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New
York Irish Center
10-40
Jackson Ave, Long Island City NY 11101
Tel:
+1-718-482-0909
Email-Newsletter
- Summer 2008
Summer's finally here and things are
really "heating up" at the NY Irish Center! Please join us for one
of the many fun events we've got planned this summer. And if you
have any suggestions for events or activities to help keep everyone
"cool" during the summer, or if you have any great ideas for Autumn,
please drop us a line to info@newyorkirishcenter.org.
We'll start by
giving you a brief
recap of events since our last newsletter, and then will "dive in"
to the upcoming activities so you can plan ahead -
enjoy!
Past
Events @ the Center
Play
Events:
Juno & the
Paycock, written by Sean O’Casey; The Importance of Being Earnest,
written by Oscar Wilde; Living
Quarters, written by Brian Friel.
These “Play Events” come
under the heading of Culture, Cuisine & Craic, and are our
fundraisers. We start the night with a Champagne Cocktail hour,
leading into the first half of the play, then we have a Hot Buffet
Dinner with Beverages, followed by the second half of the play and a
raffle. The whole evening is centered around a social setting with
entertainment and people getting to know each other.
We also
hosted Kid Shamrock, written
by Robert Cassidy, which was a fundraiser to aid the Irish Lobby for
Immigration Reform movement.
Our next play is coming from Galway,
Ireland, and promises to be a very funny play. There will be some
local actors in the cast and will be staged at the end of September
for one week only. Please stay tuned for that event, which will be
followed by reading from the works of John B. Keane in mid
October.
Dinner
Dance:
We
had our 3rd Annual Dinner Dance, at Antun’s, in April, at which we
celebrated our honorees Sean Mackin and James P. Mahoney. The night
was our biggest and most successful to date with guests attending
from far and wide. Our entertainment for the night was provided by
Summer Wind, who are did a fabulous job. We would like to extend a
warm and hearty ‘thank you’ to our helpers and volunteers who did an
awesome job of accommodating the large numbers of people who showed
up on the night. We couldn’t have done it without you!! A special
thank you also to Sean and James for their wonderful support, and to
your friends who came out to honor you with us.
Upcoming
Events @ the Center
“Blind
Date” Night:
We
have a wonderful event coming up on July 12th @ 7pm, which promises
to be lots of fun for all! Our ‘Blind Date Night’ was dreamed up due
to receiving calls from people asking how they can meet other
people. One of these call prompted this event, which continues to
grow… The night will start with some beverages and munchies, and a
little instruction from renowned Matchmaker, Maureen Nelson on how
to get from the point of meeting or seeing someone to an actual
date! So hard for lots of us!!
Then
we start our Blind Date event. Just like the TV shows! One lady
asking 3 guys questions, and 1 guy asking 3 ladies questions all to
determine who would offer the most compatibility for a date. These
(we’ll call them contestants), will be ‘nominated’ by local
establishments best known to represent them, and so we won’t know
exactly who they are on the night- hence the Blind Date theme.
We
have set up Dates for the people who choose each other. There’s
a Hudson River Brunch Cruise, tickets to the Repertory Theater
(Around the World in 80 Days
is playing now), tickets to the concert The Young Dubliners playing at BB
Kings, dinners for 2, Horse & Carriage Ride, Movie Night,
Interactive Comedy Night, a trip to Gaelic Park and others…..
Supporters are encouraged! Contestants are eagerly welcomed!! The
$25 for non-contestants is for drinks and munchies. The Band “The Cute Hoors”, will be playing
throughout the night.
Celtic Summer Camp 2008:
The Center is hosting a fun-filled camp
for Elementary School Children (Grades 2 – 8) including music,
drama, art & crafts, puzzles, and other fun activities provided
by a qualified school teacher & qualified drama
counselor.
Camp # 1: Monday, July 21st - Friday
25th
Camp # 2: Monday, July 28th - August
1st
For further information, contact Camp
Director Martin @ 646-784-9228 or New York Irish Center @
718-482-0909. Registration is required!!!
On-Going
Events @ the Center
Care-giver
& Toddler Group:
This
group meets every Monday from 2pm to 5pm, and every Thursday from
10:30am to 2pm. We provide a large space for your child to run
around and play with toys. A nice reprieve from the cold of the
nearest park! In the Fall, our Creative Coordinator will be joining
sometimes to get the toddlers busy with some music and creative
activity. Come for mutual support and fun for the
children.
Senior
Lunch and Social Club:
We
provide a weekly social life for our senior group every Wednesday
from 1pm to 4’ish! While meeting old friends, playing cards,
chatting and making new friends, and generally feeling welcome, we
provide a free lunch to all who attend. Starting in July, and prior
to the lunch, at 11:45am, we will have a Chair Yoga class for 1 hour
so get your exercise for the day! If you are the computer geek
type,you can while away the afternoon catching up on e-mails and
corresponding with relatives miles away, or enjoy your ‘soaps’ on TV
in our café area. And also in July we are starting a Painting class
and maybe some arts and crafts with one of our local senior artists.
We plan on starting a ‘book club’ shortly where you can also enjoy
our eclectic library.
Classes:
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Irish Dance Class: Mondays,
6pm-8:15pm
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Tin Whistle Classes: Mondays,
4:45pm-7pm
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Piano Keyboard Classes: Mondays,
7pm-8pm
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Irish Language Classes: Tuesdays,
5pm-9:15pm (muliple levels)
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Bi-Lingual Birdies: Tuesdays,
3:30pm to 4:15pm (teaches Spanish/English to younger
children)
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Line Dancing Classes: Starting in
September- Wednesday evenings (call for
details)
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Violin Lessons: Thursdays,
6pm-9pm
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Acting Classes: Thursdays,
6pm-7:30pm (adults)
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Old Time Dancing: Thursdays,
7pm – 8:30pm (for young & old alike - Light Fun
Exercise!)
On the third
Saturday of every month until September, we have a Céili night.
Anyone interested in this event should send an email to info@newyorkirisgcenter.org to
get on our mailing list so you will get regular updates. The Céili
will switch to the last Saturday every month from October
onwards.
We
also have other regular events such as: a ‘25’ Card night on the
last Friday of every month.
All are welcome.
Please
Support the New York Irish Center
The Center is kept running by people who
come out and support our events and activities. We are very
fortunate to have individuals and businesses that will not only
support us themselves but have helped to spread the word about what we do here for the
community. We also have to thank the many people that help run our
activities by donating so much of their free time to the events here
at the Center. It would be impossible to do everything we need to
without their readiness to give up an afternoon or evening to help
us.
If
you would like to support the programs and services that the Center
provides to the Irish community, please visit our online donation
page at http://www.newyorkirishcenter.org/donate.htm.
Or send us an email to info@newyorkirishcenter.org
if you would like to donate your time and talent to keeping the
Center growing. Go
raibh míle
maith agat!
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