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Flat Lake Literary & Arts Festival 2010

  • 05.19.10
    The Flat Lake Festival 2010 Flat Lake Literary & Arts Festival 2010 | Comments Off
    One of the more eccentric events on the festival calendar, the Flat Lake Festival invites you to take part in some way, as well as attending. They're looking for everything from site managers and cooks to artists who are seeking to help reconvene the (ahem) "increasingly fragmented artisic community." Any skills you have, they need, so get in touch with them on info@theflatlakefestival.com or call 087 9002539. It also has an art auction which focuses this year on local Monaghan artists, a poetry grand slam, a 'soft knowledge' challenge, a gonzo theatre stage, a mini-film festival and a myriad of singers, ...
  • 05.19.10
    Lily Allen to Duet With Crystal Swing Flat Lake Literary & Arts Festival 2010 | Comments Off
    Kevin Allen, the brains behind the Flat Lake Literary & Arts Festival 2010, has confirmed that his niece Lily will be dueting with Crystal Swing at the multimedia event. According to Kevin: "Someone who’s coming in just to see Lily Allen is barking up the wrong tree. Lily’s going to be doing a number with Crystal Swing for a bit of a laugh." While Kevin accepts that booking a band like Crystal Swing can be quite risky it doesn't faze him: "They’re just fantastic, cheesy kitsch. It seems that they’ve hit a certain zeitgeist with post-crash sentimentalism." Indeed. The Flat Lake Festival runs ...