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Roscommon Arts Centre is in the process of planning its autumn/winter 2009 programme of events, part of which will include opportunities for local, Roscommon based artists to show work in the centre’s visual art space.The autumn programme will commence in the latter half of September and continue right through until December and artists are being invited to submit applications.

With Roscommon Castle listed as the last Irish venue for Paul Brady’s current ‘Travellin Light’ tour, the legendary singer/songwriter is looking forward to playing at this intimate location.

Roscommon County Youth Theatre is holding an open day on September 13 from 2.30-4.30pm in Roscommon Arts Centre. Membership is open to everyone aged 14 to 22 who wants to learn more about theatre and make new friends. Youth Theatre offers a huge variety of theatre-related activities including weekly workshops, trips to the theatre, and an opportunity to take part in national youth theatre events.

This season Roscommon Arts Centre welcomes work from local, Roscommon-based artists and will feature a total of five different exhibitions from September through to December. All exhibitions are open to the public during box office hours and all are welcome.

With a brand new show being beamed out from RTE every Monday night, and fresh off the plane from another successful run in Edinburgh, Jason Byrne is raring to go with his helter-skelter comedy show in Roscommon Arts Centre on Thursday October 7.

Lisacul-based artist Vida Pain opens her solo exhibition entitled Illumination this Friday October 30, as part of Roscommon Arts Centre’s autumn/winter visual art programme.

An exhibition of work by artist and AIT lecturer, Margo McNulty, will open at Roscommon Arts Centre on November 19. The exhibition, entitled Imprint, presents a body of work that has been created over the last four years and has been exhibited in part in Cologne, Paris, Louvain, and Poland.

Roscommon Arts Centre has recently announced some of its spring 2010 highlights, and there are many wonderful surprises and great nights out for all to enjoy.

D’unbelievable’s star Jon Kenny talks about his up and coming show “I’m not says I... I’m fine”. Jon will play his one man show December 17 at the Roscommon Arts Centre at 8pm. Kenny starts off by saying ‘The title [of the show] may be misleading, it’s a monologue I wrote years ago”. The show is about where we are now as a nation, the change of contemporary Ireland. Jon will no doubt be the cause of many laughs and he assured me there will be little or no doom and gloom in his show. It will definitely be a night to look forward to with an expert comedian who will combine a celebration of his musical abilities. Jon will be joined on stage by fiddle player Ivor Ottley.

Comedian Maeve Higgins makes a welcome return to Roscommon this January with her brand new show Blabbing Away.