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Bloomsday 2020
Celebrate Bloomsday 2020 Virtually! Irish Network Minnesota will not be hosting our annual Bloomsday Festival this year due to Covid 19. However, you can virtually join many Bloomsday celebrations remotely. Here are a few virtual celebrations taking place on June 16, 2020. Bloomsday Festival Ireland – Bloomsday Programme Virtual Bloomsday Festival and Artwork Contest Virtual Bloomsday on Broadway The University at Buffalo Virtual Bloomsday Celebration Bloomsday Zoomsday Toronto Festival Bloomsday Montreal National Gallery Ireland Bloomsday Seattle – The Wild Geese Players Seattle Enjoy a collection of films available to view for free at IFI Player David Nowlan – exhibition of James Joyce portraits Ulysses, Pandemic, and Social Distancing webinar Global…
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Collection for The Midway Food and Empowerment Project
There are many neighborhood cleanups, food drives, and community groups needing donations in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The Midway Project aims to collect and distribute food and resources to the midway area community on an ongoing basis. Celtic Junction Arts Center is a drop off location for non-perishable items, personal care items, art supplies, games and puzzles. 836 Prior Ave N Saint Paul, MN 55104 Tuesday, June 9, 2020 10AM-4PM Friday, June 13, 2020 10AM-4PM
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Whiskey Tasting
Due to unforeseen circumstances and impacts of COVID-19 our whiskey tasting event is cancelled until further notice. Saturday – March 21, 2020 from 1-3 pm Join Irish Network Minnesota and the St. Paul Saint Patrick’s Day Association for an afternoon of Whiskey tasting presented at The Spot Bar. 859 Randolph Ave, St Paul, MN 55102 Cost $20 at the door – Includes free St Patrick’s Day button, appetizers and whiskey tasting! Come join us. Button registration includes a chance to win a trip to Ireland. The button drawing will be held on April 13, 2020.
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Join the Story Project!
IN MN’s 1st Story Project presentation will be on Monday 4/20/20, 7 PM at Morrisey’s Pub at 913 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55408 We are looking for writers, storytellers, musicians, and anyone to participate in our new performance series sharing stories of immigration and Irish identity. If you want to share why your Irishness is important to you, we want to hear from you. You don’t have to have experience as a writer or performer – we will help you share your story with a welcoming audience. Performances happen in a pub, cafe, library, or community space near you. The storytellers will tell their stories accompanied by live music.…
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2020 Distinguished Irish Women
The Saint Paul St Patrick’s Association has many dignitaries, Mr Pat, Miss Shamrock and the distinguished Irish Woman of the year. The 2020 Distinguished Irish Woman is actually four remarkable local women, Jane, Brigid, Kate and Rita-the McDonald sisters who are mainstays in local activist circles. They have been working on behalf of peace and social justice for the past 50 years. For decades, they helped keep the weekly Wednesday night protests on the Lake Street Bridge going. Remarkably, despite being in their 80s and 90s, all four were in attendance opening night at the History Theatre play documenting their life: Sisters of Peace. Among 11 siblings born on a Minnesota…
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St Patrick’s Day Parade 2020
Tuesday, March 17, 2020, beginning at noon, join Irish Network Minnesota and our partners March Out Hunger and the Irish Gazette as we support our local food shelves at this year’s 54th annual St Paul St. Patrick’s Day Association parade. Annually Irish Network MN teams with the St Patrick’s Association and Minnesota Food Share to march out hunger. It is a statewide, grassroots food-drive, in which, every dollar donated goes to local food shelves.
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We Want to Hear Your Story!
IN-MN wants to hear your story. We are looking for writers, storytellers, musicians, and anyone to participate in our new performance series sharing stories of immigration and Irish identity. If you want to share why your Irishness is important to you, we want to hear from you. You don’t have to have experience as a writer or performer – we will help you share your story with a welcoming audience. There is a informational meeting on February 23, from 1-2pm at the Merriam Park Library – 1831 Marshall Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55104 Performances will happen in a pub, cafe, library, or community space near you. The storytellers will tell…
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Gaelic Storm in St Paul
Gaelic Storm is bringing their 2020 Drink Em’ Down Tour to The Fitzgerald Theater on St. Patrick’s Day! Get your tickets for the March 17th show here –> bit.ly/SMA-GaelicStorm Presented by @SueMcLeanMusic
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Lyric Arts – “Bloomsday”
Excerpt from Lyric Arts website: Lyric Arts Main Street Stage presents the regional premiere of BLOOMSDAY – opening on January 10, 2020. By Steven DietzDirected by Elena Giannetti JAN 10–26, 2020 Robert returns to Dublin to reunite with Cait, the woman who captured his heart during a James Joyce literary tour thirty-five years ago. Dancing backwards through time, the older couple retrace their steps to discover their younger selves. Through young Robbie and Caithleen, they relive the unlikely, inevitable events which brought them—only briefly—together. This Irish-centric love story blends wit, humor, and heartache into a buoyant, moving appeal for making the most of the present before it is past. This…
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Once again
Join Irish Network MN for a Holiday Gathering at the Dubliner Pub & Cafe, Tuesday, December 10th at 6 pm, movie begins at 8 pm. Gather for great conversation, news about Irish Network MN 2020 upcoming events, drinks, food and to celebrate the Dubliner’s Free Irish film night with “ONCE”, winner of the Film Independent Spirit Awards. “ONCE” the 2007 Irish romantic musical drama film is written and directed by John Carney. The film stars Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová as two struggling musicians in Dublin, Ireland. Hansard and Irglová had previously performed music as the Swell Season, and composed and performed the film’s original songs. Stop by for a…
