bealtaine 2015 - Dublin City Council

Dublin City Council Presents

BEALTAINE 2015

Lord Mayor of Dublin’s Welcome Dubliners! Come out and celebrate Bealtaine with us this May. Taking its name from the ancient Celtic festival celebrating springtime, Bealtaine celebrates renewal, creativity and growth in ageing. Dublin City Council is proud to celebrate Bealtaine and brings together an impressive and exciting programme of events which includes art, dance, music, film, theatre, literature and history. This programme of events is brought to you by the staff of the City Council’s Arts Office, Parks Department, Community Department, Sports and Recreation Department, Dublin City Public Libraries, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane and the Mansion House in conjunction with active members of our communities throughout our city. There is a great range of events happening right across the city during May. In 2015 the Mansion House celebrates 300 years as the official residence of the Lord Mayor. To celebrate we are holding two Bealtaine events. We are working with Dublin City Public Libraries who are bringing their Memory Bus to the forecourt. We want you to share your memories of the Mansion House over the years with us and bring photos, memorabilia and memories for recording on 23rd and 27th May. The House will also be open for people to walk through and have a look at the public rooms. We also welcome the Rialto F2 Stitch and Bitch group who will be knitting a Dublin cityscape in the Mansion House on 19th and 20th May. Elsewhere there is a community gardening project in Flanagan’s Fields where artist Christine Mackey explores our relationship with the land and it’s soil, a sketching tour in the Hugh Lane Gallery and craft workshops in our cities libraries. Come to our contemporary art gallery, The LAB on 16th May in Foley Street to participate in National Drawing Day. There is a series of events for music enthusiasts in the Central Library, ILAC Centre during May including a music therapy workshop and a lunchtime concert by The Blue Heaven Barbershop Chorus.

One of the highlights of Bealtaine is the FEAST ON DANCE, brought to you in partnership with CoisCéim Broadreach. Participate in many of the dance events throughout the city and enjoy the final performances in City Hall on 28th May. Come out and dance to some great music, including renowned folk-singer John Spillane, and show how older people celebrate in Dublin this Bealtaine. Even if you don’t participate directly, come out and support as a spectator many of the lively and engaging events of Bealtaine 2015 in Dublin City. Thank you to the staff of the City Council and Age and Opportunity, who co-ordinate Bealtaine, on the work in bringing this Festival to Dublin. I wish to thank all those involved for their commitment to making Bealtaine a great festival for older people and people of all ages in our city.

Christy Burke Lord Mayor of Dublin

Dublin City Council would like to extend our thanks to Age and Opportunity, Access Cinema, Cabra CDP, Diageo, Nascadh CDP, the National Concert Hall and all of the performers, facilitators and host venues. Without these partners, it would not be possible to deliver this festival of events. Feedback and Consultation We are keen to hear from individuals and groups who attend and/or participate in Dublin City Council’s Bealtaine programme. We would love your feedback, input and suggestions going forward. Please contact Niamh Fitzpatrick on T. 883 2123, or email [email protected] if you would like to be involved in giving feedback and being consulted in our future programming for older people across Dublin city.

Contents VISUAL ART.................................................. 3 MUSIC.......................................................... 8 THEATRE..................................................... 11 LITERATURE................................................ 13 LOCAL HISTORY.......................................... 15 DANCE........................................................ 17 FILM............................................................. 19 Front cover photo credit: Ros Kavanagh

VISUAL ART

The Eve of St Agnes (1924) by Harry Clarke © Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane

M r. Gilhooley (c. 1927) by Harry Clarke © Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane

Of Land and Soil Artist Christine Mackey reminds us that our relationship to the ‘natural’ world can be formed in the humblest of ways. From the potted geranium that our grandmothers may have kept in the window ‘to keep those darn flies away’; to the digging spade used over countless seasons to turn soil made ready for planting seeds from the shared cuttings of house plants between friends; to the historic migration of seeds between people who made their lives elsewhere. Christine is developing a project in tandem with Flanagan’s Field, a community gardening project in Rialto managed by the Back of the Pipes Residents Association with the support of Dublin City Council. During the months of April and May, Christine will use these diverse and interconnected gardening activities in Flanagan’s Fields to generate a collective ‘forum’ whereby people can meet, talk, plant and discuss. ‘Of Land and Soil’, is an Age and Opportunity commission, in association with Dublin City Council Arts Office. For more information, please contact Niamh Fitzpatrick on T. 883 2123

Image: ‘2 transitional crossings’

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North Dublin Group Art Exhibition

Coolock Library Art Group Bealtaine exhibition

Back by popular demand! This is a group exhibition by older people from Ballymun and surrounding areas. The work displays the wealth of talent and invention existing in art groups and individuals in a variety of mediums across North Dublin. The work Image credit: “Best Night Ever” by has been through Helen Henry an application process and curated by a guest artist. Join us to launch the exhibition and celebrate with the artists. The exhibition continues until 29th May. Date Venue

Tuesday 5th May, 2pm axis: Ballymun, Main Street, Ballymun, Dublin 9

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16 th - 29 th May

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Coolock Library

Picture by Jim Harpur, from Coolock Library Art Group

Walkinstown Art Group Dates Venue

22nd - 29 th June Walkinstown Library

Bealtaine Art exhibitions

Yarns and Conversations in Dublin City Parks

in Dublin City Libraries Work by local art groups will be on display in the following libraries:

Ballymun Library St. Clare’s Day Centre will be exhibiting paintings by 13 of their clients in Ballymun Library during the month of May. Dates Venue

1st - 29 th May Ballymun Library

Ballyfermot Art Group The Rowlagh Women’s Art Group will exhibit their exhibition of paintings “Celebrating Community Arts” from 1st - 29th May. The exhibition will be launched on Friday 1st May 11.00am - 1.00pm. Dates Venue 4

1st – 29 th May Ballyfermot Library

Join us for crafty conversational afternoons with artist Niamh Synnott to create yarn installations in some of our wonderful city parks. Niamh is a Dublin based artist interested in all things colourful, fun and creative in the world of ART. Wool and other materials will be provided but please feel free to bring along your own wool, craft materials and needles. No experience required.

Sunday Sketching for all the family FREE! – The Hugh

All venues have refreshment and toilet facilities. For further information contact Mary Weir T. 222 3302 or email [email protected] Date Tuesday 12 th, 19 th and 26 th May from 2.30pm – 4.30pm Venue Red Stables, St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 13 Date Wednesday 13th, 20th and 27th May from 2.30pm – 4.30pm Venue St. Patrick’s Park, Dublin 8 Date Saturday and Sunday 9 th and 10 th May from 2.30pm – 4.30pm Venue Harold’s Cross Park, Dublin 6, in association with the Harold’s Cross Community Festival

Wednesday Coffee Conversations -

Lane Gallery

During these sketching tours we explore paintings, sculptures and some of the architectural features of the gallery through discussion and drawing. Classes are FREE and all materials are provided. No booking is required although numbers may be limited. Date

3rd May, 2pm Fabulous Frames

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10th May, 2pm Faces and Places

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17th May, 2pm Shadow and Light

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24th May, 2pm Spring Landscapes

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31th May, 2pm Changing Fashion

Hugh Lane Living Legacy Lecture Series FREE! -

The Hugh Lane

The Hugh Lane Gallery

€5 includes a cup of tea or coffee

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7th May, 6:45pm That Great Pictured Song with Prof. Roy Foster, Oxford University

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21th May, 6:45pm The Commercial World of Sir Hugh Lane, Art Dealer with Robert O’Byrne, Author

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28th May, 6:45pm Hugh Lane and the Decorative Art of Display with Morna O’Neill, Wake Forest University

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16th May, Drawing Day see www.hughlane.ie for details

Craft Workshops with Ann McFadden

During these discussions participants are invited to join Gallery curators and guest speakers in an exploration of the Gallery’s permanent collection and temporary exhibitions, followed by tea or coffee with the speaker in the gallery café.

Silk Painting, Découpage and Collage

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6th May, 11am The Punt by Jean- Baptiste-Camille Corot

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13th May, 11am Portrait of a Lady; Mrs Lionel Philips by Jean Boldini

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20th May, 11am The Artist Studio by James Abbott McNeill Whistler

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27th May, 11am The Waders by George William Russell

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Silk Painting - An introduction to the gentle and relaxing art of painting on silk. Its easy, its fun and the results are amazing!! You will learn how to paint a silk handkerchief and no experience is required.

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3D Découpage - Learn how to make these beautiful and distinctive cards,

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materials are provided - all you need is a little patience and a lot imagination. •

Creative Collage - Make a small collage using a variety of materials, such as embellished papers, stickers, fabric ribbons etc. Be amazed at the results and how easy it is to create a unique piece of craft work.

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Tuesday 19 th May, 10.30am Finglas Library (Silk Painting)

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Thursday 21st May, 10.30am Phibsboro’ Library (3D Découpage)

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Tuesday 26 th May, 10.30am Ringsend Library (Creative Collage)

Exploring the River Tolka at Griffith Park through Sound and Visual Art

be encouraged, through initial field work, to explore the natural beauty of the river as it moves through the park, to gather sounds, images and materials with which to work creatively in various media in this practical hands-on series of workshops. Selections of the artworks in progress, sound recordings and completed artworks will be presented in the library. Brought to you by Dublin City Council Arts Office, in association with Dublin City Public Libraries. Places are limited. No experience necessary. Booking essential at Drumcondra Library, T. 837 7206. Date Venue

Wednesday 6 th, 13th, 20 th, 27th May and 3 rd June, 11am - 12.30pm Drumcondra Library

National Drawing Day – The Bigger Picture at The LAB Gallery Join us on National Drawing Day to be part of “The Bigger Picture” project with artist Maeve Clancy. People from across Ireland will attend drawing workshops and combine their drawings to make one large art work. With the help of artist Gabhann Dunne, The LAB Gallery are participating and would love for you to get involved. Materials are provided and the event is free but places are limited. Please book your place in advance – call Niamh on T. 883 2123 to do so. Date

Saturday 16 th May, 11 – 1pm

Venue

The LAB Gallery, Foley Street, Dublin 1

Drawing in Dublin City Public Libraries Tolka River Image credit: Claire Halpin

This series of visual art workshops devised and facilitated by artist Claire Halpin, takes the form of an exploratory project over five sessions looking and listening to the environment, sounds and landscape of the River Tolka at Griffith Park. Participants will 6

Draw away the day at Dublin City Public Libraries. You don’t have to be artistic. Ask for some paper and drawing tools and make your mark! Date Venue

Saturday 16th May Your Local Library

Sunday Public Tours Date

3rd May, 2pm Hugh Lane Living Legacy

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10th May, 2pm The Municipal Gallery Revisited

would like to share these positive experiences with others. This Arts Clinic will help you to find out how to enjoy creativity in all its forms; start by playing with colour, sound and crafting items. No previous art or drawing experience is necessary. We invite you to take part in the session to benefit from our creative medicines and art advice on prescription. There will also be some tasty and colourful refreshments provided.

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17th May, 2pm Efforts and Ideals

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Wednesday 6 th May, 11am - 1pm

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24th May, 2pm Francis Bacon Studio

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Ballyfermot Library

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Thursday 7th May, 11am - 1pm

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Walkinstown Library

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Monday 11th May, 11am - 1pm

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Cabra Library

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Thursday 14th May, 11am - 1pm

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Ballymun Library

The Hugh Lane Gallery - Free

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31th May, 2pm Harry Clarke Stained Glass

Art and Biodiversity Bealtaine celebrates our optimism for a productive growing season. A belief that nature will provide us with a good harvest. It’s a time for growth, not just in nature, but within ourselves. The challenge is knowing how to grow with nature.

Tuesday Twig Art Workshops, €5 See www.hughlane.ie for details

The Creative Check Up Library Tour Visiting a library near you, the Creative Check Up will park the Library Bus and offer visitors a variety of art experiences on board and inside the library with our artistdoctors, therapists and surgeons. Have you always wanted to express yourself and didn’t know where to start? Would you like to be creative but worry that you can’t draw a straight line? Maybe you are already involved in painting, writing or gardening and you

In this introduction to biodiversity in Dublin City, learn more about the natural world where you can observe, engage and be inspired by your surroundings. Whether you are a visual artist, a writer, musician or historian, be enthused by our natural heritage. At the conclusion of the talk, join the biodiversity officer for a guided walk in nearby green or urban spaces to appreciate all the wonderful natural diversity in our city. As the great Marc Chagall once said, ‘Great art picks up where nature ends’. Brought to you by Dublin City Public Libraries in association with Dublin City Council Parks and Landscape Services. Date

Tuesday 5th May, 11am

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Raheny Library

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Wednesday 6 th May, 2pm

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Marino Library

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Tuesday 12 th May, 11am

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Walkinstown Library 7

Animate Objects –

Music Improvisation Project in association with the National Concert Hall Explore your innate creativity and experience the enjoyment of connecting with other musicians in spontaneous composition. Join artist Clíona Cassidy for a series of workshops in free improvisation leading to the performance of a new piece “Animate Objects” devised by Clíona Cassidy for the Bealtaine Festival. Open to musicians of all levels of experience, all instruments (including voice), all genres. Bring your own instrument, an eagerness to participate and an open mind! Clíona Cassidy is an opera singer who currently works for Scottish Opera and is a member of the Glasgow Improvisers’ Orchestra.

MUSIC

Brought to you by Dublin City Council Arts Office, in association with the National Concert Hall. Places are limited and booking is essential. Call Niamh on T. 883 2123 Date

Monday 11th May from 3pm – 5pm, Monday 18th May from 3pm – 5pm, Wednesday 20th May from 3pm – 5pm and Monday 25th May from 4 – 6pm

Performance on Monday 25th, 6.30pm

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National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2

Crumlin Community Choir


Do you know someone in Dublin 12 that has dementia or memory loss that would like to join a community choir? If you are a family member, neighbour or friend of someone with dementia or memory loss, you too are welcome to join in. Dublin City Council and the Crumlin Centre for Music and Arts are delighted to announce the establishment of

a new community choir. This fun choir will run for 16 weeks initially and is for people who like to sing with older people, with a particular welcome for people with dementia or memory loss, their families and friends. The choir will be directed by Grainne O’Grady from Music Matters. Places for the choir are free but limited to 30 and you must register to take part. For more information or to join the choir, please contact Miriam or Tom in the Crumlin Area Office on T. 222 5504 Date Venue

Wednesday 13th May for 16 weeks Crumlin Centre for Music and Arts (behind St. Agnes’ School), Armagh Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12

Tickets are free but must be booked in advance. Please contact Mary Lynch on T. 086 815 0324. This event is kindly supported by Diageo Ireland. Date Venue

Thursday 14th May, 7pm - 9pm Arthurs Bar, Guinness Storehouse, St. James’ Gate, Dublin 8

Blue Heaven Barbershop Chorus: A Lunchtime Concert

Ceol at Guinness Storehouse

Dublin City Council Arts Office and South Central Community and Social Development Section invite you to come together from all corners of Dublin to celebrate creativity as we age, the mission of the Bealtaine Festival. The wonderful John Spillane will provide the soundtrack for the evening’s festivities. Be prepared to sing and dance the evening away!

Blue Heaven Barbershop Chorus is an amateur barbershop chorus formed in 1981 as the “Voice Squad”. Growing in strength and numbers since then, they have great fun performing at concerts and festivals throughout Ireland and Europe. They pride themselves on their performing ability and over the years have won Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals in the Irish Association of Barbershop Singers. Their music director is Ray Ryan. Admission free, booking essential. Date Venue

Thursday 7th May, 1pm Music Library, Central Library, ILAC Centre

Hailing from Co. Cork, John has had an incredible career spanning 33 years to date. Having sold over 100,000 albums in Ireland, John has also been awarded with two Meteor Irish Music Awards for ‘Best Act Folk’ and ‘Traditional’. His songs have been covered by many Irish folk luminaries such as Christy Moore, Sean Keane, Karan Casey, Pauline Scanlon, Solas, Mary Black and Sharon Shannon. John has sung and played music all over the globe and we are delighted to have him perform as part of this year’s Bealtaine Festival. 9

There is Nothing Like a Dame

Singing Our Cares Away Music Therapy workshop with Rachel Dempsey

The workshop Singing Our Cares Away is open to absolutely everyone, regardless of singing ability and age. Learn to sing a range of easyto-learn, uplifting and inspiring songs from all over the world. You will also learn about some ways of using the voice to reduce stress and enhance wellbeing. There will be no solo singing and you don’t need to be able to read music. Participants will learn two or three exercises to take away and try at home on a regular basis. Rachel will emphasise the fun, joy and sense of being uplifted that singing can bring. The workshop is facilitated by Rachel Dempsey of Global Harmonies. www.globalharmonies.com Admission Free. Places limited and booking is essential.

St. Agnes’ Musical Society was established in 2011 and is a part of St. Agnes’ Community Centre for Music and the Arts in Crumlin, Dublin 12. Its first productions between 2012 and 2015 have featured the musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Join the Musical Society for an enchanted evening with solos and choruses from “Oklahoma!”, “Carousel, “The King and I”, “South Pacific” and “The Sound of Music”. To book your complimentary ticket, please call T. 883 2100 Date

Wednesday 20 th May, 8pm

Venue

The Atrium, Ballymun Civic Centre, Main Street, Ballymun, Dublin 9

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Thursday 21st May, 1pm

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Music Library, Central Library, ILAC Centre

Calling all Music Enthusiasts! What type of music do you like - Classical, Folk, Jazz, World? At the click of a mouse you can now listen to your favourite pieces on demand or find out about your favourite composer. Naxos Online Music Library will allow you to do just that. Why not book a Taster Session in the Music Library, ILAC Centre any afternoon in May and the Music Library staff will show you just how easy it really is. To book a place and for further information: T. 873 4333. E. [email protected]

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Bathnight on Henrietta Street with Carnation Theatre

THEATRE

All the Bealtaine events are free unless otherwise stated. Booking Advised.

Bathnight on Henrietta Street takes place on the 24th of July, 1969. And what’s so important you might ask? Is it the fact that man is going to be landing on the moon? Is it that all of Ireland is enthralled by their TV sets as man takes one massive leap into the unknown? Not a bit of it! It’s Bathnight on Henrietta Street and that’s as big as man landing on the moon any day! There’s the water that has to be lugged up the four flights of stairs, then heated. Then there’s the tin bath and then there’s Erol to be found! And then only then, if there’s enough money in the meter, there might be a bag of chips and an hour in front of the telly, rabbit ears and all. Date Venue

Monday 11th May, 2pm Pearse Street Library

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Tuesday 12 th May, 12pm Coolock Library

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Wednesday 13th May, 11am Donaghmede Library

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Thursday 14th May, 11am

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Raheny Library

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Maeve’s House

The Games People Play

After a sell-out run at the Abbey Theatre, Eamon Morrissey’s delightful one man show returns. This beautiful story of brief encounters and shared experiences features extracts from Maeve Brennan’s writing and is a moving portrait of two artists in conversation across generations. Written and performed by Eamon Morrissey, featuring extracts from the writing of Maeve Brennan. For a special ticket price of €10 (usually €15) please book through axis’ Box Office on T. 883 2100 and quote ‘BEALTAINE’ ‘engrossing’ – New York Times ‘something that comes close to pure magic’ – Sunday Independent Date

Friday 29 th May, 8pm

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axis: Ballymun, Main Street, Ballymun, Dublin 9

Hold Your Hour and Have Another by Brendan Behan

“The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink and someone to love you” Brendan Behan, circa 1963 Join well-known stage and screen actor Vincent Smith for a unique adaptation of Behan’s 1963 work ‘Hold Your Hour and Have Another’. This staging draws upon a series of articles Behan wrote for the ‘Irish Press’ when he was broke and living in London. Producer/Director Elizabeth Tutty wants to transport the audience back to Brendan’s Dublin – a place of early houses, late nights, singing songs and beautiful and brutal language. Places are limited. For more information please contact Mary Lynch on T. 086 815 0324. Date

Monday 18th May, 7pm

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Upstairs in Harkins Pub, Echlin Street, Dublin 8

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Winner of Best New Play at the Irish Times Theatre Awards and the sell-out success of Dublin Fringe Festival, Rise Productions returns with ‘The Games People Play’, the follow-up to their international smash hit ‘Fight Night’. Described as “THE state of the nation play for the negative equity generation,” this is a radical re-working of the Tír na nÓg myth. Niamh and Oisín were sold the dream – the house, the life, the kids. But what do you do when everything you ever dreamed of still isn’t enough? One night, a series of games starts to escalate, and threatens to unravel their suburban paradise. Touching family drama meets epic Celtic mythology distilled into a Drumcondra Semi-D, presented in the trademark ‘Theatre Strong Style’ of Rise Productions. “Genuinely accomplished and imaginative…” Emer O’Grady - Sunday Independent **** Irish Theatre Magazine axis: Ballymun have a special 2-for-1 Bealtaine offer for this performance. Tickets are €15. To book please contact the box office on T. 883 2100 Date

Wednesday 27th May, 8pm

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axis: Ballymun, Main Street, Ballymun Dublin 9

Ella Young and Her World: Celtic Mythology, the Irish

Revival and the Californian Avant-Garde. By Dorothea McDowell There were many creative women – so called privileged, mostly Protestant women in the period 1860s to 1950s – who have been barely researched or written about. Ella Young was one of them - mystic, folklorist and poet.

LITERATURE

It was an exciting and dangerous time to be living during Ella’s time in Dublin (1890-1925) when Ireland was fighting for her independence. She immersed herself in idealistic and mystical dreams amongst the literary and political circles of her contempories, W. B. Yeats, George Moore and J.M.Synge. She, however, risked her own freedom daringly hiding guns for the freedom fighters, the boys as she called them, in attics and secret rooms of the houses in which she lived. She emigrated to the United States in 1925 and went on to have a dramatically different life in California which lasted over 30 years until her death. She lectured at the University of California, Berkeley, and her knowledge and enthusiasm for Celtic mythology won her a wide audience among writers and artists in California. Dorothea McDowell’s book Ella Young and Her World, is published by Academica Press (2014) Date Venue

Tuesday 12 th May, 6.30pm Rathmines Library


The Romance of the Desert with Mary Russell It’s time to swoon and sigh as Mary Russell reveals the love-life of three women who abandoned themselves to the romance of the desert. Margaret Fountaine, a prim Victorian thirtysomething, set off for the deserts of Syria in search of butterflies but found herself overwhelmed by her amorous guide. He was 24 and she 37. “He folded me in his arms and carried me across the room….” Hester Stanhope, grieving for her lost love who was killed at Corunna in 1809, she travelled to Lebanon. When shipwrecked, and having to buy a new set of clothes, she cast aside her female attire and dressed as an Arab sheikh for the rest of her life, complete with turban and dagger. And the greatest of them all, Lady Jane Digby – a scandalous woman if ever there was one – found true love in Medjuel, an unbearably handsome and chivalrous sheikh of the Syrian desert. “A letter from Medjuel”, she breathed, “and that he was coming in a few hours..I nearly fainted.” Eat your heart out Mills and Boon, these three women found themselves, in real life, drawn to the mystery of the hot deserts of the Middle East. Mary Russell, herself no stranger to the call of the desert, talks about these lovestruck women and describes the house in Damascus where Lady Jane Digby entertained her wild, desert sheikh. Date Venue

Wednesday 13th May, 6.30pm Rathmines Library

International Literature Festival Dublin Only Himself: A Tribute to Dermot Healy with Martin Hayes, Neil Jordan, Patrick McCabe and Timothy O’Grady Quotes [Dermot Healy] speaks out of a world I never knew existed ... I don’t know how he makes this world mythical, but he does. Neil Jordan When a young Dermot Healy sent some poems to Seamus Heaney, he soon received a phone call in reply. ‘Do you know how good you are?’ Heaney asked, before publishing them all. Over the next thirty years, Healy amassed an astonishing body of work celebrated for its unique voice and style: thirteen plays, five collections of poetry, an acclaimed memoir, The Bend for Home, and five novels, including A Goat’s Song, often cited as “one of the great Irish novels of recent times” (The Guardian). In this special tribute, Timothy O’Grady in collaboration with ILF Dublin gathers leading writers, Patrick McCabe, Neil Jordan, Anne Haverty, Roddy Doyle, Kevin Barry and Anthony Cronin – to reflect on one of the most original voices in Irish writing. Featuring music from Martin Hayes and friends, Only Himself is a unique celebration of the writer’s life and work. Brought to you by Dublin City Council Arts Office, in association with Bealtaine / Age and Opportunity and Poetry Ireland. Date

Sunday 24th May, 8pm

Venue

O’Reilly Theatre, Great Denmark Street, Dublin 1

Tickets: €15 / 12.50 www.ilfdublin.com

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Tales from the Tenements An afternoon of story, laughter and craic about Dublin in the rare auld times, presented by Michael Keogh. Audience participation is encouraged so don’t be shy! Come along and have a cuppa and enjoy tales of a bygone era. For more information please contact Mary Lynch on T. 086 815 0324. Date

Friday 15th May, 10am – 12pm

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Community Room, Canal Way Educate Together National School, Basin Lane, Dublin 8

Mansion House Memory Project: Share your memory with us

LOCAL HISTORY

What is your favourite memory of the Mansion House?

The Mansion House’

Have you been to a concert, a craft fair, a reception or a ball?

You may have visited the live animal crib with your children, or witnessed a Freedom of the City conferral ceremony on the Forecourt. Whatever your memory, please join us to share your photos and stories as part of The Mansion House programme to celebrate 300 years as the official Mayoral residence and a cornerstone in Dublin city. Dublin City Public Libraries will bring the Library Learning Bus to the Mansion House to record the marvellous way Dubliners can tell tales and to scan your photographs. Soak up the atmosphere of this splendid residence of Dublin’s first citizen by going on a tour of the magnificent building. A guided tour will take place at 11am (places are limited - advance booking essential) and the house will be open from 12pm to 4pm for walk-through viewings. For further information and booking please contact the Mansion House. T. 222 6200. E. [email protected]


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Saturday 23rd May and Wednesday 27th May from 10.30am to 4.30pm

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Library Learning Bus, Mansion House Forecourt, Dawson Street, Dublin 2 15

The Secrets in Dublin’s Placenames

Dublin is a fascinating city with a proud and long history. But did you know that this history can be told through the place and street names that are so familiar to us on a daily basis? So if you would like to know the origins of say Dame Street or Fishamble Street, or if you have ever wondered how Marrowbone Lane was thus named, The Secrets in Dublin’s Placenames may provide some answers. Join historian Cathy Scuffil for what is sure to be an interesting morning. For more information please contact Mary Lynch on T. 086 815 0324. Date

Friday 1st May, 10am

Venue

St. Catherine’s (CORE) Church, Thomas Street, Dublin 8

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The Theatre Royal by Conor Doyle

A trip down memory lane remembering Dublin’s long lost Theatre Royal. Memories and stories of the Irish and International performers who have appeared on this famous stage, family and friends of people who worked there and more importantly Dubliners who were patrons. Supported by the Irish Theatre Archive, Dublin City Archives. www.dublincityarchives.ie Date Venue

Tuesday 12 th May, 6.30pm Pembroke Library

CoisCéim Broadreach and Dublin City Council Present FEAST ON DANCE DROP IN AND DANCE Dance classes and performance project open to everyone aged 50+ We invite you to come and dance to all kinds of fabulous music from Bach to Beyoncé. Practise easy and relaxing exercises and create new dance sequences to keep you fit, flexible and active. Work with professional choreographers and take part in some stylish choreography on the theme of food and feast, and if you wish, perform in the end celebration FEAST ON DANCE | THE MAIN COURSE. Come on your own or bring a friend - no experience is necessary, all welcome! DROP IN DANCE CLASSES PRICE PER CLASS €3

DANCE

All class participants are invited to perform in FEAST ON DANCE | THE MAIN COURSE as part of the Bealtaine Festival 2015, should they so choose. Directed by choreographer Philippa Donnellan, the performance is inspired by extravagant culinary traditions, both past and present, and is set to be a grand and lively social occasion - a rich and savoury choreographic feast of dance accompanied by some of the finest classical music of all time. If you have a taste for dance – invite your friends and family to the performance at City Hall on Thursday 28 May 2015 at 3pm and 6pm. There will be one rehearsal for performers on Tuesday 26 May at Our Lady’s Hall, Mourne Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12. Date

Tue 31 Mar, 7, 14, 21, 28 Apr, 5, 12, 19 May, 11am – 12.15pm

Venue

Evergreen Centre, Terenure Road North, Terenure, Dublin 6

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Tue 31 Mar, 7, 14, 21, 28 Apr, 5, 12, 19 May, 2.30pm – 3.45pm

Venue Ballyfermot Sport and Fitness Centre Blackditch Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10


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Wed 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Apr, 6, 13, 20 May, 11am – 12.15pm

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Ballybough Community Centre, 49 Ballybough Road, Ballybough, Dublin 3 17

Creaking

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Thurs 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 April, 7, 14, 21 May, 11am – 12.15pm

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St. Finbarrs GAA Club, Fassaugh Avenue, Cabra, Dublin 7

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Thurs 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 April, 7, 14, 21 May, 2pm – 3.15pm

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Santry Community Resource Centre Donville Court, Santry, Dublin 9

A Dance Theatre Workshop Creaking is a workshop for the young at heart. Bring your stories, memories, recent or otherwise, of scoring that goal, dancing your socks off, running or walking, trekking through the countryside, swimming or working the land, we want to hear from you!

For further information contact [email protected] or T. 878 0558

FEAST ON DANCE | THE MAIN COURSE is a partnership project between CoisCéim Broadreach and Dublin City Council Arts, Sport and Recreation and Community Development Sectors.

Join Noelle Brown actor/ writer and guest dancer/ ‘Creaking’ choreographer in a very special workshop where YOU are the focus and where you may want to get a little bit physical. Brought to you by Dublin City Council Arts Office. Places are limited and must be booked in advance. Please call Niamh on T. 883 2123 Date

Wednesday 13th May from 10.30am – 12pm

Venue The Donnycarney/Beaumont Local Care Centre, St. John’s Court, Malahide Road, Donnycarney, Dublin 3

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Date Venue

Thursday 21st May from 11am – 1pm Walkinstown Library, Percy French Road, Dublin 12

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Monday 25th May from 10am – 12pm

Venue

Cherry Orchard Family Resource Centre, The Bungalow, 28 Elmdale Drive, Cherry Orchard, Dublin 10

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Monday 25th May from 2.30pm – 4.30pm St. Helena’s Resource Centre, St. Helena’s Road, Finglas, Dublin 11

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Tuesday 26th May from 10.30am – 12.30pm

Venue

Marewood Court, Ballymun, Dublin 11

Access Cinema Bealtaine Film Tour Modern Film THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY

Director: Lasse Hallström / USA / 2014 / 117 minutes / Certificate : PG Cast : Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Dayal, Charlotte Le Bon Hassan Kadam (Manish Dayal) is a culinary ingénue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch.

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When Hassan and his family, led by Papa (Om Puri), move to a quaint village in the South of France with the grand plan of opening an Indian restaurant in the picturesque countryside, they are undeterred by the fact that only 100 feet opposite stands a Michelin starred classical French eatery. However upon encountering the icy proprietress, Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren), the Kadam family realise they may have bitten off more than they can chew. “…With its picture-postcard setting and mouth watering Indian and French delicacies, The HundredFoot Journey is a film designed to comfort.” - The Hollywood Reporter


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Thursday 7th May, 2.30pm

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Ballyfermot Library

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Raheny Library

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Friday 8th May, 12.30pm (No booking required - first come basis and doors will open at 12.15pm)

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Central Library 19

Classic Film THE QUIET MAN

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Monday 11th May, 2.30pm

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Donaghmede Library

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Walkinstown Library

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Tuesday 12th May, 4pm

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Cabra Library

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Inchicore Library

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Wednesday 20th May, 10.45am

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Charleville Mall Library

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Thursday 21st May, 7pm

Venue:

Bluebell Community Centre, Bluebell Road, Dublin 12 To book or for more information please contact Fran O’Shea on T. 087 697 5679

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axis: Ballymun, Main Street, Ballymun, Dublin 9 This film screening is free but tickets must be booked in advance via axis’ Box Office on T. 883 2100

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Rathmines Library

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Thursday 28 May, 5.30pm

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Pearse St. Library

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Director: John Ford / USA / 1952 / 129 minutes / Certificate : G

Cast : John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Victor McLaglen, Barry Fitzgerald Almost twenty years in the making, The Quiet Man was arguably the most personal film of director John Ford’s long and illustrious career as well as one of his great achievements. Humorous, romantic, lively, endearing and lovingly photographed on location in Ireland. Cork Film Festival 2010 “The Quiet Man remains as romantic and enjoyable as when it originally came out.” - BBC Films Date


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Cabra Library

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Ballyfermot Library

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Friday 15th May, 12.30pm (No booking required - first come basis and doors will open at 12.15pm)

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Central Library

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Donaghmede Library

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Walkinstown Library

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Inchicore Library

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Saturday 23rd May, 7pm

Venue

Our Lady’s Hall, Mourne Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12

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Wednesday 27th May, 10.45am

Venue

Charleville Mall Library

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Wednesday 27th May, 3.00pm

Venue

Rathmines Library

Booking is recommended for most library events. Contact the relevant library: •

Ballyfermot Library, T. 6269324. E. [email protected]

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Ballymun Library, T. 8421890. E. [email protected]

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Cabra Library, T. 8691414. E. [email protected]

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Central Library, T. 8734333. E. [email protected]

Saturday Film Screenings – The Hugh Lane,

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E. [email protected] • •

9 May at 11am and 2pm The Art of Henry Moore 16 May at 11am and 2pm Sean Scully - Why this, not that? 23 May at 11am and 2pm Rodin - The Sculptors’ View

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Tuesdays 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th May, 11.30 – 1pm

Venue

St. Joseph’s Co - Ed Primary School, East Wall Road, East Wall, Dublin 3

Donaghmede Library, T. 8482833. E. [email protected]

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Drumcondra Library, T. 8377206. E. [email protected]

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Dublin City Library and Archive. T. 6744873. E. [email protected]

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Finglas Library. T. 8344906. E. [email protected]

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Devised and facilitated by Aoife Giles, this project will get participants thinking about the process of storytelling and filmmaking by creating their own “micro movies” from photographs and their own script. Digital storytelling combines the pleasures of learning, selfexpression, reflection and creativity with the practical skills needed to use digital technology and the internet. Participants can develop, explore and record their own stories about something ‘close to their hearts’. Some experience using computers is a bonus, but is not a requirement and all are welcome to join us. Brought to you by Dublin City Council Arts Office.

Dolphin’s Barn Library, T. 4540681. E. [email protected]

30 May at 11am and 2pm The Art of Francis Bacon

Digital Storytelling

Coolock Library, T. 8477781. E. [email protected]

FREE

2 May at 11am and 2pm Impressionist Painting 1850 - 1900

Charleville Mall Library, T. 8749619.

Inchicore Library, T. 4533793. E. [email protected]

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Kevin St. Library – currently closed for necessary structural work.

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Marino Library, T. 8336297. E. [email protected]

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Pearse St. Library, T. 6744888. E. [email protected]

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Pembroke Library, T. 6689575. E. [email protected]

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Phibsboro’ Library, T. 8304341. E. [email protected]

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Raheny Library, T. 8315521. E. [email protected]

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Rathmines Library, T. 4973539. E. [email protected]

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Ringsend Library, T. 6680063. E. [email protected]

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Terenure Library, T. 4907035. [email protected]

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Walkinstown Library, T. 4558159. [email protected]

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For Further Information This programme is brought to you by Dublin City Council Arts Office, Dublin City Public Libraries, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane and Dublin City Council Parks and Landscape Services in collaboration with colleagues across Dublin City Council.

Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane For further information on the Hugh Lane’s programme for Bealtaine please contact Síle McNulty-Goodwin, Curator of Education on T. 222 5558. www.hughlane.ie/education

Dublin City Public Libraries For information on events in Dublin City Libraries for Bealtaine please check our website at www.dublincitypubliclibraries.ie or contact your local library.

Dublin City Council Parks and Landscape Services For information on events in Dublin City Parks for Bealtaine please contact Mary Weir on T. 222 3302

Dublin City Council Arts Office For further information on the Dublin City Council Arts Office programme for Bealtaine please contact T. 222 5455 or T. 883 2123. www.dublincitycouncil.ie/ recreationandculture/artsoffice Dublin City Council Arts Office Bealtaine events were programmed by Niamh Fitzpatrick for axis: Ballymun.

Dublin City Council would like to thank all our partners along with the groups and individuals associated with our Bealtaine Programme 2015. www.dublincity.ie