Youth Lunch & Learn -
Irish Fiddle Class

Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024 & Saturday, November 16, 2024

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Cost: FREE to children of all ethnicities aged 10-14 (lunch for students is included - advanced registration is required)

Location: H.A.R.P. Museum located on the second floor of the Irish Cultural Center of the Mohawk Valley at 623 Columbia St., Utica

Register: https://bit.ly/3Ym1kBP 

Contact: Al Sisti (H.A.R.P. Museum Director) - (315) 733-4228 Ext. 5 or irishccmv.museum@gmail.com 

“Irish Fiddle Class” - Learn the basics of the fiddle, and how to play some simple tunes. Students can bring their own instrument, but additional instruments will be on hand. Mike Hoke is the instructor. Two identical two-hour classes are offered, at 10 AM on Nov. 9th and Nov. 16th. Each class is capped at 10 students. 

See all of the classes a part of the "Youth Lunch & Learn Series"

The H.A.R.P. Museum at the Irish Cultural Center of the Mohawk Valley hosts a November to remember, introducing a “Youth Lunch and Learn” series, with free classes for young people in Irish dance, Irish fiddle, tin whistle, bodhran, and a workshop aimed at helping to build a family tree.

There is no charge for these classes, which is being offered to children of all ethnicities aged 10-14. As each class has limited seating, advance registration is required, at https://bit.ly/3Ym1kBP. Lunch will also be included for the students. Parents/guardians are welcome to attend any of the events (they won’t count against the cap, but will have to pay for their own lunch).

This youth programming series, aimed at introducing young people of our area to the history and culture of Ireland, is funded through the auspices of a Legislative Initiative Program grant, secured by Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon, and is being administered out of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services.

Upcoming classes in the series include “Ogham writing” – the ancient alphabet of Ireland; “Make-and-Take: Create a Christmas Angel,” a creative “Children Designing for Children” Challenge Workshop, and more. In an effort to make the workshops easily accessible, they will be held on Saturdays and/or school holidays.

See all of our upcoming cultural events!