Bealtaine
The Arts Services of South and North Tipperary County Council together with Tipperary Library Service run an annual festival Bealtaine, celebrating creativity in older age. Bealtaine is a National Programme run throughout May each year in association with Age and
The theme for the National Bealtaine Programme 2009 was taken from the poem The Door,
by Miroslav Holub : ‘Go and open the door’ ‘ and is described by Age and Opportunity as an invitation ‘to try something new, to explore something creative this Bealtaine in recognition of the life enhancing joys of constant learning and our capacity for creativity at all stages of our lives.’
In the spirit of this we encouraged people to try new art forms, and to try something they may have never done before. Events ranged from poetry reading to music-making, from stone-carving to jewellery making and from film to visual arts and we hoped that by the end of the festival you might have had a chance to discover new skills and talents in the arts.
For further information about the festival contact: Sally O’leary, Arts Officer, South Tipperary County Council 05261 34565, email sally.oleary@southtippcoco.ie, www.southtippcoco.ie Melanie Scott, Arts Officer North Tipperary County Council or Emer O’Brien Library Headquaters 0504 21555, email eobrien@tipperarylibraries.ie
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Bealtaine Programme 2010
