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| What: | THE IRISH TUNES OF TIN PAN ALLEY, by Origin Theatre Company. |
| Date: | Wednesday January 27, 2021 |
| Time: | 3:00 pm |
| Location: | Virtual/online |
| Details: | Free. An exploration of some of the iconic tunes derived from Irish traditions that influenced American popular music. With Irish folk historian, author, recording artist and NYU Professor of Irish Studies Mick Moloney and moderated by the Black 47 lead singer, host of “Celtic Crush” on Sirius, and author of the Broadway-bound musical “Paradise Square” Larry Kirwan. |
| Contact: | Show Information |
 RKIDs Social Group | |
| What: | Discussion on Giant's Causeway: Frederick Douglass's Odyssey and the Making of an American Visionary, by Tom Chaffin. |
| Date: | Tuesday February 16, 2021 |
| Time: | 7:30 pm |
| Location: | Virtual via Zoom. The URL will be sent to those who signed up. |
Details: | This chronicles Douglass’s 1845-47 lecture tour of Ireland, Scotland, and England. It was, however, the Emerald Isle, above all, that affected Douglass--from its wild landscape ("I have travelled almost from the hill of ‘Howth’ to the Giant’s Causeway") to the plight of its people, with which he found parallels to that of African Americans. |
| Contact: | Sonja O. and Marilyn O. |
Baltimore Irish Arts Center | |
| What: | The annual Baltimore Irish Trad Fest will feature some of the world's finest traditional Irish traditional musicians and dancers to teach workshops, perform and lead sessions. Saturday night Irish Music Masters Concert. Rescheduled from April 17. |
| Dates From and To: | Friday April 16, 2021 to Sunday April 18, 2021 |
| Time: | various |
| Location: | various; Saturday 8pm Concert at The Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, MD |
Details: | Visit their website to register and for details including ticket prices. |
| Contact: | website
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Celtic Cultural Alliance | |
| What: | Expect lots of music, dance, highland games (caber, stone and hammer tossing), food, drink and more in Bethlehem, PA at the festival. It historically attracts over 280,000 visitors to downtown Historic Bethlehem. |
| Dates From and To: | Friday September 24, 2021 to Sunday September 26, 2021 |
| Time: | various |
| Location: | 532 Main St., Bethlehem, PA 18018. Shuttle Address - 1525 Valley Center Parkway, Bethlehem, PA |
Details: | Free admission. Festival grounds map |
| Contact: | CCA website |
CCE | |
| What: | 25th Annual CCÉ Irish Folk Festival |
| Date: | Saturday September 25, 2021 |
| Time: | Noon to 6:00 pm |
| Location: | Sherwood Center at Van Dyck Park at 3740 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax, Virginia, 22030 & The Auld Shebeen Irish Pub at 3971 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, Virginia, 22030 |
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| Contact: | Facebook Announcement Check that link to ensure it's still scheduled to go on! |
Deadline for submittals: give changes to the website coordinator by Saturday for posting by the next Tuesday. All content must meet RKIDs' editorial acceptability rules.