Ireland in the Business of Recovery
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Congratulations to CCÉ Potomac for their hosting of the CCÉ North America 2013 Convention last month. There are some great videos of this event on the Comhaltas website, including this one, at the reception hosted by the Embassy to mark the Convention!
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Riverdance - The Gathering
Get your dancing shoes on this July and be part of Riverdance - The Gathering. Whether you're a world champion or a novice, with Masterclasses for the elite to a world record
attempt, don't miss your opportunity to be part of it.
Led by Jean Butler, you are invited to join in a line of over 1,000 dancers that will gather on the banks of the River Liffey on July 21st, in an attempt to break the world record for the longest Riverdance line.
Click here to find out how you can get involved.
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Irish craft
Going to Ireland - why not include a visit to a craft studio? Discover some of Ireland's best craft experiences. Click on this link for more information on the studios. Click here for short videos of Irish craftspeople at work.
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CCÉ Musical Arts and Dance Week
8th - 12th July
The O'Neill-Malcom Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ) and Mitch Fanning (Director) are pleased to invite you to participate in CCÉ Musical Arts & Dance Week 2013. Now in its seventh year, CCÉ MAD Week will again feature an exceptional faculty in all areas of study. For further information, please click here or see the flier.
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Exploring Irish Identity massive open online course
This year, the year of the Gathering, communities throughout Ireland are showcasing and sharing the very best of Irish culture and tradition. Hibernia College, in association with The Gathering, is taking this online by launching the first Irish massive open online course (MOOC) on the theme of Irish identity in April 2013.
The Exploring Irish Identity MOOC is available to everybody completely free of charge, no matter where you are in the world. All you need is access to the Internet and a desire to find out more about Ireland's culture and heritage. Click here for more information.
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EU Open House
Join the European Union Embassies and the EU Delegation for our 7th annual EU Open House: a day of family fun, food, culture and more. This annual event is a highlight of the Washington May calendar and is celebrated during Europe Week, Each embassy will open to the public on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
We hope you can visit us at the Irish Embassy, where you can experience Irish music and dance, sample some Irish food, learn how to say a few phrases in the Irish language, watch demonstrations of Irish sport and rugby, and meet some of the local Irish organisations. Fáilte!
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Paul Muldoon at the Folger Shakespeare Library, 13th May
Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Muldoon shares favourite poems by other poets and reads from his own work.
13th May, 7.30pm, Folger Shakespeare Library
Reception and book signing to follow. For further information, please click here.
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Crash Ensemble at the Kennedy Center, 14th May
Soprano Dawn Upshaw, Crash Ensemble and Iarla Ó Lionáird perform a program that includes works by Donnacha Dennehy based on the texts of traditional sean-nós (old-style) songs (Grá agus Bás) and the poetry of William Butler Yeats (That the Night Come)
14th May, 7.30pm, Kennedy Center For further information, please click here.
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Eurovision Song Contest 2013!
The Swedish Embassy here in Washington will broadcast live the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, which will take place in Malmö, Sweden. The event will take place on 18th May from 2pm to 7pm. The Eurovision Song Contest brings together 39 countries, watched by 600 million viewers and with only one winner! For further information, including on how to book tickets, please click here.
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Irish Popcorn! Presents
Ballymun Lullaby
WHEN: Monday, May 20, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Lobby, Renaissance Washington, DC Dupont Circle Hotel, 1143 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington DC 20037. Metro: Dupont Circle
FREE admission and FREE popcorn! (seating is on a first-come, first-served basis)
Further information from Solasnua.org
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Transit - Creative Placemaking in Baltimore
In 2013 and 2014, EUNIC Washington D.C. will partner with the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts for the project "Transit - Creative Placemaking in Baltimore" which is funded by the Getting to Know Europe EU grant program.
A series of events focusing on Baltimore and European perspectives on urban culture and community development will take place in Baltimore.
This project will activate transit focused spaces in Baltimore's three Arts & Entertainment Districts and highlight the positive role of culture in urban development.
Further information is available here.
As part of "Transit" Backpack Jax and KLP, two hip-hop groups from Nantes in Western France, will present their new show on 13th May, within the framework of the Alliance's Urban Corps transatlantic hip-hop-festival that takes place in Washington, D.C. from 12 to 18 May 2013. Further information is here.
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