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Programme of Events October - December 2015 What is the European Capital of Culture? Each year since 1985, the European Union designates one or more cities as a European Capital of Culture. Chosen cities and their regions are expected to present an innovative year-long cultural programme that highlights the richness and diversity of cultures in Europe. In the year 2020, Ireland and Croatia have been designated as host countries for this prestigious title. Why Compete? The benets of being awarded the European Capital of Culture are economic and social as well as cultural. Galway's bid is being jointly led by Galway City Council and Galway County Council. Galway We’re Backing the Bid is competing against Dublin, Limerick and a coalition of Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford to become the European Capital of Culture in the year 2020. The Galway bid is both a city and county bid. Let’s Make Galway the What is the status of Galway’s bid? Galway has until 17th October 2015, to submit an 80-page bid document to the European Union. This European Capital of Culture 2020 bid document will outline Galway’s proposed artistic vision and proposed year-long programme of cultural events. On November 12th 2015, a team of 10 people from Galway will present the bid proposal to a panel of 12 European judges. By early December, Galway will nd out if it has been shortlisted to the nal two regions competing for the designation. @galway2020 #IBackGalway 4 5 TOWN HALL THEATRE · BLACK BOX THEATRE · TOWN HALL STUDIO OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2015 PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE MONTH DATE EVENT NAME TIME VENUE EVENT TYPE PAGE MONTH DATE EVENT NAME TIME VENUE EVENT TYPE PAGE SEPT TUE 29 - WED 30 BILL BAILEY 8PM BB COMEDY 8 SUN 8 - MON 9 THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA VARIOUS THT FAMILY 20 TUE 29 DAVID MOORE - ASTRONOMY IRELAND 8PM THT TALK 8 TUE 10 THE UNLUCKY CABIN BOY 8PM BB THEATRE 21 WED 30 GALA EVENING OF MUSIC 8PM THT MUSIC TUE 10 - SAT 14 MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL VARIOUS THT MUSIC 21 WED 11 - SAT 14 JUNIOR FILM FLEADH VARIOUS THT/STUDIO FILM 22 OCT THU 1 MOONDANCE: THE VAN MORRISON PROJECT 8PM THT MUSIC 8 SAT 14 - SUN 15 LOCAL FOOD AND CRAFT GIFT FAIR VARIOUS BB FAIR 22 FRI 2 PRESCRIPTION FOR HAPPINESS 8PM THT TALK 9 MON 16 LEGENDS OF AMERICAN COUNTRY SHOW 8PM THT MUSIC 22 SAT 3 PULI - TAMIL 11AM THT FILM 9 MON 16 - TUE 17 AN TRIAIL VARIOUS BB THEATRE 23 SAT 3 CONAL GALLEN 8PM THT COMEDY 9 TUE 17 CHRISTINE BOVILL’S PIAF 8PM THT MUSIC 23 SUN 4 Q CLUB 2PM THT FAMILY 10 THU 19 - SAT 21 WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND VARIOUS THT MUSICAL 23 MON 5 THE NEW TRIANGLE 8PM THT MUSIC 10 FRI 20 NATHAN CARTER 8PM BB MUSIC 24 MON 5 - SAT 10 LOOSE CHANGE 8.30PM STUDIO THEATRE 10 MON 23 THE HUMAN VOICE/SUSANNA’S SECRET 8PM THT OPERA 24 TUE 6 ALBERT HAMMOND 8PM BB MUSIC 10 THU 26 - SAT 28 THE ADDAMS FAMILY VARIOUS THT FAMILY 25 TUE 6 HOW TO KEEP AN ALIEN 8PM THT THEATRE 11 FRI 27 NOV OLIVER CALLAN 8PM BB COMEDY 25 WED 7 AN EVENING WITH JUDY COLLINS 8PM THT MUSIC 11 SAT 28 - SUN 29 PADDY - TOMMY FLEMING 8PM BB MUSIC 25 THU 8 BELL X1 SOLD OUT 8PM THT MUSIC 12 FRI 9 MY BROTHER JOE 8PM THT MUSIC 12 DEC TUE 1 - WED 2 SALERNO TY - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS VARIOUS THT FAMILY 26 SAT 10 IRISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 8PM BB MUSIC 12 THU 3 DELORENTOS - HOME AGAIN ACOUSTIC TOUR 8PM THT MUSIC 26 SAT 10 THE FUREYS & DAVEY ARTHUR 8PM THT MUSIC 13 FRI 4 - SUN 6 THE ALL IRELAND ONE ACT DRAMA FINALS VARIOUS THT THEATRE 26 MON 12 - SUN 18 BABORÓ CHILDRENS FESTIVAL VARIOUS ALL 3 FESTIVAL 14 & 15 TUE 8 GET RHYTHM - THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW 8PM THT MUSIC 27 MON 19 UNIVERSAL DESIGN WEEK 9AM THT DISCUSSION 13 WED 9 - SAT 12 GALWAY ACTORS WORKSHOP 8.30 PM STUDIO THEATRE 26 MON 19 ALBERT HAMMOND SOLD OUT 8PM THT MUSIC 10 WED 9 COPPELIA - BALLET IRELAND 8PM THT BALLET 27 TUE 20 SILENT MOVES 8PM THT FILM 13 THU 10 PHIL COULTER - 5OTH ANNIVERSARY TOUR 8PM THT MUSIC 27 TUE 20 - SUN 25 COMEDY FESTIVAL VARIOUS THT/BB FESTIVAL 16 & 17 FRI 11 CATCH ME 7.30PM BB CIRCUS 28 THUR 29 - SAT 31 PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD 8PM THT THEATRE 18 FRI 11 - SAT 12 SEAN KEANE & FRIENDS 8PM THT MUSIC 28 SAT 12 GALWAY MUSIC RESIDENCY 1PM & 3PM STUDIO MUSIC 28 NOV MON 2 THE MANY VOICES OF MARK LEEN 8PM THT VARIETY 18 SUN 13 SEAN COSTELLO - A VIENNESE CHRISTMAS 8PM THT MUSIC 29 TUE 3 DIRTY DANCING 8PM THT MUSIC 19 TUE 15 CHRISTMAS CROONERS 8PM THT MUSIC 29 WED 4 -THUR 5 WAITING FOR GODOT 8PM THT THEATRE 19 WED 16 THE NUTCRACKER FAMILY CONCERT 7PM STUDIO FAMILY 29 FRI 6 LEGEND OF LUKE KELLY 8PM THT MUSIC 19 THU 17 FRANK NAUGHTON - A VINTAGE CHRISTMAS 8PM THT MUSIC 30 FRI 6 - SAT 7 KEITH BARRY - OUT OF CONTROL 8PM BB HYPNOTIST 20 FRI 18 - SUN 20 CORRIB DANCE ACADEMY VARIOUS THT FAMILY 30 SAT 7 BEL CANTO 8PM THT MUSIC 20 TUE 29 - SUN 10 JAN JACK AND THE BEANSTALK VARIOUS THT FAMILY 31 APR OPENS THU 7 APRIL 2016 MALONEY’S DREAM TBC THT FAMILY 31 For full cinema listings, see page 7 THT Town Hall Theatre · BB Black Box Theatre · STUDIO Town Hall Studio 6 CULTUREFOX.IE 7 HOW TO BOOK? TOWN HALL CINEMA AUTUMN/WINTER PROGRAMME 1. CLICK Buy online twenty-four hours at www.tht.ie. GALWAY FILM SOCIETY You can now choose your seat when you book online for both the Town Hall AND Black Box. Sun 20 September - Sun 29 November (excl. Sun 25 Oct) 2. CALL 20 SEPT GEMMA BOVARY Phone 091 569777 Mon-Sat 10am -7.30pm. Visa, MasterCard and Visa Debit are accepted. Dir. Anne Fontaine · 2013 · FRENCH · 99mins This charming retelling of the classic Madame Bovary story Sundays 8pm 3. VISIT is a visual feast, balancing real sensuality and comedy. Membership/Season CULTURE NIGHT Call in to the box office at the Town Hall Theatre at Courthouse Square, Galway. We’re here ticket E48*/E45* Galway Film Society, Irish Film Institute & Mon-Sat, 10am -7.30pm and one hour before performances on Sundays and Bank Holidays. 27 SEPT FORCE MAJURE Huston School of Film & Digital Media present Dir. Ruben Ostlund · 2014 · Swedish · 118mins Guest admission to * Please note telephone and personal bookings are subject to the Town Hall Theatre Development Charge Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at single films E9*/E7* GLIMPSES OF GALWAY of 50 cent per ticket and online bookings are subject to a €1 Booking & Development Charge per ticket. Cannes Film Festival in 2014. (Membership/Season Revisiting the collections of the IFI Film Archive NEVER 4 OCT PHOENIX Ticket includes the we present another fascinating selection of films CONCESSIONS/GROUP RATES Dir: Christian Petzold · 2014 · GERMAN · 98mins French Film Festival made in and around Galway between the 1940s Won FIPRESCI Prize San Sebastian Film Festival 2014. We offer discounts on most shows - concessions apply to under 18 year olds, screenings for GFS and the 1960s. The programme will include students, senior citizens and the unwaged. Proof of eligibility and ID required. 11 OCT THE WONDERS members on Sun 29 Nov.) sound and silent elements. 10% discount for groups of 10+. Some exceptions apply. Dir. Alice Rohrwacher · 2014 · ITALIAN · 110mins All films have English subtitles. Huston School of Film, NUI, Galway INTERVAL DRINKS MISS Grand Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival 2014 Fri 18 September 7.30pm 18 OCT MARSHLAND Avoid the rush by ordering your interval drinks before the show. The bar on Free Admission the first floor is open before and after all performances. Dir. Alberto Rodriguez · 2014 · SPANISH · 104mins Winner at the Goya Awards 2015 including best film, director, SPECIAL ASSISTANCE screenplay and actor. Also best film, director, and original Please let us know - when booking your tickets - of any special requirements GIFT VOUCHERS - OUT screenplay by the Spanish Cinema Writers Circle 2015. CHRISTMAS FILM so we can make your visit as enjoyable as possible. If you book online, you IDEAL GIFTS! 25 OCT NO FILM (Bank holiday) should phone or email us to let us know of any special requirements. FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL CHRISTMAS IN Looking for the ideal 1 NOV THEEB IN ASSOCIATION WITH IFI AND ACCESS CINEMA Christmas gift? One Dir. Naji Abu Nowar · 2014 · ARABIC · 100mins CONNECTICUT CONDITIONS OF SALE Sun 29 November 2015 We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded unless a performance to suit every taste? Won numerous awards including the FIPRESCI Prize for Dir: Peter Godfrey Best Narrative Film at Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2014. is cancelled or abandoned. Your statutory rights are not affected. For full list Then why not treat Galway Film Society is delighted to be associated USA 1945 · 102 mins of conditions, see reverse of tickets. Please note the management reserve the someone special to 8 NOV MI MADRE with The IFI and access>CINEMA in bringing selected Sun 13 December 3.30pm highlights of the IFI French Film Festival to Galway right to make essential changes to the programme. a Town Hall Theatre Dir. Nanni Moretti · 2015 · ITALIAN · 105mins (Matinee) gift voucher, available A warm, witty and seductive film. audiences. Three films will be screened on this date.