Lifelong Learning Festival brings events to Cork's Mayfield library

Cork’s Lifelong Learning Festival begins on April 22 and Mayfield library’s varied programme of events features langers and lashes, old dogs and new tricks, yoga, ear acupressure, and more.

Des McHale gets the ball rolling on April 22 at 11am with a talk on Cork Slang. For many years Mr McHale has been collecting examples of one the richest linguistic subcultures on the planet.

His talk will share examples with the audience, especially those showing the equally rich humour of Cork.

On Thursday morning, April 23, at 11am, Mayfield Learning Neighbourhoods celebrates learning across the community with a certificate presentation ceremony and a social get-together of lifelong learners.

Anyone who did a course is invited to come to the ceremony, while others are also welcome.

Two workshops feature the same afternoon: Ear Acupressure for Stress, Sleep and Calm at 2pm, with Celine Dennehy, a nurse and acupuncturist.

This will be followed by Everyday Yoga: Mindful Movement & Intentional Breathwork with Liagh at 3pm.

Spaces are limited for these two, so please book at mayfield_library@corkcity.ie or 021 492 4935.

Friday 24th brings Old Dogs: New Tricks at 12 noon, in which trad musicians Virginia Giglio, Neal Dunnigan and Colin McLean will present their musical story of coming to Ireland through a short, informal talk, live sets, and an enjoyable Q&A.

The six to 12 age group is catered for on Saturday 25th at 2.30 pm with Let’s Fold! an origami workshop with Sachiko Kobayashi. Spaces limited here too, so please book.

The library’s April exhibition is ‘Land’ by Philip Murphy and the artist visits on Tuesday 28th at 11am to talk about his work and reflect on its themes of remote places and human interaction with the landscape.

To wrap up the festival, Mayfield Library presents ‘As Many Sides as Shandon’, a blend of reminiscence and music with Jim Williamson, inspired by the life of his grandfather, Bernard Fleming, a Corkman “who wore many hats, or in his case caps”.