Well, honest to God, most things are closed this week. Again, blame Santa! It’s all the jolly guys fault. There still are some good gigs around the city and a few other events, so check it all out below. As ever, if you want to add anything, please do in the comments section below. The Waterboys in the Convention Centre is probably the best of them, but there’s also Jerry Fish, Something Happens and 3epkano.
Theatre
The Abbey – Previews of The Risen People continues until Feb 1st.
The Gate – Previews of Pride and Prejudice continues until Jan 18th.
Project Arts Centre sleeps.
It’s quiet at Smock Alley.
Viking Theatre has a quiet week.
New Theatre slumbers.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is at the Gaiety Theatre.
Red Riding Hood is at the Civic Theatre (from Dec 23rd)
Theatre Upstairs snoozes.
Movies
Christmas Crackers at the IFI with Its a Wonderful Life, White Christmas etc.
Naught or Nice season at the Lighthouse has It’s a Wonderful Life and Muppets Christmas Carol among others
Coen Brothers Season kicks off at the Lighthouse with Barton Fink on the 27th. ‘I’ll show you the life of the mind…’ Can that movie really be 22 years old. Wow.
Pandora’s Box – 1920’s silent melodrama ”Pandora’s Box” will be screened with live accompaniment from Dublin collective 3epkano – Fri 27 December 2013 @ 7.30 – Button Factory
Gigs
Mon 23 Dec
Waterboys – Convention Centre
Jerry Fish – Whelans
Christy Moore – Vicar Street
Spring Break – The Button Factory
Little Green Cars – Pavilion Theatre
Tues 24th, Wed 25th and Thurs 26th
– Ah, nothing much!
Fri 27 Dec
The Barley Mob – Whelans
Paddy Casey – Vicar Street
Pandoras Box by 3epkano – Button Factory
Sat 28 Dec
Something Happens – Whelans
The Dublin Legends – Vicar Street
Mark Geary – The Grand Social
Dahi-Jim – Whelans
These Charming Men – The Village
House Of Dolls – The Workman’s Club
Turn – The Button Factory
Detroit Swindle – The Button Factory
Sun 29 Dec
Hothouse Flowers – Whelans
Christy Moore – Vicar Street
Art –
Check the times, as they’re a bit all over the place this week!
IMMA – Leonora Carrington: The Celtic Surrealist – until 26th Jan
– Eileen Gray – IMMA Kilmainham – until Jan 19th
RHA Gallery – Tony O’Malley, Joanna Kidney – until Dec 20th
Douglas Hyde –From 15th November until 15th January 2014
Gallery 1 – George Shaw – Neither My Arse Nor My Elbow
Gallery 2 – Paloma Varga Weisz – Krummer Hund
Dublin Divided is at the Hugh Lane Gallery until 2nd Feb.
General Exhibition at the National Gallery
General Exhibition at the Chester Beatty
Tom Wood – Men and Women – Gallery of Photography
Private Galleries:
Kerlin – Paul Winstanley – until 7th Jan
Oliver Sears – Hughie O’Donoghue: GORT RUA
Kevin Kavanagh Gallery – Enigma – Roxana Manouchehri
Cross Gallery -Winter Show – Until 30th Jan
No More Workhorse 