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SCHOOLS: Fighting Words Creative Writing Workshop

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge is the Kildare Partner of Fighting Words. We present creative writing workshops for primary and secondary schools. Fighting Words workshops are always free of charge to the participants. Upcoming Fighting Words Workshops for Secondary School: Monday 19 September, 10.30am Friday 21 October, 10.30am Wednesday 2 December, 10.30am These workshops will be

Free event

COMEDY: Deirdre O’Kane Demented

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

There's a point beyond burnout where all you can do is laugh, and funnywoman Deirdre O'Kane has well and truly reached it. Catch her brilliant new stand-up show, Demented, at Riverbank Arts Centre.   "Unique star quality." – The Guardian

€22

LOCAL ARTS: 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! Route 66 make a very welcome return to Riverbank,  bringing their unique mix of music which has proved a huge success in theatres all over Ireland. Fronted by a male and female singer and with a mix of brass, saxes and rhythm, Route 66

€18 – €20

CINEMA: Róise & Frank

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Róise, a woman still in mourning following the death of her husband Frank, is initially annoyed when a mysterious dog shows up at her door. But a series of eerie coincidences soon has Róise convinced that the dog is Frank, reincarnated. As this new canine companion helps Róise overcome her grief, ‘Frank the dog’ also

€7 – €9
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SCHOOLS: I Wish I Was a Mountain

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

On the day of the famous annual fair, the town of Faldum receives an unexpected visit. A wanderer offers to grant a wish to anyone who wants one. Before long, the city is transformed. Mansions stand where mud huts once squatted, and beggars ride around in horse drawn carriages. And one man wishes to be

€6
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SCHOOLS: I Wish I Was a Mountain

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

On the day of the famous annual fair, the town of Faldum receives an unexpected visit. A wanderer offers to grant a wish to anyone who wants one. Before long, the city is transformed. Mansions stand where mud huts once squatted, and beggars ride around in horse drawn carriages. And one man wishes to be

€6

MUSIC: Ye Vagabonds

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Ye Vagabonds are brothers Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn, who grew up playing music together around their hometown of Carlow, a small town in thesouth east of Ireland. After moving to Dublin in 2012, they quickly became a staple of the live music and session scene in Ireland, playing their own original songs as well

€23
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DANCE THEATRE: Michael Keegan-Dolan / Teaċ Daṁsa – MÁM

Portarlington Community Centre Link Road, Portarlington, Laois, Ireland

Mám 1 : 1.Yoke. Faoi mhám an pheaca, under the yoke of sin. 2. Lit: Obligation, duty, function. Mám 2 : Mountain pass. Mám 3 : Handful. ~ mhilseán, of sweets. Scaipeann sé ina mhámanna é, he throws it away in handfuls.​ MÁM is a meeting place between soloist and ensemble, classical and traditional, the

€27 – €30

WORKSHOP: Samhain Illustration Workshop with Brian Fitzgerald

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join illustrator and Kildare native Brian Fitzgerald for a fun workshop exploring the basics of designing, sketching and illustrating scary (or not) characters for your own Halloween story. Children will also have an opportunity to make their own Halloween mask. This workshop is suitable for any child who likes to draw, doodle and paint! Duration

€12

FAMILY CINEMA: The Addams Family 2

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Just in time for Halloween and perfect for your little Ghouls and Ghosts! Everyone’s favourite spooky family is back in the animated comedy sequel, The Addams Family 2. In this all new movie we find Morticia and Gomez distraught that their children are growing up, skipping family dinners, and totally consumed with “scream time.” To reclaim their bond they decide

€4
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DANCE THEATRE: Michael Keegan-Dolan / Teaċ Daṁsa – MÁM

Portarlington Community Centre Link Road, Portarlington, Laois, Ireland

Mám 1 : 1.Yoke. Faoi mhám an pheaca, under the yoke of sin. 2. Lit: Obligation, duty, function. Mám 2 : Mountain pass. Mám 3 : Handful. ~ mhilseán, of sweets. Scaipeann sé ina mhámanna é, he throws it away in handfuls.​ MÁM is a meeting place between soloist and ensemble, classical and traditional, the

€27 – €30

WORKSHOP: BrickFlicks Stop Motion Animation Halloween Camp

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

In this special Halloween BrickFlicks Stop Motion Animation Camp, witches will fly, houses will be haunted and graves will be creepy as you learn how to make your own spooky animations. With plenty of hands-on learning and simple demonstrations, Createschool will take you on a journey from having a cool idea to making it into

€120

LOCAL ARTS: Griese Youth Theatre Presents – Grimm Fairy Tales by John Morton

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were German authors who made it their mission to collect and publish the folklore of their native land, Germany. We have all heard some version of the stories they collected, be it Snow White or Cinderella, but the stories the brothers originally recorded are very different to the ones we are

€10 – €12

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 lots of talking, some apologising and some songs on a glued together plastic keyboard from 1986. As seen on BBC's 'Live at The Apollo' and

€22

MUSIC: The Liverpool Quartet

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Róisín Walters, violin Sarah Hill, violin Dani Sanxis, viola Nick Byrne, cello  Founded in 2010 , the Liverpool String Quartet is made up of musicians who met whilst playing together in the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Róisín Walters’ Liverpool Quartet brings an exciting and varied programme including their own arrangement of the impassioned tangos of Piazzolla’s extraordinary Four

€15 – €18

FAMILY: Super Paua Family Storytelling Day

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Welcome! Bine ati venit! Graltcha! Let’s celebrate storytelling in all its shapes- through language, movement, and play with local families! Listen to and create stories with words and movement, play games and take in some music, or just enjoy chats over a cup of tea. Join us for an afternoon of fun drop in activities,

Free event

CINEMA: Róise and Frank

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Róise, a woman still in mourning following the death of her husband Frank, is initially annoyed when a mysterious dog shows up at her door. But a series of eerie coincidences soon has Róise convinced that the dog is Frank, reincarnated. As this new canine companion helps Róise overcome her grief, ‘Frank the dog’ also proves an unlikely new friend for shy, hurling-loving local boy Maidhchi. But as Frank wins over the town, Róise’s neighbour Donncha has some sinister

€7 – €9

CINEMA: Tigers

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Tigers is based on the enthralling true story of a young Swedish football prodigy who's plunged into the seductive and cut-throat industry of global professional sport. Erik is a dedicated 16-year-old footballer whose childhood dream comes true when he is signed by the world famous club Inter Milan. However, he is not prepared for the

€7 – €9
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LOCAL ARTS: The Odd Theatre Company Presents – First Date

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The Odd Theatre Company presents First Date, a hilarious new Broadway musical that follows two young New Yorkers on a high-stakes blind date. When Aaron, a buttoned-up banker, and Casey, an artist a bit too wild for Wall Street, first meet, sparks don’t exactly fly. However, when other restaurant-goers transform into their inner critics, best

€20
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LOCAL ARTS: The Odd Theatre Company Presents – First Date

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The Odd Theatre Company presents First Date, a hilarious new Broadway musical that follows two young New Yorkers on a high-stakes blind date. When Aaron, a buttoned-up banker, and Casey, an artist a bit too wild for Wall Street, first meet, sparks don’t exactly fly. However, when other restaurant-goers transform into their inner critics, best

€20

VISUAL ART: Dētrīmentum by Katie Whyte

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Dētrīmentum is a video and photographic installation by Kildare artist Katie Whyte. A Latin word meaning harm, loss, or damage, Dētrīmentum is an exploration of the journey of an object from an intact historical/archival piece, to an object that has fallen into disrepair and out of the collective memory. This installation focuses on presenting hidden

Admission Free

VISUAL ART: FIBRE Felted by Tamzen Lundy

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Tamzen Lundy’s colourful exhibition FIBRE Felted introduces young people to the wonders and possibilities of felt making, the oldest textile making process in the world. Using 100% wool (and sometimes other natural fibres), soap and water plus rubbing, rolling and a little magic, the artist creates intriguing 2D and 3D objects and many familiar characters

Free Admission
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LOCAL ARTS: The Odd Theatre Company Presents – First Date

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The Odd Theatre Company presents First Date, a hilarious new Broadway musical that follows two young New Yorkers on a high-stakes blind date. When Aaron, a buttoned-up banker, and Casey, an artist a bit too wild for Wall Street, first meet, sparks don’t exactly fly. However, when other restaurant-goers transform into their inner critics, best

€20
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EARLY YEARS: Music & Sensory Play with Catherine Hartnett

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Music and sensory play class for toddlers aged 1 to 3 years and parents in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Toddlers will be given the opportunity to learn through music, movement and play, and explore different textures and sounds. This class, led by music teacher Catherine Hartnett promotes adult-child interaction as well as interactions between

€10
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WORKSHOP: Drawing Workshop with Clodagh Kelly

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

This series of Autumn Drawing Workshops invites experienced and non-experienced artists to explore drawing. Just bring yourself and join a creative, friendly and supportive environment at Riverbank Arts Centre, where you can explore drawing and find your own unique creative voice, facilitated by visual artist Clodagh Kelly. All materials provided.

€10
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LOCAL ARTS: Newbridge Drama Group Presents – Calendar Girls by Tim Firth

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

With heartache can come good. When Annie loses her husband to leukemia, she and her best friend, Chris, decide to raise money for the hospital by making a calendar… in the nude. The biggest challenge? Convincing their friends to drop everything for a good cause. Based on a true story of 11 Women’s Institute members, Calendar

€12 – €15
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SCHOOLS: Up-Close

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

A performance about friendship, trust and building resilience together. Hello! How are you? Do you want to play with me? An energetic dance piece where two strangers meet, connect and celebrate their new friendship. Together they look to the future with hope, optimism and an appetite for life. Up-Close is about trusting each other, building

TALK: H U D D L E

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

H U D D L E is an informal art discussion reading group devised by Saidhbhín Gibson. The huddles have been taking place since 2017 and in various locations including The Curragh, IMMA and VISUAL. This is an inclusive event for the discussion around contemporary art and associative narratives. A piece of text is provided

free, booking essential
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LOCAL ARTS: Newbridge Drama Group Presents – Calendar Girls by Tim Firth

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

With heartache can come good. When Annie loses her husband to leukemia, she and her best friend, Chris, decide to raise money for the hospital by making a calendar… in the nude. The biggest challenge? Convincing their friends to drop everything for a good cause. Based on a true story of 11 Women’s Institute members, Calendar

€12 – €15
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SCHOOLS: Up-Close

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

A performance about friendship, trust and building resilience together. Hello! How are you? Do you want to play with me? An energetic dance piece where two strangers meet, connect and celebrate their new friendship. Together they look to the future with hope, optimism and an appetite for life. Up-Close is about trusting each other, building

Recurring

LOCAL ARTS: Newbridge Drama Group Presents – Calendar Girls by Tim Firth

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

With heartache can come good. When Annie loses her husband to leukemia, she and her best friend, Chris, decide to raise money for the hospital by making a calendar… in the nude. The biggest challenge? Convincing their friends to drop everything for a good cause. Based on a true story of 11 Women’s Institute members, Calendar

€12 – €15
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LOCAL ARTS: Newbridge Drama Group Presents – Calendar Girls by Tim Firth

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

With heartache can come good. When Annie loses her husband to leukemia, she and her best friend, Chris, decide to raise money for the hospital by making a calendar… in the nude. The biggest challenge? Convincing their friends to drop everything for a good cause. Based on a true story of 11 Women’s Institute members, Calendar

€12 – €15

CINEMA: Small Body (Piccolo Corpo)

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Set in north-eastern Italy, Laura Samani’s feature debut follows a grieving mother on an impossible journey to save the soul of her stillborn daughter.  In an isolated island community at the beginning of the 20th century, Agate gives birth to a little girl; sleeping. Terrified that her child will forever drift in spiritual limbo, she

€7 – €9

SCHOOLS: Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

This unique WhistleBlast performance of Mussorgsky’s wonderful symphony Pictures at an Exhibition, musically arranged by the quartet’s own Dr. Kenneth Edge, is accompanied by a multimedia video of paintings relating to each movement. An accessible performance especially created to inspire young main stream and special-needs secondary school students and anyone to enjoy a gripping, dramatic

Free event, booking necessary

WORKSHOP: Glitch Art with Katie Whyte

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Discover Data Bending and Glitch Art with Artist Katie Whyte. Katie Whyte is an artist who uses data insertion to create glitches in digital photography and video (Glitch Art, Data Moshing and Data Bending). In this workshop Katie will introduce and explore the topic of Glitch and Glitch Art. Participants will then be guided through

€15
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LOCAL ARTS: Riff Raff Drama Group Presents – The Work of Art

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Riff Raff are back with The Work of Art by Dave Tiernan! Set in 1960 rural Ireland, Biddy Smith’s husband Mick is away in the Congo and Biddy is left to keep her home and family in order. But with her son Tommy wheeling and dealing with Biddy’s brother-in-law they get on the wrong side of

€10 – €12
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LOCAL ARTS: Riff Raff Drama Group Presents – The Work of Art

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Riff Raff are back with The Work of Art by Dave Tiernan! Set in 1960 rural Ireland, Biddy Smith’s husband Mick is away in the Congo and Biddy is left to keep her home and family in order. But with her son Tommy wheeling and dealing with Biddy’s brother-in-law they get on the wrong side of

€10 – €12
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LOCAL ARTS: Riff Raff Drama Group Presents – The Work of Art

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Riff Raff are back with The Work of Art by Dave Tiernan! Set in 1960 rural Ireland, Biddy Smith’s husband Mick is away in the Congo and Biddy is left to keep her home and family in order. But with her son Tommy wheeling and dealing with Biddy’s brother-in-law they get on the wrong side of

€10 – €12

SCHOOL SCREENING: Delfín

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Delfín, an 11-year-old boy, lives alone with his father in the muddy outskirts of Buenos Aires, and dreams of playing French horn in an orchestra. His life is tough and far from charmed, but upon discovering a nearby town is forming a children’s orchestra Delfín is determined to attend the auditions. Supported by his ageing

€6

CINEMA: Where the Crawdads Sing

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

From the best-selling novel by Delia Owens comes a captivating mystery. Where the Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. For years, rumours of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and resilient Kya from her community. Drawn

€7 – €9

MUSIC: Andy Irvine & Dónal Lunny

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Andy Irvine and Dónal Lunny, in their separate ways, have contributed to a veritable renaissance in Irish traditional music. Between them, Dónal Lunny and Andy Irvine have careers that read like a 'Who's Who' of popular music. Lunny has produced albums for Elvis Costello, Paul Brady, Clannad, and The Indigo Girls, and composed the soundtracks

€25
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SCHOOLS: Fighting Words Creative Writing Workshop

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge is the Kildare Partner of Fighting Words. We present creative writing workshops for primary and secondary schools. Fighting Words workshops are always free of charge to the participants. Upcoming Fighting Words Workshops for Secondary School: Monday 19 September, 10.30am Friday 21 October, 10.30am Wednesday 2 December, 10.30am These workshops will be

Free event

COMEDY: Dirtbirds #No Filter

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 Elle McPherson the pressure is relentless. Dirtbirds the comedy duo and internet sensation present their hilarious new show ‘No Filters’ which takes a close look

€28
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WORKSHOP: Wet Felting with Tamzen Lundy

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

In this fun morning, children will learn the basics of wet felting, the worlds oldest form of textile making. This is a fabulous introduction to a very sensory craft, suitable for beginners. There will be plenty of soapy bubbles and soft fibres. Roll up your sleeves and rub a dub dub! 10am Magic Wand Pencils

€12
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WORKSHOP: Wet Felting with Tamzen Lundy

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

In this fun morning, children will learn the basics of wet felting, the worlds oldest form of textile making. This is a fabulous introduction to a very sensory craft, suitable for beginners. There will be plenty of soapy bubbles and soft fibres. Roll up your sleeves and rub a dub dub! 10am Magic Wand Pencils

€12