ARIZONA IRISH MUSIC SOCIETY
AIMS NEWS AND NOTES
AIMS News and Notes 1-24-2006
The Irish Cultural Center is at 1106 N. Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-258-0109 www.azirish.org
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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
--- Calls Keep Coming In About Wanting Bands
2. Irish Cultural Center News
--- Wed. Jan 24 - Contra Dance At The Center
--- Fri, Jan 26 - Using The Internet To Find Your Family History
--- Fri, Feb 2 - First Friday Art, Music, And Food
--- Exhibit Of World-Renowned Brian P. Burns Collection Of Irish Paintings At Phoenix Art Museum In March
3. Celtic Crossing Grand Opening This Weekend
4. Memo From The Knockabouts
5. Colleen Pageant On Sat Feb 17 At St Paul?s Church
6. Update On St. Patrick?s Day Parade And Faire
7. Irish Foundation Breakfast At Padre Murphy?s On Sun
8. Heather Dale Concert In Mesa On Feb 17
9. Contradance News
10. This Week In Irish Music
1. OUT AND ABOUT
--- CALLS KEEP COMING IN ABOUT WANTING BANDS
With only two months left, I?m getting more and more calls about bands. Anyone interested in bands or bands interested in gigs should contact me at news@azirishmusic.com.
2. IRISH CULTURAL CENTER NEWS
--- WED. JAN 24 - CONTRA DANCE AT THE CENTER
Contra Dance fun with the PFOTM on January 24 at the Center. Seth Lavine from Phoenix will call this dance with music by the PFOTM Open Band. The dance begins at 7:30 ? 10:00 pm. Admission is still only $7 for all dancers.
--- 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. Decendants of Ellis Island's Annie Moore will give a presentation on their recent discovery by nationally recognized genealogist Megan Smolenyak-Smolenyak, and will give an account of the whirlwind press conference and announcement in New York City this fall that made national and international news.
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!
--- FRI, JAN 26 - USING THE INTERNET TO FIND YOUR FAMILY HISTORY
Friday, February 9, 2007, the Center is home to a unique celebration of Samuel Beckett's 100 th birthday. The program begins at 7:30 PM, and the cost is only $5.00.
Samuel Beckett-Nobel laureate, icon of the avant-garde, and Irishman-wasn't big on birthdays. Even after his death, there remained some question with his biographers about the precise date of the writer's entrance into the world. While Beckett acknowledged his birthday as 13 April 1906, pleased no doubt by the ironic coincidence of Friday the 13th and Good Friday, his birth certificate marks the date as 13 May 1906. Perhaps this confusion helps to explain his fascination with a lecture by Carl Jung on the subject of "the never properly born," which the young Irishman attended in the mid-thirties. He liked to think of himself that way, never properly born, so it is all the more fitting to celebrate the centenary of his birth just a bit late. Beckett is, after all, famous for making us wait.
Come celebrate the life and work of the author of Waiting for Godot with a screening of that landmark play, preceded by a brief lecture from Dr. Patrick Bixby on Beckett's oft-overlooked Irishness. Although Beckett left Ireland all-but-for-good in the 1930s, and although his career first flourished in the artistic circles of Paris , his literary imagination never strayed far from his native land. The centenary is an apt occasion to remember his insistent attention to things Irish, from the landscapes of his writing to his eccentric Hibernian characters to the particular lilt of their language.
Patrick Bixby is Assistant Professor of British Literature at ASU at the West Campus and Consultant to the Editors of The Correspondence of Samuel Beckett, a four volume collection of Beckett's letters due from Cambridge University Press beginning in 2007.
--- FRI, FEB 2 - FIRST FRIDAY ART, MUSIC, AND FOOD
6:00 pm Art, Music Seisiun, $10.00 Dinner, Cash Bar, Gift Shop open
--- EXHIBIT OF WORLD-RENOWNED BRIAN P. BURNS COLLECTION OF IRISH PAINTINGS AT PHOENIX ART MUSEUM IN MARCH
Opening Night Gala to benefit Irish Cultural Center Library Project
With an estimated 450,000 Irish and counting living in Arizona, it's suitable that the Irish Cultural Center of Phoenix's expansion plans are being celebrated by one of the largest and finest private Irish art collections in the world on exhibit beginning with a black tie preview event to be held at the Phoenix Art Museum March 2nd.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Phoenix Irish Cultural Center's library project which once built will be an 11,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility. The library will house a permanent collection of 5,000-6,000 books and materials such as paintings, poetry, music, films, newspapers, magazines, artifacts, etc. The exhibit will be open for viewing March 3rd through April 27th, 2007.
The Brian P. Burns Collection of Irish Paintings features works of mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century Irish art by Willian Orpen, Paul Henry, Jack B. Yeats, Walter Osbourne and more. Additionally, the John J. Burns Library at Boston College is loaning rare books and manuscripts to the exhibition by authors such as William Butler Yeats, James Joyce and Samuel Beckett.
"It's time that Ireland's contributions to the arts are more celebrated and enjoyed in Phoenix," said Norman McClelland, Shamrock Foods Company Chairman and Irish Cultural Center Library Committee Co-Chair. "The exhibit will help launch fundraising for the library which will ultimately serve as an exceptional resource to the greater Phoenix area and even the Southwest."
"Arizona is again proving to be a major player in preserving and celebrating Irish culture," said Patricia Prior, Irish Cultural and Learning Foundation President. "With this exhibit and corresponding fundraiser, the Irish Cultural and Learning Foundation will make significant strides in the creation of the much anticipated library which will greatly compliment our existing programming.
The Phoenix Irish Cultural Center, a private-public partnership with the City of Phoenix, is located at 1106 N. Central Ave. in downtown Phoenix. For more information about the gala or to make a reservation please call 602.257.1750.
3. CELTIC CROSSING GRAND OPENING THIS WEEKEND
Jan. 25th
Jan. 26th - 9pm - Midnight (Crosswind)
Jan. 27th
Jan. 28th
Feb. 1st and 2nd Harold's Renegade Band from San Diego.
6pm - 9pm (Iona)
9:30pm - 11:30 pm (Iain Walinck)
5pm - 8pm (The Knockabouts)
8pm - Midnight (The Rakes)
1:30pm - 5pm (Oceans Apart)
6pm - 9pm (Wild Tyme)
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--- CELTI CROSSING FEB SCHEDULE
Feb. 3rd Cummings Celtic Duo
Feb. 4th Connie Fisher
Feb. 8th and 9th Iain Walinck
Feb. 10th Crosswind
Feb. 11th Connie Fisher
Feb 16th and 17th Knockabouts
4. MEMO FROM THE KNOCKABOUTS
Hey George,
The Knockabouts will be at Celtic Crossings Pub in Prescott on Saturday , Jan 27th from 5- 8. We are excited about finally getting to play there as we missed our Grand Opening gig on New Years Eve due to start-up issues.
The Knockabouts will also be performing at the Northern AZ Celtic Heritage Society "Robert Burns Dinner" on Feb 3rd. That's all for now.
Thanks
John
www.knockabouts.org
5. COLLEEN PAGEANT ON SAT FEB 17 AT ST PAUL?S CHURCH
This is the 24th year for the Colleen Pageant. It will be held at St. Paul?s O?Carroll Hall located at 330 W. Coral Gables, Phoenix starting at 5:30PM on February 17th 2007. Tickets will go on sale for the Pageant in January. The tickets are $40 per person for a delicious dinner and the pageant or $20 per person for the pageant only.
The Pageant?s organizers are the St. Patrick's Day Parade and Irish Faire Committee. The goal is to promote awareness among young people of their Irish community and culture and to get them interested and involved in the many activities and events happening in the Irish communities here in the valley and throughout the state.
Check the web site in early January for places that will offer the tickets for sale. All tickets must be purchased before February 10th and no tickets will be sold at the door.
It is an fun evening which includes Irish entertainment, dinner, a talent show, silent auction, raffle and of course, the excitement of seeing the 2007 Arizona Irish Colleen crowned.
For more information, email us at info@azcolleen.org.
The Colleen Pageant is a heritage pageant that started in 1983. It is open to single women of Irish ancestry between the ages of 18 and 26 years old. Every year in February the Arizona Colleen is chosen, and she and her court reign over the St. Patrick?s Day Parade and Faire which follows. Along with the crown and the title ?Arizona Colleen? the winner is also awarded jewelry and a free trip to Ireland.
The Pageant?s organizers are the St. Patrick's Day Parade and Irish Faire Committee. The goal is to promote awareness among young people of their Irish community and culture and to get them interested and involved in the many activities and events happening in the Irish communities here in the valley and throughout the state.
The 2006 Colleen Pageant had 11 beautiful, talented and articulate young ladies who brought Irish Pride to the fore as they entertained the crowd of more than 200 proud family and community members. Each contestant was sponsored by a local business or organization.
Anyone wishing information additional about the pageant should visit the contact page. www.azcolleen.org/
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The Colleen Pageant Story
6. UPDATE ON ST. PATRICK?S DAY PARADE AND FAIRE
Dear Friends;
We're at that time of the year again; the holidays are behind us and the High Holiday's are approaching.
As most of you know, last year's Parade and Faire were rained out after 140+ consecutive days of sunshine (so much for the "Luck of the Irish").
This year we are planning on a Parade and Faire to be remembered. Our Grand Marshall is the Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor; our Irish Person of the Year is Steve Abberton. Both have contributed immensely to the modern history and growth of the Irish particularly here in Arizona and we are thrilled they have accepted our invitation to join us this year.
If you haven't already looked, this year's festivities fall on St. Patrick's Day Saturday March 17th which can only enhance our attendance and cultural enrichment. The Parade will march down 3rd, Street from Virginia south to I-10. Last minute details are still being worked out but we would like to flow from the Parade directly into Hance Park (next to the Irish Cultural Center) for what promises to be "a great Irish Party". Entertainment, food and refreshments, cultural exhibits, crafts and Irish vendors will be in attendance along with a "Children's Faire" area. We're going to have two year's of Parade/Faire anticipation and excitement all in one day so please plan to join us and enjoy being "Irish".
Please support our efforts to put an Irish stamp on Arizona on this our special day.
Thank you in advance; I look forward to your being part of our celebration.
Sincerely;
Bernie Flynn, Vice President
Phoenix Saint Patrick's Day Parade Committee
piperirish@cox.net
7. IRISH FOUNDATION BREAKFAST AT PADRE MURPHY?S ON SUN
Hi George,
I'd like to remind folks there is still time to make reservations for the Third Irish Foundation Breakfast. It will be held on Sunday, January 28, at 11:00 AM at Padre Murphy's Pub on the northwest corner of 43rd Avenue and Bell Road. We will order off thier extensive menu and there is no additional charge to attend. Everyone is welcome. It is a great opportunity to get together with old friends and meet new ones.
For reservations e-mail me or phone AFTER NOON. Thanks.
Glenda Walker
auntguck@webtv.net
(602) 277 1376
8. HEATHER DALE CONCERT IN MESA ON FEB 17
Heather Dale house concert in Mesa, Saturday February 17th at 8:00 PM.
Contact yakbutter61@yahoo.com for directions and to reserve seating; room is limited. Suggested $10 donation.
"Known for her interpretations of ancient legends, Heather's rich voice and evocative recordings have earned her fans around the world. She combines elements from Celtic folk, blues, jazz and world music... and she excels at finding modern themes within old material. Her innovative live shows with fellow multi-instrumentalist Ben Deschamps feature over a dozen folk instruments, from bodhran drum to mountain dulcimer." Go to Heather's website at http://heatherdale.com for more info and sound clips.
Thanks,
-Nan
yakbutter61@yahoo.com
9. CONTRADANCE NEWS
Dear Phoenix & AZ Contra Dancers,
You will be able to keep your feet warm and heart happy with all the contra dances and the waltz work shop coming up. See below for details!
4th Wednesday, January 24th Contra Dance at the Irish Cultural Center
4th Sunday, January 28th Potpourri Waltz Workshop at the Augustana Church
?Peg's Belated Birthday Tour? on Feb. 2 in Prescott, Feb. 3 in Tucson, Feb. 4 in Peoria, AZ (This is not a PFOTM sponsored event)
Future Special Dances/Events to Place On Your Calendar! (Go to: www.pfotm.org/danceflyers.html to view dance information flyers)
02/17/07 ?9th Annual Fiesta of Friends Jamboree? Contra & Traditional Square Dance. Caller Peg Hesley with music by Round The House. At Cortez High School, 8828 N. 31st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85051. Time: 8:00 ? 10:30 pm
03/10-11/07 ?Dance-Wich Delirium? AZ Caller Peg Hesley & International Caller Kathy Anderson team up for an High Energy Weekend in Phoenix. (What is a ?Dance-Wich?? Ans. A regular PFOTM 2nd Saturday Dance sandwiched in between two challenging, zesty contra dances!) The bands will be ClusterFolk of Phoenix and Updraft from Flagstaff. Keep an eye out for information flyers at your regular AZ contra dance.
Questions ?
Caller/Band: Seth Levine from Phoenix with music by the PFOTM Open Band
Location: 1106 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004, map:
http://www.pfotm.org/irishmap.html
Time: 7:30 ? 10:00 pm (No Lesson)
Cost: $7 all dancers
Note: Snacks provided by dancers. Parents are responsible for childcare.
Caller/Band: Peg Hesley, Waltz Instructor with recorded waltz music
Location: 2604 N. 14th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85006, map:
http://pfotm.org/augustanamap.html
Time: 2:00 ? 4:00 pm
Cost: Free!
Note: Peg will teach a basic class with emphasis on ?flow and glide? as well as
the importance of the 4th beat. She?ll work on frame and how to lead, how to
do a simple turning waltz following the line of dance, managing corners and
traffic, simple inside and outside turns, and how to get the lady back on
her lead foot. The class also will learn how to get into and out of the Cape
Position.
Caller/Band: Peg Hesley with music by Atlantic Crossing from California (This is Atlantic Crossing?s only AZ appearance this year!)
Locations: Prescott, at the Grace Sparkes Activity Center; Tucson, at the First United Methodist Church; Peoria, at the Norman Backyard Dance Floor at 7437 W. Acoma Drive, Peoria, AZ 85381.
Time: Prescott, 8:00 ? 11:00 pm; Tucson, 8:00 ? 11:00 pm; Peoria, 12:30 ? 3:30 pm
Cost: Prescott & Tucson is regular dance admission and Peoria is $6 all dancers.
Note: Check out ?Peg's Belated Birthday Tour? Flyer, here:
http://www.pfotm.org/belatedflyer.pdf
Contact Joe at phoenixcontradancer@cox.net or call 602.564.6620 Info:
http://www.pfotm.org
See you on the Dance Floor,
Joe Hesley
10. 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
Delite Gaddie will be at the Irish Cultural Center giving an Introduction to Genealogy using the internet
Pat McCrossan will be at the Dubliner on Fri and Sat
Fibber Magees will host Shirley?s Temple on Fri and Walken on Sat
Shay Veno will be at O?Connor?s on Fri and Sat.
O?Carroll?s Gate will be at Rose McCaffrey?s on Fri and Sat
Traveler will be at Rula Bula on Fri and Sat
Sven Henrich will be at Seamus McCaffrey?s on Fri.
Oceans Apart will be at Molly Brannigans on Sat at noon
SUN
The Irish Foundation will have breakfast at Padre Murphy?s on Sun
Scott Jeffers will be at into The Dubliner on Wed.
Smoot Mahooty will be at Rosie McCaffrey?s on Wed.
PRESCOTT
Celtic Crossing will have their grand opening this weekend with Iona on then Iain Wallinck on Thur; Crosswind on Fri., Knockabouts and the Rakes on Sat, and Oceans Apart and Wild Thyme on Sun.
1. PHOENIX
Dubliner Irish Pub
3841 E. Thunderbird Rd.
Phoenix
602-867-0984
1/24/2007 | Wed | 9:00 PM | Scott Jeffers |
1/26/2007 | Fri | 9:00 PM | Pat McCrossan |
1/27/2007 | Sat | 9:00 PM | Pat McCrossan |
Fibber Magees
1989 W. Elliott Rd. #19
Chandler
480-722-9434
1/26/2007 | Fri | 9:00 PM | Shirley's Temple |
1/27/2007 | Sat | 9:00 PM | Walken |
1/28/2007 | Sun | 3:00 PM | Fibber Magee's Sunday Afternoon Seisiun |
Into the Bean
1710 W. Southern Ave
Mesa
480-890-0579
1/24/2007 | Wed | 7:00 PM | Paul Knight |
Irish Cultural Center
1106 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix
602-392-7850
1/26/2007 | Fri | 7:30 PM | Delite Gaddie on Introduction to Genealogy |
Molly Brannigan's Traditional Irish Pub
1744 South Val Vista
Mesa
480-507-7827
1/27/2007 | Sat | 12:00 | Oceans Apart |
O'Connor's Pub
2601 W. Dunlap
Phoenix
602-997-7714
1/26/2007 | Fri | 9:00 PM | Shay Veno |
1/27/2007 | Sat | 9:00 PM | Shay Veno |
Padre Murphys
4338 W. Bell Rd.
Phoenix
602-547-9406
1/28/2007 | Sun | 11:00 | Irish Foundation Brunch |
Rosie McCaffrey's
906 E. Camelback
Phoenix
602-241-1916
1/24/2007 | Wed | 7:30 PM | Smoot Mahooty |
1/26/2007 | Fri | 9:00 PM | O'Carroll's Gate |
1/27/2007 | Sat | 9:00 PM | O'Carroll's Gate |
Rula Bula
401 S. Mill Ave
Tempe
480-929-9500
1/25/2007 | Thu | 9:00 PM | Scott Jeffers |
1/26/2007 | Fri | 9:00 PM | Traveler |
1/27/2007 | Sat | 9:00 PM | Traveler |
Seamus Mc Caffrey's
18 W. Monroe
Phoenix
602-253-6081
1/26/2007 | Fri | 9:00 PM | Sven Henrich |
1/28/2007 | Sun | 7:00 PM | Seisiun with Sven Henrich |
Westin Kierland Resort
6902 E Greenway
Phoenix
480-624-1030
1/24/2007 | Wed | 5:00 PM | Michael McClanathan |
1/25/2007 | Thu | 5:00 PM | Michael McClanathan |
1/26/2007 | Fri | 5:00 PM | Michael McClanathan |
1/27/2007 | Sat | 5:00 PM | Michael McClanathan |
1/28/2007 | Sun | 5:00 PM | Michael McClanathan |
1/29/2007 | Mon | 5:00 PM | Michael McClanathan |
1/30/2007 | Tue | 5:00 PM | Michael McClanathan |
2. TUCSON
Auld Dubliner
800 East University
Tucson
520-206-0323
1/28/2007 | Sun | 4:00 PM | Tucson Irish Seisiun |
Centennial Hall - U of Arizona
University of Arizona
Tucson
520) 621-3341
1/24/2007 | Wed | 7:30 PM | Chieftains |
Ceoiltais - House Seisiun
Wilmot/Grant area /
Tucson
520-722-9485
1/24/2007 | Wed | 7:00 PM | Ceoiltais (Traditional Irish tune-seisiun) |
4. PRESCOTT
Celtic Crossings
3250 Gateway Blvd,
Prescott
928-443-8454
1/25/2007 | Thu | 6:00 PM | Iona |
1/25/2007 | Thu | 9:30 PM | Iain Walinck |
1/26/2007 | Fri | 9:00 PM | Crosswind |
1/27/2007 | Sat | 5:00 PM | Knockabouts |
1/27/2007 | Sat | 8:00 PM | Rakes |
1/28/2007 | Sun | 1:30 PM | Oceans Apart |
1/28/2007 | Sun | 6:00 PM | Wild Thyme |
1/28/2007 | Sun | 9:00 PM | Wild Thyme |
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