In this issue:
* Upcoming CMCAA Concerts & guest workshops
* Master Soloists this Saturday at Cherry Street Artisan
* Dr. John Hume speech Wednesday (unique opportunity!)
* Trinity Academy of Irish Dance, Jan 23
* Jeff City Burns Dinner, Jan 25
* Classes start Feb 18 -- music, dance, Gaelic and travel
* Bohola at The Big Muddy in April
* Tionol schedule online
* Interesting house concert article
* Missouri Arts Council funding at risk
* CalendarRecent newsletters:
January 7, 2008
Nov. 28, 2007
October 31, 2007
October 10, 2007
August 30, 2007
August 10, 2007
July 31, 2007
June 6, 2007
May 11, 2007
April 13, 2007
March 29, 2007Ya wanna see more?
Here's the whole archive.
Upcoming CMCAA concerts -- more info about all of these at www.moceltic.org
téada
Sunday February 2, 7:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church Activity Building, corner of Waugh and Locust near downtown Columbia
admission: $10 CMCAA members / $12 public free for kids 12 & under
pay online by credit card in advance, or we can take checks and cash at the door.Go to details about this concert
WORKSHOPS with téada
Monday evening, Feb 3 the members of téada will teach the following workshops: Irish Bodhran (drum) (there are a few drums available for loan) Irish flute Bouzouki or banjo in Irish music Fiddle with Oisín Mac Diarmada
Cost is $15 for a workshop with 5 or more participants, or $30 for a private lesson. We have a few workshop scholarships available.téada are available for school visits Monday, Feb 3.
Contact Kate if you are interested in attending a workshop, scheduling a school visit, or need more info. kakers@chivalry.comChulrua -- concert followed by a dance
Saturday, March 1, First Christian Church (7 p.m. tentative)
This event is a collaboration with the Mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers and is made possible by a grant from the City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs. Chulrua will start us off with a concert then anchor a pick-up band to play for contra and Irish set dancing. Jim Thaxter and Christine Harker will be teaching/calling the dances.Andy Irvine in concert Thursday, March 20, 7:30 p.m. Sacred Heart Catholic Church Activity Building
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Cherry Street Artisan presents Master Soloists Saturday, Jan 18, 8 - 11 p.m., $3 cover
Tim Langen, Irish fiddle Jim Ruth, clawhammer banjo Joel Zemmer, minstrel banjo Dennis Schubert, guitar
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SPECIAL EVENT
2:00 - 3:30 p.m., Thursday, January 23, 2003 Jesse Wrench Auditorium, Memorial Union
If you are at all interested in the politics and peace process of Northern Ireland, this will be of interest to you.“The Theory and Practice of Peace Making” will be the 2003 Monroe-Paine Distinguished Lecture in Public Affairs at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Guest Speaker: The Honorable John Hume, Member of the British and European Union Parliaments & 1998 Nobel Peace Prize Recipient
Dr. John Hume has dedicated his political career to the creation of a lasting peace in Northern Ireland. A longtime leader of the largest nationalist party, the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), Dr. Hume was awarded the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Ulster Unionist Leader David Trimble, for his tireless efforts to build peace and a better life for all the people of Ireland - North and South. He is the only person who has won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Martin Luther King Prize, and the Ghandi Prize. He holds honorary doctorates from over twenty universities around the world, including the University of Missouri.
Dr. Hume first came to prominence through the civil rights movement in the late 1960’s, when Catholics demanded substantial changes to the way Northern Ireland was run. He helped to found the moderate nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party in 1970, later taking over as its leader in 1979. Dr. Hume was a member of the power-sharing executive set up after the Sunningdale Agreement in December 1973, and helped to shape the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985, which for the first time gave Dublin a limited say in the affairs of Northern Ireland.
Dr. Hume has been a key architect, and a great champion for the political institutions of the European Union, which he views as a model of international conflict resolution.
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Trinity Academy of Irish Dance will be performing at Jesse Auditorium on the MU campus, Thursday Jan 23 at 7:00 p.m. More on this concert: http://www.concertseries.org/irish.html
Wednesday, Jan 22 is the concert series discount ticket day -- check their web site or call to see what tickets will be available at discounted prices.
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Mid-Missouri St. Andrew's Society 16th Annual Burns Night Dinner
January 25, 2003
Jefferson City Country Club
3600 Country Club Dr.Tickets are $22 for renewing St. Andrew's Society members, $29 for non-members Your 2003 membership must be paid with your dinner reservations to take advantage of the member rate.
Dues - $15 for an individual or $25 for a family.
Send ticket reservations to: Judith Guthrie, 508 Castle Drive, Jefferson City MO 65109-----
Classes -- CMCAA classes begin the week of February 18. You can find details and register through the Columbia Career Center at www.career-center.org or call 573-886-2289
Beginning Irish Social Dance
Beginning Irish Gaelic language
Beginning Irish Music on the Tin Whistle
Planning a trip to Ireland (one-evening seminar Mar 10)
Also, Beginning Scottish Highland Bagpipes is being taught by a member of the Boone Co FPD pipe band.ALSO.... Intermediate/Advanced Irish set/ceilidh dancing will be held on Wendesday evenings, 8:15 - 9:30 p.m. to register, contact Kate Akers kakers@chivalry.com
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Bohola at Big Muddy, April 4 & 5
Chicago-based Celtic group Bohola will perform at The Big Muddy Folk Festival in Boonville this year. The band features Jimmy Keane on accordion, fiddler Sean Cleland and dordan (large bouzouki) player and singer Pat Broaders. Bohola's web site is www.bohola.com
Tickets for The Big Muddy usually go on sale in February. You can get more info by calling the Friends of Historic Boonville. 888-588-1477
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St. Louis Tionol will be March 28-30 with informal ceilidhs, workshops with master musicians, a huge concert and loads of sessions. The schedule is posted at www.tionol.org
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House Concerts
Here's a link to an interesting article about house concerts, from the Dallas News. http://www.dallasnews.com/dmn/news/stories/121502dnliv1Ahouseconcert.69231.html
The house concerts we've presented in Columbia have been well-attended and thoroughly enjoyable. If you think your house would be a good venue for a house concert and would be interested hosting one, or at least learning more about what's involved, let us know.
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Missouri Arts Council -- funding is in jeopardy
Gov. Holden has recommended cutting all general revenue funds for the Missouri Arts Council for FY04. In addition to losing state government funding, this will also result in the loss of $953,000 in federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. The federal funding is contingent upon matched state funding.
The Missouri Arts Council, a state agency and division of the Department of Economic Development, provides grants to nonprofit organizations to encourage and stimulate the growth, development and appreciation of the arts in Missouri. Over the past 35 years, the Missouri Arts Council (MAC) has provided vital support and leadership to bring the arts to all the people of the state.
Through funds from the Missouri General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, MAC provides grants to make possible quality arts programming to both large and small communities.
Arts in Columbia have never been stronger than they are right now, and MAC has been a key part of that growth. MAC grant funds support First Night Columbia, The Columbia Art League, The Missouri Theater and Symphony Society, The University Concert Series, TRYPS (Theater Reaching Young People and Schools), Columbia Festival of the Arts.... the list goes on. Whether it's a hundred dollars or thousands, MAC grants help arts organizations of all sizes bring wonderful culture to our community.
You can read more about MAC at http://www.missouriartscouncil.org/
If you feel strongly about maintaining Missouri Arts Council funding, let your state senator or representative know. www.senate.state.mo.us
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Complete Regional and Local Celtic Arts Calendar is posted here: http://www.chivalry.com/moceltic/calendar.html