Ceardlanna Workshops Materials supplied for all workshops

10.00 am – 5.00 pm Black & White Photography Michael Herrmann
During this three day workshop in traditional photography students will learn about the history of black and white photography, the camera (35mmSLR/ lens aperture/shutter speed/focus/depth of field/film speed), shooting, processing (including darkroom skills) and printing. (3 days €145)

1.00 pm – 3.00 pm Salsa Nicola Gwillym & Favio Linares
This two hour session will include a comprehensive introduction to salsa dance and music in a fun and easy to learn format. (1 day €25)

3.00 pm Na Fomhóraigh
*Children’s event. Adults must be supervised!

Spraoi Lasmuigh/Outdoor Children’s Theatre
Have a ball along with the kids at this epic battle among Celtic warrior drummers. Spraoi le buíon fathach agus drumadóirí Ceilteacha ón ngrúpa spleodrach seo. (Swords and shields must be left at the chief ’s tent).

7.00 pm Official Opening - Oscailt Oifigiúil
(Na Fomhóraigh will be at the gates to point you in the right direction with their spears / Fáiltiú splancach le gaiscigh maorga Na Fomhóraigh).

Southern Sun – Grian an Deiscirt
An exhibition of paintings by Meshu Mokitimi, the internationally renowned painter from Lesotho.The exhibition and the festival will be opened by Her Excellency Me Manate Ramaili, the Lesotho Ambassador to Ireland.

8.00 pm Ceiliúradh an tSamhraidh - Celebrating Summer
A concert with Peter Marinker, beloved actor and broadcaster of the honeyed voice, who reads his favourite prose and poetry celebrating midsummer. Kathleen Dineen and Catherine Rhatigan bring from Switzerland their unique blend of traditional Irish, Renaissance and Medieval music and song. Admission €20 (conc. €12).

10.30 pm A Midsummer Night’s Dream on Screen
The acclaimed film of William Shakespeare’s marvellous and best loved comedy is a dreamway to finish the night. (Free admission)

Ceardlanna Workshops

10.00 am – 12.00 pm Singing Christine Primrose
Christine Primrose, one of Scotlands best known traditional singers, is from Carloway on the western side of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. She has been singing traditional Gaelic song all her life. Now based on the Isle of Skye where she regularly gives workshops in singing. She also tours extensively and records. (2 days €50)

10.00 am – 1.00 pm Poetry Pat Boran
Poetry Writing from Scratch. Artists and painters all seem to know how to produce rough ideas from doodles and sketches. In this workshop, poet Pat Boran introduces a number of ways for poets to get their own creative ideas flowing. (2 days €50)

10.00 am – 4.00 pm Landscape Painting Helen Richmond (2 days €100)
10.00 am – 5.00 pm Digital Photography Pippa Kearon (2 days €90)
10.00 am – 5.00 pm Glass Painting Mary Daly (1 day €45)
10.00 am – 5.00 pm Black & White Photography continued

2.30 pm Filíocht - Poetry Readings
BernardO’Donoghue
Celia de Fréine

Poetry that is accessible and relevant, from the Munster Final to the scandal of infected blood. Gaeilge (with translation) agus Béarla. Admission €7 (conc. €5)

3.00 pm - Sun, Samba ’n Circus
*Children’s event. Adults must be supervised!

Cill Áirne KDYS Scoil Sorcas, na Deartháracha Franzini agus Ce-Samba?! i mbun scléipe agus macnais tríd an scráidbhaile. The Killarney KDYS Circus School with The Fanzini Brothers and their team of jugglers and nine million kids will be led through the village to the rhythm of the drums of Ce-Samba?! Wanna boogie along with them? Free admission. Assemble at Tech Amergin.

8.00 pm - Thugamar Féin an Samhradh Linn – The Song and Dance of Summer
Catherine Young, Kerry dancer-in-residence, steps into midsummer together with her troupe of dancers. Agustín Maruri brings us the heat and light of Spain and other sunny places in his magical music on the guitar. Christine Primrose presents an otherworld of songs from the Isle of Lewis along with the scintillating music and song (pipes, fiddle and viola) of Máire Breatnach, Mick O’Brien and Steve Larkin. Admission €20 (conc. €12).

Ceardlanna Workshops
Singing, Poetry, Landscape Painting, Digital Photography, and Black & White Photography continue as on Sunday.

10.00 am – 5.00 pm Jewellery Mary Daly (1 day €50)

3.00 pm Filíocht - Poetry Readings
Aonghas MacNeacail
Pat Boran

Poetry from the mountains and sea of Skye (Gaelic, with translation), to the midlands of Portlaoise and the suburbs of Dublin. Admission €7 (conc. €5)

8.00 pm Running Beast
Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone (1550-1616), as you’ve never imagined him before! He waits aboard ship in Lough Swilly, hoping his son Conn will arrive before they set sail. Dubbed “Running Beast” by Queen Elizabeth’s court, he races back through his tempestuous life and his war against Tudor rule in Ireland. Running Beast is performed by award-winning actor/writer Donal O’Kelly to music by Celtic Music Prize-winning composer Michael Holohan for uillean pipes (Mick O’Brien), string quartet (Maire Breatnach, Steve Larkin, Simone Mendonca and Diane
O’Keeffe), double bass (Dan Bodwell), harpsichord (composer Michael Holohan) and percussion (Robbie Harris). Running Beast: a chamber-orchestra historical trad-rap!
Admission €20 (conc. €12)

FOLLOWED BY THE GRAND FINALE OF

10.30 pm - Oíche go Maidin
Tine Chnámh na Féil’ Eoin – St. John’s Eve Bonfire
Enjoy a unique “clabhsúr” to the festival at this traditional all singing, all dancing bonfire, with music by the sizzling local group Ardú.

Cuir clabhsúr leis an bhFéile le ceol agus craic cois tíne.
No sun or sand but plenty sets!