Event Guide 142: Dublin Book Festival, Gravitation, Dance for Mary, Feminist Walking Tour + Film Festival

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| DUBLIN EVENT GUIDE (for Free Events) No. 142
| 05 March 2010 Subscribers: 6005
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Hi all!

Have a look at the subscriber number! Another important milestone has been reached!! The Dublin Event Guide Community grew to 6000 subscribers and continues to grow week on week. I am thanking each and everyone of you, because not me but you are the promoters of the Event Guide. Don’t stop just yet! Keep telling your friends and colleagues about it. Check with your Social Club at work if they can include it in their mails to the members. Tell the people in your sports club, gym, choir, band, book club, knitting group or wherever else you talk to others about this weekly newsletter and suggest to them to send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com. Or help by hanging up and handing out fliers: www.perfectresults.info/event_guide_mini_flyers.pdf
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The goal is 10,000 and we are on track for achieving it next year. I remember when the list had grown to 1000 and I thought WOW! What do you think at 6000? Maybe WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW?? ;-) Wait until we reach 86,000. :-) But seriously: Just ONE of the Sunday newspapers has a distribution of approx. 260,000. If we assume that Dublin is 1/3 of the country in population, this means that there are approx. 86,000 readers for that single paper in Dublin. I don’t really expect that this Event Guide will grow so far, however it gives an indication of what a theoretical upper limit is! Ohh, and I can already promise you that we will have a MASSIVE party/festival for everybody when we reach 10,000. Keep spreading the word!
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Last night I was at a great event organised by EYP Dublin. (European Young Professionals) There were lots of interesting and nice people and since it was the EYP birthday party we had the most delicious cupcakes. Claire, you have a talent! There were lots of cool prices and one of the prices was a book and a pair of tickets to the upcoming Christopher Howard event. If you were at the EYP event and didn’t win, I have something for you. ;-) I can’t give you the book, but I can give you as many tickets as you need to bring your friends and family to Christopher Howard’s “Breakthrough to Success” on 19-21 March in Dublin. www.breakthroughtosuccess.eu/?af=CLA1035324 IF you were not at the EYP even, you should have been! ;-) The next one will be on 08 April and I will tell you more about it when we come closer to that date.

This week’s “Feel Good Slot” will stay empty. I don’t feel too good! I have to “feel” the video clips or messages I put in here, they are not just any kind of positive message but they are selected with intent and meaning. This week, I don’t really feel them, so forgive me for skipping this section. Hopefully all will be better again next week.

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

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

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I am late again! Later than ever! It is because I went out last night. Hmmm, I guess I shouldn’t do that, but I had to get out for a while!
This week I plan to go to the Dublin Book Festival and the Gannon Cup Rowing Race on Saturday. On Sunday I will try to go to the “Dance for Mary” have a look at that (Sunday Section), many of you will remember Mary. The films at the Women’s Day Film Festival sound really interesting. Maybe I will manage to watch one.
During the week, I will be busy, but browse through the day sections and have a quick look at the headlines, there are some really interesting talks and lectures on!

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IRISH COIN CUFFLINKS – COMPETITION
Yes, this is a first. No event tickets and no book but still in the Competition section? Yes! :-) Brian from Irishcoincufflinks.com suggested that I run a competition for a pair of cufflinks and I think it is a brilliant idea! www.irishcoincufflinks.com is a website where you can buy cufflinks that are made of old Irish pence coins (5p, 10p) and of Irish flags or Celtic Shields. If you want to give the cufflinks as a present or want to show your connection with Ireland on your own shirt sleeves go to the website and you buy them there directly. The cufflinks look nice and I like the 5p one in particular. The coins are original coins that were in circulation until Ireland joined the Euro Zone.
If you want to win a pair of 5p coin cufflinks you have to send a mail to dublineventguide@gmail.com with CUFFLINKS in the subject of the mail. The body of the mail has to contain your name, your mobile phone number AND you have to tell me in what year Ireland joined the Eurozone. If you need help, check the PRODCUTS page on www.irishcoincufflinks.com Your mail has to be with me by Wed 10 March at 15:00.

MEDEA REDUX – PLAY IN AID OF WOMAN’S AID
On 08 March is Women’s International Day and to celebrate the occasion. Bluepatch Productions will perform a play/performance in aid of Women’s Aid. Bluepatch Productions had provided a pair of free tickets and the lucky winner is Felicity Williams. Congratulations!
If you are not Felicity but are interested in the play, check this this out: “Medea Redux” is the title and it is written by Neil LaBute. It will be performed (40 minutes) in The Boys School, Smock Alley, Temple Bar on 08 March at 13:10, 18:30 and 20:30. The play is about a woman’s confession of a forbidden relationship and more details can be found here in an article about a previous performance bluepatchproductions.wordpress.com/2009/08/06/medea-redux-by-neil-labute/ Tickets are 10 Euro and they are available at door or in advance via bluepatchproductions@gmail.com or 087 2694776.

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

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DUBLIN CITY SOUL FESTIVAL – RISING STARS
It is still a bit of time until the next Dublin City Soul Festival (27-30 May) will take place, but the team around the festival are already working hard on the next festival in May. The start is the search for this year’s best “Rising Star”.
The ‘Rising Stars’ event, designed to showcase the wide range of talented unsigned artists in Ireland and from around the world is expected to attract hundreds of entries from emerging artists. In 2009 submissions were received from many countries including Belize, Canada, Egypt, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Togo and the United States.
Solo artists, bands and musicians of all kinds who wish to showcase their music live on stage as part of the 4th Dublin City Soul Festival are invited to register at www.risingstars.ie where we all will get to experience their music and vote for our favourites. The Top 20 most popular artists will perform as part of a special show during Soul Fest 2010. Last year’s “Rising Stars” was won by the brilliant band “Mob Fandango”.

EASON TAKES OVER HUGHES & HUGHES AIRPORT SHOPS
After the surprise closure of the bookshop chain Hughes&Hughes (I have still a book voucher from that is worth nothing now.) after 26 years in operation, Eason have announced that they will take over the former Hughes&Hughes airport shops. It was always a surprise to me that Eason’s didn’t have any presence at the airport and with the take over of the shop license at the airport, they will retain up to about a half of the Hughes & Hughes employees. This development, however, probably means that the other Hughes & Hughes bookshops will remain closed for good. The airport shop license was seemingly the most valuable component of the remains of the closed down book chain. www.rte.ie/news/2010/0304/hughes.html

30 KM/H LIMIT TO STAY – AT LEAST FOR A WHILE
22 councillors thought that the speed limit in the City Centre should be modified and limited to some areas and 20 thought it should stay in all areas as it is now. But the 22 weren’t enough in the 52 member council and therefore the speed limit will stay as it is now. The next review will now be in July and who knows what the decision then will be. www.rte.ie/news/2010/0301/dublin.html

IRELAND IN TOP TEN OF FRIENDLIEST COUNTRIES
The Lonely Planet guide book lists Ireland along with the US, Malawi, Fiji, Thailand, Samoa, Vietnam, Indonesia, Scotland and Turkey in a list of the 10 friendliest countries. Interesting list!
Fáilte Ireland chief executive Shaun Quinn said “Over the years, our research has constantly found that the warmth and friendliness of our people, along with our green landscapes and scenery, are the biggest draws for overseas visitors” and the Irish Times interpreted that as “[Mr Quinn] said its latest “Visitor Attitudes” survey …, showed that the Irish people were the most significant advantage that distinguished Ireland from other holiday destinations.” Hmm, Quinn didn’t say “the Irish people” and I assume he is not only talking about people with Irish Nationality, but about “our people” as in everybody who is in Ireland and is in contact with tourists. After all the majority of employees in hotels etc seems to be non-Irish.
www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0303/breaking68.html

CHECK YOUR ATTIC AND YOUR CUPBOARD!
The Irish Times reports that a chinese vase with an asking price of just EUR 150 sold at a Co. Laois auction yesterday for EUR 110,000. Maybe we should all check our cupboards and attics for a “12-inch-high blue-and-white porcelain vase”?
www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2010/0303/1224265504158.html

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In order to beat an economic downturn not governments can help, but individuals are needed that take the initiative and to create new markets and new opportunities for themselves and for their customers and hopefully employees. The banks don’t help anymore, the government doesn’t want to help, so we have to help ourselves! The Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) will help you if you have recently started a company and if you could do with spreading the word. I hope being mentioned here and being seen by the 5800+ readers of the Event Guide will kick start something big for you. In return I expect you to tell your clients and friends about the Event Guide and once you have made a nice bit of money, a donation would be very appreciated. ;-) (This offer is for start-ups in relatively early stages only. Established companies can contact me regarding very affordable advertisement options in the Dublin Event Guide.) If you want to promote your start-up/young company here for free, let me know: dublineventguide@gmail.com.

I better start working on some of the opportunities again. Hopefully nect week I can present the next company to you.

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VENICE BIENNALE EXHIBITIONS – NCAD & FARMLEIGH
Artists Sarah Browne, Gareth Kennedy and Susan MacWilliam who represented Ireland and Northern Ireland at the 2009 Venice Biennale are exhibiting in the National College of Art and Design and Farmleigh Gallery. The exhibition will be opened in Farmleigh on Thurs 11 March and will only run until 15 March. (Venue Details: Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, near Castleknock Gates, www.farmleigh.ie, House and Ground opens on Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun and Bank Holiday Mondays. Gates open 10:00-16:45, House open 10:30-17:00)

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY – GALLERY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
“Women of Concern” is an exhibition of photographs to celebrate International Women’s Day. The exhibition will be on show from 04-21 March. (Gallery Details: Gallery of Photography, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, wwww.galleryofphotography.ie, Open: Tues-Sat 11:00-18:00, Sun 13:00-18:00)

PIERRE-EMMANUEL GODET – CFCP
“I fish Dublin” by Pierre-Emmanuel Godet is on show from 09-11 March (13:00-19:00). The venue is the Centre For Creative Practice, CFCP, 15 Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin 2. The Vernissage will be on Tues 09 Mar, from 18:00-20:00. The exhibition will include new art works based on fish, just fish, fun size fish paintings and Feesh-shirts. www.pagazine.com www.cfcp.ie

NEAL GREIG & EILEEN FERGUSON – ORIGIN GALLERY
“The Cook, The Artist, The Wife, The Lover” is a two-person show by Neal Greig & Eileen Ferguson. The exhibition is on show since 04 March, but it is not clear until when it will be available. Works on show will be a selection of paintings and works on paper from a residiency in Newfoundland and studio works. (Gallery Details: Origin Gallery, 83 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, No website?, Open: Mon-Fri 11:00-18:00, Sat 12:00-16:00)

JASON DUNNE – EXCHANGE GALLERY
‘Extempora’ by Jason Dunne will run from 12-14 March. The opening will be on Fri 12 March from 18:00-21:00.
The artist will discuss his work at 17:30 on Sat 13 March followed by screenings of Dan Graham’s ‘Rock My Religion’ at 18:30 and Maya Deren’s ‘Divine Horsemen, Living Gods of Haiti’ from 18:30.
Jason Dunne will work on-site in the Exchange Gallery from the 01-11 March; producing an installation which will be on show from the 12-14 March. (Gallery Details: Exchange Dublin Gallery, 1 Exchange Street Upper, Temple Bar, Dublin 8, gallery.exchangedublin.ie, Open: Tues-Sun 12:00-22:00)

DAVID DUNNE – BAD ART GALLERY
“Icons” is an exhibition by David Dunne. It will be on show from 04-25 March. (Gallery Details: Bad Art Gallery, 79 Francis Street, Dublin 8, www.thebadartgallery.ie, Open: Mon-Sat 10:30-18:00)

RUTH O’DONNELL + EVA GRYTT – ORIGINAL PRINT GALLERY
Surface and Depth, an exhibition of new works by Irish artist Ruth OíDonnell and Swedish artist Eva Grytt at Original Print Gallery. The exhibition will be open from 11-28 March. This will be the Original Print Gallery’s last exhibition at its current location at 4 Temple Bar. The Gallery is closing down and will roam across other venues and will sell art online from 31 march.
(Gallery Details: Original Print Gallery, 4 Temple Bar, Dublin 2, www.originalprint.ie, Open: Mon-Fri: 10:30-17:30, Sat: 11.00-17:00, Sun: 14:00-18:00)

‘FOR THE LOVE OF CHANGE’ – MILL STREET STUDIOS
‘For The Love Of Change’ is the third installment of the ‘For The Love Of’ series, following the success of ‘For The Love Of God’ art & design exhibition which ran in July 2009 in Mill Street Studios and ‘For The Love Of Live’ creative event which ran in November as part of Design Week 2009 in Filmbase, Temple Bar. The exhibition will open on 04 March. www.dublinartmill.com
www.krop.com/fortheloveof

3 MEN AND A LITTLE EXHIBITION – MASTERS THIEFS SECRET LAIR
An exhibition by Mark Ferguson, Fintan Ryan and Francis Quinn from 04-11 March.
(Gallery Details: Master Thief’s Secret Lair, 11 South William Street, Dublin 2, www.mtsl.ie, Open: Mon-Sat: 10:00-17:00, Thurs 10:00-19:00, Sun 12:00-17:00)

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KEITH MULLINS – TOWER RECORDS IN-STORE EVENT
Keith Mullins will perform in Tower Records in Wicklow Street on Fri 05 March from 13:00. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

SIMON FAGAN – HMV IN-STORE EVENT
Simon Fagan will be playing live and signing copies of his new single ‘Damn Honey’ on Fri 05 March at 17:00 in HMV Henry Street. hmv.com/hmvweb/navigate.do?pPageID=1080

SAX AND THE CITY – CITI BAR
On Fri 05 Mar the Citi Bar, Dame Street, Dublin 2 is the venue for a free gig of “Sax and the City” at 21:00. “Sax and the City are a fresh take on what people expect from live Entertainment. Male and Female vocals merge the classic hits of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s with modern numbers by Lady GaGa, Gwen Stefani, Michael Buble and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAjsH2IMiaw www.saxandthecity.ie
READER’S WIVES – WHEELANS
In Wheelans in 25 Wexford Street “Reader’s Wives” will feature in “The Midnight Hour” on Fri 05 March. Admission is free before 22:30. www.whelanslive.com/listings/

SHAKE DOWN – PACINO’S RESTAURANT
“Shake Down” in Pacino’s Restaurant in Suffolk Street will feature The Mighty Steff on 05 March. Entertainment by live band and DJ from 23:00-02:30 while you can enjoy a low priced pizza and a cocktail. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000604976870

REGULAR EVENTS – FRIDAY
* James Sheeran (Acoustic/Rock/Trad) is playing from 18:00 in Peadar Kearney’s in 64 Dame Street, Dublin 2. And The Eastern Harps (Trad) are playing there from 20:00. Admission is free.
* Need to wind down after a tiring week? Free Sahaja Yoga Meditation (not physical yoga, but “yoga meditation”!) classes every Friday at 19:30 at 4/5 Eustace Street, Temple Bar (next to IFI, ring bell no. 3) and every Monday from 19:00 in Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown Centre, Dublin 15. These are drop in classes, newcomers are welcome. For more information check www.coolspirit.info or www.sahajayoga.ie.
* The Covers play Rock Covers from 22:00 in The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2. Later: DJ Carlos Irie. Admission is free.
* “Shake Down” in Pacino’s restaurant, Suffolk Street is a weekly Friday event from 23:00. Live Bands a DJ, Pizza and Cocktails and free admission make this event hugely attractive. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000604976870

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DUBLIN BOOK FESTIVAL 2010
From 06-08 March 2009, the City Hall in Dame Street will be transformed into a book lover’s paradise for the second Dublin Book Festival. Come and meet some of Ireland’s greatest writers, poets, children’s authors, thinkers and media personalities in a relaxed atmosphere; immerse yourself dozens of free readings, interviews, debates and book launches; or just grab a book from the festival’s bookshop, and enjoy a cup of coffee. The website describes all events here www.dublinbookfestival.com/ and if you want to download the Festival programme you can find it here
www.dublinbookfestival.com/DBF2010.pdf

GRAVITATION 2010
On Sat 06 and Sun 07 March this year’s Gravitation event will take place at Monkstown Pool and Fitness Centre from 11:00-16:00. Admission is free. It is an event for boards, bikes, blades and beats. “Experience the power and skill of skateboarding and BMX displays. Marvel at the speed and agility of expert bladers and spin to hip hop beats. Check out some of the city’s top skateboarders with displays from well-known names and exciting BMX displays. Gravitation 2010, hosted by DLR Events, is an initiative by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and will feature demonstrations by experts over the 2 days at the state of the art Skate Park in Monkstown Pool and Fitness Centre. Access to the skate park will be free to test your skills and experts will be on hand to provide tips throughout the event. The aim of the event is to embrace the wide selection of alternative sports and urban culture in Ireland and provide a platform to showcase boards, bikes, blades and beats at their best.” www.dlrevents.ie/gravitation10.htm

DUBLIN FILM FRINGE FESTIVAL – LE CIRK + TEMPLE BAR
The FilmmakersNetwork.ie Dublin Film Fringe Festival will take place on Sat 06 March. Some events are not free, others are free. If you are interested in film making, short films or in music videos (free event in Le Cirk) you should check out www.filmmakersnetwork.ie/dff/ The aim of the festival is to showcase independent short films that have been made outside of mainstream industry circles and without financial aid from any of the State awarding bodies.

WILDLY DIFFERENT THINGS – THE OBSERVATORY
The Observatory on 7-11 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2 will be the venue for “Wildly Different Things: New York and Dublin”. And on Saturday the artists will provide brief ‘walk-about-talks’ about their work from 13:00-15:30 (with intermission).
Saturday 06 March: Oisin Byrne, Ben Mullen, Natalie Tyler, Eugene Magowan, Sean Hillen, Fred Reilly, Don Sheehan, Margaret O’Brien.
Saturday 13 March: Sharon Kelly, Jackie Nickerson, Tom Climent, Alan Mongey, Emma Roche, John Duffy & Bob Dixon & Q, Suzy O’Mullane.
www.wildlydifferentthings.com

PLAYREADING – NEW THEATRE
The New Theatre (43 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2) presents “It’s Never Too Late” a Playreading by Tommy Monaghan and directed by Sinead Monaghan. It will take place on Sat 06 Mar at 14:00. Admission is free. www.thenewtheatre.com/onstage.htm#monaghan

LIFFEY ROWING RACES – GANNON CUP
On Sat 06 March a number of Rowing Races will take place on the Liffey between O’Connell Bridge and James’ Gate Brewery. The Race is a competition between UCD and Trinity and the Race Times are Gannon Cup Race 15:30, Corcoran Cup Race 15:00, Dan Quinn Shield 14:30, Moorehead Cup 14:00. www.gannoncup.com/

FAMILY & ADULT EVENTS – NATIONAL MUSEUM
# t na Gaeilge – Na Deith Rudaí san is fearr liom / Top Ten for 2010 is taking place on Sat 06 March. The time is not given, so you have to check with the national Museum in Collins Barracks where the event will take place. “Téigh ar thuras den Mhúsaem in éineacht le Caomhán Mac Con Iomaire. Beidh an turas seo in nGaeilge agus i mBéarla. Join Museum educator Caomhán Mac Con Iomaire on a special bilingual tour for Seachtain na Gaeilge, to find out some of his favourite objects in the Museum.” www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=938

FAMILY PROGRAMME – NATIONAL GALLERY
The Family Programme in the National Gallery in Kildare Street on Sat 27 Feb from 15:00 is “Great Oaks from Little Acorns Grow” with Sinead McGeeney. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html#4

CAST OF CHEERS – WHEELANS
The Cast of Cheers + guests (Jupe & Cabin Fever) will perform a free gig in Wheelans. The Cast of Cheers have been receiving rave reviews after they released their debut album Chariot for free on bandcamp. Listen to/Download it for free here: thecastofcheers.bandcamp.com/ The event will take place on Sat 06 March at 20:00. Admission is free. www.myspace.com/thecastofcheers
www.myspace.com/jupe
www.myspace.com/cabinfever09

ROBOTNIK – WHEELANS
In Wheelans in 25 Wexford Street “Robotnix” will feature in “The Midnight Hour” on Sat 06 March. Admission is free before 22:30. www.whelanslive.com/listings/

REGULAR SATURDAY EVENTS
* Don’t forget that the Temple Bar Markets (Food Market on Meeting House Square, Book Market on Temple Bar Square and the Designer Mart near Cow’s Lane) are taking place every Saturday from 10:00-16:30. The Designer Mart is on winter break and will return from 13 March!
* The SuperNatural Food Market is taking place every Saturday from 09:30-15:30 in St. Andrews Resource Centre in Pearse Street, Dublin 2. www.supernatural.ie
* The Dublin Food Coop runs a food market every Saturday (09:30-16:30) and Thursday (14:00-20:00) at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Fresh local and artisan produce, mainly organic, and other products for sustainable living are on sale. www.dublinfood.coop
* Sunday Market & Car Boot Sale at Kart City
Old Airport Road, Santry, Dublin 9. The Kart City Weekend Market is open every Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday from 08:00-16:00 and until the end of May all car boot sellers can sell for free. sundaymarket.ie/
* Blackhorse Flea Market + Car Boot Sale. Every Saturday from 10:00-18:00 the Blackhorse Market is taking place. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on red Luas line. theblackhorsemarket.com
* The Black Sheep play Rock Covers from 22:00 in The Mezz 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2. Later Dj Glenn Brown (Dublin Calling). Admission is free.
* Havana Tapas Bar is inviting to a Salsa Night with afro-latin percussion every Sat night 22:30-02:00. Bachata, salsa, merengue, reggeaton with resident DJ Papi Chulo. Food is available until 00:30 and usually there is plenty of room to get dancing.

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DUBLIN BOOK FESTIVAL
(See Saturday for details)

GRAVITATION 2010
(See Saturday for details)

CAR BOOT SALE – HAROLD’S CROSS GREYHOUND STADIUM
On Sunday 07 March from 09:00 the Harold’s Cross Greyhound Stadium Car Boot Sale (every second week) will take place again on the car park of the stadium (151 Harold’s Cross Road, Dublin). Visiting is free, selling costs EUR 15 for cars and EUR 20 for vans and spaces might still be available. Contact Damian on 086 8371573 or email lowth666@yahoo.ie for more details. Gates open 08:00 for Sellers and 09:00 for Buyers. www.qype.ie/events/436976-CAR-BOOT-SALE-Harolds-Cross-Greyhound-Stadium-Ltd-Dublin

CRAFTY MARKET
“Visit the Crafty Market, Newmarket Square, Dublin 8 this Sunday and the first Sunday of every month! It is an interesting Art & Crafts Market in Dublin’s Coombe district, a five minutes’ walk from St. Patrick’s Cathedral. 45 stall holders set out their wares in an indoor market for you to browse and buy. Don’t pay through the nose for handicrafts in exclusive shops when you can purchase them straight from the artist in a fun market environment where haggling is encouraged. The market is open from 12:00-17:00. The venue is the Dublin Food Co-op building, on Newmarket Sq. with a cafe and hot food stalls indoors and plenty of free parking outside. www.thecraftymarket.com

CHILDREN’S ART WORKSHOP – PHOENIX PARK
The weekly Children’s Art Cart Workshops at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre is taking place every Sun from 10:30-12:30. Up to 20 children can participate but they must be supervised by an adult. Children 5 years & over. The upcoming themes are
07 Mar: Trees – what would we do without them? (Tree Week) www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,12181,en.html

TRIBUTE DANCE FOR MARY – O’CONNELL STREET
Do you remember Mary, the woman that was dancing most days on O’Connell Street near the Anna Livia fountain and later near the Spire? She was always in her own world, dressed up nicely and dancing away to the music in her head. Mary is now 83 and is not dancing anymore, but a facebook group with more than 14,000 fans has formed and is now organising a tribute dance for Mary featuring Eamonn Campbell of “The Dubliners” and other musicians. The event will take place on Sun 07 March at 12:00 in O’Connell Street where Mary danced and smiled. All are welcome. Let all the people that might know Mary but might not be on facebook know! www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=345527055568

VINTAGE CAR EXHIBITION – WICKLOW
Tom D. tells me about a Vintage Car Exhibition & Rally in the Wicklow Gaol Complex on 07 March at 12:00. I couldn’t find any further details and it is a little further outside of Dublin then most other events, but maybe you are a Vintage Car fan? Admission is free.

FEMINIST WALKING TOUR
The 3rd yearly Feminist Walking Tour of Dublin is taking place on Sun 07 Mar (to celebrate International Women’s Day). It starts at 13:00 from the Central Bank Plaza (followed by a walk through Dublin city). The tour will tell stories of the women who have changed Irish society from the women of the Ladies Land League and Cumman na mBan to today’s women activists who work to reduce poverty and discrimination in our city. There will be guest speakers at various stops through the city, and it will take approx 2 hours. The tour will finish with a social lunch, where tea, coffee and soup will be provided. For further information contact feministwalkingtour@yahoo.ie or Sinead Ahern 086 398 3189. The tour is open to all ages and genders and there is no charge to take part. www.indymedia.ie/article/95640

WOMEN’S DAY FILM FESTIVAL
The Progressive Film Club presents six films for International Women’s Day Film Festival on Sun 07 Mar from 13:15. Admission is free. All details are on www.progressivefilmclub.ie The Progressive Film Club is a voluntary organisation dedicated to showing progressive films from all over the world. Struggles for people’s rights, for the rights of workers, of immigrants, of women, for national liberation and for social justice are some of the themes of the outstanding films we have shortlisted, most of them never shown before in Ireland.
Starting times are 13:15, 15:45, 17:30, 18:45 and 20:30 and the film titles and descriptions are on www.thenewtheatre.com/onstage.htm#pfc The films sound very interesting and I strongly suggest that you check the list out to see if they are for you. Admission is free.

SUNDAY AT NOON CONCERT – HUGH LANE GALLERY
Nearly every Sunday a free “Sunday at Noon” concert is taking place in the Hugh Lane Gallery. From 12:00-13:00 classical music will be performed for free. No booking is required. This week’s concert is the Philippe Cassard on the piano playing Brahms and Schoenberg. www.hughlane.ie/whats_on_detail.php?id=460

RE-DRESS CLOTHES SWAP – TWISTED PEPPER
Re-dress are hosting a clothes swap in aid of disaster relief in Haiti this Sunday 07 March. The venue is the Twister Pepper, the swap is male and female clothing and the time is 2 – 5pm. Entry is free but you are asked to make a donation on the door if you can. Big or small, it will make a difference.
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=500614615262&ref=mf

NATIONAL TREE WEEK – BOTANIC GARDENS
On Sun 07 March the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin invite to a Guided Walk “Remarkable Trees of Glasnevin”. In celebration of National Tree Week, a special guided tour will be presented introducing some of the most beautiful and interesting trees of the National Botanic Gardens. The event starts at 14:30 at the Visitor Centre. Admission is free. www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

SUNDAY SKETCHING – HUGH LANE GALLERY
The Hugh Lane Gallery on Parnell Square is running a “Sunday Sketching for 7+ year olds” programme. This week (07 Feb) the title is “Peep Hole Pictures”, inspired by Bacon’s Slashed Canvases and the event takes place from 15:00-16:00. www.hughlane.ie/whats_on_detail.php?id=413

FAMILY PROGRAMME – NATIONAL MUSEUM
# A Family Tour is taking place on Sun 07 March at 15:00 in Collins Barracks (Age 6+). Free themed tour for family groups. Please note that places are limited and are allocated on a first come, first served basis. www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=939

NATIONAL GALLERY – SUNDAY LECTURE
The Sunday Lecture on 07 Mar at 15:00 in the National Gallery in Kildare Street is: “1913 Lockout: Visual Records and Contemporary Visual Responses” by Lecturer Helen Carey, Independent Curator www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html

MATINEE BRUNCH CLUB – ODEON BAR & GRILL
The Odeon are inviting all families on Sat+Sun from 12:00-18:00 to a “Matinee Brunch Club”. Good Food, Kids movies (13:00+15:00), major international sporting events on the other big screen, kids under 3 eat for free are the main attractions of this offer. Upcoming Movies are on Mar 6/7 – Nanny McPhee, Mar 13/14 – Madagascar,
Mar 20/21 – The Princess Bride, Mar 27/28 – The Incredibles. For further information ring 01 672 7690 or check www.odeon.ie/ The Odeon Bar & Grill is in the Old Harcourt Street Station, Dublin 2.

HUMANIST ASSOCIATION MONTHLY MEETING
The Humanist Association of Ireland (HAI) is inviting to their monthly meeting. The meeting in March will feature a talk by Anne B. Ryan on “Enough is Plenty: Public & Private Policies for the 21st Century”. The HAI hosts an open meeting for Humanists on the first Sunday of every month in Dublin from 16:00-18:00. Everybody is welcome. Venue: Buswell’s Hotel, 23-27, Molesworth St, Dublin 1. www.humanism.ie

COMEDY CRUNCH – SHEBEEN CHIC
Free comedy, free ice-cream. What more do you want? :-) The Comedy Crunch is a brilliant free Stand Up comedy which decamps regularly downstairs in Shebeen Chic, Sth Great Georges Street. It is sooo popular that from initially monthly it was moved to fortnightly and now to weekly! Make sure you give it a go! It starts at 21:00 and the line-up is changing but always impressive. The next performance is on Sun 07 March and the details can be found on: www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comedy-Crunch/83791357330

REGULAR SUNDAY EVENTS
* The Temple Bar Book Market is taking place every Sat+Sun on Temple Bar Square from 11:00-18:00.
* Blackhorse Flea Market + Car Boot Sale. Every Sunday from 10:00-18:00 the Blackhorse Market is taking place. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on red Luas line. theblackhorsemarket.com
* The Mary Stokes Band (Blues) will be back in Bruxelles, Harry Street near Grafton Street and near the Westbury Hotel from 30 Aug. The start time is advertised as 18:00, but the actual start is usually significantly later. The gigs are not EVERY week, but most weeks. Admission is free.
* Jazz in The George in George’s Street from 16:30-18:00: Jazz Band Zrazy.
* Sunday Roast is a weekly event in the Globe in Sth George’s Street from 20:00-01:00. Provided are free live music, games & roast potatoes. www.myspace.com/sundayroast1
* “Loose Change” play in Gibneys Pub, New St., Malahide every Sunday from 18:00-20:00.
* From 21:00 in The Bleeding Horse on Camden Street “The Apollo Sessions” is a free show featuring multiple styles of original music from local and international musicians and songwriters www.myspace.com/thebleedinghorsesessions
* The Brazilian Samba Rock Band +55 is playing every Sunday at the Odeon in Harcourt Street from 20:00-22:00, followed by a DJ playing Forro, Axe, and a mixture of Brazilian rhythms and salsa beats. Admission is free before 21:00 and EUR 5 after that.
* Songs of Praise, a Rock Karaoke is taking place every Sunday from 21:00 in The Village in Wexford Street, Dublin 2. www.getpraise.com
* The Burning Effigies are playing afrobeat, jazz, funk and soul every Sunday from 23:00 in Turk’s Head in Parliament Street. www.turkshead.ie
* Gardiner Street Gospel Mass in St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street near the junction with Dorset Street every Sunday at 19:30. Everybody is welcome independent from your level of religiousness. www.gardinerstreetgospelchoir.com
* Ballymun Gospel Choir Mass at 19:00 in Holy Spirit Church, Silloge, Ballymun.

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

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BACH LECTURE – ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY
The Royal Irish Academy of Music in 36 Westland Row, Dublin 2 is inviting to a lecture by Prof. Christoph Wolff with the title “The pre-history of Mendelssohn’s performances of Bach’s St.Matthew Passion”. The event will take place on Mon 08 Mar at 11:00. Admission is free. Christoph Wolff is one of the most renowned Bach scholars, Professor of Music at the Harvard University and author of the book “Bach, the Learned Musician”. www.goethe.de/ins/ie/dub/kue/en5712265v.htm

IRISH SOLIDARITY WITH POLAND – MEETING AND EXHIBITION
Poland was a country in crisis in the early 1980s. The founding of the free trade union, Solidarity, in the Gdansk shipyard in August 1980, led to resistance to the Communist government. On 13th December, 1981, General Jaruzelski declared martial law and the army took control of the country.
In Ireland a group of Polish people and Irish supporters in the Irish Polish Society organized protests and fund-raising events and sent over IEP 250,000 worth of aid to Poland. An exhibition in Blanchardstown Public Library, Blanchardstown Centre, from 01-13 March and a Public Meeting on Mon 08 March at 19:00 will commemorate this episode in Irish-Polish relations.
Local activists will tell their stories along with a video and protest music from the period by Polish folk-singer, Justyna (Szwarna) Kosmulska. Admission is free and open to all. irishpolishsociety.ie/events/irish-solidarity-with-poland/

CINE-CAFE – MOTHER REILLY’S, RATHMINES
Howard Linnane’s Irish movie screening night Cine-Café (an evening of short films) and Pint & Picture (full feature film screening) take place on alternating weeks with the next event taking place on Mon 08 Mar at 20:00 in Mother Reilly’s in Rathmines, Dublin 6 (Uppercross House Hotel, 30 Upr Rathmines Road (opposite Tesco)).
FREEWAY – BLUES ROCK – FOGGY DEW
The band Freeway is playing a Blues Rock Session in the Foggy Dew pub in Temple Bar (Upper Fownes Street) on Mon 08 March from 20:30. Admission is free. Their music includes Free, Cream, Gallagher, Hendrix, Freddie King, Albert Collins etc
www.gumtree.ie/dublin/90/54762990.html

REGULAR MONDAY EVENTS
* Every Mon from 20:00-22:00 in Bewley’s Cafe Theatre, 78 Grafton Street, the recently-formed music collective the ‘Lazy Band’ is playing roots, trad and folk songs from Ireland, England, America and anything else they like. Admission is free and the bar serves during the show. Some people order up pizzas from downstairs. Laid-back atmosphere, unplugged and informal. www.myspace.com/thelazyband
* ‘Hugh Cooney Don’t Like Monday’, a cabaret and live visual performance by Hugh Cooney, will take place every Monday night from 20:30 at The Pygmalion, South William Street, Dublin 2 (formerly Ba Mizu in Powerscourt Shopping Centre). Admission free. www.myspace.com/hughcooneycomotions
* From 21:00 in the International Bar, Wicklow Street: The Glór Sessions feature acoustic singer-songwriters, comedy, spoken word and poetry hosted by Stephen James Smith. Entry is free. www.stephenjamessmith.com/Glor.html
* From 21:30 a traditional Irish music session is taking place in Kennedy’s Pub in Drumcondra. Admission is free.
* From 22:00, the front bar of Whelans is the venue for the Open Mic event “Acoustic Nightmares Night”, organised by the band The Mighty Stef and some members from The Last Tycoons. This is a free event. www.facebook.com/pages/THE-MIGHTY-STEF/17575454643
* Upbeat Generation is playing Soul/Funk/Rock Covers in The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2 from 22:00. Later: DJ Rasheed. Admission is free.

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NATIONAL GALLERY LECTURE
On Tues 08 March the lecture “The Western Images of James Fitzgerald (1899-1971)” by Lecturer Dr James Cunningham, Donegal Regional Cultural Centre is provided in the National Gallery at 10:30. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html

MIGRANT EXPERIENCES – IRISH AID VOLUNTEERING CENTRE
“Stories from the Frontier: Migrant Experiences from Nicaragua and Ireland” is the title of an event on Tues 09 March at 16:30 in the Irish Aid Volunteering Centre, O’Connell St., Dublin. Guest speakers: José Luis Rocha, Director, Jesuit Migrant Service, University of Central America, Managua, Nicaragua; Edel Mc Ginley, Project Leader, Irregular Migration Team, Migrant Rights Centre Ireland. www.activelink.ie/node/1457

STEVE CONWAY – BOOK READING – BALDOYLE
On Tues 09 March at 19:00 Steve Conway will read from ‘Shiprocked, Life on the Waves with Radio Caroline’ in Baldoyle Public Library, Baldoyle Dublin. In the 80s Steve fell in love with the pirate radio revolution which battled in this country and in the UK from the mid 1960s until the late 1990s. Steve worked with the most famous of all the Pirate Radio Stations – Radio Caroline – which, founded by an Irish Man, Ronan O’Rahilly, sailed the high seas, fighting the battle to bring good and constant music to the homes of the UK and North Europe from March 23rd 1964 until the final Caroline Radio Ship, the Ross Revenge, ran aground on the Goodwin Sands in Kent on 20th November 1991. Steve has written of his adventures on the high seas in the best-selling memoir Shiprocked, Life on the Waves with Radio Caroline published by Dublin publisher Liberties Press in March 2009.
www.indymedia.ie/article/95861

REGULAR TUESDAY EVENTS
* Open Mic Night with The Last Tycoons in O’Donoghues on Suffolk Street every Tueas from 20:00. It’s free and anyone can get up, sing a song or do whatever they like. www.facebook.com/pages/ODonoghues-Open-Mic/71834618844
* In the Bankers Inn on Trinity Street (off Dame Street) at 21:30: An acoustic singer-songwriter session hosted by Dave Murphy. A contribution is requested but not required. This is a listening club so is very quiet and features a lot of experienced songwriters trying out new material. www.myspace.com/davemurphyandfriends
* From 21:30, O’Briens on Dame Street (next to the Mercantile Pub) is the venue for a further Open Mic event of acoustic rock’n’roll organised by the band The Mighty Stef. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/pages/THE-MIGHTY-STEF/17575454643
* White Chocolate is playing Rock Covers from 22:00 in The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2

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RHA LECTURE SERIES
The Royal Hibernian Academy is inviting to the second part of their series of lectures by RHA Members and Honorary Members:
– 10 March: Carey Clarke
– 24 March: Martin Gale
– 31 March: Brian Ferran ‘The William Scott & FE McWilliam commissions at Altnagelvin Hospital’
There is no admission fee and spaces will be offered on a first come, first serve basis. Lectures begin at 17:30 in the Friends Room of the RHA, Gallagher Gallery, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2. For further information: www.royalhibernianacademy.ie

CHRISTIANS, MUSLIMS AND GOD – UCD LECTURE
A Public Lecture is taking place in UCD with the title “Christians, Muslims and the name of God: Who owns it, and how would we know?” by Professor Denys Turner, Horace Tracy Pitkin Professor of Historical Theology, Yale Divinity School.. The event will take place on Wed 10 March at 18:00 in Newman House on the UCD Campus in Belfield. www.ucd.ie/events/calendar?dt=d.en.51036&f=week&d=12/03/2010

EDUCATION IN AFRICA – GLOBAL DIMENSIONS SEMINAR
DICE, an organisation that promotes an understanding of development education and intercultural education, is running the Global Dimensions Seminar Series between January and May. The next seminar will be on. The March event will take place on Wed 10 March at 18:00 and is entitled “Young children’s engagement with issues of global justice”. It will take place in the Chapter Room, Christchurch Cathedral and speakers are Maria Casey (Education Officer, Trócaire) & Brian Ruane (Education Department, St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra). More information can be found on www.diceproject.org/upcoming_events_dice.aspx Admission is free, but places are limited, so you have to register by sending an e-mail to jfingleton@cice.ie or call 01 497 0033.

BUSINESS OWNER’S NETWORK MEETING
The Business Owner’s Network (BON) meets once a month in Bewley’s Hotel in Dublin 4 and their next meeting is on Wed 10 March at 18:00. The event is for business owners and is free. For more information check here www.facebook.com/pages/Business-Owners-Network/185773994676

EPILEPSY – PUBLIC LECTURE
As part of activities for Brain Awareness Week 2010 (08-14 March), Brainwave The Irish Epilepsy Association is hosting a public lecture in association with the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland: “The Young Adult with Epilepsy: Looking Forward to the Future” will take place on Wed 10 March in the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. It will start at 18:30 and speakers will include Consultant Neurologists Dr. Norman Delanty & Dr. Dan Costello; Máire White, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Epilepsy; and Brainwave member Emma Beamish. The meeting will be chaired by RTE broadcaster Sharon Ní Bheoláin. There will be a live webcast of the meeting. www.epilepsy.ie/

FILM SCREENING – INSTITUTO CERVANTES
The Spanish Cultural Institute, Instituto Cervantes, is inviting to a film screening. On Wed 10 March at 18:30 the film 14 Kilómetros (2007) by Gerardo Olivares will be shown. (in Spanish with English subtitles). dublin.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha62235_16_2.htm The Instituto Cervantes is on Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, quite near the National Gallery.

SONGS OF PRAISE – THE VILLAGE
The Songs of Praise Rock and Roll Karaoke is moving from its Sunday evening slot to Wednesdays. After five years of legendary Sunday nights in the Village, Songs of Praise is moving to Wednesdays. The mid week mayhem kicks off on the 10 March just in time for you to warm up your vocal cords for our Paddy’s Day celebrations the following week! www.getpraise.com Venue: The Village, Wexford Street, Dublin 2

REGULAR WEDNESDAY EVENTS
* The “Havana International Language Exchange” is taking place every Wed from 17:30-19:30 in Havana Tapas Bar in George’s Street. The majority of people there are Spanish or English-speaking, but French, Italians, Polish and Chinese are sometimes coming to and everybody is welcome to meet for a chat to improve your Spanish or English.
* “The Zodiac Sessions” is a regular open mic event from 20:30 in Bruxelles (between Grafton Street and Westbury Hotel) for unsigned musicians. Admission is free and there is a different line-up every week. www.thezodiacsessions.com/
* “The Song Room” is another open mic event. It takes place in The Globe in George’s Street at 20:30 on SOME Wednesdays. The frequency got less predictable in recent weeks/months and you should check the website before going. www.myspace.com/thesongroom
* Songs of Praise, a Rock Karaoke is taking place every Wednesday from 21:00 in The Village in Wexford Street, Dublin 2. www.getpraise.com
* Traditional Irish Music Session in Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru) in Phibsborough from 21:30 every Wednesday. If you play an instrument you are especially welcome (all levels are welcome).
* Seven Deadly Skins are playing Reggae/Ska Covers from 22:00 with DJ Dotsie later. The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2. Admission is free.

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CHINESE WORLD LECTURE – CHESTER BEATTY LIBRARY
On Thurs 11 Mar at 13:10 the public lecture “Entering a Chinese World series: Governance: Can democracy ever work in China? Dr Jerusha McCormack & Dr John G Blair (Visiting Professors at Beijing Foreign Studies University) will take place in the Chester Beatty Library. This lecture series is open to the public and requires no booking www.cbl.ie/Programme—Events/Events-Schedule.aspx

GENEALOGY SEMINAR – NATIONAL LIBRARY
To celebrate Library Ireland Week the Genealogy & Local Studies Group of the Library Association of Ireland presents a seminar at the National Library in Kildare Street. The seminar is entitled “Irish Genealogy and Local Studies: New Developments in Key Resources”. Speakers include: Genealogist John Grenham, Katherine McSharry of the National Library of Ireland & Caitriona Crowe of the National Archives of Ireland. The event is free of charge and open to all but booking is essential. It will take place in the National Library on Thurs 1 March at 14:00. To reserve your place, ring Síle Coleman at 01 4620073 www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx

PUBLIC ART – PANEL DISCUSSION – HUGH LANE GALLERY
The first part of a Panel Discussion about Public Art will take place in the Hugh Lane Gallery on Thurs 11 March at 16:30. “The Relevance of Public Art (Part I) – Memorial or Contemporary Culture”. Public art in the form of permanent statues and memorials continues to be a feature of most major cities. Dublin is no different. But what is the role of public art in the 21st century? Does it continue to be the permanent erection of memorials and statues? Or is it an opportunity to consider the present and imagine the future through other non permanent contemporary forms of expression? Chaired by Barbara Dawson, Director, Hugh Lane Gallery, artist John Byrne, curator Helen Carey, lecturer Emily Mark Fitzgerald, and curator Lisa Moran will discuss this topic. The audience is also invited to participate. This is the first in a series of discussions that will look at Public Art in Ireland and abroad, the second discussion will take place in the autumn. This panel discussion will take place in the sculpture hall of the Hugh Lane Gallery. No booking necessary, early arrival is recommended.
www.hughlane.ie/whats_on_detail.php?id=444

AT LAST AN ATLAS – TOWER RECORDS IN-STORE EVENT
“At last an Atlas” will perform in Tower Records in Wicklow Street on Thu 11 March at 18:00. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

THE MYTH OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA – TCD LECTURE
A public lecture in European History, entitled “Battle for the Castle: The Myth of Czechoslovakia in Europe 1914-1948” by Dr. Andrea Orzoff, Associate Professor of History at New Mexico State University will take place at the European Commission Representation in Ireland, European Union House, 18 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 on Thursday 11 March 18:30. www.tcd.ie/Secretary/Communications/Noticeboard/data/15177.html

MEDITERRANEAN PLANTS AND LANDSCAPES – BOTANIC GARDEN
The Moore Lecture of the National Botanic Gardens entitled ‘Plants and landscapes of the Mediterranean’ by Professor Vernon H. Heywood will take place on Thurs 11 March at 20:00. (Reception at 19:30) in the Visitor Centre of the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin. Admission is free but booking is essential and tickets are limited. To book ring 01 804 0300 www.botanicgardens.ie/news/events.htm

ODEON MOVIE CLUB
Every Thursday the Odeon Pub in Harcourt Street is running a Classic Movies Club from 20:00. Admission is free. The theme is “Irish Season” and the films are 11 Mar: The Quiet Man, 18 Mar: The Commitments, 25 Mar: The General.
For Seat/Table reservations call 478 2088 or mail hello@odeon.ie – www.odeon.ie/gallery.html

REGULAR THURSDAY EVENTS:
* Quiz Night in The Lotts Cafe Bar, 9 Lower Liffey St, Dublin 1. Every Thurs a quiz night with great prizes is taking place at 20:00/20:30 depending on football. Participation is free.
* “Thirsty Thursday” Open Mic Night from 21:00 in the Mullingar House in Chapelizod Village. www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=111621257112
* The Bionic Rats play live Reggae and Ska every Thursday in Turk’s Head from 22:00. Admission is free. www.turkshead.ie
* The Poor Boys play Rock Covers from 22:00 in The Mezz, 24/25 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, D2. Later: DJ Tim. Admission is free.

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WORKSHOP FOR TEENAGERS IN HUGH LANE GALLERY
I have not the slightest clue what this says, but it seems to be free:
Workshop Do dhéagóiri! Do dhéagóiri! Teenagers!
Ealaíon i nDánlann na Cathrach
Lá/date: 12ú Márta – Aoine: 10.30-12.30
Dé hAoine: Turas idirghníomhach agus ceardlann ealaíne do dhaltaí meánscoile. Faoi stiúir an fhís-ealaíontóir Sinéad Ní Mhaoinigh, déanfar bailiúcháin na nDánlann, ealaín suiteála Katie Holten agus agus téamaí nadúir a thaiscealadh.
Ticéid/tickets: SAOR IN AISCE ach a chuir in áirimh le/free by booking in advance with Gaelspraoi@stpatricksfestival.ie

POWER OF DREAMS – TOWER RECORDS IN-STORE EVENT
“Power of Dreams” will perform in Tower Records in Wicklow Street on Fri 12 March at 13:00. entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

PAUL HARRINGTON – HMV IN-STORE EVENT
Paul Harrington will be playing live and signing copies of his new album “Songs” in HMV in Henry Street on Fri 12 March at 17:00 hmv.com/hmvweb/navigate.do?pPageID=1080

APPLIED CINEMA OF PARRENO AND PARDO – IMMA LECTURE
The IMMA Lecture “The Applied Cinema of Philippe Parreno and Jorge Pardo” will take place on Fri 12 March at 17:00 in the Lecture Room of the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), More information and to book free tickets go to www.imma.ie/en/page_212181.htm (Museum Detail: Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital, Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, www.imma.ie, Tues-Sat: 10:00-17:30, Sun+Bank Holidays: 12:00-17:30. from 05 June-18 Sept: Thurs: 10:00-20:00)

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

LEGENDS IN YOUR LUNCHTIME: JOHN O’SHEA – NCIRL
The National College of Ireland is inviting to their series of “Legends in your Lunchtime” talks. The next event is taking place on Wed 24 Mar from 13:00 – 14:00. John O’Shea the CEO of GOAL Ireland will be interviewed by Eamon Keane The intention of this series of free public interviews is to lift the lid on how great modern leaders think, and what has made them the people they are today. All sessions take place at the National College of Ireland, Mayor Street, IFSC. Admission is free but you have to register here: www.ncirl.ie/Events/John_O%27Shea:_Legends_In_Your_Lunchtime

IRISH MET SOCIETY WEATHER & CLIMATE CONFERENCE
The Irish Met Society Weather & Climate Conference 2010 is taking place on 27 March 2010 in the Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin 9. The lectures are
* “Decisions, decisions, decisions – weather in the real world” by Gerald Fleming (Met Éireann)
* “Weather and Aviation” by Captain James Brady (Irish Air Corps)
* “Contrails and Climate Change” by Gillian Whelan (UCC)
* “Weather and Health” by Dr Pat Goodman (DIT)
* “Denial or despair: towards effectively communicating climate change” by John Gibbons (www.climatechange.ie)
* “Climate Change Indicators for Ireland” by Séamus Walsh (Met Éireann)
Admission is free but you have to pre-book via www.irishmetsociety.org or by sending an e-mail to info@irishmetsociety.org. Most of the seats are already reserved, do don’t delay your booking!

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QUICKIE MASS IN GALWAY
Last week a message made the rounds: A parish in North Galway reported a tenfold increase in mass goers since they introduced a Quickie-15 min-Mass. The location is Kilconly and the priest who does these high-speed masses was interviewed in some newspapers. It turns out that the tenfold increase was not too difficult to achieve: Prior to the 15min mass he only had 3-4 people attending the mass. However, it still puzzles me why people would go to a 15 min mass but not to a standard 30-40 min mass. It makes you wonder what going to mass means to people. Are they maybe just going because they have a bad conscious if they don’t? I find it odd that there is an increase in attendance.
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/attendances-soar-as-parish-introduces-quickie-mass-447663.html

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The weather forecast is looking good fro this weekend. So your “Feel Good Task” this week is to get out and to enjoy the still cold but brighter days. Go for a walk, meet a friend and just enjoy life! :-) Even if you don’t feel your best right now (and I can empathise), things could be a LOT worse! So be happy that they aren’t!

–Joerg

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Please note: The Dublin Event Guide (for Free Event) is not related or connected to the former fortnightly printed publication “the event guide” that you found until December 2008 in pubs and other venues.
Copyright 2010 by Joerg Steegmueller.
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