The Academy of Irish and Celtic studies is starting a new Irish Language class for children ages 4 through 10 on Saturdays.  Class time begins at 12:00 p.m. and runs until 1:00 p.m. at the Irish Cultural Center.
Children will learn the fundamentals of Irish through game play and FUN!
CLASSES ARE $125 FOR A 10-WEEK TERM. 
Contact Vicki Champion at 623-680-1711, or you may sign up on line by going to:
http://iccacademy.com/SIGN_UP_FOR_CLASSES.html

The Academy of Irish & Celtic Studies begins its third term of 2013 on July 8th  The cost for music, dance and language classes is $125.00 for the 10 week term.  (Minimum 3 person class).  Private lessons are available in 30 or 60 minute time slots. Private classes may be adjusted to fit your schedule. The cost for private lessons is $20.00 per 30 minute class and $40.00 per 60 minute class. For further information, please call Pat McCrossan at (602) 254-6094.  Tuition is pro-rated for late start.
The 3rd Saturday of most months, we offer Ceili dance lessons. This is a 2 hour dance-intensive workshop, geared towards both beginning and advanced dancers of all ages. Cost is $16.00 for adults and $2.00 for children under 12.  Call Mary at 602-258-0109. RSVP requested.
Classes offered:
5-String Banjo (Clawhammer)
5-String Banjo (Scruggs Style)
Accordion
Bagpipes
Banjo (Irish Tenor)
Bodhran
Ceili Dance
Fiddle
Guitar
Harp
Highland Dance
Irish Language
Irish Step Dancing
Mandolin
Music Theory
Piano/Keyboard
Pipe Band Drumming
Slow Seisiun
Ukulele NEW CLASS   NEW:  Steve Colby is offering Ukuele lessons.  The bigger Uke, (Baritone) is tuned like the first 4 strings of the guitar so can be used to teach smaller children basic guitar.
Welsh Language

Lifetime musician John Piggott read too many fantasy books as a child and grew up thinking the harp would be a swell instrument to learn...eventually.
"Eventually" turned out to be when he was in his 30's and it has since become the Grande passion of his life.  Since then, he has played at many Celtic festivals, gatherings and concerts, renaissance fairs, not to mention corporate events, weddings, workshops, churches and spiritual celebrations.  John was a founding member of the seminal Welsh/American traditional band 'Afan'.  These days he enjoys bringing new and diverse material to the harp strings with sources ranging from Elvis and Sting to Bach and Henry V111.
John is currently performing with Welshman John Good, our Welsh language, whistle & flute teacher.

The Academy of Irish & Celtic Studies begins its second term of 2013 on April 8th  The cost for music, dance and language classes is $125.00 for the 10 week term.  (Minimum 3 person class).  Private lessons are available in 30 or 60 minute time slots. Private classes may be adjusted to fit your schedule. The cost for private lessons is $20.00 per 30 minute class and $40.00 per 60 minute class. For further information, please call Pat McCrossan at (602) 254-6094.  Tuition is pro-rated for late start.
The 3rd Saturday of most months, we offer Ceili dance lessons. This is a 2 hour dance-intensive workshop, geared towards both beginning and advanced dancers of all ages. Cost is $16.00 for adults and $2.00 for children under 12.  Call Mary at 602-258-0109. RSVP requested.

Classes offered:
5-String Banjo (Clawhammer)
5-String Banjo (Scruggs Style)
Accordion
Bagpipes
Banjo (Irish Tenor)
Bodhran
Ceili Dance
Fiddle
Guitar
Harp
Highland Dance
Irish Language
Irish Step Dancing
Mandolin
Music Theory
Piano/Keyboard
Pipe Band Drumming
Slow Seisiun
Ukulele NEW CLASS   NEW:  Steve Colby is offering Ukuelle lessons.  The bigger Uke, (Baritone) is tuned like the first 4 strings of the guitar so can be used to teach smaller children basic guitar.
Welsh Language

The Academy of Irish & Celtic Studies begins its fourth term of 2012 on October 8th  The cost for music, dance and language classes is $125.00 for the 10 week term.  (Minimum 3 person class).  Private lessons are available in 30 or 60 minute time slots. Private classes may be adjusted to fit your schedule. The cost for private lessons is $20.00 per 30 minute class and $40.00 per 60 minute class. For further information, please call Pat McCrossan at (602) 254-6094.  Tuition is pro-rated for late start.
The 3rd Saturday of most months, we offer Ceili dance lessons. This is a 2 hour dance-intensive workshop, geared towards both beginning and advanced dancers of all ages. Cost is $16.00 for adults and $2.00 for children under 12.  Call Mary at 602-258-0109. RSVP requested.
With the opening of the brand new McClelland Irish Library, our Academy classes have moved into brand new sound proof classrooms in the Library's lower level (except for Stepdancing, which will remain in the Great Hall).  We will also be offering a class in the Ukulele with Steve Colby

Mission Statement
The Char and Jim Marquardt scholarship has been established to acknowledge their significant contribution to the Valley Irish Music community. The mission of the Char and Jim Marquardt Scholarship is to continue Char and Jim’s tradition of nurturing local Irish music by assisting qualifying students of the art and tradition.

The Irish Cultural Center invites you to join us for a very special celebration and fundraising event for the Irish Language Class’ Study Abroad Program. We want to celebrate the rich culture, traditions, and lifestyles of Ireland as we raise funds to send our students abroad to the county of Donegal, for an intensive training course of the Irish language.
For the evening’s culinary creations we are excited to announce that local celebrity Chef; Michael Snoke (Executive Chef for Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks) will personally be preparing an array of gourmet hors d’oeuvres for every taste. Let the traditional Irish music transport you as we bring to the stage Phoenix’s hottest Irish bands; The Big Fellahs and The Irish Cultural Center Academy Band. Be amazed by the unparalleled foot work of The Maguire Academy of Irish Dance and The Phoenix Irish Step Dancers.
We hope that you will be able to join us for this very special evening and help us send our students to Ireland in the fall.

Admission $25.00 per person
*Cash Bar available
Saturday, July 14th
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
The Irish Cultural Center
1106 North Central Avenue
Phoenix AZ, 85004
For more information or further details please call; 602-258-0109.  RSVPs requested

The Academy of Irish & Celtic Studies begins its second term of 2012 on April 9th  The cost for music, dance and language classes is $125.00 for the 10 week term.  (Minimum 3 person class).  Private lessons are available in 30 or 60 minute time slots. Private classes may be adjusted to fit your schedule. The cost for private lessons is $20.00 per 30 minute class and $40.00 per 60 minute class. For further information, please call Pat McCrossan at (602) 254-6094.  Tuition is pro-rated for late start.
The 3rd Saturday of most months, we offer Ceili dance lessons. This is a 2 hour dance-intensive workshop, geared towards both beginning and advanced dancers of all ages. Cost is $16.00 for adults and $2.00 for children under 12.  Call Mary at 602-258-0109. RSVP requested.

The Academy of Irish & Celtic Studies begins its first term of 2012 on January 9th  The cost for music, dance and language classes is $125.00 for the 10 week term.  (Minimum 3 person class).  Private lessons are available in 30 or 60 minute time slots. Private classes may be adjusted to fit your schedule. The cost for private lessons is $20.00 per 30 minute class and $40.00 per 60 minute class. For further information, please call Pat McCrossan at (602) 254-6094.  Tuition is pro-rated for late start.
The 3rd Saturday of most months, we offer Ceili dance lessons. This is a 2 hour dance-intensive workshop, geared towards both beginning and advanced dancers of all ages. Cost is $16.00 for adults and $2.00 for children under 12.  Call Mary at 602-258-0109. RSVP requested.

Due to the generous contributions of musician Billy Brett, Celtica! member Kaeryn Lapsley, Irish language teacher Vicki Champion, Jim & Mary Ann O'Neill, Kathleen Sweeney and George's cousin Maureen Brown, we have established The George O'Brien Memorial Scholarship for music students in our Academy of Irish & Celtic Studies.  We sincerely thank the contributors.  If anyone would like to donate to this scholarship, or apply for the scholarship, please contact Pat McCrossan at 602-254-6094