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Julie Haas, Associate Vice President, Marketing Communications, ext. 3120
Peggy Graham, Writer, ext. 3425
Tyler Cundith, Sports Information Director, ext. 3122

2/03/09
Story by Peggy Graham

JCCC Celebrates Irish Heritage Days

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. –  Johnson County Community College will celebrate four days of Irish Heritage, Feb. 18-21, made possible by a grant from the Kansas City Irish Fest Grant Fund. Events are free and open to the public except for the Tomáseen Foley’s St. Patrick Celebration.

Wednesday, Feb. 18

  • A presentation of the film The Wind that Shakes the Barley, a drama that tells the story of two County Cork brothers who join the Irish Republican Army to fight for Irish independence from the United Kingdom, and a post-viewing discussion, led by English professor Danny Alexander, will be from 2-4:30 p.m. in the M.R. and Evelyn Hudson Auditorium.

Thursday, Feb.19

  • Irish singer Kelly Dougherty accompanied by guitarist Mike Dugger will perform from 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. in the Corner Lounge of the Commons Building. The singers will also play for the children at JCCC’s Hiersteiner Child Development Center.
  • An additional post-viewing discussion of the film The Wind that Shakes the Barley will be 2-4 p.m. in room 212 of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art led by Alexander.

Friday, Feb. 20

  • Steve Werkmeister, assistant professor, English, will lead a discussion of How the Irish Became White, a book by Noel Ignatiev, from 2-4 p.m. in the In-Focus Dining Room, lower level of the Commons.
  • Tomáseen Foley’s St. Patrick Celebration at 8 p.m. Yardley Hall of the Carlsen Center. Tickets are $25 and $35, available at the Carlsen Center box office, 913-469-4445. The Clanna Eireann Ceili Dancers will do a free pre-performance show from 7:05-7:30 p.m. in the Carlsen Center lobby.

Saturday, Feb. 21

  • Tomáseen Foley’s St. Patrick Celebration at 8 p.m. Yardley Hall of the Carlsen Center. Tickets are $25 and $35, available at the Carlsen Center box office, 913-469-4445. The Clanna Eireann Ceili Dancers will do a free pre-performance show from 7:05-7:30 p.m. in the Carlsen Center lobby.

Drawings for free tickets to Foley’s St. Patrick Celebration will be held at all free events.

Dining Down Under, Java Jazz and Café Tempo will be featuring selective Irish cuisine Wednesday-Friday, Feb. 18-20.

The campus celebration of Irish Heritage is sponsored by JCCC’s Carlsen Center ArtsEducation; Student Services; Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; the Carlsen Center for Performing Arts, and Hiersteiner Child Development Center. For more information, contact Angel Mercier at 913-469-8500, ext. 4221.

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