Trad Music Seisiún
Drop in and enjoy traditional Irish music featuring local and Irish musicians. Entry is free. The event is inside Drexel Hall.
Our wee pub will be open to purchase your favorite Irish beverages.
Genealogy Second Saturday – May 8
Grab a coffee or tea as we delve into various genealogy topics with opportunity for great discussion. This virtual workshop will be conducted via Zoom; login information for the meeting will be provided via email prior to the meeting.
The workshop is free, we just ask that you register so that we can send you the […]
Genealogy Second Saturday – April 10
Grab a coffee or tea as we delve into various genealogy topics with opportunity for great discussion. This virtual workshop will be conducted via Zoom; login information for the meeting will be provided via email prior to the meeting.
The workshop is free, we just ask that you register so that we can send you the […]
Pop-Up Irish Music Seisiún
Drop in and enjoy traditional Irish music featuring local and Irish musicians. Our wee pub will be open to purchase your favorite Irish beverages.
An Evening with Irish Poet Desmond Egan
Spend an evening with award winning Irish poet Desmond Egan
The Irish Center is thrilled to welcome Irish poet and publisher, Desmond Egan, to Kansas City.
Doors open at 5:30 and our pub, of course, will also be open for business. Celia Albon, Irish harpist, will entertain until 6:30. Desmond will then read a selection of his […]
Halloween Movie Night
Join us Halloween evening for treats for the kids and a screening of the family-friendly Irish film Darby O’Gill and the Little People.
6pm – Trick or treat stations for the kids
7:15pm – Movie
Tickets at the door are $5 for adults, $3 for kids or you can get a Family bundle (2 adults and up to 4 children) […]
Outrageous Women Event
Join us for an evening celebrating Outrageous Women with noted author and filmmaker Mary Pat Kelly.
Join us for an evening celebrating Outrageous Women with noted author and filmmaker Mary Pat Kelly. 6-8 p.m. – enjoy cocktails & hors d’oeuvres followed by conversation with Mary Pat about “Irish Above All,” the thrilling conclusion to her trilogy […]
Meet the Author Night
Meet the Author Night with Pat O’Neill
Tuesday, October 8
7:30 program
Come meet the most notorious member of the infamous O’Neill clan and learn something you didn’t know about the Irish in Kansas City. Pat ‘I know a guy’ O’Neill will speak on his recently republished and expanded From the Bottom Up: The Story of the Irish […]
Introduction to Irish Genealogy
Aug 1st – Barbara is at the Waldo Library, 201 E 75th Street 6:30pm – Introduction to Irish Genealogy – Free Talk
Genealogy 101
July 18th – Barbara is at the Waldo Library, 201 E 75th Street. 6:30pm – Genealogy 101-Free Talk
Open Mic Night PiNTS!
Music, poetry, comedy, whatever – we want to hear it at the Center on Open Mic Night hosted by KC’s very own John Keck. We are a nation of immigrants with all styles of music. Bluegrass, Folk, Latino, Indian, Blues, Country and so many more! Come down with your instruments or just your voice and […]
John Hume Documentary Screening
This year marks the 20-year commemoration of the Good Friday Agreement, bringing peace to Northern Ireland. The Kansas City Irish Center is honored to present the award-winning documentary In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America and welcome the film’s writer, director and producer Maurice Fitzpatrick to the Center.
John Hume saw that by harnessing […]
Summer Solstice Seisiun PiNTS!
Join us for our Summer Solstice Seisiun Pints!
We’ll be on the lawn celebrating the longest day of the year with lawn games, drinks, food trucks and a traditional Irish music seisiun. Doors at 5pm, music starts at 6. Admission is free. Come enjoy the start of Summer!
Family History Writer’s Group
The oral traditions – our family stories – can be lost within three generations if they’re not written down. Our monthly writing class can help save some of your family history. This will be an informal learning and support group where participants will share their ideas, progress, and challenges. Open to everyone – you do not need […]
Genealogy Workshop – Documenting your Family History
Come for our Genealogy Writing Class from 10am-noon and stay for our Workshop on “Documenting your Family History – Why and How” from 1pm to three. Bring a lunch, or Subway and Gates BBQ are less than a block away.
Genealogy without documentation might as well be mythology. And not everything posted on Ancestry is true. Join Barbara […]
Family History Writer’s Group
The oral traditions – our family stories – can be lost within three generations if they’re not written down. Our monthly writing class can help save some of your family history. This will be an informal learning and support group where participants will share their ideas, progress, and challenges. Open to everyone – you do not need […]
Family History Writer’s Group
The oral traditions – our family stories – can be lost within three generations if they’re not written down. Our monthly writing class can help save some of your family history. This will be an informal learning and support group where participants will share their ideas, progress, and challenges. Open to everyone – you do not need […]
Family History Writer’s Group
The oral traditions – our family stories – can be lost within three generations if they’re not written down. Our monthly writing class can help save some of your family history. This will be an informal learning and support group where participants will share their ideas, progress, and challenges. Open to everyone – you do not need […]
Family History Writer’s Group
The oral traditions – our family stories – can be lost within three generations if they’re not written down. Our monthly writing class can help save some of your family history. This will be an informal learning and support group where participants will share their ideas, progress, and challenges. Open to everyone – you do not need […]
Family History Writer’s Group
The oral traditions – our family stories – can be lost within three generations if they’re not written down. Our monthly writing class can help save some of your family history. This will be an informal learning and support group where participants will share their ideas, progress, and challenges. Open to everyone – you do not need […]