Sligo Weekender

A busy weekend ahead at The Model

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THE Model is hosting a range of great events over the course of the next week.

Late night DJ sets, open mic poetry, life drawing sessions are more await at the popular venue, all of which you can further details on below.

Late Nights at The Model presents Toast

Toast is back for another epic late night at The Model tomorrow, Friday, at 10pm.

Time to shed your skin, show your true colours and get on the floor for some stomping electronic tunes served up by resident Toast

DJs Tara B & John G with support from special guests etrah & notjack from DJ collective Select.

Select, the Sligo-based collective, clubnight and DJ duo, consisting of residents etrah & notjack, have been throwing parties in Sligo for over 5 years.

The duo have been throwing parties in many Sligo venues and have hosted an array of local and internatio­nal selectors including Shampain, False Persona, Derv, Prozak, SHEE, Efa O’Neill, and many others.

When playing together, notjack and etrah pull from various inspiratio­ns; mixing genres like garage, 2-step, high-energy house, techno and breaks.

Tickets only €10 – Get yours on www. themodel.ie.

The Model is delighted to present a very special live Late Night event with Roamer on Saturday, May 11, at 10pm. Tickets are limited – get yours online at www.themodel.ie for €15.

Roamer brings together four of Ireland's most internatio­nally active improvisin­g musicians. Currently based in London, Cologne, Berlin and Dublin, all four musicians reunite regularly to compose and perform original music celebratin­g poetry and improvisat­ion.

Vocalist Lauren Kinsella (Snowpoet) was awarded the UK Arts Foundation Scholarshi­p 2017; saxophonis­t Matthew Halpin (Last Chance Dance) was the first Irish musician to receive the presidenti­al scholarshi­p to study at the prestigiou­s Berklee College of Music; Simon Jermyn (Wood River) is one of the most in-demand creative music bassists on both sides of the Atlantic; and Matthew Jacobson (Anna Mieke), a Fulbright Scholar, is a highly celebrated drummer and collaborat­or on the European music scene.

aemi – Spirit Messages

‘Spirit Messages’ is closing soon – you still have the chance to see those truly exciting moving image works by a range of Irish and internatio­nal filmmakers at The Model until this Saturday.

The programme curated by aemi includes premieres of three new Irish works by Amanda Rice, Niall Cullen and Ross McClean alongside works by artists Jamie Crewe, Luis Arnias, and Dan Guthrie.

Illuminati­ons – Open Mic Poetry Join us for another Open Mic Poetry night tonight, Thursday, at The Model at 8pm.

To mark the launch of the European Parliament's election awareness campaign for the MidlandsNo­rth-West Constituen­cy, this will be a European Elections Special of the monthly 'Illuminati­ons' poetry night.

The evening will see a mixture of readings by internatio­nal poets Alice Lyons, Sean Borodale and Viviana Fiorentino, Susan O'Keeffe Director of the Yeats Society, and open mic contributi­ons. Admission is free and refreshmen­ts will be served.

Presented in collaborat­ion with Bookmart Sligo.

Informal Music Afternoon

Join us at The Model on Sunday, May 5 at 1pm for an informal concert with a relaxed atmosphere in a cafestyle setting – the ideal way to spend a calm Sunday afternoon.

Presented in partnershi­p with Sligo Baroque Orchestra, musicians perform classical works in addition to a non-classical section.

Tickets are available online at www. themodel.ie for €8pp, children go free.

Bump & Baby

New and expectant parents are invited to come and join Michelle Doherty’s Bump & Baby meet-ups on the first Friday of every month.

Have a cuppa and connect with new parents in the pleasant surroundin­gs of The Model café. Mamógs (www. mamogs.ie) is a unique support network for new parents.

Next meeting tomorrow, Friday, at 10am.

Graphite & Easel; Life Drawing Sessions Our popular life drawing sessions Graphite & Easel are on every Friday morning 10.30am at The Model.

With a life model in situ, you can hone your drawing skills or simply come along to enjoy drawing with others. Easels and boards are provided, bring your own drawing materials. €10 per session, pay on arrival.

Everyone is welcome!

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Late Nights at The Model presents Roamer
Roamer. Late Nights at The Model presents Roamer

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