Catch John Byrne and his band this weekend in Lancaster.
A new festival—new to us, anyway–joins the Celtic scene. The Rose and Shamrock Celtic Festival is this weekend in Lancaster (at Tellus360 and The Ware Center) and features some Philly stars, including the John Byrne Band and the Birmingham Six, as well as Burning Bridget Cleary, Charlie Zahm, the Kilmaine Saints and more.
There will be workshops at The Ware Center , including how to play the bodhran and the tin whistle, as well as lectures on Duffy’s Cut and poetry readings. Of course, there are vendors (Christmas is coming!), food and drink.
Speaking of Christmas, McKenna’s Irish Shop in Havertown is closing and every week stock dwindles and prices go down. Make sure you stop in before it’s gone forever!
On Monday, join Maureen Faulkner, widow of slain Philly police officer Daniel Faulkner, at the Irish Pub in Philadelphia for a fundraiser for the Fraternal Order of Police Survivors Fund. Maureen will be one of the guest bartenders.
The night before Thanksgiving (Wednesday) I will be baking and cooking. Others will be performing, including the Shantys at Paddywhacks on Welsh Road in Philly; Slainte at Curran’s in Bensalem, and Enter the Haggis will be in concert at the Sellersville Theater.
On Friday, the play, “Outside Mullingar,” by John Patrick Shanley, opens on stage at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre on South Broad Street in Philadelphia, a production of the Philadelphia Theatre Company. Use the code “irishphilly” to get a $10 discount on every full-priced ticket. It’s very likely you know John Patrick Shanley’s work: he wrote Doubt, which was a movie starring Meryl Streep, and Moonstruck, the Cher-Nicholas Cage classic. Check our calendar for dates and times.
On Saturday November 29, the Donegal Ball and the Mary from Dungloe selection takes place at The Irish Center. (I’m a Mary judge this year, so I hope to see some of you there!) Also on Saturday: Barleyjuice is at World Café Live, the Broken Shillelaghs are at McMichael’s Pub in Gloucester City; and Jamison is at Curran’s in Tacony.
And when we at irishphiladelphia.com give our thanks for our many blessings on Thursday, we’ll be including you.
