So, Letterkenny isn't really the 'Nort', but the evening that was organised on Saturday the 16th November in celebration of the Birthday of Bahá'u'lláh is something that we should all know about up here! It was the first public 'Arts Evening' that has been organised in Letterkenny. Some northern Bahá'ís attended and performed. A record-breaking crowd (well … we can say that as there are no records as yet for this type of thing!) of 65 people crammed into a lovely little hall upstairs at the Women's Centre to enjoy an evening of poetry, drama, audio-visual presentation, song, and drumming. Some of the presentations communicated the Message of the Faith directly, and others were simply for enjoyment. Some of the performers were non-Bahá'ís, as were about half the audience. The evening was a roaring success and one man reported becoming excited about the faith after having known about it for many years! Even the kids at the front remained quiet for the 75-minute duration, always a sign of a good show!
As the Guardian wrote in 1932, “The day will come when the Cause will spread like wildfire when its spirit and teaching will be presented on the stage, or in art and literature as a whole. Art can better awaken such noble sentiments than cold rationalizing, especially among the masses of the people”. Perhaps that day has come at last!
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