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Music, art, and animation, the aural and the visual, will collide and coalesce in Alternate Frequencies, a new music concert and video art night in the Nuns Island Theatre.

The Galway City Museum has hired the help of expert boat builders Pat Ó Cualáin and Patrick Flaherty to construct a traditional Connemara style currach over a three-day period.

In 1951 Comhaltas Ceoltóiri Éireann was set up to promote traditional Irish music. The first Galway branch was formed about 1965 and initially they held a committee meeting every week. Then somebody suggested they have a session every week instead, and this they did, in Martin Forde’s Eagle Bar in William Street West. Mind you, the session could not start until Mrs Forde had finished watching The Fugitive on television. These sessions became hugely popular at a time when very few pubs in Galway allowed live traditional music.

•Galwegians are in action on Saturday when they play their fisrt AIB Cup fixture this season. They host Highfield in Crowley Park in this postponed second round fixture. Highfield advanced with a 13-6 victory over Sunday’s Well, but Galwegians should prove too strong for this division two side which currently lies 11th in the league. Galwegians, who advanced to the semi-finals before losing 5-8 to Shannon last season, have another great opportunity to go through - the winners will play division three outfit Nenagh Ormond in the next round. Buccaneers have already advanced following their superb victory over Clontarf.

Shantalla’s St Joseph’s Community Centre will become a piece of Asia this weekend when female members of Galway’s Asian community host a unique cultural event and fair.

Galway for Europe is encouraging Galwegians to register to vote on the Lisbon Treaty before the deadline expires on Tuesday September 15.

This weekend sees a return to All Ireland League action for Connacht clubs, with all but one away from home.

Galwegians will be snapping, shooting, and drawing Galway on Saturday at a special event that will be a a one day photography, sketch challenge, and outdoor time challenge event all rolled into one.

Tuesday January 26 is Australia Day and The Skeff’s Australian management is welcoming Galway based Aussies and Galwegians to the venue to celebrate.

Galwegians, semi-finalists last year, ensured they continued their advance in this year’s AIB Cup with a 14 - 3 win over division three outfit Nenagh Ormond.