Irish Massachusetts

Renowned singer, songwriter and actor Josh Groban performs at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.    Tickets to the concert start at $32 and can be purchased online or by calling 888 266-1200.  Read more about Josh Groban here.  Check out the summer 2019 season at Tanglewood , which includes performances by popular artists as well as by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and The Boston Pops Orchestra. Read more about Tanglewood in the summer issue of Travel & Culture magazine , available online or for free at visitor centers and cultural venues around Massachusetts.  Find year round information on Massachusetts by visiting IrishMassachusetts.com . 

Dark Hedges, Game of Thrones The Boston Irish Tourism Association 's (BITA) summer issue of Travel & Culture magazine highlights some great reasons to visit Northern Ireland this year.  BITA works closely with Tourism Ireland to promote travel from North America to the island of Ireland year round. Among BITA's recommendations for Northern Ireland: Carnlough Harbor - Visiting Game of Thrones  film locations where the HBO series was filmed over the past eight years in Northern Ireland.  Suggestions include a 330 mile driving tour of the sites, and visits to the Ulster Museum, Carnlough Harbor and the Dark Hedges in County Antrim, the Inch Abbey and Castle Ward in County Down, and a stunning display of thematic stained glass art at the TEC exhibit hall in Belfast. Galgorm Golf Resorts & Spa - Golfing in Northern Ireland , which boasts 90 golf courses.  This summer, the 148th British Open takes place  in July at Royal Portrus...

The Boston Irish Tourism Association (BITA) has released its 2019 summer/fall issue of Travel & Culture magazine, a compendium of Irish festivals and concerts, culinary, cultural and literary activities taking place in Massachusetts and throughout New England. The front cover features former Celtic Woman star and master fiddler Mairead Nesbitt , who performs at the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton on Friday, July 12, 2019. The magazine's Travel to Ireland section features stories on  golfing ,  traditional music , and  group tours , as well as iconic sites from the hit series,  Game of Thrones . The 28-page color magazine is distributed free at visitor kiosks and cultural venues throughout Massachusetts and is available in digital format online from our home page. This issue includes feature local stories on Newport, RI and Rockport, MA , two cultural destinations worth visiting in New England. It has a roundup of  summer music , sports a...

Mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile performs a live broadcast of his show, Live from Here , at Tanglewood on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 5:45 p.m. He  is being joined by special musical guests Ben Folds, I'm with Her and Tig Notaro for a unique blend of comedy and spoken word.   Tickets are $21 - $74 and can be purchased online or at the venue.  Here's a schedule of upcoming performances at Tanglewood this summer. Read more about the 2019 summer season at Tanglewood, which includes performances by Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops and other great performers. 

Blackstone River Theatre ' Annual Summer Solstice Festival is taking place from 11 a.m to 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 15 at Diamond Hill Park in Cumberland, RI. The festival has four stages of continuous Celtic and world music, plus Irish step dance, face painting and 45 craft & food vendors.  Tickets are $15 adults, $13 seniors, $5 children, under-5 free!   Buy Tickets online . This year's visiting artists include Kevin Crawford, Cillian Vallely & Patrick Doocey from the Irish traditional ensemble  Lúnasa;  HighTime from Connemara, Galwaly; La Croisée D’Antan from Quebec and Bonnie Milner and Dan Milner from New York. Top New England performers include Atwater-Donnelly Trio, The Hanneke Cassel Band, the Eastern Medicine Singers, The Gnomes, Partington & Sweeney, Roscommon Soles featuring Kevin Doyle with Sheila Falls, Josh Kane, Owen Marshall, Torrin Ryan, and The Vox Hunters.  In addition, check out the  session...

An exhibit entitled   The Irish and Boston: An Immigrant Saga   is running at the Massachusetts State House from June 10-17, 2019.     Developed by the City of Boston Archives under the leadership of Director Dr. John McColgan, the acclaimed exhibit was first unveiled at the annual St. Patrick’s Breakfast hosted by South Boston’s State Senator Nick Collins in March.   The exhibit explores the illustrious Irish experience dating back to the early 1700s through today. Among the themes:  . the Irish role in the Revolutionary War; . the bigotry toward the Irish the 19 th  century Boston;  . the mass Irish immigration to Boston propelled by Ireland’s famines and political unrest; and  . the Irish rise to political power in Boston that lasted throughout the 20 th  century.   The exhibit also explores the history of the St. Patrick’s Day parade in South Boston and its connection to Evacuation Day, a connection strengthened by Boston ...

The Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 8 , is holding its annual commemoration of the Irish Famine at Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Lawrence at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2019. The ceremony takes place at the An Gorta Mor memorial, which was unveiled in May 2006 as a tribute to the Irish refugees of the mid-19th century who came to Massachusetts and New England after fleeing starvation and disease in Ireland. The ceremony also celebrates AOH Division 8 members who are celebrating their 50 year membership anniversary, and Veterans who served in the Armed Forces. The ceremony is being led by Division 8 Chaplain, Reverend John W. Delaney.  AOH historian Bob Bateman is giving an address about the Famine. Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located at 29 Barker Street in Lawrence. In the event of inclement weather, the service will be held at the Mausoleum on the grounds of the cemetery. Light refreshments follow the ceremony. Find out more about the Massachusetts...