Exciting Alternatives to moaning by the fire: Autumn / Winter events at 8 Café

THEATRE

Your Man’s Puppets Variety Show

Sunday 3^rd October 12pm & 1pm

Sunday 10^th October 1pm & 3pm

What better way to spend a Sunday than enjoying the finely crafted genius of Your Man’s Puppets with family and friends. For photographs and show info see www.yourmanspuppets.com. 8 Café is a family friendly venue but children must be accompanied at all times.

Tickets €5 per show. For booking info email info@yourmanspuppets.com

Circus Stachamoose Premiére

Sunday 24^th October 12pm & 2pm

Sunday 31^st October 1pm & 3pm

A new amazing fun filled family-friendly affair from Your Man’s Puppets. What kind of animated madness will he dream up next? To find out visit www.yourmanspuppets.com.

Tickets €5 per show. For booking info email info@yourmanspuppets.com

Tickety-boo in the Witches Kitchen

Saturday 30^th October 12pm, 2pm & 4pm

A Halloween special for children featuring songs, stories, rhymes & puppetry. Suitable for children 0 – 9 years.

Tickets €8 per show /  Family ticket for four people €25 per show

PlaySpace

Wednesday 10^th & 24^th November and 8^th December 5:30pm – 7:30pm

A fortnightly open workshop for actors facilitated by a different practitioner each night exploring a range of theatresports and performance practices. All welcome.

€ntry by donation. For more information email johnthebad@gmail.com

Libertine Lounge presents Interactive Theatre

Thursday 18^th November 8pm

Libertine Lounge presents a selection of new theatre to excite, surprise and inspire you. Enjoy an intimate one-on-one performance, watch tales told through shadows, take a role in the action, see a new play take shape, explore the space and expect the unexpected . . .

Visit http://8atmuseum.wordpress.com/ from 10^th November when more will be revealed.

€ntry is €5 on the door.

Libertine Lounge presents Scratch Scripts

Thursday 25^th November 8pm

Will writers be liberated or frustrated by the imposition of an eight-minute time limit and restrictions on stage directions and character descriptions? What kind of plays will emerge from these limitations? Come and watch Galway’s actors tackle these new theatrical creations and find out for yourself.

€ntry is €5 on the door.

Visit http://8atmuseum.wordpress.com/ closer to the event for more details.

Libertine Lounge presents Stand-Up Cabaret

Thursday 2^nd December

The Creaky Hooker Cabaret brings you a night of comedy, music and theatrical mayhem

Tickets TBC.

Visit http://8atmuseum.wordpress.com/ closer to the event for more details.

Libertine Lounge introduces PRESENT at 8 Café

Thursday 9^th December 8pm

‘The night is young and full of wonders’

PRESENT casts theatre performance in a new light. With events throughout the year, we invite local and visiting practitioners to create a brave new theatre that lasts for one night only.

Visit http://8atmuseum.wordpress.com/ closer to the event for more details.

€ntry is €5 on the door

EVENTS

World Vegan Day

Monday 1^st November 8pm

Get down with your vegan self with treats and music all day. Everyone welcome.

€ntry is free

Affordable Art Fair

Saturday 27^th November all day

Saturday 4^th December all day

Original art from locally-based artists. Nothing over €100. Come to support, peruse, purchase or chat. For a full list of artists and works please visit http://8atmuseum.wordpress.com/ from 20^th November.

€ntry is free

Seán McCormack Photography Exhibition Launch

Thursday 2^nd December

An experienced landscape photographer, Sean McCormack presents an exhibition of his current favourite photos. These photographs are mostly from Ireland, with some hints of Scotland too. Shot digitally and processed in Photoshop Lightroom, this is but a small sample of Sean’s body of work. More of this can be seen on Sean’s landscape website, Sky Water Land, at http://skywaterland.com.

€ntry is free

Libertine Lounge presents SantaCon

Friday 17th December 7pm

Part flash mob, part social gathering, this worldwide phenomenon now reaches the streets of Galway. A collective of creatively attired Santas will convene at the café for some festive refreshments before taking to the streets in song, merriment and celebration of the man himself. For more details and inspiration on what kind of Santa you might be, visit http://8atmuseum.wordpress.com/ from 1^st December. STRICTLY OVER 18’s EVENT.

€ntry is free. Discounted refreshments for Santas.

MUSIC

An Evening of Indian Classical Music with special guests

Saturday 6^th November 7pm

A truly unique evening of Indian food and sweets followed by sitar, sarode and tabla.

Tickets €20. Booking essential. Phone: 086 268 50 61

Piano Playtime Concert

Sunday 12^th December 12pm – 4pm

Yvonne Barry presents a luxurious lunchtime concert running from noon through late afternoon. Come and indulge in a soothing hot drink and the sound of tinkling ivories on our baby grand piano.

€ntry is €4 on the door

Libertine Lounge presents Jazz Cabaret

A cold winter night in December – to be confirmed

Mulled wine, old songs, that cosy jazzy festive feeling surrounded by friends in a warm toasty room . . . Enjoy the soothing melodies of Edith Piaf, Peggy Lee and all the golden greats sung by our own homegrown songbirds. Exact details to be announced. Keep your eyes on http://8atmuseum.wordpress.com/ in December to find out more.

CATERED EVENTS

8 Café at the museum caters for all appetites. The café is available for event hire and offers a fully catered service with sophisticated canapés and a well considered wine list. Past events have included fundraisers, retirement parties, art installations and Festival launches to name but a few. For availability and rates please email  cafecorribbean@gmail.com

The Libertine Lounge is also available for functions, performances and social gatherings. We offer an enclosed, fully furnished space adorned with deep blacks and plush velvet with capacity for 50 people. Lighting and PA available on request. Access to café facilities. For hire Saturday & Sunday from 5pm – 11pm.

For rates and availability please email  cafecorribbean@gmail.com

We will be adding more events to our calendar every week!

For the most up to date listings keep visiting this page and look out for Café 8 (at the museum) on Facebook

If you cannot find what you’re looking for on our blog or Facebook site, or if you have an idea bout an event feel free to drop us a line on cafecorribbean@gmail.com

Fine wine comes ashore

And so it is that the latest addition to the Café 8 family makes it complete. We now hold a license that will enable us to serve unto you the finest wines known to humanity*. So if you would like to compliment any of our scrumptious dishes with a glass, get thee to Café 8 (at the museum) and enjoy.

Full wine & food menu will be posted soon so keep checking us out!

*it’s all relative

We Want YOU

Galway’s newest café has the best of many worlds: the same culinary team as Bar 8 on the docks, the location of the Spanish Arch and the bright contemporary setting of the city museum. In Autumn this year Café 8 (at the Museum) is launching a programme of events that aims to create dialogue among the city’s artists and provide a platform for exploring new approches to art practices.

In keeping with the nature of what we hope to achieve, we thought it better to consult with people rather than to assume we know what is desired or required by the community. What kind of events would you like to see at the Café? Bear in mind that when we say events we don’t just mean shows and gigs – the sky is the limit. Would you like to lead some workshops? Is it time for a think tank involving the city’s artists? Do you think there should be alternative screenings? A variation on a games night? Speakers series? Projects encouraging weekend collaborations between artists? Something completely different altogether?

We are keen to hear your thoughts and ideas and to run your night alongside ours. We offer you the café space which includes a piano, ample seating, natural light, friendly staff, delicious food and lots of plants! Also available is our performance space in the Mueum foyer which seats up to 60 people and will be rigged with lights.

Café 8 (at the Museum) is interested in initiatives, workshops, one-off events and forums as much as shows and exhibitions so cast your thinking net wide!

If you are interested in discussing an idea please email cafecorribbean@gmail.com before the end of the month.

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