This week at the Northsiders’ Museum; Circuit Bending, Tea Party and an Interactive Music Draw Box!

We’ll be in the Northsiders’ Museum Thurs – Sat this week with an exciting series of events. If you are in the area call in drink some tea, tell us some stories and play!

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First up on Thursday we have Andy Edgar of both A4 Sounds and Gamepak hosting a circuit-bending workshop. Come down at 3pm , bring electronic sound making device and Andy will take you through the simple steps to create your own circuit -bent toy! Following the workshop there will be a special performance from The Gamepak Collective.

3-5pm Workshop
6-8pm Performance

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On Friday we invite you to bring along your favourite records and their stories. Naive Ted will talk about his favourite tunes, ask you about yours and fill you with tea and cake! The afternoon will be followed by a special performance.

3-5pm Tea Party
6-8pm Naive Ted Performance

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On Saturday come and play with our interactive wall. Create images and sound at the same time. Visitors will be invited to draw and colour on a wall of the museum and see how our music box created by Simon Kenny turns the marks made into sound. All ages welcome!

3-5pm

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Our Giant Tape Deck will be at the Dublin Mini Maker Faire in July

Good news, A4ers Lisa Crowne and Andy Edgars Giant Tape Deck will feature in this years Mini Maker Faire!!!

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10am-6pm July 27th at Science Gallery and the TCD Physics Lawn and FREE!

Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth—a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement.  It’s a place where people show what they are making, and share what they are learning.

Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, artists, science clubs, students, authors, and commercial exhibitors. They are of all ages and backgrounds. Maker Faire’s mission is to entertain, inform, connect and inspire these thousands of Makers and aspiring Makers.”

This is it on it’s first day out. We will be adding more to it over the next 2 months and slowly building our record collection!

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More information about our exhibit over the next few weeks.

 

New A4 Shop!!!

You can get your A4 Sounds Merch now!!

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Currently available are Hand-printed CIY T-Shirts for both Adults and Kids and Professor Impressive and Doctor What?’s Science Activity Book.

More products will be added soon, including more t-shirt designs, prints and accessories so keep an eye out!

All profits from our shop go to the running costs of A4 Towers and our Community Projects.

A4 Sounds is a self-funded not for profit arts organisation. Every purchase made helps us to become sustainable, so if you find something you like you can be assured your hard earned cash is going to a good place!

You can find us at www.a4sounds.tictail.com

Photos from the Harold’s Cross Community Festival 2013

We’d like to thank Harold’s Cross Community Festival for inviting us to take part. We had lots of fun on the day! You ca check out more photos from the day on their Facebook page.

If you would like a copy of our Science Activity Book or Colour-in Terror Bird T-shirts please visit our shop!

Looking forward to next year!

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JEF JEF JEF’S BANANA PIANO!!!

JEF JEF JEF was around in A4 Towers during the week to build his awesome Banana Piano! He was kindly assisted by our lovely Andrew Edgar!

Here are some pictures of the build. You’ll have to come out to The Northsiders’ Museum  on Sat at 2pm to see it with it’s banana keys on!! Come Play!

Open Call for “The Northside” Project

THE NORTHSIDE POSTERArtist Lisa Crowne invites you to take part in “The Northside” project.
We are looking for images that say “the Northside” to you. Your images
Can be from any time, of anything, anyone or any place on the Northside.
Images will be edited to create a short video piece which will be
Projected during our Citizens’ Exhibition.

You can submit your images via email. Please include your name, title of your piece and it’s story (if possible). You can also drop them into the museum 2pm-5pm, Thurs to sat between 16th and 3oth may. We also accept slides and negatives which can be scanned in the museum or short video clips.

CITIZENS’ EXHIBITION 
FRI 31ST 4PM

The Northsiders’ Museum
The Northside Shopping Centre
Coolock, Dublin 17

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E:lisacrowne@gmail.com