The annual St. Patrick's Season Itinerary, by the beloved Brendan Dunphy whom I haven't met yet but it's only a matter of time. (Note: I removed dates prior to this posting but Brendan's original list included many February opportunities for fun - write him if you want to get the early notice next year.)
CUDTHROMACH AIRE!
(Irish for “Important Notice”)
St. Patrick’s Day is not just a day … it is a season …
Welcome to my 20th Annual Itinerary for this the 2010 St. Patrick’s Day Season. This year’s itinerary is dedicated with thanks to Tony and Sheila McCann of County Armagh, Ireland, for their Irish hospitality during my 2009 visit to Armagh and Belfast.
Let the games begin! American first … Irish always …
Slainte,
Brendan James Patrick Dunphy, of
County Kilkenny (Dunphy)
County Armagh (Donnelly)
County Cavan (McGovern)
County Down (Toner)
County Hudson (New Jersey)
Email: BrendanJDunphy@aol.com or
HobokenLBI@aol.com
THE OFFICIAL 2010 ST. PATRICK’S DAY ITINERARY
Thur. Feb. 11-28: Theater: The Irish and How They Got That Way! Philadelphia
www.kimmelcenter.org
Sun. Feb. 21: South Park Pipe Band Fundraiser! Maplewood, NJ
www.southparkpb.com
Tues. Feb. 23: Film: The Liberties, Irish Arts Center, NYC
www.irishartscenter.org
Tues. Feb. 23: Irish Business Organization (IBO) Irish Breakfast! NYC
www.ibo-ny.com
Wed. Feb. 24: Open Mike Readings! Rocky Sullivan’s, Brooklyn, NY
www.rockysullivans.com
Wed. Feb. 24: Dropkick Murphy’s! Wellmont Theater, Montclair, NJ
www.dropkickmurphys.com
Wed, Feb. 24: Michael O’Rourke Piano Solo! A-I Historical Society, NYC
www.aihs.org
Thur. Feb. 25: Discussion: The Dead of the Irish Revolution 1916-21, NYC
http://irelandhouse.fas.nyu.edu/page/home
Thur. Feb. 25: Dropkick Murphy’s! House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ
www.dropkickmurphys.com
Fri. Feb. 26: In memory of John Patrick “Jack” Dunphy, Jr.
Fri. Feb. 26: Pierce Turner! Carnegie Hall, NYC
www.pierceturner.com
Fri. Feb. 26: NYPD Emerald Society 57th Annual Dinner Dance!
www.nypdemeralds.com
Fri. Feb. 26: Cherish The Ladies! West Long Branch, NJ
www.cherishtheladies.com
Fri. Feb. 26: Celtic Woman! Radio City Music Hall, NYC
www.radiocity.com
Fri. Feb. 26: Flogging Molly! Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
www.floggingmolly.com
Fri. Feb. 26: Shillelagh Law! The Black Bear Saloon, Nyack, NY
www.halfthebottle.com
Sat. Feb. 27: Six Nations Rugby! England vs. Ireland
www.rbs6nations.com
Sat. Feb. 27: Irish Mass! Our Lady of Grace Church, Hoboken, NJ (5PM)
www.hobokensaintpatricksparade.org
Sat. Feb. 27: Celtic Woman! Radio City Music Hall, NYC
www.radiocity.com
Sat. Feb. 27: Irish Wake Party and Fun Run! Blackthorn’s, Kenilworth, NJ
www.unioncountystpatricksdayparade.com
Sat. Feb. 27: Black 47! Connolly’s Pub (45th Street), NYC
www.black47.com
Sun. Feb. 28: SPL Soccer! Glasgow Celtic v. Glasgow Rangers
www.celticfc.co.uk
Sun. Feb. 28: Paddy and the Pale Boys! The Grasshopper, Morristown, NJ
www.thepaleboys.com
Sun. Feb. 28: West Orange NJ Parade Investiture, West Orange, NJ
www.westorangeparade.com
Mon. Mar. 1: The Wolfe Tones! Harrigan’s Pub, Sea Girt, NJ
www.wolfetonesofficialsite.com
Tues. Mar. 2: International Soccer! Ireland vs. Brazil, in London, UK
www.fai.ie
Tues. Mar. 2: Flogging Molly! Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC
www.floggingmolly.com
Wed. Mar. 3: Hothouse Flowers! Highline Ballroom, NYC
www.hothouseflowers.com
Thur. Mar. 4: Discussion: Irish Evictions & Assisted Emigration, NYU, NYC
http://irelandhouse.fas.nyu.edu/page/home
Thur. Mar. 4: Enter The Haggis! Saratoga Springs, NY
www.enterthehaggis.com
Thur. Mar. 4: Derek Warfield! Lily Flanagan’s, Babylon, NY
www.derekwarfield.com Tribute show for the late Kevin Smith
Thur. Mar. 4: The Wolfe Tones! Halligan’s Pub, West Orange, NJ
www.wolfetonesofficialsite.com
Fri. Mar. 5: Gaelic Storm! Stockton Performing Arts Center, Pomona, NJ
http://gaelicstorm.musiccitynetworks.com/
Fri. Mar. 5: The Irish Tenors! Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA
www.theirishtenors.com
Fri. Mar. 5: The Skels! Harp n Bard, Clifton, NJ
www.theskels.com
Fri. Mar. 5: Bogside Rogues! Tir Na Nog Irish Pub, Trenton, NJ
www.bogsiderogues.com
Fri. Mar. 5: Derek Warfield! Kelly’s Pub, Flushing, NY
www.derekwarfield.com
Sat. Mar. 6: THE PARADE SEASON OFFICIALLY BEGINS!
They call it the month of “March” for a reason …
Sat. Mar. 6: PARADE DAY!
Nutley, NJ www.saintpatricksdayparade.com
Hoboken, NJ www.hobokensaintpatricksparade.org
Bethpage, NY www.saintpatricksdayparade.com
Mount Holly, NJ www.mounthollyparade.com
Alexandria, VA www.ballyshaners.org
Cape Cod, MA www.irishmassachusetts.com
Rockaway, NY www.queenscountyparade.org
Sat. Mar. 6: Gaelic Storm! Algonquin Arts Theater, Manasquan, NJ
http://gaelicstorm.musiccitynetworks.com/
Sat. Mar. 6: Celtic Cross! College of St. Elizabeth, Covent Station, NJ
www.celticcrossnation.com
Sat. Mar. 6: Dicey Riley! The Dublin Pub, Morristown, NJ
www.diceyriley.com
Sat. Mar. 6: County Cork Association Dinner, Queens Village, NY
www.irishecho.com
Sun. Mar. 7: PARADE DAY!
Belmar, NJ www.belmarparade.com
Yonkers, NY www.saintpatricksdayparade.com
Staten Island, NY www.irishemigrant.com
Sunnyside, NY www.stpatsforall.com
East Islip, NY www.aohdiv7.org
Garden City, NY www.saintpatricksdayparade.com
Lawrence, MA www.irishmassachusetts.com
Worcester, MA www.irishmassachusetts.com
Huddersfield, UK * www.theparadeonline.org
Sun. Mar. 7: County Roscommon Dinner Dance, Astoria, NY
www.irishecho.com
Sun. Mar. 7: Bogside Rogues! Knights O’Columbus, Middletown, NJ
www.bogsiderogues.com
Sun. Mar. 7: Shillelagh Law! Rory Dolan’s, Yonkers, NY (5PM)
www.halfthebottle.com
Sun. Mar. 7: Enter The Haggis! Piermont, NY
www.enterthehaggis.com
Mon. Mar. 8: The Tossers! Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ (8PM)
www.thetossers.com
Tues. Mar. 9: Noel V. Ginnity! Westchester Broadway Theatre, NY
www.broadwaytheatre.com
Wed. Mar. 10: Solas! B.B. King’s, NYC
www.solasmusic.com
Fri. Mar. 12: NEWARK, NEW JERSEY’S 75TH ANNUAL PARADE! 1PM
During: Scully’s Publick House www.scullyspublichouse.com
After: McGovern’sTavern www.mcgovernstavern.com
After that: Kilkenny Ale House www.kilkennyalehouse.net
Fri. Mar. 12: Traditional Irish Music! Glucksman House, NYU, NYC
www.blarneystar.com County Armagh Uilleann Piper!
Fri. Mar. 12: Shillelagh Law! Connolly’s Bar (45th Street), NYC
www.halfthebottle.com
Fri. Mar. 12: 56TH Annual NY Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Dinner! Rye, NY
www.friendlysonswestchester.com
Fri. Mar. 12: The Tossers! Mercury Lounge, NYC
www.thetossers.com
Sat. Mar. 13: Irish-Language Mass, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Mott St., NYC
http://irelandhouse.fas.nyu.edu/page/home (12PM, music follows)
Sat. Mar. 13: PARADE DAY!
Morristown, NJ www.paradeday.com
Trenton, NJ www.trentonparade.com
Union, NJ www.unioncountystpatricksdayparade.com
South Amboy, NJ www.saparade.com
Ocean County, NJ www.saintpatricksdayparade.com
No. Wildwood, NJ www.northwildwood.com
Atlantic City, NJ www.atlanticcitynj.com
Girardville, GA * www.saintpatricksdayparade.com
White Plains, NY www.saintpatricksdayparade.com
Bay Shore, NY www.saintpatricksdayparade.com
Westchester, NY www.aohdiv16.org
Conshohocken, PA www.aohnd1.com
Scranton, PA www.stpatparade.com
Rochester, NY www.rochesterparade.com
Hartford, CT www.irishamericanparade.com
Albany, NY www.albanystpatricksdayparade.com
York, PA www.yorksaintpatricksdayparade.org
Pittsburgh, PA www.pittsburghirish.org
Chicago, IL www.chicagostpatsparade.com
San Antonio, TX www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com
St. Charles, IL www.visitstcharles.com
Gaithersburg, MD www.gaithersburgmd.gov
Dublin, OH www.dublin.oh.us
Tallahassee, FL www.irishtallahassee.org
Tampa FL * www.tampabay.com
Charlotte, NC www.charlottestpatsday.com
San Diego, CA www.stpatsparade.org
Hermosa Beach, CA www.hermosabch.org
Denver, CO www.denverstpatricksdayparade
Raleigh, NC www.raleighstpats.org
No. Myrtle Beach, SC www.stpatnmb.com
Atlanta, GA www.stpatsparadeatlanta.com
Elmhurst, IL www.elmhurststpatsparade.com
Naperville, IL www.wsirish.org
Baton Rouge, LA www.paradegroup.com
Newport, RI www.newportirish.com
Seattle, WA www.irishclub.org
Grand Ledge, MI www.glstpats.org
St. Louis, MO www.irishparade.org
Cross Lake, MN www.saintpatricksdayparade.com
Phoenix, AZ www.phxirish.org
Okla. City, OK * www.saintpatricksdayparade.com
Oslo, Norway www.oslostpatricksday.com
St. Croix, USVI www.gotostcroix.com
Sat. Mar. 13: Dyeing of the River Green Ceremony! Chicago, IL
www.chicagostpatsparade.com
Sat. Mar. 13: Dyeing of the River Green Ceremony! San Antonio, TX
www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com
Sat. Mar. 13: Six Nations Rugby! Ireland vs. Wales
www.rbs6nations.com
Sat. Mar. 13: Irish Fest 2010! West Palm Beach, FL
www.irishflorida.org
Sat. Mar. 13: Shamrock Fest 2010! RFK Stadium, Washington, DC
www.shamrockfest.com
Sat. Mar. 13: “Unrepentant” Gathering! Rocky Sullivan’s, Brooklyn, NY
www.seanchai.com with Gary Og, direct from Glasgow, Scotland!
Sat. Mar. 13: County Lietrim Society Dinner Dance, Astoria, NY
www.irishecho.com
Sat. Mar. 13: Bogside Rogues! AOH Hall, Hamilton Square, NJ (3PM)
www.bogsiderogues.com
Sat. Mar. 13: The Chieftains! The Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA
www.thechieftains.com
Sat. Mar. 13: The Wolfe Tones! Connolly’s Bar (45th Street), NYC
www.wolfetonesofficialsite.com
Sat. Mar. 13: Shillelagh Law! Vintage, White Plains, NY (2PM)
www.halfthebottle.com
Sat. Mar. 13: Fighting 69th’s Irish Music Night & Corned Beef Challenge!
www.69thfriends.org
Sun. Mar. 14: PARADE DAY!
Kearny, NJ www.unitedirish.org
Jersey City, NJ www.jerseycityonline.com
West Orange, NJ www.westorangeparade.com
Woodbridge, NJ www.saintpatricksdayparade.com
Bergen County, NJ www.saintpatricksdayparade.com
Hackettstown, NJ www.hackettstownbid.com
Somerville, NJ www.aohsomerset.com
Throggs Neck, NY www.saintpatricksdayparade.com
Buffalo, NY www.buffaloirish.com
Sleepy Hollow, NY * www.shstpatrickparade.com
Worcester Co., MA www.stpatsparade.com
Baltimore, MD www.irishparade.net
Washington, DC www.dcstpatsparade.com
Detroit, MI * www.detroitirish.org
Eastchester, NY www.eastchesterirish.org
New Haven, CT www.stpatricksdayparade.org
Tokyo, Japan www.inj.or.jp
Munich, Germany www.stpatricksday.de
Vancouver, Canada www.celticfestvancouver.com
Montreal, Canada www.montrealirishparade.com
Toronto, Canada www.topatrick.com
London, England www.londonstpatricksday.org.uk
Philadelphia, PA www.philadelphiastpatsparade.com
Huntington, NY www.huntingtonhibernians.com
Boston, MA www.irishmassachusetts.com
Scituate, MA www.irishmassachusetts.com
Sun. Mar. 14: AOH Div. 22 Philadelphia Post-Parade Party
http://aoh22philly.org/
Sun. Mar. 14: Irish Fest 2010! West Palm Beach, FL
www.irishflorida.org
Sun. Mar. 14: The Chieftains! The State Theater, New Brunswick, NJ
www.thechieftains.com
Sun. Mar. 14: The Irish Rovers! Count Basie Theater, Red Bank, NJ
www.irishrovers.info
Sun. Mar. 14: The Wolfe Tones! Connolly’s Bar (45th Street), NYC
www.wolfetonesofficialsite.com
Mon. Mar. 15: Ronan Tynan! Westchester Broadway Theatre, NY
www.broadwaytheatre.com
Mon. Mar. 15: Friends of the Fighting 69th Reception! The Armory, NYC
www.69thfriends.org
Mon. Mar. 15: The Wolfe Tones! Connolly’s Bar (45th Street), NYC
www.wolfetonesofficialsite.com
Mon. Mar. 15: Moore’s Irish Melodies! Carnegie Hall (Weill Hall), NYC
www.carnegiehall.org
Tues. Mar. 16: The Chieftains! McCarter Theater, Princeton, NJ
www.thechieftains.com
Tues. Mar. 16: Dicey Riley! The Shannon Rose, Clifton, NJ
www.diceyriley.com
Tues. Mar. 16: Derek Warfield! The Green Tree, Bronx, NY
www.derekwarfield.com
Wed. Mar. 17: HAPPY SAINT PATRICK’S DAY!! ♣
Wed. Mar. 17: NEW YORK CITY’S 249TH ANNUAL PARADE!
www.nycstpatricksparade.org (marching with County Armagh)
Wed. Mar. 17: PARADE DAY!
Savannah, GA www.savannahsaintpatricksday.com
Cleveland, OH www.clevelandsirishparade.org
Dublin, Ireland www.stpatricksday.ie
Copenhagen Denmark www.stpatricksdayparade.dk
Wed. Mar. 17: World’s Smallest St. Patrick’s Day Parade!
Enterprise, AL (one person)
Wed. Mar. 17: The Chieftains! Town Hall, NYC
www.thechieftains.com
Wed. Mar. 17: Black 47! BB King’s Blue’s Club, NYC
www.black47.com
Wed. Mar. 17: Shillelagh Law! Connolly’s Bar (45th Street), NYC (4PM)
www.halfthebottle.com
Wed. Mar. 17: NJ Devils to wear green (and red) jerseys! Newark, NJ
www.newjerseydevils.com
Wed. Mar. 17-21: Riverdance! Radio City Music Hall, NYC
www.radiocity.com Final Shows!
Fri. Mar. 19: Ice Wagon Flu! Connolly’s Bar (45th Street), NYC
http://icewagonflu.com/
Fri. Mar. 19: The Unforgettable Fire! B.B. King’s Blues Club, NYC
www.bbkingsblues.com
Sat. Mar. 20: PARADE DAY!
Sussex County, NJ www.sussexcountynjirish.com
Highlands, NJ www.highlandsnj.com
Keyport, NJ www.keyportonline.com
Rockville Center, NY www.rvcstpatrick.com
Harrisburg, PA www.harrisburgirishparade.com
Yokohama, Japan www.inj.or.jp
Sat. Mar. 20: Six Nations Rugby! Ireland vs. Scotland
www.rbs6nations.com
Sun. Mar. 21: PARADE DAY!
Bayonne, NJ www.bayonnestpatricksparade.org
Brooklyn, NY www.saintpatricksdayparade.com
Pearl River, NY www.rocklandcountyaoh.com
Glen Cove, NY www.glencoveirish.org
Montauk, NY www.montaukfriendsoferin.com
Holyoke, MA www.irishmassachusetts.com
Manchester, NH www.irishmassachusetts.com
Abington, MA www.irishmassachusetts.com
Mystic, CT www.mysticirishparade.org
Bay City, MI www.stpatparadebaycity.org
Sydney, Australia www.stpatricksday.org.au
Stroudsburg, PA www.stroudsburg.net
Sat. Mar. 27: PARADE DAY!
Keansburg, NJ www.saintpatricksdayparade.com
Ringwood, NJ www.saintpatricksdayparade.com
Sat. Mar. 27: New York GAA 76th Annual Banquet
www.ny-gaa.org
Sun. Mar. 28: PARADE DAY!
Bay Ridge, NY www.st-patricks-day.com
Sun. Mar. 28: Paddy and the Pale Boys! The Grasshopper, Morristown, NJ
www.thepaleboys.com
Sat. April 3: The Wolfe Tones! Andersonstown, West Belfast, Ireland
www.wolfetonesofficialsite.com
Sat. April 3: Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul! Monroe Township, NJ
www.eileenivers.com
Sun. April 4: United Irish Association Easter March & Mass, Newark, NJ
To honor the 1916 Easter Uprising, Veteran’s Park to St. Patrick’s
March is lead by St. Columcille Pipe Band of Kearny, NJ
Mass includes a reading of the Irish Declaration of Independence
(McGovern’s Bar immediately after the mass; to end the season)
Mon. April 5: Betty Ford …
What shall I say about the Irish …?
The utterly impractical, never predictable,
Sometimes irascible, quite inexplicable Irish?
Strange blend of shyness, pride and conceit,
And stubborn refusal to bow in defeat
We’re spoiling and ready to argue and fight,
Yet the smile of a child fills our souls with delight.
Our eyes are the quickest to well up with tears,
Yet our strength is the strongest to banish your fears.
Our hate is as fierce as our devotion is grand,
And there’s no middle ground on which we will stand
We’re wild and we’re gentle, we’re good and we’re bad,
We’re proud and we’re humble, we’re happy and sad.
We’re in love with the ocean, the earth and the skies,
We’re enamored with beauty, wherever it lies.
We’re victor and victim, a star and a clod,
But mostly we’re Irish … in love with our God.
(Author unknown)
Happy St. Patrick’s Day …
Brendan