Drop in from Tuesday 2nd September to Friday 10th October to see this exhibition of work from 2 local artists. Stephen Free and Keith Holden have come together to create this collection of ink sketches and watercolour landscapes. Gallery opening hours: 10am to 4.30pm / Tuesday to Friday / During events Stephen Free: "I enjoy making friends smile. The whimsical and expressive features of the emu's face allow me to create fun drawings." Keith Holden: "Having [read more…]

2pm Wednesday 3rd September £2 minimum donation Trust by Hernan Diaz Hernan Diaz is Hernan Diaz is a Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author. Trust, is a collection of four manuscripts at different stages of completion, and they tell different versions of the story of a Wall Street businessman and his wife in the years leading up to the Great Depression. Join us the first Wednesday of the month at 2pm to chat [read more…]

New Announcement Tickets on sale at 10am Friday 13 June: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/butfirstpromotions One of Britain’s most cherished and inventive music creators Ed Harcourt will hit the road this autumn to tour behind an upcoming new release. Making his debut with the Mercury Prize-nominated Here Be Monsters in 2001, Harcourt has released music under his own name that blends raw emotions, impeccable songwriting and visionary flights of imagination. A succession of ten rich, enthralling albums have followed [read more…]

Paint With Ellie Baker - Building skills in acrylic landscapes 6 week course, 7-9pm Tuesdays from 9th September Have fun with bold colour and texture, unleash your imagination and refine a range of techniques - all materials included.

Live Roots Music IOM Presents: Katie Nicholas with Càel Oak and April Moon on Friday 12th September 2025 at 7:30PM has been cancelled. Regrettably, due to serious illness. Katie Nicholas has had to postpone her IOM shows. We wish Katie a speedy recovery & hope to see her on the Island next year alongside Cael Oak. We apologise for any inconvenience caused; full refunds will be issued for any tickets purchased. Katie Nicholas with Càel Oak:Katie Nicholas is [read more…]

Screenings at 2pm and 7.30pm Wednesday 17th September Adults £8 / under 18s £2 The new EAC Midweek Movie season launches with director Marc Evans true story of the teacher who inspired and encouraged the metamorphosis of wayward Welsh schoolboy Richard Jenkins, into Hollywood acting legend Richard Burton. In Port Talbot, 1942,  a community ravaged by the war, Richard Jenkins (Harry Lawtey) is caught between the pressures of his struggling family and his own ambitions. [read more…]

Adults £8 / Under 18 £2 Friday Film Club is back for a new season with this magnificent, Cannes-winning, widescreen paean to the enduring relationship between man and dog. Recently released from jail, brooding loner Lang (Eddie Peng) returns to his hometown in Northwest China. As part of his rehabilitation order, he is required to join a dog catching gang, tasked with cleaning up the streets before the coming Bejing Olympics. As Lang patrols the city’s [read more…]

Free Admission - 11am start - Please book your place to give us an idea of numbers For the first Piano Series of the season, we are thrilled to welcome rising star Julian Chan.  In this free masterclass, Julian will be playing excerpts from and discussing his programme for the evening recital, which will include works by Bartok, Lisz, Chopin and Godowsky. These informal sessions allow a fascinating look inside the mind and technique of [read more…]

Admission £15 / Under 18 £2  We promise you a stunning start to this season’s Piano Series, with a Recital and Masterclass by the excellent, Julian Chan. Rapidly developing a reputation as one of the most innovative pianists of his generation, Julian Chan has given performances at numerous prestigious venues, including Wigmore Hall, Southbank Centre, Nanjing Poly Theatre, and Palau de la Música Catalana. Performing music by a particularly diverse range of composers, he has [read more…]

Tickets £12.50 / Under 16s £5  Drop into the EAC box office or book online. Former President of Rushen Silver Band, founder member of the EAC, and lifelong champion of arts and culture (and many other causes!) in the IOM, Joyce Corlett was a highly valued and much-loved member of our community. Having won the Cleveland Medal in 1982, she was an acclaimed musician in her own right, supporting the arts in all it's forms.  [read more…]

Mark Grist is an award-winning poet, rapper, storyteller, podcaster and children’s author, who rose to fame when his Don’t Flop rap battle against Mancunian MC Blizzard became an internet sensation. Mark’s shows are absolutely unmissable, thanks to his inspirational storytelling skills and passion for his subject, along with his complex grasp of rhyme and writing techniques. His live show ‘Rogue Teacher’, which he is performing at Manx Litfest, is currently in development as a feature [read more…]

We are thrilled to welcome Joanne back to Manx Litfest, ten years on from her first visit. Joanne is perhaps best known for her bestselling 1999 novel, ‘Chocolat’, which was turned into a film of the same name, but she is the author of many critically-acclaimed works, in a whole variety of different genres, including gothic horror, psychological thriller, Norse mythology, fairytales and cookery.  Over the course of the evening Joanne will be talking about [read more…]

Port Erin Jazz Festival 2026 Midweek Movie: Black Bag (15) But First Promotions: Leddra Chapman NY Met Opera: La Somnambula Half Term Kids Film: Lilo & Stitch (live action) Hop Tu Naa Weekend Please note – anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.

2pm Wednesday 1st October £2 minimum donation Back In The Day by Melvyn Bragg In this captivating memoir, Melvyn Bragg recalls growing up in the Cumbrian market town of Wigton, from his early childhood during the war to the moment he had to decide between staying on or spreading his wings. This is the tale of a boy who lived in a pub and expected to leave school at fifteen yet won a scholarship to [read more…]

Admission £20 / Under 18s £2 Buy a ticket for both nights at the same time and pay only £35 (click "continue shopping" after first booking) The Dan Forshaw Quartet - New York Jazz  Two decades ago, award-winning saxophonist Dan Forshaw stood on the Williamsburg Bridge in New York, horn in hand, following in the footsteps of Sonny Rollins. Fresh from studying with jazz legends Branford Marsalis, Eric Alexander and Dave Liebman, Forshaw absorbed the spirit [read more…]

Admission £20 / Under 18s £2 Buy a ticket for both nights at the same time and pay only £35 (click "continue shopping" after first booking) Lucy Pickering’s Court & Spark - A jazz tribute to the Laurel Canyon songwriters  This exciting quintet reimagine classic tracks from the Laurel Canyon era through a jazz lens, combining improvisation with thoughtful arrangements. The band's debut album, The Mermaid Cafe, offers fresh interpretations of songs by Joni Mitchell, Carole [read more…]

Adults £8 / Under 18s £2 What better way to take your mind off the cold mornings and darkening nights than a stylish, sexy, spy thriller!  Playing like an update to cold-war classic Bridge of Spies, Black Bag is an elegantly crafted, impeccably tailored story of intrigue and deception.  George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender), plays an MI6 spy tasked with investigating a group of his co-workers, one of whom has supposedly leaked top-secret code with the [read more…]

Celebrating the release of her third full-length album, Telling Truths, Leddra Chapman is continuing her run of live shows in 2025. Known for her emotive storytelling and “pitch perfect pop” (The Independent), Chapman’s career has drawn critical acclaim and notable industry support. Her debut album, Telling Tales, gained BBC Radio 2 backing and praise from Sir Terry Wogan, with Ed Sheeran naming it one of his "favourite albums of the year" (GQ). She also appeared [read more…]

Paint With Ellie Baker – Build skills in acrylic landscapes over 6 weekly classes Tuesdays 2-4pm from 21st October to 2nd December (no class on 18th November) Have fun with bold colour and texture, unleash your imagination and refine a range of techniques – all materials included. The course is £240 for 6 full classes, working out to just £40 per week. Get in touch with Ellie by email [email protected] or message her via Instagram [read more…]

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…]