Dublin Event Guide 407: Easter Trail, Farmleigh Easter Programme, Road to the Rising, Mad Hatters Tea Party, Musictown Festival

April 4th, 2015
DEG Dublin Event Guide (for free events)

No. 407 | 03 April 2015

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Hi all!

Something interesting happened this week: For well over a year I post a daily message on Facebook and it is the nature of Facebook that people can comment and like there. I would prefer some more engagement from people, but, hey, what can you do. Event announcements are not necessarily messages that get a huge amount of people to comment, they just read it and all is good. But at least there is SOME interaction.

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Here in the online magazine it is different! For 407 weeks I am writing this newsletter week after week, but the direct engagement every week is tiny. You would have to send me an e-mail to provide me feedback and while that sometimes happens, it doesn’t happen too frequently.

Last week, however, I had to ask you to help with donations because the help in that respect had decreased quite a lot and 13 people did donate money as a direct reaction to my appeal. As I said, that was a direct reaction and it felt great to get that feedback. Thanks a lot to everyone who helped, you did not only help with crucial money that is necessary to keep the Dublin Event Guide going, but you also showed me that there are people out there that care enough that they react and even put their hand in their pocket to help! THANKS!!

If you didn’t get around to it, you can still help. The weakness of the Euro in comparison to the Dollar keeps increasing my cost. And you can also hep by spreading the word. I think we should definitely be able to reach 50,000 people in Dublin, but we have still a long way to go. Imagine if everyone just got ONE additional person to subscribe to the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). That would be an immediate increase by a few thousand subscribers. Would be super!!!!

For donations go to www.perfectresults.info/donate.htm and the link to subscribe is here: www.dublineventguide.com.

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Here is the explanation regarding donations: To send the Dublin Event Guide and for domain names and for web hosting, I have a monthly bill of EUR 190 to cover. This is not for me, but all that money goes directly to external service providers. I am working approx. 35 hours on the Dublin Event Guide every week and don’t make any cent, that’s why I ask you to help with the cost if you can. If you can spare EUR 1 per month (that’s just 25 cent per edition!!) please donate EUR 12 for the year (or more if you can …or even less if you can’t). You can make your donation at www.perfectresults.info/donate.htm using Paypal or CreditCard or send me a mail dublineventguide@gmail.com and I can suggest other ways. I am also looking for some corporate sponsors as well, if you know someone, send them my way. :-)

And finally – I can’t say it often enough: Please help spreading the word about the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). Your friends can easily subscribe at www.dublineventguide.com and they will get a weekly e-mail magazine with all the free events in Dublin if they subscribe. They don’t have to pay a cent (but donations are very welcome!) for that and their e-mail address is completely safe with me! More than 23,000 people receive the Dublin Event Guide every week and we are more than 55,000 people at the Dublin Event Guide Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/DublinEventGuide Check it out and click on LIKE when you are there.

And this is a great opportunity to help the Dublin Event Guide for absolutely no cost to you:

Without putting your hand in your pocket (for the Dublin Event Guide) at all you can help by ALWAYS using the ad links in the Dublin News Section and the ads in the Dublin Event Guides when you buy/order goods. If you buy goods immediately (in the same session) after clicking on a link/ad that you find in this e-zine/newsletter (Groupon, LivingSocial, Amazon, Book Depository, LastMinute etc), you help the Dublin Event Guide everytime. This is how it works: The company you buy from (Groupon, Amazon, LivingSocial, Book Depository etc) registers that you came to them via a link from the Dublin Event Guide and they show their appreciation by giving a small commission (5-8%) to the Dublin Event Guide. This might only be 30 cent a go, but if you did that for all online purchases and if lots of people used it, then it could make a big dent into the EUR 190 needed. Use these links as often as possible it doesn’t cost you a cent and you help big time!

Have an event-full weekend and week,

–Joerg

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Feel good slot

The “Feel Good Slot” at this place in the Dublin Event Guide is to share some inspirational, motivational or thought provoking quotes, stories or video clips. You wonder why I added this section to this e-mail magazine? If your week was great, you might not need it, but most of us had some challenging moments in the last week and there could be more in the coming week and this section is for the people that want to overcome the hurdles, achieve more and remember that despite all, life is great!

Today’s feel good slot is a video clip from a company that repeatedly creates really good videos about loving or at least accepting yourself. It is a pity that the video is in French (with subtitles!) because it reduces the effect somewhat when you read it (and you have to read fast!) than if you hear it. But the story is simple: They got a number of women to write in a notebook everytime they had any thoughts about themselves and interestingly most of these thoughts were negative. Then actors learned what the women had written about themselves. Next they invited the women back and had them overhearing a conversation at the next table in a cafe where one actor says to another actor all the negative things. It is brutal critique (“You look ugly. You are really fat and unattractive.” etc) and if one person destroyed another person like that it would be outrageous, but we do it to ourselves all the time! Stop it! :-) Here is the video clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tM2Z0-zFcw (The company that got this video made is Dove.)

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Support

This part is important to “keep the show on the road”:

To cover the cost for the Dublin Event Guide I need your help and every week generous and nice Dublin Event Guide readers help with a donation.

Last week Ellen B, Marsha L S, Geraldine C, Marta C L, Ana L, Tim O’N, Stephen McE, Aishling B, Ana R T, Clarissa de M A, Gordon S, Martin O’S, Keith O’B, Aaron D were so great to support the Dublin Event Guide with a donation. I really appreciate all the help and keep in mind that without donations there won’t be a Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events): Your donation will ensure that the Dublin Event Guide will continue arriving in your Inbox every week and every donation will benefit EVERY Dublin Event Guide reader!

The cost for sending the weekly newsletter is approx. EUR 190 per month and a donation from you of just EUR 12 per year will ensure that I will be able to pay the bills.
Has the Dublin Event Guide helped you to find events that you otherwise wouldn’t have known about, or have you saved money by finding great free events? Then go to here and give something back!

I appreciate ANY help: EUR 12 would be great (that’s just 25 cent per week!), but even if it is just the price of 2 pints it will help.

You can donate online by following this link to the PayPal&CreditCard donation page. If you want to transfer your donation directly to my account, just send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com and I will send you the details.

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EventbriteThe main sponsor is Eventbrite and their support is hugely appreciated! Eventbrite enables people all over the world to plan, promote, and sell out any event, and has sold over 200 million tickets and registrations worldwide, totalling more than $3 billion in gross ticket sales. Eventbrite is free for free events. The online event registration service makes it easy for everyone to discover events, and to share the events they are attending with the people they know. In this way, Eventbrite brings communities together by encouraging people to connect through live experiences.

All events listed in this Event Guide are free of any admission charges (or at least appear to be free) unless otherwise stated. I try to find confirmation in all cases and do my best to double-check the information. However errors can happen and therefore no promise for correctness can be given.

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Joergs Picks

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

This week my Picks are definitely the Easter Programme at Farmleigh House on Sunday and Monday, the Mad Hatter Party in Deerpark on Sunday if you have children and the Road to the Rising Events in O’Connell Street on Monday.

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Competitions

P-p-p-pick up a pen! – Writing Classes – Competition

Wednesdays 15 April – 20 May – 18:30-20:30
Fumbally Exchange, Dame Lane, Dublin 2

Edel Corrigan, a copywriter and novelist and who has a M. Phil in Creative Writing from Trinity College is running a 6-week writing class in Fumbally Exchange, where you will learn how to write. From the extreme beginners who haven’t written anything more in-depth than an email since school to the writer with a short story or start of a novel stuffed away in a drawer, you’ll get writing prompts to get you going, advice on how to keep going, feedback if you desire it and a place and a space to begin writing.

Every class will be focused around writing prompts designed to get you writing from the very beginning of the course. Whether you feel you don’t have a “voice” or the courage to p-p-pick up a pen, these easy exercises will have you scribbling away in no time.

You will lose the fear and will reach freedom from the fear that, “you can’t” or “you’re not good enough”. Anyone can write – sign up and discover your writing voice.

To sign-up or to find out more, contact Edel at edel.corrigan@gmail.com or on 086-2380097. The six-week course with2 hours per class is EUR 150.

For one super lucky Dublin Event Guide reader the news will be very good, because you will be able to win the full course. To enter the competition you have to send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with the subject EDEL and with your name and mobile phone number in the body of the mail. The draw will be a random draw, but I would love to hear from you why you want to win the course. I will read every single mail. Your mail has to be with me by 12:00 on Mon 13 April.

www.edelcorrigan.com/

Promote your product or event through a competition!

If you want to reach more than 23,000 people with a product promotion or an event promotion for a non-free event, contact me on dublineventguide@gmail.com and we can discuss the options. You provide the prize for the competition and the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) runs the competition for you. It couldn’t be simpler.

And if you want me to use/test a product you are selling and then share my assessment here in the Dublin Event Guide, we can talk about that too. I like testing out gear. ;-) [Currently I am looking to buy a high spec Android mobile phone and an action camera and would happily “test drive” some candidates.]

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Help the Dublin Event Guide! It won’t cost you a cent!

Do you enjoy free events? Does it help you to find out about all these free events simply in one e-mail magazine or on one website? Does the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) deliver all this for you and maybe even more? In that case, you probably also would want it to continue forever, right?

To achieve that some money is needed. Donations are a great help, but not everyone feels they can donate at the moment. So here is the solution: If you could help with a donation without having to pay a cent from your own money wouldn’t that be cool? You can!!

When you buy books online, buy them from Book Depository or from Amazon and use these links to go to the website:

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When you click on the link and then buy, your books/products/holidays etc cost exactly the same as if you went to the website directly. But if you go via the links above, the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) will get 5-8% of what you spend as a commission. That’s not a lot, but if you and lots of other people used that link every time, it would amount to a fair amount of crucially important money. Use the links often, actually EVERY time you buy from the relevant site, not just once!

Giving money for free! That’s how easy it is. ;-) THANK YOU!!!

And if you want to donate money directly, then you can do that here: www.perfectresults.info/donation.htm

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MusicTown Festival

From 10-19 April the first MusicTown Festival will take place in Dublin. More than 50 musical events for all ages and all tastes will take place and some are free, others are not. But many require tickets even if they are free, so have a look at www.musictown.ie to see what you are interested in and to get tickets if they are required.

Händel’s Messiah was the original starting point, but the discussion about the event immediately brought up that we need to provide a festival that offers something for everybody and not just turn it into a Händel festival.

There will be a busking competition, lunchtime concerts, outdoor opera, workshops and masterclasses.

The festival already starts on Friday, but this Dublin Event Guide does not have any of the individual events inlcuded because I ran out of time, so please check the website at www.musictown.ie

Guitar Star – Free TV Audience Tickets

Sky Arts is looking for the next Guitar Star and you can get a free TV audience tickets for the TV recording on Sunday 19 April either at 14:15 or at 16:45 in the Museum of Modern Art in Kilmainham.

Join Edith Bowman plus other guests (to be announced) at the Museum of Modern Art for an afternoon/evening of great music. Follow the link to get your hands on these exclusive free tickets. Use Promo code EVENTGUIDE to get your free tickets www.applausestore.com/book-guitar-star-2

Saucy Sundays not free anymore

It is with regret that I have to tell you today, that Saucy Sundays – a weekly Sunday evening gig night in the Grand Social – will from now on not be listed in the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) anymore. The organisers unfortunately decided to move away from “free” and to charge an admission charge of EUR 3 from this Sunday. EUR 3 is definitely not a huge amount of money, but it is more than Zero, so the rules are clear.

The money from the admission charge is intended to go to the performers, which is fair and we can’t really quibble with that. Musicians also need to pay for rent and food etc. On the other hand, I wonder if these performances were really seen as revenue opportunities by the performers or rather as effective promotional events!?

After the Sunday Roast’s demise in January, this is unfortunately the second Sunday evening live music event that will disappear from the list of free events and that is a big pity. But it is a natural development that bands that start with free gigs will charge money if they are good and when they are “discovered”, so I guess we have to accept the same from events.

www.facebook.com/saucy.sundays

Save with LivingSocial! – Extra Easter Discounts!

LivingSocial wants to celebrate Easter with you and will therefore give you great discounts from 03-07 April. You will get
* EUR 5 off a purchase of EUR 25-49,
* EUR 10 off a purchase of EUR 50-74 and
* EUR 15 off a purchase of EUR 75 or more.
Use the code EGGSPLORE15IE

The Ts&Cs say that you can use this code only once per account and it can not be combined with other offers. LivingSocial terms and conditions apply.

Dublin: One City, One Book – Festival

The “Dublin: One City, One Book” Festival is a yearly festival in April during which one selected book that features Dublin is celebrated with a whole variety of events. This year the people selecting a book couldn’t decide and chose not one but THREE books, but they are in one trilogy, so there is a link. The chosen books are The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van by Roddy Doyle and these books are also called the Barrytown Trilogy. The festival website is here www.dublinonecityonebook.ie/ and the free events during the festival will be included in the Dublin Event Guide from now until the end of April. There will be lots of non-free events as well and you can find them at www.dublinonecityonebook.ie/events

Opportunities

The former “Opportunities” section is now Eventbrite’s section to highlight some of the events they – as the main sponsor of the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) – would particularly like to bring to your attention. Many events listed here will be free, but there will be a non-free event in the list as well and they will be marked as non-free.

== EVENTBRITE PICKS ==

FREE MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP – THIS SATURDAY You like taking pictures with your phone and are ready to take it to the next level? Then let professional photographer & iPhoneography master Nick de la Force be your guide and teacher during this free two-hour 2-hour tour de Dublin Docklands, with picturesque stops to learn & practice key photography concepts like subject, lighting & composition.
Register here for this free photography course

CHARITY RUN/WALK/CRAWL for Erin – EASTER SUNDAY
This Easter Sunday, help Erin McGarry, a 12 years old with Sturge Weber Syndrome, to be able to talk to her mammy, daddy and siblings for the first time in her life, by completing a 5k charity course at Dollymount Strand to raise funds for the campaign for Erin. #getfit4Erin here

FREE TRIAL: JAPANESE MARTIAL ARTS – NEXT MONDAY
Feed your inner Ninja with a free Bujinkan trial class next Monday night (and every Monday, actually) in the Bujinkan Jishin Dojo in Molesworth Place. The dojo-cho (instructor) is Tom Clements, a registered shidoshi (instructor) with the Bujinkan Shidoshi Kai in Japan.
Sign up for a free Bujinkan trial class

FAMELAB: DRAGON’S DEN, GEEK STYLE – NEXT THURSDAY
The Science Gallery will host the newest voices from the world of science and engineering across Ireland. Contestants will deliver short three-minute pieces on bizarre and pertinent science concepts with a chance to representing Ireland at the international Famelab final at the Cheltenham Science Festival, UK in June 2015. Expect to hear anything from why men have nipples to how 3D glasses work and whether nuclear energy is a good or bad thing.
Entrance to Famelab is free, provided you register here

And you can find more events at www.eventbrite.ie or download the Eventbrite app to find events around you.

Exhibitions

Based on your feedback, I have decided to do the following with the Exhibition section in this newsletter from now on: I will provide you with a link to a near-comprehensive listing of exhibitions provided by www.visualartists.ie . For me to list all exhibitions would only be doubling their good work and would be an inefficient use of my resources. The link is www.visualartists.ie/category/listings/dublin/

On top of that I will every now and then include here a small selection of exhibitions that either are not mentioned in the Visual Artist listing or are note-worthy to be mentioned separately.

The Macabre Gallery Show I

26 March – 01 May (Wed-Sat: 10:00-17:00. Sun: 12:00-17:00)

GalleryX, 3 Herbert Street, Dublin 2

Macabre Gallery is a UK based gallery of artists from the dark world. For the first time they are bringing an exhibition to Dublin and it will include art from 8 international artists. The venue for the show is GalleryX in Dublin. Admission is free.

The names gives a good indication that this might not be everyone’s cup of tea, so maybe check the website before you go to see if this is what you are into.

www.facebook.com/events/1619843628244790

macabregallery.com/en/the-macabre-gallery-show-i-dublin/

Sol Art Spring Show

Thurs 26 March – Sun 12 April – (Opening; Thurs 26 March)

Sol Art Gallery, 8 Dawson Street, Dublin 2

Sol Art invites to their spring group exhibition, introducing new artists Daniel Bourke, Paul Christopher Flynn, Oisín Roche, David Uda, (Duda) and Dave West.

The opening is on Thursday 26 March at 18:00-20:00 with Artist Talk and Wine Reception.

www.solart.ie/

Saturday 04 Apr

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Car Boot Sales – Tallaght

08:00 – 12:00, Sat 04 Apr

Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Co. Dublin

A weekly car boot sale, one of less than a handful that is still reliably taking place, has up to 200 cars/sellers. The stadium is just a few minutes walk from the Red LUAS line stop and numerous bus stops. For traders the Car Boot Sale opens at 06:30 for buyers from 08:00. If you are interested in selling, check the details and register on their website.

www.irishcarboot.ie/

Honest2Goodness Food Market

09:30 – 16:00, Sat 04 Apr

Honest2goodness, 136 Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11

The weekly Honest2goodness food market in Glasnevin has fresh meat, vegetables, fish, baked goods, and wines. It is open from 09:30-16:00. It is behind Lidl in the Industrial Estate just after the Glasnevin Cemetary coming from the City Centre.

www.honest2goodness.ie

Malahide Park Run (free)

09:30, Sat 04 Apr

Malahide Park, Dublin Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin

Parkrun Ireland is organising free weekly runs in parks. It is a timed run over 5km and participation is completely free, but registration before your first parkrun is required.

www.parkrun.ie/malahide/

SuperNatural Food Market

09:30 – 15:30, Sat 04 Apr

St. Andrews Resource Centre, 114 Pearse Street, Dublin 2

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 Green Door Market

09:30 – 16:00, Sat 04 Apr

18 Newmarket, Dublin 8

The Green Door Market is a new indoor food/Farmer’s Market that takes place just a few doors down from the Dublin Food Co-op at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Admission is free.

Opening hours are Thu-Fri 12:00-19:00 and Sat 09:30-16:00.

www.facebook.com/thegreendoordublin

Belgard Weekend Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sat 04 Apr

Belgard Road, Dublin 24

The Belgard Weekend Market is an indoor market with stalls with handcraft (incl. designer jewellery, aran jumpers and wool, christening robes and shawls, cards and cross stitch), household items, bric and brac, furniture, flowers, make-up, clothes, shoes, showers, upholstery, toys, kitchens, cafe, army memorabilia, collectors items, sweets, handbags books, blinds, party shop, tools and more.

It is open every Saturday and Sunday and is located in the Glen Abbey complex (opposite Jacobs) on Belgard Road.

www.facebook.com/belgardmarket

Drumcondra Village Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sat 04 Apr

Arts and Business Campus, 40 Drumcondra Road Lower

The Drumcondra Village Market is an arts and crafts fair in the centre of Drumcondra. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/DrumcondraVillageMarket

Jamestown Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sat 04 Apr

Jamestown Market, 90 Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.

www.jamestownmarket.com/

Merchants Market

10:00 – 16:30, Sat 04 Apr

Merchants Yard, East Wall Road, Dublin 3

The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a weekly indoors flea market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls in a big industrial hall. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel).

www.merchantsmarket.ie/

Stables Market

10:00 – 18:00, Sat 04 Apr

72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8

A new market (flea/vintage/etc) with two cafés has opened in the same location in Thomas Street where the Ferocious Mingle Market was before their move to Camden Street.

The new market in 72 Thomas Street is called Stable Market and it is open from Thursday until Sunday from 10:00-18:00 every day. It seems there is neither a website nor a Facebook Page yet.

Temple Bar Markets

10:00 – 16:30, Sat 04 Apr

Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

The Temple Bar Markets (Food Market on Meeting House Square, Book Market on Temple Bar Square and the Designer Mart near Cow’s Lane) are taking place every Saturday from 10:00-16:30.

www.templebar.ie

Tola Vintage Kilo Sale

10:00 – 19:00, Sat 04 Apr

Radisson Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8

The Tola Vintage Kilo Sale takes place on Saturday in the Radisson Blu Hotel, but it is not free and after pointing out that I can’t list the Saucy Sunday gigs anymore because they are now charging EUR 3, I am somewhat conflicted. Should I list an event that charges EUR 1 of an admission charge or not? Let me know via dublineventguide@gmail.com

But more about the event: Buy a kilo of vintage clothing for EUR 20 at this one-day market. There will also be a DJ, Food & Drink.

www.facebook.com/events/1574759639456661/

Blackrock Market

11:00 – 17:30, Sat 04 Apr

Blackrock Market, 19 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin

At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you’ll find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food & there’s free popcorn, ballons & facepainting for the kids.
Open on Saturdays and Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30, and Sundays: 12:00-17:30.

www.blackrockmarket.com/

Mobile Photography Photowalk

11:00 – 13:00, Sat 04 Apr

Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2

Professional photographer & iPhoneography master Nick de la Force will bring you on a 2 hour photowalk and will teach you key photography concepts like subject, lighting & composition, as well as discover cool apps for editing images. The events is called “Tricky MoPho’s – The Art of Mobile Photography” and it is organised by Creative Agency “Black de la Force”.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the Eventbrite website here. Meeting point is outside Il Valentino’s at Pearse Street/Grand Canal Square.

blackdelaforce.com/

Terenure Village Market

11:00 – 16:00, Sat 04 Apr

Bushy Park, Tempelogue Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W

The Terenure Village Market has moved to Bushy Park and is from now on a weekly market.

The market has now grown to 40 stalls offering a whole variety of foods and crafts.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/terenurevillagemarket

Vinyl Market – Thomas House

11:00 – 18:00, Sat 04 Apr

Thomas House, 88 Thomas Street, Dublin 8

Irish Record Fairs are in Thomas House again for the regular Vinyl Market. 1000s of records from all genres will be available.

Admission is free.

www.irishrecordfairs.com/

Easter Trail on Cow’s Lane

11:30 – 15:30, Sat 04 Apr

Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

A family Easter egg trail through Cow’s Lane, along with egg decorating workshops, face painting and a ballon modeller will entertain all kids on Saturday.

A special map by Artist Nicola Colton will help the little treasure hunters on their odyssey through the Cow’s Lane area towards the ultimate chocolate prize. Come to the Gaiety School of Acting to pick up your clues and then let the Easter hunt begin.

Admission is free and no booking required.

www.templebar.ie/calendar/event/easter-trail-on-cows-lane

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Sat 04 Apr

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

nationalgallery.ie/whatson

Easter Garage Sale – Garage Bar

12:00 – 18:00, Sat 04 Apr

Garage Bar, Essex Street East, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

A garage sale with DJ and all the other usual pub supplies will take place in the Garage Bar. You will find there music, books, art, accessories, handmade jewellery, vintage, contemporary clothing and all things in-between.

Admission is free.

www.garagebar.ie

Ha’penny Flea Market

12:00 – 18:00, Sat 04 Apr

Grand Social, 35 Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1

The weekly Ha’penny Flea Market is an indoor market in the Grand Social Pub, which offers vintage Men and Women’s clothing, contemporary crafts, books, DVDs, vinyl records, vintage and handmade jewellery, vintage hair styles, art, photography and much more. Grand Social’s Bar and Gourmet Coffee options are available.

www.thegrandsocial.ie/

Lifelogging – Science Gallery Exhibition

12:00 – 18:00, Sat 04 Apr

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

“Lifelogging – Do you count?” is the title of the newest Science Gallery exhibition, which started on Friday 13 Feb and will run until 12 April.

Lifelogging is part exhibition, part Science Gallery Lab where you can take part in research projects and it deals with us tracking ourselves, measuring things we do and logging everything from heartbeat to heartbreak.

Get a taste for tracking as you play games with your emotions, use your brainwaves to sort files, generate music wearing sensors, and explore a virtual world filled with real dreams and memories.

The exhibits at this exhibition are fascinating: There is George Reynolds who recorded his health on paper since 2003. A sensible and understandable version of lifelogging. On the other end of the spectrum is Alberto Frigo who takes a picture every times he holds an object with his right hand. He started in 2003 and plans to continue until 2040. On the surface it doesn’t make sense AT ALL. But when you talk to him, you find out that there is a surprising sense to what he does.

The exhibition contains 16 exhibits some so odd that you should get the super helpful and knowledgeable Science Gallery mediators to help you understand what is behind it.

In one area, every week another group/organisation will involve you in their work (the Lab part) and I will explain their project in a separate event posting in the weekly Dublin Event Guide.

Admission to the Science Gallery is free. Opening hours are Tues-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.

dublin.sciencegallery.com/lifelogging

Really Really Free Market – Seomra Spraoi

12:00 – 16:00, Sat 04 Apr

Seomra Spraoi, 10 Belvedere Court, Dublin 1

This is a market like no other and it only has happened once before. After the success of the February market, the Really Really Free Market is back. At this market everything is offered completely free. It can be goods, ideas, skills, banter, anything!

Expect to find a lot of clothes and shoes and household items or food or a workshop. If there is anything that you don’t longer want but someone else might like, bring it along.

What do you think, should the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) be represented there!? ;-)

Your Healthy Self – Lab in the Science Gallery – Lifelogging

12:00 – 18:00, Sat 04 Apr

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

From Wednesday until Sunday (only Saturday this week because of Easter), the Lab in the Science Gallery that accompanies the Lifelogging exhibition will look at “Your Healthy Self”. Shimmer, a provider of wearable sensor technology and solutions, will run this week’s Lab.

Shimmer will be testing and prototyping new technologies in the Lab all week. A team of researchers will measure a range of physiological metrics (galvanic skin response/sweat levels, heart rate etc…) at different locations around the body in an attempt to quantify emotional responses to an array of stimuli. Joining them will be the researchers from DCU Sport, demonstrating the latest in wearable sports technology.

Admission to the Lab in the Science Gallery is free.

dublin.sciencegallery.com/events/2015/02/labweekyouraudiblebrainwavesself

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Sat 04 Apr

Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.

www.ifi.ie/

Duke Special – In-Store event

13:00, Sat 04 Apr

HMV Grafton Street, 65 Grafton Street, Dublin 2

Duke Special will be in HMV in Grafton Street for a Live Performance.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/HMVIreland/events

Family Easter Nature Trail

13:00 – 15:00, Sat 04 Apr

St. Enda’s Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

Become a nature detective & learn about Irish wildlife & the heritage found in St. Enda’s Park. It will be an enjoyable afternoon for all ages, full of clues and surprises along the way. The trail will start in the Nature Room, off the courtyard at the back of Pearse Museum.

There is a suggested donation of EUR 3 per child and to book contact enquiries@iwt.ie This is an Easter Trail, so there should be a good chance to be allowed to take part even if you didn’t book. I can’t guarantee it, but I would try it! ;-)

iwt.ie/events/

Yeats 150 Harp Festival of Moons – Lunchtime Concert

13:00, Sat 04 Apr

Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1

A lunchtime recital by Kathleen Loughnane (harp) and Cormac Cannon (uileann pipes) in conjunction with the Yeats 150 Harp Festival of Moons will take place.

On the 4th full moon of the year, this recital is part of the Harp Festival of Moons year long festival of live harp recitals that will take place on every full moon in 2015.

Professor of English Gerald Dawe, Trinity College Dublin and Director of the Oscar Wilde Centre for Irish Writing, will read a selection of poetry by William Butler Yeats.

Admission is free.

www.hughlane.ie/past-sunday-concerts/1318-yeats-150-harp-festival-of-moons

“My Favourites” – Dublin City Walking Tour

14:00 – 16:00, Sat 04 Apr

Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will run every Saturday. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@gmail.com or 085-2725095

Dabke Dance Flash Mob

14:00, Sat 04 Apr

Grafton Street, Dublin 2

A Dabke Dance Flash Mob is planned for Saturday at 14:00 in Grafton Street. Dabke is the national dance of Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq. It is a form of both circle dance and line dancing and is widely performed at weddings and other festive occasions. It will take place somewhere half-way up Grafton Street near No. 24.

Microdisney – Neil Flynn – Rehearsed Reading

14:30, Sat 04 Apr

New Theatre, 43 East Essex St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

In their monthly slot of New Writing, the New Theatre will feature a rehearsed reading of “Microdisney” by Neil Flynn. Admission is free, a donation of EUR 2 will be appreciated.

www.thenewtheatre.com/tnt_php/scripts/page/reading.php?reading_id=41

Family Workshop – National Gallery

15:00 – 16:00, Sat 04 Apr

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

“Bunnies, Hares and Jumping Jackrabbits” is the theme of the Family Workshop in the National Gallery with Louise McGrath. It is an opportunity for families to enjoy creating and learning together through free activities exploring storytelling, music, art, poetry and drama.

Suitable for kids between 4 and 10. All other Rules and instructions are on the website below.

www.nationalgallery.ie/en/whatson/Families/Family_Programme/April_4_Family.aspx

“One Million Dubliners” -Film screening

16:00, Sat 04 Apr

The Elbowroom, 32 Brunswick Street North, Dublin 7

The film “One Million Dubliners” will be screened in the Elbowroom to remember Shane MacThomáis, who was a most charismatic, interesting and enthusiastic tour guide at Glasnevin Cemetery. Shane is the main protagonist in this film about Glasnevin Cemetery, but sadly, he decided a bit more than a year ago that his life should end. I met him a few times and it still makes me sad when I think about his untimely departure, he has sooo much more to give, teach, achieve and share, I thought.

Admission to this film screening is free, but a donation for Suicide and Self Harm Crisis Centre Pieta House is appreciated.

www.facebook.com/TheelbowroomIreland

Live in Sin É – Gigs

20:00, Sat 04 Apr

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

Live in Sin É will feature a variety of bands and musicians at this weekly gig night on Saturdays. The event is presented by Super Happy Funtimes. Admission is free and the line-up is can be found on the Facebook Page below.

www.facebook.com/shftimes

Mongrel State – Gig

20:00, Sat 04 Apr

Harbour Bar, 1 Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow

Mongrel State is a four-piece band from Dublin that plays South Western Rock, Rockabilly, Latin-American grooves and Cinematic Western Scores.

Admission is free.

www.theharbourbar.ie/whats-on/event/mongrel-state-event

Robert Coyle’s is feeling Numinous

20:00 – 21:30, Sat 04 Apr

Accents Coffee & Tea Lounge, 23 Stephen Street Lower, Dublin 2

Every Saturday Robert Coyle will bring his One-man Comedy show “Robert Coyle’s is feeling Numinous; Comedy Attempting Transcendence – probably NOT a cult.” to Accents Cafe.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/484832691683048/

Saturday Night Live

20:00 – 22:30, Sat 04 Apr

KC Peaches (Wine Cave), 28/29 Nassau St., Dublin 2

This is a weekly Saturday night live music event event in the basement Wine Cave of KC Peaches wholefood restaurant/café. Food will be served until 22:00 and wine, minerals & music will be available until later. Admission is free and a donation into a hat at the end of the evening is appreciated.

www.facebook.com/KCPeachesWineCave

A Taste of Music – Gigs

21:00, Sat 04 Apr

Arthur’s Pub, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8

A Taste of Music is a music show case with four performers on Saturday in Arthur’s Pub. The line-up is Philip Christie, Clara Rose Monahan, Michael Heslin, Soul & Strings

www.facebook.com/ArthursPub

Chase Nova’s Temporal Musical Spectacular

21:00, Sat 04 Apr

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

Chase Nova’s Temporal Musical Spectacular is performing in Sin E on Saturday. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/Sin.E.Pub

Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard

21:00, Sat 04 Apr

Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin

The Stillorgan Orchard has live music every Friday and Saturday. Many of the performers are established and very good bands. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below. Admission is always free.

www.stillorganorchard.com/live_music.html

The Scrunchies – Gig

21:00, Sat 04 Apr

The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

From 21:00, The Scrunchies will play 90s covers with a twist. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/mezzdublin

After Dark – Gig

22:00, Sat 04 Apr

The Church Restaurant & Bar, Jervis Street/Mary Street, Dublin 1

Party/Wedding/Cover Band After Dark will be in The Church for a gig and it SEEMS that admission is free.

It still puzzles me that organisers are not shouting it out from all roof tops if they run gigs that cost no admission charge. There must be a reason and maybe I will find out one day. :-/

www.facebook.com/events/1568440303410342/

Casual Minds / Radio Room – Gigs

22:30, Sat 04 Apr

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

In the Night Owl slot in Whelan’s indie rock band Casual Minds and alt/grunge/indie/punk/pop band Radio Room will perform. Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list on the website below.

www.whelanslive.com/index.php/night-howl-w-casual-minds/

Pyro Blues Executive – Gig

23:45, Sat 04 Apr

The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

The Pyro Blues Executive will perform in the Mezz. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/mezzdublin

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08:00, Sun 05 Apr

Dublin (various locations)

Have a great Easter!! The weather forecast is very promising and it looks as if we could have a cracking weekend.

Belgard Weekend Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sun 05 Apr

Belgard Road, Dublin 24

The Belgard Weekend Market is an indoor market with stalls with handcraft (incl. designer jewellery, aran jumpers and wool, christening robes and shawls, cards and cross stitch), household items, bric and brac, furniture, flowers, make-up, clothes, shoes, showers, upholstery, toys, kitchens, cafe, army memorabilia, collectors items, sweets, handbags books, blinds, party shop, tools and more.

It is open every Saturday and Sunday and is located in the Glen Abbey complex (opposite Jacobs) on Belgard Road.

www.facebook.com/belgardmarket

Farmleigh House Easter Programme

10:00 – 17:00, Sun 05 Apr

Farmleigh House, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15

This Sunday and Monday, Farmleigh House will invite to their yearly Easter activities for the whole family.

A Food & Craft Market takes place in the Farmyard from 10:00-17:15 and there will also be a Plant Fair.

From 12:00-17:00 a Falconry Display with Hawks, Falcons and Owls will be on the grounds and there will be Music in the Bandstand from 14:00-17:00 with the Blanchardstown Brass Band on Sunday and the Stedfast Brass Band on Monday.

The large amount of children events on both days are:
+ Puppet Show (30min) at 12:00, 13:15 and 14:00.
+ Storytelling at 13:00, 15:00 and 16:15
+ Easter Art Workshop at 11:00, 12:30 and 14:00

And there is an Easter Egg Hunt with Quiz & Challenge from 15:00-16:45.

All events are free, but places are limited, so arrive early.

www.farmleigh.ie/events/Title,33424,en.html

Jamestown Market

10:00 – 17:00, Sun 05 Apr

Jamestown Market, 90 Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.

www.jamestownmarket.com

Merchants Market

10:00 – 16:30, Sun 05 Apr

Merchants Yard, East Wall Road, Dublin 3

The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a weekly indoors flea market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls in a big industrial hall. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel).

www.merchantsmarket.ie/

Merrion Square Open Air Gallery

10:00 – 18:30, Sun 05 Apr

Merrion Square, Dublin 2

Every Sunday, the Merrion Square Open Air Art Gallery takes place. Up to 200 artists exhibit their paintings on the railings on three sides (West, North and East) of Merrion Square and you can just enjoy the exhibition or even buy.

www.merrionsquareart.com/

Stables Market

10:00 – 18:00, Sun 05 Apr

72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto), Dublin 8

A new market (flea/vintage/etc) with two cafés has opened in the same location in Thomas Street where the Ferocious Mingle Market was before their move to Camden Street.

The new market in 72 Thomas Street is called Stable Market and it is open from Thursday until Sunday from 10:00-18:00 every day. It seems there is neither a website nor a Facebook Page yet.

Dun Laoghaire Market

11:00 – 16:00, Sun 05 Apr

People’s Park, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

A weekly market with lots of food, but also many other products (art & crafts, books, etc) takes place every Sunday in the beautiful People’s Park in Dun Laoghaire. It is a very popular market and with around 50 vendors also one of the bigger markets.

www.dlrcoco.ie/aboutus/councildepartments/environment/findit/markets/

Felt Making Demonstration

11:00 – 12:30, Sun 05 Apr

Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8

A free demonstration of Felt Making will be at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre on Sunda. For more information ring 01-6770095.

www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,33606,en.html

Palestrina Choir

11:00, Sun 05 Apr

St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, 83 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1

The well known Palestrina Choir sing every Sunday at the mass in St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral. They sing complete masterworks by Mozart, Haydn, Dvorak, Palestrina, de Victoria, usually accompanied by Prof. Gerard Gillen on the organ, who often also plays a solo piece.

www.procathedral.ie/music/this-week

Pure Vintage Fair

11:00 – 17:30, Sun 05 Apr

Dublin Food Co-op, 12 Newmarket Square, Dublin 8

The next Pure Vintage Fair will take place this week and it is what it says on the tin. A market/flea market for vintage items, which will take place on the first Sunday of every month. There will be vintage clothes, furniture, collectibles, jewellery and many more vintage items. Sounds interesting and with 30 stalls, it is well worth a visit. There will also be food, hot drinks and a DJ.

www.facebook.com/purevintagefair01

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Sun 05 Apr

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

nationalgallery.ie/whatson

1916 Easter Rising Commemoration

12:00, Sun 05 Apr

GPO, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

The formal Easter Rising Commemoration event is on Sunday in O’Connell Street, the interesting event is on Monday.

The Sunday event is a somewhat anachronistic military ceremony attended by President Michael D. Higgins, Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Defence Minister Simon Coveney.

Defence Forces Personnel, including a brass band, a pipe band and representatives of the Army, the Air Corps and the Naval Service will take part in the Ceremony, and there will be a fly over of some Air Corps planes at the end of it.

During the event, the 1916 Proclamation will be read by an Officer from the Defence Forces. The President will then lay a wreath to commemorate those who died in 1916.

If you want to be at that event you will have to wait for 45 minutes, because you will have to be in position at 11:15. In previous years, the ceremony was shown live on TV, but it seems that even RTE has given up on it now. Neither RTE1 nor RTE2 seem to show it and as the only alternative, the Irish Governmemt’s News Service at www.merrionstreet.ie suggests that you follow their “live coverage” on Twitter at twitter.com/merrionstreet

O’Connell Street will be closed from 05:00-15:00 and traffic will be diverted.

www.merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/News/

Blackrock Market

12:00 – 17:30, Sun 05 Apr

Blackrock Market, 19 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin

At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you’ll find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food & there’s free popcorn, ballons & facepainting for the kids.
Open on Sundays: 12:00-17:30. Open on Saturdays and Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30.

www.blackrockmarket.com/

Sunday at Noon

12:00 – 13:00, Sun 05 Apr

Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1

The Sundays at Noon Concert Series continues in the Sculpture Gallery at the Hugh Lane Gallery. This series of free (mainly classical) concerts continues to present the best of Irish and International music and musicians. Concerts run from September to June.

The next concert will be “Changing Perspectives: 10” with Brian MacNamara, piano and Keith Pascoe, violin playing sonatas for piano & violin by Mozart & Beethoven.

www.hughlane.ie/past-sunday-concerts/1314-sundaysnoon-changing-perspectives-10

Low priced books with free delivery!

13:00, Sun 05 Apr

Dublin (various locations)

Free Delivery on all Books at the Book Depository

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Buy your books from The Book Depository and get better prices and free (!!) delivery for all orders independent from the volume and when you click on the picture here before you buy, then 5% of what normally The Book Depository would get, they give back to the Dublin Event Guide. Everybody wins!

www.bookdepository.com?a_aid=dubevg

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Mad Hatters Tea Party

13:00 – 17:00, Sun 05 Apr

Deerpark, Mount Merrion (near Stillorgan), Co. Dublin

The yearly “Mad Hatters Tea Party” will be in Deerpark, Mount Merrion this Easter Sunday. It is the first event in a new season of dlr events and is an event that children love every year.

There will be Easter Bunnies and an Easter Trail for kids, “Easter Make and Do” teams will help you to make your own Mad Hat. All the tea party’s favourite ingredients will be there including the teacup ride, giant chess, croquet and the “Hatwalk” fashion show for your maddest hats.

And all your favourite Tea Party characters will be there as well, including Alice, the White Rabbit and a madder than ever Mad Hatter.

Admission is free.

(The event will be filmed and edited into a highlights package for Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council’s website, dlrevents.ie and social media outlets. Anyone attending agrees that their image may be used for this film.)

www.dlrevents.ie/hatters15.html

Dublin Sketchers – Sunday Meet-up

14:00, Sun 05 Apr

Dublin (various locations)

The “Dublin Sketchers” is an informal group of (hobby) artists who go somewhere different in Dublin every Sunday (e.g. National Museum, Maritime Museum, Dublin Flea Market, Farmleigh, Botanic Gardens, Dublin Castle, Science Gallery, …), sketch for one to two hours and then meet up for coffee afterwards and discuss their sketches.

There are some hugely talented people among them and it is a great idea to meet up with others who have the same hobby. Find out on their website below or on their Facebook Page where they will meet and join them if you do some sketching/drawing yourself. I know that the Dublin Sketchers often use the Dublin Event Guide to find interesting free events and I am delighted to be able to help!

www.dublinsketchers.blogspot.com/

Stella Bass Jazz Trio

14:00 – 16:00, Sun 05 Apr

Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

Afternoon Jazz in Café en Seine. The Stella Bass Jazz Trio play every Sunday from 14:00-16:00 in Café en Seine in Dawson Street. Admission is free. A video is here www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8aKqtOB5S8

www.stellabass.com

Family Drawing Sundays

14:30 – 16:30, Sun 05 Apr

Royal Hibernian Academy, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2

Come to the Family Drawing Sundays in the RHA. All children are welcome to use the RHA Art Cart, in the RHA Atrium. Admission is free. For further information, contact Ruth Carroll on 01 6612558 or via ruth@rhagallery.ie

www.rhagallery.ie/html/educate/educate_family.html

Museum Tour – National Print Museum

15:00 – 16:30, Sun 05 Apr

National Print Museum, Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4

Unlike the three branches of the National Museum, the National Print Museum is normally not free, but every Sunday there is a free public tour for the next few weeks. Every visit begins with a short audio-visual presentation where the audience can observe active retired printers providing practical demonstrations of machines from the Museum’s collection.

www.nationalprintmuseum.ie/guided-tours.html

National Gallery Sunday Lecture

15:00 – 15:45, Sun 05 Apr

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

The Sunday lecture in the National Gallery will be “How the family has been portrayed in art” with Valerie Moffat, Freelance Art Historian. This talk is part of a series on the theme of Exploring childhood and the family in art. Admission is free and no booking necessary.

www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson/Talks/Sunday_Talks/April_5.aspx

The Big Barracks Egg Hunt

15:00 – 16:30, Sun 05 Apr

National Museum, Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History), 7 Benburb Street, Dublin 7

Can you follow the trail and test your knowledge to find the golden egg? Complete the trail to receive anedible reward. Admission to this Family event is free and no booking required.

www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=4614

Baptism for Education – Humanist Talk

16:00, Sun 05 Apr

Ashling Hotel, 8 Parkgate St, Dublin 8

The Humanist Association of Ireland (HAI) are inviting to their next monthly meeting on Sunday. The topic this month will be “Education” and there will be three short presentations on topics to do with education, a matter of key concern for the Association:

+ The preparation of the Association’s campaign on the requirement for baptismal certificates for enrolment in some schools
+ Experiences of school visits, especially the reactions of students.
+ The recommendations of Prof Coolahan for Primary Sector Education: ”Progress to date and future directions”

Admission is free and everybody is welcome.

humanism.ie/events/monthly-meetings/

Brian Keary plays Classical Guitar

16:00 – 17:00, Sun 05 Apr

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

Brian Keary is a classically trained guitar player who also has experience of different styles / genres of music ranging from ragtime and folk to baroque and contemporary. He will perform in Sweeney’s (Ground Floor) on Sunday afternoon.

www.sweeneysdublin.ie/gigs.php

Jazz & Tapas Dinner

17:00 – 19:30, Sun 05 Apr

Zaragoza, 18 South William Street, Dublin 2

Enjoy Live Jazz while having your Tapas in Spanish restaurant Zaragoza. The music is free, the food isn’t and you can book a table on 01-6794020.

www.zaragozadublin.com/

LJJ Band – Cafe en Seine

18:00 – 20:00, Sun 05 Apr

Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

The wedding and party band The LJJ Band play every Sunday evening in Café en Seine. Admission is free.

www.longjohnjumpband.com/

Sweeney’s Dixieland Jazzmen

18:30 – 20:30, Sun 05 Apr

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

The Sweeney’s Dixeland Jazzmen play their weekly gig on the ground floor in Sweeney’s. Admission is free.

www.dublinsessions.ie/sweeneys.html

For Jaysis Sake – Easter Sunday Party

19:00, Sun 05 Apr

Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2

The Workman’s Club invites to their yearly Easter Sunday Bank Holiday event with the following live music line-up:

The Dead Sets, Gav & Thee Icons, Segrasso, Spines, Mark Austin (of The Minutes)

This will be followed by the Workman’s Karaoke Club and DJs.

Admission is free.

theworkmansclub.com/index.php/events/for-jaysis-sake-2/

Jawbone – Accoustic Folk & Blues Night

19:00, Sun 05 Apr

Arthur’s Pub, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8

Jawbone will play Acoustic Folk & Blues in Arthur’s Pub and admission is free. For the line-up check here www.facebook.com/pages/Jawbone-Dublin-Acoustic-Folk-Blues-Commune/724102984268967

www.facebook.com/events/438542162981567/

Apollo Sessions

20:30, Sun 05 Apr

Bleeding Horse, 24 Upper Camden St., Dublin 2

Every Sunday this singer-songwriter night takes place in the Bleeding Horse in Camden St. from 8.30pm. It is an Open mic night and performers can just turn up and put their name on the list for that night.

www.facebook.com/apollosessions

Marcas Carcas – Gig

20:30, Sun 05 Apr

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

Rhythm ‘n’ Roots band Marcas Carcas will play a free gig in Sin E and they will be supported by The Trail Gang.

www.facebook.com/events/431464600363542/

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 00:00, Sun 05 Apr

Stag’s Head (downstairs), Dame Lane, Dublin 2

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy downstairs in Stag’s Head, Dame Lane from 21:00 every week on Sun+Mon. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of that there is some free ice cream. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).

www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330

High Society – Jazz&Swing Gig

21:00, Sun 05 Apr

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

High Society are performing their Jazz & Swing in Sweeney’s. Admission is free.

www.sweeneysdublin.ie/gigs.php

Rhythm Rocker

21:00, Sun 05 Apr

The Globe, 11 South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2

“Rhythm Rocker at The Globe” is a weekly event on Sunday night in The Globe. Admission is free.

The Pavement Kings play Rockabilly from 21:00 and
DJs Popocorn Peete and Little Dakota follow from 23:00-01:30 with a white variety of styles (Rockabilly, Calypso, Soul, Rock ‘n’ Roll, etc).

www.facebook.com/rhythmrocker

Wiley / Weedway – Gigs

21:00, Sun 05 Apr

The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

From 21:00 on Sunday, Wiley will play Piano Jazz & Classics

and from midnight Weedway will play Reggae and Hip Hop.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/mezzdublin

Billy Treacy & The Ha’Penny Heads

21:30, Sun 05 Apr

Ha’Penny Bridge Inn, 42 Wellington Quay Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Billy Treacy & The Ha’Penny Heads are playing Ballads, Folk, Trad and Classic Country every Sunday. Featuring Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle and Banjo.

www.billytreacy.com/

Cool Hand Dukes

22:00, Sun 05 Apr

Porterhouse Central, 45-47 Nassau Street, Dublin 2

Every Sunday (except at Bank Holiday weekends), the Ragtime, Roots and Country Blues Band “Cool Hand Dukes” play in the Porterhouse near Grafton Street.

www.facebook.com/coolhand.dukes.1

Thank Funk – Gig

22:00, Sun 05 Apr

The Church Restaurant & Bar, Jervis Street/Mary Street, Dublin 1

Cover band Thank Funk are in The Church for a gig and admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/757986927631364/

Tongue in Chic – Gig

22:00, Sun 05 Apr

House Dublin, 27 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2

“Tongue In Chic”, a Nile Rogers Tribute band founded by session vocalist Jess Kav and backed by the session musicians in original bands like Zaska and Bunk are playing funk and soul at this free gig in House Dublin.

housedublin.ie/event/easter-sunday-jam

U2 Tribute Zooropa – Gig

22:00, Sun 05 Apr

The Bell Bar, 15 Castleknock Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15

One of Ireland’s most popular U2 Tribute acts is playing in Blanchardstown on Easter Sunday and admission is free.

www.facebook.com/Zooropa.U2Tribute

Monday 06 Apr

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Farmleigh House Easter Programme

10:00 – 17:00, Mon 06 Apr

Farmleigh House, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15

This Sunday and Monday, Farmleigh House will invite to their yearly Easter activities for the whole family.

A Food & Craft Market takes place in the Farmyard from 10:00-17:15 and there will also be a Plant Fair.

From 12:00-17:00 a Falconry Display with Hawks, Falcons and Owls will be on the grounds and there will be Music in the Bandstand from 14:00-17:00 with the Blanchardstown Brass Band on Sunday and the Stedfast Brass Band on Monday.

The large amount of children events on both days are:
+ Puppet Show (30min) at 12:00, 13:15 and 14:00.
+ Storytelling at 13:00, 15:00 and 16:15
+ Easter Art Workshop at 11:00, 12:30 and 14:00

And there is an Easter Egg Hunt with Quiz & Challenge from 15:00-16:45.

All events are free, but places are limited, so arrive early.

www.farmleigh.ie/events/Title,33424,en.html

Road to the Rising – Family Event

11:00 – 17:00, Mon 06 Apr

GPO, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

Dublin is turning the clock back: Experience Irish life as it was 100 years ago, when O’Connell Street becomes an Edwardian thoroughfare. There will be lots of events during the day. In more than 60 talks and exhibitions, you can explore all aspects of social, political and cultural life during this period.

+ The main event will be “Step into History” on O’Connell Street, with a restored tram from 1914, a Vintage Carousel, a Steam Engine, Actors on the street recreating life in 1915, an oversized Gramophone and Guided Walking tours every 30 min. leaving at the James Larkin statue.

+ A tented village on O’Connell Street will give you a glimpse into 1915 professions with live demonstrations and talks by cooper, milliner, barber, hair-dresser and suit maker.

+ Eason’s (Readings), Clery’s (shop window decoration) and Supermacs (Family events) will contribute.

+ A special lunch menu from 1915 and a authentic high tea from that year will be available in Wynn’s Hotel. And Clery’s, The Gresham and The Church Bar also promise 1915 authenticity for food and treats.

+ On a Music Hall Stage in O’Connell Street singers, musicians and bands from around the country will perform music from the 1915 era. Performers are The High Kings, The Kilkennys and Beoga, Jack L, tenor Simon Morgan, soprano Mairead Buicke, An Post Men’s Choir, Cór Chúil Aodha, the Piccolo Lasso Children’s Choir, The Brook Singers, East Coast Jazz Band, 4-in-a-Bar barbershop quartet and the Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society.

+ Eight episodes of ‘Insurrection‘, a television drama made by Telefís Éireann for the 50th anniversary of the Rising will be screened for the first time in 50 years in Liberty Hall (12:00-17:00). Tickets are available on the door. This is a charity event and your donations for the Equity Actors’ Benevolent Fund are appreciated.

+ The Silent Moviedrome Cinemobile will screen films by the O’Kalem Film Company from 1910-1915, dealing with Ireland and Irish subjects.

+ Lots of talks (scroll to the middle of the looong page here: www.rte.ie/1916) will also take place in various venues. I counted at least 15 events, some with multiple lectures. Some are drop-in, others have to be booked.

+ Seven short Theatre performances of “Yellow” in Princes Street were ticketed and are already booked out.

Sounds like a really good events and if you are in the slightest interested in history, you should go to it and bring your family!

All details are on the website below. Alternatively you can download the full event brochure here.

O’Connell Street will be closed from 06:00-20:00 on Monday.

www.rte.ie/1916

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Mon 06 Apr

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

nationalgallery.ie/whatson

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Mon 06 Apr

Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.

www.ifi.ie/

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13:00, Mon 06 Apr

Dublin (various locations)

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Super Happy Fun Times – Open Mic

19:00, Mon 06 Apr

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

Super Happy Fun Times are running an Open Mic night for Music and Spoken Word every Monday in Sin É.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/shftimes

Back Door Sessions – Open Mic Night

20:00, Mon 06 Apr

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

This is an open mic night with Special Guests every Monday. Arrive, sign in (from 19:00) and play. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/sweeneysbar

Song Cycle

20:00, Mon 06 Apr

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Song Cycle is a weekly Singer/Songriter showcase. The line-up is not always easily findable on the Whelan’s website, but admission is always free.

www.whelanslive.com

Splendid Lunatics – Improv Comedy

20:00, Mon 06 Apr

Generator Hostel, Smithfield Square, Dublin 7

The improv comedy troupe. Splendid Lunatics, have moved from a monthly gig to a weekly frequency and they will perform for you now every Monday in the Generator Hostel. And admission is free. Improv Comedy is popular at the moment in Dublin, but there are not many free shows out there, so the Splendid Lunatics already stand out!

Due to the Bank Holiday, it is possible that this event will not take place this week. At the time of writing this, the Facebook Page doesn’t provide any help. Maybe check on Monday again to see if the Splendid Lunatics are performing this week.

www.facebook.com/thesplendidlunatics

The Song Room – Gig Night

20:00, Mon 06 Apr

Harbour Bar, 1 Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow

The Song Room is bringing some of Ireland’s finest unsigned acoustic artists to Bray.

Admission is free.

www.theharbourbar.ie/whats-on/event/the-song-room-presents2

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 23:00, Mon 06 Apr

Stag’s Head (downstairs), Dame Lane, Dublin 2

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday and Monday. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of good comedy you will get free ice cream. Admission is free. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).

www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330

Jazz Jam Session – Grand Social

21:00, Mon 06 Apr

Grand Social, 35 Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1

Every Monday a Jazz Jam Session will take place in the Grand Social and you are invited to listen or even to participate. Admission is free for musicians and audience.

Instruments are supplied (drums (no cymbals), double bass, guitar amp, bass amp, PA system) and ideas and themes will be proposed prior to the session to the musicians who join the event on Facebook (see Facebook Page below).

www.facebook.com/pages/Jazz-Jam-Session-at-The-Grand-Social/224553674385198

Loose – Trad Sessions

21:00 – 23:30, Mon 06 Apr

Mother Reillys, 26/28 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6

The 4-piece band Loose Trad are performing every Monday in Mother Reilly’s. www.loosetrad.com/ Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/motherreillysADMIN

Patrick Mahony sings Nostalgia

21:00 – 23:00, Mon 06 Apr

Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

Patrick Mahony sings songs from Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Matt Monro and many more every Monday in the Cafe en Seine. Admission is free.

Tuesday 07 Apr

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National Gallery Tuesday Lecture

10:30, Tue 07 Apr

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

“The child’s own world in art” with Niamh MacNally, National Gallery of Ireland, is the Tuesday lecture this week. This talk is part of a series on the theme of Exploring childhood and the family in art.

Admission is free and no booking required.

www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson/Talks/Tuesday_Talks/April_7.aspx

“My Favourites” – Dublin City Walking Tour

11:00 – 13:00, Tue 07 Apr

Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher runs on Tuesdays now as well. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@gmail.com or 085-2725095

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Tue 07 Apr

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

nationalgallery.ie/whatson

Your UP AND ATTEM Self – Lab in the Science Gallery – Lifelogging

12:00 – 20:00, Tue 07 Apr

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

From Tuesday until Sunday, the Lab in the Science Gallery that accompanies the Lifelogging exhibition will look at “Your UP AND ATTEM Self”. (I know the titles are getting weirder and weirder. ;-) )

Researchers at Trinity School of Medicine and TickerFit, a cloud based application which empowers health professionals and their patients, are looking to identify whether competition plays an important role in physical activity. Visitors to the Lab can undergo an assessment of their BMI, blood pressure, waist circumference and take part in leading research in the field of future health care management.

Admission to the Lab in the Science Gallery is free. (The Science Gallery will be closed on Good Friday.)

dublin.sciencegallery.com/events/2015/02/labweekyourandattemself

Dublin City and Irish Folklore – City Hall Lecture Series

13:10 – 14:00, Tue 07 Apr

Council Chamber, City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2

The popular City Hall Lecture Series returns with a series of talks about Dublin City and Irish Folklore. The first talk is on Tuesday and it is about “Remembering 1916: The Urban Folklore Project” with Criostoir Mac Carthaigh.

Admission is free and no booking required but places are limited (first come, first served).

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/city-hall-lecture-series

Remembering the Spanish Civil War – Lecture

18:00 – 19:15, Tue 07 Apr

Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place (near National Gallery), Dublin 2

The seminar “Remembering the Spanish Civil War” will conclude with “Mediated Representations of the Civil War”. It will bring the discussion to the role of cinema, TV documentaries and the press in circulating the views that ultimately influence the national debate on Spain’s divisive past. Duration: 45 minutes followed by a 30 minute Q&A and discussion. The event is in English,

Admission is free, but booking via bookings.dublin@cervantes.es is required.

dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha98851_16_2.htm

The Hibernian Catch Club – Talk

18:30, Tue 07 Apr

Dublin City Library & Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2

The Irish Society for Archives invites to the “Raise the Songs and Strike the Harp…Life’s a Bumper!: The Hibernian Catch Club” by Dr. Triona O’Hanlon. Triona O’Hanlon is a musicologist and violinist who has worked on the Hibernian Catch Club records in Marsh’s Library. Admission is free and all are welcome.

A wine reception and the Annual General Meeting of the Irish Society for Archives will take place from 18:00.

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/irish-society-archives-0

Green Drinks Dublin – Hedgerows and Verges

19:00, Tue 07 Apr

J.W. Sweetman, 2 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2

The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) continues to bring you Dublin Green Drinks on the first Tuesday of every month in J.W. Sweetman’s. Green Drinks is a monthly event in 711 cities around the world to bring people with an interest in green issues together.

At this month’s Dublin event, the topic will be “Hedgerows and verges – sanctuaries for wildlife”. Lorraine Bull (Development Officer with the Irish Wildlife Trust) will discuss the importance of hedgerows and roadside verges for the numerous species of flora and fauna that inhabit and use hedgerows throughout the year, and why their degradation is cause for concern.

Meet up on the top floor of Messrs Maguire. Doors open at 18:30 and the talk is at 19:00. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/pages/Green-Drinks-Dublin/73308564711

Platonism and the Islamic World – Lecture

19:30, Tue 07 Apr

Trinity Long Room Hub, Fellows’ Square, Trinity College, Dublin 2

Every year the Plato Centre at TCD runs a Stephen MacKenna Lecture, which is named after the Irish translator of Plotinus.

This lecture series honours distinguished contemporary scholars working in the area of Plato and the Platonic Tradition. This year’s lecture is by Peter Adamson (Professor of Philosophy at the Ludwig–Maximilians–Universität München). His research interests lie in late ancient philosophy and Arabic Philosophy. He is also the presenter of the King’s College London produced podcast The History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps.

His lecture is entitled “Platonism and the Islamic World”.

Admission seems to be free.

www.tcd.ie/plato/stephenmackenna.php

Ukulele Tuesday

19:45 – 22:00, Tue 07 Apr

Stag’s Head, Dame Lane, Dublin 2

Every Tuesday an informal sing along with Ukulele and Toy Musical Instruments takes place in the Stag’s Head. Just bring your instrument and come along. Beginners are welcome. Admission is free and further details (and a big book of songs) are available on the Facebook Page below. The get-together meets in the “snug” in Stag’s Head.

www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday

Dublin Bluegrass Collective – Gig

20:00, Tue 07 Apr

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

Rumours have it that the Bluegrass Collective will perform in Sin É on Tuesday and there might even be an open Bluegrass Jam! Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/Sin.E.Pub

Blue Moon Folk and Blues – Gig

20:30, Tue 07 Apr

The Beerhouse, 84.5 Capel Street, Dublin 1

Live sessions with the Blue Moon Folk and Blues Collective are taking place every Tuesday at the Beerhouse. Admission is free.

www.beerhousedublin.com/

The Folk Club

20:30, Tue 07 Apr

Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2

The Folk Club in Whelan’s will bring you the best in Trad, Ballads, Americana & World Music every Tuesday. The line-up this week is on the Facebook Page below. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/TheGrandFolkClub

Comedy Crunch

21:00 – 23:00, Tue 07 Apr

Stag’s Head (downstairs), Dame Lane, Dublin 2

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday and Monday AND Tuesday. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of good comedy you will get free ice cream. Admission is free. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).

www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330

Phoenix Big Band

21:00 – 23:00, Tue 07 Apr

Tara Towers Hotel, Merrion Road, Dublin 4

The Phoenix Big Band is a 16 piece band playing songs of the 1930s, 1940s and other big band arrangements and they are playing every Tuesday in the Tara Tower Hotel (since 2012!) for adult dancing. If you like to waltz, cha cha or foxtrot, come and enjoy their performance.

Admission is free.

The band plays in the main function room which is occasionally booked, so to confirm that they are playing, please ring the hotel on the day: Phone 01-2694666

Camden Sessions – Singer/Songwriter Night

21:30, Tue 07 Apr

Anseo, 18 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2

A totally unplugged Singer/Songwriter night (no PA, no microphones) with original music is taking place upstairs in Anseo every Tuesday from 21:30.

Please check on the Facebook Page below if the event is going ahead as it seems to get cancelled every now and then and if you want to play a 15-30 min set or just want to play one song make yourself heard via the same Facebook Page.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/TheCamdenSessions

International Bar Jazz Night

21:30, Tue 07 Apr

The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

Every Tuesday and Thursday the International Bar invites to a Jazz night in the Lounge.

Groups led by Cote Calmet, Sean Maynard Smith, Dominic Mullan, Paddy Groenland, Georgia Cusack & Alex Mathias are performing regularly with occasional guest players, but there are also other bands from all over.

Admission is free, with a suggested donation of EUR 5. The website clearly says that there is no entry fee, but – and that makes a lot of sense – that your donations are very much appreciated (Musicians need to pay for rent and food too!) Be generous after the gig if you liked it, but if someone wants to charge an admission charge, please point out that the “rules” as described on their website are like I have explained.

www.international-bar.com/jazz/

Wednesday 08 Apr

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Walking Tour – People’s Gardens in Phoenix Park

11:00, Wed 08 Apr

People’s Flower Gardens, Phoenix Park,

A walking tour of the People’s Gardens featuring their ribbon borders and Victorian landscaping will take place. Meeting point is the at the Victorian People’s Flower Gardens, which are close to the main entrance of Phoenix Park at Parkgate Street/Conygham Road.

For further information you can call 01 677 0095

www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,33572,en.html

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Wed 08 Apr

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

nationalgallery.ie/whatson

Your UP AND ATTEM Self – Lab in the Science Gallery – Lifelogging

12:00 – 20:00, Wed 08 Apr

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

From Tuesday until Sunday, the Lab in the Science Gallery that accompanies the Lifelogging exhibition will look at “Your UP AND ATTEM Self”. (I know the titles are getting weirder and weirder. ;-) )

Researchers at Trinity School of Medicine and TickerFit, a cloud based application which empowers health professionals and their patients, are looking to identify whether competition plays an important role in physical activity. Visitors to the Lab can undergo an assessment of their BMI, blood pressure, waist circumference and take part in leading research in the field of future health care management.

Admission to the Lab in the Science Gallery is free. (The Science Gallery will be closed on Good Friday.)

dublin.sciencegallery.com/events/2015/02/labweekyourandattemself

Archive at Lunchtime – IFI

13:00, Wed 08 Apr

Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.

www.ifi.ie/

Giovanni’s Island – Film Screening

14:00, Wed 08 Apr

Chester Beatty Library, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

The Japanese film “Giovanni’s Island” is set on the Japanese Island of Shikotan shortly after World War II.

Brothers Junpai and Kanta adjust to the Soviet occupation of their home. In the midst of this conflict an unlikely friendship blossoms among children from two different countries, overcoming both language and cultural barriers. The film is inspired by true events. It will be screened in English. (102 min).

Admission is free and no booking required.

www.cbl.ie/Programme—Events/Events-Schedule.aspx

Guided Tour for over 55s

15:00, Wed 08 Apr

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

“Saints and Symbols” is a guided tour with Rosary Cox (art historian) in the Creative Art 55+ programme for people of Age 55+.

Admission is free, no booking required, but places alimited to 25. Meet in the Atrium.

www.nationalgallery.ie/whatson/Adult_Programmes/Creative_Art/April_8_Creative.aspx

Havana International Language Exchange

16:30 – 19:30, Wed 08 Apr

Havana Tapas Bar, Georges St, Dublin 2

The “Havana International Language Exchange” is taking place every Wed from 16:30-19:30 in Havana Tapas Bar in George’s Street. There are many Spanish speakers and English-speakers are explicitly invited, but everyone else is certainly very welcome too, to meet for a chat to improve your Spanish or English.

www.facebook.com/pages/Havana-Tapas-Bar/10503361821

Roddy Doyle – Life, the Universe and a couple of Books

18:30 – 20:00, Wed 08 Apr

RDS Library, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Due to the popularity of Roddy Doyle, but especially because of the Dublin: One City, One Book festival using his Barrytown Trilogy as the book for Dublin this year, this event will get full fast, so if you want to go hurry with your registration.

Roddy Doyle is the author of the Barrytown Trilogy, comprising, The Commitments (1987), The Snapper (1990), The Van (1991). The trilogy has been chosen for Dublin One City One Book in April 2015.
The RDS Library will feature Roddy Doyle in the Library Speaker Series as part of the Dublin One City One Book Festival. Roddy will be in conversation with Catherine Dunne.

Admission is free, but booking is required vis this link: www.events.rds.ie/?eventID=24569 or via the website below.

www.rds.ie/cat_event_detail.jsp?itemID=1103793

The Script of the Twelfth-Century Renaissance – Lecture

18:30, Wed 08 Apr

Trinity Long Room Hub, Fellows’ Square, Trinity College, Dublin 2

The Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, one of the Trinity Research Centres, promotes collaboration between scholars working in the fields of Medieval and Renaissance studies.

The lecture “The Script of the Twelfth-Century Renaissance” by Dr Erik Kwakkel (University of Leiden) takes place on Wednesday.

If you are interested in that talk, you might also be interested in a Codicology Workshop on the same day aat 14:00. Check the website below for details. Admission seems to be free to both events.

www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events/details/2014/2014-12-03cmrs_lecture_series.php

To Hell or Monto – Maurice Curtis – Book Launch

18:30, Wed 08 Apr

Gutter Bookshop, Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 8

In this new book Maurice Curtis explores the histories of Dublin’s two red-light districts “Monto” and “Hell”, complete with their gambling, duelling and vice, their rowdy taverns and houses of ill repute.

Admission to this book launch is free.

gutterbookshop.com/events.html

An Beal Bocht

20:00, Wed 08 Apr

Arthur’s Pub, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8

“An Beal Bocht”, an Irish speaking evening for all levels will take place in Arthur’s Pub and admission is free.

www.facebook.com/ArthursPub

King Kong Club

20:00, Wed 08 Apr

Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2

The King Kong Club is a weekly music game-show in the Mercantile. Each week 6-7 bands/solo artists play three songs each. At the end of all the performances a clap-off with the King Kong Club Clap-o-Meter takes place and the winner goes through to a semi-final and it all culminates after six months of competition with The Grand Final, held in front of a panel of celebrity judges.

Check the Facebook Page below for the line-up.

www.facebook.com/TheKingKongClubDublin

Anseo Comedy Club

20:30, Wed 08 Apr

Anseo, 18 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2

The Anseo Comedy Club, run by comedian Aidan Killian, takes place every Wednesday in Anseo (upstairs).

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

www.facebook.com/StandUpComedyClub

The Song Room (open mic)

20:30, Wed 08 Apr

The Globe, 11 South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2

“The Song Room” is another open mic event. It takes place in The Globe in George’s Street at 20:30 every Wednesday.

www.theglobe.ie/events

The Zodiac Sessions (open mic)

20:30, Wed 08 Apr

Bruxelles, Harry Street, Dublin 2

“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.facebook.com/zodiacsessions

Bad Boy Jake

21:00, Wed 08 Apr

Gypsy Rose Blues & Rock Bar, 5 Aston Quay, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Bad Boy Jake are every Wednesday in the Gypsy Rose Rock & Blues Bar playing their rock, blues and American.

www.dublinsessions.ie/gypsy.html

Los Paradiso – Gig

21:00, Wed 08 Apr

Leeson Lounge, 148 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4

Los Paradiso are playing Rockabilly, Tex Mex, Western Swing, Surf in the Leeson Lounge. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.

www.facebook.com/pages/The-Leeson-Lounge/114810058553792

Singer Songwriter Night – Mother Reilly’s

21:00, Wed 08 Apr

Mother Reillys, 26/28 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6

Every Wednesday a Singer Songwriter Night will take place in Mother Reilly’s in Rathmines. This is YOUR chance to show everyone what you can do, alternatively you can just listen to the talented Singer/Songwriters. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/motherreillysADMIN

Jazz Pigs – Gig

21:30, Wed 08 Apr

4 Dame Lane, Dame Lane, Dublin 2

The Jazz Pigs with a classic multi-brass front line play a mix of Lounge, lively sixties Jazz and driving Funk. Every Wednesday downstairs in 4 Dame Lane. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/dublinjazzpigs

Trad Session

21:30, Wed 08 Apr

Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru), 4 Prospect Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 11

Traditional Irish Music Session in Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru) in Phibsborough from 21:30 every Wednesday. If you play an instrument you are especially welcome (all levels are welcome).

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The Green Door Market

09:30 – 16:00, Thu 09 Apr

18 Newmarket, Dublin 8

The Green Door Market is a new indoor food/Farmer’s Market that takes place just a few doors down from the Dublin Food Co-op at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Admission is free.

Opening hours are Thu-Fri 12:00-19:00 and Sat 09:30-16:00.

www.facebook.com/thegreendoordublin

Grangegorman Military Cemetery – Tour

11:00, Thu 09 Apr

Grangegorman Cemetery, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7

Every Thursday a free tour of Grangegorman Military Cemetery on Blackhorse Avenue takes place. Meet inside the Cemetery Gates. Admission is free and everybody is welcome.

www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,24861,en.html

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Thu 09 Apr

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

nationalgallery.ie/whatson

Your UP AND ATTEM Self – Lab in the Science Gallery – Lifelogging

12:00 – 20:00, Thu 09 Apr

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

From Tuesday until Sunday, the Lab in the Science Gallery that accompanies the Lifelogging exhibition will look at “Your UP AND ATTEM Self”. (I know the titles are getting weirder and weirder. ;-) )

Researchers at Trinity School of Medicine and TickerFit, a cloud based application which empowers health professionals and their patients, are looking to identify whether competition plays an important role in physical activity. Visitors to the Lab can undergo an assessment of their BMI, blood pressure, waist circumference and take part in leading research in the field of future health care management.

Admission to the Lab in the Science Gallery is free. (The Science Gallery will be closed on Good Friday.)

dublin.sciencegallery.com/events/2015/02/labweekyourandattemself

In The Psychologists’ Chair – Talk

13:00 – 14:00, Thu 09 Apr

National College of Ireland, IFSC, Mayor Street, Dublin 1

“Applying Psychology to Education” is the title of the next lecture in the series “In the Psychologists’ Chair”. Dr Conor Mc Guckin (Assistant Professor of Education at Trinity College Dublin) gained his Ph.D. in Psychology for his research exploring bully/victim problems among the Province’s school pupils.

He will talk about psychology applied to educational policy and processes, educational psychology, bully/victim problems among children and adults, special educational needs, and the scientific study of religiosity.

Admission is free, but booking via the website below is required.

www.ncirl.ie/Events/eventid/122

Niamh Fallon (Violinist) – Lunchtime Recital

13:00, Thu 09 Apr

Central Library, Ilac Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1

On Thursday Niamh Fallon (Violinist) will perform selections from Brahms, Mozart, Auerbach, Paganini and others. He will be accompanied by Cormuin O Raghallaigh on piano.

Admission is free but booking is required via 01-8734333 or musiclibrary@dublincity.ie

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-culture-dublin-city-public-libraries-and-archive-events/april-music-library

Lunchtime Recital: Young Dublin Symphonia

13:15, Thu 09 Apr

St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

A lunchtime recital by the Young Dublin Symphonia takes place on Thursday. Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

stann.dublin.anglican.org/concerts/index.php

Artefact Detective – Museum for Kids

14:00 – 16:00, Thu 09 Apr

National Museum, Kildare Street (Archaeology), Dublin 2

At this Drop-in event for Ages 6+. think like an archaeologist for an afternoon and try to solve the puzzle of some mystery objects.

Admission is free and no booking required.

www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=4616

Gerda Frömel – Her life and works – Lecture

17:30 – 18:30, Thu 09 Apr

Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8

“Gerda Frömel (1955-1975) – Her life and works” is a preview lecture by Exhibition Curator Seán Kissane (IMMA) about his research for the first contemporary retrospective exhibition of works of Gerda Frömel presented at IMMA.

Admission is free and the lecture is followed by the exhibition preview and drinks reception. Booking is required on the website below.

www.imma.ie/en/page_236959.htm

Brazilian Dance – Forró

18:00, Thu 09 Apr

D-One Bar, 89 Capel Street, Dublin 1

A weekly Forro Night (Brazilian Dance) with a Forro Live Band takes place in the D-One Bar & Brazilian Grill every Thursday.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/donebardublin

Famelab Ireland National Final 2015

18:00 – 19:30, Thu 09 Apr

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

FameLab is an event where upcoming scientists and engineers have to explain a scientific concept in three minutes with only their wits and a few props. The presentations will then be judged according to FameLab’s golden rule, the 3 Cs: Content, Clarity and Charisma.

The event had some earlier rounds and on Thursday, the National Final for Ireland will happen in the Science Gallery. The winner will then go on to the international Famelab final at the Cheltenham Science Festival, UK in June 2015.

The FameLab Ireland final will be an unpredictable, enlightening and exciting way to encourage your curiosity and give you a snapshot into the world of science, engineering, maths and technology. As an audience member you will also be involved during the show, with the power to judge the contestants along with a panel of scientists, media professionals and public figures.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the Eventbrite website here.

www.eventbrite.ie/e/famelab-ireland-national-final-2015-tickets-15456276138?ref=devg

What is the State? And how might we remake it? – Talk

18:00, Thu 09 Apr

Trinity Long Room Hub, Fellows’ Square, Trinity College, Dublin 2

“What is the State? And how might we remake it?” is a public lecture by Prof Patrick Joyce during his term as a Visiting Research Fellow at the Trinity Long Room Hub.

“Prof Joyce will explore the changing shape of political history, and how traditional forms of enquiry (historical and social science) have failed to understand state history and the nature of power. He will explore recent approaches to the political, including post-Foucauldian governmentality and “new materialist” ones. ”

Admission is free and all are welcome.

www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events/details/2015/2015-04-09what_is_the_state.php

Car Boot Sale – Tallaght

18:30 – 22:00, Thu 09 Apr

Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Co. Dublin

In addition to the Saturday Car Boot Sale which starts so early (06:00!!) that you need to be an insomniac or a super early bird, there is now a Thursday evening Car Boot Sale in the same location. It starts at 18:30 and runs until 22:00. Late night car boot shopping. :-) Admission for buyers is free.

www.facebook.com/irishcarboot

RHA Women Artists 1923-2014 – Talk

18:30, Thu 09 Apr

dlr LexIcon – Library and Cultural Centre, Haigh Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

“RHA Women Artists 1923-2014” is a talk by Fernando Sanchez, Art Historian and Academy Co-ordinator at the RHA about the female RHA Members, including exhibiting artists Imogen Stuart and Melanie le Brocquy.

Admission is free.

www.culturefox.ie/en/Museums-and-Galleries/aitiuil–special-events-and-talks/35548/

Skin Paper Stone – Máire T. Robinson – Book Launch

18:30, Thu 09 Apr

Jack Nealons, 165 Capel Street, Dublin 1

The launch of Debut novel “Skin Paper Stone” by Máire T. Robinson will be on Thursday.

Admission is free, but booking is requested via office@newisland.ie

www.culturefox.ie/en/Literature/book-launch–skin-paper-stone/35511/

Start or Grow your Business – Business Lectures

18:30 – 20:00, Thu 09 Apr

Central Library, Ilac Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1

Twice every year, the Central Library together with the Local Enterprise Office in Dublin City are running a series of six free Business Lectures for everybody who wants to start or grow a business. The lectures will cover subjects such as the characteristics needed to run and fund your business. Digital marketing strategies and writing business plans will also be included.

They will take place on Thursdays from 18:30-20:00 between 02 April and 07 May.

Admission is free, but booking is required here. All topics and speakers are listed on that same website, but to make it easier for you, they are also here:

02 April: An Introduction to Self Employment
09 April: Ideas Generation & Market Research
16 April: Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship
23 April: Digital Marketing Strategy
30 April: Financing your Business
07 April: Writing the WINNING Business Plan

www.localenterprise.ie/DublinCity/Start-or-Grow-your-Business/Starting-a-Business/Library-Talks/

“My Favourites” – Dublin City Walking Tour – Night Walk

19:00 – 21:00, Thu 09 Apr

Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will run next Thursday. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@gmail.com or 085-2725095

Blues/Roots/Rock/Soul – Thursdays at Arthurs – Gig

19:00, Thu 09 Apr

Arthur’s Pub, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8

A weekly live music gig of the genres Blues/Roots/Rock/Soul will take place in Arthur’s Pub with weekly changing performers:

+ 1st Thursday: Ben Prevo
+ 2nd Thursday: Declan Kennedy
+ 3rd Thursday: Dermot Byrne
+ 4th Thursday: Mick Pyro

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/ArthursPub

Let’s Walk & Talk: Pearse Street

19:00 – 20:30, Thu 09 Apr

St. Andrews Resource Centre, 114 Pearse Street, Dublin 2

A Let’s Walk & Talk event with Historian Pat Liddy takes place in and around Pearse Street and its adjoining streets and the South Quays.

These historic areas were largely reclaimed from the sea in the early 18th century. You will discover that despite their relative recent history, the streets, quays and waterways are filled with stories, events and great engineering feats.

Start and Finish are described as at “Pearse House Flats at the Community Centre”. This confuses a little. the Pearse House Flats are in Hannover Street nears Pearse Street, but the only Community Centre in that area that I am aware of is the St. Andrews Resource Centre, but that is a good bit away from the Pearse House Flats.

Maybe you can clarify the meeting point via (01) 222 2148 or via email at letswalkandtalk@dublincity.ie

Admission is free.

www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-community-community-and-social-development-service/lets-walk-and-talk

The Xchange – Language Exchange & Music

19:00, Thu 09 Apr

Slattery’s Bar, 129 Capel Street, Dublin 1

Every Thursday, the Xchange invites to a Language Exchange (19:00-20:30), followed by live music (21:00-23:30) by up and coming local and international artists.

Admission is free before 20:00 and free finger food is provided.

www.facebook.com/pages/The-Xchange/1472043553072435

Those April Fevers . Poetry Collection Launch

19:00, Thu 09 Apr

Irish Writers’ Centre, 19 Parnell Square North, Dublin 1

Mary O’Donnell’s latest poetry collection “Those April Fevers” will be launched and admission is free.

irishwriterscentre.ie/collections/whats-on-at-the-centre/products/book-launch-those-april-fevers-by-mary-odonnell

Dimestore Recordings presents

20:00, Thu 09 Apr

Sweeney Mongrel’s, 32 Dame Street, Dublin 2

Dimestore Recordings run a weekly event in Sweeney Mongrel’s with a variety of bands and performers. It starts at 20:00, follow the link for the line up.

www.facebook.com/DimeStoreRecords

LOQ Thursday – Spoken Word / Poetry / HipHop

20:00, Thu 09 Apr

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

LOQ Thursday is an event with spoken word/poetry followed by Hip-Hop. Find more details on the Facebook page below closer to the event.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/loqwords

Pete Cummins – Gig

20:00, Thu 09 Apr

Harbour Bar, 1 Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow

Pete Cummins is playing Folk / Americana on Thursday in the Harbour Bar.

Admission is free.

www.theharbourbar.ie/whats-on/event/pete-cummins-event

Saving our Conifers – Lecture

20:00, Thu 09 Apr

National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

In the lecture “Saving our Conifers”, Tom Christian (Manager of the National Tree Collections of Scotland, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh) will discuss the work of the conifer conservation programme in areas such as Norway, Japan, Chile and Lebanon.

The event has been organised by the Irish Garden Plant Society.Admission is free.

www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

Table Quiz Thursday – Grand Social

20:00 – 23:00, Thu 09 Apr

Grand Social, 35 Lower Liffey Street (near Ha’Penny Bridge), Dublin 1

A new weekly Table Quiz takes place in the Grand Social. Every Thursdayteams of 4 people (or at least 2 people) will compete against each other over questions from the areas of General Knowledge, Music, Film, Sports & Entertainment.

Admission is free.

www.thegrandsocial.ie/event/table-quiz-thursdays/2015-02-12/

Dive Bar Open Mic

21:00, Thu 09 Apr

Turks Head, 27 Parliament St, Dublin 2

The Dive Bar Open Mic Night is a weekly Open Mic night where no performers are prearranged. Just arrive between 20:30 and 21:00 and ask for Conor or Alan to get your name down. The first performance is at 21:00.

Singer songwriters, poets, instrumentalists and comedy and sometimes even bands are invited to perform. All levels of experience welcome.

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/divebaropenmic

Brady’s Fun Pub Quiz

21:30, Thu 09 Apr

Brady’s Pub, 5 Terenure Place, Terenure, Dublin 6

A Fun Pub Quiz takes place in Brady’s in Terenure on Thurs. The quiz will be on every Thursday night in the Lounge at Brady’s. Keith McLoughlin is the Quiz Master.

There will be six rounds of the quiz with picture questions, audio questions and general knowledge questions. Admission to the quiz is free and therr will be free drink vouchers for the winning and runner up teams. (No phones to get answers allowed.)

www.gumtree.ie/a-events-gigs-nightlife/dublin/brady-s-fun-pub-quiz-back-thursday-8th-jan-2015/1001225919300910319322809

International Bar Jazz Night

21:30, Thu 09 Apr

The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

Every Tuesday and Thursday the International Bar invites to a Jazz night in the Lounge.

Groups led by Cote Calmet, Sean Maynard Smith, Dominic Mullan, Paddy Groenland, Georgia Cusack & Alex Mathias are performing regularly with occasional guest players, but there are also other bands from all over.

Admission is free, with a suggested donation of EUR 5. The website clearly says that there is no entry fee, but – and that makes a lot of sense – that your donations are very much appreciated (Musicians need to pay for rent and food too!) Be generous after the gig if you liked it, but if someone wants to charge an admission charge, please point out that the “rules” as described on their website are like I have explained.

www.international-bar.com/jazz/

Left, Right & Centre – Blues+Soul

21:30, Thu 09 Apr

Frank Ryan’s Bar, Queen Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7

Every Thursday “Left Right & Centre” play a mix of blues & soul with a bit of rock&roll.

www.frankryans.com

McNeills Trad Music Pub Sessions

21:30, Thu 09 Apr

J. McNeills, 140 Capel Street, Dublin 7

Every Thursday a free Trad Session takes place in McNeills and often there are high profile Trad musicians performing.

www.facebook.com/McNeillsPubSessions

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Musictown Festival

09:00, Fri 10 Apr

Dublin (various locations)

The MusicTown Festival starts today in Dublin and there are at least 8 events taking place today, but when writing the last Dublin Event Guide I ran out os time and space to assess all the events for you. So you will have to do it today yourself: Go to www.musictown.ie/listings.html and check the 8 events to see which are free and if they interest you! And I will include some of the events after Friday in next week’s Dublin Event Guide.

www.musictown.ie

The Green Door Market

09:30 – 16:00, Fri 10 Apr

18 Newmarket, Dublin 8

The Green Door Market is a new indoor food/Farmer’s Market that takes place just a few doors down from the Dublin Food Co-op at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Admission is free.

Opening hours are Thu-Fri 12:00-19:00 and Sat 09:30-16:00.

www.facebook.com/thegreendoordublin

Navigating the Public Space – Performance

11:00, Fri 10 Apr

Liberty Park, Foley Street, Dublin 1

The next performance of the series “Navigating The Public Space” is called “Process” and will take place on Friday in Liberty Park (Next to Lab Gallery).

The three part performance series is in collaboration with three mentors. Contemporary Irish performance artists Amanda Coogan, Dominic Thorpe and Ciara McKeon will each work with artist Leah Smith exploring the theme of negotiating a public space

Each performance is choreographed to respond to the space and is realised through specific materials and actions. The project recognises the sense of division felt within our society, an aspect mirrored by the separation felt between performer and viewer. Leah’s work aims to bridge the gap between the two through creating a relationship with the audience.

Admission is free, but booking is required here.

National Gallery Talks

11:30 – 16:50, Fri 10 Apr

National Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

nationalgallery.ie/whatson

Your UP AND ATTEM Self – Lab in the Science Gallery – Lifelogging

12:00 – 20:00, Fri 10 Apr

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

From Tuesday until Sunday, the Lab in the Science Gallery that accompanies the Lifelogging exhibition will look at “Your UP AND ATTEM Self”. (I know the titles are getting weirder and weirder. ;-) )

Researchers at Trinity School of Medicine and TickerFit, a cloud based application which empowers health professionals and their patients, are looking to identify whether competition plays an important role in physical activity. Visitors to the Lab can undergo an assessment of their BMI, blood pressure, waist circumference and take part in leading research in the field of future health care management.

Admission to the Lab in the Science Gallery is free. (The Science Gallery will be closed on Good Friday.)

dublin.sciencegallery.com/events/2015/02/labweekyourandattemself

Artist’s Gallery Talk: Diogo Pimentao

13:00 – 14:00, Fri 10 Apr

Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8

Diogo Pimentao demonstrates how his artworks of paper and graphite push the conventions and possibilities of drawing and sculpture with Seán Kissane (IMMA).

Admission is free, but booking is required via the website below.

www.imma.ie/en/page_236963.htm

Artefact Detective – Museum for Kids

14:00 – 16:00, Fri 10 Apr

National Museum, Kildare Street (Archaeology), Dublin 2

At this Drop-in event for Ages 6+. think like an archaeologist for an afternoon and try to solve the puzzle of some mystery objects.

Admission is free and no booking required.

www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=4617

Support Your Local Bookshop – EP Launch – Gar Cox

18:30 – 20:00, Fri 10 Apr

Gutter Bookshop, Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 8

Singer/Songwriter Gar Cox is launching his new EP called “Support Your Local Bookshop” with an acoustic performance on the Gutter Bookshop. Admission is free.

gutterbookshop.com/events.html

Charity Quiz Night in aid of Ukraine

19:30, Fri 10 Apr

Third Space Cafe, Unit 14, Block C, Smithfield Plaza, Dublin 7

Want to test your knowledge and have a great night, as well as raising money for people who have been left with nothing as a result of the ongoing civil war in the country? Come to this Charity Quiz in aid of Ukraine either as a ready-made team, or as individuals and you will be put in a team.

Admission is free, but understandably your donations are required.

www.facebook.com/events/1070631906298570/

Cornucopia – Live Music

19:30 – 21:30, Fri 10 Apr

Cornucopia Café & Restaurant, 19/20 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

Cornucopia Café & Restaurant host live music three evenings a week (Thurs, Fri and Sat). The restaurant is a Wholefood & Vegetarian Restaurant and is open until 22:15.
+ Every second Thursday N.C Lawlor, a songwriter, session player and troubadour plays a mix of country, bluegrass & blues from 19:30-21:30.
+ Every Friday (19:30-21:30) Junshi Murakami plays Irish Harp.
+ Every Saturday (19:30-21:30) Nollaig Mann plays a collection of popular and jazz classics.

www.cornucopia.ie

Bal Folk – European Folk Dance Session

20:00, Fri 10 Apr

Tap Bar, 44 North King Street, Dublin 7

The weekly European Folk Dance Workshop/Session takes place in the Tap Bar every Friday.

The dances are French, Greek, Italian, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese folk and traditional dances and everybody interested to join in or to learn is welcome. Admission is free, but donations (suggested: EUR 3) are very welcome

www.facebook.com/pages/Njoy-Dancing-Dublin/251213698276941

Live in Sin É – Gigs

20:00, Fri 10 Apr

Sin É, 14 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1

A weekly Gig Night in Sin É, organised and presented by Super Happy Fun Times takes place every Friday and admission is free. The line-up can be found on the Facebook Page below.

www.facebook.com/shftimes

State Magazine Faces 2015 – Gigs

20:00, Fri 10 Apr

Mercantile, 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2

The State Magazine’s Faces of April gig will take place on Friday with this line-up Third Smoke (indie rock), Sissy (feminist garage punk), Terriers (classic rock/heavy rock), Beware of You (Dublin Punk).

Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/events/725081797606935/

The Cujo Family – Gig

20:00, Fri 10 Apr

Harbour Bar, 1 Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow

The Cujo Family, a brilliant Folk Band from Bray is performing in the Harbour Bar. Admission is free.

www.theharbourbar.ie/whats-on/event/the-cujo-family-event1

Hop House 13 Tasting

21:00, Fri 10 Apr

Mother Reilly’s, 26/28 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6

Guinness introduced the latest beer from their Brewers Project recently. It is called Hop House 13 and is brewed with Irish barley, aromatic hops and 256 years brewing experience, it’s a double-hopped lager.

Mother Reilly’s now invites you to a tasting of Hop House 13 on Friday between 21:00 and 22:00. From 22:00 The Dublin City Rounders will play a gig in Mother Reilly’s.

Admission is free.

www.dublinsessions.ie/motherreillys.html

Live Music – Stillorgan Orchard

21:00, Fri 10 Apr

Stillorgan Orchard, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin

The Stillorgan Orchard has live music every Friday and Saturday. Many of the performers are established and very good bands. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below. Admission is always free.

www.stillorganorchard.com/live_music.html

Ska ‘n’ Reggae with The Bionic Rats

21:00 – 02:30, Fri 10 Apr

Turks Head, 27 Parliament St, Dublin 2

“Ska ‘n’ Reggae” is the theme in the Dive Bar (downstairs in Turks Head) every Friday. The Bionic Rats play live. followed by DJs until late. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/TURKSHEADDUBLIN

The Dublin City Rounders – Gig

22:00, Fri 10 Apr

Mother Reilly’s, 26/28 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6

The Dublin City Rounders will play a free gig in Mother Reilly’s. Their genre spans Old Timey, Western Swing, Blues, Folk, Rockabilly, Vaudville.

www.dublinsessions.ie/motherreillys.html

Events Coming Up

Science Gallery events coming up

13-17 April

Science Gallery, Pearse Street, TCD, Dublin 2

Two interesting talks and events are coming up in the Science Gallery. They are free, but require pre-booking and the Science Gallery events often book out soon, so don’t wait. The events are all described in detail on the Science Gallery website, where you also find booking links, but I will list them here briefly with the relevant links so that you can get a head start:

Computer Intelligence with Kevin Koidl and Parsa Ghaffari on Tues 14 Apr at 18:00
Wearable Wednesday Dublin Meetup on Wed 15 Apr from 17:00-20:00

Three other really interesting events are already booked out, so I am serious when I say: HURRY!

Malahide Rugby Club Car Boot Sale

11 April – from 08:00

Malahide Rugby Club, Malahide Co. Dublin

A Car Boot Sale will take in Malahide and I will have more details for you next week. If you want to sell goods at the sales contact 086-8456915, it will cost EUR 20 per car.

Dublin Mountains Partnership – Guided Walks

11++18+19+26 April

Every month the Dublin Mountain Partnership runs free guided walks in the Dublin Mountains on some Saturdays or Sundays during the month. The walks have varying difficulty and duration and the details can be found on the Dublin Mountain Partnership website: www.dublinmountains.ie/news/upcoming_events/?no_cache=1

The next walks take place on 11+18+19+26 April

All walks are free, but pre-registration is required.

Not free, but interesting nevertheless:

Dublin: One City, One Book Festival: 01-30 April (some events are free, others are not)

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This is odd

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

1916 Easter Rising celebrated on wrong day!

Do you and your family celebrate birthdays? Yes? I bet these birthdays are made up of a day and a month and a year. So, for example 12 June 1986 or 06 August 1952 and you might even remember some important events from your history classes or from recent events? The Second World War ended on 02 September 1945, and the attacks on the World Trade Centre happened on 11 September 2001. All very clear and internationally the same system is used. It is called a “date”!

But what about the 1916 Rising? Do you know when it happened? Sure, on Easter Monday! Come again? Easter Monday!

Easter is the only relevant, completely moveable feast in our calender. It could take place any time between 22 March and 25 April and is calculated based on moon and sun. In 725 the rule to determine the date of Easter was “The Sunday following the full Moon which falls on or after the equinox”. This was modified a little, but it still uses the same principle.

So, how about we celebrate your birthday instead of on 12 June 1986, on the first Tuesday after the full moon in the sixth month of the year? You would probably say that that is stupid, right?

But what about the Easter Rising in 1916? Yes, in 1916 it took place in Easter Monday, but does that justify to celebrate it every year on Easter Monday? ONLY if we can celebrate your birthday also based on the lunar-sun cycle!

The event in 1916 took place on 24 April 1916 not on 06 April as it is celebrated this year or on 28 March as the 100th anniversary is celebrated in 2016. And that does NOT make ANY sense at all!

Ohh and you might think the problem was because that many years ago, they gave the day more relevance than the date?! So in this day and age we should be smarter, right? Can I remind you of the “Good Friday Agreement”? Looks like an Irish problem!?

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This Event Guide (the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)”) is an Event Guide with a difference. It covers mostly free events based on the thinking that free events deserve additional support and that non-free events have the money to pay for advertisement. The Guide is a _Guide_ and not just a listing and is therefore at times quite extensive. It is sent for free to anybody who is interested and if you want to be added to the mailing list or know somebody who would like to receive this guide, just send them to www.dublineventguide.com, where they can subscribe. If you have feedback – good or bad – PLEASE tell me via dublineventguide@gmail.com.
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Please note: The Dublin Event Guide (for Free Event) is not related or connected to the long gone fortnightly printed publication “the event guide” that you found until December 2008 in pubs and other venues.
Copyright 2015 by Joerg Steegmueller.
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