Entertaining Sligo
AFFAIR WITH FASHION
Affair with Fashion 2 will take place on Sunday 18th December in Castledargan Hotel.
The show, which began in 2017, aims to showcase the best of Sligo fashion prior to the festive season. In conjunction with the fashion show there will be a Christmas fayre which will allow businesses and sole traders showcase their Christmas gift ideas. The event was launched this week.
Coordinator of the event, Thomas Walsh said: “This year’s show will have a few surprises as we expand the event.
“There will be fashion from EJs Little Sister, Penneys Sligo, Carraig Donn, Graceful Occasions, Anna Fashions and Ejs Menswear.
“We will also be unveiling our “Makeover Winner” on the night with the help of awards winning stylists from Salon 2 and Carol Willis Make Up Artistry.
“Any business who wish to take part in the fayre in this years #AfFairwithFashion Show are asked to email affairwithfashionsligo@gmail.com”.
Doors will open at 6pm to a mulled wine and mince pie reception and tickets are available from Anna Fashions, High Street, Sligo-Salon 2 Sligo, and Castledargan Hotel.
BEFORE
From the team that brought you Forgotten, Underneath and the Olivier Award-winning Silent, Before is a new play with much music, set in Clerys of Dublin, on the very day this iconic department store shuts - for good. Pontius is inside, trying to choose a gift for his estranged daughter, whom he hasn’t seen for almost 20 years. He will meet her in an hour. This father’s journey is both beautiful and strange, from the isolation of his Midlands home, to the madness of O’Connell Street. Some folk are impossible to buy for…
Now the team has reunited to bring this new work to the stage. Once again produced by Fishamble, written and performed by Pat Kinevane and directed by Jim Culleton, Before will premiere next month.
The show comes to the Hawk’s Well on November 15 th.
NOLLAIG CASEY & ARTY MCGLYNN
In a treat for music lovers, lauded singer, fiddle player (and much more besides!) Nollaig Casey returns to the Hawk’s Well theatre this Autumn, for a special performance with one of Ireland’s most respected and influential guitar players, Arty McGlynn. Coming together for a special show on Sunday 18th November, the pair will also lead the Super Sunday Trad Session earlier the same day. A free event, the Sunday session offers teens a chance to check out what is happening in Trad.
With a distinctive sound and an international reputation as one of Ireland’s finest fiddle players, multi-instrumentalist Nollaig Casey has a reputation that precedes her. Versed in both the classical and traditional musical traditions, Nollaig has won several All-Ireland titles for fiddle and traditional singing.
Arty is one of the best-known and most influential musicians in Ireland. In addition to his solo work, he has collaborated with the likes of Planxty, Four Men and a Dog, De Dannan and the Van Morrison Band.
Completing the line-up, bodhran master John Joe Kelly joins them for an unforgettable evening of music.
Nollaig Casey & Arty McGlynn‘s evening performance takes place at the Hawk’s Well on Sunday 18th November at 8pm. Tickets €16/8 u18s (+ €1 renovation fee). To book, visit www.hawkswell.com or call 0719161518.
UP-CYCLE FASHION EVENT
Sligo Social Service Council, which provides many valuable services, including: Meals on Wheels, Homeless Services, Childcare and Refugee Re-settlement, Community Employment Schemes and various other services and projects in our local Sligo Community have partnered with local schools to present an exciting fashion event to raise vital funds to deliver our many services.
Senior cycle students from Sligo will create a unique clothing collection using only upcycled clothes that have been donated to Sligo Social Services. The project will culminate in an Up - cycle Fashion Show on November 29 th at the Clayton Hotel. Students will have the opportunity to showcase their finished work at this exclusive fashion event.
In addition to raising funds for the vital work of Sligo Social Service the event will be an excellent opportunity to raise awareness of the benefits to our environment of recycling and upcycling.
Showcasing the creative talents of students in the local community and engaging them in active citizenship in the process. This is an event not to be missed. Tickets are available from reception on Charles St.