Literary Death Match

Hey Guys,

I just wanted to let you know about a really really cool live literary show that happening this Saturday (May 1st) in the Sugar Club, Dublin. Its called the Literary Death Match and it promises to be an event not to be missed. And I'll be there as one of the judges. Here be the schpeel...

"After pulling off one of the great Literary Death Match events in history in March, we're thrilled to return to Dublin for an epic Ep. 2 that will feature a cast of all-star judges, including journalist Tanya Sweeney and Shane Langan (Not Also But Only) and a soon-to-be-announced surprise judge, who will preside over a fierce foursome of Irish talent, including Glór Sessions reader-representative Stephen James Smith, Some Blind Alleys rep Cathy Sweeney, Maighréad Medhbh (Poets.org) and Julian Gough (featured in Best European Fiction 2010).

Hosted by Opium's founding editor, Todd Zuniga.

Where: The Sugar Club, Dublin
When: Doors at 7:30 p.m., show at 8:30 (sharp)
Cost: Free if you subscribe to Opium now! Or: €6 preorder (coming shortly); €10 at the door; €7 with a valid student ID.
This event is free for Literary Death Match subscribers!"

See you there,

Shane from Not Also, But Only

StorySketch at the Circus exhibition in the SoGo Dublin Arts Festival, Sunday 2 May

Storytelling / sketching event produced by the Narrative Arts Club in the Tinderbox Network's Circus exhibition at the SoGo Festival.

Powerscourt Centre,
South William St.
Sunday 2 May, 12 noon to 2 pm

Sketch artists are invited to draw as the inspiration takes them, while two of Dublin's most engaging and innovative storytellers tell stories including:
Oisín in the Land of Youth by Coilín The Oh-Aissieux
The seduction of Éadaín by Adam Wilson

This show will follow a dance performance by Rachel Wiseman.

12.00 Doors open to view Circus art exhibition
12.30 Game Piece - a short dance work by Rachel Wiseman
12.45 Interval
13.00 StorySketch with Adam Wilson and The Oh-Aissieux

http://www.narrativeartsclub.com/page2.htm
http://tinderboxnetwork.blogspot.com/
http://www.sogo.ie

FREE ADMISSION!

Storytelling a la carte with StorySketch, Library Bar Extension, Thursday 22 April

Sketch artists are invited to draw as the inspiration moves them, while two of Dublin's most daring and innovative storytellers, Adam Wilson and Coilín “The” Oh-Aissieux, perform stories from a menu. Ask for your favourites, or for something new: Arabian Nights, Irish mythology, tales of shamanism, mermaids, and much more.

Disclaimer: These stories may contain scenes of misogyny, race hatred, extreme violence, graphic sexual content, strong language and witchcraft, which some listeners may find inoffensive.

We will grant free admission to future storytelling shows to those artists whose art works we use, with their permission, to promote the club. See for example Sarah Bowie's magical sketches here: http://dublinsketchers.blogspot.com/2010/03/story-sketches.html

Library Bar Extension, Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2.
Show starts at 8 pm sharp. Doors 7.30 pm.
Admission: EUR 6. Concessions: EUR 2.

Narrative Arts Club: Storytelling a la carte in the Library Bar Extension, Thursday 15 April

Two of Dublin's most daring and engaging storytellers, Adam Wilson and Coilín "The" Oh-Aissieux, will perform stories from a menu in response to requests from the audience. Ask for your favourites, or for something new: Arabian Nights, Irish mythology, tales of shamanism, ladies in wolfskin, mermaids, and much more.

Disclaimer: These stories may contain scenes of misogyny, race hatred, extreme violence, graphic sexual content, strong language and witchcraft, which some listeners may find inoffensive.

Library Bar Extension, Central Hotel, Dublin 2.
Show starts at 8 pm sharp. Doors 7.30 pm.
Admission: EUR 6. Concessions: EUR 2.

For more information about innovative storytelling in Dublin, please see the website of the Narrative Arts Club.

This is Pádraig Mannion's impression of Balor's eye of death, as told by Adam Wilson at the Narrative Arts Club's StorySketch evening on 25 March.