Come along to Rathcoole Library for some tea, stories and chat at our special Good Relations Event with guest Martin McDowell from North of Ireland Family History Society.
Event Category: Discussion or Talk
Stories of Life, Faith and Hope
A warm welcome is extended to people from across our community to a series of conversations with people who have played a central role in the life of our community. This is an opportunity to explore their experience of life, faith and where they find sources of hope in their lives.
Wednesday 20th September – Rev Dr Bill Shaw OBE (CEO 174 Trust, Belfast)
- Grew up in Belfast through worst excesses of ‘the Troubles’.
- After 10 years in construction business studied theology at Queens University Belfast and entered Presbyterian ministry where, among other posts and after ordination, served in a church on the Shankill Road.
- Bill is committed to ‘Building Peace and Promoting Reconciliation’ (he is both passionate about peace and realistic about reconciliation) through a number of projects, encourage dialogue and celebrate cultural diversity within the North Belfast community.
Begins at 7pm
A Bit of Craic in Crumlin Library
Come along to Crumlin Library for some chat and stories. Explore bygone days as this session will include a visit from the Digital Film Archive.
Advised booking advisable.
Sharing and Learning Together
A group of local women from across Donegall Pass, Donegall Road and Sandy Row are set to visit 174 Trust as part of an ongoing consultation in preparation for the development of a Good Relations Hub on Donegall Pass.
The group hopes to learn from what has gone before, share experiences, see first hand what can be achieved and be inspired by what is possible.
An Audience with the Authors
Holywell Trust presents ‘An Audience with the Authors’ – an inclusive evening event, in conversation with local authors whose work addresses important community relations and cultural heritage themes. Authors will read extracts from their books and discuss their work, the context in which they were written and the role that literature plays in relation to culture on this island and beyond.
The conversation will reflect diverse perspectives as well as examine the themes of identity, legacy and diaspora in cultural produce. The event will provide an opportunity for the audience to hear from diverse perspectives, celebrate culture and consider the role that literature can play in advancing peacebuilding and community relations.
This event is also part of the Culture Night programme.
Communit-Tea at Greystone Library
Come along to Greystone Library for some tea, stories and chat at our special Good Relations Event with guest Martin McDowell from North of Ireland Family History Society.
Communit-Tea at Glengormley Library
Come along to Glengormley Library for some tea, stories and chat at our special Good Relations Event with guest Martin McDowell from North of Ireland Family History Society.
Féile Le Chéile: Lainseáil Chlár // Programme Launch
Bígí linn do seoladh na féile, ina mbeidh muid ag macnamh siar ar garspriocanna ceolmhara na cathrach. Beidh aoichainteoirí, rogha di agus bi, agus neart scéalta le hinist daoibh!
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This Official Launch will look back and celebrate the city’s musical milestones, and marking the start of a weekend of festivities with guest speakers, refreshments, and stories to tell. Join us in getting into the Féile le Chéile spirit!
Ag ceiliúradh 50 bliana don cheol traidisiúnta i nDoire!
Bígí linn ón 21ú-24ú de mhí Mheán Fómhair agus muid ag déanamh ceiliúrtha mhóir ar an cheol thraidisiúnta i nDoire. Is iomaí imeacht a bheas idir lámha againn mar chuid den cheiliúradh, ceolchoirm, ceardlanna agus imeachtaí pobail san áireamh. Beidh rud éigin ann do gach duine, cibé caighdeán ceoil atá agatsa! Bain úsáid as an nasc thíos chun spléachadh a thabhairt ar na himeachtaí iontacha a bheas i ndán dúinn.
Cuirfidh an fhéile bhríomhar seo críoch leis an tSamhradh. Beidh ceoltóirí mór le rá, idir óg agus aosta, inár dteannta agus beidh neart deiseanna ann chun bheith ag foghlaim ó laochra mór ár linne chomh maith!
Beidh a leithid Flook, Lí Bán agus Áirc Damhsa linn ar ardán na Cultúrlainne i rith an fhéile.
Ar a bharr sin, beidh seisiún ceoil speisialta ar siúl ar Oíche Chultúir, faoi stiúir sár-cheoltóirí na háite.
Mhínigh Siubhán Nic Amhlaoibh, Stiúrthóir Cultúrlainne Uí Chanáin, fáth chun an fhéile seo a chur ar siúl.“Ciallaíonn “Féile le Chéile” a Festival Together i nGaeilge, agus beidh deireadh seachtaine den scóth láncheol, teanga agus cultúr againn, ag ceiliúradh domhán an cheoil i nDoire agus an Iarthuaisceart. Tá an bhliain seo spéisialta dúinn, mar tá muid 50 bhliain ó búnú Comhaltas i nDoire, agus 10 mbliana ar aghaidh ó tháinig Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann go Doire. Le linn an deireadh seachtaine, beidh eagsúlacht ceoltóirí cumasacha, a bhfuil fonn
orthu camchuairt ceoil a thabhairt dúinn. Beidh cuimhne againn fosta ar daoine mór le rá ó thaobh ceol traidisiúnta i nDoire de, a d’fhág oidhreacht laidir ina ndiaidh agus iad ar slí na fírinne.”
Gabh chuig an suíomh idirlíne (www.culturlann.org/events) chun ticéid a cheannacht nó chun tuilleadh eolais a fháil. Bí inár leanúint ar na meáin shóisialta faoin ainm ‘culturlanndoire’ ar Instagram, Facebook nó Twitter.
Má tá ceisteanna ar bith agat, thig leat glaoch a chur orainn ar an uimhir 028 7126 4132 nó ríomhphost a sheoladh chugainn fríd an ríomhphoist eolas@culturlann.org.
Celebrating 50 years of Traditional Irish Music in Derry!
Running from the 21st of September to Sunday the 24th, Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin is packing the long weekend to the brim with concerts, workshops, and community-led events for all. Whether you’re a calloused piper or casual punter, be sure to check out their dynamic programme and find out what makes our island’s world-renowned musical heritage so special.
Tying together a grassroots celebration of our city’s many generations of traditional music pioneers, with opportunities to experience the crème de la crème of current players (and learn from some of the best too), Féile le Chéile presents a unique conclusion to a summer of festivals.
As a snapshot: A star-studded line up of Flook, Lí Ban, and Áirc Damhsa will take centre stage in the Cultúrlann’s intimate city-centre venue on Great James Street for concerts throughout the festival. An open session will be led by top-class musicians to keep their Cóisir Tí (House Party) pumping throughout Culture Night. Workshops will be available for learners.
Siubhán Nic Amhlaoibh, Director of Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, explains the motivation for holding this expansive and immersive festival at this time.
“Féile le Chéile, meaning “A Festival Together” in Irish, will be a fantastic weekend of music, language and culture which celebrates the vibrant traditional music scene in Derry and the North West. This year is particularly special as it marks 50 years since the establishment of Comhaltas in Derry, and 10 years since Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann was held in Derry. Through the weekend, we’ll bring a plethora of talented musicians, who are keen to bring us on a journey through vibrant musical landscapes, to our stage in Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, and we’ll also
remember the giants of traditional music in Derry who have left a strong legacy of talented young musicians in their wake.”
Book your tickets and see the full programme at www.culturlann.org/events.
To keep up to date, follow Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin at ‘culturlanndoire’ on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
You can email eolas@culturlann.org or call 028 7126 4132 with any questions.
Intentional Togetherness – an open community dialogue
You are invited to participate in an open community dialogue sharing your reflections and listening to others …. about intentional togetherness across diversity and aspirations for deepening shared belonging and ‘a shared community’ in the north-west.
What opportunities have been afforded to us to be intentional about ‘togetherness’ across diversity in the north-west?
What are the emerging positive indicators or measures of shared belonging and ‘a shared community’ in the north-west?
How can we encourage and empower ourselves (and others) to harness further opportunities for shared belonging and ‘a shared community’?
A Light Lunch will conclude the discussion.
A Junction event in collaboration with Community Dialogue.
NI War Memorial Museum Talk by Michael Fryer
Join Michael Fryer from the Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum as he demonstrates artefacts from the Second World War in Dungannon Library. Everyone welcome.