28. August 2010 by admin.

Happy Birthday IIV!Come celebrate on Tuesday the 31st ot the Oasis on N Great Neck VB! Gueat artists include Martin Marron, Val Little, Cindy and (maybe John) Kays, James West, and member of Gan Anim and more. We will be celebrating with cake and goodies. Should be a great night for all!

James West is at Murphy’s tonight. Stop by and buy your tickets for his September 14th appearance with the Fighting Jameson’s at the NORVA. If you buy your tickets directly from James, you avoid the service charges and support the band. Great way to celebrate Halfway to St Patrick’s day!

Mo and O’Malleys have music all weekend, so stop by and see Goodiie (forgive me if i spelt it wrong) or Rachel for a grand pint.

Pints and Paints at the Hudsons tomorrow (Sunday) starting at 2, going through the evening. Bring your enthusiasm, we will have the rest.

Save the date
9/10 Gathering at the Oasis, Karaoke night with Irish guest artists too
9/18 Murphy’s Festival Come out and support the fesival and give Marion a hand9/24 Half way to St Patricks with James West and the Fighting Jamesons at the NORVA
Oct 2 Williamsburg Scottish Festival, Come out to help at the Celtic Heritage Village and Stage

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22. August 2010 by admin.

The IIV newsletter is available online at http://irishinvirginia.com/images/newsletter/Newsletter-July%202010.pdf.  It is a news newsletter, so give it a try!  Thanks Cindy Kays for all your hard work!

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22. August 2010 by admin.

MO and O’Malleys music five nights a week on Grandby Street!!

Martin Marron, our local Sligo man, is just back from his home in Ireland to entertain at Conklins Irsh pub. Come on out and enjoy an Irish evening.

Irish in Virginia is supporting the Williamsburg Scottish Fesitival  fundraiser at the William Wallace day at the PUB at Hampton on Sunday from 11 to closign.  We have informed them that the Irishmen will be arriving with their pants on despite the call for an all kilts parrty!!!!

Murphy’s is rockin with the Havers on Saturday night, and the Fighting Jamesons are on during the week.

All hands call to come out to help paint and saw and build the stuff for the Williamsburg Festival. yes this means all of you!!!!  Sunday 29th of August  at 2 at the house. Message for directions. Beer and hotdogs will be provided.

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13. August 2010 by admin.

​HI Folks,

Short one here.

Great news! Owen Gallagher will be back with us in a short while and we want to send a hearty thanks and welcome home to him. Roll on wedding plans!!

James West is on the stage at Murphy’s the 12 and 13 of August before traveling to the Blarney Stone in Fredricksburg for the Saturday gig.

Martin Marron is slated to come back on the music scene on Tuesday the 17th at H20, followed by Friday and Saturday at Conklin’s and midweek 24, 25, 26 at MO and O’Malleys.

Val had a great weekend at Murphy’s last weekend, but I can’t tell you where he is this weekend.

Sunday afternoon, August 22, our session musicians who have been asked to perform at the Celtic Heritage Stage at the Williamsburg Scottish Festival, will be delighting the crowds at the PUB in Hampton for William Wallace Day in support of fundraising efforts for the festival.

Big thanks to Una and Dermot and Emalee for their work on the heritage tent display. 

Chip at Murphy’s told us things are full steam ahead for the SVCF in September. Marion Sefton is going to need  your help to manage the IIV booth. If everyone puts in an hour or two, it will be a grand day for all.

There is a new session at the Montgomery Grill in Portsmouth on alternating. Sunday’s. You might want to stop in at one of the restaurants in Portsmouth before heading out to see the Irish Tenors.

Richmond Flying Squirrels held an Irish Heritage Day this week and featured Turf Fire as the pre game entertainment!!!  What a great idea by the Richmond Irish American Society to get out and about in the community. And they managed to do it on BOBBLEHEAD night, wow!!!!   Looking forward to presenting the Irish Heritage with the folks in Richmond!!!!

Slan

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1. August 2010 by admin.

August 6. Summer Nights Karaoke and silly season fun at the Oasis Cafe and Bar on N Great Neck Virginia Beach. Family and friends welcome to enjoy a visit, a quick pint, or a song or two. And while you are there, don’t forget to pick up your raffle tickets for the trip to Ireland or Scotland. Ticket sales are limited to 3900 and the drawing will be held on Oct 2 at the Williamsburg Scottish Festival. IIV members, bring your stubs to the Halloween party at the Oasis on the 29th of October for a second chance drawing for local prizes.

Wednesday sessions at the Oasis continue to be lively and a great way to spend a  Wednesday evening. Raffle tickets are on sale. Ask Kelly, Steely or John about a ticket.

Marion Sefton is in charge of the Murphy’s Festival tent Sept 18 and will be selling raffle tickets at the booth if there are any left by that time. If you see Marion this week, don’t forget to wish her a happy 70th!!!!!

We need folks who are going to local events for the halfway to St Patrick’s Day Celebrations  on the Weekend of Sept 17-19 to sell tickets for the raffle at the event.

Work on the Irish Heritage tent and Celtic Village for the Williamsburg Scottish festival continues and volunteers are needed.  Great way to help out and take your family to an outstanding local event. We will be selling raffle tickets there.

Graham at the Green Oak is continuing his open mic series on Saturdays, so stop by for some local flavor. OH, and yea, you can pick up raffle tickets there.  He is also offering a bus trip to the Williamsburg Scottish Festival for the day.

The Celtic Heritage Stage lineup is complete at this time. Thanks to all the musicians who expressed interest and who will participating this year. If you would like to be considered for next year, please contact Dermot Hudson at dermot@irishinvirginia.com.

Save the date.

Aug 6  Karaoke fun at the Oasis

Sept 10, Fall Gathering

Sept 17, 18, 19 Halfway to St Patrick’s day celebrations around town. (The Police Emerald Society will have a pub crawl on Saturday Sept 18th that begins and ends at the Murphy’s Irish Festival.)

Oct 2, Williamsburg Scottish Festival.

Oct 29th 2nd annual Halloween party at the Oasis.

Oct 30 ish the Irish invade  Virginia Beach to celebrate Shannon and Eoin’s wedding! Please give them big Virginia Beach welcome if you see them around town!

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24. July 2010 by admin.

Emalee Sweeney has extended an invitation to Irish in Virginia members to join
her at the GFKeagans/Blue Turtle at Hilltop for a belly dancing extravaganza to
support the ForKidsHomeless Shelter tonight. This is the official invite:

Details from the FB invitation
ForKids Homeless Shelter Fund Raiser at GF Keagan’s Blue Turtle
Restaurant—Saturday, July 24th at 7:30pm. Help raise funds for this very worthy
cause with a night of belly dance and fantastic food! ForKids shelters local
children and their families during times of emergency and times of poverty. This
amazing shelter program has assisted hundreds of families in the Hampton Roads
area. Children currently residing in ForKids shelte…rs will be in attendance
at this event. GFK/ Blue Turtle will be donating a portion of food purchases
directly to ForKids. GF Keagan’s Blue Turtle is located at 1550 Laskin Road, in
the Hilltop East Shopping Center in Virginia Beach. Reservations are highly
recommended. Call 422-9545.

The meetup today at Busch Gardens is postponed due to the heat.

Our next meetup is at the Oasis on Aug 6 for a summer nights Karaoke evening.
Come on out and sing your favorite summer songs. Bring the entire family for a
night of silly singing and giggles as we try to beat the heat!! Bring your cool
with you!  Also, bring your cash to buy your raffle tickets for a chance to go
to Ireland. Limited tickets, so don’t wait until it is too late.

Andy O’Driscoll is coming into town on  Monday, Aug 2 to play at H20.  The Beach
Bar is a great way to end an evening at the beach or wind down after a hot day
at work.

A shout out to Murphy’s at the Oceanfront. Great job on the new outdoor bar!

Check out Conklins Irish Rover’s new website! http://conklins-irish-rover.com/

If you are out in the heat in Norfolk, don’t forget to duck in to see Rachel and
the gang at Mo and O’Malleys.

Mark your calendars for the following events.

Murphy’s Irish Festival  Sept 18,Music, dance, food, bevvies and fun.

33rd Annual Williamsburg Scottish Festival and Celtic Celebration Oct 2, at
Rockahock Campground
Irish in Virginia and the Richmond Irish American Society are partnering to
present the Celtic Village with the Green Oak Pub, so please be prepared to come
out and help out for a bit and support the Irish community in this new
adventure.

The Wednesday Session at the Oasis was fantastic this week with four generations
enjoying all types of music with instruments as varied as tin whistles to tubas
and wash tubs. Some amazing fiddling happens every week, as well as banjos,
bodhrans, guitars, flutes, kazoos, and mountain and hammer dulcimer. The singing
ranges from ballads to bawdy and serious to silly.   Stop over for an hour or an
evening to have a true Irish experience of the “kitchen session”. For those who
would like to see what happens at a session, check out the pics
http://picasaweb.google.com/janeannlewis/JulySessions#

Check the events.irishinvirginia.com blog for updates as they happen.

Keep your cool this hot, hot weekend!!!

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14. July 2010 by admin.

Come on out and enjoy the soft summer weather remiscent of an Irish or Scottish seaside as you hear the tunes and taps trad music and dance.

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5. July 2010 by admin.

The Busch Garden Meetup has changed to 4 pm on Saturday July 10 at Grogan’s for a pint and then off to B-52s.

Leighas is playing at Borjos Coffee house on Tuesday night. 
Irish night is on at H20 is Tuesday, and the Wednesday session is on at the Oasisi on Wednesday.
Celtic Nights at the Ocearfront is the evening of July 14th. Thanks Darby, Emalee, and Kath for helping out, should be fun. Volunteers are still welcome!

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2. July 2010 by Cindy.

Hey all,

Cindy Kays (and maybe John, too) will be at Jack Quinn’s Irish pub this weekend-Friday and Saturday nights, July 2 & 3, 2010. Both nights the start time is 7:00 p.m. and ending time is 9:30 p.m.

So if you want to get an early start on your July 4th celebrating come on out to Jack Quinn’s on the corner of Granby and Tazewell Sts. in downtown Norfolk, VA.

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25. June 2010 by admin.

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