September 8, 2008 (Vol. 8, No. 2)

Irish-American Studies Institute Announces Fall Lecture, Performance Series

The Institute for Irish-American Studies at Lehman has lined up a series of free lectures this fall about the Irish in America and beyond, as well as performances of traditional Irish-American music.

Following is the schedule for the traditional Irish American music performance. All events take place in Carman Hall, Room 263.

• Event: Fiddle playing and dancing by performer Bernie Fee.
  Date: Thursday, September 18
  Time: 12-1 p.m.
• Event: Musician Ivan Goff will play the uilleann pipes and flute.
  Date: Thursday, October 18
  Time: 12-1 p.m.
• Event: Banjo player Donie Ryan will perform.
  Date: Thursday, December 4
  Time: 12-1 p.m

Following is the schedule for the Lecture Series. All events take place in Carman Hall, Room 263.

• Event: Professor Thomas Conroy (Sociology): "These Irish eyes are smilin', I'm buckwildin': Issues of working-class masculinity and race/ethnicity for Irish-Americans in punk and hip-hop.”
  Date: Tuesday, October 21
  Time: 12-1 p.m.
• Event: Professor Michael Shannon: "Transference in Celtic Art: Ancient to Modern."
  Date: Tuesday, November 11
  Time: 12-1 p.m.
• Event: Eimear Ní Cheallaigh (Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant): "Baile an Droichid: A reflection of Gaeltacht life toward the end of the twentieth century."
  Date: Tuesday, November 18
  Time: 12-1 p.m.

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