[NEohioPAL] Sober 17th - $5 discount for NEOhioPAL, limited time flash sale

[Jack Kilroy via NEohioPAL]

Sober Seventeenth, Inc. presents a lively, family-friendly, alcohol-free
St. Patrick's Day celebration with the best of Irish entertainment and
culture on March 17th, 2016 at Ahern's Banquet Center in Avon Lake.

Tickets include food, soft drinks, entertainment, and free parking.

Until March 9, 2016, a $5.00 discount per ticket is available for NEOhioPAL
subscribers at www.sober17.org by using at the Flash Sale listing and
entering the code: FUN17.

Tickets are ordinarily $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors.

Full details about the event are below.



Sober Seventeenth reclaims the day with top Irish culture and entertainment



Contact: Jack Kilroy at 440-759-1253 or sober17th at gmail.com



A sober St. Patrick’s Day party, sponsored by Sober Seventeenth, Inc.,
returns to Avon Lake’s Ahern’s Banquet Center to offer a family friendly,
rip-roaring good time from 5pm to 8pm on Thursday, March 17th, 2016 for the
second consecutive year in the Greater Cleveland area.  Master of
Ceremonies for the event is noted civic leader William Denihan, Executive
Director of the Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services Board
of Cuyahoga County who described the celebration as “A new party, a new
way,” Denihan added, “Sober Seventeenth breaks the binge drinking
stereotype by offering the best of Irish culture and entertainment in a
family friendly and alcohol free setting.”



Sober Seventeenth President Jack Kilroy, a local attorney, said that many
friends, upon hearing of his plans for a sober St. Patrick’s event, asked,
“have ye gone mad?”  But the first two sober St. Patrick’s Day parties,
Kilroy said, “were sold out successes and, unfortunately, we had to turn
people away.”  He added, “People came early, stayed late, and left
smiling.”



“The liquor industry hijacked a day that started in Ireland as a religious
feast and, what developed with the early parades in America, as a
repudiation of anti-Irish bigotry.  They turned it into an excuse of binge
drinking, which only brings back anti-Irish stereotypes.  We’re taking it
back and reclaiming the day for families and our Irish culture.



“It’s a great day for families and we offer a chance for parents to expose
their kids to Irish culture in a safe and enriching setting. Those in
recovery or who just don’t want to be around binge drinking are no longer
doomed to sit at home as we offer a great alcohol-free party.  Anyone who
wants to experience Irish music, dance, and culture in a fun affordable
setting is welcome at Sober St. Patrick’s Day®,” Kilroy added.

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The Northern Ohio event is sponsored by Sober Seventeenth, Inc., a
nonprofit corporation with support from the Lorain County Alcohol and Drug
Addiction Services (LCADA) and the Cuyahoga County ADAMHS Board.



Tickets are $20 per person, $15 for seniors and students, and $5 for
children 10 & under. Admission includes food, entertainment and free
parking. Tickets are available for purchase at *www.sober17.org
<http://www.sober17.org>*



The entertainment lineup includes:



*The James Kilbane Band*, featuring award winning singer-guitarist and
multi-platinum recording artist James Kilbane, direct from Ireland backed
up by bass, fiddle, and drums.  James Kilbane is a versatile and energetic
performer who will present an array of old Irish favorites and lively
popular Irish music for all ages.



*Mary Agnes Kennedy,* singer and guitarist, is one of the most popular
performers of Irish ballads and folk music in the Greater Cleveland area.
The red-haired Mary with the black acoustic guitar is frequently heard at
the Irish American Club East Side as well as the West Side Irish American
Club.  Mary Agnes emerged as a rising star on the Cleveland Irish scene as
the featured singer with Alec and Darby’s Folk at Darby O’Toole’s over 25
years ago.  Mary Agnes left the band for a flirtation with Nashville but
fortunately for Cleveland audiences, she returned several years ago with
her strong expressive voice and solo performances.



*Brady-Campbell School of Irish Dance* is led by Dublin, Ireland native
 Rebecca Brady and Patrick Campbell of North Ridgeville. Rebecca and
Patrick each performed for Michael Flatley’s ‘Lord of the Dance’, and later
became part of Michael Flatley’s show ‘Celtic Tiger.’  Their award-winning
dance school is located in the West Park neighborhood of Cleveland.



*Kathleen O’Donnell, Ohio Rose of Tralee* is a 21 year old college senior
who has been on the Dean’s List throughout her studies majoring in
education in math natural science. Kathleen is trained in ballet and enjoys
hoop dancing, modeling, graphic design, painting and spending time with
friends. Kathleen has Irish roots in Counties Donegal and Kilkenny.



*Siobhan McCarthy* is a 27 year old harpist, who is trained in classical
music  including piano, harp, visual arts, opera and ballet.  Siobhan has
performed with the Cleveland Opera Chorus and has contributed to music
education publications. She earned a BA in Music from Akron University.



Additionally, performers from *The St. Ignatius Circus* will amaze with
their magical juggling, and Sean Moore Vocal Competition finalist *Sydney
Lally* of Medina, Ohio will make a cameo singing appearance.



Further details are available at www.sober17.org


*Contact: Jack Kilroy at 440-759-1253 or sober*


-- 
Jack Kilroy
Tel. 440-759-1253

* People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing
it.*
  (George Bernard Shaw, Irish writer)

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