Adults £22 / Under 18s £2We're very excited to welcome UK Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, to open this year's festival. He will read a selection of his work, including new poems. A Q&A and book signing will follow.Simon is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and the PEN Prize for Translation. He has published over a dozen poetry collections, two novels and three non-fiction bestsellers. A regular broadcaster, he [read more…]

Adults £22 / Under 18 £2Creeaght is a new composition by Isla Callister. 'Creeaght' is the Manx word for 'courage' and this musical project celebrates the role women have played in Manx history. The piece was originally commissioned by Culture Vannin and premiered at Yn Chruinnaght Festival 2022 with an all-woman ensemble. The first half of the show will be a showcase of Manx and Scottish traditional music comprising short sets from Mera Royle on [read more…]

Adults £22 / Under 18 £2Top brass ensemble, A4 are 10 years old this year and have kindly added us to their list of engagements to celebrate this milestone!Formed in 2013 at the Royal Northern College of Music and comprising of principal players from some of the UK’s top brass bands, A4 Brass Quartet is a multi-award-winning chamber ensemble. The Quartet has a unique blend of instruments with a cornet, tenor horn, baritone and euphonium [read more…]

Adults £22/Under 18 £2Tim Horton is one of the UK’s leading pianists, equally at home in solo and chamber repertoire. He is a founder member of both the Leonore Piano Trio and Ensemble 360 and has been a regular guest pianist with the Nash Ensemble. He will be playing a programme drawing on his recent Chopin Cycle concerts and including works by Ravel and Haydn. Tim was invited to make his solo debut at Wigmore Hall [read more…]

Adults £22 / Under 18 £2A decade on from their first performance, and with three acclaimed albums under their belt, Rant remain at the forefront of the Scottish fiddle scene. The meeting of four of the country’s finest players, the quartet use just their fiddles to weave a tapestry of melodies, textures, layers and sounds. We can't wait to see them here at the Mananan!Bethany Reid from Shetland, Anna Massie and Lauren MacColl from the [read more…]

Adults £22 / Under 18's £2To close this year's festival, we are delighted to welcome one of the hottest jazz acts on the circuit, supported by local heroes All The Presidents Men!Graham Harvey (Piano), Dave O'Higgins (Saxophone), Jeremy Brown (Bass) and Matt Skelton (Drums) have played together for years, following that thread in jazz that has continued from its origins in the small groups of the swing era through bebop and up to the present [read more…]

FREE EVENTThe award-winning war novelist Shirley Mann, will be talking about and signing copies of her new book, ‘Bridget’s War,’ as the final event of this year's festival The book features a policewoman in the Rushen Internment Camp on the Island and is the fourth in a series of books inspired by real women who served in World War 2.  ‘Bridget’s War’ takes the series full circle as the author’s first book, Lily’s War, was influenced [read more…]

Adults £6 / Under 18s £2127 years after the society's formation, popular local theatre society, the Douglas Choral Union, are heading to the Erin Arts Centre on Sunday 16th July for their 'Summer Concert' showcasing the Douglas Choral Union Choir, and Bursary recipients. Led by the exceptional Musical Director, Steve Daykin, the choir's repertoire is a harmonious fusion of iconic show tunes, beloved pop hits, and timeless rock classics, which promise to deliver performances that will [read more…]

Adults £5 / Under 18s £2This beautiful, charming, cinematic documentary captures an ambitious project with over 130 years of history at its foundations.On a small island in the middle of the Irish sea, a giant derelict pier juts out into the rough sea.Closed for decades, now the pier is getting a new lease of life thanks to a defiant, social-media savvy elderly population building something for the next generation.A wind-swept, tea-soaked, heart-warming film about community, [read more…]

Change of plans! We've had messages from would-be attendees letting us know they can't make the July session. So instead, we're postponing this month and we'll pick up a few sessions in September to prep for a performance in October! (Anyone who already booked a July ticket has be refunded.) Keep your eyes peeled and follow Southern Gothic Choral Club on Facebook for updates.Who are Southern Gothic?Southern Gothic Choral Club is an adults only, horror-themed [read more…]

Adults £12 / Under 18s £2 The King of the Waltz invites you to his all-new cinema concert “Love is All Around”, from his beautiful hometown of Maastricht!Once again, André Rieu is staging his glorious, annual summer event in the iconic Vrijthof Square. The concert will be a musical feast with heart-warming pieces lovingly chosen by André, covering classics, popular sing-alongs, and delightful waltzes that make you want to dance.Along with his beloved Johann Strauss Orchestra, [read more…]

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 [read more…]

"Daughters of Britannia: The Lives & Times of Diplomatic Wives" by Katie HickmanJoin 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 authoritative and entertaining account of the courageous and unusual women who have been the backbone of the British Empire and foreign service. Their stories - from ambassadresses downwards - never before told, are a feast of eccentricity, genuine hardship [read more…]

Kristene Sutcliffe (soprano) Olga Eggert (piano) take to the EAC stage for an evening of beautiful duets by Chopin, Mozart, Rossini and Porter.Adults £12/ Under 18 £2Born in Wales and raised on the Isle of Man Kristene Sutcliffe was a regular child performer at the Manx Music Festival and was the first ever winner of the Young Singer of Mann competition.  She went on to study at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester [read more…]

Wednesday 13th September 2023 – screenings at 2pm + 7.30pmAdults £6 / under 18s £2Our new Midweek Movie season opens with Marc Forster’s heartwarming and funny story about love, loss, and life.A Man Called Otto is a 2022 American comedy-drama based on the 2012 novel A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. The film tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a  bitter old man who is struggling to see purpose in his life following [read more…]

Wednesday 13th September 2023 - screenings at 2pm + 7.30pmAdults £6 / under 18s £2Our new Midweek Movie season opens with Marc Forster's heartwarming and funny story about love, loss, and life.A Man Called Otto is a 2022 American comedy-drama based on the 2012 novel A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. The film tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a  bitter old man who is struggling to see purpose in his life following [read more…]

Adults £7 / Under 18 £2After a cameo appearance at the beginning of the year, the swashbuckling songsmiths are back to shiver your timbers with a full night's entertainment. Enjoy an evening of salty singing and nautical natter with the Island’s premier (and only!) sea shanty group, “Mine's a Shanty”Expect shanties old, new and Manx - with a chance to join in and sing along!This is a General Admission event with cabaret style table seating.

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 [read more…]

Masterclass - 11am startThe event is free to everyone but please book here to give us an idea of numbers.We open this season's Piano Series with a free masterclass by prodigious Korean pianist, Minkyu Kim.  He will be playing excerpts from and discussing his programme for the evening recital, which will include works by Beethoven, Liszt and Onac.  This is an ideal opportunity for pianists to meet and observe a really special talent at the [read more…]

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 [read more…]

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.

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 [read more…]

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

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 [read more…]