THIS WEEK'S CELTIC MUSIC HIGHLIGHT: Blue Collar! Holler! Two concerts in Austin, August 30 & 31, slightly different lineups each night. Featuring Darren Maloney & Gregory Grene (from Ireland via NYC), Ed Miller, Tea Merchants, Gilmer & Moore Note: These mailings assembled by unpaid volunteers in a sleep-deprivation experiment. All schedules subject to change or perhaps even error. Send listings, preferably in text-only format, to calendar@texcelt.org. The calendar covers Monday to Monday (under normal circumstances) and is mailed over the weekend (under normal circumstances). Submit your listings by Friday (or as early as you can). Regular events are listed once a month. *********************** EVENTS IN CENTRAL TEXAS *********************** # Saturday, August 23, 2008 Blaggards Fado Irish Pub 214 W. 4th St. Austin, TX 512/457-0172 10 PM http://blaggards.com/ # Friday, August 29, 2008 Clandestine Cactus Cafe Texas Union UT Campus 24th & Guadalupe Austin, TX 512-475-6515 8:30 PM http://www.clandestineceltic.com/ # Saturday, August 30, 2008 Blue Collar! Holler! Cactus Café Texas Union UT Campus Austin, TX 7:30 - 10 PM $12 online, $15 at the door With Gregory Grene & Darren Maloney, Gilmer & Moore, and the Tea Merchants Presented by the Celtic Cultural Center of Texas http://celticcenter.org/events.php#event40 # Sunday, August 31, 2008 Blue Collar! Holler! Threadgill's North Austin, TX 7 - 10 PM $12 online, $15 at the door With Ed Miller, Gregory Grene & Darren Maloney, and the Tea Merchants Presented by the Celtic Cultural Center of Texas http://celticcenter.org/events.php#event40 ************************************************ EVENTS IN EAST TEXAS, MISSISSIPPI, AND LOUISIANA ************************************************ # Saturday, August 23, 2008 Sir Sean Connery birthday bash Kelvin Arms Scottish Pub 2424 Dunstan Houston, TX 7 PM supported by the Houston Highland Games Association # Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Irish American Heritage Association meeting Harris County MUD Building off the intersection of Cimmaron Parkway at Hidden Canyon Road Katy, TX 7:30 - 9:15 PM For more information contact Pat McMahon at 713-271-0784. http://www.texirish.com/ # Saturday, August 30, 2008 Clandestine McGonigel's Mucky Duck Pub 2425 Norfolk Houston, TX 713/528-5999 7 & 9:30 PM $15 http://www.clandestineceltic.com/ ********************************************** EVENTS IN NORTH TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, AND ARKANSAS ********************************************** # Friday, August 22, 2008 Smithfield Fair "One Fine Summer Evening" Six Strings 'n' Coffee Beans Coffee Haus Advent Lutheran Church 3232 S. Cooper Street Arlington, TX 8 PM Echoes From the Glen opens at 7 PM $10 For more information and reservations, contact Dave Olson at 817-296-9306. http://www.myspace.com/sixstringsncoffeebeans Sparks & Taft The Plaza Pub 1605 New York @ Park Row Arlington, TX 817-277-3032 8 PM - midnight Mike Hryekewicz, Andrea Katz, John Burleson Lambert's Steaks, Seafood, and Whiskey 2731 White Settltment Fort Worth, TX 817/882-1161 8 - 11 PM Seamus Stout Trinity Hall Irish Pub and Restaurant 5321 East Mockingbird Lane #250 Dallas, TX 214-887-3600 9 PM http://www.myspace.com/seamusstout # Saturday, August 23, 2008 Trinity River Whalers Trinity Hall Irish Pub and Restaurant 5321 East Mockingbird Lane #250 Dallas, TX 214-887-3600 9 PM http://www.trinityriverwhalers.com/ Tullamore Tipperary Inn 5815 Live Oak Dallas, TX (214) 821-6500 8 PM http://www.tullamore.info/ Mike Hryekewicz, Andrea Katz, John Burleson Raz on the Braz Tres Rios Park Glenrose, TX noon (Event runs Friday-Sunday) http://www.terryrasor.com/ Mike Hryekewicz, Andrea Katz, John Burleson Lambert's Steaks, Seafood, and Whiskey 2731 White Settltment Fort Worth, TX 817/882-1161 8 - 11 PM Boru's Ghost Sean Cumming's Irish Pub 9610 N. May Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 8 PM Seamus Stout The Plaza Pub 1605 New York @ Park Row Arlington, TX 817-277-3032 http://www.myspace.com/seamusstout # Monday, August 25, 2008 Traditional Irish session Sesame's Restaurant 3 Rahling Cir. Little Rock, AR 7 PM Musicians, dancers, and listeners of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Sponsored by the Arkansas Celtic Music Society. Contact Weesa Boyd at 501/602-5508 for information. # Saturday, August 30, 2008 Trinity River Whalers Stomp Day Lightcatcher Winery 6925 Confederate Pkwy/FM 1886 Fort Worth, TX 817-237-2626 1:15 - 4 PM http://www.trinityriverwhalers.com/ Traditional Irish session Last Chance Lakeside Café 408 Ponce de Leon Dr. Hot Springs Village, AR 6:30 PM Musicians, dancers, and listeners of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Sponsored by the Arkansas Celtic Music Society. Contact Weesa Boyd at 501/602-5508 for information. # Monday-Tuesday, September 1-2, 2008 Irish music workshops University of Tulsa Campus Tulsa, OK http://texcelt.org/slide%20workshops%20flyer.pdf ---- BEWARE OF ATTACHMENTS CARRYING VIRUSES! THIS LIST DOES NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS! To subscribe/unsubscribe, drop a note to calendar@texcelt.org