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WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE RKIDS
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1	2 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 February 2, 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	3 RKIDs: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Winter-Spring class. Date: Tuesday February 3, 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	4	5 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 February 5, 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	6	7  Social Group: First Saturday Brunch Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: RKIDs' First Saturday brunch social Date: Saturday February 7, 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 MORE EVENTS +  Additional Event Ceili Sponsor/Host: EIC What: Emerald Isle Club ceili. Music by: Peter Fitzgerald and the J. Patrick’s All Stars. Date: Saturday February 7, 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. Contact: EIC website
8	9 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 February 9, 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	10 RKIDs: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Winter-Spring class. Date: Tuesday February 10, 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	11 RKIDs: Directors Meeting Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Board of Directors meeting - planning our 35th anniversary celebration and more. Date: Wednesday February 11, 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 MORE EVENTS +  Additional Event Solas in Concert Sponsor/Host: Weinberg Arts Center What: A reunited Solas celebrates 30+ years of groundbreaking Celtic music. Date: Wednesday February 11, 2026 Time: 7:30 pm - Location: The Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305 Details: Tickets: see website. General admission only. Contact: The Birchmere	12 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 February 12, 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	13	14  Social Group: Valentine's Day Lunch Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: RKIDs' Valentine's Day "Love Fest" lunch social. Must RSVP to Marie V. (see your directory) by Feb. 10. Date: Saturday February 14, 2026 Time: 12:00 pm - Location: Outta the Way Cafe, 17503 Redland Road, Derwood MD At the intersection of Derwood Rd and Muncaster Mill in a strip mall behind the CVS. Details: They will provide separate checks. Contact: Marie V. for reservations. Outta the Way Cafe, 301-963-6895
15	16 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 February 16, 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	17	18	19 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Alison J 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 February 19, 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	20	21  Social Group: Brunch at the Green Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: Brunch at the Village Green. Date: Saturday February 21, 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)
22 Birthday! Happy Birthday to David M	23 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Barb C 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 February 23, 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	24 RKIDs: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Winter-Spring class. Date: Tuesday February 24, 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	25  Social Group: Book Discussion Club Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: title: Brooklyn by: Colm Toibin Date: Wednesday February 25, 2026 Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Location: Zoom - 7:00 PM Socializing 7:15 PM Book Discussion starts Details: The book follows Eilis Lacey, a young Irish woman, as she emigrates to Brooklyn, New York, in the 1950s looking for better opportunities. She leaves her family and small-town life behind. The story tells about her homesickness, finding work, and falling in love with an Italian-American man named Tony. The book was made into a blockbuster movie starring Saoirse Ronan. Contact: Sonja	26 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 February 26, 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 MORE EVENTS +  Additional Event DC Irish Film Festival Sponsor/Host: AFI Silver Theatre What: The annual Capital Irish Film festival, sponsored by Solas Nua and the AFI Silver Theater. Several feature films plus a set of short films. Recommended by Marilyn and Obie. Dates From and To: Thursday February 26, 2026 to Sunday March 1, 2026 Time: various Location: AFI Silver Theater, 8633 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Details: More Details Individual film ticket prices vary. Contact: Solas Nua	27 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Chuck C	28
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