Community Resources
Serving the Celtic interests of students and members of the local community is the Celtic Cultural Center (CCC) of Madison. Among the recurrent activities of the CCC are its annual Irish Language Weekend, Children's Language Workshops, Celtic Film Festival, and St. Patrick's Day Eve Festival. The CCC also sponsors regular classes in the Irish language and has staged numerous special cultural events since 1995. In collaboration with the Celtic Music Association, the CCC maintains a Web site at
Check the Celtic Events Calendar on the Web page for a complete and current list of upcoming events in the Madison area and on campus.
Instruction in the Irish language as it is spoken today is offered regularly at UW–Madison through the Department of Liberal Studies & the Arts (LSA). This is a division of Continuing Studies, which offers lifelong learning for personal enrichment and professional development. The instructor, Dineen Grow, is the founder and president of the Celtic Cultural Center of Madison. For information, see http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/lsa/languages/irish.htm
LSA also offers Celtic music and dance classes. Please consult the class lists at:
http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/classes/music.htm
http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/classes/dance.htm
Celtic Community Links:
The Celtic Cultural Center http://www.celticmadison.org/culture/
The Celtic Music Association of Madison http://www.celticmadison.org/music/
Community Celtic Musicians http://www.celticmadison.org/music/#links
Community Celtic Dance Organizations http://www.celticmadison.org/dance/#links
Cambrian Heritage Society of Madison
Wisconsin Manx Association (based in Madison)
The St. Andrews Society, Madison Chapter, contact jchutchi@wisc.edu
Hurling Club of Madison