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

Here’s Looking at Me! Theatre performance as part of our Get Active programme for older people

Temple Bar Cultural Trust’s Get Active cultural programme for the active retired invites you to attend a matinee theatre performance by the Third Age Summerhill Active Retirement group.

Directed and written by Richie Ball, this is an original script performed by 12 actors from the Summerhill drama group and will take place in The New Theatre, Temple Bar, Saturday 3^rd July, 3pm. 

Third Age Summerhill Active Retirement group presents an almost play which almost says – if Tracey Emin can make an unmade bed then so can we!  It also sort of considers sort of important questions such as ‘Is Temple Bar leading or lagging behind’?  ‘Do I need Temple Bar or does Temple Bar need me’?  And finally, if TV is the heart of the home then who controls the remote?

Home is where the art is.

For bookings please contact Eimear Chaomhánach at Temple Bar Cultural Trust on echaomhanach@templebar.ie.

Get involved and help shape the future for cultural and creative industries www.icce.ie

What is the role of the cultural and creative industries and how can they contribute to the other sectors of society? The European Commission has asked for our opinions and Temple Bar Cultural Trust is coordinating the response from the Cultural and Creative sectors in Ireland.

We want to know what you think! Do you have any ideas, examples of best practice, or opinions you’d like to share?

Check out our website to read what other people think and add your own contributions:  www.icce.ie

A forum on the topic will take place on Wednesday 7 July 2010 at 10.30am at Project Arts Centre, Temple Bar.   For registration and more information contact cci@templebar.ie

This initiative is led by Temple Bar Cultural Trust  and includes contributions from The Digital Hub, Business to Arts, The Project Arts Centre, Science Gallery and Design Business Ireland.

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!

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Temple Bar Cultural Trust calls on children to get involved in culture!

Temple Bar Cultural Trust is calling on children and their parents to embrace culture this summer and enrol now for their brand new summer programme, ‘Cultural Club for Kids’.

Membership is Free and includes a 2 hour-long workshop each Thursday throughout the months of July and August, children will be given the opportunity to explore culture through the mediums of arts & crafts, music, creative drama, dance, print and sculpture workshops.

Aimed at 9-12 year olds and designed specifically for children ‘Cultural Club for Kids’, kicks off on Wednesday 7^th July, with 2 hours of creative fun, games, arts & crafts in The Culture Box, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar. With a jam packed summer calendar of cultural fun; keeping children entertained during the summer holidays couldn’t be easier!

In collaboration with cultural organisations in Temple Bar, ‘Cultural Club for Kids’ highlights include Boogie Bug’s drama and dance workshop in association with The Gaiety School of Acting, where children will learn how to hip-hop like Justine Bieber. They can turn old junk into funky instruments and impress friends with their musical talents, with a special music workshop, or budding J.K. Rowling’s will enjoy a creative storytelling workshop in association with The Gutter Bookshop.

The ‘Cultural Club for Kids’ is also a great way to keep kids entertained during the summer months and with many families opting for a staycation this year, there will be lots of hours to fill, so parents can drop their kids off what ever the weather as all events take place indoors!

Temple Bar, Dublin’s Cultural Quarter is open for kids this summer! So register now and collect your very own Culture Club badge, membership is free and simply involves contacting Temple Bar Cultural Trust on (01) 6772255 or email echaomhanach@templebar.ie

Temple Bar filmmaker Dearbhla Glynn scoops first prize at Human Rights Film Awards!

Last night’s top award in the Human Rights Film Awards went to Dearbhla Glynn’s short film Gaza: Post-operation Cast Lead which tells the shocking story of how civilians are suffering in Gaza as a result of the Israeli apartheid system and the accompanying violence.

Dearbhla says “I made this film to raise awareness of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. They are completely isolated, alienated and, even given recent events, feel that the world has forgotten about them. I hope that the film will be seen by many people in Ireland, both at the ICCL’s film awards and online”.  

TBCT is proud to support Dearbhla’s work and we’re delighted that her film has been recognised and awarded in this high profile competition.

Culture for Kids this Summer – Enrolling now!

Culture Club for Kids begins in July and is enrolling all 9 – 12 year olds to become Culture Club members! 

Featuring one fun arts and cultural activity per week for two months, children are invited into the Culture Box in Temple Bar to create their own print or sculpture, take part in a creative dance class, learn about musical instruments or create stories by rolling a cube and using images to spark the imagination! 

To find out full details and descriptions of classes, workshops and activities, contact Eimear Chaomhánach at echaomhanach@templebar.ie or 01 677 2255

What’s the buzz? Take part in the Summer Sensational online competition!

Are you an active blogger, an online reviewer, a social networks addict or even a beginner in online technologies?

We are looking for a team of people to create an online buzz during The Summer Sensational and explore the influence of new media on the production and consumption of Culture.

Whether it’s a blog post, a video or series of tweets, your contribution will have to give the audience a sense of what’s happening during The Summer Sensational. We will be awarding the m most creative work an HTC Legend Smartphone, kindly provided by Meteor!

Contact Julie at jmomboisse@templebar.ie to take part in the competition and don’t forget to connect with us online at www.templebar.ie to follow the buzz of The Summer Sensational!

The Summer Sensational (8th-11th July) programme announced!

We are delighted to present a new summer celebration in the city – The Summer Sensational!  

Running from 8^th -11^th July, this age friendly festival will be bursting with exciting events for you, your family and friends to participate in and enjoy. Whatever the weather, Temple Bar will be warm and welcoming – enjoy all that the city’s vibrant cultural centre has to offer and experience culture in every sense!

The festival will feature special workshops for children including Feast for the Senses, in association with The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children, special visual arts workshops where the five senses – taste, touch, sight, sound and smell – will be explored.

We are also linking up with the Irish Film Institute for their annual IFI Family Festival. Families will enjoy exclusive screenings of family classics, new releases, animation workshops and a special outdoor family screening of Ireland’s Oscar-nominated, The Secret of Kells under the stars on Meeting House Square.

The Summer Sensational also promises lots of fun for adults with the return of the hugely popular Movies on the Square with Dirty Dancing (1987), Jaws (1975) and Stand by Me (1986).

Other highlights for children and families include Rattle & Roll Club – a dance extravaganza for 3-8yrs old, the action packed award winning street theatre show Cliffhanger and the hilarious walking tour Colin Farrelly’s Tour of the Temple.  If walking tours are not your thing, why not join Galway girl, Julie Feeney, when she takes to the stage of Meeting House Square for an extra special free outdoor performance.

On Sunday 11^th July, grab your picnic blanket and bring your family and friends down to Meeting House Square for Summer Sunday On The Square. Pick your spot on the grass, as Meeting House Square will be transformed into a green city oasis for a jammed packed day of free entertainment including performances from Dublin Gospel Choir and Ottoni Brass Ensemble, Leprechaun Storytelling, street theatre and more!’

Getting into Temple Bar couldn’t be easier; LUAS are offering 2,000 FREE TICKETS (Adult 1 day all zones ticket valid for unlimited travel on both Red and Green LUAS lines) during The Summer Sensational. These tickets will be issued one per person on a first come, first served basis and will be available to pick up in person at Temple Bar Cultural Trust, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 as well as at all the festival venues from the 17th June.

Most events are free, some are ticketed and a few have admission charges. For more detailed information and booking details, click here to download the full programme of events or visit our website now!

The Summer Sensational runs from 8^th -11^th July and is brought to you by Temple Bar Cultural Trust Trust in partnership with 15 Cultural Organisations throughout Temple Bar.

Retractable canopy coming soon in Meeting House Square!

We’ve just received planning permission to install a retractable canopy in Meeting House Square – this means we can organise and host more event all throughout the year so there’ll be lots more for you to do and see here in Temple Bar! 

We have also been offered funding from Fáilte Ireland to help with this important cultural tourism project.  We plan to have everything in place and working early 2011 which is our 20^th birthday year, so you can expect loads of great events on the Square!