Mary McPartlan and Friends: From Mountain to Mountain

Fri, Jul 29, 2016

Well-known Galway-based singer Mary McPartlan plays Ballina Arts Centre this evening, Friday July 29. Her distinctive evocative voice, combined with a strong sense of her own musical personality, allows her to move easily between styles, ranging from her roots in the folk song tradition of her native Leitrim, to new and original works.

Five hundred performers set to join in MMTradfest in Ballina

Fri, Jul 15, 2016

More than 500 Irish musicians, singers, and dancers are expected to take over the numerous venues in Ballina and its surrounding towns for the six day Mayo Manchester Tradfest. The week-long family friendly festival will feature a whole host of award winning performers involved in 10 key events and a further 60 fringe events, and is expected to attract some 50,000 visitors. The unique celebration featuring performers from Mayo and Manchester is launched on Friday July 29 with a special live two hour radio broadcast by Midwest Radio from Bar Square in Ballina. The free event will feature a host of VIPs and performers and runs from 6pm to 8pm.

Mick O’Dea presents The Foggy Dew

Fri, Jul 15, 2016

Throughout July and August, Ballina Arts Centre – in partnership with the Ballinglen Arts Foundation, the Royal Hiberian Academy, and Mayo County Council – will present The Foggy Dew, an exhibition of new works by RHA president Mick O’Dea, at the Ballina Civic Offices, and the Ballinglen Arts Foundation gallery in Ballycastle.

Westport Rhythm Roots and Blues Weekender

Fri, Jul 08, 2016

This summer sees something new come to Westport in the Westport Rhythm Roots and Blues Weekender, taking place on August Bank Holiday weekend - Friday July 29 to Sunday July 31.

Octagon Quilters twenty fifth anniversary exhibition at Custom House Studios

Fri, Jul 08, 2016

Custom House Studios will continue to host Silver Threads, an exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Octagon Quilters Group in Westport, every day until July 24.

Cabinet of Wonders at the Linenhall

Fri, Jul 08, 2016

The Cabinet of Wonders is an ongoing curated visual art project presented in glass cabinets in the foyer of the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar.

Great programme of entertainment from the Linenhall

Fri, Jul 08, 2016

While the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar is spending the month of July running its ever-popular summer workshops for children, so popular they have been sold out for weeks, it has not forgotten its evening audiences.

Custom House is accepting applications for the use of studios

Fri, Jul 08, 2016

Custom House Studios at Westport Quay is now inviting submissions for the use of studios, starting in August, 2016.

Ten Weeks that Changed The World continues at the Linenhall

Fri, Jul 08, 2016

Due to ongoing public interest, photographer Alison Laredo’s exhibition - Ten Weeks That Changed The World - has been extended at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar until Saturday July 16.

Kevin Gaffney exhibition opens at The Linenhall

Fri, Jul 08, 2016

A Numbness in the Mouth, an exhibition of new film and photographic work by Kevin Gaffney, opens at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Friday July 15 at 7.30pm.

Ballina to host major literary event in August

Fri, Jul 08, 2016

Ballina Arts Centre and the Jackie Clarke Museum will host a literary event of national importance on Thursday, August 4, to celebrate the work of Ballina-born Faber poet Dorothy Molloy.

BLÁS play Claremorris Town Hall this Saturday

Fri, Jul 01, 2016

July 2.The band consists of Stephen Doherty on flutes, accordion, and percussion, David Doocey on fiddle, Anne Brennan on vocals, and Shane McGowan on guitars. Between them, they have toured, performed, and recorded with a who's who of artists including Sharon Shannon, Sean and Dolores Keane, Lúnasa, Gráda, Tim O’Brien, Paul Brady, and Dave Munnelly.

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