Get ready for the Conshohocken St. Patrick’s Day Parade and toast the new grand marshal at the same time.
The Grand Marshal’s Ball will be held March 8 at the Jeffersonville Banquet Hall in East Norriton.
The Grand Marshal for the 2008 parade will be Pete Hand, a resident of Swedesburg, Upper Merion Township. Ed Halligan, Grand Marshal of the 2007 parade, will turn over the reins to Pete that night, with the 2008 Grand Marshal Sash and walking cane that is passed on to the next Grand Marshal each year
The parade will be on March 15 starting, at 2 p.m at 11th and Fayette Streets. The theme of the parade is “Sharin’ of the Green.”
Tickets for the Grand Marshal’s Ball are $25 each. The bash starts at 6 p.m. and continues until 10. The ticket price includes dinner, beer, wine and soda. There will be a cash bar for mixed drinks.
Entertainment will be provided by Irish Thunder Pipes & Drums, Irish dancers from the Coyle School of Irish Dance, and D.J. Jim Mulholland, who will provide plenty of dance music all night long.
For tickets and more information please call (610) 666-1989. Deadline to purchase tickets will be February 25.
