EAC Book Circle: Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Our EAC Book Circle meets on the first Wednesday of each month (taking a break for the summer in August) for coffee and chat about a new book each time. The next meeting is Wednesday 4th September at 2pm, with no membership fees but donations from members.Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Meet Elizabeth Zott: "a gifted research chemist, absurdly self-assured and immune to social convention" (The Washington Post) in 1960s California whose career takes [read more…]

Summer Concerts from The Parish of Rushen: September 2024

The Erin Arts Centre is delighted to be hosting the summer concerts for The Parish of Rushen this year. Join us every Thursday for wonderful local performers, plus a special Sunday concert in August with 2 visiting choirs.No need to book a ticket, just come along on the night.No admission costs – retiring collection.

Mine’s A Shanty: More Songs From The Sea

Adults £10/Under 18's £2Following their sellout performance at the Erin Arts Centre last year, the boys are back in town! Mine’s a Shanty return to the EAC on Friday 6th September this year for another evening of unaccompanied singing with a nautical flavour.Their programme this year will include a variety of well-known and less familiar sea songs, new numbers and a few items with a particularly Manx connection, including King of the Sea. There might [read more…]

£10

Penny Productions: Otherworlds, Underworlds, Wonderworlds

Tickets £15 / Under 18 £2 If you are struggling financially but would still like to attend this event, please get in touch with Jackie via the Penny Productions Facebook page ​to discuss options.What the world needs now is…Otherworlds - a departure from reality… Underworlds - collaboration, connectivity… Wonderworlds - a little touch of MAGICK So we thought we’d put it all together to create another show - one where all kinds of alchemy might converge [read more…]

£15

Midweek Movie: The Fall Guy (12)

Our new Midweek Movie season explodes into all-star action with this loving and supremely entertaining ode to big movie stunt work, loosely based on the 80s TV series.One year after leaving the business, battle-scarred stuntman Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) springs back into action when the star of a big studio movie, directed by his ex-girlfriend (Emily Blunt) suddenly disappears. As the mystery of the missing actor deepens, Colt finds himself ensnared in a sinister plot [read more…]

£8

But First Promotions: The Bluetones Acoustic

From But First:Mark and Adam return to play 2 nights at our gorgeous new venue, the Erin Arts Centre, playing all the Bluetones mid-tempo bangers and their first new material since 2011 for your delectation.Tickets are on sale now priced at £27.50 each. Please message us via Facebook or email [email protected] stating your preferred night.

£27.50

Robinson-Stone present The Music of Clifford T Ward

Tickets £16Sibling trio Robinson-Stone return to the Isle Of Man for a special tribute show in what would have been the 80th year of beloved singer songwriter Clifford T. Ward. Join them to celebrate Cliff’s enduring musical legacy as they perform hit’s such as Gaye, Home Thoughts From Abroad, Scullery, A Day To Myself as well as many other fan favourites and hidden gems.

£16

Manx Litfest: Monique Roffey

Passiontide - a protest novel. Monique Roffey in conversation about writing and activism.Wednesday 25 September 7.30pm Erin Arts CentreMonique Roffey will talk about her latest book and how we can come together in protest and action.Monique Roffey is an award-winning writer, environmental activist and Professor of Contemporary Fiction at Manchester Metropolitan University. Monique was a founding member of Writers Rebel and she is part of the Hard Art Collective and an Ambassador for Just Stop Oil. Her novel The Mermaid of Black [read more…]

£10

Piano Series 2024: Free Masterclass with Neo Hung

Free Admission - 11am start - Please book your place to give us an idea of numbersNeo Hung opens this season's Piano Series with a free masterclass, playing excerpts from and discussing his programme for the evening recital, which will include works by Beethoven, Schubert and Liszt. This is an ideal opportunity for aspiring pianists to meet and observe a young professional at the top of his craft. Tell all your keyboard playing friends!Neo Hung [read more…]

Free

Piano Series 2024: Recital with Neo Hung

Admission £15 / Under 18 £2Recent Liszt Competition prizewinner Neo Hung opens this season's Piano Series at EAC with a masterclass and evening recital.Neo made his concerto debut at the Music Fest Perugia with Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.1 under Alessandro Alonzi in 2023. He has also performed at the Amalfi Coast Music Festival, Malaga Piano Festival, RCM Keyboard Festival and SonataFest. Neo toured England recently, with solo recitals in London, Bath, Bedford, Bristol, Bushey, Cambridge, [read more…]

£15

October Events at EAC

We're officially into spooky season and we've got some great events at the end of this month to celebrate hop tu naa. Drop into the EAC office to chat with Pip & Lou if you have any questions.Check out our online events page: https://www.erinartscentre.com/events/Book your tickets for our in-house events online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/erinartscentre

EAC Book Circle: Spring Tides by Fiona Gell

Our EAC Book Circle meets on the first Wednesday of each month (taking a break for the summer in August) for coffee and chat about a new book each time. The next meeting is Wednesday 4th September at 2pm, with no membership fees but donations from members.Spring Tides by Fiona GellMarine biologist Dr Fiona Gell tells the story of a pioneering project to create the very first marine nature reserve on the Isle of Man. [read more…]

Port Erin Jazz Festival: John Coghlan’s Quo Reimagined, with support from Blue Train Big Band

Admission £25. Buy a ticket for both Festival events at the same time and pay only £45 (click continue shopping after first booking)The Port Erin Jazz festival is back with a talent packed weekend of high-octane entertainment!As ever, the event is being staged across 3 venues  - The Erin Arts Centre, The Bay Hotel & The Falcon’s Nest Hotel and features a mixture of international jazz stars and home-grown talent.John Coghlan, drummer for the legendary [read more…]

£25

Port Erin Jazz Festival: The Harvey O’Higgins Project, with support from Milner’s Tower

Admission £25. Buy a ticket for both Festival events at the same time and pay only £45 (click continue shopping after first booking)To close this year's festival, we are delighted to welcome back the hard swinging bebop quartet who set last year's Mananan alight....The Harvey O'Higgins Project. Support comes from local heroes, Blue Vannin.Graham Harvey (Piano), Dave O'Higgins (Saxophone), Jeremy Brown (Bass) and Matt Skelton (Drums) have played together for years, following that thread in [read more…]

£25

Midweek Movie: Baltimore (15)

Screenings at 2pm and 7.30pm Adults £8 / Under 18s £2 Running time: 1 hour 30 mins UK rating: 15 Irish filmmakers Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy bring their agile and unpredictable storytelling approach to the real-life tale of Rose Dugdale (Imogen Poots) who died earlier this year. A British aristocrat and debutante, Dugdale was born into wealth and privilege – a background she not only renounced but also weaponised when she became an active volunteer [read more…]

£8

CANCELLED: NY Met Opera: Les Contes D’Hoffman (live screening)

Unfortunately we will be unable to screen Les Contes d'Hoffman from NY Met Opera this Saturday (12th October) due to a problem with the satellite transmission. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience. If you paid by card, you will receive a full refund in the next few days. We understand this is very disappointing as it's the first event in the new season, but hopefully we will see you all at future opera events. Adults [read more…]

£15

Friday Film Club: The Bikeriders (15)

Screening at 7.30pm Adults £8 / Under 18s £2 Running time: 1 hour 56 mins UK rating: 15 Friday Film Club opens it's doors for a new season with Jeff Nichols' freewheeling account of the rise and fall of a Midwest bike gang, based on a book of images and interviews by Danny Lyon.After a chance encounter at a local bar, Kathy (Jodie Comer) is inextricably drawn to Benny (Austin Butler), the newest member of [read more…]

£8

Hop Tu Naa in Port Erin

Date: Saturday 26th October 2024 Start time: 6pm at The Railway Station, Port Erin We start with a walk around the village, meeting surprise ghosts & goblins along the way! We finish the walk at Erin Arts Centre where there will be hot chocolate, live music, games, and treats to collect. Dress to impress for a chance to win the "Best Costume" and "Best Moot" contests. All children must be accompanied. There is no charge [read more…]

Half Term Film: Migration (U)

Screening at 2pmAdults £8 / Under 18s £2Running time: 1 hour 22 minsUK rating: UWhat better choice for a  half-term film than a classic, road-trip comedy.......with ducks. Mack is an overprotective mallard who does not intend to leave New England anytime soon. Somehow his adventurous family convince him to take them south for the winter and their adventures begin.This Illumination Films animation speaks to our natural anxieties as parents and of the will to follow your [read more…]

£2

Steve Knightley: The Winter Yards Tour

Wednesday 30th October Show starts 7.30pmAdults £20 / Under 18s £12Steve Knightley, a highly acclaimed and multi-award-winning singer-songwriter and musician, occupies a prominent position in the English folk/acoustic and roots music scene. As a founding member of the revered Show of Hands, Knightley's musical journey is deeply intertwined with a profound connection to geographical places, particularly the West Country where he currently resides. His body of work, infused with a profound love of English traditional [read more…]

£20

Hop Tu Naa Horror: The Thing (18)

Screening at 7.30pm Adults £8 Running time: 1 hour 49 mins UK rating: 18 This year we're bringing our Hop tu Naa celebrations to a grisly head with a screening of John Carpenter's classic The Thing, starring Kurt Russell.A research team finds an alien being that has fallen from the sky and is apparently hunting them down. Things take a sinister turn when they realise that the creature can assume the form of its victims, [read more…]

£8