Bealtaine, the Irish national festival celebrating creativity in older age, is co-ordinated by Age & Opportunity and includes events organised by hundreds of partner organisations.
 “Fun, lightness and creativity" - share in the fun of the Bealtaine launch at Heuston Station, Dublin.
Bealtaine Launch 2010
Bealtaine is coordinated by Age & Opportunity, the Irish national organisation working to promote greater participation by older people in society. Check out the Age & Opportunity web site.
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Wicklow
Arts / Culture / Heritage
Courthouse Arts Centre
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‘I’ll Live ’til I Die ’, a celebration in talk, story and song of Delia Murphy, with Cearbhall O’Meara, Maureen O’Donovan and Carmen Cullen; choral performance by Cappella Choir; film; ‘Get Vocal ’ in association. with Wicklow Arts Office.
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Tinahely.
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TEL 0402 38 529
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Shekina Sculpture Garden
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Open Day.
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Glenmalure.
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TEL Catherine McCann 01 283 8711
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Wicklow Arts Festival
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‘I’ll Live Til I Die’, a celebration in talk, story and song of the life of Delia Murphy on Thursday, May 27th at 1.15pm at Day Care Centre, Wicklow Hospital, Glenside Road, Wicklow town;
Community Art Exhibition in collaboration with Wicklow and Arklow Community Art Education classes and funded by the VEC daily from May 21st to 27th at Unit (formerly Horizon), Main Street, Wicklow town;
screening of ‘Dean Spanley’ presented by Wicklow Film Club and Access Cinema on Thursday, May 27th at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm) at Friars Suite, Grand Hotel, Wicklow town;
‘Poetry for All’, intergenerational creative writing workshop led by teacher and poet Nell Regan on Saturday, May 29th at noon at An Tairseach Ecology Centre, Dominican Convent, Wicklow town (tel: 087 653 7454 for info or to book a place).
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TEL Eliza Kane
087 934 6795
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Wicklow County Arts Office
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‘Get Vocal ’, a choral project with Co . Wicklow Older Persons ’ Network, Mermaid Arts Centre, Wicklow VEC Community Education, Wicklow Access Office and the Courthouse Arts Centre; ‘Go See Fund ’, available for May to assist travel to arts and cultural events locally and nationally, or to get a specialist workshop delivered as a Bealtaine event .
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Wicklow County Council, County Buildings.
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TEL 0404 20 155
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Public Libraries
Arklow Library
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Exhibition of reminiscences, memories, photographs & letters of Arklow.
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St Mary’s Rd.
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TEL 0402 39 977
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Active Retirement / Community Groups
Baltinglass and District Active Retirement
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Exhibition of photographs includes ‘A Day in the Life of Baltinglass’, in the local library; drama sketch by our members performed for the local District Hospital.
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County Wicklow Network for Older People
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Exhibition & workshops in Árus Lorcain with Arklow Active Retirement Group and Carnew Community Craft Group; visual arts exhibition; photography exhibition; ‘Get Vocal Choral Project’: contact Ann Nolan 087 972 3059; tea dance with Brockagh Resource Centre, with Richie Halpin: contact Bernadette Tyrell 0404 45 600.
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28 Lower Main St., Arklow.
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TEL Anne Kavanagh 087 150 0234
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Wicklow Active Retirement Assoc.
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Variety show with sketches, singing, seanchaí, poetry reading, choir. Local Active Retirement Associations invited. Performed in local Hospitals and Care Centres.
[These events are invitation only]
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TEL Peggy O’Sullivan 086 874 1812
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Care Centres
Baltinglass Hospital & Day Care Centre
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‘Living the Dream through Drama & Music’, drama based in a London Hospital during the
Second World War with all the old war songs (fundraiser for Calcutta); song & dance events.
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TEL Josie Dooley
059 648 1255
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Carnew Community Care
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Creative writing project with Wicklow VEC; music, song & story night.
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Gorey Rd.
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TEL Sheila Kirwan
053 942 6510
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Greystones Nursing Home
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‘Ceol agus Craic’, to celebrate the recordings of singing and storytelling of
residents; production of calendar of photos; intergenerational celebration.
[These events are invitation only]
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Church Rd.
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TEL Zephra Johnson or Eve Byrne
01 287 4603
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HSE - Wicklow Local Health Office
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Artist in Residence programme aiming to produce a calendar.
[These events are invitation only]
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Older Persons Services, Glenside Rd., Wicklow.
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TEL Chyrstal Dowd 0404 60 824
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Serendipity Theatre Group
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Music, story and poetry with EngAge Writers Group from the Senior Artist Colony in Burbank, California and the Bealtaine Writers Group. Will be performed in nursing homes and senior centres around Ireland.
[Some of these events are invitation only]
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Glen Cottage, Thornhill Rd., Bray.
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TEL Hedda Kaphengst
086 354 7001
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Evaluating Bealtaine
Each year, we ask organisers to fill out an evaluation form once events are finished. If you have organised an event, you can fill out the form from here.
Go to evaluation form
Dawn Chorus
 Dawn Chorus returned to waterfronts all across Ireland on Sunday 30 May. See how they went.
See and hear the Dawn Chorus.
Ink exhibition
Aidan Kelly's exhibition exploring older people's tattoos, Ink, is now on in the Original Print Gallery, Temple Bar until 30 May. Part of the exhibition is online.
See the online part of Ink
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