Thursday, May 29th will be our last weekly gathering at The Lodge until Fall 2025!  Gaelic League Sessions and other events will continue through the summer. Please follow our Facebook Page for the most up to date info!

To wrap up an exciting first year at The Lodge, we will be hosting a workshop on the 29th with Seán Gavin! 

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In this workshop--open to all instruments and abilities--Seán will not just teach a tune, but will emphasize proper styling, including rhythm, ornamentation, phrasing, and variations. He will also talk about the broader and historical and contemporary culture behind traditional Irish music, giving participants a better idea of what it means to be involved in playing Irish music, and to place the tunes we learn into an appropriate context.

The workshop will be held from 7:00-8:30.
Our usual Thursday evening session will follow.
Price: CCE Members: $10 / Non-Members: $20

No advance registration required. Pay at the door.
 

About the Instructor:
A master of the uilleann pipes, Irish flute, and tin whistle, Seán Gavin is one of the most highly regarded performers and teachers of traditional Irish music. He is the first musician born outside Ireland to win the prestigious Seán Ó Riada Gold medal, and the author of a popular tin whistle book published by Hal Leonard. Seán is the founder and director of the Irish Music Institute – a non-profit music school based in Southeast Michigan, and also serves as coordinator of celtic week at the Swannanoa Gathering in North Carolina.
With recordings, lectures, and performances around the globe to his credit, Seán is back in his native Detroit, where he continues to play, teach, and promote traditional Irish music.

Parking info:

The primary lot for the Lodge is up and to the left when you pull in. There is a house adjacent to the lot, but feel free to park anywhere that you're not blocking anyone in or any direct access to the house. However, there are only about a dozen spots here.

There are also a handful of spots down and to the right when you first pull in, and two spots right in front of the building. (Please try to save these two closest ones for the mobility challenged, though).

If those spots are all full, there is plenty of overflow parking at the main Grace Church building which is about 200 yards east of the Lodge (the very next parking lot). There is a sidewalk along Glazier Way, but it is a gentle uphill walk from the Church to the Lodge.