Culture Night Kerry – What will you see?

“Kerry serves up a cultural feast across the County”, stated Kate Kennelly at the National Launch of Culture Night at Dublin Castle on Wednesday 17th August 2011

The towns of Listowel, Tralee, Killarney, Scartaglen, Kenmare, Dingle and Waterville are the places to be in Kerry for this year’s Culture Night celebrations. Locals and visitors alike will be offered a free cultural feast of arts events and entertainment on the evening of Friday 23rd September next.

The fourth Friday in September marks the annual Culture Night celebrations, whereby arts and cultural organisations open their doors offering free events and entertainment at key venues and centres across the island of Ireland. Kerry serves up a wide mix of free events this year and builds on the success of last year’s Culture Night which saw very significant numbers of people access events across the County.

“Its an open door policy, a free showcase of local and visiting arts acts…and a huge value for money offering for the public…it is a chance to celebrate our culture at no cost to anyone in these tough recessionary times’, stated Kate Kennelly, County Arts Officer and organiser in association with key venues and arts groups behind this year’s celebrations in the County.  ‘It is great to see so many organisations and venues taking this opportunity to welcome in new audiences and maybe new practitioners!’, Kate went on to say.

In Killarney at the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an exhibition celebrating the life and times of Killarney Native Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty’s humanitarian works during World War 2 will take place accompanied by a live theatre performance by Blewdoor titled ‘The Man We Knew’. At the same time a Big Open Drum Circle staged by Drum Dance Ireland will be taking place at The Malton Hotel – in an attempt to get the biggest and longest lasting drum circle going that Kerry has ever seen. The KDYS in Killarney will host youth arts based entertainment featuring the KDYS Band Project, The KDYS Circus School, and the Ardshan Jump Force.

St. John’s Theatre & Arts Centre in Listowel will feature an evening of drama, music, storytelling and film and has places for 140 people plus. Kerry County Museum in Tralee host the Sliabh Mish Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltόirí Éireann as well as offering visitors the chance to explore the treasures on display. Comhaltas Ceoltόirí Éireann feature widely across the programme. Quills Farmhouse at Muckross Traditional Farms hosts a rambling house featuring musicians from the Killarney School of Music. Bean An Tí for the evening at the Rambling House in the Sliabh Luachra Heritage Centre in Scartaglen will be Bridie Garvey leading the songs, tunes and stories.
Original Kerry serves up a menu of master crafters at work under the fairy lights at the Goose Island Workshop in Castlegregory with a Kerry Craft Trails bus tour leaving Tralee for the event. At the same time Original Kerry is hosting Craft Demonstrations at New Market Lane in Killarney in association with the Backlane Gallery. 
Culture Night Kerry offers a real cultural mix, suitable for all ages and caters for a varied cultural palette. To download the Culture Night Kerry Brochure go to (www.culturekerry.com) or contact the Arts Office Tel: 066 7183541.

 

Oíche Chultúrtha Chiarraí - Cad a bheidh le feiceáil?

“Féasta cultúrtha ar fáil ar fud Chiarraí” a dúirt Kate Kennelly ag seoladh náisiúnta na hOíche Cultúrtha i gCaisleán Átha Cliath Dé Aoine an 17 Lúnasa 2011

Is iad bailte Lios Tuathail, Cill Airne, Scairteach an Ghlinne, Neidín, An Daingean agus An Coireán croí na ceiliúrtha ag Oíche Chultúrtha na bliana seo. Cuirfear féasta cultúrtha d’imeachtaí ealaíon agus siamsaíochta ar fáil do mhuintir na háite agus do chuairteoirí araon saor in aisce ar oíche speisialta amháin, sé sin an Aoine 23 Meán Fómhair seo chugainn.

Is í an ceathrú Aoine seo i Meán Fómhair a mharcálann ceiliúradh bliantúil na hOíche Cultúrtha, ina n-osclaíonn eagraíochtaí ealaíon agus cultúrtha a ndoirse ag cur imeachtaí agus siamsaíocht ar fáil saor in aisce ag láithreacha agus ionaid áirithe ar fud oileán na hÉireann. Tá meascán leathan d’imeachtaí saor in aisce á chur ar fáil i gCiarraí.

“fáilte is fiche, sártaispeántas d’imeachtaí ealaíon go háitiúil agus ar cuairt...luach gan sárú don phobal.. seans is ea é ár gcultúr a cheiliúradh gan aon chostas d’éinne le linn diantréimhse an chúlú eacnamaíochta seo’, a dúirt Kate Kennedy, Oifigeach Ealaíon na Contae i dteannta le príomhionaid agus grúpaí ealaíon taobh thiar de cheiliúradh na bliana seo sa Chontae.  'Tá sé go diail an oiread sin eagraíochtaí agus ionad ag tapú an deis chun lucht féachana nua agus ealaíontóirí fiú a mhealladh.’

I gCill Airne ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus na Gaeltachta beidh taispeántas ag ceiliúradh saol agus aimsir oibreacha daonnúla Mhoinsíneoir Hugh Ó Flaitheartaigh, as Ciarraí ó dhúchas, le linn an Dara Cogadh Domhanda in éineacht le léiriú beo amharclainne le Blewdoor dar teideal ‘The Man We Knew’. Ag an am céanna beidh Ciorcal Druma Mór Oscailte  ar siúl in Óstán Malton á stáitsiú ag Drum Dance Ireland - iarracht an ciorcal druma is mó agus is faide ag seinm atá feicthe ag Ciarraí riamh a chur ar siúl. Beidh siamsaíocht bunaithe ar ealaíona úrnua na n-óg  le Tionscnamh Banna na KDYS, Scoil Siorcais na KDYS agus Fórsa Léime Ardshan ag Seirbhís Ógra Deoise Chiarraí (KDYS) Chill Airne. 

Beidh oíche dhrámaíochta, cheoil, sheanchais agus scannán ar siúl in Amharchlann & Ionad Cultúrtha Naomh Eoin ina bhfuil spás do bhreis agus140 duine. Ag Músaem Chontae Ciarraí i dTrá Lí beidh Brainse Shliabh Mis de Chomhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann mar aon le seans do chuairteoirí na taiscí ar taispeáint a fheiceáil.

Roinnfidh ealaíontóirí agus lucht ceirde a gcuid scileanna i gcomhrá leis an bpobal i Siamsa Tíre. Beidh páirt leathan ag Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann síos tríd an chlár agus más spéis leat an ‘Rambling House’ is í Bridie Garvey Bean an Tí don tráthnóna in Ionad Oidhreachta Shliabh Luachra i Scairteach an Ghlinne ag treorú na n-amhrán, fonn agus scéalta.

Beidh meascán ceart cultúrtha ar fáil ag Oíche Chultúrtha Chiarraí a bheidh oiriúnach d’óg agus aosta agus gach saghas suime. Chun bróisiúr Oíche Chultúrtha Chiarraí a íoslódáil téir chuig (www.culturekerry.com) nó déan teagmháil le hOifig na nEalaíon. Teil: 066 7183541