The Erin Arts Centre is a celebrated performing arts venue, cinema and gallery situated in the beautiful seaside village of Port Erin. A registered charity and nonprofit organisation, we provide a diverse and dynamic programme of events for the Island community.
Applications for Young Singer of Mann 2025 are now open!
Latest News
- CALL FOR CRAFTERS
After postponing our Christmas craft market due to the appalling weather at the weekend, we are proposing a new date for Saturday 14th between 11am and 3.30pm Not everyone is able to make the new date, so we have a few spaces. If anyone would like a stall for this new date, please get in [read more…] - Festive Events at Erin Arts Centre 2024
- Piano Series: Masterclass & Recital with Emanuil Ivanov
Winner of the prestigious Busoni Competition 2019, Emanuil Ivanov, continues this season’s Piano Series at EAC with a masterclass and evening recital. His recital programme will be: Schumann– Theme and Variations in E-flat major “Ghost variations” – Symphonic Etudes op.13 (with posthumous variations) Rachmaninoff– 9 Etudes-Tableaux op.39 Emanuil Ivanov was born in 1998 in the town [read more…] - Applications for Young Singer of Mann 2025 NOW OPEN!
Applications for the next Young Singer of Mann competition in January 2025 are now open! This competition is open to anyone aged 7 to 18 as of 25th January 2025 with no entry fee and the winners leave with a gorgeous trophy and £150 cash prize. Submit your application online or drop into the Erin [read more…] - EAC Book Circle – 2024 Book List
If you’re looking for a relaxed new hobby to take up during the summer, our Book Circle meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 2pm in Harry’s Bar for coffee & chat. Here’s a list of the books for 2024, chosen by the members, to give you an idea of the range covered:
Opening Hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 10.00am – 4:30pm |
| Wednesday | 10.00am – 4:30pm |
| Thursday | 10.00am – 4:30pm |
| Friday | 10.00am – 4:30pm |
| Saturday | CLOSED |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
Festivals
The Mananan International Festivals
Named after the mythological, Manx sea god, The Mananan International Festivals are our own, special, annual celebration of the performing arts. Established in 1975 by John Bethell, the June/July festival brings a diverse programme of music, drama, dance, spoken word and more, to the Arts Centre. Due to Covid restrictions, the 2020 event was cancelled. Watch this space for further announcements.
The Mananan Opera Festival takes place in September, welcoming a small, resident company to rehearse and perform a live opera on our intimate stage. Once again, due to Covid, the 2021 Opera (Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte) will not take place.
Clubs
The Port Purlers Charity Knitting Group
We are delighted to have a home at the Erin Arts Centre. We meet on Tuesday afternoons from 2pm to 4pm in Harry’s Bar. Over the last nine years we have made thousands of garments which we have donated mainly to children’s charities including Chernobyl’s Children, Nobles Hospital, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Romanian charities, Graih, and Beekeepers in Burundi. We are always grateful for gifts of knitting yarn and suggestions of charities needing support. You can see some of our work for sale in the Gallery at the Arts Centre. Beginners, improvers and experienced knitters and crocheters are welcome to join this friendly group. Please contact Margaret Galloway for further information: Mobile 07624 456766 Home 01624 837946
Book Circle
Are you a book lover? Are you interested in sharing your views in a group of like-minded people? Then join the Book Circle. We have met once a month since October 2004 and are open to all. Meetings are on the first Wednesdays of each month from 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
Membership
We currently operate a dual membership for the ‘Erin Arts Club’ and ‘Friends of the Mananan Festival’ groups. This system is currently under review. If you are interested in joining, please contact us.
Contact
Phone +44 (0)1624 835858
Email [email protected]
Address
The Erin Arts Centre
Victoria Square, Off Upper Promenade
Port Erin
Isle of Man IM9 6LD
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