the dock what's on in leitrim may to august 2014
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Your guide to the arts in The Dock and throughout County LeitrimTRANSCRIPT
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Housed in the beautiful surroundings of the 19th century Dock building The Jury Room Cafe Bar is open from 10.30am (Tuesday–Saturday) providing a warm and convivial atmosphere in which you can relax, pore over the daily newspaper or read from the large selection of books and journals that adorn it’s shelves. The cafe serves a selection of speciality coffees and fairtrade teas as well delicious homemade scones and cakes. An ideal place for elevenses or to meet friends during the day. The Jury Room is also open on the evening of performances at The Dock from 7.45pm so you can enjoy a pre-show or interval drink. Why not pop in, and take a few moments to view our exhibitions and judge for yourself why The Jury Room offers one of Carrick-on-Shannon’s most welcoming atmospheres.
BOOKING INFORMATIONBox office 071 965 0828 or online at www.thedock.ie• Theboxofficeisopenforadvancebookings from10am–6pmMondaytoFriday,10am–5pm
Saturdayand7.45pm–8.30pmontheeveningofaperformance.
• Ticketsmustbepaidforattimeofbooking.Paymentscanbemadebycash,credit/debitcardor
cheque(madepayabletoTheDock).
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theirticketsattheboxofficeatleast30minutesbeforetheshowstarttime.
• Onlinebookingisavailableforallperformancesandanonlinebookingfeeappliesof€1perticket.
CONCESSIONS & GROUP BOOKINGSConcessionpricesareavailableformanyofourshowsandtheseapplytostudentsinfulltimeeducation&
under18’s,seniorcitizens(65+)andunwaged(IDmayberequired).Pleasestateattimeofbooking.Group
discountsareavailable.
GIFT VOUCHERSAnidealgiftforanyoccasion,giftvouchersareavailablethroughtheboxofficeandmaybeexchangedfor
ticketstoanyperformanceinthetheatreatTheDock.
REFUNDS/LATE COMERSOncepurchased,ticketscanonlyberefundedwithsufficientnoticeandatthelatestby5.30pmontheday
beforetheshow.Latecomerscanonlybeadmittedifthereisasuitablebreakintheperformanceandat
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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTSCustomerswithspecialrequirements,suchaswheelchairusersandthosewithguidedogs,arerequested
toinformtheboxofficeattimeofbookingsotheycanbeaccommodated.
* Information is correct at time of going to print, however you are advised to check with the
box office and our website for possible changes to the advertised programme. The Dock
reserves the right to alter or cancel performances or workshops.
WHaT’s On in LEiTrim JOHn mCGaHErn sEminar p.28 CHiLDrEn’s LiTEraTUrE fEsTivaL p.29 LEiTrim DEsiGn HOUsE p.36 LEiTrim sCULpTUrE CEnTrE p.40 THE GLEns CEnTrE p.41 brEfini rEsOUrCE CEnTrE p.42 JOHn mCKEnna TraDiTiOnaL mUsiC fEsTivaL p.42 CEannabO CEOL YOUTH sEssiOn p.43 JOE mOOnEY sUmmEr sCHOOL p.43 sOLas GaLLErY p.44 baLLinamOrE 48TH famiLY fEsTivaL p.44 mCGirL’s bar p.45 baLLinamOrE frEE frinGE fEsTivaL p.45
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barbara faLKOWsKa: WEavinG THE sKYHanDWOvEn TExTiLEs frOm pOLanDCUraTED bY aLiCE LYOnsExHibiTiOn COnTinUEs UnTiL 7TH JUnE.The Dock’s galleries will feature a retrospective of Falkowska’s
works, which focus on phenomenon and flora and fauna of the
natural world--all made at home in a high-rise apartment building in
Warsaw, where she has lived for all of her adult life.
Barbara Falkowska (b. 1931, Grodno, now Belarus) is a prominent
textile artist, one of a generation of artists who advanced the
status of Polish textile art internationally. Throughout her career,
Falkowska has focused on producing complex handwoven textiles
from homespun and vegetable-dyed wool, sisal and flax.
THUrsDaY 1sT maY 8.30pm €15/€12
biGGEr piCTUrE prOJECTs prEsEnTpOsTsCripT Written by Noelle Brown Michéle Forbes
Performed by Noelle Brown and Bríd Ní Neachtain
Following 6 sell out performances as part of Dublin Fringe 2013
and nominated for 2 awards. POSTSCRIPT comes to The Dock
for one night only. Written by Noelle Brown and Michéle Forbes,
POSTSCRIPT is honest, provocative and extremely moving.
Based on a true story of an adopted person’s search for identity,
POSTSCRIPT is both poignant and humourous. ‘From a very early
age I was told I was adopted. In fairness I think my parents had no choice
but to tell me, what with me being redheaded with pale skin in a family
with dark skin and dark hair – this made it pretty obvious that something
wasn’t right. While I loved being able to say I was adopted when I was a
child (because it made me feel exotic), I also learned that it was a word
that was used by adults with a dropped voice. ‘Bad blood will out’ was
a phrase that was often thrown around in conversation in relation to
adopted children in 70’s Ireland.’
Followed by post show Q&A. Duration: 1 hour.
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WOvEn LanGUaGEs: a WOrKsHOp On WriTinG abOUT CrafT WiTH ELEanOr fLEGGsee page 24 for more details.
Gallery hours:
Tuesday to Friday:
10.00am - 5:30pm
Saturday:
10.00am - 5.00pm
Admission is free
The exhibition is generously supported by the Cultural Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Dublin.
performances restrained
and engaging” ****
The Irish Theatre
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A gentle, sad, funny delight
Sunday Independent
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powerful piece of
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maYTHUrsDaY 8TH maY 8.30pm €17 (COmEDY CLUb €15)
DavE mCsavaGE
The writer and star of the hit TV show – The Savage Eye -
David McSavage is one of Ireland’s most popular comedians.
His cutting commentary and performances cover all aspects of
life and nothing is safe from his truth induced interpretations.
‘McSavage is a comedic force… a riotous evening and a thoroughly
entertaining show.’ www.entertainment.ie
saTUrDaY 10TH maY 8.30pm in GaLLErY 2 aT THE DOCK €12/€10
irisH mODErn DanCE THEaTrE prEsEnTs maGnETiC
Fresh from the success of actions - an evening of Men in Motion at the
Abbey Theatre, John Scott has created MAGNETIC, a dance show
constructed like a movement symphony. It’s an explosive and joyous dance
theatre work for five virtuosic dancers who have danced in everything from
Broadway musicals to Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Each dancer
pushes to achieve new levels of perfection: physical, technical and spiritual.
MAGNETIC balances passion, humour, sensuality and outstanding dance.
saTUrDaY 10TH maY 12pm - 4pm €20/€15
DanCE WOrKsHOp WiTH imDT COmpanY mEmbErsMarcus Bellamy (Spiderman on Broadway, Across the Universe - film) and
Kevin Coquelard (Conservatoire Superieur pour la Musique et pour
la Danse, Paris) will lead a workshop giving technical warm up and
extracts of material from MAGNETIC. The workshop will be fun,
inspirational and exciting. Open to all levels.
THUrsDaY 15TH maY 8.30pm €15/€12
mUsiC nETWOrK prEsEnT aLasDair frasEr / naTaLiE Haas /mairéaD ní mHaOnaiGHAlasdair Fraser, fiddle / Natalie Haas, cello /
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, fiddle, voice.
Scots fiddler Alasdair Fraser, Californian cellist Natalie Haas and
Donegal native Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh explore the connections
between traditional Irish, Scottish and Old Time American music.
“The musical chemistry between Scottish fiddle legend Alasdair Fraser and young cello ace Natalie Haas is a rare, felicitous thing.”Boston Herald
Workshop is €20 (€15 if attending evening performance)
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“Contains a short section with nudity”
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CUraTOr’s TOUr WiTH aLiCE LYOns An opportunity to gain additional insight into our current exhibition Barbara
Falkowska: The Weaving the Sky in an informal and friendly setting.
WEDnEsDaY 21sT maY 10am, 11.45 am, 1.30pm €7/(€5 sCHOOL GrOUps)
inDiGO mOOn THEaTrE (sCOTLanD) prEsEnTs JUnGLE bOOKYou may think you know JUNGLE BOOK, but Indigo Moon Theatre brings you a
surprisingly good story inspired by the poetry & spirit of Rudyard Kipling’s original
books. Fearless and free, Mowgli the ‘man-cub,’ finds fun and friendship as he learns
to live by the Law of the Jungle. Mowgli’s wild adventures in the dangerous world he
inhabits are brought to life with inventive shadow theatre, powerful original music and
colourful digital projections. Find out more about this inspirational and accessible art
form and its use of puppets and multiple light sources after the show.
Duration: 50 minutes with no interval. For families and children age 4+
friDaY 23rD maY 8.30pm €12/€10
raCKHOUsE piLfEr CD LaUnCHRACKHOUSE PILFER is a stomping, fiery and exciting band and has
been getting rave reviews in Ireland and abroad with their brand of
rootsy Americana. Described as “a word of mouth phenomenon”
and “a fiery and exciting new band” they play The Dock as part of
nationwide tour to mark the release of their second album “Love
and Havoc” that was recently recorded in Nashville. THEaTrE
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mUsiC fiLmWEDnEsDaY 28TH maY 8.30pm €15/€12
GOiTsE & annaGHIrish Music with a Twist
Goitse, a quintet of very talented young musicians are making a
name for themselves as one of the most sought after bands amongst
connoisseurs of Irish Traditional music, having won feverish critical
plaudits for their Dónal Lunny-produced second album Transformed.
Featuring Colm Phelan (bodhrán), James Harvey (banjo), Aine
McGeeney (vocals/fiddle), Tadhg O Meachair (piano accordion) and
Conal O Kane (guitar), Goitse’s distinctive sound lies in the quality
of their own compositions interspersed with well-known traditional
tunes, a gripping rhythm section and sweet, charming vocals.
Originating in Achill Island, Co. Mayo, Annagh bring their fresh and
innovative brand of original and traditional tunes to The Dock as an
opening act for Goitse. Featuring Sean Lynch, Michael Lavelle, Kevin
Gielty and Alan Hughes playing a combination of uilleann pipes, border
pipes, Scottish small pipes, flute, low whistles, strings and percussion,
they continue to develop their own unique style, bringing the music in
new directions.
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bEaLTainE fEsTivaL fiLm sCrEEninG ‘HiGH sOCiETY’
As part of the Bealtaine Festival The Dock shows
the 1956 hit ‘High Society’. Starring Grace Kelly,
Bing Crosby , Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong
this oldie can’t fail to delight. Tracy Lord, a holier-
than-thou ice goddess who, having been through
one marriage to likeable musician Dexter Haven, is
about to enter another with a rather stuffy, boring
social climber. Dexter and Mike Connor, a reporter
covering the nuptials, help Tracy find her human
side and realise whom she really should marry.
Booking through the box office 071 965 0828
saTUrDaY 31sT maY 2pm -4pm €3 pEr CHiLD
famiLY fUn DaY @ THE DOCK
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maY / JUnETHUrsDaY 5TH JUnE 8.30pm €16/€14
nO CrOWs Onstage, the eclecticism and
sheer joy of NoCrows music is
always evident as they effortlessly
fuse and blend musical styles from
Irish traditional to Latin bossa,
and a lot more in between. Whether playing the Glastonbury Festival or
an intimate venue like The Dock, NoCrows always deliver a rapturous
high energy show of amazing musical dexterity. Their gig at The Dock
celebrates the release of their new album ‘Waiting for The Tide’.
WEDnEsDaY 11TH JUnE 8.30pm €15/€12
OrbUs THEaTrE prODUCTiOns prEsEnT THE Trip TO bOUnTifULIntimately staged ‘in the round’ and set in the 1940s, it tells the story of
elderly Carrie Watts who wants to return home to the small town where
she grew up. She is frequently stopped from leaving Houston, Texas by her
daughter-in-law and an overprotective son. Old Mrs. Watts is determined
to outwit her son, ‘The Trip To Bountiful’ is a series of experiences she
encounters along the way, the visit to her girlhood home rejuvenates her
spirit and gives her the will to live out her remaining years. Orbus is the
newly formed company is based in Newtownforbes, Co. Longford.
friDaY 13TH JUnE OffiCiaL OpEninG frOm 6pm
UnfOLD arT DEparTmEnT, iT sLiGO aT THE DOCKThe Art Department at Sligo Institute of Technology, are delighted to
be returning to The Dock with a survey exhibition of selected works
from this year’s final year art students. The fine art course at Sligo IT
has specialisms in painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics,
photography, film and mixed media installation. This year’s exhibition
will present an eclectic mix of formal and conceptual concerns
expressed through a wide range of art practices. Though diverse in its
parts the exhibition coheres on a level of artistic focus and ambition
and provides a wonderful opportunity to view and engage with the
work of students just emerging into a vibrant Irish art scene.
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friDaY 20TH JUnE 8.30pm €16/€14
maria DOYLE KEnnEDY
“I have found my voice,” sings Maria Doyle Kennedy on ‘The Silence’, a track from
her beguiling new album, Sing. And what a voice! Sometimes melancholy, other
times joyful, always passionate elemental folk shot through with a potent soulful
impulse. This, her most recent album and arguably her most celebrated to date,
sees Maria collaborate with John Prine, Damien Rice and Paul Brady. A bright shining
star in her own right you can be sure that an outstanding evening of music awaits
The Dock audiences.
TUEsDaY 24TH JUnE 8.30pm €15/€12
fisHambLE: THE nEW pLaY COmpanY prEsEnTs sWinG
WinnEr Of bEWLEY’s LiTTLE GEm aWarD aT DUbLin frinGE fEsTivaL 2013A comedy about dancing and music and love and not settling and feeling like an eejit
and being brave and having doubts and trying your best and trying new things and
thinking outside the box and seeing things clearly and living as well as you can and
giving it a lash. With rock and roll music, it’ll make you want to dance.
Developed as part of Show in a Bag, an artist development initiative of Dublin Fringe
Festival, Fishamble: The New Play Company and Irish Theatre Institute to resource
theatre makers and actors. Performed by Steve Blount and Janet Moran,
directed by Peter Daly. Duration: 60 minutes
WEDnEsDaY 2nD JULY 8.30pm €15/€12
sHEbEEn a niGHT CELEbraTinG THE LOCaL mUsiCaL TraDiTiOn Among the great exponents of the North Connaught tradition of music, Shebeen were
formed in 1978 by Kevin O’Brien and Pat Sweeney, both natives of Killargue, Co. Leitrim.
The superb quality of their live performance together with persistent showers of good
humour has lured an otherwise normal person into that blissful world of music which can
only be created by people who play music for the sheer love of it. The line up includes
Kevin O Brien (accordion) , Pat Sweeney (fiddle / banjo), Tommy Guihan (flute) from
Keadue, John Dwyer (keyboard) from Gurteen and Peggy McHale (vocals) from Killala.
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JULYFriday 4th July OFFicial Opening 6pm
maggie madden / JOhn Brady maggie madden :: Far and WideIn Maggie Madden’s work, a diverse array of collected materials are crafted into fragile
sculptural formations with geometric affinities. During the process of construction the
physical limits of the materials are taken into account, as there is an attempt made
at rendering some materials to appear almost weightless. Tension is created as the
sculptural formations often have a fragility that teeters on the brink of collapse.
Maggie Madden is from Connemara, Co Galway, currently living and working in Dublin.
She completed a Masters in Fine Art at NCAD in 2006 and B.A. Fine Art Painting from
Limerick School of Art and Design in 1998.
JOhn Brady :: travelling, draWingLast year, John Brady travelled around the globe, drawing all the while. He posted
22 sketchbooks back to his home in Galway over the course of the year. This is an
exhibition of those drawings.
John Brady is an artist from Westport, County Mayo. He is Lecturer in Fine Art at
GMIT, Cluain Mhuire, Galway and Castlebar, where he founded the part-time degree
in painting course. He has an MA in Fine Art (Distinction) from Winchester School of
Art in Barcelona.
The exhibition will continue until Saturday 30th August.
Saturday 5th July FrOm 2 - 3.30 pm
art appreciatiOnAn afternoon of art appreciation with curator Alice Lyons will take place on Saturday
5th July from 2 - 3.30 pm. For bookings and further information please contact the Dock
box office on 071 96 50828.
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WEDnEsDaY 16TH JULY 8.30pm
in assOCiaTiOn WiTH CarriCK WaTEr mUsiC fEsTivaL’ THE brEffni pLaYErs prEsEnT 2 OnE aCT pLaYs
THUrsDaY 17TH JULY 8.30pm €14/€12
CLassiCaL GUiTar rECiTaL WiTH paT COLDriCKin assOCiaTiOn WiTH CarriCK WaTEr mUsiC fEsTivaL Pat Coldrick live is a unqiue experience. His classical appearances have earned him a
reputation of being one of the finest and most versatile guitarists in Ireland. As well as
his touring performances, he has appeared on National Radio and T.V. and has studied
with world renowned guitarists David Russell and Gabriel Esterellas. Pat has achieved
worldwide acclaim for his unique sensitive and expressive style in his playing.
friDaY 18TH JULY €16/€14
THE DOCK prEsEnTs CrasH EnsEmbLE in assOCiaTiOn WiTH CarriCK WaTEr mUsiC fEsTivaL CrasH EnsEmbLE. a CrasH COUrsE in... THE nEW YOrK HYpnOTiC sCHOOL 8.30pm fOLLOWED bY fiLm - pHiLip GLass’s ‘KOYaanisqaTsi: LifE OUT Of baLanCE’ 10pm 1960’s - From the Downtown scene in New York originates a new form of experimental
music, the New York Hypnotic School. 1968 - The word ‘Minimal’ was first used, by
Michael Nyman, in relation to the music of The New York Hypnotic School.
1972 - Tom Johnson defines “The New York Hypnotic School’.
“Hypnotic is probably the best word for this music... It simply lulls, hypnotizes, and
draws him into its world.“
1990’s - The Orb features a sample from Steve Reich’s minimalist work 1987 Electric
Counterpoint in their “Little Fluffy Clouds” Minimal music influences developments in
electronic dance, trance, minimal techno and ambient music.
2014 - Crash Ensemble present at A Crash Course in... The New York Hypnotic School
at The Dock, performing works by Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Tom Johnson and Philip Glass.
This will be followed by a film - Philip Glass’s ‘Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance’,
directed by Godfrey Reggio, with cinematography by Ron Frike. This film was
premiered in Radio City Music Hall in October 1982, but was out of print for most
of the ‚’90s due to copyright issues. * Film is free to those who attend the performance.
www.crashensemble.com
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‘Pat Coldrick is a superb guitar player. His CD, “Cayendo”, shines with his
brilliance and phenomenal skills’ Celtic Crier
‘A Maestro of the Classical Guitar’ Paulo Tullio (As heard on RTE Radio 1and Lyric FM)
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WEDnEsDaY 23rD TO saT 26TH JULY 8.30pm €17
bEEznEEz prEsEnT THE LOnEsOmE WEsTThe combination of Beezneez and Martin McDonagh makes
The Lonesome West the must see event of the season. It
will be the first Beezneez production of a McDonagh play
and the first time his writing will be featured in The Dock.
John McDwyer directs Gerry Farrell, Peter Davey, Brian
Gallagher and Margaret Kilcoyne in the blackest of black
comedies where moments of mayhem, madness and crazy
violence sit side by side in this unmissable production. Book early!
WEDnEsDaY 30TH JULY 8.30pm €15/€12
CEOLUs & spECiaL GUEsTs: a COnCErT Of THE bEsT Of sOUTH LEiTrim TraDiTiOnaL mUsiC
Ceolus present a concert of the music of South Leitrim, garnered from
manuscripts going back almost two hundred years. There is particular
emphasis of the great fiddle tradition of the area, which traces its roots
back to Thomas Kernan, Hugh O’Beirne, Peter Kennedy, Alex Sutherland,
and above all the renowned Reilly family of Drumreilly, one of whom, Marie
Reilly, is flying in from New York to join the group, and will launch her latest
fiddle CD, “The Road to Glannagh”, at the start of the night. The show will
be co-hosted by Father John Quinn and his niece, Katherine Lynch. There
will be a demonstration of the Original Lancers Set by the Carrick-on-
Shannon set dancers, and of the modern equivalent of the same by a South
Sligo Lancers dancing group. In addition, there will also be some top class
traditional singing by Paddy Tunney of Letterkenny.
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nOrTHWEsT LGbT priDE prEsEnTs:
frEEDOms 4 aLL The 8th annual Northwest LGBT Pride multi-media exhibition hosts
work from local, national and international artists, all artists who
uphold equality, inclusion and human rights for all. Curator Brendan
Dean. For submission details email [email protected].
Exhibition runs until 21st August.
mOnDaY 11TH & TUEsDaY 12TH aUGUsT 8.30pm €15
THE HarpErs WaKE Beezneez, Comhaltas and Breffni Players have come together to
provide a rousing night of musical theatre with John McDwyer’s
specially commissioned new work, The Harper’s Wake. When
The Harper, Mark, dies suddenly, the brothers Robert and Stephen
Callaghan arrive to comfort the widow, Hannah and show how a
proper wake should be celebrated. With Beezneez actors, local
Comhaltas musicians and Breffni Players set and light design; this will
be the most enjoyable wake of all time. The Harper’s Wake plays for
two nights only and tickets should be booked immediately. When
they’re gone, they’re gone...
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WEDnEsDaY 27TH aUGUsT 8.30pm €15/€12
väsEn (sWEDEn)
Sweden’s leading roots music ambassadors Väsen, have enthralled
audiences around the world, from Japan to USA to become festival
favourites due to the sheer awe-inspiring class of the performance.
The trio, in constant demand, has travelled far and wide, and their
appearance in Carrick offers lovers of brilliant roots music to see a
group at the top of their game.
10TH annivErsarY CarriCK WaTEr mUsiC fEsTivaL TUEsDaY 15TH TO sUnDaY 20TH JULY TOWn CEnTrE vEnUEs inCLUDinG THE DOCKThe 10th Anniversary Festival promises to be very special indeed, and
that is why we urge you to view our website from time to time to get
the latest listings for events covering top-class musical events from opera
& classical to experimental to jazz & blues, drama, dance, workshops,
children’s activities, European markets and street entertainment. If
you wish to be added to the festival’s mailing list, please email us with
your details. Our Gala Night will be something extraordinary! See our
website for updating information.
www.carrickwatermusicfestival.com [email protected]
Box Office at The Dock (from 1st July) 071 965 0828 / 086 067 5283
a snEaK prEviEW Of JUsT a fEW Of THE EvEnTs TO LOOK fOrWarD TO THis aUTUmn aT THE DOCK:Friday 5th September: Moving Lyrics: recent poetry films (in association with Poetry Ireland) opening.
Friday 12th September: Lisa O Neill - “O’Neill is real. Her songs poetry. Her gift, of the ages. It’s possible she’s the most important artist out of Ireland for decades.” The Herald
Wednesday 24th September: A rare gig with Vallely brothers Cillian (Lunasa), Niall and Caoimhin (Buille), accompanied by Ross Martin.
Tuesday 30th September: An Grianan Theatre presents ‘Frank Pig Says Hello’ by Pat McCabe, directed by David Grant.
Tuesday 14th October: ‘Deep’ by Raymond Scannell, directed by Louise Lowe (Winner ‘ Best Male Performer’, Dublin Fringe Festival Awards 2013)
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“hypnotic”, “magnificent”, “entrancing” and “enchanting”... “move heaven and earth for a ticket!” Rob Adams
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EDUCaTiOnLoads of excellent events happening in The Dock this summer for all ages. Have a look!
saTUrDaY 3rD maY 2-4pm €7 inCLUDinG TEa/COffEE
‘WOvEn LanGUaGEs’: WriTinG abOUT CrafTFacilitated by Eleanor Flegg. Spinning a yarn or embroidering the truth? This is a practical workshop for people at all levels of writing experience – please bring your notebook and a pen. Dr. Eleanor Flegg is a writer and curator with a special interest in craft. Eleanor writes an interior design column in the Irish Independent and a design column in the Irish Arts Review. She teaches a module on Crafting Narratives in NCAD and makes occasional radio pieces for Culture File, Lyric FM. Eleanor runs the Dublin Craft Writers Group.This event is presented in association with our current exhibition Barbara Falkowska: Weaving the Sky. Booking through The Dock box office on 071 96 50828. Suitable for all ages from 14 years +
saTUrDaY 10TH maY 12pm - 4pm €20 (€15 if aTTEnDinG EvEninG pErfOrmanCE)
DanCE WOrKsHOp WiTH imDT COmpanYsee page 6 for more details.
saTUrDaY 31sT maY & JULY 26TH 2pm-4pm €3 pEr CHiLD
famiLY fUn @ THE DOCKThe Dock’s Family Fun days continue this Summer with children aged 4+ and their parents or guardians welcome to join us in the galleries for a few hours, to make art and have lots of fun! There is no need to book in advance just come on in and take part.
THE rEspOnsE COLLECTivEThe Response Collective is an arts hub for young people aged 14-20 years based in The Dock. The Youth arts hub participants work closely with Artists and devise creative group projects. For updates follow us on Facebook\The Response Collective-The Dock Arts Centre. For more information and to join please contact Laura Mahon: [email protected] or call 071 965 0828.
TUEsDaYs: maY 27TH; JUnE 24TH, frOm 5.30-8.30pm frEE
WOrD COrnEr Café A new monthly, informal and free event for writers and readers. Taking place in the Jury
Room Café on the last Tuesday of the month, you are invited to share your poetry and prose, or those of your favourite writers, at these informal sessions with MC Hayley Fox-Roberts. No booking necessary, just turn up on the night.
TUEsDaYs: maY 6TH; JUnE 3rD, frOm 5.30-8.30pm frEE
mUsiC COrnEr CaféWe have a new free monthly informal music event taking place in the Jury Room Café of the first Tuesday of each month, where musicians and singers are invited to share their melodies in an informal atmosphere. No booking necessary, just turn up on the night. Watch out for Music and Word Corner Café joint events later in the year.
TUEsDaY 20TH Of maY 11am - 1pm frEE aDmissiOn TO CarriCK aCTivE aGE GrOUp
bEaLTainE WOrKsHOps To celebrate Bealtaine (the national arts festival celebrating creativity in older age), The Dock will host a number of workshops for Carrick-on-Shannon Active Age Group. Supported by MAYO, SLIGO LEITRIM ETB. Workshops start on Tuesday 22nd of April at 11.00am. All Carrick-on-Shannon Active Age Group are welcome. These workshops are presented in association with our exhibition Barbara Falkowska: Weaving the Sky.
saTUrDaY 24TH maY, JUnE 7TH, JULY 5TH, aUGUsT 2nD 11am - 4pm €75 pEr sEssiOn
arCHiTECTUrE pLaYHOUsEWith architect, eco-builder, author and teacher Peter Cowman, director of the Living Architecture Centre. This series of Workshops, led by Peter Cowman, will focus on connecting people to the dream of their lives. Utilising dynamic and empowering techniques - which at times transcend the visible world - these energetic, exciting and fun Workshops will facilitate participants in articulating the architecture of their lives by shaping a dream place where they can truly be themselves - an experience that will forever change how they think about themselves, the world and the future! www.sheltermaker.com
12TH JULY 2014 11-4pm WiTH 1 HOUr LUnCH brEaK €35 fOr THE DaY
DraWinG DaY WiTH arTisT JOHn braDYJoin exhibiting artist and Fine Art lecturer John Brady for a day of drawing in and around the Dock and the town of Carrick-on-Shannon. This promises to be an informative day, with an in depth look at the artist’s work on show and constructive advice for improving your drawing skills. Please bring along sketch books, and drawing materials. A detailed list of suggested materials will be sent to all participants on booking.Bookings through the Dock Box Office 071 96 50 828
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sUmmEr Camps mOn JULY 7TH – friDaY 11TH JULY
pUppET maKinG WOrKsHOpLearn how to make different puppets using ordinary household materials such as egg boxes, yoghurt cartons, cereal boxes etc. adding some colour and imagination. The workshop includes a short performance by the children presenting their work at the end of the week. The aim of this workshop is to encourage children to make and have an interest in the wonderful world of puppetry and to demonstrate how much fun puppets can be! The workshops are tailored to the abilities of the specific age group.Tessa Fonfara is a puppet maker and designer and has worked successfully with Conor Lambert, a former member of the Lambert Puppet Theatre on various productions over the last ten years. Besides professional puppet making she has held puppet making workshops for children on various occasions and festivals. Custard Pie Puppet Company is based in Leitrim travelling the country to perform at theatres, festivals, schools and private events.
Camp 1 - pUppET maKinG 4-7 YEar OLDs 10.30am – 1.30pm EaCH DaY €60 fOr THE WEEK (famiLY raTEs appLY)
Camp 2 - pUppET maKinG8-10 YEar OLDs 2.30pm – 5.30pm EaCH DaY €60 fOr THE WEEK (famiLY raTEs appLY)
mOnDaY 23rD JUnE TO 4TH JULY
aCTiOn fiLm sCHOOL sUmmEr Camp Action School of Film’s popular summer courses are returning to The Dock from June 23rd – July 4th for two weekend of filmmaking activities for young people aged 12-18. Students will learn about cameras, sound, scriptwriting, acting, directing, set design, editing, costume, makeup and much more as they produce their own short films. Past films have won numerous international awards. Places are limited and will fill up, so early booking is advised. To book or for further information, see www.actionfilm.ie or call 071 9650837.
sUmmEr Camps WEDnEsDaY 9TH & THUrsDaY 10TH JULY €60 fOr 2 DaYs & €40 fOr 1 DaY
mUsiC firsT sOnG WriTinG & mUsiC prODUCTiOn WOrKsHOp Music First Education Program provides a comprehensive look at Creating music covering topics from song writing & performing to recording & music production. The workshops feature Meteor
Award Winner Luán Parle & Highly acclaimed Producer/Musician Gavin Ralston. “The workshop
focuses on song writing, production, performance, touring and the latest developments in
the music industry. By the end of the workshop, the budding songwriters will have written,
performed and recorded an original song collectively. This is a unique and fantastic opportunity
to get hands on experience of the day to day work in the music industry whether you aspire to
be performers, songwriters, producers or work in music administration.”
mOn JULY 14TH – friDaY 18TH JULY
aCOUsTiC mOTiOnDanCE THEaTrE & mUsiC fOr KiDsThis is an exciting opportunity for kids to work with Dock resident artists, musician and composer Cathal Roche and performance and visual artist Kate Wilson, on a week long cross-arts event. Wilson and Roche have collaborated on a number of residencies and performances involving physical theatre, dance and improvised music in their professional work. The Dock is delighted they are now also bringing this work to the Docks summer workshop programme for children. Over the week participants will learn the exciting skills of improvisation in music (Instrumental and voice) and in dance theatre, how to work solo, duet and group work, creating their own compositions, as well as developing confidence as performers. On the final day the participants will share a performance combining the work from the week in their own devised compositions and improvised structures in a performance for family and friends. No previous experience is required for these workshops, just a willingness to play, explore and create.
aCOUsTiC mOTiOn Camp OnE4-7 YEar OLDs 10.30am - 1.30pm EaCH DaY €60 fOr THE WEEK (famiLY raTEs appLY)
aCOUsTiC mOTiOn Camp TWO8-10 YEar OLDs 2.30pm – 5.30pm EaCH DaY €60 fOr THE WEEK (famiLY raTEs appLY)
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COUnTY LEiTrim arTs OffiCE2014 JOHn mCGaHErn sEminarfriDaY maY 16TH – sUn maY 18THSince its foundation the John McGahern Seminar has featured a remarkable array of
national and international authors and academics, providing excellent opportunities
for people to engage richly with his work. The weekend combines panels, talks and
readings which explore ideas central to and arising out of McGahern’s novels, stories
and theatre - drawing together writers and thinkers from many backgrounds to
consider a wide-ranging and stimulating set of themes. Among those taking part this
year are Donal Ryan; Marina Carr; Belinda McKeon; Luke Gibbons; Donal O’Kelly;
Gerard Whelan; Brian Leyden and Vincent Woods.
For further information and to book please go to www.leitrimarts.ie or contact
Leitrim Arts Office on 071 96 21694 or [email protected].
CarriCK-On-sHannOn CHiLDrEn’s LiTEraTUrE fEsTivaLfriDaY 15TH TO sUnDaY 17TH aUGUsTThe third annual Carrick on Shannon
Children’s Literature Festival takes
place in The Dock from Friday 15th
to Sunday 17th August 2014. The
festival aims to provide accessible high
quality opportunities for children and
young people to engage with the arts.
While most events are aimed at young
people between the ages of 4 and 14
years, we have a special programme called “Wild Words” for young people between
the ages of 14 and 18 who have started to write themselves.
The festival is perfectly timed to give young people a fantastic weekend before the
school year starts again. For these couple of days we are very excited to have brought
together some of Ireland’s leading authors for a wonderfully varied programme of
readings, workshops and activities.
Booking in advance is highly recommended and please note that all workshops are
limited to a maximum of 12 young people. All children must be accompanied at all
times. For further information go to www.leitrimarts.ie and to make bookings, please
contact The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon on 071 96 50828.
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until 7th June Barbara Falkowska: Weaving the Sky
Visual Arts 10.30am - 5.30pm Free p.4
Every WednesdayTraditional Music classes with Padraig Sweeney
Classes 4.30pm - 6.30pm On request
Thursday 1st Postscript Theatre 8.30pm €15/€12 p.5
Saturday 3rd Woven Languages Workshop 2 - 4pm €7 p.24
Tues 6th Music Corner Cafe Jury Room Cafe 5.30pm - 8.30pm Free p.25
Thursday 8th Dave McSavage Comedy 8.30pm €17/€15 Comedy Club p.6
Saturday 10th Contemporary Dance Workshop 12pm - 4pm €20/€15 p.6
Saturday 10th Magnetic Contemporary Dance 8.30pm €12/€10 p.6
Thursday 15thAlasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
Music 8.30pm €15/€12 p.7
Fri 16th – Sun 18th John McGahern Seminar Literature Seminar 10am onwards Contact Arts Office p.28
Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th John McGahern Seminar Literature Seminar 10am onwards Contact Arts Office p.28
Sunday 18th Curator’s Tour Visual Arts 2-2.30pm Free p.8
Tuesday 20th Bealtaine Workshops Workshop 11am -1pm Free p.25
Wed 21st Jungle Book Children/family 10am, 11.45am, 1.30pm €7/ €5 school groups p.8
Friday 23rd Rackhouse Pilfer Music 8.30pm €12/€10 p.9
Sat 24th Architecture Playhouse Workshops 11am-4pm €75 per session p.25
Tues 27th Word Corner Cafe Jury Room Cafe 5.30 - 8.30pm Free p.24
Wed 28th Goitse with support from Annagh Music 8.30pm €15/€12 p.10
Fri 30th Bealtaine Festival Film screening Film 12 Noon Free p.11
Sat 31st May Family Fun Day @ The Dock Family 2pm - 4pm €3 per child p.11
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Tues 3rd Music Corner Cafe Jury Room Cafe 5.30-8.30pm Free p.25
Thur 5th No Crows Theatre 8.30pm €16/€14 p.12
Sat 7th Architecture Playhouse Workshops 10am-5pm €75 per session p.25
Tues 10th & Wed 11th Orbus Theatre Productions present;The Trip to Bountiful
Theatre 8.30pm €15/€12 p.12
Fri 13th – Wed 25th Unfold, Art Department Sligo IT at the Dock.
Visual Arts 6pm Free p.13
Fri 20th Maria Doyle Kennedy Music 8.30pm €16/€14 p.14
Mon 23rd June- 4th July Action Film School Summer Camp 12 - 18 year olds Daily On request p.26
Tues 24th Fishamble: The New Play Company presents Swing
Theatre 8.30pm €15/€12 p.15
Tues 24th Word Corner Cafe Jury Room Cafe 5.30-8.30pm Free p.24
JULY
Wed 2nd Shebeen Music 8.30pm €15/€12 p.15
Fri 4th- Sat 30th Maggie Madden: Far and Wide
Visual Arts 6pm Free p.16
Fri 4th - Sat 30th John Brady: Travelling Drawing Visual Arts 6pm Free p.16
Sat 5th Architecture Playhouse Workshops 11am -4pm €75 per session p.25
Sat 5th Art Appreciation / Alice Lyons Visual Arts 2-3.30pm On request p.8
Mon 7th – Friday 11th Puppet Making Workshops4-7 yrs: 10.30am-1.30pm
8-10yrs: 2.30-5.30pm€60 per child / week p.6
Wed 9th & Thur 10th Music, first song writing & music production
Workshops€60 for 2 days €40 for 1 day
p.27
Mon 14th to Fri 18thCreative Dance & Music Workshop
Workshops4-7 yrs: 10.30am-1.30pm
8-10yrs: 2.30-5.30pm€60 per child / week p.6
Sat 12th John Brady Drawing Day Workshop 11am – 4pm €35 p.25
Tues 15th – Sun 20th Carrick Water Music Festival Festival Various On request p.18
Wed 16th Breffni Player for CWMF Theatre 8.30pm TBC p.18
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Fri 18thCWMF/ Crash ensemble Crash course
Music/Film 8.30pm and 10pm €16/€14 p.19
Wed 23rd – Sat 26thBeezneez present The Lonesome West
Theatre 8.30 pm €17 p.20
Sat 26th Family Fun day Family Events 2-4pm €3 per child p.24
Wed 30th Ceolus Music 8.30pm €15/€12 p.21
AUGUST
Sat 2nd Architecture Playhouse Workshops 10am-5pm €75 per session p.25
Thurs 7th – 21st Northwest LGBT Pride presents: Freedoms 4 All
Visual Art 6pm Free p.21
Mon 11th & Tues 12th The Harpers Wake Theatre 8.30pm €15 p.21
Fri 15th – Sun 17th Children’s Literature Festival Contact the Dock for more info p.29
Wed 27th Väsen Music 8.30pm €15/€12 p.22
bOOKinG: 071 965 0828 Or visiT WWW.THEDOCK.iE
aDvanCE bOOKinG is EssEnTiaL fOr aLL WOrKsHOps
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tel: 071 96 50550 / 071 96 50533 web: www.leitrimdesignhouse.ie email: [email protected]
exhibitions-activities-events-shoppingOpen: 10am-6pm Mon to Fri / 10am-5pm Sat
For further information please contact the Leitrim Design House.
Tel: 071 96 50550 / 071 96 50533
Email: [email protected]
Visit www.leitrimdesignhouse.ie for all details of up and coming events or follow us on
facebook.com/TheLeitrimDesignHouse
The Leitrim Design House, The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.
Visit the Leitrim Design House and be inspired by 100% Irish unique, handmade gifts created by local
designers. Support local creative business and give a loved one a Leitrim Design House gift voucher this year.
The Leitrim Design House a non-profit organisation, is committed to supporting the development and
success of designers/makers and artists working in the creative sector.
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The Essence of Craft:A series of mini exhibitions exploring different craft media each month. This series will
explore how craft can be expressed in different material and forms.
Workshops:Explore your creativity at one of our Saturday workshops this summer.
Meet the Maker: Meet the Leitrim Design House Artists every month and. discover the skills involved
in the beautiful items for sale in the Leitrim Design House.
Summer Showcase:An exhibition of Leitrim Craft and Design June 2014. This exhibition will showcase a
wide range of unique new work designed and developed in County Leitrim.
Shopping Extravaganzas: Enjoy late night openings on selected dates.
Gift Vouchers: Support local creative business and give a Leitrim Design House gift voucher this year.
Dates for your diary: Follow us on Facebook @ facebook.com/TheLeitrimDesignHouse or subscribe to the
Leitrim Design House customer list at www.leitrimdesignhouse.ie and check out all
the exciting things we have in store for you this summer.
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WHaTs On in LEiTrim
LEiTrim sCULpTUrE CEnTrE THE GLEns CEnTrE
Located in the market town of Manorhamilton, North County Leitrim,
the Leitrim Sculpture Centre is a major resource for the advancement
of skills and knowledge in traditional, contemporary and experimental
visual arts.
LSC supports the material practices of artists and furthers creative
engagement with the wider contexts of place and community.
The Glens Centre is a gorgeously intimate venue housed in a
converted church. The performance space seats up to 140, has
excellent natural acoustics and superb technical facilities. The Glens
also houses recording facilities and self catering accommodation for
visiting performers.
The centre hosts a wide ranging programme including the best of
contemporary, world, trad, folk and jazz music as well as a feast of
theatre, readings, children’s events and world cinema.
The Glens Centre
New Line, Manorhamilton,
Co. Leitrim, Ireland.
Phone: 071 9855 833 ext 1
www.theglenscentre.com
Leitrim Sculpture Centre,
New Line, Manorhamilton,
Co. Leitrim, Ireland.
+353 (0)71 98 55098
www.leitrimsculpturecentre.ie
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24TH maY 12pm – 4pm frEE
brEffni famiLY rEsOUrCE CEnTrE brEffni famiLY fEsTivaL OUr famiLY fEsTivaL brinGs COmmUniTiEs TOGETHEr! All are welcome to this event at Carrick’s Family Resource Centre: you don’t have to
live round here! Activities include Family Tree Project - commemorate your family’s
name and histories on trees that will be planted in the new Wild Environment site at
Centre. Other activities include Craft Stalls, Group Stalls, Information Stands, Puppet
Show, BBQ, Music, Face Painting, Junior Disco, Bouncy Castle, Sport and Dance
Displays, Raffle and Refreshments.
Funds raised will go toward the cost of offering vital supports to families and
individuals within the community.
Contact Hayley Fox-Roberts 071 9622566 087 2168770
www.breffnifrc.com [email protected]
JUnE 5TH-8TH
JOHn mCKEnna TraDiTiOnaL mUsiC fEsTivaL THE annUaL JOHn mCKEnna fEsTivaL TaKEs pLaCE in DrUmKEEran CO.LEiTrimThe programme of events will include concert, workshops, competitions, sessions.
On Friday June 5th there will be a concert featuring the music of Martin Connolly on
button accordion, Eileen O’Brien on fiddle and Geraldine Cotter on keyboards and
tin whistle. On Saturday we have the highlight of this year’s festival with the launch
of a CD of the complete recordings made by John McKenna. The CD will include a
booklet which outlines John McKenna’s life and music. During the festival there will be
a musical pub trail in the public houses in the village.
Website: www.johnmckenna.ie Email: [email protected]
Contact Seamus Duignan on 086 8569900
firsT friDaY Of maY anD JUnE
CEannabO CEOL TraDiTiOnaL mUsiC YOUTH sEssiOn in the Snug at the Standing Stone Hotel Ballinamore 8pm - 9.30pm.
19TH TO 26TH JULY DrUmsHanbO, CO. LEiTrim
THE JOE mOOnEY sUmmEr sCHOOL Of TraDiTiOnaL mUsiC, sOnG anD DanCE
A week of traditional classes in flute, fiddle, whistle, button accordion, banjo, concertina,
harp, mandolin, bouzouki, bodhran, piano accordion,guitar accompaniment, piano
accompaniment. Classes also in traditional singing, lilting and sean nós singing. Set
dancing and sean nós dancing (juniors).
Official opening with Eleanor Shanley followed by concert:
Carberry/Mc Govern , Michael and Donal Mc Cague
Grand Traditional Concert (Thurs) with all tutors and guests:
The Dartry Ceili Band
Summer School B/B/Q on Friday with The Moylurg
Workshops run daily from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Nightly Ceilis, recitals, concerts and sessions.
Admission Price Workshops – Adult 80 Euro ;Youth 65 Euro
www.joemooneysummerschool.com
Telephone 071 9641213 Mobile 087 9659331/
Contact Nancy Woods /Clare Mc Loughlin
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sOLas arT GaLLErY baLLinamOrEmaY 9TH TO 31sT mEmbErs sprinG sHOW JUnE 6TH TO 28TH LOUis mCLOUGHLin “DECOnsTrUCTiOn”JUnE 6TH TO 28TH aLan mCGraTH “OUT Of THE bLUE”JULY 4TH TO 26TH brEnDan DEan “WHaT`s LOvE GOT TO DO WiTH iT”JULY 4TH TO 26TH CELia riCHarD “rEsiDEnCE” aUGUsT 1sT TO 31sT OpEn sUmmEr ExHibiTiOnOpening 7.30 pm on first Friday of Exhibition
10am-6pm, Mon-Sat www.solasart.ie
Contact Ben or Gail Quinn [email protected] 071 9644210
10TH – 17TH aUGUsT 2014
baLLinamOrE 48TH annUaL famiLY fEsTivaL The Balllinamore 48th Annual Family Festival Runs From The 10th – 18th of August
2014. With Free Open Air Concerts During The Week, Including: Sun 10th: Mike
Denver, Wed 13th: Robert Mizzell, Sun 17th: The Gareth Brooks Tribute.
There is also a great line up of events for children including: Funfair, Mural Painting,
Body Zorbing, Wii Competition, Children’s Treasure Hunt, Canoeing & Raft Building
& much more.
There’s something for everyone at the Ballinamore Family Festival.
Visit our Facebook page: facebook.com/ballinamorefestival for all the latest updates.
Website www.facebook.com/ballinamorefestival
Email [email protected]
Contact Ross Dooner 0877676820
mCGirL’s bar, baLLinamOrEfriDaY THE 9TH Of maY
HarrY birD anD THE rUbbEr WELLiEs Back for the fourth time! Since releasing their debut album “Long Way to be Free”,
travelling folksters Harry Bird and the Rubber Wellies have been... touring almost non-
stop throughout Ireland, the UK, and mainland Europe with their intimate folk cabaret
of joyful sing-a-long choruses and general participatory fun.
friDaY 22rD TO sUnDaY 24TH Of aUGUsT 2014
baLLinamOrE frEE frinGE fEsTivaL Ballinamore Free Fringe Festival is an Irish local voluntary nonprofit organisation solely
dedicated to promoting Community & cultural diversity of expression through the
arts. Our aims are to promote & encourage local and national, amateur/professional
& multicultural talent in all its diverse forms, but particularly to facilitate free
performance space and therefore inspire communities to embrace & celebrate the
wealth of talent that exists all around them.
The festival is completely free and provides a limited amount of free camp sites on a
first come first served basis. With over 100 acts to see this year has something for
everyone.
Contact :Tracy Murray 086 408 2630
www.ballinamorefreefringe.com
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Fri 2nd Ceannabo Ceol Traditional Music Standing Stone Hotel, Ballinamore Music 8pm -9.30pm Free p.43
Fri 9thHarry Bird and the Rubber Wellies
McGirls Bar, Ballinamore Music Free p.45
Sat 24th Breffni Family Festival Carrick Family Resource Centre Family Fun 12-4pm Free p.42
Sat 31st `Solas Art Gallery www.solasart.ie for more info.
Ballinamore Visual Art
Opening night
7.30pm,
Mon-Sat10am-6pm
Free p.44
JUNE
Friday 6thSolas Art Gallery / ExhibitionLouis McLoughlin & Alan Mc Grath
Ballinamorewww.solasart.ie
Visual Art opening 7.30pm Free p.44
Thur 5th– Sun 8th John McKenna Traditional Music Festival
Drumkeeran Music
For more info Contact: Seamus Duignan on 086 856 9900
Free p.42
Fri 6th Ceannabo Ceol Traditional Music The Standing Stone, Ballinamore Music 8-9.30pm Free p.43
19th-26th Joe Mooney Summer School of Traditional Music
Drumshanbo Music and Workshops
For more info call 0879659331
Adult: €80Youth: €65
p.43
JULY
Friday 4thSolas Art Gallery / ExhibitionBrendan Dean & Celia Richard
Ballinamorewww.solasart.ie
Visual Art opening 7.30pm Free p.44
AUGUST
Friday 1st Solas Art GalleryOpen Summer Exhibition
Ballinamorewww.solasart.ie
Visual Art opening 7.30pm Free p.44
10th-17th Ballinamore 48th Annual Family Festival
Ballinamore Family FunFor more info:Ross Dooner on:0877676820
On request p.44
Friday 22rd to Sunday 24th
Ballinamore Free Fringe Festival Ballinamore FestivalTracy Murray 086 4082630
Free p.45
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This guide is brought to you by the Arts Office of Leitrim County Council to keep
you up to date with all that’s happening in the arts around Leitrim. It aims to cover as
wide a range of arts related events as possible around County Leitrim, but of course
we depend on you to tell us what’s happening in your part of Leitrim. If you would
like to have an event listed in the next issue, please email [email protected].
The next guide will cover the months September to December. The Deadline for next
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