SUMMER SCHOOL UPDATE - 2008
MONDAY AUGUST 11 TO FRIDAY AUGUST 15

IT'S NOT TOO EARLY TO MAKE YOUR VACATION PLANS!

SUMMER SCHOOL UPDATE

Our New Venue is the MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

For Dorm Information click here and for Reservation Form click here.

Note: While the dorms are not air conditioned, the fee is reasonable and you will be able to stay at the dorms until Sunday.

Click here to view the Irish Fest Summer School class brochure.

Instructors for 2008 - To Date - More to come

Culture
Irish Country Life - Dr. Seamus MacPhillib
Legacy of the Scots Irish - TBA
Art - Born in Belfast - Frances Sweeney
Literature - Tales from the Fireside -Colleen Booker
Irish Language - Beginning and Sult - Ray MacManais
Irish Traditional Music: Recordings and Radio Broadcasts from the early 20th century -Harry Bradshaw

Dance
Set Dance - Tony Ryan
Sean Nos Dance - Maire Aine Ni Iarnain
Step Dance - Adult Beginners Kate Habel
Irish Social Dances - Gail McElroy

Crafts
Advanced Aran Knitting - Aine Ui Mhaille
Beginning Knitting - Jane McDaniel
Basket weaving - Vincent McCarron
Wood Carving - Grant Taylor
Doll Making - Jane McDaniel

Music
Bodhran - Beginning to Advanced - Pat Roe and Paul Marshall
Fiddle - Advanced - Randal Bays
Other Fiddle classes -Transition Class - Ed Palouchek, Beginning -Kaitlin Hahn
Banjo - 5 String Celtic - Colin O’Brien
Guitar - Intermediate / Advanced - John Nicholson
DAGDAD Tuning for Guitar -Daithi Sproule
Tin Whistle - Beginning

Children’s Program
Story Telling - Jane McDaniel
Performance Workshop - The Legacy of St. Patrick through Drama - Dr. Tim Campbell
Bodhran and Crafts

Add your name to the Irish Fest Summer School mailing list by emailing Barb Breed-Heidt at: barbbreedheidt@yahoo.com