On Saturday 19th June, a top class professional cycling racing is set to celebrate Dublin as European Capital of Sport in 2010. The route will go through the heart of the city, taking in Temple Bar, Christ Church and City Hall.
The event is part of an Irish Tour Series during National Bike Week, with the first event taking place in Belfast on Friday 18th and the final round happening the following night, Sat 19th in June in Dublin.
The return of cycling racing to Dublin City Centre after an absence of almost 20 years is seen as a great opportunity to showcase a sport enjoying a strong revival and also Dublin City as a sports friendly city.
A series of fun and demonstration events for kids, families and local business are planned for the afternoon. The main event will be a 1 hour race with 50 competitors comprising of 5 teams from England, 4 regional provincial teams and the Sean Kelly An Post Team. The event will also be televised by Setanta TV.
Our 3 Temple Bar outdoor markets will remain open later this day so come in to Temple Bar on Saturday 19th June and enjoy the day!
Keith Donald (saxophonist, composer, writer) has put together a terrific line-up for a special concert to celebrate the 65th birthday of incarcerated Burmese activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and Freewoman of Dublin, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Keith spent many years working and playing music in Temple Bar and he founded MusicBase which used to operate from the building that now houses the Dublin Theatre Festival. Joining Keith will be a cast of stars including Christy Moore, Niall Toner, Brendan Graham, Noel Eccles and Neil Martin, all of whom have links over many years with Temple Bar.
We think this will be a great night’s music! The concert takes place in the National Concert Hall on Saturday 19th June. Tickets from only €20 at the National Concert Hall.
A limited number of tickets will on sale at TBCT’s offices, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 from Tuesday 8th June – first come first served, no booking and cash only!
In 1960 Patrick Hickey, Leslie MacWeeney, Liam Miller, Elizabeth Rivers and Anne Yeats founded the Graphic Studio Dublin to teach traditional printmaking skills, and to provide studios and technical assistance to artists to make fine art prints.
2010 marks the 50th anniversary of Graphic Studio Dublin. To celebrate this golden anniversary studio members have contributed work based on the theme “Gold”, each with a paper size of 12” x 12” (30.5 x 30.5 cm) and a minimum edition size of 10.
Over 50 artists are exhibiting including Yoko Akino, Jean Bardon, Gerard Cox, Brian Lalor, Jennifer Lane, Liam O Broin, Ruth O’Donnell, Marc Reilly and Robert Russell to name but a few, working across the spectrum of fine art print media.
The exhibition is running from 3rd – 26th June
Graphic Studio Gallery, Through the Arch, off Cope Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Opening hours: Mon – Fri: 10am – 5.30pm, Sat: 11am – 5pm
Contact the Gallery to find out more: 01 679 8021 / gallery@graphicstudiodublin.com
It’s great to see that Culture Night is on the agenda again. This time it’s the Labour Party who have got the Culture Night bug! They’ve just published some ideas on supporting our tourism industry which is worth €5.2 billion to Ireland’s economy. One of their ideas – and we think it’s great – is to extend Culture Night so that it happens twice a year. Just imagine what that would be like!
We’ve done our homework on this and we know that a lack of information and awareness can stop people going to visit cultural attractions and we know that Culture Night helps to fix that. So why not expand the success of Culture Night to a twice yearly event with one day in early April and one in September to allow cultural attractions to substantially increase their profile?
Do you want more Culture Nights? Leave us a comment here!
The full report from the Labour Party can be downloaded here
The team at Dublin City Soul Festival are back with another jam packed festival full of free, feel-great events to lift the spirits and sooth the soul from Thursday May 27th – Sunday May 30th 2010!
This year’s unique line up of events includes the return of ‘Rising Stars’, in association with Temple Bar Cultural Trust and the Irish Music Rights Organisation. The event designed to showcase the wide range of talented unsigned artists on the Island of Ireland and beyond will see the Top 30 acts take to the stage in Meeting House Square from Thursday 27th – Saturday 29th of May.
You can influence which artists will be invited to perform on the Friday night by visiting the events dedicated website www.risingstars.ie where you can, listen, download, share and vote for your particular favourites.
The performance will take place on Friday May 28th from 5pm on Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 and the admission is free. All welcome!
Because of the disruptions caused by building works next door, we have had to close our offices at 12 East Essex Street. However, it’s business as usual and you can still contact us by telephone at 01 677 22 55 or by email at info@templebar.ie.
We regret any inconveniences that this causes and we hope to stay in touch with you.
A fantastic Donegal day entitled Donegal Live will take place on Meeting House Square on Sunday 16th May from 12noon-6pm.
A range of Donegal performers will showcase the quality entertainment that can be experienced in Donegal. The day opens with a real “Dancing at Lunasa” theme, a céilí mór and set dancing at 12noon in Meeting House Square and here is the line up for the day:
Line up
12noon: On street ceili with Ceili Time & Dancers
12.30pm: Donegal Youth Orchestra
1.00pm: An Crann Og
1.30pm: Aine O Doherty
2.00pm: Official Opening by Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh
2.00pm: Mickey Joe Harte
2.30pm: Fidil
3.00pm: Clannad
3.30pm: Aoife ni Fhearraigh & Maria McCool
4.00pm: Donegal Tenors
4.30pm: Altan
5.00pm: The Plea
5.30pm: Roots Orchestra & The Henry Girls
Temple Bar will be alive with street entertainment including fire juggling, face painting, balloon modelling and familiar characters to suit all ages. Impromptu comhaltas music, marching bands and Irish dancing will fill the streets leading to Meeting House Square.
An indoor display of Donegal art & sculpture complimented with Donegal artists performing extracts from the Brian Friel collection including Philadelphia Here I Come and The Faith Healer will also form part of the event.
For further information visit www.donegallive.ie
The weather was glorious, the streets and city centre buildings hummed with music, and the crowds came in droves – Temple Bar Cultural Trusts In Handel’s Day celebrations brought 18th Century Dublin back to life for one fabulous day on April 13th.
In Handel’s Day attracted thousands of people of all ages to a day-long programme of free events in venues across Dublin. Performances and events took place in a wide variety of venues, from medieval churches to a sun-baked Meeting House Square. Audiences on the day ranged from as large – an estimated 2,100 people for Messiah on the Street; to the more intimate 50 seater setting for the talk on Handel & Dublin 1742 given by Dr. Barra Boydell.
With an extended programme of workshops for the over 55s and for children, the audience for In Handel’s Day is growing all the time, with this year’s results showing the two largest audience segments to be the over 55s (49%) and the under 35s (23%).
Thank you to everyone who took time on the day to complete our audience survey. We now know that over 90% of audiences said their experience was ‘as good or even better than expected’, with many of you describing your In Handel’s Day experience as ‘great day out, with perfect weather for outdoor performance and walking. A real mini festival, and living memorial to Handel and Messiah. Good for Dublin’s real cultural image! Our most popular events were Messiah on the Street, Ye Lord Mayor’s Delight and A French Dance-off.
To view some great photos and short videos of In Handel’s Day events, click here to visit our blog.
We hope that you enjoyed this year’s celebrations and we look forward to seeing you at our next event which is The Summer Sensational taking place from July 8th – 11th!
If you are over 55 and would like to enroll for free as a Get Active member (A cultural programme for the active retired) then contact Eimear Chaomhánach at Temple Bar Cultural Trust on 01 677 2255.
We are delighted to announce that the Designer Mart at Cow’s Lane workshops kick-off again this June with a “Knit it Yourself” session. Hazel Donnelly will start you off with basic knit and stitch techniques.
Each workshops costs €35 for 2 hours tuition plus your own “Begin to spin kit”. To book a place please contact Hazel on hazeldonnelly@eircom.net
Upcoming workshops with experts from DesignerMart at Cow’s Lane are as follows:
- Bracelet making workshop with Ann Tyrrell: Sat 26th June
- Beading and jewellery making workshop with Jacinta & Carol: Sat 14th August
- Beginner’s drawing workshop with Irene Uhlemann: Sat 16th October
For further information, times and prices please contact Eimear Chaomhánach at Temple Bar Cultural Trust on echaomhanach@templebar.ie
Designer Mart at Cow’s Lane takes place every Saturday in the Old City area of Temple Bar from 10am – 5.30pm.
If you feel like doing something a little bit different, why not pop into The Gutter Book Shop on Cow’s Lane in the Old City area of Temple Bar and take part in their new and exciting literary events programme.
If you are interested in booking a space for any of these events or indeed just want to know more please contact The Gutter Bookshop directly on 01 6799206 / info@gutterbookshop.com
Book Launch for Falling Slowly by Robert Fannin
Date: Tuesday 4th May – 6.30pm until 8.00pm
The Classics Reading Group
Date: Thursday 6th May - 6pm until 7.15pm
Book Launch for The Other Boy by Yvonne Cassidy
Date: Thursday 13th May – 6.30pm until 8.00pm
School Event for Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
Date: Friday 14th May – 10am until 11.30am
Poetry Night
Date: Thursday 20th May - 6pm until 7.15pm
Temple Bar Cultural Trust Get Active Book Club for the Over 55s
Date: Thursday 27th May – 11am until 12.15pm
This is a new book club for TBCT’s ‘Get Active’ programme. For more information please contact Eimear Chaomhanach at TBCT on 01-6772255 or echaomhanach@templebar.ie
The Gutter Bookshop Book Club
Date: Thursday 27th May – 6pm until 7.15pm
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