Erin Arts Centre

EAC Book Circle: "The World Without Us" by Alan Weisman
2023-12-06 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Isle_of_Man)
Join us for coffee & book chat. By donation.

Port Purlers Crafternoons (Tuesdays 2-4pm)
2023-12-05 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-11-28 14:00 - 16:00
Join us on Tuesdays 2-4pm for tea, friendly chat, and any craft you can bring along. By donation.

RHT: "The History of Manx Tourism" with Charles Guard SOLD OUT
2023-12-04 19:30
Tickets £6 / Friends of RHT £5

Tourism was once the mainstay of the Manx economy and in this illustrated talk historian Charles Guard explains how it all started (long before most people imagine) and how the Island adapted to the annual influx of hundreds of thousands of people. He will highlight some of the more challenging aspects of running a boarding house and there will be lots of photographs, amusing anecdotes… and a few naughty postcards!

Tickets: £6 (£5 Friends of RHT) available from the EAC – www.ticketsource.co.uk/erinartscentre – or Rushen Heritage Centre & Bridge Bookshop in Port Erin.

For further info — rushenht@gmail.com or call 464634.

Rushen Silver Band: Christmas Show (3pm + 7.30pm shows)
2023-12-02 19:30
Adults £11 / Under 18s £3 (+booking fee)

Join Rushen Silver Band for their annual Christmas concert. Full of popular festive tunes and singalong carols, the event will be entertaining for all the family. The concert signals the start of the band’s Christmas period and to get us in the festive spirit we will be decking the halls, jingling the bells and inviting special guest Debbie Gooding to sing at the party.

This year, due to previous sell-outs, the concert will be held twice! We’ll host both a matinee and evening performance, with an identical programme. This will allow families and people who would prefer not to be out at night to see the show. Bring your Christmas jumper and hat!

The Weekend View: The Manx Nature Show (12-4pm)
2023-11-26 12:00 - 16:00
Our gallery will be open on Sunday 26th November 12-4pm.

Inner Wheel Club: Coffee Morning / Christmas Fair (10am-1pm)
2023-11-25 10:00 - 13:00
This event is orgniased by the Inner Wheel Club of Rushen & Western Mann.

£3 entry fee includes tea/coffee and a mince pie.

Friday Film Club: "Enys Men" (7.30pm screening)
2023-11-24 19:30
Adults £6/ Under 18 £2

We’ve got a big soft spot for the handcrafted, cinematic magic of Mark Jenkins here at EAC – his grainy masterpiece Bait opened our Friday Film Club back in 2021.

His second film Enys Men (Cornish for “stone island”) is a strange and disquieting study of isolation, time and landscape on a small island haunted by the history of Cornwall. Set in 1973 and shot by Jenkin on grainy 16mm colour film stock, with his trademark post-synched sound, the form feels both innovative and authentic to the period.

A wildlife volunteer’s (Mary Woodvine) daily observations of a rare flower take a dark turn into strange, metaphysical realms, forcing her (and ourselves) to question what is real and what is nightmare.

If big narratives and tight plotlines are your thing, this film may not be for you…. but if you’re prepared to sit back and be swept away by Jenkin’s vivid, visual poetry, then this ode to Cornwall’s rich folklore and natural beauty is a dark, deep and rewarding dive!

Exhibition: "The Manx Nature Show" (opening 21st November)
2023-11-21 10:00
This new exhibition is open from Tuesday 21st November and through the festive season until Friday 5th January, with free entry into the gallery.

We are open Tuesday-Friday 10am to 4.30pm, plus during events and select Saturdays.

Rushen Players: "Comic Potential" by Alan Ayckbourn (3 nights)
2023-11-18 19:30
Thursday 16th / Friday 17th / Saturday 18th November – 7.30pm start

Adults £10 / Under 18s £2

A hilarious satire of television and a touching romantic comedy.

It begins in a television studio where a hospital soap opera is being taped. One actor starts speaking gibberish; he is an actoid, a robotand his programming is off-kilter.

The Weekend View: "Otherworld" exhibition (12-4pm)
2023-11-11 12:00 - 16:00
The Weekend View – drop into the gallery 12-4pm on Saturday 11th November to see the current exhibition, including 80 pieces from 70 artists.

We were overwhelmed by the amount and quality of work that came in for our Otherworld exhibition, and we’re so proud that the BBC have noticed too! This is a great little piece about our current show: https://tinyurl.com/yvysz37a

Drop into the Erin Arts Centre 10-4.30pm Tuesday to Friday or 12-4pm on Saturdays until Friday 17th November (free entry).

Midweek Movie: "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry" (2pm + 7.30pm screenings)
2023-11-08 19:30
Adults £6 / under 18s £2

Based on Rachel Joyce’s quirky novel, Hettie Macdonald directs this poignant tale of faith, hope and human connection.

Retired pensioner Harold Fry (Jim Broadbent) lives in Kingsbridge with his wife Maureen (Penelope Wilton), whose marriage to him has become despondent and quiet. One day, Harold receives a letter from his old friend, Queenie Hennessy, who is dying from cancer and is living in a hospice in Berwick-upon-Tweed. Harold decides to send her a letter, goes to post it… and just keeps walking.

UK Rating: 12

Rushen Heritage Trust: "Diving The Wreck of The Mona's Queen", Dr Michelle Haywood
2023-11-06 19:30
Tickets £6 / Friends of RHT £5

Diving the Wreck of Mona’s Queen

with Dr Michelle Haywood

In April 2023, a team of divers from the Isle of Man set off to Dunkirk to dive the wreck of Mona’s Queen III, one of three IOM Steam Packet Company ships lost within 24 hours during the evacuation in May 1940.

In this illustrated talk, Dr Haywood explains how one of the Steam Packet’s finest vessels was lost and the challenges faced by the divers trying to pay their respects to the crew.

The Weekend View: "Otherworld" exhibition (12-4pm)
2023-11-04 12:00 - 16:00
The Weekend View – drop into the gallery 12-4pm on Saturday 4th November to see the current exhibition, including 80 pieces from 70 artists.

We were overwhelmed by the amount and quality of work that came in for our Otherworld exhibition, and we’re so proud that the BBC have noticed too! This is a great little piece about our current show: https://tinyurl.com/yvysz37a

Drop into the Erin Arts Centre 10-4.30pm Tuesday to Friday or 12-4pm on Saturdays until Friday 17th November (free entry).

Hop Tu Naa Horror: "The Exorcist" (Director's Cut)
2023-10-31 19:30
Adults £6

To celebrate 50 years since it’s release and to acknowledge the death of it’s mercurial director William Friedkin, we are Hop Tu Naa screening the Directors Cut of The Exorcist.

We all know the story- 12-year-old girl (Linda Blair), daughter of a neurotic movie star (Ellen Burstyn), starts to behave diabollically and Father Merrin is summoned to help. One of the touchstones of modern horror, this evergreen masterpiece still possesses a malevolent and unsettling power.

Empire Magazine says of the Directors Cut:‘What really makes this version worth catching on the big screen is the enhanced print. Digital cleaning has given shape and (horrific) form to the subliminal images peppered throughout. Even better, the sound, which has always obsessed Friedkin, now comes at you from all angles. From dog fights to rustling leaves, every nuance of noise contains the power to disturb.’

Come celebrate the spooky season with this stark, controlled exercise in terror. You know you want to.

UK Rating: 18

"Educating Rita" (2 nights)
2023-10-27 19:30
Thursday 26th / Friday 27th October

Tickets £10

Rita is searching for something more than her life as a working class wife and hairdresser. She enrolls in an Open University course to better herself, where she meets the disillusioned and alcoholic Professor Frank, who is to be her tutor. This funny, poignant and entertaining play whisks us along on their journey.

Written by Willy Russell and first performed by The Royal Shakespeare Company in 1980, Educating Rita was made into an iconic film in 1983 with Oscar nominations following for Michael Cain and Julie Walters in their leading roles. In 2000 Russell updated the stage play to remove any dated references while keeping the emotional heart of the story intact.

This two-hander set entirely in the Professor Frank’s office is produced by Lindsay Quayle and stars Jack Verity as Frank and Kim Quine as Rita.

All proceeds will be donated to local charities Isle Listen and Knockaloe Visitor Centre.

Half Term Film: "Hotel Transylvania" 2pm
2023-10-25 14:00
Under 18s £2 / Adults £6

When monsters want to get away from it all, they go to Count Dracula’s Hotel Transylvania.

As Dracula’s daughter Mavis turns 118, he finally allows her to leave the castle and see the human world, but not without an elaborate plan to make sure she sees the worst of them. His fiendish plot is foiled when a human guest stumbles into the hotel, falls in love with Mavis, and threatens Drac’s monsters-only retreat!

This delightful animated film is perfect for Hop Tu Naa with friendly monsters, musical numbers, and an adorable pack of baby werewolves. It’s all about accepting ourselves and others as they are, and growing up without growing apart.

Prizes for good ​Hop Tu naa ​costumes!

Age Rated PG

Kirk Michael Chamber Orchestra with piano soloist Graham Kirkland
2023-10-15 14:30
£10 adults / £2 under 18s

The Kirk Michael Chamber Orchestra was formed in 2015 and has given concerts regularly since then, although this is the first time they have performed at the Erin Arts Centre.

The concert features music by Stamitz, Mozart, Elgar and Tchaikovsky, together with Beethoven’s 2nd Piano Concerto, with soloist Graham Kirkland. Graham was a junior exhibitioner at the Northern School of Music, Manchester and, as a full-time student, won the Special Graduate Prize and the Chadwick Cup for his performances of music by Beethoven. He has performed extensively as a soloist and accompanist, including playing Mozart, Grieg and Beethoven piano concertos with Manx Sinfonia (now the Isle of Man Symphony Orchestra.)

Graham is also a violinist with the Isle of Man Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Michael Chamber Orchestra and Manx Camerata string quartet. He conducted the Isle of Man Choral Society in their performance of Carmina Burana in 2021 and made his debut as conductor of the Isle of Man Symphony Orchestra in their most recent concert in July.

Rushen Silver Band - An Evening of Music from Stage & Screen
2023-10-14 19:30
Admission £10 / Under 18 £2

For the first of their 2023 shows here at EAC, Rushen Silver Band present an evening of music from the Stage and Screen. Rest assured there will be something for everyone here, with classic soundtracks, themes and singalongs to get you in the party spirit.

Get your tickets while you can!

Exhibition: Steve Naisbitt (closing Thursday 12th October)
2023-10-12 16:00 | Erin Arts Centre, Victoria Square, Port Erin, IM9 6LD, Isle of Man
Steve gets his inspiration from looking at nature, using bright colours, shadows and shapes to create abstract art. He fills large blank canvases using acrylic paints and other media, which mingle and weave like a tapestry.

Steve is part of the Glen Maye and Isle of Man Art Society, and was recently the awarded the Archibald Knox Trophy from Isle of Man Art Society.

The exhibition will be available to view (free entry) from Monday 4th October to Thursday 12th October at the Erin Arts Centre. The gallery will be open Tues-Fri 10am-4.30pm, and select Saturdays.

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Midweek Movie: "Barbie" 7.30pm
2023-10-11 19:30
Adults £6 / Under-18s £2

Writer-director Greta Gerwig’s cinematic reinvention of Mattel’s most infamous toy finds the titular character residing in a pastel pink haven where ‘thanks to Barbie, all problems of feminism and equal rights have been solved’ – Welcome to Barbieland!

However, when this habitually smiley creature finds herself haunted by thoughts of sadness, anxiety and death, she embarks upon a riotous journey of self-discovery to the Real World accompanied by stowaway sidekick, Ken.

With great direction and a smart script, Margot Robbie is a candy-coloured triumph, with Ryan Gosling fantastically vacuous as Ken.

You wear the pink clothes, we’ll supply the pink drinks!UK Rating: 12A

Toby Walker with support from John Gregory
2023-10-08 19:30 | Erin Arts Centre, Victoria Square, Port Erin, IM9 6LD, Isle of Man
Adults £15 / Under 18s £2

Internationally and nationally acclaimed, Toby Walker has been hailed as an award winning, roots music fingerstyle guitar virtuoso and songwriter who has toured the US, the UK, Canada and Europe. Blending the styles of blues, ragtime, country, bluegrass, old-time jazz and rock, Walker has developed his own style and as such, received numerous awards, including being the 1st place recipient of the International Blues Challenge Award in Memphis and the New York Music Award for best instrumental CD. Toby has also been inducted into the New York Blues Hall Of Fame.

Toby plays acoustic guitar with the virtuosity that captivates audiences and, along the way, he includes some amusing songs and great stories making for a great evening of entertainment with a capital E.

“Not only can Toby play all styles of the blues, but he’s a remarkable story-teller as well. And you’ll be surprised by what else he’ll pull out of his hat to please his audiences. He may come out with an arrangement of ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ or ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’ followed by an Irish fiddle tune medley (on guitar), a couple of rousing singalongs and top it all off with his arrangement of the Allman Brothers tune ‘Little Martha,’ ‘Whipping Post’ or even a traditional bluegrass tune. He takes the audience on one heck of a ride and leaves them smiling all the way home!” – John Sheridan, The London Sunday Times.

* SOLD OUT * Port Erin Jazz Festival 2023 (Saturday 7th) – Tempo Feliz / support from Beccy Rork & All The President's Men
2023-10-07 19:30
Those hazy September days on the beach are stretching out towards autumn and there’s jazz in the air! The Port Erin Jazz Festival is back for a third instalment with a thrilling and eclectic lineup. Tickets will fly so get them quick!

Festival favourite Beccy Rork is up first, supported by local stars all The President’s Men. Beccy is an excellent sax player, teacher and arranger whose melodic style and warm tone have been likened to that of Paul Desmond, Art Pepper and Bud Shank. She began playing in blues, funk and soul bands in Norwich and went on to study Jazz, Popular and Contemporary Music at Leeds College of Music. Beccy performs regularly throughout the UK and Europe with a myriad of artists and is in constant demand as a bandleader and session musician. All the President’s Men have backed Dave Newton at EAC and recently supported Harvey O’Higgins at the Mananan Festival. They are really looking forward to this!

To the close the festival, we have a very special treat in the shape of Tempo Feliz. One of the most exciting and original Latin bands in the UK, Tempo Feliz fuse classic Brazilian styles (samba, bossa, MPB) with elements of funk, soul, jazz and disco, to create electrifying and unique grooves guaranteed to get your feet tapping. Brace yourself for huge horns, the funkiest samba guitar, infectious Brazilian rhythms, traditional percussion, and beautiful melodies that echo the spirit of Rio de Janeiro. Dynamite!

Look out for the finest local jazz talent rocking The Bay Hotel and The Riddler Bar at The Falcon’s Nest on Saturday afternoon, with free entry to both from 1.30pm.

THE BAY HOTEL

This year a new jazz ensemble, Mood Indigo featuring Lauren Grey, Simon Williams, Carlos and John Thompson, will open the afternoon, followed by Tree ny Kiare led by Martin Thomas, who play an original mix of jazz, funk and folk. The Heinrich Manoeuvre, supplying New Orleans-flavoured jazz, blues and boogie-woogie will close the show.

THE RIDDLER BAR

At the Falcon’s Nest, Loose Crew will start the party, fusing blues, jazz, and funk in their own inimitable style. They’ll be followed by a new local ensemble The Jazz Stalwarts, with EAC Jazz Club residents Blue Vannin and special guest Beccy Rork raising the roof before the evening show. This will be busy so get down early and get in the mood!

Tickets are £20 each night (or £35 for both nights if you buy in the same purchase).

Just click “continue shopping” after your first booking on our Ticketsource page.

The EAC shows are general admission with cabaret-style, table seating.

The EAC bar will be staffed by The Bay Hotel, Port Erin.

Port Erin Jazz Festival Thanks our sponsors: Ravenscroft

With Help From: Bushy’s, Carters, IOM Steam Packet

* SOLD OUT * Port Erin Jazz Festival 2023 (Friday 6th) - Robin Nolan Trio / support from Blue Train Big Band
2023-10-06 19:30
Those hazy September days on the beach are stretching out towards autumn and there’s jazz in the air! The Port Erin Jazz Festival is back for a third instalment with a thrilling and eclectic lineup. Tickets will fly so get them quick!

The festival opens at the Erin Arts Centre on Friday 6th October with local heroes, the Blue Train Big Band who set the place alight last year supporting Martin Taylor. Expect Hawaiian shirts and slick, dynamic interpretations of modern big band tunes, guaranteed to get your feet moving. If you haven’t seen them yet, you need to!

Robin Nolan is one of the world’s best known and most admired gypsy jazz guitarists and has been praised for his musical genius and creativity by Willie Nelson, Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman, and the late George Harrison. Robin became one of George Harrison’s favorite guitarists and his upcoming album will be released on Harrison’s label, Dark Horse records. Legendary in the Django Reinhardt world, Robin has headlined every major gypsy jazz festival across the globe & Nolan’s music is taking gypsy jazz into the 21st Century beyond Django Reinhardt and incorporating influences of The Beatles, Ravi Shankar and AC/DC.

Tickets are £20 each night (or £35 for both nights if you buy in the same purchase).

Just click “continue shopping” after your first booking on our Ticketsource page.

The EAC shows are general admission with cabaret-style, table seating.

The EAC bar will be staffed by The Bay Hotel, Port Erin.

Port Erin Jazz Festival Thanks our sponsors: Ravenscroft

With Help From: Bushy’s, Carters, IOM Steam Packet

EAC Book Circle: "Treacle Walker" by Alan Garner
2023-10-04 14:00 | Erin Arts Centre, Victoria Square, Port Erin, IM9 6LD, Isle of Man
“Treacle Walker” by Alan Garner

Join us in Harry’s Bar on the first Wednesday of each month for a friendly book-chat over coffee.

No entry fee, donations welcome.

About the book:

An introspective young boy, Joseph Coppock is trying to make sense of the world.

Living alone in an old house, he spends his time reading comic books and playing with marbles. When a rag-and-bone man called Treacle Walker appears offering a cure-all medicine, a mysterious friendship develops and the young boy is introduced to a world beyond his imagination.

The Weekend View: Steve Naisbitt Exhibition (meet the artist)
2023-09-30 12:00 - 16:00
The EAC gallery will be open between 12pm and 4pm today, free entry. Drop in to see the work and meet the artist in person.

Steve gets his inspiration from looking at nature, using bright colours, shadows and shapes to create abstract art. He fills large blank canvases using acrylic paints and other media, which mingle and weave like a tapestry.

Steve is part of the Glen Maye and Isle of Man Art Society, and was recently the awarded the Archibald Knox Trophy from Isle of Man Art Society.

The exhibition will be available to view (free entry) from Monday 4th October to Thursday 12th October at the Erin Arts Centre. The gallery will be open Tues-Fri 10am-4.30pm, and select Saturdays.

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Friday Film Club: "The Eight Mountains" 7.30pm
2023-09-29 19:30 | Erin Arts Centre, Victoria Square, Port Erin, IM9 6LD, Isle of Man
Adults £6 / Under 18 £2

Friday Film Club open’s its doors for the new season with this epic journey of self discovery set in the breathtaking Italian Alps.

The Eight Mountains follows over four decades the profound and complex relationship between Pietro and Bruno, who meet as children and share an idyllic summer in the outdoor playground of the mountains.

Directed by Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch, who adapted the screenplay from the novel of the same name by Paolo Cognetti, the film premiered at Cannes and won the Jury Prize.

Sweeping and novelistic in scope, The Eight Mountains combines the earthy, rooted grit of Jack London with the vivid emotional landscapes of Elena Ferrante and spins a moving tale of friendship and loss.

“A movie with air in its lungs and love in it’s heart” – The Guardian

UK Rating: 12

Community Exhibition: Otherworld (application deadline)
2023-09-29 16:00 | Erin Arts Centre, Victoria Square, Port Erin, IM9 6LD, Isle of Man
We are staging a community exhibition here at Erin Arts Centre, inviting open submissions from local artists, taking their inspiration from any aspect of the spooky season!

All Hallows, All Saints, Hop Tu Naa, Halloween, Samhain, Day of the Dead, is a time of remembrance, of honouring the ancestors and the departed, a time when the veil between this world and the Otherworld is thin, allowing the spirits to move freely between the earthly and supernatural realms. It is also the beginning of winter, the darker half of the year.

Apply online by 4pm on Friday 29th September 2023:

www.erinartscentre.com/otherworld

If you’d rather apply in writing, speak to Pip & Lou at the EAC on 835858, email hello@erinartscentre.com or simply drop in for a chat.

Port Purlers Crafternoons - weekly craft club
2023-09-26 14:00 | Erin Arts Centre, Victoria Square, Port Erin, IM9 6LD, Isle of Man
Join us each Tuesday afternoon for tea, friendly chat, and whatever crafty project you’re working on!

There’s no need to book, just turn up on the day and you’ll be welcomed.

Tea & coffee is free but we do ask for a small donation toward the Erin Arts Centre for the use of Harry’s Bar.

Piano Series: Minkyu Kim, Recital 7.30pm
2023-09-23 19:30 | Erin Arts Centre, Victoria Square, Port Erin, IM9 6LD, Isle of Man
Adults £15 / Under 18s £2

We’re opening this season’s Piano Series with a very special talent. Do not miss!Minkyu Kim was born in South Korea in 1995. He studied pianoforte with Soo-Jeong Jeong at Goyang High School of Arts and with Hyung-Joon Chang and Sehee Kim at Seoul National University, as well as harpsichord with Joohee Oh. After graduating summa cum laude in 2017, he began his studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland on a full scholarship from the ABRSM. Whilst studying for his MMus, he has received a number of internal and external prizes, including the first prizes of the Bamber Galloway Piano Competition, the BPSE intercollegiate competition, and the Liszt Society Competition.

He is currently studying for a Doctor of Performance at the RCS with Professor Aaron Shorrand Sinae Lee on a full scholarship. As a pianist, he has performed several recitals in Korea and the UK. As a music scholar, he has recently taken over much of the editing of the Liszt Society Journal, and is preparing a complete thematic catalogue of works of Franz Liszt with Dr. Leslie Howard and Aidan Módica.

Full bio and review here: https://christopheraxworthymusiccommentary.com/2021/11/27/minkyu-kim-mastery-exults-to-the-glory-of-liszt/

Mingkyu comes to us courtesy of the Keyboard Charitable Trust and his programme will include works by Beethoven, Liszt and Onac. He will give a free masterclass at 11am, playing excerpts from and talking about his chosen works. Please book separately for this event.
