Another Christmas Lockdown?
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Job Expo, Botanic Gardens Tours, Iconic Offices Webinars
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Hi all!
The signs are not good!
The numbers are still high and are not shifting much. The rules continue to be silly and logic and sense have left the building (As if closing nightclubs at midnight will make any difference, especially because they now just open earlier!).
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And what we hear from other countries is mainly bad news. (Full lockdown in Austria for at least 10 days.) And back home? Yesterday, Germany has declared Ireland as a High-Risk Area. And the local “experts” tell us that the models, which were always wrong anyway, “don’t really tell us very clearly how bad it will get”. Hmmm.
That is not great news for the upcoming Christmas period! Officially no events have been cancelled yet, as far as I can see. But I have heard about a range of events where cancellations are seriously considered.
If anybody asked me for a recommendation, I would suggest to get Christmas presents as soon as possible (that can never do any harm), to live a little now (in case life will be put on hold again), but not to go too crazy. Indoor venues are not the best idea. Still! So putting on a warm coat and meeting your friends for a walk in the park might be a better solution. Online events are here to stay for another while and – in all honesty – they might have a place in our life – for different reasons – even long term.
But nevertheless, we obviously ALL hope that in-person events will re-start again soon. Just don’t lose your patience yet!
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Last week’s Dublin Event Guide arrived a little earlier with you and I will do my best to continue this direction! But now I really really need your help with Facebook!
The Facebook Reach has dropped dramatically and the only way to get it back to a level where it makes sense to post the weekly event list on Facebook is with your help! Facebook has three things they want you to do when you see a post you appreciate. If I mention them here, they will punish me for it :-/ so I won’t use the words, but they start with L, C and S. PLEASE click on L or S and leave your opinion (i.e. “C”). I am sure you are getting now what L, C and S stand for. Right?
So, please tell Facebook with your clicks that you want to see these posts and then you will! If you don’t say it, then the posts will disappear.
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Also, remember that even if Facebook won’t show you the Dublin Event Guide posts anymore, you will always get them if you subscribe on www.DublinEventGuide.com . If you like the Dublin Event Guide, you should have subscribed a LONG time ago! It is free and easy and I do not send you any spam.So, ZERO risk and HUGE benefit. :-)
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Donations in November:
EUR 372
(By the end of the month, this number has to reach or exceed 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 donation status. By the end of the month EUR 200 will be subtracted to pay the bills. If more money has been donated, the rest will be carried forward. If donations have stopped below the EUR 200, the missing amount will be carried over.
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Last week the wonderful people that helped with a donation were Noele, Ashling, Adrian, Amy, Eilis, Maury, Flora, Vladimir! Thank you very much! You are appreciated and your donation is as well!
With the above counter you know at all times where we stand and when donating is needed. Donations keep the Dublin Event Guide alive and all donors will also get some additional bonuses. The first of those bonuses is described above.
Here are some more details about donations:
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 in full 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: Space Explorers (Age 2-6)
Sat 27 November – 10:30-11:30 – EPIC, chq Building, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 – Adm: EUR 8
Welcome back Tiny Tots to our first in-person storytelling workshop – this time it’s all about Space! Come along to EPIC for a journey of galactic proportions as you explore our solar system with Irish astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell and astronaut Neil Armstrong. Design your own space suit, choose your vehicle, visit the International Space Station and the moon, and help your team discover a brand new star in this 45 minute interactive storytelling experience. – Suitable for ages 2 – 6 years old, don’t forget to dress up! Book here: epicchq.com/event/tiny-tots-space-epic-museum/
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+++ EPIC Explorers: Space Explorers (Age: 7-12)
Sat 27 November – 13:00 – EPIC, chq Building, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 – Adm: EUR 8
Welcome back EPIC Explorers to our first in-person workshop! Suitable for ages 7 – 12 years old, discover all about how Irish people have shaped space science – from the woman who plays flute in space Cady Coleman and the first man to walk on the moon Neil Armstrong, to the first commander of a space shuttle Eileen Collins and the man who analysed moon rock Denis O’Sullivan, to the woman who discovered a new star Jocelyn Bell Burnell – there’s lots to discover! Book via epicchq.com/event/epic-explorers-space-explorers-dublin/
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+++ The Future of Ireland’s LGBTQ+ Past
Thu 25 November – 18:30-19:30 – Online – Adm: Free (Donation welcome!)
What stories from Ireland’s LGBTQ+ history remain to be told? What sources can we use to tell them? Where and how will these stories be shared? Dr Maurice Casey, DFA Historian in Residence at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, will be joined by Dr Patrick McDonagh and Abigail Fletcher for a discussion about the future of Ireland’s LGBTQ+ past. This event is part of our lecture series for our new exhibition “Out in the World: Ireland’s LGBTQ+ Diaspora”. Admission is free. We welcome a EUR 5 donation to ShoutOut, our charity partner for this series. outintheworld.ie/event/the-future-of-irelands-lgbtq-past/
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Free events in Dublin this weekend…
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Saturday 20 November
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+ Irish Car Boot Sales – Market 06:00-12:00 Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24 irishcarboot.ie/
+ 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
+ Glasnevin Indoor Market/Food Fair 09:00-14:00 Brooks Timber & Building Supplies Ltd, Ballyboggan Rd, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/Glasnevin-Indoor-Market-107579840635438
+ 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/
+ Jobs Expo – Recruitment Event – Careers Unlimited 10:00-16:00 RDS, Hall 4, Anglesea Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 www.eventbrite.ie/e/176133980477 (Booking required)
+ Red Stables Market – Food & Farmers’ Market 10:00-16:00 Red Stables, St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/RedStablesMarket
+ Vinyl Market 11:00-17:00 Guinan’s, 131 James’s Street, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/events/609531613742707
+ 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/
+ Daily Guided Tours of the National Botanic Gardens 11:30-12:30 / 15:00-16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.eventbrite.ie/e/199211716607 (Booking required)
+ BIAS: Built this way – Digital exhibition about data equity, privacy, surveillance culture, facial recognition, class and artificial intelligence – Science Gallery 12:00-17:00 Science Gallery, TCD, Pearse Street, Dublin 2 dublin.sciencegallery.com/bias
+ Qigong at the Rooftop Garden – Practice 12:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/onsite-qigong-at-the-rooftop-garden/
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+ Session in Hartigans – Open session every Saturday 18:00-23:00 Hartigan’s, 100 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/416267773448881
+ Arlene with support from Lloyd John – Gig (Pop, Alt Rock, R&B, Funk-Pop & Hip Hop) – Whelan’s 20:00 Whelan’s 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/arlene/
+ Afterparty – Live Gig 21:00-00:00 Tolka House, Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial
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Sunday 21 November
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+ Irish Car Boot Sales – Market 08:00-13:00 Trinity Comprehensive Secondary School, Ballymun Rd, Ballymun, Dublin 9 irishcarboot.ie/
+ Glasnevin Indoor Market/Food Fair 09:00-16:00 Brooks Timber & Building Supplies Ltd, Ballyboggan Rd, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/Glasnevin-Indoor-Market-107579840635438
+ CLOSED: 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
+ CLOSED: 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
+ 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/
+ Sunday Family Workshops at National Gallery (40 min) 11:30/12:30/13:40 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/sunday-family-workshops (Registration from 11:00 at the Merrion Square Entrance)
+ Daily Guided Tours of the National Botanic Gardens 11:30-12:30 / 15:00-16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.eventbrite.ie/e/199211716607 (Booking required)
+ BIAS: Built this way – Digital exhibition about data equity, privacy, surveillance culture, facial recognition, class and artificial intelligence – Science Gallery 12:00-17:00 Science Gallery, TCD, Pearse Street, Dublin 2 dublin.sciencegallery.com/bias
+ Meditation for World Peace – Brahma Kumaris 12:30-13:10 Brahma Kumaris Ireland, 6 Clare Street, Dublin 2 h
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+ Sunday Public Tour – Hugh Lane Gallery 14:15 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.hughlane.ie/lectures/forthcoming-lectures/3348-sundays21
+ November Choral Remembrance Concert with St. Mary’s Pro Cathedral Girl’s Choir 13:15 St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, 83 Marlborough St, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/4231164980344121
+ ‘Fantastical Creatures’ – Sunday Sketching workshop for families (Age 6+) – Hugh Lane Gallery 15:00-16:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.hughlane.ie/lectures/forthcoming-lectures/3345-sunday-s-27
+ Organ Freeman – Weekly Jazz Sundays 18:00-20:00 The Big Romance, 98 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/residency/4141-organ-freeman-weekly-jazz-sundays.html
+ Gardiner Street Gospel Choir at Mass 19:30-20:30 Online www.facebook.com/TheGSGC/
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And lots of free events next week….
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Monday 22 November
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+ Daily Guided Tours of the National Botanic Gardens 11:30-12:30 / 15:00-16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.eventbrite.ie/e/199211716607 (Booking required)
+ The Comedy Crunch – John Colleary & David O’Doherty – Stag’s Head 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dam Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/876578963042823
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Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)
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+++ Wealt_h Accelerator Weekend for women – Learn about inve sting
Ladies, this is especially for you! My friend Joakim and his partner Bernie are running an interesting online event. They have many years of experience in inves ting and are sharing their insights at a 2-day event on Sat+Sun 27+28 Nov from 09:00-15:30. If you are interested in learning how to inv est and get a steady stream of inc ome that way, then you have to join their Wealt h Accelerator Weekend. Tickets are free AT THE MOMENT if you register at katchingsecrets.com
Joakim and Bernie are running courses tailored for women, because they have realised that courses in that area are too male-focused and women are often left behind. Register at katchingsecrets.com
(The odd gaps in words in the text above is to make sure that spam filters don’t do silly things with this mail. Talking about a topic like the one above shouldn’t disqualify an e-mail, but spam filters are very black and white.)
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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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+++ 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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+++ 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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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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