Dublin: One City, One Book

Christ Church Cathedral Dublin Wednesday 3 June 2009 8.00pm
International concert organist David Briggs improvises a live soundtrack on the cathedral organ to the iconic 1922 silent movie 'Nosferatu the Vampire'.
Tickets €12/€8 (concessions) from musicassist@cccdub.ie
Tel: 01 677 8099x216
Web: www.cccdub.ie
David Briggs is one of the foremost concert organists of his generation and is particularly well-known for his sensational skills as an improviser. His silent movie improvisation concerts are deservedly renowned.
 

Congrats to Susan Lanigan on her winning short story, 'We Are Strong, They Are Weak'. Susan hails from Bray, Co Wicklow, and her winning entry was selected from hundreds of entries and appeared in the Arts section of the Sunday Tribune on 12 April.
Read Susan's winning entry in the Sunday Tribune.

Film Weekend, Sat 18th and Sun 19th April,
Venue: The Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace St., Dublin 2.
 
View Film Listings...  and don't forget to book while there!
 

When Bram Stoker stole the girlfriend of Oscar Wilde, married her and whisked her out of the country he could have set the town ablaze with scandal!

Right: Click image for full size image of wedding notice.

See the wedding of the century as brought to life at the original site of this astonishing story. This re-enactment of the wedding of Bram Stoker and Florence Balcombe took place in St Ann's Church, Dawson Street, on Thursday 2 April at 6.00pm and again on Saturday 4 April at 2.00 pm.

In the 16th March, 2009, issue of 'The New Yorker' magazine, Joan Acocella writes about the history and enduring appeal of vampires, Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” and her favorite vampire movies.

This lengthy article is well worth a read, and you can access the full article online in The New Yorker magazine.

You can also listen to an interview with Joan on an associated mp3 audio file.

Bram Stoker’s 19th-century icon of evil, Dracula, has undergone numerous makeovers for stage and film, but still retains his potency, writes Stephen Dixon in the Irish Times, Saturday, March 28, 2009. Read the rest of this article...