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Upcoming Celtic Hawaii Events

First Edition 7/26/15   
Aloha Hawaii Celtic,      
                                 
Here are some upcoming local Celtic events which are open to all. Please join us in sharing our Celtic heritage with the community. 

Slainte!

Nancy Smiley, M.D.
Saint Andrew Society of Hawaii (SASH)
Vice President/Membership Coordinator/Shenanigator
email:  SASHawaii@icloud.com
Maui Celtic Radio Show
Great new Celtic music on the Maui Celtic Radio Show this Sunday on Blues and Roots Radio at www.bluesandrootsradio.com. 
Show times: Sunday in Hawaii 10am-12pm, 1-3pm US/Canada West coast, 2-4pm Mountain time, 3-5pm Central time, 4-6pm Eastern Time, Canadian Maritimes 5-7pm, Newfoundland 5.30-7.30pm, and 9-11pm in Ireland and the UK, Europe 10pm-12pm. Thanks to our underwriters The Irish Rovers and Maui Celtic.
 
HAWAII IRISH DANCE CEILI & DINNER
Sunday 07/26/2015
3:00-8:00pm

Anna O'Brien's Pub
2440 S. Beretania St.

Come join us for fun dancing, great music, and tasty food at the third Hawaii Irish Dance Ceili and Dinner event!

Dancing: Ceili dances are lively group dances that draw on the folk traditions of Ireland. Some dances have roots in other countries, such as England, Scotland, or France. Many of the dances performed at ceilis have been passed down for hundreds of years, while others are more recent.

At our ceili event, each dance will be taught to participants, and then instructions will be called out as the dance is performed. This is very similar to how contra dancing and other folk dance sessions are conducted, and it allows beginners to join in from the very first dance. You do not need any prior knowledge or skills to enjoy ceili dancing. 

If you would like to learn footwork or try some ceili dancing before this event, please consider joining us for a beginner class or one of our ongoing summer workshops. However, this is absolutely not required and everyone will be invited to dance at the event, regardless of experience. 

Music: Irish dancing is always best when performed to live music, and ceili dancing is no exception. We will have the pleasure of enjoying the music of Celtic Waves and Whiskey Starship as we dance. Both bands have played for our previous ceili and dinner events, and are great fun!

Dinner: We will be having a buffet-style dinner in the middle of the event, around 5:00pm, to replenish and refresh everyone's energy for more dancing. The cost of dinner is included in your ticket, and vegetarian options will be available. The bar will be open for drinks throughout the evening. 

Tickets: The cost of a ticket is $20 at the door. 

Thank you to everyone who has made these ceili events a success for us! 

http://www.hawaiiirishdance.com
Berkeley J1 Irish Student Tragedy Assistance Fund
 
An Aloha Fund has been established to assist the families of the Irish students killed in the Berkeley balcony collapse tragedy:
A fund has been established in Hawaii to assist the families of six Irish students who died after a fourth-floor balcony collapsed at an apartment building in Berkeley, California.  All of the students were in America for the summer on J1 educational visas.
The Berkeley J1 Student Tragedy Aloha Fund is administered by The Society of The Friends of St. Patrick Hawaii, an organization formed in Hawaii in 1955 to provide assistance to Irish immigrants, native Irish and those of Irish descent. Information can be found at fosphawaii.ning.com. “This is a tragedy that touches us all,” said Noel Trainor, honorary Irish counsel to Hawaii. “The funds we raise will assist the immediate needs of the students and their families, who must now cope with the loss of their children in a place far from home.”           
The Society of the Friends of Saint Patrick chairman Bill Comerford said, “In a week full of tragedies and sad headlines we Irish of Hawaii, are particularly sympathetic to these families facing such sad losses so far from home.  We wish to aid those who face this tragic circumstance and ask those of like feelings to join us by extending a hand of aloha.”
“We ask that you keep the victims and their families in your thoughts and prayers,” Trainor said. 
Contributions to the fund may be made in three ways:
·         Visit any branch of American Savings Bank and deposit a check made payable to the Friends of Saint Patrick with a memo line Berkeley J1 Aloha Fund to Account # 81028 32968
·         Mail a check to The Friends of St. Patrick, PO Box 2178, Honolulu, HI, 96805.  The check should be made out to The Friends of St. Patrick and should include Berkeley J1 Aloha Fund in the memo line.  
·         Contributions may also be made online by visiting www.gofundme.com/J1tragedyfund.
Any contribution big or small is gladly accepted.

http://fosphawaii.ning.com
SASH/FOSP Sunset Celtic Cruise
 
Sunday August 9, 2015
Showtime: 5:00PM
Makani Catamaran
Kewalo Basin Boat Harbor Slip #1
(Ala Moana & Ward)
$40 per person includes 2-hour sunset sail 5:30-7:30PM, dinner, & 2 drinks
 
To RSVP, call Makani Catamaran (808) 591-9000,
& tell them you are with the “Celtic Cruise” group.
 
Park at lot by the boat for $1/hour,
or at Ward Shopping Center & walk over
 
Casual Attire
Guests & all ages welcome
 
Island Dinner Menu:
Grilled Teriyaki Chicken
Island Style Beef and Vegetable Stir Fry with Onion, Carrots & Celery
Steamed White Rice
Vegetable Spring Rolls with Sweet and Sour Dipping Sauce
Curry Tofu and Vegetable Wraps
Rotini Pasta Salad with Zesty Carrots, Spiced Red Onion and Grated Parmesan Cheese
Macadamia Nut and Chocolate Chip Cookies
 
Contact Nancy for questions
SASHawaii@icloud.com

http://www.saintandrewsocietyofhawaii.com
Irish Film Fest: Two evenings of Irish Movies  

Saturday August 15th 6pm to midnight
Sunday August 16th 6pm to midnight
O'Toole's Celtic Room

Free admission

Drama & Comedy:
One Man's Hero 
Waking Ned Devine
The Field  
The Committments
Michael Collins 
The Wind that Shakes the Barley 
The Boondock Saints
The Boondock Saints II
Caledonian Society of Hawaii 50th Anniversary Golden Gala
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 5:00 PM
Pomaika'i Ballrooms at Dole Cannery
735 Iwilei Road, Honolulu

Everyone is welcome! Membership is not required. 

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Caledonian Society of Hawaii and the 30th
anniversary of the Celtic Pipes & Drums of Hawai'i at a gala event with buffet dinner, bagpipes, dancing, door prizes, no-host bar, and special guests including Jim Motherwell BEM, a personal bagpiper to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.

Reservations are required. 
Reservation deadline August 15, 2015; $80 per person.
$70 per person for reservations received by August 7, 2015.

No-host validated parking available.
Highland Dress or Formal requested.

Contact:
Susan MacKinnon
(808) 591-9398
susanmack1@mac.com
 
See registration form below or download from http://www.scotsinhawaii.org
The Celtic Book Club of Honolulu
presents 
Poems of the Ploughman’s Poet,
Scotsman Robert Burns

Sunday August 30th, 2015, 4pm – 6pm
Celtic Room at O’Toole’s Irish Pub 
Downtown Honolulu 902 Nuuanu Avenue
     
Join us for the best in poetry readings
& a lively discussion  
Contact Rosanne at 808-721-6650 after August 5th
Joke of the Day
The Upcoming Celtic Hawaii Events Newsletter is brought to you compliments of SASH
(The Saint Andrew Society of Hawaii)
 

Check out local Celtic events on the CCC (Hawaii Consolidated Celtic Calendar, sponsored by SASH): 
https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=saintandrewsocietyofhawaii%40gmail.com&ctz=Pacific%2FHonolulu

Hawaii Celtic Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/298284177047575/

SASH Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/saintandrewsocietyofhawaii
 
SASH Website: www.saintandrewsocietyofhawaii.com


 
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