1. Hear... Sacred Chants the final concert of the Sligo New Music Festival at the beautifully re-developed Model Arts Centre (today, 12.30pm, Sligo town, www.the model.ie)

2. Lounge... on a bed and listen to the dreams of others at the youth arts exhibition My Mind Is A Map at West Cork Arts Centre (till 8 May, www.westcorkartscentre.com)

3. Book... now for experimental shows at Project Brand New, from a Famine-based tragi-comedy to a performance based on text messages (29 April-1 May, Project Arts Centre, Dublin, www.project.ie)

4. Catch... the Galway Music Residency's exciting new programme, with free Lunchtime@The Library concerts in the Galway City Museum and much more (www.thegalwaymusicresidency.ie)

5. Buy... good-value art at Nobody's Victim, an exhibition where 12 artists are lowering their prices (Thursday-Sunday, Turkish Tea Room Gallery, 66 Great Strand Street, Dublin 1, www.nobodysvictim.ie)

6. Celebrate... the launch of the Nighthawks collective's new EP in aid of Oxfam at a stand-up comedy night (Sat, Cobalt Cafe, North Great Georges Street, Dublin, book on 01-670 7022)

7. Meet... a bevy of top writers and musicians, including Colum McCann and Richard Hawley, at the 25th Cuirt International Festival of Literature in Galway (Tuesday-Sunday, www.cuirt.ie )