What's on in The Dock & County Leitrim May to August 2015

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www.thedock.ie

Changing Times at the Dock

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And with every departure comes a new arrival. We are delighted to welcome our new Artistic Director of the Dock, Sarah Searson. Sarah comes to us from the field of education having been Head of GMIT’s Centre for Creative Arts and Media. She brings with her a range of experience in arts policy and programme development and has worked in a consultancy capacity for a wide variety of national agencies such as the Arts Council, Dublin City, Galway City Council and arts organisations including Create, Firestation, National Sculpture Factory and VAI with mentoring and development projects for artists. As Arts Officer and assistant Arts Officer with Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council from 1997-2005, Sarah oversaw the development of two major capital projects with the Dance Theatre of Ireland and the Pavilion Theatre and founded and developed festivals such as the Festival of World Cultures 2001–2005, the Dublin Youth Dance Festival, the Irish Times Poetry Now Awards, the Strong Poetry Awards and the Poetry Now Festival. We welcome Sarah and look forward to working with her in her role as Artistic Director of The Dock.

Rhona Trench, Chairperson

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Our farewell and sincere thanks goes to Siobhán O’Malley, outgoing director of the Dock. During her tenure working in Carrick-on-Shannon’s unique creative hub, she has been the driving force behind the Dock’s consistently strong vision for artistic and innovative excellence, regionally and nationally. Siobhan moved to Leitrim in 2005, a few months before the Dock opened, taking up her first role as Communications Officer for Leitrim Arts Office and the Dock. Following this she moved to become the Assistant Director in 2007 before becoming the Director in 2010. Siobhan has been one of the adjudicators at Dublin Fringe Festival and has sat on selection/judging panels for several other music initiatives including Music Network and Eurosong, in addition to working as a music agent and promoter on a freelance basis. Her most recent production has been with Dónal Dineen and uilleann pipers Leonard Barry, Pádraig McGovern and John Tuohy alongside a team of video and visual artists; painter Guillermo Carrión, video artist Lionel Palun, film-maker Myles O’Reilly and cameraman Simon O’Neill. She is planning to tour this work internationally, and has many more exciting projects in the pipeline. We will miss Siobhan’s warm personality and presence around the Dock and we wish her every success in her future endeavours.

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NEWS

Opportunity: Residency at The Dock - Open Call

Studio Residencies completed this year

The Dock is delighted to announce a new opportunity designed

has been working on the Virtually There project at Scoil Mhuire,

to support the work of arts practitioners who are interested in developing practice and research in the North West of Ireland.

The residency will run for six months from late September to late February 2016. It is open to small ensembles of creative practitioners or individual artists of any discipline, for example visual artists, writers, dance artists, filmmakers, theatre practitioners, and those seeking develop community based arts projects etc. It is suitable for those who need time to research and develop their practice in the privacy of their studio, or artists who are socially focused and interested in developing new work within the context of the building, the town and its various communities. The residency aims to support both emerging and established artists. With two residencies running concurrently; artists will have the opportunity to develop an informal exchange of ideas and influences and to share expertise. Artists may see possibilities for future independent creative collaborations nationally, regionally and are encouraged contact visual arts & education officer Laura Mahon: lmahon@leitrimcoco. ie

Carrick-on-Shannon and facilitated The Book Factory at the annual Sligo Children’s Book Festival. From her studio base at The Dock Arts Centre, Carrick-on-Shannon, Naomi has participated on a number of residency programmes within a community and educational context.

Naomi’s multi-disciplinary practice explores the fragility of our built and natural environment, investigating what defines space and how it is lived and activated by humans and non-humans. Combining a range of mediums and processes particularly through drawing and glass, Naomi examines the structures and boundaries, limitations and new potentials of public and private environments. She was one of the participating artists on Being & Belonging (2013/14), a cross-border early years initiative, and exhibited as part of the ‘Practice’ National Tour of work by artists and children in 2014. Naomi graduated from NCAD with a Bachelor of Design specialising in glass in 2007.

Further details at: www.naomidraper.carbonmade.com

Gerard Keaveney. Since graduation Gerard has lived in Carrick on Shannon and has just completed a residency here at The Dock.

He has recently exhibited in the Atrium Gallery at the Backstage Theatre. Gerard’s work is developing in public prominence. During his time at the Dock he has been working intensively on a body of

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to pursue possibilities for exchanges. For application details please

Naomi Draper has just completed a residency with the Dock. She

work for his first solo exhibition. His painting practice addresses the realm of the ordinary in extraordinary ways. The subject of the work emerges from a joyful and at times menacing cacophony of household objects. Toys, plastic bits and bobs, and the general

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bricolage that fills our domestic lives with significance, insignificance, white

Summer Masterclasses

noise and colour filled both his studio and his work. Gerard studied fine art at the Institute of Technology in Sligo from where he graduated with an honours BA. Further details at Facebook: Gerard Keaveney-Artist

Kate Wilson has been resident artist with the Dock for a number of years.

This summer we have developed some short summer master-classes for adults and school leavers who want to explore their ideas, learn new skills or develop an ongoing practice. The courses will run on the basis of achieving a full cohort, and if you are keen please book as soon as possible. For further details please contact visual arts & education officer Laura Mahon at: lmahon@leitrimcoco.ie

In 2012 she founded the interdisciplinary company, Hereinafter Performance.

The company performs live work and video installations for galleries, often in collaboration with musicians and music ensembles. Kate was recently awarded studio space and funding by Leitrim County Council for the development of her performance work for the film Land Lakes and Clouds and Under the Surface. Kate is also known for her work on canvas and is represented in collections and galleries across Ireland. Further details about her work can be found on her website: www.katewilsonartist.com

Videographics for Performance Monday 15th & Tuesday 16th June Time: 10.30 – 4.30 €90 (both days), max of 12 people, Group Rates available A hands on technical workshop, designed for those who are working in performance, writing for theatre or dance and who are interested in developing performance for stage. Participants will learn some of the skills needed to use live or pre-recorded video in performance. The course encourages experimentation with various video design techniques. This is a two day workshop, and participants will consider the techniques and shown the benefits and possible pitfalls of including video in a live theatre production.

Tutor: Kilian Waters is a video designer for theatre and a filmmaker. He has worked with some of Irelands leading theatre companies, delivering video content to audiences across the

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potentials of video in modern theatre. You will be introduced to various video design

globe. Kilians previous work includes; The Blue Boy, In Real Time, Silver Stars (Brokentalkers), Pageant (Cois Ceim), T’is Pity She’s a Whore (Siren Productions), Little Women (The Gate), Tiny Plays, Guaranteed (Fishamble) Come Into The Gardens (Outlandish Theatre Platform),

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All workshop further information & booking: www.thedock.ie or 071 965 0828

Fizzles (Company SJ) among many others.

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LEARNING

Drawing Masterclass

Tutor: Sarah Searson has developed and co-edited a national information project about

Wednesday 17th June Time: 10.30 – 4.30 cost: €45 max 12 people Group Rates available

She has been board member of the following organisations, Pallas Studios Dublin, Rua

The workshop is hands on and learners will explore different methodologies of mark making, ways of looking and the production of drawings, using varied media. A great opportunity for artists to develop their skills; this drawing masterclass is designed

Public Art in Ireland and later advised on a parallel project in the area of Arts and Health.

Red,Tallaght,Arts Officers Association of Ireland and board adviser with 126 (Galway) and part of a working group for Galway’s successful UNESCO bid for City of Film. Her creative practices include writing, curating and mentoring project development with artists.

to facilitate participants to be more experimental in their drawing practice. The focus throughout the workshop will be on the experience and processes of drawing.

Designed to create new approaches to your drawing style and to invigorate your processes, ideas and creative direction.

Tutor: Julie Merriman studied fine art in Falmouth School of Art and an MA in Visual Arts Practices at the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology. She has exhibited in Ireland and England, including a solo show in the West Cork Arts Centre in 2006. Group shows include 178th RHA Annual Exhibition, and the 127th Exhibition, RUA, Let’Go, Monster Truck, As Built – Drawings, Wicklow County Council, Eigse Carlow, Eurojet Futures, The Anthology and Eurojet Futures, RHA; EV+A, Limerick, The Mostyn Gallery, Wales and The Norwich Gallery, Norwich.

Photographic Art Documentation Friday 19th June Time: 10.00 – 5.00

Cost: €50 Max 10 people Group Rates available

For artists, crafts people, and historians. This workshop will lead the participants through a step by step methodical process to obtaining the best possible results with their digital compact camera or digital SLR. Showing you how to get the very best from the equipment you have. Over the course of the day participants will learn how to photograph their own paintings, drawings, textiles, prints, ceramics, baskets, wood turnings, maps, artifacts, etc. for use in portfolios, websites, emails, and press releases.

During the workshop you will learn about, exposure, ISO, white balance, apertures,

Writing for visual artists

Tutor: Tim Durham. Durham is a photographic artist working from his home in Westmeath.

Thursday 18th June time: 11.00 – 4.30 cost: €45 max 10 people Group Rates available

Times in D’Olier Street in 2006, Shackleton Mills in Lucan in 2009 and Tara Mines for a

This workshop will look at different forms of writing, and at the various contexts for artists texts, we will look at why and how this matters. This workshop aims to support artists to develop the suite of texts they might need to support their career development. Over the course of the day we will look at the artist’s statement, biography, project statements and writing for a variety of contexts; such as

show at the Solstice Arts Centre in 2009. He is also interested in architecture and landscape.

He is currently working on a percent for arts project for Westmeath County Council on the history of social housing in that county. He holds an MFA in Photography from the University of Ulster, Belfast (2014) and has recently exhibited as part of the MFA Graduate Exhibition at the Gallery of Photography, Dublin.

exhibition texts, websites, and project applications. This practical workshop aims to assist artists with existing texts and it will involve peer to peer discussion, exercises and hints and tips.

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He is interested in architectural interiors having photographed the last month of the Irish

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depth-of-field, digital image formats, resolution of images, tripod use and much more.

All masterclass further information & booking: www.thedock.ie or 071 965 0828

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LEARNING Explore and Create Art Studio Workshops with Kate Wilson

Saturday 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th May and Saturday 6th, & 13th June 8-12 year olds 11.30-1.30 pm €45 for six weeks Aimed at young people interested in exploring the connections between art making and performance. This course is designed to encourage confidence in both making talking about and performing artistic ideas. Open to all levels of experience, the workshops will introduce young people to movement, theatre techniques, choreography, lighting design, set design, installation art, video and live performance. The emphasis will be on developing new artistic and critical thinking skills, experimenting with materials and learning to produce projects together. Taking place in our stunning galleries and artrooms, the programme will conclude with an informal performance in the Gallery for family and friends. Led by artist Kate Wilson, founder Hereinafter Performance Company, the workshop atmosphere will be one of sharing and inclusion, designed to encourage self-expression, confidence, creativity and having fun!

Places are limited to 12 young people.

Kids’ Own School at the Dock

The Discovery of Building & Architecture Monday 13th July – Friday 17th July 10AM – 1PM (4 – 7 year olds)

€65 for the full week 2.30PM – 5.30PM (8 –12 year olds)

This collaborative project between The Dock, Kids’ Own Publishing Partnership and artist Vanya Lambrecht Ward explores both Structure and Architecture. Throughout the week the young people will explore many different techniques and materials alongside the lead artist and other invited guests. The workshops are designed with exploration and experimentation at its core and will conclude with a showcase of work by the children and artist. The discovery of building, architecture, folding, constructing and deconstructing has endless potential and many surprising outcomes including books, boats, forts, beehives, tunnels and instruments.

Day one: The starting point of the workshop will be the building of the Dock and its galleries, exploration of shapes and structures will be the inspiration for the work created.

Day two: three and four: Invited guests (some in the gallery and some online) will discuss other shapes and ways of making structures, inspiring and helping the young

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paper folders, and pattern and instrument makers.

Day Five: The young people will develop their own and collaborative work. They will then combine, reconstruct and deconstruct the work. At the end of these sessions the young people and artist will showcase their work and structures.

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people develop their own shapes and objects. These guests will include beekeepers,

Places are limited to 12 young people and bring a packed lunch.

All workshop further information & booking: www.thedock.ie or 071 965 0828

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Climate Camp with artist Anna Macleod

Tuesday 14th, 21st ,28th July and Aug 4th €45 for full camp 11 – 12.30 pm 12 – 14 years old Limited to 12 young people

Calling young artists, scientists, conservationists, this four week workshop encourages young people to think about and discuss the relationship between humans and their environment in different climatic regions of the world. A fantastic opportunity for young people to work with artist Anna MacLeod whose solo exhibition, Water Conversations, a survey of water based projects 2007-2015 will on at the Docks Galleries in July.

Week one: Young people will explore the key theme of the exhibition Water Conversations. With the artist they will discuss some of the main questions around water in local and global contexts. Design drawings for rain catchers will begin.

Week two and three: Rain catchers will be constructed and different methods of measuring discussed. We will be taking a field trip to gather plants that grow near water and observe flora and fauna in riparian zones.

Week four: The water collected by the rain catchers is measured and graphs drawn.

Weather information gathered over the four weeks of the project will be interpreted and included in the journal with drawings, photos, plant samples and paintings.

Graphic Design with Kevin Noone 21st 22nd & 23rd July

11-4pm

14 years +

Acoustic Motion Creative dance theatre and music camp for kids Monday 27th to Friday 31st July 10AM – 1PM (4 – 7 year olds)

€65 for the full week 2.30PM – 5.30PM (8 –12 year olds)

This is an exciting weeklong arts workshop that will stretch the interests and abilities of young people. Participants will build skills in musical improvisation, instrumental and voice, and gain experience in dance and theatre. They will create their own compositions and develop solo, duet and group pieces, developing their confidence as performers. The course will be led by artist Kate Wilson, who has collaborated with musicians on a number of residencies, and developed performances involving physical theatre, dance and music in her professional work. On the final day the participants will combine their own devised compositions and improvisations to develop a performance for family and friends. No previous experience is required for these workshops, just a willingness to play, explore and create. Accompanying her will be highly accomplished percussion musician, Stephanie Pawula.

Places are limited to 15 young people and bring a packed lunch.

€45

exciting three day workshop covering an introduction to graphic design, key information for poster making, photography and image generation. These workshops are open to

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Sligo based graphic designer, illustrator and photographer Kevin Noone will run an

all levels of experience which will see participants begin by sketching ideas, working on computers, discussing ideas before final refinements are made. Participants will gain an understanding of graphic design including grids, colour, typography, illustration and composition as well as programs including Photoshop and Illustrator. Each participant is asked to bring pencils and materials for sketching as well as a digital camera with computer lead if possible.

Places are limited to 12 young people and bring a packed lunch.

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EXHIBITIONS & PERFORMANCES

The Response Collective The Response Collective is a free arts hub for young people aged 14-20 years based in The Dock. The Youth arts hub participants work closely with artists and devise creative group projects.

To find out more and to join contact our visual arts & education officer Laura Mahon:

THEATRE

Friday 1st May Saturday 2nd May

11am & 2pm €7 for school groups 8pm €10/8 8.pm €10/8

lmahon@leitrimcoco. ie or call The Dock Directly on: 071 965 0828

Leitrim Youth Theatre Company present

Word Corner Café

by Helen Blakeman

Tuesdays June- 9th, July 14th and August 11th 6-7.30 Free Free cafe-style event for writers, readers and beat poets!!

Directed by Catherine Sheridan

Every month Word Corner Café welcomes new, existing and emerging voices to share your own or others’ work. Poetry, prose, all words welcome! Every second Tuesday of each month, from 6-7.30pm. The Jury Room Café in The Dock Arts Centre, Carrick on Shannon with MC Hayley Fox-Roberts. Newcomers and old familiars all welcome…We want to hear you and you know you want to be heard!

No booking required.

Cloudbusting

Cloud Busting follows the life of teenager Sam, who is expecting to experience just another ordinary day – but it all changes when he is asked by his schoolteacher to write a poem about someone they care about.!

Unexpectedly, Sam decides to write about his friend Davey... Davey was Sam’s friend, not that Sam wanted anyone to know that. While the cool girls in

Saturday’s 11-1pm €10 per session for members & students OR €12 for drop-in participants.

the class thought Davey was well cute in a saddog sort of way, the

Please note there will be no life drawing on Saturday 8th August.

liked to dance. Davey liked to look at the clouds and see the shapes

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

For any further information please contact Louise Meehan on 086 8827360 or the Dock directly on 071 96 50 828.

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tough boys - Alex and his crew - just saw Davey as different. Davey they made. Davey liked looking at the world in a different way to everybody else. But no matter how much Sam liked being with Davey,

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he always denied their friendship. Today, he has to decide whether to show his true feelings or hide them when the bullying his friend is subjected to begins to boil over. But will Sam step in to help his friend?

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LEARNING EXHIBITION

Tuesday May 12th

12.30pm

EXHIBITION OPENING My Own Place

free

Carrigallen Vocational School Transition Year Exhibition Community Arts Space at The Dock Transition Year Students have been participating in an Art Appreciation module. They began a project back in October titled My Own Place.

Since then, the students have been exploring this theme through handmade printing techniques. The exhibition will comprise of various types of print-making including mono-print, collagraph, card relief, wood-cut and lino-cut. Images are based on nature and architecture in their immediate environment. They will also exhibit their visual diaries in

Wednesday 6th May

8.30pm

€15/€12

which they recorded and developed their ideas.

MUSIC

The exhibition will continue until Monday 15th June.

Music Network presents

THEATRE

Wednesday 13th May

8.30pm

€10/€7

“Award-winning fiddler, step dancing expert, and vocalist April Verch brings new meaning to the word multi-tasking… she is a consummate musician whose mastery of fiddle playing technique has left her free to fully explore the fiddle as a vehicle for self-expression.” - Fiddler Magazine

Green Productions Present:

Canada’s Ottawa Valley meets old-time Appalachia with crack fiddling,

Gary and Susan are young, educated and Irish. When they can’t settle

electric step dancing, and sweet singing. Experiencing an April Verch Band show is like a hopping a supersonic freight train from an old lumber camp in Northern Ontario, across the wide open prairie, through the Appalachians, down the Mississippi to the Louisiana Bayou, across the sea to Brazil, France, the Scottish Highlands and back, with stops at Carnegie Hall and church thrown in for good measure.

A Music Network concert always guarantees the highest quality performance and this one is no exception.

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My English Tongue, My Irish Heart

by Liam Harte

in Ireland, they take the momentous decision to emigrate to England.

What ghosts will they meet along the way and where will their journey really take them? Telling the story of Irish emigration to England through the generations, Lynch’s highly innovative play, which boasts

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The April Verch Band

a top-notch cast, explodes in a fast-paced, promenade production featuring great songs, dance and Lynch’s trademark humour. You will meet some of the greatest characters ever to catch the Holyhead boat or a Ryan-air flight.

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MAY Sunday 17th May

Ré

8.30pm

€20

MUSIC

LITERATURE

Thursday 21st May

8.30pm

€12/€10

A reading with Mary Costello & Sarah Bannon

All of those who saw the stunning Rian Unplugged show at The Dock

Mary Costello’s first novel, Academy Street, won the

last year will remember the wonderful music performed by Ré that

Eason’s Novel of the Year Prize at the Bord Gais Awards

accompanied that performance. If you enjoyed that then the great news

and was Irish Book of the Year 2014. Mary‘s first short-

is that Liam Ó Maonlaí is bringing his all-star band back to Carrick-on-

story collection, The China Factory, from 2012, marked her

Shannon for a concert where they will take centre stage.

out as a fresh voice in Irish fiction, and was nominated

Ré features some of Ireland’s most innovative and decorated musicians.

for the Guardian First Book award. Academy Street was

Maitiú Ó Casaide TG4’s Young Musician of the Year Award, the Sean

also shortlisted for the 2014 Costa first novel prize, and

Ó Riada Award winning concertina player Cormac Begley, celebrated

featured on BBC Radio 4’s Book at Bedtime and was selected by the Irish

traditional singer and fiddle player Eithne Ní Chatháin who performed

Times Book Club choice this May. Mary grew up in Galway and now lives

recently in The Dock as Inni-K and founding member of the Hothouse

in Dublin.

Flowers and revered songwriter and accompanist, Peter O Toole.

Performing on a wide range of instruments including pipes, tin

‘With extraordinary devotion, Mary Costello brings to life a woman who would otherwise have faded into oblivion’ J.M. COETZEE

whistle, fiddle, piano, bodhrán, bouzouki, guitar, and the full spectrum

March 2015, Weightless, Sarah Bannan’s first novel was

of concertinas from bass to piccolo Ré play a variety of music from

published by Bloomsbury in the UK, Ireland and Australia.

traditional tunes to traditional and non- traditional songs.

Sarah was born in 1978 in upstate New York. She graduated

An absolute must see for all music lovers.

from Georgetown University in 2000 and then moved to Ireland, where she has lived ever since. She is the Head of

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her husband and daughter.

“Riveting, agile and beautifully judged, this is one of those essential stories that will capture the imagination of different generations of readers. Sarah Bannan bears witness to the dark core of youth culture and yet manages to find meaning even in the anonymous corners. A superb debut novel”

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Literature at the Irish Arts Council and lives in Dublin with

Colum McCann

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may Wednesday 27th May

Have A Heart

8.30pm

€15/€12 THEATRE

by Seamus Moran Directed by Liam Halligan In this wonderful one man show about love, obsession and head versus heart Seamus Moran (Mike Gleeson the beleaguered Bistro owner in Fair City) plays a man who’s recently had a heart transplant and thinks that his new heart is talking to him! Is he going insane, suffering sideeffects from the medication or could it be possible? Could this really be happening? When his new heart persuades him to embark on a major quest, his life and his world are turned upside down and inside out.....

Thursday 28th May

8.30pm

€12/8

I could read the Sky read by the author

LITERATURE MUSIC

Timothy O’Grady with music by Mairéad Ni Mhaonaigh

I Could Read The Sky is a finely woven tale of an Irishman returned home from a hard life in England’s potato fields and factories, beautiful both for its words and for its images. As part of the Bealtaine 2015 festival The Dock is delighted to welcome Irish American author Timothy O’Grady to Carrick-on-Shannon to read from his acclaimed work alongside renowned fiddler and singer Mairéad Ni Mhaonaigh, and to reflect on photography by Steve Pyke allows the reader to see through the author’s mournful eyes the life he had left behind as a child, the father who wouldn’t say good-bye, and the love of his life gone so fast. Interspersed between intricately lyrical prose are haunting pictures of life in Labasheeda -- images of Baby pushing her pram, of the Tailor who burns his loom dressed only in his underclothes and nothing else, and of the wide

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the experience of Irish emigration. The book, a blend of prose by O’Grady and stark

expanse of O’Grady’s tale told through the eyes of Irish migrants and the camera lens of Steve Pyke. The book was made into a film in 1999 featuring Dermot Healy, Stephen Rea, Mick Lally and Marie Doyle Kennedy with a beautiful score by Iarla Ó Lionáird.

Timothy O’Grady has kindly agreed to give a writers workshop during his visit.

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may / june Friday 29th May

8.30pm FREE

FILM

THEATRE

Wednesday 10th June

Counter Culture

Bealtaine Festival 2105

The Hundred-Foot Journey Film

8.30 pm

€12/€10

Written & performed by Katie O’Kelly Directed by Donal O’Kelly

In conjunction with Access Films for the Bealtaine Festival we are

A kaleidoscopic story... pitch-perfect O’Kelly’

showing the delightful 2014 film The Hundred Foot Journey. Hassan Kadam (Manish Dayal) is a culinary ingénue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. Displaced from their native India, the Kadam family, led by Papa (Om Puri), settles in the quaint village of Saint-Antonin- Noble-Val in the south of France, the ideal place to

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settle down and open an Indian restaurant, the Maison Mumbai. That

A show about justice... and drapery. Welcome to the world of fashion retail, filled with fake smiles, sales targets and bunions where “the customer is always right”. Four shop employees. One day on the shop floor. A day so jam-packed it is bursting at the seams, and the workers feel as disposable as the clothes they sell.. What’s all the fuss about these new contracts anyway? A fair-retail fairytale for a modern day

is, until the chilly chef proprietress of Le Saule Pleureur, run by Madame

Ireland. Come delve in the hidden world behind the super friendly

Mallory (Helen Mirren), gets wind of it!

smiles of Macken’s Department Store. Laugh, weep and scream!

Thursday 4th June

8.30pm

€15/€12

Ultan Conlon & The Bluebirds

MUSIC

UK Best Solo Performer nominee at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Selected as a 2014 Theatre Highlight by the Irish Independent.

There will be a post show conversation with actor and writer

Ultan Conlon is a Galway born singer-songwriter with two solo albums

Katie O’Kelly, Ciaran Campbell, The North and West Division

to his credit, ‘Bless your Heart’ and ‘Songs Of Love So Cruel’. Gathering

representative of Mandate and the Director Donal O’Kelly.

airplay on both sides of the pond, on RTE, Lyric FM and BBC Radio The Bluebirds a three piece female vocal harmony group whose vocal harmonies are striking enough to still any room. Together their performances captivate, artfully weaving together their love of folk, jazz and choral singing. Ultan has had songs recorded by the late great John

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Ultan makes his Carrick-on-Shannon debut with his backing band

Martyn and has contributed a featured soundtrack of original songs to the film ‘Songs For Amy’ which played at the Cannes film festival. A pretty talented chap with a voice likened to Roy Orbison. Definitely not to be missed!

“The best Irish debut since Damien Rice’s ‘O’”

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Olaf Tyaransen, Hotpress

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june Friday 12th June

6PM FREE

EXHIBITION OPENING

SIC TRANSIT

EXHIBITION

MUSIC

Wednesday 17th June

Lúnasa

8.30pm

€15/€12

Lúnasa are internationally acknowledged as being the finest traditional

The Art Department at Sligo IT The Art Department at Sligo Institute of Technology, are delighted to be returning to The Dock with a survey exhibition of selected works from this year’s final year art students.

Each June the BA (Hons) Fine Art students mount an exhibition of their work on campus at IT Sligo to demonstrate the breadth of their capability, knowledge

Irish instrumental outfit of recent times and their sold out performances at The Dock over the years bear testament to this. Our advice for this one is to book early! With Kevin Crawford (flutes, low whistles and tin whistles), Trevor Hutchinson (double bass), Ed Boyd (guitar), Seán Smyth (fiddle and low whistle) and Cillian Vallely (uilleann pipes and low whistles) on stage you know you are guaranteed to hear some superb music and have no shortage of craic to boot.

Their inventive arrangements and bass driven grooves have steered Irish acoustic music into surprising new territory. Their recordings have been hailed as some of the best and most important world music albums anywhere, while their blend of intelligence, innovation, virtuosity, and passion has brought them to the forefront of Celtic music.

and achievement. This year’s outgoing students are greatly looking forward to the opportunity of presenting selected elements of their final year shows in The Dock’s beautifully restored 19th century This year’s exhibition will present a mix of formal and conceptual concerns expressed through a wide range of art practices.

The fine art course at Sligo IT has specialisms in painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, film and mixed media installation. Though diverse in its parts the exhibition shows a level of artistic focus and ambition and provides a wonderful opportunity to view and engage with the work of students just emerging into a vibrant Irish art scene.

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building and its dedicated gallery spaces.

Of the band, legendary Irish fiddler Kevin Burke says, “Maintaining the unique, intimate qualities of a musical tradition while at the same time meeting and fulfilling the demands of the contemporary music world is a difficult juxtaposition to achieve, yet Lúnasa have managed to accomplish exactly that.”

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June Monday 22nd – Thursday 25th June 8.30pm

€17

THEATRE

MUSIC

Wednesday 1st July 8.30pm

€15/€12

Beezneez Theatre Company present

Music Network presents the

The ever popular Beezneez return to The Dock with a cracking

Another excellent evening of music courtesy of Music Network. Aoife

production of Michael Carey’s hit, Thy Will Be Done. This is the story

Doyle’s unique, expressive voice is equally at home with jazz, folk,

of two brothers, Jack and Peteen who live side by side but haven’t

country, bluegrass or blues, and her singing evokes memories of the

spoken in 40 years with home help, Bridie, acting as a go-between.

sophisticated, velvet tones of Ella Fitzgerald, the earthy, sweet lyricism

When Peteen’s estranged wife dies in America, her son returns to

of Patsy Cline or the straight-up country clarity of Alison Krauss.

Ireland and is torn between his love for his uncle and his respect for

Backed by Johnny Taylor’s subtle piano, Andrew Csibi’s inventive bass

his father. Equally hilarious and moving, Thy Will be Done has become

and Dominic Mullan’s sensitive percussion, the band has won critical

an international favourite and features local actors John McDwyer and

acclaim for putting their own unique stamp on the songs.

Mick O’Rourke. Patrons are guaranteed an evening of laughter and

For this concert, they will perform a diverse range of songs by Bob

tears, in equal measure and early booking is advised.

Dylan, Hank Cochran and The Band, jazz standards by Cole Porter and

Thy Will be Done

Aoife Doyle Band

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Aoife Doyle (voice)

Johnny Taylor (piano)

Andrew Csibi (double bass)

Dominic Mullan (drums)

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Harold Arlen, as well as songs arranged by the band.

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June / july EXHIBITION

Friday 3rd July

6.00pm Free

EXHIBITION OPENING

Anna Macleod: WATER CONVERSATIONS Anna Macleod is a Leitrim-based artist whose work on the complex subject of water has great international as well as local impact and relevance. Water Conversations: A Survey of Works 2007-2015 is major exhibition of the artist’s activity that, to date, has taken place in Ghana, West Africa, Northern India, Colorado, USA: Ireland: Gobi Desert, Mongolia: Alberta, Canada: Alméria, Spain and in October 2015, Broken Hill, Australia. Water Conversations is the umbrella term for an ongoing series of Macleod’s projects since 2007. Articulated as a series of actions, small sculptures, posters, drawings and public interventions, the work explores the complex interstices between landscape, science and technology, culture and geopolitics. The collaborative aspect of the work has led to working partnerships with artists, scientists, cultural geographers, activists and engineers. The recent works from Canada, Water Conversations | Alberta and OH Alberta explore the uneasy psychological space in contemporary life between a global addiction to fossil fuel and a desire for landscape as a wilderness space.

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Dock’s galleries, there will be an associated programme of talks, practical workshops and children’s educational activities directly relevant to Water Conversations.

For more information please see www.annamacleod.com.

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Thursday 23rd July

8.30pm

€15/€12

Brian Leyden:

LITERATURE

The Last Mining Village The Dock is delighted to welcome Brian Leyden and his talented guests back to the venue for another night of wonderful story, song and photographic treats in a show that marks the 25th anniversary of the closing of the Arigna Mines. If you were one of the lucky ones to have a ticket the last time this show was on you will know what to expect; a rich, moving and often humourous celebration of people, place and history.

Music will be by Colin Beggan and Friends and a stunning visual backdrop provided by photographer David Knight. If you didn’t get a ticket last time be sure to book very early. photo: David Knight

Thursday 6th August

4.30pm Free

EXHIBITION OPENING Thursday 9th July 8.30pm €15

The Whistling Girl

emergence, renewal and restitution. For submission email: northwestpride@gmail.com.

LITERATURE

Submission deadline Friday 19th June. Exhibition ends Monday 19th September.

(Dorothy Parker)

Composer Trevor Knight and singer Honor Heffernan are delighted to present The Whistling Girl, featuring new musical settings of the poetry of the great Dorothy Parker.

Audiences can expect a darkly sardonic evening’s entertainment in which the American wit and critic’s words are given a sonic face-lift fusing ‘dirty’-cabaret, electronic-vaudeville, rock and jazz. A band of top Irish musicians including Garvan Gallagher/bass, Tom Jamieson/drums, Conor Brady/guitar and Trevor Knight/keyboards, will be fronted by

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A multi-media exhibition from established and emerging artists, celebrating re-

MUSIC

“I shall stay the way I am, because I do not give a damn!”

internationally acclaimed vocalist and actress Honor Heffernan.

Northwest LGBT Pride: New Beginnings

Tuesday 11th- Wednesday 12th August

8.30pm

Beezneez Theatre Company present

€15 THEATRE

The Harpers Wake

The Harper’s Wake was such a popular success at Sligo All Ireland Fleadh 2014 that Beezneez Theatre Company has been invited back to present this wonderful mixture of music and mirth at Fleadh 2015 and play two nights in The Dock before that. When Mark, the harper, dies suddenly, his neighbours gather to console his widow. Robert, Stephen and spinster Kate Anne provide their own musings on life and death whilst Marks musical friends adorn his wake with wondrous music and dancing. If you saw it last year, you’ll want to see it again. If not, don’t miss it this year.

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The poetry and wit of Dorothy Parker performed

by Honor Heffernan & Trevor Knight

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Friday 1st

Cloudbusting by LYTC

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11am & 2pm 8pm

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11am – 1pm

€10 per session

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Tin whistle classes

4.30-6.30pm

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The April Verch Band

Music

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€15/€12

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Life Drawing

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11am – 1pm

€10 per session

p.14

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Explore & Create Art Studio

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11.30am – 1.30pm

€45 for 6 weeks

p.10

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Carrigallen VEC Exhibition

Visual Art

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FREE

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My English Tongue My Irish heart

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8.30pm

€10/€7

p.17

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11am – 1pm

€10 per session

p.14

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Explore & Create Art Studio

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11.30am – 1.30pm

€45 for 6 weeks

p.10

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Sarah Bannon & Mary Costello

Literature

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Life Drawing

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11am – 1pm

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11.30am – 1.30pm

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Have a Heart

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I Could Read the Sky

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11am – 1pm

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IT Sligo Graduate show

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6pm

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Life Drawing

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11am – 1pm

€10 per session

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10.30am to 4.30pm

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The Discovery of Building and Architecture

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

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

celebrating 15 years in business exhibitions-activities-events-shopping Open: 10am-6pm Mon to Fri / 10am-5pm Sat

Visit the Leitrim Design House, an award winning gallery, recently shortlisted as one of the top ten best gift/design/interiors shops in Ireland by The Irish Times readers 2014. See a distinctive range of Irish made products; fine art, ceramics, glass, prints, metal, wood, jewellery. textiles, paper-craft & unique cards from local and national craft makers.

Shopping Extravaganzas: Enjoy late night and Sunday openings on selected dates.

Dates for your diary check www.leitrimdesignhouse.ie or follow us on Facebook we have a lot of exciting plans for 2015.

ART WALL programme Currently: Martina Burke, Reflections, paintings/drawings/stitched works until May 27th.

Upcoming: Paula Fitzpatrick (prints): Launches Thursday May 28th 7.30pm exhibition runs until July 16th.

Gearoid Lynch (photography): Launches Friday July17th 7.30pm in the midst of the

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For further information please contact the Leitrim Design House.

Tel: 071 96 50550 / 071 96 50533 Email: shop@leitrimdesignhouse.ie

award winning gallery, Visit the Leitrim Design House, an ten best gift/design/ recently shortlisted as one of the top Times readers 2014. interiors shops in Ireland by The Irish

Visit www.leitrimdesignhouse.ie for all details of up and coming events or follow us on

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Carrick Water Music Festival. Exhibition runs until the end of August 2015.

facebook.com/TheLeitrimDesignHouse The Leitrim Design House, The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.

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

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

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WHATS ON IN LEITRIM

The Glens Centre 15th May

www.theglenscentre.com

8.30pm (Doors Open 8pm) €15/€12 concessions

Foghorn StringBand

in the Northwest, Foghorn Stringband continues to stand out as the shining gold standard for American Stringband music. Seven albums, thousands of shows and over a decade of touring under their belts, it’s no surprise they have two entirely new generations of old-time musicians following their lead.

Hunter Gatherer

8.30pm

€15/ €12

Two men, two obsessions, one prison cell... James and Ollie form an unlikely friendship but can they save each other from themselves? Hunter Gatherer is a new play written

Bealtaine 2015 Film Tour organised by access CINEMA & the Irish Film Institute.

Mark Geary

8.30pm Free gig for Glens 20

Free Event to celebrate the Glens 20th anniversary. The Glens Centre continues it’s year-long celebration with a Free gig by singer-songwriter Mark Geary, a “quintessential singer-songwriter” whose records have been hailed as encapsulating both boisterous joy and gentle, delicate moments and evoke comparisons to artists such as Van Morrison, Elliot Smith and Richard Thompson. With 4 studio albums under his belt, Mark performs regularly across Europe and the USA, where he spent his formative years in New York’s acclaimed Sin-é cafe.

11th June

Have a Heart

8.30pm

€15/ €12

A one-man play by Seamus Moran, directed by Liam Halligan.

and directed by Jo Holmwood. The two-man show is the second play by the emerging

A man who’s recently had a heart transplant thinks that his new heart is talking to him.

Leitrim-based playwright, who achieved critical success with her last play.

When his new heart persuades him to embark on a major quest, his life and his

This debut performance of Hunter Gatherer has been supported by the Glens

world are turned upside down and inside out. He is soon operating well outside

Development programme.

his comfort zone where his beliefs, assumptions and view of himself are called into

26th May

8.30pm Free - as part of Bealtaine

THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY (film) Dir: Lasse Hallström / USA / 2014 / 117 mins / PG

Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Dayal, Charlotte Le Bon When Hassan Kadam, a culinary ingénue and his family, move to a quaint village in the

question, tested and challenged. Have A Heart is a wonderfully dynamic piece about love, obsession and head versus heart with a real tour de force performance.

Seamus Moran has been seen in almost every house in the country, as beleaguered

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family realise they may have bitten off more than they can chew.

5th June

Credited for reigniting the Old Time Renaissance

22nd & 23rd May

French eatery. However upon encountering the icy proprietress, Madame Mallory, the

Bistro owner Mike Gleeson in RTE’s Fair City for 12 years, as well as appearing in many other productions. Have A Heart is Seamus’s second one-man play but the first one he’s written.

South of France to open an Indian restaurant in the picturesque countryside, they

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are undeterred by the fact that 100 feet opposite stands a Michelin-starred classical

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WHATS ON IN LEITRIM 16th June All Day

29th June- 3rd July

A variety of events to celebrate Bloomsday, taking place all day on the streets of

Suitable for all young musicians (10-18 yr olds), from drummers to electric guitarists to banjo players! Learn songs in a band or group, with professional musicians and tutors. Write your own songs, and play a gig with the Rock School in the Glens Centre. Play a gig showcasing the week’s work on Friday night, 3rd July.

Bloomsday

Glens Rock School Gig

Manorhamilton and in various participating venues. The Glens will host a lecture with an invited literary guest. Other events on the day will feature a pop-up theatre, a selection of readings, music and song and featuring a Period Dress competition for men, women and children, including the grand prize - the coveted title ‘Dowager

At least one year’s playing experience essential.

Duchess of Manorhamilton’. Events to be confirmed - check website full details.

11th & 12th July

19th June

8.30pm €20

Frankie Gavin & De Dannan

€15/ €12

Beezneez presents: Thy will be done

the careers of many of Ireland’s best known traditional performers.

26th & 27th June

Thursday 23rd July

that will blow you away! Early booking advised. Frankie Gavin is the most celebrated Irish fiddle player of all time and has performed and recorded with rock legends The Rolling Stones, Jazz Legend Stephane Grappelli and world renowned violinist Sir Yehudi Menuhin amongst many others. De Dannan has been responsible for launching

Winners by Brian Friel

8:30pm

€12/€10

Splódar Theatre company presents this Brian Friel masterpiece, sometimes referred to as the Romeo and Juliet of Irish theatre. Mag, a pregnant teenager and Joe, her boyfriend and husband to be, spend the last day of their lives studying for their final exam, on a hilltop overlooking their native town. There, by turns, they laugh, argue, poke fun and show a touching love for each other, as they reminisce on the past and contemplate an uncertain future. This marvellous evocation of young love features Emma Dobbyn and Sean Elliot, both drama students in I.T. Sligo. This production is the Irish entry for the Thisted International Festival, Denmark in July.

8.30pm

€15/ €12 concessions

Indigestion: new one-man play from Séamus O’Rourke A man from West Cavan relays the story of his life, from the day his father fell from the roof of the byre, to his time on the building sites of London and back home again to fight with his sisters and at the same time battling with obesity, anger issues and depression. But this is a story of hilarious situations, hostile confrontations, accidental love and most of all HOPE. This is Seamus O’Rourke doing what he does best… simple storytelling.

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8.30pm

Beezneez presents: Thy will be done with the cracking production of Michael Carey’s hit, Thy Will Be Done. This is the story of two brothers, Jack and Peteen who live side by side but haven’t spoken in 40 years with home help, Bridie, acting as a go-between.

When Peteen’s estranged wife dies in America, her son returns to Ireland and is torn between his love for his uncle and his respect for his father. Equally hilarious and moving, Thy Will be Done has become an international favourite and features local actors John McDwyer and Mick O’Rourke. Patrons are guaranteed an evening of laughter and tears, in equal measure and early booking is advised.

Frankie Gavin and De Dannan return to The Glens for one night only with a show

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10am-4pm €70/€60 sibling discount

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

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WHATS ON IN LEITRIM Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August 2015

2015 Wild Words Children’s Book Festival The

fourth

annual

Wild

Words

Children’s Book Festival takes place in The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August 2015. Wild Words is a festival of readings, workshops and fun activities for children and their families to

11th Annual Carrick Water Music Festival The Carrick Water Music Festival, now in its 11th year, takes place 15th - 19th July in various town centre venues in Carrick-on-Shannon.

One of the great annual festivals in the county and region returns again bringing a vibrant mix of classical, jazz, world and folk music to discerning music lovers plus lots of other cultural treats including musical workshops, theatre, literary, film and family events.

celebrate and enjoy literature, to meet

2015 Programme highlights include:

authors, and to encourage an interest

Luca Ciarla in Fiddler in the Loop

in creative writing. The festival is

Italian born violin wizard Luca Ciarla owns the stage with his fiddle, an ocarina, and

perfectly timed to give young people

a few toy instruments. With a loop pedal he plays layers of music over each other,

a fantastic weekend before the school

creating an astonishing orchestral texture. Step by step Luca unfolds new virtuoso

year starts again.

passages and unique sounds, playing the violin like a guitar, a cello or a percussive

While most events are aimed at young people between 4 and 12 years,

instrument. In this imaginative landscape, music is continuously evolving into a dazzling

the Wild Words Book project is designed for young adults between 13

solo violin orchestra. Fiddler in the Loop features music by L. Ciarla, D. Reinhardt, The

and 18 yrs from all over Ireland who have started to write short stories

Beatles, P. Conte to name but a few - ‘a magical acoustic seduction where everybody

and poetry themselves. The deadline for submission is Friday 12th June

can find familiar influences from genuine folk to sophisticated jazz’.

and if selected, your work will be published and you will be invited to a FREE two-day writing masterclass with leading authors at the festival. For

Ramona Sakalauskaite - Classical Harp Recital

further information go to www.wildwords.ie and to make bookings for all

Russian-born harpist Ramona Sakalauskaite will perform a special concert at the

events, please contact The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon on 071 96 50828.

Festival, combining classical works from the great European composers with traditional works from Irish composer Turlough O’Carolan, all with a ‘Water Music’ theme.

May - August 2015

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Wednesday 15th – Friday 19th July

For full programme information and festival news please visit: www.carrickwatermusicfestival.com

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Leitrim Sculpture Centre Workshops G3 Experiments In Mould Blown Glass Wed, 29/04/2015 - 10:00am to:

Fri, 01/05/2015 - 5:00pm

G7 Images On Glass - Print And Glass Sat, 02/05/2015 - 10:00am to: Sun, 03/05/2015 - 5:00pm

G5 Hot Glass-Casting Into Zircar Moulds Workshop Sat, 02/05/2015 - 10:00am to: Mon, 04/05/2015 - 5:00pm

G6 Sand Casting With Hot Glass Workshop Tue, 05/05/2015 - 10:00am to: Tue, 05/05/2015 - 5:00pm Tutor: Keith Alan Seybert. Duration: 1 Day. Participants: 6. Cost: €220

MF2 Blacksmithing Workshop Sat, 09/05/2015 - 10:00am to: Sun, 10/05/2015 - 5:00pm Tutor: Michael Budd. Duration: 2 Days. Cost: €150

Innovative Technology Workshop Sat, 09/05/2015 - 10:00am to: Sun, 10/05/2015 - 5:00pm A workshop designed to introduce the student to new techniques and equipment for

Portfolio Content Development Workshop Mon, 23/03/2015 - 2:15pm to: Thu, 14/05/2015 - 10:00am Tutor: Christine Mackey. Duration: 2 Days. Cost: €120

Workshop in Portfolio Design and Information Technology Sat, 16/05/2015 - 10:00am to: Sun, 17/05/2015 - 5:00pm

Portfolio Design And Information Technology Tutor: Christine Mackey. Duration: 2 Days. Cost: €120

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Sat 9th - Sun 10th May 2015 Tutor: David Spence. Duration: 2 Days. Cost: €190

IT2 Innovative Technology Sat 23rd - Sun 24th May 2015 Tutor: Leo Scarff And Alistair Farrell. Duration: 2 Days. Cost: €130

IT3 Innovative Technology Sat 30th - Sun 31st May 2015 Tutor: Leo Scarff And Alistair Farrell. Duration: 2 Days. Cost: €130

MC2 Sand Casting In Bronze and Aluminium Sat 30th - Sun 31st May 2015 Tutor: Kate Oram. Duration: 2 Days. Participants: 8. Cost: €280

DLP1 Free Hand Sketching Sat 13th - Sun 14th June 2015 Tutor: Mary Byrne. Duration: 2 Days. Cost: €130

MF4/5 Silversmithing And Small Scale Metal Sculpture Sat 20th - Sun 21st June 2015 Tutor: Fiona Mulholland & Soraya Ricalde. Duration: 2 Days. Cost: €170

MF1 Welding Sat 27th - Sun 28th June 2015 Tutor: Michael O’Hara. Duration: 2 Days. Cost: €200

DLP2 Formal Drawing Compositions - Manual Drawing Equipment Fri 3rd - Sun 5th July 2015

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production of artworks.

W4 Musical Instrument Making

Tutor: Mary Byrne. Duration: 3 Day. Participants: 8. Cost: €190

MF2 Blacksmithing Sat 11th & Sun 12th July 2015 Tutor: Michael Budd. Duration: 2 Days. Cost: €170

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WHATS ON IN LEITRIM C1 Techniques For Ceramic/Pot Construction Fri 10th - Sat 11th July 2015 Tutor: Ross Cochrane/Bettina Seitz. Duration: 2 Days. Cost: €190

C2 Techniques For Ceramic/Clay Sculpture

Opening Friday 8th May, 5 - 8pm

Matuszak believes that his work must be directly linked with the surrounding reality

Tutor: Ross Cochrane/Bettina Seitz. Duration: 2 Days. Cost: €190

or place of its making. Working in both gallery and non-gallery contexts Matuszak

TP5 Traditional Print Japanese Woodblock Printmaking

aspires to bind the work to its immediate space by establishing ‘maximum semantic

Tutor: Debra Bowden. Duration: 2 Days. Cost: €150

S1 Stone Carving

and formal integration’ with its given character. This means the artist, each time, and in a new situation, tries to find a foothold, some story, or a given condition, that inspires him to make a response. The work is often fabricated on site as a physical extension of the found space and as such is never pre-planned: ‘In my works I am always answering

Fri 28th - Sun 30th August 2015

to the existing situation . . . Most of my works are site-specific and refer to a space (indoor or

Tutor: Jackie Mckenna. Duration: 3 Days. Participants: 8. Cost: €230

outdoor) and a social or political situation . . . which also becomes the space of the exhibition.’

C3a Glazing And Firing For Ceramic Pottery (1 Day) C3b Glazing And Firing For Ceramic Sculpture (1 Day)

Matuszak (2014)

Sat 29th - Sun 30th August 2015 Tutor: Ross Cochrane/Bettina Seitz. Duration: 2 Days. Participants: 12. Cost: TBC

TP6 Traditional Print - Photo Etching & Photographic Transfer Techniques – Advanced/Masterclass Tues 25th - Sat 29th August 2015 Tutor: Alistair Conway. Duration: 5 Days. Participants: 6. Cost: TBC

MF3 Tool Making And Tempering Forge Sat 29th - Sun 30th August 2015 Tutor: Seamus Dunbar And Jonathan Ball. Duration: 2 Days Participants: 6. Cost: €190

RECENT GRADUATES OF SLIGO IT; 5 - 13 JUNE

Opening Friday 5th June 5 - 8pm

Twenty recent graduates from Sligo IT exhibit their most recent work. Artists will spend time in the gallery assembling installations and works and will be available to meet the public on Friday 5th. A great chance to see a wide variety of work by young and emerging artists.

NORTH WEST SUMMER OPEN 26 JUNE - 11 July

Opening: 26th June (1pm – 8pm)

LSC’s annual Summer open continues with another blast from artists based in the

May - August 2015

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8 - 28 MAY

Sun 12th - Mon 13th July 2015

Sat 18th - Sun 19th July 2015

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EXHIBITIONS: TOMEK MATUSZAK, (Artist in Residence)

North West. Upto 60 artists will exhibit small as well as some large sculpture. All work will be for sale. Gallery takes %25.

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WHATS ON IN LEITRIM

‘ART & AGRICULTURE II’ & ‘AGRI_CULTURE’ 10 July – 3 August

Opening to be announced

A partnership between Roscommon Arts Centre (Agri_Culture) and Leitrim Sculpture Centre (Art and Agriculture II), the project takes the form of a residency where public spaces within the two centres will be used as active production and research areas for the selected artists. Artists will respond directly to agriculture, the transformation of the landscape and related issues emerging from these contexts. Taking the proximity of 2 cultural centres (Roscommon Arts Centre & Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Manorhamilton) to regional agricultural marts and shows as a starting point, artists will be invited to explore the socio-economic contributions these institutions make to their respective towns and environs, as well as their relations to wider social tendencies or landscapes of concern. Further information on the application process

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?

Sound Production QQI Level 5 course

ANNA MACLEOD (Artist in Residence)

This course is offered as a practical introduction to Sound Production, meeting the

Opening Fri 14 Aug. 5-8pm

Anna Macleod utilises a variety of methods, strategies and processes to mediate complex ideas associated with land use and its limited resources. Her intention is to generate discourse about aspects of land management and the (often competing) sets of values attached to natural resources contained within the landscape. Recent projects have focused on the socio-political and cultural issues surrounding ‘water’, looking at local and global issues of access, management, control and consumption of this finite substance. Since moving to a rural location Macleod’s work has become involved in using sculpture and public interventions as a catalyst to re-define environmental space and the cultural activities that take place within them.

Drumshanbo Vocational School & Lake Recording Studio, Cootehall.

Commencing September 2015. (September - May) needs of a range of learners following multi-media orientated courses and establishing a foundation for further studies. The course combines practical training and experience with theoretical appreciation. It meets a wide range of vocational needs through emphasis on responsibility, good work practices, creativity, effective communication and co-operation. Applications are accepted from school leavers and mature students.

Traditional Irish Music course QQI Level 5 Drumshanbo Vocational School.

Commencing September 2015. (September - May) The aim of this course is to give students a broad understanding of Traditional Irish

May - August 2015

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LEAP Centre, Presentation House... Main St., Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim.

Beepark Resource Centre, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim (Thursdays by appointment) Other venues by appointment. Telephone: 071 96 21371

will be made available closer to the time.

Fri 14 AUG – 3 SEPT

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LEITRIM ADULT EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE & INFORMATION SERVICE

Music, Song and Dance. The main focus of the course is on playing traditional Irish Leitrim Sculpture Centre, New Line , Manorhamilton , Co Leitrim, ireland

music on suitable instruments. Students who do not already play an instrument are

www.leitrimsculpturecentre.ie Tel: 071 985 5098

encouraged to begin learning one and all abilities and instruments are catered for.

LSC acknowledge the financial support of the Arts Council.

Applications are accepted from school leavers and mature students.

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Solas Art Gallery Ballinamore www.solasart.ie

info@solasart.ie

071 9644210

This part of the season starts with the Galleries popular Members Spring Show, always a delightful eclectic mix of works, followed by 3 artists exhibiting together. Eimer Lynch with a mix of her new work in various mediums & Gerry Harrington, known for his musical ability and now showing another talent with his photography, are both from the “Emerging Artists” group and will be exhibiting in the two upstairs spaces. The abstract fine art photography of Jennifer Richardson will be exploring “painting” with natural light and movement. She will also be holding a workshop at the Gallery on Sat 20th June. International artist Mike Absalom, through his vibrant paintings in his own unique style, will be sharing his visions and versions of life and places. Local artist Sandra Vernon will be moving through the seasons of nature and buildings long gone with pen and watercolour, including some new papier maché pieces. These 2 exhibitions will be opening on the Saturday 4th July. To round off the summer season there is the Open Summer Show, non-members are welcome to submit work for this in all mediums.

Fri 8th May - 30th May

SAT 4th July - 25th July

Members Spring Show

Mike Absalom /

Fri 5th June - 27th June Portrait of the Natural

Sat 20th June Jennifer Richardson / Photography Workshop

Fri 5th June - 27th June Eimer Lynch / A Mixed Bag Gerry Harrington / Unseen Nature

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Sandra Vernon / Seasons Gone

Fri 31st July - 29th August Open Call / Summer Exhibition

Saturday 4th July 10am-5.30pm Solas Exhibition

The Joe Mooney Summer School of Traditional Music, Song and Dance Every July Drumshanbo plays host to the award winning Joe Mooney Summer School.

This is a week long traditional festival of Irish music, song and dance named after the man who did so much to promote the cause of Leitrim and his beloved town.

The committee continue to emulate his high ideals, endeavouring to promote Leitrim’s heritage of traditional music, while handing on the best traditions of the past to future generations. Classes are open to people of all ages with some previous experience, although beginners are welcome to the set dancing, tin whistle and bodhrán classes.

In addition to the classes and workshops there are recitals, ceilithe, lectures, and open air music events. The impromptu music sessions, the natural beauty of the Drumshanbo area and the traditional ‘ceád míle fáilte’ hospitality of County Leitrim provide an unforgettable week for all those who participate in the classes and also for those who just visit the town to be part of the experience.

Highlights include:

Roadcaster with Rick O’Shea Opening Parade Live Music @ Courtyard Story time Kids Fun Day Realta Street Entertainment Live Music @ Bridge St Hakuna Matata Family Show - Funky Fidelma Historical Walk Live Music / Rock at the Clock Fireworks & Dance Show Western Carnival Night Taste of Carrick Story time Exploration Dome Artisian Market Discover Carrick / Retail Event

29th May 7th June

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Jennifer Richardson /

Out of the Valley & into the Sun

18th to 25th July Drumshanbo

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WHATS ON IN LEITRIM 24th May 2014

12pm – 4pm

Breffni Family Resource Centre

Breffni Family Festival Our Family Festival Brings Communities Together!

Saturday, 9th May 7.00 pm €10 / €5 for under 12’s St. George’s Church, Church Lane, Carrick-on-Shannon Tutor: Padraig Sweeney

CEOLTÓIRÍ LOUGH ALLEN IN CONCERT

All are welcome to this event at Carrick’s Family Resource Centre: you don’t have to

Based in Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim, Ceoltóirí Lough Allen are a 20 piece group of

live round here! Activities include Family Tree Project - commemorate your family’s

traditional musicians aged between 12-17 years. All members of the group evolved

name and histories on trees that will be planted in the new Wild Environment site at

from the Padraig Sweeney School of Music and are now an established group of young

Centre. Other activities include Craft Stalls, Group Stalls, Information Stands, Puppet

musicians. Ceoltóirí Lough Allen have performed at numerous events in the locality

Show, BBQ, Music, Face Painting, Junior Disco, Bouncy Castle, Sport and Dance

including entertaining the Roses for the Rose of Tralee Tour at Arigna Mines in August

Displays, Raffle and Refreshments.

of last year and also performing at a dinner to welcome Representatives of Locquirec

Funds raised will go toward the cost of offering vital supports to families

in Brittany, France, which is a Twin Town of Drumshanbo. They also performed in

and individuals within the community.

Drumshanbo, as well as for the closing ceremony for O’Carolan Harp Festival in

www.breffnifrc.com 071-9622566

Keadue, Co. Roscommon, which was recorded and shown on Irish TV.

info@breffnifrc.com 087-2168770

The group play tin whistle, flute, bodhrán and harp and also entertain with traditional singing and Irish and sean nos dancing. A wonderful evening of traditional music, song and dance will be presented.

9th to 16th August daily

The Balllinamore 49th Annual Family Festival runs from the 9th – 16th of August

Ltd. John Bredin, Chair.

Contact: stgeorgevisitorcentre@eircom.net Teresa O’Callaghan 071 962 1757

086 067 5283

2015. This year sees the return of 8 nights of FREE open air concerts by Ireland’s biggest stars including: Robert Mizzell, Patrick Feeney, Richie Remo, Gerry Guthrie & much much more!

There is also a great line up of events for children including: Funfair, Mural Painting, Body Zorbing, Wii Competition, Children’s Treasure Hunt, Canoeing & Raft Building & much more. All children’s events are free of charge! There’s something for Everyone at the Ballinamore Family Festival.

Visit our Facebook page: facebook.com/ballinamorefestival for all the latest.

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heritage amenities managed by the Carrick-on-Shannon Heritage Group

21st to 23rd August

Ballinamore Free Fringe Festival 2015

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The Balllinamore 49th Annual Family Festival

Net proceeds to benefit the maintenance fund for architectural and

Contact Tracy Murray 0864082630 www.ballinamorefreefringe.com FB/Twitter.

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Images on GlassPrint and Glass

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Workshop

10am-5pm

p.48

Monday 4th May

Hot Glass-Casting into Zircar Moulds

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Workshop

10am-5pm

p.48

Members Spring Show

Solas Art Gallery

Exhibition Exhibition

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Fri 8th May

Tomek Matuszak

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Sat 9th May

Ceoltóirí Lough Allen in concert

St. George’s Church, Carrick-on-Shannon

Music

Free 5pm-8pm

p.54 p.51

7pm

€10/€5 for under 12s €150

p.57

Sat 9th May - Sun 10th May

Blacksmithing

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Workshop

10am-5pm

Sat 9th May - Sun 10th May

Innovative Technology

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Workshop

10am-5pm

Sat 9th May - Sun 10th May

Musical Instrument Making

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Workshop

10am-5pm

€190

p.49

Friday 15th May

Foghorn String Band

The Glens Centre

Performance

8.30pm

€15/ €10

p.42

Sat 16th May - Sunday 17th May

Portfolio Design And Information Technology

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Workshop

10am-5pm

€120

p.49

Thur 14th May

Portfolio Content Development

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Workshop

10am

€120

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Hunter Gatherer

The Glens Centre

Performance

8.30pm

€15/ €12

p.42

Sat 23rd - Sun 24th May

Innovative Technology

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Workshop

10am

€130

p.49

Tues 26th May

The Hundred-Foot Journey

The Glens Centre

Performance

8.30pm

Free

p.42

Sat 30th May - Sun 31st May

Innovative Technology

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Workshop

10am

€130

p.49

Sat 30th May - Sun 31st May

Sand Casting in Bronze and Aluminium

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

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Recent Graduates of Sligo IT

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

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5pm

Fri 5th June - 27th June

Portrait of Nature by Jennifer Richardson & A Mixed Bag Unseen Nature by Eimer Lynch and Gerry Harrington

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Have A Heart

The Glens Centre

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Leitrim Sculpture Centre

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10am

€130

p.49

Tues 16th June

Bloomsday

The Glens Centre

Lecture

All Day

Free

p.44

Fri 19th June

Drankie Gavin & De Dannan

Sat 20th - Sun 21st

Silversmithing And Small Scale Metal Sculpture

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Sat 20th June

Photography with Jennifer Richardson

Solas Art Gallery, Ballinamore

Performance

Fri 26th & Sat 27th June

Winners by Brian Friel

The Glens Centre

Fri 26th June

Northwest Summer Open

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Sat 27th - Sun 28th

Welding

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Mon 29th - 3rd July

Glens Rock School Gig

The Glens Centre

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‘Art & Agriculture II’

Fri 10th - Sat 11th July

Techniques for Ceramic/ Pot construction

The Glens Centre

Sat 11th - Sun 12th July

Blacksmithing

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Fri 17th - Sun 19th July

11th Annual Carrick Water Music Festival

Carrick-on-Shannon

Thursday 23rd July Fri 31st July - 29th August

Indigestion Séamus O’Rourke Open Call Summer Exhibition

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Leitrim Sculpture Centre

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Exhibition

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Beezneez Presents: Thy will be done

Sat 11th & Sun 12th July

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