Claremorris Drama Festival
The annual Claremorris Drama Festival kicks off tonight in the town, with the Clonacool Players presenting Brian Friel’s classic Philadelphia Here I Come! at 8.15pm. On Saturday March 12 Compántas Lir will be presenting another of Friel’s work when they put on a production of The Loves of Cass Maguire at 8pm. On Sunday March 13 it is the turn of Kats from Galway who will be staging Portia Coughlan by Marian Carr. The Garrymore Drama Group will be on stage on Monday night March 14 with their production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh, with the Haulbowlin Group next up on Tuesday March 15 with Frank McGuinness’s Someone Who’ll Watch over Me. On Wednesday March 16, Christian O’Reilly’s The Good Father will be performed by DADS from Dunmore. The competition will continue after St Patrick’s Day with Hugh Leonard’s Love in the Title on March 18 by the Ferns Drama Group, and Doubt: A Parable on Sunday March 20 by The Palace Players, from Fermoy. The competition will close on Monday March 21 when the Shoestring Theatre Company, Charleville present Moonshine by Jim Nolan.
Eventual Horizons exhibition at Ballina Arts Centre
Ballina Arts Centre eclectic Visual Arts 2011 programme continues throughout the month of March with Eventual Horizons, an exhibition by Alan Cunnane, Urszula Oska, and Rie Oshinomi. An investigation of myths surrounding differences and similarities underlies the philosophy of Alan Cunnane's work. In this exhibition, he is joined by Urszula Oska and Rie Oshinomi, for an exploration of these themes. Using photography, architecture, music, film, and art as the framework, they undertake a critical analysis of the design process leading to an investigation of the process as a whole, tempered with concern for ‘the scarcity of newness’. Rie Oshinomi analyses the perception of colour through her landscape and portrait photography; Cunnane embraces different design disciplines alternating between embracing technology and at times rejecting the latest fashion/technology in what he describes as ‘a process of retro-grouch-ness’; while Urszula Oska approaches an exploration of ideas through drawings and photography and the meaningful experiences and interactions with art. Free admission. All are welcome to attend, the exhibition runs until April 2.
Custom House studio exhibition
Custom House Studios Westport presents an exhibition of new works entitled 10,000 Things Every Child Should Know, The World of Wonder by Sue Morris at the Custom House Studios Gallery, The Quay, Westport. The exhibition will run until April 3.
Garry Carney at the Linenhall
Chart-breaking Mayo singer/songwriter Garry Carney performs at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Wednesday March 23 at 8pm.
Singer songwriter Gerry Carney is well known for his original ballads, based on everyday simple storylines. Gerry was born and raised near Ballyhaunis, where he still resides. His infectious lyrics address all aspects of life, and some of his most recent songs, as witnessed on his recent CD Paddy (including the Irish chart-breaking single of the same name ), echo themes of family, emigration, and backward glances at one’s homeland. His previous album The Flame was an album of the week on 2FM,
Comedy double bill in Castlebar
TooDog Theatre presents a comedy double-bill of one-act plays, Bardot Bites and Lucy Bastible, at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday March 24 at 8pm. In the light-hearted comedy Bardot Bites, we meet 45-year-old Bid who has led a sheltered life looking after her ailing mother. When her mother dies Bid is catapulted into the world of work, with a job on the cheese counter in the local deli where she learns the ways of cheese and men, and succeeds in teaching her sister a long overdue lesson. Lucy Bastible finds a privileged woman, the doyenne of her social set, whose world is rocked to its foundations when her husband Jeremy strays. In this darkly comic one act play, Lucy gives us a glimpse into her crumbling world and psyche as she seeks vengeance. Both plays are written and performed by Denise Quinn, directed by Mary Curtin. Go and enjoy an evening of fresh theatrical pleasure.
Skate park fundraiser night
DubCulture as part of Choice in association with Skate Park for Castlebar. This will be the third DubCulture fund-raising night and will take place this Saturday March 12. The night will be a mix of reggae, dubstep and drum and bass. This event is for a very worthy cause and admission is only €10.
