Event Guide 225: Open House 2011, Exchange Art&Craft Market, Children’s Book Festival Events, Oktoberfest

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| DUBLIN EVENT GUIDE (for Free Events) No. 225
| 07 October 2011 Subscribers: 9897
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Hi all!

I think I broke a new record last week. Not a positive one, though! Apologies for it! It was the latest ever Dublin Event Guide and I know exactly what went wrong! Apart from a few little technical hiccups, the problem was that I did go to the launch of the Dublin Theatre Festival on Thursday night and got home a little late (No alcohol involved! :-) ). I love going to events and while I already limit my Thursday night activities anyway, it seemingly is now a death sentence for ALL going out on a Thursday. Pity, but I HAVE to improve on the delivery time so that you benefit more from the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)”.

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Next weekend from 14 Oct) I will be away again, so possible the Dublin Event Guide No. 226 will be a little slimmer, but I will make sure that you at least get something! ;-)

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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 the main event is Open House 2011. I think it is a brilliant event. It gives you access to buildings that otherwise you would never see and I suggest that even if you think this is not “your cup of tea”, you try out one building. :-) In previous years I was on top of Liberty Hall, did tour in Busaras and found out fascinating facts about this building and was able to get into the Department of Foreign Affairs. Unique opportunities!!! Check the website and have a look at one or more of these buildings that surround us, even if you are not an architecture expert. No architecture expertise is required to do or understand any of the tours!

I will spend some time on Saturday and on Sunday at Open House. I haven’t made a plan yet, but will hopefully get a chance later. In addition I will go to the Oktoberfest this weekend, I still didn’t make it and have to go at least once. And on Sunday evening I will be at the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass in Gardiner Street Church. If you were never there, give it a go at some stage. You can easily meet me as well if you want (I do the sound engineering for the choir every week.) Great singing, friendly atmosphere and you don’t have to be a regular church goer at all to come to this mass.

During the week there are lots of interesting little events, but no big event that I HAVE to mention here. I will spend most of this week to prepare the Event Guide because next Thursday I will leave Ireland again for a few days.

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ROUND IRELAND WITH A FRIDGE – SCREENING
The Musical Youth Foundation children’s charity has teamed up with best-selling author, TV and radio comedian Tony Hawks to present a very special film screening of “Round Ireland With A Fridge” in Screen 1 of Movies@Dundrum on Monday 24 Oct at 19:00. The event will be hosted by Tony Hawks who will be answering audience questions following the screening. The film is based on the true life adventures of Tony Hawks and his absurd quest to hitch round the circumference of Ireland within a month… with a fridge. The book became a top 10 Sunday Times bestseller in 1998 and has now sold well over 800,000 copies worldwide.
Tickets for this exclusive, fun-filled event are available from just EUR10. from www.entertainment.ie/myf and all proceeds go directly to the Musical Youth Foundation children’s charity which is working to provide every child on the Island of Ireland with access to a musical education.
The Musical Youth Foundation was established in 2009 by Chris Maher under the umbrella of the Dublin City Soul Festival project and is currently running a number of very successful “guitars for kids” projects in Dublin.
Hopefully many of you will support the Musical Youth Foundation by going to the screening. The Dublin City Soul Festival is one of my favourite events and I am more than happy to support Chris Maher’s efforts, but Chris was generous and has made 3 pairs of tickets available for a competition in the Dublin Event Guide. If you want to win one of the pairs of tickets, you have to send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with FRIDGE in the subject and your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. Your mail has to be with my by 13:00 on Wed 19 October.

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SHEBEEN CHIC IN TROUBLE
It seems that Shebeen Chic in South Great Georges Street is in serious trouble. The landlord got an eviction notice for 10 Oct and unless a solution can be found, it is likely that Shebeen Chic will be gone. The bar staff currently threaten to do a lock-in to avoid eviction, but that might only delay the eviction a little. The whole situation seems to have arisen after the landlord was unhappy with the rent payments, but the tenant of the pub claims that he did pay. A little unclear what happened, but I guess if a judge issued an evicition notice there is definitely SOME sort of issue with outstanding payments. If the pub is closed, it will be sad day for free events, because Shebeen Chic hosted many regular and one-off music events and hosts the regular Comedy Crunch. Let’s hope that a solution can be found! Find the full story here:
www.independent.ie/national-news/bar-staff-stage-lockin-to-avoid-eviction-2896230.html

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TESCO FINED FOR INCORRECT PRICING
Tesco was fined EUR 600 today because the company charged more for products at the till than the price indicated on the display. I think it is great news that controls take place and consequences arise from it. Tesco won’t have a big problem paying the EUR 600, but it sends a signal. Now we need the National Consumer Agency to check the many shops that do not display prices at all on some goods. PC World in Carrickmines was in the past one of the worst in that regard. I don’t know if it has changed because when I realised it, I decided not to go there anymore.
www.breakingnews.ie/business/court-fines-tesco-for-misleading-pricing-523517.html

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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.

HOMELESS EXPERIENCE – ART EXHIBITION
10-25 Oct: Mon- Fri 09:00-17:30 – 51 St.Stephens Green, Dublin 2
“Life’s No Picnic on the Streets” is an art exhibition inspired by the homeless experience and includes photography, film, poetry, song and multi media. It was developed in collaboration with service users living in Depaul Ireland’s projects during workshops with professional artists. Artists involved include: Mia Gallagher, Aoife Desmond, Colm Keegan, Pearse McGloughlin, Susan Leen and This Is Collective. Come along to understand more about the individual people who have found themselves homeless in Ireland in 2011. Admission is Free
For more information see www.depaulireland.org

JOHN MORRIS – BALLA BAN ART GALLERY
until 21 Oct: Balla Bán Art Gallery, Westbury Mall (near Grafton Street), Dublin 2
“Gallery Choice: John Morris” is a selection if paintings by Morris which will be shown in October in the Balla Bán Gallery.
Further details on www.ballaban.net

HOME AWAY FROM HOME – PEARSE MUSEUM, RATHFARNHAM
08 Oct – 05 Dec: Pearse Museum, St. Enda’s Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin. – “Home, Home away from Home” is a cross cultural art project between Dublin, Ireland and Chapecó, Brazil. The exhibition will include drawings, paintings, photographs and text. Two individuals, one an artist and university professor Márcia Moreno from Chapecó, Brazil and James Moore a Dublin based artist respond to ideas of “Home”, both personal and otherwise and to the experiences of people who create a home in a new country or a new environment. The exhibition will include drawings, paintings, photographs and text. The first part of the exhibition will take place in Chapecó, Brazil in September before travelling to Ireland in October.
homehomeawayfromhome.blogspot.com/
A short series of collaborative drawing workshops will take place in conjunction with the exhibition. Beginning on Sun 09 October 13:00-16:00 with a talk and slide presentation by Marcia and James about art in Brazil and their experiences in Brazil, after this participants will be invited to a collaborative drawing session based on the theme Home, Home away from Home. All are welcome to the Sunday event.
Three more collaborative drawing workshops will take place after this between 18:30-22:00 on Mon 10 Oct, Tues 11 Oct and Wed 12 Oct. Spaces are limited for these, email dublindays71 AT gmail.com if you would like to attend.
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124899004278463

WILD GARDEN – PHOTOGRAPHY – CFCP
06-20 Oct: Centre for Creative Practices, 15 Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin 2
The Exhibition & Book Launch of “Wild Garden – Landscape Photography from County Wicklow” by Peter Gordon will take place in the Centre for Creative Practices. The launch will be on 06 Oct from 19:00-21:00.
‘Wild Garden’ is a collection of fine art landscape photography created by Peter in Ireland’s County Wicklow. The work takes the viewer through a range of moods, sometimes uplifting, sometimes melancholic, simply reflecting the atmosphere of the landscape and the light that describes its beauty at a given moment. Moving through the seasons Peter sought out specific combinations of light and colour in an attempt to show the transition of change in the county. Sometimes sleeping out in -14 degrees the creation of the image always took precedence.
www.wildgarden.ie/videos.php
www.cfcp.ie

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OPEN HOUSE 2011
(see Saturday section for details)

CALL TO FATIMA – PRAYER – ST MARY OF THE ANGELS CHURCH
Fri 07 – Sun 09 Oct: St Mary of the Angels Church, Dublin 7
A “The Call to Fatima” triduum in honour of “Our Lady of the Rosary” will take place at St Mary of the Angels Church, Dublin 7, a church run by Irish Capuchin Franciscans. Three days of prayer will emphasize the importance of the Fatima Message for our times, bringing along several experts on this topic.
The key guest speakers are coming from around the world, including Fr Andrew Apostoli, Franciscan of the Renewal, New York, USA, Sister Angela Coelho, the Vice-Postulator for Blessed Jacinta and Francisco Marto, Fatima, Portugal, Doctor Branca Paul, the private physician of last visionary Sister Lucia, Coimbra, Portugal, Soprano Singer Louise Irvine from Northern Ireland and The Call to Fatima film producer & director Dubliner Thomas McCormack. During the Triduum you will have the opportunity to view an exhibition of the Relics of Saint Padre Pio, Saint Teresa of Liseux (Little Flower), Saint Anthony, Blessed Francisco and Jacinta and many more. The full agenda for the retreat will be seen on the blog www.thecalltofatima.wordpress.com

PATRICK COTTER – LUNCHTIME READING – IRISH WRITERS’ CENTRE
Fri 07 Oct: 13:00 – Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
This October and November a series of free Lunchtime Readings will take place in the Irish Writers’ Centre in association with Poetry Ireland. Each Friday there will be either a prose or a poetry reading. The first reading is by Patrick Cotter.
www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html

INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC – UCD
The UCD International Office and UCD School of Music invite you to the Global Lounge at 14:00 on Fri 07 October for an hour-long concert of Indian classical music. Sougata Roy Choudhury is a distinguished young sarod player from Kolkata who is part of the new generation of Indian classical musicians. The sarod is a 25-stringed fretless instrument and is one of the primary solo instruments of North Indian music. Sougata will be accompanied by Ciro Montanari (an Italian drummer) on the tabla, or paired drums. Indian classical music is based on semi-improvised performances of ragas, or modes, that highlight both profound reflection on the meaning of the musical materials and the virtuosic capabilities of the instrumentalists. This is a rare opportunity to experience the incredible talent of these performers live. The concert is free and open to the public. https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=222341261160886

DARREN SHAN – BOOK SIGNING – EASON SWORDS
Fri 07 Oct: 16:30 – Eason Store, Swords
Darren Shan will be on a Signing Tour.
www.easons.com/events_display.asp?K=e2011100313370623

LIVE MUSIC – CORNUCOPIA RESTAURANT
Cornucopia Café & Restaurant (19/20 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2) host live music three evenings a week (Thurs, Fri and Sat). The restaurant is a Wholefood & Vegetarian Restaurant and is open until 22:15.
+ Every second Thursday (06 Oct, 20 Oct, 03 Nov) N.C Lawlor, a songwriter, session player and troubadour plays a mix of country, bluegrass & blues from 19:30-21:30.
+ Every Friday (19:30-21:30) Junshi Murakami plays Irish Harp.
+ Every Saturday (19:30-21:30) Nollaig Mann plays a collection of popular and jazz classics that often have customers singing along and requesting their favourites.
ww.cornucopia.ie

SAL VITRO – WHELAN’S
Fri 07 Oct: 20:00 – Whelan’s, 25 Wexford St, Dublin 2
Sal Vitro, a Rock ‘n’ Roll band will perform in Whelan’s and will be supported by “Novastone”. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/salvitro www.whelanslive.com/index.php/archives/5629

MOON WATCH – SANDYMOUNT – ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
Fri 07 Oct: 20:00-22:00 – Martello Tower Car Park, Sandymount
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 just try out a telescope or have general queries about astronomy, you are more than welcome to come along. If the weather is bad they will be there from 20:00-21:00. This event is free. www.irishastrosoc.org/wordpress/

IN-STORE – TOWER RECORDS
Fri 07 Oct: 13:00+14:00+16:00 – Tower Records, Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
The Mysterious Chords (13:00), More Than Conquerors (14:00) and Carried By Waves (16:00) will be in Tower Records for an In-Store event. www.towerrecords.ie/viewnews.asp?id=219

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 7 Oct Donal Kirk Band
Sat 8 Oct Stereofusion
Sun 09 Oct Minus Seven (12 piece Big Band Jazz) 18:00-20:00
Admission is free and the gigs start at 21:00. www.stillorganorchard.com/live_music.html www.facebook.com/thestillorganorchard?sk=wall

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.
* Ruairi Maguires Bar & Organic Kitchen, Pembroke District, Dundrum Town Centre, Dundrum has every weekend live music from Friday until Sunday at 21:30. Sometimes the line-up is listed here www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000462805646&sk=wall often not.
* 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.
* Songs of Praise, a Rock Karaoke is taking place every Friday from 23:00 in the Mercantile, Dame Street, Dublin 2. www.getpraise.com

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OPEN HOUSE DUBLIN 2011
Fri 07 – Sun 09 Oct: Various venues in County Dublin
Open House is a great event where you can visit buildings that are normally not easily accessible and in nearly all cases architects that often were directly or indirectly involved in building or renovating the building will provide a guided tour. The event is organised by the Irish Architecture Foundation, but is very much suited for everyone who is interested in buildings that surround us. There is an extensive programme and you will find a booklet in some venues in town (e.g. Tourist Office) or you can check it out online at www.openhousedublin.com/ Click on the categories Residential, Cultural / Educational, Public / Community and Office / Commercial. Most buildings are available for visits on Saturday OR Sunday, but there are some that can only be visited on Friday. So make sure you check it out before the weekend!
Something that did NOT impress me:
Earlier this year the Architecture Foundation used the crowd funding website fundit.ie to get money to print the great brochures. They got the needed money and decided to print the brochures again, but I find it odd that they charge EUR 2 to anyone who wants to download the programme as a PDF. Have a look here www.openhousedublin.com/index.php/page/printed-programme-locations/ Very odd! You would think that they want to spread the word and want to let as many people as possible to have the PDF programme.

DUBLIN SIMON FUN RUN – PHOENIX PARK
Sat 08 Oct: 10:30: Phoenix Park
This is not a free event for participants, but you could watch the event if you are interested and enjoy the fun/entertainment. The Dublin Simon Fun Run is the longest running charity event in Phoenix Park. It is a fun day out and an important fundraiser for the Dublin Simon Community. You can still register on the day (EUR 25) for this 5 km run and there will be children’s races as well. Check out all details on www.dubsimon.ie/FunRun.aspx

SOCIAL INCLUSION WEEK – DUN LAOGHAIRE
08-15 Oct: Dun Laoghaire
From 08-15 Oct, more than 70 events will take place at this 3rd Social Inclusion Week of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Council. Programme highlights include a Short Film Festival, Victor and Gord, Latin American Dance Classes, disability and business events, the Suitcase Stories, soccer tournaments, an international tennis day, theatre and drama and of course Inclusion Fusion 3 in the Pavilion Theatre, featuring the Muslim National School Choir, the Raging Hor mones, Rehabcare and Carmona Services, Phaze 3 and many more. The programme is here www.dlrcoco.ie/media/media,7056,en.pdf All events are free.
Other information is on www.dlrcoco.ie/socialinclusion.

ITALIAN BREAKFAST ON THE CORNER
Sat 08 Oct: 11:00 – Grainger’s Bar, 51 Talbot Street, Dublin 1.
After previous five “Breakfasts on the corner”, the Talbot Gallery, Grainger’s Bar and Events On the Corner invite to an Italian Breakfast “A morning in Italy” on Sat. The event is free with music and movie, but your breakfast costs from EUR 5.50.
A programme of themed events will run alongside the breakfast. From 11:00-13:00, Stefano Refolo will play and sing Italian songs. And from 13:30 the film “Ladri di biciclette” will be screened in the Talbot Gallery. For more details about music, film and breakfast, check eventsonthecorner.blogspot.com/2011/09/saturday-oct-8-morning-in-italy.html

DARREN SHAN – BOOK SIGNING – EASON DUNDRUM + LIFFEY VALLEY
Sat 08 Oct: 11:00 + 15:00 – Eason Store, Dundrum / Liffey Valley
Darren Shan will be on a Signing Tour in Eason in Dundrum at 11:00 and in Eason Liffey Valley at 15:00.
www.easons.com/events_display.asp?K=e2011100313370623

DUBLIN OKTOBERFEST – GEORGE’S DOCK
Last few days!! The Oktoberfest at George’s Dock continues until 09 Oct. Opening times are Mon-Sat 12:00-00:30, Sun 12:00-20:00. More 30 German food stands are available for you and Erdinger beer is the beer provider. You can reserve tables, but you better check the details about that on the website www.oktoberfest-dublin.de/ Otherwise make sure that you come as early as possible or alternatively you will find LOOOONG queues at the entrance to the platform if you want to make your way to the beer tent. You have to buy a wristband after 22:00 to be allowed to purchase beer. The wristband is EUR 6 and you get EUR 5 in food for it – and EUR 1 goes to a charity. Allegedly this is an alcohol license stipulation (you have to eat a “substantial meal” to be allowed to remain on site after 22:00).

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 11:00-17:00. 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 www.facebook.com/pages/Hapenny-Flea-Market-at-The-Grand-Social/155979801107323

NATIONAL MUSEUM EVENTS
+ The Open House 2011 talk “Designing Spaces for Learning at a Museum” will take place oN Sat 08 Oct from 12:00 in Kildare Street (Archaeology) and is suitable for Ages 14+. “Join architects Andrew Clancy and Colm Moore for a talk about the challenge to design the new Learning Resource Room at the 19th-century National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology. This recently completed remodelling by Clancy Moore Architects was commissioned by the National Museum of Ireland in association with the Irish Architecture Foundation. No booking required. First come basis.” www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2486
+ The Saturday Talk “The Craft of Irish Furniture 1700 – 1900” will take place on Sat 08 Oct from 12:30-13:00 in Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History) and is suitable for adults. “Join Jennifer Goff, curator of the Museum’s latest exhibition, on a walk through time looking at Irish interiors from the 17th to the 19th centuries. No booking required, places allocated on a first-come basis.” www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2487

MARLAY PARK TREE WALK
Sat 08 Oct: 12:00 – 12:00 – Meet outside the house
To coincide with National Tree Day in October, author of ‘Irish Trees: Myths, Legends & Folklore’, Niall Mac Coitir is inviting to a journey around Marlay Park. You will not only identify multiple tree species, but learn interesting facts about their associated myths, lengends and uses. Book your place by emailing dublinbranch@iwt.ie iwt.ie/events/

DES BISHOP – BOOK SIGNING – EASON O’CONNELL STREET
Sat 08 Oct: 12:00 – Eason O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
Comedian Des Bishop will sign copies of his new book “My Dad Was Nearly James Bond”. www.easons.com/events_display.asp?K=e2011092313541977

IN-STORE – TOWER RECORDS
Sat 08 Oct: 13:00+14:00 – Tower Records, Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
The Violet Roadkills (13:00), BATS (14:00) will be in Tower Records for an In-Store event. www.towerrecords.ie/viewnews.asp?id=219

THOUGHTS FROM THE FESTIVAL – PANEL DISCUSSION
Sat 08 Oct: 13:00 – Project Arts Centre, Temple Bar + Goethe-Institut, Merrion Square. As part of The Radical Mind programme the Dublin Theatre Festival presents the panel discussions:
+ “Radical Thoughts” It will take place on 08 Oct at 13:00 in the Goethe-Institut, 37 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. Leading German and Irish commentators and artists discuss the constant presence of radical thought and experimentation at the centre of German culture and society. They will discuss the role of intellectuals in this debate on society values and the significance of the arts and artists for society.
Joachim Lux, artistic director of the Thalia Theater Hamburg/Germany, will participate in the discussion.
www.goethe.de/ins/ie/dub/ver/en8033218v.htm

EXCHANGE ART + CRAFT MARKET – TEMPLE BAR
Sat 08 Oct: 14:00-18:00 – Exchange Dublin, Exchange St. Upper, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 – A selection of beautiful Art, Craft and Design will be for sale at Exchange’s monthly Art+Craft Market. Help yourself to tea and coffee, peruse the stalls and set yourself up on a squashy couch for the afternoon. It may feel like it’s turned to Winter overnight but that’s as good a reason as any to come while away some time at this Market.. www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=244584178926508

OCCUPY DAME STREET – PROTEST
08 Oct: 14:00 – Dame Street, Dublin 2
Similar to the current “Occupy Wall Street” protests, a protest event is planned for Dublin this Saturday. “Occupy Dame Street” is explicitly asking for a “non violent, no alcohol or dr ugs turnout” on Dublin’s Dame St. Like Occupy Wall Street, the organisers call it a “leaderless resistance movement”, with people of many nationalities, backgrounds, genders and political persuasions.
Further details are here www.facebook.com/OccupyDameStreet and here www.indymedia.ie/article/100658

NATIONAL GALLERY – FAMILY PROGRAMME
Sat 08 Oct: 15:00-16:00 – National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2
The Family Programme on Sat is entitled “Little Minnows, Large Mammals” with Beth O’Halloran. Admission free, no booking required. www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson

OPEN HOUSE WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN – HUGH LANE GALLERY
Sat 08 Oct: 15:00-16:00 – Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Open House 2011 inspired workshop “The House that Jack/Jackie built” will take place for 7+ year olds in the Hugh Lane Gallery.
Create your own dream home in an imaginative wonderland with artist Mary Noonan. Design and build a house fit for a fairy-tale! Did you ever imagine stairs reaching up into the sky or the coolest playground ever, right in your own living-room? In this construction based workshop for 7+ year olds, make and decorate an elaborate house full of surprises! This is a free workshop. Please contact the Gallery Reception on 01 2225565 to book your place. www.hughlane.ie/childrens-workshops/forthcoming/429-8-10-11

PAUL CARBERRY – BOOK SIGNING – EASON
Sat 08 Oct: 15:30 – Eason O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
Sports man Paul Carberry will be signing copies of his new autobiography “One Hell of a Ride” in Eason O’Connell Street. www.easons.com/events_display.asp?K=e2011100313475689

CROW BLACK CHICKEN – WHELAN’S
Sat 08 Oct: 20:00 – Whelan’s (Front Bar), 25 Wexford St, Dublin 2
Crow Black Chicken began life in 2009 as a blues band and have since evolved their style to a fusion of jazz, blues, punk, folk and rock. Admission is free. www.crowblackchicken.com/
www.whelanslive.com/index.php/archives/5259

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 09:30-16:00. 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 22:00 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
* Salsa/Latin Party in the Merchant Arch Bar, opposite the Ha’Penny Bridge from 23:00-02:30. Admission free.

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OPEN HOUSE 2011
(see Saturday section for details)

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 09 Oct: Bats in the Park, 16 Oct: Birds and their habitats, 23 Oct: Halloween Art and 30 Oct: Halloween Masks. www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,12181,en.html To confirm that it takes place ring 01-6770095.

PEAS & PODS FAMILY MARKET – DUBLIN FOOD CO-OP
Sun 09 Oct – 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 again. More than 30 stalls will sell their product.
Check all details on www.peasandpods.ie/

SUNDAY AT NOON – HUGH LANE GALLERY
Sun 09 Oct: 12:00-13:00 – Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Sundays at Noon Concert Series takes place in the beautiful Sculpture Gallery at the Hugh Lane Gallery. Now in its 35th year, this series of free (mainly classical) concerts continues to present the best of Irish and International music and musicians. Concerts run from September to June. The next concert is with the Vox Merus Brass Quintet. www.hughlane.ie/sunday-concerts

KNITTING SHOP TEA PARTY – STITCH
Sun 09 Oct: 13:30-17:00 – Stitch, 74 Shantalla Road, Beaumont, Dublin 9
The Knitting Shop “Stitch” is hosting a Tea Party on Sunday. Free tea and cake will be available and the nice people in Stitch will help you with your knitting problems. www.stitch.ie/stitch-tea-party-2/

ARCHITECTURE – FILM SCREENING – HUGH LANE GALLERY
Sun 09 Oct: 13:30 – Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The screening of the film “Some Structures” (2011) will take place. Architects Tom de Paor and Dominic Stevens discuss buildings and structures which are of particular note to each architect. Screened as part of Open House 2011. Admission is free, but places are limited. www.hughlane.ie/lectures/lectures-past/463-screening-somestructures

INDIAN MUSIC – CHESTER BEATTY LIBRARY
Sun 09 Oct: 14:00 – Chester Beatty Library, Garden of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2
A music performance celebrating the Indian festival “Diwali” will take place. The classical Indian music performance will feature Sougata Roy Chowdhury and Ciro Montanari, who perform the sarod and tabla. In association with the Indian Classical Music Society of Ireland. Free, no booking required www.cbl.ie/Programme—Events/Events-Schedule.aspx

OPEN HOUSE WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN – HUGH LANE GALLERY
Sun 09 Oct: 14:00-15:00 – Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Open House 2011 inspired workshop “Calling all Architectural Space Cadets!” will take place for 7+ year olds in the Hugh Lane Gallery.
What if you discovered your very own planet? How would you live there? In this topsy turvy workshop for 7+ year olds with artist Mary Noonan design and build a house that could withstand zero-gravity! This is a free workshop. Please contact the Gallery Reception on 01 2225565 to book your place. www.hughlane.ie/childrens-workshops/forthcoming/430-9-20-2011

DUBLIN SKETCHERS – SUNDAY MEET-UP
The Dublin Sketchers Group is an informal group of typically hobby artists who go somewhere different in Dublin every Sunday (e.g. Collins Barracks, Farmleigh, Botanic Gardens, Dublin Castle), sketch for an hour or so, and then meet up for coffee afterwards and discuss their sketches. www.dublinsketchers.blogspot.com/ Find out on their website where they will meet and join them if you do some sketching/drawing yourself. Meeting time is usually around 14:00.

NATIONAL MUSEUM EVENT
+ The My Museum event “Dead Hairy” will take place on Sun 09 Oct from 15:00-16:00 in Merrion Street (Natural History). It is suitable for Families with children aged 6-10 years. “Join Debbie Thomas in the Reading Area and let her take you to the crazy world of her comedy adventure book ’Dead Hairy’. No booking required but places limited.” www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2489
+ The Open House Family Workshop “Take your Seats!” will take place on Sun 09 Oct from 15:00-16:00 in Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History). It is suitable for families. “Explore furniture design through the chair in the new interactive gallery in the Irish Furniture exhibition. Art materials provided. Places are limited and allocated on a first-come basis from one hour before event starts.” www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2491

NATIONAL GALLERY LECTURE
Sun 09 Oct: 15:00-15:45 – National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2
The talk “Art and Heroic Death in Modern Europe” with Audrey Nicholls, University College Dublin will take place and admission is free. www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson

SUNDAY SKETCHING – HUGH LANE GALLERY
Sun 09 Oct: 15:00-16:00 – Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The next Sunday Sketching for 7+ Year olds has the title “Explore the fine animal and foliage plasterwork, decorative fireplaces and elegant perspective of the gallery spaces of the Hugh Lane from the 18th century to today.” No booking necessary. Admission is free and early arrival is recommended. www.hughlane.ie/childrens-workshops/forthcoming

THE OCTONAUTS + TALK WITH DARRAGH O’CONNELL – IFI
Sun 09 Oct: 15:10 – IFI, Temple Bar
The Screen Directors Guild of Ireland in association with the Irish Film Institute are inviting to an exclusive family screening of an episode of popular TV animation series The Octonauts, called Octonauts and the Great Penguin Race.
It will be followed by a conversation with Oscar-nominated director and Brown Bag Films co-founder Darragh O’Connell, giving children in the audience a glimpse of the animation process. This event is free but ticketed. Please contact the IFI Box Office on 01 679 3477 to book. www.ifi.ie/cinema/dispfilm_07.asp?filmID=7561&Date=09/10/2011&PageID=15

SAUCY SUNDAYS – THE GRAND SOCIAL
Sun 09 Oct: 16:30-23:00 – Grand Social (former Pravda), Liffey Street, Dublin 1 (near Ha’Penny Bridge). Saucy Sundays is a weekly live music afternoon and evening in the Grand Social. This week the line-up will be: Tobialamare, Darragh Cullen, CFIT, Nama Naya, The Viking Project, The Culture Creative, Sarah Red and the Crystal Method Actors, Maria Byrne. For all details including links to the bands, go to www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001494016795&v=wall
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=200729286664430

STEWART AGNEW – WORKMAN’S CLUB
Sun 09 Oct: 19:30 – Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
Singer songwriters Stewart Agnew launches his newest album “Hello Bright Spark”.
www.stewartagnew.com/ www.facebook.com/stewartagnew
www.theworkmansclub.com/2011/10/05/stewart-agnew-091011/

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
* 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.
* 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/
* 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 on Sun+Mon. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330
* 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
* The Gardiner Street Gospel Mass invites to a 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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BRIAN GALLAGHER – CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL – CITY LIBRARY
Brian Gallagher will visit various libraries in Dublin. He will be in
* Central Library on Mon 10 Oct at 10:00 & 11:30
* Ringsend Library on Tues 11 Oct at 10:00
* Pearse Street Library on Tues 11 Oct at 12:00
* Charleville Mall Library on Wed 12 Oct at 10:30
* Phibsboro’ Library on Wed 12 Oct at 18:30
Brian Gallagher’s recent book is “Across the Divide” it is for children of the age 10+. “Across the Divide” is set in Dublin during the general strike / lock-out in 1913 and the action takes place in O’Connell Street, the Docklands, Broadstone and Leeson Park.
What happens when your best friend ought to be your enemy?
Liam and Nora form an unlikely friendship. Liam’s father, a mechanic, is a proud trade union member, while Nora’s father is a prosperous wine importer. When Jim Larkin takes on the might of the employers in 1913, resulting in strikes, riots and lockouts, Liam and Nora’s friendship is challenged and their loyalties torn. The historical events of the Dublin 1913 Lockout vividly portrayed through the lives of two young friends. Admission is free, but booking is required. For details check: www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/libraries/Events/Pages/children%27s_book_festival_2011_brian_gallagher.aspx

ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME – FILM SCREENING – IFI
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
The IFI continues with its free Archive at Lunchtime screenings. Two programmes will be shown in an alternating way during the week and a new addition is a double bill on Saturdays. Admission is free, just collect your ticket at the ticket desk.
A double bill be shown on Saturdays 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 Oct at 13:00: ifi.ie/cinema/dispfilm_07.asp?filmID=7549&Date=01/10/2011&PageID=15
The first programme will be shown on Mon 03 Oct, Wed 12 Oct, Mon 17 Oct, Wed 26 Oct, Mon 31 Oct at 13:10:
ifi.ie/cinema/dispfilm_07.asp?filmID=7550&Date=03/10/2011&PageID=15
The second programme is on Wed 05 Oct, Mon 10 Oct, Wed 19 Oct and Mon 24 Oct at 13:10: ifi.ie/cinema/dispfilm_07.asp?filmID=7551&Date=05/10/2011&PageID=15

SONG CYCLE – WHELAN’S
Mon: 20:00 – Whelan’s, Wexford Street, Dublin 2
Song Cycle is a weekly singer songwriter showcase every Monday, upstairs in Whelan’s. This week’s line up is Philip Cummins, Marita Connolly, Darren Hardiman, Martin Piehlmeier. Admission is free. www.whelanslive.com/index.php/archives/5500

REGULAR MONDAY EVENTS
* 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
* Solar Trio Gig in Anseo (Camden Street, D2) on the first three Mondays of every Monday. Jazz standards along with totally improvised on the spot jams.
* 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 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 on Sun+Mon. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330
* 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 11 Oct: 10:30-11:15 – National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2
The talk “Dexter Dalwood at Dublin Contemporary” with Dexter Dalwood, Artist. In association with Dublin Contemporary 2011 will take place and admission is free. www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson

ETHNIC ENTREPRENEURS – SEMINAR
Tues 11 Oct: 14:00-17:00 – Stillorgan Park Hotel, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
The free seminar “Setting Up a New Business: A Guide for Ethnic Entrepreneurs” will provide expert advice and guidance to members of migrant communities who are interested in starting up, financing and expanding their own business. The seminar will feature presentations from Paul Smyth, Acting Director, of the Institute of Minority Entrepreneurship (IME) in the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Enterprise Board, Southside Partnership DLR and a case study from an entrepreneur.
Attendees will receive a voucher for a 1 hour one-to-one mentoring session with an experienced business mentor, for use after the event.
Places can be booked on www.dlrceb.ie/oct11 or by contacting Maire Corrigan on (01) 494 4800 / maire@dlrceb.ie. www.newcommunities.ie/events/2011/10/11/free-seminar-setting-up-a-new-business-a-guide-for-ethnic-entrepreneurs/

DOUGLAS HYDE GALLERY – AUTUMN DISCUSSIONS
Tues 11 Oct: 17:00 – Douglas Hyde Gallery, TCD
The Douglas Hyde Gallery presents a series of ten weekly discussion groups focusing on key elements in the Gallery’s recent exhibition programme, taking into account films, music, and texts relating to the proposed themes. The groups will be introduced by John Hutchinson and discussions led by Kathy Tynan.
The discussion groups will take place each Tuesday from 13 September 2011. Interested participants should ideally be available for all ten sessions. Numbers are very limited so please confirm your attendance with the Gallery in advance.
www.douglashydegallery.com

MILK & COOKIE STORIES – EXCHANGE DUBLIN
Tue 11 Oct: 18:30-22:00 – Exchange Dublin, Upper Exchange Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Milk and Cookie Stories is for anyone who has a story to tell, or wants to hear a tale told well, in a relaxed, friendly environment – a place with tea, cushions, cookies and friends. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. The theme for this month’s event is “Heroes & Villains”, but stories of all kinds are welcome. As always, there will be a bake off where you bring your balked goods and they will be shared and compared to determine the winner. www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152593061500003

IRISH LANGUAGE LECTURE – NATIONAL LIBRARY
Tues 11 Oct: 19:00 – National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
The Irish Texts Society Lecture “Táin Bó Cuailnge: Ireland’s National Epic?” by Professor Ruairí Ó hUiginn, Professor of Modern Irish at National University of Ireland, Maynooth will take place on Tuesday. Admission is free and no booking is required. www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx

FILM SCREENING – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
Wed 11 Oct: 18:00 – Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, quite near the National Gallery. – The Spanish Cultural Institute, Instituto Cervantes, is inviting to the film screening of “Bar el chino” (2003) by director Daniel Burak (in Spanish with English subtitles). dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha75503_16_2.htm

MUTEFISH – MERCANTILE
Tues 11 Oct: 20:00 – The Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2.
Mutefish, a brilliant Irish band which often has the biggest crowds when they perform in Temple Bar, has a regular gig in the Mercantile. Admission is free. www.dublinsessions.ie/mercantile.html

FILM SCREENING – LA DOLCE VITA
Tues 04, 11 Oct: 21:00 – La Dolce Vita Wine Bar, 5 Cows Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. La Dolce Vita will run live music events every weekend and film screening every Tuesday for 6 weeks. Admission is free.
The cinema event is a retrospective about the original and expressive Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki. Some of his best films will be screened and a special show will take place on the last night with original live music performance played during the screening. The screenings are 11 Oct: Absurd Lights.

NEW VOLTA FILM CLUB – BEWLEY’S GRAFTON STREET
Tue 11 Oct: 20:30-23:30 – Bewley’s Café Theatre, Grafton St, Dublin 2
A monthly night of New Short Film and Animation featuring shorts by Dean Kavanagh, Bob Gallagher, Rosie Pender, and the London 48 Hour Film Festival Irish Team. Admission is free, but seating is limited. www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=254688417902108

CIARAN WILDE – WHELAN’S LIVE
Tues 11 Oct: 21:00 – Whelan’s (Front Bar), 25 Wexford St, Dublin 2
Ciaran Wilde & Friends will be playing a mixture of 50?s, Blue note, Funk, Jazz and Northern Soul. The band of consists of some of Irelands top Jazz Musicians. Admission is free. www.whelanslive.com/index.php/archives/5659

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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GRADIRELAND – GRADUATE CAREERS FAIR – RDS
Wed 12 Oct: 11:00-17:00 – Main Hall, RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
120 graduate recruiters, course providers and professional bodies from Ireland and the UK will be at this fair. You can attend seminars presented by industry professionals and have your CV reviewed by careers advisors at the CV clinic. It seems that you have to register to get free admission to this event, but am not tooo sure. The website doesn’t make it clear. gradireland.com/events/52468?tab=register#tabs-start
gradireland.com/

LEE CHILD – BOOK SIGNING – DUBRAY BOOKS
Wed 12 Oct: 13:00 – Dubray Books, Grafton Street, Dublin 2
Lee Child, one of the world’s leading thriller writers, will sign copies of his new Jack Reacher novel “The Affair”. Admission is free. www.dubraybooks.ie/news.asp?

ENTREPRENEURS LIVE – TALK – NOVA UCD
Wed 12 Oct: 13:00 – NovaUCD, Belfield Campus, UCD
NovaUCD ‘Entrepreneurs Live!’ is a seminar with Ian Barrett, Joule Solutions. He will share his experiences in setting-up and running a successful enterprise especially in challenging economic times. The speakers of this new series of talks will also emphasise the lessons they have learnt and reveal the highs and lows that they have encountered along their entrepreneurial journeys. After each seminar attendees will have an opportunity to question the guest entrepreneur.
www.ucd.ie/nova/events/novanewstitle,102934,en.html

IMMA CONVERSATION
Wed 13 Oct: 16:00-17:00 – Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8. On Wed an “ARP Conversation” between Katherine Waugh + Mary-Ruth Walsh will take place in the IMMA. I can still not explain to you what this conversation is about after reading the IMMA text a few times, so you need to check for yourself. Admission is free, but booking is required on www.imma.ie/en/page_212444.htm

APOTHECARIES OF 18TH CENTURY – RDS SPEAKER SERIES
Wed 12 Oct: 18:00 – Minerva Suite, RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
The lecture “The Poorman’s Comfort’: The Apothecaries of Eighteenth Century Dublin” by Dr Susan Mullaney is part of the RDS Speaker Series. Set against the backdrop of Georgian Dublin, this talk will trace the transformation of the apothecaries from being regarded as mere tradesmen at the start of the century to their emergence as a profession by the end of the eighteenth century. The Dublin apothecaries visited, treated and dispensed to the sick and were in essence the precursors of the modern General Practitioners. While still practicing as an Ophthalmologist, Dr Susan Mullaney completed an MA in the History of Medicine at the Wellcome Centre in London. It is not clear if booking is required, you could check on 01-2407254 or via librarydesk@rds.ie
www.rds.ie/cat_event_detail.jsp?itemID=1096021

TOMAS MAC SIOMOIN – BOOK LAUNCH – IRISH WRITERS’ CENTRE
Wed 12 Oct: 18:00 – Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
Bi-lingual book launch. The Mexican Ambassador Don Carlos Garcia de Alba Zepeda will launch the new bi-lingual book by Tomas Mac Siomoin ‘Na Patricos/Los Patricios’.
La Presentacion del Libro Bilingue. Beidh taidhleoir Mheicsiceo Don Carlos Garcia de Alba Zepeda ag seoladh an leabhar nua dha-theangach ‘Na Patricos/Los Patricios’ le Tomas Mac Siomoin
More info: portal.sre.gob.mx/irlanda/pdf/patricios.pdf

100 FACTS ABOUT SHARKS – BOOK LAUNCH
Wed 12 Oct: 18:30-20:00 – Gutter Bookshop, Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 8
The launch of the book “100 Facts About Sharks” by David O’Doherty, Claudia O’Doherty & Mike Ahern is taking place in the Gutter Bookshop. “From the inimitable authors of the brilliant ‘100 Facts about Pandas’ – prepare to be amazed, shocked and slightly confused by their new book on (arguably) nature’s deadliest predator. Free and everyone welcome.” gutterbookshop.com/

BOOK DISCUSSION – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
Wed 12 Oct: 18:30 – Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, quite near the National Gallery. – The Spanish Cultural Institute, Instituto Cervantes, is inviting to a discussion with Rogelio Blanco Martínez and Rafael Escuredo about Rafael Escuredo’s latest novel “El blanco círculo del miedo”. This thriller strongly criticises our current society. A society where people are scared and have doubts about everything. dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha76479_16_2.htm

IRISH LANDLORDS – LECTURE – NATIONAL LIBRARY
Wed 12 Oct: 19:00 – National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
This “RI Best Memorial Lecture” is entitled “Post-famine Perceptions of the Irish Landlords” by the American historian L Perry Curtis Jr (Professor Emeritus of History, Brown University). This lecture will deal with the persistent belief in Ireland that most of the old landlords exploited and preyed upon their tenants until they sold their estates to the occupiers. It will also seek to explain why this deep-seated animus lasted so long. Admission is free and booking is not required. www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx

LEE CHILD – EASON BOOK CLUB – EASON O’CONNELL STREET
Wed 12 Oct: 19:30 – Eason O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
The Eason Book Club presents Lee Child, one of the world’s leading crime authors in Eason O’Connell Street. Lee Child will be interviewed by fellow author Sean Black and will take questions from the audience. He will also be signing copies of his latest thriller “The Affair”. This is a ticketed event. To book your ticket come to the Eason O’Connell Street store or call 01-8583815. www.easons.com/events_display.asp?K=e2011100612212175

JAZZ – O’REILLY’S PUB – SANDYMOUNT
Every Wed from 21:00-23:00, The Swing Factory (Paul Sweeney – trumpet, Neil McMahon sax, Bob Whelan vocals/keys Dave Fleming bass, Ian Hyland – drums) 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 Wednesday. www.hamletsweeney.com/events/
* Traditional Irish Music Session in Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru) in Phibsborough from 21:30 every Wednesday. If you play an instrument you are especially welcome (all levels are welcome).
* Seven Deadly Skins are playing Reggae/Ska Covers from 22:00 with DJ Dotsie later. The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2. Admission is free.

———Thursday————————

ARCHAEOLOGY IN IRELAND – SEMINAR – ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY
Thurs 13 Oct: 09:30-16:30 – Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
The Public Seminar “Revealing the Past 2011 – Archaeological Excavations in Ireland” will take place on Thursday. This public seminar, organised by the Academy Committee for Archaeology, aims to showcase to the wide general audience, the results of several recently funded excavations, and research projects with a particular emphasis on areas such as Understanding the Neolithic, ‘Landscape Approaches, Old and New Worlds and ‘History from Objects’
The programme can be found here www.ria.ie/getmedia/df9f5471-1d79-45de-9e7f-9eb303264732/Revealing_the_Past_2011.pdf.aspx and to register to this free seminar you need to go to here www.ria.ie/Events/Events-Listing/Archaeology-Seminar.aspx

IMMA LECTURE
Thurs 14 Oct: 16:00- 17:00 – Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8. “Tim Stott presents A Game of War : Model and Symbol”
Not sure what this event is about, the IMMA text confuses more than it explains. I am not sure why Curators can’t talk and write so that customers understand. :-S Check it out (and book your place) :-) www.imma.ie/en/page_212438.htmfri

PHILOSOPHY LECTURES – UCD SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY
Thursday 29 Sept- 01 Dec: 17:00-18:30 – School of Philosophy, Agnes Cuming Seminar Room D5.22, Newman Building, UCD; Belfield Campus, D4, – Invited speakers will present a weekly seminar on wide-ranging areas of philosophy. See the UCD School of Philosophy website for a full listing and for updates: www.ucd.ie/philosophy/newsevents/visitingspeakers/ Admission is free and all are welcome.
The next events are 13 Oct: Prof Miguel de Beistegui, University of Warwick. The topic stil has to be specified. After that the next events are 27 Oct: Prof. Jean-Claude Gens, University of Dijon, 10 Nov: Prof. John Dillon, Trinity College Dublin; 17 November: Dr Tanja Staehler, University of Sussex; 24 Nov: Prof. Alfred Mele, Florida State University (Topic: The Neuroscience of Free Will); 01 Dec
Dr Louise Mabille, University of Pretoria. www.ucd.ie/philosophy/newsevents/visitingspeakers/

START AND GROW YOUR OWN BUSINESS
Thurs 15 Sept – 20 Oct: 18:30-20:00 – Central Library, Ilac Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1. This Start Your Own Business course costs elsewhere approx. EUR 175, but in the Central Library you can get it for free. Another example of exemplary services provided by the Libraries in Dublin!
The course consists of a series of six free lectures to assist new and existing small business owners and managers. The lectures will be provided by Dublin City Enterprise Board trainers and will include novel ways to overcome some of the challenges of starting a business despite the current economic challenges. For the first time a lecture element on Ethnic Entrepreneurship will be included to cater for the City’s diverse population.
The lectures are
* 13 Oct Marketing on a Shoestring
* 20 Oct Business Planning Structure
Importantly, you HAVE TO book a place and because it is a VERY popular series of lectures, you better hurry! Send an e-mail to businesslibrary@dublincity.ie www.dceb.ie/starting-a-business/library-talks

PUB STANDARDS – WEB DESIGN MEETING
Thurs 13 Oct: 18:30 – The Bull & Castle, 5-7 Lord Edward Street, Dublin 2
Pub Standards is loosely aimed at web design & development geeks, but that doesn’t mean chitchat need necessarily be work-related. It is explicitly open to everyone. Don’t expect structure, don’t expect presentations, just relax with likeminded people and a few beers. pubstandards.ie/

GHOSTS AND GHOULS – THEMED READING – CHAPTERS BOOKSTORE
Thurs 13 Oct: 18:30 – Chapters Bookstore, Parnell Street, Dublin 1
This is a regular literary event run by the Seven Towers Agency, a small publishing house and event host, occurring at various locations. Contributors this week at this “Ghosts and Ghouls” entitled event are Maeve O Sullivan, Ann Morgan, Bernie O’Reilly, Pauline Fayne, Anne Tannam, John W. Sexton, Karl Parkinson, Ross Hattaway. www.seventowers.ie

ANIMAL GANGS – HISTORY IRELAND HEDGE SCHOOL
Thurs 13 Oct: 19:00 – National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
“Animal Gangs: Myth & Reality” is the title of the “History Ireland Hedge School” event on Thursday. The so-called ‘Animal Gangs’ are a staple of Dublin folklore, remembered by some as Robin Hood figures who protected the poor, or as brutal thugs whose nickname reflected their savagery. The story of the Animal Gang sheds light on the social history of inner city Dublin in the 1930s, when some of its inhabitants came to the attention of both paramilitaries and the police, and ended up passing into urban legend. This is a discussion with John Gibney (History Ireland), Donal Fallon (UCD) and Brian Hanley (St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra). Admission is free and booking is not required. www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx

AFRICAN VIOLETS – LECTURE – BOTANIC GARDENS
Thurs 13 Oct: 20:00 – National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
The lecture “African Violets in Southeast Asia” by Dr David Middleton will take place on Thursday. David Middleton is an expert on the flora of South-East Asia and is currently a research taxonomist at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. He spent some years at Trinity College working on the Flora of Thailand and will talk about the on-going importance of collecting and understanding tropical plants today. He is a specialist in several plant families, including African Violets. www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

RAILWAY SESSIONS – OPEN MIC – O’REILLY’S ROCK BAR
Thurs: 20:30 – O’Reilly’s 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. There is no cover charge. The theme for October will be “Horrors” and the films are: 13 Oct: The Omen, 20 Oct The Shining, 27 Oct The Thing on the 27th.. www.odeon.ie/gallery.html

PINKTOBER – LIVE MUSIC – HARD ROCK CAFÉ
Thurs 13 Oct: 21:00 – Hard Rock Café, 12 Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
“Pinktober” is a series of events in October in the Hard Rock Café that has the purpose to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society. Live music events will take place every Thursday and the next event will feature Present Sub Audio and Silk Cut Blue. The website says that admission is free, so I guess money will be raised through collections etc. www.hardrock.com/locations/cafes3/events.aspx?LocationID=392&MIBenumID=3

BANDA BAQUE SOUL BAND – SIN E
Thurs 13 Oct: 21:00 – Sin É, Ormond Quay, Dublin 1
In February the pub Sin È was closed down due to high rents, but just about 4 weeks later it opened up again and is doing well since. The new owners (?) are running regular live music events and one regular event is with the Brazilian Soul + Funk Band “Banda Baque Soul” on Thursdays. www.facebook.com/sin.e.dublin?sk=wall

REGULAR THURSDAY EVENTS
* Lunchtime Market at Christ Church Cathedral from 12:00-15:00. www.irishvillagemarkets.ie/christchurch.php
* 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
* Songs from a Café is a Dublin singer-songwriter showcase session, dedicated to the art of contemporary songwriting. 20:00-22:00 at Brick Alley Cafe. www.facebook.com/songsfromacafe
* The Max Zaska group (06+20 Oct, 03 Nov) and the Patrick Groenland (13 + 27 Oct, 10 Nov) group will perform on alternating Thursdays from 21:00 in the International Bar on 23 Wicklow Street.
* “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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LET’S WALK & TALK – CA MARCHE!
Fri 14 Oct: 14:00 – Meeting Point outside Alliance Francaise
A Let’s Walk and Talk event in French! Within the framework of Dublin City Council’s community initiative “Let’s Walk & Talk”, “Ça marche!” is a new way for everyone to stay healthy, meet other people and practise French. The walk lasts an hour and a half and everybody is welcome. Admission is free.
www.letswalkandtalk.ie alliance-francaise.ie/culture/

TOWER RECORDS – IN-STORE EVENT
Fri 14 Oct: 13:00 + 18:00 – Tower Records, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
Johnny Murphy will be in Tower Records at 13:00 and Mojo Gogo will be there at 18:00. www.towerrecords.ie

KATE NEWMAN – LUNCHTIME READING – IRISH WRITERS’ CENTRE
Fri 14 Oct: 13:00 – Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
This October and November a series of free Lunchtime Readings will take place in the Irish Writers’ Centre in association with Poetry Ireland. Each Friday there will be either a prose or a poetry reading. The second reading is by poet Kate Newman.
www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html

CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL – DISCUSSION
Fri 14 Oct: 17:30-19:00 – National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
“The Worst is Yet to Come: Dystopian Themes in Young Adult Fiction” is the topic of a panel discussion with young adult writers Sarah Rees Brennan, Peadar O’Guilin and Isla J. Bick. They will discuss the popularity of dark themes amongst teen readers. The discussion is chaired by Inis magazine editor David Maybury. Admission is free and booking is not required. www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx

OKTOBERFEST BREW PARTY – WORKMAN’S CLUB
Fri 14 Oct: 17:00-19:30 – Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
The Paulaner Oktoberfest Brew Party will take place with beers and bratwurst from 17:00-19:30. Admission is free. www.theworkmansclub.com/2011/10/06/oktoberfest-brew-party-141011/

———Pre-Announcements————————

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:

WRITING 3.0 – FINGAL’S WRITERS’ FESTIVAL
15-22 Oct: Fingal, Co. Dublin
“Writing 3.0”, the Fingal Writers’ Festival will take place in the second half of October, virtually all events are free and are specifically for aspiring or current writers. Many of the free courses/events require booking and it seems that the interest is big, so you better check their programme now and see if you want to take part in the event before all tickets are gone. Check out www.fingalcoco.ie/writing3.0/index-35099.html

RODDY DOYLE – LIBERTY HALL
Mon 17 Oct: 10:30 – Liberty Hall, Dublin 1
Children’s Books Ireland will welcome Roddy Doyle in Liberty Hall to celebrate his new children’s title “A Greyhound of a Girl”. Admission is free and all are welcome. www.dubraybooks.ie/news.asp?

QUANTUM THEORY OF KNOTS – LECTURE
Mon 17 Oct: 19:30 – Trinity College Dublin
“Quantum Theory of Knots” is the title of the “Edward Witten – Hamilton Lecture 2011” of the Royal Irish Academy. “Geometry in the three dimensions of physical space and the four dimensions of spacetime has many unique features – many of them linked to Hamilton’s quaternions. One facet of this is the development in the last century of a rich mathematical theory of knots. Knot theory is unusual in that some of the deepest modern insights in this subject can be explained in down-to-earth terms that everyone can understand.” Admission is free, but you have to book your palce on the website below, where you will find more information about the topic as well:
www.ria.ie/Events/Events-Listing/Edward-Witten—Hamilton-Lecture-2011.aspx

GEOMETRIC PATTERNS IN THE ALHAMBRA – LECTURE
Thurs 20 Oct: 18:00 – Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2
The Maths Week Lecture “Geometric Patterns in the Alhambra and in the artist Escher” with Professor Montesinos, University of Madrid will take place on 20 Oct. Admission is free, but places are limited and you have to book. Contact Lisa Fitzsimons on 01-4070779 or lecture@cbl.ie to request tickets.
www.cbl.ie/Programme—Events/Events-Schedule.aspx

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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. ;-)

HOBBIT ON A BOX – MAYBE OUR NEXT PRESIDENT?
One of the Presidential Candidates stands out from the rest, not because he is particularly tall, but because he is particularly small. Michael D Higgins is regularly compared with a Hobbit (you might remember Hobbits from Lord of the Rings) because he is a LOT smaller than the rest. I don’t think being small should be a serious problem, but if someone is soo uncomfortable with his size that he needs serious modifications, it could be a problem. At the TV3 debate of the candidates for the Irish presidency, many were surprised that Michael D Higgins appeared a lot taller than normally and it turned out in the end, that he was standing on a box/step. This is odd! Imagine he became the new president and he met Barrack Obama, would he have to stand on a box next to Obama because he has issues with his height? www.independent.ie/national-news/presidential-election/michael-drsquos-elevating-debate-he-was-standing-on-a-box-2896332.html

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