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MIM Kickoff Celebration

Urban Growler Brewing (Barrel Room) 2325 Endicott St, St. Paul, MN, United States

Gather at 7pm to enjoy live music from the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend visiting artists. At 7:45pm, there will be a brief program including an introduction of the 2022 MIM visiting artists, the Fitz Scholarship recipients, and an unveiling of the Center for Irish Music's big plans to expand our space at the Celtic Junction. A session will follow the program. Bring your instruments!

$10

Great Session Experience

Celtic Junction Arts Center 836 Prior Ave N, St Paul, MN, United States

The Great Session Experience brings together the Twin Cities Irish music community with multiple sessions happening simultaneously at the Celtic Junction Arts Center. Our goal is to fill every corner of the Celtic Junction with Irish traditional music. Bring your instrument, your musical pals and family members, and join in a session or start one of your own! You may even want to simply relax and enjoy listening to the music over a drink with a friend. Non-musicians are most welcome.

Free

MIM Master Artists Concert

Celtic Junction Arts Center Outdoor Stage 836 Prior Avenue North, St. Paul

Presented by the Center for Irish Music, the Master Artists Concert is the signature event of the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend. Don't miss this rare chance to see Kathleen Conneely (whistle), Seán Clohessy (fiddle), and John Coyne (bouzouki/song) play from their recently released album “All Jokes Aside”. “Their music is simply top shelf and if you’re a traditional music lover it’s one you’ll absolutely have to have to hear for yourself.” says the Irish Echo. In addition, visiting artists Ivan Goff (Danú) on uilleann pipes and flute, award-winning singer and fiddle player Eimear Arkins (Clare), accordion and banjo player Natasha Sheehy (Limerick), and multi-instrumentalist Sky Kelsey (Alaska) will perform together on one stage at the Celtic Junction Arts Center’s Outdoor Stage!

$25

Irish Musical Storytime

Newell Park 900 Fairview Ave N, St. Paul, MN, United States

Join Celtic Cuties instructor Alisa Mee for family storytime in Newell Park from 9:30-10:15 am on Saturday mornings this summer on June 18 and July 16. These free programs will feature stories, songs, rhymes, and puppets to encourage early literacy skills and music development. Best for children aged birth to five and their caregivers.

Free

Instrument Explorers Irish Music & Arts Summer Camp (Age 9-11)

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

At Irish Music & Arts Summer Camp, kids will meet new Irish music friends, gathering each day to learn songs, try Irish instruments, listen to stories, do arts & crafts, and learn some myths and legends. Camp will also include dance and sports at Newell Park. Instructors will be both senior CIM staff and advanced CIM students.

Irish Music & Arts Summer Camp is open to all, whether you play an Irish or non-Irish instrument (or no instrument at all!). We will have instruments here to try. Bring lunch and one snack each day.

$249

Sprouting Songsters Irish Music & Arts Summer Camp (Age 6-8)

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

At Irish Music & Arts Summer Camp, kids will meet new Irish music friends, gathering each day to learn songs, try Irish instruments, listen to stories, do arts & crafts, and learn some myths and legends. Camp will also include dance and sports at Newell Park. Instructors will be both senior CIM staff and advanced CIM students.

Irish Music & Arts Summer Camp is open to all, whether you play an Irish or non-Irish instrument (or no instrument at all!). We will have instruments here to try. Bring lunch and one snack each day.

$249

Advanced Youth Ensemble Auditions

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

Audition to join the Center for Irish Music's Advanced Youth Ensemble

Event Series Beginning Ensemble

Beginning Ensemble

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

Irish music is most fun when it is played with friends! Join Brian Miller for the Beginning Ensemble in 2021-22, an in-person class. This first-time mixed-instrument ensemble is open to musicians ages 9-12 who know about 10-15 full-length Irish tunes (jigs, reels, or polkas). This class is a great opportunity to meet new Irish music friends who play different instruments, and to improve your Irish music skills which include learning music by ear, rhythm, pitch and repertoire!

$63

Advanced Youth Ensemble Auditions

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

Audition to join the Center for Irish Music's Advanced Youth Ensemble

Event Series Open Sky Adult Ensemble

Open Sky Adult Ensemble

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

Open Sky Ensemble celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2022! We have a great variety of instruments right now but are always happy to add more. If you know many tunes and have a fair amount of CIM instruction under your belt, come join this fun Monday evening adult ensemble!

$105
Event Series Combined Intermediate Ensemble (Redwing & Osprey)

Combined Intermediate Ensemble (Redwing & Osprey)

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

Directed by Mary Vanorny and Hannah Flowers, students will learn tunes and arrange them in sets to perform together as a group. This class has a strong focus on building ensemble skills including playing fluently, adding variations, listening to each other, maintaining excellent rhythm, using simple harmonies, preparing for performance, increasing knowledge of traditional Irish music, and having fun with each other and the music!

$126
Event Series Common Tunes Session Online

Common Tunes Session Online

Online Event MN

This July, join fiddler Mary Vanorny for a late 'happy hour' session on Wednesdays at 7:15 pm CST, focusing on the Center for Irish Music’s Common Tunes repertoire, as found on our website: https://www.centerforirishmusic.org/resources.

$32
Event Series An Luan Adult Ensemble

An Luan Adult Ensemble

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

An Luan has been together since 2010, and is always on the lookout for new members - especially melody players on fiddle, pipes or accordion!! This experienced group of musicians has a history of performing regularly around the Twin Cities with a large repertoire of session tunes and not-so-well-known tunes. They strive to play great music together and have fun while they are at it.

$105

Event Series Uisce Gorm Adult Ensemble

Uisce Gorm Adult Ensemble

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

Experience the enjoyment and challenge of playing music with others in a mixed instrument ensemble! Together, the group works on new and old repertoire, with Dáithí Sproule, a world-class instructor and performing musician, as mentor.

$123
Event Series Introduction to Tin Whistle for Kids

Introduction to Tin Whistle for Kids

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

Join Iain Dove McAfee this summer for a continuation of Norah's beginning tin whistle class! The tin whistle is a rewarding Irish instrument and a great fit for young musicians with small hands. We will help your child learn to play jigs, marches and polkas! Parental support of a regular practice routine is expected.

$113