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Current Events

Well we are in the middle of the first Irish Summer Camp at Holy Cross.   The children are having a blast and learning all about their culture and meeting new and old friends.

The Irish Summer Camps (where children from 5 - 14 are introduced to their whole Irish culture - language, tin whistle, fiddle,singing, dancing, crafts and so much more) run by Comhaltas Ceolteoiri Eireann - Langan Gorman Branch with sponsorship from the Irish Pot of Gold will be held daily from 9:00 - 3:30  - there is still room at the remaining two camps if you have not already enrolled.   Hope to see you at

St. Gabriel's, 396 Spring Garden Ave., (Bayview and Sheppard) from Monday July 28 - Friday August 1  or
Our Lady of Sorrows, 32 Montgomery Road (near Islington and Bloor) from Monday August 11- Friday August 15

To register call Maureen Mulvey-O'Leary (416) 446-6993 or email moleary2001@rogers.com
Tell your children, grandchildren, neighbours and friends.  This is a wonderful program where children meet and learn in a fun way.
Also high school children can earn community hours.Maureen.

There are some great events and festivals listed below – hope you find something of interest of that we can meet at some event.

Dancing will start in September so get in shape and we will see you then.

Events at Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas St. W. (btw. Roncesvalles & Bloor) 1/2 block south of the Dundas West subway Ample, free lot parking across the street
All shows 8:30 p.m. except where noted. Children of all ages welcome 416-531-6604 www.hughsroom.com     info@hughsroom.com

 

From Baile Bhuirne in West Cork, Timmy McCarthy is a set dance master in the tradition of the Sliabh Luachra.  He epitomizes the pure joy and vitality of the polkas and slides of the region. Few teachers can convey the grace and poise, earthiness and physicality of Irish set dance like Timmy.   Join us!

www.buffaloirishartssociety.com   www.buffaloirish.com
contact us at www.martinwynne.net
Please check out the schedule for the Trad tent at this years Irish festival!!

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July 27 -  August 2  -- Learn to Speak Irish Gaelic.   Cumann na Gaeltachta is sponsoring an Irish language immersion week  at the North American Permanent Gaeltacht site:
Tamworth/Erinsville Ontario.
$10/day  or  $50/week

Language Classes.  Cultural Workshop.  Irish Sports.  Singing.  Dancing.  Story Telling.  Music.  Campfires.  Swimming.  Boating.  Good company.

Reply to  Aralt Mac Giolla Chainnigh <kenny-h@rmc.ca  for further information
Labhair an Teanga Gaeilge Liom

Má tá Gaeilge agat cheana níl foghlam i gceist, ach úsáid.  Beidh comhluadar agus craic le fáil ag Gaeltacht an Oileáin Úir i rith na seachtaine Gaeltachta (27 Iúil - 2 August 2008). Beidh gach gné den cultúr traidisiúnta le fáil go fairsing, agus neart deiseanna do
fhréamhacha a dhaingniú.  Seasfaidh mé pionta duit ag an Erinsville
Tavern, cúpla slat síos an bóthar.     Aralt
 

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August 4 – 9

Goderich Celtic College 

From August 4 to 9, 2008, leading up to the Celtic Festival, over 50 world class musicians, craft artists, dancers and cultural specialists offer exciting and informal workshops in the major Celtic instruments, Irish language, dance, culture and over a dozen crafts

Some of the Fiddle Teachers – Kevin Burke, John Carty, Maeve Donnelly,Andre Brunet, Brian McNeill  http://www.celticfestival.ca/

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TUESDAY AUGUST 5   at 8pm  J & R Records presents  COLLINS, KNIGHTS AND MAGEEAN  in concert  at the Wade’s, 70 Durham St., Guelph

Johnny Collins, Graeme Knights and Jim Mageean sing sea shanties and other powerful chorus songs of the sea and land. Their first visit to Canada as a trio coincides with the release of their new CD 'Good Times'.

Suggested donation $15 in advance                                                                               email judy.greenhill@rogers.com  for reservations or phone 519-763-2494

Check out Johnny’s website at: http://www.johnnycollins.net/

We will have tea, coffee and soft drinks to share.  Snacks would be very welcome for the break; also, please feel free to bring any drinks you might want to consume

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August 15 – 17 -  CraicFest at J.P. Fitzpatrick's Irish Pub & Restaurant.  

Durham Irish Association is working in partnership with Fitzpatricks on this fun event and we are very excited about it all.

The festival will run from Friday evening with Bill Dunne entertaining.  Bill is a very popular singer/musician in Durham.  

Saturday we will have Irish dancers from Maureen Mulvey O'Leary's School of Reel Irish Dancers.

Also on hand will be Tony O'Laughlin and his Irish Dancers all the way from Kingston.  Tony will also host  bodhran and Irish dancing workshops.  

Eric Glenholmes will have a workshop on various Irish Art including Irish caligraphy. Various other musicians from the area will drop by and we are hoping many of our very talented Toronto artists will be along.

Also on Saturday there will be venders selling various Celtic ware.

Saturday night you will be entertained by O'Connor & Duffy with fantastic Irish music and songs.  

Sunday will round out the weekend with Durham Irish Association's Family Jam Session.  We are still working on other entertainment for Sunday but the band including O'Connor & Duffy plus other regulars will definitely be on hand to make it an exciting finale.

We invite all Irish artists to come to J. P. Fitzpatrick's Irish Pub & Restaurant at 75 Consumers Drive in Whitby (401 E. to Brock St. N. then E. on Consumers Drive; pub is in the AMC Theatre complex and just opposite the theatres).

For information call Marian at 905-427-0232 - or call Leo or Paul at 905-444-9940.

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Saturday August 16^th  -  Amherst Island Folk Festival, Sahra Featherstone & Jason Fowler  www.sahrafeatherstone.com    www.myspace.com/sahrafeatherstone  

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Aug. 17-24  Algomatrad.  Fantastic for all ages.

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Sunday August 24  -  Celtic Family Sunday Garden Party in Support of O’Connor House at O’Connor House grounds, 60 Rowena Drive, (Victoria Park and Ellesmere) from 1 – 4.  Admission $10 for adults and a twoonie for kids.    Live music, ceili dancing, celtic kitchen. Raffle, silent auction and   Lots of fun.   For more information contact Monica Gill (416) 498-0227 or email:  info@irishheritagehouse.com   or  www.irishheritagehouse.com

A great day for the family.    Hope to see you there.

Looking Ahead & Extended Runs

 

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EVA McCAULEY invites you to a small exhibition of paintings and monotypes at the the HARBINGER GALLERY, 22 Dupont St., Waterloo, inspired by Eva McCauley's visual art residency at Cill Rialaig, County Kerry, Ireland, in August/September 2007.

Elora Centre of the Arts, Minarovich Gallery, 75 Melville St., Elora

October 16 to November 22nd, 2008

and also the Harbinger Gallery in early 2009.

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Events at Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas St. W. (btw. Roncesvalles & Bloor) 1/2 block south of the Dundas West subway Ample, free lot parking across the street

All shows 8:30 p.m. except where noted.  - Children of all ages welcome 416-531-6604

www.hughsroom.com     info@hughsroom.com

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CONCERT CALENDAR

August 05 - Moya Brennan    $25  / $27.50

August 06 - Norm Hacking Tribute   line up &  $tba

August 07 - Andy Irvine   $20/$22   -  Andy Irvine has been hailed as "a tradition in himself." Musician, singer and songwriter, Andy has maintained both personal integrity and highly individual performing skills throughout his 40-year career. From Sweeney's Men in the mid sixties and the enormous success of Planxty in the 70s, to THE Irish super group, Patrick Street, since the 80s, and his current “dream band,” Mozaik, Andy has been a world music pioneer and icon for traditional music and musicians.  Irvine occupies a unique place in the musical world, plying his trade as archetypal troubadour, with a solo show and traveling lifestyle that reflects his lifelong influence, Woody Guthrie. Few others can equal his repertoire, Irish traditional songs, dexterous Balkan dance tunes, and a compelling canon of his own material that defies description.

August 09 - David Francey     $27.50 / $30
August 12 - Don Ross / Andy McKee    $30 / $32.50
August 13 - Compadres    $tba
August 14 - Royal Wood    $12 / $15
August 15 - Kate Bush Tribute   $tba
August 16 - Garnet Rogers     $20  / $22

August 17 – House of Doc    $tba
August 18 - Country Joe MacDonald  $28 / $30
August 20 - Sylvia Tyson   $35  / 37.50

August 21 - Firefly Cabaret   $20 / $22
August 22 - Arun Pal Band CD & Video Release $10 / $15
August 23 - Black Lung Inner City Choir   $12 / $15
August 28 - Little Miss Higgins   $15 / $18
August 29 - Jory Nash & Brian MacMillan $16  / $18

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Notorious this weekend:

Waltzing Saturday Afternoon, English dance Saturday evening, Contra dance on Toronto Island Sunday afternoon.

Details at http://www.torontoenglishdance.ca/special.html

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Additional Resources

• CCE Kingston 'Harp of Tara' branch,  e-mail rmacdiar@cogeco.ca WEB Page: www.srayner.ca/comhaltas
  Kingston Monthly Céilí  St Francis of Assisi, 512 Frontenac St
  
  Contact Stephen or Julie at 613-634-0161 or bowesjulie@sympatico.ca
  Harp of Tara sponsors a Siamsa - a music social - every third Sunday of the month from September to April, in the room upstairs at the Kingston Brew Pub (34 Clarence St).
   

• The Irish Cultural Society of Brockville and District
  Irish Solo Dance Classes will be taught this year by Siobhan O’Brien, who has extensive experience in dance and in teaching dance. Classes are Wednesday evenings, 5pm for beginner/intermediate, 6pm for intermediate/advanced, and 7to 8 for adults, at St. Mary’s School.  For more information, call Siobhan at 1-613-767-4449.