Christmas at the Library - Grand Parade

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Accomplished double bass player and acoustic folk troubadour Gráinneog will be next in our Live at the Library sessions. Come along to the Central Library and enjoy this stellar songwriter - a perfect respite from the Christmas rush!

Dates: Saturday, December 21

Times: 3.00pm

Pricing: Free

Booking Required: No

Website: https://www.corkcitylibraries.ie/en/what-s-on/events-guide/

Queries: 021 492 4000

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Adverts from the Holly Bough from 1930 to 1980

Dates: Thursday 5th November

Times: tbc

Pricing: Free

Booking Required: No

Website: https://www.corkcitylibraries.ie/en/what-s-on/events-guide/

Queries: 021 492 4000

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North Cathedral choir will perform a beautiful Festive piece, they are a 4-part choir that have been performing since the early 90’s.

Dates: Saturday 30 November

Times: 12.00pm  

Pricing: Free

Booking Required: No

Website: https://www.corkcitylibraries.ie/en/what-s-on/events-guide/

Queries: 021 492 4000

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The students at Cork ETB School of Music will perform some Christmas classics and enthral you with their youthful energy

Dates: Saturday 30 November

Times: 3.00pm  

Pricing: Free

Booking Required: No

Website: https://www.corkcitylibraries.ie/en/what-s-on/events-guide/

Queries: 021 492 4000

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The Choir was founded in 1961, and they have taken part in many competitions in both Ireland and Wales. They meet every Monday in the Douglas ICA Hall under the Musical Director Regina Gilley.

Dates: Saturday, November 2 & Saturday 7 December

Times: 11:30am  

Pricing: Free

Booking Required: No

Website: https://www.corkcitylibraries.ie/en/what-s-on/events-guide/

Queries: 021 492 4000

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Choral ConFusion, Cork's fabulous LGBTS, inclusive choir, will perform in Cork City Library on Grand Parade, at 2pm on Saturday Nov 30th, as part of this year's Corkmas festivities.
Come along, bring your friends, and be treated to an intimate performance in the beautiful setting of the library where the choir will showcase some of their extensive repertoire, as well as some Christmas favourites.

Dates:Saturday November 30

Times: 2.00pm  

Pricing: Free

Booking Required: No

Website: https://www.corkcitylibraries.ie/en/what-s-on/events-guide/

Queries: 021 492 4000

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Enjoy a morning of nostalgia with our vibrant Gramophone Circle, music will be presented by Rosemary Murphy

Dates: Friday 20 December

Times: 11.00 am

Pricing: Free

Booking Required: No

Website: https://www.corkcitylibraries.ie/en/what-s-on/events-guide/

Queries: 021 492 4000

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Linda is joined for a Christmas special by Conor O'Shea, aka The Lounge Man - who has the velvety tone of Nat King Cole - and Jimmy Brockie on piano/vocals. Jimmy is the musical director for the Cork Opera House pantomime, and one of the most talented young artists on the current Irish music scene.

Dates: Thursday 12 December

Times: 11.00am  

Pricing: Free

Booking Required: No

Website: https://www.corkcitylibraries.ie/en/what-s-on/events-guide/

Queries: 021 492 4000

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Listen along to the great Christmas classics from Country music, enjoy some great discussion. All followed by light refreshments

John has recorded two albums with North Cregg …And They Danced All Night (1999) and Mi Daza (2001). He has had songs recorded by Vanessa Rudden (Cotton Wool on Blue), Danish band Moving Cloud (Pressganged Paddy), American band Two Tap Trio (Goodbye Waltz) and Irish band Deluce’s Patent (Cotton Wool on Blue).

His tragic song The Wobbling Man received an acclaimed mention in the New York Times by the writer Jennifer Finney Boylan in her piece, Ireland’s Transition, and Mine (18th October 2017), after a trip to Cork where she had previously lectured for a period at UCC in 1998.

Dates: Friday 13 December

Times: 11:00 am

Pricing: Free

Booking Required: No

Website: https://www.corkcitylibraries.ie/en/what-s-on/events-guide/

Queries: 021 492 4000

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Come along and join us for an depth discussion and listen-along to some of the greatest Christmas hits of all time.

Dates: Wednesday 4 December

Times: 11.30pm  

Pricing: Free

Booking Required: No

Website: https://www.corkcitylibraries.ie/en/what-s-on/events-guide/

Queries: 021 492 4000

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Ceiliúradh An Gheimhridh /A Celebration of Winter. A bilingual reading of winter and Christmas poems, chaired and introduced by Theo Dorgan, with diverse readers reading a poem of their choice.

Dates: Saturday 7 December

Times: 3.00pm  

Pricing: Free

Booking Required: No

Website: https://www.corkcitylibraries.ie/en/what-s-on/events-guide/

Queries: 021 492 4000

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Cór Bláth Oráiste is a Cork community choir focused on multiculturalism and music for all. They perform music from a diverse range of traditions and welcome singers from all and any music backgrounds (including no experience at all!)

Dates: Saturday 7 December

Times: 2.00pm  

Pricing: Free

Booking Required: No

Website: https://www.corkcitylibraries.ie/en/what-s-on/events-guide/

Queries: 021 492 4000