7 WEDNESDAY
Music Jam
PV O’Donnell leads an Irish music Jam session every Wednesday night at City Steam, 942 Main Street in Hartford, Connecticut, from 7:30-10 p.m. Call 860-525-1600.
Classes
CEILI and two-hand dance classes will be hosted by Maura Mulligan at Ripley-Grier Studios, 131 West 72nd Street in New York, every Wednesday from 7-8 p.m., and every Friday from 6:30 -7:30 p.m. All levels welcome. Call Mulligan at 201-869-6717 or email mauramulligan@aol.com.
THE Irish Arts Center, 553 West 51st Street in New York, is offering a new spring season of adult classes in Irish language, history, bodhran, fiddle, banjo, Celtic harp, tin whistle, bagpipes, step dancing, set dancing and ceili dancing. Call Sydney at 212-757-3318, ext. 204, or visit www.irishartscenter.org.
Karaoke
IT’S at the Poitin Still, 774 Main Street in Hackensack, New Jersey. Call 201-487-0660.
8 THURSDAY
Therapy
THE Emerald Isle Immigration Center, 4275 Katonah Avenue in Woodlawn, offers weekly drop-in therapy every Thursday from 4-8 p.m. with a licensed clinical social worker. Call 718-324-3039.
DJ Jimmy
WILL spin at Rory Dolan’s, 890 McLean Avenue in Yonkers. Call 914-776-2946.
Kevin Smith
HE plays live every Thursday night at the Irish Cottage, 108-07 72nd Avenue in Forest Hills Queens. Call 718-520-8530.
Video DJ
9 FRIDAY
Dinner
THE CUNY Institute for Irish American Studies at Lehman College will host its annual dinner at Rosie O’Grady’s, 800 Seventh Avenue at 52nd Street in New York, at 6:30 p.m. Honorees are the American Irish Teachers Association and Deputy Consul General Breandán Ó Caollaí. Tickets $100. Call 718-960-6722 or email cunyiias@lehman.cuny.edu.
Game, Social
THE Aughnasheelin team from Co. Leitrim will take on the Astoria Gaels at Gaelic Park in the Bronx at 7 p.m., followed by a social in the clubhouse at 8:30 p.m. Music by Martin Kenny and, from Leitrim, Fergal MacGill. Food, dancing and raffles. All welcome. Call Tony Cull at 646-235-2782.
Ceili
THE Michael Coleman branch of CCE will host a ceili at the Kerry Hall, 305 McLean Avenue in Yonkers, from 8 p.m.-midnight. Music by Pete Kelly’s Ceili Band. Call Frank Holt at 718-510-0487.
Cards
A 25 card game will take place at the Kerry Hall, 305 McLean Avenue in Yonkers, at 7:30 p.m. All welcome. Call 914-964-2100.
Senior Meeting
THE Aisling Irish Center, 990 McLean Avenue in Yonkers, hosts a weekly senior group meeting for conversation and refreshments. Guest speakers frequently attend. All senior citizens welcome. Call 914-237-5121.
DJ Steve
KENNY will play and Steve will spin afterwards at Behan’s, 4299 Katonah Avenue in Woodlawn. Call 718-652-9153.
DJ Tommy
DJ
Mary G - Katie’s Idol
THE talent competition will take place at Katie’s Cottage, 521 Central Park Avenue in Yonkers. Call 914-965-0422.
10 SATURDAY
Belleek Gathering
THE Belleek Collectors’ Empire Chapter will gather for its fifth annual tea party in Melville, Long Island, at 1 p.m. Whether you have one piece of Belleek or 100, join others from the New York area who collect this beautiful, translucent Irish china. Raffle for a piece of Belleek. Theme is April showers bring May flowers. Bring a flowered piece of Belleek for show and tell. Belleek prize for the best show and tell. For reservations, questions or directions call Pat at 631-987-8166.
Cork Dance
THE Cork football club will host a dinner dance at the Royal Regency Hotel, 165 Tuckahoe Road in Yonkers, with cocktail hour starting at 8 p.m. Dinner and dancing to the Black Velvet Band follows. Guests of honor are Liam Bermingham, Paddy Harrington and Pat Mahoney. Call Noel at 914-980-5320.
Donegal Dance
THE Donegal football club will host its 60th anniversary dinner dance at the Polish Community Center, 239 Nepperban Avenue in Yonkers, with cocktail hour starting at 8 p.m. Dinner and dancing to the Kitty Kelly Band follows. Guests of honor are Donal Breslin and Seamus Dooley. Tickets $80 Call Laurence at 917-882-8038.
Leitrim Dance
THE Leitrim football club will host a night for supporters at Rory Dolan’s, 890 McLean Avenue in Yonkers, from 7-11 p.m. Cash prize raffles. Music by the Martin Kenny Band. Admission $30. Call Sean at 347-386-4353.
Flannelly Show
THE Adrian Flannelly Show is on WVNJ 1160AM every Saturday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., and Sundays on WNSR 620AM from 7-9 p.m. It can also be heard worldwide on www.irishradio.com. Hear news and sports from Ireland, music, interview and more. Call 212-935-0606.
Long Ireland
THE Long Ireland show hosted by Eileen Cronin can be heard every Saturday afternoon on 88.7 FM WRHU, the radio station of Hofstra University. Features talk and traditional Irish music. Also available at www.wrhu.org.
Ireland Calls
IRELAND Calls can be heard on WVOX, 1460AM, at 6 p.m. Co-hosted by Treasa and Tommy Smyth, the show offers Irish music as well as Irish news updates.
Seisiun
IT’S at O’Neill’s, 729 Third Avenue (between 45th and 46th Streets) in New York at 9 p.m. Call 212-661-3530.
HE’LL spin at Behan’s, 4299 Katonah Avenue in Woodlawn. Call 718-652-9153.
DJ Big Time John
Rumor Has It
THEY’RE at Katie’s Cottage, 521 Central Park Avenue in Yonkers. Call 914-965-0422.
11 SUNDAY
Ceol na nGael
THE Ceol na nGael show from Fordham University is broadcast every Sunday from noon-4 p.m. on WFUV 90.7. Show offers music and news from Ireland. Visit www.wfuv.org.
Radio Erin
THE Radio Erin show is now on WRTN 93.5FM from 4:30-6 p.m. The show offers Irish music, as well as Irish sports and news updates. Call 1-866-374-6723.
EVERY Sunday Gaelic Revival performs for a traditional seisiun at Rory Dolan’s, 890 McLean Avenue in Yonkers, from 5-9 p.m. Call 914-776-2946.
Johnny Cuomo
HE plays a seisiun every Sunday at O’Neill’s, 729 Third Avenue in Manhattan. Call 212-661-3530.
EVERY Sunday a traditional fireside Irish seisiun will take place at Cannon’s Blackthorn, 49 N. Village Avenue in Rockville Centre, Long Island, at 1 p.m. Live music always follows from 5-9:30 p.m. Call 516-594-1222.
Sharon and Tommy
Eileen Fogarty
SHE’S at Rory Dolan’s, 890 McLean Avenue in Yonkers. Call 914-776-2946.
Celtic Airs
THEY’LL play a trad seisiun at the Poitin Still, 774 Main Street in Hackensack, New Jersey. Call 201-487-0660.
14 WEDNESDAY
Meeting
THE Irish American Unity Conference chapters 5 and 9 will meet at Christ Church, 3 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, New Jersey, at 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be genealogist Judy Kenney. All welcome. Call 201-447-5197.
16 FRIDAY
THE Irish American Center, 297 Willis Avenue in Mineola, Long Island, will host a ceili at 8 p.m. Music by Pete Kelly’s Ceili Band. Call 516-746-9392.
Dance
THE SMA Fathers will host their annual spring dance at the Irish Social Club, 119 Park Street in West Roxbury, Massa-chusetts, at 7:30 p.m. Music by the Fintan Stanley Band. Donation $10. Drawings for trips to Ireland and Las Vegas, and Waterford Crystal. Call Father Ulick Bourke at 781-326-3288.
17 SATURDAY
Genealogy
THE Irish Family History Forum will host genealogist Dennis Ahern for two lectures at the Bethpage Public Library, 47 Powell Avenue in Bethpage, Long Island. First lecture at 10 a.m. concerns genealogical research in Northern Ireland; second at 11:15 a.m. concerns Irish newspaper research. Ahern, an officer of the Ahern Clan Association, has created several websites on Irish genealogy. All welcome. Visit www.ifhf.org.
THE Craobh Úll Mór branch of CCÉ will host a ceili at the New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, with set lesson at 7 p.m., ceili at 8 p.m. Music by Ceol na gCroí Céilí Band. Call 718-440-2616 or visit www.myspace. com/ullmorcce.
Tommy and Sharon
THEY’LL play the red mill dance night at the Kerry Hall, 305 McLean Avenue in Yonkers, from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Call 914-964-2100.
THE Sligo Association of Boston will host a scholarship dance at Concannon’s Village in Norwood, from 8 p.m.-midnight. Music by the Andy Healy Band. Admission $10. Call Fiona Healy at 617-969-0540.
18 SUNDAY
THE Irish American Center, 297 Willis Avenue in Mineola, Long Island, will host a dance from 5-9 p.m. Music by Andy Cooney. Call 516-746-9392.
Feis
THE Emerald Associa-tion of Putnam County, New York will host its annual feis at the Putnam County Park on Gypsy Trail Road in Kent, starting at 9 a.m. There will be 1,000 competitors in Irish dancing and music. Putnam also hosts the North American junior championship this year. Food available starting at 8 a.m. Honorees are Jim and Kathy Phillips. Contact Rose Kelly at roseybabe1@verizon.net.
JUNE
1 SUNDAY
Festival
THE annual Brooklyn Tara Festival and Echoes of Erin at the Crossroads will take place at the Old Stone House, JJ Byrne Park, 5th Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets, from noon-5 p.m. Music by Billy McComiskey, Felix Dolan and Bernadette Fee. Call 718-499-9482.
Ceili, Picnic
THE Irish Arts Center will host its annual spring picnic and ceili on the Hudson at the Alpine Boat Basin of the Palisades Park, Alpine Pavilion, New Jersey, from 3-6 p.m. Guest musicians John Reynolds and Margie Mulvihill. Call 212-757-3318, ext. 209.
14 SATURDAY
THE 38th annual New Jersey Irish Festival will take place at First Energy Park (Lakewood Blue Claws Stadium) in Lakewood from 9 a.m.-6 p.m., rain or shine. Music by Celtic Cross, Searson, New York Showband, Willie Lynch and the Jim Collender piping competition. Mass at 5 p.m. Irish vendors on hand. Tickets $8 in advance, $10 at the gate. Call 732-257-2866.
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