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Maryland Irish Festival
8-10 Novemeber
The 2013 Maryland Irish Festival kicks off on Friday evening, November 8th with music, exhibits and shopping opportunities.
Join us at the Maryland State Fair Grounds in Timonium all weekend as we celebrate our Irish culture with great music, food, beer and do some early Christmas shopping with our fantastic vendors! We have many Cultural and Historical displays and performances, the well attended "Speaker Series", and a large dedicated kids play area with bouncy castles, activities, and games.
The admission fee to the festival goes to support the many charitable causes of our own Maryland Irish community, whose members volunteer their time every year to put on this great event. It's a family affair, so come out, have fun and be part of this great charitable endeavor.
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MDirishfest or for more information, programme etc, visit our website:
http://irishfestival.com.s141542.gridserver.com/
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Dance away those cold-weather blues!
Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann's next monthly ceili will be held on November 16 at Frying Pan Park Visitor's Center, 2739 West Ox Road, Herndon VA 20171. The evening kicks off with a dance lesson at 7pm with ceili following at 7:30. Music by the Bog Wanderers Ceili Band & Friends. CCE members $12, Non-members $15. Special prices for students and families. Come join in the fun! For further information see: www.ccepotomac.org.
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A new permanent exhibition entitled "Record of Rights" will open at the National Archives on Friday 8 November to mark the inauguration of the new David M. Rubenstein Gallery.
The exhibition will explore how Americans have worked to realise the ideals of freedom and justice, and how issues such as citizenship, free speech, voting rights and equal opportuntiy have been debated.
The "Yearning to Breathe Free" section
explores the notion of America as a nation of immigrants and the enduring debates on the rights of newcomers. Included in this section is the original 1860 census of Irish and Canadian textile workers in Lowell, Massachusetts, who, like many immigrants, faced discrimination and poor working conditions. For more information see: http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2013/nr13-129.html.
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New Business & Economic Newsletter
The Embassy has recently launched a second newsletter, focusing on business and economic news - first edition coming soon! If you would like to subscribe to this newsletter please click on "Update profile/email address" - you can find this link at the very bottom of this email - and follow the instructions.
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Maple Academy of Dance at the Kennedy Center, Sunday 10 November
The Maple Academy of Irish Dance will perform on the Milenium Stage at the Kennedy Centre at 6pm on Sunday 10 November as part of the Kids Euro Festival 2013. The Kids Euro Festival is an annual celebration of European arts and culture for kids which this year runs from 16 October to 13 November and includes over 200 free events for all ages.
Find out more at: http://kidseurofestival.org/ and www.mapleirishdance.com. |
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Dorian Gray at theWarehouse Theatre,
Monday 11 November
Scena Theatre present a staged reading of the Picture of Dorian Gray on Monday November 11th at 7pm at the Warehouse Theatre.
See highlights from Oscar Wilde's only novel about a haunting portrait that ages with each debaucherous act and vice that young Dorian entertains. For more information, see: http://www.warehousetheater.com/theater.php
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Irish Author Kevin Barry
in Washington DC!
Photo: Tom Gatti / The Times
Award winning Irish Author Kevin Barry will read from his new collection of Short stories Dark lies the Island at the Warehouse Theatre, 646 New York Avenue NW at 7pm on Wednesday 20 November. A discussion with the author will follow the reading and books will be available for purchase and signing. For more info, see: www.solasnua.org.
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Solas Nua Book Club
Join the Solas Nua Book club at their next meeting on November 11 at Teaism PennQuatrter 400 8th Street NW where they will discuss Colum McCann's TransAtlantic.
The Solas Nua Book Club meets on the 2nd Monday of the Month. The next books to be discussed are Donal Ryan's A Spinning Heart (December 9) and Kevin Barry's Dark Lies the Land (January 13). Further info available at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/solasnuabookclub/
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