Hi all!
Free events in Dublin come in all shapes and forms and if you are a longterm Dublin Event Guide reader, you know that there are festivals, gigs/concerts, talks/lectures, exhibitions, book launches, markets, film screenings, openings, promo events, museum events and even protest marches.
Every week I find between 120 and 150 events and include them in this e-zine. I include all cultural (in a lose-ish meaning) events that I can find, but some event organisers are very secretive about their events and seemingly don’t want to tell anybody, which means I can’t tell you.
About 15% of the event information is sent to me by e-mail, the rest I research every Thursday night by searching through approx. 400 webpages. It takes me hours and hours to check all the websites and webpages and if anybody was interested, I could give seminars and training courses about how to make it easy to find all required information and how to really make it difficult for your customers.
In general, the websites I come across are pretty poor in usability. Most look quite pretty, but last week it took me more than 45 minutes of searching on an event organisers site and then on other sites before I was able to find out if an event is free or not. It was NOT free, so as far as the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)” is concerned, the 45 minutes were wasted and you wonder why an event organisers is trying so hard to hide the fact that they will charge some admission fee.
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No matter if you go to free or non-free events, a good event organiser has nothing to hide and is happy to tell you straight away how much admission is, if you can’t find it easily, consider staying away. There is a high risk that the event will disappoint you as well if not even the basic information is made available in a simple way.
The intention of the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)” is exactly that: Provide you with a simple straight forward way to find out about he free events in Dublin so that you find the events and the (good) event organisers find an appreciative audience.
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The “Feel Good Slot” at this place in the Dublin Event Guide is to share some inspirational, motivational or thought provoking quotes, stories or video clips. You wonder why I added this section to this e-zine? If your week was great, you might not need it, but most of us had some challenging moments in the last week and this section is for the people that want to remind that despite all, life is great and it is important to be alive!
After a rather wet June, not the rosiest economic outlook and challenges not only for Ulster Bank customers, today I have just a simple quote for you to ponder about:
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain. – Anonymous
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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.
What a busy week! With the Dublin City of Science Events this week filling the calender and with photo exhibitions, UCD Imagine Science Film Festival and lots and lots of other events, this week’s Dublin Event Guide lists more than 160 events! Every single one is free and now you have to choose which ones you want to go to.
I find it difficult to make a decision this week, but let me try:
Tonight I might go to Bray if the rain stops to listen to Buck Taylor at the Bray Summer Fest and if the weather is half-way ok, you should definitely go to Bray for the Ryan Sheridan gig tomorrow. Great high-energy music! I love it! Tomorrow during the day I will look out for the Busking Physics performance in Grafton Street.
On Sunday the Fusion Sunday World Market is on my schedule and maybe in the afternoon the Swing Picnic. If you have children make sure you don’t miss the IFI Animation Trail this weekend.
Next week is full of Dublin City of Science events and I will try to catch one or two. The week is filled with children events, so especially for parents there should be great entertainment opportunities … for the kids. :-)
If you are interested in Oceans and all that has to do with it, check out the events in Dun Laoghaire in connection with the expedition ship “Tara”. And if you are otherwise interested in all kinds of Science, check out the Alchemist Aperitif events.
Maxim – Peace Pilgrim
I had planned to put it in the Dublin News, but there is no space left. ;-) Next week, probably around 11 or 12 July Maxim, who is on a peace day pilgrimage will come to Dublin. He is on his way of 1200 km around Ireland and UK and the intention is to raise awareness for the UN International Peace Day on 21 September. He spends 3 months on his walk and has zero money with him. So if you encounter him anywhere and you feel he deserves a hand, maybe buy him some food or a coffee and if you want to follow his path, check it out here www.facebook.com/PeaceDayPilgrim and www.facebook.com/PeaceDayPilgrim
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Aidan Killian – Free to Obey
11+12 July – 21:00
Hugely talented Comedian Aidan Killian is presenting his new programme “Free to Obey” in the Bad Ass Cafe. Aidan is a regular in all well known Comedy Clubs, on TV, Radio and he has travelled the world with his comedy programmes. The newest one looks at a new Irish problem: Debt and Bankers. Tickets are available (EUR 7) at the door, but if you want to win a pair of tickets to Aidan’s show, you can enter this competition. Aidan made one pair of tickets available for each day.
Send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with KILLIAN in the subject line and with your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. In addition you need to tell me or which day you want the tickets: “11” or “12” or “either”. Your mail has to be with me by 12:00 on Mon 09 July. www.aidankillian.com/
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More competitions
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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Dublin City of Science Festival
From 06-15 July the Science week as part of the Dublin City of Science programme will take place. 60 events over 10 days will look at science, art and lots more in between. Where possible I will list the free evens as separate events during the week. The reason for Dublin calling itself “Dublin City of Science is because the Euroscience Open Forum 2012 is taking place from 11-15 July in the Convention Centre in Dublin.
If you want an overview of all activities, go to the website at www.dublinscience2012.ie but be prepared, again it is not easy to find things. In this case the organisers have spent a lot of effort and cost in compiling a pretty and comprehensive booklet at www.dublinscience2012.ie/programme-book/ but the issuu viewer that is used for it is a pain to use on the go and the feature of allowing downloads of the booklet on the issuu platform has been explicitly turned off. That is a big FAIL for the Dublin City of Science organisers. I asked them last week if they would allow the download of the booklet and the question was duly deleted and ignored. :-(
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10 Days in Dublin
The 10 Days in Dublin Festival will take place from 05-14 July. It is a very interesting festival with lots of events. 10 Days in Dublin is a multidisciplinary, open-format, arts festival and includes all types of art or performance: music, comedy, theatre, film, painting, sculpture, etc. This year there will be over 95 acts across more than 25 venues.
I was looking for free events and found two, after that I gave up. Because if you are looking for a straight forward list of events, maybe sorted by day or by cost, you won’t be thrilled. A simple downloadable programme in PDF would have solved the problem. The website is fancy, but I am sure you understand that I won’t search through 95 events to find maybe one more free events. Ticket prices at 10 Days in Dublin are relatively moderate at EUR 5- EUR 10. 10daysindublin.ie/
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Cough and Cold-related study – Parents with children Age 2-6 needed
Every now and then I get a request from an Event Guide Reader to help with a study. This is such a request and maybe YOU can help. I included this notice alreadylast week, but the link I had at the time didn’t work, so this week the link is working!
Do you have children that sometimes suffer with the symptoms of a cough or cold? As a parent you know it is important to take the time to learn what can be done to ease those symptoms appropriately. A new project at NUIG is hoping to establish if online education systems may be delivered effectively to help parents. Busy parents can simply log on and learn how a cold can be managed effectively. The programme layout is easy to use and does not take long for busy individuals who would like to log on and learn more about these everyday symptoms in their child.
But before something like that can be implemented/launched, some research is needed. If you are a parent with children aged 2-6 years of age, you are needed.
You will be in with the chance to win one a prize worth EUR 100 in return for your participation in this study. The programme offers parents the opportunity to access information relating to the treatment of coughs and colds in their young children. It will focus on dispelling myths relating to treatments and instruction in how to cope with a sick child. The overall aim of the session is to inform and help parents. If you would like to participate or find out more about the study, follow this link: www.surveymonkey.com/s/medicine_and_children
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PhotoIreland Festival 2012
I have to admit that I find it difficult to describe this festival and that I spent hours procrastinating over writing this description. PhotoIreland is a photo exhibitio, but not one, no it consists of over 100 exhibitions and events in more than 40 venues around Dublin. There are more than 200 participating photographers, curators and publishers and this is the 3rd PhotoIreland Festival. The theme this year is ‘Migrations: Diaspora & Cultural Identity’. The festival will run from 01-31 July and I expect that I will not be able to list to omany events here, there are just too many. So, instead I will send you to their website and will ask you to check it your yourself: 2012.photoireland.org
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Heritage Tour – Royal Hospital Kilmainham
The Royal Hospital Kilmainham is normally the home of the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), but is currently being renovated for more than 12 months. And to make sure that we don’t forget about the building (not sure if that is the REAL reason ;-) ), the IMMA is now running guided heritage tours in the Royal Hospital until 01 Sept 2012. The tours will take place on Wed-Sat 11:30, 14:00 and 16:00 and Sun; 14:00 and 16:00. Admission is free and no booking is required. www.imma.ie/en/subnav_44.htm
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The High Tea Hop – Cultural Activity Day for Active Retired
If you are retired, but still active then the Temple Bar Cultural Trust has a day of cultural activities planned for you on 10 August. Most of the events are free and you can already book the events, so don’t miss out and check the event website now: templebar.ie/Event/The%20High%20Tea%20Hop The events are Gallery Tour, Film Screening, Historical Walking Tour, Smock Alley Theatre Tour, Storytelling Event and a High Tea Hop Dance event. If you are not retired yet, then this event is not for you, but don’t despair, there will be lots more for you coming up as well.
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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/dublin/
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.
The first to mention here is the Dublin Sketchers exhibition and I have listed it in the main event section for the respective days. Check out Saturday and Sunday!
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From Pole To Pole
09-23 July – 11:00-19:00
To the rear of the Convention Centre Dublin, Number 5 (Corner Unit), Spencer Dock, Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
Part of the UCD Imagine Science Film Festival is the Pop-up exhibition “From Pole To Pole”. The exhibition presents forty pictures conveying some of the unusual, still and pure atmosphere in the areas explored during the journey of the yacht Tara. The black and white images reinforce the impression of eternity in landscapes where the mad rush of time seems to have stopped. Vincent Hilaire, the photographer on Tara, took all pictures. Admission to this stunning exhibition is free.
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Tara Oceans – A worldwide Portrait of Marine Plankton
07 July – 03 August
East Pier, Battery, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Tara Oceans Expedition is the very first attempt to make a global study of marine plankton. Studying plankton is like taking the pulse of our planet. Recently, scientists have discovered the great importance of plankton for the climate. In a context of rapid physico-chemical changes, it is urgent to understand and predict the evolution of these particular ecosystems.
On 31st of March 2012, the schooner Tara, equipped with new technology for sampling the entire plankton communities from viruses to animals, and benthic diversity in coral reef ecosystems came back to its home port, Lorient, France. After 115 000km, ~27,800 biological samples, 100 scientists, 50 countries crossed in 2.5 years.
This unique exhibition on the East Pier of Dun Laoghaire Harbour will present a worldwide view of marine plankton. Every image has been taken onboard Tara during the Tara Oceans Expedition from 2009 to 2012 by one of the team headed by Dr Emmanuel G. Reynaud, imaging coordinator and SFI/Stokes Lecturer based in University College Dublin. www.dublinscience2012.ie/2012/07/tara-oceans-a-worldwide-portrait-of-marine-plankton/
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The Other Side of the Soul’
05 July – 31 Aug – Mon-Thurs: 14:00-19:00, Fri: 10:-00-14:00 (Closed Sat, Sun, bank holidays)
Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2 (Near the National Gallery)
The Instituto Cervantes Dublin and PhotoIreland 2012 introduce “The other side of the soul”. This exhibition showcases various contemporary Cuban photographers who research religious themes and, specifically, syncretistic religions with roots in African cults that were imported in the island centuries ago by slaves. These artists portray a personal interpretation of the collective spiritual memory of the nation from very different perspectives. Admission is free. dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha80977_16_2.htm
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Disparate Geometry – Monster Truck Gallery
06-28 July: Tues-Sat 12:00-18:00
Monster Truck Gallery, 4 Temple Bar, Dublin 2
For this year’s PhotoIreland festival, Monster Truck presents an exhibition featuring two Irish artists living and working in Britain: Suzanne Mooney & Mark McCullough. Both produce conceptual, lens-based works, which, while abstract, concern ideas of representation: McCullough by combining motifs and visual phrases from draughtsmanship and geometry to provide an alternation between design and result; Mooney, by taking pre-existing materials and products and collapsing them to unsettle dimensional pre-conceptions. monstertruck.ie/blog/?page_id=7177
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Conjuring for Beginners
03 July – 11 Aug: 11:00-19:00
Project Arts Centre, 39 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
“Conjuring for Beginners” consists of three parts. A giant gallery is filled with sculpture on an enormous scale, by one of Ireland’s most promising young artists Sam Keogh; the Cube will be home to a trio of artworks, light, sound and video installations by Janice Kerbel (CA/UK), Zbynek Baladrán (CZ) and the 2010 Turner Prize winning artist Susan Philipsz (UK); and in the gallery the final piece of the exhibition will be a collection of playful sculptures as the works of Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel (FR), Angela Fulcher (UK/IE) and Ruth E. Lyons (IE) play out side by side.
Conjuring for Beginners runs at Project Arts Centre from 3 July until 11 August 2012, admission is free and the exhibition will be accompanied by a series of talks and special events www.projectartscentre.ie/programme/whats-on/1552-conjuring-for-beginners
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Up in Smoke
05-26 July
No Grants Gallery (in Culture Box), Eustace Street (Opposite Meeting House Square), Temple Bar, Dublin 2
“Up in Smoke” is a contemporary look at the Irish smoking population through the camera lense of Nicolas Reuland.
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The Ferocious Mingle Market
 11:00 – 18:00, Fri 06 Jul
72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8
The Ferocious Mingle Market takes place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday AND Sunday. On Sunday it is a fancy dress market. It’s 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.
The location of the new indoor market is 72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto) an opening hours are 11:00-18:00. There is also a Café, the Oscar Verne Café, open for business at the market.
www.facebook.com/mingle.mkt
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UCD Science Film Festival
11:00, Fri 06 Jul
Lighthouse Cinema, Market Square, Smithfield Plaza, Dublin 7
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National Gallery Talks
11:30, Fri 06 Jul
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
As part of a programme of free talks+screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection there are a whole range of events taking place in the National Gallery every day of the week. All events are free and booking is not required. There are a number of talks about the Gallery Collection, IRish Art and about different artists and there are also painting expolrations and screenings of art documentaries.
To check the detailed programme, just go to www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Bray Summerfest 2012
12:00, Fri 06 Jul
Seafront, Bray, Co. Wicklow
The Bray Summerfest 2012 will run from 06 July until 06 Aug and is full with great events. Lots of free concerts on the bandstand, a Funfair, a Food Festival, Family Entertainment and on 22 July the Bray Air Show will take place and I have enjoyed the Bray Summer Festival every single year, so pu tit in your calender. I will tell you more about it in the coming weeks, but if you want to get an overview what is about to happen, check out the “Pocket Guide” here www.braysummerfest.com/images/BSF_2012_SPREADS1.pdf
The Bray Summer Fest has started! The funfair, ferris wheel, bounce world and adventure trail will all be there until beginning of August. And the live music line-up this week is:
Fri 06 July: James Brown Tribute – Buck Taylor and The Harleys
Sat 07 July: Luan Parle, Empire Saints, Ryan Sheridan
Sun 08 July: Scratch DJ, Southbound, Bionic Rats
There will also be lots of workshops and Parkour Demos, so have a look at the website and programme to find out more details.
www.braysummerfest.com/
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Irish Animation Trail – IFI
12:30 – 14:00, Fri 06 Jul
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
The IFI Family Film Festival will take place this weekend and you can find all information about it on www.ifi.ie/whatson/festivals Film screenings are not free (EUR 5), but there is a free Irish Animation Trail for the young vistors to the Family Film Festival:
Did you know that The Octonauts, Ballybraddan, Roy and other animated TV series are made here in Ireland? Would you like to watch them on the big screen, meet some of the animators, see some of the original artwork? Then follow the IFI Irish Animation Trail during the Festival on Fri (12:30-14:00), Sat (13:00-15:30) and Sun (13:00-15:30). The event is free and booking is not required. Pick up your trail map when you visit the IFI during the festival.
Did you know that The Octonauts, Ballybraddan, Roy and other animated TV series are made here in Ireland? Would you like to watch them on the big screen, meet some of the animators, see some of the original artwork? Then follow our Irish Animation Trail during the Festival.
Trail times: Friday, July 6, 12.30 pm – 2pm; Saturday, July 7, 1pm – 3.30pm; Sunday, July 8, 1pm – 3.30pm
This event is FREE (no need to book). Pick up your trail map when you visit the IFI during the festival!
www.ifi.ie/film/follow-the-irish-animation-trail/
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Archive at Lunchtime – IFI
13:10, Fri 06 Jul
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Cake Decorating Workshop
14:00 – 17:00, Fri 06 Jul
Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Lucan, Dublin 22
Children visiting the Liffey Valley Shopping Centre on Friday can have fun decorating their very own cupcakes with all sorts of tasty treats. The event is free of charge and all cakes can be taken home to eat.
www.liffeyvalley.ie/
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Garden Walking Tour – Farmleigh House
14:00, Fri 06 Jul
Farmleigh House, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15
A Garden Walking Tour with guest speaker Helen Rock will take place at Farmleigh House. “Helen, who has written books on Irish Gardens will take you on a tour of the beautiful gardens at Farmleigh. Helen will be accompanied by the Farmleigh Gardening Team.” Meeting Point is at the Walled Garden.
www.farmleigh.ie/Events/SummerProgramme2012/Title,18758,en.html
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Irish Craft Cider Tasting
18:30 – 20:30, Fri 06 Jul
Baggot Street Wines, 17 Upper Baggot Street, Dublin 4
Daniel Emerson, Cider Master of Stonewell Ciders in Cork, will be available for a free Craft Cider Tasting in Baggot Street Wines.
baggotstreetwines.com/
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Meet Mathematician Cedric VIllani
19:00, Fri 06 Jul
Alliance Francaise, 1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
“La meilleure et la pire des erreurs de Poincaré” is the tile of a talk with Cedric Villani. Villani, born in 1973, is a French mathematician working primarily on partial differential equations and mathematical physics. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 2010 (equivalent to the Nobel Prize in Mathematics) for his work on Landau damping and the Boltzmann equation. He is now professor at Lyon University and has been the Director of Institut Henri Poincaré in Paris since 2009.
Villani has received considerable publicity in the media because of his baroque look. Journalists gave him the nickname of the “Lady Gaga of Maths”. Known for his ability to popularize maths, and science in general, he is quoted as saying that he wanted “to spread the science of Mathematics all over the world”.
Admission is free, but registration is required by sending an e-mail to info@alliance-francaise.ie with “RSVP: Villani” in the subject line.
alliance-francaise.ie/culture/
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Sahaja Yoga Meditation
19:30, Fri 06 Jul
4/5 Eustace Street, Temple Bar (next to IFI, ring bell no. 3)
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)
A drop in class, with newcomers welcome.
www.sahajayoga.ie
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Cornucopia – Live Music
19:30 – 21:30, Fri 06 Jul
Cornucopia Café & Restaurant, 19/20 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
Cornucopia Café & Restaurant 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.
www.cornucopia.ie
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Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard
21:00, Fri 06 Jul
Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
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The Last Picture Show (Movie & Music)
21:00, Fri 06 Jul
Gypsy Rose Blues & Rock Bar, Aston Quay, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Car Boot Sales – Tallaght
08:00 – 12:00, Sat 07 Jul
Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Co. Dublin
A weekly car boot sale, one of less than a handful that is still reliably taking place, has up to 200 cars/sellers. The stadium is just a few minutes walk from the Red LUAS line stop and numerous bus stops. For traders the Car Boot Sale opens at 06:30 for buyers from 08:00. If you are interested in selling, check the details and register on their website.
www.irishcarboot.ie/
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National Tennis Day
09:00, Sat 07 Jul
Dublin (various locations)
Tennis Ireland in association with BNP Paribas will hold Ireland’s first National Tennis Day on Saturday to promote the game around the country through Club Open Days and related events. Over fifty tennis clubs across the country are opening their doors to allow you to try out tennis free of charge on the day. A sample of the types of activities that you can expect at tennis clubs on that day:
Try out tennis, Snacks, Games, Wimbledon on TV, Membership Information, Meet our Coaches, Strawberries and cream, BBQs, Face Painting, Exhibition Matches, Cardio Tennis, Bouncy Castles, Beginners Tournaments
Adults and kids of all levels and abilities are welcome to come along to their local club to try out tennis.
The participating clubs in and around Dublin are: AshbrookTC, Carrickmines TC, Castleknock Lawn Tennis Club, Charleville Lawn Tennis Club, Deerpark Tennis Club, Elm Park Tennis Club, Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club, Leopardstown Tennis Club, Malahide TC, Mount Pleasant Tennis Club, Rathgar Tennis Club, Ratoath Tennis Club, Sutton Lawn Tennis Club, Swords Lawn Tennis Club, Templeogue Tennis Club
www.nationaltennisday.ie
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Skerries 100 – Motorbike Race
09:00 – 18:30, Sat 07 Jul
Skerries Village, Co. Dublin
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Unique to Dublin??
09:00, Sat 07 Jul
Dublin (various locations)
I found a website and facebook page that told me that on 07+08 July Dublin will celebrate its diverse range of independent businesses with the event “Unique to Dublin”. “Something for everyone” was promised and street entertainment was also mentioned. But neither the website nor the facebook page revealed more than that. Did this initiative by Dublin City BID maybe never make it off the ground? Or is it meant to be top secret? Well, if you see any street perfomers and get some special offers this Saturday and Sunday, enjoy. And if you don’t, then “Unique to Dublin” was maybe still born. www.uniquetodublin.ie/ and www.facebook.com/UniquetoDublin
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Dublin Food Co-op
09:30 – 16:30, Sat 07 Jul
Dublin Food Co-op, Newmarket, Dublin 8
The Dublin Food Co-op is open every Saturday at Newmarket 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. The Co-op is also open on Thursdays 12:00-20:00.
www.dublinfood.coop
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Honest2Goodness Food Market
09:30 – 16:00, Sat 07 Jul
Honest2goodness, 136 Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11
The weekly Honest2goodness food market in Glasnevin has fresh meat, vegetables, fish, baked goods, and wines. It 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
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SuperNatural Food Market
09:30 – 15:30, Sat 07 Jul
St. Andrews Resource Centre, 114 Pearse Street, Dublin 2
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
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Jamestown Market
10:00 – 17:00, Sat 07 Jul
Jamestown Market, 90 Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8
Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale. Every Sat+Sun 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/
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Mother Redcap’s Indoor Market
10:00 – 17:30, Sat 07 Jul
Unit 95, Malahide Road Industrial Park, Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17
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Temple Bar Food Market
10:00 – 16:30, Sat 07 Jul
Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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.
www.templebar.ie
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Zumba Class – Dun Laoghaire Pier
10:30 – 12:00, Sat 07 Jul
East Pier, Dun Laoghaire
Every Saturday until 25 Aug, Colette Burke, a Zumba fitness instructor, is running free Zumba fitness classes on the East Pier in Dun Laoghaire from 10:30-12:30 (weather permitting). If you want to take part you can contact Colette on 087-2476673 and find more information on her website.
www.zumbafantasy.com
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Blackrock Market
11:00 – 17:30, Sat 07 Jul
Blackrock Market, 19 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you’ll find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food & there’s free popcorn, ballons & facepainting for the kids.
Open on Saturdays and Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30, and Sundays: 12:00-17:30.
www.blackrockmarket.com/
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Busking Physics
11:00 – 14:00, Sat 07 Jul
Grafton Street, Dublin 2
A team of Irish Science teachers and pre-service science teachers will be on Grafton Street to share physics with the passing public as part of ESOF Dublin City of Science 2012. Interaction is essential and you will have the opportunity to partake in demonstrations of Archimedes Law of Forces shown with a tug of war, Bernoulli’s Law for Fluid Flow with a giant windbags, Faraday’s Law of Induction shown with a simple motor, vortex blower, musical straws, windmills and rockets and much more. The event is free.
www.dublinscience2012.ie/2012/07/busking-physics/
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Science Cinema Tour – UCD Imagine Science Festival
11:00 – 16:00, Sat 07 Jul
Dublin (various locations)
The ‘Science Cinema Tour’ is at the heart of UCD Imagine Science Film Festival, presenting an eclectic programme of innovative science shorts to you wherever you are. Communicating science in a fresh and vital way in partnership with Google, in this specially curated mobile screening unit. Hop inside and be engaged, entertained and enlivened by science from pavement to petri dish. Select screenings will be accompanied by live ‘Science Exposure Sessions’ with Science Education and Outreach professionals from UCD running entertaining science and technology experiments. The Science Cinema Tour is a Mobile Cinema and it will turn up in the following locations:
Sat 07 – Sun 08 Jul: Marlay Park
Mon 09 Jul: Tallaght (Chamber Square – beside Library)
Tues 10 Jul: Finglas (Dublin City Council, Mellowes Road)
Wed 11 July -Thurs 12 Jul: Ballymun (Axis Theatre)
www.ucdimaginescience.ie/screening-google-search-stories-mobile-cinema-thursday-5th-14th-july-various-times-locations/
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The Ferocious Mingle Market
11:00 – 18:00, Sat 07 Jul
72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8
The Ferocious Mingle Market takes place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday AND Sunday. On Sunday it is a fancy dress market. It’s 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.
The location of the new indoor market is 72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto) an opening hours are 11:00-18:00. There is also a Café, the Oscar Verne Café, open for business at the market.
www.facebook.com/mingle.mkt
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Yoga in Phoenix Park
11:00 – 12:00, Sat 07 Jul
Bandstand (behind the Tea Room, near the Zoo), Phoenix Park, Dublin 8
This will be the third year for “Yoga in the Park” and I think it is a brilliant initiative for a very worthy cause. From June until September, Fiona from www.twopalmsyoga.com invites to an hour of Yoga in Phoenix Park. No booking is required and you decide how much you give, the class is donation based. All proceeds go to the Dublin Simon Community, a charity that does invaluable work for the homeless people in Dublin. Just bring a mat or a towel, some water and (hopefully) even some sun protection to the class. Should the weather be bad, the bandstand will be shelter or even training location. The training is suitable for all levels, so even total beginners are very welcome.
www.facebook.com/pages/Two-Palms-Yoga/129726813245
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National Gallery Talks
11:30, Sat 07 Jul
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
As part of a programme of free talks+screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection there are a whole range of events taking place in the National Gallery every day of the week. All events are free and booking is not required.
11:30-11:55 Talk: Highlights of the Gallery’s Collection
12:30-12:55 Talk: Aspects of Irish Art
14:00-14:30 Saturday Public Tour
15:00-15:25 Talk: The World of Jack B. Yeats
16:00-16:50 Art Documentary: Free screening of ‘Vermeer’s ‘The Art of Painting’
www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Bray Summerfest 2012
12:00, Sat 07 Jul
Seafront, Bray, Co. Wicklow
The Bray Summerfest 2012 will run from 06 July until 06 Aug and is full with great events. Lots of free concerts on the bandstand, a Funfair, a Food Festival, Family Entertainment and on 22 July the Bray Air Show will take place and I have enjoyed the Bray Summer Festival every single year, so pu tit in your calender. I will tell you more about it in the coming weeks, but if you want to get an overview what is about to happen, check out the “Pocket Guide” here www.braysummerfest.com/images/BSF_2012_SPREADS1.pdf
The Bray Summer Fest has started! The funfair, ferris wheel, bounce world and adventure trail will all be there until beginning of August. And the live music line-up this week is:
Fri 06 July: James Brown Tribute – Buck Taylor and The Harleys
Sat 07 July: Luan Parle, Empire Saints, Ryan Sheridan
Sun 08 July: Scratch DJ, Southbound, Bionic Rats
There will also be lots of workshops and Parkour Demos, so have a look at the website and programme to find out more details.
www.braysummerfest.com/
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Childrens Art Workshop – Farmleigh House
12:00 – 17:00, Sat 07 Jul
Farmleigh House, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15
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Mount Pleasant Lawn Tennis Club – Open Day
12:00 – 14:00, Sat 07 Jul
Mount Pleasant Lawn Tennis Club, Mount Pleasant, Ranelagh, Dublin 6w
An Open Day takes place at this tennis club in Ranelagh and everybody is welcome. You can try a game of tennis, get free coaching advice, or take part in mini tennis/cardio tennis. In addition there will be Bouncy Castle, Facepainting, Wii Tennis. And the Wimbledon Finals will be on TV. Food will also be available.
www.mountpleasantltc.ie
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Irish Animation Trail – IFI
13:00 – 15:30, Sat 07 Jul
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
The IFI Family Film Festival will take place this weekend and you can find all information about it on www.ifi.ie/whatson/festivals Film screenings are not free (EUR 5), but there is a free Irish Animation Trail for the young vistors to the Family Film Festival:
Did you know that The Octonauts, Ballybraddan, Roy and other animated TV series are made here in Ireland? Would you like to watch them on the big screen, meet some of the animators, see some of the original artwork? Then follow the IFI Irish Animation Trail during the Festival on Fri (12:30-14:00), Sat (13:00-15:30) and Sun (13:00-15:30). The event is free and booking is not required. Pick up your trail map when you visit the IFI during the festival.
Did you know that The Octonauts, Ballybraddan, Roy and other animated TV series are made here in Ireland? Would you like to watch them on the big screen, meet some of the animators, see some of the original artwork? Then follow our Irish Animation Trail during the Festival.
Trail times: Friday, July 6, 12.30 pm – 2pm; Saturday, July 7, 1pm – 3.30pm; Sunday, July 8, 1pm – 3.30pm
This event is FREE (no need to book). Pick up your trail map when you visit the IFI during the festival!
www.ifi.ie/film/follow-the-irish-animation-trail/
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Saturday Talk: Brendan ’Paddy’ Finucane – Ireland’s Ace of Aces
13:00 – 13:30, Sat 07 Jul
National Museum, Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History), 7 Benburb Street, Dublin 7
Marking the 70th anniversary of the death-in-action of Wing Commander Brendan ’Paddy’ Finucane, military historian Maurice Byrne will talk about the career of the Dublin-born RAF pilot, whose logbook is on display as part of the ’Soldiers and Chiefs’ exhibition. Suitable for adults. Booking required on 01 6777444
www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2961
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Sun Show
13:00, Sat 07 Jul
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
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Archive at Lunchtime – IFI
13:10, Sat 07 Jul
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Creative Writing Hour
13:30, Sat 07 Jul
Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour 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
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Bram Stoker’s Dublin Journal
14:00, Sat 07 Jul
National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Elizabeth Miller and Dacre Stoker present “Bram Stoker’s Dublin Journal”. The property of Stoker’s great-grandson, Noel Dobbs, the journal comprises over 300 individual handwritten entries. Most were written between 1870 and 1878, while Stoker was still living in Dublin and long before he began writing Dracula. The journal, recently published with annotations and commentary, provides significant insights into Stoker’s life in Dublin, his earliest attempts at writing, and his magnificent Irish sense of humour.
Admission is free, all are welcome and no booking is required. But spaces are limited.
www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx
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Popical Island – Pop Extravaganza
14:00, Sat 07 Jul
Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
A free all day party with about 20 bands playing on two stages to celebrate the launch of the third and final “Popical Island” compilation. The line-up is Biggles Flys Again, Big Monster Love, Ginnels, Grand Pocket Orchestra, Groom, Jonny Fun and the…Hesitations, Land Lovers, Lie Ins, little xs for eyes, Mumblin’ Deaf Ro, No Monster Club, The #1s, Patrick Kelleher, The Run Ons, Skelocrats, Squarehead, Tieranniesaur, Walpurgis Family, Yeh Deadlies.
Admission is free.
www.whelanslive.com/index.php/archives/12280
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Stone on Stone – Playreading
14:00, Sat 07 Jul
New Theatre, 43 East Essex St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Cornucopia – Live Music
19:30 – 21:30, Sat 07 Jul
Cornucopia Café & Restaurant, 19/20 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
Cornucopia Café & Restaurant 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.
www.cornucopia.ie
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Noisy Plug Session
20:00, Sat 07 Jul
Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2
I hadn’t heard about the Noisy Plug Session before, but it is taking place this week and will feature Radioactive Grandma, My Fellow Sponges, Tarantella Fall and Greg Clifford.
www.dublinsessions.ie/mercantile.html
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Saturday Night Live Jazz
20:00 – 22:30, Sat 07 Jul
KC Peaches (Wine Cave), 28/29 Nassau St., Dublin 2
This is a 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
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Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard
21:00, Sat 07 Jul
Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
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Matthew Maaskant
21:00, Sat 07 Jul
Exchange Dublin, Upper Exchange Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Urban Mojo Blues Band
22:00 – 00:00, Sat 07 Jul
Oil Can Harry’s, 31 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2
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Unique to Dublin??
09:00, Sun 08 Jul
Dublin (various locations)
I found a website and facebook page that told me that on 07+08 July Dublin will celebrate its diverse range of independent businesses with the event “Unique to Dublin”. “Something for everyone” was promised and street entertainment was also mentioned. But neither the website nor the facebook page revealed more than that. Did this initiative by Dublin City BID maybe never make it off the ground? Or is it meant to be top secret? Well, if you see any street perfomers and get some special offers this Saturday and Sunday, enjoy. And if you don’t, then “Unique to Dublin” was maybe still born. www.uniquetodublin.ie/ and www.facebook.com/UniquetoDublin
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Jamestown Market
10:00 – 17:00, Sun 08 Jul
Jamestown Market, 90 Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8
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
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Merrion Square Open Air Gallery
10:00 – 18:30, Sun 08 Jul
Merrion Square, Dublin 2
Every Sunday, the Merrion Square Open Air Art Gallery takes place. Up to 200 artists exhibit their paintings on the railings on three sides (West, North and East) of Merrion Square and you can just enjoy the exhibition or even buy.
www.merrionsquareart.com/
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National Day of Commemoration Ceremony
10:30, Sun 08 Jul
National Museum, Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History), 7 Benburb Street, Dublin 7
The annual National Day of Commemoration Ceremony, to honour all Irishmen and Irishwomen who died in past wars or on service with the United Nations, will be held this year in the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin. The ceremony was traditionally held in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham and has been moved to Collins Barracks this year because of refurbishment work at the Royal Hospital. The Ceremony will be attended by the President, the Taoiseach, the Government and the Council of State, as well as members of Dáil and Seanad Éireann, the Diplomatic Corps, the Judiciary and Northern Ireland representatives. The ceremony will be open to the public and you should arrive at Collins Barracks before 10:15.
www.merrionstreet.ie/index.php/2012/07/2012-national-day-of-commemoration-ceremony-to-be-held-in-collins-barracks/?cat=3
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Fusion Sunday World Culture Market – Food Co-Op
11:00 – 17:00, Sun 08 Jul
Dublin Food Co-op, 12 Newmarket Square, Dublin 8
The next Fusion Sundays World Culture Market will take place in the Dublin Food Co-op. It is a new world culture market, an ethnic market that focuses on the diverse ethnic culture present in Ireland today. There will be stalls from Ireland and around the world hosting a range of handmade goods, arts and crafts, recycled products, jewellery, clothes and food. There will also be various workshops and there will be live music on stage. The market will be held every second Sunday of the month. Admission to the market is free. I went to the last Fusion Market and it is a great addition to the weekly markets in the Food Co-op. Definitely a multicultural feel and I will be back this month.
www.facebook.com/fusionsundaysmarket
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Science Cinema Tour – UCD Imagine Science Festival
11:00 – 16:00, Sun 08 Jul
Dublin (various locations)
The ‘Science Cinema Tour’ is at the heart of UCD Imagine Science Film Festival, presenting an eclectic programme of innovative science shorts to you wherever you are. Communicating science in a fresh and vital way in partnership with Google, in this specially curated mobile screening unit. Hop inside and be engaged, entertained and enlivened by science from pavement to petri dish. Select screenings will be accompanied by live ‘Science Exposure Sessions’ with Science Education and Outreach professionals from UCD running entertaining science and technology experiments. The Science Cinema Tour is a Mobile Cinema and it will turn up in the following locations:
Sat 07 – Sun 08 Jul: Marlay Park
Mon 09 Jul: Tallaght (Chamber Square – beside Library)
Tues 10 Jul: Finglas (Dublin City Council, Mellowes Road)
Wed 11 July -Thurs 12 Jul: Ballymun (Axis Theatre)
www.ucdimaginescience.ie/screening-google-search-stories-mobile-cinema-thursday-5th-14th-july-various-times-locations/
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The Ferocious Mingle Market
11:00 – 18:00, Sun 08 Jul
72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8
The Ferocious Mingle Market takes place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday AND Sunday. On Sunday it is a fancy dress market. It’s 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.
The location of the new indoor market is 72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto) an opening hours are 11:00-18:00. There is also a Café, the Oscar Verne Café, open for business at the market.
www.facebook.com/mingle.mkt
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National Gallery Talks
11:30, Sun 08 Jul
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
As part of a programme of free talks+screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection there are a whole range of events taking place in the National Gallery every day of the week. All events are free and booking is not required. There are a number of talks about the Gallery Collection, IRish Art and about different artists and there are also painting expolrations and screenings of art documentaries.
To check the detailed programme, just go to www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Blackrock Market
12:00 – 17:30, Sun 08 Jul
Blackrock Market, 19 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you’ll find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food & there’s free popcorn, ballons & facepainting for the kids.
Open on Sundays: 12:00-17:30. Open on Saturdays and Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30.
www.blackrockmarket.com/
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Bray Summerfest 2012
12:00, Sun 08 Jul
Seafront, Bray, Co. Wicklow
The Bray Summerfest 2012 will run from 06 July until 06 Aug and is full with great events. Lots of free concerts on the bandstand, a Funfair, a Food Festival, Family Entertainment and on 22 July the Bray Air Show will take place and I have enjoyed the Bray Summer Festival every single year, so pu tit in your calender. I will tell you more about it in the coming weeks, but if you want to get an overview what is about to happen, check out the “Pocket Guide” here www.braysummerfest.com/images/BSF_2012_SPREADS1.pdf
The Bray Summer Fest has started! The funfair, ferris wheel, bounce world and adventure trail will all be there until beginning of August. And the live music line-up this week is:
Fri 06 July: James Brown Tribute – Buck Taylor and The Harleys
Sat 07 July: Luan Parle, Empire Saints, Ryan Sheridan
Sun 08 July: Scratch DJ, Southbound, Bionic Rats
There will also be lots of workshops and Parkour Demos, so have a look at the website and programme to find out more details.
www.braysummerfest.com/
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Mother Redcap’s Indoor Market
12:00 – 17:30, Sun 08 Jul
Unit 95, Malahide Road Industrial Park, Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17
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Jazz Brunch at Brasserie Sixty6
12:30 – 15:00, Sun 08 Jul
Brasserie Sixty6, 66-67 South Great Georges Street, Dublin 2
Brasserie Sixty6 is inviting to a Jazz Brunch every Sunday. The line-up for the next few Sundays is 08 Jul: Cormac McCann, 15 Jul: Lucille Blue Duo, 22 Jul: Michael Lennan, 29 Jul: Kevin Morrow Duo. As you can imagine food and drinks are not free, but there is no cover or admission charge for the music.
www.brasseriesixty6.com/menu.html#section-5
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The Gateway – Outdoor Theater
12:30, Sun 08 Jul
Cabinteely Park, Dublin 18
Alive-O Productions presents The Gateway, a mystical outdoor theatrical show for all the family at Cabinteely Park. (Meet at the bridge by the dog run in Cabinteely Park.)
The show will be performed on 08-29 July and on 12+26 August. Meet at 12:20 and the show has a duration of 45 minutes. Admission is free and it is suitable for all ages.
See more at: www.visitdublin.com/pdf/DLRSUMMEROFHERITAGE2012.pdf and on the Facebook page.
www.facebook.com/events/322646117820993/
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Irish Animation Trail – IFI
13:00 – 15:30, Sun 08 Jul
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
The IFI Family Film Festival will take place this weekend and you can find all information about it on www.ifi.ie/whatson/festivals Film screenings are not free (EUR 5), but there is a free Irish Animation Trail for the young vistors to the Family Film Festival:
Did you know that The Octonauts, Ballybraddan, Roy and other animated TV series are made here in Ireland? Would you like to watch them on the big screen, meet some of the animators, see some of the original artwork? Then follow the IFI Irish Animation Trail during the Festival on Fri (12:30-14:00), Sat (13:00-15:30) and Sun (13:00-15:30). The event is free and booking is not required. Pick up your trail map when you visit the IFI during the festival.
This event is FREE (no need to book). Pick up your trail map when you visit the IFI during the festival!
www.ifi.ie/film/follow-the-irish-animation-trail/
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Archive at Lunchtime – IFI
13:10, Sun 08 Jul
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Dublin Sketchers – Sunday Meet-up
14:00, Sun 08 Jul
varies
The “Dublin Sketchers” is an informal group of typically hobby artists who go somewhere different in Dublin every Sunday (e.g. National Museum, Maritime Museum, Dublin Flea Market, Farmleigh, Botanic Gardens, Dublin Castle), sketch for one to two hours and then meet up for coffee afterwards and discuss their sketches. There are some hugely talented people among them and it is a great idea to meet up with others who have the same hobby. Find out on their website where they will meet and join them if you do some sketching/drawing yourself. I know that the Dublin Sketchers often use the Dublin Event Guide to find interesting free events and I am delighted to be able to help!
www.dublinsketchers.blogspot.com/
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Stedfast Brass Band – Farmleigh House
14:00 – 16:00, Sun 08 Jul
Farmleigh House, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15
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Stella Bass Jazz Trio
14:00 – 16:00, Sun 08 Jul
Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2
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Swing Picnic
14:00, Sun 08 Jul
St. Stephen’s Green, Bandstand, Dublin 2
The Dublin Swing Scene is coming together for another Swing Picnic in St. Stephen’s Gree on Sunday. Bring some food for your picnic if you wish and enjoy the swing music and the swing dancing on the bandstand. It is free to watch and if you want to take part there is just a EUR 2 fee. The next Swing Picnics after this Sunday are on 18 Aug and 09 Sept.
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Hands on History
15:00 – 16:00, Sun 08 Jul
National Museum, Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History), 7 Benburb Street, Dublin 7
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Museum Tour – National Print Museum
15:00 – 16:30, Sun 08 Jul
National Print Museum, Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4
Unlike the three branches of the National Museum, the National Print Museum is normally not free, but every Sunday there is a free public tour for the next few weeks. Every visit begins with a short audio-visual presentation where the audience can observe active retired printers providing practical demonstrations of machines from the Museum’s collection.
www.nationalprintmuseum.ie/guided-tours.html
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My Museum: Rats and Bats!
15:00 – 16:00, Sun 08 Jul
National Museum, Merrion Street (Natural History), Dublin 2
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Saucy Sundays
17:00 – 23:00, Sun 08 Jul
Grand Social, Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1
Saucy Sundays is a weekly live music afternoon and evening in the Grand Social. This week’s line up is Willow Sea, Songs for Iris, Emily Whelan, Keith O’Brien, Stephen Young & The Union, Verona Riots, Michael MacLennan, Autumn Long.
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001494016795&v=wall
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Latin Ireland
20:00 – 02:00, Sun 08 Jul
4 Dame Lane, Dame Lane, Dublin 2
Every Sunday a band will play from 21:00-22:30, a Latin Beat Club, Brazilian DJs and Salsa Classes (from 18:00) are additional features. Admission is free.
www.4damelane.ie/
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Comedy Crunch
21:00 – 00:00, Sun 08 Jul
Stag’s Head (downstairs), 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 Neil Hickey, Kevin Lockard & Gerry McBride.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330
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Forro de Lampiao – Brazilian Dance
21:00 – 02:30, Sun 08 Jul
Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2
Rogério from the Brazilian dance project “Forró de Lampião” in Dublin tells me: Forró de Lampião is Brazilian music that has the same roots as Samba and there is a whole culture that has developed around “forro”. Every Sunday, free dance classes take place in Sweeney’s Bar on Dame Street and if you are interested, just turn up one Sunday.
www.facebook.com/groups/forrodelampiaodublin/
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Jaime Nanci & The Blue Boys
21:00, Sun 08 Jul
Whelan’s Front Bar, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
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Rhythm Rocker
21:00, Sun 08 Jul
The Globe, 11 South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2
“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
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Sunday Roast
21:00, Sun 08 Jul
Mercantile, 28 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 Shouting at Planes, Ian O’Doherty, Darken the Distance, Yellowbridge
www.facebook.com/thesundayroast
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Cool Hand Dukes
22:00, Sun 08 Jul
Porterhouse Central, 45-47 Nassau Street, Dublin 2
Every Sunday (except at Bank Holiday weekends), the Ragtime, Roots and Country Blues Band “Cool Hand Dukes” play in the Porterhouse near Grafton Street.
www.facebook.com/coolhand.dukes.1
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Solaris – Film Screening – UCD Imagine Science Festival
22:00, Sun 08 Jul
Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
The first UCD Imagine Science Film Festival will run from 05-14 July and will take place in a number of locations in Dublin (e.g Lighthouse Cinema, Sugar Club, Science Gallery, etc). It is part of the Dublin City of Science Festival 2012 and will celebrate science through cinema, digital media and art. Most screenings in cinemas are not free, but on Sun 08 July the film “Solaris” (1972) will be screened on Meeting House Square in Temple Bar and if you are interested, you have to request tickets as soon as possible. www.ucdimaginescience.ie/members-screening-solaris-1972-sunday-8th-july-22-00-meeting-house-square/
‘Solaris’ is a meditative psychological drama occurring mostly aboard a space station orbiting the fictional planet Solaris. The scientific mission has stalled, because the scientist crew have been stricken by an emotional crises. Psychologist, Kris Kelvin travels to the Solaris space station, to learn and evaluate the situation—yet soon encounters the same mysterious phenomenon like the others.
www.ucdimaginescience.ie
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Exploring Energy Workshops for Teens
10:00 – 14:00, Mon 09 Jul
The Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew Street, Dublin 2
A free one-day workshop for teens, entitled “Exploring Energy Workshop” will take place every day of the week:
ECO-UNESCO in collaboration with SEAI will be celebrating the Dublin City of Science with a week of day-long interactive youth workshops focusing on energy.
The Energy Explorers workshops aim to engage young people in energy, what it is, where it comes from and how much they use in their everyday lives. The interactive, fun workshops will explore climate change and energy in a hands-on and practical way and will use experiments all relevant to young peoples daily lives such as investigating the amount of energy used for a mobile phone.
The event is suitable for ages 12-18. Find all booking infirmation on the website.
www.ecounesco.ie/81-events/235-seai-energy-explorers-teen-workshops.html
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Science Cinema Tour – UCD Imagine Science Festival
11:00 – 16:00, Mon 09 Jul
Dublin (various locations)
The ‘Science Cinema Tour’ is at the heart of UCD Imagine Science Film Festival, presenting an eclectic programme of innovative science shorts to you wherever you are. Communicating science in a fresh and vital way in partnership with Google, in this specially curated mobile screening unit. Hop inside and be engaged, entertained and enlivened by science from pavement to petri dish. Select screenings will be accompanied by live ‘Science Exposure Sessions’ with Science Education and Outreach professionals from UCD running entertaining science and technology experiments. The Science Cinema Tour is a Mobile Cinema and it will turn up in the following locations:
Sat 07 – Sun 08 Jul: Marlay Park
Mon 09 Jul: Tallaght (Chamber Square – beside Library)
Tues 10 Jul: Finglas (Dublin City Council, Mellowes Road)
Wed 11 July -Thurs 12 Jul: Ballymun (Axis Theatre)
www.ucdimaginescience.ie/screening-google-search-stories-mobile-cinema-thursday-5th-14th-july-various-times-locations/
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National Gallery Talks
11:30, Mon 09 Jul
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
As part of a programme of free talks+screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection there are a whole range of events taking place in the National Gallery every day of the week. All events are free and booking is not required. There are a number of talks about the Gallery Collection, IRish Art and about different artists and there are also painting expolrations and screenings of art documentaries.
To check the detailed programme, just go to www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Archive at Lunchtime – IFI
13:10, Mon 09 Jul
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Bram Stoker Seminar
18:00, Mon 09 Jul
Dublin City Library & Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2
Bram Stoker was the creator of one of the most iconic figures in literary history – Count Dracula. Many people do not know that he was a Dubliner, born in Clontarf, worked for 15 years in Dublin Castle and married Oscar Wilde’s ex girlfriend. This seminar is part of a programme of events to mark the year of the centenary of his death.
– “Stoker on Stoker – the mysteries surrounding Bram Stoker’s writing of Dracula” with speaker Dacre Stoker
– “The Soldiers, the Tailors and the Candlestick Maker, and not forgetting the Medics – The Stoker Family in Ireland” with speaker Douglas S Appleyard.
Admission free but booking essential via 01-674 4806 or dublinpubliclibraries@dublincity.ie
www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/libraries/Events/Pages/bram_stoker_seminar.aspx
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Droppin’ Science – Science Rap Workshop
18:00 – 19:30, Mon 09 Jul
Culture Box, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
“Droppin’ Science” is a science rap workshop organised by the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre and hosted by Jon Chase, a science presenter and rapper who travels all across the UK to share science through his raps and videos. Jon has done raps for NASA and the BBC and he is currently doing workshops in schools and museums as well as doing shows in events and festivals throughout the Summer.
In the Culture Box in Temple Bar, Jon will introduce rap as a means of communicating science and perform some of his own raps including the Astrobiology Rap. Karimah Gambo, Rory O’Connor and James Carr& friends will each perform their winning raps from APC’s Science Raps competition organised yearly as part of Science Week Ireland.
Everybody is welcome to this free event, which is part of the Dublin City of Science 2012 programme, but you have to reserve your place by sending an email to c.buckley@ucc.ie
blog.templebar.ie/?p=6068
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Sahaja Yoga Meditation
19:00, Mon 09 Jul
Blakestown Community Resource Centre (next to Lidl), Blakestown Way, Dublin 15
Need to wind down after a tiring week? Free Sahaja Yoga Meditation (not physical yoga, but “yoga meditation”!) classes every Monday from 19:00 in Blakestown Community Resource Centre (next to Lidl).
This is a drop in class, with newcomers are welcome.
www.sahajayoga.ie
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Comedy Crunch
21:00 – 23:00, Mon 09 Jul
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 Foil Arms & Hog & Totally Wired.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330
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Rock & Reggae Night – Hangover Club
21:45 – 02:30, Mon 09 Jul
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
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Science Cinema Tour – UCD Imagine Science Festival
11:00 – 16:00, Tue 10 Jul
Dublin (various locations)
The ‘Science Cinema Tour’ is at the heart of UCD Imagine Science Film Festival, presenting an eclectic programme of innovative science shorts to you wherever you are. Communicating science in a fresh and vital way in partnership with Google, in this specially curated mobile screening unit. Hop inside and be engaged, entertained and enlivened by science from pavement to petri dish. Select screenings will be accompanied by live ‘Science Exposure Sessions’ with Science Education and Outreach professionals from UCD running entertaining science and technology experiments. The Science Cinema Tour is a Mobile Cinema and it will turn up in the following locations:
Sat 07 – Sun 08 Jul: Marlay Park
Mon 09 Jul: Tallaght (Chamber Square – beside Library)
Tues 10 Jul: Finglas (Dublin City Council, Mellowes Road)
Wed 11 July -Thurs 12 Jul: Ballymun (Axis Theatre)
www.ucdimaginescience.ie/screening-google-search-stories-mobile-cinema-thursday-5th-14th-july-various-times-locations/
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National Gallery Talks
11:30, Tue 10 Jul
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
As part of a programme of free talks+screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection there are a whole range of events taking place in the National Gallery every day of the week. All events are free and booking is not required. There are a number of talks about the Gallery Collection, IRish Art and about different artists and there are also painting expolrations and screenings of art documentaries.
To check the detailed programme, just go to www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Dublin City of Science 2012: Bog Bodies Tour
13:00 – 14:00, Tue 10 Jul
National Museum, Kildare Street (Archaeology), Dublin 2
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Archive at Lunchtime – IFI
13:10, Tue 10 Jul
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Adult Tour: The History of the Dead Zoo
14:00 – 15:00, Tue 10 Jul
National Museum, Merrion Street (Natural History), Dublin 2
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Leaving Ireland – Exhibition Talk
15:00, Tue 10 Jul
National Photographic Archive, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
From 6-22 July, the National Photographic Archive will show the work of David Monahan and of Maurice Gunning in an exhibition entitled Living-Leaving. David Monahan will give a talk on his exhibition Leaving Ireland which is a series of portrait studies of nationals and non-nationals about to migrate from Dublin. These photographs have been widely reviewed, and were virtually exhibited as projections in thirteen international venues last St Patrick’s Day. Admission is free.
The above description is copied from the National Libraries website and I will resist ranting about the inacceptable and nonsensical use of the terms “nationals” and “non-nationals”, but please note that these terms should be replaced in the vocabulary with “Irish” and “non-Irish” people.
www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx
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The Marine Experience
15:30, Tue 10 Jul
Rathmines Library, 157 Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin 6
The wonders of Irish marine life come to the library this summer in these Marine Experience workshops. Presented by Marine Dimensions, a social enterprise dedicated to marine environmental education, research and conservation, these workshops give children an understanding and appreciation of the rich and varied range of creatures that live in the waters around our coast. The workshop includes an interactive talk and slide show with stunning images of Ireland’s marine life and lots of hands on interaction with shells, lobster claws, shark eggcases and much more. Marine biologist, Sarah Varian, will be ready to answer all your questions. Part of the libraries children’s Summer Programme. Celebrating the Tall Ships Festival 2012.
* Rathmines Library – Tuesday 10 July at 15:30
* Walkinstown Library – Tuesday 10 July at 11:00
* Cabra Library – Wednesday 11 July at 11:00
* Ballymun Library – Wednesday 11 July at 14:30
Admission free, booking advised.
www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/libraries/Events/Pages/summer%20_2012_marine.aspx
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Welcoming Flotilla – Dun Laoghaire
16:00, Tue 10 Jul
East Pier, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
The vessel “Tara”, a research ship, which made important scientific discoveries on a number of expeditions and travelled 115,000km in the last 2.5 years, will come to Dublin and a flotilla will welcome the ship. Two scientific exhibitions are based on the research carried out on the “Tara”. Check the exhibition section of this Event Guide.
www.dublinscience2012.ie/2012/07/the-tara-vessel-in-dun-laoghaire-harbour/
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Art + Science – Seminar
17:30 – 19:30, Tue 10 Jul
IMMA at National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
To coincide with the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF2012) the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) invites you to a seminar which explores the relationship between the visual arts and science as informed by an exhibition of works from the IMMA Collection titled Time Out of Mind. This seminar considers collaborations between art and science in their historical contexts as well as current critical issues.
The Art + Science features a keynote presentation Siân Ede (Writer, Scholar and Deputy Director, Gulbenkian Foundation), and short presentations by distinguished partcipants Dorothy Cross (Artist), Tom Cross (Zoologist), Michael John Gorman (Director, Science Gallery, Dublin), Marie Redmond (Lecturer, TCD) and Mick Wilson (GRADCAM).
Admission is free, but booking is required.
www.imma.ie/en/page_212677.htm
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Fame Lab
18:00 – 19:30, Tue 10 Jul
Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2
Science Gallery are organising an interesting science and sports event. “Famelab Olympics” will bring together 11 young scientists, all of them alumni from national FameLab competitions from 11 EU countries – Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland and the UK. Each will deliver short 3-minute pieces on science and sports – expect to hear anything from fuzzy logic in football to how the brain recognizes the body of the sprinter is moving. The audience will vote their favourite presenter who will have to be judged according to Famelab’s golden rule – the 3C’s: Content, Clarity and Charisma. This sounds like a “must see” event! Admission is free, but booking is required on the Science Gallery website: sciencegallery.com/events/2012/07/fame-lab More info about the format: www.famelab.org/
This is a “must see” event – make sure you book your seats in advance!
Link for more info: www.famelab.org/
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Film Screening – Instituto Cervantes
18:00, Tue 10 Jul
Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place (near National Gallery), Dublin 2
“Entre Líneas” (2007) by directors Esther Lozano and Mónica Garriga is a unique view of Australian identity through the critical eyes of an Aboriginal urban artist. Adam Hill embarks on an intense personal and artistic journey through his artwork in search of his identity.
A second film screening at 18:50 is “Desplazados” (2008) by director Josep Lluís Penadès Boada. It is the story of the residents of a neighbourhood in southern Bogotá in Colombia who are suffering displacement.
dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha80959_16_2.htm
dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha80960_16_2.htm
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Shirley Benton – Book Launch
18:30 – 20:00, Tue 10 Jul
Gutter Bookshop, Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 8
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City Intersections – Dublintellectual
19:00, Tue 10 Jul
U-Bar, High Street (just past Christchurch and near St. Audeons Chruch), Dublin 8
The next Dublintellectual event is “Intersections – Session #4 – Trying New Things” with Speakers Anthony Haughey (artist), Dublin City Council Beta Projects, Anne Bedos (Rothar). Admission is free.
cityintersections.wordpress.com
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Milk and Cookies Stories
19:00, Tue 10 Jul
Exchange Dublin, Upper Exchange Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Milk and Cookie Stories is a story telling event for 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, everyone is welcome and stories of all kinds are welcome. If you would like to tell a story, just come along and sign up on the night, or “if you feel inspired to share your own home-baked goods with Dublin’s friendliest audience, we’ll also be having our awesome Bake-Off.” At the JUly event on Tuesday Paul Timoney will be Guest Storyteller (www.paultimoney.com). And the Means of Production Kollectiv (mopkollectiv.blogspot.com/), a group of Dublin-based illustrators will let reproduce stories through sketches on the big screen.
www.facebook.com/milkandcookiestories
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Fusion Family
20:00, Tue 10 Jul
Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
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The Last Tycoons (open mic)
20:00, Tue 10 Jul
O’Donoghue’s, Suffolk Street, Dublin 2
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Comedy Crunch – Edinburgh Preview
21:00, Tue 10 Jul
Stag’s Head (downstairs), Dame Lane, Dublin 2
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White Chocolate
23:30, Tue 10 Jul
The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
White Chocolate is playing Rock Covers from 23:30 in The Mezz in Temple Bar.
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Exploring Energy Workshops for Teens
10:00 – 14:00, Wed 11 Jul
The Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew Street, Dublin 2
A free one-day workshop for teens, entitled “Exploring Energy Workshop” will take place every day of the week:
ECO-UNESCO in collaboration with SEAI will be celebrating the Dublin City of Science with a week of day-long interactive youth workshops focusing on energy.
The Energy Explorers workshops aim to engage young people in energy, what it is, where it comes from and how much they use in their everyday lives. The interactive, fun workshops will explore climate change and energy in a hands-on and practical way and will use experiments all relevant to young peoples daily lives such as investigating the amount of energy used for a mobile phone.
The event is suitable for ages 12-18. Find all booking infirmation on the website.
www.ecounesco.ie/81-events/235-seai-energy-explorers-teen-workshops.html
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INTERACTIVOS?’12 DUBLIN: HACK THE CITY – Opening Seminar
10:00 – 17:00, Wed 11 Jul
Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2
Are you interested in Hacking your Home’s Electrical System? Or perhaps you would like to know about tools that could help make Dublin greener, more sustainable, with more open communities, or even make cycling in Dublin City safer? If so, then come allong to an open seminar at Science Gallery.
This seminar kick-offs a 17- day long, international workshop INTERACTIVOS?’12 DUBLIN: HACK THE CITY – CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS, where projects that address these issues among others will be collaboratively developed by diverse teams of artists, designers, makers, doers, gardeners, data nerds, hobbyists, citizen scientists, tech geeks, activists, edgy engineers and DIY urban planners with participants from all over the world.
Get an insight into this International collaborative experiment, with presentations from the Interactivos?’12 Dublin Advisers. More information about the projects and the advisers is on the website.
sciencegallery.com/events/2012/07/opening-seminar-interactivos12-dublin-hack-city-current-and-future-needs
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Guided tours aboard the “Tara”
11:00 – 18:00, Wed 11 Jul
East Pier, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
“Tara” the french expedition ship that brought 100 scientists over 2.5 years across 115,000 km to research the oceans will be in Dun Laoghaire Harbour from Tues-Fri and there will be an opportunity to come for a guided tour aboard the ship on Wed and Thurs. 3-4 groups of 8-12 people can come on board per hour, so up to 336 people will get the opportunity to see the ship. Admission is free and based on a first come, first served admission.
www.dublinscience2012.ie/2012/07/the-tara-vessel-in-dun-laoghaire-harbour/
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Science Cinema Tour – UCD Imagine Science Festival
11:00 – 16:00, Wed 11 Jul
Dublin (various locations)
The ‘Science Cinema Tour’ is at the heart of UCD Imagine Science Film Festival, presenting an eclectic programme of innovative science shorts to you wherever you are. Communicating science in a fresh and vital way in partnership with Google, in this specially curated mobile screening unit. Hop inside and be engaged, entertained and enlivened by science from pavement to petri dish. Select screenings will be accompanied by live ‘Science Exposure Sessions’ with Science Education and Outreach professionals from UCD running entertaining science and technology experiments. The Science Cinema Tour is a Mobile Cinema and it will turn up in the following locations:
Sat 07 – Sun 08 Jul: Marlay Park
Mon 09 Jul: Tallaght (Chamber Square – beside Library)
Tues 10 Jul: Finglas (Dublin City Council, Mellowes Road)
Wed 11 July -Thurs 12 Jul: Ballymun (Axis Theatre)
www.ucdimaginescience.ie/screening-google-search-stories-mobile-cinema-thursday-5th-14th-july-various-times-locations/
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Take a Trail: Stone Mad!
11:00 – 12:00, Wed 11 Jul
National Museum, Kildare Street (Archaeology), Dublin 2
For Families with children aged 7+: “Guess how many Stone Age people you can fit in our log boat, discover what food people liked to snack on 6,000 years ago and help us figure out our mysterious ancient stone carvings! 20 places, first come basis. No booking required.
www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2968
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National Gallery Talks
11:30, Wed 11 Jul
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
As part of a programme of free talks+screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection there are a whole range of events taking place in the National Gallery every day of the week. All events are free and booking is not required. There are a number of talks about the Gallery Collection, IRish Art and about different artists and there are also painting expolrations and screenings of art documentaries.
To check the detailed programme, just go to www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Archive at Lunchtime – IFI
13:10, Wed 11 Jul
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Cracking Crime With Science
14:00, Wed 11 Jul
Royal College of Surgeons, 123 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2
“This is a free, hands-on workshop for children that will use the theme of crime solving to allow participants develop an interest and enthusiasm for science. We will introduce how scientists work and the children will then be asked to become mini Forensic Detectives and help in solving a crime by taking part in the hands-on activities with experiments relevant to the Irish primary science curriculum.” Admission is free. For more info and to register go to www.dublinscience2012.ie/2012/07/cracking-crime-with-science/
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Inspectorium!
14:00 – 16:00, Wed 11 Jul
National Museum, Merrion Street (Natural History), Dublin 2
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Walking Dead Issue #100 Launch Party
14:00, Wed 11 Jul
Forbidden Planet, 5/6 Crampton Quay, Dublin 2
Forbidden Planet, the shop for comics, manga, movies, games and toys is inviting to a Zombie themed Launch Party for Issue 100 of the Walking Dead. In cooperation with the Dublin Zombie Walk, who will walk again in the city centre in August, the party will provide zombie face painting, yummy treats, zombie promos and even zombie sketches.
www.facebook.com/events/358539244217590/
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Irish Diaspora in Argentina
15:00, Wed 11 Jul
National Photographic Archive, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Maurice Gunning talks about his exhibition “IrishDiaspora in Argentina”, which is part of the exhibition Living-Leaving in the National Photographic Archive. The photos reflect the documentary legacy of this community, drawing from nineteenth-century Argentinean-Irish letters and diaries housed in the National Library’s Department of Manuscripts.
Admission is free and no booking is required.
www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx
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Havana International Language Exchange
16:30 – 19:30, Wed 11 Jul
Havana Tapas Bar, Georges St, Dublin 2
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
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Alchemist Aperitif I
18:45, Wed 11 Jul
Clarion Hotel (Kudos Bar), North Wall Quay, IFSC, Dublin 1
The Alchemist Cafe and the Irish Science & Technology Journalists’ Association (ISTJA) are hosting the Alchemist Aperitifs, three evenings of open conversation and debates with speakers who are taking part in the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF). They will be held on the 11, 12 and 13 July in the Kudos Bar.
This first evening will be chaired by the science writer Mary Mulvihill and features:
+ Lone Frank, the Danish science writer and author of “My Beautiful Genome”. Lone will be talking about changes in human identity due to developments in genetic science.
+ Alaa Ibrahim, a physicist at the American University Cairo, will discuss how scientist know what they know.
+ Michele Garfinkel, the science policy director at the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), tackling the policy issues in performance enhancing drugs.
Admission is free and all are welcome. Complimentary finger food will be provided.
www.alchemistcafedublin.com/
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Istanbul was a Fairy Tale – Book Launch
19:00 – 20:15, Wed 11 Jul
Trinity Long Room Hub, Fellows’ Square, Trinity College, Dublin 2
At the book launch Mario Levi will read from his novel Istanbul Was a Fairy Tale and will then discuss it with John O’Brien, the publisher of Dalkey Archive Press. Istanbul Was a Fairy Tale tells the stories of three generations of a Jewish family from the 1920s to the 1980s.
www.dalkeyarchive.com/book/?GCOI=15647100477700
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4 Dame Lane Movie Club
20:00, Wed 11 Jul
4 Dame Lane, Dame Lane, Dublin 2
The 4 Dame Lane Movie Club will feature a movie every Wednesday from 20:00. The upcoming movies are: 11 July: Mannequin, 18 July Back to the Future 1; 25 July Jumping Jack Flash. Admission is free.
www.4damelane.ie/movieclub.html
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The Song Room (open mic)
20:30, Wed 11 Jul
The Globe, 11 South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2
“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/
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The Zodiac Sessions (open mic)
20:30, Wed 11 Jul
Bruxelles, Harry Street, Dublin 2
“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/
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Bad Boy Jake
21:00, Wed 11 Jul
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
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King Kong Club
21:00, Wed 11 Jul
Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2
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Trad Session
21:30, Wed 11 Jul
Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru), 4 Prospect Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 11
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).
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Guided tours aboard the “Tara”
11:00 – 18:00, Thu 12 Jul
East Pier, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
“Tara” the french expedition ship that brought 100 scientists over 2.5 years across 115,000 km to research the oceans will be in Dun Laoghaire Harbour from Tues-Fri and there will be an opportunity to come for a guided tour aboard the ship on Wed and Thurs. 3-4 groups of 8-12 people can come on board per hour, so up to 336 people will get the opportunity to see the ship. Admission is free and based on a first come, first served admission.
www.dublinscience2012.ie/2012/07/the-tara-vessel-in-dun-laoghaire-harbour/
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Science Cinema Tour – UCD Imagine Science Festival
11:00 – 16:00, Thu 12 Jul
Dublin (various locations)
The ‘Science Cinema Tour’ is at the heart of UCD Imagine Science Film Festival, presenting an eclectic programme of innovative science shorts to you wherever you are. Communicating science in a fresh and vital way in partnership with Google, in this specially curated mobile screening unit. Hop inside and be engaged, entertained and enlivened by science from pavement to petri dish. Select screenings will be accompanied by live ‘Science Exposure Sessions’ with Science Education and Outreach professionals from UCD running entertaining science and technology experiments. The Science Cinema Tour is a Mobile Cinema and it will turn up in the following locations:
Sat 07 – Sun 08 Jul: Marlay Park
Mon 09 Jul: Tallaght (Chamber Square – beside Library)
Tues 10 Jul: Finglas (Dublin City Council, Mellowes Road)
Wed 11 July -Thurs 12 Jul: Ballymun (Axis Theatre)
www.ucdimaginescience.ie/screening-google-search-stories-mobile-cinema-thursday-5th-14th-july-various-times-locations/
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The Ferocious Mingle Market
11:00 – 18:00, Thu 12 Jul
72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8
The Ferocious Mingle Market takes place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday AND Sunday. On Sunday it is a fancy dress market. It’s 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.
The location of the new indoor market is 72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto) an opening hours are 11:00-18:00. There is also a Café, the Oscar Verne Café, open for business at the market.
www.facebook.com/mingle.mkt
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National Gallery Talks
11:30, Thu 12 Jul
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
As part of a programme of free talks+screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection there are a whole range of events taking place in the National Gallery every day of the week. All events are free and booking is not required. There are a number of talks about the Gallery Collection, IRish Art and about different artists and there are also painting expolrations and screenings of art documentaries.
To check the detailed programme, just go to www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Dublin Food Co-op
12:00 – 20:00, Thu 12 Jul
Dublin Food Co-op, Newmarket, Dublin 8
The Dublin Food Co-op is open every Thursday at Newmarket 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.
The Co-op is also opened on Saturdays 09:30 – 16:30. 12:00-20:00.
www.dublinfood.coop
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Environmental Archaeology Walking Tour
12:00, Thu 12 Jul
Grattan Bridge, Dublin 2
This Environmental archaeology walking tour of Dublin City Centre by the Irish Palaeoecology and Environmental Archaeology Network (IPEAN) will start on Grattan Bridge (Capel Street Bridge), will take about an hour and cover 2km partly on steep and uneven ground (Steep uneven ground in Dublin City Centre??). Everybody is invited including interested children. However, the tour is limited to 30 participants on a first come first served basis. “The tour of the Viking and medieval heart of Dublin city draws on insights and perspectives from environmental archaeology. It examines early urban living against its environmental background. “
www.dublinscience2012.ie/2012/07/environmental-archaeology-walking-tour-of-dublin-city-centre-2/
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Lunchtime Market
12:00 – 15:00, Thu 12 Jul
Christ Church Cathedral, Christchurch Place, Dublin 8
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Charles Bolden (NASA) – Public Lecture
13:00 – 14:30, Thu 12 Jul
Burke Lecture Theatre, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2
The School of Physics and American Embassy are hosting a Public Lunchtime Lecture with astronaut, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden entitled “Pushing the Limits to Achieve Success”. The presentation will include a special performance by singer Beth Neilsen Chapman. All welcome. Admission free.
www.tcd.ie/Secretary/Communications/Noticeboard/data/22941.html
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Archive at Lunchtime – IFI
13:10, Thu 12 Jul
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Debussy & Beethoven – Musici Ireland
13:15, Thu 12 Jul
St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street, Dublin 2
A lunchtime recital by Musici Ireland (Dianne Marshall – harp, Vourneen Ryan – flute, Beth McNinch – viola, Catherine Humpheries – violin) will take place. They will perform Debussy: Sonata for flute, harp and viola; Beethoven – Serenade in D. Admission is free. Donations are welcome.
stann.dublin.anglican.org/concerts/index.php
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Thursday Tales – Writing/Reading/Drawing Stories
14:30 – 16:00, Thu 12 Jul
National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Come along to the National Library on Thursday afternoons for some story-based fun. Reading stories, writing stories and drawing stories. All you need is a good imagination. All ages welcome. No booking required.
www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx
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IMMA Artist Talk – Grace Weir
17:30 – 18:30, Thu 12 Jul
IMMA at National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
“Making time – an artist’s talk with an absent physicist but a philosopher present” is the title of the talk. In the format of a live lecture, this event with Grace Weir (artist) and Sean Enda Power (philosopher) explores notions of recollection, duration and time in Weir’s film installation Dust Defying Gravity presented in the old lecture theatre at NCH as part of the exhibition Time Out of Mind.
Admission is free, but booking is required.
www.imma.ie/en/page_212679.htm
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Alchemist Aperitif II
18:45, Thu 12 Jul
Clarion Hotel (Kudos Bar), North Wall Quay, IFSC, Dublin 1
The Alchemist Cafe and the Irish Science & Technology Journalists’ Association (ISTJA) are hosting the Alchemist Aperitifs, three evenings of open conversation and debates with speakers who are taking part in the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF). They will be held on the 11, 12 and 13 July in the Kudos Bar.
This second evening will be chaired by the science communication lecturer Brian Trench and features:
+ Melissa Anderson from the University of Minnesota talking about codes of conduct for scientists.
+ Ellen Hazelkorn of the Dublin Institute of technology reflecting on the relevance of university rankings.
+ The scientist, author and blogger Pam Ronald from the University of California Davis discussing the challenges of feeding the world’s population.
Admission is free and all are welcome. Complimentary finger food will be provided.
www.alchemistcafedublin.com/
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Slideluck Potshow
19:00 – 21:00, Thu 12 Jul
Moxie Studios, Lad Lane (off Baggot St), Dublin 2
Slideluck Potshow is a chance for artists and arts-appreciators to gather around food, drink and art in a diverse, congenial, and non-competitive atmosphere. Founded in 2000 by editorial and advertising photographer Casey Kelbaugh, SLPS has grown from a tiny backyard affair in Seattle to a global phenomenon. After it has spread to 30 other cities, this year Kate Nolan and Mandy O Neill are bringing it to Dublin.
Slideluck Potshow is a slideshow and a potluck to which members of the arts and photography communities bring food, drink, and submit a maximum of 5 minutes worth of slides. Food is supplied by local producers and guests. The evening begins with a couple hours of dining on the home-cooked delights of participants, while drinking and mingling. Following the potluck, the lights are dimmed, the crowd is hushed, and a spectacular slideshow commences.
Admission is free if you bring your own food. If you want to try the food provided, there is a admission charge of EUR 5.
www.slideluckpotshow.com/
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Dimestore Recordings presents
20:00, Thu 12 Jul
Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2
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Songs from a Café
20:00 – 22:00, Thu 12 Jul
Brick Alley Cafe, 25 Essex Street East, Dublin 2
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 in Temple Bar.
www.facebook.com/songsfromacafe
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Jaime Nanci & The Blue Boys
21:00, Thu 12 Jul
Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2
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Max Zaska / Patrick Groenland
21:00, Thu 12 Jul
The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
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.
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Thirsty Thursday (open mic)
21:00, Thu 12 Jul
The Bridge Inn, 22 Temple Hill, Chapelizod, Dublin 20
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Left, Right & Centre – Blues+Soul
21:30, Thu 12 Jul
Frank Ryan’s Bar, Queen Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7
Every Thursday “Left Right & Centre” play a mix of blues & soul with a bit of rock&roll.
www.frankryans.com
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The Bionic Rats
22:00, Thu 12 Jul
The Turk’s Head, Parliament Street, Dublin 2
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Empowering the Community to Teach the Child – Seminar
10:00 – 13:00, Fri 13 Jul
Skylon Hotel, Upper Drumcondra Road,, Drumcondra, Dublin 9
A free Seminar and workshop entitled “Empowering the Community to Teach the Child – An Integrated Approach to Tackling Educational Disadvantage” will take place in Drumcondra. It will look at community based approaches to eradicating educational disadvantage. Speakers are Eleanor McClorey (Young Ballymun), Josephine Bleach (Early Learning Initiative, NCI), John Stewart (National Adult Literacy Agency), Representatives from the Northside Partnership. If you want to attend, register through Labour TD Aodhan O’Riordan’s office on 01 857-4020 or aodhan.oriordain@oireachtas.ie
aodhanoriordain.blogspot.ie/2012/06/empowering-community-to-teach-child.html
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Exploring Energy Workshops for Teens
10:00 – 14:00, Fri 13 Jul
The Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew Street, Dublin 2
A free one-day workshop for teens, entitled “Exploring Energy Workshop” will take place every day of the week:
ECO-UNESCO in collaboration with SEAI will be celebrating the Dublin City of Science with a week of day-long interactive youth workshops focusing on energy.
The Energy Explorers workshops aim to engage young people in energy, what it is, where it comes from and how much they use in their everyday lives. The interactive, fun workshops will explore climate change and energy in a hands-on and practical way and will use experiments all relevant to young peoples daily lives such as investigating the amount of energy used for a mobile phone.
The event is suitable for ages 12-18. Find all booking infirmation on the website.
www.ecounesco.ie/81-events/235-seai-energy-explorers-teen-workshops.html
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Maths in the City
11:00 – 15:00, Fri 13 Jul
South King Street, Dublin 2
Maths in the City brings maths to the people on the streets of Dublin, with interactive puzzles, magic tricks, giant mazes all designed to show people the fun side of maths. The event will take place at the top of South King Street and I guess this would be at the Grafton Street/Stephene’s Green Shopping Centre end of South King Street.
Activities include rope tricks, giant towers of Hanoi, games including snakes and ladders, connect four and number reasoning activities. Come along and enjoy this free fun event.
www.dublinscience2012.ie/2012/07/maths-in-the-city/
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National Gallery Talks
11:30, Fri 13 Jul
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
As part of a programme of free talks+screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection there are a whole range of events taking place in the National Gallery every day of the week. All events are free and booking is not required. There are a number of talks about the Gallery Collection, IRish Art and about different artists and there are also painting expolrations and screenings of art documentaries.
To check the detailed programme, just go to www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Curator’s Talk: A History of Design in Ireland
13:00 – 13:30, Fri 13 Jul
National Museum, Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History), 7 Benburb Street, Dublin 7
Adult Talk: You might be surprised to know that the Museum collects new artefacts along with material from the past – join curator Dr. Audrey Whitty to explore some modern Irish design in the Museum’s collections, including ceramic, glass and metal work by makers such as Waterford Crystal, Kilkenny Design as well as some lesser-known treasures. Booking required via 01 6777444
www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2969
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Archive at Lunchtime – IFI
13:10, Fri 13 Jul
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Critical Response – Brenda Moore McCann
13:15 – 14:00, Fri 13 Jul
IMMA at National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
“Two Cultures/ Art and Science: Was C.P. Snow Right?” – Brenda Moore-McCann (medical doctor, art historian & lecturer, TCD) will discuss the subject of arts relationship to medical science illustrated by two innovative initiatives and selected artworks featured in the exhibition Time Out of Mind as presented in the IMMA temporary galleries at NCH, the former UCD medical school.
Admission is free, but booking is required.
www.imma.ie/en/page_212680.htm
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Petting Zoo
14:00 – 17:00, Fri 13 Jul
Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Lucan, Dublin 22
Come to the summer petting zoo at the Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, where children of all ages can get up close and personal with cute and cuddly animals with supervision from trained zoo staff. Admission is free.
www.liffeyvalley.ie/
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The Race for the Double Helix – Life Story with James Watson – Film Screening
15:00, Fri 13 Jul
Lighthouse Cinema, Market Square, Smithfield Plaza, Dublin 7
The first UCD Imagine Science Film Festival will run from 05-14 July and will take place in a number of locations in Dublin (e.g Lighthouse Cinema, Sugar Club, Science Gallery, etc). It is part of the Dublin City of Science Festival 2012 and will celebrate science through cinema, digital media and art. A few free film screenings are part of the programme: On Friday the film “The Race for the Double Helix – Life Story with James Watson” will be screend. Admission is free, but tickets are required and you can request them here:
www.ucdimaginescience.ie/screening-the-race-for-the-double-helix-life-story-james-watson-friday-13th-july-13-00-lighthouse-cinema/
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Futureproof – Newstalk Science Show
16:30 – 18:30, Fri 13 Jul
Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Futureproof, the weekly science show on Newstalk 106-108 fm will be on Meeting House Square for a Science Week event on Fri with two schows at 16;30 and at 17:30. Presenter Jonathan McCrea will need your help to find out how the human mind works. With the help of expert psychologists, Jonathan and the Futureproof crew have researched, plotted and schemed to create a series of social experiments designed to find out just what makes people tick.
Stop by on Friday, see the experiments happen, maybe take part in a few, or just say hi. Then on Saturday, tune in to Futureproof on Newstalk 106-108fm at 18:00 to hear the results… you might be surprised by what you hear! Admission is free, but entry is limited and on a first come, first served basis.
blog.templebar.ie/?p=6085
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The Future of Film & Video
18:00 – 19:30, Fri 13 Jul
Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2
Join Academy award winners Anil Kokaram and Simon Robinson and BAFTA award winner Mark Jacobs as they discuss the future of film and video. From today’s cutting-edge 3D tech, to tomorrow’s innovations being imagined in labs across the world. You’ll never look at a screen the same way as these visionaries show that in the film and video industry you should expect the unexpected. This event is part of the UCD Imagine Science Film Festival, and is part of Dublin City of Science.To find out more and to book your seat (essential) go to:
sciencegallery.com/events/2012/07/future-film-video
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Alchemist Aperitif III
18:45, Fri 13 Jul
Clarion Hotel (Kudos Bar), North Wall Quay, IFSC, Dublin 1
The Alchemist Cafe and the Irish Science & Technology Journalists’ Association (ISTJA) are hosting the Alchemist Aperitifs, three evenings of open conversation and debates with speakers who are taking part in the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF). They will be held on the 11, 12 and 13 July in the Kudos Bar.
The third evening will be chaired by Claire O’Connell, a science journalist, and features:
+ Frank Close from the University of Oxford on the search for the Higgs boson.
+ Sara Tegami of the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics discussing the use of physics in the battle against cancer.
+ Jean-Patrick Connerade, Imperial College London, talking about poetry and science.
Admission is free and all are welcome. Complimentary finger food will be provided.
www.alchemistcafedublin.com/
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Tara Oceans: A Worldwide Journey portraying marine plankton
19:00, Fri 13 Jul
National Maritime Museum, Mariners’ Church, Haigh Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
A talk about the Tara Oceans Expedition in context with the visit of the TARA marine research vessel to Dun Laoghaire will take place and is entitled “Tara Oceans : a worldwide journey portraying marine plankton” by Emmanuel G. Reynaud, UCD, Dublin. Followed by a Q&A session. Everyone is welcome.
www.mariner.ie/tara-oceans-coral-view
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ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship – Opening Ceremony
19:30, Fri 13 Jul
Harbour Plaza, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
The Opening Ceremony for the Four Star Pizza ISAF Youth World Sailing Championships will take place at Dun Laoghaire Harbour Plaza on Fri. The Olympic-style Parade of Nations will march to the Plaza led by Celtic Drummers, Extreme Rhythm. The ceremony will be addressed by An Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Tom Joyce, An Tanaiste, Eamon Gilmore TD and the ISAF President Göran Petersson. The
welcoming of the teams will be followed by the ceremonial raising of the flag and the mixing of the waters brought from the
homelands of the 63 nations. The Dun Laoghaire Choral Society and the modern Irish band “Galloping Irish Club” will contribute with performances.
www.dlrevents.ie/pdf/ISAF%20programme.pdf
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Kerrie O Brien – Matters of the Heart – Poetry
19:30, Fri 13 Jul
Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1
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Music Maker Social
20:00, Fri 13 Jul
Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2
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Talks at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
20:00, Fri 13 Jul
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, St. Patrick’s Close, Dublin 8
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UCD Imagine Science Film Festival
05-14 July
various
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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. ;-)
This week I had planned to write in the “This is Odd!” section about someting else again than about Irish Politics. But it is just amazing how reliable the oddnesses (and this is a big understatement) of politicians and politics in Ireland occur.
E-Voting Machine Fiasco
Noel Dempsey and Marin Cullen, two former ministers who belong together with Bertie Ahern and a good few more in the “Hall of Un-Fame” of Irish History, are to be blamed for the scandalous purchase of 7,500 unreliable and untrustworthy voting machines in Ireland. The machines were bought in 2002 for more than EUR 54mio, were never used and have now been sold as scrap for EUR 70,000. www.independent.ie/national-news/54m-voting-machines-scrapped-for-9-each-3153437.html Many thought this is the final end of this sorry saga, but there is more to it. One further chapter is that one of the storage places that already cost a huge amount over the last 10 years in rent has a contract for another 17 (!!) years for about EUR 20,000 every year.
But that is still not all: The company that bought the machines for EUR 9 each offered up to approx. 100 of them to museums, research and other interested parties for EUR 100 and the money raised would have gone to the children charity in Barretstown. 131 people were interested, which would have raised EUR 13,100 for a very worthy charity. But it won’t happen! The government told the buyer of the useless machines that they have to destroy them completely. The contract says that the machines must be “irreversibly disassembled and put entirely beyond functional use”. Did the smart people in our current government realise that the machines were always “beyond functional use”? Interestingly it was never planned to sell them intact anyway, but it was planned to sell them without any electronics in them. Still, the Department of Environment will not allow it! Shame on our politicians and bureaucrats! www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0703/1224319266651.html
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Ahh no, what is happening out there? It is summer and my sunflowers on the balcony need SUN and WARMTH to grow. If the weather doesn’t get better, we all need webbed feet (feet like ducks, in case you have never heard the word “webbed”) and my sunflowers? Luckily there is not tooo many outdoor events his week and with the different exhibitions and events for the City of Science and the Photographic Exhibitions, at least we can do lots of things indoor. And now quickly go back to the Feel Good Slot and remind yourself of what message I chose there this week. :-)
Have an event-ful weekend,
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