Dear CIM students,
The summer has brought us pure joy in the form of in-person tunes with beloved students and friends! All the while, we are staying connected with students across the country with virtual lessons. The sum total is an immense sense of gratitude for our growing Irish music community.
Exciting news: We have installed hardwire ethernet connections in each of our classrooms! Throughout the spring and summer, we have been piloting teaching models and gearing up for an expanded, hybrid version of the Center for Irish Music this fall. It is a whole new world, and we are thrilled to have this unique opportunity to connect our wonderful instructors with Irish music learners.
There are some great offerings coming up in July! Our Irish Pub Songs class starts on July 6th. For families with young children, Celtic Cuties instructor Alisa Mee is offering two free Irish Musical Story times in the beautiful Newell Park. Our annual Open House will be on August 29th from 2:00-4:30, and this year folks from the Celtic Junction Arts Center and O'Shea Irish Dance will also be offering class demos and tours of our building. Details for these classes and events are below in this newsletter and on our website.
The Minnesota Irish Music Weekend was a blast. Thanks to everyone who came out for a session, online workshops and the concerts.
Happy 4th of July, and see you at the Irish Fair of Minnesota on August 13-15th!
Norah Rendell
Executive Artistic Director
Center for Irish Music
*CIM students: The "students" webpage is updated on a weekly basis. We request that current students bookmark this page and check in regularly to find out about upcoming dates, deadlines, events and student-related announcements. Thank you!
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SUMMER TERM CLASSES & LESSONS |
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Summer Term is underway, but you can still register for classes and lessons at the Center for Irish Music! Click the links below to learn more, and email Lily Gaetgaeow, registration coordinator, with questions or to enroll in private lessons on any of the 16 instruments we teach. |
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YOUTH ENSEMBLES
GROUP CLASSES FOR CHILDREN
GROUP CLASSES FOR ALL AGES
ADULT ENSEMBLES
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GROUP CLASSES FOR ADULTS
Registration Fee Please Note: A $20 annual registration fee will be added to the cost of all group classes & private lessons for new students. Registration fee lasts from 9/1 through 8/31.
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IRISH MUSICAL STORY TIME AT NEWELL PARK |
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Join Celtic Cuties instructor Alisa Mee for a FREE family story time in Newell Park from 10:30-11:00 on Saturday, July 17th and Saturday, August 7th. The programs will feature stories, songs, rhymes, and puppets to encourage early literacy skills and music development. Best for children aged birth to five and their caregivers. In the case of rain, story times will be cancelled.
Please bring a blanket for your family to sit on for this story time. Family blankets will help us to maintain distance and keep everyone safe. Masks are welcome but not required. Register for one family member only per date. Alisa will email more detailed information about specific location before the event.
- Saturday, July 17, 10:30am
- Saturday, August 7, 10:30am
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THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL MIM @ HOME |
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Thank you to our donors, sponsors, volunteers, teaching artists, and participants for making MIM @ Home an event to remember.
Thanks to your support, 136 students from 15 states, Germany, Japan and Ireland gathered online for workshops and interviews, and virtual concerts reached over 1,470 online viewers throughout the weekend. In-person events were filled with joy as we gathered for the first time after months of separation from music friends. Be sure to take a look at our MIM @ Home photo album on Facebook (and tag yourself and your friends)!
Putting on an event like this takes a huge amount of time and talent. Click here to learn more about all the people who made this year's festival possible.
We hope you'll join us for Minnesota Irish Music Weekend in 2022!
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JOIN US AT THE IRISH FAIR OF MINNESOTA |
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The Irish Fair of Minnesota is back on this year, and the Center for Irish Music will be there all weekend with a booth in the marketplace and performances from CIM students and instructors.
Performance days and times will be announced soon. Visit irishfair.com for a full schedule of events and additional information about this year's fair.
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SAVE THE DATE! CIM OPEN HOUSE |
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We invite you to join us on August 29th for a hybrid Center for Irish Music Open House!
- Meet our instructors and staff
- Take part in an instrument or class demo
- Register for fall classes
- Join an informal session
- Enjoy complimentary refreshments
More information to come (including the class demo schedules) so watch your inbox for updates.
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ANN HEYMANN RECEIVES TWO LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
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Congratulations to harper Ann Heymann for receiving not one but TWO Lifetime Achievement Awards this month!
The first, from Somerset Harp Festival, will be presented at their Thursday evening streaming concert, where Ann will perform with Charlie Heymann live from the Celtic Junction Arts Center. Ann will also give two live Zoom workshops as part of the festival:
- July 23, 2-3:30pm CDT - "Gaelic Song & Harp Together" (with Charlie Heymann)
- July 24, 12-1:30pm CDT - "Wire-strung Harp Essentials"
The second Lifetime Achievement Award comes from the Historical Harp Society of Ireland, which will honor Ann with a Virtual Award Presentation (Zoom) on July 26th at 8:00am CDT. |
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SATURDAY, JULY 17 | 12:00-10:00 PM
Scottish Fair Sampler
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, AUGUST 13-15
Irish Fair of Minnesota
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 29 | 2:00-4:30 PM
CIM Open House
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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE CIM! |
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The Center for Irish Music is a 501c3 nonprofit, and we depend on your support to continue passing down the tradition of Irish music and song. Please consider joining us as a volunteer or making a gift to the CIM today!
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This activity is made
possible by the voters of
Minnesota through
a Minnesota State Arts
Board Operating Support
grant, thanks to a
legislative appropriation
from the arts and
cultural heritage fund.
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