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Saturday, January 08, 2005

01/08/05 - Celtic Music in Texas

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. The Austin Celtic Association is desperately seeking a newsletter editor. If you've received the ACA newsletter and enjoyed it in the past, please consider helping to keep it going! If you are interested, contact aca@austincelts.org. 2. The ACA is also gearing up for its 2005 elections. Nominations will be accepted during the month of January (more specific dates to follow). If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else, please write to vote@austincelts.org. Positions available: Treasurer, Vice President, At-Large. QUESTION: Does anyone know of any Burns' Night events in Austin open to the public? TEXAS BANDS ON THE ROAD: Blaggards in Austin Jan. 8 Note: These mailings assembled by unpaid volunteers in a sleep-deprivation experiment. All schedules subject to change or perhaps even error. Send listings, preferably in text-only format, to calendar@texcelt.org. The calendar covers Monday to Monday (under normal circumstances) and is mailed over the weekend (under normal circumstances). Submit your listings by Friday. Regular events are listed once a month. *********************** EVENTS IN CENTRAL TEXAS *********************** Saturday, January 8, 2005 Blaggards Fad Irish Pub 214 W 4th St. Austin, TX 512/457-0172 10 PM http://blaggards.com/ Sunday, January 9, 2005 Craobh Thir na gCnoc (Gaelic League of Austin) board meeting Bennigan's 301 Barton Springs Road (next door to the Embassy Suites, facing the Hyatt) Austin, TX 512/472-7902 3 - 4 PM http://www.austingaelicleague.com/ Tuesday, January 11, 2004 Brazos Valley Celtic Association Carney's Pub 3410 South College Bryan, TX 7 - 9 PM For information contact Claire Byrne at ravenwood@alpha1.net http://www.bvcelts.org/BVCAmain2.html Wednesday, January 12, 2005 Craobh Thir na gCnoc (Gaelic League of Austin) general meeting Bennigan's 301 Barton Springs Road (next door to the Embassy Suites, facing the Hyatt) Austin, TX 512/472-7902 6 PM For more information contact Rollin MacRae at (512) 441-2257 http://www.austingaelicleague.com/ Austin Celtic Association general meeting Bennigan's 301 Barton Springs Road (next door to the Embassy Suites, facing the Hyatt) Austin, TX 512/472-7902 7 PM Program: 2004 festival wrap-up Open to the public http://austincelts.org/ ************************************************ EVENTS IN EAST TEXAS, MISSISSIPPI, AND LOUISIANA ************************************************ Saturday, January 8, 2004 3rd annual Houston New Year's Feis Presented by the McTeggart Irish Dancers of South Texas Wyndham Greenspoint Hotel 12400 Greenspoint Drive Houston, TX 8 AM - 8 PM For more information email feis@irishdancehouston.com or phone Jean Rubbo at 936-273-6308 Steppin' in the New Year Ceili Presented by the McTeggart Irish Dancers of South Texas Wyndham Greenspoint Hotel 12400 Greenspoint Drive Houston, TX 8 PM $5 (free to feis contestants and children under 11) For more information email feis@irishdancehouston.com or phone Jean Rubbo at 936-273-6308 Weekly class starting today: Beginning Conversational Irish Katy, TX 10 AM - noon Self-study group using interactive CDs, books, tapes, and other materials for spoken and written Irish. Class is moderated by an advanced American student of the language. $7 per class to cover costs. $5 for Irish American Heritage Association members. Call Pat at 713-271-0784 for location and directions, or e-mail patpmcmahon@aol.com Tuesday, January 11, 2004 Brazos Valley Celtic Association Carney's Pub 3410 South College Bryan, TX 7 - 9 PM For information contact Claire Byrne at ravenwood@alpha1.net http://www.bvcelts.org/BVCAmain2.html Saturday, January 15, 2005 Blaggards Molly Maguire's 15945 Kuykendahl Road Houston, TX 281/580-6167 9 PM - 1 AM http://blaggards.com/ Monday, January 17, 2005 Paisley Close CD release party McGonigel's Mucky Duck Pub 2425 Norfolk Houston, TX 713/528-5999 8 PM $10 http://www.paisleyclose.com/ ********************************************** EVENTS IN NORTH TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, AND ARKANSAS ********************************************** Saturday, January 8, 2005 Gallus Tipperary Inn 5815 Live Oak Dallas, TX (214) 821-6500 8 PM http://www.geocities.com/Gallustrad/ Open Tune Session Trinity Hall Irish Pub and Restaurant 5321 East Mockingbird Lane #250 Dallas, TX 214-887-3600 3 - 6 PM Contact Ken Fleming at ken.fleming@comcast.net for information. http://www.flemingbros.com/music/opensession.htm Wednesday, January 12, 2005 Southwest Celtic Music Association Member Mingle The Shamrock 2710 W. 7th St. Fort Worth, TX 817/332-9544 6 - 8 PM http://www.scmatx.org/ Saturday, January 15, 2005 Burns' Night Celebration presented by Scottish Clans Of North Texas St. Stephen Presbyterian Church 2700 McPherson Avenue Fort Worth, TX 6 PM In advance: Adults $15, Children 6-12 $7.50, Under 6 free At the door: Adults $18, Children 6-12 $10, Under 6 Free Entertainment by: North Texas Caledonian Pipes and Drums, Robert Laverock, Jean Siegel, The Ceilidh Country Dancers of Fort Worth and "Ode to a Louse". Thursday, January 20, 2005 Spriggan Tipperary Inn 5815 Live Oak Dallas, TX (214) 821-6500 8 PM - midnight http://www.spriggan.org/ Friday, January 21, 2005 Bonnie Rideout Scottish Trio John H. Williams Theater Tulsa Performing Arts Center Tulsa, OK 8 PM http://www.bonnierideout.com/ Texas Celtic Music Network http://texcelt.org calendar@texcelt.org BEWARE OF ATTACHMENTS CARRYING VIRUSES! THIS LIST DOES NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS!
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