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On Friday November 16 and Saturday November 17, for one day and one night the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar celebrates all things Indian as it is transformed into a place of Utsava - the removal of earthly woes - providing you with an opportunity to forget your troubles and enjoy great Indian music, film, dance, poetry, food and much, much more. A feast for the senses.

Country music star John McNichol and his band are winging their way west next weekend, when they take to the stage in Hotel Newport on Saturday, October 8. In 2001 John was the proud recipient of the Best Newcomer Award from Country Music UK. Among other great highlights of John’s singing career to date include sharing a stage with Daniel O’Donnell and Sir Cliff Richard at the Kincasslagh Festival, County Donegal. John also played support to the legendary Elton John.

SIR PETER Hall, the founding director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the director of the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain is coming to Galway.

Judge John Neilan has apologised to a wheelchair-bound Mullingar man who wasn’t able to have his case heard in the main courtroom.

JOHN BEHAN, one of Ireland’s greatest sculptors, will give a public demonstration of his working methods in The Kenny Gallery in the Liosban Estate this Saturday at 2pm.

In Roy Foster’s impressive biography of WB Yeats* he tells an interesting anecdote concerning the sinking of the RMS Lusitania off the Cork coast on May 7 1915. The Galway writer Violet Martin (the second half of the caustic but amusing Sommerville and Ross duo), was walking by the sea near Castletownshend, Co Cork, when she saw the Lusitania pass in ‘beautiful weather’. Half and hour later, as the ship steamed passed the Old Head of Kinsale on her way to Liverpool, it was torpedoed by a German U-boat. Nearly 2,000 people perished.

Starlight Stage Productions are counting down to the opening night of The Likes Of Us at the Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny. On Wednesday June 3 Kilkenny audiences will be introduced to a new version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.

Penn milks it for all he’s worth

WHILE EVERYONE knows such classic Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musicals like Phantom Of The Opera, few have heard of The Likes Of Us.

In 1759 Arthur Guinness laid the foundation for the creation of one of the most iconic worldwide brands of the 21st century. Next Thursday September 24 will see Arthur Guinness celebrate 250 years, and where better to join in the party than at The Prince Bar.