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Ukelele Hooley Festival, Dun Laoghaire, 24th-25th August
Ukelele Hooley Festival, Dun Laoghaire, 24th-25th AugustWe have a lined up a fantastic weekend of fun ukulele events, there is something in it for everybody. There are Ukulele Master Workshops, Beginners Workshops, the Ukulele Bus Busk scenic tour, the Ukulele Hooley Open Mic Night, and the main event: an 8-hour live concert by some of the most renowned ukulele artists and bands from around the world.
But the most important thing about any ukulele festival is the opportunity it presents for ukulele players to get together to play, sing, socialise and have a fun time, and that’s what the Ukulele Hooley is all about!
More info: www.ukulelehooley.com
Family Fun Day at the National Print Museum, Sun 25 Aug
National Print Museum – Family Fun Day
12:00 – 16:00, Sun 25 Aug
National Print Museum, Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4
To celebrate Heritage Week 2013, the Museum will become a hive of activity with printing demonstrations, face painting, mini children’s workshops and self-guided arts and crafts activities at the Education Area. Put on a hat and apron and become a mini printer for the day. Admission is free.
Children’s Art Workshop – Farmleigh House, Sun 25 Aug
12:00 – 16:00, Sun 25 Aug
Farmleigh House, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15
A Children’s Art Workshop for 6-12yrs wil take place and has the theme “Dinosaur Zoo”. Are dinosaurs really extinct? Invent and create your own dinosaur at Farmleigh with Orla Kelly from Early Childhood Creativity. Workshops are free but ticketed. Tickets are allocated on the day on a first come first served basis. All workshops take place in the Motorhouse.
Session 1: Dinosaur Zoo 12:00-13:00
Session 2: Make a Fossil 13:30-14:30
Session 3: Dinosaur Zoo 15:00-16:00
Children’s Art Cart Workshop, Sun 25 Aug
10:30 – 12:30, Sun 25 Aug
Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8
The Children’s Art Cart Workshops will be held again in the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre (01-6770095) every Sunday from 24 March to 22 December 2013. Currently the workshop is still free, but there is a possibility that a fee will be introduced at some point. Children must be over 6 years of age and must be supervised by an adult.
You can’t pre-book, so early arrival is required because there are only 20 places per session.
The theme is: Make a Surprise
Story Draw, Sun Aug 25
11:00 – 12:30, Sun 25 Aug, Granby Park, Lower Dominick Street, Dublin 2
A children event for the younger ones (ages 2-5) is taking place: StoryDraw is a story time where, after some well known tales have been read aloud, the children will be asked for their ‘artistic reaction’ to elements of the stories that have appealed to them.
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Dalkey LobsterFest, 23rd, 24th, 25th Aug
Dalkey LobsterFest, 23rd, 24th, 25th AugThis years Dalkey LobsterFest, Lobster, Crab …and all that Jazz promises to be even better than last year with a fantastic line up of great jazz musicians and loads of great food on offer.
Headline acts include such greats as Paddy Cole as well as Sharon Shannon, Mary Couglan, Rob Strong and lots more.
This year our festival extends to include the Sue Ryder Foundation off Coliemore Road, where we will have a Vintage Village, Vintage vault (think antiques roadshow), art exhibition, kids play area and more music as well as a 150k randonnee (or long cycle) to Arklow and back.
In the town we will have market stalls as well as lots of fun events such as Celebrity Masterchef and Junior Masterchef.
Watch out for the Extraordinary Crab Jam on Sunday evening in the Tramyard – a chance to hear a selection of the festival highlights as well as all you can eat crab and dancing late into the night.
Babble for Babies,Thu 5 – 6 Sep
Mermaid County Wicklow Arts Center,
Babble creates a magical world of voices and moving pictures
for babies aged 0-18 months and was developed in creative
consultation with local nurseries and a speech therapist.
A vocal wonderland made from live voices and video, with
music by award-winning composer, David Goodall, BABBLE
is performed inside our brand new special Bubble – Replay’s
unique portable indoor performance space.
Jazz & Hip Hop Family Fun Day at Granby Park, Sunday, September 8, 2013,
1:30pm until 7:00pm
Voluntary creative organisation Upstart have transformed an urban wasteland into a beautiful park, on Dominick Street Lower, Dublin 1. This was made possible by a couple of hundred volunteers & a successful Fundit campaign. We are delighted to celebrate four years of Discotekken by co-producing a free, all ages, outdoor family fun day with Upstart in GRANBY PARK.
From 2pm DJs will play family friendly jazz, soul, rnb & hip hop records. From 5pm, Stone & Jezreel will perform live. S&J are a 2-piece Rhythm & Soul band, born in Nigeria & currently based in Dublin. Their musical influences include Nas, Lauren Hill, Fela Kuti and Bob Marley. Dublin’s enigmatic Gruel Guerilla will have his BBQ fired up all day. Elsa Green will be painting the children’s faces. TemperMental MissElayneous will conduct an MC-ing workshop. There’ll be a children’s play area…. and a live graffiti jam. We have some other bits & bobs in the pipeline too.
Giddy studios, dundrum are hosting a week of Baby and Toddler mornings from 21-28 september. I will be hosting a Sleep Q and A on Thursday 26th. Booking through giddy studios essential!
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