TKO to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 10, 2011

DUBLIN SEXTET TKO have been called “one of the best live bands in the country” by Hot Press while Metro has praised their “well constructed songs and great live act”.

Planet of sound

Thu, Mar 10, 2011

Jonny Greenwood/Can - Norwegian Wood
OST (Nonesuch)

TJ Miles exhibition and painting demonstration at Kenny's

Thu, Mar 10, 2011

ANTRIM ARTIST TJ Miles will host a new exhibition of his works at the Kenny Gallery and give a painting demonstration in aid of the Galway Hospice Foundation.

A sleepy bear music concert

Thu, Mar 10, 2011

GOODNIGHT MR BEAR, a family concert, from Adventures in Music, takes place this Sunday at the St Patrick’s Band Hall, near Ceannt Station, at 2pm.

The show, by Alan Preims and Nicola Geddes, is told through words and music, about a bear preparing for winter hibernation. The children will be asked to participate through song and story, and will learn about the instruments involved, which will be the cello, and various percussion, including a marimba and lots of other different drums.

Two new exhibitions @ Galway Arts Centre

Thu, Mar 10, 2011

THE GALWAY Arts Centre will open two new exhibitions tomorrow evening - one is a solo show while the other is group exhibition.

Neil Delamere and his Implement of Divilment

Thu, Mar 10, 2011

NEIL DELAMERE IS, according to The Scotsman, “a banter bomb, primed to make you explode with laughter...Simply put, he is a master”.

Young Gifted & Green @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 10, 2011

YOUNG, GIFTED & GREEN, a showcase for up and coming Irish comics comes to the Róisín Dubh next Wednesday at 8.30pm.

Show Me The Funny continues

Thu, Mar 10, 2011

THE SECOND heat of the Show Me The Funny competition takes place on Monday at the Kings Head at 8pm.

Fiddler on the Roof

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

REHEARSALS ARE currently in full swing for the Patrician Musical Society’s staging of classic musical Fiddler On The Roof which graces the Town Hall next week.

Drama, delicacy, and Mozart - Finghin Collins and the RTÉ NSO

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

DRAMA, FIRE, delicacy, humour, and virtuosity can be expected in the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra’s current all-Mozart spring tour which arrives in Galway on Tuesday featuring the acclaimed Irish pianist Finghin Collins as soloist and director.

Based on Finghin’s November experience with the orchestra in Dublin, ‘electric, high-octane music-making’ may also be expected. Patrons should note that this year’s visit by the NSO will see them perform in NUI, Galway’s Bailey Allen Hall rather than Leisureland.

Frankie Gavin & De Dannan to play Moycullen

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

FRANKIE GAVIN & De Dannan will play The Co-op in Moycullen on tomorrow as part of their current Up Close & Personal Tour.

Alex Hijmans to launch new book in Galway

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

HE IS Dutch and he is fluent as Gaeilge. He is a writer, a journalist, and former café owner and he is about to launch his debut novel in Galway.

Alex Hijmans’ debut novel Aiséirí, published by Cois Life, will be launched in Charlie Byrne's Bookshop on Thursday March 10 at 6pm. Alex will read from the book and be signing copies.

Medical humour in Monivea

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

SEX FOR seniors, overdosing on drugs, and falling foul of the law, and a hospital where just about everything goes wrong. This is It Runs In The Family.

It Runs In The Family, the hilarious farce by Ray Cooney, will be staged by the Cortoon/Lavally Drama Group in the Fr Sammon Community Hall, Monivea, on Saturday at 8.30pm. There will also be a paternity suit, a teenager on the rampage, a bit of body-snatching. The show is directed by Fred Williams.

ConTempo Quartet and Dave Flynn in concert

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

THE CONTEMPO string quartet and composer and musician Dave Flynn will join forces for a concert in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church on Saturday March 12 at 8pm.

Andrew Maxwell @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

ANDREW MAXWELL, “without doubt the strongest comedian on the circuit right now,” according to The Daily Telegraph, is coming back to the Róisín Dubh.

Sing along to Grease

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

SING ALONG Cinema’s productions of Grease in Dublin and Cork had people jiving in the aisles and it is coming to the Róisín Dubh on Saturday April 2 at 7.30pm.

Nan Tom Teaimín at Árus na nGael

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

SEAN NÓS singer Nan Tom Teaimín, from Carna will be the special guest at Club Árus na nGael’s Oíche Airneáin on Tuesday at 8.30pm.

Nan won her first sean nós singing competition when she was 14 and gathered many more awards and high recognition over the years, including wining Corn Uí Riada twice. She will be singing songs in both Irish and English on the night.

The Water Tower Bucket Boys @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

THEY BEGAN busking on the street corners of Portland, Oregon, playing traditional old time and bluegrass, before graduating to square dances and bluegrass festivals along the west coast.