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January Wednesday 23rd
The Influence of the Orient in Ireland in the 18th Century by Patricia Rafter
February Wednesday 27th
The 2012 ICCS Visit to China by
Denis Mullen, Norman O’Galligan, Deborah Wilson, Ann Wickham
In May-June 2012, at the invitation of Youxie, a party of 6 ICCS members visited Beijing, Jiangxi Province
and Anhui Province. They covered 2,800 km in visiting various beauty spots -
3 mountains, villages in 3 counties, and the famous potteries of Jingdezhen! March Wednesday 27th
Scenes from the Dongba Script by
Siobhán Cleary
Siobhán Cleary will be introducing us to her latest composition, part of a ballet,
which is based on folktales from Southern China, and incorporates folk songs from Yunnan province.
Scenes from a Dongba Script uses traditional Irish instruments to ingeniously emulate the sounds
of traditional Chinese instruments! This was the culmination of her visit to the Naxi Orchestra!
She recently curated the highly-acclaimed NewSoundWorlds mini-festival in Paris and was elected to
Aosdána, Ireland’s state-sponsored academy of creative artists, in 2008.
April Chinese Cooking Made Easy
by
Shu Rong and Yanyi Blake
Come and watch Shu Rong and Yanyi Blake make some wonderful dishes from recipes you can recreate at home!
– this will be a SURPRISE tasting session for all to enjoy!!
Evening meetings will start at 8 pm on the FOURTH
WEDNESDAY of each month,
and will be held in the
UNITED ARTS CLUB
3 Upper FitzWilliam Street
Dublin 2.
(very near Baggot
Street)
This venue is very convenient . It 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.).
February
Wednesday 13th
Chinese New Year Dinner
This year, the Year of the Snake, our Chinese New Year Celebrations will again be held in
Wong's Restaurant,
7 Sandford Road,
Ranelagh,
Dublin 6
at 7.15 p.m.
Members will receive details and booking forms by post.
Numbers are limited so early booking is advisable.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DATE
HAS CHANGED FROM THAT GIVEN IN THE PRINTED WINTER NEWSLETTER
(In the photograph are three of the speakers together with Katherine Chan-Mullen and Anita O’Galligan.)
Wednesday 24th
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