Jape and O’Death to rock Galway for Coors Light Live

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

GALWAY WILL be rocking out to the music of leading Irish and American indie acts when the Coors Light Live event comes to Galway next month.

Dear Frankie returns to Town Hall

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

FOR MORE than 20 years, agony aunt Frankie Byrne ruled supreme on Irish airwaves with her iconic radio show, The Women’s Page.

Micheal O’Loughlin to launch new book

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

THE POET Micheal O’Loughlin will launch his new collection In This Life in this Town Hall Theatre bar this Saturday at 5pm.

The launch is part of the Cúirt international Festival of Literature and the guest speaker will be City Arts Officer James C Harrold.

A Moment to change everything

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

MOMENT, THE explosive new drama by Deirdre Kinahan and Tall Tales Theatre Company, is coming to the Town Hall Theatre, from Tuesday April 26 to Saturday 30.

Return of The Asylum

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

DUE TO phenomenal demand Keith Barry’s hugely popular show, The Asylum, returns for its final run in May.

Chekhov/Lecoq workshop

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

A WORKSHOP exploring the Chekhov and Lecoq acting techniques will take place from Monday April 25 to Friday 29 from 10am to 5pm.

The workshops, hosted by Core Theatre College, will focus on the two techniques idea of using the body and imagination to create character. Participants will use the Chekhov exercises to explore Shakespeare’s King Lear. In the Lecoq sessions they will look at how to tell and create a story physically using collaborative chorus work with King Lear as the basis.

Garvey’s comedy open mic night

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

THE WEEKLY Stand Up Open Mic night at Garvey’s Hotel and Bar, Eyre Square, takes place tonight from 10pm.

Galway Arts Centre poetry workshops

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

THE GALWAY Arts Centre will host poetry workshops in May, facilitated by the acclaimed Galway poet Kevin Higgins.

Janelle Monae plays Galway this summer

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

JANELLE MONAE, the American soul/funk/r’n’b singer, whose set at last year’s Electric Picnic, was considered one of the festival’s highlights, is coming to Galway.

The Kanyu Tree release new single tomorrow

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

GALWAY BAND The Kanyu Tree will release their new single ‘Radio’ tomorrow. ‘Radio’ is the trio’s third single and their first for Sony Music Ireland.

Steve Mason to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

SCOTLAND’S STEVE Mason was an essential part of The Beta Band and King Biscuit Time. These days he is a solo artist on tour and with a new single.

Ger Wolfe to play Kinvara and Galway

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

CORK SINGER-songwriter Ger Wolfe has been described by his fellow Corkonian John Spillane as “the poetic soul of Ireland” while Christy Moore said his songs “always raise my spirits”.

Elly O’Keefe @ Monroe’s

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

ELLY O’KEEFFE, the Cork based singer-songwriter plays Monroe’s The Backstage Bar this Sunday at 9.30pm.

The poetry book to bring everywhere with you

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

TIME WAS that British poetry was the preserve dusty old English professors and eccentric maiden aunts, with the occasional hippy chick in floral dress or angry young man in black French polo neck thrown in.

Eat The Swans tomorrow evening

Thu, Apr 14, 2011

EAT THE Swans, the new collection of short stories by the Galway writers group, The Atlantis Collective, will be launched tomorrow.

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.

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.