Irish American Archives Society of Northeast Ohio has commissioned acclaimed filmmaker, poet, journalist, TED speaker, and performer Kevin Toolis to create “Coming Home”—a multi-media reflection on Ireland’s “long bleeding into exile,” filmed in an abandoned house in Ireland and incorporating spoken poetry, keening, and music. Toolis will be debuting the piece at this event. A live post-performance conversation with Toolis will follow.

Kevin Toolis is a BAFTA winning writer, film maker and bardic poet who has reported on wars, famines and plagues for The New York Times and The Guardian. Kevin lives in his family’s village in Dookinella, on the ocean’s edge, in Achill Island, County Mayo where his ancestors have lived for the last 250 years. He grew up in Scotland. He is the author of My Father’s Wake: How the Irish Teach Us to Live, Love and Die and Nine Rules to Conquer Death. *

General admission is $25.

The purchase of a $40 ticket will include a ticket to the Baskets of Cheer Raffle. View details on the Raffle and purchase additional tickets here.

Sponsorships opportunities have additional tiered benefits, provide multiple shareable links for friends and family and provide a virtual front row seat for a post performance concert with one of Cleveland’s favorite Irish bands The Portersharks.

Sponsorship Levels

$150 Access to Event and Concert and 2 Raffle Tickets

$350 Access for up to two devices to Event and Concert and 2 Raffle Tickets

$750 Access for up to 3 devices to Event and Concert and 3 Raffle Tickets

$1500 Access for up to 4 devices to Event and Concert and 4 Raffle Tickets

$2500 Access for up to 5 devices to Event and Concert and 5 Raffle Tickets

$5000 Access for up to 8 devices to Event and Concert and 8 Raffle Tickets

All Sponsors will be acknowledged in a special commemorative booklet.

Your support at any level will enable us to fulfill our mission during these challenging times and look toward the future. Your support will allow us to continue to present the podcast “Finding Home,” talks, displays, and other heritage events.

For your convenience purchase tickets and sponsorships here and automatically receive the event login information. For questions and for other purchase options contact Executive Director Margaret Lynch at iaasadmin@gmail.com or call 216-789-2105

* Available for purchase for purchase, for pickup up or delivery, through Macs Backs-Books on Coventry.