The Dock & County Leitrim Events Guide January to April 2016

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Issue 1 / January to April 2016 The guide to The Dock & creativity in Leitrim 1

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No.1 - January to April 2016

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Leitrim

Exhibitions / 4-7

Leitrim Design House / 36

Creativity at The Dock / 7

Creative Frame / 38

Masterclasses / 11

Solas Art Gallery / 39

Focus - One Duck Theatre Company / 12

The Glens Centre / 40 Leitrim Sculpture Centre / 44

Spotlight Theatre / 13

Ballinamore Drama Festival / 48

Highlight Music / 14-19

The Last Blast / 49

Commissions / 20

LAEGS / 49

Studio Artist / 22

Writing Workshops / 50

Youth Theatre / 24 Music for the Curious Ear / 26 Events by month / 28

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ello, Happy New Year. We would H like to give a joyous shout-out of appreciation for the support we

have received throughout 2015 from our funders, our Board, and the many volunteers and various helpers who have worked with us this year. Our thanks are also due to all our audiences and visitors who have supported us over the last year. We hope that you like this new look programme and that there is something in it to entice you back many times over the coming season.

Theatre Programme Highlights include performances by Beezneez Theatre Company and The Breffni Players as well as productions including the comic Charolais in March. Another excellent production to look out for is Sure Thing on April 21st. This is a fun and energetic two man tragicomedy about the perils of gambling. This has won more awards than most of us have won bets so it is definitely one to put your money on!

It’s a very special year of commemorations with events remembering 1916 throughout the county of Leitrim which is a place synonymous with creativity, arts and culture.

As a place that celebrates rich and diverse cultures, we are delighted that the 1st opening of the year at The Dock will feature an exhibition by young people from Leitrim and Roscommon which looks at our modern history and how the ideals of the 1916 generation remained an inspiration over succeeding generations. On International Woman’s Day, 8th of March, we will have a free lunch time talk with May Moran whose uncle Paddy Moran, from Crossna, Boyle, Co. Roscommon was an active participant in the 1916 Rising and was executed in March 1921.

Our Education programme continues to grow and develop along with the very successful youth theatre workshops held weekly at The Dock. We have plenty of creative educational events coming up this season so do have a look and hopefully you will find something to interest you.

National Poetry Day is on Thursday April 28th and we will celebrate it with an acclaimed stage adaptation of Patrick Kavanagh’s The Great Hunger in our performance space on April 28th.

If you are a fan of comedy then you will be very happy to hear that the quite brilliant comedy sketch trio Foil Arms and Hogg will return to The Dock on Friday 11th March.

It’s not easy to describe in a few lines just how laugh out loud funny, original and entertaining these guys are so we’ll just recommend that you buy a ticket and come along. We guarantee you will enjoy yourself.

Our new look programme is a slightly expanded one and aims to give more background and to tell the stories behind the artistic talent that visits and emanates from the arts centre. Our new website is now well used, and we have included a specially commissioned video which highlights some of the great things that happened here over Culture Night. We have included news from our two studio artists who have been here since early October.

We are saying goodbye this month to our friend and colleague Grzegorz Piasecki who is moving on to pastures new after almost 2 years working with us. Grzegorz has been a fantastic addition to the Dock team during his time here.

We would like to offer him our sincere thanks for all his hard work. We will miss him (and his amazing problem solving abilities) and wish him every success in the future.

Music Programme Highlights include performances by The Chatham Quartet in on 16th January, Duke Special on the 13th of February and, for those of you who enjoy traditional music, we welcome the excellent

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Notify on January 27th and Buttons and Bows on March 23rd. On the 12th of April you can enjoy a very special performance of traditional Irish music as heard by composer Handel when he visited Ireland in 1741.

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People, Places, Faces; A response to The Events of 1916 An exhibition by students from Carrigallen Vocational School and Abbey Community College, Boyle.

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tudents from Leitrim and Roscommon have been working, together and individually, to produce an exhibition based on their artistic interpretations of the events of 1916. They have engaged with the many historical aspects which led to the events including the personalities involved in the planning and execution of the Rising and the social conditions of the times.

In the three galleries of The Dock they will curate and exhibit paintings, reconstructions, installations, drawings, comic strips, collage, audio, film and performances.

2016 finds the island of Ireland a more empowered place. A place of rich and diverse cultures, this exhibition is a personal interpretation by young people of our modern history and is an opportunity for them to consider how the ideals of that generation have remained an inspiration over succeeding generations.

With the guidance of their teachers and families, the students from Carrigallen and Boyle will encourage audiences to consider the symbolic nature of objects which represent the seven signatories of the proclamation.

Another installation will respond to the living circumstances of the time and has a particular emphasis on socio-economic context of the period and the impact of poverty on living conditions of children at that time. Another work will reference the children who died during the rising.

This exhibition represents the artistic conclusion of their responses to the personalities of those involved in the events of Easter 1916 and serves as a document of a young person’s perspective of the many cultural facets of the period.

To celebrate the student’s achievements a special evening of events is planned for Thursday 21st January; full details will be published on The Dock website.

TUESDAY 12TH UNTIL SATURDAY 23RD JANUARY 2016

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Americana The Future Rural

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resenting work by both Irish and American artists, including documentation and publications by M12 Studios, USA, this exhibition is curated by Linda Shevlin whose long links to The Dock extend back to 2005-2008, when she was artist in residence. More recently Linda has been curator in residence with Roscommon Arts Centre/ Roscommon Arts Office, supported by the Arts Council.

Americana – Future Rural is an important exhibition which has been developed from time Linda has spent on residency with M12 Studio, Colorado (USA) and is driven by her interests in rural representation in international contexts. The subject of the exhibition comes from the increasing desire for an expanded view of land use and the commoditisation of rural space, the loss of wilderness and notions of displacement and replacement.

Linda’s curatorial projects emphasize the idea that the visual is an assimilatory process continuously at work in the construction of cultural, political, personal, and national identities. Her interests are in histories, and their intersection with the present, and in how traditions in art can be revealed through research in archaeology, history and ethnography.

Americana - The Future Rural will present the work of artists who bring into play memory, hearsay, oral and archival history and who make new readings of the past. Linda’s projects explore community identity, focusing on marginalised or under-represented rural communities.

PREVIEW THURSDAY 24TH MARCH 6PM EXHIBITION CONTINUES UNTIL SATURDAY 30TH APRIL

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A Knowing Nature What raises us out of nature is the only thing whose nature we can know: language.

Habermas, Knowledge and Human Interests

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his exhibition brings together the works of artists at the middle and early stages of their careers. The common line that encircles them is an individualistic, focused and determined pursuit of a personal artistic language. The exhibition looks purely at that pursuit through drawing, painting, sculpture and installation. Artists included are Julie Merriman, Chanelle Walshe, Phil Foley, Cliodhna Timoney and Anita Groener.

The works by artists Julie Merriman and Chanelle Walshe includes the use of archival materials to research histories, and through conversations with various experts they explore the conventions of various drawing and painting languages. Merriman responds to the many languages of architecture, engineering, science, cartography and mathematics and examines how drawing is used to impart specific information.

Walshe structures her visual language through documenting, drawing, and painting. Her work is influenced by ideas about consciousness, unconsciousness and in-between states of being. Her interests lie in the self-destructive and regenerative qualities of both earth and man. Phil Foley started his career as an animator, he is a member of Galway based Itsa Collective.

His interests are in drawing, histories

and documentation. Cliodhna Timoney’s drawings can be seen as an accumulation of data and languages deriving from a number of sources, such as the history of painting and pop culture. Her objects and sculptures are extensions of these drawings. She uses overlooked materials in an attempt to translate the drawings and transitory nature of the drawings into a sculptural setting.

Anita Groener was selected to participate in the Facebook AIR (Artist In Residence) Programme and has completed a commission within the company’s European Headquarters in Dublin. Ideas of home and displacement within modern geopolitical realities drive her artistic enquires. She makes paintings, monumental site-specific drawings, film and animations that she exhibits internationally.

PREVIEW FRIDAY 29TH JANUARY 6PM EXHIBITION UNTIL SATURDAY 12TH MARCH image: Phil Foley, Marconi station, Clifden, Graphite on paper.

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pportunities to get involved with arts activities, making and talking about arts and culture is a big part of what The Dock offers to people of all ages. In 2015 we successfully expanded our education programme and introduced our first summer school for adults. It was great fun and a super way for participants to explore new interests and acquire new skills. We are currently planning a new programme of summer schools for 2016. This spring we have developed a number of workshops, masterclasses, talks and readings for all ages. The current focus of our learning programme is schools, pre-school, early childhood learning and the under 12 age group. Additionally we offer youth theatre for juniors and seniors as well as film for schools and active retirement groups. For adults we offer singing lessons, oil painting, wine tasting, masterclasses and life drawing sessions.

Schools Visits

Irish Film Institute (IFI) Schools programme

We are developing our work with schools, so if you or your child’s school would like to visit The Dock please let us know. We are developing material for guided tours and talks alongside our exhibitions. There are a variety of themes within our programme which are connected to the school’s curriculum and that respond to the artworks and activities on show here in The Dock. We intend these tours to aid in developing student’s research and analysis skills through exploration and creativity.

We will be continuing our involvement with the IFI Schools programme which links films with post-primary curriculum. In autumn 2015 we had an event, that involved the screening in The Dock of the French language film Girlhood. This resulted in a large number of second level French language students and teachers attending.

This IFI programme will be announced again this spring so- keep an eye out on our website www.thedock.ie for updates.

Padraig Sweeney’s Flute & Whistle Classes Padraig Sweeney’s music classes are amongst the most successful regular events at The Dock filling the building with the beautiful musical sounds of whistles and flutes on Wednesday evenings. Classes for 2016 resume on Wednesday 13th January.

The classes are extremely popular so early booking is advised. To book please contact Padraig directly on 086 811 2871.

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Creativity at The Dock

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Cultural Cinema

Early Childhood: Baby & Toddlers Family Mornings

Cultural cinema is an area that has grown in popularity at the The Dock since it was first introduced in early 2015. Our initial intention was to provide screenings of classic films for active age and retirement groups but the regular screenings have developed into very enjoyable social events that have attracted patrons of all ages. We are keen to grow these events and bring even more people together to enjoy a wide and varied range of cinematic works over the course of the coming months.

In 2015 artist Naomi Draper developed an art based workshop series for families with babies and toddlers that were held over a six week period. Over the course of the six weeks, parents and young ones played with sounds, textures and a range of other sensory materials. Through the use of a range of props, such as fans, and a giant house-like structure festooned with rustling streamers the participants experienced and interacted with art through play. One of the great benefits of introducing very young children to the arts is that they can have fun while they learn. This early interaction can lead to improved verbal communication and social interaction skills. It can also improve imaginative and problem solving skills. The environment created by Naomi for participants offered them a space to actively explore, to work independently and in groups. The programme was an extraordinary success with babies as young as two weeks attending and enjoying the activities. We are delighted that it will run again mid January to early March.

Our 2016 season begins with a screening of the Iris on Wednesday 6th January to coincide with the celebration of Nollaig Na Mban. In this very enjoyable show the colourful fashion icon Iris Apfel gets the film treatment. Iris’ incomparable career started as one of the interior designers for the White House to become one of the top fashion consultants in New York City. Nowadays, nonagenarian Iris lives between New York and West Palm Beach along with her husband of 66 years Carl who turns 100 years old during the making of the film.

In February our offering is the classic An Affair to Remember starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr and in March we present another classic with a screening of Whistle Down the Wind starring a young Hayley Mills.

Naomi Draper is an artist who has participated on a number of residency programmes within a community and educational context. She is currently Artist in Residence at two public crèches commissioned by Fingal County Council Arts Office. Further details on her practice can be found on her website: https://naomidraper.carbonmade.com/

On April 5th we present Suffragette Sarah Gavron’s 2015 film starring Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham-Carter, Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whitsha and Meryl Streep. The film is an intense drama that traces the story of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement as they fought for the right to vote.

Tuesdays Jan 12th / 19th/ February 2nd/ 9th / 23rd and March 1st 11-12.30pm €3 per child

Our screenings are at 11.30am and cost €5 which includes a cup of tea or coffee on arrival.

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In the final weeks of the course participants will pursue individual artistic interests with the medium of the their choice. Students will also be given the chance to talk about their work within the group, allowing them to develop confidence in the language of art.

For children under 12 years our Art StudioExplore & Create is back for another 6 weeks with artist Natalia Beylis looking at where our artistic inspiration comes from and how ideas and concepts can be made into physical art.

In this semester’s Art Studio we will delve into the basis of inspiration as a guide for our budding artists to discover their own creativity. Each week, children will produce a piece from a different art form, from painting and drawing to collage and sculpture.

January 19th, 26th. February 2nd, 9th & 23rd. April 1st / 4pm-5.30pm Cost: €45

Family Fun Days; Fold Fold, Fold..

Papers strength, tactility, and malleability is incredible and its uses are everywhere from the farming and construction industries to the arts and crafts. Every day and everywhere our lives are filled with paper in all its many forms; cardboard, labels, pulp, cartons, money, stamps, copybooks, coffee-cups and even insulation. These workshops are designed to get our young digital natives thinking and making away from their computer or TV screens over their holidays. They will construct and make objects and sculptures that maximise paper’s varied and amazing qualities. In this workshop using paper and other materials children and adults play, will learn new techniques in folding and constructing and experiment together by building small and large structures. Workshop facilitator Vanya Lambrecht Ward works in education, health and other community settings as an artist as well as running a small artist book bindery. She graduated with an MA in Contemporary Art at NCAD, Dublin. Her practice combines photography, sculpture, painting and book works. Her work is most often about perception and the way we look at and understand our environment.

Here is an in depth outline of the first four weeks of the course.

In Week One, we will begin by exploring the exhibition at The Dock and consider how history can often be our source for inspiration.

We will discuss a handful of famous works of art that depict past events. Then we begin our own studio work with an afternoon of painting.

In Week Two, we will take a short survey of the most common materials that are used by artists and explore the different ways that we can make marks on the canvas using these materials.

In Week Three we will tour a new exhibition opening in The Dock galleries, “A Knowing Nature.” We will look at the ways in which the artists develop their practice from the initial stages of an idea through research to the completion of painting, sculpture and installation. We will begin to craft a piece from drawing, written ideas and collage.

The sessions will take place on Tues 29th, Wed 30th & Thurs 31st March 11-12.30pm €5 per session or €10 for all three sessions

In Week Four, Using our previous ideas we will create a sculpture and give ourselves the opportunity to see how our individual practice can develop over time.

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Under 12’s: Art Studio; Explore & Create

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Oil Painting with Laura Gallagher

Drawing at the Dock Once a month The Dock provides a space for artists interested in developing their figurative drawing skills through short and duration poses. All sessions are self guided and take place on Saturdays from 11 am until 4pm with an hour break. Artists at different stages of their artistic practice are welcome to join the Drawing at The Dock monthly sessions. Artists must bring their own materials. A reduced price is available for those who book early.

If you wish to improve your existing painting skills why not try this 9 week oil painting class. Working on your own individual projects of your choice, you will explore the versatility of oil paint and expand your observational skills. You’ll develop techniques to help you gain confidence in handling paint, juxtaposing colour and reproducing form. A suggested materials list is available on request.

Laura Gallagher is a professional Visual Artist who specialised in oil painting while completing a BA in Fine Art in Dublin Institute of Technology and an MA in Visual Art practices in I.A.D.T Dun Laoghaire.

Laura is known for her patient and gentle approach with her students, offering good support and encouragement.

Advance booking €20 or pay on the day €24 Sat 23rd Jan, 27th Feb, 26th March, 23rd April

Wine Tasting

Classes will run from Tuesday 19th Jan to Tuesday 15th March The cost is €110 for 9 weeks Booking is via the box office on 071 965 0828

Social and fun evenings in the Jury Room Bar/ Cafe. Michael Davis has been semi retired in Leitrim for over four years.

Following careers in sales he joined the wine business in 1992. He spent the next 25 years progressing his career and studying wines and spirits. He holds the WSET diploma and has travelled widely to wine producing areas in and out of Europe. Whilst being active in the wine trade Michael has hosted many wine seminars and tastings and prefers European classics against new world innovations.

Word Corner Cafe Every second Tuesday of the month the Jury Room cafe is given over to writers, readers and beat poets. This is a space where new and existing voices come together and share their work and work which has inspired them. MCs for the evenings are Hayley FoxRoberts and Wayne Frankham. Newcomers and old familiars are welcome to join in.

Tuesday 26th January 23rd February 22nd March Class times 7pm (duration 2 hours) Date 26th January, 23rd February & 22nd March €25 per person per session Maximum 15 places Advance booking and payment are essential, no walk-ins permitted.

Students also need to bring 6 clear wine glasses with them.

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Adults Masterclasses This is an opportunity to work with rising star Gary Reddin and to dive into the fun and fast-emerging field of digital painting. Over the two day masterclass Gary will demonstrate some of the techniques that can be used to translate your sketches and hand drawings into digital work.

He will demonstrate useful methods in photoshop and its benefits for today’s artist bringing you through essential tools, filters, blend-modes, brushes, and colouring techniques. Gary will also be teaching how to use Wacom tablets, which capture your every brushstroke and enable you to use traditional drawing techniques in the digital realm. A self confessed colour and design addict – Garry studied architecture at DIT Bolton Street and now runs Gary Reddin Ink which provides design services ranging from architecture to illustration to graphic design. He is currently working with a client list of over 50 businesses including ‘Failte Ireland’ ‘Infacta’ ‘Prospect 23’. His company also produces and sells art online. http://www.garyreddin.com/ Two days: Sat 9th & Sun 10th April, 11am-4pm €65

Oil painting with artist Ann Quinn Ann Quinn will lead a two day masterclass in oil painting for both beginners and more advanced students. She will cover many practical issues such as preparing the surface, experimenting with texture and different painting techniques, and gaining more experience with using mediums and colour. Participants are encouraged to bring photographic material that is meaningful to them to be used as a starting point for the work. Merging photography with memory and imagination, she will help guide her students to create their own personal paintings. Ann has exhibited widely throughout Ireland and New York, including a solo exhibition at The Dock in 2013. She graduated from NCAD in 2000 with an honours degree in Fine Art, Painting. You can find out more about Ann’s practice, her influences, and her journeys in art at her website www.annquinn.org Sat 2nd & 3rd April 11am-4pm €65

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Digital painting techniques with Gary Reddin

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The Poor Little Boy With No Arms A dark Comedy by Mikel Murfi and One Duck Theatre Company WEDNESDAY 3RD FEBRUARY presented the play to the Pavilion Theatre who agreed to commission it’s production through their bursary scheme. Further assistance in developing the show for this tour was provided by Fishamble:The New Play Company’s New Play Clinic scheme with company members including Longford native Liam Heslin working with Fishamble and Mikel Murfi in devising the show at their premises in Dublin.

The results of all this endeavour can be seen in The Dock on February 3rd. The play is directed by Oonagh Murphy with movement direction by Bryan Burroughs and we hope that you will be able to join us to enjoy the performance.

One Duck Theatre Company is a new theatre company set up by seven Acting graduates of The Lir with a view to creating ambitious and entertaining new Irish plays.

The company will visit Carrick on Shannon on February 3rd to present their inaugural production; The Poor Little Boy With No Arms. The play is a fast-paced, dark comedydrama devised by the company with actor and director Mikel Murfi. The production is a Pavilion Theatre Co-commission supported

by Elgin Energy and Fishamble: The New Play Company’s New Play Clinic scheme.

Here is a short summary to give you a sense of what to expect: Ruby arrives in Skibberceannigh, “The World’s Most Liveable Community”, to a warm welcome from the friendly townsfolk. However, life in this rural idyll seems too good to be true and while out walking late one night, Ruby comes across a mysterious man who has no arms. He tells her that the town discriminate against him and set him arduous tasks to do in the dark of night and Ruby soon discovers that this shocking treatment of her new friend is just one of the town’s many dark secrets…

The idea for the play came about during workshops the company members were doing as part of their acting studies at The Lir over two years ago. The positive feedback they received at that time encouraged them to develop the work further and they then

You can book now for this show on 071 9650828 or on line at www.thedock.ie

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e kick off our new season of theatre and comedy with some great favourites and some exciting new productions. The Beezneez Theatre Company return on Thursday 28th and Friday 29th January with their hugely popular production of John McDwyer’s play Turning Mammy. It’s a comedy (with a few serious bits) and played to packed houses here in The Dock and all over the country when it premiered last year. We expect more of the same this time round so book early. A ticket will make a great Christmas present.

It’s with poignant timing that the Breffni Players present Philadelphia here I Come by the great Brian Friel. This is the play that put Brian Friel on the map as a master of classic modern drama. First produced at The Gaiety, Dublin in 1964, it depicted the pain of a close family living together as virtual strangers and as ever we expect a top notch production for Carrick’s long established Theatre Company. It will run for four nights in March from Saturday 5th to Tuesday 8th.

Later on in March we will be showing a play that looks at an age old tale of female rivalry but with a new twist. There is another woman and she is a cow, a literal one, a purebred Charolais heifer. Written and performed by Noni Stapleton, Charolais is a surreal, black comedy of love, longing and one woman’s intense rivalry with a Charolais Heifer. This is a great piece of new Irish writing, and it has received rave reviews. You can see it on Thursday 31st March.

On Thursday 21st April a new short play, Sure Thing, written and performed

by Jed Murray & Eric O’Brien. The show immerses the audience into world of gambling culture in Ireland, the third biggest gambling nation in the world. Do you want to feel alive? Don’t you want to be a winner? Course you do. Take a gamble. This is a fun and energetic tragicomedy. Odds are you’ll have a good time.

On Thursday 28th April as part of National Poetry Day celebrations we will present Peter Duffy’s powerful theatrical performance of Patrick Kavanagh’s poem The Great Hunger. The production has been performed in the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris, the Cathedral Quarter Festival in Belfast and in over twenty theatre venues to popular and critical acclaim.

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Spotlight Theatre

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Music Highlights

Duke Special

Saturday 13th February at 8.30pm

“This will be a magical show exploring forgotten old dusty manuscripts songs from his most recent album, “Look out machines!”, not to mention many of the usual live favourites…”

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his season we welcome back to The Dock much-loved musicians such as Frances Black and Kieran Goss, Mundy and Duke Special. From January and April we are delighted to showcase some of the finest musicians in jazz, traditional Irish, folk, rock and classical and including some of Ireland new and leading talents. A full listing is to be found in our monthly calendars. Below we are highlighting the connections, interests and stories behind the programme, and letting you know why these gigs are unmissable! You can find loads of additional information, images, videos and tickets for all our events on our new look website at wwww.thedock.ie

The Chatham Saxophone Quartet Saturday 16th January

Runaway winners of Music Network’s Young Musicwide Award in 2012, this is a super talented quartet of young Irish musicians. They have repeatedly won plaudits for their bravura performances and versatility and eclectic repertoire spanning contemporary, classical and jazz genres. They play the full range of saxophone family members, soprano, alto, tenor and baritones that together provide a really distinctive variety of tonal colours The Chatham Saxophone Quartet pushes the boundaries of what we know the saxophone quartet to be and has appeared at Boyle Arts Festival, Galway Music Residency, the National Concert Hall, and the Twisted Pepper, and has recently performed to packed out houses at Dingle’s Féile na Bealtaine, Iniscealtra Festival of Arts, and Dublin’s Kaleidoscope Night.

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Pádraig Rynne’s Notify

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Wednesday 27th January

The incredibly talented concertina player Pádraig Rynne has wowed the trad circuit with his group Notify. Centred on the wizardry of Pádraig Rynne, the band is anchored by Cillian King on guitars & vocals, Eoin Walsh on bass, Davie Ryan on drums and Cormac McCarthy on piano and keyboards. The band’s approach to playing breathes a new freshness into Irish music and song, delivering an evocative repertoire of original melody compositions

by Rynne and songs by Cillian King. Notify seamlessly fuses a deep knowledge and respect for musical tradition with forward thinking innovation in a tasteful way that connects with audiences worldwide. The formation of musicians from backgrounds in Jazz, Traditional Irish, Electronic, Pop and Funk music has naturally established a system of balance that instantly draws listeners to the music.

Ergodos

Thursday 4th February

A dynamic collective of some of Ireland’s finest contemporary musicians who serve up dramatic and hauntingly beautiful interpretations of songs through the ages. The ensemble segues seamlessly from medieval hymns and Baroque arias to 70s folk-rock and contemporary pop, one beguiling meditation on love, longing and loss melting into the next. Five of Ireland’s finest contemporary musicians celebrate the undying power of song, the most constant of musical forms creating an ethereal world where the hushed awe of a cathedral meets the intimacy of a late-night jazz club.

Ergodos is the brainchild of composers Benedict Schlepper-Connolly and Garrett Sholdice. In this incarnation, the clear, haunting tones of Michelle O’Rourke’s voice float above an ensemble with the lightest of touches.

Cellist Kate Ellis, Artistic Director of Crash Ensemble, has performed alongside Steve Reich, Gavin Bryars, Terry Riley and Dawn Upshaw, while reed maestro and fellow musical acrobat Seán Mac Erlaine has appeared with Bill Frisell, The Smith Quartet, Hayden Chisholm, Lisa Hannigan, Iarla Ó Lionáird and The Gloaming.

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The Leitrim Equation Featuring the work of well known composers alongside pieces not played in over 200 years, this Leitrim Equation show looks to the long tradition of music of Leitrim to trace a wider history full of colour, of love and loss, and of leaving and coming back. The show describes how landscape shapes us, how we live and learn, and how we find beauty in the smallest of things.

The show is infused with a mix of traditional song and dance that reaches back into the past of the tradition, reflects a more contemporary/modern sound and also features popular iconic ballads which describe a particular landscape and time. Old tunes are given new life and arrangements, and humour, tenacity and vibrant life shine through music, word, song and dance.

Andy Sheppard Shakespeare’s Songs Tuesday 15th March

A musical journey across Shakespeare’s stories. In the world of jazz Andy Sheppard is a colossus. This is a part-improvised and part-written performance and the music draws inspiration from Renaissance composers Thomas Morley and William Byrd. The trio unfold an extraordinary palette of sounds to conjure up everything from star-crossed lovers and the brooding Danish prince to the rustling advance of Birnam Wood. Andy Sheppard has composed over 350 works and collaborated with artists as varied as percussionist Nana Vasconcelos, violinist L. Shankar, pianist Joanna MacGregor, songwriter John Martyn and a myriad of leading jazz figures, including Carla Bley, George Russell and the late Gil Evans. In this Irish tour Sheppard will be performing music inspired by characters from Shakespeare in a sparkling dialogue with French pianist Guillaume de Chassy and drummer Christophe Marguet.

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17th & 18th February

Buttons and Bows

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23 March

Buttons and Bows make their Dock debut. This influential foursome - made up of Jackie Daly, Séamus and Manus McGuire and Garry O’Briain - began its days with trad sessions in Kinvara, Co Galway, fuelled by a shared taste for musical adventure. And they still sound fresh, flamboyant and a bit different. Famous for throwing a new splash of colour into the traditional Irish music mix, the band’s repertoire still raises a smile at traditional music sessions in every corner of the globe.

Händel in Ireland

Irish premiere at The Dock Tuesday 12th April;

A sellout at the Händel Festival in Halle, Germany in June 2015 this concert is Caitríona O’Leary and Dúlra’s celebration of Handel’s travel in Ireland in 1742. Händel in Ireland presents Irish music of the time with songs & dances the composer may have heard at the time of his stay. Händel stayed in the great houses and would have been entertained by local musicians. He copied at least one traditional tune that he had heard (“Der Arme Irische Junge”) and his musical curiosity would undoubtedly have ensured that he familiarised himself with Irish music in all its forms. Caitríona O’Leary is known internationally for her intense and passionate performances of Traditional Irish song, Folk and Early Music. Caitríona has toured and performed around the world, including such venues as the Royal Albert Hall, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall and Cité de la Musique, and Dublin Theatre Festival, Belfast Festival at Queen’s. For this memorable concert she is joined by a host of exceptional musicians from both traditional Irish and classical backgrounds including Donal Lunny, Kate Ellis, Éamon De Barra, Adrain Hart, Andrea Piccioni, Matthias Loibner & Éamon Galldubh.

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Mundy Friday 8th April

Without doubt one of our favourite acts over the years has been Mundy who has been busy touring the US and also performing at The Royal Albert Hall. He performed for Barack Obama both on his Irish visit, and at The White House. Early in 2015 Mundy teamed up again with Youth, who produced his debut album, the critically acclaimed Jellylegs in 1996. Jellylegs yielded such hit songs ‘Gin and Tonic Sky’ ‘Life’s A Cinch’ and ‘To You I Bestow’ which featured on the soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann ’s Romeo & Juliet. For this special gig he will play new songs and some old favourites.

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The Dock Commissions Touring & News

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ur commission The Pipes, The Pipes premiered at The Dock in January 2015, and then went on to tour as a sell-out show at the RHA Gallery for the St. Patrick’s Festival Dublin and another sell-out show at Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris last October.

Devised by pioneering DJ, music curator Donal Dineen and three exceptional uilleann pipers, Padraig McGovern, Leonard Barry and Maitiú O Casaide, the work included a live response by visual artist Lionel Palun (France) who responded to the music’s mesmerising soundwaves by conjuring live images that were projected behind the performing musicians in real time.

The commission presented an opportunity to celebrate the county’s strong tradition of piping with a fresh perspective, while at the same time celebrating this very distinctive instrument in its own right. The Pipes, The Pipes was an extraordinary opportunity to work with and appreciate the power, beauty and sound of the pipes and to celebrate them as a cornerstone of Irish cultural identity. It featured in RTE TV highlights of St. Patrick’s Festival, Dublin and received a rave review in the Journal of Music. The commission was funded through the Arts Council’s Music Commission programme. We hope to tour it widely in 2016.

The Pipes The Pipes will return to The Dock this Summer for a special one off performance.

Details will be available on www.thedock.ie

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Sokalo Atlantic Rhythms is part of Culture Ireland’s International Programme for 2016. The Dock’s production of Sokalo Atlantic Rhythms which reunites Irish and Quebecois Traditions, is to tour to Canada this Spring as part of Culture Ireland’s International Programme for 2016. The show was developed during a residency at The Dock last September, with the Canadia Zogma Danse who are re-defining the limits of percussive dance by blending the percussive vocabulary of the traditional Quebecois ‘gigue’ with the fluidity of contemporary dance. The residency offered Zogma a chance to connect their percussive dance style (which traces its roots back to traditional Irish dance), and work with three top Irish dancers, Edwina Guckian, Liam Scanlon and Caitlin Nic Gabhainn, who each have their own individual styles inspired by step dancing, set dancing and sean nós dance.

Quebec folk dance, specifically traces its roots back to traditional Irish and French-Canadian dancing. Solo dances like the Quebecois gigue emerged from a fusion of Irish sean nós steps and English and Dutch clogging, and was possibly also influenced by other cultures in Europe where traditional dances included percussive elements. In some cultures the gigue dancer is expected to keep a rigid straight and balanced upper body –similar to postures from Ireland. The celebrated Quebecois fiddler Jean Carigan recorded a variety of Irish dance tunes and many from Sligo/ Leitrim repertoire of Michael Coleman. The connections between Irish and Quebecois music was evident in the selected pieces performed by harpist Laoise Kelly, Quebecois fiddle player Marie-Pierre Lecault and concertina player Caitlin Nic Gabhain.

Our third Dock commission, Pause, by composer Jonathon Nangle, was premiered at The Dock by Crash Ensemble in October 2015. The Dock commissioned Jonathon Nangle to write this piece of music for Crash Ensemble and to incorporate a visual element to accompany the music, in addition to a gallery show exploring the interplay between music and visual installation. ‘Pause’ formed part of Crash Ensemble’s ‘Born in the 80’s’ show, featuring new music from Irish composers in their 20’s and early 30’s. The work has also been performed at ‘Tempered’, Belfast’s inaugural contemporary music weekend in November.

Associate Producer: Siobhan O’ Malley This commission was funded through the Arts Council’s Music Commission programme.

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No.1 - January to April 2016

The Dock Studio Artists Hugh McGettigan graduated last year from the Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Dun Laoghaire with 1st Class Honours.

His sculptural works are a playful balance of tensions. He has been working with readymade and found materials which show traces of previous uses, such as reclaimed wood. He has been paying attention to the qualities of materials and he is interested in sculptural equilibrium.

Over his time here Hugh has become interested in the form and nature of architectural spaces, in how they may be adjusted and reworked to suit changing visions. Over many years buildings like the Dock have seen periods of adjustments and reworkings. Each change forms an intervention in the architectural space, making what might be solid, fluid. Small or large marks or changes form the evolving spatial story of the building. This interplay between solidity and the possibility of adjustment are made to suit ever the buildings changing needs.

Responding to the many layered nuances of designed spaces, he proposes to create a series of modular structures and curate a group of artworks to be displayed in the public spaces at The Dock. His artwork will be a response to his observations about how the past functions of the building and its materiality becomes a documentation of multiple and various histories, and how changes and adjustments are a representation the imaginations and concerns of the buildings custodians and its users. cargocollective.com/hughmcgettiganart

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Printmaker Susan Mannion’s specialism is wood engraving.

She has exhibited in London, Dublin and throughout the U.S.A. and in September she held her first solo show at the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh.

As part of her residency she is keeping a digital diary inspired by her experiences at The Dock and the fabric of the building. This will be linked into The Dock website in the form of a blog, where she will post interesting snippets about the building, its architecture and history. Susan is a highly skilled wood engraver, and she will also blog about the techniques involved and the historical context of wood engraving and its significance in the printing industry.

Susan is encouraging people to follow the processes involved from start to the completed print, and to see how she gathers information and inspiration and starts to sketch up ideas. On the blog you can see how she refines ideas, prepares and draws on the block, engraves the block, takes print-proofs and then makes adjustments for the final prints. Her intention is to give people an understanding of what she as an artist does as part of a residency programme.

Through the blog and her work in The Dock she will be introducing a wider public to a printmaking process that is rare in Ireland and which people may never have come across before.

Susan’s blog can be found on her website www.yewtreestudio.ie

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Youth Theatre at The Dock

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wo vibrant youth theatre groups operate within The Dock as part of the Leitrim Youth Theatre Company framework. Leitrim Youth Theatre Company is a professional youth theatre organisation overseen by Leitrim Arts Office and dedicated to providing opportunities for young people who wish to become involved in acting and theatre. As a member of the National Association of Youth Drama, LYTC members have access to numerous national events and opportunities such as National Youth Theatre and the Young Critics Programme. While many senior members aspire to go on to careers in theatre or the film industry, it is equally rewarding for those who have no desire to pursue theatre professionally - and for everyone LYTC is a supportive youth network where members develop their creativity, gain self confidence and make new friends.

LYTC Carrick on Shannon consists of both junior and senior groups. The junior group is made up of participants aged 9-13 years led by Mary Blake and the Senior group of participants aged 14-18 years led by Catherine Sheridan. Company members take part in weekly workshops at The Dock covering all areas of theatre from performance to technical production.

THE FACILITATORS Mary Blake Over the past few years, Mary Blake has written original plays for her drama groups in the Dock. These plays have explored themes such as bullying, fitting in, racism, stereo typing and loneliness. Each participant will have an input into the writing and crafting of an original play including directing, set design, sound and light planning. Â

Catherine Sheridan Catherine holds anMA in Drama and Performance from UCD, a Diploma in Drama, Arts and Theatre Studiesfrom NUIM, Maynooth, has trained in Stanislavski with The Theatre Union of Russian Federation, Moscow, with Anne Bogart and the SITI Theatre Company in Viewpoints & Suzuki training in the USA as well as and numerous master classes with theatre professionals in England, Ireland and Scotland. Catherine specialises in Drama Facilitation & Directing.

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The Sackville Rats: a tale about a young band of thieves who used the chaos of the 1916 rebellion to loot and steal from shops they had previously only dreamt of entering. The children living in the tenements of Dublin during the 1916 Rising may not have been aware of the political significance of what was unfolding, but they certainly knew an opportunity when they saw one! Based on true events, the production is written and directed by Mary Blake, with Emily Sachs Eldridge and will be staged by on Tuesday 1st March.

In May the senior group will present Treasure Island in an adaption by Phil Willmott, directed by Catherine Sheridan.

This is the first adaptation of Treasure Island with great parts for both male and female performers.

Inspired by real-life female adventurers, Phil Willmott has changed the gender of several of the central characters without compromising the spirit of Stevenson’s classic novel. This swashbuckling stage adaptation brings out all the comedy and adventure of this ever-popular story.

The effect of Treasure Island on our perception of pirates cannot be overestimated. Stevenson linked pirates forever with maps, black schooners, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen with parrots on their shoulders. The treasure map with an X marking the location of the buried treasure is one of the most familiar pirate props, yet it is entirely a fictional invention which owes its origin to Stevenson’s original map. The term ‘Treasure Island’ has passed into the language as a common phrase, and is often used as a title for games, rides and places.

Senior Youth Theatre weekly Workshops Beginning Monday 11th January 5pm to 7pm Continuing for 10 weeks €65 Junior Youth Theatre weekly Workshops Beginning Tuesday 11th January 5pm to 6.30pm Continuing for 10 weeks €55

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The groups have two new projects in the pipeline for 2016.

Music for the Curious Ear

No.1 - January to April 2016

KALEIDOSCOPE AT THE DOCK THURSDAY 23RD APRIL 8.30PM

Kaleidoscope Night is a long-established and treasured monthly music event based in Dublin that was founded in 2009 by violinist Cliodhna Ryan and cellist Kate Ellis and is now curated by violist Karen Dervan and cellist Lioba Petrie. Within a chamber-music framework and on one stage, it champions the marriage of rarelyheard baroque, classical, contemporary, experimental and nonclassical music. Typically presented in an informal, “club” setting, its platform has given rise to a new kind of listening experience in Ireland that The Irish Times has described as a “genre-blind mini festival” and a “life-saving, spirit-lifting pioneering cultural venture”.

To experience this magical event you would normally have to travel to Dublin but this April it will travel down to Carrick on Shannon and install itself in The Dock for one night only. We are very excited at the prospect and we hope that you will be able to join us.

In its simplest terms, Kaleidoscope Night’s unique format is essentially to give the listener snapshots of various different styles of music; ten minutes of some celestially pure Bach might be followed

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by a short wacky John Cage endeavour. Twist the kaleidoscope again and some passionate Piazzolla may appear, or a work by an Irish composer, (maybe even a world premiere) with some traditional/ jazz/experimental/folk thrown into the mix at the end just to keep the listener’s ears buzzing. And it is from the hands of typically four or five different groups or performers that this unique recipe for musical variety is delivered to the audience.

The motivation of the series has always been to take classical and contemporary out of the typical formal concert setting and present it in an accessible way so this debut of the series in Leitrim is open to everyone with a passing or a passionate interest in classical music or music that’s just that bit left of the middle.

There are plans afoot to give this particular Kaleidoscope event a little Leitrim twist so keep your eyes on our website www.thedock.ie and www.kaleidoscopenight.com for the full programme details of this special presentation at The Dock.

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January FILM MATINEE: IRIS

BABY & TODDLERS FAMILY MORNING

11.30AM €5 Join us to celebrate Nollaig na mBan with a screening of the wonderful Iris in which U.S. fashion icon Iris Apfel gets the film treatment.

11AM - 12.30PM €3 PER CHILD Explore, create and have fun in a welcoming social setting for both children and parents!

No.1 - January to April 2016

6TH JANUARY

TUESDAY 12TH JANUARY

WORD CORNER CAFE

TUESDAY 12TH JANUARY

CARRIGALLEN & BOYLE SCHOOL EXHIBITION

PEOPLE, PLACES, FACES; A RESPONSE TO THE EVENTS OF 1916 TUESDAY 12TH UNTIL

SATURDAY 23RD JANUARY Students exhibit their work in our galleries.

6-7.30PM FREE Our very popular open poetry, music and reading session is back again for 2016. All are welcome join in if you have a poem or piece of prose to read, a story to tell or a song to sing.

SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE WEEKLY WORKSHOPS

Walshe, Phil Foley, Cliodhna Timony and Anita Groener.

Runs until Saturday 12th March.

MUSIC NETWORK: CHATHAM SAXOPHONE QUARTET SATURDAY 16TH JANUARY

8.30PM €15/12 This fresh and vibrant quartet play all the saxophone standards and brilliant versions of pop and rock classics.

BEGINNING MONDAY

11TH JANUARY 5PM - 7PM CONTINUING FOR 10 WKS €65

JUNIOR YOUTH THEATRE WEEKLY WORKSHOPS

BABY & TODDLERS FAMILY MORNING TUESDAY 19TH JANUARY

CONTINUING FOR 10 WKS €55

11AM - 12.30PM €3 PER CHILD Explore, create and have fun in a welcoming social setting for both children and parents!

A KNOWING NATURE

ART STUDIO: EXPLORE & CREATE

BEGINNING TUESDAY

11TH JANUARY 5PM - 6.30PM

FRIDAY 29TH JANUARY 6PM FREE This exhibition brings together the works of artist at the middle and early stages of their careers. Artist included are Julie Merriman, Chanelle

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TUESDAY 19TH JANUARY

4PM - 5.30PM €45 FOR 6 WKS An afterschool programme to develop children’s confidence in making and talking about art with artist Natalia Beylis.

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OIL PAINTING

NOTIFY WITH PADRAIG RYNNE

7PM - 9PM €110 FOR 9 WEEKS Oil painting for adults with artist Laura Gallagher.

8.30PM €15/€12 At the crossroads of World, Jazz and Funk music, NOTIFY breathes new life into Irish music and song.

WEDNESDAY 27TH JANUARY

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TUESDAY 19TH JANUARY

DRAWING AT THE DOCK

SATURDAY 23RD JANUARY 11AM TO 4PM €24 (PAY ON THE DAY)/ €20 (PAY IN ADVANCE) Self guided drawing session.

ART STUDIO: EXPLORE & CREATE

BEEZNEZ THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS TURNING MAMMY

4PM - 5.30PM €45 FOR 6 WEEKS

8.30PM €17

TUESDAY JANUARY 26TH

THURSDAY 28TH AND FRIDAY 29TH

An afterschool programme to develop children’s confidence in making and talking about art with artist Natalia Beylis.

OIL PAINTING

TUESDAY 26TH JANUARY 7PM 9PM €110 FOR 9 WEEKS Oil painting for adults with artist Laura Gallagher.

Back for two performances only! John McDwyer’s sparkling new comedy (with a few serious bits) .

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February ART STUDIO: EXPLORE & CREATE No.1 - January to April 2016

TUESDAY 2ND FEBRUARY

4PM - 5.30PM €45 FOR 6 WEEKS An afterschool programme to develop children’s confidence in making and talking about art with artist Natalia Beylis.

OIL PAINTING

TUESDAY 2ND FEBRUARY 7PM - 9PM €110 FOR 9 WEEKS Oil painting for adults with artist Laura Gallagher.

BABY & TODDLERS FAMILY MORNING TUESDAY 2ND FEBRUARY

11AM-12.30PM €3PER CHILD Children and parents are invited to join artist Naomi Draper to create and have fun together in a welcoming social setting.

THE POOR LITTLE BOY WITH NO ARMS WEDNESDAY 3RD FEBRUARY 8.30PM €16/€14 A dark Comedy by Mikel Murfi and One Duck Theatre Company, set in a small town with big secrets!

MUSIC NETWORK PRESENTS: ERGODOS

THURSDAY 4TH FEBRUARY 8.30PM €15/€12

Ergodos Musicians, a dynamic collective of some of Ireland’s finest contemporary musicians, serve up dramatic and hauntingly beautiful interpretations of songs through the ages.

ME MOLLSER

with Ali White Directed by Sarah Fitzgibbon THURSDAY 4TH FEBRUARY 10AM & 11.45AM €5 Me, Mollser is part of the Abbey Theatre’s Priming the Canon series which introduces classic Irish plays to a younger audience.

SUITABILITY: 5TH & 6TH CLASSES & SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 55 MINS

A PICTURE JOURNEY OF OUR MYTHICAL PAST THURSDAY 4TH TO

27TH FEBRUARY Community space.

Exhibition of photography

by David Tiernan

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CREATIVE FRAME LAUNCH FRIDAY 5TH FEBRUARY

6PM -9PM FREE Calling all Creative Practitioners!

Creative Frame is a new network based initiative taking shape in collaboration community of creative practitioners in Leitrim and the wider region.

BABY & TODDLERS FAMILY MORNINGS TUESDAY 9TH FEBRUARY

11AM-12.30PM €3PER CHILD Children and parents are invited to join artist Naomi Draper to create and have fun together in a welcoming social setting.

ART STUDIO: EXPLORE & CREATE TUESDAY 9TH FEBRUARY

4PM - 5.30PM €45 FOR 6 WEEKS An afterschool programme to develop children’s confidence in making and talking about art with artist Natalia Beylis.

OIL PAINTING

TUESDAY 9TH FEBRUARY 7PM - 9PM €110 FOR 9 WEEKS Oil painting for adults with artist Laura Gallagher.

WORD CORNER CAFE

TUESDAY 9TH FEBRUARY 6-7.30PM FREE Our very popular open poetry, music and reading session is back again for 2016. It is open to all so come along and

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join in if you have a poem or piece of prose to read, a story to tell or a song to sing.

DESIGN WEEK @ THE DOCK

ART STUDIO: EXPLORE & CREATE

FILM MATINEE: AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER

FRIDAY 20TH FEBRUARY A weeklong celebration of cutting edge Irish & international design. Keep an eye on our website at www. thedock.ie for full details.

4PM - 5.30PM €45 FOR 6 WEEKS An afterschool programme to develop children’s confidence in making and talking about art with artist Natalia Beylis

11.30AM €5

TUESDAY 23RD FEBRUARY

OIL PAINTING

OIL PAINTING

TUESDAY 23RD FEBRUARY

TUESDAY 16TH FEBRUARY

A classic 1957 film starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr.

DUKE SPECIAL

SATURDAY 13TH FEBRUARY 8.30PM €18 This will be a magical show exploring forgotten old dusty manuscripts songs from his most recent album, “Look out machines!”, not to mention many of the usual live favourites…

NIC GAREISS DANCE MASTER CLASSES

MONDAY 15TH FEBRUARY 12PM -1PM JUNIOR €50 2PM TO 4.40PM SENIOR €150 Nic Gareiss is a renowned dancer experienced in several dance styles, most recently experimenting with new forms of floor music and shoe rhythms.

7PM - 9PM €110 FOR 9 WEEKS Oil painting for adults with artist Laura Gallagher.

LEITRIM EQUATION SHOWCASE

7PM - 9PM €110 FOR 9 WEEKS Oil painting for adults with artist Laura Gallagher.

FRANCES BLACK & KIERAN GOSS

WEDNESDAY 24TH FEBRUARY

WEDNESDAY 17TH &

8.30PM €27.50 It’s been over 20 years since Frances Black and Kieran Goss performed on stage together.

They are reunited for what will be a very special show.

Leitrim County Council presents

THURSDAY 18TH FEBRUARY 8.30PM €15/€12

Over two nights the Leitrim Equation show looks to the long tradition of music of the county A performance in music, words & dance with tunes old and new played by a host of excellent musicians.

Limited capacity. Book early!

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BABY & TODDLERS FAMILY MORNING TUESDAY 23RD FEBRUARY

11AM-12.30PM €3PER CHILD Children and parents are invited to join artist Naomi Draper to create and have fun together in a welcoming social setting.

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DRAWING AT THE DOCK LED BY ARTIST PHIL FOLEY SATURDAY 27TH FEBRUARY 11AM TO 4PM €24 (PAY ON THE DAY) €20 (PAY IN ADVANCE) Self guided drawing session.

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FRIDAY 12TH FEBRUARY

TUESDAY 16TH –

March BABY & TODDLERS FAMILY MORNING No.1 - January to April 2016

TUESDAY 1ST MARCH

11AM-12.30PM €3 PER CHILD Children and parents are invited to join artist Naomi Draper to create and have fun together in a welcoming social setting.

ART STUDIO: EXPLORE & CREATE TUESDAY 1ST MARCH

4PM - 5.30PM €45 FOR 6 WKS An afterschool programme to develop children’s confidence in making and talking about art.

A tale about a young band of thieves who used the chaos of the rebellion to loot and steal from shops they had previously only dreamt of entering.

1916-2016 THROUGH THE LENS CARRICK-ON-SHANNON COMMUNITY SCHOOL FRI 4TH MARCH TO

SAT 2ND APRIL Community space Transition year students from Carrick-on-Shannon Community School exhibit artwork examining Ireland’s culture in 1916 and in 2016, as well as looking forward to the Ireland of 2116

WHACK!!

FRIDAY 4TH MARCH

OIL PAINTING

UNRESERVED 8.30PM €16/€14

WORD CORNER CAFE TUESDAY 8TH MARCH

6PM-7.30PM FREE Our very popular open poetry, music and reading session is back again for 2016. It is open to all so come along and join in if you have a poem or piece of prose to read, a story to tell or a song to sing.

OIL PAINTING

TUESDAY 8TH MARCH 7PM - 9PM €110 FOR 9 WEEKS Oil painting for adults with artist Laura Gallagher.

THE BREFFNI PLAYERS PRESENT PHILADELPHIA HERE I COME

BY BRIAN FRIEL

SATURDAY 5TH TO

TUESDAY 1ST MARCH

TUESDAY 8TH MARCH

7PM - 9PM €110 FOR 9 WEEKS Oil painting for adults with artist Laura Gallagher.

8.30PM €16 The play that put writer Brian Friel on the map of classic modern drama in 1964, depicting the pain of a family living together as strangers.

LEITRIM YOUTH THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS THE SACKVILLE RATS TUESDAY 1ST MARCH 7PM

€5

An exciting Franco-Irish dance collaboration between Philip Connaughton Dance (Dublin) and Compagnie Kashyl (Paris), Whack!! is about two bodies colliding – negotiating each other as obstacles.

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FRIDAY 11TH MARCH

11.30AM When an injured wife murderer takes refuge on a remote Lancashire farm, the owners’ three children mistakenly believe him to be the Second Coming of Christ.

OIL PAINTING

EXHIBITION CONTINUES

TUESDAY 15TH MARCH 7PM - 9PM €110 FOR 9 WEEKS Oil painting for adults with artist Laura Gallagher.

MUSIC NETWORK PRESENTS ANDY SHEPPARD: DRAWING AT SHAKESPEARE THE DOCK see page 17 SATURDAY 26TH MARCH SONGS TUESDAY 15TH MARCH 8.30PM €15/€12

8.30PM €16/€14 Ireland’s top comedy trio!

“Pure Brilliant” Tommy Tiernan

“I love these guys” Des Bishop

TUESDAY 29TH, WED 30TH & THURSDAY 31ST MARCH Savour the honeyed tones of saxophonist Andy Sheppard, performing music inspired by characters from Shakespeare.

BUTTONS AND BOWS

8.30PM €15/€12 On forming in 1983 the group threw a new splash of colour into the traditional Irish music mix and, decades later, the band’s repertoire still raises a smile at traditional music sessions in every corner of the globe.

FRIDAY 11TH MARCH 3PM FREE Exhibiting artist in conversation in galleries.

€24 (PAY ON THE DAY)

FAMILY FUN

WEDNESDAY 23RD MARCH

ARTIST TALK

11AM TO 4PM

€20 (PAY IN ADVANCE) Self guided drawing session.

FOIL ARMS AND HOG

FRIDAY 11TH MARCH

UNTIL SAT 30TH APRIL This exhibition will present work by both Irish and American artists, and will include documentation and publications by M12 Studios, USA. Curated by Linda Shevlin

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AMERICANA THE FUTURE RURAL OPENING THURSDAY 24TH MARCH AT 6PM

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FREE

11AM -12.30PM €5 PER SESSION OR €10 FOR ALL Fold!Fold! Fold!. Artistic fun for parents and kids to enjoy together with artist Vanya Lambrecht Ward.

CHAROLAIS

THURSDAY 31ST MARCH 8.30PM €16/€14

‘Charolais‘ is an age old tale of female rivalry with a new twist: the other woman is cow, a literal one, a purebred Charolais heifer!

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FILM MATINEE: WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND

April CURATOR’S TALK

MUNDY

3PM FREE Americana - Future Rural curator Linda Shevlin will give a talk on the exhibition, using it as a touchstone for her to discuss how it relates to her broader curatorial practice.

8.30PM €16

A WINNING COMBINATION THURSDAY 14TH APRIL

Mundy is back with a new album produced by Youth, who produced his debut album, the critically acclaimed Jellylegs in 1996.

TO SAT 14TH MAY Community space.

Exhibition of photography by Boyle Camera Club which was awarded the Irish Photographic Federation’s National Shield.

DIGITAL PAINTING TECHNIQUES MASTERCLASS WITH GARY REDDIN

No.1 - January to April 2016

FRIDAY APRIL 1ST

BOYLE CAMERA CLUB

OIL PAINTING MASTERCLASS WITH ARTIST ANN QUINN SATURDAY 2ND &

SUNDAY 3RD APRIL 11-4PM

€65 FOR 2 DAYS

15% DISCOUNT WHEN BOOKING ALL 3 MASTERCLASSES / 10% DISCOUNT WHEN BOOKING 2 MASTERCLASSES

FRIDAY 8TH APRIL

FRIDAY 8TH SAT 9TH & SUN 10TH APRIL 11-4PM

€65

15% DISCOUNT WHEN BOOKING ALL 3 MASTERCLASSES / 10% DISCOUNT WHEN BOOKING 2 MASTERCLASSES

Dive into the fun and fastemerging field of digital painting with Illustrator & designer Gary Reddin. Early booking advised!

Ann Quinn returns for her very popular adult oil painting weekend. Early booking advised!

WORD CORNER CAFE

FILM MATINEE SUFFRAGETTE

6-7.30PM FREE Our very popular open poetry, music and reading session is back again for 2016. It is open to all so come along and join in if you have a poem or piece of prose to read, a story to tell or a song to sing.

TUESDAY 5TH APRIL

11.30AM €5 The story of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement as they fought for the right to vote.

TUESDAY 12TH APRIL

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HÄNDEL IN IRELAND

TUESDAY 12TH APRIL 8.30PM €20/€18 In November 1741, Händel arrived in Ireland where he stayed for 8 months. This concert presents the traditional Irish music he would perhaps have heard during his visit played by an ensemble of superb musicians.

THE MAGIC BOOKSHOP

THURSDAY 14TH APRIL 12 NOON, 1.15PM, 2.45PM & 4PM €7 From Monkeyshine Theatre in association with Roscommon Arts Centre An interactive experience for everyone over the age of 5. Duration 30 min.

THE LISTENING CLUB WITH ARTISTS KARL BURKE AND MARK GARRY FRIDAY 16TH APRIL

7.00PM FREE Calling all lovers of sound including musicians, composers, visual artists to come together to listen and share music. This session will be a Americana themed in association with our exhibition AmericanaThe Future Rural. Bring your cd’s , vinyls, mp3 player and memory sticks of sounds

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SURE THING

THURSDAY 21ST APRIL

DEVELOPING A DOCUMENTARY IDEA MASTERCLASS WITH RÓISÍN LOUGHREY SATURDAY 23RD APRIL 11-4.00PM €45(FOR BOTH SESSIONS)

15% DISCOUNT WHEN BOOKING ALL 3 MASTERCLASSES / 10% DISCOUNT WHEN BOOKING 2 MASTERCLASSES

Learn about developing a documentary idea in this practical class.

DRAWING AT THE DOCK

SATURDAY 23RD APRIL 11AM TO 4PM

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8.30PM €16/€14 Do you want to feel alive?

Don’t you want to be a winner?

Course you do. Take a gamble.

Odds are you’ll have a good time watching this energetic award winning two man theatre show about gambling.

NATIONAL POETRY DAY CELEBRATIONS THURSDAY 28TH APRIL

8.30PM €15/€12 The Great Hunger Peter Duffy’s powerful theatrical performance of Patrick Kavanagh’s poem The Great Hunger has been touring for the past eighteen months to popular and critical acclaim including performances in the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris, the Cathedral Quarter Festival in Belfast.

KALEIDOSCOPE SATURDAY 30TH APRIL

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8.30PM €15/€12 A unique salon music experience “one of those life-saving, spiritlifting, pioneering cultural ventures we keep hearing about”.

€24 (PAY ON THE DAY) €20 (PAY IN ADVANCE) Self guided drawing session.

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The Leitrim Design House

No.1 - January to April 2016

EXHIBITIONS - ACTIVITIES - EVENTS - SHOPPING OPEN 10AM – 6PM MONDAY TO FRIDAY / 10AM – 5PM SATURDAY

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isit 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.

New!! Online Shop: Shipping worldwide. www.leitrimdesignhouse.ie

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Creativity in Leitrim

The Essence of Design Seminar

FEBRUARY 27TH Design, Craft & The Consumer. Don’t miss this opportunity to listen to a really interesting panel of speakers; Patrick Mc Hugh Web Developer & Photographer, Erika Marks Jeweller, Jennifer Wrynne Milliner & Blogger, Jean Whitfield Jeweller & Karishma Kusurkar Print & Accessories Designer. The conference will be chaired by Eddie Shanahan Fashion & Retail Consultant.

Art Wall Launch

JANUARY THURSDAY 14TH 7.30PM EXHIBITION RUNS UNTIL FEBRUARY 27TH 2016 The Leitrim Design House hosts an exhibition of collaborative art and writing by French artist Jean-Louis Baudry and his son and writer Tobias Baudry. The exhibition will present a series of monoprints and oil paintings of Irish landscape scenes, each accompanied by a flash fiction story. Tobias started writing flash fiction in 2011, drawn to the stylised and highly-crafted nature of such a short story-telling format. Jean-Louis’ monoprints and paintings draw on his natural surroundings in the West of Ireland where he has lived for over twenty years.

Leitrim Design House Open Submission 2016

Leitrim Design House is announcing an open call to makers across all craft disciplines to submit work for inclusion within the Leitrim Design House gallery. We are currently expanding our product range and are looking for ceramic and glass artists, candle and soap makers, illustrators, painters; makers working in metalwork, wood, knitwear, jewellery, accessories, millinery and paper. Are you developing new product? Are you producing work that is 100% Irish, work that is unique and handmade? We are looking for gift ideas for weddings, birthdays and special occasions. If you are interested in submitting work for consideration please send the following to Leitrim Design House by post or email shop@leitrimdesignhouse.ie by the 14th February 2016: Current CV / artist statement / images of work / pricing information / brochure or point of sale information.

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

TEL: 071 96 50550 / 071 96 50533 EMAIL: INFO@LEITRIMDESIGNHOUSE.IE / SHOP@LEITRIMDESIGNHOUSE.IE WWW.LEITRIMDESIGNHOUSE.IE FOLLOW US: FACEBOOK.COM/THE LEITRIM DESIGNHOUSE

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Creative Frame

Calling all Creative Practitioners!

C No.1 - January to April 2016

reative Frame is a new network based initiative taking shape in collaboration community of creative practitioners in Leitrim and the wider region.

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Together with the launch of Creative Frame’s project website www.creativeframe.eu there will be a pecha kucha style presentation of creative good news stories. This event will be a great opportunity for networking and socialising with music and refreshments provided.

ho’s it for?

Creative Frame is for professional and emerging individual practitioners from any arts or design field such as visual arts, architecture, music, performing arts, film, craft and product design. Whether you are a professional, semi-professional, new or emerging practitioner who wishes to make a living or a significant part of your living from your practice, get involved if you are interested in skills development & sharing, exploring new directions for your practice or if you want to meet and make contact with peers and professionals in the sector.

This event is FREE and open to all creative practitioners. Register if you are interested in exploring new directions for your practice or want to meet and make contact with peers and professionals in the sector. Spaces are limited and you must book your space by registering here

Creative Frame builds directly on the learning from a number of continuing professional development projects which the Leitrim County Council Arts Office & Local Enterprise Office designed and delivered in recent years such as Harnessing Creativity, SPARK, LOCIS & Leading Edge. Creative Frame is a project of Leitrim County Council Arts Office and Local Enterprise Office with the support of ID2015 and the Arts Council.

How do I get involved: You can get involved in this consultation simply by clicking on the link below and completing a short survey . It takes about 15 minutes to complete & will enable you to contribute your views online. www.creativeframe.eu/#!members/c1enr

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hat’s Creative Frame about?

Creative Frame is about helping you to actively shape and pursue your own continuous professional development; Creative Frame will help to ensure opportunities don’t pass you by. For example, maybe it can help to find the right people to provide the right help when you need it, or help you to find people with complementary skills that you can collaborate with easily.

Other’s in the network might be looking for the exact skills you possess enabling you to earn some additional income through giving workshops or mentoring. Creative Frame is about helping creative practitioners to support themselves, to help each other, and to quickly identify opportunities from other providers, so that you can easily maintain your own bespoke continuous professional development.

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Solas Art Gallery The beginning of a full year starts off with the very busy and popular Junior art Exhibition , not just National Schools in Leitrim but now including 2nd level schools as well. The exhibition following is still waiting for a decision as to the artist ! Following this, Solas is delighted to have Kinlough artist Brigid Birney with her first Solo exhibition here.

Her work is well known in her own area, Donegal and Enniskillen and this will be an opportunity to enjoy the full range of her uplifting paintings.

Two artists, Cathy Reynolds and Amna Kiran are dividing the gallery for 2 solo shows. Cathy is always surprising us with new subjects and styles, always something to look forward to and Amna, living in Cavan, delights the eye with her colourful and intricate images influenced by her background.

SATURDAY 16TH TO FRIDAY 30TH JANUARY JUNIOR EXHIBITION FRIDAY 5TH TO FRIDAY 27TH FEBRUARY TO BE ADVISED FRIDAY 11TH MARCH TO THURSDAY 2ND APRIL BRIGID BIRNEY FRIDAY 8TH TO THURSDAY 30TH APRIL CATHY REYNOLDS; AMNA KIRAN OPENING ON SATURDAY 16TH JANUARY IS AT 3.00PM. ALL OTHERS, 1ST FRIDAY OF EXHIBITION AT 7.30PM

Follow us on facebook for updated information.

Admission to the gallery is free.

Website: www.solasart.ie Email: info@solasart.ie Contact: Gail or Ben: 071 964 4210

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No.1 - January to April 2016

The Glens Centre Jane’s Next Step presented by Club Scannáin Chluainín FRIDAY 22ND JANUARY

8:30PM

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP (€10 PER YEAR)

€8/€6 CONC OR FREE WITH

Seen through the unique perspective of Jane, who has accidentally been crowned Ireland’s fifth funniest Irish speaking comedian. She is now venturing on her next step in life. Life goals, such as becoming an adult were achieved in 2015, her aims for 2016 are suitably ambitious.

Aine Gallagher brings her clever and hilarious one-woman show to The Glens. She has been writing and performing comedy since 2011, with regular performances across the Irish stand up circuit, London’s West End, Edinburgh Fringe, TG4 and RTE. Runner up Funny Women 2014 & An Gaelgeoir is Greanmhaire.

“Her awkward self stylings had the audience in hysterics” funnywomen.com

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This Changes Everything with panel discussion FRIDAY 29TH JANUARY

8:30PM

John & Maggie Carty FRIDAY 19TH FEBRUARY 8:30PM

€5

An epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. A film by Avi Lewis, narrated and inspired by Naomi Klein.

Filmed over 211 shoot days in nine countries and five continents over four years, this film presents seven powerful portraits of communities on the front lines. Provocative, compelling, and accessible to even the most climate-fatigued viewers, This Changes Everything will leave you refreshed and inspired, reflecting on the ties between us, the kind of lives we really want, and why the climate crisis is at the centre of it all.

Supported by Ecotourism Ireland.

The Mulligan Brothers SATURDAY 6TH FEBRUARY 8:30PM

€15/€12 CONC

John Carty is one of the finest fiddle players in Irish traditional music. He will be joined on stage by his daughter, Maggie, an accomplished banjo player and traditional singer and other guests.

Their combined talents create an unfaltering energy and excitement, in an uninhibited atmosphere, inviting the audience to share the spontaneous pleasures and enjoyment of the music, along with the performers themselves. An evening not to be missed.

€15/€12 CONC

All the way from Mobile, Alabama, and currently touring Ireland, The Mulligan Brothers were listed in Alternate Root Magazine’s Top 50 last year. Their sound is a unique blend of alt country, folk and blues that lead singer, Ross Newell, describes as ‘’diverse, but you can still feel the heat, the humidity, and the Gulf of Mexico in all of it.

Their name means second chances, but you only have one chance to see them live here in The Glens, so don’t miss out. Advanced booking advised.

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March A Wake in The West presented by Lough Gill Players No.1 - January to April 2016

THURSDAY 3RD & FRIDAY 4TH 8:30PM

€15/€12 CONC

After a life devoted to drink, it is no surprise that Tom Healy’s final wish is to be buried in the drink – at sea, that is. The neighbours, one by one, pour into Healy’s front room to ‘pay their respects’, though not all come to pray. The famous, side-splitting comedy farce has packed out venues, around the world and left everyone rolling in the aisles. Make sure you come along ‘to pay your last respects’ and sympathise with Tom’s Family.

Written by MJ Ginnelly. Directed by Gerard Mc Kenna.

March Manorhamilton celebrates 2016 FRIDAY 18TH

8:30PM

Manorhamilton celebrates 2016 with a series of events during this week. The day after St. Patrick’s Day will be a gig in The Glens, as part of the celebrations. Check our website for details. www. theglenscentre.com

Club Scannáin Chluainín/ Manorhamilton Film Club Screening

FRIDAY 1ST APRIL

Check website for details

8.30PM

l Pilgrim St. FRIDAY 29TH APRI

8:30PM

€10

Pilgrim St. started in Navan, influenced by Springsteen’s ‘Seeger Sessions’, but have spread their wings, both musically and geographically. With songs ranging from Bluegrass, Old Time Country, Folk, they have been playing more and more high profile gigs. Recently supporting Declan O’Rourke in the East and South, we are delighted to unleash them on their own, in the North West. Their debut E.P. ‘Welcome to Pilgrim St’, was released in 2015. Definitely one to watch.

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Club Scannáin Chluainín/ Manorhamilton Film Club, Ionad na nGleannta €10 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP/ €5/€4 CONCESSION 8:30PM

Club Scannáin Chluainín is a new Irish language film club in The Glens that began in September 2015. It is aimed at Irish speakers of all levels (and none!), most films will be subtitled in English and most have a Q&A or panel discussion with the filmmaker.

Séard atá i gClub Scannáin Chluainín ná club scannáin ina dteaspeáinfear scannáin Gaeilge do chainteoirí agus neamh-chainteoirí an cheantair.

Beidh fotheidil Béarla ar an chuid is mó des na scannáin.

It’s a great way to engage with the Irish language, but there are plenty of non-Irish speakers there too. So whether you want to watch great films, engage in a cúpla focail, or spend the night chatting as gaeilge, there will always be someone at your level. It is held approx. once a month and will include foreign language films and special live events.

In January, comedian Aine Gallagher performs her bilingual one woman show Jane’s Next Step. Films shown so far include Generate The State/Gineadóir An Stáit by Johnny Gogan, Rún Cheannanais Mhóir/Secret of Kells from Cartoon Saloon, A Turning Tide in the Life of Man/I mBeál na Stoirme by French director Loic Jourdain.

Annual membership is €10 per person with entry to 4 films/events per year (€5/€4 concseesion for a single film). Check the Glens website for upcoming films. Join our email list or like our facebook page for weekly listings. www.theglenscentre.com Táille ballraíochta bliana ná €10 an dune. Tabharfaidh seo cead isteach duit go 4 scannán in aghaidh na bliana, (€5/€4 concession scannán amháin).Club Scannáin Chluainín is an initiative of The Glens Centre and is sponsored in part by Foras Na Gaeilge.

www.theglenscentre.com The Glens Centre, New Line, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim, Ireland Box Office / General Enquiries: Mary McGovern Phone: 071 9855 833 ext 1 Email: info@theglenscentre.com

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No.1 - January to April 2016

Leitrim Sculpture Centre Exhibitions January-April 2016

North West Winter (Christmas) Open The North West Opens provide opportunities for artists and creative practitioners based in the North West counties to exhibit twice a year (Summer and Winter) and promote their work at the Sculpture Centre.

The Counties included are Mayo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Sligo, Donegal, Fermanagh, Cavan, Tyrone and Derry.

First Prize: Solo exhibition within the next two years plus private studio with access to technical facilities for one month preceding the show.

The exhibition takes place in the LSC Gallery.

Launch at 12pm Friday 4th December, running until Thurs 14th January

Growing Artists VI

Schools Exhibitions and Workshops Continuing its support for the development of young artists in the county, Growing Artists VI showcases the rich and diverse works of young people and is a testament to their creativity, talent and potential. This years show is made in collaboration with tutors and students from St Clare’s Comprehensive, Manorhamilton and the exhibition includes over 100 works and collaborative pieces.
 In addition the gallery will this year host a series of printmaking workshops for pupils from local schools.

The culmination of all the work will be exhibited from 11am Friday 19th February until Thursday 3rd March

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Group Exhibition Group prizewiners from the 2013 NW Open includes recent work by artists John Cullen, Helen Sharp, Emma Stroud, Simon Carman, and Amanda Graham.

Exhibition opens 5pm Friday 11th March until Wednesday March 23rd

From Vessel to Object Peter Fulop Artist in Residence 22th February - 28th March, 2016

Fulop’s work in clay is heavily influenced by the Japanese tradition. His experimentation with Raku reduction and wood firing techniques along with his use of calligraphic gesture is a culmination of experiences and time spent with traditional artists in China, Korea and Japan. In his most recent works collectively entitled ‘from vessel to object’ Fulop pushes the boundaries of the traditional clay vessel seeking to exploit elemental processes of fired material intertwined with the artists gestural use of brushwork and glazing technique. These reflective works attempt to ‘connect to and reawaken’ an embodied awareness of ‘objects and object making’. (Fulop 2015) Peter Fulop is a Leitrim based artist who studied at the School of Ceramics 1985’-89, in Hungary moving to Ireland in 2001. His work has been shown in exhibitions in Ireland, the USA, Korea, China and Japan and is found in the public collection of Archie Bray Foundation Helena, Montana, USA, (2013); Zen Buddhist Monastery Mungyeong, Korea (2012); Mungyeong Ceramic Museum Mungyeong, Korea, (2012); Fule International Ceramic Art Museum, China, (2011); Ganjin Celadon Museum Ganjin, Korea, (2011); Ulster Museum Belfast, N.Ireland, (2011); The National Museum of Ireland Dublin, Ireland, (2008); The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shigaraki, Japan, (2008).

Fulop has been supported by Culture Ireland Award, Arts Council of Ireland Travel and Training Awards, Craft Council of Ireland Continued Professional Development Award and Roscommon Artist.

Exhibition opens Friday 8 April 5-8pm and runs until the 28 April.

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Workshops

January-April 2016

No.1 - January to April 2016

SAT 30TH & SUN 31ST JANUARY 2016

SAT 27TH & SUN 28TH FEBRUARY 2016

MODELING THE HEAD IN CLAY - FROM LIFE WORKSHOP

TRADITIONAL PRINT JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP

Tutor: Jackie McKenna Duration: 2 Days Participant: 6 Cost: €160

Tutor: Debra Bowden Duration: 2 Days Participants: 6 Cost: €150

SAT 6TH & SUN 7TH FEBRUARY 2016

JEWELLERY MAKING AND SMALL SCALE METAL FABRICATION WORKSHOP

Tutor: Fiona Mulholland & Soraya Ricalde Duration: 2 Days Participants: 5 Cost: €160 SAT 13TH & SUN 14ST FEBRUARY 2016

MOULDMAKING & PLASTER CASTING OF HEAD WORKSHOP (Stage 2 after participants have done the Modeling The Head In Clay Workshop) Tutor: Jackie McKenna Duration: 2 Days Participant: 6 Cost: €140

SAT 12TH & SUN 13TH MARCH 2016

SAND CASTING IN ALUMINIUM WORKSHOP Tutor: Kate Oram Participants: 6

SAT 20TH- SUN 21ST FEBRUARY 2016

SPEED PAINTING APPROACHES TO ABSTRACT PAINTING MASTER-CLASS

Duration: 2 Days Cost: €160

SAT 2ND TO SUN 3RD APRIL 2016

WELDING WORKSHOP

Tutor: Michael O’Hara Duration: 2 Days Participants: 5 Cost: €200

Tutor: Mary Theresa Keown Duration: 2 Days Participants: 7 Cost: €140

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WED 13TH APRIL 2016

FRI 1ST TO SUN 3RD APRIL 2016

IMPROVERS ONE-DAY GLASSBLOWING WORKSHOP

STONE CARVING WORKSHOP Tutor: Jackie McKenna Duration: 3 Days Participants: 7 Cost: €180

Tutor: Graham Reid Duration: 1 Day Participants: 4 Cost: €120 A day of glassblowing for people who have completed a Beginners Workshop.

SAT 9TH & SUN 10TH APRIL 2016

WORKSHOP IN VERNACULAR CARPENTRY Tutor: Niall Walsh Participants: 6

FRI 15TH TO SUN 17TH APRIL 2016

Duration: 2 Days Cost: €160

HOT GLASS CASTING INTO ZIRCAR MOULDS WORKSHOP Tutor: Keith Seybert DaysParticipants: 6

SAT 9TH & SUN 10TH APRIL 2016

GLASSBLOWING FOR BEGINNERS WORKSHOP Tutor: Louise Rice.

Participants: 4

Duration: 3 Cost: €220

Duration: 2 Days Cost: €210

MON 11TH & TUE 12TH APRIL 2016

GLASSBLOWING FOR BEGINNERS WORKSHOP Tutor: Graham Reid Participants: 4

Duration: 2 Days Cost: €210

SAT 9TH TO TUE 12TH APRIL 2016

IMPROVERS EVENING GLASSBLOWING WORKSHOP

MON 18TH APRIL

SAND CASTING WITH HOT GLASS WORKSHOP 2016

Tutor: Graham Reid – Sat & Sun 6-9pm Louise Rice – Mon & Tue 6-9pm Duration: 3 hours Participants: 3 Cost: €80 An evening of glassblowing for people who have completed a Beginners Workshop.

Trainer: Keith Seybert. Duration: 1 Day Participants: 6 Cost: €140

Leitrim Sculpture Centre, New Line, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim, Ireland. +353 (0)71 98 55098 info@leitrimsculpturecentre.ie www.leitrimsculpturecentre.ie

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Ballinamore Drama Festival 2016 No.1 - January to April 2016

The 2016 Drama Festival in Ballinamore this year from March 6th -13th is our 35th year hosting drama festivals. The festival committee have put together a wide variety of plays, with four groups in the Open Section from Carrigallen, Longford, Castleblaney and Dublin and four in the Confined Section from Killeshandra, Tubbercurry, Shercock and Wexford. The drama festival is a wonderful social and cultural event and all attending the plays nightly are offered complimentary refreshments after the short adjudication, which adds to the jovial atmosphere enjoyed by visitors and patrons.

March 6th -13th Admission nightly ₏10 with big reductions in season tickets Concessions for OAP’s and Students Come along any night from 6th-13th March 2016 Commencing each evening at 8.30pm Except Sunday 13th March at 8pm

Programme Play

Author

Group

Date

Blithe Spirit

Noel Coward

Backstage Theatre Group

6th March

Big Maggie

J. B. Keane

Sillan Players

7th March

Lies

Joe McManus

Killeshandra Drama Group

8th March

The Sunshine Boys

Neil Simon

Phoenix Players

9th March

Jonas, Judgment & Jazz

Charles McGuinness

Corn Mill Theatre Group

10th March

Jane Eyre

Adapted by Polly Teale

Dalkey Players

11th March

The Salvage Shop

Jim Nolan

Castleblaney Players

12th March

The Cripple of Inishmaan

Martin McDonagh

Ballycogley Players

13th March

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South Leitrim Arts present

The Last Blast South Leitrim Arts present The Last Blast - a night of Rock and Blues with four legends of the Irish rock scene since the sixties. Johnny Fean, (lead guitarist with Horslips) and Ed Deane (ex Van Morrison and many others) accompanied by John Quearney on Bass and Noel Bridgeman on Drums.

After fifteen years of presenting arts events in south Leitrim the group have decided to call it a day. Formed as the Carrick Area Arts group in 2000 by the then Arts officer Terri Duffy. the group them joined up with the Mohill Arts Group to form South Leitrim Arts in 2004. The group presented traditional music, salsa, comedy, jazz, classical, slam poetry, visual art, singer/ songwriters, and so on in Drumshanbo, Leitrim village, Drumsna, Carrick on Shannon, Drumkeerin, Jamestown, Liscarbin, Mohill etc. The first show was Wexford singer/ songwriter Pierce Turner in Duignans Bar in Drumsna and so for the final one we are going back to Duignans for the Last Blast with Johnny Fean, Ed Deane, Noel Bridgeman, and John Quearney.

Tickets are €12 (limited to 100) and are on sale from any committee member and in Duignans Bar. For more information phone 087 636 7825

Leitrim Adult Educational Guidance Service MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9AM TO 5PM FREE. MAYO SLIGO LEITRIM ETB, OLD VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, ST GEORGES TCE, CARRICK-ON-SHANNON & OUTREACH CENTRES IN CO LEITRIM. www.msletb.ie and www.leitrimadultguidance.com info@leitrimadultguidance.com Niamh Brennan or Jane Nolan: 071 962 1371 or 086 774 3329

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Writing Workshops

Kinlough Women’s Writing Group

No.1 - January to April 2016

CLANCHY COURT, KINLOUGH, CO LEITRIM SEVEN SESSIONS, FORTNIGHTLY ON WEDNESDAYS: 7PM – 9:30PM FEBRUARY 10 & 24, MARCH 9 & 23, APRIL 6 & 20, MAY 4 €110 / EARLY PAY CONCESSION €95 (IF PAID BY FEBRUARY 3) If you are afraid of the blank page, your fear will dissolve; if you’re writing already but your words feel stale, you will come away from these workshops refreshed. Monica Corish was the 2014/2015 SPARK writer-in-residence at the Leitrim Observer. She is an award-winning writer of poetry, short stories and memoir, and an experienced writing group leader, trained in the AWA Method.

“Makes me write instead of thinking about writing.” John O’C “I feel she helps me become my most true writing self.” Patricia McGowan www.monicacorish.ie, Facebook: Monica Corish Writer Twitter: @MonicaCorish Email: monicacorish@gmail.com Mobile: 087 641 4185

The Craft

Clanchy Court, Kinlough, Co Leitrim SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6, MARCH 5, APRIL 2, APRIL 30: 1PM – 4:30PM CLASSES MUST BE BOOKED AND PAID FOR IN ADVANCE: €50 - ONE CLASS, €90 - TWO, €125 - THREE, €145 - FOUR CLASSES Take your writing to the next level through feedback, constructive critique, writing craft exercises, and guidance on publication. The workshop will be led by Monica Corish, an award-winning writer of poetry, short stories and memoir, an insightful mentor, and an AWA trained writing group leader; and by Tom Sigafoos, author of novels, stories and memoir, and editor and mentor to award-winning writers. Classes must be booked and paid for in advance, by cheque, postal order or PayPal. Contact Monica or Tom by phone or by email for more information. www.monicacorish.ie Facebook: Monica Corish Writer Twitter: @MonicaCorish Email: monicacorish@gmail.com or tomsigafoos@gmail.com Mobile: 087 641 4185 (Monica) or 087 946 0584 (Tom) Contact: Monica Corish / Tom Sigafoos

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NEVER MISS OUT The Arts Council’s new, upgraded CULTUREFOX events guide is now live. Free, faster, easy to use – and personalised for you.

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One last bit of news is that we have teamed up with the St George’s Terrace Restaurant to offer all those who attend shows at The Dock an exclusive pre-show meal. You can make the most of your night out and can enjoy a delicious great value two course meal at €28 per person. The offer is available Wednesday - Sunday from 6pm-7pm which will give you plenty of time to relax while you eat and still be in time for the show here in The Dock at 8.30pm. This offer is subject to availability so we advise that you contact the restaurant in advance on (071) 961 6546.

This guide is brought to you by The Dock for 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 May to August 2016. The Deadline for next guide is 5pm Friday 1st April.

If you would like to join the Leitrim Arts on-line mailing list you can contact the number below or log on to www.leitrimarts.ie Arts Office, Leitrim County Council, Aras an Chontae, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.

Tel: 071 962 1694

THE DOCK, ST GEORGES TERRACE, CARRICK-ON-SHANNON, CO. LEITRIM. WWW.THEDOCK.IE BOX OFFICE: 071 965 0828

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design: pure designs

No.1 - January to April 2016

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR NIGHT OUT