Arts Events Listing
This is a national listing of cultural events welcoming to older people. It includes events taking place throughout the year.
The Arts Events Listing was inspired by Bealtaine Festival participants asking if it were possible to promote events which happen outside of the festival month of May.
Events include concerts, dance, workshops, discussions, exhibitions, tours, screenings and much more.
If your event is accessible and inclusive of older people please add it to the Listing. Simply register or log in to add your event.
After six years away, Al Porter steps back into the spotlight with his most personal show to date, an upfront and upbeat take on his journey to here.
Conal Gallen and his writing partner and son, Rory have just written their 7th Comedy Play! And it is guaranteed to have audiences in stitches once again!
A new one man show written and performed by Mikel Murfi.
Having married Kitsy Rainey late in life, cobbler Pat Farnon finally decides to lift the lid on a life previously lived by his wife. And all the while Pat faces down his own reckoning.
1/2 day workshop bringing together two great loves, dance & cinema. Learn the ropes from some of Honey & Lemon’s favourite movie icons with a film screening & creative dance workshop. Refreshments incl. Sign-up: boxoffice@civictheatre.ie / 01 4627477
Trudi Lalor presents an extra special Christmas night, with a host of stars including The Three Musketeers – Mick Foster, TR Dallas and Billy Morrissey – along with Johnny Carroll, Moyra Frasier and the Barry Doyle Band with Stevie Hamilton.
At over 30 shows across the country the fans had their say, with packed houses and standing ovations. It was definitely not time to say, Goodbye. They wanted more of that Coulter magic, the songs, the stories, and the touch of Tranquility.
A fun-filled musical extravaganza to get your in the festive mood from 1954.
The new show is a riot of comedy, as Pat and Faye bring this new comedy show on a nationwide tour. Fasten your seat belts for an evening of riotous fun.
When The Fureys make their eagerly awaited return to the stage of The Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo on Saturday 30th December 2023 they will treat their audience to one of popular music’s richest legacies.
We have an Open Day on Friday which will attract the early start booley walkers to the late night ceili goers, giving many an opportunity to experience our living heritage. There will be an opportunity to taste homemade bread, country butter with jams throughout the day and there will be plenty to see all day including old photos and more recent photos of our stone heritage by Derek Watters taken from last years Stone Heritage Project Survey of the Cooley Mountains.
Mullaghbuoy Community Centre will be open for exhibition setup from 10am so come a little early if requiring your own table to display any peices. From 10.30am we have a series of demonstrations and talks happening with the support of local community including all who attend on the day young and old.
10.30am Jennette will explain a little about basket making. The workshop is on all day so you can see the baskets evolve.
11am. Anne & Concepta will talk about making bread butter & Jam as well as demonstrations of the stages of bread & butter making.
12.45 Aine will finish the first half with a short talk about how our lifestyles have changed over the years impacting our health.
1pm local musicians will play a few tunes giving any dancers an opportunity to warm up for the evening session.
2pm In the afternoon we would love to hear about any oral history around memories or dialect related to “Booleying” facilitated by Seamus Murphy a local historian who will talk about The Mountains of Cooley filim where he describes them as booley huts while local farmers refer to them as stone maries for sheep.
If you have anything that represents traditional living heritage please consider displaying on the day. Bring it along and share for a while with no commitment to stay the whole day.
NB Theres a “long walk home” (to Mullaghbuoy a Booleying themed 9km walk) led by Derek Watters. Registration at 9am at Mullaghbouy and transport to starting point soon after on return walkers will experience exhibition, entertainment & hospitality a “Hooley Booley Cooley” at 1pm with a bigger Hooley at the Mullaghbuoy Ceili Dance at 7.30pm. Ceili Band Starts at 8pm.
Contact: cooleyconnectwellbeing@gmail.com 0833924117
Free Events all day 10.30 – 5pm
10euros 7.30pm Ceili Set Dance
Basket making workshop booked out
Prize Draw announced at end of the ceil
