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VISUAL ART: A Daily Cloud by Chris Judge

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

A Daily Cloud is an interactive exhibition created by artist Chris Judge, based on his online cloud drawings. Chris started making the cloud drawings during the first Covid-19 lockdown in

Admission Free

CINEMA: Alcarràs

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

For over eighty years the Solé family has farmed in Alcarràs, a small village in Spain’s Catalonia region. But as they prepare to spend the summer picking this year’s crop

€7 – €9

SPECIAL SCREENING: North Circular

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

North Circular is a documentary musical that travels the length of Dublin's North Circular Road, from the Phoenix Park to Dublin Port, exploring the history, music and streetscapes of a

€9

VISUAL ARTS: A Cast of Paintings – an exhibition by Brenda Brady

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The most familiar space, the one that has been the stimulus for much artistic enquiry, be it visual or otherwise, has been the domestic. Our earliest and most formative experiences

Admission Free

THEATRE: Paddy Cullivan’s The Murder of Wolfe Tone

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Historical Entertainer Paddy Cullivan brings you the incredible story of the mysterious death of Theobald Wolfe Tone, the founding father of Irish Republicanism. An audio-visual spectacular featuring hundreds of images,

€15

MUSIC: Jack Lukeman – Echo On 25 Years

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Jack Lukeman, one of Ireland's most enigmatic and magnificent performers, has just announced a new regional tour following the success of his  headline show at Dublin's 3Arena . With a career spanning 25

€28

SPECIAL SCREENING: The Ordinaries

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Have you ever felt like a supporting character in your own life? Sophie Linnenbaum’s daring and original film imagines what it would be like if you really were one. It

€7 – €9

IFI SCHOOL SCREENING: King

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

When King, a trafficked lion cub, escapes from the airport in mid-transit, the frightened animal ends up in the home of Inès and Alex. Instant friends, the siblings come up

€6

MUSIC: The Fureys

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

When The Fureys make their first appearance on our stage they will treat their audience to one of popular music’s richest legacies. They are one of Ireland’s all-time most acclaimed and

€32

FAMILY CINEMA: Alice in Wonderland

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join Alice as she chases the White Rabbit into a topsy-turvy world that gets ‘curiouser and curiouser’ as her fantastical adventures unfold. Meet the Mad Hatter, March Hair, Tweedledum &

€4

LOCAL ARTS: Ballymore Eustace Concert Band

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Ballymore-Eustace Concert Band presents an evening of music with a repertoire featuring movie scores, marches, popular classical music and rock/pop pieces arranged for wind band. Under the direction of Jon

€10

CINEMA: Aftersun

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

11-year-old Sophie and her father Calum travel to a holiday resort in Turkey for a relaxing sunshine break. As they lounge by the pool and explore the tourist sights, they

€7 – €9

SCHOOLS: A Daily Cloud – Illustrated Talk with Chris Judge

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Meet Chris Judge, the award-winning illustrator behind A Daily Cloud! Chris will guide students through this illustrated talk where they can learn to create their own 'Daily Cloud' illustrations. Students are

Free event, booking necessary
Recurring

SCHOOLS: Jess Rowell – Making Waves

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Making Waves is an immersive multi-sensory dance theatre performance, designed specifically for children aged 8 to 13 years with mild to more complex needs. In this magical sea voyage the

Recurring

SCHOOLS: Jess Rowell – Making Waves

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Making Waves is an immersive multi-sensory dance theatre performance, designed specifically for children aged 8 to 13 years with mild to more complex needs. In this magical sea voyage the

Recurring

SCHOOLS: Jess Rowell – Making Waves

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Making Waves is an immersive multi-sensory dance theatre performance, designed specifically for children aged 8 to 13 years with mild to more complex needs. In this magical sea voyage the

Recurring

SCHOOLS: Jess Rowell – Making Waves

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Making Waves is an immersive multi-sensory dance theatre performance, designed specifically for children aged 8 to 13 years with mild to more complex needs. In this magical sea voyage the

Recurring

FAMILY: Jess Rowell – Making Waves

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Making Waves is an immersive multi-sensory dance theatre performance, designed specifically for children aged 8 to 13 years with mild to more complex needs. In this magical sea voyage the

€8
Recurring

FAMILY: Jess Rowell – Making Waves

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Making Waves is an immersive multi-sensory dance theatre performance, designed specifically for children aged 8 to 13 years with mild to more complex needs. In this magical sea voyage the

€8

ARTIST TALK: (Re)starting an Artistic Practice

Main Street, Newbridge, Kildare, Ireland

A panel discussion exploring a return to the studio, to study, to rekindling and sustaining a creative practice. Join artists Brenda Brady, Maria Ginnity, Clíodhna Ní Anluain and Carolann Courtney (Chair) to

free event

COMEDY: David O’Doherty – Whoa Is Me

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Here he comes again, trotting on to the stage with all of the misplaced confidence of a waiter with no pad. Is he going to remember it? HOPEFULLY! There’ll be

€22

CINEMA: Utama

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Winner of the World Dramatic prize at the Sundance Film Festival, Utama, ‘our home’ in Quechuan dialect, is a beautifully observed film set in the Bolivian highlands, during an uncommonly

€7 – €9

IFI SCHOOL SCREENING: An Cailín Ciúin

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Nine-year-old Cáit (Catherine Clinch) is sent by her dysfunctional family to spend the summer with an Aunt and Uncle she has never met before. Through the tender care of her

€6

Kildare Youth Theatre Presents – The Heights by Lisa McGee

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

This is a play about stories. Lillie is a teenager who lives on the Heights Estate. A place where nothing ever happens, except in Lillie’s head. Lillie’s not like most

€5

FAMILY: Kyle Riley Little Folk – On The Road

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Little Folk- On the Road is a fun family concert perfectly suited for 2-8 year olds and their adults. Kyle has been writing and performing children’s music for over 10 years,

€10 – €36

COMEDY: Dirtbirds #NoFilter

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

In a world where women are expected to have the patience of Mother Teresa, the arse of Jennifer Lopez, the social media profile of Kim Kardashian and the BMI of

€28

CINEMA: Aisha

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Aisha Osagie is a young woman who fled Nigeria after members of her family were killed. Ending up in Ireland, she is placed in the direct provision system while seeking

€7 – €9
Recurring

SCHOOLS: AdoleTA!

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Joy loves running, spinning and flying in nature. Sky loves reading, singing and gaming indoors. AdoleTA! is a dance theatre piece that joyously explores friendship and play. Come into a world

€6
Recurring

SCHOOLS: AdoleTA!

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Joy loves running, spinning and flying in nature. Sky loves reading, singing and gaming indoors. AdoleTA! is a dance theatre piece that joyously explores friendship and play. Come into a world

€6

COMEDY: Gearóid Farrelly – Glamour Hammer

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

After some time sitting on the couch we are back to real life. Trousers instead of tracksuit bottoms, and coffee and a biscuit instead of four gin and tonics and

€20

VISUAL ART: Kathleen Lonsdale – an exhibition by Maeve Clancy

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Artist Maeve Clancy presents the working life of Newbridge-born scientist Kathleen Lonsdale (1903-1971) through an immersive cut paper installation. The paper is combined with drawings, lighting and animation designed to

Admission Free

MUSIC: The Vanbrugh & Friends

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The Vanbrugh and their guests present two of the greats from the extended chamber music repertoire. Beethoven's Op.29 string quintet, nicknamed The Storm, was written in 1801, shortly after his

€15 – €18

WORKSHOP: Wet Felting a Funky Feline with Tamzen Lundy

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

In this full day course, participants will learn the basics of wet-felting, the world's oldest form of textile making. This is a fabulous introduction to a very sensory craft, suitable

€35

THEATRE: GomBean

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

GomBean is a comedy set in a sleepy town in Sligo. Delivering a lockdown dose of caffeine fuelled fun GomBean opens a lid on Grace O’ Malley’s new coffee van

€12 – €15

FAMILY: The Speks

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The Speks present a lively show of nursery rhymes and sing-along songs set to acoustic Irish music which will have adults and kids jumping in their seats! Their hand-clapping, toe-tapping,

€10

CINEMA: Mrs Harris Goes to Paris

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

In 1957 London, Mrs. Ada Harris, (Lesley Manville) a widowed cleaning lady, becomes taken with one client's haute couture Dior dress. Inspired to buy her own, Ada starts to save

€7 – €9

THEATRE: Brokentalkers Presents The Examination

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

‘I’d like the people to know I’m not an animal. Did I cause harm? Yes. Should I be punished? Of course. But do I deserve my human rights? Absolutely I

€16 – €18