Michael Faherty to launch new poetry collection
Thu, Sep 27, 2012
POEMS, THE debut collection of Michael Faherty, will be launched in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop on Friday October 5 at 6pm, by the Galway city arts officer James Harrold.
Read more ...Strange Brew’s 500th Night
Thu, Sep 27, 2012
STRANGE BREW, the Róisín Dubh’s celebration of all things indie, Irish, and up and coming, will celebrate its 500th night with a line up of some of the finest emerging bands in Ireland.
Read more ...David Kitt to perform Small Moments
Thu, Sep 27, 2012
DAVID KITT will perform his 2000 debut album Small Moments in the Town Hall Theatre on Thursday October 4 at 8pm.
Read more ...Rachel Sermanni @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Sep 27, 2012
SHE IS just 19. She comes from a village in the Scottish Highlands called Carrbridge, and the Herald Scotland has compare her vocals to Joni Mitchell.
Read more ...Garrett Phillipps Ros na Rún
Thu, Sep 27, 2012
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Driving, listening to the small people singing in the back.
The seductive enigma of jazz
Thu, Sep 27, 2012
TRYING TO write about jazz is a bit like trying to paint Connemara. The subjects are so elusive that to describe it conclusively is nigh near impossible and the writer or artist is reduced to focusing on an individual moment that most responds to or echoes their personal or artistic talent.
Read more ...Galway Jazz Festival returns for eighth year
Thu, Sep 27, 2012
THE GALWAY Jazz Festival returns from Tuesday October 9 to Sunday 14 for its eighth year, with an expanded programme which includes Irish-French trio Pinto.
Read more ...Sandra Coffey to release debut single
Thu, Sep 27, 2012
GALWAY SINGER Sandra Coffey releases her debut single ‘Mascara Girl’ on iTunes from tomorrow, in anticipation of her forthcoming album.
Read more ...Algerian actress Adila Bendimerad to visit Galway
Thu, Sep 27, 2012
ALGERIAN ACTRESS Adila Bendimerad will be in Galway this weekend to attend a screening of the film The Repentant in which she plays a leading role.
Read more ...Game of Thrones scriptwriter is coming to Galway
Thu, Sep 27, 2012
BRYAN COGMAN, the writer and executive story editor on hit series Game of Thrones is coming to Galway to take part in a seminar focused on writing drama for television.
Read more ...What Richard Did @ The Eye cinema
Thu, Sep 27, 2012
WHAT RICHARD Did, described by Hot Press’s Tara Brady as “the most important Irish film of this century”, will receive a special screening in The Eye on Tuesday October 2 at 7pm.
Read more ...Terry Alderton at the Galway Comedy Festival
Thu, Sep 27, 2012
TERRY ALDERTON and his hilariously unpredictable alter egos take to the stage of Monroe’s Live next month as part of the Bulmer’s Galway Comedy Festival.
Read more ...The Rusted Rail mini-tour
Thu, Sep 27, 2012
GALWAY-BASED record label Rusted Rail will host a mini-tour of some of the acts on its roster, taking in gigs in Galway city and Tuam.
Read more ...Freedom fighters, travelogs, scholars, and lovers
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
NORTH AFRICAN and French films will feature strongly in the new Galway Film Society autumn/winter season programme, which runs from September 23 to December 9 at the Town Hall Theatre.
Read more ...Tuesdays With Morrie
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
ALREADY A best-selling book and successful TV movie, Mitch Albom’s heart-warming memoir, Tuesdays With Morrie, comes to the Town Hall Theatre stage next week in an acclaimed new production.
Read more ...S**t Robot to play Róisín Dubh
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
DESPITE THE stage name he has chosen for himself, there is nothing ‘shit’ about Marcus Lambkin, his music, or his live shows.
According to Nialler9, Dubliner Marcus has been called “the Godfather of DFA Records”, influencing the foundation of the label which was started by LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy and Tim Goldsworthy. The NME said “his ability to craft sublime slices of electro house and muscular techno pop trumps everything else about him”.
Read more ...Baboró line-up announced
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
THE BABORÓ International Arts Festival for Children was launched at a reception in the House Hotel on Monday afternoon. The festival runs from October 15 to 21 and features myriad magical and exciting shows and events from home and abroad.
Read more ...Doctor Chekhov – from Budapest to Galway
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
MAKING ITS first visit to Ireland, The Russian Theatre-Studio from Budapest are in the Town Hall Theatre on Thursday September 20 with Doctor Chekhov, which combines a number of Chekhov’s stories into a compelling play. The production will be performed in Russian, with English surtitles.
The Russian Theatre-Studio was founded in Budapest in 1997 by actress, teacher, and director, Zinaida Zikherman-Sokolova, who united actors of various nationalities all driven by their love for the theatre and Russian culture.
Read more ...Trad music gig for children
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
THEIR MUSIC has been called “Riverdance for toddlers” and “grown up music for kids”. They are The Specks and they are coming to The Town Hall Theatre this Sunday at 12.30pm.
Read more ...Audiolust @ The Cellar
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
THE CELLAR Underground presents a new club night starting this Saturday - Audiolust - with DJs Fuzz and Cova spinning high energy, house, electro, indie, and a few classics. Audiolust also aims to encourage up and coming DJs so there will also be guest warm up slots available over the coming weeks.
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