Dominique Ellickson 
This year’s Imagine Festival sees a joining forces of two of Waterford’s well known electronic music producers: Evan Miles and Peter Vogelaar for a unique live show and single launch party. Between them, they have amassed millions of streams and have reached an audience worldwide with their catalogue of releases & remixes.
Fresh from a sold out show at Vicar Street in June and winning Best Emerging Folk Artist & Best Folk Singer at RTÉ Radio One Folk Awards; John Francis Flynn will perform at Imagine Arts Festival on Sunday 30th October at St. Patrick’s Gateway Centre.
Established in 2013, Waterford Ska Club is a group of local DJs playing the best of ska, reggae and soul on 7 inch vinyl. They play regularly in local pubs, clubs and festivals. Upcoming gigs can be found on Facebook at Waterford Ska Club and on Instagram at @waterfordskac.
Lemons, Liars and Banshees: Three literary journals in conversation. Join editors from The Waxed Lemon, The Four Faced Liar and Banshee as they discuss the recent upsurge of literary journals in Ireland. The editors will give advice on how to submit your work and audience members will be invited to participate in a Q&A session at the end.
Mark Roper was born in Derbyshire, England, in 1951 and has lived in Ireland since 1980. His collections include The Hen Ark (1990), which won the 1992 Aldeburgh Prize for best first collection; The Home Fire (1998) and Whereabouts (2005). His collection A Gather of Shadow (2012) was joint winner of the Michael Hartnett Award in 2014, and was shortlisted, along with Bindweed (2018), for the Irish Times Poetry Now Award.
David Toms (born 1988) is a writer from Waterford, now living and working in Norway. His poetry collections include Northly (Turas Press, 2019), Soma | Sema (Knives Forks and Spoons Press, 2011), and several chapbooks..
Enjoy the Sea shanty, sung to accompany rhythmical labour aboard large merchant sailing vessels had roots in lore and legend. The “maritime work song” enjoyed by sailors far and near The Imagine Festival will take the opportunity to raise a toast to our Suir Estuary, all who sailed and sang about her.
TICKETS Join us for a workshop where we explore play through drama and games. Fun, inclusive and a perfect way to introduce little ones to theatre making and performing. 45 mins, suitable for ages 5 to 8. Comfortable, loose clothing is advisable.
TICKETS Join Local Historian, Dermot Power on a Walking tour of Waterford City and hear how our ancestors lived in dire poverty in the “Lanes” of Waterford. Visit some of those lanes and hear how the slums in Waterford were compared to the worst in Dublin. Visit the locations of Waterford’s many theatres and be surprised … Read more
Anne Tannam is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) who helps writers to design and sustain flourishing writing practices. She regularly runs workshops and clinics online and across the country. For more on Anne’s coaching, visit www.creativecoaching.ie.