Happy New Year to a fifth of the world!
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Dublin Lunar New Year Festival, Spike Cello Festival, Le Zeitgeist Flea Market
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Hi!!
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Happy New Year (in the Lunisolar Calendar)! This Saturday (10 Feb 2024) is the first day of the new year in China and a number of other Asian countries. The Chinese New Year usually falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice, so it is not the lunar calendar on its own, but the lunisolar calendar, that determines the day (even if it is usually incorrectly just called “Lunar New Year”).
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The whole world has a population of 7.88 billion and China alone is the home of 1.41 billion. So close to a fifth of all people on this planet are living in one country. And they are all celebrating now for the next 2 weeks! But there are a few (!?) more and these Asian countries have a lot of people Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam together are another 610 million. So more than 2 billion people are celebrating the dragon this weekend!
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Looking for these numbers, I found out that Indonesia has a population of 274 million, the Philippines count 113m and Vietnam 94m. “Big” Germany (in a European context) has ONLY 83m. I never realised! Amazing what you learn when you go down the rabbit hole of research for a Dublin Event Guide intro. :-D
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Yes, the new year is the year of the dragon. And according to the Independent newspaper who have asked a Chinese astrologist (www.independent.co.uk/life-style/chinese-new-year-2024-year-of-dragon-b2493284.html) “this will be a year of change”. Well, I bet this astrologist will be 100% correct. ;-) EVERY year is a year of change, at least as long as I have been alive. ;-)
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I have gathered lots of events for you again and you will find them all below. Every single one is free. That’s the big difference between the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) and other event publications. Here everything is free!
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The upcoming week will be busy in another way as well because there will be TWO other significant days coming up: Some will celebrate Tuesday as Pancake Tuesday. It is the day before Ash Wednesday (yes, super early this year!). On Pancake Tuesday, people that wouldn’t touch a pancake for the rest of the year feel compelled and obliged to eat pancakes (with lemon, powder sugar or Nutella). It is a British thing that was wholeheartedly adopted in Ireland it seems. And the idea behind it seems to be: Last time indulging on lots of food before the 40 day lent starts before Easter and using up the ingredients that won’t be eaten plentiful during lent.
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And the second day of significance next week is Valentine’s Day. If you have a loved one in your life, hopefully you will not only celebrate the love on that one day a year. And if you are not in a relationship, then do something that celebrates you and the love you have for yourself and the other important people in your life.
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Donations in February:
EUR 222
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(By the end of the month, this number has to reach or exceed EUR 200 to guarantee the continuation of the Dublin Event Guide.)
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If the Dublin Event Guide helps you to find out about free events in Dublin, please help with a donation.
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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.
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Last week, the following wonderful people donated to help the Dublin Event Guide: Brendan, Marian. Thank you so much!! Your help and support is much appreciated by me and (hopefully) by all other readers of the Dublin Event Guide, because without you, the Dublin Event Guide couldn’t continue!
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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.
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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.
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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.)
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(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.)
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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
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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!!
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“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.
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+++ 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/
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Free events in Dublin this weekend…
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Saturday 10 February
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Also check out:
+ National Gallery Events: www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ National Museum Events: www.museum.ie/en-IE/EventCalendar
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+ 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/
+ Cellophonics – Cello Concert – Spike Cello Festival 10:00-11:00 The Ark, 11a Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.spikecellofest.com/events-2024
+ 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/
+ Dundrum Vinyl Market – Vinyl, CD & Cassette Market 11:00-16:00 Pye Bar, Main Street, Dundrum, Dublin 14 www.facebook.com/events/6428395517260966/
+ 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/
+ Lanterns for a Happy New Year – Family Drop-in Workshop 12:00-14:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/family-drop-in-lanterns-for-a-happy-new-year/
+ Katie Tertell – Cello Concert – Spike Cello Festival 12:30-13:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.spikecellofest.com/events-2024
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+ Andy Ingamells (cello) and Shelly O’Connor (Steel Magnolias) – Concert – Spike Cello Festival 14:00-14:30 Unit 44, Prussia street, Dublin 7 www.spikecellofest.com/events-2024
+ Ben Cashell (cello/vocals) – Concert – Spike Cello Festival – Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.spikecellofest.com/events-2024
+ Metal to the Masses 2024 with mor eheavy metal bands competing for your votes – Gigs 20:00 Fibber Magees, 79 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1465649770677330/
+ 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
+ The Dave Brown Band – Gig 22:30 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial
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Sunday 11 February
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Also check out:
+ National Gallery Events: www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ National Museum Events: www.museum.ie/en-IE/EventCalendar
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+ Car Boot Sale Ballymun 08:00-13:00 Ballymun Comprehensive School, Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 irishcarboot.ie
+ 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)
++ Le Zeitgeist Flea Market 11:00-17:00 Kelly’s Yard, Phibsboro, Dublin 7 (D07C434) www.facebook.com/lezeitgeistfleamarket/
+ Valentine’s Pet Market 11:00-17:00 Board (formerly MVP), 29 Clanbrasil Street Upper, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/events/253570377637122
+ 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/
+ Sunday Family Drop-in – National Gallery – Workshop for families with children of all ages 11:30-13:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
++ Lunar New Year Festival – Main event with Dance Performances, martial Arts Demos, Music, Food stalls etc 12:00-18:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/meeting-house-square-flagship-event-2/
+ Asia Market Celebrates Dublin Lunar New Year – Asian Music, Food Tasting, Workshops & 10m Dragon 12:00-17:00 Asia Market, Drury Street, Dublin 2 www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/asia-market/
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+ Drop-in Drawing with Roxana Manouchehri 13:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/onsite-drop-in-drawing/
+ Hill Street Family Resource Centre Lunar New Year Community Celebration – Music, Food, Workshops, Stalls, Children activities, Performances 14:00-19:00 Hill Street, Dublin 1 www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/hill-street-family-resource-centre-lunar-new-year-community-celebration-3/
+ Pop Up Gallery Market Dublin – creatives and small business owners 14:00-18:00 (banner) or maybe 17:00-21:00 (text) Generator Hostel, Smithfield Plaza, Dublin 7 www.facebook.com/events/414737154223953
+ Lunar New Year 2024: Mandarin-English Tour of the Albert Bender Exhibition 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/012023/Lunar-New-Year-Mandarin-English-tour-of-A-Dubliner
+ 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/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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And the free events for next week….
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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.
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Monday 12 February
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+ Makerspace: Motor Madness Design Workshop for Children (Age 8-12) 12:00-14:00 Pearse Street Library www.dublincity.ie/events/makerspace-motor-madness-design-workshop-children (Booking required)
+ Legacies of the ‘Protestant Nestor’: William Perkins and the Doctrinal Maturation of the Church of England 1584-1625 – Lecture 16:00-17:30 Trinty Long Room Hub, TCD Campus, Dublin 2 www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/event/legacies-of-the-protestant-nestor-william-perkins-and-the-doctrinal-maturation-of-the-church-of-england-1584-1625.php
+ Stand up Comedy Night – Raiders Comedy 20:30 Pillar Bar, 22-25 Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 (Booking link not working, so just go there) www.facebook.com/events/1449616022565112/
+ 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
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Tuesday 13 February
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+ Circus Skills Workshop 10:30 (Age 5-7) + 12:00 (Age 8-12) Ballyfermot Library www.dublincity.ie/events/circus-skills-workshop (Booking required)
+ Dance Delights – Weekly Dance Workshop 11:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173652101
+ Makerspace: Motor Madness Design Workshop for Children (Age 8-12) 12:00-14:00 Ballyfermot Library www.dublincity.ie/events/makerspace-motor-madness-design-workshop-children-0 (Booking required)
+ Storytelling for Children (Age 5-7) 12:30 www.dublincity.ie/events/storytelling-children-0 (Booking required)
+ African drumming workshops (weekly 23 Jan-27 Feb) 12:30 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173652463 (Booking required)
+ Age Friendly Chair Yoga 13:30-14:15 Ballymun Library www.dublincity.ie/events/age-friendly-chair-yoga (Booking required)
+ Connective Detective: workshop series for children – Age 9-12 (Tue-Thur) 14:00 Pearse Street Library www.dublincity.ie/events/connective-detective-workshop-series-children (Booking required)
+ Stained Glass Making – Talk – Dublin City Culture Club 14:30 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873656450 (Booking required)
+ Valentine’s Day Arts and Crafts – Workshop for children aged 5+ 15:00 Central Library, ILAC Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 www.dublincity.ie/events/valentines-day-arts-and-crafts (Booking required)
+ Anxiety, cognition and emotion in the human brain – Lecture 18:15-19:15 Robert Emmet Theatre, Arts Building, TCD Campus, Dublin 2 www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/event/inaugural-lecture-prof-sonia-bishop.php (Booking required)
+ Behind the Headlines: No place like home? – Discussion about the Upcoming Referendum 18:30-20:00 Trinity Long Room Hub, Fellow Square, Trinity College, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/815645526727 (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 Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)
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Thursday 15 February
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+ Circus Skills Workshop 10:30 (Age 5-7) + 12:00 (Age 8-12) Ballymun Library www.dublincity.ie/events/circus-skills-workshop-0 (Booking required)
+ Sing For Fun – Weekly Choir Workshop 11:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173633651
+ Creative Lab for Teens: Relief Art Workshop (Age 12–17) 14:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/creative-lab-for-teens-relief-art-workshop/ (Booking required)
+ Joyful Dragon for a Happy Chinese New Year – performances, cultural heritage workshops, “Hello, Beijing” photo exhibition 15:30-17:30 EPIC Emigration Museum, The CHQ Building, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/joyful-dragon-for-a-happy-chinese-new-year/
+ Seamus Ennis Arts Centre: Singing Session 19:00 Online and in person at Seamus Ennis Arts Centre, The Naul, Co. Dublin www.tseac.ie/singing-session (Booking required)
+ 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
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Friday 16 February
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+ Mother Tongues Festival 2024 – journey through languages and cultures with storytelling, performances, family workshops in multiple languages Fri 16 + Sat 17 Feb various times Rua Red, The Civic and Tallaght County Library all in Tallaght, Dublin 24 mothertonguesfestival.com/programme-2024/
+ Children’s History Workshop: Timeline Puzzle (Age: 9-12) 14:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 www.dublincity.ie/events/childrens-history-workshop-timeline-puzzle (Booking required)
+ Jobseekers with support from Nichts, String cut Puppets & Hectic bins – Gigs 21:00 Fibber Magees, 80-81 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/277006941732609
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+++ DAVID BOWIE Photographic Exhibition
“A Portrait In Flesh: My Life With Bowie – A Photographic Exhibition by Denis O’Regan” is an exhibition by David Bowie’s official photographer. The exhibition was part of the Dublin Bowie Festival (www.dublinbowiefestival.ie/) and will close this Sunday, so you have to go there this weekend if you don’t want to miss it. It will take place in Rathfarnham Castle and is open from 10:30-17:00. www.dublinbowiefestival.ie/denisoregan24
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+++ Docklanders Photography Exhibition
“Docklanders” shows the lives and history of the communities in and around the Dublin Docklands. The exhibition contains images by Jeanette Lowe, old photographs from the local community and some of the 6,000 photographs collected and preserved by the Dublin Dock Workers Preservation Society.
The exhibition will take place in the building at the corner of Creighton St./Windmill Lane (facing this building: 1 Windmill Lane, Dublin 2, D02 F206) and will be open from 02-22 February (Wed to Sun 12:00-17:00). There is no website or Facebook page, but I am pretty confident that the information is correct. ;-)
If you are in the area have a look and tell me if it is a good exhibition!
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+++ 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! :-)
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+++ IKEA Crafting / Music / Cooking Workshops
Ikea in Ballymun runs a variety of crafting, music and cooking workshops it is always worh checking out. The workshops are free and usually go for 45 minutes. They are always for children, but the age is often not fixed. There are specific Toddler and baby workshops at times as well. Check them out on www.ikea.com/ie/en/stores/events/ikea-ballymun/
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+++ 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
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+++ 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
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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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