Greenlight: Chicago Consular Region Mar '23
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01 March 2023
Greenlight: Chicago Consular Region Mar '23
MARCH 2023
MIDWEST USA ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADES:
Chicago Southside Irish Northwest side Irish Naperville
Milwaukee, WI La Crosse, WI Detroit, MI St.Paul, MN Indianapolis Omaha, NE Iowa Parades
ILLINOIS
Until Mar 26: Once – The Musical at Writers Theatre, Glencoe, IL Once | Writers Theatre
Music & Lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová; directed and Choreographed by Katie Spelman; Music Direction by Matt Deitchman.
Mar/Apr on General Release - The Quiet Girl/An Cailín Ciúin directed by Colm Bairéad
The first ever Irish language film to be nominated for an Oscar. On general release from Mar 3 in USA. Chicago locations: https://www.landmarktheatres.com/movies/299438-the-quiet-girl and https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/chicago/amc-river-east-21
Mar 1 at 8 pm: Dervish at Old Town School of Folk Music
All six members of Dervish are steeped in the musical traditions of counties Sligo and Leitrim in north-west Ireland. “Dervish are simply brilliant...They carry Irish history with them.” – The Guardian.
Mar 2 – 16: Chicago Irish Film Festival (In person Mar 2-5; Virtual Mar 6-12)
The 24th annual festival of the best independent films created by Irish filmmakers celebrating diversity and creativity through short, documentary and feature films. This event is one of the highlights of our year and we can’t recommend it highly enough – a true representation of the very best in Irish film making!
Mar 4 at 5 pm and 8 pm : Lúnasa at Old Town School of Folk Music
Folk Roots magazine calls this band the “Irish music dream team.”
Mar 11 from 1 pm – 11 pm - Irish American Heritage Center St. Patrick's Day Fest in Chicago.
Mar 16 at 7 pm - Byrne and Kelly – Mayfair Theater, Irish American Heritage Center - two of the principal singers in the international touring group Celtic Thunder, Neil Byrne and Ryan Kelly.
Mar 17 from 4pm at Theater on the Lake: Eat Drink & Be Irish with Live Music from Chancey Brothers, Sullivan Brothers, David Dunne & Sons. Special Appearance from Shannon Rovers. No cover charge.
Mar 18 at 7:30 pm Theater on the Lake, Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Weekend Tributorsaurus becomes U2
March 19 at 6:30 pm Shane Hennessy – Mayfair Theater, Irish American Heritage Center - Billed as “one of the most exciting live performers of his generation, with an ability to move between styles and genres with ease” by Irish Music Magazine, an exciting mix of jazz, blues, country, soul, traditional Irish music, and world music.
Mar 22 at 7 pm Aoife Scott, – Mayfair Theater, Irish American Heritage Center - International Irish trad superstar and heir to the famous Black family musical tradition.
Mar 31 at 3 pm Scholarly Seminars at The Newberry Library, Chicago - ‘Actresses & Activists’ - Mary Trotter, University of Wisconsin, Madison How activism informed women’s politics and art in early twentieth century Ireland.
WISCONSIN
Mar 2 at 2:30 pm Join the UWM Center for Celtic Studies for a talk about language revitalization and preservation in the 2023 Douglas Hyde Lecture - ‘The Status of the Irish Language in the North of Ireland’
Mar 3 at 7:30 pm Scythian at CelticMKE Irish Cultural and Heritage Center, Milwaukee
Mar 5 at 4:30 pm Lunasa at Celtic MKE Irish Cultural and Heritage Center, Milwaukee
Mar 3-5 Registration is now open for the annual Tionól Gaeilge 2023 (Irish Language Immersion Weekend) in Milwaukee at the UWM Center for Celtic Studies.
Mar 12 from 11 am – 2:30 pm: Passport to Ireland at CelticMKE - A family fun day out where the center is transformed into Irish destinations for children and families featuring interactive activities which celebrate Irish culture, history, and traditions. Children will get their passports stamped along the way, earning a prize at the end of their journey. Enjoy a variety of Irish dance performances and keep a look out for a wandering Irish storyteller! At our Celtic Café, we'll have lunch and snack options available.
Mar 12 at 8 pm Gaelic Storm and the High Kings at the Pabst Theater
Mar 18 CelticMKE Céilí - Beginners and all ages are welcome! Instruction is taught all evening. Admission $10 - Adults/$5 - Students with ID and aged 13-18. Children 12 & under are free! Non-alcoholic beverages & snacks will be available for purchase.
IOWA
There are a range of St Patrick’s Day parades and activities taking place in Iowa. Take a look here.
Mar 18 at 8 pm Aoife Scott – Franklin Junior High, Des Moines, IA
INDIANA
Mar 17 The Indianapolis St. Patrick’s Day Parade
MICHIGAN
Mar 7 at 4:30 pm EST: Consulate General of Ireland Presents with Ireland Network of Detroit: How to obtain Irish Citizenship Through Descent (By Zoom).
Please RSVP to: erin.menard@kitch.com
Mar 12: Detroit St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Mar 14 & Mar 15 at 6:30 pm Modern Irish Cuisine with Chef Kevin Burke of Dublin at the Dixboro House, Ann Arbor
Mar 17 at 5:30 pm & 8:30 pm Modern Irish Cuisine with Chef Kevin Burke of Dublin Frame, Hazel Park
If you live in southeast Michigan--or close by--this is your chance to taste modern Irish cuisine without having to fly across the pond! Chef Kevin Burke of Dublin's new hot spot Library Street will be in Michigan for three special dinners during St. Patrick's week in March. His cuisine features Irish seasonal food with French and Italian influences. This will be Burke's first time cooking in the US, and he presents three special dinners (above).
MINNEAPOLIS
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Celtic Junction Online Class Offerings
Ogham as a Reflective Tool
4 Zoom sessions: Thursdays. 8:00-9:15 pm. March 2-23, 2023. $100
Carl Jung and the Irish Writer
4 Zoom sessions. Thursdays. 8 -9:15 pm. March 2-23. $100
The Extraordinary Madame Blavatsky
4 Zoom sessions. Tuesdays. 2 pm -3:15 pm. March 7-28. $100
Irish Cooking: Seafood & Seaweed Chowder
1 Zoom session: Wednesday. 6:30-7:45 pm. March 8, 2023. $25
Irish Cooking: Shepherd’s Pie with Lamb and Champ
1 Zoom session: Wednesday. 6:30-7:45 pm. March 15, 2023. $25
Celtic Junction Arts Center has rolling admissions! Browse Irish language, history and literature, and creative arts classes at celticjunction.org/classes/
Mar 4 – 17: Kickin’ It Irish at Celtic Junction
10th Anniversary Production - experience the magic of Ireland with Kickin' it Irish, a thrilling music and dance production marking its 10-year anniversary. Featuring the choreography of original Riverdance cast member Cormac Ó Sé.
Mar 19 at 7 pm: Aoife Scott at Celtic Junction
Award-winning folk singer Aoife Scott is a songwriter based in Dublin, Ireland. Born into the legendary Black Family, Aoife is steadily rising to the top of the traditional and folk music scene. Her music has a broad creative scope but is largely influenced by her own roots in folk and traditional Irish music. She is ASLR Celtic Music Awards Female Vocalist of the Year 2020 and she also received ASLR Celtic Music Awards Female Vocal Album of the Year 2021 for her second album, "HomeBird"!
Mar 30 at 6 pm – (Online) Book Discussion: “Constance Markievicz: Irish Revolutionary”
Join Dr. Kevin Byrne and Dr. Steven Griffith for a free, two-night discussion of Anne Haverty’s, Constance Markievicz: Irish Revolutionary (2016). Constance Gore-Booth was born into the privileged world of a wealthy Protestant landowning family in County Sligo, Ireland in 1868. Artist, author, actress, poet, she married Casimir Dunin Markievicz, a Polish count, in 1900. Countess Constance Markievicz became an important voice in the Irish Republican movement, was second in command in St. Stephen’s Green during the Easter Rising, was the first woman elected to the British Parliament, took the anti-Treaty side during the Irish Civil War, and was the first woman to hold a government cabinet position.