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Tuesday October 4: Fall semester class. Covid vaccination is required. Please bring your $20 annual membership and $50 Fall class registration payments.
Wednesday October 12: The Celtic World (video)
On Friday October 14: Irish set dancing at the shore - the Fall Fling for 2022. Register by September 11 for the best rates. Three dance workshops, two ceilis.
Saturday October 15: RKIDs' lunch social at Schmankerl Stube Bavarian Restaurant. The German greats - Sauerbraten! Schnitzel! Apfelstrudel!
Friday October 21: We Banjo 3 hail from Galway and play a lively blend of traditional Irish and bluegrass music - what they call "Celtic Grass."
Wednesday October 26: Book Club discusses The Second Mrs Astor.
Summer break is over and our Tuesday Nights dance classes resumed on September 13! Enrollment is ongoing. You must be a member to enroll, and be vaccinated against Covid-19 with proof required, if you have not already provided that. We plan to teach 12 classes, depending on weather and other factors. Enrollment is still open! Enrollment occurs at the beginning (7:00 - 7:15 pm) of the first few classes, and we provide the forms at class for your convenience. You just have to fill one out and bring your payment. Here's the combined membership and dance class registration form. Come and dance in the Fall season!
| Main Class | |
|---|---|
Clare Plain Set  video | |
| St. Bernhard's Waltz video | |
| Bonfire video | |
| Waves of Tory video | |
| Four-Hand Reel video | |
| Sweets of May video | |
| Waltz video | |
| Moycullen video | |
| Caledonian video | |
| Spanish Waltz video | |
| Siege of Carrick video |
If you'd like to join us but aren't interested in going to dance class, download our annual membership form below. Please fill in the first two pages and mail it with your dues and other supporting required information to the address shown on it. Please note our current restriction on in-person gatherings due to the pandemic. More about membership.
Check out the interesting reads and media you can borrow from our library for members.
Every member who is interested in participating may sign up for this group. Contact Sonja via her email as listed in our membership directory. Discussion sessions will be conducted via Zoom on designated Wednesdays; see our events calendar. Registrants will get an email from Tom O. with connection instructions shortly before each discussion date. There will also be an outline of ideas to talk about. You have to acquire the books on your own; we'll display the videos when books aren't on tap. On the soon-to-review agenda is:
| The Celtic World (video) | |
|---|---|
| by Jennifer Paxton | |
| Date: | Wednesday October 12, 2022 |
| Time: | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Place: | Zoom - Online |
| The series covers events from the warriors who nearly defeated Julius Caesar to Irish saints who took on the traits of Celtic deities, get to know the real Celts. Session titles are "English Invasions of Wales and ireland" and "Scotland from Macbeth to Braveheart." |
| Contact: | Sonja (for content info), Tom (for Zoom setup help) |
| More About This: | Info about this Video |
| The Second Mrs. Astor | |
| by Shana Abe | |
| Date: | Wednesday October 26, 2022 |
| Time: | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Place: | Zoom - Online |
| A mesmerizing novel of historical fiction from New York Times bestselling author Shana Abé, The Second Mrs. Astor tells the sweeping real-life Titanic love story of Madeleine Force, who became the teenage bride of one of the world's richest men and triumphed over tragedy and heartache. From Kensington Books. |
| Contact: | Sonja |
| More About This: | |
| The Celtic World (video) | |
| by Jennifer Paxton | |
| Date: | Wednesday November 9, 2022 |
| Time: | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Place: | Zoom - Online |
| The series covers events from the warriors who nearly defeated Julius Caesar to Irish saints who took on the traits of Celtic deities, get to know the real Celts. Session titles are "Politics and Literature in Wales" and "The Tudor Conquest of Ireland." |
| Contact: | Sonja (for content info), Tom (for Zoom setup help) |
| More About This: | Info about this Video |
| The Three Good Fridays | |
| by William Morrison | |
| Date: | Wednesday November 30, 2022 |
| Time: | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Place: | Zoom - Online |
 | TBA |
| Contact: | Sonja |
| The Celtic World (video) | |
| by Jennifer Paxton | |
| Date: | Wednesday January 11, 2023 |
| Time: | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Place: | Zoom - Online |
| The series covers events from the warriors who nearly defeated Julius Caesar to Irish saints who took on the traits of Celtic deities, get to know the real Celts. Session titles are "Rediscovering the Celts" and "The Gaelic Revival in Ireland." |
| Contact: | Sonja (for content info), Tom (for Zoom setup help) |
| More About This: | Info about this Video |
| How the Irish Won the Amer. Revolution | |
| by Phillip Thomas Tucker | |
| Date: | Wednesday January 25, 2023 |
| Time: | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Place: | Zoom - Online |
 | TBA Full title: How the Irish Won the American Revolution |
| Contact: | Sonja |
| The Celtic World (video) | |
| by Jennifer Paxton | |
| Date: | Wednesday February 8, 2023 |
| Time: | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Place: | Zoom - Online |
| This is the last two lectures in this series, which covers events from the warriors who nearly defeated Julius Caesar to Irish saints who took on the traits of Celtic deities, get to know the real Celts. Session titles are "Celtic Music and Dance" and "The Celts Today." |
| Contact: | Sonja (for content info), Tom (for Zoom setup help) |
| More About This: | Info about this Video |
| In Praise of the Bees | |
| by Kristin Gleeson | |
| Date: | Wednesday February 22, 2023 |
| Time: | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Place: | Zoom - Online |
 | TBA Full title: In Praise of the Bees: A literary historical novel of Medieval Ireland |
| Contact: | Sonja |
| The Irish Nanny | |
| by Sandy Taylor | |
| Date: | Wednesday March 22, 2023 |
| Time: | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Place: | Zoom - Online |
| TBA |
| Contact: | Sonja |
| We Don't Know Ourselves | |
| by Fintan O'Toole | |
| Date: | Wednesday April 26, 2023 |
| Time: | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Place: | Zoom - Online |
 | Description is TBA. Full book title is We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland. To be discussed in two monthly sessions. |
| Contact: | Sonja |
| We Don't Know Ourselves | |
| by Fintan O'Toole | |
| Date: | Wednesday May 31, 2023 |
| Time: | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Place: | Zoom - Online |
| Description is TBA. Full book title is We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland. To be discussed in two monthly sessions (this is the second session). |
| Contact: | Sonja |
| Transatlantic | |
| by Colum McCann | |
| Date: | Wednesday June 28, 2023 |
| Time: | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Place: | Zoom - Online |
 | TBA |
| Contact: | Sonja |
| First Crossing: Transatlantic Flight | |
| by Robert O. Harder | |
| Date: | Wednesday September 27, 2023 |
| Time: | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Place: | Zoom - Online |
 | TBA - Full title is First Crossing: The Transatlantic Flight of Alcock and Brown |
| Contact: | Sonja |
| Condemned to Death | |
| by Cora Harrison | |
| Date: | Wednesday October 25, 2023 |
| Time: | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Place: | Zoom - Online |
| TBA |
| Contact: | Sonja |
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