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	Emergenza Information	Dec 09, 2009 - Apr 27, 2010
Emergenza is the world's biggest festival for unsigned bands, with an average of 6,000 bands participating every year in 200 different cities all over the world. Every year the national finalists gets to spend three days in Germany at the Taubertal Open Air festival, where the world final takes place, with an average of 30,000 people showing up over the weekend. This is where, every year, the best band wins a professional production for their first album and where plenty of other musicians are rewarder for their skills with prizes from the festival's sponsors.

	Highly RecommendedDara O'BriainVicar Street, Dublin @ 20:30 Comedy • Information	Jan 22, 2010 Buy Tickets
After leaving college, Ó Briain began working at RTÉ as a children's TV presenter. At this time he also began performing his first stand-up gigs on the Irish comedy circuit. He admitted, "I did the trip from Donegal to Dublin to play to six people; then I turned round and drove home again. I did about three or four years playing to a lot of bad rooms, but learning as I went. It's not bad when someone gives you 40 quid for standing up and telling jokes. I remember thinking: 'This is the life.'"

	Highly RecommendedKode9 + Kenny Ken + RandallThe Twisted Pepper, Dublin @ 23:00 DJ • Information	Jan 22, 2010
Based in South London, Kode9s hyperdub sound is difficult to define, sometimes with beats, sometimes without, sometimes with a vocalist, sometimes without, the only continuity is the heavy sub bass. Currently, Kode9's DJ sets travel through a selection of dancehall influenced bass heavy skank, currently referred to as grime and dubstep. In 2006 he mixed the Dubstep Allstars Vol.3 CD compilation on Tempa records with vocalist Spaceape and released their debut album, 'Memories of the Future'.

	RecommendedAcoustic Set: Lauren Guillery + Champion Jim + Squarehead + ODIWhelans, Dublin @ 20:00 Singer Songwriter • Information	Jan 22, 2010 Free Event
Dublin singer-songwriter showcase.

	RecommendedCassetteSpy, Dublin @ 23:00 DJ • Information	Jan 22, 2010 €10
"Dublin's only 80's night worth going to." Resident Djs Vinny (Adebisi Shank/The Vinny Club) and Loreana (PANDAmonium!) play the best tunes from the decade including Pop, Dance, Synth, Indie, Power Ballads, Rock, New Wave, Hip-Hop and the down right Cheesy!

	A Light in the Darkness Turner's Watercolours & Silhouettes and MiniaturesNational Gallery, Dublin Art • Information	Jan 22, 2010 Free Event
The National Gallery of Ireland's famous Vaughan collection of watercolours by JMW Turner (1775-1851) will be on display for the month of January. It includes Turner's most striking works in watercolour painted during his later European tours: the Doge's Palace in Venice, Lake Lucerne, and the fortresses at Bellinzona in Switzerland. This year the exhibition will be complemented by a display of seventeenth-, eight eenth- and nineteenth-century silhouettes and miniatures from the Mary A. McNeill Bequest, comprising works by John Comerford, Richard Crosse and William Grimaldi.

	BabaloniaSouthwilliam, Dublin @ 21:00 DJ • Information	Jan 22, 2010 Free Event
Tropicalsoundclash.

	Ballroom of Romance: The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock + Mumblin Dead Ro + Groom + OwensieThe Lower Deck, Dublin @ 21:00 Rock	Jan 22, 2010 €10

	Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA CollectionIrish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin @ 12:00 Art • Information	Jan 22, 2010 €0
Between Metaphor and Object features a range of works from the IMMA Collection, primarily sculptures and installation works from the 1990s. It provides perspectives on the diversity of practice that is represented in the IMMA Collection from this period, explores its particularities, and considers them in the context of international trends of the decade. The title of the exhibition references perceived polarities in art since the 1960s and also proposes the idea of the continuous flux visited upon artworks in the mind of the viewer between symbolism and objecthood. Notably the exhibition incorporates a number of pieces from the Weltkunst Collection, which is on loan to IMMA since 1994. This significant collection of British sculpture and drawings of the 1980s and ‘90s will return to the Weltkunst Foundation in 2010 and the exhibition acknowledges the generous loan of these works.

	Brendan O'CarrollOlympia Theatre, Dublin @ 20:00 Comedy • Information	Jan 22, 2010 €30
Comedian Brendan O'Carroll is bringing Mrs Brown to the BBC in a new TV series. A pilot show was filmed in front of a live audience in Scotland in October and will be screened by RTE, which is involved in the production, over the Christmas period. The BBC will also show the pilot later next year ahead of the screening of all six episodes.

	Disco Not DiscoShine, Dublin @ 21:30 DJ • Information	Jan 22, 2010
Disco, house, funk & soul.

	DJ Eamonn BarrettThe Globe, Dublin @ 23:00 DJ • Information	Jan 22, 2010 Free Event
Eclectic mix of tunes played.

	DJ Rob MClub M, Dublin @ 22:00 DJ • Information	Jan 22, 2010
Chart, dance, r&b.

	Do The HustleOdeon, Dublin @ 21:00 DJ	Jan 22, 2010 Free Event

	Fridays @ Cafe en SeineCafe en Seine, Dublin DJ • Information	Jan 22, 2010 Free Event
DJs and dancing until 3am, cocktail promotions.

	Geoff BoyzLaughter Lounge, Dublin @ 19:00 Comedy • Information	Jan 22, 2010 €26 Buy Tickets
Only comedian to get a standing ovation 3 nights in a row is back to entertain the Laughter Lounge! - Scotland Shane Mauss: Hit comedian from the Conan OBrien show makes his debut in The Laughter Lounge! - USA James Marsh: Finalist from "So you think your funny" festival in Edinburgh - one to watch out for! Andrew Stanley: Irelands answer to Sideshow Bob - just keeps getting better!

	Haiti Fundraiser: Attention Bebe + GuestsButton Factory, Dublin @ 21:00 Covers • Information	Jan 22, 2010 €10
It will cost a meager €10 and you will be treated to a fantastic line up of music while every euro you pay will go directly to Partners in Health, one of the best charities working in Haiti, having been based there for 20 years. They employ local people and have medical centers set up all over the country. 94% of money donated to them goes directly towards aid programs.

	InsideOutSolas, Dublin DJ • Information	Jan 22, 2010
Soulful disco.

	Jack and the BeanstalkGaiety Theatre, Dublin @ 18:30 Theatre • Information	Jan 22, 2010 €16.50 - €35
The much-loved traditional pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk returns to The Gaiety Theatre. Join Jack and his beanstalk on a giant adventure, where Jack must outwit and outrun the giant. This classic tale will capture children’s interest and spark their imagination. When Jack swaps his cow for some magic beans, they grow into an enormous magic beanstalk. Can Jack climb the beanstalk, save the lovely princess from the giant and escape with all his arms and legs? Come along and follow Jack up the beanstalk to find out!

	Left, Right & CentreJJ Smyths, Dublin @ 21:00 Blues • Information	Jan 22, 2010 €10
A new conglomeration of some of the most experienced blues players around ‘Left Right & Centre’ come to the Blues Club to deliver their renditions and tribute to the music of the greats such as the great Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Leadbelly and all the Kings, Freddie, Albert and BB. The band comprises some of the finest of Dublin’s musicians, Ed Deane on Guitar, John Quearney on Bass and Noel Bridgeman on drums.

	Little Green CarsWhelans, Dublin @ 20:30 Indie	Jan 22, 2010

	More Tiny GiantsLe Cirk, Dublin @ 20:00 Indie	Jan 22, 2010

	Picturing New YorkIrish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin @ 14:00 Photography • Information	Jan 22, 2010 €0
Picturing New York comprises 145 masterworks from the photographic collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, covering the period from the 1880s to the present day. It celebrates the tradition of photographing New York, a tradition that frames and influences the perception of this vibrant urban centre. Including photographs by such influential photographers as Berenice Abbot, Diane Arbus, Garry Winogrand, Lisette Model, Alfred Stieglitz and Cindy Sherman, it explores both New York and its inhabitants, highlighting associations – from the vast, overwhelming architecture and bright lights, to the diversity of people that lie at the soul of the city.

	SJ McArdle + Josh Johnston + Ronan SwiftBewley's Cafe Theatre, Dublin @ 20:00 Singer Songwriter • Information	Jan 22, 2010 €10
A special evening of quality new Irish music featuring songwriters SJ McArdle, Josh Johnston & Ronan Swift, all of whom will release new CDs of original material in 2010. All three performers will share the stage which will encourage interaction between the musicians themselves, and between the musicians and audience. A chance to catch your favourite of the three, as well as to sample some songwriters you've not heard before.

	The Burlesque & Cabaret Social ClubSugar Club, Dublin @ 23:00 Experimental	Jan 22, 2010 €10

	Ubangi Stomp ClubOdessa Club, Dublin @ 21:00 Experimental • Information	Jan 22, 2010 €10
Tiki Paul curates a rockin night of tribal rock'n'roll sounds with special live bands and DJs.

	Warehouse Rave: Keith Florea + Ghostscene DJsAndrew's Lane Theatre, Dublin @ 22:00 Techno • Information	Jan 22, 2010
Also featuring Lazeee E and Rob Aboud.

	Degani Ensemble with Cara O'SullivanNational Concert Hall, Dublin @ 13:00 Classical • Information	Jan 22, 2010 €15
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear seldom performed masterpieces by Mozart and Beethoven with top Irish Artistes in an intimate setting, together with a new work by Cork Composer Bernard Geary.

	I Am Of Ireland by Edward CallanBewley's Cafe Theatre, Dublin @ 13:15 Theatre • Information	Jan 22, 2010 €15
Includes light lunch. Bosco Hogan gives one of his finest and most accomplished performances in a richly drawn portrait of W.B. Yeats: the poet, the mystic, the visionary and the man. For lovers of great literature, theatre and Irish culture, I Am Of Ireland promises to be atmospheric, evocative and insightful. Bewley's Café Theatre are proud to present, in association with Focus Theatre, a revival of an entertainment on the life and work of one of Ireland's great creative icons.

	The GuitarmanThe Temple Bar, Dublin @ 13:30 Folk	Jan 22, 2010 Free Event

	Pello YellowThe Temple Bar, Dublin @ 16:30 Folk	Jan 22, 2010 Free Event

	Gypsy RoversThe Temple Bar, Dublin @ 19:00 Folk	Jan 22, 2010 Free Event

	The Seafarer by Conor McPhersonAbbey Theatre, Dublin @ 19:30 Theatre • Information	Jan 22, 2010 €25 - €38
A thrilling tale of a debt with the Devil… “Drink yourself up on to the next shelf in the basement. Drink to where possibility feels infinite and your immortality feels strong.” It’s Christmas Eve and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, ageing brother who’s recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed up at the house too, hoping to play some cards. With the arrival of a stranger from the distant past, the stakes are raised ever higher. In fact, Sharky may be playing for his very soul… In the midst of this raucous tale of drinking, craic and card playing, there is a tender story of a family, and of redemption. So, pull up a chair alongside Sharky, Nicky, Ivan and co and enjoy a great story, well told.

	Little Gem by Elaine MurphyAbbey Theatre, Dublin @ 20:00 Theatre • Information	Jan 22, 2010 €25
Amber has fierce bad indigestion and the Sambucas aren’t getting rid of it. Lorraine attacks a customer at work and her boss wants her to see a psychiatrist. Kay’s got an itch that Gem can’t scratch (but maybe Kermit can). Paul is just using Amber until he can get to Australia. The Hairy Man fancies Lorraine but fails to rise to the occasion, and Gem doesn’t like the neighbours coming in to ‘mind’ him. And if all that wasn’t bad enough, Little Gem makes his presence felt and…well…life is never the same again.

	RTE National Symphony Orchestra: Karen CargillNational Concert Hall, Dublin @ 20:00 Classical • Information	Jan 22, 2010 €10 - €35
Mahler’s passion for life and his fury at leaving behind the beauty of the world haunt this valedictory masterpiece, its atmosphere especially telling in live performance. There is also an intense, visionary quality to Mozart’s late G minor symphony. Music of striking contrasts, spiritual depth and profound intimations of mortality.

	The FieldPOD, Dublin @ 23:30 Electronica • Information	Jan 22, 2010 €20
“If Willner doesn't hit at least some of your pleasure centers, well, forget your ears-- your nerve endings might actually be dead.” PITCHFORK

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