Auld Ireland through a Swedish lens

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

TWENTY PHOTOGRAPHS taken by Swedish photographers in the early 20th century are on display at NUI Galway’s James Hardiman Library.

BAAD by name but not by nature

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

AN EXHIBITION of work by part-time art and design students in the Cluain Mhuire campus, GMIT, entitled The BAAD Art Show, opens today at 2pm.

Gerry Hanberry reading

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

GALWAY WRITER Gerard Hanberry will be reading from More Lives Than One, a biography of Oscar Wilde and the Wilde family, this weekend.

Talk on Kate O’Brien at Forge At Gort

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

KATE O’BRIEN, one of the most notable and controversial Irish writers of the 20th century, will be the subject of a public lecture at the Forge At Gort festival.

Brian O'Rourke, a retired lecturer in Irish Studies at the GMIT spent a day in O’Brien’s company in the 1970s. He will recall the day in this talk I Spent Yesterday With Kate O’Brien, which takes place on Saturday at 4pm in Sullivan’s Hotel, Gort.

David Mitchell - language animal storyteller

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

OVER THE last 13 years, British author David Mitchell has produced a series of stunning novels such as Ghostwritten, number9dream, Cloud Atlas, and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet.

These works revel in slipping effortlessly between numerous genres - one chapter is sci-fi, the next is mystery thriller, then comedy; the creation of worlds long faded and yet to be; how speech patterns differ from one human to the next; the ability of language to convey both a standard meaning and be elastic enough to be twisted into new shapes and uses; and above all his books celebrate the power and joy of telling a damn good story.

Brian Holton; climbing the Jade Ladder

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

BRIAN HOLTON is something of a one-man Tower of Babel. Among the languages he grew up with or learned are English, Scots, French, Greek, Latin, Swahili, Hausa, Yoruba, Spanish, Italian, Catalan, and Chinese.

Rural Savage @ Citóg

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

THE BRILLIANT Rural Savage, the Galway based Donegal punk trio will headline the next Citóg gig at The Cellar Bar tomorrow night.

Monsieur Durcan, poète, Je te salue

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

READING HIS new collection, Praise In Which I Live And Move And Have My Being, the image of Paul Durcan that emerges is of a shadowy figure in a great cloak moving imperceptibly in and out of the cracks, crannies, and crevices of the human experience.

Drawing workshop in Connemara

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

A ONE day intensive drawing workshop with artist Denise Hogan, takes place in Connemara, on Saturday March 31 from 10.30am to 5.30pm.

KATS auditions

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

THE KNOCKNACARRA Amateur Dramatic Society will host auditions for its upcoming production of Agatha Christie’s whodunit, The Unexpected Guest.

Sunday Service @ Massimos

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

Sunday lunch will never be the same again. Every Sunday from 1-3pm Dave Barry will be spinning a mix of laid back soul, jazz, funk and reggae all on vinyl while the staff of EAT restaurant serve up some great food. Perfect for a lazy Sunday. Find EAT and Massimo on Facebook.

The songs of Nick Cave @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

THE MUSIC of Nick Cave will be celebrated, sung, and performed in the Róisín Dubh on Saturday March 31 at 9pm by The Van Diemens.

The Van Diemens are Jack Healy (vocals), Gavin Murphy (guitar), JD Wilde (drums), Cian Boylan (piano), and Dan Bodwell (bass), all of whom are experienced musicians who have worked and recorded with Van Morrison, Herbie Hancock, Camille O’Sullivan, and Mary Coughlan.

Noisy Plug Sessions @ Kelly’s

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

THE NOISY Plug Sessions at Kelly’s, Bridge Street, returns this evening at 9pm with The Little Shakers, Niceol Blue & The Copper Soul, Eyes of Vegas, and Mojo Gogo.

Rory Gallagher tribute band @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

RORY GALLAGHER tribute band Shinkicker play Monroe’s Live on Friday March 30 at 11pm.

Paul Creane & The Changing Band @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

PAUL CREANE & The Changing Band have been described by Hotpress as blending “folk stylings with an indie sensibility to create a provocative work of depth and charm”.

Get Deeper @ The Cellar

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

GET DEEPER, the new nu-disco, deep house, and tech house clubnight, takes place in The Cellar this Saturday.

Mike Denvir to play Salthill Hotel

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

IRISH COUNTRY singer Mike Denvir will play The Salthill Hotel this Sunday as part of his current nationwide tour.

Get Up, Stand Up @ Garvey’s

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

GET UP, Stand up, the weekly stand up comedy open mic night at Garvey’s Hotel and Bar, Eyre Square, takes place tonight from 9.30pm.

The show is open to the public and comedians, and admission is free. Every week there is a lively crowd and a load of up and coming comedians performing. Each comedian is allowed seven to eight minutes for his/her set.