Our Local Community

• Live Irish Music at T.C. O’Leary’s Pub in Portland: Info at tcolearys.com.
  Sundays 2-4 pm: Preston Howard Wilde
  Mondays 7-9 pm: The Lads (and Lady)
  Tuesdays 8-10 pm: Women’s Session
  Third Thursdays: Oíche na Namhrán | Night of Songs
• Celtic Community Night at Artichoke Music: 2007 SE Powell Boulevard, Portland, OR. More info at artichokemusic.org.
• Celtic Music Hour: The Celtic Music Hour presents music from the seven Celtic nations from musicians throughout the world. Hosts Ann and Beth, members of our local Ceili of the Valley Society, create weekly themes from Celtic music, culture, and history. The show airs live on KMUZ Tuesday mornings from 10 to 11 am on 100.7 and 88.5 FM. The show rebroadcasts Friday evenings at 7 pm. For information about online listening, options go to kmuz.org. Didn’t catch Celtic Music Hour? KMUZ reinstated the 2-week archive. To access the Celtic Music Hour two-week archive, go to kmuz.org. Look for the “On Demand” link. Once open, locate the Celtic Music Hour on either the Tuesday or Friday show time. Open the link and click on the arrow in the gray-shaded area in the upper left-hand corner of the page. To keep updated on the Celtic Music Hour shows and themes look to the Facebook page.
• 2nd Saturday Community Concerts: Monthly concerts, all the info is at irishpdx.com.

• Click here to check out our local CCE MOD Branch’s website for extensive local session info!

• Ceili of the Valley 2nd Friday Ceili: 2nd Friday of the month, featuring live Irish music! Doors at 7:00pm., Dance Instruction at 7:15 pm, Live Music at 8:00 pm. More info at ceiliofthevalley.org.
• 1st Friday Ceili Mor in Tualatin: First Friday of the month October through May, featuring live Irish music! 8-11 PM (Doors open 7:30 PM), Winona Grange, 8340 SW Seneca St, Tualatin. More info at irishpdx.com.
• Quarterly Ceili from Arnold Street Irish Dancers in Portland: The Arnold Street Irish Dancers are starting a quarterly ceili with live music and called sets at the St. Barnabas Church parish hall, 2201 SW Vermont Street, Portland. Please contact Betty Woerner for more information: 503-244-1593 or 971-254-5962.

• Our local CCE MOD Branch facilitates multiple set dancing options throughout the year. Check out their website to stay in the know!
• Frolicking Meese Ceili Class in Eugene, Tuesday nights from 7:30-9pm, September 27th through December 13th, 2022, at Amazon Community Center (2700 Hilyard St, Eugene, OR 97405). Classes are being run through Eugene Recreation. Register through this link. For 11 weeks of classes it’s $48 for those in-district and $57.60 for those outside Eugene city limits. More info at https://frolickingmeese.weebly.com.
• Monday Set Dancing Classes in Portland: Practices at Sellwood Community Center, Mondays from 12:30-2:00 pm. Call 503-244-1593 for more information or directions. There is no charge for classes. Join the Portland Set Dancing Facebook group to keep up-to-date on set dancing in the Portland area.
• Salem Ceili of the Valley Weekly Ceili Classes: 6:30-8:30 pm, $5 per class – no partner needed and first class is FREE for new dancers! VFW Hall in Salem. Info at ceiliofthevalley.org.
• Saturday Set Dancing Classes: 4pm-6pm every Saturday with a Live music céilí from 4pm-7pm on the last Saturday of the Month. Held at Waverly UCC, 3300 SE Woodward St., Portland, OR. $5-$10 Sliding scale lesson, $10 for the Céilí. More info here. Join the Portland Set Dancing Facebook group to keep up-to-date on set dancing in the Portland area.
• Thursday Winds of Donegal Ceili Classes in Tualatin: 7-8:30 PM at the Winona Grange, 8340 SW Seneca St., Tualatin, $10 fee. Beginners always welcomed! More info at irishpdx.com.
• Tir Eoghain Monthly Ceili Class in Portland: There will be no class until further notice due to the pandemic. Further info is here.

• Sean-nós Dancing Taught by Maldon Meehan: Classes are available on Zoom and will cover a variety of themes such as: dancing to the tune; triplets; signature moves; improvisation and the body. Beginner and more advanced classes are available. For more information and/or registration, please visit maldonmeehan.com or contact Maldon at maldonmeehan@gmail.com.

• Portland Shamrock Cruise: This is happening in 2023! https://shamrockcruise.com
• Joanie Madden Cruise 2023: For those of you who’d like to venture a little further from home, international Irish musician Joanie Madden runs a cruise. For more information email info@joaniemaddencruise.com.
• Andy Cooney’s Cruise Alaska Land and Sea: July 22 – August 2, 2023, with your host Andy Cooney and his band. 7-Night Cruise aboard the Majestic Princess from Vancouver, BC, to Juneau, Ketchikan, Skagway, Glacier Bay, College Ford, and Whittier.  Three days on land, Denali National Park, including two nights lodging at Mt McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge, one night lodging at Fairbanks Hotel, tour of Mt. McKinley Fairbanks Riverboat to Fairbanks, and more! Starting at $2,999, plus tax and airfare, deposit of $500 per person due at time of booking, fully refundable until April 6, 2023. Call Travel Professionals: 845-651-4441. Once booked, call Princess Cruises at 1-800-774-6237 to arrange your airline flights. This is an exclusive private production through Travel Professionals NOT part of ship’s entertainment and must be booked through our company for participation.

Micheál Smith, Consulate General of Ireland
100 Pine Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
415-392-4214 or SanFranConGen@dfa.ie
Website: Click here.