Clifden to chime to the sounds of trad and classical

Thu, Sep 17, 2009

CLIFDEN WILL host a series of classical and Irish trad concerts featuring acclaimed acts like Cherish the Ladies, Anúna, Scullion, and Christian Benda and Finghin Collins, during Clifden Community Arts Week.

Creative writing classes

Thu, Sep 17, 2009

THE WRITER, poet, and critic Fred Johnston will hold creative writing classes in NUI, Galway, starting on Thursday October 1.

Over The Edge

Thu, Sep 17, 2009

BRIGHTON POET Bernadette Cremin will be the main reader at the September Over The Edge: Open Reading in the Galway City Library on Thursday September 24 at 6.30pm.

Bernadette has worked as a social worker, tea lady, sociology lecturer, teacher, bank clerk, and waitress. She has published two collections of poetry, the award winning Perfect Mess (2005) and Speechless (2007). Her third collection, Miming Silence, will be published by Waterloo Press in November.

Funny citizen on patrol as Police Academy’s Michael Winslow comes to Galway

Thu, Sep 10, 2009

ONE OF the most successful comedy film franchises during the 1980s was Police Academy. In 1984 Messrs Mahoney, Hightower, Tackleberry and Jones were a group of misfits who unwittingly found themselves recruited as trainee US police officers.

Baboró 2009 programme unveiled

Thu, Sep 10, 2009

DETAILS OF this year’s Baboró International Arts Festival for Children were unveiled at a reception on Monday afternoon and, as ever, a whole host of exciting events feature on what is a packed programme.

Kinky Friedman is coming to Kelly’s

Thu, Sep 10, 2009

OUTRAGEOUS AND irreverent, but always thought-provoking, Kinky Friedman, the crime novelist, songwriter, and ‘Frank Zappa of country music’ is coming to Galway.

Get Clamped at the Town Hall

Thu, Sep 10, 2009

DON’T PANIC! The above headline is not a warning to motorists that parking near the Town Hall has become particularly hazardous.

Julie Feeney @ Town Hall

Thu, Sep 10, 2009

THE ATHENRY vocalist, composer, and conductor Julie Feeney will play the Town Hall Theatre on Thursday September 24.

Mick Lally to perform in Town Hall

Thu, Sep 10, 2009

MICK LALLY will perform in Last Train From Holyhead, a new theatre piece which examines identity and how the past has a habit of re-emerging whether we like it or not.

Croi actors agency

Thu, Sep 10, 2009

THE NEW Croi acting agency’s books are now open and Croi is looking for actors from 20 to 70 for TV, film, and commercial auditions.

Those interested should email a CV and headshots to [email protected]. The Croi Actors Agency, based in Galway, was established in 2009. It is a co-operative actors agency run by actors for actors’ of various ages.

Hell raisin’ folk and country with the Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir

Thu, Sep 10, 2009

THEIR NAME was inspired by an eccentric preacher from Kansas, they play music brought by the Scots and the Irish to the Southern US states, but their view of the world is shaped by the pioneer spirit of Canada.

Galway Americana festival

Thu, Sep 10, 2009

THE THIRD annual Galway Americana Festival of music and culture takes place this weekend at venues across the city as well as Kinvara.

From songwriting to film with Arts In Action at NUIG

Thu, Sep 10, 2009

UNIVERSITY IS not solely about academic work, it is also about opening the mind to new possibilities and experiences, and with Arts In Action, NUI, Galway wants students to engage with the arts and explore their own creativity.

Acclaimed Irish author to read in Clifden

Thu, Sep 10, 2009

JOHN BOYNE, the author of the international best-seller The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, will read at the 32nd Clifden Community Arts Festival.

Karnival @ Karma

Thu, Sep 10, 2009

KARNIVAL, ALSO known as a festival, celebration, or Mardi Gras, is coming to Karma Club Galway, on Saturday September 18.

Karma Karnival 09 will feature stilt walkers, fire performers, tattoo artists, and live percussion that is sure to delight Galway clubbers. Karnival is set to be a yearly event for the club.

Reggae in the Bierhaus

Thu, Sep 10, 2009

With DJs Dave Barry, Mick Horkan and Papy. Saturday 19 Setember. Deepest music this side of Kingston!

Blaze X single released in USA

Thu, Sep 10, 2009

SING SING Records, a New York based company, has just issued a vinyl single of ‘Some Hope’, by the Tuam punk band Blaze X.

Creative Writing classes at Westside Library

Thu, Sep 10, 2009

THE ACCLAIMED poet Kevin Higgins will teach creative writing classes in the Westside Library in September and October.

Owen McDonnell; back on the beat of The Lonesome West

Thu, Sep 03, 2009

THE TOWN Hall’s autumn season gets underway in earnest next week with a high-profile production of Martin McDonagh’s brilliantly visceral comedy of sibling rivalry, The Lonesome West.

Music For Galway concert season launch

Thu, Sep 03, 2009

MUSIC FOR Galway’s 29th International Concert Season will be launched on Tuesday September 8 at the Galway City Museum by Professor William Schaba, director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights at NUI, Galway.

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