Live Events
Due to COVID-19, the Ceili of the Valley Society has moved the 2020 Samhain Celtic New Year Festival online. Starting October 3, the festival will feature all the things you have come to love experiencing including live music, demonstrations, children’s activities, vendors, and more.
Here are the “LIVE” virtual events we have planned for the month.
FESTIVAL OPENER
Live from Scotland: Jim and Susie Malcolm
Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7pm PT
We are excited to announce we will be kicking off the 2020 Samhain Festival with a live concert from Scottish folksingers and songwriters, Jim and Susie Malcolm!
Please join….
Jim and Susie Malcolm from Scotland
as they perform Live from their Zoom room
Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7pm PT
(suggested donation $10-$15 per person)
To receive Paypal donations link and Zoom concert details,
please email susie@jimmalcolm.com
Throughout the month of October, we will be hosting several live events over Zoom. Check them out below and make sure to register early! Space is limited.
Ireland’s Revolutionary Years (1916-1923)
with Aislinn Adams
Saturday, Oct. 10 at 7:00 pm PT
Irish illustrator, designer and horticulturist Aislinn Adams has lived in Salem, Oregon since 2000. In Oregon, she has found the perfect environment to combine her love of the natural world with her art and design. Nowadays her work is mainly focused on botanical art- in particular the native plants of the Pacific Northwest.
When not working on her botanical art Aislinn loves to connect with her Irish cultural heritage; hosting traditional Irish music concerts at her home and supporting the Ceili of the Valley. For the past few years she has been researching her family history, in particular her grandmother Annie Malone’s story. Annie Malone was involved in the 1916 Rising and the Irish War of Independence. Through this research Aislinn has studied this period in Irish history and will share what she has learned in her workshop at the Samhain Festival. REGISTER HERE!
Irish Sean-nós Dance with Maldon Meehan
Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7:00 pm PT
Join us for a presentation on Irish Sean-nós dance. The presentation will include performance, video demonstration and discussion on Sean-nós dance.
Based in Portland, Oregon teaches and performs Irish dance. Maldon holds a MA in Ethnochoreology from the University of Limerick in Ireland. As a sean-nós dancer Maldon has toured in America, Canada and Ireland. She currently teaches online through her subscription site and has programs for dancers from absolute beginners to advanced level. Learn more about Maldon at: www.maldonmeehan.com
Whisky Tasting with Bill Mullen
Saturday, Oct. 24 at 5:30 pm PT
Bill Mullen will introduce the origins, history, process, geography, and some tips & tricks in the wonderful world of whisky. This will be a fun session and even more fun if you have the whiskies with you and join in the tasting.
Bill was born and bred in Dundee Scotland, where he was introduced to the joys of whisky at a (bit too) young age by his father “Wullie”. When challenged to a blind tasting, Bill found that nine times out of ten he could name the whisky, the distillery, the year, and tell a story about the dram he was given. He developed the “Whisky Journey” program in 2008 where he ran regular tasting sessions in Lake Oswego, Oregon. He took these on the road to Hawaii (Oahu and Big Island), several places in Oregon, Texas, Florida and Scotland.