June to september 2018 - Clare's beating heart for entertainment & the arts - Glor.ie
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to 065 6843103
september www.glor.ie
2018
Clare’s beating heart for
entertainment & the arts
Festival fever, summer fun and hopefully some sun
is on the way. Regardless of the weather, glór has a
packed programme of shows, summer camps and
festival events to keep you entertained. I hope you
can also join us for our second Gin & Jazz fundraiser
at The Old Ground Hotel on the summer solstice,
which promises to be a great night whilst raising
funds for glór's pivotal artist development and
educational initiatives.
Orla Flanagan | Director
Legend
Talking Theatre
BYOK – Bring Your Own Kids!
glór members
Thurs 21 June 2018, 6.30pm
Old Ground Hotel Tickets: €40
(includes gin cocktail and supper)
Midsummer Night Soirée More information at www.glor.ie
Box Office at glór
Open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm
Tickets are also available online at www.glor.ie
Please note that glór has amended its ticket refund policy to align with industry norms. From 1st
June 2018, tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded unless an event is cancelled by the venue or
promoter. For further details please see www.glor.ie/book
The glór building is fully accessible both front of house and backstage.
Staff are available to assist all patrons.
welcome
SAT NAV? Find us at 52º 50’ 41.5” N 8º 58’ 35.9” W
glór box office q+ 353 65 6843103 E boxoffice@glor.ie
Your Visit
Talking Theatre:
Post show discussions with members of the company will take place after
selected theatre and other shows and we encourage you to join in, ask
questions and reflect on the work that you have seen.
Post-show discussions will take place after the following shows:
Edges of Light, (Sat 28 Jul), What Good is Looking Well When You’re Rotten on
the Inside?, (Sat 15 Sep) and Cracks, (Sat 22 Sep).
BYOK – Bring Your Own Kids!
We appreciate it can be an expensive night out when you have to pay for
a sitter as well as everything else – so we have noted some shows that are
suitable for well-behaved children to attend, for a parents-child date night!
Half price tickets for under 18’s – please see age guidance on events and look
out for the symbol BYOK, (limited capacity).
PlatForms
PlatForms is a new glór initiative to support artists in creating new work – it
is free to attend for audiences and will illuminate the creative process and
the choices that artists make. The next PlatForms deadline is Wednesday 24
October with performances taking place on Wednesday 28 November.
Artists interested in applying should visit www.glor.ie/news
Dementia Friendly Gallery Tours
glór with Clare Arts Office is delighted to introduce regular Dementia Friendly
Guided tours to accompany glór’s visual arts programme.
Led by Theatre Artist Eleanor Feely, glór will offer guided exhibition tours
specifically designed to support people living with dementia and their family,
friends or professional carers, to engage with the art work on show and enjoy
a social gallery experience. If you would like to take part in these regular
tours, please contact gallery@glor.ie
glór welcomes Film Shorts Submissions
Each spring and autumn glór curates a fortnightly programme of critically
Get Creative
acclaimed Irish and international films. We would love some great shorts to
screen as curtain raisers before our autumn film programme. Submissions
must be no longer than 10 minutes and on Blu Ray or DVD. Submissions on or
before Friday 7 September. More information on www.glor.ie
Family Trad Sessions led by Eoin O’Neill
Sat 8 Sep; Sat 13 Oct; Sat 10 Nov and Sat 8 Dec
glór presents a new series of family trad sessions beginning on 8 September.
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visual arts
glór presents
Common Languages: A Craft and
Design Exhibition featuring Hanna Van Aelst,
Jackie Maurer and Lesley Stothers
From Fri 22 June – Sat 1 Sep
Launches on Fri 29 June
This summer, glór will present an exhibition featuring three
craftspeople at the top of their game: contemporary willow artist
and basket maker Hanna Van Aelst; ceramicist Jackie Maurer
and textile artist Lesley Stothers.
Common Languages will celebrate the best in design and innovation
and presents the work of three exceptional craftspeople, each of
whom are passionate about the idea of making, their sense of place
and the sharing of skills. This exhibition will showcase work that
is produced using very traditional craft skills and will celebrate
the values of crafts practice in the 21st century by bringing
together work that expresses imaginative contemporary ideas
through an understanding of materials, skills and traditions.
A Guided Tour led by the artists followed by demonstrations
glór gallery is open
will take place on Saturday 14 July at 11.30am. Free of charge
upstairs in glór from and all welcome.
10am – 5pm daily and
information & booking - www.glor.ie
is free of charge. Come
in, have a coffee and a
wander around one of
The First Friday Series
our superb exhibitions
glór in association with Clare Arts Office and
featuring renowned Irish
The Artists’ Resource Room
artists and craftspeople.
Fri 1 Jun & Fri 6 Jul 11am the Spás at glór
The Artists’ Resource Room is a visual artist-led community group
providing a space for artistic dialogue in Co. Clare in the form
of regular meetings, presentations, artist film screenings and
In 2018, and with Clare
Arts Office, glór is debates. First Fridays is a monthly series of talks and interactions
delighted to introduce with some of Ireland’s leading visual and performing arts
regular Dementia practitioners, both curators and artists.
visual arts
Friendly Guided
Tours to accompany
Emma O’Grady
Curated by Áine Phillips
our visual arts
Fri 1 Jun 11am
programme. If you
Emma O’Grady is a Laois-born, Galway-based actor, writer,
would like to take part
in these regular tours, production manager and lighting technician. She has an MA in
please contact Drama & Theatre Studies, (NUIG) and was co-founder and co-
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gallery@glor.ie artistic director of Mephisto Theatre Company, 2007-2014.
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glór presents Ennis Street Arts Festival in
association with Clare Arts
Adam Pomeroy:
Office, glór and The Artists'
Nocturne Resource Room presents
From Fri 7 Sep – Sat 27 Oct
Launches on Culture Night Fri 21 Sep
Eileen Hutton and
All welcome. Verónica Alvarez
glór presents an exhibition of Followed by a screening of
new work by Adam Pomeroy. Re-birthing the
Adam is a one of Ireland’s leading Hawthorn
contemporary figurative artists and
Fri 6 Jul 11am
his work has been shown widely in
Ireland and the UK. Paintings from The Ennis Street Arts Festival
his biblical series can be seen in invited Verónica Alvarez, Director
Galway and Ennis cathedrals, and of Spanish Environmental Art
have also been shown in Christ Centre, Valdelarte, to collaborate
Church Cathedral, Dublin. with local artists. One of these
collaborations will be with Eileen
The work in Nocturne is concerned Hutton, artist and lecturer in the
with minimalist realism, paring Burren College of Art. Both Eileen
down representation to the and Verónica will talk about their
essential without sacrificing the practices, their projects and their
integrity of the subject. Nocturne is future partnership in art.
as much about what is not painted
A short documentary film, Re-
as what is.
birthing the Hawthorn, by Ana
‘A stillness pervades his work…He Colomer, Lena Hughes and
casts a melancholy spell, but the Veronica Alvarez, exploring the
work is far from gloomy. In his hawthorn, its lore and history
concentrated attentiveness there as a common link between The
is also a delight in sheer vitality.’ Burren and Valdelarte will be also
Aidan Dunne, Irish Times screened on the day.
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Film at glór
glór welcomes The Florida Project
Film Shorts Submissions Tues 25 Sep 8pm €7
glór is looking for some great shorts to screen as Dir: Sean Baker 2017 USA 115 mins
curtain raisers before our autumn film programme. Cert: 15A English No Subtitles
Submissions must be no longer than 10 minutes Six-year-old Moonie, (Brooklynn
and on Blu Ray or DVD. Submissions on or before Prince) lives with her mother Halley,
Friday 7 September. (Bria Vinaite) in a Florida motel. Along
More information on www.glor.ie with her friends, Moonie spends the
summer exploring the urban wilderness
Each spring and autumn glór curates a fortnightly and getting into every sort of mischief.
programme of critically acclaimed Irish and Halley, meanwhile, desperately tries
international films. With films ranging from to make ends meet. Kind but stern
superb dramas and docu-dramas to laugh out manager Bobby, (Willem Dafoe) tries to
loud comedies, glór’s film season offers something keep his patience as rent goes unpaid
to suit every taste. Full details of the autumn and the hyperactive kids run wild.
programme of films will be announced shortly on
glor.ie information & booking - www.glor.ie
Sparks Hip Hop Dance School presents
Sparks Hip Hop Dance School
Summer Show
Sat 2 June 3pm and 7.30pm
€14 adult/€9 child
€38 Family 4/€44 Family 5
Amazing energy and passion for hip hop from
dancers as young as three years old up to adults.
Fun for all the family.
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information & booking - www.glor.ie
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Ennis Book Club Festival
Selected Events Sat 9 Jun
It’s Not Yet Dark
Sat 9 Jun 2pm €5
Dir: Frankie Fenton Ireland 2017 80 mins
It’s Not Yet Dark tells the ground breaking story of Simon Fitzmaurice,
a talented young Irish film maker with MND, as he embarks on
directing his first feature film through the use of his eyes and eye
gaze technology.
Simon Fitzmaurice died in October 2017, only two weeks after the
film’s release.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Book Club Favourite:
Ruth Fitzmaurice in conversation with
Mick Heaney
Sat 9 Jun 4pm €12/€10 Conc.
An invocation to all of us to love as hard as we can, and live even harder,
I Found My Tribe is an urgent and uplifting letter to a husband, family,
friends, the natural world and the brightness of life by a wonderful
writer.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
ennis bookclub festival
Sebastian Barry: A Tribute and Interview
With Seán Rocks and Special Guests
Mia Gallagher & Claire Kilroy
Sat 9 Jun 8pm €15/€12 Conc.
In this very special event, we pay tribute to one of Ireland’s greatest
living writers, and current laureate for Irish Fiction 2018 – 2021,
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Sebastian Barry. Mia Gallagher and Claire Kilroy will discuss the
work of the celebrated poet, playwright and novelist in the first
half, and after a short interval, Seán Rocks will be joined on stage by
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Sebastian for an intimate and unmissable interview.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
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Hennessy:
A Tribute to Christie
Thurs 14 Jun 8pm €29
Celebrating the incredible life and
career of one of Ireland’s most loved
performers, Christie Hennessy’s
children - Hermione, Amber and Tim
- will perform classic songs made
famous by Christie as well as singing
songs that influenced their father.
Hennessy: A Tribute to Christie will
feature exclusive and heart-felt
stories and anecdotes about a man
for whom fame came late in life.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Verdant Productions &
Do R Die Productions present
SHOUT! The 60s Mod Musical
Sat 16 Jun 8pm €22/€20 Conc.
Shout! is a nostalgic nod to London’s Swinging
Sixties. The musical follows five young women
as they come of age during the liberating 1960s
that made England swing. Shout! and its all-
female cast reflect that change through the
unforgettable music of the era.
Shout! contains show stopping new
arrangements of classic pop anthems of
the decade including, Downtown, Son of a
Preacher Man, Goldfinger, I Only Wanna Be
With You, and of course, Shout! The songs and
each woman’s own unfolding story are tied
together by hilarious sound bytes from the
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period – from 60s advertisements to lonely
hearts letters.
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An Clár as Gaeilge presents
Éirinn is Alba
Wed 20 Jun 8pm €15
Éirinn is Alba is a celebration of the Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaidhlilg
tradition, featuring performances from Gaelscoil Mhíchíl Cíosóg,
Ennis and Sgoil an Taobh Siar who hail from the Western Isles, off
the coast of Scotland.
With special guest Muireann Nic Amhlaoibbh
information & booking - www.glor.ie
glór presents
Gin & Jazz
A Midsummer Night Soirée in the
Gardens of The Old Ground Hotel
Music by The Café Orchestra
Thurs 21 Jun From 6.30pm
€40 (includes a Dingle Gin Cocktail on arrival,
and seated supper served in the Banquet Hall)
Enjoy a Dingle Gin cocktail on arrival on the lawn, followed by a
seated supper in the newly renovated Banquet Hall, and take part
in an art auction where you can take away work from well-known
artists and there will also be a chance to win one of our glamorous
raffle prizes.
Bring friends, family or colleagues for a great summer night out whilst
supporting glór’s programming and educational initiatives.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
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Cruinniú na nÓg Sat 23 Jun
A new national day of creativity for children and young people, Cruinniú
na nÓg takes place on 23 June 2018.
Funded by Creative Ireland, Cruinniú na nÓg aims to celebrate and
encourage children and young people’s participation in culture and
creativity nationwide through a compelling spread of performances,
coding, theatre, art and music workshops, readings and screenings, special
events and much more.
All events are free of charge but ticketed. Please pre-book.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Teach na Coille presents
The Willow Wood by Julie Tiernan With Anne Blake
Sat 23 Jun 10.30am & 12pm Suitable for Ages 3-5
Duration: 30 mins Free Event. Please pre-book
The Willow Wood allows children to step into the magical world of the
Willow Wood and travel on an interactive journey of storytelling, musical
play, song and exploration. With original music and song in both English
and Irish, this show is sure to delight adults and children alike.
Teach Na Coille enterprises are delighted to present this new version
supported by glór and Creative Ireland.
Piano Music Marathon
Sat 23 Jun 12 - 3.30pm glór Foyer
Sign up on the day and just play! All piano players welcome
Making the Grade Screening
Sat 23 Jun 3.30pm Dir: Ken Waldrop Ireland 2017 82 mins
With subtitles Free Event. Please pre-book
Every year teachers and students throughout Ireland prepare for graded
musical exams. This endearing and uplifting documentary explores the
bond between piano teachers and their pupils as they struggle through
these grades. This is a story of the transformative power of music and the
pride and happiness it provides both the students and teachers.
Introduction to African Dance Family Workshop
Sat 23 Jun 1 – 2pm Suitable for all ages STUDIO
Free Event. Please pre-book
Claire O’Meara teaches Kizomba and Semba as well as Afrohouse, Kuduro
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and traditional dance from Angola. Claire will combine all these dances
together to create a fun and uplifting workshop suitable for all ages and
will be a great opportunity to get creative and have fun with your family.
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8Kizomba Workshop
Sat 23 Jun 3pm - 4pm & 4.15 – 5.15pm STUDIO
Kizomba is a dance which originated in Angola back in the late 1970s/
early 1980s and is now taking the world by storm!
Claire O’Meara, a native of Co. Clare, has been dancing for many years
and sharing her passion for Kizomba. Claire will collaborate with Tomas
Keita, one of the pioneers of Kizomba and African dance in Europe.
Based in Barcelona, Tomas is delighted to come to Ennis to share his
passion for dancing.
Book directly with Claire on 085 7646098 or claireomeara2000@gmail.com
information & booking - www.glor.ie
The Legends of American Country
Fri 29 Jun 8pm €25
The Legends of American Country returns for another fantastic night
of toe tapping country classics. Showcasing tributes to Dolly Parton,
Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard and Kenny Rogers along with four brand
new tributes to icons George Jones, Charley Pride, Patsy Cline and Don
Williams, as well as countless other well-known songs, The Legends of
American Country is a must see extravaganza. Featuring Joe Moore,
Tracey and Rod Mc Auley with Keltic Storm.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Clare Youth Musical Society presents
It’s a Musical!
Sun 1 Jul 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Matinée: €12/€10 Conc.
Evening Show: €15/€12 Conc.
Clare Youth Musical Society returns with its own musical this year. Eager
to perform something different and exciting, this group of talented
singers, dancers and actors have created It’s a Musical! Featuring music
from well-known shows, this is not to be missed!!
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information & booking - www.glor.ie
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9Ennis Street Arts Festival
at glór
A Maker Approach to Art and Interactivity
workshops for Adults, Artists and Educators
Tues 3 Jul 10am to 4.30pm €40
Make Create Innovate offer this hands-on, jargon-free one day workshop
that will introduce you to physical computing using conductive materials,
and MaKey MaKey hardware.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Build an Animal Scribble Bot
with Make Create Innovate
Wed 4 Jul 10am to 11.30am or 12.30pm to 2pm €10
Suitable for ages 8 to 12
In this exciting, creative workshop you will learn all about motors as you
design and build your own animal themed Scribble Bot using recycled
materials.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Build an Interactive Animal
with Make Create Innovate
Wed 4 Jul 3pm to 5pm €10
Suitable for ages 12 to 16 years old
This hands-on workshop explores MaKey MaKey hardware in a fun creative
environment where participants are invited to explore the connections
between art and technology.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Aerial Workshops
with Irish Aerial Creation Centre
Wed 4 - Thurs 5 Jul €10
11am to 12.30pm for ages 5-9
1.30pm to 3pm for ages 10-13
3.30pm to 5pm for ages 13+
In these workshops participants will have the opportunity to explore and
learn aerial and acrobatic circus skills.
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information & booking - www.glor.ie
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10Eileen Hutton and Verónica Alvarez in
The Artists’ Resource Room See Page 3
Fri 6 Jul From 11am
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Be(e)tween: A Participatory Intervention
by Eileen Hutton
Fri 6 Jul 2 - 4pm and Sat 7 Jul 12 – 4pm
Free event at the entrance to glór
Be(e)tween: A Participatory Intervention by Eileen Hutton, is a sensory
experience of bees and beekeeping in order to highlight the importance
of honeybees as essential to our surrounding environment
The installation consists of an observation hive on site; drawings
illustrating patterns of bee behaviour, and a participatory event involving
wearable, solar-powered, vibrating bee sculpture.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Game Over (v2) by Ana Colomer and Coder Dojo
Fri 6 Jul 2pm to 5pm
Free Event Suitable for Older Children
Game Over (v2) is an interactive art installation by Ana Colomer and
Coder Dojo Ennis. It is a video game that uses Microsoft Kinect technology
to insert the player into the game to survive a journey with multiple
obstacles.
Content may not be suitable for younger children
information & booking - www.glor.ie
This Egg Theatre Company (UK) presents
Me and My Bee
Sat 7 Jul 2pm and 4pm
€10/€35 Family 4 Duration: 60 mins
Me and My Bee is a family show that tells the tale of a lone bee who falls
in love with a flower. It’s a symbiotic relationship, she gives him nectar,
and he spreads her seed to help her species’ survival. But a chain of events
starts to impede his journey to her, until eventually he arrives to find her
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replaced by a tower block.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
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11glór and Ennis Street Arts Festival present
Spliced
Produced by Chalk it Down Productions/Timmy Creed
Sat 7 - Sun 8 July 7.30pm
€15/€12 Conc. Suitable for ages 16+ Duration: 60 mins
'Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart’ – WB Yeats
Timmy is contemplating his 21 years playing GAA. Spliced is a raw, visceral
account of his struggle to become an individual outside the institution
that raised him. He is celebrating and questioning it. Can we talk about
mental health, self-expression and masculinity in a GAA context? Let’s
have these conversations out in the air.
A new site specific multi-disciplinary show written and performed by
Timmy Creed with visual artist David Mathúna, composer Chris Somers,
directed by Gina Moxley.
Off-site Venue - see glor.ie for details
information & booking - www.glor.ie
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12Summer Camps at glór
Starcamp
Mon 9 – Fri 13 Jul
Starcamp is a place where boys & girls will be encouraged to use their imaginations,
their voices and their bodies for a mind blowing array of activities.
All details and booking at www.starcamp.ie or call 021-4377900
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Ballet Ireland Summer Camp: Let’s Make a Ballet!
Mon 23 – Fri 27 Jul
11am - 1pm for ages 12+
2pm - 4pm for ages 6-11
€95 per child/€85 per child for 2 siblings
Ballet Ireland’s much-loved programme gives participants a chance to experience
all that goes into making a ballet and a peek into the life of a professional dancer.
Working alongside Ballet Ireland’s professional dancers, participants will be
completely involved in creating their own ballet based on a familiar story that
is performed on stage at the end of the week for family and friends to come and
enjoy.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Designer Minds Primary Science, Design & Technology
Summer Camp
Mon 23 – Fri 27 Jul and Mon 13 – Fri 17 Aug 10am to 2pm
Suitable for ages 7-13
Encourage your child to get hands-on and develop confidence and skills in the
topics that will shape their future: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Maths
(STEAM), as well as getting hands-on with the latest gadgets, design engineering
projects using LEGO, complete science experiments and have loads of fun.
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All details and booking at designerminds.ie/camps
Designer Minds (July) information & booking - www.glor.ie
Designer Minds (August) information & booking - www.glor.ie PAGE
13Fleadh Cheoil na Mumhan at glór
Clare Youth Trad Orchestra
Thurs Jul 19 8pm €15
Following its highly acclaimed debut at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, the
Clare Youth Trad Orchestra returns to glór. The 100-strong collective
from across the county will perform original arrangements of some trad
favourites, under the direction of founder Padraic O’Reilly, and will be
joined by some surprise special guests.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Téada
Fri Jul 20 8pm €20
An Irish traditional band with a truly worldwide reach, Téada has
appeared as a frequent headliner at major music festivals throughout
the world. Featuring Oisín Mac Diarmada, Paul Finn, Damien Stenson,
Tristan Rosenstock, Seán McElwain and the inimitable accordion player
and singer from west Kerry, Séamus Begley.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Ceol na mBan
Sat Jul 21 8pm €20
Ceol na mBan, (Music of Women) will be a very special concert featuring
women performers who have achieved great success as musicians and
singers. A number of well-known and internationally recognised Clare
performers will be joined by musicians from other counties.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Kilfenora Céilí Band
Sun Jul 22 8pm €27.50
The world-renowned Kilfenora Céilí Band is seen by many aficionados as
the quintessential Irish céilí band. Their core repertoire of dance music,
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punctuated with an incomparable lift and rhythm, defines an unbroken
tradition that dates from the beginning of the twentieth century. They
will be joined as usual, by a number of well-known guests.
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Edges of Light
Sat 28 Jul 8pm €16/€14 Conc.
Edges of Light is a collaboration between Irish dance legend Colin Dunne,
fiddler Tola Custy, harpist Maeve Gilchrist, and uilleann piper David
Power.
Combining the play of dance with an adventurous musical spirit, the
quartet conjure up a beautiful soundscape, weaving simple and complex
textures of melody and rhythm inspired by the natural sounds and
shimmering patterns of light that announce Ireland’s day. If you missed
this exquisite performance in 2016, early booking advised.
Post-show discussion with members of the company
This ensemble was originally invited by Music Network to perform
together for a specially curated tour of Ireland in September 2016
information & booking - www.glor.ie
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15Paul Brady in Concert
Fri 10 Aug 8pm €35
Paul Brady, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is one of Ireland’s most
highly regarded and successful artists. He crosses musical boundaries again and
again, incorporating folk, rock, blues, traditional Irish and classic pop styles into
his songwriting.
His live performances include songs from his extensive catalogue of 40 years, and
he invites you into his world of songs and music in a way that will surprise in its
intimacy, sense of fun and raw power.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
The Speks
Sun 12 Aug 12.30 & 3pm
Suitable for Ages 2+ Duration: 50 minutes
The Speks present a lively show of nursery rhymes and sing-along songs set to
acoustic Irish music which will have adults and kids jumping in their seats! Their
hand-clapping, toe-tapping, hearty-laughing show is all about life on Glasses
Island – a magical island off the coast of Co. Clare where everybody wears glasses!
The award winning Speks encourage everyone to sing, scream, clap and dance
along during their performances.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
BreakThrough Dance Company presents
Written In The Stars
Fri 31 Aug 8pm
€15/€12 Conc./Family 4 €48/Family 5 €60
BreakThrough Dance Company breaks the boundaries this year as it brings you
its very first professional company show. Written In The Stars is an amalgamation
of dance, song and performance art performed by senior members, past pupils
and teachers of BreakThrough Dance Company.
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information & booking - www.glor.ie
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16Family Trad Session Series with Eoin O’Neill and Friends
Sat 8 Sep; Sat 13 Oct; Sat 10 Nov and Sat 8 Dec
2pm – 4pm Free of Charge glór Foyer
Award winning musician Eoin O’Neill will be joined by special guests from the
Clare music scene for these monthly family trad sessions. Eoin has lived in Clare for
the past 30 years and has been an integral part of the traditional music landscape
in the county. In 2015 Eoin was the winner of the MÓRglór award for Outstanding
Contribution to Traditional Music in County Clare and he is famous for his informal
music sessions and classes in many venues throughout the county.
The whole family can take part so bring along your instruments and tune up!
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Foil, Arms & Hog: Craicling
Sat 8 Sep 8pm €25
Former children and regular eaters, Foil Arms & Hog are back with the Irish premiere
of their new show Craicling. The show has yet to be reviewed but when it is, it will
be “utterly spellbinding” and “a triumph.”
Best known for their YouTube videos, (50 million online hits), their live show is what
they’re most proud of. They’ve sold-out every year in glór since 2017, a run that must
surely end, but hopefully not this year.
“Quite simply, a sensation.” Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Clare Youth Theatre
Sat Sep 15 - Sat Dec 15 2-4pm €110/€100 per term.
Clare Youth Theatre are back for another term of fun filled imaginative activities in
which teenagers learn theatre skills including acting, lighting and stage design, script
writing, movement and set design.
An initiative of Clare Arts Office. Open to young people of secondary school age.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
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17What Good is Looking Well When You’re Rotten on the Inside?
by Emma O’Grady
Sat 15 Sep 8pm
€16/€14 Conc.
Suitable for ages 12+ Duration: 80 mins
One month before his death, retired civil servant and man of few words
Paddy O’Grady had a sudden urge to talk. Using a cassette tape recorder, he
recorded hours of absurdist stories and musings on life.
Now, Paddy’s granddaughter examines the fragile personas we present to the
world, who we might be behind them and who we could be instead, in a show
about emotional inheritance and grief for wasted creativity that serves as
both a tribute and a warning.
Post-show discussion with Emma O’Grady
‘...this is a play about family, but also about individuality. It makes for a
great story.’ Reviews Hub
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Music Network presents
Máirtín O’Connor, Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill
and Séamie O’Dowd
Tues 18 Sep 8pm €16/€14 Conc.
Máirtín O’Connor, accordion
Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, voice
Séamie O’Dowd, guitar/fiddle/voice
Music Network is delighted to bring together the unique voice of Maighread Ní
Dhomhnaill in concert with phenomenal accordionist, Máirtín O’Connor and
gifted multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, Séamie O’Dowd. The adventurous
musical spirit that has seen O’Connor and O’Dowd dazzle audiences through
their past musical collaborations will explore new avenues while also
combining their creative talents to create a gorgeous soundscape to enhance
the traditional songs for which Ní Dhomhnaill is renowned.
An opportunity to hear material old and new, performed by a sublime trio.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
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18Culture Night
Friday 21 September
Now in its 14th year, Culture Night 2018 will see arts
centres, venues and public spaces across the island of
Ireland open their doors to host a programme of free
entertainment, as part of an all-island celebration of arts,
heritage and culture. Free but please pre-book
Opening of Nocturne:
An Exhibition of New Work by Adam Pomeroy
in glór gallery from 6.30pm - See page 3
information & booking - www.glor.ie
The Clare Poetry Collective presents
Poets Ancient and Modern
Fri 21 Sep 6.15pm STUDIO
Duration: 60 mins Free of Charge
Clare has produced many celebrated poets over the
years and The Clare Poetry Collective members will
each introduce a Clare poet of the past, (Mairéad
Ní Ghráda, Joseph Meany, Thomas Dermody,
Eithne Strong, Brian Merriman, Peter Kay, Brendan
O’Beirne), talk about their work, read one or more of
their poems, and then read some of their own work.
An informing and entertaining gathering of powerful
poetry, well read.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra
Fri 21 Sep 7.30pm
glór Foyer Free of Charge
september
Practically all hailing from Limerick - with a dash of
Galway and Australia - The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra's
music is a blend of warm vocal harmonies, classy
instrumentation and ear-catching melodies that is
desperately hard to categorise yet strangely easy to love.
september
The five-piece BPLO havePAGE toured Ireland extensively
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with their theatrical show as well as with the music of
Leonard Cohen, Van Morrison and David Bowie in Irish
language performances.
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19Quintessence Theatre Company present
Cracks
Devised by the company and directed by Anna Simpson
Sat 22 Sep 8pm €16/€14 Conc.
Suitable for ages 12+ Duration: 90 mins
I’m falling between the cracks in myself, and I don’t know how to crawl back out…
Quintessence Theatre use their innovative physical ensemble story-telling techniques
mingled with multi-media platforms of film a nd m usic t o p oignantly explore the
profound struggle individuals with mental illness face on a daily basis in Ireland
today.
In this darkly comical and deeply moving new play an unsuccessful suicide attempt
leaves young Leanne Dowd estranged and attempting to pick up the pieces of a life
still shattered by mental illness.
Post-show discussion with the Company
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20Zac Global Promotions present
Oh What A Night:
A Celebration of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
Fri 28 Sep 8pm €25
Oh What A Night is a fast-paced, energetic production paying tribute to the legendary
music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Putting their charismatic stamp on
timeless classics such as ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’, ‘Sherry’, and ‘Oh What A Night’, the boys
take you on a nostalgic trip down memory lane and remind you exactly why The Four
Seasons sold over 100 million records and earned themselves a place in the prestigious
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Colin Murphy:
The Bald Ambition Tour 2018
Sat 29 Sep 8.30pm
STUDIO
€17/€15 Conc.
25 years ago a young man had a dream. And hope. And hair. He is still hanging on to
all three…just about.
Colin Murphy is best known for his TV appearances on the award winning Blame
Game, Murphy and O’Kane Do Le Football, The Panel, and The Blizzard of Odd, and
has performed his stand-up all over the world from Montreal to Melbourne, Beijing
to Ballybofey.
information & booking - www.glor.ie
september
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21october - january preview
Fri 12 Oct Cherish the Ladies 8pm
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Fri 19 Oct The Nualas: Glam Slam 8pm
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Sat 27 Oct Rough Magic:
Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man 8pm
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Sun 21 Oct Harlem Gospel Choir 8pm
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Fri 16 Nov Michael Scott Productions:
The Matchmaker 8pm
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Thur 22 Nov Michael Harding:
On Tuesdays I am a Buddhist 8pm
Presented in association with Ennis Book Club Festival
information & booking - www.glor.ie
Tues 11 – The Nutcracker by Ballet Ireland 7.30pm
Wed 12 Dec information & booking - www.glor.ie
Sat 5 -
Sun 6 Jan 2019 The Kilfenora Céilí Band 8pm
october - january preview
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glór workshops midsu mer
glór runs various workshops on
an ongoing basis.
For further information on workshops,
please see www.glor.ie or contact
the facilitator directly.
Yoga with Susie
For information and booking contact
Susie McNaughton on 086 735 4461
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MIDSUMMER NIGHT SOIRÉE
in the Gardens & Ballroom of the
French for Fun for Kids
For information and booking contact Old Ground Hotel, Ennis
Rhona Gomés on 086 826 2500/
www.lajolieronde.ie
Thursday June 21st,
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at 6.30pm
Art Classes for Children MUSIC BY THE CAFÉ ORCHESTRA
For information and booking contact
Helen Lowe on 086 736 3320 DINGLE GIN COCKTAIL ON ARRIVAL
www.facebook.com/quinart.class
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SEATED SUPPER IN BANQUET HALL
ART AUCTION
Clare Youth Theatre
For further information contact GLAMOROUS RAFFLE PRIZES
Clare Arts Office on 065 689 9091
Booking directly with glór box office Tickets: €40 from glór box office
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065 6843103
Mindfulness through Art
For information and booking contact www.glor.ie
Tatjana on 085 281 9849 or
yourmindtherapy@gmail.com
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Yoga for Teens
For information and booking contact
Una on 087 238 8463 or
yourmindtherapy@gmail.com This is a glór fundraising event
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SPONSORED BY
Furniture Techniques DINGLE GIN & THE OLD GROUND HOTEL
Masterclass
All queries and booking directly with the
workshop provider at www.kylelane.ie
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june Fri 1 Jun TARR: Emma O’Grady 2
Sat 2 Jun Sparks Hip Hop Dance School Summer Show 4
Sat 9 Jun Ennis Book Club Festival Selected Events 5
Thurs 14 Jun Hennessy: A Tribute to Christie 6
Sat 16 Jun SHOUT! The 60s Mod Musical 6
Wed 20 Jun Clár as Gaeilge 7
Thurs 21 Jun Gin & Jazz 7
Fri 22 June – Sat 1 Sep Common Languages Craft & Design Exhibition 2
Sat 23 Jun Cruinniú na nÓg 8
The Willow Wood by Julie Tiernan
Piano Music Marathon
Making the Grade Screening
Introduction to African Dance Family Workshop
Sat 23 Jun Kizomba Workshop 9
Fri 29 Jun The Legends of American Country 9
Sun 1 Jul Clare Youth Musical Society 9
july
Tues 3 – Sat 7 Jul Ennis Street Arts Festival at glór 10-12
Fri 6 TARR: Eileen Hutton and Verónica Alvarez 3
Sat 7 - Sun 8 Jul Spliced 12
Mon 9 – Fri 13 Jul Starcamp 13
Sat 14 Jul Common Languages Artists Guided Tour & Demo 2
Thurs 19 – Sat 21 Jul Fleadh Cheoil na Mumhan at glór 14
Mon 23 – Fri 27 Jul Ballet Ireland Summer Camp 13
Mon 23 – Fri 27 Jul Designer Minds Primary Science, 13
Design & Technology Summer Camp
Sat 28 Jul Edges of Light 15
august
Fri 10 Aug Paul Brady in Concert 16
Sun 12 Aug The Speks 16
Mon 13 – Fri 17 Aug Designer Minds Primary Science, 13
Design & Technology Summer Camp
Fri 31 Aug BreakThrough Dance Company 16
Fri 7 Sep – Sat 27 Oct Adam Pomeroy: Nocturne 3
september
Sat 8 Sep; Sat 13 Oct; Family Trad Sessions Series led by Eoin O’Neill 17
Sat 10 Nov & Sat 8 Dec
Sat 8 Sep Foil, Arms & Hog 17
Sat 15 Sep - Sat 15 Dec Clare Youth Theatre 17
Sat 15 Sep What Good is Looking Well When You’re Rotten on the Inside? 18
Tues 18 Sep Máirtín O’Connor, Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill & Séamie O’Dowd 18
Fri 21 Sep Culture Night 19
Poets Ancient and Modern
Launch of Adam Pomeroy: Nocturne
The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra
Sat 22 Sep Cracks by Quintessence Theatre Company 20
Tues 25 Sep glór autumn Film Season: The Florida Project 4
Fri 28 Sep Oh What A Night: A Celebration of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons 21
Sat 29 Sep Colin Murphy 21You can also read
