Event Guide 198: Festival Under The Clock, Dublin Bay Prawn Festival, Five Lamps Arts Festival

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| DUBLIN EVENT GUIDE (for Free Events) No. 198
| 01 April 2011 Subscribers: 8296
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Hi all!

I hope you had a great week and are now, when you get this Dublin Event Guide, looking forward to your weekend. When you think about it, it is an odd life we live. Many of us live just for the weekend and the holidays and the weekdays are just the necessary evil that takes place between one weekend and the next. If your week is filled with nothing else but work, then I can fully understand that. But maybe there are some other things you could do!? There are soooo many events taking place – even during the week – that you might want to sprinkle some other experiences into the monotony of your work week.

The first step is made! You found the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)”, now make the second step if you are one of the people that could do with a bit more excitement during the week. Do at least ONE thing in every week that you had never considered before! It’s a lot of fun and it widens your horizon and introduces you to new experiences that could change your life.

(If you doubt that “change your life” comment: EVERY experience could change your life if it feels right for you! Someone told me about two years ago that her friend found out about a specific event in this Dublin Event Guide. It was a 2 hour talk, an introduction to a certain spiritual (not religious) approach to life. And it completely changed her friend’s life. She left her job, found a new passion and is much happier than she ever was before since she follows that new spiritual path. All that through just finding out about an event and taking the initiative to try something new.)

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Hans W alerted me to the vide clip that made it into this week’s Feel Good Slot. If you come across something that you think would fit in here, just send me a mail. The Feel Good Slot, usually contains stories or videos that either have a deeper meaning, are inspirational or just make you smile or feel good in any other way through their positive vibes. This week’s video clip is from the Sasquatch Festival in 2009. A lone shirtless guy was dancing on a hill. After a while somebody else joins him and then all goes very fast and in the end it is a big dance movement that was created. The commentary makes the events even more interesting and tells you that you don’t have to be a leader, be a first follower and you are at least as important as the leader! …did I mention that I am looking for a panel of supporters/advisors? :-D www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ

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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 week I will maybe go to the Mamuska & Georgian Chanting event in the Backloft tonight. On Saturday I plan to go to the Festival Under the Clock in Rathmines if I find the time.

On Sunday the Dublin Bay Prawn Festival and the Five Lamps Arts Festival are interesting options. On Tuesday the Buen Camino Book Launch and the Latin American Film Festival are worth a look and on Wednesday the Alexander the Great lecture sounds good. Next Friday is the National Music Day, so try to go to some events, they are all free!

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RACOON – THE MATCHBOX THEATRE – TICKET COMPETITION
The Matchbox Theatre (13 South Great Georges Street, downstairs at Le Cafe Des Irlandais) is a brand new performance space in the City Centre and one of the first plays in it will be “Racoon” from 05-17 April (every day apart from Mondays). Word is spreading fast about the venue and the play and I hope you will help with that as well, because the team involved with the play has been super generous and will give away 2 free tickets for EACH performance of Racoon at The Matchbox Theatre from 05 April – 17 April. Thanks a lot! The winner of the two tickets will be the first person to email stephanie.courtney6456@gmail.com with the subject line “Free Racoon Tickets from the Dublin Event Guide for Free Events” on each day of the performance (Make sure that you include your name and mobile phone number in the mail.) Regular tickets are EUR 10 and include a free glass of lager. Regular reservations can be made at thematchboxtheatre@gmail.com.
Racoon is a one woman, one act play written by Tom Hall, featuring Cate MacGabhann. It is a play about a woman named Saoirse who never knew she needed to be found, until Seamus came into her life. As she examines him and the events of their relationship, her expectations collide with a secret he knows, leading to a shocking revelation. Now she must decide if she should become the woman he lost or go on forever alone.
So, be patient until Tues 05 April and then don’t forget to start sending mails to Stephanie on each day you want to have a chance to win the tickets. You might want to set an alarm in your phone that you don’t forget OR even easier and as well very much appreciated by all involved, just buy your tickets through the Regular Reservation route. ;-)

DRINKING FROM THE WELL – CONTEMPORARY DANCE
“Drinking from the Well” is a contemporary Dance Performance, choreographed by Deirdre Murphy, featuring Lisa McLoughlin, Deirdre Murphy, and Rebecca Reilly. It will take place at the The Back Loft, Le Catedral Studios, St. Augustine Street, Dublin 8 from 06-09 April with shows on Wed-Sat at 20:00 and a matinee on Sat at 14:00. A post show discussion will be held on Thursday 07 Apr. “Drinking from the Well” is about “pregnancy and birthing and it explores this theme through the use of challenging contemporary choreography, with a touch of acrobatics and a harmonic vocal soundscape created entirely by the performers. The performance is moving and elegant, while also being challenging and athletic.” Tickets are EUR14/10 at the door and more information can be found here thebackloft.blogspot.com and here www.facebook.com/pages/Drinking-From-the-Well/144204468980000?sk=wall
It all sounds intriguing and interesting to me! And the organisers would love to welcome one of you + friend at this performance. They have made a pair of tickets available for the Opening Night on Wed 06 Apr. If you would like to win the pair of tickets, send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with THE WELL in the subject and your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. Your mail has to be with my by 12:00 on Mon 04 Apr.

YOU STOLE MY HEART – COLETTE HENRY – ALBUM LAUNCH
Last chance: Colette Henry, a talented Jazz singer, is launching her brand new album on Fri 08 April at 19:00 in 4 Dame Lane (upstairs), Dublin 2. Entitled “You stole my heart”, the album contains jazz songs, sultry tango rhythms and some modern R&B. At the launch on 4 Dame Lane, Colette and her band (Johnny Taylor – piano, Andrew Csibi – double bass, Dominic Mullan – drums) will play songs from the album as well as other uptempo swing tunes, blues and ballads and Colette will tell the stories linked with the music choices on the album, so it promises to be a very special and entertaining night. After the gig DJ Ian Clarke will be playing chart, soul, funk and house from 22:30-03:00. Colette made a pair of tickets available for you to win. Tickets are normally EUR 8 (EUR 14 with album) and if you want to have a chance to win the tickets, you have to send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with the Subject COLETTE and your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. In addition you have to tell me what the symbol is that represents the “listen” section in the menu on her website: www.colette.ie Your mail has to be with me by Tues 05 April.

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A NIGHT OF COMEDY – TEACHER’S CLUB
What a coincidence! Not only the dance performance at the Back Loft, but another ticket competition with a pregnancy theme: The La Touche Players will perform “A night of comedy” with two hilarious one act plays: ‘Womberang’ by Sue Townsend and ‘Overuled’ by George Bernard Shaw will be performed from Tues 05 – Sat 09 Apr at the Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1. The performance will start at 20:00.
‘Womberang’ is a comedy set in the waiting room of a gynaecology clinic, where an assortment of patients wait for their appointments. As they sit, they talk about everything from men to the menopause.
‘Overruled’ is a comic look at the concept of adul tery, as two couples flirt with ideas of infatuations and fidelity. The play was a resounding failure in 1912, the audience shocked by its immorality.
Tickets are EUR 15 and EUR 12 (OAP, Student, Unwaged) and you can book online at www.ticketoffice.ie/latouche (booking fee applies).
The LaTouche Players have made a pair of tickets available for their performance on Tues 05 Apr and to win these tickets, you have to send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with LATOUCHE in the subject and with you rname and mobile phone number in the body of the mail.

BOUNCERS – COMEDY – TIVOLI THEATRE
The Tivoli Theatre will host the hilarious comedy “Bouncers” with performances from Tues 29 Mar – Sat 09 Apr at 19:30 every evening. The play takes you back to 80s Ireland and it is a highly decorated play having won 5 Joseph Jefferson Awards in Chicago, 7 Los Angeles Drama Critic Awards and has also been nominated for the Laurence Olivier Comedy of the Year Award. The four actors in the play portray over twenty different characters from the disco scene set against the tatty glitzy glamour, flashing lights and pulsating beat of a Dublin night club. The Tivoli Theatre has provided me with 3 pairs of tickets for a competition and the winners were Gil+Karen Hart, Emmet O’Grady and Ellen O’Rourke. Congrats! They told me that the very much enjoyed the show and you can buy tickets to see the show at www.tivoli.ie Tickets are from EUR 15.

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LIGHTHOUSE CINEMA (SMITHFIELD) GOT ANOTHER CHANCE
The judge decided to give the Lighthouse Cinema a few more days, but oddly the landlord didn’t want that, but wanted to close the Lighthouse Cinema company. So, it seems that he wants them out no matter what and will do whatever he can to achieve that. I find that a very strange situation, but without a doubt there is SOME ulterior motive there. Check this out and watch out for where it says that the counsel for the landlord objected the adjournment: www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0328/breaking31.html

NATIONAL LOTTERY ANNOUNCE AS DUBLIN MARATHON SPONSOR
The National Lottery was announced as the new title sponsor of the Dublin Marathon and it was also announced that the 2011 National Lottery Dublin Marathon will be broadcast live on RTÉ Two and streamed worldwide on RTÉ.ie, with an additional highlights package broadcast later that week.
Wait for next year! Going by previous National Lottery performance, from next year the “Dublin” Marathon will take place in Wexford, Waterford, Limerick etc. At least that’s what the National Lottery has done to our beloved St. Patrick’s Day Skyfest (Fireworks). As soon as they started sponsoring the Skyfest was moved away from Dublin! (By the way, I am saying this with a tongue in cheek, BUT I would not be surprised if the National Lottery was really trying something like this.)
By the way, I plan to take part in the Dublin Marathon this year. The plan is that I will NOT run, but will WALK the full distance. The walking will be very fast, though! If you are interested and want me to keep you posted on the plans, send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with MARATHON in the subject line.
www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0328/breaking31.html www.dublinmarathon.ie or

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MEDITATE YOGA – BEGINNERS COURSES
Ruth from MeditateYoga contacted me. She only recently set-up her own school and she will offers Yoga and Meditation classes to groups or individuals for beginners in Dublin. Having practised and trained in Hatha, Bikram and Ashtanga yoga in Ireland and abroad for many years, Ruth completed a Yoga Alliance teacher training with the YTTC in Dublin. She has now set up MeditateYoga and will be running two Beginner Yoga courses starting on Mon 04 April at 18:00 and at 19:00 in the very central Southwilliam Space, 27 Southwilliam Street, Dublin 2. Relax and unwind, reenergize and tone and learn some great techniques to enhance your health and join her classes! Classes include learning a yoga routine, meditation and breathing techniques. As a special introductory offer, Ruth offers 6 weeks for EUR 50. Places are limited so ring her as soon as possible on 085 7234 310 or send her a mail ruth@meditateyoga.com For more information visit www.meditateyoga.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 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.

HAZEL COONAGH – PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION – WORKMAN’S CLUB “The Last Days” is Hazel Coonagh’s Photography Exhibition, which will be launched in the Workman’s Club on Thurs 07 Apr at 19:00. ‘The Last Days’ is a series of photographs revealing the final working days of both the decommissioned Poolbeg power station, and her father, who worked as a fitter in the iconic Dublin landmark for 39 years. The Last Days will run for one month upstairs in the Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay. www.hazelcoonagh.com
www.theworkmansclub.com/2011/03/30/hazel-coonagh-photography-exhibition-070411/

DUBLIN PAINTING & SKETCHING CLUB EXHIBITION
From 04-17 Apr the Dublin Painting & Sketching Club 133rd Annual Exhibition will take place in the Dun Laoghaire County Hall, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. It is a major group art exhibition by one of Ireland’s largest and oldest national artists organisations featuring over 290 oil and watercolour paintings, pastels, prints and drawings, by 77 well-known Irish contemporary artists from Dublin and many parts of the country. www.dublinevents.com/events/exhibition/dublin-painting–sketching-club-133rd-annual-exhibition.php

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DUBLIN BAY PRAWN FESTIVAL – HOWTH
(see Saturday for details)

APRIL FOOLS’ DAY
DON’T believe anything you read today in a newspaper! Unfortunately, the unbelievable story about the banking situation in Ireland is true, but apart from that, expect some clear lies in the newspapers. Some of them are VERY good, I have to admit. I totally believed one a few years ago. :-)
Oh, and be careful as well if your colleagues tell you incredible stories! ;-)
A sample of some good April Fools’ Day stories can be found here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day

Laura Sheeran – IN-STORE EVENT – TOWER RECORDS
Fri 01 Apr: 13:00 – Tower Records, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
An in-store event with Laura Sheeran is taking place.
entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

INK SLINGERS CREATIVE WRITING HOUR – WRITERS’ CENTRE
Fr 01 Apr: 13:00 – Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour takes place every Friday 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

NATIONAL MUSEUM
+ A Special Gallery Tour “Who’s Fooling Who?” will take place on 01 Apr from 12:30-13:00 in Collins Barracks and is suitable for adults. For the day that’s in it, you’re invited to join a special guided tour of some of the decorative arts galleries in the Museum and find out what’s true or false. No booking required. Places are limited and allocated on a first-come basis. www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2137

LAURA SHEERAN / JAMIE LAWSON – IN-STORE EVENT – TOWER RECORDS
Fri 01 Apr: 13:00+17:00 – Tower Records, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
An in-store event with Laura Sheeran is taking place.
And at 17:00 Jamie Lawson will be in Tower Records
entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

GLUAISEACHT SKILL SHARE WEEKEND
From 01-03 April the Gluaiseacht Skill Share Weekend will take place. It is a weekend of workshops and talks to be held in Seomra Spraoi, Dublin 1 (Directions: seomraspraoi.org/copy_of_contact-us) and the purpose of the weekend is to get people from various backgrounds interested in activism and to meet up, get to know each other and learn from activists and others. Nearly all events are free of charge and food will be provided. Talks will cover as diverse areas as Gardening, Make your own Moisturiser, Publicising Campaigns, Protecting our environment, Keeping Ireland GM-free, Ireland, Palestine & the media, Legal issues around a protest, etc.
All details can be found here: www.gluaiseacht.ie

BASKETBALL INTERVARSITIES – UCD + TCD
From 01-04 April the Basketball Varsities 2011 take place. They are the Basketball games between the competing universities and colleges. The 2011 Varsities are being hosted by UCD on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of April. A full schedule of games will be made available on www.ucdmarian.com
The A varsities will be in UCD while the pool games of the B varsities will be in Trinity and the quarter finals, semi finals and finals in UCD.
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MYLES DAY 2011
Fri 01 Apr: 14:00-18:00 – Palace Bar, Fleet St., Dublin 1.
An afternoon of readings and performances to celebrate the centenary of Irish novelist and satirist Flann O’Brien (aka Myles na gCopaleen) who lived from 1911-1966. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_O%27Nolan) Admission is free. www.facebook.com/MylesDay2011 and www.mylesday.com

BELL X1 – IN-STORE – HMV
Bell X1 will be performing live and signing copies of their new album ‘Bloodless Coup’ in HMV Grafton Street on Fri 01 Apr at 17:30.
hmv.com/hmvweb/navigate.do?pPageID=1080

LIVE JAZZ – LA CUVEE BISTRO AND WINE BAR, IFSC
Fri 18:00-20:30 – La Cuvee, Custom House Square, IFSC, Dublin 1
From 25 Mar, every Friday live jazz will be provided in La Cuvee. The line up is
01 Apr Emily Cole Duo; 08 Apr Milla Clynes; 15 Apr Joan Shields Duo; 22 Apr CLOSED, 29 Apr Kevin Morrow Duo; 06 May Anne Marie Kelly Duo, 13 May Midnight Blue, 20 May Kristina G. Duo. www.lacuvee.ie

MAMUSKA DUBLIN & RAW CLASSICO – BACKLOFT
Fri 01 Apr: 19:00 – Backloft, 7-11 St. Augustine Street, Dublin 8
An atmospheric concert of Gregorian chanting by Schola Hyberniae at 19:00, followed by a wild night of experimental short performance art, dance, music and video work with Mamuska Dublin from 20:00, where audience and artists mingle in an atmosphere of play and discovery.
Mamuska Dublin line-up:
1. Terence & Darren – Can You Smell it Yet? – PERFORMANCE ART
2. Patrick Groenland 4tet, Katrin Neue – DANCE/MUSIC IMPROV
3. FILM: ‘Futureland’, dir: David Bickley
4. Seamus Bradley – ‘Favourite Things’ – INTERACTIVE SPOKEN WORD
5. FILMS: Lemeh42 films & Raoul Simpson’s ‘TV Words’
6. Aoife Hardiman -‘Birds’ – MULTIMEDIA TRIBAL DANCE
7. FILMS: Michael Higgins dir. ‘Landslide’ and Andi McGarry dir. ‘Happy Clouds’
Admission is free. thebackloft.blogspot.com/2011/03/mamuska-dublin-returns-friday-1st-april.html

FRIEND? + OVERHEARD, THE ALBATROSS – WORKMAN
Fri 01 Apr: 20:00 – The Workmansclub, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
“Friend?”, a five piece instrumental outfit from Dublin, and “Overhead, The Albatross”, a six piece instrumental band, launch their respective EPs at this gig on 01 Apr. Admission is free. www.theworkmansclub.com/2011/03/09/friend-overhead-the-albatross-010411/

JAZZ EVENING – LA DOLCE VITA
La Dolce Vita, the Italian Wine Bar and Restaurant in Cow’s Lane, Old City, Temple Bar is inviting to weekly Live Jazz every Friday from 21:00-23:30. There will be no cover charge and tables can be booked on 01 7079786. www.ladolcevita.ie The band line up for the Jazz evenings is: 01 Apr: Sandra Melo; 08 Apr: Suzanne Savage; 15 Apr: Kevin Morrow; 29 Apr: Petra Odlozilikova.

LIVE MUSIC – STILLORGAN ORCHARD
The Stillorgan Orchard at The Hill in Stillorgan, Co. Dublin has a full programme of live music. The upcoming gigs are:
Fri 01 Apr Donal Kirk Band
Sat 02 Apr Dead Ringer
Fri 08 Apr Beatclub
Sat 09 Apr Mac Fleetwood
Sun 10 Apr The Spirit Riders
Sat 16 Apr 20th Century Gold
Thurs 21 Apr Who’s Eddie
Admission is free and the gigs start at 21:00. www.stillorganorchard.com/live_music.html

QUE PEZON – STONEY’S BAR, HILL STREET
Jose Dominguez tell me that himself and Pia Dunne will perform as the duet “Què Pezón!” every Friday in Stoney’s Bar, Hill Street, off Parnell street. The Show starts at 21:30. www.myspace.com/quepezon and www.quepezon.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 Blakestown Community Resource Center, Blakestown Way, Dublin 15 (next to Lidl). 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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DUBLIN BAY PRAWN FESTIVAL – HOWTH
The Dublin Bay Prawn Festival takes place this weekend in Howth. From Fri 01 – Sun 03 Apr, Howth will be buzzing with events. The Festival will feature a food village packed with food stalls and tasting sessions with everything from top quality seafood to freshly sourced local foods from some of the region’s finest restaurants and artisans. Other food events include cookery demonstrations, wine-tasting events and prawn shelling competitions. During the day there will be street entertainment and a programme of walks, talks and seaside antics. In the evenings there will be a Fireworks on the Harbour and in-house musical entertainment in Howth’s Pubs.
www.fingaldublin.ie/interior-pages/about-fingal/culture/cultural-events/dublin-bay-prawn-festival/ to get to the Festival Programme, click on the Festival Programme link where you will find all events listed with a helpful (but not comprehensive) indication (Euro sign) for non-free events. You can assume that all food and drink events will not be free. The firework will take place at 20:30 on Sat 02 Apr.

BOWEL CANCER SEMINAR – ALEXANDER HOTEL
Sat 02 Apr: 09:00-16:00 – Alexander Hotel, Foley Street, Dublin 2
The Irish Cancer Society will hold the Bowel Cancer Support Group’s yearly Bowel Cancer Seminar. This event is free of charge and open to all affected by, or with an interest in, bowel cancer. To register for this seminar go to www.cancer.ie/news/upcomingDetails.php?ID=575?h where you will find all details about the seminar as well. The event comprises a range of workshops and presentations tailored to give patients and their families a better perspective of the disease.

ASIAN MULTICULTURAL EXHIBITION – CASTLEKNOCK HOTEL
Sat 02 Apr: 10:00-19:00 – Castleknock Hotel and Country Club
I am not completely certain if this event is free, but it could well be. It is an Asian multicultural exhibition with a focus on Pakistan, celebrating the Declaration of Independence. The organisers’ description is “A cultural event, exhibiting Asia’s contemporary lifestyle, giving you a sense of its current trendy fashion. with a wide range and variety of stands from food stalls, bed linens, interiors to clothes and accessories. All are welcome to come and take part in the commemoration of that day when a major part of Asia, Pakistan, got its Declaration of Independence signed.”
www.gumtree.ie/p/community/asian-multicultural-exhibition/76679895

FESTIVAL UNDER THE CLOCK – RATHMINES
Sat 02 Apr: 11:00-23:00 – Rathmines Town Hall, Lower Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6. The “Festival Under The Clock” is a 1-day free family festival organised by the students of the Corporate Project Management Course of Rathmines College. It is a brilliant way of getting the students of that course to put in practice what they have learned and they are doing a great job. The festival has been steadily growing in size each year and has a long list of Irish celebrities who have performed in the past.
This year singer/songwriter John Spillane, comedian Jarlath Regan, Irish musician Liam O’Maonlai and classical musician Cora Venus Lunny are in the line-up and in addition there is street entertainment (dancers, magician, face painters etc) and screenings of a selection of movies. All events are free and fill up quickly so be sure to get there early. An overview of the impressive line-up with further information about the performers is here www.festivalundertheclock.webs.com and the detailed schedule can be found by going to “Festival Programme”.
A summary of the main events on the website is here but there seems to be a slight discrepancy between the line-up and the schedule, so be prepared for some slight changes:
13:30 Cora Venus Lunny
14:30 Latvian Afternoon incl Latvian Choir “eLVe”
15:30 Liam O’ Maonlai
16:00 Brittany Celebration
16:30 Cuckoo Savante
20:00 Jarlath Regan
21:00 The Toby Reiser Quartet
21:30 John Spillane
There is limited capacity in the Town Hall and admission is on a first come basis.

RATHMINES – WALK & TALK
Sat 02 Apr: 12:30 – Meet outside Swan Leisure/Rathmines Swimming Pool, Rathmines Road, Dublin 6. As part of the “Under the Clock Festival”, a Walk&Talk will take place exploring the off-streets and hidden corners of the intriguing and historic suburb Rathmines. The tour lasts approx 90 min and is free. www.festivalundertheclock.webs.com

FIVE LAMPS ARTS FESTIVAL
The Five Lamps Arts Festival, an initiative of Marino College of Further Education, will take place from 31st March 2011. This festival, which is in its fourth year, is run by volunteers who want to promote the arts in this area of the city. The festival will run until 09 April and most music and community events are free (not the theatre events!). In an amazing development, the website www.fivelampsarts.ie/ that was working last week (and just needed some improvements), is now down and got disconnected probably because it wasn’t renewed in time. To loose the website in the middle of a festival is bad form!
I managed last week to copy down some of the free events, so I will list them here the way I found them:
+ Johnny Taylor Trio Jazz Lunch Sunday 3rd April, 12.30pm-2.30pm, The Green Room Bar(Point Village)
+ The Kidston Group Brass Ensemble Thursday 7 April, 6.15 pm, St Agatha’s Church
+ The Hot Sprockets Thursday 7 April, 9pm, The Pint, Eden Quay
+ Highly Strung Friday 8 April, 1pm Liberty Hall
+ Lisa McLaughlin, Ria Czerniak Friday 8 April, 9.30pm, Liberty Hall
With a bit of luck the Five Lamps team will get a new website up. You would think that someone would quickly put up a Facebook Page, but no such luck!

LATIN AMERICA WEEK 2011
The Latin America Week 2011 will take place from 02-09 April and this year’s festival has the theme “Taste of Freedom: Growing Alternatives to the Food Crisis”. The Latin America Week is an annual programme of educational, cultural and campaigning events on issues relating to cultural, social, political, civil and economic rights in Latin America. An Opening Ceremony, a photo exhibition, a conference and a DJ night out are part of the week. In addition the Latin American Film Festival will take place (see Tuesday for details). I would love to tell you if the conference and the “Club Sandino” are free, but the organisers actually managed to leave that relevant information out of their brochure and out of any other description or programme listing. :-O (The Opening ceremony is not free.) www.lasc.ie/content/latin-america-week-2011 and for the brochure check here www.lasc.ie/sites/default/files/LASCFlierLaw2011.pdf

HA’PENNY FLEA MARKET
The extremely active and buzzing Grand Social (formerly Pravda) near Ha’Penny Bridge is running a Flea Market in the pub every Sat from 12:00-17:00. The next Flea Market is on Sat 02 Apr. Vintage, Retro, Clothes, Music, Books, Furniture, Crafts, Bric-a-Brac, Food, Stalls, Live Performances, Vinyl Dj’s. And if you want to sell something yourself, just contact hapennyflea@thegrandsocial.ie
thegrandsocial.ie/event/hapenny-flea

CRAFTY MARKET – SHEBEEN CHIC
The Crafty Market in Shebeen Chic on South Great Georges Street was a very regular events, but recently there were some longer than normal breaks, but it is back on Sat 02 Apr (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

PATRICIA SCANLAN – BOOK SIGNING – DUBRAY BOOKS; BRAY
Sat 02 Apr: 12:00 – Dubray Books, Main Street, Bray
Patricia Scanlan will be signing copies of her new novel, Love and Marriage. www.dubraybooks.ie/news.asp?

NATIONAL MUSEUM
+ No Special Events are scheduled in any of the National Museums for Sat 02 Apr. www.museum.ie

MOTHER’S DAY EVENTS – POWERSCOURT GALLERY
Sat-Sun 02+03 Apr: 12:30-16:30 – Powerscourt Gallery, Top Floor, Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, South William St, Dublin 2.
There will be an array of family events taking place in Powerscourt Gallery over the Mother’s Day weekend including: ‘Pop-up’ exhibition of fairytale themed work by Ann Mc Kenna (www.powerscourtgallery.com/ann-mckenna). ‘Pop-up’ exhibition of Ayelet Lalor’s Ceramics and Sculpture (www.powerscourtgallery.com/ayelet-lalor). Children’s Story Telling on Sat 14:00-16:00. Art and Crafts Market on Sun 12:30-16:30. Live music on Sunday afternoon. www.powerscourtgallery.com

PHILOMENA LYNOTT – BOOK SIGNING – DUNDRUM
Sat 02 Apr: 13:00 – Eason’s, Dundrum Town Centre
Philomena Lynott will be in Dundrum to sign her book “My Boy”. www.eason.ie/

DAY TIME SUN WATCH
Sat 02 Apr: 13:00 – Astronomy Ireland, Unit 75, Butterly Business Park, Kilmore Road. Artane, Dublin 5. Astronomy Ireland will host a Daytime Sun Watch at their headquarters in Artane where you will get to see the Sun in a way that very few people have ever seen before. Our closest star will show incredible detail using special filters that will reveal intricate detail on its surface. Activity on the sun has been hotting up as we approach a solar maximum and massive sunspots are visible most days. This will be a free event and is suitable for all the family. www.astronomy.ie

COCK-SURE – REHEARSED READING – TEACHER’S CLUB
Sat 02 Apr: 14:00 – Teacher’s Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1
Cock-Sure is a free Rehearsed Reading of Cock-Sure by Jim Clarken, directed by Jane Mulcahy with Ronan P. Byrne & Matthew O’Brien will take place on Sat.
The reading is for a play that gives an exciting look into the lives of two brothers as they struggle to understand themselves and – from seventeen to seventy – the challenges of being men. They are confronted along the way with the usual problems men face but never quite admit to. They skirt around issues they most fear, denying their very existence until the last possible moment. www.dublinevents.com/events/theatre/cocksure.php

CHICKENS IN CITY GARDENS – Q&A – SANTRY
Sat 02 Apr: 14:00-16:00 – Petmania, Gulliver’s Retail Park, Santry, Dublin 9. (M50 – Ballymun Exit). “Become More Self Sufficient – An Introduction to Keeping Chickens in a City Garden”. This is a free Q&A with Fiona Dillon about keeping chicken in your garden. “Looking for a way to become more self sufficient? Join Fiona Dillon, who feeds her family from her garden, and learn how easy it is to keep chickens in your city garden! Fiona will bring with her some of her favourite chicken breeds and eggs demonstrate just how easy it is to raise chickens in small gardens.” www.petmania.ie

BUILDING BRIDGES THROUGH STORY – CENTRAL LIBRARY
Sat 02 Apr: 14:00-16:30 – Central Library, Ilac Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1
“Building Bridges Through Story: Exploring multicultural themes through drama and story” is an afternoon of workshops and demonstrations from children’s author Enda Wyley, drama lecturer Tríona Stokes and librarians Beata Molendowska and Pádraic Stack. www.ibbyireland.ie
www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/libraries/Events/Pages/building_bridges_through_story.aspx

CHILDREN’S ART WORKSHOP – BOTANIC GARDENS
Sat 02 Apr: 14:00-16:00 – National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9. The Children’s Art Workshop in the Botanic Gardens is entitled “Ferns Unfolding”. The group will closely examine how ferns unfold. Their observations will inspire a wire construction. www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

CALUM BEST – MCCABES PHARMACY, DUNDRUM
Sat 02 Apr: 14:00 – McCabes Pharmacy, Dundrum Town Centre, Dundrum
I am not sure why that is an “event”, but MAYBE there is somebody interested in it ;-) , it seems Dundrum Town Centre thinks it qualifies as an event (www.dundrum.ie/events/calum-best-will-be-in-mccabes-this-saturday-at-200pm/). Model Calum Best will be in McCabes Pharmacy in Dundrum Town Centre this Saturday to introduce a perfume that is named after him. And as for all good events, there is a Facebook event page as well www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=187202861323827

YEAR OF THE BEE – FILM SCREENING – BOTANIC GARDENS
(See Sunday (14:30) for all details)

PATRICIA SCANLAN – BOOK SIGNING – BLANCHARDSTOWN
Sat 02 Apr: 15:00 – Eason’s, Blanchardstown Town Centre
Patricia Scanlan will be in Blanchardstown to sign her book “Love and Marriage”. www.eason.ie/

NATIONAL GALLERY – FAMILY PROGRAMME
Sat 02 Apr: 15:00-16:00 – National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2
The Family Programme on Sat is entitled “A day on the river” with Emma Finucane. Admission free, no booking required. www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson

RHYTHM ROCKER – THE GLOBE
“Rhythm Rocker at The Globe” is a weekly 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

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 Food Market is – until June – divided in parts and distributed in different locations in Temple Bar.
* 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
* 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, you find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food + there’s free popcorn and ballons&facepainting for the kids. www.blackrockmarket.com/ Opening: Sat+Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30, 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.
* 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
* Trad Session – Schoolhouse Pub in 2-8 Northumberland Road, Ballsbridge. Every Saturday from 20:30 singers, guitar, fiddle, banjo, accordion, whistle, pipers, bodhran etc are all welcome to join in. www.schoolhousehotel.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 latin DJs. Food is available until 00:30 and usually there is plenty of room to get dancing and you are invited to add your own percussion. www.facebook.com/pages/Havana-Tapas-Bar/10503361821

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DUBLIN BAY PRAWN FESTIVAL – HOWTH
(see Saturday for details)

MOTHER’S DAY
Mother’s Day in Ireland, in Nigeria and in the UK is this Sunday. Many other countries celebrate it on 08 May and if you are Spanish it will be on 01 May, for French people it is on 29 May and for Polish it is on 26 May. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day) And if you live in Dublin but are from another country, just use the opportunity to ring your mother this Sunday AND on the Mother’s Day in your country. I am sure she will appreciate it. ;-)

CHILDREN’S ART WORKSHOP – PHOENIX PARK
Sun 10:30-12:30 – Phoenix Park Visitor Centre.
The weekly Children’s Art Cart Workshops is taking place every Sun. Up to 15 children (5yrs+) can participate but they must be supervised by an adult. The next workshops are 03 Apr: Make a wallet (Bring clean large juice carton); 10 Apr: Make Spring paper crafts, flowers, insects etc; 17 Apr: Easter Cards and Decorations; 24 Apr: Painting Easter Bunnies, Eggs, Chicks etc. To confirm that it takes place ring 01-6770095. www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,12181,en.html

PEAS & PODS FAMILY MARKET – DUBLIN FOOD CO-OP
Sun 03 Apr – 11:00-17:00 – Dublin Food Coop, Newmarket Square, Dublin 8
The Peas and Pods Family Market for babies, toddlers, children (and their parents) is taking place for the first time in 2011 and from now on in a new regular slot on the 1st Sunday of every month. More than 20 stalls will sell their goods. Check all details on www.peasandpods.ie/

HACKTIVISM – PUBLIC LECTURE – EXCHANGE DUBLIN
Sun 03 Apr: 12:30-13:30 – The Exchange, Temple Bar
The second part of a 3 lecture course giving an introduction to practical technological activism, called Hacktivism, will take place. The lecture is an event of the Knowledge Exchange (www.facebook.com/KnowledgeExchange?sk=wall), which is a project that aims to give people the opportunity to study different disciplines in order to broaden their fields of knowledge. This is achieved through a series of free lectures open to the public and all age groups each Sunday.
“This week we will dive into the world of the tools used, how they’re made and how they’re deployed. If you didn’t come to the first talk you should come to this talk. There are no barriers to coming along, everything will be explained and all questions will be answered!” www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=202402686456634

NATIONAL MUSEUM EVENTS
+ The “Hands-on History” event is taking place on Sun 03 Apr from 15:00-16:00 in Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History). It is suitable for Adults and children 5 years +. “Fun family learning with the Museum’s collection of objects especially for handling. Drop-in event. www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2143

YEAR OF THE HONEY BEE FILM SCREENING – BOTANIC GARDENS
Sat 02 + Sun 03 Apr: 14:30 – National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9. A screening of the film “Colony” is taking place on Sat and Sun, capturing the unexplainable phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder that has left landscapes of empty beehives across America threatening not only the bee keeping industry but as well our food supply. As scientists and beekeepers search for the cause, “Colony” captures the struggle within the beekeeping community to save the honeybee and themselves.www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

SUNDAY SKETCHING – HUGH LANE GALLERY
Sun 03 Apr: 15:00-16:00 – Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The next Sunday Sketching for 7+ Year olds has the title “Getting Graphic; combing image with text”. No booking necessary. Admission is free and early arrival is recommended. www.hughlane.ie/childrens-workshops/forthcoming

NATIONAL GALLERY – LECTURE
Sun 03 Apr: 15:00-15:45 – National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2.
The free lecture “Highlighting hidden treasures in the Gallery Library and Archives” with Andrea Lydon, National Gallery of Ireland will take place. www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson

SAUCY SUNDAYS – THE GRAND SOCIAL
Saucy Sundays is a live music session happening in the The Grand Social (former Pravda) near Ha’Penny Bridge. On 03 Apr it will run from 16:30 with the line up: Wyvern Lingo, Gypsy Rebel Rabble, Veroa, The Man Whom, Stefan Galt, Dave Morissey, Futurescope. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001494016795&v=wall and all Myspace etc links for the performers are here www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=135472493193087

REGULAR SUNDAY EVENTS
* The Temple Bar Book Market is taking place every Sat+Sun on Temple Bar Square from 11:00-18:00.
* Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale. Every Sunday from 10:00-17:00 the Jamestown 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. www.jamestownmarket.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
* Afternoon Jazz in Café en Seine. The Sweet & Lowdown Jazz Trio play every Sunday from 14:00-16:00 in Café en Seine in Dawson Street. Admission is free. www.stellabass.com and a video is here gush.ie/clients/sweetlow/video/
* 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.
* Shazwanda Show – Dragon Bar. Each Sunday the ‘The Shazwanda Show’ takes place in the Dragon in Sth Great Georges Street from 20:00 to watch X Factor followed by a cabaret and comedy show from 21:00. Admission is free www.facebook.com/Shazwanda www.sharynhayden.com
* Comedy Crunch – Shebeen Chic. The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy downstairs in Shebeen Chic, Sth Great Georges Street from 21:00 every week. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330
* 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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CLINTON’S FOREIGN POLICY – LECTURE – UCD
Mon 04 Apr: 17:30 – UCD Clinton Institute for American Studies, Belfield House, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4. The lecture “Evaluating President Clinton’s Foreign Policy” by John Dumbrell (Professor in the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University) is taking place, but it doesn’t seem to be completely clear WHICH of the Clinton’s will be analysed. The UCD website says it is about “President Clinton’s Foreign Policy”, the Clinton Institute’s website says it is about “Hillary Clinton’s Foreign Policy”. Confusing to have two family members in high political offices. ;-) www.ucd.ie/events/calendar?dt=d.en.83794&f=week&d=08/04/2011&sd=Monday,04April2011 and www.ucdclinton.ie/events_seminar.htm

COME GET YER ACT TOGETHER – GIG – WORKMAN’S CLUB
Mon 04 Apr: 20:00 – The Workmansclub, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
“Come Get Yer Act Together” is a band showcase that takes place every Monday in the Workman’s Club, a relatively new live music venue on Wellington Quay. On Mon the band line up is The Crayon Set (www.myspace.com/thecrayonset), Shadows Holding Shapes (www.myspace.com/shadowsholdingshapes), The Trouble Is (www.myspace.com/thetroubleisdublin). Admission is free. www.theworkmansclub.com/listings/

SOLAR TRIO – GIG – ANSEO, CAMDEN ST
Mon: 21:00 – Anseo, Camden Street, Dublin 2
The first three Mondays of every month the Solar Trio with guests, host a free improvised music gig upstairs in Anseo on Camden st. Creating their own unique takes on old jazz standards along with totally improvised on the spot jams. Expect swing and hard, deep grooves meshed together with post progressive and contemporary meandering sections.

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. Admission is free. Laid-back atmosphere, unplugged and informal. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Lazy-Band/137845161717
* This event is currently on hold: 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
+ Comedy Night in Panti Bar. A new free Comedy Night with comedy improv, stand up and sketch every Monday night in Panti Bar on Capel St from 21:00. entertainment.ie/event/Comedy/Pantibar/A-Bear-A-Bull-And-A-Chicken-Walk-Into-A-Bar/2563419.htm
* 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
Tues 05 Apr: 10:30-11:15 – National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2
The free public lecture “Digitising Irish treasures” with Dr Susan Schreibman, Trinity College Dublin Long Room Hub takes place. www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson

UILLEANN PIPE – LECTURE+PERFORMANCE – CULTURE BOX
Tues 05 – Sat 23 Apr: 10:00-18:00 (excl. Sundays) – NGG/The Culture Box, Temple Bar Cultural Trust, 12 Essex St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Two events, both linked to Uilleann Pipes, will take place in the Culture Box/No Grants Gallery.
+ Capital Craft “The Art of Uilleann Pipe-making in Dublin City” is a photographic exhibition, showcasing the rich heritage of uilleann pipe-making and pipers in Temple Bar and the surrounding areas of Dublin City. Dating back to the late 1700s, the exhibition will include images of classic sets of uilleann pipes made in Temple Bar and surrounding areas, along with images of makers and pipers of the area over a period of 300 years.
+ Piperlink is an inter-active lecture and musical performance which runs for five days during the first week of the exhibition from Tue 05 – Sat 09 Apr with two shows daily at 13:!5 and 17:15.
Admission to both Capital Craft and Piperlink is free. www.pipers.ie/news/Updates_110405CapitalCraft.htm

BUEN CAMINO – BOOK LAUNCH – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
Tues 05 Apr: 18:00: Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place (near National Gallery), Dublin 2. The authors daughter and father Natasha and Peter Murtagh will be reading from their new book ‘Buen Camino!’as well as showing some of the beautiful photographs they took on their trip. Buen Camino! is the story of an Irish father and his 18-year-old daughter and their 900-kilometre walk together across northern Spain along the ancient pilgrim route to the tomb of St James.
Attendance is free but as space is limited please book a place at RSVP@gillmacmillan.ie dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha71433_16_2.htm

IRISH LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL – IRISH AID CENTRE
05-08 Apr: 17:00-21:00 – Irish Aid Centre, O’Connell St., Dublin 1.
The 12th Irish Latin American Film Festival, once again aligned with Latin America Week 2011, takes place in Dublin. Admission to all screenings is free at this small screening space and attendees are requested to be seated on time for each screening.
The bi-lingual Film Festival is organised in Irish with English as back-up and features short films and documentaries. This year three indigenous languages of The Americas – Guaraní (Karoi Norte), Quechua (Ukuku) and Mapuche (La Voz Mapuche) feature.
The screenings will include introductions and discussions afterwards lead by speakers familiar with the subjects. Several of the directors will also be in attendance to talk about their work. More information and a complete programme is available on lasc.ie/content/xii-film-festival-latin-america-week-2011

REFUGEE YOUTH LONDON – PUBLIC CONVERSATION
Tues 05 Apr: 17:00-19:00 – Centre for Creative Practices, 15 Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin 2. Members of Refugee Youth will be in Dublin. The Forum on Migration and Communications invites to this event, which offers a unique opportunity to learn about an organisation that supports young refugees living in London to develop and lead their own advocacy and creative projects. One such ‘action catalyst’ initiative is ‘Refuge in Film’ – a youth led film festival held annually at the British Film Institute in London and featuring a film programme curated exclusively by its young members. Advance Registration is required by contacting FOMACS on (01) 402 3006 or info.fomacs@dit.ie

POETRY BOOK LAUNCH – IRISH WRITERS’ CENTRE
Tues 05 Apr: 19:00 – Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1.
Dedalus Press launches three new collections of poetry: Piano by Eva Bourke, Sorrow’s Egg by Katherine Duffy and Hombre, new and selected poems by Gerard Fanning. Admission is free. www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html

SHEBEEN FLICK – SHEBEEN CHIC
Tues 05 Apr: 19:30-21:00 – Shebeen Chic, 4 Sth Great Georges Street, Dublin 2.
The films that will be screened at the next Shebeen Flick event have not been announced yet, so have a look at www.facebook.com/shebeenflick?v=wall before the event on Tuesday.

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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TREE IDENTIFICATION – LECTURE – BOTANIC GARDENS
Wed 06 Apr: 15:00 – National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
The lecture “Cases of Unknown Timber – Identifying Trees from Wood” by Gordon Knaggs (Consultant Timber Technologist) will describe the fascinating process of identifying tree species from wood in historic and present day buildings. It will elaborate on the structure of wood, the differences between hardwoods and softwoods and will deal with Irish species and present day species in trade. www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

ALEXANDER THE GREAT – LECTURE – RDS
Wed 06 Apr: 18:00 – Minerva Suite, RDS Library, RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
“In the Footsteps of Alexander The Great” by Michael Woods, is the next lecture in the RDS Speaker Series. Twelve years on from his first TV series/journey, Michael Woods looks again at the Greek adventure in Asia and its legacy, with new material drawn from a more recent journey through Syria and northern Iraq on which he was able to conclusively identify for the first time the site of Alexander’s greatest battle, Gaugamela. The talk will include an overview of the entire journey with images from Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan Pakistan and Central Asia. – Admission is free, but booking is essential. All details are on www.rds.ie/cat_event_detail.jsp?itemID=962767

FILM SCREENING – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
The Spanish Cultural Institute, Instituto Cervantes, is inviting to a film screening. On Wed 06 Apr at 18:00 the film “Tren de sombras” (1997) by José Luis Guerín (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/Ficha69763_16_2.htm

MOBILE PHONES FOR DEVELOPMENT – DEBATE – BEWLEY’S CAFÉ
Wed 06 Apr: 18:15-19:45 – Bewley’s Café Theatre Grafton Street Dublin2
Comhlámh, in association with Concern Worldwide, is hosting a public discussion on the topic “Mobile Phone Technologies as a Tool for Development; Magic Bullet or Hype?”. Cormac Lynch, Founder and Chief Executive, Camara Education will chair the debate and guest speakers, Bernard Gaughan, Information Systems Manager, Concern Worldwide and Dr.Padraig Carmody, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography Trinity College Dublin will discuss it. This will be followed by an open Q&A. www.comhlamh.org/bewleys-debates-are-back.html

EURO AREA CRISIS – LECTURE – TCD
Wed 06 Apr: 18:30-20:00 – Jonathan Swift Theatre, Arts Building, TCD
The lecture “The Euro Area Crisis: The Agenda for the New Irish Government” by Prof Philip Lane (Head of Economics Department, Trinity College Dublin) will take place on Wed. This talk will place the Irish economic crisis in a wider European context. In particular, European-level governance reforms are set to have a major influence on the policy agenda for the new Irish government. This talk will analyse the likely implications of the European reforms for Irish economic policies.
For additional information www.tcd.ie/policy-institute/

‘ONE CITY ONE BOOK’ LECTURE – NATIONAL LIBRARY
Wed 06 Apr: 19:00 – National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
The National Library of Ireland is holding three events as part of the Dublin: One City One Book Festival which takes place in April. The festival celebrates the novel “Ghost Light” by Joseph O’Connor which tells the story of the relationship between JM Synge and Molly Allgood. The first event is the talk “‘Gallous Stories and Dirty Deeds’ – Synge and Irish Theatre” by Dr Patrick Lonergan, NUI Galway. Admission is free. www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx

JAZZ – O’REILLY’S PUB – SANDYMOUNT
Every Wed from 21:00-23:00, The Swing Factory (Paul Sweeney trpt., Neil McMahon sax, Bob Whelan vocals/keys Dave Fleming bass, Ian Hyland drs) will be playing Jazz in O’Reilly’s Pub in Sandymount, D4. Admission is free.

REGULAR WEDNESDAY EVENTS
* The “Havana International Language Exchange” is taking place every Wed from 16:30-19:30 in Havana Tapas Bar in George’s Street. There are many Spanish speakers and English-speakers are explicitly invited, but everyone else is certainly very welcome too, to meet for a chat to improve your Spanish or English. www.facebook.com/pages/Havana-Tapas-Bar/10503361821
* “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/
* 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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LUNCHTIME RECITALS – CENTRAL LIBRARY
Thurs 07 Apr: 13:00 – The Central Library, ILAC Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1.
Two Lunchtime Recitals will take place. The first is on 07 Apr with Kevin O’Sullivan (Countertenor) (DIT) & Celine Kelly (Accompanists). And the second will take place on Thurs 14 Apr with Suzette Monds (Mezzo-Soprano) & Michael Dawson (Baritone) & Deborah Henry & Andrew Dempsey (Accompanists) Nuim Maynooth. Admission is free. www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/libraries/Events/Pages/lunchtime_recitals_in_the_central_library.aspx

RICHARD TUTTLE LECTURE SERIES – HUGH LANE GALLERY
Thurs: 16:30 – Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Richard Tuttle Lecture and Seminar Series “Points of Departure, Lines of Flight” will take place from 03 Feb-08 Apr in the Hugh Lane Gallery. Over the course of 5 weeks artists, critics, and curators will respond to the Richard Tuttle exhibition and take a point of departure to discuss current arts practice. The next free public lecture will take place on 07 April at 16:30 followed by (non-free) seminar on Fridays from 11:00. Check the website www.hughlane.ie/whats_on_detail.php?id=652 for an update on the topic for the next talk.

THE OBCD – IN-STORE EVENT – TOWER RECORDS
Thur 07 Apr: 18:00 – Tower Records, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
An in-store event with “The OBCD” is taking place.
entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

JOURNALISM + LITERATURE – DISCUSSION – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
Thurs 07 Apr: 18:00 – Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place (near National Gallery), Dublin 2. Manuel Vicent and Ángel Sánchez Harguindey get together to talk about journalism and literature. Manuel Vicent’s work comprises novels, theatre plays, short stories, biographies, columns, travel books, notes on gastronomy, interviews and literary sketches among other genres. Ángel Sánchez Harguindey was born in Madrid in 1945. He graduated in Journalism and after having collaborated with numerous editorials, newspapers and magazines he joined the staff of EL PAÍS where he has remained since its foundation in 1976. dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha69280_16_2.htm

FIRST THURSDAY – TEMPLE BAR
“First Thursdays Dublin” is the name given to gallery spaces opening their doors after hours and offering an extra chance to see art, culture and events in a number of venues between 18:00-20:00 on the first Thursday of every month. The participating galleries are listed here www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=197680866927102 and the current exhibitions are listed here www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150237260979988

FIVE LAMPS AREA – WALK & TALK
Thurs 07 Apr: 19:00 – Meet at The Five Lamps, North Strand, Dublin 1.
This Walk&Talk tour will be teaming up with the National League of the Blind Walking Group as part of the Five Lamps Arts Festival. The tour will look at some of the magnificent works of architecture and engineering that have served to promote the growth of sea and rail transport. The tour will take approx. 90 min and is free.

IN SEARCH OF GREAT TREES – LECTURE – BOTANIC GARDENS
Thurs 07 Apr: 20:00 – National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
The annual Moore Lecture ‘In search of Great Trees’ will be delivered by Ireland’s world renowned historian, arborist, photographer, writer and speaker Mr Thomas Pakenham of Tullynally. Founder and Chairman of the Irish Tree Society. The Moore Lecture of the National Botanic Gardens is held annually to commemorate the contributions of some of the great figures in Glasnevin’s history. Admission is free, but booking is essential and tickets are limited: Ring 01-8570909. The lecture in the Education and Visitor Centre starts at 20:00 and a reception precedes it from 19:30.
www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

THE BEAUTY SPOT – DAKOTA BAR
Thurs 19:00-01:00 – Dakota Bar, 8/9 South William Street, Dublin 2
“The Beauty Spot at Dakota” is a weekly night of Fashion, Beauty, Shopping and Drinks in association with Style Nation. Beauty tips and advice given by Top Make Up Artists, Hair Stylists, alongside a ‘Pop Up Shop’ hosting vintage & contemporary fashion and accessories. Different theme and treatments every week.
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=114929628540407

RAILWAY SESSIONS – OPEN MIC – O’REILLY’S ROCK BAR
Thurs: 20:30 – O’Reillys Rock Bar, underneath Tara Street DART Station, Dublin 2
If you are a Singer, Songwriter, play an Instrument or just want to jam then come to the Railway Sessions in O’Reilly’s every Thurs at 20:00 and showcase maybe a new song or a cover. All performing musicians will receive a complimentary drink. The event starts at 20:30. To contact the organisers: info@dublinsocialtv.ie An Indie-Rock Club starts immediately afterwards at 23:00. Admission free.
entertainment.ie/event/gigs/O%27Reilly%27s-Rock-Bar/Railway-Sessions/2575255.htm

ODEON MOVIE CLUB
Every Thursday the Odeon Pub in Harcourt Street is running a Classic Movies Club from 20:00. No cover charge. The theme for April is “April Fools” and the movies are 07 Apr: Eddie Murphy: Raw; 14 Apr: Will Farrell: Your Welcome America; 21 Apr: Richard Prior: Live in Concert; 28 Apr: Bill Hicks: Relentless. 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.
* Dimestore Recordings run a weekly event in Sweeney Mongrel’s, Dame Street (formerly Le Cirk) with a variety of bands and performers. It starts at 20:00 and the line up is here: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000163463304&sk=wall
* “Thirsty Thursday” Open Mic Night from 21:00 in the Bridge Inn in Chapelizod Village. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bridge-Inn-Chapelizod/350005960758
* Open Music Night in Darky Kellys pub in Fishamble Street, Christ Church, Dublin 8 organised by the music duo R.E.D.. Would you like to perform or just listen? Names of contributors are taken from 21:30 and the gig starts at 22:00. www.facebook.com/pages/Open-Mic-Night-Dublin/121048244620948
www.myspace.com/redmusic11
* The Bionic Rats play live Reggae and Ska every Thursday in Turk’s Head from 22:00. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/TURKSHEADDUBLIN

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NATIONAL MUSIC DAY – LOVE:LIVE MUSIC
Friday 08 Apr is the National Music Day and throughout the whole day the “love:live music” Festival will take place. Hundreds of free live music events will place across all genres/types of music in towns and villages all over the country. love:live music is a celebration of all forms of music in Ireland through free nationwide music events and aims to promote access to live music for all regardless of location or circumstance and to encourage active participation in music events. All events are free and you have to check here www.lovelivemusic.ie/whats_on/events/category/dublin/ for the events in Dublin that might interest you. There are pages of events and the list is too long for me to include everything here. I will separately list three events, so to speak as representative events ;-) but check out the website to see what else is on!

NOELLE O’SULLIVAN / THE SHOOS – IN-STORE EVENT – TOWER RECORDS
Fri 08 Apr: 13:00+17:00 – Tower Records, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
An in-store event with Noelle O’Sullivan is taking place.
And at 17:00 on the same day, The Shoos will be in Tower Records.
entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

LOVE:LIVE MUSIC @ DIT CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC AND DRAMA
“On the hour” concerts will take place in the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, McCann Hall, DIT Chatham Row.
13:00 Aoife Ní Cormaic (Traditional Violin) and Friends
15:00 Karl Byrne (Guitar)
16:00 Elina Hakanen (Violin) & Aileen Cahill (Piano)
17:00 Darren Hatch (Saxophone) & Edward Holly (Piano)
18:00 Jonathan Blackledge (Violin) & Tim Grant-Jones (Piano)
www.dit.ie/conservatory/events/archive2011/concerts2011/lovelivemusicnationalmusicday/

INK SLINGERS CREATIVE WRITING HOUR – WRITERS’ CENTRE
Fr 08 Apr: 13:00 – Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour takes place every Friday 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

LOVE:LIVE MUSIC – CONTEMPORARY MUSIC CENTRE
The Contemporary Music Centre celebrates love:live music with live performance, audio-visual screenings, an outdoor Sound Gallery and an illustrated talk. All events are free and all take place at the Centre’s premises in Fishamble Street.
The Centre’s celebrations will begin on the eve of love:live music with a talk by Irish composer Benjamin Dwyer on this major work Crow (07 Apr: 18:00-19:00) and the celebrations on 08 April will culminate with the highlight of a screening of the full-length film version of Scenes from Crow (08 Apr: 18:00-19:00). Crow is written for large amplified ensemble, tape and video with visuals by the leading Irish photographer/video artist, David Farrell.
The Centre’s day will also feature a specially compiled jukebox from the Centre’s call for submissions for love:live music in its outdoor Sound Gallery “Off the Rails”. This outdoor jukebox will kick-start love:live music day by playing the specially commissioned tune at noon and continue with the jukebox until 13:00.
A screening of a film by Jennifer Walshes with a title that would firmly land this mail in all Spam Filters and can therefore not be repeated will take place in the Centre’s library at 13:15 on 08 Apr.
A Live performance will take place from 17:00 and will feature Irish Composer Michael Holohan and musician Breifne Holohan performing on keyboards and electric guitar.
This is only selection of all the events in the CMC, check out www.cmc.ie/press/releases/2011/mar22.html for all details.

LIVE JAZZ – LA CUVEE BISTRO AND WINE BAR, IFSC
Fri 18:00-20:30 – La Cuvee, Custom House Square, IFSC, Dublin 1
From 25 Mar, every Friday live jazz will be provided in La Cuvee. The line up is
08 Apr Milla Clynes; 15 Apr Joan Shields Duo; 22 Apr CLOSED, 29 Apr Kevin Morrow Duo; 06 May Anne Marie Kelly Duo, 13 May Midnight Blue, 20 May Kristina G. Duo. www.lacuvee.ie

FRANCO-IRISH LITERARY FESTIVAL
The Franco-Irish Literary Festival is a meeting place for everyone interested in Irish and French Literature. It will take place from Fri 08 – Sun 10 Apr and the theme of this year’s festival will “Generations”. All events will be free and will take place in the Coach House (in the Gardens of Dublin Castle) and in the Alliance Francaise in Kildare Street. You will find the details here www.francoirishliteraryfestival.com or just download the full programme here www.francoirishliteraryfestival.com/2011/Programme.pdf

MOON WATCH -SIDEWALK ASTRONOMERS
Fri 08 Apr: 20:00-22:00. The Dublin Sidewalk Astronomers will meet at the Martello tower car park in Sandymount to observe the first quarter Moon. If you have a telescope you would like help with or if you want to try out a telescope or you just have general queries about the Irish Astronomical Society or astronomy you are more than welcome to come along. If the weather is bad they will be there from 20:00-21:00. All are welcome. www.irishastrosoc.org/wordpress/

LOVE:LIVE MUSIC @ THE SUGAR CLUB
Celebrate love:live music 2011 in The Sugar Club from 20:00 with singer-songwriter Mick Flannery, the Dublin Guitar Quartet, The Listeners, and pianist Michael McHale, playing Beethoven and Rachmaninov. The event is free but ticketed and tickets are available from Music Network on 01 6719429 or email admin@musicnetwork.ie

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This section contains events that will 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:

RUSSIAN COSMONAUT TALK – HELIX
The Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Korniyenko, who spent 6 months on board the International Space Station from April to September 2010 as part of the Expedition 23/24 crew, will be in Dublin for a lecture organised by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) in conjunction with DCU. His biography and a NASA interview can be read at www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/kornienko.html and at www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition23/kornienko_interview.html. Doors open at 19:00, there will be tea/coffee at 19:30 and the lecture will start at 20:00 (sharp). Admission is free. To request tickets send an e-mail to irishastrosoc@gmail.com with HELIX in the subject. The mail has to include
* No. of tickets required:
* Full Name (one per ticket please, required for seating and insurance)
* E-mail address:
After 06 April, you will have to use the Helix’s booking system and can’t request tickets by e-mail anymore. www.irishastrosoc.org/wordpress/

IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION – RDS (BALLSBRIDGE)
The Ideal Home Exhibition takes place twice a year and the spring exhibition will take place in the RDS from 15-17 April. The exhibition is targeting “home owners and home lovers”, so you don’t have to have your own home to find something interesting there, but the exhibitors are definitely more interesting to people that can make alterations and improvements in their own home than to people renting an apartment. The organisers describe “We have everything you need for your home improvements, extensions, home energy, interior design, room make-overs, gardens, patios, lifestyle and so much more.” The attractive aspect about the show is that you can get free tickets for admission on Friday or Saturday. Go to www.idealhome.ie/free-ticket-spring11/ to register and your ticket will then be emailed to you one week before the show (you need to print it). Your ticket will be valid for free admission on Friday/Saturday OR 2 for the price of 1 admission on Sunday. More details about the show are here www.idealhome.ie/

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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. ;-)

COMPULSORY DRIVING LESSON NONSENSE
From 04 April first-time licence-holders will have to take 12 hours of lessons. When I read this initially it all made sense to me. It sounded as if gradually a driving school system was introduced as it is in place in many other countries. Where such a system is in place you have to take a prescribed minimum number of lessons and would usually only go to a driving test once your instructor is of the opinion that you are good enough, This system works very well in Germany, for example, where you are NOT allowed to drive a car before you have your full licence unless it is in a driving instructor’s car.
But when I looked at the details, it turns out that the Irish system is quite odd: You are still allowed to drive in Ireland without any formal training and just after passing a theoretical test. You have to have an experienced driver in the car with you, but let’s face it, even if you bring your mother or father in the car with you, it won’t enable you to drive and their ability to teach you properly is questionable. From 04 April, anyone applying for their first driving licence must complete 12 hours of lessons with an approved driving instructor before they can sit a driving test. I can still se the sense in this, but the next requirement turns the whole thing into a farce: “The Road Safety Authority recommends that the 12 hour-long lessons take place over a period of six months and that at least two weeks are left between each lesson to allow for practice.” This is just ridiculous! It’s like saying to pupils that they will have to learn how to add or to multiply over a period of a number of months where a teacher will explain it only every two weeks to them, so that the students have time to practice! Absolutely crazy. When I went to driving school in Germany I had about 20 lessons and all that was completed in less than 2 months and in between I was NOT allowed to drive because there is no concept of “provisional licences” in Germany.
Why should someone in Ireland not be allowed to go for an intensive course? You are not allowed to drive on your own anyway, so why should I not be allowed to take lots of driving lessons and then quickly go for the driving test? Would it not make more sense to let someone who, for example, has no family member to come with them for a drive or someone who needs a licence as fast as possible for example for their job to expedite the process? The Road Safety Authority (RSA) clearly has no sense!
www.rte.ie/news/2011/0328/driving.html

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