(MOSTLY !),
and will be held in the
Dublin 2.
(very near Baggot
Street)
The United Arts Club is right beside Baggot Street, and a five-minute walk from Leeson Street or Mount Street, so it is well served by buses. Parking is abundant and free (after 7.00 p.m., which is ideal for our meetings at 8.00 p.m.).
The talks generally last about an hour and we allow time afterwards for questions and / or discussions.
The United Arts Club welcomes us to their facilities for a chat to round off the evening.
Sunday 13th, 2.30 pm
ICCS Barbecue
Centenary Methodist Church/ Wesley House, Leeson Park, Dublin 6.
Our Annual Barbecue will be held at same venue as last year. We should
like to thank the authorities of the Methodist Centenary Church who have
generously provided the facilities of Wesley House for us, at this very convenient
location. There is shelter, some chairs, and we have permission to
make tea or coffee on the premises.
(Dartmouth Rd. end, beside Christ Church)
The society will provide charcoal
and some cooking stoves,
but additional barbecue cookers
are welcome, as are additional
folding (camp) chairs or folding
tables.
Please contact Hon. Secretary
(Denis Mullen 086 8117258)
if you intend to bring a cooker.
Members are welcome to bring friends. Members must bring their own food and
drinks. We will be inviting the Chinese Ambassador and the staff of the Embassy
and members of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association, so this should
again provide an enjoyable social occasion, relaxed and informal.
OF INTEREST TO MEMBERS
There is a GALA CONCERT
in the Helix Theatre, DCU,
on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th September
at 8.00 pm.
For further details, click HERE.
"The Story of Silk in
China."
a talk by Deborah Wilson
The earliest fragments of
woven silk fabric date
from Neolithic times, and
alongside embroideries,
developed in complexity
through the Tang and Song dynasties. Weaving
techniques from this
time would not be replicated
in Europe until
1728! Deborah will be
giving an overview of the
history of Silk from earliest
to present times.
OCTOBER
Wednesday 28th, 8.00 pm
"Augustine Henry: a Botanical
Pioneer in China"
a talk by Dr. Matthew Jebb
Dr. Augustine Henry was
a customs official in
China from 1881 to 1900,
but is renowned for sending
almost 160,000 plant
specimens to Kew gardens.
In 2002, Dr. Jebbtravelled to Central
China retracing areas
visited by Dr. Henry, and
as Keeper of The Herbarium
at the National Botanic
Gardens he has
published many books
and articles, including a
paper on the Sacred and
Medicinal Trees of
China.
NOVEMBER
"Demonstration of the
practical uses of Chinese
Medicine in Modern-day
Ireland"
a talk by Dr Katherine Chan
Mullen .
Katharine, former President, is well-known to
the Society as a practitioner
of both Western and Chinese
medicine. To enlighten us on
the benefits of the growing
availability of Chinese medicines
in Ireland, we will be
treated to a fabulous evening
by way of practical insights!
(NOTE
SPECIAL DECEMBER DAY)
Chinese Quiz and Social
Our annual test of knowledge, on matters
(mostly) Chinese, devilishly devised and directed by David Judge! Start collecting information on China now and you might go home with a Prize!
This is a table team test and a great social and fun
event, topped off with our traditional tea/coffee and mince
pies.