IRISH SODA BREAD COOKING CLASS,
1 - 5 pm
At St. Patrick’s Church Hall, 2702 Broadway Ave E, just off I-5 at
Roanoke St, Seattle. Master Soda Bread Baker Mary Shriane will demonstrate how to bake great soda
bread, and nutritionist Maureen Keane will speak to the nutritional value of Irish food. $10 per
person. For all the details and reservations, visit
Irish Soda Bread Cooking Class, call Mary Shriane
at 206-329-7224 or email SodaBread@irishclub.org. SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2012
IRISH SODA BREAD CONTEST,
2 - 4 pm
At T S McHugh’s Restaurant, 1st & Mercer, Seattle.
Contest Admission is free and Judging starts at 2 PM. Entries should be delivered to the restaurant
between 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM and contest winners will be announced at 3 PM. For the Rules, sample
recipes and other details, call Mary at 206-329-7224 or email SodaBread@irishclub.org.
IRISH NIGHT at the
S U REDHAWKS,
7:10 pm at KeyArena.
Irish Night Reduced price tickets are $10 (down from $15) to watch
the Seattle University Redhawks Men's Basketball team play the Portland State Vikings at
KeyArena at the Seattle Center. Use Promo Code = GREEN to
Purchase the $10 tickets. For more information, visit
Seattle Uuniversity Redhawks, or contact Chris O'Day at 206-220-8513.
SUNDAY, MARCH
11, 2012
IRISH GENEALOGY CONFERENCE, 9 am - 5 pm
An all-day Irish Genealogy Conference at the Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 NW 67th St, Seattle. Fintan
Mullan, Director of AncestryIreland.com, aka The Ulster Historical Foundation, and Brian Trainor, former Director of
Northern Ireland’s Records Office, will present a full day seminar and workshop on Irish Genealogy.
The Ulster Historical Foundation is a long-established genealogical research and publishing agency
offering extensive knowledge on the sources available for tracing Irish and Scots-Irish ancestors
in any part of Ireland. Services include online databases of over 2 million records, genealogy and
history books, and personal ancestral research. The cost is $45 per person ($40 before
February 1, 2012) which includes the seminar and
a box lunch by Classic Catering. To make a reservation, visit Genealogy Conference. For more information, email
Genealogy@irishclub.org.
MATT TALBOT DINNER, 6 pm, F X McRory's
A dinner 6 pm at F X McRory's, this is a fund-raiser
for the Matt Talbot Center (www.mtcenter.org), Seattle's
downtown program for the homeless which operates 50 units of clean and sober transitional housing in addition to treatment programs for the addicted, homeless and mentally ill. The dinner is held annually at F X McRory's Restaurant near Qwest Field. For more information
on the
programs of Seattle's Matt Talbot Center, visit www.mtcenter.org,
or call 206-256-9865. To make a reservation for the dinner, email Talbot@irishclub.org.
FRIDAY, MARCH
16, 2012
ST. PATRICK'S DAY MASS FOR PEACE
10 AM, Plymouth Congregational Church,
6th and University, Seattle. There is a tremendous symbolism in this annual gathering
of Catholics
and others on St. Patrick's Day in a Protestant Church,
for a Catholic Mass for Peace in Ireland. Main celebrant is Seattle's
Catholic Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio Elizondo. For more information, see www.irishclub.org/mass.htm,
call 425-290-7839 or email Mass@irishclub.org.
MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION LUNCH, Noon, F
X McRory's
Washington Governor Christine Gregoire, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and
other dignitaries will issue proclamations of Irish Week 2012 at this Noon luncheon at F X McRory's. Among the special guests will be the
St. Patrick's Day Parade Grand Marshal, the Honorary Grand Marshal and other dignitaries. This is also
our annual St. Patrick's Day Irish Seniors Luncheon for Irish Seniors and their spouses or
significant others who are invited to join our dignitaries from Ireland. Seniors who pay in advance
get a special reduced-rate menu
organized by the Irish Immigrant Support Group. Advance
reservations are required - for tickets and more information, call 206-361-1713 or email
JaneS@irishclub.org.
GREEN STRIPE LAYING ON
4TH AVE, 7 pm
This is a mini-Parade to mark the route of the St.
Patrick's Day Parade down the center of 4th Ave, starting from Jefferson
St at 7 pm. A large crowd participates by riding the flat-bed Truck
and children are welcome. There is no charge to participate and all are welcome! For
more information, call 206-548-9859, email
IrishWeek@irishclub.org, or visit Green Stripe Laying.
FRIENDS OF ST PATRICK BANQUET, SEATTLE, 7 pm
A Black-tie Optional dinner and dance, the 72nd Annual
Dinner of the
Society of the Friends of St. Patrick, is being held at The Harbour Club, 801 2nd Ave, Seattle. Tickets are $100 per person and include parking. The Friends have been an institution
in Seattle since
1941. For more information, call 425-290-7839 or email
Friends@irishclub.org.
,
8:30 am
Note the new start time and new route for this nearly four-mile run that starts from T S McHugh's
near the Space Needle! Over 15,000 runners
participated in 2011,
despite the rain! There is no race-day registration. For more information and to register, visit www.stpatsdash.com.
IRISH FLAG-RAISING, 12:20
pm
The Parade Grand Marshals and other dignitaries joined
the
Mayor of Seattle in raising
the Irish Tricolor in front of the King-County Administration
Building, followed by the playing of the Irish and US National Anthems.
ST PATRICK'S DAY PARADE, ON 4TH AVE, 12:30 pm
At 12:30 pm, the St. Patrick's Day Parade Grand Marshal
and the Honorary
Parade Grand Marshals lead Seattle's 39th Annual
St. Patrick's Day Parade
up 4th Avenue. The Parade travels north from Jefferson,
and after passing the reviewing stand at Westlake, goes via
the Monorail to the Seattle Center for closing ceremonies in Center
House at 2:00 pm. For more information, call 206-412-2960 or email IrishWeek@irishclub.org.
IRISH WEEK FESTIVAL,
SEATTLE CENTER EXHIBITION HALL (on Mercer St at 2nd Ave), 10 am - 6 pm The weekend Festival kicks off at 10 am in
the Seattle Center's Exhibition Hall (beside the Opera House), with booths selling Irish and Celtic
products, Irish
food and libations, Irish music, singing, dancing,
the Irish Reels Film Festival,
workshops, lectures, cultural displays, an Irish art exhibit, children's
contests and activities, etc. On Sunday afternoon, there's a drawing
for Free Round-Trip tickets to Ireland, coustesy of Delta Airlines and Tangerine Travel in Redmond.
Register at the Irish Heritage Club Booth. For more detailed information, call
206-223-3608 or email IrishWeek@irishclub.org.
IRISH REELS FILM FESTIVAL
Now in our fourteenth year we are delighted to bring to you a wonderful collection of refreshing
and exciting new works in Irish cinema. From Noon – 5 pm on Saturday and Sunday at the Seattle Center,
and a Feature Presentation on Saturday evening at 7 pm. For film details and schedule, visit
www.irishreels.org.
SUNDAY, MARCH
18, 2012
IRISH WEEK FESTIVAL,
SEATTLE CENTER EXHIBITION HALL (on Mercer St at 2nd Ave), 12 Noon - 6 pm
The weekend Festival continues on Sunday at Noon
in the Seattle Center's Exhibition Hall (beside the Opera House), with booths selling Irish and Celtic
products, Irish
food and libations, Irish music, singing, dancing,
the Irish Reels Film Festival,
workshops, lectures, cultural displays, an Irish art exhibit, children's
contests and activities, etc. On Sunday afternoon, there's a drawing
for Free Round-Trip tickets to Ireland, coustesy of Delta Airlines and Tangerine Travel in Redmond.
Register at the Irish Heritage Club Booth. For more detailed information, call
206-223-3608 or email IrishWeek@irishclub.org.
IRISH WEEK 2011
Links to Photos and Videos of various events,
the Parade, etc., can be accessed at our Irish Week Photos
Page. Or download a copy of the 16-page
Irish Week 2011 Program.
IRISH WEEK 2010
Links to Photos and Videos of various events, the Parade, etc., can be accessed at our Irish Week Photos Page.
Or download a copy of the 16-page
Irish Week 2010 Program.
We always have a
great celebration of St. Patrick's Day, and if you
are interested in being involved in future Irish Week
Celebrations
in Seattle, we'd love to have you contact us. Just
call
206-223-3608 or email IrishWeek@irishclub.org.
Andrew Trill, the Under-14
All-World Irish Dancing Champion
who performed at 2004 Irish Week events in Seattle.
Galway Mayor Terry O'Flaherty
who visited Seattle for Irish Week 2004
Here are some miscellaneous
pictures from prior years:
The St. Patrick's Day Dash
Galway Mayor Donal Lyons
and US Senator Maria Cantwell
were the official starters of the 2002 St. Patrick's
Day Dash.
A Seattle Galway Sister
City Association Reception and Dinner - Jack & Teri Geary, Galway Mayor Martin and Norrie
Quinn,
Tom Kilgarriff.
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