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FREE GUIDE TO THE ARTS IN LEITRIM

JANUARY – MAY 2018

BOOKING INFORMATIONBox office 071 965 0828 or online at www.thedock.ie

• The box office is open for advance bookings from 10.00am – 6.00pm Monday to Friday,

10.00am – 5.00pm. Saturday and 7.45pm – 8.30pm on the evening of a performance.

• Tickets must be paid for at time of booking. Payments can be made by cash, credit/debit card or cheque (made payable to The Dock).

• All evening shows start at 8.30pm unless otherwise stated. Customers arerequested to pick up their tickets at the boxoffice at least 30 minutes

before the show start time.

• Online booking is available for all performances and an online booking fee applies of €1 per ticket.

CONCESSIONS & GROUP BOOKINGS Concession prices are available for many of our shows and these apply to

students in full time education & under 18’s, senior citizens (65+) and unwaged (ID may be required). Please state at time of booking.

Group discounts are available.

GIFT VOUCHERSAn ideal gift for any occasion. Gift vouchers are available through the box office

and may be exchanged for tickets to any performance in the theatre at The Dock.

TICKET REFUNDS/LATE COMERSThe Dock operates a no refund policy. Latecomers can only be admitted if there

is a suitable break in the performance and at the discretion of management.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTSCustomers with special requirements, such as wheelchair users and those with guide dogs, are requested to inform the box office at time of booking

so they can be accommodated.

* Information is correct at time of going to print, however you are advised to check with the box office and our website for possible changes to the advertised programme.

The Dock reserves the right to alter or cancel performance and/or workshops.

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VISUAL ARTSOPEN SEASON EXHIBITIONLIKE ME - GROUP EXHIBITIONWHERE WE ROAM - ALISON PILKINGTON EXHIBITIONMARCEL VIDAL EXHIBITION

EDUCATION ADULT WORKSHOPS & CREATIVE LEARNINGWORKSHOPS & CREATIVE LEARNING FOR CHILDRENOTHER EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AT THE DOCK

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LEITRIM DESIGN HOUSEBALLET & OPERA AT CARRICK CINEPLEXLOUGH ALLEN DANCE WEEKENDSOLAS GALLERYTHE GLENS CENTRETHE LIVING ARCHITECTURE CENTRELEITRIM SCULPTURE CENTRELEITRIM COUNTY LIBRARIES

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GALLERY OPENING TIMESMONDAY - FRIDAY 10.00AM - 6.00PMSATURDAYS 10.30AM - 5.00PM

ALICE HANRATTY KIAN BENSON BAILES ELEANOR McCAUGHEY

Like Me makes reference to art-historical motifs suchas classical portraiture and painting, elements such asthe frieze, iconography, and newer processes ofcollage, assemblage and the digital deconstruction ofthe image. The works refer to the body and the humanexperience, through historical or contemporary lens.This is the third in a series of exhibitions which bringtogether artists at varying stages of their artisticcareers.

Alice Hanratty was born in Dublin and studied paintingand printmaking at the National College of Art in Dublinand at the Hornsey College of Art, London. In the late60's she worked in Africa and this was a formativeinfluence on her work. Her subjects reference avariety of influences from medieval and renaissance

Showcasing original works across the disciplines ofthe visual arts by emerging and established artists.Always a highlight in the visual art calendar, ourannual open season exhibition is an opportunity forselected artists to show their work in The Dock’sgallery spaces alongside their peers.

Until Saturday 27th January

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OPEN SEASON

Saturday 10th February to Saturday 31st March

LIKE ME

Eleanor McCaughey, Typhonian Highlife, oil on panel, 2017

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Kian Benson Bailes, Ritual of oak and mistletoe, mixed media, 2017

paintings and indigenous African wood-carvings. For thisexhibition she has created a series of new painting worksand a large-scale installation in the mezzanine of theDock. She is a member of Aosdána, and has exhibitedwidely both in Ireland and internationally.

Kian Benson Bailes, lives and works in Sligo. He alludesto discourses surrounding identity, its construction anddeconstruction. He makes material and spatialinterventions that reference the various narrativesattached to ideas of authenticity, identity and the body.He is interested in the commodification of queer spacesand cultures, the presentation of these spaces throughtechnologies, and how these juxtapose with mainstreamheteronormativity and the unstable and transmutableconcepts surrounding notions of identity and itsconstruction. He has recently exhibited in Tulca, Galwayand CCA Derry.

Eleanor McCaughey lives and works in Dublin, Her workis an exploration of contemporary representations ofportraiture, referencing the tradition of still life. The workjuxtaposes past ideas of identity and power with newideas, taking reference from elaborately embellishedAsmat ancestor skulls, Christian iconography to themodern day selfie. Recent work has referenced fromAdam Curtis’s 2002 documentary series ‘Century of theself’ which advances the thesis that Freud’s views of theunconscious set the stage for corporations and laterpoliticians, to market to our unconscious fears anddesires. Her work responds to ideas of self expression,the way we examine and present ourselves, attitudes tofashions and the distorting lens of social media. Eleanorhas exhibited both nationally and internationallyincluding the National Portrait Gallery London, the RoyalUlster Academy Belfast, and the RHA Dublin.

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ALISON PILKINGTON

Alison Pilkington describes her art practice asexploring the idea of the psychological self andhow this might be manifested through painting.Her paintings are quasi-figurative. Her recent bodyof work attempts to play with how familiar yetcomic images have the potential to disturb ordisorientate or perhaps be uncanny. She focuseson how imagery interacts with the intrinsicqualities of paint, how the paint material movesand how it can be played with. The quality of painthandling, although seemingly casual, is a result ofrepeated attempts at getting something 'right' Sheis a studio artist in Temple Bar Gallery and Studios.

Saturday 14th April to Saturday 2nd June

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Alison Pilkington, How We Roam, watercolour on paper, 2017

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Alison Pilkington, Citadel, oil on canvas

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Marcel Vidal, Dead in the day, mixed media, 2017

All images courtesy of Kerlin gallery, photography by Lee Welch

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Marcel Vidal makes paintings andsculptures. He graduated from the NationalCollege of Art and Design in 2009. Heworks intuitively with a variety ofmaterials, constructing distinctivesculptures, that often stage and frame hispaintings. His approach to sculpture andits assembled chaos and combativeinsistence is strongly contrasted by hispaintings made in oil and watercolour.Vidal's paintings are restrained, oftenwithholding information, through rigorouscropping in an attempt to frustrateinterpretation. "The convergence of thesetwo modes of production and theiraesthetic contrast is what interests me."

Marcel Vidal, Orchidoil on linen, 2017

MARCEL VIDAL Saturday 14th April to Saturday 2nd June

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EDUCATION FOR ADULTS

Ann Quinn has been delivering masterclass weekends in oil paintingat the Dock since 2013. An exhibition by ten of her most regularstudents will be held in the Jury Room at the Dock at the end ofJanuary to showcase and celebrate the amazing works that theyhave created.

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Wednesday 31th January

ANN QUINNGROUP EXHIBITION

Painting over an old painting to make a new painting. Demonstratingthe process of sanding back and washes, Ann will guide theparticipants on how to create a new painting over an old painting.She will help each participant to create an awareness of theinteresting history and texture of the old surface, keepingthe best parts of the old painting while at the same timecreating something entirely new. The participants areinvited to bring in a variety of old paintings that neverworked out and new photographs to work from assource material.

Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th February11.00am – 4.00pm€75 (weekend)

ANN QUINN MASTERCLASS PAINTING WEEKEND

Improve your existing painting skills over this nine week class.Working on your own individual paintings at your own pace, you willexplore the versatility of oil paint and expand your observationalskills. You’ll develop techniques to help you gain confidence inhandling paint, juxtaposing colour and reproducing form.

Laura Gallagher is a professional Visual Artist who specialised in oilpainting while completing a BA in Fine Art in Dublin Institute ofTechnology and an MA in Visual Art practices in I.A.D.T Dun Laoghaire.Laura is known for offering good support and encouragement to herstudents. A suggested materials list is available on request.

OIL PAINTING CLASSES FOR ADULTS with Laura GallagherTuesdays: 6th February – 3rd April 7.00pm – 9.00pm€110 (9 weeks)

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Marie McLoughlin, Water Lilies, oil on canvas

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EXPLORING THE SHORT STORY with Gerry Boland Saturdays: 3rd, 10th & 17th February, 3rd, 10th & 24th March 11.00am – 12.30pm €60 (6 weeks)In his new series of writing workshops at The Dock, author GerryBoland continues his exploration of the short story. Each sessionwill include a close reading by Gerry and course participants of ashort story by an acclaimed fiction writer. Style, content, structure,theme, motivation, narrative flow – these and more aspects of eachshort story will be analyzed and discussed. There will be time forsome writing exercises at each session. The workshops are ideal foranyone who has an interest in the short story form, even if theyhave never written a story themselves.

Gerry Boland is a poet and author of nine published books. He haswide experience of leading writing workshops. Since moving fromDublin to north Roscommon he has focused on writing poetry andshort stories for adults and for young readers. His first collection ofshort stories, The Far Side of Happiness, was launched in December2017, in King House and in The Dock.

WORD CORNER CAFÉTuesdays: 13th February, 13th March, 10th April & Tuesday 8th May6.00pm – 7.30pmFREEDo you have a story to tell, some poetry or short prose written in anotebook that you would like to get some feedback on? Could youoffer feedback to other writers? Word Corner Café is an informalmonthly get together for sharing stories, poetry and other word-works with other people. If you want feedback you can get somebut, if not, people are just happy to hear your work in a friendlyconstructive atmosphere. If you would like to take part, just comealong. Everyone is welcome.

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EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN

Wednesdays: 14th February, 14th March & 11th April11.00am€6 (Baby and Parent - includes a complimentary Tea/Coffee)

BABY & TODDLERS MORNINGS

One of the most popular and thoroughly enjoyable regular events atThe Dock is the Baby and Toddler mornings with artist Naomi Draper.Using the exhibition programme or a seasonal celebration as astarting point Naomi designs wonderfully original and immersiveactivities that keep both toddlers and parents alike enthralled andengaged in creative fun together. Our workshop room is transformedinto a place of magic, wonder and laughter. We’d love you to share inthis enriching experience so do come along. Book in advance thoughas spaces are limited. Each workshop runs for 90 minutes.

Saturday 31st March12:00noon for 0 – 18mths & 2:00pm for 18mths – 4 years€5 per baby / €5 per adult

The Dock, Hawk’s Well Theatre & Roscommon Arts CentreTRAD BABIES

A joyful introduction to traditional music for little ones!Join us for an unforgettable concert featuring traditional Irish musicwhich will delight and enchant babies, parents and grandparents alike.In this rich musical experience, babies will be introduced to a gentleselection of traditional tunes, in a safe, secure and child friendlyenvironment. The concert will last for approximately 45 minutes.

Classes resume Wednesday 10th January 4.00pm – 6.00pm To book contact Padraig directly on 086-8112871

PADRAIG SWEENEY SCHOOL OFTRADITIONAL MUSIC

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Saturday 24th February – Friday 2nd March

Engineers Week is a week-longprogramme of nationwide eventsheld to create a positive awarenessand spark enthusiasm about theengineering profession. It is aimedat people of all ages, especiallystudents, their teachers, andparents. The Dock will be running anumber of workshops for youngpeople. More details will beavailable on www.thedock.ie.

Saturday 19th MayNATIONAL DRAWING DAY

National Drawing Day is a nationwide celebration of drawing that iscoordinated by the National Gallery of Ireland with events happeningall over the country. The Dock is always happy to be involved andwe hope that you will pick up some drawing materials and getinvolved too! We will be organising aseries of family friendly events here inthe building and we will provide thosewho come along with drawingmaterials and ideas which will helpthem to unlock new drawingtechniques with the help of an artist.Details on these events will beavailable on our website so keep aneye on www.thedock.ie

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OTHER EVENTS AT THE DOCK

Two introductory one-day workshops on the art of Up-cycling withartist Siobhan who is passionate about up-cycling, re-purposing andrecreating new objects. These workshops will show you the endlesscreative possibilities that are at your fingertips.

Saturdays: 27th January & 24th March 11.00am – 4.00pm (Lunch 1.00pm – 2.00pm ) ¤€55 (per workshop)

UP-CYCLING WORKSHOPS with artist Siobhan Cox-Carlos

Eithna Joyce returns for her very popular workshop on ModernCalligraphy for Beginners. Eithna brings a fresh and contemporaryapproach to the age old skill of Calligraphy which is proving popularwith typelovers and wedding parties. During this workshop you willbe introduced to the joys of writing with dip nib and ink by learningthe basic techniques, letter forms and how to compose words andphrases. The workshop fee includes a kit containing all you need forthe class and for practising at home.

Saturday 10th February11.00am – 1.30pm€55

MODERN CALLIGRAPHYwith Eithna Joyce

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Cormac Begley is a concertina player from West-Kerry. His debut solo album, released in May2017, has received critical acclaim amassingseven 5-star reviews to date. He plays in anumber of musical projects with musicians suchas Rushad Eggleston (cello), Liam Ó Connor(fiddle), Liam Ó Maonlaí, Stephen James Smith(poet) and Libby McCrohan (bouzouki). He is thefounder of Airt (Residential Arts School) and the creator of the awardwinning Tunes in the Church live concert series in Galway and Dublin.

A former Irish Research Council Scholar, Cormac completed a PhD inPsychology in 2014 in the area of adolescent masculinity. Working withboys throughout Ireland, he examined the expectations and pressuresboys experience growing up in Ireland and how those expectationsrelate to negative health outcomes. He has published 7 papers to date(5 peer-reviewed) on the area of adolescent masculinity.

During this residency in the Dock, Cormac wants to develop a one-manmusical piece that explores this research topic. This piece will bepremiered during Cormac's residency at the National Concert Hall inSpring 2018.

STUDIO ARTISTSCORMAC BEGLEY

The inaugural recipient of the graduateresidency award at The Dock in 2017 was AnnaLeask. A Shetland native, Anna lives in Sligoand graduated in 2016 in Fine Art at It Sligo.Anna works as a photographer for localbusinesses, galleries and magazines,documenting events and artwork. Her Fine artpractice is both in digital and film photography

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combining old and new practices in a process called Cyanotype,also known as sun exposure.

During her residency at The Dock, Leask aims to create a body ofwork that investigates the essence of her identity moving from thesmall Scottish islands to her new adopted home of Sligo, usingcyanotype on both paper and material supports, merging bothphotographic mediums. Anna is interested in what differentiatesthe two cultures and also the similarities.

Vanya Lambrecht Ward holds an MA (Art in theContemporary world) from NCAD. Her practiceis centered on our built environment andcombines photography, sculpture, painting andall things spatial. During this residency Vanyawill program and coordinate a number ofevents and workshops as part of our 2018 Artand Education programme at The Dock. Theseevents and workshops will focus on our visual arts exhibitions andrespond to many other events during 2018.

We are delighted to have gathered a panel of interesting and highlyskilled artists, who will facilitate a series of workshops and familydays that will stimulate conversation, creativity and curiosityaround our exhibitions. Together these artists will provide ageappropriate, interesting and diverse workshops that link with theevents in The Dock and support the artist as well as the learning.

Artists includeDevon MacGillivary (Musician) Gerry Boland (Poet and Author) Melissa Doran (Illustrator) Wayne O Connor (Story Teller/ Cartoonist) Caroline Masterson (Artist/Printer) Jessica Kelly (Visual Artist)

CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT RESIDENCY VANYA LAMBRECHT WARD

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We are pleased to be working with two writers over a series of fiveexhibitions taking place at The Dock in 2018. Eoin McNamee hasbeen commissioned to write five short-form fiction responses toideas or moments which catch his imagination during theexhibitions. Joanne Laws has been commissioned to write criticalresponses to the exhibition series in the Dock over the last twoyears (available for download on our website). We are delighted toannounce that her commission will continue for a third year. Theseworks will be published on our website and available in the galleries.

Joanne Laws is an arts writer, editor andresearcher based in County Roscommon. Shehas recently been appointed Features Editor ofthe Visual Artists’ News Sheet. She is curiousabout ethnographic and archival functions ofthe arts, as well as the role of arts educationand research in generating new forms ofknowledge. Joanne is a member of theInternational Association of Art Critics (AICA)and a regular contributor to international arts publications includingArt Monthly and Frieze. Joanne won ‘VAI/DCC Critical Writing Award2012/13’ for her extended essay Commemoration – A Forward-Looking Act www.joannelaws.wordpress.com

Eoin McNamee’s novels include ResurrectionMan, The Blue Tango, The Ultras, 12:23, OrchidBlue & Blue Is the Night which won the 2015Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year. He has alsowritten the Navigator trilogy, for children - The Navigator, City of Time and The Frost Child.The film version of Resurrection Man, for whichhe wrote the script, was released in 1998.McNamee also wrote the script for I Want You,a film directed by Michael Winterbottom. Under the pseudonymJohn Creed, he has written The Sirius Crossing, The Day of the Dead

WRITERS IN RESIDENCEJOANNE LAWS & EOIN MCNAMEE

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ARTISTS PROJECTSALI KIRBY

PATRICK HOGAN

and Black Cat Black Dog all of which feature intelligence officer JackValentine. He was awarded the Macauley Fellowship for IrishLiterature in 1990. He lives in County Sligo.

A recipient of the Arts Councils Next Generationbursary, Ali Kirby worked with The Dock on amini summer residency in 2017. Ali will workwith The Dock again in 2018 on a project thatwill see her complete research and developnew work from ideas generated when shespent time visiting homes in Leitrim as part of that 2017 mini-residency. Her sculptural assemblages and installations physicallyrespond to the built environment. She uses ordinary constructionmaterials which are re-purposed to create seemingly robuststructures that reveal their fragility upon inspection. Her approachto materials and colour is intuitive, often employing a muted palette,soft textures and hard edges to create the various surfaces andforms normally associated with architecture.

Patrick Hogan is an Irish visual artist living andworking in Berlin. He works with differentmediums, including moving image,photography, new media, sound and writing.His project The Fieldpath is centred on a criticalreading of German philosopher MartinHeidegger’s 1949 essay Der Feldweg, re-conceptualised as a video, media and sound installation. The projectthat he is developing between Berlin and Ireland is supported byThe Arts Council of Ireland New Project Award 2018 and is to berealised in collaboration, with writer Colin Graham and with supportby NUI, Maynooth and The Dock. He was selected to representIreland for the EU presidency at Justus Lipsius in Brussels in 2013.Recent exhibitions include Three Shadows, Beijing, China,Landskrona Museum, Sweden, and Gallery of Photography, Dublin.

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These get-togethers are one hourtalks between artists,researchers, curartors, policymakers, and philosophers.Informal and informative, we havefive events in the first series thisspring.

EIMEAR WALSHE & KIAN BENSON BAILES

Eimear Walshe is an artist and writer, and a researcher at the VanAbbemuseum, Eindhoven. Walshe's work seeks to reconcile queerhistories with personal or local narratives through fiction, biography,and academic writing.

Kian Benson Bailes is showing work at The Dock,fresh from his successes at Tucla, Galway’sfestival of visual arts. His work alludes todiscourses surrounding identity, its constructionand deconstruction. He makes material andspatial interventions which reference the variousnarratives attached to ideas of authenticity,identity and the body.

Saturday 24th February 2.00pm – 3.00pmFREE

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DAVID BERMAN & JESSICA KELLY

David Berman is a retired Professor ofPhilosophy at Trinity College, Dublin. His booksinclude A History of Atheism in Britain, Routledge1990, George Berkeley: Idealism and the Man,OUP 1994 and Berkeley: ExperimentalPhilosophy, Phoenix Books 1997. More recently,he has done fascinating work on ideas andbeliefs about the after-life, as well as developinga philosophy of coffee.

Jessica Kelly is an artist who works primarilywith moving image. Her work is usually screen-based and is informed by philosophies oftechnology, dance and spirit. Collaboration anddiscourse are frequent features of her practice,and she also uses text and performance.Present interests include the spectral image,commemoration and after-death existences. TheWaiting Room was a recent experimental salon

series hosted by her at the old railway station in Mohill.

Saturday 3rd March 2.00pm – 3.00pmFREE

ÁINE MACKEN-WALSH & DEIRDRE O’MAHONY Saturday 12th May2.00pm – 3.00pmFREEÁine Macken-Walsh is a Research Officer at Teagasc’s Rural Economyand Development Programme (REDP). Her primary interests are incultural sociology with a specific focus on agriculture. Áine’s researchactivity is centred on exploring the socio-cultural dimensions ofquestions such as farm-level disease management; joint farmingventures. She is Adjunct Lecturer at the School of Political, Science, andSociology, NUI Galway.

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Paul McAree is Curator at Lismore Castle Arts inCo Waterford, which has hosted solo exhibitionsby Gerard Byrne, Camille Henrot and WilhelmSasnal. Previously, McAree worked at BreakingGround, Tate Modern and Ikon Gallery,Birmingham and co-founded and directed ColonyGallery in Birmingham from 2007 – 2010. PaulMcAree is also founder of FLOOD, an occasional,contemporary art project in Ireland. FLOODhosted several group exhibitions in Dublin citycentre from 2013-2014 including artists AlanButler, Martin Healy, Nevan Lahart, BeatrizOlabarrieta, and Suzanne Treister.

Marcel Vidal graduated from the National College of Art and Designin 2009. His approach to sculpture and its trash aesthetic isstrongly contrasted by his finely made paintings in oil andwatercolour works. The imagery is often expanded, reminiscent ofdigital cropping. His paintings and sculptures often work in distinctcontrast with each other.

MARCEL VIDAL & PAUL McAREE Saturday 19th May 2.00pm – 3.00pmFREE

Deirdre O’Mahony’s research and practice isgrounded in engagement with different publics andcommunities. In 2007, she revived a defunct ruralpost-office as a public space, X-PO, to reflect, thecomplex social, psychological, economic andnatural issues affecting rural life and landscapes.Subsequent projects include SPUD, whichexamines ideas of sustainability, food security and

rural/urban relationships, through potato projects in Ireland, USA, Spainand the UK. O’Mahony has published and been written aboutextensively, she has had numerous exhibitions, fellowships andresidencies including a Pollock-Krasner Award.

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ALISON PILKINGTON

Alison Pilkington describes her art practice asexploring the idea of the psychological self andhow this might be manifested through painting.In her recent body of work she attempts to playwith how familiar, yet comic images, have thepotential to disturb or disorientate, or perhaps beuncanny. She focuses on how imagery interactswith the intrinsic qualities of paint, how the paint

material moves and how it can be played with. The paintings arecarefully planned through several stages of drawing. The quality ofpaint handling, although seemingly casual, is a result of repeatedattempts at getting something 'right'.

Saturday 26th May 2.00pm – 3.00pmFREE

VAI – ARTIST’S SHOW AND TELL 10.15am – 12.15pm

ANNETTE MALONEY – WORKSHOP IN WRITINGFUNDING APPLICATIONS to include newopportunities and funding streams10.15am – 12.15pm

JOANNE LAWS – WRITING ARTISTS’ STATEMENTS1.30pm – 4.30pm

Friday 16th March

Thursday 19th April

You must book in advance if you wish to participate. To do so andfor further details please visit www.thedock.ie or call 0719650828

ANNETTE MALONEY – ONE TO ONE CLINICS 1.30pm – 4.30pm

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

Friday 5th January 8:30pm €15/12Accompanied by Eleanor Shanley and John Feeley

Presented as part of the National programme of events for the 2018First Fortnight Festival, this presentation, by Consultant GeneralSurgeon Brendan Harding, will consist of a short introduction tobasic Jungian Psychology and how the unconscious speaks to usthrough symbols. Brendan will then tell some stories from theexperiences of clients and how they healed themselves throughwork with symbols. He will be accompanied during the presentationwith songs from Eleanor Shanley and music by John Feeley.

First Fortnight FestivalBRENDAN HARDING -JUNG,SYMBOLS AND SONGS OF THE SOUL

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Eleanor Shanley’s career has spanned over 20 years, and she stillpossesses a voice as pure and lyrical as the first day she stepped infront of a microphone with De Danann.

John Feeley, one of Ireland’s leading classical guitarists, is wellknown for his own delightful guitar arrangements of Irish musicwhich appear on several of his many recordings.

First Fortnight is a charity that challengesmental health prejudice through arts andcultural action. Events that deal with mentalhealth awareness, challenging prejudice andending stigma are held nationwide during thefirst two weeks of January each year.

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Brendan Harding began Jungian studies 35 years ago and has beenseeing clients for inner work for 25 years. He is a teaching memberof the International Society for Sandplay Therapy, The British andIrish Sandplay Society and the Canadian Association For SandplayTherapy of which he is also a founding member. He has presentedhis work in the US, Europe Canada and South Korea. He teaches inLondon once a year and is in private practice in Ballinasloe.

Wednesday 10th & Thursday 11th January 8:30pm €22.50We are starting 2018 with what will be one of the most sought aftergigs of the entire year. Sharon Shannon the button accordion playerfrom Co Clare is back for two nights with her superb band. If you arelooking for a reason to get off the couch after the Christmas breakthen look no further. At the time of writing tickets for this gig werealready selling fast so be sure to grab yours as quickly as possible.Indeed a ticket for this night of top notch music might be the idealChristmas present for someone you know. You can rest assured that itwill be lively and that the music will be of the highest possible calibre.

SHARON SHANNON

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Saturday 13th January 8:30pm FREE (donation welcome) Booking essentialAre you tired of small talk and would love a real conversation? We all know how good it feels when we have a truly satisfyingconversation with someone. You feel energised, inspired andunderstood. Conversation Salons are about bringing togetherall different kinds of people for interesting and upliftingconversation on lots of different topics. In a relaxed café stylesetting over tea and coffee in small groups choose from anenticing conversation menu of thought-provoking questions.

Be intrigued by the different ideas and opinions you hear. Expect tobe surprised. Treasure curiosity more than certainty. Have fun, beinspired and connect with new people. Hosted by Life Coach Heather Bourke.

First Fortnight FestivalCONVERSATION SALON WITH HEATHER BOURKE

Tuesday 16th January 11.30am€5One of the greatest films of all timeand a true Christmas favourite. Setat the turn of the century, Meet Mein St.Louis hints at an era about tovanish, when the simple pleasuresof the 19th century are soon to beovertaken by a brave new world.

Pre-show teas, coffees and biscuits will be available before the filmand are included in the ticket price. If a member of your party hasmobility issues please let us know at the time of booking.

CLASSIC CINEMAin Association with Access Cinema

MEET ME IN ST.LOUIS

Thursday 18th – Saturday 20th January 8:30pm €16/14

Five women come together to help clear out a run-down cottage aweek before the wedding of its new owner, Úna. Joining her on thishen night of sorts are her two best friends, Kelly and Tríona, and hersoon to be mother-in-law, Olive, and Olive's best friend, Anta. But Úna is keeping a secret that, if revealed, will destroy all hopes ofher dream wedding and living happily ever after with the love of herlife. As the play unfolds we see the women, one by one, forced toconfront awkward truths of their own.

Breffni Players THE HEN NIGHT EPIPHANYby Jimmy Murphy

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Wednesday 31st January & Thursday 1st February 7.00pm €5A fantasy adventure from ourIntermediate Youth Theatregroup, set in a landscape wherechildren have recreated an adultworld. But can they survive nowthat the adults havedisappeared?

Based on the legend of Oisín andNiamh in Tír na nÓg, this playexplores themes of society andconflict.

Directed by Mary Blake. Assisted by Sarah Wood.

Intermediate Youth TheatreDON’T SHOOT THE MESSENGERby John Morton

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Friday 26th January 8:30pm €8In January and February The Dock will host a night of performancesprogrammed by and intended for teenagers and young adults.The Dock stage will be an open space into which a selection ofyoung bands, musicians, actors, filmmakers, bloggers, designers,rappers, talkers, dancers, singers, actors and even comedians willbe able to programme events for their peers and the wider public.The gigs will be run in a cabaret style with a variety of actsperforming on each evening and an emphasis on having fun whilebeing as creative as possible with friends old and new.

Make sure you get involved.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE

PERFORMANCES – FEBRUARY

On the eve of the Irish Open championship, we meet Annie, a 16year old Dubliner, as she charts us through the various successesand disappointments of her Irish Dancing life. We share her mindnumbing commitment and burning desire to win the Irish Open title.Will she win and, if so, in what way? From the confines of everyparochial hall in Ireland, Irish Dancing champions are churned out ata massive rate. Medals and cups build up in drawing rooms andRiverdance swells a national pride, but the public aren’t privy to theblood, sweat and tears that pave the way to the first place podium.

The Humours of Bandon is a coming of age story, full of heart,humour and wisdom, for anyone who had a childhood passion thatthreatened to overwhelm their life.

Directed by Stefanie Preissner

Fishamble The New Play CompanyTHE HUMOURS OF BANDON by Margaret McAuliffe Saturday 3rd February 8.30pm€16/14

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John McDwyer directs Gerry Farrell (An OrdinaryMan), Michael Roper (Lovely Leitrim) and WayneO’Connor (Mauritius) in this beautiful multi awardwinning Canadian play. A young actor visits a farm in search of materialfor a play his company is creating. At the farm,he finds two elderly farmers who have secretsfrom each other and from the world. Over thecourse of his visit, these secrets are brought tolight in a humourous and moving evening of theatre. Anotherunmissable Beezneez production and early booking is imperative.

Beezneez Theatre Company THE DRAWER BOY Thursday 8th – Saturday 10th February 8.30pm€18

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Tuesday 13th February 11.30am€5This stylish romance stars David Nivenas Peter Carter, a Royal Air Force pilot,who miraculously cheats death duringWWII when he survives jumping out ofhis badly damaged Lancaster bomberwithout a parachute. However whenthe afterlife ‘conductors ‘ finally catchup with him, he must argue for his rights to life and love before acelestial court of ‘the Other World ‘. Shot in black and white andsumptuous Technicolour, Powell and Pressburger’s magical fantasy isa real treat for Valentine’s season.

Pre-show teas, coffees and biscuits will be available before the filmand are included in the ticket price. If a member of your party hasmobility issues please let us know at the time of booking.

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A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH

Thursday 15th February 8:30pm €20

The past ten years of The Lost Brothers has disappeared in the blinkof an eyelid. Their 2008 debut album, Trails Of The Lonely, wasproduced in Portland, Oregon, by Mike Coykendall who set The LostBrothers on their singular path. For every subsequent Lost Brothers’album (2011’s So Long John Fante, 2012’s The Passing Of The Night,2014’s New Songs Of Dawn And Dust), attaining the “magic” hasbeen key to its end result.

So it is with The Lost Brothers’ fifth album, Halfway Towards AHealing. Recorded in Tucson, Arizona, at the perfectly titled Dust andStone the album is another step on the right road. The duoperformed here last year as part of Muldoon’s Picnic and wereamazing. You can expect them to be even better this time (and toplay for longer!)

THE LOST BROTHERS

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Thursday 22nd February 8:30pm €16/14Harpist Laoise Kelly has recorded onover 60 albums with many of Ireland’sforemost artists including TheChieftains, Christy Moore, SharonShannon, Dónal Lunny, Tommy Makem,Matt Molloy, Mary Black, Maighread &Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, Eimear Quinn aswell as Kate Bush and Americancountry/bluegrass icon Tim O’Brien.

Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn is an awardwinning Uilleann Piper from Monaghanwho started playing the Uilleann Pipeswhen he was around nine years of age in The Armagh Pipers Club. He has won 4 Fleadh Ceoil (Ist place) All-Ireland titles – and twoOireachtas titles.In January 2013, Tiarnán won the Seán O Riada BonnOir (Sean O Riada Gold Medal) competition.Tiarnan has been describedby many as being one of the most influential pipers of his generation.

LAOISE KELLY & TIARNÁN Ó DUINNCHINN

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Friday 23rd February 8:30pm €8In January and February The Dock will host a night of performancesprogrammed by and intended for younger adults. The Dock stagewill be an open space into which a selection of local talent, youngbands, dancers musicians, actors, filmmakers, bloggers, designers,and singers, The gigs will be run in a cabaret style with a variety ofacts performing on each evening and an emphasis on having funwhile being as creative as possible with friends old and new. Moredetails will be available in the new year.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE

PERFORMANCES – MARCH

Comedian Sharon Mannion pens a hilarious show based on herworries, fears and adventures growing up in a Roscommon village.Will she live up to the expectations of her ex-showband star fatherand her Midwest FM radio-loving mother?

On receiving a shiny button accordion,Sharon is thrust into the local limelight. But

things soon turn sour, when she starts towonder if Frank the Accordion might

have her cursed.

‘Faultless performance’**** The Reviews Hub

‘Hilarious - full of humour’ **** Red Curtain Reviews

THE CURSE OF THE BUTTON ACCORDION Thursday 1st March 8.30pm€16/14

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Saturday 3rd March 8.30pm ¤€22We are really thrilled to welcome a genuine songwriting legend;Squeeze frontman Chris Difford to The Dock as part of a small Irishtour. Chris is a rare breed. As a member of one of London’s best-loved bands, the Squeeze co-founder has made a lastingcontribution to English music with hits such as Cool For Cats, Up The Junction, Labelled With Love, Hourglass and Tempted.Despite the fact that Chris has helped soundtrack so many fanslives since his first release in 1977, the passion for innovation andlove of playing still drives him to carry on writing rather than sitback and admire his handiwork.

Over the course of a 13 album career with Squeeze, it was clear fromthe very beginning that Chris Difford has few peers when it comesto smart, pithy lyricism. You can enjoy this amazing talent live inThe Dock’s intimate performance space. Book early!

CHRIS DIFFORD (SQUEEZE) A Masterclass in Singer-Songwriting, Wit and Story Telling

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Breffni Players celebrating 75 years of producing top notch theatrewith a staging of the classic Jane Eyre adapted from CharlotteBronte’s novel by Claude Vance directed by Angus Dunne. It is one ofthe most loved novels in the English language and this adaptationremains true to the essence of the novel while focussing on the lovestory of Jane and Rochester. The play begins in 1846 as Janearrives at Thornfield Hall to take up the post of governess toRochester’s ward Adele. She and Rochester fall in love but is theirhappiness to be jeopardised by a terrible secret? The production byBreffni Players is by kind permission of Samuel French Ltd Londonand it will be an exciting night of theatre not to be missed. The play is 2 hours in duration including interval.

Breffni Players JANE EYREDirected by Angus DunneTuesday 6th – Saturday 10th March 8.30pm€16/14

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Tuesday 13th March 11.30am€5After religious spinster's (KatharineHepburn) missionary brother iskilled in WWI Africa, dissolutesteamer captain (Humphrey Bogart)offers her safe passage. She's notsatisfied so she persuades him todestroy a German gunboat. The twospend most of their time fightingwith each other rather than the Germans.

Pre-show teas, coffees and biscuits will be available before the filmand are included in the ticket price. If a member of your party hasmobility issues please let us know at the time of booking.

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THE AFRICAN QUEEN

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14 year old Terry Dumpton, nicknamed Humpty Dumpty, is bullied fromthe moment he starts his new secondary school. Victimised by thecruel Stubbs and his gang, Terry resorts to truancy to avoid his bullies.Following pressure from his tormentors to prove he isn't a coward, hetakes part in a dangerous activity resulting in a fatal outcome. Directed by Mary Blake. Assisted by Sarah Wood.

Senior Youth Theatre TERRIBLE FATE OF HUMPTY DUMPTYby David CalcuttThursday 22nd – Friday 23rd March 7.30pm€6

This year's Junior Youth Theatre group perform a one act play wherethe Big Bad Wolf is put on trial. Witnesses include Little Red RidingHood and her dear Grandmother, the three little pigs, the boy whocried wolf and many more fairy tale favourites. Did he do it? Was he framed?

Directed by Mary Blake. Assisted by Sarah Wood.

Wednesday 14th & Thursday 15th March

Junior Youth Theatre THE BIG BAD! by Alec Strum

Saturday 24th March 10.00pm ¤€8Join us for a vinyl-only party focusing on the music and cultures ofLatin America, East Africa and the Caribbean islands with Disco ÉCultura AKA crate digging DJs Mick t-woc & Jeremy Murphy.

Well known as two of Ireland’s leading diggers of Brazilian, LatinAmerican, Afro & Caribbean music. Mick and Jeremy are constantlytravelling and on the hunt for previously undiscovered and excitingrhythms to add to their continually evolving sets of deep, beautifuland rarely heard music from around the globe. They have played allover the world, from fancy clubs in Istanbul to squats in Berlin toFavellas in Rio, and their monthly Sunday yard parties in both theBernard Shaw in Dublin & the Vicarstown in Cork, are fast becomingthe stuff of musical legend.

Good vibes and great, great grooves are guaranteed. See you there!

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PERFORMANCES – APRIL

We are thrilled to announce the line up for the 3rd annual LDP weekfor professional dancers.

The programme is curated byEdwina Guckian a recipient of theArts Councils Next Generationbursary and will feature dailymaster classes and workshops,talks, evening concerts &sessions.

Monday 2nd – Friday 6th April€200 (for the week)

Featuring: Yale Azoulay, Antoine Turmine, Cormac Begley, Michael Keegan Dolan, Catherine Young, Caitlín Nic Gabhann, Liam Scanlon, Ciaran O Maonaigh, David Doocey, Philip Delamere.

LEITRIM DANCE PROJECT AT THE DOCK

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Featuring: Nascanna - Dancer Liam Scanlon & fiddle player DavidDoocey, Cormac Begley (artist in residence), Caitlín Nic Gabhann & Ciaran O Maonaigh.

Presented as part of the Leitrim Dance Project this concert in The Dock features a host of incredibly talented musicians anddancers. It will be a super night so book early.

A ticket for this week includes a complimentary weekend ticket to TheLough Allen Dance Weekend Festival 6th - 8th April in Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim (15 mins from Carrick on Shannon). See page 55 for more on that event.

ACOUSTIC NIGHTNASCANNAThursday 5th April 8.30pm€15/12/10 children

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PLACES ARE LIMITED! BOOK NOW!

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Saturday 7th April 8.30pm ¤€16/14Hugh Buckley is a Dublin born andbased, self-taught guitarist,composer, arranger, educator andauthor. He has performedthroughout Europe, the U.S.,Argentina and China, working as asideman and also leading his owngroups. He will be joined by PhilWare on piano, Dan Bodwell on bassand Dominic Mullan on drums.

HUGH BUCKLEY QUARTET

Tuesday 10th April 11.30am€5When a reporter is assigned to deciphernewspaper magnate Charles FosterKane's (Orson Welles) dying words, hisinvestigation gradually reveals thefascinating portrait of a complex manwho rose from obscurity to staggeringheights. Though Kane's friend and colleague Jedediah Leland (JosephCotten) and his mistress, Susan Alexander (Dorothy Comingore),shed fragments of light on Kane's life, the reporter fears he may neverpenetrate the mystery of the elusive man's final word, "Rosebud."

Pre-show teas, coffees and biscuits will be available before the filmand are included in the ticket price. If a member of your party hasmobility issues please let us know at the time of booking.

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CITIZEN KANE

Starring Seamus O’Rourke & Arthur RiordanSeamus O’Rourke once again brings us a story full of heartache andhumour, as a pair of aging, rural, bachelor brothers arrive at a point intheir lives where decisions have to be made about certain things...wellthe buying of a television for one...and one subject leads to anotherand the next thing, they’re bringing up all kinds of ‘auld shite’ thatcould have been left under the bed along with everything else.Eugene McPartland is woken by his brother Pat in the middle of thenight in 1979. Not only does Pat wake him, but he has his good suit onhim too... and a light on in the bedroom and another on the landing...and as well as burning up the electric, he now wants to talk...

FROM UNDER THE BED Written by Seamus O’Rourke Directed by Bairbre Ní ChaoimhWednesday 11th April 8.30pm€18/16¤

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Friday 20th April 7.00pm€10Join us for another very enjoyableevening of music and film withmembers of the Boyle SongwriterCollective. Beginning with liveperformances by members of the collective the entertainment willcontinue with a screening of Shine A Light a documentary film byMartin Scorsese for which he filmed the Stones over a two-day periodat the intimate Beacon Theatre in New York City in 2006.

BOYLE SONGWRITER COLLECTIVE MUSIC & FILM NIGHTTHE ROLLING STONES - SHINE A LIGHT

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Saturday 21st April 8.30pm ¤€25

Three of Ireland's finest instrumentalists have come together toform a new group. Paddy Keenan, Frankie Gavin and Dermot Byrnehave merged their considerable musical talents for a series ofperformances under the name KGB. We are delighted to welcomethem to The Dock where each of them has played either individuallyor with other musicians down the years. They have always deliveredsuperb performances so we know that this concert is going to bereally special.

The trio are synonymous with Irish music both in their ownindividual right and as members of some of this country's mostfamous traditional bands, dating from the early 1970s to thepresent day. All are multiple award winners who have madeoutstanding contributions to traditional Irish music.

KGB PADDY KEENAN (The Bothy Band) FRANKIE GAVIN (De Dannan) DERMOT BYRNE (Altan)

1981 BelfastNorah McVeigh is battling to save her brother Kyran. He made thedecision to go on hunger strike and has lost consciousness. Norahis now faced with the difficult decision to respect his political choiceor save his life. Through confrontations with The British Home Office,the Catholic Church, the RUC, the IRA, and her own family, Norah’sconvictions and loyalties are put to the test.

With a cast of six, BBC Stewart Parker award-winning writer GerardHumphreys has scripted a bold retelling of a tumultuous time inIreland’s history, recounting the political and moral challenges thatfaced women as they battled on many fronts to save their familiesand communities. Above all, this is a story of family and the untoldstruggles of those left behind by history.

NORAHWritten by Gerard HumphreysDirected by Anthony FoxThursday 26th April 8.30pm€16/14¤

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Saturday 28th April 8.30pm ¤€20The Dock is delighted to welcome back Maria Doyle Kennedy for anintimate concert. She has spent the past 5 years wandering theglobe with her family preparing songs for her latest new album andperforming constantly as well as filming cult TV show Orphan Black.

Maria writes and performs with husband Kieran Kennedy and alongwith the new album Maria Doyle Kennedy released in November2017 they have also completed their first short film A Different KindOf Day written and directed by Maria, produced and scored byKieran.

MARIA DOYLE KENNEDY

PERFORMANCES – MAYGARADICESaturday 5th May 8.30pm €20/18

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Four of Leitrim’s finest musicians have come together to form aband and the music they will bring to The Dock this May will besomething to behold. Eleanor Shanley is one of Ireland’s foremost singers since her firstappearance as the singer with traditional group De Danann.Padraig McGovern was taught uilleann pipes by master piper P.J.Flood and developed his music as a member of the Ceolas CéiliBand. A highly regarded tutor of the Uilleann Pipes, Padraig hastoured extensively. Dave Sheridan’s playing style has been described as “free flowingand fluid, with sound technique and solid driving rhythm”. He hasrecorded two highly acclaimed solo albums and has recorded DeDanann and Téada.John McCartin is both a guitar and fiddle player and has played withmany noted bands including Lúnasa and Dervish.

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We have teamed up with the St. George’s Terrace Restaurant to offer all those whoattend shows at The Dock an exclusive pre-show meal. You can make the most ofyour night out and can enjoy a delicious great value two course meal at €28 perperson. The offer is available Wednesday – Sunday from 6pm – 7pm which willgive you plenty of time to relax while you eat and still be in time for the show herein The Dock. This offer is subject to availabilty so we advise that you contact therestaurant in advance on 071 - 961 6546.

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR NIGHT OUT

Tuesday 8th May 11.30amFREEA retired farmer and widower in his70s, Alvin Straight (RichardFarnsworth) learns one day thathis distant brother Lyle (HarryDean Stanton) has suffered astroke and may not recover. Alvinis determined to make things rightwith Lyle while he still can, but hisbrother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car andno driver's licence. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on hisold lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeplyspiritual odyssey.

Pre-show teas, coffees and biscuits will be available before the filmand are included in the ticket price. If a member of your party hasmobility issues please let us know at the time of booking.

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THE STRAIGHT STORY

COUNTYLEITRIMEVENTS

Visit the Leitrim Design House: an award winning gallery shortlistedas one of the top ten best gift/design/interiors shops in Ireland by TheIrish Times. We stock a distinctive range of Irish hand made products;fine art, prints, ceramics, wood, jewellery, textiles & unique cards.

EXHIBITIONS

EXHIBITIONS - ACTIVITIES - EVENTS - SHOPPING

ART WALL PHOTOJOURNALIST BRIAN FARRELL

ART WALL welcomes well known Photojournalist Brian Farrell to the firstof our 2018 exhibitions. Brian has lived on the shores of Lough Arrow, CoSligo for the last 14 years. The Lake is a selection of photographs he hastaken around Lough Arrow, at times unplanned, when “the light justinsisted he did."

THE LEITRIM DESIGN HOUSE ANNUAL CONFERENCEMAKING CRAFT WORK - FROM PROCESS TO PROFIT Saturday 3rd MarchA not to be missed event!

SHOPPING EXTRAVAGANZASEnjoy late night openings on selected dates.

Thursday 8th February 7.00pm

THE LEITRIM DESIGN HOUSETHE DOCK

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The Leitrim Design House, The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim Tel: 071 9650550.Open 10am – 6pm Monday – Friday 10.30am – 5.30pm Saturday

Dates for your diary: check www.leitrimdesignhouse.ie or follow uson Facebook we have a lot of exciting plans for 2018.

LEITRIM DESIGN HOUSE OPEN SUBMISSION 2018Leitrim Design House is announcing an open call to makers acrossall craft disciplines to submit work for inclusion within the LeitrimDesign House gallery. Are you developing new product? Are you producing work that is 100% Irish, work that is unique andhandmade? We are looking for gift ideas for weddings, birthdaysand special occasions. If you are interested in submitting work forconsideration please send the following to Leitrim Design House byemail shop@leitrimdesignhouse.ie by the 14th February 2018• current CV• artist statement• selection of images of work• pricing information• brochure or point of sale information

The Leitrim Design House a non-profit organisation, is committed tosupporting the development and success of designers/makers andartists working in the creative sector.For further information please contact the Leitrim Design House.Tel: 071 96 50550/ 071 96 50533Email:shop@leitrimdesignhouse.ie/shop@leitrimdesignhouse.ieVisit www.leitrimdesignhouse.ie for all details of up and comingevents or follow us on facebook.com/The LeitrimDesignHouse

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54 LIVE BALLET & OPERA AT CARRICK CINEPLEX

16th January 2018: Rigoletto by The Royal Opera (Giuseppe Verdi)Director: David McVicar

7th February 2018: Tosca by The Royal Opera (Giacomo Puccini)Director: Jonathan Kent

28th February 2018: The Winter’s Tale by The Royal BalletChoreography: Christopher Wheeldon. Music: Joby Talbot

6th March 2018: Carmen by The Royal Opera (Georges Bizet) NEW PRODUCTION!Director: Barrie Kosky

27th March 2018: Bernstein Centenary by The Royal Ballet 2 WORLD PREMIERES!!Choreography: Wayne McGregor / Liam Scarlett / Christopher Wheeldon

4th April 2018: Macbeth by The Royal Opera (Giuseppe Verdi)Director: Phyllida Lloyd

3th May 2018: Manon by The Royal BalletChoreography: Kenneth MacMillan. Music: Jules Massenet

12th June 2018: Swan Lake by The Royal Ballet (Tchaikovsky) NEW PRODUCTION!Choreography: Liam Scarlett

TICKETS: OAP’s/Children/Students: €16 Adults: €20 ON SALE NOW!BOOKING: Carrick Cinplex, Carrick Retail & Business Park, Carrick-on-Shannon / Phone: 071 96 72000 / Website: www.carrickcineplex.ie

This year we have partnered with The Royal Opera House London toshow their 2017/18 programme of world class Ballet and Opera,relayed live from Covent Garden to Carrick Cineplex. The programmefeatures a mixture of new productions and classic works.

LIVE BALLET & OPERA ATCARRICK CINEPLEX

55LOUGH ALLEN DANCE WEEKEND

A weekend packed with dancing & music on the shores of LoughAllen. Join us in the Lough Allen Hotel, Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim fordance workshops with 6 of Ireland's best know dance teachers, livemusic with Caitlín Nic Gabhann, Ciaran Ó Maonaigh & Jim McGrath,music & dance sessions, feature concert and ceilí.

Friday 6th April 7.00 - 9.00pm Emmet McMorrow Modern Irish Step Dance Workshop (Advanced)9.30pm Music & Dance SessionAll musicians & dancers welcome to join in.

Saturday 7th April11.00am - 1.00pm Joe McGuigganOld Style Irish Step Dance Workshop (Beginner to Advanced)2.30 - 4.30pm Michael O’RourkeSean Nós Dance Workshop(Beginner to advanced) 6.00 - 7.30pm Connie McKelvey & Anne ConnaghanTwo Hand Dances (Beginner to Advanced)8.30pm Leitrim Dance Project Feature Event Dance Tutors & Musicians Concert featuring special guests LiamScanlon and Canadian's Yaelle Azoulay & Antoine Turmine.10.00pm Ceilí Mór with music by Caitlín Nic Gabhann, Ciarán Ó Maonaigh, Jim McGrath and friends.

Sunday 8th April11.00am - 1.00pm John MurphySteps for Sets Workshop (Intermediate to Advanced)2.00 - 5.00pm Pat MurphySet Dancing Workshop (Beginner to Advanced)

Workshops €15Feature Event Concert €7Weekend ticket €70 All other events are FREE

LOUGH ALLEN DANCE WEEKEND

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We have launched a new website and a smart new logo to celebrate 10 years since it first opened its doors. New signage makes the gallery easy to find and new members are always welcome.

For more information contact the gallery directly 071 9644210 or have a look at the website www.solasart.ie

20th -31st JanuaryJUNIOR ART EXHIBITIONLeitrim’s younger artists exhibit theirtalent. Any artist under 18 can enter thisexhibition. Contact the gallery for details.

9th February – 10th MarchSPIRIT OF NATURE - DIDIER RIVA

FROSTED GLASS - EADAOIN McGOURTY

13th April – 5th MayFRAGILITY IN NATURE -GERALDINE BEIRNE

STORIES IN THREAD - AUDREY STANLEY

PIECES - ALISON HUNTER

11th May – 2nd JuneLOOKING WEST - GRAINNE DOWLING & DEIRDRE BURKE

SOLAS GALLERYBALLINAMORE

Audrey Stanley

The Living Architecture Centre will present aSummer Season of weekend events monthly on the theme of Living Architecture in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim from May to September 2018.The events will consist of a dynamic combination of Sheltermaker Theatre, Eco-Building Design andSheltermaker Masterclass elements presented by Peter Cowman.

Further details available from livingarchitecturecentre.com

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ALISON SPITTLE - WORRIER PRINCESSFriday 20th January €15/12Alison worries. She worries so much she's decided to do a show about it. One of Ireland's fastest rising comedians,the star and writer of RTE's new majorseries Nowhere Fast, join Alison on herfirst tour. As seen on RTÉ (BrendanO'Connor's Cutting Edge, Republic of Telly, Des Bishop, This is Ireland),TV3, Sky Arts and heard on Newstalk (George Hook), this is Alison’shilarious follow up to her smash-hit Fringe success Discovers Hawaii.

BeezNeez Theatre CompanyTHE DRAWER BOYThursday 15th February €18/16John McDwyer directs Glens Theatre favourites Gerry Farrell, MichaelRoper and Patrick McEneaney, in a production which relates the taleof a young actor arriving at a remote Canadian farm to gathermaterial for a play his theatre ensemble are putting together. There is much gentle humour in this sad and touching, multi awardwinning play and given the usual Beezneez production values , thisis not a show to be missed.Booking: www.theglenscentre.com Tel: 071 9855833

THE GLENS CENTREMANORHAMILTON

THE LIVING ARCHITECTURECENTRE

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TWO-DAY WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

TWO-DAY WEEKEND EVENING WORKSHOPS

Photopolymer and Photo-etching Print Techniques (Foundation) -Photopolymer printmaking utilises a light activated printmaking platethat is etched without the need for acid and produces results similar tothe 19th century photographic process of photogravure.

Jewellery Making And Small Scale Metal Fabrication Workshop - This jewellery and small-scale metal/mixed media fabrication coursewill be an opportunity to work in precious and non-precious materials.

Traditional Printmaking and Screenprinting Workshops

Vernacular Carpentry WorkshopParticipants will use locally sourced hazel and willow to constructsimple stools and benches.

Stone Carving WorkshopStudents will be introduced to the principles of stone carving anddesign, the identification and uses of different stone and the use ofhand tools.

Stone Lettercutting WorkshopCutting inscriptions in stone is an important part of the stone-carverscraft that has been elevated to an art form in its own right.

Modelling The Head In Clay - From Life WorkshopThis module is open to beginners and those with some experience inclay modelling.

Speed Painting - Approaches To Abstract Painting Master-ClassThis course will include a lecture giving examples of contemporaryapproaches to new formalist painting practice.

Landscape Painting WorkshopThis course includes an introductory lecture on artist’s own work thenthe group will collect images for their landscapes during a trip toGlenfarne wood.

We can provide accommodation at €25 a night for participants.

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59COUNTY LEITRIM LIBRARIES

LEITRIM COUNTY LIBRARIES Leitrim County Library H.Q. Main Street, Ballinamore, Leitrim N41 E061County Librarian: Emma L. ClancyTelephone: 071-9645582 Email: leitrimlibrary@leitrimcoco.ie

Carrick-on-Shannon Branch LibraryLibrarians: Anna McKiernan, Derval SymesTelephone: 071-9620789 Email: carrickonshannonlibrary@leitrimcoco.ie

Carrigallen Branch LibraryLibrarian: Helen CorcoranTelephone: 049-4339188 Email: carrigallenlibrary@leitrimcoco.ie

Dromahaire Branch LibraryLibrarian: Deirdre FallonTelephone: 071-9164364 Email: dromahairlibrary@leitrimcoco.ie

Drumshanbo Branch LibraryLibrarian: Marian Mulvey, Margaret McCabe Telephone: 071-9641258 Email: drumshanbolibrary@leitrimcoco

Kiltyclogher Branch LibraryLibrarian: Orla Parkinson Telephone: 071-9854891 Email: kiltyclogherlibrary@leitrimcoco.ie

Ballinamore LibraryLibrarian: Mary BohanTelephone: 071-9645566 Email: ballinamorelibrary@leitrimcoco.ie

Kinlough Branch LibraryLibrarian: Michael Reynolds Telephone: 071-9842554 Email: kinloughlibrary@leitrimcoco.ie

Manorhamilton Branch LibraryLibrarians: Caroline Farrell, Martina Feeney. Telephone: 071-9856180 Email: manorhamiltonlibrary@leitrimcoco.ie

Mohill Branch LibraryContact: Gráinne O'Dowd, Damien McHugh Telephone: 071-9631360 Email: mohilllibrary@leitrimcoco.ie

For details of Branch Opening Hours please contact branches directly or visitwww.leitrimcoco.ie