ARIZONA IRISH MUSIC SOCIETY
AIMS NEWS AND NOTES
AIMS News and Notes 1-3-2006
The Irish Cultural Center is at 1106 N. Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-258-0109 www.azirish.org
Arizona Irish Music Society
www.azirishmusic.com
Information Line: 602-770-8077
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The Expanded Irish Cultural Center Gift Shop run by Pat & Patty McCrossan, the former proprietors of Ireland's Own, is now open from 10:30 am until 6 pm Tuesday through Friday and from 10:30 am until 3 pm on Saturday. It will also be open for any ICC special events. Call (602) 254-6094.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Out and About
--- Shay Is Back
2. Jan Irish Cultural Center Events
--- Fri. Jan 5 - First Friday Menu Announced
--- Fri Jan 12 - Allanah In Concert
--- Fri. Jan 19 - Irish Ceili
--- Fri. Jan 26 - Using The Internet To Find Your Family History
3. Term One Of Academy of Irish & Cultural Studies Begins In January 8
4. Chieftains in Mesa on Tue, Jan 23 and Tucson on Wed, Jan 24
5. Medieval Castle Dinner At ICC on Feb 3
6. This Week In Irish Music
1. OUT AND ABOUT
--- SHAY IS BACK
I apologize for not getting the info in time for last week's newsletter, but Shay Veno made his long awaited return at O?Connor?s last weekend including New Year?s Eve. He?s been missed by all of us.
2. JAN IRISH CULTURAL CENTER EVENTS
--- FRI. JAN 5 - FIRST FRIDAY MENU ANNOUNCED
We salute our Scottish Clansmen with First Friday's $10.00 Dinner this January 5th. Chef Steven puts his own unique spin on the classic Celtic Soup ?Cock-a-Leekie.? Leeks, Potatoes and other vegetables and herbs are simmered in Chicken broth until tender and then the Chef adds in his own Barbecued Chicken Drumstick to make this rustic dining experience feel and taste like sitting around an outdoor campfire in days of old. Dinner Rolls & Roasted Corn Cobbettes complete this Fabulous First Friday Feast. We get started around 6:00pm and go until the Soup Runs out! Call Chef Steven Howard of Your Personal Chef at (480) 421-CHEF for any In-home Cooking or Event Catering needs.
--- FRI JAN 12 - ALLANAH IN CONCERT
7:30 PM $5
"Eclectic Celtic" high energy, tastefully bawdy show, wide variety of traditional Irish folk music and dance.
Paul Knight Vocals, guitar, bodhran
[EDITOR?S NOTE: Paul Knight is a well known vocalist who performed with The Clare Voyants for several years. Paul helped to found Allanah which became a fixture at the Arizona Renaissance Faire. Recently, Paul and Triastan Schwartz have been performing at Into the Bean every Wed.]
For more information on Allanah, go to www.allanah.com
Monica Zazveta Dancer
Tristan Schwartz Mandolin
Robin Dodder Flute, piccolo, pennywhistle, bones, and vocals
Tyler Coles Fiddle
--- FRI. JAN 19 - IRISH CEILI
7:00 PM $6
Monthly ceili called by Sarah King with live music.
--- FRI. JAN 26 - USING THE INTERNET TO FIND YOUR FAMILY HISTORY
The Center, is proud to host Using the Internet to Find Your Family History , Friday, January 26, 2007 at 7:30 PM. Admission is $5. Local Genealogist and Family Historian, Delite Gaddie, will teach you the basics of Internet research and will be on hand to help you solve some of your family history mysteries.
Mrs. Gaddie began doing genealogical research at age eighteen. She has spent thousands
of hours doing research on her husband's lines, taking his Gaddie line back eleven generations to Scotland . Mrs. Gaddie became an Accredited Genealogist in 1990 and has been repeatedly hired by families of Mesa to do research on their lines.
Mrs. Gaddie was also an Arizona Certified Confidential Intermediary (CCI) which allows allowed access to sealed records of adoptions done in Arizona . ?In this program, authorized by the Arizona Supreme Court, I trained other CCIs. I successfully solved cases reuniting over sixty adoptees and their birth parents,? Mrs. Gaddie writes.
Mrs. Gaddie served a one year family history mission at the Family History Center in Mesa in 1985. She has taught family history classes for the past eleven years.
She has done research in dozens of county courthouses, the Family History Library in Salt Lake City , the Cambridge Library in England and many county and state historical libraries. She has donated services at the Highland Scottish Games and the Irish Festival.
Even if you are a seasoned family historian, a new researcher or just curious about family history, this is the workshop for you!
3. TERM ONE OF ACADEMY OF IRISH & CULTURAL STUDIES BEGINS IN JANUARY 8
On Monday, January 8, 2007, The Irish Cultural Center will be starting Term 1 of the Academy of Irish & Celtic Studies. Classes are offered in Music (13 different instruments) and Language (Irish and Welsh) We will also be offering a music theory class which will cover all instruments. The academy classes are 50 minutes in length and meet once a week for 9 sessions. The cost for music and language classes is $90.00 per class. Private lessons are 25 minutes in length and are available on a limited basis. The cost for private lessons is $20.00 per class. The 2 nd Saturday of most months, we offer Ceili dance lessons. This is a 2 hour dance-intensive workshop, geared towards both beginning and advanced dancers of all ages. Cost is $16.00 for adults and
$2.00 for children under 12.
Classes offered: (Beginner Start Time)
5-String Banjo (Clawhammer) Monday 6pm
For further information, please call (602) 258-0109 or check
5-String Banjo (Scruggs Style) Wednesday 8pm
Accordion Wednesday 8pm
Bagpipes Wednesday 6pm
Banjo (Irish Tenor) Wednesday 7pm
Bodhran Monday 5pm
Ceili Dance 2 nd Sat. of Month 1pm
Fiddle Monday 5pm
Guitar Monday 7pm
Harp Wednesday Private Lessons Only
Irish Language Tuesday 6:30pm
Irish Conversational Wednesday 8 pm
Mandolin Wednesday 7pm
Music Theory Thursday 6:30 pm
Piano/Keyboard Wednesday 8pm
Pipe Band Drumming Wednesday 7pm
Welsh Language Tuesday 6pm
Whistle/Flute Monday 6pm
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4. CHIEFTAINS IN MESA ON TUE, JAN 23 AND TUCSON ON WED, JAN 24
Tue, Jan 23
Wed, Jan 24
Mesa Arts Center, 1 East Main Street, Mesa
480-644-6500 Mesa Arts Center
Centennial Hall - University of Arizona Tucson
520-621-1249 U of A Presents
5. MEDIEVAL CASTLE DINNER AT ICC ON FEB 3
Step back in time and dine with royalty at the Phoenix Sister Cities ? Ennis, Ireland Irish Medieval Castle Dinner. The dinner has been rescheduled for February 3, 2007. Festivities begin at 6:15 p.m. with a Courtyard Reception 7:00 p.m. Dinner Music by Oceans Apart with Guest Singer Brid Dower. This highly anticipated dinner is being held at the Irish Cultural Center. Costume or Semi-formal Attire Door Prizes for those in Costume Our New Caterer Chef du' Jour $55 Phoenix Sister Cities Commission Members $60 Non-Members Reservations & Payments Required by January 25th Contact: Phoenix Sister Cities Commission 17 South 2 nd Avenue ? 4 th Floor ? Phoenix, AZ 85003 Phone: 602-534-3751 ? Fax: 602-534-1433 www.phoenixsistercities.org.
6. THIS WEEK IN IRISH MUSIC
PHOENIX
Michael McClanathan Will Be At The Westin Kirland Every Evening At Sunset.
WED
Paul Knight will be at into The Bean on Wed.
FRI/SAT
There will be a seisiun at the ICC as part of the First Friday Art Walk.
Nightshift will be at the Dubliner on Fri and Sat
Keltic Cowboys will be at Fibber Magee?s on Fri and Sat.
Booya will be at Molly Brannigan?s on Sat
Rockett 88 will be at O?Connor?s on Fri and Sat
Bill Cioffi will be at Rula Bula on Fri and Sat
Krystal Baker will be at Seamus McCaffrey?s on Fri and Sat
Brazen Heads will be at Skeptical Chymist on Fri and Sat
Scott Jeffers will be at into The Dubliner on Wed.
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