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3 capital irish film festival4 irish popcorn!6 dc irish writers festival7 irish book day8 book club10 julie feeney11 caoimhín ó raghallaigh12 duke special13 éist: an urban guide to irish music15 the prophet of monto16 improbable frequency17 adrenalin18 swampoodle19 project brand new21 karl burke22 suzannah vaughan23 fiona hallinan and numerous special events and programmesincluding our irish language classes.

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solas nua is a 501(c)3 non-profit and the only organization in the united states dedicated exclusively to contemporary irish arts. our mission is to bring the best new artistic talent from ireland to audiences in america. we achieve this through unique programming which includes visual arts exhibitions, the capital irish film festival, a full theatre season, literary events, including the dc irish writers festival and irish book day, and music programming that includes the solas salon series and the éist podcasts.

tickets & info: solasnua.orgbox office tix: 1.800.494.8497

subscription packages available for theatre, film, and music at solasnua.org all access vip passes are also available.

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capital irish film festival2nd -11th december 2010e street cinema and the goethe institut

the largest festival of its kind in the u.s., ciff is your best opportunity to connect with the movers and shakers in new irish cinema – from features and documentaries to irish language entries and animation we’ve got it covered. the line up will be announced on 15 september so make sure to check out irishfilmdc.org and the ciff blog for breaking news and announcements on opening & closing night events, workshops, our partnership with the amazingly creative darklight festival and our full list of acclaimed films.irishfilmdc.org

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irish popcorn!every other month starting september 2010the gibson guitar room, 709 g street nw

free movie. free popcorn. beer and a comfy couch. sound good? as part of our commitment to free programming irish popcorn! screens work from up and coming irish film-makers without costing you a penny. the snacks are good, the films are great and the venue is one of the best in town so come on over, kick back and get an education in the next wave of irish cinema without even trying.

solasnua.org/irishpopcorn.html

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irish writers festival3rd - 7th march 2011

when you think of irish writers who comes to mind? how about a hip hop poet who writes exclusively in the irish language? or a blogger known for her astute take-no-prisoners online posts? irish writing can be many things and our festival explores it all. whether you catch one writer or all ten we guarantee you’ll never see irish writing the same way again.

featuring: gearoid maclochlainn, sweary lady (aka lisa mcinerney), leonita flynn, antonia logue, ailbhe keogan, sean o’reilly, julian gough, leanne o’sullivan and the stinging fly’s declan meade as well as irish jazz singer melanie o’reilly performing poetry by nuala ni dhomhnaill.

salon contra featuring gearoid maclochlainn and sweary lady with the pinkline project on tuesday 8th march 2011.

solasnua.org/writersfestival2011.html

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irish book day17th march 2011 (that’s st. patrick’s day!) metro & subway stops in dc & nyc

we’ve been doing it for five years now and by now most of you know the drill: on st. patrick’s day we send our volunteers throughout the city to give away an awe-inspiring 10,000 books by fab irish writers for free. in year six we aim to double that figure for dc and will also partner with the irish arts center so that irish book day can go to nyc for the first time in 2011. impressed? you should be.

solasnua.org/bookday2011.html

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irish book clubthe 2nd monday of every month at 7pmteaism penn quarter, 400 8th street nw.

drop ins are welcome. can’t make it but have an opinion? our clubbers are able to connect with each other online through our forum at solasnua.ning.com.

september antonia logue shadowbox: a noveloctober roddy doyle the dead republicnovember emma donoghue the roomdecember paul murray skippy diesjanuary julian gough juno and julietfebruary leanne o’sullivan waiting for my clothesmarch joseph o’connor ghost lightapril tana french faithful placemay trevor byrne ghosts and lightning june john banville the infinitiesjuly glenn patterson the third party

solasnua.org/bookday2011.html

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julie feeney 25th - 31st october 2010

julie defines her music as chamber art pop but that doesn’t even come close to describing how unique and special her work is. during her residency with us julie will perform in an art gallery and give a shop window performance as well as a concert in the gibson guitar room as part of the solas salon series.

salon contra with the pinkline project on 26th october 2010.

feature performance at the gibson guitar room on 29th of october 2010.

solasnua.org/juliefeeney.html

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caoimhín ó raghallaigh19th - 20th january 2011gibson guitar room, 709 g street nw described in the irish times as inhabiting the eccentric fringe of irish music, the elliptical caoimhín ó raghallaigh orbits a different planet to most irish fiddlers. referencing everything from jazz to punk through traditional irish music, he has forever transformed the genre.

solasnua.org/caoimhinoraghallaigh.html

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duke special12th - 13th march, 2011gibson guitar room, 709 g street nw

our third participant in the solas salon is the dynamic, musically ambitious and eccentric, duke special , who hails from belfast with a sound that is self-confessed ‘hobo-chic.’ blissfully at home in his own alluring genre of bruised romanticism, his is a world of vaudeville and addictive melodies.

solasnua.org/dukespecial.html

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éist: an urban guide to irish musicavailable for free download at solasnua.org and itunes on the first day of every month, éist introduces you to a wide range of talented and diverse musicians working in ireland today through in depth one-on-one interviews with host ronan connolly.

solasnua.org/eistpodcast.html

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the prophet of montoby john paul murphy | directed by des kennedyfeaturing laoisa sexton & michael mellamphy

8th -25th september, 2010the flea theatre, 41 white st, new york

liam and zoe are madly in love. well, one of them is. the other is up to all kinds of messing. when sometime-clairvoyant zoe is abroad, an eerily similar lady is seen zooming around dublin on the back of a motorcycle making illicit cash withdrawals. discovering the deception, liam’s twin brother larry plans an unusual revenge. but zoe has one more trick up her sleeve…

co-produced with georganne aldrich heller and made possible in part through the generosity of the weissberg foundation.

presented as part of the 3rd annual festival of irish theatre, 1st irish theatre 2010

solasnua.org/prophet.html

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improbablefrequencyby arthur riordan and bell helicopterdirected by matt torney | choreography by diane coburn bruning and musical direction by amy conley

30th september - 23rd october, 2010

solas nua’s first musical transports you to dublin 1941 and to an underground nightclub where spies and revolutionaries abound. are the irish making a weather controlling device? or worse, an atom bomb? with music that crosses marlene dietrich and gilbert & sullivan with the chieftans, and a brilliantly silly plot based on actual events, improbable frequency is the most fun you’ll have at the theatre this season.

solasnua.org/Halo_Skin_1.swf

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for further information contact CIARA MARTIN 086 255 2296

Cash sales at the Spiegel Tent box office, IFSC between 4pm and 7pm daily.

Semper Fi (Ireland) present a new play from PAUL WALKER from an original idea by WALKER/SHIELS Directed and Designed by KARL SHIELS

ADRENALIN...Ready for the Rush?

Dates: 19th Sept to 1st Oct 2005. Booking 1850 Fringe (1850 374643) Venue: Secret city location Book online at www.fringefest.com

photography by declangreene@gmail.com

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adrenalinby paul walker | directed by karl sheils19th -30th april, 2011

an all guns-blazing, kick ass homage to the exploitation movies of theseventies...

leo has gathered together his crew to pull off his biggest heist to date... hostages are taken, adrenalin turns to frenzy as the gang members start to crack... and god help anyone caught in the cross fire. this is adrenalin... are you ready for the rush?

adrenalin still holds the record for the biggest box office ever of the dublin fringe.

warning! you must sign a release form to attend this show.

produced in association with semper fi theatre, dublin.

solasnua.org/adrenalin.html

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swampoodleby tom swift | directed by jo mangancast includes: rachel beauregard, michael john casey, chris dinolfo, lisa lambe, louis lovett, jason mccool, eric messner, adrienne nelson, anastasia wilson and stephanie roswell.

19th may - 5th june, 2011the uline building, 3rd & m streets ne

dc is a city dedicated to remembrance, its monuments and museums paying tribute to the memory of heroes and great historic deeds. but right at the heart of the city, an entire neighbourhood has been erased from the collective memory - the infamous swampoodle. we will perform on the geographical trace of this notorious 19th century irish shanty town, interweaving its historical absence through the often invisible african-american community that currently resides there. swampoodle will create a phantasmic archaeological journey through a notorious forgotten place, an urban ghost story still in the making.

solasnua.org/swampoodle.html

project brand new11th-13th november 2010, 17th-19th february 2011 & 16th-18th june 2011at flashpoint mead theatre lab

pbw is a dublin-based festival which supports artists making work outside of traditional theatre models. it offers an opportunity to test out ideas at a developmental stage in an informal environment. with its new and vibrant energy the festival is always a sell out in dublin and they’re bringing it to dc just for us!

solasnua.org/projectbrandnew.html

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karl burke residency - 2th-28th november, 2010

exhibition at the fridge, 516 8th street se 18th november - 11th december 2010

karl burke’s work translates to public interventions of wooden draw-ings which involve the placement of uniform lengths of processed wood in various situations in a forested environment, specifically in relation to different aspects of that landscape. these sculptures are not fixed with nails or any other form of fixing and this allows for a fluid response. as a site specific work, these pieces act as a three dimensional notebook in the form of documentation through photog-raphy. through these subtle but logical interventions in nature, karl’s work offers the viewer the opportunity to - in a beautifully simple way - reassess and acknowledge the world that surrounds us.

solasnua.org/karlburke.html

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suzannah vaughan7th january - 12th february, 2011flashpoint gallery, 916 g street nw

primarily working with the mediums of sculpture and installation, suzannah vaughan’s practice is influenced by constructed spaces, light, and architecture. she is interested in the point where imagined spaces come into existence, creating endless possibilities within that moment. she explores the potential of these transient spaces, where utopian structures can exist outside the politics of reality. her work can exist as stand alone pieces or as alternative structures within an existing space. simple minimalist forms generate a phenomenological experience for the viewer and offer an alternative to the distractions of modern life, so creating a moment to contemplate possibility.

solasnua.org/suzannavaughan.html

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fiona hallinan6th -30th june, 2011

fiona hallinan is an artist based in ireland and working in a range of media, including drawing, sound, installation and the formulation of events. she works with people and memories to create and question understandings of perception, experience, progress and recollection. her work often incorporates new media technology, approaching it in the belief that it is probably magic.

solasnua.org/fionahallinan.html

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irish language classes with solas nuaflashpoint, 916 g street nw

an bhfuil gaeilge agat?

the irish language is officially where it’s at. it’s seeing a huge resurgence in ireland, is popular with young irish hollywood and is the preferred medium for some of our best film-makers and playwrights. even miss piggy speaks irish these days so why shouldn’t you?

we offer 2 levels of classes, one that takes novices to basic conversationalist and a more advanced class for students who have previously taken irish classes.

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put some craic in your life (and ours!)

solas nua is a 501(c)3 non-profit and all contributions are tax deductible.

contribute at solasnua.org or cheques payable to solas nua can be mailed to:solas nua at flashpoint, 916 g street, nw washington, dc 20001

solas nua will send you all the info you need for your taxes and our sincerest thanks.

membership levelssolas beag (under $100) rinceoir ($100 and up) aisteoir ($250 and up)ealaíontóir ($500 and up)stiúrthóir ($1,000 and up)solas nua ($5,000 and up)

benefits of membershipall contributions get a shout out on our website and in our programs but any contribution of $1,000 or greater adds your name to our invite list for one year and any contribution of $5,000 or more earns you a producing credit on one of our upcoming events which includes your name (or business) on promotional material such as postcards and posters.

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