Objekt to DJ @ Factory

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

BERLIN DJ Objekt will be spinning the decks at the next Bap To The Future Presents in Factory at The Electric Garden, this Saturday night.

Three months, ten films, and a world of cinema

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

FILM STARS Marion Cotillard and Gael Garcia Bernal; leading directors like Nadine Labaki and Jacques Audiard; settings ranging from French vineyards to Lebanese villages; and genres as diverse as thrillers and romances - all make up the new Galway Film Society season.

Des Keogh in The Love Hungry Farmer

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

THE INIMITABLE Des Keogh makes a welcome return to the Town Hall Theatre next week with his much-feted one-man staging of John B Keane’s The Love Hungry Farmer.

Public meeting on dance in Galway

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

THE GALWAY Dance Project is hosting a public forum regarding dance in the city, which will take place in the Druid Lane Theatre from 2pm to 5pm on Friday January 25.

Thurston Moore to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

FOR THE past 30 years, as a member of Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore has been one of the key and iconic figures in alternative rock, and next week he plays Galway.

And So I Watch You From Afar @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

ONE OF the finest bands to emerge from Northern Ireland in years, and one of the most intense and exciting live acts in the country is And So I Watch You From Afar.

Jennifer Cunningham’s art classes

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

ONE OF Galway’s finest young artists, the award winning Jennifer Cunningham, is taking bookings for her new term of art classes which start on Monday January 14.

The classes are open to anyone wishing to be creative in 2013 and will cater for all ages and levels of ability, from complete beginners, to advanced students, to those in third level looking for a little extra tuition. All mediums can be taught - oil, acrylic, water-colour, drawing, portfolio preparation, abstract painting, and portraits.

Bell, book and Kindle

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

AS A bookseller, the perceived challenge posed by modern technology in general, and by the Kindle in particular, to the continued existence of the book is a matter of professional and personal concern.

“You have no control over where a poem comes from”

Thu, Jan 03, 2013

The word tilth can be defined as the condition of soil and its suitability for the planting of seeds. It is also the title of a new book of poems by west of Ireland poet Peggie Gallagher, recently published by Arlen House. Reading through the book one can readily see that Gallagher’s poetic soil is rich indeed and the poems therein flourish.

Interestingly, while Gallagher has chosen an agricultural word as her book’s title, it is the world of the sea and shoreline that provides a recurrent motif, in poems such as ‘Landfall’, ‘Peninsula’, ‘Ebb and Flow’ and ‘Sea Violet’. “That would be very much part of my life,” she tells me over a Monday afternoon phone call. “My refuge and my place of spirit is along the ocean and that would recur because it’s nearly my home. The sea always attracted me as long as I can remember, even though I was born in a small village in Mayo, on an inland farm, I’d feel more at home around the sea than I would ever have felt inland.”

‘We’re not talking about therapy, we’re talking about engaging in the arts’

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

A COUPLE of weeks ago, the Nuns Island Theatre hosted a remarkable multi-sensory and participative play entitled Fruit Full.

Galway Arts Centre – A year in review at No 47

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

THE 2012 visual arts programme for Galway Arts Centre proved successful in 2012, running a selection of critically acclaimed exhibitions showcasing emerging, mid-career and prolific artists, working in a variety of mediums.

Looking back on theatre 2012

Theatre Reviews Thu, Dec 27, 2012

As the Renmore Panto prepares to see out 2012 in its usual colourful style, for the rest of Galway’s theatre community it’s time to pack away the greasepaint, well-thumbed scripts, and assorted props and costumes, and reflect upon another year of enterprising and imaginative dramatic activity. It has been a year with some indelible highlights, both from locally-based companies and visiting ensembles, and continuing displays of commitment, energy, and imagination from the city’s smaller and emergent troupes which itself merits a standing ovation given the straitened financial circumstances under which they operate.

TG4 to launch ninth series of Glor Tire

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

TG4 and Gael Media launch a new series of Glor Tire, TG4's search for a new Irish country music star, starting Wednesday January 9 at 10.30pm.

Brendan Grace - two shows in January

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

GHET READY to start 2013 laughing your heart out when Brendan Grace plays two shows in County Galway.

Town Hall’s Theatre Club returns

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

THE TOWN Hall Theatre will again host its Theatre Club offer in 2013 which, for €50, will allow members attend four selected shows.

Creative writing classes at GTI

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

GALWEGIANS ITCHING to get creative in 2013 or who would like guidance with a short stories, poems, or a novel they are working on, should check out the classes in the GTI.

Villagers - new album and Galway show in 2013

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

VILLAGERS, THE band centred around singer-songwriter Conor J O’Brien, will release a new album and single next month and play a concert in Salthill in March.

Dave McSavage @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

DAVE MCSAVAGE will bring his satirical RTÉ series The Savage Eye to the Róisín Dubh this Saturday at 8.30pm.

McSavage, along with John Colleary, will give us comedy sketches and unflinching rants from The Barman, aka, Mick The Bull; Father Finnegan, the child-snatching priest; The Politicians; The President For Life; and the lonely farmers.

The Aftermath @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

THE AFTERMATH, the gritty Leeds-Irish mod-rock/indie band led by the Cronin brothers, play Monroe’s Live on Friday January 4 at 10pm. Renowned for their live performances, The Aftermath have shared the stage with, and supported, Ian Brown, The Mission, Razorlight, and The Frames. They count Kaiser Chief drummer Nick Hodgeson and comedian Chris Moyles among their fans. The Aftermath’s’ debut album Friendlier Up Here was voted into the Hotpress Best 250 Irish albums of all time. Tickets are €10 and are available on the door or through www.monroes.ie and 091 - 583397.

Pearly Whites @ The Quays Music Hall

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

THE PEARLY Whites, a 10-piece modern showband, play The Quays Music Hall on Sunday December 30.

The band boasts a thumping rhythm section, four part vocal harmonies, an explosive four-piece brass section (two trumpets, tenor sax, and trombone), and male and female lead vocals.

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