Cultural

Check out what’s going on in the Irish community

Chicago Gaelic Park
6119 W. 147th St.
Oak For­est, Illi­nois 60452
More info on Gaelic Park and upcom­ing events!

Irish Amer­i­can Her­itage Cen­ter
4626 N Knox Ave
Chicago IL 60630
More info on the IAHC and upcom­ing events!

Irish Danc­ing for Adults
Want to rekin­dle the steps you learned as a kid? Want a great way to exer­cise and stay in shape, and have fun? Join the McNulty School of Irish Dance for the ADULT dance class on Tues­day nights. This class is open to adults of all ages!
Download the reg­is­tra­tion form here (http://mcnultyirishdancers.com/summer2009.pdf). 
For more infor­ma­tion, visit the web site (http://mcnultyirishdancers.com/).

Irish Music Ses­sions— Sean Cle­land and Pat Finnegan For more infor­ma­tion visit web site.

It’s a time when fam­i­lies and musi­cians of all ages and expe­ri­ences can come together and play and learn about each other.  Under the direc­tion of Sean Cle­land and Pat Finnegan, the ses­sions avail­able are open to all who wish to play or sim­ply come and listen.

Irish Music Ses­sions— General

ABBEY PUB 3420 W. Grace: Sun­days, 7:30 PM, Irish ses­sion (no cover). 773–478-4408.

CELTIC CROSSINGS 751 N. Clark: Sun­days, 6 PM, Irish ses­sion. 312–337-1005.

CHIEF O’NEILL’S PUB 3471 N. Elston: Sun­days, 4–8 PM, and Tues­days, 8–11 PM, tra­di­tional Irish ses­sion. 773–473-5263.

HIDDEN SHAMROCK 2723 N. Hal­sted: Sun­days, 3–6 PM, tra­di­tional Irish ses­sion. 773–883-0304.

KERRY PIPER 7900 Joliet, Wil­low­brook: Music at 9 PM. Wednes­days, Irish ses­sion hosted by Mur­phy Roche. 630–325-3732.

MOLLY MALONE’S 7652 W. Madi­son, For­est Park: Thurs­days, 8 PM, Irish ses­sion hosted by Theresa & John Shine, Erin Low­ery. 708–366-8073.

PEGGY KINNANE’S 8 N. Vail, Arling­ton Heights: Tra­di­tional music at 9:15 PM on Fri­days and Sat­ur­days. Sun­days, 1–4 PM, tra­di­tional Irish ses­sion (no cover). 847–577-7733.

Like Irish and Celtic music? Check out more bands at www.celticmp3s.com.

Celtic Fest Chicago

There’s a new date and new loca­tion for Celtic Fest in Chicago.  Celtic Fest will be held in Mil­le­nium Park on May 8 & 9, 2010.  Visit www.celticfestchicago.us for more information.