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2010 Events

December 5, 2010

Mostly Monthly Céilí (see above)

November 14, 2010

Mostly Monthly Céilí (see above)

October 16, 2010

Performances and workshops at the Northeast Louisiana Celtic Festival, Monroe, Louisiana; www.nelacelticfest.net for information.

October 3, 2010

Mostly Monthly Céilí (see above)

September 10-12, 2010

Performances and workshops at CelticFest, Mississippi; for information, see www.celticfestms.org.

August 14, 2010

Performance with Spirits of the House at Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights, the annual Belhaven street festival.  More at www.greaterbelhaven.com

July 25 and 26, 2010

Workshops with Patrick O'Dea (seán-nos and set dancing); Sunday evening 5 pm to 7:30 pm and Monday evening 6:30 pm to 8 pm, both at Ballet Mississippi's studio at 201 E. Pascagoula Street, in the Mississippi Arts Center in downtown Jackson. $15 per person ($10 for JID and CHS members).  Phone 601-720-5034 for more information.

June 7, 2010

Performance at Camp Rainbow, Utica, MS.

April 10, 2010

Performances at the Minden, Louisiana Scottish Festival. More at http://scottishsocietyla.typepad.com/

March 20, 2010

Céilí in Laurel, MS - come out and join us with Emerald Accent for a St. Patrick's Ceili at the YWCO - 428 West Oak Street, Laurel.  5 to 7 p.m., the public is welcome.  $5 admission charge.  Details:  601-428-5694.

March 21, 2010

St. Patrick's Day Celebration at Fenian's, with our trademark Mostly Monthly Céilí from 2 to 5 p.m. and (we hope) also featuring special guest Maírtín de Cógáin.  More information at www.celticfestms.org.

March 5-7, 2010

Performances at The North Texas Irish Festival, www.ntif.org, in Dallas, TX.

February 21 and 22, 2010

Workshops with Patrick O'Dea (seán-nos and set dancing); and a Mostly Monthly Céilí. On Sunday, Feb. 21, Mostly Monthly Céilí kicks off at 2 p.m. at Fenian's, with a workshop with Patrick starting at 3:30 and running to 5 p.m.  Céilí (all ages) is free; workshop (for teens and adults) is $15 per person or $10 for JID and CHS members.  Stick around that evening for a concert with Irish musician John Spillane.  ON Monday, February 22, Patrick teaches another workshop at 7 pm at Mississippi Ballet Theatre in Clinton (teens and adults; same pricing).  Call 601-291-3378 for details.

2009 Events

November 14, 2009

Performance at the Highlands & Islands Celtic Festival, Gulfport, Mississippi.  More at http://www.highlandsandislands.org/

October 24-25, 2009

Performances and workshops at the Northeast Louisiana Celtic Festival, Monroe, Louisiana;http://nelacelticfest.org/ for information.

October 8, 2009

Performance at the Mississippi State Fair; 6 to 9 p.m.  Free with Fair admission.

September 11-13, 2009

Performances and workshops at CelticFest, Mississippi; for information, see www.celticfestms.org.

August 15, 2009

Performance on the Celtic Stage at Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights, inside New Stage Theatre at 8:30 p.m.  Free with festival admission.  www.greaterbelhaven.com.

June 6, 2009

Performance at Richard Wright Library as part of their summer children's program (private booking).

May 13-14, 2009

May 13:  Workshop with Maldon Meehan (seán-nos dancing) at Mississippi Ballet Theatre in Clinton, MS, 6 p.m. ($15; $10 for JID members).

May 14:  Discussion and performance with Maldon and Catherine Bishop, TCRG, at Fenian's Irish Pub, Jackson. 7:30 p.m. (free), followed by dancing with Legacy.

March 22, 2009

St. Patrick's Day Celebration at the Ag Museum, Jackson.Dance workshops, music & dance performances, and a céilí.  Admission charge.  More information at www.celticfestms.org.

March 14, 2009

Performance at Irish-Italian Festival, St Thomas Aquinas Church, Hattiesburg, MS.

March 5-7, 2009

Performances at The North Texas Irish Festival, www.ntif.org, in Dallas, TX.

February 15 and 16, 2009

Workshops with Patrick O'Dea (seán-nos and set dancing).  Call 601-592-9914 for details.

2008 Events

November 16 , 2008

Mostly Monthly Céilí at Fenian's Irish Pub, 901 E. Fortification St., Jackson, MS.  2-5 p.m.  Free, non-smoking, all welcome!

November 8, 2008

Performance at the 23rd Scottish Highland Games & Celtic Music Festival, Harrison County Fairgrounds, Gulfport, MS.  More information at www.highlandsandislands.org

 

October 24-26, 2008

Performances and workshops at the Northeast Louisiana Celtic Festival, Monroe, Louisiana; www.nelacelticfest.net for information.

October 17, 2008

Private booking (Oak Forest Baptist Church, Jackson, MS).

October 5 , 2008

Mostly Monthly Céilí at Fenian's Irish Pub, 901 E. Fortification St., Jackson, MS.  2-5 p.m.  Free, non-smoking, all welcome!

October 2, 2008

Performance at the Mississippi State Fair, Jackson, MS.

September 5-7, 2008

Performances and workshops at CelticFest, Mississippi; for information, see www.celticfestms.org

August 3, 2008

Mostly Monthly Céilí at Fenian's Irish Pub, 901 E. Fortification St., Jackson, MS.  2-5 p.m.  Free, non-smoking, all welcome!

June 29, 2008

Private booking (Southern Institute of Faux Finish Artists, Flowood, MS)

June 25, 2008

Workshop (the South Sligo Lancers Set) with draig McEneany.  Set dancing for ages 16 and up; 6-8 p.m. at Ballet Mississippi's Ridgeland Studio.  $12 ($10 for Jackson Irish Dancers).  Call 601-592-9914 for more information.

June 22, 2008

Mostly Monthly Céilí at Fenian's Irish Pub, 901 E. Fortification St., Jackson, MS.  2-5 p.m.  Free, non-smoking, all welcome!

May 18, 2008

Mostly Monthly Céilí at Fenian's Irish Pub, 901 E. Fortification St., Jackson, MS.  2-5 p.m.  Free, non-smoking, all welcome!

April 26, 2008

St. Paul's Catholic Church, Flowood, MS (private booking).

April 20, 2008

Workshop/céilí/concert co-sponsored by JID, CHS and Fenian's Irish Pub - come on out for an afternoon and evening of great music and dancing!

The afternoon starts with a set dancing workshop for adults and teens (the West Kerry Set) with Máirtín de Cógáin from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Fenian's Irish Pub, 901 E. Fortification St., Jackson.  $10 for JID or CHS members; $12 non-members.  (Admission price also gets you in to the evening concert.)

Workshop is followed by our Mostly Monthly Céilí with Máirtín de Cógáin, from 3-5 p.m., also at Fenian’s.  Free; no smoking; all ages.

Followed by an evening concert at Fenian's with Máirtín and Jimmy Crowley; there is an admission charge for the concert.

April 6, 13, 27 and May 4, 2008

Adult and teen (ages 16 and up; younger students with permission) set dancing and céilí dancing class series, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. each Sunday.  $7 per person or $5 for JID members.  At Ballet Mississippi's Ridgeland Studio.  For information, or call 601-592-9914. 

March 30, 2008

Set dancing workshop (review of the Sliabh Fraoch Set) with Catherine Bishop, TCRG, at Ballet Mississippi's Ridgeland studio, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.  For adults and teens (ages 16 and up, younger students by permission).  $12 per person, or $10 for JID members.  For information, or call 601-592-9914.

March 16, 2008

St. Patrick's Day Celebration, Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum, Jackson, MS.  Featuring dance workshops at 1, 3, and 6 p.m., a performance by JID at 4 p.m., and a céilí from 7-9:30 p.m. Admission charge.  More information at www.celticfestms.org

March 15, 2008

Informal céilí/performance, open house and shopping at The Irish Shoppe, Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland, MS.  With live music by Celtic Crossroads and a dance performance from 3-4 p.m.  Open to the public.

March 13, 2008

Performance/céilí (with Bounds Street), St. Richard's Catholic Church, Jackson, MS (private booking).

March 11, 2008

Performance/céilí for Knights of Columbus Lodge, Vicksburg, MS (private booking).

March 10, 2008

Performance/céilí at The Waterford, Ridgeland, MS (private booking).

February 29-March 2, 2008

Performances at The North Texas Irish Festival, www.ntif.org, in Dallas, TX.

February 25, 2008

Set Dancing Workshop with Patrick O'Dea (the Sliabh Fraoch Set), from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Ballet Mississippi's Ridgeland studio.  $12 per person ($10 for JID members). 

February 17, 2008

Mostly Monthly Céilí at Fenian's Irish Pub, 901 E. Fortification St., Jackson, MS.  Free, non-smoking, all welcome!

January 20, 2008

Mostly Monthly Céilí at Fenian's Irish Pub, 901 E. Fortification St., Jackson, MS.  Free, non-smoking, all welcome!

January 10, 2008

Set Dancing Workshop with Kate Weatherly (The Sionna Set), from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Ballet Mississippi's Ridgeland studio.  $12 per person ($10 for JID members). 

2007 Events

November 11, 2007

Mostly Monthly Céilí at Fenian's, 2 to 5 p.m. Everyone welcome!

October 21, 2007

Mostly Monthly Céilí at Fenian's, 2 to 5 p.m. Come one, come all!

October 14, 2007

Mississippi State Fair - JID performs from 3-6 p.m. on the dance stage (southwest corner of the midway). More information on square and round dancing and clogging at the State Fair is available through www.mssquaredance.com

October 13, 2007

Céilí in Canton, Mississippi (private booking)

 

October 6-7, 2007

Performances & workshops at the Northeast Louisiana Celtic Festival, Monroe, Louisiana

September 15, 2007

Chapel of the Cross, Madison, MS (private booking)

September 13, 2007 to October 4, 2007 (Thursday evenings)

Céilí and set dancing class for teens and adults, at Ballet Mississippi's Ridgeland studio, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. $5 per class for JID members; $10 per class for non-members. For information, or call 601-592-9914

September 7-9, 2007

Performances & workshops at CelticFest Mississippi, at the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum in Jackson

2006 Events

October 23, 2006

Workshop for Flowood Elementary School

October 21, 2006

Workshop with Ronan Regan and Maldon Meehan, Ballet Mississippi Ridgeland

October 7-8, 2006

Workshop and Performances at Northeast Louisiana Celtic Festival, Monroe, Louisiana

October 1, 2006

Mostly Monthly céilí at Fenian's Irish Pub

September 24-November 19, 2006

Adult & teen set & céilí dancing classes, Ballet Mississippi downtown

September 23, 2006

Céilí/Performance for CREDO group at Gray Center, Canton, MS

September 8-10, 2006

Performances/workshops at CelticFest Mississippi

August 18, 2006

Performance at Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights festival, Jackson, MS

August 6, 2006

Mostly Monthly céilí at Fenian's Irish Pub

July 29, 2006

Céilí/performance at Fenian's Irish Pub Lunasa Celebration

July 9, 2006

Mostly Monthly céilí at Fenian's Irish Pub

June 11, 2006

Mostly Monthly céilí at Fenian's Irish Pub

May 18, 2006

Performance for Metro Jackson Convention & Visitor's Bureau, Old Capitol Inn, Jackson

May 7, 2006

Mostly Monthly céilí at Fenian's Irish Pub

April 9, 2006

Mostly Monthly céilí at Fenian's Irish Pub

April 1, 2006

SwampCelts Festival and Highland Games, Gonzales, LA

March 14, 2006

Céilí/Performance at Knights of Columbus Hall, Vicksburg, MS

March 11, 2006

Céilí/Performance at Villas on the Reservoir, Brandon, MS

March 3-5, 2006

Performance at the North Texas Irish Festival, Dallas, Texas

March 2-April 23, 2006

Adult & teen set & céilí dancing classes, Ballet Mississippi downtown

February 27, 2006

Workshop with Patrick O'Dea, Ballet Mississippi downtown (the Claddagh Set)

February 12, 2006

Mostly Monthly céilí at Fenian's Irish Pub

Jan. 15-Feb. 5, 2006

Adult & teen set & céilí dancing classes, Ballet Mississippi downtown

January 8, 2006

Mostly Monthly céilí at Fenian's Irish Pub

2005 Events

September 2005

Performances at CelticFest Mississippi

May 6-8, 2005

Céilí Tent/Workshops at Memphis in May, Memphis, Tennessee

April 22, 2005

Little Rock Feis, Little Rock, Arkansas

March 16, 2005

CHS St. Patrick’s Day céilí, Agriculture & Forestry Museum, Jackson, MS

March 15, 2005

Live performance on WLBT TV’s noon news show

March 13, 2005

St. Patrick’s Day Lunchtime Performance at Fenian’s Pub

March 12, 2005

Performance/Céilí at Villas on the Reservoir, Brandon, MS

March 4-6, 2005

Performance at North Texas Irish Festival, Dallas, Texas

February 28, 2005

Workshop with Patrick O’Dea, 852 N. Jefferson St.

2004 Events

December 5, 2004

Monthly Céilí at Fenian's Pub

October 31, 2004

Monthly Céilí at Fenian's Pub

September 10-12, 2004

Performance at CelticFest Mississippi

September 26, 2004

Monthly Céilí at Fenian's Pub

August 29, 2004

Monthly Céilí at Fenian's Pub

August 12-13, 2004

Workshops/Masterclass with Colin Dunne

June 13, 2004

Workshop with Yutaka Usui and Doriane Rencker, International Irish Setdancers

March 2004

Performances/céilíthe at Villas on the Reservoir, Brandon, MS; Knights of Columbus St. Patrick's Day céilí, Vicksburg, MS; St. Peter’s Cathedral; and Fenian's Pub

March 17, 2004

CHS St. Patrick's Day Céilí

March 13, 2004

Performance at Fenian's Pub – St. Patrick's Day Lunchtime

March 8, 2004

Workshop with Patrick O'Dea (set dancing: Hollymount Set and Ballagh Plain Half Set)

January 11, 2004

CHS winter céilí, Fenian's Pub

2003 Events

December 7, 2003

Céilí with Legacy, Fenian's Pub

November 15-16, 2003

Workshops with Yutaka Usui (set dancing; included Baile Bhúirne Jig Set and others)

September 5-7, 2003

Performances at CelticFest Mississippi

August 20, 2003

Céilí at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

June 18, 2003

Performance for Mississippi Center for Non-profits annual meeting

May 31, 2003

Workshop – set dancing from County Cork - with Timmy "the Brit" McCarthy and Yutaka Usui (Ard Groom Set, Erin Set, Waltz Cotillion, Victoria Set)

April 13, 2003

Workshop with Yutaka Usui & Doriane Rencker at Millsaps College (set dancing, including Baile Bhúirne Jig Set (reels) and Clare battering step)

March 2003

Performances/céilithe at Villas on the Reservoir, Brandon, MS; Gray Center (Episcopal Diocesan Retreat), Canton, MS; Knights of Columbus, Vicksburg, MS; Madison County Cultural Center; and St. Francis of Assisi Church

January 2003

Workshop with Yutaka Usui and Doriane Rencker of International Irish Set Dancers (set dancing: Sliabh Luachra Set, Clare-style battering)