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libraries shop for learning & learn Tory Top Library 3pm Down memory lane: Barrack Street & Bandon Road Blackpool Shopping Centre in the 40s, 50s & 60s. Talk by Liam O hUigín. All welcome. T 492 4946 10am – 3pm Mayfield Library Art from the Glen Glen Community Art Groups exhibit their work, 11am including photographs, paintings, crochet & Ciorcal Cainte: Come along, use your cúpla focal and knitting. Find out about regular classes. learn some more. Fáilte roimh gach éinne. Info: Margo or Ronnie 455 0519 Glen Community Education Network: Glen CDP, St. 11.30am-12.30pm Brendan’s Day Centre, Home School Community Links, Libraries Online: Learn how to set up and manage Ables Literacy your online library account. Contact Eileen O’Sullivan T 492 4935 College of Commerce Stand with information on the wide range of Central Library, Grand Parade courses available, daytime & evenings, with staff All week available to answer your questions. Info: Carol Exposed - an exhibition of photographs from Cork Neenan 422 3807 email: [email protected] or 422 Simon 2100 www.corkcollegeofcommerce.ie T 492 4900 FÁS Library Ireland’s Training & Employment Authority. All week Information on courses & training available locally. Paintings by Daniel – FÁS Cornmarket Street Centre 494 8900 www.fas.ie first exhibition by Daniel O’Brien. ______11am Cork Textile Network showcases their skills and crafts. All welcome to see crafts in action. Booking advisable. T 492 4950 Wilton Shopping Centre

Blackpool Library 10am –4pm All Day Read Write Now & Skills for Work One Book One Community Project - work inspired by Find out about the VEC Literacy & Basic The Firework Maker’s Daughter from local schools & Education Services available in the community Cork Community Art Link & the workplace for adults who need assistance. Organised by /Togher & Bishopstown/ All Day Community Education Networks. Green Works Display - See Tuesday for details. Info: Cathy Kelly (Read Write Now) 087 684 9150 Lillian Buckley (Skills for Work) 086 048 7406 3.40pm Junior Chess Club- all welcome – Ages 7+ T 492 4937

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9am – 7pm 10am James Barry Exhibition Centre, CIT Camden Palace Hotel, Camden Quay max 10 Exhibition of photographs by students Discover biotechnology details see Monday. Continues until Saturday. Biotechnology has the potential to change our lives, ______and it’s getting easier to do. If you’d like to learn the basics, join Cathal Garvey of Hackerspace for this 9am – 5pm workshop & take home your first experiment! CIT Crawford College of Art & Design, Must book, places limited to 10. Call Cathal Garvey Sharman Crawford St 087 636 3185 email: [email protected] www.indiebiotech.com Workshop repeated at 2pm & Exhibition of student work 5pm today & same times Saturday. Work by students on Continuing Visual Education ______evening courses, including life drawing, ceramics, 10am – noon photography, stained glass, ceramics, textiles. Info: Ed (Camden Palace Hotel, Camden Quay) Kuczaj 433 5246 Continues daily until April 21. ______Learn about ceramics – workshop 10am – 3pm & Acting for absolute beginners Family Resource Centre, Mahon Drive Both continue daily until Sunday – see Mon for details. ______

Women’s Art Group exhibition 10am – 12.30pm See Monday for details City of Cork VEC Centre for Education, ______Teach Barra, Dean St 10am – noon , Emmet Place Under Saint Fin Barre’s Spires details see Wednesday Guided tour & drawing workshop ______Join artist Julie Kelleher on a lively tour of the gallery 10am-3pm & a drawing workshop. Places limited, booking Disability Services, South Lodge, UCC essential. Info: Anne Boddaert / Emma Klemencic, Education Office 490 7862 or 490 7857 Exhibition by email: [email protected] Details see Tuesday. photographers with disabilities Ends today - for details see Monday. ______

10am – noon 10am – 6pm St John’s Central College, Sawmill St Cork Arts Theatre, Camden Court, Carrolls Quay

See jewellery Exhibition: created by The Madwoman of Cork by Patrick Galvin Continues tomorrow afternoon. students ______This is your last opportunity to see & buy 10am jewellery made by students at this city centre college North Presentation Secondary School Farranree – with beautiful pieces on display & lots of choice. Info: Christopher Samuels 425 5500 Learn about herbal medicines All welcome to a talk by Dr Deirdre Gilroy, hosted by 38 North Presentation Adult Education & CIT. Refreshments. Info: Anne Twomey 430 3330 friday APRIL 15

10am – 5pm 11am – 6pm Cork Vision Centre @ St. Peter’s, North Main St Camden Palace Hotel, Camden Quay

Learn about music Learn about creativity courses & see an exhibition Exhibitions, performances and workshops – including Details see Tuesday. until 4pm you can visit sculptor Blessing Sanyanga’s ______studio & hear about workshops in stone sculpting. For more details see Monday. 10.30am – 1pm ______The Lodge, Bessborough max 16 Noon – 1pm Learning to live with loss Meeting Room 1, Student Centre, CIT What helps us live with the losses that are an inevitable part of life? Talk and interactive session with Pat McCarthy, Co-ordinator of Coiscéim, SHEP’s low-cost counselling service. See Monday for details of SHEP. Booking essential, places limited. T 466 6180 Learn about your skeleton ______Join this body parts workshop & learn about your skeleton. Discover how 10.30am science and engineering have evolved to Curraheen Family Centre, Meeting Room, contribute to the body’s ability to function Church of the Real Presence, Curraheen Rd. following an accident or illness through prosthetics and biomedical devices. How to paint on silk Booking essential Info: Ever wondered how to make a silk scarf, a silk picture Dr Sharon Lawton 433 5108 087 956 4937 or screen? Renowned artist and dress designer Anne email: [email protected] (Facebook: Kearns and her inventive students demonstrate the www.facebook.com/citscienceforlife) art of painting on silk. Free tea/coffee & biscuits. All welcome. Info: Irene Higgins 454 1583. ______Curraheen Family Centre is a member of the Bishopstown Community Education Network. Noon – 3pm ______Meelagh Community Development Project for Travellers, 9, Meelagh View, Mahon 11am – 3pm The Hut, Launch & celebration Today the newly decorated Meelagh Community Discover local classes & projects House, in the only group housing scheme for Welcome to an exhibition from the various Travellers in Cork, is launched & there’s a celebration organisations that operate from here, the of a successful first year project in 2010. There is also Gurranabraher/Churchfield Youth & Community a multi-media display and photographic exhibition Resource Centre, popularly known as The Hut. of Traveller Culture to enjoy. Refreshments provided. Take a guided tour of the centre & discover the roof Open to the public, who are very welcome. Info: Mary top garden with its stunning views of the city. Displays Hogan, Meelagh Development Worker from six different projects & organisations inform the 087 953 8507 email: maryhcorktravellerwomen@ public what they do, events coming up during 2011, gmail.com Event organised by the Cork Traveller how to join new classes or groups. Refreshments Women’s Network, Meelagh Community provided. Info: Deirdre Hillary, Centre Manager Development Project for Travellers, and the residents 421 2811 email: [email protected] & Steering Group of Meelagh. Organisations involved: Community Development Project, HSE, Youth Work Ireland, Drugs Project, Community Association, Elderly Drop In Group 39 & the Centre’s classes, activities & events. friday APRIL 15

1pm-2pm 2pm – 5pm , UCC Camden Palace Hotel, Camden Quay

Lunchtime tour of exhibition Learn to make a papier-mâché dog Post War American Art Workshop for children (accompanied) & adults. A great opportunity to tour the current exhibition Details see Thursday. with curator Chris Clarke. Post-War American Art: The ______Novak/O’Doherty Collection, donated in association 2pm – 3.30 pm with the American Ireland Fund, includes paintings, Lecture Theatre, St John’s College, sculpture, watercolours, drawings, photographs Sawmill St and limited edition prints and multiples. Works by Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, and a host of other celebrated artists are included. Info: 490 1821 Learn a little about China email: [email protected] www.glucksman.org Chinese students attending UCC talk about growing ______up in China with pupils from local secondary schools. They introduce the young people to a few words 1pm – 2pm in Chinese, and demonstrate Chinese calligraphy & Lecture Theatre, Crawford Art Gallery, Emmet Place Martial Arts. During the break they display artworks. Everyone welcome. Presented by the Irish Institute Cork Adult Education Council – of Chinese Studies, UCC & the Confucious Institute. Info: Dr Huan Xiong 490 2825 email: [email protected] or Spring Talks Series: Ching Keane 490 2410 email: [email protected] This lunchtime the final talk in the series features The ______Pards History Group on Aspects of the American Civil War. See Monday for more details. 2pm -3.30pm ______Alliance Française de Cork, 36 Mary St 1.10pm – 2pm CIT Cork School of Music, Union Quay Watch a French film The monthly cinéclub of French film for members and Lunchtime concert students is open to all today to celebrate the festival. Enjoy a Marimba recital with Adrian Petcu & friends. Numbers strictly limited, please book. Call to find out Info: Edel Sullivan 480 7339 which film is being shown. Niamh Sweeney 431 0677 ______email: [email protected] ______2pm Camden Palace Hotel, Camden Quay 2.30pm – 3.30pm Main Lecture Theatre (downstairs), Discover biotechnology CIT Cork College of Art & Design, Repeated at 5pm today and at 10am, 2pm & 5pm Sharman Crawford St. tomorrow – details see 10am ______Information session and showcase Come along and hear about the four modules 2pm which make up the Certificate in Media Production Carrig Sound Recording Studio Award. Work from previous years also features. Q&A 3B Unit C, Donnybrook Commercial Centre, Douglas session. Event presented by the Department of Media Communications at CIT. Info: Brian Doyle 432 6649 or Learn about sound recording 086 834 6134 email: [email protected] For details see Tuesday

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2.30pm – 3.30pm 4.30pm – 7.30pm CIT Observatory Cork Institute of French, 18 St Patrick’s Place, Wellington Rd Workshop – an introduction to Stellarium. max How well can you Details see Monday. 20 speak French or German? ______Call to the Institute to have your level assessed, and ask about courses offered. Details see Thursday. 3pm ______Visitors’ Centre, North Wing,UCC 5pm Guided historical tour of UCC Camden Palace Hotel, Camden Quay Details see Monday. Repeated tomorrow. ______Discover biotechnology Repeated tomorrow – details under 10am. 3pm – 4pm ______Leisureworld, Rossa Ave, Bishopstown & Leisureworld, Knockfree Ave, Churchfield 6pm-8pm Camden Palace Hotel, Camden Quay Take to the water Learn how to improve your Clowning – health & fitness by using the an open workshop facilities during the festival – Have fun learning some with free sessions daily clowning techniques at both Leisureworlds. Have a with Arran Towers. swim this afternoon Info: 086 813 4149 & try a sauna, use the steam room. email: [email protected] For more details see Monday. www.camdenpalacehotel.org ______3.45pm – 5.45pm 8pm max Cork School of Shiatsu, The Teaching Rooms, max Meet outside the Hawthorn Bar, The Lough 6 Sidney Place, Wellington Rd 12 40 A Batty Walk around the Lough Shiatsu – an introduction for children Cork City Council with the Cork County Bat Group A fun, safe way for children to explore ideas of Ki offers you a fascinating hour or so. Join Conor energy, including some acupoints for First Aid. Kelleher, one of Ireland’s experts on bats, for an Suitable for ages 8-12. They must be accompanied by evening walk to learn about these shy, mysterious a parent or guardian and bring coloured pencils or creatures. The Lough is home to five of Ireland’s crayons. Wear loose, comfortable clothing. species of bats. Wear warm clothing, bring a torch. Numbers limited to 12, booking essential. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. Collect Call Diana Cassidy 487 2324 or 087 207 0132 email: tickets from Reception in Civic Offices, City Hall. Event [email protected] www.learnshiatsu.ie is weather dependent. Info: Mary Barrett 492 4104 ______

4pm – 5.30pm Camden Palace Hotel, Camden Quay

How to breakdance Learn good breakdance basics and how to freestyle. Accompanied children welcome. Info: Konrad Fischer 41 086 308 2789 email: [email protected]