Irish Cultural Day Events

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Arthur's Creek in June

Geelong Celtic Festival

Koroit Festival

Fleadh Nua Jindabyne (January)

National Folk Festival in Canberra (Easter)

National Celtic Festival Portarlington (June)

TSDAV Dance weekend Portarlington (November)

Gerard Butler

in Melbourne

23rd Aug. to 2nd Sept. 2007

We are very fortunate to have Gerard Butler, the Set Dance Master from Ireland, visiting Australia in 2007.

Workshops and ceilithe will be held during the week and over 2 weekends

Further Details

Mary MacNamara visit

A musical afternoon

with legendary Irish concertina player will be held on

May 26th 2007

2.00 to 4.30 p.m

Further Details ( time, venue, map, parking, programme etc.)

or

http://irishsession.googlepages.com/marymacnamaraworkshop

Comhaltas Irish Cultural Day

Sunday March 25th 2007

This is sponsored by Yarra City Council

Workshops and displays will be held in Collingwood Town Hall and in St Philip's Church hall throughout the day

List of events

St. Patrick's Night Ceili

17th march 2007

All welcome for music, dancing and craic

(Was a great night last year )

This year, we are remembering Donncha O'Muineachain and will make a collection for charity as he always did.

Details

Donncha Ó Muineacháin commemoration

Weekend of 24th March

Set dancers all over the world will join together to celebrate Donncha Ó Muineacháin and his great contribution to Irish set dancing

Melbourne Comhaltas will dance the reels (Beirt Eile) at 11 a.m on Sunday 25th. This will join in with the worldwide commemoration which will be happening at the same time but midnight in Ireland, England and Europe.

Please join us in Collingwood Town Hall

Set Dancing Ceili

Sat. Feb 3rd 2007

7.30 pm

Melbourne Trades Hall

Music by

Trouble in the Kitchen

(Australia's most exciting and innovative traditional Irish band)

http://www.troubleinthekitchen.com/

Dances called by Marie Brouder, Alarna FitzPatrick and Ina Bertrand

Drinks at bar prices

Comhaltas

Irish Winter Hooley

Saturday August 5th 2006

Ceili in St. Philip's Church Hall in Hoddle Street

(next to the Collingwood Town Hall )

All welcome, young and old, children encouraged.

$10 per adult, children free.

Contact: D.O'Prey (03) 9317 7681

M.McBride (President) (03) 9499 7437

http://users.pipeline.com.au/celtic/About%20us.htm

Weekend of set dancing in Trentham

Contact: Ina and Graeme Bertrand (03) 9439 9991  or   http://home.vicnet.net.au/~claddagh/

http://www.tain.net.au/events.htm

In April 2006, Gerry O'Connor had 2 very successful workshops with over 70 participants

A trip to Adelaide is planned shortly to meet up with the new Comhaltas branch

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