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MUSIC NETWORK PRESENTS: Liz Knowles, Niwel Tsumbu & Niall Vallely

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Three musicians, multiple traditions and an abundance of talent would be one way to describe the specially curated powerhouse ensemble of Knowles, Tsumbu and Vallely. Liz Knowles - fiddle/hardanger fiddle Niwel Tsumbu - guitar/vocals Niall Vallely - concertina Genre-bending and label-defying would be another, and this trio will immerse listeners in the striking melodies, beautiful harmonies, and deep

€15 – €18

FAMILY: StrongWomen Science

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

StrongWomen Science is a circus science show for children and families starring two women scientists turned circus performers. Aoife Raleigh is an engineer, Maria Corcoran an environmental scientist. Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria

€4 – €32

COMEDY: Deirdre O’Kane – Demented

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Deirdre O'Kane returns to Riverbank Arts Centre with her sell-out show Demented! There’s a point beyond burnout where all you can do is laugh, and funny woman Deirdre O’Kane has well and truly reached it. "Unique star quality." – The Guardian

€22

SCHOOLS: Fighting Words Creative Writing Workshop – Primary School

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 Primary School: Monday 15th May, 10:30am These workshops will be conducted in our venue by an experienced Fighting

free, booking essential

CINEMA: The Beasts

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

French couple Antoine and Olga have fulfilled their lifelong dream of moving to the Galician countryside to set up their own small farm. Their refusal to sell their land to developers has created tensions with their neighbours, local brothers Xan and Loren, who want the development money for a chance at a new life in

€7 – €9

IFI SCHOOL SCREENING: The Path / Der Pfad

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Based on the novel by Rüdiger Bertram and inspired by true events, Der Pfad follows 12-year old Rolf, as he flees Nazi terror alongside his father and dog in 1940. Assisted by young Núria, their route to freedom is the Pyrenees Mountain Range across France and Spain. What follows is a gripping yet heartwarming tale

€6

Filmore! Interactive Installation

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL EARLY 2024   Filmore! is a transmedia experience consisting of an interactive installation, live performance and online spaces both apparent and otherwise. It tells the story of fictional school Safety Patrol officer Maximus C. Filmore. As to what that story is about it's up to you to decide. You’ll

€10 – €15

MUSIC: Max Zanga presents Filmore! – Live Music Performance

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL EARLY 2024   Max Zanga of Tebi Rex is back with his alter ego Filmore! and he's coming for your sanity. High energy and experimental punk music that’s sporadic in nature but brings with it a cathartic release. Filmore! is the moniker of Irish singer, songwriter, rapper and visual

€10 – €15
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SCHOOLS: Fighting Words Creative Writing Workshop – Secondary School

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 8th May, 10:30am Monday 22nd May, 10:30am These workshops will be conducted in our venue

free, booking essential

CINEMA: Till

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Till tells the heart-breaking true story of the historic lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till —for whistling at a white woman in Money, Mississippi in 1955 —through the eyes of his mother Mamie Till-Mobley. Till-Mobley becomes a revolutionary by insisting that the world witness the horror of her brutally maimed son’s body in an open casket

€7 – €9

IFI SCHOOL SCREENING: Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea / Mediterráneo

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

As he learns of the growing humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Mediterranean Sea, Spanish lifeguard Òscar Camps decides to head to the Greek island of Lesbos along with his reluctant colleague Gerard. Once on the island, they’re faced with the enormity of the situation. With limited resources, the pair struggle to do what they can

€6

MUSIC: Far East Sounds

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Far East Sounds is an interactive and immersive performance featuring works that meld the distinctly different musical languages and cultures of east and west, especially the sound world of the Balinese Gamelan. An interactive video installation projects the richness and biodiverse sounds from the natural landscape of South East Asia, enveloping the performance space. This installation

€12 – €15

Bealtaine Concert: With a Little Help From My Friends

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Past Times Community Choir and Voices of Spring will combine forces for this celebration of friendship and song to mark Bealtaine Festival 2023. Join the choirs as they take you on a musical journey from the 1800’s right up to the 1960’s, presenting the work of Burt Bacharach, The Beatles, Perry Como and lots more

Free event

WORKSHOP: Finding Form Workshop with Vera McEvoy

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

We invite you for an evening of investigation and creative play with artist Vera McEvoy. Inspired by the exhibition Finding Form - Selected Works from Kildare's Municipal Art Collection, this workshop will explore the concept of ‘finding form’ in a fun, engaging way. Vera will lead participants in creating tactile forms with clay, fabric, sticks and

€10

MUSIC: Lisa Lambe – NightVisiting

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Songs and stories from the hearth with Lisa Lambe Based on her work with the National Folklore Collection and her recent M.A in Irish Folklore, internationally acclaimed Irish folk singer Lisa Lambe brings us her new project NightVisiting, first commissioned by The National Famine Museum in Strokestown, County Roscommon. NightVisiting reconnects us to the social role that

€20 – €22

WORKSHOP: 4-Panel Comic Workshop with Kate Escolin

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

There are hidden storytellers among us! But many kids have the same dilemma that professional writers face when confronted by a blank sheet of paper- “I don’t know what to write!” Encouraging kids to write is no easy feat. What makes comics a great fit for young storytellers is that they require only a few

€10

WORKSHOP: Zines are Cool! with Kate Escolin

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

A whizz-bang introduction into zines, the little booklets that could. In this 90 minute workshop you’ll be learning to make your own 8 page folded zine, bringing your own idea to life. Discover the world of zine making. Zine (like magazine) is a handmade publication or mini book that you make yourself with a focus

€10

THEATRE: John B. Keane’s The Matchmaker – POSTPONED

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

***POSTPONED*** Our Box Office staff will be contact with all bookers.   One of Ireland's leading dramatic actresses Norma Sheahan joins Jon Kenny (who was part of the Irish comic duo d’Unbelievables with Pat Shortt) for John B. Keane's The Matchmaker. Together they play a myriad of characters in this hilarious and earthy dramatic comedy. The play follows the efforts of Dicky

€23 – €25
Recurring

LOCAL ARTS: Newbridge Drama Group Presents The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Newbridge Drama Group are delighted to return to Riverbank Arts Centre to present Oscar Wilde's best loved play this Summer - filled as it is with sparkling comedy, both in words and situation. The language, which is sometimes drily acidic and at other times startlingly apt, combined with absurd and hilarious situations make this play

€12 – €15

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LOCAL ARTS: Newbridge Drama Group Presents The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Newbridge Drama Group are delighted to return to Riverbank Arts Centre to present Oscar Wilde's best loved play this Summer - filled as it is with sparkling comedy, both in words and situation. The language, which is sometimes drily acidic and at other times startlingly apt, combined with absurd and hilarious situations make this play

€12 – €15
Recurring

LOCAL ARTS: Newbridge Drama Group Presents The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Newbridge Drama Group are delighted to return to Riverbank Arts Centre to present Oscar Wilde's best loved play this Summer - filled as it is with sparkling comedy, both in words and situation. The language, which is sometimes drily acidic and at other times startlingly apt, combined with absurd and hilarious situations make this play

€12 – €15

VISUAL ART: Unseen – an exhibition by Kildare Art Collective

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Kildare Art Collective return to the McKenna Gallery in June as part of June Fest with a group exhibition featuring the work of 15 collective members. Unseen reveals what we generally do not, or cannot, see. This prompts us to question the invisible, the obscured and the unnoticed. In this exhibition Kildare Art Collective take

Admission Free
Recurring

LOCAL ARTS: Newbridge Drama Group Presents The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Newbridge Drama Group are delighted to return to Riverbank Arts Centre to present Oscar Wilde's best loved play this Summer - filled as it is with sparkling comedy, both in words and situation. The language, which is sometimes drily acidic and at other times startlingly apt, combined with absurd and hilarious situations make this play

€12 – €15

LOCAL ARTS: June Fest Presents – A Parlour Evening with Friends

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

All funds raised on the night will go to Newbridge Day Care Centre & Meals on Wheels. Let our local artists entertain you with an evening of music, drama, poetry & song. Featuring local artists Eimear Dempsey, Nicky Keogh, Aoise Dempsey & Stephen Connelly, Frankie Lane, Pud Barrett, Con Cummins, Conor Mahony & Alan Fitzgerald, Roisín

€10

CPD Day with Maeve Clancy

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join artist Maeve Clancy as she hosts a CPD day at Riverbank Arts Centre and Newbridge Library where participants will learn how to make a mini-comic, receive an introduction to biographical comics and make their own. Partnering with Kildare County Libraries, this training looks to use techniques from the Kathleen Lonsdale exhibition & book and

€15

YOUTH THEATRE: The Indigo Collective by Kildare Youth Theatre

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The Indigo Collective is a group of young people from Kildare who made theatre about LGBTQI+ identity. They met weekly since January, exploring issues that concern them, and using narrative and theatre-making forms developed by artists Peter Hussey and Casey Hallahan. The performance forms part of an international project called Prism created by Crooked House

free, booking essential

WORKSHOP: ‘Uncovering the Unseen’ with artist Martina McDonald

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Create your own scratch paintings & more Join visual artist Martina McDonald for an evening of play, painting and scratching the surface…quite literally! Inspired by Kildare Art Collective’s exhibition Unseen, Martina will lead participants through an evening of creative excavation. Experimenting with oil pastels, paint and charcoal to create artworks through the process of elimination. Scratching

Recurring

THEATRE: Decadent Theatre Company Presents – From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Decadent Theatre Company presents From a Low and Quiet Sea, adapted for the stage from Donal Ryan’s acclaimed, Booker Prize-nominated novel. "It is not very often that four demanding and intense roles come together with absolute perfection, but they do in this production. Not a moment, a nuance, a gesture is less than perfect throughout, as each

€18 – €20
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THEATRE: Decadent Theatre Company Presents – From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Decadent Theatre Company presents From a Low and Quiet Sea, adapted for the stage from Donal Ryan’s acclaimed, Booker Prize-nominated novel. "It is not very often that four demanding and intense roles come together with absolute perfection, but they do in this production. Not a moment, a nuance, a gesture is less than perfect throughout, as each

€18 – €20

FAMILY: Family Drumming Workshop

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Enjoy the energy of Group drumming in a friendly Group environment with Jabba JabbaJembe. This interactive  workshop is family friendly allowing all ages to learn and play a vast range of Drums and Percussion instruments. Learn about the origins of the instruments, how to play rhythms with your body and voice, discover rhythms  from across the globe. Jabba JabbeJembe has been providing

free, booking essential

FAMILY: CBI Book Clinic

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Are you a young reader? Looking for a new series to delve into? Feeling uninspired by your bookshelves at home? Then pop along to Children’s Books Ireland Book Clinic! Chat to the Book Doctor, consult on your favourite reads and leave with a prescription for your next book which you can take to your local bookshop or

free, booking essential
Recurring

FAMILY WORKSHOP: Selma Daniel & Little Lion Dance Theatre Presents – moving words

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

moving words is a story-time workshop with live dance performance for early years that combines dance & the reading of a selected picture book. moving words aims to aims to bring children closer to reading and dancing. moving words aims to bring children closer to reading and dancing. Each ticket covers one child and one

free, booking essential
Recurring

FAMILY WORKSHOP: Selma Daniel & Little Lion Dance Theatre Presents – moving words

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

moving words is a story-time workshop with live dance performance for early years that combines dance & the reading of a selected picture book. moving words aims to aims to bring children closer to reading and dancing. moving words aims to bring children closer to reading and dancing. Each ticket covers one child and one

free, booking essential
Recurring

FAMILY WORKSHOP: Selma Daniel & Little Lion Dance Theatre Presents – moving words

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

moving words is a story-time workshop with live dance performance for early years that combines dance & the reading of a selected picture book. moving words aims to aims to bring children closer to reading and dancing. moving words aims to bring children closer to reading and dancing. Each ticket covers one child and one

free, booking essential

MUSIC: Sharon Shannon

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

In June 1989 Sharon was rehearsing and demoing tracks for her first album, when she was whisked away to Glastonbury festival with The Waterboys. In the 30 years that have elapsed since then, Sharon has recorded 10 studio albums; 5 live albums, 4 best of compilations and 3 live concert DVDs. She has received many

€31

CINEMA: EO

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

EO is a grey donkey, living in a travelling circus where he performs alongside his beloved owner Sandra. But when circumstances outside of his control separate him from his mistress and the only life he has ever known, EO begins an adventurous journey through the modern European countryside. Along the way he has many encounters

€7 – €9

MUSIC: Music Network Presents Linda May Han Oh & Fabian Almazan

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Music Network closes its Spring 2023 season with bass and piano duo, a jazz combination that is refreshing in its simplicity. Linda May Han Oh bass Fabian Almazan piano The lingering days of midsummer will be the perfect time to delight in the music of two leading jazz artists of our time: Malaysian-Australian bassist Linda

€15 – €18

FAMILY: FLiP

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Like children raging over the playground, that’s how the performers of Flip storm the stage… What follows is a whirling, twirling, tumbling, rumbling, jumping and flipping stream of playful necessity. Flip is an unstoppable ode to playing. A performance full of movement, rhythm and beautiful chaos for children and grown-ups who can’t keep still… Flip received

€8 – €28

FAMILY: FLiP

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Like children raging over the playground, that’s how the performers of Flip storm the stage… What follows is a whirling, twirling, tumbling, rumbling, jumping and flipping stream of playful necessity. Flip is an unstoppable ode to playing. A performance full of movement, rhythm and beautiful chaos for children and grown-ups who can’t keep still… Flip received

€8 – €28

MUSIC: Anton Jablokov with Stefano Moccetti

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join violin sensation Anton Jablokov as he returns to Riverbank Arts Centre for a memorable performance with Swiss guitarist Stefano Moccetti.  This unique fusion of blending violin and guitar in classical, traditional, and jazz music makes this duo truly dynamic. Anton was born into a family of classical musicians in Bratislava. While Anton’s musical upbringing

€30 – €32
Recurring

EARLY YEARS: BabyLovesMusic

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

BabyLovesMusic is a unique concert for babies. BabyLovesMusic is an informal concert for babies aged 0-12 months and their carers featuring four award-winning musicians – Tim Doyle, Kate Hearne, Anna Newell, and Eamon Sweeney – with musical arrangements by Malachy Robinson, of the Irish Chamber Orchestra. An eclectic musical journey with a distinctly Irish feel,

€10
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EARLY YEARS: BabyLovesMusic

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

BabyLovesMusic is a unique concert for babies. BabyLovesMusic is an informal concert for babies aged 0-12 months and their carers featuring four award-winning musicians – Tim Doyle, Kate Hearne, Anna Newell, and Eamon Sweeney – with musical arrangements by Malachy Robinson, of the Irish Chamber Orchestra. An eclectic musical journey with a distinctly Irish feel,

€10
Recurring

EARLY YEARS: BabyLovesMusic

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

BabyLovesMusic is a unique concert for babies. BabyLovesMusic is an informal concert for babies aged 0-12 months and their carers featuring four award-winning musicians – Tim Doyle, Kate Hearne, Anna Newell, and Eamon Sweeney – with musical arrangements by Malachy Robinson, of the Irish Chamber Orchestra. An eclectic musical journey with a distinctly Irish feel,

€10

SPECIAL SCREENING: Blue Jean

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

England, 1988. New education laws from Thatcher’s government threaten to further stigmatise homosexuality. Jean, recently divorced, is now in a happy relationship with her girlfriend Viv. Jean works as a PE teacher in a secondary school, but there she keeps her sexuality a secret. However, everything changes for her after she’s spotted by a student

€7 – €9
Recurring

EARLY YEARS: BabyLovesMusic

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

BabyLovesMusic is a unique concert for babies. BabyLovesMusic is an informal concert for babies aged 0-12 months and their carers featuring four award-winning musicians – Tim Doyle, Kate Hearne, Anna Newell, and Eamon Sweeney – with musical arrangements by Malachy Robinson, of the Irish Chamber Orchestra. An eclectic musical journey with a distinctly Irish feel,

€10