Hopkins Festival in Newbridge
Art exhibitions, visual arts have always been a feature of The Hopkins Festival -- reflecting Hopkins's great interest in all the Arts. After 22 years, the Hopkins International Festival is moving to Newbridge. The continuing success of this International Festival - which now receives 20,000 visitors to its website - has led to the need for the greater resources and support of a large town. The Committee are very excited at the new vista opening out for what has been described by the Editor of The Oxford Companion to Irish Literature as 'the best Festival in Ireland' .
Several Newbridge people active in the Arts have come on board: a happy augury for our Newbridge Chapter, to ensure that the Hopkins International Literary Festival of 2010 will be better than ever.
On Wednesday October 28 th , to initiate this Newbridge chapter the Committee was invited by Mr. Sean Power T.D. to enjoy a Guided Tour of The Dáil and Seanad. The outing proved enormously successful and interesting; for many members, it was a first and the tour of the historic Leinster House was of absorbing interest. We saw historical portraits; records of visits by various American Presidents and the flag of The Fighting Sixty-Ninth, commanded by Kildare educated, Thomas Francis Meagher, which was presented by President Kennedy on his 1963 visit. Our Guide was particularly helpful in drawing attention to various architectural features with the Kildare connection strongly emphasized. (The Duke of Leinster also being the Earl of Kildare).
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Explore Gerard Manley Hopkins International Literary Festival
2010 marks the 23 rd Annual International Hopkins Literary Festival. It attracts participants from many countries. The Music Programme includes both traditional Irish and classical: in 2010, Ivo Dropulich, the sensation from Croatia and Ireland's own, Frankie Gavin. Poetry Readings include important writers from various countries including Yiorgos Chouliaras (Greece); Richard Berengarten (UK); Alan Riach (Scotland); Tammy Morgan (USA); Desmond Egan . The Art Exhibition featuring a number of leading Artists, both Irish and International, will include work by Edward Navone (USA); Brian Bourke; Eleanor Swan and others. Workshops include the popular Words and Music Session led by musician, Conor Mahony, with others on Translation, Creative Writing etc. A very distinguished list of Lecturers will be headed by Francis Fennell (USA) Brian Arkins (Ireland); Aleksandra Kedzierska (Poland) and Alla Savchenko (Russia).The Banquet is a highlight and takes place in the stunning Pugin Hall, NUI Maynooth, presided over by President John Hughes. Download the Hopkins Festival Programme 20009.
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