November Events & Dates - CUNY sponsored events

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Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - Irish Language Conversation Circle @ 7PM, Rambling House, Woodlawn, Bronx. The greater public is invited to participate in an Irish language conversation circle. Beginners to fluent speakers are welcome. Location: The Rambling House (restaurant section), corner of East 236th Street & Katonah Avenue in Woodlawn, 7PM-8:30PM. Free.

Wednesday, November 8, 2006 – Baruch College - Film Series of the New Irish in America, Part V - Screening of the film BEAUTIFUL JOE. Discussion afterwards with Prof. Mary McGlynn. Baruch Performing Arts Center. Co- Sponsored by The Institute for Irish American Studies & the English Department at Baruch College. FREE OF CHARGE.

Thursday, November 9, 2006 - 8:15AM-9:30AM - John Jay College of Criminal Justice - Breakfast Lecture on Lessons Learned from Mediating in Northern Ireland by Brendan McAllister, Executive Director of Mediation Northern Ireland. Sponsored by President Jeremy Travis and The Dispute Resolution Program. 899 Tenth Avenue [between 58th and 59th Streets], Room 630, New York City. RSVP: 212-237-8692 or dispute@jjay.cuny.edu . All are invited. There is no registration fee.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006 – 7PM - College of Staten Island - Essayist and poet Thomas Lynch in a special presentation entitled “Booking Passage: We Irish and Americans.” The event is free and open to the public. It is made possible through the generosity of Michael Shugrue. Meet Thomas Lynch at a reception to follow his presentation. Seating is limited; please RSVP by November 10, 2006 to the CSI Advancement Office at 718-982-2365.

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 --- Wed., Nov. 15, 7PM - Lehman College - Irish-American Book Club. Book: Green Suede Shoes by L. Kirwan. Music Building Room 313. The reading circle invites non-specialists to familiarize themselves with the literature of the Irish Diaspora in America. Prof. Janet Butler Munch will lead the discussion. ADMISSION: Free. Co-sponsored by the CUNY Institute for Irish-American Studies and the Leonard Lief Library at Lehman College - 718-960-6722 or cunyiias@lehman.cuny.edu