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Edge of Urge-Art Mart exhibition opening Sat May 29th

edge of urge May 29th – 5th June
Opening Sat May 29th @ 7pm

The Artmart Studios proudly presents the new show edge of urge, which is a group exhibition of Fine Art students work from the Institute of Technology Sligo.

The exhibition draws together a wide variety of practices and as the time is close for these students to have to face the harsh reality of surviving as practicing artists within these difficult economic times the show is an expression of this soon to come reality.

The opening of edge of urge is on Sat 29th May at 7pm, ArtMart studios, 7 Lower the mall,
Sligo.

Opening Times 11am – 5pm Monday to Friday
All are welcome


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Doors have been opened to Jesus

Last weekend saw the official opening of Medium Religion at The Model‘s Satellite exhibition space on Castle Street. The exhibition is now open to the public from now until August 16th. A total of 23 international artists took part in the exhibition which is produced by KZM, Karlsruhe, Germany.

You mayhave noticed the two figures of Jesus in the window at Castle House, well now the doors are open, go forth and see the sequins!

Full details here

Medium Religion// The Model Satellite// Castle House// Now- Aug 16th


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Events for the next week Sat May 2nd- Fri 8th

As the rain hopefully disappears for the weekend, we hope you can leave the brollys behind and make it to some of the events below  from the Vogler Spring Festival, to the Sligo Races, Jazz and Theatre -there is plenty going on!  And don’t forget, the much-longed for Garavogue Bar re-opens this weekend! If you are on twitter, don’t forget to follow us for daily updates through-out the week.

Sat 2nd May

Sun 3rd May

Mon 4th May

Bank Holiday (hurrah)

Tues 5th

Sligo Camera Club meets the first Tuesday of every month, the Scout Den, the Lungy.

Wed 6th May

Fil Campbell- Songbirds //The Dock Carrick On Shannon// 2pm  Tix €15/12

Thur 7th May

The Jack Grace Band// Barry’s Public House //Grange, 9pmtix  €10

Blue Raincoat Theatre Company present The Last Mile by Malcom Hamilton, 8pm until May 16th

Fri 8th May

A Plastic Rose// The Clarence// 11pm

The Odd Couple// Tobergal Lane Cafe// 10.30pm

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What’s going down….Fri 24th April- Fri 1st May

Fri 24th April

Sat 25th April

Sun 26th April

  • Faure’s Requim by Sligo Orpheus Choir // The Hawk’s Well Theatre @ Holy Dominican Friary, High Street//
  • Odd Couple Blues// with Sinead Conway// Tobergal Lane Cafe// 3pm Adm Free

Tues 28th April

Wed 29th April

  • Signals in The Dark: Art in The Shadow of War- final public tour with Director/Curator Seamus Kealy// 5pm// Castle House// Castle Street
  • Ursuline College School Musical Show// The Hawk’s Well Theatre// 8pm // €12
  • The Last Wednesday// With Martin O’Connor, Cathal Hayden & Seamie O’Dowd// The Dock //8.30pm €20/€18
  • Every Wednesday! Sligo Gaiety Cinema €4.80  per ticket, wicked wednesday special

Thurs 30th April

Performing Arts , IT Sligo Year One, First Year Production of Aristophanes ‘The Birds’ ( Act 1) 1pm & 7pm All Welcome

Fri 1st May


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Events for 17th- 24th April

Tonight,9pm, Barrys Public House Grange… Donal Murphy, Steve Cooney & Gino Lupari

Tonight Fri 17th April, The Clarence, 11pm, Messiah & The Expert

Tonight, 7.30pm European Ballet presents Cinderella Hawks Well Theatre A sumptuous version of Prokoflev’s great classical ballet. Tickets €22/€18/€16 under 16s

 Sat 18th April, 8pm Hawkswell Theatre “EBB & FLOW”- A musical voyage through lands and seas, €22

 Sat April 18th, 8pm, Congolese Musician Niwel Tsumbu to play The Factory Performance space, Sligo Tickets €15

 Sat April 18th, 8.30pm At The Racket Play the Glens Centre

Sun April 19th, 8pm, The Factory Performance Space, Duck Baker, Blues, Ragtime, Swing, Jazz, Celtic

Sun April 19th , 3pm Tobergal Lane Café, 3pm: Mike Nielsen Guitar, Eddie Lee Bass, Ken McDonald Tobergal Lane Café

Wed 22ndApril, http://www.thedock.ie/, 8.30pm Carrick On-Shannon, BeezNeez presents Love is.. €17€17

Wed 22nd April, Tobergal Lane Café, Sean Nos Dancing with cos Cos from 9pm

Every Wednesday! Sligo Gaiety Cinema, €4.80 per ticket..wicked wednesday special

Thurs 23rd April The Glens Centre,8.30pm  The St. Kilda Tapes(Scotland) Silent films from Scotland with live music written & performed by David Allison €15/€12

Thurs 23 April,Enterprise Information Day,Glasshouse Hotel hosted by Sligo’s County Enterprise Board-aim to attract new enterprise to Sligo

Friday 24 April, 10.30pm Tobergal Lane Café, adm free: The Soupcat Bluff Bandfeaturing Susan Tomelty: Susan Tomelty, vocal and percussion, Tony Travers, drums, Karl Burthom guitar and Patrick Cereghetti double bass

 

Make sure you get your tickets for….

Tues 28th April CoisCéim Dance Theatre Presents Boxes, by David Bolger, The Hawks Well Theatre

Sat 2nd May Fancy Pants Castle Party, Markree Castle, Sligo, with Donal Dineen and Neosupervital

Continuing………

Sun 15th March – Sun 3rd May Signals in the Dark: Art in the Shadow of War, 2009.This Exhibition takes place at the new Model Satellite space in Castle House, 9 Castle Street, Sligo. 

28th March – 22nd April Economics & frolitics, by Brigit Beemster, The Cat & The Moon Gallery 

28th March- 22nd ApriWorks by Yoko Akina Talie Mau & Frieda Meaney, at The  & The Moon Galleryl

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