2.30pm Hollyhill Library 9am – 8pm friday Workshop on Facebook with Continues until end of March. All day Damien Mulley. First Floor Gallery, Student Centre, CIT Booking essential. Learn interview skills. ART BY ADULTS Phone to book a free session with the library’s friday collection of self-guided DVD ROMs. Basic Exhibition of work created by adults with march 22 computer skills required. Tory Top Rd Library learning difficulties. Details see Tuesday. T 492 4928 ......

march 22 2.15pm – 3.30pm Central Library, Grand Parade 9am – 8pm Genealogy – getting started with your 9am –noon family history Mon – Sat until March 27. All day St John’s Central College, with a member of the Genealogical Sawmill St The James Barry Exhibition Centre, CIT The Craft of the Honan Chapel - Cork Textile Society. T 492 4934 Network exhibition, all week. GRAPHIC DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION SOUNDINGS IN FATHOMS Library Details see Tuesday. Wilton Call to rooms 413/414 - see student work & ask T 492 4900 tutors about courses. All day Exhibition ‘A Sense of Place’ See Tuesday for details.

Douglas Library JG O’Donoghue explores the Irish landscape ...... through the perspectives of language and Douglas Village Shopping Centre archaeology. All week. 9am – 5pm Continues Mon – Fri until April 5. All day all week 2.30pm Exhibition Active Retirement St. John’s Central College, Sawmill St Abstract landscape paintings by Patrick Mansell. Want to learn how to live life at a different pace? REVIEW CENTRAL 13 T 492 4932 The Active Retirement Club is here for you. All welcome. T 492 4937 Exhibition of graduate student Winner of the CIT Registrar’s Prize, artist Norma 10am – noon work. Details see Tues. Walsh, exhibits her work. Learn to Tweet Frank O’Connor Library ...... a hands-on approach with Damien Mulley of Mayfield Mulley Communications 10am – noon max 11.30am – 12.30pm Places strictly limited, booking essential call 492 Main Foyer, Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa, 8 4932 – see separate entry Genealogy – getting started with your Tramore Road family history ...... WORKSHOP IN PRINTMAKING with a member of the Cork Genealogical 9am – 5pm 11am – noon Society. T 492 4935 Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa, Tramore Road Access to Design Genealogy – getting started Blackpool Library Studies is a FETAC with your family history OPEN STUDIOS level 5 course with a member of the All day is celebrating Your last chance to visit the studios in the Art Cork Genealogical Exhibition its tenth year Society. Department – celebrating Further Education in providing school Artwork created by pupils from local schools art & design. For details see Tuesday. leavers & adults inspired by reading Black Beauty by Anna with training in Sewell, their book this year for the One Book ...... the foundations 11am – noon One Community project. All week. Conversational Irish 9am – 6pm of design. This 10.30am – noon morning adult Try our Ciorcal Comhrá – come along to our Main Foyer, Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa, Tramore Exhibition and Celebration learners share conversational Irish group and practice your Road their new skills with the public in a workshop in cúpla focal and enjoy a cupán tae afterwards! of Community Art from the Glen – see separate CROSSROADS – ACCESS TO printmaking. Places limited, booking essential. T 492 4932 entry. T 492 4933 DESIGN EXHIBITION Info 496 1020 www.csn.ie Book by email [email protected] Ends today – see Tuesday for details.

50 51 friday march 22 53 Join renowned artist/dress Anne designer, as she Kearns, demonstrates the art of painting on silk to create art and couture works. All welcome. Light refreshments served. The Light refreshments welcome. church is on bus route 208 from city centre. a member of the Curraheen Family Centre, Bishopstown Community Education Info: Irene Network, meets here regularly. Higgins 454 1583 10am – 5pm 10am Sat. until Continues Peter’s @ St Centre Cork Vision St North Main ...... 10.30am Meeting Room, Curraheen Family Centre, Curraheen Rd Presence, Church of the Real ON SILK PAINT LEARN TO 10.30am – noon 10.30am Blackpool Library COMMUNITY ART CELEBRATE marking the closure of Come to a celebration of Community Art from the three-day exhibition artists share their work the Glen. The community this morning – all with each other & the public Light refreshments. Details of groups welcome. involved, see Wednesday. of the Glen Community Organised by members Education Network with particular thanks to Blackpool Library. EXHIBITION BY CORK CAMERA CORK CAMERA BY EXHIBITION GROUP Tuesday. Details see ...... Exhibition & workshop, ends today, for details ends today, Exhibition & workshop, see Tuesday. OPEN MORNING OPEN MORNING you’ll learn about Drop in this morning & as they a number of local organisations Organised by the showcase their activities. Network Limited. Resource Cork Anti Poverty Cork Women’s Groups participating: The Domestic Mná Feasa Women’s Action Group, City North Mature Violence Project, Cork Supporting Action Group and Women Women’s Info 430 7969 email: Group. Mentoring Women [email protected] During your visit you can also find out about Adult Literacy Scheme, Together the Write which offers a friendly & supportive based here, setting for learners wishing to better their reading, writing, maths and computer skills. Learning also offers a Family Together Write story helping parents to make programme, sacks for their children. Info 430 7969 email: [email protected] A Churchfield Community Education Network event...... 10am – 4pm Naofa, Tramore Rd Coláiste Stiofáin OF IRISH CISEÁN: A CELEBRATION TRADITIONAL BASKETS 10am – 2pm. Until Friday. Friday. – 2pm. Until 10am Centre Family Resource Mahon EXHIBITION PRINTMAKING for details. See Tuesday ...... 10am – 1pm Centre Rights Resource Education & Avenue 5 Churchfield

Come & meet current students of the Interior Come & meet current students of the Interior John’s Architecture & Design Department at St and view their work – they’ll be on hand to give information on courses you can start next September which are open to all ages & abilities. Ask at information desk for location. 425 Sawmill Street Central College, John’s St 5500 See courses and apply online: www. stjohnscollege.ie 11am – 5pm NALA - National Adult Literacy Agency Call to the stand where literacy students, sub-committee are student members of NALA’s the first available to talk to you about: Taking step back into learning as an adult; Help my Kid online - a new website for parents; NALA’s Learn becoming a learning website www.writeon.ie; learning ambassador. Find out about the City of Cork VEC Literacy Find out about the City available in the & Basic Education Services for adults who community and the workplace by the organised Stand need assistance. & Bishopstown/Glasheen Ballyphehane/Togher Community Education Networks. Now) 087 684 9150 Write (Read Info Cathy Kelly 086 048 7406 & Lillian Buckley (Skills for Work) Centre Quay Shopping Merchant’s 11am – 4pm Interior Architecture & Design Central College John’s Department, St Wilton Shopping Centre Wilton Shopping – 11.30am 9.30am Pods Information ‘Size Matters’ alcohol & with information about Stands details exercises, drugs, with fun, interactive and pathways to of educational opportunities Presented by Cork local services and supports. Community Outreach Drug City Partnership’s for more See Wednesday Project. Awareness information. 10am – 4pm Now & Skills for Work Write Read SHOP & SHOP N LEAR 10 max

10am – noon 10am Shopping Village Douglas Library, Douglas Centre Come to the regular class here and learn a little Come to the regular class here and learn a little & coffee provided. Tea about Aromatherapy. Places limited, book by calling Maeve or Elsa 435 8866 TRY AROMATHERAPY TRY ...... 10am – noon Centre Mahon Family Resource Join a workshop & discover the popular & discover the popular Join a workshop by Damien led It’s instant messaging system. who owns Mulley Communications & Mulley, how to communicate teaches organisations with the world. He also amongst themselves & & Irish Web Awards organises the Irish Blog by Blacknight, an Irish Event sponsored Awards. registrar & hosting accredited domain ICANN of several awards for their company & recipients media. Places strictly revolutionary use of social call 492 4932. limited, booking essential, LEARN TO USE TWITTER LEARN TO

friday march 22 march 52 friday march 22 55 6 20 40 max max max Come to an introduction Come to an with to Screenprinting – from Print Cabal screen to preparing the Bring printing a T-shirt. with a blank dark T-shirt you. Places limited. Info & to book Rhona 087 668 1634 or www. facebook.com/printcabal ...... 2pm – 5pm 2pm – Hotel Community Palace Camden Quay Camden Arts Centre, 2pm – 6pm 6 Sidney Place, Rooms, The Teaching Rd Wellington SHIATSU INTRODUCTION TO The Cork School of Shiatsu invites you to a hands-on workshop which introduces some of this unique form techniques simple, basic of body work to use for relaxation with family and friends. Also included are stretching and some acupoints & breathing exercises comfortable for First Aid. Please wear loose, clothing. Booking essential, as places limited. Contact Diana 087 207 0132 or 487 2324 by please text Sheena that date, March 13. After on 086 264 1123. See learnshiatsu.ie or for more information shiatsusocietyireland.com on Shiatsu on street 2 hours with disc. Parking ...... SCREENPRINTING WORKSHOP SCREENPRINTING 2pm – 5.30pm Seamus Cork City & County Archives, St William O’Brien Murphy Building, 33A Great HISTORY FAMILY YOUR TRACING how you can research your ancestors with Learn talks by experts this afternoon: in the First Gerry White on Military Personnel of Independence & & the War War World Underwood on New Online Sources Rosaleen preferred as places Booking for Genealogy. limited. T 450 5876 email [email protected] 20 max 40 max www.cef.ie Book by calling Bernie Connolly Book by calling Bernie Connolly www.cef.ie ...... 2pm – 3pm Brookfield Health Sciences Complex UCC College Rd, BAY KEEPING BUGS AT Fun for all the family at the first of two and Siobhan workshops with Anna O’Leary School of Murphy of the Catherine McAuley this practical Nursing & Midwifery at UCC. At fun session you’ll learn how easy it is to carry bugs around with you and how simple it is to transfer them – but how you can stop infection spreading. Come to what promises to be a fun Disc parking learning event for all the family. Meet at the main entrance on College Road. to Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, on near Bons Secour Hospital. Info: College Road anna.oleary@ucc. 490 1483 email: Anna O’Leary ie or Siobhan Murphy 490 1492 email: siobhan. from 3pm – 4pm. [email protected] Repeated 2pm – 4pm 2pm – Rd Lee Lab, Lifetime DAY WATER WORLD CELEBRATE celebrate be a better place to There couldn’t Day than at the old Cork Water World water to the city which supplied Waterworks Network, Cork Environmental from the 1760s. theme up the take & Green Schools Lifetime Lab aimed of Water, Year International of this year’s increased co-operation at raising awareness of water management. & the challenges facing giving you workshop, Includes an interactive water saving devices a chance to experience aerated shower heads, flow in action e.g. learn how to adapt your toilet, restrictors. You’ll water butt & pick up tips your own and to make Info Cork Environmental about saving water. email: bernadette@cef. Forum 023 883 9700 or ie 083 146 8064 50 max business. The Irish Centre for Galician Learn from a successful Learn Studies invites you to a one-off invites you Studies lecture about the Galician company Zara. lecture about the Galician are: the company’s Among the topics covered to its current empire; history from its first shop and staff; design, production, distribution strategies; the online advertising and marketing corporate Exchange; world; entering the Stock and its reaction social responsibility; Zara controversies; to the economic recession; achievements and challenges; and much more. Info 490 3271 or 085 816 6855 email acanizo@ ucc.ie in a small boat (CORKUMNAVIGATION) or to boat (CORKUMNAVIGATION) in a small a one-off This is to City 2013. in Ocean compete in the & nearby on the street Disc parking event. on Park Public Car Finbarre’s Saint multi-storey 6813 email: office@ Info: 431 Quay. Wandesford www.meithealmara.ie meithealmara.ie TOUR A COMMERCIAL RECORDING TOUR STUDIO until daily Repeated For details see Monday. Sunday. LUNCHTIME FLUTES & BRASS & BRASS FLUTES LUNCHTIME CAFE (The The final lunchtime concert features Cork Adult Flute Ensemble) and the CITCSM Brass Ensemble performing American composer Sketches, Woodland Edward MacDowell’s final year degree conducted by the college’s students. Some seating, wheelchair accessible, Info Edel on-street parking, bistro on-site. Sullivan 087 234 4669 ...... 2pm – 3pm Carrig Sound, C3 Units A&B Donnybrook Douglas Commercial Centre, ...... – 2pm 1.10pm Music, Union Quay CIT Cork School of Foyer, ...... 1pm – 2pm Building, UCC 156, O’Rahilly Room IN BUSINESS ZARA – A SUCCESS 20 max

Visit Meitheal Mara’s workshop at Crosses Visit Meitheal Mara’s Green and see what boat building projects are trainees and volunteers; in progress. Meet staff, try your hand at currach building; see the fishing and rowing heritage; display on Cork’s crew watch a video of longboat Fionnbarra’s Challenge Bantry 2012. competing in Atlantic a plan to circumnavigate the city centre Make WORKSHOP OPEN DAY WORKSHOP 11.30am - 3pm Meitheal Mara Crosses Green Crosses Green House, ...... ARTS & CRAFTS WORKSHOP WORKSHOP & CRAFTS ARTS facilitates Leonard Join the students as Niamh an art and crafts workshop. Places limited, booking essential. Call Anne Masterson 439 7740 11am – 1pm JCSP Library Community College MacSwiney Terence ...... The National Learning Network (NLN) presents Network (NLN) presents Learning The National their training who completed awards to learners the an opportunity to open It’s courses in 2012. to public who might like Centre to the Training and activities in Cork. See the NLN’s learn about experience for yourself. hear about this unique provided. tea/coffee on site, available Parking places limited. Book by Booking is essential, as 1028 calling Alice or Maria 434 AWARDS CEREMONY & OPEN DAY DAY & OPEN CEREMONY AWARDS 11am – 1pm 11am Network Learning National Hollymount Centre, Training Hollyhill

friday march 22 march 54 friday march 22 57 25 max 6.30pm – 8pm 6.30pm South Summerhill House, Meeting Cork Quaker OPENING OF EXHIBITION All welcome to the opening of the annual CIT Crawford College of Art & Design, Continuing Visual Education Exhibition. Info: Ed Kuczaj, Head of Art Therapy & Continuing Visual Education 433 5246 email: [email protected] See details of courses & for www.artincontext.eu other activities. www.cit.ie SCIENCE & SPIRITUALITY – IN & SPIRITUALITY SCIENCE CONFLICT? by This short talk and interactive discussion, led Denise Gabuzda, begins with an introduction to the changing relationship between science and religion through the centuries, and asks if they need to be in conflict. There are brief a contributions by several people representing range of views, and discussions in both small hoped that It’s groups and the larger group. up a few stereotypes and spark it will shake some new thoughts in the minds of people on Info: both sides. No need to book. All welcome. Denise Gabuzda 085 728 5287. 6.30pm CIT College of Art & Design Campus Quay Sullivan’s Buildings) (Old FÁS/Government 16 max SHEP tutor Francis Cooley leads this interactive workshop for men. Men attending are given the opportunity to look at their health values & to focus on a few of them. The workshop will & to focus on a few of them. The workshop will also give a flavour of the type of work & topics groups. SHEP – the men’s involved in SHEP’s Social & Health Education Project – is a unique, not-for-profit, community based training & development organisation. Booking essential, as places limited. Call Geraldine Flanagan 466 Made This 086 023 For info on venue: We 6180. 6442. Learn about healthy eating, healthy choices. about healthy eating, healthy Learn tasting night at the All welcome to a food See a colourful display of Community Centre. a variety of foods from the Food Pyramid. Info Carmel Forde 087 684 7710 ...... 6pm – 9pm Made This, South Presentation, We Evergreen St & HEALTH MEN’S WORKSHOP: WELLBEING 6pm – 8pm 6pm – Café Youth Ballyphehane Centre Community Ballyphehane EATING HEALTHY 3pm – 4pm 3pm – & School of Nursing McAuley Catherine Sciences Complex, Health Brookfield Midwifery, UCC Details see Tuesday. Details see Tuesday. CURIOUS PHOTOGRAPHY CURIOUS PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP No need to book, all welcome, children must be No need to book, all welcome, accompanied. for details. See Wednesday ...... 6pm Hotel Camden Palace KEEPING BUGS AT BAY BAY BUGS AT KEEPING for details See 2pm today ...... 3pm- 5pm South Pres Convent Made This, We Evergreen St THEATRE INTERACTIVE SPEAKOUT! CIT Blackrock CIT Observatory displays NASA’s See Tuesday for details. See Tuesday tomorrow. Repeated

GUIDED HISTORICAL TOUR OF UCC TOUR GUIDED HISTORICAL ...... 3pm – 4pm North Wing Centre, Visitors’ Main Quad, UCC BORDEAUX – A VIRTUAL VISIT – A VIRTUAL BORDEAUX Bordelais tutor Matthieu Nivard Resident you on a virtual guided tour through the takes highlights, the essential sites, and the curiosities most off the beaten track of one of France’s beautiful cities. Info Matthieu Nivard 431 0677 email:[email protected] ...... 3pm – 4pm Alliance Française de Cork 36 Mary Street NASA’S VIEWSPACE NASA’S 2.30pm – 4.30pm 2.30pm Observatory Castle CIT Blackrock ViewSpace in its classroom, a constantly its classroom, a constantly ViewSpace in and power showing the beauty updated exhibit the viewer to a of the universe while guiding ViewSpace of astronomy. deeper understanding to see the latest gives adults the chance and news from images, movies, animations other NASA the Hubble Space Telescope and to book, but note that observatories. No need come first served seats are given on a first basis. from city centre direction, nearby - Parking 202 bus from Parnell no Take pass the Castle. or St.Luke’s a 5 minute walk from the Place – it’s Blackrock Village stops. www.bco.ie Info: 435 7917 email [email protected]

friday march 22 march 56 friday march 22 59 is a writer who lives in Danny Morrison is a writer who lives in and is secretary of the Bobby Belfast, West an and chairperson of Féile Sands Trust national director of He was the Phobail. in the 1980s, served publicity for Sinn Fein and is a well-known time as an IRA prisoner, in newspapers, and on political commentator 90s he has Since the mid television and radio. & reviewing. Among his concentrated on writing Belfast, On the Back books are the novels West Dead Man; All the The Wrong of the Swallow, Columns, a collection & Rebel a memoir, Voices, of articles. His fourth novel, Rudi: in the Shadow 1915 Hermann Hesse’s inspired by of Knulp, novel, has just been published. in was the 2011 Writer Jamie O’Connell at Tigh Filí in Cork and was awarded Residence an Artists Bursary by in 2012. His debut collection of short stories, Some Sort of faith, sexuality, explores issues of Beauty, through voices travel and modern urban culture, Witness father as diverse as that of a Jehovah’s the coping with the death of his rebel daughter, monologue of a woman who abandoned her stark reflections on love and the young family, quiet tragedy of everyday moments. Underlining these narratives is a powerful humanity guided and the redemptive power forgiveness by hope, of art. Jamie now lives in Dublin.w grew up on the Shankill Road Macaulay grew up on the Shankill Road Tony – an in Belfast at the start of ‘The Troubles’ He experience which has shaped his life. has spent 27 years working with hundreds of youth & community groups to build peace & reconciliation at home & abroad. His first book is a touching, funny and nostalgic Paperboy growing up during recounting his days memoir, the harrowing years. In the middle of the turmoil sense of humour is the upstart with a wicked and sky-high dreams, who dutifully goes about is his paper round. The sequel to Paperboy Breadboy – just published. is a short story writer, novelist, Cónal Creedon is a short story writer, His film-maker. playwright, and documentary Of , Glory Be Trial stage plays include The Cónal has Trilogy. Second City The Father, To radio drama and his written over 60 hours of Radio BBC on RTÉ, work has been broadcast stations in and by radio Service, 4 & World New Zealand, Canada, Hong Kong, Australia, and His books include Pancho and the USA. stories, and Ride Out, a collection of short Lefty a novel. Play, Passion Seamus Hosey recently retired after almost 30 years as Producer in the Features and Arts Department Radio of RTE 1, where he produced programmes including The The Arts Show, Book on One, The Poetry Programme SCRIBES SCRIBES and discuss read from their works Writers by them in an event inspired what inspired Chaired our festival partner. Féile an Phobail, Hosey. by Seamus and Speaking Volumes. He also organised and He and Speaking Volumes. produced the annual Francis MacManus Short Competition which continues to provide Story a major platform for new and emerging Irish writers. Arising out of his lifelong passion for he has chronicled tours by the the theatre, Abbey and Gate Theatres to Russia, Israel and Broadway in a series of acclaimed radio documentaries. He is a member of the Literary Week. Advisory Committee for Listowel Writers Info: Tina 086 603 5552 7.30 –9.30pm 7.30 & opp Beamish St. South Main Fánach, Spailpín Crawford Come to a unique life drawing class, that is daring, sexy & fun, with Artist Masquerade. Female & male models performing in costume bring the workshop to inspiring one life, & all to enjoy the magic of art. All

LIFE DRAWING WORKSHOP FOR WORKSHOP LIFE DRAWING ADULTS ...... 7pm Camden Quay Hotel, Camden Palace The Mahayana Method is a three-step process The Mahayana Method to experience accessible to anyone wishing a symbiosis a life free from fear & limitations; Mahayana I Dugast of Science & Spirituality. Ph.D is dedicated to transmitting this method, inspired from the Greater Mind and delivered as a unique and practical application of place three metaphysical laws. Event takes Includes course manual, times a year. free refreshments and parking. Book certificate, by calling Mahayana 087 326 2549 email: [email protected] www.mahayanadugast.com HEAR ABOUT THE MAHAYANA THE MAHAYANA HEAR ABOUT METHOD 7pm – 8.30pm 7pm – Place, 6, Sydney Rooms, The Teaching Rd Wellington that’s needed is an open mind – over 18s only. needed is an open mind – over 18s only. that’s Bring pad and pencils. Info Ed 087 689 2202

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