who love irish culture and heritage

TALLAHASSEE IRISH SOCIETY
SPRING 2010
Tallahassee Irish Festival
St. Patrick’s Parade
&
with Grand Marshal Sligo Mayor Jim McGarry
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n March 13, 2010 the Tallahassee Irish Society will partner with the Tallahassee Automobile
Museum at 6800 Mahan Drive (near Interstate 10 and Highway 90), to stage the 11th annual
Saint Patrick’s Parade. The parade will feature clans, bands, clubs, cars and others celebrating all
things Irish. As always it is inclusive, participatory and there is no charge to take part in or to watch. The
parade stages at 1:00 behind the museum building and rolls promptly at 1:30. This year we are honored
to have Sligo Mayor Cllr Jim McGarry featured as our Grand Marshal. The Mayor is looking forward to
leading the parade with all of our members, friends, supporters and groups.
Also this year the Society will hold the second annual Tallahassee Irish Festival on the museum grounds.
It will begin at 11:00 and run until 3:00 and will be free to all. The festival will feature music, food, drink,
crafts, dancing, a raffle and other attractions.
MARCH 13
FREE TO ALL
WHO LOVE IRISH CULTURE AND HERITAGE
For more information, call Pamela Flory at 222-2545, Cindy King Ross at 668-0242,
or the Tallahassee Auto Museum at 942-0137.
There will be vendors on hand providing food and beverages so please, no coolers.
www.irishtallahassee.org
From the President
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embers: TIS is looking forward to a great 2010. We need everyone to participate in the upcoming St.
Patrick’s events. We have three new executive board members, plus our Treasurer-for-Life Jack Madden. Many thanks to the previous executive committee. Watch for emails announcing our quarterly membership events. Also, please make sure your e-mail address is correct when you renew your membership. The TIS
website will be updated soon.
Cheers, Pamela Flory
UPCOMING EVENTS
Jimmy Crowley - February 22
Jimmy Crowley, world renowned Irish ballad singer and bard, will be here in concert at The Warehouse for a 2 hour performance. Admission $10 and, $5 for students with and ID. 8-10 PM. Non-smoking. The concert is presented by The Friends
of Sligo.
Fair Play - February 24
Irish trad band Fair Play will perform at a new venue/bar called Krewe de Gras, 1304-B N. Monroe St. (next to Sakura). The
performance will be featured as Irish Night/St Patrick’s Day warm-up, and will include traditional music, songs, and dance.
7:30- 10 PM.
Irish Whiskey Tasting - February 28
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oin us for our Irish Whiskey tasting on Sunday, February 28, at Finnegan’s Wake in the Manors
at Mid-Town, beginning at 5:00 PM. Advance tickets are $25 each, and tickets at the door are
$30. For advance ticket reservations call Jack Madden at 385-3696 or Finnegan’s Wake at 2224225. There will be food available at modest additional cost. Music is by “The Ned Devines,”with their
delightful collection of traditional tunes and ballads.
Paddy Go Easy - February 28
Paddy Go Easy, an Irish pub band that offers contemporary, folk and traditional Irish music will be appearing at 8:00 pm at
Fermentation Lounge on St. Michaels Street. Additional performances are on Friday, March 12 at 6:30 pm at the Mockingbird
Café in Havana and on Wednesday, March 17 at 7:30 at the St. Patrick’s Day Downtown GetDown on the community stage.
TGIF Irish Celebration - March 12
The year 2010 marks Chez Pierre’s 14th Annual St Patrick’s week celebrations. The festivities kick off with the
music of Celtic Sojourn at Happy Hour with music between 5:30-8:30 pm.
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Tallahassee Irish Festival & St. Patrick’s Parade - March 13
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Sligo Mayor Jim McGarry leads the 11th Annual Tallahassee Irish Festival on the Saturday before The Day, March 13th, at the Antique Car Museum. The festival begins at 11:00a.m and
the parade is 1:30p.m. Music, food, drink, crafts, dancing, vendors, a raffle and other attractions. See front page article for details. Wear your green! Volunteers are needed and should
contact Cindy King Ross at 668-0242 for information.
Irish Family Day Festival - March 14
The Chez Pierre St Patrick’s Family Day kicks off with the Tallahassee Pipe Band at 2:00 pm, followed by the Tallahassee Irish Step Dancers at 2:45, Celtic Sojourn at 3:45, a joint performance by the Pipers and Step Dancers
at 4:00, and Two for the Brew at 4:30.
UPCOMING EVENTS
St. Patrick’s Day Downtown GetDown - March 17
The Tallahassee Irish Society and the City of Tallahassee, along with Regions Bank are going green with the premier St. Patrick’s Day Downtown GetDown on the feast day of that famous snake-chaser. This promises to be the
biggest Irish-American event in the history of Tallahassee. From 6 – 10pm, on Wednesday, March 17, Adams Street
Commons will be turned into the “auld sod,” for the evening, with music, food, beverages and fun for the entire
family. For tis true, on St. Patrick’s Day everyone is, or wants to be Irish and that’s no blarney! Volunteers are
needed for this event, if you’d like to help please call Pamela Flory at 222-2545.
Tanager - March 17
The Irish trad band Tanager is sponsoring a traditional Irish Session at the Warehouse on 3/17. Starts at dark-thirty, no green
hats or beer, no screaming mobs, just the pure drop played on acoustic instruments by analog people who love a good tune,
a dark beer, and good craic. All are welcome.
St Patrick’s Celtic Dinner Celebration - March 17
Celtic Sojourn will be returning on St Patrick’s to perform at an early evening dinner concert series at Chez Pierre and play
your favorite Celtic ballads, airs, jigs, hornpipes, gusty Irish ballads and singalongs. Starts at 6 pm.
Irish Repertory Theatre is On the Move
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The Irish Repertory Theatre, a program of TIS is moving forward to securing a place in local theater-going
audiences. First, IRT has entered and agreement with the Tallahassee Little Theatre to be its permanent
home. IRT’s production of “Da,” a 1978 Comedy by Irish playwright Hugh Leonard, will be performed in
late November.
IRT is fortunate to have Chuck Olsen as its Artistic Director, along with a Company of noted area actors. Jim
McMurtry, Lanny Thomas, Alan Kagan and Ryan Burke are seasoned performers who are excited about having the
opportunity to perform Irish plays.
The Celtic Knots Playwriting Contest will be run solely through IRT. Selected one-act plays will be performed as
part of FSUs April New Horizons series of new, unperformed plays written by MFA School of Theatre students. New Horizons plays are staged in the FSU Studio Theatre. IRT will accept plays and choose winning plays, casts
and direct the plays in staged readings. Celtic Knots is open to all aspiring playwrights, not just FSU students. IRT members encourage anyone with an urge to write about being, loving, intrigued by all things Irish to pick up
a pen and write a play! Play submissions should be sent to Celtic Knots Playwriting Contest, P.O. Box 37157,
Tallahassee, FL 32315. Information: Judy Gross 383-0087. Tallahassee-Sligo Exchange
T
he Tallahassee-Sligo letter exchange continues, with a recent batch
of letters received from children in Sligo, and letters are currently
being written here in Tallahassee to return. This program of exchange of letters, poetry, drawings, art work and more has been in action for
about five years now, and each year the kids seem more and more enthralled
to find out more about kids in another part of the world. For further information call Colleen Dunn at 850-443-3501.
Currently in the works are plans to coordinate with Tallahassee and Sligo Irish musicians for a musician exchange sometime
this spring or summer. Watch our website for further details on this new program.
tallahassee irish
society
The Tallahassee Irish Society’s exclusive activity
is promoting Irish and Celtic heritage and history
through cultural and social events in the greater
Tallahassee community. The Society is
non-political, non-religious, and not-for-profit
and will not be involved in controversial issues.
TIS News promotes upcoming Irish events and
cultural information. Submissions are welcome;
please email articles and information to
[email protected]. Members subscribe
through their annual dues;
non-member subscriptions are available.
1327 Silver Moon Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32312
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www.IrishTallahassee.org
2010 Board of Directors
President:....................................................................... Pamela Flory
Vice President:.......................................................Cindy King Ross
Secretary:................................................................... Pat McCaffrey
Treasurer:..........................................................................Jack Madden
Sligo Committee:..................................... Paul Burns, Pamela Flory
Pat McCaffrey
St. Pat’s Parade & Festival:...................................Cindy King Ross
Irish Repertory Theatre:..........................................Mike Sheridan,
Judy Gross
Website Developer:........................................................ Motiv Code
Newsletter & Membership:..................... Bill Pickron, Dianne Nagle
Fundraising Director:.................................................Bob McKnight
Celtic Festival:............................................Michael Kuhn, Tim O’ Brien
Directors at Large:.......................... Tim Lynch, Mark Mahoney
Terry Mahoney
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located at 6800
Mahan Drive, at
the intersection
of Interstate 10 &
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