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Donal Ryan to read at Shorelines

18/9/2019

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​Due to unforeseen circumstances, our 10 am event on Thursday will now feature writer, Donal Ryan who will read, talk and discuss books and the art of writing.

Donal Ryan is the author of four bestselling novels and a short story collection. He has won numerous awards, among them the European Union Prize for Literature, the Guardian First Book Award, and three Irish Book Awards. 
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Donal Ryan reading at Shorelines 2016
He was nominated for the Man Booker Prize in 2013 for his debut, The Spinning Heart, and again in 2018, for his fourth novel, From A Low And Quiet Sea. His work has been adapted for stage and screen and translated into over twenty languages. The Spinning Heart was voted Irish Book of the Decade in 2016 in a nationwide poll run by Dublin Book Festival. His sixth book, Strange Flowers, will be published worldwide in Spring 2020. Donal lectures in Creative Writing at the University of Limerick.
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Shorelines Arts Festival presents 3 special musical events this weekend

18/9/2019

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Shorelines Arts Festival starts on Thursday and runs through Sunday 22nd in Portumna Co. Galway. There is a full programme of events in store and musical highlights include Contempo Quartet, Ensemble Revelare and a musical cruise on the Shannon.
 
Galway Music Residency is delighted to present its 2019/20 ConTempo Quartet Countywide season, starting with a visit to Shorelines for a free coffee concert at 11.30am on Thursday. Contempo will present a varied programme suitable for all ears, what better way to kick off the festival!

 
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Aisling Kenny
The glorious river Shannon will provide a picturesque backdrop for ‘Folk on the Boat’ on Sunday afternoon, on board the Ku-Ee-Tu. Join us for 90 minutes on this river cruise with recitals of spoken word by Geraldine Mitchell and music by the U.S. group Betty & the Baby Boomers. Sheer bliss on the water, what better way to spend your Sunday afternoon?
 
Shorelines will welcome their first harpsichord to the Festival this weekend in a special performance by Ensemble Revelare on Sunday at 6pm at Christ Church. This performance will take you on a musical tour of the 16th century and feature soprano Aisling Kenny. The programme includes Telemann, Bach, Handel and Purcell in this hour of song and music on period instruments such as the recorder, the harpsichord and the cello.
 
Some events have sold out and tickets are limited, check availability at ShorelinesArtsFestival.com #ShorelinesArts
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Scullion Concert Sold Out!

9/9/2019

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As expected, the Scullion concert in Christ Church on Friday, 20 September @ 8pm is now SOLD OUT. As one of the headline events at Shorelines 2019, the highly anticipated concert has sold out well in advance. Tickets for all other events continue to sell quickly. To avoid disappointment secure your tickets for these remaining events as soon as possible.
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