Five women artists at Kenny’s
Thu, Apr 14, 2011
AKIN: A Word in Your Eye, a mixed media exhibition, featuring work by five women artists, opens in The Kenny Gallery, Liosbán Retail Park, this Saturday at 3pm.
Read more ...A feast of world dance in Galway
Thu, Apr 14, 2011
THE DANCES of Asia, South America, and Europe will be performed at the second International Dance Festival Galway next month.
The festival, which was launched this week at NUI, Galway, will take place in the Radisson Blu Hotel on Saturday May 14 at 7.30pm. It has been organised by NUIG staff and the Sisters of La Retraite and it will raise funds for Special Olympics Ireland Connacht.
Read more ...Alan Carr - chatty man is Galway bound
Thu, Apr 14, 2011
IT COULD be the comedy event of the year in Galway - Alan Carr of The Friday Night Project and Chatty Man, will play the Black Box this summer.
Read more ...Colin Murphy @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Apr 14, 2011
THE BRILLIANT and ever popular Colin Murphy (pictured) makes a welcome return to the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday at 8.30pm.
This Belfast comic is a natural performer, superb mimic, and proof that straight stand-up is hard to beat. Support is from Danny Dowling, Steve Benn, and John Lynn.
Read more ...Easter laughs with McSavage
Thu, Apr 14, 2011
DAVID MCSAVAGE, the man behind RTÉ 2’s The Savage Eye will play the Comedy Club at Kudos in Oranmore returns on Bank Holiday Saturday April 23.
The Irish Times recently described McSavage as “the bravest, most fearless comic working in Ireland today” and David comes to Kudos hot on the heels of a sell-out run at Vicar Street. Support comes from Gerry Mallon and admission includes free entry to nightclub after the show.
Read more ...Mediaeval mayhem with Your Highness
Thu, Apr 14, 2011
YOUR HIGHNESS, the mediaeval comedy-advernture starring Natalie Portman and Zooey Deschanel, has just opened in cinemas in Galway.
Read more ...Féile na Ceardlainne in An Spidéal
Thu, Apr 14, 2011
THE BEST of Irish craft and design will be exhibited in An Ceardlann in An Spidéal, for Féile na Ceardlainne, a free festival of art, craft, music, and dance.
Read more ...Galway Music Residency sax it up
Thu, Apr 14, 2011
THE GREAT saxophonist Stan Getz said the saxophone is “an instrument that sings” because “at its best it’s like the human voice.”
Read more ...Galway Youth Orchestra auditions
Thu, Apr 14, 2011
Galway Youth Orchestra will hold auditions for new members on May 7 in the GTI on Fr Griffin Road.
Read more ...Cois Cladaigh charity concert
Thu, Apr 14, 2011
COIS CLADAIGH will give thier first concert of 2011 when they perform in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church this Saturday.
Read more ...Galway Arts Centre summer classes
Thu, Apr 14, 2011
THE GALWAY Arts Centre’s summer classes programme starts again this May and early booking is strongly recommended as places are limited.
The children’s classes begin on Friday 6 with an after school class including drawing and photography. The Saturday workshops start May 7 where children will get to explore and respond to the current exhibition in the GAC galleries.
Read more ...Motoring the Communist way
Thu, Apr 07, 2011
CAR MANUFACTURERS in the Communist bloc of Eastern Europe had to walk the line between giving people cars they wanted to own and meeting government plans to provide practical, inexpensive, vehicles to take workers to their place of employment.
Read more ...Biblio: A monthly review of Irish Books
Thu, Apr 07, 2011
FOR MOST Galwegians, Little John Nee was largely synonymous with the spirit of the Galway Arts Festival in its early years.
Read more ...North Beach Poetry Nights
Thu, Apr 07, 2011
THE NEXT North Beach Poetry Nights Slam takes place this Monday at 9pm in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, and the guest poet will be Dave Lordan.
Read more ...Garvey’s comedy open mic night
Thu, Apr 07, 2011
THE WEEKLY Stand Up Open Mic night at Garvey’s Hotel and Bar, Eyre Square, takes place tonight from 10pm and will also be raising funds for the Galway Volunteer Centre.
Read more ...RockSoc to host Irish premier of Bob and The Monster
Thu, Apr 07, 2011
NUI, GALWAY’S Rock Society, aka Rock Soc, will host the Irish premier of the documentary Bob and The Monster in the Bailey Allen Hall on Friday July 8.
Read more ...B-movie mayhem at 126
Thu, Apr 07, 2011
IF YOU love atrociously bad films, trashy B-movies, and generally stuff that is ‘so awful it’s brilliant’, then do not miss 126 Gallery’s TerriBAD Movie Night.
Read more ...Cúirt Over The Edge Showcase Reading
Thu, Apr 07, 2011
THE 2011 Cúirt Over The Edge reading, a major showcase for emerging writers, takes place in the Druid Lane Theatre on Wednesday at 3.30pm.
Read more ...Kevin Barry to launch debut novel at Cúirt
Thu, Apr 07, 2011
KEVIN BARRY has won acclaim for his plays and short stories and his CV also boasts screenplays, graphic stories, and essays. Now he adds novelist to that list.
Read more ...Elaine Feeney: one of Ireland’s growing band of young political poets
Thu, Apr 07, 2011
CÚIRT’S NEW programme director Dani Gill was determined this year’s festival should not be dominated by recycled names from previous years.
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