Dublin Event Guide 435: Open House Dublin, Dublin2020 Live, Job Expo, Bram Stoker Festival

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.

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.

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.

A whole range of Parkruns take place every week (and if you know some more, please tell me):
+ Malahide Park, Dublin Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin
+ Cabinteely Park, Old Bray Road, Cabinteely, Dublin 18
+ Shanganagh Park, Shankill, Co. Dublin
+ Marlay Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin, Co. Dublin

The SuperNatural Food Market is taking place every Saturday from 09:30-15:30 in St. Andrews Resource Centre in Pearse Street, Dublin 2.

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.

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.

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.

The County Council Market (CoCo) in Marlay Park is taking place every Saturday and Sunday. You will find a wide range of products. There will be food to eat there and food to cook at home but also crafts and arts and books and lots more.

Open House Dublin is taking place this weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Lots of iconic or interesting buildings are open for you to visit them for free and architects explain what is relevant about the building from an architectural point of view. It is a great event to look behind the facade and to find out more about the buildings in the city we live in. I call it the Culture Night for buildings. ;-)

Some of the iconic buildings you should definitely see are Busáras and Central Bank, apart from that the focus/theme is “This Place We Call Home”. And there are lots of tours offered in places we live in.

(Previously hugely popular sites like Liberty Hall, Criminal Court of Justice, Department of Foreign Affairs, Convention Centre, Dublin Airport etc are this year (unfortunately) NOT on the list.)

The complete list of buildings you can visit is on openhousedublin.com/index.php/listings It requires a little bit of planning because there are so many buildings in so many different places, so have a look through the list before you go out. (Not all buildings are open on both days, many are only open either on Saturday or Sunday.)

The Red Line Book Festival takes place in venues across South Dublin County and is funded by South Dublin County Council. It is organised by South Dublin Libraries and Arts and consequently many of the events take plave in South County Dublin libraries.

There are free talks, readings, workshops, quizes, author meetings etc every day of the festival and a full list is available at www.redlinebookfestival.ie/programme-booking (Booking is required for the free events!) There are also many non free events, that you should check out.

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

The Tola Vintage Clothes Kilo Sale is taking place in Hall 4 of the RDS.

The price is EUR 20 per kilo of clothes.

This is not a free event, but admission is a very affordable EUR 1.

Train to Teach Dublin is an event to provide you with lots of information on pursuing a career in teaching and how to apply for training in England.

At the event, you can listen to a presentation about the different teacher training options, speak to teaching experts and get some 1-to-1 advise, recive advise on your UCAS application, talk to practising teachers about life in the classroom and meet representatives from schools and universities that deliver teacher training in England.

Find out all details on the website below.

Admission is free.

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.

Flamenco para todos is the public Flamenco programme of the Dublin Flamenco Festival:

+ 11:00-12:00 Taster Class for Adults (All ages welcome)
+ 12:00-13:00 Taster Class for Kids (All ages welcome, parents welcome to take part)

Prepare to clap, stomp and have fun in this special taster class the whole family will enjoy.

Admission is free.

An Intercultural Tour in Mandarin Language with Community Ambassador Vicky Wang will take place.

Admission is free and meeting point is in the atrium.

Jobs Expo is a two day recruitment fair in the Croke Park Conference Centre. On Saturday and Sunday hundreds of jobs will be offered by about 30 exhibitors. You might want to look through the exhibitor list to check if you see anything that could interest you before you go to the event.

There will also be a Career Clinic and allegedly there will be a range of seminars/talks. Unfortunately, though the website currently says “Not Found” when you look for the seminars. Let’s hope that this will change before Saturday.

Admission to the event is free. but registration is required here.

At this workshop for ages 9+, discover the archaeological evidence about Viking houses and life in Dublin over 1,000 years ago.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01 648 6332.

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.

Three free Yoga sessions take place in MVP in Dublin 8 every Saturday and every Sunday. The times are 12:00, 13:00 and 14:00 and the duration is 1 hour. At every session only 8 places are available, so get your bookings in early (you can book weeks in advance).

The sessions can be booked following these links:

+ 11:00-12:00
+ 12:00-13:00
+ 13:00-14:00

Classes are open level, so everyone is welcome. The Yoga Union is run by Love8.

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.

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.

The current exhibition in the Science Gallery (08 Aug – 01 Nov) is called “SECRET – Nothing To See Here” and explores Privacy, Surveillance and Espionage.

Once again it is a really interesting exhibition, that has some intriguing, fascinating and revealing exhibits. Be prepared to do a good bit of reading to understand the background of the exhibits OR get one of the well informed and extremely helpful mediators to explain the details to you.

I would say that SECRET is for a slightly older audience (maybe 16+), but there are plenty of things that younger children will get as well if you make the effort to explain it to them.

From an airport-style security conveyor belt that records what you have in your pocket; via a Wifi traffic eavesdropping device (Transparency Grenade); a secret handshake training device; books full of stolen passwords (you might find yours!?); a Crypto Bar where you can download cryptographic software, a privacy wall that hides your identity to an installation with notepads where the lines are microprinted lists of Iraqi civilian victims of the Iraq war, you will find lots of interesting secrets.

The Science Gallery has very visitor friendly opening hours of Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00, so there are no excuses! ;-) Admission is free.

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.

Lingo Poetry Bingo is an open mic with a twist. Hosted by Carl Plover, aka Wasps Vs Humans, this interactivec event showcases featured poets, as well as an opportunity for anyone with a poem to join in.

Audience members drop themes in a hat. They’re drawn out at random and poets seize the moment and jump in with a poem that fits the bill.

Featured artists are Wasps vs Humans (Punk poet and playwright) David Lee Morgan (US & UK slam champ), Ailish Kerr and Kevin P. Gilday.

Admission is free.

“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

PoetryHunt is a treasure hunt for participants of all ages where the clues are in the library’s books. Players will form teams (maximum four members) and will follow rhyming clues through the world of books. There are plenty of prizes. There will also be face-painting, story-telling and some good things to eat in a separate area.

Admission is free, but booking is recommended as places are limited. Contact 01-6744888.

Open House Junior is the Open House Programme for Families with children. This workshop is suitable for ages 6-12.

The event is inspired by household artefacts from the Museum’s collection, from the everyday to the extraordinary. Join artist and architect Blaithín Quinn on a short tour in the Museum, including the ’Eileen Gray’ galleries, then create your own sculptural object to explore a personal meaning of ’home’.

Admission is free but booking is required via 01-6777444

The guided walk “God Created and Linnaeus Ordered” with Veronica Forsgren will take place.

Follow in the footsteps of the ‘father of taxonomy’ Carl von Linné (1707-1778). Linné dreamt of ordering all of nature and developed a revolutionary method of systematizing plants and animals. He further developed the binomial naming system, which is still used today. Learn about this, his apostles, and interesting stories of how he chose names for plants.

This is a talk on Traditional Chinese Medicine. How it can help you to become healthier.

You will learn about the philosophy behind the medicine, about the Dao and Yin Yang, about the principles of how TCM works, what the treatment options are and how an average visit to a TCM clinic is like. Finally there will be some focus on Food therapy and you will learn few tricks and secrets that will help you in your everyday life.

Vit Vre?ek Dobrin is a Trainee Practitioner at ICTCM College in Dublin. He briefly studied modern medicine in Slovenia, before embarking on a year long journey all around Latin America, where he came across several different types of alternative medicine, from Shamanism to Reiki.

Admission is free.

“After The Ibis” is an 8-piece roots reggae band with dub, jazz and soul influences.

Admission is free.

This is a weekly Saturday night live music event event downstairs in the Wine Cave of KC Peaches Cafe. Food will be served until 21:30 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.

Dublin2020 invite to a celebration of Dublin’s music from 20:30 with “The Hot Sprockets” (22:00), “Anderson” (21:00) and “Darling” (20:30). Eric Lalor will be the MC.

Admission is free (first come, first served).

Listen to the bands on:
www.thehotsprockets.com/music/
andersonsongs.com/category/songs/
www.darlingmusic.ie/music

Dublin2020 is the organisation that is trying to win the competition for Dublin to become one of the European Capitals of Culture for 3 months in 2020.

The Acoustic Covers are playing a gig in the Mezz. Admission is free.

The bands Bitch Falcon and Pranks will be in Sin E for a gig.

Admission is free.

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.

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

Admission is free.

The Howlin Hawks will play Blues, Soul and Rock in the Salty Dog.

Admission is free.

The Nigel Mooney Quartet will play Jazz and Blues in JJ Smyth’s.

Admission is free.

Jazz on the Green is now provided every Saturday in the bar of the Fitzwilliam Hotel. Admission is free.

This week Liza Nelson (vocals) and Eanna Ryder (piano) will perform.

Kate’s Party will play a gig in Whelan’s. Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list.

The Dublin Blues Cartel will be in Whelan’s again and will perform mostly a version of New Orleans R’n’B with a classic rock twist, sandwiched with swing, Rock’n’Roll, Soul, Funk, Blues and rap of all eras. Admission is free.

The Business are playing Jazz and Blues at this midnight gig in the Mezz.

Admission is free.

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.

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.

The County Council Market (CoCo) in Marlay Park is taking place every Saturday and Sunday. You will find a wide range of products. There will be food to eat there and food to cook at home but also crafts and arts and books and lots more.

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.

Open House Dublin is taking place this weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Lots of iconic or interesting buildings are open for you to visit them for free and architects explain what is relevant about the building from an architectural point of view. It is a great event to look behind the facade and to find out more about the buildings in the city we live in. I call it the Culture Night for buildings. ;-)

Some of the iconic buildings you should definitely see are Busáras and Central Bank, apart from that the focus/theme is “This Place We Call Home”. And there are lots of tours offered in places we live in.

(Previously hugely popular sites like Liberty Hall, Criminal Court of Justice, Department of Foreign Affairs, Convention Centre, Dublin Airport etc are this year (unfortunately) NOT on the list.)

The complete list of buildings you can visit is on openhousedublin.com/index.php/listings It requires a little bit of planning because there are so many buildings in so many different places, so have a look through the list before you go out. (Not all buildings are open on both days, many are only open either on Saturday or Sunday.)

The Brocante Market will take place on Sunday. It is a collection of antiques, furniture, vintage jewellery, collectables and curiosities from the past and present, second-hand, refurbished, antique and hand-crafted stuff for your house and garden. If you are an interior designer or just have and eye for style and are looking for a special piece or maybe a bargain then this is the market for you. The market is held every 3rd Sunday of the month. Admission is free.

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.

Jobs Expo is a two day recruitment fair in the Croke Park Conference Centre. On Saturday and Sunday hundreds of jobs will be offered by about 30 exhibitors. You might want to look through the exhibitor list to check if you see anything that could interest you before you go to the event.

There will also be a Career Clinic and allegedly there will be a range of seminars/talks. Unfortunately, though the website currently says “Not Found” when you look for the seminars. Let’s hope that this will change before Saturday.

Admission to the event is free. but registration is required here.

This free meditation class includes the “Prayers for World Peace” and it takes place at the Tara Buddhist Centre.

Admission is free, just drop in. Free tea/ coffee thereafter

For any questions contact Drolma via taracentreadmin@gmail.com

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.

Three free Yoga sessions take place in MVP in Dublin 8 every Saturday and every Sunday. The times are 12:00, 13:00 and 14:00 and the duration is 1 hour. At every session only 8 places are available, so get your bookings in early (you can book weeks in advance).

The sessions can be booked following these links:

+ 11:00-12:00
+ 12:00-13:00
+ 13:00-14:00

Classes are open level, so everyone is welcome. The Yoga Union is run by Love8.

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.

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.

Every Sunday, the National Botanic Gardens invite to two guided walks. The first one is at 12:00 and the second one at 14:30.

Admission is free.

Halloween is coming to the Botanic Gardens early: It is Dress Up Day in Sunday and there is also a Halloween Harvest Display and a Decorated Pumpkin Exhibition (18-31 October).

The prize giving for the Decorated Pumpkin Competition will be at 15:00 in the Teak House.

The current exhibition in the Science Gallery (08 Aug – 01 Nov) is called “SECRET – Nothing To See Here” and explores Privacy, Surveillance and Espionage.

Once again it is a really interesting exhibition, that has some intriguing, fascinating and revealing exhibits. Be prepared to do a good bit of reading to understand the background of the exhibits OR get one of the well informed and extremely helpful mediators to explain the details to you.

I would say that SECRET is for a slightly older audience (maybe 16+), but there are plenty of things that younger children will get as well if you make the effort to explain it to them.

From an airport-style security conveyor belt that records what you have in your pocket; via a Wifi traffic eavesdropping device (Transparency Grenade); a secret handshake training device; books full of stolen passwords (you might find yours!?); a Crypto Bar where you can download cryptographic software, a privacy wall that hides your identity to an installation with notepads where the lines are microprinted lists of Iraqi civilian victims of the Iraq war, you will find lots of interesting secrets.

The Science Gallery has very visitor friendly opening hours of Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00, so there are no excuses! ;-) Admission is free.

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 feature the Trio Rodin with Carles Puig (violin), Esther Garcia (cello) and Jorge Mengotti (piano) performing pieces from Beethoven and Granados.

A Drop-in Drawing Session is taking place. Learn drawing techniques, including line drawing, shading, perspective and decoration during this informal sessions.

Admission is free and no booking required. Suitable for ages 13+. Materials are provided but feel free to bring your own sketchbook; dry materials only.

The Bernard Shaw Flea market with vintage clothes, shoes, jewellery, art, records, bric-a-brac, music, DJs and a lot more will take place again this weekend.

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!

The film “Song of the Sea” will be screened, “Inspired by the legend of the selkies (people who can turn into seals), this enchanting animated film is a magical adventure steeped in the wondrous world of Irish myth. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. 2014, PG, (93 min).”

Admission is free and no booking required

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

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

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.

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.

John Connolly will be signing copies of his new collection of short stories “Night Music: Nocturnes Volume 2”.

Admission is free.

Peter Moore and band will play Blues, Folk, Rock, Country and Bluegrass.

Admission is free.

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

At the Jawbone Gig night in Arthur’s Pub, Acoustic Folk & Blues will be performed every Sunday. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/pages/Jawbone-Dublin-Acoustic-Folk-Blues-Commune/724102984268967

The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir sings every Sunday from September to June at their “Gig in God’s Gaff”, a Mass in St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street near the junction with Dorset Street.

The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir, one of the best known gospel choirs in Ireland will give you a chance to experience a mass with a difference. It is uplifting and inspiring and everybody is welcome independent from your level of religiousness or your relationship with the Catholic Church in other contexts.

Disclaimer: I am involved with the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir, so the description above MIGHT not be totally unbiased. But just take it from me, they are brilliant! ;-)

Nuala Ní Dhomnaill is one of Ireland’s greatest poets and IMRAM, the Irish Language Literature Festival, is inviting you to celebrate her life and work in the company of poets, singers and musicians.

Admission is free.

The Suitcase Junket is a Matt Lorenz: A throat-singing, slide guitar playing one-man-band.

Admission is free.

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.

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).

“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).

The Tolka Hot Club will play Gypsy Jazz Gig in Sin E.

Admission is free.

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

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

Weedway are playing a Reggae Gig in the Mezz on Sunday. Admission is free.

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.

This is a public lecture with American scholar and former government administrator Cass R. Sunstein asking ‘Is Behavioural Science Compatible with Democracy?’

Admission is free.

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.

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“Owning and Managing Your Career, a Practical Approach” is a talk with Peter O’Connell, Career Management Specialist.

Admission is free.

“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

In the Centre for Early Modern History Seminar Series 2015-16 the next lecture is Sean Smith (UCD) talking about “Surrogate Fathers: The Lazarists and shifts in European Catholicism after the Jesuit suppression, 1759-1814”.

Admission is free.

This is an introduction to the “Week of the Italian Language in the World” and to a series of screenings dedicated to Italian Opera that will start on Thursday 29 October.

The Operas in programme are: La Traviata, Nabucco, Attila, Macbeth, Don Carlos, Aida, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Tosca. Every screening will be introduced by Deirdre O’Grady.

Admission is free, but registration is required via iicdublino@esteri.it

The public lecture “Brian Friel: A Life in Translation” by Prof Nicholas Grene (TCD) will take place.

“Nicholas Grene will give a talk on the processes of translation and reinterpretation involved in Friel’s adaptations of Chekhov. There will also be readings of excerpts from one of his finest plays, ‘Translations’, which articulates a crucial moment of transition in Irish history, the Ordinance Survey Mapping of Ireland that translated its Irish place names into English.”

Admission is free.

Storytellers Candlelit Tales are telling spooky Halloween tales in the Stag’s Head on Monday.

Admission is free and donations are welcome.

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.

The improv comedy troupe Splendid Lunatics perform in the Liquor Rooms this Monday.

Admission is free. www.facebook.com/events/479640695547533/

The Irish Astronomical Society invites to the lecture “Star formation in the Era of ALMA and VLT interferometers” by Dr Rebeca Garcia Lopez (DIAS).

Admission is free,

The quest for understanding the origin of our Solar System is a major research topic in astrophysics and its progress is closely related with the development of new telescopes/instruments. Star and planet formation processes have to be probed through wavelengths that allow us to “see” through dust that hides young starts from us.

Every Monday the Woolshed Bad hosts “Al Porter’s Comedy Shed”. Admission is free.

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).

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).

An Open Trad Music Session is taking place every Monday in Mother Reilly’s. Admission is free.

Donal Kirk and Anto Drennan are playing music from Lowell George Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt, Free, Bad Company, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Beatles, Bobby Bland, Vince Gill, Ray Charles, Etta James, Elvis, Ry Cooder, Dobie Gray, Guy Clarke, early ZZ Top, Dave Edmunds, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Willie Nelson.

Admission is free.

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.

To mark International Open Access Week, the Library of Trinity College Dublin will hold a public discussion forum entitled “The Future of Monographs in a World of Open Access”, as part of “The Library of the Future; the Future of the Library”, a programme of events for 2015-2016. For more details check the website below.

Admission is free, but booking is required here.

A new series of lunchtime concerts presented by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in collaboration with Conservatoires Ireland will take place. It is a showcase of emerging talent from the CIT Cork School of Music, DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama and the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

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

“The Ardagh Hoard: Discovery, Acquisition and Controversy” is a lecture by Mr Raghnall Ó Floinn (Director of the National Museum of Ireland).

Compared to the discovery of the Derrynaflan hoard in 1980, little is known of the circumstances surrounding the finding of the Ardagh Chalice and other objects found with it in 1868. This lecture will examine the conflicting accounts of the find, the controversy surrounding its discovery and how the objects finally came to the Museum of the Royal Irish Academy.

Admission is free, but places are limited. To book phone 01 648 6334 or email educationarch@museum.ie

The City Hall Lunchtime Lectures in October look at “The irish Colleges on the Continent” and the remaining events are:

+ 13 Oct: The Irish College in Leuven/Louvain – Dr John McCafferty
+ 20 Oct: The Irish College in Rome – Dr. Ciran O’Carroll
+ 27 Oct: The Salamanca Archive & the Irish College in Spain – Susan Leyden

Admission is free and no booking required, but places are limited.

Christ Church Cathedral is inviting to a series of lectures to mark the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta.

The next lecture is by Archdeacon Gordon Linney and it is entitled “Free to Believe”.

Admission is free. The event takes place in the Music Room in Christ Church Cathedral.

“Magna Carta, meaning “The Great Charter”, is one of the most famous documents ever produced as it established for the first time the principle that everybody, including the king, was subject to the law. Originally issued by King John of England in the 13th century, Magna Carta to this day is still considered the cornerstone of modern-day democracy. Most famously, Magna Carta established the principle that all ‘free men’ had the right to justice and a fair trial.”

A Flamenco FlashMob will happen at Busaras on Tuesday at 17:00 and from 18:00 on Tuesday in Mary Street/Liffey Street Upper.

And on Wednesday 21 Oct, it will happen at the Royal College of Surgeons.

If you want to be part of it, check if that is still possible. The rehearsal times are on the website below.

This is a conversation about the future of money. What will be its role and what will be the design? What security features will be used? Will digital currency replace the physical money?

Participants: Emma Kennedy, Money Editor of The Sunday Business Post, will host a panel featuring Rachel O’ Dwyer, Lecturer and research fellow in the School of Computer Science and Statistics at Trinity College Dublin, Scott Burnett, Co-founder and partner of Design Agency Aad, and Paul Molumby, Director of Currency at the Central Bank.

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

“Digital Culture Media: Focus on Blogs” is an event with Thomas Hubert from Les Frères James, Joanne Cronin from Stitch and Bear and Jean O’Halloran from ITT Dublin. They will talk about how cultural and digital are more and more overlapping.

Admission is free, but booking is required via rsvp@alliance-francaise.ie with subject “Digital Culture Media”.

“The Complete Guide to the Statues and Sculptures of Dublin City” by Neal Doherty is a talk about Neal Doherty’s new book by the same title.

“How often do you walk past the many statues and sculptures of Dublin without a second glance? Who is depicted in these statues, who are the artists and why were they created? For the first time, the stories behind the statues are brought together in this book and you can hear all about it with the expert, Neal Doherty. He is a true Dubliner and tourist guide who has been introducing tourists to the history and culture of Dublin for many years.”

Admission is free.

Eleanor Fitzsimons will launch her book “Wilde’s Women”, which is about the women that shaped the life of Oscar Wilde.

Admission is free.

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.

The Plateau Sessions is an open mic night that features some special guest acts from all over Ireland.

This week the line-up is Niamh Kelly, Aisling Jarvis, Set Sail plus more.

Admission is free.

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.

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

An Open Mic Night with full band set up will take place in Arthur’s Pub. It is organised by the students of the BIMM Music College course at DIT.

Admission is free.

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.

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).

Pete Cummins, Grammy award winning songwriter will play songs from his album “Crooked Highways”. Every Monday he and his band will be in the Leeson Lounge. Admission is free, donations are welcome.

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

Every week there is a free pub quiz in Sober Lane, the new-ish pub in Irishtown. There are lots of other weekly events happening there too, check them out here.

The Lounge Quintet plays this gig every Tuesday: Jazz Standards, Latin and Bebop. Often guest musicians and singers join them. Admission is free, donations are welcome.

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.

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.

The Social Enterprise Grant Scheme is a new ‘pilot’ scheme established by Inner City Enterprise (ICE). The launch of the awards will take place on Wednesday 21 October in the Wood Quay Venue

Attendance is free but registration is required via the website below.

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.

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.

The Centre for Contemporary Irish History Seminar Series 2015-16 continues with the lecture “And you still break stone: the impact of the revolutionary decade 1912-23 on the people of Waterford” by Dr Pat McCarthy.

Unfortunately the time for this lecture is not listed, but in the past the lectures fo the Centre for Contemporary Irish History all started at 16:00, so that might be a good guess.

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.

The Health Research Board, as part of the HRB RED ALERT-TABOO! series, invites to a public conversation breaking taboos around the body and childbirth.

“From health problems that occur during and following pregnancy to social pressure and stigma, this discussion looks at the honest picture of childbirth in Ireland today – from epidurals to breastfeeding and pelvic pain to postnatal depression. Scientist and illustrator Maria Boyle will lead a discussion focusing on what the research can tell us, why some issues remain shrouded in secrecy and what’s changing in terms of Irish society and in terms of medical breakthroughs with a panel featuring Deirdre Daly of The MAMMI Study, Irene Lowry of Nurture and award winning medical journalist June Shannon.

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

Comedian Tara Flynn will launch her new book “Giving Out Yards : The Art of Complaint, Irish Style”. Admission is free.

16 Lives is a series of biographies of the key people behind the 1916 Rising. On Wedneday two more will be launched: John MacBride and Michael O’Hanrahan. Guest Speaker will be Richard Boyd-Barrett.

Admission is free, but booking is required via geraldine@obrien.ie

This is an open mic night every Wednesday. Arrive, sign up and play. Admission is free.

Giuliana Bendelli teaches English Literature at Università Cattolica in Milan. Her interest is in contemporary literature, with a special focus on fiction and her current project is a history of Ezra Pound’s reception in Italy.

This talk will take place in Trintiy College in Room 3126 of the Arts Building.

Admission is free, but registration is required via iicdublino@esteri.it

The Roots Band “Brand New Switcharoo” will perform in the Harbour Bar. Admission is free.

Singer/Songwriter Brian Casey will be in Whelan’s for a gig and he will be supported by “Actor Actor”.

Admission is free.

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

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

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

“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.

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

Every two weeks, Comedy Kitchen, a stand-up comedy event comes to Crowbar (in the same building as the Button Factory) in Temple Bar. There will be 6 stand-up comedians performing. Check it out!

The next Inn Jokes Comedy event will be on Wednesday. Comedian Colm O’Regan is behind this monthly comedy event and his guests are Damian Clarke, Kevin Gildea and Ronan Grace.

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

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

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.

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).

This is not a free event, but it is a whole day seminar and the cost is just EUR 5, so I decided to include it nevertheless:

At “Revealing the Past – Archaeology Seminar” reports on four excavations, in Sligo, Roscommon, Meath and Tipperary, and four short science-based projects, including protein analysis and radiocarbon dating of croziers will be presented.

Admission is EUR 5 and has to be booked via the website below.

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

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.

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.

“Ireland and Climate Change before the Paris Summit” is a lunchtime talk with Father Sean McDonagh.

On 30 November-11 December the world’s leaders will meet in Paris at the UN Climate Change Conference, whose objective is to achieve a legally binding, worldwide agreement on how to tackle climate change for the first time in over 20 years. Failure to achieve that target will lead to potentially catastrophic consequences for global food and security, ecosystems and life on the planet. The Dublin Unitarian Church in St Stephen’s Green is holding five lunchtime talks (13:00-14:00) in the run-up to the Paris summit on different aspects of climate change.

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Scottish pianist Steven Osborne is in the Royal Irish Academy of Music to give a Piano Masterclass.

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

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.

The Launch of The Collected Short Stories of Dermot Healy by the Dalkey Archive Press is taking place and admission seems to be free.

Dermot Healy (1947-2014) first announced himself as a writer of intricate and innovative short stories. His debut collection, Banished Misfortune and Other Stories (1982) – along with similar collections by Neil Jordan and Desmond Hogan – formed part of a major resurgence in the Irish short story tradition.

Girl Geek Dinners are a chance for ladies in technology to get together, enjoy some nice food and drinks and have fun meeting other women in their field. Agenda and details are on the website below and you need to register for this free event here. Men are allowed to come but only when invited by a woman, check the rules on the website below.

The launch of playwright and columnist Hilary Fannin’s memoir “Hopscotch” will take place in Dubray Books.

Admission is free.

On Thursdays from 18:00-20:00, the Little Museum of Dublin waives all admission charges thanks to sponsor Guinness.

Visit the museum and find out lots more about Dublin.

The Spanish Film “Ciutat Morta / Dead City” will be screened in the Instituto Cervantes. It is a documentary based on the police corruption in Barcelona. The screening will be in Spanish (Catalán y castellano) with English subtitles.

Admission is free.

One of the events of the “Week of Italian Language in the World” is this Italian lecture and film screening (with English subtitles):

+ “Sessismo e razzismo nelle canzoni di propaganda coloniale: i casi di Africanina, L’abissino vincerai, O morettina e Topolino va in Abissinia” by Alessandro Luchetti

+E proiezione di “Me ne frego” un film documentario di Vanni Gandolfo sulla politica linguistica del fascismo
(film in Italian with English subtitles)

Un viaggio nella canzone di propaganda coloniale italiana a cura di Alessandro Luchetti, dottorando in italianistica presso NUI Galway.

Admission is free, but registration via iicdublino@esteri.it is required.

More information is here.

Aoife Spillane-Hinks explores how love can delight, humiliate, enlighten and exalt us in the work of William Shakespeare. With the help of extracts from Measure for Measure, explore how Shakespeare brings his characters to life, and what happens when they fall in love. Participants will learn how to unlock the rhythms and language in this bite-sized introduction.

Admission is free, but booking is recommended via 01-8691414

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 24 September and 29 October.

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:

24 Sept: Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur – How You Can Create and Produce Ideas
01 Oct: Creating the best Business Plan for your Business
08 Oct: Market Research Skills – What You Need To Do To Be Successful
15 Oct: Business Online – Having A Digital Plan To Help You Increase Sales
22 Oct: Financial Grants, Supports and ServicesTo Assist Your Start Up Business
29 Oct: Essential Supports for Entrepreneurs – Who’s Out There To Help You

“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

“Thames Way” is a collection of haiku and tanka poems by Diarmuid Fitzgerald. Diarmuid wrote the collection after he walked the length of the river Thames. The reader can experience the journey through the haiku and tanka short poems.

The book will be launched by poet Maeve O’Sullivan.

Admission is free.

Every Thursday, the Xchange invites to a Language Exchange (19:00-20:30). Admission is free.

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.

Hold Up will play Funk, Soul and Pop at this gig.

Admission is free.

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.

Every Thursday 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.

“The River Fane” will perform in Sin E. Admission is free.

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.)

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.

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

A weekly Trad Music Night is taking place in McLoughlin’s in Dun Laoghaire. It is an acoustic night and all musicians are welcome. Admission is free.

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

The Woolshed Karaoke is happening every Thursday from 21:30. Anyone can participate! Admission is free.

Taste City Fusion 2015 is a new food festival with Masterclasses and Restaurant events. It is organised by the company behind Taste of Dublin and runs from Fri 23 – Sun 25 October.

Only one event is kind of free out of all the Taste City Fusion events:

Food Truck Fusion will take place in the Grounds of Christchurch Cathedral from Friday until Sunday and admission to it will be free. And what is it? Food Trucks/Mobile food stands that sell their food there. You think the name is a bit “grand” for what it is? YOu could be right! ;-)

The Bram Stoker Festival is back from 23-26 October with four days of Living Stories and four nights of Deadly Adventures. The day events are mostly family friendly events, talks and interactive experiences. And in the night the shenanigans turn a bit more macabre, ghostly and also come in the form of parties.

+ Irish street-artist Maser will create an interactive installation in Smithfield.
+ Macnas, the street spectacle company from Galway will lead a festival parade on Monday.
+ Stokerland, a gothic theme park with street performers, will happen on Sunday for families on Wolfe Tone Square.
+ New Blood at the Projects Arts Centre on Sunday is a Halloween Party with art installations, live electronic acts and DJs.

And there are LOTS of other events.

Some of the events are free, some are not and a good few need pre-booking, so check them out on the website below.
The festival is an initiative of Dublin City Council in association with Fáilte Ireland.

On Friday the free events are:

+ The Scary Trail (23+24 Oct – 11:00-17:00, Marsh’s Library)
+ Penny Dreadzines Distribution (23-26 Oct – 12:00-17:00, various locations) (probably not free!?)
+ Street Artist Maser exhibits (23 Oct – 18:00-20:00 / 24-26 Oct: 11:00-19:00, Smithfield Square)
+ Bram Stoker Festival Opening Party (23 Oct – 19:00, Generator Hostel)
Join this party with music from DJ Flip, Lex Woo and Willo Healy and the Damn Fine Print exhibition (and sale) of “Dancing in the Moonlight”.

Next week’s events will be in the next Dublin Event Guide.

Check out www.facebook.com/BramStokerDublin

A free Dog Training Event in association with the DSPCA will take place at People’s Gardensin Phoenix Park on Friday. All dog owners are welcome.

In addition to the dog training, there will be a Vet on site and you can also get your dog microchipped (bring a utility bill for identification).

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.

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.

Canadian Indie Rock band “Half Moon Run” will be in Tower Records for an In-Store Event (incl. live performance) to launch their new album. Admission is free.

Music is a language which expresses emotion and feelings. In this series of three talks (23+30 Oct + 06 Nov), Michael Grant will trace the development of this language, from the musical notation system in the 9th century through the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods to the present day.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-8734333 ext 5 or musiclibrary@dublincity.ie

Make your scary Halloween dress at this workshop for ages 3-10.

There will be four sessions at 15;00, 16:00, 17:00 and 18:00 with a capacity of 40 per session. Admission is free and booking is not required (first come, first served).

“How are cookbooks created and what makes a great cookbook great? From Mrs. Beeton to Jamie Oliver, our love of cookbooks and trying new recipes continues to fuel demand for these indispensable kitchen items.”

A panel of industry experts will discuss the art of great cookbooks and the work that goes into creating them in the Gutter Bookshop.

Admission is free, but booking is required here (you have to scroll quite a bit until you find this one single free event).

Street Stories 1916 is a weekend of events to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Rising. (It is not clear why this takes place 7 months too early, but it’s not that relevant.) The events include the launch of our commemorative magazine, public talks, walking tours, film screening and live music. Nearly all events will take place around Smithfield.

The weekend will start with a launch on Friday in the “Sacred Heart Chapel” on Church Street (There are a number of churches on Church Street, but I wasn’t able to find the Sacred Heart Chapel.)

At the event there will be the launch of the 1916 Street Stories Festival and magazine ‘1916 in Stoneybatter, Smithfield and The Markets’. Guest Speaker will be RTE’s Joe Duffy and live music will come from the “Landless”, who sing traditional songs a-capella,

Admission? Another piece of information that is unfortunately missing. I’d say there is a good chance that admission is free.

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.

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

Cronin are an Irish Indie band and they will play a free gig in the Harbour Bar.

The Dublin Sidewalk Astronomers meet at the Martello Tower car park in Sandymount for a public star-gazing. Members bring along their telescopes and share the wonders of the night-sky with you. Admission is free.

The event is weather dependent, so check www.irishastrosoc.org/events/events.htm after 18:00 on the night in the case of poor weather, to see if it is going ahead.

Elastic Sleep, a 5-piece band, are performing in the Workman’s Club.

Admission is free.

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.

“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.

Supafreak will be in Sin E for a funk gig. Admission is free.

The Witch Trials, Madra, Me&MyDog and Bagels are the four bands that will perform on Friday night in the Mezz.

Admission is free.

Brand New Zeros are playing a gig in the “Midnight Hour” in Whelan’s. Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list.