Trinity Arts Festival (TAF) is back and better than ever! TAF is a weeklong event in College that celebrates art in all of its forms. Why not come along and marvel at the artistic talents that the students of Trinity have to offer? A full list of TAF events this week can be found on their Facebook page. Also on campus this week, An Cumann Gaelach and Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU), in co-operation with Bliain na Gaeilge, are presenting Éigse na Tríonóide 2018. Starting on Monday, there will be a jam-packed week of events celebrating Irish language, culture and heritage. Of course, TAF and Eigse aren’t the only things going on in college this week. Here are just a few of the other cool things the week has to offer:
Monday
Learn to knit with TAF and the Knitting Society at 2pm in the Hist Conversation room of the Graduates Memorial Building (GMB). No matter your knitting skill level, come along and learn to make headbands, mittens, bags, blankets, dolls or whatever else your heart desires. And, most importantly, tea and biscuits will be provided.
Trinity Global Development Society and Trinity Environmental Society have teamed up to bring you a screening of the must-see documentary Chasing Coral, accompanied by some free pizza!! At 5pm in Room 3 of the Atrium, Chasing Coral will tell the tale of a team of divers, photographers and scientists as they set out on an ocean adventure to discover why the reefs are disappearing and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world.
Tuesday
Join Vis Arts and TAF on Tuesday at 3pm for an evening of inspiration on their Gallery Crawl! They’ll be meeting outside the Douglas Hyde Gallery at 3pm and carrying on from there.
Wednesday
Start the day the right way and join TAF for a Coffee Tour starting at 9.40am at the Campanile!
Relive the glory days of secondary school this Wednesday at 7pm in Doyles with Quiz Soc as they present “Are you Smarter than a Junior Cert?” Do you think you paid enough attention in your third-year CSPE class? Have you kept up your A in Science? Round up a group of four to compete and find out this Wednesday if you’re smarter than a Junior Cert student.
Thursday
Trinity Entrepreneurial Society’s (TES) flagship event, the TES Dragons’ Den Final, will be taking place at 6.30pm this Thursday in the Synge. Six teams will battle it out, pitching their business ideas to the star-studded panel of judges, for the chance to win a prize-fund of €10,000. This event is perfect for any Trinity student with the desire to enter the world of start-ups or for those who want to learn more about starting a business. All are welcome to come along and see one of the highlights of this semester’s events.
Join DU Physics Society as they host Dr Eric Finch at 7.30pm in the Schrodinger Theatre of the Fitzgerald Building, Finch will be giving an account of the amazing and extravagant life of Thomas Young, the renowned physicist. The talk will outline how his best-known scientific concepts – Young’s interference slits in light and Young’s modulus in elasticity – are only two of his extraordinary and varied achievements in mechanics, surface and molecular physics, geophysics, medicine, physiological optics, languages, music, actuarial science and, in particular, Egyptology.
Friday
As a part of their daily Morning Meditations, DU Meditation will be hosting a session each morning at 10am in Room 50 of the Atrium. End this hectic week on a good note and wind down for the weekend ahead.
The official TAF Wrap Party will be taking place on Friday at 7pm in the Generator.
