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.

Comedy theatre in Oranmore

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

BUALAH BOS - Oranmore Music & Drama Group will stage Jimmy Keary’s The Two loves of Gabriel Foley in Keanes nightclub Kudos tomorrow and Saturday at 8pm.

Funk & Soul in Massimo

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

Uptight! is back at Massimo bar, Williams Street this Friday night. Dave Barry will be spinning funk, soul, reggae and more all on vinyl til the wee hours. Joining him on the decks will be a special guest to be confirmed. Entereance as always is free.

John Daly to Get Deeper @ The Cellar

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

JOHN DALY, one of Ireland’s leading DJs, will be hitting the decks at Get Deeper in The Cellar Underground this Saturday at 11pm.

NUIG Dramsoc to perform Twelfth Night

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

IN DECEMBER 1912, UCG’s Dramsoc staged its first performance, Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. As part of the society’s centenary celebrations it is reviving this work.

Kevin McAleer @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

SINCE HIS appearances on Nighthawks in the early 1990s, Kevin McAleer has enjoyed the status of a founding father of modern Irish stand-up and a a much loved comic.

Doctor Who special effects artist is coming to Galway

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

THE WOMAN who has produced special effects for Doctor Who, Iron Maiden, and Lady Gaga, is coming to Galway to take part in the Galway Arts Centre’s Cúirt Labs.

West Ocean String Quartet - new album, Galway concert

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

“THE WEST Ocean String quartet dazzles in its renaissance-like ability to inhabit multiple worlds simultaneously...fording rivers that don’t even appear on most musicians’ maps.”