Andy Lamy - Irish trad clarinettist in concert

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

MEMBERS OF Altan and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra will be among those taking to the stage of An Taibhdhearc for a concert of Irish trad and to mark the launch of the new album by clarinettist Andy Lamy.

Philip Donnelly - new album and Monroe’s Live show

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

IRISH GUITARIST Philip Donnelly, who has worked with Gary Moore, Donovan, and Johnny Cash, is undertaking a solo acoustic tour to promote his new album Beyond the Pale.

SHUFFLE! @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

THE VERY finest in funk, soul, disco, jump blues, jamaican ska, reggae, hip-hop, and what ever else happens to be in the loaded boxes of 12 and 7” records will be spun at Shuffle!

The Alkove @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

CORK ALTERNATIVE rockers The Alkove, who have just released their debut EP Now Or Never, play a free show at Monroe's Live this Saturday at 9pm.

Punk, surf rock, and indie @ Citóg

Tue, Aug 04, 2015

PUNK, SURF-rock, full on indie, and the new project from Oh Boland's Niall Murphy will all be heard in the Róisín Dubh over the next three Wednesdays as the Citóg music nights, promoting emerging Galway and Irish bands, return.

'It’s a doorway, not a crutch'

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

CREATIVE ASPERGER'S is the title of a fascinating art exhibition currently running in the Galway City Library comprising portraits of famous individuals who display signs of Asperger syndrome. The work is by Jody Mullarkey who himself has Asperger syndrome and thus brings a keen personal appreciation and insight into his portrayals of the featured personalities.

Galway International Arts Festival 2015 - Theatre review

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

AND...THAT'S a wrap! As the horses pound their way around Ballybrit to the full-throated cries of the watching multitudes, and the ladies don their fanciest frocks for the occasion, the Galway International Arts Festival strikes its big tent and packs away its even bigger selection box of arty treats for another year.

Terry Alderton returns to the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

TERRY ALDERTON, the astonishingly original British comedian with seemingly multiple personalities, and an off-beat brain that, unleashed, lets loose comedy gold every time, returns to the Róisín Dubh on Friday August 7 at 8.30pm.

Jack B Yeats exhibition in Loughrea

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

AN EXHIBITION featuring works by one of Ireland's greatest painters Jack B Yeats, as well as works by the Yeats family and their friends, is currently on display in Loughrea.

The West End Street Party

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

DOMINICK STREET will come alive to the sound of music, song, and dancing for The West End Street Party, which starts today, and features shows from the Booka Brass Band, Hermitage Green, the Ignite Gospel Choir, as well as the open air Silent Disco.

Liam O'Flaherty Summer School returns in August

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

FÉILE NA bhFlaitheartach, the annual celebration of the Aran Island writers Liam and Tom O'Flaherty, takes place on Inis Mór on Saturday August 29 and Sunday 30, with discussions on history, politics, and literature.

Galway Film Centre Summer Camps

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

GALWAY TEENS interested in animation, cinema, and making movies should check out the Galway Film Centre Summer Camps, where they will have a chance to make a short to be screened at Irish film festivals.

Album review: The Frames

Music Reviews Thu, Jul 30, 2015

MY OPINION of The Frames has always been skewered towards the negative because of their debut single, the hideously awful 'The Dancer'. The band's knack of repackaging indie and alternative rock for mainstream audiences made them appear edgy to many - but only if you ignored what was going on in indie and alternative rock. Forgive the Indie-snobbery but that did not sit well with me either.

Kathy Ross's mythologial exhibition

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

MYTH, FAIRYTALES, and folkloric characters who continue to capture the imagination, are the subject of a new exhibition by County Galway artist Kathy Ross, which is currently on show in The Secret Garden, William Street West.

Frankie Gavin and De Dannan's charity concert for Zambia

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

FRANKIE GAVIN and De Dannan will play Monroe's Live on Friday August 7 at 9pm in a fundraising concert for Gorta-Self Help Africa in partnership with Alan Kerins Projects.

Dr Seuss comes to Loughrea

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

THE FANTASTICAL, weird, and wonderful creatures that escaped from the brain of Dr Seuss to delight generations of children, will be brought to life on the stage by the Loughrea Youth Theatre.

Win tickets to IMC Galway's Galactic screen

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

IMC GALWAY has opened its new Galactic screen and to mark the opening, it is offering readers of the Galway Advertiser a chance to win one of five pairs of complimentary passes for any weekend showing of Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation.

Charlie Adley’s Craft of Writing Course

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

GALWAY WRITER, playwright, and columnist Charlie Adley will host his Craft of Writing Course in the Westside Resource Centre, beside the church and library, from September 10, running for eight weeks.

KATS theatre auditions

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

THE KNOCKNACARRA Theatre Association is seeking actors to take part in its new play, an adaptation of a Peter James novella, which will be staged in An Taibhdhearc from November 11 to 14.

Paintclub - a social way to learn painting

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

PAINTCLUB GALWAY, the art night that combines painting classes and cocktails, returns to An Púcán, Forster Street, on Thursday August 6, and is open to absolute beginners and seasoned painters.

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