Mayo sings in May with the International Choral Festival
Fri, May 18, 2012
This exciting inaugural festival will take the form of more than 30 male and female international, national, and Mayo choirs participating on a competitive and non-competitive basis from Thursday May 24 to Sunday May 27 across the county. The event will include a number of evening and daily countywide performances, as well as competitions and workshops. For visitors friendship, relaxation, and a memorable Mayo experience is the theme of the festival, allowing choirs to meet other choirs, relax, and enjoy a great weekend in the beautiful west of Ireland.
Read more ...The Love Hungry Farmer comes to Castlebar
Fri, May 18, 2012
Des Keogh, one of Ireland’s foremost actors and entertainers, presents his hugely successful, award-winning show The Love Hungry Farmer at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Wednesday, June 13 at 8pm.
Read more ...Maverick Sabre live in the Royal
Fri, May 18, 2012
Anticipation is building in the Royal Theatre Castlebar as the date gets closer for the London born and Irish raised Maverick Sabre date at The Royal Theatre in Castlebar on Bank Holiday Sunday, June 3.
Read more ...Parke Arts and Drama group are coming back to the Royal
Fri, May 18, 2012
The Parke Arts and Drama group, winner of the Mayo County Council drama award in 2011 for its production of Cupid Wore Skirts last March, returns to the stage this July in The Royal Theatre Castlebar on Thursday, July 12 with its 2012 production Fortunes and Misfortunes, a side-splitting three act comedy by Westmeath playwright Jimmy Keary.
Read more ...Smash Hits live in Brennan’s Lane on Sunday
Fri, May 18, 2012
Smash Hits! are an entertaining tribute to the golden era of early 90s dance, pop and R‘n’B. This Dublin six-piece comprises experienced musicians performing the best of classic 90s tracks from acclaimed artists such as Vanilla Ice, MC Hammer, House of Pain, Take That, Spice Girls, Haddaway, Prodigy, and Snap, among others. Fully decked out in 90s outfits and possessing an energetic set overflowing with chart hits, Smash Hits! are a throwback to a feel good time of old school nightclub DJs, all-night raves, and packed dance floors.
Read more ...Ballina Salmon Festival 2012
Fri, May 11, 2012
With the summer fast approaching, the final pieces are being put in place for the Ballina Salmon Festival which promises to have something for all the family with its varied and exciting programme of events.
Read more ...Forever Pets Expo — the ultimate family day out
Fri, May 11, 2012
Forever Pets Expo, in association with the MSPCA Dog Show, will bring tail wagging fun to the centre stage at the Royal Theatre, Castlebar, on Sunday July 1 for the Forever Pets Expo, which promises to be a great day for the whole family including your dog.
Read more ...Do you dare come and see the eighth deadly sin unveiled?
Fri, May 11, 2012
Ireland’s premier mentalist, Keith Barry, returns to the Royal Theatre this September.
Read more ...Blaze Bayley is ready to rock Castlebar tomorrow night
Fri, May 11, 2012
Former Iron Maiden and Wolfsbane front-man Blaze Bayley and his band will be making their way to Castlebar tomorrow night May 12 where they will be performing at Castlebar’s new independent music venue The Clubhouse. Blaze Bayley started his musical career as the lead vocalist of Wolfsbane. When Bruce Dickinson departed heavy metal band Iron Maiden in 1993, Blaze Bayley was chosen as his replacement. Following Blaze Bayley's departure from Iron Maiden, he formed his own band, Blaze. In 2000 the band released their debut studio album Silicon Messiah. The album was followed up by Tenth Dimension and the band's first live album, As live as it gets. Tomorrow night he will be coming to The Clubhouse, Castlebar, on his The Kings of Metal tour.
Read more ...New comedy Love All coming to the Linenhall
Fri, May 11, 2012
Cheery Wild Productions presents its acclaimed Love All, a comedy about love, murder and tennis, at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Tuesday, May 22 at 8pm.
From the Wimbledon finals to the hangman’s noose, this is the terrible and true(-ish!) tale of Irish sporting legend Vere St Ledger Goold and his mercenary wife Marie Violet Giordin - an extraordinary globetrotting journey from the heady heights of sporting stardom to complete catastrophe. CheeryWild have starched their whites, re-stretched their racquets and are ready to serve a virtuoso volley of Victorian melodrama. Love All delivers an hilarious, rapid-fire, homicidal train ride from passion to pandemonium. Anyone for tennis?
Read more ...Top folk /bluegrass outfit are coming to Castlebar
Fri, May 11, 2012
Top folk/bluegrass outfit Southern Tenant Folk Union makes a very welcome return visit to the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Wednesday, May 16 at 8pm.
Read more ...Trinity Orchestra to perform Pink Floyd’s music
Fri, May 11, 2012
Trinity Orchestra are to perform in the Royal Theatre, Castlebar, on Saturday July 7, where they will play the music of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon.
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