Third Forge At Gort festival line-up, March 26th and 27th 2010

clare | arts and media | press release Sunday February 14, 2010 16:19 by Fred Johnston - The Western Writers' Centre - Ionad Scribhneoirí Chaitlin Maude westernwriters at eircom dot net Canavan Hse., Nuns Island, Galway 087.2178138

Variety of poetry and music for Gort

The Third Forge At Gort takes place March 26th and 27th. All events are free. The festival is organised by The Western Writers' Centre (Ionad Scríbhneoirí Chaitlín Maude) Galway and is sponsored by The Arts Council and the generous assistance of Knute Skinner, Edna Keil, O'Grady's Lounge and Restaurant, O'Sullivan's Royal Hotel, Pat O'Callaghan and Poetry Ireland and Galway County Council.

The old Forge in Gort's main street

Details from westernwriters@eircom.net and 087.2178138. The preliminary line-up for this festival features: John Arden, novelist & poet Patrick Early – Friday March 26th – 8pm – Gort Library; Marty Mulligan (performance poetry) Friday, March 26th – Gallery Café - 10.30 pm; Pete Mullineaux – Workshop (poetry) 11am - Sullivan's Hotel - SaturdayMarch 27th; Rosemarie Rowley – 1pm – O'Grady's Restaurant – Saturday March 27th. 1pm. Kate Thompson – Saturday March 27th - 3pm Gort Library; Pádraig Ó Moráin & Paul Dooley (harp) – Saturday March 27th -7pm- Gort Library; Clare Three-Leggéd Stool Writers' Group & Yuki Nishioka (violin) – Saturday, March 27 - 4. 30pm – O'Grady's Restaurant, Saturday, March 27th – Stephanie Allen-Early (venue to be announced)

Details Fred and Niamh at westernwriters@eircom.net