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Int ro t o Irish Language Class Ret urns!

The Celt ic Art s Cent er 's Int roduct ion t o t he Irish Language class w ill begin on Monday, March 6, 2023 at 7PM via Zoom and w ill cont inue w eekly on Mondays night s w it h a few except ions such as holidays and ot her special event s For exam ple, t he Celt ic Art s Cent er w ill be having it s St Pat rick?s Day celebrat ion on March 13, and t here w ill be no class on t hat evening

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This online class assum es no prior know ledge of t he Irish language; if you have already been exposed t o it , t his class m ay serve as a refresher course on t he basics. The prim ary m at erials are "Progress in Irish" and "Gaeilge Gan St ro - Low er Level", bot h of w hich m ay be purchased online. The course inst ruct or, Jam es Murphy, w ill be circulat ing t he init ial course m at erials as w ell. The first few classes w ill focus on pronunciat ion.

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Wednesdays

The Harp Inn Irish

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See O'Brian's Pub above for t heir Wednesday det ails

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Mondays

The Auld Dubliner

Every Monday w e host Trivia Night , gat her your friends and com e in t o com pet e and enjoy a pint

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O'Brien's Irish Pub

Trivia Night s are Mondays and Wednesdays

Monday st art s at 8PM t ill 10:30PM WED: 8PM t o 10PM

Form a t eam or t ry t o form one at t he pub Play for cash prizes of $150. No ent ry fee

O'Brien's Irish Pub

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Sant a Monica, CA w w w.obriensla.com

Wednesdays

Ye Olde King's Head

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Trivia in t he pub at 7:30pm

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The King's Head in Sant a Monica has added a COFFEE BAR!

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