The Arts Council

Age & Opportunity

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.

Limerick

Arts / Culture / Heritage

Belltable 17th to 24th

69 O’Connell St., Limerick. Theatre tour ‘Here we are again still’ 17th to 19th; film ‘Julie & Julia’ 24th. TEL 061 319 866

The Hunt Museum

Customs House, Rutland St., Limerick. ‘Faces of the Hunt’: Portraits of docent volunteers on display (with Limerick School of Art & Design), celebrating our volunteers, many of them older people; A film project with Limerick Technical Institute, launch on 24th. Ongoing Bealtaine events. TEL Dominique Bouchard 061 312 833

Limerick Printmakers Studio and Gallery

4 Robert St. ACCESS film, 7th; reduced-rate printmaking workshops, 11th, 18th, 25th. TEL Kate Wrixon 061 311 806

Raggle Taggle Consortium 7th to 25th

Sarsfield St., Limerick. Film 7th; Workshops 11th, 18th, 25th.

Active Retirement / Community Groups

Ballyhahill/Loughill Going Strong Group

c/o Eliz Woulfe, Finnoe, Ballyhahill. Visit to Flying Boat Museum, Foynes, 10th; social; outing. TEL Eliz Woulfe 069 82 132

Our Lady Queen of Peace Senior Citizens

Roxboro Rd., Limerick. Visit and tour of Glenstall Abbey 16th; library visit 23rd; exhibition. TEL Teresa Byrne 061 416 676

Pallasgreen Active Retirement 1st to 31st

Art exhibition; Alzheimer’s Tea Day 6th. TEL Josephine Ryan 061 384 053

Patrickswell Active Retirement Association

GAA Club. Our singing group will visit Nursing Homes and Community Centres to entertain residents during last two weeks in May.

Care Centres

Good Shepherd Day Care Centre 9th to 11th

Pennywell Rd., Limerick. Arts & crafts exhibition; fun fashion show, concert sing-song. TEL Sr Rose O’Doherty 061 414 150

Milford Care Centre

Castletroy. ‘Cruinniú na mBád’ art & craft exhibition; concert by our day care choir; clients will explore the theme ‘pushing the boat out, whatever the sea’; invitation to other groups to share music, art, horticulture, movement. TEL Deirdre Ní Argáin 061 485 800 Ext. 309

St Anthony’s Nursing Home 4th, 11th and 21st

Kilduff Castle, Pallasgreen. ‘Taking to the Seas’, nautical-theme fancy dress with song & dance; music with The Ramblers; table quiz. TEL Ann O’Dwyer 061 384 104

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