Hofstra University presents the 13th Annual Irish Festival on Sunday, March 13, 2011 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Physical Education Building, located on the University’s North Campus. The Festival is sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union.
Irish Experience Festival 13th Annual SAVE THE DATES! 28th Annual Dutch Festival Featuring our popular tulip display Sunday, May 1, 2011 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Outdoors on the South Campus Hofstra University is jazzing up the annual Dutch Festival! This year, classic jazz music will fill the gardens and tents on the South Campus. Enjoy delicious Dutch fare, shop at vendor tables, stroll our beautiful gardens, and pick up a plant or two at our Hofstra Arboretum sales. Don’t miss the thousands of gorgeous tulips in bloom on the Hofstra campus. Magic shows, puppets and craft activities will delight the children. 19th Annual Italian Experience Festival Sunday, September 18, 2011 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Outdoors on the South Campus The Italian Experience Festival has grown to be a popular Long Island tradition, celebrating Italy’s gifts of culture, education and commerce to America. The festival features food, vendors, handmade crafts, exhibits by cultural organizations, music, dance, poetry, and much more for the entire family to enjoy! For general information about Hofstra University’s annual festivals, please call the Festival Hotline at 516-463-6582 or visit hofstra.edu/festivals. You can also find us on Facebook. For sponsorship, advertisements, and vendor information, please contact Jessie Garcia at 516-463-6504 or [email protected]. 1650 Hempstead Turnpike East Meadow, NY • 516-222-2611 *SAVE $5! Mar. 16-20 Nassau Coliseum Present this coupon at the Nassau Coliseum Box Office or use code HOFSTRA at Ticketmaster.com or charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000. *Offer excludes opening night tickets. Not valid on Circus Celebrity, front row or VIP tickets. Valid on $30 and $26 tickets. 25% off entire order Dine-In or Carry Out Only Not available on Specials. Attend any Hofstra University event and receive 15% off (maximum of $15) with proof of attendance. Present this coupon to receive your discount. Sunday, March 13, 2011 11 a.m.-6 p.m. David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex North Campus
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Irish Experience
Festival
13th AnnualSAVE THE DATES!
28th Annual Dutch FestivalFeaturing our popular tulip display
Sunday, May 1, 201111 a.m.-5 p.m.
Outdoors on the South Campus
Hofstra University is jazzing up the annual Dutch Festival! This year, classic jazz music will fill the gardens and tents on the South Campus. Enjoy delicious Dutch fare, shop at vendor tables, stroll our beautiful gardens, and pick up a plant or two at our Hofstra Arboretum sales. Don’t miss the thousands of gorgeous tulips in bloom on the Hofstra campus. Magic shows, puppets and craft activities will delight the children.
19th Annual Italian Experience FestivalSunday, September 18, 2011
11 a.m.-5 p.m.Outdoors on the South Campus
The Italian Experience Festival has grown to be a popular Long Island tradition, celebrating Italy’s gifts of culture, education and commerce to America.
The festival features food, vendors, handmade crafts, exhibits by cultural organizations, music, dance, poetry, and much more for the entire family to enjoy!
For general information about Hofstra University’s annual festivals, please call the Festival Hotline at 516-463-6582 or visit hofstra.edu/festivals. You can also find us on Facebook.
For sponsorship, advertisements, and vendor information, please contact Jessie Garcia at 516-463-6504 or [email protected].
1650 Hempstead Turnpike East Meadow, NY • 516-222-2611
*SAVE $5! Mar. 16-20 Nassau ColiseumPresent this coupon at the Nassau Coliseum Box Office or use code HOFSTRA at Ticketmaster.com or charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000.*Offer excludes opening night tickets. Not valid on Circus Celebrity, front row or VIP tickets. Valid on $30 and $26 tickets.
25% off entire order Dine-In or
Carry Out Only Not available on Specials.
Attend any Hofstra University event and receive 15% off (maximum of $15) with proof of attendance.Present this coupon to receive your discount.
Sunday, March 13, 2011 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition ComplexNorth Campus
Schedule of Events11 a.m. Festival opens to the public.
11 a.m.-noon The Black Velvet Band
Traditional Irish music featuring James Walsh, Mickey Perry and James Lavin. The Black Velvet Band has played with some of the finest entertainers in Ireland and the United States. (Shamrock Stage)
12:30-3:30 p.m. The Amazing Fred Collins Juggler, magician, stilt walker, plate spinner, balloon artist, and human basketball hoop extraordinaire! (walkaround)
1 p.m. Welcome Master of Ceremonies Tony Jackson, host of the “Irish Country” radio program on WRHU (Radio Hofstra University), welcomes the public. (Shamrock Stage)
1-2:30 p.m. Girsa
All-female traditional Irish band (www.girsa.com). “… a force to be reckoned with!” — Joanie Madden, Cherish the Ladies (Shamrock Stage)
2:30-3:15 p.m. The Black Velvet Band (Shamrock Stage)
2:30-3:15 p.m. Katie’s Puppets
Comedy/puppet show and children’s activities.Kids’ Korner – toward the back of the Physical Education Building
3:15-4:30 p.m. Girsa
4:45-6 p.m. The Hirten Family Irish Dancers
One of the best-known acts of its kind in the United States. The group includes several national champion dancers recognized by the Irish Dance Assocation of North America. The members of the group have qualified for and competed in world championships held in Ireland.
6 p.m. 50/50 Raffle Drawing
SAVE THE DATES!Hofstra University
Irish Studies Programpresents
Irish Cultural and History ReadingsThursday, March 17, 2011, noon-1:30 p.m.Axinn Library, Main Floor, South Campus
Join us and recite a snippet from your favorite reading by a female Irish author or with a theme related to Irish women in celebration of both St. Patrick’s Day and Women’s History Month. Co-sponsored by Hofstra’s Women’s Studies Program.
Irish Family Fun Day! Saturday, April 2, 2011, 12:30-5 p.m. Hofstra USA and Intramural Fields, North CampusFee: $10 per family
Irish Family Fun Day gives local students and families a chance to learn about and celebrate Irish culture. Children will learn Irish arts and crafts, Gaelic sports, traditional music, step dancing, and the Irish language. There will also be storytelling and films. Children will share what they learn during an ice cream and cookies social.
Irish Film Series: The VanWednesday, April 13, 2011, 6-8:30 p.m. The Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center, South Campus
Screen adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s novel. Directed by Stephen Frears, starring Colm Meaney, Donal O’Kelly and Ger Ryan. The film explores the trials and tribulations of self-employment. Discussion to be facilitated by Hofstra Professor Maggie Burke.
Remaking Ireland: The Easter Rising and TodayThursday, April 28, 2011, 6-8 p.m. The Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center, South Campus
A prominent speaker will reflect upon the legacy and contemporary implications of the Easter Rising. Co-sponsored by the Irish Monument Committee and the Consulate General of Ireland.
All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information, contact Dr. Greg Maney at 516-463-6182 or [email protected].
Entertainment Producer:Robert Spiotto, Artistic Director, Community Arts Programs, Hofstra Cultural Center; Executive Producer, Hofstra Entertainment
Special thanks to the Hofstra University Museum for providing children’s activities for the festival, Hofstra Concerts for the sound system, Eileen Cronin of the “Long Ireland” radio program on WRHU, and Tony Jackson of the “Irish Country” radio program on WHRU for serving as our master of ceremonies for the day.
We also thank KJOY 98.3-FM, Newsday and the Long Island Herald.
We would like to especially thank the following Hofstra departments for their support:Office of the PresidentOffice of Event ManagementHofstra AthleticsHofstra EntertainmentPhysical Plant DepartmentDepartment of Public SafetyCreative ServicesPrinting and PublicationsLackmann Culinary Services, Inc.University Relations
Special Exhibitors:Ancient Order of HiberniansLadies of the Ancient Order of HiberniansLong Island GaelsIrish American Society of Nassau, Suffolk & QueensIrish Cultural Society of the Greater Garden City AreaIrish Studies Program, Hofstra University
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY APPRECIATES THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS. WE VALUE THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SUCCESS OF THE IRISH EXPERIENCE FESTIVAL.
Bethpage Federal Credit UnionDavid Lerner Associates, Inc.
