Friday 9 th May, 6.30 pm Sheraton Hotel Foyer Athlone A Cappella return with their unique choral recitals. Popular vocal musical entertainment. Free Event.

Saturday 10 th May, 3pm Afternoon T Series: ‘Dying Minutes’. Athlone Little Theatre Bailieborough Drama Group present their 2025 confined All-Ireland winning one act play. Set in a pub, this one act answers the question: why would anyone be in a pub on a Monday Morning? We glimpse into a world at which we laugh, empathise and even recognise. Admission €10 Tea afterwards in Green Room. https://www.eventbrite.com

Sunday 11 th May, 1pm Open Air street drama. Connaught Street and Environs drama group present a historical re-enactment Written by historian Gearoid O’Brien McNeils corner, Connaught Street

Sunday 11th May, 3 pm AFTERNOON T SERIES: DOUBLE HEADER 'LAST LISTS OF MY MAD MOTHER' AND 'BABY STEPS' Athlone Little Theatre Athlone Little Theatre presents 'Last Lists of My Mad Mother', directed by Joe Brady. Written by Julie Jensen. Clann Machua from Kiltimagh tell the story of Ash and Chris, as they move away from small town Galway to Oxford, via flatpack furniture building. Directed by Moira Mahony. Short interval between, Plays finish by 4.45pm approx. Tickets €10 Tea afterwards in Green Room

Monday 12 th May, 3pm Walking Tour . Meet at Civic Centre, a guided tour with historian Gearoid O’Brien. Dress appropriately. Walk duration approximately one hour. Free Event.

Tuesday 13th May 4.30 pm Schools Art Competition Aidan Heavey Library The announcement of the winners and display of entries. The brief is to design a book cover.

Tuesday 13 th May, 4.45pm ‘Poetry recital’ . wtih Amy Barry. Aidan Heavey Library Free Event

Wednesday 14 th May, 11 am ‘Drama Wellness Workshop’, . Paul Tiomey an experienced Drama lecturer will operate a workshop showing how we can use drama to create wellness in our everyday life. Limited to 15 participants Aidan Heavey Library Admission €10 https://www.eventbrite.com

Thursday 15 th May, 11.00 am Historic Walking Tour of Athlone Start Point: Dean Crowe Theatre ‘In the footsteps of John Count McCormack’. A walking trail with Historian Gearoid O’Brien. Dress appropriately approximately one hour duration. Free Event

Thursday 15 th May, 3.00pm Launch of TUS Archive and Special Collections TUS Library, Athlone Campus Dr. Lisa Griffith, Director of the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) will launch the new library service which builds on the Brendan O’Brien collection and will catalogue material such as correspondence, posters, programmes etc. of the drama movement in Ireland. Free Event