Cork Lifelong Learning Festival

                                     

The 7th Cork Lifelong Learning Festival takes place from Monday March 22 to Sunday March 28, 2010.

The festival is the only one of its kind in Ireland – highlighting the variety of learning opportunities available in Cork City across all age groups, interests and abilities.

Its motto is Investigate, Participate, Celebrate, and the public can do that by watching demonstrations, trying out skills, and seeing others, from the young to the old, show off what they are learning.

The seventh Cork Lifelong Learning Festival will build on the success of previous years, with over 320 free events taking place across the city in a variety of venues among them shopping centres, libraries, colleges, community and resource centres, schools, sports grounds, parks and museums. All festival events are free.

Colourful free festival programmes are available from all the organisations participating, including all library branches.

Events include demonstrations, exhibitions, tours, introductory classes, information sessions, seminars, puppet shows, workshops, talks.

The emphasis is on fun and on taking learning out among the public as much as possible. There are displays and performances in shopping centres and on the streets. Also, there are plenty of opportunities for the public not just to watch but also to join in and try out a skill.

The festival promotes and celebrates learning of all kinds and is organised by the Learning Forum, set up under the Cork City Development Board to address the key theme of Cork as a City of Learning.

The Festival is supported financially by the City of Cork VEC, Cork City Council, FETAC (Further Education and Training Awards Council), Ballyphehane Credit Union, O'Callaghan Properties, FÁS, CIT and media partners The Evening Echo & 96FM.

For further information please phone 021 492 4596

Please note:

The exhibition opening & poetry reading at Triskel Arts Centre, ESB Substation, Caroline Street – a collaboration between Irish poet Paul Muldoon & Scottish photographer Norman McBeath – takes place on Wednesday March 24 from 6pm -8pm and not on Tuesday as it appears in the printed programme & in the daily listings.

Correction

Thursday 25 at Mahon Point Shopping Centre

2pm – 4pm - Gymboree – Try a Free Class Upstairs – page 26 in the programme

The correct mobile number for Cathy McColgan is 087 778 6358

Whats On Monday 22nd March 2010 (1,195KB)
Lifelong Learning Programme List of Events Monday 22nd March 2010

Whats On Tuesday 23rd March 2010 (991KB)
Lifelong Learning Programme List of Events Tuesday 23rd March 2010

Whats On Wednesday 24th March 2010 (1,116KB)
Lifelong Learning Programme List of Events Wednesday 24th March 2010

Whats On Thursday 25th March 2010 (1,280KB)
Lifelong Learning Programme List of Events Thursday 25th March 2010

Whats On Friday 26th March 2010 (886KB)
Lifelong Learning Programme List of Events Friday 26th March 2010

Whats On Saturday 27th March 2010 (670KB)
Lifelong Learning Programme List of Events Saturday 27th March 2010

Whats On Sunday - Fringe 28th March 2010 (192KB)
Lifelong Learning Programme List of Events Sunday - Fringe 28th March 2010