RTAI CORK BLOG – Suíomh na Múinteoirí Scortha Chorcaí
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This is a very busy week for the RTAI Cork Choir. The choir will sing at the Christmas lunch in Hayfield Manor on Friday, December 8th at 12.15. This is an annual event and the choir’s performance gets the day off to a most enjoyable start.
On Sunday, December 10th they will sing Christmas Carols in Youghal Church at 7.30 p.m. and again on Monday, 11th of December, at 7.30 p.m. in Glounthane.
October Events
2nd (Monday) Choir practice 11.20 a.m. SMA, Wilton. Mary Fitzgerald
Drama rehearsal 4 – 6 p.m. SMA, Wilton. Marian O’Callaghan
3rd (Tuesday) Drama rehearsal 4 – 6 p.m. SMA, Wilton.
4th(Wednesday) Art Class. 11.00 SMA, Wilton. Claire Bradley
4th & 5th Hill walkers: 2 days walking in Allihies, Beara Peninsula. (Committee)
6th (Friday)
Social Coffee morning: 11.00 Clayton Silversprings Hotel. Padraig O Conaill
Line dancing. 11.00 SMA, Wilton. Marie Power
9th (Monday) Choir a.m. Drama 4/6 p.m.
10th (Tuesday) Drama 4pm /6pm
11th (Wednesday) Art Class
12th (Thursday) Amblers walk. Rostellan. (Time to be notified by SMS)
13th (Friday) Line dancing.
Oct 13 /20 (Friday/Friday ) Dubrovnik Trip. Frank Tobin/ Mary Cahill
13th (Friday) Line dancing.
16th (Monday) Choir a.m. Drama 4/6 p.m.
17th (Tuesday) Drama 4/6pm
18th (Wednesday) Art Class
21st (Saturday) Dinner and Show: Niamh Kavanagh (Eurovision winner) and her band The Illegals, play the Hotel California album (The Eagles), as well as the Rumours album (Fleetwood Mac) in the Everyman Palace at 8p.m. Group rate €23 per person.
Early Bird options at Isaacs 5.30p.m.
Those attending may choose from 2-course (€23) or 3-course (€26) menu, or a la carte. To be paid directly at Isaacs.
Contact Mags McCarthy
23rd (Monday) Choir a.m. Drama 4/6 p.m.
24th (Tuesday) Drama 4pm /6pm
25th (Wednesday) Art Class
26th (Thursday) Photography Group. SMA, Wilton. 2 – 4 p.m. Mags McCarthy
27th (Friday) Line dancing.
30th (Monday) Choir a.m. Drama 4/6 p.m.
31st (Tuesday) Drama 4 p.m. /6 p.m.
November Events
3rd (Friday) Social Coffee morning in Clayton Silversprings Hotel Padraig O Conaill
6th (Monday) Choir a.m. Mary Fitzgerald
7th (Tuesday) 8 p.m. “There Goes the Bell.” Performance by our Drama Group, at Cork Arts Theatre (CAT CLUB), Carroll’s Quay, Cork.
8th Wednesday Drama “There goes the Bell.” Second performance.
8th (Wednesday) Art Class. Claire Bradley
9th (Thursday) Amblers’ walk. Mahon. Marie Power
10th (Friday) Insurance Talk by Dermot Goode.
ORIEL HOUSE HOTEL. 1.45 p.m. Marie Dennehy
13th (Monday) Choir
14th (Tuesday) Hill walkers. Mill Cove Walk. Rosscarbery. Committee
15th (Wednesday) Art Class.
17th (Friday) Camera group shoot in Kinsale.
17th & 18th (Friday & Saturday) Drama. Saved by the Bell, C.A.T. Club. 8 p.m.
22nd (Wednesday) MASS OF REMEMBRANCE 11 a.m. ORIEL HOUSE HOTEL
AGM 12.30 p.m. ORIEL HOUSE HOTEL
LUNCH 1.30 p.m. ORIEL HOUSE HOTEL
27th (Monday) Choir
29th (Wednesday) Art Class
30th (Thursday) Photography group. SMA, Wilton. 2 – 4 p.m.
December Events
1st (Friday) Social Coffee morning. Clayton Silversprings Padraig O Conaill
6th (Wednesday) Art Classes Claire Bradley
8th (Friday) Christmas Lunch. Hayfield Manor. Marie Dennehy
14th (Thursday) Amblers’ walk. Regional Park, Ballincollig. Marian O Callaghan
Nollaig Shona agus Ath-bhliain fé mhaise!
Are you recently retired? Retired a while but didn’t get a chance to join our choir yet? Do you love to sing? Would you like to make some new friends, have fun and exercise those lungs? Well, now is the time to get involved.
Our choir accepts new memebrs in September and January. They practice in the SMA Hall in Wilton on Mondays, from 11.20 to 12.50. The first meeting will be on Monday 4th September 2017.
The choir has a wide repertoire. They sing for us at RTAI gatherings, such as the AGM, summer meeting and Christmas lunch. They also perform at various local events, including charity concerts. They have performed at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh. Last May they travelled to San Marino for a choral festival!
The choir is a mixed voice choir, and all are welcome. For further information conatct Mary Fitzgerald 0868301195.
“I don’t sing because I’m happy,
I’m happy because I sing.”
William James.
Our choir have recently returned from a very successful and enjoyable trip to San Marino! Don’t they look swell in those summer outfits? A picture is worth a thousand words. Pictures can’t capture the beautiful music, but we know they did us proud!
Thanks to Mary Fitzgerald for the lovely photos.
Friday 2nd: Social Coffee morning. Clayton Silversprings Hotel. 11 a.m.
Thursday 8th: Amblers walk in Garrettstown. Meet at 11 a.m Speckled Door.
Friday 9th: Spring/summer meeting followed by lunch. Oriel House, Ballincollig. 11.30 a.m. Billy Sheehan, General Secretary will attend.
Wednesday 21st: Hillwalkers. Hike in Comeraghs. E-mail will issue in advance to Hillwalkers. Contact any committee member for more info.
Thursday 29th: Garden visit. Hester Forde’s garden is in full bloom! Visit at 2pm. 15, Johnstown Park, Glounthaune, Co. Cork. Donations accepted for the Irish Pilgrimage Trust.
Drama to continue as arranged.
The Choir is on summer holidays.
As usual, all events are subject to confirmation by Text Message.
We wish all our members a happy, healthy and successful New Year.
Planned events for January 2017:
Please note that all activities are subject to confirmation by text message in advance and that outdoor activities are subject to weather conditions.
