Letterkenny

Culture Night 2011. Letterkenny, County Donegal

 

Friday  September 23^rd.   6.00pm – 11.00pm.

 

In common with other participating towns and cities across the country, the Culture Night programme in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal  will concentrate on highly accessible, FREE OF CHARGE, family friendly events.

 

The programme will centre around Donegal County Museum, the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny Town Park, Port na Fáilte Intercultural Resource Centre, the County Donegal VEC Music Education Service , Donegal County Council’s Heritage and Archives Services, An Grianán Theatre, The Artworks, Create-a-link Artists Studios & ArtCo Gallery, Redmond Herrity’s Letterkenny Sculptural Centre, Donegal Youth Service @ The LOFT and the County Library Service at The Central Library Letterkenny

venue 1 ‘LOINNIR’ Sculpture Trail  at Letterkenny Town Park

6.00pm – 10.00pm

Following last year’s tremendous success, the magical Loinnir, Gaeltacht atrists’ collective An Cosán Glas’ trail of temporary, illuminated sculptural works, returns to Letterkenny Town Park.  The project has been happening in various locations throughout North and West Donegal since 1995 and features works by leading Donegal Gaeltacht artists Deirdre Ní Bhraonáin, Ewan Berry, Seamus ó Cinnéide, Annjo Nic Ghiolla Cheara, Mícheál Mac Pháidín, Caoimhín Mac Aoidh, Billy Wynter, Leanne McLaughlin, Jim Osborne, Anne McGill, Aoife Valley and Redmond Herrity.

venue 2 Donegal County Museum

High Road  Tel. 074 9124613

‘Round the House and Mind the Dresser  6.00pm –10.00pm

This exciting travelling exhibition, on loan from Cavan County Museum, gives visitors an opportunity to learn more about the story of Irish Traditional Music, Song and Dance, from the 1700’s until the present day. A section of the Exhibition space showcases the history of the tradition in Donegal.

Regarded worldwide as a vibrant example of a ‘living’ tradition, its journey from its humble roots in the homes of rural Ireland to its international influences today defines it as an animated and evolving cultural phenomenon.   The exhibition uses historic and contemporary photographs and texts to tell this story along with displays of the instruments and other items associated with the tradition.

Especially for Culture Night, the exhibition will be suitably animated by a session with members of the Letterkenny branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí éireann, commencing at 8.00pm.

venue 3 REGIONAL CULTURAL CENTRE

 

Covehill Port Road  (behind an Grianán theatre )  Tel. 074 9129186

‘this then’ – a Locky Morris retrospective exhibition

An exhibition of works – from the 19802 to the present day – by Derry artist Locky Morris who is probably best known in Donegal for his large-scale public art works, such as Polestar in Letterkenny.

Hands-On Childrens’ Art Room

Responding to its on-going ‘this then’ exhibition, the Regional Cultural Centre has created a large-scale, Hands-On Art Room where children and families can make their own artworks in the style of Locky Morris and experiment with a range of art processes to produce their own masterpieces.

Landmarks

Landmarks is a participatory, international art project organised by the Inishowen-based North-55 visual art initiative. Working with artist Roderick Sauls from District Six in Cape Town,  project participants used archival research, photography and film to connect the current realities of living of the Derry /Donegal border area with those of life in post-apartheid South Africa.  

 

 

venue 4  An Grianán Theatre 7.00pm – Late Tel. 074 9120777

LET’S CABARET!

What exactly is the Crash Cabaret? A choice concoction of music, performance, spoken word, magic (of the theatrical variety), madness and a sprinkle of mayhem, all in the name of Old Fashioned Live Entertainment. For this unmissable FREE Culture Night edition of The Crash Cabaret, An Grianán Theatre is delighted to present not ONE but TWO Crash Cabaret spectaculars !

7.00pm – 9.00pm  An Crash Óg, with MC John Ruddy presenting the cream of young talent, including The Phat Kidz, Kyle O’Neill, Lelia Keeney and more.

10.00pm – Late. MC Derek O’Connor takes the reins for another night of complete Crash Cabaret chaos presenting a smorgasbord of local artistes, including Rainy Boy Sleep, with Dessie Gallagher and Micheal McGinty,  for your delectation.

venue 5  Port na Fáilte Intercultural Resource and Drop-In Centre

Port House  Station Roundabout  Port Road  6.00 – 10.00pm

Tel. 074 9126550    E.   k.white@donegalcoco.ie

Following on last year’s tremendously successful evening, the Port na Fáilte Centre is once again the venue for a special International Cultural Programme of Music and Song, Visual Art and Dance, devised and presented by members of Letterkenny’s new African, Indian, Asian and European communities. Song and dance in a Bollywood style by members of the town’s Indian community, classical music from Japan and an open invitation to participate in a traditional origami workshop, a programme of African cultural displays, samples of food from all over the world and special carnival and circus performers for the children.

venue 6  ROSS Fine Art Gallery

Port Road   6.00 –10.00pm  Tel. 074 9168605  e. info@rossfineart.ie

Visitors to Letterkenny’s specialist contemporary art gallery can enjoy paintings, drawings and sculptures by leading Irish and international artists including Sean Scully, Louis le Brocquy, Antoni Tapies, Jo Ellen Brydon, Derek Hill, Trudie Mooney, Michael Mulcahy, Janet Ross, Wolfram Stumpf, Melita Denaro, Heidi Nguyen, Pamela Manson and many more.

venue 7  Letterkenny Womens Centre 7.00pm – 10.00pm

Port Road   Tel. 074 9124985   E. womenscentrelkenny@eircom.net

www.lwc.ie

Its Open House night at Letterkenny Womens Centre where all are invited to view an Exhibition of Artworks created by participants in the Centre’s recent art classes, enjoy an informal programme of Poetry Readings and find out about the wide range of services provided by Letterkenny Womens Centre. Tea, coffee and light refreshments will be served.

venue 8  The Artworks

Port Road  7.00 – 10.00pm  Tel. 074 9125073

Special outdoor screening of short films, animations and video works by Daniel McGarrigle, Anthony Nicholson, Kevin McGarrigle,

Sarah Lewtas, Ian Gordon, Joan Murray, Paul Rooney and more..

venue 9   The LOFT LK Youth Project & Health Advice Café

16-18 Port Road www.donegalyouthservice.ie/loft

The LOFT is a community-based resource managed by Donegal Youth Service and Foróige, providing a broad range of activities and developmental programmes for young people. There is a strong emphasis on cultural activities, reflecting the exceptional talents and aptitude of local teenagers in the areas of music, visual art , drama and film-making in particular. The LOFT Café acts as a focal point for much of this creativity through its workspaces, IT and other specialist facilities, training programmes, regular Friday night band nights, film nights etc.

Culture Night at The LOFT will feature Live Music from 7.00pm with a host of local teenage performers.

venue 10  Dermot Donohue Photographic Studios

Port Road   6.00pm –10.00pm Tel. 074 9121125

An Exhibition of New Works by Dermot Donohue.

venue 11  Gallery 4 Geraldine Hannigan

4 Port Road  6.00pm -  10.00pm  Tel. 074 9125312

Exhibition featuring Gallery artists – including designer goldsmith Geraldine Hannigan, Christy Keeney, Brian O’Doherty,  Taj Bell and New Work from Beryl and Gerard Buchannan of Crow Pottery, Glencolmcille.

venue 12  Universal Bookshop

Church Lane 8.00pm –10.00pm Tel. 074 9161869

Readings with Brian Smeaton & Friends (8.00pm), Music and Refreshments. All Welcome.

venue 13    ‘Living History’ Walking Tour of Letterkenny

Meet at  St. Eunan’s Cathedral  6.00 pm & 8.00pm

Donegal County Museum in association with RM Tours and

Blue Eagle Productions.  Tel. 074 9124613

Donegal County Museum in association with Fáilte Ireland and Letterkenny 400 presents 2 free walking tours of Letterkenny. You are invited to come along to learn more about the history of Letterkenny in a special, ‘Living History’ walking tour of the town.   Along the way you will see a dramatisation of a typical scene from the old Hiring Fair in Letterkenny Market Square and you will be ‘welcomed’ to the Letterkenny Workhouse ( now the

County Museum ) by the Master and Matron.

venue 14  The Central Library   6.00pm – 10.00pm

Oliver Plunkett Road   Tel. 074 9124950 www.donegallibrary.ie

The Central Library presents a rich programme of Storytelling and Exhibitions on a European theme and invites you explore the treasures within their Local Studies Department.

 

‘Away with The Fairies’ : Storytelling by Sancho Gallilei 6.00pm &  7.30pm.

A whirlwind performance of wild and witty anecdotes from the Celtic twilight zone.  Many of these stories have regional variations from Milford to Moscow, and Sancho will relate this Irish folklore to the European tradition and connect it with tales from the continent

The Bisto Children’s Book of the Year Exhibition 1990-2010

In 1990, the first Bisto Award was given to Tom McCaughren by Childrens Books Ireland (CBI)  for his ‘Run Free’ trilogy. Now, to mark 20 years of the awards, CBI has put together a small exhibition, which contains details and images of all the winners to-date and is accompanied by a special Bisto Ballot Box, so that visitors  – both young and old -  can Vote for their Favourite Bisto Book of the past twenty years.

‘Equality- Dare to Dream the Impossible !

An exhibition sponsored by the EU Direct Centre, Letterkenny and the EU Commission in Ireland.

Can you imagine a world with no poverty, where every person felt enabled and empowered to live a good life ? We owe the equalities we have now to men and women who dreamt impossible dreams.  This exhibition relates this message through powerful imagery.

venue 15  The PictureHouse ( formerly Christeph Gallery )

Convent Road   6.00 –10.00pm  Tel. 074 9126411

Group Exhibition featuring Gallery Artists – including Brian McDaid, Joan Murray,  Maria Noonan McDermot, Dolores Dunleavy, Ray McDermot, Michael McCarthy, Mantas Poderys and Johnny Boyle.

Also…Lights ! Camera ! Say Cheese ! Create your own Portraits of best friends and family in a Professional Photographer’s Studio !  Bring your own camera along to Brian McDaid’s new photographic studio at The PictureHouse and Brian will advise you how create a treasured photo under the lights, the way the professionals do !

venue 16  Redmond Herrity’s Letterkenny sculpture Centre

venue 17  Create a Link Artists Studios

venue 18  ArtCo Gallery

Pearse Road ( behind Charley’s Café & McKendrick House )

7.00pm –10.30pm   Tel.  074 9168745

 

Tel. 085.1682517 redmondherrity@yahoo.com  www.redmondherrity.com

Tory Island Night @ The Sculpture Centre

There will be exhibitions of New Work ( and live music ! ) by the Tory Island Painters, Redmond Herrity and Christy Keeney at Letterkenny Sculpture Centre and by the Create-A-Link Artists and Friends at The ArtCo Gallery from 7.00pm plus special Mask Decorating Workshops for children and artists’ demonstrations by Liam Logue (potter), Mary Roynane, James McManus and Philip Mackey in the Create A Link Studios, throughout the evening.

venue 19  Ace of Arts

Pearse Road  6.00pm –10.00pm Tel. 074 9129175

Exhibition featuring Gallery artists – including Marie Mullan, Marvin Baldemor, Anna Kennedy, Charley McGinley, Hugh Boyce, Eve O’Connor, Kate Doogan, Gay O’Toole, Stephen Bennett and Johnny Boyle.

More Games @ Bar Rouge, The Grill

More Games , Bar Rouge, The Grill

11.30am – late

Late night psycedelia, art house rock to cultronica.

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 Donegal County Council and Letterkenny Town Council.

Culture Night in Letterkenny is co-ordinated by Donegal County Council Cultural Services Department and presented in association with Letterkenny Town Council.

Further Information

The Arts Office, Donegal County Council,

c/o Donegal County Library, Rosemount Lane, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal

Tel. 074 9121968  E. traolach@donegalcoco.ie