Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Thursday 24 Nov 05
Thursday Club
Thursday club is a social club for senior citizen which takes place in Villiers Homes on Thursday mornings. They do various activities; bingo, games craft ( they showed me some of the christmas decorations they had made), sing and have speakers.
Today they had a nun from a local convent speaking of her experiences during her career in particular working it countries during times of political unrest. It was reaaly interesting to sit and listen to someone telling you about their life in such an informal setting -sitting around having have tea and cake, Bettys walnut and bannana cake itself would warrent an return visit ( I had three slices!).
Thursday Club
Villiers Homes
Kings Island
http://cathedral.limerick.anglican.org/Thursdayclub
Social Club for senior members of the community.
Thursdays 10.30am–12.30pm
Wednesday 23 Nov 05
Attic Artists
Attic artists are a group of retired people who meet on Wednesday mornings in the basement of the Gaelic League building to have art classes and do their work. People were working with pen, pencil, acrylic and old doing portriture, lanscape,still life and imaginative compositions. I had brough paper and pencils but when I got there I didnt know what to work on, evrone had their own piece that they were working on, one of the artists Fonze was working on a portrait of another of the attic artists - he was working on a series of them and giving them to the artist depicted. Many people were working from photographs and one lady had brough some primroses to paint. After doing a few quick sketches of people working the art teacher who was their giving advice gave me some dried mushrooms to draw - which I loved - great abstract shapes. I really got into just sitting there drawing away in the quiet chatter. I was quiet disappointed when the session ended and i hadnt finifhed my mushrooms!
Basement
Gaelic League Hall
Thomas St
Limerick
Bob Ryan, bobryan3@eircom.net
http.welcome.to/attic
Whitehouse Poetry Revival
It's a bit of a strange one walking into a pub on your own not to be meeting anyone but to sit and wait and i did for the Whitehouse poetry reviival. Luckly there were several other people there doing the same thing and many regulars who spotting a new face came over to chat and tell me a bit about the evenings events. After about half an hour the readings began all local male poets except for one young american woman. The standard varied or at least to what i liked and wasnt so fond of but the key thing seemed to be to give people a chance to get the work they had done in solitude get out into the air and other peoples ears. That combined with a couple of pints and some complementart chips and cocktails sausages made for a convivial evening indeed.
The White House Poetry Revival
The White House
0’Connell St
Limerick
Barney Sheehan -086 8657494
Dominic Taylor -0872996409
whitehousepoets@eircom.net
www.limerick.com/whitehousepoets
Wednesdays 9pm -close
Attic artists are a group of retired people who meet on Wednesday mornings in the basement of the Gaelic League building to have art classes and do their work. People were working with pen, pencil, acrylic and old doing portriture, lanscape,still life and imaginative compositions. I had brough paper and pencils but when I got there I didnt know what to work on, evrone had their own piece that they were working on, one of the artists Fonze was working on a portrait of another of the attic artists - he was working on a series of them and giving them to the artist depicted. Many people were working from photographs and one lady had brough some primroses to paint. After doing a few quick sketches of people working the art teacher who was their giving advice gave me some dried mushrooms to draw - which I loved - great abstract shapes. I really got into just sitting there drawing away in the quiet chatter. I was quiet disappointed when the session ended and i hadnt finifhed my mushrooms!
Basement
Gaelic League Hall
Thomas St
Limerick
Bob Ryan, bobryan3@eircom.net
http.welcome.to/attic
Whitehouse Poetry Revival
It's a bit of a strange one walking into a pub on your own not to be meeting anyone but to sit and wait and i did for the Whitehouse poetry reviival. Luckly there were several other people there doing the same thing and many regulars who spotting a new face came over to chat and tell me a bit about the evenings events. After about half an hour the readings began all local male poets except for one young american woman. The standard varied or at least to what i liked and wasnt so fond of but the key thing seemed to be to give people a chance to get the work they had done in solitude get out into the air and other peoples ears. That combined with a couple of pints and some complementart chips and cocktails sausages made for a convivial evening indeed.
The White House Poetry Revival
The White House
0’Connell St
Limerick
Barney Sheehan -086 8657494
Dominic Taylor -0872996409
whitehousepoets@eircom.net
www.limerick.com/whitehousepoets
Wednesdays 9pm -close
Tuesday 22 Nov 05
Limerick Fairtade City Launch
3.00 pm Awarding of Fairtrade Certification to Limerick City
Peter Clohessy's Sin Bin, Howley's Quay
"Limerick City is one of a growing number of towns and cities nationwide who have achieved Fairtrade status. Limerick City Fair Trade Project was officially launched by the former Mayor, Cllr. Michael Hourigan on 11th Jan 2005 and the Steering Committee are delighted that the city has achieved Fairtrade City status so soon. This has been achieved by the collaborative effort of retail outlets, catering outlets, organisations and schools supporting the project. Fairtrade is about justice not charity and aims to improve the lives of producers and workers throughout the developing world. Fairtrade ensures
that producers receive a fair and guaranteed price for their product while workers in plantations and factories receive a fair wage. "
Had a cup of tea and a sambo. Entered the draw for some free trade goodies (didnt win). Had a chat with a lady who runs a shop selling products with that are farirtrade or produced under fair standards.
Contact Studios
Had a lovely evening in Contact Studios , its so nice to be part of a creative community; have people to chat to and in the case of this evening make you tea and share their twix with you.
3.00 pm Awarding of Fairtrade Certification to Limerick City
Peter Clohessy's Sin Bin, Howley's Quay
"Limerick City is one of a growing number of towns and cities nationwide who have achieved Fairtrade status. Limerick City Fair Trade Project was officially launched by the former Mayor, Cllr. Michael Hourigan on 11th Jan 2005 and the Steering Committee are delighted that the city has achieved Fairtrade City status so soon. This has been achieved by the collaborative effort of retail outlets, catering outlets, organisations and schools supporting the project. Fairtrade is about justice not charity and aims to improve the lives of producers and workers throughout the developing world. Fairtrade ensures
that producers receive a fair and guaranteed price for their product while workers in plantations and factories receive a fair wage. "
Had a cup of tea and a sambo. Entered the draw for some free trade goodies (didnt win). Had a chat with a lady who runs a shop selling products with that are farirtrade or produced under fair standards.
Contact Studios
Had a lovely evening in Contact Studios , its so nice to be part of a creative community; have people to chat to and in the case of this evening make you tea and share their twix with you.
Saturday 19 Nov 06
Limerick Youth Theatre
Missed my usual class with the 1st year students of the Limerick Youth Theatre to take place in a film by the 2nd years. I was to play the mother in the piece - a task I took not to be derogitory even though my on screen daughter was played by a 17 year old! I didnt get my script till just before we started filming so have little time to learn my lines or to worry too much. I had three sceans one a mother daugher moment, another in a doctors office discussing my daughters condition and medication and the thrid in a hospital waiting room which involoved me crying - a difficult proposition when you have only been an actress for an hour! Once I put aside my inital nervousness and fear of forgetting my lines it wasnt too bad and I actually quite enjoyed it but im sure i'll cring at my not so oscar provoking performance when i see it!
Missed my usual class with the 1st year students of the Limerick Youth Theatre to take place in a film by the 2nd years. I was to play the mother in the piece - a task I took not to be derogitory even though my on screen daughter was played by a 17 year old! I didnt get my script till just before we started filming so have little time to learn my lines or to worry too much. I had three sceans one a mother daugher moment, another in a doctors office discussing my daughters condition and medication and the thrid in a hospital waiting room which involoved me crying - a difficult proposition when you have only been an actress for an hour! Once I put aside my inital nervousness and fear of forgetting my lines it wasnt too bad and I actually quite enjoyed it but im sure i'll cring at my not so oscar provoking performance when i see it!
Friday 18 Nov 05
Thursday 17 Nov 05
Belltable Film Club
8.00 pm Belltable Arts Centre
Film: Good Morning, Night by Marco Bellochio
"In 1978 Italy, Red Brigade terriorists abducted the statesman Aldo Moro, a past prime Minister ... Marco Bellocchio's terse, speculative revisiting of the shattering incident" starring Maya Sansa, luigi Lo Cascio and Robert Herlitzha.
While waiting in the foyer of the Belltable ( having a look at their current exhibition) I realised that i have never been to the cinema on my own. Im not sure why, I'm not really the most avid cinema goer even though i do love film. Usually its because im not a fan of going the see the latest block buster during the peak of its media push but I'm also not crazy about the massive impersonal multiplexes. The Belltable film club was far from this, I'd never heard of this film on the night - but thought it sounded interesting and the cinema itself was the old faded grandeur of a traditional film space. There were few attendees on the night and I settled down to a really enjoyable night without any one munching in my ear. It's great also to be exposed to a film like Good Morning, Goodnight; one you may not get in your local commercial cinema or video rental store.
The Belltable Film Club
Belltable Arts Centre.
69 O'Connell Street
Limerick
061 319 709 / 866
filmclub@eircom.net
http://www.belltable.ie
Belltable Film Club was founded by Declan McLoughlan over 20 years ago.
8.00 pm Belltable Arts Centre
Film: Good Morning, Night by Marco Bellochio
"In 1978 Italy, Red Brigade terriorists abducted the statesman Aldo Moro, a past prime Minister ... Marco Bellocchio's terse, speculative revisiting of the shattering incident" starring Maya Sansa, luigi Lo Cascio and Robert Herlitzha.
While waiting in the foyer of the Belltable ( having a look at their current exhibition) I realised that i have never been to the cinema on my own. Im not sure why, I'm not really the most avid cinema goer even though i do love film. Usually its because im not a fan of going the see the latest block buster during the peak of its media push but I'm also not crazy about the massive impersonal multiplexes. The Belltable film club was far from this, I'd never heard of this film on the night - but thought it sounded interesting and the cinema itself was the old faded grandeur of a traditional film space. There were few attendees on the night and I settled down to a really enjoyable night without any one munching in my ear. It's great also to be exposed to a film like Good Morning, Goodnight; one you may not get in your local commercial cinema or video rental store.
The Belltable Film Club
Belltable Arts Centre.
69 O'Connell Street
Limerick
061 319 709 / 866
filmclub@eircom.net
http://www.belltable.ie
Belltable Film Club was founded by Declan McLoughlan over 20 years ago.
