The Summer Sensational online competition – winner announced!

We awarded the winner of The Summer Sensational online competition last week and the winner is Dave Madden from www.dublinculture.ie. Here is some feedback from Dave about his experience blogging at The Summer Sensational.

“Since I started blogging about Dublin a few months ago I’ve gotten to know Temple Bar much better. When I heard there was a new festival on – The Summer Sensational – there was no way I was going to miss it.

Thank you to everyone (especially the performers) who made The Summer Sensational possible! “

Dave was delighted with his prize which was an HTC Legend Smartphone from Meteor.

Many thanks again to all the bloggers who took part in the competition and we hope to see you all back for our next event!

Summer Sunday on the Square!

Meeting House Square covered in grass with music and fun for a fantastic summer day today in Temple Bar!

… with the Dublin Gospel Choir

… the electro acoustic journey of The Joculator

… story telling, street theatre and entertainment for all the family!

What’s the Buzz? – The Summer Sensational online competition

Check their blogs for more reviews during the festival!

WaterMemory, Girl from the Hills, I Am Steph, I Heart Ducks, Golden Plec, Tickets There, Culch, Dublin Culture, Irishetchings’s Blog

Day 3 at the Summer Sensational in Temple Bar

Everybody wants to rock and roll at the Summer Sensational!

Giant disco for all the family today in Smock Alley Theatre. Everyone hit the dance floor (grown-ups too)!

A walking tour of Temple Bar’s public art

Shutter by Rachel Joynt, 1993                                   

Do you know where the Gallery of Photography’s logo comes from? Take a look at this piece at the entrance of the Gallery of Photography the next time you go there.

Absolute Jellies Make Singing Sounds by Maud  Cotter, 1994

Also take a closer look at the Green Building, 23-24 Temple Lane South, featuring a selection of recycling materials right at the door.

Click here to view to full list of public arts in Temple Bar.

Get into shorts with Filmbase – One  more day to go!

Lunchtime break in Filmbase everyday during the Summer Sensational (1-1.45pm). Shorts sessions in the Culture Box also on Sunday (5-6pm) and La Dolce Vita (7-8pm).

The notoriously difficult to spot Wally has been seen in Temple Bar today!

What’s the Buzz? – The Summer Sensational online competition

Check their blogs for more reviews during the festival!

WaterMemory, Girl from the Hills, I Am Steph, I Heart Ducks, Golden Plec, Tickets There, Culch, Dublin Culture, Irishetchings’s Blog

Day 2 at The Summer Sensational in Temple Bar

Music on the Square with Julie Feeney

Well equipped with ponchos and umbrellas, Julie Feeney met up with the crowd last night on Meeting House Square for a singing in the rain gig!  

The Lord of Strut – comedy circus show on the Square

Back by popular demand, The Lord of Strut once again entertained small and big kids with their break dancing, acrobatics, acrobalance and above all their sense of humour!

Storytelling with Jack Lynch at Smock Alley Theatre

One dry place to relax and enjoy stories of the great Eamon Kelly in the beautiful surrounding of Smock Alley Theatre – Jack Lynch surely knows how to tell stories and keep the audience captivated.

What’s the Buzz? – The Summer Sensational online competition

Check their blogs for more reviews during the festival!

WaterMemory, Girl from the Hills, I Am Steph, I Heart Ducks, Golden Plec, Tickets There, Culch, Dublin Culture, Irishetchings’s Blog

Day 1 at The Summer Sensational in Temple Bar

Cardboard City workshop with the Irish Architecture Foundation

Kids have started to build an imaginary city from cardboard. This interactive cityscape will be built over the four days of The Summer Sensational. We can’t wait to see the final piece!

Michael Timmins revealing the magic of prints outdoor in the Old City area of Temple Bar

If you were there, prints should no longer be a mystery to you. If you were not, Jenny Spain is coming back tomorrow (July 9^th) to demonstrate some of the skills that it takes to produce an etching and other print method from 11am-3pm on Cow’s Lane.

Cliffhanger! – a silent-movie style show by the Bash Street Company

Even with the rain, the show must go on! The Bash Street Company performed twice today on Meeting House Square and it was a great success. If you missed it, you can watch a small piece here on Youtube.

The Gift – Giorgia Fioro Exhibition at the Gallery of Photography

A must see powerful black and white photography highlighting moments of spiritual and religious ritual from across the planet. It’s running for the duration of the festival so drop by if you’re about.

Le Cirque de Legume – vegetable circus show staged on Meeting House Square

It is an hilarious love story between two clowns, their vegetables, and us.  50 minutes of comic absurd mayhem as two idiots put on a Cirque-du-Soleil type show using only a chair and a box of cast-off vegetables.  If you want to know more about these  two amazing comedians check out their interview with Darragh Doyle on Youtube.

What’s the Buzz? – The Summer Sensational online competition

Check their blogs for more reviews during the festival!

WaterMemory, Girl from the Hills, I Am Steph, I Heart Ducks, Golden Plec, Tickets There, Culch, Dublin Culture, Irishetchings’s Blog

Win a family pass to Carlitos and the Chance of a Lifetime at the IFI this Sunday

The IFI and Temple Bar Cultural Trust Summer Sensational have teamed up to offer one lucky winner the prize of a family pass (4 tickets, worth €15) to the closing film Carlitos and the Chance of a Lifetime at the IFI Family Festival on Sunday July 11^th at 4pm.

Telling the story of Carlitos, a young boy who dreams of playing football for Spain and finding a family, this Spanish film is perfect for film and World Cup fans everywhere. And don’t let subtitles put you off; there’ll be a reader too.

To enter, simply reply to culturecorner@templebar.ie with an answer to the following: When did Spain last win the World Cup? We will pick the winner on 8^th July.

This summer the IFI Family Festival brings films from around the world to young film fans aged 4 to 12. Starting on July 8^th with Mia and the Migoo, a beautiful French animation with a sense of adventure, a brave girl and an environmental message, the festival continues with stories of friendship, mystery and fun from Latvia, Germany and other places. There are workshops too where you can learn more about animating and filmmaking.

For full programme details, prices and booking, please visit www.ifi.ie or phone 01 679 3477.

THIS COMPETITION IS CLOSED

Join the online Buzz during The Summer Sensational!

As part of The Summer Sensational (8^th-11^th July), we are running a competition to create an online Buzz and explore the influence of new media on the production and consumption of Culture.

To take part in the competition you just need to contact Julie at jmomboisse@templebar.ie to register your blog, twitter, facebook or any other platform you are using.

Whether it’s a blog review, a video, a photo or a series of tweets, your contribution will have to give the audience a sense of what’s happening during our 4 day festival.

We will be awarding the most creative work with a HTC Legend Smartphone, kindly provided by Meteor! 

Here are the people who already agreed to take part:

On Twitter

Regina @CowsLaneCraft, Trish @mudpuds, Steph @cloudsteph, Kerrie @Kerrie0, Aidan @dionsis, Rob @ticketsthere, Darragh @darraghdoyle, Niamh @niamhsmith and Annie @yelpdublin.

Their Blogs

WaterMemory, Girl from the Hills, I Am Steph, I Heart Ducks, Golden Plec, Tickets There, Culch, Dublin Culture, Irishetchings’s Blog

Don’t forget to connect with us online on Twitter, Facebook and to keep an eye on our Culture Corner Blog to follow the Buzz during The Summer Sensational!

Summertime – A group show created by children with autism at TBCT’s No Grants Gallery

As part of The Summer Sensational Festival (July 8-11), our No Grants Gallery presents a vibrant and colourful exhibition created by children with autism.  Featuring individual and group-pieces this exhibition is centred around the theme of Summertime.

Speaking about the exhibition, NGG curator Eimear Chaomhánach said ‘Our idea for this exhibition was to celebrate the enormous creativity autistic children hold.  The exhibition was open to children and teenagers aged from 6 – 17 from various schools around Dublin.  Their work shows real imagination through art and TBCT are just thrilled to be opening the doors to this burst of colour next week’

The NGG which opened its doors in Temple Bar, Dublin’s Cultural Quarter in 2009 is a gallery space for everyone and was recently expanded to hold even more work.  Following the hugely successful Bealtaine exhibition in May which showcased work from older people, this exhibition offers a chance to see work from the other end of the spectrum.

This exhibition opens on the first day of The Summer Sensational on Thursday 8^th July at 1pm and will run for the month July. 

All of the art at the exhibition can be purchased, prices will be available at the opening on Thursday July 8^th

No Grants Gallery is located at 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 (opposite Meeting House Square).

The Gallery is open Monday – Friday 9am – 5.30pm and entrance is free.

If you would like to learn more about autism in Ireland visit the Irish Autism Action website www.autismireland.ie

A Sensational Summer begins in Temple Bar with something for absolutely everyone!

With just over one week to go to The Summer Sensational, Temple Bar Cultural Trust’s 4 day festival bursting with exciting events for you, your family and friends to participate in and enjoy. Our festival promises something for everyone from family films, baby discos and kids workshops, to world music nights, our much loved Movies on the Square and inspiring exhibitions. Many of our events are FREE and booking is very simple. 

View a full programme of events here and contact us today on info@templebar.ie / 01 677 2255

We’ve picked  some FREE highlights below to tempt your senses!

Highlights: Movies on the Square , Julie Feeney

For the family: Rattle and Roll, The Secret of Kells

For the kids : The Circus is coming to town!, Cardboard City workshop, Drama classes for all ages

Participate: No Man’s Land, Bloomin’ Prints, Drama classes for all ages

For the over 55’s: Humorous Tales & Legend, Workshop in Creative Writing, The Dance Social

Take a Tour: Walking Tour of Temple Bar’s Public Art , Access all areas. Colin Farrelly’s Tour of the Temple

Competitions: What’s the Buzz? Online Competition, Photo competition on Flickr, Tickets Competition with the Button Factory

Win tickets to Balkanarama with the Button Factory!

Leave us a comment and be in with a chance to win a pair of tickets for Dublin Balkanarama on Saturday 10^th July at 9.30pm in The Button Factory.  The Button Factory are giving away 3 sets of 2 tickets so take your chance!

Dublin Balkanarama is part of The Summer Sensational brought to you by Temple Bar Cultural Trust this July.

Click here to download the full programme of events or visit www.templebar.ie now!

Balkanarama will be a unique night fusing virtuoso live performance on traditional Balkan instruments with DJs spinning electro Balkan Beats, all accompanied by live visuals, free rakija brandy tasting, exquisite gypsy belly dancing and so much more!!!

Come along and let loooooosssse….. climb chairs and tables, sing, scream, cry, laugh, jump and dance to the superb Balkan, gypsy and klezmer tunes – come party Balkan style! OPA!

THIS COMPETITION IS CLOSED