Beginner / Intermediate Irish Session at the Maine Irish Heritage Center (MIHC) Irish Sessions are social music gatherings, where musicians play for themselves more so than any audience that might be present. Join us to play Irish Traditional tunes with others and expand your list of tunes over time. We'll meet in the MIHC Library from...
Portland’s West End Neighborhood Celebration Saturday, November 28, 2026 | 1-5 PM Maine Irish Heritage Center For generations, our iconic building has been a home to the West End. It was the parish and community center for Portland’s Irish, a place where families gathered, celebrated, grieved, and found one another. For so many in our...
Beginner / Intermediate Irish Session at the Maine Irish Heritage Center (MIHC) Irish Sessions are social music gatherings, where musicians play for themselves more so than any audience that might be present. Join us to play Irish Traditional tunes with others and expand your list of tunes over time. We'll meet in the MIHC Library from...
We are thrilled to present our second season of Maine Irish Writes, an inclusive monthly writers' group that will meet in the MIHC Library on the first Thursday of each month! Led by the incredible poet and author Robert Breen, this welcoming writers group is open to all—whether you're just starting out or deep into...
Beginner / Intermediate Irish Session at the Maine Irish Heritage Center (MIHC) Irish Sessions are social music gatherings, where musicians play for themselves more so than any audience that might be present. Join us to play Irish Traditional tunes with others and expand your list of tunes over time. We'll meet in the MIHC Library from...
The untold stories of generations of Irish women who saw their American dream become a nightmare - and the trouble they got into as a result Ireland in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was not a good place to be a woman. Among the wave of emigrants from Ireland to North America were many,...