SprOg, the pre-Spraoi children's festival in Waterford

Shows & Workshops everyday, pre-book on 051-855038 or www.garterlane.ieGarter Lane Arts Centre, O’Connell Street, Waterford

Street Art Upcycling Workshop Tues 31st July4.30 - 6pm

Give your old t-shirts, bags and shoes a fresh new look with graff prints. Learn street art printing techniques with artist Magdelena Karol at thisfree youth workshop.Suitable for 13 - 17 year olds

FREE. Pre booking required:www.garterlane.ie

Childrens Room, 5 O’ Connell Street

Childrens Room,5 O’ Connell Street

4.30 - 6pmThurs 2nd Aug

Join local writer Martina Collender to explore creative writing techniques for song writing.Beginner scribblers & advanced dabblers from 13 - 17 years of age welcome!

Creative Writing for Song Writing

FREE. Pre booking required:www.garterlane.ie

Fri 3rd Aug - 5pmSat 4th Aug - 11am / 1pm / 3pmGarter Lane TheatreFREE. Pre booking required: www.garterlane.ie

The Real Science of the Circus

The Real Science of the Circus is a show like no other. Spectacular juggling and balancing tricks are used together with lots of volunteer help to show how forces work and combine when real circus performers show off their skills. Performed by James Soper, the juggling scientist, teacher, ex-circus performer and Guinness World Record Holding juggler, the show is a spectacular combination of top quality circus skill and science education. "I never knew science couldbe so much fun!" The BritishScience AssociationSuitable for Children from 8+ years. Children must be accompanied by an adultduring the performance.

Generously supported by EirGen

Gymboree Family Music FunThurs 2nd Aug10 - 11am (0 - 3 yr olds), 11.30 - 12.30pm (4 - 6 yr olds)Dance Studio, Garter Lane Studios, 5 O’ Connell St.FREE. Pre booking required: www.garterlane.ieGymboree Family Music Fun are interactive music workshops where children from 0-3 years and 4-6 years and their parents/ guardians are encouraged to learn from each other using instruments, song and other musical learning activities. §adult during the workshop.

Dabbledoo Music WorkshopsWed 1st Aug10.30am - 11.30am (5 - 8 yr olds), 12 - 1pm (9 - 12 yr olds)Garter Lane TheatreFREE. Pre booking required: www.garterlane.ieDabbledooMusic is an award-winning new approach to music education that uses animated and colour-coded graphic notation to get everyone making music, regardless of age, ability or experience!Children must be accompanied by anadult during the workshop.

An hour of magnificent bubbles and how they work, what they mean and why they are souseful. Big bubbles, little bubbles, square bubbles and people in bubbles - just how many people can we fit in a bubble? The audience will dosome maths, including shapes and lots of estimating, learn some science and have loads of fun. Aimed at families with primary agedchildren, enjoyed by all ages.Suitable for Children from 5+ years. Children must be accompanied by an adult during the performance.

Generously supported by EirGen

Bubbly Bubbles Show-The Maths and Science of Soap Bubbles

Garter Lane TheatreFREE. Pre booking required: www.garterlane.ie

Fri 3rd Aug 11 am/1pm/ 3pm,Sat 4th Aug 5pm

Music Generation Summer Sing OutMon 30th July- Wed 1st Aug11am- 3pmMeet & return to Garter Lane Theatre daily€52 per child. Booking www.garterlane.ie or 051 855038Summer Sing Out is an exciting three-day singing camp for children ages 7 to 12 years presented by Music Generation Waterford in partnership with SprÓg Festival. Singers will go on a musicaladventure each day, singing songs and exploringthe sounds of Waterford City.

2.30pm

Music Generation Summer Sing Out ConcertWed 1st Aug

Garter Lane Theatre

FREE. Pre booking required: www.garterlane.ieEnquiries: 051 51405/musicgenerationwaterford@wwetb.ie

Summer Sing Out is an exciting three-day singing camp for children ages 7 to 12 years presented by Music Generation Waterford in partnership with SprÓg Festival. Following a three-day musical trail of Waterford City, join the participants in Garter Lane Arts Centre for their Summer Sing Out Concert!

Phantom Boy (PG)

Directed by the team behind the Oscar nominated A Cat in Paris, Phantom Boy is imaginative, funny and moving. This is a superhero film with a difference. Proudly supported by Creative Ireland.

Long Way North (PG)

Set in 1892, this animated adventure follows 15-year-old aristocrat Sasha as she leaves behind Saint Petersburg to save her beloved grandfather, a famous explorer who has gone missing near the North Pole. Proudly supported by Creative Ireland.

FREE. Pre booking required: www.garterlane.ie

Sun 29th July12 - 1.25pmGarter Lane Theatre

FREE. Pre booking required: www.garterlane.ie

Sun 29th July2 - 3.25pmGarter Lane Theatre

Garter Lane Arts Centre is delighted to present ‘Child’s Play’, an exhibition of print by Australian artist Michael Kempson. The prints were created in response to his time in an artist’s residency at Taronga Zoo. Whilst surrounded by live exotic animals from across the globe, the menagerie of stuffed animals in the zoo souvenir shop and their seemingly innocent roles as symbols of nature and nations struck the artist’s attention. In his recreation of the stuffed animals, Kempson’s prints engage in the toy world production of making representations of nature. The ‘wild’ animals are resized as a soft toy and each unique animal transforms to act as a national symbol of its respective country.

Michael Kempson ‘Child’s Play’Garter Lane Arts Centre Front of House Exhibition SpaceOpen daily: Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 5.30pm& during evening performances.Admission free

PJ Lynch ‘Pilgrims, Princesses and Beardy Old Men’ Garter Lane Arts Centre Main Gallery

Garter Lane Arts Centre is delighted to present ‘Pilgrims, Princesses and Beardy Old Men’, an exhibition of illustrations by internationally acclaimed children’s book illustrator and former Laureate na nÓg (Ireland’s laureate for children’s literature) PJ Lynch. Over the last three decades, PJ Lynch has illustrated books authored by some of the greatest writers for children. ‘Pilgrims, Princesses and Beardy Old Men’ presents 20 illustrative works by PJ Lynch, selected for Garter Lane Arts Centre as part of sprOg Festival.

Open daily: Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 5.30pm& during evening performances.Admission free

Why is the Sky Blue?

Dance Studio, Garter Lane Studios, 5 O’ Connell St.1.30 - 2.30pm & 3.30 - 4.40pmTues 31st July

FREE. Pre booking required: www.garterlane.ie

Go on an interactive journeythrough the wonderful colours in nature. Where do they come from? Why is nature as colourful as it is? What’s the purpose of our birds’ bright feathers? Why are there 7 colours in the rainbow – and how can we make our own takeaway rainbow at home?Suitable for children 8 - 12 years.

FUNdamentals of Science

5 - 5.45pmTues 31st July

Garter Lane TheatreFREE. Pre booking required: www.garterlane.ieFind out about the fundamentals of physics and chemistry in this cool, electrifying and explosive show! This is a fast-paced exploration of science in a fun and interactive way.Suitable for Children from 8 years ofage. Children must be accompaniedby an adult during the performance.

Art & ScienceTues 31st July10 - 11am & 12am - 1pmDance Studio, Garter Lane Studios, 5 O’ Connell St.FREE. Pre booking required: www.garterlane.ieScience and art - an unlikely combination? You will think differently after this fun and engaging workshop: you’ll get to use science to do your ownartwork and learn about crystals, colours and more.Suitable for children 8 - 12 years.

Science CupcakesMon 30th July2.30pm - 3.30pm & 4.30 - 5.30pmDance Studio, Garter Lane Studios, 5 O’ Connell St.FREE. Pre booking required: www.garterlane.ieWhy is some food just soooo tasty? Ever asked yourself why we like some food so much and why cupcakes are the way they are? Join CALMAST to find out more and learn about the role ofchemistry while making our own cupcakes!Suitable for children 8 - 12 years.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Miriam Lambert Puppeteer presents ‘Goldilocks & the Three Bears’- join Peek and Boo as they guide children through the tale of a little girl who visits the home of adorable baby bear.Suitable for Children from 3+ years. Children must be accompanied by an adult during the performance.

Thurs 2v Aug12 - 12.30pm , 1.15 - 1.45pm & 2.30 - 3pm

FREE. Pre booking required: www.garterlane.ieGarter Lane Theatre

Proudly supported by:

Garter Lane Arts Centre

Baby Boogie

9.30 - 10.30am (0 -1 yr olds)& 11.30 -12.30 (2 – 3 years)Dance Studio, Garter Lane Studios, 5 O’ Connell St.FREE. Pre booking required: www.garterlane.ieEnjoy music and dance with your little one in a workshop specially designed for parents, guardians, babies and toddlers. Dance artist Jess Rowell will guide you in an exploration of movement, colour and rhythm.Please note this workshop involves parent/guardian participation so please wear comfortable clothes.

Proudly supported by Healthy Waterford.

Mon 30th July

A series of award winning short films for teens aged 15+ by Waterford’s SWAY Project youth group who won Best Group at Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2018 at the Fresh Film Festival for their films Useless and DUFF, with the latter also taking home the Audience Award.

Mon 30th July

Garter Lane TheatreFREE. Pre booking required: www.garterlane.ie

Teen Screenings

12:30 - 1:30pm

A week-long summer festival in Waterford for children & teens from 0-17 years and their families, filled with music, film, dance, art, creative writing, theatre and STEM workshops, performances, events and exhibitions.

High Horse Café in the Courtyard

11am - 2.30pm (12 - 2.30pm)

Garter Lane Arts Centre Courtyard

Tea, coffee & tasty treats!

Mon 30th - Sat 4th

Join Illustrator and former Laureate na nÓg PJ Lynch for the launch of the sprOg Festival 2018 programme. PJ Lynch will guide us on a special family tour of his exhibition ‘Pilgrims, Princesses and Beardy Old Men’, followed by a family ‘draw along’ where children can learn to draw from the master! Find out more about the stories behind his award-winning children’s book illustrations and learn fun new drawing techniques.Free drawing materials provided. Tasty treats kindly provided by The Park Lodge Café. Proudly supported by Waterford Cultural Quarter.

Programme Launch12.30pm

Sat 7th July