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THROUGHOUT 2011
EVERY SATURDAY
Farmers Market
9a.m. to 1 p.m.
Institute of Technology Car Park, Ballinode, Sligo.
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Farmers Market
10a.m. to 2 p.m.
Outside Johnston Court Shopping Centre, Wine Street Car Park, Sligo.
FEBRUARY
Isabel Nolan 'A hole into the future'
5th - 12th February
The Model, The Mall, Sligo Town.
The Fun Company present 'All Shook Up'
8th - 11th February
Hawk's Well Theatre, Temple Street, Sligo Town.
Double Vision 'Young Curators'
11th February - 6th May
The Model, The Mall, Sligo Town.
'Craic in the Box' with John Colleary
11th February - 6th May
The Model, The Mall, Sligo Town.
Sligo Musical Society Presents 'The Wizard of Oz'
18th - 25th February
Hawk's Well Theatre, Temple Street, Sligo Town.
Eddie Reader
29th February
Hawk's Well Theatre, Temple Street, Sligo Town.
MARCH
Neil Delamare 'Restructuring'
8th March
Hawk's Well Theatre, Temple Street, Sligo Town.
APRIL
Fishamble: the new play company present 'Silent'
26th April
Hawk's Well Theatre, Temple Street, Sligo Town.
MAY
Bealtaine Festival celebrations in Sligo
1st - 31st May
Sligo Town
Take part in the Bealtaine festival, Ireland's annual celebration of creativity in older age, taking place all over Ireland 1-31 May 2011. The theme for 2011's festival is "push the boat out, whatever the sea" taken from the poem "At Eighty" by Edwin Morgan; we hope you'll join us in "pushing the Bealtaine boat out".
Horse Racing
1st May
Cleveragh Race Course, Sligo.
For more details visit their website at: County Sligo Races
Exhibition of New Works by Felim Egan
5th May
The Hamilton Gallery. 4 Castle Street, Sligo.
Felim Egan, a painter of restrained eloquence, sparingly deploys a vocabulary of hieroglyphic motifs over monochromatic expanses of colour. His paintings are built up slowly with layers of thin colour applied to the surface and stone powder ground into the acrylic. The work is universal in spirit and at the same time emotionally intimate. He is an abstract artist, a painter of quite formal abstract images, and yet his work is tied to the place he lives and works, to the long horizons, big skies and empty sands of the Strand and sea. In this way his abstract paintings are almost landscapes, with a magical quality, which fellow Aosdana member, the poet Seamus Heaney, has aptly described as "a balance of shifting brilliances".
Cos Cos Sean Nos Festival
6th - 8th May
Rathcormack, Co Sligo.
The Cos Cos Sean-Nos Festival 2011 will be something extra special, bringing together some of the country's finest Sean-Nos dancers, musicians, singers, poets and storytellers. It will run over 3 days - May 6th - 8th and everyone is welcome, so why not join us.
Visiting musicians also very welcome!
Lightbox Animation Festival
6th - 8th May
Lightbox, the 2nd Annual Irish & International Animation Festival, takes place in the Cinemobile at Quay Street and The Model Cinema.
Log on to www.cinemanorthwest.com for the latest film news.
the Cinemobile at Quay Street and The Model Cinema.
18th - 20th May
So Sligo Food & Cultural Festival www.sosligo.com
Various locations throughout Sligo Town.
Horse Racing
May 23rd - Evening Meeting
Cleveragh Race Course, Sligo.
For more details visit their website at: County Sligo Races
JUNE
The Temple House Festival
June 10th - 12th
Temple House. near Ballymote, Co Sligo
Last years Temple House Festival was recently voted "Best New Festival" at the 2010 European Festival Awards, so you can be sure that this years event will be something not-to-be missed.
This years three day music and arts extravaganza will see over 100 acts perform on three stages and will have an eclectic line-up of music including alternative & indie rock, reggae, funk, blues, soul, dance, roots, folk, trad, electro and rock & roll.
Bands so far lined up for this years event include: Ash, Stereo MCs, Lisa Hannigan, Whipping Boy, Riptide Movement, The Kanyu Tree, Ball & Chain, D-Sonik, Laura Sheeran, Chuckys River, Nova Static, The Fallen Drakes, Land Lovers, Something Happens, The Saw Doctors, The Walls, Andrew Strong, Heathers, Interference, Kerbdog, Miracle Bell, The Raglans, Arveene & Misk, DJ Wool, The Danger is, Stand, with other acts to be announced shortly
The Shanty & Seafaring Festival
June 17th, 18th and 19th
Rosses Point
Three days of fun and frolics at Rosses Point, featuring live bands inside and outdoors, sailing, swimming and numerous other water activities in Sligo's premier seaside resort.
Bundoran Sea Sessions 2011
June 24 - 26th
Bundoran, Co Donegal
Two activity and music packed days in Co Donegal's premier seaside destination. No band line-up available at the moment
Horse Racing
June 28th - Evening Meeting
Cleveragh Race Course, Sligo.
For more details visit their website at: County Sligo Races
JULY
Horse Racing
July 10th
Cleveragh Race Course, Sligo.
For more details visit their website at: County Sligo Races
AUGUST
Horse Racing
August 3rd - Evening Meeting
Cleveragh Race Course, Sligo.
For more details visit their website at: County Sligo Races
Horse Racing
August 4th - Evening Meeting
Cleveragh Race Course, Sligo.
For more details visit their website at: County Sligo Races
Horse Racing
August 16th - Evening Meeting
Cleveragh Race Course, Sligo.
For more details visit their website at: County Sligo Races
SEPTEMBER
Horse Racing
September 28th
Cleveragh Race Course, Sligo.
For more details visit their website at: County Sligo Races
VENUE ADDRESSES
Church Street Gallery
5 Church Street, Sligo. (071) 91 51779
www.churchstgallery.ie
Donaghy's Pub
1 Lord Edward Street, Sligo. (071) 91 62417
www.coachlane.com
Model Arts and Niland Gallery.
The Mall, Sligo. (071) 91 41405
www.modelart.ie
Teach Ban Nue Contemporary Artists Gallery
Beside Saint Columba's Church (site of Yeats' grave), Drumcliffe, Co Sligo. (087) 7549760
www.teachban-artgallery.com
The Cat and the Moon Gallery.
4 Castle Street, Sligo. (071) 91 43686
www.thecatandthemoon.com
The Factory Performance Space.
Lower Quay Street, Sligo. (071) 91 70431
www.blueraincoat.com
The Harp Tavern.
Quay Street, Sligo. (071) 91 42473
The Hawks Well Theatre.
Temple Street, Sligo. (071) 91 61518
www.hawkswell.com
Cleveragh Racecourse
Cleveragh Road, Sligo.
www.countysligoraces.com
REGULAR MUSIC GIG'S
The Jazz Ladd's play every Sunday in the Harp Tavern at 1.00pm, its not an excuse for a few Sunday afternoon drinks, this is a serious afternoon's entertainment with a strong following, so get there early as the Harp Tavern is often packed to capacity.
Sligo's Jazz Club Featuring Sligo's premier jazz sextet and regular visiting guests in an intimate setting. Every second Sunday 4pm - 6pm [Bar Eile @ The Left Bank] Admission Free.
Trad Session Every Sunday night in Donaghy's Pub.
Ceile Session Every Monday night in The Harp Tavern * visiting musicians welcome.
