Dancer and dance teacher Beth Pitchford of St. Paul will be using her IMDA Educational Grant to help fund a six-week Irish céilí dance class for individuals with Autism Spectrum […]
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Artist Spotlight | Becky Bollinger & Aja McCullough Beers
Dancer and musician Becky Bollinger and musician Aja McCullough Beers, both of St. Paul, met while playing at the sessions at Merlins Rest – both being newbies to the session […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Becca Michaelson
Becca Michaelson of St. Paul is an elementary music teacher in the Anoka Hennepin School district and has played classical flute for 19 years. Becca will use her IMDA Educational […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Ava Sackaroff
Ava Sackaroff, 14, of St. Paul, loves Irish music. Ava started her musical journey studying tin whistle. Initially, she tried playing her mom’s tin whistle – she says her mom […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Annie Wier
Annie Wier of Inver Grove Heights has been studying Irish dance since she was five. (She received her IMDA Decade of Dance Award in 2017.) Actually, she began her study […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Adrienne O’Shea
Musician and singer Adrienne O’Shea, 20, of Mendota Heights has grown up playing Irish music. As a student at Center for Irish Music (CIM), Adrienne has honed her skills on whistle […]
Read MoreNewsletter | July 2022
Follow this link to read the November IAM Newsletter: Irish Arts Minnesota July 2022 Newsletter
Read MoreIAM Honors: Past Honorees
2004 – Fred Kedney, Dancer (all kinds of dance) and financial supporter of IMDA programs (Fred funded one of the early IMDA compilation discs, and wrote a check when IMDA […]
Read MoreNewsletter | June 2022
Follow this link to read the November IAM Newsletter: Irish Arts Minnesota June 2022 Newsletter
Read MoreNewsletter | April 2022
Follow this link to read the November IAM Newsletter: Irish Arts Minnesota April 2022 Newsletter
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