Irish Festival Program 2015

IRISH FESTIVAL 2015 AT SEATTLE CENTER’S ARMORY

Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Saturday, March 14th – SIX Hours - Noon to 6 pm • Sunday, March 15th– EIGHT Hours - 10 am to 6 pm

2015 IRISH FESTIVAL MAIN STAGE SCHEDULE SATURDAY, MARCH 14

SUNDAY, MARCH 15

10 am 10:15 10:30

Carrigaline

10:45

NO PROGRAMMING

11:00

Traditional Irish Musicians

11:15 11:30

Balefire

11:45

Irish Dancers

Noon 12:15

Randal Bays’ Irish Sessioneers

12:30 12:45

Slieveloughane Irish Dancers

Traditional Irish Music

1:00

Comerford

1:15

Irish Dancers

1:30 1:45

Tara Academy

2:00

Irish Dancers

“Smilingest Irish Eyes” Contest

2:15

“Guns of Ireland”

Fire and Ice

2:30

Drama Singers from Pasco, WA

Irish Dancers

2:45

St. Patrick’s Day Parade Closing Ceremonies

3:00

Grafton Street

3:15 3:30

Irish Dancers

Tara Academy

“Most Irish-looking Face” Contest

Irish Dancers

3:45 4:00 4:15

Katie’s Hope

Music and song telling the inspiring story of an Irish Family immigrating to America during the Famine

The Irish Experience Traditional Irish Music

4:30 4:45 5:00

Lobo Del Mar

5:15

Celtic Music

5:30

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The Irish Experience Traditional Irish Music

5:45 6:00

Drawing for Free Trips to Ireland

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Irish Festival 2015

Céad Míle Fáilte ó Chumann Oidhreacht Gaelach Seattle

One Hundred Thousand Welcomes from the Irish Heritage Club of Seattle This is our 34th Annual Irish Festival at the Seattle Center and 2015 continues the tradition of bringing together some of the Seattle area’s finest performers and artists to provide a taste of the very best of what it means to be Irish.

Anyone with a passion for traditional Irish culture will find this year’s Festival a delightful and engrossing experience!

As always, Míle, Míle Buíochas (A Thousand, Thousand Thanks) to all our sponsors, performers, dancers, musicians, exhibitors, and our dedicated volunteers without whom there would be no Irish Festival, no St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and no Irish Week! And to everyone who attends, enjoy this Taste of Ireland.

IRISH WEEK CHAIR John Keane

IRISH FESTIVAL CHAIR Nanci Spieker

STAGE BOOKING/MANAGEMENT Ralph Kosche VENDOR COORDINATION Candace Dunne WORKSHOPS/DISPLAYS Ari Hausler

IRISH HERITAGE CLUB OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT David Jacobsen

BOARD MEMBERS Candace Dunne,

TREASURER John Keane

Terzieff, Jane Sepede, Brendan Shriane, Nanci

Ari Hausler, Meagan McGuire, Justin

VICE-PRES Ari Hausler

SECRETARY Jane Sepede

MEMBERSHIP SECTY Mary Shriane

McMahon, Heather Murphy, Jean Roth, Alex Spieker, Corbin Johnson, David Jacobsen

The Irish Heritage Club, P.O. Box 75123, Seattle, WA 98175

IRISH REELS FILM FESTIVAL Caroline Cumming CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES Meagan McGuire

ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE David Jacobsen

IRISH SODA BREAD CONTEST Fionna Shriane-Travis and Mary Shriane GREEN STRIPE Heather Murphy

MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION LUNCHEON Jane Sepede MASS FOR PEACE Corbin Johnson, Candace Dunne GENEALOGY Jean Roth

Follow the Irish Heritage Club on:

facebook.com/IrishClubSeattle twitter.com/IRISHSEATTLE

SEATTLE POLICE PIPES AND DRUMS Congratulations to the Seattle Police Pipes and Drums Pipe Band on their very successful 2014 Emerald Isle Tour of Ireland. The band is pictured here last September outside Dublin’s Leinster House, the seat of the Dáil (or Irish Parliament). The band will perform at Seattle’s Irish Festival on Saturday, March 14 following the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and also at the Friends of St. Patrick Dinner on Sunday, March 15.

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IRISH HERITAGE CLUB AFFILIATED PROGRAMS Irish Heritage Club IrishClub.org

Seattle Gaels Gaelic Football, Hurling & Camogie SeattleGaels.com

Irish Network Seattle IrishNetworkSeattle.org

Ceol Cascadia Irish Music Organization CascadiaIrish.org

The Irish Heritage Club and its affiliated programs gratefully acknowledge the support of the Irish government through grants provided by the Irish Abroad Unit of the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin.

Irish Reels Film & Video Festival IrishReels.org

Irish Heritage Players IrishHeritagePlayers.org

Seattle-Galway Sister City Association SeattleGalway.org

Friends of St. Patrick in Seattle FOSP.org

Seattle Irish Immigrant Support IrishSeattle.com

Tacoma Rangers Gaelic Football, Hurling & Camogie TacomaRangers.wix.com/tacoma-rangers

THE IRISH HERITAGE CLUB NEEDS YOU! Even if you cannot be as actively involved as you would like, your membership shows your support for this Irish Festival and for all the others Irish events that we organize throughout the year. Please show your support by being a member in good standing. For Irish Heritage Club Membership Information, visit our website at IrishClub.org, email Membership@IrishClub.org, or call 253-237-2811.

IRISH WEEK POSTER & BUTTON DESIGN Marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Irish poet W. B. Yeats Born June 13, 1865, William Butler Yeats was one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. Yeats belonged to the Protestant, Anglo-Irish minority that had controlled the economic, political, social, and cultural life of Ireland since at least the end of the seventeenth century. Most members of this minority considered themselves English people who merely happened to have been born in Ireland, but Yeats was staunch in affirming his Irish nationality. He gloried in his Irish cultural roots, and featured Irish legends and heroes in many of his poems and plays. He produced nationalistic plays such as “The Countess Kathleen” (1892), and “Cathleen ni Houlihan” (1902) which featured Cathleen as the personification

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of Ireland. The success of these productions led to the founding of The Abbey Theatre in 1904 with Yeats as president. Yeats reacted to the Easter Rebellion in 1916 by writing “Easter, 1916,” an eloquent expression of his complex feelings of shock and romantic admiration. He was also a world renowned artist of impressive stature and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms. He died January 28, 1939 and is buried in Co. Sligo. His headstone’s epitaph are words from one of his poems: Cast a cold eye / On life, on death. / Horseman, pass by!

POSTER & BUTTON ARTISTS Layout and Graphics for the Irish Week Poster and Button were done by Sean Donovan of Donovan Design based on a concept developed by Ralph Kosche with assistance from Seattle-based Irish artist Patrick McCarthy. Donovan, a professional artist and illustrator, expanded the initial concept and produced the graphics though his business, Donovan Design (donovangraphicdesign.net), which produces brochures, logos and marketing materials. Ralph Kosche has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Irish Heritage Club since 2005 and annually chairs the stage booking and management team for the Irish Festival. Patrick McCarthy is this year’s Featured Artist at the Irish Festival.

2015 ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE MARSHALS GRAND MARSHAL Mayor Ed Murray Mayor Ed Murray has strong ties to Seattle’s Irish community and to Ireland. He is a member of several Irish organizations and just last September led a Seattle Sister City delegation to Galway. As a State Senator for 18 years in Olympia before becoming Mayor, he opened doors in the state capitol for Irish government officials and for dignitaries from Galway, made arrangements on numerous occasions for meetings with the Governor, the Attorney General and others. He himself has visited Ireland about 15 times and even lived in Ireland for a year in 1974. He has participated in Business Missions from the Seattle area to Dublin, Belfast, Derry and Galway, and with his four grandparents all born in Ireland, is probably Seattle’s most Irish Mayor since John Collins, a native of Co. Cavan, served as Mayor in 1873. We’re honored that Mayor Ed Murray has agreed to serve as Grand Marshal of Seattle’s 2015 St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

HONORARY GRAND MARSHALS Danny & Cathryn Quinn Despite growing up in Co. Down about 20 miles from each other, Danny Quinn and Cathryn McPolin didn’t meet until 1968 at an Irish party in Toronto, Canada. A year later they were married in New York and in 1975 moved to the Seattle area and settled in Edmonds. Since arriving in Seattle 30 years ago, Danny and Cathryn have been heavily involved in Seattle’s Irish community. In the late 1970s, early 1980s, Cathryn served as Secretary of the Irish Festivities Committee which organized the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Irish Week Proclamation Luncheon in the years before the Irish Heritage Club was formed. Danny was one of the original founders of the Seattle Gaels in 1979, and he also played Gaelic Football on the team for about 10 years. He is still involved in the Irish community as an officer and Past President of the Friends of St. Patrick in Seattle. Over the years, they have been faithful members and supporters of anything Irish and their three children grew up enjoying parades, picnics and other Irish community events and activities, including Irish Dancing and Gaelic Football. Now their grandchildren are also learning pride in their heritage. Congratulations to Danny & Cathryn on a well-deserved honor.

VISITORS FROM IRELAND

DONAL LYONS GALWAY MAYOR A native of Co. Sligo, Donal Lyons moved to Galway in the 1970s and became a member of Galway City Council in 1996. He was elected Mayor in 2001 and again in 2014. A former mailman and union official, he visited Seattle as Mayor in March 2002, and he hosted Seattle Mayor Ed Murray on a sister city visit to Galway in September 2014. Also visiting Seattle from Galway is Brendan McGrath, the Chief Executive of Galway City Council. A native of Tipperary, Brendan assumed the position of Galway City Manager in June, 2013. Mayor Lyons is joined by his wife Myra on this trip while City Executive McGrath is joined by his wife Rose and daughter Aoife. We extend to them all a hearty Céad Míle Fáilte (One Hundred Thousand Welcomes) from the Emerald Isle to the Emerald City.

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VISITORS FROM IRELAND CARMEL KELLY AUTHOR To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of William Butler Yeats, Irish author and writer Carmel Kelly is traveling from Ireland this March to give talks on Yeats during the Irish Festival at the Seattle Center. Carmel has a BA H.Dip LIS History and Women’s Studies from University College Dublin and is currently with the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Library Service. She writes for children in both Irish and English, tours schools, libraries and book festivals around Ireland giving readings and writing workshops, and reviews books for Childrens Books Ireland. We hope she and her daughter Mairead have a wonderful time in Seattle.

ROSEMOUNT VISITORS When the Seattle Police Pipes and Drums visited Ireland last September, one of their stops was in the small country village of Rosemount in the center of Ireland in Co. Westmeath. Their visit to Rosemount was so well received that eight of Rosemount’s community leaders are this month visiting the Pacific Northwest to experience how we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Seattle. We extend to them a warm Céad Míle Fáilte.

IRISH FESTIVAL EXHIBITIONS & DISPLAYS In the Loft Suites (on the Upper Level) Patrick McCarthy Featured Artist SATURDAY & SUNDAY Noon – 5 pm LOFT LOBBY Patrick McCarthy was born in Kilcornan, Co. Limerick, and grew up living in a traditional, whitewashed, thatched cottage. At a very early age he exhibited a talent for drawing and was initially self taught. He moved to the USA in the late 1960’s and studied at the College of San Mateo and at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. There he developed the ink resist medium and evolved the distinctive style that characterizes his paintings. McCarthy returns again and again to Ireland to capture the beauty and decay of the landscapes, the stone walls, winding roads and green fields.

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IRISH FESTIVAL EXHIBITIONS & DISPLAYS In the Loft Suites (on the Upper Level) ANTIQUE IRISH POSTCARDS & BARTLETT ENGRAVINGS SATURDAY & SUNDAY Noon – 5 pm LOFT LOBBY John and Alice Cooper grace the Irish Festival again with their exhibition of thousands of antique Irish postcards, plus 48 original reproductions of Bartlett’s Views of Ireland dating from the 1840s, just a few years before the Great Potato Famine. The Coopers’ collection provide an interesting glimpse into the social history, cultural history and material culture of Ireland, especially in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the “Golden Age of Postcards”.

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES & CONTESTS Contests

SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 3:30 pm: - “Most Irish-looking Face” Contest SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 1:45 pm: - “Smilingest Irish Eyes” Contest All children 12 & Under are invited to participate onstage in these fun contests - just be at the Main Stage when the contest is announced. What determines who has the “Most Irish-looking Face” or the “Smilingest Irish Eyes”? As the song says, the winners are those kids with eyes that “twinkle as bright as can be” and smiles that would “steal your heart away,” and not necessarily the kids with fair skin, freckles, red hair, green eyes, etc.

Custom Lego Display SATURDAY & SUNDAY Noon – 5 pm LOFT LEVEL (Above the Main Stage) Prepared by Dan Parker, one of only 13 Lego certified professionals worldwide. At last year’s Festival, Dan re-enacted the Battle of Clontarf in Lego, and this year he will recreate some of the Irish historical heroes and mythological figures featured in the writings of Irish poet W B Yeats. Besides being able to create their own Lego figures, children will also have coloring sheets, leprechaun finger puppets, magic color scratch shamrocks, and more!

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UPPER LEVEL WORKSHOPS SATURDAY & SUNDAY, MARCH 15 & 16 Loft Suite 2 Loft Suite 4 SATURDAY, 1:00 – 2:00 pm “Basic Irish Genealogy” Lecturer: Jean Roth, Irish Interest Section, Seattle Genealogical Society Get some idea of the background to your family surnames and have a look at some of the basic guides to tracing family history.

Learn where to start and what resources are available to help.

SATURDAY, 2:00 – 3:00 pm “Learning the Irish Language” Lecturer: Liam Boyle Irish (Gaeilge) was the predominant language of the Irish people for most of their recorded history. It is spoken today as a first language by a small minority of Irish people and as a second language by a much larger group. Learn some basic words and phrases in Irish.

SATURDAY, 3:00 – 4:00 pm “Reflections on the Life and Legacy of William Butler Yeats on the 150th Anniversary of his Birth” Lecturer: Carmel Kelly, Irish author and writer W.B. Yeats was a pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, and was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival in the late 19th and early 20th century. He gloried in his Irish cultural roots, featuring Irish legends and heroes in many of his poems and plays. Learn the background on some of his poems and plays, and about Yeats the man.

SATURDAY, 3:30 – 4:30 pm: “Chef Interrupted”

Author Trevis Gleason reads from his new book about “Discovering Life’s Second Course in Ireland with Multiple Sclerosis” A former chef at the top of his professional culinary career, when Trevis was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis he lost everything.

He took the opportunity to fulfill a long-postponed dream and traveled from Seattle to the wilds of west Kerry, Ireland. He soon found himself reveling in the beauty of the rugged countryside, the authentic joy of the holidays, the conviviality of the pubs, and the hearty flavor of the simple food. Readings and book-signing.

SUNDAY, 12 Noon – 5:00 pm: Rare Books & Maps of Ireland

Charles Hadrann, Historian and Genealogist Numerous original and reprinted rare Irish books and manuscripts of great historical and genealogical interest are available for free examination and perusal, courtesy of the Irish Heritage Club’s own genealogist and historian. Charles will also be available to answer questions and help you with your research. His only request - please handle all documents with care and respect!

SATURDAY, 4:00 – 5:00 pm “Readings from William Butler Yeats” Carmel Kelly, Kristen Gill, and others Readings of passages from your favorite Yeats poems. Feel free to join in with your own favorite reading.

SUNDAY, 1:00 – 2:00 pm “The Irish Famine and how it relates to genealogical research” Jean Roth, Irish Interest Section, Seattle Genealogical Society The infamous Potato Famine (Great Hunger) of the 1840’s ravaged Ireland’s population and resulted in mass emigration - especially to North America. It also caused a scarcity of genealogy records for that period.

SUNDAY, 2:00 – 3:00 pm “Irish place names and their significance to Yeats” Lecturer: Ciarán O’Mahony, Author, Lecturer, Musician An exploration of the meanings and importance of geographic names in Ireland as viewed through the writings of Yeats.

Some of his poems contained obscure Gaelic names which might have been otherwise lost.

SUNDAY, 3:00 – 4:00 pm Readings from Children’s books in Irish and English Lecturer: Carmel Kelly, Irish author and writer Among the books by Carmel Kelly published for children in the Irish language are: pictiúrleabhair (picture books) “Spidey”, “Leanbh Nua”, and “An Tolg Draoíchta”. She has also published many short stories in English.

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SATURDAY & SUNDAY, Noon - 5:00pm Listings available at irishreels.org All screenings are FREE. Visit IrishReels.org for the complete schedule and other screening details. Note that films are not rated and may contain graphic language or adult situations. Parental discretion is advised. Call (206) 330-4913 with questions. Program subject to change.

HISTORY The Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick was founded in Philadelphia on March 17, 1771.

Founding members included John Dickenson and Robert Morris, both of whom signed the US Declaration of Independence, and its first President was George Washington’s Irish-born aidede-camp General Stephen Moylan. General Washington himself accepted membership in the Friendly Sons in 1781 in Philadelphia, writing, “I accept with singular pleasure the Ensign of so worthy a Fraternity as that of the Sons of St. Patrick, a Society distinguished for the firm adherence of its Members to the glorious cause in which we are embarked.” Washington is also recorded as having attended a meeting of the Friendly Sons at the City Tavern on January 1, 1782 and again on March 18, 1782. A chapter of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick started in Seattle in 1941 and was a male only organization until 1989 when it welcomed women and changed its name to The Society of the Friends of St. Patrick. The change came under pressure from Seattle Archbishop Thomas Murphy who kidded that otherwise he would start supporting the Angry Daughters of St. Brigid! Carol Costello in 1999 served as the first female President of the Friends of St. Patrick in Seattle. Congratulations to the Friends of St. Patrick on their Diamond Jubilee.

THE IRISHBORN “QUEEN OF ALASKA” - Born in Co. Galway in 1866, Bridget Manion became housekeeper to Seattle Pioneer Henry Yesler in 1889. In 1892 after Yesler died, she traveled to Alaska and worked as housekeeper at a Yukon River trading post hundreds of miles from “civilization”. As a rare single non-native women, within six months she “had received 152 proposals of marriage” from miners, trappers and prospectors. In 1894 she married Frank Aylward, a successful prospector from Co. Kilkenny, and together they became very wealthy mining for gold. While visiting Seattle on her way to Ireland in 1896, a Seattle newspaper dubbed her “Queen of Alaska”. The Aylwards later retired to Seattle and lived on Capitol Hill. Frank died in 1914 and Bridget (at left in 1921 with her niece Mary Keane) lived alone until 1948 when the “Queen of Alaska” moved permanently back to Rosmuc, Co. Galway, where she died in 1958.

THE IRISHMAN “WHO BUILT SEATTLE” - Born in New York of Irish immigrant parents, Thomas Burke (1849-1925) came to Seattle in 1875. He became a civic leader, a railroad promoter, and a champion of the University (UW). He was a voice of tolerance during the 1886 anti-Chinese riots, and appealed “as a fellow Irishman” to some of the rioters asking them to remember the injustices they too had suffered in Ireland at the hands of the English. In 1889 he became Chief Justice of the Washington Territorial Supreme Court and the UW’s Burke Museum and the Burke-Gilman Trail are named for the Irishman known as “The Man who built Seattle”.

IRISHBORN MAYOR OF SEATTLE - Born in Co. Cavan, John Collins (1835-1903) became a Seattle entrepreneur, investing in coal, banking, hotels, public utilities, publishing, and more. He served 4 terms on Seattle’s City Council 1869-1883, and was Seattle’s fourth Mayor in 1873, “a rare Catholic Democrat among the city’s Protestant Republican ruling class” according to historian Paul Dorpat. He served in the Territorial Legislature in 1883 and his Occidental Hotel was destroyed in the Great Fire. At his death, his estate included the Collins Building that still stands at 2nd and Yesler (beside the Smith Tower).

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OTHER DISPLAYS SATURDAY & SUNDAY, MARCH 15 & 16 Outside the Armory SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 1:00 – 4:00 pm DeLorean AUTO DISPLAY The futuristic-looking Irish-made DeLorean DMC-12 sports car that was made famous in the 1985 movie ‘Back to the Future’ will again be on display outside the Armory at the Seattle Center. 9,200 DeLoreans were manufactured in Belfast in 1981 before the company went bankrupt. Pacific Northwest DeLorean Club members are a community of enthusiasts dedicated to preserving the DeLorean heritage by bringing the community together for social events and to exchange technical expertise.

Visit pndc.org for details.

MAIN STAGE MUSICIAN HIGHLIGHTS

LOBO DEL MAR Picking up different world music and dance styles wherever they live, Lobo del Mar is a unique collection of performing artists that entertain around the globe. They deliver an eclectic mix of music and dance for a truly entertaining experience using bagpipes, drums, guitars, fiddlers and flute players. They play and perform a wide variety of Celtic music and dance including Irish Stepdancing and the Great Highland Bagpipes. You will leave this show with a big smile on your face.

CARRIGALINE CELTIC BAND

With this multi talented group of musicians, you will enjoy their wonderful traditional Irish music. This versatile group features instruments like the Fiddle, Cittern, Banjo, Harp, Bodhran, Buggarboo, Bones, Percussion, Uilleann Pipes, Whistles and Vocals.

Carrigaline’s music keeps people’s energy, spirits and ability high as they negotiate the road ahead, to cope with whatever situation they find themselves in. For more details, visit CarrigalineCelticBand.com

Katie’s Hope Musical Drama

Told through drama, song, and dance, Katie’s Hope tells the story of a fictional family immigrating to America from Ireland during the famine years. You’ll enjoy “American Wake” songs, Ceili dances, and Irish Blessing songs, a truly inspiring and enjoyable experience.

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The Irish Experience The Irish Experience was formed in 1996 to entertain pub crowds on St. Patrick’s Day, and their music quickly found a much broader appeal. Their self-titled first CD is a mainstay on the World Music charts, typically rising into the top 10 on St. Patrick’s Day. One of their recordings was featured in a musical Hallmark card, and another is featured in the movie “Kill The Irishman”. Their upbeat live performances have been praised by fans of all ages.

The Irish Experience perform Celtic melodies on traditional electric instruments. Their sound is a combination of Irish fiddle (Joe Bowbeer), rock guitar (Tom May), and bluesy bass (Tom Hotchkin), with the addition this year of guest artist Joe Doria (McTuff, etc.) on electric organ. A twisted yet delightful combo that creates a harmonious musical concoction with an irrepressible dance appeal.

TRI-CITIES PREP DRAMA STUDENTS

Performed by students from Tri-Cities Prep high school in Pasco, these Irish folk songs are from the musical GUNS OF IRELAND which was written by Tri-City playwrights Michael Speegle and Jeffrey David Payne. The songs in the musical were selected from over 500 years of incredible Irish ballads, laments, jigs, reels, and rebel songs. The musical will be performed at Columbia Basin College Theatre between April 30 and May 10, and more details are available at gunsofireland.com.

RANDAL BAYS’ IRISH SESSIONEERS Well known as a fiddler and guitarist in the worldwide Irish music community, Randal Bays is also famed as a teacher of Irish traditional music. He co-founded and served for ten years as Artistic Director of the Friday Harbor Irish Music Week, since evolved into Cascadia Irish Music Week and which will be held from July 19-25 at Evergreen State College in Olympia. The musicians performing at the Irish Festival are Randal’s students who regularly perform with him at some of the various Irish music sessions held at local public houses around Seattle.

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DRAWING FOR ROUND TRIP TICKETS TO IRELAND Courtesy of Tangerine Travel in Redmond, some lucky person will leave the Irish Festival owning a coupon for two Round-Trip Tickets to Ireland. The special drawing is on the Festival’s main stage at 5:30 pm, Sunday, March 15, and you do not have to be present to win. But you must visit the Irish Heritage Club Booth to have your name entered in the drawing! Ádh mór - Good luck!

OTHER IRISH WEEK 2015 EVENTS IN SEATTLE SATURDAY, MARCH 7 SODA BREAD CONTEST – The Irish Soda Bread Contest will be held 2 - 4 pm at T S McHugh’s Restaurant, 1st & Mercer, Seattle. Contest Admission is free and judging starts at 2 pm. Entries should be dropped off between 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm and winners will be announced at 3 pm, followed by sampling! For the rules, sample recipes and other details, call 206-321-5476 or email SodaBread@irishclub.org.

THURSDAY, MARCH 12 MATT TALBOT DINNER - The annual St. Patrick’s Dinner at 6 pm at F X McRory’s near CenturyLink Field is a fund-raiser for the Matt Talbot Center, Seattle’s downtown program for the addicted, homeless and mentally ill. For information on the Center or for reservations, visit mtcenter.org, or call 206-256-9865.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13 MASS FOR PEACE, 10 am - The annual St. Patrick’s Day Mass for Peace at St. Patrick’s Church, 2702 Broadway E (just off Roanoke). Main celebrant is Seattle’s Catholic Archbishop Peter Sartain. Irish choir and music! For more information, call 425-745-1263 or email Mass@irishclub.org.

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OTHER IRISH WEEK 2015 EVENTS IN SEATTLE FRIDAY, MARCH 13 IRISH WEEK LUNCHEON, 12 Noon - The Mayor’s Irish Week 2015 Proclamation Lunch will be at Noon at F X McRory’s. Washington’s Governor, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and County Executive Dow Constantine will issue proclamations of Irish Week 2015. Among the special guests will be the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal, the Honorary Grand Marshal, the Mayors of Seattle and Galway, and other dignitaries. Paid advance reservations are required at $30 pp - call 206-361-1713 or email JaneS@irishclub.org.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13 PATRICK & THE PIRATES - St. Patrick was originally brought to Ireland by Irish pirates around 400 AD. Over 1600 years later, the Pirates of the Emerald Isle will deliver St. Patrick back to the Emerald City, dropping him off at South Lake Union (near MOHAI) at 6 pm Friday evening, March 13. No admission fee and kids are welcome. Climb on board the Ride the Ducks Boat at F X McRory’s at 5 pm for the trip to South Lake Union. The Ducks Boat will bring us back to McRory’s by 6:30 pm for the Green Stripe Laying. Call 206-548-9859, email IrishWeek@irishclub.org.

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Soda Bread · Northwest King Salmon Fresh baked Pot Pies · Fish & Chips · Great Steaks · Salads Burgers · Made-In-House Desserts · And of course, Harp Lager, Guinness Stout & Seattle’s Best Irish Coffee

HAPPY HOUR · Mon. - Fri. 3-6 pm · All Appetizers $4 Families Welcome • Children’s Menu

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OTHER IRISH WEEK 2015 EVENTS IN SEATTLE FRIDAY, MARCH 13 GREEN STRIPE LAYING, 6 pm - A mini-Parade to mark the route of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade down

the center of 4th Ave, starts from Jefferson St at 7 pm. There is no charge to participate and all are welcome! To ride the flat-bed truck or Ducks Boat, be at McRory’s by 6:30 pm to ride up to the starting point.

Call 206-548-9859 or email IrishWeek@irishclub.org.

SATURDAY, MARCH 14 IRISH FLAG-RAISING, 12:20 pm - The Parade Grand Marshals and other dignitaries join the Mayor of Seattle and the County Executive in raising the Irish Tricolor in front of the King-County Administration Building, followed by the playing of the Irish and US National Anthems.

ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE, 12:30 pm - The St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal Mayor Ed Murray and Honorary Grand Marshals Danny & Cathryn Quinn, along with Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole and others, will blow their ceremonial whistles to start Seattle’s 44th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade up 4th Avenue starting from James Street. After passing the reviewing stand at Westlake, the parade goes via the Monorail to the Seattle Center for closing ceremonies in Center House at 2:30 pm. The Monorail to the Seattle Center will be free from 1:30 – 2:30 pm. Call 206-412-2960 or email IrishWeek@irishclub.org.

MAYOR’S RECEPTION, 4-7 pm – Chandler’s Crabhouse, 901 Fairview Ave N, Seattle (South Lake Union). Organized by Irish

Network Seattle, the visitors from Seattle’s Sister City of Galway are hosted at a St. Patrick’s Day Happy Hour. No admission fee – visit irishnetworkseattle.org.

SUNDAY, MARCH 15

ST PATRICK’S DAY DASH, 8:30 am – Celebrating 31 years in 2015, this nearly

four-mile run starts from 3rd & Mercer near the Space Needle! Over 12,000 runners are expected to participate. Note there is no race-day registration. Visit stpatsdash.com for details and registration.

IRISH COMMUNITY HAPPY HOUR, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, at the Knights

of Columbus, 722 E Union, Seattle. Jointly sponsored by the Friends of St. Patrick, Irish Network Seattle, The Seattle Gaels and The Irish Heritage Club, tickets are $30 per person and include parking, two free drinks, hors d’oeuvres. Irish music, Tara Academy Irish Dancers, Seattle Police Pipes & Drums, Owl ‘n Thistle Band, and more. Call 425-290-7839 or email Friends@irishclub.org.

75th ANNIVERSARY FRIENDS OF ST PATRICK BANQUET, 6:30 pm - The 75th Annual Dinner of the Society of the Friends of St. Patrick is being

held at the Knights of Columbus, 722 E Union, Seattle. Tickets are $100 per person and include the Irish Community Happy Hour at 5 pm, free parking, dinner, and much more. Founded in Seattle in 1941, the Friends annually raise thousands of dollars for educational scholarships and endowments.

Call 425-290-7839 or email Friends@irishclub.org.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 21 IRISH GENEALOGY WORKSHOP, 9 am - 5 pm, at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church Hall, 13047 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle. This all-day workshop will provide a broad overview of Irish genealogical research, benefiting beginners and seasoned genealogists alike. It is practical, wide ranging, factual and informative. Cost is $38 per person which includes a box lunch. For reservations and more information, contact 206-782-2629 or Genealogy@IrishClub.org.

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Open 7 days a week Sweaters, capes, scarves & hats from Ireland & Scotland Irish dance ghillies, hard shoes & poodle socks Claddagh & Celtic jewelry, Belleek china, Galway crystal CDs, music books & DVDs; books in English & Gaelic Bewley’s, Barry’s & Lyons teas, & various food items

7518 15TH Ave. NW in Ballard (206) 784-9343

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Spend St. Patrick’s Day On Top o’ the Hill!

Join us at Sully’s Lounge, located in the heart of historic Queen Anne.

A great neighborhood spot with a touch of Irish charm.

Tuesday, March 17: We will be opening at 12pm on the Big Day. Our back deck will be open, covered, and heated!

The only Irish bar in Seattle that doesn’t charge cover on St. Paddy’s Day! 1625 Queen Anne Ave. N. (206) 283-3900 www.SullysLounge.com

IRISH WEEK GENERAL INFORMATION NUMBER - 253-237-2811 For specific information on any event, email IrishWeek@IrishClub.org • IrishWeek.org

Seattle Area Irish Directory: IRISH STEP DANCING: BALEFIRE IRISH DANCERS, in South King County. Contact 206-707-3895 or balefireirishdancers@hotmail.com CLUB CÉILI NAOMH PÁDRAIG IRISH DANCERS. Contact 206-365-2850 or weberotoole7@msn.com.

COMERFORD SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCE, in Seattle and Olympia. Contact 206-851-2102 or celticartsnw@hotmail.com.

FIRE & ICE IRISH DANCERS, in Federal Way & NE Tacoma. Contact 253-874-1533 or fireandiceirishdance@mac.com.

GRAFTON STREET ACADEMY OF IRISH DANCING, in Seattle, Lynnwood and Edmonds. Contact 425-361-1541 or graftonstreetdance@hotmail.com.

MOMENTUM MUSIC & DANCE ACADEMY, in Burien. Contact 206-592-2590 or irish-dancer@comcast.net.

SLIEVELOUGHANE SCHOOL, in Seattle, Monroe, Kent, Kirkland, North Bend, Tacoma, Port Orchard, Gig Harbor and Olympia.

Contact 206-714-9112 or srsfeis@hotmail.com.

TARA ACADEMY OF IRISH DANCING, in the Seattle area. Contact 206-286-6619 or 206-285-4641 or TaraAcademy@hotmail.com.

AMERICAN DANCE INSTITUTE, in Seattle. Contact 206-783-0755 or AmericanDanceInstitute.com.

ADULT IRISH DANCING: SEAN-NÓS OLD STYLE - Sean-nós Seattle, Alicia Guinn, seannosseattle@gmail.com; SET DANCING: Jim Belcher, 425-402-8363, Bothell, setdancer@aol.com; SET DANCING: Kathleen O’Grady Graham or Michael Graham, 206-592-2590, irish-dancer@comcast.net IRISH LANGUAGE CLASSES: In Seattle, Liam Boyle, 206-542-3781 or lboyle292@gmail.com.

IRISH / CELTIC MUSICIANS: For a listing of Musicians and weekly Traditional Irish Music Sessions, check the Irish Heritage Club website at irishclub.org/irish-directory/.

COMMUNITY CHAPLAIN: Fr. John Madigan, a native of Co. Limerick, is the officially appointed Chaplain to the Irish Immigrant Community of Seattle, available to serve all faiths and none when accidents, unexpected illnesses or deaths occur, and also to help celebrate life events. Contact Fr. John at atsean@holyrosaryseattle.org, or call 425-244-5147.

HONORARY CONSUL OF IRELAND: Contact John Keane, Honorary Consul of Ireland, 5819 St. Andrews Dr, Mukilteo, WA 98275, Tel: 425-290-7839, Email: jkeane@irishconsulseattle.com, website irishconsulseattle.com.

UPCOMING IRISH EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES IN 2015 5/25 St. Patrick Cemetery Memorial Day Mass 6/13 Seattle Gaelic Games at Magnuson Park 6/17 Irish Night at the Seattle Mariners 6/29 Irish Day at the Races 7/19 Irish Community Picnic 7/19-25 Irish Music Week, Olympia 10/23 Mass of Remembrance in Gaelic Visit irishclub.org for details

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Ceol Cascadia Irish Music Association Presents the 3rd Annual

Ca s ca di a Iri s h Music Week July 19-25, 2015 at The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA A full week of classes, concerts and sessions with some of the world’s finest Irish traditional musicians, including: Randal Bays - fiddle Patsy Hanly - flute Angelina Carberry - banjo Antoin MacGabhann - fiddle Sean Gavin - flute Josh Dukes - guitar Josephine Marsh - accordion Caitlín NicGabhann - concertina Also introductory classes in tinwhistle, fiddle, concertina www.cascadiairish.org 16 | IRISH WEEK 2015