Hair Today Gone Tomorrow with Paul Daniels in Castlebar
Fri, Apr 27, 2012
When Paul Daniels takes to the stage wearing a wig, depending on your sensibility, you can be pretty sure that the next hour will be full of fun and entertainment. The legendary magician and performer will take to the stage in the Royal Theatre, Castlebar, on Thursday, May 3.
Read more ...This May get ready for the legendary Billy Ocean
Fri, Apr 27, 2012
Billy Ocean is the biggest black recording star Britain has ever produced, having sold more than 30 million records in his lifetime. Ocean got his first break when he signed to GTO records, for which his second single was the Motown-ish ‘Love Really Hurts Without You’, which reached number two in the UK charts and number 12 in the US. On Bank Holiday Sunday May 6 he will be taking to the stage in the Royal Theatre Castlebar, with tickets costing €33.20 and the show starting at 8.30pm.
Read more ...Live in the basement on the double this weekend
Fri, Apr 27, 2012
Brennan’s Lane, Garden Street, Ballina, will be the place to be on the double this weekend with live music in the basement of the venue on Friday and Sunday night.
Read more ...Top folk /bluegrass outfit are coming to Castlebar
Fri, Apr 27, 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 ...Heinrich Boll weekend coming up next month
Fri, Apr 27, 2012
The annual Heinrich Boll memorial weekend will take place from Friday May 4 to Sunday May 6 at Cyril Gray memorial hall, Dugort, in Achill. The event will be formally opened this year by the German Ambassador to Ireland, Dr Eckhard Lubkemeier on Friday, May 4 at 7pm. Dr Lubkemeier will also present awards for an essay competition to the students from Coláiste Polbail Acla on the evening. Over the course of the weekend a number of walks, talks, and workshops on various artistic topics will take place in a number of locations around the island.
Read more ...Liam Lawton teams up with Castlebar Gospel Choir for Cystic Fibrosis Association
Fri, Apr 27, 2012
Liam Lawton, in association with Castlebar Gospel choir, is to hold a special concert in Belcarra on May 10 for a night of song. All proceeds from the night will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland. Liam has a large following in Ireland and overseas, mainly in the US and is in many ways one of Ireland best kept secrets, as many of his achievements have passed almost unnoticed.
Read more ...Great line up of music at Emmett’s, Ballina this weekend
Fri, Apr 27, 2012
Emmett’s on Abbey Street, Ballina has been established for more than 20 years as one of the best live music venues in Mayo. It’s been home to all genres of music from rock to blues through folk and country. This weekend there is another line up of great live music in the venue. Kicking off tonight, Friday, April 27 the ever popular Breathe will be taking to the stage, along with acoustic duo Ross and Dean. On Saturday night, it’s going to be a night of rock and blues with Blister. On Sunday night, the ‘Mama of Soul’ Christina Forde and her band will be bringing the weekend to a close.
Read more ...New exhibition at the Linenhall opens up
Fri, Apr 27, 2012
An exhibition of recent paintings by Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh opens at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Friday, May 4, at 7.30pm. Sinéad's paintings are, according to art critic Aidan Dunne, “poised between austerity and luxuriance. Structurally they are often spare and concise, featuring simplified geometric motifs, but their surfaces are luscious, consisting of thick coats of rich oil pigment, beautifully textured.” Her practice explores the liminal space between object and form, and within their expressive eloquence they also explore the act of painting itself. Sinéad is based in Dublin. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and is included in many public collections, including Contemporary Irish Arts Society, Arts Council of Ireland, and the OPW. Sinéad will officially open her show at the Linenhall on Friday, May 4 at 7.30pm, when there will be a chance to preview the work, meet the artist, and enjoy a complimentary glass of wine. All welcome. The exhibition runs until Saturday May 26.
Read more ...Annual Bealtaine festival ready to roll in Mayo
Fri, Apr 27, 2012
Organisers of Bealtaine are delighted to announce the line-up for May 2012, which will see hundreds of theatrical, cinematic, craft, photographic, choral, dance and other events taking place across Ireland, giving people a chance to celebrate creativity as we age.
Mayo County Council will be presenting a wide-ranging programme of workshops and events for older people throughout Mayo, including community weaving, visual arts, dance, photography, music and storytelling. Poet Paul Durcan takes part in the launch of Praise in which I live and move and have my being in association with Poetry Ireland at Custom House Studios and Gallery on May 17 at 8pm.
Read more ...Mick Flannery celebrates number one album with Ruby Room gig next Thursday
Fri, Apr 20, 2012
In the last couple of years Mick Flannery has gone from part-time stonemason from Cork to one of Ireland’s most sought after musicians. That pace has picked up of late having just released his new single ‘Gone Forever’ in February, and his third album, Red to Blue, at the end of last month which knocked Madonna off the number one spot in Ireland his star continues to rise.
Read more ...There’s no show, like a My Brother Joe Show
Fri, Apr 20, 2012
My Brother Joe is the title of a new live concert show featuring Ben Dolan, brother of the late, and much loved entertainer, Joe Dolan. It will be coming to the Royal Theatre Castlebar on Saturday, July 14 and tickets cost €22.65. Throughout his singing career, Joe Dolan’s energetic and charismatic stage performances thrilled audiences throughout the world. His brother Ben shared the stage with his younger brother for 47 fun-filled years. Who better than Ben to tell the stories behind Joe’s songs, and highlight Joe’s successful singing career.
Read more ...Ben Reel live at Brennan’s Lane this Sunday
Fri, Apr 20, 2012
Singer/songwriter, Ben Reel who released a compilation album of his previous releases in February called 10 (1999-2009), will be touching down in Brennan’s Lane this Sunday night, April 22 for what promises to be an unforgettable nights entertainment.
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