Event Guide 177: Design Week, Science Week, Innovation Dublin Festival, Many Lectures, Shazwanda

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| DUBLIN EVENT GUIDE (for Free Events) No. 177
| 05 Nov 2011 Subscribers: 7498
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Hi all!

The weather gods are not overly happy with us, it seems at the moment and if you open the newspaper then you wonder if we will ever get out of the hole again. …and then I read in a newspaper that the economic situation in a lot of aspects (mainly as far as individual taxes etc are concerned) has arrived at a 2003 level again. Sure, that is 7 years ago, but in 2003 we all thought that Ireland was in very good shape! It was definitely a good year. What I am trying to say is that despite all the negative press, we are not that deep in trouble as it might seem. What we have to do is to go back to the way we lived in 2003 (or before) with similar spending patterns and financial expectations. Yes, I know that some people are more affected than others and that someone without a job might not have the luxury to just scale back to 2003, but for the rest doom & gloom might not be as bad as the newspapers make out. It will get trickier, but there was life before 2003!

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The Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) will help you every week to re-discover a less expensive life and as I can prove to you if you don’t believe it, having less money does NOT mean that you have to give up on fun and culture. In 2003 Ireland was a lot less rich in culture and event opportunities and you really had to search for good things. For the last 177 weeks you have this Event Guide and all the information is at your fingertips!

Make use of it! Because the more you go to free events, the more event organisers will realise that this is a very viable and rewarding way of providing culture!

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For this week’s “Feel Good Slot” I found a YouTube clip that makes the rounds at the moment. It was created last week by T-Mobile as an ad and it took place at Heathrow Airport. It is a flashmob event and it is cool! I took part in a flashmob in Grafton Street before and it is a lot of fun and imagine arriving at Heathrow and being greeted in this unique way: www.youtube.com/watch?&v=NB3NPNM4xgo
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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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It seems that this week is the “Lecture/Talk/Discussion Week” of the year. So many interesting talks and discussions and I have soo little time. Design Week is still running, Science Week is starting on Sunday and the Innovation Dublin Festival is starting on Wednesday. No surprise that that is a guarantee for a packed Event Guide!
This weekend I will meet some friends after a long-ish period of training courses at the weekends. I am looking forward to it and it seems that I am recruited as well to do an Ikea run. ;-)
Apart from that I plan to go to the Art Fair (not free) in the RDS (probably on Saturday) and to the Italian Food & Drinks event in The Bernard Shaw Pub. The International Charity Bazaar in the Burlington Hotel is not free, but I might go again. On Sunday evening I would love to go to Shazwanda in the Dragon, not for the XFactor element, but for the Comedy. ;-)
On Monday if you have time, go to DCU, the film at “Friend or Foe” is meant to be very good. On Wed Innovation Dublin starts and is added to the Science Week. The result is a slight event overload. ;-) On Wed I would love to go to the “Landing on the Moon” talk and afterwards to the Innovation Unplugged event in the NCI. On Thurs the Franchising Talk and the Met Society talk sound interesting. I, however, will be in the O’Reilly Theatre where the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir (with me as sound engineer) sings at a charity event.
On Friday the “Story of Sugru” interests me HUGELY and if I didn’t have to think of you and the Event Guide, I would definitely go to that talk! And for the evening I am considering “Songs of Soul”. What a busy week again. :-)

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TANGO WORKSHOP – COMPADRITO TANGO
The lovely people from Compadrito Tango once again are making a pair of tickets available for one of their “Tango Workshops for Absolute Beginners”. The workshop takes place on Sat 13 Nov from 13:00-17:00 in the Fitness Dock studio, Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2 and the name says it, it is for absolute beginners. :-) If you always wanted to start learning Tango, this is your best chance. The fee for this 4 hour long introduction is only EUR 55 and you can book directly with Simona on 086-3747958, but hurry there are only 3 places left! Details are at www.tangofever.net/classes.html or www.facebook.com/pages/Compadrito-Tango-dance/35770664511
If you want to win the pair of tickets send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with TANGO2 in the subject and with your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. Your mail has to be with me by 13:00 on Mon 08 Nov. Thanks to Simona and team again for making the tickets available!

STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE – SUPREMES – GEORGE
“Stop! In The Name Of Love” is the name of the “Sounds of The Supremes” live event in the George on Fri 05 Nov. The “Sounds of The Supremes” led by 70s and 80s ‘Supreme’ Kaaren Ragland will perform live on stage at the Irish Gay Bar “The George”. For one night only, South Great George’s Street will be alive with the sounds of Motown as the band performs classic hits from the ‘Supremes’ including, ‘You Keep Me Hangin’ On’, ‘Baby Love’, ‘Love Child’, ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’, and of course, ‘Stop! In The Name of Love’.
Since 1989 “The Sounds of The Supremes” (the only group of their type legally endorsed by Motown) led by Kaaren Ragland, a former member of original Supremes Mary Wilson’s 70s/80s group have achieved a remarkable degree of worldwide success. Tickets are EUR 10 and are available directly from The George. www.thegeorge.ie The generous organisers have made six pairs of tickets available for a competition and the lucky winners of the tickets are Semin Soher, Marie Duffin, Danny McMackin, Karen Somers, Clare Bergin, Sarah Hanrahan. There will be tickets at the door for EUR 10, so you can still go even if you didn’t win.

ART FAIR 2010 – RDS
Last chance to enter this competition: The ART FAIR 2010 RDS will take place from 05-07 Nov in the Main Hall of the RDS. Within the space and elegance of the Main Hall, in the historic complex of the RDS Ballsbridge, the Artists and Galleries gather from all national and international corners to show and sell their work to the Art loving Public, with works on canvas, sculpture, prints, photography and other media. Live music and interactive demonstrations will also take place including a pottery demonstration and painting classes. Visit www.rds.ie/artfair for more information. Tickets are EUR 10 for adults and EUR 8 OAP, Students, children under 17 (Children under 12 are free). And if you didn’t win you can still go. ;-)
The organisers are generous and have made five pairs of tickets available for a competition and the winners are Aine Bird, Áine Gray, Conor Reid, Deirdre Kelly and Jan Smole. Congrats

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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GOOD TIMES FOR CYCLISTS
If we can go by a relatively brief new item this week, the coming years will be good for cyclists in Dublin. Dublin City Council has said that up to 4000 new bicycle parking spaces are required in Dublin because so many more people are taking up cycling. This in itself is not the sign of upcoming good times (Most people are not happy with just a bicycle parking space. ;-) ). But the news indicates that Dublin City has become aware of cyclists and is prepared to look after them. www.rte.ie/news/2010/1104/bikes.html

REVEAL DUBLIN’S MAGIC PLACES
Designing Dublin, a creative design team working with Dublin City Council are exploring why and where people go in Dublin and how we use and enjoy the city. In Innovation Week, these amazing and magical places will be collected under the title “Love the City” and then Designing Dublin (www.designingdublin.com/) will tell the rest of us about them. Lindsay R., a friend or mine, is involved with that project and is looking for your help.
Tell him about your favourite curiosities, your preferred, magical or amazing places in Dublin. He has already spoken to many people about this, so the standard places are already covered he is now looking for an answer to “What gems or quirky things do you know of in the City that no one else/hardly anyone else knows?” and “Do you know of any amazing or magical places in Dublin City?”. Send a mail to lindsay@design21c.com to let him know. Your mail has to be with him by Monday evening (08 Nov). Thanks for your help!

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HELP CHANGING DUBLIN…AND WIN A HELICOPTER FLIGHT
The interest in this is huge, so it will stay here for another short while to make sure that every one got a chance to share their opinion: Dublin City wants to improve the city. For “Your Dublin, Your Voice”, you are asked to complete a short survey before Fri 10 Dec to share your Experience of Living, Working or Studying in Dublin. If you help with your opinions you will be entered into a prize draw and two lucky winners will each receive a voucher for two people for a scenic helicopter tour of Dublin. Go to the survey here: surveys.delve-surveys.com/dccpanel?friendref=133545975
Once you register and complete the first survey you will then become a member of the ‘Dublin Opinion Panel’. As a panel member you may be contacted up to four times per year to complete a short survey about Dublin…and you can win more prizes.
For more information about the whole initiative check www.dublincity.ie/YOURCOUNCIL/Pages/Yourdublinyourvoice.aspx

FOCUS IRELAND NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
Focus Ireland, the housing and homeless charity, are currently recruiting a team of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers to help with our annual ‘Key to a Home’ Collection on Fri 19, Sat 20 & Sun 21 Nov. Volunteers will be working in teams selling Focus Ireland key rings in busy locations throughout the weekend. This donation of your time and effort will help raise vital funds to support Focus Ireland’s work with people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Volunteer briefing sessions will be held before the campaign so volunteers can expect to be fully briefed on the work of Focus Ireland and the aims of the ‘Key to a Home’ campaign.
If you are interested in giving a few hours to this fundraising event, please register on the ‘Key to a Home’ page on www.focusireland.ie or contact Joanne Ryan on 01-8815916 or at joanneryan@focusireland.ie.

TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC
Sometimes visitors ask me where they could hear traditional Irish music and there are a few pubs and venues that have Irish Music Sessions. I can’t mention all of them, but found out about one that I hadn’t heard about before:
Every Fri+Sat there is a traditional Irish music session in the Castle Hotel in Great Denmark Street, Dublin 1 (very near O’Connell Street). The music session takes place on Fri+Sat from 19:30-22:00 and all are welcome. www.thecastlehotelgroup.com
Other good places for traditional music are the Cobblestone at Smithfield Plaza on a Saturday afternoon (if I remember it right) and – since recently – the Schoolhouse in Ballsbridge on Saturdays from 20:30. If you can recommend any other good venues that have regular sessions, send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with the subject TRAD and I will add to the list.

DUNDRUM TOWN CENTRE BOYCOTT BECAUSE OF SANTA
Please join me in my boycott of the Dundrum Town Centre! There are no religious or political reasons for this boycott and I can’t complain either about how someone treated me there or anything like that. The only thing I take exception to and the reason for my temporary peaceful protest is that the Dundrum Town Centre has asked Santa to arrive already on Sat 06 NOVEMBER and will switch the Christmas lights this weekend as well. This is just crazy, MUCH too early and because I am a Christmas extremist (No Christmas before 01 December!) I will boycott the Dundrum Town Centre. ;-) – No, I am not really serious about the boycott, but I AM serious about my outrage of the early start of Christmas! www.dundrum.ie/events/someone-special-is-coming/

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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 7000+ 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.

More to come! New companies that will be mentioned here soon are a Car Sharing Scheme and a Nutritionist. Watch this space.

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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 an 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.

DEIRDRE O’BRIEN – PAUL KANE GALLERY
“Transient Light” is the exhibition by Deirdre O’Brien in the Paul Kane Gallery. The exhibition will run from Fri 05 Nov until Sat 26 Nov. The Paul Kane Gallery, 6 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. www.thepaulkanegallery.com

SPACEBAR – DIGITAL ART SHOW – MAD ART STUDIO
The “Spacebar-Digital Art Show” features illustration, digital painting, video, 3D and anything behind the words “computer art”. The group exhibition is part of the Design Week 2010 and the participating artists are Killian Dunne, Mario, Eleine Hoey, Sheena Flynn, Liam Smyth, Damien O’Reilly, Fiona Byrne, Gavin Beattie, Serena O’Neill, Shane O’Connor, Chris Donelly, Ciaran Hussey, Hubart, Lisa Kelly and Domicjan. The exhibition runs from 04 Nov until 13 Nov in the Mad Art Gallery, 56 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1. www.madartstudio.com

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DESIGN WEEK 2010
The Design Week 2010 runs from Mon 01 Nov until Sun 07 Nov and if you are interested in design you most likely (and hopefully) already know about it. The purpose of Design Week is to put a spot light on the Irish Design Scene by running events during this week. The event listing (scroll to the Dublin section) lists 39 events in the context of Design Week and you should check them out to see if a few of them grab your attention: designweek.ie/events.html A good few of the events are exhibitions, but there are talks/lectures as well and a number of workshops. The full programme is here: designweek.ie/DesignWeek_layout%28LoRes%29.pdf

REFORM 2010 – SCIENCE GALLERY
ReForm 2010 on 05 Nov from 10:30-16:00 is part of Design Week 2010. The ReForm events have now run annually since 2005 and have showcased some of the most inspiring examples of sustainable design thinking and practice at a national and international level. The purpose of the event is to create networks, combine knowledge and this year the focus will be on growing the fledgling sustainable design (SD) network in Ireland.
This year’s event will be in the ‘Pecha Kucha’ format (20 slides each shown for 20 seconds), giving a platform to Irish designers who have made the bold step into sustainable design practice. The seminar will take place in the Science Gallery on Fri 05 Nov from 10:30-16:00. Advanced booking is required on www.sciencegallery.com/events/2010/11/reform-2010Admission is free, but you are invited to give a voluntary donation of EUR 10.

KASSETTE – IN-STORE EVENT – TOWER RECORDS
“Kassette” will be in Tower Records, Wicklow Street, Dublin 2 on Fri 05 Novat 13:00 for an In-Store event. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

INK SLINGERS – CREATIVE WRITING HOUR – WRITERS’ CENTRE
The Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour takes place every Friday at 13:00 at the Irish Writers’ Centre. It is a free creative writing session that is organised and led by the Centre’s voluntary arts administrators. The hour includes writing exercises and prompts to get ideas flowing. It is open to everyone and is suitable for all levels of experience. www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html

LIFE SIZE CLUEDO – ALLIANCE FRANCAISE
“Qui a assassiné Jacques Perrin?” is the title of a Life Size Cluedo in the Alliance Française on Fri 05 Nov at 19:30. Who killed Jacques Perrin? The situation is serious at the Manor of La Main Noire… Jacques Perrin, a French teacher of the Manor, has been strangled. All the residents of the Manor are upset and each one becomes a suspect. That’s why the Landlord of the Manor decided to call Grolumbo, the famous French inspector. He will resolve this enquiry but must be helped to interrogate all the suspects by a lot of aspiring investigators…YOU. If you want to be part of this event (sounds like fun, but my French is definitely not good enough!) contact info@alliance-francaise.ie to set up a team. Admission is free. alliance-francaise.ie/culture/ This event was originally scheduled for 29 Oct and has been rescheduled now to 05 Nov.

MOVEMBER MIDNIGHT MOVIE – SUGAR CLUB
If you have never heard of Movember, then you might be confused by the word and surprised by the odd growth in some men’s faces! ;-) Movember is “Moustache November” and in recent years means that some guys grow a horrible looking ;-) moustache during the whole month of November to raise money for prostate cancer research. To get you in the mood, the Sugar Club in Leeson Street, will screen two movies in which moustaches play an important role. On Fri 05 Nov the Movember Midnight Movie is “This Is Spinal Tap”. “The hilarious Mockumentary/ROCKumentary is essential viewing for any music fan and any of you lot who want to get hairy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMTPQVOWCiU Doors open at 23:00. Admission is free but a suggested donation of EUR 5 at the door is suggested. This will go directly to Movember.com Ireland. ie.movember.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.
*Graeme McKenna is playing an acoustic gig (Trad to contemporary) every Friday in the Maldron Hotel, Kingswood near CityWest from 19:00.
* 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.

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POINT VILLAGE MARKET
Every weekend on Sat and Sun the Point Village Market is taking place from 09:00-17:00. It is an outdoor food market with a flea market-like add-on. The market is next to the Point Depot (O2), right beside the last Luas stop “The Point” on the Red Line. In addition to the market, there is outdoor entertainment every week on a truck stage. You can (sometimes :-/ ) find more details here: www.pointvillagemarket.ie/events

CLOTHES SAMPLE SALE – CENTRAL HOTEL
I am not sure if I can declare this event as “free”. Well, it seems that it is free in, but I now the prettier ones among us might NOT get out with the same amount of money as they went in. :-) But since there are significant savings, I will mention it nevertheless. The MacLoed Agencies will have a sample sale on Fri 05 Nov (13:00-21:00) and on Sat 06 Nov from 10:00-18:00 in the Central Hotel in Exchequer Street. MacLeod Agencies will be selling off samples from spring summer 2011 from labels like Hoss Intropia, Bobi, Turet Knuefermann and Northland. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000104575576&v=wall
Why is there never something like that for the less pretty people, i.e. us guys!? ;-)

EASON’S BOOK SIGNINGS
+ LORNA BYRNE Lorna Byrne will be signing copies of “Stairways to Heaven” in Eason’s in Blanchardstown Shopping Centre on Sat 06 Nov at 12:00.
+ JOHN GILES Irish Footballer and coach John Giles will be signing copies of “John Giles the Autobiography” in Eason’s in O’Connell Street on Sat 06 Nov at 12:00.
+ BERNARD DUNNE Irish Boxer Bernard Dunne will be signing copies of “My Story” in Eason’s in Liffey Valley Shopping Centre on Sat 06 Nov at 12:30.
www.eason.ie/events/upcoming

SANTA ARRIVING EARLY – DUNDRUM TOWN CENTRE
The Dundrum Town Centre has Santa arriving already on Sat 06 Nov at 12:00. I hope that parents will tell their children that this is NOT Santa, because Santa won’t come until the beginning of December. ;-) At 16:00 Dundrum Town Centre will turn on the Christmas lights – at least 3 weeks too early! www.dundrum.ie/events/someone-special-is-coming/

MICHAEL PARKINSON – BOOK SIGNING – DUBRAY BOOKS
Michael Parkinson will be signing his book “Parky’s People” on Sat 06 Nov at 12:30 in Dubray Books Grafton Street. www.dubraybooks.ie/news.asp?

CRAFTY MARKET – SHEBEEN CHIC
The Crafty Market in Shebeen Chic on South Great Georges Street now has a Swop Shop included and is now a weekly market. The next Crafty Market will take place on Sat 31 Oct from 13:00-18:30. 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

NATIONAL MUSEUM
+ The Adult Gallery Talk “A Letter from Niemba” will take place on At 06 Nov from 12:00-12:45 in the Lecture Theatre of Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History). Siobhán Pierce, NMI, will give this talk to mark the 50th anniversary of the Niemba ambush of the Irish UN Peacekeeping forces in the Congo. No booking required. Places are limited and are allocated on a first come, first served basis. www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=1750
+ The Science Week Inspectorium: “Quake and Shake” will take place on Sat 06 Nov from 14:00-16:00 in the Natural History Museum in Merrion Street. For Science Week 2010 learn more about earthquakes and have a go at creating your own. No booking required. Due to popular demand you may have to return later to take part. www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=1747
+ Admission to all exhibitions at the National Museums of Ireland is free. Museum Opening Times: Tues-Sat 10:0017:00 and Sun 14:00-17:00. Closed Monday (Incl. Bank Holidays).

NATIONAL GALLERY – FAMILY PROGRAMME
On Sat 06 Nov at 15:00 the National Gallery Family Programme “Songbirds in the garden” with Niamh O’Beirne will take place. The National Gallery is accessible via entrances from Merrion Square and from Clare Street. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html

FAMILY ART WORKSHOP – HUGH LANE GALLERY
A Free Art Workshop for all the family will take place on Sat 06 Nov from 15:00-16:30 and is entitled “Curate your own Gallery”. Join artist Ashleigh Downey in designing your own 3-D gallery space as part of Design Week 2010. After a brief tour of The Hugh Lane, participants will be invited to create their own exhibition area, and select the paintings that they would put in the space, as well as the decorations. To book please contact the Gallery Reception on 01 2225564. www.hughlane.ie/whats_on_detail.php?id=547

ZINE LAUNCH – EXCHANGE, TEMPLE BAR
Boris Belony, Richard Howard and Colin release three new zines – Boris Belony # 8 (Short Stories)/Container (Short Stories)/A Poetic (Poetry) – on Sat 06 November from 19:00-21:00 at Exchange (near the Czech Inn) in Temple Bar, Dublin. “There will be reading, reading aloud and snorting in intellectual approval at the thick levels of irony vibrating through the air. Cian Nugent will provide delightful guitar music in the intervals. The three ziners are long-time friends and colleagues with a long history of writing and reading between them. They look forward to seeing you there to ring in the existence of these fine, unofficial publications.” Admission is free.
www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=155239044518375 Thanks to Colm W for telling me about this event.

RHYTHM ROCKER – THE GLOBE
“Rhythm Rocker at The Globe” is a new event in The Globe in Sth Great Georges Street, Dublin 2. It is a Rockabilly, R’n’R, Roots night with live bands Pavement Kings and The Wayward Sinner Boys (in alternating weeks, it seems) from 20:00 and with DJs from 23:00-01:30. Admission is free. www.globe.ie

TRAD SESSION – SCHOOLHOUSE HOTEL
A new trad session has started on 25 Sept in the Schoolhouse Hotel & Restaurant in Ballsbridge (2-8 Northumberland Road). Every Saturday from 20:30 singers, guitar, fiddle, banjo, accordion, whistle, pipers, bodhran etc are all welcome to join in. www.schoolhousehotel.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 Point Village Market is taking place every Sat+Sun from 08:30-17:30 next to the Point Depot (a.k.a. The O2) at the final LUAS stop in the Docklands. There are more than 100 stalls every week and you can find out more here www.pointvillagemarket.ie/
* Dublin Food Co-op is open every Saturday (09:30-16:30) at Newmarket, Dublin 8 for organic wholefoods and sustainable household products, plus over a dozen producer stalls offering organic fruit and veg., baked goods, dairy produce, wines, hot and cold food, etc. Additional Co-op opening Thursdays 12:00-20:00. www.dublinfood.coop
* The weekly Honest2goodness food market with fresh meat, vegetables, fish, baked goods, wines in Glasnevin is open from 09:30-12:00. It is behind Lidl in the Industrial Estate just after the Glasnevin Cemetary coming from the City Centre. (www.honest2goodness.ie)
* At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock and you can find just everything. The 50 stalls sell collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food. www.blackrockmarket.com/ Opening hours are Sat+Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30 and Sun: 12:00-17:30
* 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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FARMLEIGH HOUSE FOOD MARKET
The next food + farmers market at Farmleigh House will take place on Sun 07 Nov from 10:00-17:15. After that it will take until 04 Dec before the weekly pre-Christmas markets start. Farmleigh House is in the North West corner of Phoenix Park. The house can be visited as well and there is a Café in the Boat House in the Estate. www.farmleigh.ie/Events/Title,13468,en.html

SCIENCE WEEK
Science Week is Ireland’s biggest annual promotion of science to the general public. This year it runs from Sun 07 Nov – Sun 14 Nov with the Dublin Libraries running their Science Week events from Mon 08 Nov until Fri 19 Nov. The aim of Science Week is to promote the relevance of science, engineering and technology in our everyday lives and to demonstrate just how important it is to the future development of Irish society and the economy. “The theme for Science Week Ireland 2010 is ‘Our Place in Space’ where we will examine and explore the latest happenings in astronomy and what Ireland’s role in the Space industry is today; as well as learning about how our ancestors studied the planets, and the vital role played by science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in helping us to make sense of our universe.” Events take place in libraries, schools, college campuses, airports, on-street, in nature reserves, parks and retail outlets throughout Ireland. Science Week is aimed at children of all ages, primary and secondary school students, parents, teachers and anyone who may be interested in science.
All information can be found on www.scienceweek.ie and many events are amazingly interesting. I wish I could take the week off to spend time at Science Week first and then at Innovation Dublin. Pity that work gets in the way of all the fun. If you are lucky to have time, make sure you check the website and go to some of the events!

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 20 children can participate but they must be supervised by an adult. Children 5 years & over. The next workshops are 07 Nov: Tracing fun; 21 Nov: Pond life; 28 Nov: Medieval life; 05 Dec: Christmas cards; 12 Dec: Christmas decorations; 19 Dec: Making wrapping paper. The website doesn’t have an up-to-date list at the moment, but I am assured the workshops are going ahead. You can check with the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre (Phone 01-6770095) to make sure that it takes place. www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,12181,en.html

SUNDAY AT NOON CONCERT – HUGH LANE GALLERY
The Sunday Concerts in the Hugh Lane Gallery are back. They were called “Sunday at Noon” but don’t have that name anymore. They are free concerts of mostly classical music in the Hugh Lane Gallery. Before the summer these concerts took place from 12:00-13:00, but the gallery’s website still doesn’t tell us the starting time. Assume it is again 12:00-13:00! On Sun 07 Nov the concert is “Vivaldi Cantatas” with Soprano: Deirdre Moynihan, Violin: Marja Gaynor, Harpsichord: Rachel Factor,
Viola: Malachy Robinson. www.hughlane.ie/whats_on_detail.php?id=584

INDEPENDENTS DAY – DUBLIN FOOD CO-OP
On Sun 07 Nov from 12:00-17:00 the “Independents Day” will take place in the Dublin Food Co-Op at 12 Newmarket, Dublin 8. Independents Day is a D.I.Y. fair of zines, records, comics and info stalls with workshops, screenings, performances and exhibitions. Admission is NOT free, but is EUR 2 (nearly free!). Find out more details here independentsdaydublin.blogspot.com/

ITALIAN FOOD & DRINK – BERNARD SHAW PUB
On Sun 07 Nov from 13:00-19:00 the first “Sagra dell’Arrosticino”, an Italian Food & Drink Festival, will take place in the back yard of The Bernard Shaw Pub, South Richmond Street, Portobello. Hosted by Leo & Daria, the faces behind Italian BBQ Lambrustrella and The Bernard Shaw’s Italian Cafe “Cafe To Get Her”, this will be a loose festival of Italian food with BBQ, market stalls, DJs, bands, drummers and more. For more information check www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=161313153891338 and m.bodytonicmusic.com/events/other/2010/oct/25/arrosticino-food-festival/ Thanks Laura P for letting me know!

INTERNATIONAL CHARITY BAZAAR – BURLINGTON HOTEL
This event is not completely free, but so low priced (EUR 2) that it is nearly free. The International Charity Bazaar is a yearly fundraiser of the Diplomatic Corps in Dublin. In the past it was organised by the wifes of some ambassadors and this might still be the case. Many countries contribute and you can buy food, buy crafts and gifts from around the world. This year’s Internationl Bazaar will takeplace on Sun 07 Nov from 11:00-17:00 in the Burlington Hotel, Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4 www.internationalbazaar.ie

SAUCY SUNDAYS – THE GRAND SOCIAL
Saucy Sundays is a new live music session happening in the The Grand Social (former Pravda). It will run from 15:00-21:00 every Sunday with a line up of musicians from all round the country. It is organised by Singer/Songwriter Lisa Mc Laughlin and Joey Sauce (The Hot Sprockets) and was launched on Sun 03 Oct.
I contacted the organisers and they now have changed their Facebook Privacy settings so that you see the information about the current event on their Facebook Wall here www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001494016795&v=info

NATIONAL MUSEUM EVENTS
+ The “Hands on History in Science Week” event will take place on Sun 07 Nov from 15:00-16:00 for Families with children 7 yrs + in Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History). “Fun family learning with the Museum’s collection of objects for handling with a special focus on conservation with Eimir O’Brien, Museum educator. No booking required. Places are limited and are allocated on a first come, first served basis.” www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=1751

NATIONAL GALLERY – SUNDAY LECTURE
On Sun 07 Nov at 15:00 the talk “Collecting for a Georgian House Museum” with Lecturer Kieran Burns, No. 29 Georgian House Museum will take place in the National Gallery in Clare Street/Merrion Square. Admission is free. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html#3

SUNDAY SKETCHING – HUGH LANE GALLERY
The next Sunday Sketching for 7+ Year olds has the title “Vanishing Points” and will take place on 07 Nov from 15:00-16:00. No booking necessary. Early arrival is recommended. www.hughlane.ie/whats_on_detail.php?id=536

HUMANIST ASSOCIATION – MONTHLY MEETING
On Sun 07 Nov at 16:00 the Humanist Association of Ireland (HAI) will have their next Monthly Meeting. Humanists, Atheists, Agnostics and Freethinkers meet up and there will be a talk about “Humanist Chaplaincy” by Nicolas Johnson from 16:00-17:00. After the Meeting the HAI will hold their Annual General Meeting (AGM) from 17:30 for memebrs. www.humanism.ie

SHAZWANDA SHOW – DRAGON BAR
Each Sunday the ‘The Shazwanda Show’ takes place in the Dragon in Sth Great Georges Street. It starts at 20:00 with popcorn to watch the X Factor results show live on the big screen and is followed by a one-hour cabaret and comedy show from 21:00 by Sharyn Hayden (Actress Presenter Comedian Singer Writer…Northsider) as Shazwanda. Admission is free www.facebook.com/Shazwanda
www.sharynhayden.com

COMEDY CRUNCH – SHEBEEN CHIC
The Comedy Crunch is a 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 every week. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330

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
* 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 (14:00) and kids under 3 eat for free. www.odeon.ie/matinee.html
* The Crafty Market in Shebeen Chic on South Great Georges Street is taking place from 13:00-18:30. Admission is free and there are 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. www.thecraftymarket.com
* Sunday Roast is a weekly event in the Mercantile in 28 Dame Street from 21:00-01:00. Provided are free live music, games & roast potatoes. www.facebook.com/pages/Dublin-Ireland/Sunday-Roast/57594006610
* Graeme McKenna plays an acoustic gig (from trad to contemporary) every Sun at 18:00 in Number6 on Smithfield Square. www.number6.ie/
* “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
* Every Sunday “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/
* 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

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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KEVIN KENNA – PRESIDENTS OF IRELAND – BOOK LAUNCH
On Mon 08 Nov at 18:00 the book launch for “The Presidents of Ireland” by Kevin Kenna will take place in the Irish Writers’ Centre. The book describes the background, nature and personality of each of the presidents and examines how these factors fitted in with the periods of their respective presidencies. Admission is free. www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html

FRIEND OR FOE – DCU – FILM SERIES
The School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies (SALIS) at Dublin City University presents the film series “Friend or Foe? Ambivalent Friendships in European Cinema” from 04 Oct-13 Dec in Dublin City University, Henry Grattan Building, Room C124. All films will be with English subtitles and Admission is free. Unfortunately there is no website that lists the schedule for the film series, but the Goethe Institut is supporting the series with three German films and they are
Mon 08 Nov at 18:15: Sonnenallee (1998) — I heard it is a brilliant film!
Mon 13 Dec at 18:15: Fremder Freund / The Friend (2003)
www.goethe.de/ins/ie/dub/kue/en6573039v.htm

COMEDY NIGHT – PANTI BAR
A new free Comedy Night with comedy improv, stand up and sketch every Monday night in Panti Bar on Capel St is hosted by Joe Kearney. The line-up includes Karnage, Shinoxy, Aidan Killian, Sonya Kelly, Culchie Nora, Carol Tobin, Emma Weafer. The events start at 21:00. entertainment.ie/event/Comedy/Pantibar/A-Bear-A-Bull-And-A-Chicken-Walk-Into-A-Bar/2563419.htm

REGULAR MONDAY EVENTS
* Suspended until September, but resuming after that: 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
* Cine Café (an evening of short films) and Pint & Picture (full feature film screening) are Howard Linnane’s Irish movie screening nights at 20:00 in Mother Reilly’s in Rathmines, Dublin 6 (Uppercross House Hotel, 30 Upr Rathmines Road (opposite Tesco)). To make sure that it is still continuing, check with Howard 085-1351822.
* ‘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 (in Powerscourt Shopping Centre). Admission free. www.facebook.com/pygmaliondublin
* From 21:00 in the International Bar, 23 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 www.facebook.com/TheGlorSessions
* In O’Byrne’s Beverage House at 199 King St North (Corner of Capel Street and Bolton Street) a live music session “Jam with Karmann Reeves” will take place. Musicians are welcome to participate. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001158421465
* 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 Whelan’s 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.

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NATIONAL GALLERY – LECTURE
On Tues 09 Nov at 10:30 a lecture in the National Gallery on Merrion Square/Clare Street will take place. The title is “The eclectic nature of decorative arts collections” by Lecturer Audrey Whitty, National Museum of Ireland. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html#3

CRACKITY JONES TUESDAY MOVIE – THE GRAND SOCIAL
The Crackity Jones’ Tuesday Movie is a brand new cinema event, taking place every Tuesday in the downstairs room of The Grand Social (formerly Pravda) in Lower Liffey Street, Dublin 1. The screening starts at 19:30 (sharp) and will be followed by a themed DJ set manned by DJs Megan Fox & Niall James Holohan. Admission is free and you are invited to bring your own cushions. The film on 09 Nov is “Taxi Driver” and you find all information here www.facebook.com/crackityjonespromo
www.thegrandsocial.ie/content/crackity-jones-tuesday-movie

MILK & COOKIES – FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY
Milk&Cookies events are normally storytelling events and I would expect the “First Birthday Party” is not much different. :-) It will take place on Tues 09 Nov from 18:30-22:00 and their website has a new fancy Google Calender integration that is just useless. ;-) All I can see is that there will be stories, cookies and a birthday surprise. I preferred the prose way previously events were described. www.milkandcookiestories.com/main.html/?home

EOIN MCNAMEE – BOOK LAUNCH – GUTTER BOOKSHOP
The launch of Eoin McNamee’s crime novel “Orchid Blue” will take place on Tues 09 Nov from 18:30-20:00 in the Gutter Bookshop, Cow’s Lane, Dublin 2. Admission is free. www.gutterbookshop.com

MEXICAN FILM FESTIVAL – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
The Instituto Cervantes (Lincoln House, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, near Merrion Square) together with the Mexican Embassy is inviting to a Film season marking the centennial anniversary of the Mexican Revolution. Between 09 and 30 Nov four movies from the 1930s and 1940s with a variety of themes associated with the Revolution will be screened (Spanish with English Subtitles). Admission is free.
+ Tues 09 Nov, 18:45: Vámonos con Pancho Villa(1936), dir., Fernando de Fuentes
+ Tues 16 Nov, 18:00: El Prisionero 13 (1933), director, Fernando de Fuentes + Tues 23 Nov, 18:00: El Compadre Mendoza (1934), dir., Fernando de Fuentes
+ Tues 30 Noc, 18:00: Enamorada (1946), dir., Emilio Fernández No booking required but only limited number of seats available. The website dublin.cervantes.es/en/culture_spanish/activities_cultural_spanish.shtm doesn’t currently list these films yet, but the information reached me directly from the Instituto.

ANIMAL RIGHTS – SEMINAR – UCD
We’ve all heard the phrase “animal rights” but what does it actually mean? What would it mean for Ireland? Find out in this weekly series of lectures, video presentations and films featuring leading members of the animal advocacy movement. The event takes place on Tues 09 Nov at 19:00 in Theatre Q, Newman Building, UCD. All are welcome and admission is free.
www.ucd.ie/events/calendar?dt=d.en.68785&d=12/11/2010&sd=Tuesday,09November2010

SHEBEEN FLICK – SHEBEEN CHIC
Fernanda Parente runs a weekly film evening in Shebeen Chic, 4 Sth Great Georges Street, Dublin 2. On Tues 09 Nov the short film “Gonadz” (2010) and the feature film “Man Made Men” (2010) by Alex Fegan will be screened. Admission is free and all details are here www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=159300784110293&notes_tab=app_2347471856

REGULAR TUESDAY EVENTS
* Open Mic Night with The Last Tycoons in O’Donoghue’s on Suffolk Street every Tues 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
* O’Byrne’s Beverage House at 199 King St North (Corner of Capel Street and Bolton Street) has a live music session with Sean Og McKenna and Friends every Tue at 21:00. Musicians welcome to participate. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001158421465
* Live Jazz and Blues from 21:00 every Tuesday in the International Bar on 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2.
* 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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INNOVATION DUBLIN FESTIVAL
This year’s Innovation Dublin festival will take place from 10-21 Nov. For those 11 days, venues all over the city region will open their doors to showcase and promote innovation in the city. Lots and lots of events will take place during the Festival and you should have a look at the programme here: www.innovationdublin.ie/index.php/festival2010/ Unfortunately I wasn’t able to find a downloadable programme brochure yet. Is there maybe too much innovation and they got rid of the brochure? Or is it just not ready?
Hundreds of events are taking place and I strongly suggest that you go through the events listed on the above linked webpage. I have some events included here, but this is really just the tip of the iceberg! www.facebook.com/pages/Innovation-Dublin/167207600069

ENTREPRENEURS LIVE – NOVA UCD
The aim of the NovaUCD ‘Entrepreneurs Live!’ seminar series is to promote a spirit of entrepreneurship among the academic, research and student population at UCD. The guest speaker at this seminar will be Damini Kumar, an international expert in design, creative thinking and innovation, and the Director of Design and Creativity at NUI Maynooth. She is the inventor of the world’s first non-drip spout, a worldwide patented award winning innovation which disproved years of scientific research into the ubiquitous problem of the dripping teapot and can be applied to any pouring spout. The event takes place on Wed 10 Nov at 12:30 in NovaUCD, Belfield Innovation Park, Belfield, Dublin 4. Admission is free, but booking is essential: 01 716 3715 www.ucd.ie/nova/events/novanewstitle,68612,en.html

LANDING ON THE MOON – TALK – SCIENCE WEEK
On Wed 10 Nov at 13:00 a Science Week event with Dr. Martin A. Hendry will take place in the Science Gallery. The talk is entitled “Did we really Land on the Moon?” and will discuss if the moon landing of Apollo 11 was real or was an elaborate hoax, filmed on Earth. In this talk, using real Apollo video footage and a series of simple demonstrations, Martin Hendry takes a closer look at the science behind “moon hoax” claims. Dr Martin Hendry is Senior Lecturer in Astronomy and Convenor of Learning and Teaching in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Glasgow. Admission to this event is free, but booking on www.sciencegallery.com/events/2010/11/science-week-dr-martin-hendry is essential.

NATIONAL MUSEUM
+ The Science Week Lecture “Depicting Faces from the Bog” will take place on Wed 10 Nov from 13:00-14:00 in Kildare Street (Archaeology). “A lecture by Dr Caroline Wilkinson, Forensic Anthropologist at the Centre for Anatomy & Human Identification, University of Dundee, about the methods used to recreate the face of an Iron Age person, Clonycavan man, discovered in Co. Meath in 2003. No booking required.” www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=1754
+ The Science Week Tour “Bog Bodies” for adults will take place on Wed 10 Nov from 15:00-15:40 in Kildare Street (Archaeology). “Join this special Science Week Tour to learn more about the special presevative qualities of bogs and the 2000 year old, Iron Age bog bodies found in bogs across Ireland. No booking required.” www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=1755
+ A Conservation Tour will take place in Collins Barracks on Wed 10 Nov from 14:30-15:30 and is suited for adults. “An opportunity to get behind the scenes at the Museum to see how artefacts are conserved for the future. Includes a look at furniture and textile conservation and archaeological conservation. Booking essential.” www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=1753

CHAPTERS & VERSE – LUNCHTIME READING
On Wed 10 Nov at 13:15 the next Seven Towers lunchtime reading will take place at Chapters Bookshop, Parnell Street, Dublin. This is a reading of poetry and prose and this time poets Catherine Ann Cullen and Neville Keary read from their work. Admission free. www.seventowers.ie

INNOVATION UNPLUGGED – NCI
The National College of Ireland in the IFSC is inviting to a seminar on Wed 10 November form 14:00-17:00. Thee interactive Innovation Unplugged masterclasses are run in partnership with bizstartup.ie and are completely free to attend, but you do need to book online to reserve your place. The third event in this series will look at “Responding to the New Economic Environment – Evolve to Succeed” and will cover Global outlook then and now; Working capital optimisation; Taxation areas of focus and concern; Fund-raising in the current environment; Enterprise risk considerations; Specific accounting issues & assistance. Find out more and register here: www.ncirl.ie/Events/Deloitte_Seminar:_Innovation_Unplugged_

WHY SAVE BOGS – LECTURE BOTANIC GARDENS
The lecture “Why save Bogs?” by Tadhg O’Corcora will take place in the Education and Visitor Centre of the Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin on Wed 10 Nov at 15:00. Tadhg O’Corcora is a Conservation and Fundraising Officer with the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC). Tadhg will talk about the importance of saving our bogs and how the IPCC Peatland Conservation Action Plan 2020 sets about trying to achieve this goal. www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

ANDRES TRAPIELLO – CONVERSATION – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
“An evening with Andrés Trapiello” will take place on Wed 10 Nov from 18:00 in the Café Literario of the Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2. Different layers and aspects of his versatile literary creation of writer Andrés Trapiello will be discussed. Gabriel Sánchez Espinosa (Queen’s University Belfast) will be the moderator on the evening. dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha67931_16_2.htm

SMART ECONOMY IN IRELAND – PANEL DISCUSSION
The Panel Discussion “What’s Smart about Ireland’s Smart Economy in 2010?” will take place on Wed 10 Nov at 18:00 in the Royal Irish Academy (19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2). A panel discussion with Dick Ahlstrom (chairman), Science Editor of the Irish Times; Professor John FitzGerald, ESRI; Dr Brian Kelly, CEO of Celtic Catalysts; Karlin Lillington, Technology journalist, Sean O’Driscoll (CEO Glen Dimplex) and Ferdinand von Prondzynski, former President of Dublin City University. Admission is free but booking is essential. For more information and to book go to:
www.ria.ie/Events/Events-Listing/Panel-Discussion–What-s-Smart-about-Ireland-s-Sma.aspx

TOM DOORLEY – BOOK LAUNCH – GUTTER BOOKSHOP
The launch of food critic Tom Doorley’s new book “Eating for Ireland” will take place on Wed 10 Nov from 18:30-20:00 in the Gutter Bookshop, Cow’s Lane, Dublin 2. Admission is free. www.gutterbookshop.com

TROUBLED ARCHBISHOPS – NATIONAL LIBRARY TALK
The talk “Two Archbishops in Troubled Times: William J Walsh (1885-1921) and Edward J Byrne (1921-1941)” by Fr Thomas Morrissey will take place in the National Library on Wed 10 Nov at 19:00. Admission is free and all are welcome. www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx

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
* The Alex Mathias Jazz Quartet will perform every Thursday from 21:00 in the International Bar on 23 Wicklow Street. www.alexmathias.com/
* Rhythm ‘n’ Booze in Sin É, Ormond Quay takes place every Wed from 21:00. Live music with DJ afterwards is the weekly programme and the details are here www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001171626567
* 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.

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UCD EARTH SCIENCES LECTURE – TCD
The UCD Earth Sciences Institute lecture will continue until December and talks are normally taking place on Thursdays from 12:30-14:00. However the next talk is exceptionally on the Friday:
On Fri 12 Nov from 12:30-14:00 the venue is the Ed Burke Theatre, Arts Block, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2. Chaired by Eamon Ryan TD, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the next speakers are Prof Paul Walsh, International Development Studies, UCD & Dr Pádraig Carmody, TCD and Mary Robinson, Chair of the Mary Robinson Foundation on Climate Justice
Pre-registration directly to esi.admin@ucd.ie is required for this seminar as space is limited. For more information contact check www.ucd.ie/earth/
www.ucd.ie/events/calendar?dt=d.en.67584&d=12/11/2010&sd=Friday,12November

DISCOVER IRISH FILM – BEWLEY’S CAFÉ THEATRE
Every Thursday in October and November from 15:00-18:30 you can explore and discover a wide-ranging mix of Irish short films by award-winning film makers. There’s something for everyone – comedy, drama, documentary and animation. There will be two sessions/screenings on the day so don’t worry if you don’t get the seat first time round. The “Discover Irish Film” is being launched on 14 October and will take place in Bewley’s Cafe Theatre, 78 Grafton Street. Admission is free. The first session will go from 15:00-16:30 and the second session from 17:00-18:30. The dates are 11, 18, 25 Nov. www.visitdublin.com/events/freeevents/dublin.aspx

INTERNATIONAL MODERNISM – TALK – IMMA
The Gallery Talk “International Modernism: Contemporary interpretations ” by Dr. Francis Halsall will take place in the East Wing galleries of the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) on Thur 11 Nov at 16:00. Dr. Francis Halsall will present a gallery based talk on the exhibition The Moderns. www.imma.ie/en/page_212287.htm

RESEARCH CHANGING THE WORLD – LECTURE – TCD
“Can Research Change the World?” is the title of the panel discussion on Thurs 11 Nov from 17:00-18:30 in the Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin. A panel discussion on the role of research in addressing global development challenges will take place. Speakers are Tom Arnold (CEO – Concern Worldwide), David Lloyd, (Dean of Research – TCD), David Tay lor (Professor of Geography, School of Natural Sciences – TCD) and a speaker from Irish Aid. This event is part of TIDIs Trinity Development Research Week. Admission is free and the event will be followed by a reception. To reserve a place, contact tidi@tcd.ie For more information check www.tcd.ie/tidi and www.tcd.ie/Secretary/Communications/Noticeboard/data/17512.html

PLANET PARADE – IN-STORE EVENT – TOWER RECORDS
“Planet Parade” will be in Tower Records, Wicklow Street, Dublin 2 on Thur 11 Nov at 18:00 for an In-Store Event. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

FRANCHISING – TALK – CENTRAL LIBRARY
The talk “Understanding Franchising as a Bus iness Opportunity for You” by David Killeen, Chairman of the Irish Franchise Association, will take place in the Central Library, Ilac Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 on Thurs 11 Nov from 18:30-19:30. This event is part of the Innovation Dublin 2010 Festival which takes place from 10-21 Nov. Admission is free but booking is recommended on 01-8733996 or businesslibrary@dublincity.ie www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/libraries/Events/Pages/ct_understanding_franchise.aspx

NATIONAL GALLERY – LECTURE
On Thurs 11 Nov at 18:30 a special lecture will take place in the National Gallery on Merrion Square/Clare Street. The title is “David Chipperfield: Public Works” by Lecturer Sir David Chipperfield, David Chipperfield Architects. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html#4

AIDAN MC NULTY – TALK – METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
“An Evening With Dr Aidan Nulty” will take place on Thurs 11 Nov from 19:00-20:30 in Wynn’s Hotel, Abbey Street (just off O’Connell St.), Dublin 1. Dr Aidan Nulty is working for Met Éireann since 1978 and was part of the RTÉ weather team for 16 years until 1999. After a long career in forecasting, he retired in April 2010. The evening will begin in an interview format, with Gerald Fleming, Head of Forecasting in Met Éireann, acting as the interviewer. Following this, the audience will get the chance to quiz Aidan on his decades of forecasting experience. If you would like to attend this event, you can book your place by emailing info@irishmetsociety.org www.irishmetsociety.org

FILM SCREENING – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
The Spanish Cultural Institute, Instituto Cervantes, is inviting to a film screening. On Thur 11 Nov at 19:00 the film “Soldados de Salamina” (2003) by David Trueba (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/Ficha67770_16_2.htm

INVENTORIUM – THE LONG DEBATE – DIGITAL HUB
You are invited to this very special discussion “The Long Debate” which will take place on 11 November (19:00-22:00) as part of the Inventorium project, during Dublin Innovation Festival. You need to register for it and because there could be a good bit of interest, I am telling you so early.
An Innovation Taskforce report was launched earlier this year. It sets out recommendations for developing Ireland into an International Innovation Hub through developing the country’s creative and smart economy. Nine months after the release of this report members of the Taskforce, including some of Ireland’s leading economic commenter’s, industry and government members, academics, creatives and entrepreneurs are invited to discuss the nature of innovation within Ireland, and to give their views and opinions on the current-state-of-play.
An evening of lively discussion and networking, Inventorium have devised a special debate format, 18 of Ireland’s key contributors and commentators have been invited to give their views and opinions. Each speaker will present his or her viewpoint for five minutes, the emerging conversations will be documented and presented on the Inventorium website. It will take place in NDRC, Crane St, Digital Hub, Dublin 8
Registration for this event is essential: www.inventorium.org/events

THE BEAUTY SPOT – DAKOTA BAR
“The Beauty Spot at Dakota” is a weekly event 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.
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=114929628540407

FIND UNSHAKABLE INNER PEACE – TALK SERIES
Every Thursday Wallace Huey, Co-Director of personal development website www.trans4mind.com, invites to an inspiring talk from 19:30-21:00 in the Lantern Centre, 17 Synge Street, Dublin 8. The series runs from 29 Oct until 16 Dec and every week will cover a different aspect/topic. Wallace promises that you are provided with practical tools to nurture inner peace regardless of your personal circumstances. There is no fee for these talks, but he asks for a donation to support the work of Aware, the charity that assists people with depression. The venue is near the centre of Dublin and has free reserved off street car parking. Come along, bring a friend and be inspired! For more details go to www.trans4mind.com/peace-talks/index.html

YEAR OF BIRDS – LECTURE – BOTANIC GARDENS
The lecture “A Year of Birds – a photographic journey” by Eric Dempsey and Michael O’Clery will take place in the Education and Visitor Centre of the Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin at 19:30 on Thurs 11 Nov. Eric Dempsey, photographer and author of the book ‘Complete Guide to Ireland’s Birds’ will talk about his second book ‘The Complete Field Guide to Ireland’s Birds’. His talk will be followed by the opening of an exhibition of paintings by Michael O’Clery, illustrator for the book.

APOLLO 11 – LECTURE – IRISH ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
The Irish Astronomical Society invites to an IAS Event on Thurs 11 Nov from 20:00 in Gonzaga College in Ranelagh. Seanie Morris from the Midlands Astronomical Club will be giving a lecture entitled “What was it REALLY like on Apollo 11?”. Admission is free. www.irishastrosoc.org/wordpress/
The Gonzaga College is here: www.irishastrosoc.org/wordpress/?page_id=179

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 of this month’s movies is “Coen Brothers” and the list of movies is 11 Nov: The Big Lebowski; 18 Nov: No Country For Old Men; 25 Nov: Burn After Reading. To book a table find all contact details here www.odeon.ie/gallery.html

SHOP AND ROCK – DUNDRUM TOWN CENTRE
The shopping with music “Shop And Rock” will take place on Thurs 11 Nov in Dundrum Town Center. In addition to discounts and special offers in many shops, there will be free performances from The Camembert Quartet, The Shoos and more. A free glass of West Coast Cooler and luscious Lindor chocolates will make shopping even more fun. Free beauty make-over with favourites including Inglot, Gosh and Smashbox who will be showing you how to perfect that Burlesque look, street entertainers, barbershop quartet, in-store fashion events, signature cocktails, djs and lots more will be part of this event. The event will only run from 21:00-23:00 and you have to register to put your name on the guest list at www.dundrum.ie/shop-n-rock/ Invites will be emailed on Mon 08 Nov.

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 Bridge Inn in Chapelizod Village. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bridge-Inn-Chapelizod/350005960758
* 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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NATIONAL GALLERY – LECTURE
On Fri 12 Nov at 10:30 the “Innovation Dublin Talk: Titian (1485/90-1576), Baldassare Castiglione” will take place in Room 28 of the National Gallery on Merrion Square. The lecturer is Dr Philip Cottrell, University College Dublin. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html#4

JANE NI DHULCHAOINTIGH – STORY OF SUGRU – SCIENCE WEEK
The Science Week talk by Jane Ni Dhulchaointigh “The Story of Sugru” is taking place in the Science Gallery on Fri 12 Nov at 13:00. In her lecture, Jane will tell the story of Sugru – bringing it from an idea to reality – through a long and winding road of creativity, science, collaboration, experimentation and learning. Sugru (www.sugru.com) is a new and amazing silicone material product that is getting DIYers and makers all over the world very excited. It can be used to fix or adapt mass produced products to make them work better for them. Sugru was recently selected for ‘Design of the Year 2010’ by the London Design Museum. The event is free, but booking is essential on
www.sciencegallery.com/events/2010/11/science-week-jane-ni-dhulchaointigh

FROM ORAL TO DIGITAL CULTURE – INNOVATION DUBLIN
The Innovation Dublin 2010 lecture “From Oral to Digital Culture” will consider digital humanities research projects. It will be chaired by Dr Brian Jackson of the UCD John Hume Institute of Global Irish Studies. Advance booking is recommended. It will take place on Fri 12 Nov at 13:00 in Newman House, 85/86 St Stephen’s Green. Admission is free. www.ucd.ie/events/calendar?dt=d.en.66615d=12/11/2010&sd=Friday,12November

RONAN O’SNODAIGH – IN-STORE EVENT – TOWER RECORDS
Ronan O’ Snodaigh will be in Tower Records, Wicklow Street, Dublin 2 on Fri 12 Nov at 13:00 for an In-Store Event. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

INK SLINGERS – CREATIVE WRITING HOUR – WRITERS’ CENTRE
The Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour takes place every Friday at 13:00 at the Irish Writers’ Centre. It is a free creative writing session that is organised and led by the Centre’s voluntary arts administrators. The hour includes writing exercises and prompts to get ideas flowing. It is open to everyone and is suitable for all levels of experience. www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html

START LIFE CYCLE THINKING TODAY – WORKSHOP
Mingjia a supporter of the Event Guide and PhD student at UCD told me about an interesting event she is involved with. It is an event in the context of the Innovation Dublin Festival. On Fri 12 Nov from 14:00-16:00 Mingjia’s Professor, Nick Holden will run a free workshop for small businesses who want to make sure that they provide a green image to their customer and clients. The workshop introduces the concept of Life Cycle Thinking, a fundamental approach to ensure sustainable production and consumption along the whole value chain of products and services. Detail of the workshop can be found here: www.ucd.ie/nova/innovationdublin2010/smallbusiness/#d.en.68287 It sounds very interesting and should be a big help for small businesses and if you are interested in this workshop, register by sending an email to nick.holden@ucd.ie.

WORLD ENDING IN 2012? – LECTURE
“Will the world end in 2012? The astronomical evidence.” will be discussed on Fri 12 Nov at 19:00 in the Burke Theatre, Trinity College Dublin. This is a Royal Irish Academy Lecture for Science Week. Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell (Oxford University Astrophysics) will look at: What’s all this about the end of the world in 2012? Just what is meant to happen, and how likely is it to happen? This talk examines the threats from space and explains how much truth there is in the suggestions that killer asteroids, lethal solar flares or the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way (for example) could cause the end of the Earth. Admission is free but booking is essential. To book and for more information go to www.ria.ie/Events/Events-Listing/-Will-the-world-end-in-2012–The-astronomical-evid.aspx

SONGS OF THE SOUL – RDS CONCERT HALL
Songs of the Soul is an experience of the stillness and power of meditative music, performed by an international ensemble of over 60 musicians. The concert features music performed in a variety of styles – from a-capella choral singing, to sitar and tabla improvisations, haunting solo tenor vocals, culminating in a powerful finale with all musicians on stage. The Songs of the Soul concerts were started in 2008 as a tribute to the music of the late composer Sri Chinmoy. Since then, the musicians have toured all over the world, visiting 25 countries in just two years. Over a performing career lasting over 20 years until his death in 2007, Sri Chinmoy performed at almost 800 public concerts free of charge, out of a belief that inner peace and joy was not something you could charge people for. “Songs of the Soul” continue that tradition and free tickets can be requested by calling 086-2576699. For more information (and to get a taste of the concert experience), check www.songsofthesoul.com
The concert will take place in the RDS Concert Hall, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 on Fri 12 Nov at 20:00.

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CAN SCIENCE BE A BUSINESS – PANEL DISCUSSION
The Royal Irish Academy invites to the Panel Discussion “Can Science be a Business?” in the context of Innovation Week Dublin. The event will take place on Wed 17 Nov at 18:00 and you need to book your free tickets on www.ria.ie/Events/Events-Listing/Panel-Discussion–Can-Science-be-a-Business-.aspx if you are interested in this event. It will take place in the Royal Irish Academy in Dawson Street and the participants will be Dick Ahlstrom (chairman), Science Editor of the Irish Times; Professor Luke O’Neill, TCD; Dr Ena Prosser, Fountain Healthcare Partners; Professor Mark O’Malley, UCD; Professor Emmeline Hill (UCD).

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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. ;-)

WHO HAS BEEN MOVED BY THE GOVERNMENT?
Did you hear about the Donegal by-elections? And the unacceptable delay? Maybe here: www.rte.ie/news/2010/1103/byeelection.html
Let me explain: Ireland has a rather unique political system where you can’t vote for a party but you only vote for a couple of people. And you don’t vote for anybody else but the couple of people in your area. In my opinion this system is totally counterproductive and not very democratic, but that is a completely different discussion.
So, you can only vote 2 or 3 people per constituency into the parliament (Dail) and if one of them gets elected and later resigns or dies, a new election, called a “by-election” (sometimes spelled “bye-election” has to happen in that constituency. Because the current Government expects that it will loose all or most of the seats that currently require by-elections, it is delaying this elections for nearly 2 years. Very questionable and most undemocratic, but now there is some movement in the whole story! The government has decided to “move the writ”. Move what? And move to where?
Interestingly, nothing is moved. A “writ” is a formal order and “moving” in this case just means that a formal order is given to carry out these by-elections. It’s an odd and very British expression and, sure, there would be an easier way to express it. But legal and political systems like to be difficult and hard to understand. Not surprisingly, the bet explanation is provided by the British parliament: www.parliament.uk/about/how/elections-and-voting/by-elections/

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I know, I know the events are getting more and more and believe me I sometimes whish I wouldn’t find any more events. because more events means more work when writing this newsletter. However, lots of free events means LOTS for you to do, so I hope you don#t complain. ;-)

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