WHAT’S ON AROUND COUNTY WICKLOW

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

AIN’T MISBEHAVIN The Horse and Hound, Delgany 9 p.m.

The Charlie Moond trio accompany these six fabulous women singing jazz and blues. Doors open at 8.30 p.m. and entry is €6.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

WICKLOW FILM FESTIVAL Mermaid Arts Centre Noon and 7 p.m.

This year’s festival gets underway with Machines at noon and Sanctuary at 7 p.m. Each screeing will be followed by post-film discussions with film-makers, experts and activists. Ticket prices vary. Contact the Mermaid’s box office. EVENT IN THE TENT Monastery House, Enniskerry 8 p.m.

A night of live music, dancing, food, drink and merriment featuring pig-on-a-spit, Wicklow Wolf beer, entertainment by Bunty and the Bristlehounds and a DJ until 1.30 a.m. Tickets, which are available from enniskerryfestival.ie, cost €25. CHARITY CONCERT The Old Forge, Wicklow town 8 p.m.

The Maguires will be celebrating the success of their recent US tour as well as fundraising for three local charities at this special concert. A performance by the Maguires will be followed by music and dancing with DJ Shane Doyle. Funds raised on the night will be split evenly between Wicklow Cancer Support, Wicklow Tidy Towns and Wicklow Regatta Festival. Tickets, which are available on eventbrite.ie, cost €6 each or two tickets plus a Maguires CD for €15. CELTIC TENORS St Tegan’s Hall, Kiltegan 8 p.m.

After a hugely successful appearance at this venue last year, the world-renowned Celtic Tenors return with their repertoire of hits. Tiekets cost €25 and are available by calling 059 6473143. JANET ASHE MEMORIAL CONCERT Calary Church 8 p.m.

The latest Music in Calary concert features Musici Ireland – Mia Cooper and Jane Hackett on violins, Beth McNinch and Andrea Banciu on violas and Grainne Hope and William Butt on cellos – who will perform two Brahms string sextets. Tickets, costing €18 (€15 concessions), are available from John on 01 2818146 or by emailing derekneilson@eircom.net. FUNDRAISING QUIZ NIGHT Kavanagh’s Pub, Roundwood 8.30 p.m.

Denis Healy’s Strictly for An Tochar fundraising campaign kicks off with a fun table quiz which will feature spot prizes and finger food and a raffle – not to mention the obligatory winners’ prize!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

FIONNUALA MCCORMACK KILOMARATHON AND 10K The Beehive 9 a.m. Just 600 participants will take part in this second fundraising event in aid of Wicklow Hospice Foundation. Both events start and finish at the Beehive, where registration will take place from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m on the Friday and from 8 a.m. on the day of the event. The cost of entry online is €25 for the kilomarathon and €20 for the 10k. Both will increase by €5 on the day. STRICTLY LUGNAQUILLA An Tochar GAA clubhouse 9.30 a.m.

As part of Claire Byrne’s Strictly An Tochar fundraising campaign, she is hosting a guided walk to Lugnaquilla. Participants will meet at the GAA complex that morning. For more information, call 087 6736066. KEVIN BELL FUNDRAISER Annacurra GAA club From 10 a.m.

A day-long fundraising event for the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust will take place in memory of the late Sean Maher. The first part of the day begins at 10 a.m. with a series of underage matches before the fun moves to the Saltee Pub, where there will be food, entertainment and a raffle from 8 p.m. LIAM KELLY MEMORIAL GARDEN OF IRELAND RUN Summerhill House Hotel, Enniskerry 10.30 a.m.

The annual Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Club will host the ninth Garden of Ireland run, now known as the (third) Liam Kelly Memorial Run on Saturday morning, and will welcome plenty of old friends, as well as guest clubs from Germany and the UK. Registration begins at 9.30 a.m. and is free. REPTILE PARTY Arklow Library 10.30 a.m.

Everyone is welcome along to the end of summer party at the library featuring a visit from Dave’s Jungle. During the party, all the children who took part in the Summer Reading Stars Programme will be presented with their certificate and prizes. No booking required. FUNDRAISING GOLF CLASSIC Rathsallagh Golf Course From noon

Everyone is invited to participate in this fundraiser for the Elaine O’Reilly Benefit. Tee-off is at noon although early tee-offs are available from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. There will be great food and fantastic prizes on the day. The cost of entering a team of four is €200. FAIRYTALE FAMILY FUN DAY Roundwood Parish Hall 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Stagebratz Starz Showchoir invites everyone to come and meet Minions, Storm Troopers, princesses, pirates, Mickey and Minnie Mouse and many more of their favourite characters at this

fun day. Guests will be able to try some fairytale delights in the Mad Hatter’s treat corner, make your own poison apple or monster cupcake, design a superhero mask or magic wand or enjoy a story with Belle. There will be prizes for the best dressed fairytale characters as well as a magical fairy corner, face painting, name the teddy and more. Entry is free. WICKLOW FILM FESTIVAL Mermaid Arts Centre 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.

The festival continues with Twice Shy at 1 p.m., Do Not Resist at 4 p.m and Pilgrimage at 7 p.m. Each screeing will be followed by postfilm discussions with film-makers, experts and activists. Ticket prices vary and are available from the Mermaid’s box office. WICKLOW GAA CLUB CHALLENGE Coollattin Golf Club 3 p.m.

Coollattin Golf Club has invited four GAA clubs to take part in its inaugural fun challenge. Carnew, Shillelagh, Tinahely and Coolboy will each enter three teams of three players for the knockout challenge over six holes and this will be immediately followed by the semi-final. Tee-off is at 3 p.m. with the draw to see who faces who taking place at 2.30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to wear their club jersey and supporters are welcome. CRAIC IN THE CLUB Eire Og GAA Club, Greystones From 5 p.m.

As part of the ‘Craic in the Club’ series of events, Eire Og will be showing the movie ‘Sing’ at the club. There will also be children’s activities, food stalls and an option to camp overnight. The event starts at 5 p.m. with the film screening at 7.30 p.m. If it rains, the event will be held in the clubhouse. Tickets, costing €5, are available at eireoggreystones.com or by calling John on 086 8280261. FULL MOON WALK Clock Tower, Enniskerry 8 p.m.

Hosted by Day Tours Wicklow, these full moon walks are an opportunity to see beautiful landscape by the light of the moon. The walks will be approximately two to three hours in duration and suitable for most levels of fitness. Cost of participating is €25.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

CAMINO DE GLENDALOUGH Hollywood, Laragh and Glendalough 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Pilgrims are welcome to join this United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough event at any stage during the day. Events begin at 9 a.m. at St Kevin’s Church, Hollywood, for those intending on completing the entire 30km of St Kevin’s Way. At 9.30 a.m. there will be a service of Holy Communion in St John’s Church, Laragh, from where pilgrims can meet a minibus at 10.30 a.m. if they plan to walk from either the Wicklow Gap or around Glendalough. The minibus will also meet pilgrims at St John’s at 11 a.m, noon and 1 p.m. to take them to the Wicklow Gap. The aim is for everyone to be back at the Upper Lake in Glendalough for an outdoor service of thanksgiving and prayer at 5 p.m. For more information, visit https://dublin.anglican.org/aboutus/camino-de-glendalough

LEINSTER MOTORCYLE CLASSICCLUB RUN Parkview House, Shillelagh 9.45 a.m.

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Join up to 10,000 others at this wonderful day of family fun, featuring a fairground, pony rides, pet farm, games, traditional sports, dog show, competitions, art and crafts, music and dancing and much more. This event is in support of Open Door and Enniskerry Joint Parishes. Adult entry is €5 while kids go free. VINTAGE POKER RUN Summerhill House Hotel, Enniskerry 11 a.m.

The Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Club will hosted its poker run, sponsored by Kelly Recovery Services, on Sunday morning. Once the group returns to the Grove Bar, there will be a prize-giving for both the poker run and the Liam Kelly Memorial Run, which took place the previous day. Entry to the poker run is €10. THE LAKES 10K Lakeshore amenity area, Blessington 11.15 a.m.

Up to 600 runners and walkers will struggle to ignore the breathtaking beauty of the Blessington lakes as they take on this popular challenge. Starting on the bridge crossing the lake, the route heads toward Manor Kilbride before turning back toward Blessington to face the only climb on the route from the sixth to seventh kilometre. It’s then downhill to the finish line. To register, visit popupraces.ie/events/ the-lakes-10km/. Entry is €20. FAMILY 6K OR 12K WALK Avon Ri, Blessington 11.30 a.m.

McGreals Pharmacy has teamed up with Wicklow Sports Partnership to bring a family fun walk to Blessington. The walk will travel along the Blessington Greenway, taking in the scenery and wildlife of the area. The walks both start and finish at the Avon Rí Adventure Centre. Registration is at 11 a.m. with the walks starting at 11.30 p.m. While this is a free event, donations can be made on the day to West Wicklow Cancer Support Group. DAVE FOX MEMORIAL DAY Rathdrum Rugby Club 1 p.m.

The ladies of club are calling on their rugby colleagues from far and wide to join them for this celebration of the life of the much-missed Dave Fox. There will be two ladies’ matches on the day: the development team will take on Greystones RFC at 1 p.m. while the senior squad square up to Gorey RFC at 3 p.m. There will also be a barbecue and bouncy castle on the day. FUN DAY AND CAR BOOT SALE Avondale GAA Club, Rathdrum 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Come and join the fun as this great family day out. Along with the car boot sale, there will be foot darts, bouncy castle, guess the logs, face painting, tots corner, wheel of fortune, guess the bear’s name, a barbecue, ice cream, cake sale and much more.

WICKLOW FILM FESTIVAL Mermaid Arts Centre 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

This year’s film festival draws to a close with two final movies: Eat Your Children at 1 p.m. and The Crying Game at 4 p.m. Each screeing will be followed by post-film discussions with film-makers, experts and activists. Ticket prices vary and are available from the Mermaid’s box office. HERITAGE WORKING DAY Carnew From 1.30 p.m.

Carnew Heritage Club will host their annual heritage day featuring static displays and working exhibits, barley cutting, threashing oats, ploughing, butter making, stalls and auto jumble and tractor pulling championships. The event takes place in 20 acre site located the Gorey Road, on the outskirts of Carnew. Admission is €5 for adults and children are free. HELL AND BACK FAMILY Killruddery Estate 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Hell and Back is known as a tough physical and mental challenge and now the whole family can take it on! Adults and children can work together on this 7km specially adapted course, running, climbing, crawling, and dunking their way to the finish line. To register for Hell and Back Family, go to www. hellandback.ie. Prices start from €52 per adult (over 16), €27 per child (over ten) or €103.50 per family (one adult and two children).

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

BRAY ARTS Martello 8 p.m.

Writer and photographer Mark Granier, ‘The Patchos’, comedian Sean Nolan and singer-songwriter duo Rachel Kerrigan and Catherine Simpson will perform at the latest meeting of Bray Arts. Admission is €5 (€4 concession).

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

IRELAND’S BIGGEST COFFEE MORNING Various venues 10 a.m. to noon

Venues the length and breadth of the county will be hosting coffee mornings in support of the hospice foundation. BOOK LAUNCH AND LECTURE Greystones Library 7 p.m.

Local historian Charles Egan will launch ‘Gold is the Dawn’, the final part of his historical fiction trilogy. The book follows a group of characters fighting for survival, both at home in famine-hit Ireland and as they tried to eek out a new life in England or America. Charles will present a short talk on the history of the famine in Wicklow and this will be followed by a reading and book signing. Admission is free but places must be booked in advance by calling the library on 01 2873548. ‘WHITTLED AWAY’ TALK Brockagh Resource Centre 7.30 p.m.

Join Irish Wildlife Trust Campaigns Officer Padraic Fogarty for a talk about his book ‘Whittled Away’. The book charts the decline of nature in the Irish countryside but also reveals the possibilities for the future which could lead us on a path to recovery for nature and wildlife in particular. Hosted by Laragh Tidy Towns, the talk will be followed by a discussion and is free to attend.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

REGGIE CORRIGAN GOLF CLASSIC Bray Golf Club 2 p.m.

Open The Door 13th Golf annual Classic Reggie will Corriganyet againDoor in raise Bray. vital For funds more for informationOpen on email participating opendoor@eircom.netor sponsorship, or call Suzanne on 01 2867123. Entry for a team of four is €100. VOICE OF THE WEST Glending Estate, Blessington 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Glending Residents Association invite local people to come along and take part in community discussion groups and browse the service information stands. A service directory for the wester corridor of Wicklow will also be launched. The winner of the kids logo design competition for Glending will also be announced. This free event will also feature entertainment in the marquee. MEMORIAL AND WALK Market Square, Tinahely 6.30 p.m.

The community of Tinahely will gather to remember and unveil a memorial to its late, dear friend Tom Doran. At 7 p.m., the group will walk from the square to the Railway Walk car park and to Tomnafinnoge before returning to O’Connors for refreshments. Anyone who knew Tom is welcome to attend and donations to Pieta House will welcome . ARKLOW CHAMBER BALL Arklow Bay Hotel 7.15 p.m.

Both members and non-members of the Arklow and District Chamber are welcome at this evening, which celebrates the best of local business. The evening will begin with a drinks reception at 7.15 pm. followed by dinner at 8.15 p.m. and then the awards. Tickets are available from the Arklow Chamber office by calling 0402 26909 or emailing chamber@ arklow.ie EVENING OF GLITZ AND GLAM Whale Theatre, Greystones 8 p.m.

This night of glitz and glamour in aid of Tiglin will showcase the autumn/winter collections from a number of top Irish designers as well as the best that Greystones boutiques have to offer. In addition to fabulous goodie bags guests will be treated to performances by Luan Parle, pop/rock band ‘Taken’ and 98fm DJ Steven Cooper, while MC Tracy Piggott keeps the whole event ticking over. Doors open at 7 p.m. and tickets, which are available from eventbrite.ie, cost €40. THE FUREYS Parkview Hotel, Newtown 8 p.m.

The Fureys bring their show to town as part of a fundraiser for Newtownmountkennedy GAA Club. Tickets cost €25 and are available from hotel reception or any committee member. Doors open 8 p.m.