Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in a sober, family-friendly atmosphere with top Irish entertainment!
It’s a great day for the Irish (and their friends) every St. Patrick’s Day as celebrations abound but in 2014 the Cleveland area will see a new and different kind of celebration as Cleveland joins the growing movement for a Sober St. Patrick’s Day® alternative.The Cleveland area Sober St. Patrick's Day® Celebration will take place from 5pm until 8p at Ahern's Banquet Center, 726 Avon Belden Road, Avon Lake, Ohio 44012.
The event offers outstanding Irish entertainment including Mary Agnes Kennedy (guitar and vocals) singing traditional Irish ballads; Patrick Kilroy on bagpipes; traditional Irish dancers; and the popular trio Fior Gael with traditional Irish tunes and songs. Fior Gael features Brian Bigley on the uillean pipes, Rory Hurley, guitar & vocals, and Brendan Carr on the percussion and bohdran drum.
The purpose of Sober St. Patrick’s Day® is captured in the organization’s mission statement:“To reclaim the true spirit of the day and to change the perception and experience of what St. Patrick’s Day can be, by providing family-friendly, alcohol free events celebrating the best of Irish music, dance and comedy.”Sober St. Patrick’s Day®was created in New York City by award-winning theater and television producer, William Spencer Reilly, who almost lost a member of his family to addiction just eight years ago. He first proposed the idea to leaders in the recovery and Irish American communities, a pitch that led, a year later, to the 2012 inaugural party. Now an annual event, Sober St. Patrick’s Day®was held again with a sold-out auditorium on March 16, 2013; parade day in New York City. As word spread, Sober St. Patrick’s Day® celebrations were successfully staged in Casper, Wyoming, and Belfast, Ireland in 2013. Cleveland joins the movement as the fourth city to produce a Sober St. Patrick’s Day event.
Admission will be $10 per person with coffee, tea, and soft drinks provided along with light snacks. Alcoholic beverages will not be served or permitted. Ahern’s Banquet Center has ample free parking and is convenient to I-90 just north of the Rte 83 – Avon exit.
"I really like the idea of having a special event on this holiday for Americans of Irish heritage [and those] who are in recovery from alcoholism, to celebrate our shared heritage in a safe and inclusive environment."- Noel Kilkenny, Consul General of Ireland, Sober St. Patrick's Day® 2012.
Contact: Jack Kilroy, 440-759-1253 or jpk1798@gmail.com
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