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Wrap Up in Culture Night
18.09.19
THIS Friday, September
20th, hundreds of thousands of people across Ireland
are once again invited to experience an explosion of
creativity as the country comes alive for Culture
Night, Ireland’s annual nocturnal cultural
extravaganza.
This will be Letterkenny’s 11th occasion to take
part in Culture Night, and with over 50 diverse
events in 27 venues Cathaoirleach of Donegal County
Council Cllr. Nicholas Crossan believes that “this
is a terrific opportunity for families to sample
aspects of Irish culture and heritage and it is
great to see people of all ages come together and
enjoying a totally unique evening of accessible,
family friendly events and all completely free of
charge”. |
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Launching the packed
Programme of
Events for Culture Night in Letterkenny on Friday 20
September is Cllr. Nicholas Crossan, Cathaoirleach
of Donegal County Council, Cllr. John O'Donnell,
Mayor of Letterkenny MD and management and staff
from Donegal County Council's Cultural Services
Division. |
The largest outdoor
event Cybertribe will take place in the Letterkenny
Town Park and is an absolute favourite every year.
This night time extravaganza of sculpture,
performance and art installation is inspired by
comic book visions of the future and real-life
emerging cyber technologies and is presented by
Inishowen Carnival.
Other much anticipated happenings include the guided
tours at Letterkenny Courthouse along with a very
special reading from the 2019 Culture Night
ambassador poet Annemarie Ní Churreáin.
Visual arts and films are strongly featured this
year with a selection of exhibitions available at
the Donegal County Museum including the Letterkenny
Folk Festival and ‘All Aboard the Donegal Railways!’
where visitors can also watch footage from the
heyday of the trains and share memories of the
railways of Donegal.
Down the road, the team at the Regional Cultural
Centre once again offer something special for all
ages and interests with visual art, film and family
workshops.
The Central Library will once again present a
fantastic programme of history and heritage for
Culture Night with exhibitions, tours and the
Jessica Harkin Family Magic Show kicking off
proceedings with a magical sleight of hand show that
promises to get Culture Night off to a magical
start.
This is only a wee taste of what’s on offer. To get
the full story download a copy of the
Culture Night Programme at donegalcoco.ie or for
more information visit
www.culturenight.ie . |
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