James Vincent McMorrow’s tropical return

Thu, Jan 09, 2014

TOMORROW SEES the much anticipated release of James Vincent McMorrow’s second album Post Tropical, with the Dubliner also heading west to play Galway city later this month.

Beyond Therapy with Orion’s Belt

Thu, Jan 09, 2014

KINVARA’S ORION’S Belt Theatre Company visit the Town Hall Theatre studio next week with Christopher Durang’s terrific madcap comedy, Beyond Therapy.

Beyond Therapy is a fast-paced, deliriously funny play revolving around the worlds of dating, romance and psychoanalysis. It centres on the fraught romance between single, straight, Prudence and bisexual Bruce -whose male lover Bob is miffed by the affair

Galway Arts Festival show gets London production

Thu, Jan 09, 2014

RIVERRUN, OLWEN Fouéré’s imaginative and acclaimed stage interpretation of Joyce’s Finnegan’s Wake, which premiered at last year’s Galway Arts Festival, is to be staged in London.

Stagecoach Theatre classes

Thu, Jan 09, 2014

STAGECOACH THEATRE Galway will hold a number of two week taster sessions for four to 17-year-olds on Saturdays January 11 and 18 in St Mary’s College.

Celebrate anime at Akumakon 2014

Thu, Jan 09, 2014

ANIME, JAPAN’S distinctive form of animation, and manga, Japan’s long tradition of comic books, will be celebrated in Galway at Akumakon 2014.

Róisín Dubh Art and Craft Market

Thu, Jan 09, 2014

THE RÓISÍN Dubh Art and Craft Market returns this Saturday from 1pm to 6pm and will feature 24 stalls over two floors.

Children’s art classes

Thu, Jan 09, 2014

TWO DIFFERENT eight week art classes for children, run by professional artist Vicky Smith, will be held in the Knocknacarra Community Centre.

St Nicholas’ Choral concert

Thu, Jan 09, 2014

THE DAVIDSON College Chorale from North Carolina will be in concert in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church this evening.

Tribal Chamber Choir auditions

Thu, Jan 09, 2014

THE TRIBAL Chamber Choir, directed by Mark Keane, is holding auditions for new members and beginning rehearsals for a performance of Mozart’s Mass in C minor.

Galway Actors Workshop New Year classes

Thu, Jan 09, 2014

THE GALWAY ACTORS Workshop will host a series of classes for the New Year, with all courses starting on Monday January 20 in the Anno Santo Hotel, Salthill.

Power Performance Academy now enrolling

Thu, Jan 09, 2014

THE POWER Performance Academy is enrolling for its new term with classes in drama, dance, singing, and other disciplines, for those aged between four and 17.

Acting classes with Pete Mullineaux

Thu, Jan 09, 2014

PETE MULLINEAUX’S long-running and popular acting classes return to the Galway Arts Centre on January 23 and run for eight weeks.

65daysofstatic to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jan 09, 2014

ALTHOUGH IT may not get the same attention as London, Manchester, Birmingham, or Glasgow, Sheffield has proven to be a productive and intriguing city for British rock.

Vibe For Phil Lynott 2014

Thu, Jan 09, 2014

THE GALWAY ‘A Vibe for Phil Lynott’ takes place in Monroe’s Live tomorrow at 10pm, marking the 28th anniversary of the death of the legendary songwriter, singer, and Thin Lizzy leader.

Playing on the night are Remembering Lizzy, who played their first show in 1991 to mark Phil’s fifth anniversary and they have been keeping his memory and music alive since. Drummer Frank Mulveen was an acquaintance of Lynott and his band Skull supported Lizzy in the Hangar Ballroom, Salthill, in 1973.