Explore the city in Moments Of Beauty

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

THE MOMENTS Of Beauty creative workshops in the Galway City Museum is now into its second series, ‘Power Of Place’, and will be held today, July 2, 9, 16, August 13, 20, and 27.

‘Power Of Place’ will explores people’s experience of their sense of self, how they belong in the city, and how they take their place in the city. This also involves working towards creative offering to share with others.

Michael McIntyre second show added

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

With all but a few of the tickets now gone for his ‘Laughter Lounge presents...’ July 9 show at the Black Box Theatre, Michael McIntyre (pictured) has agreed to do a second show in Galway on Wednesday July 8. Tickets for the Wednesday July 8 show are €27 plus booking fee from the Town Hall (091 - 569777), Zhivago Shop Street, www.ticketmaster.ie, and €25 for members online at www.roisindubh.net

Destination Tango in Black Box with Otros Aires Ensemble

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ‘neo-tango’ ensemble Otros Aires are in Galway’s Black Box next week where they will be joined by dancers Enrique Ringa and Marion Krauthaker of Caminos de Tango and other guests for what should be a spell-binding evening of tango music and dance.

On the record

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

SINCE ARRIVING on the scene in 1999 with his debut album Eclectic Impressions, guitarist/songwriter Chaz De Paolo has exhibited a passion for the blues that set him apart from his contemporaries.

Bring on the melodic indie @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

A NIGHT of music from highly promising Irish indie acts will take place in the Róisín Dubh on June 25 with Citizen, The Heritage Centre, Saving J, and Voodoo Fire in Haiti.

Alex Smoke @ Lowerstate

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

SOMA RECORDS’ Alex Smoke, whose style blurs the boundaries between electronica, techno, classical and hip-hop, plays Lowerstate at Deeper in The Cellar, tomorrow at 10.30pm.

Panic for The Smiths

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

‘Panic’, a night dedicated to the music of The Smiths and Morrissey will be held in De Burgos, St Augustine Street, tomorrow at 10.30pm. The event is to mark Morrissey’s 50th birthday. DJs Foz and Jonnie will play classics like ‘This Charming Man’, ‘What Difference Does It Make’, and ‘How Soon Is Now?’ as well as Morrissey solo hits like ‘Everyday Is Like Sunday’ and ‘Irish Blood, English Heart’. Admission is €5 before midnight.

Ben Taylor @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

THE OFFSPRING of musicians often have a hard time in establishing their own musical identity if they choose to follow in their parents footsteps. One exception is Ben Taylor.

Australia’s Damian Clark headlines The Laughter Lounge in the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

Australia’s Damian Clark (pictured), best known from RTÉ’s I Dare Ya!, and ‘possessing a comic talent beyond his years,’ according to chortle.co.uk, headlines The Laughter Lounge in the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday at 9pm. Support is from fellow Aussie Richard Brophy, who does a nice line in dry, surreal, humour. The MC is Paddy Courtney. Tickets are available from the Róisín Dubh and Zhivago.

Sign up for the School of Rock

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

THE SCHOOL Of Rock is back again and the Access Music Project is inviting those aged between 13 and 18 to enrol.

AMP will host workshops in vocals, composition, percussion, and rhythm from July 6 to 10 and from July 13 to 17.

Father’s Day @ The Eye Cinema

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

ROBOTS, ACTION movies, and Eric Cantona will be the order of the day at The Eye in Wellpark for the cinema’s ‘movies at midnight’ and Father’s Day celebrations.

Amit Mediratta to hold new exhibition in The House Hotel

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

STARLIGHT AND The Dancer, the new exhibition from Galway based artist Amit Mediratta, will open at The House Hotel on Monday at 6pm.

The show is specifically designed for the exhibition space within so that it fits in with the hotel décor. It will feature a series of nude photographs of Amit’s girlfriend, Anna Zolnierkiewicz, most of which were spontaneously shot in a Paris hotel room. The centrepiece work, entitled Ascension, is a large-scale depiction of a Sierpinski Triangle. Amit is also a swing dancer and there will be photos of him dancing by Carol Kennedy.

From Louisiana to Galway

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

A GROUP of American and Irish artists have joined forces for a collaborative exhibition, entitled 003D, which opens in the Galway Arts Centre next week.

North Beach Poetry Nights

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

GALWAY POET Pete Mullineaux will read at the next North Beach Poetry Nights in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, on Monday at 9pm.

New Jay Murphy exhibition

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

Ionian Blue, the new exhibition by Galway artist Jay Murphy will be officially opened in the Norman Villa Gallery, Salthill, tomorrow at 6pm by Galway Advertiser Group chairman Ronnie O’Gorman. The exhibition runs until July 4. The above work is entitled Blue Cave and Seagull.

Cinema Review - The Hangover

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, or so the saying goes, but as the lads in this flick find out there are plenty of tears, missing persons, and other random inexplicable events that come with a night of extreme debauchery. If only they could remember it all. The Hangover is rude, crude, and oh so wrong, that’s what makes it bloody brilliant.

Theatre and Dance at Galway Arts Festival

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

THE GALWAY Arts Festival unveiled its 2009 programme last week and, as ever, it’s chock-a-block with top-drawer attractions from both home and abroad. Theatre and dance - as ever,- feature strongly in the line-up and last Friday, over an afternoon coffee, festival director Paul Fahy met up to talk through some of this year’s highlights.

Alec Finn on De Dannan, Phil Lynott, and bouzoukis

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

HAVE YOU heard the one about the Yorkshireman who moved to Galway in the 1970s and changed the course of Irish traditional music forever? Well this is, in essence, the story of Oranmore-based musician Alec Finn and his journey with De Dannan.

Go mad for Fujiya & Miyagi

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

THEIR NAME makes them sound like a Japanese pop duo but Fujiya & Miyagi are in fact an electronic dance trio from Brighton who play the Róisín Dubh on Friday June 19 at 9pm.

Eamonn Morrissey returns with The Brother

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

THE INIMITABLE Eamonn Morrissey makes a welcome return to the Town Hall next week with his classic one-man show The Brother, based on the writings of Flann O’Brien.

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