Irish Popcorn! Presents Silence
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Solas Nua / Irish Popcorn! presents Silence, on Monday, April 28th at 7 p.m. at RíRá Georgetown at 3125 M St. NW, Washington, DC. Irish Composer and GW Artist in Residence Sarah O'Halloran will introduce the film.
The film follows
Eoghan, a sound recordist who is returning to Ireland for the first time in 15 years. The reason for his return is a job offer: to record landscapes free from man-made sound. His quest takes him to remote terrain, away from towns and villages. Throughout his journey, he is drawn into a series of encounters and conversations which gradually divert his attention towards a more intangible silence, one that is bound up with the sounds of the life he had left behind.
For more information, click here.
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Baltimore Irish Arts Center Irish Trad Fest
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The Baltimore Irish Arts Center will host it's Third Annual Irish Trad Fest. The event will take place May 2nd-4th at various locations throughout Baltimore. It will feature various workshops and performances by Irish musicians and dancers. There will be some incredible musicians from around the U.S. and Ireland, to teach workshops, perform and lead sessions. There will be a Ceili on Sunday with music by the Old Bay Ceili Band and this year's faculty concert will take place at the Creative Alliance.
For more information, click here.
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Solas Nua will host its monthly book club on Monday, May 12 from 7 to 9 p.m. The book in discussion will be
This Is How It Ends by Kathleen McMahon. The meeting will take place at Teaism Penn Quarter, at 400 8th Street NW, Washington, DC.
For more information, click here.
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Frederick Celtic Festival
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Come enjoy awesome bands, Scottish dancing, pipe bands, demonstrations, Highland games with professional and amateur athletes competing, and much more at the 2014 Frederick Celtic Festival! This cultural heritage event provides our community with the unique opportunity to explore the rich culture and tradition that resulted from the movement of many Irish and Scottish immigrants to the United States. The festival is dedicated to honor and benefit our Wounded Warriors. The festival will take place on Saturday, May 10, from 9 to 6 p.m in Mt. Airy, Maryland. At 7 p.m. will begin a Celtic Evening Concert.
For more information, click here.
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Comhaltas Irish Dance Festival (Feis)
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The Comhaltas Irish Dance Festival is sponsored by the O'Neill-Malcom Branch and is supported by several of the local dance schools, who provide most of the expertise and volunteers. The feis, in one form or another, has been around for 30 years. Every year, the Feis is attended by hundreds of dancers and musicians from across the US. A significant portion of the revenue used to support various branch activities is provided by the Feis. This year's festival will take place on May 18th at Mount St Mary's University Athletic Center, Emmitsburg, MD.
CCE would like to have more membership involvement to help out with the planning and/or running of the feis. Please email Larry Frank at lfrank2@earthlink.net for more information.
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Capital Irish Film Festival
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The Capital Irish Film Festival (CIFF), a Washington D.C. production of Solas Nua, will run again in January 2015, from Thursday Jan. 22 through Sunday, Jan. 25. It will showcase new Irish features, documentaries, shorts and animation, Irish language films, with a special emphasis on emerging talent in the Irish film industry. Now in its ninth year, CIFF has now become the largest Irish film festival in the The festival is currently accepting submissions from Irish film makers. Deadline June 30th. Submission is free. For more information, click here.
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IN-DC May Social
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Come join IN-DC at their May social on Thursday May 15th, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., at James Hoban's Bar and Restaurant,
1 Dupont Circle NW, Washington DC.
As always, all are welcome. This is a great opportunity to bring any friends who may be interested in joining IN-DC as they can meet other members and get a feel for what IN-DC is all about.
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Filmfest DC to Feature Irish Films
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Filmfest DC will feature films from Ireland, including The Bachelor Weekend and a short film called Irish Folk Furniture. The showings of these films will take place on April 26th and 27th in the nation's capital. For more information, please click here. |
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Are you a violinist, a fiddler, a guitarist or a flutist wanting to explore and learn more about traditional Irish music? Are you an accomplished step dancer who wants a break from competition and are ready for the fun of sean nós (old-style) dancing or set dancing? Want to learn traditional Irish button accordion, uilleann pipes, banjo, or whistle from one of the best traditional Irish instrumentalists and teachers?! Now in its eighth year, CCE MAD Week will again feature an exceptional faculty in all areas of study.
Early registration ends April 30th! The event will be held on July 7-11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cedar Lane Unitarian Church in Bethesda, MD.
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Atlas Presents I Draw Slow
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Dublin band I Draw Slow has been setting records in their native Ireland. The sound of the five-piece band has been compared to Alison Krauss and with a sound rooted in the old style of the Appalachian Mountains, drawing on Irish traditional music and modern Americana. They will be performing at Atlas on May 3rd, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $28.50 in advance and $33.50 at the door.
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IN-DC Presents an Evening with Dr. Donal Donovan
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IN-DC will host an evening with Dr. Donal Donovan, formally of the IMF, in conversation with Simon Carswell, US correspondent for the Irish Times. Dr Donovan will give his unique perspective on the Irish Economy post bailout and discuss his new book - The Fall of the Celtic Tiger Ireland and the Euro Debt Crisis. The event will take place on Monday, May 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fairfax Hotel at Embassy Row, 2100 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC.
Donal Donovan received a BA from Trinity College Dublin and a PhD in monetary economics from the University of British Columbia. He worked in the IMF from 1977- 2005, before retiring as a Deputy Director. Adjunct Professor at the University of Limerick and a Visiting Lecturer at Trinity College, he was a member of the two official enquiries into the causes of the Irish financial crises. Appointed to the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council in mid -2011, he is the joint author of the recently published ( by Oxford University Press) book entitled " The Fall of the Celtic Tiger: Ireland and the Euro Debt Crisis".
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7th Annual Belfast-Beltway Boxing Classic
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We are pleased to invite you to the Seventh Annual Belfast-Beltway Boxing Classic on Saturday, May 17th. The format will consist of young, aspiring boxers traveling from the gyms of Northern Ireland to take on the local clubs of the National Capitol Region. Fight night begins with cocktails at 7:00p.m. followed by dinner at 8:00p.m. The first of ten amateur bouts will begin at 8:30p.m.
All proceeds from this one-of-a-kind event fund our annual international cultural and athletic exchange program for at-risk youth in Belfast and the D.C. metropolitan area.
For more information, click here.
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| EU Open House 2014 | |
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On May 10 the European Union Embassies and the EU Delegation to the United States will open their doors to the public for the annual EU Embassies' Open House: a day of family fun, food, culture and more. The event offers visitors a rare look inside the embassies and provides a unique opportunity for them to experience the cultural heritage and national traditions of the 28 member countries. Open house hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
There will also be a #EUselfie competition! Take a photo of yourself in front of an iconic background at any of the participating EU Embassies and/or the EU Delegation. Friends and family are welcome! Upload your selfie to Twitter, Insta- gram, or Facebook, and tag it with #EUselfie and the name of the relevant country - or the EU Delegation - represented in the photo. There will be two winners: The person who snapped selfies at the largest number of Embassies and the most creative selfie. Winners will be notified via social media in the week following the EU Embassies' Open House.
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Nothing is more Irish than an informal music "session" in the local pub. For details of the sessions taking place in the DMV area, please click here. |
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