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WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE RKIDS
Always check the event sponsor’s website for the latest information. denotes an RKIDs Social (Members-Only) Group Event.
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				1 GWCC: Ceili Sponsor/Host: GWCC What: GWCC New Year's Day ceili with live music by Dave Abe, Myron Bretholz, Peter Fitzgerald, Martin McCann & Andy Thurston. $30 non-members, cash or check only. Date: Thursday January 1, 2026 Time: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location: The Lyceum, 17801 Meeting House Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860 Details: Admission: $25 members, $30 non-members. Potluck supper at first break, please bring a dish to share. Door prizes/raffle (ticket w/admission). All dances called: Clare Plain Set, Siege of Carrick, North Kerry Set, Paris Set, Haymakers' Jig, Merchant Set, Ballyvourney Jig, Waltz, Clare Lancers Set. Contact: GWCC Flyer	2	3  Social Group: First Saturday Brunch Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: RKIDs' First Saturday brunch social Date: Saturday January 3, 2026 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
4 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Dan M	5 EIC: Dance Classes Sponsor/Host: EIC What: Irish Set Dance classes. For adults interested in learning commonly danced sets, tailored to beginners but all are welcome. Date: Monday January 5, 2026 Time: Mondays 7:30-9:30pm Location: Baltimore County Arts Guild Clubhouse, 10 St. Timothys Ln., Catonsville, MD 21228 Details: $5/class lesson. No experience nor partner is necessary. Irish dancing is energetic, so you'll want to bring water and wear comfortable clothing+ shoes with smooth soles (not athletic shoes) for dancing. Contact: email or see the EIC Calendar Flyer	6 RKIDs: Directors Meeting Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Board of Directors meeting. Date: Tuesday January 6, 2026 Time: 7:30 - 9:15 pm Location: Zoom videoconference Details: This directors' meeting is open to current RKIDs members. Organization Contact: Kate (meeting agenda) or Bill	7 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Evelyn R	8 GWCC: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: GWCC What: GWCC teaches Irish Set and Ceili dancing on Thursdays until Feb. 26. Instructor: Ann Marie Breheny. Date: Thursday January 8, 2026 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. Contact: email or website Flyer	9	10 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 by Marilyn Moore. Date: Saturday January 10, 2026 Time: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Location: The Promenade Dance Studio, 2605 Lord Baltimore Drive, Suite L, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 Details: Admission: $25/adult non-member, $20/adult member. Bring a baked good or dessert to share. BYOB. Dances: Waltz, Walls of Limerick, Haymakers’ Jig, Rakes of Mallow, Merchant Set, Siege of Carrick, Clare Lancers Set, Clare Plain Set, Workshop: Morris Reel, Morris Reel, Clare Mazurka Set, West Kerry Set. Contact: EIC website
11	12 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Sandy D EIC: Dance Classes Sponsor/Host: EIC What: Irish Set Dance classes. For adults interested in learning commonly danced sets, tailored to beginners but all are welcome. Date: Monday January 12, 2026 Time: Mondays 7:30-9:30pm Location: Baltimore County Arts Guild Clubhouse, 10 St. Timothys Ln., Catonsville, MD 21228 Details: $5/class lesson. No experience nor partner is necessary. Irish dancing is energetic, so you'll want to bring water and wear comfortable clothing+ shoes with smooth soles (not athletic shoes) for dancing. Contact: email or see the EIC Calendar Flyer	13 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Carole C RKIDs: Dance Classes Begin Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: FIRST Winter-Spring class. Please bring payment for the $65 semester registration fee. Date: Tuesday January 13, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM Location: Ridgeview Middle School 16600 Raven Rock Dr, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Details: Classes are held on most Tuesday evenings. Up to 16 sessions are planned. Taught by Toni Dufficy. We take checks, cash or major credit cards for payment. New students: the first two classes are free! Contact: Flyer	14	15 GWCC: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: GWCC What: GWCC teaches Irish Set and Ceili dancing on Thursdays until Feb. 26. Instructor: Ann Marie Breheny. Date: Thursday January 15, 2026 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. Contact: email or website Flyer	16 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Obie O	17  Social Group: Brunch at the Green Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: Brunch at the Village Green. Date: Saturday January 17, 2026 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)
18	19 EIC: Dance Classes Sponsor/Host: EIC What: Irish Set Dance classes. For adults interested in learning commonly danced sets, tailored to beginners but all are welcome. Date: Monday January 19, 2026 Time: Mondays 7:30-9:30pm Location: Baltimore County Arts Guild Clubhouse, 10 St. Timothys Ln., Catonsville, MD 21228 Details: $5/class lesson. No experience nor partner is necessary. Irish dancing is energetic, so you'll want to bring water and wear comfortable clothing+ shoes with smooth soles (not athletic shoes) for dancing. Contact: email or see the EIC Calendar Flyer	20 RKIDs: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Winter-Spring class. Please bring payment for the $65 semester registration fee. Date: Tuesday January 20, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM Location: Ridgeview Middle School 16600 Raven Rock Dr, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Details: Classes are held on most Tuesday evenings. Up to 16 sessions are planned, weather permitting. We take checks, cash or major credit cards for payment. New students: the first two classes are free! Contact: Flyer	21  Social Group: Lunch at Ayse Meze Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: RKIDs' eating-out social - lunch at the Ayse Meze Lounge. RSVP by January 17 to reserve your spot. Date: Wednesday January 21, 2026 Time: Noon - Location: Ayse Meze Lounge, 700 King Farm Blvd, Suite 170, Rockville, MD Details: Ayse Meze is a Mediterranean style restaurant with a somewhat unusual menu. Reservations are necessary. Contact Marie V. at her email address or call her, as listed in your copy of the members directory, by Saturday, January 17 to reserve your spot. Contact: Marie V. for reservations Ayse Meze Lounge	22 GWCC: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: GWCC What: GWCC teaches Irish Set and Ceili dancing on Thursdays until Feb. 26. Instructor: Ann Marie Breheny. Date: Thursday January 22, 2026 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. Contact: email or website Flyer	23	24
25	26 EIC: Dance Classes Sponsor/Host: EIC What: Irish Set Dance classes. For adults interested in learning commonly danced sets, tailored to beginners but all are welcome. Date: Monday January 26, 2026 Time: Mondays 7:30-9:30pm Location: Baltimore County Arts Guild Clubhouse, 10 St. Timothys Ln., Catonsville, MD 21228 Details: $5/class lesson. No experience nor partner is necessary. Irish dancing is energetic, so you'll want to bring water and wear comfortable clothing+ shoes with smooth soles (not athletic shoes) for dancing. Contact: email or see the EIC Calendar Flyer	27 RKIDs: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Due to the adverse weather, the January 27 Winter-Spring class is CANCELLED. Date: Tuesday January 27, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM Location: Ridgeview Middle School 16600 Raven Rock Dr, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Details: Classes are held on most Tuesday evenings. Up to 16 sessions are planned, weather permitting. We take checks, cash or major credit cards for payment. New students: the first two classes are free! Contact: Flyer	28  Social Group: Book Discussion Club Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: title: The Woman at 72 Derry Lane by: Carmel Harrington Date: Wednesday January 28, 2026 Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Location: Zoom - 7:00 PM Socializing 7:15 PM Book Discussion starts Details: On a leafy suburban street in Dublin, beautiful, poised Stella Greene lives with her successful husband, Matt. The perfect couple in every way, Stella appears to have it all. Next door, at number 72 however, lives Rea Brady. Gruff, bad-tempered and rarely seen besides the twitching of her net curtains, rumor has it she’s lost it all…including her marbles if you believe the neighborhood gossip. But appearances can be deceiving... Contact: Sonja	29 GWCC: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: GWCC What: GWCC teaches Irish Set and Ceili dancing on Thursdays until Feb. 26. Instructor: Ann Marie Breheny. Date: Thursday January 29, 2026 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. Contact: email or website Flyer	30	31
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