Irish Presidency of the European Union
Ireland assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1st January. For more information, please click on www.eu2013.ie,or follow us on Twitter @eu2013ie.
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Irish pianist Finghin Collins at The Phillips Collection
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British cellist Jamie Walton is joined by Irish pianist Finghin Collins in a program at The Phillips Collection that includes Beethoven's Sonata in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2; Janáček's Pohádka; Britten's Sonata in C Major, Op. 65; and Rachmaninoff's iconic Sonata in G minor, Op. 19.
4pm on 20th January. For further information, please click here.
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Exhibition at the
Folger Shakespeare Library:
Nobility and Newcomers in Renaissance Ireland
Separated by fewer than 100 miles, England and Ireland have had a closely intertwined history with profound political and cultural significance for both islands. In a new exhibition at the Folger, the deep connections between these two cultures-at times uneasy allies, at times warring antagonists-are explored through the lens of the Renaissance, a period when Irish autonomy and English supremacy rose to the forefront of Anglo-Irish relations.
19th January - 19th May, Folger Great Hall, Free entrance. For further information about the exhibition, please click here.
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Arcturus Theater Company presents three Samuel Beckett plays
In its inaugural production, Arcturus Theater Company presents three short plays of Samuel Beckett from January 24 to February 3, 2013.
For further information, please click here.
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Learn Irish with Me
Irish language courses
Learn Irish With Me is starting 6-week Introductory and Intermediate Irish courses (running Tuesday Jan 29, Feb 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar 5. For more information about LearnIrishWithMe.com and these classes, please click here.
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Irish writer Colum McCann at HoCoPoLitSo
35th Irish Evening of Music and Poetry
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photo by Brandon Bourke
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HoCoPoLitSo's guest for its 35th Annual Irish Evening is the international best-selling and award-winning author Colum McCann. He will read from his work. McCann's reading will be followed by Narrowbacks Eileen Korn, Jesse Winch, Terence Winch, Linda Hickman, and Brendan Mulvihill on fiddle in a concert of traditional Irish music with stepdancers from the Culkin School. 7:30 p.m., March 1, 2013, at the Smith Theatre, Horowitz Center for Visual and Performing Arts on the campus of Howard Community College. For further information, click here.
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James Galway at the Kennedy Center
James Galway will perform at the Kennedy Center on St. Patrick's Day, 17th March. Further information here.
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The Chieftains at the Kennedy Center
The Chieftains will perform at the Kennedy Center from 14-16th March.
Groups of 20 to 59 people currently receive a 10% discount on most tickets for the Thursday and Friday performances. Groups of 60 or more people currently receive a 15% discount on most tickets for the Thursday and Friday performances. Groups are also able to reserve tickets for a time, before payment comes due.
Further information here.
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Gathering 2013 event:
A Celebration of Irish Writing
A Celebration of Irish Writing offers a week in Ireland of talk, entertainment, relaxation and learning for a small group of up to 15 participants. Following an informal get-together on Saturday evening, the week starts with Bloomsday, the day when James Joyce's masterpiece Ulysses is celebrated. For more information, please click here.
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