BLACKWATER INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL 2019
Various Locations in Lismore Co. Waterford, Thursday August 1st to Monday August 5th at Various Times. Red House Poets Presents The Blackwater International Poetry Festival. The annual Blackwater Poetry Festival … Continue reading
SPOKEN WORD – #MODWORDSFEST 2019
Various Locations, Waterford City, Saturday July 13th – Sunday July 14th Theatre Royal, The Mall, Waterford T: +353 (0)51 874 402 E: boxoffice@theatreroyal.ie The Book Centre, John Robert’s Square, Waterford … Continue reading
THE ROGUE GALLERY AND STUDIOS COMEDY & IMPROV OPEN MIC
The Rogue Gallery & Studios, Monday July 1st 2019 at 8:00pm The Rogue Comedy & Improv. Open Mic is a new comedy club, designed to help develop Waterford’s comedy scene. … Continue reading
FEATURE: PODCASTING: WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?
A podcast is a digital audio file, which can be streamed/ downloaded from the internet and listened to on various digital devices. They are usually a series of episodes which … Continue reading
WATERFORD POETRY PRIZE 2019
Closing Date – Monday 2nd September 2019 on 12:00pm The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is pleased to that it is accepting entries for the Waterford Poetry Prize … Continue reading
SUMMER SOLSTICE SPOKES WITH FRANKIE GAFFNEY
Upstairs Phil Grimes Pub, Friday 21st June at 8pm. The 2019 Summer Solstice Spokes takes place on 21st June with special guest Frankie Gaffney who will talk about language and … Continue reading
POETRY – JOHN BETJEMAN FESTIVAL
Dromana House, Sunday June 16th 2019 at 12:00pm Poet Laureate John Betjeman died 35 years ago this year. Joan Clancy of Joan Clancy Gallery in the Waterford Gaeltacht and Barbara … Continue reading
MUSIC/ SPOKEN WORD – THE THATCH BAR SESSIONS
Dunphy’s Pub, Kill, Wednesday 12th June 2019 at 9:30pm Singer and guitar player Gabriel Murtagh will be joined by musicians, poets and singers. If you can sing, play a musical … Continue reading
LAUNCH OF POETRY PAMPHLET – ‘BIRTH METAL’
The Parlour Vintage Tea Rooms, Saturday 15th June 2019 at 7pm This selection of farming and country-related poems is the first publication by local poet, Michael Flynn. Additional Background: Michael … Continue reading
THE ROGUE GALLERY COMEDY & IMPROV – OPEN MIC
The Rogue Gallery & Studios, Monday June 10th 2019 at 8:00pm The Rogue Comedy & Improv. Open Mic is a new comedy club, designed to help develop Waterford’s comedy scene. … Continue reading
TRA TALES – AN EVENING OF POETRY & STORYTELLING
Croke’s Pub Tramore, Tuesday 28th May 2019 at 8:00pm Tramore is home to many writers, and we wanted to have a night when writers could share their work. So, pop … Continue reading
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Central Arts, Monday May 27th 2019 at 8:00pm Waterford’s best and longest running Open Mic Night. €3 gets you a fantastic evening’s entertainment with an awesome variety of performances. You … Continue reading
WATERFORD READING & Q&A SESSION WITH RICHARD SKINNER
The Book Centre, Sunday, 26th May 2019 at 3pm A Special, Free reading and Q&A Session with U.K. Novelist, Poet and Critic, Richard Skinner. Presented in association with “Colligan Falls” Creative Retreat, … Continue reading
MUSIC/ SPOKEN WORD – SUBBACULTCHA
The Rogue Gallery & Studios, Friday May 3rd 2019 at 8:00pm A monthly event with spoken word, music, comedy and jacks of all things creative. Entry – €3 at door … Continue reading
HISTORY TALK – WE THE IRISH ARE A DIVERSE MIX
Ardkeen Library, Tuesday May 7th 2019 at 6:30pm The theme of the 2019 Bealtaine Festival is hospitality, generosity and welcome. Join Local Historian Joe Falvey as he examines where we … Continue reading
POETRY DAY AT CAPPOQUIN LIBRARY
Carnegie Free Library, May 2nd 2019 at 7:30pm Readings by: Lismore poet Alan Murphy & Cappoquin’s own David O’Sullivan Display of poetry by local school students and the winners of … Continue reading
TALKING HISTORY @ THE PARLOUR
The Parlour Vintage Tea Rooms, Friday 19th April 2019 at 7:30pm Waterford Youth Art’s Ollie Breslin is doing a talk this Friday (Good Friday) in the Parlour Vintage Tea Rooms concerning John … Continue reading
OPEN MIC: MACBANTER
The Rogue Gallery & Studios, Saturday 30th March at 8pm to 11.30pm MacBanter is an open mic fundraiser hosted by Suir Look Theatre to raise funds for their production of … Continue reading
MICHAEL HEANEY & OPEN MIC AT PHIL GRIMES
Phil Grimes, Friday 22nd March 2019 at 8pm Michael Heaney will be in conversation about compiling the book of 100 Poems by his late father Seamus Heaney and he will … Continue reading
EVENT – POETRY DAY
Nationwide, Thursday 2 May 2019 Poetry Day Ireland takes place on Thursday 2 May 2019. With this year’s theme we’re challenging you to speak your truth or dare to see the world … Continue reading
OPEN MIC 50 AT CENTRAL ARTS
Central Arts, Waterford. 25th February & doors from 7.00 p.m. Waterford’s best and longest running Open Mic Night! Doors 7 .00 p.m., show begins at 8.00 p.m. Tickets: €3 If … Continue reading
TALKING HISTORY WITH JOE FALVEY
The Parlour Vintage Tea Rooms, Thursday 21st of February at 7:30pm TALKING HISTORY @ THE PARLOUR VINTAGE TEA ROOMS with JOE FALVEY “PRO TANTO QUID RETRIBUAMAS” – A Public Event … Continue reading
SPOKEN WORD – MICHAEL HARDING
Theatre Royal Waterford, Thursday 21st February at 8:00pm Michael Harding: On Tuesdays I’m a Buddhist Join best-selling writer and raconteur Michael Harding as he reads from his latest memoir, ruminates … Continue reading
MODWORDS OPEN MIC NIGHT
Stage Door Bar, Friday 15th February at 9pm Modwords is a bold movement that is spreading throughout Ireland. Since founded by Anna Jordan in 2015 it has grown into a … Continue reading
SPOKEN WORDS – #MODWORDS CLASSES
Garter Lane Arts Centre, Saturday January 19th – February 23rd from 2pm to 4pm Over six week duration the classes will look at a number of different aspects of writing, … Continue reading
SHE STOOD IN THE STORM
The Rogue Gallery, Fri 23rd Nov at 7pm & the Parlour Vintage Tea Rooms, Sat 24th Nov at 7pm Waterford Women’s Healthcare group seeks to highlight the awful news that … Continue reading
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Central Arts, 24th September at 8:00pm Waterford’s best and longest running Open Mic Night. €3 gets you a fantastic evening’s entertainment with an awesome variety of performances. You never know … Continue reading
SUBBACULTCHA
New Street Gardens, July 26th, 7pm to 10pm Saturday, July 28, Subbacultcha is taking over New Street Gardens. And there is a stellar line-up of music! Carraig Ó Mathúna (Sly Green Sky), … Continue reading
MODWORDS PREFEST: MAGIC (TRICKS AND HEARTS)
The Stage Door Café, Theatre Royal, June 22th at 9pm. Modwords is a literary new works platform. So if you feel you or/and a friend might like to read/dance/sing/laugh at your … Continue reading
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Central Arts 28th May at 8PM Waterford’s best and longest running Open Mic Night. €3 gets you a fantastic evening’s entertainment with an awesome variety of performances. You never know what … Continue reading
POETRY DAY IRELAND 2018 LINE-UP
Poetry Day Ireland takes place on Thursday 26 April 2018 and the theme is Poetry Surprises! Whether you share a poem, read a poem, or programme your own event, everyone is invited to join in and celebrate.
POETRY DAY 2018 IN WATERFORD
Waterford City, 26th April 2018 More details to come. Watch this space! For more information please go to http://www.poetryireland.ie/poetry-day
#MODWORDS PRESENTS SHORT PLAYS AND PARTY PIECES
The Fat Angel, Saturday the 24th of Feb, starting at 2pm. Modwords presents Short Plays and Party Pieces. The Fat Angel have given us their beautiful space to air our new work. … Continue reading
“THE IRISH HOUSE: A PSYCHOGEOGRAPHICAL MAP”, BY RÓISÍN POWER HACKETT
Launch: Waterford City Library, Lady Lane, Waterford. Wednesday 7th Feb, 6-8pm WATERFORD LAUNCH OF ‘THE IRISH HOUSE: A PSYCHOGEOGRAPHICAL MAP’, AN ARTIST BOOK BY RÓISÍN POWER HACKETT The Waterford City … Continue reading
WATERFORD TREASURES TALKS 2018
Medieval Museum, Monday 15th January 2018 at 7:30pm Admission: €5 (To go towards the Museum Acquisition and Conservation Fund.) “The Logic and Potentials of Competitive Collaboration in the New Economy … Continue reading
BOOZE, BLAAS ‘N’ BANTER
Jordan’s Bar, Saturday October 28th, 9:00am to 1:00pm It is the time of year once again to baton down the hatches and open the ears and the gobs for this … Continue reading
UPCOMING WRITING COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS
Hanna Greally International Literary Awards 2017 – Deadline October 10th 2017 Entries are now being accepted for the 2017 Hanna Greally International Literary Awards. Submissions may consist of poetry and/or … Continue reading