Join us for the Center for Celtic Studies Celebration Concert, with live music performed by Milwaukee Irish band áthas. All are welcome – bring a friend!
Malachy McKenna’s “The Quiet Land” opens this Friday, May 10, 2019 at 7:30 pm. Milwaukee Irish Arts presents founding members John Gleeson and Eamonn O’Neill as Nashee and Eamonn respectively, two elderly farmers who meet at a clearing on the hillside between their homes. With a wonderful blend of humor and pathos, ‘The Quiet Land’ is a celebration of life…
Tuesday, April 18, 2019, 7:00 pm
UWM Golda Meir Library, 2311 E Hartford Ave
Professor Margaret Kelleher (English, UCD) will present a lecture about the topic of her new book, entitled “The Maamtrasna Murders: Why Language Mattered in Nineteenth-Century Ireland”. She considers the crucial role played by language and translation in the trial and conviction of the men charged with the brutal murder of a family in the townland of Maamtrasna, on the Galway-Mayo border. Myles Joyce (Maolra Seoighe), a native speaker of Irish, was sentenced to death by an English-speaking court.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 6:30 pm
West Bend Library, 630 Poplar St., West Bend, WI
On Wednesday, April 17th at the West Bend Library (630 Poplar St, West Bend, WI 53095), SAS member Ron Sinclair will be presenting a talk on the Wisconsin Tartan as part of the library’s Celtic Series. The event is located at the library (address above) and will begin at 6:30 PM.
Saturday April 13, 7:30pm
Irish Cultural and Heritage Center, 2133 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Join us for JigJam, an Irish Bluegrass band performing this coming Saturday at the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center.
Tickets are only $10 with your student ID!
Thursday April 11 – Sunday April 14
CelticMKE, 1532 N Wauwatosa Ave
Join us for Bloomsday, an Irish love story by Steven Dietz. This is a “pay what you can” event. See post for more information.
Sunday April 7, 2:30pm
Community Untied Methodist Church
Join us for a benefit Hymn Sing for the Peniel Welsh Chapel. Rev. Tom White will accompany on his 126 year old reed organ with Sarah Conrad on piano. There will also be special music by the Peniel Quartet and a combined choir from Community United Methodist and Covenant United Methodist.
Tuesday, March 12 from 11:00am – 1:00pm
UWM Union Concourse
Stop in to the Union Concourse for a bit of Celtic craic. Enjoy some Irish soda bread, sugar cookies, Celtic trivia, and we’ll attempt to find an Irish version of your name!
Wednesday, March 6 at 7:00pm
UWM Green Hall
Celtic MKE Center, 1532 N Wauwatosa Ave
March 1-3, 2019
Join us for Irish Language Immersion Weekend (Deireadh Seachtaine Gaeilge) at the Celtic Milwaukee Center! Event is free for pre-registered UWM students!