Irish Music & Dance Association
Step into the world of Irish arts and culture at our annual Irish Arts Week. From April 14 to April 30, you can attend a captivating array of events that will immerse you in Ireland's history, language, dance, and music. Details on all activities are at https://celticjunction.org/iaw-2023/
In person. Free. A non-partisan pro-peace process. Join us to remember the Easter Rising in 1916 and talk about the legacy of those days.There will be posters, bumper stickers, and books for sale, drink and music as well. Join us at 11 am at Highland Cemetery at the grave of William O'Donoghue at Pilot Knob […]
MacKenzie presents her popular program of traditional music and lore from the Outlander Series, both from the novels and from the filmed series. Free and open to all.
An Immersive Performance featuring the Stories, Songs and Modern History of the Irish Travellers with Sarah Kiani & Fergal O'Brien. A multimedia lecture and performance sharing the world of the modern Irish Traveller featuring Fergal O'Brian of S. Armagh with virtual performances by renowned Irish traditional musicians of S Armagh: singer/songwriter Finbar Magee, award winning […]
George Morrison’s sequel to Mise Éire, his acclaimed account of Irish history focussing on the lead up to the 1916 Rising and the War of Independence, Saoirse? deals with the events of that war and its aftermath. The film adopts a more subdued tone than its predecessor, a tone befitting the bloodshed of this period. What the film does […]
In person. Free. Pádhraic Ó Ciardha, Chairman of Gael Linn, shares his unique perspective as both a native speaker of Irish, and after a long career in Irish language broadcasting on the importance and innovation of Gael Linn. This event is part of the DSG. Presented by CJAC's Education Program.
Members of Fine Gael are still occasionally called "Blueshirts" by their political opponents. But what is a "Blueshirt," who was their most prominent leader, Eoin O'Duffy, and why is the political scene in Ireland in the early 1930s still relevant today? Participants must register online by “purchasing” this class at this link. You will receive […]
This presentation is drawn from Richie Piggot’s recently published book Cry of a People Gone. It will include a history of the development of Chicago and that city’s attraction for Irish immigrants from the mid-nineteenth century onwards and provides details of Irish musicians who lived there from 1920 to 2020. The presentation will focus on some […]