The Dock + what's on in Leitrim Guide March - May 2011 by The Dock

March - May 2011 1

The Jury Room Whether delicious coffee, fine wine or premium lager is your tipple of choice, The Jury Room Café Bar provides the warm and convivial atmosphere in which you too can relax enjoy your drink, pore over the daily or local newspaper or read from the large selection of books and journals that adorn its shelves. The Jury Room also houses a large selection of CDs that archive the many great musical performances at The Dock since it’s opening in 2005. These are for sale but if you would just like to listen, Café Manager, Davy Davis will be happy to accommodate you. Housed in the beautiful surroundings of the 19th Century Dock building The Jury Room is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10.30am to 6pm serving a range of speciality coffees and fair-trade teas and snacks. Delicious homemade cakes & scones make it an ideal place for elevenses, to meet friends or find quiet, warm refuge from the chaos of shopping! If you are passing The Dock over the coming months or attending one of our many daily workshop events, why not pop in; take a few moments to view our exhibitions and judge for yourself why the Jury Room offers one of Carrick on Shannon’s most welcoming atmospheres. The Jury Room is also open from 7.45pm on the evening of performances in The Dock so you can enjoy a pre-show or interval drink.

cover image: Michael Gray - Bob Dylan & The Poetry Of The Blues. See page 9.

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Pick & Mix Package

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Box Office at The Dock

• The box office is open for advance bookings from 10am – 6pm Monday to Saturday and 7.45pm – 8.30pm on the evening of a performance. • Tickets must be paid for at time of booking. Payment can be made by cash, credit card, laser or cheque. Cheques should be made payable to The Dock. • All shows start at 8.30pm, unless otherwise stated. Customers are requested to pick up their tickets at the box office at least 30 minutes before the show. • Once purchased, tickets can only be refunded with sufficient notice and at the latest by 5.30pm on the day before the show. Concessions & Group Bookings Concessions are available to students, senior citizens and unemployed. Please state at time of booking. Group discounts are available. Gift Vouchers An ideal gift for any occasion, gift vouchers are available through the Box Office and may be exchanged for tickets to any performance in the theatre at The Dock. Latecomers Latecomers cannot be admitted until a suitable break in the performance, which in some cases may be the interval. Special Requirements Customers with special requirements, such as wheelchair users, are requested to inform the box office at time of booking so they can be accommodated. *Information correct at time of going to print, however you are advised to check with the Box Office. The Dock reserves the right to alter/cancel performances. 3

performances MONDAY 7TH MARCH

10.30am & 12.30pm €6

BRANAR DRÁMÁIOCHTA presents

CLANN LIR

Seachtain Na Gaeilge Special! A father’s love for his children is at the heart of this beautiful re-telling of the ancient tale of Clann Lir. In this vivid production Branar focuses on the fairytale elements of the story. A father’s search for his children; magical transformations; three chances to break a spell; and much more. This magical tale is told with puppetry, vivid imagery and enchanting newlycomposed live traditional music. Directed by Marc Mac Lochlainn. Music by Micheal Chang and Freda Nic Giolla Chatháín. Sa léiriú beoga seo, díríonn BRANAR ar an seanscéal mar shíscéal. Insítear an scéal draíochta seo le puipéadóireacht, íomhánna fuinniúla agus ceol aoibhinn nua - chumtha. Buíochas le Deis as tacaíocht a thabhairt don togra seo. THURSDAY 10TH MARCH

8.30pm €17 / Comedy Club €15

Leitrim Laughs Comedy Club hosts

THE EMERGENCY

They’re all mad as hell & they’re not going to take it anymore! Funny question; what do two comics, a professional political mynah bird, an award winning actress turned author and two of Ad land’s brightest and best got in common? Straight answer – they’re all mad as hell, and they’re not going to take it anymore. In a nutshell, that’s the make up and manifesto of The Emergency, a group of six satirists who bring the lash to bear on the powers 4

that be, shady cabals and those who seek power for themselves in their acclaimed live performances. In the lineage of Hall’s Pictorial Weekly and Scrap Saturday, The Emergency offers a welcome antidote to the increasing doom and gloom propagated on our beleaguered island nation by a dismal leadership (and its prospective replacement!) Please note Leitrim Laughs Comedy Club is an over 16’s event Comedy Accommodation Sponsor: The Bush Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon

FRIDAY 11TH MARCH

THE BLUNNIES with PETE COURTNEY

8.30pm €15/€12

Back by popular demand following their sell-out performance here in September 2010, Carrick-on-Shannon sisters Ailie and Róisíin are once again joining forces to bring you a night of musical magic and measured mayhem. You can expect to hear elements of jazz, pop and soul, from playful and mischievous to touching and honest. Setting the musical tone for the night is critically-acclaimed singersongwriter, Pete Courtney who celebrates the release of his latest album Karma Biscuits.

WEDNESDAY 16TH, FRIDAY 18TH & SAT 19TH MARCH

8.30pm €16/€14

THE BREFFNI PLAYERS present

BLITHE SPIRIT

A classic comic play from the pen of Noel Coward Blithe Spirit concerns the trials and tribulations of socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites an eccentric medium and clairvoyant, Madame Arcati, to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. The scheme backfires when he is haunted by the ghost of his annoying and temperamental first wife, Elvira, following the séance. How will Mr Condomine and his second wife, Ruth, cope with this unexpected visitor? A Breffni Players production which will have you leaving in good spirits! THURSDAY 24TH MARCH

PADDY CASEY

8.30pm €18

Expect to hear such hits on the night as Saints and Sinners, Sweet Suburban Sky. Book early for this one! Paddy Casey has been at the forefront of the Irish music scene since his debut album Amen (So Be It) in 1999, while his second release Living became the biggest seller in Ireland out-selling U2. In more recent times Paddy has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with that very band on their Vertigo Tour, he has had week long sold out residencies in Dublin’s prestigious Olympia Theatre and RDS. He has even been invited onto and performed on the Hit American CBS Chat Show “The Late Show” with David Letterman. Paddy is currently writing the follow up to his last award-winning album Addicted to Company (Part One), for which he won Best Male at the Meteor Awards. 6

WEDNESDAY 30TH MARCH

8.30pm €15/€12

The Last Wednesday hosts

RICK EPPING, MICK KINSELLA & SEAMIE O DOWD An unmissable night of musical mastery Harmonica players extraordinaire Rick Epping and Mick Kinsella team up with fiddle and guitar maestro Seamie O’ Dowd for a very special performance of Irish traditional tunes and songs with the odd American old timey or blues tune thrown in! Rick Epping, a native of California, and AllIreland Harmonica champion has played with musical greats as varied as Bluegrass founder Bill Monroe, Texas bluesman Mance Lipscomb and Irish accordionist Joe Cooley. He plays harmonica and concertina (often at the same time!) and jaws harp. Mick Kinsella, one of Ireland’s best kept musical secrets, is regarded as one of the best traditional players in Ireland on both diatonic and chromatic style harmonica. Originally from Carlow and now living in west Clare, he is highly respected both in the traditional music world and also the other musical genres of jazz, blue grass and rock. Mick has recorded with the likes of Altan, Micheal O Suilleabhain,Mick Hanly & Billy Connolly. Seamie O’ Dowd grew up steeped in the tradition of Sligo fiddling, early on expanding his repertoire to include new world traditions. Former member of Dervish, Seamie is as accomplished playing blues on slide guitar as he is playing jigs and reels. He is also a fine singer.

THURSDAY 31ST MARCH

8.30pm €18/€16

DECADENT THEATRE presents

THE QUARE LAND by John McManus The Quare Land will readily remind audiences of John B. Keane

A parable of the Celtic Tiger, The Quare Land examines motivation, greed and money in a humourous, caustic and incisive way. Set in a house in Bawnboy, Cavan, The Quare Land centres on the character Hugh Pugh (Des Keogh), who is about to take his first bath in four years. His bathing is disturbed by Rob McNulty (Fair City’s Frank O Sullivan), a developer from Ballinamore in Leitrim wanting to buy a field. Hugh conducts negotiations from his bathtub and is reluctant to sell while McNulty pulls out all the stops to complete the sale. The quick fire banter between the two characters escalates into an epic finale as both try to reason each other into submission. The show sold out a two week run at the Galway Arts Festival 2010. Directed by Rod Goodall. WEDNESDAY 6TH APRIL

8.30pm €15

MUSIC NETWORK presents GATO AZUL An intimate café style jazz experience

Gato Azul is an exciting new instrumental quartet performing music that ranges from Brazil to Bulgaria passing via the Mediterranean and using Jazz improvisation as a unifying element to these diverse musical languages. It’s also the latest project from the industrious Italian Francesco Turrisi, now developing a reputation as an accordionist and frame drummer par excellence to match his well documented piano capabilities. Joining him are percussionist Robbie Harris, whose bodhran sounds remarkably at home in this rhythmic terrain, the mighty jazz double bass of Michael Coady, and Lucas Gonzalez, an exceptional Argentinian guitarist now resident in Dublin, who brings authenticity and a flamencoesque brio to the table. Seating will be in a café style. 8

SATURDAY 9TH APRIL

2–4pm

€7

Best of ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival Straight from Berlin to Leitrim

The poetry film is as old as film-making itself. It brings together two art forms that could not be more different – poetry films combine the soundworlds of the art of words with the visual power of cinema. The ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival, a project initiated by Literaturwerkstatt Berlin, has established itself as an international forum for short films whose subject is poems, whether in their content or form or their aesthetic approach. Since 2002 the festival takes place every two years in Berlin and presents a wide range of films – from animated to experimental films, from video to media art. This programme will showcase a selection of the festival’s most interesting films from the last few years. The programme is presented by Juliane Otto of Literaturwerkstatt Berlin. This project is supported by Goethe – Institut Ireland. WEDNESDAY 13TH APRIL

8.30pm €12/€10

MICHAEL GRAY - BOB DYLAN & THE POETRY OF THE BLUES Like Bob Dylan? You’ll love this…

Michael Gray is a world authority on the work of Bob Dylan. Tonight, using great records and rare footage, the author of Song & Dance Man and The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia will show how hugely Dylan has been inspired by the blues, and how much of its poetry has been smuggled inside Dylan’s own vast body of work. Dylan’s aimed not at fanatics but at anyone with an interest in the last 50 years of credible popular music. 9

THURSDAY 14TH APRIL

8.30pm €7/€5

Leitrim Laughs Comedy Club hosts

CAT LAUGHS CRAIC ATTACK ALL IRELAND COMEDY TALENT SEARCH

Hosted by Andrew Stanley and Damian Clark who are no strangers to Leitrim Laughs Comedy Club!

The search for Ireland’s best new comedy talent comes to Leitrim. See local fledgling comedians sweating it out on stage to win a place in our All-Ireland Grand Final and perform at the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Comedy Festival. Entries at www.thecatlaughs.com Please note Leitrim Laughs Comedy Club is an over 16’s event Comedy Accommodation Sponsor: The Bush Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon

FRIDAY 15TH & SATURDAY 16TH APRIL 8.30pm €10/€8

LEITRIM YOUTH THEATRE COMPANY presents RED RED SHOES by Charles Way directed by Catherine Simon

Red Red Shoes is based on the well known tale by Hans Christian Andersen using various theatrical devices and art forms. It explores the inner world of a traumatised child fleeing from war in Eastern Europe and powerfully dramatises a life and death conflict. The story is told through soul-searching honesty and will capture your attention like few plays do. Franvera, a young girl at the heart of this play, barely sees the war clouds gathering as she single-mindedly pursues her dreams. Forced to flee from her village this heart-wrenching tale takes us to places of hope and renewal where the dance of life and the dance of death are counterpoised in a search for redemption. Directed by Catherine Simon.

WEDNESDAY 20TH THURSDAY 21ST APRIL

8.30pm €18/€16 2pm & 8.30pm

GUNA NUA/CIVIC THEATRE present

LITTLE GEM

Smash hit, multi award winning show by Elaine Murphy Little Gem has sold out theatres in New York, London, Dublin and Paris, the Edinburgh Festival and is just back from a major tour of Australia, winning the hearts of audiences and the admiration of critics. Kay’s got an itch that Gem can’t scratch (but maybe Kermit can)… Lorraine attacks a customer at work and her boss wants her to see a psychiatrist … Amber has fierce bad indigestion and the sambucas aren’t getting rid of it. Then there’s Paul, who’s just using Amber until he can get to Australia … and there’s the hairy man who fancies Lorraine but fails to rise to the occasion… and of course Gem, who doesn’t like the neighbours coming in to ‘mind’ him. And if all that wasn’t bad enough, Little Gem makes his presence felt and well....life is never the same again. Starring Neili Conroy, Genevieve Hulme-Beaman and Anne Kent. Directed by Paul Meade “Take no chances – beg, borrow or steal a ticket while you still can” BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE

Wednesday night is Ladies’ Night - a special Easter treat for all our female customers, in association with Leitrim Design House. Come along from 7pm and enjoy a complimentary glass of wine, some hot tips on applying make- up; consultations on fashion and style and launch of Hats Off! an exclusive collection of stylish hats and headpieces, followed by the award-winning Little Gem. Have fun trying on the new collection of hats and, with your theatre ticket, have a chance to win your very own designer hat! What more could you want?

THURSDAY 28TH APRIL

8.30pm €15/€12

The Last Wednesday hosts

MICK HANLY, ARTY MCGLYNN & NOLLAIG CASEY A coming together of three of the stalwarts of the Irish music scene “A Champion’s League semi final special”The Last Wednesday moves to Thursday this month. One of Ireland’s greatest songwriters Mick Hanly, combined with Arty McGlynn’s tasty virtuosity on guitar and the brilliant Nollaig Casey’s on fiddle. Lately, rekindling a musical relationship that led to two of Hanly’s best albums, Warts and All, and Happy Like This, their show has all the hallmarks of a musical road well travelled and, with Nollaig Casey joining in, points to journeys new. Mick Hanly was lead singer with Moving Hearts and his songs have been recorded by such luminaries as Hal Ketchum, Christy Moore, Mary Black and Dolores Keane. Arty McGlynn is one of the finest and most sought after guitar players in Ireland, with a unique understanding of the music he performs. He has played with such luminaries as Van Morrison, De Dannan, and Patrick Street. Nollaig Casey started her professional career with the RTE Symphony Orchestra and then joined Planxty in 1980. In recent years Nollaig has recorded and toured with a variety of groups and musicians including, Moving Hearts, Liam O’Flynn, Mary Black and Elvis Costello. 12

SATURDAY 30TH APRIL

2.30pm €10

TRINITY RARE BOOKS presents

WORDS & MUSIC

A stunning line-up of authors and musicians. Book early to avoid disappointment. Dermot Bolger’s work is often concerned with the articulation of the experiences of working-class characters who, for various reasons, feel alienated from society. Bolger questions the relevance of traditional nationalist concepts of Irishness, arguing for a more plural and inclusive society. Carlo Gebler is the author of several novels, short story collections, a memoir, a narrative history, and two travel books, as well as several plays for both radio and the stage. He has also written for children and reviews widely. June Considine is an author of novels for adults and children. Her adult novels under her own name include When The Bough Breaks (New Island Books) and Deceptions (New Island Books). Under the pseudonym Laura Elliot she has written The Prodigal Sister (July, 2009, Avon, Harper Collins) and The Stolen Child (July 2010, Avon, Harper Collins). Author of novels, short story collections and best selling memoir The Home Place Brian Leyden is a regular contributor to RTE. This year’s music is by the legendary blues guitarist Ed Deane with Trevor Knight on keyboard. Words and Music is sponsored by Margaret Cox, Kathleen Coleman, The Oarsman, Alan Moran & Tim Gilbride. Photography is by Keith Nolan. Design & Printing by Gary Gartlan THURSDAY 5TH MAY

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THURSDAY 5TH MAY

8.30pm €17/€15

LANE PRODUCTIONS presents

THE PARTING GLASS by Dermot Bolger The boom and bust story of the nation

Shot through with caustic wit and sharp home truths, ‘The Parting Glass’ is an examination of Ireland over the past two decades, and Thierry Henry’s left hand! In 1990 Dermot Bolger’s play ‘In High Germany’ astutely and angrily captured the mood of a pre-Celtic Tiger generation forced to emigrate due to economic necessity. It used the motif of soccer and the story of the Irish team’s success in Euro ‘88 to tell the life stories of three friends up to the point where they emigrate from an Ireland on the edge of financial collapse. Now in his new standalone play, which also works as a sequel, these characters are re-united in Stade de France on Nov 18th 2009 for the World Cup play-off. If ‘In High Germany’ was an odyssey through the foreignness of Germany, ‘The Parting Glass’ is an odyssey through the foreignness of the Ireland that emerged in their absence, the boom and bust story of the nation that had room for them, and the story of old friends on the cusp of fifty stopping to make sense of their lives, loves and losses, to try and fathom their place as exiles and to take stock of their futures. Starring Ray Yeates, directed by Mark O’Brien with set design by Robert Ballagh. 14

FRIDAY 6TH MAY

8.30pm €15/€12

BARRY FEELY & DONAL O’ CONNOR

Fundraising event for the North West Parents & Friends Association at St Ciarans Services Boyle native Barry Feely will tell stories from his book ‘Great Characters of Wit & Laughter’, which he has collected and told for the past 40 years. In his book of Wit & Laughter Feely tells his stories with great warmth & respect for his characters; The Corner Boys, Johnny Keaveney, His Arigna Stories, Bessie Woods “Carrick-on-Shannon Regatta”, Bill Corcoran “The Mayor” and Fr. Larry’s clerical yarns. He is joined by fellow Boyle native Donal O’ Connor, who has been writing songs for the last 15 years – songs about about issues of the world, tragic and hilarious. He has toured the UK, US and Germany. THURSDAY 12TH MAY

8.30pm €17 / Comedy Club €15

Leitrim Laughs Comedy Club hosts

DAVID MCSAVAGE with MC JOHN COLLEARY

The comic equivalent of dynamite fishing Fresh from the hugely successful television series The Savage Eye – David McSavage is on the road again. The television show, created & written by David McSavage, has had rave reviews and the second series has begun to enjoy cult status with characters ranging from The Barman (Mick The Bull) to Father Finnegan to former President Mary Robinson. David’s live show is sharp, acerbic, spontaneous and always witty.

SATURDAY 21ST MAY

8.30pm €15/€12

The Last Wednesday moves to Saturday !

KEVIN BURKE & CAL SCOTT ‘A masterclass in finesse’

The above words were used to describe ‘Across the Black River’, the first duo recording by world renowned fiddler Kevin Burke and the wonderful composer, arranger and musician, Cal Scott. Kevin Burke (Bothy Band, Patrick Street and The Celtic Fiddle Festival) and Cal Scott have got together again to record SUITE, a follow-up to that highly acclaimed first release. Their new release is a combination of traditional, contemporary and self-penned pieces and contains 10 traditional tunes arranged in four movements for string quartet.

FRIDAY 27TH MAY

2.30pm €16/€14

DECADENT THEATRE COMPANY presents

HERE WE ARE AGAIN STILL by Christian O’ Reilly

Post– show talk with playwright Christian O’Reilly, whose plays have been staged by Druid and Rough Magic Three characters; widower Paddy sits on the same bench outside his flat every night, unable to sleep since the death of his wife. His elderly neighbour Imelda does her best to drive him indoors, but there’s no talking to him. Then one day Paddy is annoyed to find a troubled young man called Tony sitting on his bench. Despite his reluctance to connect with anybody, Paddy strikes up a grudging acquaintance with Tony and discovers in him a damaged soul struggling to deal with the past and fearful of the future. Set in a concrete landscape on the edge of playing fields, Here We Are Again Still reveals itself as a moving and funny play about two broken men trying to make their way back from the margins. Directed by Andrew Flynn (Country Music, The Quare Land). Featuring Eamonn Hunt, Bríd Ni Neachtain and Andy Kellegher. Set Design by Owen MacCarthaigh.

exhibitions FRIDAY 8TH APRIL TO SATURDAY 4TH JUNE

SEAN LYNCH & BRIAN HAND

Preview Friday 8th April 5.30pm. All Welcome

Sean Lynch Sean Lynch is an artist whose work uncovers and magnifies marginal and almost-forgotten histories. For his exhibition at The Dock he presents two artworks related to the Irish landscape. Since 2005 Lynch has been searching for the remains of a monument to writer Flann Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien in the Kerry mountains. His findings will be presented as artefacts, slide projections and photographs in the gallery space. Also included in the show is Latoon, a 2006 video about the preservation of a whitethorn bush from the construction of the M18 motorway in Clare featuring folklorist Eddie Lenihan. Sean Lynch was educated in fine art at the Stadelschule, Frankfurt, and Limerick School of Art and Design. He is represented by the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery in Dublin, and now divides his time between Berlin, Limerick and Dublin. Recently his work has been exhibited at Neugerriemschneider, Berlin, Camden Arts Centre, London, St. Paul Street Gallery, Auckland and the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin. www.seanlynchinfo.com 18

image by: Ros Kavanagh

Brian Hand Anachrony is an exhibition which looks at a day in the life of a suffragette activist who visited Ireland in the summer of 1912 and was sentenced to 5 years hard labour in Mountjoy jail for trying to set fire to the Theatre Royal Hippodrome and Winter Garden. Hand draws on links between the courthouse, theatre and prison to remember, re enact and examine protest and dissent. Anachrony is made specifically for The Dock and contains photography,sculpture and writing. Brian Hand is an artist who is a graduate of NCAD and the Slade School of Art and has made many projects over the last 20 years, his most recent solo exhibition was Little War at the Kilkenny Arts Festival in 2008. Hand is a lecturer in art and design for IT Carlow at the Wexford Campus School of Art and Design, Wexford. Admission is free to all exhibitions in the galleries. Gallery opening hours are 10am - 6pm Tuesday to Saturday. 19

exhibitions

Take some time to yourself Take some time with your friends Take some time to be inspired

Our Galleries are open from 10am to 6pm, Tuesday to Saturday People draw in them, children run about in them Some like the art, some don’t Really it’s up to you… it’s your space Entry is always FREE We welcome anyone and everyone to make the most of this beautiful place. 21

workshops& classes ONGOING OIL PAINTING FOR ADULTS

The current course with artist in residence Laura Gallagher continues until 28th March. A new course will commence in April. Contact The Dock 071 965 0828 for details.

LIFE DRAWING FOR ADULTS

The weekly self-guided drawing group, which works with a life model in exploring life drawing, continue on Saturdays 11am – 4 pm. Participants are encouraged to explore their own ideas while working within a collaborative context. Easels and drawing boards provided. Participants need to bring paper and materials. People of all levels are welcome. For more information contact Louise on 086 882 7360.

LEITRIM YOUTH THEATRE

Leitrim Youth Theatre Company, Carrick, continues its workshops this winter with drama games, improvisations, theatre visits and productions in The Dock, led by Catherine Simon (14-18 yr olds) and Mary Blake (9 – 13 yr olds). For more information contact Ciara McCormac at The Dock 071 965 0828. EIGHT TUESDAYS 1ST MARCH -19TH APRIL 7pm- 9pm

TALKING SENSES Talking Senses is for people who’d like to be really good at noticing their own wake-up calls. Apart from the individual benefits, if enough of us do it, it might become part of ‘the national mindset’. Then we could start enjoying the benefits of democracy, instead of lurching from shame to crisis and back again. talkingsenses.ie 071 961 6413, 087 238 5062. Beginners welcome at all sessions. Payment by donation. SATURDAYS 26TH MARCH, 23RD APRIL & 21ST MAY

FAMILY FUN AT THE DOCK

2pm – 4pm €3 per child

The Dock’s ongoing art club welcomes children and adults to join us on the last Saturday of March, April & May for a Family Fun afternoon! Explore our current exhibitions and, together with our experienced tutors, carry out fun, family friendly activities. Projects are designed for children aged 4-10 working with an adult. Each art club session lasts two hours but you can stay as long as you like. There’s no need to book, but places are limited, 22

so it’s best to arrive early to avoid disappointment. Admission is €3 per child, family rates are available and adult entry is free. All children must be accompanied by an adult. For further information on The Dock’s Education Programme contact cmccormac@leitrimcoco.ie or call 071 965 0828 SATURDAY 26TH MARCH BEGINNERS/IMPROVERS & SUNDAY 27TH MARCH IMPROVERS/ADVANCED 10am-4pm €50 per day

Life Drawing Weekend with Sharon Kelly Booking 071 965 0828

EIGHT TUESDAYS 5TH APRIL TO 24TH MAY

10:30am - 12:30pm €60

CONTEMPORARY POETRY: READING & WRITING

A creative writing course. The class is designed for people interested in reading, writing and discussing contemporary poetry. Participants will look at a variety of modes of writing poetry today (in English and in translation) and will discuss in-depth the poems assigned each week. There will also be weekly writing assignments and visits to various online sites for listening to contemporary poets read and discuss their work. Tutor: Alice Lyons, Curator, The Dock For more information phone The Dock on 071 965 0828 EIGHT THURSDAYS 7TH APRIL TO 26TH MAY 10:30am - 12:30pm €60

CONNECTING WITH CONTEMPORARY ART: A Short Course In Art Appreciation

A course for people with an interest in visual art, who would like to broaden their understanding of contemporary art. Through the use of informal lectures, walks through the Dock’s galleries and a field trip to another gallery, we will be discussing some of the most prevalent issues and ideas seen in the work of Irish and international artists. The aim is to give participants some ‘ways in’ to help them gain a richer experience of contemporary art. Tutor: Alice Lyons, Curator, The Dock For more information phone The Dock on 071 965 0828

workshops& classes FRIDAY 8TH APRIL

9am – 4pm

€5

LEAVING CERTIFICATE REVISION DAY NEW

Performing Arts students from IT Sligo will host a revision day on Friday 8th April for secondary school students completing the English Paper in the Leaving Certificate 2011. The revision workshop is designed to help students explore texts creatively, discuss and share ideas, collaborate and to plan and enact responses to prescribed texts. Leaving Certificate participants will have the opportunity to explore a text in depth and to engage in a learning forum with students from other schools. They will explore a scene(s) from Hamlet and a selection of poems by WB Yeats, Adrienne Rich, Emily Dickinson, Eavan Boland and Patrick Kavanagh. Participating students will be placed in a group with six other leaving cert. students with a team of 3-4 facilitators. Workshop limited to 40 students. Enrolment forms available via email: trench.rhona@itsligo.ie Telephone: 071 915 5360 / 087 276 5678

THE ARTIST WAY LEITRIM “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage” Anais Nin We are all creative. If you’re keen to explore your own creativity, this is one of those classic series of classes that could well change your life. The Artist Way Leitrim offers support, guidance and encouragement while you engage in this world famous 12-week programme. The Artists Way presents specifically designed tools such as the Morning Pages, and the Artist’s Date to help you to uncover your creative nature. This will be done in a non-judgmental, fun and playful way. Claire McAree is Visual Arts Coordinator at The Dock, and has an MSc. in Community Development. Claire has a wide experience of creative engagement in the North West, and has practiced The Artists Way techniques for the past 10 years. €90 waged, €60 unwaged/students/OAPs If you are interested in taking up this course, please contact Claire at artistswayinleitrim@gmail.com or 087 418 78 33

16TH APRIL, 28TH MAY AND 18TH JUNE

1.30pm – 5.15pm

€125 *

WRITE FOR YOUR LIFE

A series of 3 writing workshop for adults with Monica Corish, a writer, artist and AWA certified writing group leader who has been facilitating writing groups since 1998. In AWA workshops, suitable for both beginners and experienced writers, participants write in response to prompts designed to set ink and imagination flowing. The group then responds to each other’s work, focusing on what was strong in the writing. The workshops are non-genre specific -- Monica provides prompts that can lead toward poetry, memoir or fiction, depending on the inclinations of each writer. The focus is primarily on generating new writing, but there is also time for constructive critique. To book a place contact 087 641 4185 or monicacorish@iol.ie. For further information go to www.monicacorish.ie or www.amherstwriters.com.*€100 if paid in full by April 6 2011. Places limited to 12.

LIFE DRAWING Beginners & Intermediate Dates and times to be confirmed .During this 6 week long course, participants will learn to observe the human figure through guided exercises in drawing using a variety of media. Paper will be provided but participants are required to bring their own drawing materials. For further information contact Louise on 086 882 7360. Booking is essential.

CONOR LAMBERT’S PUPPETRY JUNKSHOP Conor Lambert will conduct a puppetry workshop at The Dock this spring with the aim of encouraging experimentation by highlighting the abundance of possibilities puppetry brings by using the materials we are surrounded by and applying our imagination. The workshop will focus on characterization and manipulation techniques breathing life into inanimate every-day objects, bringing voice and character to an object, creating illusions with puppets through an invisible solid floor (fix point), weightlessness, manipulation techniques in flying, floating, swimming, fire and water illusions. He will also demonstrate collaborative puppetry, where two or more puppeteers operate one character. The workshop will utilise everyday materials and fabrics such as large plastic bottles, old clothes, gaffa tape, old boots, hats, scarves, sweeping brushes. Workshop will take place on a date to be confirmed. For enquiries and expressions of interest please email info@custardpie.ie with ‘puppet workshop’ in subject bar. 25

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calendar of events / march - may

THE DOCK

Until Sat 2nd April

Exhibition John O Connell Big Pink Susan Tiger 100 Drawings more or less

The Dock 071 965 0828

Until March 28th 7pm -9pm

Workshop Oil Painting for adults

The Dock 071 965 0828

Ongoing every Sat 11am -4pm

Life Drawing Self guided working group

The Dock - Louise Meehan 086 882 7360

Workshop Leitrim Youth Theatre workshops

The Dock Ciara McCormac 071 965 0828

Tues 1st March

Workshop Talking Senses

The Dock 18 071 961 6413 / 087 238 5062

Mon 7th March 10.30am & 12.30am

Seachtain Na Gaeilge performance The Dock 071 965 0828 Clann Lir

Tues 8th March

Workshop Talking Senses

The Dock 18 071 961 6413 / 087 238 5062

Thurs 10th March 8.30pm

Comedy The Emergency

The Dock 071 965 0828

Fri 11 March 8.30pm

Music The Blunnies with Pete Courtney

The Dock 071 965 0828

Tues 15th March

Workshop Talking Senses

071 961 6413 087 238 5062

Wed 16th March 8.30pm

Theatre Blithe Spirit

The Dock 071 965 0828

Fri 18th March 8.30pm

Theatre Blithe Spirit

The Dock 071 965 0828

Sat 19th March 8.30pm

Theatre Blithe Spirit

The Dock 071 965 0828

Tues 22nd March

Workshop Talking Senses

The Dock 18 071 961 6413 / 087 238 5062

8.30pm

Music Paddy Casey

The Dock 071 965 0828

Sat 26 March 2pm-4pm

Children/Family Family Fun Day

The Dock 071 965 0828

Mon 5pm-6.30pm (9-13yrs) Tues 5.30pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7.30pm(14-18 yrs)

Thurs 24th March th

DATE/TIME

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LOCATION

PAGE

Sat 26th & Sun 27th March 10am-4pm

Workshop - Life Drawing Weekend with Sharon Kelly

Booking 071 96 50828

Tues 29th March

Workshop Talking Senses

The Dock 18 071 961 6413 / 087 238 5062

Wed 30th March 8.30pm

Music Rick Epping, Mick Kinsella & Seamie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dowd

The Dock 071 965 0828

Thurs 31st March 8.30pm

Theatre The Quare Land

The Dock 071 965 0828

Tues 5th April 10.30am -12.30pm

Workshop Contemporary Poetry: Reading & Writing

The Dock 071 965 0828

Tues 5th April

Workshop Talking Senses

The Dock 18 071 961 6413 / 087 238 5062

Wed 6th April 8.30pm

Music Gato Azul

The Dock 071 965 0828

Thurs 7th April 10.30am -12.30pm

Workshop Connecting with Contemporary Art

The Dock 071 965 0828

Friday 8th April 5.30pm

Exhibition Sean Lynch / Brian Hand

The Dock 071 965 0828

Fri 8th April 9am-4pm

Workshop Leaving Cert Revision Day

The Dock 19/ Rhona Trench 20 071 915 5360 / 087 276 5678

Sat 9th April 2pm-4pm

Film Best of ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival

The Dock 071 965 0828

Tues 12th April

Workshop Talking Senses

The Dock 18 071 961 6413 / 087 238 5062

Tues 12th 10.30am -12.30pm

Workshop Contemporary Poetry

The Dock 071 965 0828

Wed 13th April 8.30pm

Performance The Dock Bob Dylan & The Poetry of The Blues 071 965 0828

Thurs 14th April 10.30am -12.30pm

Workshop Connecting with contemporary art

The Dock 071 965 0828

Thurs 14th April 8.30pm

Comedy Cat Laughs Craic Attack

The Dock 071 965 0828

DATE/TIME

EVENT

LOCATION

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calendar of events / march - may

THE DOCK Fri 15th April 8.30pm

The Dock 071 965 0828

Sat 16th April 8.30pm

Theatre Leitrim Youth Theatre presents Red Red Shoes

The Dock 071 965 0828

Sat 16th April 1.30pm -5.15pm

Workshop Write for your Life

Monica Corish 087-6414185 20 or monicacorish@iol.ie.

Tues 19th April

Workshop Talking Senses

The Dock 18 071 961 6413 / 087 238 5062

Tues 19th April 10.30am -12.30pm

Workshop Connecting with contemporary art

The Dock 071 965 0828

Wed 20th April 8.30pm Thurs 21th April 2pm & 8.30pm

Theatre Little Gem

The Dock 071 965 0828

Thurs 21st April 10.30am -12.30pm

Workshop Connecting with Contemporary Art

The Dock 071 965 0828

Thurs 20th April 2pm & 8.30pm

Theatre Little Gem

The Dock 071 965 0828

Sat 23rd April 2pm-4pm

Children/Family Family Fun Day

The Dock 071 965 0828

Tues 26th April 10.30am -12.30pm

Workshop: Contemporary Poetry Reading & Writing

The Dock 071 965 0828

Thurs 28th April 8.30pm

Music Mick Hanly, Arty McGlynn & Nollaig Casey

The Dock 071 965 0828

Thurs 28th April 10.30am -12.30pm

Workshop Connecting with Contemporary Art

The Dock 071 965 0828

Sat 30 April 2.30pm

Literature/Music Words and Music

The Dock 071 965 0828

Tues 3 May 10.30am -12.30pm

Workshop: Contemporary Poetry Reading & Writing

The Dock 071 965 0828

Thurs 5th May 10.30am -12.30pm

Workshop Connecting with Contemporary Art

The Dock 071 965 0828

Theatre Leitrim Youth Theatre presents Red Red Shoes

DATE/TIME

EVENT

LOCATION

PAGE

Thurs 5th May 8.30pm

Theatre The Parting Glass

The Dock 071 965 0828

Fri 6th May 8.30pm

Music Donal O Connor & Barry Feely

The Dock 071 9650828

Tues 10th May 10.30am -12.30pm

Workshop: Contemporary Poetry Reading & Writing

The Dock 071 965 0828

Thurs 12th May 10.30am -12.30pm

Workshop Connecting with Contemporary Art

The Dock 071 965 0828

Thurs 12 May 8.30pm

Comedy David McSavage & John Colleary

The Dock 071 965 0828

Tues 17 May 10.30am -12.30pm

Workshop: Contemporary Poetry Reading & Writing

The Dock 071 965 0828

Thurs 19 May 10.30am -12.30pm

Workshop Connecting with Contemporary Art

The Dock 071 965 0828

Sat 21st May 2pm-4pm

Children/Family Family Fun Day

The Dock 071 965 0828

Sat 21st May 8.30pm

Music Kevin Burke & Cal Scott

The Dock 071 965 0828

Tues 24th May 10.30am -12.30pm

Workshop: Contemporary Poetry Reading & Writing

The Dock 071 965 0828

Thurs 26th May 10.30am -12.30pm

Workshop Connecting with Contemporary Art

The Dock 071 965 0828

Fri 27th May 2.30pm

Theatre Here we Are Again Still

The Dock 071 965 0828

Sat 28th May 1.30pm-5.15pm

Workshop Write for your Life

Monica Corish 087-6414185 20 or monicacorish@iol.ie.

tel: 071 965 0550 / 071 965 0533 web: www.leitrimdesignhouse.ie email: info@leitrimdesignhouse.ie

Visit the Leitrim Design House and be inspired by 100 % Irish unique, handmade gifts created by local designers. Support local creative business and give a loved one a Leitrim Design House gift voucher this year. The Essence of Craft – a series of mini exhibitions exploring different craft media. This series of exhibitions will explore how craft can be expressed in different material and forms, Each month will focus on a different media. March – Ceramics April - Textiles. May - Wood.

Dates for your diary 2011:

Wednesday 20th April is Ladies’ Night - a special Easter treat for all our female customers, in association with The Dock. Come along from 7pm and enjoy a complimentary glass of wine, some hot tips on applying make-up; consultations on fashion and style and launch of Hats Off! an exclusive collection of stylish hats and headpieces, followed by the award-winning Little Gem. Have fun trying on the new collection of hats and, with your theatre ticket, have a chance to win your very own designer hat! What more could you want? Hats Off - 20TH April to 16th May a dynamic exhibition from the best of our Irish Milliners. Shopping Extravaganzas: Late night openings on selected dates. 20% special offer on selected ranges.

exhibitions - activities - events - shopping Open 10am – 6pm Monday to Saturday

Celebrating

Year of Craft

Leitrim Design House Open Submission 2011 To celebrate 2011 “Year of Craft”, 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 30th March 2011 • current CV • artist statement • selection of 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 For further information please contact the Leitrim Design House. Tel: 071 965 0550/ 071 965 0533 Email: info@leitrimdesignhouse.ie/ shop@leitrimdesignhouse.ie Visit www.leitrimdesignhouse.ie for all details of up and coming events or follow us on facebook.com/The Leitrim DesignHouse. 31

Take a bow! The arts really matter to us in Ireland; they are a big part of people’s lives, the country’s single most popular pursuit. Our artists interpret our past, define who we are today, and imagine our future. We can all take pride in the enormous reputation our artists have earned around the world. The arts play a vital role in our economy, and smart investment of taxpayers’ money in the arts is repaid many times over. The dividends come in the form of a high value, creative economy driven by a flexible, educated, innovative work force, and in a cultural tourism industry worth a5 billion a year. The Arts Council is the Irish Government agency for funding and developing the arts. Arts Council funding from the taxpayer, through the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism, for 2009 is a75 million, that’s about a1 euro a week for every household. So, at the end of your next inspirational encounter with the arts, don’t forget the role you played and take a bow yourself! Find out what’s on at

www.events.artscouncil.ie You can find out more about the arts here:

www.artscouncil.ie 32

Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Manorhamilton www.leitrimsculpturecentre.ie 071 985 5098

info@leitrimsculpturecentre.ie

Workshops

SATURDAY 5TH & SUNDAY 6TH MARCH Metal Fabrication Workshop with Michael Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara SATURDAY 5TH & SUNDAY 6TH MARCH Patination and Finishing of Glass and Metal Workshop with Keith Seybert SATURDAY 12TH & SUNDAY 13TH MARCH Contemporary Printmaking Workshop with Deirdre Nolan SATURDAY 12TH & SUNDAY 13TH MARCH Digital Printmaking Workshop with Majella Clancy FRIDAY 25TH TO SUNDAY 27TH MARCH Stone Carving Workshop with Jackie McKenna SATURDAY 26TH & SUNDAY 27TH MARCH Glassblowing for Beginners Workshop with Graham Reid SATURDAY 2ND & SUNDAY 3RD APRIL Exploring Form & Colour in Hot Glass Workshop with Graham Reid SATURDAY 2ND & SUNDAY 3RD APRIL Mouldmaking for Artists & Architects Workshop with Keith Seybert

Solas Gallery, Ballinamore

www.solasart.ie info@solasart.ie 071 964 4210 Gallery opening hours: Mon – Sat, 10am – 6pm UNTIL 19TH MARCH

Cailleach Feasa

by Maria Noonan McDermott continues 25TH MARCH – 16TH APRIL

In The Garden of Eden by Iris Hippele

25TH MARCH – 16TH APRIL

Melancholy Humour by Eoin McEvoy

21ST APRIL – 14TH MAY

Group Spring Show 20TH MAY – 11TH JUNE

Gormleys Fine Art The Very Small Gallery

The Very Small Gallery will be opening its doors for the first time on Fri 11th March, Situated in the Bush Craft Yard (next to Bush Hotel), High Street, Carrick-on-Shannon. Showing a wide range of mainly small art works, from pictures to sculpture, contemporary to local scenes, by emerging and well known artists, the gallery will also be concentrating on commissions. With a choice of artists and styles to choose from one can have a piece of work commissioned for any special occasion. Opening hours: Weds – Sat. 11am- 6pm. Out of hours by arrangement.

The Cornmill Theatre, Carrigallen

Bookings: 049 433 9612 or bookings@cornmilltheatre.com www.cornmilltheatre.com

The Corn Mill Theatre Group present The Beauty Queen of Leenane Written by Martin McDonagh

The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a macabre yet funny tale of two women who find themselves victims of their cultural isolation and existential loneliness. The play takes us to a solitary cottage in the village of Leenane, Western Ireland, where Maureen, a rather plain woman of about forty, and her seemingly senile mother Mag, live their days in a never ending battle with one another. Maureen’s selfish yearning to marry and be rid of her wretched lifestyle provokes the worst of her mother’s own egotistical and childish behavior. This dark comedy brings a realistic yet electrifying conflict to the stage and allows the audience to participate in a chilling laugh as they watch a relationship unravel and move towards a disastrous end. Cast: Maura McGuinness, Deirdre O’Reilly, Seamus O’Rourke & Charles McGuinness Directed by: Killian McGuinness

The Organic Centre, Rossinver www.theorganiccentre.ie 071 985 4338

info@theorganiccentre.ie

SUNDAY 13TH MARCH

11am - 5pm

€5

SATURDAY 19TH MARCH

10am-5pm

€79

SATURDAY 26TH MARCH

10am-5pm

€79

SUNDAY 27TH MARCH

10am-5pm

€79

SATURDAY 2ND APRIL

10am- 5pm

€79

SATURDAY 5TH & SUNDAY 6TH APRIL

10am-5pm

€155

SATURDAY 9TH & SUNDAY 10TH APRIL 10am-5pm

€155

SUNDAY 10TH APRIL

10am-5pm

€79

SATURDAY 16TH APRIL

10am-5pm

€79

SUNDAY 17TH APRIL

10am-5pm

€79

SATURDAY 30TH APRIL

10am-5pm

€79

Potato Day

Grow your Own Fruit – Spring Workshop Grains, Breads and Sourdough

Gardening in Small Spaces, Urban Gardens Timberframed Post and Beam Construction Living Willow Structure Basketmaking

Cooking for Your Blood Group Organic Gardens in Schools

Reedbed System – Ecological and Cost Effective Soups, Dips and Breads

Also in Leitrim Written Word Weekend

Drumshanbo & Carrick-on-Shannon Written Word Weekend begin their year of events with a special ‘Writers Reading’ on Sat 19th Feb from 9pm at Leitrim Glass Studio, Church St, Drumshanbo. Then you can celebrate World Book Day at 2pm in the Ink Spot book shop in the Bush Hotel craft yard on Saturday 5th March. Here there will be a free book to the first 50 people, the title of which to be confirmed on their website and donated from the people behind World Book Day. Then on Mon 4th April from 8pm in The Jury Room at The Dock there will be another ‘Writers Reading’ event. Anyone is welcome to show up and read at all of these events. Written Word Weekend Reading Series at the Seniors Club Drumshanbo at Aras Padraig March 9th 2pm with Conor McManus and Kevin Fox reading. Supported by Leitrim Development Company. All events are free. THURSDAY 17TH – SUNDAY 20TH MARCH

Session At The Shannon

Free

Carrick-on-Shannon

30 Musicians, 12 pubs, (and some coffee shops this year) and a Trad Marathon on the street Carrick-on-Shannon will be alive with the sound of music and song as the Session at the Shannon returns for St. Patrick’s Day weekend! Thirty of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians will be playing in twelve of Carrick-on-Shannon’s pubs and cafes , with a 24 hour Tradathon, sean nos dance off, trad disco, music and dance workshops and lots more! Featuring Jarlath McTiernan, Laoise Kelly, Leonard Barry, Murty Ryan, Noely Ryan, Shane McAleer, Alan McGuire, among a host of others. For more information check out our Facebook page or contact Liam Cryan on 086 300 0775. 38

THURSDAY 24TH & FRIDAY 25TH MARCH

Millennium Choir

8pm

€12/€10

Carrick-on-Shannon

Showstoppers Concert The acclaimed 70+ voice SATB choral group established in 1999 and based in Carrick-on-Shannon with singers of all ages from Leitrim, Roscommon and Longford, is performing in St Patrick’s Church, Mohill, on Thursday, 24th March (Compère Carmel Fitzpatrick O’Neill), and in St Mary’s Church, Carrick-on-Shannon, on Friday, 25th March (Compère Mary Blake), both at 8pm sharp. Compiled by Joe Moore and under the direction of Monica O’Gorman and Fintan Farrelly, the programme is a mix of Broadway, sacred, classical and popular selections and features a number of locally-based soloists including Gavin Sweeney, Brian McGee and Lorraine McLoughlin. As a special treat, the Mohill concert includes songs performed by members of St. Manchan’s NS, and in the Carrick concert songs from St. Mary’s Girls NS. Tickets are €12/€10 concession and will be available from Millennium Choirs members and at selected venues in Mohill and Carrick from 1st March. Further information: please ring 086 067 5283. Contributions to each church building fund will be made from concert proceeds. WEEKLY ON WEDNESDAYS 7pm - 9.30pm 18TH AND 25TH MAY, 1ST, 8TH AND 15TH JUNE

€90*

“Write For Your Life” Women’s Writing Group

Kinlough, Co Leitrim Monica Corish is a trained AWA Writing Group Leader who has led writing groups for women in Kinlough, Ballyshannon and Manorhamilton over the last three years. In AWA workshops, suitable for both beginners and experienced writers, participants write in response to prompts designed to set ink and imagination flowing. The group then responds to each other’s work, focusing on what was strong in the writing. Since AWA was established by Pat Schneider more than 30 years ago, the AWA method has been recognized internationally as a powerful method for freeing the voice and generating strong and authentic writing. For details of dates and cost or to book your place, contact Monica on 087 641 4185 or monicacorihs@iol.ie. For further information go to:www. monicacorish.ie or www.amherstwriters.com. *€70 if paid in full by May 9 2011 39

Carrick Film Society

Films showing at Carrick Cineplex, Info: 086 385 6776 In Association With Carrick Cineplex presents 2011 Winter / Spring Season Of World Cinema every Thursday @ 8.30pm

31ST MARCH

Treeless Mountain

8.30pm

Directed by So Yong Kim (USA/Sth Korea), G, 90 mins A portrait of a young girl coming to terms with loss and abandonment. Six year old Jin and her younger sister Bin live on the edge of disaster, but they are not aware of it. Intermittently wondrous and harsh, it gives space to the intimate and beautiful moments of childhood. 7TH APRIL

8.30pm

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Fr/Ger/Sp/Thai), PG-11, 113 mins This visionary film is a gloriously worthy winner of the Palme d’Or at last year’s Cannes Film Festival. Opening in the rustle of a moonlit forest and closing in the hum of a neon-lit hotel, this long anticipated fifth feature from Thailand’s film laureate unfurls in an intoxicating hush.

14TH APRIL

Vincere

8.30pm

Directed by Marco Bellocchio (Fr/Ita), 15A, 124 mins In Vincere, the closely guarded story of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini’s secret lover and son is revealed in fittingly operatic proportions. Thunderstruck by the young Mussolini’s charisma, Ida Dalser gives up everything to help champion his revolutionary ideas. 21ST APRIL

White Material

8.30pm

Directed by Claire Denis (Fr), PG-11, 90 mins Clair Denis presents a rich and thrilling account of a woman driven to the edge. An official selection of the Venice, Toronto and New York Film Festivals, the film is a riveting exploration of the complexities of racial conflict and the limits of human will. Programmes are subject to alteration or cancellation without notice

Leitrim VEC Adult Education Guidance and Information Service Are you · Thinking about returning to or continuing with your education? · Exploring further education and training opportunities? · Hoping to make a fresh start? · Looking for someone to talk to about your options? Returning to education is a big step and we can help you with it. We offer information, advice and guidance on training, education and careers. Our service is free of charge, confidential and friendly. Contact Niamh or Jane on 071 962 1371 / 086 774 3329 or leitrimadultguidance@eircom.net for more further information.

calendar of events / march-may

DATE/TIME March April Sat 16 April Mon 16th May th

May

Exhibition Ceramics

LOCATION

PAGE

Leitrim Design House 071 965 0550

30 30

Exhibition Wood

Leitrim Design House 071 965 0550 Leitrim Design House 071 965 0550

Workshop Metal Fabrication Workshop with Michael Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara

Leitrim Sculpture Centre 071 985 5098

Exhibition Textiles

Exhibition Hats Off!

LEITRIM SCULPTURE CENTRE Sat 5th & Sun 6th March Sat 5th & Sun 6th March Sat 12th & Sun 13th March Sat 12th & Sun 13th March Fri 25th - Sun 27th March Sat 26th & Sun 27th March Sat 2nd & Sun 3rd April Sat 2nd & Sun 3rd April SOLAS GALLERY Until 19th March

EVENT

LEITRIM DESIGN HOUSE

Workshop Patination and Finishing of Glass and Metal with Keith Seybert

Workshop Contemporary Printmaking with Deirdre Nolan Workshop Digital Printmaking with Majella Clancy Workshop Stone Carving with Jackie McKenna

Workshop Glassblowing for Beginners with Graham Reid

Leitrim Sculpture Centre 071 985 5098

Workshop Mouldmaking for Artists & Architects with Keith Seybert

Leitrim Sculpture Centre 071 985 5098

Exhibition Cailleach Feasa by Maria Noonan-McDermott

Solas Gallery 071 964 4210

Workshop Exploring Form & Colour in Hot Glass with Graham Reid

25th March16th April

Exhibition In The Garden of Eden by Iris Hippele

Solas Gallery 071 964 4210

25th March16th April

Exhibition Melancholy Humour by Eoin McEvoy

Solas Gallery 071 964 4210

21st April - 14th May

Exhibition Group Spring Show

Solas Gallery 071 964 4210

DATE/TIME

EVENT

20th May 11th June

LOCATION

PAGE

Exhibition Gormley Fine Art

Solas Gallery 071 964 4210

Theatre The Beauty Queen of Leenane

The Cornmill Theatre 049 4339612

THE CORNMILL THEATRE 24th Feb-6th March

THE ORGANIC CENTRE Sat 2nd April

Workshop The Organic Centre Timberframed Post and Beam 071 985 4338 Construction

Sat 5th & Sun 6th April

Workshop Living Willow Structure

The Organic Centre 071 985 4338

Sat 9 & Sun 10th April

Workshop Basketmaking

The Organic Centre 071 985 4338

CARRICK FILM SOCIETY Thurs 31st March 8.30pm

Film Treeless Moutain

Carrick Film Society 086 385 6776

Thurs 7 April 8.30pm

Film Carrick Film Society Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall 086 385 6776 His Past Lives

Thurs 14th April 8.30pm

Film Vincere

Carrick Film Society 086 385 6776

Thurs 21 April 8.30pm

Film White Material

Carrick Film Society 086 385 6776

Thurs 17th â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sun 20th March

Traditional Music Festival Session at The Shannon

Liam Cryan 086 300 0775

Thurs 24th & Fri 25th March

Music Millennium Choir

086 067 5283

18 May- 15 June

Workshop Write for your Life

Monica Corish 087 641 4185

ALSO IN LEITRIM

This guide is brought to you by the Arts Office of Leitrim County Council to keep you up to date with all that’s happening in the arts around Leitrim. It aims to cover as wide a range of arts related events as possible around County Leitrim, but of course we depend on you to tell us what’s happening in your part of Leitrim. If you would like to have an event listed in the next issue, please email whatsonguide@gmail.com. Please note that the closing date for the June-August issue is May 4th. If you would like to join the Leitrim arts mailing list you can contact the number below or log on to www.leitrimarts.ie for a registration form.

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