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Hanafin-Cooley Branch -- Boston, Massachusetts USA  

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February - 2012   ~ Community Events   ~

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Community Events Mark your Calendar

Irish Set Dance Lessons, Ceili's and Dances in the Boston Area

Click here ~ Dances & Classes

Cape Cod Ceili Weekend IX – January 27-29, 2012

New Cape Cod Irish Village

822 Main Street / Route 28, S. Yarmouth, MA

(508) 771-0100 www.capecod-irishvillage.com

Featuring the Northeast Ceili Band 

Special Guests: Accordion Virtuoso John Whelan and trad group Carraroe

Weekend package $149 pp (dbl occ)

includes Friday dinner (choice of menu)

Saturday breakfast / dinner (limited menu)

Traditional Sunday brunch

Ceilis Friday/Saturday nights & Sunday afternoon (ceili walk-ins $15)

v Ceili dance workshops (Saturday a.m.)

v Set dance workshops (Saturday p.m. /Sunday a.m.) 

(Dance workshops $10 (not incl. in room rate)

v Sunday Farewell Session

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Direct from Ireland - Shamrock Nation is very proud to present

 

The Legendary Larry Cunningham for 3 Irish Dances

Friday, March 16th    7:30 – 12:30 p.m.    

 Concannon’s Village   60 Lenox St., Norwood

 Saturday, March 17th    3:00  – 7:00 p.m.

Irish Social Club    119 Park St., W. Roxbury

Sunday, March 18th    4:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Florian Hall    55 Hallet St., Dorchester

Tickets $25 ~ Reserved Tables of 10 save $20

Call:  Patrick McDonough  (781) 534-3919

Payment by Check, Master Card or Visa

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Boston College Gaelic Roots 

    Séamus Connolly, BC's Sullivan Artist-in-Residence, and sponsored by the Center for Irish Programs at Boston College. All Gaelic Roots events are free and open to the public unless otherwise specified. 

Please contact irish@bc.edu or 617-552-6396 with any comments or queries.

Seamus Connolly Sullivan Artist-in-Residence

 

~ Thursday, March. 29h6:30 to 8:30 p.m. ~

Irish Dance and Ceili, 

directed by Kieran Jordan, T.C.R.G.
With live music by Seamus Connolly & friends

Gasson Hall Irish Room  

Kathie Ryan

~ Thursday, April. 12 ~ 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. ~

 ~ Irish Songs ~

A concert by Cathie Ryan

Walsh Hall Funcyion Room

located at 150 St. Thomas More Rd on 

BC's Chestnut Hill campus

  www.bc.edu/gaelicroots

info:  Phone:  (617) 552-6396 or  Email:  irish@bc.edu

http://www.bc.edu/offices/transportation/visitor.html     http://g.co/maps/59u9  

 

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Links for More Irish Cultural Events

Irish Cultural Center of New England  ~  www.irishculture.org

Canadian-American Club of Boston ~ http://www.canamclubofboston.com

The "new" Cape Cod Irish Village ~ www.capecod-irishvillage.com

For Boston& Massachusetts Irish Events ~ http://www.irishboston.org,   www.irishmassachusetts.com

     Music for Robin~ http://www.music-for-robin.org

Seacoast Set Dancers ~ www.SeacoastSetDancers.org

 

 Announcing 

Three New e Books for Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook

by CCE O’Neill-Malcom Branch Member, Michael Healy

~ 5% of book sales’ royalties support Irish youth programs in Ireland ~

 www.amazon.com            www.bn.com  Keyword: M. D. Healy

   * “ Irish Genealogy Tips, Techniques, and Tales”  

   * “ Ireland Mosaic: A Photo Journey”  

   * “ Irish Pubs Photo Book Volume 1”  

   (877) 224-5535     Email: Mike @Ballycastle.com 

~ Irish Traditional Music Seisiúns

     Traditional Irish Music Seisiúns are held every Monday at The Green Briar, Washington Street, Brighton Center. Boston Original Slow Session for beginners starts at 7: 00 pm. followed by open seisiún at 9:00pm.. All musicians and listeners are welcome. Congratulations to all on 20 years of great music and craic!

Irish Seisiún - The Irish Cultural Centre presents Irish Music Seisiúns with Sean Kane every Saturday from 8:00 p.m.-11:30 p.m. at the ICC in Canton.  For more information or directions call (781) 891-4860 or (781) 871-1247.  Check the ICC website www.irishculture.org  for full event calendar.

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