Authors & Book Launches
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Greg Rappleye – Barley Child
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Barry Pearce – The Plan of Chicago: A City in Stories
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Maggie Andersen – No Stars in Jefferson Park
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Lois Cahall – The Many Lives & Loves of Hazel Lavery
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Malcolm McDowell Woods – What the Tide Leaves Behind: A Novel of County Donegal
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Robert Conlon – Celtic Knot: An Orphan’s Tale of Survival, Family, and Love in Chicago
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Hugh Turley – The Martyrdom of Thomas Merton; Thomas Merton’s Betrayers
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Jess Murphy – Galway Chef Cooking Demo & Book Launch
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Leora O'Carroll & Maureen O'Carroll - Maureen O'Carroll: A Musical Memoir of an Irish Immigrant Childhood
Talks & Presentations
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Liam O’Neill – Artist Talk & Poetry Reading
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Martha Bayne, Zoe Zolbrod, Alison Cuddy - "Nothing Compares to You: What Sinead O’Connor Means to Us"
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Derek Warfield – "The Irish and the Erie Canal—A Bicentennial Reflection"
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Anne McDonagh - "The Eternal Irish Heart: Ireland’s Pot of Gold Is Inside Its People"
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Anne McDonagh - "The Orange vs The Green: What's the Difference?"
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"The Repurposing of Older Buildings into Cultural Centres: Advantages and Challenges" (Sponsored by Chicago Sister Cities Galway Committee)
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John Fogarty – "Beyond the Brick Wall: Using the Irish Language for Genealogical Research"
Film Screenings
Exhibits
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Liam O’Neill – Art Exhibit
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IAHC Members Art Show
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Old Galway: The Streets of Galway -Photo Exhibit (Sponsored by Chicago Sister Cities Galway Committee)
Irish Language Programming
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Meascán MearaÍ – Noble Call "as Gaeilge"
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John Fogarty – "Beyond the Brick Wall: Using the Irish Language for Genealogical Research"
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Liam O'Neill - reads poetry from his book Riastail
Dance
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Jess Murphy - Cooking Demonstration
Cooking
Cultural Showcases
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Anam Cara – Storytelling
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Just a Song at Twilight with Tenor Mark Piekarz
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Nimble Thimbles -quilting and crafting group, IAHC
Music & Vendors
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Live Irish Music Throughout the Weekend
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Vendor Marketplace