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	Welcome to the Irish American Society of Tidewater. The society was established to promote and preserve Irish culture, including music, art, history, folklore, dance, literature, athletics, and all other things distinctively IRISH among interested persons in the Tidewater, Virginia area.

	Meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month at the Church of the Ascension's Community Center Hall 4853 Princess Anne Rd, Virginia Beach, VA. For directions and info go here. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The meetings usually get underway at 7:00 p.m., ending at 9:00 p.m. We will end the evening with fine Irish tea, coffee and Irish soda bread.

	Now Celebrating our 32th Year!!!

	DON’T MISS THE UPCOMING PROGRAMS AT OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS – PUT THEM ON YOUR CALENDAR NOW!!! =)
	COME ON OUT AND BRING A FRIEND! EVEN IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT. PLEASE Spread the word so we have good attendance for our speakers.

	Thursday, January 5, 2012; Meeting topic:
	"Irish Wolf Hounds: Breed of the High Kings of Eire" by Rebecca Conti (and featuring her Irish Wolf Hound, Einstein Conti !)

	Thursday, February 2, 2012; Meeting topic:
	"Irish American Cinema" by Kerry Sinclair

	Thursday, March 1, 2012; Meeting topic:
	Home Beer Brewing (with taste testing of two homebrewed Irish style beers – a stout and a red!) by Brad Dunphy

	Thursday, April 5, 2012; Meeting topic:
	Irish Miners in America: The Molly Maguires by Debbie Eagan

	Thursday, May 3, 2012; Meeting topic:
	Researching Irish Ancestors by Trish Little Taylor

	Thursday, June 7, 2012; Meeting topic:
	Irish Pirate Queen Grace O’Malley by J. F. “Bookie” Boland