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Launched on Monday evening by Minister Jimmy Deenihan, the 37th Westport Arts Festival is under way. Providing its typically quirky and diverse line-up of acts, it spans two full weeks this year, from October 1 to 14, with something on offer for all ages and tastes. If you are looking for something to do this weekend there is lots to chose from.

COPE Galway is to benefit from a theatrical performance in the city next week, when Fishamble present Forgotten, a solo piece for theatre which explores four characters, between the ages of 80-100 years old, who reside in care facilities and retirement homes.

TWO MONTHS after he delighted Town Hall audience with his acclaimed solo show Silent, actor Pat Kinevane makes a welcome return to next week with Forgotten, his equally lauded one-man piece on old age and care of the elderly.

ONE OF the most talked about shows at last year’s Galway Arts Festival was Silent, written and performed by Pat Kinevane and produced by Dublin’s Fishamble Theatre Company.

AND SO another year winds down and, over a seasonal mince pie and mulled wine, we can reflect on the past 12 months of Galway play-going.

Chico and Rita is the next screening at Ballina Film Club on Tuesday night November 1. Set in Cuba in 1948, Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey – in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero – brings heartache and torment. From Havana to New York, Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas, two passionate individuals battle impossible odds to unite in music and love. Oscar-winning director Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque) and Catalan designer Javier Mariscal create a passionate, animated Cuban love story. Admission is €5.

On Friday November 4, at 8pm, Ballina Arts Centre will present Fishamble Theatre Company’s Forgotten, a powerful piece of theatre written and performed by Pat Kinevane.

Balmy sunshine, as it so often does, greeted the launch of Galway Arts Festival on Monday evening and a large crowd of artists and arts aficionados thronged the Radisson Hotel for the event.

MCGOLDRIG ONCE had it all, but today he is homeless and has lost his mind. Yet through his fascination with Rudolph Valentino, he finds the courage to confront his past.

FISHAMBLE THEATRE Company brings its hugely successful revival of The Pride of Parnell Street to the Town Hall Theatre for one night only on Friday May 20.