Irish music session this evening at Kayotea until 9 p.m.

The Thursday night Irish traditional music jam session group will be playing music at Kayotea this evening, starting around 6:30ish and going until closing time at 9 pm. There is no charge.

Kayotea is located in downtown Columbia on Broadway between Ninth and Tenth Streets, directly across from KOPN.  They offer dozens of varieties of hot tea, plus hot chocolate, coffee, great sandwiches and other fare.

Ceili this Friday, Dec. 8  (tomorrow)

Music: Jim Ruth and Heinrich Leonhard
Caller: Kathryn Difoxfire

7:00 -  beginners lesson, 7:30 dances begin
Location:  First Christian Church, corner of Tenth and Walnut Streets (enter through the back door off the parking lot)

All dances are taught and called. You do not need any experience or a partner to join in.

More info about our dances: http://www.moceltic.org/second-fridays.html

Irish music at First Night Columbia, New Years Eve

Fiddler  Tim Langen, guitarist Jesse Langen and Uillean piper Tim Britton will perform Irish music at First Night Columbia this year.  They will be playing for an Irish ceili dance at 6:30 p.m. at the Stephens College ballroom, and they will have a performance set at Windsor Auditorium (also on Stephens campus) at 9:30 p.m.

Christine Harker will be calling the Irish ceili, and meanwhile, our other dance caller, Kat Difoxfire, will be calling for the children's contra dance at First Baptist Church, with musicians Paul and Win Grace.

For all the details about this terrific event, see http://firstnight.missouri.org/

NOTE: Admission buttons are $8 in advance, and $10 at the door (for people 8 years and older). 
You can buy them in advance buy them in advance online 
OR at these locations:
Parks and Recreation (except Dec. 30/31), the ARC, Streetside Records and Gerbes Supermarkets beginning December 11.
Early button sales will end at 4 p.m. on Dec. 31.

Step dancing classes in January
The winter session of step dance classes for children and adults will start in January. Taught by Marian Sharp.

6-week session from  January 9 to February 13.  Classes meet on Tuesday evenings as follows:
5:30 - 6:15 p.m.  kids ages 5 - 10*
6:15 - 7:00 p.m. kids ages 11  & up*
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. adult step dance

*Marian may want to shift students between classes based on experience and ability rather than age after the first class.

Fee is $45 for the session. 
Classes will meet at Unity Center of Columbia, 1600 West Broadway
For more information and to enroll, e-mail Kate at kakers@moceltic.org

Celtic-themed book club news

In December the book club is discussing The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
The book club will meet at Cherry Street Artisan at 6 pm on December 18 instead of our regular meeting time because the last Monday of December is Christmas Day.

For more information about the book club, please see http://moceltic.org/book-club.html

Concert announcement: (save the date!)

Sunday, March 11 concert with Tom Sweeney, Irish singer and storyteller.

Details will be posted soon on our web site in January.
www.tomsweeneymusic.com/

We had Tom here for a house concert in 2003 and I've been getting requests to have him back again ever since. This will be a great way to celebrate St. Pat's a little early!

On-going dance and music sessions

Monday evenings --  Set dancing at Rune and Paul Sharp's house.  875-4836
Tuesday evenings -- Set and ceili dancing at the Kimball's house. 
         contact Jennifer: jk.kimball@mchsi.com
Wednesday evenings -- Irish music slow jam at Sherry's house
        contact Sherry: borcherdings@health.missouri.edu
Thursday evenings -- Irish music session - location varies
        contact: kakers@moceltic.org or call Fred 443-0082
Bi-weekly junior jam session (traditional music) for kids of all ages - location varies
        contact: Tim Langen: langent@missouri.edu       

Regional events

Missouri Valley Folklife Society (Kansas City) has some great concerts lined up for 2007
http://www.mvfs.org/concerts.html

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