This Friday night is Culture Night with a large number of events taking place in and around Boyle:
BOYLE FILM CLUB
Boyle Film Club Evening of Puppetry with the show Granny and the Salmon of Knowledge by Little Gem Puppets followed by screening of documentary film Pulling Strings – Eugene Lambert, directed by Damien Farrell in Boyle Family Resource Centre.
Time: 18:30 – 21:00 No booking required.
CREIGHTON’S BAR
Christine Tobin with Phil Robinson. There is a Place for Us, Christine Tobin with Phil Robson – inspired by the Leonard Bernstein song and by the warmth and welcoming community spirit of the Hidden Heartlands.
Time: 20:15 – 21:30. Booking requested but not essential: [email protected]
KING HOUSE
Rehearsed reading and Q&A Session of work in progress The Bovinity with Rory Nevin. The play explores the dairy industry, methods and processes of dairy farming, treatment of animals (and cruelty) in terms of making profits, Irish mythology and language and cows.
Time: 18.00 – 18.50 Booking requested not essential: 087 144 4739 / [email protected]
Singer/songwriter Deirdre Cunningham in King House. Deirdre is an Irish singer songwriter and guitarist. Deirdre’s writing styles encompass Folk, Rock, Country and Contemporary. Deirdre and her band will lead you on a magical musical journey to the wilds, open roads, mountain peaks and beyond.
Time: 19.00 – 20.00 Booking requested not essential 087 144 4739 / [email protected]
Boyle Civic Art Collection. Culture Night provides an opportunity to view the Boyle Civic Art Collection exhibited in King House. The 2024-2026 Exhibition presents 90 pieces of painting and sculpture, showcasing a broad range of media and the best of contemporary Irish artists, capturing the essence of the Boyle Civic Art Collection.
Time 17.00-20.00. No booking required.
NEW ART GALLERY
Meet the Artists – An informal evening to visit the gallery, meet and talk to the artists about their practice and exhibited artworks.
Time: 17.00 – 19.00 No booking required.
ÚNA BHÁN TOURISM
Guided Walking Tour of Boyle.
Time:14.00-15.00. Meet at Una Bhan Tourism/Boyle Craft Shop
Perfume Workshop. Make Your Own Perfume workshop with Ola Gan Ora Aromatherapy. Learn about natural fragrance blending. Create your own personalised perfume.
Time: 17.00 – 18.30 Booking: [email protected]
ABBEY PARK
Balloon Launch to celebrate the opening of the Irish Hot Air Ballooning Championship. (weather permitting). Face painting, D.J. David Greene and lots more.
Time: 17.00-18.00
ST. PATRICKS WELL
Balloon Championship launch with an 80’s and 90’s Disco in Patrick’s Well on St. Patrick Street in Boyel with D.J. John Nugent
Time – 21.30
MCGAHERN BARRACKS – COOTEHALL
Readings from John McGahern. As evening falls come for readings from and about John McGahern, where memory, landscape, and story entwine, illuminating the quiet beauty of the ordinary that lies at the heart of his work.
Time: 19.00 – 20.30 No booking required
Workshop for Writers. Wayne Denniston – Discussion and workshop for writers on how to get their work published. Wayne will also discuss his forthcoming novel Fake Tan.
Time: 20:30 – 21.00 No booking required
Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir is brought to you by the Arts Council; it is a national moment, celebrating culture, creativity and the arts and seeks to actively promote the belief that this rich and varied culture is alive, treasured and nurtured in people’s lives, today and every day. It is delivered nationwide in cities, towns, villages and rural locations as well as online and through our media partners.
