Champaign-Urbana, IL Irish+ March events

[steve V. johnson]

This just in from Dean Karres in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

Hi All,

Here is the first installment of local St Patrick's related Celtic
music/dance events. If you know of any other traditional Celtic
music/dance related events in the CU area please let me know. These
are not Piper's Hut events.

March 12, Friday:
Jerome Colburn will be providing a selection of jigs,
reels, airs, and such at the St. Matthew Parish fish fry,
St. Matthew's Parish Center, Lincolnshire and Mayfair,
Champaign, IL, on Friday, March 12, 2010, 5-7 pm. No cover
charge, but the public are encouraged to purchase their choice
of the excellent meatless offerings.


The regular Bentley's Irish session is tonight from 7-10pm. Bentley's
is on North Neil at Washington.


Other local music of interest... Folk Singer, Claudia Schmidt will be
giving a workshop for singers at the IMC in downtown Urbana this
Saturday 2-4pm. The workshop cost is $20. Workshop + concert $25.
There are a limited number of slots left as of 2:30pm, Wednesday, Feb
24.

Edwin Hawkes <oltime1@att.net> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> A final reminder that Claudia Schmidt, incredible folk singer and performer
> will do a vocal workshop from 2-4pm and a concert at 8pm this Saturday
> February 27th at the Urbana Champaign Independent Media Center, 202 S.
> Broadway in Urbana. Advance tickets $10 and $15 at the door. Advance tickets
> available at Heartland Galleryon Main Street in Urbana, or by calling myself
> at 217-493-4654. If you're interested in the workshop, please call me to
> reserve a spot. Check out her website at www.claudiaschmidt.com The concert
> is brought to you by the Champaign Urbana Folk and Roots Festival. Any money
> left after expenses will go to support the festival.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ed Hawkes
> www.cufolkandroots.org

--
Dean Karres
Piper's Hut Concert Series
http://www.pipers-hut.com/concerts
pipers.hut@gmail.com

[dulcillini]

Steve: I find out more from you about what is going on in my back yard ! I will check these out. I live 20 miles away from the C-U area. Celtic music is up and coming in that area now. Thanks for the info.

Mike

[steve V. johnson]

Hey, Michael,

Use that address for Dean and get on his email list. He often mentions non-Celtic events around the area, too.

I hope that some time you can come down to the White Owl Winery for our 2nd Sunday monthly sessions. It's south of Palestine, IL, not too awfully far for a nice Sunday drive. www.whiteowlwinery.com

Tho we have family in C-U and Danville, we're seldom over there at the right time (or too busy with the fam') for the Irish sessions in C-U, but we're always hoping... If we know in advance that we can make it, I'll try and let you neighbors know
so we might meet.

All the best,

stv