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Dear CIM friends,
Thanks to everyone who joined us for our 20th Birthday party. We are honored to be a resource to the community, and a meeting place for people who share a love for traditional Irish music.
Twenty years ago, we couldn't have imagined the depth of collective knowledge, breadth of programming, and expertise that we have access to now every day at the CIM. Just last week, we co-hosted "Working With Traditional Music Archives", an inspiring conversation between musicians and archivists, including Danny Diamond, Brian Miller, and Klezmer musician, Christina Crowder. This month, we wrapped up a diversity, equity, and inclusion project with consultant, Sook Jin Ong, and we are working on long-term plans for sustaining our community of learners. Another highlight of the month was the MNáFiddlers Concert in the Scanlan Music Hall, featuring five of our fiddle instructors in one incredible group!
Our youth ensemble students are preparing new sets to perform at the annual Youth Ensemble Concert on Saturday, November 23rd at 3pm at the Celtic Junction Arts Center. The concert will be live and streaming online on CIM's YouTube page. $10 tickets are on sale now at the link below (youth 18 and under & performers are free).
Join us this evening at 6:30pm for the Samhain Céilí Dance at the Celtic Junction Arts Center. Live music will be provided by the "CIM Céilí Band" organized by fiddler extraordinaire Mary Vanorny featuring instructors Kate Wade, Adrienne O'Shea, Abbey Roemer, Sean Egan (and Mary herself) with talented musicians from our youth ensemble program! It'll be a wonderful night of music and dance, and we'd love to see you there.
Our Fall fund drive has kicked off with a letter (which you hopefully received), followed by Give to the Max Day on November 21st. Please join us for lunchtime tunes at noon in the Scanlan Music Hall that day. Let's keep up the momentum up for reaching our $45,000 goal for CIM's annual fund before December 31st!
Norah Rendell
Executive Artistic Director
Center for Irish Music
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ONE FOR THE FOXES WORKSHOPS
NOVEMBER 17, 3:00-4:15 PM
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The Center for Irish Music is thrilled to welcome One For the Foxes for an afternoon of workshops on Sunday, November 17th before their concert at the Celtic Junction Arts Center! Instrument workshops are aimed at intermediate to advanced players and will be taught by ear. Workshops are $30 each.
- Irish Melodies on Piano and Piano-Accordion with Tadhg Ó Meachair
- Irish Fiddle with Joanna Hyde
- Song Workshop with Dave Curley (All levels)
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GIVE TO THE MAX DAY & LUNCHTIME SESSION
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21
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Save the date for Give to the Max Day, the "Great Minnesota Give Together"! The first $10,000 donated between now and Give to the Max Day will be MATCHED, thanks to our generous challenge fund donors.
There will also be a special lunchtime session at the Scanlan Music Hall from 12-1pm. All are welcome, so bring your instruments, a lunch if you'd like, and join us for tunes over the lunch hour!
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YOUTH ENSEMBLE HOLIDAY CONCERT
NOVEMBER 23, 3:00-5:00 PM
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Join us for the annual Center for Irish Music Youth Ensemble Holiday Concert, featuring award-winning musicians from our Advanced Youth Ensemble, with sets by the Swallowtail and Starling Ensembles. Celebrate the beauty and variety that Irish traditional music offers including solos, duets and trios and large ensemble arrangements of reels, jigs, polkas and airs on fiddles, flutes, banjo, guitar, piano, harp and more. The Redwing Ensemble will play in the intermission while refreshments are served. Support the next generation of musicians in our community and invite all of your family and friends!
Tickets are $10. Children and youth 18 and under are free, registration preferred.
The concert will stream live from CIM's Youtube Channel. The link will be emailed to all ticket-holders before the event, so if you'd like a reminder, we recommend purchasing a ticket!
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SAVE THE DATE FOR ÉIGSE CIM, A GAELA EVENT
Supporting 20 years of handing down the tradition
FEBRUARY 22, 5:00 PM
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CEOL NA SIDHE: MUSIC OF THE FAE FOLK
with Chad McAnally
Mondays, 7:00-8:00pm | 11/4-11/18 | $54
Folk belief in the Sidhe, or the Fairy people, was common throughout Irish history and made a lasting impact on Irish music and song. Join CIM Instructor Chad McAnally in learning some “otherworldly” music and its fascinating history. Open to all instruments and voices.
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DADGAD GUITAR ACCOMPANIMENT
*Online Class*
with Dáithí Sproule
Thursdays, 7:30-8:30pm | 11/7-12/19 $108
From his long experience developing and using DADGAD guitar tuning with great groups like Skara Brae, Trian, Altan and Fingal, and individual greats such as Tommy Peoples, Liz Carroll, James Kelly and Paddy O’Brien, and even Dolly Parton, Dáithí has found DADGAD tuning to be a versatile avenue to interesting and beautiful guitar accompaniment. He looks forward to providing insights and advice on how to get the most out of your guitar playing with this tuning!
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UPCOMING CIM & COMMUNITY EVENTS
Parentheses indicate CIM instructors, students or staff members performing with a group
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FRIDAY, NOV. 1 | 6:30-9:00 PM
Samhain Céilí Dance featuring the Center for Irish Music Céilí Band
Celtic Junction Arts Center
SATURDAY, NOV. 2 | 7:30-9:30 PM
An Evening with Boiled in Lead (Todd Menton)
Celtic Junction Arts Center
SATURDAY, NOV. 9 | 10:30 AM
Rúpálaí (Chad McAnally, Siobhán Dugan, Buddy Ferrari) at the Midway Holiday
Pop-Up Shop
Celtic Junction Arts Center
TUESDAY, NOV. 15 | 7:00 PM
Altan (Dáithí Sproule)
Mayfair Theater, Chicago
THURSDAY, NOV. 17 | 3:00 PM
One for the Foxes Workshops
Center for Irish Music
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THURSDAY, NOV. 17 | 7:00-9:00 PM
One for the Foxes in Concert
Celtic Junction Arts Center
THURSDAY, NOV. 21 | 12:00-1:00 PM
Give to the Max Day Lunchtime Session
Center for Irish Music Scanlan Music Hall
FRIDAY, NOV. 22 | 7:00 PM
IAM Honors Sherry Ladig
Celtic Junction Arts Center
SATURDAY, NOV. 23 | 7:30-9:30 PM
CIM Youth Ensemble Holiday Concert
Celtic Junction Arts Center
MONDAY, NOV. 25
CIM Open Monday of Thanksgiving Week
TUESDAY, NOV. 26 - SUNDAY, DEC. 1
CIM Closed for Thanksgiving
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The Center for Irish Music is a 501c3 nonprofit, and we depend on your support to continue passing down the tradition of Irish music and song. Please consider joining us as a volunteer or making a gift to the CIM today!
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This activity is made
possible by the voters of
Minnesota through
a Minnesota State Arts
Board Operating Support
grant, thanks to a
legislative appropriation
from the arts and
cultural heritage fund.
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