BOOK: A YEAR OF GLORY AND GOLD
The 1930s in Ireland is often remembered as a bleak period of economic stagnation and unemployment. But Ireland was changing, and the soundtrack scoring this change was the jazz craze, loosening the conservative moral order of the time. Bringing new forms of dress, lifestyle and behaviour, it excited a younger generation for the future, while leaving an older generation wary of such rapid change. Kevin C. Kearns' new book explores an eclectic and surprising portrait of a forgotten period of Irish history (Published by Gill, out now)
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POETRY: VITAL SIGNS
Festival in a Van takes a new collaboration with Poetry Ireland on the road this August, gathering together 7 of Ireland's most lauded poets and 10 of the country's best traditional Irish musicians for a tour to 7 counties over 16 days, bringing joy to people in care and nursing homes, and community groups too (Various venues in Louth / Dublin / Waterford / Monaghan / Cavan / Longford / Roscommon, August 14 - 29 - find out more here)
FILM: SERPICO
One of the great American films of the '70s returns to the big screen for its 50th anniversary, in a new 4K restoration; based upon a true story, a never-better Al Pacino stars in Sidney Lumet's masterpiece as an honest cop tackling corruption in the New York police force (Selected cinemas nationwide)
EVENT: KEEP HER LIT
Following a hugely successful inaugural year, the Keep Her Lit Folk and Traditional Music Festival returns to the stunning surrounds of Inistioge in Kilkenny with a stellar lineup that includes headline concerts with folk songstress Lisa Hannigan and alt-folk duo The Breath; Kilkenny folk trio Sola, West-Cork based Les SalamandAs and many more (Inistioge, Kilkenny from Friday, 18th to Sunday, 20th August 2023. Inistioge in Kilkenny from Friday, 18th to Sunday, 20th August 2023.
STREAMING: DEPP VS. HEARD
This new Netflix docu-series examines the infamous defamation case that captured the world's attention as the first 'trial by TikTok', and questions the nature of truth and the role it plays in our modern society. Showing both testimonies side-by-side for the first time, this series explores a trial that set Hollywood ablaze and the online fallout that ensued (Netflix, now available)
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