Hallelujah! Full 2010 Programme available for download! Don't miss it
Pollardstown Fen
Are you joining us for Field Trip to Pollardstown Fen? Stop off at Gibbet Rath on way home.
Wednesday July 8th. Bus leaves from Riverbank. 3 pm - 5.30 p.
Admission: €15
Hopkins and County Kildare
Lecture 101.45 am Thursday 28th
All welcome. €10
International Poetry Fest. Riverbank.
Thurs 29th 8 pm. Tickets €10 Download Hopkins Festival Programme 2010
The 23rd Hopkins Festival takes place in Newbridge College July 24 - 30 2010. Book now for Celine Byrne, workshops,art exhibitions, concerts, lectures,poetry readings in 4 different venues; Art Exhibitions Traditional and Irish Music and much, much more
Breaking News!
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'The best Irish soprano in a generation', Celine Byrne will perform the Gala Concert in Newbridge Concert on Saturday July 24th 2010 at the Opening of the 23rd Hopkins Festival. Don't miss this wonderful event. Book your tickets here now to avoid disappointment.
Don't miss this wonderful night out!
Read more about Celine and her golden voice
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Listen to Celine Byrne singing here
Book Celine Byrne Concert Tickets here Download 'that Nature is a Heraclitean Fire' for Multilingual Translation Workshop. Be prepared!
Pollardstonw Fen Field Trip
Check out Field Trip to historic Pollardstown Fen here
Wednesday July 28th at 3 pm
Committe News
The Hopkins Festival Committee learned with sadness of the recent death of leading Russian poet,
Andrei Voznesensky. Andrei was friendly with our Artistic Director and electrified the 10th Hopkins Festival with his Readings and, indeed, with his presence. He made many friends among those who attended - so that his death in Moscow comes as something of a personal loss. This year's Programme is dedicated to Andrei's memory.
May he rest in peace.
Book Presentation Marks new Hopkins Festival Home in Newbridge College
Artistic Director, Desmond Egan, on behalf of the Hopkins Festival Committee presenting books to Newbridge College Prior, Fr Hutchinson OP.
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23rd Hopkins Festival
2010 marks the 23rd Hopkins International Festival. This Festival attracts participants from far and wide.
Award for Shane McGrath
Shane is a man of many talents. For a start, he is well known as a singer, musician and composer. In all these areas, he is recognised as a special talent - but, he has also made his mark as an actor. In the last category, we especially enjoyed his pivotal role in the dramatisation - using James McKenna's adaption of Hopkins's epic poem, The Wreck of the Deutschland.
Shane's contribution to The Hopkins International Festival has been substantial over many years. His involvement in the Words and Music Workshop has proved both popular and enlightening especially with younger students.
The Hopkins Society is especially pleased to honour Shane and to put on record our appreciation of all he has contributed. Shane's resentation during Gala Banquet at Maynooth.
See Wreck of the D. presentation Tues. 5.30 pm
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Music Programme includes both traditional Irish and classical: in 2010, Celine Byrne, Ireland's newest sensation, just home from her tour with José Carreras will enthrall our visitors.
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Don't miss our Traditional Irish Music Night - Monday 26th at 8 pm
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Poetry Readings include important writers from Ireland and various countries including Yiorgos Chouliaras (Greece); Tom Nisse (Belgium); L Richard Halperin (France); Maarja Kangro; Gerdur Krystny (Iceland); Riina Katajavouri (Finland); George Eliot Clarke (Canada); Tomas Kafka (Czech Republic); Robert Simonisek (Slovenia);and more. Poetry Reading details .
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Field Trips. Don't miss the Sunday Field Trip including a visit to Hopkins's Grave in Glasnevin and finishing with Gala Banquet in Maynooth University. Book your place now.
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A Visit to Pollardstown Fen on Wednesday 28th at 3 pm
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Lectures each morning Mon. til Friday by experts on Hopkins and his poetry. Lectures on
Hopkins's African Sound'; John Donne and Hopkins; Why (re)-read Hopkins's Poetry and much more ...
More info on Lectures
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Hopkins Youth Programme 2010
Derek directs Youth Programme 2010
This innovative Cultural Tourism programme is offered parallel to the Hopkins International Festival. It draws its inspiration from Hopkins's poetry, his wide interests and his close connections with Ireland. The excitement of the Hopkins Festival has attracted many young people to join us. The Committee felt the need to organise a special parallel Youth Cultural Programme Early booking is essential!
Innovative Multilingual Translation Workshop. Download your poem here and be prepared!
News Flash!
Don't miss this audience with Frankie Lane! He will lead the Song Writing Workshop in July 2010.
Read more about Frankie Lane
Brian Maguire Painter
Irish expressionist painter, Brian Maguire, focuses on marginalized or disenfranchised groups. This has led him to work at a number of prisons, hospitals and other institutions in Ireland, Poland, and the USA. Recent paintings have also been inspired by American and world political events. Maguire has exhibited extensively throughout Europe, America and Japan. He represented Ireland at the 1998 at the Sao Paulo Biennale. He is exhibiting at the Hopkins Festival. Check out Visual Arts Programme.
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