Book Circle - Freedom To Think by Susie Alegre Wednesday 4th December - 2pm By donation - no booking necessary Part history and part manifesto, Freedom to Think explores how the powerful have always sought to influence how we think and what we buy. Connecting the dots from Galileo to Alexa, human rights lawyer Susie Alegre charts the history and fragility of our most important human right: freedom of thought.

EVENT POSTPONED Message from IOM Arts Council: In light of the current weather situation, we have decided to postpone this evening's 'meet the team' event at the Erin Arts Centre. This event will now take place on Wednesday 8th January 2025. Apologies for any inconvenience, if you were planning to attend to ask any questions please feel free to get in touch with us at 694598 or iomartscouncil@gov.im If you are interested in applying for [read more…]

Update 5/12/24: Unfortunately this event has been cancelled due to the bad weather forecast for Saturday.

Friday 13th December 2024 Start time 7.30pm UK rating 15 Running time 2 hours 13 mins The Holdovers is a 2023 American Christmas comedy drama starring Paul Giamatti and directed by Alexander Payne. This beauty arrived too late for Christmas 2023 so we're making it our Friday Film Club gift to you this year. Three lonely people: A cantankerous, unpopular teacher, Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti); a bright, abrasive student, Angus (Dominic Sessa); and Mary (Da’Vine [read more…]

After the storm forced us to postpone, the EAC's annual Christmas Craft Market will now take place here on Saturday 14th December between 11am and 4pm. With over 20 stalls, raffle, tombola and hot food and drinks all day this is one of our favourite events of the year! We are operating as part of Port Erin's Countdown to Christmas, with events on around the village. Don't forget to try the Christmas movie quiz, with clues [read more…]

Opening hours (free entry):Tuesday to Friday, 10-4.30pm until Friday 21st DecemberSaturday 30th November, 12-3pmSaturday 14th December, 12-3pm Rosie & Iona will be at the EAC Christmas Market on Saturday 7th December 11-4.30pm Rosie’s work focuses on the stories played out by the animals living within the foothills of Snaefell, drawing on the magical nature of the valleys for inspiration. Iona’s work is a personal perspective on the story of The Wild Swans through intricate pen [read more…]

Admission £12 / Under 18 £2As Christmas draws closer, we're delighted to be hosting this Shimmering Yuletide soirée! Join the Shimmers for a timeless Victorian Christmas celebration. Travel back in time with Jane Corkill, Ruth Tickle, Christopher Sullivan, Paul Costain, and Naomi & Ashley Cole for an evening of traditional festive music, stories and poetry. We can't wait!

Adults £8 / Under 18's £2 Our final event before the festivities and a great big Happy Christmas to all from the EAC & Bushy's Yuletide institution! We all know the story but it's still a beautiful thing to watch it all unfold surrounded by friends, sharing the spirit of Christmas.  An angel is sent from heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had [read more…]

Happy holidays! We are closed from Saturday 21st December 2024 for Christmas & New Year, but we'll be back open as usual (10-4.30pm Tuesday to Friday) from Tuesday 7th January 2025.

Drop into the EAC box office or book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/erinartscentre

Adults £7 | RHT Friends £5 Exploring Moorhouse Farm and the Isle of Man's agricultural heritage. In the third of their season of talks, Rushen Heritage invite you to... Step into the rich tapestry of Manx history with a closer look at Moorhouse Farm, its connection to the Ballagawne quarterland, and its roots in the ancient treen of Sansan. Farmer Paul Costain, Captain of the Parish of Rushen, reflects on the agricultural development of the [read more…]

EAC Book Circle The Frayed Atlantic Edge by David Gange Wednesday 8th January - 2pm - by donation Over the course of a year, leading historian and nature writer David Gange kayaked the weather-ravaged coasts of Atlantic Britain and Ireland from north to south: every cove, sound, inlet, island.The idea was to travel slowly and close to the water: in touch with both the natural world and the histories of communities on Atlantic coastlines. The [read more…]

Mysterious Brushstrokes: The Manx Artful Dodgers Showcase Their Journey in New Exhibition Erin Arts Centre: open from Friday 10th January to Friday 7th March 2025 Opening hours: 10am to 4.30pm, Tuesday to Friday plus during events The Isle of Man is set to witness a remarkable artistic evolution as the newly formed collective, the Manx Artful Dodgers, announces their upcoming exhibition, “Mysteries of Light and Shadow.” This exciting event will take place from 10th January [read more…]

The final public advice session for our Extraordinary Events fund takes place tomorrow evening 6-8pm at the Erin Arts Centre in Port Erin. As last week's session ended up having to be rescheduled due to the icy weather, we are extending the deadline for applications to Monday 20th January 2025 iomarts.com - 694598 - iomartscouncil@gov.im

Wednesday 15th January 2025 Start time 2pm and 7.30pm UK rating 15 Running time 1 hours 41 mins Just too late to be the Christmas Grinch, Sir Ian McKellen is delightfully waspish in Anand Tucker's spiky thriller, featuring Gemma Arterton and Mark Strong. London, 1934. Jimmy Erskine (McKellen) is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes and takes pleasure in savagely taking down any actor who fails [read more…]

Friday 17th January 2025 / 7.30pm Tickets £20 / Under 18s £2 Way back in April, Alan and Dave were booked for a return visit to the EAC Jazz Club. Unfortunately the weather had other ideas. Finally, they've found space in the diary, so blow away those January blues and treat yourselves to a night out with two masters of the craft. If you've never heard them, you need to and if you have, you [read more…]

Free Admission- 11am start - Please book your place to give us an idea of numbers Talented Wirral pianist, William Bracken opens 2025's Piano Series with a free masterclass, playing excerpts from and discussing his programme for the evening recital, which will include works by Bach, Haydn, Brahms and Beethoven. These informal sessions allow a fascinating look inside the mind and technique of a professional musician and provide an ideal opportunity for aspiring pianists to [read more…]

Admission £15 / Under 18 £2 William Bracken is in demand as a recitalist, concerto soloist, chamber musician and teacher. The Wirral-born pianist has won numerous awards including 1st prize at the 2022 Liszt Society International Piano Competition, 1st prize, press prize and audience prize at the 2023 Euregio Piano Award international piano competition and 3rd prize at the 2024 UniSA international piano competition in South Africa. He is currently continuing studies at the Guildhall [read more…]

Tickets are now available for Young Singer of Mann 2025: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/erinartscentre Come and support your young singers in this friendly and exciting competition. Each competitor sings two songs in pursuit of the Young Singer of Mann title! Saturday 25th January will showcase the Junior competitors (age 7 to 12) from 2pm onwards, while Sunday 26th sees the Young Singer of Mann competitors (age 13 to 18) perform live from 2pm. Last year's winner Orry Wilson [read more…]

Previously Friday 24th January 2025 Rescheduled for Friday 31st January 2025 Start time 7.30pm UK rating 18 Running time 1 hour 45 mins Currently one of the most in-demand acts on the planet, Kneecap play themselves in this fiercely original sex, drugs and hip-hop biopic, laying down a global rallying cry for the defense of native cultures.  When fate brings Belfast schoolteacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed 'low life scum' Naoise and Liam Og, [read more…]

The Weekend View with The Manx Artful Dodgers. Meet the artists and chat about the current exhibition Mysteries of Light and Shadow. Free entry 12-4pm Saturday 1st February and Saturday 22nd February at Erin Arts Centre.