Sligo Weekender

EVENTS ROUND-UP

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Led Zeppelin tribute act

This Saturday Led Zepagain, a Led Zeppelin tribute act, will perform live at Anderson’s.

Admission is free. Tables can be booked at www.andersonss­ligo.ie.

Sligo Credit Union anniversar­y event

Please join Sligo Credit Union on Saturday from 10.30am to 1.30pm to celebrate their official launch, and two years of being in Wine Street, Sligo.

Ocean FM is broadcasti­ng live for the morning, with Mike Gillespie presenting the show, Gourmet Parlour is providing treats, there will be face painting for children, plus there are giveaways on the day!

The building, which was previously the Clarence Hotel, was bought by Sligo Credit Union in 2018 after a lengthy search.

All are welcome.

The Logues in The Garavogue

For the first time in the three years, The Logues return to the main stage at The Garavogue Bar. The show begins at 10pm. Tickets are free and tables can be reserved at www. garavogueb­ar.ie.

These Charming Men live gig

On Saturday, November 12 These Charming Men the premier tribute to The Smiths return to play Anderson’s Live in Sligo.

The show gets under way at 9pm.

Coaching Children Workshop

Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnershi­p will be hosting the Sport Ireland Coaching ‘Coaching Children Workshop Series’.

Coaching Ireland have developed 4 modules, specifical­ly to provide coaches with a basic understand­ing of children’s sport and physical activity and best ways to optimise children’s enjoyment, participat­ion and positive outcomes. The concepts of Physical Literacy and Holistic Developmen­t run throughout the series of workshops. Each workshop is three hours in duration and is a combinatio­n of theory and practical learning, each coach will receive a bank of games covering balance, co-ordination, speed & agility and inclusive & adaptive games. Workshop dates:

Monday, November 7 - 6.30pm - 9.30pm; Monday, November 14 6.30pm - 9.30pm; Monday, November 21 - 6.30pm - 9.30pm; Monday, November 28 - 6.30pm - 9.30pm

Limited places are available on the course and pre booking is essential as it is on a first come first served basis.

For more informatio­n, contact Theresa Kilgannon, Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnershi­p at 0719161511/0860716829 or theresa@ sligosport­andrecreat­ion.ie.

Antiques fair at the Radisson

On Sunday, November 13, Treasure

Chest Dublin is looking forward to seeing you at their 30th Sligo fair at their new venue, the Radisson

Blu Hotel. 20+ dealers from around Ireland offering a vast choice of decorative and functional items including jewellery, furniture, decor, paintings and prints, ceramics, glassware, clocks and watches, hand made rugs, antiquaria­n books and ephemera, coins and banknotes, medals, postcards and much more. Starts at 10am.

Book launch at Liber

Join author Florence Gillan at Liber Bookshop on Thursday, November 10 from 6pm to launch her hugely anticipate­d debut crime novel Let Them Lie.

Mike Denver at the Diamond Coast

Tomorrow, Friday Mike Denver will take to the stage at the Diamond Coast Hotel.

Mike Denver, known as “The Galway Boy”, is one of Ireland’s top Entertaine­rs, Born and raised in the town of Portumna in the west of Ireland he began singing from an early age continuous­ly honing his craft and performing local shows to eventually become the entertaine­r he is today. Mike started touring at the age of 16 signing with Willie Carty entertainm­ent who has stayed by his side ever since. Mike truly loves what he does and appreciate­s all his fans and friends throughout Country music and can’t wait to see you at a show again real soon.

Tickets are available from the Diamond Coast Hotel.

Spilt Milk Festival at The Model

After three years of multi-venue hopping around various pubs, clubs, galleries, cafes and spaces across Sligo town, Spilt MIlk, the northwest festival dedicated to experiment­al and alternativ­e sounds, returns to The Model, its new primary home. Over three days, from 18th to 20th November, the festival will once again prod the margins of Ireland’s leftfield musical spheres.

For the fourth edition, the curatorial approach remains unchanged with this year’s line up featuring a mix of returning faces, some in new guises, along with a selection of debuts and rare appearance­s from Ireland’s experiment­al, electronic, punk and folk scenes. Spilt Milk is curated by Binder, formerly Art for Blind and Commission­ed by The Model, funded by the Arts Council. Tickets are on sale now from The Model and www.themodel.ie.

The Drew House Band

Dubliners legend Ronnie Drew is to be remembered by son Phelim and The Drew House Band in a special concert at the Hawk’s Well on Friday, November 18. Ronnie’s is the iconic voice behind Dubliners hits such as Seven Drunken Nights and The Irish River and is widely regarded as one of the most iconic folk singers in Irish history. His son Phelim Drew, a well known actor, will host the poignant night, telling a few yarns and singing some of the songs made famous by The Dubliners.

Charunan Bunkhan, Claire Mannion and Zak Irwin at the House of the Hag Halloween party at the White Hag Brewery in Ballymote last Saturday.

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Katie O’Boyle, Donna Doherty and Stephanie Callaghan’s were winners of the Best Costume contest held at the Garavogue Bar last Saturday.
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