Musical Theatre Training courses

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

TWO COURSES in musical theatre training, under the tuition of Australian performer Claire Healy, take place in The Anno Santo Hotel, Salthill, in September.

Margaretta D’Arcy Film Weekend

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

A WEEKEND celebrating the films of activist, anthropologist, writer, and film-maker Margaretta D’Arcy, takes place later this month on the Aran Islands.

Baile an Salsa - Latin vibe with an Irish twist

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

BAILE AN Salsa, the exciting Irish trad/Latin music fusion band, return to Galway to play Monroe’s Live this Saturday, with doors opening at 9pm.

Laughter and songs inside The Gingerbeard House

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

A CABARET of comedy and music comes to the Róisín Dubh on Thursday August 21 at 9pm when The Gingerbeard House takes to the stage.

Empires of Light

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

THE BLACK Country is an area of England where the industrial revolution was at its most intense, in cities like Birmingham, Coventry, and Wolverhampton.

SugarBeat festival close to selling out

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

DAMIEN DEMPSEY, KeyWest, and The Amazing Apples play the first SugarBeat festival which takes place in Tuam Stadium on Saturday August 23.

Mná Mná - women musicians on top

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

SINGERS EMILY Donoghue and Ria Czerniak and the band Mongoose play the Mná Mná Music night at The Cellar Bar on Thursday August 21 at 8pm.

Between The Lines @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

BETWEEN THE Lines are metal, but just what kind? Their sound straddles sub-genres as diverse as sludge, thrash, and even grunge.

Pop-up gallery showcases Athenry artists

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

A FORMER betting shop in Athenry is now the location for a new exhibition showcasing the diverse artistic talent of both the town and its surrounding area.

110th Street Late Summer Boat Party

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

JON AVERILL, the head of London based label Shock World Service, and Shock regular and Nightflight DJ Sol O’Carroll will be spinning the decks at the 110th Street Late Summer Boat Party.

The Last Friday Club @ Monroe’s

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

THE LAST Friday Club in Monroe’s Backstage Bar, the clubnight for anyone over 30, returns on Friday August 29 at 11pm.

Patricia Byrne’s new exhibition

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

AN EXHIBITION of limited edition prints by Galway artist Patricia Byrne is running at the Renzo’s Café, Eyre Street, throughout August.

The return of Highgrade Express

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

HIGHGRADE EXPRESS, the Galway band led by Jamaican-Irish brothers Howard and Brendan Evans, are returning to live performance.

The Dirty Circus comes to Salthill

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

MISS BURLESQUE Ireland and an award winning Cirque De Soleil performer will take to the stage of The Dirty Circus this Saturday from 9pm.

JOLT’s new developmental workshops and talks

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

FOLLOWING THE success of its artist mentoring programme, Volition, JOLT will present a new series of workshops and talks, aimed at the Galway arts community.

New book from Galway publisher Arlen House

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

THE NEGATIVE Cutter, a collection combining two very different novellas by Patrick Chapman, is out now from Galway publisher Arlen House.

Fiction writing courses

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

THE SHORT story writer and poet Susan Millar DuMars will give an eight week course in advanced fiction, starting on September 19.

Can you catch The Gingerbreadman?

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

“RUN, RUN as fast as you can, you can’t catch me I’m the Gingerbreadman.” You might not be able to catch him, but you will be able to see this mischievous fellow.

Album review: Field Mouse

Music Reviews Thu, Aug 14, 2014

INDIE MUSIC, in its ‘classic’ sense is the union of two seemingly disparate and incompatible forms into a whole that, in practice, ends up making perfect sense.