Upcoming

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Surface: Maria Garry exhibition

Surface: Maria Garry Official Opening: Saturday 2nd March, 8pm Surface exploration along the North Mayo coastline is a recurring theme in Maria Garry’s work. She sees herself as “the quiet observer and collector, revisiting areas and recording subtle changes, which Nature reveals over time”. Close examination of delicate textures and layers, which emerge, erode, invade and invite provide exciting starting points for a series of mixed media investigations. Runs until 3rd May. Free admission. All welcome.

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Transgress: Ian Wieczorek exhibition

transgress: Ian Wieczorek Official Opening: Thursday 7th March, 8pm Ian Wieczorek's latest show explores the phenomenon of borders, and reflects both current socio-political events and a continuing narrative: the border as a physical barrier, its implications and its porosity. Extending his previous investigations, this body of work comprises painting, video, print and other elements in response to the theme. Wieczorek has exhibited widely both in Ireland and internationally, including EVA International, RHA Annual Exhibition, Claremorris Open Exhibition and recent shows in Austria, Sweden and Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris. Runs until 3rd May. Free admission. All welcome.

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Crowman theatre

Crowman Friday 26th April, 8pm A dark comedy starring Jon Kenny (D’Unbelievables), written and directed by Katie Holly (Marion, Sharon), about one man’s loneliness – and his pathological hatred of crows. Dan is a man on a mission; to scatter, maim or kill every crow that has ever blighted his land and his life. However he gets distracted easily by flights of the imagination and memories of events from his past and a weekly schedule of funerals and masses he must attend, imagined conversations with his beloved sheepdog, and a stream of racing commentators, TV chefs and David Attenborough - ...

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Shooting Stars Academy: Peter Pan theatre

Ballina's Shooting Stars Academy presents their new production of the classic tale of the boy who never grew up!! See the wonderful cast of characters including Wendy, the Lost Boys and thew irascible Captain Hook in this musical version of the timeless tale... Tickets: Family Ticket: €28 / Adults: €10 / Children: €8 Early booking advised.

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Shooting Stars Academy: Peter Pan theatre

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Power of Faith: Ivette Ebaen exhibition

Power of Faith: Ivette Ebaen Official Opening: Friday 3rd May, 8pm Power of Faith is a series of 21 layered photographs by artist Ivette Ebaen. Ivette describes her practise: “I write my stories with images not with words. Each composition composed of several layers of photographs merged to fit like a jigsaw puzzle whose story develops before your eyes. As a visual storyteller I know what the image means to me and why it manifested. “How you interpret what you see depends on what you bring to it and how you feel in the moment. I was listening to composer ...

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Smallone theatre

Smallone Bottom Dog Theatre Company Saturday 4th May, 8pm Mingey loves her cats, Peru and Club Milks. She hates Sunday mass-ones, blackmange mutts and papery sausages. She is feisty and mischievous and has a heart full of love. She guards her privacy like a treasure. She refuses to be cowed by other people’s view of her or surrender to the sadness she sometimes feels. Moving and tender, Smallone is inspired by people who live lives of quiet privacy, examining the struggles and joys that all of us might feel. Starring Michelle O’Flanagan. Bottom Dog mark their 11th season with this ...

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This Giant Tent exhibition

This Giant Tent Pupils from Scoil Íosa and Scoil Naomh Padraig Primary Schools in Ballina and Involve Youth Project Ballina Ballina Civic Offices Official opening: Thursday 9th May, 6.30 pm This Giant Tent is an exhibition of artwork created by pupils from Scoil Íosa, Scoil Naomh Padraig Primary Schools in Ballina and Involve Youth Project Ballina. The artwork has been created while working on the collaborative interagency book project This Giant Tent which is a celebration of culture and identity in response to the Travellers’ Journey exhibition in the National Museum of Ireland Turlough House. It is a show created predominantly by Traveller ...

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Pumpgirl theatre

Pumpgirl By Abbie Spallen Decadent Theatre Company Directed by Andrew Flynn Saturday 11th May, 8pm There's one in every town, and they call her the Pumpgirl. She works in the garage, changes the oil and thinks she's one of the lads. She's sweet on 'No-Helmet' Hammy, but he loves no one but himself. He's out all night with his racing boys, whilst wife Sinead's off on a joyride of her own, with an ache that's about to be cured. It’s a turbo-charged race through the diesel fumes and country music of the Armagh badlands. Newry playwright Abbie Spallen's explosively comic ...

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Mayo Chamber Choir - as part of the Mayo International Choral Festival music

Mayo Chamber Choir (as part of the Mayo International Choral Festival) Thursday 16th May, 8pm The Mayo Chamber Choir will be joined by guests the Coe Concert Choir (from Iowa, USA), the Music Generation Mayo Harp Ensemble and Mount St. Michael Secondary School Senior Choir (Claremorris, Co. Mayo) for this not-to-be-missed concert. Under the baton of Director, Niamh O'Kelly, International Composer and former Head of Music at Castlebar College of Further Education, the Mayo Chamber Choir will once again delight their audience with an array of choral gems. Tickets: €15. Early booking advised.