Thursday 9th 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 for the weather, approximately one hour duration. Free Event
Thursday 9 th May Grovelands Childcare Schools Art Competition Aidan Heavey Library The announcement of the winners and display of entries from Athlone’s four secondary schools. The brief is to design and draw a book cover for any play on the school curriculum. Free Event
Poetry reading hosted by Amy Abdullah Barry with Brian McLoughlin, Mary Henningan, Anne Rigney, Nicole Rank and others - Thursday 9th May 2024 - 5pm Aidan Heavey Library, Athlone. Plus open mic. Free event.
Thursday 9th May, 7.15 pm Athlone Pipe Band Count John McCormick Square. Join in and march behind the band, as we leave the civic square to go over the bridge to the Dean Crowe theatre. Enjoy a feast of lively pipe music. Sunshine optional. Free event.
Friday 10th May, 3 pm Afternoon T Series :Jean Farrell’s ‘The Six Marys’. If you haven’t seen this five times already, now is your chance. The smash hit comedy of growing up in a nostalgic Ireland featuring snippets of drama and music from the time. Delightful. Sheraton Hotel Admission €10 from Eventbrite and the HUB.
Friday 10th May, 7 pm Defence Forces Band of the Eastern Brigade by kind permission of GOC Eastern Brigade Forecourt of the Dean Crowe Theatre Popular musical entertainment for the last night of competitive drama for 2024. Free Event.
Saturday 11th May, Reception 6.30 pm THE PARTY NIGHT OF THE YEAR. Dress with style for the Gala Awards Ceremony, Entertainment and Dinner. Athlone Radisson Hotel Admission tickets €55 dinner and entertainment.
Friday 2nd May, 6.30 pm Filmmakers Networking Event & SCREENING TUS University reception from 6.30 pm In conjunction with Westmeath Film Collective, The Networking event holds an opportunity for Actors/Producers/Directors/Lighting/Sound/Costume/Set designers to meet, greet and experience the film making activities that are taking place in the region. 7pm – 9pm approx.: screening of short films
Workshop on short film structure and how to start writing your first short film while avoiding the biggest mistakes people make, with Rachel Moloney.
The Athlone film festival is celebrating it's seventh year this year with seven high quality short films from around Ireland on May 3rd in the Athlone IMC cinema starting at 8pm and finishing approximately 10:30pm. Ather the screening there will be a short panel discussion with the film makers and light refreshments. The films this year are: A Simple Killing directed by Jason Branagan While trying to take her own life, Mai is interrupted when a young, pregnant woman in distress calls to her door in desperate need of help. The Wilde Sisters directed by Táine King After dying in a tragic party fire, sisters Emily and Mary Wilde are trapped in purgatory, struggling with denial and painful truths about their lives as they seek a way to finally move on. Trespass directed by Desmond Lynch A young boy witnesses the murder of his father on his doorstep in Belfast, 1976. Years later having never forgotten that day, he seeks revenge as an older man. Upper Current directed by Gregory O'Reilly A hit-and-run spirals into a nightmarish struggle against fate as a man’s desperate attempt to cover his crime leads him into the merciless grip of the open sea. Vanilla […]