Bonnie Carroll
President Frank McGinty with members and friends of the American Irish Historical Society California Branch enjoyed a festive evening at the historic Little Town Club in Santa Barbara celebrating March 17th with a formal concert by Erin McKibben, Director of the Music Academy of the West’s Sing! choral program, accompanied by musician Joshua Jenkins.
The delicious Irish dinner was served in the club’s beautiful dining room, where guests enjoyed an Irish dinner complete with Irish Soda Bread, salad and dessert followed by a formal toast and sing-a-long of Irish favorites, along with a drawing for a beautiful Waterford Crystal clock.
The American Irish Historical Society is located on 5th Avenue in New York, and was founded in Boston 127 years go in 1897. (AIHS) maintains the most complete collection of Irish-Amercian literature and history in the U.S.
The society also holds cultural events at its headquarters in New York, as well as Santa Barbara, California. The Society produces a publication The Recorder.
For membership information visit www.aihs.org.
