November 19-20
ICC10

ICC10 marks the ten year anniversary of the Irish Composers Collective. The Project Arts Centre will play host to a two-day festival comprising of eight concerts, with performers including the likes of Kirkos Ensemble and Dublin Laptop Orchestra. This is sure to be a fantastic insight into Ireland’s contemporary classical scene. If house music is more to your taste then there’s also Motor City Drum Ensemble, the most acclaimed moniker of Danilo Plessow — a producer whose love of music started with playing the drums in his school big band at the age of six. It is perhaps this early proclivity towards jazz that makes his a particularly soulful, creative brand of house. Promising diverse sounds, his show at Twisted Pepper looks set to be an especially fun one. – TJ

Tickets for individual concerts start at €5, two-day passes from €25, www.projectartscentre.ie. MCDE tickets €15 from Resident Advisor (www.residentadvisor.net).

November 24-30
Tipple Town Festival

Organised by the same brains behind the Bernard Shaw and Twisted Pepper, Tipple Town offers a celebration of all things spirits, with a week-long cocktail festival around the city. The festival’s HQ is MVP, the latest Bodytonic installment on Clanbrassil Street, where there will be a mix of events, workshops and pop-up bars (including the London Cocktail Club). A competition will take place on the final night of the festival at the Twisted Pepper, where mixologists will be challenged to create a showstopping sip with one mandatory ingredient: whiskey. Other bars such as Drury Buildings, Lillies, the Exchequer, and Ukiyo will be participating via the “Tipple-Trail”. – DS

More information can be gathered on the event website, www.tipple-town.com or Twitter @tipple_town. Free-entry to some events, with one day workshops at €20 and weekend tickets at €50.

November 25
Banter on Connected

Normally a new season of Irish television ends up being a bit of a snore but Connected has been a big hit for RTÉ this Autumn. The show follows six ordinary women who have been given video cameras to document their daily interactions, empowering them in the process by letting them decide what and what not to record. The Banter series plays host to a panel on the show which will examine the unique viewpoint at the heart of the programme, the success it has been met with and the experiences of those involved. Chaired by Anna Nolan, the panel will feature Kate McGrew and Venetia Quick from Connected, as well as Bill Malone, the channel controller of RTÉ2. The evening is a must for anyone interested in the changing landscape of Irish television. – MM

Twisted Pepper, Tuesday November 25, 6.30pm sharp. Free tickets at thisisbanter.com.

November 26
Blue Moon Lost Wednesdays

The RHA’s airy spaces play host to the second outing of Blue Moon Lost Wednesdays, which sees the coming together of visual art, music, food and booze under one roof. This interdisciplinary event aims to bring together some of Ireland’s leading emergent creatives across all artistic mediums and shine a light on their revolutionary practice. Theatre, dance, film, poetry, installation and live sets by DJs and bands all take place against the backdrop of the gallery’s own current exhibitions, promising a colourful and inspiring evening. – SM

Tickets are €15, getting you entry and three free bottles of Blue Moon, including their seasonal brews to help shake off that winter chill. For more information, visit rhagallery.ie.

November 30
Lord of the Rings Marathon

With the release of The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies next month, the Lighthouse Cinema  are giving Tolkeinites the chance to relive Peter Jackson’s original (and far superior) epic trilogy on Sunday November 30. Starting at 12pm, they’ll be showing The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers (3.40pm) and The Return of the King (7.40pm). They are also offering a Hobbit-themed meal to keep you fuelled for nine hours of fantasy. – SLG

Tickets are €9 (€7.50 concession) per film. A day pass is €19.50 and is available for purchase exclusively in person at the Lighthouse Box Office or through phoning 01 872 8006.

December 1-6
High Heels in Low Places

From the bubbling metropolis of Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, to the bright lights of Brendan O’Connor’s The Saturday Night Show, Panti has amassed an impressively varied bunch of anecdotes on Irish life. Quickly becoming one of the most relevant social (and soon, historical) icons of our time, she’ll take a break from bettering our worlds to invite you into hers for an evening with her stand-up show, High Heels in Low Places. A formidable combination of the queer theatre expertise of THISISPOPBABY and Panti’s wily and wicked sense of humour, this show promises an avenue for laughs amidst the often emotionally challenging nature of her activism work. – HK

Project Arts Centre, tickets priced €22 (€18 concession).

December 1-13
Fused

Project Arts Centre welcomes Dan Bergin’s FUSED this December, back in production after its successful run in the 2013 Dublin Fringe Festival, and Bergin’s play of a similar genre, Blast, which recently appeared as part of last month’s Prototype Festival. FUSED is lauded for pulling off an improv foundation with ease — it’s almost entirely dependent on audience engagement and participation, but manages to be utterly unintimidating even to the theatrical n00b. This might have something to do with its unconventional set-up: audience members share the controls, working together to guide our on-stage hero through a variety of mind-bending puzzles in order to beat the boss, save the world, and maybe even get the girl. Game on. – HK

Project Arts Centre, tickets €15 (€12 concession).

 

December 5-7
A Wilde Christmas Dinner

“When I am in trouble, eating is the only thing that consoles me.” Wilde’s pithy words from The Importance of Being Earnest should ring out for those with yuletide blues hoping to attend this indulgent feast. On Friday and Saturday, cocktails will be served as a preamble to a seven course meal provided by Gruel Guerilla. Throughout the evening PETTYCASH will present recitals, poetry readings, acoustic music and romantic performances all inspired by the great wit himself. Sunday offers a merry brunch, while all days will have a Teelings Whiskey Reception. While we usually hope for a white Christmas, there’s nothing stopping you from being a little (Dorian) Gray this holiday season. – MK

12 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1. Friday/Saturday: €50, Sunday: €40. For more information visit http://huntandgather.ie/portfolio/a-wilde-christmas-dinner-coming-soon/