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On the same evening Caffé Letterario GattaNera have a performance commemorating Neopolitian singer Roberto Murolo. Admission is free but booking advised. Call 01 2116861.
The second weekend of Yarn is also jam packed. Join Scottish storytelling legend Tom Muir in the Shoot Room at the Killruddery Farm Market at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 17, for family storytelling.
Suitable for ages 5 plus. Admission free.
At 4 p.m. storyteller Philip Byrne will be sharing family tales in the Little Bray Community Centre, Fassaroe. Admission free. Age Suitability is again 5 plus.
One of the highlights of this year’s festival takes place in Mermaid Arts Centre on Saturday 17 th November at 8pm.
The People of the Sea brings three of the world’s most loved tellers together – Tom Muir from Scotland, Nuala Hayes from Ireland and Abbi Patrix from France.
This storytelling evening will focus on Celtic legends of seals, selchies, mermaid and mermen and the people who live side by side with them. Tickets on sale now cost €12/10.
On Sunday 18 November a Masterclass workshop with Abbi Patrix will take place from 2-5pm.
The Musical Skills of the Storyteller is a unique opportunity for any performer to work with a world class expert to learn how to use music, with or without an instrument, to enhance their performance.
The festival will conclude with Music and Me in Mermaid Arts Centre at 6 p.m. on Sunday, November 18.
Join Little Bray Writers Group facilitated by writer Carmen Cullen, guitarist Gerry Anderson and images by Deirdre Ridgeway for an insight into how music effects everyday life. Admission is free. Booking advised.
Visitors to Mermaid’s Gallery during Yarn will learn the amazing story of local woman Josephine Heffernan, whose bracelet was lost in France 100 Years ago during World War 1 and recently returned to her family in Bray. As part of the exhibition, the Western Front Association Dublin branch will honour North Wicklow and Bray’s lost with the focus on the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, which was the go-to regiment for people from the area in World War 1.