Here’s All You Need To Know About Culture Night In Tralee

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RIGHT so, tonight is Culture Night around the country and there’s loads going on.

Around Tralee you’ll find singing, dancing, drama, poetry, history, slapstick comedy, an art installation and so much more.

The following is a list of events happening in town and where to find them…

• THE SQUARE INTO THE EVENING

5pm-5.45pm Joanne O’Connor Tenacity School of Performing Arts. Dance pieces by this energetic and accomplished group of young performers.  Special guests including face-painting.

5.45pm  DISCO–DANCE YOUR HEART OUT DJ

6.15pm THE WOBBLY CIRCUS SHOW — Stan Ratchet combines slapstick comedy, clowning & circus skills. With audience participation, Stan brings spectators on a journey through mime, manipulation and fire juggling…a high impact finale.

6.45pm- 8pm LIVE MUSIC — Live Bands session will The Hunter, The Old Big Sun, Lucy Two Shoes and Beat-Boxing Zach as well as a variety of upbeat pop acts.

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• Kerry School Of Music

5pm-6pm CREATIVE IRELAND KERRY YOUTH CHORAL OPEN SESSION

For ages 8-18yrs. Everyone can sing and you can too. Come along and hear the singing, meet the conductor and the singers. New members welcome to join the choral group.

kerrymusicschool@eircom.net  / 066 7125690

6pm-9pm A SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS — An Open House evening with performances by the school’s choirs, orchestras and solo musicians. Performance schedule on website and Facebook pages.

 

• Roundy’s Bar, Tralee

6pm-11pm ‘I’M LISTENING?’ — Japanese legend states that if a person folds 1,000 cranes they will be granted a wish. An art installation by Rebecca Babbington influenced by this legend and the struggles society is going through.

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• Kerry County Museum

6pm-9pm TRADITIONAL MUSIC WITH SLIABH MISH COMHALTAS  — Experience traditional music, dance and storytelling at its finest.

6-10pm — STROLL THROUGH THE MUSEUM — View the exhibition ‘Casement in Kerry-A Revolutionary Journey’, also the Museum Gallery, Tom Crean Room and the Killaclohane Portal Tomb Collaboration.

6pm-10pm ANCIENT PAST, YOUTHFUL IMAGINATION —Killaclohane Portal Tomb, Kerry’s oldest man-made structure, was the inspiration for a creative journey & exhibition on life and death in the Neolithic by secondary school students. Archaeologist Jemma O’Connell will be on hand to discuss the dig and reveal some tricks of the trade.

6pm-10pm MEDIEVAL FAMILY FUN — Members of the Kerry Medieval Living History Group in period costume in Geraldine Tralee. Chat with them about life and death in the Middle Ages.

6pm-9.30pm ANCIENT POTTERY WORKSHOP — Ceramicist, Lone Beiter-O’Reilly will explore how ancient pottery was made. Based on finds from the Killaclohane Portal Tomb. Make your own authentic pot. Young pottery enthusiasts welcome!

6.30pm-8.30pm A COUNTY MUSEUM COLLECTIONS TOUR — With Helen O’Carroll (Curator) and Sarah O’Farrell (Collections Officer). A ‘behind the scenes’ tour of the Museum’s diverse collections!

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• DANCE, CHORAL & VISUAL ARTS AT SIAMSA TÍRE

5pm-10pm Dance workshops, choral performances, interactive visual arts events for families and young people, along with plenty of music and a few surprises on the night!

An evening performance of dance under the direction of Catherine Young, IT TAKES A VILLAGE is a new dance show inspired by Ireland’s new communities, their music, dance and songs.

Featuring an international cast of dancers and musicians and spanning a myriad of dance styles with the heart-warming, moving, dynamic and energetic choreography Young always delivers.

Funded by Kerry County Council, Siamsa Tíre, Creative Ireland, The Arts Council & the Department of Justice & Quality. Also supported by TIRC & KASI. Siamsa Tíre, Town Park.

 

• Tralee Library

6.30pm-8pm ART INSPIRED BY LITERATURE — A TRALEE ART GROUP EXHIBITION

Art exhibition featuring new works by members who have been actively creating all year. Members will read passages from books that have inspired the work of the exhibition.

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• Baile Mhuire Day Care Centre, Balloonagh, Tralee.

7pm-9pm ART FOR EVERYONE, Tralee Art Group

Meet the artists as they make new work. Create your own work of art. A show will be brought together in one large piece at the end of the evening.

 

• Manor West Shopping Centre

7pm-9pm CRAOBH THRÁ LÍ CCÉ — A vibrant traditional music session with local young musicians.

 

• Tralee International Resource Centre, 13-14 St Patricks Bungalows, Boherbee

7.30pm-9.30pm AFRICAN DRUMMING EVENING — Open to all – try your hand at drumming and enjoy some wonderful sounds.

 

 

• The Abbey Inn

8-11pm Spoken Word and Song with John Sexton and Noel King

An evening of poetry, prose and music. John W. Sexton and Noel King will read extracts of their work. John is the author of five poetry collections and Noel has recently published a collection of short stories with Liberties Press. Come share your work or listen to some great writing.

 

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