Ireland Events Calendar for August 2010
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Ireland Events Calendar for August 2010 |
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| August 2010
Sunday Market
The Market will be open every Sunday from 10am to 4pm. Access to the public is free of charge. There is free parking and a free bus service from Clonmel. The stall holders will be made up of Local Producers, Jewellry, Collectables, Crafts, Artists, Gifts, items for your home and much more. |
| August 2010
Weekly Workshops in Felt making, Handspinning, Weaving, Crochet, Knitting etc
Our workshops include: Spinning, Dyeing and Weaving, Felt Making, Knitting, Crochet, Yoga/Bodywork, Cooking, Painting Classes and Childrens Workshops. Courses run by professional textile artists/ jewellers. Please phone for further information. Something for everyone! |
| August 2010
Cookery Courses
The Just Cooking School will 'add a little flavour' to your life with creative Cookery Classes that can teach you how to be the perfect "Domestic God or Goddess". With step by step Recipes, guidance and Menu advice it's a practical way to learn a skill for life and can put the fun back into home cooking. |
| 1st August 2010
Vintage Sundays at the Empire
Frock Around The Clock Vintage Fairs introduce Vintage Sundays at the Empire in 2010. A smaller version of the Holiday Inn events, but no less fabulous. Vintage Sundays at the Empire will showcase around 18 exhibitors selling vintage clothing, accessories, jewellery and décor items at the Empire Music Hall, Botanic Avenue, Belfast. Dates for 2010 are 7th March, 11th April, 4th July and 1st August. Doors open from 12 - 4.30pm, and entrance costs £2. Visit www.northernirelandvintage.com for more details. |
| 1st August 2010
Farmers Market at Hosfords
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| 1st - 31st August 2010
Silver Jewellery Making Courses
A registered craft jeweller with the Craft Council of Ireland and award winner for design and workmanship, fully insured to run jewellery courses as set up by the Craft Council of Ireland. The small workshop, which has space for only six students with basic equipment, are all under my personal supervision .The intention is to give an insight to designing and making handmade jewellery, to a student's own personal design. |
| 1st - 31st August 2010
Saturday Art Classes with Georgina Maher
Children Art Classes each Saturday in Cumann Ioseaf, Balloonagh Tralee, time 11:00 - 12:30 and 1:00 - 2:30. Boys and girls age from 5 - 10 welcome to a wonderful socal outlet for children to make new friends in a warm, bright and friendly atmosphere. The classes have been running since early 2007 and children enjoy doing paper crafts, clay, painting and make and do for all seasons. To book your childs place please contact Georgina on 087 6211752 / artybits@eircom.net. |
| 1st - 31st August 2010
Ballyboy House Open Garden, Woodland & Riverwalk
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| 1st - 31st August 2010
Pottery Classes, Pottery Demonstrations Classes all year round. Visit our website for details. |
| 1st - 31st August 2010
Art Weekends (from June - September)
Art Courses & workshops are held in Trudi's studio in her garden at Crecrin Ballyconnell, Tullow, Co Carlow- Bunbury Art Studio, situated in beautiful countryside on the border of Carlow and Wicklow. With places limited to just ten per art course, early booking is advised. |
| 1st - 31st August 2010
Cynthia O,Neills Art Exhibition Blue Geranium Cafe
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| 2nd August 2010
Holistic & Psychic Health Fair
Time: 12pm - 7pm. Over 60 stands including: Therapies, Crystals, Products, Jewellery, Aura Photography,Seaweed Products, Tahitian Noni Juice, Psychic Readers and Fortune Tellers and much more. Free Workshop and talks so come along and experience some of the Therapies that will be on offer. If you like to book a table or a stand at one of our fairs contact Geraldine (details above) |
| 4th - 8th August 2010
Dublin Horse Show
The Horse Show is a Dublin institution. A celebration of Ireland's affinity with the horse, from the best show horses to the best international show jumpers. It is one of Ireland's largest events, a highlight of the summer, each year welcoming tens of thousands of people from Ireland and all over the world. |
| 4th - 10th August 2010
Feakle Traditional Music Festival
Annual traditional Irish music festival. |
| 6th - 15th August 2010
Kilkenny Arts Festival
Welcome to Kilkenny Arts Festival 2010, a 10 day feast of visual art, classical music, theatre and dance, jazz world and traditional Irish music, literature, film, architecture, indie music, craft and children's events. |
| 7th August 2010
Doolin Saturday Market and Craft Fair
This weekly Market combines the fresh local produce and artisan foods of a traditional Farmers’ Market with the unique hand-made goods of a Craft Fair. The Market takes place every Saturday, June through August, at the Russell Community Centre in Doolin, County Clare, Ireland. Tea and coffee, light snacks, and parking available. |
| 7th August 2010
West Cork Craft Fair
Open from 9.30am to 6pm |
| 7th - 8th August 2010
Pastel Painting Courses
Colour at your fingertips. If you like instant results these perfect sticks of pure colour could be for you. |
| 8th August 2010
Moynalty Steam Threshing
A celebration of days gone by, of horse and steam power, vintage cars, tractors, horse drawn machinery, oil engines, trading stalls, crafts, funfair, sideshows, music and dancing. Fun for all the family. |
| 9th - 20th August 2010
Metalsmith Workshop - Silversmithing
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| 12th August 2010
Glendalough Bat Night
Family Bat Talk |
| 13th - 20th August 2010 TBC
Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival
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| 13th - 22nd August 2010
Timoleague Festival
In August each year the village hosts the timoleague festival . This ten day harvest festival sees the streets thronged with locals and tourists alike trying to catch a glimpse of the many street activities which are organised for the event. Live street music, pig racing and the fancy dress competitions are among the most popular of these activities. A large marquee is also erected on the village green during the festival with many big name acts performing during the ten day period. Check our festival page for details of this years performers and events. |
| 14th August 2010
Doolin Saturday Market and Craft Fair
This weekly Market combines the fresh local produce and artisan foods of a traditional Farmers’ Market with the unique hand-made goods of a Craft Fair. The Market takes place every Saturday, June through August, at the Russell Community Centre in Doolin, County Clare, Ireland. Tea and coffee, light snacks, and parking available. |
| 7th August 2010
West Cork Craft Fair
Open from 9.30am to 6pm |
| 14th - 15th August 2010
Landscapes & Gardens - Watercolour Painting Course
Wonderful wet in wet washes, glazes and plenty of hints and tips. |
| 14th - 15th August 2010
Lina Stein Millinery Workshop This is the perfect course if you have always wanted to make your own couture hat for that special occasion. Using Parisisal straw and sinamay you will be guided through the process of making a brimmed hat, from blocking through to trimming. And when people as you, “Where did you get that hat?” You can answer that you made it yourself! This course includes enough sinamay and straw to make one hat with brim plus wire and petersham. Trimming is included During this 2 day course we will go through the basics of couture millinery We will discover the different techniques necessary for creating a hat, and you will have the opportunity to create a trimming suitable for the occasion. |
| 16th - 20th August 2010
Great Landscape Painting - The Six Stage Approach
MOST SUITABLE FOR Artists with some experience, or with a lot of experience
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| 16th - 20th August 2010
Watercolour Workshop with Harry Feeney
This is an opportunity for all potential students to enjoy and take part and unwind in a nice relaxed atmosphere. So if you are a complete beginner or a more experienced painter then we have the courses for you. The courses are friendly, practical and confidence building with positive results that you can clearly see and even better bring home, your new paintings and new skills. |
| 19th August 2010
The Sunset Express
You are invited to enjoy a leisurely journey as you sip champagne, eat strawberries and take in the serene surroundings of the Suir Valley on our relaxing evening trip. |
| 20th August 2010
Lina Stein Millinery Workshop Take a day out of your hectic program and put those idle fingers to some use. Get creative and learn to make a beautiful Headpiece, be it with feathers, Sinamay, straw, veiling, flowers or beads. Have fun creating your very own hat, bonnet or chapeau and learn about the classic art of Millinery design and echnique with renowned Westport based Milliner Lina Stein She will demonstrate some basic techniques using Sinamay.. and then you can let your imagination run wild |
| 20th - 24th August 2010
Rose of Tralee
The Rose of Tralee International Festival is one of Ireland's longest running festivals. It is based around the selection of the Rose of Tralee, an international event that encompasses young women of Irish descent from Ireland and around the world. Every year more than 30 International Roses come to Tralee, supported by friends and family. The Festival comprises Rose Selection, family carnival, fashion show and live concerts, in addition to welcoming visitors and delegates from regions worldwide represented by each Rose. During this time the town's streets are transformed into a feast of parades, music, circus, funfair, markets and live performance. |
| 21st August 2010
Music Wet Fest - Music Festival
Music festival |
| 21st August 2010
Tree ID Walk
for National Heritage Week
11am. Information Office, Upper Lake, Glendalough. Learn how to identify trees and discover their history, folklore, ecology and uses. Participants should wear suitable footwear for venturing off track. Aimed at adults but also suitable for secondary aged children with an interest in natural history. Not suitable for buggies. Allow 1.5 to 2 hours. Booking is essential. Bookings taken from Saturday 7th August only. For bookings, please phone 0404 45425. |
| 21st August 2010
Doolin Saturday Market and Craft Fair
This weekly Market combines the fresh local produce and artisan foods of a traditional Farmers’ Market with the unique hand-made goods of a Craft Fair. The Market takes place every Saturday, June through August, at the Russell Community Centre in Doolin, County Clare, Ireland. Tea and coffee, light snacks, and parking available. |
| 22nd August 2010
Girley Harvest Festival
The festival was established to focus on exhibition and working of agricultural machines, old and new. It is an action packed show and events include combining, threshing, steam, reaping and binding, bailing, ploughing and many more. An afternoon in Girley is action packed and is a great family day out with activities for young and old.
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| 23rd - 27th August 2010
Advanced Landscape Painting - Harbour, Village and Seas
MOST SUITABLE FOR Artists who have previously taken my 6 Steps Painting Workshop
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| 25th - 26th August 2010
Watercolour Workshop with Harry Feeney
This is an opportunity for all potential students to enjoy and take part and unwind in a nice relaxed atmosphere. So if you are a complete beginner or a more experienced painter then we have the courses for you. The courses are friendly, practical and confidence building with positive results that you can clearly see and even better bring home, your new paintings and new skills. |
| 27th - 28th August 2010
Watercolour Workshop with Harry Feeney
This is an opportunity for all potential students to enjoy and take part and unwind in a nice relaxed atmosphere. So if you are a complete beginner or a more experienced painter then we have the courses for you. The courses are friendly, practical and confidence building with positive results that you can clearly see and even better bring home, your new paintings and new skills. |
| 28th August 2010
Warriors Festival
The committee has its origins back in 1985, when a group of local businessmen got together to discuss ways of boosting tourism in the Strandhill area. The idea for a mid-summers festival was mooted and decided upon. But they needed one major event that had to be the climax of this festival and this was to be, The Warriors Run. |
| 28th August 2010
Doolin Saturday Market and Craft Fair
This weekly Market combines the fresh local produce and artisan foods of a traditional Farmers’ Market with the unique hand-made goods of a Craft Fair. The Market takes place every Saturday, June through August, at the Russell Community Centre in Doolin, County Clare, Ireland. Tea and coffee, light snacks, and parking available. |
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