We are ready for summer!

Earth Hour, lots of TCD Lectures

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Free events in Dublin this weekend…

Saturday 23 March

+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 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/

+ Franco-Irish Literary Festival – Talks, Discussions, Interviews Film Screening, Poetry Slam 09:45-18:30 Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 www.francoirishliteraryfestival.com (Admission is free and no booking required)

+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/

+ Healthcare Job Fair 10:00-16:00 RDS Happ 4, Anglesea Road, Dublin 2 healthcarejobfair.com/events/job-fair-ireland-spring/ (Booking required)

+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 11:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/

+ 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/

+ Ramadan and the Holy Quran – Tour 12:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/ramadan-and-the-holy-quran/

+ Irish Plant Garden Society Lecture: Evolution, Revolution & Re-invention Re-imagining an Irish country garden 14:00-15:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.botanicgardens.ie/event/irish-plant-garden-society-lecture-evolution-revolution-re-invention-re-imagining-an-irish-country-garden/
+ The Alpine Plants Show 15:00-16:30 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.botanicgardens.ie/event/the-alpine-plants-show/
+ Christ Church Community Chorus Concert – performing Karl Jenkins’s ‘The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace’ and Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem 20:00 Christ Church Cathedral Dublin, Christchurch Place, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/401080319234050
+ Emperor After show with Haint, Two Tales of Woe, Snowblind – Gigs 20:00 Fibber Magees, 79 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1523187705129325

++ Earth Hour 20:30 www.earthhour.org/ Earth Hour is a worldwide event, organised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). You are invited to switch all lights off from 20:30-21:30

+ Latin Fever – Dublin’s Latin Club with reggaeton, merengue, funk, electrolatino, pachangueo, dembow & more 21:00-02:30 River Bar, 1 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 (Adm free before midnight) www.facebook.com/LatinFeverDublin 

+ Laurie Hartz – The Soulman Experience – Gig 21:30-23:30 Green Isle Hotel, Saint John’s Drive, Newslands Cross, Dublin 22 www.eventbrite.ie/e/853084497697

+ The Ratzingers – Gig 22:30 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial

+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar

+ Car Boot Sale Ballymun 08:00-13:00 Ballymun Comprehensive School, Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 irishcarboot.ie

+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/

+ Run Talk Run – Phoenix Park Run of Mental Health Peer Support Group for adults 10:50 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 bit.ly/RTRDublin (Booking required)

+ Franco-Irish Literary Festival – Discussions, Interview 11:00-14:00 Alliance Francaise, 1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.francoirishliteraryfestival.com (Admission is free and no booking required)
+ Kids’ Drop By Activities: Children’s Erasmus Education Garden (Age 4+) 11:00/11:30/15:30/16:00 (20min) National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.botanicgardens.ie/event/kids-drop-by-activities-5/2024-03-24/

+ St. Patrick’s Park Market – Books, gifts and crafts 11:00-17:30 St. Patrick’s Park, next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/stpatricksparkmarket/

+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ Sunday Family Drop-in – National Gallery – Workshop for families with children of all ages 11:30-13:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Meditation For Change 12:00-13:00 Wellington Monument, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 www.eventbrite.com/e/848784075017 (Please note that the organiser of this event is not mentioned on the Eventbrite website. So join only if you are comfortable with this.)
+ Gauche Market Cottagecore Edition – Tarot, Sustainable clothing, jewellery, art & crafts, homewares 12:00-17:00 Wigwam, 54 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1  www.eventbrite.ie/e/852926625497

+ Hugh Lane Gallery Public Tour 14:15 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-public-tours-2/ (No booking required, but limited spaces)

+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 15:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/

+ Sunday Sketching – Family Workshop (Age 6-12) – Hugh Lane Gallery 15:00-16:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-sketching/

+ Full Moon Healing Circle Killiney Beach 17:30-18:30 Killiney Beach Car Park, Strand Road, Killiney, Co. Dublin www.eventbrite.ie/e/866582891757
+ Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass 19:30 St. Francis Xavier Church, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/TheGSGC
+ Traditional Irish Music Slow Session with Paudie O’Connor 20:00 online and at Seamus Ennis Arts Centre, Naul, Co. Dublin tseac.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873622839 (Booking required)

+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch

And the free events for next week….

Monday 25 March

Tuesday 26 March

Wednesday 27 March

Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

Thursday 28 March

+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Sing For Fun – Weekly Choir Workshop 11:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173633651
+ Dante’s Inferno – Reading 12:00-14:00 Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation, 36 Fenian Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/673604046837 (Booking required)
+ Lunchtime Recital: Classical Guitar with Chien Buggle 13:00 Central Library, ILAC Centre www.dublincity.ie/events/lunchtime-recital-classical-guitar-chien-buggle (Booking required)
+ History book club – Foundation Meeting 13:00 www.dublincity.ie/events/history-book-club (Booking required)
+ Transnistria: Re-examining its Origins and Prospects for the Future – Lecture 18:00-19:00 Thomas Davies Lecture Theatre www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/event/public-lecture–transnistria-re-examining-its-origins-and-prospects-for-the-future.php
+ Ma Thursdays Open Mic – Mother Reilly’s Bar 21:00-23:30 Mother Reilly’s Bar & Restaurant, 26 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6 www.facebook.com/events/762459318527294

Friday 29 March

Friday 29 March is the Friday before Easter and therefore is “Good Friday”. Ireland as a formerly strongly catholic country has a surprisingly distrubed relatioship with Good Friday. It is a Bank Holiday, bu tnot a Public Holiday. Nevertheless there are a good few companies that give the day off. Others force their employees to take the day off but take the day from the general holiday allocation. And for most companies it is just a day lake any other Friday.

Regarding events it is definitely not a “normal” Friday. There are a lot of less events.
For the ones that need it: Alcohol is allowed to be sold in Ireland even on Good Friday now, but this is only the case since 2022!

And there is more…

+++ The St Patrick’s Day Post that turned people to see RED

There I was, posting a harmless (I thought!) Happy St. Patrick’s Day post on Facebook last week and it turned into the biggest sh**storm the Dublin Event Guide ever saw. :-o

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I was called b**tch (replace ** with it) and c***face (replace *** with unt) and even had to block a person because she got so unhinged.

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What did I do? I posted a picture with my “Happy St. Patrick’s Day” that showed a scene of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Dublin. The picture was a little ridiculous, but that was not the biggest problem. The biggest problem was that the picture was created by AI (Artificial Intelligence). This little fact got about 50 people get so angry that they decided to express their anger on Facebook.

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They accused me of being cheap for not paying an artist to provide a picture. And you know what? I AM cheap that way! I ask for and get donations from you, the much appreciated readers of the Dublin Event Guide and I am looking after your money well! The only cause it will be used for is to keep the Dublin Event Guide running. I will not waste it on an illustration of a Facebook post. I will get illustrations for free and use your money where it counts!

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All in all there were 108 comments (not all negative) and some were VERY angry. But there were also 931 Thumbs Up and 246 Hearts, so the 108 were LOUD, but they disappear in the pool of supporters.

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Interestingly the AI Art kills artists statement was a common theme (that is totally incorrect in this general way) and also a common theme was that many of the people complaining showed in their Facebook Profile that they were either artists themselves or are affiliated with art-related organisations.

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Yes, AI Art will replace cheap art and bad art and some people might even lose their income. But AI will never replace (good) art. There won’t be a single art gallery or museum that will close because of AI. If I want a piece of art on my living room wall, I will buy it from an artist. But if I want a silly little illustration for a Facebook article, I have NO hesitation to use a picture that was generated for free by AI.

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A handful of people thought they should “hurt” me even more and told me with glee that they have blocked the Dublin Event Guide Facebook Page. THEIR loss!

But there is also a flipside to this anger on St. Patrick’s Day. Normally the weekly Dublin Event Guide post is seen by between 6000 and 15,000 people. This time – thanks to all the angry people – it was seen by 55,386 people. Wow!

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What do we learn from this? If Facebook Reach is important to you. Angry readers are the best thing that could happen to you.

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What else did I learn from this? I need to do more to explain to people what AI is and where the benefits and the risks are, because the emotionally charged misinformation is HUGE.

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If you are interested in a free upcoming class of my “Introduction to AI and ChatGPT”, send a mail to AIClass AT inspiringleadershipacademy.com and I will tell you about the next class or alternatively sign up for information via joerg.ourpage.link/AICourse

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And a final thought: When horses were replaced by cars, some blacksmiths who made horseshoes lost their jobs. That didn’t lead to the eradication of the job, but it did required some adaptability. Progress is unstoppable and like it or hate it, AI is progress. If you think your job/area will be affected remain adaptable.

+++ LEARN A NEW SKILL WITH ONLINE COURSES
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The lowest price most of the time is EUR 12.99. Sometimes it even goes down further to EUR 9.99 and when that happens (about once or twice a year), I will tell you. But even 12.99 is definitely a good price for what you get! – Check out the website at www.getthislink.com/Udemy22 And if you buy through that link, you also help the Dublin Event Guide! :-)

+++ IKEA Crafting / Music / Cooking Workshops
Ikea in Ballymun runs a variety of crafting, music and cooking workshops it is always worh checking out. The workshops are free and usually go for 45 minutes. They are always for children, but the age is often not fixed. There are specific Toddler and baby workshops at times as well. Check them out on www.ikea.com/ie/en/stores/events/ikea-ballymun/

+++ Some more events:
Find Library events here www.dublincity.ie/events
and Trinity College Events here www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/?day=18&month=03&year=2024&search=week

+++ Storytelling and Toddler Groups at Dublin City Libraries
The Dublin City Libraries have published a list of Storytelling and Toddler groups for age 0-4 across the Dublin City Libraries. You can find it here www.dublincity.ie/library/blog/storytelling-and-toddler-groups-dublin-city-libraries

And this is it for another week! Have a great weekend and good new week.

Take care,

–Joerg (dublineventguide@gmail.com)