Feis Montreal 2008 program booklet

The program booklet contains relevant information to help you at the Feis. It lists all the dancers, the Stage Schedule, the Adjudicators & Musicians.

There are many stores, businesses, and professionals who might see the advantage of being included as advertisers or sponsors in this year’s edition of the Feis Montreal Program. The following are our rates for this year’s booklet, should you wish to contribute. There is no obligation.

Full Page...........................$125.00
Half Page..........................$75.00
Quarter Page...................$40.00
Business Card..................$30.00
“Well Wishes”..................$6.00 (up to 20 words)

Sorry!!!!.................covers sold already.

You can use “Well Wishes” to wish your child well at the Feis. The cost is only $6.00 for 20 words. Great idea for grandparents. Send your text by e-mail and give the toonies to Bernadette in an envelope with your name on it.

Scan your card or advertisement and sent it to Patrick.short@videotron.ca as a jpeg by Wednesday 9th May. Please make cheques payable to Ville Marie Feis Inc and either mail it to us at 102 Fieldfare, Beaconsfield, QC, H9W 4W6, or give to Bernadette at next class.

Many thanks for your support

http://www.montrealirishdance.com/Program_Booklet_2008.pdf

Feis Montreal 2008 Syllabus now available

The Syllabus is now available for Feis Montreal 2008, which takes place on Saturday 17 May. Check out the Feis Montreal page at www.montrealirishdance.com for more details.

2nd Annual "Pub Night" at Bistro Westminster

Announcing the 2nd Annual "Pub Night" on Friday 29 February at Bistro Westminster in Montreal West, in support of our World Championship Development Fund. There will be live entertainment, Irish Dancing, food and lots of fun. There will also be a Silent Auction table featuring hockey tickets, art, etc.

Come out and support our dancers travelling to the World Championships in Belfast in March!

Tickets are $35/person available from Kathleen Coull (514-481-1134 ext.227)

"Chocolate by Design" Fundraiser

Valerie and Cornelia are organising a delicious fundraiser (click here) featuring items from "Chocolate by Design" (Lee Anne Mitchell). There are all sorts of goodies available including Shamrock Suckers, Shamrock Bites, Chocolate-covered Pretzels, Almonds and Raisins. There are also some great value-for-money gift bundles. For more details or to order call Valerie at 514-364-2214 or e-mail her at dchap44@hotmail.com.

Valentine's School Feis on Sunday 24 February

The 4th Annual Valentine's School Feis will be held on Sunday 24 February at Queen of Angels Academy, 100 Boulevard Bouchard, Dorval. More details to follow soon.

Re-scheduled Recitals this coming Sunday

The N.D.G. and Chateauguay rectitals have been re-scheduled for this coming Sunday, 27 January. The Chateauguay recital will be at Billings High School at 1 p.m. and the NDG recital will be at Loyola High School at 4 p.m. The draw for the "Wheelbarrow of Wine" will take place at the N.D.G. recital - tickets are still available for those who haven't got theirs yet!!

Kenny Robinson headlines Comedy Night - tickets still available

Kenny Robinson has been confirmed as the headliner for our Comedy Night on Wednesday 9 January at Bourbon Street West (map). There are still tickets available - don't miss this opportunity to see a true Canadian comedy legend.

Kenny Robinson has long been considered Canada's most socially relevant comedian. He has won rave reviews and gained an avid following all across Canada and the U.S. for his compelling style of social commentary. He is slick, topical, quick-witted, cutting-edge and pulls no punches on issues he feels strongly about.

Kenny Robinson has appeared at the renowned Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, The CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival, has had his own CBC television special of "Comics", and is the founder of the Nubian Disciples of Pryor All Black Comedy Revue (entering its 11th year), and Toronto's Soul'd Out Comedy Festival.

Tickets will be on sale at Marian Hall at the following times: Sunday 6 January between 10:30 and 11:30 am; Monday 7 January between 5:00 and 6:00 pm; Wednesday 9 January between 5:00 and 7:00 pm. You can also contact Paddy Mahon (514-432-0600), Mary Mahon (514-264-9456) or Sylvia Kilmartin (514-594-7826) to make alternative arrangements for ticket pick-up. Please note that our fund-raising contract with Bourbon Street West does not allow us to sell our tickets at the door.

Christmas Recital Postponements

Due to the severe winter storm, today's Christmas Recitals at Chateauguay and NDG have been postponed. They will be rescheduled for sometime in January, details to follow later. As a result of the postponements the drawing of the raffle for the Wheelbarrow of Wine will also be delayed. Details of the revised date will be posted as soon as it is available.

Comedy Night Fundraiser

Are you ready for a night of fun and laughter? On Wednesday 9 January the Short School will hold its first Comedy Night fundraiser at Bourbon Street West, 1866 boul. des Sources, Pointe-Claire. The comedy show runs from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. and there is even some Karaoke afterwards for those who don't have to get up for work the next morning!

The show features comics from the legendary Comedy Nest - a well-known headliner plus two or three up-and-comers. Why not invite some friends or family and enjoy a great night out.

Tickets, priced at $12 each, will be on sale at classes the week beginning 10 December and at the up-coming Christmas Recitals. Tickets must be bought in advance - they will not be available at the door. For more info contact Mary (514-264-9456) or Sylvia (514-594-7826).

Click here for the flyer given out to dancers last week.

"Wheelbarrow of Wine" Raffle

This year we will be raffling off a wheelbarrow containing bottles of assorted wines. One lucky winner will take home this cart full of assorted wines. Any support, whether it be by donating a bottle and or purchasing our raffle tickets, would be appreciated.

Tickets will be available for this event starting November 28th. The price of the tickets is one for $3.00 or two for $5.00. Tickets will also be available at the Christmas recital. The draw will take place on Sunday December 16th at the end of the N.D.G. Christmas recital.

For further information you may contact Sylvia Kilmartin at (450) 458-7506 or Mary Mahon at (450) 458-4447.

Thank you for your cooperation and Happy Holidays to all!!!

Christmas Recitals 2007

The dates for this year's Christmas Recitals have been set. All four recitals will take place on the same weekend in December, as follows:

• Saturday 15 December 1:00 p.m. - Queen of Angels Academy, Dorval - West Island Wednesday Classes
• Saturday 15 December 4:00 p.m. - Queen of Angels Academy, Dorval - West Island Thursday Classes
• Sunday 16 December 1:00 p.m. - Venue to be confirmed - Chateauguay Classes
• Sunday 16 December 4:00 p.m. - Loyola High School - N.D.G. Classes

Admission is $5 per person (16 years and under free).

As usual food and refreshments will be offered. Contributions of juice, soft drinks, chips, veggie dips, cheese & crackers, cookies, cupcakes, etc. are very welcome. Sign-up sheets for food will be available at class.

As always volunteers are required for set-up beforehand and clean-up afterwards. Please do your best to be available to help out.

Donations for the raffle are also requested - the more prizes we have, the more excitement for everyone. Please bring prizes to class and sign them in on one of the allocated sheets.

Tickets for the recitals will be on sale the week beginning 26 November. Raffle tickets can also be purchased at $2 each or 3 for $5.

All proceeds from the recitals go towards Short School dance events.

Eastern Canada Oireachtas 2007

This year's Eastern Canada Oireachtas took place in Niagara Falls over the weekend of 9 - 11 November. The Oireachtas is our region's primary qualifying event for the 2008 World Championships and 2008 North American Nationals.

It proved to be a very successful event for the Short School with no less than four solo titles being won by our dancers - Meaghan Kilmartin (1st, Girls U-10); Michael Keane (1st, Men 18-20); John Grimes (1st, Men 20 & over); Stephanie Coull (1st, Ladies 20 & over). In addition to these, five more Short dancers qualified for the 2008 World Championships in Belfast - James Houghton (2nd, Boys U-10); Allison Coull (6th, Girls U-13); Simon Kiley (3rd, Boys U-16); Jamie Poirier (2nd, Boys U-16); Natasha Woytiuk (2nd, Girls U-17).

A further seven Short dancers qualified for the 2008 North American Nationals in Nashville - Rebecca Coté (17th, Girls U-9); Orla Mahon (9th, Girls U-12); Lucy Bouchard (15th, Girls U-13); Caitlin Kilmartin (16th, Girls U-14); Leandra Langlois (12th, Girls U-15); Allison Walker (17th, Girls U-17); Elspeth McMurray (7th, Ladies U-18).

Congratulations to all Short School dancers who took part in the Oireachtas. Each one of you gave a performance to be proud of and you were all superb ambassadors for our school. Many thanks to Bernadette and Marie for all their hard work in the preparation of the dancers.

Our teams also did superbly well, claiming two victories in 4-hand 15 & over and 8-hand 15 & over. Eight more of our teams were placed in their respective competitions.

Click here for full details and results