Cahal Dunne, who returns to the Irish Center with his Christmas Show this Sunday.
This Sunday, head over to the Irish Center for a dose of Christmas cheer, as the very funny and talented Cahal Dunne brings his cabaret act to Philly again. You can park yourself at your table if you like, but if you’re a dancer, there will be room for kicking up your heels.
Also on Sunday, Joannie Madden and Cherish the Ladies will present their Christmas show at Tellus 360 in Lancaster, the closest this popular group will get to us this season.
This week, the John Patrick Shanley play, “Outside Mullingar,” continues at the Suzanne Roberts Theater on Broad Street in Philadelphia.
On Saturday night, the Broken Shillelaghs are performing at Tavern on the Edge in the great Irish town of Gloucester City, NJ, just over the bridge from Philadelphia.
Irish Network Philly and the Brehon Law Society are joining forces this year to celebrate Christmas and raise some money for “Friends of Kevin Neary,” to help out Neary, a Penn student who was paralyzed when he was shot in a robbery attempt in 2012. The event takes place at “The Philo,” at Stotesbury Mansion just off Rittenhouse Square on Tuesday. The John Byrne Band will perform.
On Thursday, the Irish Immigration Center at 7 S. Cedar Road in Upper Darby is holding its annual Christmas party, with festivities starting at 7 PM.
Don’t forget – McKenna’s Irish Shop in Havertown is having a major going-out-of-business sale, with huge discounts on many Irish products. McKenna’s has been one of our faithful advertisers, but besides that we love Nancy and Pat Durnin so let’s give them a big sendoff with our warmest wishes for big success on their next venture (and there will be one!). McKenna’s is at 1901 Darby Road in Havertown.
If you’d like to shop local and help irishphiladelphia.com at the same time, click on our Celtic Clothing ad and use the word “PHILLY” to get a discount. Charlie Lord, a Belfast-born Chester resident, is giving our readers a break–and giving us a percentage of the sales so we can keep the electricity on. Read about Charlie and his company here.
And if you’re looking for a calendar to take you through the year, think about buying one from the Irish Immigration Center. This year the Center’s seniors recreated scenes from famous Irish movies from “The Quiet Man” to “Darby O’Gill and the Little People” to produce the calendar, proceeds from which benefit programs for seniors. Order yours here. And check out a video of some of the behind the scenes shenanigans that went into the making of the calendar. Irishphiladelphia.com was proud to partner with the Immigration Center to help produce it.
Check out our calendar for more details on these events and others that get added during the week.
