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APRIL
25 WEDNESDAY
Dance
THE United Irish of Bayonne will host a dinner and entertainment evening
to benefit Project Children at the Chandelier Restaurant, 1075 Broadway
in Bayonne, New Jersey, at 6:30 p.m. Music by the Andy Cooney Band. Tickets
$35. Call 201-436-3893.
Musical
THE Pirate Queen, the new Broadway Irish musical from Riverdance producers
Moya Doherty and John McColgan, is playing at the Hilton Theatre, 213
West 42nd Street. Call Ticketmaster at 212-307-4100, or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
Classes
IRISH language evening classes at all levels take place at New York University’s
Glucksman Ireland House, One Washington Mews at Fifth Avenue between 8th
Street and Washington Square North. Classes are open to the general public.
Call 212-477-6177 or email po2@nyu.edu.
Seniors Lunch
THE New York Irish Center, 1040 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens,
hosts a lunch and afternoon club for Irish seniors, from noon-4 p.m. 25
card game included. Call 718-
482-0909 or visit www.nyirish.org.
Karaoke
THERE’S karaoke every Wednesday night with Ciara at Rockin’
Robin’s, 942 McLean Avenue in Yonkers. Call 914-237-0202.
Classes
THERE are a full slate of classes at the Aisling Irish Center, 990 McLean
Avenue in Yonkers. On Wednesdays there is the Acosta Irish music class
from 3:30-6:30 p.m., followed by a beginners computer class from 7:30-9
p.m., and a series of art classes throughout the day. There are also mother
and toddler classes, yoga and much more. Call the Aisling Center at 914-237-5121
for a full lineup, and to make reservations.
Registration
THE CUNY Institute for Irish American Studies has begun pre-registration
for face-to-face and online Irish classes for fall 2007. Elementary Irish
I and III will be offered online. Elementary Irish I will also be offered
on campus at Lehman and Queens Colleges. Additionally Intermediate Irish
grammar will be offered online. Courses can be taken for undergraduate
credit or as adult education. E-mail cunyiias@lehman.cuny.edu or call
718-960-6722 to reserve a space.
James Riley
HE’S the guest at the weekly Wednesday seisiun at Dunne’s,
15 Shapham Place in White Plains, Westchester, at 7:30 p.m. Call 914-421-1451.
26 THURSDAY
Lecture
THE American Irish Historical Society will host a lecture by historian
Michael Wallis on Billy the Kid at Regis High School, 60 East 85th Street
in New York, at 6:30 p.m. Wallis is the author of the new book Billy the
Kid: The Endless Ride. Upon hearing the name Billy the Kid, one might
think of the gun-slinging outlaw of the Wild West. But few people know
that in all likelihood, Billy the Kid, whose Irish mother had immigrated
to America during the Great Hunger, was a Manhattanite from Five Points
before moving west. Reservations Required. Call 212-288-2263 or email
wcobert@aihs.org.
Fiddle Class
MARIE REILLY, formerly of Cherish the Ladies and Riverdance, will teach
advanced Irish fiddle at the Irish Arts Center, 555 West 51st Street in
New York, every Thursday from 7-8 p.m. Call the center at 212-757-3318
or visit www.irishartscenter.org.
DJ James
HE’LL spin at Rory Dolan’s, 890 McLean Avenue in Yonkers.
Call 914-776-2946.
Riverboys
THEY’RE at the Rambling House, 4290 Katonah Avenue in Woodlawn.
Call 718-798-4510.
27 FRIDAY
Ceili
THE St. Brendan’s ceili will take place at the VFW Hall, 239 Leonia
Avenue in Bogota, New Jersey, from 8 p.m.-midnight. Music by Green Gates
Ceili Band. Admission $15. Call 201-928-1687.
Auction
THE Ladies AOH Division 8 will host its annual Chinese auction at the
Hibernian Hall, Magnolia Drive and Washington Street in Selden, Long Island,
at 7 p.m. Admission $5, includes 25 tickets, coffee and cake. Call 631-588-0499.
Senior Meeting
THE Aisling Irish Center, 990 McLean Avenue in Yonkers, hosts a weekly
senior group meeting for conversation and refreshments. Guest speakers
frequently attend. All senior citizens welcome. Call 914-237-5121.
Boston Music
EVERY Friday there are melodies and tunes at the Irish Cultural Centre,
200 New Boston Drive in Canton, Massachusetts, at 8 p.m. Free admission.
Contact Maureen McNally at 781-767-4401 or visit www.irishculture.org.
Classes
CEILI and two hand class will be held every Friday at New York Spaces,
131 West 72nd Street in New York, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Call Maura Mulligan
at 201-869-6717 or email mauramulligan@aol.com.
DJ Aida
SHE spins for Fahrenheit Fridays every week at Rockin’ Robin’s,
942 McLean Avenue in Yonkers. Call 914-237-0202.
Strawberry Fields
THEY”RE at Rory Dolan’s, 890 McLean Avenue in Yonkers. Call
914-776-2946.
DJ Steve
HE’LL spin at Behan’s, 4299 Katonah Avenue in Woodlawn. Call
718-652-9153.
Urban Trip
THEY’RE at the Rambling House, 4290 Katonah Avenue in Woodlawn.
Call 718-798-4510.
Katie’s Idol
KATIE’S Cottage, 521 Central Park Avenue in Yonkers, will host the
third week of Katie’s Idol, a talent competition. Music also by
Gerard Corbett. Call 914-965-0422.
28 SATURDAY
Concert
IRISH tenor Anthony Kearns and the Hibernian Festival Singers will perform
at St. Patrick’s Church in Bay Shore, Long Island, at 8 p.m. Tickets
are $45. Call 631-665-1371.
Fermanagh Dance
THE Co. Fermanagh P&B Association and the Fermanagh Gaelic football
club will host their annual dinner dance at the Astoria Manor in Queens,
with cocktail hour at 8 p.m. Dinner and dancing to Rumor Has It follows.
Honorees are Patrick Shannon and Nollaig Cleary. Tickets $80. Call 917-407-9939.
Folk Festival
THE New Jersey Folk Festival will take place at the Rutgers University
campus in New Brunswick from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The multi-cultural folk festival
will present Irish flute player Mike Rafferty with a Lifetime Achievement
Award, and he will perform along with his daughter Mary. Also scheduled
to appear are the Delaware Valley Celtic Harp Orchestra, Eileen Goodman
and daughters, and a participatory Irish Jam session. Admission free.
Visit http://njfolkfest.rutgers.edu.
Play
THE St. Agnes Gaelic Society presents the Cill Cais Players performing
All the Kings Horses, an Irish comedy in three acts, at the middle school,
67 Hillside Avenue in Rockville Centre, Long Island at 7:30 p.m. Donation
$15. Call John Raphael at 516-678-1008.
Classes
THE New York Irish Center, 1040 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, is
hosting children’s Irish language classes. Pre-school and kindergarten
from 10-11 a.m.; six-eight year olds from 11 a.m.-noon. Call 718-482-0908.
Classes
THE CUNY Institute for Irish American Studies will host Gaelic language
classes for children every Saturday at the Irish Arts Center, 553 West
51st Street in Manhattan, from 11 a.m.-noon. Kids will learn words, phrases
and songs in the Irish language. Cost is $10 for Arts Center members,
$12 for non-members. Family rates available. Call 718-960-6722.
Flannelly Show
THE Adrian Flannelly Show is on WVNJ 1160AM every Saturday from 10 a.m.-1
p.m., and Sundays on WNSR 620AM from 7-9 p.m. It can also be heard worldwide
on www.irishradio.com. Hear news and sports from Ireland, music, interview
and more. Call 212-935-0606.
Celtic Crush
LARRY Kirwan of Black 47 hosts his weekly Irish music and talk show, Celtic
Crush, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Sirius Satellite Radio’s channel 32.
Kirwan also hosts a show on channel 24 on Monday-Thursday, 8 p.m.-midnight.
Visit www.sirius.com.
Ireland Calls
IRELAND Calls can be heard on WVOX, 1460AM, at 6 p.m. Co-hosted by Treasa
and Tommy Smyth, the show offers Irish music as well as Irish news updates.
Boston Music
THE Irish Cultural Center, 200 New Boston Drive in Canton, Massachusetts,
will host a weekly Saturday music seisiun from 8-11 p.m. Sean Kane, a
well-known singer/songwriter from the Boston area, will lead the seisiun.
Free and open to the public. Visit www.irishculture.org.
Seisiun
THERE’S a seisiun at O’Neill’s, 729 Third Avenue (between
45th and 46th Streets) in New York at 9 p.m. Call 212-661-3530.
DJ Paul
HE spins every Saturday at Rockin’ Robin’s, 942 McLean Avenue,
Yonkers. Call 914-237-0202.
DJ Steve
HE’LL spin at Behan’s, 4299 Katonah Avenue in Woodlawn. Call
718-652-9153.
The Mixx
THEY’RE at the Rambling House, 4290 Katonah Avenue in Woodlawn.
Call 718-798-4510.
Boink
THEY’LL play 80s music at Rory Dolan’s, 890 McLean Avenue
in Yonkers. Call 914-776-2946.
Martin Kenny
Big Bamboo
THEY’RE at Katie’s Cottage, 521 Central Park Avenue in Yonkers.
Call 914-965-0422.
29 SUNDAY
Banjo Day
THE Irish Arts Center, 553 West 51st Street in New York, will host an
afternoon of Irish tenor banjo workshops, historical presentations and
performances featuring Pio Ryan, Donie Ryan and Mick Moloney. Catering
to players of beginning and intermediate abilities, workshops will focus
on the development of Irish tenor banjo techniques as well as an introduction
to various regional styles. Event will also feature an audio/visual lecture
presented by Moloney, outlining the history of the banjo in Irish music.
The afternoon will conclude with a performance by the three instructors.
Workshops/presentation takes place from 1-4:40 p.m.; half hour performance
follows. Fee $45 for full day, $40 for members, $10 for recital only.
Call Sydney at 212-757-3318 x204.
Brunch
THE annual literary brunch of Chapters 5 and 9 of the Irish American Unity
Conference will be held at the Elks Club, 20 Franklin Avenue in Tenafly,
New Jersey, at noon. Author Peter Quinn will be on hand to discuss his
recent book, Looking for Jimmy: A Search for Irish America. Tickets $25.
Call 201-568-4108.
Commemoration
THE 91st anniversary commemorating the 1916 Easter Uprising in Dublin
will be held on the New Haven Green in New Haven, Connecticut, with a
9 a.m. Mass. Following the Mass a ceremony to honor the men and women
who fought for Irish independence will take place. Local honorees are
remembered in a roll call and the original Proclamation of Freedom”
will be read. Call Michael Lynch at 203-467-5307.
Karate
KARATE classes for all ages, taught by Declan O’Neill, will take
place every Sunday from 10 a.m.-noon at the New York Irish Center, 1040
Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. Call 718-482-0909.
Ceol na nGael
THE Ceol na nGael
show from Fordham University is broadcast every Sunday from noon-4 p.m.
on WFUV 90.7. Show offers music and news from Ireland. Visit www.wfuv.org.
Radio Erin
THE Radio Erin show is now on WRTN 93.5FM from 4:30-6 p.m. The show offers
Irish music, as well as Irish sports and news updates. Call 1-866-374-6723.
Johnny Cuomo
HE plays a seisiun every Sunday at O’Neill’s, 729 Third Avenue
in Manhattan. Call 212-661-3530.
Seisiun
EVERY Sunday Gaelic Revival performs for a traditional seisiun at Rory
Dolan’s, 890 McLean Avenue in Yonkers, from 5-9 p.m. Call 914-776-2946.
Seisiun
EVERY Sunday an alternative traditional seisiun with Jameson’s Revenge
will take place at the Rambling House, 4290 Katonah Avenue in Woodlawn,
at 8 p.m. Call 718-798-4510.
Deejay
HE’LL spin at the Rambling House, 4290 Katonah Avenue in Woodlawn.
Call 718-798-4510.
Big Bamboo
THEY’RE at Katie’s Cottage, 521 Central Park Avenue in Yonkers.
Call 914-965-0422.
30 MONDAY
Classes
TARA Circle, 1097 North Broadway in Yonkers, has started its spring semester
of classes in Irish language, literature, music, dance, drama, genealogy
and history. The program will run for six more weeks. There are also classes
for children. For course catalogue call 914-964-8272, or visit www.taracircle.org.
Homeless Outreach
THE Homeless Outreach project takes place tonight and every Monday from
the Aisling Irish Center, 990 McLean Avenue in Yonkers. Volunteers are
invited to gather at the center at 7 p.m. for the preparation of food.
Departure for the Madison Square Garden area of Manhattan is at 8:30 p.m.,
returning at 10:30 p.m. Call 914-237-5121.
Classes
REGISTRATION has begun for classes at the Irish Arts Center, 553 West
51st Street in New York. Classes will be offered in Irish language, history,
bodhran, fiddle, banjo, guitar, tin whistle, bagpipes, step dancing, set
dancing and ceili dancing. For registration information
call Sydney at 212-757-3318, ext. 204, or visit www.irishartscenter.org.
MAY
3 THURSDAY
Dinner
THE Eire Society of Boston, one of the city’s leading cultural groups,
will host its annual dinner at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston at 6 p.m.
The Gold Medal awardee is Jean Kennedy Smith, former U.S. ambassador to
Ireland. Ticket are $100. Call toll free 1-866-560-1050 or visit www.eiresociety.org/goldmedal.
4 FRIDAY
Lecture
THE CUNY Institute for Irish American Studies will host a lecture entitled
“The Irish Language: Success and Challenges of Language Planning”
by Seosamh Mac Donnacha of the National University of Ireland in Galway
in Room C197 at the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street,
at 7 p.m. Call 718-960-6722 or email cunyiias@lehman.cuny.edu.
Dance
THE Brooklyn Sham-rocks Gaelic football club will host their 30th annual
dinner dance at the Bay Ridge Manor in Brooklyn. Guests of honor are Seamus
Flynn, Tony Spollen and Pat Ashe. Call 917-731-8638.
Dance
THE New York Irish Center will host its second annual fundraising dinner
dance at Antun’s, 96-43 Springfield Boulevard in Queens Village,
with cocktail hour at 8 p.m. Dinner and dancing to follow. Call 718-482-0909.
Ceili
THE Michael Coleman branch of CCE will host a ceili at the Kerry Hall,
305 McLean Avenue in Yonkers, from 8 p.m.-midnight. Music by Pete Kelly
Ceili Band. This ceili was originally scheduled for May 11. Call Frank
Holt at 845-624-8472.
5 SATURDAY
Dance
THE Irish American Center, 297 Willis Avenue in Mineola, Long Island,
will host the Flowers of May dance at 8:30 p.m. Music by the Kitty Kelly
Band. Cash bar available. Call 516-746-9392.
6 SUNDAY
Benefit
THE Nassau County Board’s charities and mission committee of the
AOH will host a benefit social to assist the Diocese of Rockville Centre’s
Dominican Republic mission at the New Cannon’s Blackthorn, 49 North
Village Avenue in Rockville Centre, Long Island, from 3-7 p.m. Live Irish
entertainment all day. Cash bar, buffet and 50/50 raffle. All donations
accepted. Call Tim Myles at 516-432-3197.
11 FRIDAY
Celebration
THE O’Rourke Academy of Irish Dance will host its 12th annual Irish
dance celebration at the Rye Country Day School Performing Arts Center,
off Boston Post Road on Cedar Street in Rye, Westchester County, from
7-9 p.m. Featuring national champion adult dancers from White Plains.
Special guests the Police Emerald Society of Westchester Pipes and Drums.
Adults $20 ($25 at door), seniors and children $10 ($15 at door). Call
917-453-0375 or email info@orourkeirishdancers.com.
13 SUNDAY
Mass, Breakfast
THE Irish American Center, 297 Willis Avenue in Mineola, Long Island,
will host a Mother’s Day Mass and breakfast at 10 a.m. Admission
$10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under. Reservations required. Call
516-746-9392.
18 FRIDAY
Dance
IRELAND’S 32 Counties will host a reunion dance benefit for the
SMA Fathers at the Irish Social Club, 119 Park Street, West Roxbury, Massachusetts
at 8 p.m. Music by Andy Healy Band. Door prizes and raffles. Donation
$10. Call Pat Casey at 781-329-0530.
19 SATURDAY
Dance
THE Rangers football club will hold their annual dance at Gaelic Park.
Admission $60, which will include a hot and cold buffet with open bar.
Music by DJ Kev. Guests of honor are Dave Guilfoyle and Paul Sheridan.
There will be a 25th anniversary reunion of the 1982 junior championship
team. Call 914-963 2111 or 718-601 8307
20 SUNDAY
Cape May Fest
THE Makem and Spain Brothers kick off the 18th annual Cape May Music Festival
at the Cape May Convention Hall in New Jersey at 8 p.m. Tickets are $22
for adults, $18 for seniors, and $10 for students. Call 609-884-5404 or
800-275-4278 or online at www.capemaymac.org. The festival runs through
June 14 and features orchestral, pops, chamber and world music performances.
Send submissions for the Guide to Irish Voice, 875 Avenue of the Americas,
Suite 2100, New York, N.Y. 10001, fax (212) 244-3344 or e-mail at IrVce@aol.com.
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