February 7, 2010

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February 9 - March 7 -- The Seafarer by Conor McPherson; Milwaukee Rep Quadracci Powerhouse Theater
February 10 -- Milwaukee Chapter AOH; Division Meeting at 7:15pm; Derry's, 5328 W Bluemound
February 10 -- The Matchmaker; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
February 11 -- Barry Dodd; County Clare Inn; 10 pm
February 11 -- Buffalo Al; House of Guinness, Main Street, Waukesha; 7 pm
February 12 -- Glencastle Irish Dancers; Country Dale School Folk Fair, 7380 North Cape Road, Franklin; TBA
February 12 --Ian Gould; Brat House; 8 pm
February 12 -- Finbar MacCarthy; MacCarthy's, Saukville; 9 pm
February 13 -- Derek Byrne; Cedar Creek Settlement Shops, Cedarburg; 1.30 pm
February 13 -- Myserks; Irish Fest Center, 1532 N Wauwatosa Ave.; 7 pm
February 14 -- Derek Byrne; Cedar Creek Settlement Shops, Cedarburg; 12 pm
February 14 -- Milwaukee Robert Burns Club 23rd Annual Burns Dinner; Klemmer's Williamsburg Inn, 10401 West Oklahoma Avenue, West Allis; 4:30 pm -- Reception and cocktails; 5.30pm - Traditional Burns Supper
February 16 --Ian Gould; Mulligan's Irish Pub, 27 and Puetz, Franklin ; 6 pm
February 17 -- Far and Away Barry Dodd; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
February 17 -- St Practive Day; Pat McCurdy and Trinity Irish Dancers; Mo's Irish Pub; 6.30 pm
February 18 -- Barry Dodd; County Clare Inn; 10 pm
February 19 --Ian Gould; Thunderbay Grille, Pewaukee; 9 pm
February 19 -- Finbar MacCarthy; MacCarthy's, Saukville; 9 pm
February 20 -- Tynkr Boys; House of Guinness, Main Street, Waukesha; 9 pm
February 20 --Ian Gould; Ashling on the Lake, Kenosha; 9 pm
February 20 -- ICHC Ceili; music tba; 7.30 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue
February 20 -- Atlantic Wave; Anniversary Party; Trinity Three Irish Pubs, 125 East Juneau; 8 pm; 414-278-7033
February 24 -- Boondock Saints; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
February 25 -- Barry Dodd; County Clare Inn; 10 pm
February 25 -- Michael Tinker Tierney; House of Guinness, Main Street, Waukesha; 8.30 pm
February 25 -- Jeff Ward; House of Guinness, Main Street, Waukesha; 9 pm
February 26-28 -- Midwinter Set Dance Weekend ; ICHC; Details tba
February 26 -- Burgundy Ties; House of Guinness, Main Street, Waukesha; 9 pm
February 26 -- Finbar MacCarthy; MacCarthy's, Saukville; 9 pm
February 25 -- Ogham; Paddy's Pub, 2339 N Murray Ave; 9 pm; 414- 223-3496
February 27 -- 5 Card Studs; County Clare; 10 pm
February 27 -- Blarney; NEW CD Release Party and 35th Blarney Reunion; Milwaukee Irish Fest Center, 1532 Wauwatosa Ave; 7:30 pm; Proceeds Benefit The Ward Irish Music Archives "A Song For Ireland" Exhibit
March 3 -- Bloody Sunday; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
March 4 -- Shamrock Club 50th Birthday Party and monthly meeting; ICHC; 7 pm
March 4 -- Barry Dodd; County Clare Inn; 10 pm
March 5 -- ICHC Classic Celtic Cinema presents Man of Aran; Hallamor; Free; 7.30 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue
March 5 -- Ulster Project Fundraiser; athas at 7 pm; Milwaukee dance schools will be performing; 5-11 pm
March 5 --Ian Gould; House of Guinness, Waukesha ; 9 pm
March 5 -- Finbar MacCarthy; MacCarthy's, Saukville; 9 pm
March 5 -- Blarney; King of Glory Coffee House, 4330 South 84th Street, Greenfield; 8 pm
March 5 -- ICHC Ceili; music tba; 7.30 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue
March 6 -- Derek Byrne; House of Guinness, 534 Main Street, Waukesha; 9 pm
March 6 -- Ward Irish Music Archives 11th Annual Green Tie Affair; Wisconsin Club, 900 West Wisconsin Avenue; 6 pm; 414-476-3378
March 6 -- The Chieftains; The Pabst Theatre; 8 pm
March 7 -- Brendan Heart Fund Fundraiser; Atlantic Wave, Glencastle Irish Dancers, more; Derry Hegarty's Pub, 5328 W. Bluemound Rd.; (414) 453-6088
March 7 --Ian Gould; Delafield Public Library; 3 pm
March 10 -- Milwaukee Chapter AOH; Division Meeting at 7:15pm; Derry's, 5328 W Bluemound; The speaker is to be determined. Division Officer elections held
March 10 -- Omagh; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
March 11 -- Barry Dodd; County Clare Inn; 10 pm
March 11 -- Reilly; Mitchell Park Domes; 5 pm
March 11 -- Glencastle Irish Dancers; Oak Crest Villa, 8765 W. Forest Home Avenue, Greenfield; 6 pm
March 12 -- Finbar MacCarthy; MacCarthy's, Saukville; 9 pm
March 12 --Ian Gould and Reilly; ShamRock the Avenue; Miller Time Pub, 515 W Wisconsin; 5.30 pm
March 12-13 -- Danu; Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W.Capitol Drive; 8 pm
March 12 --Ian Gould; Paddys Pub, 2339 N Murray; 9 pm
March 13 -- Blarney; Saint Rita's Parish "Forty Shades of Green" 7:30 pm; 2318 South 61st Street, West Allis; Call for Reservations: 414-545-7170
March 13 -- Reilly; Shops of Grand Avenue, 311 West Wisconsin; Pre Shamrock Club St Patrick Day Parade Music; 10.30 am
March 14 -- Irish Family Day at the Mitchell Park Domes; Music by Blarney and the Irish Fest School of Music; Noon to 5 PM; See the Milwaukee County Parks Website
March 13 -- Shamrock Club's 44 annual St Patrick's Day Parade; Noon; 3rd and Wisconsin to Water and Highland
March 13 -- Shamrock Club's 25th Annual Mass in Honor of St Patrick; St Patrick's Church, 7 and Washington; 8.30 am; Archbisop Jerome Listecki, celebrant
March 13 -- Shamrock Club's Post Parade Party; 1-6 pm; Four Stages of continuous entertainment, including childrens stage; ; Glencastle Irish Dancers, Rince Nia Academy of Dance, and Kinsella Irish Dance School, Ian Gould, Athas, Blarney, the Caledonian Dancers, Dublin O'Shea,, Ce; and Eileen O'Rourke: Leprechaun Stories, and more. Food and beverages will be served. ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue
March 13 -- Atlantic Wave; St. Patrick's Day Parade; The Harp Irish Pub, 113 East Juneau; noon; 414-289-0700
March 13 -- Bluemound Road St Patrick's Day Parade; 4 pm; 68 to 51 Streets
March 13 -- Reilly; McBobs Pub, 4913 W North; 2 pm
March 14 -- Glencastle Irish Dancers and Theiss and O'Connor; Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Fundraiser; Italian Conference Center, 631 E. Chicago Street; 5 pm
March 14 -- Summer School at the Domes; noon-5 pm; Mitchell Park Domes, 27 and National
March 16 -- 5 Card Studs; County Clare; 10 pm
March 16 -- Glencastle Irish Dancers; Alexian Village; Village Square Area; 9301 N. 76th Street; TBA
March 16 -- Glencastle Irish Dancers; Saint Mary's Visitation School, 1260 Church Street; Elm Grove; TBA
March 16 -- Glencastle Irish Dancers; St. Agnes School, 1280 W. Fairmount Avenue, Butler; TBA
March 17 -- Ian Gould and Frogwater; County Clare Inn; Noon
March 17 -- Town of Erin St Patrick's Day Parade; Noon; Hwy 167 to the Erin Inn
March 17 -- Gaelic Storm; Pabst Theatre; 8 pm
March 17 -- John McGivern; ICHC; 7 pm
March 18 -- Barry Dodd; County Clare Inn; 10 pm
March 17 -- Blarney; O'Donoghue's Irish Pub; 8 PM; 13225 Watertown Plank Road, Elm Grove
March 17 -- Atlantic Wave; Trinity Three Irish Pubs, 125 East Juneau; 4 pm; 414-278-7033
March 17 -- Atlantic Wave; St. Patrick's Day; Paddy's Pub, 2339 N. Murray Ave.; 9 pm; (414) 223-3496
March 17 -- Derek Byrne; Paddy's Pub, 2339 N Murray; 3 pm
March 17 -- Derek Byrne; Trinity 3 Pubs; 11 am
March 17 -- Garlic Mustard Packers; Carleton Grange Pub; tba
March 17 -- Glencastle Irish Dancers; Dixon Elementary School, 2400 Pilgrim Square Drive, Brookfield; TBA
March 17 -- Glencastle Irish Dancers; Lincoln Elementary School, 4416 S. Packard Avenue, Cudahy; TBA
March 17 -- Glencastle Irish Dancers; Saint Mary Parish School, 9553 W. Edgerton Avenue, Hales Corners; TBA
March 17 -- Glencastle Irish Dancers; Saint Alphonsus School, 6000 W. Loomis Road, Greendale; TBA
March 17 -- Glencastle Irish Dancers; Fairview Elementary School, 6500 W. Kinnickinnic Parkway; TBA
March 17 -- Glencastle Irish Dancers; Ben Franklin Elementary School,8255 W. Forest Hill Avenue, Franklin; TBA
March 17 -- Glencastle Irish Dancers; Canterbury School, 7000 Enfield Avenue, Greendale; TBA
March 17 -- Glencastle Irish Dancers; St. Patrick's Church, 1100 Erie Street, Racine; 7 pm
March 17 -- Reilly; Nomad World Pub, Brady Street; 11 am; Mullians on 27 and Drexel, 2 pm; Mikeys, 6 pm
March 19 -- Reilly; Paddy's Pub, 2339 N Murray; 9 pm
March 19 -- The Elders; South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center; 7.30 pm
March 20 -- Monthly Ceili Dance at the ICHC; Music by Ceol Cairde; Irish Cultural and Heritage Center, 2133 W. Wisconsin Ave; Julie Clark instructor/caller; 7.30 pm
March 20 -- Ogham; Paddy's Pub, 2339 N Murray Ave; 9 pm; 414- 223-3496
March 19 --Ian Gould; O'Donoghue's Irish Pub, Elm Grove ; 9 pm
March 19 -- Finbar MacCarthy; MacCarthy's, Saukville; 9 pm
March 23 -- Celtic Crossroad; University of Wisconsin - Parkside, Kenosha; 7.30 pm
March 24 -- Michael Collins; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
March 25 -- Barry Dodd; County Clare Inn; 10 pm
March 26 -- Finbar MacCarthy; MacCarthy's, Saukville; 9 pm
March 27 -- Monthly Set Dance Ceili at the ICHC; Music by athas; Irish Cultural and Heritage Center; 7.30 pm
March 31 -- Veronica Guerin; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
April 1 -- Shamrock Club general meeting and scholarship raffle drawing; ICHC; 7 pm
April 2 --Ian Gould; Brat House; 9 pm
April 2 -- ICHC Classic Celtic Cinema presents The Snapper; Hallamor; Free; 7.30 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue
April 2 -- ICHC Ceili; 7.30 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue
April 7 -- In the Name of the Father; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
April 14 -- Milwaukee Chapter AOH; Division Meeting at 7:15pm; locaion TBD
April 17 -- Emerald Society 20th Anniversary Dinner Dance ; Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago Avenue; 5:30 pm to Midnight
April 14 -- The Boxer; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
April 17 -- April Verch; ICHC; Irish Cultural and Heritage Center; 7.30 pm
April 17 -- Derek Byrne; Paddy's Pub, 2339 N Murray; 9 pm
April 17 -- Monthly Ceili Dance at the ICHC; Music by athas; Irish Cultural and Heritage Center; 7.30 pm
April 20 -- Cabaret Concerts; music by Ce and Brett Lipshutz; 7 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue
April 21 -- Braveheart; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
April 23 --Ian Gould; Ashling on the Lough, Kenosha ; 9 pm
April 24 -- Milwaukee Spring Feis; Midwest Center, 400 West Wisconsin; 9 am
April 24 -- Derek Byrne; House of Guinness, 534 Main Street, Waukesha; 9 pm
April 28 -- The General; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
May 5 -- The Committments; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
May 7 --Ian Gould; Brat House; 9 pm
May 12 -- Milwaukee Chapter AOH; Division Meeting at 7:15pm; location TBD
May 12 -- The Snapper; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
May 14 -- Derek Byrne; Paddy's Pub, 2339 N Murray; 9 pm
May 15 -- athas; Sets in the Burg Ceili; American Legion Post 288; 8-11pm
May 19 -- The Van; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
May 21 --Ian Gould;Thunderbay Grille, Pewaukee; 9 pm
May 22 --Ian Gould; House of Guinness, Waukesha ; 9 pm
May 22 -- Milwaukee Scottish Dancers Spring Dance; DeKoven Hall; more tba
May 26 -- Taken; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
May 28 --Ian Gould; O'Donoghue's Irish Pub, Elm Grove ; 8 pm
May 29 -- Ian Gould; County Clare Inn; 10 pm
June 2 -- The Departed; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
June 3 -- Shamrock Club monthly meeting; ICHC; 7 pm
June 5 -- Derek Byrne; House of Guinness, Waukesha; 9 pm
June 7 -- Milwaukee Highland Games; Hart Park, 72 and State Street, Wauwatosa; 9 am
June 9 -- There Will Be Blood; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
June12 -- The Elders; Shank Hall; 8 pm
June 16 -- Irish Heritage Performance; Milwaukee County Historical Society; Music by Ceol Cairde; Trimborn Farms, 8881 W. Grange, Hales Corners; 414-529-7744
June 16 -- When the Sky Falls; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
June 18 --Ian Gould; Paddy's Pub, 2339 N Murray; 9 pm
June 19 --Ian Gould; Ashling on the Lough, Kenosha; 9 pm
June 23 -- Nova Scotia Traditions Concert; Oconomowoc Arts Center, 641 E. Forest Street; 7 PM; 262-560-3172
June 23 -- My Left Foot; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
June 25 -- Derek Byrne; Paddy's Pub, 2339 N Murray; 9 pm
June 30 -- Into the West; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
July 7 -- The Last September; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
July 14 -- Milwaukee Chapter AOH; Division Meeting at 7:15pm; location TBD
July 14 -- The Crying Game; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
July 21 -- Gangs of New York; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
July 23 -- Derek Byrne; Paddy's Pub, 2339 N Murray; 9 pm
July 28 -- The Devil's Own; Wednesday Flicks; County Clare Inn; 8.30 pm
July 31 -- Derek Byrne; House of Guinness, Waukesha; 9 pm
August 11 -- Milwaukee Chapter AOH; Division Meeting at 7:15pm; location TBD
August 14 Milwaukee Feis; UWM Student Union; 9 am
August 18 -- Different Drums of Ireland; Boerner Botanical Gardens; 7 pm
August 18 -- Screaming Orphans and Red Hot Chili Pipers; Tosa Tonight; Hart Park; 7 pm
August 16-20 -- Milwaukee Irish Fest Summer School; Milwaukee School of Engineering, downtown Milwaukee; Tom Sweeney, Mick Moloney, Slide, Tommy Sands; more nstructors to be announced; 414-476-3378
August 19-22 -- Milwaukee Irish Fest 30th Anniversary; Henry Maier Festival Grounds; Seamus Kennedy; Blarney; Rira; athas; Derek Byrne; Glencastle Irish Dancers; Rince Nia; Cashel Dennehy; Trinity Irish Dancers; Barry Dodd; McMenamin Irish Dancers; Shamrock Club Color Guard Pipes and Drums; Ce`, Screaming Orphans. Red Hot Chili Pipers; Slide; Tom Sweeney; Tommy Sands; Green Fields of America; Different Drums of Ireland; Ceol Cairde; Rising Stour; Evans and Doherty; Slide; Rira with Stuart Mitchell; McMenamin Irish Dance Academy; Reilly Trio; Jeff Ward Band; Slide; Milwaukee Irish Arts; Green Fields of America; 414-476-3378
September 4 -- Derek Byrne; House of Guinness, Waukesha; 9 pm
September 8 -- Milwaukee Chapter AOH; Division Meeting; Derrys Pub; 7.15 pm
September 11 -- Garlic Mustard Players; Friends of LaFollette Park; 4-6 pm
September 25 -- Shamrock Club of Wisconsin 50th anniversary Dinner Dance; Humphrey Scottish Rite Temple, Mason and Wells; 6 pm
October 2 -- Milwaukee Chapter AOH; Mass of Irish Remberance and William Ryan Drew Spaghetti Dinner; St Rose of Lima Church and hall; 4 pm
October 13 -- Milwaukee Chapter AOH; Division Meeting
November 10 -- Milwaukee Chapter AOH; Division Meeting; Derry's Pub; 7.15 pm
December 2 -- Shamrock Club Christmas Party; 6.30 pm
December 3 -- ICHC Ceili; 7.30 pm
December 8 -- Milwaukee Chapter AOH; New Member Initiation and Christmas Party; 6 pm. tba
ON GOING...

SUNDAY: Session - Ivanhoe's, Racine, 4 pm - third Sundays....Session - O'Donoghue's, 3-6 pm... Milwaukee Hurling League - Brown Deer Park; Matches start at 9:45 for the Youth League and 11:30 for the Adult league - May- through August .....

MONDAY: Milwaukee Scottish Dancers Go to site for class changes --http://milwaukeescd.org .... Beginner Set Dance Classes featuring instructors Joanna Dupuis; 7 to 8:30 pm; through April 5; Mondays, Road House Bar and Grill, 1302 Washington Avenue, Cedarburg....

TUESDAY: Irish Currach Club of Milwaukee Meetings at Slim McGinn's, South 1st Street, 6:30 pm, 3rd Tuesday of the month... Irish Fest General Meeting, first Tuesday of the month, Irish Fest Center, 7 pm....

WEDNESDAY: Irish Emigration Library is open, ICHC, 2-8 pm ... Set Dancing and Session - O'Donoghue's, 7 pm... Gaelic League meetings - O'Donoghue's, last Wednesday, 7 pm...

THURSDAY: Shamrock Club General Meeeting; First Thursday of the month 7 pm at ICHC .... Session at Paddy's Pub Thursdays at 7:30 pm ..... Irish music session at The Pub; in Oconomowc Thursday 7:30 pm .....

SATURDAY: Session - Irish Archives Tune Swap/Session- first Saturday every month; 1-3pm; 1-2pm - Tune swap; 2-3pm-slow session; Irish Fest Center; celtic_music_club_uwm-subscribe-at-yahoogroups.com; 414-202-8530....

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