THE BEST OF THIS WEEK’S DUBLIN EVENTS- WEEK COMMENCING 19.11.18

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Welcome to my weekly Dublin events posts, published every single Sunday sharing the best things happening around the city each week. I really hope you enjoy them.

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My top picks of events happening in Dublin this week:

Monday

Event– Festive Baking & Cooking Class

Location- Airfield Estate, Dundrum

Description- Over two evenings you will learn how to bake delicious Christmas treats with celebrity chef Shane Smith from Overends Kitchen bakery and how to prepare some festive accompaniments with one of our senior chefs from Overends Kitchen Bernie.

Cost- €70 for two evenings

Time- 19.00

Children’s event– Mumba Dance Castleknock Community Centre 

Location- Castleknock Community Centre

Description- Dance, Bond and have fun with your little one. Loose te weight without even knowing it. If your little one loves the Rhythm then come along and waltz, rumba, cha cha or even Bollywood with your little one. (0-3yrs). No Mats, No Shoes, No Toys, No Fuss…. Just bring yourself and don’t forget the baby!

No Dance Experience required. Rock and Sway with your little one TODAY. Be ready to feel young again.

Cost- €60 for the full 6 week course

Time- 10.30

Tuesday

Event– Winter Showcase

Location- Bewley’s Cafe, Grafton Street

Description- We invite you to come and join us for an evening of performances by DU Dance, DU Music, Trinity College Singers & Trinity Musical Theatre Society with the backdrop of the elegance and grandeur of the newly refurbished Bewleys Cafe, Grafton Street.

Location: Bewleys Cafe, Second Floor.

Dress code- Festive Cocktail.

7.30pm- Doors Open & Wine Reception begins.

7.50pm – Doors close.

8pm -Performances begin.

Cost- €10 – Entry to Performances, Wine reception & Afters

Time- 19.30

Children’s event– An Evening With Ariel Posen (All Ages)

Location- Musicmaker, 29 Exchequer Street

Description- Musicmaker is delighted to announce an evening with Boss & Keeley Electronics artist Ariel Posen on Tuesday 20th November In Musicmaker’s Drumgeon.

Tickets are just €20 and available now.

Bio: Singer/songwriter. Internationally-renowned guitarist. Producer. Solo artist. Member of the Juno Award-winning band, The Bros. Landreth.

A lifelong musician, there are few roles Ariel Posen hasn’t played.

Although born in Winnipeg, Posen spent much of his childhood on the road, traveling from show to show with his musician parents. He began playing guitar at 9 years old, kicking off a career that eventually found him traveling the globe for his own gigs, including shows as a member of the roots-rock band The Bros. Landreth. The group built its audience on the road, opening for Bonnie Raitt one minute and performing with John Oates the next. They also won a Juno Award for their debut album, Let it Lie. Several years after accepting that award, Posen began working on an album of his own, tracking his new songs in the same studio in which his parents once recorded their albums.

How Long marks Posen’s long-awaited solo debut, showcasing not only his chops as an instrumentalist, but his talents as a diverse songwriter, too. The record casts a wide net, moving from rootsy blues to R&B to melodic rock & roll. A co-writer and producer for artists of all genres, Posen shows the full range of his talents on these 10 tracks, nodding to his influences — including The Beatles, Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Mayer and more — along the way. How Long is not a guitar record, although there’s certainly plenty of guitar to be heard here. Instead, it’s a song record, filled with hooks, autobiographical lyrics, and Posen’s compelling voice.

“The guitar is the tool to get the music out,” he says. “Always serve the song first. Otherwise, you’re just playing an instrument.”

Cost- €20

Time- 19.00-22.00

Wednesday

Event– Juno & The Paycock by Sean O’Casey

Location- Sean O’Casey Theatre, St Mary’s Road, East Wall

Description- Juno and the Paycock is a play by Seán O’Casey, and is highly regarded and often performed in Ireland. It was first staged at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 1924. It is a tragi-comedy set in the working class tenements of Dublin in the early 1920s, during the Irish Civil War period.

Cost- €12

Time- 20.00

Children’s event– Clontarf ‘Music for Babies’ – Cello Duo

Location- St. Anthony’s Parish Hall, St Laurence Road, Clontarf

Description- This month’s concert features cellists Jane Hughes and Gerald Peregrine. Their varied programme will have your feet tapping and babies clapping!

Classical music concerts for grandparents, parents and babies in a relaxed, local setting.
Come and enjoy the finest chamber music as your baby feeds, sleeps, plays and absorbs all the benefits of this wonderful music.
Wondering what our concerts are like..? Take a peek here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg-Uy9lpdfE
Join us for a coffee mingle from 10.30am!

Cost- €13

Time- 11.00-12.00

Thursday

Event– iffy – the bite sized film festival on the Liffey

Location- The Pearse Centre, 27 Pearse Street

Description- There aren’t enough short films screened in Dublin. We’d like to fix that.  Short films are the sliders of the cinematic world. Join us for the second iffy Film Festival, to be held at the Pearse Centre Theatre on 22 November 2018, for an all you can eat buffet.

Cost- €10

Time- 19.00

Children’s event– Try an Instrument with Music Generations dlr

Location- DLR Lexlcon Venue, Moran Park, Dun Laoghaire

Description- Have you ever wanted to try an instrument or to figure out how musical instruments work? Why not join Music Generation dlr and the Royal Irish Academy of Music to try out a range of instruments and learn about how they work, where the sound comes from and how to make music!

Cost- Free

Time- 15.00

Friday

EventPeroni Nastro Azzuro’s Apertivo Hour

Location- Nolita, George’s Street and The Exchequer, Exchequer Street

Description- Peroni is bringing the famous Italian pre-dinner drink occasion, ‘Aperitivo Hour’ to the city where you can enjoy a delicious complimentary Italian cincchetti alongside a Peroni Nastro Azzuro or, Peroni infusion between 6-8pm the above locations.

Cost- Complimentary cicchetti with the price of your drink

Time- 18.00-20.00

Children’s event– Friday Casual Concert (ages 18 and under)

Location- Waltons New School of Music, George’s Street

Description- The New School’s regular Friday Casual Concerts are a great opportunity for students of all instruments (and all musical styles) to play in public, in a relaxed and supportive setting, before friends, family and other students. These brief concerts, which take place once a month on Friday evenings at 7 pm in the school, allow individual students and ensembles to perform in public, show off their skills and learn how to cope with nerves. They are also highly recommended for students preparing for grade exams.

Cost- Free

Time- 19.00-20.00

Saturday

Event– Fun & Games

Location- Busker On The Ball, Fleet Street

Description- Come & Join us for Our Fun-filled Game Night

Play Games !
Party & Socialise !
Meet New Freinds !

Games : Snooker, Ping Pong ,Cards,Chess, Table tennis, FIFA, Super Mario, Afrobeats / HipHop karaoke, Musical Chairs & many More

DJs : Wax – Ahmed _Comedy : Fabu D & Imman

An Event of Laughter with an infusion of Games & Music

Cost- €17

Time- 17.00-23.00

Children’s event– 40 Yr Old’s Go Free + Kids Go Half Price for Sibu’s 40th Bash!

Location- Dublin Zoo

Description- To celebrate Sibu reaching the ripe age of 40, Dublin Zoo is giving free admission on Saturday 24th November to all members of the public that are 40 years old (born 1978) and half price kids entry! Bring along the family (and some ID if you’re 40!) to celebrate Sibu with themed arts and crafts, an extra special keeper talk, orangutan games and a fundraising collection for our conservation partners the Orangutan Foundation 🧡

Kids tickets to be bought at the ticket office of Dublin Zoo, not online

Cost- Varies

Time- 11.00-15.00

Sunday

Event– 10 Things I Hate About You

Location- The Stella Theatre

Description- A pretty, popular teenager can’t go out on a date until her ill-tempered older sister does. Heath Ledger, Julia Styles and Joseph Gordan-Levitt star.

Cost- €19

Time- 12.30

Children’s event– Santa Claus is Coming to Town Parade

Location- Malahide Chamber, Malahide

Description- Please note that we have opted Not to have balloons this year and are working to find a good environmental alternative , any ideas / feedback would be welcome , we will be aiming to go as plastic free as possible so watch this space ! Ho Ho Ho .

Cost- Free

Time- 15.00

 

Enjoy!!

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