Culture Night 2009 Thread: 25/09/09

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I did one on this last year and remember a good response, so its that time
of year again where cities open up galleries and venues free for the citizenry
and good craic is had by all. I went to Poetry Ireland last year and shall do
so again this year. I put a quick note on the bloggie describing the evening,
later I heard from friends who'd gone to other events that sounded good also.
So I am hoping to Tweet the evening and hope a few others get out and
tell people what's happening.

Culture Night Blog: Culture Night- welcome to dublin culture night
Poetry Ireland Calendar: Poetry Ireland | What's On | Calendar

Last year's event was an open mic event down at the Unitarian church
in St Stephen's Gree, a regular PI venue , there was a marathon and motley
selection of the notorious and new in poetics. It was an excellent evening
with a good variety of magazines and books available to audience members
and assorted readers. The lads down at PI have decided to repeat the
programme structure again this year with a seven minute reading slot allocated
on a first come first serve basis from 6pm-11pm.

*all Welcome*

Anyone can add events in here if they want to.

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shouldn't let the fact that Cullen launched an attack on writers get in the way of a good evening, mostly our government
haven't got beyond the Disney level of reading yet:

Martin Cullen has cut funding to two Writer's Centres.

[MauriceColgan]

Thanks dot.

There is a John McCormack exhibition at the National Museum Collins Barracks from now till Christmas.

The great Irish tenor deserves our attention.

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Originally Posted by MauriceColgan

Thanks dot.

There is a John McCormack exhibition at the National Museum Collins Barracks from now till Christmas.

The great Irish tenor deserves our attention.

Hi Maurice,

There's some maps on this blog and quite a lot of venues will be advertising during the week:

Culture Night- welcome to dublin culture night

[MauriceColgan]

Originally Posted by dot

Hi Maurice,

There's some maps on this blog and quite a lot of venues will be advertising during the week:

Culture Night- welcome to dublin culture night

Thanks again dot. More reading to do. ;-)

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anyone doing anything in Dublin or one of the other participating cities ?

[Captain Con O'Sullivan]

Can't thank the OP for some reason but thanks anyway (and Maurice for the Count reference &update).

Whatever about NAMA, Lisbon and thieves in the Dail nobody can steal that kind of appreciation from us.

I hope!

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best done pedestrian style and mingling. it was great craic last year. l liked Ulick doing his thing down at the Unitarian = Poetry lreland open mic venue.

[aggressivesecularist]

Did I see Eamon Dunphy and wazzername got married there yesterday?

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l said *culture night*. its a beautiful church. great acoustics and excellent readings venue. Maps in comments above ^