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April-June 2016
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front cover Photo of A.L. Kathleen King and detail from her Dalkey Diary 1916. Courtesy of King family.
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. APRIL (Dublin: One City, One Book Events during April) Until 29 A.L. Kathleen King: 1916 Dalkey Diary Haigh Terrace Until 29 Circadian: Ben Readman and Edge: Denis Kelly Municipal Gallery Until 29 Books Ireland 40th Anniversary Exhibition Level 4 Until 29 Sightsavers: Imagine 2030 Level 4 4 6.00pm Introduction to 3D printing (Sessions held Mondays until 20 June) LexIcon Lab 5 4.00pm Kids Do Code programme begins: 10 week series with Claire Hayden LexIcon Lab 5 6.00pm Drop in Maker evenings: Tuesdays until 7 June LexIcon Lab 5 7.30pm Jazz Evening with On/Off Quartet: Embassy of Czech Republic event Studio 6 6.00pm Introduction to Programming and Electronics series begins LexIcon Lab 6 6.45pm Artists in Conversation: Ben Readman and Denis Kelly Municipal Gallery* 7 6.00pm Women’s Lives, Work and Activism: Nell Regan & Theresa Moriarty Studio 8 5.00pm Deadline for applications for Storytelling Workshops 9 11.00am Architecture in drawings workshop Project Room* 9 2.00pm Minecraft sessions begin: 10 week series with Sabine McKenna LexIcon Lab 12 10.00, 11.15 Irish History Live: 1916 Rising Workshops with Pat Moylan: Level 4 & 12.00 Series of class visits commence. Also on 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27 April 12 7.00pm Midwife of a Nation, a play by Joe O’Byrne/Carnation Theatre Studio 13 10.00am Baby Book Club with Sarah Webb Level 4 14 7.00pm ’16 in 16: Emily Logan, Lia Mills, Pat Cooke and Amina Moustafa Studio 16 11.00am Exploring drawing and painting materials with Ben Readman Project Room * 18 6.00pm Azure Tour with Julie Merriman and Terry O’Farrell Municipal Gallery* 20 7.00pm Sebastian Adams and Jonathan Nangle Studio 20 6.15pm Botanical art workshops with Ida Mitrani (Part 1 of 2) Project Room * 21 7.00pm Dramatising Women’s Lives: 2 Monologues by Celia de Fréine and Lia Mills Studio 22 1.00pm The 1916 Song Project. Lunchtime talk with Mick Fortune & Aileen Lambert Studio 22 7.30pm The 1916 Song Project by Michael Fortune and Aileen Lambert Studio 23 4.00pm Storytelling Performance: Senem Donatan and Fiona Dowling Studio 25 7.00pm A.L. Kathleen King and her 1916 Dalkey Diary. Talk by her grandson Ronan King Studio 26 6.00pm Azure Tour with Julie Merriman and Terry O’Farrell Municipal Gallery* 26 7.00pm The Poets’ Revolution: Gerald Dawe, Paula Meehan, Studio Eiléan Ní Cuilleanáin and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill 27 12.00 Closing date Writer in Residence 2016-2017 27 6.15pm Botanical art workshops with Ida Mitrani (Part 2 of 2) Project Room* 28 7.00pm Hissen: Experimental sound/music group Municipal Gallery* 28 7.00pm Máire Nic Shiubhlaigh and 1916. Talk by her grandnephew Dave Kenny Studio 29 7.30pm Wabi-Sabi Soul Headphones Concert featuring Dylan Tighe Level 4 29 4.30pm Box Play Studio 2
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MAY (Festival of Bealtaine during May) Until 14 Irish Life and Lore: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 1916 Level 5 Until 31 Little Stories, Little Prints: 1916 Printmaking Exhibition Level 4 Until 31 Manifesto exhibition Level 5 4 8.00pm The Pale Project Presents… The Last Salon Studio 5 10.30am Creative Journalling Workshops with Liz Rackard (4 week course) Level 5 Room 4 5 7.00pm Artists’ Impressions of 1916: Illustrated talk by Dr Marie Bourke Studio 6 11.00am Tai-Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention (6 week course) LexIcon Lab 10 7.00pm Sebastian Adams: Musician in Residence concert Studio 10 11.00am Little Stories, Little Prints: Printmaking workshop Level 3 Room 1 12 11.30am Midwife of a Nation, a play by Joe O’Byrne/Carnation Theatre Studio 11 7.00pm Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, Rebels and the Republic. Studio Talk by Meadhbh Murphy, Archivist of RCSI 14 2.00pm Shakespeare Here & Elsewhere: 400th anniversary event with RIA Studio 18 8.00pm dlr Library Voices: Laura Bates in conversation with Sinéad Gleeson Pavilion 21 11.30am Two Cities One Book Event: Northern Ireland & LexIcon Bookclubs Various 21 12.30pm Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories: Angels in the Park LexIcon Green & 3.30pm with Shiva Productions 21 7.30pm Oxytocin – what I love in my life. Accessible Live Performance Studio 24 11.00am Little Stories, Little Prints: Printmaking workshop Level 3 Room 1 24 7.00pm St John Ambulance and the Easter Rising. Talk by Pádraig Allen, Archivist. Studio 25 Christ the King: UCD/dlr LexIcon exhibition begins Level 5 26 2.00pm Midwife of a Nation, a play by Joe O’Byrne/Carnation Theatre Studio 27 7.30pm Reading: Sarah Winman, author of When God was a Rabbit Studio 28 11.00am The Pale Project & Beyond: New Writing & Place-Making Studio JUNE Until 2 Until 22 Until 30 Until 30 1 8.00pm 11 11.30am 11 11.00am 20-22 24 8.00pm
Surgeons and Insurgents: RCSI and the Easter Rising Haigh Terrace Royal Photographic Society 158th International Print Exhibition Municipal Gallery The Press Photographer of the Year Exhibition 2016 Haigh Terrace Memories: Exhibition of Creative Writing by Southside Writers Level 4 Eidola Trio: Musicians in Residence concert Studio The Tale of Herman. Performance for 3-4 year olds Project Room Family Day at dlr LexIcon to launch Summer Reading Programme Various 10.00am-5.00pm daily Spine showcase: Interactive artworks coordinated by Helen Barry Project Room Eidola Trio: Musicians in Residence concert Studio
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dlr LexIcon Exhibitions MUNICIPAL GALLERY The exhibitions in the Municipal Gallery are accompanied by a Gallery Learning Programme which offers opportunities for visitors to explore and engage with the artworks on show, through a series of talks, demonstrations and workshops. Full details at www.dlrcoco.ie/arts
Edge by Denis Kelly / Circadian by Ben Readman 11 March-29 April Kelly’s exhibition Edge incorporates a series of abstract paintings which draw inspiration from dlr LexIcon, its proximity to the sea and the wider designed world. Readman’s new body of work Circadian is made up of a collection of intimate twodimensional artworks that employ a number of traditional techniques and natural materials.
Royal Photographic Society 158th International Print Exhibition 11 May-22 June The Royal Photographic Society’s International Print Exhibition, held every year since 1854, is the longest standing exhibition of its kind in the world. It embraces all genres and styles of photography and combines photographic skill with ideas rich in meaning, message and technique. This unique selection of 100 images aims to challenge your ideas and capture your imagination! 4
top: Queen of the Deep Blue Sea © Lise Ulrich
What’s On April–June 2016
above: Symbiosis Ben Readman
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above: Letter from John MacDonagh to Miss Murphy dated 18/11/1915 left: Design by Grace Gifford for The Irish Theatre production of Dream Physician On loan from King family for Dalkey Diary 1916 exhibition. HAIGH TERRACE LEVEL 3 A.L. Kathleen King: Dalkey Diary from Easter 1916 8 March-29 April This exhibition is based on a diary, written by 22 year old Kathleen King (née Murphy) (1893-1978) of Mount Salus Road, Dalkey during the 1916 Rising. It was recently found by her family amongst her collection of photos, letters, playbills and memorabilia. Kathleen moved in the same circles as Thomas and John dlr LexIcon Exhibitions
MacDonagh, Joseph Plunkett, Edward Martyn and Máire Nic Shiubhlaigh and she was a staunch supporter of the cause for Irish Independence. She married Dr Edward King in 1918 who went on to become the first Medical Officer appointed by the new Sinn Féin government. Kathleen was a prominent member of An Taisce in the 1950s and became one of Ireland’s leading bryologists. Produced by dlr Libraries with support from dlr Heritage Office.
Surgeons and Insurgents: RCSI and the Easter Rising 3 May-2 June The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland holds a special position in the historical events of the Easter Rising. Find out about some of the leading Surgeons and Insurgents. Touring exhibition courtesy of The Royal College of Surgeons. See www.rcsi.ie/2016 Two talks will take place during this exhibition, the first on 11th May at 7.00pm by RCSI Archivist Meadhbh Murphy and the second on 24th May at 7.00pm by Pádraig Allen (Archivist) on the St John Ambulance and the Easter Rising. All welcome, free events. No booking necessary. The Press Photographer of the Year Exhibition 2016 3-30 June This exhibition includes 122 award-winning and highly recommended images from the 38th year of The Press Photographers Association of Ireland annual awards. Over 2,000 images were entered by over 103 photographers, all members of the Press Photographers Association of Ireland, providing a memorable snapshot of the past year in a variety of categories. 5
dlr LexIcon Exhibitions LEVEL 4 Books Ireland Exhibition Until 29 April This exhibition celebrates the 40th anniversary issue of Books Ireland with 40 covers, one from each year since 1976 and it includes recent designs by IADT students. Sightsavers: Imagine 2030 Until 29 April This exhibition displays the work of 15 regional winners of Sightsavers’ Junior Painter Awards 2016. Each young artist was asked to ‘Imagine 2030’. Sightsavers is working towards a 2030 where people living with disabilities have equal rights and opportunities. www.sightsavers. ie/juniorpainter Little Stories Little Prints: A 1916 Commemorative travelling exhibition. 3-31 May The Leinster Printmaking Studio with support from Kildare County
Council Arts and Library Service presents a 1916 Commemorative Project through Printmaking. Almost fifty printmakers from eight printmaking studios around Ireland accepted an invitation to
We will all travel by motorised umbrellas Entry by Laura Gavin (Age 10) 6
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participate in the project which aims to create awareness of little known events/incidents around the time of the Easter Rising. Further information at www.littlestorieslittleprints.com. With 2 workshops on 10 and 24 May. See page 12 for booking. Memories 1-30 June Memories is an exhibition of creative writing by Southside Writers. This is a collection of stories and poems, a social and historic record of a lifestyle almost unrecognisable to many young people of the 21st century. Unless recorded, this valuable heritage risks being lost forever. Curated by Helen Ryan.
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Creating the Manifesto Display 18 April-31 May Arising from a manifesto-writing project for young people that took place over Easter 2016 at dlr LexIcon and the National Print Museum, this is a display of some of the designs and letterpress posters produced during the project. Coordinated by Nathan O’Donnell.
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Irish Life and Lore: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 1916 Oral History Collection Until 14 May This display highlights artifacts and information relating to the recordings of people associated with the Dún LaoghaireRathdown area who were related to or had connections with key figures of 1916. Further details available at libraries.dlrcoco.ie
Christ the King Exhibition: Partnership with UCD School of History 2015-16 25 May-30 July The Christ the King sculpture by Andrew O’Connor, situated at dlr LexIcon was the subject of an important case study by Archive students at UCD’s School of History in collaboration with the dlr LexIcon Exhibitions
UCD Digital Library. Working with an archive of material donated in June 2015 by the Kenny family who were involved with the initial preservation and erection of the sculpture in Dún Laoghaire, this exhibition provides hitherto unseen background information and context regarding this iconic artwork. 7
dlr LexIcon Residencies DLR MUSICIANS IN RESIDENCE
As resident artists, they have been collecting music from five centuries and creating brand new works inspired by the locality. Join these musical time-travellers in music as diverse as Bach and Bowie; luxuriate in their 17thcentury sonorities, and expect the unexpected. Check out their residency blog at https:// eidolalexiconblog.wordpress.com
Sebastian Adams and Jonathan Nangle The Studio, dlr LexIcon 20 April, 7.00pm Free event. Booking on www.eventbrite.ie
Reading: Sarah Winman The Studio, dlr LexIcon 27 May, 7.30pm b5.00. Booking on www.eventbrite.ie
WRITER IN RESIDENCE The Pale Project Presents… The Last Salon. The Studio, dlr LexIcon 4 May, 8.00pm Free event. Booking on www.eventbrite.ie
Sebastian Adams The Studio, dlr LexIcon 10 May, 7.00pm Free event. Booking on www.eventbrite.ie A recital of new viola works written for Sebastian Adams by composers including Finola Merivale, Daniel Barkley, Jonathan Nangle, Tom Lane, Garrett Sholdice and Tyler Gilmore. Eidola Trio The Studio, dlr LexIcon 1 and 24 June, 8.00pm Free events. Booking on www.eventbrite.ie As the culmination of their dlr LexIcon residency, the Eidola Trio (Anita Vedres – baroque violin, Eamon Sweeney – baroque guitars and Malachy Robinson – viola da gamba) will give two evening concerts in June. 8
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Improvisations for viola and electronics by Irish composers Sebastian Adams and Jonathan Nangle; part of Sebastian’s residency in dlr LexIcon.
Writer-in-Residence, Selina Guinness, presents the last of her Salon Nights at the Studio. Members of The Pale Project reveal the imaginative territories they have made their own while Selina Guinness reflects on what the Project has meant for her residency with Dún LaoghaireRathdown County Council. What’s On April–June 2016
Sarah Winman is an actress and best-selling novelist, now living in London. Her debut, When God was a Rabbit, was critically acclaimed as ‘sharply funny’, ‘recognizably true and heart-breaking’. Now, her second novel, A Year of Marvellous Ways, recounts the tale of an unlikely friendship between an old woman coming to the end of her life, and a young soldier who sees little point going on with his. Atmospherically set on a Cornwall creek in the aftermath of the Second World War, this ‘gripping waiting game’ has been described as ‘utterly engrossing’ and is a Richard and Judy Bookclub choice. Sarah Winman is a compelling reader of her work. Join Sarah and Selina Guinness for an entertaining evening of Marvellous Ways and talk of love, loss and cold-water swimming.
dlr LexIcon Residencies The Pale Project & Beyond: New Writing & Place-Making. In association with Artnet dlr The Studio, dlr LexIcon 28 May, 11.00am-1.00pm Free event. Booking on www.eventbrite.ie “How can I ever describe the exuberant richness and multiplicity of culture in this place to you? This is both my task and my delight.” The Gentle Author. In 2009, The Gentle Author pledged to write 10,000 stories about the area of East London where he lives, on his blog, Spitalfields Life. The Gentle Author’s London Album, a gift from the novelist, Sarah Winman, inspired this year’s Pale Project, run by the writer in residence, Selina Guinness. Now Selina has invited these two Londoners, Sarah Winman and The Gentle Author, to reflect on the ethics of writing about real communities in a changing world. We will be discussing what writers owe to their literary territories, and how blogs can foster shared citizenship among readers. What might similar initiatives gain for place-making in Dublin and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown? Call for Writer in Residence Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council invites applications for a writer in residence for the period June 2016 to May 2017. This writer in residence is managed by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Library Service and is grant-aided by the Arts Council. The residency is open to writers dlr LexIcon Residencies
working in any genre (e.g. fiction, non-fiction, poetry, script-writing, etc). The residency this year will focus on the theme of Creativity and will have a particular emphasis on writing for 8-18 year olds. The writer’s work may draw inspiration from this theme in a variety of ways. The residency is envisaged as a part-time residency which will allow time for the writer’s own work in addition to engagement and interaction with both the general public and, more specifically, with those with an interest in writing themselves. Full details will be available on libraries.dlrcoco.ie from Monday 4 April. Closing date for applications will be 12.00 noon on Wednesday 27 April 2016. DLR STORYTELLER IN RESIDENCE Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is delighted to announce Fiona Dowling as the first Storyteller in Residence for the county. Here are two great opportunities to get involved: Storytelling Performance: Once Upon a Place by Senem Donatan (Turkey) and Fiona Dowling (Ireland) The Studio, dlr LexIcon 23 April, 4.00-5.30pm Free event. Suitable for adults and families. Booking on www.eventbrite.ie. Search for Once Upon a Place Join our Storyteller in Residence Fiona Dowling and Senem Donatan, all the way from
Istanbul, for a very special bi-lingual performance. The storytellers have collected real life stories from Istanbul and the west of dlr county and will tell folktales from both areas.
Call for participants Storytellers Fiona Dowling (Ireland) and Senem Donatan (Turkey) will co-facilitate a 4-day workshop in Tandem Storytelling (where the telling of a story is shared between two performers) in dlr LexIcon from 19-23 April, culminating in a public performance. During the workshops, you will have the opportunity to work alongside Turkish professional and nonprofessional storytellers and learn the skills of bilingual tandem storytelling. This free opportunity is aimed at non-professional storytellers. You need to be available from 19-22 April and the afternoon of April 23. Please send expressions of interest, detailing any previous experience in storytelling or performance to storyoffiona@gmail.com Deadline for applications: Friday 8 April at 5.00pm. 9
dlr LexIcon Events MUSIC EVENTS Jazz Evening featuring the On/ Off Quartet: Peter Moc (guitar), Mark Flynn (piano), Kevin Brady (drums) and Andrew Csibi (bass) Studio Theatre Tuesday 5 April, 7.30pm. Free but ticketed via Eventbrite.ie Covering a broad spectrum of music from contemporary jazz to fusion and swing, this event is organised by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Dublin in association with dlr Libraries.
and unusual event invites the audience to immerse themselves in the words, and music, of Dylan Tighe’s new uplifting song-cycle Wabi-Sabi Soul and re-imagines how songwriting is experienced in a fitting literary and contemplative ambience. ‘An exquisite songwriter’ The Sunday Times on Dylan Tighe.
DUBLIN: ONE CITY, ONE BOOK AND 1916 RELATED EVENTS
above: Peter Moc and Mark Flynn Wabi-Sabi Soul – Headphones Concert dlr LexIcon Level 4 Friday 29 April, 7.30pm Tickets f10 and f8 from Eventbrite.ie Singer-songwriter Dylan Tighe presents an exclusive WorldPremiere Live performance of his new song-cycle and album WabiSabi Soul in the main library with full electric band via individuallywired headphones. This intimate 10
Fallen by Lia Mills is this year’s chosen One City One Book Title. Further details in the Dublin: One City One Book leaflet and on www.dublinonecityonebook.ie. This year, Belfast is also taking part in a Two Cities One Book Festival and dlr Libraries are involved with this initiative also. Admission free and no booking required for events, unless otherwise stated below.
What’s On April–June 2016
Women’s Lives, Work and Activism in 1916 Studio Theatre Thursday 7 April, 7.00pm (launch at 6.00pm) Labour historian Theresa Moriarty and poet and biographer Nell Regan discuss the role of women in society, politics and the Easter Rising. Preceded by the launch at 6.00pm of Helena Molony: A Radical Life by Nell Regan. Irish History live 1916 with Pat Moylan Tuesdays 12, 19 and 26 April, Wednesdays 13, 20 and 27 April at 10.00am, 11.15am and 12.30pm in Children’s Library Dress as an immigrant from Famine times, wear the uniform of an Irish Volunteer during the 1916 Rising or be a rebel during the War of Independence. Class visits: Ages 8-12. Bookings necessary. Email: dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie Midwife of a Nation: a play written by Joe O’Byrne and Carnation Theatre. Studio Theatre Tuesday 12 April, 7.00pm Join Carnation Theatre as it follows the women of 1916: the dispatchers, the doctors, the gunrunners, the nurses and the smugglers. During the month of May, as part of Bealtaine Festival the play will be performed for older people affected by dementia and their carers on 12 May at 11.30am and 26 May at 2.00pm.
dlr LexIcon Events women’s lives against the backdrop of the events of 1916. In Celia’s play, Beth takes in washing and mends frocks in order to support herself and her son, James. In a separate performance, based on the novel Fallen, Katie is trapped in a house on the wrong side of the river at the height of the fighting during Easter Week. Admission b5.00 at Studio Theatre. Tickets available at door and via Eventbrite.ie.
Bookings for all 3 performances on Eventbrite.ie Search for Midwife of a Nation. ’16 in 16 Studio Theatre Tuesday 14 April, 7.00pm Four prominent people from the arts, social justice, heritage and sport speak for 16 minutes each on all things ’16 related. Join The Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, Emily Logan; Lia Mills, author of Fallen; Pat Cooke, Director of UCD MA in Cultural Policy and Arts Management and Amina Moustafa of the SARI ‘Hijabs and Hat-tricks’ programme. Curated by Nell Regan. Admission free. Booking necessary via Eventbrite.ie. Dramatising Women’s Lives Studio Theatre Thursday 21 April, 7.00pm Monologues by Celia de Fréine (Beth) and Lia Mills (Katie) explore dlr LexIcon Events
1916 Song Project Studio Theatre Friday 22 April 1.00pm Lunchtime Talk and 7.30pm Performance The 1916 Song Project is a research and performance project devised and produced by Michael Fortune and Aileen Lambert. The project features ten traditional singers from throughout the island of Ireland who will research, compose and present a body of traditional songs based on the 1916 Easter Rising and the events surrounding it. Concerts take place April/May 2016, in Dublin, Dún Laoghaire and other counties where there was significant activity during Easter 1916. No booking required either for talk or performance. All welcome. A.L. Kathleen King and her Dalkey Diary from Easter 1916. Studio Theatre Monday 25 April, 7.00pm Talk by Ronan King, grandson of A.L. Kathleen King about her Dalkey Diary from 1916, outlining
‘Dublin’s Eventful Weeks as We Heard Them’. In association with the exhibition in dlr LexIcon until 30 April, travelling to Dalkey Library for May/June.’ The Poets’ Revolution – a reading Studio Theatre Tuesday 26 April, 7.00pm Distinguished Irish poets of today introduce a choice of poetry from the leaders of the Rising in a special evening poetry and conversation with Gerald Dawe, Paula Meehan, Eiléan Ní Cuilleanáin and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill. Máire Nic Shiubhlaigh and 1916 Studio Theatre Thursday 28 April, 7.00pm The Abbey Theatre’s first leading lady was also a Republican activist who led Cumann na mBan in Jacob’s Biscuit Factory in 1916. Join Dave Kenny, Máire’s grandnephew and editor of the recently published The Splendid Years: Memoirs of an Abbey Actress and 1916 Rebel. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council recently published 1916 Surrenders: Captain H. E. de Courcy-Wheeler’s Eyewitness Account researched by Alex Findlater. Copies are available in all dlr branch libraries, b10.00.
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BEALTAINE EVENTS IN MAY Artists’ Impressions of 1916 and the emergence of an Independent Ireland (1898-1928). Talk by Dr Marie Bourke, former Keeper and Head of Education at the NGI. Studio Theatre Thursday 5 May, 7.00pm This talk will explore the period around the 1916 Rising and subsequent events through a range of images by artists including Seán Keating, William Orpen, Patrick Tuohy, Grace Gifford, Jack B. Yeats, Kathleen Fox, Edmond Delrenne and John Lavery. Admission free. All welcome. No booking necessary.
Creative journaling workshops with artist Liz Rackard Level 5, Room 4 Thursdays 5, 12, 19 and 26 May (course of 4 weeks) 10.30-12.00pm Creative journaling is a combination of drawing, painting, writing in a journal, using different art therapy techniques. Liz is a qualified art therapist and practising artist. (Max 15) Booking via dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie
Tai Chi for arthritis with osteopath Marion O’Connor and physiotherapist Barbara Mullan LexIcon Lab Fridays 6, 13, 20, 27 May and 3 & 10 June (course of 6 weeks) 11.00-12.00pm If you have concerns regarding arthritis and how to cope with fear of falling this course is for you. Tai Chi will be taught with the aim to improve your sense of balance, coordination as well as develop mindfulness and confidence. (Max 12, Ages 60+) Booking via dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie
above: Detail from Edmond Delrenne’s Sackville Street in Ruins, 1916. © The National Gallery of Ireland NGI. 18486
Printmaking workshops in association with Little Stories Little Prints Exhibition Level 3, Room 1. Tuesdays 10 and 24 May (separate workshops) 11.00am-1.00pm Free workshops, suitable for beginners. (Max 10) Booking via dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie
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Midwife of a Nation: a play written by Joe O’Byrne and Carnation Theatre. Studio Theatre Thursday 12 May at 11.00am and Thursday 26 May at 2.00pm Join Carnation Theatre as it follows the women of 1916: the dispatchers, the doctors, the gunrunners, the nurses and the smugglers. Sing! Dance! Remember! These performances will be performed for older people affected by dementia and their carers. Bookings for both performances on Eventbrite.ie Search for Midwife of a Nation.
Shakespeare: Here and Elsewhere – Presented by the RIA (Royal Irish Academy) as part of events marking 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.
Studio Theatre Saturday 14 May, 2.00pm This event is suitable for adults and students aged 16 years+ Tickets b5.00 full price/b3.00 concession via Eventbrite.ie. Shakespeare: Here and Elsewhere comprises two distinct parts: Professor Burnett will first give a 20 minute talk on the topic of ‘Shakespeare, Film, Northern Ireland’. Burnett will discuss the significance of two recent film adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays; Hamlet (2005) in which Derry-Londonderry features as a location and Mickey B/Macbeth
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(2006) which was filmed in MHP Maghaberry and in which prisoners were cast. He will also consider the HBO series, Game of Thrones, which was made and set in Northern Ireland, as a hyper-adaptation of Shakespeare. In the second part of this event ‘Shakespeare and World Cinema’, the audience will be invited to participate in an interactive exercise to identify film clips; play, period, language and country.
Professor Mark Thornton Burnett MRIA, Queen’s University Belfast, is an academic expert on Shakespeare in film and modern popular culture.
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dlr Library Voices presents Laura Bates in conversation with Sinéad Gleeson Pavilion Theatre Wednesday 18 May, 8.00pm Tickets: b10 and b8. Booking at www.paviliontheatre.ie or call (01) 231 2929 Laura Bates is the founder of the Everyday Sexism Project which exists to catalogue instances of sexism experienced on a day to day basis. Her new book, Girl Up, is a hilarious, jaunty and bold exposé of the truth about the pressures exerted on women who are told: ‘that’s not for girls’; ‘take it as a compliment’; ‘don’t rock the boat’; ‘beauty’s on the inside.’ Well, Laura is here to tell you something different.
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories dlr LexIcon Garden. Meeting Point outside Brambles Café Saturday 21 May. Two shows: 12.30pm and 3.30pm (Duration 1 hour each) Free event. Booking via Eventbrite.ie, search Angels in the Park. Suitable for 12+ with parental guidance. Shiva Productions and dlr LexIcon present Angels in the Park II, an exciting series of five brand new 10-minute plays, by five emerging Irish writers, exploring who we are and how we got here. Shiva have charmed audiences with this unique outdoor theatrical experience in Ireland, London and Paris. Audiences will be led to different locations around the LexIcon building and are advised to bring a portable chair or rug, and an umbrella in case of light rain, and dress warmly.
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dlr LexIcon Events JUNE Family Day and Launch of Summer Reading Programme dlr LexIcon Garden (weather permitting!) Sat. 11 June, 11.00am-4.00pm Enjoy this great family-centered day and sign up for summer reading while you are here. Look out for Wooly Wards Pet Farm, Punch and Judy Shows, Circus Skills workshops including trapeze line, storytime sessions, as well as felting and art workshops throughout the day. This years’ summer reading theme is ‘Be a summer star’. The programme includes great incentives all along the way as well as the chance to win fabulous prizes for all who complete the challenge of reading 10 books. ARTS OFFICE EVENTS dlr Arts Office is proud to announce two very special performances. Box Play and Oxytocin were commissioned to respond to the need for better access to cultural activities for people with disabilities.
full of surprising things. Using puppetry, clown and physical comedy; we invite you to join us on a gentle, playful and multisensory adventure through a magical world full of colour, sound, texture and movement. Free entry. To book, www.eventbrite.ie and search for Box Play Oxytocin - what I love in my life? Studio Theatre Saturday 21 May, 7.30pm-8.30pm A new, accessible live performance of pop music with digital projections created by a team of musicians and artists with intellectual disabilities, led by Jonathan Reynolds with guest musician Honor Heffernan. Support by Electric Dreams and That’s Life, Brothers of Charity Services Galway. Free entry. To book, www.eventbrite.ie and search for Oxytocin
Box Play Studio Theatre Friday 29 April, 4.30-5.30pm Inspired by and designed for children with learning disabilities, autism and hearing impairments, their families and a general family audience. Free work in progress performance & Feedback Session. We have a great big box. It’s
The Tail of Herman Project Room (beside the Gallery, level 3) Saturday 11 June, 11.30am-12.15pm Herman likes living in his little house, with his little bed, his little chair and all his storybooks. But then the rain and the wind come and Herman realises that he has to move on. Written by Irma Grothuis, facilitated and presented by Irma Grothuis and Thomas Johnston Free event, suitable for Ages 3-4. Booking via www.eventbrite.ie and search for The Tail of Herman.
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What’s On April–June 2016
Spine showcase Project Room (beside the Gallery, level 3) Monday 20-Wednesday 22 June, 10.00-5.00pm Spine is a series of interactive artworks that have been created for early years children by their peers with artist Helen Barry. There are also free workshops aimed at 3-4 year olds. To book a workshop go to www.eventbrite.ie and search for Spine REGULAR EVENTS Baby Book Club Facilitated by author Sarah Webb LexIcon Lab area, Level 3 Wednesday 13 April, 10.00am. All welcome Coffee morning as Gaeilge: Tuesdays 11.00-12.00 in Café Informal conversational Irish language sessions. Fáilte Isteach: Mondays until 30 May Level 5, Rooms 2 and 3 plus Café Times: 5.45-7.45 or 6.15-7.45 Free English language classes failteisteach@thirdageireland.ie Weekly Smartphone Classes with Vodafone Ireland LexIcon Lab, Level 3 Wednesdays from 1 June, 11.00am-1.00pm Suitable for Beginners or Advanced Booking for individual classes. dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie
dlr LexIcon Lab Dr Jake Rowan Byrne’s latest workshops are outlined below. All workshops free but booking essential at www.eventbrite.ie. LEXICON LAB FOR KIDS dlr: Kids do code, run by Claire Hayden of Go4IT LexIcon Lab Tuesdays, 4.00-6.00pm 10 sessions designed to explore the use of technology in designing, coding and creating games, animations, apps and more! Some are aimed at a younger audience (8 -11 year olds) while the App inventor and Python workshops are more suited to older childen (10+ years). Step on: 8-11 years April 5 and 12 These basic workshops on computer programming will use Scratch and Blockly to give kids an accessible and fun introduction to coding. Workshops are booked individually. Step forward: 8-11 years April 19 and 26 & May 10 and 17 These workshops will build on previous coding experience, continuing on with some Scratch work and using add-ons such as the Makey Makey and the Raspberry Pi to enhance user interactivity and introduce other programming languages such as Python and HTML. Participants must be able to attend all 4 workshops.
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Step up: 10 years+ May 24 and 31 & June 7 and 14 These workshops will aim to bring kids up to a more advanced level of computer programming using App Inventor as a natural step on from Scratch to create their own apps and using Python to introduce fundamental programming. Advanced workshop, 10+ only Participants must be able to attend all 4 workshops. Workshop Coordinator: Claire is a primary school teacher and co-founder of Go4IT who offer tech-based summer camps and courses. dlr Minecrafted with Sabine and Ciarán McKenna 10 Saturdays: April 9, 16, 23, 30, May 14, 21, 28 (no sessions May 7: mid-term), June 4, 11, 18 2.00-3.15pm – Some experience 3.30-4.45pm – Suitable for all, including beginners. Age 7-12. Booking http://dlrlexicon.eventbrite.ie No Minecraft license or laptop necessary. LEXICON LAB FOR ADULTS Introduction to 3D printing Mondays, 6.00-8.00pm Apr 4, 18 & 25, May 9, 23 & 30 and June 20 This workshop will give you a basic introduction and get you started with your first 3D printed object. For those with little to no experience with 3D printing and Computer Added Deisgn (CAD) software.
3D printing – Let’s get technical Mondays, 6.00-8.00pm April 11, May 16 and June 13 This workshop builds on the basic introduction workshop (running on alternative Monday evenings) and introduces more technical tools for 3D modelling. Drop in maker evenings Tuesdays, 6.00-8.00pm April 5 & 12, May 10, 17, 24 & 31 and June 7 Have an idea but need some help figuring out where to get started or what creative technologies might help bring the idea to life? Maybe you just want to bounce your idea off someone else? Drop in to the Dun Laoghaire 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. Further events may be held to mark European Maker Week 30 May-5 June. See http://europeanmakerweek.eu Introduction to Programming and Electronics: Raspberry Pi and Arduino Wednesdays, 6.00-8.00pm April 6, May 11 & 25 and June 8 Ever wanted to try your hand at programming a robot, controlling your house from your phone or simply flashing some lights? This workshop will give you taste of how inputs and outputs on small computers such as the Raspberry Pi and Arduino, can be used to create smart solutions to everyday problems. 15
dlr Branch Libraries’ Events BLACKROCK T 288 8117 E blackrocklib@dlrcoco.ie
Felt Making workshop with Maria Kennedy Saturday 9 April, 2.30-3.30pm Intergenerational event, adults & children welcome (Max 15). Irish History Live 1916 with Ann Moylan Monday 18 April, 10.30am Class visit. Dress as an immigrant from Famine times, wear the uniform of an Irish Volunteer during the 1916 Rising or be a rebel during the War of Independence.
Yoga Storytime with Nicola Foxe of Yo-Yo Yoga Wednesdays from 30 March, 3.30pm Ages 3-8 (Max 15 children) *due to high demand it is necessary to book in on day of each session via phone. Baby Book Club Facilitated by Sarah Webb First Wednesday of month at 11.30am-12.30pm as follows: 6 April, 4 May, 1 June (Max 20). Musical Movements with Carla Fazio 10 weeks from Wednesday 6 April 10.00-10.30am. Ages 2-3 (Max 15) 10.45-11.15am. Ages 18 months-2 (Max 15) Enjoy music, song, rhyme and movement with your toddler.
Chair Yoga for Bealtaine with Nicola Foxe of Yo-Yo Yoga. Thursday 12 May, 3.30pm (Max 20). Never tried yoga before? Try it from the comfort of your chair. Beginners welcome. Talk on entitlements for older people for Bealtaine with Age Action Ireland Thursday 19 May, 3.30pm. All welcome, no booking required. Mary Loves Books! Thursday 19 May 6.30pm. ‘The pleasure to be had from a good book is made even more so when shared with fellow readers’, says Mary Burnham of Dubray Books. Mary is a huge advocate of book clubs so be warned that her enthusiasm and love of books is highly contagious! All Welcome, no booking required.
Puppet making workshop with Julie-Rose McCormick 11.00am-12.30pm. Ages: 7-12 (Max 15) Balloon modelling workshop with Julie-Rose McCormick 2.00-3.00pm. Ages: all welcome. Puppet show with Julie-Rose McCormick 3.00-4.00pm The Chinese Princess and the Cricket. Ages: family show, all welcome.
CABINTEELY T 285 5363 E cabinteelylib@dlrcoco.ie Storytime with Aoife Munn 13 Tuesdays from 5 April-28 June at 3.30pm. Ages: 3-8. No booking required, all welcome.
Supported by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Arts Grants
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Summer Reading Programme Launch Saturday 18 June:
What’s On April–June 2016
dlr Branch Libraries’ Events Genealogical Society of Ireland Desk Thursday 7 April, 6.00-8.00pm. Find out more about their extensive resources for researching family history. Spring workshop with Eithne Griffin Thursday 14 April, 4.00-5.00pm Ages: 4+ (Max 10). Author visit with Sheila Agnew Wednesday 20 April, 10.00-11.00am Class visit (5th or 6th). Making zines & photobooks with Aoife Giles Thursday 5 May, 6.00-7.50pm Ages: 10+ (Max 10). Talk on D-Day Normandy landings with Paul McDonald for Bealtaine Tuesday 24 May, 6.00pm. Historical overview of Operation Overlord, the airborne and amphibious Allied landing operations on 6 June 1944 in Normandy, France. Puppet Show with Julie-Rose McCormick to launch Summer Reading Programme Wednesday 8 June, 11.00am Class visit. Mary Loves Books! Thursday 30 June, 6.30pm. Join Mary Burnham of Dubray Books (see full blurb under Blackrock Library). All Welcome, no booking required.
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EXHIBITION Cabinteely Painters: Art Exhibition and Sale 14-23 April.
DALKEY T 285 5277 E dalkeylib@dlrcoco.ie Baby Book Club Facilitated by Sarah Webb Monday 18 April, 10.30am. Local Launch of Tim Pat Coogan’s recent book 1916: The Mornings After Tues 26 April, 6.30pm. Talk and signing by the author. All welcome Mary Loves Books! Thursday 12 May, 6.30pm. Join Mary Burnham of Dubray Books (see full blurb under Blackrock Library). All Welcome, no booking required. Author visit to launch Summer Reading Programme Wednesday 25 May, 10.30am and 11.45am Class visits (2nd-4th) Paula Leyden, author of The Butterfly Heart and The Sleeping Baobab Tree EXHIBITION A.L. Kathleen King: 1916 Dalkey Diary Exhibition 6 May-30 June
DEANSGRANGE T 285 0860 E deansgrangelib@dlrcoco.ie Making zines & photobooks with Aoife Giles Course of 4 weeks – Saturdays 2, 9, 16, 23 April at 2.30pm Ages: 11+ (Max:12) Storytime with Aoife Munn 13 Wednesdays from 6 April29 June, 3.30pm. Ages: 3-8. No booking required, all welcome. Irish History Live 1916 with Pat Moylan Monday 11 April at 10.00, 11.15 and 12.30pm. Class visits. Ages: 8-12. Dress as an immigrant from Famine times, wear the uniform of an Irish Volunteer during the 1916 Rising or be a rebel during the War of Independence. Mary Loves Books! Tuesday 26 April, 6.30pm. Join Mary Burnham of Dubray Books (see full blurb under Blackrock Library). All Welcome, no booking required. Art workshops with artist Claire Halpin: Me, my selfie & I Mondays, 9, 16, 23 and 30 May (course of 4) from 3.00-4.45pm Ages: 8-12 (Max: 15) Minecraft with Sabine McKenna Wednesdays 11, 18, 25 May 3.00-4.30pm for Ages: 7-9 (Max 6) 5.00-6.30pm for Ages 10-12 (Max 6)
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dlr Branch Libraries’ Events Summer Reading Programme Launch Saturday 28 May: Puppet workshop with Julie-Rose McCormick 11.00am-12.30pm. Ages: 7-12 (Max 15) Balloon modelling workshop with Julie-Rose McCormick 2.00-3.00pm. Ages: all welcome. Puppet show with Julie-Rose McCormick 3.00-4.00pm Beauty and The Beast. Ages: family show, all welcome.
DUNDRUM T 298 5000 E dundrumlib@dlrcoco.ie Gardening workshops with Aoife Munn for Bealtaine 6.30pm each Thursday. Grow your own veg: 21 April Organic gardening: 28 April Easy Propagation for all: 5 May All welcome. W.B. Yeats and Suburbia: a talk on W.B Yeats by Catherine Kilcoyne for Bealtaine Tuesday 17 May, 6.30pm.
EXHIBITION Offshoot Photography Exhibition 19 April-16 May Launch Tuesday 19 April, 7.00pm. Offshoot is a photography society with 130 members which was formed in 2008 and meets weekly in St Brigid’s G.N.S. on Monday evenings at 8.00pm. See http://www.offshoot.ie/ All welcome.
Launch of Summer Reading Programme in Dundrum Library Make a Summer Reading Book Journal with Eithne Griffin Sat 11 June, 10.30am-12.30pm Record the books you read over the summer holidays! This workshop includes a brief introduction to the history of books both pre and post paper invention. Children will be supplied with blank notebooks and given a range of materials to decorate and add pockets and embellishments to the blank books. They will be encouraged to talk about their favourite books and the workshop will conclude with a fun quiz on a book theme! Max 15. Age 7 + (younger ages also welcome with parental assistance) EXHIBITION
The works of W.B. Yeats have, to date, been geographically associated with City and Country; with an idyllic West and a Revolutionary Dublin. But what of the suburbs and the urban hinterlands where he and his family spent much time? This talk will explore how the suburbs, in particular, Dundrum, County Dublin, are an invisible yet intractable force in his poetry. All welcome.
Coliemore by Olive Gaughlan
Care of Art, Antiques & Family Heirlooms in the Home with Erica Devine for Bealtaine Tuesday 24 May, 6.30pm. All welcome.
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What’s On April–June 2016
Sightsavers’ Children’s Art Exhibition: Imagine 2030 6 May-30 June Exhibition of 15 regional winners of Sightsavers’ Junior Painter Awards 2016. Each young artist was asked to ‘Imagine 2030’ SHANKILL T 282 3081 E shankilllib@dlrcoco.ie Irish History Live 1916 with Pat Moylan Wednesday 6 April, 10.30am. Dress as an immigrant from Famine times, wear the uniform of an Irish Volunteer during the 1916 Rising or be a rebel during the War of Independence. Class visit. Ages 8-12.
dlr Branch Libraries’ Events Gardening and Mental Health with Aoife Munn for Bealtaine Thursday 12 May, 6.30pm. All welcome. Care of Art, Antiques & Family Heirlooms with Erica Devine for Bealtaine Thursday 26 May, 6.30pm. All Welcome. Baby Book Club Facilitated by Sara Keating Third Wednesday of month at 10.30am as follows: 20 April, 18 May, 15 June All welcome Author visit to launch Summer Reading Programme Wednesday 8 June 10.15 and 11.30am Paula Leyden, author of The Butterfly Heart and The Sleeping Baobab Tree Class visit (2nd-4th)
STILLORGAN T 288 9655 E stillorganlib@dlrcoco.ie Spring Crafts for children with Aoife Munn Thursday 7 April, 3.30pm. Ages: 5+ (Max 10). Irish History Live 1916 with Pat Moylan Thursday 21 April 10.00am and 11.15am Dress as an immigrant from Famine times, wear the uniform of an Irish Volunteer during the dlr Branch Libraries’ Events
1916 Rising or be a rebel during the War of Independence. Class visits. Ages: 8-12. Baby Book Club Facilitated by Sara Keating Last Thursday of month at 10.30am as follows: 28 April, 26 May, 30 June All welcome Felt Making Workshop for Adults for Bealtaine with Maria Kennedy Wednesday 11 May 11.00am-1.00pm A talk on Mindful Eating for Bealtaine with Bernadette Rock of Heydayworld.com Thursday 19 May, 6.30pm All welcome Mary Loves Books! Wednesday 25 May, 7.00pm Thursday 2 June, 6.30pm ‘The pleasure to be had from a good book is made even more so when shared with fellow readers’, says Mary Burnham of Dubray Books. Mary is a huge advocate of book clubs but be warned that her enthusiasm and love of books is highly contagious! All welcome Reading the Rising: 3 week course with Ciara Murphy Thursdays 9, 23 and 30 June 6.00pm-7.00pm Reading the Rising focuses on literary representations of Ireland in the early 20th century, in particular around the time of the 1916 Rising.
Bee-themed workshop with Fionnghuaile Griffin Tuesday 31 May, 3.30-5.30pm. Make a hexagon Bee book and with lots of help and ideas, write a story and illustrate it in this workshop. Ages: 7-11 (Max 10). Author visit to promote Summer Reading Programme Wednesday 1 June 10.30am and 12.00pm Paula Leyden, author of The Butterfly Heart and The Sleeping Baobab Tree Class visits (2nd-4th classes) Bug Hunt with Aoife Munn Tuesday 14 June 3.30-4.30pm. Find cut-outs of different bugs in Stillorgan Library and when found, match the bugs with description of jobs they do in the garden! Ages: 4-8 (Max 12). EXHIBITION We Are What We Read, curated by Colm Keegan dlr Writer in Residence 2014-2015, photos by Ger Holland. 5 May-8 June Read about the books that made a difference to the lives of a number of readers and writers who shared their memories and views for this inspirational exhibition.
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Irish Design Gallery opens Following an extensive refurbishment of the historic Moran Park House, the new Irish Design Gallery opened on 9 March 2016. The house has
Brambles Café on Moran Park Level 1 is open Mon-Sun 10.00am-5.00pm
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been beautifully and sensitively restored by the Council’s Architects’ Department. Moran Park House, which was acquired by the Council in 1954, was constructed for the Harbour Master in 1845 and was originally
known as ‘Harbour House’. It was renamed Moran Park House in 1961. It is a building of national significance and was the location of the first wireless transmission by Gugielmo Marconi on 20th July 1898. Sinéad Buckley Quinn of the Irish Design Gallery has now opened at Moran Park House, showcasing the work of local designers, artists and photographers. Everything on display in the gallery has been designed and handmade within a 50 mile radius. Further details available at www.irishdesigngallery.ie
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Tours of dlr LexIcon are held weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11.00am, commencing near the Security Desk. Groups of up to 20 people can be accommodated by emailing dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie in advance.