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Welcome to Galway City Culture Night 2019! It’s a giant Galway party and everyone’s welcome! Every year the nation picks one night where we can all celebrate together Ireland’s extraordinary richness of arts, culture and creativity. Galway City has been a delighted participant in Culture Night for over ten years now and this year’s programme looks the mightiest yet! It take place all over Galway on Friday 20th September, sparkling and shimmering from daylight hours and well into the glorious western night. All over this fab city hosts of entrancing, beguiling and massively enjoyable events are taking place in a scintillating showcase of the creative communities and landscapes of Galway. The offerings this year – performances, workshops, exhibitions, concerts, classes, demonstrations, walks, talks and much more in just about every conceivable area of creative activity – are for all ages and they are all free. Brought to you with love from Galway this year’s showcase is made by Galway for Galway and the world and is the perfect introduction to the local geniuses whose inspiration and commitment have made this little city a European Capital of Culture. Whether you have lived here all your life or are a new and welcome arrival you are bound to find something to engage with, take part in, or just sit back and enjoy.

We’d like to offer a big thank you to all the innovative, imaginative and hard–working artists, curators and managers and the arts, heritage, science, food, education, sporting, social action and community groups who have made Culture Night 2019 possible. So, jump into it, check out the sensational programme, wrap yourself up in Galway culture, and try something new!

www.culturenight.iewww.facebook.com.galwayculturenight Culture Night is brought to you by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Creative Ireland Programme in partnership with Galway City Council.Times and other details are correct at time of going to press. There may be

subsequent changes so we recommend checking with the venue in advance.

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5pm–8pm The Claddagh Community Boat Club (The Claddagh Boatmen) is dedicated to the restoration and sailing of the traditional Galway work boats – Galway Hookers. On Culture Night Badoiri an Cladaigh welcome you to the Claddagh Basin to see great examples of these beautiful and historic craft, with music and dance on the quay, and some very special Galway guests. It’s a rare opportunity to get close to the ancient and beautiful sailing heart of Galway. All welcome! (This event is weather dependent).

The Claddagh Basin086 052 8004

Bádóirí an Cladaig

2pm–6pm Artspace Studios is an artist–led organisation which provides studio space and support for professional artists and Galway’s largest and longest established artists’ studios. Artspace will host an exhibition of members’ work and an ‘Open Studios’ in the company of the resident artists.

Castle Park Road, Ballybane H91 FX98091 380 590

Unit 7–8 Addley ParkLiosban EstateTuam Road H91 E2H5091 773 046

Share a Story12noon–1.00pmClarenmore services Ballybane and the Swan Centre want to share their stories with you! These stories are a result of creative writing classes hosted by the Ballybane Library. The project was facilitated by Sinead Hackett and the support staff from the Swan.

Ruth Cadden Exhibition Opening4pm–6pmGalway artist Ruth Cadden has created various commissions, exhibitions, CD & book covers, illustrations and design works too and has had residencies in Brussels, Kerry and Mayo. Her art is led by a strong sense of curiosity about the demeanour of society and a constant adoration of true nature. As an artist, she feels that it’s her duty to present the viewer with themes and subjects that raise questions for or provide comfort from this strange, alluring and chaotic life that we’re living in.

Ballybane Public Library:Artspace Studios

Cathal Johnson – Harmonica recital and discussion4pm–6pm Cathal Johnson – Harmonica recital and discussion with accompaniment from Stephen Simmonds on guitar. Cathal and Steve will play Irish traditional music, blues and country blues, with elements of jazz and country. Followed by a discussion on the development and direction of the harmonica. Harmonica players are also invited to come along to play and learn tips on repair and maintenance of their instruments.

Selected readings from the works of Flann O’Brien6pm–7pm Join us for an evening to celebrate the writer Flann O’Brien, as we mark the 80th anniversary of At Swim–Two–Birds which was first published in 1939. Considered a major figure in twentieth century Irish literature, Flann O’Brien was also known by several other names including Brian O Nolan and Myles na gCopaleen. Flann O’Brien was a Novelist, Playwright and Satirist. Works include; The Third Policeman, The Poor Mouth, The Dalkey Archive. Curated by Kieron A Smith.

Children for Climate Change 3pm–5pm Are you frustrated by news of our rapidly changing climate? Would you like to take some positive action? Then come along to a creative arts workshop with your family to share some everyday solutions for you and your community. Join local artist Sandra Gonzalez in a creative arts workshop for families. This drop–in session will empower children to express their views in a fun, safe and supportive environment. All materials provided. Children must be accompanied by adults. All ages.

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Town Hall Theatre FoyerCourthouse Square H91 H3C2091 562 667

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Eclectics Presents – Mayfly to the Moon with Tuath9pm–11.30pm Eclectics presents a unique evening of avant garde music featuring Galway’s finest improvisational ensemble, Mayfly to the Moon and bilingual psychedelic quartet Tuath.

6pm–7pm Comhaltas Salthill/Knocknacarra takes part again this year in Culture Night, playing their usual fabulous few tunes downstairs in the Eyre Square centre from 6pm to 7pm – a skip and a jig for evening shoppers!

14 Francis Street H91 R6P3

Eyre Square Shopping Centre H91 F5KW085 174 3493

A skip and a jig for evening shoppers!Comhaltas Salthill/Knocknacarra

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MetamorphosisMetamorphosis is an exhibition that will showcase the work created by eleven visual artists, photographers, journalists and performance artists who have completed the year long MA Creative Practice at GMIT’s Centre of Creative Arts and Media 2019.

3pm Presentation. Video documentary ‘Switching on the switched off’. It will deal with the crisis facing public service media and the need for a new approach. It will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Gavin Murphy. The panel will be: Joe Reddington Managing Editor Nuacht RTÉ/TG4, Marian Malone Producer/Journalist Nationwide Sean Mac an tSithigh Video Journalist, RTÉ/TG4 Nuacht, Six One/ 9.00 TV News RTÉ.

6pm Metamorphosis official opening. Venue: GMIT’s Centre for Creative Arts and Media. Michael Browne, Aleksandra Jagielska, Michelle Hill, Danielle Lambert, Fionnuala McKenna, Luke Moloney, Farrah Munroe Madeleine Shinnick. See Engage Studios for performance by CCAM’s Elizabeth Curran, as part of this exhibition.

9pmPhotography: Martin Maquire. Venue: Centre for Creative Arts and Media.

7pm–8pm ‘The Blue Notes Choir’, a Galway–based, mixed contemporary community choir who sing a capella in four and five part harmony, will be singing an eclectic mix of genres which span generations of soul, rock, pop and R n B. If you like your Beach Boys mixed with Destiny’s Child, a twist of Radiohead and a dash

of Eurhythmics you will get a sense of the Blue Notes’ repertoire as well as songs which include ‘White Winter Hymnal’ by the Fleet Foxes, ‘How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You’ by Marvin Gaye and ‘Sweet Dreams’ by the Eurhythmics. Accompanied by a visual display on the screen behind the choir from Grey + Ginger clothing.

Rod Goodall and Steve Johnston in ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ 7pm–8pm This is a new dramatization of Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous Sherlock Holmes mystery, by Galway–based actors and stalwarts of Footsbarn Theatre, Rod Goodall and Steve Johnston. In this high–energy, two man show, the actors perform the many characters of Conan Doyle’s Victorian Gothic masterpiece, with live music, songs and sound effects using the premise of a live Radio broadcast by the Atlantic players, back in the days when entertainment was a much more simple affair than today.

Monivea Road H91 DY9Y091 770 661

Screen 3, Pálás Cinema15 Merchants Rd, LowerH91 F6DF091 384 800

Munster Avenue H91 FVF8091 520 977

Centre for Creative Arts and Media GMIT: The Blue Notes Choir

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6pm–8pm Iconic actress and campaigner Margaretta D’Arcy will stage a presentation the 1848 political pamphlet by the German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels the Manifesto was later recognised as one of the world’s most influential political documents. On the night Margaretta will be joined by another Galway legend, the great Mary Coughlan.

4pm–6pm Introduction to Drypoint Printmaking. Vicky Smith, Engage Art Studio member will do a Drypoint demonstration–a printmaking technique of the intaglio family, in which an image is incised into a plate or sheet of soft perspex with a hard–pointed “needle” of sharp metal. Similar to engraving but different to the etching process this acid free printing process creates beautiful soft line drawings or more energetic qualities depending on your drawing style.

7pm–9pm Exhibition and performance by graduating Student Elizabeth Curran from The Centre for Contemporary Art and Media’s Master of Arts in Creative Practice.

12.30pm–2pm The event aims to create awareness around Disability, and how we can learn from persons with disabilities, to realise the important things in life Cheshire House Elastic Band are a music band made up of people with disabilities and without disabilities. The band create music with a community theme and will play some of their music & read some original thought provoking Poetry at the event. There will be an opportunity for participants to share food, stories and experiences at the event.

Latte – Rehearsed Reading 8pm We’ve all done it, eavesdropping. You’re in a café, the couple at the next table, what is their relationship? First date? Related? Colleagues? This play allows the audience a sneak peek into the lives of others while they sip their latte. It is a slice of life in contemporary Ireland exploring many modern issues. We are such complicated beings, two regular individuals having a coffee may not be what they seem. Join the highly rated Galway theatre company Eva’s Echo as each character in Sarah Fahy’s Latte has more going on than meets the eye. Discover their secrets Join us on Culture Night at The Crane Bar. The rehearsed reading begins at 8.00pm and will be followed by a night of music and great craic with the Crane’s ace musicians and friends.

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Churchfields, Salthill H91 YCW9087 953 7024

Ard Resource Centre55 Doughiska Rd H91 DKF7087 949 0193

2 Sea Road H91 YP97091 587 419

Margaretta D’Arcy and Mary Coughlan – Soapbox Presentation of The Communist Manifesto

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6pm–9pm Cumann na bhFear will be hosting a blacksmith demonstration in their own workshop building, showing the old skills of the Galway smiths.

Readings, Radio, Recital and Art 6pm–9pm The iconic Galway city centre bookshop hosts the now traditional Culture Night literary gathering which invites readings by every Galway author who has had a book published in the last year. Encompassing, fiction, non–fiction, poetry and in any language, authors will read a short selection from their books. Concurrent with the event Galway Bay FM’s Arts Show will broadcast live from the bookshop, with iconic presenter Vinnie Browne presenting an evening of live interviews and news, recitals, performances and sessions, drawn from the city’s entire Culture Night programme. Also featured (at 8.15pm) is Dreams of Caroline, a piano recital and exhibition by Galway based Catalan artist Rosio R Grau, a contemporary imaging of O‘Carolan’s timeless Irish melodies.

Unit 1b, Sandy Road Centre H91 AH7A087 632 6793

The Cornstore, Middle Street H91 AH7A091 568 766

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Scout campfire experience with smore making and hot chocolate 5pm and 6pm A traditional scout campfire experience with instructions and supplies for smores (biscuits, chocolate and toasted marshmallow) we will also do hot chocolate. (BYO Cup) The campfire experience will also include a scout campfire–song sing along. This will be guided by our youth member and facilitated by our adult members. Other scout activities will also be showcased such as fire–lighting, woggle making and pioneering skills. These will be age appropriate. During the event, members of the public will have the opportunity to talk to our members about scouts and to find information about joining local groups.

4pm–6.30pm Come and explore a wonderful variety of multi–sensory experiences at your own pace in a creative, safe and fun space. We provide lots of interesting items and elements of nature that you and your child can play with together and create anything at all! Lots of hands on sensory experiences and ideas that you can enjoy at home. Tailor made workshop for each individual participant and their family. Lots of elements to appeal to neurodiverse children. All children super welcome! Booking advisable: 091 526321

Fisheries FieldSalmon Weir Bridge H91 DX54086 823 8303

Enable Ireland,Seamus Quirke Road H91 E8P4087 218 5211

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AKIN Artist Collective – Meet The Artists6pm–8pm Get an opportunity to meet the artists – Jay Murphy, Dolores Lyne, Leonie King and Margaret Irwin West and learn about their methods of work. The artists will provide insights into what materials and techniques they practice. A film screening will also take place showing the work of the artist Margaret Irwin West.

Open Workshop7pm–8.30pm Take a seat and be an artist for the evening, as we invite you to take part in our life drawing workshop, and have your art work displayed for one night only.

The Baytones 8.30pm–9pm Galway city’s beloved all–male acapella choir.

Image: Margaret Irwin West

5pm–7pm A time to gather in advance of the Food on the Edge, a two–day symposium that aims to challenge our perspective on food and our connection to it. Speakers at the symposium are chosen for their innovation, passion and influence on today’s food culture. With their own unique perspective, speakers talk about the cultural, social, environmental and educational aspects of food. The emphasis for each talk is on their vision for the future of food and how we can make things better, on both a local and a global level. This year sees the introduction of ‘migration’ as a theme. To inspire action through debate and dialogue: this is Food on the Edge. Find out what it is all about at the launch and enjoy a reading by symposium director, JP McMahon, of his play, ‘Irish Food. A Play’. For more details about the symposium, see https://foodontheedge.ie/

47 Dominick Street, Lr H91 X0AP091 565 886

7, Upper Dominick Street H91 RP48091 450 475

Mick Lally TheatreDruid Lane H91 N5X9

6pm–7.30pm Hosted by Taylor’s Bar and Beer Garden featuring music, song, poetry and story, with MC Paraíc Breathnach and curated by Gerry Hanberry Cuirt Festival’s Famous Occasional Fireside Session brings to Culture Night a fleeting flavour of Ireland’s greatest literature festival. Special guest is Tom Mathews the much loved poet, cartoonist and flâneur.

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Cuirt Festival’s Famous Occasional Fireside Session at Taylor’s Bar

Food on the Edge

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Outsider Productions presents; Dancing Snake9pm–9.30pm Dancing Snake offers an introduction to the world of the ‘Accidental Shaman–Poet’. This performance piece will incorporate Spoken Word, Audio and Video, with a running time of approx. 20 mins.

To Gaze Upon Us: Katie O’Connor & Steven Sharpe10pm–12 Midnight After making their debut in April of 2015 in the Róisín Dubh in the run up to the Marriage Equality vote, O’Connor and Sharpe are back. Sharpe takes O’Connor to more upbeat areas, as she leads him to more sentimental and heartfelt places. Blending their individual styles, Katie’s melodic vocals beautifully complement Steven’s flamboyant sass to create a lush sound. The realness is right here. Sharpe will also perform extracts from his theatre show The Realness of Miss Representation. This is a BYOB/BYOW event. Over 18 Only. Curated by Kieron A Smith.

091 536 546City Centre: High Street (at Opus II), Mainguard Street (Bank of Ireland),Abbeygate Street Upper (Cooke’s Wine Bar), William Street (Two Wildes sculpture) and Eyre Square (the Quincentennial fountain)

47 Dominick Street, Lr H91 X0AP091 565 886

7.30pm–8.30pm Galway’s renowned choir The Galway Baroque Singers will perform on the streets of Galway for Culture Night. Join this wonderful choir as they transport us back to olde worlde Galway and perform the greatest hits of the Baroque era.

Galway Baroque BuskersGalway Arts Centre:

St. Augustine Street H91 R6WF091 561 666

Spanish Parade, Merchants’ Road, Lower H91 CX5P091 532 460

Toft ParkPromenade, Salthill H91 T2FD091 585 100

A Culture Night Medley 6pm–8pm In a delightfully crammed programme Galway City Library invites you in on Culture Night to meet poet Maeve Sullivan and spoken word artist Pauline McNamee. Acclaimed author Alan McMonagle will read and answer your questions; there’s an exhibition of portraits by Clare Guinan, storytelling for adults and children by Rab Fulton, a photographic exhibition from The Museum of Childhood – The Basque Children of 1937 – library tours and music by Kevin Busher.

County Galway’s Sporting History 5.30pm–7.30pm A dozen researchers present short and snappy illustrated talks on the theme of the sporting history of Co. Galway. This Culture Night event is curated and presented by Dr. John Cunningham and Dr. Sarah–Anne Buckley of the History Department at NUI Galway. Suitable for adults (no booking required). Galway City Museum will remain open to the public until 8pm.

6pm–7.30pm Join us at Ireland’s largest native species aquarium and learn about the wonderful stories of the sea. See a host of wonderful animals like the BIG bass, octopus, colourful wrasse, smoothound sharks and more! On Culture Night we invite you to walk through our Aquarium and listen to the stories of Hy Brasil, the ocean tank and tide pool and join Susie Quinn for an art printing activity.

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6pm–8pm Galway Dance Project will present a look back over the year in dance, with performances and presentations from members of the dance community in Galway. All are welcome!

Galway Rowing Club 10, Waterside, Wood Quay H91 K072091 536 546

An Evening with Galway Dance Project 28Hall of the Red Earl 4pm – late Galway Civic Trust and Galway Early Music will partner to provide an evening of information on the history of Galway’s original town hall, along with interludes of medieval music. Come along and learn about the archaeological remains which once acted as a banqueting hall, tax office and courthouse. You will also be charmed by the strains of medieval music which once echoed through the historic hall.

8pmA special Culture Night Recital with Aisling Kenny (soprano) and Anne–Marie O’Farrell (harpist and composer). Culture Night and Galway Civic Trust are delighted to present a fabulous concert by two of Ireland’s finest performers! Aisling Kenny, from Galway, is a soloist and ensemble singer specialising in early music and art song. She sings regularly as a soloist in oratorio: recent performances include Handel Messiah, Hasse Miserere, Bach Actus Tragicus, St Matthew Passion and Mass in B minor. An active recitalist of Lieder and lute song, she has presented recitals in Basel, Oxford and all over Ireland. Aisling has performed as a soloist in several festivals including the Galway Early Music Festival and Kilkenny Arts Festival. Anne–Marie O’Farrell is a leading harpist of her generation, who has significantly extended the boundaries of what was considered possible on the Irish harp, broadening its repertoire and chromatic range. On pedal harp she has brought the instrument into new contexts, in contemporary and improvised music, by expanding its chamber repertoire through her composition, and with her continued transcription of repertoire new to the pedal harp.

Galway Mechanics Institute4, Middle Street, H91 XT6P091 562 848

Custom House, Druid Lane H91 XV2C091 564 948

Michael Collins Documentary 8pm–10pm For Culture Night the Mechanics Institute presents an evening with filmmaker Marcus Howard, an independent film–maker, and the screening of his feature length in–depth documentary from the perspectives of Michael Collins. Featuring Áine Broy, the daughter of Ned Broy, Mary Clare Collins Powell, grandniece of Michael Collins, Michael O’Mahony, grandnephew of Michael Collins and Aengus O’Malley great grand–nephew of Michael Collins. Noted historians such as Tim Pat Coogan, Derek Molyneux, Dominic Price, Joseph EA Connell Jr, Darren Kelly, Liz Gillis, Mícheál Ó Doibhilín provide informed commentary and analysis.

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Fisheries Watchtower Museum 5pm–8pmCome and learn about this beloved Galway landmark. Built in Victorian times to monitor fish stocks and guard against poaching, the building now houses a fascinating museum dedicated to the history of the Galway Fisheries and the River Corrib. Guided tours will take place on Culture Night.

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Find Your Balance on Culture Night 4pm–8pm Join us for outdoor tightrope walking and balancing workshops for all ages at Shantalla Park. Please wear comfortable clothes and thin–soled shoes. If the weather is unsuitable workshops will take place indoors at Galway Community Circus, St Joseph’s Community Centre, Shantalla.

Shantalla Park/ St Joseph’s Community Centre, Shantalla, H91 A4VW085 111 7224

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10.30am The Galway Music Residency (GMR) likes to start Culture Night early with daytime music events and, this year, we want to bring Culture Night to the hard workers of Parkmore Business Park. Join us on an ‘elevenses’ trail through a number of buildings in the Business Park where our internationally–renowned resident ensemble, ConTempo Quartet, will bring music of the highest calibre to the Parkmore Business Community. Registration is required via Eventbrite.ie. Search for ‘Culture Night Trail at Parkmore’.

1pm Starting from the Siobhan McKenna Theatre, Arts Millennium Building, and the Galway Music Residency continues its early start to Culture Night in conjunction with NUI Galway, its long term Education Partner. Together, we bring you a lunchtime experience of music, song, art and performance on the theme of ‘movement’. In the Arts Millennium Building, Psychology Building and adjacent outdoor venues, ConTempo Quartet, NUI Galway Staff Singers, NUI Galway Drama and Performance Studies students and staff, and NUI Galway Arts Office will present an audio–visual show celebrating the beauty of ‘movement’.

Parkmore Business Park091 586 706

Siobhan McKenna Theatre, Arts Millennium Building H91 EV56091 586 706

The Harbour HotelBothar na Long, Galway Docks H91 E9PR087 799 0637

The Galway Music Residency Culture Night Trail at Parkmore Business Park

The Galway Music Residency Culture Night Trail at NUI Galway

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8.15pm onwards The ever–popular. Galway Percy French Society presents ‘All in Autumn Evening’ – a programme of music song and story with echoes of the beloved artist, songwriter and performer William Percy French (1854 – 1920).

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6pm–9.30pm Building on the success of last year’s Open House Galway 2020 will once again host an open house at their offices on Culture Night. Following our Programme Launch event on September 18th the Open House visitors will be able to meet the team behind Galway 2020, find out more about the plans for the year and get a copy of the Galway 2020 printed programme and see how you can get involved.

5.30pm–7pm Come on the Galway City River Walk to celebrate Culture Night. See the fastest flowing river through an urban setting anywhere in Europe. Through time Galway has had a close relationship with the water, evident in the city’s port, coastline and river. Experience the ‘City of Streams’ with master guide Brendan J. Hynes. Open to people of all ages and abilities.

16 Merchant’s Road H91 T3CP091 412 493

Meet at the Spanish Arch, Fishmarket H91 E9XA (approx.) 087 795 3785

Galway 2020 – European Capital of Culture Open House

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7.30pm–9pm This special Culture Night tour celebrates the Poetry Trail established in 2006 by the Kenny Gallery, Galway City Arts Office and Cuirt Festival of Literature. Renowned guide Brendan J. Hynes highlights the plaques, the poets and the history behind them. Open to people of all ages and abilities.

Meet outside the Hotel Meyrick, Eyre Square H91 NFD2087 795 3785

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4pm–5.30pm This panel discussion will bring together Irish Research Council funded experts to share their findings on homelessness and how the current housing crisis in Ireland intersects with other forms of exclusion and inequality. Topics may include direct provision and refugees; gender, racial and class inequalities in social–housing provision; experiences of statelessness amongst homeless and migrants and what’s being done to make Ireland a more inclusive and equitable society, where every resident has adequate accommodation to call home.

4pm–9pm Just Art It will provide hands–on print demonstrations led by artist and printmaker Elena Santos in our Art Lab. The event will also provide a talk and practical demonstration on the practice of printmaking editioning, to illustrate the differences between original multiple and a commercial print. We will speak about the Code of ethics for original printmaking, and we will go through different artists’ works from our art gallery, to illustrate the international coding practice. Everyone is welcome to join our creative community in the Westend. Come to celebrate Culture Night at Just Art It and have fun printing with us!

Moore InstituteNUI Galway H91 REW4091 493 906

33 Lower Dominick St. H91 YN93091 394 006

Irish Research Council – Cultures of Exclusion in Contemporary Ireland

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6pm–8pm Stories, Songs and Music from Inchagoill Island to Galway Bay with Dennis Goggin and Micheal Ó Cinnéide from Corrib Beo and music by Gerry Hanley and Joe Clancy, with dancers and guests, all highlighting the importance of Galway’s waterways, telling us how they have shaped our history, culture and social lived experience.

Fair Hill Road, Upper, Claddagh086 395 2831

Katie’s Claddagh Cottage and Claddagh Arts Centre – Stories, Songs and Music from Inchagoill Island to Galway Bay

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Over the Edge is holding two open mics, one for writers, and the other for poets, with prizes for the best readers. The open–mic for fiction starts at 3.30pm. Participants should bring along two pages of a story to read. The fiction event will include a special guest reading from Ken Bruen, who will also judge prose on the night. The open–mic for poets starts at 5.45pm. Participants should bring along two poems to read. For the poetry section the featured readers and judges are Louise G, Cole and Chiamaka Enyi–Amadi. The evening will be MC’d by Kevin Higgins and both open mics will also feature readings of long–listed stories and poems on the Over the Edge New Writer of the Year longlist, sponsored by Kennys Bookshop.

4pm–7pm This larger than life installation is a feast for all the senses. Our exhibition in the school shares with visitors our journey as one of the pilot schools in the Arts Council’s Creative Schools Programme. Working with artists Tom Meskell, Carmel Balfe, Tatiana Dobos and Aoife Barrett this past school year the school children worked with willow, clay, printmaking and shadow puppetry to explore the school’s local habitat. The collaboration culminated in a magical, multisensory installation of a giant whale and lots of other creatures. This family–friendly evening will also give you the opportunity to get creative as well after viewing the children’s exhibition.

Liosbán Retail Park, Tuam Road H91 N5P8091 709 350

An Cimín Mór, Cappagh Rd, Barna, H91 Y38E 091 590 627

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Over the Edge Open–Mic: Culture Night at Kenny’s Bookshop & Art Gallery

Knocknacarra Educate Together NS: The Whale’s Tail

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6pm–7pm An interactive performance that explores the crossing points between Irish culture and the different cultures that people in our community come from, Amazigh, Syrian, Palestinian, Nigerian and many more. Using music, stories, poetry and art as a way of mapping the journeys made to get here we aim to create a welcoming space where people can learn about other cultures and celebrate the many things we have in common.

The CubeBailey Allen Hall, NUI Galway H91 RTR6085 822 6449

The Melting Pot Luck – Crossing Points: Our Creative Journeys

7.30pm–8.30pm A series of stories featuring everyday characters and lives within the direct provision system in Ireland, Visionation is devised with actors living in direct provision in Ireland. Behind Closed Doors exposes life in the direct provision system. Stories of everyday life interweave with live music and visual projections to show the impact of life in the direct provision system.

6pm–8pm The Wildlife of Merlin Woods gather together in an intimate re–telling of the stories passed down through the generation. Tales come to life of ancestral heroes in their wild Merlin haven; the Great Oaks, the burning hills and the Muir Linn pools. The creatures share the folklore of their once abundant woodland and are reminded to cherish what remains of their home and their extended woodland family. Theatre and musical pieces combine to create the wildlife sagas in our own folklore tradition of storytelling. Join us in an outdoor community performance in Merlin Wood’s Nest Area at 6pm followed by warm refreshments and a hearty gathering.

The CubeBailey Allen Hall, NUI Galway H91 RTR6091 492 852

Merlin Woods Nest Area085 248 4380

Visionation

Merlin Woods Collective: The Wildlife Sagas of Merlin Woods: Tales of Folklore

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Orbital Wind Games8am–Midnight A series of Aeolian orbitals by Sue Mills in the trees between the Quadrangle and Aras na Gaeilge.

A Life of Their Own Paintings by Joseph Quilty (1914–1995)11am–5pm A Life of Their Own Paintings by Joseph Quilty (1914 – 1995), with informal tours with Michael Quilty, son of the artist, 12noon–2.30pm.

Colours Street Theatre: Black Swan Chariot and Quad Tower10am–8pm Colours Street Theatre: Black Swan Chariot and Quad Tower, a sculpture installation by James Fleming.

Quadrangle and nearby H91 F8DY091 493 766

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Children explore the chemistry of polymers and get creative, using googly eyes to create slime monsters and make slime bubbles. Children will also learn about exothermic reactions and measure pH of different household goods. One not to be missed! Ages 5–12yrs Booking essential: https://www.planetsciencekidz.com/book–online/slime–labs–culture–night–galway/book

Galway Christian Fellowship, New Life Centre, Monivea Road, Ballybrit H91 H2W8083 3422 249

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Planet Science Kidz – Slime Labs

6pm–8pm Visit this fabulous tech museum on Culture Night and see how Space came to Earth in the Science Fiction themes of popular Retro Computer Games, Robots, Toys, Comics, Music and Movies of the 1960s–1980s.

6pm Pálás Cinema and Studio Canal are pleased to bring you a Culture Night preview of the new animated film from Aardman Animations, Shaun The Sheep 2: Farmageddon. Shaun is back! And there’s a new arrival in town who’s a little alien...meet Lu–La. Farmageddon – landing in Irish cinemas October 18th. Strange lights over the quiet town of Mossingham herald the arrival of a mystery visitor from far across the galaxy…When the intergalactic visitor – an impish and adorable alien called LU–LA – crash–lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun soon sees an opportunity for alien–powered fun and adventure and sets off on a mission to shepherd LU–LA home. Her magical alien powers, irrepressible mischief and galactic sized burps soon have the flock enchanted. Shaun takes his new extra–terrestrial friend on the road to Mossingham Forest to find her lost spaceship, unaware that a sinister alien–hunting agency is on their trail. Can Shaun and the flock avert Farmageddon on Mossy Bottom Farm before it’s too late?

15 Merchants Rd Lower H91 F6DF091 394 800

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7pm–8pm Come along to Dr Clare’s Apothecary to see Galway’s fun–loving choir performing, pop, rock and soul. Rise Choir provides a wonderfully rich and supportive environment for singers and music lovers of all ages and abilities to perform and connect with those of like minds. Come along and join the fun.

7.30pm–10pm Afro–Latin evening featuring Dance Workshops and Social dance.Experience the Latin Rhythms and their Culture. Something different for all ages to join. No partner required 7.30pm: Introduction to the History of Salsa Music & Dance by Pedro Alberto (Theory)8.00pm–9.00pm: Introduction to Salsa (Practice)9.00pm–10.00pm: Social Dancing Salsa Bay Galway promotes Afro Latin Dance, Music and Culture in Ireland since 2007. Pedro Alberto is a Dance Teacher, Professor de Capoeira, Sambista, Musician, Performer, Choreographer, DJ and Artist. He is the creator of the Afro Latin Dance Project and the Salsa Bay Dance School in Galway and has taught widely in Ireland and abroad. Pedro has been teaching in Galway and around Ireland for over 10 years. Pedro’s passion and emotions in dance are evident when you see him on the dance floor, but what will stand out more is his big smile and the sense of musicality and fun. This he shares, along with his love for music and dance, in his entertaining and high energy dance classes. Currently teaches Salsa, Bachata and Kizomba classes in Galway.

Aras na nGael, 45 Dominick St H91 E1NY089 412 2950

Afro–latin Dance Evening with Salsa Bay Galway

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Insight Centre for Data Analytics, Data Science Institute, NUI Galway, Dangan Business Park H91 AEX4087 293 5106

Man on the Moon – Computer and Communications Museum of Ireland

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St Nicholas Collegiate Church, 7 Lombard St. H91 PY20086 389 8777

St Nicholas Collegiate Church – Open House with Guided Tours

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7pm–9pm The church will be open and the Town Crier, Liam Silke, and others, in medieval dress, will be on hand to give guided tours. Volunteers will be on hand to help and answer questions. A Treasure Trail will be available for younger visitors. Free teas and coffees will be available.

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7pm–8pm Anyone can sing! This Natural Voice workshop will guide participants through the world of singing. Enjoy singing in a group, learning harmonies from around the world. Everything is learned by ear. There will be a chance to learn about our own voice and to explore singing with others in a relaxed, friendly setting with the fabulous Kate Duignan, a brilliant Natural Voice facilitator and founder of the Ad Hoc Choir.

Knocknacarra Community CentreCappagh Road, Barna, H91 R6PW091 525 846

Sing!A Natural Voice Workshop for All

7pm–9pm An interactive, inclusive evening of dance, song and music, performed by SONKE choir. SONKE prefers to perform “in the round”, thereby opening up a physical and sensory space for the audience to become a vital part of the event. SONKE always focuses on inclusiveness, and embraces diversity, so that as many people as possible can experience the energy that SONKE has to offer. As this is an evening for celebrating culture in general and Irish in particular, SONKE plans to offer a programme that while adhering to our world music repertoire, also focuses strongly on Irish culture, with a strong emphasis on what Galway in particular has to offer. Galway is a multicultural city; its citizens can enjoy the best of world and indigenous music and song. In light of this, the songs will reflect the multicultural nature of the city.

United Methodist/Presbyterian Church, Victoria Place H91 TW21085 771 7670

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6pm–7pm Winner of the Ó Riada Gold Medal for harp, Úna Ní Fhlannagáin is a harper and singer based in Galway. Rooted in the jigs and reels of North Clare and the sean–nós singing of Connemara, she is also influenced by American post–minimalists and free jazz. Playing music since age 3, she has since performed all over Europe, and in North America, the Middle East, and Asia. Artistic collaborations include Celtic music icon Alan Stivell, Grammy–winner Bobby McFerrin, and free jazz legend, Anthony Braxton. A soulful performer, she strives to create emotional connection with her audience; to bring solace and joy! Performance from 6–7pm in the main foyer of UHG.

7.30pm Exhibition launch of ‘Wild Atlantic Photographer, Through the Lens of Dr Michael Sugrue.’ An exhibition of photos and verse from Dr. Michael Sugrue’s new book depicting the Wild Atlantic Way. Join us on the arts corridor on Friday September 20th at 7.30pm to launch ‘Wild Atlantic Photographer Through the lens of Dr Michael Sugrue’.

Newcastle Road H91 YR71091 544 979

Saolta Arts presents Culture Night at University Hospital Galway

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5pm–9pm That’s Life, the award–winning disability programme invites you to experience Magic Garden. Come and be immersed in a beautiful garden–themed installation of towering flowers, butterflies, bees and interactive projections, with a specially curated soundtrack and visuals by That’s Life DJs and VJs.

5pm–8pm That’s Life, the award–winning disability programme invites you to Techspace a national network that supports educators and youth workers who want to incorporate digital creativity within youth settings. Clár Techspace, its Irish language counterpart, will open up its new ‘Spás Déantóirí’ or ‘Maker Space’ to the public for Culture Night at Áras na nGael. Located on the 2nd floor of Áras na nGael, Clár Techspace has a focus on young people’s creative development and will be demonstrating some of the amazing Tech–activities that are available in the space including 3d Printing, Greenscreen, Virtual Reality, and Makey Makey. Open to the public on a drop–in basis from 5pm–8pm. Buail isteach!

Nuns’ Island TheatreNuns Island H91 H322

Spás Déantóirí–Clár TechspaceAras na nGael45 Dominick St, Lr H91 E1NY091 567 824

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6pm–8pm Third Space Galway’s Yurt will be on Raven’s Terrace from 6pm to 8pm with guests and Third Space Galway members hosting a walk of Galway’s Permaculture Trail at 7pm. Back at the yurt we’ll be offering samples of locally grown organic plant produce from TSG Permaculture garden projects and plots along the canal, as well as an exhibition of Third Space’s re–imagined greener Galway, with artwork by Noreen Moore.

Raven Terrace089 251 0960

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7pm–8.30pm ‘An tSaothraí’, leagan Gaeilge den bhunscannán ‘The Breadwinner’ Ón Stiúrthóir Nora Twomey agus stiúideo beochana Cartoon Saloon (a chruthaigh Amhrán na Mara agus Rún Cheannanais Mhóir). Insíonn An tSaothraí scéal Parvana, cailín óg 11 bliain d’aois atá ag fás aníos faoin Taliban san Afganastáin in 2001. Nuair a ghabhtar a hathair in éagóir, cuireann Parvana cruth buachalla uirthi féin le tacú lena teaghlach. Le buanseasmhacht neamheaglach, agus Parvana ag baint neart as na scéalta a d’inis a hathair di, ar deireadh cuireann sí a beatha féin i gcontúirt le fáil amach an bhfuil sé fós beo. Scéal corraitheach agus draíochtach é, is scéal tráthúil agus spreagúil é faoi chumhacht tharchéimnitheach na scéalta, agus a gcumas le muid a aontú le chéile agus a leigheas.’ 15+ agus caithfear suíocháin a chur in áirithe roimh ré.

An Taibhdhearc, 19 Middle St, H91 RX76

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8pm–11.30pm Strange Brew is a Galway based record label releasing some of the most interesting music from some of the country’s most exciting artists. This culture night, they present an intimate show from two of their acts. Galway native Anna Mullarkey is a multi–instrumentalist composer, performer and producer. Specializing in piano, synth and vocals. Her compositions vary in style from folk, jazz to electronica, her new solo electronic project weaving her voice with analogue synthesizers to create atmospheric electronica. Paddy Hanna’s second album, 2018’s Frankly, I Mutate was hailed by critics as ‘essential’ (Uproxx), ‘Superb’ (The Quietus) and ‘As Brilliantly distinctive as they come’ (Sunday Business Post). He also received considerable coverage in Stereogum, with Journalist Ryan Leas hailing him as an unsung hero of the Irish music scene. He recently opened for Burt Bacharach’s Irish tour, and was invited to perform Raindrops with Burt for the encore at the Galway International Arts Festival Big Top. Think Jarvis Cocker meets Scott Walker, and you’ll scratch the surface.

Galway will be the European Capital of Culture in 2020. As one of the largest cultural events in the world, Galway 2020 promises to deliver a year of thrilling, life-enhancing experiences through culture and the arts. The exciting pan-European programme for the year will see events in unexpected venues and locations throughout the region on the islands, in remote villages, in fields, mountains and on beaches. From food, music, dance, literature and visual arts to poetry, theatre, sport and largescale spectacle, everyone will get the opportunity to enjoy a fun-filled, once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Beidh Gaillimh mar Phríomhchathair Chultúir na hEorpa in 2020. Mar cheann de na himeachtaí cultúrtha is mó ar domhan, geallann Gaillimh 2020 go mbeidh bliain den scoth d’imeachtaí iontacha tríd an gcultúr agus na healaíona.

Feicfidh an clár iontach pan-Eorpach seo imeachtaí in ionaid agus i suíomhanna neamhghnácha ar fud an réigiúin, ar na hoileáin, i sráidbhailte tuaithe, i ngoirt, ar shléibhte, agus ar thránna.

Beidh bia, ceol, damhsa, litríocht, na físealaíona, filíocht, amharclannaíocht, spórt agus mórthaispeántais ann, agus beidh deis ag gach duine sult a bhaint as eispéireas nach mbeidh acu ach uair amháin ina saol.

Let the magic inBímis faoi gheasa na draíochta

www.galway2020.ie #Galway2020

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Westside Public Library Seamus Quirke Road H91 Y067091 520 6166pm–9pm

The Write–on Group is proud to present the publication launch of Building New Bridges by group co–founder Frank Fahy. Please join us on Culture Night for the launch and an evening of readings, songs and entertainment, including readings from the Write On anthologis, 2019 and 2020. Write–on is a voluntary, not–for–profit community group. All proceeds from sales are used to fund the writing activities of the group.

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Pleasure, 24 Abbeygate Street Upper H91 AK82091 536 546

6pm–9pm A launch event to promote the print issue of (un)titled, a new publication for young and emerging artists curated by Saffron Lily. The aim of this publication is to support and elevate the diverse voices of emerging artists in the platform of a publication. The event will be held in Pleasure on Abbeygate street, a new space dedicated to music and club culture reimagined in a daytime setting. There will be live sets performed by emerging DJ artists on the night. The projects are youth led and promote alternative space for young people.

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5pm–7pm The launch of an exhibition of paintings by celebrated Polish artist Zbigniew Nowicki, presented by the Bardzo Ładnie Foundation and Margaret Nolan and toured specially to Galway from Poland for Culture Night.

Town Hall Theatre BarCourthouse Square H91 H3C2

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ThanksWe would like to thank all the artists, creatives, groups and contributors who have

worked so hard to bring Culture Night to Galway City. Special thanks to Hilda Reid (Wish Design Solutions), Vinny Browne (Galway Bay FM Arts Show), Keith Finnegan and Katie

Finnegan (Galway Bay FM) Fionnuala Gallagher, Riona Hughes and John Caulfield (NUI Galway), Ronnie O’Gorman and Maire McCarthy (Galway Advertiser), Boyd

Challenger, Reg Gordon, Diarmuid Clifford, Frank Cummins, the team at Galway 2020, Sharon O’Grady (Arts Officer, Galway County Council) and Aimee Van Wylick and team

at Culture Night.

Culture Night at Galway City Council: Deirdre Headd, Brian Barrett, Thomas Connell, Loretta Raftery, Angela Breslin, Maire Mortimer, Jason Craughwell, Stephen Healy,

Ruairi Lehmann, Caitriona Morgan, Ann Marie Costello and James Harrold.

Social Media: Tracey FergusonDesign: Hilda Reid (Wish Design Solutions)

Galway City Arts Office, City Hall, College Road, Galway091 536 546 | jharrold@galwaycity.ie | www.galwaycity.ie