Culture Night

Winty

Can I just say that the "Culture Night" is probably the best idea ever.
Just what we need, a buzz something to get people up and about.


Who ever you are person who invented "Culture Night" well done.




http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/arts/roll-up-for-long-night-of-culture-2351314.html

THE largest-ever Culture Night in Ireland kicks off this afternoon, with hundreds of free events across the nation expected to pull in crowds of 500,000 or more.
Twenty locations -- including major centres such as Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford -- are hosting their own Culture Nights with a dazzling array of events.
The doors to art galleries, libraries, museums, theatres and tourist attractions and former jails will open to the public free of charge.
The stunning setting of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin will be the backdrop for a massive tented street party, offering free food and music as well as a chance to meet the artists in residence and take in a talk and tour of the grounds.
A free pint of the black stuff will also be on offer at the nearby Guinness Storehouse, which will be open for a free tour of the museum and a pint overlooking Dublin's city centre from the Gravity Bar from 5pm-10pm.
Leinster House will have guided tours of the debating chambers of both the Dail and the Seanad as well as the hallowed halls of the Houses of the Oireachtas.
And beyond the Pale, history buffs can take in an eerie re-enactment of the horrendous deeds committed by cruel jailers at the reportedly haunted Wicklow Gaol.
Culture vultures can take a moonlit stroll through the woods in Co Kildare with story readings and music en route or experience a night of traditional music and storytelling on the Gaeltacht Tory Island off the Donegal coast.
Lovers of literature and photography will get a chance to hear Man Booker Prize-winning writer John Banville read from his work at the Greystones Library in Greystones, Co Wicklow, or take in an illustrated lecture by renowned photo-journalist John Minihan at the Athy Library, Athy, Co Kildare.
Culture Night, which began as a social experiment in Dublin's Temple Bar in 2004, has grown to an all-Ireland event with activities taking place in Belfast and Derry.
Similar events have also been organised in Leuven, Belgium, and in New York City.

mikom

"To Culture!!"

chin_grin

"Oi'll gi' yeh sum fookin' culchure" *stabs*.

Dublin and culture. Two words that shouldn't really be used in a sentence......Wait....Aw f*ck.

But yeah, suppose it's a decent idea if it ran on longer than 11pm.

Poor Uncle Tom

It will give me a chance to wear me good wollen pullover with them shiney shoes what looks nice under me polished slacks, I'll even grease me hair back. It'll be good so it will.

PeterIanStaker

Sounds interesting alright. Free stuff is nice.

phasers

aw crap, I meant to get tickets to the screening in the IFI

RikkFlair

Much rather this than that Arthurs day bollocks

Degsy

Patronising rubbish..the organisers should be all shot.

FlutterinBantam

With a ball of wet goatshite

stovelid

Wenn ich Kultur höre ... entsichere ich meinen Browning.

BluesBerry

This looks good Im definitely going to go to something tonight and get a bit of culture :pac:

chin_grin

stovelid wrote: »

Wenn ich Kultur höre ... entsichere ich meinen Browning.

JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA.

Kersmash

this is the first I'm hearing of a culture night.

gombean

If anyone isn't using their booking for the Croke Park floodlit tour tonight 24th September can they please PM me?

I would be really interested in going to this - all booked out though!

Degsy

BluesBerry wrote: »

Im definitely going to go to something tonight and get a bit of culture :pac:

You'll probably have to settle for being hit with a bottle as hordes of drunk cultured people run amok.

rainbowdrop

Went to see the RTE Concert Orchestra and a play in Irish at Electric Picnic a few weeks ago - I'm all cultured out! Next year maybe......:D

parker kent

I've really enjoyed culture night over the last few years, it's a great idea. Hopefully a few people over the years have started going to more cultural events due to this night.

billymitchell

Anybody got any ideas of what to go see??? Or what might be more useful, what to avoid!!! Or is there any point in asking this in AH.... :rolleyes:

qwert2

I'm not really a culture vulture, though sometimes these things can be enjoyable. Out of all the events tonight where would provide free refreshments? I'm a penniless student:D

orourkeda

chin_grin wrote: »

"Oi'll gi' yeh sum fookin' culchure" *stabs*.

Dublin and culture. Two words that shouldn't really be used in a sentence......Wait....Aw f*ck.

But yeah, suppose it's a decent idea if it ran on longer than 11pm.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Joyce
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Butler_Yeats
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Beckett
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde

Just five names off the top of my head. I understand this isnt a literary festival but to state that Dublin and Culture have no business in the same sentence together is quite clearly a nonsensical remark.

starbelgrade

Winty wrote: »

And beyond the Pale, history buffs can take in an eerie re-enactment of the horrendous deeds committed by cruel jailers at the reportedly haunted Wicklow Gaol.
Culture vultures can take a moonlit stroll through the woods in Co Kildare with story readings and music en route or experience a night of traditional music and storytelling on the Gaeltacht Tory Island off the Donegal coast.

Wasn't Kildare part of what used to be The Pale?

Barna77

I'll enjoy some booze tasting fest. Alco culture ftw





*goes to the nearest off licence*

up for anything

After their evening of intellectual entertainment, I forecast that the culture vultures will settle on bars all over Dublin. Otherwise what is the point of going out!

Degsy

[QUOTE=qwert2;68175558I'm a penniless student:D[/QUOTE]


Get off boards and get a job then:)

chin_grin

orourkeda wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Joyce
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Butler_Yeats
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Beckett
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde

Just five names off the top of my head. I understand this isnt a literary festival but to state that Dublin and Culture have no business in the same sentence together is quite clearly a nonsensical remark.

Ok ok ok point taken!

trishasaffron

Really enjoyed this. Dublin was thronged with people - went to see Freemason's Hall in Molesworth Street - truly amazing place, then to RCSI, then to Manuscripts Commission and finished up at Unitarian Church where there was a poetry free mike - atmosphere really chilled.

up for anything

qwert2 wrote: »

I'm a penniless student:D

Degsy wrote: »

Get off boards and get a job then:)

You do realise, don't you, that you should have been telling her to go home and not smiling at her. I have it on highest authority* that she is one of them.












*Read it in the Daily Mail.

gar32

I tried last night to get free tour of Jameson Distillary but was told at 8pm it was full

Ended up walking around the visitor centre at the Church on HIgh street. Not bad for free. Got me out of the house

Looking forwadr to next year. (I will get there early.)

Enjoy

cherryghost

Most places were full in Athlone. Ended up going to the pub and celebrating culture night there.

Dord

gar32 wrote: »

I tried last night to get free tour of Jameson Distillary but was told at 8pm it was full

Ended up walking around the visitor centre at the Church on HIgh street. Not bad for free. Got me out of the house

Looking forwadr to next year. (I will get there early.)

Enjoy

I tried going into Jameson also but was told that the wait for a tour was 1.5 hours. :eek:

I ended up going over to the Guinness Storehouse and got a free pint up in the gravity bar. :pac: fuckin' nice pint too!

DominoDub

trishasaffron wrote: »

Really enjoyed this. Dublin was thronged with people - went to see Freemason's Hall in Molesworth Street - truly amazing place, then to RCSI, then to Manuscripts Commission and finished up at Unitarian Church where there was a poetry free mike - atmosphere really chilled.

Yeah I also really enjoyed the Freemason's Hall , it was great to get a chance to spend some time in those amazing rooms.

geeky

DominoDub wrote: »

Yeah I also really enjoyed the Freemason's Hall , it was great to get a chance to spend some time in those amazing rooms.

That's ace alright - been there before, would reccommend it to anyone. Bit sad that I missed it - caught Winter's Bone (ace) and The Town (nonsense) in Cineworld instead. Seriously, though, why are some people so happy to call stuff like this a "bunch of wet goat****e"? Is it a need to piss all over anything positive that people try to do, or total philistinism?

Personally, I think a lot of our galleries and museums should open later generally - even if that means they're closed on certain days. Seeing it happen for just one night in the year is pretty positive.

RikkFlair

geeky wrote: »

Seriously, though, why are some people so happy to call stuff like this a "bunch of wet goat****e"? Is it a need to piss all over anything positive that people try to do, or total philistinism?

I wouldnt reply to those comments as I would get banned. As a lover of art/paintings etc I'm just glad I don't associate myself with people like that!

I have a few friends involved the running of a few of the Limerick events, had a great evening with them, and free wine how bad Can't wait for next year when I hope to see a lot more stuff.