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TONIGHT WILL SEE hundreds of thousands of us take to the streets of our cities and towns for Culture Night – and we’re here to help you decide what to go to.

We’ve already covered Dublin city, Cork City and County, and most of the counties along the West coast. Today it’s the turn of the Midlands.

Over the next few days we’ll be looking at some other parts of the country.

You can find the full guide over at the official Culture Night website.

Laois

• A drumming workshop will take place at 4pm at Portlaoise Library. (Booking advisable)
• Portarlington Drama Society will show film excerpts from their successful play Comparisons, at the Anvil Inn (9pm).
• An adults-only art workshop will take place at the Forum Hostel at 7pm.
• Or bring the family to an art workshop at the Laois Arthouse at 3.30pm.
• See a unique gig when Adela and the Meanits perform at the Rock of Dunamase at 5pm.
• Stately home Emo Court will be open to roam.
• An evening of dance and trad music will take place at Knock Hall at 7pm.
• A talk on the works of Sylvia Plath will take place at Mountmellick Library at 2.30pm.

For the full list, see the Culture Night guide for Laois.

Longford

• Six artists will exhibit their work at Engage Longford.
• Poetry fan? Head to Market Bar for ‘poetry for the seasons’ from 8pm. You can even bring a poem to read.

For more, see the Culture Night guide for Longford

Offaly

• Watch a fascinating contemporary dance performance by Katja Heitmann at 2pm.
• Listen to a discussion on the art of short story writing at Tin Jug Studio at 7.30pm.
• A taster of short films will be shown at the Edit Shed in Birr from 7pm (booking required)
• Watch artist Paola Catizone create drawings through interpretative dance (7pm).
• Want some laughs? Head to see John Colleary of the Savage Eye at 9pm.
• Venture into Charleville Castle for a night of trad (8pm).
• Children aged between 7 and 10 will love the talk at 4pm at Birr Library by author Dolores Keaveney. (Booking advisable)
• If the weather is good, Music Generation choir will perform at Emmet Square (or Birr Theatre & Arts Centre if it’s wet) at 3pm.

For the full list, see the Culture Night guide for Offaly.

Westmeath

• Richie Clarke will demonstrate wood carving in the Purple Raven Art Gallery (7pm).
• Fancy some tales from the crypt? Head to Fore Abbey Car Park at 8pm – and bring a torch.
• The jailhouse in Moate will hold a viewing of intriguing artifacts and objects from 5pm.
• Live painting demonstrations will take place at the Chimera Gallery (5pm) and the Purple Raven Art Gallery.
• Take a literary tour of Mullingar from 7pm.
• A cake sculpting demonstration will be shown at Chimera Gallery from 3pm.
• Bring the family to tour Athlone Castle or watch some children performing in Tuar Ard Arts Centre.
• There’s dancing on at Market Square and the Dionysus School of Dance.

For the full list, see the Culture Night guide for Westmeath.

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