Tickets £15 / Unders 18s £2 The New York Met Opera launches it's new season with this breathtaking production of Vincenzo Bellini's La Somnambula (The Sleepwalker). Following triumphant Met turns in Roméo et Juliette, La Traviata, and Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found. In his new production, director Rolando Villazón, retains [read more…]

A collection of abstract and organic paintings, using both bright colours and monochrome, all sparking with life. The exhibition is on show until Wednesday 26th November. Drop in to meet the artist on Saturday 22nd November between 12pm and 4pm. The EAC gallery is open 10am to 4.30pm Tuesday to Friday, plus during events.

Under 18s £2 / Adults £8 If you're in search of a family film during half-term, look no further than this rambunctious, live-action remake of a Disney classic. A lonely Hawaiin girl named Lilo adopts a small, strange-looking dog from an animal shelter and names him Stitch. He would be the ideal pet if he wasn't actually a genetic experiment who had escaped from an alien planet and crash-landed on Earth. Mischief and havoc ensue [read more…]

Join us for a weekend of hop tu naa horrors! Friday 31st October - spend hop tu naa in the dark, watching classic horror Nosferatu with a Radiohead soundtrack. Tickets are only £8 (£2 for under 18s) and available from the EAC office or online. Saturday 1st November - continue the spooky fun with a live show from the island's own Black Sabbath tribute band, Balla Sabbath. This show is sold out but you can [read more…]

Tickets £8 / Under 18s £2 As part of our Hop Tu Naa Horror weekend (Fri 31st Oct - Sat 1st Nov), we're excited to bring you the original horror classic Nosferatu from 1922, now soundtracked with Radiohead's Kid A & Amnesiac albums! Book your seat to celebrate the spookiest night of the year.  Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0Wzp7YGHvs Radiohead x Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror Silents Synced pairs classic silent movies with epic rock music [read more…]

Tickets for mot of November's events can be sound on Erin Arts Centre's normal ticket site: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/erinartscentre Tickets for What's In A Name with Ruth Keggin Gell (Thursday 6th November at 7.30pm) are available online via Culture Vannin. Tickets are free but please book in advance so they aware of numbers. Please note – anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.

Tickets £10  Out of the working class smoke of Birmingham came 4 musicians. Their band?… Polka Tulk… They quickly changed their name to… Earth… but then they changed it again to… Black Sabbath.  They would go on to define a new genre of music. Some would call it heavy metal.  Some would call it a racket.  They would influence thousands of bands from all over the world. That Latvian folk metal band? Yep, Sabbath influence. [read more…]

A fabulously frightening, family friendly, free night out! Sunday 2nd November 5pm at The Railway Station for a spooky guided walk around Port Erin then... 5.30pm at Erin Arts Centre for live music & games, plus the Best Moot and Best Costume competitions! Children are welcome at this event but they must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times. This event is kindly sponsored by Port Erin Traders Association.

2pm Wednesday 5th November £2 minimum donation The World Without Us by Alan Weisman The World Without Us is a 2007 non-fiction book about what would happen to the natural and built environment if humans suddenly disappeared. It is a book-length expansion of Wiesman's February 2005 Discover article "Earth Without People". Join us the first Wednesday of the month at 2pm to chat about our chosen books - newcomers welcome!

What's in a name? Manx language and a sense of place. Ruth Keggin Gell, Yn Greinneyder (The Encourager) - Manx Language Development Officer for Culture Vannin Everything you wanted to know about common Manx place names but were too afraid to ask! An illustrated, entertaining and informative talk (in English) that will dive into Manx place names, and explore just why place names are so important. This FREE event is part of the Cooish (Manx language festival). [read more…]

Erin Harpe Country Blues Duo has been called “today’s country blues at its very best” by Living Blues Magazine, who crowned Erin “one of the finest fingerpicking acoustic blues singers in the land”.  The group showcases Erin’s exceptional vocals and mastery of finger-style blues guitar – which she does while also playing foot percussion & kazoo! Rounding out the pair’s full-band sound, Erin’s husband – Jim Countryman – provides the perfect counterpoint with grooving bass and backing vocals. [read more…]

Tickets £15 / Unders 18s £2 With its enchanting setting and spellbinding score, the world’s most popular opera is as timeless as it is heartbreaking. Franco Zeffirelli’s picture-perfect production brings 19th century Paris to the Met stage as Puccini’s young friends and lovers navigate the joy and struggle of bohemian life. Soprano Juliana Grigoryan is the feeble seamstress Mimì, opposite tenor Freddie De Tommaso as the ardent poet Rodolfo, whilst Keri-Lynn Wilson conducts. This stunning, [read more…]

Tickets £8 / Under 18s £2  Holy Cow is director and part-time farmer, Louise Courvoisier's enchanting feature debut about a teenager from a struggling family of cheese makers in the remote French region of Jura.  18-year-old Totone spends most of his time drinking beer and partying with friends until harsh reality catches up with him. Obliged to make a living and take care of his 7-year-old sister, he sets out to make the best Comté [read more…]

Join Inner Wheel for a Christmas coffee morning on Saturday 15th November, in support of Hospice IOM and other local charities. £3 at the door includes tea/coffee and a mince pie!

Tickets £8 / Under 18s £2  The Blue Train Saxophone Quartet play a range of styles including classical, jazz, celtic, and show tunes, allowing them to showcase the saxophone and bring audiences something different whilst retaining the element of fun.  Mike (soprano), Julie (alto), Marcus (tenor) and Jenny (baritone) - all members of the Blue Train Big Band - are looking forward to meeting you at the Erin Arts Centre for an evening of saxophone  entertainment

Tickets £12 / Over 65s £10 / Under 18s £5 Drop into the EAC office or book online.  In Heartbreak House, Shaw uses eccentric characters, witty dialogue and absurd situations to create an entertaining and memorable comedy.  The play is about the Hushabye family and their guests, who gather at Captain Shotover's ship-shaped house for a weekend of emotional turmoil, romantic entanglements, and social critique on the eve of World War I. Young Ellie Dunn navigates her [read more…]

Meet the artist of our current exhibition, Steve Naisbitt. He has led a fascinating life, including everything from installing bathrooms to deep sea diving! After starting painting in his 70's, Steve's unique and deeply personal approach to creating art is a constant surprise. His current collection Awakening, on exhibition in the Erin Arts Centre until Wednesday 26th November, perfectly showcases his eclectic talents with large-scale abstract and landscape pieces sparking with life on the gallery [read more…]

Tickets £15 / Under 18s £2 Strauss’s elegant romance brings the glamour and enchantment of 19th century Vienna to the New York Met in a sumptuous production by legendary director Otto Schenk that “is as beautiful as one could hope” (The New York Times). Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen stars as the title heroine, a young noblewoman in search of love on her own terms. Radiant soprano Louise Alder is her sister, Zdenka, and bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny [read more…]

Update 19/11/25: Good news for all those people disappointed by our forced cancellation of this excellent film. We've found a gap in the calendar and reprogrammed for Wednesday 26th 7.30pm. Evening show only. Once again, apologies but hopefully a happy ending! Update 18/11/25: Unfortunately, through no fault of our own, the licensing company have been unable to provide us with a copy of 'Ballad of Wallis Island' in good time. We therefore have no option but [read more…]

Rushen Silver Band's training band, Ballafesson Brass, will be holding their Christmas Concert on Friday 28th November, starting at 7:30pm at the Erin Arts Centre. This short, informal concert gives players receiving tuition a great chance to showcase their talents. Please come along to support them if you can. FREE ADMISSION

Adults £12 / Under 18s £3 (+booking fee) The Rushen Silver Band Christmas show is one of the highlights in our calendar, signalling the start of our festive celebrations and hectic season for the band. Full of popular festive tunes and singalong carols, the event is guaranteed entertainment for all the family. They'll be decking the halls, jingling the bells and inviting a special guest or two to join in the party. Don't miss out! [read more…]

Adults £7 | RHT Friends £5  Following their sell out 2024-25 season, Rushen Heritage launch their new series of talks at the Erin Arts Centre on Monday 1st December 2025. Join Manx National Heritage's Curator of Archaeology Alison Fox to discover the fascinating stories surrounding the artefacts featured in the new exhibition at Peel's House of Manannan. The exhibition showcases the island's extraordinary collection of archaeological treasures, including Viking silver and gold from 1000 years [read more…]

2pm Wednesday 3rd December £2 minimum donation Caliban Shriekes by Jack Hilton Definitely not a novel (whatever its publishers say) but definitely very interesting is Jack Hilton's 1935 book Caliban Shrieks. Equal parts autobiography, political screed and artful rant, it has been reissued in hardback by Vintage Classics and lauded as a lost literary masterpiece in the New Yorker. Join us for the first Wednesday of the month at 2pm to chat about our chosen [read more…]