Summer's End Social + Toolis Film Debut

4408 Detroit Avenue,Cleveland OH 44113

15 September, 2021

Description

Happy hour with Irish Coffee and Whiskey Sampling + Debut of a new short film by Kevin Toolis The cause of Irish nationhood was promoted in Cleveland at an annual summer picnic from the 1860s through the mid-20th century. Our Summer’s End Social continues this Cleveland tradition. Enjoy a last warm evening on a lakefront patio on Wednesday, September 15, 5:30-7:30 pm, at The Harp Pub (4408 Detroit Avenue 44113). The Summer’s End Social will mark the debut screening of a new short film created by filmmaker Kevin Toolis in collaboration with the Irish American Archives Society and on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Titled “A Blood Cradle of the Heart,” the new film is grounded in the Mayo experience of the Irish War of Independence and the Civil War that followed and offers a meditation on war, politics, and the wrenching sacrifices that ordinary human beings are sometimes called to. The event also includes entertainment, food, and beverages. Singer Jake Boland will entertain during the first hour of the event, and the Portersharks will perform during the second. Single ticket entrance includes two beverage tickets (Irish coffee, beer, wine, non-alcoholic) and appetizers. The Irish coffee features Nitro Cold-Brewed Coffee by a new local start-up, Ready-Set Coffee Roasters. For VIP patrons, one beverage ticket is upgraded to a premium whiskey sampling ticket. Several whiskeys will be sampled throughout the event; there will be a contest for “best whiskey,” and sampler participants will be entered into a drawing for a bottle of the “best whiskey.” The Irish American Archives Society was formed in 1994 to preserve and present information about the history of the Irish in Cleveland. IAAS is a not-for profit organization that sponsors a newsletter, website, podcast, talks, displays, publications, and heritage events and supports the collection and preservation of papers, documents, photographs and memorabilia of individuals and families of Irish descent and the records of organizations and institutions that have influenced the growth and development of the Irish American community in northeast Ohio. As the Society’s Executive Director since 2008, Margaret Lynch has developed and presented talks, displays, and walking tours about the history of the Irish in Cleveland and family history research. She authored the book The Day We Celebrate: 175 Years of Cleveland's St. Patrick's Day Parade (2017) and an article in the anthology Irish Famines Before and After the Great Hunger (2020).