Irish American Club
St. Patrick’s Dinner
March 13th 2010
tickets on sale now
The Irish American Club’s annual St. Patrick’s Dinner will be held at the
Maine Irish Heritage Center on Saturday March 13th.
The Center is located at the corner of Gray and State streets in Portland.
The much anticipated event will kick off with:
4:30pm Happy hour with hot Hors D’oeuvres
6:00pm Home made traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage
by our expert chefs,
Matt Tracy and Rich Hoffsaes and their crew.
Live musical entertainment by “Box of Crackers”
Step dancing display by the Stillson School of Irish Dancers
Presentation of the Club’s “Irish Person of the Year”
Cash Bar available.
Ticket are a $17 donation for adults, $10 for children and can be obtained from the following locations:
Ireland’s Crystal and Craft, 558 Congress St. Portland. (773-5832)
Port Grooming and Pet Care, 472 Ocean St. South Portland (767-2456)
TICKETS ARE GOING FAST!
For more information email Club@irishofmaine.org or call 780-0119
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St. Patrick’s Parade
March 14th 2010
Join the Celebration!
It's that time again!
The Irish American Club's St. Patrick's Parade will be held on Sunday March 14th at noon. The participants will assemble at the Portland Fish Pier on Commercial Street and parade to the Maine State Pier where a Closing Ceremony will take place, featuring music, dance and goodwill comments from various dignitaries.
This is a great opportunity for Irish people of all generations, and their friends, to come out and celebrate in a family fashion in a city with a great Irish heritage.
Many volunteers are needed to make this day special. We need volunteers to marshal the proceedings. We need flag bearers and WE NEED YOU!
Email the Club at club@irishofmaine.org if you would like to help.
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The Irish Language
The class is underway and continues the exciting task of establishing an Irish speaking group that helps one another to meet their speaking goals.
It's not easy overcoming the difficulty and awkwardness of using a language so different from our first language; but that's part of the fun, and our participants are enjoying the challenge.
It's not too late to become part of this group which will hopefully, form the basis of an Irish speaking group in the greater Portland area and beyond.
The charge per class is $2 for members and $4 for non-members.
Obviously this makes Club membership an advantage. Memberships can be purchased at the class.
Isn't it time you joined the "Irish family"?
For more information, please contact Kathy Reilly at 893-7812 (daytime) or
712-5191 (anytime)
or email kath.reilly@hotmail.com
or club@irishofmaine.org
Sign up through PayPal or email the Club for more info. We'd love to have you.
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Join us on a regular basis for information on:
Ceili Dance Classes
Bodhran and Tin Whistle Lessons
For information, please contact Kathy Reilly at 893-7812 (daytime) or
712-5191 (anytime)
or email kath.reilly@hotmail.com
or club@irishofmaine.org
Sunday Ceilis
Join us for our next Ceili March 14 2010
upstairs at Ri-Ra Irish Pub & Restaurant
from 2:30pm until 4:30pm
on Commercial Street in Portland.
Free and open to the public. No experience or partner expected.
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For information on all Cultural events, please contact Kathy Reilly at 893-7812 (daytime) or
712-5191 (anytime)
or email kath.reilly@hotmail.com
or club@irishofmaine.org
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The Irish American Club's
Trip to Ireland
2009
The Irish American Club's October trip to Ireland was a fabulous success! We had a very enjoyable trip that began with a trip to Monasterboice to see the Celtic High Crosses and ended with a night out out in Galway in the 'City of the Tribes'.
Ireland in 2009 is an energetic and forward looking country, both North and South, and we joined visitors from many foreign countries in places like Carrick-a-Reed, Derry City, the Giant's Causeway, Donegal and the fabulous Galway!
The group consisted of a mixture of experienced travelers and 'Ireland Rookies', experiencing the atmosphere of Ireland for the first time.
Evan McElligott of Longer Vacations of Portland Maine, put together a jam-packed itinerary, geared to our interests. We saw the sights that draw visitors from around the world, and were even entertained by Enya's father, Leo.
We had tea and coffee with the Lord Mayor of Belfast, had a special Whiskey tasting at Bushmills, and walked the historic Walls of Derry City.
The hotels and food were spectacular, the shopping opportunities were mouthwatering and the nightlife of Irish pubs, traditional music and colorful characters added to the pleasure.
If you missed it, keep watching this site for our next trip. My deposit is ready!
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DON'T FORGET!
The Irish American Club is now on the photo-share site Shutterfly
You can watch Club ceilis on YouTube.com
The Irish American Club is now on Facebook and MySpace.com.
Why not connect with us today?
Check out other great resources on our Irish Links page!
