We all shine on

Thu, May 05, 2011

DREAMER. REBEL. Genius. Singer. Songwriter. Visionary. Peace campaigner. Martyr. Iconoclast. Icon. To many millions of people, John Lennon was, is, and always will be all these things.

‘Stunning reworking’ of Ibsen’s Ghosts for Town Hall

Thu, May 05, 2011

THE LONDON Classic Theatre make a welcome visit to the Town Hall this month with its riveting production of Henrik Ibsen’s powerful play Ghosts in a translation by Frank McGuinness.

Go Panda Go @ Strange Brew

Thu, May 05, 2011

GO PANDA Go, the exciting new Galway indie/alternative band, play Strange Brew in the Róisín Dubh on Thursday May 12 at 9pm.

O’Sullivan Beara - The Last Gaelic Chieftain

Thu, May 05, 2011

AIDEN DOOLEY, creator of international hit show Tom Crean Antarctic Explorer, comes to the Town Hall next week with his acclaimed new play about the remarkable life of Gaelic chieftain O’Sullivan Beara.

Donal Cam O’Sullivan Beara was one of the leading Gaelic figures in 16th century Ireland, and ruled the region around Bantry and Berehaven in County Cork. He allied himself with the northern O’Neill and O’Donnell clans in their war against the English crown and was present with them at the disastrous Battle of Kinsale.

Theatre for schools with Cups and Crowns

Thu, May 05, 2011

CUPS AND CROWNS Theatre Company is touring its new show The Magnificent Mind Of Daisy Dunne around primary schools in Galway city and county.

Stagecoach classes and children’s parties

Thu, May 05, 2011

STAGECOACH GALWAY has launched two programmes for the summer months - its regular theatre classes and a new venture called Stagecoach Parties.

CU Factor talent competition

Thu, May 05, 2011

THE COUNTY final of the CU Factor Talent Competition takes place at Town Hall Theatre on Sunday May 8 at 7pm.

Natty Wailer’s Bob Marley celebration @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, May 05, 2011

BOB MARLEY, a cultural icon, a prophet and hero to Jamaicans, and one of the worlds most loved musicians will be celebrated and remembered in Galway next week.

Jamie Lawson @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, May 05, 2011

JAMIE LAWSON, the English singer-songwriter behind the song ‘Wasn’t Expecting That’ returns to play Galway tomorrow night.

More reggae @ Monroe’s

Thu, May 05, 2011

INTINN, the west of Ireland band who reggae, dub, and drum’n’bass with Irish trad, play The Backstage Bar at Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 9pm.

Over The Edge May Gathering

Thu, May 05, 2011

AMERICAN, ENGLISH, and Irish poets will read at the Over The Edge May Writers’ Gathering at The Kitchen, Galway City Museum, on Friday May 13 at 8pm.

A world of dance comes to Galway

Thu, May 05, 2011

DANCE STYLES from Argentina, India, Mexico, Bangladesh, the Dominican Republic, and Ireland will be performed at the second International Dance Festival Galway next month.

One day art workshops in May

Thu, May 05, 2011

THE AWARD winning Galway artist Jennifer Cunningham will run a series of one day art workshops on Saturdays and Sundays in May running from May 7 to 21.

North Beach Poetry Nights

Thu, May 05, 2011

DERRY CITY’S The Poetry Chicks are coming to Galway to take part in the next North Beach Poetry Nights’ Slam on Monday at 9pm in The Crane Bar.

Abby Oliveira and Pamela Brown have been performing together as The Poetry Chicks since 2006. They are regular performers on the British and Irish poetry scenes, and they have appeared at Glastonbury, Electric Picnic, the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, and the Flatlake Literary Festival.

Exhibition at Town Hall

Thu, May 05, 2011

ACUTE ANGLE, a new exhibition of work by Angela O’Brien will be opened at the Town Hall Theatre Bar this Saturday at 6pm.

Angela’s work is influenced by architectural interiors and exteriors. She likes to photograph the familiar and seemingly mundane aspects of buildings and incorporate them into painting to highlight their abstract qualities and features and give them a life of their own.

Eleanor McEvoy is coming to Moycullen

Thu, May 05, 2011

SINGER-SONGWRITER Eleanor McEvoy may be known to most for 1992’s ‘A Woman’s Heart’ but there is more to her than that.

Cinema Reviews: One Hundred Mornings

Thu, May 05, 2011

WHAT HAPPENS when society suddenly collapses and neighbour turns against neighbour during a desperate fight for survival?

Return of the Rubberbandits

Thu, May 05, 2011

THE MIGHTY Rubberbandits are coming back to the Róisín Dubh on Saturday May 14 at 9pm for the KC at Night Listeners Party.

The Limerick hip-hop comedy duo will be performing live and the show will be simultaneously broadcast on Today FM’s KC At Night show. Straddling the comedy and music worlds, the Rubberbandits are South Park live with added social commentary. It is crude and rude but hits the target every time. KC and Ferg will DJ afterwards.