Bealtaine is a month-long festival held throughout Ireland during May to celebrate creativity in older age. This year 23 counties will participate in the festival which covers exhibitions, workshops, performances and other arts-related events at all sorts of venues around Ireland. For example, a group in Galway will be making masks with the Macnas theatre company while on Sherkin and Cape Clear islands the focus will be on folklore, traditional music and storytelling. Many art galleries and museums are offering free or reduced entry charges for older people during the festival. Information is available from local libraries or from Age and Opportunity, Marino Institute of Education, Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9: telephone (01) 805 7709.