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SUMMARY:Lord Mayor's Tea Dance\, Evelyn Grant Cork Pops Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:The 'Lord Mayor's Tea Dance' \n\nHosted by the Lord Mayor of Cork\n\n Cllr. Kieran McCarthy\n\nCity Hall\, Cork \n\nSunday 28th January 2024\n\n3.00pm-5.30pm\n\nEvelyn Grant and the Cork Pops Orchestra\n\nKeith Hanley Voice of Ireland\n\n\n\nTickets  10 Pro Musica Oliver Plunkett St.\, Cork\n\nA January 'Gathering' of young and old\, from communities all over Cork and beyond who love to dance\, will take to the floor in City Hall\, to the music of Evelyn Grant and the Cork Pops Orchestra. \n\n \n\nWe will be holding a raffle at the Lord Mayor's Tea Dance in aid of Cork City Missing Persons Search and Rescue\n\n \n\nTicket sales have gone online. \n\nThis is a direct link HERE to the ticket checkout: \n\nThe Lord Mayor's Tea Dance is a not-for-profit initiative organised by a local committee of people from the public\, private and voluntary sectors and in conjunction with the Lord Mayor of Cork\, Cllr. Kieran McCarthy. The committee is chaired by Dr. Andrew Crosbie.\n\nThe orchestra will be joined by soloists Keith Hanley Voice of Ireland and the Shannon Ukulele Ensemble.\n\nThe Cork Swing Dancers will also be giving a dance demonstration.\n\n\n\nYoung people are invited to bring an older person or a group of older people to the 'Ball'.\n\nPrevious Tea Dances have proven to be great fun and the need for these events is greater now than ever before. These dances recognise the role of a previous generation and offer a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and acknowledge this contribution.\n\nWe are inviting 'The Young at Heart' of the nation to use the 'free travel' to come to Cork for the 'craic'. We hope by publicising this event nationwide that local groups in cities towns and villages throughout the country will repeat this initiative.\n\nEntertainment is provided by the Cork Pops Orchestra conducted by Evelyn Grant and we expect some of our dancers to out-dance 'Strictly Come Dancing'.\n\nTickets  10 are now on sale in Pro Music Oliver Plunkett St. Cork.\n\n\n\nThe Cork Pops Orchestra will perform a selection of up-tempo and 'smoochy' numbers. Dancers can enjoy a range of music from Johann Strauss to Abba and demonstrate their dancing skills in waltzes\, tangos\, two-steps\, swing dancing and a bit of rock 'n' roll.\n\nThe Cork Pops Orchestra's Tea Dances were devised by Gerry Kelly and grew from\n\nthe successful Millennium Tea Dance project for 'The Young at Heart'\, which took place in Cork City and County.\n\nThe Cork Pops Orchestra - www.corkpops.ie - has evolved as Ireland's only Community Orchestra providing an educational and entertainment service to the public and private sector. Large-scale projects that the orchestra has been involved in include the annual UCC Strauss Ball\, the annual Doc Noonan Ball\, "The Tall Ships" visit to Cork\, the Tour de France\, the Port of Cork Maritime Festival\, an annual winter  concert series for schools in City Hall and Tea Dances for 'The Young at Heart'. \n\nThe Cork Pops Orchestra runs a mentoring programme for students and emerging young professionals in music performance\, multimedia and community music.\n\nSee link HERE to see a previous Tea Dance on youtube\n\n\n\nGerry Kelly\n\n0872462636\n\nwww.corkpops.ie
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">The &#39\;Lord Mayor&rsquo\;s Tea Dance&#39\;&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Hosted by the Lord Mayor of Cork</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">&nbsp\;Cllr. Kieran McCarthy<br />\nCity Hall\, Cork&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Sunday 28th January 2024<br />\n3.00pm-5.30pm</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Evelyn Grant and the Cork Pops Orchestra<br />\nKeith Hanley Voice of Ireland<br />\n<br />\nTickets &euro\;10 Pro Musica Oliver Plunkett St.\, Cork</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">A January &lsquo\;Gathering&rsquo\; of young and old\, from communities all over Cork and beyond who love to dance\, will take to the floor in City Hall\, to the music of Evelyn Grant and the Cork Pops Orchestra.&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">We will be holding a raffle at the Lord Mayor&#39\;s Tea Dance in aid of&nbsp\;<strong>Cork City Missing Persons Search and Rescue</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Ticket sales have gone online.&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">This is a direct link <a href="https://tickets.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/11162572/The-Lord-Mayors-Tea-Dance-2024/Sun-28-Jan-2024"><strong>HERE</strong> </a>to the ticket checkout:&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">The Lord Mayor&rsquo\;s Tea Dance is a not-for-profit initiative organised by a local committee of people from the public\, private and voluntary sectors and in conjunction with the Lord Mayor of Cork\, Cllr. Kieran McCarthy. The committee is chaired by Dr. Andrew Crosbie.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">The orchestra will be joined by soloists Keith Hanley Voice of Ireland and the Shannon Ukulele Ensemble.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">The Cork Swing Dancers will also be giving a dance demonstration.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Young people are invited to bring an older person or a group of older people to the &lsquo\;Ball&rsquo\;.<br />\nPrevious Tea Dances have proven to be great fun and the need for these events is greater now than ever before. These dances recognise the role of a previous generation and offer a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and acknowledge this contribution.<br />\nWe are inviting &lsquo\;The Young at Heart&rsquo\; of the nation to use the &lsquo\;free travel&rsquo\; to come to Cork for the &lsquo\;craic&rsquo\;. We hope by publicising this event nationwide that local groups in cities towns and villages throughout the country will repeat this initiative.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Entertainment is provided by the Cork Pops Orchestra conducted by Evelyn Grant and we expect some of our dancers to out-dance &lsquo\;Strictly Come Dancing&rsquo\;.<br />\nTickets &euro\;10 are now on sale in Pro Music Oliver Plunkett St. Cork.<br />\n<br />\nThe Cork Pops Orchestra will perform a selection of up-tempo and &lsquo\;smoochy&rsquo\; numbers. Dancers can enjoy a range of music from Johann Strauss to Abba and demonstrate their dancing skills in waltzes\, tangos\, two-steps\, swing dancing and a bit of rock &lsquo\;n&rsquo\; roll.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">The Cork Pops Orchestra&rsquo\;s Tea Dances were devised by Gerry Kelly and grew from<br />\nthe successful Millennium Tea Dance project for &lsquo\;The Young at Heart&rsquo\;\, which took place in Cork City and County.<br />\nThe Cork Pops Orchestra -&nbsp\;www.corkpops.ie&nbsp\;- has evolved as Ireland&rsquo\;s only Community Orchestra providing an educational and entertainment service to the public and private sector. Large-scale projects that the orchestra has been involved in include the annual UCC Strauss Ball\, the annual Doc Noonan Ball\, &quot\;The Tall Ships&quot\; visit to Cork\, the Tour de France\, the Port of Cork Maritime Festival\, an annual winter&nbsp\; concert series for schools in City Hall and Tea Dances for &lsquo\;The Young at Heart&rsquo\;.&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">The Cork Pops Orchestra runs a mentoring programme for students and emerging young professionals in music performance\, multimedia and community music.<br />\nSee link <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xR8uLhRR1Q">HERE </a></strong>to see a previous Tea Dance on youtube<br />\n<br />\nGerry Kelly<br />\n0872462636<br />\nwww.corkpops.ie</span></span></p>\n
LOCATION:City Hall Cork
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DTSTAMP:20260409T002958Z
URL:https://chamber.corkchamber.ie/events/details/lord-mayor-s-tea-dance-evelyn-grant-cork-pops-orchestra-33642
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