An Irish tap dance performance, Velocity Irish Dance, takes the stage at Stephens Auditorium at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24. “Our community loves and supports Celtic shows, so we look to program one ...

Maybelle Valenti, 9, of Sayville says she likes taking Irish dance classes because she likes the sparkly dresses she gets to wear. But her mother, Juliette, 41, a teacher, likes that her daughter is ...