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Camden Palace HotelCamden Quay |
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Join our guided tours at 4pm, 6pm and 8pm. Visit open studios, view screenings, taste eastern European food in our café and see our numerous workshops including Shona Sculpture, Contemporary Dance, Puppet Making, Shape Note Singing, Acrobat, Juggling and Clowning. There will be a traveller visibility group presentation and introduction to Hacker Space Cork.
County HallCork County Council, Carrigrohane Road |
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Come and enjoy musical entertainment in the foyer of County Hall and experience the panoramic views of the city from the 17th floor. Listen to a talk on 18th Century Blarney Court of poetry given by John Mulcahy or visit an exhibition of items from the Cork Collection and special Collections of the Cork County Library.
Cork FoyerAssumption Rd, Blackpool |
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Come take a tour of the premises which includes a Café, Garden Project and mini-pet Farm. Watch and sample bacon being cured and prepared from scratch. Relax in the garden café and talk to staff at the project about its day to day running.
Cork PrintmakersWandersford Quay, Clarke’s BridgeTel: 4322422 www.corkprintmakers.ie 6pm to 10pm |
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Join Cork Printmakers for demonstrations and workshops including Make a Print! (6.30pm), How to Identify a Print (7.45pm) and screen printing demonstrations (8.45pm). Booking is essential. Join tours of the workshops (6pm to 9.30pm, every 30 minutes except during demos) and visit an exhibition of members’ work. 10% discount on artwork purchased on the night.
Barbara Hubert BookbinderyTobin St. |
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Come to the bookbindery and see the work in progress – thesis, new bindings and restoration. At 6pm there will be a demo showing the techniques of making a book from stitching sections to making and embossing the cover.
Cork City and County ArchivesSeamus Murphy Building, Great William O’Brien Street, Blackpool |
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Look behind the scenes at the Archives with guided tours of the new city and county archive centre. See the different types of records being preserved, which span a 400 year period. Talk to archivists about preserving archives and researching family history. Free information pack for all visitors.
Cork Vision Centre @ St. Peter’sNorth Main Street |
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Come join the Teddy Bear’s Picnic (6pm to 6.45pm) with music by Evelyn Grant and Cork Pops Orchestra’s Gorilla (under 12’s). Enjoy a live painting demonstration by artist Mieke Vanmechelen (7pm). Join us for Curtain Call (7.30pm to 9pm), your chance to show us your talent on film – dance, sing, tell a joke! (Parental consent required for children).
Port of CorkCustom House Street. CorkTel: 021 462 5375 www.portofcork.ie 6.30pm to 8pm |
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Enjoy a wine tasting in the boardroom of the Port of Cork Custom House building. Learn about wines while also taking in the history of the Port and seeing the beautiful maritime paintings of Cork. Spaces are limited, prebooking required.
Quaker Meeting HouseSummerhill South |
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Visit our meeting house with an exhibition of 350 years of Quakers in Cork. See our library, which has books of our heritage and recent publications for use by members and attendees. Walk our burial ground, inspired by The Garden of Eden Project planted with fruit and nut trees.
St. Anne-ShandonChurch Street, Shandon |
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The historic Church (1722) and Tower (1752) are part of the Cork landscape. Climb the tower for the most spectacular views over the city. The church contains a baptism font dating from 1627 and some fine 19th century stained glass. At 8pm a short talk will be delivered on the history of the church.
St. Fin Barre’s CathedralBishop Street |
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Designed by William Burges and consecrated in 1870, the Cathedral lies on a site where Christian worship has been offered since the seventh century. Free guided tours at 5.30pm, 7pm, 7.30pm, 9pm, and 9.30pm. Join us for a service of Choral Evening song at 6.15 pm and at a short choral performance at 8pm both performed by the Cathedral choir.
The Synagogue10 South Terrace |
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Join the Cork Hebrew Congregation as Fred Rosehill, the President of the Cork Jewish Community, discusses the rise and fall of the city’s Jewish Congregation which began with an immigrant community from Eastern Europe, flourishing to a community of 75 families and which has since gone into decline. PLEASE NOTE: This event is now booked out.
UCC Visitor CentreWestern Road |
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Join a twilight tour of UCC which takes in the rich history and culture of UCC from its foundation in 1845 to present day. The tour will take approximately 1.5 hours and will culminate with a visit to the Crawford Observatory.
