Drama, delicacy, and Mozart - Finghin Collins and the RTÉ NSO

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

DRAMA, FIRE, delicacy, humour, and virtuosity can be expected in the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra’s current all-Mozart spring tour which arrives in Galway on Tuesday featuring the acclaimed Irish pianist Finghin Collins as soloist and director.

Based on Finghin’s November experience with the orchestra in Dublin, ‘electric, high-octane music-making’ may also be expected. Patrons should note that this year’s visit by the NSO will see them perform in NUI, Galway’s Bailey Allen Hall rather than Leisureland.

Frankie Gavin & De Dannan to play Moycullen

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

FRANKIE GAVIN & De Dannan will play The Co-op in Moycullen on tomorrow as part of their current Up Close & Personal Tour.

Alex Hijmans to launch new book in Galway

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

HE IS Dutch and he is fluent as Gaeilge. He is a writer, a journalist, and former café owner and he is about to launch his debut novel in Galway.

Medical humour in Monivea

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

SEX FOR seniors, overdosing on drugs, and falling foul of the law, and a hospital where just about everything goes wrong. This is It Runs In The Family.

ConTempo Quartet and Dave Flynn in concert

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

THE CONTEMPO string quartet and composer and musician Dave Flynn will join forces for a concert in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church on Saturday March 12 at 8pm.

Andrew Maxwell @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

ANDREW MAXWELL, “without doubt the strongest comedian on the circuit right now,” according to The Daily Telegraph, is coming back to the Róisín Dubh.

Sing along to Grease

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

SING ALONG Cinema’s productions of Grease in Dublin and Cork had people jiving in the aisles and it is coming to the Róisín Dubh on Saturday April 2 at 7.30pm.

Nan Tom Teaimín at Árus na nGael

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

SEAN NÓS singer Nan Tom Teaimín, from Carna will be the special guest at Club Árus na nGael’s Oíche Airneáin on Tuesday at 8.30pm.

Nan won her first sean nós singing competition when she was 14 and gathered many more awards and high recognition over the years, including wining Corn Uí Riada twice. She will be singing songs in both Irish and English on the night.

The Water Tower Bucket Boys @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

THEY BEGAN busking on the street corners of Portland, Oregon, playing traditional old time and bluegrass, before graduating to square dances and bluegrass festivals along the west coast.

Seánie Vaughan releases debut album

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

CONNEMARA singer-songwriter Seánie Vaughan has just released his new debut album Altered Vision.

The 11 track album is a mix of folk-rock and hard rock and it features contriubtions from Kenneth Coyne, The Dublin String Quartet, and the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir. He wil play Vaughan’s, Clifden, on March 25 and The Stables, Mullingar, on May 1. For more information see www.seanievaughanmusic.com

Silent Disco tonight

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

THE SILENT Disco returns to the Róisín Dubh tonight at 11.30pm with DJs Gugai and Ferg again going head to head.

Pick up your headphones on the way in and switch between the two DJs to see who is playing the songs you most want to dance to. If you need a break, take the headphones off and marvel at the bizarre spectacle of a room full of people dancing and singing different songs, even though no music is to be heard.

Legendary rapper Rakim to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

Legendary rapper Rakim (pictured) will play the Róisín Dubh on Tuesday May 3 at 8pm. Tickets are available from the Róisín Dubh and www.roisindubh.net

Jamie Lawson - positive contradictions

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

JAMIE LAWSON is something of a contradiction. In person he is shy and quiet but on stage he is a maelstrom of emotion and honesty.

Win family passes to advance screening of A Turtle’s Tale

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

A TURTLE’S Tale: Sammy’s Adventures is coming to The Eye Cinema in Wellpark in 3D and the Galway Advertiser has 50 family passes to give away.

Blackadder charity table quiz

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

BLACKADDER, THE historical comedy series starring Rowan Atkinson as a dastardly schemer and Tony Robinson as his loyal sidekick, will be the subject of a table quiz.

Do some Wishful Thinking at 126

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

WISHFUL THINKING is the title of an evening of 16mm film projections which will be shown in the 126 Gallery on Queen Street tomorrow from 6pm to 9pm.

Paul King singer-songwriter

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Simple things such as spending time relaxing with my girlfriend, rehearsing and playing music with the guys in the band, being in good company.

New art exhibition space opens at O’Briens Sandwich Bar

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

O’BRIENS SANDWICH Bar in Liosban has just opened a new art exhibition space and will now be displaying artworks as well as serving food.

“Having given the store a complete make over we wanted to provide a space for artists to exhibit their work,” said new space owner Aonghus McGuinness. “We approached Artspace who are based in Liosban and we were delighted Isabelle Gaborit wanted to get the project off the ground with a selection of her work.”

Over The Edge goes international

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

WRITERS FROM Holland, the USA, and Ireland will all feature in the March Over The Edge March Writers’ Gathering at The Café in the Galway City Museum on Friday March 11 at 8pm.

Coole Music Orchestra Festival

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

THE FOURTH annual Coole Music Orchestra Festival 2011 takes place at the Lady Gregory Hotel, Gort, this Sunday with a host of talented young musicians to perform two concerts.

The 2011 festival has been expanded to include intermediate level players. There will be performances from the Laois School of Music Orpheus Orchestra, Galway Junior and Intermediate Youth Orchestras, Athenry Music School Junior and Senior Orchestras, Clare Music Makers Intermediate String Ensemble, and Gort’s Coole Music Junior and Youth Orchestras.

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