May 1 walk for e v+ a
OPEN / INVITED e v+ a 2010 / Matters continues at Limerick City Gallery of Art and a dozen other venues continues until May 23. It features the work of 42+ OPEN artists and 16 INVITED artists installed in 11+ venues throughout Limerick City. This year’s exhibition is curated by Swedish architect Elizabeth Hatz.
As part of OPEN /INVITED e v+ a 2010 / Matters, a guided walking tour of selected e v+ a city centre venues will take place on Saturday May 1 from 11am to 1pm.
The free walking tour will begin at the Thomas Street e v+ a venue and will include refreshments.
To book a place on the e v+ a walking tour please contact Limerick City Gallery of Art, Pery Square or email artgalleryreception@limerickcity.ie. The exhibition website is www.eva.ie.
3rd anniversary for Three Songs
Tuesday May 4 marks the third anniversary for Three Songs, the weekly Tuesday platform for singers and songwriters at the White House on O’Connell Street. Plans for the night mooted by organiser Chris Wood include the live recording of songs and music played on the night, with the line up composers each selecting one song only for the CD.
“The second idea comes from Brian Connolly, who suggested that we might play someone else’s song on the night, perhaps by one of the other artists that comes to Three Songs,” says Wood. “We did this before and it was good fun”.
See www.threesongs.org for an update.
Insight to Speakers Corner
Note in your diary the establishment or a new series taking place in the bohemian forum that is the White House. On Monday nights at 8.30pm, the White House Debates & Speakers Corner sees a guest speaker of repute invited to posit an argument of current validity to the immediate community or indeed, wider nation.
“The appalling social, economic and political state of our little democracy, and the consequent need to redress this situation while striving to advance the common good, is the primary motivation behind this site and the Speakers Corner series,” says founder Bill Kelly.
Refer to Diary Dates on page 4 of Limerick Post or Arts page for regular details.
Frightening New Furniture
White House Poetry hosts the launch of Galway poet Kevin Higgins’ third book of poetry, Frightening New Furniture (Salmon Press) on Wednesday April 28.
Previous collections by Higgins are The Boy With No Face and Time Gentlemen, Please, also Salmon Press, the first of which was shortlisted for the 2006 Strong Award and has gone to a second printing. Higgins is co-organiser of the very successful Over The Edge literary events in Galway City.
Arrive early to be sure of good seats, suggest organiser Ed O’Dwyer, to this free night of literary works from 9pm onwards. Finger food is on the house.
