Irish Massachusetts

Irish Fiddler Frankie Gavin and DaDannan are peforming at the Burren Pub in Davis Square, Somerville, MA on Friday, November 11, 2011 at 7:30.  Tickets are $28 in advance and can be purchased online . The concert is part of the Backroom at the Burren series recently launched at one of the top traditional Irish music pubs in the world.  The series is hosted by Brian O'Donovan , host of the popular radio show, Celtic Sojourn , heard on WGBH 89.7 FM . For a full schedule of Irish concerts in the greater Boston area, visit IrishBoston.org .

The Irish Echo Newspaper is hosting its 4th annual Golden Bridges Awards & Showcase at the Seaport Boston Hotel on November 10-11, 2011.  The awards spotlight Bostonians who are building business alliances and academic partnerships between Boston and Ireland, with an emphasis on the Northwest of Ireland. Along with the awards luncheon is a series of stimulating seminar discussions by key business leaders, public officials and community representatives about investing in Ireland. Tickets to the seminars and luncheon are $140, or you can attend just the seminars for $50 or luncheon for $100.  Discounts are also available to select Boston Irish organizations, and tables are available for purchase.  For more information on tickets and to purchase online, click here .   Among the speakers at the Irish Echo Golden Bridges Awards and Showcase:     Gerry Adams, President of Sinn Fein, in conversation with Kevin Cullen,...

As part of his North American tour, singer-songwriter sensation Josh Groban is coming to the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH on Tuesday, November 8, and the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, RI on Wednesday, November 9, with his Straight to You Tour, named for a song from his album Illuminations .   The Boston Irish Tourism Association , in association with LiveNation , is giving away a pair of tickets to each of these shows. The lucky winners will be notified and announced here on Friday, November 4, so be sure to check back then for the winning announcement!  To enter the contest click here . For a complete schedule of Josh Groban's tour, click here . For more changes to win tickets to great concerts in New England, visit the BITA Contest Page . For year round details on cultural activities in Massachusetts and the New England states, visit IrishMassachusetts.com . 

The Boston Irish Heritage Trail is one of several iconic destinations featured at a new public art exhibit unveiled on October 18 at Logan International Airport in Boston. The exhibit was created by staff at Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) , the agency that runs Logan Airport.  It is located in the Terminal E area where passengers from Aer Lingus and Southwest Airlines arrive to collect their luggage. The Irish Heritage Trail was created by the Boston Irish Tourism Association as a way to showcase the history and heritage of the Boston Irish community dating back to the 18th century.  It features 20 landmarks, from the Rose Kennedy Garden on the Waterfront to Fenway Park , which was built by Irish immigrant Charles E. Logue in 1912. Other trails featured in the Terminal E exhibit include the Freedom Trail and the Black Heritage Trail . Several cultural institutions are highlighted in the exhibit, including the J ohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library ,...

Joe Corcoran The second annual Irish Honors Luncheon, sponsored by the Boston Irish Reporter , is taking place on Thursday, October 20, at Boston's Seaport Hotel . The luncheon honors local Irish-American families, and this year's award recipients include the Corcoran , Hunt and Mulvoy families from Dorchester. Also being recognized this year: State Senator Thomas J. Kennedy of Brockton and former Boston Police Commissioner Kathleen O'Toole, according to Ed Forry, publisher of BIR and the Dorchester Reporter. Master of Ceremonies is writer, actor and humorist Dick Flavin, who recently acted in the one-man show, According to Tip . For year 'round information on Irish activities in Massachusetts and New England, visit IrishMassachusetts.com .

Ray O'Hanlon , noted editor of the Irish Echo , and author of the acclaimed thriller, The South Lawn Plot , is speaking at the West Roxbury branch of the Boston Public Library on Saturday, October 15, 2011, from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.  The event is free and open to the public, and sponsored by the Friends of the West Roxbury Branch Library . The Library is located at 1961 Centre Street in West Roxbury.  For directions click here . O'Hanlon's book, The South Lawn Plot, is published by Gemma Media , a Boston-based publisher that specializes in quality literature from Ireland and the United States.  For year round Irish activities in greater Boston, visit IrishBoston.org .

The wildly popular Christmas Celtic Sojourn concert, hosted by WGBH radio personality Brian O'Donovan , is back for its 9th season, and tickets are now on sale. The concert evokes an old-fashioned Christmas in rural Ireland in days gone by, with plenty of music, dancing, singing, storytelling and poetry throughout the evening. This year the concert has expanded to ten performances at five venues around New England, including: Hanover Theatre, Worcester, MA Friday, Dec. 9, 7:30pm Get tickets >> The Music Hall, Portsmouth, NH Saturday, Dec. 10, 3pm and 8pm Discounted tickets are only available via phone or in person: 603-436-2400; 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, NH Zeiterion Theatre, New Bedford, MA Sunday, Dec. 11, 7pm Discounted tickets are only available via phone or in person: 508-994-2900; 684 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA Shalin Liu Performance Centre, Rockport, MA ...

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library is presenting author Paul Hendrickson to discuss his new biography of Ernest Hemingway on Wednesday, October12, 2011, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Tickets are free but you must register to attend. The book, entitled  Hemingway's Boat: Everything He Loved and Lost in Life, 1934- 1961 , explores Hemingway's life as seen through his long relationship with his beloved boat, Pilar. The JFK Library houses the Ernest Hemingway Collection , a collection of the writer's materials that were donated by Mary Hemingway ,his wife.   This event is part of the Kennedy Library Forums that take place throughout the year to foster public discussion on historical, cultural and political topics.  For a schedule of upcoming events, click here . For other cultural activities taking place in Massachusetts throughout the year, visit IrishMassachusetts.com . For tourist information visit MassVacation.com and Boston...

Pilgrim Soul Productions is presenting the Cripple of Inishmaan by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh at the Worchester Hibernian Cultural Center on October 14-15, 21-23, 2011.  The director is Aimee Kewley Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on October 14, 15, 21 and 22, with a Sunday matinee at 2:00 p.m. on October 23. Tickets are $15 each or $12 for groups of ten or more. The Hibernian Cultural Center is run by the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 36 .  For more events coming up at the Center, click here .  For year round details on Irish cultural activities throughout Massachusetts and the New England states, visit IrishMassachusetts.com . For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com .

Tickets for the 2011 Holiday Pops concerts by the famed Boston Pops Orchestra are on sale for this year's Holiday Pops season, which runs from Wednesday, December 7 through Saturday, December 24, 2001. The concerts are being led by maestro Keith Lockhart , who invites a number of special guest conductors and performers throughout the season.  A total of 37 concerts are planned, including a number of weekend matinees for children and families. For a full schedule, click here . The Boston Pops was initiated in 1900 by Henry Lee Higginson and since then has become one of the world's most endearing orchestras.  For a history of Boston Pops, click here . For year round cultural activities in Massachusetts, visit IrishMassachusetts.com . For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com .

Legendary Irish singer Andy Irvine is performing at the Four Green Fields Pub & Restaurant in Boston on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. The concert is $10 general admission. Irvine has influenced Irish music throughout his 45 year career, performing with Sweeney's Men, Planxty, Patrick Street and other top Irish bands. Four Green Fields opened in Boston in February 2011 and is located at One Boston Place , at the corner of School and State Street.  Here is a full schedule of pub activities in October . You can follow Four Green Fields on Facebook . Four Green Fields is near Boston City Hall and the Massachusetts State House, and a block from the Irish Famine Memorial on Boston's Irish Heritage Trail . For year round information on Irish festivals, parades, concerts, sessions, pubs, gift shops and heritage sites, visit IrishBoston.or g. For tourist information, visit BostonUSA.co m.

1924-2011 Michael J. Cummings of Milton, Massachusetts died on Saturday, October 1, 2011 after a decade long battle with Lou Gehrig's Disease.   He was 87 years old. His wake is taking place on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at the Al Thomas Funeral Home in Milton, between 4:00 -8:00 p.m. His funeral mass takes place on at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at St. Agatha's Church in Milton.  For more details read Boston Globe obituary In the fields of Irish sports, music and dance, cultural heritage and immigration reform, Cummings was a formidable leader in Boston’s Irish community for over sixty years.   Mike arrived in Boston in 1947 from Ballygar, County Galway as a heralded young football star.   His talents as an athlete were immediately on display as he led the Galway Football Club in Boston to five consecutive championships from 1948-1952.   He was elected the youngest president of the Gaelic Athletic Association in New England , ...