Intimate Voices

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

NEXT WEEKEND sees the latest instalment of Music For Galway’s annual midwinter festival. This year’s offering is entitled Intimate Voices and offers a varied musical programme, ranging from the 17th to the 21st century, as well as a unique combination of artistry involving voice, dance, literature, drama, and visual art, as well as two internationally renowned quartets.

Metal gig in Richardson’s

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

DUBLIN METAL band Zom will make their Galway debut when they play Richardson’s, Eyre Square, this Saturday at 8.30pm as part of a four band metal and hardcore show.

Zom have created a stir in the Irish metal community since playing their first gigs earlier this year. The band’s demo recording has also proved popular and what few copies there were have already been snapped up by eager fans.

A Vibe for Phil Lynott @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

PHIL LYNOTT, singer, songwriter, and leader of Thin Lizzy, is both an Irish and global rock icon, and Galway will celebrate his music at a special concert tomorrow.

The annual Galway A Vibe for Phil Lynott, to mark the 26th anniversary of his passing, takes place in Monroe’s Live from 10pm. Performing on the night will be Thin Lizzy tribute band Remembering Lizzy, performing the best known and loved of Lynott’s songs.

New story collection from Fred Johnston

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

DANCING IN The Asylum is a new collection of short stories from long-time Galway-based author, Fred Johnston. It is the second story collection from Johnston who has also published four novels, eight volumes of poetry, and had three plays performed in a writing career that spans more than 30 years.

Galway Film Society - explore a world of cinema

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

SCIENCE-FICTION, melodrama, comedy, the road movie; big name directors David Cronenberg and Lars Von Trier; and stars such as Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Auteuil, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, and Michael Fassbender, will all feature in the Galway Film Society’s winter/spring season.

Limited places left for Chekhov Workshop

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

ACTOR/DIRECTOR Max Hafler is hosting a workshop on the Chekhov technique on four Sundays in January and February.

The Chekhov technique uses body and imagination as the springboard for voice and character. This course is for people with some experience of the Chekhov technique. Participants will focus on a particular aspect of the technique in depth and move on to create scenes and atmospheres from Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure.

Dusty Banjos class and sessions return

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

THE DUSTY Banjos traditional music for beginners class returns next week. There was a waiting list for the class last term, so early booking is recommended.

Classes take place upstairs in the Western Hotel, Prospect Hill, on Thursdays from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, starting back on January 19.

GOAL fundraising gig in Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

SOME OF the cream of Galway alternative pop, rock, folk, and avant garde bands will play a special charity gig for GOAL in the Róisín Dubh tomorrow from 9pm.

Jim McKee @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

JIM MCKEE, the Tyrone born, Kinvara based artist, singer, and songwriter, will play Monroe’s Backstage Bar with his band this Sunday 15 at 10pm.

Creative writing class with Celeste Auge

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

GALWAY-BASED writer Celeste Auge, who won the Cúirt New Writing Prize for fiction, will host a creative writing class in the Galway Arts Centre aimed at those interested in writing fiction.

The workshop will take place on Wednesdays from 7pm to 8.30pm and run for 10 weeks, starting January 18. It is open to all levels, from beginners to more experienced writers.

New writing course with Susan Millar DuMars

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

GALWAY POET and short story writer Susan Millar DuMars will host a new writers’ course, entitled Writers At Work, to help people realise a project.

Jody Mullarkey exhibition and event

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

AN EVENT celebrating the art and poetry of Jody Mullarkey, entitled Halls Without Walls, takes place this Sunday at 2pm.

Miriam O’Donohue @ Citóg

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

INIS ÓIRR artist-in-residence Miriam O’Donohue will headline a night of singer-songwriters in Citóg, downstairs in The Cellar, tomorrow from 10pm.

Classical and folk combine in Trio Elatha

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

TRIO ELATHA, featuring cellist Ailbhe McDonagh, guitarist Brendan Walsh, and violinist Zoë Conway, play two concerts in County Galway this month.

Galway Arts Centre January Poetry Slam

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

THE GALWAY Arts Centre’s first Poetry Slam of 2012 takes place on Tuesday January 17 at 7pm in the centre on 47 Dominick Street.

Solo concert from soprano Maeve Carney

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

SOPRANO MAEVE Carney will host a solo concert, entitled Sull’aria, in the Nuns Island Theatre this Sunday at 8pm.

126 Annual Members’ Show

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

THE FIFTH annual 126 gallery Annual Members’ Show, is currently running at the 126 gallery on Queen Street, and runs until Saturday February 4.

Charlie McGettigan to play The Forge

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

SINGER-SONGWRITER Charlie McGettigan makes a welcome visit to Galway this month to play a solo show in The Forge, Moycullen.

Galway Actors Workshop classes

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

THE GALWAY Actors Workshop is offering a series of beginners and specialised acting classes for its spring term.

ALâ Community Theatre workshops

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

COMMUNITY THEATRE ALâ will host a new season of workshops, starting Wednesday January 18 at 7.30pm in the Ballybane Community Resource Centre.

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