Doctor Chekhov – from Budapest to Galway
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
MAKING ITS first visit to Ireland, The Russian Theatre-Studio from Budapest are in the Town Hall Theatre on Thursday September 20 with Doctor Chekhov, which combines a number of Chekhov’s stories into a compelling play. The production will be performed in Russian, with English surtitles.
Read more ...Trad music gig for children
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
THEIR MUSIC has been called “Riverdance for toddlers” and “grown up music for kids”. They are The Specks and they are coming to The Town Hall Theatre this Sunday at 12.30pm.
Read more ...Audiolust @ The Cellar
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
THE CELLAR Underground presents a new club night starting this Saturday - Audiolust - with DJs Fuzz and Cova spinning high energy, house, electro, indie, and a few classics. Audiolust also aims to encourage up and coming DJs so there will also be guest warm up slots available over the coming weeks.
Read more ...Online art and fashion auction for Concern
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
The Summit Seekers - Galway women Laura Rigney, Sinead Coughlan, and Sarah O’Toole - who are climbing Kilimanjaro in October for charity, are holding another fundraising drive.
Read more ...Book launch in Charlie Byrne’s
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
A new book, charting the life and times of the 19th century Irish aristocrat and businesswoman Eva O’Flaherty, will be launched in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop tomorrow at 6pm.
Read more ...Guinness Live gigs return to the Latin Quarter
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
DELORENTOS, THE UNDERTONES, and Bez of the Happy Mondays are just some of those who will be taking to the stage around the city’s Latin Quarter for the Guinness Live festival weekend.
Read more ...The Cast Of Cheers @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
STRANGE BREW at the Róisín Dubh next Thursday will play host to one of Ireland’s most exciting new bands, Dublin quartet The Cast of Cheers.
Read more ...Tokyo Rosenthal @ Monroe’s
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
THE AMERICANA singer-songwriter Tokyo Rosenthal will play Monroe’s Backstage Bar this Sunday.
Read more ...Citóg @ The Cellar
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
“IT WOULD be surprising if this band didn’t join the mainstays of the modern folk music world to become known as Ireland's best of the genre.”
Read more ...Portumna’s 2012 Shorelines Arts Festival
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
PORTUMNA’S 2012 Shorelines Arts Festival will be officially opened this evening at 6pm, paving the way for a weekend of music, poetry, theatre, film, and children’s events.
Read more ...Share your story or poem @ Kenny’s
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
DO YOU write poetry? Are you working on a novel? Do you pen short stories? Would you like to get the chance for others to hear them?
Read more ...Jane O’Malley @ Norman Villa
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
MEMORIES HOME and Abroad, the new exhibition by Canadian-Irish artist Jane O’Malley, will be officially opened in the Norman Villa Gallery, Salthill, this evening at 6pm.
Read more ...The history of music in four preludes
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
THE HISTORY of music, from pieces written in 1800 BCE to songs recorded this year, compressed into an audio-visual experience is the ambitious new exhibition at 126.
Read more ...Core Theatre College
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
CORE THEATRE College will hold a module in the Lecoq technique with Judith Higgins for 10 weeks, starting on Thursday September 20.
Read more ...Over The Edge Writers’ Gathering
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
ALEX SKOVRON, the Australian based poet and author, will read at the Over The Edge Writers’ Gathering in the Galway Arts Centre, Dominick Street, tomorrow at 8pm.
Read more ...Spanking new comedy
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
DANNY DOWLING will host a night of up and coming comedians at Brand Spanking New in the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday at 8.30pm.
Read more ...Solarise @ HALO
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
LEADING IRISH funk-soul band Solarise return to the upstairs stage at HALO this Friday from 11pm.
Read more ...Christian Bookshop debut album
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
CHRISTIAN BOOKSHOP, a band and album project by Galway-based Irish-American singer-songwriter Jimmy Monaghan and singer Aisling Walsh, is out now on Bandcamp.
Christian Bookshop is a folk-pop album of 10 songs, written by Jimmy who is best known for his work with Music For Dead Birds. It was recorded in Belmullet, County Mayo, and features contributions from Evelyn Walsh (clarinet), Eleta Van Schalkwyk (violin), and Trista Monaghan (tin whistle).
Read more ...The Sumbrellas in concert
Thu, Sep 13, 2012
THE SUMBRELLAS, the Galway based folk-rock/Americana band, will play the launch party for The Scholars Rest, formerly The River Inn) in Newcastle tomorrow from 8pm.
The Sumbrellas core membership are American singer-songwriter Chris White and Italian fiddle player Fede Betti. The band’s album Country Disco will be officially launched in October.
Read more ...Galway Theatre Festival unveils programme
Thu, Sep 06, 2012
THIS EVENING at 8pm in Massimo on William Street West, will see the launch of this year’s Galway Theatre Festival which runs from Monday October 1 to Sunday 7.
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