Burn The Bad Lamp returns to Town Hall

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

AN AGEING owner of an antique shop sits astride the tumble down remains of a life's work...this is the setting for Burn The Bad Lamp, a play adapted from the short story by Kevin Barry.

Mary McPartlan to make Town Hall debut

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

THE GREAT Mary McPartlan is no stranger to Galway or its vibrant trad/folk scene, but she has never before graced the stage of the Town Hall Theatre.

Blue Teapot to spread Midsummer madness around the county

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

BLUE TEAPOT Theatre Company will be performing Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Galway city and Ballinasloe over the next week.

Want to join Galway Youth Theatre?

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

GALWAY YOUTH Theatre is recruiting new members for its part time theatre performance course and the closing date for applications is tomorrow.

Those aged 16 to 26 with an interest in theatre and performance and who want to have fun and make new friends, should contact the reception desk at Galway Arts Centre, call 091 - 565886, or email [email protected]

DJ Shadow is coming to Galway

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

FOR MANY DJ Shadow might be ‘the man from UNKLE’, but it is as a solo artist that he has truly made his mark.

Leading DJ is coming to Kelly’s

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

THOMAS GANDEY, aka Cagedbaby, who has worked with Talking Head’s David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, plays Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street, on Friday October 1 at 10pm.

Guidewires return to Kelly’s

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

MUSIC FROM the Celtic nations and the Middle East will fill Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street, when Guidewires play there this Sunday at 8.30pm.

At Last An Atlas to play SU Sessions

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

GREG O’BRIEN is one half of The Hollows but as a solo artist he goes under the name of At Last An Atlas.

Jim McKee to give painting demonstration at Kenny’s

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

THE TYRONE born, Co Galway based, artist and musician Jim McKee will give a demonstration of his painting techniques in the Kenny Gallery, Liosbán, this Saturday at 2pm.

Dancing to Van Gogh @ Town Hall

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

CULTURAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS and the life of Van Gogh are the inspiration behind two of three new dance shows from the Cathy Sharp Dance Ensemble.

Celebrating ‘the flux of life’ with Galway Theatre Festival

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

THE LINE-UP for this year’s Galway Theatre Festival, which runs from October 25 to 31, was unveiled at a well attended reception in Massimo’s bar on Monday evening.

Over The Edge poetry reading

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

THE SEPTEMBER Over The Edge: Open Reading takes place in the Galway City Library, St Augustine Street, on Thursday September 30 at 6.30pm.

Nicola Griffin grew up in Cheshire and now lives in Clare. She has a regular column in Inland Waterways News. Her poetry has been published in The Sunday Tribune, The Stinging Fly, and Crannóg.

Have a fictional portrait taken

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

WHAT HAPPENS if you take photos of numerous people then merge them all together to create a photo of just one person? You get a fictional portrait.

English band James did this on their 2001 album Pleased To Meet You and Galway photographer Paul Maye will do this as well in the Artspace Studios in Liosbán tomorrow as part of Galway Culture Night.

A feast of short films for Galway Culture Night

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

A FEAST of short films will be screened in The Eye Cinema’s Arthouse Screen tomorrow from 7pm as part of Galway Culture Night 2010.

Meet Miss Remarkable on Culture Night

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

THE ANIMATED short film Miss Remarkable & Her Career will be screened in the Galway City Museum tomorrow at 9.30pm as part of Galway Culture Night.

Miss Remarkable and Her Career, a short film based on the successful graphic novel of the same name, won the Fipresci Award at the Annecy Animation Festival 2010

Eat, Pray, Love @ The Eye

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

THE NEW Julia Roberts’ film, Eat Pray Love, opens at The Eye Cinema in Wellpark tomorrow and there will be girlie goodies to give away over the weekend.

Want to write a film script?

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

DO YOU have an idea for a short film but have no idea how to go about sitting down and putting your ideas onto paper?

Sharon Shannon @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

SHARON SHANNON will play a special intimate gig in Monroe’s Live tonight at 10pm to celebrate Arthur’s Day.

Rude Boys v Soul Boys

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

AFTER THE blazing success of the last bout, which was a thrilling tie by the way, the rude boys and soulsters are ready to bring it all back onto the dancefloor again.

Some of the finest black music known to humanity will be played at the next Soul In the Office night which takes place this Saturday at 9pm in The Office, Salthill (beside Seapoint). DJing will be Frankie Dread and Rude Papy for the reggae side and Dave Barry and a special guest will be spinning the soulful sounds.

Keegan Theatre Co’s Fool For Love

Thu, Sep 09, 2010

WASHINGTON’S KEEGAN Theatre Company makes its annual visit to the Town Hall Theatre the week after next with a new production of Sam Shepard’s powerful drama, Fool For Love.

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