UP COMING EVENTS

The Dooley Brothers have been a Chicago area favorite for more than 35 years and are known for their good- time music, vocal harmonies and rousing renditions of Irish songs.

Brogue, from Kilkenny, Ireland came to the United States in the early 1970s and opened The Kilkenny Castle Inn. The Castle Inn quickly became a popular gathering where Brogue and The Dooley Brothers collaborated and appeared together for many unforgettable performances.

The two groups have again come together to present this special night of entertainment.

Saturday, May 15
8pm

Join us in the safe and comfortable atmosphere of the Fifth Province to get acquainted with other fun and interesting people. The fun happens the second Sunday and last Wednesday of each month, beginning on May 26 in the Fifth Province.

Speed dating is from 7pm-9pm and mingling and cocktails are from 9pm-11pm. Participants can register at the door.
$10

More than a dozen Irish theatre companies from the US, Canada, and now Ireland are invited to present plays as part of a competition judged by professionals in the theatre community

10 groups will present plays and some of the groups include Estuary Players, Dublin, Gaelic Park Players, Heads on Stage, Dublin and Rochester Irish Players.

Monday, May 17-Saturday, May 22

For the full schedule of plays, click the link below.

Tickets for all shows are $15, with special rates for attending multiple performances. On Wednesday and Thursday night, dinner catered by Harrington's will be available for purchase in the Fifth Province from 4:30 to 8pm.

St. Brendan is famed for his voyages, particularly a seven-year journey around 538, to the 'Land of Promise', which he described in his epic saga, 'Navigatio Sancti Brendani Abbatis'. Modern scholars now believe the 'Land of Promise' could have been North America.

In 1976, Tim Severin built a hide-covered leather currach (boat) and sailed it from Brandon Creek on the Dingle Peninsula to Newfoundland via Iceland and Greenland, demonstrating the accuracy and descriptions of the places Brendan mentioned in his epic.

There will be a lecture and showing of a documentary Severin made of his trip.

Sunday, May 16
2pm

The event will begin with a screening of the film, The Great Irish Famine: Remember Skibbereen, followed by a performance by Máirín Úí Chéide, the renowned sean-nós singer. After her performance, there will be a panel discussion led by Irish film producer Peter J. McCarthy, who is currently developing a feature film based on the Irish Famine.

The esteemed panel of Irish and Native American speakers are Gary White Deer, of the Choctaw Nation, Professor Maureen Murphy, of Hofstra University, Mary Pat Kelly, author of Galway Bay and Frances Hagemann, Board President of the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian.

The panel will discuss the donation by the Choctaw Nation to the Irish during the famine and the reasoning behind it, how the famine may have fuelled through either political action or inaction and how the histories of both nations can aid other nations suffering from similar traumas today.

Tuesday, May 18
Erin Room
Bar opens at 6pm and even begins at 6:30pm

Young readers will have fun looking for repetition of spirals, shapes and characters and they will be encouraged to create even more stories from the pictures they see.

This book is a great introduction to Celtic Art for young artists, and invites them to try their hand at creating spirals.

Wednesday, May, 19
4pm
Free PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE. IT WAS LISTED INCORRECTLY PREVIOUSLY.

Rising Gael's powerful blend of innovative sound features instruments such as Scottish bagpipes, harmonica, African drums, bass and piano.

Friday, June 4
8pm

They have toured extensively throughout Europe and the US and their repertoire consists largely of original rock compositions and Irish folk songs with a rock twist.

Friday, June 11
8pm

The band's debut CD release, Sweeter Than Bourbon, is a mix of indie guitars, heart- warming lyrics and an emotional authenticity that enhances their well-crafted songs and musical production.

Friday, May 28
8pm

Irish Fest showcases the finest in local and international Irish and American music, dance and family activities.

it features three days of music on 5 stages, featuring The Elders (pictured), Scythian, Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul, The Makem and Spain Brothers, The Prodigals, The Tossers, The Kreellers, The Mickey Finns, The Larkin and Moran Brothers, The Sandcarvers, The Shannon Rovers Irish Pipe Band, Switchback and more!

For those inclined toward hands-on activity, the Folk Tent returns with various demonstrations of Irish instruments, dances and sing-alongs. Irish and American food is available throughout the weekend, and dozens of vendors and artisans will be selling Irish clothing, music and jewelry.

Activities and contests include The Hooley Hook-up, a Matchmaking event with live music, matchmaking and dancing, the Mashed Potato Eating Contest and the Sham-ROCK Stars Singing Contest.

To purchase advance sale tickets, call 773-282-7035, ext. 10 or click the link below.

Tickets: $14 per day; or $8 in advance until the end of day on July 8; seniors $7, and children under 12 free when accompanied by a paid adult.

July 9, 10 and 11, 2010

Tonight, Seamus O'Kane and Jimmy Moore are on tap and Saturday, Barry Fagan's Band is in the house.

9pm