Matt and Shannon Heaton: in Lambertville on Saturday.
A heads up to our Bucks County brethren—a new session went on the calendar this week. There will be a session on Tuesday night’s at the King George II Inn, right on the waterfront in Bristol Borough starting this week. If you have the music in you, let it out.
Slainte has the music in them. Frank Daly and C.J. Mills will be performing on Saturday at Paddy Whacks on the Boulevard (that’s Roosevelt Boulevard to you) in Philly on Saturday afternoon.
In Lambertville, NJ, two of our faves—Matt and Shannon Heaton—will be at The Birdhouse Center for the Arts on Main Street.
On Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Villanova Irish Dance Team hosts an Intercollegiate Irish Dance Festival at the Jake Nevins Fieldhouse. Eight teams—plus the team from ‘Nova—will take part. There’s a Grand Irish Show at 7:30, featuring RUNA, and performances from all the collegiate teams.
For our Delaware peeps, there’s a ceili at the Irish Center in Wilmington on Sunday.
We’ve been hearing good things about the Tuesday session at Maloney’s in Ardmore—members of Blackthorn showing up, the place getting packed, and fun being had.
On Thursday, the Irish American Business Chamber and Network welcomes Udraras na Gaeltachta, the regional authority responsible for the economic, cultural and social development of the Gaeltacht, the parts of Ireland where Irish is still spoken. Udaras encourages investment in the Gaeltacht through many generous incentives for new businesses—so if you have a business that could support an international office or plant, come to the conference at The Hyatt at the Bellevue on Broad Street in Philadelphia. It starts at 8 AM and runs through 2 PM, with lunch.
At 5:30 PM, head to St. Declan’s Well Pub on Walnut Street to mix and mingle with representatives from Udaras na Gaeltachta and members of the Irish-American community with some special whiskey tasting and Guinness pint glass engraving.
If you were one of the many people who helped County Tyrone musician Raymond Coleman when all of his gear was stolen from his van a few weeks ago, he’s saying thank you at The Plough and the Stars with a free concert featuring himself, his brother singer-songwriter Mickey Coleman and some surprise guests on Thursday starting at 7:30 PM.
Please check our calendar for more information and for late-breaking events
