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22
May
AFRI PRESENT BOOK LAUNCH AND EXHIBITION - GARY WHITE DEER AUTHOR AND ARTIST

Wed 22nd May  |  Bealtaine 22

Gary White Deer, Choctaw artist, and author is a regular visitor to Ireland and has been a leader of the Afri Famine Walk on many occasions.  He was first invited to the Famine Walk in recognition of the generous donation of $170 given by the Choctaw Nation for Famine relief in Ireland in 1847.

Gary’s memoir “Touched by Thunder” was published in 2012 and we are pleased to co-host its first launch outside Dublin.  Simultaneously, there will be an exhibition of his paintings featuring among others An Arrow Through Time an artistic representation of the Choctaw donation, When Corporate Spuds Came to Ireland and Fracking, a graphic illustration of the potentially devastating effects of shale gas exploration.

6pm: Adm: Free

26
May
WOODY PINES (USA)

Sun 26th May  |  Bealtaine 26

WOODY PINES (USA)
Last time North Carolina band Woody Pines toured over here, reviewers unanimously declared them to be one of the most entertaining acts on the Americana circuit.

 This summer the four-piece returns for their biggest ever UK and Ireland tour to date, and promising once more to deliver what The Scotsman declared was “a rollicking and engagingly idiosyncratic” show.

 

Maverick magazine has praised their “intoxicating blend of rural and urban stringband, country blues, ragtime and jug band music”, and after they appeared before him at the big Nelsonville Folk & Blues Festival, Billy Joe Shaver, the top gun Outlaw Country legend came on stage and declared: “They’re the best damn band I’ve ever heard!”

Legendary radio presenter ‘Whispering’ Bob Harris is a fan and after playing tracks from their last album, Counting Alligators, told listeners to his BBC Radio 2 show, he thought they were “superb”.

8.30pm Adm 15/12 Family: €40

29
May
GREASE GO DOE á LéIRIú AG GAELSCOIL CHLUAINíN

Wed 29th May  |  Bealtaine 29

Matinee - 11.30am
Cuirfidh Gaelscoil Chluainín an ceoldráma Grease chun stáitse don chéad hair ar an taobh seo tíre "as Gaeilge" ag deireadh Mí Bealtaine. Glacfaidh 61 páistí páirt ann ó aois 6-12. Is ócáid ollmhór í seo don cheantar máguaird.

 

Gaelscoil Chluainín presents their musical Grease as Gaeilge, a very ambitious production and the first of its kind in this part of the country. The cast includes 61 children from all areas of North Leitrim ranging from age 6-12.  This is a culmination of the eclectic mix of talents amidst parents and staff; graphic designers, artists, musicians, sculptors and stylists, which combined with the wonderful acting ability of the children guarantees a great nights entertainment
31
May
GREASE GO DOE á LéIRIú AG GAELSCOIL CHLUAINíN

Fri 31st - Sat 1st June  |  Bealtaine 31 -  1

Evening shows 8.30pm
5
Jun
THE IRISH FILM INSTITUTE PRESENT EURO- PAEANS - CELEBRATING IRELAND & EUROPE IN FILM

Wed 5th June  |  Meitheamh 5

In celebration of Ireland’s Presidency of the EU (January to June 2013), the Irish Film Institute presents a programme of 8 short films from collections at the IFI Irish Film Archive.

How do we view Europe? How does Europe view us? These are two questions this collection of archive film endeavours to touch upon.

 

While The Saints Went Marching Out (1967) compares the industrialisation of the mid-60s to the missionary zeal of the Early Middle Ages, Les Infants d’Irland (1958) is an outsider’s view of a day in the life of an Irish family complete with a barefoot morning walk to school and an evening tea spent by hay bales. Arguably one of the most striking pieces of the programme, Heinrich Bolls’ 1961 Irland und Seine Kinder ponders over Ireland’s relationship with time and wonders whether its children go to bed too late. 

 

These films will be presented alongside Irish films which capture key moments in our developing relationship with Europe – such as the Gael Linn’s 1963 newsreel marking the launch of Aer Lingus Winter Sunshine Flights to Malaga and films from the Radharc team comparing Irish and European social and spiritual life.  Full programme is available from the Glens.

8.30pm Adm: €5

 

7
Jun
DERVISH – ALBUM LAUNCH

Fri 7th - Sat 8th June  |  Meitheamh 7 -  8

The trad super-group launch their first studio album in five years The Thrush in The Storm.  Recorded in the Glens Centre earlier this year, the album has gained rave reviews with Hearth Magazine describing it as “ one of their hottest yet” and as “a solid return to their roots in the Irish session culture of County Sligo.”.   Join us for a night of fast and furious tunes and sublime songs with one of the most technically dazzling groups on the Irish music scene. 8.30pm. Adm: €15/12.
12
Jun
THE IRISH FILM INSTITUTE PRESENT EURO- PAEANS - CELEBRATING IRELAND & EUROPE IN FILM

Wed 12th June  |  Meitheamh 12

Second part of IFI series
16
Jun
O’KELLY DOUBLE BILL FOR BLOOMSDAY: JOYCED! AND SKEFFY.

Sun 16th June  |  Meitheamh 16

Donal and Katie O’Kelly, father and daughter, celebrate Bloomsday with a double-bill of solo shows in the Glens.
Katie O'Kelly performs her Edinburgh hit show Joyced!, a rollercoaster ride through James Joyce’s crucial year of 1904, nominated for Best Solo Performance by Stage UK. “One of those performers with true stage presence” BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE “Joyce’s Dublin comes alive under Donal O’Kelly’s tumbling prose and Katie O’Kelly’s fervent performance” SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
 
Donal O'Kelly gives a sneak preview performance of his upcoming Edinburgh solo show Skeffy, inspired by Joyce's best friend in college, committed socialist, pacifist, feminist and atheist, Cavan-born Francis Sheehy-Skeffington, summarily executed by firing squad in Portobello Barracks Dublin, Easter Week 1916
8.30pm Adm: €15/12
17
Jun
GLENS ROCK SCHOOL, SONGWRITING & MUSIC WEEK

Mon 17th - Fri 21st June  |  Meitheamh 17 -  21

Suitable for all young musicians (12- 17 yr olds) from drummers to electric guitarists to banjo players!  Learn songs in a band or group, write your own songs and play a gig with the rock school in the Glens Centre. At least one years playing experience essential.  
Every Day from 10 is ‘til 4 pm.  
Concert will be held on Fri 21st June at 8.30pm.
Adm: €60. Family discounts availabl
22
Jun
MATT ANDERSON ( CANADA)

Sat 22nd June  |  Meitheamh 22

fantastic acoustic blues, roots & rock fretwork & soulful vocals - The Independent

The Canadian guitarist, singer songwriter - the powerhouse that is Matt Andersen plays his first Glens show. Matt Andersen has a larger than life showmanship that has been earning him a fervent and steadfast audience wherever he graces the stage. Matts sprawling blues, roots and rock musical hybrid with his sorrowing and soulful voice has sparked a phenomenal buzz.
8.30pm Adm: €15/12.  Under 12’s €5
6
Jul
THE HENRY GIRLS

Sat 6th July  |  Iúil 6

Donegal sisters The Henry Girls present a selection of darkly beautiful roots music, from bluegrass murder ballads to gypsy torch songs, dirty blues to soul salvation. With the harp and piano as their main accompaniment, their shimmering harmonies weave a continuous spell throughout their music. The siblings have a growing international profile and have in the past year toured in the UK, USA and Germany, as well as performances in Sweden, Holland and Italy.

The Irish Times simply described their stage show as “a joy”.
8.30pm Adm: €15/12.  Under 12’s €5

10
Jul
COMPANY CIRQUE DE LéGUME PRESENT LE CABARET OUBLIÉ

Wed 10th July  |  Iúil 10

With Jaimie Carswell, Ed Hicks, Pablo Ibarluzea Directed by Alexander Kipp
Step into the mad world of Le Cabaret Oublié!

From the team behind the multi-award winning Cirque de Légume comes another adventure in the comic absurd with Le Cabaret Oublié!
Ringleader, maestro, and boss Chauncy has a vision: to create a show dedicated to the lost art of the cabaret. But the idiots he works with have other ideas.  In Le Cabaret Oublié we join this family of clowns on a spectacular voyage into the absurd. From music, to dance, to song, storytelling, theatre, and magic - these hopeful fools put their hearts on the line to create the Show of All Shows!

An immersive underground cabaret experience, Le Cabaret Oublié is a clown show torn from some dusty basement in Pigalle and delivered to your doorstep for your enjoyment!
Le Cabaret Oublié is a world premiere developed exclusively at the Glens Centre, Manorhamilton and performed at the Glens Centre and at the Hawks Well Theatre as part of Cairde Festival, Sligo

8.30PM Adm: €15/12

Created by graduates of the Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris and funded by the Arts Council of Ireland Project Award for Theatre.

11
Jul
SEAMUS BEGLEY, DONAL LUNNY & JOHN CARTY + SPECIAL GUESTS

Thu 11th July  |  Iúil 11

The Leitrim Equation 3
Very special concert with 3 kings of traditional music.  The concert is part of their residency with Leitrim County Council and will be recorded live.
3
Aug
THE ALAN KELLY GANG WITH EDDI READER

Sat 3rd August  |  Lúnasa 3

THE ALAN KELLY GANG WITH EDDI READER
The Alan Kelly Gang will be joined by internationally acclaimed, Scottish songstress, Eddi Reader, (formerly of Fairground Attraction) and Trashcan Sinatra’s guitarist and songwriter, John Douglas for this very special 3rd annual collaboration tour of Ireland.   Fronted by Ireland’s piano accordion maestro, described by New York’s Irish Voice as in league with the best accordionists in the world and with three of Ireland’s finest musicians Steph Geremia (flute & vocals), Maureen Brown (fiddle) and Tony Byrne 9 guitar) all critically acclaimed masters of their craft, The Alan Kelly Gang have been creating a stir on the traditional and folk circuit taking their audiences by storm and impressing both music lover and critic alike.

The past few years have been extremely busy for the band with top festival appearances worldwide including: WOMADelaide, Australia; Winnipeg Folk Festival, Canada and Festival Irlandays, Paris to mention just a few. They have earned a formidable reputation on the live music scene and honed their distinctive and exciting sound through constant touring. On this tour they will preview material from their forthcoming album due for release Sept 2013.