Irish Step Dance Classes start this Saturday and continue for 5 weeks

Irish step dancing for fun with Sinead Fahey!  Step dancing is the performance style of Irish dancing seen in Riverdance, Lord of the Dance and on stage with the Trinity Irish Dance company. Kids will learn soft shoe and hard shoe steps and some fun group dances.

Saturdays, July 9 - August 6
  8:30 am - 9:15 am  Step dance for ages 4 - 7
  9:15 am - 10 am Tin whistle for ages 6 & up
  10 am - 11am  Step dance for ages 8 - 12
  11am - noon  Step dance for ages 13 & up

Classes are $45 for 5 weeks.  If a student takes both dance and whistle, it's $75.
 A parent can take any class with their child for $30.

No special shoes are needed for the dance classes.  Tin whistles are available for purchase for $10.

Registration is requested -- just call and let us know you are coming!  573-442-2048 or e-mail kakers@chivalry.com

NOTE: If you missed the first class, you can still join. 

Open traditional music jam session this Thursday (tomorrow!)

Monthly jam session for musicians at all levels happens on the first Thursday of each month -- and that's tomorrow!  7:30 to 11 pm.  Come to play, dance or just listen and hang out with us!  Refreshments provided.
Location:  The Chez Coffeehouse, 100 Hitt St. Columbia.
Plenty of parking in Cherry St. parking garage at the corner of Cherry and Hitt, just across the street from The Chez.

Ceili this Friday

Our monthly evening of Irish social dancing and music happens on Friday at First Christian Church, corner of 10th and Walnut Streets in downtown Columbia. Beginners lesson at 7 pm, dancing starts at 7:30. Read more about our monthly dances
Music: Sinead Fahey and Tim Langen
Caller: Kat DiFoxfire  (and Sinead may call a couple dances, too!)
$5 admission, kids 16 & under attend free.

Even if you don't dance, come to listen and socialize! It's a great way to spend the evening.  Kids are very welcome!
More info about our Second Friday Ceilis: http://moceltic.org/second-fridays.html

Celtic-Themed Book Group -- any one interested?

MU graduate student Erin Clair  has offered to organize a Celtic-themed book group. Requests for such a group have come up a several times in the last four years, so it's wonderful that Erin is willing to get it started.  She is a fourth-year doctoral candidate in English and teaches courses on contemporary Irish and British literature.   She will help the group select books to read and discuss, and lead the discussions until the group gets its own momentum. Most book groups meet once or twice a month; the initial members will decide the frequency for this group. 

If this sounds like fun, please contact Erin to let her know you'd like to be involved.  It's great to have someone so knowledgeable volunteer their time, so don't miss this opportunity if you are interested.   Erin's e-mail is eccvwf@mizzou.edu and her phone number is (573)817-2331.

Sinead's performances

Sinead Fahey, our summer artist-in-residence, will be performing a few more times before she goes home on August 12.  Here is the schedule as it stands now:
   July 8 - Playing with Tim Langen for the CMCAA ceili at First Christian Church, 7 pm
   July 15 - Cherry Street Artisan lunch time 11:30 am - 1pm
   July 22 - Cherry Street Artisan lunch time 11:30 am - 1pm
   July 28 - Cherry Street Artisan lunch time 11:30 am - 1pm
   August 6 - End of summer Concert/Recital (see below)

End of Summer Recital/Concert and CMCAA member gathering August 6

Saturday, August 6,  6 p.m. at The Chez Coffeehouse, 100 Hitt St.
$5 suggested donation for adults
Join our summer music and dance students for a celebration of the summer and a farewell send-off for our artist-in-residence Sinead Fahey.
Sinead will perform for the first portion, then the students get to show off what they have learned this summer!

This will also serve as the annual meeting for the organization, so members are encouraged to attend. Meet each other and the board members, voice your suggestions or concerns and find out what we have planned for the next year.

September Concert: David Munnelly Band

Wednesday, September 14, 7 pm
Unity Center of Columbia
$10 adults ($8 CMCAA members & students)
1/2 price for  kids 6 - 16 (under 6 attend free)

2003 Composer of the Year, Ireland
Best Solo CD 2004: David Munnelly -"By Heck" - LiveIreland.com
"One of Ireland's finest box players." -Penguin Review, Denmark
"His accordion playing is magical." -Rambles
"With the might of a steam train and the poise of a gazelle...David
Munnelly's music is good for the soul." -The Green Man Review

See www.davidmunnelly.com for sound clips and bios.

October concert:  Gerry O'Beirne

Sunday, October 30, 7 pm.  Venue TBA.
Irish contemporary singer/songwriter.

MORE REGIONAL EVENTS
Be sure to check the web site for the calendar of local and regional Celtic arts events. There are several festivals coming up in the fall and lots of concerts -- we update this calendar frequently, so check it often!
http://moceltic.org/calendar.html

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