June 28, 2009


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June 28 -- "Wishes For Mariana" benefit; Trinity Farm, 9246 Green Valley Rd., Ixonia; Atlantic Wave, Andrea Beaton, Troy McGillavry, more; Benefit for Mariana Paloucek; 262-370-3686

June 28 -- Milwaukee Hurling Club; Brown Deer Park; youth matches 9.45 am; Coed 11.30 am


July 3 -- Ian Gould; House of Guinness, Waukesha; 9.30 pm

July 3 -- Finbar MacCarthy; MacCarthy's Ould Sod, Saukville; 9 pm

July 4 -- Ce; County Clare Inn; 10 pm
9:30pm, Houses of Guinness, Waukesha
July 4 -- Ian Gould; Ashling on the Lough, Kenosha ; 9 pm

July 7 -- Irish Fest General Meeting; Irish Fest Center; 7 pm

June 8 -- AOH Milwaukee Chapter; ICHC; 7 pm; Professor Patrick McGilligan of Marquette will speak about his semester in Dublin

July 9 -- Shamrock Club Officers Installation; 6.30 pm; Knights of Columbus Hall, 1800 S 92 Street, West Allis

July 10 -- Reilly Trio; Bastille Days; 5:30 pm

July 10 -- The Duhks; Bastille Days Festival; Cathedral Square; 7 pm

July 10 -- Derek Byrne and Sean Beglan; Shillings Irish Pub, Racine; 8 pm

July 10 -- Ian Gould; O'Donoghue's Irish Pub, Elm Grove; 8 pm

July 10 -- Theiss and O'Connor; Friday Night Live; Martha Merrell's Book, 231 W. Main Street, Waukesha; 6.30 pm; 262-547-1060

July 10 -- Finbar MacCarthy; MacCarthy's Ould Sod, Saukville; 9 pm

July 11 -- Ian Gould; The Irish Pub; 10 pm

July 11 -- Ce; County Clare Inn; 10 pm

July 11 -- AOH Brewers Outing and Thriller at Miller; Milwaukee Brewers Game

July 12 -- Milwaukee Hurling Club; Lincoln Park; youth matches 9.45 am; Coed 11.30 am

July 13 -- Irish Genealogical Society of Wisconsin meeting; Milwaukee County Historical Society; 7 pm; Grand Reopening of MCHS Building; free

July 13 -- St Andrew's Society Monthly Meeting; ICHC; 8 pm

July 17 -- Atlantic Wave; Paddy's Pub, 2339 N. Murray Ave.; 9.30 pm

July 17 -- Derek Byrne and Sean Beglan; House of Guinness, 534 W Main, Waukesha; 9 pm

July 17 -- Derek Byrne and Sean Beglan; House of Guinness, 534 W Main, Waukesha; 9 pm

July 17 -- Finbar MacCarthy; MacCarthy's Ould Sod, Saukville; 9 pm

July 18 -- Derek Byrne With Sean Beglan; Paddy's Pub, 2339 N. Murray Ave.; 9.30 pm

July 18 -- Barry Dodd; County Clare Inn; 10 pm

July 18 -- Jeff Ward; House of Guinness, 534 Main Street, Waukesha; 9 pm

July 18 -- ICHC Ceili; music by Ceol Cairde; 7.30 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue

July 19 -- Friends of Merrill Park Picnic; Sacred Heart chruch, 49 and Wells; 11 am

July 19 -- Milwaukee Hurling Club; Lincoln Park; youth matches 9.45 am; Coed 11.30 am

July 24 -- Ian Gould; Sandbar Sports Bar, Pewaukee; 8 pm

July 24 -- Finbar MacCarthy; MacCarthy's Ould Sod, Saukville; 9 pm

July 24 -- Tynker Boys; Aishling on the Lough, Kenosha; 9 pm

July 25 -- Sigmund Snopek; Paddy's Pub, 2339 N. Murray Ave.; 9.30 pm

July 25 -- Ce; County Clare Inn; 10 pm

July 26 -- Milwaukee Hurling Club; Brown Deer Park; youth matches 9.45 am; Coed 11.30 am

July 30 -- Jeff Ward; "Music and More;" First Presbyterian Church, Racine; 12 pm

July 31 -- Theiss and O'Connor; Friday Night Live; Martha Merrell's Book, 231 W. Main Street, Waukesha; 6.30 pm; 262-547-1060

July 31-- Leahy's Luck Featuring Stas Venglevski; Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Drive Brookfield; Starry Nights Free Outdoor Concert Series 6:30 pm

July 31 -- Finbar MacCarthy; MacCarthy's Ould Sod, Saukville; 9 pm


August 1 -- Ce; County Clare Inn; 10 pm

August 1 -- Theiss and O'Connor; Ozaukee County Fair; Grandstand Gardens; Times TBA

August 4 -- Irish Fest General Meeting; Irish Fest Center; 7 pm

August 6 -- Shamrock Club Monthly meeting; 7 pm; ICHC; Jane Anderson, Irish Fest Director, special guest

August 6 The Gleesons; National Night Out; Veterans Park - Pioneer Drive, Muskego; 7 pm

August 7 -- ICHC Ceili; music by Rira; 7.30 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue

August 7 -- Frogwater; Milwaukee Ale House; 5 pm

August 7 -- Derek Byrne and Sean Beglan; Slim McGinns West; Wisconsin State Fair; 6 pm

August 7 -- Finbar MacCarthy; MacCarthy's Ould Sod, Saukville; 9 pm

August 8 -- Derek Byrne and Sean Beglan; Paddy's Pub, 2339 N Murray; 9 pm

August 8 -- 20th Annual Milwaukee Feis; UW Milwaukee Student Union; 8 am

August 11 -- Reilly; Chill on the Hill; 6:30 pm;Humbolt Park- Bayview

August 12 -- AOH Milwaukee Division meeting; ICHC; 7 pm; Professor Jay Dolan of Notre Dame

August 12 -- Tosa Tonight; Gaelic Storm and Screaming Orphans; Hart Park, 72 and State; 7 pm

August 12 -- Reilly; Westown Farmer's Market; 11:45 am; Zeidler Park, 4th and Michigan

August 13-16 -- Irish Fest ; Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy: Masters of the Fiddle; Gaelic Storm; Dargle; Screaming Orphans; Carmel Quinn; Pipeline with Aoife Clancy; Salsa Celtica; Slide; Cara; Sean Keane; Red Hot Chili Pipers ;Brendan Hendry (fiddle), Brendan Mulholland (flute), and Maranna McCloskey; Atlantic Wave; Leahys Luck; Blarney; Ian Gould; The Gleasons; Athas; Finbar MacCarthy; Theiss & O'Connor; Reilly; Frogwater; Derek Byrne & Sean Beglan; Rising Gael; Steel Bonnets; Ce; Rira; Green Side Up; U2Zoo; Curtis Crossroads; Jeff Ward Band; Fiona Molloy; Celtic Keep ; Baal Tinne ; Carmel Quinn; Pipeline; with Aoife Clancy; Samantha Robichaud; Mahers Bahers; Irish Descendants; Vishten; Adam Young Colin Grant; Jason MacDonald; Sons of Maxwell; Slide; Evans & Doherty; Pogey; More TBA; Henry Maier Festival Grounds

August 14 -- Barry Dodd; County Clare Inn; 10 pm

August 14 -- Derek Byrne and Sean Beglan; Slim McGinns West; Wisconsin State Fair; 9 pm

August 14 -- Reilly; Milwaukee Ale House; 9:30 pm; 233 North Water Street

August 18 -- Daniel O'Donnell; Milwaukee Theatre;7.30 pm

August 19 -- Ian Gould; Westown Farmers' Market, Zeidler Square; 11.45 am

August 21 -- Ian Gould; Brocach, Milwaukee; 9 pm

August 21 -- Jeff Ward; Singer/Songwriter Show with Mark Paffrath and Zach Scott Johnson; "Music and More" series finale; First Presbyterian Church, Racine; tba

August 22 -- Jeff Ward; The Yardarm Bar and Grill, Racine; 7:30pm

August 22 -- Barry Dodd; County Clare Inn; 10 pm

August 23 -- Shamrock Club Golf Outing; Edgewater Golf Club, Grafton; 1 pm

August 28 -- Atlantic Wave; House of Guinness Waukesha, 534 Main Street; 9 pm


September 3 -- Shamrock Club Monthly meeting; 7 pm; ICHC

September 4-6 -- Wisconsin Scottish Highland Games; Waukesha Expo Center

September 4 -- ICHC Ceili; music tba; 7.30 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue

September 5 -- Ce; County Clare Inn; 10 pm

September 9 -- AOH Milwaukee Division meeting; ICHC; 7 pm; JJ O'Leary, speaker

September 11 -- Ian Gould; O'Donoghue's, Elm Grove; 8 pm

September 11 -- Theiss and O'Connor; Friday Night Live; Martha Merrell's Book, 231 W. Main Street, Waukesha; 6.30 pm; 262-547-1060

September 12 -- Frogwater; County Clare Inn; 10 pm

September 12 -- Derek Byrne and Sean Beglan; House of Guinness, Waukesha; 9 pm

September 13 -- St Andrew's Society Monthly Meeting; ICHC; 8 pm

September 13; Ian Gould; Paddys Pub; 8 pm

September 17 -- Leahy's Luck Featuring Stas Venglevski; Mo's Irish Pub, 142 W Wisconsin Avenue; 8.30 pm

September 18 -- Ian Gould; Paddy's Pub, 2339 N Murray; 9 pm

September 19 -- Ce; County Clare Inn; 10 pm

September 19 -- Ian Gould; House of Guinness, Waukesha; 9 pm

September 25 -- Tynker Boys; Aishling on the Lough, Kenosha; 9 pm

September 26 -- Ian Gould; County Clare Inn; 10 pm


October 1 -- Shamrock Club Monthly meeting; 7 pm; ICHC

October 2 -- ICHC Ceili; music tba; 7.30 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue

October 2 -- Seven Nations; 7.30 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue

October 3 -- AOH Milwaukee Division William Ryan Drew Spaghetti Dinner and Mass of Remembrance; St Rose of Lima Parish, 30 and Michigan; 4 pm

October 3 -- Sandcarvers; House of Guinness, Waukesha; 9 pm

October 6 -- Irish Fest General Meeting; Irish Fest Center; 7 pm

October 12 -- St Andrew's Society Monthly Meeting; ICHC; 8 pm

October 14 -- AOH Milwaukee Division meeting; Derry's Pub; 7 pm

October 17 -- ICHC Ceili; music tba; 7.30 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue

October 17 -- Derek Byrne and Sean Beglan; Paddy's Pub; 9 pm

October 25 -- AOH Milwaukee Division morning of reflection; yba


November 3 -- Irish Fest General Meeting; Irish Fest Center; 7 pm

November 5 -- Shamrock Club Monthly meeting; 7 pm; ICHC

November 6 -- ICHC Ceili; music tba; 7.30 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue

November 9 -- St Andrew's Society Monthly Meeting; ICHC; 8 pm

November 11 -- AOH Milwaukee Division meeting; Derry's Pub; 7 pm; Bishop William Callahan, speaker

November 14 -- Derek Byrne and Sean Beglan; House of Guinness, Waukesha; 9 pm

November 20-22 -- Shamrock Club at IIW Holiday Folk Fair; State Fair Park

November 21 -- Derek Byrne and Sean Beglan; Paddy's Pub, 2339 N Murray; 9 pm

November 21 -- Ian Gould; County Clare Inn; 10 pm

November 21 -- ICHC Ceili; music tba; 7.30 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue


December 3 -- Shamrock Club Christmas Party; 6.30 pm; ICHC

December 4 -- ICHC Ceili; music tba; 7.30 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue

December 5 -- Derek Byrne and Sean Beglan; House of Guinness, Waukesha; 9 pm

December 9 -- AOH Milwaukee Division Christmas Party and New Member Initiation; ICHC; 6 pm; Dinner to follow

December 12 -- Ian Gould; County Clare Inn; 10 pm

December 12 -- Derek Byrne and Sean Beglan; Paddy's Pub, 2339 N Murray; 9 pm

December 14 -- St Andrew's Society Monthly Meeting; ICHC; 8 pm

December 19 -- ICHC Ceili; music tba; 7.30 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue


January 7 -- Shamrock Club meeting; 7 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue
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January 13 -- Milwaukee Chapter - AOH; Division Meeting at 7:15 PM; Derry's Pub, 54 and Bluemound

January 16 -- ICHC Ceili; music tba; 7.30 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue

January 22-23 -- athas; Oconomowoc Arts Center; 7 pm


February 4 -- Shamrock Club meeting; 7 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue

February 5 -- ICHC Ceili; music tba; 7.30 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue

February 20 -- ICHC Ceili; music tba; 7.30 pm; ICHC, 2133 W Wisconsin Avenue


May 1, 2009 -- Emerald Society Dinner Dance ; venue and time tba


ON GOING...

SUNDAY: Session - at the Trinity Three, Juneau and Water Streets; Noon-2pm; ... Asher Grey and Friends Session - County Clare , 1 pm....Barry Dodd, County Clare, 5:30 pm...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 and Tim McAndrew; 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 - UWM Tune Swap/Session- first Satrurday every month; 1-3pm; 1-2pm - Tune swap; 2-3pm-slow session; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Union; room varies, join the CMC email list; celtic_music_club_uwm-subscribe-at-yahoogroups.com; 414-202-8530.... PEWAUKEE: Session - Good Harverst Market - fourth Saturday every month; 1-3pm; 1850 Meadow Lane; 262-544-9380

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