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Welcome to the 10th shorelines arts festival TO BALLINASLOE / Shorelines at a glance This year marks a very special 10th festival for our enduring committee, growing TO LOUGHREA / audience and generous patrons and sponsors. As the premier boutique festival 2 Irish Workhouse Centre WEEKEND EVENTS Saturday September 16th - FAMILY/CHILDREN of the midlands and Lough Derg area, our audience in Portumna and its locality Art Exhibition (from 4th to 24th September) Free p4/5 Workshop: The Brickx Club 10am/12pm p13 embraces our annual programme. Shorelines is a showcase for excellent talent in Portumna Community School Art Exhibition Free p6 Professor Plunger 2pm p13 music, drama, art, film and literature. From a 3-week art exhibition extending to three Portumna Retirement Village 1 Shorelines Megaloceros by Donnacha Cahill Free p7 Face-Painting with Giselle 2pm p13 rooms at the Irish Workhouse Centre, to a pop-up museum on the theme of Lace, 10 Words with Portumna Pen Pushers Free p7 Mojo Creations Origami Demonstration and Workshop 2pm p13 Shorelines celebrates our heritage and invites innovative and new work from a wide Shorelines Pop-Up Museum Free p7 Loughrea Craft Club 2pm p13 TO PORTUMNA BRIDGE array of artists. With 10 Decades, 10 Cubes, the stories of the area are reflected in a BIRR / NENAGH / LIMERICK Book Birds at Shorelines Free p7 Circus Fergus 2pm p13 newly commissioned art piece. This year we are particularly pleased to collaborate Shorelines Number 10s Free p7

S T 3 St Brendan’s National School

B R Art Exhibition: St. Dympna’s Adult Day Service Free p7 Saturday September 16th I with Portumna Community School in a comprehensive arts programme and public G I D S

R O Willow Dome All Day p14 A exhibition. With guests like Mikel Murfi, , Mike McCormack, Joanie D 4 An Gáirdín Eco Centre Thursday September 14th Writing Workshop with Leanne O’Sullivan 10am p14 1 Portumna Retirement Village ST Portumna Community School 5 Madden & Cherish the Ladies, Sahoko Blake and Jack O’Rourke, the festival promises B RE E U N N Dragons, Elves & More with author Marguerite Tonery 10am p9 Workshop: Enjoy Calligraphy with Eithna Joyce 10am p14 2 Irish Workhouse Centre DA E V A to be a memorable and celebratory weekend! N T R S E F R N 18 O’Meara’s Bar 3 St Brendans National School OA O Film Launch & Documentary: His and Hers 1.30pm p9 Heritage Walk 11am p14 L C D 4 An Gáirdín Eco Centre Barbara Kennedy Annual Writing Awards 2017 3.30pm p10 His & Hers Film Documentary 11.30am p15 A big thank you to our patrons, sponsors, volunteers, local businesses and venues, 6 Portumna Town Hall 5 Portumna Town Hall T Shorelines Shorts: Love, Loss & Leaving 5pm p10 Literary Lunch with Mike McCormack, Fergus Finlay EE and residents of the No. 10 houses. We extend a warm welcome to all the artists, TR S IC N MI Official Opening of Shorelines 2017 7pm p10 & Eithne Hand 1pm p15 O 16 Portumna Library D 9 S performers, readers and musicians who share their talents with us this weekend. 7 T ET 14 P RE A 15 8 ST T S 13 R Percy French Singing Competition 2017 9pm p10 Workshop: Make a Ring 2pm p15 17 Portumna Castle DAN IC EN 12 K Lastly, sincere gratitude to the committee of nine who work tirelessly to bring the BR S ST S 11 T R 18 Portumna Boat Club E Poetry Reading with Leanne O’Sullivan & Katie Donovan 4pm p16 E Shorelines dream to life for the pleasure of the community of Portumna and the T C A AD 10 S Friday September 15th Shorelines Shorts: Love, Loss & Leaving 5pm p16 S RO T SEPH L ST JO E A friends who visit this gem on the Shannon. V E irish workhouse centre (the gallery @) N T U E Drama: Turf presented by Rowan Tolley Company 12noon p11 The Man In The Woman’s Shoes by Mikel Murfi 6.30pm p16 E E TR st. brendan’s national school S EY B B A Stories, Songs & Sambos: Martin Malone, Julie Feeney in Concert 8.30pm p16 hayes bar C Committee: Noelle Lynskey (Director), Aoife Conneely, Shane Duffy, Joan Gordon, TO PORTUMNA FOREST PARK H U Portumna Library1 7 R & PORTUMNA GOLF CLUB C portumna library H RO Helena Mulkerrins & Simon O’Faoláin 1.30pm p11 Notions: My Fellow Sponges + New Pope + Jackie Blake 10pm p16 Margaret Hickey, Jackie Hogan, Breeda O’Connor,portumna Dolores castle O’Shea & Eileen Smith. AD 16 christ church Shorelines Shorts: Love, Loss & Leaving 2.30pm p11 portumna town hall Follow us on Twitter, (@shorelinesarts) and Facebook,the beehive Shorelinesrestaurant Arts Festival or our Guided Tour of The Gallery with Aideen Monaghan 3.30pm p11 Sunday September 17th website: www.shorelinesartsfestival.com portumna credit union Essentially French: Celebrating the life, words and music Shorelines Sunday Mass - The Park Singers 11am p17 an gairdín organic garden and eco centre Guidelines for Festival Fans and Families: portumna retirement village social centre of Percy French. 4.30pm p12 Lines Learned by Heart 12.30pm p17 modena restaurant 7 Hayes Bar • Workshops to be booked in advance as recommendedtown squar one the listing. We advise this to His & Hers Film Documentary 5pm p12 Shorelines Shorts: Love, Loss & Leaving 2pm p17 8 Town Square TO PORTUMNA the cottage store antiques SWIMMING AREA Two Plays presented by Half Day Thursday Theatre 6.30pm p12 Guided Tour of The Gallery with Aideen Monaghan 2.30pm p17 guarantee your admission as numbers are restrictedboathouse in all bar venues. • Seating in Portumna Christ Church is not allocatedpor whentumna boat booked. club Check door opening 9 St. Brigid’s Church Jack O’Rourke in Concert 8.30pm p12 Workshop: Singing Adults with Órla Gillen 3pm p17 st. brigid’s church 18 times for the event on the programme and park in Portumna Square as entry to Church car 10 Christ Church horan’s bar Workshop: Community Spirit Drumming Workshop 3pm p18 park is restricted. 11 Modena Restaurant Shorelines Special Screening - 2 Film Documentaries 4.30pm p18 • Online booking is recommended. Your ticket will behayes emailed and hayes pharmac to you.y Please take it with you palmerston stores (kenny’s) 12 The Cottage Store Antiques Shorelines Island Discs 5.30pm p18 to your event. ladies day boutique 13 Boathouse Bar Cherish The Ladies in Concert 8pm p18 • All children must be fully supervised by a responsiblethe beehive adult restauran at allt times during the festival. • Please cooperate fully with our volunteer stewards.the cottage store antiques 14 Horan’s Bar photo credit: Vitaliy Piltser photo credit: Marek Hajdasz • Do not litter in the festival areas - use the bins provided and join in the efforts of Portumna 15 Portumna Credit Union

Tidy Towns to ‘green’ our Shorelines Festival. 16 St. Dympna’s Centre 19 N • No unauthorised trading or casual leafleting will be allowed during the festival. • All events are liable to change of date/time/venue and/or be cancelled without prior notice. The committee regrets any inconvenience and disappointment this may cause. 04 05 art around shorelines art around shorelines Art Exhibition in The Gallery at the Workhouse. Admission is free. Donations are welcome! Art Exhibition in The Gallery at the Workhouse. Admission is free. Donations are welcome! Open 4th - 23rd September from 9.30 to 5pm daily, and until 12 noon on 24th September. Open 4th - 23rd September from 9.30 to 5pm daily, and until 12 noon on 24th September. In this marvellous space, three galleries display work from painters, photographers, sculptors and other artists who work in three dimensions. Most of the work will be for sale and because our commission Anna Hryniewicz Lorna Watkins is modest, you will find a range of high calibre work at attractive prices! A graduate of the University of A graduate of the National College of Ciara O’Keeffe Czestochowa, Poland, Anna received a Art and Design, Dublin and Liz Doyle Masters of Fine Arts with distinction. Her Edinburgh College of Art, Lorna has Based in Donegal, Liz’s work arises from rugged 10 Decades, 10 Cubes with Artist works can be found in private collections exhibited widely in Ireland, including landscapes. Her medium is oil, with the addition Aideen Monaghan in Ireland, the UK & Poland, as well as in the shows at the Hamilton Gallery, the of ‘cold wax medium’ which allows for layering, 10 decades, 10 cubes explores the bonds between people and OPW state collection. Her work has been Hyde Bridge Gallery and Cairde transparency, texture and an illusion of depth the land. Comprising 10 cubes of differing sizes, the sculpture shown in numerous solo exhibitions and in Visual (Sligo), Gallery No.6 (Dublin), of field. Her most recent solo show was held in documents the development of agriculture and its effects on many collective shows in Ireland & Poland. and Higher Bridges (Enniskillen). Westport earlier this year, and she has work at Portumna during the period from 1917 to 2017. The sculpture www.annahryniewicz.com Among her awards are two the Doorway Gallery in Dublin and the Velvet references people’s experiences of working and living from residencies at Cill Rialaig, Co Kerry in 2015 and 2016. Easel Gallery in Edinburgh. the land. 10 Decades, 10 Cubes commemorates the local www.lornawatkins.com www.donegallizdoyle.com community’s past struggles, resilience and resourcefulness Four by Six and examines the challenges that face contemporary society. This section of the exhibition features art by Judy Hamilton The cubes will be visible at multiple locations during the fine artists with a local connection: Isabelle Damase Morin A graduate of the National College of Art and festival. Gaborit, Jane Hansell, Wolf Lorien, Dolores Damase’s work as a painter and a sculptor is widely Design, Dublin, Judy is now based in both Dublin Lyne, Diana Marshall and Max Panks. Aideen Monaghan is currently admired. He returns to Shorelines this year showing a and Dromineer, Co. Tipperary. The location of the Artist in Residence with range of his highly crafted pieces in metal and wood. her studio in the fields beside Lough Derg often Dolores Lyne the Anatomy Department inspires her textural and atmospheric landscapes. at N.U.I. Galway. A graduate Jim Osborne Judy has work in many private and corporate in Fine Art/Painting, she Since his first solo show in 2004 in Downings, Co Smaller Scale Three Dimensional Work collections throughout Ireland, Europe and the USA has exhibited at previous Donegal, Jim’s art has appeared at The Glebe Gallery, features arts and crafts in glass, ceramics and feltwork and she has won multiple awards for her paintings. Shorelines exhibitions, many the Greer Gallery (Ramelton), Clooney Gallery (Sligo) by Robin Hansell, Ciara O’Keeffe, Isabelle Peyrat www.judyhamilton.org galleries in Galway and in and the Workhouse (Dunfanaghy). His large-scale and Astrid Tomropf-Hofmann. Astrid Tomropf-Hofmann Local Artists Iowa, U.S. Aideen was joint winner of the R.D.S. Taylor Award outdoor sculptures are a regular feature of the Errigal Arts Festival. In his steamy windows art, he draws Local and visiting amateur for Fine Art (2000), Winner of the Revenue Commissioners figures in condensation, then photographs them artists will also exhibit work at Purchase Prize (2000) and Recipient of a Galway County Sponsors: Emerald Star Holidays Afloat , before they fade back to vapour and light. the Gallery. Council Arts Bursary (2005). Portumna Lions Club & Quitmann O’Neill Packaging Sponsor: G.A. Claffey Ford Dealer www.steamywindowsart.com 06 Thanks from Shorelines to PCS Principal, Derry Long; Teachers 07 Michael Molamphy, Liz Lawne, Hayley Aldous, Liz Skelly, Shorelines Pop-Up Museum Art Exhibition Shorelines & Portumna Community School Margaret Lohan, Pat Kelly, Michael Fallon and to students Eric weekend events Venue: The Cottage Store St. Dympna’s Adult Day Service Duane, Leah Hoary, Róisín Cowan Madden, Martha Touhy. Admission: Free Accessible exhibition showcasing the work Thursday - Saturday 10.30am - 6pm Shorelines and Portumna Community School are delighted to present a festival programme highlighting the artistic talents of the Shorelines Megaloceros by of St. Dympna’s service users and other local artists. Note this venue is wheelchair students by showcasing their achievements and facilitating school visits by professional guest artists. Donnacha Cahill This temporary exhibit will be created friendly. Due to the phenomenal impact at its first appearance by members of the community who Friday, Sept 15th: 3:30 - 6:30 pm DRAMA ART at Shorelines 2016, Megaloceros returns in 2017! Keep wish to participate, bringing people Saturday, Sept 16th: 12 – 3pm an eye out for sightings of this giant elk, recreated in together in conversation through Humourfit Theatre presents Portumna Community School Exhibitions at Admission: Free All Welcome 2016 in a commission from Shorelines, funded by The stories, art and objects. You are invited Sponsor: Deputy Anne Rabbitte, T.D. ‘The Mighty Bully Brady’ Shorelines 2017 Arts Council of Ireland. to bring in a piece or item related to Directed & Acted by Michael O’Sullivan. Venue: Corridors & Social Area of Portumna Community School Donnacha Cahill, a graduate in Fine Art Sculpture, the theme of Lace prior to the festival. Music in your Local... Venue: Community School Date: Thurs Sept 14th Date: Sat Sept 16th: 10am - 5pm. Sun Sept 17th: 10am - 4pm created a large scale gramophone for Galway Your piece will be displayed with its Running Time: 90 mins International Arts Festival 2016. He has also story attached. Visit the free exhibition Thursday night Corridors of Colour Hayes Bar: Percy French (see page commissioned sculptures for Electric Picnic and the Thursday - Saturday. Johnny and Peter know each other and share the See the swirls of colour and creativity created by a full range of 10) National Ploughing Championships. Sponsor: The Cottage Store same school. After a few weeks out of school, Peter students. Teachers: Liz Lawne and Hayley Aldous. Curley’s: Music every night returns to find he is the victim of Johnny’s taunts. Carved Out Friday night Work created by the school’s students in woodwork classes under Shorelines Number 10s An Caisléan: Ken Solo MUSIC the guidance of teachers Pat Kelly and Michael Fallon. Ten houses in Portumna with a No. 10 in their address Boathouse Bar: Simon Ryan will host a Shorelines event for neighbours over the Song Lines with musician Jack O’Rourke Curley’s: Music every night Design For festival weekend. Will it be music, song, dance, art Songwriting Workshop with Jack O’Rourke. work, a recitation or story telling? This event brings Saturday night Exhibition by Artist in Residence: Dan Eames An Caisléan: The Lits Venue: Community School Date: Sat Sept 16th neighbours of the estate together for some fun to 10.30am – 12.00pm Design For is an exhibition of projects carried out during Dan’s Curley’s: Music every night time studying Visual Communications at NCAD, alongside a celebrate Shorelines 10th festival. Each estate will be Hayes Bar: Dave Gradwell Jack will lead a class of Portumna Community School selection of personal and freelance works. notified in advance of their event. O’Meara’s: Notions (see page 16) students through the steps in creating a song. Using Dan Eames, a past pupil of Portumna Community School, has appropriate themes, lyrics and music will weave graduated with a BA(Hons) in Design & Visual Culture from NCAD. Book Birds at Shorelines together and Jack will examine both the creative www.daneames.com 10 Words with Portumna Pen Pushers Spot the magic Book Birds leaving a gift in random places in Portumna during Shorelines. This gift, a process and the art of performing. See page 12 for Celebrating the 10 years of Shorelines, Portumna book treasured and read by an expert book bird, has more info on Jack. www.jackorourkemusic.com ART WORKSHOP Pen Pushers exhibit original pieces of writing in a unique card attached. When you pick one up, take prose & poetry on the local streets. Each piece Life Drawing for students with Sahoko Blake a photo of you with your book and share the details School Sessions contains the same 10 randomly chosen words. Venue: Community School Date: Sat Sept 16th: 2 - 4pm Shorelines Book Birds of your gift with us on Shorelines Facebook or Twitter Take this book, read it & leave it for the next person to enjoy Students of the Community School will perform at Share a photo of you and this book with Shorelines Can you find all ten words? If so, share them on Facebook or Twitter @shorelinesarts Join Sahoko, who will demonstrate life drawing for the students in @shorelinesarts. Then enjoy the pleasure of reading. School Sessions throughout the festival weekend. with us on facebook or twitter, @shorelinesarts. a step by step approach. Using exercises, this workshop gives a full And when you’ve read your book, you can become a Details of times will be posted on Shorelines website. Sponsor: Portumna Pen Pushers visual of the life drawing process. book bird too! Sponsor: Little Bird Design 08 09 SHORELINES FILMS thursday september 14TH

Shorelines Shorts Venue: The Dock, Boathouse Bar. Audience Suitability: Adult SCHOOL LITERARY Screen Times: Thursday & Saturday: 5pm. Friday & Sunday: 2.30 pm. Love, Loss & Leaving: Short Films Total Running time: 90mins. Admission: €5 at door Dragons, Elves & More Sponsors: CVA Ger O’Toole & Dignity Funeral Home With author Marguerite Tonery Venue: St Brendan’s National School Portumna Wish 143 UK 2009 (Running time: 24 mins) Gone Fishing UK 2008 (Running time: 13 mins) Time: 10am Admission: €2 When 15-year-old David discovers he has months to live he is granted one The touching story of a boy and an old man coming to terms with (booked through school) FILM LAUNCH wish from the Dreamscape Charity. He doesn’t want to go to Disneyland bereavement through their shared love of fishing, and the legend of Suitability: Age: 8-12 years old or meet a star footballer, what he really wants is an hour alone with a Goliath, the biggest pike ever caught. FILM LAUNCH & DOCUMENTARY His and Hers naked woman. Director: Chris Jones Producer: Ivan Francis Clements Take an exciting trip through Earth, (Ireland 2009) Director: Ian Barnes Producer: Samantha Waite Air and Water where you will meet Venue: The Dock, Boathouse Bar Admission: €5 at door Heartbreak Ireland 2017 (Running time: 7 mins) mythical creatures of all sorts in the Time: 1.30pm Running Time: 80mins Coffee to Go Spain 2014 (Running time: 14 mins) A powerful and provocative spoken word film telling the story of a Kapheus series of books. Engage in Alicia, busy discussing the details of her wedding on the phone, walks into young girl’s journey from her early teenage years through pregnancy to questions and answers as well as Sweet, funny, insightful and incredibly moving, this documentary the first café she sees and orders a coffee to go. As fate would have it, she raising her son alone in modern Ireland. thoughts on creative writing. visits the kitchens, living rooms and bedrooms of the Irish midlands unexpectedly finds Javi inside. Director: Dave Tynan Producers: Liam Ryan, Dave Leahy, Michael Donnelly V to craft a portrait of women’s relationship with the men in their lives: Director & Screeenplay: Patricia Font Producer: Escac Films S.L. Marguerite Tonery is a dynamic fathers, boyfriends, husbands and sons. In the Clouds Argentina 2014 (Running time: 20 mins) and creative storyteller, teacher Director: Ken Wardrop. Starring: Women of the Irish Midlands Love at First Sight UK 2007 (Running time: 12 mins) An American expat in Buenos Aires is set to propose to his Argentinian and leader and her background as Producer: Andrew Freeman, Venon Film Productions. Tells the story of a day in the life of 70-year-old Arthur (John Hurt) who lover and despite a friendly warning from a colleague, is hell bent on psychologist influences her writing Awards: Winner at Dublin International Film Festival, Galway Film falls in love with a beautiful woman called Ruth. doing it the romantic Hollywood way. for children. Fleadh, Sundance Film Festival. Director: Michael Davies Producer: Sandra Gorel Director: Marcelo Mitnik Producer: Dave Kajganich www.kapheus.com Sponsor: The Boathouse Bar Sponsors: Ladies Day & Lollipopz Also Showing throughout the weekend are 3 documentaries: his & hers / oppression / Timeless SEE SHORELINES WEBSITE FOR MORE INFOrmation ON FILMS www.shorelinesartsfestival.com 10 11 thursday september 14TH friday september 15TH o DRAMA LITERARY Opening of Shorelines 2017 Rowan Tolley Company presents TURF Barbara Kennedy Annual Writing Awards 2017 Opening by Vinnie Browne of Charlie Byrne’s Venue: The Workhouse Admission: €8 online Time: 12 noon Running time: 50mins p ening Venue: Portumna Library Admission: FREE Bookshop & Presenter of Galway Bay FM Arts Show Performed by Frank Farrell Directed by Rowan Tolley Produced by Michelle Cahill Time: 3.30pm With Síomha (music) & Aidan Tierney (comedy) ​​TURF invites the audience on an investigative journey, punctuated with provocative, fiercely athletic and beautifully detailed movement. Situated Join the shortlisted 4th and 5th class pupils from local primary Venue: Irish Workhouse Centre Admission: FREE Time: 7 - 9pm somewhere deep within the Irish soul, it tells the story of one life, but many selves. www.turfperformance.info schools who entered in the 2017 prose and poetry project. Sponsor: Councillor Jimmy & Noreen McClearn This year’s theme, TEN, provides County Clare neo-soul singer, and LITERARY inspiration for the writers in this annual guitarist, SÍOMHA will be sharing her beautifully writing award. crafted jazz and soul infused songs. STORIES, SONGS & SAMBOS: Martin Malone, Helena Mulkerrins & Simon O’Faoláin Judge: Margaret Hickey, local writer. @siomhamusic Venue: Séamus Hayes Bar Admission: €5 Time: 1.30pm Sponsors: Licorice Health Store, One word. Síomha. She is the real deal, making her music, her way. Roisin O’Brien & Breeda O’Connor Martin Malone, former soldier with six tours of duty to Lebanon and Iraq, is the author of novels, a memoir, short story Ruth Smith, Simply Folk RTE Radio1 collections and radio plays. Novels include Us, After Kafra and The Broken Cedar. martinmalonewriter.wordpress.com Aidan Tierney: Known for Tierney Talks, RTE’s Off the Ball and as one of the Faces of Galway, impersonator Aidan Tierney is popular Helena Mulkerns has been internationally anthologised and shortlisted for America’s Pushcart Prize and Ireland’s Hennessy Literary among all GAA supporters. He makes conversations both fun and and Francis MacManus awards. She has edited two literary anthologies and is a recipient of a bursary from the Arts Council of unpredictable as he switches between voices with ease. Ireland. Her debut short story collection, Ferenji, was published by Doire Press in 2016. @tierneytalks See: www.helenamulkerns.com Sponsors: O’Meara’s SuperValu & Killeen Cheese Simon O’Faoláin, raised in the West Kerry Gaeltacht, published four books of poetry, won the Glen Dimplex Prize, The Strong Prize, the Colm Cille Prize and is Director of An Fhéile Bheag Filíochta. He is also a noted sean-nós singer. MUSIC Sponsors: The Beehive and Roma Restaurant & Take Away FILM Shorelines Percy French Singing Competition 2017 FILM ART Venue: Hayes Bar Admission: FREE (Competition Fee: €5) Time: 9pm Shorelines Shorts Shorelines Shorts: Guided Tour of The Gallery with Aideen Monaghan Venue: The Irish Workhouse Centre Admission: Donation Please Love, Loss & Leaving: Short Films. To honour the late Eamon Hayes, who so enjoyed performing, Shorelines Love, Loss & Leaving: Short Films invites you to a singing competition. Entrants must sing a song penned Time: 3.30pm Running Time: 40mins approx Venue: The Dock, Boathouse Bar Admission: €5 at door Venue: The Dock, Boathouse Bar Admission: €5 at door by Percy French. To participate, register in time online, and be part of this Time: 5pm Running Time: 90mins Audience Suitability: Adult Time: 2.30pm Running Time: 90mins Audience Suitability: Adult Join the creator of 10 Decades, 10 Cubes, as she brings you on a tour of musical event. Entry details and guidelines on www.shorelinesartsfestival. a selection of the art exhibited at Shorelines, using an art appreciation 6 Award winning short documentaries and dramas. com. Don’t fancy participating? Come and enjoy the music! 6 Award winning short documentaries and dramas. approach. Suitable for all interested in painting and artwork. See page 8 for more details. Sponsors: Hayes & Hayes totalhealth Pharmacy & Flowerhill Equestrian Centre See page 8 for more details. Sponsor: McKeon’s Opticians 12 Gallery at the Workhouse in case of rain, street events will move to town hall 13 Art Exhibition 9.30am-5pm friday september 15TH saturday september 16TH - family events at shorelines MUSIC The Brickx Club Mojo Creations Origami Essentially French: Celebrating the life, words and music of Percy French. FILM Venue: Portumna Retirement Village. Admission: €10 per child per workshop Demonstration and Workshop Venue: Social Centre, Portumna Retirement Village. Admission: €5 on the door Time: 4.30pm His and Hers (Ireland 2009) Time: Workshop 1 (10am - 11.30am); Workshop 2 (12.00pm-1.30pm) Venue: Portumna Town Square Running Time: 75mins Venue: The Dock, Boathouse Bar Admission: FREE Time: 2 - 5pm Numbers limited (maximum 20 children per workshop) so Michael Hurley: Involved in amateur dramatics and musicals for the past 50 years, he has played many Admission: €5 at door George Dempsey Flanagan is the ‘Maker Time: 5pm Running Time: 80 mins booking in advance online is essential. leading roles. A writer of local history, his lifelong interest in the life and works of Percy French led him to Lego Brickx Club workshops are fun ways for children to of Magic’ behind Mojo Creations (as devising this show. Award winning short documentary. develop not only their brick building skills but also their seen on RTE’s Dragon’s Den). Based in Kathy Eastwood, from Renmore, Galway, has always had a love for music and is church organist in See page 9 for more details. imagination, creativity and social skills. Themes, challenges Birr, Co. Offaly, George’s true passion Oranmore and is also a member of the Tribal Chamber Choir, Galway. Sponsor: Dr Raymond Brogan GP and games are presented to the children in a fun way. is creating and teaching Origami, Sponsor: Portumna Retirement Village Sponsors: Damien O’Brien & The Engine Room combining his skills and training as an artist and graphic designer with ‘the Art DRAMA Half Day Thursday Productions: MUSIC Jack O’Rourke in Concert of Japanese Paper Fold. Two Plays by Gregory O’ Connor. Venue: Christ Church Admission: €15 Directed by Jim Hynes & Irene Hegarty Time: 8.30pm Doors open at 8.10pm. Book online or in Palmerston Stores, Beehive, Cottage Store & Hayes & Hayes totalhealth Pharmacy. Loughrea Craft Club Venue: Portumna Town Hall Admission: €5 Time: 6.30pm Venue: Portumna Town Square Running Time: 50mins Audience Suitability: Adult Despite being a newcomer on the Irish music scene, Jack O’Rourke, Admission: FREE Time: 2 - 5pm seated at his piano, has quickly built up a loyal following among The Series Finale is a one act drama focusing on music lovers for his impassioned songwriting and performances, Loughrea Craft Club will be hosting a George Macken and his wife Maureen. They are a boding well for the release of his forthcoming Dreamcatcher album. drop-in workshop with a water theme run of the mill middle-class couple trying to make Professor Plunger Face-Painting for children of all ages. Create a water ends meet. George has just retired from his day job An insightful lyricist and powerful live performer, Jack’s plaintive sprite cape and crown, or a trident fit Venue: Portumna Town Square with Giselle and now spends much of his time musing on both baritone and piano are core to the startlingly honest ballads. Often for King Neptune…. just bring your Admission: FREE Venue: Town Square retirement and its effect on his life. compared to those of David Bowie and Rufus Wainwright, his songs Time: 2 - 5pm imagination for lots of sparkly fun. speak of various human conditions with melodic flair, through Time: 2pm Running Time: 45mins The Court Case takes a wry, humorous look at one young but wise eyes. An interactive street show, Professor of the great curses of modern Ireland, the desire to Circus Fergus Sponsor: Tom D’Alton Solicitor Plunger is a fun, non-verbal comedy litigate at every opportunity. John Sherlock is one Venue: Portumna Town Square Admission: FREE clown show. It’s an inventive and such tricky customer who takes a case against a Time: 4pm Running Time: 45mins original show featuring dancing, hair, city council for injuries, apparently, received whilst plungers and a bell-playing finale. Be amazed at the incredible juggling skills of Circus Fergus, walking. We observe his attempts to make capital juggling up to 5 torches at once, and his speciality: juggling out of his so-called misfortune. Sponsors: Liam & Tim Walsh. Sperrin with his feet! Topping it all off is an unmissable Grand Finalé and Sponsor: Willie O’Toole Acupuncture Galvinisers (Irl) Ltd & Deerpark B&B dangerous display of divilment on top of a Giant Unicycle. 14 15 Heritage Walk saturday september 16TH Meeting Point: Town Square saturday september 16TH Time: 11am - 12.30pm LITERARY Admission: FREE FILM His and Hers (Ireland 2009) Join local historian and writer, John Joe WRITING WORKSHOP: Lining Our Thoughts with Leanne O’Sullivan Venue: The Dock, Boathouse Bar Admission: €5 at door Conwell who will guide you through the Venue: Portumna Credit Union Admission: €10 Time: 10am - 12.30pm Time: 11.30am Running Time: 80mins historical heritage areas of the town. Max: 10 participants Call 086 366 3439 and booking online. Award winning short documentary. See page 9 for more details. He will bring the stories and myths, the This workshop will explore the rich imaginative world of mythology in traditional background and history to the nooks narratives, and how contemporary poets develop an appreciation of the ongoing persistence of the and crannies of Portumna as well as the LITERARY archetypal. In this workshop we will look at the ways in which some of the most powerful narratives wonderful stone buildings in our town. can help carry our unique personal stories in our own poetry. LITERARY LUNCH: 10 Good Reads with Fergus Finlay and Eithne Hand Sponsor: Barna Waste and a Reading by Mike McCormack Leanne O’Sullivan comes from the Beara peninsula in West Cork and has published three collections ART Venue: Modena Admission: €15 (includes lunch) Time: 1pm with Bloodaxe Books: Waiting for My Clothes (2004), Cailleach: The Hag of Beara (2009), winner of the Book online as numbers are limited WORKSHOP Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in 2010, and The Mining Road (2013). She currently teaches in Creative Shorelines Willow Dome Writing at University College Cork. Mike McCormack is an Irish novelist and short story writer. He has published Make A Ring Venue: Portumna Forest Park Car Park Sponsor: Paralabs Ltd two collections of short stories, Getting It In the Head and Forensic Songs and Venue: An Gáirdín Time: 2 – 6pm Admission: FREE three novels including Solar Bones, longlisted for The Man Booker Prize. The Maximum: 8 places (over 16 yrs). Time: from early morn until it’s up! ART book is a hymn to modern small-town life with its “rites, rhythms and rituals Cost: €80 Booking: Book online at Join Barry Noyce, master basket weaver, upholding the world like solar bones”, as well as an indictment of human www.shorelinesartsfestival.com or WORKSHOP: Enjoy Calligraphy with artist and as he shapes the raw willow in an eco- greed and stupidity, exploring how places and cultures respond to the circumstances call 087 631 9890. calligrapher Eithna Joyce friendly and sustainable manner to create beyond their control and yet of their own making. Create an impressive stamped and textured ring Venue: An Gáirdín Admission: €55 per person a Willow Dome for children (and grown- Fergus Finlay is the Chief Executive of the charity Barnardos in Ireland. of your own design from a sheet of solid sterling Time: 10am - 12.30pm Max: 12 participants (over 16 years) ups) to wander through. This is a gift from He was a senior member of the Irish Labour Party and is also a weekly silver! In this fun and informative 4-hour workshop Workshop fee includes a kit of all you need for the class and to Shorelines to the beautiful forest as it will columnist with the Irish Examiner and the author of a number of books with Fergus Grant Stevenson, you will learn to use continue practicing at home. Booking: Book online or call remain long after this weekend is over! including Snakes & Ladders, Cruel Trade and A Decade of Irish Life. He was also the tools and techniques needed to work precious 085 192 5466 with any queries. https://m.facebook.com saileachwillowsupplies instrumental in winning the bid to host the Special Olympics in Ireland. metals and design your own textured finish. Sponsor: Waterways Ireland & Galway Co. This re-imagined, revived style of calligraphy provides a fresh Suitable for beginners, also of interest to students Council Eithne Hand is a writer, theatre and radio producer and widely published and contemporary approach to the age old skill of beautiful with previous metalworking experience. poet (Crannóg and Poetry Ireland Review). Shortlisted for the Patrick writing. During this workshop you will be introduced to the Kavanagh Award and highly commended in the Gregory O’Donoghue Prize, skill of writing with pointed nib and ink, learning the basic Fergus Grant Stevenson teaches and makes Eithne is working towards her first collection. techniques, letter forms and how to compose words and jewellery near Lough Gur, Co. Limerick. phrases. No experience necessary. Eithna Joyce is a professional Moore Margaret photo: Sponsors: Councillor Ivan Canning & Lorrha Sponsors: Eugene McEntee & Son Butchers, D. Lynch & Sons Ltd. and Al Hayes Motors artist who works in a variety of media. Sponsor: Blás Café Rathcabbin Energy Team 16 ‘Astonishing acting’ 17 The New York Times saturday september 16TH DRAMA sunday september 17TH The Man In The Woman’s Shoes by Mikel Murfi LITERARY/MUSIC Venue: St Brendan’s National School Hall Admission: €15 MUSIC Time: 6.30pm Doors open at 6.15pm Running Time: 80mins Shorelines Sunday Mass - The Park Singers Poetry Reading with Leanne O’Sullivan & Katie Donovan Book online or in Palmerston Stores, Beehive, Cottage Store & Venue: St. Brigid’s Church Time: 11am Director: Órla Gillan Venue: Portumna Library Admission: €5 Time: 4pm Running Time: 45mins Hayes & Hayes totalhealth Pharmacy. Leanne O’Sullivan: poet & lecturer. See page 14 for more information. Our guest choir, the Park Singers, will add their beautiful harmonies and The Man In The Woman’s Shoes follows Pat Farnon as he walks to arrangements to our festival Mass. Katie Donovan has published five collections of poetry, town and back again. It is a beautifully observed piece, utterly The Park Singers are an award winning four-part female choir from Dublin who have most recently Off Duty, shortlisted for /Poetry simple and Murfi’s “astonishing acting” has been widely praised. performed throughout Ireland since forming in 1970. They have won awards at home Now poetry award 2017. She is the 2017 recipient of the Originally commissioned by Sligo County Council Arts Service and abroad, most recently winning Best Overall Choir at the Sligo International O’Shaughnessy Award for Irish Poetry. and Hawk’s Well Theatre Sligo as part of Bealtaine Festival 2012. Choral Festival in 2016 and placing in the gold category at the Festival di Verona, 2017. Sponsors: Portumna House B&B Mikel, originally from Sligo, trained at Ecole FILM Jacques Lecoq, Paris. Please see shorelines LITERARY Lines Learned by Heart ART Shorelines Shorts: Love, Loss & Leaving: Short Films website for more information on Mikel. The Nicholas Treacy Memorial Recitation Competition Guided Tour of The Gallery with Aideen Monaghan Venue: The Dock, Boathouse Bar Admission: €5 at door Sponsors: Michael Collins & Sons Solicitors Portumna Venue: Horan’s Bar Time: 12.30pm sharp Judge: Anne Marie Kennedy Venue: The Irish Workhouse Centre Admission: Donation Please Time: 5pm Running Time: 90mins Audience Suitability: Adult and Bank of Ireland, Portumna Admission: Free (Competition entry fee €5). Time: 2.30pm Running Time: 40 mins See page 11. 6 Award winning short documentaries and dramas. See page 8 for more info. photo credit: Vitaliy Piltser Sponsor: Frame Wright The annual Recitation Competition is one of our festival highlights. Each MUSIC entrant must recite “off by heart” a poem written prior to 1935 - the year MUSIC Julie Feeney in Concert WORKSHOP Notions: My Fellow Sponges + New Nicholas, a lover of words and reciting, was born. Judging will be based on presentation, delivery, intonation and recall. The prize is a specially designed Singing For Adults Venue: Christ Church Admission: €20 Time: 8.30pm Pope + Jackie Blake Doors open at 8.10pm. Book online or in Palmerston Stores, Beehive, wooden book created by local craftsman, Brian Murray. Venue: An Gáirdín Time: 2.30 - 4.30pm Admission: €10 Venue: O’Meara’s Bar Booking online or call 087 695 5166 Cottage Store & Hayes & Hayes totalhealth Pharmacy. Admission: €5 (online or at the door) Further guidelines and entry details on www.shorelinesartsfestival.com or Join director of the Park Singers, Órla Gillen, who will facilitate this Composer, singer, orchestrator, songwriter and producer, Julie Feeney Time: 10pm 087 2931055. singing workshop for choirs and singers who enjoy harmony and is a true artist with immense vision. With several award winning songs Notions is a month long series of events in Sponsor: Horan’s Bar & Joe & Avril O’Keefe Shannon Cruising singing together. Suitable for male and female voices with, or and albums and an opera to her name, Julie straddles the pop and Galway city and county celebrating new without, choral experience, this promises to be a fun introduction classical world in a theatrical fashion. Sharp witted, unpretentious music, spoken word and theatre. This event FILM to choral arrangements… who knows what magic may happen! and fiercely passionate, Julie is one of Ireland’s most enjoyable brings together the theatrics and music of My Shorelines Shorts: Love, Loss & Leaving: Short Films Fellow Sponges, New Pope and local writer, performers. From the tiny church at Kylemore Abbey to an Venue: The Dock, Boathouse Bar Admission: €5 at door Órla Gillen is conductor of the Park Singers, having succeeded her Jackie Blake. Oscar Party in LA, her eclectic and unique talent shines forth. Time: 2pm Running Time: 90mins Audience Suitability: Adult father, founder and former director. She is musical director of the See our website for further details. Not to be missed. www.juliefeeney.com 6 Award winning short documentaries and dramas. See page 8 for more info. National Children’s Choir since 2007, having been involved since Sponsor: La Bouche Restaurant Sponsor: Emma Stanley Chiropody Treatments its foundation. Sponsor: An Caisléan 18 MUSIC Shorelines Island Discs CULTUREFOX.IE sunday september 17TH Venue: Horan’s Bar Time: 5.30pm Duration: 60mins Admission: Free WORKSHOP Monique Mielke-McGuinness in musical conversation with Community Spirit Drumming Workshop Ruth Smith. Venue: Portumna Community School Hall Time: 3 - 5pm Join singer, writer and storyteller, Monique Mielke-McGuinness, Admission: €10 online or call 086 3471328 Ages: Adults & children 12+ who has lived in Carigahorig for over 30 years. Hear her interesting music selection and the great stories about her choices. The Community Spirit Drumming program was started by Eamon Carrick Ruth Smith, star of Once, The Musical, co-founder of production from Claddagh, Galway in 2011. The workshop empowers participants in the company Jalfie Productions and accomplished presenter of RTÉ’s learning of drumming, dancing and playing various percussion instruments, Simply Folk, will host this event. NEVER and encourages expression of the true self. Sponsor: Garry Kenny Palmerston Stores Sponsor: Curley’s Bar & Podumna Village MUSIC Cherish The Ladies Venue: Portumna Town Hall Time: 8pm Admission: €20 MISS Doors open at 7.40pm. Book online or in Palmerston Stores, Beehive, Cottage Store & Hayes & Hayes totalhealth Pharmacy. Cherish The Ladies is an Irish traditional music and dance troupe FILM based in America, under the leadership of​ superb​ All-Ireland flute Shorelines Special Screening - DOCUMENTARIES and whistle champion Joanie Madden. Venue: The Dock, Boathouse Bar Admission: Free Time: 4.30pm OUT “Expands the annals of Irish music in America...the music is passionate, Shorelines Festival’s official photographer, Wilma Rekkers, brings two intimate tender and rambunctious.” Jon Pareles, The New York Times documentaries about artists at work to this event. Sponsor: Portumna Retirement Village Oppression (27 mins) Here Wilma intimately captures the creative process as artist Geert Kollau works on a new mixed media photographic project. The Arts Council’s new, upgraded CULTUREFOX events Timeless (18 mins) guide is now live. Free, faster, easy to use – and personalised This documentary follows artist Piet Holmann, who, struggling with for you. Never miss out again. progressive dementia, works on his final project.

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