Galway Advertiser 2003/2003_07_03/GA_03072003_E1_075.pdf 

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THEATRE
Town Hall Theatre Thwe Three Irish Tenors - perform on July 6. The Galway Film Fleadh - runs from July 8 to 13. The Drunkard - a new play by Tom Murphy runs from July 16 to 22. Lovely Betty - from Galway youth Theatre from July 16 to 24 (excluding July 20) in the theatre bar at 1pm. Purple Heart - from July 23 to 27. Paris Texas - in the Town Hall studio as Gaeilge and in English from July 16 to 26. Black Box Theatre For information and booking for Town Hall and Black Box events contact: The Town Hall Theatre, Courthouse Square, Galway: 091 - 569777. Monday - Sat 10am - 7.30pm; Sundays/Bank Holidays one hour before performance. An Taibhdhearc Theatre Scaoil Leis an gCaid - An eireoidh le foireann na Gaeltachta craobh an chontae a bhuachaint don cheaduair? Beidh orthu Scaoileadh Leis an gCaid. The play runs from July 14 to 25 at 8pm. Bookings and information on productions and other events at 091 563600. Galway Youth Theatre - present shows for this year's Galway Arts Festival directed by Andrew Flynn. Portia Coughlan from July 14 to 19 at the Bank of Ireland Theatre, NUIG at 8pm. Car Show at Ipm, 2pm, 7pm, and 8pm from July 21 to 26. Shows contain adult material. Booking GAF Box Office on 091-566577. Saturday; Nightflight with DJ Byrno playing party sounds and beats. Karma - Thursday: Mark K. Friday: Ronan O. Saturday: Brian Walsh. Club Sheeva - in the Town Hall Theatre. ' B r a s s n e c k ' - at Club De Burgos. Augustine Street, on Saturday July 5 playing alternative and indie classics. Doors 9.30pm and admission free. Brennan's Yard - Swing jazz and the Hot Club play every Saturday night. Taylor's, Upper Dominick Street Traditional music seven nights a week. Massimo Bar, 10 William Street West Tel: 582239 Gaf Youth Cafe - 14 Francis Street from 6.30 to 8pm. Contact Valerie on 091 535371 for details. African Music - at 8 Anthony's Place throughout the week. All welcome. The Huntsman Inn - Traditional music seisiun on the weekends. Church Lane Club - Wednesday: Dillon on the main floor; Thursday: DJ Alan plays the main floor while in the bar it's Barry; Friday: Alan and Pete. Saturday: 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. The Variety Club - Controversial comic Dave McSavage is coming soon. The club is held at An Pucan once a month at 9pm with MC Kevin McGuire and a host of great acts. For more information or to book your place on the night contact: thevarietyclub@hotmail.com Traditional Music - at The Central Tavern, Loughgeorge every Thursday and Saturday night at Terry Brennan's Central Tavern. Musicians especially welcome. 091 - 798202. Club 0 2 - World Music Club playing lounge, funk, hip hop. Latino, and African with DJs Alex Hijmans and Jill Beardsworth. Admission 2 and free before 10.30pm at Club Arus na nGael, 45 Dominick Street on Thursday. Club Arus na nGael - Wednesday: Open traditional music session. All musicians are welcome. Friday: Darren 0 Droma agus Tomas 6 Siochain ar lOin. Ceol tradisiunta. Saorchead isteach. Saturday: Nick Power agus Kevin Whelan ar lOin. Ceol tradisiunta. Saorchead isteach. Sunday: Cluichi an CLG go leir ar an teilifi's. Camelot - Thursday. Jim Fitzgerald and Bertrand Huvez; Stephano and Maya; Deiter Herbert with Fitzgerald and Huvez; folk fusion. Friday, Scanduo; Pedro plays Spanish guitar; Ellie Commins & Co; Lucia & guests. Saturday, Round Table Readings with Pat Curtin and open mic; Fitzgerald & Huvez; Pedro; Los Gadjos; Tipsey Quartet; Sunday. Fitzgerald & Huvez; Pedro; Los Gajos; Monday, Opera Music; Moonday Magic performance poetry and African jazz from 10pm onwards; Wednesday, folk music with Caroline and Verner; John Dunne and Co, and guests. Bazaar - singer-songwriter John Lillis performs his Pen To Plecrruum show tonight and next Thursday. Cobblers - Dominick Street. Every Thursday at 10pm. Sliders play blues and rock'n'roll. Free. The Black Coffee Jazz Trio - play every Wednesday from 8pm to IOpm at the Periwinkle Restaurant. High St. For more information contact 091 - 566858. The Crane - Traditional sessions nightly upstairs, and set dancing on Fridays at 7.30pm. Singers' session in the Crane Bar for traditional songs in English and Gaeilge is held the third Saturday of each month

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WALKS/OUTINGS
Literary Walking Tours of Galway with writer, director, and guide Cathal S Browne, starts at Browne's Doorway. Eyre Square at 2pm, Mondays to Fridays. Bookings and information at 091 589544. Cost is 6 and group rates are available.

Double bill for The Comedy Club

of practising artists will exhibit in Camelot. Members include Fiona Fitzgerald, Lisa O'Brien. Siobhan Reddy. and Helen Caird. Emma Doyle - exhibits her paintings in Java coffee shop. GTI - end of year show by the students in the GTI. Fr Griffin Road. Town Hall Theatre- Exhibition by Oisin Breathnach of unusual landscapes using the flotsam and jetsam of beaches in Inis Oirr. Carraroe Library - hosts an exhibition of sea and landscape paintings by Eamonn O'Brien. An Gailearai Beag - on Flood Street exhibits original paintings and is open every day. Gallery Tours - Galway Arts Centre will facilitate each exhibition, providing background information on the artists, their inspirations, and their works on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at I 15pm. Admission is free.

RADIO
Bliiirini Eolais - Irish language radio programme from Conradh na Gaeilge on Galway Bay FM on Thursdays from 7pm to 8pm. Raidio na Gaeltachta - Sceal Aniar on Monday to Friday at 10am, on the Gaeltachts. Email scealaniar@rte.ie website www.nag.ie FlirtFM 105.6 - The station is now broadcasting its summer hours 4.30pm to 8pm Monday to Thursday. It will be back in September with its full schedule. See www.flirtfm.org for more details. New volunteers are always welcome. For more information contact 091 - 750445, text 086 3881056, or email flirtfm@nuigalway.ie. Energyl02.1FM - Galway's premier underground dance station. DJs include: DJ Huey, Ger C. Barry Devlin. Rob W. and Jarvis Cole. Go to w ww.Energy 102.com

COMEDY
Comedy Club at Cuba* - This Sunday is Alan Carr and David McSavage. Gerry Mallon is the MC. Tickets in advance at Bar Cuba* and at the door which opens at 8.30pm

EVENTS
CONTROVERSIAL COMIC David" McSavage and Manchester's Alan Carr will play the Comedy Club at Bar Cuba* this Sunday. Carr and McSavage are two of the most talked about comedians on the comedy circuit. Carr has been described as the spiritual son of Frankie Howerd, though he also combines elements of Austin Powers and the young Eric Morecambe, so expect not so much a laugh a minute as a laugh a second. Joining Carr is the wayward genius of David McSavage. Son of the former Fianna Fail minister for foreign affairs David Andrews, this man has been arrested three times, caused a near riot at a club in Dublin with a heckler, and courts controversy everywhere he goes. You have been warned. Gerry Mallon is the MC and tickets for this comedy extravaganza are available in advance at Bar Cuba* and at the doors which open at 8.30pm. from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. Listeners' Club every Wednesday. On Wednesday it's Sean Ryan, Alex Finn, and Kathleen Cannon. Pacino's, Prospect Hill - Salsa band Alma Latina play tomorrow. Great live venue featuring exciting up and coming acts. The King's Head - First Nights showcase of up and coming talent and a jazz session every Sunday at 12.30pm. Galway Songwriters' Group at Taylor's Pub - Every Monday night from 8pm to I Opm in the back room. Campbell's Tavern - National and international acts in Cloughanover. Headford. Damien Dempsey plays on July 23. Poetry reading - Maple Poetry Group in conjunction with Galway Greenways Festival host a poetry reading on the theme The Crossing' in the Maple Kitchen at 9pm on July 11 to commemorate the anniversary of the historic march of O'Sullivan Beara. and he crossed the Shannon at Ponumna in 1603. Circus Culture Theatre - is teaching circus skills. For more information contact 091 - 532687. Places are limited. Bridge competitions/friendlies - nightly at the Galway Bridge Centre, St Mary's Road. Galway. Partners arranged. Siol - Irish language conversation group which meets every Tuesday night from 8.30pm - 9.30pm in Club Arus na nGael. 45 Dominick Street. Admission is free. For further information, call Conradh na Gaeilge at 091 - 567824 conradh@bradan.iol.ie. Buail isteach! Navigator - Family workshop in the visual arts at the Galway Arts Centre every Saturday from 3pm to 5pm. A professional artist will give a public workshop in the gallery space beside the works of art. with materials provided. Numbers are limited to 20. These workshops are open to the community and are free of charge. Prebooking is necessary for place numbers. Lesbian Discussion Group - meets on the third Saturday of every month al 5.30pm in Strano's. Galway Camera Club - meets every Wednesday night at 8pm in Cluain Mhuire. Wellpark. New members welcome.

WRITERS'GROUPS
Canavan House, Nun's Island - under the auspices of the Galway Writers' Centre. The group meets upstairs every Thursday from 2pm to 3pm. Admission is free. Enquiries to Nuala or Kevin 091533 595 or at writersgalway@eircom.ie Westside Writers' Group - For more information, go to http://wwriters.topcities.com or contact Fred Johnston on 091 - 567438. Scribblers Anonymous - Wednesday at 8.30pm at Aras na nGael, Dominick Street, where poets, prose, short story, and singer-songwriters meet every week in a friendly atmosphere of good humour and new writings in any language. All are welcome to this open writers' session. Auditions Actors wanted - one female (20+) and two males (30+) for new production. For more information contact 086 - 3555970. New theatre company - a new Galway based theatre company requires production staff. For more information contact 086-1021514. FINAL DEADLINE for Diary Dates is MONDAY 12 noon. Email kandrews @ galwayadvertis-ie

MUSIC
Roisin Dubh - See ad in Galway Advertiser for details. Cuba* - Thursday, Jane Doe; Friday, see ad; Saturday, Gigantic with DJ Olive and guests; Sunday, Naked, Galway's longest running club night; Monday, Brick Flanders playing funky-assed floorfillers; Tuesday, see ad; Wednesday, The Magic Number with Stroller on the decks. Barcuba*: Friday; Shake! with DJs Ray and Aran. Tickets available on the door - 6 before 11pm and 8 after; Saturday: Afterhours with DJs Ferg and Keith Disconaut. Free before 11pm and 5 after. Monday The Black Magic Big Band, the 20-piece band continues the swing jazz tradition. Doors are 9pm and tickets are 7/5 concession on the door. GPO - Monday. GMIT Students* Union and GPO present Main Floor: Tall Paul Hannon. Drum: Erica and Gugai. Live acoustic sets from 10.30pm. Admission free before 10.30pm and 6/4 after. Tuesday. That 70s Club on the Main Floor with DJ Jim T Rex. Drum: Stroller. Admission free before 10.30pm and 6 / 4 after. Wednesday, That 80s Club on the Main Floor with DJ Eric Estrada. Drum: Donal Marion. Admission free before 10.30pm and 6/4 alter. Thursday. Main Floor: Tall Paul Hannon. Drum: The Commander with Mark Conlon on percussion. This Friday it's Plan C and Ger Regan. Admission free before 10.30pm and 6/4 after. From Friday it's the Coastal Beats Weekend Galway '03. Friday. Supersonic with The Commander on the main floor. In Drum it's Ger Regan and Hazo. Admission free before 10.30pm and 10/8 after. Saturday, 110th Street and 091 alternating residencies every second Saturday. On Saturday it's 091 with Frenchie. Lynam. and Tiddler/ on the main floor and DJ Deviant and guests in Drum. Admission free before 10.30pm and 10/8 after. Sunday, it's the Late Club. Main Floor: Kingsize plays hip-hop. r'n'b. and urban soul with Drum: DJ Thomas Lavin and The Commander in Drum. Admission free before 10.30pm and 8/5 after. The Radisson - Friday: Fun Factory with Paul Hannon playing dance and charts:

EXHIBITIONS
The Kenny Gallery - is showing A Life In Colour by the great Kenneth Webb. City Hall - Incongruities by Marya Veeck runs in City Hall until July 15. A Work in Progress on The Whole Nine Yards - is on in the Town Hall Theatre Bar until July 13 and then moves to the foyer of the Black Box Theatre from July 15 to July 27. All enquiries through the Town Hall Theatre on 091 -569777. Ard Biu Cafe - artists Fiona Fitzgerald and Maga Korbek) exhibit Recent Prints in The Revs play Roisin Dubh on Monday the caff until June 30. Camelot Restaurant - Artknot. a group