We need more gigs!
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Mud Island Artists Fair, Experience Japan Hanami Festival, Five Lamps Arts Festival, RCSI Teddy Bear Hospital
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Hi all!
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Looking at events in Dublin at the moment, we can see that things are still not fully back. Websites with event announcements are still neglected (It seems that some venues can’t find their websites anymore. :-) ), Facebook Event Pages are still broken…and nobody in Facebook cares about it in the slightest (To me that is a clear indication that Facebook’s future is bleak!) and there are a LOT less free gigs than 2 years ago.
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The good news is that events have returned and more are still coming back. The other good news is that a good few culture venues are keeping the online events going. This is great because it gives a lot more people a chance to attend interesting talks etc. After 2 years of a new living, I think online events (ideally in the form of hybrid (online and in-person) events) should stay!
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What concerns me, though, is that free pub gigs have dropped in numbers. There are a number of pubs that haven’t given up on free gigs for their customers, but others have scaled the numbers down AND have increased the admission charges. This is not a complaint, as I am fully in support of paying musicians, and I also understand that after no income for 2 years, pubs need to make some money again. But I hope we will be able to have BOTH!
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By the way, if you know of good free events that more people should know about, then send me an e-mail and I will add them if possible.
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Donations in April:
EUR 252
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(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.
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The counter here 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 great people that helped with a donation were: Eric, Edel, Majella, Orla, Joan, John, Carol. Thank you very much! You are appreciated and your donation is as well!
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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.
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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.
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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.)
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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 or now also revolut.me/joergbrb
(If possible, please send your full name and e-mail address as a message with the payment via PayPal or Revolut so that I can tell you about bonuses for donors when available.)
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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 Easter – Family Event
Sat 16 April – 10:00-11:30 – EPIC, chq Building, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 – Adm: EUR 15.00 (includes 1 adult and 1 child ticket)
You may have heard of the Easter Bunny, but have you heard of the Easter Púca? This Easter we welcome Ireland’s most mischievous fairy trickster back for more hopping fun at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum! Join the Púca as he explores Easter traditions around the world in this interactive storytelling workshop suitable for families with children aged 6 and under. Discover the story of Easter in Ireland and the history of Irish fairy folk before you go on a hopping around the world journey. You’ll decorate eggs in France, meet the Easter Bilby in Australia, attend the dog mass in Nicaragua and fly kites in Bermuda and much more! All materials provided. All children must be under a parent/guardian’s supervision for the duration of the workshop. epicchq.com/event/tiny-tots-easter/
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+++ The Púca’s EPIC Easter Trail
09-24 April – 10:00-17:00 – EPIC, chq Building, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 – Adm: Included with ticket entry
Now you see him, now you don’t! The mischievous Púca has dropped by EPIC and hidden a special Irish message in the vaults. Can you help find and decipher the clues? Follow the colourful eggs in the galleries to find the Púca and the message hidden among them. Be careful though, there are a few mischievous Easter bunnies along the way, who will try to lead you astray! Available daily as part of your EPIC admission ticket, the trail is suitable for ages 12 years and under. Don’t forget to drop your completed trail into the EPIC gift shop to receive your special prize! epicchq.com/event/the-pucas-epic-easter-trail/
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Free events in Dublin this weekend…
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Saturday 09 April
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+ Car Boot Sales Tallaght 06:00-12:00 Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24 www.facebook.com/irishcarboot
+ 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
+ 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
+ Honest2Goodness Market – Food & Farmers’ Market – 09:30-15:00 – 136a Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/GlasnevinMarket/
+ Franco-Irish Literary Festival 08-10 April 10:00-19:00 Find all events at www.francoirishliteraryfestival.com/2022/events.html
+ Glasnevin Indoor Market 10:00-14:00 Brooks Timber & Building Supplies Ltd, Ballyboggan Rd, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/Glasnevin-Indoor-Market-107579840635438
+ Bushy Park Market – 30 stalls with hot food, artisan produce, crafters and makers 10:00-16:00 Bushy Park, Rathdown Avenue, Terenure, Dublin 6W www.facebook.com/bushyparkmarket
+ Play in Architecture – role-playing, storytelling, team building and fun for children Age 5-10 – Five Lamps Arts Festival 11:00-12:30 Charleville Mall Library, North Strand Rd, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/315195918477 (Booking required)
+ 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/
+ Qigong at the Rooftop Garden 12:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/qigong-at-the-rooftop-garden-3/
++ Mud Island Artists Fair – Spring Market – Arts and Crafts, Photography, Clothes, Artisan Food, Mud Island Products, Refreshments, Workshops, Music – Five Lamps Arts Festival 12:00-18:00 Mud Island Community Garden, Clinch’s Court, North Strand Road, Dublin 3 fivelampsarts.ie/mud-island-artists-market/
+ Gallery Tour: National Gallery 12:30-13:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
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+ Dinosaur Puppet Show – Storytelling – Five Lamps Arts Festival 13:00-17:00 Mud Island Community Garden, Clinch’s Court, North Strand Road, Dublin 3 fivelampsarts.ie/10366-2/
+ Themed Tour: Costumes – National Gallery 13:30-14:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/themed-tour-costumes
+ Public Tour – Chester Beatty Museum 14:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/ (Booking required)
+ Gallery Tour: National Gallery 14:30-15:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Pat Boran – Poetry & Film – Five Lamps Arts Festival 15:00-16:00 D-Light Studios, 46 North Great Clarence Street, Dublin 1 www.d-lightstudios.com/whatson/2022/4/9/pat-boran-poetry-amp-film-five-lamps-arts-festival
+ Themed Tour: Artist, Writer, Image – National Gallery 15:00-15:45 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/themed-tour-artist-writer-image (Booking required)
+ Phoenix Park Tree Trail Tour 15:00 Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 phoenixpark.ie/event/phoenix-park-free-tree-tour-saturday-26th-march-2022/?instance_id=4181
+ Leisure with Dignity (2017) + In the Robing Room (2012-2021) – Short Film Screening – Five Lamps Arts Festival 16:00-17:00 ti.to/leisure-with-dignity-the-robing-room/leisure-with-dignity-the-robing-room/en (Booking required)
+ Vasha Trio – Georgian Folk Songs – Five Lamps Arts Festival 17:00-18:00 www.d-lightstudios.com/whatson/2022/4/9/vasha-georgian-folk-songs-five-lamps-arts-festival
+ International Folk Session at Hartigan’s 18:00-23:00 Hartigan’s, 100 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/InternationalBalladGroup
+ Patrick Stefan – Singer-Songwriter – Gig – Five Lamps Arts Festival 19:00 Mud Island Community Garden, Clinch’s Court, North Strand Road, Dublin 3 fivelampsarts.ie/patrick-stefan/
+ Ben Prevo – Gig 21:00-23:00 Harbour Bar, 1-4 Dock Terrace, Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow www.facebook.com/theharbourbarbray/
+ Dando Sessions with The Lee Harveys, The Black Pitts, The Coathanger Solution, The Appropriators – Gig 21:00-00:00 Fibber Magees, 80-81 Parnell St, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/540709054004002/
+ That Summer Tour – Garth Brooks Tribute act Marcus Prouse – Gig – Wild Duck Dublin 21:30 Wild Duck, 17 Sycamore Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/wildduckdublin/
+ Gypsy Lacey – Gig – Ballsbridge 22:00 Paddy Cullens, 14 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 www.facebook.com/PaddyCullensPub
+ Guilty Party – Gig 22:30 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial
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Sunday 10 April
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+ Car Boot Sale Ballymun 08:00-13:00 Ballymun Comprehensive School, Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/irishcarboot
+ World Homeopathy Awareness Day: Homeopathy for Natural Health Recovery 10:00-17:00 Harcourt Hotel, 60 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/313665902157
+ Let’s Get Creative! Live Online Art Workshop for Kids – National Gallery 10:00-11:00 Online www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/lets-get-creative-live-online-art-workshop-kids (Booking required)
+ parkHIIT Phoenix Park – Resistance Training 10:00-10:30 DASH Container Cafe, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7, D07 V663 Dublin 7 www.eventbrite.ie/e/parkhiit-phoenix-park-tickets-312827163467 (Booking required)
+ Glasnevin Indoor Market 10:00-16:00 Brooks Timber & Building Supplies Ltd, Ballyboggan Rd, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/Glasnevin-Indoor-Market-107579840635438
+ Easter Kids’ Drop-by Activities at National Botanic Gardens – Gardening activities for children (Age: 4+) 11:00+11:30+15:30+16:00 Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/
+ Franco-Irish Literary Festival 08-10 April 11:00-17:00 Find all events at www.francoirishliteraryfestival.com/2022/events.html
+ 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 www.facebook.com/St.CatherinesParkUrbanMarket
++ Experience Japan Hanami Festival (Cherry Blossom Festival) – Music & Dance, Martial Arts, Seminars, Arts & Crafts, Japanese Food 12:00-16:00 Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 experiencejapan.ie/events-db/hanami-festival-2022
+ Family Tour – National Gallery 12:30-13:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/family-tour
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+ + Sundays at Noon: Alex Petcu (percussion) performing Ian Wilson ‘Scully’ – Hugh Lane Gallery 12:50-13:15 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/313055526507 (Booking required)
+ Drop-in-Drawing with Roxana Manouchehri 13:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/onsite-drop-in-drawing/
+ Gallery Tour: National Gallery 13:30-14:15 + 14:30-15:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Public Tour – Chester Beatty Museum 14:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/ (Booking required)
+ Hugh Lane Gallery Public Tour 14:15 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.hughlane.ie (No booking required, but limited numbers)
+ Guided Tour at St. Mary’s Hospital, Phoenix Park 14:30 St. Mary’s Hospital, Acres Road, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 (inside the main gates of the hospital) phoenixpark.ie/event/4443/?instance_id=4187
+ Sunday Sketching: “Nature Abounds!” – Family Workshop (Age 6-12) – Hugh Lane Gallery 15:00-16:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.hughlane.ie/childrens-workshops/forthcoming/3536-sunday-sketchingg-10-april-2022
+ An Evening of Blues & Folk with Phelim Drew – Gig 17:00-19:00 Hard Rock Hotel, 18 Exchange Street Upper, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/352074943508869
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy with Jarlath Regan and others 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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And the free events for next week….
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Tuesday 12 April
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+ Folding Parasols – Workshop for 7-11 year olds and guardian – Chester Beatty Museum 11:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/workshop-for-families-folding-parasols/ (Booking required)
+ Easter Kids’ Drop-by Activities at National Botanic Gardens – Gardening activities for children (Age: 4+) 11:00+11:30+15:30+16:00 Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/
+ The Power of your Thoughts – Talk – Iconic Offices & Zestivo 12:00-13:00 Online iconicoffices.ie/events/the-power-of-your-thoughts/ (Booking required)
+ Curator’s introduction to exhibition “Giacometti: From Life” – National Gallery 12:00-13:00 Online www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/online-talk-curators-introduction-giacometti (Booking required)
+ Caravaggio’s The Taking of Christ – Pop-up Talk 13:15-13:35 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/pop-talk-caravaggios-taking-christ
+ Nuala O’Connor on Nora Barnacle and James Joyce – One Dublin One Book 14:30-15:30 Ballymun Library, Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 11 www.eventbrite.ie/e/266708731997 (Booking required)
+ Poems and Prose from the Oscar Wilde Centre – Seminar – Trinity Long Room Hub 16:00-17:00 Trinity Long Room Hub, Fellows Square, Trinity College, Dublin 2 www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D157306730
+ Annie Vivanti – An Anglo-Italian Writer and Irish Independence – Talk – National Library 19:00 Online nli.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173623898 (Booking required)
+ When the post-boxes turned green: Dublin 1922 – Lecture – TCD 19:30-21:00 Online edwardworthlibrary.ie/news-and-events/2022-news-and-events/ (Booking required)
+ The Bionic Rats – Live Ska & Reggae Gig 19:30 Foggy Dew, 1 Upper Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
+ Ukulele Tuesday – Weekly Ukulele Meetup 20:00 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday/
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Wednesday 13 April
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+ Meet a Geologist in person – Q&A with a Geologist at the National Museum 10:00-17:00 National Museum Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/042022/Meet-a-Geologist-in-person-(3)
+ Spring Gardening for Children – Workshop for 8-12 year olds 10:30 County Library Tallaght, Library Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24 www.eventbrite.ie/e/314522494247 (Booking required)
+ Interpreting the physical features of the Faddan More Psalter, a Medieval Treasure found in a bog in Co. Tipperary – Lecture – National Museum 13:00 Online www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2022/04-062022/Online-Lecture-Interpreting-the-physical-features (Booking required)
+ Guided Tour at Irish National War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge 14:30 National War Memorial Gardens, off South Circular Road, Dublin 8 (Meeting point is inside the main gates) phoenixpark.ie/event/irish-national-war-memorial-gardens-islandbridge-free-wednesday-guided-tours/?instance_id=4189
+ Margaret Thatcher and the Northern Ireland conflict – Contemporary Irish History Seminar – Trinity Long Room Hub 16:00-17:00 Online www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D157233051 (Booking required)
+ Public Tour – Chester Beatty Museum 17:30 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/ (Booking required)
+ Reading of James Joyce and a Joycean themed writing session – with author Leo Cullen 18:00 Deansgrange Library, Clonkeen Drive, Deansgrange, Dublin 18 www.onedublinonebook.ie/whats-on/ (Booking required)
+ An Artist Reflects on Henrietta Street – with Mick O’Dea – Teatime Talks – 14 Henrietta Street Museum 19:00 Online 14henriettastreet.ticketsolve.com/shows/873633470 (Booking required)
+ Kilkenny Famine Experience – History Talk – Trasna na Tire 21:00-22:00 Online www.facebook.com/events/687709819250351
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Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)
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Friday 15 April
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++ RCSI Teddy Bear Hospital – Teddy Bear Repair AND Healthcare education for children aged 4-10 – on 15+16 April 10:00-16:00 Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/293401972197 (Booking required)
+ Guided Tour of Arbour Hill Cemetery 14:30 Arbour Hill Cemetery, Arbour Hill, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 (Meeting point is inside the cemetery gates) phoenixpark.ie/event/arbour-hill-cemetery-free-friday-guided-tours/?instance_id=4188 (Because Friday is Good Friday, it is possible that this Guided Tour will not take place. Check with the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre first!
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+++ Arctic Explorer – The Augmented Reality Experience – The Square Tallaght
The Square Tallaght is inviting everyone to get close and personal with Polar Bears, playful Penguins and Killer Whales in their 3D augmented reality experience from 08-21 April (09:00-21:00). You can even capture and share your live experience, with their Snapshare facility direct to your email/social media. You will find “Arctic Explorer” on Level 2 outside JD Sports. Admission is free and booking is not required. Bring the whole family! www.thesquare.ie/ourevents/ and www.thesquare.ie/arcticexperience
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+++ Five Lamps Arts Festival
The Five Lamps Arts Festival is a yearly festival in the wider Amiens Street area, where you find the Five Lamps at the junction of Amiens Street with Portland Row, North Strand Road, Seville Place and Killarney Street. It is a great festival with a wide range of events and many of them are free. The website is challenging (to put it mildly!) but I spent some extra time to sieve out all the free events and most of them are listed above. fivelampsarts.ie/
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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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+++ 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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