A great Tipperary Culture ‘Night Out’
The sun shone all over Tipperary for the recent Culture Night events which were attended by thousands of people on and off line.
From exhibitions and concerts in Nenagh and Thurles, escaping historical figures in Clonmel and concerts in Lily’s Lane, Clonmel’s latest outdoor venue, audiences adopted the Culture Night 2021 motto, Come Together Again with enthusiasm.
Amongst the online events were radio plays in Carrick on Suir, an online dance film celebrating the diversity of Borrisokane’s young people and a film screening of ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ from Roscrea. The outdoors retained their appeal at Derrynaflan with a walk to the island interspersed with music performance, poetry readings and a print workshop where audiences created their own prints to take home with them courtesy of the Found Links project curated and produced by Print Van Go’s Aoife Barrett.
Tipperary’s many arts organisations; Nenagh Arts Centre, The Source Arts Centre, Thurles; South Tipperary Arts Centre, Clonmel, Clonmel’s Junction Arts Festival and Finding a Voice Festival, Cashel Arts Festival, Cahir Comhaltas, Libraries in Cashel and Tipperary Town, the Tipperary Excel Heritage Centre, Tipperary Town, the Museum of Hidden History and many more created and welcomed audiences to events. Tipperary Arts Officer, Melanie Scott said “we are delighted with the turn out, thanks to everyone and especially the county’s many arts organisations for delivering a wonderful evening throughout Tipperary. We have a great arts community in the county and we were especially delighted to welcome new arts venues in Cahir Arts, Cahir and Art D Studio, Borrisokane. We’re already looking to 2022!”
Melanie Scott, Arts Officer, Tipperary County Council, and Helena Tobin, Artistic Director, South Tipp Arts Centre,photographed at the ‘The Wood of O’ concert at this year’s Cultural Night in Clonmel
Photographed at the Bijou Opera at Lily’s Lane, Hearn’s Hotel are L to R: Elizabeth Bartley, Gerry Lawless, Eimear King and Helena Tobin
Keenan Scully (Borstal Boy) giving clues to the Goldbach family at the Tipperary Museum of Hidden History trail on Culture Night in Clonmel
Roger Mehta with his wife Ada Fordonska phoyographed at the ‘The Wood of O’ concert at this year’s Cultural Night in Clonmel
David Fahey (Roundhead Soldier) giving clues to Meabh Moran and Emma Maher
The Slattery family photographed with Caolán Deehy Power (James Butler, Duke of Ormond) one of the ‘Historical Escapees’ on Hidden History trail on Culture Night in Clonmel
All photographs by Joe Kenny
Mary Walsh and Darragh Drohan taking part in the Tipperary Museum of Hidden History trail on Culture Night in Clonmel. PHOTO: Joe Kenny
Scanlon sisters, Marie, Rena and Eileen, photographed at the ‘The Wood of O’ concert at this year’s Cultural Night in Clonmel. PHOTO: Joe Kenny
Enjoying Culture Night in Clonmel at the Bijou Opera at Lily’s Lane, are L to R: Margaret O’Con- nell and Judy Newman. PHOTO: Joe Kenny
Tríona Geary and Pat Crowe photographed at Alex Petcu concert, one of Ireland’s leading percussionists. PHOTO: Joe Kenny
Photographed at Alex Petcu concert, one of Ireland’s leading percussionists, are L to R: Bogdan Wierczynshi, Mark Hanratty, Anne Marie O’Brien, Tom Hanratty, Roisín Maher, Bess Hughes, Trevor Hughes, Cillian Wierczynshi and Orla Hanratty. PHOTO: Joe Kenny
Culture Night: Abigail Smith who composed the winning piece in the Finding a Voice Emerging Composer Competition, run in association with the Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland, is photographed above with Alex Petcu who performed the world première of Abigail’s winning piece ‘Certain of Uncertainty’.