5:00pm Baroque GPS Walking Tour
Take a musical stroll with Failte Ireland Tour Guide Gerry Burke.
Enjoy the Baroque sounds as you wander the medieval streets of Athenry and immerse your senses to a cultural delight.
This music trail has been curated by Conductor/Composer Sinead Hayes of S∅lstrek Music https://solstrekmusic.com/ and features the musicians of Athenry Music School: Seamus McGuire, Niamh Crowley, Kenneth Rice and Adrian Mantu.
The Athenry GPS Music Trail commences outside Athenry Castle and lasts approximately 30-40mins.
The Athenry GPS Trail will be available until the end of September.
Tickets available through the link below
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/baroque-gps-walking-tour-with-failte-ireland-tour-guide-gerry-burke-tickets-173508487557
5:30pm Steve Scott: Street Photography Exhibition Athenry Park
Meet Steve Scott in Athenry Park and see his exhibition on Street photography.
Steve Scott is a passionate and experienced street and documentary photographer from Athenry. His work has been published in magazines and galleries throughout Ireland.
He started his journey in photography at the age of 16 when he borrowed his father's Canon SLR camera and started taking images of his daily surroundings.
Over the years, Steve has been experimenting with all kinds of photography genres until a few years ago where he discovered - Street Photography.
Since then, Steve has ventured into documentary photography which allowed him to go much deeper into the genre. In as much he became part of his subject’s life which is the essence of the image.
Steve quotes that ‘In my photos I record everyday life in public; I tell human stories which are also my stories, my world. Pieces of life captured in milliseconds. I become the storyteller’.
The result of Steve’s work is the Facebook page ‘Inspired Street Photography’ which connects him to a world-wide group of inspired photographers and views on street photography. This in turn helps him to learn and grow as a photographer.
5:30pm A Medieval Culture Shock
Join Mary O'Gorman for a medieval treat in the grounds of the Athenry Heritage Centre as she creates selected medieval designs for children of all ages.
There's lots of fun to be had as Mary takes you on a medieval journey that includes knights, swords and Anglo-Norman armour.
Its first come first serve as all designs take 10 minutes to create.
Please note that all children must be accompanied by an adult and please respect COVID19 restrictions which also includes wearing a facemask.
Tickets for the event are available through the Athenry Heritage Centre's Eventbrite page or click on the link below.
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/a-medieval-culture-shock-tickets-169840159489
6:00pm Gliondar Stiltwalkers & Drummers
Meet the stilt walkers from the award winning Gliondar Community Arts Group.
Children and adults will love the sounds of the drums and the spectacle of the stilt walkers as they parade through the streets of Athenry.
Gliondar's performers range from tweens to teenagers to young adults who love the thrill of entertaining.
Gather at the Market Cross for 6;00pm and be prepared to be culturally shocked!!
6:20pm Athenry Music School
Athenry Music School presents two quartets who will be playing in the grounds of the Athenry Heritage Centre.
The Starling Quartet are: Fionna McKree, Orna McCormack, Eli Parkinson and Adam Parkinson.
hARMonies Quartet are: Rachel Kelly, Abigail Kelly, Sophia Mantu and Mark Kelly.
The quartets will perform a variety of pieces including themes from Peter and the Wolf, the Trepak from the Nutcracker and music by Katharina Baker and Brian Balmages.
5:30pm & 6:30 The history of Maddens Forge presented by Eamon Madden
Maddens Forge has been the heart of the community of Athenry for over 100 years.
It was a place of heat, smells and hard labour as the blacksmith of the town created, mended everyday objects and shoed the horses of local farmers.
Since Eamon Madden senior retired, the Athenry Heritage Centre has preserved the building and its contents so that it can be viewed by visitors and locals alike.
For many, the forge was a community hub where gossip was heard and opinions made or just a place to talk the talk.
For Culture Night, there will be a unique opportunity to hear the stories of Eamon Madden, the nephew of the last blacksmith of Athenry.
Spaces are limited for each talk and tickets are available through Eventbrite.
Each presentation commences on the hour: 5:30pm & 6:30pm
Tickets are available through the centre's Eventbrite page or click on the link below
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/maddens-forge-tickets-171494884817
7:00pm Retreat Comedy Show in the Heritage Centre Garden.
It's a welcome return to the Retreat Comedy Show.
Enjoy a comedy night in the grounds of the Athenry Heritage Centre with the actors of Retreat.
The performance is set within a socially distance theatre which has bee created for Culture Night 2021.
