Autumn has settled in and the weekend is stacked. Dublin Theatre Festival opens with a world premiere, three of David Bowie’s actual bandmates roll into The Academy, and down in Carlow a hurling final, a comedy night and a Leonard Cohen tribute are all fighting for your Saturday. Grab a coffee, here’s what’s on.
Town of the week
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Events This Week
Whatever you’re up to tonight and tomorrow, these are the ones worth clearing space for.
Jameson Cocktail Making Class, Spend an hour behind the bar with the distillery’s mixologists, learning to build three whiskey cocktails.
Mon 28 September · Jameson Distillery Bow St. · Dublin · €60
The Lisnavagh Seasonal Feast, Santina Kennedy hosts an organic, chemical-free feast with a private walled-garden tour thrown in.
Thu 1 October · Lisnavagh House and Gardens · Carlow · €70
Radio Bette, A world premiere opens Dublin Theatre Festival by restaging a 1951 Bette Davis radio broadcast live on stage.
Sat 26 September · Gaiety Theatre · Dublin
Radio Bette, Closing night of the run brings the same restaging of that old-Hollywood radio broadcast.
Sun 27 September · Gaiety Theatre · Dublin
Holy Holy: The Final Tour, a Celebration of Bowie, Woody Woodmansey, Tony Visconti and Glenn Gregory play the Bowie catalogue as the men who actually made a lot of it.
Mon 28 September · The Academy · Dublin
(Hed) P.E. & Cold, A nu-metal double bill for a properly loud night out.
Tue 29 September · Opium · Dublin
What’s Happening
Carlow is having a big weekend of it, so here’s the run of festivals, finals and one-offs.
The Garden in Autumn Weekend, Altamont runs two talks and a bulb sale across the weekend.
Carlow
Gearóid Farrelly: No Pressure, Sharp, well-honed stand-up from one of the country’s most reliable comics.
Carlow
ALDOC Live at The Tower, ALDOC play a one-night gig with local heroes Asophonics opening up.
Carlow
Carlow Senior Hurling Championship Final, St Mullin’s take on Mount Leinster Rangers in the decider for the fourth year running.
Carlow
The Lisnavagh Seasonal Feast with Santina Kennedy, The same seasonal dining evening and walled-garden tour, if the Thursday suits you better.
Carlow
Thanks For The Dance: The Leonard Cohen Story, Robert Doyle sings the Cohen songbook and tells the stories in between.
Carlow
Making a weekend of Carlow?
With the hurling final, a comedy night and a Cohen show all landing within a few days, Carlow town is worth an overnight rather than a late drive home. A base near the centre keeps you walking distance from the lot. Find a place to stay in Carlow
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