N I P U CULTURE WRAP

FRI 20 SEP

CULTURENIGHT.IE 2019 This year Culture Night Kildare celebrates its 10th anniversary!

It’s a great achievement for Kildare County Council and above all for the groups, venues, artists and organisations that have contributed, through the last decade, to make Culture Night an annual opportunity to explore the rich cultural resources in our county.

Since the beginning, local communities have been the heart and soul of Kildare Culture Night and we would like to celebrate this through three very special, community projects to get you ready for a night of wonder, fun and discoveries.

Our Local Ambassador, Margaret Becker, has been immersed in the arts scene in Kildare for many years, as stained - glass artist and printmaker and founder of the Printmaking Studio in in 1998. On Friday 20th September she invites you to celebrate culture; with over 70 FREE events to Wrap You Up In Culture!

SPECIAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS

In Village a number of local groups will come WELCOME together in the weeks prior to Culture Night to develop a showcase of the talents and skills the village has to offer. Facilitated and supported by Ardclough Community Council, Ardclough Drama Group, Ardclough Youth Theatre, Ardclough GAA Club and St. Annes Choir will create a window display and an after mass “pop up” performance that will introduce you to The Culture Night programme.

Culture Night Photo Booth. Realised by members of McAuley Place and artist Cathy O’Brien in the weeks prior to Culture Night, a special Photo Booth will travel from venue to venue on the night, to get you in the picture and make you part of this fantastic night.

With ceramic as the primary medium, artist Marta Golubowska and members of Irish Wheelchair Association will promote inclusiveness and equality through art. The exhibition displayed in Athy Library for Culture Night will give you a glimpse of what you can expect on the night. CLOCHA RINCE EVENT LOCATIONS

1. CLOCHA RINCE 5 2. KILCOCK 5 3. 6 2 1 3 4 4. 8 5. 8 5 6. ARDCLOUGH 11 7 6 7. CLANE 11 The Rhinestone A taste of the arts in Manus Walsh 8. RATHANGAN 13 9 11 Cowboy Sessions Clocha Rince Library Exhibition opening 9. 14 12 – Culture Night Join us in Clocha Rince Manus Walsh gains inspiration 10 Library for a day of art. At 5:30 in abundance from the Burren 10. 14 8 Special Edition! pm there will be a children’s landscape and his travels in 13 The Rhinestone Cowboy 11. KILL 20 art workshop with John Chile & Spain. He produces Sessions premieres “One Last 12. 20 15 Carpenter (8-12 years) and work of outstanding beauty, Kiss”, the fifth instalment of 16 14 17 at 6.30 an Adult beginners contrasting the colourful vertical 13. NEWBRIDGE 21 our live music sessions. This Art Workshop with John kaleidoscope of Valparaiso with 14. THE 25 time Kildare based singer Carpenter. Further details the dramatic horizontal lines of songwriter Ross Breen takes 15. KILDARE TOWN 26 available from the Library. the Burren. the lead with his beautiful 16. 27 19 18 track so join us to see it first. 1 7. 28 Fill this Friday with romance, Time: 5.30 onwards Time: Reception 4 to 6pm. 18. 28 20 friendship and song. Venue: Clocha Rince Library Exhibition will continue into next day Email: [email protected] Venue: Kilcock Art Gallery, School 19. ATHY 29 Our Culture Night Special Phone: 046 95553428 St., W23E5R5 Edition is a collaboration 20. 32 Website: www.kildare.ie/library Email: [email protected] between Past Times & Voices Facebook: Phone: 086 257 8283 or (01) of Spring Community Choirs KildareCountyLibraryService 6287619 and not to be missed! To Twitter: @kildarelibrary Website: www.kilcockartgallery.ie watch the launch of this video live with us please log onto: EVENT KEY https://www.facebook.com/ PastTimesCommunityChoir/

family friendly gaeilge dimension Time: 4pm Venue: online (see details above) booking required outdoor Phone: Carolann Courtney 045 448316 wheelchair accessible partially outdoor Email: [email protected] Facebook: PastTimesCommunityChoir partial wheelchair access a café, bar or restaurant at the venue

4. 5. MAYNOOTH

18th to Early 20th Maynooth Castle Beginner’s painting Music at St. Mary’s National Science Music for freedom: Century Pastimes by Night workshop for adults Church of Ireland and Ecclesiology Guatemalan-Latin The Russell Library at Maynooth Castle was once with artist Mary An enchanting evening of music Museum Maynooth Rhythms Maynooth University will host the centre of power in Ireland Lambert in St. Mary’s to celebrate Culture The museum boasts two An acoustic concert an exciting exhibition from and a place of culture and Night: at 6.15pm a selection impressive displays - The (guitar and voice) from Mary Lambert is a Dublin its 18th and 19th century learning. Drop in on Culture of church and secular music first is the largest collection Guatemalan folk singer based artist who works in oils collections. Tours will also be Night, view an exhibition, with Joanna Griffin (Soprano), of scientific instruments Fernando Lopez, songwriter and acrylics. Having studied organised on an hourly basis. meet our enthusiastic and Rev Eugene Griffin (Bass) and on public display in Ireland, and ethnomusicologist, under the Tutelage of the The exhibition will feature knowledgeable guides and Joan Alcorn (Organ); at 6.45pm mostly associated with committed to social justice great painter Jim Donnelly, Travel, Painting, Art, Drawing, find out more about the traditional and medieval music Nicholas Callan and the and human rights through his she exhibits in People’s Art Craftsmanship, Pottery and history of this fascinating with Push for Porter; at 7.30pm a second, a collection of music. on Stephen’s Green and on Sewing. A 6-inch Ordnance building! selection of church and secular ecclesiastical artefacts from Merrion Square, Dublin. A poetic journey through Survey map of Kildare will be music with Joanna Griffin the past three centuries, Mary will give a workshop in Latin and flamenco rhythms on display as well as items (Soprano), Rev Eugene Griffin including a replica of St Time: 4 – 8.30pm painting for beginner adults, performed in the heart of from our Special Collections (Bass) and Joan Alcorn (Organ) Patrick’s Bell Shrine and a Venue: Maynooth Castle giving you the opportunity to Maynooth community. in the John Paul II Library, and at 8.15pm light instrumental set of vestments presented Email: [email protected] develop new approaches and and from the archives of St music with St. Mary’s Brass and by Her Imperial Majesty Phone: 01 628 6744 painting techniques. Time: 7 - 9 pm Patrick’s College Maynooth. Website: www.heritageireland.ie Reed Band. Elizabeth (Sisi), Empress of Venue: Maynooth Library Austria, in 1880. In 1999, Dr. Facebook: maynoothcastle Time: 4 - 6pm Email: poiesis.producciones@ Time: 6 - 9pm N.E. McKeith was appointed Time: 4 - 8pm Venue: Maynooth Community gmail.com Venue: Parson Street, W23 W300 museum curator, reflecting Venue: Russell Library, South Library, Main Street Phone: 01 6285530 Email: [email protected] the continued interest in the Campus, Maynooth University Email: maynoothlib@ Website: www. Phone: 087 6686236 museum by the Department Email: [email protected] kildarecoco.ie fernandolopezmusica.com Website: http://dunboyne.meath. of Experimental Physics. Phone: 01 7083890 Phone: 01 628 5530 Youtube: FERNANDO LOPEZ – anglican.org/ Website: Website: www.kildare.ie/library; OFICIAL POIESIS, S.A. Facebook: Dunboyne-and- www.maynoothuniversity.ie/ https://fineartemerica.com/ Time: 7 - 9pm Facebook: Fernando Rathmolyon-Group-Church-of- library/collections/russell-library Facebook: Venue: St Patricks College López Banda Jazz Fusión; Ireland ; maynoothband Facebook: MaynoothUniLibrary KildareCountyLibraryService Email: [email protected] KildareCountyLibraryService Twitter: library_MU Twitter: @kildarelibrary Phone: 087 9152003 Twitter: @kildarelibrary Instagram: library_mu Website: http://maynoothcollege.ie Facebook: National Science Museum

6. 7. LEIXLIP CELBRIDGE

Kildare Young Trad at the Barn Portrait Artist of the Short-Changing Our Celebrating The Callipa Duo Filmmakers Comhaltas Leixlip is a Year 2019 Future: A Small Play Everything Polish This wonderful duo consists of traditional Irish group, our Screenings Following the great success About A Big Issue The Polish Community are Sadhbh O’Sullivan on vocals performance on Culture Night Join us for the premiere of new of this competition in previous An exciting collaboration the largest group of non-Irish and Mark Dudley on guitar. They will be through Irish Music – short films from the multi- years, this Sky Portrait Artist between Derrybeg nationals, making up 2.5% of play a mixture of Jazz tunes and Singing and Dancing, in the award winning Kildare Young of the Year inspired event Community Organic Farm and the population in Celbridge. modern tunes. wonderous Wonderful Barn! Filmmakers (KYF), screened is back! This is a bespoke Kaleidoscope Youth Theatre. On Culture Night, we will be alongside 2 productions from Kildare Culture Night They present a self-devised celebrating all things Polish – Time: 7 - 8pm Time: 7.30 - 9 pm this year’s KYF Summer Camp. competition for artists run outdoor piece of theatre that the cuisine, crafts, art, music etc. Venue: Castletown House Venue: Wonderful Barn, Celbridge The screenings of comedy, by artist and curator Sharon brings you on a memorable Anyone wishing to get involved to Email: [email protected] Road horror, romance, drama and Fidgeon and judged by a panel journey from the earth’s showcase their culture, please Website: www.castletown.ie Email: [email protected] documentary short films will from the arts sector. Members funeral procession to a game contact the library. All welcome Phone: 086 2005640 be followed by a Q&A session of the public will be invited of ‘piggy in the middle’, with – no booking required. Website: www.cceleixlip.com with KYF members and a tour to watch the artists create a an illuminated globe. A play Facebook: CCÉ Leixlip portrait of very well known of Platform 4 Studios. This is of foreboding and hope, these Time: 7 – 8.30pm Twitter: CCÉ Leixlip mystery personalities, over an opportunity to meet KYF are voices we simply cannot Venue: Celbridge Community three hours. members and hear about ignore - encapsulating younger Library ‘behind the scenes’ work that generations fear about their Email: [email protected] Time: from 5pm goes in to making their short future, if no action is taken on Phone: 01 6272207 Venue: Castletown House films. climate change NOW. Website: www.kildare.ie/library Email: [email protected] Facebook: Time: 7 - 9 pm Time: 6.30 - 7.30pm KildareCountyLibraryService Venue: Leixlip Community Library Venue: Derrybeg Farm CSA, Twitter: @kildarelibrary Email: [email protected] Maynooth Road, Moortown Phone: 01 6060050 Email: [email protected] Website: www.kildare.ie/library Phone: 086 1228821 Facebook: Website: www.derrybegfarm.ie KildareCountyLibraryService Facebook: derrybegfarm; Twitter: @kildarelibrary jenniferlee2009

8. 9. CELBRIDGE ARDCLOUGH CLANE

Dauntless and Meet Your Orchestra! Songs You All Know An Evening with the “Out on the Wild Printmaking Daring If you’ve ever wondered what Well Maynooth Gospel Waves” : A night hands-on demo “Dauntless and Daring Women a viola is, or what a conductor Join us for a delightful evening Choir celebrating Irish An artist will demonstrate does, then this event is for printmaking in different of The Gael,” tells the stories of of song in the beautiful Tea Founded in 2007, the Folklore you! mediums: dry point, seven incredibly brave and feisty Lane Chapel featuring the Maynooth Gospel Choir have A night of poetry, music, carborundum and etching. Irish women. They had fiery This Culture night come wonderful Emer Phelan, been entertaining people song and dance presented Members of the public will tempers, determination, some along with all the family member of Maynooth and spreading positivity by local performers of all be invited to make their loved, some lost, some lied, for an introduction to the Gospel Choir, supported ever since. The Choir are ages. Performances from own print with a skilled some fought, but above all they instruments of the County by the Celbridge Concert adaptable and creative, with Ardclough Youth Theatre, printmaker to take it home. were survivors in a man’s world. Kildare Orchestra in this Orchestra: their String and dynamic melodies and rich Ardclough Drama Group and All these women were different friendly and relaxed event. Wind Ensemble will perform harmonies - singing anything St Anne’s Choir, including a Time: 4 – 5pm in background, personality, You can hear each instrument a selection of classical and from the spiritualist hymns performance of the youth Venue: Leinster Print Studio, Main St talents and fame and born in and meet some of the popular music. of the American South, to the theatre’s award-winning Email: [email protected] Ireland. They were all strong and players. You might even get glory days of Motown all the retelling of the Children of Phone: 086 3558365 brave who made their mark in to conduct! If you have a Time: 8 - 9.30pm way up to the hits of present Lir. All welcome with free Website: Ireland and throughout all parts question, please email it to Venue: Tea Lane Chapel, Church Rd day. Every performance is refreshments after the event. www.leinsterprintstudio.com of the world, but sadly have countykildareorchestra@ Email: [email protected] infectiously enthusiastic and mostly been forgotten in history. gmail.com and we will do our Phone: 087 9630719 will touch your soul, lift your Time: 7pm This performance is by Glynis best to answer it on the night. Facebook: tealanegraveyard spirit and maybe take your Venue: Ardclough GAA Club Casson who narrates and sings breath away! Book through Email: [email protected] and is accompanied by Harpist Date: 7.30 – 8.30 pm Eventbrite: Maynooth Gospel Phone: 085 1027035 Claire Roche. Venue: The Orchard, Dublin Road, Choir - Culture Night. Facebook: ardcloughyouththeatre 1st come, 1st served on the night, so get there early. Email: countykildareorchestra@ Time: Starts at 8pm gmail.com Venue: Celbridge Manor Hotel, Time: 7 – 8pm Phone: 087 2451980 Clane Road Venue: Castletown House Website: https://www. Phone: 085 7871814 Email: [email protected] countykildareorchestra.ie/ Website: www.maynoothgospel.com Phone: 01 6288252 Facebook: CoKildareOrch Facebook: MaynoothGospel Website: www.castletown.ie Twitter: CoKildareOrch Twitter: MaynoothGospel Facebook: castletownhouse Youtube: MaynoothGospelChoir

10. 11. W A T E R C O L O U R B A B E S CLANEC O M M U N I T Y A R T I S T S RATHANGAN

Watercolours20th September 2 Expo019 Evening Concert of Ireland Swings- Nature in Colour Postcard to a Whale The Sun – Friend of 7 - 10pm, A collection of watercolours Rathangan based designer Free event with glass of wine ‘Song, Music and Memories of the / Carta Phoist don Foe created by the Watercolour Poetry’ Showband Days Aideen Cross, is renowned for Míol Join Terry Moseley, lifelong WatBabeserc Communityolours art & class W ine her dress design and also her Clane Project Centre are Come for a stroll down Come in to an imaginative astronomer, as he explores in Florence & Milly art creative sewing classes for Art Exhibition proud to sponsor an Evening memory lane, to the days intergenerational space. Tar the sun - just an ordinary studio. Wine & cheese will be children. Aideen will encourage Concert of ‘Song, Music and of dance hall queues and isteach go spás samhlaíochta star, but that ordinariness is fserved.or C Childrenultur emay N attendight participants to explore the Poetry’. Join us in celebrating Hucklebuck shoes, with a idirghlúineach. Hear a story basically an unimaginably IN THaccompaniedE LAUREL ROOM Sby AT an FLO adult.RENCE& MILLY life-skill of sewing (hand and the ‘Culture of Clane’! particular look at some of Co. about the whale on the bog. powerful giant nuclear www.florenceandmilly.com machine) and to use their Kildare connections, in the Éist le scéal faoin míol ar an furnace, on whose stability Time: 7 - 10pm imagination to create fun Time: 7.30 – 9.30pm company of Pat Lonergan, portach. Draw, paint, write. Bí our future depends. This Venue: Florence & Milly, Unit 7 colourful art piece using new Venue: Church of St. Patrick and who was there - and ag líníocht, ag peinteáil is ag talk will look at some of the Butterstream Business Park and recycled fabrics and textiles. St. Brigid, Main Street remembers it fondly. scríobh. Make a BIG postcard beautiful and spectacular Email: [email protected] View over 20 wonderful quilts on Email: [email protected] to a whale. Déan carta phoist events in nature which are Phone: 045 838675 exhibition and meet the young Phone: 045 861500/086 2453830 Time: 8 pm MÓR don míol. associated with the sun. Website: www.florenceandmilly.com creative sewing students who Website: www.claneprojectcentre.ie Venue: Clane Library, The Woods Facebook: florenceandmilly created them (as seen on RTE’s Organised by Rath Studio in Facebook: Clane Project Centre Email: [email protected] Time: 7 - 9pm Instagram: florencenmilly Nationwide, 29th March). partnership with Rathangan Phone: 045 892716 Venue: Nature Centre, Twitter: @florencenmilly Community Library Website: www.kildare.ie/library Time: 4 - 5.30 pm Email: [email protected] Facebook: Time: 6 – 8pm Venue: Aideen Cross studio, Main Phone: 045 860133 KildareCountyLibraryService Venue: Rathangan Community St, R51 DD23 Website: www.ipcc.ie Twitter: @kildarelibrary Library Email: [email protected] Facebook: IPCC.ie Email: [email protected] Phone: 086 8325694 Youtube: ConservationPeatland Phone: 045 528078 Website:www.aideencrossdesigns.com Twitter: PeatlandConserv Facebook: Aideen Cross, bridal Facebook: Creative Rathangan Designer ; Creative sewing , Aideen Meitheal Cross

12. 13. SALLINS NAAS

Seoladh oifigiúil Miniature Fairy More People, More Jabba Jabba Jembe Learn to paint Dross Evolution- Féile na Sollán 2019 House workshop Active, More Often – African Drumming with renowned The Eco Design / Official launch of Come along and make This is your opportunity to try Workshop landscape artist Gallery Féile na Sollán 2019 your own fairy houseat or enjoy KLeisure facilities All the family is welcome to Eugene Conway We Don’t Scrap It... We Abbeybridge Studio. Get with: Free Adult Gym from Seoladh oifigiúil Féile na Sollán this fun drumming event with Tuckmill Gallery will stay Evolutionize It... creative and design your own 4pm to 9.30pm; Free Child 2019, an cheiliúrtha bliantúil de Thomas from Jabba Jabba open until late on Friday Every day factories all over little house and paint it in all Swim from 6pm to 8pm and cheol traidisiúnta, teanga agus Jembe. You will also learn night and invites people to Ireland throw away tons of your favourite colours. This Free Adult Swim from 6pm to cultúr na hÉireann. Beidh grúpaí some interesting information paint and draw with Eugene re-usable factory floor waste. class will be facilitated by 9.30pm. ceoil áitiúla Sult, Fonn Nua agus about the instruments Conway, one of Ireland’s We at Dross Evolution are Maura Fidgeon. Each person Sult Óg ag seinm ceol agus Spaces are limited, so pre themselves and all the ways most well-known landscape passionate about keeping will have their own fairy beidh amhránaíocht as Gaeilge booking is required. they are used in African artists. Conway’s detail and these materials out of landfill house to take home. agus Béarla don Oíche Chultúir. society. use of colour ensure his by using them to create a Beidh an fhéile ar siúl in áiteanna Time: From 4pm onwards paintings are breath-taking huge variety of quality Art. Time: 4 - 5.30 éagsúla sna Solláin idir 3 agus 6 Venue: New Court, Naas Time: 4 – 5pm in their realism, while their This Drop In Creative Play Venue: Abbeybridge Studio Deireadh Fómhair, 2019. West Venue: Naas Library, Harbour stillness, peace and honesty Session is for 4 to 12 yrs. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] View, W91 A997 The official launch of Féile portray the true nature and Makes Slime, Upcycle and Phone: 045 881655 Email: [email protected] na Sollán 2019, which takes beauty of Ireland. have fun creating with Marty! Website: www.kildareleisure.ie Phone: 045 879111 place from Thurs 3rd to Sun www.drossevolution.ie Website: www.kildare.ie/library 6th Oct. On Culture Night, local Time: 5 - 7pm Facebook: traditional music groups Sult, Venue: Tuckmill Gallery, Dublin Time: 5pm – 7pm KildareCountyLibraryService Fonn Nua and Sult Óg will play, Road, Naas Venue: The Moat Theatre Abbey Twitter: @kildarelibrary and local singers will provide a Email: [email protected] Street Naas repertoire of traditional Irish and Phone: 045 879761 Email: [email protected] contemporary songs. Facebook: tuckmillgallery Phone: 045 883030 Website: www.moattheatre.com

Time: 7.30pm – 12 am Facebook: DrossEvolution Venue: Bridgewater Inn, Na Solláin Email: [email protected] Phone: 087 1834406 Website: www.sultnasollán.ie Facebook: sultnasollan Twitter: sultnasollan

14. 15. NAAS

Kilteel Go with the Flow – Culture Night Public Free Zumba Taster Jesters Comedy @ Laughter Yoga Comhaltas Recital Taster Alcohol Ink Art Tour ZUMBA® Fitness is a group PS Coffee Roasters Connect Community Group Come along to Naas Library Art Workshop Rina Whyte, Public Art exercise class, that everyone Stand up comedy with Chris believe in connecting people enjoys. Whether you love to people, helping them and enjoy a recital with this Join Connect Community Specialist will take you on a O Neill MC & comics. It’s a aerobic classes or not, whether to reach their potential. wonderful group - Kilteel Group artist Dee McNally tour like no other of the many laugh a minute! you like exercising or not, Laughter Yoga is unlike Eadestown Comhaltas. and Explore how inks flow public artworks in and around whether you can dance or not, traditional yoga, as there A wonderful evening of and react with each other to Kildare! Over two hours, we Time: 7 & 8:30 for an hour each gig you will LOVE ZUMBA® Fitness! are no special poses, so it’s traditional music and song make a piece of art ready for will tour the varied artworks Venue: PS Coffee Roasters, Unit 1, open to everyone. We use with a variety of instruments framing! In a relaxed setting in and around the county, Latin music is the very essence Poplar Square breathing exercises along and local musicians. This no experience required, stopping at giant balls, great of Zumba as it features an Email: [email protected] with gentle stretching to event is open to all ages. emphasis is on enjoying the warriors and wooden horses. electrifying combination of Phone: 087 2381282 oxygenate the body and moment and having fun. You will hear the stories fast beats and South American Website: https://pscoffeeroasters.ie Time: Refreshments 6pm / Event behind the artworks and their melodies to create a workout mind. This, combined with a youthful playfulness starts 7 - 8pm Time: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm creators and visit some other that is intense, fast paced and the laughter and as we all Venue: Naas Library, Harbour View, Venue: McAuley Place Community events too. Participants are fun. There’s an energetic party know, laughter is contagious. W91 A997 Centre, Fairgreen Room (1st Floor ) encouraged to get involved feeling that comes with Zumba It’s a fun hour and you will Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] and to share their stories and music, and even beginners leave happy and light! Phone: 045 879111 Phone: 086 8589740 sentiments about the artwork and those that are a little shy Website: www.kildare.ie/library Website: www.dinkstudio .com in words, songs, poems. find it difficult to resist getting Facebook: involved. Time: 7 – 8pm Venue: Fairgreen Holistic Clinic, 33 KildareCountyLibraryService Time: 6.30 – 8.30pm approx. Come try it out for FREE this South Main Street Twitter: @kildarelibrary Venue: Pick Up at McAuley Place, Culture Night thanks to our Email: [email protected] Sallins Road many local Zumba instructors. Email: [email protected] Phone: 085 8934086 Phone: 087 238 9591 Facebook: @laughter.ie Time: 7 – 9 pm Venue: Naas GAA Phone: 085 7196050 Facebook: Zumba Naas; ZC Top Zumba Naas; Zumba Tribe

16. 1 7. NAAS

Traditional Music Craniosacral Kinesiology – Talk Candlelight Yoga SoulWorks Naas Choral Singing for Session @ Naas Therapy Explained & Demo for Inner Connect Community believe SoulWorks is a monthly Everyone Hospital Connect Community Group Healing in connecting people to open-mic music gig for teens Formed in 1972, Nás na Rí people, helping them to and young adults. The event This group of traditional believe in connecting people Connect Community Group Singers consists of 75 members meet their needs and reach offers young people a great musicians volunteer their to people and helping them believe in connecting people from Naas and surrounding their potential. Candlelight opportunity to listen to live time once a month to provide to reach their potential. to people, helping them areas. The choir performs yoga uses gentle movement music, and to perform - And music at lunchtime in the Craniosacral therapy is a to reach their potential. a wide ranging repertoire of with restorative yoga poses. all in a safe supportive Main Concourse public space gentle hands- on method of Kinesiology can get to the classical, sacred and popular The candlelight creates a environment. Contact us if in Naas General Hospital evaluating and enhancing root cause of symptoms choral music and has concerts calming relaxing ambiance you would like to perform, or if and play a session in the the function of the body’s and imbalances through in Naas and across Ireland. allowing the student to you just want to listen simply Lake View Unit during their natural healing process. CST muscle testing. It uses The choir plans to host a family go deeper into poses and come along! visit. Many of the musicians is used while treating health techniques based on Chinese friendly workshop/masterclass, surrender and let go. are members of Comhaltas issues such as migraines, acupuncture meridians. The featuring fun warm-up exercises Time: 8 - 10pm Kilteel Eadestown. headaches, chronic neck pain, main element in Kinesiology and learning a piece of choral Time: 8 – 9pm Venue: Naas Presbyterian Church colic/reflux, autism, ADHD, is the understanding that the music from scratch. The public Venue: Fairgreen Holistic Clinic, 33 (opposite Town Hall) Time: 7 – 8pm anxiety & depression, dental body knows how to heal itself. will then have an opportunity South Main Street Email: [email protected] Venue: Main Concourse - Naas issues and post-surgery to join the choir members in Email: [email protected] Phone: 045 884908 / 085 8069156 General Hospital disfunction. Suitable for Time: 8 – 9pm performing the piece at the end Phone: 087 696 3235 (after 4pm) Facebook: SoulWorksNaas Email: [email protected] people of all ages (including Venue: Rathasker Room (upstairs), of the workshop. Instagram: @yoga_forallkildare Vimeo: soulworksnaas Phone: 087 1225907 pregnant women and new Mc Auley Place Community Centre Instagram: soulworksnaas/ born babies.) Email: [email protected] Time: 8 – 9.30 pm Phone: 085 7133902 Venue: the old cinema on Main Time: 7 -8 pm Facebook: @amandasclinic Street, now called “Church on Venue: Rathasker Room (Upstairs) Main St” in McAuley Place Community Email: [email protected] Centre Website: www.nasnarisingers.ie Email: [email protected] Facebook: Nas Na Ri Singers Phone: 087 697 7925 Twitter: NasNaRiSingers

18. 19. NAAS KILL KILTEEL NEWBRIDGE

The Moat Club Kill Walk & Talk Trad Session Public Sculpture Culture Night Kildare Art presents Nine by Event will consist of a walk Traditional Session with Naming Ceremony at Newbridge Collective Pop up Jane Shepard and talk around the village of Sean O Bhroin and Donnacha To coincide with the local Silverware Exhibition/Shop Kill, conducted by members Dwyer and friends at 9pm. In Nine, two women are being authority housing development A chance to see behind the Members of Kildare Art of Kill History Group, dealing held in a life-threatening on Athgarvan Road, a Per scenes of how our jewellery Collective invite you to view with its history and heritage, situation. Locked in a room Time: 9 pm Cent for Art artwork was and cutlery is made and a an exhibition of work for and pointing to its cultural and chained apart, their only Venue: Kilteel Inn commissioned. The resulting visit to the unique Museum Culture Night 2019. All work and architectural highlights. currency is words, and balance Email: [email protected] artworks, 4 cast concrete of Style Icons. Here you will will be available for purchase. The event will be open to the of power is everything. A single Phone: 087 2421753 trees embellished with mosaic see some of the most famous A number of participating public and will conclude with word takes on immense Facebook: Kilteel Eadestown tiles, was created by artist clothing and memorabilia artists will be on site to a cup of tea in the Parish significance, even the difference Comhaltas Katy Palmieri-Seddiq, in that Hollywood has to offer, speak about their practice Meeting Room. between life and death. Nine Twitter: Kilteelcomhaltas@ collaboration with artist Karim with garments from Audrey and offer short creative was originally produced at the CCEKIlteel Seddiq. Come along and join Hepburn, Princess Diana and demonstrations used in their Circle Rep Lab in New York City Time: 7 - 9pm approx. Instagram: kilteeleadestown us for a naming ceremony to The Beatles to name a few. work such as digital drawing in March, 1995. Libby Trappe Venue: Parish Meeting Room kick off Culture Night Kildare techniques and free machine plays Women 1 and Amanda Email: brianfrancis.mccabe@ and meet the artists. Time: 4 - 7pm (Last entrance to embroidery. More details Ryan plays Woman 2 under the gmail.com Katy was born in France and the Museum at 6:30) to be announced through direction of Conor O’. Phone: 087 3513328 has a Degree in Visual Arts and Venue: Newbridge Silverware, social media in the lead up to Website: www.localhistorykill.com Conor, who is a former All-Ireland Dance. She moved to Ireland Athgarvan Road, W12 HT62 Culture Night. Drama best actor, takes on the in 1997 where she developed Email: Showroom@ role of director for the first time. a practice in mixed work, newbridgesilverware.com Time: 4 – 9pm Patrons should be aware that the recycled materials and mosaic. Phone: 045 431 301 Venue: Whitewater Shopping play contains strong language. You can see another example Website: www.newbridgesilverware.ie Centre TBC of Katy’s work in mosaic at Email: kildareartcollective@ Time: 9pm St Anne’s National School, gmail.com Venue: The Moat Theatre, Abbey Ardclough. Phone: Caoimhe – 087 7675106 Street, Naas & Kirsten – 085 7297401 Email: [email protected] Time: 4pm Instagram: kildareartcollective Phone: 045883030 Venue: Athgarvan Road, Newbridge Facebook: Kildare-Art-Collective Website: www.moattheatre.com Email: [email protected] Tel: 045-448328

20. 21. NEWBRIDGE

A Portrait of Music Live Life, Love Dance Connecting with Totally East The Great Irish Family Day in Celebrating music this year, @ DanceTones Culture in Weaving Photos by Harald Hauswald. Weather Exhibition “YouRitMix” Kelly Bodill, immersing Studios Workshop For Text/Curation by Stefan Wolle. Text by Joanna Donnelly. Our friendly gymnasts are herself in the music of each Dance class for the very Children Remembering the 30th Illustrations by Fuchsia MacAree. going to teach you basic artist, painting portraits of anniversary of the Fall of the Rhythmic Gymnastics young to the mature at heart! Join Beth Murphy of Willow Have you ever wondered why infamous musicians from Berlin Wall, this photography skills using ropes, balls Open to people who have Wonders in Newbridge the sky is blue? Or what makes over the past 4 decades. The exhibition powerfully portrays and hoops. You can never danced before but Library to learn the ancient a rainbow? In this exhibition exhibition will be open on everyday situations in the experience yourselves would love to learn. Also craft of weaving with willow meteorologist Joanna Donnelly Saturday and Sunday as well. GDR. Harald Hauswald images the difficulty of using this great for those who know a and other plant fibres. explains what weather is and few steps and would like to feature run-down façades, how it happens. Get ready to apparatus and you can see Time: 4 – 9pm Journey back through the learn more choreography. punks and ordinary workers, learn about cold fronts and professional performances Venue: Whitewater Shopping Centre ages weaving individual 2D Dance classes involve he simply wanted to document climate change, satellites and by our competitive gymnasts. Email: [email protected] projects. Suitable for children Ballroom, Latin and Hip Hop. everyday life — without scientists, forecasting and Places are limited and will be Phone: 089 246 2073 9-13 Years. Introduction classes. 4pm knowing that the Berlin Wall broadcasting - and even how offered on a first-come, first Website: https:// would one day come down. This served basis. kids, 5pm teens, 6pm adults Time: 4 - 5.30pm storms get their names! sweetpeaweddingweb.wixsite. exhibition is supported by the Venue: Newbridge Library, Beautifully illustrated by Fuchsia com/kellybodill German Embassy. Time: 5.30 - 7.30 Time: 4 - 7pm Athgarvan Road MacAree, and containing lots of Facebook: Kelly Bodill Art Venue: Newbridge Sports Centre Venue: DanceTones Studios, Email: [email protected] interesting facts and intriguing Instagram: @kellybodill Email: youritmixnewbridge@ Newbridge Industrial Estate Phone: 045 448353 Time: Open 5pm-8pm (Guided tour instruments, this is a family gmail.com Email: [email protected] Website: www.kildare.ie/library at 6pm) friendly exhibition for the curious Phone: 087 6822 025 Phone: 086 8315468 Facebook: Venue: McKenna Gallery, - sure we all love to talk about Facebook: Youritmix Rhythmic Website: www.dancetones.org kildarecountylibraryservice Riverbank Arts Centre, Main the weather! Gymnastics Club @Newbridge Facebook: @dancetones Twitter: kildarelibrary Street, W12 D962 Phone: 045 448327 Swords Time: Guided tours at 5:15pm Website: www.riverbank.ie & 7:30pm Venue: Children’s Gallery, Riverbank Arts Centre, Main Street, W12 D962 Phone: 045 448327 Website: www.riverbank.ie

22. 23. NEWBRIDGE THE CURRAGH

Demonstration of The Lady and the Poetry To Make You Solo Art Exhibition A celebration of The Evolution of Crafting Ancient Unicorn Think – Eilis Kavanagh - local musical talent Defence Forces Peace Irish Bog Oak with The Lady and the Unicorn Poetry to Make You Think is an Artist from Ireland and Support Operations artist Conor Lane is a playful multimedia evening of poetry and music on Eilis is an emerging artist based beyond (1958-2019) one-woman show. Carol themes that will get you thinking Come along to Newbridge in Newbridge. Her work is After their success in two You are welcome to UNTSI, O’Neill shares her favourite about life, love, loss, faith and Library to learn about the inspired not only by the beauty previous editions of Culture the Defence Forces Peace artworks, inspired in one belief, migrants and refugees, crafting of ancient Irish bog oak of the local countryside, wildlife Night, Bernard Fitzpatrick and Support Operations Pre way or another by Celtic social justice issues and with artist Conor Lane. Those and bog lands, but by her many Band will play a set of original Deployment Training School, mythology. Over 30 artists climate change. With poems attending will have a chance to visits to the West of Ireland songs whose influences vary to learn about the story of the are celebrated including from Seamus Heaney, Brendan see how these ancient pieces and Europe. Her collection from European acoustic to evolution of Defence Forces medieval unicorn tapestries Kennelly, Gerald Manley Hopkins are crafted into sculptures, is a personal response to the gypsy jazz, Spanish and Latin Peace Support Operations, with hidden mysteries, that will be read by people of the along with examining the tools scenes she encounters. American music. This is an from the Traditional mythical hare sculptures by parish of Newbridge as well as used and pieces created. All international band… and this Peacekeeping of the Cold Barry Flanagan and Dragons some surprise guests, and with welcome. Time: Launch 8 – 10pm certainly comes through in the War, through the introduction that inspired Andy Warhol. original music by local composer Venue: UBH Café, - 2-4 Georges music! of Regional and Peace Artists Yayoi Kusama, Jim Padraig Meredith, this promises Time: 5.30 - 7pm Street, W12 HW13 Enforcement Operations Fitzpatrick and many more get to be a wonderful night of Venue: Newbridge Library, Email: [email protected] Time: 9.30 – 11.30pm in the 1990s, to today’s mentioned. There may even be culture in the newly refurbished Athgarvan Road Phone: 086 0885256 Venue: Flanagan’s, Eyre St complex Multi-Dimensional chocolate… Learn, laugh and parish centre at the heart of Email: [email protected] Website: www.eiliskavanagh.com Email: [email protected]; Operations in Africa and the be inspired by this fun art talk. Newbridge. All are welcome. Phone: 045 448353 Facebook: Eilis Kavanagh Artist [email protected] Middle East. Suitable for ages 14+. Website: www.kildare.ie/library Phone: 045 431 413 / 087 969 8558 Time: 7.30 - 9pm Facebook: kildarecountylibraryservice Website: www.flanagans-bar.ie/ Time: 5 - 9pm Time: 6.30pm Venue: Parish Centre, Station Road Twitter: kildarelibrary events/ Venue: United Nations Training Venue: Theatre, Riverbank Arts Email: brendadrummtobin@ Facebook: bernardfitzpatrickmusic ; School Ireland, Curragh Camp Centre, Main Street, W12 D962 gmail.com Flanagans-Bar-Off-Licence Email: [email protected] Phone: 045 448327 Phone: 087 2337797 YouTube: Bernard Fitzpatrick Phone: 045 445173 Website: www.riverbank.ie Website: www.newbridgeparish.ie Website: http://military.ie/en/ Facebook: St Conleth’s Parish who-we-are/army/defence-forces- Newbridge training-centre/the-military-college/ Twitter: @NewbridgeParish un-training-school-ireland/ Facebook: Irish Defence Forces

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KILDARE TOWN MONASTEREVIN

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Kildare Village Display Ania’s Ceramics and Candella An evening with two of Dillon Following Kildare County Council’s narrated in Irish, based on a Kildare Village proudly The DE BRUIR workshop designs Ireland would like to invite you to a Kildare’s finest young singer national leadership in Arts, Health

story about St Brigid, the king two hour workshop, that will help songwriters. and Well-being,od Do Monasterevin Friday 20th / showcases a new partnership and makes a collection of leather T and the fox, created as a result with IMMA (Irish Museum of travel bags and accessories. you rediscover your senses, build Library has decided to celebrate of collaboration between Modern Art), supporting their Master-craftsman Garvan de your own beeswax candle and Time: 7.30pm - 10.30pm the values of Creative and Visual two schools and artist Marta major new international group Bruir will be demonstrating some promote local art and heritage. Venue: Square Coffee, Arts through health and well- Golubowska. show titled, Desire: A Revision, leather-working skills throughout Kildare Town being within our local community. From the 20th Century to the the night as he handmakes his The children from Kildare Town Time: 6 - 8 pm Email: [email protected] They are delighted to host a Digital Age. Enjoy this unique award-winning leather bags. Educate Together NS hosted Venue: CANDELLA workshop, Phone: 0876309932 photography exhibition at 4pm by experience at Kildare Village! a storyteller session and were 32 Coolaghknock Gardens Website: www.squarecoffee.ie freelance photographer Michael Time: 4 - 9pm asked to illustrate the story. The Email: [email protected] Instagram: /squarecoffee Stokes and also very excited Time: 4 – 8pm Venue: Monasterevin Road artist brought the illustrations to Phone: 087 7675111 Facebook: /squarekildare to hold an exhibition of Tibetan Venue: Kildare Village, Nurney Email: [email protected] the Gaelscoil where pupils wrote Website: www.candella.ie Prayer Flags by The Art Group Road Phone: 087 6182290 the story in Irish. Along with the Instagram: ania_necelkruppa; of Muiriosa Foundation. There Email: [email protected] Website: www.deBruir.com presentation and a chat about candellaireland is a talk on at 4pm by ‘Young At Phone: 045 520501 Facebook: deBruir the project,we would like to invite Heart’ nutritionist Cathy Doyle Website: www.kildarevillage.com/ Instagram: deBruir you to participate in an illustration about ‘nutrition motivation’ for IMMA making workshop, storytelling in the elderly. Then starting at the Facebook: KildareVillage Irish and Irish dancing workshop. library at 5pm, there is a walking Instagram: kildarevillage tour of the , exploring Twitter: KildareVillage Time: 6 – 9pm the wildlife and plants and facets You Tube: Kildare Village Venue: Kildare Town Library, of the Barrow. The walk will be Claregate Street facilitated by Chris McKenna. Email: [email protected]

Phone: 045 520 235 / 087 125 9596 Time: 4 - 7pm (Marta) Venue: Monasterevin Library, Website: www.kildare.ie/library Watermill Place Facebook: fourhandsart Email: [email protected] Instagram: martagolubowska Phone: 045 529239 Website: kildare.ie/Library/Library/ MonasterevinLibrary Facebook: KildareCountyLibraryService 26. 2 7. MONASTEREVIN KILCULLEN BALLITORE ATHY

Abstract and John Martin: Culture Night Crafts A Night of Crafting, A Griese Youth Historical walk and Classical with artist Wordsmith Workshop Music and Song Theatre performance talk at Burtown Paul Woods A retrospective of the writings of Join us for this night of craft Enjoy an evening of crafting with and post show House & Gardens Artist Paul Woods will Kilcullen’s John Martin spanning in the Tanyard, facilitated by some of Kildare’s most skilled discussion focusing Introductory talk by James present a talk and workshop the last 40 years – poet, Ballitore Community Library. craftspeople. Browse the amazing on Cultural Diversity Fennell on the history of exploring abstract art. He will playwright, short story writer, array of hats in Julie Kenny’s studio Burtown House, the Fennell’s Griese Youth Theatre’s introduce different painting radio dramatist, theatre director Venue: The Tanyard, Ballitore and learn how to make beautiful and their Quaker history and performance in The Meeting techniques and guide the and raconteur. The pieces Time: 5 - 8 pm fashion sinamay flowers (made the landscape and histories House in Ballitore will participants in the use of featured will be curated by the Phone: Ballitore Library from dried pineapple leaves) with that surround Burtown focus on diversity, the need various painting tools. Paul writer himself and will also (059)8623344 / Susan Waters this award winning milliner. Create and the historical village to combat prejudice and will also compile a classical include some of his paintings. (087) 6387489 a fun, floral piece in Avril’s Florist of Ballytore. This will be the desire for ‘No Hate’ in music soundtrack that An evening of prose, poetry and Website: www.kildare.ie/library (Winner of a 2019 Bronze medal at followed by an informative our multicultural society. complements the process of perhaps a song or two. The Facebook: Athy Musical and Bloom Festival). Learn how to turn a walk and talk of the gardens Followed by a post show painting. event is not suitable for children. Dramatic Society blank page into a unique print with by Lesley Fennell. Corina Fitzgibbon, a highly talented discussion with PJ Dooley from Kildare Traveller Action. Time: 6.30 – 9pm Time: 8pm and experienced print artist. At Time: 4 - 6 pm Venue: Monasterevin Community Venue: Kilcullen Community the end of the evening, relax in the Venue: Burtown House Time: 7.30 pm Centre Library tranquil surroundings of the Craft Email: [email protected] Venue: The Meeting House Email: info@ Email: [email protected] Village while listening to a group Phone: 059 8623865 Email: grieseyouththeatre99@ monasterevincommunitycentre.ie Phone: 045 482193 of great musicians and singers as Website: www.burtownhouse.ie gmail.com Phone: 045 529 857 Website: www.kildare.ie/library refreshments are served. Twitter: TheGreenBarn7 Phone: 087 7528398 / 085 2021884 Website: wwwpaulwoodsart.com / Facebook: Instagram: burtown_house Facebook: Griese Youth Theatre www.monasterevincommunitycentre.ie KildareCountyLibraryService Time: 7 - 9pm Facebook: Instagram: Griese Youth Theatre Facebook: Venue: Crookstown Craft Village burtownhouseandgardens MonasterevinCommunityCentre1; Email: [email protected] paulwoodsartist Phone: 086 0657801 Website: crookstowncraftvillage.com Facebook: Crookstown Craft Village; Avril’s Flowers Twitter: @CrookstownC Instagram: Crookstown Craft Village; Juliekennydesigns ; Corinafitzgibbonart

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More People, More ISL Film Screening Team Adventure: Athy Film Club ‘Love Me Do’ In The Same Mould Active, More Often A cultural film will be Cooking Up A presents a performance of The The artist Marta Golubowska This is your opportunity to try shown to reflect the unique Delicious Storm documentary of Beatles hits will work over the 4 weeks linguistics syntax grammar leading to the Culture Night or enjoy KLeisure facilities Varied specialities (food, drink local interest Athy Musical and Dramatic with Free Child Swim from of Irish Sign Language (ISL) with a group from the local & or beverage) from across the A documentary by local Society will perform a medley 4pm to 6pm and Free Adult through the medium of music Irish Wheelchair Association world will be showcased on the film company, Storytelling of Beatle hits, entitled ‘Love Swim from 4pm to 9.30pm. and song. ISL became the 3rd to create a piece that will night. Productions. Directed by Me Do’. Space are limited, so pre official language of Ireland be displayed in Athy library. in December 2017 but there Come along to try them or take Mikey Aldridge. The artwork will explore how booking is required. Time: 8pm are still some misconceptions up the challenge and register for disability influences social Venue: Athy Library, Convent that ISL is just signing English one of the five categories: Time: 7 - 8pm situations and what are Time: from 4pm onwards Lane, R14 DR33 words. We hope this short 1] 8-10yrs old: cold food, Venue: Athy College, the implications in terms of Venue: Barrack Lane, Green Hills Email: [email protected] film will demonstrate that ISL 2] 11-13yrs old: hot or cold, Monasterevin road isolation and social seclusion. Email: [email protected] Phone: 045 980555 is a language in its own right. 3] 14-16yrs old: hot or cold. Email: [email protected] It is our ambition to create Phone: 059 864015022 Website: www.kildare.ie/library 4] 17-19yrs old hot and cold & Phone: 086 2112046 artwork presenting makers as Website: www.kildareleisure.ie Facebook: Athy Musical and Time: 4pm 5] 20yrs old and above: hot and Facebook: athy film club talented and capable. Dramatic Society Venue: Athy Library cold (include Mums & Dads). Email: [email protected] On the night you bring what you Time: tbc Phone: 087 9105987 wish to cook while WIN provides Venue: Athy Library Website: www.kildare.ie/library space, cooking stove etc and Email: martagolubowska@gmail. Facebook: there is one prize each for the 5 com KildareCountyLibraryService categories. Website: www.fourhandsart.com Twitter: @kildarelibrary Women’s Integrated Network Facebook: @fourhandsart (WIN), Athy: Empowering Women for positive integration.

Time: 6.30 - 9pm Location: Athy College Email: [email protected] Phone: 085 1426012 Website: www. womensintegratednetwork-win-athy.org

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Culture Night @ the Library In recent years, Culture Night in Castledermot has featured very popular painting workshops and activities, they will host a similar event for Culture Night this year. If you want to know what they will do please check with Jan at Castledermot Library. For further information on Culture Night Kildare Contact: Federica Petronilli, Kildare Culture Night Coordinator Time: 7.30 pm Address: Kildare County Council Arts Service, Riverbank, Newbridge, Co Kildare Venue: Castledermot library Phone: 045 448328 Phone: 059 91 44483 Website: www.kildare.ie/library Email: [email protected] Facebook: Web: www.culturenight.ie KildareCountyLibraryService www.kildare.ie/culturenight Twitter:@kildarelibrary Facebook: Arts in Co Kildare Twitter: @ArtsInCoKildare #LOVECulture

This brochure in a large text format is available to download on www.kildare.ie/culturenight or calling the number 045 448328. Culture Night is brought to you by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Creative Ireland Programme in partnership with Kildare County Council. An Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta a dhéanann comhordú ar an Oíche Chultúir, i gcomhpháirt le Comhairle Chontae Chill Dara.

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