Dublin Event Guide 505: There are more than 220 free events in Dublin coming up!

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
+ St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5
+ Father Collins Park, Donaghmeade/Clongriffin, Dublin 13
+ Tymon Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24

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.

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.

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.

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 exhibition “Humans Need Not Apply” (10 Feb – 14 May) in the Science Gallery is looking at the influence robots will have on our society, on our lives and on jobs. How will robots replace humans? How can robots be creative? And is automation maybe going too far?

About 27 exhibits will ask and answer these questions. When you come into the exhibition space in the Science Gallery the little desk lamp robot Pinokio will greet you with all its friendliness and curiosity (that’s MY interpretation of Pinokio’s behaviour). And the three Doppelgänger robots upstairs will move, even dance with you. But more robots and automation will also have possibly some negative effects and “The Great Disengagement” looks at how we human beings might rebel against robots when they have taken our jobs and more away.

The exhibition has many many facets and it is extremely interesting. There are fascinating and intriguing exhibits and maybe more unexpected ones like the “tickle robot”. I strongly recommend the exhibition and can definitely say that it is suitable for ALL ages, even younger kids can get something out of it.

Use the help of the amazing mediators, who can explain everything you see, especially if you don’t want to read all the explanations that are next to every exhibit.

The Science Gallery has very visitor friendly opening hours of Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.

Admission is free.

Qigong is a traditional Chinese form of meditation coordinating slow flowing movement, deep rhythmic breathing, and a calm state of mind.

Come to this gentle Qigong practice outdoors on the Roof Top Garden of the Library (weather permitting) or indoors with a view of the roof garden. Suitable for all ages.

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

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 Bernard Shaw Flea Market is a weekly market (every Saturday) with approx 16 stalls, music, pizzas from the Big Blue Bus and the Bernard Shaw Garden Bar. Expect vintage clothes, shoes, jewellery, art, records, bric-a-brac and more and DJs will provide the entertainment.

Admission is free.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher runs every Saturday. It is 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!”

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

Every Saturday a kid’s book will be read in 27 Eason’s stores all over Ireland. In O’Connell Street the reading takes place at 14:00. In the other Eason Stores, the times vary between 11:00 and 15:00 (see website below). Suitable for age 0-6 with their parents.

Admission is free.

An Intercultural Tour in Irish Language with Community Ambassador Jack FitzGerald will take place.

Admission is free.

Fame Lab is an event that ir run by the British Council and Cheltenham Festivals.

Armed only with their wits and a few props, the newest voices from the world of science in Dublin will deliver short 3-minute pieces on bizarre and pertinent science concepts. Presentations will then be judged according to FameLab’s golden rule – the 3 Cs: Content, Clarity and Charisma.

The winner of the FameLab Dublin Heat will go to the National Final, where Ireland’s best will compete for the chance to represent their country at the International Famelab Final at the Cheltenham Science Festival in June 2017.

Admission to the Dublin Heat event in Science Gallery is free, but registration is required via the Eventbrite link below.

Chas Palmer and Band Donation are playing gigs in Sin É on Saturday.

Admission is free.

Indie-Rock Singer-Songwriter Johnny Rayge and Red Velvet will play a gig in the Bowery.

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.

Mescalito are playing a Psychedelic Funk Rock Gig in the Harbour Bar.

Admission is free.

The band The Happiness are playing a showcase gig on Saturday.

Admission is free.

The Brass Tacks will play a gig in Whelan’s.

Admission is free before 22:30.

In addition to the Saturday Car Boot Sale in Tallaght, Irish Car Boot Sales run a weekly Sunday Car Boot Sales in Ballymun.

Admission for buyers is free.

The Festival of Russian Culture is being celebrated in Dublin since 2010 with a programme of music, dance, film and talks. The main festival locations will be the Hugh Lane Gallery and the libraries in Dublin. The festival will run from 19-26 February and the Family Day on Sunday 26 Feb in the National Show Centre in Swords is one of the highlights of the week, however unlike in some previous years, it is unfortunately not a free event anymore (EUR 5).

Apart from the Family Day, there are some free events in this year’s programme and they will be listed individually in this Dublin Event Guide. The full programme is on the website below.

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 Magazine Fort in Phoenix Park is unusually neglected and at the same time unusually rich in history. Many have seen it as a barred off concrete fortress in a corner of Phoenix Park and even more don’t even know or have forgotten that it exists. The old Phoenix House, the home of the British Viceroy, was on the site where the fort was built from the early 17th century and then in 1734 the Fort was built and extended in 1801.

In 1916 the Fort was raided by the rebels who expected to find a lot of explosives there, but found the Fort nearly empty. In 1939 the IRA raided the Fort and stole more than a million rounds of ammunition, but most of it was recovered over the following weeks.

Since 1988, the Irish Army doesn’t use the Fort anymore and gave it back to the Office of Public Works (OPW), but not much good has happened to the Fort in the last 28 years (!!) and there were numerous speculations about the reasons for that.

Finally, this year, guided tours were provided and were meant to run for three months until end of October 2016. But the interest was so great that the OPW decided to continue the tours even through the winter months, They will take place every Sunday at 10:00, 12:00, 14:00 and only 20 places are available on each tour.

Tickets are available at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre on a first come, first served basis and can not be pre-booked. A shuttle bus will bring the ticket holders to the Fort.

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.

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.

The Drumcondra Village Market is an arts and crafts fair in the centre of Drumcondra. There will be Food Stalls, Flea Market, Vintage Clothing, Arts&Crafts and a Pop-Up Record Store.

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.

The Kilkenny Shop Cafe is inviting to a Jazz Brunch Sunday every Sunday from 11:00-14:00 and from 14:30-16:30 a Bluegrass Band is taking over. Unfortuantely they don’t specify who the bands are.

Admission is free.

The Kilkenny Shop Cafe is inviting to a Jazz Brunch Sunday every Sunday. They don’t specify who is playing at the brunch, I will see if I can find out more.

Admission is free.

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.

Jumble in the Rumble is a Market/Bazaar for Vinyl, Bricabrac, Vintage and Crafts.

Admission is free.

The National Gallery is running a series of free themed family drop-in workshops from 11:30-13:30 every Sunday.

Inspired by the collection and the exhibitions in the National Gallery, these workshops are suitable for all ages from approx. 18 months to age 8. You can choose to stay for as long or as short a time as works for you.

The space will be divided by age and ability, and each child will be encouraged by Artist and NGI Education Assistant Caomhán Mac Con Iomaire and the week’s guest artist to create their own work on the week’s theme.

Admission is free and no booking required. Numbers are limited to 40 people at any one time but you can drop in and out whenever it suits you and as long as there is still space. Children have to be supervised at all times. The event takes place in the Atrium.

This week’s theme is: Light, Darkness, Drama

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.

The exhibition “Humans Need Not Apply” (10 Feb – 14 May) in the Science Gallery is looking at the influence robots will have on our society, on our lives and on jobs. How will robots replace humans? How can robots be creative? And is automation maybe going too far?

About 27 exhibits will ask and answer these questions. When you come into the exhibition space in the Science Gallery the little desk lamp robot Pinokio will greet you with all its friendliness and curiosity (that’s MY interpretation of Pinokio’s behaviour). And the three Doppelgänger robots upstairs will move, even dance with you. But more robots and automation will also have possibly some negative effects and “The Great Disengagement” looks at how we human beings might rebel against robots when they have taken our jobs and more away.

The exhibition has many many facets and it is extremely interesting. There are fascinating and intriguing exhibits and maybe more unexpected ones like the “tickle robot”. I strongly recommend the exhibition and can definitely say that it is suitable for ALL ages, even younger kids can get something out of it.

Use the help of the amazing mediators, who can explain everything you see, especially if you don’t want to read all the explanations that are next to every exhibit.

The Science Gallery has very visitor friendly opening hours of Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.

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 be part of the Festival of Russian Culture and will be a Concert of Russian Music

with Fionnula Moynihan, piano; Helene Hutchinson, soprano; Paul Roe, clarinet; Lance Coburn, piano; Eoin Flood, piano; Sylvia O’Brien, soprano; Anna Kiselyova, piano.

Learn drawing techniques, including line drawing, shading, perspective and decoration at this relaxed and informal drop-in drawing session.

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

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!

As part of the Festval of Russian Culture, a guided tour of the Hugh Lane Gallery with Russian interpreting takes place.

Admission is free.

Every Sunday a free tour takes place in the Hugh Lane Gallery.

Admission is free and booking is not required, but places are limited, so early arrival is recommended.

An Intercultural Tour in Japanese with Community Ambassador Hiromi Anzai will take place.

Admission is free.

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

The Bagots Hutton Jazz Brunch takes place on Sundays from 12:00 with Jazz music from 14:00. The Noel Dumont and band will perform a mix of jazz, soul and lounge music.

Admission is free.

Acoustic Karma are playing an acoustic rock and roll gig at the Blue Light Pub again.

Admission is free.

The film screening “Battleship Potemkin” by Sergey Eisenstein (1925) will take place in the Hugh Lane Gallery.It is part of the Festival of Russian Culture.

Admission is free.

Every Sunday two free guided tours will take place in the Chester Betty Library. The first one is at 15:00 and the second one at 16:00.

In addition there is another free tour every Wednesday at 13:00.

This event is a chance to explore some of the artefacts from the Museum’s collection of objects for handling with Museum educators. It is a drop-in handling session for all ages.

Admission is free and no booking is required.

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.

“Ribera and Caravaggio” is a talk with Dr. Peter Cherry, Trinity College Dublin in association with the exhibition “Beyond Caravaggio” in the Beit Wing of the gallery.

The talk will not take place in the Caravaggio exhibition, but separately. Admission is free. (Admission to the Caravaggio exhibition is not free.)

Eamon Murray & Darin “Diego” Joye will perform in the Hopt Spot Music Club. They will be playing an eclectic mix of Blues, Country and Jazz, including great tunes by Little Walter and Muddy Waters, Willie Nelson and Bobby Charles, Mose Alison, Ray Charles and Duke Ellington.

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

Blues Got Soul, a four-piece blues band from Dublin is performing the music of the founding fathers of blues and blues masters in the International Bar every Sunday. Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

Travel around European traditional dancing culture without a ticket at the weekly Bal Folk Dance Sessions.

And if you don’t know how to dance, don’t worry! Workshops are provided and admission is free. (Donations are appreciated)

The event takes place every Sunday in the Cobblestone Pub and this Sunday the focus will be on the French Bourre dance.

Raimonda Masiulyte (vocals) & Eamonn Moran (guitar) will perform jazz in The Barbers Pub.

Admission is free.

The New Breadwinners are a 3-piece Bluegrass band and they are playing every Sunday in the Leeson Longe.

Admission is free, donations are appreciated.

Every Sunday evening from 18:00-20:00, the Wiley Fox is hosting a trad session, where some of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians will play for you.

Admission is free.

The Dixeland Jazzmen play a weekly gig in Sin E. Admission is free.

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! ;-)

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.

Those Responsible will play a gig at the Bowery’s Sunday Blues Night.

Admission is free.

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy downstairs in Stag’s Head, Dame Lane from 21:00 every week on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. 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 with live music (Rockabilly) and DJs. Admission is free.

Singer/Songwriter Will Whisson is playing an acoustic folk gig in the Harbour Bar.

Admission is free.

The Rock ‘n’ Rock and Swing Band “The Jive Cats” will perform in the Mercantile every Sunday from 22:00.

Admission is free.

The Festival of Russian Culture is being celebrated in Dublin since 2010 with a programme of music, dance, film and talks. The main festival locations will be the Hugh Lane Gallery and the libraries in Dublin. The festival will run from 19-26 February and the Family Day on Sunday 26 Feb in the National Show Centre in Swords is one of the highlights of the week, however unlike in some previous years, it is unfortunately not a free event anymore (EUR 5).

Apart from the Family Day, there are some free events in this year’s programme and they will be listed individually in this Dublin Event Guide. The full programme is on 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.

Two Baby Workshops take place in the National Gallery on Monday 20 Feb. The first one is from 12:00-12:35 and the second from 14:00-14:35. They are suitable for babies that are not yet walking, but only 10 places are available on each and booking is required. They take place every 3rd Monday of the month, so if you can’t get a place this time, put it on your calendar for March!

The workshop is entitled “NGIBaby Workshop – Music and Drama” with Beth O’Halloran. These workshops are a fun and relaxing way for your babies to socialise and to explore new colours, textures and sounds as well as getting comfortable in the National Gallery. Workshop themes are inspired by the collection and exhibitions in the Gallery.

Admission is free, but booking is required and opened on 14 February 2017, so it is easily possible that all places are gone. To book, email education@ngi.ie and state clearly which time you prefer (12:00 or 14:00) and also your baby’s name and age. Babies must be accompanied by an adult and supervised at all times.

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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On Mondays 13+20+27 Feb Storytime sessions with Aoife Munn (for kids aged 3-7) will take place in the Dundrum Library.

“Did you know that regular reading aloud to young children, particularly in an engaging manner, promotes language development, entertains the child and encourages a lifelong love of books and reading? Come along to these warm sessions with reader, mother and horticulturist Aoife Munn.”

Admission is free, but booking is required via dundrumlib@dlrcoco.ie or 01-2985000.

“Russia: Flicking through the history book” is an overview of anniversaries and dates of importance in the Russian history by Vera Smyth. It takes place in the Dublin City Arts Office (Studio 4) in The Lab and is part of the Festival of Russian Culture.

Admission is free.

Round Hand Character: script, commerce and nation (1690-1750) with Aileen Douglas (TCD) is the next lecture in the Trinity Centre for Early Modern History Seminar Series 2016-17.

Admission is free.

“3D printing – Let’s get technical” builds on the regular basic introduction workshop in dlr LexIcon and introduces more technical tools for 3D modelling.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the Eventbrite site below.

“Only one step: The Bolsheviks and Revolutionary Ireland” is a lecture on the Centenary of the Russian October revolution by Dr.John Borgonovo. It is part of the Festival of Russian Culture and is organised by the Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies in TCD.

Admission is free.

This is a weekly gig with authentic old-time fiddle tunes and Appalachian music.

Admission is free.

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 Circle Sessions is an “Open Mic” that provides an opportunity for up and coming musicians, spoken word artists, poets and comedians to perform.

Come to this weekly show to perform or to simply watch a great mix of music, poetry, spoken word and comedy.

Admission is free.

Five comedians will perform at this Stand up Comedy night in the Bowery.

Admission is free.

Every Monday the Woolshed Bar hosts “The Comedy Shed”, usually with 3 headline acts.

Admission is free.

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday, 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).

Gavin Povey is playing Rock ‘n’ Roll and more on the piano.

Admission is free.

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 Festival of Russian Culture is being celebrated in Dublin since 2010 with a programme of music, dance, film and talks. The main festival locations will be the Hugh Lane Gallery and the libraries in Dublin. The festival will run from 19-26 February and the Family Day on Sunday 26 Feb in the National Show Centre in Swords is one of the highlights of the week, however unlike in some previous years, it is unfortunately not a free event anymore (EUR 5).

Apart from the Family Day, there are some free events in this year’s programme and they will be listed individually in this Dublin Event Guide. The full programme is on the website below.

This is a musical workshop with musician Larry Beau for kids Age 12-16. Sing traditional call and response songs of military cadence – army songs from the Irish republic dating back to the 19th century. No formal music training necessary.

There will be two events, one from 10:00-12:00 and the other from 13:00-15:00.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-6777444

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 Mid-term special “Travel Stories” with storyteller Xanthe Gresham will delve into the unknown worlds near and far. It will be an afternoon full of adventures and inner journeys as Xanthe weaves tales inspired by the Library’s rich collections.

Admission is free and no booking required. The event will run twice at 12:30-13:00 and at 14:00-14:30.

“Irish Composer John Field and his Russian Pupils” is a lecture & illustrated performance by Anna Kiselyova of the piano works of John Field and Mikhail Glinka, Field’s most famous Russian student. The event is part of the Russian Cultural Festival.

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

Dr McMorrow is Assistant Professor of Legal Studies in the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. His fellowship at the Trinity Long Room Hub is in collaboration with the School of Law will focus on the complex role of law in the governance of assisted dying. During his fellowship he will contribute to scholarly understanding of the roles of various legal norms, institutions, and processes in shaping “the symbolic governance of human agency” in the context of end-of-life decision-making.

Dr McMorrow will participate in a ‘Fellow in Focus’ conversation with Dr David Prendergast on Tuesday.

Admission is free, but registration is required via tlrh@tcd.ie

This talk will look at Stanley Royle’s ‘The Goose Girl’ and will be given by Valerie Moffat.

Admission is free and no booking necessary. Meet in front of the painting in the Millennium Wing.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher runs on Tuesday and Saturday. It is 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!”

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

Bring in your old clothes and scrap fabrics to make fluffy 3-dimensional collages big and small with artist Claire Halpin.

Admission is free.

The tour “Yeats and the Irish Cultural Revival” will show you the Yeats exhibition “Yeats: The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats” and looks in particular at his great contribution to the Irish Cultural Revival.

Highlights will include his involvement in the foundation of the Abbey Theatre and partnership with Lady Gregory, the influence of Douglas Hyde and the Literary Revival, and his promotion of Irish history, culture, art and folktales throughout his life.

Admission is free.

A PianoFest takes place in the Royal Irish Academy of Music from Tuesday until Friday (21-24 Feb) when students of the RIAM compete in numerous competitions across all ages and repertoire.

Admission is free, but tickets are required via the website below.

Starting times are Tues 21 Feb: 14:30 / Wed 22 Feb – Fri 24 Feb: 09:30.

“Aspects of Love” is a classic film screening on 14+21+28 February.

Contact Rathmines Library to find out which film will be screened via 01-497 3539 or rathmineslibrary@dublincity.ie.

“Storytime sessions with Fionnuala Griffin” for 3-7 year olds will take place every Tuesday from 17 Jan until end of March.

Fionnuala Griffin has over fifteen years experience working as a children’s entertainer and has a background in arts and drama.

Admission is free and no booking necessary.

Learning Tech Labs is a community of Educators, L&D professionals, Entrepreneurs, Developers, Designers, and anyone interested in changing the face of learning. They meet regularly to discuss learning-relevant topics and this month, the topic will be “Scenario-Based Learning”.

Scenario-based learning, immerses the learners in real life or situational simulations or learning experiences that allow them to gather skills or information that they will recall for future use. Information offered within a contextual setting enables learners not only to easily manage it within their working memory, but also to commit it to their long-term memory.

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

Niamh Bushnell, Dublin Startups Commissioner will talk at the next RDS Economic Vision 2020 Series.

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

This is a weekly event in Buskers on the Ball. They have 5 table tennis table and are now running a social league on Tuesdays. Free play at the tables and drinks specials are available.

This is a new weekly event in Buskers on the Ball. They have 5 table tennis table and are now running a social league on Tuesdays. Free play at the tables and drinks specials are available.

“Mindfulness & Well-being” is a talk by psychotherapist Stella O’Malley.

Mindfulness gives you the time and the brain space to make better choices and this promotes feelings of well being. Mindfulness is available to you, but are you available to mindfulness?

Admission is free and no booking required.

“Napoleon and Russia: War of the Titans” is a talk by Yegor Tokarev in Studio 2 of the Dublin City Arts Office in The Lab as part of the Festival of Russian Culture.

Admission is free.

DFS the furniture shop chain invites to an interiors event with their Style Ambassador Roisin Lafferty on Tuesday evening.

Guests will enjoy style tips on how design can help create your perfect living room. There will also be refreshments and raffle prizes and after the talk, Roisin will be available for one-to-one advice.

Admission is free, but booking is required via dfs@ocarrollconsulting.com (Provide your name, address and phone number and say that you want to come to the event in Carrickmines. Places are limited and given out in pairs.)

Donations for Barretstown will be welcome on the night and by donating you can win a EUR 1000 voucher for DFS. A discount of 10% applies to purchases on that evening.

“In the 120 years after the Great Hunger, half of the people born in Ireland ended up somewhere else. In previous centuries there had been waves of inward migration (Vikings, Normans, English, Scots, Huguenots, etc.). But Ireland is not unique – the history of humanity has been a history of migration, of coming and going. The Celtic Tiger years witnessed a net inflow of people to Ireland for the first time in centuries, whilst its collapse has seen a revival of emigration.”

At this event History Ireland editor Tommy Graham will discuss this with Professor Mary Corcoran (Department of Sociology, Maynooth University, David Monahan (Photographer and Exhibition Curator of the Beyond Leaving exhibition), Susan McKeown (Grammy Award-winning singer & migrants’ rights activist), Joanna Siewierska (PolsksaEire festival).

Admission is free.

John Montague’s poetry collection “Second Childhood” will be launched on Tuesday with special gueat speaker Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, and special guest readers Tom French, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill and Peter Sirr.

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

EveryTuesday at 19:00, The Dublin Language Exchange takes place in the Czech Inn. It is the biggest free meeting of people from all around Dublin that are interested in learning languages and communicate with speakers of other languages.

Admission is free and the meetup is completely informal. No booking required.

The Dublin Jam Session is an open Jam with full back line. It is open to all levels of musicians and singers and all genres of music and the only rule is that you must jam with others (not all your own band).

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 Shipstern Open Session is the Open Mic night in the Bowery in Rathmines. A weekly event where everyone is invited to take part, sing, play an instrument of even tell some jokes. And anybody who will perform on stage will get a cocktail voucher. Sometimes even big names come in to try out their new material.

The night is hosted by Cian from the tband MKAI.

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.

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday, 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).

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.

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 Tuesday, a pub quiz is taking place in the Woolshed.

Admission is free. Max team size is 6 people.

The Festival of Russian Culture is being celebrated in Dublin since 2010 with a programme of music, dance, film and talks. The main festival locations will be the Hugh Lane Gallery and the libraries in Dublin. The festival will run from 19-26 February and the Family Day on Sunday 26 Feb in the National Show Centre in Swords is one of the highlights of the week, however unlike in some previous years, it is unfortunately not a free event anymore (EUR 5).

Apart from the Family Day, there are some free events in this year’s programme and they will be listed individually in this Dublin Event Guide. The full programme is on the website below.

A PianoFest takes place in the Royal Irish Academy of Music from Tuesday until Friday (21-24 Feb) when students of the RIAM compete in numerous competitions across all ages and repertoire.

Admission is free, but tickets are required via the website below.

Starting times are Tues 21 Feb: 14:30 / Wed 22 Feb – Fri 24 Feb: 09:30.

Dr Ina Bergmann is an Associate Professor of American Studies at the University of Würzburg, Germany. Her fellowship at the Trinity Long Room Hub is in collaboration with the School of English and her research traces American cultures of solitude and their representations in cultural products from the colonial era to the present time. Cultures of solitude in the US are of particular interest, as the related concepts of independence and liberty are venerable American ideals.

Dr Bergmann will participate in a ‘Fellow in Focus’ conversation with Professor Cormac Ó Cuilleanain on Wednesday.

Admission is free, but registration is required via tlrh@tcd.ie

Did you ever want to give drawing a go? Or maybe you are a budding artist looking for like-minded people to draw with? The Creative Den in Rua Red runs free weekly drawing sessions on Wednesdays at 11:00.

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.

“Russian Orthodox Traditions” is a talk by Fr. Michael Nasonov about Russian Orthodox holy days and it includes a tour of the church. The event is part of the Festival of Russian Culture.

Admission is free.

“Another world is possible? Worldbuilding in Popular Culture” by Dr Gerard Hynes (Trinity College Dublin) is the next lecture in the Popular Literature Lunchtime Lectures Series.

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.

“Dublin Opinion, 1922–1968: the safety valve of a nation” with Felix Larkin is the next lecture in the Pembroke Library Historical Lecture Series.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-668 9575 or pembrokelibrary@dublincity.ie

“First Up: Creative entrepreneurs on breaking through” is a series of lunchtime talks from the creative minds at the forefront of Irish culture, science and the arts. The individuals featured, have believed in an idea and did everything possible to make that idea work. They invested in their own talent and creativity in order to create a career or lifestyle suited to their vision and personal aspirations.

On Wednesday Sinéad Burke will tell her story.

Sinead is a primary school teacher, a phd student, a broadcaster, the Alternative Miss Ireland emeritus, a public speaker and the blogger behind Minnie Melange where she profiles and interviews women under the title of Extraordinary Women.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the Eventbrite site below.

While in hospital, a boy with a mysterious illness befriends a policeman confined to a wheelchair. Forming an unlikely duo, the two plot to save New York from a crime mob by using Leo’s superpowers and Alex’s detective experience. English, 2015. PG (84 min).

Admission to this film screening is free and no booking is required.

Explore the Viking Ireland exhibition in the National Museum for a hands on family tour of Viking Dublin with Museum Educator Trisha Ryan. Take a close up look at the homes the Vikings lived in, the games that they played and the crafts that they made.

Admission is free and no booking required, places allocated on a first come basis. (Meet at Reception. Suitable for families with children 7-12)

Dr. Darach Lupton has spent the last 6 years working as a botanist at a newly created botanic garden in the Sultantate of Oman. He will take you on a journey across Oman’s stunning landscapes, giving a taste of the unique, often curious plant life and describe the challenges facing a project of this scope and ambition.

Admission is free.

Terence Davies in conversation with Roddy Doyle is an part of the Audi Dublin International Film Festival

“Terence Davies is one of the most celebrated British filmmakers working today. Regarded as a major creative force, his most recent film, A Quiet Passion details the life of Emily Dickinson; her loves, her struggles and her magnificent poetry. Shot in Belgium and Massachusetts, the film paints a sympathetic but far from idealistic portrait of one of America’s greatest poets.
Davies credits include Distant Voices, Still Lives, The Long Day Closes and The Deep Blue Sea. Citing an approach of small budgets and modest intentions, an aptitude for “death and misery,” this sharp and witty writer, director, novelist and poet has carved a distinctive path within the international cinematic landscape.”

Admission is free, but booking is required via the link here.

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.

“Raising bilingual children: what every parent needs to know” is a really interesting talk for soooo many parents now in Ireland.

Why should we raise children with more than one language? Do bilingual children get confused? Does bilingualism cause language delay? Is it ok to teach my child a foreign language I learned in school? Is English more important than our family language? Which strategies should we use at home?

Come to this information session, based on scientific evidence on bilingual language acquisition. A short talk will be followed by a practical workshop and there will be plenty of time to ask questions. If you can’t join us on the evening, email us to find out about future events.

The speaker is Dr Francesca La Morgia. She has been working with bilingual and multilingual families for the last 10 years. She is interested in language development and in strategies used by families to raise bilingual children. Her latest research focuses on family language practices among Chinese, Urdu and Italian speakers in the UK.

The event is free but spaces are limited. To book your place, email Francesca on flamorgi@tcd.ie

AskATon is a voluntary organisation in Dublin that supports diversity in STEM. There will be surprise, impromptu talks from the events participants (randomly selected from the attendee list), as well as panel talks, keynotes and workshops.

The first event of the year will be themed “How to start” and it will focus on starting up as an entrepreneur. A speaker panel will share their insights into entrepreneurship: Eimear Farrell – Founder of Artzheimers, Tracy Keogh – Startup Community Manager Bank of Ireland and Rhona Togher, CEO and Co-Founder Restored Hearing.

Admission is free, but registration is required here.

“Francis Smyth and Sons; Umbrella manufacturers, Dublin, 1836-1967” is a talk by Gregory Young in the Old Dublin Society Spring Lecture Series.

Admission is free.

This is a public performance followed by a short talk by Analog On, an experimental electronic music ensemble that composes and performs on vintage analogue electronics and modular synthesizers.

The group consists of Shauna Caffrey on oscillator, saw and electronics and Richard Duckworth from the School of Creative Arts at Trinity College Dublin on modular synthesizer and effects.

Admission is free, but registration is required via the Eventbrite site below.

An evening of poetry with poet Dermot O’Brien will bring you his original poetry and the same in Russian translation. The event is part of the Festival of Russian Culture.

Admission is free.

Join Adam Burke and Ross Browne, star of RTE’s The Fear, as their crime-fighting, alter-egos ‘Bournville and Cadbury’ as they launch the Bray Comedy Festival (22-26 Feb) with special guest Cornelius O’ Sullivan, 2015’s ‘Best New Act’, Love/Hate star Patrick Murray and comedy sketch group Shifts.

Admission is free.

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

The Anseo Comedy Club 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.

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

The Music film “The Wall” by Pink Floyd will be screened in the Bowery on Wednesday.

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).

The Festival of Russian Culture is being celebrated in Dublin since 2010 with a programme of music, dance, film and talks. The main festival locations will be the Hugh Lane Gallery and the libraries in Dublin. The festival will run from 19-26 February and the Family Day on Sunday 26 Feb in the National Show Centre in Swords is one of the highlights of the week, however unlike in some previous years, it is unfortunately not a free event anymore (EUR 5).

Apart from the Family Day, there are some free events in this year’s programme and they will be listed individually in this Dublin Event Guide. The full programme is on the website below.

A PianoFest takes place in the Royal Irish Academy of Music from Tuesday until Friday (21-24 Feb) when students of the RIAM compete in numerous competitions across all ages and repertoire.

Admission is free, but tickets are required via the website below.

Starting times are Tues 21 Feb: 14:30 / Wed 22 Feb – Fri 24 Feb: 09:30.

Drop in and examine some fossil favourites from the Museum’s handling collection including 20,000 year old crocodile poop! No booking required but there may be a short waiting period. This drop-in session will be held in the Reading Area on the first floor.

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.

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 St. Patrick’s Cathedral is running the Family Workshop (suitable for Age 7+) entitled “Make Your Own Stained Glass Windows”. Create your very own stained glass window. With so many beautiful stained glass windows to be seen throughout the Cathedral you will not be short of inspiration for creating your own designs out of art and craft materials.

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

Fun with Russian Music, Movement and Song for children aged 3+ hosted by Svetlana Maximova.The event is part of the Festival of Russian Culture.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-6744888

Ger Gibbons, SIPTU will talk about “Prospects and implications of the EU’s forthcoming Work-Life Balance package” at this lunchtime seminar at TASC.

“The EU is currently finalising a work-life balance package for working parents and caregivers, and plans to issue a formal proposal in March. Depending on its content and what is eventually agreed by ministers and MEPs, this initiative could strengthen the rights of parents and caregivers in Ireland to maternity leave, parental leave, paternity leave, carers’ leave and to working arrangements that suit them, as well as help improve Irish childcare and eldercare services. This seminar will review the background to the initiative, outline what is being considered, assess its prospects and examine the implications for the domestic debate on work-life balance issues.”

Admission is free, but booking is required via Sylvia Byrne on 01 6169050 or sbyrne@tasc.ie You are explicitly invited to bring your lunch and to eat it during the talk. Tea and coffee will be available.

Today the words “Diva” and “Divo” have a negative connotation. In this series of three talks Michael Grant will rely on the original definitions and will look at the careers of some of the European, American and Australasian singers of outstanding talent in the worlds of opera and the concert platform.

At the last event in this series Michael Grant will cover the period from the LP to the digital age and examples will include the voices of Maria Callas, Ann Murray, Jose Carreras and Peter Mattei.

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

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Discover the mythical animals hiding in the National Museum’s silver galleries. Go on an adventure with Catherine McGuinness to find some of the strange, exotic and unusual animals and create your own mythical creature. Art materials provided.

Admission is free, but booking is required.Suitable for Ages 6+

In the Visiting Speakers Lecture Series of the UCD School of Philospohy, the next lecture is

Topic: Implicit Bias, Self-Defence and the Reasonable Person by Dr Jules Holroyd, University of Sheffield

It will take place in the Agnes Cuming seminar room, D522 of the Newman building, UCD campus. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

AFterwork int eh Alliance Francaise is a monthly special evening in the La Cocotte cafe/restaurant. There will be live music from new Irish talent and French wine and food. The music is free, the drink and food not.

Admission is free.

Anna Karenina is a film adaptation from 2012 based on the famous novel by Leo Tolstoy. The screening is part of the Festival of Russian Culture.

Admission is free.

Life Coach Heather Bourke hosts this Conversation Cafe in Cabra Library, where you can meet other curious and open-mined people and have some interesting and stimulating discussions.

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

Recruitment website indeed.com is running a free workshop to help people that are ready for a career move to improve their job search skills.

Admission is free, but registration is required via the Eventbrite link below.

Every Thursday the Little Museum of Dublin waives their admission charges for two guided tours thanks to sponsorship from Guinness. The first tour is at 18:00 and the second tour is at 19:00. Make sure that you are there at least 10 minutes before the start of the tour to get one of the limited places.

The Little Museum of Dublin has a fascinating collection of artefacts from the last 100 years Dublin’s history.

On other days and other times, admission is EUR 7 for adults and admission is by guided tour only.

Anne Enright will be in conversation with Bernard McLaverty about his book ‘Grace Notes’. The event is part of The Readers’ Voice, a series of conversations between the Laureate of Irish Fiction, Anne Enright and Irish authors in libraries throughout Ireland.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-8421890 or ballymun.library@dublincity.ie

There will be refreshments from 18:30-19:00.

The event will also be live streamed on Facebook @LaureateIrishFiction

“Career Mentoring & Coaching – New For You” is a series of four free events in February with Ilaria Dondero, Career & Life Coaching and the last event will take place this Thursday.

It is a “Interview Skills Techniques Group Mentoring & Coaching Discussion” for anyone looking for career advice, career change, career development or career transitional opportunities in 2017.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01 873 3996 or businesslibrary@dublincity.ie

Successful screenwriter Francesca Melandri will talk to Catherine Dunne. After her screenwriting career, Francesca Melandri wrote three successful books, “Eva Sleeps” in 2010, “Higher Than the Sea” and she has just published her third novel, “Sangue Misto (Blood Right).”

Admission is free, but booking is required via the website below. The event will be in English.

Let’s Make a Scene is similar to an “Open Mic” event for musicians and spoken word artists, just for actors, comedians and improvisers.

It is a live platform to actors, comedians, improvisers, slammers, etc… for free to present, test, showcase or display their work to an audience (scene, monologue, sketch, reading, new material or in production, etc.) and create a momentum prompting exchange & collaboration in between artists of different media sharing a passion.

Admission is free, but booking is required via LetsMakeaScene AT momentumactingstudio.com

The event is a monthly open platform and on Thursday you will discover the work of Cherley Kane, Ciaran Dwyer, Eamonn McNicholas, Graham Molloy, Laura Thompson, Padraic Mc Ginley, Sophie Campbell and Wayne Davis presenting their work or favourite scenes, improv’, reading, in preview or in production.

“Mikhail Lermontov; A Writer in Profile” is a talk by Svetlana Maximova. She will look at the life and works of Mikhail Lermontov; a brilliant thinker, prose writer and a playwright. The talk examines how he became regarded as a successor to Alexander Pushkin, considered to be the founder of modern Russian Literature.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-8315521

“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

“Fíochán Filí” (Weaving Poets) is a series of six poetry readings organized by An Lab Irish-language arts centre in An Daingean (Dingle) with poetry and music from Nuala Ní Dhómhnaill, Peadar Ó hUallaigh and Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin.

The event will be in Irish language.

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

An expatriate or expat is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country other than that of their citizenship.

And this is a weekly meeting for all Expats in Dublin (new and old!). If you are new to the city, this is an excellent way to meet people.

Admission is free (no booking required!), but you are asked to give the same kind of welcoming to new members as is given to you.

And this is the third (!) Board Gaming night in Dublin! They are taking over! ;-)

It is a weekly event and on Thursday the focus is on Introductory Board Games, so if you haven’t for a while (or ever) played Board Games, this is for you.

Admission is free.

Join ten of Ireland’s most promising new faces as they battle it out to be the Best New Act of this year’s Bray Comedy Festival. Headlined by special guest magician Jack Wise.

Admission is free.

The Irish Times Book Club in association with the Irish Writers Centre invite to an “In conversation” event with “Beautiful Pictures of the Lost Homeland” author Mia Gallagher, who will talk to Laura Slattery.

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

Slapping Boys Bottom is the live band at the next Good Name event in the Bernard Shaw.

Admission is free.

Jack Brouwer will play an Acoustic gig in the Hard Rock Cafe.

Admission is free.

Live at the Liquor Rooms, a showcase of some of the best up and coming talents, returns with the following line-up

+ Mimi Lane
+ Sean Rooney
+ Lemoncello

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.

The Dublin City Rounders are playing Blues, Folk, Rockabilly, Vaudville in the Harbour Bar.

Admission is free.

SOMA is an Indie clubnight with additional live band. The next SOMA event is on Thursday and the live band is Nervvs.

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 Lo-Fi will perform a gig in Sin É on Thursday.

Admission will be 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.)

The next Cabin Sessions with the Cabin Crew and with special guests Shane & Paul Hennessy, HueGrass, JoJo O and the Woods (USA) will take place. Expect Trad & Roots music.

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.

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

Admission is free.

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.

The Festival of Russian Culture is being celebrated in Dublin since 2010 with a programme of music, dance, film and talks. The main festival locations will be the Hugh Lane Gallery and the libraries in Dublin. The festival will run from 19-26 February and the Family Day on Sunday 26 Feb in the National Show Centre in Swords is one of the highlights of the week, however unlike in some previous years, it is unfortunately not a free event anymore (EUR 5).

Apart from the Family Day, there are some free events in this year’s programme and they will be listed individually in this Dublin Event Guide. The full programme is on the website below.

A PianoFest takes place in the Royal Irish Academy of Music from Tuesday until Friday (21-24 Feb) when students of the RIAM compete in numerous competitions across all ages and repertoire.

Admission is free, but tickets are required via the website below.

Starting times are Tues 21 Feb: 14:30 / Wed 22 Feb – Fri 24 Feb: 09:30.

“Origins of the Russian Avant-Garde” is an introduction to early 20th century painting in Russia by Wanda Smolin.

Oddly this talk is not listed in the events list of the National Gallery, but it is listed on the Festival of Russian Culture site.

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.

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 workshop “Make your own musical instrument” will run in the St. Patrick’s Cathedral and is suitable for ages 5-12.

Music has and continues to play such an important role in the life of the Cathedral for centuries and you can now make your own contribution to this tradition.

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

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Drop-in to the Learning Resource Room and see what it’s like to be a real archaeologist. Carefully examine the objects uncovered by underwater archaeologists to decode if they come from a Bronze Age boat or a Viking Age boat and solve the mystery of the lake bed.

Admission is free and no booking required. Suitable for Ages 8+

Chamber Choir Ireland and the Contemporary Music Centre are inviting to “Choral Sketches”, a professional development opportunity for composers wishing to develop their skills in writing choral music with mentoring from renowned composer Tarik O’Regan.

Composers Amanda Feery, Michael Gallen and Seán Doherty have worked with Tarik O’Regan to develop a series of compositional sketches for a new choral work. These sketches will be the focus of a public workshop led by Tarik O’Regan with Chamber Choir Ireland and Artistic Director, Paul Hillier on Friday.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the Eventbrite link below.

Dublin guitar band Gypsies on the Autobahn are alunching their new album with an In-store gig in Tower Records.

Admission is free.

“Peter the Great: His life and legacy” is a talk by Yegor Tokarev in the Dublin City Arts Office (Studio 3) in The Lab as part of the Festival of Russian Culture.

Admission is free.

dlr LexIcon is inviting to a Jazz Evening with Petr Moc and the On/Off Quintet with special guests Libor Smoldas (CZ) and Linley Hamilton (UK).

Admission is free, but booking is required via the Eventbrite Page below.

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.

Harlequin will be in the Hard Rock Cafe for a gig on Friday.

Admission is free.

Keith John and Partland will play a gig in the Workman’s Club.

Admission is free.

Live Comedy with Niamh Marron, Lisa Casey, internet sensation Farmer Michael and Therese Cahill with prizes and games centered around the theme of “Lovely Ladies”.

Admission is free.

Fox.E and the Good Hands will play a gig in the Bowery. Expect Funk and Rock and good vibes.

Admission is free.

The Good Times band are playing a showcase 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.

Mad Doc McCrea from the UK are playing their version of folk at this gig.

Admission is free.

After a very long break, the Brady’s Sessions, a singer/songwriter night in Gub Dandy’s at Brady’s Pub Terenure are back. Admission is free and the Line-Up is:

The Black Overtones, Clarksville, Gillian Tuite, Jim Loughran, Ciaran Moran, Paul In Denial

The Clandestinos are bringing their Roots, Reggae, Dub, Latin, Ska to the Harbour Bar.

Admission is free.

Heads Up is a Blues & Roots band and they will be for a gig in the Patriot’s Inn.

Admission is free.