Event Guide 155: Maritime Festival, Toe Jam Car Boot Sale, Outdoor Movies-Dun Laoghaire, Women’s Mini Marathon, Shakespeare Festival

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| DUBLIN EVENT GUIDE (for Free Events) No. 155
| 04 June 2010 Subscribers: 6628
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Hi all!

Did you enjoy the Dublin City Soul Festival? After last week’s good start, the Outdoor-Festival Season continues at this bank holiday weekend with the Maritime Festival and in addition there are movies in Dun Laoghaire and the great ToeJam Car Boot Sale takes place. In Greystones an Americana & Roots Festival is taking place and – a little further – in Leixlip a town festival is the main event this weekend.

I guess we can’t complain about being bored in our little Ireland! ;-)
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All events listed in this Event Guide are free of any admission charges (or at least appear to be free) unless otherwise stated. I try to find confirmation in all cases and do my best to double-check the information. However errors can happen and therefore no promise for correctness can be given.

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This section is intended to provide some help in picking and choosing from the huge number of events by sharing with you what I will/might or would do. This is not a “best of…” list and if an event is not listed here, it by no means implies that the event is not interesting. Instead my “picks” are just based on my personal preferences. All events mentioned here are described in detail further down.

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This weekend, I will definitely go to the Maritime Festival and to the new Point Village Market, probably on Sunday or Monday. In addition I plan to visit Bloom in Phoenix Park, the ToeJam Car Boot Sale on Sun and would like to go to the Americana & Roots Festival in Greystones (see Saturday). Maybe I will make the Crafty Market in the new venue on Sunday as well? Well, after that programme, I probably need ANOTHER day off to recover. ;-) I hope nobody is complaining about two few events in Dublin. :-)

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CHARITY 90s NIGHT – TICKET COMPETITION
A friend of mine, Laura Ryder, has gone a little mad. ;-) …in a good way obviously! She has decided to climb the Kilimanjaro in August! Now, as far as I know, Laura is not a regular at high mountains and an 8 day climb is not for everybody, so it is definitely a challenging goal. And to make it all worth a LOT more, she is raising money for the teenage mental health charity Headstrong and the Simon Community with it. On Fri 11 June she is inviting everybody to the Sugar Club, Leeson Street, for a 90s night with live music from “Pump Up The Jam”. The event starts at 20:00 and it is important that you are there BEFORE 23:00 because if you arrive after that time then the next act on the evening gets all the money and NOT the charities. Admission is EUR 10 and if you arrive before 23:00 Laura’s charities get the money AND you are still allowed to stay for the following gig which is a Brazilian night. Two gigs for the price of one! If you can’t make it but want to contribute anyway you can search for “Laura Ryder” on www.mycharity.ie. Laura’s facebook page is www.facebook.com/lollipopversuskilimanjaro and the event page is
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125762744104854
To get the word out, Laura has mad one pair of tickets available for a competition in the Event Guide and if you want to have a chance to win this pair, send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with LAURA in the subject and your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. Your mail has to be with me by 17:00 on Tuesday 08 June.

GETTING PUBLISHED SEMINAR – TICKET COMPETITION
Ian Oliver from the Centre for Creative Practices (www.cfcp.ie) made three tickets available for a “Getting Published” seminar on 29 May in the CFCP. Ian did the draw for the three winners and I have to get the names from him to share with you. So, they will be included next week.

ANDRAE CROUCH + ISRAEL HOUGHTON – TICKET COMPETITION
The Grammy-decorated Gospel Singers Andrea Crouch and Israel Houghton were in Dublin and Gospel Music Ireland (www.gospelmusicireland.com) have made a pair of tickets available for the concert on Tue 01 June in the National Basketball Arena. The winner was Felicity Williams! Congratulations!
BLOOM IN THE PARK – PHOENIX PARK
The Bord Bia Bloom festival is taking place from 03-07 June in Phoenix Park. It is not a free event but there are a lot of special offers on tickets in advance of the show and kids go free. AND Bord Bia have made 5 sets of 2 Bloom tickets for a competition in the Event Guide. The winners are Sinead Whelehan, Melanie Kovero, Anna Pas, Killian Feehan, Gillian Conway and they should all have received their tickets in the post. Congrats!
Bloom promises to be a great day out with something planned for all ages; it is a unique show showcasing the finest Irish food, drink and of course horticulture. For any budding gardeners it will provide lots of inspiration and opportunities to pick up some beautiful plants, flowers, seeds and shrubs. Or if you want to explore growing your own fruit and vegetables then you’ll get lots of tips on how to start at the show. But if gardening isn’t your thing then you’ll still have plenty to keep you busy including the Food Market with almost 50 artisan producers; the Best in Season tent featuring growers of seasonal fruit and vegetables; the Lost & Forgotten Skills marquee where you can learn various food-making skills such as jam or bread-making; the cookery stage with chefs like Darina Allen, Neven Maguire, Jenny Bristow and Catherine Fulvio; enjoy a drink in the Bloom Inn – serving the best of Irish craft beers and spirits (many of whom were at SeptemberFest in Farmleigh last year). With an outdoor music stage, picnic area, engaging spaces, kids playground, Imaginosity and lots more besides, the Bloom festival really offers something for everyone. Bloom takes place in the Phoenix Park from 03-07 June. See www.bloominthepark.com for tickets and more information.

NODISKO – CRAWDADDY
Nodisko at Crawdaddy is a weekly live band and indie/electro club. On Fri 04 June from 23:00 (Late show) the Pod and NoDisko Present “Teenagersintokyo Live” plus NoDisko Dj’s. Tickets are EUR 10 incl booking fee and can be bought on Ticketmaster and offline at many other ticket outlets. CrawDaddy is in Old Harcourt Station, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 (next to the Odeon). www.pod.ie
Ben Delaney from NoDisko made 3 pairs of tickets available for the event on 04 June and I will let you know who won in next week’s Event Guide.
www.teenagersintokyo.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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FIVE HUGHES&HUGHES BOOK SHOPS RE-OPEN
Five of the former Hughes&Hughes book shops that closed when the chain went into receivership in February have or will re-open shortly after they were bought by a company called Sivota Ltd. The shops are in St Stephen’s Green shopping centre, Dundrum Town Centre, Omni shopping centre in Santry, in the Pavilions shopping centre in Swords and in Ennis. www.rte.ie/business/2010/0603/hughes.html Some might think it is odd that the person that was heavily involved when the company failed, is now heavily involved in buying these shops again (possibly debt free!?). www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2010/0414/1224268308960.html Isn’t it great how companies can do that? :-/ And who cares about the suppliers that lose a LOT when a company closes down, doesn’t pay the debt, but then re-appears again debt-free.

WOMEN JOGGING IN DUBLIN
Every year when spring comes out I realise at some point that there is an overproportional amount of women running/jogging/power walking on the streets of Dublin’s suburbs. Wondering why that suddenly is the case and going through the list of upcoming events, I realise every year, that it is 3-5 days before the Women’s Mini Marathon. :-D Is it the panic that drives the female runners onto the street when – just a couple of days before the 10km run – they realise that they didn’t train or prepare as much as they had originally planned? ;-)

SUMMER JOB FOR SPORTS TEACHERS/ACTIVITY LEADERS – SPAIN
Chester College in beautiful Santiago de Compostela (Spain) is looking for 2 energetic female Sports Teachers (or Sports Monitors) or Camp Leaders with competence in Youth Work/Outdoor Pursuits for four weeks in July 2010. The Chester College Summer Camp is for Spanish students learning English and for international students learning Spanish, so the main language will be English, but some Spanish skills would be of benefit. Send your CV and the phone numbers of two references to info@chestercollege.org as soon as possible and before Tuesday 08 June! www.chestercollege.org (I know this is not really Dublin News, but a close friend of mine and strong supporter of the Event Guide is involved.)

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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. The banks don’t help anymore, the government doesn’t want to help, so we have to help ourselves! The Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) will help you if you have recently started a company and if you could do with spreading the word. I hope being mentioned here and being seen by the 6500+ readers of the Event Guide will kick start something big for you. In return I expect you to tell your clients and friends about the Event Guide and once you have made a nice bit of money, a donation would be very appreciated. ;-) (This offer is for start-ups in relatively early stages only. Established companies can contact me regarding very affordable advertisement options in the Dublin Event Guide.) If you want to promote your start-up/young company here for free, let me know: dublineventguide@gmail.com.

WORKISNOTAJOB – CREATIVE STUDIO
Dublin based designer Catharina Bruns is happy to announce the recent launch of her creative studio workisnotajob. The new homepage www.workisnotajob.com is now online with a web shop offering a range of highly creative services and products.
workisnotajob. workisnotajob is the name and idea behind a brand new creative studio dedicated to design, typography and visual communication. Designer and founder Catharina Bruns, who is based in Dublin but originally comes from Hamburg in Germany originally wrote a design blog and when this blog grew really popular she migrated it to the production of real products and evolved to the formation of a creative studio and webshop. Have a look at www.workisnotajob.com

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Based on your feedback, I have decided to do the following with the Exhibition section in this newsletter from now on: I will provide you with a link to a near-comprehensive listing of exhibitions provided by www.visualartists.ie. For me to list all exhibitions would only be doubling their good work and would be a inefficient use of my resources. The link is visualartists.ie/category/listings/exhib-lein/
On top of that I will every now and then include here a small selection of exhibitions that either are not mentioned in the Visual Artist listing or are note-worthy to be mentioned separately.

MOMENTS IN TIME – POWERSCOURT GALLERY
‘Moments in Time’ is a new exhibition of original photographic views of the old and new world. It will be on show from 03.14 June in the Powerscourt Gallery, The Ballroom, Top Floor Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, D2. www.powerscourtgallery.com

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TRANSFORMING IRELAND – EARTH SCIENCES LECTURE
The UCD Earth Sciences Institute is running a series of seminars on most Fridays between March and December. The next lecture will be on Fri 04 June (12:30-14:00): Prof. Chris Bean, School of Geological Sciences, UCD will discuss “Ireland in the shadow of a volcano: Understanding the 2010 eruption at Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland”.
The event will take place in the Mont Clare Hotel, Merrion Square, Dublin 2. To find out more about upcoming lectures, contact esi.admin@ucd.ie

DAVID KELLY – READING AND REFLECTION
On Fri 04 June at 13:00, actor David Kelly will get this year’s series of Summer’s Wreath readings and reflections started. Admission is free and booking is not required. For further details go to www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx

TOWER RECORDS IN-STORE EVENT
“Our Little Secrets” will be in Tower Records, Wicklow Street, Dublin 2 on Fri 04 June at 13:00 for an In-Store Event.
And at 18:00 the band “Seven Days” will perform and sign copies of their albums. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

THE BEATYARD – BERNARD SHAW PUB & TWISTED PEPPER
The aim of The Beatyard is to bring together enthusiasts of music, media & culture for the weekend in a space where they can meet like minded people and discover something new and different. For this first weekender, a series of talks, exhibitions, workshops, screenings, comedy and live shows & clubnights are meshed together across 5 days from Wed 02 June to Sun 06 June. The Beatyard takes place in the Bernard Shaw Pub in South Richmond Street (near Portobello), where all events are free and in the Twisted Pepper in 54 Middle Abbey Street, where none of the events is free. The events start at 16:00 every day and the website is here www.bodytonicmusic.com/beatyard On this page you will find the schedule for all performances m.bodytonicmusic.com/beatyardschedule/

THE GLOR SESSION – PROJECT ARTS CENTRE
The Glór Sessions is a weekly music and poetry event. It is normally held on Mondays in the basement of The International Bar in Wicklow Street, but for the Dublin Writers Festival it is staging a special showcase in the Project Arts Centre in Temple Bar. Performers on the night include poets Stephen James Smith, Kalle Ryan, Colm Keegan and Noel Sweeney, musicians Fiach and Enda Reilly and actor Melissa Nolan. Admission is free and the event starts at 20:30 on Fri 04 June. www.projectartscentre.ie/programme/whats-on/958-the-glor-session www.facebook.com/TheGlorSessions

DUBLIN TROPICAL – URBAN AFRICA SPECIAL – SHEBEEN CHIC
Shebeen Chic in South Great George’s Street will be the venue of the “Urban Africa Special” of “Dublin Tropical” with live act Koko Tanjah (Congo / Mali – www.myspace.com/kokotanjah) and DJ Cucurucho (Groovalizacion Dj’s – www.groovalizacion.com). The event will take place downstairs in Shebeen Chic on Fri 04 June from 22:00-02:00. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/dublin.tropical

RIPTIDE MOVEMENT – WHELAN’S LIVE
The Riptide Movement, a brilliant band from Lucan – I have heard them a few times and really like their music – will be in Whelan’s in 25 Wexford Street on Fri 04 June featuring in “The Midnight Hour” upstairs in Whelan’s from midnight. If you arrive before 10:30 admission is free. www.whelanslive.com and www.myspace.com/riptideeire

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 (not physical yoga, but “yoga meditation”!) classes every Friday at 19:30 at 4/5 Eustace Street, Temple Bar (next to IFI, ring bell no. 3) and every Monday from 19:00 in Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown Centre, Dublin 15. These are drop in classes, newcomers are welcome. For more information check www.coolspirit.info or www.sahajayoga.ie.
* The Covers play Rock Covers from 22:00 in The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2. Later: DJ Carlos Irie. Admission is free.
* “Shake Down” in Pacino’s restaurant, Suffolk Street is a weekly Friday event from 23:00. Live Bands a DJ, Pizza and Cocktails and free admission make this event hugely attractive. Check www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000604976870 to find out which band will be there this week.

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MARITIME FESTIVAL – DUBLIN DOCKLANDS
The Dublin Docklands Maritime Festival is taking place from Fri 04 – Mon 07 June. Visiting ships, stages with musical entertainment and as the – main feature – a vast amount of stands in a big outdoor market will tempt you to the docklands, where this year the festival takes place on the quays both north and south of the Liffey. The Maritime Festival is suitable for all ages and is very much family friendly. The opening times are Fri 04 June 13:00-22:00, Sat 05 June 10:00-22:00, Sun 06 10:00-20:00 and Mon 07 June 10:00-18:00. The website is www.dublindocklands.ie/maritimefestival/ but if – like me – you are specifically interested in the musical entertainment and the schedule of the performances, then have a look here www.dublindocklands.ie/maritimefestival/index.jsp?p=680&n=724

POINT VILLAGE MARKET
The Point Village Market, will from now on take place every Sat+Sun from 08:30-17:30 and this week with the Maritime Festival around the corner you have an opportunity to check both out in one visit. The Point Village Market is next to the Point Depot (a.k.a. The O2) at the final LUAS stop in the Docklands.
There will be 100 stalls at the market every weekend, some permanent some more transient. 30 stalls per week are being designated for the public, 15 of which are for anyone who wants to offload their bric a brac, spring clean their wardrobe or generally de-clutter their living space. The other 15 are being designated for students that hold a valid student card and have made the products that they are selling, these student stalls are free of charge and all of the public stalls are given on a first come first served basis. The regular core stalls encompassing the remaining 70 units will be hand picked by VSC events Ltd. www.vscevents.ie/pointvillage.html

TOEJAM CAR BOOT SALE – BERNARD SHAW
The best car boot sale of them all is taking place again in the Bernard Shaw Pub in South Richmond Street, near Portobello. It is the ToeJam Car Boot Sale on 06 June. It is not the things that you can buy that are so great, no it is the atmosphere there (and maybe some memories ;-) ). The ToeJam CBS is just different and zany (in a good way ;-) ). It starts at 13:00 and runs until 19:00 with a party in the pub until late after that. If you have never been there, have a look at this short video clip:

m.bodytonicmusic.com/bernardshaw/story/24/#cbs

IPSC MASS DEMONSTRATION – PARNELL STREET
The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC), with the support of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has called a mass demonstration for 14:00 this Sat 05 June in Dublin to protest against Israel’s raid of the “Freedom Flotilla” which was transporting essential goods to Gaza. Freedom Flotilla deportees will speak at the event. The demonstration will assemble at 14:00 at the Garden of Remembrance, where a wreath will be laid in memory to the dead and from there they will march to the Department of Foreign Affairs on St. Stephen’s Green. The speakers will be Dr. Fintan Lane and other participants from the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. Also speaking will be members of the IPSC, ICTU and Irish politicians. www.indymedia.ie/article/96840 www.ipsc.ie/

FAMILY & ADULT EVENTS – NATIONAL MUSEUM
# There are no special events taking place in the National Museum this weekend!

OUTDOOR MOVIES IN THE PARK – DUN LAOGHAIRE
DLR Events presents 3 days of Outdoor Movies in the Park in the Peoples Park, Dun Laoghaire on from Sat 05 – Mon 07 June. Movies start at 15:00, 17:30 and 20:30 every day. All films are rated 15A or under and admission is free. You can bring blankets and a picnic to enjoy the day while you watch a film. The website for the event is www.dlrevents.ie/movies10.html
Showtimes and Movies are
SAT 05 June: 15:00 Monsters and Aliens, 17:30 Star Trek, 20:30 Gran Torino
SUN 06 June: 15:00 G Force, 17:30 Hannah Montana the Movie, 20:30 Slumdog Millionaire
MON 07 June: 15:00 UP, 17:30 Marley and Me, 20:30 Dirty Dancing

FAMILY PROGRAMME – NATIONAL GALLERY
The National Gallery in Clare Street & Merrion Square invites on Sat 05 June at 14:00 to the tour ” Irish Writers and the National Gallery of Ireland”. The Family Programme on Saturdays is called off for the summer. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html

LIFFEY SWIM – DOCKLANDS
Every year there are two Liffey Swims. One is the Dockland Liffey Swim and the other one is the one later in the summer that starts near the Guinness Brewery and goes to the IFSC. The Liffey Swim is significantly shorter with a distance of 1.1 km. This year’s Docklands Liffey Swim takes place on Sat 05 June at 17:00 during the Maritime Festival. The men’s race takes off from Dublin City Moorings, opposite the IFSC, at 17:00, followed by the women’s race at 17:45. English Channel swimmers, Julieann Galloway, Anne McAdam, Eoin Gaffney will take part and this year’s course consists of a loop between the Sean O’Casey and new Samuel Beckett Bridge both ideal viewing points for the race. www.dublindocklands.ie/maritimefestival/index.jsp?p=721&n=689

GREYSTONES AMERICANA AND ROOTS WEEKEND
A free Americana style festival will take place in Greystones, Co. Wicklow over the upcoming bank holiday weekend (05-07 June). Artists include The Niall Toner Band, I Draw Slow, B and the Honeyboys, The Big Muddy, a Washboard Master-class from Wayne Waits from Portland, Oregon and much more including Bluegrass sessions two afternoons with full barbeque. This festival seems well worth a visit, so keep it in mind for next week! www.rootsweekend.com/

REGULAR SATURDAY EVENTS
* Don’t forget that the Temple Bar Markets (Food Market on Meeting House Square, Book Market on Temple Bar Square and the Designer Mart near Cow’s Lane) are taking place every Saturday from 10:00-16:30. The Designer Mart is on winter break and will return from 13 March!
* 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
* Meditation through Breathing: Every Saturday from 11:00-12:00 this event will take place in Iveagh Gardens (at the back, near fountains). The event is free of charge, but since it is weather dependent, you are asked to call beforehand to ensure the class is on (087 2045168). Suitable for all. No previous experience required. Wear comfortable warm clothes and bring a yoga mat/light blanket.
* Car Boot Sale in Tallaght – Every Saturday from 09:00-15:00 a car boot sale is taking place at the Victory Centre, Firhouse Road, Tallaght. Ring 086-3394009 / 086-1961815 for more information. www.gumtree.ie/dublin/01/58061901.html
* 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 Black Sheep play Rock Covers from 22:00 in The Mezz 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2. Later Dj Glenn Brown (Dublin Calling). Admission is free.
* 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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MARITIME FESTIVAL
(see Saturday for details)

OUTDOOR MOVIES IN THE PARK – DUN LAOGHAIRE
(see Saturday for details)

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. Your presence there will not change anything good or bad and if Dublin City didn’t allow this open and somewhat controllable market, the traders would sell their horses elsewhere where the ISPCA and the police could not be present. So leaving that market in place is probably a good idea and better for the animals than driving the trading into the underground.

CAR BOOT SALE – HAROLD’S CROSS GREYHOUND STADIUM
On Sunday 06 June 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. If you want to sell your wares, check www.haroldscrosscarbootsale.com/ for details.

CHILDREN’S ART WORKSHOP – PHOENIX PARK
The weekly Children’s Art Cart Workshops at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre is taking place every Sun from 10:30-12:30. Up to 15 children can participate but they must be supervised by an adult. Children 5 years & over. The next workshops are
06 Jun: Animals in the Phoenix Park Zoo
13 Jun: Summer in the walled garden
20 Jun: Cycling in the Park
27 Jun: Deer of the Park
04 Jul: Summer flowers of the Park
11 Jul: Badges to wear
www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,12181,en.html

CRAFTY MARKET – SHEBEEN CHIC
The Crafty Market, which was formerly taking place in the Food Co-op in Dublin 8 has moved closer to the City Centre and is now taking place in in Shebeen Chic on South Great Georges Street. The next market will take place on 06 June from 12:00-17:00. Admission is free and there’s live music all day. Expect Art and Crafts, Vintage clothes and bric a brac stalls, live acoustic music upstairs and downstairs ranging from Singer song writers via Trad bands to Jazz. Check out www.thecraftymarket.com

SUNDAY AT NOON CONCERT – HUGH LANE GALLERY
Nearly every Sunday a free “Sunday at Noon” concert is taking place in the Hugh Lane Gallery. From 12:00-13:00 classical music will be performed for free. No booking is required. This week (Sun 06 Jun) the concert is “Brahms: The Piano Quartets” with the Riverrun Piano Quartet. www.hughlane.ie/whats_on_detail.php?id=509

FAMILY PROGRAMME – NATIONAL MUSEUM
# This week’s Family Programme on Sun 06 June is entitled “Solve the History Mystery”. It will run from 15:00-16:00 in Collins Barracks and is for Families with children 6 yrs+. “If old objects could really talk, what would they tell us? Have a look at mysterious objects, which all the family can touch and explore together. No booking required.” www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=1227

SOUTHERN SMOKE BBQ – SANDYMOUNT
The “Southern Smoke Reloaded” Summer Barbeque will take place on Sun 06 June in the Pembroke Cricket Club in Sandymount, Dublin 4. The day will start as a Family Day from 15:00-22:00 and then the grown ups are continuing the party until late. Braai (Afrikaans for “Roasted meat”), Sports and a variety of DJs will be at the party. Doors open at 15:00 and admission is free until 17:00 (EUR 5 after that). Everybody is welcome. www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=101704376543228

NATIONAL GALLERY – SUNDAY LECTURE
The Sunday Lecture on 06 June at 15:00 in the National Gallery in Clare Street & Merrion Square is: “Showcasing the Collections of the Butler Gallery Kilkenny” by Lecturer Anne O’Sullivan, Butler Gallery, Kilkenny www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html

MATINEE BRUNCH CLUB – ODEON BAR & GRILL
The Odeon Bar & Grill (Old Harcourt Street Station, Dublin 2) are inviting all families on Sat+Sun from 12:00-18:00 to a “Matinee Brunch Club”. Good Food, Kids movies (13:00+15:00), major international sporting events on the other big screen plus kids under 3 eat for free are the main attractions of this offer. Upcoming Movies are on 05+06 June: Madagascar 2; 12+13 June: Shrek, 19+20 June: Up; 26+27 June: Monsters Inc. www.odeon.ie/

THE LATIN BEAT – ODEON
On Sun 06 June “The Latin Beat” will take place in the Odeon in Harcourt Street from 20:00-02:00. A band will play from 21:00-22:30, a Latin Beat Club, Brazilian DJs and Salsa Classes will be additional features. Admission is free. www.odeon.ie/

COMEDY CRUNCH – SHEBEEN CHIC
Free comedy + free ice-cream! The Comedy Crunch is a brilliant free Stand Up comedy which is downstairs in Shebeen Chic, Sth Great Georges Street every week. It starts at 21:00 and the line-up is changing but always impressive. The next performance is not on Sunday but on MONDAY 07 Jun. Check here before you go: www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330

SUMMER KICK-OFF SUNDAY – D-TWO BAR
On Sun 06 June live music with the Meat Man from 21:00 and afterwards a nightclub until late will be the programme for the Summer Kick-off Sunday in D-Two Bar-Garden-Club in 60 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2. Admission is free before 23:00.
www.dtwonightclub.com

REGULAR SUNDAY EVENTS
* The Temple Bar Book Market is taking place every Sat+Sun on Temple Bar Square from 11:00-18:00.
* 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
* 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.
* 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.
* 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 Holy Spirit Church, Silloge, 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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BANK HOLIDAY
A number of events that normally take place on a Sunday evenint (.e.g Comedy Crunch in Shebeen Chic) are moved to the Monday evening on a Bank Holiday weekend. Along the same lines, a number of Regular Events listed below for Monday, might no take place because it is a bank holiday. So you better check before you go to a regular event.

MARITIME FESTIVAL
(See Saturday for details)

OUTDOOR MOVIES IN THE PARK – DUN LAOGHAIRE
(see Saturday for details)

WOMEN’S MINI MARATHON
On Mon 07 June the yearly Women’s Mini Marathon will take place. Approx. 40,000 (!!!) women will walk, jog, trot or run the 10 km course for their chosen charity. Men are not allowed to take part. Until about 2 years ago men were allowed to help raising funds for charities and to run along with their female team mates if they were dressed up as women, but this is now not allowed anymore. The Women’s Mini Marathon begins at Fitzwilliam Square and finishes at St Stephen’s Green, taking in a loop around Ballsbridge and Donnybrook in south Dublin. In 2007, the race raised more than EUR 10 mio. If you haven’t registered yet, it is unfortunately too late for this year, but you can still watch and – surprise – men are allowed to watch and cheer the runners on as well. I wonder when that will be changed! ;-) Similar events typically start in the morning, but this Mini Marathon kicks off at 15:00. Wide reaching road closures come in effect well before that, so avoid the area of Stephen’s Green, Merrion Square and Fitzwilliam Square. www.womensminimarathon.ie

DUBLIN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
The Dublin Shakespeare Festival with 45 free Shakespeare performances is taking place from Mon 07 June until Fri 11 June. The website with all the details is www.dublinshakespeare.com/ and if you want to see the full programme, you can find it here
www.vividgraphicdesign.net/dublinshakespeare.com/fullprogramme.pdf This is a must-go event for Shakespeare or English literature fans! ;-)

HARRY BIRD & THE RUBBER WELLIES – BEWLEY’S CAFÉ
Every Mon from 20:00-22:00 in Bewley’s Cafe Theatre, 78 Grafton Street, the music collective the ‘Lazy Band’ is playing roots, trad and folk songs from Ireland, England, America and anything else they like. This Mon (07 June) the Dublin and Bilbao based folk trio Harry Bird & the Rubber Wellies (www.myspace.com/harrybirdsongs) are guests of the Lazy Band. Admission is free and the bar serves during the show. Laid-back atmosphere, unplugged and informal. www.myspace.com/thelazyband

CINE-CAFE – MOTHER REILLY’S – RATHMINES
I am not sure if Howard Linnane’s Irish movie screening night Cine-Café (an evening of short films) and Pint & Picture (full feature film screening) will take place on Mon 07 June at 20:00 in Mother Reilly’s in Rathmines, Dublin 6 (Uppercross House Hotel, 30 Upr Rathmines Road (opposite Tesco)). Howard had planned to set up a Facebook page to keep people informed, but that seemingly wasn’t yet successful. :-( Check with Howard 085-1351822 if the event will take place and which films he will show.

COMEDY CRUNCH – SHEBEEN CHIC
(See Sunday for details.)

REGULAR MONDAY EVENTS
* Every Mon from 20:00-22:00 in Bewley’s Cafe Theatre, 78 Grafton Street, the 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. Laid-back atmosphere, unplugged and informal. www.myspace.com/thelazyband
* ‘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.facebook.com/pygmaliondublin
* 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
* Upbeat Generation is playing Soul/Funk/Rock Covers in The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2 from 22:00. Later: DJ Rasheed. Admission is free.

———Tuesday————————

NATIONAL GALLERY LECTURE
On Tues 08 June a National Gallery lecture will take place at 10:30. The topic is “Old Friends on Redisplay at the Ulster Museum” by Lecturer Anne Stewart, The Ulster Museum. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html.

POLLY DEVLIN – NATIONAL LIBRARY
A Reading and reflection with Polly Devlin is taking place on Tues 08 June at 13:00 in the National Library, Kildare Street. Admission is free and no booking is required
www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx A whole sequence of events are planned at the National Library and the details are here
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MILK AND COOKIE – STORYTELLING OPEN MIC NIGHT
On Tues 08 June from 18:30-21:00 the next Milk and Cookie Storytelling Open Mic Night will take place in the Exchange in Temple Bar. Milk and Cookie Stories is an event for storytellers, experienced or not, to exchange stories, both traditional and innovative. “If you feel like giving the TV a miss for a night, and hearing a great story well told instead, come to one of our events. You’ll find all sorts of people telling thrilling tales in a warm, cosy atmosphere. Milk and Cookie Stories features a mix of invited and open performances, with original creations, folk tales, true-life stories and fiction being told and read. Our events are free, and everyone is welcome. ” www.milkandcookiestories.com

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
* From 21:30, O’Briens on Dame Street (next to the Mercantile Pub) is the venue for a further Open Mic event of acoustic rock’n’roll organised by the band The Mighty Stef. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/pages/THE-MIGHTY-STEF/17575454643
* White Chocolate is playing Rock Covers from 22:00 in The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2

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CARLOS GARAICOA – ARTIST’S TALK – IMMA
On Wed 09 June at 17:00 in the Lecture Room of the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), Cuban artist Carlos Garaicoa discusses his interests in urban planning and a city’s architectural social fabric, which Garaicoa often illustrates through large installations using various materials such as crystal, wax candles and rice-paper lamps.This event is followed by the exhibition preview and wine reception. www.imma.ie/en/page_212237.htm

YEATS LECTURE . HELEN VENDLER – NATIONAL LIBRARY
On Wed 09 June (18:00-20:00) the National Library in Kildare Street is hosting a special one-off screening of Professor Helen Vendler’s lecture on Yeats’s “Vacillation” which was originally delivered as part of a master class at Harvard University Humanities Center (October 2008). Helen Vendler is the A. Kingsley Porter University Professor at Harvard, where she received her Ph.D. in English and American literature. She has written books on Yeats, Herbert, Keats, Stevens, Shakespeare, and Seamus Heaney. She holds twenty-five honorary doctorate degrees and is a frequent reviewer of contemporary poetry in such journals as The New York Times Book Review, The New York Review of Books, and The New Republic. Admission is free and booking is not required. www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx

FILM SCREENING – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
The Spanish Cultural Institute, Instituto Cervantes, is inviting to a film screening. On Wed 09 Jun at 19:00 the film ” 7 vírgenes” (2005) by Alberto Rodríguez (in Spanish with English subtitles) will be shown. The Instituto Cervantes is on Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, quite near the National Gallery. dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha64376_16_2.htm

REGULAR WEDNESDAY EVENTS
* The “Havana International Language Exchange” is taking place every Wed from 17:30-19:30 in Havana Tapas Bar in George’s Street. The majority of people there are Spanish or English-speaking, but French, Italians, Polish and Chinese are sometimes coming to and everybody is welcome to meet for a chat to improve your Spanish or English.
* “The Zodiac Sessions” is a regular open mic event from 20:30 in Bruxelles (between Grafton Street and Westbury Hotel) for unsigned musicians. Admission is free and there is a different line-up every week. www.thezodiacsessions.com/
* “The Song Room” is another open mic event. It takes place in The Globe in George’s Street at 20:30 every Wednesdays. www.myspace.com/thesongroom
* Songs of Praise, a Rock Karaoke is taking place every Wednesday from 21:00 in The Village in Wexford Street, Dublin 2. www.getpraise.com
* 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).
* Seven Deadly Skins are playing Reggae/Ska Covers from 22:00 with DJ Dotsie later. The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2. Admission is free.

———Thursday————————

MARY O’DONNELL – NATIONAL LIBRARY
A reading and reflection with Mary O’Donnell is taking place on Thurs 10 June at 13:00 in the National Library in Kildare Street. Admission is free and no booking is required. www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx

HEATHERS – HMV – IN-STORE EVENT
Heathers are playing live and signing copies of their album, ‘Here, Not There’ in HMV Henry Street on Thurs 10 June at 17:00. hmv.com/hmvweb/navigate.do?pPageID=1080

THE RAGS – IN-STORE EVENT – TOWER RECORDS
The Rags will be in Tower Records in Wicklow Street for an In-Store event on Thurs 10 June from 18:00. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

DL5-8 – ART, MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE – DUN LAOGHAIRE
Until Thurs 17 June, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, in association with GradCAM – The Graduate School of Creative Arts & Media at IADT (Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Dún Laoghaire) are running a new weekly Dún Laoghaire-based music and arts programme, DL5-8. The programme runs every Thursday evening 20 May to 17 June and features film screenings with live performances, temporary art works, traditional and improvised music gigs featuring local and international artists, public talks with artists and creatives. Check www.creativepolicies.com for the details of this event.

THE BEAUTY SPOT – DAKOTA BAR
“The Beauty Spot at Dakota” is a weekly event that was launched on 13 May. It runs on Thursdays from 19:00-01:00 in the Dakota Bar, 8/9 South William Street, Dublin 2. It is a new night of Fashion, Beauty, Shopping and Drinks in association with Style Nation. “Featuring at the Beauty Spot will be regular beauty tips and advice given by Top Make Up Artists, Hair Stylists, alongside a ‘Pop Up Shop’ hosting vintage & contemporary fashion and accessories. The weekly Beauty Bar will have a different theme and treatments every week. Check out www.stylenation.ie for more info on The Beauty Spot and keep an eye on the twitter pages at www.twitter.com/stylenationshow and www.twitter.com/beautyspotlive
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=114929628540407

ODEON MOVIE CLUB
Every Thursday the Odeon Pub in Harcourt Street is running a Classic Movies Club from 20:00. Admission is free. The theme this month is “Dark Comedy” and the films are 10 June: Fargo, 17 June : M*A*S*H, 24 June: Indian Film Festival Screening ‘Luck by Chance’. For Seat/Table reservations call 478 2088 or mail hello@odeon.ie – www.odeon.ie/gallery.html

REGULAR THURSDAY EVENTS
* Quiz Night in The Lotts Cafe Bar, 9 Lower Liffey St, Dublin 1. Every Thurs a quiz night with great prizes is taking place at 20:00/20:30 depending on football. Participation is free.
* “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
* The Poor Boys play Rock Covers from 22:00 in The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2. Later: DJ Tim. Admission is free.

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TRANSFORMING IRELAND – EARTH SCIENCES LECTURE
The UCD Earth Sciences Institute is running a series of seminars on most Fridays between March and December. The next lecture will be on Fri 11 June (12:30-14:00):
“Achieving the potential of wave power by 2020” by Andrew Parish, CEO Wavebob and “Software tools to efficiently manage large portfolios of wind and other distributed energy generation technologies” by Des Farren, CEO Servusnet
The event will take place in the Mont Clare Hotel, Merrion Square, Dublin 2. To find out more about upcoming lectures, contact esi.admin@ucd.ie

ENEMIES – IN-STORE EVENT – TOWER RECORDS
The “Enemies” are in Tower Records in Wicklow Street for an In-Store Event on Fri 11 June at 13:00. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010
Today the World Championship of football (soccer) will kick off in South Africa. Without a doubt it will bring back memories (for example of a fateful game Ireland vs France) and it will create stress, excitement and annoyance in some people. I am not a big football fan normally, but the World Cup is something special, so I will watch some games and I think life is too short to get annoyed over it as many people (and a higher proportion of women) do. Go for a walk, read a book or – even better – just join in and enjoy the even. ;-) The matches in the group stages (until 25 June) are at 12:30, 15:00 and the latest game at 19:30, so unless you go for replays, all is done by 21:15 ;-). A good Match schedule is here world-cup.irishtimes.com/?mi=3

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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:

THAI CULTURAL FAMILY DAY
On Sat 12 June from 14:00-16:00 the Thai Cultural Family Day will take part in the Chester Beatty Library. “Join us for our annual Family Day celebrating Thai culture. We are delighted to welcome back the Thai Dance Academy and Thai Music Circle London to perform on the day. We will also have activities for families to explore the Library’s Thai collection.” The vent is free, but you have to book and you can do that online on www.cbl.ie from Mon 07 June from 09:30.

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Please note: This section contains observations taken from the world I live in that strike me as odd. I express my personal opinion and you might not share it. If you are easily offended by opinions that are not identical with your own, please don’t read this section. ;-)

CYCLING RACES – DOPING AND CHEATING?
I know we have never heard anything like that from the cycling sports. :-) But there are some new rumours. I know this might not be of interest to everyone, but I came across an article in a German magazine this week that was talking about a potential new way of cheating at cycling races. If it is true, it will leave you speechless! It is alleged that Fabian Cancellara is using a small engine (!!) in his bike to help him during bike races. The start of the video clip is very technical and goes on for a little long, but move forward to 5:25 and have a look a Cancellara’s amazing uphill performance. VERY odd! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nd13ARuvVE

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