UTICA — Craobh Dugan-O’Looney, a local traditional Irish Cultural group, is hosting Nick Whitmer of Ithaca at the Irish Cultural Center of the Mohawk Valley at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 17.

Whitmer will discuss the history of Irish piping in North America in the early 20th century. He will be accompanied on the pipes by well-known Utica-native Michael Roddy. These gentlemen will offer a varied and interesting program about Irish piping as well as demonstrate the intricate means of playing the Irish uillean (elbow) pipes.

Registration is $10. To attend in person, register at https://bit.ly/3uqRf73.

To attend via Zoom, register at https://bit.ly/3ONi6Td.

The ICC is located at 623 Columbia St., Utica.