BEHIND THE SCENES AT KERRY LIBRARY 13 7.00-8.00pm A guided tour of the local history archive and reserve collections at Kerry Library Headquarters.

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Participate in ‘collage style’ painting of the lovely town of Tralee. Photographs will be used as inspiration Follow

and members of Tralee Art Group will facilitate. No experience necessary. Everyone welcome.

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With award-winning Kerry poet, Eileen Sheehan. Read your poem or 300-500 word Flash Fiction 4. 7

story. Prizes & publication to top 3 as selected by audience. A great opportunity to support exciting, 5. Killorglin

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A vibrant traditional music session with local young musicians.

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CULTURE NIGHT AT ST. JOHN’S Ambassador. Night Culture local 2018 Kerry’s is Sugrue

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Documentary on One: Shame, Love, in Shame.

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A look at the events of 1946 and beyond produced by Conor Keane and Liam O’Brien for RTÉ Radio 1. 7.45-10.00pm

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St. John’s Theatre & Arts Centre, the Square. Listowel. | Tel: 068 22566 3. Siamsa Tíre 4. The Ashe Hotel

A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM IN POETRY, STORY & SONG 5. Tralee Library

Listowel Comhaltas Open House 7.00-9.00pm 6. Roundyʼs Bar Kerry’s Local Culture Night Ambassador 2017 2 5 Dancing, singing, group sessions. Bring your instrument, shoes and stories! For all ages. 1 7. The Abbey Inn Kerry Writers: 8.00-10.00pm 3 8. Cullotyʼs, The Mall A discovery through poetry, story and song, learn about the history of the 19th century Georgian 9. Baile Mhuire Day residence. Centre, Balloonagh Kerry Writers Museum, 24 The Square, Listowel. | www.kerrywritersmuseum.com

POETICA ILLUMINA 9.00-11.00pm A giant audio-visual poetry installation projected onto trees in the Town Square. A spectacle that pushes the boundaries between art and technology to create a truly engaging experience for viewers. CATCHING Listowel Square near St. John’s. | Contact - Paul Gerard O’Connor | Email: [email protected] CATCHING CULTURE IS CULTURE READINGS & MUSIC AT JOHN B’S 9.00-11.00pm Join Billy Keane and guests for an evening of poetry, song, theatre and music John B Keane Pub, William Street . | Tel: 068 21127 KILLARNEY TOWN MUSIC AT CHRISTY’S 6 10.00pm until late 1. Department of Culture, A night of music and song featuring many local performers and songsters. Heritage & the Gaeltacht Christy’s The Well, The Square. | Mob: 087 8264544 7 1 2. Killarney House 3. St. Maryʼs Church BALLYBUNION of Ireland CEOL AGUS CRAIC BY THE SEA 4. Cinema Killarney 5.00-11.00pm 5. Killarney Cultural Various venues throughout Ballybunion including Bunkers Bar, Exchange Bar, Feale Bar & Tinteán Theatre. 5 Centre Diane O’Keeffe, Ballybunion Community Forum. | www.ballybunionbythesea.ie 3 CULTURENIGHT.IE 8 6. Killarney Library KERRY 2018 LIXNAW 4 7. Park Road Lixnaw CCE 8. The Plaza ALL EVENTS ARE FREE 7.00-9.00pm EVERYBODY WELCOME A fun fi lled evening of traditional Irish music,song and dance. 2 The Ceolann Cultural Centre, Lixnaw | Anne O’ Sullivan Mob: 087 6979334 CULTURENIGHT.IEFÁILTE ROIMH GACH ÉINNE KERRY 2018 FUINNEAMH THE COMMUNITY DRUM SITE SPECIFIC THEATRE and performances take place once a month as part of the Sliabh Luachra Music Trail from Oct to May. FRIDAY – SEP 21st 2018 6.00-7.00pm 8.30-9.30pm Heritage Centre Scartaglin | Email: [email protected] | Mob: 087 8516695 A 14ft diameter communal drum designed to create community and encourage shared connection Utilising four bedrooms, four writers with local connections, will create four scenes as audience SOUTH & WEST KERRY MD while drumming. Join us and have some fun, adults and children together. members watch the dramas unfold. TUREENCAHILL KILLORGLIN Near the Community Centre, The Square, Caherciveen | [email protected] | Email: [email protected] The Brehon, Muckross Road, Poulnamuck. Killarney. | Bookings: 064 6671555 CELEBRATING CULTURE 7.30-10.30pm PAULINE BEWICK IN CONVERSATION WITH FRANK LEWIS MULTI-SENSORY WORKSHOP WITH INNABUBBLE THEATRE COMPANY DB O CONNOR PRESENTS PURE, BACK TO BASICS An evening of culture featuring local Sliabh Luachra talent. Everybody welcome. 6.00-7.00pm 7.00-8.00pm 8.00-9.00pm Tureencahill Community Centre | Email: [email protected] | Tel 086 3159744 Seven Ages-The Kerry Collection is a permanent display of Pauline Bewick’s work in Killorglin. This A captivating, stimulating and therapeutic workshop based on Innabubble’s multi-sensory show An understanding of sean-nós allows us to unlock the basics of Irish music. Enjoy an hour of year Pauline will give a personal tour of the collection as well as take part in an ‘in conversation’ ‘Spirit Of The Forest’ using music, textures, puppets, lights, sounds and smells. Help the spirits find storytelling, sean-nós singing and dancing in the Irish rambling house tradition. Guest musicians out what’s wrong with the forest. and performers will feature. TRALEE MD session with Frank Lewis, gallery owner and public relations specialist. ‘ART IN THE PARK TRALEE’ Offices, Library Place, Killorglin. Cahersiveen Library, Market Street, Cahirciveen. | www.innabubble.com Killarney Cultural Centre, East Avenue Road | Donal O’Connor 087 0505327 Email: [email protected] 6.00-9.00pm Join us for a wonderful display of Painting, Print, Drawing, Mixed Media and Photography on KILLORGLIN AND DISTRICT PIPE BAND POETRY NIGHT 8.30-10.30pm STILL IN THE DREAMING - READINGS FROM A NEW ANTHOLOGY BY display along Denny Street. Art on display is for sale and can be directly purchase from the artist. 7.00-7.30pm Denny Street. A Recital specially commissioned for Culture Night. Poetry, storytelling, comedy, and song - an open mic night to hear and share poetry in a comfortable KERRY WRITERS Library Place, Killorglin (weather permitting). and classy setting with your host Holly Woollett. 9.15-10.15pm Skellig Star Hotel, O’Connell Street, Cahirciveen | Email: [email protected] A series of short readings by Kerry poets who are soon to be published in an anthology, edited by CREATIVE IRELAND KERRY YOUTH CHORAL OPEN SESSION 5.00-6.00pm OCCULTURE NIGHT - Film Screenings by KFEST Kerry Writer in Residence Annemarie Ní Churreáin. Killarney Cultural Centre, East Avenue Road. | Email: [email protected] A COUNTY CHOIR like no other, together for one night only, following a week long 7.30pm until Late BALLINSKELLIGS singing camp. Using pop and Irish, a fusion of language and styles. Everyone Two locally made horror films, Tulaig Bheag Woods, a short by Mark Riordan and Brackenmore STORYTELLING SUPPER welcome. KERRY FILM FESTIVAL and CINEMA KILLARNEY present THE SILENT and a feature length film presentation by Caragh Lake Films. Live original music featuring 5.00-7.00pm The Ashe Hotel, Maine Street, Tralee | Email: [email protected] Magnapinna, The Slut Club and more. A special evening of stories at the house of famous Seanachaí Seán O’Connaill (1853-1931). A CHILD & LITTLE BIRD (Two short film screenings) The BarN, Paud O’ Neill’s Bar, Langford Street, Killorglin. reception at The Cill Rialaig Art Centre opens the evening. Booking essential. 6.30-7.00pm THE SILENT CHILD is a 2018 Academy Award winning short and tells the story of a deaf four-year old METAMORPHOSIS Cill Rialaig Project, Ballinskelligs. | Email: [email protected] | Tel: 066 9479297/77 6.00-11.00pm DINGLE/AN DAINGEAN who lives in a world of silence until someone teaches her the gift of communication. LITTLE BIRD is set against the backdrop of 1941 London and explores how far one young woman An installation piece by visual artist Rebecca Lyons featuring origami butterflies that are MO SPIORAD EILIFINTE/MY ELEPHANT SPIRIT WATERVILLE will go to create a new life for herself. representative of change, the human spirit, hope, life and resurrection 6.00pm THE HISTORY, SONGS, MUSIC & POETRY OF THE IVERAGH SEA AND Killarney Cinema, East Avenue Road. | www.kerryfilmfestival.com | Mob: 083 0331439 Roundy’s Bar, 5 Brogue Maker’s Lane, Tralee| Email: [email protected] Gearrscannán Rince stiúrtha ag Maria Svensson. Scannánaíocht le Mark McLoughlin. A short dance film SHORE Tel: 086 8690322 directed by Maria Svensson, shot by Mark Mc Loughlin. “All the possibilities that sleep in the clay of your 8.00-10.00pm ELEANOR MCEVOY IN CONCERT PROCESS PAINTING WORKSHOP heart; it knows your eternal potential, and it will not rest until it is awakened.” John O’Donohue Tom Horgan presents a short, illustrated outline of the maritime and coastal history of Iveragh with 7.30-9.00pm An Daingean/The Phoenix Cinema, Dingle. singers, poets and musicians. One of Ireland’s most accomplished contemporary singer-songwriters, Eleanor McEvoy is famed 5.00-7.00pm A fun-filled painting workshop, where participants can work together on a collaborative piece of art. Mob: 087 8546572 | Email: [email protected] | www.anlab.ie Tech Amergin Arts Centre, Waterville | Email: [email protected] | Tel: 066 9478956 for composing Only a Woman’s Heart, title track of A Woman’s Heart, the best-selling Irish album. Creative play and ‘happy accidents’ will be encouraged. Children will create work unique to themselves Muckross Schoolhouse & Traditional Farms, Muckross | Tickets must be pre-booked. and learn techniques and art history in the process. Suitable for all ages, toddler to preteen. SOUTH WIND BLOWS/NELLIEFREDS/BEO BINN PRESENT LÚMINA KILLARNEY MD Email: [email protected] | Tel: 064 6630804 6.30-12.30am Tralee ETNS, Collis Sandes House, Killeen Road, Oakpark, Tralee. | Email: [email protected] KERRY VISUAL ARTISTS SHOWCASE 2018 Mob: 086 4062690 With Third Smoke and locals Mattie Barker, Clare Sands, Martin Schärer & Ben Janning of Dréimire. VOICES FOR WOMEN-A WRITING WORKSHOP CREATING FORGOTTEN Kerry native Donal Dinneen will also present Backstory, dance music on 7” on vinyl. 5.00-6.00pm Kerry Visual Artists Showcase Opening - featuring the work of Dermot McCarthy, Marie Kelliher, CHARACTERS FROM RECENT HISTORY Nelliefreds, Spa Road, Dingle. | www.facebook.com/nelliefreds | www.othervoices.ie CULTURE NIGHT AT SIAMSA TíRE Tina Reed, Jacqueline O’Driscoll , Rebecca Carroll, Martine Moriarty, Mieke Vanmechelen, Deirdre 6.00-8.00pm Writer Fiona O’Connor of St. John’s Mill Theatre, will create voices for 5.30-9.30pm McKenna and Kathleen Hurley. The premiere of Ceol sa Chroí, a specially commissioned piece by Neil Martin, joining the forces LANTERN unknown women of Ireland from the last 100 years. Using fragments of Department of Culture, Heritage, & the Gaeltacht, Government Buildings, New Road. Killarney of National Folk Theatre musicians, classical musicians and the NFT choir. Artist-in-Residence, 7.00-9.30pm historical record, newspaper items and testimonies from women such as Kerry County Arts Office | Email: [email protected] | Tel: 066 7183541 Conor O’Grady will work with visitors to the gallery on an interactive project as well as showing In 2006 Sráid Eoin Wren made a lantern in the Swiss style of painted cloth stretched on a wooden the Magdalene Laundry women, the aim is to create monologues, poetry, visitors around his studio. Casting Light on Ireland’s Bronze Age: Artists, Holger Lonze and Karen frame. They brought it, with their costumes and particular style of music to the streets of Basel stories or song lyrics in this collaborative workshop SBK VISUAL ARTS SHOWCASE Hendy will bring the story behind Ireland’s archaeological artefacts alive, casting replicas of small during Fasnacht. On Culture night, join us as we come together and share the art of making McShaine Suite, The Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa, Killarney, Kenmare lanterns. 5.00-8.00pm sculptures inspired by the archaeology of Kerry. An opportunity for all ages to view the exciting work of SBK arts students. Workshops all evening. Place,Killarney. An Díseart, Green Street, Dingle | Tel: 066 9152476 Siamsa Tire, Town Park. | www.siamsatire.com St. Brigid’s Killarney Secondary School, New Street, Killarney. Email: [email protected] | Tel: 00 44 781 6997611 St. Brigid’s Killarney Secondary School, New Street, Killarney. | www.stbrigidskillarney.ie BERNADETTE: NOTES ON A POLITICAL JOURNEY KAMPALA TO KILLARNEY WITH AFRO TRAD IRELAND CEILI AFRO DABKE (A world music céilí dance) 8.00-10.00pm Catherine Young Dance & The Welcoming Project ART EXHIBITION & DEMONSTRATIONS 8.00-9.30pm A documentary by Irish filmmaker and campaigner Leila Doolan revisits the life of Bernadette A musical journey of songs, stories and drumming. Enjoy the best of African & Irish culture with 6.00-8.00pm Devlin McAliskey. A civil rights leader from Tyrone, Bernadette was elected to Westminster when she 6.00-8.00pm An evening of world music, dance and song kicking off with an excerpt from Catherine Young’s Featuring artist and designer John Flynn with a unique hurley design and painting demonstration. live music, Ugandan stories and song. was 21 years old. A story about passion, courage and commitment - The Guardian. dance work “It takes a Village”, followed by a world music ceilí, where the audience get to join Drawing space for the public to enjoy. Traditional musicians from the Killarney School of Music will St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Kenmare Place, Killarney McCarthy’s, Upper Main Street, Dingle. | Tel: 087 1366201 Email: [email protected] | Mob: 087 2814550 in. Experience the upbeat nature of African dance and drumming, Palestinian Dabke Dance, and also perform. All ages welcome. traditional Ceilí dances. Live music with some of Ireland’s top musicians. All welcome. The Art House Studio & Gallery, Primeavera House, Upper Park Road, Killarney. EACHTRA EALAÍNE/AN ART ADVENTURE Baile Mhuire, Community Hall, Balloonagh, Tralee. Tracy Sexton 087 2140728 9.00–10.30pm FOSSA Turas mistéireach draíochtúil atá beartaithe ag An Lab i gcomhair le Féile na Bealtaine daoibh SET DANCING CEILÍ A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM do Oíche Chultúir na bliana seo le ealaín is ceol úrnua in ionad rúnda! A magical mystery tour A CULTURAL EVENING AT KDYS 9.00pm-Midnight 6.00-10.00pm featuring a feast of new visual art and exciting music in a secret venue not far from Dingle. 6.00-9.00pm Set Dancing Ceilí with the Neily O’Connor Band. Refreshments served. Free admission to all exhibitions Bookings Áine 087 8546572 to book a place on the bus or guided walk. Places limited. Join members and volunteers for an evening of music, dance and performance. Community Centre, Fossa | Contact: Kerry Comhaltas & Sharon O’Keeffe | Mob: 087 6233426 Join us for our 10th Culture Night at the Museum – help us break our own record and reach 1000 KDYS Youth Centre, Fair Hill | Tel: 064 6631748 visitors! Explore all our exhibitions and enjoy plenty of free events along the way. CAHERSIVEEN CASTLEISLAND Behind the Scenes Tour 6.30-8.30pm THE LANDED GENTRY & THE HELP, THE MUSIC OF THOSE WHO LIVED IN Join curator Helen O’Carroll and collections officer Sarah O’Farrell for a very special ‘Behind the THE CHIME CAVE RE-IMAGINING KERRY’S VACANT SITES KILLARNEY HOUSE Scenes’ tour. 5.00-7.00pm 8.00-9.00pm 7.00-8.00pm Traditional Music with Sliabh Mish Comhaltas 6.30-8.30pm An 8ft circular space designed to be a shared as an interactive sound installation. Create your A discussion on the temporary art installation at the junction of Crageens, near An Ríocht Athletics Killarney House sets the context for a musical journey through time with composer Criostóir Ó Experience traditional music, dance and storytelling at its finest. own music in the cave together with the different types of chimes. A fun way to make music on Club and opposite College Road. View the installation and join the artist for a discussion on the Loingsigh, featuring work from Bach, Dubussy and Schopain to Sean-nós. The Ciar Quilters on Display Culture Night. inspiration behind the piece and its relevance our to townscapes today. Supported by Castleisland Killarney House, Muckross Road, Dromhale, Killarney Take a closer look at colourful pieces of craftsmanship by local quilting group Ciar Quilters. The Library, Cahirciveen. Chamber Alliance and Browne’s Bar. Supported by a Creative Ireland Kerry project. Browne’s Bar, Main Street, Castleisland. | Email: [email protected] Medieval Family Fun at the Museum LOVE FROM ALL ANGLES-A PERFORMANCE BY SINGER GRACE FOLEY Members of the Kerry Medieval Living History Group in authentic period costume will set up shop STEAM NOT STEM - For Teenagers WITH PIANIST JAYME LINEHAN in Geraldine Tralee. 5.30-7.30pm MUSIC, SONG AND DANCE 7.00-8.00pm 9.00pm Kerry County Museum, Denny Street | Email: [email protected] | Tel: 066 7127777 Adding ‘arts’ to science, technology, engineering and maths makes sense. A workshop that A journey of the heart, where performers and audience delve into the world of allows you get creative, get grubby, building, designing and exploring imaginative concepts. With Featuring local traditional music performances. love songs. True love, unrequited love, forever love and a few broken-hearted KERRY’S MUSIC INSTRUMENT BANK support from Cahirciveen Festival of Music & the Arts, Skellig Crí & the Economic Development Browne’s Bar, Main St., Castleisland | Email: [email protected] lovers feature along the way. 6.00-7.00pm Unit at Kerry County Council. A Creative Ireland Kerry Workshop with artist Nik Taylor. The Brehon, Muckross Road, Poulnamuck. Killarney. Borrowing books as well as musical instruments will soon be possible through the Kerry Library The Old Barracks, Heritage Centre, Cahirciveen. | For bookings email: [email protected] SCARTAGLIN Bookings: 064 6671555 lending system in association with Kerry Music Education Partnership. Try out some of these new LAUNCH of Number 5 in the ‘HANDED DOWN SERIES’ instruments, check out how it sounds and feels. For music lovers of all ages. 8.00-9.00pm Culloty’s, The Mall, Tralee | Tel: 066 7122974 With guest musicians and performers from the Sliabh Luachra area. ‘Handed Down Series’ lectures