Beaufort Irish Festival 2010 – exciting events this year!

Thur., Jan 28: Irish Whiskey Tasting:

6:00-7:30pm at Panini’s Café, Bay St., Beaufort.

Learn the intricacies of what makes a quality Irish whiskey. More social than classroom atmosphere! Hors d’oeuvres provided. Limited seating & reservations required.

Tickets: $30.00 available at available at Deals, 724 Bay St.(843-524-4993) Quality Inn at Town Center, 2001 Boundary St., Beaufort (842-524-2144)

Tue., Feb 9: Irish Folk Dancing Lesson and Dancing (Ceili):

7:00-8:30pm at Quality Inn at Town Center, 2001 Boundary St.

Learn the basics of Irish dancing. Ceili dances are fun, appropriate and easy to learn for ages 6 to seniors. Participation is low-key and can be interchanged with seating breaks whenever the dancer wants to…

The perfect family night out!

FREE!

Fri., Feb 19: Irish Festival Gala Party

6:00-9:00pm at Best Western Sea Island Inn, 1015 Bay St, Beaufort

Meet and greet, mix and mingle –enjoy wonderful concerts accompanied by food and drink…Irish Music by the O’Carolan Trio. Cocktails and heavy hors d’oeuvres with dessert and Bailey’s Irish Coffee Encore.

Tickets: $35pp available at available at Deals, 724 Bay St.(843-524-4993) Quality Inn at Town Center, 2001 Boundary St., Beaufort (842-524-2144) & at the door until sold out. Dressy Casual

Sat., Feb 20: “Molly Malone” Parade – FREE

10:30-11:30am at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, Beaufort

Children 10 and under are invited to bring kazoos and decorated wheelbarrows/floats (commemorating Molly Malone and her “Cockles & Mussels, Alive, Alive-O”), children will parade through Waterfront Park. Awards for “Best Leprechaun”, “Best Molly Malone Float” and “Best Talent Performance Group.” Full parade info at http://beaufortirishfestival.org/Parade%20Reg.html

Sat., Feb 20: Pub Night

8:30pm until….at Luther’s Rare & Well Done, 910 Bay St.

Sat., Feb 21: Festival

Noon-5:00pm at USCB Performing Arts Center, 801 Carteret Street, Beaufort

Brendan Nolan – The Irish-born musician and songwriter performs.
Harry O’Donoghue - A ‘local’ and ‘international’ favorite, Irish-born O’Donoghue performs crowd favorites.
Dance Performance- Witness traditional Irish step dancing and Ceili dancing with Glor na h’Eireann (The Pride of Ireland School of Irish Dance), Delaney Hassell (champion level dancer), Celtic Traditions and Beaufort Irish Dance Troupe

Other Saturday afternoon Festival events include: workshops, sale of Irish crafts and specialty food items and the Irish Soda Bread Competition.

Festival Tickets: $10.00 available at Deals, 724 Bay St. and Quality Inn at Town Center and at the door until sold out.

Join us for this year’s FREE featured lectures:

Sat., Feb 6: “Queensborough: Ireland on the Ogeechee before the Revolution

7:00-8:00pm at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Ladys Island. Professor Howard J. Keeley of Georgia Southern University Center for Irish Studies will speak about the two decades preceding the Revolutionary War in which the Irish were pioneer’s on Georgia’s “Wild West” frontier along the Ogeechee River between Savannah & Augusta. Keeley will share archival documents and archaeological evidence.

Sat., Feb 13: “Lady Gregory: Rebel Mother of the Irish Renaissance”

7:00-8:00pm at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Ladys Island. Professor Marti D. Lee of Georgia Southern University Center for Irish Studies will speak about Lady Augusta Persse Gregory’s contributions to Irish literature and culture as author, translator and folklore collector and founder of the Abbey Theatre. Lee will also discuss Gregory’s true rebel nature and desire to lignite the Irish Literary Renaissance.

For more information on any of the events listed, please email: info@beaufortirishfestival.org

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