December 11, 2022
Irish Holiday Market
The Irish Club of Alaska held its first annual Irish Holiday Market at The Nave Spenard! Lots of fun, live music, baked Irish goodies, Irish and Celtic-themed vendors, and more made the day a roaring success with hundred of Alaskans attending. We were also able to collect 194 pounds of canned goods for the Food Bank of Alaska thanks to market attendees!
Thank you to the market and activities directors, Dawn Berg and Natalie Harrison; the stage director, Peggy Monaghan; our MANY wonderful volunteers; our talented volunteer bakers; our talented volunteer performers; our amazing vendors; our generous donors of gifts and prizes; the Nave Spenard; the Anchorage Concert Association; our members; the market attendees; and everyone else who made this event a huge success on a very snowy day!
Thank you to the market and activities directors, Dawn Berg and Natalie Harrison; the stage director, Peggy Monaghan; our MANY wonderful volunteers; our talented volunteer bakers; our talented volunteer performers; our amazing vendors; our generous donors of gifts and prizes; the Nave Spenard; the Anchorage Concert Association; our members; the market attendees; and everyone else who made this event a huge success on a very snowy day!
December 2022
Whiskey Ball Class (& Pre-Sales)
This year we banked on the popularity of our Irish whiskey balls to raise funds for the ICA! We decided to package our famous whiskey balls in gold gift boxes and hold a pre-sale leading up to the Irish Holiday Market. We were able to generate presale orders for 37 boxes. To help fill this order and have a bit of fun while doing it, we held a Whiskey Ball Class on December 2nd for members and friends who wanted to learn how we make our sought-after whiskey balls! Thank you to the organizers, Kate O'Dell and Sean McGrane, and to the many attendees who helped us fill our orders.
November & December 2022
Gift Wrapping Station @ 49th State
The ICA held a fundraising Gift Wrapping Station at the 3rd Annual Downtown Holiday Market at the 49th State Brewing Company. Over three weekends in November and December, gifts were wrapped in exchange for a donation to the Irish Club of Alaska.
November 2022
ICA Holiday Card Sale
Because we have so may talented artists in the club, the ICA decided to create a Nollaig Shona holiday card to sell this year! The card's gorgeous cover art was from an original watercolor painted especially for these cards by ICA Board of Directors member Kirsten Gustafson. With the holiday card sale, we were able to raise funds and raise awareness about the Irish Club of Alaska.
October 2022
Halloween Movie Reviews and Recommendations
on YouTube and in the ICA Blog
More Halloween Viewing Recommendations
TOP 5 IRISH HORROR COMEDIES
#5 - Boy Eats Girl
#4 - Extra Ordinary
#3 - Let the Wrong One In
#2 - Boys from County Hell
#1 - Grabbers
Read more about the top 5 in our blog.
Read about an Irish-inspired classic horror film in our blog.
TOP 5 IRISH HORROR COMEDIES
#5 - Boy Eats Girl
#4 - Extra Ordinary
#3 - Let the Wrong One In
#2 - Boys from County Hell
#1 - Grabbers
Read more about the top 5 in our blog.
Read about an Irish-inspired classic horror film in our blog.
September 17, 2022
ICA Volunteer Appreciation Potluck
A few of our amazing Galway Days Irish Festival volunteers got together to celebrate all the hard work it took to pull off the return to the festival in downtown Anchorage. We can't wait to do it again next year!
Thank you to the gracious potluck hosts, Peggy Monaghan and Tom Brooks!
Thank you to the gracious potluck hosts, Peggy Monaghan and Tom Brooks!
June 25, 2022
The Alaskan Scottish Highland Games
The ICA participated in the Highland Games with a booth to promote our activities and the upcoming Galway Days Irish Festival. We welcomed new members and got to meet many members of the Alaskan community either from Ireland, with Irish roots, or with a love of Irish music and dance. We also held a few music sessions and a song circle! Thank you Jeni McDaniel, Cathy Steen, and the Alaskan Scottish Club for making this happen!
June 18, 2022
Army Heritage Cultural Festival at JBER
The ICA participated in the Army Heritage Cultural Festival with a booth to promote our activities to service members ad their families. TheCultural Festival featured live singers and dancers, food trucks, educational booths, food trucks, and live dancer and singers, including our very own ICA representative and singer, Philip Price!
March 19, 2022
St. Patrick's Saturday Bread Giveaway with Live Music
March 13, 2022
An Afternoon in Ireland: Redheads, Rebels, and Rogues
Watch our annual March production of more than two hours of song, music, and poetry featuring Dawn Berg, Jubilee, Terri McCoy, Philip Price, Rogues and Wenches, Jennifer Summers, Caitlin Warbelow, Shonti Elder and Elsa Aegerter, and Rebecca Wolverton.
February 2022
Frank the Poet:
A Convict's Life in Song and Verse
Presented Live from Australia on Zoom
By Miguel Heatwole
January 2022
Annual Membership Meeting
October 2021
Things That Go Bump in the Night
In March 2000, the Irish Club of Alaska staged an original production of a ghost story about a haunted pub in Ireland. For the first time in 21 years, we are sharing the video of this production, featuring many of Anchorage's favorite performers past and present. Enjoy!
September 2021
Talk Like a Pirate Day Song Circle
August 2021
Galway Days Irish Festival
May 2021
Annual Membership Picnic
March 2021 Event:
An Afternoon in Ireland
In continuing a longstanding Anchorage tradition, the Irish Club of Alaska welcomed back An Afternoon in Ireland - online! Enjoy the YouTube performance below that premiered on March 14th.
February 2021 Zoom Event:
Philip Price
Thanks for attending our monthly Zoom event at Reilly's virtual pub online. Enjoy Philip's performance below.
January 2021The Molly Maguires
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December 2020Fruitcakes and Nuts
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November 2020Storyteller Direct from Ireland
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October 2020Celebrating Samhain
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September 2020Workshop and Concert
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August 2020Galway Days
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Irish Dance at Galway Days |
Past performances of the the Irish Dance Academy of Alaska for the 2020 Galway Days Virtual Irish Festival
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Eire 1916 |
An original play about the 1916 Irish revolution written by Dublin-born Philip Price and Alaskans Rodney Lamb and Benjamin James and performed in Alaska in April 2016.
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