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Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Celtic Music in Texas

THIS WEEK'S MUSICAL HIGHLIGHT: Ed Miller CD release party at the Cactus Cafe in Austin, September 14 PERFORMERS ON THE ROAD: Blaggards: San Antonio 9/15, Austin 9/16 Jed Marum: Shreveport 9/15 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 (like this time). *********************** EVENTS IN CENTRAL TEXAS *********************** # September 8-24, 2006 Eugene O'Neill's "A Moon for the Misbegotten" Dougherty Arts Center 1110 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 8 PM Fridays, Saturdays Sundays 7 PM Thursdays $12 Friday & Saturdays, $6 Sundays & Thursdays Reservations encouraged. Call (512) 771-6174 or email lorellaloftus@yahoo.com Produced by the Renaissance Austin Theatre Company Sponsored by the Celtic Cultural Center Runs Thursdays-Sundays through September 24 Friday, September 15: 7 PM presentation on the works of Eugene O'Neill; half-price admission for Austin Celtic Association members http://www.celticcenter.org/events.php # Thursday, September 14, 2006 Ed Miller CD release party with Rich Brotherton and Pipo Hernandez Cactus Cafe Texas Union UT Austin Campus 24th & Guadalupe Austin, TX (512) 475-6515 8:30 PM $10 http://www.songsofscotland.com/ The Harp and Shamrock Society of Texas Beethoven Home (off of South Alamo) San Antonio, TX Phone 210-656-2666 for information http://www.harpandshamrock.org/ # Friday, September 15, 2006 Special pre-theatre presentation about the work of Eugene O'Neill by Dr. Clifford Brooks Barr, dramaturg at St. Edward's University Dougherty Arts Center 1110 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 7 PM No cost for lecture. Play "A Moon for the Misbegotten" at 8 PM $12 ($6 for Austin Celtic Association members) Blaggards Waxy O'Connor's 234 Riverwalk San Antonio, TX 210/229-WAXY 10 PM http://blaggards.com/ # Saturday, September 16, 2006 Blaggards Halfway to Paddy's Day Fado Irish Pub 214 W. 4th St. Austin, TX 10 PM http://blaggards.com/ # Sunday, September 17, 2006 Six Months to St. Patrick's Day celebration Things Celtic 1806 W. 35th Street (just east of Mopac, on the north side of the street) Austin, TX 512-472-CELT noon - 5 PM Noon: beginning Irish language lesson 1 PM: Doc Grauzer 2 PM: Brobdingnagian Bards 3 PM: Storytellers Dave and Lucinda http://www.thingsceltic.com/ Austin Uilleann Pipers' Club meeting Austin, TX 1 PM For location & other information call 512/280-4752 http://home.austin.rr.com/austinuilleann/ San Antonio Feis San Antonio, TX http://www.inishfreetx.com/ ************************************************ EVENTS IN EAST TEXAS, MISSISSIPPI, AND LOUISIANA ************************************************ # Thursday, September 14, 2006 Blaggards Molly's Pub 902 Ramada Drive Clear Lake, TX 281/486-0971 9 PM http://blaggards.com/ "Northern Ireland: Steps Toward Reconciliation and Peace" presented by Rev. Bill Shaw of the 174 Trust in Belfast Cullen Hall University of St. Thomas 4001 Mt. Vernon Houston, TX 7:30 PM Free and open to the public Brought to you by the Irish Society and the Center for Irish Studies at the University of St. Thomas # Friday, September 15, 2006 Jed Marum Noble Savage Tavern 417 Texas Street Shreveport, LA (318) 221-1781 9 - 11 PM http://www.jedmarum.com/ # Sunday, September 17, 2006 Blaggards Halfway to Paddy's Day Molly Maguire's 15945 Kuykendahl Road Houston, TX 281/580-6167 10 PM http://blaggards.com/ # Tuesday, September 19, 2006 Thistle & Harp: Celtic Heritage Society of East Texas Monthly meeting Oakland Heights Baptist Church 1607 Judson Rd Longview, TX 7 - 9 PM http://www.txcelt.com/ ********************************************** EVENTS IN NORTH TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, AND ARKANSAS ********************************************** # Thursday, September 14, 2006 United Scottish Clans of Oklahoma monthly board meeting Church of the Savior 5600 NW 63rd Oklahoma City, OK 7 PM http://www.uscoscots.org/ # Friday, September 15, 2006 The Killdares Out to Lunch Concert Series West End Market Place Dallas, TX noon http://www.killdares.com/ Trinity River Whalers Trinity Hall Irish Pub and Restaurant 5321 East Mockingbird Lane #250 Dallas, TX 214-887-3600 9 PM http://www.trinityriverwhalers.com/ High Plains Scottish Heritage Society meeting & potluck Fellowship Hall St. Luke's Presbyterian Church 3000 South Bell Street Amarillo, TX 7 PM # Saturday, September 16, 2006 Trinity River Whalers Halfway to St. Patrick's party MacHenry's 7618 Camp Bowie Blvd W. Fort Worth, TX 817-377-0202 http://www.trinityriverwhalers.com/ Celtic Ceilidh Celtic Dance Social featuring Scottish & Irish dances! Denton Senior Center 509 N. Bell Ave. Denton, TX 7 PM $5/person ($3 for students) A walk-through of selected dances will be provided at 6:30 PM. Live music and light refreshments provided Hosted by Denton Celtic Dancers. http://www.dentoncelticdancers.com/ Oklahoma State Championship and Feis Oklahoma City, OK http://www.feisworx.com/ # Saturday & Sunday, September 16-17, 2006 Oklahoma Scottish Festival River Parks West 2105 S. Jackson Ave. Tulsa, OK Performers: Wicked Tinkers, Needfire, and more http://www.okscottishfestival.org/ # Sunday, September 17, 2006 SMUSH! (Scottish fiddle club) Veterinary Medical Clinic 2412 Old North Rd. #102 Denton, TX For more information, contct Frank McClain at 940/243-2801 ********************* EVENTS IN SOUTH TEXAS ********************* # Thursday, September 14, 2006 The Harp and Shamrock Society of Texas Beethoven Home (off of South Alamo) San Antonio, TX Phone 210-656-2666 for information http://www.harpandshamrock.org/ # Friday, September 15, 2006 Blaggards Waxy O'Connor's 234 Riverwalk San Antonio, TX 210/229-WAXY 10 PM http://blaggards.com/ # Sunday, September 17, 2006 San Antonio Feis San Antonio, TX http://www.inishfreetx.com/ - Texas Celtic Music Network http://texcelt.org calendar@texcelt.org If you had this forwarded to you, sign on at http://texcelt.org/Subscribe.html BEWARE OF ATTACHMENTS CARRYING VIRUSES! THIS LIST DOES NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS!
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