RíRá Children’s Arts Festival is in full swing… October 14, 2009
Posted by thedockblog in Children, Literature, Music, The BackRoom Bar Cafe, competitions.Tags: RiRa Childrens Arts Festival, the back room bar cafe
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This week sees the return of RíRá Children’s Arts Festival to The Dock – its all very busy at the moment with two fantastic shows of SeaShoreShow from Nico and Martin this morning and they are back at 6pm for their Instant Orchestra.
Full line up for the rest of the week is on www.thedock.ie/performances/children so be sure to check it out – we will try and get some pictures up as soon as we can.
Also just announced – as part of the free Family Fun Day to finish up the festival we have just added Tea and Tales to line-up – In the BackRoom Café Bar, reading from their favourite childhood stories, will be local celebs – Mary Blake, Colin Regan, Charlie McGettigan, Evelyn Kelly and Cathal Roche. Stories will be geared at children from 4 years of age to 12. Interspersed with the story telling will be a literary quiz devised by The Reading Room Book Shop, Bridge Street Carrick on Shannon with a fantastic prize promised to the winners!
John F Deane December 3, 2008
Posted by thedockblog in Literature.Tags: John F Deane, Poetry and Fiction Series, The Dock Arts Centre
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The above clip shows John F Deane reading at The Gate Theatre in Dublin at a celebraton of Thomas Kinsella’s lifes work. John will be reading from his own work tonight at The Dock. He will be joined by acclaimed author Hugo Hamilton. This is part of the Poetry and Fiction Series in The Dock that has been curated by John. If you would like to attend tonight’s reading please call the Box Office on 071 9650828.
The Dock now stocks State! November 7, 2008
Posted by thedockblog in General, Literature, Music.Tags: Back Room Cafe Bar, State Music Magazine
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The Dock is pleased to announce that we now stock State, Ireland’s newest music magazine! Thanks to the lovely people at State this superb publication is now FREE. You can pick up your copy in the BackRoom Cafe Bar or from the stand. The November issue is on its way and should be here any day. So why not drop in to The Dock, grab a copy and relax in the BackRoom Cafe Bar while Davy fixes you a coffee?
