Join us at 8:30 a.m. on the front steps of the Maine Irish Heritage Center and walk through Portland's old Irish neighborhood to raise the Irish flag at Harbor View Park. Coffee, tea, and Irish soda bread will be served at the MIHC afterward from 9 -10:00 a.m.
"Love" by Roddy Doyle Two old friends reconnect in Dublin for a dramatic, revealing evening of drinking and storytelling in this winning new novel from the author of the Booker Prize-winning Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha One summer evening, two men meet up in a Dublin restaurant. Drinking pals back in their youth, now married […]
Watching the Door: Drinking Up, Getting Down, and Cheating Death in 1970s Belfast by Kevin Myers Part unofficial history, part personal memoir, Watching the Door is raw, provocative, and darkly funny, offering an unbridled account of sex, death, and violence in Northern Ireland by one of its most dynamic witnesses. A first-hand account of life on […]
Spend New Year's Eve at the Maine Irish Heritage Center Rockin' in 2024 on Irish time with Slane, Maine's premiere U2 tribute band! Doors open at 5;30; Happy Hour at 6 PM with music by Troy Bennett and Travis Cote, members of Bailey's Mistake. The main show starts at 6:50 with a 10-minute countdown to […]
Sean O'Coistealbha was the long-time director of the self-help cooperative Muintearas, located in the heart of the Irish-speaking Galway Gaeltacht. He is currently in residence at the Catholic University of America, where he gives recitations in Irish and English. He has translated well-known Irish language poems and songs and written extensively his own poetry and […]
Homecoming Jazz - Blake Hawley and Tanja Nachtigall Get ready to swing into the holiday spirit with an enchanting Homecoming Jazz Concert! We are thrilled to invite you to an evening filled with soulful melodies and jazzy renditions that will undoubtedly add a touch of magic to your festive celebrations. Prepare to be mesmerized by […]
