John Gerard is back — with Flare
Thu, Jun 16, 2022
If you were bowled over by the Mirror Pavilion of 2020 and 2021, then prepare to be wowed by the latest from the inspirational John Gerard. His Flare [Oceania] 2022 will be unveiled on the Galway Docks this July as part of Galway International Arts Festival 2022 This exciting new work represents an ecology in hyper distress and a world faced with the existential threat of rising seas.
Read more ...The Heineken Big Top returns to Galway International Arts Festival
Thu, Jun 16, 2022
The team at Galway International Arts Festival are delighted that live music will once again return to Fisheries field this July when artists take to the stage of the Heineken® Big Top.
Read more ...Harry Potter director, the original Derry Girl and Cannes Best performance winner for Galway Film Fleadh Masterclass series
Thu, Jun 16, 2022
Galway Film Fleadh have announced an impressive line-up for their annual Filmmaker’s Masterclass series. The annual masterclass series at the Fleadh’s industry section, Galway Film Fair, offers actors, directors and screenwriters a unique chance to learn from experts in their respective fields, in an intimate engaging environment.
Read more ...Tickets for Fall Right Into Place at Claregalway Castle go on sale tomorrow
Thu, Jun 16, 2022
Newdad, The Scratch and The Mary Wallopers will headline Fall Right Into Place when it returns to Claregalway Castle this September. Many more acts will be announced over the coming months.
Read more ...Original Jurassic did not need a sequel and this shows why
Thu, Jun 16, 2022
It's a slow summer for blockbuster movies, pre covid summers there woUld be one sometimes two, a week.
Read more ...Farmer Michael back on the land with new show
Thu, Jun 16, 2022
Sir Stevo Timothy with his alter ego Farmer Michael makes a return to the Town Hall Theatre Galway on Saturday June 25 with tickets on sale now.
Read more ...LiveStock - Music and Arts Festival
Thu, Jun 16, 2022
The summer is here and with it LiveStock 2022 arrives. An exciting, new, family friendly, independent music & arts festival is taking place in Aughrim, Co. Galway on Friday 1st- Saturday 2nd July. You will be welcomed to what promises to be a fun and relaxing experience with fantastic independent music, art, food, entertainment, and activities centred around the ancient ringfort at Liskelly Farm just a few miles from Ballinasloe (Exit 15 on the M6).
Read more ...Two exceptional American theatrical productions from US
Wed, Jun 08, 2022
Extraordinary theatre awaits as part of this year’s Galway International Arts Festival, with productions from Ireland and abroad. However, this year, US theatre features strongly in the programme with two stand-out productions.
Read more ...Podcast looks behind the scenes at Mirror Pavilion
Wed, Jun 01, 2022
If, like me, you are fascinated with the logistics of staging major and unusual events, then you will be thriled with the new podcast which looks behind the scenes at the iconic Mirror Pavilion installation which stood alone as a solitary cultural landmark in the city during the initial stages of the pandemic.
Read more ...GALWAY AFRICA DAY 2022 - EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC OF CULTURE.
Tue, May 24, 2022
On Saturday 28th May 2022, 2-6 pm at Salt Hill Park, Galway’s African Community invites all of Galway to join them in a celebration of culture as part of the national Africa Day Celebrations.
Read more ...Six is the number at Fíbín sa Taibhdhearc innovative new production
Thu, May 19, 2022
You have to hand it to Fíbín sa Taibhdhearc for innovation. Their new production involves six short plays by six temporarily anonymous writers in six different intimate sections of the theatre.
Read more ...Powerful dance and dramatic show to premiere at THT tomorrow
Thu, May 19, 2022
![15/05/22 repro free: Spotted at the Spanish Arch in Galway members of Ériu Dance company rehearsing a scene from their new show "The Village" ahead of its world premiere at Black Box Theatre, Galway, this Friday, May 20th. See tht.ie
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Photo:Andrew Downes, Xposure.")
A powerful new show is to have its world premiere at Galway’s Black Box Theatre tomorrow Friday, May 20.
Read more ...Artists undertake solar powered expedition to spark climate action through the arts
Thu, May 19, 2022
The Eco Showboat Mayfly expedition is a four-month arts voyage from Limerick to Enniskillen on the Mayfly, the flagship of the Eco Showboat project, and the first solar electric boat to make this journey. The project is the brain child of artists Anne Cleary and Denis Connolly, aka School of Looking.
This Eco Sunday, May 22, the Eco Showboat Mayfly will be moored at Portumna Castle Harbour in Portumna, County Galway for an afternoon of fascinating waterside events.
Read more ...Catch your laughs on Thursday nights at Tigh He-He
Thu, May 19, 2022
A pop-up comedy club, featuring the very best of Irish stand up comedy launched last week and will run on Thursdays until June 30.
Read more ...An Cailín Ciúin — finest film made in Ireland for a long time
Thu, May 19, 2022
The Quiet Girl is Cait, we first see her she is being called by her mother lying completely still in a field surrounded by brush. Her mother is heavily pregnant and has another baby taking up her time, along with Cait’s three older siblings she deemed too much work for the family so is sent away for the summer. Her father takes her three hours south to her mother's cousin, a childless couple who will look after her during the summer holidays. Cait is uneasy at first, not used to attention and affection but slowly she begins to enjoy her time on the farm.
Read more ...Ralph Fiennes in NT Live’s ‘Straight Line Crazy’ at the EYE Cinema
Thu, May 19, 2022
The EYE Cinema in Wellpark is thrilled to bring to Galway National Theatre Live’s new production‘Straight Line Crazy’ for one night only on Thurs May 26 at 7pm.
Read more ...Music as science — Galway Early Music Festival is back
Wed, May 18, 2022
One of the cornerstones of the Galway cultural season, The Galway Early Music Festival – “Musica et Scientia”, May 27-29, is live and hybrid in 2022 with a dazzling programme featuring music and the stars, the harmony of the planets in their orbits, the music of mathematics and geometry, music in art, and the music at the heart of the Universe.
Read more ...Return of the uke
Wed, May 11, 2022
The Galway Uke Fest is back — Showcasing unique and exciting talent from the Irish ukulele scene, the festival will run from May 20 to May 22.
Fashion Show Fundraiser.
Wed, May 04, 2022
Join us on Friday 6th May at 11am in Standún, An Spidéal for a Fashion Show Fundraiser in support of our 65 new Ukrainian neighbours.
Read more ...Downton Abbey: A New Era and a complimentary glass of Prosecco this weekend only at Pálás!
Fri, Apr 29, 2022
The highly anticipated Downton Abbey sequel opens this Friday at Pálás. To celebrate the return of the Dowager and extended Crawley family to the big screen, Galway Advertiser readers will receive a complimentary glass of Prosecco with the purchase of a ticket across the opening weekend in Pálás. You can collect your glass of prosecco at the refreshed box office to enjoy in screen or relax in the bar* before or after the film.
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