Event Guide 251: Mad Hatter Street Party, Farmleigh Easter Events, Milk & Cookies Stories, In Handel’s Day

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| DUBLIN EVENT GUIDE (for Free Events) No. 251
| 06 April 2012 Subscribers: 10659
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Hi all!

Today I am not only very very very late, but also the layout is slighty mess! I apologise profusely for that. The plan was that this Issue 251 would be the nice new all shiny and pretty looking “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)” in a complete new design. But unfortunately that didn’t work. All went well until I wanted to send it and then the Spam Filter of the commercial E-Mail sender I use to reduce the spam suspiciousness of the e-zine refused to send the mail because the formatting added so much in size that the mail was too big. So now you get the old layout but not as normal because I used an inbetween version. Apologies that the newsletter arrives so late, but hiccups are unavoidable with a big redesign like that.

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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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Depsite the bank holiday, this is a relatively busy weekend. Not one but TWO Mad Hatter’s Parties will take place this weekend and I know what I will have a look at both. If you have children you have a good excuse to go to all the Egg Hunts as well, if you don’t have children…. borrow some! :-)

On Saturday I will go to the Mad Hatter’s Party in Phoenix Park. Chesterfield Avenue will be closed and the party is promised to be big. I want to see it. If the weather is good, I will probably go to the Trim Hot Air Ballon Fiesta (www.trimfiesta.com) because there will be a Night Glow event from 21:15 with a Fireworks afterwards. Sounds great.

On Sunday I will go to the Mad Hatter’s Party on Mount Merrion and afterwards will probably goto Farmleigh House for the Easter event and Food Market there. In the evening you will find me in Gardiner Street Church where I do the sound engineering for the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir every week. This week a choir from the US will be singing with us, but unfortunately I don’t know any details about that yet. Just come over and give it a try. It starts at 19:30. You don’t have to be very religious to come to that mass!

On Monday I might go to the Trim Ballon Fiesta during the day to see the balloons in day light or I will go to Farmleigh House if I won’t make it on Sunday.

On Tuesday check out the Milk & Cookies Stories and the Dublintellectual Lecture.

And next Friday is “In Händel’s Day”. I will miss it because at the time of the performance in Temple Bar, I will still write next week’s Event Guide, but maybe you can make it! :-)

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TRIM HOT AIR BALLOON FIESTA 2012
Sat 07 – Mon 09 April: 07:00-19:00 – Castle Grounds, Trim Castle, Trim, Co. Meath
A great event that is taking place a bit outside of Dublin, but the organisers offered some tickets and it is a big spectacular that can’t happen just everywhere, so I know that some of you are interested in that and therefore I am today even including a Co. Meath event. The Trim Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2012 is Ireland’s biggest Hot Air Balloon Festival. Over 20 gigantic balloons including Sonic, Darth Vadar and Action Man, will be the main focus and in addition there are many other events: Skydiving, Paramotoring, 3D Kites & Model Balloons. A Magical Night Glow where balloons are lit in time with choreographed music and complimented by fire-jugglers, a light show and LED robots. And on the ground there will be an artisan food markets, Falconry, Old McDonalds’ Petting Farm, Top Gear Bugatti Veyron Experience, Jet Fighter Simulator, Face-painting, Inflatable Wonderland, Vintage Carousel and lots more. You can certainly see the balloons from a distance, but if you want to get the full festival experience, there is an admission charge of EUR 10 per day (EUR 7.50 for students and under 12s are free). The event takes place over the Easter Weekend and more information can be found here www.trimfiesta.com and www.facebook.com/trimfiesta I got lots and lots of competition entries and would have loved to get you all free tickets. A big (virtual) hat was needed to pull the names and the w inners of 5 pairs of tickets are Ciarán Harris, Tanya Branagan, Chris Maher, Rachael Dowling and Aisling Sheridan. Congrats! And for the rest of you? Tickets will be available at the entrance to the event area, so you can still go to it! I will definitely be there!

There are a few competitions in the pipeline, so there will be more next week, but if you know someone who would like to get the word out about a product they are selling, put them in contact with me. Ticket competitions are great, but it would be nice to have a few more product competitions too. You can reach me on dublineventguide@gmail.com

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PEATS – WORLD OF ELECTRONICS CLOSED ALL SHOPS
A major blow to the electronics retailer landscape was announced on Tuesday. All eleven shops of “Peats – The world of Electronics” have been closed with immediate effect. The company has been trading in Dublin since 1934 when Brigit and William Peat opened the first shop in Parnell St. The relatively recently modernised shop in Parnell Street was probably still the biggest, other shops were at College Green, in Rathmines, Blanchardstown and in Swords. In addition most (if not all) Sony Centres in Ireland were operated by Peats under the Sony Centre identity. www.rte.ie/news/2012/0403/peats-world-of-electronics-to-close.html

ONE CITY, ONE BOOK 2012 – DUBLINERS BY JAMES JOYCE
I mentioned it last week, but there are sooo many events taking place in the context of this festival, that I have to refer to it again: For the seventh year, Dublin celebrates a book that is connected to Dublin through the “One City, One Book 2012” festival. The festival takes place in April every year and is accompanied by a series of events. The chosen book for April 2012 is “Dubliners” by James Joyce and is designed to encourage everyone in the city to read the same book during April. The event website lists a huge amount of events and there are too many to include them all here in the Dublin Event Guide, so if you are interested in James Joyce or in Joyce’s Dubliners, then check the website at www.dublinonecityonebook.ie/ A calendar with all events is here www.dublinonecityonebook.ie/calendar and in downloadable and printable form, you will find the best events list on this web page dublinonecityonebook.ie/events-2012

DÚN LAOGHAIRE BATHS PAINTED FOR FIRST TIME IN OVER 100 YEARS
The Dun Laoghaire Baths were once a very popular outdoor swimming pool/bath at the seafront in Dun Laoghaire. But the baths closed in 1997 and were since neglected. Many ideas were generated and proposals were made what to do with the baths, but nothing ever happened. Now, 100 years since the last time, the Dun Laoghaire Baths got a lick of paint. Why now? The “Dulux Let’s Colour Project”, a global initiative which provided free paint to 250 community projects in Ireland last year, selected the baths this year for repainting. The website below shows a picture of the baths and two links to RTE news clips. The new look is a lot better than the old one, but derelict is derelict and unfortunately paint won’t fix it, so let’s hope that Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown will eventually make a decision about the future of the baths. www.rte.ie/news/2012/0403/dun-laoghaire-baths-get-much-needed-lick-of-paint.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.

DRAW TIN TIN – EXHIBITION
06-13 April: 19:00-23:00 – Little Green Street Gallery, 12a Little Britain Street, Dublin 7
A few months back Toronto hosted a Draw Tin Tin exhibition. This prompted the Little Green Street Gallery to host a show giving Ireland the chance to interpret the cartoon explorer. Artists are free to interpret the cult hero in any way they felt. There are no restrictions to the size, medium or the concept to which they used to bring him to life. With over 50 artists participating ranging from photography, illustration, sculpture, mixed media, collage, you will see all the work being submitted.

GATECRASHER BY ULLA JUSKE
05-12 Apr: MadArt Gallery, 56 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1
MadArt Gallery is inviting to Estonian artist Ulla Juske’s first personal show in Dublin. Gatecrasher is a thought provoking story about unknown figure invading the artist’s personal space. She describes “I received a postcard, it was addressed to me, but was sent anonymously. It had a picture of me walking on the street in the front and a philosophical text (later learned to be a quote by Ludwig Wittgenstein) in the back. I received a similar postcard every day for a month. There was no harm done to in any way. Yet somebody was watching, following and photographing me. Somebody was gatecrashing my life…” Eeeek!
www.madartstudio.com/index.php/gatecrasher-by-ulla-juske/
www.facebook.com/pages/Gatecrasher/340978515943853 Portfolio

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GOOD FRIDAY
Easter is coming up and Friday is “Good Friday”. Christians commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus and in Ireland this is an odd day. Odd because it is the one d ay of the year when shops and pubs are not allowed to sell alcohol. In recent years more and more loop holes are tested and one of them is that it is permitted to sell alcohol with food and last year I saw a situation where 12 bottles of beer were sold with half a chicken.
Important for employees is the fact that Good Friday is, surprisingly in predominantly Catholic Ireland, not a public holiday. So formally it is a normal working day. Nevertheless there are a number of companies that give the day off.
Because the pubs are closed, the entertainment options on that day are very limited.

FEROCIOUS MINGLE MARKET
Fri 11:00-18:00 – 72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto)
The Ferocious Mingle Market, a permanent indoor flea market takes place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There is also a Café, the Oscar Verne Café, open for business at the market. www.facebook.com/mingle.mkt

RADISSON HOTEL GOLDEN LANE – JAZZ NIGHT
Fridays 18:30-21:00 – Radisson, Golden Lane, Dublin 2.
On 16 March the Radisson Hotel in Golden Lane’s new weekly Jazz Evening will feature on 06 Apr: Closed, 13 Apr: Johnny Taylor, 20 Apr: Michael MacLennan, 27 Apr: Cary Posavitz, 04 May: Shabela Rabaza, 11 May: Kristina G, 18 May: Stella Bass

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 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.
www.cornucopia.ie

JAZZ MUSIC – BIANCONI’S BISTRO & RESTAURANT
Fri 06 Apr: 19:00-21:00 – Bianconi’s Bistro, 232 Merrion Rd, Dublin 4
Bianconi’s Bistro & Restaurant in Dublin 4 is providing Jazz every Friday night from this week until the end of January. Bianconi’s is an Italian restaurant with delicious food and, while a little outside the City Centre, it is worth the trip into Merrion Road. There is no cover charge. www.bianconisbistro.ie www.facebook.com/pages/Bianconis-Bistro/271041702925005?sk=wall

PARISIAN SWING + JAZZ – ORMOND WINE BAR
Fri: 20:30 – Ormond Wine, Restaurant & Cafe Bar, 6 Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin 7. Swing from Paris in the Thirties performed by a duo of Guitar and Vocal will entertain you every Friday in the Ormond Wine Bar. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ormond-Wine-Bar/181985853298

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 06 April CLOSED
Sat 7 April Dead Ringer
Admission is free and the gigs start at 21:00 unless otherwise stated. www.stillorganorchard.com/live_music.html
www.facebook.com/thestillorganorchard?sk=wall

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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CAR BOOT SALES – TALLAGHT STADIUM
Sat 07 Apr: 09:00-13:00 – Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Co. Dublin
A weekly car boot sale, one of less than a handful that is still reliably taking place, gets up to 200 cars to sell goods from. The stadium is just a few minutes walk from the Red LUAS line terminal and numerous bus stops. For traders the Car Boot Sale opens at 07:00 for buyers from 09:00. If you are interested in selling, check the details and register on www.irishcarboot.ie

MOTHER REDCAP’S INDOOR MARKET – COOLOCK
Thurs-Sun (Thurs-Sat 10:00-17:30, Sun 12:00-17:30) – Unit 95, Malahide Road Industrial Park, Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17. – A new-ish indoor market is open in Coolock. Over 40 traders offer a wide range of goods and a café is on site as well. www.facebook.com/MotherRedcaps.Market

HA’PENNY FLEA INDOOR MARKET – GRAND SOCIAL
Sat 07 Apr: 11:00-17:00 – Grand Social, Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1. The weekly Ha’penny Flea Indoor Market takes place on Saturdays and stalls offer Vintage Men and Women’s Clothes, Contemporary Crafts, Books, Vinyl Records, Vintage and Handmade Jewellery, Vintage Hair Styles, Art, Photography and lots more. For more details, check www.thegrandsocial.ie/event/hapenny-flea-indoor-market

POPUP RECORD FAIR – SWEENEY’S MONGREL
Sat 07 Apr: 11:00-18:00 – Sweeney’s Mongrel, Dame Street, Dublin 2
Irish Record Fairs is running their next PopUp Record Fair in Sweeney’s Mongrel Bar on Saturday. The fair is a monthly event and is for people to sell their personal collections and for others to buy interesting, rare, wanted records, CDs and DVDs. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/irishrecordfairs

FEROCIOUS MINGLE MARKET
Sat 07 Apr: 11:00-18:00 – 72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto) – The Ferocious Mingle Market, a permanent indoor flea market, takes place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Oscar Verne Café and live music at the weekends are further attractions. www.facebook.com/mingle.mkt

MAD HATTER’S STREET PARTY – PHOENIX PARK
Sat 07 Apr: 12:00-16:00 – Chesterfield Avenue in Phoenix Park
The Mad Hatter’s Street Party takes place in the Phoenix Park as the first of a variety of 350 birthday event between now and September in Phoenix Park. The Party will take place along Chesterfield Avenue between the Phoenix roundabout and Mountjoy roundabout. Picnic with characters from Alice in Wonderland, follow the White Rabbit on an Easter Egg Hunt, paint the roses red with the Queen of Hearts, make a Mad Hat with the Mad Hatter, pin the Grin on the Chesire Cat and take a trip on a jaunting car.. and much more! Foods available all day from the Food Village. Admission Free and all are welcome. www.phoenixpark.ie
www.visitdublin.com/event/The_Mad_Hatters_Tea_Party_Phoenix_Park

SUN SHOW – ASTRONOMY IRELAND
Sat 07 Apr: 13:00 – Astronomy Ireland, Unit A8 Airside Enterprise Park, Swords, Co Dublin. – Astronomy Ireland are continuing their weekly Sun Shows at the Astronomy Ireland Shop in Swords. Each Saturday, the staff of the Astronomy Ireland Shop will be showing you amazing views of our nearest star. Using special filters and some of the largest telescopes in Ireland you will get to see sunspots bigger than Earth and huge solar flare bursting from our nearest star. If it’s cloudy, there will be a telescope demonstration and you will find out how you can safely observe the Sun and undertake some daytime astronomy using your own telescope. astronomy.ie/sunwatch2011.php

CODER DOJO – SCIENCE GALLERY
Sat 14 Apr: 13:00-16:00 – Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2
There won’t be a Coder Dojo on the Easter Weekend. The next Coder Dojo event will take place on 14 Apr.
This is a weekly meetup for young (10-18 years) coder, designer, Internet enthusiasts. Every week there is a hands-on session with technologies like HTML5, PHP or Python. For more details visit coderdojo.com/ or contact the Coder Dojo team at dublin@coderdojo.com. Bring your laptop if possible and participants under 16 must be accompanied by a parent. Parents do not need to register, only attendees. Book here www.sciencegallery.com/events/2012/04/no-coder-dojo-easter-weekend

CREATIVE WRITING HOUR – IRISH WRITERS’ CENTRE
Sat 07 Apr: 13:30 – Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour now takes place every Saturday 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

NEW THEATRE PLAY READING
Sat 07 Apr: 15:00 – New Theatre, 43 East Essex St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
The free Play Reading of “Worth” by Ger Gallagher will take place in the New Theatre. Admission is free, but a donation of EUR 2 would be welcome. www.thenewtheatre.com/tnt_php/scripts/page/home.php

NATIONAL MUSEUM EVENT
+ The Family Tour “Hop to It!” will take place on Sat 07 Apr from 15:00-16:00 in Merrion Street (Natural History). “Spring has sprung and animals are busy looking after their young. Find out more on this Easter tour.” No booking required. Wheelchair accessible. www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2797

NATIONAL GALLERY – FAMILY PROGRAMME
Sat 07 Apr: 15:00-16:00 – National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2
The Family Programme on Sat is entitled “Before my Eyes – an Easter Surprise!” with Libby Simmington. Admission is free, no booking required. www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson

UKERISTIC CONGRESS – WHELAN’S
Sat 07 Apr: 19:00-21:00 – Whelan’s Front Bar, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
The Ukulele Band “Ukerisitic Congress” are playing in Whelan’s every second Saturday. I heard them at the Ukulele Festival and Dun Laoghaire and they are really good! www.whelanslive.com/index.php/archives/9735

SWING AND BOSSANOVA – ORMOND WINE BAR
Sat: 19:30 – Ormond Wine, Restaurant & Cafe Bar, 6 Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin 7. Saturday nights “Wax Lyrical” is a lively Swing and Bossanova performance of a guitar, trombone and vocal trio. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ormond-Wine-Bar/181985853298

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE – JAZZ – KC PEACHES
Sat 07 Apt: 20:00-22:30 – KC Peaches (Wine Cave), 28/29 Nassau St., Dublin 2
This is a new weekly Saturday night residency of a Jazz Quartet, featuring Michael Nielsen (guitar), Sam Comerford (sax), Cormac O Brien (bass), James Mackin (drums) in the basement Wine Cave of KC Peaches wholefood restaurant/café. Food will be served until 22:00 and wine, minerals & music will be available until later. Admission is free and a donation into a hat at the end of the evening is appreciated. www.facebook.com/KCPeaches

URBAN MOJO BLUES BAND – OIL CAN HARRY’S
Saturdays: 22:00-00:00 – Oil Can Harry’s, 31 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2
“The Urban Mojo Blues Band, a Dublin based five piece band drawing influences from electric Chicago blues and rock to produce a lively uptempo grooving blues will be performing every Saturday.” www.facebook.com/pages/The-Urban-Mojo-Blues-Band/87569518524 www.urbanmojobluesband.com

REGULAR SATURDAY EVENTS
* Don’t forget that the Temple Bar Markets (Food Market on Meeting House Square, Book Market on Temple Bar Square and the Designer Mart near Cow’s Lane) are taking place every Saturday from 10:00-16:30.
* The 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
* 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
* Nearly every day and especially at the weekend, the Porterhouse in Temple Bar is hosting live bands that are always worth a visit. www.porterhousebrewco.com/livetemplebar.html
* 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

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HAPPY EASTER
Happy Easter to all of you! I hope you will have a nice long weekend and enjoy some cool events. If you had thought about doing your shopping today, double check if your preferred shops are open as some supermarkets close on Sunday and instead are open again on Monday. Many shops in the City Centre and in some of the shopping centres around Dublin are open on both days, but Dundrum Town Centre, for example, is closed completely on Sunday and similarly this could be the case for others. So checking if your preferred shop is open, might not do any harm.

1916 EASTER RISING COMMEMORATION EVENT – GPO
Sun 08 Apr: 12:00-12:30 – GPO, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
The Easter Rising in 1916 took place from 24 Apr until 30 Apr (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Rising) but instead of commemorating in on that date, it is commemorated at Easter because the 24 Apr 1916 was Easter Monday. For many years only Republicans celebrated this day and it took until 2006 until a regular official event took place. Since then, and building up to the 100th anniversary in 2016, every year a military parade has taken place. A military parade in a Western European country in 2012 seems rather anachronistic and while I think that the Easter Rising commemoration is an important event, a more modern celebration might be more fitting.
The event at the General Post Office (GPO) on Monday will run only from 12:00-12:30, but if you want to attend, you are asked to be there at 11:30 already. Streets (closed between Parnell Street and the North Quays at Bachelors Walk/Eden Quay) will be closed in the area already from 05:00 until 15:00, but LUAS and local access will be maintained.
It is a military ceremony with prayers of remembrance, a reading of the Proclamation and the laying of a wreath by the President and will conclude with a fly-past by the Air Corps.
The ceremony will be attended by the President, the Taoiseach and the Minister for Defence.
www.discoverireland.com/us/ireland-things-to-see-and-do/whats-on/listings/product/?fid=FI_504900

FARMLEIGH HOUSE EASTER SUNDAY EVENTS
Mon 08 Apr: 10:00-17:30 – Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park
On Easter Sunday, the Easter events in Farmleigh House are:
+ Farmleigh Food Markets 10:00-17:15
+ Farmleigh Garden Plant Fair 10:00-17:15
+ Children’s Easter Room 12:00-17:15
+ Face Painting 12:00-16:00
+ Magic Show with Magic Carl 12:00 + 14:00
+ Garden stories and experiences for children 12:00-17:00
+ Storytelling for Children 13:00 + 15:00 + 16:15
+ Music in the Bandstand 14:00-16:00 (Blanchardstown Brass Band)
+ Easter Egg Quiz Hunt 15:00-17:00 with Bugsy the Farmleigh Rabbit
Admission to all events is free. Find out all event details and more information about the Easter Quiz Hunt on the website. www.farmleigh.ie/Events/Title,18198,en.html

FEROCIOUS MINGLE MARKET
Sun 11:00-18:00 – 72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto)
The Ferocious Mingle Market, a permanent indoor flea market, takes place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Oscar Verne Café and live music at the weekends are further attractions. On Sundays the Ferocious Mingle MARKET is a fancy dress market: In addition to stalls/tables for sellers, there are some “chalets” in the venue where regular sellers have set up. www.facebook.com/mingle.mkt

SUNDAY AT NOON – HUGH LANE GALLERY
Sun 08 Apr: 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 36th 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 will feature “Complete Haydn Piano Sonatas Part 2” with pianist Peter Tuite.
www.hughlane.ie/past-sunday-concerts/609-sundaysnoon-complete-haydn-piano-sonatas-part-2

PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH – KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE TALK – EXCHANGE DUBLIN
Sun 15 April : 13:00-15:00 – Exchange Dublin, Upper Exchange Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. – This event is on a break until 15 April.
Knowledge is an open collective group that aims to bring education and learning to everyone. Knowledge runs series of free public lectures. These short courses will be presented by volunteers with a background in and a passion for the given area. There are no barriers to taking part and the lectures will be free form, shaped as much by those who come as by those giving them. Everyone is welcome and admission is free. The next series continues on Sunday and the topic is “It’s Mental! Reasons NOT to Believe Psychiatric Research” knowledge.exchangedublin.ie/ www.facebook.com/KnowledgeExchange

MAD HATTERS TEA PARTY – DUN LAOGHAIRE
Sun 08 Apr: 13:00-17:00 – Deerpark, Mount Merrion (near Stillorgan), Co. Dublin
After the Mad Hatter Tea Party in Phoenix Park on Saturday, you can enjoy a second Mad Hatter Tea Party on the same weekend!
On Easter Sunday in Deerpark, all is not quite what it seems as a white rabbit, a mad Hatter and a little girl called Alice host a most unusual tea party complete with a tea cup ride, giant chess, croquet, a hat walk, balloons, an Easter trail and a host of surprises on picnic tables under a tree.
The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party is one of the most famous scenes from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. To celebrate Easter and the full bloom of spring, DLR Events invite young and old to put on their maddest hat and come to the Mad Hatters Tea Party. Characters in costume from that famous scene in Alice in Wonderland such as the White Rabbit, Alice, and the Mad Hatter himself will be there to greet ‘guests’ to their very special tea party on long wooden tables with pretty red and white check table cloths under a tree. Take a ride in a teacup or be a pawn in a giant chess game, have a game of croquet and with ‘Make & Do’ for the little ones, a great free day out is guaranteed for all the family.
Guests will be encouraged to dress up as one of the Alice in Wonderland characters, and wear the maddest hat possible. Throughout the day there will be opportunities to show off hats and costumes on the purpose built “Hat walk” – strut your stuff to the sounds of the DLR Events DJ.
Bring a picnic or buy some tea and cakes from the tuck shop and dine at the picnic tables. This year the Mad Hatters Tea Party falls on Easter Sunday so a highlight will be the Easter trail. Follow the signs around the park, collect the code words from the back of the signs, get them all right and collect an Easter treat. www.dlrevents.ie/hatters12.html

GRAVE ORATIONS – GLASNEVIN CEMETERY
Sun 08 + Mon 09 Apr: 14:00 – Glasnevin Museum, Glasnevin Cemetery, Finglas Road, Dublin 11
On Easter Sunday & Monday, Orations at the graves of O’Donovan Rossa and Elizabeth O’Farrell will take place on Glasnevin Cemetery. There is no charge for attending this event. For more information contact Anne on 01 882 6550 or museum@glasnevintrust.ie www.glasnevinmuseum.ie/

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 “The Big Barracks Egg Hunt” will take place on Sun 08 Apr from 15:00-16:00 in Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History). This is a Drop-in event for the whole family. “Can you follow the map and test your knowledge to find the golden egg? The highest scores win edible prizes.” No booking required. Places allocated on a first-come basis. www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2799

EASTER EGG TRAIL – DUN LAOGHAIRE
Sun 08 Apr: 15:00-17:00 – Pavilion Quarter, The Metals, Seafront, Dun Laoghaire
The Pavilion Quarter in Dun Laoghaire is the area between the 40 Foot Bar and the Dun Laoghaire Harbour, an area that is called “The Metals” and includes the newly covered area above the DART line. A number of family themed events will take place there from April to October.
On Easter Sunday the “Great Easter Egg Trail” will take place.
The Easter bunny & the white Rabbit will be putting in a very special appearance to kick off the Pavilion Quarter’s first event.
There will be some free food tasters on the days and the eggs-travagansa Egg trail starts outside the Hen House from 15:00-17:00. The Royal Marine Hotel will provide complimentary car-parking to all participants in the Easter Egg Trail. Participants should inform hotel reception when they are leaving that they have participated in the Easter Egg Trail and their parking tickets will be validated. Download the Treasure Hunt Details here: www.dlrevents.ie/pdf/Pavilion%20Quarter%20Easter%20Trail%20Flyer.pdf
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NATIONAL GALLERY LECTURE
Sun 08 Apr: 15:00-15:45 – National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2
The talk “Musical Events in Joyce’s ‘Dubliners'” with Adrian Le Harivel, National Gallery of Ireland will take place and admission is free. www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson

SUNDAY SKETCHING – HUGH LANE GALLERY
Sun 08 Apr: 15:00-16:00 – Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The next Sunday Sketching for 7+ Year olds has the title “Following the Artists’ Animal Trail”. No booking necessary. Admission is free and early arrival is recommended. www.hughlane.ie/childrens-workshops/forthcoming
Workman’s Bank Holiday All Dayer
Sun 08 Apr: 17:00-03:00 – Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
The Workman’s Easter Bank Holiday Free Live All-Dayer with The Urges, the September Girls, Girl Band, New Town Disaster, Late City Edition, Princess, DJs, drinks promotions and more takes place. Doors open at 17:00 and the first band is on stage at 19:00. Admission is free. www.theworkmansclub.com/2012/03/26/easter-bank-holiday-free-live-all-dayer-080412/

SAUCY SUNDAYS – THE GRAND SOCIAL
Sun 08 Apr: 17:00-23:00 – 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’s line up is Gypsy Rebbel Rabble, Michael Breslin, Fin O’Brien, The Eskies, The Stoney Brokes, Celine Carroll, Johnny & The Beep Beeps, The Hardground, Just No. Links to the bands are at
www.facebook.com/events/212182745555061/
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001494016795&v=wall

COMEDY CRUNCH – STAG’S HEAD
Sun 08 Apr: 21:00-00:00 – Stag’s Head, Dame Lane, Dublin 2
The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy downstairs in Stag’s Head, Dame Lane from 21:00 every week on Sun+Mon. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of that there is some free ice cream. This Sunday’s line up is with headliner Rory O’Hanlon and support from Trevor Browne, David Burke, Tomie James and Alan Irwin. Host for the night is Danny O’Brien. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330

JAIME NANCI & THE BLUE BOYS – WHELAN’S
Sundays: 21:00 – Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
Jaime Nanci & The Blue Boys are playing a weekly gig in Whelan’s Front Bar on Sundays. Their music is swing, blues, bebop and doo wop. On 01 April they are performing with a full brass section . Admission is free. www.whelanslive.com/index.php/archives/9883https://www.facebook.com/jaimenanciandtheblueboys

RHYTHM ROCKER – THE GLOBE
“Rhythm Rocker at The Globe” is a weekly event on Sunday night in The Globe in Sth Great Georges Street, Dublin 2. It is a Rockabilly, R’n’R, Roots night with alternating (week by week) live bands Pavement Kings, Donna & The Sazzy Catz, The Mosquitoes and The Pacifics from 21:00 and with DJs from 23:00-01:30. Admission is free. www.globe.ie/events.php

SUNDAY ROAST – MERCANTILE
Sun 08 Apr: 21:30 – The Mercantile, Dame Street, Dublin 2
The weekly Sunday Roast is an event in the Mercantile where live music is combined with free roast potatoes. The next Sunday Roast line up is Champaign Animal, Saint John The Gambler, Let’s Run to the Philosophers, Keith O’Brien, French Bird, plus Special Guests. www.facebook.com/events/371784049510182/
www.facebook.com/thesundayroast

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
* Afternoon Jazz in Café en Seine. The Stella Bass Jazz Trio play every Sunday from 14:00-16:00 in Café en Seine in Dawson Street. Admission is free. A video is here www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8aKqtOB5S8 www.stellabass.com
* Sunday Roast is a weekly event in the Mercantile in 28 Dame Street from 21:00-01:00. Provided are free live music, games & roast potatoes. www.facebook.com/thesundayroast
* “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 4 Dame Lane in Dame Lane from 20:00-02:00. A band will play from 21:00-22:30, a Latin Beat Club, Brazilian DJs and Salsa Classes (from 18:00) will be additional features. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/events/225904860831469/
* Comedy Crunch – The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy downstairs in Stag’s Head, Dame Lane 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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EASTER MONDAY
Easter Monday is a public holiday in Ireland, which means that all shops will be open. :-) Pay-and-Display parking is free. Different to many other bank holidays, this one is relatively busy. Often the bank holiday Monday is a real quite day, but the Easter Monday is a little busier with events in Farmleigh House and an Easter Rising Commemoration.

FARMLEIGH HOUSE EASTER MONDAY EVENTS
Mon 09 Apr: 10:00-17:30 – Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park
On Easter Monday, the Easter events in Farmleigh House are:
+ Farmleigh Food Market 10:00-17:15
+ Farmleigh Garden Plant Fair 10:00-17:15
+ Children’s Easter Room 12:00-17:15
+ Face Painting 12:00-16:00
+ Garden stories and experiences for children 12:00-17:00
+ Puppet Show 12:00-14:30 (3 sessions)
+ Storytelling for Children 13:00 + 15:00 + 16:15
+ Music in the Bandstand 14:00-16:00 (St. Mary’s Band, Maynooth)
+ Easter Egg Quiz Hunt 15:00-17:00 with Bugsy the Farmleigh Rabbit
Admission to all events is free. Find out all event details and more information about the Easter Quiz Hunt on the website. www.farmleigh.ie/Events/Title,18198,en.html

1916 EASTER RISING COMMEMORATION – LIBERTY HALL
Mon 09 Apr: 12:00 – Liberty Hall, 33 Eden Quay, Dublin 1
Separate from the official Easter Rising events at the GPO on Sunday, the North Inner City Folklore Project is holding this non-party-political event.
The event will begin with the re-enactment of the hoisting of the Citizen Army flag, which was raised at Liberty Hall in 1916 by James Connolly and a young fourteen year old girl from Gardiner Street, Molly O’Reilly.
This will be recreated by the grandson of James Connolly, James Connolly-Herron, and Molly O’Reilly’s niece Ciara Gallagher. A colour party in the period uniforms of the Citizen Army and Cumann na mBan will accompany them.
The crowd will then parade to Lower Sean McDermott Street led by pipers and people carrying photographs of the leaders of the Easter Rising.
At 13:00 at Lower Sean McDermott Street facing Our Lady of Lourdes Church,
Constance Corcoran, daughter of Molly O’Reilly who’s, mother was a member of the City Hall garrison and Mrs Steenson, whose mother was a member of the GPO/Clery’s garrison will unveil the plaque for Captain Sean Heuston of the Irish Volunteers. Two children from the area will lay a wreath at the spot. After a lament by the pipers, there will be a 1916-1922 photographic exhibition, in a nearby community hall. www.indymedia.ie/article/101649

ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME – FILM SCREENING – IFI
Mon, Wed, Sat in April: 13:10 – Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 – The IFI continues with its free Archive at Lunchtime screenings. A number of free programmes will be shown at lunchtime on Mondays, Wednesday and Saturdays. The first film is www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-prog-1-top-of-the-morning/ and it will be screened sometimes on Mondays other times on Wednesday. The second film is www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-prog2-dublin-of-the-welcomes/ and it will be screened alternating between Mon and Wed as well. On Saturdays a double-bill will be screened: www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-double-bill-7/ Admission is free, just collect your ticket at the ticket desk. www.ifi.ie/2012/04/?post_type=film

TOM HINGLEY – WORKMAN’S CLUB
Mon 09 Apr: 17:00 – Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
‘BIG SONGS in small places’ – Tom Hingley, former ‘Glory Days’ vocalist with Inspiral Carpets will be bringing his musical talents to The Workman’s Club. Expect an eclectic mix of old Manchester classics, Blues originals and Standards. With Rory McKee. www.reverbnation.com/tomhingley www.theworkmansclub.com/2012/03/26/tom-hingley-ex-inspiral-carpets-w-rory-mckee-090412/

COMEDY CRUNCH – STAG’S HEAD
Mon 09 Apr: 21:00-23:00 – Stag’s Head (downstairs), Dame Lane, Dublin 2
The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday and Monday. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of good comedy you will get free ice cream. Admission is free. This Monday’s line up is Trevor Browne and Neil Hickey with support from Matthew Smyth, Maria Boyle & Colm McGlinchey (MC). www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330

ROCK & REGGAE NIGHT – HANGOVER CLUB – FIBBER MAGEE’S
Mondays 21:45-02:30 – Fibber Magee’s, Parnell Street, Dublin 1
Every Monday, a mix of musicians from bands like The Seven Deadly Skins / Animal Cracker / Upbeat Generation / Crete Boom & more come together to play a free night of Rock & Reggae. www.facebook.com/TheHangoverClub

REGULAR MONDAY EVENTS
* Solar Trio Gig in Anseo (Camden Street, D2) on the first three Mondays of every month. Jazz standards along with totally improvised on the spot jams.
* Comedy Crunch – The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy in the Stag’s Head, Dame Lane from 21:00 every week on Sun+Mon. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330
* Upbeat Generation is playing Soul/Funk/Rock Covers in The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 from 23:30. Admission is free.

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NATIONAL GALLERY LECTURE
Tues 10 Apr: 10:30-11:15 – National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2
The talk “Some of the Characters in the Work of James Joyce” with Dr Vivien Igoe, author of ‘James Joyce’s Dublin Houses’ and ‘Nora Barnacle’s Galway’ will take place and admission is free. www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson

CITY HALL HISTORY LECTURE – CITY HALL
Tues 10, 17, 24 April: 13:10-13:50 – Council Chamber, City Hall, Dublin 2
Historic lunchtime lectures will run each Tuesday in April as part of the “One City, One Book” festival. The theme is “Dubliners – in their own words” and topics are the Dublin tenements, the North Strand Bombing and the Liberties.
+ Tues 10 Apr: “Tales from the Tenements: The Urban Folklore Project” with Dr. Cristoir MacCarthaigh
+ Tues 17 Apr: ” Stories from Dublin’s Blitz: The North Strand Bombing” with Ellen Murphy
+ Tues 24 Apr: “Heirlooms and Hand-Me-Downs: Tales from Dublin’s Liberties” with Chris Reid.
For more information and details about the speakers, go to www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/libraries/Events/Pages/city_hall_lecture_series.aspx

ST PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL – FAMILY WORKSHOP
10, 11, 12, 13 April: 14:00-15:00 – St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Saint Patrick’s Close, Dublin 8
A free tour around the cathedral followed by a workshop which involves creating a stained glass window using craft material is the Easter activity for children from 6-12 years. The free of charge and no booking is necessary. For more information call Andrew on 01 453 9472 or email education@stpatrickscathedral.ie www.stpatrickscathedral.ie

MUSIC AND RELIGION – UCD HUMANITIES LECTURE
Tues 10 Apr: 17:00 – H204, UCD Humanities Institute Seminar Room
“Music and Religion: Anthropoligical and Historical Considerations” is a lecture by Professor Lorenz Welker. Welker holds doctoral degrees in musicology and medicine, and practises as a psychotherapist in addition to his teaching and research as a musicologist. He is renowned as a scholar of fourteenth- and fifteenth-century music in Europe and has published widely on Italian, French and German instrumental and vocal music of the Middle Ages and early Renaissance. Much of his recent research explores the relationship between music and the cognitive sciences.
This guest lecture is organised by the UCD School of Music and UCD Humanities Institute. Admission is free and all are welcome. More information here www.ucd.ie/hii/events/hiidistinguishedguestlectureseries/
www.ucd.ie/events/calendar?lang=en&dt=d.en.118737&f=week&d=13/04/2012&sd=Tuesday,10April2012&ac=*

MILK AND COOKIE STORIES – EXCHANGE DUBLIN
Tue 10 Apr: 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. The event is free, everyone is welcome and stories of all kinds are welcome. Slightly different to the typical stories, which are often invented, this month the Milk and Cookie Stories focuses on your most embarrassing anecdotes. Milk & Cookies wants to read your diary. :-) At the event with the theme “Scarleh for yer Ma’ for havin’ ye” participants are encouraged to read from their teenage diaries or tell embarassing stories from their teens for an audience of people who used to be young adults.
And as always there will be a Bake-Off where you will bring your finest cookies etc and on the evening the king of the cookies will be determined. The winner will receive a nice prize. www.facebook.com/events/414921821854849/

CITY INTERSECTIONS – DUBLINTELLECTUAL LECTURES
Tues 10 Apr: 19:00 – U-Bar, High Street (just past Christchurch and near St. Audeons Chruch), Dublin 8
After the recent launch of City Intersections, the Session No 1 will take place on Tuesday. City Intersections is a public forum for the discussion of urban issues facing Dublin today. All are welcome, discussion is open and participation is free. Featured speakers are: Louise Marlborough, Pretty Vacant Dublin, Alan Mee, UCD Architecture & Alan Mee Architects and Ciaran O’Neill, TCD Dublin City Research Group. The topics they will discuss are “What does it mean to be urban in Dublin?” and “What have we tried? What makes us special? What do we do next?”. www.facebook.com/pages/Dublintellectual/171421632924002

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
* 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
* White Chocolate is playing Rock Covers from 22:00 in The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2

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EXPLORE A VIKING CHEST – NATIONAL MUSEUM MID-TERM EVENT
Wed 11 Apr: 11:00-12:00 – National Museum, Kildare Street (Archaeology), Dublin 2
The Mid-Term Break event “Explore a Viking Chest” will take place and is a Drop-in activity for Ages 6+. “Investigate a Viking treasure chest to discover Viking ropes, coins, amber and even a sword.” No booking required. Not wheelchair accessible. www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2800

FR BROWNE: FROM TITANIC TO KANGAROOBIE – RDS SPEAKER SERIES
Wed 11 Apr: 18:00 – RDS, Minerva Suite, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
The next RDS Speaker Series event is David Davison’s talk “Fr Browne: From Titanic to Kangaroobie”. Following the Titanic disaster, Frank Browne SJ enjoyed worldwide fame as his photographs of the first leg of the fateful voyage were wired around the globe. These unique images, still in demand, are an indicator of the exceptional talent of this young Jesuit who proved to be the most gifted Irish documentary photographer of the first half of the 20th century. The content of this presentation will include his Titanic images, his work in the trenches during WWI, travels in Australia, the Middle-East, Spain and England and his unique record of the early years of Irish Independence. David Davison is a professional photographer specialising in architecture and the fine arts. Admission to this event is free, but booking is required on 01 240 7254 or lectures@rds.ie www.rds.ie/cat_event_detail.jsp?itemID=1099421

FILM SCREENING – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
Wed 11 Apr: 18:00 – Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place (near National Gallery), Dublin 2. – “El abuelo” (1998) by director José Luis Garci is the next film in the film series “One Book, One Film” in the Instituto Cervantes. The film will be in Spanish with English subtitles. Admission is free. dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha80184_16_2.htm

CHILDHOOD AND CLASS IN IRELAND – NATIONAL LIBRARY LECTURE
Wed 11 Apr: 19:00 – National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
“Childhood and Class in Ireland, 1880-1970: imagery of a diverse experience” is the title of the next talk in the “Small Lives Lecture Series” on 11 Apr. Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley, NUI Galway talks about child welfare and class in Ireland. Admission is free and no booking is required. www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx

DUBLINERS READING – WRITER’S CENTRE
Wed 11 Apr: 19:30 – Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
This is a “Dublin: One City One Book” event: A reading of ‘Araby’ from James Joyce’s Dubliners. Be entertained as Fergus Cronin & historian Catriona Crowe evoke the atmosphere of the time and provide historical context through the reading, recorded music and imagery. Admission free. Booking not necessary

ASTRONOMY IRELAND – MARS WATCH
Wed 11 Apr: 20:30 – Astronomy Ireland, A8 Airside Enterprise Centre, Swords
Astronomy Ireland is running a special Public Watch where you will get to see Mars through some of Ireland’s most powerful telescopes at the Astronomy Ireland Shop. Mars is currently at its closest to Earth for the next two years and dominates the south-east skies. Telescopes reveal its polar icecaps and vast dried-up oceans. www.astronomy.ie/marswatch2012a.php

BAD BOY JAKE – MOTHER REILLY’S, RATHMINES
Wednesdays: Mother Reillys, 26/28 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6
Bad Boy Jake, a band from Dublin that draws influences from all over the music spectrum including Rory Gallagher, Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top, Deep Purple, blues rock and classic rock, is playing every Wednesday in Mother Reilly’s.
www.dublinsessions.ie/motherreillys.html

REGULAR WEDNESDAY EVENTS
* The “Havana International Language Exchange” is taking place every Wed from 16:00-19:00 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.havana.ie/opening%202009.htm 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.

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FEROCIOUS MINGLE MARKET – THOMAS STREET
Thurs 11:00-18:00 – 72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto)
The Ferocious Mingle Market is a flea-market type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders. The Oscar Verne Café and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character. www.facebook.com/mingle.mkt

SCIENCE GALLERY – WALK IN WORKSHOPS
Thurs 12 + Fri 13 + Tues 17 Apr: 12:00 – 17:00 – Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2
The Science Gallery has a menu of workshops that you can take part in. The take place at (undefined!?) “intervals throughout the day between 12:00 and 17:00” and you should check at the reception for details when you walk in.
The description goes “Start your own bot race with a toothbrush and a motor, learn and participate in tests all about and with water: its constituents and properties from drinking water to groundwater! Test out your taste buds with a tongue map and extract your own DNA from your spit! – we have it all!”
www.sciencegallery.com/events/2012/04/walk-workshops

CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN FILMS – ITALIAN INSTITUTE OF CULTURE
Thurs 12 Apr: 13:00-15:00 + 17:00-19:00 – Italian Institute of Culture, 11 Fitzwilliam Square East, Dublin 2
The screening of contemporary Italian films takes place over four weeks and you are invited to discover them with a glass of wine. Two screenings will take on each day. The first one at 13:00-15:00 and the second one at 17:00-19:00.
The film line up is
+ Thurs 12 Apr: Signorina Effe (2007) by Wilma Labate
+ Thurs 19 Apr: Gli amici del Bar Margherita (2007) by Pupi Avati
+ Thurs 26 Apr: L’ultimo Pulcinella (2008) by Maurizio Scaparro
+ Thurs 03 May: Si può fare (2009) by Giulio Manfredonia
All films are in Italian with English subtitles. After the evening screening a Q&A with Monica Insinga will take place. Admission is free. On the website you find a link to “Click here to download brochure”. In that brochure you can find more details about the movies. www.iicdublino.esteri.it/IIC_Dublino/webform/SchedaEvento.aspx?id=409&citta=Dublino

VIKING SILVER HOARDS IN IRELAND – UCD ARCHAEOLOGY LECTURE
Thurs 12 Apr: 17:00 – A109, Newman Building, UCD Campus, Belfield, Dublin 4
“Viking Silver Hoards in Ireland: some issues” is the title of a Dublin City of Science 2012 event. John Sheehan, University College Cork presents the latest lecture in the UCD School of Archaeology/UCD Archaeological Society’s Spring Seminar Series. All welcome. Admission is free. www.ucd.ie/events/calendar?lang=en&dt=d.en.114157&f=week&d=15/04/2012&sd=Thursday,12April2012&ac=*

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR – TCD SWAN LECTURE
Thu 12 Apr: 18:00 – Stanley Quek Theatre, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Pearse Street, Dublin 2
The Annual Swan Lecture by Professor Jonathan Glover is entitled “Mad, Bad or Ill? New Insights into Antisocial Behaviour”. www.tcd.ie/Secretary/Communications/Noticeboard/data/22065.html

EMILIE CONWAY – TOWER RECORDS IN-STORE EVENT
Thurs 12 Apr: 18:00 – Tower Records, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
An In-Store event is taking place with Emilie Conway in Tower Records. www.towerrecords.ie/viewnews.asp?id=221

EVENING WITH VINNIE CAPRANI – NATIONAL PRINT MUSEUM
Thurs 12 Apr: 18:30 – National Print Museum, Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4
Join Vinnie Caprani – Dublin printer, trade unionist, author and raconteur as he recounts tales from his career in the printing industry. Vinnie, the great-grandson of an Italian printer who came to Ireland in the late 1860s, began working in the industry as a ‘printer’s devil’ in 1950, and has worked in more than twenty-five Dublin printing offices during his sixty year career in the industry. He is now actively involved with the National Print Museum, as Father of the Chapel. Admission is free. www.nationalprintmuseum.ie

ONE CITY, ONE BOOK – FARMLEIGH HOUSE
A whole range of events as part of the One City, One Book 2012 month will take place in Farmleigh House and all events are free, but require the booking of tickets. The chosen book for April 2012 is Dubliners by James Joyce. The first event in Farmleigh House will be:
++ Thurs 12 Apr: 19:30 – Musical Theatre Performance of The Dead
Balloonatics Theatre Company presents ‘The Dead’: the premiere of a new dramatic adaptation and an original musical score based on Joyce’s story and featuring Paul O ‘ Hanrahan, actor, Michael Holohan, composer and Niamh Browne, soprano.
Admission free, but booking via farmleighinfo@opw.ie is required. For further information telephone 01 815 5900
www.farmleigh.ie/Events/Title,17093,en.html

DUBLIN WRITERS’ FORUM (On Holidays until 19 Apr)
Thurs 19 Apr: 19:30 – Twisted Pepper Café (Loft Bookstore), 54, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1. – The Dublin Writers’ Forum is on holidays until 19 April.
The Dublin Writers’ Forum welcomes writers of all genres, of all ages and all levels of experience. Founded and facilitated by writers Liz McSkeane and Anne Tannam, DWF is an open group of writers who share a common passion for all things literary. It is a safe ‘working space’ where on a weekly basis writers can bring their work to be critiqued by other writers. More information can be found at www.facebook.com/DublinWritersForum

4 DAME LANE MOVIE CLUB
Thurs: 20:00 – 4 Dame Lane Pub, 4 Dame Lane, Dublin 2
The 4 Dame Lane Movie Club will feature a movie every Thursday from 20:00. The upcoming movies are: 12 Apr: Leaving Las Vegas, 19 Apr: American Beauty, 26 Apr: Casino. Admission is free. www.4damelane.ie/movieclub.html

JAIME NANCI & THE BLUE BOYS – MERCANTILE
Thursdays: 21:00 – Mercantile Hotel, Dame Street, Dublin 2
Jaime Nanci & The Blue Boys are playing a weekly gig in the Mercantile Hotel on Thursdays. Their music is swing, blues, bebop and doo wop. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/jaimenanciandtheblueboys

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 and the Patrick Groenland 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
* 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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IN HÄNDEL’S DAY – TEMPLE BAR
Fri 13 Apr: Georg Friedrich Händel’s Messiah was premiered in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and the yearly celebrated “In Handel’s Day” marks this day with a celebration of 18th-century Dublin music and history. It features a performance of Global Hallelujah, Irish music, workshops and outdoor film in Temple Bar.
The Temple Bar website doesn’t provide any information (yet!?) about the workshop and outdoor film, but one of the highlights of the day, the Messiah performance in Fishamble Street is listed already:
“Messiah On The Street” will take place on Fri from 13:00-14:00 in Fishamble Street, Old City Temple Bar, Dublin 8. The performers at this unique open-air performance are Our Lady’s Choral Society and you are asked (or invited) as well to add your voice to the event. Admission is free.
On Sat 14 Apr from 13:30-14:50 you can also attend a second concert: A “Handel Celebration Concert” will take place in the Adam and Eve’s Church, 4 Merchant’s Quay, Dublin 8 it is – as part of the Handel’s Days celebrations – a special performance by Our Lady’s Choral Society. templebar.ie/Event/In_Handels_Day

STRYPES AND NEON WOLF – TOWER RECORDS IN-STORE EVENT
Fri 13 Apr: 14:00+18:00 – Tower Records, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
An In-Store event with The Strypes is taking place at 14:00 in Tower Records and another event with Neon Wolf is taking place at 18:00. www.towerrecords.ie/viewnews.asp?id=221

100 DAYS TO KNOCKAN STOCKAN – GRAND SOCIAL
Fri 13 April: 17:00-02:30 – Grand Social, Lower Liffey Street, Dublin 1
The Knockan Stockan Festival is taking place at the Blessington Lake in Co. Wicklow from 27-29 July and 100 days away, the first batch of bands will be announced and will perform in the Grand Social. Admission is free and the Line Up is Hassle Merchants, The Bambir, Elk, Arrow in the Sky, Twin Headed Wolf, Enda Reilly, Sarah Red. The Facebook event notice also mentions free BBQ from 17:00, Fire Performers, performance Art, Market Stalls and Pixie Trix (whatever that refers to!?), and I assume they are features of the event in the Grand Social, not of the festival in July. :-) www.facebook.com/events/265790890175657/

CUJO FAMILY – BUTTON FACTORY
Fri 13 Apr: 19:00 – Button Factory, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
The Cujo Family (www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cujo-Family/101765956532391) are in the Button Factory for a free event and will be supported by “Cocaine Ponytail”. Admission is free. www.buttonfactory.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:

SURPRISE SCREENING – ABBEY THEATRE
Sat 14 Apr: 10:30 – Abbey Theatre, 26 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1
The Abbey Theatre is currently showing “Alice in Funderland”, a “new Irish musical full of explosive tunes, razor sharp wit, a message of hope and a whole lot of fun”. And in the context with this new performance (from 30 March-12 May) a number of free events will take place. The first one is a free family screening of a popular surprise animated classic on Alice in Funderland’s giant LED screen. All details and which film you will see, will be revealed on the day. Tickets are free, but booking is essential on the website. www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats_on/event/abbey_screens_see_for_free_surprise_screening/

IDEAL HOME SHOW – RDS
20-22 Apr: RDS, Ballsbridge
The Ideal Show Exhibtion will take place in the Simmonscourt Hall of the RDS on 20-22 Apr. The exhibition is mainly for home owners who want to improve, extend or enhance their home, but even if you are not strictly in that category you might be interested and you can find all information here: www.idealhome.ie/ For Friday or Saturday you can get free tickets, if you register here www.idealhome.ie/free-ticket/

ONE CITY, ONE BOOK – FARMLEIGH HOUSE
A whole range of events as part of the One City, One Book 2012 month will take place in Farmleigh House and all events are free, but require the booking of tickets. Because these events are usually quite popular, I will include here the whole list of events and if you are interested in any of the events, make sure that you request your tickets as soon as possible. The chosen book for April 2012 is Dubliners by James Joyce. Farmleigh House are hosting the following events:
++ Thurs 12 Apr: 19:30 – Musical Theatre Performance of The Dead
Balloonatics Theatre Company presents ‘The Dead’: the premiere of a new dramatic adaptation and an original musical score based on Joyce’s story and featuring Paul O ‘ Hanrahan, actor, Michael Holohan, composer and Niamh Browne, soprano.
++ Sat 21 Apr: 15:00 – Joyce and His Ramblings in the Phoenix Park
Dr. John McCullen, Chief Park Superintendent discusses Joyce’s connections with the Phoenix Park.
++ Sat 28 Apr: 15:00 – Dublin, Distilleries and ‘The Dead’
A talk by Frank Shovlin, Senior Lecturer of Irish Literature in English at the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool and author of Journey Westward: Joyce, Dubliners and the Literary Revival, to be published this spring by Liverpool University Press.
++ Sun 29 Apr: 15:00 – ‘Joyce and Chapelizod’
Actor Barry McGovern, a resident of Chapelizod, will discuss the Joyce family’s association with the Chapelizod area and will discuss ‘A Painful Case’, ‘Finnegans Wake’ and Joyce’s reference to the Phoenix Park Murders.
For all four events admission free, but booking via farmleighinfo@opw.ie is required. For further information telephone 01 815 5900
www.farmleigh.ie/Events/Title,17093,en.html

START & GROW YOUR OWN BUSINESS – SPRING LECTURE
19 Apr-24 May: 18:30-20:00 – Central Library, Ilac Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1
Dublin City Libraries in association with the Dublin City Enterprise Board are announcing a series of lectures entitled “Start and Grow Your Own Business”, aimed at current small business owners/managers or people that want to start a new business. The six lectures are
19 April An Introduction to Self Employment
26 April Ideas Generation & Market Research
03 May Financing Your Business
10 May Digital Marketing and Social Media
17 May Ethnic Entrepreneurship
24 May Business Planning Structure
Admission to the lectures is free, but you have to book and to to reserve a place for the complete programme or for an individual lecture, contact the Business Information Centre in the Central Library on 01 873 3996 or businesslibrary@dublincity.ie
www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/Events/Documents/SYOBposter.pdf www.dceb.ie/starting-a-business/library-talks

CULTURE AND THE ECONOMY – EUROPE DAY
Wed 09 May: 10:00-13:00 – Wood Quay Venue, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8
The Temple Bar Cultural Trust is inviting to a half-day conference on Culture and the Economy on Europe Day 09 May 2012. This event is a great opportunity to gain insights into new thinking and research around measuring the value of cultural and creative activity. It will also be a great opportunity to hear about successful examples of cultural and creative enterprises combining talent and technology to great effect in growing audiences and revenues. Speakers are Irish economist Finbarr Bradley, David Throsby, author of The Culture of Innovation and The Economics of the Performing Arts and Professor John O’ Hagan from Trinity College Dublin. Broadcaster and economist George Lee will chair the event.
Online registration will open on Wed 11 April and will available through www.templebar.ie and you can be certain that the event will book out really fast, so don’t hesitate! blog.templebar.ie/?p=5216

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LIDL/ALDI CUSTOMERS FATTER – NONSENSICAL RESEARCH AND BAD BAD JOURNALISM
This week the Irish Independent was the winner when it came to bad journalism. They published an article entitled “Customers of Lidl and Aldi heavier and fatter than other supermarket shoppers – study”. I have no doubt that the journalist correctly used the information available to him, but the “bad journalism” tag he earns for not questioning the results in the slightest. The study, it turns out, was conducted in Paris in 2007 and 2008, more than four years ago, but it was indirectly implied in the way the article was published that the results would be current and would apply to shoppers in Ireland as well. It totally ignores that shopping behaviour is in a significant way dependent on the social status of the buyer and that in many countries social status and body shape are interdependent.
From my own experience I can certainly say that the results do not at all apply to Germany or Ireland. Have you ever been in the Lidl in Moore Street, with its predominantly Eastern European customer base? Young and slim is the best description of the majority of customers.
Since the article was published in the Health News section of the Irish Independent, I would have expected some critical discussion of the results not just a regurgitation of a four year old study from a vastly different country. Disappointing, Irish Independent!
www.independent.ie/health/health-news/customers-of-lidl-and-aldi-heavier-and-fatter-than-other-supermarket-shoppers-study-3072219.html

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I was hoping you would have seen the NEW Dublin Event Guide but there were some serious hiccups last night while preparing the publication in the new format, so the launch is another bit delayed. But it will be worth it! :-). Have a wonderful Easter!

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