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THEATRE
Town Hall Theatre Between The Jigs and Reels - with Mairtin O'Connor, Paddy Keenan, and others, runs at 8pm until Saturday. The Weir - by Conor McPherson and starring Diarmuid de Faoite runs from August 19 to 23 at 8pm. Keep Coming Back - a story of three addicts in recovery runs in the Town Hall Studio from Tuesday September 2 to Saturday 6 at 8.30pm. Black Box Theatre Mickey Harte - the Donegal singersongwriter plays on Friday. B r e n d a n G r a c e - presents his new summer show on Saturday at 8pm. For information a n d booking for T o w n H a l l a n d B l a c k Box e v e n t s c o n t a c t : T h e T o w n Hall T h e a t r e , Courthouse Square, Galway: 091 569777. Monday - Sat 10am - 7 3 0 p m ; S u n d a y s / B a n k Holidays - o n e h o u r before performance. An Taibhdhearc Theatre The Blue Room - adapted by Jeff O'Connell and performed by C h u r c h m i c e T h e a t r e C o runs until Saturday. Notion Doon - Gerry Conneely stars in this comedy by Eamonn Kelly from Tues August 26 to Saturday 30 at 8pm Admission 1 2 / 6 1 0 . B o o k i n g s a n d i n f o r m a t i o n on productions and other events at 091 563600. it's Plan C and Fistov (percussion). Admission free before 10.30pm and 1 0 / 8 after. Saturday, 110th Street and 091 alternating residencies every second Saturday. On Saturday it's 091 with F r e n c h i e , Lynam, and Tiddlerz. DJ Deviant and guests are 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. Drum: Al Gibbs ( F M 1 0 4 ) . Admission free before 10.30pm and 8 / 5 after. The Radisson - Friday; Fun Factory with Paul Hannon playing dance and charts; Saturday; Nightflight with DJ Byrno playing party sounds and the funkiest beats in the Backstage Bar Karma - Thursday: Rewind with DJ Diarmuid Keaney playing the best in 70s and 8 0 s . Doors open 11pm. Admission 8 ; Friday: DJ Ronan O at 11pm. Admission 8 ; S a t u r d a y : DJ Brian Walsh at 11pm. Admission 10. See also www.karma.ie. 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; W e d n e s d a y : Open trad night; T h u r s d a y : D o n Stiffe and g u e s t s ; Friday: Fergal Scahill, Yvonne Flynn, and Brian D u k e ; Saturday: Enda Scahill, Yvonne Flynn, and special guests; Sunday: James Donoghue. T h e Variety C l u b - 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, h i p h o p . L a t i n o , and African. Admission 5 at Club Arus na nGael, 45 Dominick Street. Club Arus na nGael - Wednesday: Open traditional music session. All musicians are welcome. Camelot - Thursday, Jim Fitzgerald and Bertrand Huvez: Stephano and Maya; Deiter Herbert with Fitzgerald and H u v e z : folk fusion. Friday. Scanduo; Pedro plays Spanish guitar: Ellie Commins & Co; Lucia & guests. Saturday, Round Table Readings with Pat C u n m and open mic; Fitzgerald & Huvez; P e d r o ; Los G a d j o s ; Tipsey Quartet; Sunday. Fitzgerald & Huvez; Pedro: Los Gajos; M o n d a y , Opera Music; Moonday Magic performance poetry and African jazz from 10pm onwards; W e d n e s d a y , folk music with Caroline and Verner; John Dunne and Co, and guests. 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 10pm at the Periwinkle Restaurant, High St. For more information contact 091 - 566858. MANY O F us thought paradise h a d T h e C r a n e - Traditional sessions been lost, never t o be found again. nightly upstairs, and set dancing on Once T h e Stunning called it a day in the mid-1990s, one of the best Irish Fridays at 7.30pm. T h e K i n g ' s H e a d - First N i g h t s a l b u m ' s of t h e d e c a d e s e e m e d t o showcase of up and coming talent and a disappear from o u r shelves, but not o u r hearts. jazz session every Sunday at 12.30pm. Back in 1990, a band from Galway Galway Songwriters' Group at T a y l o r ' s P u b - Every Monday night called The Stunning released the mini album Paradise In The Picture House. from 8pm to 10pm in the back room. C a m p b e l l ' s Tavern - National and It was remarkable. The album was self international acts in Cloughanover, f i n a n c e d from t h e b a n d ' s o w n relentless gigging and shot into the Headford. Irish album charts at number one and EXHIBITIONS kept selling, going triple platinum. The Kenny Gallery - John Behan's The Stunning seemed bemused by Cross-Section runs until T h u r s d a y its success, always feeling its modest August 28. price meant people though of buying it Sarita De Sara-Sara - an exhibition when they had the money left over by Deirdre Carr at the Galway Arts after buying something else, but that's Centre runs until Saturday. too self-deprecating. Paradise In The Watercolour Experience - new work Picture House contains 'Brewing Up A by Robin Davis at the Galway City Storm', with its Blue Oyster Cult-style Library. Open Library hours. riff, Wall's charismatic vocals, and a C a r n a A r t i s t s e x h b i t i o n - local mighty climax, it remains one of the g r o u p u n d e r the tuition of Cathal great Irish singles. Then there's the O'Malley will host an exhibition of their effortlessly cool 'Half Past Two', with work in the Cama Bay Hotel. Tangible Vision - an exhibition of its lazy g r o o v e a n d c h e e k y line p a i n t i n g s by Isabelle G a b o r i t a t at 'Should I buy some rubber ballons/Just T e r r y ' s , B r e n n a n ' s Yard Hotel runs to play it safe?' - another classic. There are also the singles 'Got To Get Away', throughout August. Artknot - a group of practising artists ' R o m e o ' s On F i r e ' and album track will exhibit in Camelot Restaurant. favourites like 'Town For Sale' and Members include Fiona Fitzgerald, Lisa 'The Girl With The Curl'. Eventually The Stunning came to an O'Brien, Siobhan Reddy, and Helen end, but the Wall brothers later r e Caird. An Gailearai Beag - on Flood Street e m e r g e d with their n e w b a n d T h e exhibits original paintings and is open Walls. H o w e v e r once their website every day. (www.thewalls.ie) was set up Stunning Gallery Tours - Galway Arts Centre fans finally h a d a w a y o f s e n d i n g will facilitate each exhibition, providing messages to Steve and Joe. Every day background information on the artists, since then emails have arrived with their inspirations, and their works on just one question. When will Paradise W e d n e s d a y s , T h u r s d a y s , F r i d a y s , In The Picturehouse be re-released? Saturdays at 1.15pm. Admission is free. The answer is September 12. The re mastered Paradise In The COMEDY

Paradise regained as The Stunning return

MUSIC
Siamsa - The Galway folk theatre featuring Irish music, dancing, and folk d r a m a from M o n d a y s to Fridays at 8.45pm in the Claddagh Hall, Nimmo's Pier until the end of August. For more information contact 091 - 755479. R o i s i n D u b h - See ad in Galway Advertiser for details. C u b a * - US s i n g e r / s o n g w r i t e r G i l l i a n W e l c h plays on Saturday. Thursday, Jane Doe; Friday, see ad; Saturday, Gigantic with DJ Olive and g u e s t s ; Sunday, N a k e d , G a l w a y ' s longest running club night; Monday, Brick F l a n d e r s 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 die door - 6 before 11pm and 8 after; Saturday: A f t e r h o u r s with DJs Ferg a n d Keith Disconaut. Free before 11pm and 5 after. Monday The Black Magic Big Band, the 20piece band continues the swing jazz tradition. Doors are 9pm and tickets are 7 / 5 concession on the door. G P O - M o n d a y , GMIT Students' Union and G P O 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. Thai 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 Mahon. Admission free before 10.30pm and 6 / 4 after. Thursday. Main Floor. Tall Paul Hannon. Drum: The Commander with Marcus Tandy on p e r c u s s i o n . Admission free before 10.30pm and 6 / 4 after. Friday. Supersonic with The Commander on the main floor. In Drum

Picturehouse will be released with additional tracks, a booklet chronicling the album's history, and a lavish digip a c k . I n a d v a n c e of t h e a l b u m a special limited edition of 'Half Past Two' is being promoted to radio. In s u p p o r t of t h e a l b u m T h e Stunning will re-form for September with the original line-up of Cormac D u n n e on d r u m s , Derek Murray on guitar, Joe Wall o n bass and vocals, J i m m y H i g g i n s o n t r u m p e t and percussion, and Steve Wall on guitar and vocals. The Stunning will play The R a d i s s o n S A S H o t e l o n Friday September 26. After this tour it's all over for the Stunning live as Joe and Steve return to the studio to work on the follow-up to The Walls' gold debut album Hi-Lo. Take the opportunity to see The Stunning when it arises on September 26. Kernan Andrews Thursday from 2pm to 3pm. Admission is free. Enquiries to Nuala or Kevin 091533 595 or at writersgalway@eircom.ie Westside Writers' G r o u p - 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.

C o m e d y C l u b a t C u b a * - This 5.30pm in Strano's. Sunday it's *. Gerry Mallon is the MC. Radio Tickets in advance at Bar Cuba* and at Bluirini Eolais - Irish language radio the door which opens at 8.30pm programme from Conradh na Gaeilge on EVENTS . Galway Bay FM on Thursdays from B r i d g e c o m p e t i t i o n s / f r i e n d l i e s - 7pm to 8pm. nightly at the Galway Bridge Centre, St Raidio na Gaeltachta - Sceal Aniar M a r y ' s Road, Galway. Partners on Monday to Friday at 10am, on the arranged. Gaeltachts. Email scealaniar@rte.ie Siol - Irish language conversation website www.nag.ie group which meets every Tuesday night FlirtFM 105.6 - The station is now from 8.30pm - 9.30pm in Club Arus na broadcasting its summer hours 4.30pm nGael, 45 Dominick Street. Admission to 8pm Monday to Thursday. It will be is free. For further information, call back in September with its full schedule. Conradh na Gaeilge at 091 - 567824. See www.flirtfm.org for more details. conradh@bradan.iol.ie. Buail isteach! New volunteers are always welcome. Navigator - Family workshop in the For more information contact 091 visual arts at the Galway Arts Centre 750445, text 086 - 3881056, or email every Saturday from 3pm to 5pm. A flirtfm@nuigalway.ie. professional artist will give a public Energyl02.1FM - Galway's premier workshop in the gallery space beside the underground dance station. DJs include: works of art, with materials provided. DJ Huey, Ger C, Barry Devlin. Rob W, N u m b e r s are limited t o 2 0 . T h e s e and Jarvis Cole. Go to workshops are open to the community www.Energy I02.com and are free of charge. Pre-booking is WRITERS* GROUPS necessary for place numbers. C a n a v a n H o u s e , N u n ' s I s l a n d - under Lesbian Discussion G r o u p - meets the auspices of the Galway Writers' on the mird Saturday of every month at Centre. The group meets upstairs every

AUDITIONS
Knocknacarra A m a t e u r Theatre Society - KATS is looking for stage crew for its upcoming shows. For more information contact Paddy Henry on 091 - 590100. Oliver! - Auditions for male/female performers (from six to 19 years) for a show in the Town Hall Theatre. For more information contact Claire Power on 091 - 504888.
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