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THEATRE
Town Hall Theatre George Orwell's Animal Farm - returns for three shows only. Directed by Rod Goodall, this is a classic story of a revolution that goes wrong. Featuring live music, song, stunning masks and puppets, GYT's production ends tonight. Show is not suitable for young children. The Frames - play on Friday and Saturday at 8pm. Mother Goose - Renmore's 24th annual pantomime is now booking and will run at the Town Hall from January I 2003 to 12. The Irish Sopranos - will make their first Galway appearance on Saturday January 18 2003 with special guests the Barna Junior Choir and the Mervue Youth Choir. Galway Film Society - The GFS's new season starts on January 19. The opening film is My Kingdom, shown as a tribute to Richard Harris. Tickets are on sale in the Town Hall now The Black Box For information and booking at Black Box events c o n t a c t : The Town Hall Theatre, Courthouse Square, Galway: 091 569777. M o n d a y - Sat 10am 7.30pm; Sundays/Bank Holidays - one hour before performance. An Taibhdhearc Theatre Bell XI - play tonight. Doors are at 8.30pm. Tickets are 10 from the box office. Bookings and information on productions and other events at 091 563600. Mark Conlon on percussion. Friday: Old Skool Trip with The Commander and friends. Main Floor: The Commander and Paul Curran on the main floor while in Drum it's Frenchy and Mark Downes. Saturday: 110th Street and 091 alternating residencies every second Saturday. Saturday its the 091 Christmas Party with Frenchy, Lynam. Tiddler* and The Redsetlaz. Sunday: Late Club; main floor: Kingsize roll out the phaltest hip-hop. r'n'b, and urban soul. Drum: Guest DJs spinning big party tunes. Club Outrageous present "It's a Sick and Twisted Xmas after all" with DJs The Commander with Ross Rooney and John Lynam. Pre Party from 9pm. Town Hall Theatre - Clubbing returns to the Town Hall with the Green Room. Doors 11.30, tickets 8. in advance from the Town Hall Theatre or on the door. Brennan's Yard - Exciting swing jazz and the Hot Club of Galway, featuring the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. play every Saturday night. T a y l o r ' s , Upper Dominick Street Traditional music seven nights a week with some of Ireland's leading musicians. Massimo Bar, 10 William Street West Mississippi blues played by Florida guitarist Chris Wilson, accompanied on blues hannonica by Gerry McCarthy, with Justin McCarthy on backing acoustic guitar. Tuesday nights from 9.30 till closing. Tel: 582239 Gaf Youth Cafe - Hip hop and African dance at Gaf. 14 Francis Street from 6.30 to 8pm. Contact Valerie on 091 - 535371 for details. African Music - African sounds at 8 Anthony's Place (formerly Treehouse) throughout the week All welcome. The Huntsman Inn: Traditional Music Seisiuns - Traditional music seisiiin on the weekends. Church Lane Club - Wednesday: Dillon on the main floor mixing the best chart music; Thursday: DJ Alan plays the main floor while in the bar Barry plays three hours of hits from the 1960s to the 1990s. Friday: Chan and dance music with Alan and music from the 1960s to the 1980s with Pete. Saturday: Get there early for the weekend spin of three hours of non stop party with DJs Rob and Dill. Monroe's Trad nights - Monday: Don Stiffe. Brian Duke and guest; Tuesday: Set dancing with John Byrne; Wednesday: Open trad night; Thursday: Don Stiffe and guests; Friday: Fergal Scahill. Yvonne Flynn, and Brian Duke; Saturday: Enda Scahill. Yvonne Flynn and special guests; Sunday: James Donoghue. O ' M a l l e y ' s P u b / C l u b - Wednesday: GSMIT SU presents best of national/local DJs. Thurs: Pitch Black - progressive house, trance. DJs Tyso, Billy W12. Friday: Jungle Fever, hip hop and drum and bass; Saturday: Rotation/What The Funk; Doors open at 9.30pm. Late bar 'til lam. Club Sheeva - Victoria Hotel, every second Friday. DJs Emcr Jean and Conor Monaghan playing funky beats with a tribal flavour. Tickets available from Mulligan Records. Doors 11.30pm. Le Metro - Galway's 5* nightclub based in the Radisson SAS Hotel. Every Thursday it's Frisky? with guest DJs. a superstar lineup, and backstage bar. This is the only place to be on Thursdays. Admission 7 . Concessionary flyers available. This Friday is Freestyle. It's fast and furious and very funky. Disco and club classics for only 8 . Concessionary flyers available. Every Saturday it's living art in clubland with Koochi - big tunes, good vibes, and all the party people. Tonight Koochi presents DJ John Staplelon. Check out the Backstage Bar - resident DJs play the best feelgood music. Admission 10. On Sunday and Monday enjoy LeMctro's Christmas Party Experience with complimentary drinks, spot prizes, dancers, visuals, and Santa's Greatest Hits. Traditional Music at The C e n t r a l Tavern, Loughgeorge - There's great traditional music every Thursday and Saturday night at Terry Brennan's Central Tavern, Loughgeorge, Claregalway. Musicians especially welcome. 091 798202. Club 0 2 - Tonight it's the return of Eoin 6 Loideain alongside Emily Cullen celebrating the yulelide with rlounge. funk, hip hop. and world beats. 0 2 will return on January 16 in Club Arus na nGael, 45 Dominick Street. No admission fee. Email oa_2 @ hotmail .com. Club Arus na nGael - Irish traditional music sessions every Friday and Saturday night from 9.30pm with the best of local talents! Free admission. "Sasaigh an tart san ait cheart." Cobblers - Dominick Street. Every Thursday at 10pm. Sliders play blues and rock'n'roll. Free. Classical music - Contact 524644. The Black Coffee Jazz Trio - play every Wednesday from 8pm to 10pm at the Periwinkle Restaurant. High St. For more information contact 091 - 566858. The Crane Bar - Traditional sessions nightly upstairs, and set dancing on Fridays at 7.30pm. Singers' Session in the Crane Bar from 6.30pm to 9.30pm - is open to all those who enjoy singing and listening to traditional songs in English and as Gaeilge and is held the third Saturday of each month. All are welcome. Pacino's, Prospect Hill - Great live venue featuring exciting up and coming acts. Music at The King's Head - The King's Head is one of Galway's top music venues and features the best in live music every night of the week, plus a fantastic jazz session every Sunday at 12.30pm. where just about anybody connected with the jazz scene is liable to pop up. Galway Songwriters' Group at Taylor's Pub - Every Monday night from 8pm to 10pm in the back room. Campbell's Tavern - Every Wednesday there is a traditional session hosted by Finbar Joyce, starting at 9.30pm. Every Thursday there is an acoustic session with Mouse. Gert, and friends at 10pm. Every Sunday there is the granddaddy session featuring Les Lounge Lizards from 7pm to 9pm playing gospel, jazz, reggae, and soul.

WALKS/OUTINGS
Literary Walking Tours of Galway Learn about Galway's connections with Padraic 6 Conaire. Walter Macken, and Lady Gregory with writer, director, and guide Cathal S Browne. Bookings and information at 091 - 589544. Group rates are available.

RADIO
Bluirini Eolais - Irish language radio programme broadcast by Conradh na Gaeilge on Galway Bay FM on Thursday evenings, 7pm to 8pm. featuring music, interviews, and information on happenings in Galway city and county. Raidio na Gaeltachta - Sceal Aniar - on Monday to Friday at 10am, focuses on issues and news items from the Gaeltachts of Galway. Mayo, and Meath. Email John Stapleton from Dope on Plastic is scealaniar@rte.ie website www.nag.ie the special guest at LeMetro in the FlirtFM 105.6 - has a new Breakfast show. Radisson SAS on Friday. The station now starts broadcasting from 8am - 12 noon Monday to Friday and from Gallery Tours - Galway Arts Centre will 5pm - I lpm Monday to Thursday. Local facilitate each exhibition, providing bands and artists are welcome to send background information on the artists, their demos or work. Local events and news for inspirations, and their works. The tours are the community diary are welcome. See on Wednesdays. Thursdays. Fridays, www.flirtfm.org for up to date info on Saturdays at 1.15pm. Admission is free. competitions, schedules, and events. Text Art Essence - Limited edition crystal glass requests on 086 - 3881056 or email and fine art at Unit 7. Kilkerrin Business flirtfmfe'nuigalway.ie or phone 091 Park 2. Liosban Estate. For more 750445. Post demos to the station manager information contact 087 - 6503065. Fiona Ni Lionnain. FlirtFM 105.6. Aras Ui An Gailearai Beag - on Flood Street Chathail. NUI. Galway. exhibits original paintings and is open WRITERS' GROUPS every day. Weekly writers' group at Canavan House - under the auspices of the Galway Comedy Club at Cuba* - Brendan Reilly. Writers' Centre. The group meets every Ian Coppinger. and David McSavage play Thursday upstairs. Admission is free. on Sunday Gerry Mallon is your host and Anyone interested in reading or developing tickets are available in advance at Bar his/her own work, or meeting others who Cuba* and doors open at 8.30pm. On write and read, is welcome. The facilitator Sunday December 29 it's Tommy Tieman. is Kevin Higgins. Enquiries to Fred The only place you can buy tickets for this Johnston 091 - 533595 or at gig is at the Comedy Club on Sunday writersgalway @eircom.ie December 22. Westside Writers' Group - For more The Laughter Lounge - Galway's original information, coniact Fred Johnston, re-new comedy club at the GPO Eglinton Street literature worker (091 567438). every Wednesday. Doors for all shows Scribblers Anonymous - Wednesday at 8.30pm and showtime is at 9pm. 8.30pm al Aras na nGael. Dominick Street, Admission 9/6 with student ID. Includes where poets, prose, short story, and singersongwriters meet every week in a friendly free admission to club. atmosphere of good humour and new EVENTS writings in any language. All are welcome Siol - Siol is an Irish language conversation to this open writers' session. Curently on a group which meets every Tuesday night Christmas break. from 8.30pm - 9.30pm in Club Arus na nGael. 45 Dominick Street. It's an A U D I T I O N S opportunity to practise Irish and converse The Galway Musical Society - will hold in an informal setting with tutors present to dance and singing auditions for their facilitate conversation. upcoming production. Crazy For You. in Admission is free. For further information, the Mercy Convent Secondary School Hall. call Conradh na Gaeilge at 091 - 567824 Newtownsmith on Tuesday at 7.45pm. conradh@bradan.iol.ie. Bu.nl isteach! Galway Baroque Chamber Choir Irish Patchwork Society - new Basses and tenors: the GBCC is looking for programme of events for autumn season. experienced singers who would enjoy the Monthly meeting with guest speakers, challenge and fun of a smaller choir. Wide demonstrations, and beginners classes. variety of musical styles. Rehearsal every Friday evening. For more information Further information on 091 555794. Navigator - is a gallery based family contact Audrey on 091 - 592162. workshop in the visual arts in the Galway Auditions for shows - with Trading Faces Arts Centre, every Thursday from 3.30pm Theatre School for male/female performers to 5pm. Admission is free and booking from six to 19 years in acting, singing, dancing. For more information call Claire essential. on 091 -504888. Scrabble - Scrabble evenings are held on Tuesday in the gallery of the Galway Arts So you want to be a screen writer? Centre. Beginners and sharks welcome at www.aquisitio.com the new service for screenwriters now offers all writers the 6.45pm. admission free. Lesbian Discussion Group - meets on the opportunity to win free script coverage and Uiird Saturday of every month at 5.30pm in free final draft software - log on to www.aquisitio.com for information. Strano's. Do you speak and read French? - If so Galway Concert Orchestra - Rehearsals you may be interested to join Ccrcle de on Thursdays at 8pm in St Patrick's Lecture. For more information contact 091 Bandroom. near the railway station. For more informalion contact Pal on 091 -589174. Galway Camera Club - meets every Dates is Wednesday night at 8pm in Cluain Mhuire. Email 12 noon Wellpark. New members arc always MONDAY kandrews Sgalwavadv rrtisci welcome.

MUSIC
Galway Baroque Chamber Choir - will perform a short programme of carols in St Patrick's Church. Forster Street, on Sunday at 6pm. All are welcome. Six - play Lcisureland on Sunday. Six will be joined by special guests. Mankind. What Next and Broken Hill. Tickets are 25 and are available from Ticketmaster and usual outlets nationwide. Roisin Dubh - Check the Roisin Duhh ad in this week's Galway Advertiser for details. Cuba* - Thursday: Jane Doe with resident DJ Des Free plays rock, alternative, indie, vintage and fresh; Friday: The Back Doors are the ultimate tribute top the music of The Doors; Saturday: Gigantic DJ Olive plays tunes for the biggest night of your weekend. Sunday: Naked Galway's longest running club night, voted 'Best alternative dance club" in Hot Press; Monday: Brick Flanders play afrodelic seventies disco and funky assed floorfillers; Tuesday: Prom Nile in association with NUIG. Admission 3 with college ID; Friday: Shake! plays worldwide soul and party funk in a laid back, late night setting of BarCuba on the ground floor; Saturday: Mundo join DJs Ray and Paul G from 10pm 'til late playing Latin music fusions from around the world. Free before 11.30pm. 5 after then. Monday: The Black Magic Big Band recreate the unique atmosphere of the big band era with many favourites from Glen Miller and Duke Ellington. Garrett Philips is on vocals. Doors at 9pm. Tickets 8.50 on the door. GPO - Monday: GMIT Students Union and GPO present Tall Paul Hannon on die main floor. Drum plays indie and alternative pop/rock with Erica and Gugai. On Tuesday it's Tom Pyne. Tuesday: That 70s Club with DJ Jim T Rex playing 70s music. Dram: Stroller spins indie, hip hop. and soul. Pre party from 9pm. Wednesday: That 8 0 s Club with DJ Eric Estrada. Drum: Donal Mahon. NUIG DJ Soc Open Decks night from 9pm. Thursday: Main Floor: Paul Hannon spins big party tunes and dancefloor anthems. Drum Bar: The Commander plays house and techno with

COMEDY

EXHIBITIONS
Town Hall Theatre - Carousel is a new exhibition of watercolours by Siofra Kilroy inspired by her travels in the Americas and Australia. It runs for the month of December. Treescapes - an exhibition by Eileen Graham at An Gabar Orga, 37 Lower Newcastle Road, throughout December. Galway Arts Centre - Cusp, an exhibition by Ger Sweeney runs until December 21. City Hall - Meridian - an exhibition of work by Jennifer Cunningham, Paula Gleeson, and Michelle Tully. The exhibition runs until the end of December. Galway On My Mind - an exhibititon of paintings by Paddy Richardson in The Harbour Hotel at 7.30pm. Yvonne King - a new exhibition of paintings at the Roundstone Public Library. Roundstone. For more information contact 095-35518.
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exhibition by Trish Bushe, Lidia De Lange. and Marie Josephe La Haye running until January 5 at Ard Bia Cafe. Cross Street. Cafe Bananaphoblacht - in Dominick Street is hosting an exhibition of paintings by Florence Lamy.