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NOVEMBER 2012
Brilliant new version of a well-loved traditional holiday poem
VANCOUVER - Dylan Thomas' magical Christmas poem, adapted by Charlotte Moore, artistic director of the prestigious Irish Repertory Company premiered in New York in 2010, was produced by RAP Productions at PAL in 2011 and returns by popular demand to celebrate this festive season.
Last year the Dylan Thomas Circle booked an evening performance and
afterwards president, Neville Thomas wrote, "your performance last week was magnificent. Many of us 'spread the word' so, I'm sure, that additions have come to your wonderful show."
When told about PAL, the Irish Repertory Theatre gave RAP the script free of charge and the Dylan Thomas estate provided royalties at a very minimum fee.
This was an extremely magnanimous gesture to PAL from such highly placed bodies.
In Dylan Thomas' 1952 poem, a grandfather regales his young grandson, Dylan, about one particular magic Christmas day in Wales.
THE cast of A Child's Christmas in Wales concert. It features actors Rosy Frier Dryden, Sean Allan, and Dave Clothier, and former PAL Trustees Doug Cameron and Deanne Henry in a heart-warming production.
This new version is a beautifully written and wistful piece about strange relatives, snowy adventures, awful holiday food and the anticipation of presents.
Performed by five actors who play remembered eccentric characters, reminisce about childhood Christmas adventures in the snow, have lots of childhood fun and sing original tunes and Christmas carols.
The show features director Michael Fera, and PAL resident actors Rosy Frier Dryden, Sean Allan, and Dave Clothier, and former PAL Trustees Doug Cameron and Deanne Henry in this heart-warming production.
A Child s Christmas in Wales in Concert will be performed at the PAL Studio Theatre, 581 Cardero and Georgia, December 12- 23.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $ 15 for seniors and students. Groups of 10 or more, $ 10 each. Book online at Brown Paper Tickets.com or 1-800-838-3006.
In person at Scotiabank Coal Harbour, Cardero & Georgia - Tuesday to Friday, 10:30 - 6, Saturday 10 - 3, closed Sunday and Monday. For more information, call (604) 685-9930, or visitPAL Vancouver.org.
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Vancouver Irish Business & Enterprise (VIBE) will host their 2012 Christmas party and traditional Irish music session at Mahony & Sons, Burrard Landing in Vancouver on December 1. Bring your instrument - no cover charge. Reply by e-mail to: info@vibevancouver or on their Facebook page. For more information, see their website at: http:// vibevancouver.com/home.
Robert Burns 19th annual dinner/ dance hosted by the Tarn O'Shanter Dancers at Star of the Sea Hall, White Rock, B.C. on Saturday, January 26, 2013. Scottish entertainment, haggis
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A dazzling show by The Chieftains
By MAURA DE FREITAS
VANCOUVER - Absolutely fabulous show at the River Rock Casino Resort by the High Kings of Irish music - The Chieftains.
Celebrating their 50th anniversary they continue to blaze a path for generations to come.
Their music is traditional at its best but cutting edge and innovative blending Old World with the New.
They continue to set new trends with their music and creative collaborations.
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Gatineau Valley tap dancers Nathan and Jon Pilatzke perform.
My first thought was Donnie Gilchrist (the father of that style of dance) must be smiling in heaven.
The mystical feet of Donnie Gilchrist took him around the world where he demonstrated, with great proficiency, the style of dance indigenous to the lumber camps and taverns of the early Ottawa Valley.
I remember seeing him perform as a youngster - he was one wild dancer.
If you get a chance to see The Chieftains perform.....don't miss it!
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A Celtic Christmas, November 24, at Knox United Church, 506-4th Street SW, Calgary. Featuring carols from the Irish, Welsh and Cornish traditions and the ever-popular audience sing-a-long. The chorus performs together with the Festival String Orchestra and Celtic ensemble of Irish harp, pipes, mandolin, fiddle and guitar. For tickets, call the EPCOR Centre Box Office at (403) 294-9494 or www.epcorcentre.org.
McAleese reveals 'attack' by disgraced cardinal
Dear Editor:
This piece [p. 8 October 2012 issue of The Celtic Connection], as stated, is Mary McAleese's description of what occurred back in 1998, and is as yet, not wholly verified.
I should like to at least hear Mary Ann Glendon's assessment of said meeting; or in fact, whether it ever occurred.
Ms. McAleese has her opinions on ordination within the Catholic Church, but the old dictum "roma locuta est, causa fmita est" [Rome has spoken, the case is closed] still applies I presume?
If she indeed wants to take Holy Orders, and accepts the condonation of the active homosexual lifestyle, there are a plethora of faiths willing to accept her and her ilk.
We presume that her next move would be to call for the end of celibacy in the
priesthood, but if she thinks that I am going to give my confession to a married man (or woman) she is lamentably misinformed.
She says of Cardinal Law, "His remarks were utterly inappropriate and unwelcome," but, we might ask, true nonetheless?
As to her subsequent confrontation of the Irish hierarchy on her return to Ireland, I might add, that to be a celibate and/or a moral castrate, are two very different things.
It little matters if the "disgrace" of Cardinal Law has anything to do with this particular issue, but I must say I found it a very distasteful editorial decision to put it next and adjacent to "allegations" recently made against John Furlong, which are as yet, unproven.
Sincerely, Larry Bennett, Burnaby B.C.
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