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Free Audience Tickets: Family Fortunes with Alan Hughes (Jan 30th)

Jan 282012

Thanks to my good buddies at DCU Media Production Society, there are some tickets available for the recording of TV3‘s new gameshow, Family Fortunes as hosted by the cheeriest man on breakfast TV, Alan Hughes.

Recording will take place this Monday, January 30th, at 4.15pm. You need to be in The Helix, DCU, Dublin at 3.45. And there’s sure to be a few laughs. If you would like to be in the audience please email pro2(at)dcumpsDOTcom (replace the (at) and DOT) with confirmation of how many tickets you would like and your contact details.

National Youth Orchestra of Ireland at The Helix

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Jan 032012

What better way is there than to spend the first official Bank Holiday of the year, listening to the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland? None. Being in The Helix for this made me realize two things, I don’t listen to enough classical music and these young musicians are the biz, they are quite literally staggeringly talented.

The sheer magic at the beginning of an orchestra recital always gets me. The members tune up their instruments and we hear all the squeaks. Seconds later on the Conductor’s order, they combine for the sweetest of sounds.

THe young musician’s recited Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito before they were joined by Cello maestro Brian O’Kane for Bruch’s Kol Nidrei. Amazingly good and modernizing the image of Classical music, Mr O’Kane looks like he could step right into any rock band. Continue reading »

Dublin Flamenco Festival 2011

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Jul 092011

Wow! I didn’t know that Dublin have a Flamenco Festival..but it does. It will take place from Saturday 23 July to Sunday 31 July 2011. Performances of dance, music and singing, both avant-garde and traditional, will take place at The Helix, DCU, with workshops (for adults and children), conferences, talks and a photo exhibition taking place in venues around Dublin. There are some free events too and some free workshops for kids too, which is always good!

DCU Multimedia Graduate Exhibition 2011

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May 232011

Thought I should tell you about the exhibition some of my friends from the BSc. in Multimedia in DCU are running in The Helix.

Here’s the blurb:

As part of our final year in DCU we are showcasing the results of our final year projects and I would like to invite you to our showcase Taking place in the Helix, DCU from Wednesday, May 25th till Friday May 27th.
The Exhibition launch will take place on Wednesday 25th at 5pm with the opening speech given by a guest speaker. This will be followed by a wine reception.
Don’t miss this opportunity to see firsthand, our media skills put into practical use and being displayed.
Today’s graduates are tomorrow’s professionals.

Winter Wonderland at The Helix

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Nov 222010

We popped along yesterday morning to see what was happening in The Helix for ‘Winter Wonderland’. It was a day for kids with puppeteer, storytelling, those teacup merry go rounds and a free movie, ‘Santa Claus The Movie’. For the adults around there were some French and European food stalls. Being a glutton, I had a Bratwurst followed by French patisserie and Cappuccino, Yum!

The main event though was the man himself, Santa Claus, abseiling down the Helix on the way to his Grotto.