The 8th annual Spirit of Mother Jones Festival and Summer School continues today (Saturday, 3rd August) and the main events finish tonight, However there will also be an evening with the talented Stan Notte on Sunday night at Maureen’s Bar, John Redmond Street.
Spirit of Mother Jones festival and summer school events for Saturday 3rd August.
10:30 a.m. L Briege Voyle
“ Ballymurphy August 1971”
F Includes a screening of the Channel 4 documentary “The Ballymurphy Precedent”
Directed by Callum Macrae
Firkin Crane Theatre.
2:00 p m. A Conspiracy of Lies
Author and journalist Frank Connolly launches his novel (Mercier Press.)
Maldron Hotel.
3:00 p.m L Prof. Elliott Gorn
“The Lynching of Emmet Till. ……………A Civil Rights Movement is born!”
Firkin Crane Theatre.
5:30 p m Conal Creedon reads from his new novel Begotten Not Made
7:30 p.m M Annual toast and songs to Mother Jones at the plaque on John Redmond Street.
Maureen’s
9:00 p.m M Vocalic (Dance and celebrate the end of the 2019 festival.)
Maldron Hotel.
Sunday 4th August.
In the round with Stan Notte. Music and Spoken Word.
Maureen’s, John Redmond Street at 8.30pm,
All welcome.
The Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 