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Past Celtic events are on the News Archive page, with some great photos. If you have a Celtic event on the Hawaiian Islands that you would like listed here, please email us at email@example.com
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Hot Maui Celtic Radio Show news - the last couple of years of the The Maui Celtic Show are now available to listen at http://www.mixcloud.com/mauiceltic/. New uploads regularly. Easy to sign up, and free. A treat for yer Celtic lugs!
Sundays on Maui - The Maui Celtic Radio Show now has 2 broadcasts on the Maui airwaves - Sunday morning 8-10am and repeated 5-7pm - on the dial at KAKU 88.5 FM Maui (KAKU885FM on facebook). The show is online at https://kakufm.org/.
Sunday January 20th - Hamish Burgess will be celebrating Robert Burns on the Maui Celtic Radio Show this week, with the World Exclusive on 2 new The Irish Rovers tracks. 100% Burns! The life of the Scottish poet and song-collector, with some famous and some unusual Burns compositions. On the Maui airwaves this Sunday morning 8-10am & repeat 5-7pm - on the dial at KAKU 88.5 FM Maui (KAKU885FM on facebook), and online at https://kakufm.org/. Robert Burns compositions set to great Celtic music, and talk about Scotland's famous poet who's birthday is on January 25th. Featuring interviews from Burns performers Ed Miller, Eddi Reader, Paul McKenzie of The Real McKenzies, amongst the host of other traditional singers featured.
Sunday 8-10am in Hawaii, and winter 10am-12pm US/Canada West coast, 11-1pm Mountain time, 2-4pm Central time, 3-5pm Eastern time, and 6-8pm in Ireland and the UK, Europe 7-9pm. That show is Monday in Australia 4-6am, NZ 7-9am, but the later repeat might suit you better Down Under in Australia 1pm QLD or 2pm VIC, and NZ 4-6pm. That repeat is 5-7pm Hawaii, and 7pm US/Canada West coast, 8pm Mountain time, 9pm Central time, and 10pm Eastern time.
Robert Burns special on the Maui Celtic Radio Show
Mahalo to all at Akaku Maui Community Media, Shaggy Jenkins and Joel Agnew, and thanks to underwriters The Irish Rovers and Maui Celtic. The show is online at https://kakufm.org/.
Repeats Sunday 5-7pm in Hawaii, and 7-9pm US/Canada West coast, 8-10pm Mountain time, 9-11pm Central time, 10pm-midnight Eastern time, which is Monday 3-5am in Ireland and the UK, Europe 4-6am, and Monday in Australia 1pmQ/2pmV, NZ 4-6pm.
Thursday Jan 24th - Hamish Burgess will be celebrating Robert Burns on the Maui Celtic Radio Show this week, with the World Exclusive on 2 new The Irish Rovers tracks. 100% Burns! The life of the Scottish poet and song-collector, with some famous and some unusual Burns compositions. On Celtic Music Radio 95FM across Glasgow, Scotland and streaming on www.celticmusicradio.net. Robert Burns compositions set to great Celtic music, and talk about Scotland's famous poet who's birthday is on January 25th. Featuring interviews from Burns performers Ed Miller, Eddi Reader, Paul McKenzie of The Real McKenzies, amongst the host of other traditional singers featured.
While CMR cover Celtic Connections in Glasgow live, the show will only air:
Thursday - time for the winter 12noon-2pm Hawaii, and 3-5pm US/Canada West coast, 4-6pm Mountain time, 5-7pm Central time, 6-8pm Eastern Time, and 10-midnight in Ireland and the UK, Europe 11pm-1am. That is Friday in Australia 8am Qld/9am Vic, and 11am NZ.
REPEAT Friday - time for the winter is actually Thursday 6-8pm Hawaii, and 9pm-11pm US/Canada West coast, Friday 12am-2am Eastern Time, and Fridays 4-6am in Ireland and the UK, Europe 5-7am, Australia 2pmQld,3pmVic, and NZ 5-7pm.
Many thanks to show underwriters The Irish Rovers, and Maui Celtic. Cheers!
Ongoing - in Kahana, West Maui, you can see "Maui Celtic Ocean", a piece of The Celtic Art of Hamish Burgess at Hawaiian Village Coffee in the Kahana Gateway Mall (4405 Honoapiilani Hwy, #207) in West Maui. Opening hours 5.30am-5pm. See our Hamish's Celtic original art giclee print - available for purchase, framed off the wall, or unframed by arrangement. If you want a chat with him about his art, please call 808-264-5190, and he'll pop round to the coffee shop to see you (but away until November). Mahalo to David Maran, owner of Hawaiian Village Coffee, for supporting local artists.
February 14th - 17th 2019 - the Isle of Maui Pipe Band present MAUI PIPE SCHOOL 2019with Jack Lee, Andrew & Alastair Lee. www.isleofmauipipeband.com.
Pipe Sergeant of Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, and solo champion piper Jack Lee, along with his son another great piper Andrew Lee, will be back on Maui for another bagpipe workshop in February - 4 days of world-class instruction, 9:00am–4:00pm. In addition to the instruction folks have the opportunity to showcase your smallpipe skills (or other instruments you play) at the 'ceilidh' Saturday night. Also a performance by Jack and Andrew on Friday night. And the highly anticipated Maui Polar Bear Swim where they pipe the sun down Sunday evening at the beach on the beautiful shores of South Maui, then take a plunge.
The location is beautiful Kula, Upcountry Maui, at the Asher estate. With local pipers welcoming familiar Oahu pipers, and mainland pipers escaping the cold, it will be a fun, relaxed educational experience with the world's best bagpiper & son! Experience and ability of all kinds welcome, this year accommodating different skill levels between two classes. Tuition cost $380 - 50% deposit by January 5th to ensure your spot - maximum of 30 students. More info email PM Allison Jackson at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Jack & Andrew Lee back for the Maui Pipe School
- Every Sunday morning & evening - the Maui Celtic Show now has 2 broadcasts on the Maui airwaves - Sunday morning 8-10am and repeated 5-7pm - on the dial at KAKU 88.5 FM Maui (KAKU885FM on facebook), and is broadcast worldwide, streaming online at https://kakufm.org/. Sunday 8-10am in Hawaii, and 11am-1pm US/Canada West coast, 12-2pm Mountain time, 1-3pm Central time, 2-4pm Eastern time, and 7-9pm in Ireland and the UK, Europe 8-10pm. That show is Monday in Australia 4-6am, NZ 6-8am, but the later repeat might suit you better Down Under at Australia 1-3pm, NZ 3-5pm.
Repeats Sunday 5-7pm in Hawaii, and 8-10pm US/Canada West coast, 9-11pm Mountain time, 10-midnight Central time, 11pm-1am Eastern time, which is Monday 4-6am in Ireland and the UK, Europe 5-7am, and Monday in Australia 1-3pm, NZ 3-5pm.
Chat live with Hamish during the show on Facebook - be a friend at Hamish Douglas Burgess, or be a fan of The Maui Celtic Show. Many thanks to show underwriters The Irish Rovers.
Hamish with the late great Liam Clancy on the Maui Celtic Show
He often has interview clips with special guests such as Liam Clancy, George Millar of The Irish Rovers, Paddy Moloney of the Chieftains, Mary Black, Tommy Sands, the Makem & Spain Brothers, Carlos Nunez, Michael Black, Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, Joanie Madden, Robbie O'Connell and Ed Miller to name but a few.........Hamish often does themed shows, where he talks about the traditions of the Celtic people and the music. These have included themes on the Celtic festivals of Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh, the Summer Solstice and the Winter Solstice. Also more modern themes of Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, St.Patrick's Day, Valentines Day, St.David's Day, St.Piran's Day, Easter, ANZAC Day, Canada Day, Independence Day, and St Andrew's Day. Other subjects have included Robert Burns, Sea Shanties, Celtic Emigration, and Irish Rebel Songs, and a musical tour of the Celtic Lands. He has even done some Celtic Rock Shows on a Saturday night slot.
- Every Sunday evening -- come for Maui's own local Irish music with The Celtic Tigers at 'Mulligan's on the Blue' - the home of Irish music on Maui - in Wailea on the Blue Golf Course, opposite the Kea Lani Hotel. The Celtic Tigers play starting at 6.30 - 9.30pm. Always a good craic. Founder singer/whistle player Kevin O'Kennedy is away in Chicago, and will be back occasionally - but the Tigers rock on ! The current line-up is with regulars singer/guitarist Murray Thorne, drummer Kris Thomas, bassist Lenny Castellanos and mean fiddler Stuart. They play everything from Irish airs, to jigs and reels and raucous folk songs - some Scottish ones thrown in too ! Make sure to ask for their CD "Roar". For more details call 874-1131, or visit www.mulligansontheblue.com.Celtic Tigers at Mulligan's on the Blue, Wailea
- Every Tuesday - our very own Hamish broadcasts the Maui Celtic Radio Show across Glasgow, Scotland, on Celtic Music Radio 95FM, from 12-2pm GMT, streaming at www.celticmusicradio.net. Online Tuesdays - time for the summer 1-3am Hawaii, and 4-6am US/Canada West coast, 5-7am Mountain time, 6-8am Central time, 7-9am Eastern Time, and 12-2pm in Ireland and the UK, Europe 1-3pm. And that is Australia 9-11pm, and NZ 11pm-1am.
REPEAT Thursdays - time for the summer 11am-1pm Hawaii, and 2-4pm US/Canada West coast, 3-5pm Mountain time, 4-6pm Central time, 5-7pm Eastern Time, and 10-midnight in Ireland and the UK, Europe 11pm-1am.
REPEAT Fridays - time for the summer is actually Thursday 5-7pm Hawaii, and 8pm-10pm US/Canada West coast, Thurs 11pm-1am Friday Eastern Time, and Fridays 4-6am in Ireland and the UK, Europe 5-7am, Australia 1-3pm, NZ 3-5pm.
Chat with Hamish (if he's up!) during the show on Facebook at The Maui Celtic Show page. Many thanks to show underwriters The Irish Rovers.
- First Tuesday of every month - there is a monthly Celtic music session, currently held the first Tuesday of every month from 4-7pm, usually at a private residence upcountry Maui. Are you a traditional musician? Do you play an instrument and want to learn some Celtic tunes? Please email Kristin Sherwood at email@example.com.
- Every Thursday - the Isle of Maui Pipe Band practise at 6pm, and welcome new pipers or drummers. For more details please contact Pipe Major Allison Jackson at email@example.com.
- Every other Friday evening - local band Upcountry Celtic play a sidewalk gig in Paia,
in front of the Maui Crafts Guild (43, Hana Hwy), at 6.30pm until about 8pm. Catch musicians Bruce Butler, Barclay Hill, Elaine Olson, Julie Potter-Dunlop, Katie Romanchuk, and Mary Smith with traditional Celtic music.
- Every Saturday Evening - on HPR 90.7 fm at 8pm (just after Prairie Home Companion) hear an hour of Celtic music on The Thistle & Shamrock, hosted from Scotland by Fiona Ritchie. Check out her most recent playlist & learn about her and the program by clicking here.
- Ongoing - The Maui Singalong Circle is a group that usually meets around Maui 2 times a month to sing anything from American Folk to Pop or even the odd Irish song. They play and sing a wide variety of songs from the "Rise Up Singing" songbook, and go around the circle taking turns choosing and leading songs from the book, and people always have the option to pass. Singers or guitarists and other acoustic instruments welcome!
They currently meet twice a month on the first Wednesday of the month in the Garden Room of the Kalama Heights Retirement Community in Kihei, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., and on the third Saturday of the month at The Sacred Garden, a nursery and peace sanctuary in Makawao, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Interested singers or players please contact Phil Peacock at email@example.com
Friday January 25th 2019 - Traditional Irish singer and Irish tenor PADDY HOMAN AND THE NOBLE CALL will play at Anna O'Brien's upstairs at the Club. Family Show - $10 General, $5 under 18.
Paddy Homan is one of the 'Boys of Fairhill', from Cork City, Ireland but now living in Chicago, Illinois. He comes from a large family in Cork city and was taught by the Christian Brothers at The North Monastery School on the Northside. Homan says, "I've been singing longer than I can remember talking. It's just always been in me. I always had a song in my head and remember staying awake at night just thinking about songs and going over their melody over and over again. In fact I'd sing them in my head even before I sang them. Some songs have a way of just grabbing hold of you and your job is to make the story come alive to the listener..... the singer is but the medium of story being told."
In 2001 he won the Gold Medal in the Feis Maitiu Tenor Solo and The Thomas Moore Cup for Moore's Irish melodies. Last year on tour, he was celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Easter 1916 Rising in Dublin with his "I AM IRELAND" show. www.paddyhoman.com
Paddy Homan & The Noble Call in Honolulu
January 26th 2019 - The Caledonian Society of Hawaii present their annual Robert Burns Tribute & Dinner at the Pomaikai Ballroom at the Dole Cannery Regal Theaters, 735 Iwilei Rd, Honolulu. A new place to honor our favorite Scottish Bard this year, with the theme 'To the Resurrection of John Barleycorn' (see below).
There will be one drink of your choice (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) paid for by the Society during the cocktail hour. There will be whisky on the tables as in the past, but if you are buying a table & you know your whole table will not be drinking, please let them know.
"Because a large part of our difficulty with venues this year involved our usual bottle of Scotch on each table, we thought for a while that there would be no Scotch whisky at the dinner at all! So, we thought the event might have to be titled The Death of John Barleycorn! As that dire situation has been avoided, the evening can now be called To the Resurrection of John Barleycorn. We think Robbie would approve. He wrote such a story himself in the poem called John Barleycorn:
"There was three kings into the east, Three kings both great and high,
And they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn should die."
Members paying before January 7, 2019, will pay $95 each, non-members $105. After January 7th, the price will be $105 and $115. Tables of 10 can be reserved for $950 before Jan. 7th (A member pays for the table and lets them know the guests' names and food choice before Jan. 12th). After Jan. 12th the member price for a table of ten goes to $1050.
Sunday, February 24th - The Saint Andrew Society of Hawaii will hold their Movie & Whisky Night at Capitol Place Theater (1200 Queen Emma Street, Honolulu), and show the new movie "The Outlaw King" about Scotland's national hero Robert the Bruce. With the SASH Whisky Chest and Popcorn. SASH Members FREE, and Non-members $10.
- IF VISITING OAHU check "www.irishpubhawaii.com" for Celtic Music on Oahu, and Bill also produces a great monthly newsletter - click on 'Celtic Connection' for that.
Kilted nights at O'Toole's Pub Downtown Honolulu on the 2nd Saturday of every month. Friday & Saturday nights there is a FREE Shamrock Shuttle between O'Toole's, Irish Rose, Kelley O'Neill's, & Anna O'Brien's Irish pubs.
DEPARTS O'TOOLE'S: 8:15 pm, 9:30 pm, 10:45 pm, 12:00 am & 1:20 am
DEPARTS IRISH ROSE SALOON: 8:35 pm, 9:50, 11:05 pm, 12:20 am & 1:35 am
DEPARTS KELLEY O'NEILL'S: 8:50 pm, 10:05 pm, 11:20 pm, & 12:35 am
DEPARTS ANNA O'BRIEN'S: 9:10 pm, 10:25 pm, 11:40 pm, 12:55 am, & 1:45 am
Please allow 5 minutes of leeway time on these schedules due to Hawaii's often unpredictable traffic.
- Regular Irish Dance classes are being held by Irish Dance Hawaii on Mondays and Tuesdays at two locations - please check the current schedule at www.irishdancehawaii.weebly.com/news.html for times and locations, or email them at email@example.com.
- Every Monday evening - the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society of Hawaii have Scottish Dancing at the dance studio at Paradise Park, 3737 Manoa Rd. in Honolulu. 6:30-8:30 pm on Monday evenings. Easy ceilidh dancing and more traditional Scottish Country Dancing. Classes resume September 19th. Come alone or with friends. An instructional dance weekend will be held February 17-19, 2017. For more information see www.RSCDSHawaii.org, or call (808) 538-7707 or (808) 256-3347.
- 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month - learn Irish Gaelic in the Celtic Room at O'Toole's Irish Pub, 902 Nuuanu Avenue, Downtown Honolulu, HI 96813. Meetings start at 7pm.
For more details call (808) 536-4138.
- Every Tuesday - our very own Hamish broadcasts the Maui Celtic Radio Show across Glasgow, Scotland, on Celtic Music Radio 95FM, from 11am-1pm GMT, streaming at www.celticmusicradio.net.
The show will be online Tuesday's - local time for the summer 12-2am (Hawaii), and mainland 3-5am US/Canada West coast, 4-6pm Mountain time, 5-7am Central time, 6-8am Eastern Standard Time, Canadian Maritimes 7-9am, Newfoundland 7.30-9.30am, and 11am - 1pm in Ireland and the UK, Europe 12-2pm. Chat with Hamish (if he's up!) during the show on Facebook at The Maui Celtic Show page. Many thanks to show underwriters The Irish Rovers.
- Every Tuesday - Hawaii Irish Dance holds an Irish Dance Class night in the club above Anna O'Brien's pub (on Beretania) in Honolulu. 1st Tuesday of every month there is a Ceili and Irish Set Dancing Class for all levels, 5:00-6:45 pm, $15/person.
All other Tuesdays, Adult beginners, 5:00-5:45 pm, $10/person; Adult intermediate & advanced, 6:00-8:00 pm, $20/per person. More info at www.hawaiiirishdance.com/ or email email@example.com.
Children's lessons starting 4-4.45pm on Tuesdays! Kids 6 to 12 years old, any experience level. $15/student.
New Sean Nos Dancing starting at 4pm on Tuesdays! "Sean nos" means "old style" and is a descriptor that can be applied to all sorts of things, but it mostly heard today in reference to singing, music, and dance. Sean nos step dancing is a solo, improvisational style that is focused on rhythm and has a close relationship to the music. Like all Irish dancing, it is best performed with live accompaniment. Sean nos footwork tends to stay close to the ground and be somewhat less athletically challenging than modern Irish step dancing. Sean nos dancing is a living tradition, but it is also where we can find the roots for modern competition and show styles of Irish dance.
- Every Wednesday - The Celtic Pipes and Drums of Hawaii hold a beginning practice chanter lesson at 6:00 pm. More info contact them at www.celticpipeshawaii.org/
- Every Wednesday evening - there is live Celtic music with traditional bands Celtic Waves or Way Too Pretty (alternating weeks) from 5-8pm., at Kelley O'Neil's Pub, 311 Lewers St, Waikiki, HI 96815. Alternate weeks traditional band Celtic Waves or Way Too Pretty play there from 5-8pm. Also later on the Doolin' Rakes play at 9pm.
For more details call (808) 926-1777.
- Every Wednesday evening there is live Celtic music with the Doolin' Rakes at 9pm, at Kelley O'Neil's Pub, 311 Lewers St, Waikiki, HI 96815. Also earlier traditional band Celtic Waves or Way Too Pretty play there from 5-8pm (alternating each week).
For more details call (808) 926-1777.
- Every Saturday evening there is live Celtic music with the Doolin' Rakes at 9pm, at O'Toole's Irish Pub, 902 Nuuanu Avenue, Downtown Honolulu, HI 96813. Alternate weeks traditional band Kaimana Ceili play there from 5-8pm. Kilted nights on the 2nd Saturday of every month. For more details call (808) 536-4138.
- Every 2nd Saturday - there is an Irish Music session 5-8pm, at the Coffeeline Café, 1820 University Ave, Honolulu. BYOB event. Share a tune and your craic.
The place is in the Atherton YMCA across from UH at 1820 University Ave. Since the YMCA is closed at the time of the session please go to the side door to the left of the building between the pink building and the "Y"
- Every Sunday morning & evening - the Maui Celtic Show now has 2 broadcasts on the Maui airwaves - Sunday morning 8-10am and repeated 5-7pm - on the dial at KAKU 88.5 FM Maui (KAKU885FM on facebook), streaming online at https://kakufm.org/. Sunday 8-10am in Hawaii, and CLOCK CHANGES NOW 10am-12pm US/Canada West coast, 11-1pm Mountain time, 2-4pm Central time, 3-5pm Eastern time, and 6-8pm in Ireland and the UK, Europe 7-9pm. That show is Monday in Australia 4-6am, NZ 7-9am, but the later repeat might suit you better Down Under in Australia 1pm QLD or 2pm VIC, and NZ 4-6pm. That repeat is 5-7pm Hawaii, and 7pm US/Canada West coast, 8pm Mountain time, 9pm Central time, and 10pm Eastern time.
Chat live with Hamish during the show on Facebook - be a friend at Hamish Douglas Burgess, or be a fan of The Maui Celtic Show. Many thanks to show underwriters The Irish Rovers.
Hamish Burgess at the old Mana'o Radio Studios, Waikulu, Maui
- Every 4th Sunday evening there is an Irish Music session 5-8pm, in the Celtic Room behind O'Toole's Irish pub, Downtown Honolulu. If you like traditional Irish Music but are not a player come along as the audience. Sessions always include a crowd.
Air conditioned / Smoke free / Bar service / Bring your own food
Patrick McGivern (808.445.5058), Dermot Cotter (240.460.3647), Clark Ratliffe (808.386.5645).
- Last Sunday of each month - The Celtic Book Club meets in The Celtic Room of O'Toole's Irish Pub, Honolulu. 4-6pm.
This month's meeting will not be held due to Christmas Eve and New Years Eve.
Saturday, December 15th - the Kona Harp Ensemble will be playing at the Hawaiian Queen Coffee Garden, 2613, 73-5577 Olowalu St, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740. "A beautiful evening featuring the magic of three Harps and woodwinds. We will be presenting new pieces by JS Bach on the Delta Electric Harp and traditional pieces from Scotland, Wales, Ireland and England. Ancient Music meets the contemporary mind to celebrate a season of Joy and Peace."
Friday, December 21st - the Kona Harp Ensemble will be playing at Queen Emma Community Center on Konawaena Road in Kealakekua.
Thursdays - Teen-adult Irish step dance is taught by Sarah Nash at the YWCA in Hilo. Thursdays 5:30-6:30pm. Beginners to intermediate welcome ! No membership required. For more information please contact Sarah Nash at 808-333-6713.
Every Sunday morning & evening - the Maui Celtic Show now has 2 broadcasts on the Maui airwaves - Sunday morning 8-10am and repeated 5-7pm - on the dial at KAKU 88.5 FM Maui (KAKU885FM on facebook), streaming online at https://kakufm.org/.
Sunday 8-10am in Hawaii, and CLOCK CHANGES NOW 10am-12pm US/Canada West coast, 11-1pm Mountain time, 2-4pm Central time, 3-5pm Eastern time, and 6-8pm in Ireland and the UK, Europe 7-9pm. That show is Monday in Australia 4-6am, NZ 7-9am, but the later repeat might suit you better Down Under in Australia 1pm QLD or 2pm VIC, and NZ 4-6pm. That repeat is 5-7pm Hawaii, and 7pm US/Canada West coast, 8pm Mountain time, 9pm Central time, and 10pm Eastern time.
Chat live with Hamish during the show on Facebook - be a friend at Hamish Douglas Burgess, or be a fan of The Maui Celtic Show. Many thanks to show underwriters The Irish Rovers.
No longer - the family pipeband on the Big Island of Hawaii The Dogwatch have relocated to the Puget Sound area of Washington state. Contact Rachael for more info email@example.com.
Every Sunday morning & evening - the Maui Celtic Show now has 2 broadcasts on the Maui airwaves - Sunday morning 8-10am and repeated 5-7pm - on the dial at KAKU 88.5 FM Maui (KAKU885FM on facebook), streaming online at https://kakufm.org/.
Sunday 8-10am in Hawaii, and CLOCK CHANGES NOW 10am-12pm US/Canada West coast, 11-1pm Mountain time, 2-4pm Central time, 3-5pm Eastern time, and 6-8pm in Ireland and the UK, Europe 7-9pm. That show is Monday in Australia 4-6am, NZ 7-9am, but the later repeat might suit you better Down Under in Australia 1pm QLD or 2pm VIC, and NZ 4-6pm. That repeat is 5-7pm Hawaii, and 7pm US/Canada West coast, 8pm Mountain time, 9pm Central time, and 10pm Eastern time.
Chat live with Hamish during the show on Facebook - be a friend at Hamish Douglas Burgess, or be a fan of The Maui Celtic Show. Many thanks to show underwriters The Irish Rovers.
Every Sunday morning & evening - the Maui Celtic Show now has 2 broadcasts on the Maui airwaves - Sunday morning 8-10am and repeated 5-7pm - on the dial at KAKU 88.5 FM Maui (KAKU885FM on facebook), streaming online at https://kakufm.org/.Sunday 8-10am in Hawaii, and CLOCK CHANGES NOW 10am-12pm US/Canada West coast, 11-1pm Mountain time, 2-4pm Central time, 3-5pm Eastern time, and 6-8pm in Ireland and the UK, Europe 7-9pm. That show is Monday in Australia 4-6am, NZ 7-9am, but the later repeat might suit you better Down Under in Australia 1pm QLD or 2pm VIC, and NZ 4-6pm. That repeat is 5-7pm Hawaii, and 7pm US/Canada West coast, 8pm Mountain time, 9pm Central time, and 10pm Eastern time.
Chat live with Hamish during the show on Facebook - be a friend at Hamish Douglas Burgess, or be a fan of The Maui Celtic Show. Many thanks to show underwriters The Irish Rovers.
SCOTLAND, IRELAND, ENGLAND, CORNWALL, BRITTANY, ASTURIAS, CANTABRIA, AMERICA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, CARIBBEAN ....... (please send your Celtic event to firstname.lastname@example.com)
Please check the venues own websites and go by their dates - we do not always get updates and are not being held responsible for date changes. We try and keep this as accurate as possible as a service to our visitors, but it's up to you to check for yourself. Cheers !
Mid September 2016 - Blas 2012 Festival in the Highlands of Scotland. Moladh na Gàidhealtachd - Celebrating The Highlands - the culture of traditional music and Gaelic in the Highlands. The fastest growing festival in Scotland !! Music, Food, Walks, Talks and much more. The Blas Festival has been devised by The Highland Council in partnership with Fèisean nan Gàidheal and the Promoters Arts Network. At venues all over the Highlands - full schedule and more info at www.blas-festival.com
Nov 2016 - Perthshire Amber - the Dougie MacLean Festival, Perthshire, Scotland. One of Scotland's premier Celtic music festivals, held at various locations from concert halls, town halls and village halls, to castles, cathedral and even an Iron Age crannog !
Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Dougie MacLean created The Perthshire Amber Festival, in some of Scotland's more beautiful countryside, from a project in 1998 for the Perth Festival of the Arts - a composition called 'Perthshire Amber'. Perthshire is a beautiful county in the heart of Scotland, and the home of Dougie MacLean - many of his songs and melodies have been inspired by this land and it's people.
Over 7 years Perthshire Amber developed from a weekend of concerts to a 10 day festival, and is now this year condensed to 4 days packed full of music and much more, and is an important part of Scotland's musical calendar.
More info at www.perthshireamber.com
November - the Scots Fiddle Festival 2016 at The Queen's Hall, Kings's Hall and Sunmmerhall, Edinburgh, Scotland. A weekend packed full of fiddle music!
Concerts, recitals, workshops, talks, festival clubs, ceilidhs, open stage, slow sessions, stalls, free events... and lot's more. For the full programme go to www.scotsfiddlefestival.com
Mid-January 2017- the Jimmy McHugh Memorial Concert in Glasgow, Scotland. More details email email@example.com. More details at www.jimmymchugh.com
Jan - Feb 2017 - Celtic Connections, Glasgow, Scotland. Scotland's premier winter music festival. Held at venues around Glasgow featuring Celtic acts and the best new talent - more than 200 events over 18 days. One of the world's biggest and most famous Celtic music festivals, with artists from many Celtic nations. More information at www.celticconnections.com
March 2017 - The Glasgow St. Patrick's Festival 2014, in Glasgow, Scotland. The festival runs from Ash Wednesday for 12 days of Irish music and culture celebration to mark St Patrick's Day. Most events take place in and around the Merchant Square and Merchant City area of Glasgow city centre where the Festival Family Day takes place on Saturday from 12 noon until 5.30pm and will be broadcast live on Celtic Music Radio.
Other venues include Sloan's, Argyll Arcade off Argyle Street in Glasgow city centre; Langside Halls in Shawlands in the southside of Glasgow; Govanhill Neighbourhood Centre in Daisy Street, Govanhill; The Glad Café at Shawlands Cross; Cottiers Theatre in the west end of Glasgow and the Couper Institute in Cathcart on the southside.
More information at www.glasgowstpatricksfestival.co.uk
April 2017 - Beltane Fire Festival, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland.
A special revival of an ancient Celtic fertility festival with a unique and wild procession of fire, drumming and revelry. 8:00-11:00 pm. More information at www.beltane.org
May 2017 - OBAN LIVE will take place at Mossfield Stadium, Oban. The event follows on from the successful 'Decade' concert that was held in May 2015 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Skerryvore. As with Decade, OBAN LIVE will again showcase international acts and attract visitors from all over the world - an event to celebrate the town, community and incredible atmosphere of Oban. A stellar line-up.....
More information at www.obanlive.com
May - June 2017 - Northern Roots Festival at Bogbain Farm, Inverness, Scotland. Based at Scotland's 'Best Unusual Venue', the 3 day Northern Roots Festival at Bogbain Farm, Drumossie, Inverness IV2 5BD, hosts the very best in roots, acoustic and folk music from around the world. Set up by Blazin' Fiddles star Bruce MacGregor in 2009. For more info visit www.northernrootsfestival.co.uk
July 2017 - Tiree Music Festival at An Talla, Crossapol, Isle of Tiree, Western Isles of Scotland. A newly formed non-for-profit festival in the 'Hawaii of the North' - the island of Tiree is known for surfing and windsurfing ! The first festival was held in July 2010 at An Talla and was a massive sell out success. Join them this year for great music, a few drams, craic, Tiree sunshine & wind !
Also there wwill be a children's ceilidh, workshops, food stalls, and whisky tasting. More info at www.tireemusicfestival.co.uk
Late July 2017 - the Loch Lomond Folk Festival in Balloch, Scotland - close to the 'bonnie banks of Loch Lomond'. Concerts, music sessions, workshops, craft fair, Kids Ceilidh, and street entertainment. More info at www.lomondfolkfestival.com
Mid August 2017 - Fringe by the Sea, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland EH39 4LE. Great music and theatre festival, on the coast - a quieter alternative to the bustle of Edinburgh or Glasgow, held in an old harbour town. Celtic and contemporary Scottish artists. More information soon at www.fringebythesea.co.uk
Mid August 2017 - Piping Live ! Glasgow's International Piping Festival, Glasgow, Scotland. 30,000 traditional music fans and almost 8,000 pipers from around the globe are expected to descend upon Glasgow for this year's festival, which has established itself as one of the world's top celebrations of Scottish culture. This year's festival will showcase a diverse blend of traditional and modern piping from the stars of the international scene to some of today's most electrifying young musicians.
The 2016 programme will include evening concerts around Glasgow, and George Square will once again be an ideal family day out as it stages free highlights throughout the week featuring the main festival acts and top international pipe bands. The National Piping Centre will offer recitals, workshops, plus it will give budding pipers and drummers the chance to take part in Come & Try sessions. At the outdoor Street Café, festival-goers can enjoy delicious Scottish fare as well as performances from some of the best piping folk combos, duos and groups.
Other events throughout the week will include a series of concerts at Strathclyde University's Todd Bar and a series of recitals and workshops. The Pipe Idol competition will once again search for the international piping stars of the future. More information about the festival and the full programme now at www.pipinglive.co.uk
Mid August 2017 - The World Pipe Band Championships at Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland will be the incredible culmination of the festival week. Organised by Culture & Sport Glasgow on behalf of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA), the Worlds is considered the single most important date in the calendar for pipe bands and is attended by audiences of around 50,000 people.
Last years 2014 World Champions were Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band from Lisburn, N.Ireland. More information at www.theworlds.co.uk
World Champions 2010 - St. Lawrence O'Toole Pipe Band
August 2017 - The Battlefield Band's Music Tryst Festival was unfortunately cancelled in 2012/13 - waiting to hear news of 2017.
A weekend of great traditional music, with concerts, lessons, workshops, and informal sessions - suitable for all ages - led by internationally acclaimed Scottish group Battlefield Band and friends. Held at the National Mining Museum Scotland, sited on one of the finest examples of a Victorian colliery, the 'Lady Victoria' at Newtongrange. The museum is just eight miles south of Edinburgh and preserves Scotland's mining heritage. More info at www.musictryst.com
Most of August - The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo takes place at Edinburgh Castle Esplanade. The Tattoo takes place every weekday evening and twice on Saturdays throughout August, and has never been cancelled due to bad weather. The second Saturday night performance includes a fireworks display, although each performance uses pyrotechnics. The highlight of every Tattoo are the massed pipes and drums, provided by regiments of the British Army and visiting civilian and military pipes and drums from around the world.
More info at www.edintattoo.co.uk.
Mid-September 2016 - Festival of the Peninsula, Ards, Co.Down, Northern Ireland. A Celtic music festival in the lovely Co.Down, with Irish and Scottish traditional acts. More information soon at www.festivalofthepeninsula.info
The Fureys, Festival of the Peninsula 2010, Newtownards, Co.Down
Jan 2017 - TradFest Temple Bar, in Dublin, Ireland.
A festival showcasing the cream of both Irish and international trad and folk artists while also providing a springboard for the next generation of Irish musicianship. Experience live music in some of Dublin's most historic places. Concert-goers get to breathe-in Dublin's rich cultural heritage even as they feel every note. In 2016 Festival venues will range from City Hall to Dublin Castle to St Patrick's Cathedral.
The 2016 programme will include acts as diverse as Martin Hayes to Duke Special, The Oyster Band to The Stunning. This year star studded gala nights will bring a mix of artists together as well as introducing new and emerging talent to Irish audiences. Booking is NOW open. www.templebartrad.com
Around March 17th 2017 - St.Patrick's Festival, in Dublin, Ireland. Funfairs, Irish Craft Beer Festival, St.Patrick's Tours, Street Performers, Traditional Music, 'Greening the City'.
More info at www.stpatricksfestival.ie
October 2016 - London's internationally-renowned traditional Irish music, song & dance festival Return to Camden Town, does indeed return to Camden for the 17th year.
More info at www.returntocamden.org
June 2017 ?? - Feis London in Finsbury Park, London, England.
The festival will see the best Irish and international music has to offer on four stages at London's Finsbury Park. NO NEWS ON THIS FESTIVAL THIS YEAR - website : www.feislondon.org
The third London FolkFest takes places in the music hub of South London - The Bedford.
July 2017 - the London FolkFest takes places in Balham, London, England. The festival takes places in the music hub of South London -The Bedford, with a huge line-up of folks acts. The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham, SW12 9HD. Phone: +44 208 682 8940.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com. www.thelondonfolkfest.com
September 2017 - London Folk Festival at Cecil Sharp House, Camden. in London, England. Excellent line up including Blackbeards Tea Party, Gadarene, The Coach House Company, Stick in the Wheel, Kelly Oliver, Said The Maiden and far more........
More info at www.londonfolkfestival.co.uk
September 2016 - Gulldize 2016 in Penzance, Cornwall.
The Cornish Annual celebration of the harvest organised by the Cornish Culture Association. Please meet before 7.45pm at the Yacht Inn where the "Crying of the Neck" will take place this year conducted by Judith Lawrence. A short procession will then take place from the Yacht to the Admiral Benbow led by the Raffidy Dumitz Band. Then from 8pm please feel free to join us for an evening of Harvest traditional dancing, singing and of course the ridiculous annual veg auction! Please bring produce for the auction. Admiral Benbow, 46 Chapel Street, TR18 4AF Penzance, Cornwall.
Saturday 23-25th Sept 2016 - the Looe Music Festival takes place in Looe on the south coast of Cornwall. Shows by Eddi Reader, The Changing Room, Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys, Cara Dillon, Seth Lakeman, Fisherman's Friends, Findlay Napier, The Elephant Sessions, Gilmore & Roberts, Andreas Tophøj & Rune Barslund, The Jar Family, Keltique, Kezia, Pirates of St.Piran, rocker Bryan Ferry, and loads of other performers. More info at www.looemusic.co.uk
Mid-late October 2016 - Lowender Peran - Cornwall's Celtic Festival at the Atlantic Hotel Newquay Cornwall. The festival moved to Newquay last year, after 36 years at the Ponsmere Hotel, Perranporth.
"Dancing – Barn Dance/Ceilidh/Troyl/Noz Lowen/Fest Noz/Twmpath/Stomp - whatever you want to call them, Lowender Peran is famous for its evening dances! They go on until 1am throughout the weekend, and are a chance to have a go at different dancing styles.
Concerts – Our formal Thursday evening concert showcases some of the finest musical talent in Cornwall. On Saturday and Sunday afternoon we have a more relaxed 'cabaret' style of concert where you can enjoy tea, coffee, cake and some great performances from local and visiting performers. 'Food and Folk' events during lunch times and in the evening are a chance to enjoy some music while you eat.
Workshops – A key area of cultural exchange is our programme of workshops, which are an hour long and provide a more in-depth and practical insight into the different styles of dance, music or song from local and visiting performers.
Language – You'll have a chance to hear Cornish spoken throughout the festival, as well as having a go yourself.
Storytelling – Saturday afternoon is dedicated to the tradition of storytelling, where you may hear old favourites such as the Mermaid of Zennor, alongside stories you don't know so well.
Sessions – Throughout the festival site and in the local pubs you'll be able to hear informal music sessions, and join in if the urge takes you to learn and share a few tunes!
Song – Lowender Peran stages formal concerts featuring local choirs as well as informal singing sessions around the festival site and in the pubs.
Seminars – In association with CAVA, the Cornwall Audio Visual Archive, on the Friday afternoon of the festival Lowender Peran explores Cornwall's cultural identity on a more academic level.
Theatre – The festival often showcases theatre projects, and staged a performance of Cornish Lads by Cornwall Songwriters in 2009."
More info at www.lowenderperan.co.uk
Around Solstice December 2016 - the Montol Festival 2016 Penzance - Cornwall's festival of Midwinter. Penzance, Cornwall.
Lantern, mask, costume workshop, Mummers play, Nos Lowen dances and Midwinter Tales. Full details coming soon at www.montol.co.uk
Around Summer Solstice June 2017 - Golowan Festival 2015 Penzance - Cornwall's festival of Midsummer. Penzance, Cornwall. Golowan is Cornish for "The Feast of John", and an important day in Penzance's calendar, falling around Midsummer's Day. The ancient name 'Pen Sans' means 'Holy Head' and refers to St.John, the town's Patron Saint. The feast day has always been an occasion for wild celebration, with the unruly election of a Mock Mayor, and processions of burning torches with traditional music and Penglaz the obby oss. Golowan was suppressed in late Victorian times and all but forgotten for a hundred years, until 1991 when a group of local artists and performers revived the festival on the Saturday nearest to St John's Feast which they called Mazey Day. Last years the festival included 30 separate events, 50 street entertainers, 20 local schools, 10 stage acts in Festival Square, fireworks, and dancing on the streets ! This year is the revival's 23rd anniversary and will be a memorable festival, which will have more emphasis on local Cornish talent. Full details at www.golowan.org
July 2017 - Golroos - Festival of Cornish Music, Song and Dance at the Seiners Hotel, Beach Road, Perranporth, Cornwall. A weekend festival of Cornish culture, including a mini ale festival and wonderful food!
A Big Nos event in collaboration with Seiners Arms. More info email@example.com
Seiners - 01872 573118 www.seiners.co.uk
Late July 2017 - Breton music festival, Festival de Cornouaille in Quimper, Cornouaille, France. A musically packed 6 day festival of Breton and Celtic culture in the fabulous medieval town of Quimper - all venues walking distance of eachother.
More details at www.festival-cornouaille.com
Celtic Market, Festival de Cornouaille, Quimper, Brittany
Early August 2017 - in Brittany (North-west France) the Festival Interceltique de Lorient at 11, Espace Nayel, 56100 Lorient, France. One of the world's biggest and most famous Celtic music festivals, with artists from all the Celtic nations. Mon - Fri: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm.
Phone France 02 97 21 24 29
More details at www.festival-interceltique.com
Mid July 2017 - Asturias (Northern Spain) music festival, Festival Intercéltico de Avilés y Comarca, Avilés. A fabulous 10 day Celtic music and Asturien culture festival in the main square of the medieval town of Avilés. Daytime and evening concerts, local bagpipe competitions, Celtic craft and food market. More details www.fia.esbardu.org
Airiños de Fene Banda de Gaita (Galicia) - Festival Intercéltico de Avilés y Comarca 2010
August 2017 - the Festival Sauga-Folk will take place in Colindres, Cantabria, Northern Spain. Colindres is a coastal town in eastern Cantabria, near Laredo, east of Santander.
More info at www.sauga.es
Early August 2017 - the Festival Interceltico Sendim will take place in Sendim, Braganca, Portugal.
More info at www.intercelticosendim.com
August 2018 - the Irish Folkfestival Burg Volmarstein 2018 will take place in Wetter, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. (Schloß Strasse). The festival takes place every two years. More info tel: +49 2361 14194, or at www.irishfolk-volmarstein.de
19th-23rd September - the Barga School of Scots Music, Song and Dance will take place in Barga, Tuscany, Italy. Learn and share Scots and Gaelic traditional song, music and dance in a beautiful hill town in Tuscany. Join them for a week-long school with world class tutors from Scotland and Cape Breton. Organised by Càirdeas nam Piobairean, Hamish Moore's fellowship of pipers. Tutors:
Gary West – Pipes. Fin Moore – Pipes. Fiona Hunter – Scots song. Kathleen MacInnes– Gaelic song. Sarah McFadyen – Fiddle. Derrick Cameron (Cape Breton) – Guitar accompaniment. Melody Cameron (Cape Breton) – Step dance and Fiddle. Pat Ballantyne – Step dance.
Organisers: Hamish Moore – founder and organiser of the Barga School. Iain Richardson – web, Facebook and email.
Fees: The course fee for all participants is £250, which covers the full week's tuition.
Travel, accommodation and meals are not included.
Schedule: The School runs from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd September 2016. Each day's tuition will include classes of your first and second choice plus an integrated class at the end of each day. A tutors concert will take place on one of the evenings.
Location: Barga dates back a thousand years and is a walled hill town of astounding beauty. As well as being surrounded by natural, spectacular mountain scenery its architectural glory is a joy and its narrow streets and lanes make pedestrian transport the norm. This all adds to the incredible charm of the town.
Accommodation and Travel: they have secured places at the Villa Gherardi Hostel, at a very reasonable price of 25 Euros per person per night, including breakfast. Please contact Adele Pierotti directly to enquire about accommodation at the hostel: firstname.lastname@example.com
Alternatively, Barga is well served with excellent self-catering accommodation properties. The classes will be held in the Old Town. Barga has some amazing restaurants and cafes. Lunches are available for participants for 5 Euros, either sit in or delivered to the Conservatorio each day. There will be a Whisky Tasting on the Sunday evening (note that Barga is the most Scottish town in Italy….) and a Wine and Polenta Night on the Wednesday evening. The nearest airports are Florence and Pisa. Barga is around 1.5 hours drive from either airport.
Register and book your place at the Barga event. www.hamishmoore.org/barga2016
June 2017 - Festival Internazionale di Musica e Cultura Celtica di Trieste in Trieste, Italy. More info at www.utherpendragon.it
Aug-September 2017 - "A Boxful Of Treasures Folk Festival" - An International Festival of Traditional & Folk Music from the Celtic Lands will take place at the Piazza Aurelio Saffi, Centro Storico, Forlì, Italy. Forli is located in the Po Valley, more precisely in Romagna, 5 km away from the first hills of the Tuscan-Romagnolo Preappennino. Forlì is crossed by the "Emilia" road, and is 63 km from Bologna, 14 km from Faenza, 19km from Cesena, and about 25 km Ravenna. Florence, through the "Tuscan-Romagna" road is 100 miles away.
Ingresso Gratuito/Free Admission. A multi-day music festival organised on a non-commercial basis that hosts and promotes well established folk musicians and emerging young talents.
Direzione Artistica /Artistic Direction: Associazione Culturale, "A Boxful of Treasures Folk Club", Via Decio Raggi 240, 47121 Forlì, Italy. Phone: +39 349-54.44.330.
More info e-mail Antonio Mastroianni at firstname.lastname@example.com or vist these websites: www.myspace.com/aboxfuloftresuresfolkfest
July 2017 - Ljungbacka folk music festival 2017 in Sölvesborg's municipality, Ebbalycke, Blekinge Län, Sweden. 3:00pm - 9:00pm. A folk music festival for the whole family, in a beautiful natural setting, run by Maui Celtic's friend Stef Sigfalk and his family. This 2nd year with CajsaStina Åkerström in concert. A wide spectrum of folk music with instrumentalists and singers on the main stage and spontaneous sessions on the patios, under the old chestnut tree or between the birch trees. The house is open to all musicians and listeners.
Ljungbacka folk music festival 2015 in Sweden
Bring your beach chair or blanket to sit on in front of the stage or take a walk around the gardens and listen to various sessions in a beautiful environment. Bring your own picknick or buy coffee or other drinks with sandwiches or cakes on Ljungbacka. Swedish sausages are barbequed over different open fires. Äppelgården's iceland ponies are available for horse riding in the forest by the big rock.
From Karlshamn drive towards Sölvesborg. In Pukavik drive towards Agerum and Bjäraryd. From Sölvesborg drive towards Gammalstorp and Bjäraryd. Follow the signs to Ljungbackastämman. More info at www.ljungbackastamman.com
Contact: email@example.com, or phone 0041 79 216 70 04
September 2017 - NO INFO YET on the Seacoast Irish Festival which takes place in Dover, New Hampshire 12pm-9pm, downtown at the Rotary Arts Pavilion in Henry Law Park. "The Biggest Little Irish Festival in the World !"
The Festival will feature over a dozen performers over the course of the afternoon during a rain or shine celebration of Dover's Irish Heritage.
Kelley's Row headlines a host of food and beverage providers that will be on site at the Festival, which begins at noon and runs until 9 p.m. In addition, Crafters and artisans will be selling Irish art and jewelry, along with a full slate of music, dancing and other traditional Irish entertainment. For more information visit www.seacoastirishfestival.org.
Mid October 2016 - the Seaside Highland Games in Ventura, CA. In Seaside Park in beautiful Ventura County, Central Coast of California at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 W Harbor Blvd, Ventura, CA. More info at www.seaside-games.com
October 2016 - NO INFO YET on the Banjo Burke Festival in East Durham, NY. Over Columbus Weekend, enjoy traditional music and dance, and Irish hospitality among the beautiful fall foliage of Greene County's Catskills. Website was www.joebanjoburke.org
October 2016 - NO INFO YET on the Portal Irish Music Festival in Portal, AZ. Irish music music camp, with evening sessions and a concert. "A unique combination of intensive, quality time with world-class instructors AND a relaxing retreat in one of the most beautiful and ecologically diverse places on Earth". 2011 Staff : Brian Conway (Fiddle), Paddy O'Brien (Accordion), Turlach Boylan (Flute), Matt Heaton (Guitar/Bouzouki), Marla Fibish (Mandolin), Will Harmon (Fiddle), Dain Forsythe (Bodhrán), Pete Strickler (Tenor Banjo). More details at www.portalmusicweek.com
March 2017 - the Kern County Scottish Society's Annual Scottish Games and Gathering in Bakersfield, CA. in the Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142 South P Street, Bakersfield, CA 93307. More info at www.kernscot.com/games
Around April 6th 2017 - the New York Tartan Day Parade in New York City. One of the many activities during Tartan Week to celebrate Scottish heritage. The full calendar of events and all the news of what's happening in the City during Tartan Week from all the societies and organizations at www.nyctartanweek.org. Contact: 212 980 0844
"I have always been proud to call myself a Scot. Marching up 6th Avenue to the sound of the bagpipes and the roar of the crowd was a wonderful opportunity to have New York share in my pride. I am happy to wish the Tartan Day Committee good luck with their new website."
Sir Sean Connery, Oscar Award-winning actor.
April 2017 - the St. Louis Tionól is on in St. Louis, Missouri. A weekend of sessions and workshops focusing on traditional Irish Music, under the auspices of the Focal Point Traditional Arts Center. Musicians of all levels can get together, play music, and learn from each other. With 2 concerts and a Ceili ! More info at www.tionol.org
April 2017 - the Las Vegas Celtic Gathering and Highland Games near Las Vegas, Nevada. In Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs.
More info at www.lasvegascelticsociety.org
Late April 2017 - the Annual Sacramento Valley Scottish Games and Festival near Sacramento, CA. In Yolo County Fairgrounds at Woodland, CA.
More info at www.saccallie.org/games
April - June 2017 - Cuala NYC, New York City's Irish Cultural Festival.
New York City's annual festival of Irish culture.
Phone (646) 490-6446. Email firstname.lastname@example.com. More info at http://www.cualanyc.com.
Late May 2017 - the Missouri River Irish Fest is on in St. Charles, Missouri.
More info at www.missouririveririshfest.com
Late May 2017- the ScotsFest Costa Mesa in Costa Mesa, CA. In the Orange County Fair and Event Center (88 Fair Drive), Costa Mesa CA.
More info at www.scotsfest.com
Mid-June 2017 - The Big Irish Fair at Irvine Lake, CA. In Oak Cyn Park on the south side of Irvine Lake, CA. More info at www.irishfair.org
Mid July 2017 - The annual Irish American Heritage Festival will take place at the Irish American Heritage Center, (4626 N Knox Ave) Chicago. Irish Fest showcases the finest in local and international Irish and American music, dance and family activities. The festival directly supports and is held on the grounds of the Center - their biggest fundraiser of the year. Hours - Fri 6-midnight, Sat noon-midnight, Sun noon-11 p.m. The festival features three days of music on 5 stages.
The Folk Tent with hands-on activity and demonstrations of Irish instruments, dances and sing-alongs. Irish and American food is available throughout the weekend, vendors and artisans selling Irish clothing, music and jewelry. Poetry readings, language lessons, one act plays and salon concerts. Tea Room with live harp and piano music, a proper cup of tea and sandwiches and an air conditioned Shamrock American Room.
Advance tickets call 773-282-7035, ext. 10 or online at www.irishfestchicago.com.
Mid July 2017 - the Maine Celtic Celebration takes place in Belfast, Maine. A celebration of the culture, music, and heritage of the Celtic nations in Belfast!
Belfast, Maine, and it's surrounding area was founded and built by the Celtic people of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man, Cornwall and Brittany. John Miller named Belfast after his hometown after he won a flip of the coin. The heritage and culture continues today.
The 3-day celebration is planned as a "donation only" event. No admission to the shows or workshops will be charged and visitors are free to donate what they feel the event is worth.
Featured Musicians: Bohola, trio Winifred Horan, Johnny B. Connolly & Cary Novotny, Open the Door for Three, Boghat, The Press Gang, The Stowes. More info at www.mainecelticcelebration.com
July 2017 - the Portland Highland Games near Portland, Oregon. At the Mt.Hood Community College, Gresham, OR. More info at www.phga.org
Late July 2017 - the Annual Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games and Clan Gathering at Enumclaw, WA. In the Expo Center, 45224 284th Ave SE, Enumclaw, WA. Formerly the King County Fairgrounds. More info at www.sshga.org
Mid August 2017 - Milwaukee Irish Festival, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A. The biggest Irish music festival in the world with 4 days of world-class Irish music (and Scottish) on several stages - also workshops, food and vendors.
An amazing line-up ! More details at www.irishfest.com
Late August/ early Sept 2017 - the Pleasanton Scottish Gathering and Games in Pleasanton, CA. In the Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA. One of the biggest Highland Games in the world, held on Labor Day Weekend. More info at www.thescottishgames.com
Early Sept 2017 - the South Shore Irish Festival, Marshfield, Massachusetts. In the Marshfield Fair Grounds, 140 Main St., Marshfield, MA. More info at www.southshoreirishfestival.com
Mid October 2016 - Celtic Colours International Festival takes place at locations all round Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Celtic Heart of North America.
Celebrating North America's only living Celtic Culture on a world renowned island paradise ! One of the world's biggest and most famous Celtic music festivals, with artists from many Celtic nations. Non-stop musical actio at this amazing festival running for 10 days. Workshops, talks, afternoon and evening concerts, and the legendary late night Festival Club at the Gaelic College in St.Anne?s running until 3am !
More details at www.celtic-colours.com
Late October 2016 - Re-Jigged: Celebrating New Celtic Music & Dance takes place in downtown Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. At Christ Church Hall, Ochterloney St., Dartmouth. RE-JIGGED showcases and nurtures the best emerging and established local talent alongside national and international independent music and dance in the genre of "new trad." (traditional) Celtic music. More details at www.rejiggedfestival.com
Early October 2017 - Celtic Harmonies International Festival takes place in the beautiful Eastern Townships (Knowlton, Bromont & Waterloo) of Québec, Canada.
10 days of unforgettable concerts, Celtic music, dance, storytelling. Lectures, master classes and workshops.
Celtic Harmonies International Festival takes place every two years in the Eastern Townships when the autumn colours are at their peak. Their motto is "Let Nature Soothe Your Soul, Let the Music Feed Your Imagination". They chose the Eastern Townships to hold this Festival because of its spectacularly beautiful landscapes – the perfect location for people to slow down and reconnect with nature.
"Picture yourself sitting in a quaint 150-year-old church sipping a local wine and listening to world-class Celtic music, while the sun setting over the Autumn-coloured mountains streams in through stained glass windows.....It's awe-inspiring!"
Last year's artists:
Ireland: Blackie O'Connell – one of Ireland's most exciting Uilleann pipers; Cyril O'Donoghue – a fine singer and bouzouki player from County Clare; Michael Tubridy – one of the founding members of The Chieftains; Mike Burns – an amazing storyteller from Ireland – a true shanachie.
Scotland: Tony McManus – "The best Celtic guitarist in the world" according to John Renbourn.
France: Nicolas Quemener – one of the most popular guitarists in Brittany and a beautiful singer; Gaël Lefévère – an accomplished "sonneur de bombarde", the medieval instrument of Brittany; Les Siffleurs de nuit – a lively and talented group of Breton and Québécois musicians and singers; Patrick Ourceau – "One of the finest fiddlers in the ranks of foreign-born musicians playing traditional Irish music." - Fiddler Magazine.
Canada's East Coast: Troy MacGillivray and Andrea Beaton – award-winning fiddlers, piano players and step-dancers from Nova Scotia; Richard Wood – "Prince Edward Island's Bow-shredding Fiddling Sensation" The Scotsman; Gord Belsher – singer/guitarist and recipient of PEI Music's 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award; Ellen Gibling – accomplished harpist from Nova Scotia;
Québec: Dave Gossage and the Celtic Mindwarp – One of the most popular Celtic groups in Montréal; Dave, its multi-talented leader, will direct the Closing Concert; Seán Dagher – talented singer and cittern/mandolin player; Patrick Graham – extraordinary percussionist; Sandy Silva – percussive dancer known for her performances with the Bottine souriante; Nicholas Williams – multi-instrumentalist, formerly of Crowfoot, now with Genticorum and other groups; Siamsa Montréal Ceili Band, Black Watch Association Pipes & Drums, Celtic Grace Irish Dancers, Stephenson School of Highland Dance.
Québecois Traditional Music: Pascal Gemme – fiddler of Genticorum; Benoit Bourque – member of La Bottine Souriante, a charismatic, exuberant, musician, caller and master stepdancer!; Manigance – among Québec's best traditional musicians "their joie de vivre is contagious!".
More details at www.celticharmonies.ca
July 2017 - Vancouver Folk Music Festival at Jericho Beach, Vancouver BC. Internationally known folk music festival by the beach, normally with plenty Celtic content. More details at www.thefestival.bc.ca
Mid July 2017 - Celtfest 2017 Vancouver Island on Vancouver Island, BC. Celt Fest is a weeklong summer school for traditional Celtic music, song, art and dancing run by René & Carolyn Cusson of the Pacific Institute of Piping & Celtic Performing Arts. This great school normally has lessons in Scottish and Irish pipes, whistle, bodhran and drumming, fiddle, harp, guitar, song (Gaelic and English), cello, Cetic art, Highland and Ceilidh dancing, Irish and Cape Breton stepdancing !! Not to mention ceilidhs every night with the faculty and students !
More details at www.celtfest.ca
Scantily Plaid - Celtfest 2008 Vancouver Island
Mid Sept 2017 - Halfax Celtic Festival takes place at Halifax Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Free Admission. More details at www.halifaxcelticfest.ca
10th-13th March 2017 - the Port Fairy Folk Festival takes place in Port Fairy on the South West Coast of Victoria. Port Fairy is approximately 28km from Warrnambool, and 290km from Melbourne, (3.5 hours by car via Princes/Hamilton Highway, or 6 hours if taking the scenic route via the Great Ocean Road. The township is an old sea-side fishing and farming village looking out to the Southern Ocean waves rolling along the south-west coast of the state of Victoria. It was along this south coast of Australia that ships sailed in the early years of immigration. Many were wrecked on the rocks.
The festival program includes international and Australian artists in a several genres including Celtic, folk, roots, blues, jazz, world, country and bluegrass in both ticketed and free venues. There is also comedy, spoken word, family friendly activities, street performers, craft and market stalls, workshops, theme concerts, the Festival Choir and exhibitions of Australian made, handcrafted musical instruments. This year's artists at www.portfairyfolkfestival.com/artists/.
Early May 2017 - Australian Celtic Festival at the Australian Standing Stones, Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia. The Australian Celtic Festival is held in Glen Innes "Celtic Country" on the first weekend in May annually, at the Australian Standing Stones, located in the Centennial Parklands (off Gwydir Hwy), high on a hilltop overlooking the township. A meeting place for the Celtic Clans and Associations of Australia to gather and celebrate their Celtic history, attracting close to 4500 visitors, with song, dance, history and food. The festival honours a different Celtic Nation annually, 2011 - The Year of the Irish ! Held over four days with three stages of performers - also Pipebands, Irish and Scottish Dancers, and storytelling. Celtic Ceremonies, Kirking of the tartans, Dawn Service, Massed Pipe Bands, Street Parade, Strongman Events, Children's activities, Poet's breakfast, Celtic Stalls, Yard dog Championships, Fun Run and Walk, Celtic Food and Celtic Tours. More information at www.australiancelticfestival.com
Mid-February 2017 - Patagonia Céltica 2017 takes place in Estancia La Paz, Trevelin, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina. More than 100 artists, national and international.
Celtic music, dancing, food, artisans, and games. More info on Facebook at Patagonia-Celtica.
Mid May 2017 - Festival Celta, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
For more information: www.festivalcelta.com.ar
Mid April 2017 - CeltFest Cuba in Havana, Cuba. The Caribbean celebration of music and dance, originally from the Celtic Nations of Europe, which has migrated to the New World. "Staged in Cuba in La Habana Vieja (Old Havana, a UNESCO Heritage site), the festival's backdrop is an architectural gem, the most beautiful and fascinating old city in the Caribbean."
More information at www.celtfestcuba.org


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People with pneumococcal pneumonia, and those carrying the streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria in their throats, spread the disease through the release of respiratory droplets from the nose or mouth, notes MedicineNet. Doctors diagnose pneumococcal pneumonia by examining patients' symptoms, and through the use of physical exams, chest X-rays and lab tests. Doctors treat pneumococcal pneumonia with antibiotics, though some strains of the disease have become resistant to available drugs, as of 2015. People at risk of contracting pneumococcal pneumonia should have a pneumococcal vaccine to prevent the disease.

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A shot in the arm for ABC
'Scrubs' solid in first stint in new network homeThe second half of the broadcast season got under way this week marked by the premieres of several new and returning shows, including the ABC debut of "Scrubs."
The veteran hospital comedy, which switched networks and time periods for its eighth season, had a solid opening in its new Tuesday home. The one-hour premiere (averaging 6.7 million viewers, 3.8 preliminary adults 18-49 rating and an 8 share) was down 18% from the show's most recent NBC season debut in fall 2007 and marked a season-opening low for the series.
Nontheless, the bow represented a solid performance considering "Scrubs" improved its time period with competitive numbers despite a somewhat modest lead-in -- the premiere of the border security documentary series "Homeland Security USA" (7.8 million, 2.3/6).
Also on Tuesday, the return of NBC's "The Biggest Loser" (11.8 million, 4.4/11) once again demonstrated the show's resistance to ratings erosion, matching its previous premiere high in the adult demo. In fact, among total viewers, this was the biggest "Loser" opening yet.
At the same time, "Loser" competitor "The Mentalist" (19.6 million, 3.9/10) on CBS also set another viewership record, continuing to grow its overall audience.
On Monday, ABC's reality block of "The Bachelor" and new series "True Beauty" had strong premieres, topping other entertainment programming in the ratings, while Fox won the night overall with coverage of the Fiesta Bowl.
"The Bachelor" (8.7 million, 3.1/7) matched last year's debut, and "Beauty" (7.6 million, 3.1/7) held its lead-in to conquer the 10 p.m. hour.
The first night of NBC's "Superstars of Dance" (9.5 million, 2.7/7) in its regular time period held the final half-hour rating from Sunday's premiere for a reasonable performance.
On cable Monday night, the second-season premiere of "Secret Life of the American Teenager" (4.4 million viewers, 1.9 million adults 18-49) was ABC Family's most-watched series premiere ever -- up 57% from its debut in July against considerably steeper competition.
For last week's ratings, NBC (averaging 9.4 million, 2.9/8) won in the adult demo thanks to two NFL playoff games on Saturday, with Fox (8.7 million, 2.8/8) close behind powered by college football. ABC (6.5 million, 2.1/6) was third, led by "Desperate Housewives," and CBS, topped by a "Two and a Half Men" repeat, placed fourth (8.4 million, 2.0/5).


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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
15 comments:
- Lauri said...
yes I would care... just add some pics now & then
- October 26, 2010 at 12:44 PM
- Becky and Keith said...
I would care, but I would TOTALLY understand. I'm thinking about doing the same. The main reason I keep trying to convince myself not to is so that I have a journal for Andrew one day, but if I'm never going to post... what's the point?? So, while I would miss you terribly and miss seeing updates about those two cuties of yours, I would totally understand!!
- October 26, 2010 at 6:46 PM
- Mama Fish said...
I do love to follow along Kara and Coopers journey. My son is a lot like Cooper, size wise. We will also be asking the Dr. about seeing a pediatric endocrinologist this week for Small Fry's 4 year old check up. If you do stop blogging I would love to keep in touch via email. You can find mine on our blog header. :-)
- October 26, 2010 at 8:32 PM
- Dede said...
Why are you aborting the blog??? Believe me I understand the time factor (I get way behind on posts too) but the nice thing is there is no pressure to blog. I think you should keep it!
- October 26, 2010 at 11:10 PM
- Troy and Rachel said...
We would miss you!! I hope you keep blogging but understand the busy demands of life with children! If you do stop blogging, send me your email or if you're on facebook look me up and keep in touch!
- October 27, 2010 at 12:13 PM
- Tracey and Chuck said...
I love hearing the updates on the kids and love the new picture at the top of the blog! Keep it going!! :)
- October 27, 2010 at 2:28 PM
- Chris said...
You gotta do what is right for you! I would love to keep up with you guys, but you are much better than I am at posting stuff on Facebook.
- October 28, 2010 at 11:03 AM
- Gabrielle Schwabauer said...
I've never commented before, so you pretty much have no idea who I am, which might mean my voice has very little significance....but I would care. I really enjoy your blog. And your kids are cute. :D I would vote that you keep it up, even if you can't post much. Better than nothing.
- October 30, 2010 at 6:23 PM
- Nancy said...
As long as I can still keep up with you on FB!
- October 30, 2010 at 9:48 PM
- Jenna said...
I would care. I love reading it :-)
- October 31, 2010 at 8:52 PM
- Graham Cracker said...
I love your blog and have enjoyed reading! I hope you don't abort the blog!! :)
- November 2, 2010 at 3:28 PM
- MMrussianadoption said...
I was thinking about abandoning mine too. fb is so much easier. hope you are all well.
- November 2, 2010 at 7:41 PM
- kate said...
I'd miss seeing your kiddos, but completely understand. We're right there, too.
- November 13, 2010 at 11:38 AM
- kristine og ingrid said...
how do you get a picture as your background, i've tried it many times, but it's only coming a small picture in one of the corners... please answer!:)
- December 16, 2010 at 11:17 AM
- Amazing Pictures said...
Nice .........
- November 5, 2011 at 6:26 AM


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Whilst walking around the Wawel Hill along the banks of the Vistula River, we will come across the Wawel Dragon, standing in front of the entrance to its cave. According to legend, the dragon used to plague the area during the Kong Krak's reign, he devoured cattle and lambs and particularly young virgins.
The sculpture of the dragon can be seen spouting fire every couple of minutes
None of the brave knights were able to defeat the dragon and all were killed. Hope emerged when a shoemaker called Skuba came to king with a clever plan for getting rid of this nuisance. He stuffed the lamb's skin with sulphur and placed it in the entrance to the den. The dragon greedily ate the lamb. Soon he felt a burning sensation in his stomach, And he started drinking water from the Vistula River. He drank so much that he eventually burst. This was the end of fearsome dragon.
And the shoemaker received half of the kingdom and the hand of princess in marriage.
The dragon's den is just a cave hollowed out in the rocks and was inhabited by people since prehistoric times. In the Middle Ages, a house of ill repute was said to have been located here.


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Here is what I made
Anytime there was a mystery to solve, it always involved going into haunted houses, or cemeteries
at night, and the only way to get Scooby and Shaggy to go, is to give them Scooby snacks.
This adorable digi file is from Little scrapes of heaven. I used my silhouette cameo to outline and cut it out. I also print and cut out the Scooby snacks label. I tied some twine around a clear box and filled it with dog treats.
Ok, now it's your turn, can't wait to see what you create!
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Reward Training For Your Dog
Reward instruction can often be witnessed since the most modern way of education a new doggy, yet prize coaching is most likely very much more aged than additional ways of training. It's feasible for pay back training for puppies has existed providing there has been dogs to coach. Earlier people most likely employed a number of informal kind of prize instruction when toning down your hair puppies that eventually advanced into modern day canines.
Numerous rules of modern-day pay back training date back several many years. Nevertheless, what is known as incentive coaching today features merely appreciated is actually amazing popularity in the past 10 as well as 25 years.
Many pay back instruction enthusiasts are a lesser amount of excited about other ways of canine training, for example the conventional tether and receiver collar process. However, a great venue for you to training any person puppy can be a mix of leash/collar instruction as well as incentive training.
Additionally, a new education technique that actually works correctly first doggy may be totally improper for another, along with the other way round. A number of dogs react beautifully for you to reward education as well as not at all to leash as well as receiver collar instruction, while others answer leash/collar instruction and they are not at all motivated by simply incentive instruction. The majority of puppies drop someplace in the middle of those two extreme conditions.
Dog clicker education is just about the hottest types of reward training nowadays. Whilst dog clicker instruction isn't the answer for any dog, it could be an amazingly efficient approach to coaching several pet dogs. In clicker instruction, pet is tutored to be able to associate any over appear using a reward, being a take care of. The particular fitness instructor mouse clicks the actual clicker whenever pet will some thing very good, implemented instantly by way of a take care of. At some point, pet finds out to retort towards the dog clicker on your own.
The majority of prize coaching utilizes some form of meals reward, or even a prize that's related to obtaining meals. In many instances, intricate behaviors is able to always be trained using this sort of beneficial encouragement, and you may realize that the folks whom prepare pet dogs pertaining to movies and television utilize incentive education practically specifically.
Prize coaching can be used in every types of k9 training, which includes police operate as well as military services programs. Many fragrance diagnosis, monitoring as well as police dogs are usually qualified utilizing some kind of incentive education. Reward instruction is a effective method to educate a lot of standard behavior training instructions.
Pay back instruction usually features the use of a lure to get the dog into the placement sought after by the trainer. The actual lure can be used to find the canine that you're performing the required actions upon his / her individual as well as her or his own free will.
This tends to make a lot of impression to obtain the dog to perform the required behavior without the actual input for your drejer sig. Getting your dog to execute a actions without being handled is essential.
After your dog features done the desired habits, it can be provided the pay back, otherwise known as a positive reinforcement. Pleasures in many cases are used as reinforcers, nevertheless encouragement, for instance "good dog" or possibly a wally about the go, can be useful incentives.
Building a doggy that's been prize skilled a reliable doggy is important, especially when canine has an crucial job, such as law enforcement operate as well as medicine prognosis, to do. On that basis you should obtain the canine acquainted with working around disruptions, and also to appropriately socialize youngster for you to equally folks and also other animals.
Many dog trainers help make the error of simply instruction the dog indoors or yard, as well as simply once the trainer is there. To be remembered as the reliably educated companion, pet have to be obtained away from confines of the company's safety zone as well as unveiled in work of fiction conditions.
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I unfortunately know of many TYPICAL or "normal" people who lead lives that are closer approximations of "meaningless" than my daughter's. Lives that take up space rather than truly live, give, and love. Lives that are wasted with drugs or chasing materialism; lives of self-involvement, shallow pursuits, bitterness, and lack of connection, when they have a chance to do so much more. Those people, in my mind, are "normal" but worth far more of my pity than a little girl who stims and hums in her room. CB has no choice as to the kind of life she lives. Others do, and what they choose to do with it sometimes is the real shame.
Our lives can be measured by many things - contributions, offspring, legacies, good works left behind, kind deeds that change the destinies of others. The greatest Litmus test of all, for me at least, is if you have loved and been loved. Not necessarily by the masses... perhaps just by one. Held to this standard, CB's life is not without merit. It is a life to be proud of. A life that matters. She has certainly transformed me, her father, her three sisters, her stepdad, and her grandparents. For me, my decision to write, my decisions to help others, the atoms which make up every tangible and intangible part of me have been ever altered because of CB and therefore every life I touch in a remotely positive way can be traced back to CB's influence. Multiply that by the good that radiates from all those I listed and the ripples continue.


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World news story
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Salaam Baalak Trust
The Trust has a focus on mental health and supports the individual needs of street children.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have this morning visited the Salaam Baalak Trust, an organisation supporting some of the most vulnerable young people living on the streets in Delhi.
The Duke and Duchess first visited the Trust's Contact Centre near New Delhi Railway Station, where they heard that up to 1200-1500 children arrive into the capital on trains each year and often travelling alone, to escape a range of personal circumstances. As a frontline partner of Childline, Their Royal Highnesses were briefed by the Trust's outreach workers on how they respond to calls for urgent care, and try to identify vulnerable young children as soon as they arrive in the city, to encourage them to get support as early as possible.
The Trust has a focus on mental health and supports the individual needs of street children which includes physical and medical care, as well as educational, creative and social interaction. Dr Amit Sen, who started the charity's mental health programme, explained why this support is vital to help children coping with the trauma of life on the streets adapt to life in a nurturing environment.
Their Royal Highnesses were interested to see children's mental health being treated as a key priority in helping children to seek physical healthcare, shelter, and eventually education. Young people's mental health is a major focus of TRH charitable work.
The Duke and Duchess then also visited one of Salaam Baalak's temporary shelter for boys, located close to the train station. They heard how Salaam Baalak Trust always try to reunite children with their families but where that's not possible they provide permanent care in one of their shelters. Within the shelter, children are provided with mental health support, nutrition, education and vocational training programmes. The couple met young boys who are currently living at the shelter and spent time with them doing some of the regular activities such as reading and drawing.
The couple also had the chance to meet two Salam Baalak City Walk Guides. The Trust is famous for its city walks, guided tours of the Delhi streets by the children who used to live there before being rescued. The tours provide revenue for the Trust, but more importantly allow the young people to tell their stories of hardship and survival as well as helping them with their English and communication skills.
Further information
Salaam Baalak Trust was set up in 1998 with the proceeds from the film Salaam Bombay, a film depicting the lives of vulnerable street children. The name Salaam Bombay means 'salutes the child'. Salaam Baalak Trust runs five children's shelters (over 500 children) and 13 contact points in and around Delhi, supporting children living and working on the streets.
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The International Melges 32 Class is racingWest for many championship events this summer and fall. The 2009 Melges 32 U.S. National Championship will be at the California Yacht Club in Marina Del Rey (Los Angeles) this coming July 24-26. Then, heads up to San Francisco Bay for the North American Championship on September 6-8 with Sausalito Yacht Club hosting this prestigious event. Then the fleet will race out of St. Francis for the Rolex Big Boat Series the following week on September 10-13. Great West Coast Racing! For more information stay close to to the official web site of the International Melges 32 Class Association — http://www.melges32.com


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Whidbey Island County Fair
I am enamored with county fairs. I grew up in a big city. I have no memory of going to a county fair with cows, chickens and horses on display. 4H was something I did one spring at a local barn in the city. It was not a part of my formal education or daily life.
When the Island County Fair rolled around again I knew I could not miss it. I packed up the boy and we headed on out for a few hours of fun. For more details on all the excitement we had, check out A Day At The Fair. Below are all the details you need to get you to your own slice of island fun.
- Take I-5 North
- Take exit 182 for I-405 S/WA-525 N toward Mukilteo
- Stay on WA-525 N to Clinton
- Keep an eye out for the start of the ferry lanes (on the right side of the road)
- Pay for car to get on ferry and then drive into Langley
- Turn Right onto S Langley Road
- Follow the road to the fairgrounds, which will be on your left
- Pay for passenger fare and walk onto the ferry
- Take the bus at the ferry out to the fairgrounds
- Note that the bus does NOT run on Sundays on the Island
Best Time to Go
- Weekdays are by far the best days to go to the island. Ferry traffic backs up in the summer
- Ferry lines after rush hour seem to be the best time to travel
- Ferries run every 30 minutes, but check WA Ferry Schedules before you go.
Know Before You Go
- Fair runs Thursday through Sunday, August 18-21, 2011
- $7 for adults, $5 Juniors (6-12), Kids under 5 are free
- Ride tickets cost extra, height requirement sticks at each ride
- $5 Paid Parking, but plenty of street parking if you want to walk
Why It Is Great For Kids
- Farm animals of all shapes and sizes, including Alpaca
- Chance to sit in a fire truck and talk to firemen
- Passport for Adventure book- a folded card with boxes to be stamped at each event. Once you've seen the whole fair, you can bring your card back to the info booth for a special prize
- Lego contest
- Live music makes for great dancing opportunities with mom
- Chicken Olympics (we missed this, but it sounds intriguing)
- Coloring table at the horse barn
- Touch real alpaca fleece, pet a goat
- Equestrians blowing bubbles
- Clowns, men on stilts, cowgirls doing tricks
Food Worthy of Any Junk Food Loving Parent
- Funnel Cake and Elephant Ears
- Chocolate dipped strawberries
- Thai food (only in the PacNW would there be Thai food at a county fair)
- Tacos, burritos and nachos
- Beef and cheese pirozhky
- Corn Dogs, burgers and pizza
- At least 3 different kinds of fries
- Ice cream, cotton candy, caramel apples, chocolate dipped cheese cake
- Only disappointment: no fried Twinkies, Oreos or snickers bars


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Non-virologic Methods to Diagnose Treatment Eligibility in HIV-exposed Infants (IDX)
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Litha/Summer Solstice has had spiritual significance for thousands of years as communities have been blessed by the power of the sun. The day where the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
Solstice translates as 'When the sun stands still' with origins in two Latin-language morphemes, sol, "sun", and -stitium, "stoppage
The Celts celebrated with bonfires that would add to the sun's energy, Christians celebrate the feast of St John the Baptist and celebrate abundance many also celebrate the festival of Li, the Chinese Goddess of light.
Pagans are in awe of the incredible strength of the sun and the divine powers that create life. For Pagans this spoke in the Wheel of the Year is a significant point. The Goddess took over the earth from the horned God at the beginning of spring and she is now at the height of her power and fertility. For some Pagans the Summer Solstice marks the marriage of the God and Goddess and see their union as the force that creates the harvest's fruits.
Newbold Celebrated the power of the sun, the longest day and shortest night, with an intention setting ceremony for the year ahead, held by Celia McKenna, followed by an evening of song and dance with many of our friends from the local community.
Solstice is a time to show gratitude for the light in ourselves, celebrate abundance of life and look forward and set intentions for the future. A time both to reflect on our gratefulness for what has come before us and a time to look forward with hope and purpose.
We thank everyone you joined us in celebrating the light and setting intentions for the year ahead.
By Allan S Gray
Allan, local to the area of Moray and a graduate of the University of Highlands and Islands, Allan has a key interest in environmental protection, adventure and for the community of Moray


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Lucas Cranach The Younger
1515 – 1586
Painted after 1537
Oil on panel: 29 7/8 x 22 3/4 inches, 75.7 x 57.7 cm
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- With the Weiss Gallery 2014, sold to
- Private collection, UK
- The Burlington Magazine, May 1965, vol. 107, Exhibition Reviews.
Of all the subjects that emanated from the studio of Lucas Cranach the Elder and his son, it was the seductive female nude that most beguiled their wealthy noble patrons, be it Eve, Venus, a nymph or as here, Lucretia. Today their sensuality continues to fascinate, and they remain the most iconic and desirable of the Cranach oeuvre, representing the pinnacle of the duo's painterly brilliance and innovation.
The design of this subject was first devised by Cranach the Elder and its obvious appeal to patrons saw its usage throughout the life of the Cranach studio, recreated in differing versions. All versions present Lucretia standing, holding a dagger at her breast. In other versions a landscape can be seen in the distance or she sports a fur-lined mantle, sensuously caressing Lucretia's skin. Ours, painted some time after 1537 by Cranach the Younger, is amongst the most arresting, with her body and face partially draped in tantalisingly diaphanous gauze.[1] The supple outline of her body is the culmination of years of working in the 'bella maniera', a style that arguably none since Dürer had achieved with such success. Her pearlescent skin is offset by the dark background and golden highlights of her hair and jewellery. The richly impasted chains and jewels are almost three-dimensional in their brush-work. Her slanting blue eyes, protuberant ears and small, precise mouth with its suggestion of tiny teeth, are typical of the Cranach idealisation of female beauty. The subtle modelling of her flesh is a delicate pink and white confection of alabaster perfection, from the blush around her nipples to the shadow carefully observed and cast by the dagger across her chest.
Humanist themes such as the story of Lucretia were increasingly in demand as artistic subjects at this time, as the popularity of religious subjects declined. Indeed, it was in Wittenberg that Luther, who taught at the university, launched his reform. It was in this context that Cranach's studio flourished, developing eruditely profane themes, often treated in the form of allegories. Lucretia is a superb example. Its iconography cannot but be understood in relation to the humanist movement of the era.
According to Livy, Lucretia, a virtuous Roman noblewoman was violated by Sextus Tarquinius, the violent son of the reigning Roman king. Dishonoured and distraught, Lucretia summoned her family to tell them what had happened, swearing them to vengeance against the Tarquinian dynasty. With the eyes of her husband, father and brothers upon her, Lucretia suddenly drew a blade and killed herself. Thus her action became the catalyst for the expulsion of the Tarquins, the outlawing of kingship in Rome and the birth of the Roman Republic.
Combining an example of outstanding moral virtue, a political message calling for the downfall of tyranny, a poignant moment of emotional drama and an excuse to paint a beautiful female nude, Lucretia afforded artists an opportunity to demonstrate their erudition, psychological sophistication and technical skill. It was to become the Cranach duo's favourite subject, one they returned to again and again, on different scales and in differing arrangements, endlessly exploring the dramatic potential of Lucretia's pose and expression, and the visual effectiveness of various props and attributes. The patron or viewer are purposefully cast both as art connoisseurs admiring a torso worthy of the classical sculptors, and, more dramatically, as Lucretia's family members – witnessing her virtuous sacrifice: lamenting it, unable to avert it and ultimately inspired by her principles and her courage.
[1] Other notable examples include the three-quarter-length Lucretia in Houston (University of Houston Foundation, gift of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation) and the full-length in Vienna (Akademie der bildenden Künste; see M.J. Friedländer and J. Rosenberg, The Paintings of Lucas Cranach, London, 1978, nos. 237 and 238).
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Forecast updated 3:45pm EST - 18 Nov 2011
Today's long term outlook includes an active weather pattern for the middle of the period when a frontal boundary stalls south of our region. This will keep the best chances for precipitation across the south, however some rain showers could make it into our area for the Monday through Tuesday night time period. This mornings GFS run puts the low pressure center over the southern Mississippi valley region by Tuesday afternoon with the associated rain showers across that area with some of the rain reaching the southern half of Indiana.
12Z GFS at 18Z on Tuesday
By Wednesday however this system is expected to be out of the region, bringing clear skies behind it. These better conditions will continue through Thanksgiving Day as a large area of high pressure moves begins to dominate the pattern for much of the eastern US. An associated upperlevel ridge across much of the country will provide for the development of a large thermal ridge and dry conditions to be the main story for the central US. All of this making for good and rather typical fall-like weather for our region for the holiday.
12Z GFS at 18Z on Thursday
today's long-range forecast graphic was produced by Ryan Meiszberg