A trip to the sweet shop with Fregoli
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
Galway’s Fregoli Theatre Company presents Maria Tivnan’s debut play, The Sweet Shop, in the Town Hall Theatre Studio, from Wednesday June 27 to Friday 29 at 8.30pm.
Read more ...Over The Edge Writers’ Gathering
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
A FEAST of readings and the launch of a new poetry collection is on the menu for the June Over The Edge Writers’ Gathering at Galway City Library on Thursday June 28 at 6.30pm.
Reading will be Wexford-born poet Eamonn Wall, who teaches at the University of Missouri-St Louis. His poetry has been included in anthologies in Ireland and the USA. His most recent collection is Sailing Lake Mareotis.
Read more ...‘What’s your line?’ asks Galway Theatre Festival
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
“TO BE or not to be, that is the question.”; “We are all born mad. Some remain so.”; “To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”
Read more ...Celebrate the walk of life
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
SIÚL, A new choreographic show by Galway dancer Bernadette Divilly, will be staged in the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday July 7 at 8pm.
Read more ...An afternoon of Patrick Kavanagh
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
THE LEGACY of the great Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh will be celebrated through poetry, talks, readings, films, stories, and music during next weekend’s Galway Kavanagh Day.
Galway Kavanagh Day takes place in the Galway Rowing Club, Woodquay, on Sunday July 1.
Read more ...The Nitty Gritty @ Massimo
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
The Nitty Gritty is back this Friday night at Massimos brining you the best in Soul, Funk, Ska, Rockabilly and Swing with Djs Dave Barry and Kit Kola from 11pm. Like the Nitty Gritty page on Facebook.
Read more ...Get Up, Stand Up @ Garvey’s
Thu, Jun 21, 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 ...John Colleary comedy gig
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
JOHN COLLEARY from RTÉ 2’s The Savage Eye is coming to Galway to perform a stand-up set at Garvey’s Hotel and Bar, Eyre Square.
Read more ...Dusty Banjos to play Cleggan
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
GALWAY CITY trad group Dusty Banjos returns to Cleggan in Connemara this weekend for its fourth annual Traditional Music Weekend.
Read more ...House- worx DJs @ The Cellar
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
THE HOUSEWORX DJ Team will celebrate their third birthday this Saturday at 10.30pm with a major bash downstairs in The Cellar Bar.
Read more ...Fling @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
FLING, THE energetic Irish quintet who fuse trad, bluegrass, blues, and rock play Monroe’s Live on Thursday July 5 at 11.30pm.
Read more ...La belle musique de Nouvelle Vague
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
IN FRENCH, ‘nouvelle vague’ refers to daring, iconoclastic, films made in the 1950s and 1960s by Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. In English, ‘new wave’ was music by bands like Blondie and Joy Division.
Read more ...Swords to play Citóg
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
DUBLIN ELECTRO-pop trio Swords, whose music The Irish Times described as “neatly clipped electro-pop tunes and smart elegant hooks”, are coming to Galway.
Read more ...Canadian songwriter for Róisín Dubh
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
ROSE COUSINS, the Canadian singer-songwriter will play the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday June 27 at 9pm, where she will perform songs from her new album.
Read more ...An upbeat fusion at Monroe’s Live
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
THEIR SINGER is from France, their drummer is from Zimbabwe, and their music spans reggae, rock, and funk. They are Karma Parking.
Read more ...Galway Fringe Festival programme launch
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
THE 2012 Galway Fringe Festival programme launch takes place tomorrow at 6pm in Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street. The festival runs from July 12 to 30.
Read more ...Galway poet to host poetry workshops
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
GALWAY POET Stephen Murray, author of the acclaimed debut collection House Of Bees, will host weekend poetry workshop in Burrin, Kinvara.
Read more ...Galway Baroque Singers charity concert
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
THE GALWAY Baroque Singers will sing in St Mary’s Church, The Claddagh, on Thursday June 28 for a fundraising concert in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation.
Read more ...Wagner’s Ring Cycle @ The Eye
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
WAGNER’S EPIC Ring Cycle will be broadcast to The Eye Cinema, live via satellite, from The Metropolitan Opera, New York, during the first week of July.
Read more ...The Bolshoi - at The Eye
Thu, Jun 21, 2012
THIS SUNDAY at 4pm, The Eye Cinema in Wellpark will screen the Bolshoi Ballet’s production of the great romantic Russian ballet, Raymonda, live via satellite from Moscow.
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