THE DESERT SHAMROCK MARCH/APRIL 2017
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS March/April 2017 ~ Arizona’s Original Irish Newspaper
10 Partners Across the Pond: Ulster Historical Foundation and McClelland Library 22 AZ Premier by Sonoran Desert Chorale 31 Book Review: Between Daylight and Hell: Scots who Left a Stain on American History
BUSINESS 8 Phx Parade Grand Marshal: Behind the wheel with AAA’s CEO, Mike Tully 24 Irish Network PHX: Dave Binsfeld, SW General Insurance
CULTURE 3 Publisher’s Note: Arizona packed with Celtic Events! 14 Here comes the Bride, the Pipes are Calling 16 SCOTS: Family Ties in Tartans, What is a Scottish Clan? 26 Witchcraft or Healing? Natural Medicine in the West of Ireland 26 Plants Used for Medicine by The Ancient Celts 30 Keltic Kitchen: Celtic Punch with a Punch 30 Celtic Caterer: Breaking the Ice – Preparing Frozen Salmon with Celtic Honey-Mustard Marinade
EVENTS 2 Pot of Gold Music Festival, Chandler 3, 7 Kilt Run on St. Patrick’s – Guinness World Record Attempt! Glendale 4 AZ Renaissance Festival, Gold Canyon 7 Kiss Me I’m Irish Run/Walk, Glendale 7 CONCERT: Altan, Phoenix 7 MIM: Cherish the Ladies, Phoenix 7 Come Home with Me to Ireland Tour 7 Golden Rule Awards with Emcee Pat McMahon, Mesa 11, 34 Irish Cultural Center & McClelland Library EVENTS, Phoenix 15 53rd Annual Scottish Highland Games, Phoenix 17 Celtic Music & Microbrew Festival, Phoenix 23 Whisky Tasting at Riordan Mansion, Flagstaff 23 AZ Premier by Sonoran Desert Chorale, Mesa and Scottsdale 13, 23, 27 Irish Pub EVENTS 29 Women’s Retreat in Scotland Trip 33 Scottsdale Art Auction – Irish Famine works 34 Tracing your Irish & Scots-Irish Ancestors SEMINAR, Phx 34 Irish Cultural Center’s St. Patrick’s Day, Phoenix
34 CONCERT: Goitse, Prescott 34 San Diego St. Patrick’s Parade 35 CONCERT: Moloney & Tergis, Phoenix 35 Annual 1916 Easter Rising Commemoration, Phoenix
FEATURES
35 Teen Summer Camps in Ireland 35 Get-a-Ways to Ireland, hosted by ChandlerTullamore Sister Cities 35 Tucson St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival BACK Phoenix St. Patrick’s Parade & Irish Faire
HISTORY 6 Irish Tales from Arizona Territory: Irish, Scots, and Welsh Arrive
6 Arizona: Did you know?
SISTER CITIES 21 Alamos Jazz Day Festival Trip 21 Phoenix Mayor’s Int’l. Gala 21 2017 Young Artists & Authors Showcase,
LOTS of EVENTS throughout this edition!
Chandler
21 Tucson-Roscommon Mayors’ Luncheon
TRAVEL 12 Left Lane Maureen, Part 18: Tracing the Footsteps of St. Patrick and Followers
20 SCOTS: Scotland Bucket List – Caledonian Canal 28 Always Galway, but especially in July
OUT & ABOUT 18-19 Photo Galleries
DIRECTORIES
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Here comes the Bride… the Pipes are Calling
13 Celtic Pubs and Eateries 32-33 Organizations, Sister Cities, Dance, Musicians, Clans PHOTO COURTESY INVERNESSHIGHLANDGAMES.COM
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CALENDAR 34-35 Schedule of Events NEXT ISSUE
SNEAK PEEK Arizona’s Celtic Leaders
A Quick Look Behind the Curtain
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