[NEohioPAL] Sober St. Patrick's Day for fun & Irish culture on March 17th.

[Jack Kilroy]

 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 8pm at Ahern's Banquet Center, 726 Avon Belden Rd, Avon
Lake, OH 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 bodhran 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 at gmail.com
<jpk1798 at gmail.com>*

-- 
Jack Kilroy
Tel. 440-759-1253

Irish Proverb -
"Is fada an bóthar nach mbíonn casadh ann."
*It is a long road that has no turning.*

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