Live Music - Tuath at the Castle for Culture Night Leitrim

We are delighted to announce that we are taking part in The Manorhamilton, North Leitrim 2021 Culture Night with The Sculpture Centre, Glens Centre and local community groups.

All events are free but attendees will need to book a ticket to the final event of the evening - Our concert with Tuath in Manorhamiton Castle Grounds.

More about North Leitrim Culture Night below -

The evening will bring together exhibitions, public demo’s, open studios; live events, music and local food in an evening that celebrates some of the diverse art-forms practiced across the County and the North West. Organised by Leitrim Sculpture Centre (LSC) in collaboration with the Glens Centre and the Fulacht Fiadh Café, based at Manorhamilton Castle, the line-up provides for a fun and entertaining evening for all and includes:

Poetry & Music at the Castle: Filíocht agus Ceol ag an gCaisleán. Á gcur i láthair ag Splódar (1-2pm).

Exhibitions: Residency artists Gail Mahon & Aengus Friel, perform their ongoing sound & visual arts collaboration, entitled Matterflow 00-SNS. In the gallery Christine Mackey presents The Long Field: an exhibition of her research residency exploring the hedgerows of North Leitrim, both at LSC Factory, New Line, (3-6.00pm)

Family Event : The Glens Centre offers a unique theatrical opportunity for youngsters to feature on camera with The Blacksod Bay 1866 Co award-winning actors Fidelma Doherty and Keith McDonnell. Videographer and photojournalist, Fergus Sweeney, (RTE, TG4, Sky,ITV) is the director who will work with 6-10 year olds exploring pre-recorded stories with the children’s parts filmed on the day and then edited in. Each participant will then get a copy for posterity. And, who knows, it could be the start of a stellar career! The Glens Centre (2-5pm) Must be pre-booked see www.theglenscentre.com.

Community projects at the Sculpture Centre include, What Gives Me Joy a collaborative video project by the Manorhamilton 24/7 Carers’ Group with artist Róisín Loughrey, LSC Community Pop Up Shop, Main St. (2-5pm) and Discovering the Art of Ceramics, works by members of the North Leitrim Women’s Centre made during workshops with Bairbre Kennedy and Andy Roche, LSC Factory, (3-6pm).

Technical demonstrations and participation include Gaelic stone letter-cutting, jewellery, ceramics, metal casting, printmaking and a display of natural-fibre sculpture by artist Anna Macleod. LSC Factory and Sheehans Print Studio, Main Street (3pm – 5pm)

Local food cooked in a middle eastern style is served free of charge in the gardens of the Fulacht Fiadh Café at the castle (open to all). This will be accompanied by music from Wildfire, an americana-folk trio, courtesy of the Glens, both from 6.00pm onwards.

For updates see www.leitrimsculpturecentre.ie . Refreshments are available from 6.30pm in the Castle