Tonight!  Irish Ceili Dance at First Christian Church

Tim Langen will provide fiddle tunes and Christine Harker joins us from Kirksville to teach and call the dances.

Beginners' lesson from 7:00 to 7:30
Dances start at 7:30.

All ages are welcome -- this is a family-friendly event!  No experience and no partner necessary.
$5 admission for adults, kids 17 & under attend free.
Tonight only -- free admission for any adult who brings a child 5 or under!

Refreshments are provided.

Location: First Christian Church is at the corner of Tenth and Walnut. Enter through the back door, facing Ash Street (glass door under the portico).  Free parking.

Summer classes -- have you signed up yet?!

The full schedule of classes and details are here:
http://moceltic.org/2007/summer-classes.html
To register e-mail or call Kate -- kakers@moceltic.org or 573-442-2048

Our summer artist-in-residence, Brian Hart will be teaching a great selection of classes for 8 weeks from June 11 to August 9.

We still have 2 accordions available for anyone wanting to take the Beginning Accordion class.

There is still space in the Thursday kids classes (ages 6 - 12 and 13 - 18).

Beginning Tin Whistle is  a great way to jump into playing music -- no musical background needed.   How about taking it with your child?!

10% family discount for 2 or more people from the same family taking classes.  We can take class fees in three monthly payments (June, July, August) if you arrange it with me in advance.  All classes will be held at Unity Center of Columbia, 1600 W. Broadway.

Evening classes, June 11 - Aug 9
Irish language -- meets Monday and Wednesdays 5:45 - 6:45.  $110
Traditional singing class -- meets Wednesdays  6:45 - 8:30 pm $85
Beginning Tin Whistle -- meets Tuesdays  5:30 - 6:30 p.m.   $60
Improvers Tin Whistle -- meets Mondays 6:45 - 7:45 p.m.  $60
Tunes by Ear -- meets Mondays   7:45 - 9 p.m.  $60
Beginning concertina and accordion: meets Tuesdays  6:30 - 7:30 p.m.  $60
Improvers concertina and accordion: meets Tuesdays  7:30 - 8:30 p.m.  $60

Just -For Kids Classes, June 11 - Aug 9

Children's Irish Arts Class for ages 6 - 12  (enrollment limited to 10 kids) 
Meets Thursdays from 9 am - noon,   $125

Irish Arts Class for teens (ages 13 - 18)  (enrollment limited to 10 kids)
Meets Thursdays from 1 - 5 p.m.  $125

Music at Art in the Park, June 2

Look for Irish music by local musicians on the main stage at Art in the Park at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday,  June 2.   Art int he Park is a wonderful community art fair and festival which will be held at Stephens Lake Park again this year (it moved there last year).

Cross your fingers for lovely weather -- we hope to see you out there!

Music at Twilight Fest -- June 7 and June 14

June 7 -- Irish music session INSIDE Kayotea on Broadway from 6 - 8 p.m.   We'll have a table outside with information about the summer classes. Please stop by and see us!

June 14 -- Irish music session with local musicians and Brian Hart from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in front of Blue Stem Missouri Crafts on  Ninth St.  

Note --  this year the downtown merchants association is closing Ninth St. to traffic for TF.  The concerts that perviously were held in the Courthouse Square will now be held on a stage at the intersection of Ninth and Cherry Streets, starting at 7 p.m.

Kansas City and St. Louis events coming up

Missouri Valley Folk Life Society Metro Artists concert  in Kansas City --
Saturday May 19  8:00 pm
All Souls Unitarian Church
4501 Walnut, KCMO (across from Kemper Museum)
www.MVFS.org

Featuring Kelly and The Shortleaf Band with special guests Taylor McCray & Gordon Bearss

Kelly
Kelly features some of the finest players of Trad Irish music KC has to offer. Led by the lilting voice of Kelly Dougherty, the band offers the melodic, foot tapping sound of Mike Dugger on guitar and box, Turlach Boylan on tin whistle, flute and mandolin, Mason Brown on viola de gamba and guitar, and Dave Agee on fiddle. Although Kelly is newly-formed, its members are all seasoned veterans of the Irish and Celtic music scene and have lent their talents to a host of excellent recordings in other groupings.

The Shortleaf Band
The Shortleaf Band has a wonderfully unique sound, playing American fiddle tunes in a driving, danceable, Ozarks style and Irish tunes in arrangements that still make heads turn when people hear this music. Michael Fraser on fiddle, Tenley Hansen on piano/vocals, Joe Conklin on guitar/vocals and Kevin Foiles on bodhran.

Taylor McCray & Gordon Bearss
Don?t miss Taylor McCray?s inaugural public fiddle performance! Taylor is backed by Gordon Bearss, long time member of Nine Mile Burn, on guitar.

JUNE 22-24
Highland Mist Scottish Country Dance Workshop and Ball Weekend (St. Louis)
Dance workshop led by Susie Petrov of Lynn, Massachusetts; Live music by Peter Macfarlane of Vergennes, Vermont.  Details at http://members.aol.com/ParadiseMO/HM1ball.html

Saturday, July 14  8:00 pm
The Jolly Rogers  (Pirate songs, sea shanties and humor)
The Gem Theater  
1616 E. 18th Street, Kansas City, MO  64108
Base ticket price is $10 each

 KC's favorite pirate sons The Jolly Rogers are set to take the stage for a terrific concert which will be recorded for a live performance DVD. More info:  www.chivalry.com/jollyrogers/

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