Event Guide 160: Temple Bar Sensational, Toe Jam Car Boot Sale, Ferocious Mingle Market, French Week, Bastille Day

Hi all!

When you are receiving this message, I am 1800 km away. Because of that I “pre-wrote” the Event Guide already last weekend and because at that point not all events have been publicised, this week’s issue will be somewhat slimmer. I hope you are ok with it for just one week and that you won’t miss your usual COMPREHENSIVE Event Guide tooooooo much. It will be back again next week. :-)

A good few sent me a mail and said they will miss the Event Guide, but that I should just take some time off. I appreciate your mails! But I just couldn’t leave you without an Event Guide, so I compiled one that at least contains the headline events. Better than nothing…I hope! ;-) After not having missed a week for 160 weeks, it doesn’t make sense to start now!
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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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______Joerg’s Picks______________

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

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Let me pass the “picking power” over to you this week. I am too far away to pick. ;-) But consider the Temple Bar Sensational (I would definitely be there if I was around and it’s a pity that I will miss it!) and the wonderful whacky Toe Jam Car Boot Sale and maybe the Bray Summer Fest towards the end of the week?!

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KWADROFONIK – SOUND EXPERIMENTS – TICKETS
Tonight (Fri 09 July) at 20:00 a concert with Kwadrofonik is taking place in the Banquet Hall at Smock Alley in 8 Lower Exchange Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 8. Kwadrofonik is performing an unusual and unique dialog between pianos and percussion and they will be in Dublin for the first time. Tickets are EUR 15/EUR 12 and are available on www.amiando.com/kwadro.html. In addition, the promoters, ArtPolonia and CFCP, have made TWO pairs of tickets for you to win. If you want to be in with a chance, you have to send a mail to the Centre of Creative Practices (CFCP) using the e-mail address dublineventguide@cfcp.ie Use KWADRO as the subject and make sure that you have your name and your mobile phone number in the body of the mail. Because the concert is already tonight, you need to be available TONIGHT and please don’t enter if you can’t make it to Temple Bar for 20:00 tonight. Your mail has to be with the CFCP by 16:00 this afternoon and you will be told before 17:00 if you have won. www.artpolonia.org/Kwadrofonik.html

WEDDING SINGERS – MUSICAL – CIVIC THEATRE TALLAGHT
The Greenhills Variety Group are staging the funny musical “The Wedding Singer” from Mon 05 July to Sat 10 July in the Civic Theatre in Tallaght. Tickets (EUR 15 / EUR 20) are available at the box office on 01-4627477 or www.civictheatre.ie.
The nice people from the Greenhills Variety Group have made a pair of tickets available for you to win and the lucky winner was Rachel Harmon. Congrats!

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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UK TIMES CHARGING FOR ONLINE CONTENT
The Times in the UK has started charging for access to their website and I guarantee you that the Irish Times is watching this extremely closely. When the Irish Times started charging to read the newspaper articles online, I predicted that it will not work. Different to what I expected, they held out for quite long but in the end had to give up the charging model in 2008 (www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/0628/1214567648629.html) Since then they were eagerly trying to find a way to go back to a charging model and they started with the “ePaper” idea in March 2010 (www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0326/1224267098653.html). But they will probably want to charge for more, so watch that space! Will it work this time? I don’t really think it will. But it will take the Irish Times a long time to realise that. www.breakingnews.ie/business/the-times-starts-charging-to-access-website-463907.html

OXEGEN – PUNCHESTOWN
This weekend I expect that many of you are away at Oxegen, one of Ireland’s biggest non-free multi-day open-air festival. More than 75,000 people will be at Punchstown Racecourse and I hope you will all have a great time. If you like open-air festivals, then don’t forget that this year’s Dun Laoghaire Festival of World Culture already takes place on the weekend of the 23-25 July, a whole month earlier than in previous years. www.festivalofworldcultures.com/

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REDNECK GAMES IN DUBLIN
Online Event Guides can tell you interesting stuff! Every week I search approx. 200 websites to research all free events that are taking place in Dublin so that I can tell you about as many events as possible. One of the (not so useful) websites that I check every week is www.whatsonwhen.com. And when you check the “Dublin” section of that site (www.whatsonwhen.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event.map&mode=advanced&search=&locsearch=Dublin), then you occasionally find some interesting references. As I said, it is not the greatest sites, but last week I found an event I had never heard about. Have you heard about the “Summer Redneck Games”? They are taking place on 10 July and I wanted to find out more. ;-) However, I had to find out that they are taking place in “East Dublin” and specifically in the “Buckeye Park”. Yes, you have guessed it, it is some different Dublin they are talking about. It is East Dublin in Georgia. :-) Ah well, it is not a free event anyway. LOL

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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 6500+ 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.

STAY HOME AWAY – SELF CATERING APARTMENTS IN DUBLIN
Rita Ryan informed me about the new venture she is working on. It is called StayHomeAway.com and is a service landlords and for visitors to Dublin. Stay Home Away rents out un-occupied apartments/houses to tourists or business people for short periods of time. This provides an income for the landlords who may be struggling with the mortgage and leaves them free to look for long term tenants and it provides nice apartments for attractive prices for visitors. Check out www.stayhomeaway.com to find out more!

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Based on your feedback, I have decided to do the following with the Exhibition section in this newsletter from now on: I will provide you with a link to a near-comprehensive listing of exhibitions provided by www.visualartists.ie. For me to list all exhibitions would only be doubling their good work and would be an inefficient use of my resources. The link is visualartists.ie/category/listings/exhib-lein/
On top of that I will every now and then include here a small selection of exhibitions that either are not mentioned in the Visual Artist listing or are note-worthy to be mentioned separately.

KING RAT – PROJECT ARTS CENTRE
A dark and menacing exhibition, originally inspired by all things Gothic, King Rat presents a series of artworks by some of visual arts most original international voices. The gallery will transform in to a space filled with a sense of unease and discomfort, the stuff that nightmares are made of. A carpet made of thousands of black pieces of paper will create a striking landscape from which sculptures rise, paintings hover above, tapestries loom and text speak. The exhibition will be in the Project Arts Centre in Temple Bar and will run from 09 July until 04 Sept (11:00-20:00). Admission is free. www.projectartscentre.ie/programme/whats-on/1069-king-rat

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PHOTOIRELAND FESTIVAL
PhotoIreland, Ireland’s International Festival of Photography and Visual Culture, is taking place from 01-11 July throughout Dublin. In the last years there has been an increase in the number of photographic exhibitions held in Ireland, and many museums and galleries have already planned very important exhibitions for the coming months. However, there is no single event in Ireland that unifies, strengthen or celebrates their effort in the cultivation of a photographic literacy. Although there is a strong support for other artistic practices, there has never been an International Photographic Festival held in Ireland.
PhotoIreland aims to become Ireland’s International Festival for Photography. It will showcase the work of those photographers and artists, national and international, whose critical practice goes from a traditional approach to the medium, to those who question its technical and ideological boundaries, but whose work help us to understand this ever present medium.
An exciting programme of more than 25 exhibitions from Irish and International photographers and many talks, discussions and workshops will be part of the festival and most of the events are free. If you are interested in photography, this is definitely an event for you. Have a look at the website www.photoireland.org/2010 or check the overview of events first www.photoireland.org/pr/Programme_Flyer/PhotoIreland_2010_Programme_print.pdf

SUMMER SENSATIONAL – TEMPLE BAR
(Check Saturday for details)

MESCALITO – TOWER RECORDS – IN-STORE EVENT
Mescalito will be in Tower Records, Wicklow Street on Fri 09 July at 13:00.
entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

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.

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POINT VILLAGE MARKET
Every weekend on Sat and Sun the Point Village Market is taking place. It is an outdoor food market with a flea market-like add-on. The market is next to the Point Depot (O2), right beside the last Luas stop “The Point” on the Red Line. In addition to the market, there is outdoor entertainment every week on the Gig Rig stage and you can find out the programme here www.pointvillagemarket.ie/events As far as I know Santoria are playing on either Sunday at 14:00 and they are a very good Soul Band.

FARMLEIGH HOUSE SUMMER FESTIVAL
On Sat 10 July from 10:30 and Adult Art Painting event “Floral Painting” will take place in Farmleigh House. You will have to register here to take part: www.farmleigh.ie/Events/SummerProgramme2010/Title,13450,en.html

TOEJAM CAR BOOT SALE – BERNARD SHAW
The best car boot sale of them all is taking place again in the Bernard Shaw Pub in South Richmond Street, near Portobello. It is the ToeJam Car Boot Sale on 10 July. It is not the things that you can buy that are so great, no, it is the atmosphere there (and maybe some memories ;-) ). The ToeJam CBS is just different and zany (in a good way ;-) ). It starts at 12:00 and runs until 19:00 with a party in the pub until late after that. If you have never been there, have a look at this short video clip:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuhHPoCq09c
www.bodytonicmusic.com/bernardshaw/story/29/

PEG PEOPLE – NUMBER 29 and IMAGINOSITY
Imaginosity comes out to play at Number 29, the Dublin Georgian House Museum for a series of free creative interactive family workshops. On Sat 10 July, the theme will be “Peg People” – Create a doll or toy soldier in the Georgian style using clothes pegs and a variety of materials. This unique summer programme will allow participants to reflect on the typical activities that Dublin children would have engaged in through the 1800s; many of which are still played today.
The event takes place at Number 29 from 13:00-14:00, the Georgian House Museum in Fitzwilliam Street. Admission is free, but booking is advised as places are limited: 01 702 6165 www.imaginosity.ie www.esb.ie/numbertwentynine.ie

THE SUMMER SENSATIONAL – TEMPLE BAR
“The Summer Sensational” is this year’s Temple Bar Summer festival it is a family friendly event that has something to offer for every age group. There will be film screenings on Meeting House Square (Jaws, Dirty Dancing, Stand by me), Short Film Screenings in Filmbase, workshops for children, Circus Performances in the streets of Temple Bar, exhibitions and music performances. Most events are free, some are ticketed and a few have admission charges. The Summer Sensational will run from Thurs 08 July until Sun 11 July. The four days are packed full with events, so check the complete programme here www.templebar.ie/docs/Summer2010.pdf
www.templebar.ie/home_nav_2_t_14.html

IFI FAMILY FESTIVAL – TEMPLE BAR
Part of the Summer Sensational Festival is the IFI Family Festival from Thurs 08 July – Sun 11 July. The Irish Film Institute (IFI) is based in 6 Eustace Street Temple Bar Dublin 2. Most events are not free, but there are a few free events and they are
+ Thurs 08 July at 17:30: Synth Eastwood
“Here’s your chance to be on the big screen. Synth Eastwood, an art, music and technology group, kick off our Opening Night with an interactive event. Come as yourself or as your favourite film character, star in our ‘short film’ and see yourself on the Closing Night and online at www.ifi.ie Come early!” Age 4+
+ Fri 09 July + Sat 10 July at 12:30-14:00: Workshop: Spray OK!
“Calling all secret graffiti artists! We want you for our interactive festival graffiti installation. Make your own digital graffiti art for the Festival in the IFI foyer.” Age 6+. To book phone Dee or Baz on 01-679 5744) irishfilm.ie/cinema/season2_07.asp?SID=203

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 Point Village Market is taking place every Sat+Sun from 08:30-17:30 next to the Point Depot (a.k.a. The O2) at the final LUAS stop in the Docklands. There are more than 100 stalls every week and you can find out more here www.pointvillagemarket.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
* Meditation through Breathing: Every Saturday from 11:00-12:00 this event will take place in Iveagh Gardens (at the back, near fountains). The event is free of charge, but since it is weather dependent, you are asked to call beforehand to ensure the class is on (087 2045168). Suitable for all. No previous experience required. Wear comfortable warm clothes and bring a yoga mat/light blanket.
* Car Boot Sale in Tallaght – Every Saturday from 09:00-15:00 a car boot sale is taking place at the Victory Centre, Firhouse Road, Tallaght. Ring 086-3394009 / 086-1961815 for more information. www.gumtree.ie/dublin/01/58061901.html
* 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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CAR BOOT SALE – HAROLD’S CROSS GREYHOUND STADIUM
On Sunday 11 July from 09:00-15:00 the Harold’s Cross Greyhound Stadium Car Boot Sale will take place on the car park of the stadium (151 Harold’s Cross Road, Dublin). Visiting is free. If you want to sell your wares, check www.haroldscrosscarbootsale.com/ for details.

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 15 children can participate but they must be supervised by an adult. Children 5 years & over. The next workshops are
11 Jul: Badges to wear
www.phoenixpark.ie/newsevents/title,12181,en.html

FEROCIOUS MINGLE MARKET – FOOD CO-OP
The next Ferocious Mingle Market is taking place on 11 July in the Dublin Food Co-op on Newmarket Square in Dublin 8. It is an “Old Charm Irish market packed with banter & craic”. It will take place from 11:00-17:00 and will have 40 stalls. Traders, but as well visitors are invited to wear Fancy Dress. With Car Boot sales and Flea Markets appearing at every street corner in recent months, I guess the Old Charm style and the Fancy Dress (if kept up) will make the Ferocious Mingle Market different than all the others and could be very essential. Either way, let’s wish the guys good luck! …and I will definitely have a look this Sunday. www.thejosiebaggleycompany.com/pages/FerociousMingleMarket-info.htm and www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ferocious-Mingle-Market/119919821374353

FARMLEIGH HOUSE SUMMER FESTIVAL
On Sunday 11 July the Stedfast Brass Band will play in the Gardens of Farmleigh House from 14:00-16:00. www.farmleigh.ie/Events/SummerProgramme2010/Title,13450,en.html

NATIONAL GALLERY – SUNDAY WORKSHOP
On Sunday 11 July at 15:00 the workshop “Picture This! Workshop – Stella in a Flowered Hat, by Kees van Dongen” with Rachel O’Dwyer (Room 23) will take place in the National Gallery in Clare Street & Merrion Square. www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html

MATINEE BRUNCH CLUB – ODEON BAR & GRILL
The Odeon Bar & Grill (Old Harcourt Street Station, Dublin 2) 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 plus kids under 3 eat for free are the main attractions of this offer. The next upcoming Movies have not been announced, so check on www.odeon.ie/matinee.html

COMEDY CRUNCH – SHEBEEN CHIC
Free comedy + free ice-cream! The Comedy Crunch is a brilliant free Stand Up comedy which is downstairs in Shebeen Chic, Sth Great Georges Street every week. It starts at 21:00 and the line-up is changing but always impressive. The next Comedy Crunch is on Sun 04 July. 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
* 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
* Every Sunday “The Latin Beat” will take place in the Odeon in Harcourt Street from 20:00-02:00. A band will play from 21:00-22:30, a Latin Beat Club, Brazilian DJs and Salsa Classes will be additional features. Admission is free. www.odeon.ie/
* 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
* Please note, that this event is not taking place until 19 Sept: 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

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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CHILDREN WORKSHOP – CHESTER BEATTY LIBRARY
From Mon 12 – Fri 16 July (11.30am-12.30pm) the Silk Worm Summer Club for families is taking place in the Chester Beatty Library. As part of the Muraqqa’ exhibition children can participate in “The Emperor’s New Clothes (design your own t-shirt with patterns) on Mon, Wed + Fri and “Make your own album” on Tues and Thurs. Places limited to 20, strictly for 6-11 year olds. Please book online from Monday 05 July, 9.30am on www.cbl.ie. Admission is free.
www.cbl.ie/Programme—Events/Events-Schedule.aspx

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) is still running and the website or facebook page for this event is still in the making. The event usually did take place on Mondays at 20:00 in Mother Reilly’s in Rathmines, Dublin 6 (Uppercross House Hotel, 30 Upr Rathmines Road (opposite Tesco)), but the recent football games have impacted the start time. Check with Howard 085-1351822 if and when the event will take place and which films he will show.

REGULAR MONDAY EVENTS
* Every Mon from 20:00-22:00 in Bewley’s Cafe Theatre, 78 Grafton Street, the 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. 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.facebook.com/pygmaliondublin
* From 21:00 in the International Bar, 23 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 www.facebook.com/TheGlorSessions
* 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 Whelan’s 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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FRENCH WEEK – DUBLIN DOCKLANDS
From Tues 13 – Sun 18 July (Tues-Sat: 11:00-22:00, Sun 11:00-20:00) a French Week will be celebrated at the Docklands. The event coincides with the 50th anniversary of Alliance Française and the Bastille Day (14 July) and as part of the celebrations, the Belem, the oldest sailing ship in Europe will sail into the Docklands.
The event is about all things French and bringing alive a festival atmosphere, Le Marche de France, the fabulous French markets that are run nationwide, will be hosting a Festival market. Offering French food, crafts and French atmosphere it will celebrate French culture, heritage and music.
In the usual over-optimism that is a trademark of the people from Dublin Docklands, they expect 80,000 people to this event in its first year. Not necessarily realistic, but nevertheless, it is great to have another Maritime Festival-like event at the Docklands.
The Belem, a French merchant ship in her first years and later on the property of the Guinness family, this vessel is France’s only remaining three-masted barque and Europe’s oldest. The Belem will be welcomed into Dublin Harbour (right beside the Samuel Beckett bridge), by the French Ambassador on 13 July, in time for the Bastille Day celebrations!
Apart from the boat and the French food market “plenty of entertainment” is promised, so check back on www.dublindocklands.ie/index.jsp?p=109&n=341&i=229&mID=100&cID=32

NATIONAL GALLERY LECTURE
On Tues 13 July a National Gallery lecture will take place at 13:00. The topic is “The Wild Swans by Harry Clarke” with Joanne Drum(Room 24)
www.nationalgallery.ie/html/programevents2.html#3

MILK & COOKIE – STORY TELLING
The next Milk & Cookie Stories event is called “Truth or Fiction?” and will take place on Tues 13 July in the Exchange Dublin in Temple Bar and it will start at 19:00 and runs until 22:00. In addition a Milk & Cookies BAKE-OFF will take place on that day. For the details, please check www.milkandcookiestories.com/main.html/?home

REGULAR TUESDAY EVENTS
* Open Mic Night with The Last Tycoons in O’Donoghue’s on Suffolk Street every Tues 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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BRAY SUMMER FEST
The Bray Summer Fest is starting on Wed 14 July with its main focus on Sat+Sun. I will write a bit more about it in the next Event Guide, but in case you have time, check their website before. It is a great Community Festival incorporating arts, music, and air display, fun for all the family! Check out www.braysummerfest.com

BASTILLE DAY – PRAVDA
A Bastille Day party on 14 July from 18:00-23:30 will take place in Pravda near the HaPenny Bridge on the Northside and a French movie will be screened on the evening. Admission is free.french-friday.com/

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 every Wednesdays. 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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MIRACLE BELL – TOWER RECORDS – IN-STORE EVENT
Miracle Bell will be in Tower Records, Wicklow Street on Thur 15 July at 18:00.
entertainment.ie/venue_information/Tower-Records/32057.htm

THE BEAUTY SPOT – DAKOTA BAR
“The Beauty Spot at Dakota” is a weekly event that was launched on 13 May. It runs on Thursdays from 19:00-01:00 in the Dakota Bar, 8/9 South William Street, Dublin 2. It is a new night of Fashion, Beauty, Shopping and Drinks in association with Style Nation. “Featuring at the Beauty Spot will be regular beauty tips and advice given by Top Make Up Artists, Hair Stylists, alongside a ‘Pop Up Shop’ hosting vintage & contemporary fashion and accessories. The weekly Beauty Bar will have a different theme and treatments every week. Check out www.stylenation.ie for more info on The Beauty Spot and keep an eye on the twitter pages at www.twitter.com/stylenationshow and www.twitter.com/beautyspotlive
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=114929628540407

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 this month is “Girls” and the films are 15 July: Pretty Woman, 22 July: Thelma&Louise, 29 July: Notting Hill. 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 Bridge Inn in Chapelizod Village. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bridge-Inn-Chapelizod/350005960758
* 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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———Pre-Announcements————————

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:

Nothing this week. :-)

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______This is odd!!______________

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

HOLES PROTECT YOU!?
A few weeks ago at the Maritime Festival I found two stalls that sold sun glasses. One was on the South of the Liffey and the other on the North. The layout was more or less the same and the products were the same so I am quite certain that they were owned by the same person. And at this stand I discovered something interesting: They had these 80s glasses there www.flashbackandfreedom.com/images/sg-blinds.jpg in all different colours and interestingly they ALL had a label attached to them that said “UV400 Protection”. Ehem! So holes do protect from ultraviolet rays?? It very much seemed that the shop owner bought glasses and bought labels and stupidly attached UV400 labels to the “blinds” glasses. Hmmm, guess how much you can trust any other UV400 labels on any other type of sunglasses then?

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Despite the fact that this week’s issue is a little thinner, I hope you will still find something to do! I will be back again for next week’s Event Guide. Looking forward to “seeing” you all again soon. :-)

–Joerg

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