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WEDNESDAY 18 AUGUSTGolfing at the GlennsLadiesBirr Golf Club • Call: 057 9120082Children’s Colouring PagesVintage Theme – cars, costumes etc. Sweets for each entry!All Day • Birr LibraryVintage WorkshopsSee Monday for full details10am – 2.30pm • Birr Community & Family Resource Centre41st Annual Birr Antique and Fine Art FairSee Tuesday for full details.1pm –9pm • <strong>County</strong> Arms HotelBirr Vintage Week & Arts Festival presentsBed Among the Lentils Lunchtime PlayWritten by Alan Bennett • Directed by Dara Carolan • Performed by Maeve O’DonovanA vicar’s wife, virtue, vice and a young Indian grocer with open arms!Maeve O’Donovan is Susan, a vicar’s wife and a woman let down by lifeand God. Her secret fondness for altar wine and a young Indian grocer withgood legs and teeth relieves the tedium of days among sanctimoniousparish matrons where flower arranging ranks as a competitive sport. Meetthe Frobishers, her arch nemisis Miss Shrubsole, Geoffrey the vicar whounderneath his cassock is ‘but a man like everybody else’ and Mr. Rameshwho’s first name also turns out to be Ramesh.1.05pm sharp • Birr Theatre & Arts Centre €14/€12 (incl light lunch)Box Office: 057 9122911Swim Gala and Free SwimSwim Gala 2pm Sharp; Free Swim 2.30–4pm.Children under 8 yrs must be accompanied by an adult.2–4pm • Birr Leisure CentreFriends of the Leinster Regiment Association presentLecture by Ian Lowe, Military Historian6pm • Birr Library • Tea/CoffeeJJ Kinahan Criterium Cycle RaceReaching speeds of up to 60 kph the best cyclists in the Midlands will beracing on a 1km lap circuit to emulate the former champion cyclist fromClareen JJ Kinahan, affectionately known as ‘The Birr Flier’. High in drama,noise and intensity it promises to be a great spectacle.7.30pm • Emmet Square, Emmet St, Oxmantown Mall, Rosse Row, Green StEnvironmental Film: CrudeAward-winning environmental film with a highly topical theme: a smallSouth American community of indigenous Indians, damaged by pollution,successfully battles a giant global oil company.8.30pm • Tin Jug Studio • €4 (contribution to local charity) includes refreshments.087 668 1783/057 9121818Mrs Whelahan NightMrs Whelahan, Yard of Ale and Boat Race10pm • Whelahan’sGET INTO VINTAGE SPIRIT GET INTO COSTUME!
THURSDAY 19 AUGUSTGolfing at the GlennsSeniorsBirr Golf Club • Call: 057 9120082Vintage WorkshopsSee Monday for full details10am – 2.30pm • Birr Community& Family Resource CentreFood and Craft FairWith cookery demonstrations.11am–5pm • Dooly’s Hotel41st Annual Birr Antiqueand Fine Art FairSee Tuesday for full details.12pm–6pm • <strong>County</strong> Arms HotelBirr Vintage Week & Arts Festival presentsBed Among the Lentils Lunch-time PlaySee Wednesday for full details1.05pm sharp • Birr Theatre & Arts Centre€14/€12 (incl light lunch)Box Office: 057 9122911Walking TourWith local historian Margaret Hogan2.15pm • From Birr Theatre & Arts CentreChildren’s Pavement ArtBring your own chalk. Children must be accompaniedby an adult. (In case of rain bring markers/crayons/pencils to Marian Hall)3pm • Cornmarket Street • Free for all agesPainters and PoetsArtist Talk with Michael HowardThis illustrated talk will explore the mysteriousassociation between painting and poetry throughthe ages and will celebrate the power of the humanimagination to visualise ideas and emotions throughthe interaction of word and image.4pm • Birr Theatre & Arts Centre • No ChargeComplimentary Tea & CoffeeGig Rig and FireworksBonnie Baby Competition, Mongrel Dog Show,bouncing castles, live music by Ducky Fuzz(support by winners of Birr’s Got Talent)and spectacular fireworks display.Customer car parking only available on site7pm • Tesco Carpark • STRICTLY NO HAWKERSBulls Eye Quiz Final10.30pm • The Sunrise InnBirr Lions ClubCOME ON OUT AND JOIN IN
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