Posts Tagged ‘History’
The Power of Indigenous Languages
Join us online for a discussion on the value, preservation, and challenges facing the languages of the Gaeltacht and of the Anishinaabe nation. This free event is part of the CJAC Social Justice Seminar Series.
More >Why James Joyce’s novel “Ulysses” matters on its 100th anniversary
James Joyce’s “Ulysses” was published on February 2, 1922. Consider it’s literary importance 100 years later. This is a free Zoom webinar presented by Dr. Patrick O’Donnell and moderated by Dr. Lynette Reini-Grandell.
More >CJAC Fall Fundraiser
Join us in person for dinner, and an entertaining program that shows off the best of what Celtic Junction Arts Center does, or join us virtually for chat and good craic!
More >Trad Nation: an Author Talk and Panel Discussion with LGBTQ Musicians and Dancers
Discuss “Trad Nation”, the groundbreaking book with the author Dr. Tes Slominski, and LGBTQ musicians and dancers from across the US Irish trad community.
More >CJAC’s ‘Top It Off’ Online Fundraiser
Will you help us top off the 100K matching challenge started in October of 2020? We have just 20K left to go. We’d love to top it off by The Junction’s 12th anniversary!
More >Gaeltacht Lecture with Dáithí Sproule
Dáithí Sproule explains the fascinating connection music groups Skara Brae and Altan have with Irish language music and the Gaeltacht. The lecture will be mainly in English. REGISTER HERE. Dáithí Sproule, a…
More >Get Up Your Irish! Ten Year Reunion
Live stream with the cast of Get Up Your Irish and see the video premiere of the play filmed in 2011 at the Steppingstone Theatre. Learn about the Irish that immigrated to Minnesota in the 1880s from author Jane Kennedy.
More >Doherty Family Seminar with Brian Miller
Brian Miller discusses archival recordings that were made at the home of Tony and Margaret Doherty on Selby Avenue. They feature the family patriarch Tony Doherty (1896–1972) on fiddle, daughter Marge on piano and accordion, daughter Mary on piano, and daughter Joan on piano.
More >Plots and Plotters, the history of the 1798 Rebellion
Plots and Plotters will be live from Belfast, Northern Ireland, via Zoom. Explore the history of the reformers & rebels who made the Belfast Charitable Society a “hotbed of radical activity” in the 1790s in this virtual talk.
More >Inside the GPO- a documentary drama
Fishamble presents an online production of INSIDE THE GPO written by Colin Murphy and directed by Jim Culleton. This unprecedented documentary drama was a once-in-a-century opportunity to experience the Easter Rising, in the main hall of the GPO itself.
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