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A series of events is taking place in Mayo throughout May to celebrate creativity and ageing for Bealtaine 2015.

Church gate collection for multiple sclerosis

Get ready for a whole week of exciting activities in the great outdoors around Westport and join in to both free and ticketed events. The Westport Duathlon Weekend event marks the beginning of an extensive activity programme for the Westport Get Out There Festival, organised by Westport Town Council and Westport Leisure Park, and runs from Saturday June 8 to Saturday June 15.

The Poetry Tree has been doing a tour of some of Mayo’s bigger libraries. The tree has just left Ballina Library and the poetry tree is currently in Ballinrobe Library. So far the tree has visited Castlebar Library, it made a special appearance in the foyer of the Clew Bay Hotel during the Rolling Sun Literary Festival in Westport, and then moved to Westport Library.

To celebrate All Ireland Poetry Day which happened in October, Mayo County Council’s arts office, library service, and Mayo Artsquad put out a call for submissions of inspiring poetry to dress a poetry tree designed by Artsquad artist Louisa Sloan. There was a great response to the call for poetry with some 160 submissions received to date. Poetry was received from primary and secondary school students, Active Retirement Associations, care settings, and writers groups.

A theme of Building and the Community connects five architecture events in this year’s Westport Arts festival, welcoming members of the public to exhibitions, talks, and workshops to enjoy the third dimension of this visual art form.

Mayo County Library presents internationally renowned illustrator and artist PJ Lynch in Westport Library tomorrow (Saturday) at 2pm.

Age Action, under the Getting Started Programme, is running classes for beginners and for people aged 55 and over in the following venues: Ballina Library on Saturday May 8 from 10am to 11.15am for six weeks (16 places); Castlebar Library on Saturday May 8 from 10am to 11.15 am for six weeks (16 places); Claremorris Library on Wednesday April 28 from 3pm to 4pm for six weeks (six places); and in Westport Library on Thursday May 13 from 2.30pm to 3.30pm for six weeks (six places).

Mayo Photographic Club is launching an exhibition of its work at Westport Library on December 12, which will run for two weeks.

Mayo Photographic Club is launching an exhibition of its work at Westport Library on December 12, which will run for two weeks.