ONE CITY ONE BOOK
Barrytown Meets Musictown
Vicar St, Dublin 7.30pm €39.50
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2015's One City One Book is Roddy Doyle's Barrytown trilogy (The Commitments, The Van, The Snapper). Tonight the lauded triptych is celebrated through music and spoken word. Special guests include Richard Hawley, Aidan Gillen, Glen Hansard, Imelda May, Peter Coonan, Trouble Pilgrims, Colm Mac Con Iomaire and Ger Ryan.
ART
Gerda Frömel: A Retrospective
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Kilmainham, Dublin Until Jul 5
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Czech-born Gerda Frömel, who moved to Ireland in her 20s and established herself as perhaps the best figurative modernist sculptor in the country, died tragically early in 1975. With more than 100 exhibits, this show, curated by Sean Kissane, offers a welcome chance to reassess a relatively neglected figure in 20th century Irish art.
JAZZ
Alexander Hawkins
Hugh Lane Gallery Noon Adm free
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Pianist, organist and composer Alexander Hawkins is self-taught, and his approach to the keyboard is as liberated and unpredictable as that suggests. The young Englishman has just released a new trio recording, but he has built an international reputation as a solo pianist and the Hugh Lane gallery’s weekly gift to the city’s music lovers is sure to ignite his improvisational spirit.
