Underground Sounds @Monroes

Thu, Aug 30, 2012

SUMMER IS over but autumn is not all bad. Underground Sounds returns from its summer break to the Backstage Bar at Monroe’s Live on Wednesday September 5.

Citóg at the Cellar

Thu, Aug 30, 2012

THREE EXCITING local acts take to the stage tonight for Citóg at the Cellar. My Fellow Sponges are a diverse group from Galway with a taste for theatrics. This multi-talented group deliver an electric live show using instruments such as the banjo, glockenspiel, double bass, trumpet, and piano. Influences include diverse artists such as Kate Bush, Luke Kelly, Poncho Sanchez, Devendra Banhart, Steve Reich, Joanna Newsom, and Bootsy Collins.

Poetry workshops with Kevin Higgins in September

Thu, Aug 30, 2012

ASPIRING GALWAYpoets can have their work appraised by well-known poet Kevin Higgins at a series of workshops at the Galway Arts Centre in September.

Kevin has enjoyed huge success since his first collection, The Boy With No Face, was shortlisted for the 2006 Strong Award for Best First Collection by an Irish Poet. He has since released two more poetry collections, Time Gentlemen, Please and Frightening New Furniture, and his book of essays and reviews Mentioning The War was published earlier this year. Kevin’s next collection of poems, The Ghost in The Lobby, will be published by Salmon Poetry next year.

Writing workshops with Susan Millar DuMars

Thu, Aug 30, 2012

HAVE YOU pages in a shoebox under your bed that you hope to someday turn into a bestseller? Take the plunge and get started with Susan Millar DuMars’ writers’ workshops at the Galway Arts Centre, beginning in September.

Galway Theatre Festival to launch programme

Thu, Aug 30, 2012

THE GALWAY Theatre Festival will launch its festival programme in the coming days.

Tribal Chamber Choir hosts auditions

Thu, Aug 30, 2012

THE AWARD WINNING Tribal Chamber Choir will be hosting auditions for the forthcoming season in the next few weeks.

Here comes the kid: Arlo remembers Woody

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

THIS YEAR marks the centenary of the birth of the great Woody Guthrie, one of the true giants of American music. To mark the occasion, Woody’s son Arlo, a gifted singer/songwriter in his own right, is embarking on a celebratory new tour which comes to the Town Hall on Sunday, September 2. Entitled Here Comes The Kid, the tour salutes Woody Guthrie’s immeasurable contributions to the landscape of American folk music.

Tradiohead - on the way to Electric Picnic

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

RADIOHEAD’S MUSICAL journey over the past 20 years has been one of rock’s most fascinating and often, for their audience, a challenging listening experience. The Oxford quintet began life playing the massive sounding, alternative rock, guitar anthems of Pablo Honey and The Bends.

New compilation An Taobh Tuathail released as download

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

ATT VOL 5, the new compilation of music from Cian Ó Cíobháin’s leftfield music show An Taobh Tuathail, is now available as a free download.

Dido and Aeneas at the Town Hall Theatre

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

Henry Purcell’s baroque opera Dido and Aeneas comes to the Town Hall next week, for one night only, in an exciting new staging from Cork Opera House.

Get All Shook Up with St Brendan’s Choral and Dramatic Society

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

THIS YEAR marks the 35th anniversary of the passing of the King of rock’n’roll, Elvis Presley, and St Brendan’s Choral and Dramatic Society has announced that its coming show will be a tribute to the King, All Shook Up.

This new musical comedy is based around the music of Elvis. It is 1955 and Chad, a handsome, hip-swivelling, guitar-struming, roustabout, is fresh out of jail. Looking for somewhere to fix his motorbike, he lands in a small town where he causes all the girls palpatations. The mechanic, Natalie, can fix his bike, but can she overhaul his heart?

Surviving Santa Ponsa at the Town Hall Theatre

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

ENJOY A night of comedy at the Town Hall Theatre with the sequel to the smash hit play Santa Ponsa or Bust. Surviving Santa Ponsa sees the two Cork families return for more madcap adventures. Finbarr, currently on his ninth FAS scheme, is approached by a mysterious stranger, who offers Finbarr, his wife Carmel, and their friends, two weeks in the glamorous Hotel del Mar in return for delivering a sealed package to Santa Ponsa.

Snatch competition winners

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

THE FOUR winners of a pair of tickets to the screening of British gangster classic Snatch as part of the Jameson Cult Film Club are as follows: Joanne Whelan from Ardrahan, Gary Shiels from Knocknacarra, Evelyn Kenny from Dangan Heights, and Danny McTiernan from Athenry.

It will be the first time the Jameson Cult Film Club comes to Galway. These free screenings are held in mysterious locations that are designed to transport you right into the world of the film. The screening of Guy Ritchie’s 2000 cult classic, starring Benicio Del Toro, Brad Pitt, and Vinnie Jones, takes place at a secret location on August 23. The venue is only revealed to lucky ticket holders, and you can register for tickets on www.jamesoncultfilmclub.ie

Sive @ Monroe’s Backstage Bar

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

“PERHAPS HER standout instrument is her voice, which sweeps along displaying folk and jazz nuances with the confidence of one who knows.”

The Wilful @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

THE WILFUL play Monroe’s Live this Saturday from 11.30pm and as firm believers in the notion that they must first entertain, they will put on a great show.

Bring it all back with Smash Hits at Upstairs @ Halo

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

FANS OF the golden era of 90s dance, pop, and R’n’B are in for a treat as Smash Hits return to the stage at Upstairs@Halo on Friday August 24.

Galway-based artist launches exhibition at Bar No 8

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

Galway-based artist Bertrand Huvé is to launch his first solo art exhibition Premier Sourire at Bar No 8, on the docks, next Monday at 6pm.

Rock Steady Entertainment Ireland hosts birthday show in aid of Galway Hospice

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

To celebrate its one year anniversary, Rock Steady Entertainment Ireland will be hosting a special show in aid of Galway Hospice at the Róisín Dubh on Friday August 31.

Over The Edge open reading

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

THE OVER The Edge: Open Reading series returns to the Galway City Library on Thursday August 30 at 6.30pm with writers Leeanne Quinn, Pat Finnegan, and Adedotun Adekeye.

Exciting new art at Lorg Printmakers’ exhibition

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

An exhibition of works by the recipients of the Lorg Printmakers Annual Bursary Award will take place at City Hall, Galway, from August 24 to September 24.

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