The Converse Crew will be playing at Glen Foerd mansion in Philly on Thursday.
Three fundraisers and a festival deserve your attention this week.
First, the annual Penn-Mar Irish Festival takes place on Saturday and features a fabulous group of entertainers, including singer and storyteller Mairtin de Cogain, the Kilmaine Saints, Magill, Screaming Orphans (fingers crossed their visas come through), Tommy’s Fault, and John Whelan, as well as Burning Bridget Cleary. The event is in York County.
The three fundraisers are actually next Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and 28, and benefit great causes. On Saturday, June 27, local Celtic folk group No Irish Need Apply will headline an evening of music, dancing, food, drink and raffles at McGillicuddy’s in Upper Darby, all to benefit the Irish Center of Philadelphia, which has had some financial difficulties following a tax reassessment. Fundraisers last year raised some $82,000-plus, which went to cover taxes, insurance, and pay for some much-needed repairs and improvements. (Check out the Barry Room—it’s no longer painted Pepto Bismol pink!) The Irish Center expects to be a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit by the Fall, which will help its financial picture.
Also on Saturday, the players tee off at 1 PM at the Charlie Dunlop Memorial Fund Golf Outing, followed by dinner, at the Five Ponds Golf Club in Warminster. The proceeds will go to the fund which, like the late Charlie Dunlop of Tyrone and Delco, goes to help anyone in need.
On June 28, head to Tir na nOg in Center City for a fundraiser, organized by local Irish immigrants, to help the families of the Irish students who were killed in the balcony collapse in Berkeley, CA, this week. You can visit the gofundme.com site to donate. For tickets, type TICKETS in the comment section on the Plans were still in the works as of this posting, but we’ll keep you up to date on our Facebook page as they’re firmed up, or check the event’s Facebook page.
Also this week:
On Sunday, June 21, the Celtic group Friends of Eric will be playing at Bainbridge Green in Philadelphia as part of the Make Music Philadelphia event—free music all over the city. It’s Father’s Day. Take your Da.
A real treat on Thursday: The Converse Crew—young Irish musicians Keegan Loesel, Alex Weir, Haley and Dylan Richardson—will be performing a concert on the river, at Glen Foerd on the Delaware, 5001 Grant Avenue in Philadelphia. It’s a beautiful venue and they play brilliantly together.
On Friday, scoot yourself over to the Knights of Columbus in Newtown Square for another of the Roy Lynch dance evenings, particularly for you lovers of Irish country dancing.
