Céad Míle Fáilte!
Welcome to the website for the ICCRI -Irish Ceilidhe Club of Rhode Island.

2012 Season looks to be the best ever at the ICCRI! Classes - Lectures - Dances - Concerts - Social Events!

Brand New Events!

May 5th: Installation Dance

May 12th: Ceili Dance w/Devine's Diner

May 18th: West Bay Collaborative Fundraiser

May 26th: Paddy Keenan

June 9th: Ceili Dance w/Devine's Diner

June 10th: Oisin MacDiarmada and Seamus Begley

June 21st: Niamh Parsons and Graham Dunne Concert

June 24th: Irish Day at the PawSox

Ongoing Monday Nights for the rest of the Club Season! Set Dance Workshop 7:15-9:15PM. Dances taught by Pat and Barry Callahan. No experience or partner necessary. $6.00 - pay as you go.

Announcements

Club Pictures are Needed: We are looking for Club pictures from the past to feature on our Wall of Fame! Please bring your photos or copies of the photos to any Pub Night!

Harney School of Irish Dance: Liam Harney is now taking registrations for new students (children & young adults) for Irish dance classes to be held at the Club. Classes are held from 4:00 - 6:00PM on Tuesdays. Please call the Club for registration information or contact Liam at (619) 675-6949. Please see www.harneyacademy.com for more information on the school.

Wanted! Card Players - Poker and Hi-Lo Jack League: Please see Sheila Cabral Sousa for Friday night card playing.

Wanted! Cribbage Players for Friday Night Cribbage Games:.

Ceilidhe Club Irish Library: There are still ways to fill the shelves of our Irish Library, built by John Fox with donations by long-time members and their families. If you run across an Irish read - think about sharing the treasure with the Ceilidhe Club Library. We have an ongoing sign-out system which makes these books available to all Club members - please help keep out Library going!.

Dances - Concerts: The ICCRI already has a great line-up of dances and concerts in store for the upcoming season! Monthly Set Dancing with Live Music, Traditional Irish Dances with favorite dance bands, and concerts with the likes of Kevin Burke, Paddy Keenan and Brendan Doyle/Brian Conway. The Upcoming Events page is your resource for all the info!

Committee News

Charitable Committee: There are baskets in the Club for items needed by the Elizabeth Buffam Chace Center's 2011 Agency Wish List. The list of items is available for pick up at the Club. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Crowley.

Social Committee: a "Basket of the Month" raffle will begin in October with proceeds going towards the purchase of our Pub TV. Each month you may buy an unlimited number of chances on a great themed basket filled with goodies valued at $75 to $100! Chances are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. A big Thank You to our newest member, Pat Blezard, for volunteering to put the baskets together!

Cultural Committee: There are too many Cultural Events to list them here - see the Events page now and in the near future for all the great events and activities!

All Committees are in need of volunteers!!! Please come to our next set of Committee Meetings to find out how you can lend a hand!

Ongoing Events

The Downstairs Pub is open most Friday evenings from 7:00pm until 11:00. We have fundraisers, theme nights, card and dart games, raffles, drinks specials, monthy sessions, vocal performances by local Irish musicians and more!

Monthly Book Club meets either ther 2nd or 3rd Tuesday of every month. Please call Paula Dodd at (401) 231-2416 for the latest book as well as location and times.

Committee Volunteer Opportunities: We could really use your input and help with events this Club season. We encourage everyone to sign up on a committee. If every member offered to help out for at least one event, we could share the work that it takes to keep the Club moving in a positive direction. Signup sheets are in the foyer or check the Events page for the next Committee Meeting. Thanks for your support of the Ceilidhe Club!

Committees
Cultural – Karon Hartshorn/Sorrel Devine

Social – Maureen Murphy
Charitable – Mary Crowley

Membership – Michael Doran
Maintenance – Art Curry

Ceilidhe Club Most Valuable Member 2011: Ellen Buegling! Ellen was recognized at the Installation Dance for her years of tireless service to the Ceilidhe Club. Thank you Ellen for all you do!

About Us and the Club Irish immigrants founded the Rhode Island Ceilidhe Club in 1956 for the purpose of uniting the Irish and Irish-American people and providing a place to hold social activities and share their common heritage. Monthly dances were planned and Irish bands were hired to play at these dances. Over 50 years later, Irish dances continue to be a monthly event at the Ceilidhe Club.

Membership Information: New Memberships are most welcome at the ICCRI. Please come to meet us at an event or give the Club a call to find out how you can become a member!

Site Links: Please check out the links to the left for more information.

Questions or Comments? Please send an email to info@icri.org.

Go Raibh Míle Maith Agaibh! A Thousand Thanks to You All!

Updated 5/2//2012

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