This document contains the schedule of events for the Mountains to Sea book festival taking place from September 1st to 11th. It lists over 50 author events, readings, panels, workshops and other literary activities occurring each day at various venues in and around Dún Laoghaire, including the Pavilion Theatre, County Hall and local parks. Times, dates, participating authors and required ticket codes are provided for each event. Information is also included on booking tickets online, by phone or in person at the Pavilion Theatre.

1. 1st
– 11th
September 2011
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EVENTS AT A GLANCE
Saturday September 10th
11.00am
Roy Foster with
Gerald Dawe
Pavilion
Theatre
X12 &
X10
11.00am
Getting the Job
Done: A Novel
Seminar
County Hall
X20 &
X18
12.00
noon
Mountains to
Sea Monster
Book Lunch
RStG Yacht
Club
X15 child/
X25 adult
1.00pm
Edna O’Brien with
Rachel Cooke
Pavilion
Theatre
X12 &
X10
2.00pm
History Ireland
Hedge School
County Hall
X10 &
X8
3.00pm
Writing
Masterclass
for Teens
County Hall X10
3.00pm
The Life of
Brian: Flann
O’Brien Panel
Pavilion
Theatre
X12 &
X10
4.00pm
Conor O’Clery
with Eamonn
McCann
County Hall
X10 &
X8
5.00pm
Val McDermid &
Declan Hughes
Pavilion
Theatre
X12 &
X10
7.30pm
Whole World
Round: Joseph
O’Connor &
Philip King
Pavilion
Theatre
X15 &
X12
Sunday September 11th
10.30am
The Great Pet
Shop Escape
County Hall X3
11.00am
Alistair Darling
with David
McWilliams
Pavilion
Theatre
X12 &
X10
11.00am
Animation
Workshop 1 –
Cartoon Saloon
County Hall X10
11.30am
Oliver Jeffers:
Stuck on Books
County Hall
X4 &
X2
12.30pm
Animation
Workshop 2 –
Cartoon Saloon
County Hall X10
1.00pm
The Mirror, the
Lamp & the Cave
with Robert Coover
Pavilion
Theatre
X12 &
X10
1.00pm Cathy Cassidy County Hall X4
2.00pm
Animal Madness
with Mavis &
Marge (workshop)
County Hall X5
2.30pm
Mountains to Sea
Monster Family
Book Quiz
County Hall
X10 per
team
3.00pm
Kevin Barry &
Dermot Healy
Pavilion
Theatre
X12 &
X10
4.00pm
Derek Landy:
Mr Skullduggery
Himself...
County Hall X4
5.00pm Sebastian Barry
Pavilion
Theatre
X12 &
X10
7.30pm
Whole World
Round: Joseph
O’Connor &
Philip King
Pavilion
Theatre
X15 &
X12
Booking for all festival events is open from July 15th
Online (no charge!): www.mountainstosea.ie
In person: Monday – Saturday 12noon – 5pm
Pavilion Theatre, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire,
Co Dublin.
Phone: + 353 1 231 2929
(Telephone bookings incur a €1 transaction fee).
Early booking advised. Please arrive early for each
event, especially if buying or collecting tickets.
Latecomers will only be admitted if there is a suitable
interval. General Enquiries: 01 254 2414
01 254 2414

2. Thursday September 1st
7.30pm Michael Ondaatje
Pavilion
Theatre
X15 &
X12
Friday September 2nd
7.30pm Emma Donoghue
Pavilion
Theatre
X15 &
X12
Saturday September 3rd
11.00am
The Great Big
Mountains to
Sea Book Swap
Pavilion
Theatre
Free
2.00pm
3.30pm
The Singer and
the Song – Imeall
Irish-Language
Poetry – Imeall
County Hall
X10 for
2 events
2.45pm
A Saunter to
Sandycove with
Flann O’Brien
Dún
Laoghaire
Baths
X5
7.30pm
The Magic
Swirling Ship:
The Dylan Project
Pavilion
Theatre
X15 &
X12
Sunday September 4th
10.45am
dlr Grand
Literary Tour
Blackrock
DART
Station
X30 &
X25
12.00pm Picture Book Picnic
People’s
Park
Free
2.00pm
Gordon Bowker
on James Joyce
County Hall
X10 &
X8
3.00pm
An Audience with
Darren Shan
Pavilion
Theatre
X4
Monday September 5th
7.30pm
My Boy:
Philomena Lynott
County Hall
X10 &
X8
Tuesday September 6th
10.30am
Schools Event:
Eoin Colfer
Pavilion
Theatre
X3
8.00pm
RTÉ Radio 1’s
Sunday Miscellany
Live
Pavilion
Theatre
X10 &
X8
Wednesday September 7th
10.30am
Schools Event:
Patrick Ness &
Meg Rosoff
Mill Theatre,
Dundrum
X3
6.30pm
Belinda McKeon
& Christine
Dwyer Hickey
County Hall
X10 &
X8
7.30pm
Theo Dorgan
Supper Event
RStG Yacht
Club
X25
8.00pm
Crimes & Passion
Evening
Harbor Bar X5
8.00pm
Beckett Address
with Robert
Coover
Pavilion
Theatre
X12 &
X10
Thursday September 8th
10.30am
Schools Event:
Roddy Doyle
Mill Theatre,
Dundrum
X3
12.30pm
The Art of Eating –
Author Luncheon
Royal
Marine
Hotel
X30
6.30pm
John Boyne &
Ed O’Loughlin
County Hall
X10 &
X8
8.00pm Melvyn Bragg
Pavilion
Theatre
X12 &
X10
Friday September 9th
10.30am
Schools Event:
Guy Bass &
Brianóg Brady
Dawson
Pavilion
Theatre
X3
6.30pm
Gerard
Stembridge
County Hall
X10 &
X8
8.00pm
Christopher
Hope and Justin
Cartwright
Pavilion
Theatre
X12 &
X10
Family Event
Where there are two ticket prices given,
the second price is the concession rate.
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