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Summer Arts Week

 

The Allihies Language & Arts Centre announces the

2nd Allihies Summer Arts Week

From 14th to 19th June, with events each evening at 8pm.

The programme opens on Fri. 14th with poets Tony Curtis and Paula Meehan. On Sat. 15th there will be an evening with Eyeries poet Leanne O’Sullivan. On Sun. 16th “Arias in Allihies”, a musical evening with Welsh tenor Arwel Morgan and pianist Lada Valesova. On Mon. 17th Trish Caffrey, Leslie Clack & Martin Lewis perform Dear Conjunction’s reading of “Lewis Carroll Meets Edward Lear”, followed by “More Lives Than One – Oscar Wilde and the Black Douglas” by and with Leslie Clack. On Tues. 18th “Daughter of Gaia” written & performed by Chloe Dunn. This is the Hag of Beara’s seven lives in word and song, written specially for the Arts Week. The festival closes on Wed. 19th with Billy Griffin’s “Betrayal”.

There will be two visual arts displays throughout the festival: an open exhibition of work by Beara artists and an exhibition of paintings by guest artist Jeff Erikson. Beara artists are invited to bring in their work on Wed. June 12th.

Enquiries: dearconjunction@orange.fr or 027 73154

accommodation

Allihies Connects, events for the gathering.

Berea Bluegrass All-Stars

The Berea Bluegrass All-Stars will be appearing in the Allihies Copper Mines Museum on the 15th of May at 8:30 as part of the run up to the Gathering events this year.

berea bluegrass

These guys are coming all the way from Kentucky U.S.A and are playing as part of a tour they are doing throughout Ireland.

Berea Bluegrass

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Allihies Connects, events for the gathering.

A Cappella Choir

The Montana A Cappella choir performed a great set of tunes last night 1 may 2013 in the Allihies Mine Museum as part of the Allihies Connects Gathering events for 2013. We would like to thank them for a great evening.

 

Cappella Choir

Cappella Choir

beara attractions

Allihies Connects, events for the gathering.

 

 

Allihies Connects

Allihies Connects, getting ready for all the Gathering events happening in the village of Allihies in 2013. Allihies is a beatifull village on the South West coast of Ireland located right at the very end of the Beara peninsula.

Allihies

allihies

Allihies Strand

The Gathering

Is a nationwide set of events aimed at increasing awareness of all that Ireland has to offer. Allihies is one of the furthest villages away from Dublin but has a fantastic atmosphere and incredible local community spirit.

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