Moving house inevitably involves a certain amount of stumbling over things you’d forgotten you had or memories that had escaped your mind. Been having quite a few of those today including:
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Summer Sensational festival hits Temple Bar this weekend
One of the best little festivals of the year hits Dublin city centre from Thursday until Sunday, the 8th to 11th of July. The Summer Sensational will be bringing all sorts of fun for all age groups to various venues in Temple Bar including circus acts, outdoor movie screenings, creative workshops for kiddies, walking tours, storytelling, photography exhibitions and more.
It’s a pretty busy programme so here’s a rough outline of what’s on for the weekend that I’ve put together.
You can click here to download it as a PDF or big JPG if that’s your persuasion. The full festival website is here and programme PDF here.
One of the best things about the festival is that most events are FREE. Some are ticketed however so check the website or get in touch with the box office in advance to find out. You can get them at:
Temple Bar Cultural Trust Box Office (TBCT)
TBCT Box Office opens on 17th June
12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
01 677 2255
info@templebar.ie
You can keep an eye on what’s happening via Twitter at @tbct or even give me a shout at @cloudsteph.
For all the shutterbugs there’s a photo competition happening too. Here’s the details:
Capture culture in Temple Bar during The Summer Sensational and be in with a chance to win a four course dinner for two at La Dolce Vita, a delicious Italian wine bar in the heart of the Old City area of Temple Bar. Competition guidelines available on www.flickr.com/groups/templebarphotocompetition
Despite being a lover of all things artsy, creative and festivals (especially the free sort) it’s probably important to point out that I’ve agreed to help TBCT out with spreading the word about the festival this year best I can. Over the next few days I’ll be blogging, tweeting and telling whoever I meet what I think they might enjoy going along to but don’t worry, my judgement isn’t clouded by the chance of bagging a free phone. If I do win it, it’s a bonus and will be going to a good home.
Hopefully see you around Temple Bar this weekend!
Like ink? Here’s an exhibition and a competition you might be into…
“My body is a journal in a way. It’s like what sailors used to do, where every tattoo meant something, a specific time in your life when you make a mark on yourself.”
That’s Johnny Depp on his own ink and what caught my imagination when I read about an exhibition called ‘Ink‘ being organised as part of this year’s Bealtaine festival. Here’s the spiel:
Age & Opportunity has commissioned photographer Aidan Kelly to photograph and exhibit his images of the tattoos of older people. If, as novelist Jack London said, tattoos are a sign of ‘an interesting past’, then this exhibition attempts to capture the history that has been absorbed into a body.
I’m really looking forward to seeing the results. The exhibition runs at the Original Print Gallery in Temple Bar from this Sunday the 16th (opening at 2pm) and runs until the end of the month.
Ever fancied yourself as a tattoo artist?
Well then this might be your opportunity to give it a shot and maybe even unearth a new talent! DontPanic! are offering up quite a unique challenge in their monthly design brief with a ‘Skin Design Competition‘. Yes, you get the chance to design a tattoo and see it being worn on somebody’s skin. They’ve got a volunteer all lined up for the live tattooing of the winning design on July 22nd! Check the link for all the info.
This week so far in pictures
Dublin Tweasurehunt photos
So much fun was had last Saturday at the Tweasurehunt. Fair play to the organisers, it was great to get people out and (running) about on a gorgeous winter’s day instead of sitting on their bums in pubs playing with their iPhones (that came later, admittedly 
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