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Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Service is opening its final exhibition of 2020, Darkness and Light: Landscapes from the Cork County Council art collection. This exhibition features fourteen paintings, drawing and prints by eight artists and will run until 9th January 2021 in the Library Headquarters (LHQ) Gallery on Carrigrohane Road.

Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Mary Linehan Foley has organised a very special Christmas market in her hometown of Youghal this year. In a first for the town, the Christmas market will run on Saturday 12th December and Saturday 19th December in Barry’s Lane, Market Square from 11AM to 4PM.

From Wood to Wool crafts, from Painting to Pendants, Mallow’s festive Arts and Crafts Markets are going to be a fantastic addition to the town this December.

Following a number of successful online creative writing and digital music performances, the latest offering from Cork County Council’s Library and Arts service will provide free online workshops for crafters throughout the county.

As part of Cork County Council’s “A Real Cork Christmas” campaign in county towns and villages, and in collaboration with Cobh and Harbour Chamber of Commerce, Cobh Tidy Towns and Port of Cork, the charming East Cork town of Cobh sets in motion its unique ‘Togetherness' Cobh Christmas Plan 2020 from this weekend.

Following the success of Cork County Council’s original ‘The Colourful Heritage of County Cork’ bilingual colouring book, a second volume has now been launched as part of the Council’s ‘Keep Well’ wellbeing campaign.