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UPCOMING EVENTS

ONGOING EVENTS
(Weekly & Monthly)
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Saturday, August 16th

KEN O'MALLEY & THE TWILIGHT LORDS "CONCERT IN THE PARK"  7p.m.

at central Park on Bouquet Canyon, Santa Clarita. Bring your lawn chair and picnic and enjoy a cool evening under the stars. Note: Arrive early for the best parking.

 

Saturday, August 16th - 10:00pm

KEN O'MALLEY & THE TWILIGHT LORDS

at O'Brien's on Main Street in Santa Monica.

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Saturday, August 16th - 8:00pm
IFF - Irish Film Festival of Los Angeles
and the Downtown Film Festival Presents
a
FREE screening of the New Irish Film
STRENGTH AND HONOUR
Directed by Mark Mahon
Saturday, August 16th - 8:00pm
Irish Director Mark Mahon would like to extend to the
Irish Film Festival complimentary tickets to the Los Angeles, Saturday, August 16th, 8:00pm screening of the multiple award winning Irish movie
STRENGTH AND HONOUR.
Names must be at WILL CALL.  
To be put on the WILL CALL list RSVP to
strengthandhonourthemovie@gmail.com
 
Starring Vinnie Jones, Michael Madsen & Richard Chamberlain
 STRENGTH AND HONOUR is a powerful movie about one man's love for his son and his refusal to leave him to die.
"Mark Mahon has woven and inspirational piece of
cinema" FIVE STARS Matt Hunter/Moviefone

The film is playing in Los Angeles for ONE-DAY-ONLY
at the http://dffla.com 
DOWNTOWN FILM FESTIVAL
LOS ANGELES
August 16th, 8pm
The Los Angeles Theater
615 S. Broadway Ave,
Los Angeles, CA 90014

http://strengthandhonorthemovie.com

                                                                                                                    

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Tuesday, August 19th - 8:15pm - FREE
MEN OF WORTH, MAUREEN BRENNAN AND KEVIN CARR
REDLANDS BOWL
Four masters of Celtic music unite to present a tour-de-force concert of Irish and Scottish works, from haunting ballads to toe-tapping jigs. Special guest performance by the Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band.

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August 31st, September 7th, 11th, 18th at 8:00pm
THE BAD ARM - CONFESSIONS OF A DODGY IRISH DANCER
Don't miss the chance to see this uproarious dance-comedy work as it is hatched at Bang Improv Theatre.
Written and performed by Maire Clerkin. Directed by Dan O'Connor.
Bang Theatre, 457 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036
323.653.6886
Tickets: $12 through online booking: www.bangstudio.com - $14 on the door.
*** The show was scheduled to be reviewed by the LA times tonight (14th).

 

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Sunday September 14

Celtic Spring
Award winning Celtic fiddling and
Cape Breton Step Dancing
California Center for the Arts
Escondido  - 3:00 p .m.

tickets
www.artcenter.org
(800) 988-4253

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Saturday, September 20th
KEN O'MALLEY - Solo Acoustic Show
The Coffee Gallery Backstage 7p.m.
2029 N. Lake, Altadena
626.398.7917
Reservations are recommended as this show has SOLD OUT in the past.

 

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Saturday October 25th

Natalie MacMaster 
In Concert

Caltech presents Natalie MacMaster at Beckman Auditorium at 8 pm. Natalie's performance will include jigs, reels, ballads and step dancing. Free parking at 332 South Michigan Avenue, Pasadena
( south of Del Mar Blvd ).

Admission: $32, $27 and $22. Youth high school age and under: $10.
 Call 626 395 4652 or 888 2 CALTECH.

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Sunday, October 19

Gaelic Storm- In Concert
The El Rey Theater, Los Angeles

Go to www.gaelicstorm .com for a
chance to win to Aer Lingus tickets to Ireland

 

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Saturday  November 29

Celtic Thunder - The Show
Nokia - LA Live
Los Angeles

tickets: www. aeglive.com

also performing at:
December 1 - San Diego Sports Arena
December 2 - Save Mart Center Fresno

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AN IRISH CHRISTMAS
"A Great Irish Night"

Saturday, November 11 - 8 P.M.    
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza 
                  1-805-449-2787                       

Sunday, November  30   2 P.M.
Irvine Barclay Theatre, Irvine
1-949-854-4646

for more locations and information
contact
www.kerryrecords.com

 

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Plan Ahead

The Best of Irish Entertainment Cruises
Planning their 18th Annual
IRISH FESTIVAL CRUISES

aboard the beautiful
Celebrity Summit

January 31- February 7, 2009

Sail along with...

Mary Black, The Black Brothers,
Johnny McEvoy, Cherish the Ladies, Tommy Sands, Bogside Rogues,
The Matt Cunningham Band,
Don Stiffe, Roisin O’Reilly, John Gleeson, Mike Mazur,
Donny Golden, Dan Stacey, Shay Clarke
and many more!

Rates from $1199.00pp

Sailing from San Juan and calling on St. Maarten, Dominica, Grenada, Bonaire and Aruba!

Space is very limited!
Call 1-800-441-HARP (4277)
www.irishtours.com

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Miscellaneous Events with no details available at this time. Detailed listing will follow as information comes in

 

Sept 6 - CELTIC ARTS CENTER CONCERT - Los Angeles
Sept 24 - SLIDE - Cerritos
Sept 26 - RONAN TYNAN - Cerritos
Oct 3/4/5 - LOS ANGELES IRISH FILM FESTIVAL
                 Beverly Hills
Oct 11/12 - CELTIC SPRING - Ventura
Oct 11/12 - SEASIDE HIGHLAND GAMES - Ventura
Oct 17 - GAELIC STORM - Santa Barbara
Oct 29 - CHERISH THE LADIES
               "An Irish Homecoming", Cerritos
Nov 29 - CELTIC THUNDER, Nokia Theatre Los Angeles
Dec 02 - TEADA in Concert - Christmas Show, Cerritos
 Dec 10 - THE IRISH TENORS HOLIDAY SHOW - Cerritos
Jan 13 - DANU - Cerritos
May 3 - CELTIC SPRING - Cerritos

for more information visit:
Michael Patrick Breen
www.MichaelPatrickBreen.com
www.YouTube.com/MichaelPatrickBreen
www.MySpace.com/MichaelPatrickBreen
www.MichaelPatrickBreen.Bebo.com
www.Picasaweb.Google.com/MichaelPatrickBreen

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               COMING SOON!!!
 
"THE HOLLYWOOD SET"
A short film written and directed by Michael Patrick Breen (in post production).
Starring Karen Kahler, Michael Patrick Breen, Dolly Martin, Tim Martin, Patty Ellis and The Los Angeles Irish Set Dancers - with Aaron Matthew Loy, Anne G. Colburn, Christopher P. Ellis and Marissa Garcia.  Featuring the music of the Ceili House Band and "Waltzing at Don's", a new waltz composed by Peter McLoughlin.
 

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Weekly Classes in 
Irish Set Dancing 
(Irish Country Dancing) 


For details, call Michael Patrick Breen at (818) 504-2210
or
email IrishDanceLA@aol.com

Los Angeles Irish Set Dancers
Rinceori Seit Cathair na nAingeal
www.IrishDanceLosAngeles.com

www.YouTube.com/LosAngelesSetDancers
www.MySpace.com/LosAngelesIrishSetDancers


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