EVENT: CULTURE NIGHT
The annual night celebrating culture, creativity and the arts returns for its 18th edition with a smorgasbord of cultural happenings of every imaginable shape and size across the entire country - RTÉ will join in the festivities with a live TV spectacular from Donegal on RTÉ One at 7pm featuring the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, with guest artists including Jessie Buckley, The Murder Capital, Aby Coulibaly and Olesya Zdorovetska. Find a Culture Night event near you here.
Here's a sneak peak of some free tours that are available nationwide this #CultureNight 🏰
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BOOK: THIRSTY GHOSTS
Two families inhabit this immersive polyvocal work from author Emer Martin, an intergenerational saga begun with her earlier book The Cruelty Men and continued here as punk rockers and Magdalene laundries spiral into a post-colonial Ireland still haunted by its tribal undertow. Read an extract here, and Emer talks to RTÉ Arena below (Lilliput Press, out now)
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FILM: DUMB MONEY
David vs. Goliath meets The Big Short in this entertaining true-life tale, based on the insane true story of everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (yes, the videogame store) into the world's hottest company. The ensemble cast includes Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Nick Offerman, Pete Davidson, Shailene Woodley, Sebastian Stan and America Ferrara (Cinemas nationwide).
FESTIVAL: EARTH RISING
This four-day festival of free events and experiences is aimed at addressing the climate crisis and inspiring collective action towards a sustainable and hopeful future. The programme offers a diverse array of events, including over 50 artists and collaborators who will showcase their work via installations, screenings, workshops and tours; a talks stage that brings together influential voices in the fields of science, design and creativity, and a dedicated food-themed site curated by Bread Man Walking founder Gerry Godley and Lunchionette's Jennie Moran (IMMA, Dublin, 21 Sep – 24 Sep)
Single screen, HD video, 14.42. Commissioned by Toronto Biennial of Art and Leviathan – Human & Marine Ecology. Courtesy of the artist and UBIK Productions.
STREAMING: THE SUPERMODELS
This four-part series revisits the remarkable careers of the original supermodels: Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington, taking viewers behind the camera and beyond the catwalk, exploring how they changed the modelling world and dealt with the pressures of a demanding - and at times brutal - industry (Apple TV+, from Wednesday 20 September)
Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm, from 1 pm - listen back here.
