Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Andrew Grene, twin brother of long-time Festival friend & entertainer, Gregory Grene of the Prodigals. Andrew was a dedicated member of the UN delegation in Haiti who lost his life in last week’s devastating earthquake.
For more information about Andrew’s life and work, see this article in the Irish Times.com
On my Christmas list for this year is one outstanding intern for the new year. We are looking for someone who can work part time during the year and also full-time during the summer. Since we are part of the City of Dublin, our rules are pretty strict. Applicants must be enrolled in college and must have at least Junior standing – sorry no high school students or recent graduates allowed.
This is a fun internship, students learn a ton and work a ton. Ideally we are looking for someone who has had some event experience either through another internship or through volunteer activities.
If you or someone you know are interested - you can apply online here.
Around Halloween (which you can tell by the interesting outfit choices in the video) a traveling Ford salesman/comedian visited our fair city to ask for the key to the City. But we wouldn’t give it up easily – our Mayor, Marilee Chinnici-Zuercher gave him the task of teaching people how to do an Irish jig – you can see how successful he is in the video below.
It’s time to celebrate the Christmas season in Celtic style. Don’t miss these great events coming up.
Experience “Irish Christmas in America” with Téada, Sunday, December 13 at Fawcett Center. This distinctive and unique holiday event from CityMusic intertwines Irish ballads, explosive Irish dancing and traditional Irish stories. Téada is joined by guest singer/accordionist Séamus Begley, guest musicians Grainne Hambly and Tommy Martin, and renowned Irish step dancer Brian Cunningham.
Joining “Irish Christmas in America” on stage for several pieces will be step dancers from the Millennium Academy of Irish Dance(formerly Ni Chiara dancers). A favorite every year at the Festival.
For more information, visit CityMusic Columbus.
Presented by the Columbus Celtic Chorus, The Shamrock Club Pipes and Drums, St Mary’s Bell Choir and a special visit by Santa! Friday December 4 & 5 at the Shamrock Club of Columbus. For tickets call: 614-875-6336, 740-983-1025 or 614-836-4898.
Friday, December, 11 at 8 a.m. at the Shamrock Clubof Columbus. Tickets are available at the door or pre-sale discounted tickets are available by calling 614-491-4449.
Join Lone Raven/Ladies of Longford Ensemble, Changeling, Neil Jacobs, Grassahol and some special guests. Sounds like fun!
Last night we held our annual meeting for Dublin Irish Festival Board and Committee members. It was a great night, and we thank the Crowne Plaza Dublin for being such gracious hosts.
Last night was all about celebrating our success, and with a year like 2009, our biggest and best Festival yet, there was a lot to celebrate. You can read about all this year in our 2009 Annual Report.
We also awarded our Best of the Fest Winners & our years of service pins. This year we recognized Tom Murnane, Morton O’Kelly and Sue Mogan for their 20 dedicated years working on the Festival.
We are really working hard already to put together the 2010 Festival, if you would like to join us and work year-round on a Festival committee, contact me directly at aleroy@dublin.oh.us.
