Photo by Gwyneth MacArthur
This Sunday, the Derry Society is sponsoring a Mass to commemorate Bloody Sunday, an incident on January 30, 1972 in which 26 people involved in a peace march were shot by British soldiers in the Bogside area of Derry in Northern Ireland. The Mass takes place at 2 PM at the Irish Center, 6815 Emlen Street, in Philadelphia.
The Luna Theater’s production of Martin McDonagh’s “The Pillowman” continues at the Luna Theater, 620 S. 8th Street.
Slainte is performing at Paddy Whacks Pub on Roosevelt Boulevard on Saturday afternoon, then rejoining their fellow musicians with Jamison at Curran’s Tacony on Saturday night.
On Monday night, Inis Nua Theatre Company’s production of “High Noon in Grays Ferry, Twilight on Falls Road” by Tom Reing will take place at the Off-Broad Street Theatre at First Baptist Church at 1636 Sansom Street.
Harpist Maeve Gilchrist and dancer Nic Gareiss will be doing a house concert together in Center City Philadelphia on Wednesday night. Seating is limited, so contact concert hosts Marian Makins and Gabriel Donohue at barnstarconcerts@gmail.com to make your reservation.
Got a head filled with useless information? Then Trivia Night, a fundraiser for the Cummins School of Irish Music on Friday night, is for you. It will cost you $25—that covers beer, wine and food—and you can be part of a team competing for money and prizes at the VFW North Penn Post 676 on Jenkintown Road in Glenside.
Check our calendar for all the details.
