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Bealtaine Festival
Exhibitions
Warmth and Welcome Banners: Specially commissioned by Bealtaine with the theme of Warmth and Welcome, these banners were produced by children in Newbridge schools and will be on display on Newbridge Main Street
Preacher in Stone: Riverbank Arts Centre.
A major exhibition of the work of Fr. Henry Flanagan illustrating his particular talent for carving in both stone and wood.
Collaborative Visual Arts Exhibition: Newbridge Library. An alternative visual arts exhibition of young artists displaying Celtic design, abstract styles and sculptures.
21st century Celt: Yap Food Company, Moorefield. Solo exhibition of paintings by local artist Leona Ni Oireachtaigh. A fusion of the old with the new - Leona's paintings depict traditional Celtic art images in a modern way through the use of abstraction and vibrant colours.
Bealtaine Café Exhibitions: Newbridge and its surrounding areas have a wealth of artists. We are delighted that many of them are exhibiting in our local restaurants and coffee shops. See local papers for more specific details.
Wed 1st May
May Leonard
Patrician National School Poetry Workshop
12.00pm~1.00pm
Crooked Sixpence
This company work with retired and older members of our community. Proceeds to the Irish Heart Foundation.
Riverbank. € 5
Thur 2nd May
1.20pm~2.20pm
Lunchtime Concert
Riverbank - Newbridge School of Music € 6.00
8.00pm
Tommy Makem
Riverbank € 16/13
9.00pm
Glen Hansard at the Red Hot
Red House € 10
Friday 3rd May
12.00pm
Scoil Mhuire Junior School - The pupils of second class, Scoil Mhuire junior perform snippets of drama, drumming, story telling and song singing.
3.00pm~4.00pm
Christy Moore - Newbridge has a lively voluntary sector and Bealtaine with Christy is delighted to be able to say thanks for all the work. By invitation.
8.00pm~10.00pm
Opening Ceremony - The meeting between the giant sun and the powerful rain exploding into the great rainbow of the world, showering all with it's wonderful colours. Bealtaine is proud to present Artastic, Ardangheasa, local artists, the schools and community groups in a vibrant multi-coloured celebration of this year's theme of "Warmth and Welcome" on our Main St. Watch out for the world premiere of the Taikoo Band from Kildare - Thunder Drums
10.00pm
Session with Johnny Moynihan
Railway Bar € 8
10.00pm
Nyjinskys Revisited
Cellar’s Night Club € 8
10.00pm
Sean Norman Ceili
Rockingham € 7
10.00pm~11.30pm
Comedy Zone
Riverbank € 10
Sat 4th May
8.20am
Bog Road Walk
Meet at Newbridge Library
10.00am~4.00pm
Holistic Workshops - Sample holistic therapies such as Reiki or Aurosoma and many more.
Parish Centre
2.00pm~3.00pm
Crooked Mice - Crooked Mice perform end of season pieces - Roahl Dahl, Shakespeare, Campton and some devised pieces by the children
€ 5
2.00pm~5.00pm
Eat on the Street
George's St
3.00pm~5.00pm
Tratnona Gaelach
Railway Lounge, Eyre St.
8.00pm~10.00pm
Literary Evening
Railway Lounge, Eyre St.
10.00pm~12.00am
Kila
Riverbank € 12
Sunday 5th May
2.00pm~5pm
Newbridge Credit Union Family Picnic
The Strand
4.00pm~6.00pm
Bealtaine Strolling Players
Pubs
6.00pm~7.00pm
Classical evening with Ciaran Nagle and Major to Minor
Protestant Church € 6
9.00pm
Elvis and DJ Miley Wickham
The Keadeen Hotel € 12
Monday 6th May
12.00pm~6.00pm
Youth Festival: Bands, PhotoJournalism Film Competition, Trash Fash, Creative workshop, Henna Tattoo’s etc. Tony Bird’s Pottery masterclass, Riverbank and Town Hall.
9.30 pm
Cathu & Friends Wrap Up Gig
For further details contact Terry Moore Tel: 045 448 312
Leixlip Festival
Fri 31st May
A walk with Conor O'Brien Starting point: Leixlip Castle Gates
7.30pm
An evening of free entertainment on the Guinness Gig Rig with Luv Bug supported by Marty Fay and the Banditos, Main Street carpark
Sat 1st June
12.00~6.00pm
Street Entertainment. Turning Leixlip's Main Street into a carnival of fun & games
5.00pm
Entertainment provided by Leixlip Theatre Group with the Guinness Theatrical Pub Crawl in the Leixlip House Hotel, Ozone, Springfield Hotel, The Salmon Leap Inn
7.30pm
Free entertainment with the Tina Turner Tribute Show supported by The Seratones
Sun 2nd June
11.00am
Focus on the Village. Seamus Kelly's new book brought to life. Take a guided tour with the author starting at the Leixlip House Hotel
1.00pm~6.00pm
Street Entertainment including mime artists and an enactment of the American Civil War
7.30pm
An evening of free entertainment with BAGATELLE supported by Christy Moore Tribute. Followed by Fireworks display
Mon 3rd June
5.00pm
Guinness Theatrical Pub Crawl - with the Leixlip Theatre Group providing the entertainment. Starting at Springfield, Salmon Leap Inn, Leixlip House Hotel, & Ozone
For further details on festival events contact the festival office. Tel: 01 624 3085 Festival Weekend Tel: (086) 276 8310 E-Mail: festival@indigo.ie Web: www.leixlipfestival.com
Gerard Manley Hopkins Summer School
The international summer school celebrates the poet and his interests. This year, the 15th summer school represents writers from thirty countries from Afghanistan to Iceland and from Korea to the Congo. According to Robert Welch Robert Welch Editor of the Oxford Companion to Irish Literature, it is the best literary festival in Ireland.
Sat 20th July
8.00pm
Classical Concert Saturday: Moore Abbey
Sun 21st July
Maynooth University Day: Tour, Lectures, Reception, Music, Banquet.
Tue, 23rd July
Irish Music Night with Cómhaltas Ceoltóiri Eireann
Wed 24th July
8.00pm
Readings in Riverbank Arts Centre
Exhibitions include Rossano Maniscalchi; Alice Hanratty; Mary Dorcey Wanless and Wilhelm Fockersperger. The festival also features films by Bob Quinn (Ireland) and Thomas Tidholm (Sweden). Lectures, international poetry readings and workshops will take place each day for the duration of the festival.
For further details contact The Secretary, Gerard Manley Hopkins International Summer School, Great Connell, Newbridge, Co. Kildare. Tel: 045 433613 Fax: 045 434648. Email: info@gerardmanleyhopkins.org
Web: www.gerardmanleyhopkins.org
