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Ireland Meets the Driftless: An Evening of Story, Song & Food

Readings from The Thin Places by Kevin Koch

In The Thin Places, Koch connects places in Ireland with places in the American Midwests Driftless Area along themes of Celtic spirituality. It is a work of creative nonfiction, offering narratives of solo and guided hikes through the Wicklow Mountains, western Ireland bogs, Driftless Area Native American mounds, and among abandoned nineteenth-century lead mine pits in the bluffs above the Mississippi River.

Traditional Irish musical performance by Ballyheigue

In 2016, Alison, Emily, and Jim Ott and Jason Kuntz were approached by Rob McCullough to form a group to play as the opening act for The High Kings. Following this performance, they remained as a band and began performing together regularly. The following year Jason Kuntz moved and the band was joined by Carl Droessler on drums and Seth Enz on banjo and mandolin. Ballyheigue continues to play throughout the Dubuque area and has performed at the Dubuque Irish Hooley and opened for well-known bands such as Gaelic Storm and We Banjo Three.

Saturday, November 9th, 7-9pm

Rountree Gallery
120 West Main Street Platteville WI 53818

Tickets: $25 (21 and over only)
An assortment of Irish appetizers will be served
Beer available for purchase

Rountree Gallery is dedicated to actively promoting the creation, appreciation, and education of visual arts in our community of Platteville WI and surrounding area. We strive to make art accessible to the public by hosting quality exhibits, by acquiring and preserving our permanent collection and arts resource library, and by offering educational opportunities to all ages.