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CCÉ Convention 2023 Schedule

Updated 6/30/2023. Subject to change.
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Céilí

Performance

Session

Workshop

Roundtable

Misc

 

 

 

 

Friday, june 30

 

10:00 - 5:00

Vendors

Ballroom Foyer

10:00 - late

Multiple Sessions and Showcase Performances

Throughout hotel

10:00 - 11:30

Basic Footwork for Sean-nós and Set Dancing
Taught by Kate Bole

Ballroom

10:00 - 12:00

Northeast Region Meeting

Theatre

10:00 - 12:00

Canada East and West Region Meeting

Timberlawn

10:00 - 12:00

West Region Meeting

Great Falls

10:00 - 12:00

Mid-Atlantic Region Meeting

Linden Oak

10:00 – 12:00

Midwest Region Meeting

Glen Echo

11:30 - 1:00

Dance School Showcase

Ballroom

1:00 – 3:00

Irish Film Screenings

Theatre

1:00 - 2:30

Set Dance Workshop
Taught by Pádraig & Róisín

Ballroom

1:30 – 4:30

Provincial Meeting

Forest Glen

1:30 - 3:00

Crash Course in Irish History
Taught by Noel Fahey

Glen Echo

1:30 - 3:00

All Things String
Taught by Brendan Callahan

Linden Oak

1:30 – 3:00

Fiddling for Violinists
Taught by Mitch Fanning

Great Falls

3:00 - 4:30

Beginner Sean-nós Dancing
Taught by Kate Spanos

Ballroom

3:15 – 4:15

Library of Congress Irish Holdings

Theatre

3:30 - 5:00

All Things Wind

Linden Oak

3:30 - 5:00

Guitar: DADGAD Tuning
Taught by Zan McLeod

Timberlawn

3:30 - 5:00

Introduction to Irish Language
Taught by Mike Schaeffer

Great Falls

4:30 – 6:00

Special Event:
Martin Mulvihill Tune Collection
with Brendan Mulvihill

Theater

5:00 – 6:00

Intermediate Concertina
Taught by Lexie Boatright

Linden Oak

5:00 - 6:00

The Irish in Washington
Taught by Bob Engelman

Glen Echo

5:00 - 6:00

Intro to Trad: Tune Types and Session Etiquette
Taught by Joey Abarta

Timberlawn

5:00 – 6:30

SCT Exam Preparation
Taught by Annmarie Acosta

Great Falls

6:00 - 8:00

Dinner Buffet

Ballroom

6:15 – 6:45

Special Event:
Bill McEvoy Tribute

Theatre

7:00 - 8:00

Mick Moloney Tribute

Theatre

8:30 - 11:30

Céilí with Pride of Moyvane

Ballroom

 

 

 

Céili

Performance

Session

Workshop

Roundtable

Misc

 

Saturday, July 1

9:00- 11:00

SCT Examination
Examiner: Eileen Gannon

Brookside

10:00 - 5:00

Vendors

Ballroom Foyer

10:00 - late

Multiple Sessions and Showcase Performances

Throughout hotel

10:00 - 11:30

Intermediate Fiddle
Taught by Brian Conway

Glen Echo

10:00 - 11:30

Intermediate Flute
Taught by Linda Hickman

Forest Glen

10:00 - 11:30

Beginner/Intermediate Tin Whistle
Taught by Tina Eck

Middlebrook

10:00 – 11:30

Beginner/Intermediate Tenor Banjo/Mandolin
Taught by Keith Carr

Great Falls

10:00 – 11:30

Advanced Concertina
Taught by Lexie Boatright

Timberlawn

10:00 - 11:30

Intermediate/Advanced B/C Accordion
Taught by John Whelan

Linden Oak

10:00 - 11:30

Intermediate/Advanced Sean-nós Dancing
Taught by Kelly Smit

Ballroom

10:30 - 12:30

Brunch

Ballroom

12:00 - 1:00

Roundtable: Irish Language Officers

TBD (ask at Registration Desk)

12:00 - 1:30

Harp
Taught by Eileen Gannon

Glen Echo

12:00 - 1:30

Uillean Pipes
Taught by Joey Abarta

Forest Glen

12:00 - 1:30

Piano Accompaniment
Taught by Annmarie Acosta

Timberlawn

12:00 - 1:30

Harmonica: Chromatic or Diatonic
Taught by Don Meade

Great Falls

12:00 - 1:30

Traditional Singing
Taught by Kevin Elam

Linden Oak

12:00 – 1:30

Beginner/Intermediate Button Accordion
Taught by Dan Brouder

Theatre

12:00 – 2:00

Meitheal Meeting

Brookside

1:00 - 2:30

Set Dance Workshop
Taught by Pádraig & Róisín

Ballroom

1:30 – 3:00

Preventing Repetitive Stress Injuries for Irish Trad Musicians
Taught by Sean McComiskey, PT, DPT

Oakley

2:00 - 4:00

SCT Examination
Examiner: Eileen Gannon

Brookside

2:00 - 3:30

Advanced Fiddle
Taught by Brian Conway

Glen Echo

2:00 - 3:30

Advanced Flute
Taught by Laurence Nugent

Forest Glen

2:00 – 3:30

Advanced Tenor Banjo/Mandolin
Taught by Angelina Carberry

Linden Oak

2:00 - 3:30

Bodhrán
Taught by Myron Bretholz

Great Falls

2:00 - 3:30

Piano Melody
Taught by Donna Long

Timberlawn

2:00 - 3:30

Irish History through Song
Taught by Ann Lynch Lyons

Theatre

4:00 - 5:30

Donegal Fiddle
Taught by Seán Heely

Glen Echo

4:00 - 5:30

Accompaniment for Irish Trad
Taught by Kevin Elam

Linden Oak

4:00 - 5:30

Roundtable: Accordion Summit!
Led by John Whelan, John Nolan, Billy McComiskey, Sean McComiskey, and Patty Furlong. Facilitator: Terence Winch

Forest Glen

4:00 - 5:30

Frank Harte Memorial Singers’ Circle
Led by Dan Kaufman

Timberlawn

4:00 - 5:30

Clogging, All Levels
Taught by Agi Kovacs

Ballroom

5:30 - 6:30

VIP Reception

Brookside

5:30 - 6:30

Pre-dinner Cash Bar

Ballroom Foyer

6:30 - 8:30

Banquet with Program

Ballroom

9:00 – 12:00

John Whelan All Star Céilí Band with Pádraig & Róisín

Ballroom

 

 

 

Céili

Performance

Session

Workshop

Roundtable

Misc

 

Sunday, July 2

 

9:00 - 10:00

Mass in Irish

Theatre

9:00 - 2:30

SCT Exams
Examiner: Eileen Gannon

Glen Echo

9:00 - 2:30

Multiple Sessions

Throughout hotel

10:00 - 12:00

Brunch

Ballroom

10:30 – 11:45

Roundtable: Promoting Set Dancing

Timberlawn

11:30 - 1:00

Set Dance Workshop
Taught by Pádraig & Róisín

Ballroom

11:30 - 1:00

Roundtable: CCE Chairs

Forest Glen

11:30 - 1:00

Roundtable: Fundraising

Linden Oak

11:30 - 1:00

Roundtable: Running a Music School

Timberlawn

1:30 - 4:30

Closing Céilí with Ceol na gCroi Céilí Band

Ballroom

 

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