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Things We Carry
Riverbank Arts Centre in Co Kildare is presenting an evening of free events for Culture Night 2025.
Culture Night, which takes place on Friday 19 September, is a national moment, celebrating culture, creativity and the arts and seeks to actively promote the belief that this rich and varied culture is alive, treasured and nurtured in people’s lives, today and every day.
The evening kicks off at 4pm with Blue Skies, directed by Kasia Eliasz and performed by Purple Door member Sinéad Reid. Broadcaster, writer, Gaeilgeoir, creative producer and workshop facilitator Ola Majekodunmi hosts a Fighting Words Workshop for adults as Gaeilge at 5pm.
Emerging Visual Artist Bursary Award recipient Fiyin Oluokun will be in the McKenna Gallery from 6pm for drop-in exhibition tours of their solo art exhibition Family Trees hang over Property Lines. Karen McCartney hosts an acting workshop, Shakespeare’s Signposts, at 7pm in Newbridge Town Hall.
Then at 8pm an evening of spoken word performances and conversations - Things We Carry: Expressions of Black-Irish Identity will be chaired by Ola Majekodunmi with Fiyin Oluokun, Samuel Yakura and Sekera Mohamed Besta.
All events are free to attend, advanced booking is essential as places are limited. Events booked online are subject to €1.50 booking fee.
Culture Night 2025 at Riverbank Arts Centre on Friday 19 September from 4pm. All events are free to attend and can be booked through the Box Office, either in person or by telephone on 045 448327 Monday to Friday 9.30am-5pm (closed for lunch 2-2.30) and Saturday 10am-1pm. Tickets can also be booked 24/7 on www.riverbank.ie – Online tickets subject to €1.50 booking fee per ticket.
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