Surviving Santa Ponsa at the Town Hall Theatre
Thu, Aug 23, 2012
ENJOY A night of comedy at the Town Hall Theatre with the sequel to the smash hit play Santa Ponsa or Bust. Surviving Santa Ponsa sees the two Cork families return for more madcap adventures. Finbarr, currently on his ninth FAS scheme, is approached by a mysterious stranger, who offers Finbarr, his wife Carmel, and their friends, two weeks in the glamorous Hotel del Mar in return for delivering a sealed package to Santa Ponsa.
Read more ...Snatch competition winners
Thu, Aug 23, 2012
THE FOUR winners of a pair of tickets to the screening of British gangster classic Snatch as part of the Jameson Cult Film Club are as follows: Joanne Whelan from Ardrahan, Gary Shiels from Knocknacarra, Evelyn Kenny from Dangan Heights, and Danny McTiernan from Athenry.
It will be the first time the Jameson Cult Film Club comes to Galway. These free screenings are held in mysterious locations that are designed to transport you right into the world of the film. The screening of Guy Ritchie’s 2000 cult classic, starring Benicio Del Toro, Brad Pitt, and Vinnie Jones, takes place at a secret location on August 23. The venue is only revealed to lucky ticket holders, and you can register for tickets on www.jamesoncultfilmclub.ie
Read more ...Sive @ Monroe’s Backstage Bar
Thu, Aug 23, 2012
“PERHAPS HER standout instrument is her voice, which sweeps along displaying folk and jazz nuances with the confidence of one who knows.”
Read more ...The Wilful @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Aug 23, 2012
THE WILFUL play Monroe’s Live this Saturday from 11.30pm and as firm believers in the notion that they must first entertain, they will put on a great show.
The band’s set covers a wide variety of material from ABBA and Spice Girls songs to Tenacious D and AC/DC. Their gigs also feature a great light show.
Read more ...Bring it all back with Smash Hits at Upstairs @ Halo
Thu, Aug 23, 2012
FANS OF the golden era of 90s dance, pop, and R’n’B are in for a treat as Smash Hits return to the stage at Upstairs@Halo on Friday August 24.
Read more ...Galway-based artist launches exhibition at Bar No 8
Thu, Aug 23, 2012
Galway-based artist Bertrand Huvé is to launch his first solo art exhibition Premier Sourire at Bar No 8, on the docks, next Monday at 6pm.
Read more ...Rock Steady Entertainment Ireland hosts birthday show in aid of Galway Hospice
Thu, Aug 23, 2012
To celebrate its one year anniversary, Rock Steady Entertainment Ireland will be hosting a special show in aid of Galway Hospice at the Róisín Dubh on Friday August 31.
Read more ...Over The Edge open reading
Thu, Aug 23, 2012
THE OVER The Edge: Open Reading series returns to the Galway City Library on Thursday August 30 at 6.30pm with writers Leeanne Quinn, Pat Finnegan, and Adedotun Adekeye.
Read more ...Exciting new art at Lorg Printmakers’ exhibition
Thu, Aug 23, 2012
An exhibition of works by the recipients of the Lorg Printmakers Annual Bursary Award will take place at City Hall, Galway, from August 24 to September 24.
Read more ...Fundraising for Galway Theatre Festival
Thu, Aug 23, 2012
THE GALWAY Theatre Festival, which celebrates its fifth anniversary this year, has launched a fundraising campaign on the FundIt website.
Read more ...Stories for grown-ups at Celtic Tales
Thu, Aug 23, 2012
WE MAY think of stories being just for children, but that is not always the case. Storyteller Rab Swannock Fulton performs his acclaimed Celtic Tales every Thursday at the Cottage Bar, Lower Salthill.
Read more ...Get Up, Stand Up @ Garvey’s
Thu, Aug 23, 2012
GET UP, Stand up, the weekly stand up comedy open mic night at Garvey’s Hotel and Bar, Eyre Square, takes place tonight from 9.30pm.
Read more ...Comedy legend Brendan Grace comes to Galway
Thu, Aug 23, 2012
One of Ireland’s greatest comedians, Brendan Grace, is celebrating 41 years in the comedy business. His new show Best of 41 Years features some new material as well as old favourites, including the ‘Father of the Bride’ and ‘Chinese Takeaway’.
Brendan is known for his impeccable timing and ability to read an audience. He is a varied character actor and brings the infamous Dublin schoolboy Bottler to every performance.
Read more ...Mike Scott’s adventures of a Waterboy
Thu, Aug 16, 2012
ROCK MEMOIRS are not always noted for their literary excellence but Mike Scott’s Adventures Of A Waterboy, recently published by Lilliput Press, triumphantly bucks that trend.
Read more ...One man show on Karl Marx at Town Hall
Thu, Aug 16, 2012
KARL MARX, author of Das Kapital, co-author of The Communist Manifesto, and the revolutionary thinker, whose ideas on class, economics, and capitalism, remain challenging to this day, will be the subject of a play at the Town Hall Theatre studio.
Marx In Soho, written by historian and political scientist Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of America, will be staged on Thursday August 23. The show will be performed by Jerry Levy.
Read more ...Tom Portman Trio @ Monroe’s
Thu, Aug 16, 2012
TOM PORTMAN, the gifted guitarist, and his band, will take to the stage of Monroe’s Backstage Bar next Wednesday at 10pm.
Read more ...‘Play it again, Sam’... Casablanca @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Aug 16, 2012
CASABLANCA, THE much loved 1942 film, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, will be screened in the Róisín Dubh on Monday August 20 at 8pm.
Read more ...Velvet Revolution comes to Campbell’s Tavern
Thu, Aug 16, 2012
THE TIRELESS Truman Town Theatre are in Campbell’s Tavern, Cloghanover, Headford, this weekend for two performances of their latest hit play, Velvet Revolution, written and directed by Mick Donnellan.
Read more ...Win tickets to the Jameson Cult Film Club screening of Snatch
Thu, Aug 16, 2012
SNATCH, THE cult gangster classic starring Brad Pitt and Vinnie Jones, will be screened at the exclusive Jameson Cult Film Club, which is coming to Galway for the first time on August 23.
The Jameson Cult Film Club is all about watching your favourite cult films at spectacular screenings staged to transport the audience right into the world of the movie. These free events are not just your typical screening, as characters from the movie, live theatre and special effects timed perfectly with on-screen action help to create an electric atmosphere throughout the screening.
Read more ...Jedward competition
Thu, Aug 16, 2012
THE WINNER of a pair of tickets to see Jedward at the Summer Pop concert in Galway later this month is Chloe Cooke from Oughterard.
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