November, 2015 IMPORTANT DATES November 11-30 Ads to be placed for PA Christmas Show Program (details attached) The Final Count-Down is on to the Mid-Atlantic Oireachtas 2015 November 18 th - Cookie Fundraiser orders delivered to Oaklyn Studio November 18&19-31 Fundraiser at the Irish Center and the Glenside VFW November 27-29, 2015 Mid-Atlantic Oireachtas December 12 th Annual PA Christmas Show (details attached) Tickets on Sale now. December 16 th : Christmas show at Oaklyn studio during classes. January 15-18, 2016 Tentative date for Lauren Early Workshop April 23, 2016 Feis at the Beach June 17, 2016 Cummins Trip to Riverdance R e me mb e r t o s h a r e y o u r p i c t u r e s wi t h u s o n Fa c e b o o k, Instagram and for the newsletter at : c u mmi n s n e ws l e t t e r @ g ma i l. c o m Remaining Saturday Oaklyn Oireachtas Classes: November: 7th, 14th, **21st (See Pg. 2 for 11/21 class times/party) Saturday Oaklyn Class Times: 9:00-10:30 - Solo - $10 10:00-12:00 - Ceili - $10 / $5 if in Solo 12:00-12:30 - Group Privates Remaining Monday Oaklyn Classes November: 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd Monday Oaklyn Class Times: 6:30-7:00 - Traditional Set - $5 7:00-8:00 - Technique Class 7:00-9:00 - Technique and Solo Class for PW, Prelim and Champs 9:00-9:30 - Group Privates Remaining Sunday PA Classes (Irish Center) November: 15th **22nd (See Pg. 2 for 11/22 class times/party) 11:00am - 12:30pm - Traditional Set - $10 11:00am - 1:00pm - Solo - $10
November 21st and 22nd Send-Off Parties: Oaklyn Saturday, November 21st 9:00-10:00am - Solo class - $10 10:00-11:00am - Ceili class - $10 / $5 for Ceili 11:00-11:30ish - Dress Rehearsal / School Photo 11:30-12:30ish - Party - (We will provide pizza, cake and water for the dancers. Please feel free to bring another small food item if you'd like). Irish Center, Philadelphia Sunday, November 22nd 9:00-10:00am - Dress Rehearsal / School Photo 10:00-10:30am - Poster Pep Rally and Performance 10:30-11:30am - Traditional Set - $10 11:30-12:30pm - Solo Class - $15 *Dancers in attendance on 11/15 will pick a name from a hat to make Good Luck Poster for another Cummins classmate. The Posters will handed out and displayed on Sunday 11/22! Hotels For Nationals The hotels for next years North American Irish Dance Championships opened on Monday November 2nd at 10am. All booking is online. Several of the links to the Overflow hotels have changed since the original hotel document was released. Please follow this link to access the new hotel links: http://idtana-southernregion.com/naidc16/accommodations/ Best of Luck to all the Cummins dancers who will be competing in the Mid-Atlantic Oireachtas. You have worked so hard to get to this point, now go out and show the region all you've got!!!!
Another Successful and Fun Month of Dancing with some Halloween Fun!
Lauren Early Workshop A tentative date of January 15-18, 2016 (Martin Luther King Weekend) has been sent for the Lauren Early Workshop. Registration in this workshop could be a great Christmas Present for your dancer! More information will be provided in the near future. Shoe Bin The bin will be stored at the Oaklyn studio. If you see a pair on the website that you would like to try, email Teri from PA or Linda from NJ. Cara Feis Registration should be open soon for the Cara Feis in January.
PA Studio News 15 th Annual Christmas Show The Annual Christmas Show is being held on Saturday, December 12th. Please see the attached flyer for details and ticket information. The costume will be blue skirt with bling shirt. This is a big fundraiser for the Pennsylvania Studio and the Oaklyn families are encouraged to attend! Christmas Show Program Ads Information the Ads is included in the attached flyer. Deadline for submitting the ads is November 30th. NJ Studio News Oaklyn Christmas Shows The Oaklyn students will be having their Christmas shows followed by treats during their normal class time on Wednesday, December 16th. THANK-YOU!! Thanks to everyone who supported and volunteered for the Cummins School Fundraisers this month!
PA CHRISTMAS SHOW NEWS/NOTES The Cummins School 15 Annual Christmas Show will be held on Saturday, December 12, th 2015. We look forward to another wonderful, family-oriented event. This year we will present one show that day. It is important to know that the Irish Center Ballroom has a maximum capacity of 475 people (adults and children). With the addition of our Oaklyn families, we expect to reach maximum capacity ticket sales quickly. We did not want to limit tickets so we will sell on a first-come basis, which means that you need to consider an early purchase. The show time is 3:00pm - 7:00pm. Tickets will go on sale in class starting November 10. Ticket price will be $22.00 per adult (15 and older) and $10 for th dancers and children 3-14. Children under 3 are free. Ticket price includes show and buffet meal. Cash bar will be available. NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR. Program book ads will be sold again this year. Parents/families can congratulate their dancer(s) with a program Ad. Make sure you dancer is recognized in this year's program. Also, if you know any businesses that might be willing to take an ad, this is an additional fundraising opportunity for the school. Cost is $15 a whole page and $10 a half page. Ad purchase forms will be available in class starting November 10. th We will also be asking for gift basket donations for our raffle table. Sign-up sheets for basket donations will be posted in class starting November 10. th The information table for tickets, Ads, raffle donations, etc. will be open at classes for one hour, 5:30-6:30, every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday starting November 10. th Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to another great gala event! Noreen, Kerri, Frances
CHRISTMAS SHOW PROGRAM ADS Christmas Program Ads will be sold again this year. Parents/families can congratulate and recognize their dancer(s) with a program Ad. Also, if you know any businesses that might be willing to take an ad, this is an additional fundraising opportunity for the school. Cost is $20 a whole page, $15 a half page, $10 a quarter page. Ad purchase forms will be available in class starting November 11 th. The following are Program Ad sizes: Full Page Half Page 8.5 inches X 11 inches 8.5 inches X 5.5 inches Quarter Page 8.5 inches X 2.75 inches Ad copy can be brought to the information table or e-mailed to: debrn421@verizon.net **Ads MUST be received by Deb no later than Monday November 30 in order to make it th in the program Thank you!