Category: Arts & Culture

Isle of Man News, 12 March 2010 – Specialist window film printer DigiGlass has completed its latest window graphic installation featuring giant sunflowers at the main branch of Isle of Man Bank (part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group of companies).
The brief was to print and install a window display that provided a high [...]

Isle of Man News, 3 March 2010 – The Villa Marina is thrilled to announce that Status Quo will be appearing in concert on the Isle of Man this summer, courtesy of Big Small Fish.
STATUS QUO, who have sold more than 118 million world-wide records, will be performing in the Villa Marina Royal Hall on [...]

Isle of Man News, 11 February 2010 – Playing for the first time since their sell-out Joey Dunlop benefit gig in March 2008, DC/AC, the phenomenal Manx tribute band, will kick-start the Island’s entertainment for TT 2010 with a gig in the Royal Hall at the Villa Marina on Saturday May 29th, 2009.
The first entertainment [...]

Isle of Man News, 3 February 2010 – The Manx Heritage Foundation has praised Manx Telecom for its continued and “exemplary” support for promoting the local language with traditional words featuring prominently in the new phone book.
Once again, key page headers and other references throughout the 2010 telephone directory appear in both English and Manx, [...]

Isle of Man News, 2 February 2010 –The Big Wheel Blues Festival committee is pleased to announce an amazingly talented and truly international line-up for its 12th consecutive festival on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd May, 2010.
Saturday May 1st line-up
Larry Garner (USA) with the Norman Beaker Band (UK)
Aynsley Lister Band (UK)
Steamroller (Isle of Man)
Sunday May [...]

Isle of Man News, 29 January 2010 – “Things are tuning up for a fantastic 2010 Manx Telecom Bay Festival” enthused organiser Jonathan Irving, announcing the addition of two very special guest artists for Friday 18th June, The Saturdays and Lemar.
Gorgeous girl band The Saturdays, known to their ever growing legion of fans as ‘The [...]

Isle of Man News, 21 January 2010 – Alison Moyet has been confirmed as the special guest of Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra for Wed 23 June.
She will not be performing on Thu 24 June. The special guest for this concert will be confirmed as soon as possible.
Alison Moyet; an Essex girl [...]

Isle of Man News, 21 January 2010 – The dates for the 12th Big Wheel Blues Festival are Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd May 2010.  The venue is the one we have used for some years although it is now known as “The Pavillion” [sic] in Laxey Glen Gardens.
However, before the main event, we are [...]

Isle of Man News, 26 November 2009 – Dara O’Briain will be returning to the Villa Marina on 14th April 2010.
Tickets for this unmissable show go on sale from the Welcome Centre at the Sea Terminal on Saturday 5th December at 9am and via the Ticket Hotline on 600555, priced just £19.50.
TICKETS WILL NOT BE [...]

Isle of Man News, 26 November 2009 – The Manx Telecom Bay Festival will bring ‘festival fever’ to the Isle of Man with their ‘Sizzling Saturday’ all-star line-up. ‘We have announced the X factor, then the WOW factor and now the AWE factor’ Jonathan Irving, promoter of the three day event, has declared. And indeed, [...]