Galway Voice Studio students showcase

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

MORE THAN 20 speech level singing voice students from the Galway Voice Studios will be performing in The Quays on Sunday at 5pm.

You having a laugh?

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

Dave McSavage @ Comedy Club
Ireland’s most controversial comedian David McSavage (pictures) headlines the Comedy Club at Cuba* tomorrow. No other comic in Ireland divides public opinion quite like the unflappable McSavage. Yet here is no denying his undoubted talent and you will never leave one of his shows complaining that you were bored. Support is from Bob Hennigan. Gerry Mallon is the MC. Tickets are available in advance at Bar 903, The Cellar Bar, and at the door which opens at 8.30pm.

Two artists, one venue

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

AN EXPLORATION of the struggle between industry and the environment, as well as an exploration of the act of painting itself, make up the two new exhibitions which are to open in the Galway Arts’ Centre.

John Sikowski returns to Connemara

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

JOHN SIKOWSKI, a leading exponent of Scottish traditional dance, will be the featured dance teacher at the all-day jig workshop at the Féile Chóilín Sheáin Dharachin Ros Muc.

Albert Niland @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

ALBERT NILAND, the Mountbellew born guitarist and songwriter, who shot to prominence with his cover of Kate Bush’s ‘Wuthering Heights’, plays the Róisín Dubh on Sunday at 9pm.

Susan Millar DuMars’ creative writing classes

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

THE GALWAY-based poet and short story writer Susan Millar DuMars will teach creative writing classes in both the Galway Arts Centre and the GMIT.

The GMIT class is for beginners in writing fiction and/or poetry. The course takes place on Wednesdays, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm, starting on Wednesday February 11. Places cost €120. For booking contact the GMIT on 091 - 742145 or go to www.gmit.ie

Choir auditions

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

THE GALWAY Boy Singers and The Galway Male Voice Glee Club are holding auditions for new members.

The Galway Boy Singers, under Mark Keane, will compete at competitions in Cork and Limerick and sing in the National Concert Hall. For further information and audition times contact Mark on 087 - 2204419.

North Beach Poetry Nights

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

CORK POET Billy Ramsell will read at the next North Beach Poetry Nights in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, on Monday at 9pm.

The Wrestler

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

The glare of the spotlight has long since faded, the money has gone, and suddenly you’re past your prime; this is the gloomy life of Randy ‘The Ram’ Robinson, a self-confessed “broken down piece of meat”.

Gerard Stembridge Q & A at The Eye

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

GERARD STEMBRIDGE, the writer, film maker, and one of the key people behind Scrap Saturday, will attend The Eye Cinema on Monday for the screening of his new film Alarm.

From Europe to Asia with the Galway Film Society

Thu, Jan 15, 2009

CINEMA IS not a European or American phenomenon - it is a world-wide one. While France - the inventor of cinema, has a celebrated film tradition, Iran also has a thriving industry and its films are also highly regarded.

When the Soviets unleashed the Great Purge

Thu, Jan 15, 2009

IN DECEMBER 1934, Sergey Kirov, a prominent early Bolshevik leader and loyal supporter of Joseph Stalin, was assassinated in The Smolny Institute in St Petersburg, where he worked.

The return of Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip

Thu, Jan 15, 2009

DAN LE Sac Vs Scroobius Pip are creating a huge stir with their take on pop/hip-hop, and will return to Galway to play ‘Stress!! Presents...’ at the Róisín Dubh on Saturday February 7 at 8pm.

The continuing voyage of Aidan Dooley and Tom Crean

Thu, Jan 15, 2009

AIDEN DOOLEY’S multi-award winning solo show, Tom Crean Antarctic Explorer, makes a welcome return to the Town Hall shortly for a six night run, from Monday January 26 to Saturday 31 at 8pm.

Loughrea Youth Theatre’s WinterMix 09 show

Thu, Jan 15, 2009

STUDENTS OF Loughrea Youth Theatre will present WinterMix 09 in The Temperance Hall, Loughrea, this weekend.

Some 200 LYT students will perform a selection of songs, dance, and drama ranging from the classic Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, to The Phantom of the Opera, and Hairspray.

Fundraising show for Luis Asturias

Thu, Jan 15, 2009

MANY OF Galway’s best known bands will be taking to the stage of The Cellar Bar in Eglinton Street tomorrow at 8.30pm for a special fundraising show for Luis Asturias.

Max Tundra to play the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jan 15, 2009

MAX TUNDRA, the English multi-instrumental musician, singer, and music producer, will play the Róisín Dubh on Strange Brew on Thursday January 22 at 9pm.

The sound garden

Thu, Jan 15, 2009

IF YOU are a regular listener to the Ray D’Arcy Show on Today FM you’re probably more than aware of this CD already.

Three years of USvsTHEM

Thu, Jan 15, 2009

THE LOCAL independent gig promoters USvsTHEM will celebrate their third birthday with a show featuring Revolution Of A Sun, Les Christpunchers, and Negative Result in Sally Longs tonight.

Slumdog Millionaire

Thu, Jan 15, 2009

When it comes to rags to riches stories you either love them or hate them; some are just verging on nauseatingly sweet while others just strike the right balance between real-life grit and the hopelessly optimistic, Slumdog Millionaire falls into the latter category, thanks to the directorial expertise of Danny Boyle (Transpotting, 28 Days Later, Sunshine) and Loveleen Tandan.

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