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WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE RKIDS
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1	2	3 RKIDs: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Fall semester dance class. Marilyn Moore teaches. We are finishing the Cashel set and taking on the Bridge of Athlone ceili dance. Date: Tuesday December 3, 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 two classes are free! Contact: Our Website	4	5 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Brian M GWCC: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: GWCC What: Last class of the GWCC Fall 2024 session. After the 7pm basics class, there will be a mini-ceili. Donations for the musicians are appreciated. Date: Thursday December 5, 2024 Time: 7-8pm: Basics-Beginners; 8-10: mini-ceili Location: Pinecrest Local Park Activities Building, 301 St. Lawrence Drive, Silver Spring, MD Details: Dances include: Merchant Set, Clare Plain Set, Antrim Square Set, Moycullen Set, Derradda Set Contact: email or website	6	7  Social Group: Book Discussion Club Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: title: Christmas Tea by: no one Date: Saturday December 7, 2024 Time: To Be Announced Location: Connie's place - see your RKIDs directory. Details: SPECIAL EVENT, by invitation only for ACTIVE Book Club members. A Christmas Tea with light lunch and desserts. Bring a used and wrapped book for the gift exchange. Space is limited; RSVP to Connie (see your directory) by Dec 1. Only active members of the Book Club are invited due to space limitations. Contact: Sonja MORE EVENTS +  Additional Event First Saturday Brunch Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: RKIDs' First Saturday brunch social Date: Saturday December 7, 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
8 IONA-Barnaby Productions: Jody Marshall Sponsor/Host: IONA-Barnaby Productions What: Celtic Concerts at the Old Brogue, Fall 2024, presents Jody Marshall's Annual Holiday Concert. Date: Sunday December 8, 2024 Time: Seatings: 4:30-6:00 & 6:30-8:00 pm Location: Old Brogue Irish Pub in Great Falls, VA Details: Individual tickets for $21+tax (Adult). Jody's sparkling hammered dulcimer, along with Paul Nahay's piano and Jim Queen's fiddle, deliver holiday spirit in repertoire ranging from beloved favorites to lesser-known gems. Add golden-voiced Susan Queen on lead vocals and the result is a show that spans from funny Christmas parodies to lovely holiday ballads to intricately arranged instrumentals. Contact: Purchase Tickets	9	10 RKIDs: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: This class will be held at a different location - Clarksburg High School. Date: Tuesday December 10, 2024 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM Location: Clarksburg High School, 22500 Wims Rd, Clarksburg, MD 20871. Park in the bus lot, come in through the main entrance, make a quick left into the cafeteria. Details: We'll do the High Cauled Cap in its entirety and some of the North Kerry set. Contact: Our Website	11	12 Weinberg Arts Center: Irish Christmas Sponsor/Host: Weinberg Arts Center What: Take a memorable glimpse into the enchanting spirit of Christmas, as the finest traditional artists from Ireland bring you on a fun-filled start to the holiday season. Date: Thursday December 12, 2024 Time: 7:30 pm - Location: New Spire Arts near the Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701 Details: Tickets for seniors 62+ are $30 and for adults $35. This family-friendly performance features lively instrumental tunes on fiddle, flute, uilleann pipes, harp and bouzouki, along with thrilling Irish dancing. Sample Performance Video. Contact: Weinberg Center Tickets	13	14 RKIDs: Members' Holiday Party Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: The O'Briens' again host the RKIDs annual Christmas party and potluck. It's an evening of singing, eating, gifting, and entertainment by our talented members. Date: Saturday December 14, 2024 Time: 7:00 pm - 11ish pm Location: O'Brien's house Details: BYOB and potluck. Sign up at class if you plan to attend or if you don't go to dance class, send Marilyn O. an email with the choice of food you'll bring. Bring a wrapped gift worth about $10 for the gift exchange. Entertainment provided by David M, Kathy O, Willie, Evan, Sandy, David D, and Toni. Contact: Marilyn O. Flyer 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 December 14, 2024 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. During the first break there will be a visit from Santa Claus. Dances: Back-to-Back Reel, Siege of Ennis, North Kerry Set, Waltz, Connemara Set, Peeler and the Goat, Caledonian Set, Cashel Set. Contact: EIC website
15	16	17 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Nancy M RKIDs: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Last Fall class. It's a mini-ceili and Toni asks us to pick dances from what she's taught this term. Date: Tuesday December 17, 2024 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM Location: Ridgeview Middle School 16600 Raven Rock Dr, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Details: Possible dances: Bridge of Athlone, Siege of Ennis, Gay Gordons, Harvest Time Jig, Clare Plain Set, Waltz Cotillion, Cashel, Derrada, Walls of Limerick, Haymaker's Jig, Fairy Reel, Merchant, Four-Hand Reel, Waves of Tory, High Cauled Cap, Merchant, Four-Hand Reel, Fairy Reel, Waves of Tory. Or, pick something else. Contact: Our Website MORE EVENTS +  Additional Event Riverdance Replies Due Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: This is about the Riverdance 30th anniversary performance invitations that were sent to all members. If you are interested in going, you should have sent your reply by today. Date: Tuesday December 17, 2024 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Details: Those who replied in the affirmative will get follow up emails well before the January 28, 2025 payment due date. Contact: Kate	18	19 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Mary B	20 Washington Revels: Christmas Revels (3 days) Sponsor/Host: Washington Revels What: From the Revels website: "celebrate an English country Christmas taken from author Thomas Hardy’s warm memories of the winter holidays in 19th-century England." Dates From and To: Friday December 20, 2024 to Sunday December 22, 2024 Time: varies, see schedule Location: Cultural Arts Center at Montgomery College, 7995 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Details: Admission: $75 - $85. Our 42nd annual Christmas Revels begins with caroling on Christmas Eve in the country village of Mellstock, where the festive season provides a backdrop for this story of mirth, mayhem and merriment that will change the village and its inhabitants forever. Contact: Description and Tickets. Recommended by Kathryn.	21 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Kevin W  Social Group: Brunch at the Green Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: Brunch at the Village Green. Date: Saturday December 21, 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)
22	23	24	25 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Marilyn O	26	27	28
29	30	31 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Tom O and Mary M
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