Dear Friends,
A selection of faces from the first 30 years of HoCoPoLitSo’s Irish Evening, now in its 36th year and to feature Paula Meehan and Theo Dorgan reading from their work, followed by the music of Narrowbacks and traditional Irish dancing from the Culkin School on March 14th.
With the winter that has been upon us, a warm, spirited evening is what we seem to need and you’ll have just that this year on March 14th, HoCoPoLitSo’s 36th Annual Irish Evening.
You who love literature, music, and art are invited to hear the beautiful cadences of not only one but two wonderful Irish poets Paula Meehan (Ireland’s Professor of Poetry) and Theo Dorgan (O’Shaughnessy Prize, BBC Radio) as they read their work and pay tribute to the late great Seamus Heaney, followed by the incomparable Irish music of Narrowbacks, featuring All-Ireland fiddle great Brendan Mulvihill, and fabulous stepdancing by members of the Culkin School. Did I mention the profusion of Irish coffees, signature drink “Jameson Ginger,” and scones?
HoCoPoLitSo relies on proceeds from this annual fundraiser to create live literary programs throughout the year, so in buying tickets, you are not only giving yourself the gift of a fun and elevating evening but investing in the 2014 arts and culture calendar of Howard County.
Friday, March 14, 2014, 7:30 PM
Smith Theatre, Howard Community College, Columbia, Md.
Tickets are available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/522437
Click here to download the event flyer. Additional information is available by emailing hocopolitso@yahoo.com or calling 443-518-4568.
Please share this note with those who you believe would enjoy the evening! It is quite an occasion. Last year, Governor Martin O’Malley, himself, saw fit to join the festivities, taking in Colum McCann’s first public reading from Transatlantic before joining the Narrowbacks on stage for a song or two; you can read about that here.
Thank you for supporting the literary arts in our community. We are looking forward to a warm and spirited Irish Evening this March 14th, something to shake the winter and all this snow from our souls. We hope to see you then.
All the best,
Those of us at HoCoPoLitSo
A few resources on the writers:
Paula Meehan links:
- http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/3052/30/Paula-Meehan
- http://wfupress.wfu.edu/authors/paula-meehan/
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzs8_SDbuuM
Theo Dorgan links:
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