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WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE RKIDS
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			1	2 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Susan A GWCC: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: GWCC What: GWCC teaches Irish Set and Ceili dancing on Thursdays from March 19 until May 21. Instructor: Ann Marie Breheny. Date: Thursday April 2, 2026 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 either or both classes at no extra cost. Teacher is Ann Marie Breheny. Beginners class teaches the basics of set and ceili dances; Continuers/More Experienced class is for less common or more advanced sets. Instruction includes Set of the Month. Contact: email or website Flyer	3	4  Social Group: First Saturday Brunch Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: RKIDs' First Saturday brunch social Date: Saturday April 4, 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. All dances called by Kate Spanos. Date: Saturday April 4, 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, Bridge of Athlone, North Kerry Set, Corofin Plain Set, Peeler and the Goat (Mixer), Siege of Ennis, Antrim Square Set, The Three Tunes (workshop set), Merchant Set, Ballyvourney Jig Set. Contact: EIC website
5	6 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 April 6, 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	7 RKIDs: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Winter-Spring class. Date: Tuesday April 7, 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. Contact: Our Website	8	9 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Dan C Baltimore Irish Arts Center: Baltimore Irish Trad Fst (4 days) Sponsor/Host: Baltimore Irish Arts Center What: The annual Baltimore Irish Trad Fest will feature some of the world's finest traditional Irish traditional musicians and dancers to teach workshops, perform and lead sessions. Saturday night Irish Music Masters Concert. Dates From and To: Thursday April 9, 2026 to Sunday April 12, 2026 Time: various Location: various; Saturday 8pm Concert at The Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, MD Details: Visit their website to register and for details including ticket prices. Contact: website	10 RKIDs: Directors Meeting Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Board of Directors meeting - planning our 35th anniversary celebration and more. Date: Friday April 10, 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	11
12	13 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 April 13, 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	14 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Colleen K RKIDs: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Winter-Spring class. Date: Tuesday April 14, 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. Contact: Our Website	15	16 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Marilyn W	17	18  Social Group: Brunch at the Green Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: Brunch at the Village Green. Date: Saturday April 18, 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)
19	20 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 April 20, 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	21 RKIDs: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Winter-Spring class. Date: Tuesday April 21, 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. Contact: Our Website	22  Social Group: Book Discussion Club Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: title: Nailer by: Tom Phelan Date: Wednesday April 22, 2026 Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Location: Zoom - 7:00 PM Socializing 7:15 PM Book Discussion starts Details: We thought it might be fun to read one of Tom Phelan’s novels after reading his autobiography last month. The topic is the controversial industrial schools in Ireland. Contact: Sonja	23 George Mason U.: Colm Tóibín lecture Sponsor/Host: George Mason U. What: Colm Toibin, author of Brooklyn, will be speaking in Fairfax at the Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center. The event is free, but you must have a reservation. Date: Thursday April 23, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Location: Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center, 3740 Blenheim Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22030 Details: The 2026 Cheuse Lecture: Stories of Sanctuary by Colm Tóibín (pronounced “cuh-lem toe-bean”). In Stories of Sanctuary, Tóibín reflects on exile, identity, and what it means to seek, and create, refuge through literature. The lecture will be with German intellectual Malte Herwig. Contact: Event Registration	24  Social Group: Dinner Out Sponsor/Host:  RKIDs Social Group What: Dinner out at The Bonefish Grill, specializing in seafood. Date: Friday April 24, 2026 Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Location: Bonefish Grill, Address is 82 Market St, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 in the Kentlands. Details: Reservations are necessary! Contact Marie V. at her email address or call her, as listed in the members' directory, by Tuesday, April 21st to reserve your space. The restaurant will provide separate checks. The Bang Bang Shrimp will get you started with a ... bang. Contact: Marie V. for reservations Bonefish Grill	25 Celtic Society of Southern MD: Festival Sponsor/Host: Celtic Society of Southern MD What: The 47th Annual Southern MD Celtic Festival. Music, food, dance, crafts and other Celtic attractions. Date: Saturday April 25, 2026 Time: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Location: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, St. Leonard, MD Details: Admission: $25 - $30. Scottish/Irish dance performances, listen to harp and Scottish fiddling all while storytellers weave tales alongside historical displays, craft demonstrations and living history reenactments. Celtic Marketplace, Pipers, Drummers, Highland Dancers, Highland Athletics, and Rugby games! Contact: Website
26 GWCC: Ceili Sponsor/Host: GWCC What: Ceili with live music by Shepherd’s Pie Céilí Band. Date: Sunday April 26, 2026 Time: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location: The Lyceum, 17801 Meeting House Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860 Details: Admission: $20/members, $25 non-members, cash or check preferred. Potluck supper at first break, please bring a dish to share. All dances called: Paris Set, Walls of Limerick, Newport Set, Monaghan Set, Clare Mazurka Set, Merchant Set, Kilfenora Plain Set, Waltz, Cashel Set. Contact: GWCC	27 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 April 27, 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	28 Birthday! Happy Birthday to Jack C RKIDs: Dance Class Sponsor/Host: Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers What: Winter-Spring class. Date: Tuesday April 28, 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. Contact: Our Website	29	30 Montgomery College: MD Band Directors Band Sponsor/Host: Montgomery College What: Our David M. is in concert with the Maryland Band Directors Band, playing clarinet. The Maryland Band Directors Band studies and performs classic band literature. Date: Thursday April 30, 2026 Time: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Location: Montgomery College Parilla Auditorium, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville, MD Details: Free Admission! The show's title is Awakenings, with works Bloom, Rest, Eternity in an Hour, Eureka, Hounds of Spring, Golden, How to Train Your Dragon, and Star Wars - the Force Awakens. Afterwards, we will gather at the bar at the Fontina Grill in King Farm. No RSVP is required. Contact: Website or Email
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