Halfway to St Patrick's Festival
September 19-21, 2008
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Join us in the West of Ireland in a celebration of the spirit of Ireland and Irish people! Music, storytelling, and art will be showcased in a three day event, the Halfway to St Patrick's Festival. All performers, artists, instructors, and staff will be donating their time in order to raise donations for Project Children (projectchildren.org), a charity that reaches out to the kids of Northern Ireland.
Project Children
Project Children was started in 1975 as a way to bring Catholic and Protestant children from Northern Ireland together. At the time the organization was founded, Northern Ireland was strewn with political strife and violence. Denis Mulcahy and his brother Pat, originally from County Cork and then New York, took action and founded Project Children.
Each summer since its inception, Project Children has brought children that show promising futures to the United States to live with host families. These children get to know each other and see that there is little difference between them. They learn that they can live together even with their differences and not only that, but actually become friends.
So far Project Children has brought over 14,000 children from Northern Ireland to the United States for summer vacations with more than 600 children per year now participating. Donations help cover the cost of flights for these well deserving children. (www.projectchildren.org)
West of Ireland
The West of Ireland promotes Irish and Celtic culture within Second Life, while raising funds for Project Children and providing an entertaining environment for guests. These estates are owned by the South Texas Celtic Music Association and are collectively a recognised 501(c)3 nonprofit organisation with both the US government and Linden Labs. At the West of Ireland, we host concerts, DJ dances, theme parties, and other events as a means of raising donations for Project Children. (irelandsl.org)
Events in West of Ireland for the "Half-Way to St. Patrick's Day" Festival
Friday 19 September:
10am to Noon: DJ Jimbo's Hot Mix at Nancy's
Noon to 1:30pm: DaveCorbett Darwin, Live at Nancy's
1:30pm to 3:30pm: DJ Joany Odriscoll at Nancy's
5:00pm: Stories of Grace O'Malley the Irish Pirate Queen with Caledonia Skytower in the Library
6:00pm: Irish Music Friday Night Special with DJ Conall McGinnis in Nancy Blake's Pub
Saturday 20 September:
8:00am: Mimi Carptenter - Live at Nancy's
9:00am: Wild Irish Women Stories with Derry McMahon in the Library
10:00am: Irish Fairy Stories with Mistletoe Ethaniel in the Library
11:00am: The Acts of St Patrick with Han Sontse in the Library
Noon to 2:00pm: Bundoran Beach Party with DJ Conall McGinnis
1:00pm: Dragon Tales with Elegia Underwood in the Library
2:00pm: Fine Tall Irish Tales with Elder Priestman in the Library
3:00pm: Ancient Irish Myths with Shandon Loring in the Library
4:00pm: Jano Runo - Live at the Pub
5:00pm to 7:00pm: Saturday Night with DJ Spyot Demina at Nancy's
7:00pm: Slip Stringfellow - Live at the Pub
Sunday 21 September:
9:00am: Irish Stories with Cunningham Docherty & Derry McMahon in the Library
10:30am: Stories of Ireland with Aoife Loring in the Library
11am: Library Exhibit Opening - Celtic Astrology - in the Library
Noon: POL Arida - Live at the Pub
Noon to 2:00pm: Wildstar Writer exhibition opening at the WOI Art Gallery
1:00pm: Blindboy Gumbo - Live at the Pub
2:00pm to 4:00pm: Musical Tour of Ireland with DJ Derry McMahon at the Pub
4:00pm to 6:00pm: DJ Keira Colclough's Pajama Party at Nancy's
6:00pm: Tone Uriza - Live at the Pub