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TOUR OF ST. FLANNAN’S PLASTIC IMPRINTS SHANNON COMMUNITY CULTURE I Grand Parade, Killaloe 6pm – 9pm Supervalu Foyer, Miltown Malbay 5-8pm NIGHT A guided tour of St. Flannan’s Cathedral, Killaloe including tour of tower Display of plastic art based on nature and Library, Skycourt and Hope Cafe 6-9pm and bells. made from plastics found on Whitestrand P Shannon Amherst Writers in association with Beach by children at a workshop with artist Skycourt celebrate Culture Night with a wealth YIELD UP THE NIGHTTIME Evelyn Sorohan.

of culture – storytelling, music, rap, open mic, U Courthouse, Tulla 8-9.30pm dancing, drama & spoken word. Traditional Music featuring Aidan McMahon on fiddle, Mike Landers FILM CLUB: THE WIND THAT vocals & guitar, Francis Cunningham on concertina, Elaine Hogan on SHAKES THE BARLEY FILM SCREENINGS harp & James Duddy on bodhrán with members of Tulla CCE. Library, 6-8pm Venues and times tbc COMMUNITY CONCERT Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, this film See Clare Culture Night facebook for details Whitegate 8-9.30pm starring Cillian Murphy is a human drama set ELEMENT FIRESHOW against a bloody historical backdrop. Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin will headline this year’s event reading her poetry, Skycourt, Shannon Town Centre 9-9.30pm with lots of music and drama from our talented local community. CULTURE MAL’S BAY IN ART, SONG & MUSIC Element is a new creation born from an AN TARA & KRISTYN FONTANELLA innovative multi-layering of art forms. Displays Áras Oidhreacht an Chláir, Flag Road, of highly technical circus skills with specially

Feakle Community Hall, 9-11pm WRAP Miltown Malbay 7-10.30pm customised fire equipment are framed within This duo featuring percussionist Tommy Hayes & sarode artist Matthew In Mal’s Bay in Art, Marie Connole exhibits and a rigorously choreographed setting. Element Noone and performing as AN TARA will explore Irish traditional music talks of her art based on the legends of Mal. will transport you into a realm of fire, smoke and Indian classical music through free improvisation, which has Songs and Tunes from the West Clare Coast and shadows…. become the stuff of legend. Joined on the night by Kristyn Fontanella. features Tim Dennehy, Róisín White and guests.

GATEHOUSE LESLIE DOWDALL AND MIKE Gleeson’s Bar Concert Venue, 9-11pm HANRAHAN Sixmilebridge Folk Club presents ‘Gatehouse’, a relatively new Cultúrlann Sweeney, 8pm Irish traditional group boasting an exciting line-up of experienced A wonderful opportunity to hear two of this traditional musicians including singer Rachel Garvey and musicians island’s most acclaimed singer/songwriters, Jacinta McEvoy, John McEvoy and John Wynne. A fantastic trad sound Leslie Dowdall, the voice and songwriter in an intimate venue. behind the sound that was In Tua Nua and TULLA COMHALTAS TRAD SESSION Mike Hanrahan, the voice and songwriter of Stocktons Wing at this intimate venue. Minogue’s, Tulla 10-12pm Free but ticketed – tickets available from 12th Tulla Comhaltas celebrate Culture Night with the very best of traditional Sept at 065 9060769 musicians, singers and dancers who will gather from all over Clare and further afield. A warm welcome awaits musicians who wish to join the OÍCHE CHEOIL session. Teach Ceoil, Grace St., Kilrush 8-10pm A night of music, song and dance at the Teach Ceoil. FRI 20 Culture Night Clare is brought to you by the Department of Culture, Heritage and Gaeltacht in partnership SEP FOR FULL DETAILS SEE www.culturenight.ie/clare with Clare County Arts Office. In association with Clare Arts Office ALL EVENTS ARE FREE CULTURENIGHT.IE CLARE 2019 north MULKERE, MULKERE, AND MUSINGS MUSIC Kilshanny Kilshanny House, Joan O Hanrahan. 8-11pm Kilshanny Dermott Petty and lyrics by Gather for a relaxing evening Doolin in 1968 with music by of song music, and storytelling Electro Electro Acoustic Opera set in in the company of renowned Co. Body of Water, a segment of a new who Mulkere Dessie seanachaí, Clare Doolin Cave, Doolin 8-9pm Doolin Doolin Cave, will enthral you with stories of times gone SPINNING A YARN! A SPINNING 7-9pm Ennistymon St., Main Stack, Local storyteller Eamon de Staic recites tales drawn from stories written by the late Eddie Stack, who grew up in the spin and weave. will Jean Moran Weaver building, Stacks. STORIES UNTOLD 7.30-10.30pm Ennistymon Hotel, Falls Ruairí intergenerational Ó photography film screening, illustrated exhibition, presentation and discussion on documentary photography with Conchúir’s work. Lange’s on Dorothea a focus multi-media OPERA WATER OF BODY by. Music by Martin Forde, Nessa Burke and Dessie. LAHINCH Breakers Café, Coast Lahinch Hotel & other sites 4-9pm village the around Highlighting the artists and music of the Wild Lahinch county, Atlantic Women and the Artists will host an art and demonstrations. showing and craft BEGINNERS SPOON WORKSHOP WITH CARVING SULLIVAN ÉAMONN O The Courthouse 4.30-9pmEnnistymon Gallery a spoon from the Learn skills needed create to & Studios, scratch. A great introduction to axe and knife provided. tools and materials Raw work. INIS DIOMÁIN COMHALTAS OPEN AIR SEISIÚN 7pm – 8pm Ennistymon The Square, song and performed storytelling dance, Music, by members of the Inis Éireann. Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Diomáin branch of NORTH CLARE NORTH FLOOD PLAIN: ARTIST FOUST SARA TALK BY 4-5pm Ennistymon St., Main Gallery, Foust Sara Foust will introduce Exhibition with an artist the talk. Flood Plain is a Flood Plain series of paintings of a flooded landscape on the banks of the river Inagh Sara in will present Ennistymon. the series of paintings and examine the themes and techniques explored in this work. TRAIL ART ENNISTYMON 4-9pm in Ennistymon locations Various readings, poetry talks, artists’ exhibitions, Art music, weaving demonstrations and an art market and explore! Come along on The Square. CULTURE NIGHT spoken spoken word and folk inspired groove. an acoustic to woven melodies all Free event but ticketed – please pre-book at 065 68 43103 SEISIÚN AT COIS NA HABHNA COIS AT SEISIÚN 8-9.30pm Road Galway na hAbhna, Cois A night of song music, and dance in The Teach Ceoil promises to be a lively one with lots of talented musicians and singers – come along, enjoy! part, take MUSIC FROM – ORIGINALITY CLARE 9pm St. Abbey Cruises, at The Sanctuary Showcasing 3 contemporary acts performing Norma original music – Apprentices Daughter, missed! be to not – Bubble Mud The and Manly RYAN AND SARA WALL STEO 9.15pm Link Causeway glór, Steo Wall & Sara Ryan in bring glór Culture to Night a breath-taking smooth close but with soulful Sara’s vocal styling, by supported beautifully crafted with unique Steo’s musical style and a mix melodies, of together GOSPEL CHOIR GOSPEL 8pm 7.30- Building The Market A lively set of gospel and pop music from this community choir. County Museum, Arthur’s Row 6.30-8pm Row Arthur’s County Museum, A handling collection replicas of will be made available real to the public, objects providing an opportunity to touch and and discuss room. store the museum from objects GATE ETERNITY’S AT 7-8.15pm Link Causeway glór, A ravishingly tactile and luminous takes new a fresh film look at the last days of Vincent sense our revives process the in and Gogh, van of the artist as a living, feeling human performance. shattering being Dafoe’s with Willem Free event but ticketed – pre-book at 065 68 43103 TO FROM BUENOS ARIAS BROADWAY 7-8.15pm St. Bindon Church, Columba’s St. An audience friendly operatic arias along with favourite songs from concert of stage and screen and popular some tango music too with Helen Houlihan soprano, Owen Gilhooly tenor, Michael Hennessy piano, Tom Murphy viola. ENNIS JOYFUL TRULY THE REALLY PASSING ON POETRY PASSING Lees Road Wood, Drumcliff 7.30pm Road 6.30- Enter the door to Faeryland through a and live riddles poetry in and the song wood; poems Maude. Tony poet by performance MUSEUM THE COUNTY VISIT ennis Cathedral. MUSIC PERFORMANCE 6-7pm O’Connell Square song CCE and dance from A one hour of music, performance their teachers. musicians accompanied by young and Ballyea ‘HOME’ 6pm Road Newbridge - 8pm Bar, The Local Exhibition by David O’Rourke, exploring the theme of home through and Ennis. Australia from and paintings taken drawings series of a CHOIR & ORGAN RECITAL ENNIS CATHEDRAL 6.30-7pm Ennis Cathedral An opportunity to enjoy choral and organ music in the beautiful Ennis Kids can look forward to slime monsters, slime bubbles, slime falls. This This falls. slime bubbles, slime monsters, slime to forward look can Kids lab is the ultimate creation lab for oozy gooey, slime. We exploring will test tube science and also Definitely coke onegeysers. hands-on- be be missed! to lab not www.planetsciencekidz.com at be pre-booked must Workshop FRIARY ENNIS THE 13TH CENTURY OF TOUR GUIDED 6pm-7pm St. Abbey OPW Ennis Friary, View oldest the building town’s and medieval it’s created sculptures, in the 15th century by local masons. Hear about the social customs and beliefs in Ennis during the medieval period. Learn of the local families Clare. kings of the ancient place of with this traditional associated EXHIBITION OF WORK BY RACHEL MACMANUS RACHEL BY WORK OF EXHIBITION 4–9pm Link Causeway glór, The Spás, Rachel Macmanus is a Clare based artist who works through drawing, art. live painting and SESSION INTERCULTURE 4.30-6.30pm Link Causeway foyer, glór Clare Immigrant Support Centre bring backgrounds. an many music and dance from songs, intercultural element with SLIME LABS 5.30pm Row Arthur’s & 6.45pm Museum, Clare ENNIS