September Céilí Night
Join us every month for an evening of Irish dancing as a community! Céilí means “gathering” in Gaelic, and it’s a broad term used to describe a fun get-together.
Jigs and Swigs - On the Road!
Join us at Shamrock Hills Winery for Jigs & Swigs: The Irish Dance Workout®!
It’s an Irish dance-inspired cardio fitness class open to anybody and everybody (21+)! Take part in a fun workout + reward yourself after with a beverage!
Book Club: Field Notes from an Extinction by Eoghan Walls
Fast-paced and funny. Scientific and tender. A literary thriller featuring Auks. As if Hilary Mantel’s The Giant, O’Brien met Robinson Crusoe, here is a story of one man’s growing humanity amidst famine and extinction.
A Cup of History: Tea in Ireland and England
The Irish Center is delighted to host a Cream Tea & Tea Presentation exploring the fascinating history and traditions of tea in Ireland and England.
October Céilí Night
Join us every month for an evening of Irish dancing as a community! Céilí means “gathering” in Gaelic, and it’s a broad term used to describe a fun get-together.
In Concert: Elias Alexander
Join us as we welcome producer, multi-instrumentalist, and singer Elias Alexander!
Having studied bagpipes, fiddle, whistles, and guitar from a young age, Elias has found a way to weave his traditional music background into modern sounds, creating a blend that feels timeless, crossing generations while remaining deeply personal and authentic.
Jigs and Swigs
Jigs & Swigs: The Irish Dance Workout® is an Irish dance-inspired cardio fitness class open to anybody and everybody (21+)! Take part in a fun workout + reward yourself after with a beverage!
Book Club: Otherworld by Lisa M. Bitel
Bitel retells little-known, anonymous tales from Ireland, written a thousand years ago or more, about human and supernatural lovers who cross the boundaries between our world and the Otherworld.
November Céilí Night
Join us every month for an evening of Irish dancing as a community! Céilí means “gathering” in Gaelic, and it’s a broad term used to describe a fun get-together.
Jigs and Swigs
Jigs & Swigs: The Irish Dance Workout® is an Irish dance-inspired cardio fitness class open to anybody and everybody (21+)! Take part in a fun workout + reward yourself after with a beverage!
Book Club: The News from Dublin by Colm Tóibín
From Colm Tóibín, “one of the world’s best living literary writers” (The Boston Globe), comes a brilliant collection of nine short stories, many never-before-published, set across Ireland, Spain, and America—about the complexities of family, longing, loss, and love.
Book Club: Land by Maggie O'Farrell
A spellbinding story of separation, longing, recovery and survival as a family makes a new home in the aftermath of tragedy.
Book Club: Walk the Blue Fields by Claire Keegan
Walk the Blue Fields, an unforgettable array of quietly wrenching stories about despair and desire in the timeless world of modern-day Ireland.
Book Club: Thirty Two Words for Field by Manchán Magan
In Thirty-Two Words for Field, Manchán Magan meditates on these words – and the nuances of a way of life that is disappearing with them.
Book Club: Said the Dead by Doireann Ní Ghríofa
From the author of A Ghost in the Throat, an unforgettable book - both history and ghost story - that will leave you gasping by its final page.
Book Club: Heart Be at Peace by Donal Ryan
From one of the most acclaimed Irish writers today, a new novel about smalltown Ireland that explores a community on the mend and the power of love and trauma to both bring people together and divide them.
Beginning Irish III: Fall 2026
Time for back to school - head to class at the Irish Center!
Beginning Irish II: Fall 2026
Time for back to school - head to class at the Irish Center!
Beginning Irish I: Fall 2026
Time for back to school - head to class at the Irish Center!
Cluichí agus Comhrá: Fall 2026
Improve your speaking and conversation skills through weekly activities. Leave with more confidence to strike up a conversations as Gaeilge!
Beginning Irish IV: Fall 2026
Time for back to school - head to class at the Irish Center!
Sláinte Social
Enjoy the craic with us at our first monthly members-only Sláinte Social!
Book Club: Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way by Elaine Feeney
A multi-generational family story of the west of Ireland and its women and a love story of second chances from the Booker-longlisted author of How to Build a Boat
Jigs and Swigs
Jigs & Swigs: The Irish Dance Workout® is an Irish dance-inspired cardio fitness class open to anybody and everybody (21+)! Take part in a fun workout + reward yourself after with a beverage!
Irish Film Series: Once
Join us at the Irish Center as we screen Once, honoring its star and composer, Glen Hansard.
August Céilí Night
Spring has sprung - jump onto the dance floor at the Irish Center!
Join us every month for an evening of Irish dancing as a community! Céilí means “gathering” in Gaelic, and it’s a broad term used to describe a fun get-together.
Ballroom Boxing VI
Ballroom Boxing is back for year six - you can’t miss this sell-out event!
Jigs and Swigs
Jigs & Swigs: The Irish Dance Workout® is an Irish dance-inspired cardio fitness class open to anybody and everybody (21+)! Take part in a fun workout + reward yourself after with a beverage!
Sláinte Social
Enjoy the craic with us at our first monthly members-only Sláinte Social!
Summer Gaeilge
Keep your Gaeilge fresh this summer with this fun activity session! Learn some new vocab and enjoy conversation as you create a one-of-a-kind art piece.
July Céilí Night
Spring has sprung - jump onto the dance floor at the Irish Center!
Join us every month for an evening of Irish dancing as a community! Céilí means “gathering” in Gaelic, and it’s a broad term used to describe a fun get-together.
Jigs and Swigs
Jigs & Swigs: The Irish Dance Workout® is an Irish dance-inspired cardio fitness class open to anybody and everybody (21+)! Take part in a fun workout + reward yourself after with a beverage!
In Concert: The Elders
Join us for this member-exclusive event as The Elders rock the Irish Center!
Watch Party: USA vs. Paraguay
Join us for a FREE watch party as the USA take on Paraguay!
Irish Film Series: Saipan
Gear up for the World Cup at this exclusive screening of Saipan!
June Céilí Night
Spring has sprung - jump onto the dance floor at the Irish Center!
Join us every month for an evening of Irish dancing as a community! Céilí means “gathering” in Gaelic, and it’s a broad term used to describe a fun get-together.
Irish Film Series: Song of the Sea
Bring the whole family and join the Irish Center as we screen Song of the Sea - from the team that brought you The Secret of Kells!
Performance: You’ll See…
"Ulysses for children?? Has the world gone mad?...Branar has gone and done it."
-The Irish Times
Book Club: Confessions by Catherine Airey
For fans of The Goldfinch and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, an ambitious and absorbing debut that follows three generations of women from New York to rural Ireland and back again.
May Céilí Night
Spring has sprung - jump onto the dance floor at the Irish Center!
Join us every month for an evening of Irish dancing as a community! Céilí means “gathering” in Gaelic, and it’s a broad term used to describe a fun get-together.
Book Club: New Collected Poems by Eavan Boland
An expansive, celebratory collection from “one of the finest and boldest poets of the last half century”.
April Céilí Night
Spring has sprung - jump onto the dance floor at the Irish Center!
Join us every month for an evening of Irish dancing as a community! Céilí means “gathering” in Gaelic, and it’s a broad term used to describe a fun get-together.
Irish Culture Night with Katie and Vivienne
A night of Irish comedy, history, language and culture!
They’ll talk about the many fun everyday English words we get from Irish, the slang, the folklore, wild historical stories of Ireland and standup from one of Ireland’s funniest comedians living in the USA!
Gramadach/Basic Irish Grammar: April 2026
Grammar is for people with basic Irish or who have been through an introduction course or similar. Improve your grammar, structure, and understanding in this course. Each class will begin with a short comhrá/conversation session, followed by structured learning. We will be following along with Basic Irish: A Grammar and Workbook by Nancy Stenson, beginning with Chapter 11.
This class will meet from 8:00pm-9:15pm on Wednesdays.
Songs in Irish: April 2026
We will be covering a few songs with Irish lyrics. We will talk about what the lyrics are and what they mean, both within the songs and within the culture. We will cover a couple modern songs and some sean-nós this term.
This class is aimed for mid-level beginners to intermediate levels and will meet from 7:00-8:15pm on Wednesdays.