Exhibits at the John J. Burns Library
John McCormack, Tenor: Celebrating 125 Years
Sept. 8 to Dec. 11, 2009
Mary O’Hara, Singer and Harpist: A Retrospective
Oct. 1 to Dec. 11, 2009
Events
Monday, Sept. 14
Terrorism: How to Respond
Book launch reception and lecture by Richard English, Queen's University Belfast
Thompson Room, Burns Library, 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 16
Message of Peace: Songs and Poetry of John Boyle O’Reilly, 1844-1890
Concert by Irish folk singer Sean Tyrrell
Connolly House, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11
Travels with My Harp: An Afternoon with Mary O’Hara
Multimedia presentation by harpist Mary O’Hara
Devlin 008 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 15
Regional Styles in Irish music: A Conversation
Discussion with Ann Spinney, Boston College
Connolly House, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 26
Lecture by Peter Hart, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Thompson Room, Burns Library, 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 14
John McCormack Weekend
Film screening, symposium, lecture, and performances, celebrating the 125th anniversary of the birth of Count John McCormack. Co-sponsored by the Institute for Liberal Arts.
Schedule of events
Saturday, Nov. 14
Irish Material Culture Symposium
Presentations
by Claudia Kinmonth (Independent scholar), Peter Murray (The Crawford
Gallery, Cork), and Charles Orser (New York State Museum). Co-sponsored
by the Center for Irish Programs, the McMullen Museum, and the
Institute for Liberal Arts.
Connolly House, 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Thomas J. Flatley lecture by Marianne Elliott, University of Liverpool
Thompson Room, Burns Library, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 10
Irish Button Accordian
Concert by Damien Connolly
Connolly House, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
