Galway African Film Festival

Thu, May 17, 2012

AWARD-WINNING movies from Morocco, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, South Africa, and Rwanda will be shown in the Nuns Island Arts Theatre for the fifth Galway African Film Festival.

Enjoy a film at lunchtime

Thu, May 17, 2012

JACK NICHOLSON, Peter O’Toole, Sissy Spacek, and Phillip Seymore-Hoffman will all star in a series of movies to be screened in NUI Galway as part of the Bealtaine Festival.

Galway to hold its own fringe festival

Thu, May 17, 2012

Galway city is to get its own fringe festival this summer and the organisers are calling on local arts organisations and individuals to become involved.

Core Theatre College auditions

Thu, May 17, 2012

CORE THEATRE College will be holding auditions for its autumn theatre training course which runs from September 18 to December 2.

Scottish music in Aughnanure Castle

Thu, May 17, 2012

AUGHNANURE CASTLE in Oughterard will be filled with the sound of Scottish traditional music and song this weekend as part of the Galway Early Music Festival.

A journey into Spanish sounds

Thu, May 17, 2012

ANDREW LAWRENCE-King, one of the world’s leading historical harpists, will lead a concert of Spanish music in Galway this weekend.

Followers Of Otis @ Citóg

Thu, May 17, 2012

GALWAY FOLK-rock band The Followers Of Otis will play Citóg at The Cellar Bar tomorrow night.

Galway Voice Studio students’ showcase

Thu, May 17, 2012

TWENTY-FOUR students from the Galway Voice Studio will perform their favourite songs live in The Quays Bar, this Sunday from 6pm.

The Original Rudeboys @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, May 17, 2012

THE ORIGINAL Rudeboys, the Dublin acoustic-hip hop band, are coming to Galway and will play the Róisín Dubh on Saturday May 26 at 9pm.

The Hope Foundation fundraising concert tonight @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, May 17, 2012

TONIGHT FROM 9pm, Monroe’s Live will host a major fundraising concert for The Hope Foundation, the charity which works for street children in Calcutta.

Houseworx DJ Team @ Cellar Bar

Thu, May 17, 2012

THREE DJS, each with their own approach to music and all sharing a passion for entertaining and performing music, will be at The Cellar Bar this Saturday.

Houseworx DJ Team was founded by Rais D, Auris (aka Tatumba), and Qugas in 2009 when they met at a DJ competition in Galway.

The Nitty Gritty is back @ Massimos this Friday night

Thu, May 17, 2012

Back again @ Massimos with the coals barely cooled after last month's scorcher. A feast of rockabilly, dancefloor jazz, funk, northern soul, rocksteady, Jamaican ska, jump blues and more. Expect more of the same with some new tunes in the box. Get there early to eek out your space on the dancefloor.

Seán Tyrrell to release new album

Thu, May 17, 2012

THE GREAT Seán Tyrrell will launch his new album The Walker Of The Snow with a concert in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, on Friday May 25 at 9pm.

Meet Artspace artists at The Shed

Thu, May 17, 2012

THIS EVENING at 6pm the Galway public will be able to meet the Artspace artists currently exhibiting in The Shed gallery at the Galway Harbour.

The new departures that led to...Dott

Thu, May 10, 2012

‘A CHANGE is as good as a rest’ and ‘travel broadens the mind’ are two of the oldest chestnuts out there, but these sayings have stuck around because they have more than a grain of wisdom in them.

Red Bird takes flight

Thu, May 10, 2012

LAST FRIDAY evening at Galway Arts Centre saw the opening of Sample, the debut exhibition by Red Bird arts collective. Sample is a show that gives ample proof of this young group’s talent and imagination and augurs well for its future prospects.

Mary Coughlan’s Killary Fjord concert

Thu, May 10, 2012

KILLARY FJORD in Connemara will be the location for Mary Coughlan’s ‘Blues Cruise’ concert this Saturday.

The concert will feature Mary and her band performing on board the sightseeing catamaran, the Connemara Lady, which is operated by Killary Cruises at Leenane. The concert forms part of a series of musical events being organised by Killary Cruises. The next such concert will feature Juliette Turner on Saturday June 2.

Coole lady

Thu, May 10, 2012

COOLE LADY, a play which reveals the character and feelings of Lady Augusta Gregory, comes to County Galway next week for performances in Loughrea and Gort, on May 18 and 19.