This group should be of interest to anyone who enjoys history or genealogy. After all, genealogy is one of the most exciting ways to learn about history. We are a group of people who are searching for our roots using Family Tree Maker or similar programs. Most of us also use ancestry.com and other web sites to assist us in our research. As a group, we will give each other advice and assistance in using these programs. We will celebrate each individual's heritage as we share tips and informatio …

Join us for Israeli Dancing ! It's a fun way to meet new friends and start a new hobby. It's a great way to be challenged mentally and physically. You don't have to be Jewish to do it. Move to beautiful middle eastern music! Israeli dancing is no longer the traditional Israeli folk dancing.  It has now become modernized where every popular song is grabbed and a new dance is created.  Israeli dance now has hip hop, salsa moves.  We even dance to music from India and Ireland.  It has evolved to be …

Come to beginner-beginner lessons in Irish Set Dancing (not "Riverdancing"). Only recently revived in Ireland, folk Set Dancing now has a following across the World. No partner needed. I'ts a fun way to exercise and socialize. And we have several ceilis (dances) a month with fabulous live bands! Absolutely no competitions.

Suffern Slam Society holds a poetry slam the first Saturday of every month at Ireland's 32 in Suffern, NY from 730 PM to 10 PM. A poetry slam is a performance poetry competition judged by arbitrarily-selected audience members. Where traditional poetry readings are about supporting the poet, poetry slams focus on the interaction between audience and poet. Strong writing and strong delivery are both important. Whether you want to come out and participate by performing or by spectating, you are wel …