Bressie to play Galway in May
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
BRESSIE HAS announced a headline tour of Ireland in May which will take in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Galway on Thursday May 9.
Bressie began his musical journey as lead singer with The Blizzards. After the band called it a day, Bressie went solo and saw his debut album, Colourblind Stereo, reached No 1 in the iTunes Album charts. His second solo studio album Rage and Romance, will be released later this month, with the Black Keys-esque ‘Show Me Love’ already out as the new single.
Read more ...Opera Theatre Company’s Così Fan Tutte
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
OPERA THEATRE Company, Ireland’s national opera company, comes to Galway next week with a sparkling new production of Mozart’s much-loved Così Fan Tutte.
Read more ...Workshops and events for theatre makers
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
A NEW series of workshops, discussions, and events for theatre makers, takes place in the Druid Lane and Town Hall theatres, presented by JOLT.
Read more ...Young Galway actors feature in Deception
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
YOUNG GALWAY actors from the Trading Faces Film School & Casting Agency, are featured in TV3’s new Galway based TV series Deception.
Read more ...The Joy of art and poetry
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
JOY IS the title of a new exhibition and poetry reading that will take place in the Ballybane Library this Saturday at 2.30pm.
Read more ...The Three Tenors return to Galway
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
THE THREE Tenors are coming back to Galway to perform an eve of St Patrick’s Day concert Saturday March 16 at 8.30pm in the Hotel Meyrick, Eyre Square.
Read more ...Western Writers’ Centre online writing courses
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
ONLINE CREATIVE writing courses in poetry and prose are being offered by the Western Writers’ Centre.
Read more ...The Unthanks return to the Róisín Dubh
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
THE UNTHANKS, the award winning English folk band, led by sisters Rachel and Becky Unthank, return to the Róisín Dubh on Sunday February 24 at 8pm.
Read more ...Uptight @ Massimo
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
GALWAY DJ Dave Barry’s monthly vinyl excursion into funk, northern soul, boogaloo, r’n’b, Jamaican ska, and more, returns to Massimo tomorrow night. The mix is eclectic though is generally black music from the 50s right up to the present day. The emphisis is on the dancefloor but there are plenty of snugs for a quiet drink in Massimo not to mention the smoking room.
Read more ...A festival of classical music for February
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
ARGENTINEAN GUITARIST Ariel Hernandez and Irish pianist Isabel O’Connell will perform at the Galway Music Residency’s debut festival weekend this month.
Read more ...Amelia Curran @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
FOLLOWING THE release of her new album Spectators, Canadian singer-songwriter Amelia Curran plays Monroe’s Live on Saturday February 16 at 9pm.
Read more ...Tony McLoughlin @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
“TONY MCLOUGHLIN has created a catalogue of literate songs that shine a spotlight in the dark corners of our lives...blending elements of country, folk, Americana, and rock.”
Read more ...Syd Arthur for Strange Brew
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
CANTERBURY WAS at the centre of English psychedelia in the late 1960s and early 1970s, being home to the melodic Caravan and the “out bloody rageous” Soft Machine.
Read more ...A Valentine’s night concert
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
MAKE A date with Music for Galway for a Valentine’s night concert, featuring a leading Italian pianist seeking to capture the music, art, and romance of Paris in the early 1900s.
Read more ...A trio of events from artist Áine Phillips
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
THE ARTIST Áine Phillips will host a trio of events this weekend, featuring exhibitions, a performance, and a panel discussion.
Read more ...Stephanie McLaughlin exhibition
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
STREETS AND Sea, an exhibition of 20 paintings by Galway artist Stephanie McLaughlin, is currently running at the Renzo Café on Eyre Street.
Read more ...Oxford choirs to sing in Galway
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
THE AWARD winning choirs from the Oxford High School in Michigan will perform in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church on Friday February 15 at 8pm.
The Oxford Women’s Chorale and Oxford Voices have won many awards for their singing and in 2011 were invited to perform at New York’s Carnegie Hall.
Read more ...Show Me The Funny
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
THE FIFTH and final heat of Show Me The Funny takes place this Monday at The King’s Head, with a headline slot from David McSavage.
Read more ...Galway Actors Workshop courses
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
THE GALWAY Actors Workshop returns for its spring season of courses, including the new workshop, Write Your Own Play.
Write Your Own Play starts on February 12, and will be held each Tuesday from 6.30pm to 8.30pm for 12 weeks. It will look at the idea stage; structuring the work; characterisation and dialogue; and how it can be performed in a theatre. The cost is €200/€170.
Read more ...Have you a vision?
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
ABOUT 25 years or so ago, I was designated to attend on behalf of Kenny’s Bookshop a day long workshop on motivation organised by the Chamber of Commerce, Digital, and NUI Galway during which an American professional motivator was to bring the audience through their paces in terms of business organisation and goals.
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