Weekender: |wiːkˈɛndə|– noun – what to do with your weekend.
I Am The Cosmos/A Modern Panarion
Thursday 4 September 4 | Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane | €10, 8pm
Bringing their hook-laden electro-melancholia to the intimate surrounds of the Hugh Lane Gallery, I Am The Cosmos will perform a very special set marking the end of the remarkable A Modern Panarion exhibition. Comprised an array of works inspired by Theosophical thinkers and modern occultism, A Modern Panarion features pieces from a stellar collection of artists including the late Derek Jarmon, Bea McMahon and Garrett Phelan. Tickets for event are available exclusively through online preorder via smcgovern.hughlane@dublincity.ie and for your tenner you also get a copy of a limited edition book produced to accompany the exhibition. The whole truth here.
Totally Dublin Turns 10
Friday 5 September | The Library Project | Free, 6pm – 8pm
What? A party for little, old us? You really shouldn’t have. That’s right, everybody’s favourite cultural guide/ fish and chip wrapping has battled against the odds and made it to double digets. Come and celebrate through the adding of jelly to ice cream and tails to donkeys. With complimentary tipples courtesy of our kind sponsors and Totally Dublin DJs on the wheels of steel it should be a right auld hooley. Hard facts right here.
The #1s a/k/a the Number Ones LP Launch Party
Friday 5 September | Bello Bar, Portobello | €8, 8pm
One, two, three, four: Fresh off the back of a glowing Pitchfork review and snagging a coveted Totally Dublin album of the month nod, DART-line punkers the #1s will be launching their killer debut long-player in Portobello’s Bello Bar on Friday. With support coming from the Irish indie scene’s doting uncle, So Cow, and Heavens to Betsy-inspired Sissy, this isn’t one to be missed. Get the knowledge here.
All Ireland Craft Beer Festival
Thursday 4 – Sunday 7 September | R.D.S. | €10 – €20, all day
It’s no secret we’re living in a golden age of Irish brewing. With more and more craft beer bars popping up the demand for quality, locally brewed ales is at all time high and there is no better place to sample the fruits of this brew boom than at the annual All Ireland Craft Beer Festival. With over 50 brewers and 200 different beers and ciders (many of which produced specifically for the festival) on offer as well as a slew of artisanal eats to keep your tubes sufficiently lined, Beerfest is undoubtedly the highlight of the Irish gastroholic calendar. All key info is here.
Finding Fela
Saturday 6 September | Sugar Club | €12.50, 8pm
Oscar winning documentarian Alex Gibney’s latest film, Finding Fela, charting the life and influence of Afro-beat godhead Fela Kuti premiers in the Sugar Club this Saturday. To celebrate, Choice Cut’s have put together an evening stuffed with pan-African funkiness. Following the 8.30 screening of the much anticipated film, Ireland’s leading proponents of Kuti’s unique brand of euphoric grooves, The Dublin Afrobeat Ensemble, will be saluting the great man in their own unique style, keeping the festivities going into the wee small hours. Details here.
Forza Nautica
Saturday 6 September | Dun Laoghaire Harbour | €25, 6.30pm
Cancelled due to intemperate weather two weeks ago but back now for more Italo action on the high seas – except this time it’s €25! The Forza Comitada’s two and a half hour journey across Dublin Bay encludes killer tunes and bubbles of prosecco a flowing. Find out all the crucial details of how to feel both the wind in your hair and your sails right here.
