
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Hi all!

Is it just me or do the evenings feel SUDDENLY a lot shorter than – let’s say – last week? The summer is definitely coming to an end and last year I declared in the week after the Festival of World Culture that now the event season was over until March. Boy, was I wrong. ;-) Sure, there are a few less events and the outdoor event are even a little wetter, but you will NOT be bored. Just follow me and my suggestions. ;-)

This weekend we will have the Septemberfest at Farmleigh House in Phoenix Park, then there will be Culture Night on 25 Sept, Open House will take place in Oct, The World Food Fair/Festival is still ahead of us, Halloween Events will follow and then we are already approaching Christmas with markets etc. One thing I will miss this year is the October Fest in the Docklands. Last year was the first time it took place, but it was good and the food was delicious. No sign of it this year! Unfortunately the Dublin Docklands Authority is this year not entertaining as well as last year. No Urban Beach AND no October Fest? Hopefully they won’t cancel Christmas, or rather the Christmas Market! ;-)

Thanks this week to many of you helping to spread the word about the Dublin Event Guide for Free Events, in a number of companies, it seems some of you got really active and I very much appreciate it. It seems there was a particularly active person in Abbott. Welcome to all the new readers and a special Welcome to the Abbott employees and a BIG Thank YOU to all of you (and the nice person in Abbott) for all your help!

Last week I mentioned that I will send you a separate mail with a survey during this week. But I didn’t get a chance to work on it and so it will hopefully be sent to you in the coming week. The purpose of this survey is to find out a little more about you and about what you like in the Event Guide and about what needs to get improved. I need your help with it, so please watch out for it on Tuesday or Wednesday.

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In this week’s Feel Good Slot: I will be at the Breakthrough to Success seminar this weekend, so I will get lots of motivation. If YOU want to reflect a little on life and on what you can achieve, then check this video clip. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE2U3BMxrwo

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Since this newsletter is getting longer and longer with all the free events available, this section is meant to provide some help in picking and choosing the events I will or would go to. This is not the “best of…” list and if an event is not listed here, it by no means implies that the event is not interesting. Instead my “picks” are just based on my personal preferences, so if it helps you I am glad, but feel free to ignore this section completely! :-) All events mentioned here are described in detail further down.

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This weekend I will be in the D4 Hotels for the whole 3 days at the Christopher Howard “Breakthrough to Success” seminar. If you have registered in the past and had planned to come, but now have changed your mind. Maybe re-think and drop in on Saturday or Sunday for a bit. If you do, and there are at least 50 people attending that registered through me, the event organiser has agreed to make a donation to the Dublin Event Guide for Free Events, but it has to be 50 people at least. :-O I will be helping with the running of the event this time…should be an interesting experience!

If I weren’t doing that I would go to the Septemberfest on Sat or Sun, would go to the “No to NAMA” protest march on Sat and would watch the Liffey Swim on Sat. On Sun I would go to the “Dad’s Day Off” event in Cabinteely Park – just out of curiosity. And in the evening I would go to the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass.

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SEVILLANAS + FLAMENCO CLAPPING – TICKET COMPETITION
I am sure you have heard me mentioning my “Flamenco Friends” before. They were originally “Solo Flamenco” and now have re-grouped and are continuing to provide great Flamenco courses as “Flamenco El Indalo”. In addition to their Flamenco courses they regularly bring well known and talented Flamenco dancers and teachers and musicians to Ireland and run workshops and organise concerts. An upcoming workshop is with Felipe de Algeciras and you can find all the details here flamencoindalo.com/en/events/details/3-flamenco-workshops-with-felipe-de-algeciras. Felipe de Algeciras regularly comes to Ireland to teach but he lives in Algeciras (Cadiz) in Andalucia. When living in London Felipe worked in a few film productions and with his musicians he worked on the soundtrack of “The mask of Zorro” with Antonio Banderas. The footwork you hear throughout the movie is Felipe’s. He also worked on the set of a movie called “Dot the i” with Gael García Bernal.
On Friday 18 Sept two courses will take place in YMCA in Aungier Street. The first one is “Flamenco rhythms & clapping Part I” (19:00-20:00) and the second class on that evening teaches you “Sevillanas” (a popular flamenco-style dance from Sevilla) from 20:00-22:00. Flamenco El Indalo are providing a pair of tickets for each of the classes. To be in with a chance to win, you have to send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with CLAPPING as the subject if you want to win the pair of tickets for ” Flamenco rhythms & clapping Part I” and with SEVILLANAS as the subject if you want to win a pair of tickets to the Sevillanas class. In the body of the mail you have to write your name and your mobile phone number and your mail has to be with my by 17:00 on Tues 15 Sept.
For the full list of events on 18+19 Sept and for lots more information – Felipe will also offer a short performance in an intimate setting in Dublin on 19 Sept – visit www.flamencoindalo.com

THE SECRET CASTLE OF MAGIC – TICKET COMPETITION
Castle Dracula & Sillybilly.ie present “The Secret Castle of Magic”. The ‘Secret Castle of Magic’ – a show for older kids and adults – opened its doors in November 2008 and is Ireland’s only Magic venue. There is only one public night per month so you have to book in advance. The Secret Castle features Eamonn Murphy (Winner of ‘Irish Magician of the Year 2009), Nevin Cody (Secretary of the Society of Irish Magicians) and Ronan MacGabhann (Winner of the Gold Star for good spelling – Age 7 ;-) ). Tickets are EUR 12 (EUR 10) and children have to be at least 12 to be allowed in.
The next performance will take place on 25 Sept and Sillybilly.ie have made a pair of tickets available for this show. If you want to be in with a chance to win this pair of tickets, you have to send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with MAGIC in the subject and your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. IN ADDITION you have to tell me what Sillybilly.ie mainly does. It has to do with kids & Music and you’ll find it here: www.sillybilly.ie/news/42/secret-caslte-of-magic The venue for the show is Castle Dracula in Westwood Club, Clontarf Road, Dublin 3. Your mail has to be with me by 15:00 on Mon 21 Sept.

FITT BOOTCAMP MEMBERSHIP
Cathy Albanese made one free 3 month membership available at each of her FITT Bootcamp locations: at IT Blanchardstown (Monday & Wednesday at 18:00) and at the Corduff Sports Centre (Monday & Thursday at 20:00). www.fittpt.com
All entries made it to me, but unfortunately my instructions for entering the competition were seemingly not very clear, so it will take me until next week to sort out who wanted to win the membership at which of the two locations.

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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SOL SUNSHINE REVOLUTION PARTY – FREE TICKETS – VENUE CHANGE
Only a few more days to the Sol Revolution Party and if you hurry, you can still enter the competition. Sol, the Mexican Beer, is inviting to a summer end party. The Sol Sunshine Revolution Party (www.sunshinerevolution.ie) is taking place on Wed 16 Sept in the Odeon in Harcourt Street and you can be part of it. Please note that the venue has changed!! It was originally Pygmalion and is now the Odeon! Enter the competition to win free tickets here. This “revolutionary” Party night will feature four great bands and the event promises to be really great. Super Extra Bonus Party, The Chapters, Kormac Live and Tucan play out the Summer! And the best thing is that Sol is offering all this for free. Make sure you register here to win tickets:
www.sunshinerevolution.ie
And here is some more information about the bands.
www.myspace.com/superextrabonusparty
www.myspace.com/thechaptersofficial
www.myspace.com/tucanmusic
www.myspace.com/djkormac

SMITHFIELD HORSE MARKET
Last week I suggested that you let me know if you get a nice set of pictures from the Smithfield Horse Market so that others can see what is taking place there. Nick Carosello went one step further and took a video of the market. Have a look to get an impression of the surreal nature of this inner-city event. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mbbm9mnjXQ

LEARN CHINESE (MANDARIN) IN IRELAND FOR Free
ChinesePod is website that offers Chinese courses internationally. It was co-founded by Ken Carroll, who is Irish and to give something back and to attract more students, ChinesePod is now making you the best offer ever: As part of the ‘Learn Chinese in Ireland’ campaign, they are inviting us in Ireland to learn with ChinesePod.com free of charge until 01 May 2010 and they say “no catches, no obligations”. And they continue “Learning Mandarin Chinese is a lot of fun. It’s also extremely easy to start learning with ChinesePod.com‘s award-winning video & audio lessons, online study tools and expert teachers.” chinesepod.com/ireland

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RYANAIR LUGGAGE FEE INCREASE – AGAIN!
Ryanair would like to be known for low prices, but these times are long gone. There was a time when you thought that Ryanair’s CEO, Michael O’Leary, really knew what his customers want, but he has completely lost touch. The new announcement is that we will now have to pay a EUR 15 (previously EUR 10) charge when we check in a bag on line, or EUR 30 (previously EUR 20) at the airport. You are now allowed to check in a second bag up to a 2nd full 15kg, but it will cost you! A charge of EUR 35 applies to a second bag checked in on line while a second bag checked in at the airport will cost EUR 70. The new charges will come into effect for all new bookings from 01 October. The part that annoys me is the statement: “The company has said that over 70% of its passengers will be unaffected by the changes as they already travel with just one carry on bag which is free of charge.” This is not because people WANT to travel with hand luggage only to their holiday destination. Unless it is a beach-only holiday, you do need SOME clothes etc. on holidays, and it would be great to bring some toiletries as well. Hand luggage is just not enough for that.
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In order to beat an economic downturn not governments can help, but individuals are needed that take the initiative and to create new markets and new opportunities for themselves and for their customers and hopefully employees. If you are one of the courageous people who has recently taken the risk and has started a company and if you could do with spreading the word, I am happy to help you! My contribution will be to let the 4600+ readers of the Event Guide know about your new business and hopefully that will kick start something big for you. In return I expect you to tell your clients and friends about the Event Guide – not a demanding task, I would think. :-) (Please note that this offer is for start-ups in relatively early stages, not for established companies/enterprises. If you are established and you want to reach the readers of this Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) I will be happy to discuss the (very affordable) advertisement options with you. :-) )

KENDO – JAPANESE SWORD FIGHTING IN BALLYBODEN
Will Conway informed me that he is opening a new Kendo Club on Tues 15 Sept in St Colmcilles School, Ballyboden. Kendo is japanese samurai swordfighting and is suitable for all ages from the age of 8 years. Classes are every Tuesday from 07:30-08:30 in St Colmcilles School, Ballyboden. (Yes, that is in the MORNING!). These classes are mainly for boys, girls from 8 years of age, but even if you are older, you should contact Will on 086 3280461 or check out www.dublinkendo.com

If you want to promote your start-up/young company here for free, let me know: dublineventguide@gmail.com.

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JOHN O’REILLY – TALBOT GALLERY
‘Pastoral City’, an exhibition of paintings of urban landscapes from maritime cities by John O’Reilly will be on show from 11 Sept to 3 Oct. In Culture Night 2009 the Talbot Gallery will be open until 22:30. (Gallery Details: Talbot Gallery, 51 Talbot Street, Dublin 1, www.talbotgallery.com, Open: Tues-Fri 10:30-17:00, Sat 10:30-14:00)

MARK FRANCIS – KERLIN GALLERY
‘Field’ is an exhibition of new paintings by Mark Francis that will be open from 10 Sept – 17 Oct. (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)

DAVID EAGER MAHER – MONSTER TRUCK GALLERY
‘The Thing that Couldn’t Die’ is an exhibition with new works by David Eager Maher. It will be on show from 10-16 Sept. (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)

KATE DAVIS & JIMMY ROBERT – FOUR
‘Two Or Three Things I Know About Her’ is an exhibition of work by Kate Davis and Jimmy Robert that will be on show from 10 Sept – 18 Nov. (Gallery Details: Four Gallery, 119 Capel Street, Dublin 1, www.fourdublin.com, Open: Tues+Wed+Fri: 11:00-17:00, Thurs: 11:00-19:00, Sat: 12:00-17:00)

AOIFE CASSIDY & ANITA DELANEY – PALLAS CONTEMPORARY PROJECTS
‘Of Men and Mountains’, an exhibition of drawing, video, installation and sculpture by Aoife Cassidy and Anita Delaney, will be on show from 12 Sept – 10 Oct with a preview from 19:00-21:00 on Fri 11 Sept. (Gallery Details: Pallas Contemporary Projects, 111 Grangegorman Road Lower, Dublin 7, www.pallasprojects.org, Open: Mon-Sat: 12:00-18:00)

LESLEY ANN O’CONNELL & SANJA TODOROVIC – NCAD GALLERY
‘The Wandering Image’, an exhibition of new paintings by Lesley Ann O’Connell and Sanja Todorovic that will be on show from 10 Sept – 10 Oct. www.ncad.ie/gallery/index.shtml

ELKE THONNES & CECILIA MOORE – AXIS:BALLYMUN
‘Seeing Things’, an exhibition of new prints, painting and sculpture by Elke Thonnes and Cecilia Moore will be on show from 09 Sept – 09 Oct. www.ceciliamoore.ie
www.axis-ballymun.ie

DRAWINGS EXHIBITION – OH FRANCIS MAGAZINE
Lisa from “I heart Willies” tell me that they have drawings at the “oh francis magazine” headquarters for the Fringe Festival and that you should go there for a look and to colour them in. “Oh Francis” are publishing 16 free issues from 05-20 Sept and they are based the Fringe Festival headquarters in the former Cultivate building on Cows Lane in Temple Bar opposite the Designer Mart.
www.myspace.com/iheartwillies
www.myspace.com/a4sounds

BERNARD CANAVAN – DUBLIN CITY LIBRARY
‘Changing Times’, an exhibition of paintings by Bernard Canavan, will be in show at Dublin City Library, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 from 14 Sept – 09 Oct and there will be a free opening night party on 14 Sept from 18:00-20:00. Canavan will be there to answer any questions and talk about his work. www.bernardcanavan.com/first.htm
www.dublincity.ie

GROUP SHOW – THE FRONT LOUNGE
Photography, drawings and paintings by Bob Dixon, Amo_Art, Lady Loki (Bee) and Burrquin will be on show from 11 Sept until the end of the month at The Front Lounge on Parliament Street in Temple Bar. The launch kicks is on 11 Sept from 19:00 with a musical performance by Sharon Moran. www.myspace.com/drbobdixon
www.myspace.com/amo_art www.myspace.com/ladylokibee www.myspace.com/burrquin

TWINNING THE KINGDOMS PROJECT – EU BUILDING
An exhibition of 13 tapestries produced as part of the Twinning the Kingdoms project will be on show at the European Union Building on Molesworth Street in Dublin 2 from 14 to 25 September 2009. The exhibition is the result of an artistic collaboration between artists and craft workers from the Kingdom of Lesotho and the Kingdom of Kerry. Work by Kerry artists Pauline Bewick, Regine Barstch, Bob Ó Cathail, Helen Richmond, Alan Hall, Jean Buyl, Pietr Koning, Bernadette Kennedy, Jean Usher, Valerie Lane, Bríd Ní Mhathúna, Vanessa Tallon and Ana Moore has been translated into tapestries by Lesotho weaving company Setsoto Designs.
www.setsotodesigns.com www.twinningkingdoms.ie (Found on www.visualartists.ie)

FINTAN FRIEL – UNIT H, THE MARKET STUDIOS
‘Mere Coincidence?’, an exhibition by Fintan Friel will open at Unit H, Market Studios’ project space, with music by DJ Caroline from 18:00-21:00 on Friday 11 September 2009. The exhibition continues until 19 Sept (10:00-18:00) daily.
www.anyminutenow.com (Gallery Details: Unit H, The Market Studios, corner of Mary’s Lane & Halston St, Dublin 7 (Turn onto Mary’s Lane at Slattery’s Capel St, UNIT H is opposite Dublin City Council fruit markets), www.themarketstudios.wordpress.com))

MAUDE COTTER – RUBICON GALLERY
‘More Than One Way Out’, an exhibition of sculptures, ordinary furniture and crockery become wondrous and slightly disconcerting by Maud Cotter is on show at the Rubicon Gallery from 02 Sept- 03 Oct. (Gallery Details: Rubicon Gallery, 10 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, www.rubicongallery.ie, Open: Tues- Sat 12:00-18:00)

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CANNONBALLRUN IN IRELAND
Unfortunately I didn’t find out about this event earlier, so I couldn’t give you a heads-up. Many of you know what a Canonball Run is, it is based on the film Cannonball Run where an illegal road race of high-powered cars brings the participants from New York to Los Angeles with lots of encounters with the police in-between. The Irish Cannonball Run will go from Dublin to Galway and the trip (I doubt it will be a race!) wills tart at 09:15 in front of the Dail in Kildare Street with cars arriving from 07:00. Be prepared to see very very expensive and exclusive cars and be prepared for traffic problems in the area and on the way to Barrettstown for the first stage. www.cannonball.ie

MOUNTAIN TO SEA BOOK FESTIVAL – DUN LAOGHAIRE
The Mountains to Sea Book Festival will take place in Dun Laoghaire over four days from Thurs-Sun (10-13 Sept). The majority of the events are not free, but there are some free events:
On Fri 11 Sept at 11:00 “Skulduggerous Larks” with Derek Landy will take place in the Pavilion Theatre (free but tickets required)
And at 19:30 “A Tribute to Hugh Leonard”, a special screening of the RTE Arts Lives documentary Hugh Leonard: Odd Man In followed by a panel discussion featuring director Charlie McCarthy will take place in     Dalkey Heritage Centre.
Books in the Park, a series of readings and activities for children, will then be in People’s Park in Dun Laoghaire on Sat+Sun 12+13 Sept. It will include book and food stalls, and entertainers. www.mountainstosea.ie/index.php/programme/schedule/

KELLY OSBOURNE – BOOK SIGNING
Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osborne’s daughter will be signing copies of “Fierce” on Fri 11 Sept from 17:00 in Eason’s; O’Connell Street, D1. www.eason.ie/events

TOWER RECORDS – IN-STORE EVENT
Saving J will perform in Tower Records, Wicklow Street on Fri 11 September at 17:00. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

THE BOXER REBELLION – HMV IN-STORE
The Boxer Rebellion will be playing live and signing copies of their new album ‘Union’. hmv Grafton St, Dublin 2 on Fri 11 Sept at 17:30. hmv.com/hmvweb/navigate.do?pPageID=1080

‘EUPRAXIA’ – EXHIBITION TALK – JOY GALLERY
A gallery talk in connection with the current exhibition ‘Eupraxia’ will take place on Fri 11 Sept from 18:00. Tim Stott (academic and lecturer at NCAD) and Alice Rekab (artist and writer) will talk and the event is followed by a closing reception at the Joy Gallery, 2 Rutland Place, Parnell Square East, Dublin 1. (Gallery Details: Joy Gallery at RedSpace, 2 Rutland Place, Dublin 1, Parnell Sq East, www.redspace.cc)

INSPIRATIONAL FILM CLUB
The former “Worldview Film Club” is now called “Inspirational Film Club Dublin (IFCD)” and the next film screening is on Fri 11 Sept at 18:45. The film is “Look who’s talking” (1989) and the theme of the discussion afterwards is “Re-Discover the child within”. Check sites.google.com/site/inspirationalfilmclub The IFCD 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.

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.
* Need to wind down after a tiring week? Free Sahaja Yoga Meditation classes in Temple Bar every Friday at 19:30 at 4/5 Eustace Street, Temple Bar (next to IFI, ring bell no. 3). These are drop in classes, newcomers are welcome. For more information email info@sahajayoga.ie or check www.coolspirit.info or www.sahajayoga.ie. Classes are also on Mondays at 19:00 in Blanchardstown Library.

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BOOKS IN THE PARK – DUN LAOGHAIRE
(See Friday event “Mountain to Sea” Festival for details.)

CAR BOOT SALE – DRUMCONDRA
A Car Boot Sale in aid of Crosscare is taking place on 12 Sept from 11:00-15:00 in the Mater Dei Institute car park, Clonliffe Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 3. There will be Face Painting on the day and a Refreshment Stall. Free car parking in the college grounds for those just buying

SEPTEMBERFEST
On 12+13 September (11:30-17:45), the SeptemberFest, a festival showcasing the independent drinks industry in Ireland, is taking place at Farmleigh House in Phoenix Park. Small brewers from all over Ireland, as well as a number of manufacturers of other drinks (whiskey, mead, potcheen, Irish cream), will offer their products.
Entry to the event is free and the entertainment and the talks are all free of charge (some talks include guided tastings of cider, cocktails, beers etc but spaces are limited!) There will be food traders on site too as well as the Farmleigh Food Market which also runs throughout the weekend. www.bordbia.ie/septemberfest There is a shuttle bus running in the Phoenix Park so that you can leave your car at home.

NO TO NAMA – PROTEST MARCH
On Sat 12 Sept a protest march against the governments plan of setting up the National Assets Management Agency (NAMA) will take place. NAMA will take over all the bad debt from banks and will in essence transfer the burden of unrecoverable money away from the developers and onto the shoulders of you and me. If you have doubts about these plans – like nearly all economists – you can express your opinion at the ‘No to NAMA’ Street Protest on Saturday 12th September 2009. The protest will start at the Garden of Remembrance (at the top of O’Connell St at Parnell Square) at 14:00 and will continue with a march to the Dail (the Irish Parliament, in case you are not in Ireland too long yet and therefore don’t know that word). This is a non-party event or maybe I should say a “cross-party” event and is organised by Dave Browne who set up www.irishpeopleunion.com. I know that the topic is not the most exciting for many people, but think about it this way: If the critics of the NAMA plan are right, you will have to pay for tens of thousands of Euro (through your taxes) in years to come. And I think risking that amount of money should get everyone to at least TRY to understand what this NAMA thing is about and form an opinion about it. It will DEFINITELY affect you, so you better decide if you are for or against it.
A group of people that are against NAMA have put a facebook group up and you can find out some of their arguments here: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121614377611

HAPPENSDANCE – An invitation from Animated State
‘Happensdance’ is an initiative from Animated State Dance Theatre Company. On Saturday 12th September DanceHouse will host an interactive dance and sound installation exploring the dialogue between sound, space and movement. Reflecting the way our senses randomly absorb and respond to our environment. Dancers, Sound Engineer and Visitors engage in a creative process that explores the endless possibilities of chance. Choreographer Libby Seward, sound artist Mark Graham and dancers Bridie McMahon, Claire McAneny, Trish Murphy, Jess Rowell work together. There will be 2 x 40 minute presentations of the work on Sat 12 Sept at 14:00+16:00. Simple instructions will ensure that visitors have a clear idea of their interactive role and although it is possible to come and go, seeing the event in its entirety will provide the fullest experience of the concept. Watching and participating is free. The Dance House is in Foley Street.

FRINGE FESTIVAL
The 15th Dublin Fringe Festival will continue until 20 Sept. The 2 weeks are packed with events and while most of them are not free, there are a few free events hidden in the long list of events. If you hear the name “Absolut Fringe Fest” it refers to the main sponsor, which is Absolut Vodka and if you are a Fringe Fest fan you can check the website for all events www.fringefest.com. There is no easy list to find the free events, so you have to trawl through the list of 0-10 Euro events to find the free ones.

MIND THE GAP – FRINGE FESTIVAL
Mind The Gap is a collaborative public art project initiated by Michelle Browne to work with artists, designers, architects and planners to look at open spaces in the city and consider new uses for them. So, it is an event with a lot of subevents. ;-) Let me quote the explanation from the Mind the Gap team: “Over the course of two months the group have explored areas across Dublin city considering how we can re-imagine our civic society. Throughout Absolut Fringe we will present a range of interventions that will inform and delight. The project is based at thisisnotashop on Benburb Street Dublin 7 where you can get information and contribute to our exhibition of ideas for the city.
# 12+19 Sept at 08:00-11:00 Don’t Quote Me – Projected on the outside of the iconic Screen cinema, Mind The Gap looks to the silver screen to investigate Dublin’s current dilemmas. The city, planning, corruption, and the fall of a nation are explored through the history of cinema.
# 07+12 Sept: Fare Play? – Taking off in a taxi from Foster Place, Mind The Gap will offer you a chance to learn about NAMA while visiting the sites of the nation’s current big question. Informed taxi drivers will explain the workings of NAMA and show you where it will all happen. Various times, limited space, booking essential. Email for details.
# 11+18 Sept at 18:30: Operetta – A lone performer looks out over the city and sings a lament to its citizens. Mind The Gap presents a solo operatic performance on
Foster Place of arias that highlight the current plight of the city and its uncertain future.
# 19 Sept at 12:00-15:00: Flower Show – Following from the tradition of competitive window box competitions in the Smithfield area, Mind The Gap offer you the chance to come to Smithfield Plaza and design your own flower box display to be adjudicated
by Lord Ross of Birr Castle, Father to Lord Oxmantown. Take this opportunity to bring plant life to the plaza.
# 20 Sept at 15:00: The Big Freeze – Goethe famously said “architecture is frozen music.” Taking inspiration from the architecture of Smithfield Plaza, a brass band will perform The Ride of The Valkyries by Wagner. This collaborative performance highlights the peaks and troughs of Smithfield Square as a public space.
# Ongoing event/installation:  Public Seating – Mind the Gap will provide alternative public seating in the city for visitors and commuters over the course of
Absolut Fringe. Seating will be provided on Aungier Street, Hawkins Street and other city centre locations
# Ongoing event/installation:  Sunken Site – Hammond Lane – A series of visual proposals will be presented for an unused site on Hammond Lane and Church
Street. A collection of proposals taken from an open call from designers and architects
explore the possibilities of the disused spaces in the city.
# Ongoing event/installation:  Thisisnotashop – The hub of the Mind The Gap operation, the gallery will host an exhibition of ideas for the city. Inspired by the urban myth that Santiago Calatrava designed the James Joyce bridge on the back of a napkin, we invite you, the viewer, to present your ideas for the city of an ever-expanding array of napkins. The gallery will also host The Smithfield Archive presenting the history of the area and unrealised proposals for its regeneration.
A complete list of all events AND some possible surprise events will be listed here: www.Mindthegapdublincity.blogspot.com

YOGA – DARTMOUTH SQUARE
A free Yoga class is taking at Dartmouth Square in Ranelagh, D6 on Sat 12 Sept from 11:00-12:30. www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=157474206180

PARK CLEANUP – DARTMOUTH SQUARE
Dartmouth Square in Ranelagh needs a clean-up and some weeding and your help is much appreciated. On Sat 12 Sept from 13:00-17:00. Have a look at this event notice to find out more: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=127894519642&ref=mf

LIFFEY SWIM
The 90th annual Liffey Swim is taking place on Sat 12 Sept. Start is between 13:45 and 16:00 in waves just beyond Watling Street Bridge on Victoria Quay and you will see hundreds (approx. 400) of swimmers going down the Liffey to the IFSC (at George’s Dock). It is approx 2 km of a swim. www.swimleinster.com/opensea.htm It is interesting to watch this spectacle from dry and rat-free ;-) land! And you might have seen the famous William Butler Yeats painting of this even in the National Gallery? www.bertc.com/subtwo/g108/yeats18.htm

MICHAEL MURPHY – BOOK SIGNING
Michael Murphy is signing copies of “At Five in the Afternoon” in Eason’s, O’Connell Street, Dublin on Sat 12 Sept from 12:00. www.eason.ie/events

MARGARET BRAZIL – BOOK SIGNING
Margaret Brazil is signing copies of “When Spirits Hold My Hand” in Eason’s in Tallaght on Sat 12 Sept from 13:00. www.eason.ie/events

SUMMER OF HERITAGE – DUN LAOGHAIRE – RATHDOWN
Dun Laoghaire – Rathdown is inviting to a number of sites and locations in their “Summer of Heritage” between 15 June and mid September, free guided tours are provided in Cabinteely House, Marlay House, Deansgrange Cemetery, the Obelisk on Killiney Hill and the Oratory on Library Road in Dun Laoghaire. Many guided tours will take place on Saturdays and Thursdays. The brochure with all the information is here: www.dlrevents.ie/pdfs/HeritageBooklet.pdf

FAMILY & ADULT EVENTS – NATIONAL MUSEUM
# Adult Gallery Talk: The Material Culture of Medicine in the Irish Home, 1780-1830 on Sat 12 Sept from 12:00-12:30 in Collins Barracks: Talk by Emma O’Toole in ‘What’s in Store’ on the material culture of medicine in Ireland. www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=547

NATIONAL GALLERY PROGRAMME
On Sat 05 Aug at 14:00 a Tour to the Highlights of the French Collection takes place and at 15:00 the Family Programme looks at “Woodland Fairies” with Siobhan Feeney. National Gallery at Merrion Square. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html#2

IMRAM IRISH LANGUAGE FESTIVAL
“IMRAM – A Voyage of Discovery” is starting on Thurs 10 Sept and will continue until 29 Sept. There are many “Irish language only” events, but a good number of bilingual events as well. You can find all details here: www.poetryireland.ie/whats-on/imram.html The immediate free events are
Sat 12 Sept 19:00: Comhdhail naisiuta na gaeilge, 46 Kildare Street: “Illustrated Talk, Music, Song and Book launch”. Admission is free and the event is bi-lingual.
Tues 15 Sept 19:00: The New Theatre, 43 East Essex St: “Book of the year shortlist announcement”. Admission is free.
Thurs 17 Sept 19:00: The New Theatre, 43 East Essex St: Special Book Club Debate. Admission is free. Irish language only.
Have a look at the website to find the programme for this festival in Irish.

REGULAR SATURDAY EVENTS
* 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.
* 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
* The Dublin Food Coop runs a food market every Saturday (09:30-16:30) and Thursday (14:00-20:00) at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Fresh local and artisan produce, mainly organic, and other products for sustainable living are on sale. www.dublinfood.coop
* Sunday Market & Car Boot Sale at Kart City
Old Airport Road, Santry, Dublin 9. The Kart City Weekend Market is open every Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday from 08:00-16:00 and until the end of May all car boot sellers can sell for free. sundaymarket.ie/
* Blackhorse Flea Market + Car Boot Sale. Every Saturday from 10:00-18:00 the Blackhorse Market is taking place. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on red Luas line. theblackhorsemarket.com
* The Art Walk on the Liffey Boardwalk between the Ha’penny Bridge and O’Connell Bridge will feature 18 different artists every week from June until September. It runs every Saturday and Sunday from 11:00-17:00.
* 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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CAR BOOT SALE – HAROLD’S CROSS GREYHOUND STADIUM
On Sunday 13 Aug from 09:00 the Harold’s Cross Greyhound Stadium Car Boot Sale (every second week) will take place again on the car park of the stadium (151 Harold’s Cross Road, Dublin). Visiting is free, selling costs EUR 15 for cars and EUR 20 for vans and spaces might still be available. Contact Damian on 086 8371573 or email lowth666@yahoo.ie for more details. Gates open 8am for Sellers and 9am for Buyers. An older announcement is here
www.gumtree.ie/dublin/38/39008638.html

BOOKS IN THE PARK – DUN LAOGHAIRE
(See Friday event “Mountain to Sea” Festival for details.)

SEPTEMBERFEST
(See Staurday for details.)

CHILDREN’S 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. The upcoming themes are:
13 Sept – Animals of the Park
20 Sept – Cycling in the Park
27 Sept – Kings and Queens of Ashtown Castle
Bookings & Further Info: 01 6770095 or phoenixparkvisitorcentre@opw.ie
www.heritageireland.ie/en/Dublin/PhoenixParkVisitorCentre-AshtownCastle/Events/

FARMLEIGH HOUSE FOOD MARKET
The Farmleigh House Food Market will take place again on Sun 13 Sept from 10:00-17:00. www.farmleigh.ie/culturalevents/foodmarket/#d.en.1506

DAD’S DAY OFF – CABINTEELY PARK
On Sun 13 Sept from 13:00-22:30 is Dad’s Day Off!! “Escape the hustle and bustle of the present day and go “Back to the Future” with Dad’s Day Off in Cabinteely Park, Dublin. Remember growing up in the 80s when Pacman, the A Team and roller skates were cool! The 1980s brought us awesome pop music, great teen movies, and some of the weirdest fashion trends ever to grace the shelves. Big hair, leg warmers and nappy pants on the girls were in the shade compared to the Fluorescent shirts, Miami Vice jackets, acid washed jeans and all-stars sneakers on the guys. DLR Events is getting ready take you back to the decade of mixed tapes, crimped hair and neon spandex for a day of nostalgia for modern world weary dads in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown.
To set the mood there will be free screenings of classic 80s movies on the big screen at 13:00, 15:30, 18:00 and 20:30. There’ll be plenty of 80s fun and novelty treats to amuse big and small kids alike, including a display of the coolest classic cars and bikes. This fun filled flashback welcomes all of the family, especially Dad. The backing track for the day will be packed full of eighties hits from The Cure, Prince, The Police, Duran Duran, Madonna, AHA, Billy Idol, Tiffany, The Go Go’s, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackon, The Clash, Jesus and the Mary Chain and many more!
Between movies why not try your hand at the Pacman challenge? Play pacman on the big screen and the winner of the challenge will take away a special prize! Bring a picnic and a picnic blanket or buy some food from the catering area and settle in for the day. Have a go on some of the games that will bring you back to your childhood! Games like It’s a knock out, the bucking bull, Monopoly, rubix cubes, Mario brothers, donkey kong and many more will bring back colorful memories. www.dlrevents.ie/dadsdayoff.html

SUNDAY SKETCHING – HUGH LANE GALLERY
The Hugh Lane Gallery on Parnell Square has re-starting the Sunday Sketching for 7+ year olds and the Sunday at Noon concerts will start in October again. The title of the Sunday Sketching this week (13 Sept 15:00-16:00) is “Tones, Textures, Colours, Fabric, Fibre and Patterns: Spotlight on Sean Scully” The workshops are free. www.hughlane.ie/whats_on_detail.php?id=343

FAMILY PROGRAMME – NATIONAL MUSEUM
# My Museum Family Event: Dragon Slayer on Sun 13 Sept from 15:00-16:00 in Kildare Street for Age 7-12. “Join our Medieval Michaelmas Workshop with Education Assistant Mary-Jane Fitzsimons to make your own shields and sword inspired by St Michael, brave conqueror of the dragons. No booking required. Maximum 15 children. First come, first served.” www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=537
# Family Tour on Sun 13 Sept from 15:00 in Collins Barracks. “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=536

FAMILY PROGRAMME – NATIONAL GALLERY
* “Themes of Suffering and Death in the Work of Munch” is a talk by Lecturer Dr Mary McAteer Tutty, University College Dublin which takes place in the National Gallery on Sun 13 Sept. from 15:00. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html

GARDINER STREET GOSPEL CHOIR
The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir is back after the summer break. Every week – between September and June – the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir sings at the Gospel Mass in Gardiner Street Church (St. Francis Xavier) at the top of Gardiner Street, near the junction with Dorset Street. The mass is at 19:30 and no matter if you are very “into the church thing” or not and independent from your believes or your religion, you are more than welcome at the mass. I am doing the sound engineering for the Gospel Choir and believe me, they are brilliant. About 40 singers and band sing and play very modern songs with a gospel theme (incl. U2, Bob Marley, even Christina Aguilera and Jewel etc.) I won’t be able to make it this week, but from next week you will find me at the Gospel Mass every week again until June. Come, enjoy and say Hi! ;-) www.gardinerstreetgospelchoir.com

COMEDY CRUNCH – SHEBEEN CHIC
“The Comedy Crunch” in Shebeen Chic (Downstairs Bar, Georges Street, Dublin) is taking palce again this Sun 13 Sept. from 21:00 (Doors: 20:30). Laughs and ice cream (and admission) are free. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330

REGULAR SUNDAY EVENTS
* Blackhorse Flea Market + Car Boot Sale. Every Sunday from 10:00-18:00 the Blackhorse Market is taking place. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on red Luas line. theblackhorsemarket.com
* Gigs in The Mezz. Every Sunday 5 acts ranging from Soul to Funk, Rock, Reggae, Hip Hop and Alternative/Indie music will perform between 15:00-21:00 in The Mezz, Eustace Street, Dublin 2 (in Temple Bar near Dame Street) Admission is free.
* The Mary Stokes Band (Blues) will be back in Bruxelles, Harry Street near Grafton Street and near the Westbury Hotel from 30 Aug. I listened to them a few times and they are brilliant! The start time is advertised as 18:00, but the actual start is usually significantly later. The next gigs are 30 Aug, 06+13+20 Sept. Admission is free.
* Jazz in The George in George’s Street from 16:30-18:00: Jazz Band Zrazy.
* Sunday Roast is a weekly event in the Globe in Sth George’s Street from 20:00-01:00. Provided are free live music, games & roast potatoes. www.myspace.com/sundayroast1
* “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. Francois G reported that this 18:00 performance is not taking place. I am trying to find out more.
Ro Byrne (Acoustic/Rock/Indie – www.myspace.com/earthquakehair) is playing there from 21:00. Admission is free.
* The Brazilian Samba Rock Band +55 is playing every Sunday at the Odeon in Harcourt Street from 20:00-22:00, followed by a DJ playing Forro, Axe, and a mixture of Brazilian rhythms and salsa beats. Admission is free before 21:00 and EUR 5 after that.
* 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
* The Burning Effigies are playing afrobeat, jazz, funk and soul every Sunday from 23:00 in Turk’s Head in Parliament Street. www.turkshead.ie

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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HEARTLAND – TURF DEVELOPMENT BORD EXHIBITION
Heartland, an exhibition reflecting Bord na Móna’s technical, social and economic development since 1934 and its plans for a sustainable future, celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Turf Development Board.
Heartland displays artefacts, photos, videos and employee histories and you can enjoy Bord na Móna’s Heartland exhibition in the Atrium of the Office of Public Works’ headquarters at 51 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin. Admission is free. The exhibition will run from Mon 14 Sept – Fri 02 Oct. www.heartland.ie

REGULAR MONDAY EVENTS
* Every Mon from 20:00-22:00 in Bewley’s Cafe Theatre, 78 Grafton Street, the recently-formed music collective the ‘Lazy Band’ is playing roots, trad and folk songs from Ireland, England, America and anything else they like. Admission is free and the bar serves during the show. Some people order up pizzas from downstairs. Laid-back atmosphere, unplugged and informal.
* ‘Hugh Cooney Don’t Like Monday’, a cabaret and live visual performance by Hugh Cooney, will take place every Monday night from 20:30 at The Pygmalion, South William Street, Dublin 2 (formerly Ba Mizu in Powerscourt Shopping Centre). Admission free. www.myspace.com/hughcooneycomotions
* 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.
* From 22:00, the front bar of Whelans is the venue for the Open Mic event “Acoustic Nightmares Night”, organised by the band The Mighty Stef and some members from The Last Tycoons. This is a free event. www.facebook.com/pages/THE-MIGHTY-STEF/17575454643?ref=ts

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THE PRIESTS in HUGHES&HUGHES DUNDRUM
On Tues 15 Sept at 18:00: To celebrate the arrival of Veritas (Is that the catholic religious book shop?) to Hughes & Hughes, an exclusive performance with “chart-topping clerical singing sensation” ‘The Priests’ will take place in Hughes&Hughes in Dundrum. This is a free event but is ticketed. To secure your ticket please visit any Hughes&Hughes stores or call Dundrum on 01 2986060. www.hughesbooks.com/

OPEN MIC WITH THE LAST TYCOONS – O’DOONOGHUES
Mark K tells me that on a Tuesday the the band The Last Tycoons do an Open Mic night in O’Donoghues on Suffolk Street, it’s free and anyone can get up, sing a song or do whatever they like. www.facebook.com/pages/ODonoghues-Open-Mic/71834618844

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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REGULAR WEDNESDAY EVENTS:
* CoCo Markets at Docklands. Every Wed from 15 Apr-28 Aug from 12:00-14:30 a CoCo food market is taking place at Excise Walk in the IFSC. www.dublindocklands.ie/index.jsp?p=94&n=341&i=26
* 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 SOME Wednesdays. The frequency got less predictable in recent weeks/months and you should check the website before going. www.myspace.com/thesongroom
* Traditional Irish Music Session in Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru) in Phibsborough from 21:30 every Wednesday until July. If you play an instrument you are especially welcome (all levels are welcome).

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COFFEE MORNING – NUTGROVE SHOPPING CENTRE
The Nutgrove Shopping Centre is inviting on Ireland’s biggest coffee morning on Thurs 17 Sept to a free coffee (against a donation ;-) ) All the money goes to Our Lady’s Hospice Harolds Cross and Blackrock. If you can make it, on Thurs, go to Nutgrove Shopping Centre for your coffee and when you are there find Aishling Monaghan who is organising this event. I have no doubt that it will be successful and when you are there tell Aishling that she did a great job and say Hi from the whole Dublin Event Guide Community. ;-) www.nutgroveshoppingcentre.ie/

SEPTEMBER LECTURE SERIES – HUGH LANE GALLERY
A number of lectures will take place in coming weeks in the Hugh Lane Gallery:
# Thurs 17 Sept at 16:30: Patrick Graham and Timothy Hawkesworth in conversation with Michael Dempsey on how the artists attempt to mine the unresolved relationship between heritage and the construction of a national cultural identity.
Places are limited for this talk, to book a place please contact Katy Fitzpatrick on 01 2225553 or katy.fitzpatrick@dublincity.ie
# Thurs 24 Sept at 16:30: Panel Discussion: The Quick and the Dead (with Lucy Cotter, Brian Maguire, Michael Dempsey, Mark Garry and Patrick T. Murphy.) on  how to address artistic and wider socio-political and cultural discourses simultaneously.
# Thurs 01 Oct at 13:00: Artist Talk: Corban Walker. Corban Walker will discuss his current exhibition ‘Mapping Hugh Lane’. This informal talk will take place in Gallery 8. www.hughlane.ie

TOWER RECORDS – IN-STORE EVENT
Pocket Promise will perform in Tower Records, Wicklow Street on Thurs 17 September at 17:00. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

STOP BULLYING – DISCUSSION
A 2-hour discussion about bullying and how it can be stopped and how people can recover from it on Thurs 17 Sept from 19:30-21:30 in the Stillorgan Park Hotel on Stillorgan Dual Carriageway. www.stopbullying.eu.

REGULAR THURSDAY EVENTS:
* The Bionic Rats play live Reggae and Ska every Thursday in Turk’s Head from 22:00. Admission is free. www.turkshead.ie

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TOWER RECORDS – IN-STORE EVENT
Reemo will perform in Tower Records, Wicklow Street on Fri 18 September at 17:00. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

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This section contains lots of events this week that happen in the future some of them require free tickets and it is mentioned where this is the case. Put the events in your diary and for the ticketed events hurry to request your tickets:

OPEN SOURCE BARCAMP – CALLING ALL IT TECHIES
If you have no idea what “Open Source” means, then this event might not be the right one for you. (“Open Source” describes software that is not developed by commercial companies, but by the a wide community of people that are interested and that often make their time and services available for free to develop the software and distribute it for free.) If you knew all that and can define it a lot better than me, then you should consider going to the next OSSBarcamp. After the success of the March event, on Sat 19 Sept the next OSSBarcamp will take place from 09:30 in DIT Kevin Street.
OSSBarcamp is a free one day technical event focusing on Open Source Software.  There will be three rooms with talks about programming, Linux and Free Software.  There are presentations about CouchDB, Gnome, Drupal, Ubuntu,  Python, Documentation, Perl, Using Free Sofware at home, your work and in your communities. Find out more information and register on the website www.ossbarcamp.com/. Thanks Jaime H for letting me know.

BIZCAMP DUBLIN
On Sat 19 Sept BizCamp Dublin will take place. This is a 1-day free seminar for entrepreneurs and other business interested people. More than 400 participants have already registered and if you want to be at this event you better hurry, I expect that registration will close VERY soon. Throughout the day you will get a chance to hear a vast amount of talks about different business related topics and a full list is on the website. Have a look at www.bizcamp.ie/ and register here www.bizcamp.ie/register/

CITY CHASE DUBLIN
On Sat 19 Sept the Dublin CityChase 2009 is taking place. It is part Obstacle Course, part Scavenger Hunt and is a very active and exciting race against the clock through Dublin, with lots of interesting tasks. It is relatively pricey, but you might be interested. I will not take part, but if YOU are taking part and are looking for support in your quest to win the title and the qualification to represent Ireland at the World City Chase, let me know! You are allowed to be supported by backup teams as long as they are further away from you, a bit like “phone-a-friend”! ;-) www.citychasedublin.com/

CULTURE NIGHT
It is still another bit, but Culture Night, a brilliant cultural event in September, is approaching and there are SOME events that are ticketed and are VERY popular. I suggest you have a look at www.culturenight.ie and make a preliminary plan to see if you want to go to ticketed events. One of the events that will be booked out in no time is a visit of the Parliament and buildings and you can find out more and book here:
www.oireachtasevents.ie/event_Dublin39s%20Culture%20Night_id-57.html

www.avaaz.org/en/sept21_rsvp/?id=132856

LEGENDS IN YOUR LUNCHTIME – NCIRL
The National College or Ireland is bringing the “Legends in your Lunchtime” series back by popular demand. From 30 Sept-11 Nov a whole range of prominent speakers will talk about their life/job/business and you can listen and often even ask. The event is free but ticketed and past experience indicates that the tickets will go VERY fast. So if you are interested, do not hesitate and check the website. The event takes place from 13:00 – 14:00 in the National College of Ireland, Mayor Street, IFSC, Dublin 1 and the speakers will be:
Leslie Buckley, Business Consultant, Founding Director of Digicel on Wed 30 Sept
Maeve Donovan, Managing Director, The Irish Times on Wed 07 Oct
Fergus Finlay, Chief Executive, Barnardos on Wed 28 Oct
Eamonn Fallon, Chief Executive, Daft Media on Wed 11 Nov
www.ncirl.ie/site/event_form.asp?id=160

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USA ADMISSION CHARGE APPROVED BY SENATE
The current economic climate and the tax increases we all had to suffer mean that we expect to pay less, not more for goods. This works in super markets and in other shops. But it does not at all work with semi-state or state companies and services. There is no chance that the bus fares will drop, stamps will get cheaper, motorway toll will be reduced etc. Instead new and higher charges (e.g. the airport tax) will be introduced. And now the US Government has discovered us as a milk cow where money can be found to finance their own stuff.

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Yesterday it was announced that the US Senate has agreed to a $10 admission charge for everybody who wants to enter the US. They call it a tourist fee, but it is an admission charge. Oddly the money will be used to promote tourism! So you take money from the people that are already happy to spend money in your country to promote tourism to the people that don’t pay the tourist fee. Hmmm. The EU is now considering charging people coming from the US the same tourist fee to retaliate. www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1225970.html The whole thing still has to be approved by the House of Representatives, but it is very likely that they will agree. So, more charges and fees! Thank you!!

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Make sure that you use the shortening evenings, at the end of the month the clock will be changed again and then the period of darkness will soon follow. So make the most of September!

Have a great weekend,

–Joerg

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