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		1 RKIDs: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Fall semester dance class. Date: Tuesday October 1, 2024 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 class is free! Contact: Our Website MORE EVENTS +  Additional Event Irish Social Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Fairfax City Parks & Rec What: Irish social dance class for ages 18+. Discover simple social and set dances, such as the Haymakers Jig, North Kerry and Lancers set. No experience necessary. Date: Tuesday October 1, 2024 Time: 7:15 - 8:45 pm Location: Green Acres Center: 4401 Sideburn Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030 Details: Admission: $38, $10 drop-in. Taught by Hugh Conway. Five-week session. Contact: Parks & Rec Course Catalog - flip page to Irish Social Dance, or email [email protected]	2 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Gerry M	3 GWCC: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: GWCC What: GWCC teaches Irish Set dancing on Thursdays this fall until December 5. Date: Thursday October 3, 2024 Time: 7-8pm: Basics-Beginners; 8-9:30: Continuers Location: Pinecrest Local Park Activities Building, 301 St. Lawrence Drive, Silver Spring, MD Details: $50 for 10 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	4 Highland Games of Harpers Ferry: Highland Games (3 days) Sponsor/Host: Highland Games of Harpers Ferry What: Highland Games and Other Entertainment Dates From and To: Friday October 4, 2024 to Sunday October 6, 2024 Time: varies, see the web link Location: 235 Sam Michael's Lane, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425 Details: Adult Admission at the door: $20. This outdoor event will have vendors, live music, food, a beer garden and bar, traditional dancing, a playground for the kids, a dog park, FREE parking, and more. Contact: Highland Games of Harpers Ferry	5  Social Group: First Saturday Brunch Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: RKIDs' First Saturday brunch social Date: Saturday October 5, 2024 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 MORE EVENTS +  Additional Event 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 Megan Downes. Note the new location. Date: Saturday October 5, 2024 Time: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Location: An Poitin Stil at 2323 York Rd. Timonium MD 21093 Mo's Seafood at 1528 East Joppa Road, Towson, MD 21234 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
6	7	8 RKIDs: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Fall semester dance class. Date: Tuesday October 8, 2024 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 class is free! Contact: Our Website MORE EVENTS +  Additional Event Irish Social Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Fairfax City Parks & Rec What: Irish social dance class for ages 18+. Discover simple social and set dances, such as the Haymakers Jig, North Kerry and Lancers set. No experience necessary. Date: Tuesday October 8, 2024 Time: 7:15 - 8:45 pm Location: Green Acres Center: 4401 Sideburn Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030 Details: Admission: $38, $10 drop-in. Taught by Hugh Conway. Five-week session. Contact: Parks & Rec Course Catalog - flip page to Irish Social Dance, or email [email protected]	9 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Christine M 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 follow up from annual meeting and membership status. Date: Wednesday October 9, 2024 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)	10 Philadelphia Ceili Group: Music and Dance Festival (3 days) Sponsor/Host: Philadelphia Ceili Group What: The Philadelphia Ceili Group's 50th Annual Irish Music and Dance Festival includes a ceili dance, workshops and concerts. Dates From and To: Thursday October 10, 2024 to Saturday October 12, 2024 Time: various Location: Commodore Barry Club 6815 Emlen St, Philadelphia, PA 19119. Details: Tickets in advance range from $18 - $100 for non-members. $40 for the Saturday evening concert, which includes Joanna Clare, Laura Byrne, Eileen Estes, Donna Long and Billy McComiskey, plus a performance by The Consequences, a new Irish traditional band. Contact: PCG Website MORE EVENTS +  Additional Event Dance Class Sponsor/Host: GWCC What: GWCC teaches Irish Set dancing on Thursdays this fall until December 5. Date: Thursday October 10, 2024 Time: 7-8pm: Basics-Beginners; 8-9:30: Continuers Location: Pinecrest Local Park Activities Building, 301 St. Lawrence Drive, Silver Spring, MD Details: $50 for 10 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	11 Celtic Colours: Celtic Colours Festival (9 days) Sponsor/Host: Celtic Colours What: Live from Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, the nine-nights long annual Celtic Colours festival. The festival is held during Cape Breton’s most spectacular season; travels may take you around the pristine Bras d’Or saltwater lake or the Cabot Trail. Dates From and To: Friday October 11, 2024 to Saturday October 19, 2024 Time: Various Location: All over the island Details: 50 concerts. Gaelic singing, Cape Breton fiddling, local dance traditions. Many performers are scheduled, mostly from Nova Scotia, including J.P. Cormier, Dave Gunning, Buddy MacDonald and Betty Beaton. Contact: Celtic Colours Festival	12
13	14	15 RKIDs: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Fall semester dance class. Date: Tuesday October 15, 2024 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 class is free! Contact: Our Website MORE EVENTS +  Additional Event Irish Social Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Fairfax City Parks & Rec What: Irish social dance class for ages 18+. Discover simple social and set dances, such as the Haymakers Jig, North Kerry and Lancers set. No experience necessary. Date: Tuesday October 15, 2024 Time: 7:15 - 8:45 pm Location: Green Acres Center: 4401 Sideburn Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030 Details: Admission: $38, $10 drop-in. Taught by Hugh Conway. Five-week session. Contact: Parks & Rec Course Catalog - flip page to Irish Social Dance, or email [email protected]	16	17 GWCC: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: GWCC What: GWCC teaches Irish Set dancing on Thursdays this fall until December 5. Date: Thursday October 17, 2024 Time: 7-8pm: Basics-Beginners; 8-9:30: Continuers Location: Pinecrest Local Park Activities Building, 301 St. Lawrence Drive, Silver Spring, MD Details: $50 for 10 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	18	19  Social Group: Brunch at the Green Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: Brunch at the Village Green. Date: Saturday October 19, 2024 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)
20  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 Friday, October 18 to Kathy or David (see your directory). Date: Sunday October 20, 2024 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 (as 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. Contact: Kathy O to RSVP	21 Institute of Musical Traditions: Breabach Concert Sponsor/Host: Institute of Musical Traditions What: Securely ranked among Scotland’s most skilled and imaginative contemporary folk acts, Breabach unites deep roots in Highland and Island tradition with the innovative musical ferment of their Glasgow base. Date: Monday October 21, 2024 Time: 7:30 pm - Location: Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD, 20852 Details: Tickets are $25 in advance (+$2 box office fee) and $30 at the door or $20/25 for students and children. Contact: IMT website; Breabach's website.	22 RKIDs: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Fall semester dance class. Date: Tuesday October 22, 2024 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 class is free! Contact: Our Website MORE EVENTS +  Additional Event Irish Social Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Fairfax City Parks & Rec What: Irish social dance class for ages 18+. Discover simple social and set dances, such as the Haymakers Jig, North Kerry and Lancers set. No experience necessary. Date: Tuesday October 22, 2024 Time: 7:15 - 8:45 pm Location: Green Acres Center: 4401 Sideburn Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030 Details: Admission: $38, $10 drop-in. Taught by Hugh Conway. Five-week session. Contact: Parks & Rec Course Catalog - flip page to Irish Social Dance, or email [email protected]	23 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Kate M  Social Group: Book Discussion Club Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: title: A Thousand Roads Home by: Carmel Harrington Date: Wednesday October 23, 2024 Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Location: Zoom Details: A novel about grief, loss, and mental health issues. Contact: Sonja	24 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Jim Ca  Social Group: Lunch at German Rest'ant Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: RKIDs' eating-out social - celebrate Octoberfest at Schmankerl Stube Bavarian Restaurant! The German greats - Sauerbraten! Schnitzel! Apfelstrudel! Date: Thursday October 24, 2024 Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Location: Schmankerl Stube Bavarian Restaurant, 58 South Potomac St, Hagerstown, MD 21740 Details: Reservations are necessary. Contact Marie V. at her email address or call her, as listed in your copy of the members directory, by Sunday, October 20 to reserve your spot. The restaurant can provide separate checks. Contact: Marie V. for reservations Schmankerl Stube Bavarian Restaurant MORE EVENTS +  Additional Event Dance Class Sponsor/Host: GWCC What: GWCC teaches Irish Set dancing on Thursdays this fall until December 5. Date: Thursday October 24, 2024 Time: 7-8pm: Basics-Beginners; 8-9:30: Continuers Location: Pinecrest Local Park Activities Building, 301 St. Lawrence Drive, Silver Spring, MD Details: $50 for 10 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	25 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Carol S	26 Blackthorn: Blackthorn Ceili Sponsor/Host: Blackthorn What: The Halloween Edition of the Blackthorn Ceili! Marilyn Moore calls. Music by Joe DeZarn, Tina Eck and a friend. Date: Saturday October 26, 2024 Time: 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM Location: McCathran Hall, 300 Grove Ave., Washington Grove, MD Details: Bring a dish to share for the potluck. $20 Admission. All the dances are called: Everyman’s Chance, Siege of Ennis, Clare Plain Set, Waltz Cotillion, SET TWO: Walls of Limerick, Derrada Set, Haymaker’s Jig/Ballyvourney Set, Six Hand (Fairy) Reel, SET THREE: Gay Gordons, Merchant Set, Clare Lancers Set. Halloween costumes are optional, having fun is just going to happen no matter what. Contact: Obie flyer
27 GWCC: Ceili Sponsor/Host: GWCC What: GWCC ceili. Date: Sunday October 27, 2024 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. Masks are optional but encouraged. Contact: GWCC Flyer	28	29 RKIDs: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Fall semester dance class. Date: Tuesday October 29, 2024 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 class is free! Contact: Our Website	30	31 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Larry S
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