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WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE RKIDS
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			1 GWCC: New Year’s Day Ceili Sponsor/Host: GWCC What: GWCC New Year’s Day Ceili. Live music from 4 PM to 8 PM. Date: Wednesday January 1, 2025 Time: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location: The Lyceum, 17801 Meeting House Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860 Details: Admission: $20 members, $30 non-members. Potluck supper at first break, please bring a dish to share. Masks are optional. Music by Ellis Island: Dave Abe, Myron Bretholz, Peter Fitzgerald, Martin McCann & Andy Thurston. Dances: Clare Plain Set, Siege of Ennis, Merchant Set, Paris Set, Haymakers' Jig, N. Kerry Set, Walls of Limerick, Ballyvourney Jig, Clare Lancers Set, Waltz. No alcohol. Contact: GWCC Flyer	2	3	4 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Dan M  Social Group: First Saturday Brunch Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: RKIDs' First Saturday brunch social Date: Saturday January 4, 2025 Time: 10 am - noon Location: Woodside Deli at 13048 Middlebrook Rd, Germantown, MD 20874 Details: Brunch and chat at the Woodside Deli restaurant. Contact: Sonja
5	6	7 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Evelyn R RKIDs: Directors Meeting Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Board of Directors meeting. To be held via Zoom remote conferencing. Topics will include logo shirts, Riverdance show, new member welcome pamphlets. Date: Tuesday January 7, 2025 Time: 7:30 - 9:15 pm Location: Videoconference Details: This directors' meeting is open to current RKIDs members. Organization Contact: Kate (meeting agenda) or Bill (meeting URL)	8	9 GWCC: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: GWCC What: GWCC teaches Irish Set and Ceili dancing on Thursdays until February 27. Date: Thursday January 9, 2025 Time: 7-8pm: Basics-Beginners; 8-9:30: Continuers Location: Pinecrest Local Park Activities Building, 301 St. Lawrence Drive, Silver Spring, MD Details: $40 for 8 classes; dancers can attend both classes at no extra cost. Teacher is Ann Marie Breheny. Beginners class teaches the basics of set and ceili dances; Continuers class is for less common or more advanced sets. Instruction includes Set of the Month. Flyer Contact: email or website	10	11 EIC: Ceili Sponsor/Host: EIC What: Emerald Isle Club ceili. Music by: Peter Fitzgerald and the J. Patrick’s All Stars. All dances are called. Date: Saturday January 11, 2025 Time: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Location: The Promenade Dance Studio, 2605 Lord Baltimore Drive, Suite L, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 Details: Admission: $20/adult non-member, $15/adult member. Bring a baked good or dessert to share. BYOB. Contact: EIC website
12 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Sandy D  Social Group: RKIDs Games Day Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: Game Day at David M's and Kathy O's. Light refreshments. Please RSVP by Thursday, January 9 at noon to Kathy or David (see your directory). Date: Sunday January 12, 2025 Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Location: Kathy and David's house - see your membership directory. It's near the Shady Grove metro station. Details: Mexican Train, Bananagrams, Left-Right-Center, Farkle, cards, Ping-Pong and more! If you want to participate in our warm-up game, please bring 3 one-dollar bills to participate in Left, Right, Center. Several games will be available for you to play with instructions given if you are new. There will be break about mid-way for refreshments. David and Kathy will have some treats for us plus hot tea. Contact: Kathy O to RSVP	13 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Carole C	14 RKIDs: Dance Classes Begin Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: FIRST Winter/Spring semester class. Please bring your $50 Fall class registration. Date: Tuesday January 14, 2025 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM Location: Ridgeview Middle School 16600 Raven Rock Dr, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Details: Meets most Tuesdays. We take checks, cash or major credit cards for payment. New students: the first two classes are free! Contact: Our Website Flyer	15	16 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Obie O  Social Group: Thai Restaurant Lunch Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: RKIDs' eating-out social - lunch at the Thai House Restaurant. Date: Thursday January 16, 2025 Time: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Location: Thai House Restaurant 8369 Snouffer School Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20879 Details: Reservations are necessary. Contact Marie V. at her email address or call her, as listed in your copy of the members directory, by Monday, January 13 to reserve your spot. Because so many members signed up, the restaurant will not provide separate checks so bring cash, please. Contact: Marie V. for reservations. Restaurant MORE EVENTS +  Additional Event Dance Class Sponsor/Host: GWCC What: GWCC teaches Irish Set and Ceili dancing on Thursdays until February 27. Date: Thursday January 16, 2025 Time: 7-8pm: Basics-Beginners; 8-9:30: Continuers Location: Pinecrest Local Park Activities Building, 301 St. Lawrence Drive, Silver Spring, MD Details: $40 for 8 classes; dancers can attend both classes at no extra cost. Teacher is Ann Marie Breheny. Beginners class teaches the basics of set and ceili dances; Continuers class is for less common or more advanced sets. Instruction includes Set of the Month. Flyer Contact: email or website	17	18  Social Group: Brunch at the Green Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: Brunch at the Village Green. Date: Saturday January 18, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Village Green Restaurant, 120 N. Frederick Ave (Rt. 355), Gaithersburg MD 20877, just north of the Fr. Cuddy Bridge (which goes over the railroad tracks in Gaithersburg). Details: Meet other RKIDs at this casual, local restaurant. There is parking in front (2 spaces), along the side, and in the rear. For easier in and out, park at the nearby IHOP and walk a few steps to the restaurant. No RSVP is necessary. Contact: Jack C (see your membership directory)
19	20	21	22  Social Group: Book Discussion Club Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: title: The Weaver’s Legacy by: Olive Collins Date: Wednesday January 22, 2025 Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Location: Zoom Details: A novel about Goldie O'Neill, a nine-year-old girl, who travels with her family across the unclaimed West to establish an Irish Catholic colony. Contact: Sonja	23 GWCC: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: GWCC What: GWCC teaches Irish Set and Ceili dancing on Thursdays until February 27. Date: Thursday January 23, 2025 Time: 7-8pm: Basics-Beginners; 8-9:30: Continuers Location: Pinecrest Local Park Activities Building, 301 St. Lawrence Drive, Silver Spring, MD Details: $40 for 8 classes; dancers can attend both classes at no extra cost. Teacher is Ann Marie Breheny. Beginners class teaches the basics of set and ceili dances; Continuers class is for less common or more advanced sets. Instruction includes Set of the Month. Flyer Contact: email or website	24	25
26 GWCC: Ceili Sponsor/Host: GWCC What: GWCC ceili. Paul O'Donnell will teach the Duke Reel at the 3pm workshop. Date: Sunday January 26, 2025 Time: 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location: The Lyceum, 17801 Meeting House Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860 Details: Admission: $20 members, $25 non-members. Potluck supper at first break, please bring a dish to share. Music by SHEPHERDS PIE Ceili Band. Dances: Caledonian Set, Stack of Barley, Meelin Victoria Jig, Duke Reel, Cashel Set, Connemara Reel Set, Kilfenora Plain Set, Antrim Square Set, Clare Mazurka Set. Contact: GWCC Flyer	27	28 RKIDs: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Winter/Spring semester class. Date: Tuesday January 28, 2025 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM Location: Ridgeview Middle School 16600 Raven Rock Dr, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Details: Meets most Tuesdays. We take checks, cash or major credit cards for payment. New students: the first two classes are free! Contact: Flyer	29	30 GWCC: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: GWCC What: GWCC teaches Irish Set and Ceili dancing on Thursdays until February 27. Date: Thursday January 30, 2025 Time: 7-8pm: Basics-Beginners; 8-9:30: Continuers Location: Pinecrest Local Park Activities Building, 301 St. Lawrence Drive, Silver Spring, MD Details: $40 for 8 classes; dancers can attend both classes at no extra cost. Teacher is Ann Marie Breheny. Beginners class teaches the basics of set and ceili dances; Continuers class is for less common or more advanced sets. Instruction includes Set of the Month. Flyer Contact: email or website	31  Social Group: Swampoodle Concert Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: Swampoodle, the band led by Danny Costello (who spoke to the RKIDs a few months ago), will be rocking the halls of the Knights of Columbus. Date: Friday January 31, 2025 Time: 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Location: Knights of Columbus Hall 5417 W. Cedar Lane in Bethesda, MD (corner of Old Georgetown and Cedar Lane) Details: $5 at the door. Light food available. Prepare to boogie! Sample a video of their performance at the Old Angler Inn in 2024. Contact: If you are coming, let Marilyn and Obie know so they can save you a seat.
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