What’s On dlr LexIcon & dlr Libraries July-September 2017
Events at a glance
front cover: Photo of Seapoint by Eoin O’Brien
Booking essential for many events. See page numbers for further details. Those with an asterisk refer to events listed on separate leaflets where further details can be found. All events free unless otherwise stated on the relevant page numbers.
july Until 30 SurprEYES: Works from the collection of the Arts Council 4 2.00pm 3D Forest with artist Jane Groves 5 10.30am Smartphone classes: First of 4 classes 5 12.00pm Mary Mary visits SurprEYES! With puppeteer Niamh Lawlor 5 2.00pm Shadow Dreaming. With puppeteer Niamh Lawlor 10-14 10.00am Go4IT Coding Workshops with Claire Hayden 10 6.00pm Introduction to 3D Printing for Adults 13 2.00pm Kids First Webpage 13 7.00pm Musician in Residence Nick Roth 15 12.00pm Bloom and Buzz. Interactive theatrical experience 17 6.00pm 3D Printing: Let’s get technical. For Adults 22 12.00 & 2pm Return of Spring in Whistleberry Forest 25 2.00pm Scratch parents/kids Workshop 25 6.00pm Introduction to Programming and Electronics. For Adults 26 2.30pm Harry Potter Workshop with Aoife Munn
Municipal Gallery Project Room LexIcon Lab Gallery Project Room LexIcon Lab LexIcon Lab LexIcon Lab Studio Project room LexIcon Lab Studio LexIcon Lab LexIcon Lab Level 3 Room 1
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august Until 3 Creative Ireland 2017/dlr Red Jetty Until 20 Photo exhibition of Irish Film Talent by Hugh O’Conor Until 30 Bicentenary of Dún Laoghaire Harbour 2 10.30am Smartphone classes: First of 4 classes 14 2.00pm 3D Printing Workshops for Kids 14 6.00pm Introduction to 3D Printing for Adults 16-18 10.30-12.30pm Writing Camp for Children with Sarah Webb 21 2.00pm 3D Printing Workshops for Kids 21 6.00pm 3D Printing: Let’s get technical. For Adults 21-25 12.00 & 2pm UCD Taster sessions Adult Education 22 6.00pm Drop in Maker Evening. For Adults 23 1.00pm Musician in Residence Nick Roth – several performances 23 2 & 3.15pm Origami with Tunde Toth 24-26 Various Inaugural Roger Casement Summer School 26 1, 2 & 3pm Willfredd Theatre Harbour 200th Birthday Party 28 7.30pm Nicole Krauss in conversation with Nadine O’Regan 29 6.00pm Introduction to Programming and Electronics. For Adults
LexIcon Garden Level 3 Level 4 LexIcon Lab LexIcon Lab LexIcon Lab Level 3 Room 1 LexIcon Lab LexIcon Lab UCD LexIcon Lab Children’s Library Level 3 Room 1 Studio Children’s Library Studio LexIcon Lab
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What’s On July–September 2017
Key to colour coding of sections DLR LEXICON EXHIBITIONS DLR LEXICON RESIDENCIES
DLR LEXICON EVENTS DLR LEXICON LAB DLR BRANCH LIBRARIES’ EVENTS
september Until 17 4 11.00am 5 3.30pm 7 11.00am 11 6.00pm 12 8.00pm 13 10.00am 14 6.00pm 18 5.45pm 19 7.30pm 20 3-7.00pm 22 11.00am 22 5-9.00pm 22 7.30pm 23 2.30pm 25 6.00pm 26 6.00pm
Seapoint: Sea, Sky and Spires. Curated by Prof. Eoin O’Brien Mindful Chair Yoga with Sally Dunne: First of 6 week course Storytime with Library Staff. Weekly sessions. Mindfulness with Stella O’Malley: First of 4 week course Introduction to 3D Printing for Adults An evening with Yotam Ottolenghi & Helen Goh Baby Book Club with Library Staff Creating your own website. For Adults Fáilte Isteach English language weekly classes recommence Dalkey’s Literary Gems: Dalkey Castle and Heritage Centre Closing time for Lego Competition: Legocon @ LexIcon! Picturebook Fun Day with Rob Biddulph and Joseph Coelho Culture Night Claire Messud in conversation with Paula Shields Summer Reading Stars Prizegiving Event 3D Printing: Let’s get technical. For Adults Introduction to Programming and Electronics. For Adults
october Until 15 3 11.00am 5 11.00am 9 7.00pm 14 10.30am
UCD Architecture Project – The Metals Level 4 p7 UCD Adult Education Class commences: Ireland 1919-1932: Michael Doran Studio p10 UCD Adult Education Class commences: The Grand Tour: Jessica Fahy Studio p10 Event to celebrate new publication A Sailor went to the Sea, Sea, Sea with Sarah Webb, Steve McCarthy and Emma Byrne Studio Family Day Various venues
Level 3 LexIcon Lab Children’s Library Level 5 Room 2 LexIcon Lab Pavilion Theatre Children’s Library LexIcon Lab Café area Studio Children’s Library Studio Various Studio Children’s Library LexIcon Lab LexIcon Lab
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Find out about our People on the Pier initiative – we want to expand our collection of photos of people out and about on the East and West piers during 2017, the bicentenary year. If you have older photos we are also interested! See dlrpeopleonthepier.ie and page 13 for further information.
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dlr LexIcon Exhibitions MUNICIPAL GALLERY EXHIBITION PROGRAMME
above: Invisible and Unheard (1986) by Jacinta Feeney: Collection of the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon
30 artists feature in the show including Louis Le Brocquy, Elizabeth Magill, Gary Coyle, Alice Maher and many more. GALLERY LEARNING PROGRAMME
SurprEYES! Works from the Arts Council Collection Until 30 July Curated by Martin Drury, this exhibition has been specially created to appeal to children and to all who enjoy the vitality and variety of contemporary art. It is an invitation to look and look again and look some more. Some 40 works are chosen and presented so as to surprise and delight, to draw you on and make you stand back, to scratch your head, rub your eyes, and smile out loud! There’s a whole range of artworks in this exhibition – paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings. Artworks by over
3D Forest Project Room Tuesday 4 July, 2.00-4.00pm Suitable for families and children of all ages. (no booking required, just drop in) Drop in workshop with visual artist Jane Groves. Help to create a 3D forestscape using materials inspired by images from the exhibition, and grow this vision in cardboard!
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What’s On July–September 2017
Mary Mary visits SurprEYES! Gallery Wednesday 5 July, 12-12.30pm All welcome, (no booking required, just drop in) Join puppeteer Niamh Lawlor when she brings Mary Mary to visit SurprEYES! Mary Mary will tour the exhibition with children and families, giving her opinions and asking some hard questions of curator Martin Drury. Shadow Dreaming Project Room Wednesday 5 July, 2.00-3.00pm (parent/guardian required to stay for workshop) Mary Mary of Púca Puppets with a little help from puppeteer Niamh Lawlor invites children, parents and grandparents to work together to make shadow puppets and scenes inspired by the exhibition. Bloom and Buzz Project Room Saturday 15 July, 12.00-12.35pm Ages: 4-7. (parent/guardian required to stay for performance) Bloom and Buzz is an interactive theatrical experience for young children and accompanying adults. Physical comedy, puppetry and clowning combine to create a colourful and imaginative adventure that playfully and sensitively explores the life cycle of nature.
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Return of Spring Studio Saturday 22 July, 12.00-12.45pm, 2.00-2.45pm Ages 3-5. (parent/guardian required to stay for performance) Every year in Whistleberry Forest, the creatures of the forest look forward to the beginning of Spring. This year was a little different however, as Springtime had arrived much earlier than usual. All the hibernating animals were still curled up fast asleep, except for one: Huggy the hedgehog! Join Huggy on his joyful adventure to find evidence of Spring. BOOKING All workshops, talks and other events are free. Please book for all of the above unless otherwise stated as places are limited. To book go to www.eventbrite.com and search for dlr LexIcon Gallery For more information www.dlrcoco.ie/arts or (01) 236 2759 dlr LexIcon Exhibitions
above: Aerosol by Aideen Barry Topography of the Elsewhere 15 September-5 November Taking notes from the 1968 lecture by the French Philosopher Michel Foucault, entitled Of Other Spaces, Aideen Barry responds to the dlr LexIcon Gallery as a type of portal to other realities. She takes on the space as a world between other worlds, it itself housing books/other portals to other spheres. She will use the idea of the book as a device for activating the space, presenting new moving image works in intricate and intimate installations and viewing devices. There will be lots of workshops, activities and tours as part of the exhibition Learning Programme.
Creative Ireland 2017/ dlr RED JETTY 17 July-3 August The Architectural Programme for Creative Ireland 2017 by dlr Architects’ Department in collaboration with A2 Architects and Alan Meredith Studio and supported by dlr Parks Department presents dlr RED JETTY – a temporary seat that will offer a place for all ages to meet as well as rest, to be located in a number of parks and public spaces in the county of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown over the summer months. With echoes of Dún Laoghaire Pier, the geometry of the bench starts as a line and then spirals in on itself to make a forum at its centre. It will be painted in a signal red and after dlr LexIcon, the Jetty will move around the County to Marlay Park, Cabinteely Park and other public spaces.
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photo Ger Holland
HAIGH TERRACE LEVEL 3
above: Andrew Scott by Hugh O’Conor Photo Exhibition of Irish Film Talent by Hugh O’Conor 7 July-20 August After a year that heralded a record number of Oscar nominations for Irish film, alongside an equally impressive number of Golden Globe nominations going into 2017, it is fair to say that Irish talent is more than holding its own on the global cinematic stage. To celebrate the wealth of Irish talent in this year’s programme, ADIFF (Audi Dublin International Film Festival) is delighted to present an exhibition of portrait photography featuring a selection of homegrown talent taken by award-winning actor, director and photographer Hugh O’Conor.
top: Prof. Eoin O’Brien above: Bathers at Seapoint Baths circa 1940s
“It’s been a huge privilege to take these Dublin portraits… All the images were shot on black + white film, with a Hasselblad CM camera that I still haven’t managed to break or lose (yet)...” Hugh O’Conor
Seapoint: Sea, Sky and Spires 11 July-17 September This exhibition is a tribute of gratitude to a little stretch of water that has been for me a place of solace and inspiration, those moments when I soothe my mind in all weathers in
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What’s On July–September 2017
preparation for a day of heavenknows-what difficulties and travails. These photographs record the visual impact of the sky, the sun, the spires of four churches seen from the sea, and, of course, the many beautiful birds and sea creatures that share the sea so willingly with us human intruders. From photos of the past to the many recreational pursuits at Seapoint and not forgetting the majestic Martello Tower, this exhibition captures the unique elements that make Seapoint an idyll without equal. Prof. Eoin O’Brien
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Bicentenary of Dún Laoghaire Harbour 18 May-30 August Curated by Colin and Anna Scudds of Dún Laoghaire Borough Historical Society, in association with dlr Local Studies, this exhibition tells the fascinating history of the harbour over the past two centuries. It includes a detailed timeline and it covers some of the key figures such as Richard Toutcher, John Rennie and the early Harbour Masters, Lieutenant William Hutchison and the Hon. Capt. Francis George Crofton. What were conditions like for the workers who lived on Dalkey Commons and close to the Harbour? What seafaring tragedies happened over the years? When did the last fog horn sound? There is so much of interest in this exhibition of our much-loved piers – do come and visit! dlr LexIcon Exhibitions
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UCD Architecture Project: The Metals 11 September-15 October Final-year architecture students from UCD School of Architecture have generated a series of design projects connected by The Metals. These range from artists’ studios to a local recycling centre on the fringes of the railway line, a Camphill Community garden scheme and a co-housing project on sites in the gardens of existing houses backing on to The Metals, a project for modular emergency housing on the edge of Dalkey Quarry, and two projects on the harbour, a proposal for a public space on Carlisle Pier and a new harbourmaster’s office beside the Irish Lights. Aspects of these seven diverse and speculative proposals may be viewed until Open House Dublin 2017 which takes place from 13-15 October.
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Remembering Maeve: An exhibition in partnership with UCD Special Collections 18 September-26 November dlr LexIcon celebrates its new Irish Author sequence on Level 5 with an exhibition entitled Remembering Maeve, on loan from UCD Special Collections. With thanks also to Gordon Snell, who donated a large collection of books by Maeve Binchy, in many different languages to dlr LexIcon. Maeve was one of UCD’s most famous and most beloved graduates and this exhibition includes many facsimiles from the Maeve Binchy Papers including items that give great insights into the creative process. It includes schematics, plans, drafts for novels and short stories, chapter plans and maps of fictitious settings. 7
dlr LexIcon Residencies
photo Tony Carragher
photo Abigail Denniston
MUSICIANS IN RESIDENCE 2017
Nick Roth: Nick Roth is a saxophonist, composer, producer and educator. His work explores the liberation of improvisation from composition, the poetic syntax of philosophical enquiry, and the function of music as translative epistemology. Simultaneously subsumed by an insatiable appetite for literature, his compositions interrogate the inherence of meaning in formal structure and the symbiotic, simultaneous resonance of words as sound and text. He is the artistic director of the Yurodny Ensemble, a founding member of the Water Project, and a partner at Diatribe Records, Ireland’s leading independent label for new sounds.
www.nickrothmusic.com
Mongoose: Meet Mongoose - the fierce foursome that are taking Ireland’s alternative folk scene by storm. Their music is an amalgamation of styles, from pop and folk to jazz and traditional. Rich vocal harmonies provide the foundation for their music, with influences ranging from Simon and Garfunkel to Fleetwood Mac to Beyoncé. All four members are individual songwriters, which allows for an ever-evolving soundscape, from hard-edged indie pop and delicate folk to aching ballads and playful tales of love lost. Their upcoming EP ‘Four’ explores the fusion of four distinct song-writing styles, brought together to create a multi-faceted, cohesive sound. With a debut album under their belt and festival appearances which include Other Voices, Groove, Body & Soul, Longitude and Electric Picnic, this unique band are sure to delight with their quick onstage banter,
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What’s On July–September 2017
The residency comprises of three parts: Wake, Wend and Wave and will include performances in dlr LexIcon on 13 July and 23 August.
eclectic range of instruments and beautifully crafted songs. www.mongoosetunes.com
DLR WRITER IN RESIDENCE Screenwriter James Phelan has just been appointed as this year’s dlr Writer in Residence 2017-18. The residency will focus on the theme of the future and there will be lots of opportunities for the public to get involved. IFTA Award winner, James has a wealth of screenwriting experience including RTÉ drama Striking Out and TG4’s Wrecking the Rising. Further details will be announced in the coming weeks.
dlr LexIcon Events REGULAR EVENTS
COURSES AND TALKS FOR ADULTS
Coffee Morning as Gaeilge Café Tuesdays 11.00am-12.00pm Informal conversational Irish language sessions. All welcome. Fáilte Isteach English Classes Café area. Mondays 5.45pm-7.45pm. Starting 18 September. English Conversational classes aimed at migrants working and living in Ireland on a long-term basis. email: failteisteachdunlaoghaire@ gmail.com and Tel:046 9557 766 Smartphone Classes with Vodafone Ireland Lexicon Lab, Wednesdays 10.30am-12.30pm Block 1: Wednesday 5, 12, 19 & 26 July Block 2: Wednesday 2, 9, 16 & 23 August Max 15. Suitable for Beginners and Advanced. (Note, each person books for four weeks and must be able to attend each session). Booking via dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie. Please note long waiting list for these classes.
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Mindful Chair Yoga with Yoga teacher, shiatsu and acupuncture practitioner Sally Dunne YTI LexIcon Lab 6 weeks, Mondays 4, 11, 18, 25 September and 2, 9 October. 11.00am – 12.15pm Must be able to attend all 6 classes. Max 12. Age 60+. Booking essential via dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie ‘Stretch, Release, Relax’ Join us for a 6 week course of gentle, mindful Yoga, seated in a chair. The use of a chair for stability and safety opens up the opportunity for anyone to adapt many yoga poses. Also suitable for people returning to exercise after illness or injury. Suitable for beginners.
A Course on Mindfulness with psychotherapist and best selling author, Stella O’Malley Level 5 Room 2 4 weeks, Thursdays 7, 14, 21, 28 September. 11.00am-12.00pm Booking essential via dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie In this 4 week course, participants will learn how to reduce stress by applying the art of mindfulness in their day-to-day lives. This is a practical and educational course which teaches us to learn how to direct our attention to the here and now so that we no longer feel at the mercy of racing thoughts or random worries. Thursday 7 Sept: Finding your Authentic Self, guided imagery and the body scan. Thursday 14 Sept: Applying Mindfulness to Conflict Management and Communication Styles. Thursday 21 Sept: Reducing stress with Mindfulness. Thursday 28 Sept: Mastering your Mind; it’s not what happens – it’s how you respond.
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dlr LexIcon Events UCD ADULT EDUCATION COURSES AT DLR LEXICON Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is delighted to be a cultural partner yet again this year with UCD Adult Education Centre, hosting courses in autumn 2016 and spring 2017 in the Studio Theatre beside Brambles café. Enrolment commences in mid August and this year UCD are providing a Taster Week from 2125 August in UCD with lectures at 12pm and 2pm, giving students the opportunity to sample the programme for the coming year or just to try something new! Enrol online at www.ucd.ie/all or phone 01 716 7123 or email adult.education@ucd.ie for further information.
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A Terrible Beauty: A New Ireland 1919-1932 Michael Doran Studio Theatre, dlr LexIcon Autumn 2017 Tuesdays 11.00-1.00pm (8 weeks) Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and Nov 7, 14, 21 This course will cover the period of Irish history from the start of the War of Independence in 1919 up to the 1932 General Election. During these years, Ireland endured terrible political violence and the partition of the island into two separate entities. This was a remarkable political transformation and one that has shaped the course of Irish history up to the present day. This course will examine the main developments that occurred during this time from a variety of perspectives. The role, reputation and legacy of a number of key personalities of the period will be considered, e.g. Collins, de Valera and Craig.
What’s On July–September 2017
The Grand Tour Jessica Fahy Studio Theatre, dlr LexIcon Autumn 2017 Thursdays 11.00-1.00pm (8 weeks) Oct 5, 12, 19, 26 and Nov 2, 9, 16, 23 The Grand Tour through France and Italy became a popular journey made by the classically educated male members of the northern European ruling class to complete their education. This course will trace the origins of the practice and its development with a particular emphasis on the artistic experience of the traveller. Further areas including historical and social context will be discussed along with the specific goals of the travels. There will be one visit to the National Gallery which has an impressive collection of works connected to the Grand Tour.
Nicole Krauss in conversation with Nadine O’Regan Studio Theatre, dlr LexIcon Monday 28 August, 7.30pm Tickets f12 & f10 Booking: Eventbrite.ie Nicole Krauss is back with her first novel in seven years. From the bestselling, twice Orange Prize-shortlisted, National Book Award-nominated author comes a vibrant tale of transformation: of a man in his later years and a woman novelist, each drawn to the Levant on a journey of self-discovery. Bursting with life and humour, Forest Dark is a profound, mesmerising, achingly beautiful novel of metamorphosis and selfrealisation – of looking beyond all that is visible towards the infinite.
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An evening with Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire Tuesday 12 September, 8.00pm Tickets f15 & f12 Booking: Pavilion Theatre (01) 231 2929 or www.paviliontheatre.ie Yotam Ottolenghi is a cookery writer and chef-patron of the Ottolenghi delis and NOPI restaurant in London’s Soho. Helen Goh, his long-time friend and collaborator, has been eating, baking, discussing and dissecting the sweeter things in life with Yotam for many years. Their eagerly awaited desserts cookbook features some new recipes alongside the signature treats that are displayed on breath-taking and irresistible stands in the window of every Ottolenghi deli. Enjoy an evening of discussion with Yotam and Helen on matters culinary!
photo Lisa Cohen
photo Goni Riskin
photo Peden+Munk
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Claire Messud in conversation with Paula Shields Studio Theatre, dlr LexIcon Friday 22 September, 7.30pm Free entry. Booking essential on Eventbrite.ie Reviewing her last novel, The Woman Upstairs, Joanna Briscoe remarked that “Claire Messud should achieve literary giant status before too long” and her new novel may just be the book to propel her towards that exalted status. The Burning Girl, is a bracing and hypnotic portrait of the complexities of female friendship. Compact, compelling, and ferociously sad, the novel is at once a story about childhood, friendship and community, and a complex examination of the stories we tell ourselves about childhood and friendship. For Claire Messud, literary greatness beckons. 11
photo Peter Cavanagh
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Roger Casement Summer School The Inaugural Roger Casement Summer School Studio Theatre, dlr LexIcon Thursday 24-Saturday 26 August See separate flier for full details Admission f35 Contact (01) 285 9111 or (01) 230 2311 or email dlrrogercasement summerschool@gmail.com The inaugural Roger Casement Summer School will cover such themes as Roger Casement and his times and human rights issues with speakers from Ireland, The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Peru. Speakers include Muthaka Llot Alphonse, Patrick Casement, Lucky Khambule, Margaret O’Callaghan, Angus Mitchell, Bartholomew Ryan, Maria D’Jmal Torres Sánchez and Brendan Tobin. Events will be chaired by Martina Devlin, Katie Hannon and Mary Lawlor. Events include films and nights of song, music and poetry in the Dún Laoghaire Club, 3 Eblana Avenue on Friday and Saturday night.
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Discover Dalkey’s Literary Gems Studio Theatre, dlr LexIcon 19 September, 7.30pm Tickets f10 and f8 from dalkeycastle.com/book-tickets/ Discover Dalkey’s Literary Gems is a stage show featuring a compilation of the work of famous local writers – James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Hugh Leonard, Flann O’Brien, Maeve Binchy, John Millington Synge, Van Morrison, Seamus Heaney and Joseph O’Connor. The extracts are linked by award-winning playwright, Shay Linehan. He has created a Flann O’Brien-like character who conjures up characters in various well-known scenes from the work of the writers listed, who were all associated with Dalkey and the wider Dún LaoghaireRathdown area.
What’s On July–September 2017
Culture Night Various dlr LexIcon venues 22 September, 5.00-9.00pm Culture Night takes place on Friday 22 September 2017 and we are delighted to announce that events will be scheduled in dlr LexIcon again this year. The doors will stay open until late on 22 September and audiences can enjoy the many exhibitions and events happening in dlr LexIcon. Full details will be available in a separate flier in early September. Events are free and open to all.
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above: Sean, Brenda, Vita and Robert from dlr LexIcon on the pier on 31 May 2017 People on the Pier Dún Laoghaire Pier is 200 years old this year! Since the first stone slab was laid in 1817, people have sauntered, ambled, paraded, marched, loitered, trudged and stepped out on the famous East and West Piers. It is a bracing walk as the West Pier is 1 mile long and the East Pier is 3/4 of a mile. More than a million people walk the pier annually and they choose this spot for their outings for many special occasions as well as for a daily constitutional! Holy communions, birthdays, first dates, walking the dog, a Sunday stroll, hanging out with friends, taking the air, engagements, weddings, and baby’s first day out have all been captured on camera at this iconic location. Now, we’re asking you to share dlr LexIcon Events
these precious memories with us. The People on the Pier Project is an initiative of the Local Studies Department of dlr Libraries. We are keen to grow our collection of pier imagery, bringing it right up to date during this auspicious bicentenary year. So photos of you, your family and friends – and your pets of course are all welcome! If you have older photos you would like to share with us, we would love to add these to our collection also.
Willfredd Theatre Harbour 200th Birthday Party Children’s Library, Level 4 Saturday 26 August at 1.00pm, 2.00pm and 3.00pm (25 minutes duration each) Attention, shipmates! WillFredd Theatre invites the people of Dún Laoghaire, young and old and inbetween to a selection of music and stories from its forthcoming show, Harbour. Triumph, tragedy, prosperity and calamity – the arms of the harbour have seen it all. They’ve welcomed seamen and travellers, Kings and Queens and watched others sink to a watery grave in the Irish Sea. With music by Malachy Robinson, composed and arranged for the Harbour String Quartet and lyrics and text by Mark Doherty, we promise plenty of exciting snippets of a life well lived – and living! On Sunday 27th, the Stedfast Brass Band return to the bandstand on the East Pier for a concert of maritime music and sea shanties.
Add your photos on the website dlrpeopleonthepier.ie or on our Facebook page (www.facebook. com/dlrpop/), or tag us on our Twitter (@dlr_pop) and Instagram accounts (dlrpop). You can also email your photo to: localhistory@dlrcoco.ie. Photos may be used in an exhibition at the end of the year. We look forward to hearing from you. 13
dlr LexIcon Events EVENTS FOR CHILDREN, DLR LEXICON
Go4IT Coding Workshops with Claire Hayden Monday 10-Friday 14 July each morning. LexIcon Lab. Ask Library Staff for full details.
To book for the following events, please phone 280 1147 or email dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie unless otherwise stated.
Harry Potter Workshop with Aoife Munn Level 3 Room 1 Wed 26 July, 2.30pm-4.00pm ages 7+ (5+ if parents stay to assist and help their child) Booking essential via dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie Harry Potter books are celebrating their 20th anniversary this summer! Make a book eating book mark to keep your place, design your own origami sorting hat that really works and bring home a Cornish pixie lantern to light your room.
Baby Book Club with Library Staff Children’s Library, Level 4. Second Wednesday of the month at 10.00am. From 13 September.
Be a Summer Reading star! Summer Stars prizegiving event: Sat 23 September, 2.30pm-4pm Summer Reading in dlr Libraries is back for 2017! We love to encourage all children to read over the summer months so sign up at your local library for Summer Reading. When you fill up your card you can enter our competition for great prizes and a chance to attend a lovely prizegiving ceremony in dlr LexIcon in September. We have fabulous prizes including vouchers for Smyths, IMC cinemas, dlr Leisure centres, Dundrum Town centre as well as digital tablets and annual passes all to be won by our readers! This year it could be you! Don’t delay and drop into your local library to sign up straight away.
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photo Peter Cavanagh
Storytime with Library Staff Children’s Library, Level 4 Tuesdays from 5 September at 3.30pm Ages 3-6. All welcome.
above: Celebrating Summer Stars 2016
What’s On July–September 2017
Writing Camp for Children with Sarah Webb Level 3 Room 1 Wed 16, Thurs 17 & Fri 18 August 10.30am-12.30pm for children aged 9-12yrs This camp is free. 15 children max. If demand for places is high, we may put the names of interested children into a raffle to keep access equitable for all. Booking essential via dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie
Origami with Tunde Toth Level 3 Room 1 Wed 23 August 2.00-3.00pm: 6-8yrs, 3.15-4.15 pm: 9-11yrs Booking essential via dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie Learn traditional Origami folds and techniques and make your own unique and colourful Origami birds, butterflies and flowers with recycled/reused papers with visual artist Tunde Toth.
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Lego Competition: Legocon @ dlr LexIcon! Theme for 2017: Design your ideal library using lego! What would your ideal library look like? Use your imagination! Think it! build it! How to Enter Simply take your build and entry form to the Children’s Library, Level 4, dlr LexIcon on Wednesday 20th September between 3.00pm and 7.00pm. Entry forms are available from any dlr library, online at libraries.dlrcoco.ie or you can email libraries@dlrcoco.ie Terms and Conditions • Use your own LEGO® bricks or other compatible plastic bricks to build an original creation at home. Constructions made from specialty themed LEGO® kits are not eligible and will be disqualified, although elements from specialty dlr LexIcon Events
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kits may be used in original designs. Designs must be original. Only ONE creation per person or team may be entered. Team projects will be placed in the category of the oldest participant in the team. Each team member will require their own entry form, however only one explanation theme needs to be submitted. Please note that a team will compete for a single prize. Your creation must fit within a space of 38x38cm (15x15 inches) and be no taller than 60cm (24 inches). By entering the competition, you are granting dlr Libraries permission to use the entry for exhibition, documentation, research and publicity purposes, including library and dlr County Council approved websites and social networks. Lego builds will not be
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considered if terms and conditions are not accepted and must have a parent’s or guardian’s signature on the entry. Judges’ decision will be final. The winners will be announced on Saturday 23rd September at our Summer Reading Prizegiving celebration The contest entries MUST be removed from the library following the award presentation. All possible care will be taken in the handling of entries. Entrants accept that dlr Libraries is not responsible for loss or damage to any entry.
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photo Peter Cavanagh
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Picturebook Fun Day for Schools with Rob Biddulph and Joseph Coelho Studio Theatre,dlr LexIcon Friday 22 September 11am to 12.30pm (inc a short break at 11.40 to 11.50am) Bookshop on site with thanks to Gutter Books, Dalkey 2nd class and 3rd class. Join us for a day celebrating picturebooks, stories and drawing with award-winning UK writers, Rob Biddulph and Joseph Coelho. Rob will share his new picturebook, Kevin and draw for the children. Then Joseph will share his latest picturebook, Luna Loves Library Day and talk about his love of poetry and rhyme. Don’t miss this dynamic storytelling duo!
Rob Biddulph is a bestselling and award-winning picturebook maker whose first picture book, Blown Away, won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. As well as working on his own books he also illustrates for other authors including Jeff Brown (the Flat Stanley series). Joseph Coelho is a writer, performer and co-founder of Word Pepper Theatre Company. Joseph has been a guest poet on Cbeebies Rhyme Rocket. His debut children’s poetry, collection Werewolf Club Rules won the CLiPPA 2015. His new picturebook, Luna Loves Library Day is illustrated by Fiona Lumbers.
right: Tommy Meskill (RTÉ News2Day) with 4th class pupils from Harold, Glasthule during a Nation Creation workshop.
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What’s On July–September 2017
above: Workshop with Laureate na nÓg, PJ Lynch and pupils from Dominican, Dún Laoghaire. Silent Books Exhibition Thanks to all the many children, teachers, parents, illustrators, authors, storytellers, bloggers and booklovers who participated so enthusiastically in our Silent Books Exhibition, courtesy of iBbY Ireland during the month of May. We were sorry to say goodbye to the 100 wordless picturebooks but we hope to build up our own collection for you to enjoy in the future. Many schools took part in the Nation Creation Workshops with author Debbie Thomas and illustrator Tatyana Feeney (some even appeared on TV!) but we are now working on creating a quilt of all your amazing flags from your invented nations. We’ll have more news for you on that over the Summer, but thanks again to all who embraced this important and exciting initiative.
dlr LexIcon Lab Tuesdays 25 July, 29 August and 26 September, 6.00-8.00pm. (All separate workshops). Ever wanted to try your hand at programming a robot, controlling your house from your phone or simply flashing some lights? This workshop will help you create smart solutions to everyday problems. Max 16. LEXICON LAB FOR KIDS Dr Jake Rowan Byrne’s latest workshops are outlined below. All workshops free but booking essential at www.eventbrite.ie Y All workshops must be booked separately . Strictly for ages 9-12 years
Kids first webpage (9-12 years) Thursday 13 July 2.00-4.00pm Learn how to use HTML to create your very first webpage incorporating images and hyperlinks. Perfect for aspiring web designers! Max 16. LEXICON LAB FOR ADULTS
3D printing workshops for kids (9-12 years) Mon 14 August 2.00-3.00pm and Mon 21 August 2.00-3.00pm A quick introduction to 3D printing where you get to design and model up your very own keytag and print it up in 3D. Max 20. Scratch parents/kids (ages 10-12 with adults) Tuesday 25 July 2.00-4.30pm Both children and adults will come away from this workshop with basic coding skills that will enable them to continue to work together at home, using the free Scratch programming software. For absolute beginners. (Max 8 children with 8 parents/ guardians). Max 16. dlr LexIcon Lab
Introduction to 3D printing Mondays 10 July, 14 August and 11 September, 6.00-8.00pm. (All separate workshops). This workshop will give you a basic introduction and get you started with your first 3D printed object. Max 16. 3D printing – Let’s get technical Mondays 17 July, 21 August and 25 September, 6.00-8.00pm. (All separate workshops). This workshop builds on the basic introduction workshop and introduces more technical tools for 3D modelling. Max 16. Introduction to Programming and Electronics: Rasberry Pi and Arduino
Drop in maker evening Tuesday 22 August 6.00-8.00pm. Have an idea but need some help figuring out where to get started or what creative technologies might help bring the idea to life? Drop in to the LexIcon Lab where our Creative Technology Curator, Dr. Jake Rowan Byrne, other ‘makers’ and members of the community will be there and keen to help out. We want you to help make the LexIcon Lab a place where the future’s in the making. For updates: www.meetup.com/ lexicon-maker/ Creating your own website Thursday 14 September 6.00-8.00pm. If you’re interested in setting up a personal blog or portfolio or getting your business online, this workshop is designed to get you started. You’ll be introduced to several tools that make it easy to set up and manage your own website. This workshop will start with free alternatives that don’t require any coding, but will introduce you to some of the more technical elements in case you want to go beyond the basics. Max 16. 17
dlr Branch Libraries’ Events To book for the following events and school visits, please phone or email the relevant library unless otherwise stated. Full details on Libraries’ Baby Book Clubs, Writing Groups and Book Clubs for children will be announced in early September. BLACKROCK T 288 8117 E blackrocklib@dlrcoco.ie EVENTS FOR ADULTS
Wine Tasting for Bastille Day with Blackrock Wine Cellar Thurs 13 July 6.00-7.30pm. Cost: f5 (covers cost of wine tasting) Age: strictly over 18s. Booking required. Max 25. Calling all Francophiles, if you’re not already busy re-enacting the storming of the Bastille then you may enjoy an evening of wine tasting at Blackrock Library. Wine specialist Ross Turner from Blackrock Wine Cellar (http:// www.blackrockcellar.com) will be on hand to introduce a variety of summery French whites and reds including some lighter and lesser known styles. Sample the carefully curated wines and learn about the grapes and regions that created them. 18
Gardening talks with Aoife Munn, horticulturist Tues. 11 & 25 July, 6.30-7.30pm All welcome, booking advised. Max 40 Tues 11 July: Gardening in small spaces Make the most out of your small spaces. We will be looking at everything from garden design to the best plants for pots and innovative ideas for more growing spaces plus Q&A. Tues 25 July: Container Gardening If your containers are looking tired or unloved this class will leave you with all the answers to get them looking impressive and colourful again. Lots of information on the best plants and how to deal with pests and disease plus Q&A. Creative Writing Workshop with Leo Cullen Mondays 10, 17, 24 July 10.30am-12.30pm ‘and there was a new voice, which you slowly recognized as your own’- Mary Oliver Try your hand at exploring your writer’s voice during this three week informal yet productive course on creative writing. Your enthusiasm will be fired by samples of writing from the works of well-known writers. Art History Talk – Vermeer: The Delft Master of the Golden Age. Thursday 10 August 6.00-7.00pm. Booking required. Max 25. Art historian Leah Reynolds will give a talk on the use of What’s On July–September 2017
symbolism and iconography in the art of the Dutch Golden Age. This talk will prepare visitors for the current exhibition at The National Gallery of Ireland: ‘Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting’. https://www.nationalgallery.ie/ visit-us/exhibitons Cooking as a life skill with Oliver McCabe Saturday 12 August 11.00am-12.30pm. Booking required. Max 25. Oliver McCabe, nutrition chef and owner of Select Stores wholefood specialists (http://selectstores. ie/oliver-mccabe) will be giving a cookery demo on how to create simple and healthy lunches for children. Oliver is an advocate for teaching children how to cook for themselves as a necessary life skill. A fun exercise for all the family. Children welcome. Creativity and productivity workshop Sat. 9 Sept, 11.00am-12.30pm Booking required. Max 25. Productivity coach Anne Kelly, from the company Be Productive, http://beproductive.ie/ will guide participants through a creative process for design thinking, innovation and entrepreneurship. Anne will provide practical training, advice, consultancy, tips and tools.
dlr Branch Libraries’ Events Mindful Chair Yoga with Yoga teacher, shiatsu and acupuncture practitioner Sally Dunne YTI Friday afternoons in September: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 from 2.00-3.15pm Max 12. Age 60+ Must be able to attend all 5 classes. Booking required. ‘Stretch, Release, Relax’. Join us for a 5 week course of gentle, mindful Yoga, seated in a chair. The use of a chair for stability and safety opens up the opportunity for anyone to adapt many yoga poses. Suitable for beginners and for people returning to exercise after illness or injury.
bunting, cake toppers and gift bags from lots of colourful washi tapes. Ages: 6+ Monday 24 July - Make your own Mini Clay Figurines to take home and frame or play with. Ages: 6+ Monday 31 July - Paper and Card crafts. Learn techniques to make lots of great creations from paper and card from elf houses to fire breathing dragons. Ages: 6+
CABINTEELY T 285 5363 E cabinteelylib@dlrcoco.ie EVENTS FOR ADULTS Gardening in the community, a talk with horticulturist Aoife Munn Tuesday 11 July, 3.30-4.30pm All welcome Horticulturist Aoife Munn will inspire you with ideas for improving community areas.
Adult Bookclub on last Thursday and first Tuesday of each month will run throughout the summer. Adult Bookclub on first Thursday of month are taking a break for summer and will be back in September. EVENTS FOR CHILDREN Creative Mondays for Children in July with Aoife Munn Mondays 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 July 2.30-4.00pm Monday 3 July - Origami Workshop. Come and learn the ancient art of origami from Leaping frogs to flapping birds and much more. Ages: 7+ Monday 10 July - Harry Potter Crafts Workshop. Create your own sorting hat and bring home a Cornish pixie lantern. Ages: 7+ Monday 17 July - Washi Tape Crafts. Learn how to make dlr Branch Libraries’ Events
Origami workshop with Akiko Kidokoro. Sat. 22 July, 11.00am-12.30pm Ages: 9-12. Booking required. Max 15. Make your own origami with local Japanese woman Akiko Kidokoro (above). Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding, in the shape of animals, flowers and fish. Learn some Japanese words too! Parents & Toddler mornings Every Wed.,10.00am-12.00pm. Suitable for 0-3 yrs and their parents/minders.
No such thing as a silly question with Createschool.ie Wednesday 16 and Tuesday 22 August, 2.30-4.30pm Booking required 2.30-3.30pm (Apple devices) 3.30-4.30pm (Android devices) No Such Thing as a Silly Question is designed to ensure that you can make the most of your digital tablet in a relaxed and informal setting. Each week we will focus on various topics such as how to send and receive e-mails, how to use the online library services and much more. The group sizes are small and the workshop is delivered by the experienced and friendly Createschool team.
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dlr Branch Libraries’ Events Building self-esteem in young children, a talk with Dr Mary O’Kane Thurs. 7 September, 6.30-7.45pm Children with strong self-esteem tend to enjoy interacting socially, enjoy group activities, and feel confident to face the world. In this talk, Dr Mary O’Kane, Lecturer in Psychology and Early Childhood Education in Maynooth, gives parents some very practical advice on how to support children’s self-esteem. EVENTS FOR CHILDREN
DALKEY T 285 5277 E dalkeylib@dlrcoco.ie EVENTS FOR ADULTS Sounds of the Summer. We are delighted to be hosting some more music sessions during the month of August. These sessions will take place on Tuesday/Thursday evenings from 6.30pm to 7.30pm and will feature a range of choirs and music. Please email the library for additional details dalkeylib@dlrcoco.ie
September is Art month at Dalkey Library!
Silent Books art workshop with Fionnuala Griffin Wednesday 12 July, 3.30-4.30pm Age 6-10. Booking required Join Fionnuala Griffin for a fun art workshop in which you’ll make your own Silent Book. A Silent Book is a picturebook with no text. Let the images do the talking!
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Women Artists of the Twentieth Century I Wed. 6 Sept, 10.30-11.30am Artist in Focus: Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) Tuesday 12 Sept 6.30-7.30pm (The recent discovery of Klint’s early abstract art has been groundbreaking for the history of painterly abstraction. Her work is also currently on show at the Irish Museum of Modern Art). Women Artists of the Twentieth Century II Wed. 13 Sept 10.30-11.30am Rethinking the Legacy of Twentieth-Century Painterly Abstraction Tuesday 19 Sept 6.30-7.30pm
What’s On July–September 2017
EVENTS FOR CHILDREN Stop Motion Workshops with Create School for 10-12 year olds 16-23 August. Sessions on Thursday 17 and Tuesday 22 are from 1.30-4pm. All other sessions are 10.30am-1.00pm. Please do not book unless you are available for ALL 6 sessions. Booking essential. Storytime with Library Staff Wed 16 & Mon 21 August, 2.30pm No booking required. All welcome Let’s go with Lego! Freestyle Lego Sessions for children. Tuesday 22 August 2.00 to 5pm. Ages: 8+. Max 16. Booking essential. Quiver Workshops with Library staff Thursday 24 August, 2.30pm Ages: 6-8. Booking essential. Using the Quiver App, some pictures and old fashioned crayons, these sessions are a combination of physical colouring from ‘back in the day’ and stateof-the-art augmented reality technology. Characters literally leap off the page, entertaining both little and big minds. School sessions for Art Month at Dalkey Library. Booking essential Colour as Expression in Painting Mondays 18 and 25 September 10-11.00am & 11.30-12.30pm Suitable for 4th and 5th classes Interactive and discursive!
dlr Branch Libraries’ Events Who has been left out of art history? Hear about the artists you may never have heard of! Wednesdays 20 & 27 September 10-11.00am & 11.30-12.30pm Suitable for 6th classes. Freestyle Art Wednesday afternoons in September from 2.30-4.30pm Crayons, colouring pencils and famous images from art will be freely available for all. End of Summer Reading Celebration Thursday 21 September at 6.00pm Come celebrate the end of Summer Reading in Dalkey Library, collect your certificate and have some fun. EXHIBITIONS A Perfect Trust. An exhibition on the life of Fr Willie Doyle SJ. 18 July-18August Launch: Thursday 20 July by Fr Fergus O’Donoghue SJ. Lecture: The life of Willie Doyle SJ. Tuesday 15 August, 6.30pm William Joseph Gabriel Doyle was born in Dalkey on March 3, 1873. Ordained a Jesuit in 1907, he was appointed as chaplain of the 16th Irish Division during World War I, serving with 8th Royal Irish Fusiliers, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 9th Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 6th Royal Irish Rifles and the 7th Royal Irish Rifles. Having dlr Branch Libraries’ Events
fulfilled his priestly duties in an outstanding fashion for almost two years, he was killed in the Battle of Ypres on August 16, 1917, Local History Exhibition and appeal for photographs of Dalkey. 21 August - 3 September
DEANSGRANGE T 285 0860 E deansgrangelib@dlrcoco.ie EXHIBITION Bicentenary of Dún Laoghaire Harbour. 4 July-25 August DUNDRUM T 298 5000 E dundrumlib@dlrcoco.ie EVENTS FOR CHILDREN Fairies and Puppet Magic! Monday 3 July, 3.00-4.00pm Ages: 4-9. Booking essential Slip on your fairy wings and join Fairy Sarah making puppets which will be introduced in the puppet theatre at the end! Family Puppet Show with Julie-Rose McCormick Wednesday 5 July, 2.00-3.00pm All Welcome! Join renowned puppeteer JulieRose and her cheeky puppets for a fun filled show!
Celebrate Harry Potter with Aoife Munn Thursday 6 July, 2.00-3.00pm Booking essential. We will be crafting our own bookmarks, making origami sorting hats and capturing Cornish pixies for our lanterns. Suitable for Witches and Wizards from ages 7+ Minecraft Scratch Workshops Tuesday 11 July, 11.00am-1.00pm Ages: 7-9. Max 10. Booking essential. Minecraft Scratch workshops use Minecraft for teaching code. Typing speed can be an impediment to younger kids so our laptops connect Scratch with Minecraft. Kids can drag blocks of scratch code together to construct buildings, change the time and weather and spawn Enderdragons and other Minecraft mobs. Minecraft Mods Madness Tuesday 11 July, 2.00-4.00pm Ages 9-12. Max 10. Booking essential. Want to learn to build the most awesome world? Minecraft Mod Madness mixes Minecraft and coding. Kids also learn about servers; what they are, how to start them and how to join others’ servers. Minecraft is a fantastic environment for teaching coding, encouraging ingenuity – and it’s fun! EXHIBITION Sightsavers: Framing the Future. 4 July-25 August 21
dlr Branch Libraries’ Events SHANKILL T 282 3081 E shankilllib@dlrcoco.ie EVENTS FOR ADULTS Mindfulness, 4-week course with Ejiro Ogbevoen Thursdays 6, 13, 20 and 27 July, 6.30-7.30pm. Booking required Being mindful gives us the space to connect to our inner strength. This experiential event involves meditation, discussions and an exploration of our personal challenges. Week 1: Laying a foundation for being mindful. Week 2: Our beliefs and how they define us. Week 3: Exploring challenges and creative ways to manage self. Week 4: The courage to be you! Autumnal planting, a talk with horticulturist Aoife Munn Thursday 31 August, 6.30-7.30pm Booking required Horticulturist Aoife Munn will give you lots of ideas for planting this autumn. Raising happy kids in an anxious world, a talk with Stella O’Malley Thurs. 28 September, 6.30-7.45pm Booking required Most parents want to raise happy kids. However, life’s stressors often get in the way! This talk helps parents to rekindle the joy in family life with practical tips and strategies for parents to use in their day to day life. Stella O’Malley is a psychotherapist and is author of bestselling Cotton Wool Kids. 22
EVENTS FOR CHILDREN Parent and toddler group Mondays, 10.30am-12.00pm (except the second Monday of the month, 10.30-11.20am) All welcome
STILLORGAN T 288 9655 E stillorganlib@dlrcoco.ie EVENTS FOR ADULTS Ciorcal Comhrá Gach Céadaoin, 5.30pm Tá grúpa nua ag freastal ar leabharlann Stigh Lorgan gach Céadaoin. Fáilte Roimh Chách! Pet care with Pete Wedderburn Thursday 6 July, 6.30-7.30pm Age 10+. All welcome Get expert advice on caring for your pets with well-known vet Pete Wedderburn. EVENTS FOR CHILDREN
Harry Potter art workshop with Aoife Munn Wednesday 5 July, 3.00-4.30pm Age 7+. Booking required To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of the first Harry Potter book Aoife Munn will lead an art workshop inspired by Hogwarts’ most famous wizard. Yoga storytelling with Yo-Yo Yoga Second Monday of the month – 10 July, 14 August, 11 September, 11.30am, age 3-8 Booking required Using storybooks both familiar and new, this is a unique opportunity for children to experience yoga through the medium of storytelling. What’s On July–September 2017
Summer Stars prize-giving Tuesday 12 September 3.30-4.30pm All welcome We’ll be bringing our Summer Stars reading challenge to a conclusion with a big celebration. Prize winners will be announced!
Heritage Events at a Glance – 26 June-3 September
Venue
Mon
1
National Maritime Museum
11am
Tue
Wed
2
Dalkey Castle
10am
3
Deansgrange Cemetery
Military History Tour
4
Thur
30 Free Guided Tours Fri
Sat
10am
2pm
Quaker Burial Ground
2.30pm
& 4pm
5
Marlay House
2-6pm
6
Laurelmere Cottage
10 &
11am
7
Carrickbrennan Cemetery Tour
8 9
Sun
11am
2-6pm
2-4pm
2-4pm
Monkstown Castle
4-6pm
4-6pm
Historic Blackrock Walk
12pm
12pm
10 Historic Milltown
7pm
11.30am
11 The Metals
7pm
2pm
12 Historic Dún Laoghaire
7pm
13 Cabinteely House
2-6pm
2-6pm
14 Dún Laoghaire Harbour Walk
7pm
11am
15 The Oratory
2-6pm
2-6pm
2-6pm
16 Seapoint Martello Tower
2-6pm
2-6pm
2-6pm
17 Deansgrange Cemetery
People of Note Tour
2pm
18 The Obelisk, Killiney
2-6pm
19 Historic Retail Dún Laoghaire
7pm
20 Holy Trinity Church
2-4pm
21 Historic Dundrum
7pm
22 Dublin Bay Biosphere Tour *
Various
2-4pm Various
2-4pm 2.30pm Various
23 Monkstown Parish Church
2-4pm
24 All Saints Church
2-4pm
25 Kill Abbey
2-6pm
26 The Obelisk, Stillorgan
2-6pm
Various
27 Kilgobbin Church
2-6pm
28 Foxrock Beckett Walk
3.15pm
29 Dublin Mountains Walk
11am
30 James Joyce Tower and Museum
10.30am 10.30am 10.30am 10.30am 10.30am 10.30am 10.30am
& 2.30pm & 2.30pm & 2.30pm & 2.30pm & 2.30pm & 2.30pm & 2.30pm
31 UCD Heritage & Sculpture Tour
Thur 22 June, Thur 20 July, Thur 17 August
No pre-booking required except for tours numbered in red. * Dublin Bay Biosphere Tour Requires Payment Heritage Events
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Municipal Gallery Monday-Thursday 10.00am-8.00pm Friday, Saturday 10.00am-5.00pm Sunday 12.00noon-4.00pm Brambles Café on Moran Park Level 1 is open Mon-Sat 8.30am-5.00pm Late opening Thurs 8.30am-7.00pm Sun 10.00am-5.00pm Irish Design Gallery open Mon-Sat 10.00am-6.00pm and Sun 11.00am-6.00pm. Further details available at www.irishdesigngallery.ie Parking at dlr LexIcon Entrance is off Queen’s Road Opening Hours 7.00am-11.00pm. Hourly rate b2.40 All day parking b6.00
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Be a Summer Star! Summer Reading in dlr Libraries is back for 2017! This year’s theme is ‘Be a Summer Star’ and, as always, we love to encourage all children to continue to read over the summer months. Simply sign up at your local library for Summer
Reading. You can enter our competition for great prizes and a chance to attend a lovely prize-giving ceremony in dlr LexIcon on Saturday 23rd September. So, don’t delay and drop into your local dlr library to sign up straight away.
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