BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2654@calendar.clonmel.town SUMMARY:Many Stories DTSTAMP:20260510T002848Z DTSTART:20260521T170000Z DESCRIPTION:> Storytelling project with the Clonmel Day Care Centre for the Elderly\n\nThe wisdom and humour of the dozen members of the Wednesday Gr oup from the\nClonmel Day Care Centre for the Elderly\, will be shared in a performance\nentitled “Many Lifetimes” on 21st May at the Showgrounds Sh opping Centre at 6pm\,\na collaboration with the Clonmel Junction Arts Fes tival as part of the Bealtine\nFestival - Ireland’s national celebration o f the arts and ageing.\n\nWriters\, Bea Conner-Peterson\, Ethel Reynolds a nd Joe Whelan have created a\n45-minute script/story with the assistance o f senior volunteers to help in\ncharacterisation development based on thei r real-life experiences. \n\nThree performers\, Niamh Healy\, James Acheso n-Dennehy\, and Jennifer Doyle will\nportray the characters developed by t he project in an interactive\ntheatricalevent. \n\n“The project gives olde r adults a creative outlet while strengthening community\,\nsupporting mem ory\, and honoring individual life stories\,” said Bea\nConner-Peterson\, writer. \n\nClonmel Care Centre Manager\, Kathleen Quinn said: “It has bee n great fun for the\nclients here at The Day Care to tell their stories. T his project has boosted\ntheir confidence and has shown them that their li fe experiences are valued and\nimportant.” \n\nThe free event\, which is o pen to the public\, will take place at 6pm in The\nPlatform at the Showgro unds Shopping Centre Clonmel. The event has limited seats\nso please email info@junctionfestival.com to make a reservation. \n\nRebecca Lenehan\, Ar tistic Director of the Clonmel Junction Arts Festival\, said:\n“We’re deli ghted to offer Tipperary writers a platform to share their new work\nfollo wing weeks of collaboration with the Clonmel Day Care Centre. We’re really \nlooking forward to hearing the stories gathered during this project brou ght to\nlife by local actors – I’m sure they have some fantastic stories t o tell.”  URL:https://calendar.clonmel.town/event/many-stories GEO:52.3547801;-7.6917571 LOCATION:The Platform\, Showgrounds Shopping Centre - Davis Road STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Storytelling X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Storytelling project with the C lonmel Day Care Centre for the Elderly

The wisdom and h umour of the dozen members of the Wednesday Group from the Clonmel Day Car e Centre for the Elderly, will be shared in a performance entitled “Many L ifetimes” on 21st May at the Showgrounds Shopping Centre at 6pm, a collabo ration with the Clonmel Junction Arts Festival as part of the Bealtine Fes tival - Ireland’s national celebration of the arts and ageing.

Write rs, Bea Conner-Peterson, Ethel Reynolds and Joe Whelan have created a 45-m inute script/story with the assistance of senior volunteers to help in cha racterisation development based on their real-life experiences. 

< p>Three performers, Niamh Healy, James Acheson-Dennehy, and Jennifer Doyle will portray the characters developed by the project in an interactive th eatricalevent. 

“The project gives older adults a creative outl et while strengthening community, supporting memory, and honoring individu al life stories,” said Bea Conner-Peterson, writer. 

Clonmel Ca re Centre Manager, Kathleen Quinn said: “It has been great fun for the cli ents here at The Day Care to tell their stories. This project has boosted their confidence and has shown them that their life experiences are valued and important.” 

The free event, which is open to the public, will take place at 6pm in The Platform at the Showgrounds Shopping Centre Clonmel. The event has limited seats so please email info@junctionfestival .com to make a reservation. 

Rebecca Lenehan, Artistic Director of the Clonmel Junction Arts Festival, said: “We’re delighted to offer Ti pperary writers a platform to share their new work following weeks of coll aboration with the Clonmel Day Care Centre. We’re really looking forward t o hearing the stories gathered during this project brought to life by loca l actors – I’m sure they have some fantastic stories to tell.” 

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