Event Guide 120: Meditation, Playhouse, Horse Market, Crafty Market, Science Gallery, Darklight Festival, Oktoberfest

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| DUBLIN EVENT GUIDE (for Free Events) No. 120
| 02 October 2009 Subscribers: 4963
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Hi all!

I can’t believe we are already in October! Last time I blinked it was at the Festival of World Cultures in Dun Laoghaire. Were did the whole September disappear to? Today I saw Christmas sweets in a shop and I already see October racing by. Sooo many things to do! :-) But on the other hand, it is better to be busy than to be bored, isn’t it. I am usually busy and am doing lots of things and have lots of hobbies and could do with some more hours. But even my days usually ;-) only have 24 hours. A lot of time (at least 24 hours every week) I spent on Event Guide related things. It is only a hobby and I don’t make my living from it, but it is fun and I enjoy it and I want to take the opportunity to thank you all for your supporting e-mails, for spreading the word about this newsletter and for helping with donations. I said it a number of times before: To me this is a Dublin Event Guide Community! We are all in it together! If you want to be part of it, you are more than welcome. Sure, I am the one who is writing the looong :-) e-mail every week but without your feedback, your supportive words, your suggestions for improvements this Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) would not exist.

Last week I asked you to help spreading the word so that we can reach the magical number of 5000 members in the Dublin Event Guide Community and I was impressed by your help! Thanks for telling so many more people than usual. ;-) And a BIG welcome to all new subscribers. You are very very welcome. If you are surprised/shocked/amazed about how long this mail is, I can understand that. :-) But it is only so long because there are sooo many free events taking place in Dublin every week. Next week I will suggest once again an easy method for reading this newsletter. Don’t worry, it would be surprising if you read every single word. ;-)

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Because many like it and have told me so, at this point in the e-mail I often include an an informal “Feel Good” slot. It is sometimes just a thought, sometimes a web link or a You Tube video that is filled with positive or inspirational thoughts and ideas. If you want to be inspired or motivated a little, have a look at it. This week it is about “Love is Energy. And your Energy is contagious.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOJzKMZCdCA

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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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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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After last week’s Culture Night (I was busy going from exhibition to theatre to the Alliance Francaise then the Europa House and then the Science Gallery for the last few minutes of the great Bubble exhibition) this weekend gives us a chance to take it easy. :-) Use your dublinbikes card if the weather is good, or go to some of the markets on Sat or Sun. Or meet some friends for a coffee (I might just do that!). Once the weekend is over, then you can start getting ready for the busy Wednesday and the VERY busy Thursday and Friday. With Open House, the Darklight Festival, a new Science Gallery Exhibition and the Oktoberfest all starting at the end of the coming week, a little bit of a break might not be a bad idea. I will definitely go to the Oktoberfest and the Science Gallery on Thursday.

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SINGLES ADVENTURE WEEKEND – WIN A PLACE
Ooops! For some reason the link that brings you to the page that describes the competition further didn’t work last week. This week it is correct. You still have until the 05 Oct. Apologies for the mistake and please send your suggestions to Nathan now!
Win a Free Place on a Singles Adventure Weekend! On Sat 31 Oct + Sun 01 Nov Nathan Kingerlee of Outdoors Ireland (www.outdoorsireland.com) is running their first singles adventure weekend in Kerry. It will be a weekend full of adventure suitable for all levels, fun, like-minded people, delicious food, comfortable accommodation and great craic in the evenings. There will be plenty of opportunity to meet like-minded people in a relaxed, fun setting.
Most of you have heard about Nathan and Outdoors Ireland before, because he was so generous to run a few competitions in this newsletter before. So you know that Nathan is hugely experienced when it comes to Adventure Holidays. However, this time he explicitly wants you, the participants, let him know how you would like the weekend to be shaped so that it is ideal. Do you have some good ideas/preferences/suggestions?
For full details, rules and potential activities check out outdoorsireland.blogspot.com/2009/09/singles-adventure-weekends.html then email your suggestions info@outdoorsireland.com and the best suggestion will be adopted and the person who suggested it will win a completely free place on the first Single Adventure Weekend! Your suggestions have to be with Nathan by 12:00 on Mon 05 Oct. www.outdoorsireland.com

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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MORE PUBS IN TROUBLE
It is odd that a company even with relatively full pubs and the highest prices in town still can get into serious trouble. Capital Bars, who own some of the most popular, most frequented and of the most expensive pubs in Dublin (Café en Seine, Break for the Border, The George, The Dragon, Howl at the Moon, Zanzibar) has a forecasted turnover of 27 million in 2009, but with approx 139 mio debt, it is not looking good. Capital Bars once was one of the biggest pub chains in Ireland, but now they expect that there COULD be a chance of survival for Café en Seine, The George, Howl at the Moon and Zanzibar. For the rest, the Trinity Capital Hotel on Pearse Street, Break for the Border and Grafton Capital Hotel near St Stephen’s Green and the Dragon on South Great Georges Street, things look a lot worse! They are in liquidation and could be closed down soon. www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0919/breaking7.htm
In separate news, I heard a rumour that Eamonn Doran’s in Crown Alley (opposite the Bad Ass Cafe) in Temple Bar is about to or has closed down, but please check that one for yourself.

SUPERNATURAL FOOD MARKET
The Supernatural Food Market (check the Regular Events section on Saturday where it is mentioned every week) are looking for dedicated volunteers for their venue in Pearse Street. Volunteers are needed for the early morning set up 07:30-09:00 and clear away in the afternoons 16:00-17:30. Anyone who can give regular help receives their grocery shopping for cost price in return! At the food market you can also get a 10% discount if you are a pensioner or if you are unemployed (bring some proof).
If you are interested in helping, ring 01 4785167 or 087 6303839. www.supernatural.ie

OLD CITY, NEW DREAMS 2009
The Dubliner and Diageo are inviting to The Dubliner’s festival of big ideas. Find all the detail on www.thedubliner.ie/the_dubliner_magazine/2009/09/old-city-new-dreams-2009-.html
The Dubliner writes: “Each ‘Old City, New Dreams’ event lasts around an hour, with extra time set aside for grand-standing and moral outrage. Speakers will be witty and entertaining. They will include musicians, journalists, artists, comedians, folk from the telly – and some people with real jobs. The most important guests will be you, the readers of The Dubliner.’ If you want to get free tickets for any of the talks send an email to paul@thedubliner.ie Please indicate which event you are requesting tickets for (maximum of four tickets per person). Tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
The events are
* “Dubliners: Who Do We Think We Are?” on 13 Oct.
* “Funny Old Town” on 13 Oct
* “Food Fight: What’s Happening To Dublin’s Food?” on 14 Oct
* “The Future Of The Irish Media” on 15 Oct
* “Fluffy Capitalism: Can Big Business Save The World?” on 15 Oct
* “Has Dublin Lost Its Voice?” on 16 Oct
* “The Dubliner Disco” on 16 Oct
All details for the different events can be found here www.thedubliner.ie/the_dubliner_magazine/2009/09/old-city-new-dreams-2009-.html

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – FOCUS IRELAND
Focus Ireland, the housing and homeless charity that works to prevent people becoming, remaining or returning to homelessness through the provision of quality services, supported housing and advocacy, is looking for volunteers for their “Key to a Home” collection day on Fri 20 November. Focus Ireland want to help people who are homeless in out of the cold this winter but cannot do this without a strong team of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers. Volunteers will be working in teams selling Focus Ireland key rings in busy locations throughout the day. You are needed from 07:30-13:30 or from 13:30-19:30. If you are interested in being part of this fundraising event, please contact Joanne Ryan on 01-8815916 or email joanneryan@focusireland.ie.

SOME BLIND ALLEYS BANNER COMPETITION
Greg Baxter from Some Blind Alleys, an online journal of contemporary Irish writing and visual art, informed me about a competition they are currently running. It is a Banner Competition for designers and visual artists and full details can be found here:
someblindalleys.com/index.php/banner-competition/ The Joinery will be judging. Six banners will be chosen from all entries and each will appear on Some Blind Alleys for one month, with a link to the artist’s/designer’s site, plus a bio and an accompanying image of the artist’s choice. Deadline for entry is 16 Oct 2009.

IDEAL HOME SHOW – FREE TICKETS
The TOP Ideal Home Show will take place on the RDS in Ballsbridge from 23-26 October (Bank Holiday weekend). On Sun and Mon there is an admission charge to go to the show, but for Friday or Saturday you can get tickets for free if you register here www.idealhome.ie/visitor/freeticket.html The show is targeted at people that want to improve their home, are thinking of an extension, plan to renovate some rooms, decorate some part of their home, upgrade a bathroom, kitchen or children’s room, etc. But with free tickets you certainly can afford to go as well if you are just curious. :-) And if you are not interested in DIY or (free) Interior Design Advise then maybe you are interested in Fashion, Beauty and Well Being= Go to the Pamper Zone with a high street fashion show.

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

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AOIFE GILES – THISISNOTASHOP
Aoife Giles and thisisnotashop invite you to choose your own fortune. The mixed media installation ‘You Will Travel to Many Places’ consists of hundreds of helium filled balloons and handmade floating fortune cookies and will open on 03 October from 18:30-21:30. (Gallery Details: Thisisnotashop, 26 Benburb Street, Dublin 7, www.thisisnotashop.com. Open: 11:00-19:00)

SIMON BROWN – SEBASTIAN GUINNESS GALLERY
‘Romantic Irish Homes’ is an exhibition of photographs of Irish houses by photographer Simon Brown. It is on show Temple Bar from 25 Sept – 22 October 2009. (Gallery Details: Sebastian Guinness Gallery, 18 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, www.sebastianguinnessgallery.com, Open: Tues-Fri: 10:00-18:00, Sat: 12:00-18:00)

PADHRAIG NOLAN – CROW GALLERY
‘Echotones’ is an exhibition of new paintings by Padhraig Nolan. It will open with a reception on Tues 06 October 2009 from 18:00-20:00 and will run until Sat 10 Oct. www.padhraignolan.com (Gallery Details: Crow Gallery, 6 Crow Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, www.crowgallery.net, Open: 12:00-18:00)

KATARZYNA GAJEWSKA – VIEW GALLERY
‘Fingerprints’, an exhibition of paintings by Katarzyna Gajewska, is on show at View Gallery on Francis Street until 09 October 2009.
www.katarinagajewska.com

BRENDA MALLEY – ORIGIN GALLERY
‘Cois Farraige í gCill Rialaig’ is an exhibition by Brenda Malley. It will be on show from 30 Sept-14 Oct. (Gallery Details: Origin Gallery, 83 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, No website?, Open: Mon-Fri 11:00-18:00, Sat 12:00-16:00)

SODIUM – VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN DUN LAOGHAIRE
‘Anaesthetic Intervention’ is an exhibition by artist collective SODIUM in local shop fronts and business and public spaces around Dun Laoghaire town. The show will run from 01-10 Oct with three guided tours (leaving from the Pavilion Theatre on 04, 07 and 09 October at 13:00, 14:00 and 15:00. Participating artist are: Breda Flynn, Judy Foley, Paul Hickey, Jane Locke, Aisling McGovern, Ri Meehan, Roger O’Neill, Linda Rafferty and Miriam Sweeney. www.sodium.ie

HELEN FAY – ORIGINAL PRINT GALLERY
‘Dogs and Other Animals’ is an exhibition of etchings by Helen Fay. It will be on show from 01-24 Oct. (Gallery Details: Original Print Gallery, 4 Temple Bar, Dublin 2, www.originalprint.ie, Open: Mon-Fri: 10:30-17:30, Sat: 11.00-17:00, Sun: 14:00-18:00)

STICK MAN & STICK GIRL – NO GRANTS GALLERY
“StickMan&StickGirl: Tales of Madcap Merriment” is the title of an exhibition from 04-18 Oct at the No Grants Gallery (NGG) by M2ifoto. Opening night is 06 Oct from 18:00-20:00. www.m2foto.com (Gallery Details: NGG (No Grants Gallery) in Temple Bar Cultural Information Centre, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, Open: Mon-Fri: 09:00-17:00, Sat: 10:00-17:30, Sun: 12:00-15:00)

BONNIE JEANNE LAWLESS – MILL GALLERY
‘Pop and other Palindromes’ is an exhibition of paintings by Bonnie Jeanne Lawless it will open at The Mill Gallery in Dundrum Town Centre on 03 Oct. The exhibition will run until 05 Nov. (Venue Details: Mill Theatre Gallery, Dundrum Town Centre, Dundrum, www.milltheatre.com/exhibition, Open: during theatre opening hours)

PROJECTED WEEKENDS – THE DIGITAL HUB
Following a huge response to an open call for video work for Projected Weekends at The Digital Hub, the October schedule of screenings is now available. Screenings will take place every weekend until the end of April 2010 and submissions are still being accepted for the November/December screening schedule. It is not clearly stated if the event is free, but I would expect so. For details see:
www.thedigitalhubexhibit.com/?q=node/819
www.thedigitalhubexhibit.com/?q=projectedweekends2009

GROUP SHOW – LUCAN LIBRARY
‘dimensions4’ is an exhibition by printmakers Ann Gilleece, Angela Shivnen, Bébhinn NicLiam and Susan Early at Lucan Library. It will run from 19:00 on Mon 05 Oct until 30 Oct. www.southdublinlibraries.ie/find-library/lucan

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140 CHARACTERS – TAKE PART IN FILM PROJECT
A project called “140 characters” that will screen a film in Meeting House Square, Temple Bar as part of Innovation Dublin and they are looking for a variety of people to make this film. If you want to be part of it come to Dartmouth Square in Ranelagh on Fri 02 Oct (18:00-19:00). More detail can be found here www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143794542108

MUSIC FROM WITHIN – MEDITATION CONCERT
“Music from Within” is the title of a free meditation concert on Fri 02 Oct at 20:00 and on Sat at 16:30 in Lotus Yoga, 15 Wicklow St, Dublin 2. The description says “A meditative experience through music, based on the compositions of meditation teacher Sri Chinmoy. Featuring Kanala Auer (sitar), Sadanand Magee (tabla) and English choral group Ananda. The concerts are given free of charge in the classical Indian tradition, and out of a conviction that the inner peace and tranquility the concerts facilitate is the birthright of each human being, and not something that can be charged for. Read more on the Lotus Yoga site: www.lotusyoga.ie/free-meditation-concert These concerts are given as part of the Festival of Meditation, to find out more please visit www.dublinmeditation.com ”

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.
* Inspirational Film Club / Inspirational Readers Club – Every Friday at 18:45 either a film screening or – on the 1st Friday of the month – a reading of inspirational material takes place. The event is inspired by the Bahá’í Religion (www.bahai.ie) and it takes place in the National Bahá’í Centre, 24 Burlington Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. sites.google.com/site/inspirationalfilmclub or www.mbs-coaching.com/en/spirit-coaching/inspirational-readers-club
* 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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DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL
The Dublin Theatre Festival continues until 11 Oct and the public “performance” Playhouse, where Liberty Hall is turned into a giant (low-resolution) TV screen continues every evening.. Until 11 October you can watch animations on Liberty Hall and can even submit your own animations via playhouse.daft.ie

SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT – BOTANIC GARDEN
Sculpture In Context is an exhibition that runs from 03 Sept-16 Oct in the Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin. The aim of the exhibition is to provide space for exhibiting work of sculptors in venues outside of the normal gallery context. This is the 8th year that the Exhibition has been held at Glasnevin. Sculpture In Context is the largest outdoor Sculpture exhibition held in Ireland. The sculptures are the work of more than one hundred leading Irish and international artists; some notable names being Cliodhna Cussen, Seamus Gill, Leo Higgins, Pieter Koning, Bob Quinn, Deirdre Rogers and many others. The artwork, which is produced in a large range of materials, will be displayed around the beautiful, tranquil surroundings of the National Botanic Gardens; in the Great Palm House, the Curvilinear Range, throughout the Gardens and the smaller works being exhibited in the Gallery of the Visitor Centre. Artists contributing to the exhibition are challenged to respond creatively to the Gardens and to specific locations in the Gardens. Admission is free. (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)

YOGA – DARTMOUTH SQUARE
A free (donations welcome) Yoga class is taking at Dartmouth Square in Ranelagh, D6 on Sat 03 Oct from 11:00-12:30. www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156891551973

ANT & DEC – EASON’S BOOK SIGNING
Ant McPartlin & Declan Donnelly will be signing copies of “What a Lovely Pair” in Eason’s in O’Connell St, Dublin on Sat 03 Oct from 12:00. www.eason.ie/events

FAMILY & ADULT EVENTS – NATIONAL MUSEUM
# Adult Gallery Talk: Military Uniforms on Sat 03 Oct from 12:00 in Collins Barracks.Talk with Glen Thompson, NMI. www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=835

FAMILY PROGRAMME – NATIONAL GALLERY
# “High on the Ocean Wave” with Niamh Denham is the Family Programme in the National Gallery on Sat 03 Oct from 15:00. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html#3

PUT OUT THE LIGHT – REHEARSED PLAY READING
The New Theatre presents “Put Out The Light” by Paul Kennedy. The play is set in Dublin and is about a tragic relationship between an African immigrant and an Irish woman. The reading takes place on Sat 03 Oct from 15:00-17:30 in the New Theatre, 43 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Admission is free. www.thenewtheatre.com

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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HORSE MARKET – SMITHFIELD PLAZA
And another month over: Every first Sunday of the month, the horse traders from Dublin and surrounding areas come together and sell and buy horses on Smithfield Plaza. This tradition is in place for many many years and after the modernisation of Smithfield Plaza, Dublin City tried to move the market to another location. This has not been successful yet and consequently the horse market is still a monthly feature in the City Centre. It starts relatively early in the morning and goes on until all traders have left, which is around 13:00. If you want to experience this somewhat anachronistic event, you should consider coming relatively early. I would recommend around 09:00-10:00 experience it at its peak. Experience it for yourself, it is a different world!! …and definitely not what you would expect in the centre of a European capital. ;-) Nick Carosello went there last month and took this video www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWQnmu8K-IQ
I know that there are concerns about the welfare of the animals and I do know that ISPCA representatives are supervising the horse market. Please note that I am not suggesting that you buy a horse there or that you support the horse traders in any inappropriate acts. Instead I am only reporting that this event is taking place and that it might interest some of you to watch the trading or the horses.

CRAFTY MARKET
“Visit the Crafty Market, Newmarket Square, Dublin 8 this Sunday and the first Sunday of every month! It is an interesting Art & Crafts Market in Dublin’s Coombe district, a five minutes’ walk from St. Patrick’s Cathedral. 45 stall holders set out their wares in an indoor market for you to browse and buy. Don’t pay through the nose for handicrafts in exclusive shops when you can purchase them straight from the artist in a fun market environment where haggling is encouraged. The market is open from 12:00-17:00. The venue is the Dublin Food Co-op building, on Newmarket Sq. with a cafe and hot food stalls indoors and plenty of free parking outside. www.thecraftymarket.com

NATIONAL TRAILS DAY
The National Trails Day is a celebration of Ireland’s variety of trails and a chance for everyone to enjoy the Irish countryside, forests, mountains and lakes. In 2008 more than 6000 people took part in more than 67 events on that day. This year even more interesting events are added and the organisers hope for even more people to join them. Some of the events taking place on 04 Oct in Dublin are:
-Guided historical walk through Massy’s Estate with author+local historian, Frank Tracy
-Family Orienteering on the new permanent orienteering course at Hell Fire
-Nordic Walking Taster session at Carrickgollogan/Barnaslingan Forests
-Family walk with John Treacy, former Olympian around Tiknock with great views of the city, mountain and forest.
-Dublin Mountaineer bus service will be running on National Trails Day providing free access to the forest trails in the Dublin Mountains on the day.
For more information: www.nationaltrailsday.ie/events/dublin/

GUINNESS FUN TRIATHLON – PHOENIX PARK
Registration for this event is closed, but you can watch it or at least parts of it. The swimming takes place in an indoors pool, but the cycling and the running will be in Phoenix Park on Sun 04 Oct. The website that is meant to provide you with the relevant information (www.dublinbrewery.com) is broken, but the circuit description is here www.espose.net/triathlon/circuit.html Unfortunately I couldn’t find the start time either, all the information is in a bit of a disarray.

POVERTY REQUIEM – 1ST REHEARSAL
A few weeks ago I told you about the Poverty Requiem that will be performed on UN World Poverty Day (17 Oct) in St. Anne’s Church in Dawson Street. This is a reminder for the people that have signed up already…but if you are interested in taking part, it is not too late yet. The 1st rehearsal for this unique choral event is on Sun 04 Oct at 12.30 in the Chapel in Belvedere College, Denmark St. Dublin 1. Participation is open to any singer who can attend rehearsals on 04, 08, 10 and 15 Oct or at least some of these. Singers are welcome to simply show up on Sunday. If you need any further info you can contact Cathy McEvoy on 085-1127306 or by email ballymungospel@sli-eile.com. Cathy is the Musical Director of the Ballymun Gospel Choir (e-mails won’t reach her at the weekend). For more information about the Poverty Requiem check www.associatief.nl/poverty-requiem

SUNDAY SKETCHING – HUGH LANE GALLERY
The Hugh Lane Gallery on Parnell Square is running a “Sunday Sketching for 7+ year olds” programme. The title of the Sunday Sketching this week (04 Oct 15:00-16:00) is “Interior Designs: Focus on patterns, decorations and furnishings in your work inspired by Edouard Vuillard’s La Chiminee”. Admission is free. www.hughlane.ie/whats_on_detail.php?id=346

FAMILY PROGRAMME – NATIONAL MUSEUM
The Sunday Event in Collins Barracks from 15:00 on Sun 04 Oct. is a free themed tour for family groups (Age 6+). 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=836

FAMILY PROGRAMME – NATIONAL GALLERY
# “The Graphic Art of Edvard Munch” by Lecturer Dr Angela Griffith, Trinity College Dublin is the talk in the in the National Gallery on Sun 04 Oct. from 15:00. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html#3

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.
* From 21:00 in The Bleeding Horse on Camden Street “The Apollo Sessions” is a free show featuring multiple styles of original music from local and international musicians and songwriters www.myspace.com/thebleedinghorsesessions
* 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
* 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 Vir gin 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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EDVARD MUNCH – NATIONAL GALLERY
From 19 Sept-06 Dec, the National Gallery shows 40 prints from the well-known Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1863-1944). Special exhibitions like this often come with an Admission Charge despite the fact that the National Gallery normally doesn’t charge. The Munch exhibition costs EUR 5 but on Mondays (09:30-17:30) admission is free. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/exhibitions.html

BOOKS TO THE SKY
South Dublin Libraries’ Children’s Book Festival 2009 “Books to the Sky” will be launched on Mon 05 Oct at 11:00 and entertainment will be provided by the Australian Storyteller Andrew McKenna. The event takes place at Clondalkin Library, Monastery Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. To reserve a space ring 01-4593315. www.southdublinlibraries.ie/find-library/clondalkin

KILMAINHAM ARTS CLUB MEETING
The newly established Kilmainham Arts Club, set up to promote the arts with a mixture of visual art, photography, art films, dance, music and poetry, will have its next meeting on Mon 05 Oct in the Patriots Inn (19:30). Admission is free and artists will be presenting 20 minute slideshows of their work. For more information on attendance or on presenting your work at upcoming meetings, contact kilmainham.arts.club@gmail.com.http://www.dublinevents.com/events/other/kilmainham-arts-club.php

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 21:00 in the International Bar, Wicklow Street: The Glór Sessions feature acoustic singer-songwriters, comedy, spoken word and poetry hosted by Stephen James Smith. Entry is free. www.stephenjamessmith.com/Glor.html
* 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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REGULAR TUESDAY EVENTS
* Open Mic Night with The Last Tycoons in O’Donoghues on Suffolk Street every Tueas from 20:00. It’s free and anyone can get up, sing a song or do whatever they like. www.facebook.com/pages/ODonoghues-Open-Mic/71834618844
* 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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CHAPTERS VERSE AND LUNCHTIME READING
Seven Towers, the creative arts agency, are inviting to a poetry reading from 13:15-13:55 on Wed 07 Oct in Chapters on Parnell Street, Dublin 1. Bernie O’Reilly and Eileen Keane will read at the event. www.seventowers.ie/cms/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=27&extmode=cal

THE BERLIN WALL 1961-1989 – FILM SERIES – DCU
From 07 Oct -16 Dec, the German Department of the (SALIS) at Dublin City University (DCU) presents a film series about the “Berlin Wall 1961-1989” in co-operation with the Goethe-Institut Irland. All films will be screened in Original language with English subtitles. The venue is DCU in Glasnevin in the School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies, Room C124. www.goethe.de/ins/ie/dub/kue/en5067693v.htm
The films in the series are
# Wed 07 Oct 15:00: Die Mauer/The Wall (1989)
# Wed 21 Oct 15:00: Sonnenallee/Sun Alley (1999)
# Wed 04 Nov 15:00: Lichter/Distant Lights (2003)
# Wed 18 Nov 15:00: My DDR-T-Shirt (2008)
# Wed 02 Dec 15:00: Wir können auch anders/No More Mr Nice Guy (1993)
# Wed 16 Dec 15:00: Das deutsche Kettensägenmassaker/The German Chainsaw Massacre

PLANT CONVERSATION IN UGANDA – LECTURE – BOTANIC GARDENS
“Linking community development and plant conservation in Uganda” is the full title of a lecture on Wed 07 Oct by Dr Darach Lupton, a botanist at the National Botanic Gardens. The Gardens at Glasnevin are working with a number of Ugandan botanic gardens to promote the links between conservation of economically important plants groups and poverty alleviation. Dr Lupton will talk about his fascinating trip to Uganda in April 2009 and focus on the aims of the ongoing projects, some of which include the development of community based medicinal plant gardens and the documenting of local knowledge relating to plants and their traditional uses in Uganda. The event will take place at 15:00 in the Visitors Centre. (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)

RDS SPEAKER SERIES – “ARTHUR GUINNESS”
“Arthur Guinness – Founder of a Dynasty” by Patrick Guinness is the next lecture in the RDS Speaker Series. Patrick Guinness is the author of the first ever biography of his ancestor. Admission to this lecture is free but ticketed. To reserve tickets provide your name, contact details and the number of seats required to lectures@rds.ie or 01-2407254. The Venue is the Minerva Suite at the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. The event takes place on Wed 07 Oct from 18:00-20:00. www.rds.ie/speakerseries

SHORT FILM FESTIVAL – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
On Wed 07 Oct the Instituto Cervantes, the Spanish Cultural Institute, is inviting to a Short Film Festival: “La Boca del Lobo. Cortometraje contemporáneo”. From 18:30 a total of six short films will be screened (with English subtitles). Further details are here: dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha58607_16_2.htm. The Instituto Cervantes is in Lincoln House, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, this is not too far from the Kildare Street entrance of the National Gallery.

BEWLEY’S DEBATE
Until September I happily mentioned the interesting series of Bewley’s Debates, but unfortunately it was decided by the organisers that the previously free debate now will cost an admission charge of EUR 5. So from now on you won’t find the Bewley’s Debate in this newsletter anymore. Pity, but these are the rules. If you want to keep informed, you can check www.comhlamh.org/bewleys-debates-are-back.html The next one will take place on Wed 07 Oct from 18:15.

ASYMPTOTE: AN EXPLORATION OF UTOPIA – EXHIBITION
On Wed 07 Oct an exhibition by the Dodo Collective will open at 19:30 at Smithfield Plaza, next to the LUAS track. The exhibition will be on show from 08-10 Oct only (daily 16:00-20:00) and is part of the Darklight Festival. “Asymptote: An Exploration of Utopia” investigates the concept of Utopia through new media art. All artists (Siobhan Carroll, Luobo Gelda, Henderson#, Grace McEvoy, Simon McKeagney, Suzanne van der Lingen) are Fine Art Media students at the National College of Art and Design. For more information dodocollective.wordpress.com

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. If you play an instrument you are especially welcome (all levels are welcome).

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WHAT IF… – SCIENCE GALLERY
On Thurs 08 Oct the next exhibition in the Science Gallery starts. The Science Gallery exhibition invites you to explore the hopes and fears of emerging technologies.
What if… human tissue could be used to make objects?
What if…clouds were modified to snow ice cream?
What if… we lived in a society where our every thought was public?
These are just some of the questions asked in the upcoming exhibition, probing the space between reality and the impossible and where designers meet scientists to explore the future. WHAT IF… opens in the Science Gallery, Pearse Street, on 08 Oct and runs until 13 Dec. It is open Tues-Fri 12:00-20:00 + Sat-Sun 12:00-18:00. Admission is free. A donation (suggested is EUR 5) is welcome. www.sciencegallery.com

DARKLIGHT FESTIVAL 2009
Since its inception in 1999, Darklight Festival has brought new and exciting work to Irish audiences through cinema, exhibition and performance and to an international audience via the Internet and Touring Programme initiated in 2002. Darklight is Ireland’s premier festival for filmmakers, animators and artists whose work explores the convergence of art, film and technology. Lots of events are free, which is something that has to be praised explicitly. The venue is mainly in the Smithfield area (with some exceptions) and the festival starts on Thurs 08 Oct and continues until Sun 11 Oct. The website www.darklight.ie has all the information or if you prefer to check the full programme where you easily see the free events, go to www.darklight.ie/Darklight_festival2009.pdf

OPEN HOUSE 2009
When you read the description of this event some of you might start to yawn. It doesn’t sound too exciting “Open House 2009 – Ireland’s largest architectural event Open House Dublin returns from 08-11 Oct with a special focus on ‘Dublin’s Architecture – The New Generation’. The programme will feature a cross-section of Dublin’s most innovative designs – from the city’s newest urban quarters at Heuston Gate and in the Docklands to pioneer schemes that offer exemplary ways of living and working in the city and cleverly configured private residences and extensions.” However think of it this way: Liberty Hall, the tallest building in Dublin will be knocked down relatively soon. This might be your last chance to get to the very top. – Iveagh House on Stephen’s Green is normally the Department of Foreign Affairs, if you would like to know how it looks inside (it is really beautiful!) then THIS is your chance. The main part of Open House 2009 takes place on Sat and Sun (10-11 Oct) and I will write more about it next week, but have a look at architecturefoundation.ie/openhouse/ to plan your weekend a little. The event starts with a debate on Thurs (see event below). Some buildings are on Friday accessible, but the majority can be visited on Sat+Sun. Some need to be pre-booked. Check www.architecturefoundation.ie/openhouse/2009/programme/all

ARCHITECTURE DEBATE – LIBERTY HALL
The Irish Architecture Foundation (IAF) invites you to attend ‘Can Architecture Save the World?’, an open debate on the current state of architecture and its effects on the environment and on communities. It will take place at 19:00 on Thurs 08 October 2009 in Liberty Hall, Dublin 1 and marks the beginning of the IAF’s “Open House Dublin” from 08-11 October. The debate will be chaired by John Bowman and speakers are Shelley McNamara (Grafton Architects), Kaethe Burt-O’Dea (Desireland), Prof Frank Convery (Chairman Comhar), Sean O’Laoire (President RIAI) and Evelyn Hanlon (Dublin City Council).
This free event will cover ethics, sustainable living, and reveal the influence of design on the well being of communities, on the health of our culture and on how it effects on our world. Admission is on a first come basis, doors open at 18:30. The IAF are inviting you to submit questions in advance of the debate. But you have to send the questions before 12:00 today to info@architecturefoundation.ie (include your phone number!) www.architecturefoundation.ie

ECOLOGY AND THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW – LECTURE
A public lecture entitled “Reading the Gospel of Matthew Ecologically: Matt 2:1-12 as a Test Case” by Prof. Elaine Wainwright (Univ. of Auckland, NZ) will take place on 08 Oct at 19:00 in the Swift Theatre in Trinity College. The School of Religions and Theology is hosting this lecture. Elaine Wainwright is recognized internationally as an expert in Feminism and Ecology in New Testament and Early Christian Studies.
Admission is free. With questions contact Benjamin Wold (woldb@tcd.ie). www.tcd.ie/Secretary/Communications/Noticeboard/data/13720.html

DIARMUID GAVIN – BOOK SIGNING . DUNDRUM
TV Gardener Diarmuid Gavin will be in Dundrum on Thurs 08 Oct from 19:00. He will talk about his new book “Planting”. The talk will be held in Movies@Dundrum, followed by a wine reception and signing in Hughes & Hughes, Dundrum. To reserve tickets ring Hughes&Hughes in Dundrum on 01 2986060. www.hughesbooks.com/

IRELAND’S WEATHER – MET SOCIETY LECTURE
The Irish Met Society is inviting to the lecture “Ireland’s Weather: Past, Present and Future” by Evelyn Cusack (Met Eireann). The event will take place on Thurs 08 Oct from 19:30-20:30 in the Trinity College Botany Theatre (near the rugby ground). A map is here www.tcd.ie/Maps/assets/pdf/tcd-main-campus.pdf. The event is free and everybody is welcome. www.irishmetsociety.org/cms/
Later this month and in November more lectures will follow: On 29 Oct Tom Arnold (Concern) will talk about “Climate Change and the developing world” and on 26 Nov Dr Frank Mulligan (NUIM) will discuss “What can we learn about climate change from studies of the Earth’s upper atmosphere”.

PAULANER OKTOBERFEST – GEORGE’S DOCK, IFSC
I had already voiced concerns that it might not be back, but luckily I was wrong. The Paulaner Oktoberfest is back for a second year in Dublin. For 11 days Dublin’s George’s Dock will be filled with sounds of Bavarian music and smells of delicious food and lots of beer. From 08-18 Oct some of the Munich Oktoberfest atmosphere will be available in Dublin.
You might wonder if it is really such a great event and I have to be honest with you: The music is not really my thing, the beer is not a big attraction to me and some of the food I had never tasted before (other dishes I know well), but having been in Ireland for a long time, the odd (but very tasty) food like “Pig’s Trotters” strangely attracts me in a big way. :-)
The Mostland Stürmers will play traditional Bavarian brass and dance music, over thirty German speciality food producers and traders will sell their products and specialities from sausages, meat, pastries, Käsealm (German mountain cheese) to German candy and ginger bread hearts will be available. Bavarian style wheat beer (including a non-alcoholic version) and a special Oktoberfest brew will be available and if you have time, just give it a go! ;-)
I expect that I will be there at least twice over the 11 days and if you want to meet up there, send me a mail (dublineventguide@gmail.com) and we’ll see if we can arrange something. www.paulaner-oktoberfest.com (Opening Times: Mon-Fri: 11:00-24:00, Sat: 11:00-01:00, Sun 11:00-20:00)

REGULAR THURSDAY EVENTS:
* Open Mic Night – Lucan County Bar. Set-up and run by Ian Smith, who is a friend of mine, this is a weekly event from 20:00 on the 1st floor of the Lucan County Bar (on the grounds of the Lucan Spa Hotel on the N4). www.lucanspahotel.ie/ENG/map.html
* “Thirsty Thursday” Open Mic Night from 21:00 in the Mullingar House in Chapelizod Village. www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=111621257112
* 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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THE GHANDIS – IN-STORE PERFORMANCE
“The Ghandis” will perform in Tower Records in Wicklow Street on Fri 09 Oct at 17:00. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

DELORENTOS – IN-STORE PERFORMANCE
The “Delorentos” will be performing live and signing copies of their new album, ‘You Can Make Sound’ in HMV in Grafton Street on Fri 09 Oct at 18:00.
hmv.com/hmvweb/navigate.do?pPageID=1080

AUDREY NIFFENEGGER – BOOK SIGNING – DUNDRUM
The Hughes&Hughes book store in Dundrum is hosting an exclusive event with Audrey Niffenegger, the author of the ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’ to mark her new book, ‘Her Fearful Symmetry’. The reading and Q&A with guest Interviewer Edel Coffey (Irish Independent) will be held in Movies@Dundrum at 19:00 on Fri 01 Oct followed by a wine reception and book signing in Hughes & Hughes, Dundrum. This is a ticketed event and to reserve tickets ring 01 2986060. www.hughesbooks.com/

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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:

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:
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

DRIVE-IN MOVIE – FARMLEIGH ESTATE
On Sat 10 Oct and Sun 11 Oct the car park at Farmleigh Estate will be turned into a Drive-In Movie. This is a free but ticketed event and you need to apply for tickets. (One ticket per car!) The movies and the respective links for prebooking are
# Sat 10 Oct
16:30 Bullit (15) – salonmusic.ie/cgi-bin/tickets/record-application.cgi?show_id=23
21:00 Blues Brothers (15) – salonmusic.ie/cgi-bin/tickets/record-application.cgi?show_id=24
# Sun 11 Oct
16:30 The Commitments (15) – salonmusic.ie/cgi-bin/tickets/record-application.cgi?show_id=25
21:00 Batman: The Dark Night (15) – salonmusic.ie/cgi-bin/tickets/record-application.cgi?show_id=26

RDS DARWIN LECTURE
The RDS has an very interesting free public lecture coming up:
The RDS Darwin200 Public Lecture: “Fragile Web, What Next for Nature?” will take place on Tues 24 November in the RDS Concert Hall at 19:00. In celebration of Darwin200 and to mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of ‘The Origin of Species’ by Charles Darwin, the RDS has invited Professor Jonathan Silvertown who will be speaking on the matter of biodiversity. This lecture marks the fourth in the series of RDS Irish Times ‘Ireland in 2030’ lectures which aims to look at the serious long-term challenges that face us today. Admission is free but advance booking is essential. More information is available on www.rds.ie/science

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LISBON – YES OR NO?
Some of you might have voted already this morning, many will leave it until this evening, but the majority of the readers of this newsletter is not even allowed to say YES or NO! So, I won’t go on too much, but there are a few things that I find odd about the whole pre-referendum battles.
The most interesting thing was that both sides were TOTALLY blinkered: The YES side did see absolutely no fault in the Lisbon Treaty and the NO side did see absolutely no benefits in the treaty. And both claimed that they are pro-Europe (even most on the No side claimed that). The unquestioning positiveness of the YES side annoys me and the totally of the wall claims of the NO side nearly make me furious. But if you look at the more moderate comments, then both sides have some good points. If I were allowed to vote, I guess I would be somewhat torn as well. The democratic deficit of the treaty and to some extent of the referendum is worrying, but Ireland at the fringes of Europe is a LOT more worrying. So in balance, my vote would be for the “Yes” side, but I would feel a little uneasy with it.
If you are allowed to vote, I am sure you heard enough to make up your mind. But please, if you are allowed to vote, do make use of this privilege! Don’t leave it to other people. And one other thing: This vote is for or against the Lisbon Treaty. Your opinion about NAMA or Brian Cowen should be expressed in the next national election. If you mix the two then you might not really get what you want.
Check www.irishtimes.com/indepth/lisbon2009/ for all reporting about the referendum.

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This weekend is one for relaxation. Some events are taking place, but it is not tooooo busy. Not a bad thing at times. On Wednesday and Thursday things are heating up again. :-) Enjoy the week!

–Joerg

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