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IMC Galway to screen Cobain: Montage Of Heck
COBAIN: MONTAGE Of Heck, the new film on Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, will be screened in the IMC Cinema, Headford Road on Friday April 10 at 8.30pm.
Lallys to begin 30,000 mile journey home to Galway
An Irish couple and their three children will next week begin an incredible 30,000 mile journey, travelling through four continents over the course of a year to eventually set up home in Galway.
The Coole door knocker will rat-a-tat-tat once again
How many famous people lifted that heavy brass knocker on the door of Lady Augusta Gregory’s home at Coole, Co Galway, and gave it a resounding rat- a -tat -tat? It resounded again last weekend with all the authority of a grumpy judge’s gavel. The writer and broadcaster John Quinn, chairman of the 19th Autumn Gathering, used it to great effect to keep speakers to their time, and to summon people to the next event.
‘The Irish public’s interest in fiction perks me right up’
ONE OF the most praised novels of recent years was Patrick deWitt’s highly original western tale The Sisters Brothers, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won a number of prestigious awards in deWitt’s native Canada.
Live concert and instrument-making workshop
US multi-instrumentalist Le Ton Mité will be hosting an instrument-making workshop and performing live in Making Space Studios, Athlone on Saturday October 19 with support from Fergal Cox and Fergie Milton as well as Galway’s Declan Q Kelly.
Salerno teacher thrilled to get thank you letter from US president
A Galway based secondary teacher - who drew a picture of US President Barack Obama which was presented to him on March 19 - has received a personal letter of thanks from the man ranked by Forbes last year as the world’s most powerful person.
Galway families wanted to sample life in our twin city of Seattle
Do you fancy spending a week living in Seattle, Washington? A TV production company is looking for a Galway family to do just that as part of a new reality series which sees residents from twinned towns swap lives for a week.
The Cripple of Inishmaan returns to Town Hall
FRESH FROM a hugely successful tour of the United States, Druid’s smash-hit staging of Martin McDonagh’s The Cripple of Inishmaan makes a welcome return to the Town Hall for three nights only.
Robert Sarazin Blake to play Róisín Dubh
WITH HIS glasses and rich black beard, Robert Sarazin Blake has the air of a rabbi. He isn’t, but it is the stories in his songs and their wise reflections which give him that aura.
‘A cry for humanity’ - Tom Murphy discusses The Sanctuary Lamp
B*SPOKE THEATRE Company come to the Town Hall next week with a production of Tom Murphy’s powerful play, The Sanctuary Lamp, which Murphy himself directs.
