Irish Asssociation of Manitoba

The Irish Association is looking for some volunteers to help out at a fundraising bingo in February. The session will be held in Monday, February 8th, at McPhillips Street Station (484 McPhillips Street). It is the early session (4:30 – 6:45 PM). All volunteers must be 18 years of age or older and photo ID is required. Please contact Shayleen 793-8558 or shayleen@mcconnelldancers.com.

The Irish Association is looking for Ambassadors for Folklorama 2010 (August 1st – 7th). We are accepting applications for the following roles: Youth Female Ambassador; Youth Male Ambassador; Adult Female Ambassador; and Adult Male Ambassador.

To receive an application please contact Cara Campbell at cara@irishmail.com

Title: Pub Night
Location: The Irish Club, 654 Erin Street
Description: Friday, February 19th, 2010
Doors Open at 7:00 PM Door Admission $5.00

Performances by Tom McDermott, McConnell School of Dance & Distant Shores, and McDonnell School of Irish Dance

Pub Style Food Available
All ages welcome!
Date: 2010-02-19

I am going on a senior’s tour of Ireland on May 10 for two weeks and seek a travelling companion. I am a widow, physically active, but would sooner travel with someone that I know. Although I have Irish roots, this will be my first trip to Ireland. If you were thinking of going to Ireland yourself, perhaps we could get together.

Carolyn (Vennard) Janzen, ph. 488-2871.

Title: Robbie Burns Night at the Club
Location: 654 Erin Street
Description: Entertainment and dancers, Pipers.
Tickets are $15:00 each, available at the bar or one the door on the night.
Tickets include a buffet of Haggis, stew, potatoes, cabbage and turnip with a dessert.
Proceeds go the club, with a donation to Haiti.

Sunday, January 24th 6pm onwards
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2010-01-24

Caryl Churchill’s ‘A Number’ was written in 2002 at a time when cloning was frequently featured in the media. We all remember ‘Dolly the Sheep’ and of course the moral controversy over the development of human embryos in the United States. In this play Miss Churchill’s main focus, however, is with the concept of self and it’s uniqueness. How might a son feel to discover that he is not who he thought he was but a clone of a previous son? And what about the original son who somehow didn’t measure up? How does a father justify what he did? What follows is a tense reckoning between father and sons which ends tragically for all concerned.

The Tara Players production stars Peter Hudson as Salter(father) and James Bowman as three of his ‘sons’. The Director is Mary Kelly-Campbell.

The Tara Players have been involved with the Master Playwright Festival every year since it’s inception in 1999. As an Irish Theatre Group we were thrilled that the first playwright featured in the Festival was an Irishman, Samuel Beckett.

The Tara Players were founded in 1973 with a mandate to showcase Irish Theatre. Since then they have been running a successful Dinner Theatre with four/five productions a year at the Irish Association Premises on Erin Street.. Come and enjoy Irish Hospitality both before and after the show. We look forward to welcoming you and extending to you a Cead Mile Failte (a hundred thousand welcomes).