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Maureen O’Connor’s paintings and built configurations are about making an impression of the sensation of how we register, associate, and combine our observations and thoughts. A new exhibition of her works is on display in Ballina Arts Centre until August 24.

Sound+Vision, Ballina’s annual film festival, returns this year celebrate music in film once again. Through a week-long programme of film screenings and other events, Sound+Vision this year celebrates the music of Generation X – the 1990s youth culture phenomenon. When American author Douglas Coupland published his debut novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture in 1991, he was inadvertently labelling the coming decade’s generation of alienated, disaffected young adults. His book sought to capture an ennui which became something of a zeitgeist for the period. This culture of the Generation X ‘slacker’ found a musical voice in the guise of grunge – a musical hybrid inspired by punk rock, heavy metal and indie rock, and characterised by contrasting song dynamics and apathetic or angst-filled lyrics.

On Thursday June 13, Gealóga, a traditional music ensemble formed as part of the Music Generation Mayo - Music Residency Programme, performed for international delegates attending the Education Committee Meeting in Castletown House, Leixlip, a Department of Education and Skills event organised as part of Ireland’s EU presidency.

Two exhibitions at the Custom House

Summer solstice charity concert

Westport Festival of Chamber Music launched

Music Generation Mayo, as part of its music education implementation plan for Co Mayo, is establishing a youth music hub, situated in Ballina Arts Centre.

Music lovers are in for a treat on Saturday, May 18 at 8pm in the Ballina Arts Centre when the Ballina Chamber Choir hosts an evening of excellent choral music. Under the expert baton of choir director Mark Goode, the unique voices of the choir blend together with hauntingly pure harmonies and vocal finesse. The choir delivers songs from all eras with a tenderness that melts away the centuries. They are united by their love of choral music and by a desire to perform it at the highest possible level. Their repertoire is varied and spans the genres of classical, sacred, jazz and blues.