Hi all!
I have a big surprise for you today! You are getting the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) for once at a decent time again. Years ago that was always the time when it was sent, but since then I am finding more and more events and therefore it runs later and later.
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The reason why I am early today is purely because I started a day earlier. I know this would be ideal every week, but because I have a day job (until someone comes with a suitcase full of money and suggests that I make the Dublin Event Guide my day job and enjoy his or her money :-) ) I usually can’t start before Thursday night. And why did I start a day earlier? Well, tonight the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir will launch its brand new CD and I am doing the sound engineering for that gig and have to be there very early to get enough time to set up everything. The concert takes place at 20:00 in the O’Reilly Hall in the Belvedere College , Great Danmark Street, Dublin 2. There are still a few ticket available (EUR 15 each) and it would be great to see you there!!
The rest of the weekend I will spend in Merrion Square for the Soul Picnic, which is the main part of the Dublin City Soul Festival, Last year it was a brilliant warm summer day on the Soul Picnic Sunday and everyone had an amazing time. Sitting in Ireland in a Park when the air is warm and brilliant music plays on stage…what more could you want?
This newsletter/e-zine has found its way to you again to tell you all about the super free events that Dublin has to offer and many of you tell me regularly that they found a huge amount of free events only because the Dublin Event Guide highlighted them. Help your friends, family and colleagues as well to enjoy Dublin more. Every week there are about 60 new subscribers. Help bring that to 100 per week! There are lots of ways to stay in touch: The weekly e-mail magazine (subscribe on the website!), the website ( www.dublineventguide.com ) or the smart phone version/app ( m.dublineventguide.com ) or just want to be part of if by LIKING the Facebook Page
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Have an event-full week,
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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.
Have you heard of Zach Sobiech? Zach became an Internet celebrity when his song “Clouds” became No 1 on iTunes. The song was his Good-Bye song, because Zach, 18 year old was diagnosed with uncurable cancer. On Monday he unfortunately died. Very sad news, but he certainly lived an inspirational live since he was diagnosed only a few years ago and he leaves his song and his story behind to remind us to make the most of our lives every day. Zach said: “You don’t have to find out you’re dying to start living.”
Have a look at his story here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NjKgV65fpo and the song that made him famous can be found here www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDC97j6lfyc
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Last week Hazel L, Amanda L, Brendan McC, Filippo G, Laura B and Lucas C helped with a crucial donation and I felt the love! Thanks a lot to all of you. All the support is much needed.
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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
This week it will be very easy for me to write this section:
On Friday evening I will be at the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir gig in the O’Reilly Hall and you should be there too! ;-)
On Saturday and Sunday I will be in Merrion Square for the wonderful Dublin City Soul Festival. It is a pity that the Africa Day (in Farmleigh House this year) will take place on Sunday as well because I will miss it again and I will also miss the Battle for the Bay at Dollymount Strand, but I am really looking forward to the Dublin City Soul Festival.
By the way, the Dublin City Soul Festival was one of the reasons why I started the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)! If you want to know the full story, drop me a mail at dublineventguide@gmail.com ;-)
I know, there are lots more events taking place but I let you choose from the rest this week! :-)
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Gardiner Street Gospel Choir – Lift your Voice – Ticket Competition
Fri 24 May – 20:00
O’Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College, 6 Great Denmark Street, Dublin 1
The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir is one of the best Gospel Choirs in Ireland and it is in existence for more than 13 years now. I am for the last 8 years with the choir and usually look after the technical side. After a lot of work, the choir recorded a great CD, which you can buy online and very soon also in shops.
We sing every week from Sept to June at the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass in St. Francis Xavier Church, but to launch this super CD we will have a concert with all the frills ;-) in the O’Reilly Theatre in Belvedere College. Tickets are EUR 15 and all proceeds will go to the Temple Street Children’s Hospital and to Headway, a support service for people with brain injuries.
It would be great to have all of you come to the concert ;-) and for two of you I managed to get a pair of tickets each. This concert will be epic and you won’t want to miss it! So, you should buy your ticket here to make sure that you still get one. If you live life a little more on the risky side, you could hope for winning a pair of tickets, but imagine you don’t win and all tickets are sold out then? You know what I am trying to say! ;-)
The lucky winners are Sheila McDonnell and Alma Reddington! Congrats!
. Check our website where you find links to the ticket site and to the places where you can buy our new CD online: www.gardinerstreetgospelchoir.com If you want to buy the CD directly, you can do so on iTunes or on Google Play right here.
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BLOOM IN THE PARK – TICKET COMPETITION
30 May-03 June
Phoenix Park
Bord Bia’s Bloom Festival is taking place again in Phoenix Park and this year it will run from Thurs 30 May – Mon 03 June. Bloom is Ireland’s largest gardening, food and family event and in previous years 90,000 people visited the event. Tickets for the Festival cost from EUR 20 for adults and kids go free, there are various concession and early bird prices if you book on line and they can be bought on www.ticketmaster.ie/bloomdiscount
For the Dublin Event Guide Readers, Bord Bia is making 5 pairs of tickets available for a competition. And even if you are not one of the ticket winners, you will get something from Bord Bia. I have a discount code for you to get a reduced admission charge: Book online before the event and use the promotional code DEG13 to get an extra EUR 2 discount off the advance ticket price. (This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.)
The competition entries are all in a big hat. it is a VERY big hat because I got hundreds of entries! And the draw will be done over the weekend. Check your e-mail on Monday to find out if you won.
Bloom is a great day out with something planned for all ages; it is a truly unique show, showcasing the finest Irish food, drink and of course horticulture. For any budding gardeners it will provide lots of inspiration and opportunities to pick up some beautiful plants, flowers, seeds and shrubs. Or if you want to explore growing your own fruit and vegetables then you’ll get lots of tips on how to start growing at the show. But if gardening isn’t your thing then you’ll still have plenty to keep you busy including the Superb Food Village with plenty of artisan producers; the Best in Season marquees featuring growers of seasonal fruit and vegetables; the Chef’s Summer Kitchen will host live cooking demonstrations from some of Ireland’s much loved chefs including Neven Maguire, Catherine Fulvio, Donal Skehan and Rozanne Stevens. The demonstrations will be hosted by TV presenter and foodie, Ella McSweeney who will also interview Irish food producers throughout the weekend.
With an outdoor music stage, picnic area, engaging spaces, kids playground and lots more besides, the Bloom festival really is the place to be this June bank holiday weekend. So, be at Bloom between 30 May and 03 June. The website www.bloominthepark.com is your place to buy the tickets and to find more information. Another great help for people without car: A courtesy shuttle bus from Heuston station will bring you to the Bloom site.
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Get Rhythm – A Tribute to Johnny Cash – Ticket Competition
Sun 26 May: 20:30
Button Factory, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Fresh from their tour of Ireland’s Prisons including shows at Dublin’s Mountjoy & Wheatfield Prisons ‘Get Rhythm – A Tribute to Johnny Cash’ will feature songs from throughout Cash’s career. With an 8 piece band replicating the classic Cash, Tennessee Three, Carter Family and Carl Perkins line up. Paul McCann will be recreating the role of Johnny Cash and June Carter’s vocal duties will be performed by Louise O’Reilly.
Tickets are EUR 15 (plus booking fee) and can be bought here. This gig will most likely sell out, so don’t wait!
It sounds like a really cool event and even better is that they made THREE (!) pairs of tickets available for a competition in the Dublin Event Guide. The winners are Ashleagh Coyne, Louise Sarsfield Collins and Bart Defever. Congrats!
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Tell me about your competitions!
Whenever I can organise a competition for you, I do, but I obviously need your help to bring competitions to you and the other 14,000 Dublin Event Guide readers. If you know somebody who would benefit from running a competition to get the word out about either their cool non-free event OR about their deadly product (!!), just contact me on dublineventguide@gmail.com and we can discuss the details. It is all very simple! ;-)
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Toy Dublin
We all know Dublin is tiny. For a capital city in Europe the City Centre is amazingly small and some people have callled Dublin a “Capital Village”.But that smallness is one reason for its charm. But let me go back to “Toy Dublin”: Stephen Duffy has created a Tilt-shift video that actually really makes Dublin like a Toy Town. I found it through the Daily Edge, a side project of thejournal.ie so I am linking though their page: Have a look here: thedailyedge.thejournal.ie/tiltshift-dublin-917030-May2013/ I like it! So cute. :-P
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Name this Bridge!
Dublin is getting a new bridge. It will be big and they are building on it for a long time and will build for another while. It is the Luas bridge more or less directly next to O’Connell Bridge. And this bridge needs to get a name. 10,000 (!!) submissions were made and it seems that most were silly beacuse the short list of 17 names does not impress particularly. Have a look through the list www.rte.ie/news/2013/0516/450633-bridge-shortlist/ many many names you will never have heard before and some on the shortlist STILL don’t make sense, for example Abbey Theatre Bridge. The Abbey Theatre is already named after it. ;-) So we don’t need to have a bridge that is also called so.
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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.
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Photography Exhibition – Creative Week – Griffith College
29 May – 04 June/06 June
Griffith College, South Circular Road, Dublin 8
Creative Week will be showcasing the best work from Photography, Media Journalism, Architecture, Computing, Fashion and Interior Design in Griffith College
The Graduate Photography exhibition will take place as part of the college’s Creative Week and 27 Photography students will showcase their Final Photographic Project work, ranging from documentary to fine art and more. 5 Visual Media Journalism students will also showcase photographic work and 5 Film students will be screening their documentaries alongside the Photography and Journalism students. The Griffith College Graduate Photography Exhibition and Media Show opening (with food and refreshments) will take place on Wed 29 May at 18:30. Admission is free and all are welcome.
The photo exhibition will run until 04 June, Creative Week will continue until 06 June. Opening hours are 30+31 May: 11:00-19:00, 01-03 June: 11:00-17:00, 04 June: 11:00-19:00.
www.facebook.com/pages/GCD-Graduate-Photography-Exhibition-Media-Show/140531952687477
www.gcd.ie/creativeshow2013/
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Women and War – Photo Exhibition – Powerscourt Gallery
22 May – 30 June
Powerscourt Gallery, Powerscourt Centre, Dublin 2
On Wed 22 May, the Irish Red Cross will launch the Women and War photo exhibition at Powerscourt Gallery and admission is free.
This moving and challenging collection brings together more than forty photographic images from countries around the world affected by conflict. It portrays the many ways in which women have experienced war over the last two decades. It also comprises a vivid expression of the Red Cross’ continued commitment to care for those who have been affected by armed conflict.
For more information see www.redcross.ie
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Shady Ladies & Glow Men – Frank O’Dea – Balla Bán Art Gallery
23 May – 08 June – Tues-Sat 11:00-17:30
Balla Ban Art Gallery, Westbury Mall, Dublin 2
Entitled “Shady Ladies & Glow Men”, Dublin artist, Frank O’Dea, introduces his new collection of junk art which comprises mainly of old/broken/disused mannequins and musical instruments that he has painted in his unique colourful abstracts as well as other themes. To compliment the junk art, O’Dea will also be displaying some of his latest signature style oil on canvas paintings featuring musicans, lovers and abstracts.
The Official Opening with Wine Reception takes place on Thurs 23 May 17:30-19:00
www.ballaban.net
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Tiane Doan na Champassak – Photographic Exhibition
29 May – 11 June: 09:30-17:30
Copper House Gallery
The Copper House Gallery will launch Spleen and Ideal, an exhibition by photographer Tiane Doan na Champassak on Wed 29 May (18:00-20:00). In Spleen and Ideal, the conventional concept of beauty is considered across the disintegrating boundaries defining the male and female form. Admission is free.
www.thecopperhousegallery.com/
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Photoworks – Avenue Road Gallery
23-26 May – Opening 23 May at 19:00
Avenue Road Gallery, 30 Avenue Road, Portobello, Dublin 8
A collective show of independent photographic work by the 2nd year BA Photography Students of Griffith College is taking place.
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Boreale – Northern Lights
17 May – 02 June (Mon-Fri: 11:00-17:00)
Italian Institute of Culture, 11 Fitzwilliam Square East, Dublin 2
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Dublin Writers’ Festival
09:00, Fri 24 May
Dublin (various locations)
The Dublin Writers’ Festival is taking place again and consists of readings, discussions, debates, workshops, performance and screenings, A good few very interesting events (example: Dan Brown, the author of The Da Vinci Code, will be in Dublin), but the majority of events are not free. There are a few free events though, and I have listed the ones below that are not yet booked out. The full programme can be found at www.dublinwritersfestival.com/programme/programme-2013
Tues 21 May – 13:05: Eurovisions: Drawing Inspiration from the Continent
Thurs 23 May – 21:15: Festival Club with Three Men Talking
Fri 24 May – 11:00: Drawing Children In: Approaches to Programming Literature Events
Fri 24 May – 21:15: Festival Club with Lisa O’Neill
Sat 25 May – 10:30: Graphic Fiction Workshop
Sat 25 May – 12:00: Drop-In Book Clinic
Sat 25 May – 12:00: Writers on Writers: Harry Clifton on Louis MacNeice’s Autumn Journal
Sat 25 May – 12:00: Story Pod Decoration
Sat 25 May – 15:00: A Festival of Reading with Christine Dwyer Hickey & Naomi Alderman
Sun 26 May – 12:00: Writers on Writers with Thomas Keneally
A number of events require pre-booking, so if you se something in that list, check out the event programme to find out the details.
www.dublinwritersfestival.com
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Ben Reel – In-Store Event
13:00, Fri 24 May
Tower Records Ireland, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
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Jamie Laing – Book Signing
13:00 – 17:00, Fri 24 May
Eason, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
Jamie Laing from Made in Chelsea signing his new book “Candy Kittens” in two Eason’s Stores:
13:00: Eason Dundrum
16:00: Eason O’Connell Street
blog.easons.com/category/events/
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Lunchtime Recital – Flute & Guitar
13:00 – 14:00, Fri 24 May
St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street, Dublin 2
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Dawn Porter – Book Signing
16:00, Fri 24 May
Eason, Dundrum Town Centre, Dundrum, Co, Dublin
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Flea Friday
17:00 – 22:00, Fri 24 May
Dark Horse Inn, 1-2 George’s Quay, Dublin 2
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Greek and European Folk Dance
 19:00 – 20:30, Fri 24 May
Exchange Dublin, Upper Exchange Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Red Blood Mountain Band – Gig
19:00, Fri 24 May
Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
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Sahaja Yoga Meditation
19:30, Fri 24 May
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 24 May
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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Dublin Tribal Spirit – Drumming Circle
20:00 – 22:00, Fri 24 May
Lantern Centre, 17 Synge Street, Dublin 8
“Dublin Tribal Spirit” is a weekly event that gives you the great experience of a drumming circle with african drums and authentic tribal rhythms. Tom and Sinead, who run that event are providing lots of drums for it and teach you the rhythms.
There is no formal admission charge for this event, but donations are expected. The organisers bring their own 20-30 drums to it every week, so they are looking for donations to keep the event going.
www.facebook.com/pages/Dublin-Tribal-Spirit/201639663203598
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Addison Lodge Open Mic Night
21:00 – 00:30, Fri 24 May
Addison Lodge, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
The Addison Lodge are inviting local bands, musicians, poets, comedians and performers to share their talents at the new Addison Lodge Open Mic Nights in Glasnevin (opposite the Botanic Gardens). The event will take place every week. Admission is free.
www.addisonlodge.com/archives/276
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Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard
21:00, Fri 24 May
Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
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Car Boot Sales – Tallaght
08:00 – 12:00, Sat 25 May
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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15th Medieval Dublin Symposium
09:00, Sat 25 May
Robert Emmet Lecture Theatre, Room 2037, Arts Block, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2
This is a day-long series of lectures on the archaeology and history of Dublin from the Vikings to the Tudors . Admission is free and pre-booking is not required. For further information contact sduffy@tcd.ie
fmd.ie/symposia/symposium-2013.html
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Biodiversity Week events
09:00, Sat 25 May
Dublin (various locations)
Explore the wonders of Ireland’s unique nature & wildlife! From beaches & bogs to forests & mountains, there are over 70 free events across the country to choose from. National Biodiversity Week is an opportunity to celebrate and enjoy the nature around us. Have fun, discover something new and share the experience with friends, family or other event participants. Events include family open days, garden tours, guided beach walks to explore your local marine biodiversity, night-time bat surveys, a stroll along an urban canal to look at canal wildlife, dawn choruses and talks. To find an event near you, visit www.ien.ie/bw13/events/ Events are organised by members groups of the Irish Environmental Network as well as the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the National Biodiversity Data Centre, many county councils and other groups.
I trawled through the list of events to find the remaining few of the free events in Dublin for you:
25 May – 21:15: Night-time bat walk (Marlay Park, Co. Dublin)
26 May – ??:??: Biodiversity Beach Walk (Skerries, Co. Dublin)
There are also some information stands in Dublin Zoo.
This list is not complete but covers most free events in Dublin. Have a look at the long list ien.ie/bw13/events/ if yu have the time, otherwise you might find something in my summary.
ien.ie/bw13
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Dublin Writers’ Festival
09:00, Sat 25 May
Dublin (various locations)
The Dublin Writers’ Festival is taking place again and consists of readings, discussions, debates, workshops, performance and screenings, A good few very interesting events (example: Dan Brown, the author of The Da Vinci Code, will be in Dublin), but the majority of events are not free. There are a few free events though, and I have listed the ones below that are not yet booked out. The full programme can be found at www.dublinwritersfestival.com/programme/programme-2013
Tues 21 May – 13:05: Eurovisions: Drawing Inspiration from the Continent
Thurs 23 May – 21:15: Festival Club with Three Men Talking
Fri 24 May – 11:00: Drawing Children In: Approaches to Programming Literature Events
Fri 24 May – 21:15: Festival Club with Lisa O’Neill
Sat 25 May – 10:30: Graphic Fiction Workshop
Sat 25 May – 12:00: Drop-In Book Clinic
Sat 25 May – 12:00: Writers on Writers: Harry Clifton on Louis MacNeice’s Autumn Journal
Sat 25 May – 12:00: Story Pod Decoration
Sat 25 May – 15:00: A Festival of Reading with Christine Dwyer Hickey & Naomi Alderman
Sun 26 May – 12:00: Writers on Writers with Thomas Keneally
A number of events require pre-booking, so if you se something in that list, check out the event programme to find out the details.
www.dublinwritersfestival.com
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Dublin Food Co-op
09:30 – 16:30, Sat 25 May
Dublin Food Co-op, 12 Newmarket Square, 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 25 May
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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Malahide Park Run (free)
09:30, Sat 25 May
Malahide Park, Dublin Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin
Parkrun Ireland is organising free weekly runs in parks. It is a timed run over 5km and participation is completely free, but registration before your first parkrun is required.
www.parkrun.ie/malahide/
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SuperNatural Food Market
09:30 – 15:30, Sat 25 May
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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Fitness Class
10:00 – 11:00, Sat 25 May
Exchange Dublin, Upper Exchange Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Jamestown Market
10:00 – 17:00, Sat 25 May
Jamestown Market, 90 Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8
Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.
www.jamestownmarket.com/
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Merchants Market
10:00 – 16:00, Sat 25 May
Merchants Yard, East Wall Road, Dublin 3
The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a relatively new weekly market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. Sounds interesting and I will check it out over the coming weeks. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel). www.facebook.com/merchantsindoormarket
www.merchantsmarket.ie/
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Mother Redcap’s Indoor Market
10:00 – 17:30, Sat 25 May
Unit 95, Malahide Road Industrial Park, Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17
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Temple Bar Food Market
10:00 – 16:30, Sat 25 May
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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Battle for the Bay – Kitesurfing and SUP Championships
10:30 – 18:00, Sat 25 May
Dollymount Strand, Dublin 3
Dollymount Strand is the venue for this years’s European Kite Boardercross Championships plus Stand-up Paddle Boarding Competition at the “Battle for the Bay”. The best kitesurfers of the world come to the beach to showcase their spectacular skills and gravity defying moves. The annual Paddle Boarding Competition will also take place. Known as SUPing (Stand up Paddle boarding), this sport is currently all the rage and will challenge all competitors. It’s exhilarating and tough. As well as individual races there will be team relay races a technical 6 km and gruelling 14 km Marathon.
Battle for the Bay is a free weekend for all the family, where you will be entertained and captivated by kitesurfers from across the world. Pure Magic will give demonstrations on the beach, freestyle shows, paddle boarding and kite surfing introductions for newcomers. There will be live music, a Kids Zone, funfair, food village & BBQ plus a Kids Kite Competition. The kidszone will include some fun family amusements: The Gyroscope – shoreside gravity defying experience, a Bungee Trampoline, Bouncy castles and slides.
The bands and musicians performing over the weekend are: Elevation Falls, Radio Friendlies, Gangs, Crafty Fuzz, Dirty Epics, Rag Trio, Darragh Cullen.
Admission is free.
www.battleforthebay.com
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“My Favourites” – Walking Tour
11:00 – 13:30, Sat 25 May
Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will run every Saturday. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”
Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via egaldog@gmail.com or 085-2725095
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Blackrock Market
11:00 – 17:30, Sat 25 May
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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Calcutta Run
11:00 – 13:00, Sat 25 May
Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 9
The Calcutta Run is a 10 km run for members of the legal profession in Ireland with approx. 1,500 participants. The run is a fundraiser for homeless people in Dublin and Calcutta and the goal this year is to raise EUR 200,000. If you are not working in the legal sector, the run is not for you and as a fundraiser it isn’t free anyway.
However, there is a barbecue, live music and festivities at the Finish line (in the garden of the law Society) and everyone is invited to that. The Guinness Jazz Band will play before the run.
The run will start and finish at the Law Society building in Blackhall Place. From there it will go to Arbour Hill, Montpelier Hill and Infirmary Rd before entering the Phoenix Park via NCR Gate. Participants will then continue along North Rd, Military Rd and pass the Wellington Monument before leaving the Park via Parkgate St Gate and will then return to Blackhall Place via Arbour Hill.
www.calcuttarun.com
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Eason Story Time
11:00, Sat 25 May
Every Eason store in Ireland
Eason Story Time is back. As part of Eason’s “Get Into Reading” campaign, a specially selected children’s book will be read at 11:00 each Saturday in every Eason store in the country. On the website below are the dates and book titles from now until mid-June and for the next two months I have them included here:
18 May: Squash & A Squeeze 20th Anniversary Edition by Julia Donaldson
25 May: Hugless Douglas & The Big Sleep by David Melling
01 Jun: I Am Not Sleepy & I Will Not Go To Bed by Lauren Child
08 Jun: This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers
15 Jun: Come On, Daisy by Jane Simmons
blog.easons.com/eason-story-time-2013/
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Pond Dipping
11:00, Sat 25 May
National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
At this fun event kids from Age 8 upwards will explore the weird and wonderful diversity of insects and minibeasts living in and around the pond at the Botanic Gardens.
www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm
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The Ferocious Mingle Marcade
11:00 – 18:00, Sat 25 May
72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8
The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) 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 on site and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ferocious-Mingle-Marcade/232446616822953
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Sat 25 May
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Dublin City Soul Festival
12:00 – 18:00, Sat 25 May
Merrion Square, Dublin 2
The Dublin City Soul Festival is taking place this weekend and – like every year – it will be THE music festival in Dublin that you do NOT want to miss. This great festival takes place for the 7th year and Chris Maher (and team) deserve a huge amount of praise for keeping it going despite significant financial challenges. The main event is the 2-day long Soul Picnic in Merrion Square. Admission is free, but donations (suggested: EUR 5 per person) to the Musical Youth Foundation are hoped for. The first 4,000 EUR 5 doantions will get a free raffle ticket for the Instrumenal Art Raffle (see website).
The festival starts on Friday 24 May with a gig (20:00-03:00) in the Sugarclub with Mixtapes from The Underground, Niwel Tsumbu, Leafzang, The Animators. Admission EUR 10
Saturday is the first day of the free Soul Picnic in Merrion Square and the live music starts at 12:00. The line-up is:
Halleluia Gospel Choir
Jason Clarke
Sal Vitro
The Eskies
Special Guests – to be revealed
Mary Stokes Band
Donna Dunne
Special Guest – to be revealed
The Barley Mob
Fox E & The Good Hands
I know the Barley Mob and the Mary Stokes Band and can’t wait, but I am also looking forward to all the other bands, because the Soul Festival only has good music! :-)
Ohh, and if you go to www.dublincitysoulfestival.ie/partners you might recognise one of the logos!! The Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) is a proud media partner of the Dublin City Soul Festival!
On Saturday evening “Coulours Afrobeat Foundation featuring…. Tony Allen” will take place in the Sugar Club and Admission is EUR 20.
www.dublincitysoulfestival.ie
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Ha’penny Flea Market
12:00 – 18:00, Sat 25 May
Grand Social, 35 Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1
The weekly Ha’penny Flea Market is an indoor market in the Grand Social Pub, which offers vintage Men and Women’s clothing, contemporary crafts, books, DVDs, vinyl records, vintage and handmade jewellery, vintage hair styles, art, photography and much more. Dux & Co will offer food and the Grand Social’s Bar and Gourmet Coffee options are available.
www.thegrandsocial.ie/
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Music, CD & Record Fair
12:00 – 17:30, Sat 25 May
The Pint, 28 Eden Quay, Dublin 1
A Record Fair with a particular focus on Dance/Electro will take place this Saturday in the Pint Bar. Admission is free.
www.irishrecordfairs.com/
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Traditions & Customs of Catalonia and Traditional Catalan Concert
12:00, Sat 25 May
Dalkey Library, Castle Street, Dalkey, Co. Dublin
You will be introduced to some of the customs and rituals of Catalonia, through story and film.
Sergi Marzabel will also tell you about his Catalans a Dublin website. This will be followed by a performance by Catalan Trio Arquetes i Tonades. Introduced by JR Armadàs, Catalan writer and journalist and member of Diables de Sant Cugat.
Admission is free. This event is part of the festival “Creative Connexions: Traditional – Dun Laoghaire”
www.creative-connexions.eu/
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What is Marxism and Critical Theory?
12:00 – 15:45, Sat 25 May
IMMA at National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
A new series in the IMMA What is _? programme focuses on theoretical perspectives, What is Theory? is being developed in collaboration with MA Art in the Contemporary World (NCAD).
The first talk is this new series addresses What is Marxims and Critical Theory? presented by Declan Long and Francis Halsall, both Lecturers of MA, Art in the Contemporay World, NCAD. This introduction talk will be followed by a panel discussion to consider the renewed interest in Marxist theory and its manifestations and relevance for contemporary art theory and practice. A screening of Intelligence Squared’s debate Karl Marx was Right will conclude proceedings.
Admission is free, but booking is required via the website below.
www.imma.ie/en/page_236732.htm
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Sun Show
13:00, Sat 25 May
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 – May – IFI
13:10, Sat 25 May
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Family Fun Day – Fairview Park
14:00 – 17:00, Sat 25 May
Fairview Park, Fairview, Dublin 3
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Missing – Dublin Dance Festival
14:00 – 15:30, Sat 25 May
Smock Alley Theatre, 7 Exchange Street Lwr, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
“In his work Missing, David Bolger has created a movement vocabulary inspired by key iconography and terminology related to missing persons. In this conversation, David invites audiences to engage with and contribute to discussion around this sensitive subject matter and offers an insight into the creative processes behind the work.”
Admission is free and a limited number of tickets will be available at the door. The event is part of the Dublin Dance Festival.
www.dublindancefestival.ie/festival-performances/missing-%E2%80%93-a-group-discussion/
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Progressive Film Club: The Angel’s Share
14:00 – 17:00, Sat 25 May
New Theatre, 43 East Essex St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Please note: This is NOT a free event, but there is a good reason for including it!
The Progressive Film Club is a voluntary organisation dedicated to showing progressive films from all over the world about struggles for people’s rights, for national liberation and for social justice. The film screenings are normally free, but on Sat, the screening of “The Angel’s Share” is a fundraiser for the future development of the film club, particularly for a Social Justice Film Festival in November.
Because the Progressive Film Club regularly runs free events and without an occassional fundraiser couldn’t continue their great work, I am including this non-free event. Admission is EUR 10 and you can pre-book (see instructions on the website below) or – if there are still seats available – you can pay at the door.
The schedule for the day will be:
14:00: Dear Mr Ken Loach (2013)
15:00: Car Trouble (2012)
15:10: The Angel’s Share (2012)
www.progressivefilmclub.ie/
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Protest March against Monsanto
14:00, Sat 25 May
Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin 1
A worldwide protest march against Monsanto, the American agricultural biotechnology corporationis that is the leading producer of genetically engineered / genetically modified seed, will take place on Sat in Dublin, Cork and Clare. Meet at the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin at 14:00. The march will start at 14:30 and will go down O’Connell Street, around Trinity College, along Nassau Street and will end in Kildare Street at Government Buildings.
www.facebook.com/events/510738395654605/
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Catalan Ceili
15:00 – 16:00, Sat 25 May
East Pier, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
A Music & Dance Spectacle of Irish and Catalan Traditional Music and Dance will take place on Dún Laoghaire Pier. Musicians, singers and dancers of Ireland and Catalonia will be at the bandstand for an informal and energetic hour of Irish and Catalan music and dance. Dances will be called by Jim Monaghan and Xavi Rota.
This event is part of the festival “Creative Connexions: Traditional – Dun Laoghaire”
Creative Connexions is a two-country, multi-venue showcase of Irish and Catalan culture from Friday 24 May to Sunday 26 May 2013.
www.creative-connexions.eu/
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Irish and Catalan Pipes
17:00, Sat 25 May
National Maritime Museum, Mariners’ Church, Haigh Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
An informative and entertaining hour-long presentation by Irish and Catalan performers, Maitiú Ó Casaide (uilleann pipes) and Àngel
Laguna (piper and pipe maker), in the traditional art of pipe making and performance will take place. This event will highlight the similarities and different uses of the pipes in both traditions and will feature discussion and demonstration around the technique and performance style of both instruments.
Admission is free. This event is part of the festival “Creative Connexions: Traditional – Dun Laoghaire”
www.creative-connexions.eu/
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Donna Dunne – Gig
19:00, Sat 25 May
Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
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UEFA Champions League Final – Screening
19:00, Sat 25 May
Hilton Hotel, Charlemont Place, Dublin 2
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Cornucopia – Live Music
19:30 – 21:30, Sat 25 May
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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Flute Player Desi Wilkinson in conversation
19:30, Sat 25 May
National Maritime Museum, Mariners’ Church, Haigh Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Desi Wilkinson, flute player and ethnomusicologist (Ireland), will be in conversation with fiddlers Anaís Falcó (Catalonia) and Gerry O’Connor (Ireland) who led the Creative Connexions: Traditional collaboration. “They will demonstrate and outline their three month collaboration which will culminate with a joined performance between all seven musicians from Bruel and Coisir Ceol later in the evening.”
This event is part of the festival “Creative Connexions: Traditional – Dun Laoghaire”
www.creative-connexions.eu/
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Saturday Night Live Jazz
20:00 – 22:30, Sat 25 May
KC Peaches (Wine Cave), 28/29 Nassau St., Dublin 2
This is a weekly Saturday night jazz event 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/KCPeachesWineCave
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Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard
21:00, Sat 25 May
Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
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Bealtaine Festival: Dawn Chorus
06:00, Sun 26 May
Dublin (various locations)
All over Dublin “Dawn Choruses” will sing together on the morning of the last Sunday in May as part of the Bealtaine Festival. The events take place at:
06:00: Outside Barge Pub, Charlemont Street, Grand Canal, Dublin 2
07:00: Terminal 2, Dublin Airport
08:00: Dollymount Strand at the wooden bridge
08:00: Grand Canal Basin, near the Waterways Museum, Pearse Street
bealtaine.com/bealtaine-dawn-chorus/dawn-chorus-near-you
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Biodiversity Week events
09:00, Sun 26 May
Dublin (various locations)
Explore the wonders of Ireland’s unique nature & wildlife! From beaches & bogs to forests & mountains, there are over 70 free events across the country to choose from. National Biodiversity Week is an opportunity to celebrate and enjoy the nature around us. Have fun, discover something new and share the experience with friends, family or other event participants. Events include family open days, garden tours, guided beach walks to explore your local marine biodiversity, night-time bat surveys, a stroll along an urban canal to look at canal wildlife, dawn choruses and talks. To find an event near you, visit www.ien.ie/bw13/events/ Events are organised by members groups of the Irish Environmental Network as well as the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the National Biodiversity Data Centre, many county councils and other groups.
I trawled through the list of events to find the remaining few of the free events in Dublin for you:
25 May – 21:15: Night-time bat walk (Marlay Park, Co. Dublin)
26 May – ??:??: Biodiversity Beach Walk (Skerries, Co. Dublin)
There are also some information stands in Dublin Zoo.
This list is not complete but covers most free events in Dublin. Have a look at the long list ien.ie/bw13/events/ if yu have the time, otherwise you might find something in my summary.
ien.ie/bw13
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Dublin Writers’ Festival
09:00, Sun 26 May
Dublin (various locations)
The Dublin Writers’ Festival is taking place again and consists of readings, discussions, debates, workshops, performance and screenings, A good few very interesting events (example: Dan Brown, the author of The Da Vinci Code, will be in Dublin), but the majority of events are not free. There are a few free events though, and I have listed the ones below that are not yet booked out. The full programme can be found at www.dublinwritersfestival.com/programme/programme-2013
Tues 21 May – 13:05: Eurovisions: Drawing Inspiration from the Continent
Thurs 23 May – 21:15: Festival Club with Three Men Talking
Fri 24 May – 11:00: Drawing Children In: Approaches to Programming Literature Events
Fri 24 May – 21:15: Festival Club with Lisa O’Neill
Sat 25 May – 10:30: Graphic Fiction Workshop
Sat 25 May – 12:00: Drop-In Book Clinic
Sat 25 May – 12:00: Writers on Writers: Harry Clifton on Louis MacNeice’s Autumn Journal
Sat 25 May – 12:00: Story Pod Decoration
Sat 25 May – 15:00: A Festival of Reading with Christine Dwyer Hickey & Naomi Alderman
Sun 26 May – 12:00: Writers on Writers with Thomas Keneally
A number of events require pre-booking, so if you se something in that list, check out the event programme to find out the details.
www.dublinwritersfestival.com
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Jamestown Market
10:00 – 17:00, Sun 26 May
Jamestown Market, 90 Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8
Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.
www.jamestownmarket.com
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Longmile Road Market
10:00 – 17:00, Sun 26 May
Wigoders, Long Mile Road, Dublin 12
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Merchants Market
10:00 – 16:00, Sun 26 May
Merchants Yard, East Wall Road, Dublin 3
The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a relatively new weekly market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. Sounds interesting and I will check it out over the coming weeks. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel). www.facebook.com/merchantsindoormarket
www.merchantsmarket.ie/
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Merrion Square Open Air Gallery
10:00 – 18:30, Sun 26 May
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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Battle for the Bay – Kitesurfing and SUP Championships
10:30 – 18:00, Sun 26 May
Dollymount Strand, Dublin 3
Dollymount Strand is the venue for this years’s European Kite Boardercross Championships plus Stand-up Paddle Boarding Competition at the “Battle for the Bay”. The best kitesurfers of the world come to the beach to showcase their spectacular skills and gravity defying moves. The annual Paddle Boarding Competition will also take place. Known as SUPing (Stand up Paddle boarding), this sport is currently all the rage and will challenge all competitors. It’s exhilarating and tough. As well as individual races there will be team relay races a technical 6 km and gruelling 14 km Marathon.
Battle for the Bay is a free weekend for all the family, where you will be entertained and captivated by kitesurfers from across the world. Pure Magic will give demonstrations on the beach, freestyle shows, paddle boarding and kite surfing introductions for newcomers. There will be live music, a Kids Zone, funfair, food village & BBQ plus a Kids Kite Competition. The kidszone will include some fun family amusements: The Gyroscope – shoreside gravity defying experience, a Bungee Trampoline, Bouncy castles and slides.
The bands and musicians performing over the weekend are: Elevation Falls, Radio Friendlies, Gangs, Crafty Fuzz, Dirty Epics, Rag Trio, Darragh Cullen.
Admission is free.
www.battleforthebay.com
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Children’s Art Cart Workshop
10:30 – 12:30, Sun 26 May
Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8
The Children’s Art Cart Workshops will be held again in the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre (01-6770095) every Sunday from 24 March to 22 December 2013. Currently the workshop is still free, but there is a possibility that a fee will be introduced at some point. Children must be over 6 years of age and must be supervised by an adult.
You can’t pre-book, so early arrival is required because there are only 20 places per session.
The themes are:
05 May: Creepy Crawlies in the Park
12 May: Animal Masks
19 May: Trees: What would we do without them
26 May: Make a surprise.
www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,23664,en.html
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Africa Day Dublin
11:00 – 17:00, Sun 26 May
Farmleigh House, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15
The free Africa Day 2013 events will this year take place in Farmleigh House on Sun.
– There will be an ‘African Bazaar’ with stalls from over 20 different African countries, offering food, drumming, dance, hair-braiding, henna hand-painting and lots more.
– On the Main Stage performances by Discovery Gospel Choir, Niwel Tsumbu, The Amazing Few, Stone&Jezreel, Madu and Gypsy Rebel Rabble, Colours Afrobeat Foundation, No Limits will take place.
– A rap and hip-hop stage, featuring up-and-coming artists and showcasing emerging talent;
– Public discussions on the achievements of the African Union over the past 50 years, and the changing relationship between Ireland and Africa;
– Children’s activities, including face-painting, mask-making, storytelling and sports;
– Africa Day Book Club public discussion, featuring special guests – including travel writer Manchán Magan, broadcaster Orla Barry and South African children’s author Thabi Madide – giving their thoughts on the novel ‘How to Read the Air’ by the Ethiopian / American author Dinaw Mengestu.
A free shuttle bus will be provided between Heuston Bridge/Parkgate Street and Farmleigh House.
africaday.ie/whats-on/national-flagship-festival/
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Dublin Flea Market
11:00 – 17:00, Sun 26 May
Dublin Food Co-op, 12 Newmarket Square, Dublin 8
The next Dublin Flea Market is taking place in the Food Coop, 12 Newmarket, just off Cork Street, Dublin 8 on Sun from 11:00-17:00. The flea market takes place every last Sunday of the month. For more information or if you want to sell your own stuff, check out www.dublinflea.ie “A bizarre bazaar of vintage clothing, bric-a-brac and what nots, old and new. Stalls include hand-made goods, art, jewelry, furniture, records and lots more unwanted items that may just be your treasure!”
The Coop Hall is wheelchair accessible and lots of free parking spaces are right outside the door.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Dublin-Flea-Market/144081015625205
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Palestrina Choir
11:00, Sun 26 May
St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, 83 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1
The well known Palestrina Choir sing every Sunday at the mass in St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral. They sing complete masterworks by Mozart, Haydn, Dvorak, Palestrina, de Victoria, usually accompanied by Prof. Gerard Gillen on the organ, who often also plays a solo piece.
www.procathedral.ie/music/this-week
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The Ferocious Mingle Marcade
11:00 – 18:00, Sun 26 May
72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8
The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) 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 on site and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ferocious-Mingle-Marcade/232446616822953
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Sun 26 May
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Blackrock Market
12:00 – 17:30, Sun 26 May
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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Dublin City Soul Festival
12:00 – 18:00, Sun 26 May
Merrion Square, Dublin 2
The Dublin City Soul Festival is taking place this weekend and – like every year – it will be THE music festival in Dublin that you do NOT want to miss. This great festival takes place for the 7th year and Chris Maher (and team) deserve a huge amount of praise for keeping it going despite significant financial challenges. The main event is the 2-day long Soul Picnic in Merrion Square. Admission is free, but donations (suggested: EUR 5 per person) to the Musical Youth Foundation are hoped for. The first 4,000 EUR 5 doantions will get a free raffle ticket for the Instrumenal Art Raffle (see website).
On Sunday the second day of the Soul Picnic takes place and the day starts at 12:00 with the Gospel Choir I am involved with, the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir. Don’t be late for it!! The line-up is:
Gardiner Street Gospel Choir
The Bionic Rats
Saint John The Gambler
Hozier
Carmen Browne
Rackhouse Pilfer
Miles Graham
The Blood Red Mountain Band
The Fibbs
Soul Power vs The Goods
I know one of the two bands for the Grand Finale well and for me “Soul Power” is one of the best Soul & Funk bands. So best come for the first gig at 12:00 and stay until the last! ;-) If you can’t make it to all of it, you can listen to the rest of the day on dublincityfm.ie/ live on Sunday.
Ohh, and if you go to www.dublincitysoulfestival.ie/partners you might recognise one of the logos!! The Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) is a proud media partner of the Dublin City Soul Festival!
On Sunday evening the Soul Festival Wrap Party will take plac ein the Sugar Club. Details are not yet announced, but you can check them here.
www.dublincitysoulfestival.ie
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Mother Redcap’s Indoor Market
12:00 – 17:30, Sun 26 May
Unit 95, Malahide Road Industrial Park, Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17
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Sunday at Noon
12:00 – 13:00, Sun 26 May
Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Sundays at Noon Concert Series continues in the Sculpture Gallery at the Hugh Lane Gallery. Now in its 36th year, this series of free (mainly classical) concerts continues to present the best of Irish and International music and musicians. Concerts run from September to June. The next concert will feature The Complete Haydn Piano Sonatas Concert VIII with Peter Tuite (piano).
www.hughlane.ie/past-sunday-concerts/890-sundaysnoon-complete-haydn-piano-sonatas
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Dublin Sketchers – Sunday Meet-up
14:00, Sun 26 May
Dublin (various locations)
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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Stella Bass Jazz Trio
14:00 – 16:00, Sun 26 May
Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2
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Family Drawing Sundays
14:30 – 16:30, Sun 26 May
Royal Hibernian Academy, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2
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Guided Walk: Blossoms from the Orient
14:30, Sun 26 May
National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Many of our common garden plants are Chinese in origin. May is the best time of the year to see Peonies, the Handkerchief Tree, Wisteria and many others in full bloom. Come and see the Chinese plants at their best at this free guided tour.
www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm
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Bealtaine Festival: Older….? Short Film Screening
15:00, Sun 26 May
Exchange Dublin, Upper Exchange Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Howard Linnane’s Cine Cafe is inviting to “Older…?”, a Bealtaine Festival film screening in the Exchange. Howard has selected some short films that fit in a wider sense into the Bealtaine theme “celebrating creativity as we age” and he will screen them on Sunday. Admission is free.
www.facebook.com/CINECAFE.PictureShow
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Gallery Tour: Eat, drink and be merry
15:00 – 15:45, Sun 26 May
National Museum, Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History), 7 Benburb Street, Dublin 7
At this Gallery Tour, take a look at lavish silver and dining room ‘essentials’ and find out what people ate and drank when Daniel O’Connell was alive. Suitable for adults.
www.museum.ie/en/homepage.aspx
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Ireland and the picturesque
15:00 – 15:45, Sun 26 May
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
“Ireland and the picturesque” is a public talk with Dr Finola O’Kane, University College Dublin in the National Gallery. Admission is free and booking is not required.
www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Museum Tour – National Print Museum
15:00 – 16:30, Sun 26 May
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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Pierre-Auguste Renoir – Lecture
15:00, Sun 26 May
Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
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Sunday Sketching – Hugh Lane
15:00 – 16:00, Sun 26 May
Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
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Saucy Sundays
16:00 – 22:00, Sun 26 May
Grand Social, Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1
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Trinity Bar & Venue – Live Music
17:00, Sun 26 May
Trinity Bar, 46-49 Dame Street, Dublin 2
The Trinity Bar, nect to the Cetntral Bank on Dame Street, has live music four nights/afternoons every week and admission is free:
Tues – 20:00: Theo Red (Alternative Rock)
Wed – 20:00: Tara Hill (Folk Rock, Celtic and Traditional)
Thurs – 20:00: Pachino Brothers (cover versions, oldies and own material)
Sun – 17:00: Traditional LIve Music
www.dublincitihotel.com/Bar-Dublin-City-Centre/
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Long John Jump Band
18:00 – 20:00, Sun 26 May
Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2
The wedding and party band The Long John Jump Band play every Sunday evening in Café en Seine. Admission is free.
www.longjohnjumpband.com/
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Rackhouse Pilfer – Gig
19:00, Sun 26 May
Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
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Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass
19:30 – 20:30, Sun 26 May
St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street, Dublin 1
The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass invites to a Mass in St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street near the junction with Dorset Street every Sunday at 19:30. The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir, one of the best known choirs in Ireland will sing during the mass and everybody is welcome independent from your level of religiousness.
www.gardinerstreetgospelchoir.com
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Latin Ireland
20:00 – 02:00, Sun 26 May
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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Apollo Sessions
20:30, Sun 26 May
Bleeding Horse, 24 Upper Camden St., Dublin 2
Every Sunday this singer-songwriter night takes place in the Bleeding Horse in Camden St. from 8.30pm. It is an Open mic night and performers can just turn up and put their name on the list for that night.
www.facebook.com/apollosessions
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Comedy Crunch
21:00 – 00:00, Sun 26 May
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. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330
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Forro de Lampiao – Brazilian Dance
21:00 – 02:30, Sun 26 May
Grand Social, 35 Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1
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 the Grand Social (new loation!) and if you are interested, just turn up one Sunday.
www.facebook.com/groups/forrodelampiaodublin/
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Rhythm Rocker
21:00, Sun 26 May
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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Billy Treacy & The Ha’Penny Heads
21:30, Sun 26 May
Ha’Penny Bridge Inn, 42 Wellington Quay Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Billy Treacy & The Ha’Penny Heads are playing Ballads, Folk, Trad and Classic Country every Sunday. Featuring Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle and Banjo.
www.billytreacy.com/
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Sunday Roast
21:45, Sun 26 May
Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2
The weekly Sunday Roast is a free event in the Mercantile where live music is combined with free roast potatoes. The line-up for the upcoming Sunday Roast is available via the Sunday Roast Facebook Page (see link below).
www.facebook.com/thesundayroast
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Cool Hand Dukes
22:00, Sun 26 May
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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Meditation at The Living Room
08:00, Mon 27 May
The Living Room, Corner of Clarendon Street and Coppinger Row, Dublin 2
The Living Room describes itself as a Centre for Silence and Contemplative Arts (and has nothing to do with the pub with the same name!). The Centre is open to all with a contemplative attitude coming from any spiritual tradition or background. There are lots of free events and also other workshops (check the website). The daily free events are taking place Mondays -Fridays
+ 08:00-08:45: Common Early Morning Meditation
+ 13:00-14:00 Lunchtime Guided Meditation (Mon: John Main, Tue: Carmelite Wisdom, Wed: Centering in Love, Thurs: Tibetan Singing Bowls, Fri: Insight Meditation for Beginners)
+ 15:00-15:30: Accompanied Silence (also Mon+Wed+Thurs from 11:00-11:30)
thelivingroomsilence.org/
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De Gaulle in Ireland – Photo Exhibition
09:00, Mon 27 May
European Union House, 18 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
“De Gaulle: A Quiet Holiday: A Photographic Exhibition on De Gaulle’s visit to Ireland in 1969” is the title of a new exhibition in the European Union House that opens on Monday.
The exhibition will present original photographs from the Kennelly Archive of De Gaulle’s visit to Ireland after he left power in May 1969. Padraig and Joan Kennelly, founders of a small photographic studio in Tralee, Co. Kerry, followed the trail of this noted visitor and recorded the excitement caused amongst the inhabitants of Sneem, County Kerry.
www.ambafrance-ie.org/
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Mon 27 May
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Archive at Lunchtime – May – IFI
13:10, Mon 27 May
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Forest School Training – Information Evening
17:30 – 19:30, Mon 27 May
Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2
Forest School is a project focused on bringing adults and children out into the woods. Trained Forest School Leaders accompany the group. The group gets to totally immerse themselves in the experience and exercise body, mind and heart in nature. Free play, risk taking, awareness games, bushcraft, woodland skills and plant knowledge are all part of this experience.
On Monday an Information evening takes place for the first Irish Forest School Level 3 Leadership Training Course this September 2013 in Wicklow. Admission is free but booking is required via the website.
sciencegallery.com/events/2013/05/forest-school-training-information-evening
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The Monday Echo
20:00 – 22:30, Mon 27 May
The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
The Monday Echo is a weekly songwriter and poetry live showcase held on Mondays in the basement of The International Bar. Usually, the show has 3 songwriters and 3 poets who perform for roughly 20 minutes each. Admission is free.
The weekly line-up can be found via the Facebook Page below.
www.facebook.com/themondayecho
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Comedy Crunch
21:00 – 23:00, Mon 27 May
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. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330
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Loose – Trad Sessions
21:00 – 23:30, Mon 27 May
Mother Reillys, 26/28 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6
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Rock & Reggae Night – Hangover Club
21:45 – 02:30, Mon 27 May
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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Meditation at The Living Room
08:00, Tue 28 May
The Living Room, Corner of Clarendon Street and Coppinger Row, Dublin 2
The Living Room describes itself as a Centre for Silence and Contemplative Arts (and has nothing to do with the pub with the same name!). The Centre is open to all with a contemplative attitude coming from any spiritual tradition or background. There are lots of free events and also other workshops (check the website). The daily free events are taking place Mondays -Fridays
+ 08:00-08:45: Common Early Morning Meditation
+ 13:00-14:00 Lunchtime Guided Meditation (Mon: John Main, Tue: Carmelite Wisdom, Wed: Centering in Love, Thurs: Tibetan Singing Bowls, Fri: Insight Meditation for Beginners)
+ 15:00-15:30: Accompanied Silence (also Mon+Wed+Thurs from 11:00-11:30)
thelivingroomsilence.org/
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Tue 28 May
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Experiencing Mental Heatlh Services
18:00 – 19:00, Tue 28 May
TCD School of Nursing and Midwifery, 24 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2
“Trecovery: transforming the experience of people who use mental health services” is the title of this public lecture with Prof Julie Repper, Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust
Julie Repper works collaboratively with people who have lived experience to develop innovative training, research and service developments. She iscurrently Director of the Nottingham Recovery Education Centre
Admission is free and all are welcome. Pre-booking is suggested via Jeni Ryan ryanjen@tcd.ie 01 8963860
www.tcd.ie/Secretary/Communications/Noticeboard/data/26115.html
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Spanish Film Screening
18:00, Tue 28 May
Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place (near National Gallery), Dublin 2
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Improve public speaking skills – Toastmasters
18:45 – 21:00, Tue 28 May
Temple Bar Hotel, Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Do you want to improve your public speaking and leadership skills in a fun and supportive environment? Then this event could be perfect for you: The IE Temple Bar Toastmasters club meet every second Tuesday in the Temple Bar Hotel. And guests are invited to come for free for their first two club visit and you even get tea/coffee and biscuits.
Guests can take part in the Table Topics session where impromptu speaking skills are practised and you can sit back in the second half of the meeting and enjoy the speeches and evaluations. If you discover that the club is your cup of tea then you can join for a recession-busting subscription fee. When you go there, tell them that you found out about it in the Dublin Event Guide!
www.ie-toastmasters.ie/
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Back Door Sessions
20:00, Tue 28 May
Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2
This is an open mic night with Special Guests. Arrive, sign in (from 19:00) and play and if you are a performer you get a free beer. Admission is free.
www.facebook.com/sweeneysbar
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Comedy Show – Preview
20:00 – 21:00, Tue 28 May
Patriot’s Inn, 760 South Circular Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8
Comedian Colm O’Regan will perform at the Cat Laughs Festival in Kilkenny and to prepare for it, he is inviting to a free preview for his show on Tuesday.
www.innjokes.com/
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The Last Tycoons (open mic)
20:00, Tue 28 May
O’Donoghue’s, Suffolk Street, Dublin 2
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Trinity Bar & Venue – Live Music
20:00, Tue 28 May
Trinity Bar, 46-49 Dame Street, Dublin 2
The Trinity Bar, nect to the Cetntral Bank on Dame Street, has live music four nights/afternoons every week and admission is free:
Tues – 20:00: Theo Red (Alternative Rock)
Wed – 20:00: Tara Hill (Folk Rock, Celtic and Traditional)
Thurs – 20:00: Pachino Brothers (cover versions, oldies and own material)
Sun – 17:00: Traditional LIve Music
www.dublincitihotel.com/Bar-Dublin-City-Centre/
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The Grand Folk Club
20:30, Tue 28 May
Grand Social, Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1
The weekly “Grand Folk Club” will feature Trad, Ballads, Americana, Folk, World Music & More. This Tuesday, the line-up is: Lynched (Urban Folk + Ballads) + Guests. Admission is free.
www.thegrandsocial.ie/event/grand-folk-club-0
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White Chocolate
23:30, Tue 28 May
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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Meditation at The Living Room
08:00, Wed 29 May
The Living Room, Corner of Clarendon Street and Coppinger Row, Dublin 2
The Living Room describes itself as a Centre for Silence and Contemplative Arts (and has nothing to do with the pub with the same name!). The Centre is open to all with a contemplative attitude coming from any spiritual tradition or background. There are lots of free events and also other workshops (check the website). The daily free events are taking place Mondays -Fridays
+ 08:00-08:45: Common Early Morning Meditation
+ 13:00-14:00 Lunchtime Guided Meditation (Mon: John Main, Tue: Carmelite Wisdom, Wed: Centering in Love, Thurs: Tibetan Singing Bowls, Fri: Insight Meditation for Beginners)
+ 15:00-15:30: Accompanied Silence (also Mon+Wed+Thurs from 11:00-11:30)
thelivingroomsilence.org/
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Phoenix Park – Guided Walks
11:00 – 12:30, Wed 29 May
Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Wed 29 May
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Archive at Lunchtime – May – IFI
13:10, Wed 29 May
Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Tour of the Conservation Studios
14:30 – 15:30, Wed 29 May
National Museum, Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History), 7 Benburb Street, Dublin 7
At this demonstration you have an opportunity to see how Museum artefacts are conserved for the future. Includes a look at furniture, textile and archaeological conservation. Suitable for adults. Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-6486453
www.museum.ie/en/homepage.aspx
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Havana International Language Exchange
16:30 – 19:30, Wed 29 May
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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Spanish Film Screening
18:00, Wed 29 May
Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place (near National Gallery), Dublin 2
“La muñeca del espacio / The Swinging Doll” (2007) is the title of a Spanish film that will be screened in the Instituto Cervantes. The film is in Spanish/Catalan with English subtitles. Admission is free and all are welcome.
dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha87978_16_2.htm
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Does Europe Need a New Memory
18:15, Wed 29 May
Trinity Long Room Hub, Fellows’ Square, Trinity College, Dublin 2
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Public Service Broadcasting – In-Store Event
19:00, Wed 29 May
Tower Records Ireland, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
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King Kong Club
20:00, Wed 29 May
Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2
The King Kong Club is a weekly music game-show in the Mercantile. Each week 6-7 bands/solo artists play three songs each. At the end of all the performances a clap-off with the King Kong Club Clap-o-Meter takes place and the winner goes through to a semi-final and it all culminates after six months of competition with The Grand Final, held in front of a panel of celebrity judges.
The list of performers is not yet announced on their Facebook Page and I am not sure if it will be put up there, but check it anyway.
www.facebook.com/TheKingKongClubDublin
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Trinity Bar & Venue – Live Music
20:00, Wed 29 May
Trinity Bar, 46-49 Dame Street, Dublin 2
The Trinity Bar, nect to the Cetntral Bank on Dame Street, has live music four nights/afternoons every week and admission is free:
Tues – 20:00: Theo Red (Alternative Rock)
Wed – 20:00: Tara Hill (Folk Rock, Celtic and Traditional)
Thurs – 20:00: Pachino Brothers (cover versions, oldies and own material)
Sun – 17:00: Traditional LIve Music
www.dublincitihotel.com/Bar-Dublin-City-Centre/
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The Song Room (open mic)
20:30, Wed 29 May
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 29 May
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 29 May
Gypsy Rose Blues & Rock Bar, 5 Aston Quay, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Trad Session
21:30, Wed 29 May
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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Meditation at The Living Room
08:00, Thu 30 May
The Living Room, Corner of Clarendon Street and Coppinger Row, Dublin 2
The Living Room describes itself as a Centre for Silence and Contemplative Arts (and has nothing to do with the pub with the same name!). The Centre is open to all with a contemplative attitude coming from any spiritual tradition or background. There are lots of free events and also other workshops (check the website). The daily free events are taking place Mondays -Fridays
+ 08:00-08:45: Common Early Morning Meditation
+ 13:00-14:00 Lunchtime Guided Meditation (Mon: John Main, Tue: Carmelite Wisdom, Wed: Centering in Love, Thurs: Tibetan Singing Bowls, Fri: Insight Meditation for Beginners)
+ 15:00-15:30: Accompanied Silence (also Mon+Wed+Thurs from 11:00-11:30)
thelivingroomsilence.org/
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Bealtaine Festival: John F Kennedy in Ireland
10:00 – 16:00, Thu 30 May
National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
With May coming to an end, the Bealtaine Festival will be soon over. One of the last events will be
“Sharing memories of the John F Kennedy visit to Ireland”.
Share your memorabilia of the visit of John F Kennedy to Ireland in 1963. The Library will scan and ‘pin’ the images, along with your memory of the event to the John F Kennedy visit to Ireland channel on Historypin, an online history and map site. All items are returned after scanning. Please indicate your interest in this event by making an advance booking; learning@nli.ie
www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx
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The Ferocious Mingle Marcade
11:00 – 18:00, Thu 30 May
72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8
The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) 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 on site and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ferocious-Mingle-Marcade/232446616822953
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Thu 30 May
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Dublin Food Co-op
12:00 – 20:00, Thu 30 May
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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Yoga at Exchange Dublin
13:00 – 14:00, Thu 30 May
Exchange Dublin, Upper Exchange Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
A new Yoga class is starting at Exchange Dublin on Thursdays and all levels are very welcome.
Wear comfortable clothing that you can move in and bring a yoga mat. This is a free class, but donations are welcome. If you have any questions, contact Jenny at murrayj1@tcd.ie
www.exchangedublin.ie/
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Orient in Colour – Lunchtime Talk
13:10, Thu 30 May
Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2
The Lunchtime Talk “Gérôme, Orient in Colour” with Dr Edouard Papet, Chief Curator of Sculpture, Musée D’Orsay, Paris will take place – in association with the Embassy of France. Admission is free and booking is not required.
www.cbl.ie/Programme—Events/Events-Schedule.aspx
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Let’s Walk & Talk: Donnybrook
14:30 – 16:00, Thu 30 May
Donnybrook Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4
“Donnybrook – Convents, Communications and Commerce from the Earliest Times” is the title of the next Let’s Walk & Talk event with historian Pat Liddy.
Donnybrook is a centre dating back over a thousand years owing its origins to a monastic foundation, its closeness to a sustaining river and convenience as a stopover point on an ancient medieval road. Enjoy a tour with Pat Liddy through the village before finishing at the Church of the Sacred Heart where Ray McGovern will give you an insight into history of the church and its stained glass windows.
Admission is free. Meet at the junction of Donnybrook Road/Marlborough Road/Morehampton Road
www.dublincity.ie/Community/LetsWalkandTalk/Pages/WalkandTalk.aspx
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How do we define Performance Art today?
15:00 – 16:30, Thu 30 May
Fire Station Artists’ Studios, 9-11 Lower Buckingham Street, Dublin 1
How do we define Performance Art today? Following her two day workshop in Fire Station Artists’ Studios US performance artist Marilyn Arsem will discuss her practice spanning the last thirty years with Lynette Moran (Director Live Collision) as well as reflect on the expanded field of performance today.
Admission is free.
www.firestation.ie/
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Girl Geek Dinners
18:00 – 20:00, Thu 30 May
Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2
Girl Geek Dinners are a chance for ladies in technology to get together, enjoy some food and drinks and have fun meeting other women in their field. Find out more details on irelandgirlgeekdinners.com where you can also book for this event. You have to do so before 12:00 on Mon 27 May. Men are welcome to attend, but only at the invitation of a woman – if you are bringing someone or are looking for an invitation, note this in your reply. For more information and to register contact info@irelandgirlgeekdinners.com
sciencegallery.com/events/2013/05/geek-girl-dinners
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new music::new Ireland Salon: Cliodhna Ryan
18:00 – 19:00, Thu 30 May
National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
Cliodhna Ryan, violin, will present a programme of works illustrating different approaches to writing for the violin. The event is organised by the Contemporary Music Centre and admission is free but booking is recommended on 01-4170000. It will take place in the Kevin Barry Room.
cmcireland.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/may-salon-2/
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Rehearsed Reading: 8×10
18:00 – 20:15, Thu 30 May
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
A Rehearsed Reading of Eight New Ten Minute Plays (Love – Laughter – Loss – Abuse – Betrayal – Deception – Connivance), inspired by paintings in the National Gallery of Ireland will take place with professional Actors from Stage and TV. Directed by Conall Morrison and in collaboration with the Pavilion Theatre. The audience will have an opportunity to discuss the plays with the Writers, Director and Actors after the performance.
Admission is free, but early arrival is recommended,
www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Nanu Nanu – In-Store Event
19:00, Thu 30 May
Tower Records Ireland, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
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Dublin Writers’ Forum
19:30, Thu 30 May
Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
The Dublin Writers’ Forum welcomes writers of all genres, of all ages and all levels of experience. DWF is an open group of writers who share a common passion for all things literary. It is a safe ‘working space’ where on a weekly basis writers can bring their work to be critiqued by other writers.
www.facebook.com/DublinWritersForum
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Dimestore Recordings presents
20:00, Thu 30 May
Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2
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Trinity Bar & Venue – Live Music
20:00, Thu 30 May
Trinity Bar, 46-49 Dame Street, Dublin 2
The Trinity Bar, nect to the Cetntral Bank on Dame Street, has live music four nights/afternoons every week and admission is free:
Tues – 20:00: Theo Red (Alternative Rock)
Wed – 20:00: Tara Hill (Folk Rock, Celtic and Traditional)
Thurs – 20:00: Pachino Brothers (cover versions, oldies and own material)
Sun – 17:00: Traditional LIve Music
www.dublincitihotel.com/Bar-Dublin-City-Centre/
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Bad Boy Jake
21:00, Thu 30 May
Rathmines Inn, 82 Lower Rathmines Road Dublin 6
Bad Boy Jake are every Thursday until the end of February in the newly re-opened Rathmines Inn, playing their rock, blues and Americana.
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Jaime Nanci & The Blue Boys
21:00, Thu 30 May
Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2
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Max Zaska / Patrick Groenland
21:00, Thu 30 May
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 30 May
The Bridge Inn, 22 Temple Hill, Chapelizod, Dublin 20
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Left, Right & Centre – Blues+Soul
21:30, Thu 30 May
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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Wolfnotes + We Arrive Alive
22:30, Thu 30 May
Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
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Meditation at The Living Room
08:00, Fri 31 May
The Living Room, Corner of Clarendon Street and Coppinger Row, Dublin 2
The Living Room describes itself as a Centre for Silence and Contemplative Arts (and has nothing to do with the pub with the same name!). The Centre is open to all with a contemplative attitude coming from any spiritual tradition or background. There are lots of free events and also other workshops (check the website). The daily free events are taking place Mondays -Fridays
+ 08:00-08:45: Common Early Morning Meditation
+ 13:00-14:00 Lunchtime Guided Meditation (Mon: John Main, Tue: Carmelite Wisdom, Wed: Centering in Love, Thurs: Tibetan Singing Bowls, Fri: Insight Meditation for Beginners)
+ 15:00-15:30: Accompanied Silence (also Mon+Wed+Thurs from 11:00-11:30)
thelivingroomsilence.org/
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The Ferocious Mingle Marcade
11:00 – 18:00, Fri 31 May
72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8
The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) 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 on site and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ferocious-Mingle-Marcade/232446616822953
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National Gallery Talks
11:30 – 16:50, Fri 31 May
National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2
The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.
nationalgallery.ie/whatson
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Woman’s World Show – RDS
12:00 – 20:00, Fri 31 May
RDS, Simmonscourt Complex, Simmonscourt Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
The Woman’s World Show takes place over the bank holiday weekend in Simmonscourt Complex of the RDS in conjunction with The Womens Mini-Marathon. With exhibitors and experts from the worlds of Fashion, Health, Food, Beauty, Women’s Health, Fitness and Wellbeing, this is the largest female event in Ireland.
There will be 15 catwalk shows over the weekend and there will be Health Checks and Style Academys as well.
You can download free tickets from the website for a while, so check it out.
www.womansworldshow.com/
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Flea Friday
17:00 – 22:00, Fri 31 May
Dark Horse Inn, 1-2 George’s Quay, Dublin 2
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Pipeworks Organ Concert: Mark Duley
18:10, Fri 31 May
National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
This is a free pre-concert organ recital linked to main evening NSO concert (which is not free). Mark Duley will play the organ in the National Concert Hall.
www.pipeworksfestival.com/
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Greek and European Folk Dance
19:00 – 20:30, Fri 31 May
Exchange Dublin, Upper Exchange Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Sahaja Yoga Meditation
19:30, Fri 31 May
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). This is a srop in class and newcomers are welcome.
www.sahajayoga.ie
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Cornucopia – Live Music
19:30 – 21:30, Fri 31 May
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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By Chance – Gig
20:00, Fri 31 May
Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2
The band “By Chance” is launching their single “Impossible is Nothing” on Friday. Special Guests are “Men in Slacks” and “My Marble Eye”. Admission is free.
www.bychancemusic.com/
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Dublin Tribal Spirit – Drumming Circle
20:00 – 22:00, Fri 31 May
Lantern Centre, 17 Synge Street, Dublin 8
“Dublin Tribal Spirit” is a weekly event that gives you the great experience of a drumming circle with african drums and authentic tribal rhythms. Tom and Sinead, who run that event are providing lots of drums for it and teach you the rhythms.
There is no formal admission charge for this event, but donations are expected. The organisers bring their own 20-30 drums to it every week, so they are looking for donations to keep the event going.
www.facebook.com/pages/Dublin-Tribal-Spirit/201639663203598
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Addison Lodge Open Mic Night
21:00 – 00:30, Fri 31 May
Addison Lodge, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
The Addison Lodge are inviting local bands, musicians, poets, comedians and performers to share their talents at the new Addison Lodge Open Mic Nights in Glasnevin (opposite the Botanic Gardens). The event takes place every week. Admission is free.
www.addisonlodge.com/archives/276
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Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard
21:00, Fri 31 May
Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
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Woman’s Workd Show
31 May – 02 June
RDS, Simmonscourt Complex, Simmonscourt Road, Dublin 4
The Woman’s World Show will take place from 31 May – 02 June and you need free tickets to get in. You can download the tickets from www.womansworldshow.com/ You can find more about the exhibition in the Friday section of this e-zine and obviously on the website..
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Dublin Mountains Partnership – Guided Walks
12 (2x) +25+26 May
Four free guided walks in the Dublin Mountains will take place this month. They are easy to strenuous walks and all details can be found at the UPCOMING EVENTS section on www.dublinmountains.ie/news/latest_news/?no_cache=1 Make sure that you book your place if you want to take part and the details for that are also on the website.
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