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VISUAL ARTS: SEE HOW WE VIEW THE WORLD – exploring animal and human vision

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

This exhibition provides opportunities for exploring children’s creative and imaginative potential in Visual Art with a particular emphasis on Visual Art and Science education (STEAM). Four interactive prototype helmets are

FREE

COMEDY: Neil Delamere – Controlled Substance

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Fresh from a sell-out tour, the star of BBC's The Blame Game and Soft Border Patrol, Neil Delamere, returns to the Riverbank Arts Centre with a brand new show. This

€25

MUSIC: The Whistle Blower Out of Time Tour

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

This riveting show will weave the distinct strands of film, live music and images to allow the audience to experience a four-year artistic response by Cormac Breatnach, arising out of

€14 – €16
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WORKSHOP: Dabbledoo Music Workshop

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

DabbledooMusic (Shane McKenna and Killian Redmond) make music more accessible, engaging and fun for all the family, regardless of previous experience or ability. In this workshop you will be provided

€7

FAMILY CINEMA: Ralph Breaks The Internet

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Bad guy Ralph and girl-racer-glitch Vanellope are back! John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman return for ‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’, the long-awaited sequel to the smash hit original. Ralph and

€4
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SCHOOL SHOW: Princesses can be Pirates

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Princesses can be Pirates is an energetic dance performance for children which explores gender and playfully questions what is considered ‘typical’ behaviour for girls and boys. Brave or foolhardy, two

€6

CINEMA: The Favourite

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Yorgos Lanthimos’s (The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer) outrageous period comedy stars an enviable assemble cast of Emma Stone, Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz. A frail and capricious

€6 – €9

CINEMA: Green Book

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Green Book is the uplifting true story of a friendship that transcended race, class and the 1962 Mason-Dixon line, directed by Peter Farrelly (Dumb and Dumber, There’s Something About Mary).

€6 – €9

MUSIC: Route 66 Big Band – Live in Concert

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Route 66 is a 16 piece Big Band with big sound! Their Live in Concert show has been a huge success with audiences all over Ireland. It takes you on

€20

CINEMA: A Private War

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Having directed acclaimed documentaries about some of the world’s most dangerous places — Cartel Land (2015) and City of Ghosts (2017) — Matthew Heineman makes an apt feature debut with

€6 – €9
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SCHOOL SHOW: Hatch by Fidget Feet

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Meet Bláithín “she loves caterpillars, moths and butterflies”. Follow her on her adventurous journey with Uncle Rusty to find Pearl, the most extraordinary butterfly with the most exquisite colourful wings.

€6
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FAMILY THEATRE: Fidget Feet present HATCH

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Bláithín loves caterpillars, moths and butterflies... Follow her on her adventurous journey with Uncle Rusty to find Pearl, the most extraordinary butterfly with the most exquisite colourful wings.  Learn all

€8 – €28

LITERATURE: European Poetry Festival

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

This major event is taking place as part of the 2nd European Poetry Festival, showcasing the energy and innovation of 21st European poetry. Featuring renowned poets from across Europe including

Free event

MUSIC: Johnny Duhan- The Voyage

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Following the launch of his autobiography, The Voyage, Johnny Duhan is set to perform a series of solo shows around Ireland, based on some of his most intimate songs and

€20

WORKSHOP: Singing workshop with Inni-K

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join Inni-K for a morning! This workshop with singer, songwriter & multi-instrumentalist Inni-K (Eithne Ní Chatháin) will have participants raising the roof together in full voice as they join Inni-K

€15

FAMILY CINEMA: Mary Poppins Returns

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The practically perfect nanny returns to the big screen to help the next generation of the Banks family Mary Poppins returns to the Banks household in a spectacular new story.

€4

WORKSHOP: ARTZONE EASTER CAMP

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Spring is in the air - Join the Artzone team for a fun filled Art Camp this Easter! Easter is the perfect time for Visual Arts Camps full of bright

€80

DINNER THEATRE: Only Fools The (cushty) Dining Experience

Kildare House Hotel Dublin Road, Kildare Town, Ireland

Ten 42 Productions in association with Interactive Theatre International (Faulty Towers - The Dining Experience) presents a brand new show. Transporting guests to The Nags Head for some wheeling, dealing

€3 – €50
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EARLY YEARS: Baby Jam

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Baby Jam – a music session for babies and toddlers with Carrie Haskins BABY JAM is an early introduction to music for babies and toddlers. It involves using music to

€7

MUSIC: INNI-K

Main Street, Newbridge, Kildare, Ireland

Named by RTÉ.ie as one of ten fierce women defining Irish culture, Kildare singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Inni-K has received consistent praise for her fresh style of indie-folk since the

€15

COMEDY: Deirdre O’Kane – A Line of O’Kane

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Deirdre O’Kane has really hit her stride; footloose from a glittering turn on Dancing with the Stars and revelling in her return to stand-up, don't miss Deirdre at her hilarious

€18
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FAMILY THEATRE: Egg and Spoon

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Egg and Spoon is a joyful interactive adventure through the seasons. The very young won’t sit still to watch a show and Lyngo Theatre don’t expect them to! Percy and

€8 – €28

CINEMA: Capernaum

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Winner of the Jury Award at Cannes Film Festival 2018, writer-director Nadine Labaki’s (Caramel, Where Do We Go Now?) Capernaum is a powerful drama, chronicling the beleaguered life of 12-year-old

€6 – €9

LOCAL ARTS: Kildare Youth Theatre present HAMLET

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

So, you are 18. You go abroad to third level. You are a second year in the University of Wittenburg. You study Philosophy and Greek and Roman Civilization. Tragically, your

€6 – €10
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SCHOOL SHOW: KYT presents HAMLET

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

So, you are 18. You go abroad to third level. You are a second year in the University of Wittenburg. You study Philosophy and Greek and Roman Civilization. Tragically, your

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KYT presents: HAMLET

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

So, you are 18. You go abroad to third level. You are a second year in the University of Wittenburg. You study Philosophy and Greek and Roman Civilization. Tragically, your

€6 – €10

Music Network Presents : De Temps Antan

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The incredible French-Canadian folk super group De Temps Antan have captured the hearts of audiences across the globe with their stunning interpretations of time-honoured melodies from Quebec’s musical past. Driven

€12 – €15

VISUAL ARTS: Face to Face

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Face to Face Exhibition by 5th year students from The Curragh Post Primary School Creative Engagement Project with artist Paul Woods This exhibition is a culmination of a Creative Engagement

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ANIMAGINATION WORKSHOP: Adventures in Storyland

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Illustration workshop for toddlers and pre-schoolers Join visual artist Marta Golubowska  for a workshop in which the youngest artists (along with their parents and guardians) will create a multi-sensory story. 

€7

ANIMAGINATION: Author Pádraig Kenny introduces Pog

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join Pádraig Kenny, author of the bestselling Tin, as he introduces his new book Pog. Learn about the inspiration behind the book, Pádraig’s journey to becoming a writer, and hear

Free event

VISUAL ARTS: Blazing a Trail – Irish Women who Changed the World

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Blazing a Trail: Irish Women Who Changed the World Curated by award-winning writer, Sarah Webb and Illustrated by Lauren O’Neill The women in this vibrant exhibition have excelled in the

ANIMAGINATION SCREENING: The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The countryside isn't always as calm and peaceful as it's made out to be, and the animals in this neighbourhood can't help but ruffle a few feathers. With tales including

€4

ANIMAGINATION SCREENING:How To Train Your Dragon

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

From DreamWorks Animation comes a surprising tale about growing up, finding the courage to face the unknown… and how nothing can ever train you to let go. What began as

€4

COMEDY: What’s the Story Rory?

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Rory O'Connor is Ireland's favourite online funny man and best-selling author, made famous for his comedy sketches on his social media channels as “Rory's Stories.” Bringing his sketches to life

€20

CINEMA: Happy as Lazzaro

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

In an isolated mountain community, overseer Marchesa has neglected to tell the villagers that sharecropping has in fact been made illegal - so they continue to work for almost nothing.

€6 – €9

MUSIC: Don Baker Band

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The legendary Don Baker and his band have been touring many of Ireland’s finest theatres to rave reviews and packed houses. To star opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in “In the Name

€22

THEATRE: Pump Girl by Abbie Spallen

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

There's one in every town, and they call her the Pumpgirl. She works in the garage, changes the oil and thinks she's one of the lads. She's sweet on 'No-Helmet'

€14 – €16

FAMILY WORKSHOP: National Drawing Day

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join us this National Drawing Day, Saturday 18th May. We'll have a drop-in workshop from 10am-2pm designed by visual artist, Paul Woods. Drawing is fun, relaxing and useful - this

FREE
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LOCAL ARTS: Bothered and Bewildered by Gail Young

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Newbridge Drama Presents: Bothered and Bewildered, a comic drama that follows Irene and her two daughters Louise and Beth as they begin a long journey in which the girls lose

€12 – €15

CINEMA: Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Here’s a quintessentially New York movie, where city loneliness can be soothed by a kind face at a bookstore counter. It’s the early 1990s, and Lee Israel is a writer

€6 – €9

THEATRE: And Thank You

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

And thank you... is a play about an ordinary man living in rural Ireland who gets saved... Saved from a life of pub talk and prophesizing... King John O’Sullivan used

€16 – €18