Next events in ATHY

Athy Community Arts Centre , Methodist Church , Woodstock Street , Athy, Co. Kildare
Phone:             059 8633075      
Email: athyarts@gmail.com 

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The Cecil Day Lewis Awards Competition fosters creativity and explores the power of the word through self expression.
Athy Heritage Centre-Museum runs the Awards, offering students and individuals the opportunity to participate  in commemorating the international acclaimed poet, Cecil Day Lewis.

These Awards open up the literary world to students and individuals alike, suffice to say that it could be the starting point for our future poets, authors and playwrights.
The Cecil Day Lewis Literary awards reaches out to all the primary and secondary schools.
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Conor Lambert's Custard Pie Puppet Company Tickets are on sale from Athy Heritage Centre & Gem newsagents

Athy

5 Jun

800 YEARS COMMEMORATION

On past 13th May, Grandvilliers people enjoyed commemoration of the Charter settling the town.
In the morning, mass with huge crowd (unusal)...Small theater by amateur actors of .R.C (art school), and a middle ages lunch...no fork, nos poon, just fingers....to eat.
Very funny to see people to ask for these instruments...

And music by "les Derniers Trouvères" who entertained the attendance during all the day...and dance !

JUNE VISIT

During June first week-end, our friends of Athy will visit Grandvilliers. French twinning committee have set up a good program for Saturday and Sunday. More news later !
At the end of June, one young will come over for a month training period. Some youngs will also come over for the Commemoration of the Battle of Somme on next 1st July.

WELCOME TO ALL OF THEM !

GREAT CRAIC - ST PATRICK'S DAY IN GRANDVILLIERS

With the help of the Athy Twinning committee , the Farrell Caffrey school of dancing came from Athy to Grandvilliers past week-end.
Big crowd, big craic...
Trad group Lough'ed from Mayo and Fermanagh : good music
Everyone was happy !

SAINT PATRICK'S 2012

We'll be proud to host during the St Patrick's week-end numerous members of the Caffrey-Farrell School of ATHY. The girls ands lads will sho their skill to french attendance during this year special evening. We'll also have with us the school "Folk Group".

With authorization of Caffrey-Farrell School

We'll also have the irish traditionnal music group LOUGH'ED from North and South.

WELCOME TO ALL OF THEM IN GRANDVILLIERS !!!

BOARD ELECTIONS

After the 2011 AGM, a new board has been elected as follows :
- Vice Treasurer : Jean-René, Treasurer : Laurence, Vice-secretary : Alain, Secretary : Gwenaele, Vice-Chairman : Christian, Chairman : Jean-Pierre.
AGM went well with a big attendance : more 100 people.
New members....interested by our common projects.
The first one is a 2 weeks photo exhibition (in partnership with Objectif Photo - Joel) which will take place in Crèvecoeur, Grandvilliers, Marseille and Formerie from 1st to 14th March.
The second one is St Patrick's evening, with this year musicians coming from both N.I and R.O.I, "LOUGH'ED" and our special guests : the CAFFREY-FARRELL School of dancing.

Good News

That week-end, we've been pleased to host Mr Aiden Feely (conductor) and Mrs Christine O'Grady (singer) of the Kildare Local Athorities Choir. We altogether met Jean-Louis Ruellan and his wife, the chairman and conductor of a very famous choir in our county. No doubt, we'll do good job altogether.