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, call Mary at 206-329-7224 or email SodaBread@irishclub.org.
IRISH GENEALOGY CONFERENCE, 9 am - 5 pm
An all-day Irish Genealogy Conference is in the process of being arranged. For more information, email
Genealogy@irishclub.org.
SUNDAY, MARCH
10, 2013
MATT TALBOT DINNER, 6 pm, F X McRory's
A dinner 6 pm at F X McRory's, this is a fund-raiser
for the Matt Talbot Center (www.mtcenter.org), Seattle's
downtown program for the homeless which operates 50 units of clean and sober transitional housing in addition to treatment programs for the addicted, homeless and mentally ill. The dinner is held annually at F X McRory's Restaurant near Qwest Field. For more information
on the
programs of Seattle's Matt Talbot Center, visit www.mtcenter.org,
or call 206-256-9865. To make a reservation for the dinner, email Talbot@irishclub.org.
FRIDAY, MARCH
15, 2013
ST. PATRICK'S DAY MASS FOR PEACE
10 AM, Plymouth Congregational Church,
6th and University, Seattle.
There is a tremendous symbolism in this annual gathering
of Catholics
and others on St. Patrick's Day in a Protestant Church,
for a Catholic Mass for Peace in Ireland. Main celebrant is Seattle's
Catholic Archbishop Peter Sartain. For more information, see www.irishclub.org/mass.htm,
call 425-290-7839 or email Mass@irishclub.org.
MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION LUNCH, Noon, F
X McRory's
Washington Governor Christine Gregoire, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and
other dignitaries will issue proclamations of Irish Week 2013 at this Noon luncheon at F X McRory's. Among the special guests will be the
St. Patrick's Day Parade Grand Marshal, the Honorary Grand Marshal and other dignitaries. This is also
our annual St. Patrick's Day Irish Seniors Luncheon for Irish Seniors and their spouses or significant others who are invited to join our dignitaries from Ireland.
Advance reservations are required - for tickets and more information, call 206-361-1713 or email
JaneS@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. A large crowd participates by riding the flat-bed Truck
and children are welcome. There is no charge to participate and all are welcome! For
more information, call 206-548-9859, email
IrishWeek@irishclub.org, or visit Green Stripe Laying.
SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2013
IRISH FLAG-RAISING, 12:20
pm
The Parade Grand Marshals and other dignitaries join
the
Mayor of Seattle 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, ON 4TH AVE, 12:30 pm
At 12:30 pm, the St. Patrick's Day Parade Grand Marshal
and the Honorary
Parade Grand Marshals lead Seattle's 39th 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 Center
House at 2:00 pm. For more information, call 206-412-2960 or email IrishWeek@irishclub.org.
IRISH WEEK FESTIVAL,
SEATTLE CENTER ARMORY (formerly Center House), Noon - 6 pm
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 Free Round-Trip tickets to Ireland, courtesy of Delta Airlines and Tangerine Travel in Redmond.
Register at the Irish Heritage Club Booth. For more detailed information, call
206-223-3608 or email IrishWeek@irishclub.org.
IRISH REELS FILM FESTIVAL
Now in our fourteenth year we are delighted to bring to you from Noon – 5 pm both Saturday and Sunday, March 16 and 17, a wonderful collection of refreshing
and exciting new works in Irish cinema.
For film details and schedule, visit
www.irishreels.org.
FRIENDS OF ST PATRICK BANQUET, SEATTLE, 7 pm
A Black-tie Optional dinner and dance, the 73rd Annual
Dinner of the
Society of the Friends of St. Patrick, is being held at The Harbour Club, 801 2nd Ave, Seattle. Tickets are $125 per person and include parking. The Friends have been an institution
in Seattle since
1941. For more information, call 425-290-7839 or email
Friends@irishclub.org.
ST PATRICK'S DAY
SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2013
ST PATRICK'S DAY DASH
,
8:30 am
Note the new start time and new route for this nearly four-mile run that starts from T S McHugh's
near the Space Needle! Over 15,000 runners
participated in 2011,
despite the rain! There is no race-day registration. For more information and to register, visit www.stpatsdash.com.
IRISH WEEK FESTIVAL SEATTLE CENTER ARMORY (formerly Center House), 10 am - 6 pm
The weekend Festival continues on Sunday early at 10 am
in the Armory (the old Center House), with booths selling Irish and Celtic
products, Irish
food and libations, Irish music, singing, dancing,
the Irish Reels Film Festival,
Irish history and genealogy workshops, lectures, cultural displays, an Irish art exhibit, children's
contests and activities, etc. On Sunday afternoon, there's a drawing
for Free Round-Trip tickets to Ireland, courtesy of Delta Airlines and Tangerine Travel in Redmond.
Register at the Irish Heritage Club Booth. For more detailed information, call
206-223-3608 or email IrishWeek@irishclub.org.
IRISH REELS FILM FESTIVAL
Now in our fourteenth year we are delighted to bring to you from Noon – 5 pm both Saturday
and Sunday, March 16 and 17, a wonderful collection of refreshing
and exciting new works in Irish cinema.
For film details and schedule, visit
www.irishreels.org.
SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2013
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