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THE PUBLIC WILL tonight get a once-a-year opportunity to visit a host of museums, galleries, churches, historic houses, artist’s studios and cultural centres – free of charge.
The year, Culture Night will see a record 34 towns, cities, counties and islands offer a night of cultural discovery for all ages.
Check out some of the regional highlights…
Cork
A limited number of attendees will be welcomed to a ‘secret cinema’ at Corona Cork Film Festival HQ and enjoy an intimate audience experience with a local filmmaker who will introduce their film. Screenings: 6pm, 7pm, 8pm. Email: culturenight@corkfilmfest.org to enquire about space.
The Cosmos at the Castle exhibit at CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory will be open to the public from 6-9pm, and Cork Astronomy Club will guide visitors in stargazing at nightfall from 8.30-10.00pm.
Image: brianfuller6385/Flickr/Creative Commons
Waterford
Theatre-lovers in Waterford are in for a treat tonight: some of the city’s best up-and-coming talent will be featured in Loose Screw Theatre Company‘s staging of two thought-provoking productions at Blackfriars at 6pm (not to be missed!). Meanwhile, the Theatre Royal and Waterford Youth Arts will open their doors to the public for airs fairs and drama workshops.
Central Hall Studios will host an exciting mixed-media exhibition featuring a range of work by local artists, with video installations and live performance by Mixile and Maryam Bash and accompanying visuals by David Kelly – 9.30pm till late.
Image: Molotov Ape/Loose Screw Theatre Company
Limerick
University Concert Hall, in association with Olive Cowper, is bringing opera to Limerick city centre for Culture Night – with a performers set to delight with arias from Carmen, La Boheme, Don Giovanni and Samspon & Delilah. Opera Works will take place at the Hunt Museum at 6.30pm, 7.30pm and 8.30pm (25 minute recitals).
A night of music and poetry will take place in the Thatched Heritage Centre at Lough Gur tonight, with the evening’s entertainment featuring a number of local artists. No need to book, events take place from 7.30 – 9pm. More details can be found at www.loughgur.com.
Image: The Hunt Museum Limerick/Facebook
Galway
Galway Dance Project will host An Evening of Dance, Movement and Spoken Word at Galway City Library tonight, featuring short performances and screenings of work produced by some of the city’s contemporary dancers. A dance workshop will also be included, culminating in a specially devised piece exploring the forms of dance and spoken word. Galway City Library, St. Augustine St. Galway, 6-9pm
A night of Irish dance and music including sean nos and set dancing will be hosted by Duniry & District Active Retirement Association. This family-friendly night welcomes one and all to come along - refreshments will be served. Duniry Night of Music & Dance 8.00pm – midnight, at Duniry Community Centre.
Image: Plashing Vole/Flickr/Creative Commons
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The what’s in it for me party
I think that’s called Fine Gael or is it Finns Fail
Think I’d give my first preference to the sex party and my second to the hemp party. Glad to see they’ve formed a coalition. They need to get the Rock n Roll party involved and they could really shake things up
Mandatory voting?! What a terrible idea forcing the uniterested and uninformed to cast a vote
There was no problem getting the uninformed to vote in the UK last week
its a shame they didn’t have it in the uk last week, it might have changed things. nothing wrong with making it compulsary tweety, it gets people to think about what they are voting for. not like last weeks nonsense..immigrant this and that. what absolute waffle.
Uninterested and uninformed is just another way of saying lazy ***** who couldnt be arsed voting. I’m all in favour of mandatory voting if it means those that arent bothered voting get fined.
Compulsory voting just means people will turn up and spoil their votes. #dumbaussies
Compulsory voting means uninformed people get to vote, often parroting what the tabloid media is crapping on about. It also means issues can be made up/ overstated to garner votes – for example Tony Abbotts ‘stop the boats’ bullshite and off shore processing for refugees ( far more refugees in Australia arrive in planes than boats, but you can’t make as big a noise about that).
The tabloid media has far too much power because of compulsory voting, and that means Murdoch and Packer pretty much control the country
Cool I’ll go for Brexit
that flux party voting app thing could be the future. one of the great problems is that when we elect our politicians they then have a five year mandate with free reign to do what ever the hell they want. this app would really give people an ongoing say in massive decisions (eg burining unsecured bondholders) that are currently out of our hands.
I couldn’t see any of our political mob as Sex Party material! Now the Flux Party sounds sorta familiar alright!
Joan burton
Boris was rumoured to be running for the sex party, but he pulled out too early.
They should join forces and call themselves ‘The All Night Party’.
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