Dublin Event Guide

Event Guide 102: Maritime Festival, Battle for the Bay, Outdoor Movies in the Park, Dublin Flea Market, Women’s Mini Marathon, Ruaille Buaille

May 29th, 2009

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| DUBLIN EVENT GUIDE (for Free Events) No. 102
| 29 May 2009 Subscribers: 4130
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Hi all!

What a wonderful day we had last weekend at the Africa Day and the Soul Festival! I say “we”, because I know that MANY of you were at one or both of the festivals. Some of you are getting this Event Guide today the first time because you got a flyer from me last Sunday and have subscribed now to the e-mail and you are VERY welcome. :-)

This week brings more festival (Maritime Festival) and in this week’s Dublin Event Guide for Free Events I have more competitions with great prizes than we had ever before. You should DEFINITELY check out the competition section, the prizes are amazing!

Do you remember that I mentioned last week that the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir was singing at the Africa Day? Long term readers of this Event Guide know that I am involved with the Gospel Choir. I do the sound engineering at the weekly mass on a Sunday evening in Gardiner Street Church and I look after sound and all technical and most logistical issues at concerts and public performances. This wonderful Gardiner Street Gospel Choir – it is the BEST Gospel Choir in Ireland ;-) – has a concert coming up. The concert is on 06 June in the Helix in DCU and we need YOU to come to the concert. The Gospel Choir urgently needs to raise money to guarantee the survival of the weekly Gospel Mass and the concert is a fundraiser for this.
If you like Gospel Music and want to experience an evening of great songs, performed by a brilliant choir AND if you are prepared to help us a bit, then come to the concert on the 06 June from 20:00. You will see/hear me doing the sound and could say HI to me after the gig, if you want. The price of the tickets is EUR 19 (incl. booking fee) and you can get tickets here www.helix.ie/2009_Q1/GardinerStreetGospelChoir.htm and if you want to find out more about us, then check out www.gardinerstreetgospelchoir.com

And instead of a nice story, I will quote Charlie Chaplin today. He said “You’ll never find rainbows if you’re looking down.” Think about it in your life and make sure that you do NOT always look down, but give yourself a chance to find the rainbows!

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Thanks to Ian O., Eva C. and Will P. who were so generous to donate some money this week. I appreciate your donation hugely! Thanks!

This Event Guide is sponsored by Esme E, Cliodhna D, Brian L, Padraig S, Kathie S, Orla niF, Jef B, Susanna N, Kate C, Nicola J, Claus Sch, Gordon S, Jeanne M, Fiona O’C, Marta M, Angela C, Isabelle F, Saundra S, Meisoon N, Ruth F, Valerie McN, Estelle O, Aoife M, Mairin M, Fionán O’L, Maeve L, Blaithin O’D, Ciara D, Mike G, Andrej G, Deirdre R, Vanessa O’L, Chris McK, Frank B, Dolores P, Cornelia K, Cathy A, Orla C, Kevin McC, Steph G, Wanda J, Siv M-J, Niamh niS, Gwen H, Jasmin T, Ian O, Eva C, Will P and www.stickyfingerstravel.com (The travel guide for parents travelling with their children.), www.target2020.com (…a training company that focuses on personal and career development.), www.thepaulkanegallery.com (A great Art Gallery, located at 6 Merrion Square, which supports contemporary Irish artists.) and www.a1computers.ie in Dun Laoghaire/Cabinteely (…who repair computers, printers and sort out Internet problems fast and who sell computers, laptops and low priced printer cartridges). The main sponsor is www.kravmagaireland.com, the self-defence training centre for everyone, which provides regular 12-week or 2-day self-defence training courses for beginners.

I am grateful for all support, but YOUR support is NEEDED too! Going to free events saves you a LOT of money AND is good fun. True? ;-) But if you didn’t know about these free events you couldn’t go. True as well? In that case the question is what the value is of finding out about all the events. Do you agree that 1 Euro per month (which is just 25 cent per newsletter) is a very modest amount? It would be great if I could count on your 12 Euro per year!! Feel free to give more if you can, but please do seriously consider the 12 Euro.
To contribute you can transfer your donation directly to “Joerg Steegmueller, AIB, SortCode 93-36-78, AccountNo 03556043″ or go donate using PayPal or your credit card by going “http ://tinyurl . com/68dmlq ” and just remove the three Spaces in the web address (I have to write it like this, otherwise Spam Checkers complain about the tinyurl address.)
Alternatively you can send a mail to me (dublineventguide@gmail.com) and we can arrange a different route for your donation. This Event Guide is a hobby and NOT a commercial enterprise, so I do need donations! But I spend more than 25 hours per week (for some people that is a half-day job!) on writing and researching it.

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 guarantee for correctness can be given.

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Since this newsletter is getting longer and longer with all the free events available, this section is meant to provide some help in picking and choosing the events I will or would go to. This is not the “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, so if it helps you I am glad, but feel free to ignore this section completely! :-) All events mentioned here are described in detail further down.

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I will be away this weekend, so I will have to leave you enjoy all the events in Dublin on your own. However, if I WERE here, I would DEFINITELY go to the Maritime Festival in the Docklands and would probably have a look at the Battle for the Bay, the itesurfing event on Dollymount Strand. For the younger generation the Movies in the Park event in Dun Laoghaire is definitely worth a visit. On Monday cheering on the 40 000 runners and walkers at the Women’s Mini-Marathon is a must and, oh, and I nearly forgot the Dublin Flea Market on Sunday. There is sooo much to do this weekend that it is good that there is a day more of weekend. :-P

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YOGA ADVENTURE BREAK – OUTDOORS IRELAND
This is a brilliant prize from Outdoors Ireland and you have another chance to enter the competition! Outdoors Ireland is Nathan Kingerlee’s company and a good few of you will remember that Nathan offered recently climbing trials/tasters for free. I hear it was very successful and this time Nathan has an even better offer!
Outdoors Ireland are offering a free place on one of their upcoming Yoga Adventure Breaks in Killarney in Kerry. Relax and get back to basics with a weekend of yoga, gentle kayaking, leisurely hiking, healthy food & luxurious guesthouse accommodation. This sounds like an amazing weekend and you can find out more on their website outdoorsireland.blogspot.com/2009/04/yoga-activity-weekends.html where you find all booking information as well.
For the readers of the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events), Outdoors Ireland are making one free place available. This prize has a value of EUR 275!!
To enter this fantastic competition check out the details of the Yoga Adventure Breaks on outdoorsireland.blogspot.com/2009/04/yoga-activity-weekends.html and then e-mail the name of the yoga teacher to info@outdoorsireland.com. The e-mail must have EVENT GUIDE as the subject and your name and mobile phone number has to be in the body of the mail together with the name of the Yoga Teacher. Your e-mail has to be with Outdoors Ireland by 18:00 on Wednesday 03 June.
Outdoors Ireland run adventure breaks and trips including Kayak Trips on the Lakes of Killarney, Guided Ascents of Carrauntoohil and Rock Climbing in the Gap of Dunloe.

AN BEAL BINN – IRISH/ENGLISH PERFORMANCE EVENT
The drama and performance group “An Béal Binn” (meaning “The Sweet Mouth”) is inviting to “Ar Lorg na Maidne (In Search of Morning)”, an innovative fusion of film, live performance, projection, sound and light (and in Irish this reads like this: Amharclannaiocht ur nua le ceol, scannaiocht, teilgean fuaime agus solas). The event is bilingual in Gaeilge & English, but you do not HAVE to speak Irish to be able to follow the event, but it is helpful. It will take place on Sun 31 May in the Mermaid Arts Centre in Bray and tickets are EUR 10 and include a wine reception after the show. For bookings ring (01) 2724030 (www.mermaidartscentre.ie). More details can be found here www.anbealbinnevents.com
The reason why this event is in this category is because the nice people from An Béal Binn have made a pair of tickets available for you and to be in with a chance to win the pair of tickets, you only have to send an e-mail with DUBLIN EVENT GUIDE in the Subject line and your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. Send your e-mail to anbealbinn@gmail.com. Your mail has to have arrived before 14:00 on Sat 30 May. The winner of the pair of tickets will be drawn randomly from all entries and will be informed by phone before 18:00 on Saturday of this week.

SHAMANS OF BULGARIA – TICKET COMPETITION
Raffael Abarca’s Lx Promotions is bringing the “The Shamans of Bulgaria” show to Dublin. Elitsa Todorava and Stoyan Yankoulov are the Master Percussionists performing in this show. Elitsa & Stoyan, a former choir singer of “Mystery voices” and a jazz drummer, took ancient rhythms, broke them down and created new captivating arrangements and compositions to accommodate an ensemble of their own haunting and blend authentic ethno folk with jazz & world music style through drumming and singing, creating a dramatic performance spectacle. The performance is taking place in the National Concert Hall on 10 June at 20:00. Tickets are available on www.nch.ie/Box-Office/Performances/-The-Shamans-of-Bulgaria–Elitsa—Stoyan.aspx for EUR 30/25/20. A small snippet from their performance can be seen here www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3qjUDsHzUg and more information is here lxpromotions.com
Raffael has made TWO pairs of tickets available for this event for the Event Guide Community. If you want to be in with a chance to win a pair of these tickets, just send an e-mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with the Subject SHAMANS and your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. The mail has to be with me by 12:00 on Mon 08 June.

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SALSA COURSE – TICKET COMPETITION
The tickets for the Salsa course with Audrea McGrath and Piers Floyd were won by Dale Honeybun. Congratulations! If you are interested in doing a 6-week course in Greenwood Studios in Clanbrassil Street with the talented Salsa teachers of “Strictly Come Salsa”, check out www.salsadancedublin.com or www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=58058058695.

All events in this Competition Section are non-free events, but the organisers are making free tickets available for you to win. I usually get lots of competition entries and unfortunately not everybody can win, so even if you are not the winner, please consider going to an event to support the organisers. :-) If you don’t win, and will go to the event, please help showing the organisers that promoting their event in the Dublin Event Guide is beneficial and mention to them that you heard about the event through “Joerg’s Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)”. Thanks!

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BIKE FOR A WHILE IN DUBLIN
There is building work going on a number of street corners in Dublin AND when I first saw it the row of knee-high poles looked weird, but then I realised that this must be the long awaited Rent-a-bike scheme and since then I found the confirmation.
www.aaireland.ie/publicaffairs/press-centre/bikescheme.aspx
The idea is really good and renting bikes for a while in Dublin would often be helpful and could change the way we perceive “public” transport in Dublin. But I have to admit that I am a bit sceptical. 400 bikes for 100 000s of people is not exactly a revolutionary development and then there is the big concern that the bikes are stolen as fast as all other bikes in Dublin. :-(

BUS MAPS THE WAY THEY SHOULD BE
Did you ever try to find out which bus to take from A to B and thought that the Dublin Bus website should be able to help you? I did and was shocked! There is no proper map information available on the Dublin Bus website that shows you the route a bus takes and unless you know your way around the streets and the parts of Dublin really well (preferably in Irish AND in English), it won’t be easy to find what you need.
Unless now, that is! By coincidence I came across a map site on the Internet, that shows all the bus routes on a Google Maps background. Brilliant idea and well done! (I am not sure if Dublin Bus has anything to do with it.) The site can be used of other maps as well, so you can build your own maps there. mkmap.com/dublin

SPANISH SPEAKERS NEEDED
The Project Arts Centre in Temle Bar is looking for a number of native Spanish speakers, aged between 17 – 70 years, to take part in a one off performance.
Visual Artist Jon Mikel Euba is looking for 10 volunteers to take part in a performance for the Dublin instalment of If I Can’t Dance I Don’t Want to be Part of Your Revolution. Volunteers will be asked to sit on stage with the artist and, in turn, translate sections of text from Spanish to English.
And more information is here: www.projectartscentre.ie/index.php/news/569-news-250509 All participants will need to be available from 18:00-23:00 on 13 June. The artist will give an introduction at 18:00 and volunteers will be provided with a meal prior to the performance with the performance starting at 20:00.

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If you want to promote your start-up/young company here for free, let me know: dublineventguide@gmail.com.

MUMMY MAPS – PLACES TO VISIT FOR PARENTS & CHILDREN
MummyMaps is an email newsletter and website for parents in Dublin. Each week, MummyMaps introduces interested parents to new and interesting places to visit and in their own words “reviews the best spots for fashion mavens, travel addicts, shop-a-holics and foodies (who just happen to have offspring).” The e-mail newsletter and the website provides readers with helpful maps in addition to the information and you are very much invited to check it out and sign up for the newsletter if you like what you are seeing. www.mummymaps.com

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FOLKLORE – THE PAUL KANE GALLERY
“Folklore”, an exhibition of paintings by Philippa Sutherland, will be on show in The Paul Kane Gallery from 02-20 June. The Paul Kane Gallery is one of the sponsors of this Event Guide, so have a look at the exhibition when you are near Merrion Square and tell Paul that you heard about it in the Dublin Event Guide. (Gallery Details: The Paul Kane Gallery, 6 Merrion Square North, www.thepaulkanegallery.com, Open: Tues-Fri 11:00-18:00 and Sat 12:00-17:00)

MUSIC AND MEDIA TECHNOLOGY GRADUATE SHOW
The MPhil. course in Music and Media Technologies, Trinity College presents MMT FEST09, the Music and Media Technologies Graduate Show. The Masters students will present a variety of work, including interactive installations, surround sound technologies, audiovisual pieces and a live performance of original electroacoustic and mixed media compositions. An exhibition showcasing interactive installations, audio spatialisation and surround sound systems will take place in the Joy Gallery from Thurs 28 – Sat 30 May from 12:00-20:00. Admission is free. (Gallery Details: Joy Gallery at RedSpace, 2 Rutland Place, Dublin 1, www.redspace.cc, opposite the Gate Theatre)
In addition to the exhibition the students are performing a concert in the Beckett Theatre in Trinity College. The concert will start at 19:30 on Wed 03 June and tickets are EUR 10/8. For more information and to book go to www.tcd.ie/Drama/samuel-beckett-theatre/events/index.php

WORK.IN.SPACE 2009 – CONNAUGHT HOUSE
‘work.in.space’ at Level 1, Connaught House, Burlington Road, Dublin 4, invites eight artists to create work in the working structure of an incomplete office in an office block. The exhibition runs from 28 May – 19 June. www.workinspace.org

TUIJA VARJORANTA – CROW GALLERY
Paintings by Tuija Varjoranta will be on show at the Crow Gallery in Temple Bar from 29 May to 7 June 2009. (Gallery Details: Crow Gallery, 6 Crow Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, www.crowgallery.net, Open: 12:00-18:00)

GERALDINE O’SULLIVAN – ORIGIN GALLERY
‘out of the marvellous’, an exhibition by Geraldine O’Sullivan will open at the Origin Gallery on Tuesday 2 June 2009 at 19:00 and will continue until 16 June 2009. (Gallery Details: Origin Gallery, 83 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, No website?, Open: Mon-Fri 11:00-18:00, Sat 12:00-16:00)

IVAN TWOHIG – IMOCA
The Irish Museum of Contemporary Art (IMOCA) invites to the opening reception of ‘A Temporary Measure’, an architectural installation, by Ivan Twohig on Friday 29 May 2009 from 18:00-21:00 at the Irish Distillers building at the Smithfield LUAS stop. The show runs until 21 June 2009. www.ivantwohig.com
www.imoca.ie

GROUP SHOW – TEMPLE BAR GALLERY & STUDIOS
‘It Goes On’, an exhibition of work by six emerging Irish artists including Alan Butler, Brendan Flaherty, Eilis McDonald, James Merrigan, Ivan Twohig, and Soft Blonde Moustache (Julia Mac Conville, Aileen Murphy, Mary Jo Gillligan and Nessa Darcy) will open on Tues 2 June with a reception and continues until 30 July 2009. (Gallery Details: Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, 5-9 Temple Bar, www.templebargallery.com, Open: Tues-Sat 11:00-18:00 (19:00 on Thursday))

SARAH HURL & LEONA CLINTON – STONE GALLERY
‘Formulae’, a multi-disciplinary exhibition of works by Leona Clinton and Sarah Hurl will be on show at the Stone Gallery from 28-30 May 2009. A tea party reception to mark this event and also the last day of Hugh McCarthy’s show ‘The Great Nintendo Famine’ will be held on Saturday 30 May 2009 from 12:00-15:00. (Gallery Detail: Stone Gallery, 70 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, www.stonegallery.ie, Open: Mon-Fri 10:00-17:30, Thurs 10:0-19:00, Sat 11:00-17:30)

DEREK FITZPATRICK & BEN READMAN – RUA RED
‘Of this Earth’ is an exhibition of paintings by Derek Fitzpatrick and Ben Readman and it will be on show in Tallaght from 02 to 27 June 2009. (Venue Details: Rua Red, South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24, www.ruared.ie, Open: Tues-Sat: 10:00-18:00)

THE LIVES OF SPACES – FARMLEIGH GALLERY
‘The Lives of Spaces’, Ireland’s exhibition at the 11th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice in 2008 will be hosted by the OPW at the Farmleigh Gallery until 28 June 2009. It contains 9 film-based projects. www.thelivesofspaces.com
www.farmleigh.ie/takethetour/farmleighgallery/

PETRI ALA-MAUNUS – MOTHER’S TANKSTATION
‘There is a Place in Heaven for Me and My Kind’ is an exhibition by Finnish artist Petri Ala-Maunus which features the release of a metal tribute album to Ala-Maunus’ only musical composition ‘Oh Baby, baby, baby, baby’ and a series of paintings of Mexican wrestlers in Claudian paradise landscapes. The show will run from 27 May – 27 June. (Gallery Details: Mother’s Tankstation. 41-43 Watling Street, Ushers Island, Dublin 8, www.motherstankstation.com, Open: Thurs- Sat: 12:00-18:00)

ADRIAN DUNCAN – THE JOINERY
‘Cork to Longford (some drawings)’ by Adrian Duncan will be on show from 28 May – 03 June. (Gallery Details: The Joinery, Arbour Hill, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7, www.thejoinery.org, Open: ???)

IRISH PATCHWORK SOCIETY EASTERN BRANCH – RED STABLES
Red Stables in St. Anne’s Park, Dublin 3, are inviting to an exhibition by the Eastern Branch of the Irish Patchwork Society. It will be on show from 26 May – 04 June 2009. (Venue Details: Red Stables, St. Anne’s Park, off Mount Prospect Avenue, Dublin 3, www.redstables.ie, Open: Mon-Fri: 12:00-16:00, Sat+Sun: 11:00-17:00)

ANNA KATHARINA SCHEIDEGGER – ALLIANCE FRANCAISE
In “High Altitudes” the primary subject is the amazing force of nature, the sublime mountain. On closer examination of each image we discover a piece of architecture, a door, a bunker, nestled in this hard environment. All these military items, built in the Swiss Alps during the Second World War, raise questions on the political role of Switzerland at that time and also the fear and absurdity it aroused. Anna Katharina Scheidegger’s exhibition opens in the Alliance Francaise on 03 June from 15:00-18:00 and will run until 03 July. (Venue Details: Alliance Francaise, 1 Kildare Street, D2, www.alliance-francaise.ie, Open: Mon-Fri 09:00-19:30 and Sat 09:00 to 13:00)

DAVE WEST – BLUE LEAF GALLERY
Blue Leaf Gallery is presenting an exhibition of new paintings by Dave West from 29 May to 13 June 2009. (Gallery Details: Blue Leaf Gallery, 10 Marino Mart, Fairview, Dublin 3, www.blueleafgallery.com, Open: ??)

LUCY HILL & ALMHA ROCHE – MERMAID ARTS CENTRE
‘Crickets Sing With Their Legs’ is an exhibition of paintings by Lucy Hill and Almha Roche that will be on show at Mermaid Arts Centre in Bray from Friday 29 May to Saturday 27 June 2009. The Mermaid Arts Centre is in Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow (www.mermaidartscentre.ie, 01 272 4030) and the Mermaid Gallery is open Monday – Saturday 10:00 – 18:00. Admission is free.

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DOCKLANDS MARITIME FESTIVAL
Check Saturday section for details.

CLIMATE CHANGE LECTURE – UCD EARTH SYSTEMS INSTITUTE
The UCD Earth Systems Institute is inviting to a weekly seminar about climate change. The next public lecture will take place on Fri 05 June from 12:30-13:30 in The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. The topic is “The future of crop production in Ireland: climate change and sustainable land use” by Dr. Fiona Doohan, UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science. An overview over the whole seminar programme until June 2009 including links to abstracts is here www.ucd.ie/earth There will be NO Climate Change Lecture on 29 May, it seems.

DC TEMPEST – TOWER RECORDS IN STORE
Tower Records are inviting to an In Store event with DC Tempest on Fri 29 May from 17:00. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

WORLDVIEW FILM CLUB
The next Worldview Film Club screening is not on Fri 29 May at 18:45 but instead on 12 June!!

CIRCA SALON 2 – THISISNOTASHOP
The CIRCA Art Magazine is inviting to “CIRCA Salon” to celebrate the launch of the Summer 2009 issue. The event will take place on Fri 29 May at 17:30 at thisisnotashop, 26 Benburb Street, Dublin 7. Dominic Thorpe will perform and work reviewed in the new magazine issue will be on show. Music will be by Aidan Kelly. www.recirca.com/salon

FRENCH FRIDAY – BIA BAR
The monthly French Friday, a party for all French and Francophiles, will take place on Friday 29 May from 21:00 in the Bia Bar in 28/30 Lower Stephens Street. french-friday.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.
* Sahaja Meditation program every Friday at 19:30 at 4/5 Eustace Street (bell 3, next to the IFI), Temple Bar. For more information contact Seamus on SHarten@upc.ie www.templebar.ie/home_ns_9_action_view_nid_229.html

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CHILDREN’S WORKSHOPS – IRISH AID CENTRE
The Irish Aid Centre on 27-31 Upper O’Connell Street is inviting all children from 8-10 to Children’s Workshops on African Stories and Crafts on Sat 02 May and every Saturday in May. The event is free, but booking is essential via irishaidcentre@dfa.ie or 01 854 6923 or barbara.wilson@dfa.ie. africaday.irishaid.org/celebrations-throughout-ireland/Dublin-Events.aspx Strangely another website specifies an age suitability of 4-10. If you have children younger than 8 years of age you should give the Irish Aid Centre a call and check if younger children are allowed as well. The workshops are from 10:30-11:30 and from 12:00-13:00.

DOCKLANDS MARITIME FESTIVAL
From 29 May – 01 June the Docklands Maritime Festival will take place on the North and South Quays along the Liffey. From 12:00 on Friday until 18:00 on Monday you can visit the tall ships, listen to good music and eat tasty food.
There is an Outdoor Market with more than 80 stands and lots of food stands, on a number of stages music will be performed and street entertainers will keep you amused. Some of the musical acts are Spraoi Drums, Orkestra Del Sol, Solo Flamenco (dance performance), Paprika Balkanicus, The Cockney Awkestra, Torann, Gypsy Jazz Quartet and The Swinging Bluecats.
Additionally there are at least 7 tall ships and admission is EUR 5 for all of them or EUR 2 for an individual one.
The detailed opening hours are Fri 12:00-19:00, Sat+Sun 11:00-19:00, Mon11:00-18:00. You can find a LOT more information including a detailed timetable for the performances on www.docklands.ie/maritimefestival
The Dockland Festival is a great festival and I definitely recommend it for everybody. The weather will be great over the weekend, so get out and venture down to the Liffey near the IFSC.

BATTLE FOR THE BAY – DOLLYMOUNT STRAND
This June bank holiday sees the 3rd annual Battle for the Bay windfestival get under way, featuring the very best of Irish and international kitesurfers and windsurfers on Dollymount Strand, Clontarf on the way to Howth.
The festival will feature freestyle competitions and course racing and is a fantastic opportunity for you to see what kitesurfering is all about. This year’s festival will feature the presence of Alex Caizergues the fastest man across the water and triple world champion and Irish windsurfing speed champion John Kenny. Kitesurfing is one of the fastest growing if not the fastest growing watersport in the world and Dollymount is home to the biggest community of kitesurfers in Ireland. Last year’s festival was a huge success and provided some great entertainment to all visitors. Between freestyle demonstrations and the comparatively new sport of kitesurf racing there is plenty of action and activity.
This year’s festival promises to be even bigger featuring action to suit everyone from young to old. The competitive schedule includes the Irish Kitesurfing Championship freestyle competitions which should see national champion Eamon Armstrong battle for the right to retain his title against young guns Sean Murphy and Ross Harte. This year will see the 2008 ladies’ champion, Dominika Kupciw fight to defend her title against Aleks Bondareva, the 2007 ladies champion after last year’s closely fought battles between the pair.
The competitive part of the event takes place on Dollymount Strand from Sat 30 May (10:30-19:00) until Sun 31 May (10:00-18:00). And on Monday (like on most das of weekends) you can watch a number of kite surfers to free ride.
Access to the beach is free for all visitors. All details about the competition and the venue are here www.battleforthebay.com

WOMANS WORLD SHOW
From Fri 29 – Sun 31 May the Woman’s World Show will be in the RDS in Ballsbridge. Tickets will be EUR 12 on the day, BUT if you register now on www.womansworldshow.com you will get your tickets for free. I am not sure until when free tickets will be available, but while I am writing this (Fri 29 May 01:00) the link still seems to work.

OUTDOOR MOVIES IN THE PARK – DUN LAOGHAIRE
The People’s Park in Dun Laoghaire is the venue again for this year’s “Outdoor Movies in the Park”. If I remember the same event last year was a wash out due to rain, but it is looking better this year. From Sat 30 May – Mon 1 June every day 3 movies will be screened at 15:00, 17:00 and 20:00. Admission is free.
The schedule is here:
* SATURDAY 30 May:
15:00 Alvin and the Chipmunks
17:00 Iron Man
20:00 James Bond – Casino Royale
* SUNDAY 31 May
15:00 Kung Fu Panda
17:00 High School Musical 3, Senior Year
20:00 Batman: Dark Knight
* MONDAY 01 June
15:00 Wall-E
17:00 Mamma Mia
20:00 Juno
www.dlrevents.ie/movies1_09.html

FAMILY & ADULT EVENTS – NATIONAL MUSEUM
* The Adult Gallery Talk “‘Come Fly with Me: Visual Images of the Aer Lingus Air Hostess’ by Dr. Linda King of IADT will take place on Sat 30 May from 12:00 in the in Neillí Mulcahy gallery of Collins Barracks. www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=376

MESSIAEN PIANO CONCERT – NATIONAL GALLERY
Celebrating the 100th year of the birth of Olivier Messiaen, New York-based pianists Isabelle O’Connell and Laura Barger will perform Messiaen’s moving masterpiece for two pianos ‘Visions de l’Amen’. The concert will take place on Sat 30 May at 15:00 and admission is free. For more info visit www.isabelleoconnell.com/is/messiaen.html

FAMILY PROGRAMME – NATIONAL GALLERY
Nearly every Saturday from 15:00-16:00 a National Gallery Family Programme will provide an opportunity for adults and children to enjoy the excitement of learning about the arts through a wide range of free Gallery-based activities including exploring storytelling, music, art, poetry and drama. This week, there won’t be any Family Programme. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents4.html

REGULAR SATURDAY EVENTS
* Don’t forget that the Temple Bar Markets (Temple Bar Food Market on Meeting House Square and – on a long break until 14 March – the Temple Bar Designer Mart near Cow’s Lane) are taking place every Saturday from 10:00-16:30.
* 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
* The Dublin Food Coop runs a food market every Saturday (09:30-16:30) and Thursday (14:00-20:00) at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Fresh local and artisan produce, mainly organic, and other products for sustainable living are on sale. www.dublinfood.coop
* Sunday Market & Car Boot Sale at Kart City
Old Airport Road, Santry, Dublin 9. The Kart City Weekend Market is open every Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday from 08:00-16:00 and until the end of May all car boot sellers can sell for free. sundaymarket.ie/
* 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
* Enda Reilly (Acoustic/Rock/Trad – www.myspace.com/endaderoad) is playing from 19:00 in Peadar Kearney’s in 64 Dame Street, Dublin 2. Fiach (Acoustic/Rock/Soul – www.myspace.com/fiachmusic) is playing there from 21:00. Admission is free.
* Island of Tranquility – A meditation evening organised by the Worldview Project at 19:00. worldview.project.googlepages .com/invitationtotheislandoftranquality (Pls remove the space before the “.com” in the web address.) is taking place in 24 Burlington Road near the Burlington Hotel in Dublin 4.
* Conrad Hotel Latin Club – ObsessionSalsa is running a weekly Latin Club in the Conrad Hotel at Earlsfort Terrace. Admission is free before 22:00 and EUR 5 after that. obsessionsalsa.com
* 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 resident DJ Papi Chulo. Food is available until 00:30 and usually there is plenty of room to get dancing.

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MARITIME FESTIVAL
BATTLE FOR THE BAY
Please check the Saturday section for details.

CHILDRENS WORKSHOPS – PHOENIX PARK VISITOR CENTRE
Until December 2009 an impressive programme of workshops for children will be provided in Phoenix Park every Sunday from 10:30-12:30. Participation is free. The max number is 20 and the workshops are suitable for ages 5+ (Parental supervision required.) The children’s workshops combine art, nature awareness, history and heritage and are taking place at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre. The upcoming themes are:
31 May – Apparently there is NO workshop this week!!
07 June – Animals in the Phoenix Park Zoo
14 June – Summer flowers in the Park
21 June – Tracing fun
Bookings & Further Info: 01 6770095 or phoenixparkvisitorcentre@opw.ie
www.heritageireland.ie/en/Dublin/PhoenixParkVisitorCentre-AshtownCastle/Events/

DUBLIN FLEA MARKET
The next Dublin Flea Market is taking place in the Food Coop, 12 Newmarket, just off Cork Street, Dublin 8 on Sun 31 May from 11:00-17:00. The flea market takes place every last Sunday of the month. For more information check out www.dublinflea.blogspot.com. If you have items to sell contact dublinflea@gmail.com to find out if there is space available etc. The Coop Hall is wheelchair accessible and lots of free parking spaces are right outside the door. And if you have a quirky selection of odds and ends hidden away in your attic and fancy taking a stall at a future market contact them as well at dublinflea@gmail.com

BATTLEFIELD MOORE STREET – GUIDED TOUR
The Save Moore Street Campaign is providing guided tours of “Battlefield Moore Street” at 14:00, 16:00 and 18:00 on Sun 31 May. It would have helped HUGELY if they had explained where the meeting point is. In addition it is unfortunately not specified if the guided tour is free or not, but I would find it odd if they charged money for it. www.indymedia.ie/article/92477

FAMILY PROGRAMME – NATIONAL MUSEUM
The Events in the National Museum today are:
* My Museum Family Event: Broighter Hoard. On 31 May from 15:00-16:00 in Kildare Street you will learn all about the Broighter Hoard and make a Gold Model Boat influenced by the one made in the Early Iron Age. No booking required. Max 5 children. Age 7–12 www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=412
* “Hands on History” on 31 May in Collins Barracks is a free family learning event with the Museum’s handling collection. Ask at the reception desk for details. AGE 5+

NATIONAL GALLERY TALK
On Sun 31 May from 15:00 the National Gallery will invite to the lecture “Fine Lines: The Role of Drawing in the Work of James Barry and Daniel Maclise” by Lecturer Peter Murray, Director, Crawford Art Gallery. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents4.html

FAMILY EVENT – HUGH LANE GALLERY
“Sunday Sketching”, the weekly workshop in Hugh Lane Gallery (Parnell Square) for 7+ year olds from 15:00-16:00 is this week entitled “Drawing on the wrong side”. www.hughlane.ie/whats_on_detail.php?id=284

REGULAR SUNDAY EVENTS
* Sunday Market & Car Boot Sale at Kart City, Old Airport Road, Santry, Dublin 9. The Kart City Weekend Market is open every Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday from 08:00-16:00 and until the end of May all car boot sellers can sell for free. The website of the market is sundaymarket.ie/
* Blackhorse Flea Market + Car Boot Sale. Every Sunday 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
* Gigs in The Mezz. Every Sunday 5 acts ranging from Soul to Funk, Rock, Reggae, Hip Hop and Alternative/Indie music will perform between 15:00-21:00 in The Mezz, Eustace Street, Dublin 2 (in Temple Bar near Dame Street) Admission is free.
* The Mary Stokes Band (Blues) from 18:30 in Bruxelles near Grafton Street and near the Westbury Hotel. I listened to them a few times and they are brilliant! It is not clear to me if the band is currently playing every two weeks or only once a month. I will try to find out.
*Jazz in The George in George’s Street from 16:30-18:00: Jazz Band Zrazy.
*Sunday Roast is the event in Thomas Reads “The Oak” in Dame Street/Parliament Street every Sunday from 21:00. Provided are free live music, games & roast potatoes.
* “Loose Change” play in Gibneys Pub, New St., Malahide every Sunday from 18:00-20:00.
* The Tangenteers (Rock/Reggae) are playing from 18:00 in Peadar Kearney’s in 64 Dame Street, Dublin 2. Francois G reported that this 18:00 performance is not taking place. I am trying to find out more.
Ro Byrne (Acoustic/Rock/Indie – www.myspace.com/earthquakehair) is playing there from 21:00. Admission is free.
* The Brazilian Samba Rock Band +55 is playing every Sunday at the Odeon in Harcourt Street from 20:00-22:00, followed by a DJ playing Forro, Axe, and a mixture of Brazilian rhythms and salsa beats. Admission is free before 21:00 and EUR 5 after that.
* Songs of Praise, a Rock Karaoke is taking place every Sunday from 21:00 in The Village in Wexford Street, Dublin 2. www.getpraise.com
* 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
* Ballymun Gospel Choir Mass at 19:00 in Vir gin Mary Church, Shangan Road, Ballymun.

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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BANK HOLIDAY + PENTECOST
The first Monday in June is a bank holiday in Ireland. Most shops are open, but you can’t always be certain and some shops close on the Sunday but re-open on Monday. This lack of structure might be a little odd to you if this is your first bank holiday in Ireland, but you will get used to it. :-) Coincidentally this year the June Bank Holiday is on the same day as other countries celebrate Pentecost, however this is not an official holiday in Ireland.
Pay&Display Parking in Dublin is suspended on a Bank Holiday.

MARITIME FESTIVAL
Please check the Saturday section for details.

WOMEN’S MINI-MARATHON
The main event on the June Bank Holiday every year is the Women’s Mini Marathon. Many, many of you have trained hard for it and SOME of you ;-) had intended to train VERY hard and realise now that NEXT year they will achieve that goal better. :-P The staggering number of more than 40,000 women will take part in this 10km run for charity and this is allegedly the biggest event of its kind in the whole world. (I wonder if someone can confirm that!)
The race starts at 15:00 at Merrion Square and goes along Mount Street, Northumberland Road to Ballsbridge, then passing by the RDS to Merrion Shopping Centre, then up Nutley Lane to RTE. Then to the UCD bridge where the route turns back towards the City Centre and passing through Donnybrook, following Lesson Street, the runners will go back to the finish at St. Stephen’s Green.
As you can imagine, the impact for traffic will be significant. Cars and busses (incl the aircoach) will be diverted and you should plan a lot more time for your trip than usually.
By the way, it will interest many that men are absolutely forbidden (according to the official rules) to take part. And if you have seen men in previous years running the 10km (usually in skirts and with wigs) then you have seen things that CAN’T be true. ;-)
Registration for the event is closed now, but you can still join the fun by cheering on the runners. The weather forecast is very good and it should be a wonderful day for the run.
Enjoy the run either as a runner or as a supporter and may the wind always be in your back. ;-)
The official site for the Mini-Marathon where you can find all information including the course map is www.womensminimarathon.ie

REGULAR MONDAY EVENTS
* From 21:30 in the International Bar, Wicklow Street: An acoustic singer-songwriter session hosted by Jacqueline Tuck. Entry is free. The music styles vary from pop to folk to traditional. www.myspace.com/jacquelinetuck
* From 21:30 a traditional Irish music session is taking place in Kennedy’s Pub in Drumcondra. Admission is free.

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DUBLIN WRITER’S FESTIVAL
The Dublin Writers Festival will run from 02-07 June, but unfortunately there is not a SINGLE event that is free. Pity!

RUAILLE BUAILLE – LUCAN CHILDREN’S ART FESTIVAL
The Lucan Children’s Arts Festival “Ruaille Buaille” is taking place from Tues 02 June- Sat 06 June in South County Dublin.Ruaille Buaille will take place in the libraries, schools and public spaces of Lucan and it environs.
Some of the many hightlights of Ruaille Buaille! include a children’s Irish language theatrical production The Elves and the Shoemaker presented by Branar Children’s Theatre Company, A Spotlight on Africa , Ireland and Dublin with Ile Life, a puppet show with Pignut Theatre Company, as well as Storytelling, Poetry Sessions, Puppet-Making, Rap Performances and the hilarity of ReuBen’s comedy act.
One of the festival’s highlights is sure to be the Ruaille Buaille! Festival Carnival . This event will take place on Lucan Village Green, on Saturday 06 June, and will feature Eurosamba, Nemo Le Magician, Chinese Dragons, Limbo Dancing, Samba Drumming, Lucan Drum Call, Face-Painting, Fairies, Buskers, Costumes and Masks, Jugglers and Jesters as well as a whole lot more children’s events and performances.
The event programme can be found here www.artscope.ie/Ruaille-Buaille.pdf
or via www.southdublinlibraries.ie

LET’S WALK & TALK
The next Let’s Walk & Talk event will take place on Tues 02 June at 11:30. It is entitled “Writers & The Northside Connection”. Meet point is outside the Hugh Lane Gallery on Parnell Square North, Dublin 1. www.letswalkandtalk.ie

REGULAR TUESDAY EVENTS
* 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

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DRAMA GRADUATE ACTING SHOWCASE
The BA in Drama Graduate Acting Showcase of the DIT Conservatory of Drama & Music is taking place on Wed 03 June at 15:00 in the Project Arts Centre, 39 East Essex Street, Temple Bar. Admission is free and you can book on 01- 8819613 or box-office@projectartscentre.ie. The showcase will be followed by a wine reception.
www.dit.ie/conservatory/Events/Drama2009/BAinDramaActingShowcase/#d.en.24006

SPANISH CINEMA – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
The Instituto Cervantes, the Spanish Cultural Institute, wants to take you on a journey through Spanish cinema, from its inception to more recent productions, at the hands of directors that may be described as young, mythical, exceptional and internationally renowned… You can enjoy the best of Spanish comedies, drama, animation and documentaries. Every week a film will be screened in the Café Literario of the Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2 (near the National Gallery). The next film on 03 June at 18:30 is “Crimen ferpecto” (2004) by Alex de la Iglesia. All films are in Spanish with English subtitles. dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha56766_16_2.htm

REGULAR WEDNESDAY EVENTS:
* CoCo Markets at Docklands. Every Wed from 15 Apr-28 Aug from 12:00-14:30 a CoCo food market is taking place at Excise Walk in the IFSC. www.dublindocklands.ie/index.jsp?p=94&n=341&i=26
* The “Havana International Language Exchange” is taking place every Wed from 17:30-19:30 in Havana Tapas Bar in George’s Street. The majority of people there are Spanish or English-speaking, but French, Italians, Polish and Chinese are sometimes coming to and everybody is welcome to meet for a chat to improve your Spanish or English.
* “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 on SOME Wednesdays. The frequency got less predictable in recent weeks/months and you should check the website before going. www.myspace.com/thesongroom
* Traditional Irish Music Session in Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru) in Phibsborough from 21:30 every Wednesday until July. If you play an instrument you are especially welcome (all levels are welcome).
* The Covers play Indie Rock and Alternative from 22:00-01:30 every Wednesday in the Turk’s Head in Parliament Street. (www.turkshead.ie)

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CARLOS RUIZ ZAFON – HUGHES&HUGHES
The book chain Hughes & Hughes are inviting to an event with famous and brilliant author Carlos Ruiz Zafon on Thurs 04 June from 19:30. It seems that tickets are still available from Hughes&Hughes in Dundrum or by calling 01-2986060. Carlos Ruiz wrote the worldwide hit “Shadow of the wind” and has released now his new book “Angel’s Game”. The book reading and Q&A will be held in the cinema Movies@Dundrum, followed by a signing and wine reception in Hughes & Hughes, Dundrum South. www.hughesbooks.com/

REGULAR THURSDAY EVENTS:
* The Bionic Rats play live Reggae and Ska every Thursday in Turk’s Head from 22:00. Admission is free. www.turkshead.ie

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THE CHAPTERS – HMV IN-STORE PERFORMANCE
The Chapters will be playing acoustic live and signing copies of their album ‘Perfect Strangers’ in hmv Henry Street on Friday 05 June at 17:00. hmv.com/hmvweb/navigate.do?pPageID=1080

JULIE FEENEY – HMV IN-STORE PERFORMANCE
Julie Feeney will be playing live and signing copies of her new album ‘Pages’ in hmv Grafton Street on Friday 05 June at 17:00.

JULIA O’FAOLAIN – BOOK LAUNCH
The Alliance Française is inviting to the launch of the latest novel by Julia O’Faolain entitled “Adam Gould”, a historical novel set at a critical time in French history. Paris at the end of the 19th Century and more precisely in the Passy asylum of Dr Blanche, where one of the most famous inmates was the writer Guy de Maupassant.
Dr. Heather Ingman (School of English, Trinity College) will present the author and her book. You will have the option to continue the discussion at a convivial dinner from the Burgundy Region at the Café des amis from 19:00. Prior online booking is essential before 02 June. The book launch will take place on Fri 05 June at 17:30 in the Alliance Francaise, 1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
alliance-francaise.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f430b2e54d3eff7aec5ef3661&id=6b4fb9dcaa&e=0903eadddf

FERRY TALES – THEATRE AT THE FERRY TERMINAL
“Ferry Tales” is a live theatre performance at Dublin Port Company’s Ferry Terminal and the generous Port Company is inviting us to come to this performance for free! Carpet Theatre will take over Dublin Port Company’s Ferry Terminal for a limited run of four performances, inspired by the myriad of characters that pass through Dublin Port on ferries every day. Ferry Tales will bring the audience on board an interactive journey to catch a phantom ferry from Dublin Port. The performance begins as soon as the audience steps onto a bus at Busáras Bus Station destined for Dublin Port. A host of fascinating characters get caught up in a pattern of coming and going as Carpet Theatre unpack the experience of collective travel through the generations: check-in rituals, meetings and partings, tears of joy and despair when the ship comes in.
The performances take place on Fri 05 June at 20:15, Sat 06 June at 14:15 & 20:15 and on Sun 07 June at 14:15. Meeting point is the Busáras Bus Station behind the Customs House.
The tickets are free, but are strictly limited and must be booked in advance at Dublin Port Company (01) 887 6821. www.dublinport.ie

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This section contains lots of events this week that 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:

FERRY TALES
Please check the Friday section for details. You need to book tickets for the performances on 06+07 June and you should hurry!!

SUZANNE LACEY: ARTIST TALK – FIRE STATION ARTISTS’ STUDIOS
American artist and writer Suzanne Lacy will give a talk about her practice at Fire Station Artists’ Studios on Monday 8 June 2009 at 11:30. Lacy’s work includes large-scale public performances and installations, photographs and text on issues of social justice and equity. Booking is essential as places are limited. Admission is free.
To book your place please contact Jessica Cunningham at: 01-8069010 or on artadmin@firestation.ie Fire Station Artists’ Studios is in 9-11, Lower Buckingham Street, Dublin, 1. (www.firestation.ie and www.suzannelacy.com)

STREET PERFORMANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
The next BIG event in the festival calendar is the Street Performance World Championship from 18-21 June in Merrion Square. Make sure you mark it in your calendar and watch out for the little programme booklets that you can find in many pubs and venues! www.spwc.ie

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THEY WANT TO REPRESENT YOU?!?!
In my trawl through websites and facebook for this section of the Event Guide, I came across some different, weird, wacky and all-in-all odd Election Posters. Two of the three are different, but why not! Two are hopefully – and allegedly it is indeed the case – just spoof posters (i.e. and the two “candidates” are not real candidates on the voting list). And the fifth poster is only imaginable in rural Ireland. :-) It is for a Laois/Offaly candidate who seriously needs an image consultant. ;-) But he is said to sing well. Hmmmmm, I can imagine what “well” means!
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Have a great Bank Holiday weekend and enjoy the Maritime Festival!

–Joerg

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Event Guide 101: Dublin City Soul Festival, Africa Day, National Drawing Day, Surviving History, Let’s Walk & Talk Tours

May 22nd, 2009

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Hi all!

This weekend is after the St. Patrick’s Day weekend the next big weekend in this year’s calendar and I have mentioned in the past that the main event this week was one of the three trigger events that “made” me start writing this Event Guide: It was two years ago when the Dublin City Soul Picnic in Merrion Square was a BRILLIANT event, but not really known by many. After realising that I started telling friends about some of the wonderful free events in Dublin and it all started there. ;-)

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Tonight I “have” to go to a Telecoms Industry Charity Ball. Not tooo exciting, but it should be ok. If that wasn’t on tonight, I would go to the Meeting House Square to listen to the upcoming bands. Tomorrow I plan to go to the Blackhorse Flea Market (in Regular Events) and in the evening hopefully to another Soul Festival gig. On Sunday we perform with the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir at the Africa Day in Iveagh Gardens at 13:45, so I will be there at that time, but I prefer Soul Music to the music at the Africa Day, so after our stage performance I will go over to Merrion Square for a while. In the evening we (Gardiner Street Gospel Choir) will be back at the Gospel Mass in Gardiner Street Church. So Sunday will be a busy day. Unfortunately I will miss the gigs in The Mezz. They sound great, but unfortunately I can’t be everywhere. ;-) Next week will be a bit quieter. Apart from my regular Krav Maga training I will work hard on the Event Guide to get it finished a little earlier than normal (hours not days!) because I will be away over the bank holiday weekend.

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SALSA COURSE – TICKET COMPETITION
Do you want to learn to dance Salsa with the most optimistic, bubbly and enthusiastic person I have ever met in my whole life? ;-) Meet talented Salsa dancer Audrey McGrath! Audrey has teamed up with “salsero” Piers Floyd and together they are “Strictly Come Salsa” and teach classes in Greenwood Studios in Clanbrassil Street. All details about their courses are on www.salsadancedublin.com or on www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=58058058695. To promote their regular 6 week courses, Audrey and Piers have provided me with a nice prize for a competition. The winner will get two places on the current Salsa Beginners course. The first class of the 6 weeks course was yesterday, but due to a late cancellation two spaces became available. So the two Salsa experts decided to take that opportunity to let the Dublin Event Guide Community know about their courses and YOU (+ a friend) could be their Salsa student for the next five weeks from next Thursday (28 May). What was done in Class 1 will be taught to you when you come next Thursday. The course takes place every Thursday from 20:30-21:30. To be in with a chance to win the Five Week course for two, send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with the Subject SALSA and your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. Your mail has to be with me by 15:00 on Tuesday 26 May. Please don’t enter the competition if you can’t make the Thursday class!

YOGA ADVENTURE BREAK – OUTDOORS IRELAND
This is a brilliant prize from Outdoors Ireland! Outdoors Ireland is Nathan Kingerlee’s company and a good few of you will remember that Nathan offered recently climbing trials/tasters for free. I hear it was very successful and this time Nathan has an even better offer!
Outdoors Ireland are offering a free place on one of their upcoming Yoga Adventure Breaks in Killarney in Kerry. Relax and get back to basics with a weekend of yoga, gentle kayaking, leisurely hiking, healthy food & luxurious guesthouse accommodation. This sounds like an amazing weekend and you can find out more on their website outdoorsireland.blogspot.com/2009/04/yoga-activity-weekends.html where you find all booking information as well.
For the readers of the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events), Outdoors Ireland are making one free place available. This prize has a value of EUR 275!!
To enter this fantastic competition check out the details of the Yoga Adventure Breaks on outdoorsireland.blogspot.com/2009/04/yoga-activity-weekends.html and then e-mail the name of the yoga teacher to info@outdoorsireland.com. The e-mail must have EVENT GUIDE as the subject and your name and mobile phone number has to be in the body of the mail together with the name of the Yoga Teacher. Your e-mail has to be with Outdoors Ireland by 18:00 on Wednesday 03 June.
Outdoors Ireland run adventure breaks and trips including Kayak Trips on the Lakes of Killarney, Guided Ascents of Carrauntoohil and Rock Climbing in the Gap of Dunloe.

FLAMENCO WORKSHOP – TICKET COMPETITION
The Solo Flamenco workshop with renowned dancer, choreographer and teacher Felipe de Algeciras will take place tonight and there are just a few places left if you are interested, but you have to contact Damien (086-8146496) as soon as possible. The workshop will take place on Fri 22 May from 19:30-21:30 and is open to all levels. The fee for the workshop is EUR 30 per person. The workshop will take place in The Studios (www.thestudios.ie/directions.html), a new dance studio in the Docklands area, approx. 200m from the Point Theatre (The O2). Solo Flamenco had made two tickets available for a competition and the lucky winner is Helena Barker! Congratulations! For more information about the workshop go to www.flamencoyalegria.net/?cat=8

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REDEVELOPMENT OF O’CONNELL STREET
The street itself has been modernised a few years ago but nearly unknown to most there is a part of O’Connell Street that still needs modernisation. Just a little distance north of the Spire there was the Carlton Cinema on the left and it still has its façade, but the building next to it is gone and in its place there is just a fake façade to O’Connell Street. (I have an interesting aerial photo of this area where you can see the Carlton cinema on the left and the empty gap with the fake front to the right. The link is very long so I had to abbreviate it, but the abbreviations are not liked by Spam Filters so you have to build the link yourself. Just copy tinyurl.c om/phdn6k in your browser and delete the space between the c and the o of “com”.)
The WHOLE area from O’Connell Street to Moore Street and from Henry Street to Parnell Street is owned by one consortium (Chartered Land) now and you probably have seen that for quite some while the formerly vibrant Moore Street area is not what it was. Nearly all shops are closed and there are planning notices hanging everywhere. The planning application has been discussed many times and there are many many objections. www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0421/1224245070732.html
This week a further delay was added: www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/eykfkfcwidkf
The area is meant to be called “Dublin Central” and on the website www.dublincentral.ie you can see a few interesting pictures of what is planned.
I think a renewal of the area makes sense, but it is a pity that all the shops in Moore Street have been closed down. No, they were not the best looking shops, but they had a lot of character. So, I am in two minds about this re-development.

FOREIGN WORKERS IN DUBLIN
During the week a member of the Event Guide Community contacted me with a very serious issue.
The Dublin of today with all its multiple facets and interesting aspects would be significantly different if it hadn’t been for the inflow and influence of the international population in Dublin. It was not always smooth but it widened the horizon and opened the hearts and minds of most. Unfortunately economic challenges often are the end of tolerance and openness and suddenly existential fears come back to the surface and unfortunately the Irish Government has reacted to these fears in a hasty and rather intolerant way.
In late April, the Tánaiste, Mary Coughlan, announced major changes to the Work Permits system to restrict Work Permits issued to non-EU workers. These changes are due to come into effect on 01 June 2009 already and they will affect all new work permit holders, along with existing work permit holders already in Ireland who are made redundant.
Remember that Non-EU workers are all African and Asian workers in Ireland, but as well US citizens and Australians etc. and only the few EU countries are obviously not affected by this. The new rules are quite tough and make it very difficult for people that have a work permit but were made redundant to get a job in Ireland again.
It is a countries right to determine who is allowed to work and for how long, that is unquestionable. But should humanity not be considered in all this with a very high priority? If a non-EU worker looses his/her job is that not already bad? Should he or she now be as well threatened with being kicked out of the country after having contributed to the Irish economy for years and despite having made Ireland his/her home?
It is a difficult issue and I am not suggesting a clear solution, but I would appreciate if you could inform yourself about it and take action if you feel that the Government is ignoring its Christian foundation.
The Migrant Rights Centre is explaining their take on things here www.mrci.ie/news_events/documents/StoptheChangestotheWorkPermitssystem.email.doc

MILANO PIZZA OFFER
The Irish Fashion and Beauty website, iVenus, is offering a 2-for-1 voucher in co-operation with Milano, the pizza restaurant. You can find the link here www.ivenus.com/2439/#/2439 or if you want to cut through the chase you can go directly here www.ivenus.com/survey/milano/

DIGITAL VIDEO CONTEST – CONNECTOR & CANNON
Connector and Canon are inviting digital filmmakers to submit short freecording movies (max. 3 minutes long) for the Connector & Canon Digital Video Contest. Freecording is capturing your world in your own unique fashion and from your own perspective. Prizes include a Canon XH A1 and runners up will receive EUR 500 and EUR 250 respectively. In addition, the shortlisted top 10 entries will be showcased at a very special Connector screening event in June 2009 attended by Liam Cunningham. Entrants can enter their work for consideration by videos to YouTube.com and have to register on www.connector.ie/sponsors/canon. The deadline for submissions if 01 June 09.
Deadline for submissions: 1 June 2009

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The current economic situation requires many of us to be a lot more flexible, innovative and to venture in new directions. No government can’t turn the ride around! They can balance the books – or at least try to, but the solution will not be found by the government. In my opinion only courageous individuals will be able to trigger the turn around. If you are one of the courageous people and have recently started a company – out of need or because you saw this great opportunity -, I am happy to help you! If you want, I will let the 4000+ readers of the Event Guide know about your new business and hopefully that will help you a bit. Let me know what you do and over the coming months I will regularly introduce a new company/project/venture/idea.
(Please note that this offer is for start-ups in relatively early stages, not for established companies/enterprises. If you are established and you want to reach the readers of this Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) I will be happy to discuss the (very inexpensive) advertisement options with you. :-) )

If you want to promote your start-up/young company here for free, let me know (dublineventguide@gmail.com).

WEDDING VIDEO PRODUCTION
Ana Conlon contacted me last week and told me about her new venture. Ana’s company Video Productions Ireland (www.videoproductions.ie) is producing wedding videos and is currently offering some special deals (go to PACKAGES) on the “Wedding Videos” Site if you book before July. If your wedding is coming up soon or if one of your friends will stroll down the aisle in the coming months, have a look at the samples on the website and let your friends know about Ana’s business.

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197th RHA ANNUAL EXHIBITION – RHA GALLAGHER GALLERY
The 179th RHA Annual Exhibition will take place at the RHA Gallagher Gallery on Ely Place from 26 May – 25 July 2009. Over half the work included in the exhibition is selected by the academy Council from an open call and the remainder is made up of work by Members, Academics, Associates and Honoraries, as well as invited artists. The RHA Annual Exhibition will open on Monday 25 May 2009 from 4 to 9pm.
(Gallery Details: Royal Hibernian Academy, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2, www.rhagallery.ie, Open: Mon-Sat 11:00-19:00 Sun 14:00-17:00)

MAEVE CLANCY & CHRIS HAUGHTON – CROW GALLERY
‘The operation was successful but the patient died’ is an exhibition of work by Maeve Clancy and Chris Haughton. The exhibition will be on show from 21-24 May. (Gallery Details: Crow Gallery, 6 Crow Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, www.crowgallery.net, Open: 12:00-18:00)

ODETTE FARRELL – URBAN RETREAT GALLERY
‘Human Landscapes’ is an exhibition by Odette Farrell and it will be on show from 21 May – 20 June. (Gallery Details: Urban Retreat Gallery, at the chq Building on Hanover Quay, Docklands, 01-478 5159, Opening Hours: Tues-Fri: 12:00-18:30, Sat 12:00-16:00.)

JOHN O’CONNOR – NO GRANTS GALLERY
‘Brandwashed’ is an exhibition of spray painted figures and hand painted characters and logos by John O’Connor. It will be on show at No Grants Gallery in Temple Bar from 18 May to 01 June 2009. www.johnoconnor.ie (Gallery Details: NGG (No Grants Gallery) in Temple Bar Cultural Information Centre, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2)

DIT 3rd YEAR PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW – THE JOINERY
‘Lightbox’ is an exhibition of photographic works by 23 third year BA Photography students from DIT Temple Bar. The exhibition will run from 21-27 May 2009 at The Joinery on Arbour Hill. (Gallery Details: The Joinery, Arbour Hill, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7, www.thejoinery.org, Open: ???)

THE GOOD HATCHERY – MONSTER TRUCK GALLERY & STUDIOS
‘Iridescence A’ is a collaborative work by The Good Hatchery artists Carl Giffney and Ruth Lyons. The exhibition will open at Monster Truck Gallery & Studios at 19:00 on Friday 22 May 2009 and runs until 02 June. www.thegoodhatchery.wordpress.com
www.carlgiffney.wordpress.com and www.ruth.ie
(Gallery Details: Monster Truck Gallery, 73 Francis Street, Dublin 7, www.monstertruck.ie, Opening Hours: Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat, Sun: 13:00-19:00, Wed closed, Thurs: Opening night 18:00-20:00)

TALLAGHT GRADUATE EXHIBITION – RUA RED
‘Crippling Images’ is a visual art exhibition that will be on show in Gallery 2 of Rua Red in South Dublin Arts Centre in Tallaght from 19 to 29 May 2009. The show is featuring work by South Dublin Arts & Disabilities Training Programme Graduates, which aims to look at society’s views, opinions, conceptions and misconceptions about people with disabilities. (Venue Details: Rua Red, South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24, www.ruared.ie, Open: Tues-Sat: 10:00-18:00)

FIONA DOWLING – HILLSBORO FINE ART
‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’, an exhibition of paintings, mosaics and sculpture by Fiona Dowling will run from 21 Maya – 13 June at Hillsboro Fine Art. (Gallery Details: Hillsboro Fine Art, 49 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1, www.hillsborofineart.com, Open: Mon-Fri: 10.30-18:00, Sat: 10.30-16:00)

MARK HAMILTON – FOUR
‘Ghosts of Mars’ is an installation of wall texts, a grouping of three single channel video loops entitled ‘Untitled (parallax)’ and the audio loop ‘Untitled (blackbox recorder)’ by Mark Hamilton. The exhibition will run from 21 May – 18 July 2009. (Gallery Details: Four Gallery, 119 Capel Street, Dublin 1, www.fourdublin.com, Open: Tues+Wed+Fri: 11:00-17:00, Thurs: 11:00-19:00, Sat: 12:00-17:00)

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CLIMATE CHANGE LECTURE – UCD EARTH SYSTEMS INSTITUTE
The UCD Earth Systems Institute is inviting to a weekly seminar about climate change. The next public lecture will take place on Fri 22 May from 12:30-13:30 in The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. The topic is “Using evolution to understand the past and predict the future” by Dr. Emma Teeling, UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science. An overview over the whole seminar programme until June 2009 including links to abstracts is here www.ucd.ie/earth

INTERNATIONAL BIODIVERSITY DAY – GUIDED TOUR BOTANIC GARDEN
The National Botanic Gardens cultivates and conserves more than 400 rare and endangered plants from around the world. To mark ‘International Biodiversity Day’ a special guided tour of some of these threatened plants will be presented on Fri 22 May at 14:30. Come and see the plant listed in the Guinness Book of Records as “possibly the rarest plant in the world” and hear other stories of the work being undertaken by the Gardens to safeguard biodiversity around the globe. Admission is Free. Meet at the Education and Visitor Centre. (Venue Details: National Botanic Garden, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, www.botanicgardens.ie, Open: Winter (mid-Nov to 16 Feb): Mon-Sun 09:00-16:30, Summer (17 Feb to mid-Nov): Mon-Sun 09:00-18:00, Admission is free)

ALBUM LAUNCH – TOWER RECORDS IN STORE
Tower Records are inviting to an In Store event for an Sound Training Centre Album Launch on Fri 22 May from 17:00. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

WORLDVIEW FILM CLUB
The next Worldview Film Club screening is not on Fri 22 May at 18:45 but instead on 12 June!!

DUBLIN CITY SOUL FESTIVAL – RISING STARS
On Friday 22 May the Meeting House Square in Temple Bar is the venue for the “Rising Stars” competition where new bands from all over the country could enter a song and you can vote which band you like.
The Top 100 entries are on the Soul Festival Website and you can listen to them there. From 17:00 today some of the bands will perform on Meeting House Square. Admission is free and tickets are available by e-mailing your request to tickets@dublincitysoulfestival.ie. I am not sure if there are still tickets available or if it is now too late, but you might as well try it!
www.dublincitysoulfestival.ie

DUBLIN CITY SOUL FESTIVAL – GIGS
The Dublin City Soul Festival is has started yesterday and is continuing until Sun 24 May. www.dublincitysoulfestival.ie On Friday and Saturday there are a number of gigs in the evening and the remaining free events are here:
21.05.2009 – 24.05.2009 Trad Soul Farrington’s, Temple Bar
21.05.2009 – 24.05.2009 Festival Club @ Cassidy’s, Westmoreland St. (18:00-00:30)
22.05.2009 The Goods, a soul funk groove, Porterhouse, Temple Bar from 23:00
22.05.2009 Everyday People, Auld Dubliner, Temple Bar from 23:00
23.05.2009 Padraig Rushe & His Soul Band, Porterhouse, Temple Bar from 23:00
23.05.2009 The Goods, a soul funk groove, Auld Dubliner, Temple Bar from 23:00
24.05.2009 The 9 Bar Band, Porterhouse, Temple Bar from 18:00
To find out more AND to find out about the free movie screenings, check out www.dublincitysoulfestival.ie

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MEDIEVAL DUBLIN SYMPOSIUM
On Sat 23 May from 09:30 – 17:00 the 11th Medieval Dublin Symposium will take place in the Robert Emmet Theatre in the Arts Building in Trinity College Dublin. The event is free and all are welcome and you can find all the details of the days schedule here fmd.ie/symposia/symposium-2009.html

FLEA MARKET / CAR BOOT SALE
I still don’t know if admission to this flea market is free and I am not even sure if it is taking place this week. The organisers are not good at all when it comes to advertising their event! :-( In March I read that the May date will be 23 May, but I can’t find any confirmation so don’t rely on it too much.
This is a flea market/car boot sale (without the car boot) in the Basement of the Abbey Presbyterian Church on Parnell Square (next to the Writers Museum). From 11:00-15:00 you can buy treasures there or enjoy a cup of coffee and a cake. If you want to sell goods, please contact Alan or Ruth 01 8378600 or on findlatersfleamarket@gmail.com, a table for sellers costs EUR 15.

NATIONAL DRAWING DAY
As part of National Drawing Day, a nationwide initiative started by the National Gallery of Ireland, the following galleries and art centres, as well as many more around the country, are holding special drawing events this Saturday, 23 May 2009. For a full list of participating institutions, please visit:
www.nationalgallery.ie/html/drawingday.html
* The LAB (Dublin)
‘Drawing the Shadow’ is a workshop with visual artist John O’Connell that will take place on 23 May 2009 in The LAB, Foley Street, Dublin 1. The LAB invites adults and families to participate in this fun day of drawing that will involve the use of a shadow play screen. Times: Adults: 11:00, Families: 14:00. www.thelab.ie
* Mermaid Arts Centre (Wicklow)
Mermaid Arts Centre in Bray will be holding a Drawing Day Animation Workshop at 14:00. Suitable for all ages and abilities, visual artist Aideen Barry will demonstrate stop motion animation techniques and teach participants how to animate drawings. Prepare to see your own drawing come to life! www.mermaidartscentre.ie
* Hugh Lane Gallery (Dublin)
The Hugh Lane Gallery on Parnell Square invites families, adults and children to come and help them create a large-scale drawing entitled ‘Walking in the City’ in the gallery’s forecourt from 14:00-16:00 on Saturday 23 May 2009. The gallery’s surroundings and the passing traffic can be used as a backdrop. No booking required.
www.hughlane.ie

FARMLEIGH HOUSE – NATIONAL DRAWING DAY
Farmleigh House and Fingal County Council have teamed up to programme a series of events for National Drawing Day on 23 May from 12:00-16:00. All detiuals can be found here www.farmleigh.ie/media/National%20Drawing%20Day.pdf
Fingal County Council’s Arts Office, have invited a number of contemporary artists to deliver unique drawing workshops. The aim is to present a broad approach to drawing so that everyone can find a way to take part.
For Information and booking on all the events please contact Caroline Cowley, Public Arts Co-ordinator,The Arts Office, Fingal County Council Tel: 01 870 8449 or e-mail: caroline.cowley@fingalcoco.ie or Julie Clarke Youth & Education Officer Tel: 01 890 5960 or e-mail: julie.clarke@fingalcoco.ie
All Events are free, but some require booking.

VOLUNTEERING INFORMATION – VIATORES CHRISTI
Viatores Christi, a Catholic lay missionary organisation is holding information seminars for people interested in volunteering in development work at Viatores Christi, 8 New Cabra Road, Phibsboro, Dublin 7 on Saturday 23 May at 11:00
www.activelink.ie/ce/active.php?id=3172

HENRY WINKLER – EASON’S BOOK SIGNING
Henry Winkler will be signing copies of “Hank Zipzer Summer School What Genius Thou” in Eason’s in O’Connell St, Dublin on Sat 23 May 2009 from 12:30. www.eason.ie/events

CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SHOW
On Sat and Sun 23+24 May the Cactus and Succulent Show will be presented at the National Botanic Gardens. The show will open at 13:00 on Saturday and at 10:00 on Sunday and it will take place in the Gallery of the Education and Visitor Centre. (Venue Details: National Botanic Garden, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, www.botanicgardens.ie, Open: Winter (mid-Nov to 16 Feb): Mon-Sun 09:00-16:30, Summer (17 Feb to mid-Nov): Mon-Sun 09:00-18:00, Admission is free)

FAMILY & ADULT EVENTS – NATIONAL MUSEUM
* Drawing Day on Saturday means that the National Museum is inviting to “come and improve your drawing skills under the supervision of a professional artist.” The event is taking place on Sat 23 May from 11:00-13:00. No booking required. Free drop in event for adults. www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=409
* “Drawing Day – Drawing Animals!” is the title of this event in Kildare Street on Sat 23 May from 14:00-16:00. To celebrate Drawing Day the National Museum have the return of the very popular drawing animals workshop from last January. No Booking required – drop in event. All Ages www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=439
* The Adult Gallery Talk “Reclining Bulbous: a Question of Contemporary Ceramics” with Caomhán Mac Iomaire, NGI, Artist & Ceramicist will take place on Sat 23 May from 12:00. www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=371

LET’S WALK & TALK
“Let’s Walk & Talk” is a Dublin City initiative, a series of walking tours throughout different areas of Dublin and with varying topics. All tours are free and booking is not required. On Saturday 23 May at 12:00 a walking tour entitled “Dublin’s Legal Quarter” will take place. Meeting Point is at Phoenix House, Phoenix Street North, Smithfield, Dublin 7 (Smithfield LUAS Station nearby).
And this is what awaits you: “Dublin’s Legal Quarter has a rich and diverse history, with fascinating stories and stunning architecture to be found in this often less visited part of Dublin. From the spectacular building of the King’s Inns to the original Dublin Georgian Street (Henrietta Street) the legal quarter in Dublin 7 was the scene of many pivotal moments in Irish history. And many of these will be discussed during this event which we’ve organised in partnership with the Courts Service. The 2.5 hour walking tour will encompass old and new legal sites of importance, include stop-offs at the ancient Green Street Courthouse and Law Library’s Distillery Building, and culminate in a presentation within the atmospheric Round Hall of the Four Courts, where participants will hear a brief legal history of Ireland from a Senior member of the Judiciary. www.letswalkandtalk.ie

FAMILY PROGRAMME – NATIONAL GALLERY
Nearly every Saturday from 15:00-16:00 a National Gallery Family Programme will provide an opportunity for adults and children to enjoy the excitement of learning about the arts through a wide range of free Gallery-based activities including exploring storytelling, music, art, poetry and drama. This week, however, the National Drawing Day will take place on Saturday and for this reason there will be a Gallery Drawing Day from 10:30-16:30. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents4.html

HEINEKEN CUP FINAL – SUGAR CLUB
On Saturday 23 May, the Heineken Cup Final Leinster Vs Leinster will be shown on the cinema screen in the Sugar Club in Leeson Street. Admission is free and the event starts at 17:00. www.thesugarclub.com/what-is-on.html

DELTA CREED – LIVE ROCK AND BLUES
Delta Creed are performing on Sat 23 May live rock and blues at the Slaughtered Lamb, Swords, Co. Dublin swords from 22:00. Admission is free. www.gumtree.ie/dublin/20/39154320.html

DUBLIN CITY SOUL FESTIVAL
Check the Friday section for a number of free concerts tonight.

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DUBLIN CITY SOUL FESTIVAL – SOUL PICNIC
On Sunday from 12:00-19:00 the Soul Picnic, a free Open Air Concert, will take place in Merrion Square. I would love to tell you who will perform on stage in these 7 hours, but unfortunately the line-up will not be revealed. Instead it is a lucky dip-type scenario. The Dublin City Soul Festival is in its third year and in the last two years, the band line-up was very good. Let’s hope that the same will be the case this year. I expect that Ms Nicki & The Memphis Soul Survivors will perform, which will be a super special treat, but who else will be on stage will remain a mystery.
Let’s hope the line-up is good and the weather holds out.
This event is definitely children-friendly, so if the weather is ok, bring your kids with you. ;-) www.dublincitysoulfestival.ie/

AFRICA DAY
As we know well in Ireland: It doesn’t rain, it pours! There is not only ONE free Open Air festival this weekend, there are TWO. Unfortunately two great festivals are competing with each other on the same weekend and that is a big pity. Each of them would keep us going for a weekend on its own. The Africa Day is this year taking place in the Iveagh Gardens, a formerly little known garden between Harcourt Street and the National Concert Hall. But since the Spiegeltent was there for the Dublin Frince Festival and since Comedy Festival and the Taste of Dublin event took place there, a LOT more people know Iveagh Gardens.
The Africa Day at Iveagh Gardens this Sunday 24 May will go from 12:00-20:00 (but please note, there is no access INTO the gardens after 18:00 so if you want to stay until 20:00 you have to have arrived before 18:00. Why? NO idea! It doesn’t make sense to me).
Admission to the event is free and access will be through the Clonmel Street entrance to Iveagh Gardens (off Harcourt Street, Dublin 2). The event programme will include:
- Music by Vieux Farka Touré, with special appearances by Cathy Davey, Kíla, Liam Ó Maonlaí and Frances Black, Paddy Casey, Republic of Loose and African Irish hip hop group Millaz, alongside Congolese musician Niwel Tsumbu, Malawian chart-topper Kenny Gilmore, South African group Heartbreak Cartel, the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir and the Discovery Gospel Choir and Stone & Jezreel.
- An African Bazaar featuring a mock village wedding from Malawi; coffee-making ceremonies from Ethiopia; drumming and dance performances from Uganda and Ghana, and free food samples from all over Africa.
- African board games and giant family jigsaws.
- A hip-hop / DJ area, with R’n’B and rap performances by Rap Ireland, True Blood Souljaz, B.I.C., Resurrection Crew and Crystal Ice.
- Art, craft and photography exhibitions.
- Spoken word by Zimbabwean-born blogger Itayi Viriri; travel writer Manchán Magan; sustainable development expert Professor Frank Convery; world music aficionado Gerry Godley, and social commentator Bryan Mukandi.
- Art for kids: hieroglyphic bookmarks, face-masks and African rain-sticks.
- Hair-braiding and face-painting.
- Sports with SARI, the FAI, the GAA and the Camogie Association.
The full programme for the event is available at www.irishaid.gov.ie/africaday.

CHILDRENS WORKSHOPS – PHOENIX PARK VISITOR CENTRE
Until December 2009 an impressive programme of workshops for children will be provided in Phoenix Park every Sunday from 10:30-12:30. Participation is free. The max number is 20 and the workshops are suitable for ages 5+ (Parental supervision required.) The children’s workshops combine art, nature awareness, history and heritage and are taking place at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre. The upcoming themes are:
24 May – Kings and Queens of Ashtown Castle
07 June – Animals in the Phoenix Park Zoo
14 June – Summer flowers in the Park
21 June – Tracing fun
Bookings & Further Info: 01 6770095 or phoenixparkvisitorcentre@opw.ie
www.heritageireland.ie/en/Dublin/PhoenixParkVisitorCentre-AshtownCastle/Events/

SUNDAY AT NOON CONCERT – CITY HALL
Nearly every Sunday a free “Sunday at Noon” concert is taking place. Until recently that concert always took place in the Hugh Lane Gallery on Parnell Square but it has now been moved to City Hall for a while. From 12:00-13:00 classical music will be performed for you. No booking is required. The next concert on 24 May features the Eolina Quartet. In cooperation with the Bulgarian Embassy it will be a Celebration of the Bulgarian Day of Education and Culture and this day will be celebrated with music for harp, piano, flute and viola, featuring the voice of Valya Balkanska. www.hughlane.ie/whats_on_detail.php?id=312

AFRICA DAY IN HUGH LANE GALLERY
On Sunday 24 May 2009 the Hugh Lane Gallery will celebrate Africa Day with poetry readings from 12:00 13:00 and African fabric design sketching, inspired by Yinka Shonibare from 15:00-16:00 in the Hugh Lane Gallery, and interactive workshops with storytelling and origami animals from 14:30-15:30 in the Iveagh Garden. www.hughlane.ie/whats_on_detail.php?id=286

FAMILY PROGRAMME – NATIONAL MUSEUM
The Events in the National Museum today are:
* My Museum Family Event: Deadly Moons! On 24 May from 15:00 -16:00 the International Year of Astronomy is celebrated in Kildare Street and Deidre Kelleghan looks at the ten most unusual moons in the solar system- then vote & draw your favourite moon! No Booking required. Age 7–12

LIVE MUSIC ON SUNDAYS – THE MEZZ
Cathal Dunne informs me that The Mezz are running a series of free gigs. Every Sunday five acts ranging from Soul to Funk, Rock, Reggae, Hip Hop and Alternative/Indie music will perform between 15:00-21:00. The Mezz is in Eustace Street, Dublin 2, in Temple Bar near Dame Street. The event is also a recording session for a video podcast series (to be broadcast on the brand new online media site www.mixtape.ie). This week the performing bands are Mob Fandango, Serious Mischeif, Superkasanova, The Lonely Schizophrenic & Chaser.
And Danny Groenland from Mob Fandango (www.myspace.com/mobfandango) told me that his band will play at 20:00.

NATIONAL GALLERY TALK
On Sun 24 May from 15:00 the National Gallery will invite to the lecture “Drawing Today: A Curatorial Perspective” by Lecturer Jonathan Carroll, Project Arts Centre. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents4.html

FAMILY EVENT – HUGH LANE GALLERY
“Sunday Sketching”, the weekly workshop in Hugh Lane Gallery (Parnell Square) for 7+ year olds from 15:00-16:00 is this week entitled “Africa Day – Shonibare inspired African designs”. www.hughlane.ie/whats_on_detail.php?id=283

STEINER/WALDORF EDUCATION TALK
On Sunday 24 May, Jonathan Angus will talk about Steiner/Waldorf Education at 16:00 in the Unitarian Church, St. Stephen’s Green. The talk is entitled “The Ideal Education for Children Today”
This is a hands-on lecture, by an important American Steiner educator, working in Ireland, for Parents, teachers and childcare-workers about why academics brought too early to children is not good, and how a truly holistic education can prepare them to become young people who embrace the future with enthusiasm, compassion, and a deep interest in the world. Admission is EUR 10 but the first TWO arriving there and mentioning the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)” will get in for free!!
www.dublinsteiner

REGULAR SUNDAY EVENTS
* Sunday Market & Car Boot Sale at Kart City
Old Airport Road, Santry, Dublin 9. The Kart City Weekend Market is open every Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday from 08:00-16:00 and until the end of May all car boot sellers can sell for free. The website of the market is sundaymarket.ie/
* Blackhorse Flea Market + Car Boot Sale. Every Sunday 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
* The Mary Stokes Band (Blues) from 18:30 in Bruxelles near Grafton Street and near the Westbury Hotel. I listened to them a few times and they are brilliant! It is not clear to me if the band is currently playing every two weeks or only once a month. I will try to find out.
*Jazz in The George in George’s Street from 16:30-18:00: Jazz Band Zrazy.
*Sunday Roast is the event in Thomas Reads “The Oak” in Dame Street/Parliament Street every Sunday from 21:00. Provided are free live music, games & roast potatoes.
* “Loose Change” play in Gibneys Pub, New St., Malahide every Sunday from 18:00-20:00.
* The Tangenteers (Rock/Reggae) are playing from 18:00 in Peadar Kearney’s in 64 Dame Street, Dublin 2. Francois G reported that this 18:00 performance is not taking place. I am trying to find out more.
Ro Byrne (Acoustic/Rock/Indie – www.myspace.com/earthquakehair) is playing there from 21:00. Admission is free.
* The Brazilian Samba Rock Band +55 is playing every Sunday at the Odeon in Harcourt Street from 20:00-22:00, followed by a DJ playing Forro, Axe, and a mixture of Brazilian rhythms and salsa beats. Admission is free before 21:00 and EUR 5 after that.
* Songs of Praise, a Rock Karaoke is taking place every Sunday from 21:00 in The Village in Wexford Street, Dublin 2. www.getpraise.com
* 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
* Ballymun Gospel Choir Mass at 19:00 in Vir gin Mary Church, Shangan Road, Ballymun.

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FITNESS BOOT CAMP – TRIAL SESSION
FITT Personal Training is offering a free trial session for the Platoon Fitness Boot Camp for Men & Women in Phoenix Park. Boot Camp is an outdoor training program and the 1 hour session can involve a combination of weight training, circuit training, agility and speed training. I am told, numbers are limited and you have to go to www.fittpt.com to register your interest.

SHOOT-OUT – PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
On Mondays from 19:30-23:30 the new pub in No. 3 Fade Street hosts SHOOT-OUT, an evening of music and photography. Each night, the work of 5 photographers is showcased on flat screen TVs and projector screens. Throughout the night, guests can vote for their favourite image and the photographer behind the winning image joins 9 other winning photographers over three months to compete for the grand prize. The final is co-adjudicated by public vote and a panel of experts. The event rolls over to a new competition every three months, culminating in an annual grand finale.
No 3 Fade Street is located off Georges Street, a few doors down from Hogan’s Bar.
www.shootoutcrew.com/

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LET’S WALK & TALK
From Budapest to Brussels, from London to Lisbon, millions of people will be participating in events across Europe to celebrate European Neighbours Day on the 26 May. “Let’s Walk & Talk” will be inviting you and your neighbours to join in on a couple of historical walking tours.
* Tuesday 26 May at 14:00 -”Historic Legacies from our Nearest Neighbour”. Meet outside The Barge Pub, Charlemont Street, Dublin 2 (Charlemont LUAS Station is nearby)
* Thursday 28 May at 14:00 – ““Sandymount – A Unique Village”. Meet at Sandymount Green in Sandymount Village (Buses 2,3 & 18 and Sandymount DART Station close by)
www.letswalkandtalk.ie

MEET THE MAKERS: TOM MAC INTYRE – ABBEY TALK
Abbey Theatre’s “Meet the Makers” series of Abbey Talks is inviting to a reading from the author of “Only an Apple”, Tom MacIntyre, on Tues 26 May from 18:00-18:45 at the Abbey Theatre. Admission is free, but reserving a place is essential. www.abbeytheatre.ie/whatson/talks.html

POETRY IRELAND BOOK LAUNCH
On Tues 26 May Dedalus Press is inviting to a Poetry Ireland Book Launch in the Irish Writers’ Centre, 19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1 at 19:00. Three books will be launched on that evening and they are “Tolstoy in Love” by Ray Givans, “Frog Spotting” by Peggy O’Brien and “To Wake to This” by Enda Wyley.
www.poetryireland.ie/whats-on/index.php

CINE-CAFE – INTERNATIONAL BAR
Cine Café, the free fortnightly screening of quality short films, run by Howard Linnane, has found a new home and is now based in the basement lounge of the International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 1, between Grafton Street and South Great Georges Street. Howard screens a host of quality short films, including both recent Irish shorts that have been shown at film festivals or on television (eg on RTE’s ‘Shortscreen’, Channel Four) and films from overseas. The next event will take place on Tues 26 May from 19:30. You can contact Howard on 085 1351822.

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SURVIVING HISTORY – EXHIBITION, TALKS, FILM
“Surviving History: Portraits from Vilna” is a programme of Photo Exhibition, Public Talks and Documentary Screenings between Wed 27 May and Sat 30 May. The events are taking place in Theatre M, Newman Building, University College Dublin,
Belfield, Dublin 4. Admission is free, but you should pre-register for public talks by calling Valerie Norton in UCD on 01 716 4690.
Surviving History: Portraits from Vilna presents the life stories of ten individuals who survived the Holocaust in Lithuania where ninety-five percent of the 240,000-strong pre-war Jewish population was annihilated. Jews who survived did so because they joined the partisans or the army, or escaped to Russia.
In addition to the photograph exhibition and film, the event will feature a series of talks by renowned Lithuanian historian Ruta Puisyte, Holocaust expert and UCD Professor of History, Dr. Robert Gerwarth, Holocaust survivor, Tomi Reichental and more…
The Photo Exhibition has the following opening hours: 27 May: 18:00-21:00, 28 May: 10:00-21:00, 29 May 10:00-20:00, 30 May: 10:00-13:00
The Evening Seminar Program will take place on 27+28 May with the main talks “The Holocaust in Lithuania – Ruta Puisyte”, “Surviving History – documentary screening”, “Holocaust in Europe – Dr Robert Gerwarth”, “Confronting the Past – Ruta Puisyte” and “Talk by survivor Tomi Reichental”.
The Documentary Screenings will be throughout the four days and the seminar/event programme will provide all the details:
www.livingimprint.org/UCD-HETI-May-09.html

LAST WEDNESDAY SERIES READING + OPEN MIC – CHAPTERS&VERSE
A Seventowers.ie event is taking place in Chapters and Verse in Parnell Street. It is an open mic night with readings from featured Writers and guests, including you! This month the contributors are Lisa McLaughlion, Quincy R Lehr and others. The event is taking place on Wed 27 May from 19:30-21:30. www.seventowers.ie/cms/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=27&extmode=view&extid=289

SPANISH CINEMA – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
The Instituto Cervantes, the Spanish Cultural Institute, wants to take you on a journey through Spanish cinema, from its inception to more recent productions, at the hands of directors that may be described as young, mythical, exceptional and internationally renowned… You can enjoy the best of Spanish comedies, drama, animation and documentaries. Every week a film will be screened in the Café Literario of the Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2 (near the National Gallery). The next film on 27 May at 18:30 is “Una mujer invisible” (2007) by Gerardo Herrero. All films are in Spanish with English subtitles. dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha53692_16_2.htm

FOOTBALL FINAL – SUGAR CLUB
On Wed 27 May the Champions League Final: Manchester United vs Barcelona will be shown from 18:00 on the big screen in the Sugar Club.
6pm www.thesugarclub.com/what-is-on.html

———Thursday————————

MARGARET HEALY – TOWER RECORDS IN STORE
Tower Records are inviting to an In Store event with “Margaret Healy” on Thurs 28 May probably from 17:00, however a time was not specified when this was written.. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

TAKE ME TO YOUR CULTURAL LEADER: HILARY CARTY
Hilary Carty manages a UK investment of GBP12 million in culture. What does it hope to achieve? Could it happen here? Would we want it? In discussion with Mick Wilson, Dean of GRADCAM. The event will take place on Thurs 28 May from 18:00-18:45 at the Abbey Theatre. Admission is free, but reserving a place is essential. www.abbeytheatre.ie/whatson/talks.html

CONNECTOR MEETING
The Connector Meeting No. 10 will take place in the Church in Jervis Street/Mary Street on 28 May from 19:00. The theme this time is “Tribes”. You can find out all details and register here www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=193621315423

REGULAR THURSDAY EVENTS:
* The Bionic Rats play live Reggae and Ska every Thursday in Turk’s Head from 22:00. Admission is free. www.turkshead.ie

———Friday————————

DC TEMPEST – TOWER RECORDS IN STORE
Tower Records are inviting to an In Store event with DC Tempest on Fri 29 May from 17:00. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

———Pre-Announcements————————
This section contains lots of events this week that happen in the future but where free tickets are required, please check if you are interested in any of the events and request your tickets or book as soon as possible:

CARLOS RUIZ ZAFON – BOOK SIGNING
On 04 June Carlos Ruiz Zafon will be in Hughes&Hughes in Dundrum. This event with the author of the worldwide bestseller “Shadow of the Wind” will most likely be extremely popular, so you should pre-order tickets from info@hughesbooks.com
www.hughesbooks.com/

DOCKLANDS MARITIME FESTIVAL
From 29 May – 01 June the Docklands Maritime Festival will take place on the North and South Docks along the Liffey. www.docklands.ie/maritimefestival/

KITESURFING IN DUBLIN
On 30-31 May the Battle for the Bay, a breathtaking Kitesurfing competition will take place on Dollymont Strand between Fairview and Howth. www.battleforthebay.com

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______This is odd!!______________

LIBERTAS MEANS FREEDOM???
According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica the word “libertas” means freedom or liberty (www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1389461/Libertas) and you would think that whoever uses that word has checked the definition, wouldn’t you? Oddly it seems that Derek Ganley’s party in Poland does understand the meaning and promotes freedom of movement in the EU for all Polish workers. But Libertas in Ireland wants to keep us foreigners out of Ireland! Very very odd!
www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/0519/1224246880126.html

Re: GOLD FISH MEMORY IN TAXIS from last week, Blandine told me that the first 2722 taxi numbers were redistributed at the time of the liberalisation to avoid resentments against the new taxi drivers. I wasn’t aware of that. Thanks Blandine!

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Let’s hope that the weather for the Dublin City Soul Festival and for Africa Day is significantly better than it was in recent weeks! ..and if it isn’t go out anyway but bring a big umbrella. :-)

Have a good weekend!

–Joerg

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Event Guide 102: Maritime Festival, Battle for the Bay, Outdoor Movies in the Park, Dublin Flea Market, Women’s Mini Marathon, Ruaille Buaille

Event Guide 101: Dublin City Soul Festival, Africa Day, National Drawing Day, Surviving History, Let’s Walk & Talk Tours

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