Roscommon Arts Centre Announces Their Upcoming Summer Highlights

The Roscommon Arts Centre has announced the highlights of its summer programming. They include:

Last Laugh Comedy Club Presents Andrew Maxwell
Wednesday 9th June| 8pm | €18

Last year, Andrew Maxwell made his very first trip to town and had so much fun in Kilteevan that he's chomping at the bit for a second chance to have us rolling in the aisles once again. This man is more than just a stand up comedian - he's an intrepid social commentator and political champion on a mission to liberate minds with the power of comedy. Famous for his sharp, fast paced comments and well observed retort, this fella knows what he's talking about. All you who are faint-of-heart beware; Andrew packs a mean comedic punch and isn't afraid to let the truth sting, even a little! So for a night packed with plenty of laughs, get yourself to the arts centre!

Rig the Jig
Fri 11th June | 8pm | €20/€18

Trad ensemble 'Rig the Jig' play their frst gig in Roscommon Arts Centre in a few years. With a line-up that includes: Michael Banahan (story-telling), Aoife Kelly (vocals), Patricia Lane (vocals), Noel Carberry (tin whistle & uilleann pipes), Brendan Emmet (mandolin), Anthony McDermott (guitar), Ian Kinsella (banjo & guitar) andPaul Gurney (guitar and keyboard), this will be an electric night of music and craic.

The Reel Thing presents Tiarnan O'Duinnchinn & Laoise Kelly
Thursday 24th June| 8pm | €14/€12

We've another super session planned for Strokestown Park House this June! Tiarnan and Laoise will play in the historic galley kitchen for tis intimate gig with very limted seating. You can take it from us that this will definite be a night of trad not to be missed.

Tiarnán is an award-winning uilleann piper from Monaghan who started playing as a child in the Armagh Pipers Club. A four-time Fleadh Ceoil All-Ireland winner and has two Oireachtas titles, he has been touring and performing professionally at home and abroad for the last fifteen years and has often played and presented radio and television programmes. Laoise Kelly is widely acknowledged as one of Ireland's most acclaimed traditional harpers. She has pioneered a new style of traditional harping which has seen her represent Ireland at the World Harp Festival.

Lyric Theatre Belfast presents The Miser
Fri 25th June | 8pm | €18/€16

Starring the ever-fantastic Andy Gray who many will recognise from his timeas the hilarious Rab C Nesbitt, this producion is a hilarious take on a classic tale with more than a few modern twists and plenty of innuendo! The cast have just finished a successful run in the Elmwood Hall and from this week are beginning a countrywide tour. If you're looking for a hilarious tale of a love story between a man and his money thne look no further!

Exhibition @ The Gallery: Lost and Found
Padraig Cunningham

This exhibition by artist Padraig Cunningham continues in The Gallery at the arts centre until 24th June.

The Gallery is open to all during centre opening hours so why not drop by for a visit?

This series of work is related to the notion of 'site' - our influence upon it and how this informs the cultural construct of landscape. The project is partly influenced by Padraig's move from an urban to a rural environment and the notion that the history of his current house, not only builds a separate narrative of the site that contrasts with the day-to-day reality, but also reflects the way we interpret notions of landscape in general. What is the relationship between real and imagined spaces, how connections are made and meaning is formulated, is at the base of this work.

For more information on the exhibition, click here.

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Roscommon Arts Centre is a vibrant, purpose-built arts space, which is committed to presenting a dynamic and ambitious multi-disciplinary programme of events that creates and develops audiences for the arts and contributes to local arts development in County Roscommon. Roscommon Arts Centre provides opportunities for the local community to actively engage with a range of artforms through participatory and performance-based activities. The centre presents work by professional and community based artists in theatre, dance, music, comedy and literature, along with a programme of Irish and world cinema in the auditorium space.

The gallery hosts an ongoing programme of visual art from local, national and International Artists, all of whom have been selected through an open submission programme by Patrick Murphy from the RHA Gallery.

Roscommon Arts Centre recognises and supports the artist's role as being central to the artistic process and we wish to develop our support to artists at all stages of their careers through increased opportunities at the centre.

Roscommon Arts Centre is supported by Roscommon County Council and The Arts Council. For tickets and more information, visit www.roscommonartscentre.ie.

 

 

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