Challenging Times!
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Art and the Outdoors,
Round Room 200 Exhibition, Neuro Pride Festival
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Hi all!
Have you ever used the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) to find out about great free cultural events in Dublin? Maybe it was mainly in pre-lockdown times, but if you are reading this, then maybe you are still interested in events even now!?
I am estimating that the Dublin Event Guide has told you about well over 75,000 free events over the last few years and has provided “matchmaking” services between great free events and you, the great audience to well over 80,000 people in Dublin. |
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But I would be lying, if I said that the last 16 months were easy. There were still events, but nearly all online and after a while, online events lose their shine and consequently the Dublin Event Guide wasn’t used as much as before. Hand in and with that, the donations dropped to the lowest level EVER!
Last week, not a single person donated any money and over the last few months the original deal: “I find the events, collect them and write the details in the weekly newsletter and you cover the cost through donations.” hasn’t worked at all. Meaning that I am finding event AND am paying most of the cost. That is NOT a good situation and I need to change it rapidly.
So from today, a donation counter will be shown here and we need to reach EUR 200 by the end of the month. If we reach that amount all is good. But if we don’t, then I need to make a tough decision at the end of the month.
Dublin Event Guide or no Dublin Event Guide? It is in your hands!
(The counter will start with Zero at the beginning of the month, but it is possible to carry over positive or negative amounts from previous months if the previous month amount was overachieved or underachieved.) |
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Donations in August:
EUR 0
(By the end of the month, this number HAS to reach EUR 200 to guarantee the continuation of the Dublin Event Guide.) |
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If the Dublin Event Guide helps you to find out about free events in Dublin, please help with a donation.
The counter on the left shows the current doantion status. By the end of the month we need to reach EUR 200 so that I can pay the bills. If more money was donated, I will carry it forward. If donations stopped below the minimum amount, the amount missing will be carried over. |
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Any amount is appreciated, but If you are looking for a recommendation, then I suggest a donation of 12 Euro per year. – That’s just one Euro per month and you get FOUR Dublin Event Guides for that! If your funds are limited, but you still want to help, you can buy a virtual coffee for just EUR 3. All donations will be used for the Dublin Event Guide.
To donate, use the Dublin Event Guide Donation Page here: gturl.eu/DEGdonate. It is really easy to use and uses Stripe’s trustworthy payment processing. You can even sign up for a yearly subscription on the donation page! Yearly subscriptions will give some important financial stability and reliability to the Dublin Event Guide and are therefore very much appreciated! (Look for the RED subscription buttons at the bottom of the Donation Page.)
In case the donation page doesn’t work for you, the old links are here: You can donate via www.paypal.me/DublinEventGuide or for Revolut users among you, just use @joergbrb
To buy one or two or even three virtual coffees for the Dublin Event Guide, come to the “Buy Me a Coffee” page here www.buymeacoffee.com/DublinEventG
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And there is one other way to help and it is even free: If you come to www.DublinEventGuide.com and check out some of the ads and click on the ones that you find interesting, that also helps with a few cent! ?
Thank you!!
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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.
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+++ Tiny Tots: Pirates
Tue 10 Aug – 09:30-10:30 – Online – Adm: EUR 5
Ahoy, me hearties! Join Irish Anne Bonny, a pirate of the Caribbean, in this original adventure tale. Discover history in a fun and charming way alongside your tot as they engage in a whole host of arts, sensory and mathematics tasks – all you need is some paper, crayons and your imagination to bring the story to life! epicchq.com/event/tiny-tots-pirates-online-workshop/
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+++ EPIC Explorers: Adventure Camp
Tue-Thu 10-12 August – 11:00-12:45 – Online – Adm: from EUR 9
Do you love discovering new things? Think you have what it takes to be the next expert explorer? Grab your explorer’s notebook and join EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum for this imagination-based summer camp.
Learn how to explore the real way – using notebook and pen to capture real-time discoveries – and be transported to pastures new and old alongside famous figures from Irish and world history as they go off the beaten track and unearth new creatures, places and things. epicchq.com/event/epic-explorers-adventurers-camp/
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+++ Have your sporting souvenirs and stories shared throughout Europe
Sat 14 Aug – 10:00-17:00 – EPIC at the CHQ building – Adm: Free
What’s a sporting moment that you are proud of? Have you won medals, plaques or trophies in the past, or attended a historical match? You can become part of Europe’s biggest online sport collection on Sat 14 August, as part of Europeana. We’re looking for: Jerseys, Old tickets, Team photos, Medals, Trophies, Equipment and your stories and memories.
This event is free to attend at CHQ Dublin between 10:00 and 17:00, simply register here: epicchq.com/event/have-your-sporting-story-shared-throughout-europe/
If you can’t make it, you can also submit your stories online, through the same link.
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Free events in Dublin this weekend…
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Saturday 31 July
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+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 (lower car park) www.airfield.ie/farmers-market-at-airfield-estate
+ Supernatural Food Market – Food & Farmer’s Market 09:00-15:00 St Andrew’s Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse St., Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket
+ Honest2Goodness Market – Food & Farmers’ Market – 09:30-15:00 – 136a Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/GlasnevinMarket/
+ Bushy Park Market – Food & Farmers’ Market 10:00-16:00 Bushy Park, Terenure, Dublin 6W www.facebook.com/bushyparkmarket
+ Red Stables Market – Food & Farmers’ Market 10:00-16:00 Red Stables, St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/RedStablesMarket
+ Marlay Park Food & Farmers’ Market 10:00-16:00 Marlay Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 www.dlrcoco.ie/en/markets/marlay-park-coco-market
+ Round Room 200 Exhibition – Interactive Journey through the history of the Round Room at Mansion House (19 Jul-29 Aug) 11:00-20:00 Round Room, Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2 www.roundroom200.com/tickets
+ Art on the Veranda – Outdoor Art Exhibition – Dun Laoghaire 10:00-17:30 Veranda opposite DLR Lexicon, Queen’s Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/events/800629304149453
+ In-Focus Tour: Walsingham Bible – Chester Beatty Library from 11:00 Online chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/in-focus-audio-tour-walsingham-bible/
+ Vinyl Market – Dublin City Music Fair – MeMas 11:00-16:00 MeMa’s, 155 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1664906477033123
+ 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/
+ National Botanic Gardens Daily Guided Tour 11:30-12:30/15:00-16:00/Family-friendly: 14:00-15:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/ (Booking required)
+ Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre Tour – dlr Summer of Heritage Tours 11:30 & 16:30 Dalkey Castle, Castle Street, Dalkey, Co Dublin www.dalkeycastle.com/about/tickets/ (Full programme at webcloudone.com/dlrheritageevents)
++ Art and the Outdoors – Family art event – Hugh Lane Gallery 12:00-16:00 (Sat+Sun) Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.hughlane.ie/lectures/forthcoming-lectures/3261-august
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+ Eco-feminist Meet Up & Clothes Swap (Childcare provided) 13:00-15:00 Iveagh Gardens, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/476399000303612
+ Scentsational – A Story of Perfume and Pollinators – Themed Guided Tour 14:00-15:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.eventbrite.ie/e/159871045601 (Booking required)
+ Introduction to SKY Breath Meditation Workshop – Art of Living Foundation 16:00-17:00 Online www.eventbrite.com/e/58096834195 (Booking required)
+ Quedadas Salseras Dublin – Salsa/Bachata Dance Meetup 17:00 Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/992214741602895
+ Critical Recipes: Cooking Potato Stories with Ana Núñez Rodríguez – Photoireland Festival 18:00-19:30 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/160429730643 (Booking required)
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Sunday 01 August
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+ Glasnevin Indoor Market/Food Fair 09:00-17:00 Brooks Timber & Building Supplies Ltd, Ballyboggan Rd, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/events/885603412306823
+ Marlay Park Food & Farmers’ Market 10:00-16:00 Marlay Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 www.dlrcoco.ie/en/markets/marlay-park-coco-market
+ People’s Park Food & Farmers’ Market 10:00-16:00 People’s Park, Park Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.dlrcoco.ie/en/markets/d%C3%BAn-laoghaire-coco-market
+ Art on the Veranda – Outdoor Art Exhibition – Dun Laoghaire 10:00-17:30 Veranda opposite DLR Lexicon, Queen’s Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/events/800629304149453
+ Rajyoga Meditation in Hindi – Brahma Kumaris Ireland 10:00-12:00 Brahma Kumaris, 11 Clare Street (basement), Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/1241603539643900
+ Pop-Up Vinyl & CD Market – Dublin City Music Fair – Malahide 11:00-17:00 St. Sylvesters GAA, Church Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/events/1032449310622855
+ Round Room 200 Exhibition – Interactive Journey through the history of the Round Room at Mansion House (19 Jul-29 Aug) 11:00-20:00 Round Room, Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2 www.roundroom200.com/tickets
+ Herbert Park Market – Food & Farmers’ Market 11:00-16:00 Herbert Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 www.facebook.com/Herbert-Park-Market-405930226496273
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ St. Catherine’s Park Urban Market 11:00-17:00 St. Catherine’s Park, Lucan, Co. Dublin (beside overflow car park) www.facebook.com/St.CatherinesParkUrbanMarket/
+ National Botanic Gardens Daily Guided Tour 11:30-12:30/15:00-16:00/Family-friendly: 14:00-15:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/ (Booking required)
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What’s on and free next week….
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Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)
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Thursday 05 August
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+ Dublin City Libraries Events www.dublincity.ie/events?type=223
+ International Master Course (Classical Music) – Masterclasses, Tutorials, Discussions and Recitals – National Concert Hall (03-07 August) 10:00-17:00 Online www.nch.ie/Online/article/International-Master-Course
+ Round Room 200 Exhibition – Interactive Journey through the history of the Round Room at Mansion House (19 Jul-29 Aug) 11:00-20:00 Round Room, Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2 www.roundroom200.com/tickets
+ “The Ingenious Mr Hutcheson” by Culture Connects – Talk – Richmond Barracks 11:00 Online cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/shows/873622418 (Booking required)
+ Yeats: the Life and Works of William Butler Yeats – Exhibition Tour – National Library 11:00 www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx (Booking required)
+ Merrion Square Market – Food & Farmers’ Market 11:30-14:30 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/MerrionSquareMarket
+ National Botanic Gardens Daily Guided Tour 11:30-12:30/15:00-16:00/Family-friendly: 14:00-15:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/ (Booking required)
+ Sarah Kelleher: A Return to Formalism – Talk – Hugh Lane Gallery 13:00 Online www.hughlane.ie/lectures/forthcoming-lectures/3258-maud-cotter-5-august-2021 (Booking required)
+ Rathfarnham Rhythms: Reels to Rock, Leslie Dowdall & Mike Hanrahan – Gig 20:00 Online rathfarnhamcastle.ie/rathfarnham-rhythms-reels-to-rock/
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+++ Art and the Outdoors, a Family Art Event on Saturday and Sunday
The Hugh Lane Gallery is inviting everybody to a two day family art event on Saturday 31 July and Sunday 1 August 2021 on Parnell Square North. The explicitly family-friendly programme includes artist-led outdoor drawing, street performance by the Dublin Circus Project, live music performances from jazz to string quartet and traditional music and poetry readings programmed in conjunction with Poetry Ireland. It is part of a wider city recovery programme. The event will run from 12:00-16:00 each day and all details are here: www.hughlane.ie/lectures/forthcoming-lectures/3261-august
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+++ Events funded by the Department of Tourism!?
Earlier this year, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media invited performing artists and groups to apply for funding from their “Live Performance Support Scheme”. A total of EUR 25 mio were given out (application for more than 80 mio were received from 400 applicants). Grants between 10,000 and 581,000 were given out and looking through the list of grantees (www.gov.ie/en/service/ca5d7-live-performance-support-scheme-2021/), a number of the sparse project descriptions make you really wonder if this was just an opportunity for some to pocket a lot of money for a tiny return. The scheme was to help the performing industry after all the restrictions, but the second benefit was meant to be for us, the audience. I had hoped for PLENTY of free events in connection with the scheme, but the current trend seems to be that in addition to the grant, the organisers tend to charge quite high admission fees. That is not good news!!
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+++ Neuro Pride 2021 – Festival for the Neurodivergent community
Neuro Pride is a festival from 02-08 August with lots of events for the Neurodivergent community (neuropride.ie/events-for-nd-people/) and anybody else (neuropride.ie/events-for-anyone/). All events are free and online. Neurodiversity is an umbrella term for many conditions and neuro-profiles and while the Neuropride organisers try to avoid medical and disability-related terms, it might help to create a link between the “old” terms and the new term “Neurodiversity” to understand. So forgive me for mentioning the old terms to explain that Neurodiversity includes what elsewhere is referred to as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Asperger’s Syndrome, Personality Disorders, Identity Disorders, Tourettes, social communication deficits, at risk of developing schizophrenia, symptoms of autism, ADHD, comorbid disorders, Dyspraxia, Dyslexia etc. Check the Neuro Pride website at neuropride.ie
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+++ LEARN A NEW SKILL WITH ONLINE COURSES
Is there ever a wrong time for learning a new skill or enhancing what you are already interested in? Maybe it is a language or an instrument or some technical skills? Or NLP or some Business related “soft skills”? Check out Udemy via the link below, they have thousands of courses and there is good chance that what you are looking for is available. Nearly all the courses are REALLY affordable!
The lowest cost for courses this month will be around 12.99. Check out the website at shor.by/GqCk And if you buy through that link, you also help the Dublin Event Guide! :-)
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+++ Low Priced Books with free delivery
Book Depository is the place where you can buy low priced books, usually for better prices than on Amazon and Book Depository always delivers for free. And by buying books from Book Depository you will also help the Dublin Event Guide for no additional cost to you. Use this link: shor.by/BookDepository .
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+++ National Gallery tickets available here
The National Gallery is usually free anyway, but in current times you will have to book tickets to get access and you have to enter the building on the Merrion Street side. Tickets are available here: www.nationalgallery.ie/visit-us/book-your-ticket The National Gallery also is running events again and because the events have limited number of spaces, they can book out relatively fast, at least before I can write about the events, so check out the events 1-2 weeks in advance here www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on and then book tickets for them.
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+++ Visit Dublin Castle for free
Until the end of 2021, entry to Dublin Castle is free for all visitors. You will be able to visit the State Apartments on a self-guided tour. There are currently no guided tours and therefore the Medieval Undercroft and Chapel Royal are not accessible. Opening hours are Mon-Sun & Bank Holidays: 09:45-17:45 (last admission 17:15). Tickets can be booked at dublincastle.admit-one.eu/?p=calendar&ev=SELFGUIDE for free there will also a limited number of tickets available at the ticket desk.
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And this is it for another week! Have a great weekend and good new week.
Take care,
–Joerg (dublineventguide@gmail.com) |
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