Dublin Event Guide 845: Shiny, happy Monday! – First Fortnight: 7 hours of Spoken Word & Music, Andy Warhol events

January 13th, 2024

Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

Shiny, happy Monday!

First Fortnight: 7 hours of Spoken Word & Music, Andy Warhol events

Hi!!

Oh nooo! This week the creation of the Dublin Event Guide went majorly wrong! Technical problems! My quest for sending it earlier and earlier got a major setback. Apologies! Saturday is nearly over when this reaches you. I hope it helps for Sunday and the rest of the week.

In 2005 a UK Travel Company claimed in a Press Release that the most depressing day of the year was the third Monday in January. They called that day “Blue Monday”. The intention was clearly to sell more travel offers, so it was a (clever!?) marketing idea that was intended to drive people to book trips away.

Since then, year after year, newspapers, media and advertisement from other company’s claim that Blue Monday is a thing. But…it is not!

It was invented by a part time lecturer at Cardiff University who later changed the story and the formula he used to calculate the day and who explained that he never wanted to make the day sound negative.

Why am I explaining all this? Because Monday 15 Jan is NOT a bad day. It is as good as YOU make it! And so is every day of the year. We are – against all odds – still alive and that in itself is great news.

So here is my task for you today and tomorrow AND on Monday and on every day of this year. Ask yourself in the morning this: “What can I do today so that this Saturday/Sunday/Monday/etc will be the best Saturday/Sunday/Monday/etc of this week!?” And then enjoy the day as much as you can.

Have a great weekend and coming week!

I mentioned last week that in addition to the continuation (and improvement) of the Dublin Event Guide, I also plan to run more training courses in 2024.

They will be about AI/ChatGPT because it will be even bigger this year than last year and EVERYONE needs to know about it. And also about Personal Development, another passion of mine. If you want to know what is coming up, you will find lots shared here, but I also invite you to send a mail to newyear@inspiringleadershipacademy.com and maybe even share with me what YOU would like to learn in 2024. I will keep you posted then!

Thanks for the people that sent me a message already, I will reply to each of you in the coming week.

Donations in January:
EUR 192

(By the end of the month, this number has to reach or exceed EUR 200 to guarantee the continuation of the Dublin Event Guide.)

If the Dublin Event Guide helps you to find out about free events in Dublin, please help with a donation.

The counter here shows the current donation status. By the end of the month EUR 200 will be subtracted to pay the bills. If more money has been donated, the rest will be carried forward. If donations have stopped below the EUR 200, the missing amount will be carried over.

Due to some technical difficulties, I wasn’t able to check the donations this week, I will add all new donations next week! But be assured that your donation has arrived and is accounted for. Thank you! Your help and support is much appreciated. Without you, the Dublin Event Guide couldn’t continue!

With the above counter you know at all times where we stand and when donating is needed. Donations keep the Dublin Event Guide alive and all donors will also get some additional bonuses.

Here are some more details about donations:
Any amount is appreciated, but if you are looking for a recommendation, then I suggest a donation of 12 Euro per year. – That’s just one Euro per month and you get FOUR Dublin Event Guides for that Euro! If your funds are limited, but you still want to help, you can buy a virtual coffee for just EUR 4. All donations will be used in full for the Dublin Event Guide.

To donate, use the Dublin Event Guide Donation Page here: gturl.eu/DEGdonate. It is really easy to use and uses Stripe’s trustworthy payment processing. You can even sign up for a yearly subscription on the donation page! Yearly subscriptions will give some important financial stability and reliability to the Dublin Event Guide and are therefore very much appreciated! (Look for the RED subscription buttons at the bottom of the Donation Page.)

In case the donation page doesn’t work for you, the old links are here: You can donate via www.paypal.me/DublinEventGuide or for Revolut users among you, just use @joergbrb or now also revolut.me/joergbrb
(If possible, please send your full name and e-mail address as a message with the payment via PayPal or Revolut so that I can tell you about bonuses for donors when available.)

To buy one or two or even three virtual coffees for the Dublin Event Guide, come to the “Buy Me a Coffee” page here www.buymeacoffee.com/DublinEventG

And there is one other way to help and it is even free: If you come to www.DublinEventGuide.com and check out some of the ads and click on the ones that you find interesting, that also helps with a few cent! ?

Thank you!!

The EPIC Zone

EPIC Logo

“EPIC – The Irish Emigration Museum” (www.epicchq.com) are supporting the Dublin Event Guide and this section of the weekly newsletter will contain relevant information about events in general or about EPIC-related news and happenings.

+++ They gave the walls a talking – The extraordinary story of The Pogues and Shane MacGowan
12 Dec-31 Jan – 10:00-17:00 – EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, chq Building, Customs House Quay, Dublin 1 – Adm: included in normal admission
This temporary exhibition illuminates the evolution of The Pogues, the rise of punk rock, and the role of the Irish diaspora on the British music scene – as well as the genesis of the marvellously iconic ‘Fairytale of New York’. A collaboration with music magazine Hot Press.
epicchq.com/the-pogues-they-gave-the-walls-a-talking/

+++ Entangled Islands – Ireland & the Caribbean

05 Sept-29 Feb – 10:00-17:00 – EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, chq Building, Customs House Quay, Dublin 1 – Adm: included in normal admission

Discover 400 years of Irish links to the Caribbean in this temporary exhibition (until February 2024) that  tells the stories of a wide range of Irish people who traversed and settled in the Caribbean. It all started in the 17th century, when Irish indentured labourers were among the many thousands transported to work on islands acquired by the English. The Irish in time found their way into positions of power and privilege across the region, whether as plantation owners or colonial governors.
Entangled Islands traces this long and multifaceted history of connection through 19 key figures on either side of the Atlantic, from merchants and enslavers to poets and journalists.
Admission is included in the normal ticket price. Find out more here epicchq.com/entangled-islands/

Free events in Dublin this weekend…

Saturday 13 January

+ National Gallery Events: www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ National Museum Events: www.museum.ie/en-IE/EventCalendar

+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 www.airfield.ie/farmers-market-at-airfield-estate
+ Supernatural Food Market – Food & Farmer’s Market 09:00-15:00 St Andrew’s Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse St., Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket

+ Honest2Goodness Market – Food & Farmers’ Market – 09:30-15:00 – 136a Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/GlasnevinMarket/

+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/

+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 11:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/

+ Temple Bar Food Market 11:00-16:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.templebarmarkets.com/foodmarket

+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/

+ Andy Warhol Three Times Out: Pop-up Screen-printing for adults 12:00-14:00 Ballymun Library, Ballymun Road, Dublin 11 www.dublincity.ie/events/andy-warhol-three-times-out-pop-screen-printing-0

+ Portrait of Jason – Film Screening 13:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/film-screening-portrait-of-jason/

+ Metal 2 The Masses – Showcase – 5 Bands – Gigs  20:00 Fibber Magees, 79 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/759805302658858/

+ Latin Fever – Dublin’s Latin Club with reggaeton, merengue, funk, electrolatino, pachangueo, dembow & more 21:00-02:30 River Bar, 1 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 (Adm free before midnight) www.facebook.com/LatinFeverDublin 

+ Pure Velvet featuring Bob Wade – Gig 21:§0 Green Isle Hotel, Newlands Cross, Dublin 22 www.eventbrite.ie/e/790656664367 (Booking required)

+ The Ratzingers – Gig 22:30 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial

Sunday 14 January

+ National Gallery Events: www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ National Museum Events: www.museum.ie/en-IE/EventCalendar

+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/

+ Run Talk Run – Phoenix Park Run of Mental Health Peer Support Group for adults 10:50 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 bit.ly/RTRDublin (Booking required)

+ [Possibly closed until later in January] St. Patrick’s Park Market – Books, gifts and crafts 11:00-17:30 St. Patrick’s Park, next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/stpatricksparkmarket/

+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
++ We’ll All Still Be Here – 7-hour long Spoken Word Open Mic & Music Improvisation – First Fortnight Mental Health Festival 12:00-19:00 Smock Alley Theatre, 6-7 Exchange Street Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 www.firstfortnight.ie/events/well-all-still-be-here/

+ Hugh Lane Gallery Public Tour 14:15 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-public-tours-2/ (No booking required, but limited places)

+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 15:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/

+ Sunday Sketching – Family Workshop (Age 6-12) – Hugh Lane Gallery 15:00-16:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-sketching/

+ Duo Sciapo dance workshop & concert – Balfolk 16:00-19:00 The Cobblestone, 77 King Street North, Dublin 7 www.facebook.com/events/335218852670817
+ Resolutions Reboot – Standup Comedy – Comedy Court 19:30-22:30 International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 22 www.eventbrite.ie/e/796766278387 (Booking required)
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch

And the free events for next week….

Please note: To speed up the creation of the weekday section of the Dublin Event Guide, I am experimenting with a few minor changes. One is that I am not adding the full address of the venue to all events anymore (for now). If you don’t know where the venue is, you will find it by checking the event link.

Monday 15 January

+ Song Cycle – Singer Songwriter Night – Open Night with special guests Little Whelan’s 21:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/song-cycle/

+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch

Tuesday 16 January

+ The French Library’s Toddlers’ Time 10:30-11:00 Alliance Francaise, 1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/1063969871612418/1063969888279083

+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Exhibition Tour – National Library 11:00 Bank Of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street entrance, Dublin 2 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/september-person-tours-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again

+ Dance Delights – Weekly Dance Workshop 11:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173652101
+ Andy Warhol Three Times Out- Exhibition Tour in Ukrainian 11:30 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/tour-andy-warhol-in-ukrainian-2/ (Booking required)
+ Andy Warhol Three Times Out – Exhibition Tour for people with visual impairment 12:00-14:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/778278531037 (Booking required)
+ Andy Warhol: Cult of Celebrity – Talk 14:30 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873654938 (Booking required)
+ Michael Healy (1873-1941): Stained Glass Pioneer Born in the Tenements – Talk 18:30 Kevin Street Library www.dublincity.ie/events/michael-healy-1873-1941-stained-glass-pioneer-born-tenements (Booking required)

+ Darkey Kelly’s Tuesday Singer Songwriter Night 19:00-22:30 Darkey Kelly’s, Harding Hotel, Fishamble Street, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/groups/915434861959818
+ Ukulele Tuesday – Weekly Ukulele Meetup 20:00 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday/ 

+ The Interesting Session – Songwriters Sessions 20:30 Patriot’s Inn, 760 South Circular Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/events/1401477537243884

+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch

Wednesday 17 January

+ Little Museum of Dublin – Free Tour 10:00 Little Museum of Dublin, 15 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 littlemuseum.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173601013

+ RDS Visual Art Awards: Curator’s Talk with Elaine Hoey 13:15-14:00 IMMA, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8 imma.ie/whats-on/curators-talk-with-elaine-hoey/
+ Samurai – The Way of the Warrior – Exhibition Tour 16:30 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873653912 (Booking required)
+ Let’s Get Quizzical – Quiz Night for Adults (Teams of 4) 18:00-19:30 Ballymun Library www.dublincity.ie/events/lets-get-quizzical (Booking required)
+ Stitches Comedy Club – Free Comedy every Wednesday 19:30-22:00 Cassidy’s Bar, 27 Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/501104385707

+ Danado De Bom Forró – Dance Social 19:30-22:30 Hill 16 Pub, 30 Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085927031035

Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

Thursday 18 January

+ Sing For Fun – Weekly Choir Workshop 11:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173633651
+ Felt Dancing – dance & textile art workshops (until 01 Feb) 11:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173652144 (Booking required)
+ Parent & Baby Hour at the Museum 11:00 IMMA, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8 imma.ie/whats-on/parent-baby-hour-at-the-museum
+ Contemporary Photography Tour – Trish Morrissey: Autofictions, Twenty Years of Photography and Film 14:30 Photo Museum Ireland, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873654562

+ Ma Thursdays Open Mic – Mother Reilly’s Bar 21:00-23:30 Mother Reilly’s Bar & Restaurant, 26 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6 www.facebook.com/events/762459318527294 

Friday 19 January

+ So, what? Andy Warhol Three Times Out – Seminar 10:30-15:30 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/andywarhol-seminar/
+ Andy Warhol Three Times Out – Exhibition Tour for people with a hearing impairment 11:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/tour-andy-warhol-for-people-with-a-hearing-impairment-3/ (Booking required)
+ Andy Warhol Three Times Out: Illustrated Talk 15:00 Dolphin’s Barn Library www.dublincity.ie/events/andy-warhol-three-times-out-illustrated-talk-5
+ Metalmania – Rock & Metal Anthems – support by The Voodoo Kitchen – Gigs 20:00 Fibber Magees, 81 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1438450780437224

And there is more…

+++ + Blues Rock/Funk Single Launch: “What You’ll Need From Me” by Patrick Jade
A good friend of mine, his artist name is Patrick Jade, has launched his debut single yesterday. It is great funk/blues rock song called “What You’ll Need From Me”. Patrick is an outstanding drummer and multi-instrumentalist and he played most instruments on the single.
I really like the song and how Patrick set himself the goal to create it and then pursued it despite a lot of challenges. If you have 3 minutes and like a good upbeat, energising song, listen to it here distrokid.com/hyperfollow/patrickjade/what-youll-need-from-me/

+++ LEARN A NEW SKILL WITH ONLINE COURSES
Is there ever a wrong time for learning a new skill or enhancing what you are already interested in? Maybe it is a language or an instrument or some technical skills? Or something completely different? Nearly every subject is there! Check out Udemy via the link below, they have thousands of courses and there is good chance that what you are looking for is available. Nearly all the courses are REALLY affordable!
The lowest price most of the time is EUR 12.99. Sometimes it even goes down further to EUR 9.99 and when that happens (about once or twice a year), I will tell you. But even 12.99 is definitely a good price for what you get! – Check out the website at www.getthislink.com/Udemy22 And if you buy through that link, you also help the Dublin Event Guide! :-)

+++ IKEA Crafting / Music / Cooking Workshops
Ikea in Ballymun runs a variety of crafting, music and cooking workshops and there are still some places available. The workshops are free and go for 45 minutes and are for children. Check them out on www.ikea.com/ie/en/stores/events/ikea-ballymun/

+++ Some more events:
Find Library events here www.dublincity.ie/events
and Trinity College Events here www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/?day=13&month=11&year=2023&search=week

+++ Storytelling and Toddler Groups at Dublin City Libraries
The Dublin City Libraries have published a list of Storytelling and Toddler groups for age 0-4 across the Dublin City Libraries. You can find it here www.dublincity.ie/library/blog/storytelling-and-toddler-groups-dublin-city-libraries

And this is it for another week! Have a great weekend and good new week.

Take care,

–Joerg (dublineventguide@gmail.com)

 

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