Name: Beaver Island community celebrates Irish heritage during center opening, 2008
Start: 2008-07
End: 2008-07
Location: Beaver Island Community Center building

Event

Date: 2008-07
Kind: Celebration
Where: Beaver Island Community Center building
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: heritagemusic-folklorecommunityperformance
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

As part of the Community Center’s opening celebration, Beaver Island held a day honoring its Irish heritage. The July 2008 report describes Home on the Island, a film about the Aranmore twinning, Irish dancing, and an evening concert by Island-connected musicians.

Evidence limits

The report documents the program and performers named in the source; it does not establish a complete audience or recording history.

Sources

“Home on the Island DVD,” Beaver Island Forum, July 10, 2008.
A distribution notice says the Arranmore-to-Beaver Island documentary remained available at Islecraft and by mail during the Community Center opening season. It documents availability and a sales contact, not a screening log, sales volume, or rights status.
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Beaver Beacon, July 2008, "Community Celebrates Its Irish Heritage".
Reports a showing of Home on the Island about the Aranmore twinning, Irish dance, and an evening concert by Island-connected musicians during the Community Center opening celebration. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, July 2008, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the heritage celebration report.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island community celebrates Irish heritage during center opening, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-irish-heritage-community-celebration-2008/, accessed [date], citing “Home on the Island DVD,” Beaver Island Forum, July 10, 2008. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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