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Culture Night takes place in
Donegal 17.09.18
THE programme for
Culture Night
Donegal was officially launched by Cathaoirleach
Cllr. Seamus O’Domhnaill ahead of events this
Friday, which will see 39 diverse activities in 26
venues, that celebrate our unique local cultural identity.
Culture night takes place on Friday, September 21,
when hundreds of thousands of people across the
country will lose themselves in their imagination
and an explosion of creativity as the country comes
alive for Ireland’s annual nocturnal
cultural extravaganza.
Speaking at the launch Cathaoirleach Cllr. Seamus
O’Domhnaill said “Donegal is delighted to be once
again taking part in Culture Night. The programme of
activities is available in venues across Letterkenny
as well as on
www.donegalcoco.ie .
“This will be Letterkenny’s 10th occasion to take
part in Culture Night, providing a terrific
opportunity for families to sample aspects of Irish
Culture and Heritage. In common with other
participating towns and cities, Letterkenny will
light up to an evening of accessible, family
friendly events - all completely free of charge”. |
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Pictured at the launch of the Culture
Night brochure in Letterkenny last Friday in the
Donegal County Museum are Traolach O'Fionnain, Arts
Development Officer Donegal County Council, Niamh
Brennan, Donegal County Archives, Judith McCarthy,
Curator, Donegal County Museum, Cathaoirleach Cllr.
Seamus O'Domhnaill, Sally Murphy, Caroline Carr,
Donegal County Musuem, Jacqueline Abbas, Donegal
County Musuem. |
Highlights of events
taking place in Letterkenny include:
Letterkenny Town Park 7pm - 10pm: A firm favourite
in the Letterkenny Culture Night programme, the Town
Park will once again provide a variety of creative
and cultural delights for families including: Spiky
Tribe with the Inishowen Carnival Group. As night
stretches to meet the day, the edges of reality
blur, through cracks in the ether, we slip between
worlds, strange, alien, mysterious and sometimes
very spiky. This illuminated sculpture trail will be
brought to life with music, dance and performance.
Donegal County Museum 6pm – 10pm: Exhibition
‘A Long Farewell’ - Emigration of Donegal Women
1845-1955. As part of the exhibition the museum will
also host a series of events for the public
including ‘An American Wake’; stories of the Donegal
orphan girls who were sent from Donegal workhouses
to Australia during the nineteenth century and a
traditional music session with Comhaltas Ceoltóirí
Éireann.
Regional Cultural Centres will once again create a
large-scale, hands-on, art-room curated by Harriet
Purkis where visitors can find out more about the
exhibitions on display and make their own artworks.
People of all ages will have the opportunity to
experiment with a range of ideas and materials to
produce their own masterpieces.
An Grianán Theatre 7pm - late: Kyle Riley is back
and bringing the band The Temper Tantrums. The 'Sing
to Me' tour features original songs, some
traditional children's music and a little something
for the adults too. It's an hour of folk and rock
music, sure to get you moving. It's fun for the whole family.
Then from 9pm until late, in the Eatery Bar, we have
the return of Pauric Gallagher's Culture Night
Comedy Cavalcade. Sketches, Improv & Stand-Up from
Pauric and other top local talents.
Heritage Tours: Connecting with Letterkenny’s
Historic Streetscape 6:30pm – 7:30pm ‘Make a
Connection’ with the historic buildings and
streetscapes of Letterkenny on a
short walking tour with Colm Murray, Architecture
Officer with The Heritage Council. The walk will start at the
Central Library, proceed along the Main Street and
finish at the County Museum. |
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