The Dock & County Leitrim What's on Guide September to December 2014

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The box office is open for advance bookings from 10am – 6pm Monday to Friday, 10am – 5pm Saturday and 7.45pm – 8.30pm on the evening of a performance.

Tickets must be paid for at time of booking. Payments can be made by cash, credit/ debit card or cheque (made payable to The Dock).

All evening shows start at 8.30pm unless otherwise stated. Customers are requested to pick up their tickets at the box office at least 30 minutes before the show start time.

Online booking is available for all performances and an online booking fee applies of €1 per ticket.

CONCESSIONS & GROUP BOOKINGS Concession prices are available for many of our shows and these apply to students in full time education & under 18’s, senior citizens (65+) and unwaged (ID may be required). Please state at time of booking. Group discounts are available.

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An ideal gift for any occasion, gift vouchers are available through the box office and may be exchanged for tickets to any performance in the theatre at The Dock.

REFUNDS/LATE COMERS Once purchased, tickets can only be refunded with sufficient notice and at the latest by 5.30pm on the day before the show. Latecomers can only be admitted if there is a suitable break in the performance and at the discretion of management.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Customers with special requirements, such as wheelchair users and those with guide dogs, are requested to inform the box office at time of booking so they can be accommodated. * Information is correct at time of going to print, however you are advised to check with the box office and our website for possible changes to the advertised programme. The Dock reserves the right to alter or cancel performances or workshops.

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SEPTEMBER Friday 5th September

Language, like

6pm

EXHIBITION

curated

by Alice Lyons

Moving Lyrics Poetry films: Padraig Cunningham (on a poem by Peter Fallon) Helen Horgan (on a poem by Pat Boran) Stephen Brandes (on a poem by Louis de Paor) John Halpin (on a poem by Sinéad Morrissey)

The Grammar Tables Garden Installation A new commission by Helen Horgan

Dark White Collages by poet Linda Norton

An exhibition that walks the line between words and images and raises questions about the nature of the boundary. It features poetry films, an immersive installation and collages--all works that embrace poetry as an essential element in their making.

Moving Lyrics: Four poetry films from the Poetry Project (2013) are featured, a project that invited visual artists to make moving image works based on the poems of some Irish writers.

The Grammar Tables Garden: For The Dock, Helen Horgan has created an immersive, larger-than-life sculptural garden. This new commission is an attempt to create a movable alphabet out of the image archives of a land and sea journey taken in 2009. These images, perceived as a set of gestural ‘signs’, share curious formal relations that suggest a language or script.

Dark White: San Francisco-based poet and essayist Linda Norton is also a fluent collagist. This exhibition features her minute and droll ‘paper poems’ and invites the viewer to draw connections across a practice that embraces the verbal and visual.

The exhibition continues until Saturday 1st November.

The

Poetry

Project

was

presented

as

part

of

the

Culture

Programme of the EU Presidency, and has been supported by

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Linda Norton Exhibition sponsored by Cultural Affairs, US Embassy Dublin.

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Culture Ireland, with additional support from Foras na Gaelige.

Gallery hours: Tuesday to Friday: 10.00am - 5:30pm Saturday: 10.00am - 5.00pm Admission is free

image: The Grammar Tables Garden, Helen Horgan, 2014

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Saturday 13th September

Outside The Lines

2pm

Jury Room/Performance Space EXHIBITION

“…instantly silences the room with her remarkable voice. her song craft and performance capabilities really are extraordinary.”

Friday 12th September

Lisa O’ Neill

8.30pm

€15/€12

Since

the

release

of her 2013 album Same Cloth or Not Lisa has won over fans and critics alike.

Her live shows have become much talked

Eamon Sweeney, Irish Independent

about affairs with the audience welling up one moment, and in stitches the next. Her rich

“Outside the Lines” is a day for exploration and discussion of the current state and

aged folk voice, melancholic melodies and brilliant lyrical wit have

possible futures of Arts and Disability in the Republic of Ireland. “Disability / Arts in

marked her as a genuinely unique Irish artist.

the Wilderness” will be a panel-discussion with arts and disability stakeholders and the general public. The day will also showcase work by two Leitrim-based artists,

2pm:

Rehearsed reading of Mamó by Isolde ÓBrolcháin Carmody M.Phil.

Directed & devised by Donal O’Kelly.

Funded by Arts and Disability Awards Ireland and Leitrim Artists’ Bursary.

3pm:

Exhibition; Fifth Wheel Element Project by Kathy O’Leary M.A.

Produced as part of Masters in Art in the Contemporary World, NCAD.

3.30pm: Screening of short film, Second Sight/Site by Kathy O’Leary.

Part of the Locis.eu residency. Followed by panel discussion:

Disability / Arts in the Wilderness

Exploration and discussion of the current state and possible futures of Arts and Disability in the Republic of Ireland.

Presented by Women Independently Living in Leitrim and The Dock.

Bookings for the rehearsed reading are through The Dock Box Office on 071 9650828.

For further information contact: outside.the.lines.event@gmail.com.

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Image: Clogging Cogs by Kathy O ‘Leary

THEATRE

Tuesday 16th September

8.30pm

€15

Beezneez An Ordinary Man

The last Beezneez tour of John McDwyer’s extraordinary play, An Ordinary Man brought standing ovations in venues all over Ireland and now The Dock hosts the show on its short revival tour. Funny and heart-breaking in equal measure; An Ordinary Man takes us on the life journey of a simple sawyer through births, deaths and marriages with a bit of football and ballroom dancing thrown in just for craic until, ultimately, we realise that while there may be an

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Kathy O’Leary and Isolde Carmody.

ordinary man, there is no such thing as an ordinary life.

The author directs Gerry Farrell in a tour de force performance where you should be prepared to laugh, be prepared to cry and be prepared for an unforgettable evening of pure theatre.

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SEPTEMBER Friday September 19th

Culture Night

6pm-late FREE

Sunday 28th September

6pm

€17/€15

Fabulous Beast presents

Rian-Unplugged

For Culture Night 2014 The Dock will serve up a colourful and eclectic

SPECIAL EARLY NCE EVENING PERFORMA

featuring Liam Ó Maonlaí

mixture of events for all ages drawn from the broad artistic year round programme offered by one of Ireland’s leading Arts Centres. We welcome

DANCE MUSIC

one and all to come along and dip into a selection of fun and interactive activities that will include many aspects of our annual programme. You can try something new with your friends and family. The only condition is that you bring a sense of fun and adventure with you and leave your inhibitions at the door. Entry will be free and we welcome anyone who wishes to attend is most welcome. The more the merrier. We look forward to welcoming you.

Wednesday 24th September

8.30pm

€15/€12

Niall, Cillian & Caoimhin Vallely with Ross Martin Niall,

Cillian

and

Caoimhin

Vallely are members of a traditional music dynasty from Armagh. They

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Pipers Club from their parents Brian and Eithne, and have gone on to forge professional music careers that have brought them all over the world. They are the driving forces behind the groups Lunasa, Buille, Nomos, and North Cregg, and individually they have performed and recorded with artists of the calibre of Béla Fleck, Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, Tim O’Brien, Riverdance, Mary Chapin-Carpenter, Natalie Merchant and Dónal Lunny among others. Cillian also features on the new

Director & Choreographer: Michael Keegan-Dolan.

Music Director: Liam Ó Maonlaí.

Co-produced by Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre & Sadler’s Wells, London.

In Rian, eight hugely talented dancers from around the world share the stage with five of Ireland’s top musicians in a joyful pairing of dance and traditional Irish music.

Rian is directed and choreographed by Michael Keegan-Dolan with musical direction from Liam Ó Maonlaí. Winner of a 2013 Bessie (New York Dance and Performance Award) for Outstanding Production & has toured to the UK, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Italy, USA, Austria, France, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore. This

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learnt their music at the Armagh

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‘unplugged’ version is performed away from the traditional stage bringing the audience up close to the performance, creating an intimate and magical experience.

Bruce Springsteen album - High Hopes! They will be touring together for

Michael Keegan Dolan dance workshop 11am - 1pm

the first time this September along with Scottish guitarist Ross Martin.

See page 23 for details.

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SEPTEMBER / October Tuesday 30th September 8.30pm €16/€14

An Grianan Productions present

Frank Pig Says Hello

Directed by David Grant

From one of Ireland’s most daringly original writers, Frank Pig Says Hello, Patrick McCabe’s stage version of his acclaimed novel The Butcher

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Tuesday 14th October

Deep

8.30pm

€16/€14

Deep explores the lifecycle of Cork’s legendary clubbing institution.

“Like ravers evicted from the house party after the club, we the audience find ourselves afterwards walking the rain-slicked streets… beneath dull autumn streetlights taking it all in.”

Jim Carroll, The Irish Times.

Boy is a poignant and provocative journey into the heart and mind of a young man driven beyond the boundaries of his mental and emotional health. A black comedy, a grotesque fusion of story telling and roleplay where over 30 characters are played by two versatile actors, the production offers a highly theatrical, visually inventive experience. Challenging but rewarding,

humorous

yet

harrowing, Frank Pig Says Hello is at times breathtaking, often haunting and always hugely

It’s the summer of 1988 and Cork’s emigration generation are following

entertaining.

the beat… in perfect time, for a Music Movement simmering from

Ireland’s first House Club. DEEP is the story of an era told through the personal journey of a hapless Vinyl Junkie Larry Lehane who, at 35, is turning the tables on the peaks and troughs of two decades, from the rise of Acid House to the Euro Changeover.

Looking back now, Larry wonders how much of it is remembered through smiley-faced, rose-tinted glasses?

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Written and performed by Ray Scannell DEEP comes to The Dock following successful runs at this Summer’s Galway Arts Festival and Kilkenny Arts Festival. Ray Scannell won ‘BEST MALE PERFORMER’ at Dublin Fringe Festival Awards 2013 with DEEP also nominated for the ‘SPIRIT OF THE FRINGE’ the same year.

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October Friday 17th October

Phisqua

8.30pm

€15/€12

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POETRY / MUSIC

“A Journey” is how Peruvian percussionist Calmet

Jose

describes

“Cote” PHISQA

[pish-ka]. PHISQA meaning “five” in Quechua, a native Peruvian

language,

is

not

only a collaboration of five superb international jazz musicians but also a new way to merge the rich textures of Peruvian rhythms with the finesse and spontaneity of jazz. Since its inception two years ago, PHISQA has performed at

“Quality compositions and musicianship from PHISQA” IMC - Improvised Music Company/ Down With Jazz Festival

Cork Jazz Festival, Bray Jazz Festival, Down With Jazz Festival, Kilkenny Arts Festival and more. Featuring Cote Calmut (Peru) on percussion, Julian Colarossi (Italy) on guitar, Tom Caraher (USA) on tenor/soprano

“Anchored by the sensual Irish language poetry of Louis de Paor, piper Ronan Browne doesn’t so much paint an aural landscape as stitch it seamlessly around every syllable,” The Irish Times

saxophone, Leopoldo Osio (Venezuela) on piano and Cormac O’Brien

Wednesday 22nd October

8.30pm

€10

Poetry & Music Louis de Paor & Ronan Browne

Featured in current Language Like exhibition, Louis de Paor is one of Ireland’s leading Irish language poets and has been collaborating with uilleann piper Ronan Browne for several years, exploring new ways of bringing music and spoken word together in studio and onstage. The performance will include new work as well as a selection of material from The Brindled Cat and the Nightingale’s Tongue, which has just been published by Bloodaxe. Louis and Ronan will also discuss their processes and techniques of collaboration across the rhythms of poetry and music.

Ronan was a founding member of the Afro-Celt Sound System and the original piper in Riverdance and Louis is currently Director of the Centre

(Ireland) on double bass. www.phisqa.com

for Irish Studies at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

‘Studies from Life’

‘Studies from Life’ shows a selection of work made by members of the Life Drawing Group who meet every Saturday from 11am - 1pm at the Dock. These life drawing sessions are for both experienced artists and amateurs, to have an opportunity to draw from the nude model in a non-competitive environment. The group is untutored and informal with a nucleus of regular members but also operates a drop-in system where members can refresh or develop their Life Drawing skills when time allows. For more info contact Louise: 086 8827360.

The show will continue until November 7th.

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EXHIBITION THEATRE

Friday 24th & Saturday 25th October

8.30pm

€15/€12

Breffni Players present

Spectre... By Don Nigro A stormy night... A car crashes. A stranger appears on the highway from nowhere... and so begins a night where two people embark on

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17th October The Jury Room Café & Community Space 6pm

a spellbinding psychological journey. Don Nigro’s Spectre will keep the audience on the edge of their seat as they decide... Who is this stranger?

Starring Dessie Doyle & Eithne Quinn.

Directed by Valerie Traynor. Duration 55mins.

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October / November Wednesday 29th October

Dervish

8.30pm

€20

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Celebrating 25 years together this year Dervish remain one of Ireland’s most sought acts both In

created, directed and produced by Marie de La Guéronnière of Leonie Prax Productions,

sublime interpretations of Irish songs and airs with vocals, fiddle, flute,

with a cast of performers and musicians including Marie de la Guéronnière, Aoife Moore,

accordion, bodhran, mandola and bouzouki. Interwoven with Cathy

Aliina Lindroos, Laura Sarah Dowdall, Donal Gunne, Colm O Hara, Brian Walsh and

Jordan’s beguiling voice and engaging stage presence, an evening with

Margie Lewis. Co-directed by Deirdre Molloy. Inspired by Nabokov’s novel, this show will

DERVISH is filled with enough warmth, conviviality and inspiration.

take you on an intriguing journey with live music, dance and physical theatre.

THEATRE

8.30pm

€16/€14

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Padraig Potts’ Guide to Walking

Directed by Alan King. Produced by Tom Dowling.

Written & performed by Seamus O Rourke

Joe is in total control of his world. It’s a pity that it exists

Funny and tender, this latest show by Seamus O Rourke, follows the life of Padraig Potts

only in 1/35 scale and is made of plastic. Meanwhile back

McKeirnan, who has a habit of just eating whatever is on his plate… metaphorically that is… from growing up near the tiny rural village of Drumnamee, County Leitrim

Joe just wants to be left alone to build his models and

in the 70’s and 80’s to falling in love with Silvia Lang, a perfect protestant girl… to

win best in show. Unemployment has finally given him

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in the real world there’s a competition coming up and

marrying Mary Tague, the priests housekeeper, who he never really liked… and

the time to enjoy his hobby of sticking bits of plastic

eventually to the realisation that the world isn’t as big as he first thought... Seamus

together, but unfortunately his wife, his kids, the bank

O Rourke has built a very solid fan base around the country over the past few years

manager, his nemesis Hermann (whose real name is Brian), the checkout

and is set to charm his audiences nationwide once again with his new show full of

girl in Tesco and Angela Merkel have other ideas.

wonderful performance does justice to his hilarious, well-paced script.”

Thursday 20th November

Big Guerilla Productions presents

Written and performed by Pat McGrath.

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girl is a “Lolita”? This is a first preview showing of this exciting new interdisciplinary work,

performance ranges from powerful and energetic dance tunes to

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dreams? What are her fantasies? What is the definition of a “Lolita”? Who decides that a

Cambridge Folk festival and Glastonbury. A DERVISH

Small Plastic Wars

Leoine Prax Productions present Lo *Li*Ta by Marie de la Gueronniere

THEATRE

Electric guitar, disco ball, pumps or high heels? Who is “Lolita” today? What are her

trips to high profile events such as Celtic Connections,

€15/€12

€12/€10

little nymphet, a tweener. Lipgloss and lolipops, she dreams glitter and screams impatience.

music to festivals around the world including return

8.30pm

8.30pm

How do girls become women surrounded by the influence of modern society? Meet Lola,

Ireland and internationally and they have taken their

Thursday 6th November

Friday 14th November

Irish Times

the trademark wit we have come to expect of this popular playwright and performer.

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November

Wednesday 5th November

6pm Free

Locis Exhibition Showcase EXHIBITION

/ LOCIS ONE-DAY SEMINAR EXHIBITION

Locis is an international artist-in-residence programme between Leitrim County

Thursday 27th November

8.30pm

Eleanor Shanley & Friends

Council Arts Office; the Centre of Contemporary Art in Toruń, Poland; and Residence

€20 MUSIC

In a night to celebrate her status as Leitrim Guardian Person of The Year and a career spanning 25 years in the music business Eleanor will be joined by some of Irelands finest singers, musicians and writers in a very special night in The Dock. Some of the artists joining Eleanor on the night include Alec Finn (De Danann), Frankie Lane and Paul Kelly, who have been in Eleanor’s band for the past 15 years, Cathy Jordan (Dervish), Laoise Kelly (Harp), Ultan Conlon (singer/songwriter), with many more surprise guests.

Early booking advised

Botkyrka, Sweden designed to provide knowledge,between resources andCounty opportunities for LOCIS is collaboration Leitrim Council Arts

Office; the seeks Centreto of reinforce Contemporary in Torun, Poland; and artists to engage internationally.

Locis the Art principle that a vibrant

Exhibition:

Residence Botkyrka, Sweden who have devised a two-year,

three-country, artist-in-residence programme each arts practice should, and can, be maintained from anywhere and that where networking Thurs 14 Nov, 6pm partner sends and receives a leading artist to the other two across borders can occur fromcountries anywhere and with anyone. thefrom 2014 to work with groups of For artists theIrish threeresidency regions.

Seminar: Swedish artist Johan Thurfjell has been working with Linda Shevlin and Brigitta Varadi The 2013 edition is based on space and new models for spatial/ Fri 15 Nov, Żyniewicz (PO)urban/environmental (IE), Karolina and Julia Adzuki (SE).

On Friday The 7th November at 2013 6pm transformation. work of all the 10.30am - 5pm lead artists transcends disciplinary boundaries between art, the group will present the outcomes of their residency alongside design, architecture or urban planning anddocumentation channels ideas inof a direction for time new models of living symbiosis Leitrim the otherSculpture two residencies being heldwhich at thelooks same in Poland andinSweden ledwith by our natural surroundings.

Centre, Seamus Nolan (IE) and Ola Wasilkowska (PO) respectively.

Manorhamilton, The seminar features the artists and curators involved along The exhibition will continue until Saturday 29th November.

Co. Leitrim with invited guests and the exhibition features work by the Irish residency group along with documentation of the other two.

Saturday 29th November

8.30pm

Clockwork Mercury

€15/€12

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Clockwork Mercury is the duo project of Eric Mingus (son of jazz legend Charlie Mingus) and Catherine Sikora. Inspired by a shared love of poetry and improvisation the project takes its name from a poem by Bernard O’Donoghue (Silverfish, from the collection Here Nor There). The duo performs a mix of song, free improvisation and spoken word with influences that come from sources as diverse as beat poetry, punk, the blues, traditional Irish tunes, and of course the world of jazz.

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Locis Seminar Jarosław Kozakiewicz (Poland)

the Locis seminar but advance booking is Leading the residency at Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Ireland essential.

Irish group: Ulrika Larsson (SE), For booking and further On Friday 28th November, the three Wisniewska 2014 lead artists andNiall the Walsh groups they Natalia (PO), (IE), worked information go to www.locis.eu Kathy with will discuss their experience of O’Leary Locis and(IE) the impact it has had on their practice or contact Christine at and theArts opportunities it presented. On Saturday 29th November, the seminar Leitrim Office Jonas Nobel (Sweden) 071 96 21694 Leading the residency at theand Centre of Contemporary Art in in Torun, programme will feature international artists, writers curators who feature the arts@leitrimcoco.ie Poland

LOCIS publication which also details the six residencies from the two years of the Polish group: Cathal Roche (IE), programme and will be launched at the seminar. The publication explores the purpose With the support of the Maja Hammarén (SE), Arek Pasożyt (PO), Culture Programme of the Patrycja Orzechowska (PO) and benefits of international artist exchange and discusses topics of relevance to the European Union

three partners – maintaining aDominic practice away from the centre, reinterpreting place, and Stevens (Ireland)

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Eric Mingus & Catherine Sikora

Friday & Saturday Nov 2014 at the seminar are: There is28th no fee to attend 29th Presenting

www.locis.eu

Leading residency atexchange.

Botkyrka Konsthall, Sweden understanding cultural difference in the international For further programme Sweden group: details and booking for the seminar, please visit www.locis.eu.

Elaine Reynolds (IE), Ewa Axelrad (PO), JorunProgramme Kugelberg of (SE) With the support of the Culture the European Union

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November Thursday 4th December

8.30pm

LLC

€17 (Comedy Club €15)

The Nualas - The Great Big Shiny Show

COMEDY

Friday 5th December Galleries 2 & 3

6pm Free

EXHIBITION

Annual Open Season Exhibition opening

They are buffed, they are detoxed they are booty-lish AND THEY ARE TOTALLY UP

There will be an Open Season Closing Crit on in January, date to be confirmed.

FOR IT! The Nualas are jetting in for one night only with their shiniest show ever.

Always a highlight in the visual art calendar, our annual open season exhibition sees The

Expect shine, expect glitz, expect cleavage (on their knees). With acrobatic vocals,

Dock give the gallery walls over to the local community. Artists at all stages in their artistic

stunning instrumentation and provocative chat about current stuff, featuring self-

careers are invited to submit work in any medium. Going on past years the exhibition

penned original numbers such as ‘Stay at home dad’ (about a dad who stays at home),

promised to be vibrant and eclectic, offering the perfect chance to pick a truly original

‘Bollox to love’, (a heart-warming ditty of romance) and ‘Jesus, Mary and Joseph why am

Christmas present. The Open Season submission forms are available to down load from

I so fat’. You will laugh, you will cry, you will probably need to go to the toilet at some

The Dock web site www.thedock.ie and from front desk in the foyer of The Dock.

point. Prepare to be Nuala’ed.

The exhibition will continue until Saturday 24th Jan 2015.

Y IDEA? LOOKING FOR A CHRISTMAS PART LOOK NO FURTHER!

All those who submit to Open Season may apply to be part of The Closing Crit in January 2015. The Closing Crit is a free event where by Open Season artists are offered a chance, on a first come first served basis, to a day-long session of networking, constructive criticism and professional development. Places are limited to 10 so once you’ve submitted your art work and are interested place email: lmahon@leitrimcoco.ie

Friday 5th December Gallery 1

Virtually There

6pm Free

EXHIBITION

Kids’ Own Publishing in partnership with The Dock by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland since 2007. The work of the five exhibiting artists and schools demonstrates the use of virtual technology to connect studio and classroom in a ‘third space’ where exciting collaborative arts practice can evolve.

‘The Nualas made me laugh and cry and go to the toilet.’

Fr. O’Reilly, Carlow

‘Jaysus The Nualas dropped a fair penny in this shop.’

The Big Shiny Dress Shop, Kinnegad

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A brand new exhibition of work made by artists, children and teachers through online residencies as part of the Virtually There project. Virtually There has been funded

Funded by the Arts Council’s Touring & Dissemination of Work Award – in partnership with the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

For more information, go to: http://kidsown.ie The exhibition will continue until 23rd January 2015.

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DECEMBER Tuesday 9th December

10.30am & 12pm

Cuckoo Connolly’s Curious clock shop

€5

THEATRE

By Padraic McIntyre.

Cuckoo Connolly owns the Curious Little Clock Shop at the bottom of Main St. No one really comes anymore but he does not mind as he spend his time caring for over 80 different clocks. Each one is very special to him and when he works on them he is transported back in to time to where the clocks came from. Amazing adventures ensue until something terrible happens in his town on Christmas eve. Cuckoo has to use his time travel to solve the mystery but can he do it in time?

Suitable for 6-10 year olds. Duration 45 mins.

Wednesday 17th December

8.30pm

C.D. launch/concert

An evening to celebrate the launch of the CD ‘When The Cocks Crow’, produced by Jeff Taylor and featuring a host of ‘local musicians, including Tom Flood, Irene Guckian, Paul Gurney, Sean Marshall, Noel Sweeney, Amanda Sweeney, Janet Taylor and Jeff Taylor. Also featuring Tom Cussen with members of his band Shaskeen.

MC on the night will be Cavan accordion player Martin Donoghue. A great evening of traditional music, with all proceeds and sales of the CD

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going to Irish Cancer Society.

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Sunday 14th December

Damian Dempsey

8.30pm

€20

Damien is an award-winning artist, having won several prestigious Irish Meteor Awards including Best Irish Male and Best Traditional Folk Award. His albums have topped the charts and achieved platinum status, and he has been lauded by, among others, Rolling

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When The Cocks Crow

€15/€12

Stone, The Guardian, Billboard, MOJO and The Sunday Times.

He has supported such legends as Bob Dylan, Sinead O’Connor, Morrisey and Bruce Springsteen.

Early booking advised.

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EDUCATION Tuesdays: Sept 16th, Oct 14th, Nov 25th

Word Corner Cafe

Sunday 28th September from 5.30 - 8.30pm Free

A new monthly, informal and free event for writers and readers. Taking place in the Jury Room Café on the one Tuesday of every month, you are invited to share your poetry and prose, or those of your favourite writers, at these informal sessions with MC Hayley Fox-Roberts. No booking necessary, just turn up on the night.

Saturday 27th September

Oil painting workshop

11-4pm

€35

with artist Laura Gallagher

In advance of the new term Laura will run a full day’s workshop for all levels and abilities.

Participants are welcome to work in oil or acrylic and are encouraged to work from a

Dance Workshop

Michael Keegan-Dolan will deliver a contemporary Dance Workshop designed for dancers of all abilities. Born in 1969, Michael Keegan-Dolan is the founder and Artistic Director of Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre. Productions for Fabulous Beast include: Sunday Lunch (1997), Fragile (1999), The Flowerbed (2000), The Christmas Show(2001), Giselle (2003), The Bull (2005), James, Son of James (2007), The Rite of Spring (2009), a co-production with English National Opera (ENO), Rian (2011) and a Stravinsky Double Bill, Rite of Spring & Petroushka. In 2012, he directed and choreographed a new production of Handel’s masterpiece Julius Caesar at the London Coliseum, for English National Opera.

Saturday 27th September & Saturday 25th October 2pm-4pm €3 per child

photo or an object of their choosing. They will be guided by artist Laura Gallagher on

Family Fun

The Dock’s Family Fun days continue throughout the seasons with children aged 4+

list is available on request. A follow up day to complete any work not finished on the day can be arranged if needed by the group. Participants will have the option of submitting their work for inclusion in The Dock’s annual Open Season exhibition.

Laura will be running her popular oil painting class starting on Tuesday 7th October 7-9pm. Bookings through The Dock box office. 071 9650828.

and their parents or guardians welcome to join us in the galleries for a few hours, to make art and have lots of fun! There is no need to book in advance just come on in and take part.

Saturday 4th October

Art Appreciation

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Michael Keegan Dolan

how to get the most out of their medium, while looking at colour mixing tips, paint application, composition and how to build up your painting in layers. Suggested materials

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11am-1pm €10 or €7 if attending performance

An afternoon of art appreciation with curator Alice Lyons will take place on Saturday 5th October from 2-3.00pm. An opportunity to gain additional insight into the ‘Language, like’ exhibition in an informal and friendly setting.

For booking and further information please contact the Dock box office on 071 9650828

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Leitrim Equation Professional Development Programme Saturday 4th October

The Dock 10 – 3.30pm €8

‘Marketing for Musicians’ & ‘Continuing Pathways’ The first in a series of five Leitrim Equation professional development workshops for traditional musicians. In this workshop, musician, writer and publisher of The Journal of Music Toner Quinn shares some tips on creating materials to help in promoting your career, as well as some sales and marketing approaches that every musician should know. The workshop will include direction on producing biographies, press releases and website content. Toner is joined by Sandra Joyce, Director, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance who will talk about the continuing professional pathways open to traditional musicians.The fee for each of the five workshops is €8. The cost for all five when booked together is €30. Booking is through the Dock at 071 96 50828. For further information call 071 96 21694, email arts@leitrimcoco.ie or visit: www.leitrimarts.ie.

Saturday 11th October

The Dock 11am-4pm €8

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The Dock 8.30pm

‘Sourcing’ Echo Echo Dance Workshop

‘Sourcing’ is an adult dance and movement improvisation workshop for people of all abilities and experience. It will be led by Ayesha Mailey (Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company) and freelance dancer and visual artist, Kate Wilson.

The workshop will focus on exploring stimuli to create solo improvisations and this will be developed with an attention to phrasing, space, dynamics and relationships.

Through watching and playing we will discover how we can keep the integrity of this source material while fully engaging in duet and group improvisations.

Response Collective The Response Collective is an arts hub for young people aged 14-20 years based in The Dock. The Youth arts hub participants work closely with Artists and devise

In the second of five Leitrim Equation professional development workshops for traditional musicians, one of Ireland’s foremost singers, Eleanor Shanley and sound engineer Keith Conroy demonstrate how to present yourself effectively on stage, develop confidence as a performer, choose repertoire, work with your equipment effortlessly and enjoy yourself! As part of the workshop, participants perform informally to each other on stage with full technical back up. Participants leave with guidelines for how to get the best from your performance provided by Eleanor, Keith who will be joined by singer/songwriter Charlie McGettigan.

Friday 31st October

11am-5pm €25

€5

How did we get here?

The third in the five part professional development programme for trad musicians.

Bringing together all four Leitrim Equation residencies, Eleanor Shanley talks to world renowned musicians Kevin Crawford from Lúnasa, Cathy Jordan from Dervish and Dónal Lunny about their personal journeys to becoming professional musicians, sharing tips, advice and stories that every musician needs to know.

creative group projects. New members welcome.

For updates follow us on Facebook\The Response Collective-The Dock Arts Centre For more information and to join please contact Laura Mahon: Email: lmahon@leitrimcoco.ie or call 071 9650828

Educational Tour and workshops The Dock can provide guided tours that cater specifically for the Leaving Certificate Gallery Visit Question. There is also an annual programme of free guided tours of the exhibitions for schools and community groups. Class Visits to The Dock can be

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‘Stagecraft for trad musicians’

Saturday 22nd November

arranged. Should you wish to co-ordinate your Gallery visit with classroom work the Visual & Education Officer will be happy to discuss ideas or themes with you.

For more information contact Laura at lmahon@leitrimcoco.ie

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Tuesday 7th October onwards

7pm-9pm

Oil Painting with Laura Gallagher Improvers Oil Painting class returns on Tuesday 7th October 7pm - 9pm in The Dock.

It will run for 9 weeks and costs €110. This class is open to anyone who has painted before and is interested in working on the painting project of their preference. The

The Carrick-on-Shannon branch of Leitrim Youth Theatre Company continues

nine weeks. A suggested materials list is available on request. Participants will have the

its workshops this autumn with drama games, improvisations, theatre visits and

option of hanging their finished work in the annual Open Season exhibition.

productions in The Dock. The Junior group (9-13yr olds) will be led by led by Mary

Laura will also be having a full day Oil Painting Workshop on Saturday 27th September.

Blake. The senior group (14-18 yr olds) by invited theatre professionals including

For further details please call the box office.

John Carty (Blue Raincoat Theatre Co.) and Jamie Carswell (Cirque de Legume). For

Life drawing

11-1pm

Life drawing continues each Saturday 11-1pm €10 per session for members and students. €12 for drop-in participants.

Some experience necessary as this is a self-guided group. All are more than welcome but please bring own materials. We provide easels, boards and paper.

For any further information please contact Louise Meehan on 086 8827360.

Participants are encouraged to submit work for The Dock’s annual Open Season exhibition. Please note there will be a break over the winter, finishing on 13th December and resuming on Saturday 15th January 2015.

bookings and further information please contact the Dock box office: 071 9650828.

Saturday 18th October

11-4pm

€35

Oil Painting Workshop with Ann Quinn We are delighted to welcome back artist Ann Quinn for another of her very popular painting workshops. Ann returns to us for one day only so we would advise that early booking is essential. The Oil painting workshop is for beginners and intermediate level and will focus on nature and the landscape using photographs as a starting point for a painting. Bring along your oils, (or acrylics), canvases, and boards. A list of further recommended materials and equipment will be available from the Box Office. For further information and bookings, please call 071 96 50 828 or book through the website www.thedock.ie

Tin whistles will be resuming Wednesday 3rd September 4.30-6.30pm

Artist Studios

with Padraig Sweeney (flute and whistle)

The Dock provides bright studios with natural light for professional working artists and recent art graduates. The main criteria for sourcing the artist for the studios are that they will use the studio facilities and resources to its full potential and that the opportunity for networking and exchange is maximised. Studios are available at a rent of €35 per week which includes utilities. No living accommodation included in the studios. For more information please contact- lmahon@leitrimcoco.ie

Traditional Music classes

Pádraig has been running these classes at The Dock for several years and they continue to prove extremely popular. Early booking is advisable. Adult classes are also available with prior arrangement. For more info bookings contact Pádraig on 086 8112871.

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The new 8 week term for the Senior Group Monday 6th October to Monday 1st December 2014 5.30pm to 7.30pm The new 10 week term for the Junior Group Tuesday 7th October to Tuesday 16th December 2014 5pm to 6.30pm

artist Laura Gallagher will guide each person individually with their painting during the

each Saturday

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Leitrim County Youth Theatre

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LEITRIM ARTS OFFICE Friday September 19th

CULTURE NIGHT LEITRIM On the evening of Friday September 19th, the county once again raises the roof with performances, exhibitions, films, workshops and demonstrations across the county.

During Culture Night, Leitrim celebrates its artistic, creative and cultural capital through a variety of free events and activities open to the public so start planning your evening now – and remember, everything is free!

Solas Art Gallery

Ballinamore

The Dock

Located in the heart of Carrick-on-Shannon, The Dock is the perfect location for conferences, receptions and other small scale events.

We can provide:

Carrick on Shannon

Leitrim Design House

Carrick on Shannon

A 117 seat auditorium with full sound and HD projection facilities and free WIFI.

DumkeerinCommunity Centre

Drumkeerin

Rooms for breakout sessions and roundtable meetings.

VEC

Drumshanbo

Workshop rooms for creative projects.

The Rainbow Ballroom of Romance

Glenfarne

What’s more we can offer unique extras including creative workshops, craft

The Sculpture Centre

Manorhamilton

tasters, artists’ talks and gallery tours as well as day time or evening performances

The Glens Centre

Manorhamilton

tailored to your requirements.

Manorhamilton Library

Manorhamilton

Mohill Library

Mohill

If you would like to find out what The Dock can do for you please contact

Paul Cunningham by phone on 071 9650828 or by email at pcunningham@

So wherever you are in Leitrim on Friday 19th, there’s something near you. You can

leitrimcoco.ie

settle in one venue for the evening, or plan a tour around a few venues in a few towns.

For Christmas opening hours please see www.thedock.ie

Everything is free so maybe now is a good time to try out something you haven’t done before. Whichever way you want to do it –it’s all there waiting for you.

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Participating Venues include:

Creative:: Inspirational:: Productive::

For further information on Culture Night events in Leitrim, see www.leitrimarts.ie or pick up one of our Leitrim Culture Night brochures in any of the Culture Night venues.

Culture Night is brought to you by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in partnership with Leitrim County Council.

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SEPTEMBER Friday 5th

Language like curated

by Alice Lyons

Exhibition Opening

6pm

Free

p.4

Tuesday 7th

Junior Group Commences

LCYT

5pm-6.30pm

On Request

p.27

Saturday 13th

Outside the Lines

Exhibition

2pm

Free

p.6

Friday 12th

Lisa O’Neill

Music

8.30pm

€15/€12

p.7

Tuesday 16th

Beezneez: An Ordinary Man

Theatre

8.30pm

€15

p.7

Tuesday 16th

Word Corner Café

Education

5.30pm- 8.30pm

Free

p.22

Friday 19th

Culture Night Celebrations

Various

6- Late

Free

p.8

Wednesday 24th

Niall, Caoimhin & Cillian Vallely, Ross Martin

Music

8.30pm

€15/€12

p.8

Saturday 27th

Painting Workshop with Laura Gallagher

Education

11am-4pm

€35

p.22

Saturday 27th

Family Fun Day @ The Dock

Education

2pm-4pm

€3 per child

p.23

Sunday 28th

Michael Keegan Dolan Dance workshop

Workshop

11am -1pm

€10

p.23

Sunday 28th

Fabulous Beast presents: Rian unplugged featuring Liam O Maonlai

Theatre?

6pm

€17/€15

p.9

Tuesday 30th

An Grianan Productions: Frank Pig says Hello

Theatre

8.30pm

€16 /€14

p.10

Saturday 4th

Writing and Marketing Materials for musicians

Workshop

10am – 3.30pm

€8

p.24

Saturday 4th

Art Appreciation Tour

Visual Arts

2-3.00pm

Free

p.23

Monday 6th

Senior Group Commences

LCYT

5.30pm- 7.30pm

On Request

p.27

Tuesday 7th October

Oil Painting with Laura Gallagher 9 week term begins

Workshop

7pm-9pm

€110 for 9 weeks

p.26

Saturday 11th October

Stagecraft Workshop

Workshop

11-4pm

€8

p.24

Tuesday 14th

Deep

Theatre

8.30pm

€16/€14

p.11

Tuesday 14th

Word Corner Café

Education

5.30-8.30pm

Free

p.22

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Friday 17th

‘Studies from Life’ Exhibition

Jury Room Café & Community Space

6pm

Free

p.12

Saturday 18th

Oil Painting Workshop with Ann Quinn

Workshop

11am-4pm

€35

p.27

Wednesday 22nd

Louis de Paor & Ronan Browne

Poetry & Music

8.30pm

€10

p.13

Friday 24th & Saturday 25th

Spectre

Theatre

8.30pm

€15/€12

p.13

Saturday 25th

Family Fun

Family

2pm – 4pm

€3 per child

p.23

Wednesday 29th

Dervish

Music

8.30pm

€20

p.14

Friday 31st

How did we get here?

Workshop

8.30pm

€5

Thursday 6th

Small Plastic Wars

Theatre

8.30pm

€16/€14

p.14

Friday 7th

Locis

Exhibition Opening

6pm

Free

p.17

Friday 14th

LO*LI*TA

Preview performance

8.30pm

€12/€10

p.14

Thursday 20th

Padraig Pott s’ Guide to Walking

Theatre

8.30pm

€16/€14

p.15

Saturday 22nd

Echo Echo Dance

Workshop

11am – 5pm

€25

p.25

Tuesday 25th

Word Corner Café

Education

5.30pm- 8.30pm

Free

p.22

Thursday 27th

Eleanor Shanley

Music

8.30pm

€15/€12

p.16

Friday 28th & Saturday 29th

Locis Seminar

Visual Arts

11am – 5pm

Free

p.17

Saturday 29th

Clockwork Mercury

Music

8.30pm

€15/€12

p.16

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Thursday 4th

The Nualas

Comedy

8.30pm

€17/€15

p.18

Friday 5th

Virtually There

Exhibition

6pm

Free

p.19

Friday 5th

Annual Open Season Exhibition opening

Exhibition

6pm

Free

p.19

Tuesday 9th

Cuckoo Conolly

Childrens

10.30am & 12pm

€5

p.20

Sunday 14th

Damian Dempsey

Music

8.30pm

€20

p.21

Wednesday 17th

When The Cocks Crow - C.D Launch

Music

8.30pm

€15/€12

p.20

Booking: 071 965 0828 OR VISIT WWW.THEDOCK.IE

ps Advance Booking is essential for all worksho

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tel: 071 96 50550 / 071 96 50533 web: www.leitrimdesignhouse.ie email: shop@leitrimdesignhouse.ie

exhibitions-activities-events-shopping Open: 10am-6pm Mon to Fri / 10am-5pm Sat Visit the Leitrim Design House and be inspired by 100% Irish unique, handmade gifts created by local designers. Support local creative business and give a loved one a Leitrim Design House gift voucher this year.

The Art Wall @ Leitrim Design House: Check out our guest exhibitors.

The Essence of Craft: A series of mini exhibitions and workshops exploring different craft media.

Workshops: Explore your creativity at one of our workshops this winter.

Meet the Maker: Discover the skills involved in the beautiful items for sale in the gallery.

Shopping Extravaganzas: Enjoy late night openings on selected dates.

Gift Vouchers: Support local creative business and give a Leitrim Design House gift voucher this year.

Be inspired this Christmas by 100 % Irish unique, handmade gifts created by

Dates for your diary: Follow us on Facebook @ facebook.com/TheLeitrimDesignHouse or subscribe to the For further information please contact the Leitrim Design House.

Leitrim Design House customer list at www.leitrimdesignhouse.ie and check out all

Tel: 071 96 50550 / 071 96 50533

the exciting things we have in store for you this winter.

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local designers.

Email: shop@leitrimdesignhouse.ie Visit www.leitrimdesignhouse.ie for all details of up and coming events or follow us on facebook.com/TheLeitrimDesignHouse The Leitrim Design House, The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.

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The Leitrim Design House a non-profit organisation, is committed to supporting the development and success of designers/makers and artists working in the creative sector.

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To find out what’s on near you right now, visit Culturefox.ie on your computer or mobile phone.

Download the FREE App available now for:

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WHATS ON IN LEITRIM Dé hAoine 24 & Dé Sathairn 25, Deire Fómhair Fri 24 - Sat 25th Oct

The Glens Centre Wed 24th Sept

8.30pm

€14

Beezneez present AN ORDINARY MAN

Féile Litríochta & Drámaíochta na Gaeilge Irish Language Literature & Drama Festival De hAoine 24ú

The last Beezneez tour of John McDwyer’s extraordinary play, An Ordinary Man brought

7.30 pm: Seoladh dhá leabhar nua le Seosamh MacMuirí agus Rossa Ó Snodaigh

standing ovations in venues all over Ireland and now the Glens Centre hosts the show

8.30pm ‘Ullyses faoi Bhláth!’ seó aonair á cur i láthair ag Gerry>Farrell agus léirithe

on its short revival tour. Funny and heart-breaking in equal measure; An Ordinary Man

ag agcompántas Splódar.(urraithe ag Foras na Gaeilge)

takes us on the life journey of a simple sawyer through births, deaths and marriages

Seisiún ceoil i ndeire na hoíche le ceoltóirí den chéad scoth.

with a bit of football and ballroom dancing thrown in just for craic.

Dé Sathairn 25ú

The author directs Gerry Farrell in a tour de force performance where you should be

11am: Siúlóid chnoic-Seans agat do chuid Gaeilge a úsáid amuigh faoin aer folláin!

prepared to laugh, be prepared to cry and be prepared for an unforgettable evening of

7.30pm: Seoladh ‘Scríbhinní na nGleannta’ bailiúchán de dhánta scéalta agus altanna

pure theatre.

le Séamus MacAnnaidh Séamus Ó hUltacháin, Orla Parkinson,Sorcha Fox, Diarmaid Johnson, Seosamh MacMuirí agus neart eile. Eagarthóir :Proinnsíos Ó Duigneáin

Fri 10th Oct

JOHHNY DUHAN

8.30PM

€15/12

In a career spanning 40 years, his greatest achievement is a quartet of epic albums Just Another Town, To The Light, The Voyage and Flame - which correspond to the four

gcompántas Splódar (urraithe ag Foras na Gaeilge). Ceol, craic agus spraoi.

Sat 8th Nov

8.30pm

€20

DAMIEN DEMPSEY - SOLO SHOW

in a variety of languages, thanks to the focus put on them by Christy Moore, The

Glens’ regular returns to Manorhamilton for a solo show. One of Ireland’s most

Dubliners, Mary Black and hosts of other Irish and international singers.

important singers, Damien is an award-winning artist, having won several prestigious

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albums have topped the charts and achieved platinum status, and he has been lauded

Irish Meteor Awards including Best Irish Male and Best Traditional Folk Award. His

PAT SHORTT

8.30pm

by, among others, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, Billboard, MOJO and The Sunday

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chapters of his lyrical autobiography, TO THE LIGHT. Johnny’s songs are sung worldwide

8.30pm: ‘Líon mo Bhearna’ (aistriúchán ar Tick my Box) arna léiriú ag an

Times. Damien’s gigs here tend to sell out very quickly so early booking is advised.

“Pat Shortt returns to the Glens Centre with a brand new comedy show guaranteed to have the people of Ireland holding their sides with laughter. This will be the first outing of Pat Shortts brand new show so make sure to be amongst the first to see it.”

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WHATS ON IN LEITRIM Thurs 13th Nov

Fri 28th Nov

How do girls become women surrounded by the influence of modern society?

Anyone who was lucky enough to catch Petunia at his last 2 gigs will tell you what

Lo*Li*Ta

PETUNIA & NATHAN

8.30pm

€15/12 Under 12’s €5

Meet Lola, little nymphet, a tweener. Lipgloss and lolipops, she dreams glitter and

all the fuss is about. This time the colourful frontman of hot Canadian band Petunia

screams impatience. Electric guitar, disco ball, pumps or high heels? Who is “Lolita”

& The Vipers returns to the Glens hooked up in a dream meant-to-be pairing of

today? What are her dreams? What are her fantasies? What is the definition of a

renowned American old-time picker Nathan Godfrey. Whenever Petunia takes the

“Lolita”? Who decides that a girl is a “Lolita”? Inspired by Nabokov’s novel, this show

stage for a solo spotlight, it is powerfully impressive. Godfrey, his multi-talented side-

will take you on an intriguing journey with live music, dance and physical theatre.

kick, who joins him on vocals and resonator guitar, mandolin or banjo, is recognised

Created, directed & produced by Marie de La Guéronnière, Leonie Prax Productions.

as one of Canada’s leading old-time performers and also hosts his own radio show.

They have toured extensively on the US/Canadian circuit in this superb duo format to

Fri 14th – Sun 16th Nov

8pm

€10/8 Weekend ticket: €25/20

become recognised as one of the truly great ‘live’ experiences.

THE ONE ACT DRAMA FESTIVAL

The annual 3 day feast of theatre returns to the Glens and will be adjudicated by Patrick Sutton, director of The Gaiety School of Acting and of Smock Alley Theatre.

Please note the earlier opening time of 8pm

Sat 6th Dec

8.30pm

€20

JACK L comes to The Glens Centre!

Jack L comes to The Glens Centre with his new seasonal show “Northern Lights –

Wed 26th Nov

8.30pm €7/€5

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The Irish Film Institute presents a programme of films made in and about Leitrim from the early days of cinema in Ireland to more recent times. The Local Films for Local People project brings films preserved in the IFI Irish Film Archive back to the communities in which they were made. Leitrim on Film presents a series of films documenting life,

long ago and songs which conjure up the atmosphere of winters and Christmases of his childhood! He will also be dipping in to his own repertoire will be giving a potted history of his stunning career to date and will be performing songs from his recent smash hit shows.

“A gorgeous, versatile Baritone” The Washington Post What a great Christmas Present a Jack L ticket would make!

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Local Films for Local People: Leitrim on Film

Songs of the Season” In this show Jack will sing songs which take him back to winters of

leisure and livelihoods in Leitrim towns and villages from the 1930s to 1970s.

The programme includes newsreel of Eamon DeValera’s campaign in Drumshambo

Tom Hickey will be in residence in The Glens this autumn to rehearse a revival of Tom

in the 1930s; musical interludes at An Tostal (1953); waterworks in Aughnasheelin

McIntyre’s acclaimed play The Gallant John Joe. The play will open in the Glens before

(1968); and tourist films from the 1970s.

undertaking a national tour. Contact the Glens for more details.

The Irish Film institute is supported by the Arts Council.

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THE LEITRIM SCULPTURE CENTRE Exhibitions

Workshops

Fri, 05/09/2014 - 5:00pm Thu, 25/09/2014 - 4:00pm

Tutor: Niall Walsh. Duration: 2 Days. Participants: 8. Cost: €170

The Cuttings Rooms II

September 2014 Sat 27th - Sun 28th MF3 Tool Making And Tempering Forge

where the analogy of cinematic production to post-production enables the viewer to

Tutor: Seamus Dunbar & Jonathan Ball. Duration: 2 Days. Participants: 8. Cost: €200

traverse through the idea of processing and editing in visual language. The different

September 2014 Sat 27th - Sun 28th

language, have taken.

Fri, 10/10/2014 - 5:00pm Thu, 30/10/2014 - 4:00pm

Elizabeth McTernan

TP1 Traditional Printmaking: Etching Tutor: Deirdre Nolan. Duration: 2 Days. Participants: 8. Cost: €190

September 2014 Sat 27th - Sun 28th C3a Glazing And Firing For Ceramic Pottery (1 Day)

McTernan’s body of research includes recent coastline measurements of a nameless

C3b Glazing And Firing For Ceramic Sculpture (1 Day)

Danish desert island, collection of data for the maximum distances vocal sounds travel

Tutor: Ross Cochrane/Bettina Seitz. Duration: 2 Days. Participants: 12. Cost: €260

across the Gobi Desert, 1:1 mapping of atomic and (un)earthly time, and finding the algorithm for the speed of the sound of a tree falling thousands of kilometers away and the resulting 6.5 hour walk to meet that sound.

Fri, 14/11/2014 - 5:00pm to Sat, 29/11/2014 - 4:00pm

Linda O’Keefe

Linda O’Keeffe’s work examines the phenomenological and ephemeral use of space as starting points to constructing a series of sound-works; sometimes the material dictates the type of space used such as radio, gallery performance or urban installation.

Her work, since 2002, has operated within a transdisciplinary field, exploring ideas through social theory, psychology, geography, psychoacoustics and music.

Fri, 05/12/2014 - 12:00pm Fri, 23/01/2015 - 2:00pm

Christmas Open Art Exhibition

A stunning selection of work for sale made by artists based in the North West.

October 2014 Sat 25th - Sun 26th DLP1 Free Hand Sketching Tutor: Mary Byrne. Duration: 2 Days. Participants: 8. Cost: €170

October 2014

Wed 29th - Thur 30th

M1 Reproduction Moulding For Artists & Architects Tutor: Keith Alan Seybert. Duration: 2 Days. Participants: 8. Cost: €260

October 2014 Fri 31th - Sun 2nd Nov M2 Refractory Mouldmaking For Kiln Cast Glass & Bronze Casting Tutor: Keith Alan Seybert. Duration: 3 Days. Participants: 8. Cost: €320

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W7a Workshop In Vernacular Carpentry

“The Cutting Rooms II” consist of five rooms of paintings by Mary Theresa Keown

bodies of work demonstrate the various trajectories, her interest in painting as

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September 2014 Sat 20th- Sun 21st

November 2014 Sat 1st - Sun 2nd Nov MC2 Sand Casting In Bronze Or Aluminium Tutor: Kate Oram. Duration: 2 Days. Participants:6. Cost: €200

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November 2014 Fri 21st - Sun 23rd

November 2014 Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd MC1 Bronze Pour From M1 And M2

Friday 3rd October

Tutor: Kate Oram, Keith Seybert. Duration: 1 Day. Participants: 8. Cost: €340

Leitrim Equation 4 In Concert

Tutor: Mary Byrne. Duration: 3 Day. Participants: 8. Cost: €210

November 2014 Sat 29th - Sun 30th S3 Stone Lettercutting Tutor: Seamus Dunbar. Duration: 2 Days. Participants: 8. Cost: €190 DLP6 Still Life Painting Tutor: Mary T. Keown. Duration: 2 Days. Participants: 8. Cost: €190

Leitrim’s own Traditional Group in residence, Leitrim Equation 4, will headline this years festival. Featuring Eleanor Shanley, Dave Sheridan, Padraig McGovern and John McCartin, the group have come together to take up the role of Leitrim Equation traditional musicians in residence. Over recent months they have developed an exciting fresh sound combining songs and tunes from Leitrim and further afield. Each

December 2014 Sat 6th - Sun 7th

masters of their craft, together they make a considerable musical force!

TP4 Traditional Print Letterpress Course

Ballinaglera Community Hall @ 8.30pm, doors open 7.30pm. Refreshments served.

Tutor: Scott Coombs. Duration: 2 Days. Participants: 8. Cost: €190 Leitrim Sculpture Centre, New Line, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim, Ireland.

Saturday 4rd October

Youth Session with Ballinaglera’s Young Stars Skerry Rynn’s Public House. 6pm - 8pm.

John Carlos( Banjo & Flute) & Dylan Carlos (Fiddle)

+353 (0)71 98 55098

Skerry Rynn’s Public House. 9.30pm - Close.

info@leitrimsculpturecentre.ie

John Wynne (Flute) & John McEvoy (Fiddle)

www.leitrimsculpturecentre.ie

Mulvey’s Public House. 9.30pm - Close.

Sunday 5rd October

Paul McGrattan (Flute) & Leonard Barry (Uilleann Pipes)

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Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th October 2014.

5th Annual Ballinaglera Traditional Music Weekend

DLP2 Formal Drawing Compositions - Manual Drawing Equipment

Skerry Rynn’s Public House. 9.30pm - Close.

Gregory Daly (Flute) & Shane Meehan (Fiddle) Mulvey’s Public House. 9.30pm - Close.

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SOLAS ART GALLERY BALLINAMORE Fri 5th Sept – 27th Sept Beautiful Ireland as I see it

MARY WILSON

AISLING BLACKBURN

Fri 31st Oct -22nd Nov 3.

Through Other

“Music Of The Night” - Fundraising Concert Join local Soprano, Deirdre McCabe (Eslin), and friends, for a night of music and song in the beautiful and intimate surroundings of St George’s Church. Relax and be

Fri 3rd Oct - 25th Oct 2.

Fff (fabulous fecund female)

Friday 12th September St George’s Church, Carrick-On-Shannon

entertained by the different genres of music presented on the night - Traditional, Jazz, Gospel and of course, some of the best known classical songs and Operatic arias of all time. This fundraising concert for Deirdre, is to provide help financially as she begins

RITA DUFFY

Fri 28th Nov – Mid Jan 2015 Xmas members show Openings... 1st Friday of exhibition 7.30pm. Hrs. 10-6 Mon-Sat. Contact Gail or Ben 071 9644210 www.solasart.ie info@solasart.ie

her professional studies in the UK, this September. The concert will contain lots of local talent including: The 3 of us, The Sweet Spirit Gospel Choir, and Gavin Sweeney to name but a few. Deirdre will also be joined by friends from the Dublin Institute of Technology, and The Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin.

For more information please contact: Carrick on Shannon Heritage Group Ltd St Mary’s Close, Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim. Telephone: 353 71 9621757 Email: stgeorgevisitorcentre@eircom.net

GASWORKS GALLERY @ O`DOWDS

County Leitrim Library Services

Thurs 21st August – 26th Sept

Ballinamore Library

Continual gallery shows.

Coming in Decembner… Christmas Exhibition.

Opening hours Mon-Sat, 9-6 Gasworks Gallery, Station Rd, Carrick-on-Shannon.

Contact David on 071 9620153 / gasworks@odowds.com

Wednesday 12th November

8.00pm Free

Illustrated History Talk: Ulster, Ireland and the First World War by Dr. Hugh McShane Contact: Mary Bohan / Veronica McKeon 071 9645566

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Website: www.carrickheriage.com

www.leitrimlibrary.ie

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SEPTEMBER 21st Aug- 26th Sept

In Retrospect… Sandra Vernon

Exhibition

9am-6pm

Free

p.46

Fri 5th- Thur 25th

The Cuttings Rooms II

The Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Exhibition

4.00pm

Free

p.42

Friday 5th-27th

Beautiful Ireland as I see it Mary Wilson

Sola Art Gallery, Ballinamore

Exhibition

10-6pm

Free

p.46

Friday 12th

Music of the Night

St. Georges Church, Carrick on Shannon

Fundraising Concert

p.47

Friday 19th

Culture Night Leitrim

Leitrim

Free

p.28

Saturday 20th- 21st

W7a Workshop

Vernacular Carpentry

Workshop

2 days

€70

p.43

Wednesday 24th

Beezneez Present – An Ordinary Man

The Glens Centre

Theatre

8.30pm

€14

p.38

Sat 27th – Sun 28th

MF3 Tool Making and Tempering Forge

The Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Workhop

2days

€200

p.43

Sat 27th – Sun 28th

TP1 Traditional Print Making: Etching

The Leitrim Scuplture Centre

Workshop

2 days

Fri 3rd – 25th

`FFF (Fabulous Fecund Female)

Sola Art Gallery Ballinamore

Exhibition

10-6pm

Friday 3rd Sunday 5th

5th Annual Ballinaglera Traditional Music Weekend

Ballinaglera

Music

Various

Fri 10th

Johhny Duhan

The Glens Centre

Music

8.30pm

Fri 10th & Thur 30th

Exhibition by Elizabeth McTernan

The Leitrim Scuplture Centre

Exhibition

5.00pm & 4.00pm

p.42

Friday 17th

Pat Shortt

The Glens Centre

Comedy Show

8.30pm

p.38

Fri 24th & Sat 25th

Irish Language, Literature and Drama Festival

The Glens Centre

Work shops / festival

Sat 25th & Sun 26th

DLP1 Free Hand Sketching

The Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Work shop

Wed 29th and Thur 30th

Reproduction Moulding for artists and architects

The Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Work shop

Fri 30th – Sun 2nd

Refractory Mould Making for Kiln cast glass & bronze casting

The Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Work shop

3 days

€320

p.43

Fri 31st – 22nd Nov

Through Other… Rita Duffy

Sola Art Gallery, Ballinamore

Exhibition

10-6pm

Free

p.46

€190

p.43

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Free

p.46

p.45 €15/€12

p.38

p.39 2 days

€170

p.43

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NOVEMBER Sat 1st & Sun 2nd

MC2 Sand Casting in Bronze or Aluminium

The Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Workshop

2 days

€200

p.43

Sat 8th

Damien Dempsey

The Glens Centre

Solo Show

8.30pm

€20

p.39

Thur 13th

LO*LI*TA

The Glens Centre

Theatre

8pm

€12/€10

p.40

8pm Adm: €8 OR Weekend Ticket : €25/20

Fri 14th – Sun 16th

The one act drama festival

The Glens Centre

Fri 14th @ 5pm – Sat 29th @ 4pm

Linda O’Keefe

The Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Exhibition

Friday 21 – 23rd

DLP2 Formal Drawing Compositions- Manual Drawing Equipment

The Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Work Shop

3 Days

€210

p.44

Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd

MC1 Bronze Pour from M1 and M2

The Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Work shop

2 days

€340

p.44

Wed 26th

Local Films for Local People

The Glens Centre

Leitrim on Film

8.30pm

€7/€5

p.40

Fri 28th

Petunia and Nathan

The Glens Centre

Music

8.30pm

€15/€12

p.41

Sat 29th & Sun 30th

S3 Stone Letter cutting

The Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Workshop

2 days

€190

p.44

Sat 29th & Sun 30th

Still Life Painting

The Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Workshop

2 days

€190

p.44

Fri 5th& Fri 23rd Jan

Christmas Open Art Exhibition

The Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Exhibition

12pm and 2 pm

Sat 6th and Sun 7th

Traditional Print Letterpress Course

The Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Workshop

2 days

€190

p45

Sat 6th

Jack L

The Glens Centre

Music

8.30pm

€20

p.45

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p.42

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This guide is brought to you by the Arts Office of Leitrim County Council to keep you up to date with all that’s happening in the arts around Leitrim. It aims to cover as wide a range of arts related events as possible around County Leitrim, but of course we depend on you to tell us what’s happening in your part of Leitrim. If you would like to have an event listed in the next issue, please email whatsonguide@gmail.com. The next guide will cover the months January to April 2015. The Deadline for next guide is Friday 21st November.

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Tel: 071 962 1694

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