‘By writing about a particular place you find the universal’

Thu, Apr 04, 2013

BOTH AS an individual and as a writer Ron Rash, who reads in Galway next month at the Cúirt International Festival of Literature, has been indelibly shaped by his southern Appalachian roots.

GAC(h) Duine - music for everyone

Thu, Apr 04, 2013

THE YEAR normally does not go by without the Galway Arts Centre hosting a number of music gigs, either in its HQ in Dominick Street or at the Nuns Island Theatre, but a three day music festival, focussing on indie, folk rock, and electronica, is a new departure.

Altissimo Quintet - Galway debut and world premiere

Thu, Apr 04, 2013

IRELAND’S ONLY viola quintet, the Altissimo Quintet, will give their debut Galway concert next week, performing music by Brahms and Dvorak, as well as premiering a new work.

Bohermore Youth Drama Group wonder What If?

Thu, Apr 04, 2013

NEXT WEEK, in NUI Galway’s Bank of Ireland Theatre, the Bohermore Youth Drama Group take to the stage for two nights only with their new show, What If?

DruidMurphy returns next week to Town Hall

Thu, Apr 04, 2013

DRUID THEATRE Company is coming back to the Town Hall Theatre next week to present a new staging of it’s DruidMurphy event.

Roddy Doyle’s War @ Town Hall

Thu, Apr 04, 2013

RODDY DOYLE’S three act play War will be staged at the Town Hall Theatre tomorrow and Saturday by the Dunmore Amateur Dramatic Society.

Shadows and Dust @ Monroe’s

Thu, Apr 04, 2013

ART, FOLKLORE, film, and various other creative mediums, have all contributed to inspire the musical sounds of Shadows and Dust.

A burlesque night with The Dirty Circus

Thu, Apr 04, 2013

THE GLAMOUR, style, and decadence from Weimar-era Berlin will be on show in Kelly’s Bar with a night of burlesque and cabaret from The Dirty Circus.

In Their Thousands @ Monroe’s

Thu, Apr 04, 2013

DONEGAL TRIO In Their Thousands play Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Friday April 12 at 11.30pm

John Smith to play Strange Brew

Thu, Apr 04, 2013

ENGLISH GUITARIST and singer-songwriter John Smith has just released his new album Great Lakes and is coming to Galway as part of his current Irish tour.

Andy Elwell to play Monroe’s

Thu, Apr 04, 2013

WHEN IT comes to Minneapolis, its most famous musical sons are Prince and Hüsker Dü, so could singer-songwriter Andy Elwell become another celebrated Minneapolite?

Bring your banjo to Clarinbridge

Thu, Apr 04, 2013

FOLK LEGEND Pete Seeger, former US presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, and classical music great Yo Yo Ma, are among banjo player Michael J Miles’ fans.

The ‘bewitching’ Julie Hawk @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 04, 2013

GALWAY BORN, London based, singer-songwriter Julie Hawk will play a hometown show in the Róisín Dubh this Sunday at 9pm.

Julie is currently promoting her new EP The Value of Gold, released in February, and will perform songs from it on the night. The EP includes a cover of The Smiths’ ‘This Charming Man’.

Athenry Music School’s MEGA Concert

Thu, Apr 04, 2013

THE ATHENRY Music School’s fifth annual MEGA Concert will be held in the Galway Cathedral on Sunday April 14 at 3pm.

A European crossroads at Cúirt

Thu, Apr 04, 2013

WRITERS FROM the Vilenica International Literary Festival in Slovenia are coming to the Cúirt International Festival of Literature as part of the Crossroads of European Literature project.

Lick My Stereo @ HALO

Thu, Apr 04, 2013

LICK MY Stereo will bring their exciting and energetic sound to the stage upstairs at HALO Live tomorrow night.

Printmaking exhibition on the docks

Thu, Apr 04, 2013

SIXTEEN IRISH and international artists will display their work at a new exhibition, opening next week at The Shed, Middle Pier, Galway Harbour.

An artistic look at ‘my place’

Thu, Apr 04, 2013

MY PLACE, an art exhibition focusing on memories and everyday life, will be launched this Monday in the Foyer and Arts Corridor of University Hospital Galway.

Cúirt Grand Slam deadline approaches

Thu, Apr 04, 2013

THE DEADLINE for submissions to take part in the Cúirt Grand Slam 2013 is this Monday, April 8.

The grand slam takes place on Saturday April 27 in the Róisín Dubh at 3pm. Entries should be sent typed in hard copy to Cúirt Grand Slam, Galway Arts Centre, 47 Dominick Street. Submissions should include your CV, contact details, and a poem/piece that will take a maximum of three minutes to perform.