Dublin Event Guide 439: Science Week, Dublin Book Festival, Printfest, Grafton Street Christmas Lights

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 Book Festival will take place from 12-15 November and there are quite a few free events: Book Launches, Readings and Discussions. Check out the schedule here.

Science Week 2015 takes place from 08-15 November. There are about 1392 events all over Ireland and the main target group are children and teenagers. Approx. 150 events are in Dublin, 27 of them are free events and 18 are free events in Dublin for adults and families. That is unfortunately only HALF the free events for adults and families than last year! Some of the events require pre-booking (and could be booked out already).

The website provides an event search facility with good filtering, so you can select the type of event, the target audience, the location etc.

I strongly recommend that you check the programme here www.science.ie/events/find-events.html
There will be some (not all!!) free events included in this Dublin Event Guide and they will be listed separately.

The weekly Honest2goodness food market in Glasnevin has fresh meat, vegetables, fish, baked goods, and wines. It is open from 09:30-16:00. It is behind Lidl in the Industrial Estate just after the Glasnevin Cemetary coming from the City Centre.

Parkrun Ireland is organising free weekly runs in parks. It is a timed run over 5km and participation is completely free, but registration before your first parkrun is required.

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

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

The Green Door Market is a new indoor food/Farmer’s Market that takes place just a few doors down from the Dublin Food Co-op at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Admission is free.

Opening hours are Thu-Fri 12:00-19:00 and Sat 09:30-16:00.

The Belgard Weekend Market is an indoor market with stalls with handcraft (incl. designer jewellery, aran jumpers and wool, christening robes and shawls, cards and cross stitch), household items, bric and brac, furniture, flowers, make-up, clothes, shoes, showers, upholstery, toys, kitchens, cafe, army memorabilia, collectors items, sweets, handbags books, blinds, party shop, tools and more.

It is open every Saturday and Sunday and is located in the Glen Abbey complex (opposite Jacobs) on Belgard Road.

“Design it” is an exhibition exploring design in a child’s world and it is part of Irish Design 2015.

The exhibition and a range of (non-free) events will introduce children to the process of design, illustrating how designers take an idea and then make it a reality.

The Ark have challenged five Irish designers to create new products for children, taking inspiration from iconic children’s toys, furniture and textiles.The Design It exhibition recreates each designer’s individual studio giving us a glimpse at their working practices, using their sketches, photographs and working prototypes, to reveal how they get from an initial idea to the final product.

Admission is free and no booking is required.

The exhibition will be open every Saturday from 7 Nov – 16 Jan (closed Sat 26 Dec) from 10:00-17:00. It will also open on Sundays 22 Nov & 6, 13, 20 Dec from 12:00-16:00.

The Dublin Market Rave is an indoor market while Rave music is played. Interestng concept, but I am not sure if the music attracts more than a “normal” market would.

Sellers are:
– Bikesorbicycles.com
– CroaK Jewellery
– WildBird Studio
– Dble Drop Clothing
– Against the Grain Woodcraft
– RadikalVip
– Hitoe Candles
– Celtic Fusion Design
– Ministry Skateboards
– Crytic Clique
– Aromamist
– HoverBoard.ie

One slight issue, though: The market is not free, but there is the (small) charge of EUR 1

During this seminar five speakers talk about the World War I battle at Gallipoli and the aftermath.

The talks are
+ “Gallipoli: Road to Republic” by Turkish Ambassador Necip Egüz
+ “Gallipoli – rethinking the Irish Great War narrative” by Philip Orr, author of ‘Field of Bones: An Irish Division at Gallipoli’
+ “Gallipoli: War and Family” by David Davin Power, RTÉ’s Political Correspondent
+ “Gallipoli, memory and nationalism in Australia and New Zealand” by Dr Jennifer Wellington, School of History & Archives, UCD
+ “Past as Possession: Twitter and #Anzac100” by Neale Roone, researcher with the history project “Letters of 1916”

Moderation by Tom Burke, Royal Dublin Fusiliers

Admission is free and no booking required.

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.

The Kilmainham Arts Festival takes place from 12-16 November and there is a great list of events on their website. Many events are free and everybody even if you are not from Kilmainham is explicitly welcome. For a few events booking is required, so check out what interests you. There will be singing, music, storytelling, drama, short films and drumming.

Some of this weekend’s main events are:

+ Sat 11:30-12:30 in Insomnia: Jazz with Locoswing and Fintan Gilligan
+ Sat 20:30-23:30 in Hilton Hotel: Short Film Screening

+ Sun 19:30-22:30 in Patriot’s Inn: Trad Music

+ Mon 20:00 in Patriot’s Inn: Arts Club Special

Admission is free to all these events.

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

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

From 13-15 November, Swim Ireland will welcome top divers from across all of Europe to the Irish Open Diving Championships.
Ireland’s top divers Oliver Dingley and Natasha MacManus will be joined by some of the best divers from across Ireland and Europe.

Admission is free. The schedule can be found on the Eventbrite Page here where you can get free tickets (I am not sure if tickets are required or if you can just arrive without.) or on the Facebook Profile here.

Discover the beautiful restored Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden and learn about growing your own fruit and vegetables, herbs and lots more. Meet OPW professional gardeners Brian and Meeda at the Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden. They have lots of advice to plan your perfect garden for the Winter months ahead. Admission is free and car parking is available.

The Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden is located next to the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, and the Phoenix Café. The OPW professional gardeners are on site on the second Saturday of every month /February – November).

A discussion and workshop about Bees with the WillFredd Theatre will take place in Dun Laoghaire for kids Age 6+.

“Did you know that there are more than 20,000 different types of bees? The bumble bee, the solitary bee, the mining bee, the spelling bee, the vitamin B… Join one of Ireland’s leading scientists and the artists from WillFredd Theatre to chat about all things bees.”

Admission is free.

At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you’ll find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food & there’s free popcorn, ballons & facepainting for the kids.
Open on Saturdays and Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30, and Sundays: 12:00-17:30.

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

Admission is free, no booking required.

Physic Busking is a Family Fun Event in the garden of the dlr LexIcon Library.

Be amazed by demonstrations of Archimedes Law of Forces shown through tug of war, Bernoulli’s Law for Fluid Flow with giant windbags, Faraday’s Law of Induction shown with a simple motor, a vortex blower, musical straws, windmills, rockets and much more. Take a few minutes and you can even make a simple musical instrument to take home.

And to express it with all the “fun” removed ;-) : “Physics Busking is a national initiative to promote the awareness and engagement of the Irish public with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The “busking performances” involve interactive experiments and demonstrations selected for maximum engagement, excitement and education.”

Admission is free and participation is essential.

The Exploration Dome is a mobile planetarium that screens stunning films in 360 degrees and this Exploration Dome will be in the Botanic Garden.

An epic journey (for all ages) through space and time, exploring the universe from the comfort of this unique dome will await you. A series of short 30-minute films will be screened on a rolling basis.

The event is organised with the UCD Science Expression Film Festival 2015

The Terenure Village Market has moved to Bushy Park and is from now on a weekly market.

The market has now grown to 40 stalls offering a whole variety of foods and crafts.

Admission is free.

UCD Science Expression is a film festival dedicated to science films. There will be 15 events between Tues 10 Nov and Sun 15 Nov, some are film/documentary screenings, but there are also other events and the full programme is here under UPCOMING EVENTS.

Some of the screenings cost EUR 4, but there are lots of free ones as well. These are the free ones:

+ Dinosaur 13 – Documentary Screening (Sat 14 Nov, 11:00 – IFI in Temple Bar)
+ The Great White Silence – Documentary Screening (Sat 14 Nov, 12:30 – Lexicon in Dun Laoghaire) – Booking req.
+ BioFiction Short Film Programme (Sat 14 Nov, 13:00-16:30 – Brooks Hotel in Drury Street) – Booking req.
+ Expedition to the End of the World – Documentary (Sat 14 Noc, 14:45 – Lexicon in Dun Laoghaire) – Booking req.
+ The Iron Giant – Animation (Sun 15 Nov – 11:00 – IFI in Temple Bar) – Booking req.
+ Vanishing of the Bees – Documentary (Sun 15 Nov – 14:00, Botanic Gardens) – Booking req.

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And another free events which is part of UCD Science Expression is:
+ The Exploration Dome – Inflatable Planetarium (Sat 14 Nov, 11:00-16:00, Botanic Gardens) – NO booking req.

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

The sessions can be booked following these links:

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

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

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

This 2-day conference (on 13+14 November) will look at how women colluded, subverted and survived the structures of patriarchy in medieval Ireland between c. 500 and 1500. It is entitled

“Collusion, Subversion & Survival: Women in Medieval Irish History (c. 500-1500)”

and is organised by the Centre for Gender and Women Studies, the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and Medieval History Research Centre.

Admission is free, but booking is required (separately for each of the days) here. The full programme can be found on the website below.

The weekly Ha’penny Flea Market is an indoor market in the Grand Social Pub, which offers vintage Men and Women’s clothing, contemporary crafts, books, DVDs, vinyl records, vintage and handmade jewellery, vintage hair styles, art, photography and much more. Grand Social’s Bar and Gourmet Coffee options are available.

Would you like to bring your children outdoors but find they get bored fast or are nervous of new environments? Come and learn how to unplug from the computer screen and make walks in the woods exciting and fun for all the family.

Admission is free, but booking is required with event leader Kate Egan (Presentation Ecology) via 086 7743234.

Meet at the gate across from Kilcross Avenue.

Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.

Tower Records has organised two in-store live gigs for you this Saturday.

+ Saint Sister (13:00) will launch their EP “Madrid”
+ Owensie (14:00) will launch his new album Dramamine

Admission is free.

Are you looking for a music instrument, music memorabilia, some vinyl, DVDs, CDs or maybe a guitar pedal or sound gear? Come to the Bernard Shaw Music & Record Fair where you will find all this and more.

Admission is free.

The In Focus Tour “A Copy of the Rose Garden of Sa’di in the Chester Beatty Library” with Costanza Ficorella will take place on Saturday.

Admission is free and no booking required, but limited to the first 15 participants. Meeting point is in the atrium of the Library.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will run every Saturday. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

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

Archaeologists can discover a lot about how people lived in the past by studying bones. To celebrate Science Week, take part in this special workshop which will use experiments to show how bones are preserved in different environments and take a closer look at a Bronze Age burial, a bog body and a Viking skeleton.

The event will take place in the Learning Resource Room, first floor. Admission is free, but booking is required via 01 648 6334. Suitable for Ages 8+

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

Admission is free.

A “United March in Memory of the Victims of the Attack in Paris of Friday 13 November 2015” will take place and meeting point is the Spire. It might be a more stationary event than a march, you can still show your solidarity.

The Irish Press, Evening Press and Sunday Press printed their last editions twenty years ago in May 1995. ‘The Press Gang’ edited by Dave Kenny, is the story of the legendary newspaper group, as told by the writers and editors who worked there during Ireland’s Golden Age of Journalism.

Admission to this book launch is free.

Ben Prevo and Band will play Rock through covers and originals at their gig in the Harbour Bar.

Admission is free.

This is a weekly Saturday night live music event event downstairs in the Wine Cave of KC Peaches Cafe. Food will be served until 21:30 and wine, minerals & music will be available until later. Admission is free and a donation into a hat at the end of the evening is appreciated.

The Jazz Cafe has live Jazz, Blues and Soul music performances every Friday and Saturday from 20:00-22:30 and every Sunday from 18:30-21:00.

Admission is free.

Robert Coyle is performing his new show “Being Wrong is Right with Robert Coyle” in Accents Cafe.

Doors open at 20:00, the show starts at 20:30 and finishes at 22:00.

Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

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

This week Lisa Jameson (vocals) and Dario Rodighiero (piano) will perform.

The Stillorgan Orchard has live music every Friday and Saturday. Many of the performers are established and very good bands. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below. Admission is always free.

The Buzzmonkeys will play a gig in the Mezz tonight. Admission is free.

Ditch Cassidy will perform a gig at the Blues Weekend in the Salty Dog.

Admission is free.

The Brass Phnatoms with support from New Mellow will play a gig in Whelan’s in the Midnight Hour slot.

Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list.

The Lee Mahon Band will play the midnight gig in the Mezz tonight.

Admission is free.

The Dublin Book Festival will take place from 12-15 November and there are quite a few free events: Book Launches, Readings and Discussions. Check out the schedule here.

Science Week 2015 takes place from 08-15 November. There are about 1392 events all over Ireland and the main target group are children and teenagers. Approx. 150 events are in Dublin, 27 of them are free events and 18 are free events in Dublin for adults and families. That is unfortunately only HALF the free events for adults and families than last year! Some of the events require pre-booking (and could be booked out already).

The website provides an event search facility with good filtering, so you can select the type of event, the target audience, the location etc.

I strongly recommend that you check the programme here www.science.ie/events/find-events.html
There will be some (not all!!) free events included in this Dublin Event Guide and they will be listed separately.

The Belgard Weekend Market is an indoor market with stalls with handcraft (incl. designer jewellery, aran jumpers and wool, christening robes and shawls, cards and cross stitch), household items, bric and brac, furniture, flowers, make-up, clothes, shoes, showers, upholstery, toys, kitchens, cafe, army memorabilia, collectors items, sweets, handbags books, blinds, party shop, tools and more.

It is open every Saturday and Sunday and is located in the Glen Abbey complex (opposite Jacobs) on Belgard Road.

A Craft Festival with more than 60 stands of craft and art will take place in Dun Laoghaire. There will be Jewellery, Slate, Clothing, Artworks, Photography, Cosmetics, Home Accessories, Decorations, Hats, Furniture, Candles, Cakes, Hair Accessories, Kitchenware, Glass, Felt, Cards, Fascinators, Original paintings, Wood, Cushions.

Admission is free.

Examine trees, burrows and log piles to find out who lives where before learning how to make suitable homes in your own garden.

Activity leader at this dlr Biodiversity event is Aoife Munn.

Admission is free and and no booking required.

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.

The Kilmainham Arts Festival takes place from 12-16 November and there is a great list of events on their website. Many events are free and everybody even if you are not from Kilmainham is explicitly welcome. For a few events booking is required, so check out what interests you. There will be singing, music, storytelling, drama, short films and drumming.

Some of this weekend’s main events are:

+ Sat 11:30-12:30 in Insomnia: Jazz with Locoswing and Fintan Gilligan
+ Sat 20:30-23:30 in Hilton Hotel: Short Film Screening

+ Sun 19:30-22:30 in Patriot’s Inn: Trad Music

+ Mon 20:00 in Patriot’s Inn: Arts Club Special

Admission is free to all these events.

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

Every Sunday, the Merrion Square Open Air Art Gallery takes place. Up to 200 artists exhibit their paintings on the railings on three sides (West, North and East) of Merrion Square and you can just enjoy the exhibition or even buy.

From 13-15 November, Swim Ireland will welcome top divers from across all of Europe to the Irish Open Diving Championships.
Ireland’s top divers Oliver Dingley and Natasha MacManus will be joined by some of the best divers from across Ireland and Europe.

Admission is free. The schedule can be found on the Eventbrite Page here where you can get free tickets (I am not sure if tickets are required or if you can just arrive without.) or on the Facebook Profile here.

The Brocante Market will take place on Sunday. It is a collection of antiques, furniture, vintage jewellery, collectables and curiosities from the past and present, second-hand, refurbished, antique and hand-crafted stuff for your house and garden.

If you are an interior designer or just have and eye for style and are looking for a special piece or maybe a bargain then this is the market for you. The market is held every 3rd Sunday of the month.

Admission is free.

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

Admission is free.

A weekly market with lots of food, but also many other products (art & crafts, books, etc) takes place every Sunday in the beautiful People’s Park in Dun Laoghaire. It is a very popular market and with around 50 vendors also one of the bigger markets.

The well known Palestrina Choir sing every Sunday at the mass in St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral. They sing complete masterworks by Mozart, Haydn, Dvorak, Palestrina, de Victoria, usually accompanied by Prof. Gerard Gillen on the organ, who often also plays a solo piece.

UCD Science Expression is a film festival dedicated to science films. There will be 15 events between Tues 10 Nov and Sun 15 Nov, some are film/documentary screenings, but there are also other events and the full programme is here under UPCOMING EVENTS.

Some of the screenings cost EUR 4, but there are lots of free ones as well. These are the free ones:

+ Dinosaur 13 – Documentary Screening (Sat 14 Nov, 11:00 – IFI in Temple Bar)
+ The Great White Silence – Documentary Screening (Sat 14 Nov, 12:30 – Lexicon in Dun Laoghaire) – Booking req.
+ BioFiction Short Film Programme (Sat 14 Nov, 13:00-16:30 – Brooks Hotel in Drury Street) – Booking req.
+ Expedition to the End of the World – Documentary (Sat 14 Noc, 14:45 – Lexicon in Dun Laoghaire) – Booking req.
+ The Iron Giant – Animation (Sun 15 Nov – 11:00 – IFI in Temple Bar) – Booking req.
+ Vanishing of the Bees – Documentary (Sun 15 Nov – 14:00, Botanic Gardens) – Booking req.

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And another free events which is part of UCD Science Expression is:
+ The Exploration Dome – Inflatable Planetarium (Sat 14 Nov, 11:00-16:00, Botanic Gardens) – NO booking req.

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

The sessions can be booked following these links:

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

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

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

At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you’ll find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food & there’s free popcorn, ballons & facepainting for the kids.
Open on Sundays: 12:00-17:30. Open on Saturdays and Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30.

The Dublin Vintage Factory Kilo Sale will take place in the Green Door Market hall on Newmarket Square. One kg of vintage clothes will cost EUR 20 and the main event will run from 12:00-17:00. Admission is free.

Afterwards from 17:00-23:00 a EUR 2 admission charge will be raised for a “BYOB shopping extravaganza with Drag Shows, catwalk offs with your newly procured threads, photo booth, DJs and more”.

On Facebook 2400 people have declared that they will be going and another 1600 are interested. This could be a very busy event! ;-)

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

Admission is free.

Modern science would not have been possible without the invention of the printing press by Johann Gutenberg! His invention led to the spread of scientific ideas across Europe and by the end of the 16th century anyone could learn about the basic principles of geometry, anatomy, astronomy and physics from printed books.

Printfest in the National Print Museum gives you the opportunity to witness Gutenberg’s invention of letterpress printing in action as former printers and typesetters demonstrate highlights of the Museums’ collection. There will also be plenty of family friendly activities to enjoy.

Admission is free.

The Sundays at Noon Concert Series continues in the Sculpture Gallery at the Hugh Lane Gallery. This series of free (mainly classical) concerts continues to present the best of Irish and International music and musicians. Concerts run from September to June.

The next concert will feature “Dublin Song Series 2” with Sylvia O’Brien (soprano), Christopher Marwood (cello) and Michael McHale, (piano) performing works by Schubert, Previn, Massenet, Berlioz, Fauré and de Falla.

Join the IWT Dublin Branch for a birdwatching trip to Bull Island. Seán Hogan will discuss the many winter arrivals on the island.

Meet at the traffic lights on the junction of Causeway Road at 13:00. Any problems on Sunday morning, call 087 688 9801.

Admission is free.

Learn drawing techniques, including line drawing, shading, perspective and decoration during these relaxed and informal sessions.

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

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Discover how Irish scientists contributed to the Apollo 16 moon mission nearly 50 years ago. During this drop-in session you will also get to investigate a piece of our solar system that is over 4 billion years old and meet the Natural History Museum’s Assistant Keeper and Geologist Matthew Parkes.

Admission is free and no booking required. Suitable for all ages.

The “Dublin Sketchers” is an informal group of (hobby) artists who go somewhere different in Dublin every Sunday (e.g. National Museum, Maritime Museum, Dublin Flea Market, Farmleigh, Botanic Gardens, Dublin Castle, Science Gallery, …), sketch for one to two hours and then meet up for coffee afterwards and discuss their sketches.

There are some hugely talented people among them and it is a great idea to meet up with others who have the same hobby. Find out on their website below or on their Facebook Page where they will meet and join them if you do some sketching/drawing yourself. I know that the Dublin Sketchers often use the Dublin Event Guide to find interesting free events and I am delighted to be able to help!

Every Sunday until 05 December, a free tour takes place in the Hugh Lane Gallery.

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

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.

During these workshops for 4 to 12 year olds, they will explore paintings, sculpture and architectural features through discussion and drawing.

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

Brian Keary is a classically trained guitar player who also has experience of different styles / genres of music ranging from ragtime and folk to baroque and contemporary. He will perform in Sweeney’s (Ground Floor) on Sunday afternoon.

The Christmas Light Ceremony in Grafton Street will take place on Sunday. It will start with family entertainment at 16:00 and the lights will be switched on at 16:30.

The Irish Folk Band “The High Kings” will play and Zena Donelly (13) who is singing the soundtrack and is one of the actors in the “A Christmas Star” movie will sing during the lights ceremony.

Admission is free.

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

The Jazz Cafe has live Jazz, Blues and Soul music performances every Friday and Saturday from 20:00-22:30 and every Sunday from 18:30-21:00.

Admission is free.

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

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

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

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

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

Bluegrass, Western Swing and Roots band Old Hannah will play a gig in the Harbour Bar.

Admission is free.

Every Sunday this singer-songwriter night takes place in the Bleeding Horse in Camden St. from 8.30pm. It is an Open mic night and performers can just turn up and put their name on the list for that night.

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy downstairs in Stag’s Head, Dame Lane from 21:00 every week on Sun+Mon. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of that there is some free ice cream. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).

“Rhythm Rocker at The Globe” is a weekly event on Sunday night in The Globe. Admission is free.

The Pavement Kings play Rockabilly from 21:00 and
DJs Popocorn Peete and Little Dakota follow from 23:00-01:30 with a white variety of styles (Rockabilly, Calypso, Soul, Rock ‘n’ Roll, etc).

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

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

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

The Kilmainham Arts Festival takes place from 12-16 November and there is a great list of events on their website. Many events are free and everybody even if you are not from Kilmainham is explicitly welcome. For a few events booking is required, so check out what interests you. There will be singing, music, storytelling, drama, short films and drumming.

Some of this weekend’s main events are:

+ Sat 11:30-12:30 in Insomnia: Jazz with Locoswing and Fintan Gilligan
+ Sat 20:30-23:30 in Hilton Hotel: Short Film Screening

+ Sun 19:30-22:30 in Patriot’s Inn: Trad Music

+ Mon 20:00 in Patriot’s Inn: Arts Club Special

Admission is free to all these events.

Emily Gallagher will run a weekly “just for fun” photo trail where you get instructions to hunt for specific snaps around the city centre. Afterwards the symbolic significance to the snaps will be shared. The overall theme is “Get a glimpse of directions you may wish your life to take and discover decisions you may desire to make.”

Meeting point is the Meeting House Square.

Participation in the photo trails is free but donations are welcome and booking is required via egaldog@gmail.com or 0852725095

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

Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.

Every Monday in November (02+09+16+23 Nov) Members of the DIT Irish Traditional Music Ensemble perform a lunchtime concert in Rathmines Library. Enjoy some of Ireland’s finest young musical talent studying on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama.

Admission is free, but booking is required via conservatory@dit.ie

The next lecture in the Centre for Early Modern History Seminar Series 2015-16 is on Monday and the topic is “‘Horrid’ and ‘infamous’ practices: the kidnapping and stripping of children, c.1730-c.1840” by James Kelly (St. Patrick’s College, DCU).

Admission seems free. The lecture will take place in Room 2026 of the Arts Building.

The Music Composition centre in Trinity College runs the lecture “Constructed Melodies: Film Music & Architecture” with Prof Mark Slobin (Wesleyan University).

Admission is free.

“Telling the Tain” is a two part storytelling event. The first part on 16 November will look at “The Warriors of Ulster” and the second part on 16 December will tell the story of “The Cattle Raid of Cooley”.

“Telling the Tain” is organised by Candlelit Tales, brother and sister team Sorcha and Aron Hegarty, who focus on tetelling the stories of Irish Myth as they were traditionally told.

Admission to these events is free, but donations are appreciated.

Song Cycle is a weekly Singer/Songriter showcase. The line-up is not always easily findable on the Whelan’s website, but admission is always free.

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

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday and Monday. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of good comedy you will get free ice cream. Admission is free. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).

Every Monday a Jazz Jam Session will take place in the Grand Social and you are invited to listen or even to participate. Admission is free for musicians and audience.

Instruments are supplied (drums (no cymbals), double bass, guitar amp, bass amp, PA system) and ideas and themes will be proposed prior to the session to the musicians who join the event on Facebook (see Facebook Page below).

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

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

Admission is free.

This half-day seminar focuses on presenting material relating to the 1916 Rising held at Dublin City Library and Archive. Collections featured will include eye-witness statements, Jacob’s Biscuit Factory Archives, newspaper collections, and the Monica Roberts Collection.The full programme is on the website below.

Admission is free, but booking is required via dublinpubliclibraries@dublincity.ie or 01-674 4806.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher runs on Tuesdays now as well. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

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

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 Royal College of Physicians of Ireland together with Conservatoires Ireland are inviting to a showcase of emerging talent from the CIT Cork School of Music, DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama and the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

Admission is free, but booking is required

When the Dublin Science and Art Museum was established in 1877, the first curatorial division to be formed was that of Art and Industry, which encompassed the decorative/applied arts and historical collections of what would eventually become the National Museum of Ireland. This talk focuses on acquisitions made by the Museum during the period of the late 19th/early 20th century, both international and national treasures from the collection.

Dr Audrey Whitty, Keeper of Arts & Industry, National Museum of Ireland will give the lecture.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-648 6334

The Business Information Centre in the Central Library invites to the talk “You Don’t Need the Leaving Cert to go to College” by Mary Stokes (CDETB Adult Education Service).

Admission is free and no booking required.

Professor of Vocal Repertoire at the Royal College of Music and song coach for the Jette Parker Young Artists at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, pianist Gary Matthewman joins forces with the German baritone Benjamin Appl, for a voice and piano duo masterclass.

Admission is free but booking is required via the sit below.

The next film in the “Ciclo de cine Argentino Film Series” at the Instituto Cervantes is “El Camino de San Diego”, a film about an Argentinian who hears that soccer star Diego Maradona is in hospital and decides to visit him.

Admission is free. The screening is in Spanish with English subtitles.

At the first evening lecture in the series, Philip Browne (Chief Executive IRFU) will discuss his vision for the continued development of rugby in Ireland.

In particular he will discuss the economic impact professional rugby has had in Ireland and the investments made by the IRFU to ensure the future of the game at all levels. Browne will also highlight the potential economic impact of the 2023 World Cup, and the importance of hosting the 2017 Women’s World Cup to the development of the game in Ireland.

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

“The Contours of Conviviality and Conflict: Negotiating refugee settlement in an Australian Country Town” is the full title of this talk by Dr David Radfort (Senior Research Fellow, Hawke Research Institute). The talk is organised by the Department of Sociology in TCD.

City of Physics is a month-long project “bringing science out of the lab and onto the streets” and as part of City of Physics, the Alchemist Café Dublin are inviting to an open public conversation about the place of science in culture.

“Is Science Cultural?” is the topic that will be discussed. The evening will start with “City of Physics” co-organiser Shane Bergin giving an introduction to the topic, which will be followed by an interactive audience discussion.

Admission is free and there will even be some complimentary finger food.

Rumours have it that the Bluegrass Collective will perform in Sin É on Tuesday and there might even be an open Bluegrass Jam! Admission is free.

Every Tuesday an informal sing along with Ukulele and Toy Musical Instruments takes place in the Stag’s Head. Just bring your instrument and come along. Beginners are welcome. Admission is free and further details (and a big book of songs) are available on the Facebook Page below. The get-together meets in the “snug” in Stag’s Head.

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

The Folk Club in Whelan’s will bring you the best in Trad, Ballads, Americana & World Music every Tuesday. The line-up this week is on the Facebook Page below. Admission is free.

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday and Monday AND Tuesday. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of good comedy you will get free ice cream. Admission is free. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).

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

The Phoenix Big Band is a 16 piece band playing songs of the 1930s, 1940s and other big band arrangements and they are playing every Tuesday in the Tara Tower Hotel (since 2012!) for adult dancing. If you like to waltz, cha cha or foxtrot, come and enjoy their performance.

Admission is free.

The band plays in the main function room which is occasionally booked, so to confirm that they are playing, please ring the hotel on the day: Phone 01-2694666

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

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

A totally unplugged Singer/Songwriter night (no PA, no microphones) with original music is taking place upstairs in Anseo every Tuesday from 21:30.

Please check on the Facebook Page below if the event is going ahead as it seems to get cancelled every now and then and if you want to play a 15-30 min set or just want to play one song make yourself heard via the same Facebook Page.

Admission is free.

Every Tuesday and Thursday the International Bar invites to a Jazz night in the Lounge.

Groups led by Cote Calmet, Sean Maynard Smith, Dominic Mullan, Paddy Groenland, Georgia Cusack & Alex Mathias are performing regularly with occasional guest players, but there are also other bands from all over.

Admission is free, with a suggested donation of EUR 5. The website clearly says that there is no entry fee, but – and that makes a lot of sense – that your donations are very much appreciated (Musicians need to pay for rent and food too!) Be generous after the gig if you liked it, but if someone wants to charge an admission charge, please point out that the “rules” as described on their website are like I have explained.

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

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

Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.

The lunchtime lecture “The Decade of Commemoration – Showcasing Resources and new Pathways for Research” is the third event in the Library of Trinity College Dublin’s “The Library of the Future; the Future of the Library” programme of activities for 2015-2016.

Admission is free and seats are allocated on first come first served basis.

At the next talk in this series of talks, Dr David Edwards (UCC) will explain “The changing world of a Gaelic medic: Dermot O’Meara and early Stuart Ireland”.

Admission is free.

This seminar is an introduction to some of the rich holdings kept by the Irish Theatre Archive. Dr. Mary Clark will speak about ‘Micheál and Hilton still in Dublin’; Ellen Murphy will talk about exhibitions developed at the Irish Theatre Archive, including ‘the best baddie in the business’ Vernon Hayden, while Conor Doyle will deliver his presentation on ‘Dublin’s Theatre Royal’.

Admission is free, but booking is required via dublinpubliclibraries@dublincity.ie or 01-674 4806

The Centre for Contemporary Irish History Seminar Series 2015-16 continues with the talk “Race and identity in the Irish working-class movement, 1889-1917” by Leah Hunnewell, Irish Research Council Postgraduate Scholar, TCD.

Admission is free.

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 book “Louis MacNeice and the Irish Poetry of his Time” by Dr Tom Walker will be launched in the Trinity Long Room Hub by Prof Terence Brown.

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

Fortune’ s Wheel is about Bill Stephens, an ordinary young Dublin man with a dream and ambition to become an international circus star. It is also a love story between Bill and his young and beautiful wife Mai from neighbouring East Wall. It is also the story of the 1951 Fairview Lion escape.

The film screeing will be followed by a Questions and Answers session with the film’s producers and co-writers Joe Lee, Lorraine Kennedy and Bill Whelan.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01 6744888

The film “Desbordar” will be screened in the Argentinian Film Series in the Instituto Cervantes. Let’s hope that the English subtitles of this Spanish language film will be a LOT better than the English translation of the film’s content, because whoever translated it has failed bitterly. The (wrong) English description is here and the correct Spanish description is here.

Admission is free.

Using photographs, postcards and other rare documents, “True Dublin” provides a unique glimpse into life in Dublin at a time of great social and political change, during the final decades of the nineteenth century and the early decades of the twentieth. You are invited to the launch of this new local history publication.

Admission is free.

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

The event takes place in
+ Rathmines Library on Wed 18 November (To book ring 01-
+ Ballyfermot Library on Thurs 19 November (To book ring 01-4973539)

Admission is free, but booking is required.

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

The Goethe-Institut Irland and the Dublin architecture gallery darcspace present a series of films from various eras of German film history on the topic of cities. The films will be in German with English subtitles. Admission is free, but booking is required via info@darcspace.ie

The films are:
+ Berlin: Sinfonie der Großstadt (11 Nov)
+ Oh Boy / A Coffee in Berlin (18 Nov)
+ Unter Dir die Stadt / The City Below (25 Nov)
+ TBC (02 Dec)

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

Every Wednesday, “Dublin’s Underground Beat” takes place downstairs in the International Bar. It is a music & spoken word/poetry event and admission is free.

The King Kong Club is a weekly music game-show in the Mercantile. Each week 6-7 bands/solo artists play three songs each. At the end of all the performances a clap-off with the King Kong Club Clap-o-Meter takes place and the winner goes through to a semi-final and it all culminates after six months of competition with The Grand Final, held in front of a panel of celebrity judges.

Check the Facebook Page below for the line-up.

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

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

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

“The Zodiac Sessions” is a regular open mic event from 20:30 in Bruxelles (between Grafton Street and Westbury Hotel) for unsigned musicians. Admission is free and there is a different line-up every week.

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

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

The next Inn Jokes Comedy Club will take place on Wednesday and the line-up is Kevin Mcgahern, Rory O’Hanlon and Jim Elliott.

Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

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

The Jazz Pigs with a classic multi-brass front line play a mix of Lounge, lively sixties Jazz and driving Funk. Every Wednesday downstairs in 4 Dame Lane. Admission is free.

Traditional Irish Music Session in Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru) in Phibsborough from 21:30 every Wednesday. If you play an instrument you are especially welcome (all levels are welcome).

From Thursday until Sunday the first “Temple Bar Arts & Politics Weekend” will take place. There will be exhibitions, workshops, a music performance, an Art Book Fair, a Print Fair, Film Screenings and a number of VERY interesting discussions about political topics in a variety of venues in Temple Bar.

The discussions are:
+ Stop Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall – Politicians just don’t care about culture!
+ Gender Quotas: A Lazy Way to a More Representative Democracy or an Absolute Necessity to Change Our Political Culture?
+ The Future of The City – Managing Change and Transformation
+ Opinion Polls – A Threat to the Democratic Process or a Useful Tool in Ensuring Responsive Government
+ The Tyranny of The Whip: Party Politics is Ended and Good Riddance

Most events and all talks/discussions are free, but they are ticketed, so you should book as soon as possible.

Find the full schedule here: www.viewtemplebar.com/schedule/

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 fifth edition of the Dublin Art Book Fair takes place from 19-22 Nov in the Temple Bar Gallery + Studios.

Opening Hours are 12:00-21:00 on Thursday and then from Fri-Sun 12:00-18:00.

Admission is free.

The Dublin Art Book Fair offers the latest art, photography and related books published internationally and in Ireland by small arthouse and self-publishers.

In parallel with the fair, a whole range of ancillary events will take place: a specially commissioned wall piece by artist Miranda Blennerhassett, a book design panel discussion, book signing by Miriam Elia, showcase of exciting new furniture design, a political debate, a lecture on design and Irish society by Dr. Linda King, a contemporary music concert, a bookbinding workshop by Read That Image, book display and discussion by New Dublin Press and a pop-up café by The Market Kitchen featuring produce all sourced locally.

The full programme is on the website below. Some of the other events require tickets and links to book these tickets (for free) are also on the website below.

The Green Door Market is a new indoor food/Farmer’s Market that takes place just a few doors down from the Dublin Food Co-op at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Admission is free.

Opening hours are Thu-Fri 12:00-19:00 and Sat 09:30-16:00.

On 30 November-11 December the world’s leaders will meet in Paris at the UN Climate Change Conference to achieve a legally binding, worldwide agreement on how to tackle climate change for the first time in over 20 years.

The Dublin Unitarian Church is holding five lunchtime talks in the run-up to the Paris summit on different aspects of climate change.

This week, folk singer, songwriter and guitarist Enda Reilly, who writes songs about the environment and climate change (amongst other things) and spends a large part of the year conducting workshops in primary and secondary schools across Ireland talking and singing about what we are doing to our plane, will present a selection of his songs as well as tell some stories about his travels to spread the word.

Admission is free.

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The In Focus Tour “Wit, Wigs and Satire in the Eighteenth Century: The Caricatures of Mary and Matthew Darly” with Mary O’Riordan will take place.

Admission is free, and no booking required, but limited to the first 15 participants. Meeting point is in the atrium of the Library.

A weekly Forro Night (Brazilian Dance) with a Forro Live Band takes place in the D-One Bar & Brazilian Grill every Thursday.

Admission is free.

“Destination Europe: Reflections on the Refugee Crisis” is a discussion in the Trinity Long Room Hub’s ‘Behind the Headlines’ discussion series that offers background analyses to current issues by experts drawing on the long-term perspectives of Arts & Humanities research.

Admission is free, but booking is required here.

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

Visit the museum and find out lots more about Dublin.

This Mexican mini festival consists of two talks and a Tequila tasting:

+ Helma Honda, a prominent Mexican chef based in London, restaurant consultant and expert in real Mexican food, will give a lecture on the ingredients, cooking methods and presentation of genuine Mexican dishes.

+ Learn more about Tequila, the Mexican national drink with this lecture and a tasting by José Torres (Mexican Tequila Regulatory Council – Madrid).

Admission is free, but places are limited.

“Pioneers or Immigrants? The Masculine Revolution of Zionism in the 1920s” is a public lecture by Dr Ofer Nordheimer Nur (University of Tel Aviv) as a part of the workshop ‘Studying Gender and Diaspora: Theory, Methodology, Agency’ on 20 November organised by the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies.

Admission seems to be free.

The newest Science Gallery Exhibition is “Trauma – Built to break” and looks at the biological, psychological and societal aspects of trauma. A sudden, violent, stressful event, trauma can be short-lived or long-lasting with impacts that range from deeply personal to universal.

Come to the launch party and be the first to experience altered memories, stories of survival and resilient futures. How much TRAUMA can you take?

Admission is free, but you have to book through rsvp@sciencegallery.com

Writing from Stillness with Shirley Mc Clure is a creative writing workshop using mindfulness techniques.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-2855277 or email dalkeylib@dlrcoco.ie

The book tells the story of James Burns, who enlisted as a drummer in the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment and was then called to join Wellington’s Allied Army which fought in the Battle of Waterloo.

Admission is free.

Authors Daniel Seery (“A Model Partner”) and Caitriona Lally (“Eggshells”) will read from their debut novels and share their experiences on the writing process, finding inspiration for their characters and more.

Admission is free and booking is not required.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will run next Thursday. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

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

At the Médecins Sans Frontières Talk “Life & Death on the Mediterranean”, Will Turner will describe his experience of leading MSF’s emergency team on board the MY Phoenix Search & Rescue Boat in the Mediterranean. He will speak about MSF’s response at sea and the people he met on this dangerous journey.

Admission is free but seats are limited and therefore booking is required via events@dublin.msf.org or call Kate Conroy on 01-660 3337. The talk will take place in the Pillar Room of the Rotunda Hospital

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

Bunoscionn are playing Trad & Folk with a twist.

Admission is free.

“Good Name” will feature rap duo Dah Jevu (Bobby Basil & Tafari Pesto).

Admission is free.

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

The line-up this week is Cult Called Man, Bunk, Frankenstein Bolts, Slouch

“Exotic Escapism” is a talk by Bruno Nicolai in the Visitor Centre.

“Using both hardy and tender plants, Bruno Nicolai has developed colourful planting schemes oozing with exotic elements, all within the confines of his Cork city garden. Join Bruno as he shares stories of some of his favourite plants and takes you on a journey from desert to jungle.”

Admission is free.

Astronomy Ireland is inviting to a Telescope Watch of the Moon and Neptune and lots of other night sky objects. If the sky is cloudy, a telescope exhibition and workshop on how to use telescopes will happen instead.

Admission is free and no booking required.

A new weekly Table Quiz takes place in the Grand Social. Every Thursdayteams of 4 people (or at least 2 people) will compete against each other over questions from the areas of General Knowledge, Music, Film, Sports & Entertainment.

Admission is free.

Every Thursday a Singer Songwriter Night will take place in Mother Reilly’s in Rathmines. This is YOUR chance to show everyone what you can do, alternatively you can just listen to the talented Singer/Songwriters. Admission is free.

A Fun Pub Quiz takes place in Brady’s in Terenure on Thurs. The quiz will be on every Thursday night in the Lounge at Brady’s. Keith McLoughlin is the Quiz Master.

There will be six rounds of the quiz with picture questions, audio questions and general knowledge questions. Admission to the quiz is free and therr will be free drink vouchers for the winning and runner up teams. (No phones to get answers allowed.)

Every Tuesday and Thursday the International Bar invites to a Jazz night in the Lounge.

Groups led by Cote Calmet, Sean Maynard Smith, Dominic Mullan, Paddy Groenland, Georgia Cusack & Alex Mathias are performing regularly with occasional guest players, but there are also other bands from all over.

Admission is free, with a suggested donation of EUR 5. The website clearly says that there is no entry fee, but – and that makes a lot of sense – that your donations are very much appreciated (Musicians need to pay for rent and food too!) Be generous after the gig if you liked it, but if someone wants to charge an admission charge, please point out that the “rules” as described on their website are like I have explained.

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

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

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

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

Thumper and support act M(h)aol will be in Whelan’s for a gig at midnight.

Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list.

“Studying Gender and Diaspora: Theory, Methodology, Agency” is a one-day workshop organised by the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies. It is part of a project on Isaac Bashevis Singer, whose fiction tackles topics such as cultural clashes, questions of belonging, emigration and life in a diaspora.

There are limited places available. To attendm request a space from Dr Aneta St?pie? via stepiena@tcd.ie. Admission is free.

From Thursday until Sunday the first “Temple Bar Arts & Politics Weekend” will take place. There will be exhibitions, workshops, a music performance, an Art Book Fair, a Print Fair, Film Screenings and a number of VERY interesting discussions about political topics in a variety of venues in Temple Bar.

The discussions are:
+ Stop Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall – Politicians just don’t care about culture!
+ Gender Quotas: A Lazy Way to a More Representative Democracy or an Absolute Necessity to Change Our Political Culture?
+ The Future of The City – Managing Change and Transformation
+ Opinion Polls – A Threat to the Democratic Process or a Useful Tool in Ensuring Responsive Government
+ The Tyranny of The Whip: Party Politics is Ended and Good Riddance

Most events and all talks/discussions are free, but they are ticketed, so you should book as soon as possible.

Find the full schedule here: www.viewtemplebar.com/schedule/

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 fifth edition of the Dublin Art Book Fair takes place from 19-22 Nov in the Temple Bar Gallery + Studios.

Opening Hours are 12:00-21:00 on Thursday and then from Fri-Sun 12:00-18:00.

Admission is free.

The Dublin Art Book Fair offers the latest art, photography and related books published internationally and in Ireland by small arthouse and self-publishers.

In parallel with the fair, a whole range of ancillary events will take place: a specially commissioned wall piece by artist Miranda Blennerhassett, a book design panel discussion, book signing by Miriam Elia, showcase of exciting new furniture design, a political debate, a lecture on design and Irish society by Dr. Linda King, a contemporary music concert, a bookbinding workshop by Read That Image, book display and discussion by New Dublin Press and a pop-up café by The Market Kitchen featuring produce all sourced locally.

The full programme is on the website below. Some of the other events require tickets and links to book these tickets (for free) are also on the website below.

The Green Door Market is a new indoor food/Farmer’s Market that takes place just a few doors down from the Dublin Food Co-op at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Admission is free.

Opening hours are Thu-Fri 12:00-19:00 and Sat 09:30-16:00.

The exhibition “Trauma – Built to Break” (20 Nov – 21 Feb) in the Science Gallery is exploring the biological, psychological and societal aspects of trauma. A sudden, violent, stressful event, trauma can be short-lived or long-lasting with impacts that range from deeply personal to universal.

The exhibition asks and answers the questions: Would you choose to erase a traumatic memory? How do our brains process trauma? How can we prepare for future traumas? Can trauma unlock hidden potential? How do you create something beautiful from trauma?

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

Vivre Musicale will perform in Clontarf & Scots Presbysterian Church.

Featuring: Berginald Rash, clarinet, Youngwoo Kim, tenor, Seho Lee, piano

Admission is free.

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

The weekly European Folk Dance Workshop/Session takes place in the Tap Bar every Friday.

The dances are French, Greek, Italian, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese folk and traditional dances and everybody interested to join in or to learn is welcome. Admission is free, but donations (suggested: EUR 3) are very welcome

The lecture “Canine Genetics – How man’s best friend helps in the study of human diseases” with Dr. Kay Nolan (Senior Lecturer, School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, UCD) takes place in the visitor centre and is organised with the Institute of Biology of Ireland.

Admission is free.

The Cujo Family are a Folk Rock band who have created their own brand of “Hardfolk”. They are playing a gig in Bray.

Admission is free.

The Jazz Cafe has live Jazz, Blues and Soul music performances every Friday and Saturday from 20:00-22:30 and every Sunday from 18:30-21:00.

Admission is free.

David Furey will play a gig in Mother Reilly’s. His songs are a fusion of traditional roots with contemporary folk and rock.

Admission is free.

The Latin Fever events are club nights that are flavoured by music from a particular (South American) country. This week it is Brazil’s turn and in addition to the music there will be lots of dancing: Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Reggaeton, Kizomba and for tha Brazilian flavour also Samba and a Capoiera performance will happen as well.

Admission is free.

The Stillorgan Orchard has live music every Friday and Saturday. Many of the performers are established and very good bands. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below. Admission is always free.

“Ska ‘n’ Reggae” is the theme in the Dive Bar (downstairs in Turks Head) every Friday. The Bionic Rats play live. followed by DJs until late. Admission is free.