2nd Biennial Kenmare Lace Festival
Sponsor: The Kenmare Lace and Design Centre
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Date: Thursday, March 19 to Sunday, March 22, 2015
Place: Various locations in Kenmare
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Information and Registration:  kenmarelacefestival@gmail.com, 353 (0)87 234 6998
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Program
Thursday, March 19
11:00 to 18:00   ‘Threads”, An exhibition by Fiona Harrington and Orla Breslin
Cleo Gallery, Shelbourne Street
16:00 to 18:00 Kenmare International Lace Exhibition (competition entries)
The Carnegie Arts Centre
16:00 to 18:00  Heritage Lace Experience
Kenmare Heritage Centre, The Courthouse Buildings
20:00  The Official Kenmare Lace Festival Opening
Kenmare Heritage Centre, The Courthouse Buildings

Friday, March 20
10:00 to 13:00  Lacemaking Workshops
Pobailscoil Inbhear Sciene
11:00 to 18:00   ‘Threads”, An exhibition by Fiona Harrington and Orla Breslin
Cleo Gallery, Shelbourne Street
10:00 to 18:00 Kenmare International Lace Exhibition (competition entries)
The Carnegie Arts Centre
10:00 to 18:00  Lace Library
Pobailscoil Inbhear Sceine
10:00 to 18:00 The Luxury of Irish Lace  (teacher exhibition)
Pobailscoil Inbhear Sceine
10:00 to 18:00  Heritage Lace Experience
Kenmare Heritage Centre, The Courthouse Buildings
11:00 to 17:00 Social Tables
From 12:00 Gourmet Lunch in and around Kenmare
14:00 to 17:00  Lacemaking Workshops
Pobailscoil Inbhear Sciene
18:00 to 19:00  Official Opening ‘Thread”, An exhibition by Fiona Harrington & Orla Breslin, Cleo Gallery, Shelbourne Street
19:30 to 22:30 ‘Lace and Fashion at the Park’
The Park Hotel, Kenmare

Saturday, March 5
10:00 to 13:00  Lacemaking Workshops
Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine
11:00 to 17:00   ‘Thread”, An exhibition by Fiona Harrington and Orla Breslin
Cleo Gallery, Shelbourne Street
10:00 to 18:00 Kenmare International Lace Exhibition (competition entries)
The Carnegie Arts Centre
10:00 to 18:00  Lace Library
Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine
10:00 to 18:00 The Luxury of Irish Lace  (teacher exhibition)
Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine
10:00 to 18:00 Lace Supplies Stand
Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine
11:00 to 18:00 Social Tables
11:00 to 18:00 Fashion-able – An Interpretation of Lace Exhibition
Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine
11:00 to 14:00 Meet the Designers
Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine
11:00 to 17:00 The Art & Design Cloister
Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine
From 12:00 Gourmet Lunch in and around Kenmare
14:00 to 17:00  Lacemaking Workshops
Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine
20:00 Lecture – Designing for Lace, Theresa Kelly.  Competition winners announcement.
Carnegie Arts Centre

Sunday March 22
10:00 to 11:00 Morning Revision Workshop
Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine
10:00 to 12:00  Heritage Lace Experience
Kenmare Heritage Centre, The Courthouse Buildings
10:00 to 12:30 Fashion-able – An Interpretation of Lace Exhibition
Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine
10:00 to 12:00 Kenmare International Lace Exhibition (competition entries)
The Carnegie Arts Centre
10:00 to 12:30 The Luxury of Irish Lace  (teacher exhibition)
Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine
10:00 to 12:30  Lace Library
Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine
11:00 to 18:00   ‘Thread”, An exhibition by Fiona Harrington and Orla Breslin
Cleo Gallery, Shelbourne Street
11:30 to 12:30  Pinpoint your Lace  (lace evaluations)
Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine
13:30 to 15:00  The Lace Luncheon, ‘Creative Food meets Creative Fashion’
Sheen Falls Lodge

Workshops   http://tinyurl.com/pz3h3b9
3 hours each, Friday and Saturday: 10:00 to 1:00 and 2:00 to 5:00
Adults 25.00 EUR, children 12.50 EUR
Registration:
– Kenmare Needlepoint Lace, Nora Finnegan and Sinead Hennessy
– Carrickmacross Lace Traditional, Mary O’Neill
– Carrickmacross Lace Contemporary, Theresa Kelly
– Bobbin Lace, Ann Keller
– Traditional Irish Crochet Lace, Kathie Earle
– Limerick Lace, Grainne Conlon
An additional workshop will be held Sunday morning from 1:00 to 11:30 for students who have previous completed one of the regular workshops, and would like more help.

This festival had its origin as part of “The Gathering Ireland 2013” which was a series of events to be held throughout the year.

Two competitions will also be held, and are posted separately on LaceNews.