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Upcoming Events in the Urban Room

A second week is coming to a close and our urban room is getting busier.

Here is a list of upcoming events:

Saturday 17.09, 11.00-13.00: The Walking Studio: the Art of Discovery. A walk that discovers what we may take for granted—the everyday throughfares and artistry of Belfast. Facilitated by art psychotherapy staff and students of Ulster University. Please bring along a fully charged phone or camera and wear comfortable shoes. Free event. No booking required.

Tuesday 20.09, 16.00-17.00: Deconstructing the Belfast Alley Map. This is a conversational event about mapping Belfast’s alleyways and the practice of recording and communicating through mapping. A range of speakers will briefly reflect on the Map: as community action, as information dissemination, as resistance and as art. An informal discussion will follow. The event is scheduled as part of The Urban Room at 2RA, where you can also catch an exhibition by 9ft in Common until 30th September. The exhibition includes the Belfast Alley Map alongside a special commission of a limited-edition cyanotype and screenprint, inspired by the Belfast Alley Map, by artist Jonathan Brennan. A range of 9ft in Common prints, posters and postcards are for sale as part of the exhibition. All welcome, no booking required.

Wednesday 21.09, 14.30-17.00: Urban Universities as Catalysts for Quality of Life: A Belfast Perspective. An interactive workshop presented jointly by Your City Your Voice Belfast, Ulster University and UK-charity, The Quality of Life Foundation will examine the terms and definitions associated with quality of life and consultation, and discuss the role/responsibility of Ulster University (with it's new Belfast campus open from September 2022) to contribute to quality of life in the city centre, surrounding neighbourhoods, and beyond. Join guests from government, business, charitable, and local community organisations from across Belfast to share your views. No booking required.

Thursday 22.09, 14.00-16.00: Shaping Community Places Workshop. Have you ever found yourself at a loss as to how the planning system works? Join us for a specially designed Snakes and Ladders game that will make everything clear! Facilitated by Community Places, this interactive workshop breaks down a complex planning scenario into bite size chunks of information. Free event. No booking required.

Friday 23.09, 14.00-15.00 & 15.30-16.30 Kultural Arts Friday: Belfast Entries Tours: Belfast Entries Tours are two 1-hour Kabosh Theatre Co guided tours of Belfast’s “labyrinth of legends” led by Nuala (without her hula) on special reprieve from her Laganside plinth; leaving from/returning to 2 Royal Avenue. Enjoy and learn about Belfast, stopping at Winecellar, Crown , Wilson's Court, and Pottinger's Entries while "Nuala's storytelling provides historical, social, and contemporary commentary" with site specific facts, poetry, prose, and quick quips!! Written by Charis McRoberts; Performed by Debra Hill. Free but booking required through MayWe Events.

Friday 23.09, Kultural Arts Friday: Belfast Bred. Belfast Bred is Kabosh Theatre's one-off one-manhistorical performance inside-outside 2 Royal Avenue, 6-8pm. Discover the fascinating history of Belfast from Barney, a "cheeky chef from RMS Titanic, who has just defrosted after 110 years frozen in an iceberg!" Written by Seth Linder; performed by Christopher Grant. Free event. No booking required.

Saturday 24.09, 10.30-12.30: Reimagining Ageing in the City: What is an Age-Friendly City? How does the city’s built environment impact the quality of life of older people? How can we rethink the city and the home, to make them better for ageing (and therefore better for everyone)?Tell us what works for you and what needs to change, to create an intergenerational city. This workshop is facilitated by architecture practice Studio idir as part of Self-Organised Architecture’s Reimagining Elderhood project (funded by the Irish Arts Council). It is supported by Belfast City Council's Age Friendly Belfast and, in particular, invites the participation of senior residents. However no one is too young to start thinking about and planning for an age-friendly city, so all are welcome. No booking required.

Saturday 24.09, 10.30-11.30 & 12.30-13.30: Kultural Arts Friday: Belfast Entries Tours: Belfast Entries Tours are two 1-hour Kabosh Theatre Co guided tours of Belfast’s “labyrinth of legends” led by Nuala (without her hula) on special reprieve from her Laganside plinth; leaving from/returning to 2 Royal Avenue. Enjoy and learn about Belfast, stopping at Winecellar, Crown , Wilson's Court, and Pottinger's Entries while "Nuala's storytelling provides historical, social, and contemporary commentary" with site specific facts, poetry, prose, and quick quips!! Written by Charis McRoberts; Performed by Debra Hill. Free but booking required through MayWe Events.

Monday 26.09, 11.00-13.00: Shaping Community Places Workshop. Have you ever found yourself at a loss as to how the planning system works? Join us for a specially designed Snakes and Ladders game that will make everything clear! Facilitated by Community Places, this interactive workshop breaks down a complex planning scenario into bite size chunks of information. Free event. No booking required.

Tuesday 27.09, 10.00-12.00: Quality PB! Launch of the Participatory Budgeting Charter. Join us for an in-room celebration to: launch the PB Charter explore the features of the Charternetwork and share your PB experiences and learning consider how we continue to shape and grow quality PBjoin the PB Works Network. Free event. Booking required here.

We hope to see you in our urban room!

Posted on 16th September 2022

by Anna Skoura