Kate O’Brien participants
THE 28th Kate O’Brien Weekend of literature and issues takes place at Belltable Arts Centre from Friday February 24 to Sunday 26. Note that the Seamus Heaney’’s wrap up lecture has sold so well that its venue is now Lime Tree Theatre in MIC for Sunday 26, noon.
Go online to www.kateobrienweekend.com for the daily programme which platforms novelists Susie Boyt and John Boyne, social commentators Dr Niamh Hourigan and Frank McNally and poets Dr Loic Guoyon and Katherine Towers.
Sarah Ellen Murphy, contralto with Colette Davis on piano will open the literary fest This Friday 24 in the Belltable, 8pm with Abbott of Glenstal Patrick Hederman.
Miko Russell School
TO mark the 18th festival celebrating the traditional legacy of the Russell family, Doolin, the Russell Memorial Committee promises an exciting programme for the Miko Russell School. This year it runs Friday February 24 to Monday 27 and as ever, Doolin is the destination.
The festival opens on Friday 24 with an 8pm concert in the Russell Cultural Centre featuring music, song and dance by local and national talent. Kilnaboy natives Siobhán and Úna Hogan will launch their debut CD, ‘The Blue-Eyed Rascal’. Admission is free.
The highlight of the festival will be the Russell Concert which takes place on Saturday 25 between 2pm and 4.30pm in the Russell Cultural Centre with singer award-winning singer Seán Keane.
Email to info@michorussellweekend.ie for a schedule.
Art auction for South Africa
A SILENT auction is on the cards for Thursday March 1 at 8pm in Raggle Taggle. This is the art gallery based on the corner of Henry Street and Sarsfield Street and the auction is a fundraiser for a South African children’s charity.
The work that will be auctioned is artwork from students or graduates of Limerick School of Art and Design, as well as established artists such as Des MacMahon and Derek O’Sullivan.
“This is a silent auction, meaning there is no auctioneer,” explains Raggle Taggle’s Ruth Connolly. “People place their names and bids on sheets of paper instead. This gives you a chance, during the event, to tour the different items available for auction and decide upon which items for which you would like to bid”.
“This is a fundraising event in aid of volunteer work with South African children,” she makes clear. “There will be free drinks and a raffle. This will be a fun night of excitement, bidding wars and wine”.
