Handel Challenge choir wows at Castlebar performance

Fri, Nov 07, 2014

The Church of the Holy Rosary in Castlebar was the venue for a very special performance of Handel’s Messiah last Sunday night.

Celtic Flames to perform in Castlebar

Fri, Nov 07, 2014

Acclaimed traditional music group, Celtic Flames, is to perform in Castlebar on November 14 to raise funds for the Geraldine Lavelle Trust.

COMPETITION TIME

Fri, Nov 07, 2014

The Twin Trees Hotel, Ballina, is offering one lucky reader of The Mayo Advertiser the chance to win two tickets to see one of the most highly anticipated shows in Mayo this winter - Friends in Low Places - The Ultimate Garth Brooks Experience.

The winner will also receive overnight accommodation at the hotel for two guests.

Kilmeena performers bringing dark comedy to stage

Fri, Nov 07, 2014

Kilmeena Drama Group’s rehearsals for The Lonesome West are in full swing.

Harmony kings Coda for Linenhall performance

Fri, Nov 07, 2014

Mayo vocal group Coda bring their musical talents to the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday next at 8 pm.

Season of thought-provoking documentaries at Claremorris Film Society

Tue, Nov 04, 2014

Claremorris Film Society is hosting a series of thought-provoking documentaries this winter, in the atmospheric setting of Claremorris library, thanks to Mayo County Council and local librarian Tom Murtagh.

Glamorous Ice Ball returns to Breaffy

Fri, Oct 31, 2014

There is a night of glitz and glamour in store at Breaffy House Resort, Castlebar, as the popular Ice Ball returns on December 6.

Kitchen Hero Donal Skehan brings live show to Castlebar

Fri, Oct 31, 2014

Celebrity chef Donal Skehan is bringing his Kitchen Hero live tour to Castlebar next Thursday (November 6).

Chekhov’s absurdist comedy for Linenhall performance

Fri, Oct 31, 2014

One of best loved plays by great Russian playwright Anton Chekhov comes to the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar next Thursday, November 6, at 8pm.

Uncle Vanya, an absurdist yet compassionate comedy, first performed in Moscow in 1899, tells the story of a languid, lazy, summer in the countryside, when a dysfunctional family is invaded by relatives - the retired professor and his young beautiful wife. Lives are turned inside out in what ensues. The play is presented by theatreWorksWest.

Turlough’s National Museum encourages schools to visit

Fri, Oct 31, 2014

Mayo’s national museum at Turlough Park has introduced a new online resource to encourage more schools to visit.

Alice Maher to launch Reservoir in Westport

Fri, Oct 31, 2014

One of Ireland’s most respected contemporary artists, Alice Maher, is to launch a new collection of never-before-seen sketchbooks and notebooks that span her entire career, on Thursday, November 13.