De Dannan to play Campbell’s
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
FRANKIE GAVIN & De Dannan will play Campbell’s Tavern, Cloughanover, Headford as part of their Up Close & Personal Tour across Ireland this month.
Read more ...Sébastien Léger to DJ at Kelly’s
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
OVER THE last decade French DJ Sébastien Léger has become one of the most assured techno producers around, and he will be spinning the decks in Kelly’s on Friday December 10 at 11pm.
Sebastian’s label Mistakes is one of Europe’s leading proponents of contemporary underground techno. His much lauded musical ability stems from a classical background, but the formal training he received when younger also served his apprenticeship in clubs around France in his teens.
Read more ...A fairy tale ballet for the Town Hall
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
LITTLE RED Riding Hood, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Goldilocks will all come to life on the stage when Youth Ballet West perform at the Town Hall Theatre next week.
Read more ...University Hospital Galway art exhibition
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
ARTWORK CREATED by Galway University Hospitals staff will be exhibited at the eighth Art@work exhibition in the University Hospital Galway.
The exhibition will be officially launched by the renowned sculptor John Behan tomorrow. It will remain on display until January 14, before moving to Merlin Park University Hospital for a further month. Art@work is open to the public.
Read more ...North Beach Poetry Nights
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
THE 2010 North Beach Poetry Nights Grand Slam takes place this Monday in The Crane Bar at 9pm, with 14 poets set to compete against one another.
Read more ...Go Over The Edge for poetry
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
A POET, a painter, and a voracious music fan read at Over The Edge in the Galway City Library, St Augustine Street, on Thursday, December 16 at 6.30pm.
Read more ...Proust Questionnaire
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Good company, great food, and a nice bottle of wine.
Good company, great food, and a nice bottle of wine.
Read more ...cinema reviews Megamind
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
By using all the cliches of hero verses super villain movies and looking at it from a different perspective Megamind is a hilarious animation which is incredibly entertaining for all the family.
Read more ...Different Directions Experimental Film Festival
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
THE DIFFERENT Directions Experimental Film Festival returns to Galway and will screen challenging works from around the globe tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday.
Read more ...Kevin McAleer @ The Laughter Lounge
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
THE SURREAL comedy of Tyrone’s Kevin McAleer returns to The Laughter Lounge at the Róisín Dubh next Wednesday at 8.30pm.
Read more ...Win Voyage of the Dawn Treader goodie bags
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
THE CHRONICLES of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader opens in cinemas today and we have five movie tie-in goodie bags to give away.
Read more ...Moya Roddy to launch new short story collection
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
MOYA RODDY, the Galway based writer, will launch Other People, her new collection of short stories, this weekend.
Read more ...Experience a Mediaeval Christmas
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
THE MEDIAEVAL vaults of St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church will echo with the sounds of a A Medieval Christmas with a concert by early music group Morisca.
Read more ...Mary Coughlan to release new single
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
MARY COUGHLAN, one of the finest singers to ever emerge form Galway, and Ireland’s leading jazz and blues vocalist, is releasing a new single.
Read more ...A medley of books for Christmas
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
AS ALWAYS there is a huge variety of books available as gifts this Christmas which in an increasingly harsh economic climate offer wonderful value and, when chosen properly, are immensely and deeply appreciated.
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Read more ...Dancing at Lughnasa at Town Hall
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
TWENTY YEARS after its first staging at the Abbey Theatre, Brian Friel’s classic drama Dancing at Lughnasa comes to the Town Hall next week in an acclaimed new production by Second Age Theatre Company.
Read more ...The eclectic delights of The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
THE BRAD Pitt Light Orchestra can contain anything from five to 10 members on stage for a live show, but the core of the band is siblings Ann, David, and James Blake, who come from a Limerick family steeped in music.
Read more ...Delorentos return with new single and Galway show
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
DELORENTOS WILL be promoting the release of their new single ‘Sanctuary’ on what the band promises to be “our biggest ever” tour.
Read more ...Man of Aran Re-imagined debuts in Galway
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
INSPIRED BY the traditions of the seanachaí and the Japanese benshi performers, Man of Aran Re-imagined is an exciting and imaginative live presentation and re-telling of the classic 1934 documentary by Robert Flaherty.
Read more ...Christmas concerts in Clifden
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
THROUGHOUT DECEMBER, the Clifden Station House will be holding a number of major events including a concert with leading Irish country singer Sandy Kelly.
Upcoming shows include the hypnotist and illusionist Adrian Knight on Friday and Saturday; a night of Irish trad music and dance with All-Ireland champion musician Marie Walsh on Saturday December 11; followed by the Michael Buble and Take That tribute show on Friday December 17 and Saturday 18.
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