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| DUBLIN EVENT GUIDE (for Free Events) No. 203
| 06 May 2011 Subscribers: 8457
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Hi all!

Did you enjoy the bank holiday weekend? I had a super Sunday, the type of day that I love and that motivates me to continue writing this extensive mine of information week after week. It was a day packed with free events and with meeting nice people (lots of them!). It started with two people and at some point we were 15 who had a brill afternoon and evening together. It all began at the Secret Yelp Party in the Twisted Pepper: Organised by Annie L and her team in Yelp, we had an amazing two hours of free food and drink tasting with 400+ other people (!). The biggest revelation for me was how good the vegetarian food in Cornucopia tastes – I will definitely go to their restaurant soon. After that we moved around the corner to “Saucy Sundays”, a cool weekly live music event in the Grand Social, and later we went to the Sugar Club where Mob Fandango launched their new EP. Their support, Creamy Goodness, blew our socks off with a very unique version of Funk combined with scratching. Strongly recommended! Mob Fandango packed the dance floor afterwards and I had a great time. Over the afternoon we occasionally lost and mostly picked up more and more people at the different even, so that we were about 15 (from seven (!) different countries) in the end.
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This week’s Feel Good Slot is a happy song performed by happy people in France. It is called “Je veux” (with English subtitles) and you probably know the song. Have a look at it and smile: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWbdcNmGYJU

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NATIONAL ACHIEVERS CONGRESS – LONDON
This is the last chance to book this event. More than 7000 people have already booked and it will definitely sell out.
The National Achievers Congress in London from 02-04 July will bring three of the most inspiring achievers and speakers together on one stage. Anthony Robbins, Richard Branson and Alan Sugar will speak at this 3-day congress. The standard ticket will be GBP 297+VAT soon, but a few more tickets are available for GBP 197+VAT. You can book at successr.infusionsoft.com/go/72/ranger2285/ and you will find out more information there as well.
I have booked my ticket for this event in July. Richard Branson, Anthony Robbins AND Alan Sugar at one event is worth the money, I think.
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All events listed in this Event Guide are free of any admission charges (or at least appear to be free) unless otherwise stated. I try to find confirmation in all cases and do my best to double-check the information. However errors can happen and therefore no promise for correctness can be given.

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This section is intended to provide some help in picking and choosing from the huge number of events by sharing with you what I will/might or would do. This is not a “best of…” list and if an event is not listed here, it by no means implies that the event is not interesting. Instead my “picks” are just based on my personal preferences. All events mentioned here are described in detail further down.

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This weekend I will be in Portlaoise for the Gospel Rising Festival (www.gospelrising.ie), so I will miss out on all the great events in Dublin.

If I were around, I would go to the (non-free) Cabaret show by Rose Lawless on Saturday evening (check the Competition section). In addition the Monthly Exchange Market sounds interesting and the Starling Night Market on Saturday. On Sunday the Lift your Voice Up event in Dartmouth Square is definitely worth a visit and then later the Cujo and Moo gig caught my attention. Since I will be back on Sunday, I will be at the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir “Gig in God’s Gaff”. ;-)

From Monday “Digitise the Nation” will take place and while it is a bit disappointing, there are a small number of interesting events. The “Lessons from the crisis” event would be something for me too.

On Tuesday it would be Milk & Cookies that I would try out. Never went there before and the Live Band Karaoke sounds cool.

And then on Wednesday I would go to the Drinking Water Fluoridation talk, it is an issue that I feel very strongly about. And the Murder in the City Literature Night sounds intriguing too. The Greenhouse talk in the RDS on Thursday completes a week that is filled with events, but has no real big headline events. See what you can find for yourself! :-)

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ROSE LAWLESS – CABARET – TICKET COMPETITION
On Sat 07 May from 21:00 Rose Lawless will stage her “Cabaret Revolution” show a final time and she is offering a pair of tickets for a lucky winner. The show will take place in the Matchbox Theatre, downstairs in ‘Le Cafe des Irlandais,’ on Sth Great Georges Street and you will also be part of the recording of an album that will take place that night. I had the opportunity to see Rose perform at the recent Yelp party and I would love to go to the full performance, but won’t be able to this weekend. Tickets are EUR 15/12 (includes a glass of wine) and are available at the door on Saturday. If you feel lucky and want to win the pair of tickets, you will have to be fast. I need your mail by this evening Fri 06 May by 18:00. Send it to dublineventguide@gmail.com with LAWLESS in the subject line and your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. www.roselawless.com/

RISHI NITYAPRAGYA – CONCERT – TICKET COMPETITION
On Tues 10 May at 18:30 Rishi Nityapragya will give a concert in Liberty Hall in Dublin. The concert promises not just to be music, but has a spiritual depth. You will hear spiritual songs accompanied by tablas and keyboards, you will reconnect with the silence and stillness within to let go of all your stress, balance your natural rhythms and retreat inward. If you are intrigued and/or interested in Rishi N. and if you want to go to the concert you can find out more and see the options how to buy tickets for EUR 10 here: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=154985467897567 The organisers have made 3 pairs of tickets available for the Dublin Event Guide readers and to have a chance to win one of these pairs you have to send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with the subject RISHI and your name and mobile phone number in the mail. Your mail has to be with me by 12:00 on Monday. The concert is organised by the Art of Living Foundation: www.artofliving.org/ie-en

SOUL JAM – WORKMAN’S CLUB- TICKET COMPETITION
One of the mail events of the Dublin City Soul Festival will be the Soul Jam for the Musical Youth Foundation, a gig starring Mirenda Rosenberg (USA) & the Rare Groove Funk Orchestra. This gig will be a treat and it will take place in the Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay on Sat 28 May from 20:00-23:00. I will definitely be there and hopefully some of you will make it too! Tickets are EUR 15 including all fees and you can buy them on www.entertainment.ie All proceeds go directly to the Musical Youth Foundation children’s charity, which is helping children to discover music and learn to play guitar instead of wasting their time on other pursuits. The great guys from the Dublin City Soul Festival have now made a pair of tickets available for this gig and to win you have to send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with ROSENBERG in the subject line and with your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. There is still a bit of time to the gig, but I wanted to tell you already about the gig, so that you can get inform your friends and families and bring all of them! :-) Your competition entry has to be with me by 13:00 on 19 May. (And please only enter the competition ONCE!).
Find out more at www.dublincitysoulfestival.ie/highlights/soul-jam www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111407152278985

ADVENTURE WEEKEND – RDS – TICKET COMPETITION
Tickets are on sale now for the “Adventure Weekend”, Ireland’s first three-day Action Adventure Playground Event. From Fri 20- Sun 22 May you can try for yourself adventure activities in the RDS such as zip lining, zorbing, rage buggies, water walkers and more. Tickets are EUR 15 and are available through Ticketmaster. The RDS will be transformed into a giant adventure playground, boasting the most impressive interactive zone this venue has ever seen, including a vertical wind tunnel, zorbing, paint balling, rage buggies and much more. And in addition you can find out about skateboarding, BMX, free running, mountain biking, inline skating, kite boarding, surfing, hang gliding, hiking and equestrian holidays. Wow! The website is here www.theadventureweekend.ie and if after reading all that you definitely want tickets, then I can help two people, because the organisers made TWO pairs of tickets available for a competition. To win you have to send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with ADVENTURE in the subject line and your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. In addition you have to tell me what the FIRST activity in the INTERACTIVE MENU is. It is an activity that I would LOVE to do! Just write the activity in your mail to enter the competition. Your mail has to be with me by 12:00 on Tues 16 May.

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PETE MULVEY – DOYLE’S . TICKET COMPETITION
A good friend told me about Pete Mulvey first and she said “This guy is really really good, not only talented but so charismatic, his gigs are amazing.”, so there you have it! Peter Mulvey is a US singer-songwriter and he will be in Ireland on 11 May. His gig will be from 20:00-23:00 in Doyle’s, College Street, Dublin 2 and admission for this solo gig is just EUR 10. So before he goes back the US, catch Pete doing his thing and entertaining you for one night only. He will do own songs, tell some stories and do some covers and if you follow this link www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA4blRQZObg and check his other videos out you get a taste of all this. Tickets are available at the door and ONE pair can be won here. If you want to have a chance, send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with PETE in the subject and your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. Your mail has to be with me by Mon 09 May at 13:00. Invite all your friends and spread the word. www.petermulvey.com/ www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=215259065169647

HEFT FEST – WHELAN’S – TICKET COMPETITION
Hefty Horse present HeftFest in Whelans, Wexford Street on Sat 07 May from 15:00. A long list of bands will perform at this All-Day event and for a whole day of music and entertainment you only have to part with EUR 5 (Tickets available at the door.) Good stuff! The band line up is Goodtime, Sacred Animals, At Last An Atlas, The Holy Roman Army, Spook Of The Thirteenth Lock, Drunken Boat, Norabelle, French Suspense and Cfit. The guys from Hefty Horse have made five pairs of tickets available and the winners are Arlene Galvin, Chris O’Dwyer, Carina Bates, Regina Carolan and Kirstin Scholten. Congrats! www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=175704219148250
www.facebook.com/heftyhorse

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SOUL PICNIC ON FOR TWO, NOT JUST ONE DAYS
Great news from the Dublin City Soul Festival. The Soul Picnic, which is a party in Merrion Square with lots of great music, will extend over TWO days this year. In it’s 5th year, the Soul Festival keeps growing and after previous years only had a one day event in Merrion Square, this year, there will be two days of great music. Strictly speaking the Sunday is the Soul Picnic and the event on Saturday is called “Rising Stars @ Merrion Square”, when from midday a selection of the 2011 Rising Stars along with some very special guests will be performing live in Merrion Square Park. Watch out for more news and updates about the upcoming Dublin City Soul Festival from 26-29 May. www.dublincitysoulfestival.ie

OPEN CITIES DUBLIN
The website looks awful and is close to un-readable, but the event seems to be good and interesting: www.opencitiesdublin.net/. Open Cities Dublin is taking place this week and there are numerous events taking place. OPENCities Dublin is a collaborative project between the British Council in partnership with Dublin City Council, City Governments world-wide, the European Commission and a range of international partners. It is programmed and curated by FOMACS, the DIT-based Forum on Migration and Communications. Whoever designed the website seemed to have been more on a sabotage mission that trying to help, but you can find an easier readable calendar on this page www.fomacs.org/event_detail.php?day=10&month=5&year=2011
I have only included a few events in this Dublin Event Guide, check the website for the full list.

OPEN HOUSE DUBLIN – FUND IT
Good news, the Fundit appeal by the Open House Team (I wrote about it last week) was successful. The necessary money got raised, which means there will be a little book with this year’s Open House event again! Thanks to all who supported them: www.fundit.ie/project/funders/open-house-dublin-book

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BUSINESSES IN TROUBLE – TOPGIFTS + XTRAVISION
+ TopGifts, a site that sold gift vouchers for Flying Lessons, Hot Air Balloon Trips, Rally Driving, Off Roading, Scuba Diving etc. did go into liquidation. Many service providers have not been paid and people that still have vouchers that they got as presents, will have lost out. If you are affected, check with the company that was meant to provide the driving/flying/diving lesson etc. You might be able to negotiate a compromise, but it is not looking good. www.topgifts.ie provides an e-mail address, but since it is a liquidation, you shouldn’t expect much back. Some more opionions are here www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056252303
+ Xtravision, is in trouble as well, but still standing. An examiner has been appointed and will try to rescue what can be rescued. Like in many cases in recent months, the shockingly high rental rates are mentioned as the main reason for this development. www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2011/0430/1224295762976.html

YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
An 18-year-old craftsman became Ireland’s young entrepreneur of the year. Kyle McMahon from Coolock has set up a toy-making business and is on target to achieve a net profit of more than EUR 3,000 for his first five months in operation. Great achievement! But do we want all young people to be like him? He was thrown out of secondary school “for being a messer” and had a baby when he was 17? Well, let’s hope that he “rose in the face of adversity” and is now a transformed person. ;-)
www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0505/breaking57.html

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More new company introductions to come!

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Based on your feedback, I have decided to do the following with the Exhibition section in this newsletter from now on: I will provide you with a link to a near-comprehensive listing of exhibitions provided by www.visualartists.ie. For me to list all exhibitions would only be doubling their good work and would be an inefficient use of my resources. The link is visualartists.ie/category/listings/exhib-lein/
On top of that I will every now and then include here a small selection of exhibitions that either are not mentioned in the Visual Artist listing or are note-worthy to be mentioned separately.

JENNY SPAIN + SARAH QUIGLEY – MAD ART GALLERY
Fri 06 – Fri 13 May: MadArt Gallery, 56 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1
“The Disquiet of the Everyday” is an exhibition by Jenny Spain and Sarah Quigley in the Mad Art Gallery. It reflects on the undertones of society and social exclusion through the medium of drawing. The artists Jenny Spain and Sarah Quigley both work within community contexts and they are influenced by their experiences and encounters with marginalised and at risk groups. The opening reception is on Fri 06 May from 18:00-21:00. www.madartstudio.com

NCAD MFA/ADW INTERIM EXHIBITION
Artists from the Master of Fine Art and Art in the Digital World Post Graduate Programmes at the National College of Art and Design present new work at the Antique Quarter, 55 & 91 Francis Street, and Mark’s Alley West, Dublin 8. Opening Preview: Thurs 12 May (18:00-20:00) and the exhibition continues until 17 May (12:00-17:00 daily, closed Sundays). Artists include: Lorretto Cooney, Connor Brennan, Clara Burke, Emily Boylan, Genieve Figgis, Darren Campion, Daniel Spencer, Tanya O’Keefe, Stephen O’Rourke, Paul O’ Neill, Tatiana Macklin, Francis Wasser, Veronica Nicholson, Kevin Mooney, Molly Mishka, Olivia Hasset, Jill French, Janine Davidson, Seamus McCormack and Elaine Leader.
Contact: mfa.ncad@gmail.com

NCAD SCULPTURE + PAINTING EXHIBITION
Thurs 12 – Thurs 19 May: Moxie Studios, Pembroke Row, Dublin 2
‘Applause’ is the exhibition of new work from Sculpture and Painting departments of the National College of Art and Design. The exhibition will show a mix of a divergent range of styles and ideas surrounding emerging contemporary art in Dublin. The opening will be in Thurs 12 May at 17:00.

BARTOSZ KOLATA – SOUTH STUDIOS
Thurs 12 May – Sun 29 May: South Studios, 27/28 New Row South, Dublin 8
Bartosz Kolata’s Solo Exhibition “Untitled” will be launched on Thurs 12 May at 19:00 by Sophie Gorman, Irish Independent Arts Editor. Curator and organiser is Olivier Cornet at 0872887261 (ocornet@olliart.com)

Contact Us

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www.olliart.com/artists/bartoszkolata.htm.

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BEALTAINE FESTIVAL 2011
From Sun 01 – Tues 31 May the Bealtaine Festival 2011 will take place. This national arts festival celebrates creativity in the older age (approx. 50+) and hundreds of events are taking place across the country. (Bealtaine is the name of the Celtic festival celebrating springtime.) The Festival embraces all art forms and encourages participation in the Arts by older people as artists, performers, event organisers and audience. From dance to cinema, painting to theatre, Bealtaine showcases the talents and creativity of both first-time and professional older artists.
www.bealtaine.com The complete festival programme can be downloaded here bealtaine.com/sites/all/files/Bealtaine2011.pdf and the programme for the Dublin region is segmented on this page: bealtaine.com/node/93 Nearly all events are free, but often booking is required. – There are sooo many events taking place, that I will not be able to include them all in the Dublin Event Guide. I will include some, but strongly suggest that you check the full programme or the Dublin programme and select the events you are interested in, assuming that you are in the target age group. ;-)

CORN FLAKES & COMMERCE – NCI BREAKFAST MEETING
Fri 06 May: 07:00-08:45 – National College of Ireland, Mayor Street, Dublin 1.
Business executives are invited to start their day with a new event series “Corn Flakes & Commerce” from National College of Ireland, in association with Metro Herald and Kellogg’s Ireland. The free events offer the chance to gain insight on the latest thinking while mixing and mingling with other professionals from all walks of business life. The series features outstanding, innovative speakers on a range of thought-provoking topics in the areas of management, marketing and human resource management.
It kicks off with Norah Casey, CEO and owner of Harmonia and the most recent Dragon in the Irish version of Dragons’ Den, on the topic of Creativity & Innovation. Registration will be open from 07:00 with the event starting at 07:30 and finishing up by 08:45. A free continental breakfast will be served. Places are limited and to reserve your seat, book your place online here www.ncirl.ie/News_&_Events/Events

GERMAN-IRISH CULTURAL RELATIONS – CONFERENCE – GOETHE INSTITUT
06-07 May: 09:00-17:00 – Goethe-Institut, 37 Merrion Square, Dublin 2
The conference “Contemporary German-Irish cultural relations in a European perspective: Exploring issues in cultural policy and practice” will take place in the Goethe Institut on Fri+Sat. Admission is free, but you have to register with Heidrun Rottke, rottke@dublin.goethe.org (01 6611155).
The conference will focus on contemporary aspects of cultural policy and cultural work in Europe within the context of globalisation and cultural diversity. Cultural policy makers, cultural practitioners and academics will discuss cultural relations of the EU, the diversity of cultures vs. a common European culture, the network of cultural institutes, prospects of cultural work in times of economic crisis and the autonomy of support for the arts. A further emphasis will be laid on the Irish-German cultural relations within a European context as well as on language learning, language policy and multilingualism, issues to which the second day of the conference will be devoted. The detailed programme can be found here:
www.goethe.de/ins/ie/dub/ver/en7488567v.htm

DONNYBROOK FLAIR – DONNYBROOK
05-07 May: KTcontemporary, Donnybrook, Dublin 4.
A group of artisan enterprises in Donnybrook came together to celebrate and promote their village and their businesses. Over three days they intend to promote Donnybrook Village as a thriving centre of innovative design, creative flair, high value products and services. The event will run on Thurs (18:00-21:00), Fri (12:00-18:00) and Sat (12:00-16:00). 18 businesses take part in this three-day showcase exhibition in KT Contemporary gallery. www.donnybrookflair.ie
www.facebook.com/pages/Donnybrook-Flair-May-5th-7th/205542842797579

DUBLIN REVEALED – AUTHOR READING – CENTRAL LIBRARY
06, 13, 20, 27 May: 13:00-14:00 – Central Library, Open Learning Centre, Ilac Centre, Henry St., Dublin 1. At “Dublin Revealed” each Friday in May authors will read and speak about Dublin as revealed in their writings. The authors are Jennifer Johnson (06 May), Carlo Gébler (13 May), Kevin Barry (20 May), Paul Murray (27 May). Admission is free, but booking is required: openlearning@dublincity.ie or 01-8734333 . www.dublincitypubliclibraries.ie

IN-STORE EVENTS – TOWER RECORDS
Fri 06 May: 13:00/16:00/18:00 – Tower Records, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
Ryan Sheridan will perform at 13:00, Cfit will take their turn at 16:00 and finally the Hot Sprockets will be on stage at 18:00. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

OLD MASTER PRINTS – GALLERY TALK – IMMA
Fri 06 May: 13:00 – East Wing Galleries, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin 8. Many of the most famous artists ever to work with print-making such as Albrecht Dürer, Francisco de Goya, William Hogarth and Rembrandt van Rijn are all featured in the exhibition Old Master Prints: The Madden/ Arnholz Collection. Johanne Mullan, coordinator of the IMMA National programme, presents a gallery talk on the history of this unique collection and selected works currently on show. www.imma.ie/en/page_212381.htm

BRENDA FLANAGAN – WORKSHOP + READING – WRITERS’ CENTRE
Fri 06 May: 14:30 + 18:00 – Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Writers’ Centre welcomes prize-winning American author Dr Brenda Flanagan, who will be conducting a creative writing master class entitled “When Spirits Inspire Fiction” at the Irish Writers’ Centre on Friday 06 May at 14:30. She will discuss how she and other American writers are inspired to create stories. There were a limited number of free places available and it is well possible that he event is “sold” out, but you might want to check anyway. Ring 01 8721302.
At 18:00, Brenda Flanagan will be doing a reading at the Centre. www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html

MIMESIS AND MODERNISM – LECTURE – DIT
Fri 06 May: 16:00 – Lecture Room G6, School of Art Design and Printing, Dublin Institute of Technology, 41 Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1
Brian O’Connor is Associate Professor of Philosophy at University College Dublin and he will talk about “Mimesis and Modernism”. The idea of mimesis appears, like the word itself, to be a category of an earlier and long past period of European culture.” Find all details about this event here www.dit.ie/artdesignprinting/indiscussionhomepage/#d.en.40417 Admission is free, but you have to book by sending an e-mail to indiscussionadp@gmail.com

BONKERS – SUMMER PARTY – THE PINT
Fri 06 May: 17:00-03:00: The Pint, Eden Quay, Beside Liberty Hall
In the Pint, the guys think it is already summer. Fools! ;-) But nevertheless, why not behave like it was summer, because then maybe the sun will come out. The band line up for the event upstairs is: Veroa, Me and the General, She’s A Beauty, The Raglans, Bedford. Downstairs the line-up will be: King Modo, Barry Krishna & Richie Costello, Ria Czerniak, Christine O’Donnell, Jenifer Faust. All event details with more information about the bands and performers can be found on www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=189206257790788

TRUDI CANAVAN – MEET&GREET – EASON’S
Fri 06 May: 18:00 – Eason’s, O’Connell St., Dublin 1
Trudi Canavan will be in Eason’s for a Reading, Chat, Q&A and Meet & Greet with the author of The Traitor Spy Trilogy. This is a ticketed event! Contact 01-8583815 for details. www.eason.ie/events

BRIAN MCGILLOWAY + SEAN BLACK – GUTTER BOOKSHOP
Fri 06 May: 18:00 – Gutter Bookshop, Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 8
“Crime Writers in Conversation: Brian McGilloway and Sean Black” is a Gutter Bookshop event on Friday. Both highly successful crime writers will talk about their novels and their writing. Admission is free. www.gutterbookshop.com

LIVE JAZZ – LA CUVEE BISTRO AND WINE BAR, IFSC
Fri 18:00-20:30 – La Cuvee, Custom House Square, IFSC, Dublin 1
From 25 Mar, every Friday live jazz will be provided in La Cuvee. The line up is
29 Apr Kevin Morrow Duo; 06 May Anne Marie Kelly Duo, 13 May Midnight Blue, 20 May Kristina G. Duo, 27 May Colette Henry. www.lacuvee.ie

CONNECTOR.TV BIRTHDAY – DTWO
Fri 06 May: 18:30-23:30 – DTwo Bar, 60 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
Connector is a social blog, an event organiser for social networking events and a social media consultant for businesses and one of the sub-divisions, Connector.Tv, is celebrating its 3rd birthday today. There will be some complimentary BBQ bites and a Cocktail on the house for the Facebook friends who registered for this event. Entertainment on the evening is live music from ‘Sax in the City’. www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=205345502822121

LIVE MUSIC – STILLORGAN ORCHARD
The Stillorgan Orchard at The Hill in Stillorgan, Co. Dublin has a full programme of live music. The upcoming gigs are:
Fri 06 May – Donal Kirk
Sat 07 May – Dead Ringer
Sun 08 May – Minus Seven
Fri 13 May – Cornerstone
Sat 14 May – Full Circle
Sun 15 May – Minus Seven (12 piece Big Band Jazz) 18:00-20:30
Admission is free and the gigs start at 21:00. www.stillorganorchard.com/live_music.html

QUE PEZON – STONEY’S BAR, HILL STREET
Jose Dominguez tell me that himself and Pia Dunne will perform as the duet “Què Pezón!” every Friday in Stoney’s Bar, Hill Street, off Parnell street. The Show starts at 21:30. www.myspace.com/quepezon and www.quepezon.com

REGULAR EVENTS – FRIDAY
* James Sheeran (Acoustic/Rock/Trad) is playing from 18:00 in Peadar Kearney’s in 64 Dame Street, Dublin 2. And The Eastern Harps (Trad) are playing there from 20:00. Admission is free.
*Graeme McKenna is playing an acoustic gig (Trad to contemporary) every Friday in the Maldron Hotel, Kingswood near CityWest from 19:00.
* Need to wind down after a tiring week? Free Sahaja Yoga Meditation (not physical yoga, but “yoga meditation”!) classes every Friday at 19:30 at 4/5 Eustace Street, Temple Bar (next to IFI, ring bell no. 3) and every Monday from 19:00 in Blakestown Community Resource Center, Blakestown Way, Dublin 15 (next to Lidl). These are drop in classes, newcomers are welcome. For more information check www.coolspirit.info or www.sahajayoga.ie.
* The Covers play Rock Covers from 22:00 in The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2. Later: DJ Carlos Irie. Admission is free.

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DEAD HAIRY – BOOK LAUNCH – GUTTER BOOKSHOP
Sat 07 May: 10:30-11:30 – Gutter Bookshop, Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 8
A Slightly Odd Book Launch for Dead Hairy by Debbie Thomas will take place in the Gutter Bookshop. “When Squashy Grandma’s teeth get stuck in the vacuum cleaner, Abbie calls the Very Odd Job Man. With kidnaps, kooks and creepy crooks, ‘Dead Hairy’ is a crazy caper of laughter, love and lice crispies. Kids and adults are both welcome to join us for what promises to be an unusual and original launch for a madcap book! Free, everyone welcome and there may be hair.” www.gutterbookshop.com

DUBLIN CANAL RALLY
30 Apr-21 May: Grand Canal, Royal Canal, Grand Canal Dock etc
The Inland Waterways Association of Ireland is reporting about a very unusual and interesting event: Between 30 Apr and 21 May, 34 boats will make the trip to Dublin from the Erne, the Shannon, the Barrow, the Royal and the Grand Canal in the Dublin Rally 2011. The events start this week in Blanchardstown, Phibsborough, Croke Park, Spencer Dock and Grand Canal Dock and if you are interested in the canals and boars, then check all the details here: dublin.iwai.ie/dub_rally11.html

JOINTS IN MOTION – FUNDRAISING WALK – PHOENIX PARK
Sat 07 May: 11:00 – Phoenix Park
This is not a free event, it is a fundraising event organised by Arthritis Ireland. And strictly speaking it is not an event that is overly interesting for spectators. But it takes place in Phoenix Park and you might come across it (some streets will be closed from 10:00-12:30). So I might as well tell you what is happening: On Sat approx. 500 people will go for a walk of 2.5 or 5 km in Phoenix Park. It is a a walk for people with arthritis in aid of people with arthritis. Find more information here www.arthritisireland.ie/funds/fundraisingEventItem.php?id=27 unfortunately it doesn’t tell us WHERE the walk starts, ends or what the route is.

EXCHANGE MONTHLY MARKET – EXCHANGE DUBLIN
Sat 07 May: 10:00-18:00 – Exchange Dublin, Exchange Street Upper, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. This is a monthly Market at Exchange Dublin. Pictures, crafts, and all sorts of likable things to buy from all sorts of lovely people! exchangedublin.ie/news/exchange-monthly-markets www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=215890415094229

YOGA IN THE PARK – PHOENIX PARK
Throughout the summer last year Fiona Moloney was running weekly Yoga classes to raise money for The Dublin Simon Community. It was a successful effort with EUR 1,600 being raised for homeless people in Dublin. This Saturday, the Yoga in the Park class will be back and this time Fiona is getting support from Tine Schnell.
So starting from Sat 07 May and running each Saturday at 11:00-12:00 until September, Fiona and Tine will be taking turns to lead the classes. Tine will take the first class and she will meet people for outdoors yoga practice at the Bandstand which is near the Zoo and near the Tea Rooms (for Coffee and Cake afterwards). Classes will be suitable for all levels and are donation based. That means you can give what you can afford, but please be fair. Fiona and Tine are doing a great job for the Simon Community and they need your support.
Wear some loose clothes, preferably layers to be prepared for all type of weather and bring a mat (or a big beach towel). For contact details, directions and to find out who is teaching when, go to www.twopalmsyoga.com ..and when you go to the Yoga, say HI to Fiona and Tine from me, please! ;-)

GREAT RAIL SALE – MOLESWORTH HALL
Sat 07 May: 12:00-17:00 – Molesworth Hall, off Dawson Street, behind St. Ann’s Church. Dublin 2. If you’re addicted to fashion but have to watch the pennies, The Great Rail Sale on Sat might be the answer to your prayers. Working on the premise that one woman’s Kate Moss for TopShop dress ­ which never fit – is another person’s trophy outfit, all clothes here are pre-loved and recently sold on the high street. It’s a market with a difference – 50 rails, heaving with high street goodness and a little bit of vintage and boutique too. Expect to get great pieces for very good prices!
There’ll be cupcakes, music and friendly rail holders and Admission is free.
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Great-Rail-Sale/136814683057722

HA’PENNY FLEA MARKET
The extremely active and buzzing Grand Social (formerly Pravda) near Ha’Penny Bridge is running a Flea Market in the pub every Sat from 12:00-17:00. The next Flea Market is on Sat 30 Apr. Vintage, Retro, Clothes, Music, Books, Furniture, Crafts, Bric-a-Brac, Food, Stalls, Live Performances, Vinyl Dj’s. And if you want to sell something yourself, just contact hapennyflea@thegrandsocial.ie
thegrandsocial.ie/event/hapenny-flea

CRAFTY MARKET – SHEBEEN CHIC
The Crafty Market in Shebeen Chic on South Great Georges Street is back on Sat 14 May (12:00-17:00), but seemingly NOT on Sat 07 May. Admission is free and there’s live music all day. Expect Art and Crafts, Vintage clothes and bric a brac stalls, live acoustic music upstairs and downstairs ranging from Singer song writers via Trad bands to Jazz. Check out www.thecraftymarket.com

NATIONAL MUSEUM EVENTS
+ The Bealtaine event “Ireland’s Earliest People” will take place on Sat 07 May from 15:30-16:30 in Kildare Street (Archaeology). It is suitable for all ages. “Hear the story of Ireland’s earliest people from the Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age to the Late Bronze Age, including a look at the impressive Irish Gold Collection.” No booking required. www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2296

VEGAN BAKE SALE – EXCHANGE DUBLIN
Sat 07 May: 12:00-14:00 Exchange Dublin, Upper Exchange Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. The Vegetarian Society of Ireland is holding a vegan bake sale as part of the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale event (www.veganbakesale.org). There will be delicious treats for sale such as muffins, cookies and chocolate cakes, all lovingly created without any animal products. Your are needed to buy the products, but some of you are as well needed before: The Vegetarian Society is looking for people to donate homemade vegan baked goods. Anyone interested is asked to please email bakesale@vegetarian.ie. The proceeds will be divided evenly between the Vegetarian Society of Ireland and World Vision Ireland’s Haiti Appeal. (The Vegetarian Society of Ireland supports both vegetarian and vegan aims.) For more information check www.vegetarian.ie

CONOR HORGAN – DISCUSSION – IRISH FILM INSTITUTE
Sat 07 May: 13:00 – Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
The award-winning film “One Hundred Mornings” by writer-director Conor Horgan opens at the IFI on Fri 06 May. It is a film set in a post-apocalyptic Ireland. Horgan will take part in a discussion about his work at the IFI on Sat at 13.00 (call IFI Box Office on 01 679 3477 to book your seat.) Admission to the discussion is free.
Storyline of “One Hundred Mornings”: It’s two months since an undisclosed global disaster has occurred and two couples – Jonathan (Ciarán McMenamin, Primeval), Hannah (Alex Reid, The Descent), Mark (Rory Keenan, The Clinic) and Katie (Kelly Campbell, Bachelor’s Walk) – are holed up in a lakeside cabin with dwindling hopes of seeing out the crisis. The nearby village sports unfriendly yokels, gangs of gun-wielding thieves roam the countryside and the Gardaí are beginning to lose their authority. Their only neighbour is the armed Tim (Robert O’Mahony), who refuses to lend them his spare rifle because “you never know how things will turn out”… ifi.ie/cinema/dispfilm_07.asp?filmID=7344&Date=07/05/2011&PageID=15

DAY TIME SUN WATCH – ASTRONOMY IRELAND
Sat 07 May: 13:00 – Astronomy Ireland, Unit 75, Butterly Business Park, Kilmore Road. Artane, Dublin 5. Astronomy Ireland will host a Daytime Sun Watch at their headquarters in Artane every Saturday over the summer, where you will get to see the Sun in a way that very few people have ever seen before. Our closest star will show incredible detail using special filters that will reveal intricate detail on its surface. Activity on the sun has been hotting up as we approach a solar maximum and massive sunspots are visible most days. This is a free event and is suitable for all the family and all attendees will receive a European Space Agency DVD. www.astronomy.ie

AFRICA WORLD NEWSPAPER LAUNCH – WRITERS’ CENTRE
Sat 07 May: 14:00 – Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
Africa World Newspaper will launch its very first edition at The Irish Writers’ Centre. The occasion will be witnessed by individuals and representatives from government bodies, businesses, NGO’s, community groups and religious orders from all over Ireland. Africa World Newspaper plans to circulate throughout Ireland and all over the world, as well as promoting an online readership and facilitating online publishing. The event is free and open to all. The event will be chaired by the Lord Mayor of Dublin City, Cllr. Gerry Breen. www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html

LAST SECOND MAGIC + SHAPES – IN-STORE EVENTS – TOWER RECORDS
Sat 07 May: 14:00 – Tower Records, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
“Last Second Magic” will perform at 14:00 and “Shapes” will perform at 17:00. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

BIG SMOKE LITERARY CAFÉ – ORMONDE WINE BAR
Sat 07 May: 14:00-17:00 – Ormonde Wine Bar, 6 Ormonde Quay, Dublin 1
The third Big Smoke Literary Café will take place on Sat. The day will include readings by Big Smoke students, special guest readers including Shirley Benton-Bailer (author of the newly released Looking for Leon) and musical interludes. Come by and find out what the Big Writing Factory is all about: www.bigsmokewritingfactory.com Admission is free and no booking required.

BLOSSOMS FROM CHINA – GUIDED WALK – BOTANIC GARDEN
Sat+Sun 07+08 May: 14:30 – National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 – On Saturday and on Sunday a guided walk, entitled “Blossoms from China” will take place. “Many of our common garden plants are Chinese in origin. May is the best time to see Paeonies, the Handkerchief Tree, Wisteria and many other flowering plants in full bloom. Come and see the Chinese plants at their best.” www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

NATIONAL GALLERY – FAMILY PROGRAMME
Sat 07 Apr: 15:00-16:00 – National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2
The Family Programme on Sat is entitled “A Walk on the Wild Side! With Rachel O’Dwyer” with Mary Broderick. Admission free, no booking required. www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson

CLICK – STAGED READING – NEW THEATRE
Sat 07 May: 15:00 – The New Theatre, 43 East Essex St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
The New Theatre presents a playreading by an emerging or established writer on the first Saturday of each month. Entry is free, a donation of EUR 2 is welcome. On Sat the Playreading is “Click” by Michael Collier. All details are here
www.thenewtheatre.com/tnt_php/scripts/page/spare4.php?gi_sn=4dc1fcaf7f917%7C0

STARLING NIGHT ART MARKET – JAMESTOWN STUDIOS
Sat 07 May: 17:00-23:00 – Jamestown Road Studios, Jamestown Road, Dublin 8.
The first Starling Night Art Market will take place on Saturday and it is or plans to be exactly what it says on the tin. An Art market in the night with Music, Art and Food. The building is an old printing works and in addition to numerous bazaars with art work, there will be three music performances from 19:00-19:45, 20:30-21:15 and 22:00-22:45 on three different stages. Admission is free and there will be free parking at the building. www.starlingnightartmarket.com/

SAINT JOHN THE GAMBLER – GIG – THOMAS HOUSE
Sat 07 May: 21:00 – Thomas House, 86 Thomas Street, Dublin 8
The Thomas House has a full programme of live acts and DJs and this weekend the Dublin Alt-Folk Band “Saint John the Gambler” will perform upstairs at a free gig. “It’s going to be a night full of Balkan Gypsy Mariachi Rockabilly Pirate Swing.” www.facebook.com/thomashousepage .

RHYTHM ROCKER – THE GLOBE
“Rhythm Rocker at The Globe” is a weekly event in The Globe in Sth Great Georges Street, Dublin 2. It is a Rockabilly, R’n’R, Roots night with live bands Pavement Kings and The Wayward Sinner Boys (in alternating weeks, it seems) from 20:00 and with DJs from 23:00-01:30. Admission is free. www.globe.ie

REGULAR SATURDAY EVENTS
* Don’t forget that the Temple Bar Markets (Food Market on Meeting House Square, Book Market on Temple Bar Square and the Designer Mart near Cow’s Lane) are taking place every Saturday from 10:00-16:30. The Food Market is – until June – divided in parts and distributed in different locations in Temple Bar.
* The SuperNatural Food Market is taking place every Saturday from 09:30-15:30 in St. Andrews Resource Centre in Pearse Street, Dublin 2. www.supernatural.ie
* Dublin Food Co-op is open every Saturday (09:30-16:30) at Newmarket, Dublin 8 for organic wholefoods and sustainable household products, plus over a dozen producer stalls offering organic fruit and veg., baked goods, dairy produce, wines, hot and cold food, etc. Additional Co-op opening Thursdays 12:00-20:00. www.dublinfood.coop
* The weekly Honest2goodness food market with fresh meat, vegetables, fish, baked goods, wines in Glasnevin is open from 09:30-16:00. It is behind Lidl in the Industrial Estate just after the Glasnevin Cemetary coming from the City Centre. (www.honest2goodness.ie)
* At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food + there’s free popcorn and ballons&facepainting for the kids. www.blackrockmarket.com/ Opening: Sat+Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30, Sun: 12:00-17:30
* Meditation through Breathing: Every Saturday from 11:00-12:00 this event will take place in Iveagh Gardens (at the back, near fountains). The event is free of charge, but since it is weather dependent, you are asked to call beforehand to ensure the class is on (087 2045168). Suitable for all. No previous experience required. Wear comfortable warm clothes and bring a yoga mat/light blanket.
* Blackhorse Flea Market + Car Boot Sale. Every Saturday from 10:00-18:00 the Blackhorse Market is taking place. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on red Luas line. theblackhorsemarket.com
* Trad Session – Schoolhouse Pub in 2-8 Northumberland Road, Ballsbridge. Every Saturday from 20:30 singers, guitar, fiddle, banjo, accordion, whistle, pipers, bodhran etc are all welcome to join in. www.schoolhousehotel.com/
* The Black Sheep play Rock Covers from 22:00 in The Mezz 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2. Later Dj Glenn Brown (Dublin Calling). Admission is free.
* Havana Tapas Bar is inviting to a Salsa Night with afro-latin percussion every Sat night 22:30-02:00. Bachata, salsa, merengue, reggeaton with latin DJs. Food is available until 00:30 and usually there is plenty of room to get dancing and you are invited to add your own percussion. www.facebook.com/pages/Havana-Tapas-Bar/10503361821

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CHILDREN’S ART WORKSHOP – PHOENIX PARK
Sun 10:30-12:30 – Phoenix Park Visitor Centre.
The weekly Children’s Art Cart Workshops is taking place every Sun. Up to 15 children (5yrs+) can participate but they must be supervised by an adult. The next workshops are 08 May: Make your own park Grass, swings, lake. 15 May: Medieval Life – Includes visit to Ashtown Castle; 22 May: Make your own detailed Maps; 29 May: Insects & Birds of the Park. To confirm that it takes place ring 01-6770095. www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,12181,en.html

SUPERHERO FUN RUN – PHOENIX PARK
Sun 08 May: 10:30 – Phoenix Park
A “Superhero Fun Run” will take place in Phoenix Park on Sunday. It is a fundraising event for “Our Lady’s Children Hospital” in Crumlin and therefore is not free. But if you want to see more than 1000 people running 5 kilometers in super man and wonder woman costumes, then this might be an event for you. The run starts at 11:00 and there will be a number of street closures in Phoenix Park from 10:00-12:00. Find all the details here www.cmrf.org/eventLocal/show/3839

LIFT YOUR VOICE UP – DARTMOUTH SQUARE
Sun 08 May: 11:00-15:00: Dartmouth Square, Ranelagh, Dublin 6
Literally in the last minute before sending this week’s newsletter, this event notice reached me. It is much too late for a good advertisement through the normal channels, so Nora, who is organising this event, needs your help. “Lift your voice up” is a global call for change. There will be live music from 12:30 with Almond Blue (gypsy, salsa, bossa etc.) and there will be facepainting and other children’s entertainment. There is a collective Balloon release planned for 13:00 and you will find all the other information here www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125881237487788 and about the whole worldwide campaign, here www.liftyourvoiceup.com/

PEAS & PODS FAMILY MARKET – DUBLIN FOOD CO-OP
Sun 08 May – 11:00-17:00 – Dublin Food Coop, Newmarket Square, Dublin 8
The Peas and Pods Family Market for babies, toddlers, children (and their parents) is taking place on Sunday. More than 30 stalls will sell their products. Check all details on www.peasandpods.ie/

SUNDAY AT NOON CONCERT – HUGH LANE GALLERY
Sun 08 May: 12:00-13:00 – Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell St North, Dublin 1
The weekly “Sunday at Noon” concerts are back. Admission is free and no booking is required. This week the theme is “Songs of Seóirse Bodley”. Sylvia O’Brien (soprano) and Seóirse Bodley (piano) will perform at this First Performance of a new full-length song-cycle. www.hughlane.ie/forthcoming-sunday-concerts/365-songs-of-seoirse-bodley

HAROLD’S CROSS – WALK – A MULTI-LAYERED HISTORY
Sun 08 May: 12:30 – Meet outside Our Lady’s Hospice, Harold’s Cross, Dublin 6W. In context with the Harold’s Cross Village Community Festival, a “Let’s Walk and Talk” walk will take place to explore Harold’s Cross, an area which will reveal an intriguing history, some famous connections and a cemetery with unusual stories. The event is free and will take approx. 90 min.
www.dublincity.ie/Community/LetsWalkandTalk/Pages/WalkandTalk.aspx

HACKING – KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE
Sun 08 May: 12:30-14:00: Exchange Dublin, Exchange St Upper, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Knowledge Exchange is an open collective group that aims to bring education and learning to everyone. The lecture on Sunday is entitled “Everything Open and Free: A model for Hacking Everything” by Michael Bauwens, founder of the P2P Foundation (p2pfoundation.net/). It is the last in the current season of Knowledge lectures and will cover: “What do we do now that failing neoliberalism no longer even pretends to offer a better life? Resisting the system, without offering an alternative, is no longer sufficient. Part of the answer is to construct infrastructures that allow the common creation of value, but that embed new social values in the technology itself. This is in fact happening on a global basis as the technologies for sharing knowledge, software and designs, are merging with more distributed machinery and mission-oriented organizational forms, as well as new forms of human awareness that together offer a promise of integrated social change.” www.knowledgeexchange.ie
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=208282642525246

RIVERA + KAHLO – DOCUMENTARY – IMMA
The Documentary Screenings: Rivera + Kahlo will take place from 10 April – 15 May. Two documentaries are screened: Diego Rivera, Revolutionary Artist (BBC, 60 minutes 1987) + The Life and Death of Frida Kahlo (Karen and David Crommie, 40 minutes, 1966). The screenings are taking place on Sundays only at 13:00-14:40 and 15:00-16:40 in the Lecture Room if the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin 8. Admission is free and no booking is required. www.imma.ie/en/page_212363.htm

DUBLIN SKETCHERS – SUNDAY MEET-UP
The Dublin Sketchers Group is an informal group of typically hobby artists who go somewhere different in Dublin every Sunday (e.g. Collins Barracks, Farmleigh, Botanic Gardens, Dublin Castle), sketch for an hour or so, and then meet up for coffee afterwards and discuss their sketches. www.dublinsketchers.blogspot.com/ Find out on their website where they will meet and join them if you do some sketching/drawing yourself. Meeting time is usually around 14:00.

HAROLD’S CROSS VILLAGE COMMUNITY FESTIVAL
Sun 08 May: 14:00-18:00 – Harold’s Cross Park
The 2nd Harold’s Cross Community Festival is meant to take place this Sunday. I am saying “meant to” because the website does not provide ANY detail. So, if you are in the area, check out the activities in Harold’s Cross Park. www.haroldscross.org

BLOSSOMS FROM CHINA – GUIDED WALK – BOTANIC GARDENS
Sun 08 May: 14:30 – National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9. A Guided Walk entitled “Blossoms from China” is taking place in the National Botanic Gardens. Many of our common garden plants are Chinese in origin. May is the best time to see Paeonies, the Handkerchief Tree, Wisteria and many other flowering plants in full bloom. Come and see the Chinese plants at their best.
www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

NATIONAL MUSEUM EVENTS
+ The Hands-on History Family Event (Adults and children 5 years +) will take place in Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History) on Sun 08 May from 15:00-16:00. “Fun family learning with the Museum’s collection of objects especially for handling. Drop-in event.” www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=2298

SUNDAY SKETCHING – HUGH LANE GALLERY
Sun 08 May: 15:00-16:00 – Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The next Sunday Sketching for 7+ Year olds has the title “Francis Bacon’s Studio”. No booking necessary. Admission is free and early arrival is recommended. www.hughlane.ie/childrens-workshops/forthcoming

NATIONAL GALLERY – LECTURE
Sun 08 May: 15:00-15:45 – National Gallery, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2.
The free lecture “The Perspective of an Artist on Jack B Yeats” with Gerard Byrne, Artist will take place. Free public lecture. www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson

SAUCY SUNDAYS – THE GRAND SOCIAL
Saucy Sundays is a live music session happening in the The Grand Social (former Pravda) near Ha’Penny Bridge. The next event will be on 08 May from 15:00-20:30 and the line-up will be Rachael Austin, Mick O’Callaghan, Brian Canavan, Chris Robotnik, Come In Live Long, Vox Populi, Slidin PK Blues, Mackerel The Cat, Admission is free. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001494016795&v=wall www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153862588013316

MOO + CUJO + PIERPAOLO VITALE – THE VILLAGE
Sun 08 May: 20:00 – The Village, 26 Wexford St, Dublin 2
Three great music acts will perform in The Village on Sunday. The Cujo Family (www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cujo-Family) is doing bluegrass and folk, Moo (www.facebook.com/moodublin) are the experts for Country, Bluegrass and Rockabilly and then there is Pierpaolo Vitale (solo act). I addition, Spaghetty Western Movies are shown in a different area and there will be free tasters of Mexican and Cajun style food. Admission is free.

REGULAR SUNDAY EVENTS
* The Temple Bar Book Market is taking place every Sat+Sun on Temple Bar Square from 11:00-18:00.
* Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale. Every Sunday from 10:00-17:00 the Jamestown Market is taking place. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on red Luas line. www.jamestownmarket.com
* The Odeon Bar & Grill (Old Harcourt Street Station, Dublin 2) are inviting all families on Sat+Sun from 12:00-18:00 to a “Matinee Brunch Club”. Good Food, Kids movies (14:00) and kids under 3 eat for free. www.odeon.ie/matinee.html
* Afternoon Jazz in Café en Seine. The Sweet & Lowdown Jazz Trio play every Sunday from 14:00-16:00 in Café en Seine in Dawson Street. Admission is free. www.stellabass.com and a video is here gush.ie/clients/sweetlow/video/
* Sunday Roast is a weekly event in the Mercantile in 28 Dame Street from 21:00-01:00. Provided are free live music, games & roast potatoes. www.facebook.com/pages/Dublin-Ireland/Sunday-Roast/57594006610
* Graeme McKenna plays an acoustic gig (from trad to contemporary) every Sun at 18:00 in Number6 on Smithfield Square. www.number6.ie/
* “Loose Change” play in Gibneys Pub, New St., Malahide every Sunday from 18:00-20:00.
* Comedy Crunch – Shebeen Chic. The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy downstairs in Shebeen Chic, Sth Great Georges Street from 21:00 every week. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330
* From 21:00 in The Bleeding Horse on Camden Street “The Apollo Sessions” is a free show featuring multiple styles of original music from local and international musicians and songwriters www.myspace.com/thebleedinghorsesessions
* Every Sunday “The Latin Beat” will take place in the Odeon in Harcourt Street from 20:00-02:00. A band will play from 21:00-22:30, a Latin Beat Club, Brazilian DJs and Salsa Classes will be additional features. Admission is free. www.odeon.ie/
* The Burning Effigies are playing afrobeat, jazz, funk and soul every Sunday from 23:00 in Turk’s Head in Parliament Street. www.turkshead.ie
* Gardiner Street Gospel Mass in St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street near the junction with Dorset Street every Sunday at 19:30. Everybody is welcome independent from your level of religiousness. www.gardinerstreetgospelchoir.com

WEEKEND EVENTS
If you are just looking for Sunday events, please check the event list for Saturday as well. A good few events are taking place on Saturday AND Sunday, but it wouldn’t make sense to list them twice.

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———Monday————————–

DIGITISE THE NATION
09-13 May: Various locations, mainly around Dublin.
Digitise the Nation is an annual initiative run by the Irish Internet Association (IAA) to raise awareness of the opportunities Internet usage can create in the lives of all the people of Ireland. The idea is good, but the number and types of events are a little disappointing considering that the IAA tried to get all their members to contribute. As always with educational initiatives, the Libraries come up with the best events. Then there are a few webinars and that was nearly it. Underwhelming to say the least! Check out dtn11.irishinternetassociation.com/category/events/upcoming/ for a list of all events.

LESSONS FROM THE CRISIS – CONFERENCE – CROKE PARK
Mon 09 May: 09:30-16:00 – Croke Park Conference Centre, Jones’ Road, Dublin 3
Together with TASC, Smart Taxes will be hosting the conference “Lessons from the Crisis: Money, Taxes and Saving in a Changing World”. The euro area crisis rumbles on, but the austerity measures favoured have been unable to stabilise and revitalise economies, while the looming threats of resource peak and climate change are ignored. A new approach is clearly needed at national and European levels. Lessons from the Crisis will showcase alternative economic policies that aim to recover economic control, halt the loss of jobs and emigration and create a secure future for young and old in Ireland.
Three leading US-based exponents of the Modern Money Theory school will share their perspective on routes out of the crisis. There will also be a session devoted to pension security, and another exploring the possibilities of a new fiscal framework for Ireland. Attendance is free, lunch is included.
Register your interest at contact@tascnet.ie ien.ie/2011/04/13/lessons-from-the-crisis-money-taxes-and-saving-in-a-changing-world/

ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME – FILM SCREENING – IFI
Mon 09 Apr: 13:10: Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
The IFI invites to free screenings of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive. Simply collect your free tickets at the IFI Box Office when you get there. (You might have to pay a 1 Euro membership for the day.) The film on Mon is “A Second Of June” (1984, 40min) The visit of President Ronald Reagan was greeted with much less enthusiasm than the visit of John F Kennedy in 1963. This delicately told tale follows two young people on their Ulyssean wanderings through Dublin on the day of his visit, capturing the clamour of the anti-Reagan protesters and providing a finely textured picture of Dublin street life in the early ‘80s.
www.irishfilm.ie/cinema/dispfilm_07.asp?filmID=7335&Date=09/05/2011&PageID=15

EUROPE LEAGUE TROPHY DISPLAY – CENTRAL LIBRARY
Mon 09 – Fri 13 May: Central Library, ILAC Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1
This year, Dublin is the venue for the UEFA Europe League final. On 18 May the two finalists, which are coincidentally TWO Portuguese football clubs (FC Porto and SC Braga) will play against each other. It is probably not the best news for the fans that they all have to come from ONE country and travel by plane to the final. Logistically it would be easier if they came from two different countries. But either way, Dublin will be full of football fans on that weekend. The Europe League trophy already arrived in Dublin on 19 April and will be displayed in the Central Library during the coming week during Library opening hours. Admission is free.
www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/libraries/Events/Pages/bealtaine_2011_trophy_display.aspx

DIE FREMDE – FILM SCREENING – EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT OFFICE
Mon 09 May: 18:30 – European Parliament Office, 43 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
On the occasion of Europe Day 2011 the European Parliament Office in Ireland, the Austrian Embassy and the Goethe-Institut Irland present Feo Aladag’s multi-award winning film Die Fremde / When We Leave. (with English subtitles). Admission is free, but you have to register via EPdublin@europarl.europa.eu
“One day, 25-year-old Umay turns up at her parents’ Berlin appartment with her son Cem. Umay has run away from an unhappy marriage in Istanbul; she has decided to lead an independent life. When her parents try to restore the family’s reputation by returning Cem to his father, Umay ends up breaking with them for good. She falls in love with Stipe and begins a new life with her son. Umay then tries to effect a reconciliation with her family…” www.goethe.de/ins/ie/dub/ver/en7510409v.htm

MEETINGS ON AESTHETICS – ISTITUTO ITALIANO
Mon+Tues 09+10 May: Pavilion Hall, Italian Institute of Culture, 11 Fitzwilliam Square East, Dublin 2 – A series of meetings on Aesthetics will take place on Mon and Tues in the Istituto Italiano.
+ “Sensitizing and desensitizing the machine: a commentary on the aesthetics at the threshold between the organic and the inorganic” will take place on Mon 09 at 19:00 with Paolo Bartoloni – National University of Ireland Galway
+ “The Stalling of Western Aesthetics and the Rising of Oriental Thought” will take place on Tues 10 May at 19:00.
Both events are in English and admission is free.
www.iicdublino.esteri.it/IIC_Dublino/webform/SchedaEvento.aspx?id=359&citta=Dublino

EXPLOITING WRITERS – DISCUSSION – WRITERS’ CENTRE
Mon 09 May: 19:00 – Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The Chairman of the Irish Writers’ Centre, Jack Harte, will chair a discussion entitled “Expoiting Writers, Exploiting Tourism”. Guest speakers are Conor Kostick and Mícheál De Mórdha. www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html

COME GET YER ACT TOGETHER – GIG – WORKMAN’S CLUB
Mon 09 May: 20:00 – The Workmansclub, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
“Come Get Yer Act Together” is a band showcase that takes place every Monday in the Workman’s Club. Next Monday, the line-up will be: Rural Savage, Fitzafrenic, Fixed Penalty. Admission is free. www.theworkmansclub.com/2011/04/21/come-get-yer-act-together-090511/

SOLAR TRIO – GIG – ANSEO, CAMDEN ST
Mon: 21:00 – Anseo, Camden Street, Dublin 2
The first three Mondays of every month the Solar Trio with guests, host a free improvised music gig upstairs in Anseo on Camden st. Creating their own unique takes on old jazz standards along with totally improvised on the spot jams. Expect swing and hard, deep grooves meshed together with post progressive and contemporary meandering sections.

REGULAR MONDAY EVENTS
* Every Mon from 20:00-22:00 in Bewley’s Cafe Theatre, 78 Grafton Street, the music collective the ‘Lazy Band’ is playing roots, trad and folk songs from Ireland, England, America. Admission is free. Laid-back atmosphere, unplugged and informal. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Lazy-Band/137845161717
* ‘Hugh Cooney Don’t Like Monday’, a cabaret and live visual performance by Hugh Cooney, will take place every Monday night from 20:30 at The Pygmalion, South William Street, Dublin 2 (in Powerscourt Shopping Centre). Admission free. www.facebook.com/pygmaliondublin
* From 21:00 in the International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street: The Glór Sessions feature acoustic singer-songwriters, comedy, spoken word and poetry hosted by Stephen James Smith. Entry is free. www.stephenjamessmith.com/Glor.html www.facebook.com/TheGlorSessions
* In O’Byrne’s Beverage House at 199 King St North (Corner of Capel Street and Bolton Street) a live music session “Jam with Karmann Reeves” will take place. Musicians are welcome to participate. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001158421465
+ Comedy Night in Panti Bar. A new free Comedy Night with comedy improv, stand up and sketch every Monday night in Panti Bar on Capel St from 21:00. entertainment.ie/event/Comedy/Pantibar/A-Bear-A-Bull-And-A-Chicken-Walk-Into-A-Bar/2563419.htm
* From 21:30 a traditional Irish music session is taking place in Kennedy’s Pub in Drumcondra. Admission is free.
* From 22:00, the front bar of Whelan’s is the venue for the Open Mic event “Acoustic Nightmares Night”, organised by the band The Mighty Stef and some members from The Last Tycoons. This is a free event. www.facebook.com/pages/THE-MIGHTY-STEF/17575454643
* Upbeat Generation is playing Soul/Funk/Rock Covers in The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2 from 22:00. Later: DJ Rasheed. Admission is free.

———Tuesday————————

NATIONAL GALLERY LECTURE
Tues 10 May: 10:30-11:15 – National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2
The free public lecture ” Jack B. Yeats and ‘A Morning'” with Dr Marie Bourke, National Gallery of Ireland takes place. Free Public Lecture www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson

LUNCHTIME CONCERT – NATIONAL CONCERT HALL
Tues 10 May: 12:30/13:00-14:00 – National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
The RTE National Symphony Orchestra Horizons series of events each features a specific composer. This week the composer is Philip Hammond, who is celebrating his 60th birthday. The concert will take place from 13:05-14:00 and before that from 12:30 Philip Hammond talks to Evonne Ferguson, Director, Contemporary Music Centre. – Admission is free, but the event is ticketed and tickets are available through the National Concert Hall box office in advance. Ring 01 417 0000.
Find out more here www.rte.ie/performinggroups/2011/0510/horizons2011hammond.html

MEMOIR WRITING – BEALTAINE WORKSHOP – NATIONAL LIBRARY
Tues 10 May: 14:00 – National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
A Memoir Writing workshop with Irene Graham is taking place in the National Library as one of their Bealtaine Festival events. Consequently the workshop is targeted at the more mature audience. Learn how to creatively translate your life experience into memoir at this interactive lecture and discussion with Irene Graham
Places are free but must be booked in advance. E-mail: memoir@nli.ie to book.
www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx

BRIAN DILLON – IN CONVERSATION – PROJECT ARTS CENTRE
Tues 10 May: 15:00 – Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs, 39 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Brian Dillon, art critic and author, launches his new novella “Sanctuary” at Project Arts Centre on Tuesday. To celebrate this, Brian Dillon will be in conversation with Katherine Waugh in the Space Upstairs, followed by a drinks reception in the Bar. Admission is free and no booking required. www.projectartscentre.ie/programme/whats-on/1293-sanctuary

FILM SCREENING – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
Tues 10 May: 18:00 – Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, quite near the National Gallery. – The Spanish Cultural Institute, Instituto Cervantes, is inviting to the third session of “The short film on the map”, four productions from Madrid will be screened: Porque hay cosas que nunca se olvidan, Paseo, Harraga y El Palacio de la Luna. (in Spanish with English subtitles). dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha72907_16_2.htm

MILK & COOKIES – STORY TELLING – EXCHANGE DUBLIN
Tues 10 May: 18:30-22:00 – Exchange Dublin, Upper Exchange Street, Dublin 2
The next Milk & Cookie Stories evening is entitled “All Creatures Great and Small” and Milk and Cookie Stories is for anyone who has a story to tell, or wants to hear a tale told well, in a relaxed, friendly environment – a place with tea, cushions, cookies and friends. The event is free, everyone is welcome and stories of all kinds are welcome. This month the event will be paying tribute to all the other living things we share the planet with. Lacking complex linguistic systems, most other lifeforms on the planet have been unable to tell their story at a Milk & Cookies night. Any stories about animals, involving animals, around or with the word animal are being sought.
www.facebook.com/pages/Milk-Cookie-Stories/153519388015528

SCHIZOPHRENIA AND AUTISM – ALCHEMIST CAFÉ
Tues 10 May: 19:30 (sharp) – Location: The Mercantile, Dame St, Dublin 2
The Alchemist Café is a forum for the discussion of important and interesting scientific issues that is much more informal and accessible than a public lecture. The last event was a long long time ago and it is great to see that he Alchemist Café is back. In May Michael Gill of Trinity College Dublin will be talking about the unexpected genetic links between Schizophrenia and Autism.
Admission is free, everybody is welcome and complimentary finger food will be provided. www.alchemistcafedublin.com/

LIVE BAND KARAOKE – MERCANTILE
Tues 10 May: The Mercantile, Dame Street, Dublin 2
Starting on Tues 10 May, the Mercantile will host a weekly “Live Band Karaoke” organised by Lorna Clancy. The first night on 10 May is free, after that it will cost EUR 5. It’s karaoke with an Indie Rock playlist and a live band instead of backing tracks, so definitely an interesting and unique event. Try the free first night and see if you like it! There is a free drink for each performer! www.mercantilehotel.ie/

ARIEL – FILM SCREENING – KINOTEKA BRAY
Tues 10 May: 20:30 – Harbour Bar, Strand Road, Bray, Co. Dublin
The next Kinoteka film screening will be “Ariel” by Aki Kaurismäki, Finland 1988.
“A Finnish road movie by one of cinema’s great silent types. Kaurismäki became probably best known outside of Finland for his films with the Leningrad Cowboys but has created some of the finest films on life, death, tango and meaningful silences around.” The film is in Finnish with English subtitles. Admission is free. More information on Kinoteka at kinoteka-bray.tumblr.com/ or facebook/kinoteka.bray

SANTORIA – CAFÉ EN SEINE
Tues 10 May: 21:00 – Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2
The soul band Santoria will perform in their 4pc configuration.
www.santoria.ie/santorialive.html

REGULAR TUESDAY EVENTS
* Open Mic Night with The Last Tycoons in O’Donoghue’s on Suffolk Street every Tues from 20:00. It’s free and anyone can get up, sing a song or do whatever they like. www.facebook.com/pages/ODonoghues-Open-Mic/71834618844
* O’Byrne’s Beverage House at 199 King St North (Corner of Capel Street and Bolton Street) has a live music session with Sean Og McKenna and Friends every Tue at 21:00. Musicians welcome to participate. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001158421465
* Live Jazz and Blues from 21:00 every Tuesday in the International Bar on 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2.
* In the Bankers Inn on Trinity Street (off Dame Street) at 21:30: An acoustic singer-songwriter session hosted by Dave Murphy. A contribution is requested but not required. This is a listening club so is very quiet and features a lot of experienced songwriters trying out new material. www.myspace.com/davemurphyandfriends
* From 21:30, O’Briens on Dame Street (next to the Mercantile Pub) is the venue for a further Open Mic event of acoustic rock’n’roll organised by the band The Mighty Stef. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/pages/THE-MIGHTY-STEF/17575454643
* White Chocolate is playing Rock Covers from 22:00 in The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2

———Wednesday———————-

SYMPOSIUM ON SOUTH ASIAN FILM & VISUAL CULTURE – TCD
Wed 11 May: 09:30-18:00 – J.M. Synge Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin 2
The Centre for Transcultural Research and Media Practice, DIT and South Asia Initiative, TCD, in association with the Indian Film Festival of Ireland are inviting to this Symposium on South Asian Film and Visual Culture. This symposium presents current and exciting work addressing questions of identity, language, ethnicity, and gender along with the visual histories and cultures of South Asia. It will be a combination of paper presentations, film screenings, and round table discussions, along with built-in scope for discussions with filmmakers, film and cultural theorists, visual artists and curators, scriptwriters, and music composers. Find all details here: www.southasianfilm.net Attendance is free but you need to register by emailing Giovanna Rampazzo at giovanna.rampazzo@mydit.ie
southasianfilm.net/#/programme/4550263898

INTRODUCTION TO THE NATIONAL LIBRARY
Wed 11 May: 11:00 – National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
This “Introduction to the National Library” is a Bealtaine event and therefore targeted at a more mature audience, but it seems that nobody will be rejected, so don’t let the Bealtaine context hold you back. “Want to know how to use the National Library? Join this information session and learn how to get a reader’s ticket, how to search the catalogues, how to order materials and much more.” www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx

NATIONAL GALLERY LECTURE
Wed 11 May: 13:00-13:40 – National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2
A free reading from the work of Jack B and WB Yeats will take place (with Professor Maurice Harmon and Kathleen Watkins). www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson

ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME – FILM SCREENING – IFI
Wed 04 May: 13:10: Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
The IFI invites to free screenings of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive. Simply collect your free tickets at the IFI Box Office when you get there. (You might have to pay a 1 Euro membership for the day.) The film on Wed is “The Columban Fathers present: President Kennedy in Ireland” (1963, 25min). This is the only professional colour film of President Kennedy’s visit to Ireland in the summer of 1963. Kennedy was the first U.S. President to visit an independent Ireland and his visit was greeted with a joyful display of national pride. This film records his speeches and captures the spirit of the visit in Dublin, Cork and Galway.
www.irishfilm.ie/cinema/dispfilm_07.asp?filmID=7334&Date=11/05/2011&PageID=15

NATIONAL GALLERY LECTURE
Wed 11 May: 15:00-16:00 – National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2
A lecture and closer look at Lawrence’s portrait “The Notorious Lady Foster” will take place with Adrian Le Harivel. Admission is free. www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson

DRINKING WATER FLUORIDATION – TALK – GIBSON HOTEL
Wed 11 May: 18:00 – Gibson Hotel near the Point Theatre/The O2, East Wall Road, Dublin 1. Dr Paul Connett is an expert on fluoridation of drinking water and he will be speaking in the Gibson Hotel on 11 May. Seats are limited so arrive early.
Paul Connett has researched the literature on fluoride’s toxicity and the fluoridation debate; interviewed many leading researchers and critics of fluoridation on video; given many presentations in several countries (to both community groups and public bodies, challenged leading proponents to debate the issue publicly. His “50 Reasons for Opposing Fluoridation” are on www.fluoridealert.org/50reasons.htm.
www.sovereignindependent.com/?p=19546
The fluoridation of drinking water is forbidden in nearly all European countries and is in many countries recognised as a health risk, however, in Ireland the government still exposes us to this unnecessary and toxic chemical in every drop of drinking water.

POETRY / SHORT STORY READING – OPEN CITIES EVENT
Wed 11 May: 18:00-20:00 – Creation Arcade, 22/23 Duke Street, Dublin 2
An evening of poetry and short stories with Marie Wallace, winner of the new poetry section of the Hennessy awards in 2005/2006, Mervyn Ennis, and John Conroy, both of whose poems have been published in ‘Tallaght Soundings’ will take place. And people are welcome to participate on a ‘drop in’ basis and read some of their writings. www.fomacs.org/event_detail.php?day=11&month=5&year=2011

MICHAEL O’LOUGHLIN – BOOK LAUNCH – WRITER’S CENTRE
Wed 11 May: 18:00 – Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
The book launch of “In This Life” by Michael O’Loughlin is taking place in the Writers’ Centre. Admission is free. www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html

MURDER IN THE CITY – LITERATURE NIGHT – SUGAR CLUB
Wed 11 May: 18:30 – Sugar Club, Leeson Street, Dublin 2
Join Dublin UNESCO City of Literature and capital cities across Europe in celebrating Literature Night 2011 (www.literaturenight.eu). Dublin will host a crime themed literature night on 11 May, entitled “Murder in the City”. Four writers from France, Italy, Czech Republic and United Kingdom will read from their works. The audience will be invited to participate in a panel discussion at the end of the evening. A thrilling, suspense filled atmosphere will be created with DIT musicians who will play atmospheric music. Introduced by crime journalist and novelist Niamh O’Connor, this is a free event and further information can be found at www.dublincityofliterature.ie Booking is not required.

PATRICK NESS – BOOK LAUNCH – GUTTER BOOKSHOP
Wed 11 May: 18:30-20:00 – Gutter Bookshop, Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 8
Book Launch for by Patrick Ness and Siobhan Dowd
The new book “A Monster Calls” by Costa Award winning novelist Patrick Ness will be launched. The book is Ness’ interpretation of a story idea created by the Carnegie Medal winner Siobhan Dowd, whose premature death from cancer prevented her from writing it herself. www.gutterbookshop.com

WHERE THE MUGIC HAPPENS – BUTTON FACTORY
Wed 11 May: 19:00-23:30 – Button Factory, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
The next “Where the Mugic Happens” event will be on 11 May with the line-up: Lotus Eater, Ross Breen, The Ramblers, El Hombre Jokes. Check here for more details and for links to the websites of the performers www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=195000107209304

SEAN KEATING LECTURE – NATIONAL LIBRARY
Wed 11 May: 19:00 – National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
“Sean Keating in Context” is a talk by Dr Éimear O’Connor, TCD. She explores the life and works of artist Sean Keating. Admission is free and booking is not required. www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx

JAZZ – O’REILLY’S PUB – SANDYMOUNT
Every Wed from 21:00-23:00, The Swing Factory (Paul Sweeney – trumpet, Neil McMahon sax, Bob Whelan vocals/keys Dave Fleming bass, Ian Hyland – drums) will be playing Jazz in O’Reilly’s Pub in Sandymount, D4. Admission is free.

REGULAR WEDNESDAY EVENTS
* The “Havana International Language Exchange” is taking place every Wed from 16:30-19:30 in Havana Tapas Bar in George’s Street. There are many Spanish speakers and English-speakers are explicitly invited, but everyone else is certainly very welcome too, to meet for a chat to improve your Spanish or English. www.facebook.com/pages/Havana-Tapas-Bar/10503361821
* “The Zodiac Sessions” is a regular open mic event from 20:30 in Bruxelles (between Grafton Street and Westbury Hotel) for unsigned musicians. Admission is free and there is a different line-up every week. www.thezodiacsessions.com/
* “The Song Room” is another open mic event. It takes place in The Globe in George’s Street at 20:30 every Wednesday. www.hamletsweeney.com/events/
* The Alex Mathias Jazz Quartet will perform every Thursday from 21:00 in the International Bar on 23 Wicklow Street. www.alexmathias.com/
* Traditional Irish Music Session in Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru) in Phibsborough from 21:30 every Wednesday. If you play an instrument you are especially welcome (all levels are welcome).
* Seven Deadly Skins are playing Reggae/Ska Covers from 22:00 with DJ Dotsie later. The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2. Admission is free.

———Thursday————————

PATRICK NESS – IN-STORE EVENT – EASON’S
Thurs 12 May: 18:00 – Eason, O’Connell St., Dublin 1
This is a Reading, Chat, Q&A and Meet & Greet with Patrick Ness, the author of “A Monster Calls”, a novel based on an original idea by Siobhan Dowd. Admission is free, but this is a ticketed event. Contact 01-8583815 for details. www.eason.ie/events

EL HOMBRE JOKES – IN-STORE EVENTS – TOWER RECORDS
Thurs 12 May: 18:00 – Tower Records, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
El Hombre Jokes will perform at 18:00. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

GEOGRAPHY OF CLIMATE JUSTICE – ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY
Thurs 12 May: 14:00-17:00: Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
The Public Forum “The Geography of Climate Justice” will take place on 12 May.
Climate justice concerns how risks and responsibilities for anthropogenic climatic changes is distributed. The speakers and respondents presenting here are each experts within the broad field of climate change, geography and development; and all engage with difficult issues of justice, politics and difference within their work. Admission is free but places are limited. To book your place please and for more details go to www.ria.ie/Events/Events-Listing.aspx

MANIFESTO FOR AN OPEN CITY – OPEN CITIES EVENT
Thurs 12 May: 17:00 – Creation Arcade, 22/23 Duke Street, Dublin 2
Performance of ‘Manifestos for an Open City’ wherein participants recite their public manifestos in strictly three-minute scenarios! Is there such a thing as an ‘open city’? What, then, is your vision for Dublin as an ‘open city’? A range of city dwellers will perform these three-minute perspectives. This event will also include the announcement of the winner of the OPENCities Dublin ‘Sounds of the City’ – Soundtrack Competition. It is not necessary to pre-register for this event. www.fomacs.org/event_detail.php?day=12&month=5&year=2011

START YOUR OWN BUSINESS – LECTURE SERIES – CENTRAL LIBRARY
Thurs 21 Apr-26 May: 18:30-20:00 – Business Information Centre, Central Library, Ilac Shopping Centre, Henry St., Dublin 1
A series of free lectures on hot to “Start and Grow Your Own Business” starts on 21 April. The remaining lectures are
* 12th May Marketing on a Shoestring
* 19th May Financing your Business
* 26th May Business Planning Structure
Admission is free but booking is essential. To book and fro more information check www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/libraries/Events/Pages/syob_2011.aspx and www.dceb.ie/starting-a-business/library-talks

POETRY IRELAND INTRODUCTION – WRITER’S CENTRE
Thurs 12 May: 18:30 – Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
Poetry Ireland presents the Introductions Series 2011 featuring Ainín Ní Bhroin, Kimberly Campanello, Michael Farry, and Donna Sørensen. www.poetryireland.ie www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html

GREENHOUSE EFFECT & GLOBAL WARMING – RDS
Thurs 12 May: 20:00 – RDS, Dodder B Room, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
The 30th anniversary of the Irish Met Society is celebrated with the lecture “The Greenhouse Effect & Global Warming” by Prof. Ray Bates, UCD Meteorology and Climate Centre. This lecture will address the scientific basis of the greenhouse effect, ranging from the original experimental work on the absorption of infrared radiation by greenhouse gases carried out by the Irish physicist, John Tyndall, 150 years ago up to the results of modern climate models. The current observational evidence of the enhanced greenhouse effect due to human activities will be discussed. Aspects of natural climate variability will be described and the question of whether there is any causal relationship between global warming and the recent Northern Hemisphere cold winters will be addressed. Admission is free of charge but advanced booking is essential. Go to www.irishmetsociety.org/component/content/article/191 to pre-register or send a mail to info@irishmetsociety.org to reserve a seat.

THE BEAUTY SPOT – DAKOTA BAR
Thurs 19:00-01:00 – Dakota Bar, 8/9 South William Street, Dublin 2
“The Beauty Spot at Dakota” is a weekly night of Fashion, Beauty, Shopping and Drinks in association with Style Nation. Beauty tips and advice given by Top Make Up Artists, Hair Stylists, alongside a ‘Pop Up Shop’ hosting vintage & contemporary fashion and accessories. Different theme and treatments every week.
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=114929628540407

IRISH ARTISTS AND ILLUSTRATION – TALK – NATIONAL PRINT MUSEUM
Thurs 12 May: 19:30-21:00 – National Print Museum, Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4 – The lecture “The Fantastic, the Fri vo lous and the Factual; Irish Artists and Illustration c.1830 – 1930” with speaker Dr Angela Griffith, Department of History of Art and Architecture, Trinity College Dublin will take place on Thursday. “In the nineteenth century, publishing was distinguished by a remarkable growth in book and periodical illustration. This phenomenon was facilitated by developments in technology and consumer demand across all classes. Many young artists in search of a regular income and a professional reputation turned to the medium of illustration and by 1900, many leading figures of the British art world had worked as illustrators, including a significant number of Irish born artists. This lecture will examine the contribution of figures such as Daniel Maclise, F. S. Walker, Jack B. Yeats, Harry Clarke, Robert Gibbings, Norah McGuiness and Elizabeth Rivers to popular illustration and the creation of artist’s books.” Admission is free. www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=180492798669259

ETS WALTON – ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY LECTURE
Thurs 12 May: 20:00 – Gonzaga College, Clonskeagh, Co. Dublin
The Irish Astronomical Society will have their monthly talk in Gonzaga College in Clonskeagh (www.irishastrosoc.org/wordpress/?page_id=179). Dr Eric Finch of TCD will give a talk about the life of ETS Walton, Ireland’s only Nobel Prize winner in the Sciences. www.irishastrosoc.org/wordpress/

RAILWAY SESSIONS – OPEN MIC – O’REILLY’S ROCK BAR
Thurs: 20:30 – O’Reillys Rock Bar, underneath Tara Street DART Station, Dublin 2
If you are a Singer, Songwriter, play an Instrument or just want to jam then come to the Railway Sessions in O’Reilly’s every Thurs at 20:00 and showcase maybe a new song or a cover. All performing musicians will receive a complimentary drink. The event starts at 20:30. To contact the organisers: info@dublinsocialtv.ie An Indie-Rock Club starts immediately afterwards at 23:00. Admission free.
entertainment.ie/event/gigs/O%27Reilly%27s-Rock-Bar/Railway-Sessions/2575255.htm

ODEON MOVIE CLUB
Every Thursday the Odeon Pub in Harcourt Street is running a Classic Movies Club from 20:00. No cover charge. The theme for May is “Clint Eastwood Season” and the movies are 12 May: Gran Torino; 19 May: Where Eagles Dare; 26 May: Dirty Harry. www.odeon.ie/gallery.html

REGULAR THURSDAY EVENTS
* Quiz Night in The Lotts Cafe Bar, 9 Lower Liffey St, Dublin 1. Every Thurs a quiz night with great prizes is taking place at 20:00/20:30 depending on football. Participation is free.
* Dimestore Recordings run a weekly event in Sweeney Mongrel’s, Dame Street (formerly Le Cirk) with a variety of bands and performers. It starts at 20:00 and the line up is here: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000163463304&sk=wall
* “Thirsty Thursday” Open Mic Night from 21:00 in the Bridge Inn in Chapelizod Village. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bridge-Inn-Chapelizod/350005960758
* Open Music Night in Darky Kellys pub in Fishamble Street, Christ Church, Dublin 8 organised by the music duo R.E.D.. Would you like to perform or just listen? Names of contributors are taken from 21:30 and the gig starts at 22:00. www.facebook.com/pages/Open-Mic-Night-Dublin/121048244620948
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* Songs of Praise, a Rock Karaoke is taking place every Wednesday (and Bank Holiday Sunday) from 22:00 in The Village in Wexford Street, Dublin 2. www.getpraise.com
* The Bionic Rats play live Reggae and Ska every Thursday in Turk’s Head from 22:00. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/TURKSHEADDUBLIN

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YOUNG AND LIVING IN THE CITY – OPEN CITIES EVENT
Fri 13 May: 12:30-14:00: The Creation Arcade, Duke St., Dublin 2
If you are young (16-28) and live in Dublin, then the workshop “Young and Living in the City” could be for you. Designing Dublin help young people to find out why they are not very motivated to get involved in things where they live. (The official line reads: “Designing Dublin assist young people in identifying factors inhibiting their engagement with the social and built environment of their localities.” but that sounds terribly complicated. ;-) ) In this workshop you will learn how to generate new ideas and move them to concepts and then to real projects that have an impact on your neighbourhood. Admission is free but advance booking is required, by sending a mail to aileenfomacs@gmail.com

DUBLIN REVEALED – AUTHOR READING – CENTRAL LIBRARY
06, 13, 20, 27 May: 13:00-14:00 – Central Library, Open Learning Centre, Ilac Centre, Henry St., Dublin 1. At “Dublin Revealed” each Friday in May authors will read and speak about Dublin as revealed in their writings. The authors are Jennifer Johnson (06 May), Carlo Gébler (13 May), Kevin Barry (20 May), Paul Murray (27 May). Admission is free, but booking is required: openlearning@dublincity.ie or 01-8734333 . www.dublincitypubliclibraries.ie

BIG MONSTER LOVE – IN-STORE EVENTS – TOWER RECORDS
Fri 13 May: 18:00 – Tower Records, 6-8 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2
Big Monster Love will perform at 18:00. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

POETRY BOOK LAUNCH – WRITER’S CENTRE
Fri 13 May: 19:00 – Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1
Salmon Poetry will launch new poetry collections by: Gabriel Fitzmaurice – Poems of Faith & Doubt; John McKeown – Night Walk; Stephen Murray – House of Bees and William Wall – Ghost Estate. www.writerscentre.ie/html/events/atthecentre.html

BREAKING LIGHT – ALBUM LAUNCH – BAGGOT INN
Fri 13 May: 19:45 – Bagott Inn, 143 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2
The band Breaking Light will launch their debut album on Fri 13 May. Admission is free and if you go to their facebook page on Fri 13 May you will be able to download their debut single for free. Check out www.facebook.com/breakinglightband or www.breaking-light.com

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This section contains events that will happen in the future. Some of them require free tickets and it is mentioned where this is the case. Put the events in your diary and for the ticketed events hurry to request your tickets:

HEADPHONE DISCO – DUBLIN DANCE FESTIVAL
Sat 14 May: 21:00-00:00 (Gates open 20:30) – The Courtyard, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Kilmainham, Dublin 8. The Dublin Dance Festival is taking place from 13-28 May, but unfortunately it seems that there is only one free event. And to make sure that you are one of the first to get tickets, here are the details: The Dublin Dance Festival and Phantom 105.2 invite to the Headphone Disco “Bumper 2 Bumper” at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. The event is free but ticketed and tickets can be collected from Dublin Dance Festival Box Office at The Culture Box, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar (opposite Meeting House Square) from Tues 03 May. So make sure that you make your way to Temple Bar after Tuesday to collect your tickets if you like Headphone Discos. www.dublindancefestival.ie

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Please note: This section contains observations taken from the world I live in that strike me as odd. I express my personal opinion and you might not share it. If you are easily offended by opinions that are not identical with your own, please don’t read this section. ;-)

BIN LADEN, THE US GOVERNMENT AND THE TRUTH
Last Sunday we got a surprise when in the middle of the bank holiday weekend the news broke that Osama bin Laden had been caught and killed. The story sounded dramatic: 24 Navy Seals Elite Soldiers stormed the heavily protected compound, fought their way through the building and found bin Laden shooting back, using his wife as a human shield but it all wasn’t enough for him to get away and he was shot. The Navy Seals managed somehow to lose a helicopter (it toppled over and had to get destroyed) and the whole operation was watched as it happened by Barack Obama and his staff who saw it through the helmet camera of one of the US soldiers.
There are lots of differing opinions about the rightfulness of killing bin Laden and I don’t want to enter that discussion here, but what I want to mention instead is how truth and honesty died on the same day.
Many never expected truth and honesty from any government and especially the world’s police force, the US government. But a lot of people (me included) had hoped that Barack Obama stood for a different approach. That he was breaking with the “tradition” of his predecessors and would insist on truth and honesty. Unfortunately this is not the case.
We found out now that most of the story was completed invented and it makes you wonder if ANY of it is true. Now, this was not revealed by people that others conveniently discard as “conspiracy theorists”, but it was revealed by the US government themselves.
It turns out that bin Laden was NOT armed when he was killed, he did NOT use a “human shield” and Obama, Clinton and the rest did NOT watch the events as they happened, so the picture with them in the scenario room was sent around the world with a totally wrong and fabricated claim.
A press conference by the US government even admits that the story is still being changed (watch at minute 05:16): www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uuiWzzb5ss
Can we – after this – believe ANYTHING?
…and before you are tempted to send me a mail telling me what a terrible person bin Laden was, please note that I am NOT raising the point of the operation being just or not! I am ONLY expressing that I am disappointed about the lies that were released as facts.

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