Luka Bloom live in Castlebar
Fri, Jan 23, 2009
Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Luka Bloom will be playing in Moka Live, Castlebar on Tuesday February 17. Luka Bloom recently released his 12th album, Eleven Songs, featuring the current single ‘Don't Be Afraid Of The Light That Shines Within You’.
Read more ...Claremorris musical society to stage Annie
Fri, Jan 23, 2009
There is great excitement in Claremorris and its surrounding areas as Claremorris Musical Society put the final finishes to their forthcoming production of Annie. Annie will be the third annual production for Claremorris Musical Society. Set up in 2006, the society is growing ever since and is proving very successful in Claremorris and surrounding areas. On Friday January 30, the curtain will go up for the opening night of Annie and this well loved family musical will run over the weekend in The Town Hall, Claremorris.
Annie is a popular and well known musical which tells the tale of the little orphan Annie and her journey from the clutches of the mean and nasty Miss Hannigan in the New York municipal orphanage to the loving and warm home of Mr Warbucks, where every effort is made to trace Annie’s real parents. However, tricksters Rooster and Lily, along with Miss Hannigan, hatch a plan to upset all plans for Annie.
Read more ...Cinemobile to visit Crossmolina
Fri, Jan 23, 2009
Cinemobile, Ireland’s mobile cinema, will be making its first visit to Crossmolina on Monday and Tuesday January 26 and 27 at Fagan’s Car Park. On Tuesday at 11am Cinemobile will be screening The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Pupils from nearby schools are invited to view this timeless story of innocence lost and humanity found by ringing the number below. Children’s films The Tale of Despereaux and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa will also be screened and the teen favourite Twilight. Free phone on 1800 924 949 for movie listings and times, telephone (091) 751 629 or log on to www.cinemobile.net for further information
Read more ...New year line up excels at the Linenhall
Fri, Jan 23, 2009
Open mic at the Linenhall; poetry, prose and more
The Open Mike, an informal evening of poetry, prose, music and sometimes ‘even a step or two of dancing’ takes place at the Linenhall Arts Centre on Thursday January 29 at 8pm.
Expand your interests at Ballina Arts Centre this January
Fri, Jan 16, 2009
Beacon – works from the Ballinglen Arts Foundation at Ballina Arts Centre
Read more ...Dolan legend lives on with spectacular Valentine’s weekend show
Fri, Jan 16, 2009
The famous phrase ‘There’s No Show Like a Joe Show’ is expected to ring out across the west next month when the most acclaimed musical event of the last year, the award-winning Joe Dolan - The Reunion Show, rolls into the Royal Theatre, Castlebar. Romance will most certainly be in the air for Joe’s many fans in the west as the magical state-of-the-art production will be staged at the new entertainment mecca on Valentine’s Night, February 14, as part of a weekend-long musical celebration which also features country and western megastar, Jimmy Buckley.
Crowds and critics were united in their praise for the spectacular Joe Dolan – The Reunion Show after it was first staged in front of 10,000 fans in Killarney last year.
Read more ...UK’s biggest stars set for Ireland
Fri, Jan 16, 2009
Some of the UK’s biggest dance music stars are set to descend on Ireland in February as Clubland presents Scooter’s tour of Ireland with very special guests from Clubland’s roster of chart-topping superstars! Following hot on the heels of their second sell-out tour of the UK, Clubland roll in to Ireland promising a string of top class acts alongside their biggest stars Scooter for a three date tour of the island taking in Castlebar.
Read more ...Top comic double bill at the Linenhall
Fri, Jan 16, 2009
Meridian Theatre Company, the company that brought last year’s sell-out Raccoon and The Exit Wound, makes a welcome return to the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar with a double bill of fresh, vibrant, new theatre on Thursday January 22 at 8pm: a pair of roguish new comedies in the shape of Love, Peace & Robbery and Thailand: What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Liam Heylin’s Love, Peace & Robbery is a new comedy inspired by interviews with a group of men struggling to break the cycle of petty crime and imprisonment. A funny, touching, portrait of the human face of the underworld, his characters are shrewd, witty, survivors of a lifetime of self-abuse, still trying to go straight — sort of. Directed by Brian Desmond, starring Shane Casey, John Desmond, and Aidan O’Hare.
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Castlebar Pantomime present Puss in Boots
Fri, Jan 09, 2009
Every year Castlebar Pantomime proudly claims that its current production is the best to date. Well, this year Puss In Boots has gone further than Castlebar Panto's widest expectations. Following an extensive campaign to gain new pantomime members, the wealth of talent gathered on the refurbished Royal Theatre stage has totally illuminated the usual high standard production expected by Castlebar Pantomime audiences.
Read more ...A Gypsey celebration at the Linenhall
Fri, Jan 09, 2009
The Gypsy Jazz Quartet celebrates the musical genius of one of the true jazz greats, Django Reinhardt, in a unique multimedia presentation The Django Story at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday January 15 at 8pm. The Django Story is a multimedia performance complete with live music that celebrates the colourful life and music of genius Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt and his band, from its roots in the clubs of 1930s Paris.
Read more ...New year, new line-up at the National Museum
Fri, Jan 09, 2009
Junior event — Family Life in the Past
Join Lorna Elms of the Education and Outreach Department to explore family life in the past through role-play and art activities. Wednesday January 14 from 4pm to 5pm.
Join Lorna Elms of the Education and Outreach Department to explore family life in the past through role-play and art activities. Wednesday January 14 from 4pm to 5pm.
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