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Dear friends and supporters,
The Fall term is up and running. It is so wonderful to meet new students and families, and to see our how our expanded spaces make room for parents to chat and catch up on emails, and for students to catch moment of rest on the long bench leading to the Celtic Cuties room. The Irish Pub Songs class did a bang-up job of assembling some music stands this week (thanks!) and our Easy Tin Whistle for Adults class performed at Jan Casey's IAM Honors night with their instructor Kate Wade (with actual stitches in their britches).
Instructors, board members and staff met for a Strategic Planning Session last Sunday to regroup, reacquaint ourselves with CIM's mission with a post-pandemic mindset, and dream about the future. Stay tuned for more information next month.
Current students (all ages) and families, please join us for the All-School Meeting this Sunday at 3:30pm.
Thanks for reading through this newsletter and being a part of the CIM community. I hope you can take time to enjoy some tunes or time with friends as you settle into the autumn season.
Norah Rendell
Executive Artistic Director
Center for Irish Music
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We need your help spreading the word about these online classes with Dáithí Sproule! Classes with low enrollment will be cancelled on October 27, so please register by October 26 if you are interested. The number of additional students needed for the class to run are noted below. | | |
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Songs of Eddie Butcher - NEEDS 2 MORE STUDENTS
ONLINE
with Dáithí Sproule
Thursday, 7:00-8:00pm
11/2-12/21 | $123
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ALL SCHOOL MEETING
OCTOBER 8, 3:30 PM
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Please join us on Sunday, October 8 at 3:30pm for an All-School Meeting.
This invitation is open to ALL CIM students, parents, instructors, staff, and board members and we hope you'll join us for this opportunity to meet all together.
Youth students, bring your instruments for a session led by Danny Diamond.
After the meeting, we'll head over to Blackstack Brewing for an informal happy hour gathering!
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We're looking for volunteers to help with set up, prepping welcome packets, greeting guests, and tear-down at the All School Meeting.
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GIVE TO THE MAX DAY
NOVEMBER 16
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Save the date for Give to the Max Day, the "Great Minnesota Give Together".
Donations made on this day are eligible for $100,000+ in prize grants through Golden Ticket drawings and "Power Hours".
There will also be a special lunchtime session at the Scanlan Music Hall from 12-1pm, so mark your calendar!
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SAVE THE DATE!
YOUTH ENSEMBLE HOLIDAY CONCERT
NOVEMBER 18, 4:00PM
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Join us for the annual Youth Ensemble Holiday Concert, featuring award-winning musicians from our Advanced Youth Ensemble, with sets by the Swallowtail and Starling Ensembles.
Celebrate the beauty and variety that Irish traditional music offers including solos, duets and trios and large ensemble arrangements of reels, jigs, polkas and airs on fiddles, flutes, banjo, guitar, piano, harp and more. The Redwing Ensemble will play in the intermission while refreshments are served.
Support the next generation of musicians in our community and invite all of your family and friends!
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UPDATE ON BUILDING THE NEW ENTRYWAY | |
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As part of our Making Room for the Next Generation Expansion & Improvement project, the CIM is building a handicapped accessible entryway to our space, increasing access to our classrooms and the entire Celtic Junction building.
The framing is nearing completion, and the glass, roofing, new door & siding will be installed. Once the exterior structure is built, the stairs inside will be removed, and they'll start building the ramps etc. We're working with the Junction on plans for external signage. It's all very exciting!
The project is on track to be completed in November.
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We're so grateful for your support of this renovation project, and the support of a STAR Cultural Grant from the City of St. Paul. It's not too late to make a contribution!
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UPCOMING CIM & COMMUNITY EVENTS
Parentheses indicate CIM instructors, students or staff members performing with a group
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8
CIM ALL SCHOOL MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 | 6:00-9:00 PM
Second Tuesday Irish Tune Session
56 Brewing
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 | 6:00-9:30 PM
CJAC Fall Fundraiser with John Doyle
Celtic Junction Arts Center
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 | 7:00-9:00 PM
Ceili Dance with the Twin Cities Ceili Band (Kate Wade). Free!
Dubliner Pub
WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18-20
CIM Open for MEA (double check your schedule with your instructor directly)
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 | 7:30 PM
The BreTones (Tom Klein, Laura MacKenzie, Bob Walser)
Le Bal du Nord, Izaak Walton League -Breckenridge Chapter, Brooklyn Park MN
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 | 6:30-9:00 PM
Samhain Ceili Dance
Celtic Junction Arts Center
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 | 6:00 PM
The Frothy Band (Tom Klein, Laura MacKenzie, Mary Vanorny, Matt Wehling, Paul Wehling)
Imminent Brewing, Northfield, MN
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31
CIM Closed for Halloween - no classes or lessons!
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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE CIM! | |
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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