Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Facebook Contest

So we are going to run a little get-to-know each other contest on the New Facebook Group.

I have a copy of "The Backyard Homestead" to give away. Hopefully, I can scare up a few other prizes as well.

So here is the deal:
If you haven't "liked" us yet, please do so.
Then post a fan photo on the wall.

On June 23rd, I will put all the names of contributors in a hat and the winner gets the book. Share the group with friends so they can get in on the fun, too.

Take a Break from the Garden: Irish Session @ The Center

This month's Irish Session will be held June 27th at the Senior Center here in Iowa City. The event is hosted by Tara Dutcher of Cavan Fiddle Studio and The Beggarmen

Irish Session @ The Center

Join us the fourth Sunday of each month from 2 to 4 pm in the Assembly Room of the Center in Iowa City (28 South Linn Street). All are welcome to play, dance, or just listen.
The next session is coming up on May 23rd!

Irish traditional music sessions are mostly-informal gatherings at which people play Irish traditional music. The Irish language word for "session" is seisiún...

The "Field Guide to the Irish Music Session" defines a session as:
...a gathering of Irish traditional musicians for the purpose of celebrating their common interest in the music by playing it together in a relaxed, informal setting, while in the process generally beefing up the mystical cultural mantra that hums along uninterruptedly beneath all manifestations of Irishness worldwide.