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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We have another great Irish
Festival planned, but we always need new volunteers.
This is a great opportunity for someone wanting
to get involved. Email IrishWeek@irishclub.org or call 206-223-3608 and we will arrange for you
to become involved in a wonderful weekend of Irish culture,
celebration, and fun for the entire family.
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2004 Irish Week
Festival Video
2006
IRISH FESTIVAL
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
IRISH
WAR OF INDEPENDENCE MEMORABILIA
Display to mark the 90th Anniversary of the 1916
Easter Rising
Display items will include:
•
An original Copy of the Irish War News, the
spreadsheet
newspaper written
by Pádraig Pearse, the leader of the Easter
Rising. Only the Easter
Monday, 1916 issue was ever printed.
•
The handwritten British demand for surrender.
•
British General Sir John Maxwell's General Order to
his troops
on the surrender
of Pádraig Pearse.
•
Items signed by Thomas MacCurtain, Arthur Griffith,
and Eamon de
Valera.
•
An Irish War of Independence service medal, presented
by the
Irish Government
to Volunteers who saw active service.
•
The leather-bound, gold-embossed copy of the Irish
Constitution
presented to Douglas
Hyde, Ireland’s first President, following the
Irish Constitution’s adoption in 1937.
IRELAND
IN BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY
a stunning and breathtaking look at the vast and surreal
landscapes of Ireland
From Friday
through Sunday, March 17-19, Barry Hendrickson’s
Ireland in Black and White series of photos will be
displayed in
Center House. Hendrickson is a commercial and
fine art photographer
based in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. Known
for his emotive photographic
style, his much acclaimed series of portfolios,
Ireland in Black &
White, is a stunning and breathtaking look at the
vast and surreal
landscapes of Ireland. For more information,
visit
www.IrelandinBlackandWhite.com.
INTERNATIONAL JOYCE
the
story of Irish writer James Joyce (1882-1924),
one of the greatest prose artists
of the twentieth century.
The Joyce Exhibit
at the Irish Festival tells the story of Irish writer
James Joyce (1882-1924), one of the greatest prose
artists of the
twentieth century. The exhibit was originally organized
to mark the
centenary of the day in 1904 on which Joyce’s
novel Ulysses is set,
and has already traveled all over the world. It is
provided in Seattle
courtesy of the Cultural Division of the Department
of Foreign Affairs of Ireland.
ANTIQUE
IRISH POSTCARDS
over 1,000 Irish postcards from the early 1900s.
“About
20 years ago my wife and I made our first visit to
Ireland and
what an emotional experience…..
I found home!!! So, since I was
collecting postcards anyway, I started looking for
views of Ireland and I
was hooked. …. I have made no attempt
at counting the number of
Irish views I have but having all that good Irish
blood in my veins, I
advertise that I have ‘1,000’…..
That is close enough for an Irishman…..
They have certainly brought me closer to Ireland
and I thoroughly
enjoy looking through them and searching for information....”
Sunday
at 11:30 AM:
THE IRISH IN THE PRE-CIVIL
WAR U S ARMY
National Park Historian Mike Vouri and musician Mike
Cohen
will entertain and educate
in narrative and song
On Sunday, March
19, starting at 11:30 AM on the Irish Festival’s
main
stage, National Park Historian Mike Vouri and
musician Mike Cohen
will entertain and educate in narrative and song,
telling the story of the
Irish in the US Army prior to the US Civil War. Vouri
offers a brisk
interpretation of the Irish in the 19th Century
United States and its
territories, while Cohen plays the banjo and sings
period songs. The
program captures the atmosphere of the period through
traditional
American folk songs that include many traditional
Irish ballads.
* 2005 FESTIVAL PICTURES
*
Click
here for a list of 2005
CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES
From Jakers, the
show on PBS, Channel 9, Sat & Sun 8:30 AM
On Saturday, March 13, the St.
Patrick's Day Parade closing
ceremonies were in Center House. A free drawing was
held for two round trip tickets to Ireland was
held with the tickets provided
courtesy of ETI Travel.
For more
detailed information on the Festival,
call 206-223-3608 or email IrishWeek@irishclub.org.
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PICTURES
FROM
PREVIOUS IRISH FESTIVALS
at the SEATTLE CENTER
Mayor Catherine
Connolly of Galway, Ireland, who was at the
Festival in 2004. Galway is a Sister
City of Seattle.
Irish Festival
Crowd.
Crowd around the
stage on Sunday.
Everybody watches
the dancers.
Crowds around
the booths.
More eyes on the
dancers.
Irish Week Co-Chair
Mary Shriane.
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