“All changed, changed utterly: A terrible beauty is born” IRISH Saturday, March
“All changed, changed utterly: A terrible beauty is born” IRISH FESTIVAL AT SEATTLE CENTER’S ARMORY Join us!
“All changed, changed utterly: A terrible beauty is born” IRISH FESTIVAL AT SEATTLE CENTER’S ARMORY Join us!
“All changed, changed utterly: A terrible beauty is born” IRISH FESTIVAL AT SEATTLE CENTER’S ARMORY Saturday, March 12th (Six Hours) Noon to 6 pm Sunday, March 15th (Eight Hours) 10 am to 6 pm Join us!
Beannachataí na Féile Padraig!
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
Irish Festival 2016
Céad
Míle Fáilte ó Chumann Oidhreacht Gaelach Seattle
One Hundred Thousand Welcomes from the Irish Heritage Club of Seattle
Irish heritage club officers & board of directors
PRESIDENT: David Jacobsen
VICE-PRES: Ari Hausler
SECRETARY: Jane Sepede
TREASURER: John Keane
MEMBERSHIP SECTY: Mary Shriane
BOARD MEMBERS: Alex Terzieff, Ari Hausler, Brendan Shriane, Candace Dunne, Corbin Johnson, David Jacobsen, Diana Jacobsen, Heather Murphy, Jane Sepede, Jean Roth, Meagan McGuire, and Nanci Spieker
IRISH WEEK CHAIR: John Keane
IRISH FESTIVAL CHAIR: Nanci Spieker
STAGE BOOKING/MANAGEMENT: Ralph Kosche
VENDOR COORDINATION: Candace Dunne
WORKSHOPS/DISPLAYS: Ari Hausler
IRISH REELS FILM FESTIVAL: Caroline Cumming
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES: Meagan McGuire
ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE: David Jacobsen
IRISH SODA BREAD CLASS & CONTEST: Mary Shriane & Brendan Shriane
ST. PATRICK’S LANDING and GREEN STRIPE: Heather Murphy
MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION LUNCHEON: Jane Sepede
MASS FOR PEACE: Corbin Johnson
GENEALOGY: Jean Roth
This is our 35th Annual Irish Festival at the Seattle Center and 2016 is also the Centenary of the Easter Rebellion in Dublin when on April 24, 1916, a band of rebels started the fight which culminated in 1922 with an Irish Free State. The Centenary is the focus of our Irish Week celebrations this year while we also continue the tradition of bringing together some of the Seattle area’s finest performers and other artists to provide a taste of the very best of what it means to be Irish. We hope you learn about Irish culture and history while also enjoying the celebrations! As always, Míle, Míle Buíochas (A Thousand, Thousand Thanks) to all our performers, dancers, musicians, exhibitors and our dedicated volunteers without whom there would be no Irish Festival.
Enjoy this Taste of Ireland.
Irish Club Affiliated Programs
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.
Ceol Cascadia Irish Music Association CascadiaIrish.org
Irish Reels Film & Video Festival IrishReels.org
Seattle-Galway Sister City Association SeattleGalway.org
Society of The 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
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 other 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
2016 St. Patrick’s day Parade
GRAND MARSHALS: Seattle Police Chief
Kathleen O’Toole and Daniel O’Toole
You won’t find a more genuine Irish couple than Kathleen and Dan O’Toole. Massachusetts natives, both served in the Boston Police Department where Dan retired in 1988 after 22 years with the force. Kathleen later took on a succession of ranking jobs in Massachusetts law enforcement including superintendent of the Metropolitan Police, Secretary of Public Safety, and then as Police Commissioner. She also served in 1998-1999 on the Patten Commission, an international panel on policing in Northern Ireland, and ran a consulting firm specializing in US-Irish affairs. From 2006-2012, Kathleen and Dan moved to Ireland so she could serve as Chief Inspector of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate, a body responsible for bringing reform, best practice and accountability to Ireland’s 17,000 member police force. She and Dan moved to Seattle in 2013 when she was confirmed as Seattle’s Police Chief. Kathleen’s grandparents were born in Athlone, Co. Westmeath and Dan’s grandparents were from Cong, Co. Mayo. They have one daughter, Meghan. We are delighted and proud to have Kathleen and Dan O’Toole as our 2016 St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshals.
HONORARY GRAND
MARSHAL: Casey McNerthney
Casey McNerthney is a great-grandson of Lily (Kempson) and Matt McAlerney, and is the Honorary Grand Marshal of Seattle’s 2016 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. He is representing all the descendants of Lily Kempson McAlerney the last surviving 1916 combatant who died in Seattle in 1996, aged 99. Some of Lily and Matt’s other descendants will also be marching in the parade along with him. Casey was fortunate to get to know Lily well, as did many of her other greatgrandchildren, and he loved hearing stories about her life in Ireland and her escape to Seattle after the 1916 Rising collapsed. He only wishes he had asked more questions. Casey is an Executive Producer at KIRO 7 television in Seattle and previously was a reporter at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Visiting from Ireland
GALWAY MAYOR FRANK FAHY
Frank Fahy was first elected a member of the Galway City Council in 2011 and was elected Mayor in 2015. He lives in an area of Galway called Menlo Village, a Gaelic speaking area where his family has lived since 1640. Gaelic is his first language and he promotes the speaking of Irish whenever he can and especially on civic occasions. Another important focus of his term as Mayor is the fostering of Galway’s relationships with its sister cities and especially with Seattle which has been a sister city to Galway since 1986. Mayor Fahy visited Seattle in March 2013 as Deputy Mayor and in September 2014 hosted a Seattle delegation in Galway that included the Seattle Police Pipes and Drums Pipeband as well as Seattle Mayor Ed Murray. On this Seattle visit he is accompanied by his wife Gerardine and Galway City Executive Joe O’Neill and his wife Kay. We’re delighted that the group from Galway is joining us in Seattle to help us properly celebrate Galway’s Sister City relationship with Seattle and St. Patrick’s Day. We extend to them a warm Céad Míle Fáilte (One Hundred Thousand Welcomes) from the Emerald Isle to the Emerald City.
Irish
week Poster & Button design
Marking the Centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising
The Irish Week Button and Poster commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising (Irish: Éirí Amach na Cásca) in Dublin with the button incorporating the design of the flag flown over Dublin’s General Post Office during its Easter Week 1916 occupation. Also known as the Easter Rebellion, the Rising was an armed insurrection which started on Easter Monday, April 24, as an effort to end British rule in Ireland and to establish an independent Irish Republic. Initially, about 1,600 rebels were involved, including 200 members of Cumann na mBan, the republican women’s paramilitary organization. With vastly superior numbers and artillery, the British army quickly suppressed the Rising, and after five days of fighting the rebels agreed to an unconditional surrender. Following the drawn-out executions of sixteen rebel leaders, support for republicanism (the rebels) grew across Ireland. In December 1918, republicans won 73 Irish seats out of 105 seats in the General Election running on a policy of independence for Ireland. On January 21, 1919 republicans convened the First Dáil (Irish Parliament) and declared the independence of the Irish Republic. With the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921, the Irish Free State formally came into being in 1922, six and a half years after the 1916 Rising. One of the Cumann na mBan members involved in the fighting during Easter Week 1916 was Lily Kempson McAlerney who died in Seattle in 1996, aged 99, the last surviving 1916 combatant.
Poster and Button Artists
Layout and Graphics for the Irish Week Poster and Button were done by Karis Pratt of Karisma Design based on a concept developed by Ralph Kosche. Ralph annually chairs the stage booking and management team for the Irish Festival and the 1916 concept had come to him a year ago. “I wanted the earnestness of the event by using black, but also the forward-looking aspect of the future by showing the sunrise over the burned out building. The sun was rising on Ireland. The Yeats quote was a natural to include. ” An office manager by day, button and poster designer Karis Pratt is also a musician and writer with an appreciation for beauty of all kinds. Her email is karispratt@gmail.com
2016 IRISH FESTIVAL Main Stage Schedule
SATURDAY, MARCH 12
MARCH 13
Carrigaline
Traditional irish musicians (10:00 - 12:15)
“That Irish Guy” McElhinney irish Folk music (12:00 - 1:30)
Tara Academy irish Dancers (1:30 - 2:00)
Showtunes Theatre Company “Finians rainbow” Favorites (2:00 - 2:30)
Saint Patrick’s Day Parade closing Ceremonies (2:30 - 2:45)
Grafton Street irish Dancers (2:45 - 3:15)
Most Irish looking Face Contest (3:15 - 3:30)
Katie’s Hope - music & song about an irish emigrant Family (3:30 - 4:00)
Showtunes Theatre Company “Finians Rainbow” Favorites (2:45 - 3:45)
Tara Academy irish Dancers (3:45 - 4:45)
The Gothard Sisters irish music & Song (5:00 - 6:00) Balefire irish Dancers (12:15 - 12:45)
2016 Irish Festival at the Seattle Center Armory
Loft Gallery
Saturday & Sunday
Antique Irish Postcards & Bartlett Engravings
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”.
Delorean auto display
Outside the Armory, Saturday & Sunday from 1–4 pm
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.
FEATURED EXHIBIT Lily Kempson McAlerney
An exhibit of photos of Seattle woman Lily Kempson McAlerney is on display in the Gallery area of the Armory Loft. Born in 1897, Lily was a dedicated Trade Unionist who participated in the 1913 Dublin Strike/Lockout as well as in the 1916 Rising. The photo at right shows James Connolly and Lily in 1914 when she lived with the Connolly family. Connolly was one of the 1916 leaders who was executed when the Rising collapsed. Lily escaped to Seattle where she married Matt McAlerney in 1917 and raised a family in Seattle’s Central District. From the 1930s until her death in 1996, she received an annual pension from the Irish government for her role in 1916.
upper Level Workshops
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!
Lily (Kempson) McAlerney was born in County Wicklow, Ireland on Jan. 17, 1897. When she died in Seattle, four days after her 99th birthday, she was the last surviving combatant from the 1916 Easter Rebellion, the week-long armed insurrection in Dublin that fought for an independent Ireland.
Lily and her family moved to Dublin when she was young. She lived in poverty: eight members of her family lived in two rooms. Lily found work at Jacobs Biscuit Factory, but objected to the harsh child labor conditions. During the 1913 lockout, Lily, along with her friend Rosie Hackett and other Jacobs workers, went on strike for better conditions.
On November 13, 1913 Lily was sent to Mountjoy Prison for her actions during the lockout. She raised bail after two weeks, and avoided a reform school by saying her age was 17 when she was actually 16. Lily remained in the labor movement, and in a May 1914 picture of the Delegates at the Irish Trades Union Congress in Dublin, Lily is pictured standing next to Irish Citizen Army leader James Connelly.
Lily lived with the Connelly family in Belfast in 1914 and when she was 17, Lily took an oath of allegiance to the Irish Republic. She and five girls who had also taken the oath stopped by a photographers shop and rounded up enough money for a small negative-size print. In that image above, one of the few items she brought to Seattle after fleeing Dublin, Lily is sitting front and center with James Connelly’s daughter, Ina, on her right.
When the Easter Rebellion started on Aug. 24, 1916, Lily was part of the St. Stephens Green Garrison under Michael Mallin and Constance Markievicz – a woman she had known well from her time at Liberty Hall. Lily, who carried a revolver that day, was part of the initial group that took over the Royal College of Surgeons, across from the park. The bullet holes can still be seen in the college’s columns. She also ran messages to the General Post Office where the rebels were headquartered.
When the rebels surrendered, Lily escaped being captured because she was trying to deliver a message when she got word of the surrender. She went home, took her sister’s passport, and at some point fled to Liverpool. From there, she boarded a ship to America.
Lily arrived at Ellis Island on July 9, 1916 and took a train to Seattle where her uncle worked on ships. After staying with him briefly, Lily lived in the Madison Valley and found work as a housekeeper. She met Matthew McAlerney, a 27-year-old from Co. Down who had emigrated in 1911 and Lily and Matt were married in 1917 at St. Joseph’s Church on Capitol Hill. They had seven children: Alice, Kathleen, Matthew, Jim, Betty, Peggy, and John. Lily died in 1996, four days after her 99th birthday. 2016
upper Level Workshops
Loft Activities
Saturday
Both Days - 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.
2:00 - 3:00 pm
from brian boru to the foggy
In an hour-long mix of poem, music, history, life and letters, poet Anne-Marie Fyfe and historian/literary-critic, Cahal Dallat (with mandolin, traditional flute and accordion) explore the intersections of history with poetry, song and story, over 900 years from 11c Brian Boru’s March by way of Robert Emmett and the Fenians, to Yeats’ Easter 1916 and that great post-1916 anthem, The Foggy Dew (written by Cahal’s greatuncle): with readings/excerpts from Thomas Moore, WB Yeats, Padraig Pearse, Alice Milligan & Roger Casement.
Both Days - 3:00 - 4:00 pm
reflections on the life and legacy of Seattle woman Lily Kempson McAlerney and her role in the 1916 rising
Lecturer: Casey McNerthney, Lily’s Great-Grandson
When Casey’s great-grandmother Lily Kempson McAlerney died in Seattle in 1996, she was the last surviving combatant who fought in the 1916 Rising in Dublin during Easter Week 1916.
sunday
12:00 Noon - 1:00 pm
Learning the Irish
Language
Lecturer: Liam Boyle
Irish (Gaeilge) was the predominant language of the Irish people for most of their recorded history. Learn some basic words and phrases in Irish.
2:00 - 3:00 pm
gasworks walls & Marble Halls
Irish poets Anne-Marie Fyfe & Cahal Dallat trace the tangled weave of Irish music (from the early harpers through to The Chieftains & The Dubliners) exploring James Joyce’s—and Ireland’s—great cultural dilemma: whether to opt for the West of Ireland authenticity of the tragic (Galway gasworks employee) Michael Furey singing the plaintive Lass of Aughrim (in Joyce’s best-loved short story, The Dead), to join the ‘modern tide’ of commercial music, or to aspire to the Marble Halls of high European culture… Cahal’s history is interwoven with traditional Irish (and a touch of classical) playing on his musette accordion, mandolin & traditional flute—and with Anne-Marie’s choice of readings from Joyce, Yeats & contemporary Irish writers.
Join us at Sully’s Lounge, located in the heart of historic Queen Anne.
A great neighborhood spot with a touch of Irish charm.
Thursday, 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!
Children’s Activities
Open 7 days a week
Sweaters, capes, scarves & hats from Ireland & Scotland
CDs, music books & DVDs; books in English & Gaelic
Bewley’s, Barry’s & Lyons teas, & various food items
A 1916 Lego Display re-creating scenes from the 1916 Rising in Dublin is being prepared by Dan Parker, one of only 13 LEGO certified professionals worldwide. At last year’s Festival, Dan recreated Lego images of Irish poet W B Yeats and of some of the mythological figures featured in his poems and writings.Children will also be able to create their own Lego figures. iriSH arTS aND CraFTS - Children and adults alike are invited to create a tissue paper shamrock to wear around their wrists or in their hair! Irish themed coloring pages will also be available.
Contests
“Most Irish-looking” Face Saturday at 3:30 pm
“Smilingest Irish Eyes” Sunday at 1:45 pm
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 1916 lego display Activities
in the Loft
Irish Reels
Film Festival
Saturday & Sunday from Noon - 5 pm
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.
the gothard Sisters Carrigaline
Fiddling, dancing and singing sensations the Gothard Sisters provide a highly choreographed, fast-paced and polished show which can be appreciated by audiences of all ages. Watch champion Irish step dancing used in a fascinating variety of intricate showpieces, fast fiddling, lively music on the guitar and bodhran, raw energy and beautiful ballads. Sit back and be entertained and inspired by these rising stars from here in Seattle. These girls have been playing violin and dancing since a very young age, and they grew up performing on stages in the Pacific Northwest. They started out with rigorous classical violin training and competitive Irish Dance, leading them to leadership positions in the local Youth Symphonies and bringing them to the Irish Dancing World Championships three years in a row. The three sisters have also developed their talents on various other instruments including guitar, bodhran and voice in the pursuit of creating a fuller, more compelling show. For more informationsee thegothardsisters.com.
featured Poets
Irish music from multi instrumentalists who are steeped in the
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Howell is a teacher of percussion and specializes in Irish
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Andrew Anderson is a vocalist who sings in Irish as well as English. He plays an array of stringed instruments including the harp, cittern and banjo. Kieran O’Mahony who is a native of Carrigaline, a picturesque village in County Cork, plays Uilleann pipes and whistles.
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.
Anne-Marie Fyfe & Cahal Dallat
Anne-Marie Fyfe’s fifth poetry collection, House of Small Absences (Seren Books) has just been published. Born in Cushendall, County Antrim, Ireland, Anne-Marie now lives in London where she works as an arts organiser. She has won the Academi Cardiff International Poetry Prize, has run Coffee-HousePoetry’s readings & classes at London’s leading live literature venue, the Troubadour, since 1997, is Poetry Co-ordinator for the annual John Hewitt International Summer School in Armagh City, & is a former chair of the UK’s Poetry Society. Check out her wesite: www.annemariefyfe.com
C.L. Dallat, poet, musician and critic, (b. Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, Ireland) now lives in London where he reviews literature and the arts for the TLS and Guardian among others, and has been a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4’s weekly Saturday Review since 1998. His first poetry collection, Morning Star, was published in 1998, he has won the Strokestown International Poetry Competition in 2006, and his latest collection is The Year of Not Dancing (Blackstaff Press, 2009). Check out his website: www.cahaldallat.com
Traditional
tradition
west Kerry to Galway. Sara McDermott
Irish fiddle music
University of Limerick
Galway. Bob
bodhrán.
Performer highlights the homerulers
Emmet “That Irish Guy” Mc Elhinney
Born into a musical family in Omagh, Co. Tyrone in 1974, “That Irish Guy” has been steeped in folk music from a very early age. His great uncle, Tommy Makem, of Makem and Clancy brothers fame, was a huge influence on his chosen path into folk music. It was to America he found a niche market for authentic Irish folk songs. His songwriting influences range from his Uncle Tommy Makem to American folk luminaries such as Guy Clark, John Prine and Townes Van Zandt whose songs he regularly includes in his set list.
Enjoy some favorite tunes sung by members of the cast of “Finian’s Rainbow”. Showtunes Theatre Company brings “Finian’s Rainbow” to Benaroya Hall on March 19th and 20th, 2016. This old-fashioned musical premiered 69 years ago on Broadway, and its message of racial harmony, justice, and social equality remains just as relevant today. “Look To The Rainbow”, “Old Devil Moon”, and How Are Things in Glocca Mora?” are but a few of the lyrical tunes in this magical tale of Finian McLonergan and his daughter Sharon. Tickets at showtunestheatre.org or call 206-215-4747.
The Homerulers, a Seattle threesome, build on traditional Irish and Scots music with grace and cutting edge rhythms. On fiddle, Susan McCroskey Burke performs regionally with many bands, and her debut CD,” Journey Home,” embraces both Scots and Irish traditions. (susanburkemusic.com). Dan Carollo, performs internationally and was steeped in Irish music during his recent years there. He recorded ‘Miles from Dublin” and “Communion of Saints, “ which reflect his spirited and reflective voice. (celtograss.com). Bruce Singleton is a seasoned Seattle piper and flute player, spearheading the Seattle Irish Pipers Club and the Seattle Tionol. Together, they weave a spell of Irish stories and places, with verve and fire.
Win a Vacation in Ireland!
Some lucky person will leave the Irish Festival with a coupon good for two weeks in a fully-furnished Galway townhouse that sleeps six, located near the Salthill Seapoint Promenade and 400 yards from Galway Bay. Airfare not included. The drawing will take place on the Festival’s main stage at 5:30 pm on Sunday. You do not have to be present to win, but you must visit the Irish Heritage Club booth to enter the drawing.
Ádh mór - Good luck!!
Other Irish Week Events
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Irish Soda Bread Contest 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 delivered to the restaurant between 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM and contest winners will be announced at 3 PM. For the Rules, sample recipes and other details, including free tickets, visit eventBrite.com, or contact mary at 206-321-4576 or SodaBread@irishclub.org.
friday, March 11, 2016
St. Patrick’s Day Mass for Peace 10 am Mayor’s Proclamation Lunch 12 noon
St. Patrick’s Church, 2702 Broadway E (just off Roanoke), in Seattle. Contact 425-582-2688 or mass@irishclub.org.
Green Stripe Laying on 4th Ave 7 pm
This is a mini-Parade to mark the route of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade down the center of 4th Ave, starting from Jefferson St at 7 pm. Board the flat-bed truck at F X McRory’s at 6:30 pm and all are welcome at no charge! Contact 206-548-9859 or irishWeek@irishclub.org.
F X McRory’s – Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and other dignitaries will issue City, County and State proclamations of Irish Week 2016 at this Noon luncheon at F X McRory’s. Advance reservations are required –contact 206-361-1713 or JaneS@irishclub.org.
Landing of St. Patrick on South Lake Union at 6 pm
The Pirates of the
off
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. Contact 206-548-9859 or irishWeek@irishclub.org.
March 10th to March 17th
Emerald Isle deliver St. Patrick to the Emerald City, dropping him
at South Lake Union (near MOHAI).
Irish festival at the seattle center armory
Noon - 6pm 10am - 6pm
Saturday, March 12, 2016
IRISH FLAG-RAISING & ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE 12:20 pm
The Parade Grand Marshals and the Mayor of Seattle raise the Irish Tricolor in front of the King-County Administration Building, followed by the playing of the Irish and US National Anthems. Then at 12:30 pm, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshals and the Honorary Grand Marshal lead Seattle’s 45th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade up 4th Avenue. The Parade travels north from Jefferson, and after passing the reviewing stand at Westlake, goes via the Monorail to the Seattle Center for closing ceremonies in the Armory at 2:00 pm. Contact 206-412-2960 or irishWeek@irishclub.org.
IRISH NETWORK MAYORAL RECEPTION 5 - 7 pm
Irish Network Seattle hosts a Reception for Mayor Frank Fahy of Galway, the mayor of Seattle’s Sister City in Ireland, at a reception from 5-7 pm at Seattle Marriott Waterfront, 2100 Alaskan Way. Visit irishnetworkseattle.org for details.
Saturday, March 19, 2016
IRISH GENEALOGY WORKSHOP All day!
All day at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, 130th St and Greenwood Ave N, Seattle. For tickets and more information, visit eventBrite.com or email genealogy@ irishClub.org or call 206-782-2629.
SEATTLE GAELS FIELD DAY
Sunday, March 20, 2016
The annual Open Field Day is at Magnuson Park from Noon to 3pm for all to try their hand at any of the games of Hurling, Gaelic Football or Camogie. For more information, visit www.Seattlegaels.com.
Questions?
FOR MORE INFORMATION 253-237-2811
For specific information on any event, email IrishWeek@ IrishClub.org or visit irishweek.org
IRISH WEEK 2016
SUNDAY, MARCH 13
The Dash covers nearly 4 miles of city streets with a 10,000+ person ribbon of green. There is no race-day registration. For more information and to register, visit www.stpatsdash. com.
ST PATRICK’S DAY DASH 8:30 am MATT TALBOT DINNER 6pm
A 6 pm dinner at F X McRory’s, this is a fund-raiser for the Matt Talbot Center, Seattle’s downtown program for the homeless Visit www.mtcenter.org.
Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig!
Happy saint patrick’s Day!
Thursday, March 17, 2016
IRISH COMMUNITY HAPPY HOUR 5 - 7 pm
Join the Friends of St. Patrick, Irish Network Seattle, The Seattle Gaels and The Irish Heritage Club for the St. Patrick’s Day Happy Hour which runs from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm at the Knights of Columbus, 722 E Union, Seattle. Tickets are $30 per person which includes free parking, two free drinks and hors d’oeuvres. Irish music, stepdancing, bagpipers, silent auction, and more. Business attire please! For details, call 425-582-2688 or email Friends@irishclub.org.
FRIENDS OF ST PATRICK BANQUET, SEATTLE 5 - 9 pm
A Black-tie Optional dinner and dance at the Knights of Columbus Banquet Hall, 722 E Union, Seattle, this is the 76th Annual Dinner of the Society of the Friends of St. Patrick in Seattle. The Friends have been an institution in Seattle since formed in 1941 as the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. For tickets and more information, visit eventBrite. com, or contact 425-582-2688 or Friends@irishclub.org.
Irish festival at the seattle center armory
The weekend Festival kicks off in the old Center House with booths selling irish and Celtic products, irish food and libations, irish music, singing, dancing, workshops, lectures, cultural displays, an irish art exhibit, children’s contests and activities, etc. on Sunday afternoon, there’s a drawing for a free vacation in ireland. Call 253237-2811 or email irishWeek@irishclub. org.
Times listed on the days above.
Upcoming Irish Events & Activities in 2016
1916 Centenary Program
April 23 - 24
Memorial Day Mass at St. Patrick Cemetery
May 30
Irish Seniors’ Luncheon
June 11
Irish Day at the Races
June 26
Skagit Valley Highland Games
July 9 - 10
Irish Community Picnic
July 17
Ceol Cascadia Irish Music Week
July 18-23
Irish Night at the Mariners
August 4
North American Finals in SeattleMen’s and Women’s Gaelic Football, Hurling, and Camogie
September 2 - 4
Irish Seniors’ Luncheon
September 17
Mass in Gaelic
October 28
Irish Seniors’ Luncheon
December 3
Visit irishclub.org for details
Seattle Area Irish Directory
Irish step Dancing
TARA ACADEMY OF IRISH DANCING, in the Seattle area. Contact 206-286-6619 or TaraAcademy@hotmail.com.
SLIEVELOUGHANE SCHOOL, in Seattle, Monroe, Kent, Kirkland, North Bend, Tacoma, Port Orchard, Gig Harbor and Olympia. Contact 206-714-9112 or haleyirishdance@hotmail.com.
MOMENTUM MUSIC & DANCE ACADEMY, in Burien. Contact 206-592-2590 or irish-dancer@comcast.net.
AMERICAN DANCE INSTITUTE, in Seattle. Contact 206-783-0755 or visit AmericanDanceInstitute.com.
GRAFTON STREET ACADEMY OF IRISH DANCING, in Seattle, Lynnwood and Edmonds. Contact 425-361-1541 or graftonstreetdance@hotmail.com.
FIRE & ICE IRISH DANCERS, in Federal Way & NE Tacoma. Contact 253-874-1533 or fireandiceirishdance@mac.com.
COMERFORD SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCE, in Seattle and Olympia. Contact 206-851-2101 or celticartsnw@hotmail.com.
BALEFIRE IRISH DANCERS, in South King County. Contact 206-707-3895 or balefiredancers@hotmail.com
AMERICAN DANCE INSTITUTE, in Seattle. Contact 206-783-0755 or visit AmericanDanceInstitute.com.
ADULT IRISH DANCING:
SET DANCING: Kathleen O’Grady Graham or Michael Graham, 206-592-2590, irish-dancer@comcast.net
SET DANCING: Jim Belcher, 425-402-8363, Bothell, setdancer@aol.com;
IRISH LANGUAGE CLASSES: In Seattle, Liam Boyle, 206-542-3781 or lboyle292@gmail.com.
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 atsean47@gmail.com, or call 425-778-3122.
HONORARY CONSUL OF IRELAND:
Contact John Keane, Honorary Consul of Ireland, 7511 210th St SW, #1, Edmonds, WA 98026, Tel: 425-582-2688, Email: jkeane@ irishconsulseattle.com, website irishconsulseattle.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/.
