PERFECT TEN
THE TOP 10 THINGS TO DO IN SLIGO THIS WEEK
1 TREAD SOFTLY
Tread Softly is Sligo’s annual celebration of the life and legacy of the Yeats family through visual art, theatre, guided walks and literary events from July 17th to 30th. The festival runs in conjunction with the 58th International Summer School and Sligo Jazz Festival; all joining forces to create a central cultural festival for Sligo at the height of the busy tourist season. Check out treadsoftly.ie for the full programme.
2 YEATS INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL
The 58th Yeats International Summer School starts this week until July 29th. The ten day summer school is packed with readings, seminars, top class lectures and much more. On Sunday 23rd July, after a tour of Yeats country, the group will attend Evensong (5 pm) at Drumcliffe church where Yeats is buried.
3 WHATEVER SUITS
Sligo band ‘Whatever Suits’ make their Furey’s debut for what promises to be a party and a half. Amazing fresh Sligo talent come to Furey’s on Friday July 21st starting at 11pm. The lads play a mix of covers and original
4 PRINCESS BALL
The Princess Concert Ball comes to the Clayton Hotel on Thursday, July 20th from 1.30. Join all your favourite Classical Princesses on an enchanted journey of Magic & Musical Celebration. Celebrations begin with a live interactive singalong concert with the six piece Princess Girl
5 CHILDREN’S YOGA & CREATIVE SUMMER CAMP
The Model’s Children’s Yoga & Creative Art Camp runs from Mon 17th-21st July , 10 am-2pm. The event is suitable for primary school age children. The Summer Camp is facilitated by Sinead O’Hanlon and Louise Waters and is designed to create a space for imagination, play, learning and being.
6 FREDDIE WHITE
On Friday the 21st of July, as part of the Tread Softly Festival, singer songwriter, Freddie White returns to the Hawk’s Well Theatre. This concert will feature some new tracks from his new album, titled “Prodigal Songs”- a collection of songs about the power of love, the power of music, an observation on the history of Ireland over the last one hundred years. On Saturday, Freddie will also host a Songwriting Workshop at the theatre from 11am - 1pm.
7 CAIRDE VISUAL
The Model presents Cairde Visual, Cairde Sligo Arts Festival’s fourth annual open submission show. The exhibition features work from national and international artists across a diverse range of media with over 100 pieces from 87 artists on display. The show features a range
of paintings and drawings, sculpture, film, photography and installation, running until August.
8 THE RADIX
Radix play live at 5th on Teeling on Saturday, July 22nd. Radix is comprised of three top players based in Clare, blending the sound of skanking reggae with hard rocking riffs and a few well known versions done in a unique style.
9 A BOAT, A CLOAK AND A PAIR OF SHOES
An exhibition of new work by Kathleen Delaney has opened at the Hyde Bridge Gallery. Kathleen Delaney’s new work is a tale of death and rebirth. The show embraces a journey into another lifetime real or imagined, returning into the present. The exhibition runs until August 1st.
10 796/ 3400
The Rabbit’s Riot Theatre Company present a FREE performance of 796/3400 written by Treasa Nealon & directed by Sonia Norris before it heads to the Galway Fringe Festival, at An Caife Bia Slainte, Main Street, Manorhamilton on Friday July 21st.