Galway Theatre Festival seeks submissions

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

THE GALWAY Theatre Festival is inviting submissions from visual artists for the 2012 festival image/poster.

Nanci Griffith returns to the Town Hall

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

NANCI GRIFFITH one of the best loved country singers in the world, who also enjoys a devoted fan-base in Ireland, plays the Town Hall Theatre on Friday March 2.

Wingnut Records Fundraiser gig

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

A FUNDRAISING gig for the Wingnut Records record store in Bell Book and Candle takes place tomorrow at 9.30pm in the upstairs bar of the Róisín Dubh.

Keywest @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

KEYWEST, THE Dublin pop-rock quintet, who have often played Galway both in city venues and busking on the streets, are heading west again.

Mister Ebby release debut album

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

PIANIST AND composer Eamon Brett, who goes under the stage-name of Miser Ebby, has released his debut album Wires.

The album features 12 pieces of music, all written by Eamon Brett. Eamon sings and plays piano, glockenspiel, melodica, and ‘piano percussion noises’ on Wires. Also on the album are vocalist Méadhbh Sullivan; Karl Hand (drums), Aongus MacAmhlaigh (cello), George Guilfoyle (bass), Nellie Murphy (voice), along with backing vocals from Kevin, Laura, Caoimhe, and Éanna Brett and Ed Moran.

Síomha Brock to launch debut EP with King’s Head gig

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

SÍOMHA BROCK is best known for being a singer with The Black Magic Big Band and covers band The Araby, but she also sings and writes her own original songs.

Citóg @ The Cellar

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

A DIVERSE line-up of acts will take to the stage at Citóg in The Cellar Bar tomorrow ranging from singer-songwriters to Soviet sci-fi and horror sounds.

Tedfest shenanigans @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

TEDFEST, THE annual celebration of all things Fr Ted and comedic returns to the Róisín Dubh next week with the Tedfest Toilet Duck Awards 2012 and The Stars Of Fr Ted night.

Cuba Libre to play final gig

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

AFTER EIGHT years, Galway based Latin and salsa band Cuba Libre are calling it a day and will play their final gig in KRCMA Slavic House, Salthill, tomorrow.

Hear the genius of Mozart in concert

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

THE MUSIC of Mozart will be performed in Galway next weekend, across two concerts and a film screening, celebrating the genius of the man Albert Einstein called “the greatest composer of all”.

Norman Villa Gallery exhibition

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

THE ITALIAN born, Galway based artist Laura Vecchi Forde will host an exhibition of her paintings at the Norman Villa Gallery, Salthill.

Novelist Chris Binchy to go Over The Edge

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

THE NOVELIST Chris Binchy will be among the featured readers at the Over The Edge: Open Reading in the Galway City Library on Thursday February 23 at 6.30pm.

Chris Binchy studied English and Spanish at UCD and later graduated from the master's course in creative writing at Trinity. To date he has published four novels. His debut, The Very Man, was shortlisted for Irish Novel of the Year in 2003. This was followed by People Like Us, Open-Handed, and Five Days Apart.

126 exhibition explores identity and belonging

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

IN MEMORY Of Pomegranates, a new exhibition which explores issues of identity, human nature, and belonging, is currently on show at the 126 gallery on Queen Street.

Charity open mic night @ Monroe’s

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

A CHARITY open mic night to raise funds for the children's ‘Terremoto’ soccer club in Montevideo, Uruguay, takes place this Saturday in Monroe’s Live.

Support Galway entry for RTÉ Storyland competition

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

GALWAY HAS a chance to support its own local comedy and acting talent by getting behind a new show airing through RTÉ’s Storyland competition.

Toddler Time @ Galway Omniplex

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

TODDLER TIME is a new monthly event which will take place at the Galway Omniplex and is aimed at children who have not yet started school.

Toddler Time gives parents the opportunity to introduce children to the cinema. The sound will be quieter than usual and the lights will be turned up a little in order to make young children as comfortable as possible as they enjoy a film suitable for their age group.

‘Second Look’ screenings @ Eye Cinema

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

THE ‘SECOND Look’ screenings from the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival will be screened in The Eye Cinema next week.

Mask workshop with Miquel Barcelo

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

CORE THEATRE College will host a mask making workshop with the actor Miquel Barcelo in the Blue Teapot Theatre company, Munster Avenue.

The Spaghetti Western Orchestra

Thu, Feb 09, 2012

IT WAS like a scene straight out of a western. Five guys were sitting around a table one night playing cards and drinking whiskey. They wanted to hear some music that would capture the mood. They went through all the CDs they had lying around, but only one suited.

Pat Kinevane’s Silent back for one night only

Thu, Feb 09, 2012

ONE OF the most talked about shows at last year’s Galway Arts Festival was Silent, written and performed by Pat Kinevane and produced by Dublin’s Fishamble Theatre Company.

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