7^th June 2012 – 30^th June 2012

NGG presents: "Prime Cuts"

Time: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Venue: No Grants Gallery, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Four Acclaimed street/urban artists come together to bring you this long anticipated group show in NGG Temple Bar Cultural Trust: PRIME CUTS.

Adw  is one of Irelands best known stencil artists, best known for humourous stencils. Adw has had 2 solo shows in Dublin in recent years you may be familiar with some of his iconic steet art.

Solus - The last punk left in town, returns to the NGG after a successful solo show there last year to show off the freshness of  his  new work. His work can be seen in the streets of Dublin and sometimes elsewhere.

Morgan is one of Irelands most innovative artists he has exhibited extensively throughout Ireland and further a field.  He works with a range of different mediums but is more street than leafy suburbs.

DMC is one of Northern Irelands best known street artists. Best known for his 'Missed - Call Girls'.
Painted for Dublin Contemporary and exhibited in Dublin. His new work will blow you away.

The Sunday Times Outdoor Film Festival at Meeting House Square 2012

This week is the fifth instalment of The Sunday Times Outdoor Film Festival (10th May-14th June with the screening of the 1986 classic 'Aliens' screening tomorrow night. The final film, the all-time classic 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' will mark the end of this season of outdoor cinema in Meeting House Square,Temple Bar, Dublin.
 

Potter Puppet Pals: The Mysterious Ticking Noise

This Youtube video is very old-2008, but being a sad ole loser I hadn't seen it, so for any of you who haven't seen it also-enjoy!!!

Willie Doherty at Kerlin Gallery.

Willie Doherty
LAPSE
31 May - 07 July 2012

from http://kerlin.ie/ "Although Willie Doherty shot all the images from LAPSE between 1985 and 1993 this is the first occasion that he has chosen to exhibit them. During this period the artist was producing his seminal body of large-scale black and white photo/text works, which announced his arrival on the international stage. The photographs in LAPSE relate directly to the early black and white works era. However, Doherty has not attempted to embed text within these images, instead their titles acknowledge Doherty’s particular historical use of text."

Royal Hibernian Summer exhibition (2)

Went to this exhibition on Saturday and the standard was really high. It's free in and for an opportunity to see an excellent mix of what is going on with current Irish artists it can't be beaten. It's on until August,open until 7pm on Saturdays, so pop along if you're in town.  Irene Barry- Ophelia 1



Mountains to Sea DLR Book Festival 2012

Key names on programme announced. Tickets available from July 20th

From http://www.mountainstosea.ie/

"British comic giant, Howard Jacobson, who won the Man Booker Prize for The Finkler Question, will kick off this year's Mountains to Sea dlr book festival on Tuesday September 4th.

Other highlights in a stellar line-up will include UK novelist, Philippa Gregory, IMPAC winner Gerbrand Bakker and readings by superb writers such as Jonathan Dee, John Banville, Esther Freud, Daniel Woodrell, David Mitchell and Katie Fforde.

The poetry line-up includes legends such as Mark Doty, Paula Meehan, James Fenton, and a Transtromer tribute, while also including the Irish Times Award, and using some stunning new venues.

RTÉ Radio 1’s Sunday Miscellany returns with its fantastically popular show, while Liam Carson will present Imram, the Irish readings extravaganza with special musical guests.

Aspiring writers can look forward to a series of Creative Writing Workshops with top tutors, and the family programme will include appearances by major authors such as Robert Muchamore, Marcus Sedgwick, Phlip Reeve, Derek Landy and Marita Conlon McKenna.Workshops with top tutors, and the children’s programme will include appearances by major authors such as Robert Muchamore, Marcus Sedgwick, Derek Landy and Marita Conlon McKenna."

Coming up at Bewleys Cafe Theatre

MACKLIN:METHOD AND MADNESS Written by Michael James Ford and Gary Jermyn
A new comedy about the strolling player from Donegal who survived a murder charge to become a giant of the london stage.
It is February 1941. London is being ravaged by the Blitz.In the basement of the BBC, a radio play is about to be broadcast to celebrate the life of the legendary 18th Century actor, Charles Macklin, who rose from humble origins in Donegal to a triumphant career on the London stage. Quarrelsome and hot-tempered, Macklin was dogged by controversy, including an infamous backstage killing.Valentine’s Day, 1941, marks the bicentenary of Macklin’s greatest success - his debut  as Shylock in the “Merchant of Venice” . His performance was the sensation of the age and thrilled and terrified Royalty and commoners alike. “ This was the Jew that Shakespeare drew “ declared Alexander Pope, and for fifty years Macklin made the role his own.On this Anniversary night, despite the air raid warnings, the show must go on.
see http://www.bewleyscafetheatre.com/