Portlaoise Library
Lyster Square
Events at this location
november
Time
(Monday) 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm GTM
Location
Portlaoise Library
Lyster Square
Event Details
Experience this unique concert - amazing music with a sprinkling of science !!! Join Midlands Science and the fantastic Bohemian Strings Quartet for a unique concert Join Midlands Science and the fantastic
Event Details
Experience this unique concert – amazing music with a sprinkling of science !!!
Join Midlands Science and the fantastic Bohemian Strings Quartet for a unique concert
Join Midlands Science and the fantastic Bohemian Strings Quartet for a unique concert. Sit back and enjoy a range of popular tunes, movie themes and classical hits with MC Claire O’Connell, a science communicator and music fan. Between tunes, we’ll hear a little about why we all love music so much, what happens in our brain when we listen to music and how we can use music to help us when we are feeling stressed. So come along to this free concert and learn a little about the science of music, while you sing along with your favourite tunes.
Bohemian Strings have performed with Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, Mick Flannery, Richard Clayderman and many more. This event exploring the science of music will include classic hits from the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Depeche Mode, the score from the Mission and a number of classical favourites. Please note a ticket is for one person. Events sometimes book up quickly and we have waiting lists so please if you can’t attend for some reason, please do let us know. This event is supported by Research Ireland as part of national Science Week and is presented in association with Portlaoise Library.
Time
(Saturday) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm GTM
Location
Portlaoise Library
Lyster Square
Event Details
Join Dr Niamh Shaw for an inspiring journey to Antarctica, exploring science, penguins and the wonders of science. Join scientist and explorer Dr Niamh Shaw for a fascinating morning as she
Event Details
Join Dr Niamh Shaw for an inspiring journey to Antarctica, exploring science, penguins and the wonders of science.
Join scientist and explorer Dr Niamh Shaw for a fascinating morning as she shares her life in science and her recent trip to Antarctica. From breathtaking glaciers to close encounters with penguins she will share all the highs, challenges and unforgettable moments from her incredible journey to the bottom of the world. It may be of local interest to note that during this trip. Niamh also found a unique way to shine a light on the forgotten stories of other, former Irish women in science. She brought along a twelve-panel quilt, made by a local Laois women’s group, honouring trailblazing women in science from Ireland’s past whose achievements, until recently, remained largely unknown.
Passionate about igniting curiosity and rekindling people’s passion for knowledge, Dr Niamh Shaw is a national treasure when it comes to creating excitement about science. Based between the International Space University campus in Strasbourg, France, USA and Ireland, Niamh holds academic qualifications from Cambridge University and University College Dublin. In 2020, she published her first book “Dream Big” from Mercier Press and has written three full-length theatre shows, some of which have toured internationally. In 2023, she travelled to the Antarctic as part of a global Women in STEM climate activism initiative, Homeward Bound. Niamh’s life ambition is to travel to the orbit of space as space communicator and educator to share this unique experience with audiences across the globe, in her uniquely human and accessible style.