CURRENT EVENTS
Next is Sunday, May 22 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Fenian's. . . please note the date change from May 15! Dancers and musicians welcome, and it's FREE (donations accepted of course). Hope to see you there!
Catch JID in a (brief) performance as part of Arts Alive!, a downtown Jackson fine arts and performance festival, on May 14.
Your JID Membership is HALF OFF now through August 31 - just $7.50 for individuals and $12.50 for family memberships now through the summer - what a deal!
Sunday Afternoon Classes:
Solo dance classes (for adults and children ages 6 and up) now also incorporate céilí dancing. Classes are held at Ballet Mississippi downtown, on Sunday afternoons throughout the year. The schedule varies with our performance and rehearsal schedule, but classes typically meet from 3:30 to 4:30. For more information, check the Classes page or contact Catherine Bishop, MFA, TCRG: 601-720-5034. Classes cost $10 per person with your JID membership.
held at Fenian's Irish Pub, 901 E. Fortification St., Jackson, MS. 2-5 p.m., usually the third Sunday of the month, but check www.fenianspub.com/calendar.htm to confirm. A céilí is a great way to learn a new dance or two. Beginners are welcome and we're always happy to see our local Irish musicians, who often drop in to play some dance tunes for us. Bring your fiddle, dancing shoes, a new song to try out, and the whole family - food and drink are available for purchase and it's non-smoking, family-friendly, and free (although donations are welcome).
2011 dates are
January 16
February 20
April 17
May 22 (note date change from previously-published May 15)
June 12
July 17
August 21
Fall/winter dates TBA
May 14
Performance at Arts Alive! in Downtown Jackson.
April 17, 2011
Mostly Monthly Céilí (with Máirtín de Cógáin kicking things off at 2 p.m. sharp - come early for some fun!) See above for details.
April 2, 2011
Performances and workshop at the Minden, Louisiana Scottish Festival. More at http://scottishsocietyla.typepad.com/
March 17, 2011
Performance with Spirits of the House and St. Brigid's at Broad Street Baking Company, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
March 12, 2011
Céilí in Laurel, MS at the Jones County YWCO; session at 6 pm and dancing starting at 7; $5 per person. Contact Bill Rogers,
fiddlingbill@yahoo.com or 601-641-2358
March 11, 2011
Céilí and Concert with Máirtín de Cógáin and the Máirtín de Cógáin Project, at The Welty Commons, 719 N. Congress Street, Jackson MS. Admission charge; for details, www.celticfestms.org
March 4-6, 2011
Performances at The North Texas Irish Festival, www.ntif.org, in Dallas, TX.
February 21, 2011
Workshop with Patrick O'Dea (seán-nos and set dancing - the Mazurka Set); at the Welty Commons, 719 N. Congress Street, 6:30 to 8 p .m. For teens and adults and cost $15 per person or $10 for JID and CHS members. Call 601-291-3378 for details.
February 20, 2011
Mostly Monthly Céilí (see above).
February 6, 2011
Annual membership meeting and board of directors elections, 3 p.m. at Ballet Mississippi.
January 16, 2011
Mostly Monthly Céilí (see above)
To view events from years past, click here to view the Events Archive page.