The Center for Irish Music is excited to announce that we have contracted with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) consultant Sook Jin Ong to help us better understand, honor, and respond to the experiences and needs of our community.

To lay the groundwork for further explanation around these issues, and to help us all to better understand the interconnected nature of music and our various identities in life, we are embarking on a community story-sharing project in 2024.

We welcome and encourage our community members to join in conversation with each other by sharing stories of how Irish music weaves its way into the fabric of our lives. Marking CIM's 20th anniversary, this project makes time for conversation, connection, and reflection. By recognizing and uplifting our stories, identities, and backgrounds, together we can help our community grow and evolve.

Join us for the next story-sharing session on July 17th from 5:00-6:30pm in the CIM's Scanlan Music Hall. Refreshments will be provided! Learn more and register here.

We're looking for a few volunteers to help with our information booth at the Irish Fair of Minnesota, happening August 9-11!

We currently need volunteers for:

• Load-in & booth set up - Friday, August 9th
• Staffing booth, Friday, August 9th -Sunday, August 11th
• Tear-down & return items to the CIM - Sunday, August 11th

**Volunteer for 2 or more shifts on the same day and receive FREE admission to the fair that day!**

Please contact Aja McCullough with questions or to sign up.

Tom Klein, CIM’s original uilleann pipes instructor (who took a break when Pat McCormick took the helm from roughly 2010-2013), is a skilled and caring instructor.

Tom, thank you for your dedication to the community through your work as an instructor (and pipes repairman) at CIM. We wish you all the best with your growing performance career as you near retirement from your "other” job at the DNR.

Danielle Enblom has taught fiddle at CIM for several years. She’s taking a break from teaching to pursue performance projects (dance and music), and travel. 

Danielle has had a special connection with every of her students, and is skilled adapting her teaching to serve a wide variety of learning styles. She has incorporated her unique perspective as a dancer, ethnochoreologist, and fiddler into her teaching at CIM.

Thanks for your years of teaching, Danielle!

Carmen Pasquerella is heading into her third year of studying Music Education at the University of Minnesota. She has studied Irish music at the Center for Irish Music and Dance at O'Shea Irish Dance since she was 6. She began classical flute at the age of 10.

Carmen is putting her education and administrative skills into action as the summer intern at CIM. Her jobs this summer include her 2nd year of working as the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend Youth Program Coordinator. She is also helping run the Youth Summer Camps, and helping with general administration. She will be working in this position from May to August. 

As a junior instructor this past year, Carmen will also teach whistle at the CIM summer camps and provide musical leadership for other programs throughout the summer.

Join us on Sunday, August 25th for the Center for Irish Music's annual Open House, where you'll have the chance to:

• Register for fall classes
• Participate in a class or instrument demo
• Join in a traditional Irish session
• Meet CIM instructors and staff

... and more!

Stay tuned for demo schedules and additional details, coming soon!

Learn more and sign up to volunteer here.

Summer is a great time to explore a new extra-curricular activity! The Center for Irish Music has several summer offerings for children going into grades 1-6. These camps are open to all, whether you play an Irish or non-Irish instrument (or no instrument at all)!

Check out the Youth Summer Camps page on our registration website for details and contact admin@centerforirishmusic.org with questions regarding programming or placement.