UIS 2010 Queen’s Selection Evening, Montreal

The United Irish Societies of Montreal is seeking participants for the 2010 Queen’s Selection Evening. 5 young ladies of Irish descent will be selected to represent the community during February, March, and April. All participants in this public speaking contest receive gifts for their efforts, with the Queen and Court receiving some very special gifts. [...]

UNITED IRISH SOC. OF MONTREAL 41ST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DRAW

The United Irish Societies of Montreal self-finances the Christmas Draw by selling eight thousand tickets at a unit price of 1$. Grand prize is 950$ with lesser subsidiary money prizes. In addition to the draw there are two raffle tables. Members and friends are encouraged to bring modest gifts that can be raffled off. Separate [...]

CALL FOR PAPERS: SAINTS, SINNERS AND SCRIBES IN THE CELTIC WORLD

The 2010 CSANA Annual Meeting convenes at the University of Notre Dame to discuss papers related to the conference theme: ‘Saints, Sinners and Scribes in the Celtic World.’ We invite proposals from faculty and graduate students in particular for individual 20 minute papers that address the conference theme or any aspect of the languages, literature, [...]

Irish Céilí in Montreal

Céilí (pronounced kaylee) is Irish for party! It’s a night of live traditional music and social dancing. A short instructional session is provided for new dancers before the start of the dance itself. Come alone, with a parter, bring friends. WHEN: Saturday, November 28th, from 8 pm to midnight WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion, 5455 de [...]

Irish Reading Group, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

To share ideas and opinions about Anne Enright’s short story collection titled Yesterday’s Weather. Enright won the Man Booker Prize for her novel The Gathering. WHEN: Monday, November 30th, 7:00 p.m. WHERE: at Hurley’s Irish Pub INFO: For more information please contact cmdurack@hotmail.com

Montreal, NEW COURSE: FILM CULTURE IN IRELAND

FILM CULTURE IN IRELAND – IRST 398F / FMST 398S Winter 2010, Thurs. 18:00-22:00 Instructor: Heather Macdougall This course provides students with various approaches to analyzing the role of film (foreign and indigenous) in Irish culture, with equal emphasis placed on both the production and the consumption of film in Ireland. Topics to be discussed [...]

Scottish Voice Show #503

Scottish Voice Radio show November 28, 2009 # 503 Producer/ Host: Janet Stubbert Technical Producer: Mark Korman Gaelic Session: Suzanne Beaton Repeat of show # 473. May 02, 2009 Barachois – Marie Blanche set The Corries – The Bricklayers Song Runrig – The Mighty Atlantic Ashley MacIsaac and Maybelle Chisholm – Mrs. Lyall’s Strathspey An [...]

Cape Breton ceili in Montreal!

Tomorrow, November 28 at 8:00pm to 11:00pm Where: 70, 15e avenue, Lachine, Quebec, Canada Tickets are 12$ at the door. The next ‘veillée des Éclusiers’ (ceili) will take place Saturday, November 28th! We welcome for this event some new faces, including Jessica Gal and Maura McNamara on fiddle, and Pierre Minn on piano. They will [...]

Gaelic/English program

Radio CKJM @ 106.1fm: [224-1242] www.ckjm.caSat 5pm to 6pm EST.-Gaelic/English program ‘Aisrigh nan Gaidheal’www.ckjm.ca/english/ home/index.cfm

Boston Music Awards

The Boston Music Awards will be taking place on Wednesday, December 2nd at the Liberty Hotel in Boston. More than 15 artists will perform short 30 minute sets across four rooms at the Liberty, all celebrating local music. For a list of nominees go to: http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/entertainment/

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