Style, decadence, glamour, opulence

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

STOCKINGS, SUSPENDERS, lavish lingerie, suggestive dances, and lashings of sauce, burlesque is no longer about women performing for men, today it is about women performing for women, and artists and audience celebrating the diversity of female forms.

Padraic McCormack - 'a writer in the John B Keane mode'

Literature Reviews Thu, Sep 03, 2015

PETER MANDLESON'S autobiography includes a photograph of him relaxing at Mick Jagger’s house. It is hard to imagine former Galway West Fine Gael TD Padraic McCormack ever wanting to hang around with rock stars. Instead McCormack has a genuine interest in the eccentricities that make otherwise unremarkable people, in unremarkable places, far more interesting than anyone photographed with the late Princess Margaret.

Clifden Arts Festival - Connemara’s mecca for culture

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

Christy Moore, Mairtin O’Connor, Louis De Paor, Mick Flannery, and Fr Peter Mc Verry are among the many names who will be taking part in the 38th Clifden Arts Festival, which runs from Thursday September 17 to Sunday 27, and features theatre, literary, comedy and music events, workshops, and more than 200 family events.

Acts annouced for Rocktoberfest

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

THE HOT Sprockets are among the first round of bands announced for Galway’s new indoor music festival, Rocktoberfest. The event takes place in Monroe’s Live from Thursday October 1 to Sunday 4, and will feature more than 20 acts across two stages.

Jim Kavanagh – viewing ‘The Cosmological Sublime’

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

A MAJOR new exhibition of paintings by Galway artist Jim Kavanagh is currently running at Market Street Gallery, the former Connacht Tribune printworks, entitled As I See It –The Cosmological Sublime.

Return of Star Of The Sea

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

ONE OF the big hits of last year’s Galway International Arts Festival was Star Of The Sea, the superb stage adaptation of Joseph O’Connor’s acclaimed novel jointly produced by Moonfish and An Taibhdhearc. Audiences now have a second chance to see this much-praised show when it returns to An Taibhdearc for a short run prior to embarking on a national tour.

Eternal Summers - new album and Róísín Dubh show

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

FOUR ALBUMS into the game, it is only this year that Virginia indie-rock trio Eternal Summers have finally made it across to Europe, and one of their stops is the Róisín Dubh, where they play on Friday September 11 at 9pm.

Over The Edge Writers’ Gathering

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

GALWAY ADVERTISER arts editor Kernan Andrews, poet Kate Ennals, broadcaster Clara Rose Thornton, and writers Susan Lanigan, and Ruth Aylett, will all read at the Over The Edge Writers’ Gathering in The Kitchen, Galway City Museum, on Friday September 11 at 8pm.

Patricia Routledge in conversation at the Town Hall

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

"SHE'S SINGING at me! She's always singing at me!" the beleaguered and long suffering divorcee Emmet would utter in panic stricken moments whenever Hyacinth Bucket ("it's pronounced 'Bouquet!") crossed his path in the classic sit-com Keeping Up Appearances.

Olaf Tyaransen film to be screened at Electric Picnic

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

DON'T YOU Know Who I Am? the acclaimed rock‘n’roll short film, written and produced by award-winning Galway author Olaf Tyaransen, will be screened at Electric Picnic this Saturday.

Celebrate Sondheim with Stella Bass

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

STEPHEN SONDHEIM, one of the greatest songwriters and lyricists of modern times, responsible for 'Send in the Clowns', 'I Feel Pretty' and the Oscar-winning 'Sooner or Later', as well as musicals such as West Side Story and Sweeney Todd, is 85 this year.

Guess How Much I Love You comes to Baboró

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

GUESS HOW Much I Love You, the much loved and award winning children's story written by Irish author Sam McBratney and illustrated by Anita Jeram, will be brought to the stage as part of the Baboró International Children's Festival.

Galway Choral Association seeks new members

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

THE GALWAY Choral Association is welcoming new members ahead of the start of its new season of rehearsals on Sunday September 6, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm, in St Patrick’s Band Hall. Prospective members can attend up to three rehearsals before deciding to join.

Hothouse Flowers - in concert at Monroe's Live

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

SINCE THE late 1980s, The Hothouse Flowers have been renowned for their a passionate fusion of rock with the rootsy sounds of Irish folk and American gospel, and shows lasting between two and three hours, depending on the "level of fever in the room".

Jennifer Cunningham art classes

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

THE AWARD winning Galway artist Jennifer Cunningham is taking bookings for her classes in September, which cater for all ages and ability, from beginners to advanced students who want to sell work, or are currently in third level.

Boeing Employees Choir free concert

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

A 60 strong member choir, all employees of the Boeing aircraft and aerospace company, will perform a free concert, along with the Marine Institute Singers, in St Nicholas Collegiate Church, on Saturday September 12 at 7.30pm.

Jesse Malin @ Strange Brew

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

"LESS THAN two weeks till we hit #Ireland & #Wales for the first time in years," New York singer-songwriter Jesse Malin declared recently on his website. That time is even closer now as he plays the Róisín Dubh on Thursday September 10 at 9pm.

Rackhouse Pilfer - roots'n'country @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

RACKHOUSE PILFER, the stompin’, alt country, bluegrass sextet, and Hotpress/Jaegermesiert Live Band of the Year 2015, return to Galway on Friday September 11 to play Monroe's Live.

Mike Scala - New York troubadour is Galway bound

Wed, Sep 02, 2015

NEW YORK singer-songwriter and international charity worker Mike Scala is a man who enjoys doing things independently. Along the way, he has toured the world, worked with leading musicians, and made fans across the globe.

Séamus Begley - new album and Monroe's Live show

Wed, Sep 02, 2015

SÉAMUS BEGLEY, one of the finest, and most popular of Irish trad musicians, will mark the release of his new album, The Bold KerryMan, with a concert in Monroe’s Live on Tuesday September 22, where he will be joined by guitarist Tim Edey.

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