Sligo

Arts / Culture / Heritage

Cos Cos Sean Nós Festival 4th and 8th

Rathcormac Hall, Drumcliffe. The festival links with Bealtaine Sligo 2011 to celebrate older musicians and their music, with an evening session of music, dance and song. All welcome, admission is free, 4th; ‘Stories, Cures and Remedies’ at The History Cottage, led by writer Maura Gilligan. All welcome to join in, 8th. TEL Brenda O’Callaghan 086 192 5988

Hawk’s Well Theatre 13th and 14th

Temple St., Sligo. ‘Intergenerational Dance Performance’, Liv O’Donoghue has worked with group of all ages and abilities to create a piece of work based on the idea of ‘storytelling’. Theatre tour ‘Fruitcake’, 14th. TEL Nick McCall or Trevor Sweeney 071 916 1518

The Model, Home of the Niland Collection 1st to 19th

The Mall, Sligo. ‘The Ruby Blue Social Club at the Model’, May tea dance, tours, talks, and film screenings; old-time dance classes, booking essential; free tour of Jack B Yeats exhibition; film ‘City Island’; free talk with artist Seán McSweeney and writer Dermot Healy about Jack B Yeats and creativity; free talk by Stella Mews on Jack B Yeats and the Niland Collection. TEL Reception 071 914 1405

Sligo Arts Service, Sligo County Council 3rd to 28th

Development Centre, Cleveragh Rd. Exhibition of artwork by members of Active Age, Retirement Groups and participants at Day Care Centres; ‘Casting the Net’, retrospective exhibition from Sligo’s Arts in Health Programme; ‘Hearing from the Artist’, talk about creative art projects; ‘Stories, Cures and Remedies’ project; showcase of local crafts with workshops, celebrating Year of Craft 2011. TEL Catherine Fanning 071 911 1823

Download the Sligo Arts Service programme.

Active Retirement / Community Groups

Cliffoney / Grange 28th

Ballincastle, Cliffoney. ‘Join the Happy Throng’, exhibition of art, craft and pottery. TEL Catherine Youds 071 916 6273

DeafHear Hard of Hearing Group 5th

Abbeyville Centre, Abbeyville, Sligo. Exhibition of oil paintings and short stories created by the group. TEL Carmel Cawley 071 919 4975

MCR Active Age Group 15th

Mail Coach Road Community Centre, Sligo. ‘Ship Shape’, public art exhibition and tea dance. TEL Una Sommers 071 914 6512

Sligo & District Active Retirement Assoc. 10th

10 O’Connell St., Sligo. Bealtaine at Dominican Friary Hall: exhibition of crafts; readings by writers group; music & sing-song. TEL Mary Ryan 071 914 5935

Tubbercurry Active Retirement Assoc.

Sligo Rd., Tubbercurry. ‘Evening of Readings’, short prose, story and poetry. TEL Phyl Flannery 071 918 5059

Care Centres

Easkey Day Centre 8th

Easkey. ‘Storytelling Day of Olden Days’, clients sharing stories of life when they were growing up.

Enniscrone Primary Care Centre

Enniscrone. Storytelling, song & dance.

Mowlam Nursing Home

Ballytivnan. ‘Tall Tales’ stories by Gene Sheerin. TEL Helen 086 326 8983 or 071 914 7952

Skreen & Dromard Community Care

Dromard. Music, song, dance & storytelling. TEL Mary McCarthy 071 916 6846

St John’s Hospital 9th to 14th

Ballinode. Arts & crafts with Rachel Taylor from the National Learning Network; reminiscence films; storytelling and music sessions. TEL Charlie Coyne 086 054 1506