New novel from Galway based writer

Literature Reviews Thu, May 23, 2013

WHO IS Alice?, the debut novel by Galway based writer Miranda Manning has just been published by Poolbeg press.

Cure tribute show @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, May 23, 2013

THE CURE, the Gothrock godfathers who have delivered some of the greatest singles of the last 35 years, will be celebrated in the Róisín Dubh.

The Little Cinema

Thu, May 23, 2013

THE LITTLE Cinema returns to Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street on Tuesday May 28 at 9pm, screening short films made in Galway.

Big September @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, May 23, 2013

BIG SEPTEMBER, who have enjoyed a Top 40 hit with ‘The Preacher’, will play Monroe’s Live tomorrow night.

Runaway GO @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, May 23, 2013

BELFAST INDIE quintet Runaway GO release their new single ‘I Would Go’ tomorrow and play upstairs in the Róisín Dubh on Saturday at 9pm.

Peter Delaney’s ‘secret show’

Thu, May 23, 2013

PETER DELANEY, the Limerick singer-songwriter and ukulele player has released a new album and plays a secret gig in Galway tomorrow at 9pm.

Johnny Gallagher @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, May 23, 2013

JOHNNY GALLAGHER, the outstanding Irish guitarist who has rubbed shoulders with Led Zeppelin's John-Paul Jones, Seasick Steve, and ZZ Top is coming to Galway.

Johnny has scorched his way through festivals, clubs, and venues across Europe with The Boxtie Band. The quartet, featuring Johnny’s brothers Pauric and James, play a mixture of Johnny’s original material and interpretations of Lynyrd Skynrd, Jimi Hendrix, and Peter Green.

The Lucid Dream @ Monroe’s

Thu, May 23, 2013

THE PSYCHEDELIC sound of Carlisle’s The Lucid Dream will be heard at Monroe’s Backstage Bar tonight at 11pm.

Miriam Donohue plays Mna Mna

Thu, May 23, 2013

MONTHLY CLUBNIGHT Klub Orange takes place in The Cellar underground tomorrow night from 10.30pm.

DJs Declan, Derek Murray, and Monty will be spinning dance grooves. There will be visuals, free food, and late bar, and donations on the night will go to COPE Galway.

The Cabin Collective to play Westport Festival

Thu, May 23, 2013

GALWAY FOLK and roots rockers The Cabin Collective join Elvis Costello, Christy Moore, Imelda May, The Waterboys, and ABC, at this year’s Westport Festival.

French punk @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, May 23, 2013

TWO FRENCH punk bands come to Galway tomorrow night to play the upstairs bar of the Róisín Dubh.

The Three Sopranos’ Summer Gala

Thu, May 23, 2013

THREE OF Ireland’s finest sopranos - Celine Byrne, Regina Nathan and Cara O’Sullivan - have joined forces for The Three Sopranos Summer Gala national tour.

Inspired by the FIAT 127...

Thu, May 23, 2013

THE BEATLES sang ‘Let It Be’ but the artist collective Angry Hammers instead say Let There Be which is also the title of their new exhibition.

Over The Edge reading

Thu, May 23, 2013

OVER THE Edge at the Galway City Library on Thursday May 30 at 6.30pm will feature Thomas McCarthy, Eileen Ní Shuilleabháin, and Seán Kenny.

Doire Press poetry competition

Thu, May 23, 2013

GALWAY PUBLISHING company Doire Press is holding its International Poetry Chapbook Competition 2013 and the entry deadline is May 29.

Participants must submit three poems per entry (six pages max). The entry cost is €10 for first entry and €8 for each additional entry. Cheques or money orders to be made payable to Doire Press. Entry fees can also be paid via Paypal through the Doire Press website. Email submissions will also be accepted with an additional €1 printing fee per entry.

Karan Casey to play An Taibhdhearc

Thu, May 23, 2013

KARAN CASEY and John Doyle, former members of Irish-American folk-trad band Solas, and now solo artists, play An Taibhdhearc tonight.

Lionesses among The Factory Girls

Thu, May 16, 2013

FACED WITH the threat of redundancy, five women stage a lock-in at a shirt factory in County Donegal. Ellen, Una, Vera, Rosemary and Rebecca unite against a common enemy and stand up to ‘the man’ and the union, in an effort to save their jobs.

Voice and acting classes from Max Hafler and Core

Thu, May 16, 2013

NOTED THEATRE director and teacher Max Hafler, of Core Theatre College, is giving a weekend course of voice training on Saturday June 15 and Sunday 16, entitled The Imaginative Voice.

The course is to help participants develop their vocal skills with exercises in breath, diction, and pitch and to explore their voice using exercises based on the Michael Chekhov technique. The exercises aim to enrich the tone and ‘colour’ of a participant’s voice.

Three shows from Tumbling Bones

Thu, May 16, 2013

DOWN-HOME, old-fashioned American folk music, but played with a contemporary twist and verve is the stuff of US trio Tumbling Bones.

Galway African Film Festival

Thu, May 16, 2013

THE RICH diversity of African films, animations, shorts, and documentaries, offering both entertainment and a fresh perspective on life in the continent, will be on show in Galway.

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