Performance
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Sunday, July 1st, Monday, July 2nd & Tuesday, July 3rd, 1pm
Bank of Ireland Theatre, NUI Galway
"The Spinner of Inishere" - The Strolling Players
The
Strolling Players present The Spinner of Inishere, written and performed
by Mairéad Sharry.
"the
island can be a prison or a paradise"
Delia, a
traditional widow living on the Aran Islands, spins wool and knits for the
summer visitors, who provide a captive audience for her stories of island
life: a great love story, a tragic drowning and a bizarre murderer.
Her life
seems as labyrinthine as the stone walls of her island.
Does her
gift for spinning extend to her story telling? Is Delia, the spinner of
Inishere, spinning yarn or spinning a yarn?
Duration: 50 mins
Tickets: 6 euro/ 5 euro concession
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Monday, July 2nd until Thursday, July 5th, 8.30pm
Town Hall Studio
"Sparks"- Hounds' Hollow Productions
"Sparks"
is a fractured story told through the eyes of Gerry – an electrician who is
tormented by his past.
By
turns disturbing, savagely funny, startling and visceral, this one-man
performance is a labyrinthine journey through Gerry’s increasingly erratic
memories using his own voice and the voices of others.
Adrift
in the horror of memory, he searches for a sense of self in an environment
which restricts as much as sustains him.
With sorrow, humour, anger, and wit, Gerry’s world is revealed.
"Sparks" was short-listed for the PJ O’Connor Award for Radio Drama in
2011.
It has been re-imagined as a one-man show.
Hounds' Hollow
Productions is a small production company based in the Burren area of Co.
Clare, Ireland.
We are
interested in producing works which explore the dark side of humanity. "We are for
the Dark".
By Pat Hynes. Starring Darren Killeen.
Duration: approximately 45 minutes.
Tickets: 10 euro/ 8 euro concession
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Monday, July 2nd, until Friday, July 6th, 8pm
The Cube, Áras na Mac Léinn, NUI Galway
"The Breakfast Club" - ArtSoc- CANCELLED
Five high-school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought. The Breakfast Club is an ArtSoc Production.
Tickets: 8 euro/ 5 euro concession
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Wednesday, July 4th, & Thursday, July 5th, 4pm & 6pm, and Friday, July 6th, & Saturday, July 7th, 6pm
3 Victoria Place, Eyre Square *
"Welcome to my cave" - Live Art Performance by Stéphanie González
Influenced by her mime work, the artist will depict an eccentric lifestyle within a materialistic society
* The venue is a 1st floor apartment. See map here: https://maps.google.com/maps/m
Duration: 30-40 mins
Admission: 5 euro
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Wednesday, July 4th, & Thursday, July 5th, 7.30pm
Bank of Ireland Theatre, NUI Galway
ALA Forum Theatre Presentations: "Divide and Conquer"ALA, the community theatre organisation, will do a Forum Theatre presentation on fracking.
Forum Theatre is an effort to find alternative solutions to an issue of concern to the participants. A play on a subject, in this case fracking (a process where water, sand and chemicals are injected into the earth at high pressure in order to fracture rock formations deep underground in the hope of liberating natural gas that would otherwise be inaccessible), is presented to an audience; then after some discussion it is performed again, but this time the audience is invited to participate in the action.
Whether you are in favour or opposed or wish to have a say on Fracking, we invite you to attend.
Free admission (donations)
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Friday, July 6th, 8pm
Bank of Ireland Theatre, NUI Galway
"A Dangerman" - Dick WalshZeus raped a 12-year-old boy, Jesus told his followers to maintain the free market, and Mao is worshipped today by millions of people. Why? Not only are these things true, but there are reasons linking them, which we need to know.
A dangerman is simply dangerous because there is a danger you'll end up talking to him - at the library, a party, anywhere. But that doesn't mean what he has to say isn't important. It is important.
Hear him out: he'll change your mind.
Written and performed by Dick Walsh. Directed by Martin Sharry.
Duration: 50 mins.
Not suitable for children!
Admission: 5 euro
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Update: Double bill Saturday, July 7th - Hourglass 6pm, Ophelia 8.30pm
Town Hall Theatre
"The Hourglass" and "Ophelia" - Teatr A Part
Klepsydra/The Hourglass is an indoor show by Teatr A Part from Poland, directed by Marcin Herich. The word "klepsydra" in Polish has two meanings: it means hourglass, but also obituary notice.
This
is an almost non-verbal solo performance by Monika Wachowicz, joining
the poetic of the theatre of the body, gestures and emotions as well as
elements of dance theatre. It shows different forms of solitude. In the
last phase, built on slow, improvised movements and minimal use of
decoration and costumes, the attention of the audience is focused on the
inner spiritual vibrations. The performer's dance is simultaneously
full of joyous feeling and grief. http://www.apart.art.pl/hourglass.htm
Ophelia is the latest intimate indoor project by Teatr A Part, directed by Marcin Herich. It is not a mere adaptation of the famous plot from Shakespeare's play - the myth of Ophelia is used to investigate the duality of the female mind, emotions and decisions in the face of dramatic moments of existence. This is another solo performance by Monika Wachowicvz and was produced with two versions: one verbal, one almost non-verbal. http://www.apart.art.pl/ophelia.htm
Please note that both of the above shows are for over-18s only!
Teatr A Part is a contemporary visual and physical theatre company, formed by director Marcin Herich. It has played in over 30 countries around the world. The performances operate with a wide scale of artistic means, full of symbols and metaphors, and enter deep into human instincts and secrets of existence, into meanings which are almost imponderable. For more information see http://www.apart.art.pl/stow_eng.htm
Tickets: 10 euro
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Saturday, July 7th, & Sunday, July 8th, 8pm
Bank of Ireland Theatre, NUI Galway
"Velvet Revolution" - Truman Town TheatreVelvet Revolution is an exciting new play from Truman Town Theatre. Having dazzled audiences in Kerry and Mayo, the drama is now set to make its debut in Galway. In typical fashion the drama is dialogue-based with lots of wit, sarcasm and black humour.
Fyodor and Shelly are a young couple living in an undisclosed town in rural Ireland. Shelly is the beautiful seductive blonde that torments the insecure Fyodor with her adulterous antics. She constantly alludes to the men she met at the bar, her past lovers and the lack of excitement in her marriage by comparison. Fyodor plays the struggling writer. A victim to naive romance and artistic values, he uses gambling to escape what he believes are the torments of his tortured soul. We enter the play at a point where Fyodor has lost a huge amount of money and is now in the dangerous debt of loan shark Kevin. Shelly has just returned home to announce that she has met the same Kevin by chance and taken the opportunity to invite him over for dinner.
Fyodor is sure that this is a plot to kill him.The drama escalates as the time of Kevin's arrival draws closer.
At times dark, others hilarious, and often touching, Truman Town have produced one of their best works to date. Using only two actors and a minimal set, the play is a feast of tension, humour, suspense and ultimately a delightful illustration of the bizarre Irish psyche. From writer Mick Donnellan, who brought you sell-out shows such as Shortcut to Hallelujah and Gun Metal Grey, this is a show hotly anticipated and not to be missed!
Starring Cathal Leonard and Kate McCarthy
Tickets: 10 euro/ 8 euro concession
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Saturday, July 7th, 9.30pm
Kelly's (upstairs)
"Sharpe as a Knife, Blunt as a Bennett" - Steven Sharpe and Steve Bennett
Steven Sharpe of Sharpe in the Lab will be performing
pieces from his acid-toned, openly gay, acoustic R&B one-man show. He will
take you on a cliché-crushing journey through his problems with relationships,
alcohol and the Irish gay ‘scene’. It’s
not all rainbows and cocktails for this ‘Hot Mess’.
Steve Bennett is fast making a name for himself on the
Irish comedy circuit as one of its foremost musical comedians. Bennett’s show
is a concise odyssey cramming music, poetry and stand-up about a
misunderstanding of life and sexuality into an action-packed burrito of
awkwardness.
Both Steves will be performing stand-alone pieces, as
well as collaborating together and as part of their smash hit comedy quartet
The Gingerbeard Men.
A one-off night composed especially for Colours
Fringe Festival, this combination of razor sharp wit, intelligent comedy and
damn catchy tunes is not one to be missed.
Entrance: Free (donations)
Music
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Sunday, July 1st, 8pm
A night of wonderful entertainment with Galway Egyptian Dance and Sonke! Galway Multicultural Community Choir, DJ Dom and Community Spirit Drumming Group.
Egyptian Dance performance: A lively and entertaining performance of Egyptian Dance (Raqs Sharqi) with Amber and her Galway Dance Group. A showcase of both improvised and choreographed dances, group dances and solos, demonstrating some of the many different dance styles within Egyptian Dance including traditional folkloric dances, intense and passionate baladi (urban folk), classical veil dancing, a dynamic Saidi stick dance from southern Egypt, live drumming and more...
Free admission
Áras na nGael
World Music and Dance NightA night of wonderful entertainment with Galway Egyptian Dance and Sonke! Galway Multicultural Community Choir, DJ Dom and Community Spirit Drumming Group.
Egyptian Dance performance: A lively and entertaining performance of Egyptian Dance (Raqs Sharqi) with Amber and her Galway Dance Group. A showcase of both improvised and choreographed dances, group dances and solos, demonstrating some of the many different dance styles within Egyptian Dance including traditional folkloric dances, intense and passionate baladi (urban folk), classical veil dancing, a dynamic Saidi stick dance from southern Egypt, live drumming and more...
Free admission
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Tuesday, July 3rd, 8pm
Upstairs in Kelly's
Bo Callaby & Antonio Vichi Oliviera
Ex-Londoner
Bo Callaby´s songs are fun, witty, provocative and melodic in a variety of
rhythms from folk to tango, reggae to rock . Playing with him will be Antonio
Vichi, the accomplished Bolivian percussionist on kajon, and guitarist Jan Roland.
See
videos of 'Not Running For The Presidency' and 'Homeless' on Facebook page -
'Bo
Callaby's Friends' or on YouTube.
Entrance: 5 euro
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Thursday, July 5th, 8pm
Sean agus Nua
Áras na nGael
Sean agus Nua invites you to an explosive evening of intercultural fusion.
Kicking off July 5th at 8pm, Sean agus Nua's "Ethnic sessions" will entertain you with live music from a widely diverse selection of both local and international artists and performers from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
These sessions provide a social space where diverse ethnic groups can come together to share their music and culture with each other. Drawing on the wealth of cultural diversity that exists within the Galway community at present and the abundance of ethnic talent, these nights develop into powerful collaborative ethnic sessions.
Entrance: 5 euro
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Friday, July 6th, 8.30pm
Upstairs in Kelly's
Solitary Men
Four original and unsigned musicians in Galway will ply their wares in one of the city's premier music venues.
Willow Sea
Following barnstorming
appearances at Life Festival and Vantastival, Willow Sea will be playing his
signature blend of mellow acousto-electronica and thumping floor-fillers,
guaranteed to prime an audience for a hedonistic evening ahead. (A “one-man
electronic tour-de-force” – The Galway Advertiser). willowsea.com
Mister Ebby
Pianoman and composer
Mister Ebby is set to soothe your soul and tickle your intellect with his
sometimes playful, sometimes sombre, always enjoyable bag of tunes, all tied
together by his virtuosic piano-playing. misterebby.com
Matteo Priante
An old-style troubadour
from a forgotten age, Matteo sings powerful self-penned songs that stem
from a place much darker and hotter than his adopted home of Galway.
The genuine article.
Michael O’Connor
Wordsmith Michael
O’Connor brings his background in theatre to bear in his performances, blending
deft acoustic guitar work with highly original lyrical observations, as
showcased on his debut album Octopus Tattoo.
Entrance: 3 euro
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Sunday, July 8th, 8pm
Music and dance
Free admission
Sunday, July 8th, 8pm
Áras na nGael
Wrap PartyMusic and dance
Free admission
Sunday, July 8th, doors 8.30pm
Upstairs in Kelly's
Atlantic Pirates
The Atlantic Pirates have become one of the best known bands in Galway through their constant presence on Shop Street, playing some of the great Irish folk songs. Yet the four members - James Gallagher (banjo/vocals), Wayne Wilder (guitar/vocals), Stephen 'Pecker' Dunne Jr. (banjo/vocals), and Iven 'the German' Markquard (fiddle) - are not just about playing a few popular Dubliners numbers; the quartet eat, sleep and breathe folk music, and their love for the genre is equalled by a desire to put Irish folk music back in a position of prominence and popularity.
Tickets: 5 euro
Dance
Saturday, July 7th, 6.30pm
The Cube, Áras na Mac Léinn, NUI Galway
Bachata Republic
with Marcelo Ramirez.
6.30pm: A short performance (Bachata, cha cha cha and Salsa Rueda), followed by two workshops:
7-8pm: Salsa workshop for beginners
8-9pm: Bachata for beginners
See also www.bachatarepublic.com
Free admission (donations)
Films
Thursday, July 5th, 6pm
Large Acoustic Room, Áras na Mac Léinn, NUI Galway
"Colombia 2010" - documentary
By Mauricio Figueroa. Made by Asturias Program in collaboration with asturia agencia development cooperation. This documentary deals with issues in Colombia until 2010 and takes in trade unions, students, land conflict, peasants, the indigenous population, "positive false" and journalists.
Duration: 58 mins
Free admission (donations)
Mauricio's photography exhibition "A journey through Latin American culture and life" will be on show in the Art Gallery in the Quadrangle at NUI Galway from July 1st - July 5th (see Visual Art).
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Thursday, July 5th, 8pm
Large Acoustic Room, Áras na Mac Léinn, NUI Galway
Short films
from "Recompuesto" by Patricia Prieto Blanco, Volker Dietze and Adrián Saavedra
Short films by Finn Arden, Maeve Gallagher and Laydiane Costa Ramos, Patricia Prieto Blanco, Volker Dietze and Adrián Saavedra ("Recompuesto"), Gearóid Hayes, Conall Geoghegan ("Bás" - animation), David Souto.
Free admission (donations)
Contributors:
Patricia Prieto Blanco comes from Spain, where she studied Audiovisual Communication and started to work in the field of video art. She has been living and working in Germany for five years and is currently doing her PhD in Media Studies while remaining active as a video artist between Madrid and the Ruhr area. Her particular interest is the relationship between society and media use and the exploration of aesthetic procedures.
Volker Dietze has been living in the Ruhr area since the early 2000s. He studied Communication Design in Dortmund and is currently working as a freelancer and artist in the fields of photography and new media. Along with the themes of urbanity and identity the focus of his work is on the examination of fundamental issues of communication and media reception.
Adrián Saavedra graduated in classical piano and subsequently decided to follow the path of composition for audiovisual media and modern music, studying at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya as one of the few students of Arnau Bataller. He has also had the pleasure of working with Lluís Verges, Joan Albert and Amargós.
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Friday, July 6th, 8pm
Large Acoustic Room, Áras na Mac Léinn, NUI Galway
"Paper Rich"
A bankrupt solicitor`s final chance for salvation.
Thomas Glynn was once a top solicitor with a thriving practice in Galway. In the midst of the Celtic Tiger, Glynn was seduced into the property development frenzy. Success followed success, and Glynn on paper became richer than he could have ever dreamed. Abruptly in 2008, the property market collapsed in Ireland and Glynn`s sprawling empire crumbled . The fragile pillars supporting Glynn s financial colossus cracked under the strain. Overnight , he lost his business, his wife and children along with all the trappings of life which had become customary.
One cold morning, Glynn leaves his small apartment in the city and drives to a nearby lake, where he intends to escape his problems permanently with the help of his hunting rifle.
However, there is one last chance for Glynn to save his life, his respect and perhaps retrieve his family. He stumbles upon a `tiger kidnap ` where a local bank manager is taken hostage and forced to withdraw cash. Glynn resorts to a childlike desperation and with the takings embarks on a tense cross-country journey to Dublin Airport.
On his journey, Glynn encounters reminders from his past and looks ahead to an uncertain future.
Michael Kinsella (The Bill, Mobs America, Mobs Canada TG4) stars as Thomas Glynn in a tense parody of the past thirty years in Ireland. The movie is directed by Martin Keaveney (Souvenir, Synchronicity).
PAPER RICH is a co-production of Salt Hill Pictures and Galway Technical Institute.
Running Time 80 minutes
Rated 18
Visual Art
July 1st - July 8th, 9am - 11pm
Áras na Mac Léinn foyer, NUI Galway
Group exhibition
Phil Geagan, Mary McDonagh, Teresa Heaney, Paul Lenihan, Michael Grealy, Fabien Lemesle - oil paintings
Dagmar Drabent
Marina Wild
Rachael Webb
Anne Rumpf
Jody Mullarkey
Ali Raza
Deirdre Deegan McGee - "What's left behind"
Rolandus Piekus
Bob Cantwell
Free admission
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July 1st - July 8th, opening hours of café
Café La Fine Bouche, Sea Road
"Fragments" - Podge Daly
The in-between place between dream and awake. It's where we look back through rose-tinted eyes at events that made us feel the world dropping away and only the self exists. If just for a moment. A Fragment.
Free admission
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July 1st - July 8th, opening hours of Bar 8
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July 1st - July 8th, opening hours of Bar 8
Bar 8
"The Hobo Nickels" - Noel Tate
Paintings on canvas and wood with posters of hobo codes and symbols
Free admission
Free admission
Free admission
Free
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July 1st - July 5th, 11am-4pm
Art Gallery, Quadrangle, NUI Galway
"A journey through Latin American culture and life" - photo exhibition by Mauricio Figueroa
Mauricio's documentary "Colombia 2010" will be shown on Thursday, July 5th, at 6pm in the Large Acoustic Room, Áras na Mac Léínn, NUI Galway.
Mauricio's documentary "Colombia 2010" will be shown on Thursday, July 5th, at 6pm in the Large Acoustic Room, Áras na Mac Léínn, NUI Galway.
Free admission
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July 1st - July 5th, 11am-4pm
Art Gallery, Quadrangle, NUI Galway
"The Fall then Rise of Sleeping Finch" - Marielle Mac Leman
Marielle Mac Leman is the artist-in-residence of the NUI Galway museums.
She presents work responding to the Zoology and Marine Biology museums.
Free admission
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July 1st - July 8th
Áras na Mac Léinn foyer, NUI Galway
Ceramic - Simon Murphy
Inspired by the idea that no matter how many doors stand open or are
closed to us, the imagination is always there to help guide us along
into the light. We collect and store information from life to help unify
and balance processes of purpose and functionality in our lives. We can
open and close the doors of our imagination when and where we may
please; this gift should not be hindered by any economic or personal
difficulty.
Free
Children
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Monday, July 2nd, until Friday, July 6th, 11.30am - 4pm full day (shows 12 noon and 3pm)
The Cube, Áras na Mac Léinn, NUI Galway
Children at ColoursChildren's theatre: Two shows and a drama workshop. Come and see the two shows separately or add in the creative drama workshop for a full day of drama and fun suitable for 5-10 year-olds.
Heroes, Horses and very Wise Fish
Join the sory tellers in their Celtic twilight world for tales of great heroes and their extraordinary adventures.
Duration: 60 mins.
12 noon, The Cube theatre, Áras na Mac Léinn. July 2nd- July 6th
Children's Theatre Experience
Discovering Drama workshop for 5-10 year-olds. Children will play games to unleash their dramatic creativity. The children are to bring a packed lunch.
July 2nd- July 6th
Please note that this can only be booked as part of the full-day package.*
Enchantment Inc. present "Truth Fairy"
Things are not quite what they seem in fairyland: Who is the puppet master and what is the truth behind the stories? Inspired by Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes. Suitable for 5 yrs +.
3pm, The Cube theatre, Áras na Mac Léínn. July 2nd - July 6th
Tickets and info from the socsbox, tel. 091 492852 socsbox@socs.nuigalway.ie
Entrance: 5 euro per show (an adult with four children gets in free) OR 22 euro for the full-day package (11.30-4pm, including both shows and the workshop - book for 5 children and one gets in free)
* For a full day of supervised theatre drop your child off from 11.30am and collect at 4pm sharp. Please note the day-long event must be booked one day in advance by calling to the Socs Box, Áras na Mac Léinn, NUI Galway, or telephone 091 492852 or e-mail socsbox@socs.nuigalway.ie
The launch of The Cube @ NUI Galway Summer Programme takes place on Monday, July 2nd, at 6pm in The Cube, Áras na Mac Léinn, NUI Galway
Literature
Sunday, July 8th, 3-5pm
Upstairs in Kelly's
John Arden AwardsA showcase of writing by Adam White, Hugo Seal, Pete Mullineaux, Martin Sharry, Sarah Clancy, Pete Ryan, Claire Louise Bennett, Mike Faherty and Michelle Doyle.
Free admission
2011
MUSIC
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Friday, July 1st, 7.30pm
Oíche mór ceoil traidisiúnta Friday, July 1st, 7.30pm
Kelly's
Fiery and newly formed group "Seascair" are some of the finest traditional musicians from all over Ireland. The group consists of John Rynne (flute), whose playing is brawney yet finely virtuosic, and Paul Bradley, know for his album Atlantic Roar
and his various band recordings and one of Galway's better-known
fiddlers of the last decade. Paul and John combine with the legendary
composer and accordion player P.J. King (Co. Tipperary), of "Gríannan" and "Damp in the Attic" fame, and famous singer Cyril O'Donoghue on bouzouki and vocals.
A
concert not to be missed for the element of the unknown. Four masters
in a new combination bringing something unique to Galway for their first
time.
Entrance: 15 euro/ 12 euro concession
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Saturday, July 2nd, Sunday, July 3rd, Monday, July 4th, Wednesday, July 6th, Thursday, July 7th, Friday, July 8th, 7pm
The Bridge Mills Gallery
The Poetry Sessions
Six nights of poetry, music and song
Saturday: Paul Bradley (poet and fiddle player) and Alan Burke (guitar and vocals)
Sunday: poets Marie Cadden and Tom Lavelle, accompanied by Breda Larkin (guitar and vocals)
Monday: Mary Dempsey reads from her poetry and prose
Wednesday: poets Clare Sawtell, Laurie Allen and Joyce McCracken
Thursday: Novelist and playwright John Arden reads a short story
Friday: poets Máire Holmes, Gráinne Ní Fhóighil and Fred Johnston
Entrance: 8 euro / 5 euro concession
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Wednesday, July 6th, 9pm
Kelly's
Leo O'Kelly Album Launch Will is Leo O'Kelly's third album, following Glare and Proto.These songs are a departure for Leo as this is the first time he has collaborated with a lyricist. The eleven songs on Will are written around the poems of John McKeown, whose latest collection, Night Walk, is published by Salmon Poetry. The album's theme is one of obsession and dark desire. There is an otherworldly atmosphere manifest in these often beautiful, sometimes sinister love songs. As well as doing solo work, Leo O'Kelly is also a founder member, with Sonny Condell, of the legendary alt folk duo Tír na Nóg. Will was recently RTÉ Radio 1 Album of the Week.
Entrance: 10 euro
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Thursday, July 7th, 8pm
Áras na nGael
Sean agus Nua
Sean agus Nua promote and celebrate multiculturalism in Galway through music and the arts. They cordially invite you to an explosive evening of intercultural fusion and electro experimentation!
http://www.seanagusnua.com
Free admission
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Thursday, July 7th, 8pm
The Cube, Áras na Mac Léinn, NUI Galway
"Lunar Echoes" Music Night
An infusion of folk, soul and traditional music, performed by an eclectic group of musicians. A blend of haunting and magical sounds inspired by and drawn from the mystery and beauty of the night skies.
Aoife Bheilbigh - Vocals and guitar
Paddy Nolan - Vocals, guitar and piano
Máire Neville - Vocal and harp
Entrance: 5 euro/ 3 euro concession
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Thursday, July 7th, 9.30pm
Monroe's Live
ALABAMA3
Acclaimed British band ALABAMA3 mix rock, blues, country, dance and gospel into a unique and explosive style.
http://www.alabama3.co.uk
Entrance: 20 euros
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PERFORMANCE
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Bank of Ireland Theatre, NUI Galway
The Red Apple Tree - COLOURS Street Theatre CompanyCommissioned for Múscailt 2011, "The Red Apple Tree" is back! Written by James Fleming, "The Red Apple Tree" is a dance theatre performance about new life emerging from the tragedy of the old world.
Running time: approx. 30 minutes.
Entrance: 4 euro
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Sunday, July 3rd, 3pm
Kelly's
Two TermagantsMargaretta D'Arcy and Maura Harrington cordially invite you to an irreverent afternoon with Two Termagants and their special guest "Naoise". Fun, frolics, poetry and sean-nós singing!
Entrance: 7 euro/ 5 euro concession
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Tuesday, July 5th, & Friday, July 8th, 8pm
Bank of Ireland Theatre, NUI Galway
"King Alfred - A Mystery Play" - Side-Show Productions
Side-Show Productions present "King Alfred - A Mystery Play", a history play that takes MGM's film King Alfred the Great, shot in Galway in 1968 and a spectacular flop, as a reference point.
Entrance: 6 euro
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Wednesday, July 6th, 1pm & 8pm
The Cube, Áras na Mac Léinn, NUI Galway
"Ye are All the Fecking Same" &
"Something is Brewing in the Office"-
The Resolutionists (double bill)
"Ye are All the Fecking Same"
Racism in times of crisis is insidious irrespective of location or time.
Based on Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed techniques, this company explore issues with the audience as spectators.
"Something is Brewing in the Office"
Barry Lyons is faced with a dilemma: just how far would you go to keep your job?
Based on Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed techniques, this company explore issues with the audience as spectators.
The shows feature Ríona Hughes, Siobhán Joyce, Trish Mannion, Anne Irwin, Naomi Moran, Oisín Robbins and Darragh O'Brien.
Duration: ca. 2 hours, including interval
Tickets: 8 euro/ 5 euro concession
Tickets are available from the Socs Box, Áras na Mac Léinn, NUI Galway. Phone 091-2852
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Thursday, July 7th, 3pm
Kelly's
"Star Stories Five" -The Spontaneous Theatre People
The Spontaneous Theatre People present "Star Stories Five". Come join us on a little journey into the world of the tale and the tune. Bring along a bag of whimsy, a box of laughter, a flagon of love and a pinch of magic, and you'll fit right in!
Entrance: 7 euro/ 5 euro concession
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Thursday, July 7th & Friday, July 8th, 1pm
Bank of Ireland Theatre, NUI Galway
"Footfalls" by Samuel Beckett
"Footfalls" by Samuel Beckett
Beckett's "Footfalls", performed by Unbound - Eilís Ward and Fionnuala Gallagher. Directed by June Favre. Lighting by Hillary Chesher; stage manager: Trish Finnan. Duration: 25 mins. Refreshments available.
Entrance: 5 euro/ 3 euro concession
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Friday, July 8th, 3pm
Kelly's
"Autistland" by Kevin WhelanA rehearsed play reading by Galway writer Kevin Whelan, exploring autism, life and other mysteries.
Entrance: 7 euro/ 5 euro concession
Literature:
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Friday, July 1st, Saturday, July 2nd & Thursday, July 7th, 1-3pm
Monroe's
An Afternoon of Readings and Music
An afternoon of poetry, short stories and classical guitar music.
- Sarah Maria Griffin is studying for an MA in Creative Writing at NUI Galway. She recently published her first collection of poetry, titled Follies. For more information see http://wordfury.blogspot.com/2011/05/update-details-of-launch-of-follies.html
-Ciara Heffernan is a Waterford-born Galway resident. She will be reading a short story with background music.
-Brendan Duffin will sing some songs of his own. Brendan is currently finalising his first publication of poetry.
-Alison O'Donnell will read a short story and some poems
-Barry Johnston will provide classical guitar music during the interval
-Poet and playwright Shane Ward is based in Dublin and works in theatre production. He is involved in the deysed arts collaborative (see http://www.deysed.blogspot.com)
Free admission/ donations welcome
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Saturday, July 2nd, 4pm
Dubray's Bookshop, Shop Street
Rab Swannock Fulton Reading
Acclaimed writer and storyteller Rab Swannock Fulton will be reading from his novel Marcus Marcus and the Hurting Heart.
http://marcusmarcusthehurtingheart.blogspot.com
Free admission
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Saturday, July 2nd, Sunday, July 3rd, Monday, July 4th, Wednesday, July 6th, Thursday, July 7th, Friday, July 8th, 7pm
The Bridge Mills Gallery
The Poetry Sessions
Six nights of poetry, music and song
Saturday: Paul Bradley (poet and fiddle player) and Alan Burke (guitar and vocals)
Sunday: poets Marie Cadden and Tom Lavelle, accompanied by Breda Larkin (guitar and vocals)
Monday: Mary Dempsey reads from her poetry and prose
Wednesday: poets Clare Sawtell, Laurie Allen and Joyce McCracken
Thursday: Novelist and playwright John Arden reads a short story
Friday: poets Máire Holmes, Gráinne Ní Fhóighil and Fred Johnston
Entrance: 8 euro / 5 euro concession
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Friday, July 8th, 3pm
Kelly's
"Autistland" - Kevin Whelan
A rehearsed play reading by Galway writer Kevin Whelan. "Autistland" explores autism , life and other unsolved mysteries.
Entrance: 7 euro/ 5 euro concession
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CHILDREN
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Friday, July 1st; Saturday, July 2nd & Sunday, July 3rd, 2pm
Art Gallery, NUI Galway
Pirates, Dragons and Moon MonstersCommissioned for Múscailt 2011, this is an interactive show for children ages 3-10 with poems written and performed by storyteller and writer Rab Swannock Fulton and illustrations by Marina Wild.
http://adventurepoemsforchildren.blogspot.com
Entrance: 4 euro; parents and under-1s go free
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FILMS
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Monday, July 4th, 8pm
Kelly's
Colours Film Night
The latest shorts from some of Galway's emerging film makers: Finn Arden, Eoin Kenny, Dave Andrews, Aaron O'Reilly, Keith White, David Souto, Conall Geoghegan and Scott Sheridan.
Free admission
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CABARET NIGHT
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Friday, July 8th, 8pm
Kelly's
Colours Cabaret NightA night of wonderful entertainment from a variety of the best performers in town!
Entrance: 10 euro
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PARADE
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Saturday, July 2nd, 2pm
Spanish Arch
The Magic Fairy Day Parade
The Magic Fairy Day Parade will begin at the Spanish Arch and finish in Eyre Square. All are welcome.
Free admission
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VISUAL ART
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The Niland Gallery, Merchants Road
"Gathering"
"Gathering:
The connection between high art and high food" is a unique evening of
contemporary visual art and gourmet food. The title draws off the word's
double meaning; it is at once the searching for and collecting of
sustenance and the assembly of people. "Gathering" will reach to new
audiences in new ways in a new venue for a single night banquet and
screening at 7.30pm on Wednesday. The video will remain on display that
evening and be open to the public after dinner. The work The Right Way (1983) by the world-renowned Fischli and Weiss features
the artists dressed in rat and bear costumes, scaling Alpine slopes and
crossing rivers as they seek the right way. They forage, fight and
frolic, and ultimately the work is both philosophical and humorous. This
piece is coupled with a themed banquet in the gallery, prepared by the
best chef in Connaught, Jess Murphy of Kai Café and Restaurant (www.kaicaferestaurant.com).
The meal will respond to the artwork. The tables and seating will be a
unique adaptation to the space and film, as the whole event becomes an
unforgettable synthesis of art, installation, food and film.
The set three-course meal is 30 euro per person. Reservations can be made through thenilandgallery@gmail.com or at Kai Café and Restaurant.
The set three-course meal is 30 euro per person. Reservations can be made through thenilandgallery@gmail.com or at Kai Café and Restaurant.
The
Niland Gallery is an Engage Art Studios project and is made possible by
the generous support of the Niland family and the Arts Council.
Three-course meal: 30 euro per person
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July 1st - July 8th, 12-4pm daily
Art Gallery, Quadrangle, NUI Galway
"In Print Exhibition" Fresh from the Fine Art Printmaking course at G.M.I.T., ten talented and diverse budding artists will be exhibiting their work in the Art Gallery at NUI Galway. This exhibition promises to be interesting and exciting and will showcase etchings and screen prints. The artists have taken their ideas through one or another of these printmaking processes to create something original and dynamic, each print with its own novel composition and concepts. This group have been students at G.M.I.T. for three years and have worked on the body of work on show since January 2011. They have mastered the many techniques involved in printmaking to such a professional standard that each work is as captivating as the next.
The artists are Moira Comiskey, Tania Lee, Darragh Murray, Jonny Flynn, Stacey Power, Doris Vukovic, Ashling Gavin, Emily Real, Alan Clinton and Eric Bradley.
Free admission
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July 1st - July 8th
Áras na Mac Léinn foyer, NUI Galway
Galway Art Collective - group exhibition
Simon Murphy - "making space - in the strange and unknown"
Drawing on elements of our human and animal energy struggle and the need for industrial energy sources, this piece calls for a sympathetic eye. If we learn to have more compassion for our environment, we can learn to embrace this strange and unkown world instead of trying to continually dominate and exploit it.
Marie-Jeanne Jacob - "Wherever your feet may take you..."
This piece investigates the notion of feet as a symbol of the human condition, how, through triumph and suffering they carry us through life, witness to the fragility of our humanity. The installation explores different paths and journeys taken and is a statement on the imprints we all leave behind. Members of the public are invited to participate: materials will be provided.
Caroline Coleman - original paintings
Rachael Webb - "The Happy Heart"
Using found objects and things that would otherwise be seen as rubbish, this piece encourages you to engage with it and ask a question. In a world that increasingly equates happiness with the accumulation of new shiny things, it reminds us to remind ourselves of the simple things that bring us joy.
Marina Wild - original paintings
Free admission
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July 1st - July 8th
Bar 8
Lucile Thiefaine - "Familiar Strangers" photography exhibition
"Familiar Strangers" is a series of portraits of artists and craft makers by Lucile Thiefaine.
Free admission
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July 1st - July 8th
The Bridge Mills Gallery
Group Exhibition
Original artwork by local artists Eileen Joyce, Kate Hodmon and Evanna O'Reilly
Free admission
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IN PICTURES
Thanks to Rachael Webb for the above photos!
IN PICTURES
The Magic Fairy Parade
Pirates, Dragons and Moon Monsters
Rab Swannock Fulton and Anne McCabe Reading at Dubray's Bookshop
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