Safe houses and wardrobe doors

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

THE MINING Road is Leanne O’Sullivan’s third poetry collection, published by Bloodaxe, and an achievement given she is just 30.

O’Sullivan is the sort of poet who excites middle aged failures, and not always in a good way. A real poet, we are told, should be crotchety and bitter and able to bore for Ireland on the origins of the pantoum which, since you ask, is a type of poem and not, as I thought when I first heard the word, an item of women’s underwear.

The rite stuff

Thu, May 30, 2013

ON MAY 29, 1913, at Théatre des-Champs Élyseés in Paris, Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes presented the world premiere of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, with choreography by Nijinsky and design and costumes by Nicolas Roerich.

Amazing Apples to headline Monroe’s tomorrow

Thu, May 30, 2013

THE AMAZING Apples, Rackhouse Pilfer, and Voice of Ireland stars John Gaughan and Conor Quinn kick start the June Bank Holiday weekend at Monroe’s Live.

Mary Byrne in concert

Thu, May 30, 2013

MARY BYRNE, the Tesco supermarket checkout worker who reached the semi-final of Britain biggest TV talent show, The X Factor, is coming to Galway.

Adapt Galway fundraiser

Thu, May 30, 2013

THE ADAPT Galway group, consisting of arts groups and organisations in the city, will hold a fundraising event in The Harbour Hotel on Thursday June 6 at 9pm.

Adapt Galway is made up of members from Engage Art Studios, 126 Artist-Run Gallery, The Loft, Lorg Fine Art Printmakers, Artspace, The Forge Studios, The Kitchen Table Collective, Expanded Draught, Angry Hammers, and the TULCA Festival of Visual Art.

Pride’s Voice @ G Bar

Thu, May 30, 2013

Every Thursday night at 8pm The G Bar host The Voice night..

Margaret Clayton exhibition

Thu, May 30, 2013

FROM THE vivid colours of Provence in southern France to the west of Ireland coast, Margaret Clayton’s new exhibition features an array of landscapes.

The Galway Sessions Festival 2013

Thu, May 30, 2013

THE GALWAY Sessions Festival, celebrating Irish folk and traditional music and the music Irish emigrants brought with them across the world, returns from Sunday June 16 to Sunday 23.

Inspired by James Joyce

Thu, May 30, 2013

THE TITLE of a new exhibition opening at the Norman Villa Gallery, Salthill, this evening at 8pm is: Bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk!

Natty Wailer @ Monroe’s tonight

Thu, May 30, 2013

NATTY WAILER, the Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter, along with his band The Reggae Vibes, plays Monroe’s Live tonight from 11pm.

Silent Disco Street Party

Thu, May 30, 2013

THE SILENT Disco Street Party, hosted by the Róisín Dubh, takes place on Dominick Street this Sunday from 9pm as part of the Galway Sea Festival 2013.

Penny Wentworth @ Monroe’s

Thu, May 30, 2013

THERE IS an old expression which goes, “every penny that went towards it was worth it” and it is the source of the name of Nenagh band Penny Wentworth.

Scottish folk band for Róisín Dubh

Thu, May 30, 2013

THE MULTI-award winning Scottish folk band Lau are coming to Galway to play the Róisín Dubh this Monday at 9pm.

Indie Rocks @ HALO

Thu, May 30, 2013

THE NINETIES saw indie go from the underground to overground as shoegaze, grunge, and Britpop ruled the charts.

Peadar King in concert @ An Taibhdhearc

Thu, May 30, 2013

INISHBOFIN SINGER and songwriter Peadar King, and his band, play An Taibhdhearc tomorrow night.

Sexual desire and betrayal in Closer

Thu, May 30, 2013

ADRIFT IN a cosmopolitan, technological world, a quartet of strangers seek to connect, but find themselves caught in a web of sexual desire and betrayal.

This is Closer, the critically acclaimed play by Patrick Marber which Anam Theatre Company will perform in the Town Hall Theatre Studio from Wednesday June 5 to Saturday 8 at 8.30pm.

Colm Naughton to launch new album at Town Hall

Thu, May 30, 2013

“I’VE ALWAYS known Colm as a very accomplished and versatile banjo and mandolin player. His playing is, as always, rich, full bodied, and full of heart. I hope his recording captivates other listeners as much as it has done me.”

Indian percussion and flute music concerts and workshops

Thu, May 30, 2013

INDIA’S LEADING percussionist Giridhar Udupa, famed for his command of the Ghatam, a clay pot instrument, wil be in Galway to give concerts and workshops next week.

Sean Agus Nua, the community organisation celebrating multiculturalism and promoting tolerance, is bringing Udupa, along with French bansuri player Fabrice de Graef, to the city for these events. The shows are part of the duo’s Bamboo and Clay Tour.

Legendary Norman J is coming to Galway

Thu, May 30, 2013

NORMAN J is probably the only DJ who can boast an MBE. He was awarded the honour in 2002 for his “deejaying and services to music”, but then, it was well deserved.

Little John and the further adventures of Sparkplug

Thu, May 30, 2013

LITTLE JOHN Nee brings his inimitable brand of theatrical storytelling and songcraft to the Town Hall Theatre next week with his feted show, Sparkplug, winner of The Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Sound Design.

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