Event Guide 276: Oktoberfest, Harvest Festival, Vegetarian Day, Rainforest Tour, Dublin Flea Market

Sky has built a rainforest in the Point Village, Dublin for a special Sky 1 HD show THE PEOPLE’S RAINFOREST. Part of Sky’s ongoing commitment to protecting the rainforest through its Sky Rainforest Rescue campaign with WWF, the structure will be open to everybody to experience the rainforest for themselves.

Expert ‘Rainforest Rangers’ will guide people into the forest via the Sky Rainforest Rescue ‘Canopy Walkway’ to learn about the people of the Amazon, their culture and livelihoods, and the threat that deforestation poses for current and future generations. The tour will also explore how the preservation of the rainforest is essential to life around the world and the effect that deforestation has on climate change. Next stop is the rainforest, where participants will get to experience first-hand a real life rainforest with trees and fauna!

Tours will last 45 minutes and include work-shop activities and games for children and younger students. The tours wll take place from 10:00-17:00 from Thurs 27 – Sun 30 Sept. Admission is free.

The Ferocious Mingle Market takes place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday AND Sunday. On Sunday it is a fancy dress market. It’s a flea-market type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders. The Oscar Verne Café and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.

The location of the new indoor market is 72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto) an opening hours are 11:00-18:00. There is also a Café, the Oscar Verne Café, open for business at the market.

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.

With all the German Beer Festivals in town for the last two weeks and for two more weeks, and with the Guinness Day yesterday behind us, the Czech Inn is now providing a counter point. A Czech and Slovak Beer Festival with a variety of Czech and Slovak beers, live music, movie screenings, dancing, a photo exhibition and DJs.

The official launch is at 19:00 tonight with the mayoer of Dublin and the Czech and Slovak Ambassador.

The Erdinger Oktoberfest will continue until 07 Oct. German Beer, Bavarian Food and a Beer tent with Bavarian Music. Expect queues to get on the George’s Dock platform even during the week. The beer tent and the FULL selection of food is only available on the platform in George’s Dock. A limited variety of food and all (?) beer is also available in the area next to the chq Building, but you won’t have music there.

After 22:00 a wristband system is in place. You have to buy a wristband for EUR 6 and you get a EUR 5 voucher for “a substantial meal” with it. (EUR 1 goes to a charity). Note: Only cash, no credit or Laser cards will be accepted at the Oktoberfest.

The IFI continues with its free Archive at Lunchtime screenings in September and you can find all details on the website below. Admission to all lunchtime screenings is free, just collect your ticket at the ticket desk.

The Classical Buteyko Method is a drug-free approach to optimal health and for a reversal of a variety of chronic health problems both mild, as well as much more severe. Professor Buteyko discovered the impact that the depth & rate of our breathing has on our well-being. and he also studied different ways of correcting those breathing patterns that lead to the development of serious chronic diseases. The result of this research is the “Buteyko Method”. At this meeting, which is event (Buddha Bag Meeting), you will learn about and practice the Buteyko Method. 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)

A drop in class, with newcomers welcome.

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

The launch of “Forensic Songs”, a colletion of short stories by Mike McCormack will take place, which is published by Lilliput Press.

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

The Dublin Food Co-op is open every Saturday at Newmarket for organic wholefoods and sustainable household products, plus over a dozen producer stalls offering organic fruit and veg., baked goods, dairy produce, wines, hot and cold food, etc. The Co-op is also open on Thursdays 12:00-20:00.

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.

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

Sky has built a rainforest in the Point Village, Dublin for a special Sky 1 HD show THE PEOPLE’S RAINFOREST. Part of Sky’s ongoing commitment to protecting the rainforest through its Sky Rainforest Rescue campaign with WWF, the structure will be open to everybody to experience the rainforest for themselves.

Expert ‘Rainforest Rangers’ will guide people into the forest via the Sky Rainforest Rescue ‘Canopy Walkway’ to learn about the people of the Amazon, their culture and livelihoods, and the threat that deforestation poses for current and future generations. The tour will also explore how the preservation of the rainforest is essential to life around the world and the effect that deforestation has on climate change. Next stop is the rainforest, where participants will get to experience first-hand a real life rainforest with trees and fauna!

Tours will last 45 minutes and include work-shop activities and games for children and younger students. The tours wll take place from 10:00-17:00 from Thurs 27 – Sun 30 Sept. Admission is free.

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale. Every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00 the Jamestown 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.

The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a relatively new weekly market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. Sounds interesting and I will check it out over the coming weeks. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel). www.facebook.com/merchantsindoormarket

An indoor market in Coolock with over 40 traders with a wide range of goods and a café on site as well.

As part of MSF Ireland Week, MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières) is bringing a simulated cholera treatment centre on tour around Ireland. Visitors can immerse themselves in the world of MSF’s frontline emergency humanitarian work, experiencing the exact type of treatment centre used in real-life crises such as recent cholera outbreaks in Haiti, Pakistan and Zimbabwe. Treatment beds and equipment will be on display, along with iPads on which visitors can engage with video footage from MSF projects around the world. The cholera tent will be staffed by MSF volunteers, who will share their experiences of working overseas, answer questions and give visitors the chance to find out first-hand about MSF’s lifesaving work.

On Saturday and Sunday it will be at the Blue Entrance of Blanchardstown Shopping Centre.

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 Dublin Harvest Festival is being organised by the Dublin Community Growers, a voluntary non-profit organisation which was set up to support existing community gardens and promote the development of new ones.

During the Harvest Festival organically grown produce from Dublin’s Community Gardens will be exchanged for free with any individuals who want to join in the fun by pledging to help out with their local community garden. This could be with specific projects, or with the general maintenance and gardening. As well as helping with watering, weeding, and other activities, participants will also be able to acquire horticultural and administrative skills (to run the the garden projects).

Dublin’s first Harvest Festival will also feature many Workshops, Presentations, Information Stalls, Live Music, Film Screenings, as well as a Seed Swap. School children will be able to get involved in “Seed Bomb” Workshops and pressing their own organic apple juice.

In every Eason store in Ireland “The Incredible Book Eating Boy” by Oliver Jeffers will be read to children, adults and big kids!

The yearly Irish Aid Volunteer Fair will take place on Saturday. Over 25 volunteer organisations will be present providing information about opportunities to volunteer overseas through their organisation. Throughout the Day, presentations and talks will be available to give you an opportunity to hear in depth information about their programmes. A list of paticipating organisations and the schedule of talks and presentations is here www.comhlamh.org/Comhlamh_at_Irish_Aid_Vol_Fair Admission is free.

A Jobs Expo is taking place in the Hogan Suite of Croke Park on Friday and Saturday. Admission is free.

There will be lots of companies present, a Career Clinic, a Jobs Abraod Village and a variety of seminars complement the programme.

It seems Jobs events are the big hit at the moment with three of them in quick succession. Last week there was one in the Convention Centre and next week the Work Abroad Fair will take place. Only 32 exhibitors are at the one this week in Croke Park, but maybe the company you want to talk to is there.

A new Art & Craft Market will be taking place in the Exchange Dublin in Temple Bar and it will take place every last Saturday of the month. You can find original artworks and other handmade goods.

The Ferocious Mingle Market takes place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday AND Sunday. On Sunday it is a fancy dress market. It’s a flea-market type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders. The Oscar Verne Café and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.

The location of the new indoor market is 72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto) an opening hours are 11:00-18:00. There is also a Café, the Oscar Verne Café, open for business at the market.

Last chance: On Saturday the last Yoga in Phoenix Park will take place. Wrap up warm and join Fiona!

This is the third year for “Yoga in the Park” and I think it is a brilliant initiative for a very worthy cause. From June until September, Fiona from www.twopalmsyoga.com invites to an hour of Yoga in Phoenix Park. No booking is required and you decide how much you give, the class is donation based. All proceeds go to the Dublin Simon Community, a charity that does invaluable work for the homeless people in Dublin. Just bring a mat or a towel, some water and (hopefully) even some sun protection to the class. Should the weather be bad, the bandstand will be shelter or even training location. The training is suitable for all levels, so even total beginners are very welcome.

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

With all the German Beer Festivals in town for the last two weeks and for two more weeks, and with the Guinness Day yesterday behind us, the Czech Inn is now providing a counter point. A Czech and Slovak Beer Festival with a variety of Czech and Slovak beers, live music, movie screenings, dancing, a photo exhibition and DJs.

The Erdinger Oktoberfest will continue until 07 Oct. German Beer, Bavarian Food and a Beer tent with Bavarian Music. Expect queues to get on the George’s Dock platform even during the week. The beer tent and the FULL selection of food is only available on the platform in George’s Dock. A limited variety of food and all (?) beer is also available in the area next to the chq Building, but you won’t have music there.

After 22:00 a wristband system is in place. You have to buy a wristband for EUR 6 and you get a EUR 5 voucher for “a substantial meal” with it. (EUR 1 goes to a charity). Note: Only cash, no credit or Laser cards will be accepted at the Oktoberfest.

A Pop-Up Art Market in the heart of the city with craft, art, second hand goods, clothes, jewellery, foods and even exotic pets!? There will be music and if you need it while listening/buying, you can bring your own beer.

The IFI continues with its free Archive at Lunchtime screenings in September and you can find all details on the website below. Admission to all lunchtime screenings is free, just collect your ticket at the ticket desk.

The Ink Slingers Creative Writing Hour takes place every Saturday at the Irish Writers’ Centre. It is a free creative writing session that is organised and led by the Centre’s voluntary arts administrators. The hour includes writing exercises and prompts to get ideas flowing. It is open to everyone and is suitable for all levels of experience.

A protest march for the “International Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion” is taking place on Saturday. It will start at the Spire and will end at Merrion Square. Confirmed speakers are Ivana Bacik, Colette Browne, Clare Daly, Mara Clarke (Director of the Abortion Support Network).

Emily Gallagher will run a weekly fun-filled Aerobics Fitness class every Saturday in Merrion Square. Meet Emily at the park gate opposite the National Gallery. You can contact her on 085-2725095 or on egaldog AT gmail DOT com

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.

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

The Stillorgan Orchard provides regular live music. The upcoming gigs are: Sat 29 Sept Superfly

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Theatre Company present “A Very Zombie Fairytale” on Saturday night. “Zombies, Puppets, Musical Numbers, True Love” is the subtitle of the show. Admission is free, but places are limited.

Sky has built a rainforest in the Point Village, Dublin for a special Sky 1 HD show THE PEOPLE’S RAINFOREST. Part of Sky’s ongoing commitment to protecting the rainforest through its Sky Rainforest Rescue campaign with WWF, the structure will be open to everybody to experience the rainforest for themselves.

Expert ‘Rainforest Rangers’ will guide people into the forest via the Sky Rainforest Rescue ‘Canopy Walkway’ to learn about the people of the Amazon, their culture and livelihoods, and the threat that deforestation poses for current and future generations. The tour will also explore how the preservation of the rainforest is essential to life around the world and the effect that deforestation has on climate change. Next stop is the rainforest, where participants will get to experience first-hand a real life rainforest with trees and fauna!

Tours will last 45 minutes and include work-shop activities and games for children and younger students. The tours wll take place from 10:00-17:00 from Thurs 27 – Sun 30 Sept. Admission is free.

The Farmleigh Food Market at Farmleigh House will take place again this Sunday. Food products from around Ireland either to eat there or to bring home will be available.

From 14:00-16:00 the Suzanne Savage Band will perform Jazz, Swing and Pop on the Bandstand in the gardens of Farmleigh House.

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale. Every Sunday from 10:00-17:00 the Jamestown 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.

The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a relatively new weekly market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. Sounds interesting and I will check it out over the coming weeks. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel). www.facebook.com/merchantsindoormarket

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 next Dublin Flea Market is taking place in the Food Coop, 12 Newmarket, just off Cork Street, Dublin 8 on Sun from 11:00-17:00. The flea market takes place every last Sunday of the month. For more information or if you want to sell your own stuff, check out www.dublinflea.ie. “A bizarre bazaar of vintage clothing, bric-a-brac and what nots, old and new. Stalls include hand-made goods, art, jewelry, furniture, records and lots more unwanted items that may just be your treasure!”
The Coop Hall is wheelchair accessible and lots of free parking spaces are right outside the door. There are now up to 20 additional outdoor stands as well.

The Ferocious Mingle Market takes place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday AND Sunday. On Sunday it is a fancy dress market. It’s a flea-market type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders. The Oscar Verne Café and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.

The location of the new indoor market is 72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto) an opening hours are 11:00-18:00. There is also a Café, the Oscar Verne Café, open for business at the market.

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.

With all the German Beer Festivals in town for the last two weeks and for two more weeks, and with the Guinness Day yesterday behind us, the Czech Inn is now providing a counter point. A Czech and Slovak Beer Festival with a variety of Czech and Slovak beers, live music, movie screenings, dancing, a photo exhibition and DJs.

The Erdinger Oktoberfest will continue until 07 Oct. German Beer, Bavarian Food and a Beer tent with Bavarian Music. Expect queues to get on the George’s Dock platform even during the week. The beer tent and the FULL selection of food is only available on the platform in George’s Dock. A limited variety of food and all (?) beer is also available in the area next to the chq Building, but you won’t have music there. Note: Only cash, no credit or Laser cards will be accepted at the Oktoberfest.

“September on the Square”, the 250 year celebration of Merrion Square is coming to an end with a full day of events, called “Stories from the Square”. There will be

+ BOOKED OUT! A walking tour at 12:00 and 14:00. The first with an architectural leaning, the second with a more scientific slant.
+ Manchán Magan, one of the speakers at the Wildean Salon on Sat 15 Sept, returns to the Square with a talk entitled ‘Reimagining the City‘ at 13:30 in the Irish Architectural Archive.
+ The story of the Irish Traditional Music Archive will be told by its director Nicholas Carolan, also at No 45 Merrion Square at 15:00.
+ BOOKED OUT! Merrion Hotel is opening the doors of their private 19th and 20th Century Art Collection with two viewings, one at 13:00 and one at 14:00.
+ A live demonstration by Padraig McCaul of his painting practice at The Doorway Gallery in Frederick Street will take place from 14:00-16:00.
+ The Irish Architectural Archive will be open between 14:00 and 16:00 for you to visit their 250th Anniversary of the Square Exhibition.
+ Tours will be taking place in the National Print Museum at Beggars Bush between 15:00 and 16:00 with practical, hands-on demonstrations of its collection of active retired printers and typesetters. Booking is not necessary for this event.
+ Families and children can look forward to lots of free activities in the National Gallery and are invited to drop in to the Atrium Work Space between 14:00-16:00.

All events are free and most of them require booking, so check here merrionsquare.ie/index.php/stories-from-the-square/ and book your tours/talks as soon as possible.

An indoor market in Coolock with over 40 traders with a wide range of goods and a café on site as well.

As part of MSF Ireland Week, MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières) is bringing a simulated cholera treatment centre on tour around Ireland. Visitors can immerse themselves in the world of MSF’s frontline emergency humanitarian work, experiencing the exact type of treatment centre used in real-life crises such as recent cholera outbreaks in Haiti, Pakistan and Zimbabwe. Treatment beds and equipment will be on display, along with iPads on which visitors can engage with video footage from MSF projects around the world. The cholera tent will be staffed by MSF volunteers, who will share their experiences of working overseas, answer questions and give visitors the chance to find out first-hand about MSF’s lifesaving work.

On Saturday and Sunday it will be at the Blue Entrance of Blanchardstown Shopping Centre.

The Sundays at Noon Concert Series is back after the summer break and takes place again in the Sculpture Gallery at the Hugh Lane Gallery. Now in its 36th year, this series of free (mainly classical) concerts continues to present the best of Irish and International music and musicians. Concerts run from September to June. The next concert will feature the Minguet Quartet performing music by Wolfgang Rihm and Brahms.

The Vegetarian Society of Ireland are inviting to the Irish celebration of World Vegetarian Day. A wide variety of delicious and healthy food wiil be served by some of the top vegetarian restaurants in Ireland. There will be cookery demonstrations and you will find stalls with information on food, animal rights, environmental issues, etc. A variety of talks is also planned.
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Brasserie Sixty6 is inviting to a Jazz Brunch every Sunday. As you can imagine food and drinks are not free, but there is no cover or admission charge for the music.

The IFI continues with its free Archive at Lunchtime screenings in September and you can find all details on the website below. Admission to all lunchtime screenings is free, just collect your ticket at the ticket desk.

The “Dublin Sketchers” is an informal group of typically hobby artists who go somewhere different in Dublin every Sunday (e.g. National Museum, Maritime Museum, Dublin Flea Market, Farmleigh, Botanic Gardens, Dublin Castle), 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 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!

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

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

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

Dr Margarita Cappock, Head of Collections, will give a public lecture about “Sarah Cecilia Harrison (1863 – 1941): Artist and Social Campaigner” Admission is free, places are limited.

The next Sunday Sketching for 7+ Year olds has the title “Myths and Legends”. No booking necessary. Admission is free and early arrival is recommended.

Saucy Sundays is a weekly free live music afternoon and evening in the Grand Social. However, it will not take place this week, but next week it will be back with a great line-up.

Forza Italo is mad-sounding Italian night with a movie Screening of Italo-disco cult classic “Jocks (1984), the Screening of the World Cup Semi Final from 1970 of Italy vs West-Germany and three Italian DJs. Admission is free before 20:00, but will be EUR 5 after 20:00.

Opera’s Greatest Love Story, Wagner’s “Tristan & Isolde”, will be in the Grand Canal Theatre (a.k.a. BGE Theatre) for three performances on Sun (30 Sept), Wed (03 Sept) and Sat (06 Oct).

As you probably can guess, the live performances are not free. However a great cooperation makes it possible that you will be able to enjoy the performance even if you are not in the Bord Gais Theatre: The performance on Sunday will be streamed for free on the Internet and can be received on computers and smartphones. Just go to platformireland.ie/event/wagners-tristan-und-isolde from 17:00 on Sunday. The performance will extend to five hours!!

Presented by opera company Wide Open Opera in a production originating from Welsh National Opera, Tristan & Isolde will feature Miriam Murphy (Isolde), Lars Cleveman (Tristan) and the 85-member RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fergus Sheil. The streaming will be done by Platform Ireland together with HEAnet. The performance will be in German with English Surtitles.

The Gardiner Street Gospel Mass invites to a 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.

Every Sunday a band will play from 21:00-22:30, a Latin Beat Club, Brazilian DJs and Salsa Classes (from 18:00) are additional features. 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 Sun+Mon. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of that there is some free ice cream. This Sunday’s Colm O’Regan will headline.

Rogério from the Brazilian dance project “Forró de Lampião” in Dublin tells me: Forró de Lampião is Brazilian music that has the same roots as Samba and there is a whole culture that has developed around “forro”. Every Sunday, free dance classes take place in Sweeney’s Bar on Dame Street and if you are interested, just turn up one Sunday.

Jaime Nanci & The Blue Boys are playing a weekly gig in Whelan’s Front Bar on Sundays. Their music is swing, blues, bebop and doo wop. Admission is free. www.whelanslive.com

“Rhythm Rocker at The Globe” is a weekly event on Sunday night in The Globe in Sth Great Georges Street, Dublin 2. It is a Rockabilly, R’n’R, Roots night with alternating (week by week) live bands Pavement Kings, Donna & The Sazzy Catz, The Mosquitoes and The Pacifics from 21:00 and with DJs from 23:00-01:30. Admission is free.

The weekly Sunday Roast is an event in the Mercantile where live music is combined with free roast potatoes. The next Sunday Roast line up is Killer Ceol, Emperors of Antarctica, Reclaim.

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

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 Erdinger Oktoberfest will continue until 07 Oct. German Beer, Bavarian Food and a Beer tent with Bavarian Music. Expect queues to get on the George’s Dock platform even during the week. The beer tent and the FULL selection of food is only available on the platform in George’s Dock. A limited variety of food and all (?) beer is also available in the area next to the chq Building, but you won’t have music there.

After 22:00 a wristband system is in place. You have to buy a wristband for EUR 6 and you get a EUR 5 voucher for “a substantial meal” with it. (EUR 1 goes to a charity). Note: Only cash, no credit or Laser cards will be accepted at the Oktoberfest.

The RDS continues its series of lunchtime recitals in the RDS Concert Hall. The Autumn Series features music from postgraduate students from the Royal Irish Academy of Music, CIT Cork School of Music and the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama.

Upcoming Concerts:
01 Oct: Róisín Walters (violin), accompanied by Dearbhla Brosnan (piano)
08 Oct: Iulian Pusca (pan-flute), accompanied by Edward Holly (piano)
26 Nov: Padraic Rowan (baritone), accompanied by Dearbhla Collins (piano)
03 Dec: The Kappa String Quartet

Admission is free and no booking is required. Parking is free for all attendees also.

The IFI continues with its free Archive at Lunchtime screenings in October and you can find all details for the two programmes and the double bill on the websites below. Admission to all lunchtime screenings is free, just collect your ticket at the ticket desk.
www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-1-oct-2012/
www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-2-oct-2012/
www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-dbl-bill-oct-2012/

This regular open-mic literary event is held on the first Monday of every month and anyone can come along to read aloud one or more of your favourite pieces from literature at the event or you can even request that someone else reads your favourite piece, if you don’t want to. The literary pieces don’t have to be in English or in Irish. Recently an extract from Dante’s ‘Inferno’ was read in the original Italian and some piece from Lorca was first read in Spanish and then translated into English. Admission is free.

For further information contact Howard, who organises the event, on 085 2350530.

Sculptural modelling classes working with ‘volumen’ instructed by Lola. Admission is free, but donations for materials (modelling clay) & use of space welcome. To book contact 0857463690 or katy@terra.es

700 events are happening in over 100 countries as part of the 100 Thousand Poets for Change Global Event

Poetry and peace gatherings are planned in Kabul & Jalalabad in Afghanistan while in Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt, poets, musicians and mimes will perform in public spaces and theatres. Week long festivals are taking place in Jamaica and Greece and events are happening all over the US where the movement originated. An Occupy Wall Street poetry group will kickoff a weekend of events in New York City with 25 events planned for San Francisco where readers include former US laureate Robert Hass. All events will be live streamed on www.100tpc.org/

In Dublin readers include Noel Duffy, Iggy Mc Govern & Nell Regan with music from folk group ‘The Pigeons’, Mary Barnecutt, Max Greenwood & guests.

Need to wind down after a tiring week? Free Sahaja Yoga Meditation (not physical yoga, but “yoga meditation”!) classes every Monday from 19:00 in Blakestown Community Resource Centre (next to Lidl).

This is a drop in class, with newcomers are welcome.

The next meeting of the Astronomical Society will take place on Monday in Gonzaga College (www.irishastrosoc.org/wordpress/?page_id=179) Everybody is welcome and admission is free. The speaker at the event will be Dr Masha Chernyakova of Dublin City University. Masha is a former Schrödinger Fellow at the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies and has worked with ESA’s XMM-Newton spacecraft. More details and the title of the talk will be posted on the website in the next few days.

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday and Monday. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of good comedy you will get free ice cream. Admission is free. This Monday’s headliner is Gearoid Farrelly.

Every Monday, a mix of musicians from bands like The Seven Deadly Skins / Animal Cracker / Upbeat Generation / Crete Boom & more come together to play a free night of Rock & Reggae.

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 Erdinger Oktoberfest will continue until 07 Oct. German Beer, Bavarian Food and a Beer tent with Bavarian Music. Expect queues to get on the George’s Dock platform even during the week. The beer tent and the FULL selection of food is only available on the platform in George’s Dock. A limited variety of food and all (?) beer is also available in the area next to the chq Building, but you won’t have music there.

After 22:00 a wristband system is in place. You have to buy a wristband for EUR 6 and you get a EUR 5 voucher for “a substantial meal” with it. (EUR 1 goes to a charity). Note: Only cash, no credit or Laser cards will be accepted at the Oktoberfest.

The IFI continues with its free Archive at Lunchtime screenings in October and you can find all details for the two programmes and the double bill on the websites below. Admission to all lunchtime screenings is free, just collect your ticket at the ticket desk.
www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-1-oct-2012/
www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-2-oct-2012/
www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-dbl-bill-oct-2012/

One of the most successful events during Heritage Week in Dublin City Libraries was a talk on the Jewish Cemetery in Fairview by Diarmuid Hiney.Mayn expressed thier wish to tour the cemetery and Marino Library has responded to this iwsh and is running a tour on Tuesday. Admission is free, but booking is essential via 01-8336297 or marinolibrary@dublincity.ie Meeting Point is the Library in Marino. Please note: This tour is weather dependent and will be postponed if the day is very wet.

The Launch of “The Colours of Man” by Irish novelist Micheál Ó Conghaile, a collection of twenty-six stories

The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) continues to bring you Dublin Green Drinks on the first Tuesday of every month in Messrs Maguire. Green Drinks is a monthly event in 711 cities around the world to bring people with an interest in green issues together. At this month’s Dublin event, an informative evening about genetically modified foods/organisms will await you. When is GM useful and when not so much. As usual, an open debate will follow.

Meet up on the top floor of Messrs Maguire. Doors open at 18:30 and the talk is at 19:00. Admission is free, but you are asked to indicate your attendance either on Facebook or through an email to dublinbranch@iwt.ie

Sheila Ríos from Mexico, with an Irish mother and a Mexican father, will be in the Instituto Cervantes for a concert.

Her music has taken her to many parts of the world, both as solo artist and with different groups, of which “Maná” especially stands out. She was a backing singer with famous Mexican rock band Maná from 1992-2003. Now she is working with new material where she interprets her own compositions. The most recent one, “Trozos de Luna”, was produced by Fher, the leader and singer of “Maná”, along with Fernando Quintana, who is accompanying her during the visit to her roots in Ireland.

The website of the Instituto Cervantes does not specify if the concert is free, but elsewhere I found a statement that it is free. If you want to be absolutely certain, check at 01-6311500.

Dermot Healy and Cláir Ní Aonghusa will read at the Irish Writers’ Centre, kicking off the Autumn series of prose readings: Peregrine Readings

The new weekly “Grand Folk Club” will feaure Trad, Ballads, Americana, Folk, World Music & More. The line-up for Tuesday was not yet available when I wrote the Dublin Event Guide and there is a possibility that the (non-free EUR 10) gig of the “Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band” will take in place of the Grand Folk Club. I am not sure, but the type of music is similar and the date is the same. So watch out for this one. Maybe there is no Grand Folk Club this week.

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.

White Chocolate is playing Rock Covers from 23:30 in The Mezz in Temple Bar.

Entry charges at nearly all OPW sites are waived once a month. The Office of Public Works (OPW) launched an initiative last year to encourage more people to visit the historic sites that it manages and this initiative is continuing on all First Wednesdays in 2012. Most sites can already be visited for free, but the sites that normally charge a fee will now be free every first Wednesday until the end of the year.
In the (extended) Greater Dublin Area this will affect the following sites:
+ The Casino, Marino
+ Dublin Castle, State Apartments
+ Kilmainham Gaol
+ Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre at Newgrange
+ Glendalough Visitor Centre in Wicklow

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 Erdinger Oktoberfest will continue until 07 Oct. German Beer, Bavarian Food and a Beer tent with Bavarian Music. Expect queues to get on the George’s Dock platform even during the week. The beer tent and the FULL selection of food is only available on the platform in George’s Dock. A limited variety of food and all (?) beer is also available in the area next to the chq Building, but you won’t have music there.

After 22:00 a wristband system is in place. You have to buy a wristband for EUR 6 and you get a EUR 5 voucher for “a substantial meal” with it. (EUR 1 goes to a charity). Note: Only cash, no credit or Laser cards will be accepted at the Oktoberfest.

During Dublinia’s Archaeology Month a whole range of events will take place. Many for children, some for adults andthere is even a free lecture series. Have a look at the details about Dig Workshops, treasure hunts, special tours etc at www.dublinia.ie/events-page.html Normal admission charges apply for these activities.

The free “Under the Miscroscope” lecture series is free (but doesn’t get you access to the exhibition) and it runs at lunchtime every Wednesday throughout October from 13:05-13:50. The full programme is here www.dublinia.ie/downloads/3255/lecture_ezine.pdf and I expect that it will be soon (maybe already when you get this mail) be as well on the Events Page.

The first talk will be ‘Digging Under Dublin’s Streets: Urban Archaeology uncovered’ with Dr Ruth Johnson, Dublin City Archaeologist on 03 October,

The IFI continues with its free Archive at Lunchtime screenings in October and you can find all details for the two programmes and the double bill on the websites below. Admission to all lunchtime screenings is free, just collect your ticket at the ticket desk.
www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-1-oct-2012/
www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-2-oct-2012/
www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-dbl-bill-oct-2012/

Merrion Square – … “in many respects the Situation may be inconvenient yet the getting a Neighbourhood there will promote yr designs” by Aideen Ireland, Senior Archivist, National Archives is the next talk in the Merrison 250 Lecture Series. Admission is free, but booking is required: 01 6633040 or slincoln@iarc.ie

The Lecture “Mastic and Mountains – A new botanic garden and the wild flowers of Chios Island, Greece” by Noeleen Smyth will take place in the Education and Visitor Centre.

“Chios Island is one of the largest islands in the Greek Archipelago situated in the East Aegean and just 10km from Turkey. Its flora boasts 1,260 species, which comprises a mix of both western and eastern elements. The highest mountain on the island is Mount Pelineon at 1297m. This year staff from the National Botanic Gardens visited the brand new Aegean Botanic Gardens on the island. The garden features the native flora of the region along with demonstrating a most unique traditional crop known as “Mastic”, which is a special cultivar of Pistachia lentiscus. This talk will feature some beautiful species found in both the gardens and wilds of Chios Island.”

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

The RDS Speaker Series is partnering with the Mount Merrion Historical Society for this talk by Des Smyth about the 300 year anniversary of Mount Merrion in 2011.

Admission is free, but booking is required at events.rds.ie/?eventID=20551

Find more information about the talk on the website below.

The School of Biochemistry & Immunology is hosting a series of public lectures this autumn. The lectures will be presented by leading academic researchers from the School who will describe their research and how it has increased our understanding of human health and disease. Admission to the lectures is free.

The first lecture will take place on Wed:
“The science of inflammation – the prospect of new treatments for arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer.” by Prof Luke O’Neill. The venue will be the Stanley Quek Theatre, School of Biochemistry & Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Pearse Street.

Pádraig Yeates, author of ‘A City in Turmoil: Dublin 1919-21’ will uncover unknown and neglected aspects of the Irish Revolution.

This lecture is the first of a new monthly lecture series entitled ‘BiblioFiles’. The lectures will provide a platform for writers, academics and others who have used the NLI’s facilities to talk about the research and other work they have carried out there.

Admission is free and all are welcome. No booking required.

“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, a band from Dublin that draws influences from all over the music spectrum including Rory Gallagher, Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top, Deep Purple, blues rock and classic rock, is playing every Wednesday in Mother Reilly’s.

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 Ferocious Mingle Market takes place every Thursday, Friday, Saturday AND Sunday. On Sunday it is a fancy dress market. It’s a flea-market type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders. The Oscar Verne Café and (at least at the weekends) live music adds even more character.

The location of the new indoor market is 72 Thomas Street (between the Vicar St venue & Cafe Notto) an opening hours are 11:00-18:00. There is also a Café, the Oscar Verne Café, open for business at the market.

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 Dublin Food Co-op is open every Thursday at Newmarket for organic wholefoods and sustainable household products, plus over a dozen producer stalls offering organic fruit and veg., baked goods, dairy produce, wines, hot and cold food, etc.
The Co-op is also opened on Saturdays 09:30 – 16:30. 12:00-20:00.

The Erdinger Oktoberfest will continue until 07 Oct. German Beer, Bavarian Food and a Beer tent with Bavarian Music. Expect queues to get on the George’s Dock platform even during the week. The beer tent and the FULL selection of food is only available on the platform in George’s Dock. A limited variety of food and all (?) beer is also available in the area next to the chq Building, but you won’t have music there.

After 22:00 a wristband system is in place. You have to buy a wristband for EUR 6 and you get a EUR 5 voucher for “a substantial meal” with it. (EUR 1 goes to a charity). Note: Only cash, no credit or Laser cards will be accepted at the Oktoberfest.

Lunchtime Market at Christ Church Cathedral from 12:00-15:00.

Poetry Ireland in association with the National Library of Ireland present a lunch time poetry reading on All Ireland Poetry Day. Admission is free and no booking required.

The IFI continues with its free Archive at Lunchtime screenings in October and you can find all details for the two programmes and the double bill on the websites below. Admission to all lunchtime screenings is free, just collect your ticket at the ticket desk.
www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-1-oct-2012/
www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-2-oct-2012/
www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-dbl-bill-oct-2012/

“Fromentin and Orientalism” by Professor Babara Wright, Department of French, Trinity College Dublin is a public lecture taking place in Chester Beatty Library. Admission is free.

The Royal Irish Academy will hold a Symposium on Emotionality and the Human on Thursday. Everybody is welcome and admission is free. For full information and to register for free go to: www.ria.ie/Events/Events-Listing/Emotionality-and-the-Human—-An-Anthropological-P.aspx

“As head of Collide at CERN, Ariane Koek has created an artists’ residency programme at the world’s largest particle physics laboratory and home to the Large Hadron Collider. In this event Koek and other cultural programmers discuss ambitions, challenges and dangers when negotiating the oscillations between science and art in their respective organisations.” Admission is free, booking is required.

Inspired by First Thursdays carried out in London, First Thursdays Dublin is the name given to cultural spaces opening their doors after hours and offering an extra chance to see art, culture and events in a number of venues from 18:00-20:00 on the first Thursday of every month. 43 galleries and Cultural Spaces are now taking part and the full list is on the website.

Solar Taxi will be in Tower Records for an In-Store event. They will perform material from their upcoming album.

A set of six free lectures on topics around “Start and Grow your Own Business” will take place in the Central Library in association with the Dublin City Entreprise Board. If you have recently started your own business or if you are contemplating self-employment, this lecture series is for you. The talks are free, but you have to book your place. You find all details and how to book on www.dceb.ie/starting-a-business/library-talks

The upcoming talks are
13 Sept: An Introduction to Self Employment
20 Sept: Ideas Generation & Market Research
27 Sept: Ethnic Entrepreneurship
04 Oct: Digital Marketing and Social Media
11 Oct: Financing Your Business
18 Oct: Business Planning Structure

The launch of “A Year’s Midnight”, the first novel by Ciaran O’Driscoll will take place. Ciaran has also published six collections of poetry, as well as a childhood memoir “A Runner Among Falling Leaves”.

The Pete Pamf Sekstette (you know the proper spelling with an “x” in it, but if I use the proper spelling, the Spam Filters will act up) will play in Whelan’s. Admission is free,

The Dublin Writers’ Forum welcomes writers of all genres, of all ages and all levels of experience. DWF is an open group of writers who share a common passion for all things literary. It is a safe ‘working space’ where on a weekly basis writers can bring their work to be critiqued by other writers.

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

Songs from a Café is a Dublin singer-songwriter showcase session, dedicated to the art of contemporary songwriting. 20:00-22:00 at Brick Alley Cafe in Temple Bar. It takes place on the first Thursday of every month.

Jaime Nanci & The Blue Boys are playing a weekly gig in the Mercantile Hotel on Thursdays. Their music is swing, blues, bebop and doo wop. Admission is free.

The Max Zaska group and the Patrick Groenland group will perform on alternating Thursdays from 21:00 in the International Bar on 23 Wicklow Street.

“Thirsty Thursday” Open Mic Night from 21:00 in the Bridge Inn in Chapelizod Village.

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

The Bionic Rats play live Reggae and Ska every Thursday in Turk’s Head from 22:00. Admission is free.

The Erdinger Oktoberfest will continue until 07 Oct. German Beer, Bavarian Food and a Beer tent with Bavarian Music. Expect queues to get on the George’s Dock platform even during the week. The beer tent and the FULL selection of food is only available on the platform in George’s Dock. A limited variety of food and all (?) beer is also available in the area next to the chq Building, but you won’t have music there.

After 22:00 a wristband system is in place. You have to buy a wristband for EUR 6 and you get a EUR 5 voucher for “a substantial meal” with it. (EUR 1 goes to a charity). Note: Only cash, no credit or Laser cards will be accepted at the Oktoberfest.

The IFI continues with its free Archive at Lunchtime screenings in October and you can find all details for the two programmes and the double bill on the websites below. Admission to all lunchtime screenings is free, just collect your ticket at the ticket desk.
www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-1-oct-2012/
www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-programme-2-oct-2012/
www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-dbl-bill-oct-2012/

Thinking outside the Square(s), an evening of short but powerful presentations asking why we too often approach the north and south Georgian quarters in isolation from each other and, taking Mountjoy and Merrion Squares as the key examples, what can be gained from imagining a joined-up future for Dublin’s historic core.

Chaired by Fintan O’Toole, Irish Times columnist, speakers include Nicki Matthews, Dublin City Council’s Conservation Officer, Ciaran O’Gaora, director of Zero-G design, brand and communications studio; Mary King, Policy & Planning Officer with Fáilte Ireland, Ciaran Cuffe, Lecturer in Planning at DIT and Karin O’Flanagan, Secretary of the Mountjoy Square Society. This Open House event is organised in partnership with DCC City Architects Division, this promises to be a mind-expanding evening in an incredible venue.

I won’t be able to make it, but it sounds interesting. The only thing I don’t get is why the question even came up! WHY should two squares that are in completely different parts of the city not be treated in isolation? Just because they were built around the same time? That is a very weak link!

Places are very limited, so you have to come early to get in. Doors open at 18:30.

Opoen House 2012 will run from Saturday until Sunday and extends to a long list of venues again (almost 100!). The event is organised by the Irish Architecture Foundation and the intention is to bring architecture closer to the people. At all tours in different buildings throughout Dublin, you will learn about the architecture of the specific building and about the intentions behind building it in a certain way. All guided tours are easy to understand and suitable for everyone, you don’t have to have a any engineering or architectural background.

Culture Night looks at what happens IN the buildings, Open House looks at the buildings themselves. I love Open House because it allows people to see buildings they don’t normally can’t get into. In previous years I went to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Liberty Hall, the new Court of Crminal Justice, Mansion House and Custom House. This year I will go to Leinster House (Dail) and the Central Bank. Some buildings did require pre-booking, but many are accessible on a first come, first serve basis (expect queues!). Check the list of buildings on www.openhousedublin.com