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Culture Night in danger?? – Dublin Festival of History, Music Town Festival, Culture Night
Hi all!
Tuesday is a new D-Day! On Tuesday we will find out what the next 6 or 9 months might bring to your society, to your life. On Tuesday the 6 (or 9-months plan for Covid will be announced and we know a little bit about it already. There will be 5-levels with 5 being a lockdown and 1 being the lightest restrictions (NOT: no restrictions!). And the idea is that we will go through these levels as the Covid situation changes. The assessment will be made on a county by county basis and an article in the Irish Examiner is speculating about the content: www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40046735.html
I wrote a number of times that I hope the pubs will be able to open soon again (Not because of the alcohol, but for the return of cultural events.) but do not hold your breath on the expectation that they will open on 21 Sept! It could happen, but at the moment it doesn’t look good. At least not in Dublin.
In the midst of all this, this coming Friday will be Culture Night. Normally the best night of cultural pursuits in Dublin! But as you can imagine, this year all will be different. It looks like Culture Night will be mainly (or maybe even exclusively if the rules change before then?) an online event and that could be an indication for culture in Ireland for the next few months. :-O
I am not looking forward to it, BUT there MIGHT be some light at the end of the tunnel:
Remember the term “bradykinin”! It is the name of an amino acid peptide chain and with a bit of luck (You heard it here first!!! ;-) ), this peptide is the reason for the havoc in the bodies of Covid patients. I say “a bit of luck” because if it turns out it is bradykinin (and a LOT of research is needed to confirm that!) then we already have very good and totally approved means to control the bad effects of it. It wouldn’t stop infections, but it could make them relatively harmless!
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 “EPIC – The Irish Emigration Museum” (www.epicchq.com) are currently sponsoring the Dublin Event Guide and this section of the weekly newsletter will contain relevant information about events in general or about EPIC-related news and happenings.
++ EPIC and Dublin’s Docklands are waiting for you – Friends go free!
Tired of spending all your time at home? Looking for something different to do with your friends? Or a date with a difference? Grab a friend and head down to one of the most talked about neighbourhoods in the city, Dublin’s Docklands. Here at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, friends go FREE this September so there’s never been a better time to visit. Simply click on the link below to book tickets today.
epicchq.com/friends-go-free-this-september/
++ EPIC – A museum experience like no other
IF you have never been in EPIC, you might not know that much about it yet, so this will give you an idea:
Discover the amazing stories of some of the 10 million people to leave our island’s shores over the centuries, in 20 interactive galleries at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. Discover how an Irish police chief in Chicago helped save hundreds of years of traditional Irish music and what it has to do with Rihanna, or why the quintessentially Red, White and Blue genre of country music couldn’t be more Green. Relive the sporting moments we celebrated as a nation across dozens of sports over decades of competition and meet the world-famous authors, artists and actors who are proudly made in Ireland.
And here are lots of free events extra for you:
Saturday
+++ Dublin Festival of History 07-27 Sept with daily events (online and free): dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/programme/
+ The SuperNatural Food Market 09:00-15:00 St Andrew’s Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse St., Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket
+ Honest2Goodness Market – Food Market – 09:30-15:00 – 136a Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/GlasnevinMarket/
+ St Anne’s Park Market – Farmer’s Market 10:00-16:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/RedStablesMarket/
+ Bushy Park Market 10:00-16:00 Bushy Park, Terenure, Dublin 6W www.facebook.com/bushyparkmarket
+ Marlay Park Market 10:00-16:00 Marlay Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 www.dlrcoco.ie/en/markets/marlay-park-coco-market
+ Big Bang Dance Project 2020 11:00-12:30 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/events/686571932069670 (Booking required)
+ Medieval Music in the Dales – England’s Festival of Medieval Music – Online 11:00-23:00 www.medievalmusicinthedales.co.uk/mmitd-online-festival-2020 (with (Live) Performances, Workshops, Talks and Meetups – all free)
+ Ukulele Licence – Play Along – Rock Jam School 11:00-11:30 Online rockjam.ie
+ Temple Bar Food Market 11:00-16:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.templebarmarkets.com/foodmarket
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ How to Become an Executive Coach or Life Coach – Webinar 11:00-13:00 Online www.facebook.com/events/350139399350893/ (Registration required)
+ Mask, Myth and Multiple Cultures – Workshop – IMMA 12:00-13:30 Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/events/321797442484915 (Booking required)+ Tightrope Improv Tea in Phoenix Park – Meetup 13:00-15:00 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 www.eventbrite.ie/e/119414689551 (Registration required)
+ Oat & Sultana Cookies – Baking Workshop 14:00-15:00 Online www.facebook.com/events/1555568681320319/
+ September Daily Guided Tours of the National Botanic Gardens 15:00-16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.eventbrite.ie/e/118597727997 (Registration required)
+ A Night in with Brian Kennedy – Live Gig – The Seaview Sessions 20:00-21:30 Online www.facebook.com/events/2834694523444794/
+ Totally Wired – Comedy & Music 20:00-22:00 Online www.facebook.com/events/357832661905025/
+ Brendan Doherty – Live on Irishgigs 20:00-22:00 Online www.facebook.com/events/435254504105694/
+ Cloak Dagger’s Casa Tropical – Hard Rock Cafe Gig 20:00-21:00 Online www.facebook.com/events/557958338252600
+ Slim Jim’s Latin Lounge – Hard Rock Cafe Gig 20:00-23:00 Online and in Hard Rock Hotel Dublin, 18 Exchange Street Upper, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/741666543291856/
+ Music in Birr Castle Gardens with Ann Hogan – Birr Festival of Music 20:30 www.recksvideo.com/bfom
Sunday
+++ Dublin Festival of History 07-27 Sept with daily events (online and free): dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/programme/
+ Dun Laoghaire People’s Park Market 10:00-17:30 People’s Park, Park Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.dlrcoco.ie/en/markets/d%C3%BAn-laoghaire-coco-market
+ Medieval Music in the Dales – England’s Festival of Medieval Music – Online 10:00-17:00 www.medievalmusicinthedales.co.uk/mmitd-online-festival-2020 (with (Live) Performances, Workshops, Talks and Meetups – all free)
+ Polish-Hungarian Friendship Market 11:00-17:00 126 Broombridge Rd, Ballyboggan Rd, Glasnevin, Dublin 11, D11AX66 www.facebook.com/events/317025206217702
+ Marlay Park Market 11:00-16:00 Marlay Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 www.dlrcoco.ie/en/markets/marlay-park-coco-market
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ Art Day at Belo Concept (with Art, Music and Snacks) 11:00-17:00 Belo Concept, 179a Townsend Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/304465550836909/
+ September Daily Guided Tours of the National Botanic Gardens 11:30-12:30 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.eventbrite.ie/e/118597727997 (Registration required)
+ Family-friendly Guided Tour of the National Botanic Gardens 12:30-13:30 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.eventbrite.ie/e/118600205407 (Registration required)
+ The Bernard Shaw Record Fair 12:00-17:00 Bernard Shaw Pub (former Porterhouse North), Prospect Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/events/1697699957062574/
+ Stretch & Conditioning (4 week course) 14:00-15:00 Online www.facebook.com/events/666179797315326/
+ Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs – Viewing 14:00-15:00 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/hellelil-and-hildebrand-meeting-turret-stairs-5
+ September Daily Guided Tours of the National Botanic Gardens 15:00-16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.eventbrite.ie/e/118597727997 (Registration required)
+ The Trench Award – Birr Festival of Music 19:00 www.recksvideo.com/bfom
+ Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Online Mass 19:30-20:30 Online www.facebook.com/events/618767912076311/
+ Music From Broadway Afar with Citizen of Song 20:00-22:00 Online www.facebook.com/events/316016489743485/
+ Dave O’Neill – Live on Irishgigs 20:00-22:30 Online www.facebook.com/events/317444899315584/
1) CULTURE NIGHT 2020
And here it is! Culture Night will take place on Friday 18 Sept. And at the time of writing this, there are plans for many online events and some real-life events, but that could change before Friday if the government decides to tighten the restrictions.
All real-live events are severely space limited and many need to be booked, but I found a few that don’t need booking. Long queues outside of some venues like in previous years will most likely not happen, UNLESS everyone in town focuses on the few venues that don’t require booking.
Culture Night starts in most venues at 16:00 or 17:00 and runs until 22:00 or 23:00.
All events are all listed on culturenight.ie/
Here are some suggestions for REAL-LIFE events, but you better check the website out for the complete list. I didn’t go through the Online events, you can do that yourself. ;-)
REAL-LIFE Events
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+ Yeats: the life and works of William Butler Yeats – Exhibition Visit 17:00-20:00 (Tickets still available!) National Library, 7 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/118610897387 (Booking required)
+ Casino Model Railway Museum 17:30 Dublin Rd, Malahide, Co. Dublin www.modelrailwaymuseum.ie/book-tickets/culture-night-2020/ (Booking required)
+ Chester Beatty Library 17:00-22:00 Garden of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 (NO booking required!) culturenight.ie/event/chester-beatty-explore/
+ Natural History Museum 16:00-21:00 Merrion Street, Dublin 2 culturenight.ie/event/national-museum-of-ireland-natural-history/ (Booking required)
+ National Museum in Collins Barracks 16:00-21:00 Benburb Street, Dublin 7 culturenight.ie/event/national-museum-of-ireland-decorative-arts-and-history/ (Booking required)
+ National Museum Kildare Street 16:00-21:00 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 culturenight.ie/event/national-museum-of-ireland-archaeology/ (Booking required)
+ Immersed in the INVISIBLE – Science Gallery 16:00-20:00 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 culturenight.ie/event/science-gallery-dublin/ (Booking required)
+ Marsh’s Library 17:00-20:30 St. Patrick’s Close, Dublin 8 culturenight.ie/event/marshs-library/ (No booking required)
+ Storytelling at the National Leprechaun Museum 17:15-20:45 Jervis St, Dublin 1 culturenight.ie/event/national-leprechaun-museum-2/ (No booking required)
+ National Gallery 17:00-21:00 Merrion Sq West, Dublin 2 culturenight.ie/event/national-gallery-of-ireland/ (No booking required)
+ Whitefriar Street Church 17:00-21:00 56 Aungier St, Dublin 2 culturenight.ie/event/whitefriar-street-church/ (No booking required)
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**** Booked out are the following real-life events, among others: Dublin Castle, EPIC, GPO Museum, Guinness Open Gate Brewery, Guinness Storehouse, Jameson Distillery, Kilmainham Gaol, MoLI – Museum of Literature, The Book Of Kells, National Print Museum
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Some of the real-life venues that usually were hard to get in because they were so popular, have online tours this year. Check them out!
+ Freemasons’ Hall culturenight.ie/event/freemasons-hall/
+ Houses of the Oireachtas culturenight.ie/event/houses-of-the-oireachtas/
+ The National Print Museum culturenight.ie/event/the-national-print-museum-2/
+ Glasnevin Cemetery culturenight.ie/event/glasnevin-cemetery-museum/
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And one more, because there is not that much music and performance at this year’s Culture Night in comparison to previous years:
+ Prog Rock Grooves: Jaki Liebezeit & the Nature of Rhythm 19:00-19:40 Online by the Goethe Institut www.eventbrite.ie/e/119431766629 (Booking required)
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Ohh, and I should also mention that with all the Online event, this year you could explore and try out events even outside Dublin! THAT is an interesting new feature that is caused by Covid!
2) Dublin Festival of History – Global and Free
The Dublin Festival of History is continuing until 29 Sept. This year the festival will be fully online and all events will be free.
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In addition to the online talks, there will be a number of walking tours of historical places, like St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Croke Park, and Richmond Barracks, Inchicore.
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Check out www.dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/ where the full programme can be found. There are some really interesting talks, so don’t miss out!
3) Music Town Festival
Music Town is a music festival that is initiated by Dublin City and was meant to be a festival around the anniversary day of Georg Friedrich Händel’s premiere of Messiah. What was meant to be a free festival changed its character a lot lst year, but this year with all online events there are more free events again. Because it couldn’t happen in April, Music Town will happen now from 09-26 Sept.
The website has a colour scheme that makes it quite difficult to read, but check it out anyway at www.musictown.ie/schedule/
4) Online Courses – Special Offer
During the Covid lockdown, enrollments in Udemy courses increased by 425%! Wow! What did you learn during that time? In September most Udemy courses will cost between EUR 10.99 and 12.99 again. At some point in August the courses were even reduced to 9.99, but these things happen sometimes without advance warning. I checked though and in September and October there are no 9.99 discounts planned, so you better get the courses when you see form for between 10.99 and 12.99. Please use this link shor.by/GqCk because if you buy through that link, you help the Dublin Event Guide! ;-)
4) Books
A new free Book summary can be found here every week: readitfor.me/91927 Readitfor.me actually provides a number of weekly free book summaries and they also have a special offer at the moment still that will expire soon: For $99 you will get Lifetime access to ALL book summaries! This is a great price if you consider that their normal monthly charge is EUR 10, so in just 10 month you would have spent more than with the lifetime access.
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To buy physical books and e-books I recommend Book Depository because they are usually cheaper than others and they always include delivery for free (and by using this link you help the Dublin Event Guide). Please don’t use any other links than the one below!! (Book Depository changed all their links and with the old one you don’t help the Dublin Event Guide.) With this link you do help the Dublin Event Guide when you purchase a book and it doesn’t cost you a cent: shor.by/BookDepository
And this is it for another week! Have a good weekend and new week.
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