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Culture Night in Limerick this Friday


Published on Tuesday 22 September 2009 13:48

FOR all those living in Limerick City who are completely unaware of the depth of culture around them, this Friday is the chance to experience it for free.

Culture Night 2009 aims to celebrate the rich arts and cultural life in the city with a vast programme of events that will leave you "spoiled for choice", in the words of Limerick City arts officer Sheila Deegan.

"This year you have five hours to go around the city; you can participate in 'Dance Chaos' in Daghdha, print your own T-Shirt in Limerick Printmakers, see Limerick Youth Theatre in Limerick City Gallery of Art, get free tours of the Sean Keating art exhibition in the Hunt Museum - so you are spoiled for choice," explained Sheila.

This is the second year Culture Night to take place in Limerick, with over 5,000 people turning out last year to visit the various venues located around the city.

Sheila further explained that the night offered an opportunity to "become an ambassador" for the city.

"The idea is that by participating in this you are able to become an ambassador for your own city because you are able to tell people what to go and see," explained Ms Deegan.

"The idea is that culture, obviously, is made up of all sorts of things - it is from the past, the present and you could possible say it is from the future. For example we have the Tweak festival, which is a digital arts media festival at the Art College.

"We are encouraging people to come out and experience the past through the museums that are here, as well as the present through the people living and working as artists in Limerick and also the venues that provide culture to us on a daily basis," she said.

For full information on Culture Night 2009 see www.limerickcity.ie


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