Dingle Literary Festival in November

 

Dingle Lit Wins Kerry Community Award Dea-scéal! Members of the Dingle Lit organising community were thrilled to accept a Silver Award on behalf of the festival at the Kerry Community Awards, which took place in the Rose Hotel, Tralee, on Thursday, 12th September. Click here to read more Dingle Lit 2024 Programme Launched We are delighted with the response to our programme launch this year. With over five thousand visitors to our website on launch day lots of tickets have already been scooped up. For our opening event on Friday, November 15th at 7pm, Roddy Doyle will be in conversation with Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan, where he will discuss his career to date, his commitment to writing about controversial topics and his wholly original use of dialogue. Book your tickets to see Roddy and browse our other events by clicking the button below.   Browse and book tickets here Open Mic in McCarthy's Bar Following Doyle's event in The Dingle Skellig Hotel on the Friday night of the Festival, we will be hosting an open mic night in McCarthy's Bar, Upper Main Street. Writers from all genres are welcome to take to the stage. Whether you want to share a novel excerpt, short story, poem, or essay, this is your moment to bring your words to life.   Register to perform at the open mic here Event Added to the Dingle Lit Programme Join Clodagh Finn and John Morgan as we meet the forgotten Irish men and women who joined the Resistance.  In June 1940, the fall of France prompted General Charles de Gaulle to make an impassioned rallying call to his fellow citizens to fight back against the Germans. His famous radio speech, broadcast from the BBC in London, was later credited with igniting a spark of resistance which eventually grew into a vast underground network of civilians who took a stand against Nazi occupation in Europe.  Book your place here Ná déan dearmad! Tá rogha iontach ceardlann againn i mbliana. Ina measc tá 'Scríbhneoireachta Ghaeilge' le Colm Ó Ceallacháin agus 'Maisitheoireacht' le Dómhnal Ó Bric.   Ceardlanna 2024 Dhá Mhí go dtí Féile Liteartha Chorca Dhuibhne Tá sé in am plean a chur le chéile maidir le taistil go dtí Daingean Uí Chúis i mí na Samhna. Eolas anseo

Find out more and book a tour here Many people make the festival a reality. Thank you to our Founders, Friends, volunteers, and local businesses for all your help to date. Also huge thanks to the organisations that provide grants to help fund the festival: The Arts Council, Kerry County Council, Foras na Gaeilge agus Ealaín na Gaeltachta. Support the Festival

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Autumn at the Everyman

 

Autumn is here!

There’s been a change in the air this week, and I am not just referring to the drop in temperature. Over the last number of months, we have been going through a lot of changes at The Everyman. We’ve welcomed a new CEO in Anna Marie Coughlan and we now have Des Kennedy firmly back in Cork and ready to take up residence as Artistic Director. All these new faces can bring a sense of excitement to an old beautiful building and we are firmly strapped in for the next phase at The Everyman. Looking at the programme for Autumn/Winter, we are lucky to have such a fantastic and varied line-up coming at us. It’s cliché to say but we have something that will appeal to everyone.  For all the music enthusiasts, we have shows from Camille O Sullivan, Lisa Hannigan, John Spillane, The Sunday Songbook crew take on Tom Jones and not forgetting to mention The Jazz Festival. We have brand new drama from The Fishamble group called Breaking! This show will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about relationships! A must see! Rest assured we will be having plenty of laughs heading into winter too with the likes of Rachel Parris, Ed Byrne and many more. Our festive season is capped off always by our wonderful, family friendly Panto, this year we will be painting the town Red with Red Riding Hood! Make sure to get your tickets before it’s too late. I am 5 months into my new role at The Everyman and I can’t wait to see what’s to come over the next few months! Ciara O Riordan, Communications and Marketing Manager

My top pick for Drama: Breaking by Amy Kidd Something a bit different: The Piece with the Drums By David Bolger

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National String Quartet Concerts in Cork

 

VANBRUGH & FRIENDS ON TOUR THIS WEEK The Vanbrugh & Friends play Schubert's string quintet (also known as his 'cello quintet') in concerts October 4th-6th. Monumental, intimate, dreamy, earthy, triumphant, despairing, this extraordinary piece is all of these and more. It was the last completed work of the terminally ill 31 year old composer and is one of the greatest and most loved chamber music works. In Minane Bridge and Kilkenny they will also play Rimsky-Korsakov’s 1876 string sextet. It is, in contrast to the Schubert, a seldom played rarity, but it is full of charm and invention, exploiting the rich sonority of the six instruments to the full and featuring a lyrical slow movement as well as spectacularly virtuosic fast movements Here are your booking links: CORK UCC - Friday 4th October at 1.10pm - presented by UCC’s FUAIM series - (Schubert only) CARRIGALINE - Saturday 5th October at 8pm - Inkwell Theatre, Minane Bridge P17 NP40 - presented by Tracton Arts and Community Centre KILKENNY - Sunday 6th October at 3pm - Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle - presented by Music in Kilkenny CLICK HERE for your concert programme for Minane Bridge and Kilkenny CLICK HERE for your concert programme for UCC CLICK HERE for our facebook promo including a video clip of the Schubert, played by the Vanbrugh & Friends ESPOSITO QUARTET ON TOUR NEXT WEEK OCTOBER 9-13 The Esposito Quartet's programme opens with Beethoven’s light-hearted A major quartet from his Op.18 set of six quartets, written as he was turning 30 years of age. Modelled on Mozart’s A major quartet K.464 written just 15 years earlier, it features an extraordinary set of variations and a scampering, energised finale. Paul Frost’s An Old Song, Half Forgotten, written for the Abbey’s 2023 play of the same name, is followed by Tomáš Ille’s magical, achingly beautiful arrangement for string quartet of Janáček’s piano work In the Mists. Hugo Wolf’s Italian Serenade is the desert, rounding off a wonderful programme Members of the quartet have made these short videos introducing the pieces on the programme: Joachim Roewer introduces the Beethoven Quartet  Mia Cooper introduces Janáček's 'In the Mists' Mia Cooper introduces Hugo Wolf's 'Italian Serenade' Here are your booking links: MULLINGAR - Wednesday 9th October at 8pm - Áras an Mhuilinn - presented by Mullingar Arts Centre CARRICK-ON-SHANNON - Thursday 10th October at 8pm - The Dock KENMARE - Friday 11th October at 6pm - Carnegie Arts Centre CORK - Saturday 12th October at 1pm - Triskel Arts Centre (Beethoven, Frost, Janáček) DUBLIN - Sunday 13th October at 3pm - National Concert Hall PIROSMANI QUARTET HIGHLIGHT Here is a treat for any of you that missed the Pirosmani Quartet's extraordinary performance of Dvořák's G major quartet: the iconic opening of the slow movement, from the Cork concert, CLICK HERE UPCOMING TOURS FOR YOUR DIARY We've 49 concerts in 10 tours during the autumn, reaching out to every part of the country. Here are those still to come, with clickable links to details of each: Vanbrugh & Friends (4-6 October) Esposito Quartet (9-13 October) Solas Quartet (16-20 October) Lir Quartet (24-27 October) Lumiere Quartet (6-10 November) Vanbrugh & Friends (15-17 November) Banbha Quartet (19-26 November) Ficino Quartet (4-8 December) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thanks and appreciation to our funders, sponsors and co-presenters, the Arts Council, RTÉ Lyric FM, the National Concert Hall, University College, Cork, Cork City Council, Cork County Council, the Contemporary Music Centre, many private donors, and all the venues and promoters we work with around the country.  DONATIONS There is constant financial pressure on the Foundation as we work to bring great concerts to audiences nationwide, so all donations, no matter how small, are very gratefully received. As we are a registered charity, donations over €250 also attract tax relief, greatly adding to their value to the Foundation. If you would like to join our supporters, there is a donations page on our website here: https://nsqf.ie/donate with best wishes Chris

Creative Ageing: Curatorial Tour of Stories of Art at the Glucksman

 

Creative Ageing: Curatorial Tour of Stories of Art We invite older people to join us for a curatorial tour of our current exhibition Stories of Art. The Glucksman’s Creative Ageing Community programme is dedicated to involving older people in all kinds of activities in the gallery with an emphasis on social, fun and creative encounters. We invite older people to join us for guided curatorial tour of our current exhibition Stories of Art: Selected works from the UCC Art Collection.  No specialist knowledge is required. This tour will last approximately one hour and will be followed by time for discussion. Friday 4 October 2024, 11am - 12pm This is a free event and all are welcome but booking is essential. Image: Joe caslin's project A Story of Home, 2022, on display as part of Stories of Art. Photo by Cathal Noonan. Audio Described Tour Join us for an audio described tour of our current exhibition Stories of Art: Selected works from the UCC Art Collection. Join us for an audio described tour of our current exhibition Stories of Art: Selected works from the UCC Art Collection. This accessible tour designed for blind and visually impaired visitors will be led by one of our trained staff members, who will give a detailed description of selected artworks in the exhibition. This friendly and informal tour will last approximately one hour with time for questions and answers. Friday 11 October 2024, 11am - 12pm This is a free event and all are welcome but booking is essential. Image: Stories of Art: Selected works from the UCC Art Collection. Photo by Cathal Noonan. Curatorial Tour of Groundwork Join us this Climate Action Week for a curatorial tour of current exhibition Groundwork: Climate Awareness in the UCC Art Collection. From in-depth explorations of our peatlands to skyward habitats and UCC’s own living arboretum, Groundwork presents the precious, sometimes precarious, but also hopeful vistas of our island home. No specialist knowledge is required. This tour will last approximately one hour and will be followed by time for discussion. Thursday 17 October 2024 , 1 - 2pm This is a free event and all are welcome but booking is essential. Image: Groundwork: Climate awareness in the UCC Art Collection. Photo by Cathal Noonan. Creative Saturdays Join artist Seiko Hayase at Saturday's art classes for adults exploring different mediums and techniques. Join artist Seiko Hayase for hands on creative activities in our new series of Saturday art classes. Each class will introduce the fundamentals of different art mediums and participants will learn about a variety of materials and techniques. Suitable for beginners and those with previous experience. Each stand-alone class, runs for 90 minutes and all materials are provided.  11.00am Saturdays, 28 September & 5, 12, 19, 26 October. Booking is essential. Back to the Drawing Board Introductory drawing classes for older people with artist Conor O'Brien. Join artist Conor O'Brien for a new season of drawing classes for older people. With a focus on still life using charcoal, each class will introduce the fundamentals of drawing and guide participants through step by step processes so they can master line, space, light & shade, and texture. 11am - 12.30pm, Wednesdays on 25 September & 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 October. Booking is essential. Art and Wellbeing Classes with Amal Hope Join artist Amal Hope for a new series of Sunday morning classes that promote wellbeing through creativity. Amal Hope will lead a new Sunday morning class focused on the power of creativity for health and wellbeing. The classes will provide a variety of art based activities in a calm, positive environment. No previous art experience required. Each stand-alone class runs for 60 minutes and all materials are provided.  11am - 12pm, Sundays on 29 September & 6, 13, 20, 27 October. Booking is essential. Family Sundays Bring the whole family along to the Glucksman on Sunday afternoons from 3-4pm for a free art workshop. Led by creative facilitators, these free events invite children (and their guardians!) to learn all about making art. Just come along at 3pm equipped with your imagination. This season, we will be drawing inspiration from current exhibitions Groundwork: Climate awareness in the UCC Art Collection and Stories of Art: Selected works from the UCC Art Collection. Families will spend a creative hour working with a variety of materials and techniques.  8 September 2024 – 3 November 2024, Sundays 3–4pm No booking required. Glucksman Shop This month, as the days are getting darker, we are looking at the stars!  We have received a new range of educational games from Djeco for all ages and abilities. If you want to create your own constellation finder, build your space jigsaw or arrange your own glow in the dark stars in your room, we've got you covered!  Come and explore the Glucksman gallery shop and discover a wide range of gifts, books and cards for all ages and budgets!  Visit the Glucksman shop from Tuesday to Sunday, 11am to 5pm or online at any time here.

We look forward to welcoming you

Dance Cork Firkin Crane October News

 

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October Newsletter Update We are sorry to inform you that the Crane Visual exhibition scheduled to open on Thursday, 3 October, From Palestine with Art, has been cancelled. You can browse the many intriguing performances and exciting classes & workshops on offer throughout October on our website by clicking the button below.   dancecorkfirkincrane.ie