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Tue 27 Jul 2010

FSOSP – Charity Disc Golf Irish Open

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Saturday, August 7, the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick will host the inaugural Charity Disc Golf Irish Open.

Grandview Disc Golf Course

33rd & Easton Blvd, Des Moines, IA

9am – 4pm

What is Disc Golf, you ask?  Disc Golf is a game that was invented in the late 60′s, following the invention of the Wham-O Frisbee.  At first, the pioneers of the sport threw the Frisbee at wooden poles in parks.  The sport progressed over the years, and changes took place in in equipment and rules.  Instead of using a big, light Frisbee, new smaller, heavier discs began to cruise in the range of 500 to 800 feet.  The targets also changed.  The tone poles were replaced by metal baskets, and the PDGA (Professional Disc Golf Association) was formed.

Registration for this event is $15 until July 15.  After that date, the cost is $20.  Your registration fee gets you a special edition, souvenir disc from Innova.  The disc, reserved for charity events only, would retail for about $25, and will have the Friendly Sons crest on it.  You can use whatever disc you like for this event.

Registration Form

All proceeds raised will be going to the Maureen J. McLaughlin Memorial Fund.  This scholarship fund was set up for the children of Brian Smith and Maureen McLaughlin.  Maureen unexpectedly passed away this spring.  Brian is an active member of the Friendly Sons and past President of the Celtic Music Association (CMA).

For information, please contact:

The Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick at 515.277.SONS (7667)

or adam_grady@hotmail.com

 

Sun 25 Jul 2010

Scottish Ale Tasting

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Our friends from the Scottish Heritage Society of Iowa are hosting a Scottish Ale Tasting, Saturday, July 31st at 7:00 pm.  Wonderful opportunity to taste some of Scotland’s finest ales.

From Host Isabella Hurless-Banks – 4520 75th St * Urbandale

Please join us for our second Scottish Ale Tasting.  This is an opportunity to taste some of the finest ales created by Scotland’s newest and oldest breweries.  Since its a party, we’ll have plenty of food including Nancy and Al’s Scotch eggs.  Bring a lawn chair if you’ve got one.

Tasting tickets are $20 per person / Non-Tasting tickets are $10 per person.  Paid reservations are required.  Attendees must be at least 21 years old.

For more information, call Isabella at 278-2067 or Nancy at 277-6350.

 

Tue 13 Jul 2010

Two Rivers Feile – Your Opportunity

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There is something very exciting afoot in Des Moines for Celtic culture and tradition.

Kelly Schulte is the lead instructor for the Des Moines branch of the Foy school of Irish Dance.  Kelly provides our young lasses the instruction they need to learn the art of Irish dance.  You may have seen her dancers at our concerts.  On several occasions they’ve joined the bands on stage to display their talents.  During the Cherish the Ladies concert, Joanie caught wind of the group, and in an impromptu moment, called a few girls to they stage to dance for the crowd.  Very impressive.

A group of parents in Des Moines decided we needed our own dance competition in Des Moines for Irish Dance, and formed Irish Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to the culture and traditions of Irish dance with the purpose to promote and support the artistic, social, educational, and competitive dance experiences.  Des Moines will host its first annual Two-Rivers Feile on August 7th, a day filled with dance and music.  The Celtic Music Association is proud to support the event by hosting Searson, a powerful force of celtic music, and proudly, and all-ladies group.

As you can imagine, there is a great deal of work in orchestrating a new event such as this, and there is an even greater amount of work required to turn it into a tradition.  I personally hope the Twin Rivers Feile is around for years and years to come.  And together we can make that happen.

Please take a moment to review the attached documents and consider for a second what you can contribute, in time or in resources, to help create this lasting legacy in Des Moines.  I consider it an honor to be a part of the Celtic Music Association, and a consider it blessing to live in a city that continues to support culture in all forms, especially that of my personal heritage.

Beannacht Dé leat!

Their websites are http://www.irishinc.org and http://www.tworiversfeile.com

Irish Inc Charitable Donation Form-Final Lime

TR Sponsorship-final Lime

TR Wish List-Revised July 2010

 

Mon 8 Mar 2010

Waukee presents The Beggarmen

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I’m the president of the Waukee Area Arts Council and I would like to tell you about a group we have coming on Saturday, April 24 at 7 pm. The Beggarmen are an Iowa City-based quartet of traditional Celtic musicians comprised of Brad Pouleson, Keith Reins, and Joseph and Tara Dutcher.

The band find their roots in the traditional music of Ireland and other Celtic regions. The Beggarmen supplement the rich variety of traditional tunes with their own original music. All of the Beggarmen lend their voices as well as their fine playing to the mix. Please visit Beggarmen.com for more details.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and can be purchased at Waukee Hardware or available at the door.

Seating is limited to 100.

For more information

visit: www.WaukeeArts.org

call: 515-402-7870 email: info@WaukeeArts.org