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Upcoming Events
Thursday, November 13th
Sunday, November 16th
Come take part in the weekly session, meet other CIM community members and staff, and enjoy a night of great food and music while supporting a wonderful local business! CIM gathering at Keegan's Irish Pub begins during the fast session at 6pm. Hope to see you!
Saturday, November 22nd
IMDA honors Laura MacKenzie is an evening to celebrate Laura's lifelong community contributions with performances by local musicians, dancers, and friends. Doors open at 7pm, $5 donation (proceeds benefit the IMDA's educational grant program), at the Celtic Junction.
Week of Nov. 24th - Nov. 30th
CIM closed for Thanksgiving break. There will be no classes this week unless you have made prior arrangements with your instructor(s). We wish you a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving!
REMINDER: CIM Recitals on Dec. 7th
There are only three weeks of classes left before our fall recitals, so please decide with your instructor(s) which tunes or songs you might perform and start practicing! Detailed information on the recitals will be forthcoming. Recitals will be from 1pm - 6pm on Sunday, December 7th at The Celtic Junction.
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CIM instructor Mag McDermott with one of her fiddle students at CIM's spring recitals
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This is not meant to be an exhaustive listing of all of the possible events within the Irish community in the Twin Cities. For more listings, please visit the
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CIM VIDEO TELLS OUR STORY
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We are excited to share with you our new promotional video, made in celebration of CIM's tenth anniversary. Thank you to Steve Flynn of GoodLooking Films for helping us bring the story of the Center for Irish Music to a wider audience. Please take a few minutes to watch the video and share it with your friends and family. You might even be featured in the video!
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Support CIM Every Time you Shop!
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Each time you shop Amazon.com, you can help raise money for CIM! Simply click on the following link and save it in your bookmarks. That way, every time you shop you'll be brought directly to our Amazon smile site. Happy shopping and thank you for supporting The Center for Irish Music.
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'Like' CIM on Facebook!
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The CIM has a very active Facebook page. Please join us there for the most up-to-date announcements, posts related to traditional Irish music, and upcoming events.
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CIM has a
YouTube Channel
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Click below to view videos of many public performances by CIM ensembles at the Irish Fair of MN, St. Patrick's Day events, local coffee shops, and summer fairs.
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CIM has a LinkedIn group and we encourage CIM members to contact each other via this social networking site.
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Dear CIM supporters,
The CIM is a thriving part of the Twin Cities community because of the generous support of our members, volunteers, and donors. The amazing growth that CIM has experienced since its creation in 2004 would not have been possible without your active engagement. Thank you!
"My advice is to run, not walk, to your computer and sign up for a class at CIM. Three years ago I signed up for Dáithí Sproule's song class and a whole new world of Irish music, song, history and lore opened up to me. I stand in awe of the extraordinary gift CIM is to the community!"
- Barbara Edstrom, student and grandparent of two CIM students
To build momentum for Give to the Max Day, we have been posting a video series featuring some of our younger students. If you haven't had a chance to watch one of these touching videos, you can watch them all on our YouTube channel or Facebook page (which is visible from home page of the CIM website). Thanks to Tom Sweeney for filming and editing the videos.
We would like to thank the 2014 Challenge Fund donors!
Together, 2 Gingers Whiskey, Marty and Neesa Neumann of Keegan's Irish Pub, Irish On Grand, and the Friends of CIM have pledged $5000 for the CIM. Join these leading community members today and help CIM to reach, even exceed, our $10,000.00 goal!
Please consider supporting the Center for Irish Music's Annual Fund this year on Give to the Max Day.
Thank you for your support! We look forward to spending the next ten years with you.
-From the instructors, staff and board of the Center for Irish Music.
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|  SAVE THE DATE FOR MINNESOTA IRISH MUSIC WEEKEND 2015!
We are delighted to announce that planning has begun for our Minnesota Irish Music Weekend!
June 12-14, 2015
We have once again received a generous
grant from the Minnesota Regional Arts
Council in support of this fabulous 3-day
event. Stay tuned for announcements about visiting artists and new programming. You can view photos and information about
previous Minnesota Irish Music Weekends here.
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CIM Gatherings at Local Sessions
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CIM community members gather at Keegan's
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We have held impromptu CIM gatherings at local sessions over the years. This fall, Emily and Norah thought it would be fun to send an open the invitation to all of our students and supporters to join us on specific dates. These gatherings are a way to build our community while encouraging participation in or learning from the Twin Cities' wonderful local sessions.
These gatherings are a great opportunity to get to know other active members of the Irish community while deepening friendships with your fellow CIM students, instructors and local Irish musicians. We hope to see you soon!
Of course, you can enjoy the local sessions any week. Information about local sessions is on the local sessions page of the CIM website, under the music resources tab.
Upcoming Gatherings:
Sunday, November 16th -- 6pm at Keegan's Pub
Sunday, December 14th -- Noon at Kieran's Pub
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Session musicians at the Dubliner Pub (Photo courtesy of Daithi Sproule)
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