Clare COUNTY NOVEMBER 2019

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DATE TIME CATEGORY EVENT VENUE & CONTACT PRICE

Until 11th 10am to 5pm Mixed Media Small Town Decline: Glór Gallery, Ennis Free Jan 2020 Mon to Sat Exhibition Rural Patterns of Decay www.glor.ie Autumn Open Submission Exhibition 2019

Until Fri 22nd Mon & Wed Painting Clare Moments: Culturlann Sweeney, Free Nov 1.30pm- Exhibition Exhibition by Philip www.culturlannsweeney.ie Brennan 5.30pm & 6pm-8pm Tue, Thur, Fri 10.30am- 1.30pm & 2pm-5pm

Until Fri 22nd Mon to Fri Artistic CAOL ÁIT-Emerging Irish Burren College of Art, Free 9.30am-5pm Exhibition Artist Residency Award www.burrencollege.ie Exhibition

Fri 01st 12.30pm Artistic Dialogue The First Friday Series: The Spás @ Glór Theatre, Ennis Free Curatd by Emma www.glor.ie Houlihan in conversation with Rachel Macmanus

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Fri 01st 8pm Live Comedy Waterford Whispers Glór Theatre, Ennis €27/€25 Show News Live www.glor.ie Conc. Duration 65 min, suitable age 16+

Fri 01st 9.45pm Singers Club Spancilhill Singers Club Duggan’s Pub Free

Sat 02nd 1.30pm Puppet Theatre Paula Lambert Puppet Glór Theatre, Ennis €12 per Duration 75 Theatre Presents www.glor.ie person mins, suitable Bosco’s Magical Garden €42 Family age 3+ and Sleeping Beauty of 4

Sat 02nd 8pm In Conversation Up Close and Personal Glór Theatre, Ennis €20/€18 With Charlie An Intimate evening of www.glor.ie Conc. Bird Conversation with Duration 90 Charlie Bird mins

Sat 02nd 7pm-1am Country Music Jamboree Oktoberfest Showgrounds Ennis, €26.50 Concert With Derek Ryan, Jimmy Indoor Equestrian Centre inclusive of booking fee Buckley, Clodagh Lawlor www.ajspromotions.com and more

Sat 02nd 9.30pm- Céilí Benefit Céilí with Cois na hAbhna, Gort Road, Ennis €10 12.30am Shandrum Céilí Band in www.coisnahabhna.ie aid of Irish Motor Neurone Disease Assoc.

Sun 03rd 8pm Singing Circle Kilshanny Singing Circle Kilshanny House Free www.kilshannyhouse.ie

Tue 05th 11am Stand Up School’s Performance Glór Theatre, Ennis €10 per Comedy Ger Carey Live : A Comic www.glor.ie person Duration 120 Journey Inside the Book on www.gercarey.com Teacher free mins Teenage Mind of charge

Wed 06th 8pm Pianist Concert Finghin Collins Glór Theatre, Ennis €20/€18 Duration 105 www.glor.ie Conc. min inclusive of interval

Wed 06th 9.30pm Singers Club Shannon Singers Club Wolfe Tones GAA Club Free

Thu 07th 7pm-9pm Literary Talk Rachel English In Shannon Library Free Conversation with To Book a place call Joseph O’Connor Author 061 364266

Thu 07th 8pm Country Music Michael English with Glór Theatre, Ennis €25 Concert Special Guest Owen Mac www.glor.ie

Thu 07th to 7.30pm Thu Traditional Ennis Trad Festival Throughout Ennis Various Mon 11th Launch Music Festival www.ennistradfest.com Queens Hotel

Fri 06th 7.30pm Film Wild Rose Culturlann Sweeney, Kilkee €5 15A Cert www.culturlannsweeney.ie

Fri 08th to Fri Doors Dancing Patrick O’Sullivan & Falls Hotel, Ennisytmon €235 pp th Sun 10 8.30pm Weekend Friends Dancing www.fallshotel.ie sharing 2 Dancing 9pm Weekend nights B/B,

2 Dinners plus all entertainme nt

Fri 08th 8pm Comedy Show Pat Shortt; Hey! Glór Theatre, Ennis €28 www.glor.ie

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Fri 08th 9pm Singers Club Ennis Singers Club The Copper Jug, Lifford, Ennis Free

Fri 08th 11.55pm Concert Ennis Trad Fest Queens Hotel, Ennis €20 Midnight The Jarlath Henderson & www.ennistradfest.com Available on Concert Ross Ainslie Band the door Followed by Trad Disco

Sat 09th 2pm Fun Trad for all Fun Trad Session with Glór Foyer, Ennis Free the Family, bring Eoin O’Neill and Friends your own instrument and tune up!

Sat 09th 8pm Play SHAKE Productions in Glór Theatre, Ennis €18.50 Duration 135 association with The Wild www.glor.ie min, suitable Swan Theatre Company age 12+ present If Only

Sat 09th 9.45pm Singers Club Feakle Singers Club Shortt’s Bar Free

Sat 09th 11.55pm Concert Ennis Trad Festival The Queens Hotel, Ennis €22.50 Midnight Strictly Over Moving Hearts Book tickets in advance on Concert 18’s Followed by Trad Disco www.glor.ie

Sun 10th 3pm-6pm Céilí Afternoon Céilí with The Cois na hAbhna, Gort Road, Ennis €10 Kingdom Céilí Band www.coisnahabhna.ie

Sun 10th 8.30pm Traditional Ennis Trad Festival: Old Ground Hotel, Ennis €20 Concert Three Acts in One www.ennistradfest.com Tickets Concert available on Liam O’Connor & Paul the door McGrattan Brighde Chaimbeul & Radie Peat Gatehouse

Mon 11th 9pm Traditional Buttons & Bows and Queens Hotel, Ennis €20 Concert Brendan Mulvihill www.ennistradfest.com Tickets available on the door

Thu 14th 8pm Play Madhouse written by Glór Theatre, Ennis €22/€20 Duration 70 Una McKevitt and PJ www.glor.ie Conc. mins, suitable Gallagher 14+

Thu 14th 8.30pm Intimate The Studio Sessions at Glór STUDIO €10 Traditional Music glór: www.glor.ie Concert Word and Music Jackie Daly(accordion) & Eileen O’Brien (fiddle)

Fri 15th 1pm-1.50pm Emerging Trad Rithimí Nua Glór Theatre, Ennis Free Talent Concert www.glor.ie

Fri 15th 8pm Blues Music Ladies in the Blues Glór Theatre, Ennis €24/€22 Concert www.glor.ie Conc.

Fri 15th 9.30pm Singers Club Fanore Singers Club O’Donoghue’s Bar, Fanore Free

Sat 16th 10am-4pm Artistic Colourful Luminaries with Sonas 2 , Fodra, Kilbaha €85 includes Workshop Kim Thittichai www.kimthittichai.com materials

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Sat 16th 8pm Traditional Music Glór presents Glór Theatre, Ennis €22/€20 Concert MÓRglór Award Concert www.glor.ie Conc. 2019 Celebrating Mary MacNamara

Sat 16th to Doors One Act Drama Doonbeg One Act Drama Doonbeg Community Centre Adults €12 th Mon 18 7.30pm Festival Festival www.westclaredramafestivaldoonbe Child €6 Curtain Up g.com Weekend 8pm Ticket €30

Sun 17th 11am Feis Ceol na Geimhridh Cois na hAbhna, Gort Road, Ennis Charge on Singing/Dance/I 2019/2020 www.coisnahabhna.ie door nstruments Competition

Wed 20th 8pm Concert Dermot Byrne, Éamonn Glór Theatre, Ennis €20 Coyne and John Doyle www.glor.ie

Wed 20th 7.30pm Historical Talk In Song And In Story Lakeside Hotel, Killaloe Free Entry with Paddy Collins www.killaloeballinahs.wordpress.co m

Wed 20th 9.45pm Singers Club Crusheen Singers Club Fogarty’s Pub, Crusheen Free

Thu 21st 5pm Play for Family Barnstorm Theatre Glór Theatre, Ennis €8/€6 Conc. Performance presents www.glor.ie €25 Family Duration 45 The Bockety World of of 4 mins, suitable Henry and Bucket ages 4-8 yrs

Thu 21st 7pm Burren Food Burren Food Trail Long Gregans Castle Hotel, Ballyvaughan €70 Trail Event Table Dinner Book online inclusive of welcome Taste the Island ‘ in Winter’ www.Gregans.ie/bookings/vouchers drink, dinner, wine & music

Fri 22nd 10am & Play for School’s Barnstorm Theatre Glór Theatre, Ennis €5 11.45am Performance presents www.glor.ie Teachers Duration 45 The Bockety World of free of mins, suitable Henry and Bucket charge ages 4-8 yrs

Sat 22nd to From 4pm to Santa Visit Santa’s Grotto At Bunratty Castle and Folk Park *€15 adult th Mon 24 8pm Fri *Price includes Bunratty Castle www.bunrattycastle.ie €32.50 child Plus Dec From 12 all day access to €8 baby dates noon to 8pm Christmas under 12 Sat village at months Bunratty From 12 Must be pre noon to 3pm booked Sun

Hourly slots

Sat 23rd 10am-4pm Creative Christmas Wreath Sonas 2, Fodra, Kilbaha €85 includes Workshop With Krystyna Pomeroy www.krystynapomeroy.net materials

Sat 23rd 8pm Author Reading John Boyne: My Glór Theatre, Ennis €18/€16/ Suitable for ages Brother’s Name is Jessice www.glor.ie €10 for 9+ (with post show Q&A) under 18’s

Sun 24th 10am-4pm Artistic Colourful Luminaries with Sonas 2, Fodra, Kilbaha €85 Workshop Kim Thittichai www.kimthittichai.com Includes Materials

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Sun 24th 6pm-8.30pm Seisiún with Seisiún Cois Tine Teach Cheoil (bar) Cois na hAbhna Adults €3.00 Music,Singing, Gort Rd, Ennis Family €10 Dancing, Story www.coisnahabhna.ie 2 adults + 2 Telling & Poetry children Reading Tea & Brack Served

Mon 25th 9am-6pm Horse Fair Traditional Horse Fair Kilrush Market Square Free www.clarecoco.ie

Thu 28th 8.30pm Intimate The Studio Sessions at Glór STUDIO, Ennis €10 Traditional Music glór: www.glor.ie Concert Word and Music Mark Donnellan (fiddle) and Andrew McNamara (accordion)

Fri 29th to Fri 4pm-8pm Christmas Doonbeg Christmas Trump International Hotel, Free Entry st Sun 01 Dec Fireworks Market Market Doonbeg 8pm on Fri

Sat & Sun 11am-6pm

Fri 29th to Fri 4pm-7pm Santa’s Visit Santa’s Workshop at the Aillwee Caves and Birds of Prey €17 Adult Sun 01st Sat 11.30am Aillwee Caves Education Centre, Ballyvaughan €35 Child

Dec -7pm www.aillweecave.ie €8 up to 1 Sun year 11.30am- 7pm

Fri 29th 8pm Cabaret Style Stephen James Smith Glór Theatre, Ennis €20/€18 Gig and Thunderclap Murphy www.glor.ie Conc.

Fri 29th 9.30pm Singers Club Chapel Gates Singers O’Keeffe’s Bar, Cooraclare Free Club

Sat 30th 8pm Concert Garadice Glór Theatre, Ennis €20/€18 Eleanor Shanley, Padraig www.glor.ie Conc. McGovern, Dave Sheridan & John McCartin

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