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GGI Film Series: One Million Dubliners

Bettendorf Public Library 2950 Learning Campus Dr, Bettendorf, IA, United States

Explore the Emerald Isle via our Global Gathering Ireland film series. This week's selection is a documentary, One Million Dubliners. Glasnevin Cemetery is the final resting place of 1.5 million souls; it is Ireland's national necropolis. One Million Dubliners reveals the often unspoken stories of ritual, loss, redemption, emotion, history - and the business of […]

Free

Brown Bag Lunch – John and Jerry

Bettendorf Public Library 2950 Learning Campus Dr, Bettendorf, IA, United States

Jerry Schroeder and John Heasly will perform traditional Irish tunes and songs with vocals, guitar, bouzouki, and tin whistles, focusing on the history of the music, instruments and people of Ireland. The Emerald Isle is a geographically and culturally diverse region with influences from all of Europe and the British Isles and has developed a […]

Free

Blame Not the Bard

Bettendorf High School 3333 18th St, Bettendorf

Blame Not the Bard was formed in 2015. Since then, they have played hundreds of shows, lighting up the stages in intimate lounges and major festivals including main stage appearances at the Iowa Irish Fest in Waterloo, IA. The band will release their sophomore album in 2023. The new album, titled Now and Again, features […]

Free

GGI Film Series: Belfast

Bettendorf Public Library 2950 Learning Campus Dr, Bettendorf, IA, United States

Explore the Emerald Isle via our Global Gathering Ireland film series. This week's selection is the Academy Award Winning Belfast. Written and directed by Kenneth Branagh this film is based upon true events from Branagh's childhood. It is 1969 and 9-year-old Buddy finds his peaceful life disturbed as a national conflict is starting to brew […]

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Community Connections: Celtic Ghost Stories

Bettendorf Public Library 2950 Learning Campus Dr, Bettendorf, IA, United States

The Emerald Isle is haunted with more ghosts than one would care to meet in an eerie evening of mysterious tales. Puka’s, banshees, and a big black dog haunt this program of scary stories. Storyteller Brian “Fox” Ellis immerses the audience in the rich lore of his Celtic ancestors. Blending folksongs and traditional poetry with […]

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