PERFECT
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BENBULBEN GUIDED HIKE
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BALLISODARE 5K ROAD RACE 3
JAMES COLEMAN LIVE
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MOOV PRESENTS JOY ORBISON 5
GUNS OR ROSES
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TRAD@LUNCH
A guided hike of Benbulben will take place on Monday, August 6th. The group should meet at Drumcliffe car park at 9.30am. The hike will take 4 to 5 hours to complete at a gentle pace. To book contact highhopesmountaintreks@yahoo.com or call 086 3454045.
The annual Ballisodare 5k Run/Walk will take place on the 5th of August as part of the Ballisodare United family fun day. Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in both male and female. Cash prizes for 1st Under 18 male and female.
James Coleman comes to The Hilltop, Culleens, Shop &Bar this bank holiday weekend, on Bank Holiday Sunday night and back by popular demand. The event kicks off at 9pm.
Moov might be a new name, but behind it, is a night that has been running at Tricky’s McGarrigles for years. Joy Orbison has played festival and clubs all over the world, so to have him play in such an intimate venue is an exciting feeling, they come to Tricky’s on August 4th. Supporting is resident DJ and Moov founder KIZZY.
Guns Or Roses, a tribute band to Guns ‘N’ Roses come to Teach Murray, Gurteen on Friday, August 3rd. Guns or Roses are widely regarded as the most authentic sounding tribute in the UK and can even boast the very same guitar rig as Slash himself.
On Thursday 2nd of August, the Hawk’s Well Theatre’s Trad@lunch series features a lunchtime performance by Mossie Martin, Liam Kelly & Sean Carroll. Trad@lunch is the Hawk’s Well Theatre’s new summer series of traditional music sessions taking place in the theatre foyer at lunchtime between 1.10 and 1.50pm. Traditional music from Sligo and beyond is celebrated in this special series of free lunchtime concerts. No booking is required. Feel free to bring your own lunch! This event is free to attend. Further information available online at www.hawkswell.com
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A MOVING JOURNEY
‘A Moving Journey’ by artist Bríd Higgins Ní Chinnéide and sculptor John Behan at Hamilton Gallery, Sligo opens on Thursday 2nd August at 6pm and continues until Saturday 1st September. The exhibition will be opened by Susan O’Keeffe, Director of the Yeats Society, Sligo at 6pm.