Taisce Chultúir Bharra an Teampaill a dhéanann comhordú ar an OÍCHE CHULTÚIR, le tacaíocht ó An Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta i gcomhpháirt Comhairle Chontae an Chláir.

CULTURE NIGHT is an initiative co-ordinated by Temple Bar Cultural Trust and supported by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in partnership with Clare County Council.

All events are free. All are welcome

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Designed by Padraig McCormack Welcome to Culture Night 2013 { Free events }

CULTURE NIGHT is a night of entertainment, discovery and adventure across towns, Traditional Music Session cities and counties in . Arts and cultural organisations open their doors until late with O’Looney’s hundreds of free events, tours, talks and performances for you, your family and friends to 9pm enjoy. Explore, experience and enjoy what County Clare has to offer. CCE present a traditional music session in O’Looney’s. All welcome.

MILTOWN MALBAY { Free events }

The Music Makers of West Clare Oidhreacht an Chláir 6-10pm { Free events } Read the story of the traditional musical, literary and dance culture of West Clare as well as first-hand accounts of our renowned musicians.

Enjoy an 8-minute film on the history of Irish music, and learn about the origin of Bells Across Highlights the instruments and the people who played them. View “The Session”, a specially commissioned 14-minute film featuring some of our most talented local musicians, playing 8pm the music most loved by the great musical masters of Co. Clare.

This Culture Night Concert will feature pieces from the Bells Across The Burren concert series that arose { Free events } from an artist in the community project based in Ballyvaughan in May 2013. Fiona Ní Lionnáin, originally from New Quay, worked with the community to create Musical Picks the Newtown Music trail, an interactive trail where Open Session people can make music with inspired instruments as The Sixmilebridge Teach Ui Ghliasain Pub they enjoy a nature walk in Newtown Ballyvaughan. Courthouse 10 pm The short opera the ‘Hag of Loughrask’ with soprano 8 – 10pm Eve Stafford, composed by Fiona, will be the highlight of Open session hosted by the Sixmilebridge Folk the programme. Culture Night is the last opportunity Come and avail of the opportunity Club - all welcome to join in and experience for people to visit the Newtown Music trail before it to listen to, explore, and experiment instruments in a spontaneous session setting.

Photography by Claire O’Rorke Claire by Photography disappears for the Winter. with different instruments, with players on hand to assist organised by the Sixmilebridge Folk Club { Free events } { Free events } Signal to Noise Other Lives glór The Courthouse Gallery Taking its cue from the venues name itself, the term 'glór' translates from the Irish to English to An evening celebrating cultural diversity and how it has become part of mean 'voice' or 'utterance'. 'Signal to Noise' takes this notion of 'voice' in the form of a day-long our everyday experience. multi-media exhibition of practitioners responding generally to the notion of communication. The exhibition is curated by Sarah Lundy following an open call for submissions. 7.00pm Official opening of two visual art exhibitions under the banner ‘OTHER LIVES’ by Asylum Archive (photography) + Ian Wieczorek (painting), ‘Unheard’ exploring ideas of identity and social status in contemporary society – glór how we define ourselves, and how we are defined by others followed by an open conversation between the artists Asylum Archive and Ian This short film by Carla Maria Tighe will be on display in the Wieczorek with Dr John Mulloy. (Full stop) An informal gallery tour of the foyer of Glor throughout the day and night for Culture Night. It is exhibitions brings this event to a conclusion. a short drama about a young musician who is losing her hearing 8.30pm but gaining something more. Written and directed by Carla Maria Music bringing together the music of different traditions in a free concert. Tighe, produced by Lynda Bradley, and featuring Hannah O’Reilly (MA Production and Direction).

Ennis Energy Study Parnell Street (beside Ennis Electrical) { Free events } 4 - 7.30pm This exhibit will take you through the work of four The West’s Asleep local artists, Caitríona Sheedy, Sinéad O’Connell, Cultúrlann Sweeney Clodagh Kelly and Marianne Slevin, in the process of a 7.15pm Goethean style study in the town of Ennis. Attuning to the energy of place, each artist has focused on The West’s Asleep. Meet the artist Niamh Hickey as she talks about how her different areas of the town to communicate the childhood on the Loophead peninsula has inspired her new exhibition of paintings. essence of that place and the exhibition goes through the process and the summing up of the work. The project encompasses what the artist learns through Shorts observation, history, intuition and inspiration. Adults Cultúrlann Sweeney and children are invited to respond to what they see and read by creating their own art piece which will 8 pm. be used to create an installation. All materials will be provided. For more info see display on Parnell Street Enjoy the very best in animation and short or contact Caitriona on 086 8467827 or csheedy.net films from Clare based film makers such as Dermott Petty. ENNIS continued... Admission isfree ofchargefor the2013season. is open 7 daysFriary a week until the 23rd October. Choir’s performance from 6pmonwards.) Ennis guided tourisat5.15pm. Admission for theGospel by theEnnisGospel Choir. (Lastadmissionfor the be followed at6.15withanupliftingperformance the town’s bestknown landmarks. The tourwill of thehistory, architecture andartwork ofone exploringsome Free guidedtourofEnnisFriary 5pm Be uplifted and riffstocreate theJaskaneCafé Trio’s distinctive sound. whilealsodiversifyingharmonic tapestry withintricatesolos Jason Nooneonguitar. Together the Trio create amelodicand Featuring violinistKaren Kelly, EtainMcCooey onoboeand genres andevoking soundsofinternationalcaféculture. oboe andguitar, whileplaying aneclecticmixofmusical The JaskaneCafé Trio showcases auniqueblendofviolin, 6.30pm DeValera Library,Ennis Café StyleMusic Regina Nathanwithguestmusician RichieDwyer &friend. Bonfield, willbeofficially opened bythebeautifulsinger Soul Space: anexhibitionofnew work by Dympna 6.30pm glór Opening of‘SoulSpace’ behind thescenes…. friendly staffwillgive aguidedtourofwhathappens Fancy asneakylookatwhatgoes onbackstage. Glor’s 6.30pm glór Backstage Tour Exhibition inthemuseum willbelaunchedonthenight. and mp3audiotranslationsofthepermanentRichesClare speaking community inCountyClare. Polish guidebooks experience andenjoy theculture ofthelargestnon-English Launching ofClare Museum’s Festival ofPoland. Explore, 8pm Clare Museum Clare Museum’sFestivalofPoland Gate Plaza. Featuring someofClare’s finesttraditional musicians, singersanddancers. during thesummermonthsinCoisnahAbhna, Ennisintheoutdoorarena ofthe Temple The Abbey BranchofComhaltasCeoltóiríÉireann perform theirCeolSeisiúin, normally held 7pm The TempleGatePlaza Ceol Seisiúin show HangOn, whichhasjustfinishedtouringin America. Clare, FidgetFeet willperform theiracclaimedaerialdance and festivals. Working withagroup oflocalenthusiastsfrom productions nationally andinternationally for boththeatres theatre company, creating spectacularindoorandoutdoor renowned company andIreland’s leadingaerial dance Fidget Feet Aerial Dance Theatre isaninternationally 8pm Hang On!InGlor friendly surroundings ofCoisnahAbhna. session withsomesonganddance inthe Join Clare Comhaltasfor aninformal music 8.30pm Cois nahAbhna Trad Session