CULTURE NIGHT 2015

All Culture Night events are free for you and your family and friends to enjoy so come along and make the most of this great evening of fun, interest and the arts. The majority of our events are timed so that you can wander from one to the other and experience the wonderful variety of talent and culture that we have in County . We would like to thank all concerned for their enthusiasm, hard work and their wonderful expression of cultural spirit. 2015 marks Wicklow’s 6th year of participation in this national event, and we are sure there will be many wonderful experiences to be had at this year’s Culture Night. Culture Night is brought to you by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in partnership with Wicklow County Council. Jenny Sherwin, Arts Officer VISUAL ARTS GALLERY GET VOCAL MEMBER’S EXHIBITION ANNAMOE - ART OPEN CALL MUSIC / OLDER PEOPLE Venue: Arklow Visual Art Centre, Main Street, Arklow Time: 9:00am – 9:00pm Exhibition Venue: Annamoe Community Centre Opening 7pm Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm Contact: 0402 32732 Contact: [email protected] or 0404 20155 This Culture Night Arklow Visual Arts Centre is hosting a members exhibition Have you ever wanted to join an easy of work. Join them for the official opening going, novice friendly singing group for at 7 or anytime to view the work of an older people? Get Vocal is calling for eclectic group of Arklow artists. new members to join us this Culture Night. With choral groups of men and women running each year in Annamoe, , and there’s always room for new voices in this musical group. Whether you want to become a member in the lead up to Wicklow Celebrates 2016 and become part of Wicklow’s music extravaganza in 2016 or you just want to join in for an evening of singing come to Annamoe Community Centre this Culture Night.

ANNAMOE / ARKLOW MUSIC FOR ALL WITH ALCHEMY MUSIC SERIES: PARTICIPATE, LISTEN, ENJOY MUSIC / FAMILY

BALLYROGAN Venue: Nun’s Cross Church, Ashford Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm ART CENTRE Contact: alchemymusicseries@ ART / FILM gmail.com

Venue: Ballyrogan Art Centre Alchemy Music Series proudly presents Time: 5:00pm – 7:30pm the first Culture Night Event at Nun’s Contact: 0402 32732 Cross Church, Ashford, Co Wicklow. This uniquely varied concert, featuring some Ballyrogan Art Centre is planning a bounty of Wicklow’s highly-acclaimed musicians, of events for Culture Night. With artwork marks the beginning of Alchemy’s on display by residents Attraca Manson, Autumn Series and caters for all tastes Mel Cameron, Rory Campbell and and age-groups. Andrew Manson as well as films by local Including: Leslie Dowdall, one of film makers Robert Manson, author Rory Ireland’s best known singer-songwriters; Campbell will also be on hand to sign Outstanding classical trio ‘Reflecting copies of his book ‘Walking Class Heroes Strings’ with Geraldine O’Doherty - and performances by Art Ambulance it Harp, Moya O’Grady - cello and David promises to be a fun filled evening of O’Doherty - violin. The concert will also creativity. include an exciting opportunity for the audience to participate in some music- making under the direction of the highly- experienced community musician, Linda Ferguson this will appeal to children of all ages!

ARKLOW / ASHFORD AN EVENING OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND AVOCA STUDIO DANCE GALLERY’S MUSIC / DANCE / FAMILY PUBLIC PAINTING DEMONSTRATION Venue: Pavillion, Rednagh Road, Aughrim WITH Q&A Time: 7:30pm ART Contact: [email protected]

Venue: Avoca Studio Gallery, Ann Devlin CCÉ are hosting a range Knockanode, Avoca of local traditional musicians to come Time: 5:00pm – 7:30pm together for Culture Night. Many of these Contact: 0402 35555 musicians have competed in and All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil. This is an ideal Avoca Art Studios invite you to join them opportunity to hear talented musicians for a free painting demonstration at their play a wide variety of instruments such as studios for Culture Night. Tying in with uilleann pipes, concertina, accordion and the 5th anniversary of the Avoca Painting fiddle to mention a few! School and the current ongoing project This event is free and suitable for the whole ‘My Place on Canvas’, the evening is all family to come and enjoy. about an informal atmosphere where you can not only see the artist at work but ask questions throughout.

AUGHRIM / AVOCA SIGNAL’S SCARECROW INVASION ART / FAMILY / MUSIC

Venue: Signal Arts Centre & Albert Walk Time: 3pm – onwards Contact: [email protected] or 01 076 2039

Signal artists will start installing scarecrows, crows and artwork on the Albert Walk and area outside Signal Arts Centre from 10 a.m. If anyone wants to come down and have input in where and how the installation should go they would be more than welcome. The installations will be ready for viewing from 3 p.m. onwards. From 3pm – 5pm scarecrow workshops will take place in the centre. All are welcome to come along and make a scarecrow or crow or whatever they like on the theme. 5:30pm time for scarecrow fancy dress for children and dogs!!! Yes if you fancy getting your kids dressed up as a scarecrow or crow now is your chance and of course we could not leave your canine family out of the fun! Prizes available. Exquisite Corpse exhibition will be on display created by local community groups and schools. There may also be some surprise entertainment also! Join us from 8pm for music time – Tony Clarke and the Jingobox Band will perform with some special guest artists. BRAY OUTPOST ARTIST STUDIOS INVITE YOU IN… ART

Venue: Outpost Studios (Old Motor Tax Office) BETWEEN THE Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm WOODS AND THE Contact: outpostartiststudios@ gmail.com WATER ART Come and experience a working artists’ studios environment from 4 – 6pm. Bray’s Venue: Mermaid Arts Centre - Gallery first artist studio invites you for a look Time: 5:30pm behind the scenes at how they work and Contact: www.mermaidartscentre.ie or the environment they’ve created in the 01 272 4030 old motor tax office. Bring curiosity & enthusiasm. An opportunity to meet with and chat to No need to book. We do envision this as visiting international artists Elisabeth S a child/family friendly event, however due Clark and Adrian Williams and see their to the fact that these are working studios beautifully thoughtful work selected by Irish children will need to be under supervision. Curator David Upton.

BRAY VOICES OF BRAY THE LEGEND OF COMMUNITY FINN MACOOLE; CHOIR A COMEDY MUSIC IN THREE Venue: Outside Mermaid in the ATTEMPTS Civic Space THEATRE Time: 6:00pm Contact: www.mermaidartscentre.ie Venue: Bray Library Garden or 01 272 4030 Time: 6:45pm – 7:25pm Contact: www.facebook.com/ Public performance (rain or shine, EnsembleTerrible2 sun cream or brollies be prepared!) This incredible choir was established Absurdity meets mythology in a vaudeville to encourage adults of all ages to get melodrama ‘The Legend of Finn Macoole; together and sing. They (and we) are all A Comedy in Three Attempts’ by veteran about community and will charm you playwright Eddie Tynan, presented by new with a repertoire of popular music from theatre group Ensemble Terrible. the 1950s to the present day – they will sing something for everyone, When the Great Finn has grown old and come one, come all! tries to revive the glory of his past, he fathers a son. However, events take an unexpected turn. As fear and great shame threaten the house Cumhal, he who has the wisdom that comes from the Salmon of Knowledge finds the perfect solution. Or does he?

BRAY KILLRUDDERY FARM MARKET CRAFT & FOOD EVENING AND GUIDED WALKS IN THE GARDENS FAMILY / TOUR / FOOD

Venue: Killruddery House & Gardens Time: 6:00pm – 10:00pm (7:00pm – 9:00pm for walks) Contact: www.killruddery.com THE NIGHT ALIVE THEATRE Killruddery Farm Market will host a craft and food evening. The very best in local artisan crafts will be featured, including ceramics, Venue: Mermaid Arts Centre - Theatre textiles, woodwork and jewellery. We will Time: 6:00pm be inviting along some local musicians to Contact: www.mermaidartscentre.ie or perform and some local food producers if 01 272 4030 you’d like to have something to eat. At the same time we will be running some The Lyric Theatre’s production of The Night guided walks of the Formal Gardens. Our Alive by Conor McPherson is the opening guides will walk you through the Gardens show of Theatre Festival 2015 and will in the quiet and the dark, giving you a brief be Made in Mermaid. Made in Mermaid is an history and the opportunity to see the initiative of Mermaid Arts Centre supporting Gardens in an unusual way. the making of new work. We are giving 30 complimentary tickets to the Friday night of There is no charge to attend any part of these previews before the show heads into Killruddery’s Culture Night Events. If you the Gaiety Theatre. To win tickets make sure wish to take home some of the artisan’s you’re signed up to Mermaid’s email mailing crafts there will be opportunity to purchase list (do it via their website) and they’ll issue a them. If you wish to take part in a guided competition question the week before Culture walk in the dark you must register in Night. All correct email answers will be advance on Killruddery’s website. entered into a draw and Mermaid will contact the lucky winners to give away tickets.

BRAY CHILDREN’S AUTHOR - CARMEL KELLY & NEW AUTHOR – RÓISÍN FITZPATRICK G LITERATURE / FAMILY (6PM) / IRISH LANGUAGE

Venue: Bray Library Join Local author Carmel Uí Cheallaigh Time: 6:00pm for Carmel Kelly & in this fun interactive story time 7:30pm for Róisín Fitzpatrick suitable for children aged 3-7 years. A Contact: 01 286 2600 naturally talented storyteller , Carmel’s Booking required for own passion for Irish leaps off every Róisín Fitzpatrick @ 7:30 beautifully illustrated page. Her heart- warming stories ‘Spidey’ and ‘Leanbh Nua’ introduce young children to the rich Bray resident Róisín Fitzpatrick recently delights of the language in a fun and launched her debut novel “Taking Heaven engaging way that will have every little Lightly” in January 2015. Róisín was reader eager to learn and share. previously an international banker working at the UN & the European Commission Tá fáilte romhat bheith páirteach leis until her near death experience in 2004 an údar Carmel Úí Cheallaigh don am transformed her life & inspired her to scéalaíochta idirghníomhach, oiriúnach write her book. She is now a successful do pháistí 3-7 bliana. Is scéaláí deas visual artist, using glass as a medium nádúrtha í.Is scéalta croíúil iad “Spidey” & light as her inspiration. Her book is agus “Leanbh Nua” le léaráidí beoga ar both spiritual & uplifting. An interesting gach leathanach. Baineann na leanaí go evening for Culture night! léir an sult as an seisiún spraoiúl seo.

BRAY MARCH ON FILM – SHORT FILM SCREENINGS FILM

Venue: Wicklow Wolf Breweries Time: 7:00pm & 8:00pm CREATESOUND Contact: [email protected] AT BYS SEOMRA Booking Essential MUSIC / TEENS

March On Film, Ireland’s Premiere Film Making Competition/Festival, will be Venue: Seomra, Adelaide Road holding 2 screenings of a selection of Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm the top short films from the 2014/2015 Contact: [email protected] or 01 205 competitions. 0502 No Booking necessary The concept behind March On Film is simple. Teams must make a short film (3-6 mins Join us for an evening of music creation long), from start to finish, within the month this Culture Night. CreateSound will be of March. The competition/festival attracts providing all the latest music production film makers of all ages and backgrounds equipment for you to use including laptops, from across Ireland. On September 18th we controllers & keyboards so you can try will be screening a selection of the finalist your hand at making your own music (e.g. films from the 2014/2015 competitions. From Dance, Hip Hop). Experienced producers horror and comedy to romance and drama, will be on hand to show you the tricks of this list of shorts will cover all genres of film the trade and help you make your own and allow audiences to see shorts from beats & melodies using cutting-edge music some of Ireland’s best up and coming film software. We invite teens of all ages and makers. There will be two 1 hour screenings experience to come down and have a go, all and places will be limited to 25 people per you need to bring along is yourself! screening so be sure to book ahead by emailing [email protected].

BRAY MEETING OF THE WRITERS PRELUDE ARTS LITERATURE PRESENTS… ART / TEEN / MUSIC / IRISH Venue: Bridge Café, 1 Castle Street LANGUAGE Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm Contact: [email protected] Venue: Prelude Arts and Café, Albert Walk Come and join Grace Wynne-Jones and Time: 5:00pm – 10:00pm Frances Browner at the Bridge Café in Contact: Prelude Facebook or 086 company with Wicklow’s own emerging 4021179 Booking not and established writer, for an evening of essential but advised. encouragement, discussion and sharing our creative abilities. Prelude Arts and Café invite you to join On the night, Grace Wynne-Jones them for Culture Night on Albert Walk. who reminds us all our stories are Come and see their group exhibition inside extraordinary and Frances Browner who Prelude from 5pm, featuring artists who relfects on Irish lives with disarming have exhibited in the space previously. simplicity, will generously share their insights on writing. This will include From 6pm artist Simon Bolger, will gathering into informal groups for thirty facilitate a workshop in stencilling minutes of a fun creative session. techniques. His stencil portraits of well The floor will then be open for further known Bray residents are placed in discussion on the evolving process of many establishments around Bray. At writing and how writers’ group enhance 8pm resident Bodhrán teacher Rónán Ó the stages of this journey. Snodaigh (lead singer and bodhrán player with Kíla) will lead a performance of his The evening will conclude with an open Bodhrán drumming group. mic for those who would like to share their inspired pieces from the night. The evening will end with a multi line up concert featuring Rónán Ó Snodaigh, Aindrias De Staic, Shay Fogarty and Buckshot Amber. BRAY RUSSBOROUGH HOUSE & GARDENS PRESENTS... FAMILY / HERITAGE / TOUR

Venue: Russborough House & Gardens THE RUNNING Time: 6:00pm and 7:00pm Contact: 045-865239 Booking essential - WAVE: ‘YEATS IN places limited to 30. DRAMA, POETRY

Why not come and enjoy a trip to AND SONG’ Russborough on Culture Night. We are THEATRE / LITERATURE hosting 2 free tours one at 6pm and one at 7pm as part of the festivities. (Booking Venue: Library required) Come and view the amazing Time: 8:00pm stucco work from the 18th Century by the Contact: 045 891740 Booking essential. famed la Francini Brothers - or admire the silver ware, furniture and artwork from Blessington Library hosts Glad Production around the world. It is a beautiful heritage in a production about the colourful life site with walks, views to enjoy as well as of WB Yeats is told through some of his an award winning Tea Rooms, Gift Shop, best loved poems, excerpts from two of Artisans Outlets, Sheepdog Demos, his plays as well as songs inspired by his Parkland Walks and many more things to writing. enjoy! Further activies on Culture night will be announced on www.russborough.ie

BLESSINGTON BLESSINGTON & LAKESIDE 1916 CELEBRATION COMMITTEE PRESENTS… TOUR / HERITAGE / FAMILY

Venue: St. Mary’s Church in Blessington Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm Contact: Paul Tyrrell - paul.ias@ eircom.net or 087-9667886

‘Blessington & Lakeside 1916 Celebration Committee is organising and audio- A CELTIC visual presentation, in historic setting of St. Mary’s Church in Blessington, Co MISCELLANY IN Wicklow. As with all Culture Night events, BLESSINGTON admission to this event is FREE. MUSIC / FAMILY The presentation will focus on creating awareness, among the old and new members the Blessington community, of Venue: Tramway Theatre, the historic nature and significance of a Blessington number of landmark buildings in the town Time: 8:00pm e.g. St. Mary’s Church, Credit Union, Contact: 086 075 2072 Ulster Bank etc. It will provide historical pen pictures of these buildings and their To mark Culture Night join us for an functions in former times. evening of music, song, poetry and If you have asked yourself, at some stories featuring Rachel Conlan and time in the recent past, ‘I wonder what friends, Blessington Comhaltas, and a that building was used for before and special appearance by traditional Irish how long is it there?’ then this an ideal group Maca. Booking essential. opportunity for you to find out. Also, at the same time you will enhance your knowledge of the significance of Blessington as important historic town in the heritage .

BLESSINGTON AN EXTRAVAGANZA OF COLOUR AND CULTURE AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE FOR ART ART / FAMILY GET VOCAL Venue: Schoolhouse for Art, The BALTINGLASS - Square, Village Time: 5:00pm – 9:00pm OPEN CALL Contact: [email protected] MUSIC / OLDER PEOPLE

Culture Night will be an extravaganza of Venue: Baltinglass Parish Centre, colour at the Schoolhouse for Art in the Baltinglass heart of Enniskerry Village. This evening Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm promises to be fun for all the family with Contact: [email protected] or lots to do and see. We will be presenting 0404 20155 taster and demos of the wide variety of classes we have on offer this autumn here Have you ever wanted to join an easy at the Schoolhouse for Art. going, novice friendly singing group for Our excellent tutors will be on hand to older people? Get Vocal is calling for new answer any questions and explain the members to join us this Culture Night. process of their particular craft to people on With choral groups of men and women the night. Here at the Schoolhouse for Art is running each year in Annamoe, Baltinglass, about some much more than painting, there Greystones and Tinahely there’s always will be woodcarving, clay modeling, oil and room for new voices in this musical group. watercolour painting, life drawing, pastels, Whether you want to become a member sculpture heads, 3D paintings and more. in the lead up to Wicklow Celebrate 2016 For the children there will be printing and and become part of Wicklow’s music some make and do activities. A little light extravaganza in 2016 or you just want to refreshment will add a party atmosphere join in for an evening of singing come to and once again the Schoolhouse is filled Baltinglass Parish Centre this Culture Night. with the delight of learning.

BALTINGLASS / ENNISKERRY A MEETING SAMBA WITH KEVIN DRUMMING TOUR / HERITAGE WORKSHOP MUSIC/FAMILY Venue: Out front of Hotel Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm Venue: Shoreline Leisure Centre Contact: glendaloughguidedwalks.com Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm or Martin on 087 2600 548 Contact: Music Together Ireland facebook page or 085 8046 110 An interesting gentle walk through the monastic city of Glendalough by poet and storyteller Martin Swords. The walk will Music Together returns with their very cover the history of Glendalough, legends popular Samba Drumming Workshop of Saint Kevin, folklore in the valley, for Culture Night 2015. Led by Zeca daily life in the monastic city and more. Munhoz, a drummer and percussionist Booking advised. from Sao Paulo and assisted by Music Together facilitators, attendees will be Martin Swords is a poet and short story provided with instruments like Brazilians writer who lives near Glendalough. Martin drums, tambourines, shakers, hand runs Glendalough Guided Walks all year percussion, djembes, bongos and congas. and can be booked for guided group The session will include warm ups and walks in Glendalough’s Monastic City guidance followed by improvisation and and Valley. Walks need to be booked in concluding in a short performance piece. advance; they usually take 2 and a half hours. Usual groups of 5/7+ people, All ages & abilities welcome, no previous prices by agreement. experience necessary, children should be accompanied by a responsible adult & booking is advisable.

GLENDALOUGH GREYSTONES CREATIVE WRITING FOR TEENS WITH DAVE LORDAN & READING AND TALK BY LIZ MCMANUS TEEN (5PM) / LITERATURE FARM STUDIOS Venue: Greystones Library Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm & 7:30pm INSPIRATION & Contact: 01 2873548 Booking required. CREATIVITY ART / FAMILY Are you a budding writer? Join us this Culture Night with writer and creative Venue: BrightLife Studios & Gallery, writing teacher Dave Lordan who will run a Unit 6, Theatre Lane, creative writing workshop for 13 - 17 year Greystones olds from 5pm until 7pm in Greystones Time: 4:00pm – 8:30pm Library. Dave Lordan is the author of the Contact: [email protected] experimental fiction collection First Book of Frags, published by Wurmpress, and is editor of the Young Irelanders fiction Farm Studios invite you to an evening of anthology published by New Island. show and tell for the local community to come and speak to the artists and learn We are also happy to announce that Bray how artists approach their work. What are resident, author, short story fiction writer their sources of inspiration? How do you and former politician Liz McManus will be bring creative spark to life? There will be an reading from her second novel A Shadow in exhibition and display of works in progress, the Yard, followed by a talk about her work. artist’s notebooks, sketch and also finished Her awards include Listowel, Irish Pen and framed works. It will showcase the the Hennessy Award for New Irish Writing. disciplines and techniques of drawing, Her first novel Acts of Subversion was painting, installations, encaustic painting shortlisted for the Aer Lingus/Irish Times and photography. award. She has also been a newspaper columnist. She has an MPhil with In addition, for children, there will be Distinction in Creative Writing (TCD 2012). materials to try out homemade charcoal She has recently been elected to chair the and burnt cork to explore alternative mark Board of the Irish Writers Centre. making. The artists will endeavour to make it an informative and fun evening that reflects the culture of this very popular coastal town! An event for all the family! GREYSTONES CROWS & SCARECROWS ART / FAMILY

Venue: On the Street in Dwyer Square, Tinahely Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm ORGANIC FOOD Contact: www.tinahelyartsgroup. GROWING wordpress.com FOOD/FAMILY For Culture Night 2015 TAG are delighted to be working in collaboration with Signal Venue: Garden in the carpark, Arts in Bray. The project involves making Shoreline Leisure Complex, scarecrows, for both groups, with TAG Greystones also making 3D crows ... a”murder” of Time: 5:30pm, 6:00pm & 6:30pm crows! Both groups are inviting their Contact: Drop in local communities to get involved in the creation process and there will be correspondence between both groups This fertile and productive garden is the of scarecrows and crows in the form of venue for workshops on organic food postcards, drawings etc..which will be on growing, plus tips on preparing your display in both venues for Culture Night. vegetable garden for winter, propagating Tinahely writers group will come on board fruit bushes and herbs, etc. for this part, and will give readings on Workshops take place from 5:30pm, the square on the night. Scarecrows and every half hour. crows will be on display in the square and in the Courthouse on Culture Night and the public will be invited to dress a “skeleton” scarecrow.

GREYSTONES TINAHELY SEISIÚN MÓR MUSIC / FAMILY / IRISH LANGUAGE

Venue: Coolfancy Community Hall Time: 7:00pm Contact: 0402 38808

At Tinahely CCÉ we will celebrate Culture Night by putting together a display of what COLLABORATE: our branch strives to achieve throughout EXPERIMENT: the year at our lessons and workshops. It will involve an informal ‘Seisiún’ where CREATE… NESTS people will perform traditional Irish music, ART / FAMILY song and dance. All ages are welcome, whether you are a performer or a spectator and there’ll even be a cuppa provided. Venue: Courthouse Arts Centre Time: 7:00pm Contact: [email protected] SELMA Outreach officer and professional artist FILM Maeve Hunter will work over 4 days from monday 14 to thursday 17 with a broad Venue: Courthouse Arts Centre cross section of local community groups Time: 8:00pm to collaborate, experiment and create large Contact: 0402 38808 and small scale ‘nests’ from found and recycled materials: fabric, card, wax, paints, David Oyelowo excels as Martin Luther wire, wood, buttons, threads etc. The King in this brilliant account of a key groups will learn how to weave materials moment in the US civil rights struggle. together to create 3d nests using batik, It’s Spring 1965. The small town of stitching, embellishment and construction. Selma, Alabama, has become the unlikely These nests will be installed on Fri 18th flashpoint for the struggle for racial equality. and compliment the crows and scarecrows Astute strategist and Nobel Peace Prize which will also be on display made by winner Martin Luther King Jr knows that TAG. The installation will remain on display the most effective use of non-violence is to until Fri 9th Oct. An opening reception of provoke a violent response. Ava DuVernay’s the work will take place at on Fri 18 Sept insightful, profoundly moving drama 7:30pm before the Culture Night screening captures the political chicanery surrounding of the film Selma. All welcome. Free this moment.

TINAHELY CRIME & PUNISHMENT AT WICKLOW’S HISTORIC GAOL HISTORY / FAMILY / TOUR

Venue: Wicklow Gaol, Kilmantin Hill, Wicklow Town Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm Contact: 0404 61599 Booking Advisable.

This Culture Night Wicklow’s Historic Gaol through the cells and meet the notorious is inviting members of the public to step protagonists of the 1798 rebellion and back in time and discover 200 years of experience the overcrowding of the Ireland’s turbulent history as experienced famine era, ascend into the Irish War by the prisoners. The focus of Culture of independence and Civil War when Night will be punishment methods, in Wicklow Gaol finally closed its doors as a particular the lifesize replica tread wheel prison for good. in the Gaol yard. New experiences at Wicklow’s Historic Descend into the dungeon and see the Gaol also includes audio handsets in four torture methods; climb aboard the replica languages, interactive points for children transportation ship for an agonizing and a genealogy centre for visitors and journey to Van Diemens Land; wander the Gaol Café.

WICKLOW JAILHOUSE ROCKS – A PERCUSSION & TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP MUSIC / FAMILY

Venue: Jailer’s Cavern, Wicklow Gaol, Kilmantin Hill, Wicklow Town Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm AN EVENING OF Contact: musicgeneration@ wicklowvec.ie or SONG Ann Nolan at 0404 60505 MUSIC Booking Required. Venue: Dominican Convent Chapel, Music Generation Wicklow presents a Convent Road, Wicklow Town fun filled workshop for all those budding Time: 7:30pm musicians hiding out there! Music Contact: 085 1605 911 or Generation Wicklow strives to involve [email protected] young people in music experience Booking advisable but and education within the county. This not essential. workshop is suitable for children aged between 8 and 12 years and promises to Join us for ‘An Evening of Song’ be great fun as well as very informative. presented by classical singers Lorna Children are introduced to percussion Breen (Soprano) graduate of the Royal instruments and ‘sing-along’ and ‘play- Irish Academy of Music and Shira Brady along’ with boomwhackers – colour (Mezzo- Soprano) graduate of Trinity coded tuned plastic musical pipes. This College with piano accompaniment. The workshop is provided by Simply Music programme will feature songs by the who recently won an award for their use great classical composers as well as of technology in music education. See much loved and popular numbers from www.musicgenerationwicklow.ie for stage and screen. more information on booking. Music Generation would like to thanks Wicklow Gaol for the wonderful venue.

WICKLOW KILMANTIN ARTS GALLERY PRESENTS… ART / FAMILY

Venue: Children’s Art & Craft Event and Painting Demonstration Time: 6:00pm – 8:30pm Contact: www.kilmantinarts.com

Kilmantin Art Gallery invites you to come and join them this Culture Night for an exciting children’s workshop followed by a painting demonstration of either oils or watercolours. The children’s workshop will be an interactive arts and crafts demonstration. The children will take part in creating something during the workshop that they can then take home with them afterwards.

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#CultureNight #WicklowCulture Wicklow County Council wishes to thank the following people, organisations and venues for making making Culture Night in Wicklow a great success: All the Voluntary Groups and organisations featured in this programme, whose energy and commitment made Culture Night possible. Also Thanks to: The Mermaid Arts Centre Community Cultural & Social Development Department WCC Wicklow County Arts Office Wicklow County Library Service The Courthouse Arts Centre Donna Carroll, Culture Night Wicklow Coordinator

Culture Night is brought to by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in partnership with regional arts office, local authorities and cultural organisations throughout the island of Ireland.