Past Events

Friday, March 3 2023 - Sunday, March 5 2023 4:00pm - 12:00pm

Tionól Gaeilge 2023 (Irish Language Immersion Weekend)

Click the image to see a larger view of the QR code or use the link below to register. This event is part of the UW-Milwaukee / UW-Madison Bi-campus Irish Culture Week. Please join us for the Tionól Gaeilge 2023...

Thursday, March 2 2023 2:30pm

Colloquium Talk (2023 Douglas Hyde Lecture): The Status of the Irish Language in the North of Ireland

Join the UWM Center for Celtic Studies for a talk about language revitalization and preservation through the persistence of An Dream Dearg and the Acht Gaeilge movement as the struggle for language rights and recognition continues in the North of Ireland.

Sunday, December 11 2022 3:00 pm

Milwaukee Irish Arts Presents James Joyce’s “The Dead”

The holiday spirit continues on Sunday, December 11th at 3:00pm with the reading of James Joyce’s famous short story The Dead. Set at a Christmas party in the home of the writer’s aunts, the story famously captures the hospitality of a Dublin Christmas...

Saturday, October 29 2022 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Samhain 2022

Join Center for Celtic Studies for a celebration of the Celtic Otherworld through spooky stories, Celtic treats, live music, and a costume contest. This event will be held on Saturday, October 29, 2022 from 5:30pm-7:30pm in Greene Hall. Check back...

Wednesday, September 28 2022 6:30pm - 8:30pm

2022 Fall Semester Kick-Off Céilí

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 6:30pm-8:30pm in Greene Hall
Join the Center for Celtic Studies in celebrating the Fall 2022 semester with the return of our annual Céilí! Immerse yourself in dance, featuring live music from Ceol Cairde. All are welcome to this free event.

Saturday, March 5 2022

Irish Language Gathering (Lá Gaeilge)

Date: March 5, 2022 Location: UW-Milwaukee Campus (Curtin Hall / Mitchell Hall) This event is FREE for pre-registered UWM students. Registration fee for non-students: $50 (by check, made payable to UWM Foundation). Please find the registration link for students &...

Thursday, March 3 2022 2:00pm

Virtual Event: An Evening with Kevin Barry, author of That Old Country Music

His latest, That Old Country Music, is a collection of short stories of rural Ireland in the classic Irish mode: full of love (and sex), melancholy and magic, bedecked in some of the most gorgeous prose being written today.

Saturday, February 26 2022 7:30PM

Irish Band Dervish at the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center Feb. 26

[caption id="attachment_1909" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo © Colin Gillen/framelight.ie[/caption] MILWAUKEE - Dervish, one of the biggest names in Irish music renowned for live performances that match dazzling sets of tunes with stunning interpretations of traditional songs, will perform at the Irish...

Saturday, February 12 2022 3:30pm-5:00pm

Free Webinar: “The Power of Indigenous Language” (Celtic Junction Arts Center Social Justice Seminar Series)

"Register now for the free webinar, "The Power of Indigenous Language." As part of Celtic Junction Arts Center’s Social Justice Seminar Series, speakers of Anishinaabemowin and of Irish explore the topic of Indigenous languages including the deep cultural value and...

Wednesday, October 27 2021

Samhain Festival 2021

Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 Time: 6:30 PM Central Free to Attend Join us for CCS’s annual Samhain festivities, held outside Merrill Hall on the evening of Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Performances by the Leaky Bellows of Milwaukee and storyteller...