Free Events - Clare Culture Night (Ennis)

Lady Chatterton

To mark Clare Culture Night, Clare Arts Office have organised a number of free events to celebrate. My five year old is a massive fan of the Gruffalo so we will definitely be going to that.

Clare Culture Night 2011- Ennis events

Date: 23/09/11
Location: Various, County wide

Admission: Admission is FREE to all events but please check with venues in advance as places may be limited.
Description:
Áras Contae an Chláir: Guided Tours

Venue: Clare County Council Offices - 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Set back from New Road, the dramatic shape of the stone clad Council Chamber and the sharp inclined south wall of the main office block frame the front landscaped plaza forming a new civic space for Ennis. The arresting building was designed by Henry J. Lyons & Partners Architects. See the building in action during the course of a normal working day.

European Architecture Students Assembly (EASA) 2011 Irish Entry

Venue: Clare County Council Offices, Council Chamber, 1:45 p.m. and 4:45 p.m.
The European Architecture Students Assembly (EASA) is an exposition event where students from every European country meet to collaborate in the design and build of pavilions that challenge traditional uses of materials and building typologies.
Hear Kieran Donnellan, a Graduate of Architecture from Newmarket-on-Fergus, describe the 2011 Irish entry.

The Gruffalo and Friends

Venue: The Pop-up Playhouse, Friar's Walk Carpark 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Ages: 3-6 years, Duration: 50 mins
Music in the Glen present an interactive live music show centered on the classic story of the cunning mouse and the scariest beast in the forest… the Gruffalo. The show includes other classic songs and stories and takes place in The Pop-up Playhouse, a Spiegeltent for the 21st century.

The Poulnabroune Bouncy Dolmen

Venue: The Pop-up Playhouse, Friar’s Walk Carpark, Ennis
The Poulnabrone Bouncy Dolmen by Jim Ricks is a monumental inflatable sculpture designed for members of the public, of all ages, to interact with. It is a replica, at twice the scale, of the famous 6,000 year old megalithic portal tomb of the same name.

Clare Museum - Guided tours

Venue: Clare Museum - 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
The Riches of Clare - its people, places, treasures - occupies two galleries of the Clare Museum. The displays comprise a large loan of artifacts of Clare provenance from the National Museum of Ireland, the de Valera Museum collection, and artifacts collected locally.

Clare Music Makers' String Quartet

Venue: The Old Ground Hotel – 4:00 p.m.
A wonderful opportunity for Ennis classical music enthusiasts to see and hear the enormous talent being nurtured in their own community.

Ennis Walking Tours and Clare Youth Theatre

Venue: Clare Museum - 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
A guide will lead you through the atmospheric streets of the town, while revealing the intriguing characters and stories that shaped its history with the help of Clare Youth Theatre.

The Midnight Court presented by Ground Up Artists Collective

Venue: The Great Hall, Templegate Hotel - 6:30 p.m.
Enter our fairy court as a judge presides over the case where the sexes battle it out; airing their opinions and complaints about marriage and relationships. Written by Brian Merriman, adapted by GUAC. GUAC present an art exhibition in the foyer of the Great Hall.

Night at the Museum - Film (PG 108 mins)

Venue: Clare Museum – 7:30 p.m.
A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc. See it in the unique setting of your very own museum, for one night only.

The Secret of Kells - Film (PG 75 mins)

Venue: The Pop-Up Playhouse, Friar's Walk Car Park 7:30 p.m.
Magic, fantasy and Celtic mythology come together in a riot of colour that dazzle the eyes in a sweeping story about the power of imagination and faith to carry humanity through dark times. Academy Award Nominee 2010 – Best animated feature.

J.M. Synge’s 'The Aran Islands' – A Dramatic Recital

Venue: De Valera Public Library - 7:30 p.m.
Between 1898 and 1901, J.M. Synge spent 4 months on Inishmaan. From the diary and notebooks he kept while there, he composed his volume, 'The Aran Islands'. Written and directed by Eamon Grennan, performed by Tegolin Knowland and Sean Coyne.

Cherish the Ladies - Country Crossroads Tour

Venue: Glór, 8:00 p.m.
With their unique blend of virtuosi instrumental talents, beautiful vocals and stunning step dancing, this powerhouse group combines all the facets of Irish traditional culture and puts it forth in an immensely humorous and entertaining package. Backstage tours available in early evening. Early booking advised - (065) 684 3103.

The Really Truly Joyful Ennis Gospel Choir

Venue: The Rowan Tree Hostel Balcony, 9:30 p.m.
The Really Truly Joyful Gospel Choir celebrate their 6th birthday with their Across the Waters performance from the Rowan Tree Hostel. Viewing from the bridge and Abbey Street Car Park.

For further information contact:
Siobhán Mulcahy
County Arts Office
County Library
Mill Road
Ennis
County Clare
Telephone: (065) 6899091
Mobile: arts@clarelibrary.ie

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Web: www.facebook.com/pages/Clare-Arts-Office/256537859094#!/pages/Clare-Culture-Night/257374604277319

Jim Martin

Went to the event in The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon last night and had a wonderful evening of storytelling, songs, local history...........and..........the best of all - a demonstration of a sheep being sheared the old way - with hand clippers. There are very few people around in Ireland who are able to do this now! The shearing was done most skilfully and the sheep was perfectly at home and relaxed throughout and didn't seem to mind being in a room with many people watching! While this was going on a lady was spinning wool with a hand spindle. Pure magic!