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Dear CIM friends and supporters,
Last year at this time, we were gearing up for our 20th birthday party celebration, which was an incredibly joyful gathering! We were delighted to see so many of you in the Junction’s big studio celebrating the Center for Irish Music’s community. If you missed the moment when more than 80 musicians played Britches Full of Stitches together, you can relive it here on our YouTube page.
This month, we’re relaxing into the groove of our fresh fall routines. The youth ensemble pizza party practice challenge is on and our adult students are learning new material after summer performances. In the office, we’re settling into a new staffing structure, and happy to be welcoming additional instructors and board members to CIM's leadership team.
Also, CIM is hiring a Development Coordinator! Please help us spread the word about this part-time job opportunity to support the Center for Irish Music.
Thanks to the 39 workshop attendees, volunteers, and instructors for making our first Ceol agus Craic afternoon on September 20th such a great success!
Finally, I hope to see some of you this evening at the University of St. Thomas’ J. P. Monahan Gallery for a reception celebrating Thomas Dillon Redshaw’s collection of 20th-century Irish art—or on Sunday at the youth session at the Dubliner, from noon to 2:30pm.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend filled with music and connection!
Norah Rendell
CIM Executive Artistic Director
| | ATTENTION GUITARISTS: UPCOMING CLASS | |
PIECES FOR FINGERSTYLE GUITAR
with Dáithí Sproule
*Online Class*
Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30pm | 11/12-1/14 $132
In this class, you'll learn fingerstyle arrangements of instrumental pieces with Dáithí - some traditional, some new, with partial assistance from tabs. Standard and DADGAD guitarists are welcome to attend this class.
| | | FUN IN THE SUN AT THE WEXFORD FLEADH | Twelve Center for Irish Music students traveled to Ireland the first week of August to take part in classes, competitions, busking, sessions, concerts and good times at the 2025 Fleadh Cheoil! | | | |
The Center for Irish Music is in search of a part-time Development Coordinator! Someone in this role will help advance CIM's mission by:
- supporting fundraising efforts and donor stewardship
- managing the day-to-day details of the development program
- building relationships that sustain the organization’s growth
If you know of someone who would be a good fit, encourage them to apply!
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SAVE THE DATE:
GIVE TO THE MAX DAY
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20
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Celebrate Minnesota’s annual day of giving with a free-wheeling session in the Scanlan Music Hall at noon. All are welcome to play or listen, so grab your instruments, pack a lunch, and take a break from the workday with us.
Your tax-deductible gift will help CIM hand down the tradition to the next generation of Irish musicians for years to come.
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YOUTH ENSEMBLE CONCERT
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 3:00 PM
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Mark your calendar - our annual Youth Ensemble Concert is coming up in November. This concert features musicians from all five of our youth ensembles!
Additional details coming soon.
| | | CEOL AGUS CRAIC: THANK YOU! | | A heartfelt thank you to the 39 workshop participants, our dedicated instructors, volunteers, session leaders, Karen Cieminski’s sean-nós dancers, fiddler Will Cramer, and photographer Danny Diamond for making the very first Ceol agus Craic such a success! | We have another Ceol agus Craic brewing for January 24th - mark your calendar for another fun afternoon of music workshops, tunes and tea! | | |
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UPCOMING CIM & COMMUNITY EVENTS
Parentheses indicate CIM instructors, students or staff members performing with a group
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3 | 6:00 PM
20th Century Irish Art, Talk & Reception Thomas Dillon Redshaw Collection (Norah Rendell, Brian Miller, Danny Diamond)
John P. Monahan Gallery, University of St. Thomas
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 | 12-2:00 PM
CIM Youth Session with Mary Vanorny & friends
Dubliner Pub
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
CIM Open for MEA
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 | 6:00 PM
MNá Fiddlers in Concert (Mary Vanorny, Rosa Wells, Abbey Roemer, Mattie Ernst, Mattie Snyder, Emily Doyle)
Celtic Junction Arts Center
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OCTOBER 23-26
Dáithí Sproule @ O’Flaherty Irish Music Retreat
Richardson, Texas
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 | 7:30 PM
An Evening with Boiled in Lead (Todd Menton)
Celtic Junction Arts Center
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 | 6:00 PM
All Hallows Eve: An Eerie Evening with Dòrain (Mattie Ernst, Iain Dove McAfee)
Scanlan Music Hall
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 | 7:30 PM
Norah Rendell, Brian Miller, David McKindley-Ward concert
Celtic Junction Arts Center
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Celtic Junction Arts Center's Fall Fundraiser
October 11, 2025, at 6 PM
Join the Celtic Junction Arts Center for their fall fundraiser, featuring One for the Foxes, emcee Éamonn de Cógáin, dinner from Merlins Rest Pub, and live and silent auctions—all in support of CJAC’s mission to celebrate and preserve Irish arts. This event also launches phase 2 of their Capital Campaign, with all gifts matched up to $90,000 by Cossack Foundation.
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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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