[NEohioPAL] James Kilbane from Ireland headlines Sober 17th event

[Jack Kilroy]

*Irish Singer James Kilbane headlines St. Patrick’s Day party in Avon Lake*

*A family-friendly and alcohol-free St. Patrick’s Day party and
celebration, presented by Sober Seventeenth, Inc. and sponsored by the ,* *The
Mental Health, Addiction and Recovery Services* (*MHARS*) *Board of **Lorain
County** returns to Avon Lake’s elegant Ahern’s Banquet Center for the
seventh consecutive year to offer a family friendly, rip-roaring good time
from 5pm to 8pm on Tuesday, March 17th. *



It's a new party, a new way that has emerged as one of the biggest and best
St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Northeast Ohio.  The Sober Seventeenth
St. Patrick's Day Party serves no alcohol, but it offers an abundance of
fun and enjoyment through authentic Irish culture. The event offers:



●     Back by popular demand and directly from Ireland is James Kilbane.
Kilbane is, famous for the 2005 “You’re a Star” televised competition and
has gone on to achieve multi-platinum sales of his recordings in Ireland
and become County Mayo’s number one singer. James will entertain with Irish
ballads, folk songs and popular favorites.



●     Making their Sober Seventeenth debut, Stephanie McNamara and Brendan
Hearn from Cleveland performing traditional Irish tunes on fiddle and cello;



●     Guests will be greeted by bagpipe tunes by 14-year-old prodigy Reece
Calovini. Reece is the youngest piper in the history of the 87th Cleveland
Pipe Band, a competitive pipe band founded in Cleveland in 1987.



●     The award-winning Brady-Campbell School of Irish Dance, with
locations in Cleveland and Avon Lake, will showcase authentic Irish culture
through the performance of young Irish step dancers, always a crowd
favorite.



●     Fun for kids, including shamrock face-painting and a St. Patrick’s
Day theme coloring contest with valuable prizes. The children’s activities
are sponsored by Judge Sherry Glass and the Lorain County Family Drug
Court. .



●     A saintly serving of Irish and international favorites for every
taste and appetite including: Corned beef, Swedish meatballs, Italian
sausage, cheese crackers and veggies, fresh fruit display, chicken lollipop
(gluten free), mini hamburgers, pasta marinara and pasta Mediterranean,
tea, coffee and soft drinks.



"It's so much we don’t need booze," explained Jack Kilroy, President of the
nonprofit Sober Seventeenth, Inc.  "But seriously, we help people in
recovery prevent relapse, we provide a counterpoint to the pervasive
drunken Irish stereotype and we give families a chance to show their
children authentic Irish culture away from the sea of alcohol that has
flooded the day meant to honor the patron saint of Ireland."



"On certain holidays in particular, our culture promotes excessive drinking
as a synonym for 'celebration.' This no-alcohol St. Patrick's Day event
sets a new standard as a terrific celebration of music, families, and
friends. It welcomes people of all ages, and those who are in recovery, and
sets a great example to the wider community of celebrating without the need
for substances," says Elaine Georgas, Interim Executive Director of the
MHARS Board.



Admission includes parking, food and great entertainment.  Tickets are $20
and $10 for kids aged 10 & under.  Advance sale and online tickets are only
$17 and $6 for kids. Tickets and are available online at
https://march17.brownpapertickets.com and paper tickets are available at
Casey’s Irish Imports in Rocky River, Ohio.



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

-- 
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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