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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.

	IMRO Showcase Information	Mar 26, 2010 - May 01, 2010
First hosted in 1992, Ireland’s most established new band showcase has provided a live platform for scores of up and coming Irish acts over the years. Recent acts to have featured include Fight Like Apes, Declan O’Rourke, Halves and Delorentos to name but a few. Ronan Yourell from Dublin band Delorentos said of the tour “It was an important step in the development of our band as we gained invaluable experience through the gigs and also met some really cool people!” A number of artists will be chosen from the tour to perform in a ‘Best of Showcase’ gig which will take place in Dublin venue The Academy on May 1st.

	Indie Week Festival Information	Apr 13, 2010 - Apr 17, 2010
Sonicbids-backed event, as a result it'll be run on a shoestring. Cross-Ireland week-long indie music contest, with two dates in Dublin. Tuesday, April 13th – BELFAST, AUNTIE ANNIES - Doors/Show: 8pm; Wednesday, April 14th – DUBLIN, TWISTED PEPPER – media party (open to public); Thursday, April 15th – GALWAY - THE CELLAR BAR; Friday, April 16th – DUBLIN, TWISTED PEPPER - Doors: 6:30; Saturday, April 17th, 2010 – LIMERICK - BAKER PLACE.

	Highly RecommendedDublin Guitar Quartet: Philip Glass - The QuartetsSt Ann's Church, Dublin Classical • Information	Apr 17, 2010 €12
Philip Glass is arguably the worlds most successful living composer. His operas, symphonies, grammy and gloden globe winning film scores and groundbreaking works for his own ensemble have had a profound impact on the art music of the last 40 years. The four string quartets, originally commissioned by the Kronos Quartet, are among his most celebrated works. In the summer of 2008 the DGQ worked with Glass personally, sharing the stage at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dundalk. In rehearsal the composer suggested that the group transcribe the remaining quartets. The DGQ have recently added two of these works to their repertoire with the inclusion of Buczak and String Quartet No.5. This is a rare opportunity to hear this composer’s most dynamic and expressive works in the beautiful setting of St. Ann’s Church, Dawson street.

	Highly RecommendedRecord Store Day: Conor J. O'Brien + Patrick KelleherRoad Records, Dublin Acoustic	Apr 17, 2010 Free Event

	Highly RecommendedThe CranesWhelans, Dublin @ 20:00 Indie	Apr 17, 2010 €18

	RecommendedRecord Store Day: StornowayTower Records, Dublin @ 13:00	Apr 17, 2010 Free Event

	RecommendedWho is Fergus Kilpatrick?Project Arts Centre, Dublin @ 20:15 Theatre • Information	Apr 17, 2010 €12 - €15
An unknown name has been found in the records of our history. Why haven’t you been told about him? Why was he kept a secret? And who is Fergus Kilpatrick? A re-imagining of Irish history. Theatre, video and stories filled with white lies and conspiracies clash with old footage, old documents, old heroes to uncover new answers, a new company and a new truth – or do they? Winner of the Absolut Fringe Best Production Award 2009.

	Cheap FreaksLe Cirk, Dublin @ 20:00 Rock	Apr 17, 2010

	Continuous Battle of Order + Patrick KelleherThe Twisted Pepper, Dublin @ 20:00 Rock	Apr 17, 2010 €9 Buy Tickets

	Dave RooneyThe Temple Bar, Dublin @ 16:00 Folk • Information	Apr 17, 2010 Free Event
Dave Rooney is a multi instrumentalist, singer/songwriter hailing from Dublin. A passionate musician, he has gigged across Europe for 15 years.

	Dinosaur EncounterAmbassador Theatre, Dublin @ 10:00 Exhibition • Information	Apr 17, 2010 €10
Nobody has ever seen a living dinosaur, but scientists can give us a good idea of what they looked like and how they moved. We often imagine dinosaurs as colossal flesh-eating beasts that lived on our planet for an incredible 160 million years. Some were indeed gigantic, but many were only as heavy as a Labrador dog and many were vegetarian! Did you know that the Ornithomimus could run faster than an Olympic sprinter? See how the sociable Triceratops lived in herds, caring for and protecting their young. Meet Dilophosaurus, a relative of the first dinosaur found in Scotland. Come face to face with the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the fiercest land predators ever known. This massive animatronic model, 4 metres tall and 7 metres long, is so lifelike you’ll think it’s the real thing! Walk past the head of a hungry Tyrannosaurus and watch as his terrifying jaws go SNAP!

	EvitaGaiety Theatre, Dublin @ 19:30 Theatre • Information	Apr 17, 2010 €25 - €60
Featuring some of the most famous and inspiring stage music ever written, Evita includes the classic songs "Don't Cry For Me Argentina", "On This Night of a Thousand Stars", "Oh What A Circus" etc.

	Evita (Matinee)Gaiety Theatre, Dublin @ 14:30 Theatre • Information	Apr 17, 2010 €25 - €60 For Children
Featuring some of the most famous and inspiring stage music ever written, Evita includes the classic songs "Don't Cry For Me Argentina", "On This Night of a Thousand Stars", "Oh What A Circus" etc.

	Honor HeffernanBewley's Cafe Theatre, Dublin Jazz	Apr 17, 2010 €15 - €18

	Irish Chamber Orchestra: Leon FleischerRDS, Dublin @ 20:00 Classical • Information	Apr 17, 2010 €20 - €35
Leon Fleischer has the most famous right hand in classical music – famous because for 30 years it didn’t work. Hailed as ‘the pianistic find of the century’ in his teens, he enjoyed worldwide acclaim in the 1950’s and 60’s, before a rare disease lost him the use of his right hand. Confounding medical experts, he made a triumphantly two-handed return to the stage, where he is once again celebrated as one of the musical giants of his time.

	Martin Staunton BandWhelans, Dublin	Apr 17, 2010

	No DramaThe Temple Bar, Dublin @ 19:00 Folk	Apr 17, 2010 Free Event

	Richard ClaydermanNational Concert Hall, Dublin @ 20:00 Classical • Information	Apr 17, 2010 €45 - €55
Richard Clayderman & an 8 piece String Section Richard Clayderman, The Prince of Romance, returns to the NCH after a sell out show in Oct 2008. His has sold 70 million albums and his hit single Ballad Pour Adeline sold an incredible 22 million copies worldwide! He has sold out every single concert he has ever played in Ireland. Richard and his musicians will perform all his classic hits including the No 1 worldwide smash hit Ballad Pour Adeline.

	Solo PhotographyMill Theatre, Dublin Photography • Information	Apr 17, 2010 Free Event
Freelance photographer Hazel’s first solo show, specially commissioned by The Mill. From live music to fashion shoots, Hazel’s energetic work captures the essence of the moment, creating scenes of high drama juxtaposed with her stylized compositions and settings.

	The Birthday of the InfantaBewley's Cafe Theatre, Dublin @ 13:00 Theatre • Information	Apr 17, 2010 €15
The World Premiere of Oscar Wilde's The Birthday of the Infanta. The twelfth birthday of the Infanta, the Princess of Spain, is a grand and marvelous affair. Snake charmers, Egyptian musicians, puppets, bullfighters, monkeys and bears all come to entertain the Infanta and her friends. But the one that makes her laugh loudest is the open-hearted little Dwarf brought in from the forest to perform a wild woodland dance for her. She is so delighted that she throws him a white rose and insists that he dance again after dinner. The innocent young Dwarf is over the moon and he is sure that the Infanta has fallen in love with him. Determined to declare his devotion to her, he decides to sneak into the Palace to find her... ...but what he finds in the Palace will break his simple heart. Cover charge includes a light lunch.

	The End + The Calmative (Double Bill)Project Arts Centre, Dublin Theatre • Information	Apr 17, 2010 €15 - €18
A unique performance of Samuel Beckett’s short prose works The End and The Calmative presented together in one exciting double bill. The End is a gritty account of the last days of an old man’s life as he struggles to live despite his willingness to die, while The Calmative tells the tale of a haunting night time trek across one man’s hometown in a state somewhere between his dreams and reality. Two stories adapted for the stage and presented in the great tradition of the Irish storytelling, the perfect introduction to the humour, compassion and integrity that are the hallmarks of Beckett’s work.

	The GuitarmenThe Temple Bar, Dublin @ 12:00 Acoustic	Apr 17, 2010 Free Event

	The RoomAndrew's Lane Theatre, Dublin @ 22:00 Techno	Apr 17, 2010

	The Sixties Experience: Simply ShadowsDraíocht, Dublin @ 20:00 Covers • Information	Apr 17, 2010 €15 - €20
The Sixties Experience is a fully live Sixties music show, featuring the music of Cliff Richard, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Ben E King, The Drifters, Otis Redding, The Shadows and many more, in the expert hands of the Simply Shadows Sixties Band and special guests. Re-live the raw sound and the melodic vocals that made the Sixties the standard that all other decades try to live up to. For a great night out with friends and family don’t miss ‘The Sixties Experience’, a must for all music fans

	The Three Tenors and Star ViolinistMill Theatre, Dublin @ 20:00 Classical • Information	Apr 17, 2010
Here are the Boys that will raise your Spirits... Hailed as Ireland’s Greatest Voices.. ‘The Three Tenors & Star Violinist'. Ireland’s very own and hugely successful Three Tenors continue to be a major attraction at all venues and festivals all over Ireland and abroad.

	Two TonesThe Temple Bar, Dublin @ 00:00 Folk	Apr 17, 2010 Free Event

	What Happens Next Is A SecretIrish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin @ 12:00 Art • Information	Apr 17, 2010 Free Event
This is an experimental exhibition which attempts to addresses the question of what happens when artworks become part of a collection and are subsequently shown in many different contexts. Working from a potential list of works, the artworks will be changed during the course of the exhibition, with removal of artworks generating absences which call to mind gaps in our memory and point to the partially hidden nature of Museum collections. Additions of works will draw out new and perhaps unexpected associations, and new narratives will emerge within the overall structure of the exhibition. Other strategies such as repositioning works within the exhibition will be used to alter the pace of the exhibition. A list of these potential works will not be disclosed in advance.

	Whitney HoustonThe O2, Dublin @ 20:00 Soul • Information	Apr 17, 2010 Buy Tickets
Houston has had a significant impact on the music industry. According to The New York Times, Houston had "revitalized the tradition of strong gospel-oriented pop-soul singing". A number of artists have acknowledged Houston as an influence. Mariah Carey, who was often compared to Houston, said, "Houston has been a big influence on me." She later told USA Today that "none of us would sound the same if Aretha Franklin hadn't ever put out a record, or Whitney Houston hadn't".

	Macbeth by William ShakespeareAbbey Theatre, Dublin @ 14:00 Theatre • Information	Apr 17, 2010 €25 - €38
‘It will have blood; they say, blood will have blood’ Over 400 years after it was written, Shakespeare’s dark depiction of ambition, guilt and murder continues to send a shiver down the spine. Macbeth’s sword is still wet with blood when he returns victorious from battle, a loyal servant to his King and a hero amongst his comrades. But when three weird sisters cross his path with mysterious prophecies, Shakespeare’s fearsome tragic hero comes face to face with his most fierce opponent yet – his destiny. Swayed by promises of greatness and the demands of a power-hungry wife, Macbeth swathes his way to power – and moral decay. Rooted in the Irish landscape at the time of Cromwell, this muscular new production from director Jimmy Fay (The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, The Playboy of the Western World, Ages of the Moon) lays bare the darkest side of human nature. Macbeth continues our commitment to presenting the work of William Shakespeare and follows our productions of Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar and The Comedy of Errors. We are delighted that Aidan Kelly will play Macbeth and Eileen Walsh will play Lady Macbeth in this thrilling new production.

	Macbeth by William ShakespeareAbbey Theatre, Dublin @ 19:30 Theatre • Information	Apr 17, 2010 €25 - €38
‘It will have blood; they say, blood will have blood’ Over 400 years after it was written, Shakespeare’s dark depiction of ambition, guilt and murder continues to send a shiver down the spine. Macbeth’s sword is still wet with blood when he returns victorious from battle, a loyal servant to his King and a hero amongst his comrades. But when three weird sisters cross his path with mysterious prophecies, Shakespeare’s fearsome tragic hero comes face to face with his most fierce opponent yet – his destiny. Swayed by promises of greatness and the demands of a power-hungry wife, Macbeth swathes his way to power – and moral decay. Rooted in the Irish landscape at the time of Cromwell, this muscular new production from director Jimmy Fay (The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, The Playboy of the Western World, Ages of the Moon) lays bare the darkest side of human nature. Macbeth continues our commitment to presenting the work of William Shakespeare and follows our productions of Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar and The Comedy of Errors. We are delighted that Aidan Kelly will play Macbeth and Eileen Walsh will play Lady Macbeth in this thrilling new production.

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