Entertaining Sligo
SLIGO LIVE
Sligo Live, the county’s foremost folk, root and indie music festival, returns at the end of October, in an event that’s well worth waiting for.
The festival, which runs from 26th October – 31st October, has already announced some of the acts that will be performing, and there are a number of treats in store.
Perhaps the highlight of the announced acts so far is The Saw Doctors, one of Ireland’s best loved and most memorable performers.
Wherever the Saw Doctors bring their musical talents, you know the room is going to be rocking.
They come to the Knocknarea Arena on Sunday the 30th October 2016, and tickets are available to buy. It will be worth snapping one up early, as this event is not to be missed.
Paul Brady comes to the Hawk’s Well Theatre on Friday 28th October, and the veteran performer will be captivating Sligo audiences as part of the festival.
Check the website for the full list of announced acts, including the Martin O’Connor Trio and RANT and Lynched, where tickets are available.
Keep an eye on the festival’s Facebook page as more events are scheduled and buy your tickets from www. sligolive. ie.
THE MOHILL SHOW
The 89th Mohill agricultural show will be taking place on August 21st. There’s a great range of Classes in all Exhibit sections – horses, ponies, donkeys, pedigree and non pedigree cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, dogs, cookery, crafts, flowers, farm and garden produce, art, photography and junior classes.
There are also plenty of championship qualifiers taking place at the show including Traditional Sport Horse Foal ( Mountbellew), The Easterlicous Cook of the Year ( Moate), the Irish Native Dog Breed Championship ( Eyrecourt), and many others.
It’s still possible to enter these competitions, with entries closing on August 11th, so contact the Mohill Show Office for an entry form.
Schedules for the show are now available from the Mohill show office on 071 96 31007 / 086 8710215 or email mohillshow@ gmail. com.
SLEEPING VENUS
“Sleeping Venus and other New Works” is an exhibition being presented by Diarmuid Delargy up until August 27th at the Hamilton Gallery, Sligo.
The works include Delargy’s studio works with printmaking, sculpture and paintings.
These works include working drawings, prints, marquettes and works in progress to make for a unique exhibition.
The Hamilton Gallery, located on Castle Street in Sligo town, is open from 10am till 5pm Monday to Saturday, so make sure to pop in at some point between now and the end of the exhibition for some culture in the heart of Sligo.
WILD WORDS
The Wild Words Children’s book Festival returns to Carrick on Shannon on Saturday 13th August and Sun 14th August.
The special event is an opportunity for children and their families to enjoy books, to meet authors and to encourage an interest in creative writing.
While the majority of events at the festival are directed at young people aged 4 to 14, the festival also has a programme for 14 to 18 year olds who have an interest in Creative Writing called the Wild Words Book.
There is a large programme of free and reasonably priced events taking place over the weekend.
Authors, writers and poets representing all kinds of genres will be on hand to deliver workshops for interested or aspiring young writers, and hope to divulge some tips that will be invaluable to them as they go on.
The events are taking place at The Dock and around Carrick on Shannon, so check out the festivals website at www. wildwords. ie for the full programme of events and to purchase tickets.
CD LAUNCH
Tragic Strandhill drownings in 1998 will be commemorated by a CD laun ch this month.
The CD launch is due to take place in Drury’s lounge bar in Monasteraden, Co. Sligo on Saturday night August 13th when Jimmy McArdle is expected to travel over from his U. S. home to front up the launch with back up music beingprovided by the Maureen O Dowd Group.
Copies of the CD will be available on the night and at several local venues throughout the county thereafter at a cost of € 10 with the final proceeds, at the request of the three bereaved families, being donated to the R. N. L. I. rescue service. Please come early as a large crowd is expected.