The Funky Seomra

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The Funky Seomra

• Alcohol and Drug Free Nightclub

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Background to Funky Seomra

Alcohol and Drug Free Night Club

• Majority of social occasions in Ireland involve
  alcohol
• Most rituals and celebrations involve alcohol
• Almost every social space after 10pm involves
  alcohol

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Personal Motivations

• Witness to alcohol abuse
• Personal Family
• Friends
• Psychotherapist
• Dwindling Social Life
• Living Abroad - France, Germany, Holland
• Work as Dance Teacher - liberation through dance

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Birth of Funky Seomra
Alcohol and Drug Free Nightclub

• September 20th 2008
• Cultivate Centre, Temple Bar
• 60 - 70 people
• Instant Feedback
• 4 Dates booked until December 2008

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Funky Seomra Cultivate, Temple Bar 2008
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African Drums
African Djembe Drummers on opening night
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Chill out area with giant Budda Bags
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Pedal your own smoothie
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The Funky Seomraover the past year

• December 2008 - Cultivate Capacity 200
• Long queues and many people turned away
• Search for new suitable venue with greater
  capacity for 2009
• Move to RDS Concert Hall January 2009

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Funky Seomra RDS Concert HallAlcohol and Drug
Free Nightclub
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Whats Inside The Funky SeomraAlcohol and Drug
Free Night Club

• all ages and persuasions
• funky beats lush rhythms
• stunning concert hall space in RDS Concert Hall
• Beautifully designed ambient space
• tea ceremonies with tea master Dimitri Maslov
• play zone with giant Jenga, giant twister,
  paints, interactive games
• Spectacular visuals
• alcohol and drug free, warm, friendly atmosphere
• chill out zone with giant Budda Bags
• Holistic area with Massage and Shiatsu
• very affordable prices 
• Happy Pear Cafe with scrumptious salads, juices,
  snacks, smoothies
• organic snacks and chocolate treats
• Chai Bar delicious cakes
• Facepainting
• Freedom to be yourself and dance freely

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All Ages and Persuasions

• Age Profile 18 - 80
• All walks of life, diverse ethnic background

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Tea Ceremonies with Dimitri
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Interactive games areaGIANT JENGA, CONNECT 4,
TWISTER, GIANT DRAUGHTS, GIANT CHESS
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Interactive Arts and games area
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Organic Happy Pear Cafe

• Salads, Smoothies, Juices
• Tea bar with specialist teas
• Chocolate Treats, Brownies, organic cookies
• organic sugar free selection of drinks

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Great Music and Visualsat The Funky
Seomradancefunksoulklezmerafrobeatoldschool
Swingstunning visuals on cinema size screen
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• Chill Out Area
• Massage
• Shiatsu
• Indian Head Massage
• Giant Budda Bags

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Funky Seomra today400 attendance
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2009 Funky Seomra events

• Oxegen Eco Tent 2009
• Electric Picnic Body and Soul Area 2009
• Festival of World Cultures 2009
• Temple Bar Meeting House Square Festival in
  association with Temple Bar Properties
• RDS Concert Hall monthly

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Pics of Electric Picnic 2009
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Temple Bar Meeting House Square August 2009
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Media Coverage

• Irish Times Magazine - Funky New Hotspots full
  page June 2009
• the Funky Seomra is a huge success
• The Sunday Independent - Booze Free Living two
  page article July 2009 The Funky Seomra is one
  of the most popular new club nights
• Dave Fanning Show, RTE 1 - its brilliant! Like a
  mini Electric Picnic festival!
• In Dublin Magazine - May 2009 This is something
  truly special
• Matt Cooper, RTE 1 - June 2009 a fantastic
  concept, the way forward
• Dublin Event Guide - review May 2009
• One of the best decisions I made this year
  - going to the Funky Seomra

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Collaborations 2009

• In July 2009 The Funky Seomra teamed up with
• Canal Communities Drug Free Integration Program
• Rialto Drug Free Integration Program
• Canal Communities Drugs Task Force
• Rialto Drug Free Task Force
• Funky Seomra St Andrews Centre was a great
  success
• We are looking at a long term collaboration

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What people Say

• I wanted to drop a line to say thank you so so
  much for the best night I  think I have ever had!
  I just moved to Dublin on Friday and couldn't
  have wished for a better introduction to the
  city- having spent years drinking and taking
  drugs who would have thought that I could get
  that high without anything at all!!I can't thank
  you enough- my new sober life just got way more
  exciting
• It was the most mesmerisingly amazing night of
  dance ever! It was a beautiful event so much
  more than just a dance event. A place to be and
  experience connection and warmth. Very valuable.
  It is very exciting that this is possible.
• I cant thank you enough for creating the Funky
  Seomra, it has changed totally the way I
  socialise, Ill be back again and again, thank
  you
• Its more than just a night dancing, its the
  whole atmosphere. Its warm, friendly and I feel
  the freedom to be myself, what a relief! Thank
  you so much

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Funky Seomra - The Future Alcohol
and Drug Free Nightclub

• RDS Monthly - 1 Year Anniversary this Saturday!
• Collaborations with Local Area, regional and
  national organisations
• Galway, Cork, Belfast
• Funding applications
• Teen Funky Seomra
• Kids Funky Seomra