Newsletter, August 5, 2002
In this issue:
- 4-week Beginning Tin Whistle class starts tomorrow
- Saturday, August 24 -- Kids step dance and whistle workshops
- Wanted: Donated Items for Silent Auction
- Calendar - local & regional events
Beginning Tin Whistle Class
Beginning Tin Whistle, Tuesdays 6 p.m. - 7 p.m., Aug 6 - 27 4 weeks, $40
Insructor: Marie McLeanWhat's that tin whistle doing in your kitchen junk drawer?! Pull it out and put it to use playing Irish tunes!
"D" whistles available if you don't have one already.
Class will meet at Calvary Episcopal Church tomorrow, 6 p.m.; pre-registration not necessary, just come on out. Enter through the north door on 9th St.
One-day Kids Workshop, Saturday August 24
9 - 10:30 am, Beginning Step Dancing 11 - 12:30, Beginning Tin Whistle Instructor: Marie McLean
For kids age 7 - 12, $20 for one session or $35 for both. Tin Whistle included.
Think your kids might like Irish dancing or playing Irish music? Find out with this one-time workshop. If there is enough interest, we'll get more classes going in Columbia.
Silent Auction & End of Summer Ceili, August 25
CMCAA has grown tremendously over our first year and a half, bringing many concerts, classes, and events to the mid-Missouri area. Community support has been wonderful but as with all new organizations, funding is essential to planning future events. We are now turning to you to help us raise funds to help us as we plan events for our next year and a half.
On August 25 at Cherry Street Artisan, CMCAA will have an evening of music, dance, storytelling and song by our summer arts students and other area Irish musicians. This will be a wonderful evening to show our new skills and celebrate CMCAA. At this event, we thought it would be fun to also have a silent auction to help us raise some much-needed funds. At this time, we are looking for donations. We are hoping to have a variety of goods and services to auction.
This is how you can help. Donate a piece of art, a handmade craft item or an item in some way related to Celtic culture -- music, jewelry, art, books, etc. Services will also be happily auctioned such as a music lesson, calligraphy, massage, or another skill you would like to share.
Please e-mail or call Kate Akers (kakers@chivalry.com or 573-442-2048) to let her know you would like to donate something. We'll arrange for you to drop off or us to pick up your item before August 25th.
Please print this form and submit it with your item. Silent auction donation form http://www.chivalry.com/moceltic/donation-form.pdf
Folks can make bids on items throughout the evening and at the end of the entertainment, the items will go to the highest bidder.
Here's the up-to-date listing of Celtic events in our area and beyond
Thursday, August 8 -- Open "Celtic Jam" at Cherry Street Artisan, led by the Thursday night Irish session group. 7:30 - 10 p.m. No cover
Aug 15 - 18 -- Milwaukee Irish Fest -- the largest Irish Music Festival in the world, bar none. The Holy Grail of Irish music. :) www.irishfest.com
Saturday, August 24 -- Kids Irish Step Dance and Tin Whistle workshops
Friday evening, August 23 -- Barnes & Noble, Columbia. Discussion and demonstration of the Uilleann pipes and Irish traditional music. Sunday, August 25 -- End of Summer Ceili and Silent Auction Join us for an evening of music, dance, storytelling and song as we Celebrate the end of our summer arts program and the participants demonstrate their talents! 6-10 p.m. Cherry Street Artisan
Friday August 30 -- Irish Music at Mojos 6 - 8 p.m. Marie McLean and Tim Langen will reprise their Solas concert debut, playing together for 2 hours. Come one down for a fun evening!
Labor Day Weekend:
Brookside Irish Festival, Kansas City
http://www.brooksideirishfest.com/