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SUMMARY:Open Hours!
DESCRIPTION:The Maine Irish Heritage Center is open to the public every Thursday from 10am-2pm! Stop in to take a tour of the building\, do some research on our genealogy station\, or peruse our library collection! \nFor more information\, contact maineirish@maineirish.com!
URL:https://maineirish.glacialsites.com/event/open-hours-2-3/2025-05-01/
LOCATION:Maine Irish Heritage Center\, 34 Gray St\, Portland\, ME\, 04102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Spring Volunteer Orientation
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 8th\n9am-11am\nWhether you’re a seasoned volunteer or brand new to the MIHC family\, this is a great chance to connect\, learn\, and get inspired. Our wonderful staff\, along with several of our amazing veteran volunteers\, will be introducing ourselves and making ourselves available to answer any questions you may have. We’ll also be sharing all the ways you can get involved—from giving tours of our historic building to helping with events\, creating displays\, diving into Irish history research\, and even pitching in on facilities projects.\n\nCome learn how your time and talents can help bring Maine’s Irish heritage to life!\n\nWe’ll have tea\, coffee\, good company\, and plenty of opportunities to ask questions and get to know each other. We can’t wait to see you there.\n\nRSVPs are appreciated — follow the link below to let us know you’re coming.
URL:https://maineirish.glacialsites.com/event/spring-volunteer-orientation/
LOCATION:Maine Irish Heritage Center\, 34 Gray St\, Portland\, ME\, 04102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Open Hours!
DESCRIPTION:The Maine Irish Heritage Center is open to the public every Thursday from 10am-2pm! Stop in to take a tour of the building\, do some research on our genealogy station\, or peruse our library collection! \nFor more information\, contact maineirish@maineirish.com!
URL:https://maineirish.glacialsites.com/event/open-hours-2-3/2025-05-08/
LOCATION:Maine Irish Heritage Center\, 34 Gray St\, Portland\, ME\, 04102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Maine Irish Reads "Trespasses" by Louise Kennedy
DESCRIPTION:Trespasses by Louise Kennedy is a haunting\, intimate portrait of ordinary lives upended by political violence. Set in 1975 near Belfast\, the novel follows Cushla Lavery\, a young Catholic woman living a quiet life split between her family’s pub and her job as a schoolteacher. But in a town riven by sectarian hatred\, nothing stays quiet for long. \nWhen Cushla falls into a reckless affair with Michael Agnew — an older\, married Protestant barrister — she crosses invisible lines that mark every street\, every conversation\, every choice. As their relationship deepens\, so does the threat of exposure — not only to gossip and scandal but to real and devastating violence. \nWith sharp wit\, aching tenderness\, and a fierce moral clarity\, Trespasses captures the claustrophobia of life during The Troubles — where love itself becomes an act of defiance. Louise Kennedy’s extraordinary debut is a powerful reminder that even in a divided world\, moments of connection can be both beautiful and profoundly dangerous.
URL:https://maineirish.glacialsites.com/event/maine-irish-reads-25/
LOCATION:Maine Irish Heritage Center\, 34 Gray St\, Portland\, ME\, 04102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Maine Irish Reads
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SUMMARY:Jennifer Elwell Comeau's ' A Moon in All Things': A Maine Irish Author Event
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 10th\n7:30pm\nAn Evening of Storytelling\, Reading\, and Music from the Debut Novel with Songs A Moon in All Things\n\n\n\n\nJennifer Elwell Comeau’s debut novel\, set in 1820s County Galway Ireland has been called\, “atmospheric and beguiling” by Kirkus Reviews. Join author and singer-songwriter Jennifer for an engaging evening of  reading\, storytelling\, travelogue and music. Hear the origin story of A Moon in All Things and be inspired by Jennifer’s own story of journeying from “Engineer to Enchantment.” \nBook Trailer: https://youtu.be/t-VJBWPOwoA?si=X2vQBuC7dI6MlY0R \nABOUT ‘A MOON IN ALL THINGS’\n\n\n\n\n\nOn the wild coast of 1820s Ireland\, sixteen-year-old Morrigan Lane hears the sea’s call—and her ancestors’ voices. Born a seeker in the mystical lands of her Celtic heritage\, Morrigan dreams of adventure\, breaking free from the restrictions of village life and sailing beyond the horizon. \n\n\n\n\n\nBut Morrigan finds herself pulled into a mysterious journey when a haunting vision of the Irish sea god beckons her into his shadowy world. Against the backdrop of Ireland’s rugged cliffs and ancient stone circles\, she must navigate myth and reality\, confronting age-old traditions\, family secrets\, and the fierce expectations placed upon her. A Moon in All Things is a spellbinding tale of Celtic magic\, forbidden dreams\, and the resilience of the human spirit. Fans of The Frozen River’s Martha Ballard will enjoy Comeau’s Morrigan Lane\, who is fiercely devoted to discovering her healing gifts while those in power call them “dangerous.” \nPRAISE FOR ‘A MOON IN ALL THINGS’ \n“Atmospheric and beguiling … In this fantasy novel\, Comeau uses the Irish setting … and tales of the Otherworld and Tuatha dé Danann to craft an ethereal\, fablelike narrative. Morrigan\, … friends\, family\, and fellow villagers\, come alive … fitting perfectly into the picturesque village … Morrigan’s frustration with the imposed limits on her gender adds a fascinating dimension to the spooky tale..”—Kirkus Indie Reviews  \n“Tears\, sighs\, fabulous!”—Geralyn White Dreyfous\, Academy Award-winning film producer   \n“Atmospheric\, subtle\, and captivating”—Foreward Reviews\, Clarion  \n“A writer should be able to ‘dance with a pen’ according to Nietzsche. If we accept this as a test for a writer\, then Jennifer Comeau passes with flying colors her first time out of the gate with A Moon in All Things. This work is not formulaic magic realism\, but rather reality as magic. This is a generous\, warm-hearted\, and very well researched novel and the reader will want more.”  – Tom Bancroft\, former book critic.  \n“An excellent and thoroughly enjoyable read. I felt fully immersed in Comeau’s story world and loved the details of sea life and old Irish culture that are inherent to the piece…the map of the village was wonderful. …This is fantastic work.” —Ink & Insights Competition (Score: 246/250) \n“Jennifer E Comeau has crafted a brilliantly written book of magic and healing that I could barely put down. In a time when we sorely need to wake up to the healing properties of plants and spirits of the land\, this book will inspire many to open up to the invisible realms around us who are calling us back Home to the wise ways. I am certain that this novel will become a classic along the lines of The Mists of Avalon.”– Mare Cromwell\, author of The Great Mother Bible\, and Gaia Mystic \n“Comeau delivers a beautifully crafted historical fantasy infused with lyricism and Celtic magic. [The] heroine’s viewpoint is consistently engrossing\, allowing readers full access to her internal life\, as well as a vicarious connection to the natural world that so informs her character.” – Booklife Prize\n \n“Captivated by lucid prose and an irresistible tale of high stakes and true love\, I started reading A Moon in All Things in the morning\, continued into the afternoon and evening\, and finished it in a weekend with a grateful sigh. This book will enthrall any reader who has wrestled with following her own path. As a coming-of-age tale that dives deeply into questions of home\, tradition\, and calling\, it will stay with me for a long\, long time.” —Jena Schwartz\, writing coach and author\, Why I was Late for Our Meeting. Don’t Miss This  \n“You nailed it.” – Annaliese Jakimides\, poet\, essayist\, copy editor  \n“This book brims with life\, magic\, and a flow back to the forces of nature we have forsaken. Oh my.” – Ellen Kleiner\, former publishing editor  \n“A luscious novel that invokes the beauty of Ireland. Comeau’s vivid characters are steeped in the mystical qualities of Celtic traditions…an invitation to a deeper connection with nature within and without.”—Ellen Dee Davidson\, author\, The Miracle Forest and Sacred Forest Bathing.  \nABOUT JENNIFER ELWELL COMEAU \nJennifer Comeau is a creative force who seeks to inspire people to live in service to a more beautiful world. Her debut historical novel with original songs (2025)\, A Moon in All Things\, has been called “atmospheric and beguiling” by Kirkus Reviews. This coming-of-age tale is filled with Celtic mysticism yet grounded in the everyday lives of an 1820s fishing village in Ireland. Her 5 star-awarded children’s book\, The Inside of ME (2024)\, is a profound reminder of the magic that happens on the inside when we go outside.   \nHer poems and essays are published in four anthologies\, including A Dangerous New World: Maine Voices on the Climate Crisis (2019)\, and No Ordinary Words: The Real Life Wisdom of Women (2022). With two albums of original music\, Jenn carries a song in her heart for the natural world. She partners with OzGREEN to facilitate the award-winning YOUth LEADing The World program in the southern hemisphere and works with restoration organizations like TreeSisters and Climate Change & Consciousness. Locally in Maine\, she runs a Wild Wonder Forest Bathing business.  \nLearn More: www.jennifercomeau.com
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LOCATION:Maine Irish Heritage Center\, 34 Gray St\, Portland\, ME\, 04102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Vivid Motion's Grania: Tea and History
DESCRIPTION:Join us un Sunday\, May 11th for Vivid Motion Dance’s production of Grania: Pirate Queen. The Maine Irish Heritage Center will be present during house open and intermission with tea\, soda bread\, and some historical conversations! \nMaine Irish members get $5 off advanced tickets – email events@maineirish for the code! \nAbout the Event:\nGrania: Pirate Queen\nCo-directed by Scott Potter and Ali Odlin\, Vivid Motion Dance is bringing back the tale of Grania “Grace” O’ Malley (Gráinne Ní Mháille)\, a woman born from a seafaring western Irish clan who becomes the most feared pirate captain of the Irish seas. Grania and her people fight the lengthening shadow of the English Empire\, eventually coming face to face with the formidable Queen Elizabeth. Is she Grania’s greatest rival or greatest friend? Find out this spring! \nShows May 9 -11\, 2025 at The Hill Arts\nFri 7:30pm; Sat 2:30pm & 7:30pm; Sun 2:30pm\nTickets: Advance $25 Adult\, $10 Under 12 | Door $30 Adult\, $15 Under 12 \nGet tickets here: https://thehillarts.ticketspice.com/grania-pirate-queen-presented-by-vivid-motion-dance
URL:https://maineirish.glacialsites.com/event/vivid-motions-grania-tea-and-history/
LOCATION:Maine Irish Heritage Center\, 34 Gray St\, Portland\, ME\, 04102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Open Hours!
DESCRIPTION:The Maine Irish Heritage Center is open to the public every Thursday from 10am-2pm! Stop in to take a tour of the building\, do some research on our genealogy station\, or peruse our library collection! \nFor more information\, contact maineirish@maineirish.com!
URL:https://maineirish.glacialsites.com/event/open-hours-2-3/2025-05-15/
LOCATION:Maine Irish Heritage Center\, 34 Gray St\, Portland\, ME\, 04102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Open Hours!
DESCRIPTION:The Maine Irish Heritage Center is open to the public every Thursday from 10am-2pm! Stop in to take a tour of the building\, do some research on our genealogy station\, or peruse our library collection! \nFor more information\, contact maineirish@maineirish.com!
URL:https://maineirish.glacialsites.com/event/open-hours-2-3/2025-05-22/
LOCATION:Maine Irish Heritage Center\, 34 Gray St\, Portland\, ME\, 04102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Open Hours!
DESCRIPTION:The Maine Irish Heritage Center is open to the public every Thursday from 10am-2pm! Stop in to take a tour of the building\, do some research on our genealogy station\, or peruse our library collection! \nFor more information\, contact maineirish@maineirish.com!
URL:https://maineirish.glacialsites.com/event/open-hours-2-3/2025-05-29/
LOCATION:Maine Irish Heritage Center\, 34 Gray St\, Portland\, ME\, 04102\, United States
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