Central Missouri Celtic Arts Association Newsletter
June 12, 2003
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In this issue:
- CONCERT TONIGHT at Cherry Street Atisan! Luck Penny - Helen, Deirdre and Austin
- Irish Arts Week Concert, July 19 at the ARC
- Kids Beginning Tin Whistle class starts July 21
- Luck Penny at Lake Summit Winery * teada voted Best Traditional Newcomers!
- Calendar
CONCERT TONIGHT!
Our summer artists-in-residence, Helen Gubbins (button accordion, vocals) and Deirdre Harnedy (flute, whistle, fiddle), join with local musician Austin Dey (piano, whistle) to perform tonight at Cherry Street Artisan at 8 p.m. The trio have adopted the name "Luck Penny," after both a tune and a long standing Irish custom.
Helen and Deirdre, both traditional music students from University College Cork, have been very busy since arriving in Columbia less than three weeks ago. In addition to preparing for and teaching classes, they've been playing loads of music and practiced together tirelessly with Austin the first week they were here. They even had a couple recording sessions and now have a CD, called Spraoi (spree), with 14 tracks of traditional tunes. How's that for efficient?!
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Irish Arts Week Ceilidh - Concert and Dance, Saturday July 19 at the ARC
A week from tonight we'll have a special concert and dance to wrap up our Irish Arts Week events. Columbia Parks and Recreation are co-sponsoring the event, which will be held at the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) at the corner of Ash and Clinkscales (see the ARC web site: http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec/ARC/
Helen and Deirdre will be joined by our other Irish Arts Week instructors, Ellie Grace and Christine Harker, and the Irish Arts Week students for a concert with demonstrations of Irish step, ceilidh and set dancing. The concert portion of the evening will be followed by a dance, with a couple easy ceilidh dances taught so everyone can join in!
We're really excited to have a group of 25 enthusiastic young people spending the week learning more about Irish music, dance and culture. The concert will be a great celebration of our first Irish Arts Week!
Keep an eye on the CMCAA web site this week for photos from the day camp and teen workshops, which start Monday.
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Beginning Tin Whistle for Kids (ages 5 & up)
This class will run for 6 weeks and meet every Monday from 4:30 - 5:15 beginning July 21. Cost is $40; we have tin whistles available for $8. Class will meet at Unity Center on Broadway. Please register online at www.moceltic.org or by calling 442-2048
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Luck Penny at Lake Summit Winery
Luck Penny (Helen, Deirdre and Austin) will be performing at scenic Lake Summit Winery in Holts Summit (just N of Jefferson City) from 5 -7 pm on July 23, August 6 and August 20. See the Lake Summit web site for directions: www.lakesummitwinery.com
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Congratulations to teada!
Irish traditional band teada, who performed in Columbia in February were voted "Best Traditional Newcomers" in the Irish Music Magazine readers poll in May. This young band has made big waves in the past year, earning high acclaim everywhere they go. They'll be back in our area Labor Day Weekend, performing at the Kansas City Irish Festival. www.kcirishfest.com
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Local and Regional Celtic Arts Calendar... is too long to include here!
Click this link to see the whole thing. http://www.moceltic.org/calendar.html
We'll be updating this often over the next few weeks, so keep checking back.