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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