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September 2010

Weekly Workshops in Felt making, Handspinning, Weaving, Crochet, Knitting etc
Craftspun Yarns
The Mill Johnstown
Naas
Co. Kildare
Tel:+353 (0)45 876881
Mobile: +353 (0)86 2530392
Web: www.craftspun.ie

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!

September 2010

Cookery Courses
Just Cooking
Killahane
Firies
Killarney
Co. Kerry
Courses run all year round, contact Bernie for details.
Tel:+353 (0)66 9793660
Mobile: +353 (0)86 6095318
Email: bernie@justcooking.ie
Web: www.justcooking.ie

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 - 30th September 2010

Silver Jewellery Making Courses
Dublin
Tel:+353 (0)1 284 6037
Email: cormac.cuffe@gmail.com
Web: www.irishjewellerycourses.com
Small classes am & pm, all year round
Adults only
Join any time, holiday courses
Check my web site for details

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 - 30th September 2010

Saturday Art Classes with Georgina Maher
Cumann Ioseaf
Balloonagh
Tralee
Co. Kerry
Every Saturday with prior booking
Email: artybits@eircom.net

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 - 30th September 2010

Ballyboy House Open Garden, Woodland & Riverwalk
Ballyboy House
Clogheen Rd
Cahir
Co. Tipperary
Tel: +353 (0)52 7465297
Fax: +353 (0)52 7465297
Email: ballyboyhouse05@eircom.net
Web: www.ballyboyhouse.net


Gardens & Woodlands open daily 9am - 6pm. Tea & Coffee available. Private Parties & Groups welcome.

1st - 30th September 2010

Pottery Classes, Pottery Demonstrations
& Paint Your Own Pot sessions

Moville Pottery
Glencrow
Moville
Co. Donegal
Tel:+353 (0)749382059
Email: moville@eircom.net
Web: www.movillepottery.com

Classes all year round. Visit our website for details.

1st - 30th September 2010

Art Weekends (from June - September)
Bunbury Art Studio
Crecrin
Ballyconnell
Tullow
Carlow
Contact: Trudi Doyle
Tel:+353 (0)59 9156299
Email: trudiart@eircom.net
Web: www.trudidoyle.com

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.

3rd - 5th September 2010

Electric Picnic 2010
Stradbally
Co. Laois
Web: www.electricpicnic.ie

Electric Picnic will be parading back into Stradbally once again next September 3rd, 4th & 5th with all the usual suspects and more, adorned in all their festival finery. The hottest bands, the brightest minds, the most devilish comedians. A unique combination of energy and sparkle, other worldliness and circus pizzazz.

3rd - 5th September 2010

Cape Clear Story Telling Festival
Cape clear
Co. Cork
Web: www.capeclearstorytelling.com

Enjoy superb storytelling and music in Cape Clear’s spectacular scenic surroundings. This renowned weekend is now in its 16th year, each year gaining remarkable success. The festival offers a mix of international fame and multicultural diversity, suitable for all ages and nationalities. The atmosphere is relaxed and easy going, and the background of the island’s stunning scenery viewed from the different venues, promotes a festival of unique standing in the world of storytelling.

3rd - 5th September 2010

Harvest Blues Festival
Monaghan
Tel:+353 (0)47 38162
Web: www.harvestblues.com

4th September 2010

Monthly Craft Fair
Belmont Tower
Belmont
East Belfast
Email: belmont.tower@btconnect.com
Web: www.belmontcraftfair.co.uk

Our craft fair takes place on the first Saturday of each month (excluding January) in the Belmont area of East Belfast. Admission to the public is FREE, so why not pop in and have a browse around. With space for 17 crafters on the ground floor and 4 on the first floor, and a small outdoor food market, there is a wide range of goods at affordable prices.

5th September 2010

Farmers Market at Hosfords
Hosfords Geranium & Garden Centre
Cappa
Enniskeane
Co. Cork
Tel:+353 (0)23 8839159
Fax: +353 (0)23 8839300
Email: john@hosfordsgardencentre.ie
Web: www.hosfordsgardencentre.ie

7th - 12th September 2010

Open House Festival
Cathedral Quarter Belfast
Web: www.openhousefestival.com

A cordial and hearty welcome to the 12th Open House Festival, 7th - 12th September 2010 in Belfast's arts & cultural flavoured Cathedral Quarter. We're the "Not in a muddy field Festival" - no tents, no wellies and no mud ! Just darn good gigs in the the heart of Belfast's arts quarter whose narrow cobbled streets are peppered with hotels, restaurants and friendly local Irish pubs.

10th - 12th September 2010

Sony Ericsson Temple House Festival
Temple House
Ballinacarrow
Ballymote
Sligo
Tel:+353 (0)87 9976045
Email:info@templehousefestival.com
Web: www.templehousefestival.com

An eclectic micro music and arts festival that will take place in the beautiful grounds of the Temple House estate near Ballymote, Sligo from 10-12 September

10th - 12th September 2010

Clarenbridge Oyster Festival
Clarenbridge
Co. Galway
Email: info@clarenbridge.com
Web: www.clarenbridge.com

On behalf of the Clarenbridge Oyster Festival Committee it is my great honour to welcome you to the home of the Oyster and the Clarenbridge Oyster Festival. Our Village nestles on the banks of the Clarin River at the mouth of Dunbulcan Bay, enriching tides flow through the estuary and under the arches of the old stone bridge from which the village takes its name.

11th September 2010

Carnival of Colour
Banbridge Town Centre & Solitude Park
Banbridge
County Down
Tel:028 4066 0605
Contact: Banbridge District Council
Web: www.banbridge.gov.uk

Banbridge will come alive with a breath-taking bevy of colourful costumes and Mardi Gras style music on Saturday, 11th September, 2-4pm as Banbridge District Council's newest cross-community event takes to the streets.

The 'Carnival of Colour' begins at Newry Street Roundabout and culminates in Solitude Park. Expect a little bit of 'Rio' to wind its way through the streets with a marvellous Mardi Gras style parade including spirited Samba Bands, Chinese Dragon Dances, Cuban Salsa music and dancing plus Brazilian Drummers and dancers in full plumage. There's also a wide range of fun-filled activities and attractions such as a mini fun fair, salsa dancing, crafts, percussion and circus skills workshops which will be located in all areas of the park to keep visitors of all ages entertained throughout the afternoon. The event is part-funded by the EU's PEACE III Programme.

11th September 2010

Killarney Watercolour Day - Beginners Welcome
Crafty Alley
Killarney
Co. Kerry
Tel:+353 (0)86 170 3635
Email: jenni040@gmail.com
Web: www.jenniwhite.ie

10:30am - 5pm - 6 places - only €65 per person. book direct on 064 6630800 - or contact us for details.

11th September 2010

The Midleton Food & Drink Festival
Midleton
Co. Cork
Web: www.midletonfoodfestival.ie

The Midleton Food and Drink Festival epitomizes the new food culture that has developed in Midleton, combined with a truly remarkable extravaganza of fun. Its ethos is to develop the Festival into a magnificent flagship showcase of the highest standard in Ireland.

11th - 12th September 2010

Holistic & Psychic Health Fair
The Clanree Hotel
Letterkenny
Co. Donegal
Contact: Geraldine
Tel:+353 (0)87 6730717
Email: geraldinegrimes@gmail.com
Web: www.holisticfairsireland.com

Time: 11am - 6pm. 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)

11th - 19th September 2010

A Taste of West Cork Food Festival
Skibereen
Co. Cork
Web: www.atasteofwestcork.com

The Taste of West Cork food festival, which takes place in and around Skibbereen, West Cork, brings together an unique mix of food markets and demonstrations, cookery competitions, special dinners, brunches & banquets, food-tastings, talks, exhibitions, childrens' events, guided walks, boat tours and some great live music!

12th September 2010

Dublin Toy and Train Fair
Clontarf Castle
Castle Ave
Clontarf
Dublin 3
Tel:+353 (0)1 280 3008
Email: briankelly-1@hotmail.com
Web: www.dun-laoghaire.com/dir/toyfair
Time: 10am - 4pm

The Dublin Toy and Train Fair now runs four times a year. Not to be missed by collectors of antique toys.

12th September 2010

Holistic & Psychic Health Fair
The Crowne Plaza Hotel
Dundalk
Co. Louth
Geraldine
Tel:+353 (0)87 6730717
Email:holisticfairsireland@gmail.com
Web: www.holisticfairsireland.com

Time: 11am to 6pm
Holistic Fairs Ireland was developed by Geraldine and Damien Grimes in 2002. Since then on, the company, based in Dundalk, Co. Louth, has grown from strength to strength.
As Ireland's foremost new age events company, Holistic Fairs Ireland specialises in organising and running holistic & psychic health fairs in various venues around Ireland. Provocative, compelling and informative, these fairs are a must-see for anyone who wants to experience something a little different in life.

12th September 2010

Galway Vintage Fashion & Decor Fair
Galway Bay Hotel
Salthill
Co.Galway

Time 11am - 6pm The Vintage Fashion and Decor Fair goes West to the vibrant and stylish city of Galway. The venue is the world famous Galway Bay Hotel in Salthill, a superb location with top class facilities: bars, restaurants, free visitor parking, superb bright and spacious function room with wonderful views of Galway bay. And with the M6 now fully open all the way from Dublin to Galway, it is only 2 hours travel time from Dublin to Salthill. The fair itself will have all the elements of the successful Dublin events, with vintage fashion and interior decor, makeovers, music and dance, fashion shows, etc.

15th - 16th September 2010

Watercolour Workshop with Harry Feeney
Salthill Hotel
Galway
Tel: +353 (0)94 9257777
Email: harry@relaxwithwatercolour.com
Web: www.relaxwithwatercolour.com

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.

16th - 19th September 2010

Clonakilty Guitar Festival
Clonakilty
Cork
Tel:+353 (0)23 8833381
Web: www.clonguitarfest.com

The dates for this year’s festival are the 16th to the 19th of September and will see the festival continue to rise above the din of this lingering recession and let the redemptive sounds of the hallowed guitar ring out!..........LOUD!

16th - 26th September 2010

Clifden Arts Week
Clifden
Co. Galway
Web: www.clifdenartsweek.ie

18th September 2010

Frock Around The Clock Vintage Fair at Derry's Vintage Day (Armagh)
Derry's Furniture Emporium
85 Teaguy Road
Annaghmore
Co Armagh
BT62 1LZ
Contact: Becky Moore
Tel:02891477504
Email: info@northernirelandvintage.com
Web: www.northernirelandvintage.com

Frock Around The Clock will be staging a Vintage Fair in association with Derry's Furniture, in the heart of County Armagh, as part of Derry's Vintage Day on Saturday 18th September.
Visit the Frock Around The Clock vintage marquee for vintage clothing, accessories, jewellery, homewares, vanity ware, hand made items created from vintage textiles, deli...cious cupcakes and much, much more........
Other attractions include a vintage car display, live music, Derry's Tearooms and of course the fabulous Derry's showrooms with a spectacular collection of vintage homewares and architectural salvage.
Entrance is free!
The event runs from 10am to 5pm
Visit http://www.decadencevintageclothing.co.uk/id766.html for more details.

18th September 2010

Bat Walk
Belvedere House Gardens and Park
Mullingar
Co.Westmeath
Tel:+353 (0)44 9349060
Web: www.belvedere-house.ie

These Bat Walks begin with an illustrated talk on Bats, dispelling all of the myths and detailing just how marvellous these tiny mammals really are. Followed by guided bat walk with use of Bat Boxes (which allows you to hear the bats, hunt, and communicate with each other) around Belvedere parkland. Walk is weather permitting (bats are far too sensible to be out in the wet or cold!). Wear warm clothing sensible footwear and bring a small torch. Entry is free, donations if desired to Bat conservation Ireland.

20th - 24th September 2010

Beautiful Still Life Painting - The Six Stage Approach
with John Dinan

Cross
Co. Mayo
Tel:+353 (0)87 259 7682
Email: john.dinan@eircom.net
Web: www.johndinan.com

MOST SUITABLE FOR Artists with some experience, or with a lot of experience
TYPE OF PAINTING Variety of Still Life subjects during the workshop
MEDIUM Your choice - oil, acrylic, watercolour
COMMENT Workshop will be in my studio. You can attend for the first four days only, if the full five day period is unsuitable. You can attend for the first four days only, if the full five day period is unsuitable. PRICE €300 for 4 day, or €350 for 5 day option

21st - 23rd September 2010

National Ploughing Championships
Cardenton
Athy
Co Kildare
Tel: +353 (0) 59 8625125
Email: info@npa.ie
Web: www.npa.ie

Featuring:Agricultural Machinery, Demonstrations, Livestock, Bio Energy, Forestry, Agri Services. Tented Trade Village: Lifestyle, Education, Financial Services, Craft Village, Food Fair.

22nd - 23rd September 2010

Watercolour Workshop with Harry Feeney
Skylon Hotel
Dublin
Tel: +353 (0)94 9257777
Email: harry@relaxwithwatercolour.com
Web: www.relaxwithwatercolour.com

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.

22nd - 26th September 2010

International Oyster festival
Galway City
Email: info@galwayoysterfest.com
Web: www.galwayoysterfest.com

The Galway Oyster Festival has evolved from very modest beginnings. In September 1954, 34 guests attended the very first Oyster Festival Banquet. The idea presented itself when in 1953, Brian Collins, manager of the Great Southern Hotel was facing a bleak September with a deserted hotel.

23rd - 26th September 2010

Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival
Longford
Email: festival@johnnykeenan.com
Web: www.johnnykeenan.com

The Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival is a "Celebration of Irish Traditional and American Bluegrass Music". Each year during the festival, the town of Longford , in the centre of Ireland , is transformed into a haven for musicians and music lovers.

24th - 25th September 2010

Watercolour Workshop with Harry Feeney
Foxford Lodge
Pontoon Road
Foxford
Co. Mayo
Tel: +353 (0)94 9257777
Email: harry@relaxwithwatercolour.com
Web: www.relaxwithwatercolour.com

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.

26th September 2010

Frock Around The Clock - Vintage Fashion & Textile Fair
The Holiday Inn
22 Ormeau Avenue
Belfast
Co Antrim
BT2 8HS
Contact: Becky Moore
Tel: 02891477504
Time: 11am - 4.30pm
Email: info@northernirelandvintage.com
Web: www.northernirelandvintage.com

Northern Ireland's premier Vintage Fashion & Textile Fair returns to Belfast on Sunday 26th September for a vintage shopping extravaganza. 40+ exhibitors will be selling an unrivalled collection of vintage clothing, accessories, jewellery, homewares, small furniture items, vanity ware, textiles and lace, records, toys, games, dolls, b...ears, collectables and curios, hand made items created from vintage textiles and much, much more! Live music from the Jenny Kallen Jazz Band and a special appearance from the Whistle Bait Babies! Vist the retro beauty parlour for vintage hairstyling and make up from Kelly McLean at Ashby Hair and Claire McEvoy Make-up.
The event takes place at the Holiday Inn on Ormeau Avenue and runs from 11am to 4.30pm.
Admission costs £5 for adults and £3 for seniors and students.

27th - 30th September 2010

Introduction to Clay Sculpture
with John Dinan

Cross
Co. Mayo
Tel:+353 (0)87 259 7682
Email: john.dinan@eircom.net
Web: www.johndinan.com

-A messy, fun, hands-on workshop 4 days
MOST SUITABLE FOR Anyone who wants to try out clay sculpture no experience necessary
TYPE OF WORK Mix of sculpting heads, figures and animals
MEDIUM Modelling clay
COMMENT Workshop will be at my studio. You can take home your work, but you will need to either make or buy small armatures/stands to support your clay models for any work pieces that you wish to retain. I will advise you. PRICE €300 - plus your take-home requirements of armatures/stands - maybe €20 or so.

30th September - 3rd October 2010

Beamish Cork Folk Festival
Cork City
Web: www.corkfolkfestival.com

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