The Sea Sessions is coming to Galway

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

THE SEA Sessions Festival takes place in Donegal each year but such is its growing popularity that 2012 finds it coming to Galway, Belfast, Kinsale, and Lahinch.

The festival is undertaking a tour of Ireland’s surf spots for April/May and the tour begins in the Róisín Dubh with a show from Crazy P, the house, techno, disco, and funk band.

Ka-Tet @ Monroe’s

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

WEST OF Ireland trio Ka-Tet play The Underground Sound night in Monroe’s BackStage Bar next Wednesday at 11pm.

Preston Reed returns to the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

WHEN TOTAL Guitar described Preston Reed as “the world’s most gifted guitarist” and Guitarist described his playing as “spellbinding” they were not exaggerating.

Planet of sound

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

Rural Savage - I Fell In A Bog And Saw God (independent)

Chekhov/Lecoq theatre workshop

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

CORE THEATRE College will host an intensive week long workshop of the Chekhov and Lecoq acting techniques in April.

The House Party @ The Cellar

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

THIS BANK Holiday weekend sees the launch of a new clubnight downstairs in The Cellar Bar on Eglinton Street - The House Party.

Multimedia courses at Galway Film Centre

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

THE GALWAY Film Centre on Wellpark Road is running beginners multimedia courses aimed at film-makers, designers, and artists.

There will be courses on photoshop, InDesign, Flash (focusing on its uses in animation), illustrator, and DVD Studio Pro. The courses are tutored by Adobe and Apple accredited tutors who also have a good working knowledge of the softwares.

A Murder of Crows - a play for children

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

THE BROTHERS Grimm’s Hansel and Gretel will receive a theatrical interpretation in Barnstorm Theatre Company’s A Murder Of Crows.

Mick Donnellan - brewing up a storm with El Niño

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

BALLINROBE NATIVE Mick Donnellan must surely be one of the busiest writers based in Galway. Over the past year he has staged three of his plays at the Town Hall - Sunday Morning Coming Down, Shortcut to Hallelujah, and Gun Metal Grey, all of which were enthusiastically received.

Flamenco-jazz guitarist to play Town Hall

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

“THE KING of Latin guitar, a world-class virtuoso” is how Time Out has described Eduardo Niebla, who will play the Town Hall Theatre on Wednesday March 28 at 8pm.

‘I feel outside of language’ - author Louise Stern on silence and communication

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

AMONG THE many notable writers coming to Cúirt this year is American Louise Stern, author of the much-praised short story collection, Chattering.

The world of literature at your doorstep

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

“ALL GOOD books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel all that happened to you and afterwards it all belongs to you; the good and the bad, the ecstasy, the remorse and sorrow, the people and the places and how the weather was.”

Stewart Lee on Scooby Doo, carpet remnants, and parenting

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

HE ONCE entitled one of his shows 41st Best Stand Up Ever after filling that ranking in a Channel 4 TV poll but Stewart Lee is undoubtedly one of the sharpest comedians in the business.

Cúirt to launch 2012 festival programme next week

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

THE PROGRAMME for the 2012 Cúirt International Festival of Literature will be launched in the Hotel Meyrick, Eyre Square, at 6pm this coming Tuesday.

Dónal Lunny Galway/Palestine Children’s Charity Concert

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

DÓNAL LUNNY, one of the greatest driving forces in Irish folk and trad, is coming to Galway to play a charity concert for the Galway/Palestine Children’s Appeal charity.

The concert will take place on Sunday at 8pm in the Radisson Blu Hotel and will see Dónal joined on-stage by the great Máirtin Ó Connor, as well as harpist Siobhán Armstrong and singer Róisín Elsafty, as well as Rónan Brown, Eoin Ó Néill, and Harry Bradley. Other acts are expected to confirm their participation soon.

Second Age to stage Macbeth

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

IRELAND’S AWARD-winning classics company Second Age comes to the Town Hall Theatre next week with one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays, Macbeth.

Galway Music Residency seeks apprentice ensemble

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

THE GALWAY Music Residency is seeking musicians interested in becoming its Apprentice Ensemble 2012 to submit applications for the coming season.

JOLT to host theatre workshops in April

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

JOLT WILL host a day-long workshop with THEATREclub’s Grace Dyas in the Town Hall Theatre studio in April.

Seachtain Na nGaeilge trad gigs

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

THERE ARE plenty of great trad music and song events taking place across Galway city and county as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge.

Tonight at 9.30pm there will be an All-Irish Music Session in the Western Hotel, Prospect Hill. Admission is free and musicians, dancers, and singers are welcome. Another such session takes place at the same time on Thursday 15.

Ultan Conlon @ Citóg

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

ULTAN CONLON, the very talented Loughrea singer-songwriter will headline the next Citóg gig, tomorrow night, in The Cellar Bar.

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