Rushen Heritage Trust: “Diving The Wreck of The Mona’s Queen”, Dr Michelle Haywood

Tickets £6 / Friends of RHT £5Diving the Wreck of Mona's Queenwith Dr Michelle HaywoodIn 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 [read more…]

£6

Midweek Movie: “The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry” (2pm + 7.30pm screenings)

Adults £6 / under 18s £2Based 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 [read more…]

£6

The Weekend View: “Otherworld” exhibition (12-4pm)

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/yvysz37aDrop into the Erin Arts Centre 10-4.30pm Tuesday to Friday or 12-4pm on Saturdays [read more…]

Rushen Players: “Comic Potential” by Alan Ayckbourn (3 nights)

Thursday 16th / Friday 17th / Saturday 18th November - 7.30pm startAdults £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.

£10

Friday Film Club: “Enys Men” (7.30pm screening)

Adults £6/ Under 18 £2We'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 [read more…]

£6

Rushen Silver Band: Christmas Show (3pm + 7.30pm shows)

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 [read more…]

£11

RHT: “The History of Manx Tourism” with Charles Guard SOLD OUT

Tickets £6 / Friends of RHT £5Tourism 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 [read more…]

£6

Midweek Movie: “Oppenheimer” (2pm + 7.30pm screenings)

Adults £6 / under 18s £2Christopher Nolan's formidable and ambitious portrait of theoretical physicist J Robert Oppenheimer is coming to EAC!Cillian Murphy stars as the brilliant mind, tasked with working on the top-secret Manhattan Project during WW2. His work comes to an ominous fruition on July 16th 1945 with the world's first nuclear explosion, changing the course of history forever. Oppenheimer is a modern age Frankenstein movie, in which a man captivated by the the possibilities [read more…]

£6

EAC Christmas Market (11am-4.30pm)

Twinkling lights, pine needles, carols and mulled wine - that magical time of year is almost upon us!To help you into the festive mood and provide a solution to those pesky present problems, the Erin Arts Centre will be hosting our EAC Christmas Market (11am-4.30pm) on Saturday 9th December.With over 20 varied craft stalls, a tombola, raffle and hot food & drink served all day, we can guarantee a fine festive atmosphere and fabulous gifts. [read more…]

“2121: A Film” by Kitterland

The 21st of May falls on the 21st week of the year. In the course of that week the sun sets at 21 minutes past the 21st hour.Kitterland will screen their film 2121 at the Erin Arts Centre on 17th December.Recorded at the Sound Cafe on May 21st, their film takes in views of the island from dawn until dusk, from sea to river, to forest and field.

£5

“It’s A Wonderful Life” sponsored by Bushy’s

Adults £8 Under 18's £2What better way to sign off before the festivities than with a visit to the EAC & Bushy's Yuletide institution! We all know the story but it's still 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 never existed. James Stewart, Donna Reed [read more…]

£8

NY Met Opera: “Nabucco” (5.55pm live screening)

Adults £15 / Under 18 £2Ancient Babylon comes to life in a classic Met staging of biblical proportions.Baritone George Gagnidze makes his Met role debut as the imperious king Nabucco, alongside soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska reprising her thrilling turn as his vengeful daughter Abigaille. Mezzo-soprano Maria Barakova and tenor SeokJong Baek, in his company debut, are Fenena and Ismaele, whose love transcends politics, and bass Dmitry Belosselskiy repeats his celebrated portrayal of the high priest Zaccaria. [read more…]

£15

RHT: “William Hoggatt: A Passion For The Manx Landscape” with Yvonne Cresswell SOLD OUT

Adults £5 | RHT Friends £4 | Under 18s £2William Hoggatt is well-known as a painter of Manx landscapes, but he was also an outspoken campaigner and champion for the protection and preservation of the Manx countryside in the late 1930's. In the next of our season of talks, Yvonne Cresswell, former curator of Social history for Manx National Heritage, will reveal how there was much more to this elderly artist than his familiar mac and [read more…]

£6

Midweek Movie: “The Great Escaper” (2pm + 7.30pm)

Adults £6 / under 18s £2We open the new Midweek Movie season with a variation on our recent theme of absconding senior citizens taking long journeys!Michael Caine and the late Glenda Jackson are on sparkling form in this true-life heartwarmer about the Word War 2 veteran Bernard Jordan, who in 2014, jauntily sneaked out of his seaside care home (where he lived with his wife Irene)  to get aboard a cross-channel ferry and attend the [read more…]

£6

Piano Series: Nikita Lukinov (11am masterclass)

Free Admission- 11am startThis evening’s Piano Series guest, outstanding Russian pianist, Nikita Lukinov , will give a free masterclass, playing excerpts from and discussing his programme for the evening recital, which will include works by Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky. 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! A disciple of the Russian Piano School, Nikita Lukinov began his [read more…]

Free

Meet the artist: Finding Treasure, exhibition by Frauke Watson

Meet the artist - Frauke will be in the gallery to answer questions and chat about her work between 12pm and 4pm on Saturday 20th January (no entry fee).This exhibition is available from Tuesday 9th January to Friday 16th February 2024.The gallery will be open Tuesday to Friday 10am to 4.30pm, plus during events and specially selected Saturdays.For as long as she can remember, Frauke has been fascinated by the things other people consider as [read more…]