SLIGO SPANISH SOCIETY - SOL Y SOMBRA

We are delighted to announce that our Christmas Party this year will be next Friday, the 14th of December in the Yeats Building. Music - with Felip Carbonnel, Ray Coen and Eddie Lynch- will  begin at 8pm but doors open at 7.45pm.  As always, we will have a fascinating mix of live music, Spanish food (paella, croquetas, mole, tortilla) by Juani from Flamenco Kitchen, washed down with plenty of wine from Spain, as well as great conversation and lots of dancing! Entry is €10 (€7 concession).  Our best night of the year - don't miss it. 

On Friday, November 9 th , the Sligo Spanish Society welcomes Manuel ´Manolo´ Mendez, an artist, musician and graphic designer based in Barcelona who is in love with Irish music, culture and landscapes. The event begins at 8pm in the Yeats Building, Sligo. Originally from the city of Linares in the Andalusian province of Jaén, Spain, Manuel was born in 1953 and has spent a lifetime drawing, studying and teaching art, playing music of many different genres and designing for merchandise. Working primarily with oil on canvas, he has exhibited his work in Barcelona and elsewhere in Catalunya approximately every second year since 1995. His work is inspired by landscapes and streetscapes from both Ireland and Spain, in which he displays a keen understanding of how to capture light, shade, water and reflections. He is delighted to be making his Irish exhibition ´debut´ in Sligo as part of the 9 Walls Exhibition in the Hyde Bridge Gallery and also to be afforded the opportu...

On Friday, October 12 th , Sligo Spanish Society are pleased to present Felip Carbonell and guests, in a very special concert in the Yeats Building, Sligo.  In this, the second in a series of one-off concerts introducing the songwriters and singers of the Spanish-speaking world to the Sligo public, Felip will talk about and sing the songs of the great Argentinian and Chilean songwriters of the sixties and seventies; foremost among them, Víctor Jara. Felip, originally from Mallorca but a Sligo resident for almost two decades, will communicate to us his passion for the great Latin American songwriters of the last four decades. He will be joined on stage by Ray Coen and Ian Bordley. More info below. A special event, not to be missed. Doors open at 7.45pm, concert begins at 8.00pm. €10 ticket price includes a glass of wine and tapas. A big thanks to our sponsors Cosgroves Delicatessan and Tir na Nog for helping to make the event ...

Our Autumn Spanish courses begin the week of September 24th, 2018. We have courses for all levels - including two separate Beginners' courses to try to accommodate everyone wishing to study from the start.  Registration We ask anyone who wants to do a course with us to come to Registration and pay the course cost in full. Registration is on Thursday, September 20th, in the Yeats Building, Sligo, from 7.30pm to 9.00pm.                                               Duration and times All courses last 10 weeks. Every class is from 7.30pm to 8.45pm. Location Classes take place in IT Sligo. Prices All courses are €130 or €110 for students or the unemployed. LEVELS  (from lowest level to highest) BEGINNERS – TUESDAYS  We have two Beginners' courses this year. The first begins on Tuesday September 25th at 7.30pm. This is for...

Twenty years after moving to Sligo from his native Mallorca, singer songwriter and composer, Felip Carbonell presents in 2018 a series of intimate concerts dedicated to the Hispanic poets and songwriters that have influenced his career as a musician. The unusual format of these concerts will give the audience the opportunity to interpret the meaning of the lyrics as well as the social and political factors involving the songwriters’ lives, and will include explanations and questions and answers in English.   In collaboration with the Sligo Spanish Society, for the first of this cycle, dedicated to Cuba, Felip will pay tribute to Silvio Rodríguez and Pablo Milanés, maximum exponents of the Nueva Trova Cubana , music movement that emerged in the late 60s after the Cuban Revolution of 1959. For this occasion Felip will be accompanied by his NoCrows colleague, guitarist Ray Coen. The initial one of this series of concerts will take place in the...

We are delighted to present a history of Latin American music and dance, this Friday the 26 th of January, at 8pm in the Yeats Building.   The talk will be given by Loander and Jesús, who have been living and teaching Latin Dance in Sligo for four years, but who are originally from Venezuela. There will be demonstrations of dance and music from South America, and as always, we will enjoy some wine and tapas after the event. All are welcome. Admittance €6 (€4 for students and the unemployed). Nos complace mucho presentar este viernes, 26 de enero, una presentación sobre la música y el baile de América Latina. Empieza a las 8.00 en el Edificio Yeats. La charla será impartida por Loander y Jesús, dos venezolanos que llevan cuatro años viviendo y dando clases de Latin Dance aquí en Sligo. Habrá demostraciones de los diversos estilos del baile latino y, como siempre, podremos disfrutar de un buen vino y comer unas tapas delicios...

Our New Year Spanish courses begin the week of January 22nd, 2018. We have courses for all levels – details below……. Registration We ask anyone who wants to do a course with us to come to Registration and pay the course cost in full. Registration is on Thursday, January 18th, in the Yeats Building, Sligo, from 7.30pm to 9pm. Duration and times Every course lasts 10 weeks. Every class is from 7.30pm to 8.45pm, except the Leaving Cert course (6.00pm to 7.15pm) Location Classes take place in IT Sligo. Prices All courses (except the Leaving Cert course) cost €130 – or €110 for students or the unemployed. The Leaving cert course costs €120. LEVELS  (from lowest level to highest) BEGINNERS – THURSDAYS Our Beginners' course starts on Thursday, January 25th at 7.30pm. This is for those people who want to start from the very beginning. BEGINNERS 2:  MONDAYS A follow on from our Beginners course of last year; this is for people who have a li...