Laois Le Chéile – Laois Together

‘Laois Le Chéile – Laois Together’ is an inaugural community arts festival on Saturday 11 June 2022 from 1pm-4pm on the grounds of Laois Music Centre, Portlaoise and invites all Laois communities, new and existing to acknowledge our diversity through creativity and culture.

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Laois Le Chéile – Laois Together

Presented by Laois Integration Network, Laois Partnership, Music Generation Laois and Creative Ireland Laois

‘Laois Le Chéile – Laois Together’ is an inaugural community arts festival on Saturday 11 June 2022 from 1pm-4pm on the grounds of Laois Music Centre, Portlaoise and invites all Laois communities, new and existing to acknowledge our diversity through creativity and culture.

Laois Le Chéile will celebrate Criunniú na nÓg, a national day of creativity for children and young people with lots of family-friendly workshops and performances taking place.

All events are Free of charge. Full schedule will be published in advance of the Festival.

Events on Saturday 11th June will showcase the vibrancy and myriad of cultures within Laois and will include an extravaganza of music, dance, comhrá, and creative making.   

Events include:

  • Bandwagon House Band
  • Afro-Brazilian Criola Dance
  • African Drumming with Laois Africa Support Group
  • Workshops with Music Generation Laois Ukulele Circle and Drumming Circle
  • Early Years Music Workshop
  • Jeca the Clown
  • STOMP-style  body percussion workshop with Ollie Tunmer of Beat Goes On
  • Laois Comhaltas will join the fun and young people will participate in the Ciorcail Gaeilge and create a fusion with trad music and so much more.

Main Stage 

1pm – Bandwagon House Band – MGL Team featuring Tommy Fitzharris (Trad.)
1.15 – Jeca The Clown
1.30 – MGL House Band – with children from Montague and Hibernian DP Centres
1.45 – Portlaoise Comhaltas
2.00 – Beat Goes On – Ollie Tunmer Body Percussion
2.15 – Ukrainian Dancer – Nina
2.30 – MGL House Band – Lisa from Georgia
2.45 – Portlaoise Comhaltas
3.00 – Laois Africa Beats
3.30 – Afro Brazilian Criola Dance Company
3.50 – MGL House Band

Workshop Area

1.00 – 2.30 – Early Years Workshops – Drop-in Room 7 (Indoors) 
1.45 – 2.15 – Drumming Circle with Eddie O’Neill 
2.15 – 2.45 – Beat Goes On with Ollie Tunmer 
2.45 – 3.15 – Ukulele Taster Workshop – Come Try a Ukulele – Open to all

Conradh na Gaeilge – Indoors Room 6
1.00-4pm – Conversation agus Information as Gaeilge – Drop-in – Céad Míle Fáilte/All Welcome
 
Laois Partnership Area 

1.00-4pm – Marquee Outdoors – Food tasting/Information Stand on Voting Registration