University of St. Thomas
William J. Flynn Center for Irish Studies
Houston, Texas
Cultural Outreach Events
2011-2012
Thursday, September 15, 2011 7:30 pm
Intersection and Illumination: New Insight into Ancient Irish Tales
Friend of the Center and Storyteller Susan Gallagher
University of St. Thomas, Cullen Hall, 4001 Mt. Vernon St.
Free and open to the public
Sunday, October 2, 2011 2 pm
Celtic Spring Concert
University of St. Thomas, Cullen Hall, 4001 Mt. Vernon St.
Cost: $15 for adults; students and children free
Friday, November 4, 2011 7 pm
Annual Irish Gala
Honorees: Archbishop Emeritus Joseph A. Fiorenza, Bishop Emeritus John McCarthy and Auxiliary Bishop Vincent M. Rizzotto
Chairs: Kate and Bob Signorelli
Houstonian Hotel, 111 North Post Oak Lane
Cost: $250 per individual ticket; Bronze Underwriter tables of 10: $2,500; additional Underwriter giving levels: $3,500, $5,000, $7,500, $10,000, $15,000 and $20,000
Thursday, November 17, 2011 7:30 pm
Poetry and Peace: Michael Longley, Seamus Heaney, and Northern Ireland
Dr. Richard Rankin Russell, English, Irish and Northern Irish Literature, Baylor University
University of St. Thomas, Cullen Hall, 4001 Mt. Vernon St.
Free and open to the public
Sunday, December 4, 2011 2 pm
A Celtic Christmas Show with Danny O'Flaherty and Friends
University of St. Thomas, Jones Hall, 3910 Yoakum Blvd.
Cost: $15 for adults; students and children free
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 7:30 pm
The Heartstrings Quartet with Máire Ní Chathasaigh, Chris Newman, Nollaig Casey and Arty McGlynn
Jones Hall, 3910 Yoakum Blvd.
Cost: $15 for adults; students and children free
Saturday, March 17, 2012 10 am
Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration
Mass Celebrated by His Eminence Daniel N. Cardinal DiNardo
Chapel of St. Basil, 3802 Yoakum Blvd.
Brunch to follow Mass
Cost: $25 advance tickets by check or cash; $30 at the door
Additional spring events to be announced
For details, contact Flynn Center Director Lori Gallagher JD, 713-525-3592 oririshstudies@stthom.edu
Parking available for $2 (quarters preferred) in the Moran Center Parking, Graustark at West Alabama.
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