Members of the Tyrone Society accept a proclamation acknowledging their 100th anniversary from Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter.
If you see the Tyrone Society around, wish it a happy 100th birthday. You might want to do it in person on Saturday night at their anniversary ball featuring Ireland’s “Queen of Country,” Philomena Begley. It’s being held at the Irish Center where you can enjoy cocktails, dinner, and all kinds of entertainment. And we have to say, Tyrone looks great for 100. Happy Birthday!
A fundraiser benefiting Project Children, which brings children from Northern Ireland to the US in the summer, is scheduled for Saturday night at the AOH Div. 1 Hall in National Park, NJ. Music will be provided by some of Philly’s best Irish musicians, including The Shanty’s , Birmingham Six, the Bogside Rogues, the Broken Shilellaghs and more. There will be beef, beer, raffles and prizes—and all for a worthwhile cause.
On Thursday, US National Scottish fiddle champ Hanneke Cassel will be joined Celtic cellist Natalie Haas at the Blue Barn, Alapocas Run State Park in Wilmington. And in Phoenixville, Enter the Haggis will be playing at The Colonial Theater. This Celtic rock group has a big local following.
On Friday, get ready to laugh while doing a good deed at the same time. The Dennis Kelly AOH Div. 1 of Havertown is holding its annual comedy night to benefit the Heroes Homecoming Fund, the division’s own charity which provides funds to injured returning veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters and their families. It’s being held at the Palombaro Club in Ardmore.
We have all of the juicy details on our calendar.
Don’t forget to buy Irish!
