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Moving Outwards Incrementally: Nuala Clarke & Shona Macdonald exhibition

Moving Outwards Incrementally: Nuala Clarke & Shona Macdonald 10th September – 29th October Official Opening by artist and musician Breda Mayock, on Saturday 10th September at 3pm "I live my life in widening circles/that reach out across the world.” - Rainer Maria Rilke. “In the work of Nuala Clarke (Ireland) and Shona Macdonald (Scotland/USA), there are cycles of coming and going, ebbs and tides. We are together in our coming and going between these northern Isles and the great mass of America. "Living in or out of rhythm with the leaving and returning; The age we are and the age ...

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Terry McDonagh 'Two Notes for Home' book launch literature

Join us for the launch of Terry McDonagh’s new poetry collection, ‘Two Notes for Home’. Terry McDonagh, poet and theatre-maker, facilitates and takes part in writing programmes in Europe, Asia and Australia. He taught creative writing at Hamburg University and was Drama Director at International School Hamburg. He’s published eleven poetry collections, letters, drama, prose and poetry for young people. His work has been translated into German and Indonesian. His new collection ‘Two Notes for Home’, published by Arlen House, will be launched by Terry Reilly, author and historian. There’s no place like home, Terry McDonagh writes. And he concludes that home is ...

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Ballina Variety Concert for Ukraine music

t proposes to be a night of fun, music and laughter. You don’t need to be from ‘Ballina’ to enjoy the various artists – just come along you won’t be disappointed! There is a great line up for the night with acts which will include ballet, folk music, Irish dancing, traditional and modern music, school choirs, and poetry. Artists include: Bofield Ceili Band, Geraldine Butler’s School of Ballet, Schoolyard Champions (Cathal Faughnan), Aisling Mullarkey (Solo singer- Pop, Classic favourites), Moyne College School Choir, Moffatt’s School of Irish Dancing, Kelly’s Heroes, Tommy Cooke (poet), Le Cheile (trad group) and many more to bhe added... Proceeds to the De Paul ...

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On the Road to De-Mask-Us theatre

It’s March 2020 and talk of a Covid lockdown is in the air in Ballinabuck, a rural town in Co Mayo. As the months go by, flatmates Emily and Mary Lou at No 7 and Mick and Kathleen at No 22, do their best to stay safe and stay apart with varying degrees of success! Whilst Kathleen is delighted to have her darling son Liam home due to Covid, news of her daughter Jessica’s arrival from Italy (of all places) has her worried about what the neighbours might say. JP, a neighbour, grapples with the wounds inflicted by an older Ireland, ...

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October Nights (first night) music

October Nights Thursday 20th October, 7.30pm As October signals 'the end of Harvest' and fading light, what better excuse for a coming-together than a mini-festival of music to brighten the corners? So yes, that's the October Nights at Ballina Arts Centre on October 20th & 22nd. Never comfortable with the blasphemous 'predictable' accusation, we've put together a line-up for the ages… Thursday (20th Oct) features the visual artist and acclaimed country- folk singer Brigid Mae Power. Born in London to a big Irish family, she began to learn the accordion from an early age. She and her family moved to Galway when ...

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October Nights (second night) music

October Nights Saturday 22nd October, 7.30pm As October signals 'the end of Harvest' and fading light, what better excuse for a coming-together than a mini-festival of music to brighten the corners? So yes, that's the October Nights at Ballina Arts Centre on October 20th & 22nd. Never comfortable with the blasphemous 'predictable' accusation, we've put together a line-up for the ages and all ages. Saturday (Oct 22) again, summons some of the best talent with Mayo DNA for an uncompromising night. We’re celebrating diversity, do-it-yourself attitude and those brave enough to address real and present social issues. Queer pop band Babylamb are a ...

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Finghin Collins, Sharon Carty & John Finucane: LONGING Tour music

Finghin Collins, Sharon Carty & John Finucane: LONGING Tour Friday 4th November, 8pm. Feelings of nostalgia and longing pervade the music for this attractive programme for clarinet, voice and piano which draws together three of Ireland’s most versatile and acclaimed musicians - Sharon Carty, mezzo-soprano, John Finucane, clarinet and Finghin Collins, piano. From the rhapsodic opening bars of Brahms’ late clarinet sonata to Mozart’s operatic fireworks, the programme also includes deeply passionate German songs by Brahms and Spohr and miraculous settings of Yeats and Joyce poems by Muriel Herbert and Rebecca Clarke. At the centre of the programme is “Music of ...

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How to get the Menopause and enjoy it! theatre

What is it? Why does it happen? How come it barely bothers some women and shakes others to the core? Why is it named after men? Why didn’t our mammies warn us about it? And why oh why is so little known about this inevitable phase of lady-life...? Anne answers all these and more, as she brings TMI to a whole new level. Anne Gildea is a founder member of comedy ‘super-group’ The Nualas, and is a well-known comedienne and writer. Tickets: €18 / €16. Early booking advised. 'Amazingly funny and really accurate menopause show - loved it!' - Dr.Deirdre ...

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Ficino Quartet music

Ficino Quartet Thursday 8th December, 8pm. Formed in 2013, the Ficino Ensemble has been committed to exploring the vast chamber music repertoire and presenting thoughtfully programmed concerts. The group regularly perform as a string quartet, and the addition of winds and percussion gives the possibility of playing large-scale chamber works. FICINO QUARTET Elaine Clark, violin Hugh Murray, violin Nathan Sherman, viola Yseult Cooper Stockdale, cello The members share a dedicated approach to contemporary music and have been invited to play as part of Moving on Music in Belfast, where they performed works by John Buckley, Anselm McDonnell and Ian Wilson. ...

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Pat & Faye Shortt: Well theatre

Ballina Arts Centre is delighted to welcome Pat & Faye Shortt to Ballina with their new show 'Well'... Since collaborating, this comic Father and Daughter duo have written and performed two hilarious online shows The Wellness hour with Paaah and Sile and Pat Shortt’s Comedy Heads. Now the pair bring their madcap characters to the stage in Well. The show follows the unfortunate demise of Dad and Daughter Country and Irish music duo as they attempt to ascend the heights of their local music scene by playing a gig in the town’s hotel. Well showcases the extraordinary comedy talents of this funny pairing and their ...