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The heriTage LineRecipes WantedThis fall, the Center will publish a new Heritage Cookbookand we'd like your recipes.Give us your recipe for yourfavorite soup, salad, appetizer,entree, dessert or even beverage.The top ten recipes will be enteredinto a cook-off and the dish votedthe best becomes a part of ourFifth Province menu.Email your recipe to info@irishahc.org or drop it off at theIAHC office by August 15 at 5pm.www.irish-american.orgMemoir Writing ClassJoin us for our ongoing Memoir WritingClass Series. The sessions are Monday,September 12-October 17 or Tuesday, September13-October 18 from 7pm-9pm.Everyone has a story to tell. Here’s anopportunity to tell yours.Whether it was one memorable summer,or an incredible life voyage, this writingworkshop will not only help you identifythe key turning moments in your life, butunderstand them against a backdrop oftime and place.Students will do in-class writing exercises,readings and discussions. Outsideassignments will also be given. In the latersession, time will also be given to discussingmarkets for publication.You can sign up for either session;Monday or Tuesday and both of the writingRemember the San Patricios:The Irish Soldiers of MexicoSave the date for a multimedia presentationon the San Patricios, Irish soldiers whofought in the Mexican American War.The program includes a screening of thedocumentary St. Patrick’s Battalion, with anintroduction and post film talkback with Dr.Michael Hogan. Much of the film’s contentoverlaps with his book The Irish Soldiers ofMexico, which he will discuss, sign and sellYeats and the Irish PeasantJoin the IAHC’s Cultural Committee fora multimedia presentation, Yeats and theIrish Peasant this fall. The eventwill feature a slide presentationby Theresa Choske, a lectureby Professor James Murphyof DePaul University and livemusic.For poet and playwright,W.B.Yeats, the early nineteenth-centuryIrish novelistWilliam Carleton, personally asmuch as in his writings, was thearchetypal masculine Irish peasantstruggling against poverty. Murphywill discuss how Yeats used Carleton,seeing him as the celebrator of the true Irishpeasant to enhance Yeats’s own authorityand reputation as a critic and rising writerover others in the 1890’s, but how WilliamCarleton was not quite how Yeats imaginedhim to be.Carleton was the masculine Irish peasantarchetype Yeats used in his poetry anddrama against the effeminate Irish peasantof the writings of the English critic MatthewArnold. Whereas Arnold’s Celt could be4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago, IL 60630 • 773-282-7035classeswill beconductedby instructor,VirginiaGibbons,Professorof English at Oakton Community College.She also is facilitator for the Great IrishBooks Club at the Irish American HeritageCenter Library.The cost of the six-week workshop is$60 per person and class size limited to 10writers. Advance registration and paymentis strongly advised.NOTE: There will be a printed materialsfee of $5.00 to be paid at the first session.To register, contact Theresa Choske at773-545-8057.before and after the film.After the discussion, a mix of Mexicanand Irish food will be available for purchasein the Fifth Province, along with amix of Mexican and Irish traditional music.Remember the San Patricios: The IrishSoldiers of Mexico is Sunday, September11 from 3pm-7pm and the cost is $10 atthe door.made to serve a complementary view of theimperial relationship between the Englishand the Irish, Yeats’s Celt longed forthe complementary leadership ofthe benign (Anglo-Irish) aristocrat.Murphy will discuss how Carletonviewed the Irish peopleand Arnold’s views of Englishand Irish relationship.Murphy is professor ofEnglish at DePaul University,Chicago. He is a fellow of theRoyal Historical Society and apast president of the Society for theStudy of Nineteenth-Century Ireland.He is the author or editor of twelve books,most recently, Irish Novelists and the VictorianAge and The Oxford History of the IrishBook, Vol. IV (1800-91).Yeats and the Irish Peasant is Sunday,September 18 from 2pm-4pm. The costis $10 at the door and refreshments willbe served. This lecture is a preview to theiBAM! celebration in November. iBAM!will feature a Yeats exhibit, called The Lifeand Works of William Butler Yeats from theNational Library in Dublin.
The heriTage LineAnnual iBAM! Celebration Returns this FallThe third annual iBAM! celebration comes tothe IAHC this November. This year’s theme isHanding Down the Tradition.Co-produced by the IAHC and the IrishAmerican News, iBAM! is a 2-day Irish culturalcelebration that brings together as many as100 authors, artists and musicians from NorthAmerica and Ireland. The celebration features artand museum exhibits, panel discussions, poetryreadings, film screenings, live music, theater anddance performances.Confirmed participants include:WritersChris Binchy, Kevin Barry, Bill Cullen, FrankDelaney, Joseph Woods, Claire Kilroy, VincentWoods, Glenn Patterson, Belinda McKeon, MaryPat Kelly, David Lynch, Mary O’Donoghue, JohnHoban, Cathal Liam, Kevin O’Hara, PatriciaFalvey and Rita EmmettMusicLiz Carroll, Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill,Mick Moloney, Jimmy Keane, and Sean Cleland,Matt Cranitch, Jackie Daly and Paul de Grae,Maurice, Ben, and Charlie Lennon, Johnny Mc-Carthy, Cormac McCarthy, John Hoban and Dr.Larry McCulloughExhibitsThe Life and Works of William Butler Yeatsfrom the National Library in DublinFrom The Sources from University CollegeCorkWake Amusements from University Collectwww.irish-american.orgCorkJohn McGahern Special Collection from NUIGalwayArtistsElizabeth CopeJennifer AllenDanceThe Cunninghams Sean Nós dancers fromConnemaraTheaterPerformances by Seanachai, ShawChicago andSmock AlleyFilma partnered program with the Chicago Irish FilmFestivalFoodCelebrity Chef Rachel GaffneyiBAM! is November 12 and 13 at the IAHC andthe cost is $10 for IAHC members and $15 for generaladmission per day. The annual iBAM! AwardsDinner and Cocktail Party will be held on November11 with cocktails at 7pm and dinner following at 8pm.Tickets for the dinner are $100. For more detailsand the full schedule, visit www.ibamchicago.com.IAHC Book Captures Spirit ofCenter’s Mission and VolunteersYou can still pick up a copy of the IrishAmerican Heritage Center book that wassold at Irish Fest in July.The book takes readers into the heartsand minds of the first-generation of Irishimmigrants who made the dream for an Irishcultural center and community gatheringspot in Chicago a reality.The book brings to lifethat courageous visionand shines the spotlighton the 50,000 people whocome today to this massive86,000-square-footbuilding, which housesan authentic Irish pub, a650-foot theater, ballroom,library, museum, classesfor language, dancingand music and havecelebrated together for 25years at the annual IrishFest held in July.It is a magnificentstory with a rich cast ofordinary people who have been extraordinarypassionate in their efforts to create a homefor the Irish in Chicago.The finely detailed stories, and memorablemoments of the founders, volunteers andmany visitors will be brought to life in photographsand powerful anecdotal story telling.The authors, Monica Dougherty and MaryBeth Sammons will besigning the books at thefollowing locations:Irish Fest MilwaukeeTBAAugust 18-21Donegal Imports5358 W Devon Ave.,ChicagoAugust 25, 4pm-7pmGlascott’s Saloon2158 North Halsted,ChicagoAugust 28, 2pm-5pmCopies can be purchasedat the IAHC officefor $22.4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago, IL 60630 • 773-282-7035The Center is Paving the Front CourtyardMakes a Great Gift!Buy an engraved brick for your family, business, friends or yourself.Each brick is guaranteed for 100 years!4 x 8 brick$1008 x 8 brick$250(IAHC Mbrs$200)12 x 12 brick$500(IAHC Mbrs$400)
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