McDonagh’s Leenane Trilogy Pub Reading-Jan.29th

Pub Reading: Over the next two Sundays, Jan.29th, Center Stage will be joining forces with company members of Single Carrot and Everyman Theaters to present readings of two McDonagh plays – The Lonesome West, which with A Skull in Connemara forms the last part the Leenane trilogy.

The reading will take place at Liam Flynn’s Ale House (22 W. North Avenue) at 8 pm and are free and open to the public. Dates and casting are below.

The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Sunday, January 22

Mag Folan – Rosemary Knower

Maureen Folan – Susan Rome

Pato Dooley – Bruce Nelson

Ray Dooley – Nathan Fulton

 

The Lonesome West, Sunday, January 29

Girleen Kelleher – Giti Jabaily

Father Welsh – Bruce Nelson

Coleman Connor – Nathan Cooper

Valene Connor – Rich Espy

Stage Directions – Genevieve de Mahy

 

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Dr. Who Night, Tuesdays @ 7 p.m.

Come on down for some good timey wimey craziness! We will be exploring both the earlier and the new version of the Doctor. There has been an interest to start with the first Doctor and continue from there, but we will also be open to requests for your favorite episodes.
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Traditional Music Sessions

Live Celtic Music session every Wednesday 7-10 p.m. Pipers, drummers, strings & keys, all skill levels welcome to join in with experienced players.
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Thank You, Baltimore City Paper: Best New Bar

Best New Bar

Liam Flynn’s Ale House

Published: September 21, 2011
22 W. North Ave., (410) 244-8447, pintsizepub.com
Liam Flynn’s isn’t the sort of Irish bar that plasters leprechauns all over everything and dyes its beer green, in case you were hoping. The bar, which opened in July, has 15 taps, with an emphasis on ales from the British Isles, including two that are locally brewed and cask-conditioned (i.e., unfiltered and unpasteurized). Service is friendly, seating is ample, and the jukebox is eclectic. Bonus points if you’re a fan of soccer, rugby, and Gaelic sports; the Ale House is home to the Glasgow Celtic and London Fulham football clubs supporter’s clubs, and games—even the morning ones—are regularly broadcast. Add in the burnished old-wood charm of the place, provided in part by the bar, made of planks from a former bowling alley, and you have a welcome addition to Station North.
http://citypaper.com/best-new-bar-1.1205803

Photo: Frank Klein

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HarmCity Hoops

Baltimore local, Glasgow Celtic F.C. Supporters new website: http://harmcityhoops.org/
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New Ale House Football Club Website

http://www.baltimorecelticfc.org

 

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A Fulham Pub, Stateside? RePost From Craven Cottage Blog

So, there isn’t any official designation or blessing from the club, but there’s now a Fulham pub in the United States. The recently opened Liam Flynn’s Ale House in Baltimore, Maryland will be showing Fulham matches every weekend, and Thursday (provided those are televised).

Which, in my book, is grounds to be designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Run by the most affable pub owner you’ll meet, Liam’s is located on North Avenue and a part of the Station North Arts and Entertainment District, which was recently awarded a nation-wide grant by the National Endowment for the Arts—one of just 51 across the country. Although already home to theaters, performance venues, restaurants, and other arts-based locales, I must admit the area is a little rough around the edges at night. But things are changing and as a whole there is a strong degree of buzz and vibrancy. And Liam’s is a perfect tap into that energy.

Some more info from the Baltimore Sun’s review:

Liam Flynn’s Ale House has found a way to do the Irish pub right. This new bar from the former manager of the Pint-Size Pub is everything these other bars are not: original, personable, chill and, most notably, respectful of its city’s long and rich nightlife history. Most of the bar was cobbled together out of the architectural salvage of dead venues…

The bar is made from a former bowling alley; the floor, from the store Second Chance, is vintage oak and teak tile; a nonworking fireplace was added to the darts room for effect.

A seeming underdog trying to make it’s way amidst the bigger, touristy pubs. What’s more Fulham than that? Plus, here there aren’t other footy fans doing whiskey shots at 9am on a Sunday, thankfully; just a group of fans watching and cordially discussing the game as it should be.

Liam’s has two TV’s to offer show matches for other club’s supporters’ viewing pleasure. So if you’re not a Fulham fan and want to stop in to watch a match, you won’t be shut out. However, Liam’s is also home to the Baltimore Celtic Supporters Club (Liam’s a big fan), so you may want to double check if there are several big games on when the Bhoys are playing so to avoid any conflicts.

There are 13 beers on tap, including two rotating cask-conditioned beers. Also, a kitchen is rumored to be in the works so a full breakfast should be offered at some point in the future (right now just pastries). But, really, when watching a match in the morning, I barely have enough focus left for a cup of coffee.

If you live in the area or find yourself visiting, stop by Liam’s for a pint. If it’s in the morning, come on in for a match. If you’re a Fulham supporter and doing either, you really have no excuse now do ya?

Lastly, I’d like to say thank you to Liam Flynn for his hard work in opening the pub, and Mike Murphy (occasionally comments as AEKBaltimore) for convincing Liam to morph this wonderful establishment ever so slightly into a Fulham pub. I often wonder who should be more surprised, the American- or English-based supporters.

See you on Sunday at 11am EST. And, probably Saturday too.

http://cravencottagenewsround.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/a-fulham-pub-stateside/

 

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Scottish Ales

We have a new selection of Scottish Ales; Belhaven & Belhaven Draught
Williams Brother’s Alba, Froch Heather Ale, Grozet Gooseberry, & Session Ale
Orkney Skullsplitter

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What Weekly Review

“The Ale House is literally opening as soon as the lacquer dries and the kegs are tapped.  So the next time you are in Station North make it a point to pass by 22 W. North Ave and if the door is open, get a pint or two or six and sing Erin go Bragh [Éirinn go Brách] until you can’t pick yourself up off the floor anymore. That’s my plan at least.”

For the complete story by Matt Kelley, What Weekly Magazine, go to: http://whatweekly.com/2011/06/13/new-bar-long-history-the-tale-of-liam-flynns-ale-house/

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Cask Basics

Cask Conditioned Dispensing


 

Cask-conditioned beer, often referred to as ‘real ale,’ is brewed from only traditional ingredients and allowed to mature naturally.  Casks (also called a firkin) are filled by many local craft brewers.

The unfiltered, unpasteurized beer still contains live yeast, which continues conditioning the beer in the cask (known as ‘secondary fermentation’); this process creates a gentle, natural CO2 carbonation and allows malt and hop flavors to develop, resulting in a richer tasting beer with more character than standard keg (‘brewery-conditioned’) beers.

Real ale is always served without any extraneous gas, usually by manually pulling it up from the cellar with a handpump (also known as a ‘beer engine’). This is the traditional way of serving beer; only a few decades ago did filtered, pasteurized, chilled beer dispensed with gas become normal.

 

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