THEATRE
Your Man’s Puppets Variety Show
Sunday 3rd October 12pm & 1pm
Sunday 10th 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 24th October 12pm & 2pm
Sunday 31st 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 30th 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 10th & 24th November and 8th 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 18th 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 10th November when more will be revealed.
€ntry is €5 on the door.
Libertine Lounge presents Scratch Scripts
Thursday 25th 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 2nd 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 9th 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 1st November 8pm
Get down with your vegan self with treats and music all day. Everyone welcome.
€ntry is free
Affordable Art Fair
Saturday 27th November all day
Saturday 4th 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 20th November.
€ntry is free
Seán McCormack Photography Exhibition Launch
Thursday 2nd 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 1st December. STRICTLY OVER 18’s EVENT.
€ntry is free. Discounted refreshments for Santas.
MUSIC
An Evening of Indian Classical Music with special guests
Saturday 6th 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 12th 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
