The CRAIC on Friday, May 23rd, 2014
9am: The Burren Slow Food Festival begins today with a three day event showcasing the best elements of food culture – see www.slowfoodclare.com.
9am: The Inishbofin Walking Festival takes place this weekend, where you can learn about the culture and landscape of the island.
9am: The Drop Everything Festival – a free contemporary cultural event – takes place on Inis Oirr this weekend.
11am: It’s the start of Connemara Bog Week in Letterfrack, now in its 30th year, with trad music, exhibitions, dance workshops, Kylemore concerts and guided walks.
11am: The Galway African Film Festival kicks off today at the Huston School of Film with free screenings.
1pm: A short film ‘Foxes and Donkeys’ by Eileen Gibbons will be screened at IT125, NUIG followed by ‘My Afternoons with Margueritte’ starring Gerard Dépardieu as part of the Reel Lives Film Festival to celebrate ageing.
8pm: ‘It’s the Real McCoy’ takes place at the Town Hall Theatre for the final night.
8pm: Catch ‘Postscript’ a poignant and humours story about an adopted person’s search for identity at the Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Lane.
9pm: It’s time once again for the Dirty Circus cabaret, this time it’s taking place at the Roisin Dubh.
9pm: A Night for Kathleen takes place at Monroe’s Live with music from Stomping Ground, No Stairway and The Puzzles.
11pm: Get your groove on with Shuffle at the Roisin Dubh for the best of funk, soul, disco, r&b, reggae and much more.
