

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: HoCoPoLitSo’s 48th Annual Irish Evening, Featuring Caoilinn Hughes
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: HoCoPoLitSo’s 48th annual Evening of Irish Music and Poetry on Saturday, February 7th, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. presents Sisterhood, Silence, and Survival, featuring Caoilinn Hughes, author of novels, short stories and poetry, reading from her work followed by a conversation moderated by Cóilín Parsons, Georgetown University Associate Professor and Director of Global Irish Studies. The evening also features music performed by Poor Man’s Gambit and Unranked; a representative of the Irish Embassy to the United States has been invited to continue the long-standing tradition of providing opening remarks.

The evening program commences at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 7th, 2026 in the Smith Theatre of the Horowitz Visual &amp; Performing Arts Center on the campus of Howard Community College; guests may be seated starting at 7 p.m. Responsible patrons aged 21 and up are invited to partake of Irish beverages at our CASH-ONLY bar, at intermission and prior to the stage show while enjoying a performance by Unranked. Non-alcoholic drinks and light fare will be provided free to attendees. A book signing follows the reading and discussion, and books by the featured authors will be available for purchase. After intermission, Poor Man’s Gambit will play a concert of traditional Irish music.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/columbia/hocopolitso’s-48th-annual-irish-evening-featuring-caoilinn-hughes/200029244985042
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, entertainment, concerts, performances, music, theatre, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 19

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://ci.ovationtix.com/32275/production/1256563?performanceId=11717637&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=columbia-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Columbia
- **state**: MD
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center
- **lat**: 39.213237576615
- **long**: -76.879966094134
- **full address**: Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center, Columbia, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: HoCoPoLitSo - The Howard County Poetry & Literature Society (https://allevents.in/org/hocopolitso-the-howard-county-poetry-and-literature-society/26562048)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 07 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center, Columbia, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** HoCoPoLitSo - The Howard County Poetry & Literature Society
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, entertainment, concerts, performances, music, theatre, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about HoCoPoLitSo’s 48th Annual Irish Evening, Featuring Caoilinn Hughes ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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