110th Street’s Hive Party @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

110THE STREET DJs Cyril Briscoe and Cian Ó Cíobháin will host their Hive clubnight tomorrow in the Róisín Dubh from 11.15pm.

Hive is, according to the duo, “a joyous and debonair voyage” through disco, house, hip-hop, Italo, techno, post-punk, new wave or lost classics. Expect to hear New Order, Robert Palmer, Daft Punk, Kate Bush, Dead Kennedys, Ariel Pink, LCD Soundsystem, Talking Heads, The Human League, The Clash, and Hot Chip.

Hear Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

GEORGE GERSCHWIN’S ‘Rhapsody in Blue’, one of the great orchestral works of the 20th century, fusing jazz and classical, will be performed in Galway.

Hear the songs of Schubert

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

THE SONGS of Franz Schubert, one of the leading composers of the Romantic era, will bring the curtain down on Music for Galway’s 32nd International Concert Season.

Cúirt events and exhibition

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

READINGS, ART exhibitions, tree planting, and a plaque unveiling will all take place as part of the Cúirt International Festival of Literature from April 23 to 28.

Choral concert in St Nicholas’

Thu, Apr 18, 2013

VOCI NUOVE, a new young choir from Cork will perform works by Vaughan Williams, Poulenc, and Arvö Part in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church this Saturday at 8pm.

Voci Nuove was formed in 2011 by Cork School of Music students. Since then they have performed around the country at various venues and festivals.

Stuart Neville - spies, Nazis, and Charles J Haughey

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

FORMER NAZIS and Nazi collaborators resident in Ireland are being taken out one by one by an enigmatic hit squad, but this is a only a warning to the man they are really after - SS-Obersturmbannführer Otto Skorzeny.

Fíbín returns with award-winning Sétanta

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

FÍBÍN MAKES a welcome return to An Taibhdhearc next week where it begins a national tour of its award-winning play Sétanta, written and directed by Paul Mercier.

Sétanta breathes new life into the ancient story of Sétanta and Ferdia, delivering a stylised tale of greed, power, envy, and love. The play tells how these two young warriors become sworn enemies under the reign of the all-powerful Medb. Fíbín makes exciting use of multimedia including explosive visuals, music specially composed by Mel Mercier, and almost 50 hand-made highly expressive masks by Matthew Guinnane.

Chinese State Circus to defy gravity in Yin Yang

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

THE FAMOUS Chinese philosophical symbol Yin Yang describes how seemingly opposite forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world.

Trio of plays at Cúirt

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

THE CÚIRT International Festival of Literature, in association with the Galway Arts Centre, presents three exciting new theatre shows in conjunction with Galway Community Theatre and NUI Galway’s BA connect with theatre and performance class.

Galway Actors Workshop

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

GALWEGIANS INTERESTED in acting and performing on stage at the Galway Fringe Festival in July might like to check out new courses from the Galway Actors Workshop.

Japanese Film Festival 2013

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

THE 2013 Japanese Film Festival returns to Galway this month and will be taking place from Sunday April 21 to Wednesday 24. The films will be screened The Eye Cinema, Wellpark.

A painterly look at the west

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

AN EXPLORATION of the west coast of Ireland has resulted in a series of new landscapes and works by the artist Michael Downes which will be on display in Kenny’s.

New Paintings opens in The Kenny Gallery, Liosbán, tomorrow at 6pm, with guest speaker, writer and broadcaster John Quinn.

dREA to play Monroe’s

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

dREA IS a new musical project centred around Limerick musician Damien Drea, who will play Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Saturday April 20 at 9pm.

Competition winners

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

The winners of the Pilgrim Hill screening were Rachel Curran, Renmore; Des Johnston, Rahoon; Gary Phelan. Galway; Doreen O’Rourke, Ballybrit; Rita Bourke, Galway; Declan McSteen, Salthill; Gerard Barrett, Moycullen; Gerard Barrett, Ardrahan; Joan Keane, Galway; Sonja Kollmann, Rahoon; Emma O’Sullivan, Oughterard; Antonio Bibbò, Galway; Tara Spelman, Knocknacarra; and Eileen Zellmann, Cappagh Road.

The Field at Renvyle House Hotel

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

JOHN B KEANE’S classic play The Field will be staged by Wild Swan Theatre Company in the Renvyle House Hotel on Friday April 19 and Saturday 20.

When the film version, starring John Hurt and the late Richard Harris, was shot in Connemara in 1989/1990, the Renvyle House Hotel played host to the cast and crew.

Virtuoso guitarist for Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

STEPHEN FRY hailed him a “genius”; David Crosby called him “wonderful”; while Acoustic Magazine said he is a “gifted and inspirational guitar player”.

Sarah McQuaid to play Monroe’s Backstage Bar

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

ALED JONES is a classical tenor but he knows a good singer when he hears one, regardless of what genre s/he sings in, and he has high praise for Sarah McQuaid.

Ana Gog to play Kelly’s

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

THEY HAVE been compared to Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett while their music has been described as post-rock and “folk-inspired and yet dramatic and powerful”.

Dublin based quintet Ana Gog - featuring Salthill native Ciarán McCann - make their Galway debut upstairs at Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street, this Saturday.

Eoin Glackin @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

THE DUBLIN singer-songwriter Eoin Glackin is coming to Galway to play Monroe’s Live on Friday April 19 at 10pm.

Get down to Motown @ HALO

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

SOUL, FUNK, and old skool r’n’b will be the order of the day when The Papa Zitas bring the Motown Big Band experience to upstairs at Halo Live tomorrow night.

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